Launching the party in Sydney, founder Diaa Mohamed told Fairfax he wanted a louder voice for Muslims. "There are a lot of parties out there to specifically oppose Islam and Muslims, yet Muslims don't have any official representation," he said. Australia has a number of anti-Islam parties, including one backed by Dutch MP Geert Wilders. Australia is not short of political parties. From today you can add another to the list: the Australian Muslim Party. But its chances of winning a senate seat are slim. Even in the parliamentary constituency with the highest proportion of Muslims, just over 20% of people follow the Islamic faith. "Anyone can set up a political party," ABC's political analyst Antony Green told me. "It doesn't mean you're going to get elected and it's far from clear how much community support he (Mr Mohammed) has." Read more from Jon Donnison: Australian Muslim Party's tough road to representation Mr Mohamed, a 34-year-old businessman, also defended launching the party immediately after terror attacks in Paris this week. "There are going to be a lot of questions raised in the coming days of the events recently, and this is the whole reason we created this party," he told the ABC's AM program. "So it is as good a time as any to launch it." Mr Mohamed condemned the attacks in Paris and said Islam strictly forbade the killing of innocent people. But he said his party would never support the invasion of a Muslim country in response to an incident such as the attacks in Paris. "Let's look at how well that's worked in the past. We've invaded Afghanistan â€¦ we've invaded Iraq, and we're in the mess we're in right now," he said. "So would I support something that's never worked in the past? No."

Summary: Australia's first party representing Muslims intends to contest senate seats at the next federal election.


The Project Literacy alliance says that 11% of the world's population remains unable to read or write. The campaign is lobbying leaders attending the United Nations general assembly in New York, which has been setting global education targets. "The curse of illiteracy is global and devastating," said campaign spokeswoman Kate James. The Project Literacy campaign says it is creating a virtual "petition" on behalf of 757 million people who cannot write their own name. The partnership brings together charities such as the National Literacy Trust, BookAid and Room to Read, along with education businesses such as Pearson. The campaign says that illiteracy is a major barrier to economic development, costing $1.19 trillion (Â£1.25tn) per year. Global education targets, such as the goal of providing primary education for all, have been set since 1990. But the campaign says that in sub-Saharan Africa, there are 37% more illiterate adults than there were in 1990. The project highlights the gender gap in who is taught to read and write. Women represent about five in seven of those who are illiterate around the world. The campaign argues that literacy is linked to better health, reducing crime, job opportunities and democratic engagement. There are 32 million illiterate adults in the United States and more than 70% of the US prison population have the literacy levels of a nine-year-old or lower. The impact of illiteracy was "inequality, poverty and disease", said Ms James. World leaders have been gathering at the United Nations to approve global development targets - the sustainable development goals. These replace pledges made in the millennium year. Although some progress was made, none of the targets for education, such as universal primary education, were fully achieved by the deadline of 2015.

Summary: A coalition of charities and businesses is calling on world leaders to make tackling illiteracy a global priority.


The Northern Ireland Under-21 international will wear the number 28 shirt and was on the bench for Saturday's trip to Leyton Orient. McKnight, 20, started out as a trainee at Barnsley without making any first team appearances. He joined Shrewsbury last summer, but was released in January. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Summary: League Two side Morecambe have signed former Shrewsbury midfielder Darren McKnight on a short-term deal until the end of the season.


The 31-year-old has been out since February with a cruciate knee ligament injury but is close to full fitness. After beginning his career at Tottenham he spent time on loan at Swindon, QPR, Gillingham and Norwich and joined Hull in 2006, before switching to the Clarets four years later. "I'm over the moon to secure my future for the next couple of years," he said. "I love it here. If it was for five years to stay here, then I would have signed that."

Summary: Burnley midfielder Dean Marney has signed a new two-year contract until 2017 with Championship side Burnley.


Karen Gell, 50, from Manchester, and Ann Marie Dewhurst, known as Marie, 69, from Preston, perished in the crash on the A69 just before 10:00 BST on Saturday. It happened on an eastbound stretch of the road between Haydon Bridge and Bardon Mill, Northumbria Police said. Six people are recovering at home while two others remain in hospital. The road was closed for several hours. One of those in hospital has critical but stable injuries and the other has serious but not life-threatening injuries, police said.

Summary: Two people who died in a four-vehicle crash have been named by police.


The figure was released as Barclays reported a 26% drop in quarterly statutory profits to £1.34bn. However, excluding one-off items, including another £150m for mis-selling of payment protection insurance (PPI), adjusted profit rose 9% to £1.85bn. Barclays' chief executive said he was pleased with the start to the year. Barclays has now put aside £2.05bn to cover foreign exchange settlements. Last year, six leading banks reached a settlement with US and UK regulators over allegations they were trying to rig the foreign exchange market, but Barclays has yet to reach a deal for its alleged malpractice. The bank's finance director, Tushar Morzaria, said the new provision reflected "the further discussions that we've been having with a number of regulators and agencies around the world across multiple jurisdictions and it really reflects our best estimate of the full cost of these related matters". He said Barclays was trying to resolve the matter, but the timing was out of its hands: "We don't control the timetable, but we're working as hard as we can to resolve these matters." In November, HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland, Swiss bank UBS and US banks JP Morgan Chase, Citibank and Bank of America were all fined for colluding to interfere with the market-set price of various currencies. The fines were issued by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and two US regulators. PPI mis-selling has now cost Barclays £5.4bn. In total, UK banks have paid out more than £26bn for this type of mis-selling. Last year, Barclays began a thorough overhaul of its business under boss Antony Jenkins. Barclays has scaled back its once-mighty investment banking division and is placing a greater emphasis on retail banking. It is in the process of cutting 19,000 jobs, cutting costs and selling off unwanted assets. Barclays said so far it had cut costs by 7% and reduced investment risk. Mr Jenkins said: "While we still have much to do, I am pleased with how we've begun 2015." The bank's statement also said that resolving legacy conduct issues (such as mis-selling and market rigging) was an important part of its plan to transform Barclays. Richard Hunter, at Hargreaves Lansdown Stockbrokers, said that resolving these issues was proving troublesome: "The clear fly in the ointment is the additional provisions undertaken for the forex investigation and litigation, as well as the seemingly perennial PPI situation. "The fact that these are being made are further proof if it were needed that the bank is still some way from distancing itself from the legacy conduct issues prevalent in the sector." Shares in Barclays closed down 1.7% to 256.95p. Separately, High Street rival TSB Banking Group reported first quarter profits of £34.2m. The bank, spun off from the Lloyds Banking Group last June, said its share of people switching bank accounts had risen to 7.9%, above its target of 6%. TSB is the UK's seventh biggest bank. Although it has been independent of Lloyds for less than a year, it has already agreed to be taken over by the Spanish bank Sabadell. Its chief executive, Paul Pester,

Summary: Barclays has put aside another £800m, largely to cover potential further legal action and penalties for alleged foreign exchange manipulation.


The retired American, 36, said he felt "exploited" by McGregor's camp. Malignaggi also reacted angrily on social media to an image that showed him down on the canvas during one of two spars with UFC fighter McGregor. "This was a push down in sparring, post the whole video, rounds one through 12, unedited," he said. UFC lightweight title-holder McGregor will make his professional boxing debut when five-weight world champion Mayweather comes out of retirement to face him in Las Vegas on 26 August. Two-weight world champion Malignaggi had been one of the sparring partners helping to prepare McGregor. Malignaggi claimed he "beat the breaks off" McGregor during one session, and the Irishman pushed him down out of "frustration". In a post on Instagram, Malignaggi said he will not give away any of McGregor's tactics but added he will speak about what has "upset" him "in time". "I came with the best intentions and intended to help out," said Malignaggi. "It's some of the stuff outside the ring and some ways things were handled in training camp that I didn't agree with and made me come to this decision." Reacting later to the picture of him on the canvas on Twitter, Malignaggi added: "I came to help this camp out, not to be exploited, now you're going to get the truth." Retired referee Joe Cortez - who officiated when Mayweather beat Ricky Hatton in 2007 - has been working with the McGregor camp to assist in helping the UFC champion adapt to boxing rules. Earlier this week, Cortez revealed he had to stop a sparring session between McGregor and Malignaggi because the pair were "out of control". Prior to joining McGregor's team, Malignaggi told BBC Radio 5 live in May that "not a second" of the 29-year-old's bout with former five-weight world champion Mayweather would be competitive. A seat on the Las Vegas strip? Mayweather, 40, was undefeated in 49 bouts prior to retiring in 2015 and is a heavy favourite for the sold-out T-Mobile Arena bout. His promotional company has confirmed nine venues will be used on the Las Vegas strip to show the fight on closed circuit television at a cost of $150 (£114) a seat. Over 400 cinemas across the US will also broadcast the fight at a cost of around £31 a seat, with organisers confident of "sold out auditoriums". But earnings from home pay-per-view sales will make up the biggest portion of what is expected to be around $600m of revenue from the fight. Households in the US will have to pay $99 (£75) for high-definition pictures, while in the UK, the figure will be considerably lower at £19.95. Both fighters signed a confidentiality agreement, so their split of the earnings is not known, but it is widely accepted Mayweather will earn more than the reported £100m McGregor will make from his professional boxing debut. Mayweather has said he expects to earn "$300m (£228m) or better in 36 minutes".

Summary: Former world champion Paulie Malignaggi has left his role as Conor McGregor's sparring partner in the build-up to the Irishman's bout with Floyd Mayweather.


