In China, Google's DeepMind artificial intelligence program took on and beat the world champion of the complex game of Go, reducing him to tears. Nineteen-year-old Ke Jie described the AI computer as "perfect, flawless, without any emotions". But in airports in the UK and elsewhere last weekend tears were also being shed over computers. In this case, though, the primary emotions were frustration and rage over the chaos caused when British Airways' IT system collapsed, leaving thousands of passengers going nowhere and their baggage stuck they knew not where. What is striking about both these cases is how difficult human beings found it to explain exactly what was happening inside the brains of the computers. DeepMind's AlphaGo is largely self-taught - it was shown the basic rules of Go and then it spent time looking at millions of games and playing against itself, coming up with moves that astounded professional players and its creators. BA's computers were not so smart. The company says its problems began when there was a power surge at a data centre at Heathrow Airport in London. That shouldn't have been more than a temporary hitch - in fact one expert told me it should not have even set the lights blinking at the data centre - but it seems to have triggered a chain reaction which took out the entire system. That meant the sea of complex data about passengers, baggage and aircraft movements was effectively frozen - and it took 48 hours to unfreeze it and get the airline working again. Any major organisation is likely to have both a backup system to switch to when things go wrong and a disaster recovery plan, which should be rehearsed on a regular basis. But in British Airways' case neither appears to have worked as it should. The trade unions blame cost-cutting and the fact that BA outsourced much of its IT operation to India last year. The bosses deny that and say they are now clear what went wrong - but so far, have been unable to give an explanation that seems satisfactory to people with expertise in how data centres and major IT operations work. But what is clear is that ever more areas of our lives are dependent on vast computer systems, often now hosted in data centres owned by companies like Amazon and Microsoft. These systems have become essential to industries from banking to travel to healthcare and they are helping them become more efficient - sometimes by getting much of the work done in countries like India where costs are lower. They are also making life better in all sorts of ways - just think of how time-consuming it used to be to book a flight or apply for a place at university and how much paper was involved. But now we are beginning to find out just how helpless we feel when, for whatever reason, the computers fail. In Britain, doctors whose computers froze during the recent ransomware attack had to turn patients away. In Ukraine, there were power cuts when hackers

Summary: In the last week, we have seen the best and worst of computer technology.


She also understands why athletes get into trouble because "sometimes your mind isn't 100% as all you're thinking about is training". According to the Daily Mail, Mo Farah missed two tests before winning double Olympic gold for Britain in 2012. The Mail says the second one came at Farah's home in February 2011, when he claimed not to have heard the doorbell. Nine UK athletes missed two tests in the same year as Farah did. Yet UK Anti-Doping chief executive Nicole Sapstead told BBC Sport that it is "not common" for an athlete to miss a test. Farah's gold medals in the 5,000m and 10,000m at London 2012 were among the defining moments of the Games. At the time, UK Anti-Doping rules stated that an athlete who missed three tests in any 18-month period could face a ban of up to two years. That meant Farah could have been ruled out of his home Olympics with one more breach of the regulations. The rules have since been amended and athletes who now miss three tests in a 12-month period can be banned for four years. Sotherton said top-level athletes are tested up to 20 times a year and have to know three months in advance where they are going to be. "You are never free of drug testing," said the 38-year-old, who won Olympic bronze at the 2004 Games in Athens. "I've been tested nine times in six weeks before - at my house, at the track, at my partner's house. "But a missed test doesn't mean you are doping. It may mean you have been a little bit careless. That doesn't make you a drugs cheat. "I was very organised and I made a slip of a number by one day. That's how a missed test can happen." Sotherton's sentiments were echoed by Jenny Meadows. "It is very difficult to work out where you are going to be three months in advance," said the former European indoor 800m champion. "You do have to remember, of course, where you said you would be and make sure you are at that place. Even this week I was out of the house before my testing slot should have started." While European and Commonwealth 800m silver medallist Lynsey Sharp spent one hour every day for two weeks sat in a Boston cafe while on holiday because the doorbell did not work in her rented apartment. "There is not a lot of room for mistakes," said Sharp. "I do think we have great system but it can make it difficult for athletes." Michael Rimmer, who won an 800m silver medal at the 2010 European Championships, said he had missed tests in the past and has suggested athletes are tagged so the testers know where they are at all times. But Michele Verroken, a sports ethics and anti-doping adviser, said there had to be "an element of surprise" to testing. "There is no obligation on the testing agency to test you in just that hour because athletes would manipulate the system and provide you with a clean

Summary: Former Olympic heptathlete Kelly Sotherton says one missed drugs test "doesn't mean you are doping".


Seaman William Williams was awarded the medal for his part in sinking a German U-boat during World War One on 7 June 1917. The new stone will be unveiled in Amlwch during a ceremony marking the centenary on Thursday. His family and local officials will be among those attending the service at Amlwch Port's park at 11:00 BST. Seaman Williams was on board the Q-ship HMS Pargust. Q-ships were disguised as merchant navy ships which would lure German U-boats in and then counter attack with their hidden weapons. HMS Pargust was torpedoed and Seaman Williams held the ship's heavy gun port in place for about 30 minutes until the U-boat surfaced and they could open fire. It was the first ship to receive the Victoria Cross (VC) from King George V and Seaman Williams was unanimously chosen by his crewmates to receive the medal. After his service in World War One, he returned home to Amlwch and later settled in Holyhead. He died in October 1965. Anglesey council chairman Richard Jones, who will unveil the memorial stone, said he "gallantly served his country". "We're proud to say he was from Amlwch and pleased to honour him with a new centenary commemoration stone," Mr Jones added. The ceremony forms part of a centenary commemoration scheme honouring 628 recipients of the VC during World War One.

Summary: The only man from an Anglesey town to be awarded the Victoria Cross is being honoured with a commemorative stone.


Sharron Singer, 47, suffered "significant" injuries to her arms and legs after she was bitten on Tuesday morning in Wrangle, near Boston. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said her life had been "in danger" and urged owners to be responsible. Lincolnshire Police said the dog had been seized and put in a kennel. More on this and other stories across Lincolnshire Mrs Singer, who remains in hospital, needed four hours of reconstruction surgery and skin grafts to repair muscles, tendons, nerves and ligament damage to her arm, the CWU said. The CWU said: "Sharron's life was in danger when this attack took place and we are just relieved that she survived. Her life however will never be quite the same. "I only hope the physical and psychological damage sustained in this attack can be repaired, but it won't be 100%." A union spokesperson said the dog was "of a powerful, athletic breed". Lincolnshire Police is investigating but said no arrests have been made. It could not confirm the breed of dog that was seized. Royal Mail said the safety and welfare of its staff was "paramount" and confirmed deliveries to the house had been suspended. Morag Turnbull, spokesperson for Royal Mail, said: "Our thoughts are with her and her family at this distressing time. Both Royal Mail and the union appealed for "all dog owners to be more responsible and to control and restrain" their pets during deliveries.

Summary: The Royal Mail and a union representing postal workers have urged dog owners to "control and restrain" their pets after a postwoman was attacked.


The Scotland full-back, 30, joined the Warriors in 2009 from London Welsh and has since played more than 100 games. "I've witnessed huge growth at the club and we're now selling out Scotstoun for the majority of our home games and it's a great place to play rugby," he said. Meanwhile, 24-year-old full-back Glenn Bryce, who has made 13 appearances, will join Edinburgh in the summer. He joins team-mate Duncan Weir in switching to the Warriors' Scottish rivals. Bryce told the Warriors website: "It was a really hard decision to leave Glasgow but I'm hoping to kick on at Edinburgh and play as regularly as possible next season. "Getting involved during the Rugby World Cup period for Glasgow was a high for me. I've loved my time at the club." Murchie captained Warriors to a 12-6 win over Leinster on Friday as the defending champions continued their push for a Pro12 play-off place. He joins Jonny Gray, Finn Russell, Pat MacArthur, Fraser Brown, Alex Allan, Sila Puafisi, Ali Price, Ryan Wilson, Rob Harley and Chris Fusaro in committing his future to Gregor Townsend's team. "Peter has made a huge contribution to the club over the last seven years, so it's great news that he's staying with us," said the head coach. "He sets the standard for the squad in how to conduct yourself as a professional and works very hard to improve as a rugby player."

Summary: Peter Murchie has signed a new one-year contract with Glasgow Warriors, keeping him at Scotstoun until May 2017.


The government plans to raise fees above £9,000 for universities in England with "high quality" teaching. But Exeter has announced that the increase will also be applied to current as well as new students. The Liberal Democrats say they will table an amendment in Parliament to "stop this outrageous practice". Exeter students have used social media to express their irritation at the increase. Tim Quine, Exeter's deputy vice-chancellor, said: "The decision to charge £9,250 has not been taken lightly, but follows four years in which tuition fees have been frozen, while the costs of delivering a world leading education have continued to rise." But Labour's education spokesman Gordon Marsden said Exeter's raising fees, before the increase had been approved by Parliament, was a "concerning and disturbing development". Mr Marsden said students signed up for degree courses on the assumption that fees would not change - and that universities which introduced such increases would face "criticism for changing the goalposts in an unethical manner". John Pugh, Liberal Democrat education spokesman, said the increase for current students was "completely unacceptable". On the last day before the parliamentary summer break, the government published details of plans to allow universities to increase fees to £9,250 from 2017-18, scrapping the maximum upper limit introduced during the controversial trebling of tuition fees in 2012. The plan would allow universities assessed as having "high teaching standards" to increase fees in line with inflation, calculated as 2.8% for next year. Universities had begun to advertise these higher fees for students about to apply this autumn, for next year's courses. But Exeter is also applying the increase to students already at the university. The measure is permitted under the government's proposals, but many other universities have so far not made a decision on whether to charge higher fees for students who entered when the legal maximum was set at £9,000 per year. The University of Nottingham has promised current students, and those about to start this autumn, that there will be no increase above £9,000 for the duration of their courses. Exeter's website says that the increase for new and current students is "subject to approval from the government that we meet the criteria in the Teaching Excellence Framework". The Teaching Excellence Framework is the system being created to measure the quality of teaching in universities. For the first year, no universities have failed to reach the necessary quality threshold. There was controversy over whether the university fee increase had been properly debated in Parliament. Opposition MPs were angry that the higher fees were being announced before the Higher Education Research Bill, currently before Parliament, had been approved. The government said the cap on fees could be lifted legitimately, via a statutory instrument, and that a vote would still be required if there was a challenge from MPs. Both Labour and the Liberal Democrats have warned the government that they intend to block the planned increases and there were warnings that ministers had tried to "sneak out" the fee changes. Universities had been accused by MPs of "disgraceful arrogance" in advertising

Summary: Exeter University has told its current students that their tuition fees are going to be increased to £9,250 from autumn 2017.


Firstly, there's an Anniversary Update on the way. With that, some enhancements to Cortana and the web browser, Edge - as well as an attempt to reinvent the stylus. Secondly, there's only one month left before the Windows 10 free upgrade offer ends. After that date, it will cost $119 (Â£89). In a phone call with the BBC, head of Windows Yusuf Mehdi said more than 350 million devices were now being powered by Windows 10. It has undoubtedly been a strong first year. Aside from the backlash from some users who felt Windows 10 was being forced upon them, the operating system is generally regarded as a welcome return to form for the company that still powers the vast majority of the world's desktop and laptop computers. "Customer satisfaction is at an all time high," Mr Mehdi told me. "We've had over 135 billion hours of usage since the launch." He'll be hoping to convince many more users to take advantage of the free update before the deadline hits. The lofty goal, set out by Microsoft 12 months ago, is to achieve more than a billion devices running Windows 10 within the next two years. When Windows 10 was launched, the big news was that it would be made available as a free upgrade for Windows 7 or 8 users, on any device with hardware capable of running it. At a time when Microsoft was well and truly left behind by the smartphone boom, the Windows 10 strategy, put into action by the then-new chief executive Satya Nadella, was certainly a bold move. A year on, we're starting to be able to look at whether Mr Nadella made the right call. "Despite progress towards the one billion goal, Microsoft faces the reality that consumer engagement is far greater on mobile than PC or tablet and this continues to be a significant disadvantage," said Geoff Blaber from CCS Insight. Mr Blaber suggests Microsoft is already well down a path that has it placed as a company now almost entirely focused on businesses rather than general consumers. "Over 300 million devices is solid progress for Windows 10 and Microsoft has successfully turned the tide of public opinion in the wake of Windows 8," he said. "Nonetheless, Microsoft's future is moving towards a far greater focus on enterprise than consumer. "Microsoft is successfully transforming Windows into a service and creating the platform for a future that's likely to be more about enterprise services, cloud and artificial intelligence than consumer computing." When I interviewed Mr Nadella last year, I put it to him that people had historically only used Windows begrudgingly. It was the operating system at school, at work, and on the only computer you could afford. It was the only comment that had the usually ice-cool Mr Nadella a little riled. With Windows 10, he insisted, people would come to not just need Windows, but want it. Perhaps even love it. The usage statistics show Microsoft has done well in getting people on Windows 10. But to what end? The company is still

Summary: It's almost a year since Microsoft launched Windows 10 - which means two things.


The FTSE 100 index closed 2.27% higher, while the FTSE 250 closed up 1.68%. The pound fell 1.2% against the dollar to $1.3264 after Mr Carney said a deteriorating outlook meant action from the Bank was likely during the summer. Shares in the US rose, with both the Dow Jones and S&P 500 index up by 0.6% in morning trading. The past few days have seen huge swings on the world's financial markets as traders and investors struggled to assess the impact of the UK's vote to leave the European Union. After two days of heavy falls following the vote, shares spent two days recovering, and on Wednesday, the FTSE 100 ended above the level it had closed at last Thursday. However, the FTSE 250 index - which contains more UK-focused companies - still remains well below its pre-referendum level. "The blue chip [FTSE 100] index is stuffed full with big international firms and it is these companies propelling the rise. The heavy weighting towards these groups is very misleading," said Joe Rundle, head of trading at ETX Capital. "The likes of Fresnillo, Randgold, AstraZeneca, Royal Dutch Shell, British American Tobacco - these are hardly dependent on, or reflective of, the UK economy. They're listed in London but their earnings come from abroad. "There is a key distinction. UK-focused firms are doing much, much worse. Easyjet, Lloyds, Barclays, RBS, Barratt, Taylor Wimpey - they've all recorded 20% losses since the Brexit vote." Shares in RBS were one of the biggest fallers on the FTSE 100 on Thursday, dropping 4.8%. The pound is well below the $1.50 rate it touched last Thursday before the outcome of the referendum became clear. As well as falling against the dollar after Mr Carney's speech, it also tumbled 1.1% against the euro at â‚¬1.1962. Analysts continued to warn that the recent market recovery might only be temporary. "The odds may be against them, but investors are hoping that the worst is over for currencies and equities," Kathy Lien, managing director of foreign exchange strategy at BK Asset Management, said in a note. "But considering there's been no additional clarity on the terms of Brexit or the outlook for the UK economy and global economy since Britain's decision to leave the European Union on Friday, we don't see fundamental support for the recent moves." Analysts at Swiss bank UBS have cut their end of year forecast for the FTSE 100 to 5,500 from 6,500. "We see a significant amount of uncertainty around the UK over the next few months. We do not know who the prime minister will be, or when, or if, Article 50 is invoked and there are even possibilities of a general election given the current fluidity of UK politics," UBS said. The price of gold was little changed at $1,318.10 an ounce on Thursday. The precious metal is viewed as a safe investment in times of uncertainty and gold price hit a near two-year high of $1,358.20 on Friday in the wake of the referendum.