The report by lawyer Sir Ian Kennedy found concerns about surgeon Ian Paterson dated back to 2003 but were not dealt with for four years. He carried out "cleavage sparing" mastectomies while at the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust and the review found some women were exposed to a risk of cancer returning. The trust said it was "very sorry". Solihull Hospital previously found the surgeon breached guidelines over a procedure that involved leaving behind breast tissue to provide an improved cleavage. Sir Ian's report made a number of recommendations relating to better transparency, improved recording of information, the role of regulators, encouraging staff to raise concerns and increased scrutiny. It found senior managers at the trust did not respond effectively until 2007 and said their response was neither sufficiently robust nor rigorous. Following Mr Paterson's suspension by the General Medical Council [GMC] last year, it referred the case to officers at West Midlands Police. A spokeswoman for the force confirmed its investigations are continuing. Sir Ian's report said the case had lessons for the whole NHS. "It is a story of clinicians at their wits' end trying for years to get the trust to address what was going on. "It is a story of clinicians going along with what they knew to be poor performance. "It is a story of weak and indecisive leadership from senior managers. It is a story of secrecy and containment." Mr Paterson was appointed by the trust as a surgeon in 1998. Sir Ian said the breast surgeon, who has since been placed under an interim suspension order, was allowed to carry on operating on women for several years despite a series of concerns raised about him by other medical staff. He added: "I was shocked by how long it took for effective action to be taken. Why was there not in place a system that could properly address the needs of women?" Sir Ian said senior managers resorted to "a sort of auto pilot" and "excluded everyone but a small number in the know". However, the report went on to say that it was "mistaken and naive" to believe that any one person was truly responsible. The report said the trust had "a huge task on its hands to win back some measure of confidence". It added: "[Staff] have lost confidence in the management of the trust, they...feel betrayed that no one listened to them, that things were allowed to go unchallenged for so long, that they cannot trust those charged with leading the trust." The review found the trust board was excluded from access to much of the information by senior managers and made no formal effort to assert itself and become involved. Sir Ian said: "The board is responsible for everything that happens in the trust and if they are going to sleep on the job and don't hold their chief executive to account then they have failed." Up to 400 women are believed to be suing the trust for failing to take action over the claims. NHS England said it "fully

Summary: Bosses at an NHS trust failed hundreds of breast cancer patients, an independent report has found.


But Jordan says he is unsure whether the 29-year-old German Ferrari driver should face more action. Vettel was given a 10-second stop-and-go penalty for crashing his car into Hamilton's Mercedes on Sunday. "It's the equivalent of a massive headbutt in soccer," Jordan said. Four-time world champion Vettel was given three licence penalty points for his actions, taking him to nine. If he receives another three at the next race in Austria on 7-9 July, it would trigger an automatic ban for the British Grand Prix a week later. "With the penalty points he received after the race, the stewards clearly had footage that the driver turned into Hamilton," Jordan told BBC Radio 5 live. "This is never acceptable, whatever happened prior to that. You can never take the law into your own hands, certainly not in sport. "So he got a 10-second penalty but it was a stop-and-go, which we say is equivalent to a 40-second penalty." Asked if more punishment should follow, Jordan added: "That depends on your point of view." The Irishman, a former BBC F1 analyst, said the spat would be "good for the sport" in marketing terms, but he expects the pair to quickly make up. "There's actually quite a bit of love between those two, or respect, they appreciate each other, so I don't think there was any malice between them, what happened happened and they will move onto the next race," he said. Following the crash, Vettel claimed he responded as he did because Hamilton had 'brake-tested' him - deliberately slowed down to cause him trouble. Stewards examined data from Hamilton's car and concluded he had done nothing wrong - he had merely not accelerated out of the corner as he prepared the restart, as is his right. Hamilton ended the race - won by Daniel Ricciardo - in fifth, a place behind Vettel, and is 14 points behind the German after eight of 20 races. Andrew Benson, chief F1 writer Potentially there is retrospective punishment available but I think it's unlikely. In the old days of Max Mosley, the previous president of F1's governing body the FIA, that sort of thing might have happened. They can call Vettel to a hearing, say they have new evidence and take it further forward from there. But Jean Todt, the current president, does not like to interfere in that way. The feeling is that they can let it lie - Vettel's been punished. Obviously the intent was something they considered before they made the decision. There are some in F1 who think he should have been disqualified. Two senior members from other teams - who weren't involved in the incident - told me they felt that way after the race. But it wasn't very high speed, it was wheel to wheel, there was no damage to Hamilton's car from the side swipe, so you can see it both ways. You cant rule out further action but I don't think it's very likely. Hear more reaction and analysis from BBC Radio 5 live's F1 team as they review the

Summary: Sebastian Vettel's swerve into title rival Lewis Hamilton at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was like an "instant red card" offence in football, according to former F1 team owner Eddie Jordan.


Ruben Oseguera Gonzalez was captured in a dawn raid near Guadalajara - the capital of the western Jalisco state. He is suspected to be second-in-command in the Jalisco New Generation cartel, led by his father Nemesio. The gang is blamed for killing at least 20 police officers in March-April and May's shooting down of an army helicopter in which 10 people died. Mr Oseguera Gonzalez, known as El Menchito, was arrested in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, the authorities said. No shots were fired. This is the second time that he has been captured. He was arrested in January 2014, but was released later that year for lack of evidence. Mr Oseguera Gonzalez is suspected of controlling the cartel's finances and of buying drugs from South American countries. The Jalisco New Generation cartel is involved in large-scale drug trafficking along Mexico's Pacific Coast. It has recently increased its presence in the area, with Jalisco and the neighbouring Michoacan among Mexico's most violent states. The Jalisco New Generation is also engaged in a turf war with the Knights Templar cartel. Tens of thousands of people have been killed in drug-related violence in Mexico over the past eight years.

Summary: The Mexican authorities say they have arrested the son of one of the country's most wanted drug lords.


Lawyers told a High Court judge on Friday that both sides had agreed to pause the legal fight for one month. Sir Cliff is suing the BBC and South Yorkshire Police over coverage of the 2014 raid. Lawyers for the singer previously said he had suffered "profound and long-lasting" damage from the incident. Mr Justice Mann, who has been overseeing the preliminary hearings at the High Court in London, indicated that he would review matters in the near future. Sir Cliff was investigated over historical sexual assault allegations, which he denied, and the case was dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service in June last year because of insufficient evidence. The singer is seeking "very substantial" compensation because he says the coverage of the raid at his apartment in Sunningdale, Berkshire, invaded his privacy. BBC editors have previously apologised for distress but have said they will "defend ourselves vigorously". A spokeswoman said the BBC had reported Sir Cliff's "full denial of the allegations at every stage". South Yorkshire Police have apologised "wholeheartedly for the additional anxiety caused" by the force's "initial handling of the media interest" in its investigation into the singer.

Summary: Sir Cliff Richard and the BBC have agreed to try to reach a settlement over coverage of a police raid on the singer's home.


Wildlife enthusiasts had been watching the chicks and their mother and last saw them on the evening of 27 May. However all of the birds, which can be sold for thousands of pounds, disappeared from their Sutton Bank nest in the North York Moors before 4 June. North Yorkshire Police is investigating whether the disappearance was because of a predator or a criminal act.

Summary: Three peregrine falcon chicks have gone missing from a nest in North Yorkshire, sparking a police investigation.


Conciliation service Acas confirmed talks had ended for the day and would continue on Friday. The RMT told its members to return to work on Wednesday evening as Southern had "agreed to meet.. without the caveat of any preconditions". Southern said it had arranged some trains on previously closed routes. Reinstated trains included extra services to Eastbourne, where a four-day air show is being held. The train operator had warned it was too late to replace the strike timetable on Thursday but said it had arranged additional trains on previously closed routes, including Horsham to Dorking, Eastbourne to Ashford International and Littlehampton to Portsmouth & Southsea. An amended timetable will be in place on Friday, Southern posted on its website. Nearly 1,000 services across the Southern network were cancelled on each strike day this week. The disagreement centres on proposals by Southern operator Govia Thameslink (GTR) to turn conductors into "on-board supervisors", with drivers taking over responsibility for opening and closing carriage doors. In a letter to RMT general secretary Mick Cash on Monday, GTR warned "change is happening". It said: "Our plans to implement the new role will commence on 21 August... the window for you to reach agreement with us is closing." Southern has said it wants the RMT to agree to a list of "exceptional circumstances" when a train could be dispatched from stations with only one member of staff on board. The union argues guards help prevent passengers becoming trapped in train doors. But the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) said there could be potential safety benefits from "the removal of any possible miscommunication, which could exist between driver and guard". The RSSB said it had analysed safety data and found "no increased risk of harm to passengers" where drivers operate powered doors and follow correct procedures. In June Mr Cash said the RSSB was funded by the train companies and it was "ludicrous" to regard it as independent. He said previous RSSB studies questioned the safety of driver-only trains. Seafront businesses in Sussex have blamed the long-running Southern train dispute for a downturn in tourist trade. Brighton Pier estimated visitor numbers were down 10% to 30% on last year. Its managing director Anne Martin told the BBC she believed visitors were reluctant to travel on trains they could not rely on. Adam Chinnery of the Seafront Business Association in Brighton warned that traders could not afford to miss income in the summer holiday season. Mr Chinnery, who runs a watersports shop, said: "Cafes, galleries and the traders are losing out and many of the deckchairs are empty. "We've only got the summertime. They chose this time to make an impact and it's a bit selfish."

Summary: Southern has added 89 trains to Thursday's timetable after the RMT union suspended a five-day conductors' strike and agreed to new negotiations.