Summary: UK shares have risen and the pound has fallen after Bank of England governor Mark Carney hinted at fresh stimulus measures after the Brexit vote.


Michael Gove and Boris Johnson said the pledge was "corrosive of public trust" while Britain remained in the EU. But Number 10 said their claim was an "attempt to distract" from the fact that an EU exit would be "disastrous". It comes amid growing Tory turmoil over the EU, with some MPs threatening a post-referendum leadership challenge. Meanwhile, a survey of economists has suggested that nine in 10 of those who responded believe leaving the EU would be damaging. There are less than four weeks to go until the UK decides whether to stay in or leave the European Union on 23 June. John Pienaar: Tory division escalates EU referendum: All you need to know Issues guide: Explore the arguments Immigration is one of the key battlegrounds in the referendum debate - and it is the focus of an open letter to Mr Cameron, published in the Sunday Times, by Mr Gove and Mr Johnson, who say the government's pledge to get migration below 100,000 was unachievable. Net migration - the difference between the number of people coming to the UK for at least a year and those leaving - rose to 333,000 in 2015, according to Office for National Statistics estimates. The figure for EU-only net migration was 184,000, equalling its record high, and 188,000 for non-EU. This issue covers immigration and free movement within Europe. Mr Johnson and Mr Gove said: "Voters were promised repeatedly at elections that net migration could be cut to tens of thousands. "This promise is plainly not achievable as long as the UK is a member of the EU and the failure to keep it is corrosive of public trust in politics." They also said they were "particularly concerned about the impact of free movement in the future on public services". "Class sizes will raise and waiting lists will lengthen if we don't tackle free movement," they wrote. In response to the letter, Number 10 said: "This is a transparent attempt to distract from the fact that the overwhelming majority of economists and businesses believe leaving the single market would be disastrous for jobs, prices and opportunities for people." By John Pienaar, deputy political editor The Brexiteers point is that EU open borders make immigration control impossible. Its effect, though, is to accelerate a descent into internecine warfare which now threatens to make the Conservatives ungovernable if the referendum ends in anything but a decisive victory for the Remain campaign. So bitter has the conflict become, so taut the tension between the rival factions, that angry Eurosceptic Tories talk privately of challenging the prime minister's position even if Britain votes to stay inside the European Union. Read more from John Pienaar The row over the migration target comes as the Conservative in-fighting over the EU referendum intensifies. David Cameron and most of his cabinet are campaigning for a vote to stay in the EU, but about half of his MPs support an exit. Conservative Leave campaigner Andrew Bridgen told 5 live's Pienaar's Politics that as many as 50 Tory MPs were ready to back a

Summary: David Cameron must accept the failure of the government's manifesto pledge to reduce migration into the UK, two leading Vote Leave MPs have said.


What is a customs union and why does it matter? A customs union is a form of trade agreement between two or more countries. It means they decide not to impose tariffs (taxes on imports) on each other's goods and agree to impose common external tariffs on goods from countries outside their customs union. Setting common external tariffs is what distinguishes a customs union from a free trade area. A free trade area allows member states to trade feely with each other while still being able to set their own tariffs on goods from the rest of the world. The purpose of a customs union, like that of other trade agreements, is to make it easier for member states to trade. Customs unions reduce administrative and financial trade barriers (such as customs checks and charges) and enhance economic cooperation. However, they also limit the freedom of their individual members to strike their own trade deals. The European Union is the biggest customs union in the world if you work it out by adding up the economic output of all its members. Article 28 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union states that all trade in goods between EU countries must be free of customs duties and that member states must apply a common customs tariff for goods imported from outside the EU. That means that all goods that have been imported into an EU country can then be moved freely within the EU without further customs checks. The EU customs union includes the 28 EU member states as well as Monaco. The EU also has customs union agreements - which vary in scope, such as type of goods covered - with Turkey, Andorra and San Marino. So, you do not have to be a member of the EU's single market to be in a customs union with the EU. Norway, on the other hand, is part of the European Economic Area (EEA), which gives it access to the single market, but is not in the EU's customs union. In practice, this means that while most goods that originate in Norway can still be traded tariff-free to the rest of the European single market, products coming through Norway into the single market are subject to further checks. There are some customs checks on the border between Norway and Sweden even though they are both part of the single market, to check for products originating outside Norway. A good example of this was the attempts to smuggle garlic into Sweden. The customs union can be seen as one tool to help achieve one of the four freedoms of the EU, namely free trade in goods between member states. The remaining three freedoms - free movement of services, capital and people - help tackle non-tariff barriers, which is vital in boosting trade, particularly in services. Trade in services is arguably more important to the UK than trade in goods, as services make up almost 80% of the UK economy. A customs union would have limited impact on trade in services. The government

Summary: The Financial Times is reporting that Trade Secretary Liam Fox is putting pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May to pull out of the EU customs union as part of an eventual deal to leave the European Union.


Media playback is not supported on this device Competitive video gaming generated £400m in revenue in 2016, has a global audience of about 320 million, and will be included in the 2022 Asian Games. "We have to look at it because we can't say, 'it's not about Olympics,'" Paris 2024 co-president Tony Estanguet said. "The youth are interested, so let's meet them," he told the AP news agency. "I think it's interesting to interact with the IOC and the esports family to better understand what the process is and why it is such a success. "There is some time to look at it, to interact, to engage. I don't want to say 'no' from the beginning." Media playback is not supported on this device Paris' hosting of the 2024 Games - and Los Angeles' in 2028 - is set to be officially ratified at an IOC congress in Lima, Peru in September. The 2024 programme will start to be shaped in 2019, and a decision on what sports are to be added in Paris will be taken after the 2020 Games in Tokyo. "We will spend some time after Lima to engage with new people and stakeholders," Estanguet said. "The IOC will have the last say if they want esports on the programme. Let's discuss among ourselves."

Summary: Esports could be added to the Olympic Games programme in 2024, with the Paris bid team keen to discuss the issue with the International Olympic Committee.


The Southern Front, an alliance of rebel groups, announced that the base, known as Brigade 52, was "liberated" in an attack on Tuesday morning. The base, outside the town of Harak, is one of the largest in Deraa province. Officials have not commented, but if confirmed its fall would be the latest in a string of defeats suffered by the government in the past three months. At the start of April, the Southern Front captured the Nasib border crossing with Jordan, days after another rebel alliance seized the capital of the north-western province of Idlib. The jihadist group Islamic State meanwhile took the strategically important central town of Tadmur and the neighbouring ancient ruins of Palmyra last month. A spokesman for the Southern Front, Maj Essam al-Rayes, told the AFP news agency that at least 2,000 rebel fighters had overrun Brigade 52 in a "short and quick" assault launched at dawn on Tuesday. "This base was one of the main lines of defence for the regime forces. It was a nightmare, because they used it to shell all the areas to the east of the province," he said. The base also lies near a main road running from the capital, Damascus, to the Jordanian border. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group, said the battle had killed 20 troops and pro-government militiamen, as well as 14 rebels. Government forces had now withdrawn to the nearby village of al-Dara, it added. Ahmed al-Masalmeh, an opposition activist in Deraa, told the Associated Press that the rebels had also captured the nearby village of Mleiha al-Sharqiya on Tuesday. There were no reports about the status of Brigade 52 on state media. However, the Sana news agency earlier said air strikes in the area had killed at least 40 members of al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, al-Nusra Front. Rebel positions in Mleiha al-Sharqiya, Karak and Harak were targeted, and attacks elsewhere in Deraa province were repelled, a military source was quoted as saying.

Summary: Rebels in Syria say they have captured a major army base in the south of the country.


The airport said its £16bn plan for expansion included addressing flooding from Thames tributaries that burst their banks early in 2014. The Environment Agency, which has plans to meet Heathrow bosses in the next week, said it was "very encouraged". "I believe this scheme will happen," said spokesman David Murphy. In February last year, flooding affected homes and businesses along the river in Berkshire, Surrey and the London boroughs of Kingston and Richmond. The River Thames defence scheme involves reducing the flood risk between Datchet and Teddington by building a flood channel and improving three weirs. The government announced in its autumn statement it would contribute £220m towards the scheme, with businesses and utility companies being asked to chip in. Leader of Surrey County Council David Hodge has said Heathrow would be one of those asked to contribute. Heathrow said its expansion plan included a "once-in-a-generation" opportunity to address issues like flooding from nearby rivers, particularly the Colne and Wraysbury. "We will work and support the Environment Agency and local authorities in developing better flood alleviation schemes to protect homes and property located away from the airport." The Airports Commission is currently considering three options for expanding airport provision in south-east England. It is due to make its final recommendation to the government in the summer. Mr Murphy, Environment Agency executive for the River Thames scheme, said: "One of the key factors of expansion at Heathrow will be to manage water associated with that development. "This whole area has many rivers many lakes and therefore water management is incredibly important because of the potential for flooding which we saw last year."

Summary: Heathrow airport could be among businesses contributing to a £300m River Thames defence scheme if it gets the go-ahead to expand.


The Argentina midfielder was sent off in the 84th minute after he reacted angrily to a James McClean challenge. Watford said his punishment was excessive and that he had been wrongly dismissed, but the latter was rejected by the Football Association. Pereyra will now only miss Saturday's game against Everton.

Summary: Watford's Roberto Pereyra has had his suspension reduced from three matches to one following his sending off in Saturday's 3-1 defeat by West Brom.


Organisers have announced that the event's poultry competition has been called-off after a vet discovered a case of infectious bronchitis. A spokeswoman for the show said "birds under suspicion" had been removed but it was with "great regret" it has had to cancel the poultry competition. Roger Thomas, who had birds that he was showing, said it was "disappointing". The show, the largest agricultural event in the West country, started on Wednesday and runs until Saturday in Shepton Mallet, Somerset. Alan Lyons, head of shows, admitted it was disappointing but said there had been a "great day judging on the Wednesday" with "record entries". "It is very disappointing for the show and all the competitors in the poultry show but we take our bio-security measures very seriously," he said. Infectious bronchitis, according to the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, is an "acute, highly contagious" viral respiratory disease with "high morbidity".

Summary: Up to 1,200 birds have been removed from the Royal Bath and West Show due to a suspected outbreak of disease.


Two lionesses escaped not long after midnight and were spotted on main roads in the city by morning. Nairobi residents have been urged to stay away and report any further sightings to a free telephone line. "Lions are dangerous wild animals. Don't confront them when you encounter them," KWS's Paul Udoto tweeted. The KWS spokesman told the BBC that reports in the Kenyan media that six lions were on the loose were exaggerated. The BBC's Abdinoor Aden in Nairobi says the park is separated by a main road from densely populated neighbourhoods in the south of the city. Mr Udoto said he was concerned that people would try and tackle the lions themselves, as has happened in the past. In 2012, four cubs had to be placed in an orphanage after a similar incident led to the killing of their mother. One of the lionesses currently on the loose has left her cubs in the park, Mr Udoto said. Answering a question on Twitter from a worried mother, Mr Udoto advised her to keep her children inside until the lions had been safely returned to the park, adding such incidents were the "perils of born town lions". It is estimated about about 30 lions live in the park.

Summary: The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is hunting for at least two lions which have escaped from Nairobi National Park bordering the capital, Nairobi.


Urrvashi Singh claimed midwives from Trafford General Hospital did not carry out thorough checks, which led to son Dilraj developing further illness. Hospital bosses settled proceedings but have not admitted liability. The court heard the trust was working with the family's legal team on the payout to cover Dilraj's care costs. Seven-year-old Dilraj developed a jaundice-related brain disease called Kernicterus and has been left blind, unable to speak and with cerebral palsy. Ms Singh said that during two home visits she told midwives "something wasn't right" but they did not check her son for jaundice. When Dilraj lost weight and returned to hospital he was diagnosed and Ms Singh was told he had an hour to live. Eddie Jones, a specialist brain injury lawyer at JMW Solicitors, said: "The real pity of this case is that the brain damage sustained by Dilraj was entirely preventable if he had been given the right treatment at the right time. "Jaundice is a common condition in newborns and, whilst in rare cases the consequences can be serious, it is treatable. Sadly, the mistakes made have had a catastrophic impact on Dilraj's life and the lives of the rest of his family." This case is one of a number of similar claims across the country, he added. Ms Singh, 37 and from Stretford, said she had to give up her job as a nursery nurse to care for her son and has called for a national screening programme to identify cases. She said: "More needs to be done to ensure that midwives are alert to the signs that babies such as Dilraj are in danger of contracting Kernicterus. "There were opportunities missed to help my son. If only the link between jaundice and the risk of brain damage had been made early enough, something could have been done." In 2006, the government's former Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson, called for a national Kernicterus register and routine screening to prevent the condition occurring. A spokeswoman for the Department of Health said there is currently no such register as it is a very rare condition. "We screen for rhesus disease which is the main cause of severe neonatal jaundice which can lead to Kernicterus. This is led by midwives," she said. "All midwives should be fully aware of the signs of neonatal jaundice and what to do about it." A spokesman for Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said: "Following detailed investigations into the circumstances surrounding Dilraj's treatment, a compromise was reached in respect of liability. "We are satisfied that a settlement has been reached and we wish Dilraj and his family well for the future."

Summary: A mother whose son was left brain damaged after midwives allegedly failed to act on signs of jaundice has won compensation at the High Court.


There's a mask. The conversation can lack substance or value. Dean Windass, the former Aberdeen, Bradford and Hull striker, is different. There are topical reasons to seek out the 47-year-old. His son, Josh, recently signed for Rangers. Dean was, and remains, something of a cult hero at Pittodrie, where he played 20 years ago. He's also a character; sure to have tales aplenty of japery, dressing room banter and on-pitch battles to delight. He does, but there's a lot more to his story. Media playback is not supported on this device Windass has battled severe depression for much of his life, mostly under the radar. It started when he was 12, with his parents divorcing. He couldn't cope. With Aberdeen, only manager, Roy Aitken, and fitness trainer Stuart Hogg, in whom Windass confided, had any idea. "Nobody knew," Windass told BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound programme. "I didn't tell anybody. Going into the changing-rooms, I should've been an actor really. That's how it escalated. "When I'd go out and have a drink, I'd cry all the time. I remember seeing a councillor when I played for Aberdeen. Stuart Hogg took me because I'd never expressed my feelings to anybody. "When I was on the pitch, everything was all right. "I never spoke about it. I was always the Jack the Lad in changing-rooms, but then when I was coming home, I was crying. I didn't know how to express my feelings." There's a large photograph on his kitchen wall looking over his shoulder as he stands on a city balcony, admittedly drunk, lapping up the adoration of Hull supporters. His goal in 2008, at the age of 39 in front of 86,000 fans, sent the Tigers into England's top flight via the play-off final at Wembley. A local hero, he was living the dream, or at least you'd expect that to be the case. The years that followed were tinged with depression, alcohol and attempts to take his own life after divorcing from his wife and losing his father suddenly. "I was trying to block everything out and was drinking quite heavily then," he said. "I tried to commit suicide with tablets and tried to hang myself. I'm not proud of that today as I've got two great kids. "I asked for help and ended up in Tony Adams' Sporting Chance clinic for 26 days. "It was scary, I was scared stiff. Every time I spoke to a counsellor, I cried, every day. "It got better and better the more I spoke about it. I got through it. It's the best 26 days of my life, because it saved my life." The move to Aberdeen over a decade earlier came about with Hull, during his first spell at the club, facing closure over an Inland Revenue bill. Windass was the main asset and had to go or the gates to the stadium would shut. Martin O'Neill resigned as manager of Norwich City after he was denied the funds to sign Windass. Roy Aitken secured him shortly after. "The deal was done by Friday