Foras na Gaeilge has said it will cut the number of Irish language groups for which it provides "core funding" across the island of Ireland from 19 to six. None of the six successful organisations is currently based in Northern Ireland. Pobal, Iontabhas Ultach, Forbairt Feirste and Altram will lose a significant portion of their budgets. They provide support for the language in business, education and the arts in Northern Ireland. Foras said the bodies it plans to fund in the future will promote the language and provide services on an all-island basis. It agreed the plan at a board meeting in Dublin. Chief executive of Foras, Ferdie Mac an Fhailigh, said: "`Foras na Gaeilge recognises that the six months ahead will be a difficult period for organisations whose funding from Foras na Gaeilge will come to an end following this decision. "And every effort will be made to ensure that the Irish-language community will not suffer as a result of these huge changes, and that the important work being done by organisations which were not selected will continue." Foras na Gaeilge had to rationalise because a significant proportion of the money it gave out was being spent on salaries. In 2008, it allocated 40% of its budget, 8m euros (Â£6.6m), to the 19 "core-funded" organisations. They used more than half of that to pay salaries. In subsequent years, the salary bill continued to increase and by 2011, close to 60% of grant money awarded was being spent on pay. In a report drawn up as part of the rationalisation plan Foras said: `"Based on the above trend, and were it to continue, most of the funding would be spent on wages and there would be a risk to service provision." Foras na Gaeilge was set up in the wake of the Good Friday Agreement to promote the language. It is funded by the Irish government and the Northern Ireland Executive. Its own budget has been significantly reduced in recent years. The rationalisation plan was approved at a meeting of the language body of the North South Ministerial Council in July last year. The meeting was attended by Culture Minister Caral NÃ ChuilÃn and her counterpart from the Republic of Ireland, Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Two organisations in Northern Ireland that receive core funding from Foras na Gaeilge will be protected from the changes. Radio Failte, an Irish language station based in Belfast, and an t-Aisionad, an Irish education resources centre based at St Mary's teacher training college on the Falls Road will continue to be funded under separate arrangements. The changes in funding arrangements will take effect from July.

Summary: Four Irish language organisations in Northern Ireland are to lose key funding under a rationalisation plan.


The 20-year-old, who played 12 games for Rovers last term, will be with the League Two club until January. Calder has yet to make his first-team debut for Villa, who were relegated to the Championship last term, but has been an unused substitute. He played 11 games for Dundee in the Scottish Premiership in 2015-16, prior to his first spell with Doncaster. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Summary: Doncaster Rovers have re-signed Aston Villa midfielder Riccardo Calder on a half-season loan.


David McConaghie was accused of recording a woman in the toilets at MP David Simpson's constituency office. A court viewed footage showing what appeared to be McConaghie placing the device in a bowl of potpourri. McConaghie, from Cottage Hill, Dollingstown, denied making recordings for his sexual gratification. The court heard he had made them over a period of several weeks in August and September 2012. When the camera was discovered, Mr Simpson immediately reported it to police, and McConaghie resigned his position. McConaghie will be sentenced in five weeks' time. In a statement, Mr Simpson said he welcomed the decision by the judge. "This has been an extremely difficult time for my staff, but particularly for the victims," he added. Mr Simpson paid tribute to the bravery of his staff in giving evidence and withstanding "a harsh, invasive cross-examination".

Summary: A former church minister and DUP adviser accused of secretly filming a colleague for sexual gratification has been found guilty of the offence.


The Alert Line is designed to provide independent support for anyone wanting to raise concerns about practices within the health service. The Scottish government will also introduce a new Whistleblowing Officer to scrutinise the handling of cases. Health Secretary Shona Robison said she wanted staff to be able to "speak up without fear". Ms Robison added: "I have always been clear that health boards must ensure that it is safe and acceptable for staff to speak up about any concerns they may have, particularly in relation to patient safety. "We will continue to work with the NHS across Scotland to ensure an open and transparent reporting culture where all staff have the confidence to speak up." The National Confidential Alert Line will be extended for one year from 1 August 2016 to 31 July 2017. The phoneline, 0800 008 6112, will pass any concerns raised by employees on to the employer or the relevant regulatory organisation for investigation.

Summary: A confidential whistleblowing line for NHS staff in Scotland has been extended for a year.


The star said he felt he "shouldn't be doing it" because his late friend Cilla Black had originally hosted the show. "I thought 'This isn't right, it's so synonymous with Cilla, she should be here, not me,'" he told Radio Times. "But then I spoke to her sons and lots of people who knew her and they said 'You have to do it, because she'd want you to do it for everyone.'" Black, who died in August 2015, hosted the ITV dating show from 1985 until 2003. O'Grady said the pair had bonded over their working class Liverpudlian roots. "We knew where we were both coming from," he said. "We both knew what outside loos were. All the stereotypical stuff." O'Grady said it was more difficult to interview contestants than celebrities. "You're interviewing the public, so they're not as confident. You have to be easy on them." Blind Date, which will include LGBT contestants for the first time, begins on Channel 5 on Saturday 17 June. The original ITV version of the show involved three individuals of the same sex being introduced to the audience. They were then asked questions by a contestant of the opposite sex who could not see them - and one would be chosen to go on a date, The new format will retain the sliding panel that conceals the contestants, the three question format and live studio audience, but will also include "thematic twists" to "breathe new life" into the series, according to Channel 5. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

Summary: Paul O'Grady says "it was a shock" when he first filmed the upcoming revived version of Blind Date.


Chasing 177 for victory, the Tykes were 64-2 when the players went off with the scores tied on Duckworth-Lewis-Stern. Joe Denly smashed 116 not out as several Kent records tumbled in their brilliant victory against Surrey. Clint McKay took 5-11 - the best-ever T20 figures by a Leicestershire bowler - as the Foxes beat Worcestershire. Northants overcame Birmingham Bears by five wickets in a final-ball thriller at Edgbaston, while Michael Carberry's superb 77 led Hampshire to a comfortable 29-run win over Middlesex. But Friday's T20 Blast headlines belonged to Denly and McKay, whose record-breaking feats inspired their teams to success. Given Kent had never chased more than 200 in a T20 match prior to Friday, they could have been forgiven for feeling pessimistic about hunting down Surrey's 205-5. But, clearly inspired by Jason Roy (55) and Aaron Finch's (49) opening stand of 108 for Surrey, Denly and Daniel Bell-Drummond embraced the prospect of breaking new ground for their county. They shared 163 for the first wicket - a new Kent record partnership - before the latter fell for 64, setting the platform for an eight-wicket win at The Oval. Denly was in fine form throughout, smashing six sixes and 10 fours in his 63-ball unbeaten 116, also a T20 record individual score for Kent. Veteran Australian seamer McKay was out to prove that bowlers can still thrive with the white ball. The 34-year-old, who played 59 one-day internationals for his country, returned career-best figures in helping limit Worcestershire to 148-8, also taking the first five-wicket haul of this year's competition. Colin Ackermann's unbeaten 47 saw the Foxes chase down their target with relative ease. Who wins your performance of the night - Denly or McKay?

Summary: The Roses match between Yorkshire and Lancashire ended in a tie after rain brought their T20 Blast contest at Old Trafford to an early conclusion.


However ITV's documentary, which began an hour earlier, did beat BBC One's Antiques Roadshow, which averaged 4.9m. The Night Manager, an updated version of John Le Carre's 1993 novel, has been a hit with viewers and on social media. The Queen's documentary featured royalty, politicians and celebrities. Reviews have been positive for The Night Manager, starring Tom Hiddleston as the enigmatic Jonathan Pine, who goes undercover to try to expose the activities of billionaire arms dealer Richard Roper, played by Hugh Laurie. The Daily Telegraph called it "a superb climax", while pointing out that the ending, in which Roper loses his money and his liberty, differed from the novel's, in which "Corky survived to expose Pine and thrash him to a pulp for days on end". Producers told the newspaper they did it to keep viewers "on their toes". The Guardian described the series as "stylish and trenchant espionage drama of, no doubt, award-garnering brilliance", but the reviewer suggested that Laurie's accent was too similar to one he used 30 years ago in a sketch for A Bit of Fry and Laurie, about about "two testosterone-charged, Uttoxeter-based health club entrepreneurs". Tom Hiddleston did his "best 007 impersonation", according to the Huffington Post, while the Daily Mirror wrote that the drama gave viewers "palpitations" and the Daily Mail said it was "an explosive mix of gore and subterfuge". Our Queen at 90, while described by the Daily Telegraph as "too long", was ITV's Easter showpiece offering for the Easter weekend, and included extensive behind-the-scenes footage of the Royal Family at work and at play. The paper was impressed by interviews with the other members of the family, including the Duchess of Cambridge's revelation that she and the Queen "bonded on an away day in Leicester". The Daily Mail said: "The real triumph of this film, celebrating the Queen not only as a monarch but also as a private person, was its glimpses of her off-duty." It added: "The scene that summed up her unaffected kindness and, at the same time, her regal charm was filmed at the Sandringham stables. Her Majesty spoke of every animal as a friend, and knew its quirks."

Summary: BBC One's tense thriller The Night Manager averaged 6.6m viewers for its final episode, beating ITV's Our Queen at 90 by one million viewers to win the Easter weekend TV battle.


The 26-year-old Senegal international was airlifted to hospital after a crash on the M4 motorway in London on Sunday. The injury also means he will miss the Africa Cup of Nations in January. "He isn't having the best of times, but we're all very supportive," said Pardew. "We love Pape and can't wait to have him back." Souare is expected to be released from hospital on Saturday. When asked how much of the season Souare would miss, Pardew said: "Four, five months. Maybe six, he should be up and running again. "I don't think we have any concerns about Pape returning. It was a broken thigh, that should repair as normal." Palace are yet to learn the extent of the damage to some of Souare's muscles, but Pardew said the player was "very lucky". He added: "It was a terrible accident. We owe a huge debt to the London Air Ambulance and the surgeons who helped him." Souare, who joined side Palace from French club Lille in January 2015, has made 46 Premier League appearances for the Eagles. Palace host Stoke on Sunday (14:15 BST)

Summary: Crystal Palace defender Pape Souare will be out for up to six months after breaking his thighbone in a car crash, says manager Alan Pardew.


Uncertainty over Black Friday trading, investment in online ordering, and a "challenging" first half could mean underlying full-year profit before tax is below £115m, Home Retail Group said. In the half year to 29 August, group sales fell 2% to £2.6bn. But underlying profit before tax increased by 10% to £34.1m. Home Retail Group chief executive John Walden said: "While group benchmark profit before tax increased slightly during the first half, performance overall was mixed." And he added: "At this stage of the financial year we expect the group's full-year benchmark profit before tax to be slightly below the bottom end of the current range of market expectations of £115m to £140m." Home Retail Group shares dived almost 14% in early trading in reaction to the warning. Mr Walden reiterated that trading at Argos over the key Christmas period was likely to be "less predictable than usual" due to the impact of Black Friday shopping deals. Originating in the US, Black Friday is becoming a major day for UK retailers. Last year, police were called in a number of UK cities amid frenzied buying from shoppers. Analysts said Black Friday offers caused a shift in spending patterns in the final quarter of last year, which may have had a negative impact on Christmas shopping. Mr Walden said Home Retail Group had increased investment in "Fast Track", Argos' online ordering, delivery, and click-and-collect service. The service, which was announced last week, offers a same-day delivery service across the UK, seven days a week. Home Retail Group is in the process of trying to transform Argos from a catalogue-based retailer into a more digital business. However, Mr Walden said that Argos had a "challenging first half", with like-for-like sales down 3.4%. The chain suffered from weak sales of TVs and tablet computers. But Homebase like-for-like sales rose 5.6%, with Hygena kitchens, Ideal Standards bathrooms and Habitat furniture sales growing.

Summary: The owner of Argos and Homebase, Home Retail Group, has warned that its full-year underlying profits are set to fall below market expectations.


The 2ft (60cm) statue of a young girl was presented to Burhill Primary School, in Pleasant Place, Hersham, in memory of the former pupil. The eight-year-old was murdered by convicted paedophile Roy Whiting in West Sussex in 2000. The statue was discovered after it was left outside a property in Cobham. Three people were thought to be involved in theft, which happened at about 01:00 GMT on Wednesday, Surrey Police said. The statue was believed to have been left outside the address in Northfield road between 05:15 and 07:30 on Thursday. Sgt Marc Nettleingham said: "The member of the public who found the statue, which is thankfully undamaged, had seen our appeal on Facebook. "We are continuing to carry out a number of inquiries to identify the offenders responsible for this theft." Police said a van was also seen in the area at the time of the theft.

Summary: A bronze statue commemorating murdered schoolgirl Sarah Payne that was stolen from her primary school in Surrey has been found.


Alesha Racine wrote to Lord Carey in 1992 after discovering her abuser had returned to the church where she had been sexually assaulted. On Monday Lord Carey announced his resignation as an honorary bishop. A review by Dame Moira Gibb found he had failed to pass on information about abuse carried out by Bishop Peter Ball. Ms Racine's abuser, Michael Walsh, was convicted of five indecent assault charges and confessed to sexual relationships with a further eight children. He was sent to prison in 1990. He had been a teacher, a lay vicar at Chichester Cathedral and also ran a choir at a church in Chichester. After his release in 1992, Walsh returned to the same church to be part of the choir. Concerned for the safety of other girls, in July of that year Ms Racine wrote to the then Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey, requesting his help. Speaking after Lord Carey's resignation, Ms Racine, 54, said: "I was very concerned that my abuser had just come out of prison and it appeared that he'd just gone straight back into the parish church where he'd originally worked, and was again in a position of authority in the choir there where young children - specifically girls - sang. "I was really worried that these girls were at a huge risk. I felt it was inevitable that children would be abused." Three months after writing her letter she was told Lord Carey had been unable to consider her concerns because he was "committed to a series of visits overseas, together with his summer break". She was informed one month later that the "Archbishop had been assured that there was no question of Michael Walsh being reinstated in the choir," but nine months after raising her concerns she received a letter from the Archbishop's chief of staff confirming her abuser was back in the choir. Lambeth Palace wrote to Ms Racine saying the parish authorities had taken "great care" in coming to their decision to allow Walsh's return to his position "weighing carefully the risk of re-offending against... the Christian duty of forgiveness". The letters revealed Lord Carey regretted the decision which allowed Alesha's abuser back into churches and offered her his sympathies. Ms Racine said: "I thought his response was deeply hurtful, in that it had taken me a lot of courage to write to him at all. "Most of what he said was in defence of the Church and the people in it, rather than try to reach out to me as a victim. "I do feel it was a complete failure on his part." A spokesman for the former Archbishop of Canterbury said the correspondence with Ms Racine had been conducted on Lord Carey's behalf by his chief of staff. He said: "Lord Carey has absolutely no memory of this chain of correspondence or these events. He cannot therefore comment."

Summary: A woman who was sexually abused by a lay vicar in Sussex says she was "completely failed" by the former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey.


Baroness Nuala O'Loan, who was Northern Ireland's first police ombudsman, said the issues must be dealt with separately. She said victims were being held "to ransom" during the political stalemate. "If you choose between the ability of people to get prosthetic limbs and welfare reform, that to me is totally morally wrong," she said. Speaking on the BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme, she accused both the Westminster government and Stormont's devolved government of failing to play their part in resolving ongoing problems caused by the Troubles. Baroness O'Loan said victims who had conflict-related injuries were not getting the financial support needed because of the budget row over welfare reform. "We have people today who are suffering a great deal, we need resources and we need progress on the past in order to enable the present," she said. The former police ombudsman also said ongoing sectarian violence was the result of failure to deal with Northern Ireland's troubled past. "People can think that we're at peace, but we had three deaths last year, we had 94 shootings, we had 26 bombing incidents, 58 firearms recovered. We still have a state of conflict and we need to work as a society towards reconciliation. "The British government need to play their part and our own government need to play their part and I don't think either are doing it at the moment." Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt said Ms O'Loan's "argument" had "some merit". "At the start of the Haass talks two years ago, I argued that we should steer well clear of this formula, and bank agreements as we progressed," he said. "I made the same pitch at the start of the Stormont House process, sadly without success, and as a result, victims and survivors once again find themselves in limbo, listening to rumours of the possibility of real progress in service provision, but unaware of the real prospects for actual delivery, not least in the area of better mental health and wellbeing." Mr Nesbitt said Ms O'Loan's intervention had come "hot on the heels" of speculation in a media briefing that the UK government was considering implementing singular aspects of the agreement. "This all has the whiff of softening up the public for a side deal being brought forward over and above the heads of the five Executive parties," he said. "Our concerns over side deals was one of the reasons the Ulster Unionist Party felt unable to fully support the Stormont House Agreement last December, and as time passes, the wisdom of that decision appears to strengthen by the day." The Westminster government had agreed a number of new measures to address Troubles legacy issues during last December's Stormont House Agreement. However, the deal has been in jeopardy since March, when Sinn FÃ©in withdrew its support after a row over how future welfare claims would be dealt with.

Summary: It is "immoral" for the government to refuse to deal with Troubles legacy problems unless welfare reform is agreed, a former watchdog has said.


Pembrolizumab is a treatment for advanced skin cancer and is the first medicine to be approved through the Early Access to Medicines scheme (EAMS), launched in England last April. The idea is to get pioneering drugs to severely ill patients much sooner. Drugs signed off through EAMS have been scrutinised by regulators, weighing the risks and benefits. A green light by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) means doctors anywhere in the UK can prescribe the drug in question before normal licensing procedures - which can take years - are complete. Melanoma is the sixth most common cancer in the UK and kills more than 2,000 people in Britain each year. Damage to the skin by the sun's harmful UV rays increases your risk of developing this cancer. While advanced melanoma that has spread to other parts of the body may not be curable, targeted treatment can ease symptoms and may extend life. Clinical trials of pembrolizumab, which is injected into the bloodstream, suggest it has great promise for treating advanced disease. The treatment is considered a "next generation" drug in cancer care, stimulating the body's immune system to fight the disease. It blocks a biological pathway that the cancer uses to disguise itself from attack. Clinical trials are still under way, although the drug has already received a licence in the US for treating advanced melanoma. Until now, UK patients would only have been able to get pembrolizumab if they were on a clinical trial. Another government scheme in England, known as the The Cancer Drugs Fund, pays for cancer drugs that have already been licensed but not yet approved by the NHS watchdog NICE. MHRA chief executive Dr Ian Hudson said: "We are delighted to issue the first positive Early Access to Medicines Scheme scientific opinion. "The scientific opinion describes the risks and benefits of the medicine and the context for its use, supporting the prescriber and patient to make a decision on whether to use the medicine before its licence is approved." Emma Greenwood of Cancer Research UK said: "Pembrolizumab is another example of the great progress we've made in developing immune treatments for cancer, so it's encouraging to see it being made available to patients earlier. "NICE and the Cancer Drugs Fund only look at licensed drugs, so it's a step in the right direction in terms of patients getting access to new treatments faster. With this approach, relevant data will be collected and patients are closely monitored. "We look forward to seeing whether it can be replicated with other promising drugs."

Summary: An experimental and unlicensed cancer drug has been fast-tracked to NHS patients under a new government scheme.


The US hit five targets related to the group, including several vehicles and buildings, near the border with Turkey. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the violence, said several militants and two children had died in the attack. It is the second time US strikes have targeted Khorasan, whom it accuses of planning attacks on the US and Europe. In a statement, the US Central Command (Centcom) said Thursday's strikes near the town of Sarmada had hit vehicles and buildings used for training and to produce explosive devices. A senior US official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told reporters that one of the targets was a French militant called David Drugeon, who had joined the group. The official said it was unclear as to whether he had been killed in the strikes, but added: "We think we got him." Little is known about Khorasan other than information released by US officials. They say the group is made up of veteran fighters from the Afghanistan and Pakistan region who have embedded within al-Qaeda's Syria branch, the al-Nusra Front. Centcom said the group was using Syria as a base to attack the West, rather than seeking to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad or helping the Syrian people. The first strikes on the group were on 23 September during the US-led coalition's first raids against Islamic State (IS) fighters in Syria. At the time, Pentagon's operations chief Lt Gen William Mayville said Khorasan militants were in "the final stages of plans to execute major attacks". The US-led coalition has launched several air strikes in Syria since September, mostly targeting IS fighters. Syria's civil war, which is in its fourth year, has claimed more than 200,000 lives. President Assad's government has been battling against an armed and increasingly fragmented uprising. As well as fighting the government, rebel groups such as the Nusra Front and IS have also been fighting among themselves.