Summary: Sometimes as a journalist, you encounter a current or former footballer and depart with a feeling of disappointment; a sense that they're not really telling you what they think or feel.


The North's official news agency said on Tuesday the plan involved firing medium-to-long-range rockets at Guam, where US strategic bombers are based. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, flying into Guam, said there was no imminent threat from North Korea. He also defended President Donald Trump, who on Tuesday threatened Pyongyang with "fire and fury". Mr Tillerson said that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un did not understand diplomatic language, and a strong message was needed that he would understand. "I think the president just wanted to be clear to the North Korean regime that the US... will defend itself and its allies," he said. On Wednesday, Mr Trump tweeted that the US nuclear arsenal was "more powerful than ever before", but added he was hopeful "we will never have to use this power". The recent exchanges mark a sharp rise in rhetoric between Washington and Pyongyang, but China has urged calm. A foreign ministry statement quoted by Reuters called on all sides to avoid words or actions which might escalate the situation and to make greater efforts to resolve the issue via talks. The UN recently approved further economic sanctions on North Korea, which Pyongyang said were a "violent violation of our sovereignty", warning the US would "pay a price". On Wednesday, the official KCNA news agency said North Korea was "carefully examining the operational plan for making an enveloping fire at the areas around Guam" using its domestically made medium-to-long-range Hwasong-12 missiles. The news agency reported a military statement issued on Tuesday, which probably came in response to US military drills in Guam. However, there has been no indication that any attack on Guam by North Korea is imminent. In a message to the public, the governor of Guam Eddie Baza Calvo said there was currently "no threat" to the island and the Marianas archipelago, but that Guam was "prepared for any eventuality". North Korea's statement is the latest stage in a heating up of rhetoric and tension. Pyongyang, which has tested nuclear devices five times, launched two intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) in July, claiming it now had the ability to hit mainland US. On Tuesday, media reports in the US claimed the North had achieved its goal of making a nuclear warhead small enough to fit inside its missiles. While not confirmed, this was seen as one of the last obstacles to North Korea being a fully nuclear-armed state. A report in the Washington Post, citing US intelligence officials, suggested North Korea was developing nuclear weapons capable of hitting the US at a much faster rate than expected. A Japanese government defence white paper also said the weapons programme had "advanced considerably" and that North Korea possibly now had nuclear weapons. North Korea's missile programme explained In response, President Trump warned North Korea to stop threatening the US, saying they would be "met with fire and fury like the world has never seen". However, veteran US Senator John McCain was sceptical about Mr Trump's statement, saying he was "not sure that President Trump is ready to act". On the streets

Summary: North Korea has said it is considering carrying out missile strikes on the US Pacific territory of Guam.


He joins 13 other contenders in the crowded race. Mr O'Leary, who appears on the reality show Shark Tank in the US and Dragon's Den in Canada, has been seriously exploring a bid since December. He has drawn comparisons to Donald Trump for both his TV and business background and his boastful tendencies. Former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper stepped down as party leader in November 2015 after losing the federal election to the Trudeau Liberals. Conservatives pick their new leader on 27 May. Mr O'Leary, a Montreal-born investor and entrepreneur, is pitching himself as the business-minded, fiscally conservative candidate in the packed field of hopefuls. "I am a successful Canadian businessman with a great deal of international experience," Mr O'Leary said in a media statement. "I am the only candidate who can beat Justin Trudeau." He is also positioning himself as the only contender who can stand up to US President-elect Donald Trump on cross-border issues like trade. While he has repeatedly praised Mr Trump and his tactics in interviews, Mr O'Leary has avoided the anti-immigrant rhetoric used by the American real estate magnate during the campaign and has said he does not support many of his policies. Mr O'Leary, born to Lebanese and Irish immigrants, has also criticised a proposal by fellow Conservative leadership contender Kellie Leitch to screen all immigrants for "Canadian values" as "un-Canadian". Still, there are inescapable similarities between the two celebrity businessmen. Mr O'Leary is a self-promoting political outsider with no experience in elected office. He can be pointed on Twitter and has taken to referring to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as a "surfer dude" on the social platform. The Shark Tank cast member is known to float unconventional ideas, including a recent proposal to let people buy seats in the Senate, the un-elected upper house of Parliament. He has been publicly toying with the idea of running to lead the Conservative party for months. Other candidates have been taking shots at him on the campaign trail, including Lisa Raitt, a veteran politician who launched a "Stop Kevin O'Leary" website earlier this month and has targeted him for his "irresponsible populism". He has also been criticised for not speaking French, one of Canada's official languages. Bilingualism is convention among the country's political leaders. Over seven millions Canadians, mostly in the province of Quebec, speak French as their mother-tongue. The Canadian mogul made his run official the day after the French-language only leadership debate in Quebec City. Rona Ambrose, a former Cabinet minister, is serving as interim Conservative leader until the party election in May.

Summary: Canadian businessman and reality TV star Kevin O'Leary is running for the leadership of the federal Conservative party.


Media playback is not supported on this device The 23-year-old beat her Games record, clocking eight minutes 18.11 seconds. England's Sophie Taylor, 18, won gold in the 100m breaststroke final, with team-mate Ollie Hynd, 19, taking the Para-sport 200m individual medley SM8. Aimee Willmott, 21, and Adam Peaty, 19, added silvers for England in the 200m butterfly and 50m breaststroke. And England's Adam Barrett, 21, ended the session with bronze in the 100m butterfly. Welsh celebrations were perhaps more pronounced given Carlin, from Swansea, was the first woman from her nation to win a Games swimming title since Pat Bevan in the 200m breaststroke in Christchurch in 1974. It was Wales' fourth swimming medal of Glasgow 2014 and Carlin now has a complete set of Commonwealth Games medals, having won silver and bronze in Delhi in 2010. "I'm just so happy to come away with the gold," she said of a race in which Scotland's Hannah Miley, 24, and Camilla Hattersley, 19, were fifth and seventh respectively. New Zealand's Lauren Boyle, 26, took silver and Canada's Brittany MacLean, 20, bronze. Media playback is not supported on this device "I can't believe it, I really can't," added Carlin. "I put everything into my training this year. The support has been overwhelming and obviously I'm just so glad." Harrogate's Taylor, meanwhile, had trailed at the turn in the 100m breaststroke but roared back to beat Australia's Lorna Tonks, 25, and Alia Atkinson, 25, of Jamaica in a time of 1:06.35. Scotland's Katie Armitage, 18, was eighth. Uttoxeter's Peaty - who won the 100m breaststroke on Saturday, could not quite produce a similar comeback in the 50m breaststroke, finishing two hundredths of a second behind world-record holder Cameron van der Burgh. The 26-year-old South African's time of 26.76secs enhanced the Games record he set in the semi-finals. Scotland's Mark Tully, 22, was denied bronze by just one hundredth of a second, third place going to Cristian Sprenger, 28, of Australia. Tully's team-mates Ross Murdoch, 20, and Joe Welstead, 24, were sixth and seventh respectively. Middlesbrough's Willmott - who was runner-up in Thursday's 400m individual medley behind Miley - claimed her second silver in the 200m butterfly. Canadian Audrey Lacroix, 30, earned gold and Australia's Maddie Groves, 19, took bronze, with the Welsh duo of Alys Thomas, 23, and Jemma Lowe, 24, fourth and fifth respectively. Scotland's Miley finished sixth. England's fifth swimming medal of the night came with bronze from Barrett in the 100m butterfly. The Reading athlete qualified fastest for the final but could not thwart South Africa's Olympic champion Chad le Clos, 22. Clos added to his gold in the 200m, silvers in the 50m and 4x100m free and bronze in 4x200m free, in a Games-record time of 51.29secs. Joseph Schooling, 19, won bronze for Singapore and England's James Guy, 18, was sixth. In the other two events Australians filled the podium, with England's 50m freestyle and 50m butterfly champion Fran Halsall denied a third medal at Tollcross when she finished fourth in the 100m freestyle. Australia's Cate Campbell, 22, posted a Games