Summary: The US military says it has carried out air strikes against the al-Qaeda-linked Khorasan group in north-western Syria.


The pair will miss the World Cup after being stretchered off against Italy. Farrell, who worked with Gatland on the 2013 British & Irish Lions tour, says Wales should not be taken lightly. "Warren will probably use a little bit of a backs-against-the-wall mentality which will strengthen them and galvanise them even more," he said. "They are not down. They have a couple of guys who have come in who have got their opportunity and they are going to try and take that with both hands. "Some people would say that it weakens them a little bit, but we don't see that. The strength of a team - the galvanisation of a team coming together - is more important than any individuals." England and Wales meet at Twickenham on 26 September in what will be the second game of the tournament for both sides. Webb is replaced in the Wales squad by Lions scrum-half Mike Phillips while Ospreys wing Eli Walker takes full-back Halfpenny's spot. Farrell says Halfpenny, the player of the series for the Lions in 2013, is a sad loss for the tournament, after he suffered cruciate ligament damage on Saturday. "He's an unbelievable professional," he added. "His attention to detail is absolutely second to none. "He'll be a big loss to any side, he's a great player. And he will be sadly missed by the competition because we want to see the best out there." However, Farrell feels fly-half Dan Biggar will be more than capable of kicking the goals in Halfpenny's absence. He said: "Halfpenny's as good a kicker as there is in world rugby, there's no doubt about that. He's a phenomenal goal-kicker. "But Dan Biggar is a very good goal-kicker. He's a long-range goal-kicker and he's very confident in taking the shots from anywhere. So they've got a pretty good replacement there." And Farrell also believes Phillips will be a handful. "He's not a bad replacement. An angry Mike Phillips - I suppose he would have been wanted to have been selected in the first place - he will probably have a point to prove. "When he is in a determined mood he will probably be at his best." England lock Geoff Parling described the news of Halfpenny and Webb's injuries as "horrendous". He said: "You never want to see any rugby player get injured, but especially not in the last match before the World Cup." Parling played with Halfpenny on the 2013 Lions tour and said he was "gutted" for the full-back. "He's a really good bloke and I wish him a speedy recovery," he said. "He'll definitely be back, he's a quality guy." Meanwhile, England fly-half George Ford has praised the impact of centre Sam Burgess, who came on as a replacement in Saturday's 21-13 win over Ireland, as "phenomenal". "He's a winner," Ford said. "He's constantly talking. Breaks in play, he'll go up to the lads and energise them. "His attributes in terms of carrying and tackling are there to see, but it's the things that people maybe don't see - his attitude

Summary: Wales boss Warren Gatland will use the injuries to Rhys Webb and Leigh Halfpenny to galvanise his side, says England defence coach Andy Farrell.


The 26-year old rejoined Stanley in the summer after spells at Stockport, Barrow and Chester on an initial one-year contract. McConville has scored five goals in 28 games in his second spell at the club. "Goals and assists are a plus but the most important thing is working hard for the shirt and I think I've done that," said McConville. Stanley boss John Coleman said: "He won't be the last to sign up. We expect a few more to be putting pen to paper over the coming weeks."

Summary: Midfielder Sean McConville has signed a new deal with Accrington Stanley until the summer of 2018.


A Commons committee has said official copies of Acts of Parliament should be printed on archive paper to save money. But member David Amess, Southend West MP, told the BBC he had had "second thoughts" and vellum should remain. Fellow member James Gray, MP for North Wiltshire, said switching to paper would save "very little money, if any". He was late for the meeting in October when the Commons Administration Committee decided to back a call from Lord Laming that Acts of Parliament should be recorded on "high-quality archive paper" instead of the vellum. It said specialised printing on vellum cost too much and top quality archive paper could last for 500 years. Lord Laming said the "slightly over Â£100,000 per year" cost of vellum could not be justified, when archival paper was "superior for print quality". An online database of legislation is also kept. The change must be agreed in the House of Commons, which rejected a previous bid to ditch vellum in 1999. Now one committee member has changed his mind. "I should have given more careful consideration to what we had been asked to decide upon. I now believe that I made a mistake in not voicing my concerns then," Mr Amess told BBC Sunday Politics West. "It's very precious and is at the heart of the United Kingdom's tradition as being the mother of all parliaments." Paul Wright, manager of vellum manufacturer William Cowley, said he was "gobsmacked" at the committee's decision. He calculated the average yearly cost at nearer Â£47,000. North Wiltshire MP Mr Gray said vellum would last for 5,000 years at least and "can be kept in an ordinary cupboard" while paper would require "a new archive centre" with environmental controls to stop it degrading. "I can't think why it is that this committee in Parliament are thinking about changing something that's done perfectly well for 1,000 years. It's a real piece of Parliamentary history," he said.

Summary: An MP who backed moves to scrap Parliament's centuries-old tradition of printing laws on calf skin has admitted he "made a mistake".


The carmaker said it would build two new models at its Sunderland plant following talks with the government. Ministers have declined to confirm reports that a written promise was made to protect the company from any consequences of Brexit. Labour said the government should set out exactly what was promised. Speaking on BBC Question Time, Mr Clark indicated there had been no offer of financial compensation or state aid. "There's no cheque book. I don't have a cheque book," he said. "The important thing is that they know this is a country in which they can have confidence they can invest. That was the assurance and the understanding they had and they have invested their money." He said the announcement was "fantastic news", particularly for the workforce as the deal secures 7,000 jobs. The Japanese company's commitment to Britain's biggest car plant had been in doubt following the referendum on EU membership. Mr Clark's department declined to comment on a report in the Times newspaper that he had written to Nissan's board promising to ensure that UK operations would "remain competitive" after Britain left the EU. According to the newspaper, "Mr Clark's letter is regarded by Nissan as a promise that it will not have to bear the cost of punitive tariffs on car exports if Britain leaves the EU customs area without a free trade agreement in place". The Nissan announcement has led to calls from other car manufacturers for similar pledges. Toyota said it trusted the government to provide "fair treatment". But a senior Nissan Europe executive, Colin Lawther, said the company had received "no special deal". "It's just a commitment from the government to work with the whole of the automotive industry to make sure the whole automotive industry in the UK remains competitive," he told the BBC. "We would expect nothing for us that the rest of the industry wouldn't be able to have access to. We see this as a whole industry thing, not a Nissan thing." Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the government must disclose any deals struck with the firm, saying it could not hide it from the public. Nissan confirmed it would build both the new Qashqai and the X-Trail SUV in Sunderland. A company spokesman said making the X-Trail could lead to hundreds of new jobs being created in the coming years. It will be the first time the model has been made outside Japan. The plant produced 475,000 vehicles last year - 80% of which were exported. Production of the next Qashqai model is expected to begin in 2018 or 2019.

Summary: There was "no cheque book" involved in the assurances given to Nissan ahead of its decision to boost UK production, Business Secretary Greg Clark has said.


The operation happened in north-west Mexico in recent days but few details have been released. Guzman, head of the Sinaloa cartel, escaped from a high-security prison in July through a specially dug tunnel. His escape was an embarrassment for Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. The government said in a statement that efforts to recapture Guzman had been focused in the north-west of the country, not far from Guzman's native Sinaloa state. "As a result of these actions, and to avoid his capture, in recent days, the fugitive engaged in a hasty retreat, which, according to the information received, caused him injuries to one leg and the face," the statement said. "It's important to clarify that these injuries were not a product of a direct clash," it added, without giving further details. The statement added: "The security cabinet continues to conduct all actions that will allow the recapture of this criminal." Mexico has arrested several prison officials since Guzman's escape. Investigators said he had inside help to flee through a tunnel that ran 1.5km from under a shower in his cell to outside the prison. After his escape, Guzman took to Twitter to taunt the police and insult President Pena Nieto. Guzman was first arrested in Guatemala in 1993 and spent nearly a decade in another maximum-security Mexican jail before escaping, reportedly in a laundry basket. He was on the run for 13 years before being held again in 2014 after a series of high-profile arrests of associates and covert surveillance by the US authorities.

Summary: Fugitive Mexican drugs lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman suffered face and leg injuries as he narrowly evaded a police operation to recapture him, officials have confirmed.


Investigators from the National Crime Agency found images on the computer of Stefan Rigo, 34, including ones of people involved in sexual activity, some of whom were on Skype at the time. Rigo was arrested in November last year during an international investigation. He has been given a 20-week suspended sentence and placed on the sex offenders' register for seven years. Rigo targeted a variety of victims after gaining remote access to their computers' webcams. Incriminating images on his computer were discovered after a forensic examination. Out of 14 confirmed individuals he spied on - roughly half were people he knew personally, an NCA spokesman told the BBC. At a hearing in July, Rigo pleaded guilty to one count of voyeurism and another computer-related offence. The court took Rigo's guilty plea into account when handing down the 20 week sentence. As well as being placed on the sex offenders register, Rigo will have to complete 200 hours of unpaid work within the next 12 months. Investigators found and arrested Rigo after raiding two addresses in Leeds. The hacker had used his ex-girlfriend's details to purchase BlackShades, a remote access trojan (RAT) which allows for a high level of surreptitious control over a victim's computer. "The problem with RATs specifically is a lot of the time people don't know they're being affected," the NCA spokesman said. "In the case of Stefan Rigo that we were looking at, his victims weren't aware." BlackShades has been around since 2010 and has been sold for as little as $40 (Â£26), explained Jens Monrad at cyber security firm FireEye. "The application in itself is not that difficult to detect but typically the attackers will wrap some sort of exploit around the application," said Mr Monrad. "Even with patches the victim will still be vulnerable so long as there is a hole in the operating system." Mr Monrad recommended that computer users be careful of clicking on suspicious links or downloading dubious email attachments. The criminal market for webcam hacking tools is highly active, according to Mr Monrad, since malicious hackers are often able to exploit their victims after taking covert images of them. There have also been cases in which hackers sold access to specific cameras. Connected security cameras in buildings may be at risk too, though there are sometimes difficulties in publicly discussing how secure they are. One researcher recently cancelled a forthcoming talk on the issue following legal pressure from the manufacturers of widely-used surveillance cameras. Gianni Gnesa was due to discuss "vulnerabilities found on major surveillance cameras and show how an attacker could used them to stay undetected" at the HITB GSEC security conference in Singapore. The Register reports that a legal threat from one, unnamed, manufacturer resulted in Gnesa withdrawing his presentation.

Summary: A Leeds-based hacker used a notorious piece of malware called BlackShades to spy on people via their webcams.


The FAI accepted 5m euros (Â£3.6m) from Fifa in 2010, in return for dropping court proceedings over Thierry Henry's handball in a 2009 World Cup play-off. The FAI described it as an "interest-free loan" that was accounted for in its 2010 audited financial statements. It said the 5m euros was recorded under "bank and other loans" in its accounts. The timeline has been published on the FAI's website, and includes copies of its written agreement with Fifa and relevant bank documents. It confirms that in 2013, the remaining loan amount was "reduced to nil as a result of the non-qualification for the World Cup South Africa in 2010 and the World Cup Brazil in 2014". Details of the timeline were released just hours after Irish prime minister Enda Kenny publicly urged the FAI's chief executive John Delaney to explain the Fifa deal. Mr Kenny described the payment as "quite extraordinary" and said the FAI boss must answer questions "in the interests of transparency and accountability". The Republic of Ireland team was 16 minutes away from a penalty shootout for a place in the 2010 finals in South Africa when Henry handled in the build-up to William Gallas's extra-time equaliser in the second leg of the play-off in Paris. In its latest statement, the FAI said that because FIFA has confirmed the transaction, FAI Board members believed they were "no longer obliged to abide by the confidentiality agreement" struck as part of the deal. Its timeline detailed how the FAI wrote to Fifa in November 2009, saying it was considering referring the handball dispute to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. In a press conference later that month, Fifa president Sepp Blatter joked about the FAI's request to be the 33rd team at the World Cup, which the FAI claimed caused it "reputational damage". Mr Blatter later made a personal apology for the remark. Following negotiations with Fifa in Zurich in January 2010, the FAI said FIFA offered it "a 5m euros interest-free loan by way of compensation as well as a 400,000 euros (Â£290,000) Goal Project grant that was used for FAI Regional Football Centres". It added that the 5m euros was lodged in to FAI's National Irish Bank deposit account on 20 January, 2010. "This funding was used to make payments to New Stadium Ltd (trading name for Aviva Stadium management company) on February 25 and March 26 of 2010," the FAI statement said. It said it had released the details "to demonstrate that the Board of the Association acted at all times in the best interests of Irish football, and in full compliance with Irish company law".

Summary: The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has released the timeline of its controversial multi-million-euro deal with Fifa to stop a legal battle.


The Public Policy Institute for Wales (PPW) said the move could offer training opportunities for teachers and give children more free time. But concerns include childcare access and transport availability. The Welsh Government said it was "not proposing a national policy for a four-and-a-half day school week" but was considering the report's findings. The report, commissioned by former Education Minister Huw Lewis, said while there was some anecdotal information about the potential advantages and disadvantages there was very little research on the impact. Those in favour of the system suggest the shorter fifth day would allow for more free time for pupils, which they could spend with family and friends, on after-school activities or attend appointments without missing lessons. Advocates also suggest it could improve staff well-being and free-up teachers for more training time. But the report also said school staff with children attending schools which do not use the system might have issues with childcare, and that longer days could make pupils more tired. Cerian Rolls, a mother-of-three and a part-time teacher from Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff, told BBC Radio Wales she was not convinced as a working parent by the arguments for longer school days. "To make the day potentially longer at both ends could put a strain on those working parents who are struggling like myself to get childcare," she told the Good Morning Wales programme. Ms Rolls added that many parents would be sorry if longer school days meant children had less opportunity to enjoy after-school activities. NUT Wales policy officer Owen Hathway told the programme he would be "wary" of such changes, and felt there was not yet enough evidence from other countries to show that they worked. "There's an issue on those longer days that children might become fatigued," he said. "As you come to the end of those longer afternoons you're not getting as productive a lesson as you could potentially have." Some schools in Scotland have already adopted an asymmetric school week in response to an anticipated budget cuts, with an earlier finish on Friday. The report said the move had resulted in the more effective use of teachers' time and a better use of resources, which would help schools respond to further budget cuts if they come. A Welsh Government spokesman said: "We are not proposing a national policy for a four-and-a-half day school week in Wales. "The PPIW have been asked to explore how evidence and research can support us to improve policy and practice in Wales and find new and innovative ways of doing so. "They have presented us with a range of ideas and we should consider them all in detail, as we continue to focus on ways to raise standards in our schools and aspirations for all our pupils and young people." Plaid Cymru's Shadow Education Secretary Llyr Gruffydd also said that experience in Scotland showed the four-and-a-half day week "can be made to work, creating space in the school timetable for pupils to broaden their extra-curricular experiences and for professional development opportunities for staff". He added that Plaid

Summary: Changing the school week to four longer days and a half day could save money, a report has said.


Spread by the bites of infected mosquitoes, the illness is both preventable and treatable. Global efforts over the last decade have already halved the number of people dying from malaria - a "tremendous achievement", says WHO's director general Dr Margaret Chan. So, what are we doing right and what more needs to be done? In 2014, 97 countries and territories have malaria transmission, and an estimated 3.3 billion people are at risk of being infected. The disease burden is highest in Africa - 90% of all malaria deaths occur here. But there is reason for hope. Malaria mortality rates have dropped by 54% in the WHO Africa Region. And the number of people infected has fallen by a quarter - from 173 million in 2000 to 128 million in 2013. This is despite a 43% increase in the African population living in malaria transmission areas. Two new countries - Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka - reported zero indigenous cases for the first time in 2013. Eleven others - Argentina, Armenia, Egypt, Georgia, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Oman, Paraguay, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan - succeeded in maintaining zero cases. 528,000 deaths from malaria in 2013 54% drop in mortality since 2000 49% of at-risk people in sub-Saharan Africa have access to mosquito nets 70% of malaria patients could be treated but not all sick children are taken to a clinic 43% of pregnant women did not receive a single dose of preventative medicine While malaria is indiscriminate, the heaviest toll is on the poorest and most vulnerable communities. Children aged five and under and who live in Africa account for 78% of all malaria deaths. Young children, pregnant women and individuals with a weakened immune system, are at particular risk of developing serious illness if they become infected with malaria. An estimated 278 million people in Africa still live in households without a single insecticide-treated bed net, and about 15 million pregnant women remain without access to preventive treatment for malaria. Avoiding mosquito bites between dusk and dawn is the first line of defence against malaria. Bed nets have been shown to cut the incidence of malaria cases by half. Access to insecticide-treated bed nets has increased substantially. In 2013, almost half of all people at risk of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa had access to an insecticide-treated net, compared to 3% in 2004. Another 214 million bed nets are scheduled for delivery to endemic countries in Africa by year-end, but this still may not be enough. In 2013, 123 million people around the world were protected from malaria by coating houses in insecticide spray to kill any visiting mosquitoes. In Africa, 55 million people, or 7% of the population at risk, lived in households that were regularly sprayed. But indoor residual spraying has decreased in recent years, and insecticide resistance has been reported in 49 countries around the world. Pregnant women living in malarious areas should be offered antimalarial medicine as routine, even if they do not have any signs of infection. This is because malaria can have devastating consequences for the mother and child. The

Summary: The World Health Organization says it is confident that deaths from malaria could be stopped entirely.


It is the big-screen release Wales' football fans have been waiting for - the movie that transforms Gareth Bale and his Wales Euro 2016 teammates from sports stars to film stars. But when film icon Sir Michael Gambon likes the sounds of "Don't Take Me Home" so much that he fancies dropping by this week's London premiere then you realise the sporting storyline is a little special. "When you hear a movie legend like that, likes the story then you know you've got a storyline that has a wide appeal beyond Welsh football," said director Jonny Owen. Don't Take Me Home, named after Wales football fans' Euro 2016 terrace anthem, premieres fittingly on St David's Day. But like Wales' down-to-earth players, the official premiere is far from the glitz and glamour of Leicester Square but more an industrial park outside of Pontypridd. But in the week that Leicester City's fall from Premier League grace finally unravelled with the sacking of their manager, you might be forgiven for thinking this is just an overindulgence about just another sporting fairytale. Hardly. This starts with the most tragic of beginnings - the death of Wales football manager Gary Speed. A group of young players, most of whom were friends after growing up together in Welsh youth teams, had to deal with the grief of not just losing their boss but their role model. In that context, what they achieved less than five years later - qualifying for Wales' first major championship finals in almost 60 years - seems "worthy of immortalising in film". It was certainly beyond the wildest fantasies of any Welsh football fan - especially when they were below Haiti and Guatemala at 117 in the world rankings in 2011. Then in November of the same year, Speed was found hanged in his garage, aged just 42. It did not just resonate in Wales and football, Speed's death shocked the country. "Wales were constantly suffering so-called heartache, failing to qualify for tournaments at the final hurdle, but Gary's tragic death put those disappointments into perspective," said Owen. "Gary's death was obviously devastating for his family and friends, but the sadness and grief must have affected this group of young lads who were loving playing football for one of their Welsh footballing heroes. "It seemed to have a profound affect on them. It seemed to galvanise an already pretty strong bond, a togetherness and also context - as if they could come through this, then playing football and dealing with that pressure would be easier. "No-one could have predicted then that virtually the same team would create history at Euro 2016 - those boys have some character." The rise to the European Championships was Roy of the Rovers stuff. Built on a foundation of structured defending with the added sprinkle of stardust from the world's most expensive player, Wales defied the odds and not just qualified for their first finals since the 1958 World Cup - they reached the semi-finals. No other team in history has risen up Fifa's world rankings quicker than Wales.