Summary: Jazz Carlin became the first Welsh woman to win Commonwealth Games gold in the pool in 40 years when she eased to victory in the 800m freestyle.


2 May 2015 Last updated at 10:24 BST One of the top things many voters want politicians to do is to protect the National Health Service (NHS). But why do people think it's so important? Martin's been to the Great North Children's Hospital in Newcastle to find out.

Summary: On May 7 it's the general election, where adults across the country will decide who they want to run the UK.


Members of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews have been sending their replies to a postal ballot on whether to admit women to the club for the first time in its 260-year history. The result will be made known in the early evening of Thursday when a statement will be issued by the Fife-based organisation. If, as expected, the vote favours the admission of women it will be a significant step forward for the game. While it won't make any practical difference to the thousands of female golfers in the UK, it will help one of the game's governing bodies perform its duties free from rising criticism that was undermining its authority. Golf has been regarded as out of step with modern society because several men-only clubs hold positions of great influence - none more so than the Royal and Ancient, which in 2004 spawned the limited company that runs the Open Championship and acts as rule-maker for the game. The championship committee that organises the Open is made up by members from the Royal and Ancient Golf Club. Provided there is the anticipated "yes" vote, this means women will have a route to become involved in the running of golf's oldest and most revered tournament. It is a significant move because the club will regain a moral authority that was slipping from its grasp. "We've done this really because of our governance role in the game," said R&A chief executive Peter Dawson when he announced the ballot in March. "Sport has been changing, society has been changing and golf is part of that. We think it's time this change is made. "You can always ask that question: 'Why now? Why not 10 years ago?' The R&A have been considering this. It's been on our agenda, on our radar, for quite some time," Dawson added. "The feeling is as society changes, as sport changes, as golf changes, it's something the R&A needs to do." Back in March, Dawson stated a "no" vote would be "undesirable". Indeed, were the move to be rejected it would leave many questioning the R&A's right to have any future influence on the running of the game. During the ballot process, Dawson has been at pains not to be drawn any further into the debate. He did not want to say anything that might upset the membership. Originally the vote, which would have required a two-thirds majority, was scheduled to take place at the club's annual business meeting. That's why they had no choice but to use the same date as the Scottish referendum. However, it soon became clear that this was a matter for the entire club, not just the 300 or so members who typically attend the business meeting. Therefore a postal ballot of all 2,400 members was organised and only a simple majority is required to enact the historic move. Too many recent Opens have been overshadowed by the men-only issue. Whenever the championship has been played at St Andrews, Muirfield, Royal St George's and Royal Troon, it has detracted from the

Summary: While Scotland decides its future on 18 September, the result will be published of another significant vote by one of the country's historic sporting institutions.


The Taliban have come close to the city in recent fighting, leaving it cut off and displacing tens of thousands. A BBC correspondent who has flown into Kunduz has heard gunfire and artillery exchanges not far from its centre. Afghan officials say foreign jihadists trained by the Islamic State (IS) group are fighting alongside the Taliban. Provincial governor Mohammed Omer Safi told the BBC that the bodies of 18 foreign fighters, including three Chechen women, had been found. Security forces and Taliban have been involved in a stand-off for about a week after the insurgents launched an offensive on Kunduz at the end of April. The insurgents are currently said to be massed in the Gul Tepa district on the southern outskirts of the city. This is the first positive confirmation by a senior government official that Islamic State is operating alongside the Taliban in Afghanistan. Until now, particularly in the south of the country, IS fighters have often clashed with the Taliban. But the governor said that the battle for the north is different, and here IS fighters are "supporting the Taliban, training the Taliban, trying to build the capacity of the Taliban for a bigger fight". And, he said, they were more violent because they wanted to die in battle as martyrs. As well as from Afghanistan's immediate northern neighbours, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan, the dead came from Chechnya and Turkey. They were wearing black headbands marked with the same Islamic verses used by IS in Syria and Iraq. Battle heralds militant tie-up Correspondents say the advance is the most serious threat to a provincial capital in years. Afghan army and police are involved in the fighting but there is no substantial help from foreign troops. The BBC's David Loyn in Kunduz says Afghan forces are thinly spread in this region, and as well as this determined assault on Kunduz the Taliban and their allies have also attacked remote outposts in the mountains of Badakhshan further east. Reports said at least 13 police were killed in the attacks. Governor Safi said the Afghan forces in Kunduz did not have enough air power and their helicopters lacked the armaments they should have. Only a few thousand Nato troops remain in the country, largely in training roles, after their combat mission ended in December. They have turned down several requests to assist with air strikes. People displaced by the fighting are spread across the city and rural areas of the province of Kunduz. The prolonged fighting could lead to a bigger problem if there is a failure to bring in the harvest this month, our correspondent says. Kunduz supplies half of Afghanistan's rice crop, so delays could have a far-reaching impact, he adds. International aid agencies are trying to assist the displaced, with the World Food Programme preparing emergency kits of flour, pulses, cooking oil and high-energy biscuits for 500 families, spokesman Wahiddullah Amini told Reuters news agency.

Summary: The Afghan government has launched a major offensive against Taliban forces near the north-eastern provincial capital of Kunduz.


The Netherlands paceman led the way with his four-wicket haul. Surrey slumped to 93 all out with only the Curran brothers, Sam and Tom, reaching 20. Craig Meschede and Dean Cosker claimed two wickets apiece as Surrey fell apart and Glamorgan strolled to an eight-wicket win with 46 balls to spare. Glamorgan's new opener David Lloyd hit 31 and captain Jacques Rudolph was 34 not out. Surrey chose to bat but their opening stand of 28 was the highest partnership of the innings, with seven wickets then falling for 32. They were further hindered by veteran Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood retiring hurt with a calf injury without scoring. Glamorgan's next match is also in the T20 Blast, at home to Essex on 1 June, while Surrey travel to Somerset in the Championship on 28 May. Man of the match Van der Gugten told BBC Wales Sport: "I thought as a team we bowled really well, we kept them to a low total and our batters just did the job very professionally. "A couple of wickets went my way, anyone could have taken a bagful but luckily it was my night. [South Africa pace bowler] Dale Steyn coming will strengthen our group and we're looking forward to working with him." Glamorgan captain Jacques Rudolph told BBC Wales Sport: "The last two years we've come down here we've had very good performances, as far as clinical performances that's as good as you're going to get. Our bowling was outstanding and Timm van der Gugten again was unbelievable and we backed it up well with the batting. "Surrey's top three batters can be very dangerous, I continuously tried to attack and get wickets, and it's nice to get some confidence in the dressing room. "As far as I'm aware Dale Steyn [currently in India] is very keen to play on Wednesday (against Essex), Timm van der Gugten has shown with a bit of extra pace the kind of X-factor we need in our team. With him and Dale in the same team, we can be really excited about that."

Summary: Glamorgan won for the first time since July 2015 with Timm van der Gugten taking four wickets as they thrashed Surrey in their opening T20 Blast game.


After four weeks in the White House, he said "incredible progress" had been made, having signed some two dozen executive actions and put his signature to several bills. He also fired his scandal-hit national security adviser and an acting attorney general, who defied his seven-nation travel ban, which later suffered an appeals court defeat. So what has President Trump achieved so far? In the weeks and months to come, we'll be tracking the progress he makes on his agenda and how it is received by the American public. One way President Trump is able to exercise political power is through unilateral executive orders and memoranda, which allow him to bypass the legislative process in Congress in certain policy areas. He wasted little time in taking advantage of this privilege, quickly moving to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, cut business regulations and push ahead with completing the construction of two controversial pipelines. While it may appear that President Trump has been signing executive actions at an unprecedented rate, he has signed less than President Obama did during the same period in office. Mr Trump has used many of these actions to deliver on some of his campaign promises, but many of his promises cannot be fulfilled by executive action alone. For example, his first executive order was designed to limit the effect of the Affordable Care Act, better know as Obamacare, but his promise of repealing and replacing it can only be enacted by Congress. In-depth: The executive actions Trump has taken What are presidential executive orders? When Mr Trump took the oath of office on 20 January he did so with the lowest approval rating of any incoming president. He dismissed those polls as "rigged" but the strength of the opposition to him was evident when hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets the day after his inauguration. Most presidents begin their term with strong approval numbers, but President Trump has bucked that trend. While both George W Bush and Barack Obama were enjoying approval numbers in the 60s after one month in office, Mr Trump is around the 40% mark. Donald Trump: Unchained and unapologetic Mr Trump won the election with low approval numbers so it's unsurprising they're still low, but the scandal over his team's contacts with Russia and his controversial travel ban have kept them falling. Do the numbers matter? Maybe not, for now. Republicans control both the House and Senate so in theory he can pursue his legislative agenda without worrying about his ratings - as long as he keeps his Republican colleagues on side. But if his ratings stay low or fall further, expect some dissenting voices to emerge in the party as Republicans start to worry about midterm elections in 2018. For now though, there are signs that many of Mr Trump's supporters are happy with his progress - some we spoke to in Pennsylvania said he was doing "a fabulous job". You can hear their views here. Russia: The scandal Trump can't shake How and why did Trump's key adviser resign?

Summary: Donald Trump came into office promising to change the face of American politics and transfer power "back to the people".


The producers of Spectre have confirmed that the screenplay was taken as part of a cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment in November. In a statement on the film's official website, Eon Productions said they were concerned the script may be published online. Spectre is due to be released in November 2015. The statement said: "Eon Productions, the producers of the James Bond films, learned this morning that an early version of the screenplay for the new Bond film SPECTRE is amongst the material stolen and illegally made public by hackers who infiltrated the Sony Pictures Entertainment computer system. "Eon Productions is concerned that third parties who have received the stolen screenplay may seek to publish it or its contents." Filming for Spectre began this month after the title and cast were unveiled in London. A new car was shown off, but few details were given about the plot for the film. A Sony spokesman denied reports that the cyber attack had forced the studio to stop production. "Productions are still moving forward," Robert Lawson told the Reuters news agency. The Bond franchise is a valuable asset for Sony Pictures, with Skyfall making $1.1 billion (Â£640m) worldwide. On November 24 hackers disabled the computer network at California-based Sony Pictures. They also released salary and Social Security numbers for thousands of Sony employees - including celebrities North Korea has denied being behind the attack in retaliation for a film depicting the country's leader but praised it as a "righteous deed". The FBI has confirmed that it is investigating.

Summary: An early version of the script for the new James Bond film has been stolen by hackers.


A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 23 and 30 June. Send your photos to scotlandpictures@bbc.co.uk or via Instagram at #bbcscotlandpics

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Yr Egin, being built in Carmarthen by University of Wales Trinity St David, will be ready in late spring 2018. University chiefs told the Welsh Affairs committee they hoped the site would ultimately be oversubscribed. Vice-chancellor Medwin Hughes said he hoped Yr Egin would reach 60% capacity within the next two months but conceded it would need more companies on board. "The £3m of upfront rent from S4C helps with cash flow for two to three years but we could need more than 60% capacity to break even," he told the committee on Monday. As part of its contract with the University, S4C will also be paying £60,000 in annual service charges. Brecon and Radnorshire Conservative MP Chris Davies told the committee there had been an "untidy smell around" the project and "a fog" surrounding the relationship between the university and the Welsh-language broadcaster. Mr Hughes denied it, saying: "There has been a clear and consistent message between S4C and the University. "As with any large agreement there are confidentiality agreements. In the main, the engagement between S4C and the University has been presented in an appropriate manner." MPs had summoned university leaders amid concern over a gap in funding gap for the project. Earlier in March the Welsh Government committed £3m with after the University realised that the amount of European funding available to them would not be enough. In February, First Minister Carwyn Jones told AMs that S4C promised that the move from Cardiff would be at no cost to the taxpayer.

Summary: The building which will be S4C's new headquarters has no other tenants signed up yet, MPs have been told.


The 24-year-old, her three sons and daughter are due to be evicted on Boxing Day due to rent arrears. Miss Morgan, from Lampeter, Ceredigion, said her family will get a Christmas thanks to assistance from a charity. "I don't know where me and my children are going to be on Boxing Day but I'm trying to stay positive," she said. Miss Morgan and her children, who are all under six, will have Christmas dinner at Victoria Hall in the town cooked by Home Start Ceredigion, which helps people from across the region. The charity also collects donated toys, books and gifts, meaning Miss Morgan's children will have presents to open. "The children just want Santa to come, so that's my main thing at the moment is to make sure they have a good Christmas Day. "Then they think 'we've been good this year' because they have - they've had a really really tough year." Home Start Ceredigion's manager Sharon Morris said: "We're trying to help as many families as we can because people don't realise that this kind of poverty and homelessness isn't just in cities it is going on in rural areas. "People get into debt and it's difficult to get out of it." Miss Morgan said the council was not able to help until she is actually homeless and she has a viewing for another home, but it is an uncertain time. "Me and the kids don't know where we'll be on Boxing Day - we might be sleeping outside my front door, we don't know." If she cannot find accommodation, Miss Morgan and her children will try and get help from a refuge in either Cardigan or Borth. Despite this, she said she is trying to be upbeat and said her family will enjoy their Christmas. "All I want for them is to enjoy two hours out of the day where we can be a family and enjoy other people's company and not be on our own."

Summary: As families across Wales enjoy their Christmas Day, mother-of-four Michelle Morgan faces the prospect of being homeless the next day.


Plymouth-born centre-back Ellis, 28, has made just 12 appearances since joining the Cumbrians from Shrewsbury on a permanent basis last summer. It is his second spell at the New Lawn, having spent the 2009-10 season with Rovers on loan from Torquay United. The deal follows fellow defender Charlie Clough's move to Barnet for an undisclosed fee on Monday.

Summary: Carlisle United have loaned defender Mark Ellis to Forest Green Rovers for the remainder of the season.