Summary: "When Professor Dumbledore from Harry Potter likes the story, you know you're in business."


Border Force officers searched a trailer at Immingham Docks which had arrived from the Netherlands on Thursday night. They found 8,960,000 cigarettes inside 20 wooden pallets. If undetected, the Border Force estimated the haul would have cost the Treasury Â£2.5m in unpaid duty and VAT.

Summary: Almost nine million cigarettes hidden inside packages labelled as containing wooden flooring have been seized at a port on the River Humber.


Passengers walked along the tracks for more than five minutes because a fault with the track led a train to get stuck outside Shepherd's Bush station. It came to a halt at about 18:00 BST on Wednesday. TfL said the evacuation was "safe and routine". Passengers thanked crews for "leading them into the light." It said it was investigating why the line which carried the electrical current to the trains was dislodged. All affected customers have been offered a full refund. Jasmin Barras, one of the evacuated passengers, said TfL staff were "fantastic". "It only took five minutes to walk once we could get off the train," she said. "But I was in the very end carriage so first to get off - it would have been considerably longer for people further down the train." Commenting on Twitter, Helen Pratt said: "Well, that was fun on the Central Line in the dark. Thanks TfL for sending friendly staff to lead us into the light." A TfL spokesman confirmed nobody was hurt and said: "Emergency staff attended and led passengers off the train and back onto the platform."

Summary: Up to 350 Tube passengers were forced to walk through London underground tunnels after being evacuated from a train, Transport for London (TfL) said.


The prime minister said these people were not benefiting from treatment and were increasing the risk of passing the virus on to others. The Health Protection Agency said about 600 people were dying needlessly from the condition each year. Its figures have been released to coincide with World Aids Day. Mr Cameron said the event should be used to "spread the message" about education, testing and early diagnosis. "World Aids Day is a chance to do two things - take action and reflect," he said. "First and foremost, it's got to be a spur to take action, as there are still far too many people who aren't educated about HIV and Aids and who don't get tested. HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus and on its own it does not kill you. The virus can survive and grow only by infecting, and destroying, the immune system. This continual assault on the immune system makes it weaker and weaker until it is no longer able to fight off infections. Without treatment, it takes about 10 years from infection to the development of Aids - acquired immune deficiency syndrome. It is then that "opportunistic infections", ones a healthy immune system could fight off, become deadly. People can die from pneumonias, brain infections, diarrhoeal illnesses, as well as certain tumours such as lymphoma and cervical cancer. BBC Health: HIV and Aids "People need to know that, diagnosed early, the outlook for most people with HIV in the UK today is a good one, thanks to the availability of effective treatment and the excellent care provided by the NHS. "Above all, people need to know that it's never been quicker or simpler to get tested." The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said its figures suggested about 100,000 people in the UK were currently living with HIV, but about a quarter of them did not know they had the virus, which untreated can lead to the development of Aids. The figures also showed that more than 6,000 people in the UK were diagnosed with HIV last year. Among men, the figure of more than 3,000 diagnoses was an all-time high. Lisa Power, from the Terrence Higgins Trust charity, said fear was stopping some people getting tested, but they were much better off knowing if they had HIV. She said: "It's extremely alarming that so many people in the UK have HIV but are undiagnosed. "Nowadays, if you get tested, get diagnosed and get on the treatment at the right time, you can live to a ripe old age. You'll live into your 70s, maybe even your 80s. "But, if you don't know that you have it... then you could become very ill before you're diagnosed and then the pills won't work as well." She said a shortage of money available to the trust meant it had to target the most at-risk groups, adding: "What's happened over the last decade or so, there has been very little awareness of HIV and sexual health among the general population." To mark World Aids Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a

Summary: There is still too much ignorance about HIV and Aids, David Cameron has said, as figures suggest 25,000 people in the UK have the virus but do not know.


Media playback is not supported on this device Defending champion Selby edged past Ding Junhui to set up a repeat of the 2007 showpiece against Higgins, who comfortably beat Barry Hawkins. Scotland's Higgins last reached the final in 2011, when he beat Judd Trump. "You'd favour Mark, because he has been more involved in the massive matches in recent years. I've not," said Higgins. The final - the 41st to be held at the Crucible Theatre - starts at 14:00 BST on Sunday and will conclude on Monday. Higgins features for the sixth time, and victory would take him second in the all-time list of ranking title wins on 29 - seven behind compatriot Stephen Hendry. The 41-year-old, who has won three non-ranking events this season and beat Selby 18-13 a decade ago, added: "Mark will not go below a certain level, so I need to play better. "I know what I need to do in the last, massive game to end the season. "I am trying to stay focused and give it my all against the number one player in the world. Winning it would be my biggest achievement, without a doubt." Media playback is not supported on this device Englishman Selby is attempting to become only the fourth player - after Hendry, Steve Davis and Ronnie O'Sullivan - to win consecutive world titles in the modern era. He overcame a stern test against China's Ding, who he beat to claim his second crown in Sheffield 12 months ago. The Leicester player has been in supreme form this season, winning four ranking titles and reaching the Shanghai Masters final. Selby said: "It will be a fantastic occasion. I played in my first final 10 years ago against the same opponent and here we are on the 40th anniversary. "John is a great player, one of the greats of the game. He has had a fantastic season and is in the final again. It will be another tough match for me. "If he wins another world title, he will be equal with Ronnie O'Sullivan on five victories so he is trying to created history himself." Former world champion John Parrott on BBC TV: If there is one player whose game matches up to Mark Selby, who can match him in the safety and tactical departments, it is the man in the final with him - John Higgins. The Scot is a consummate match player, we have all been there and played him and know what problems he causes his opponents. Higgins will be up for the fight. Media playback is not supported on this device

Summary: Four-time winner John Higgins says opponent Mark Selby is the "big favourite" for the World Championship final, which starts on Sunday.


A senior official at the Tunisian interior ministry told the Associated Press that Rezgui had been in Libya in January, the same time as two men who attacked a Tunisian museum in March. Most of the dead in Sousse were foreign tourists, including 30 Britons. The Islamic State group (IS) has claimed the attack as its own. "The attacker trained in Libya with weapons at the same period as the Bardo [museum] attackers," Rafik Chelli from the interior ministry told AP. IS also said it was behind the Bardo museum attack in Tunis that left 22 people dead. Mr Chelli said that Rezgui had travelled to the Libyan town of Sabratha at the same time as the Bardo attackers. "He crossed the borders secretly," Mr Chielli told AP. IS has a significant presence in Libya, Tunisia's eastern neighbour, and is thought to control the major towns of Derna and Sirte. The Tunisian authorities have released photos of two suspects, Bin Abdallah and Rafkhe Talari - friends of Rezgui that the police have yet to locate. Rezgui, 23, was radicalised while studying engineering. The Tunisian authorities have already arrested several suspected accomplices. However, Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has admitted that the security services were not prepared for an attack of this kind. He said extra security had been put in place at other locations during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, but nobody had expected beaches to be a target. The UK Foreign Office has updated its travel advice to warn that further terrorist attacks in Tunisia are possible, and has urged people to be vigilant. Tour companies have laid on extra flights and about 10,000 British tourists have flown home from Tunisia since Friday, according to the Association of British Travel Agents. The repatriation of bodies of Britons killed in the attack will begin on Wednesday, Downing Street has said. Twenty-one Britons have been identified as victims, with nine more believed to be among the dead, it added. Three Irish tourists, two Germans, a Belgian and a Portuguese national died in the attack. The repatriation process is expected to take several days and will be followed by a joint inquest into the deaths of all the British victims. The RAF flew the last four of the seriously injured back to the UK on Tuesday and they are now in hospital undergoing treatment. In other developments: The names of those killed in the attack are slowly emerging. Here's what we know so far about those who lost their lives, as well as those who are injured and missing. Some survivors have also been speaking out about their ordeal.

Summary: Seifeddine Rezgui, the Tunisian man who killed 38 people at the beach resort of Sousse, is thought to have been trained in Libya, security sources say.


Arlene Foster told the BBC's The World This Weekend that data could be "sent to the cloud and tracked". "It's not beyond the boundaries of possibility that we deal with the realities of the situation of today using new technologies," she said. "I'm thinking of going through technology borders essentially. "So when people move from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland, they're tracked in relation to technology and that data is sent to the cloud and can then be tracked." Mrs Foster said she didn't foresee a time when heavy goods vehicles would be stopped and searched at a hard border. "There is a border in reality, but if you go to any border road, you'll not see a particular sign that says you're leaving or coming into Northern Ireland and that's going to remain the case. "If there are tariffs imposed, that could be done remotely." Speaking at her party conference on Saturday, the first minister said Brexit presents the biggest economic opportunity for the UK in decades. Mrs Foster also criticised the Irish government for allowing "political instability in Dublin" to drive its decision making "as much as any concern for Northern Ireland". "While they seek to take the views of people in Northern Ireland on the issue of Brexit at home, their (the Irish government's) representatives are sent out around the world to talk down our economy and attempt to poach our investors," she said. Reacting to her comments on Sunday, the Republic of Ireland's Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan said he was "very surprised and concerned" about Mrs Foster's remarks. The Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness shared Mr Flanagan's sentiments in an interview with the Irish Broadcaster RTÃ‰. Mr McGuinness told RTÃ‰ he met with a Chinese investor alongside Mrs Foster and the Chief Executive of Invest NI, but that Mrs Foster's did not mention her concerns. He added that Northern Ireland would be "living in a fools paradise" if it did not consider that US investors would be cautious about the market as a result of Brexit uncertainty.

Summary: The first minister has said she believes technology could be used to control the border with the Republic of Ireland following Brexit.


Japanese exports rose by just 0.6% in September from a year earlier, much slower than in previous months. The data is seen as reflecting a slowdown in Japan's top trading partner, China. However, the Nikkei 225 closed 1.9% higher at 18,554.28 on hopes the weak data would trigger more stimulus efforts from the government. In China, the mainland's benchmark Shanghai Composite closed down 3.06% at 3,320.68. Hong Kong's Hang Seng remained closed on Wednesday for a public holiday. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 rose by 0.2%, closing at 5,248.30. Shares in mining giant BHP Billiton rose 1% after it maintained its full-year production guidance for iron ore. Slowing growth in China has been weighing on mining stocks in recent weeks as the country is the main importer of Australian commodities. South Korea's benchmark Kospi index rose marginally by 0.2% to finish at 2,042.98. Shares of LG Electronics jumped by more than 14%, boosted by a fresh supply agreement with General Motors.

Summary: Japanese shares rose on Wednesday, despite news of disappointing export growth last month.


A loving spouse might spur you on to look after yourself better, they told a heart conference, based on their study of nearly a million UK adults. All of these people had high blood pressure, cholesterol or diabetes. The married ones fared much better than those who were single. Dr Paul Carter and colleagues at Aston Medical School, who carried out the work, have already shown that marriage is linked to a better chance of surviving a heart attack. Their latest research, presented at the British Cardiovascular Society conference, hints at why this might be. They suspect marriage helps buffer against big heart disease risk factors, including cholesterol and high blood pressure. The study looked at deaths from all causes, including heart disease. Men and women in their 50s, 60s and 70s with high cholesterol were 16% more likely to be alive at the end of the 14-year ACALM study if they were married rather than single. The same was true for diabetes and high blood pressure, with married people having a survival advantage. The picture was less clear for people cohabiting, separated, divorced or widowed. Also, the researchers did not test if the wedded people were in happy marriages. They suspect having someone special in your life is what's important, rather than simply getting hitched. Dr Carter said: "We need to unpick the underlying reasons a bit more, but it appears there's something about being married that is protective, not only in patients with heart disease but also those with heart disease risk factors. "We're not saying that everyone should get married though. "We need to replicate the positive effects of marriage and use friends, family and social support networks in the same way." Dr Mike Knapton, of the British Heart Foundation, said: "The take-home message is that our social interactions, as well as medical risk factors such as high blood pressure, are important determinants of both our health and wellbeing. "Whether you are married or not, if you have any of the main risk factors for heart disease, then you can call upon loved ones to help you to manage them."

Summary: Marriage appears to be good for your health, boosting your survival chances if you have a major heart risk factor such as high cholesterol, say researchers.


The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said the controls were not "proportionate" to the "very low risk" and removing them would not compromise the consumer. The disaster in 1986 affected 10,000 UK farms, including 334 in north Wales. The movement of sheep was heavily restricted after the nuclear disaster. Before farmers could sell livestock, the animals' radiation levels had to be monitored. If they were above a certain level, the sheep were moved to another area and the levels had to subside before they could be sold and consumed. The lifting of the restrictions comes after a 12-week consultation with key stakeholders including consumers, affected farmers, farming unions and trade bodies. The FSA board agreed to lift the controls from 1 June, 2012. Ed Bailey, National Farmers' Union Cymru president, said: "It cannot be anything else apart from good news. We've had the assurances that the product is completely safe for human consumption and that's the main thing." Farmer Peter Jones, from Capel Curig, in Conwy, has around 1,000 sheep. Last year, 60 of his sheep exceeded radiation levels and had to be moved to lower ground. In 2010, just 11 of his flock were affected. Mr Jones welcomed the news the restrictions had been lifted. He said: "I'm glad I won't have to scan (his flock). If the FSA says it's safe then it must be." Farmer Glyn Roberts, deputy vice president of the Farmers' Union Wales, runs a beef and sheep farm in Betws-y-Coed in Conwy county. He said: "In the beginning it did have a financial impact on us because we couldn't sell our sheep. But then, after a few months, we could sell them but supply outweighed demand. "Now, after all this time, lifting the restrictions just means the final level of bureaucracy has been lifted. "We can sell our stock, we just had to monitor their radiation levels." Out of the 9,800 UK holdings, and more than 4m sheep originally placed under restriction, there are only 327 farms in north Wales and eight farms in Cumbria still under restrictions.

Summary: Restrictions on hundreds of Welsh and Cumbrian sheep farms dating back to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster have finally been lifted - 26 years on.


Ofgem announced it had granted an electricity interconnector licence to Scandinavian consortium NorthConnect. The developers plan to build a Â£1.3bn power cable between Boddam in Aberdeenshire and Eidfjord in Norway. The project aims to link hydro power from Norway with wind energy from Scotland. It is scheduled to start operating from 2022. NorthConnect have said that the cable will have a capacity of 1.4GW - about 25% of Scottish peak demand. Having been awarded the licence, NorthConnect still has to undertake further regulatory steps. It can apply for Ofgem's "cap and floor" regime, which regulates how much money a developer can earn once in operation. Alternatively, the consortium can ask for an exemption from certain European rules that apply to interconnectors. Last year, Aberdeenshire Council approved an application by the consortium to build an electricity converter station and underground cables at Boddam. The converter station and onshore cables are required to connect the interconnector cable to the National Grid. Interconnectors are transmission cables that allow electricity to flow from one country to another. Ofgem has said they can lower consumer bills by accessing cheaper power and boosting UK energy supplies. Responding to the Ofgem announcement, WWF Scotland director Lang Banks said: "If the UK and the rest of Europe are to move to a 100% renewable future then greater use of interconnectors is a sensible way forward. "Sharing different renewable resources between nations would help drive down climate emissions much faster than relying on domestic action alone. "However, it shouldn't be an excuse for any country to halt the development of their own renewable capacity. "A European-wide 'supergrid' would also bring the double benefits of security of supply and a reduced need to build lots of expensive new nuclear or fossil fuel power stations." NorthConnect is jointly owned by Swedish utility Vattenfall and Norwegian companies E-CO Energi, Agder Energi and Lyse. In 2013, Perth-based energy giant SSE withdrew from the project, saying it wanted to focus instead on its markets in Britain and Ireland.

Summary: UK regulators have given the green light to plans for a 400-mile subsea power cable linking Scotland and Norway.


It will "be etched in my memory forever - quite an incredible feeling", said Peake, the first astronaut representing the UK to carry out a spacewalk. He and US colleague Tim Kopra were outside the International Space Station (ISS) for almost five hours on Friday. But the operation was cut short after water leaked into Col Kopra's helmet. The pair had already replaced a failed electrical box, which was their main objective. As it happened: Tim Peake's spacewalk After they returned and were safely inside with the outer airlock hatch closed, Major Peake thanked mission controllers: "You guys did a great job." Later on Friday night, he posted two tweets, two hours apart. His first included three photographs and by Saturday morning it had had more than 9,000 retweets and 18,000 likes. It included a selfie that showed his camera in the reflection of his helmet. A later tweet from Maj Peake said: "Wrapping up today's spacewalk activities. Huge thanks to the ground teams who make it all possible & keep us safe out there - you guys rock!" His colleague Tim Kopra also posted photos from the spacewalk, including one of him emerging from the airlock and another of him carrying out repairs on the end of the space station. Maj Peake's parents later spoke of their excitement at watching their son fulfil a long-term ambition. "We are absolutely thrilled. This is a proud day," his mother Angela said. Before the spacewalk, the couple said they had watched the ISS fly over their home in the West Sussex village of Westbourne. "It was a brilliant pass in clear blue skies... it seems quite surreal that your son is up there," his father Nigel Peake said. Special report page: For the latest news, analysis and video Guide: A day in the life of an astronaut Explainer: The journey into space and back Test yourself: Do you have what it takes to be an astronaut? Social media: Twitter looks ahead to lift-off Timeline: How Tim Peake became a British astronaut Quiz: How dangerous is life in space? The spacewalk was expected to last more than six hours but was halted at 16:58 GMT on Friday when a water globule measuring a few inches across developed inside Col Kopra's helmet. Nasa is under a ruling to terminate a spacewalk under such circumstances after an incident in 2013, when a European astronaut developed a significant helmet leak and nearly drowned. A sample of water and absorption pads from inside the Col Kopra's helmet were collected by the crew as evidence for investigators to determine the cause of the leak.

Summary: UK astronaut Tim Peake described his first walk in space as "exhilarating", as he posted photos - including a selfie - of the feat on Twitter.


United Utilities has been working at the Mancunian Way site over the weekend to assess the collapse. A repair plan is "now in place" to stabilise the hole and make it watertight so engineers can repair the damage. The road will remain closed in both directions while work takes place. A spokesman for Manchester City Council said: "This initial phase of work could take up to 10 days, but until we are completely satisfied that the area is safe the section of the Mancunian Way will remain closed in both directions." A diversion remains in place via London Road, Fairfield Street, A665, Hyde Road and Downing Street. At the weekend, members of the public were warned not to cross a safety cordon as engineering work was being "hindered". About two weeks' worth of rain fell in about six hours in Manchester on Friday before the hole appeared. Tony Griffiths, of United Utilities, told the BBC: "An awful lot of rain fell on Friday - a few days' worth - which washed the ground material beneath the carriageway, causing the highway culvert to fail. Debris washed into the sewer, causing a domino effect leading to the collapse." Mr Griffiths said the hole is still "quite unstable" and needs to be filled in before work can be carried out.

Summary: A busy Manchester road which partly collapsed when a sinkhole appeared is to remain closed for at least 10 days.