The 30-year-old made one appearance for Vale, in their 2-1 defeat by Carlisle in the EFL Cup first round on 9 August. "Having moved to England from Portugal over the summer, the striker has found it difficult to adjust to life in the country," a club statement said. The former Sporting Lisbon player will now return to Portugal.

Summary: Port Vale have terminated the contract of Portuguese striker Carlos Saleiro, just six weeks after he signed for the League One club.


Not just any old building, mind you, but one with a gleaming metallic facade and sharp angles, the first residential property in Europe by architect Daniel Libeskind. "We haven't set a price yet," says silver-haired softly spoken developer Nikolaus Ziegert. Sapphire is still a construction site - but on a whistle-stop tour, it's easy to see its appeal to foreign wealthy buyers. In many ways, this $43m (Â£29m) development symbolises the gentrification of the city. It's certainly set tongues wagging, dividing opinion in the historical district of Mitte. The luxury property market is red hot in this neighbourhood. Almost everywhere you look from the roof of Sapphire, there are cranes at work, constructing a new Berlin. Just over a decade ago, Berlin's mayor declared the city "poor but sexy", a reputation that helped attract innovative and creative businesses. But now, with its fortunes rapidly changing and the gentrification this brings, is Berlin in danger of becoming a victim of its own success? Its population has been growing fast, and in the past five years so have rents, pricing some local residents out. For Mr Ziegert, business is booming. He set up his property company 30 years ago in West Berlin, when the city was still divided, with just three employees. Now, he has a turnover of some $300m, and 180 staff. Mr Ziegert enjoys being chauffer driven in a vintage Maserati. But he doesn't fit the stereotype of a brash property developer. He is aware of the tensions development can create. "Gentrification has to be seen from two angles," he says. "Of course, the first is that of the tenant. "In Berlin, when the prices rise, people feel insecure. "On the other hand, gentrification also means change and progress. "And even if it's unpleasant for some, it remains very important for the city that investment comes in." In many ways, Berlin is still a city of two halves. On the one hand, there is an incredibly fast-growing community of hi-tech start-ups. On the other, the city's unemployment rate is more than 10%, compared with just 6% for the rest of Germany. Michael Plaumann lives in a homeless shelter in Neukoelln, an area earmarked by developers as the next property hotspot. To supplement his unemployment benefit, he sells a homeless newspaper on the trains of Berlin. "It's very difficult for me to find my own apartment for myself," he says. "That's why I've been living in a shelter for a while already, because the apartments have become very expensive, and for as someone who receives benefits, it is just too expensive." The $900 (Â£600) cost of his shelter accommodation is covered by his benefits. Should he find an apartment of this own, he'd be unable to claim the full rent because of a cap, which could price him out of his neighbourhood. "I want to live in my neighbourhood. That's Neukoelln. I've been there for 15 years," he says. "What bothers me is that in Berlin, more and more neighbourhoods are becoming ghettos. Berlin is not changing for the better." Lisa Jaspers earns

Summary: How many millions would you pay for a penthouse apartment in a futuristic new development with a panoramic view of Berlin?


He was regarded by critics as one of the greatest Caribbean poets. The writer's collections include In A Green Night: Poems 1948 - 1960 and his epic work, Omeros, which draws on Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992 and the TS Eliot Prize for Poetry in 2011. His winning collection for the TS Eliot Prize, White Egrets, was called "a moving, risk-taking and technically flawless book by a great poet" by the judges. The Nobel Committee, announcing his prize, said: "His poetry acquires at one and the same time singular lustre and great force... Walcott's style is melodious and sensitive." Derek Walcott found that he was often defined as a black writer. That is not how he saw himself. He was, he said, first and foremost, a Caribbean writer. Dante, Shakespeare, Chaucer and Yeats were all addressed and reassessed through his Caribbean-focussed literary lens. As was Homer - in 1990 - when he wrote his epic poem Omeros - in which Achilles finds himself relocated to the West Indies. His great skill, and gift to literature, was the way in which he used his unique poetic voice to explore and explain the world from a largely unseen perspective. He was never parochial or nationalistic, quite the opposite in fact. Derek Walcott was a master at using the specific to identify common ground and universal themes, illuminating both the individual and the collective. The poet won many other prizes, including a MacArthur Foundation award - the so-called "genius grant". Walcott said at the time: "It's nice to get it, because it gives you four or five years of a great deal of security - the tough thing is when it's finished! "It has a very bad connotation, this idea of a 'genius' - I'm not denying the fact that I'm prodigious, I'm not denying the fact that I wrote well... to me it's a gift. I feel blessed that I was gifted." Appearing on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs in 1992, he said he had written as far back as he could remember and recalled his mother, a schoolteacher, reciting Shakespeare at home. His father, who died while he was still an infant, had also written poetry, he said. "I heard that kind of sound at home from when I was very young," he said. "I always knew that was what I wanted to do - to write, particularly poetry." Born in 1930, he studied at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica, before moving to Trinidad in 1953, where he worked as a theatre and art critic. He published his first collection, 25 Poems, at the age of 18. He was also an accomplished painter and playwright. The Cultural Development Foundation of St Lucia paid tribute to Walcott, saying in a statement: "The world has lost one of its noted literary icons. "Our sympathies extend to St Lucia as a nation, who without doubt are proud and honoured to call him a true son of St Lucia. "He was very vocal about the

Summary: Nobel laureate poet Derek Walcott has died aged 87 at his home on the Caribbean island of St Lucia after a long illness, local media reports say.


The Gunners lost 3-2 at Old Trafford and 2-1 at home to Swansea to slip six points behind leaders Leicester. "Sometimes we lack the mentality that we are already winning 1-0 when we go out on to the pitch," Sanchez told Directv Sports before the United match. "We lack this hunger to believe that we can be champions." Sanchez added: "If we go out onto to the pitch with hunger to become champions, to win the Premier League or the Champions League we can achieve it. "I remember a game against Manchester United last year. The lads looked hungry for silverware as we took to the pitch. "We crushed them in the first 20 minutes and went 3-0 up. We were hungry and brimming with confidence that day." Arsenal have only three wins from 11 games in all competitions and are third in the league. Speaking after Wednesday's loss to Swansea, Gunners manager Arsene Wenger also said his side's loss of form "looks a bit" like a confidence issue. "I am worrying about our results," he said. "We don't dream. We have to be realistic and come back to what we do well... the basics. "The players are very down but we have to respond. We have to focus on our job and remind ourselves that we have some quality as well."

Summary: Alexis Sanchez said Arsenal lacked the self-belief to win the Premier League even before their back-to-back defeats by Manchester United and Swansea.


Pathologist Prof Guy Rutty said David "Les" Ross, 39, had probably been rolled "in a foetal position" when he was attacked on 17 December 2012 at Corby's Village Inn Express. Sitting at Kettering Magistrates' Court, coroner Anne Pember recorded a verdict of "unlawful killing". Mr Ross's family said his death was "a senseless act of violence". Northamptonshire Police are treating his death as murder and an investigation is ongoing. No-one from the force attended the inquest. Mrs Pember said Mr Ross was well known in Corby, where he had previously worked as a taxi driver and nightclub bouncer, and had opened the Rubix nightclub in the weeks before he died. Leanne Martin, who worked at the Village Inn Express in The Jamb, told the inquest Mr Ross had asked to stay in the hotel because his own house in Chelveston Drive had been broken into. Another worker at the hotel, Paige Lindsay, said she had discovered Mr Ross's body "on his back with his feet towards the door". Paramedic Michael Rowlatt told the inquest Mr Ross had been wearing boxer shorts and a white vest or t-shirt. He said there had been blood on the carpet and on the bed side cabinet. Prof Rutty said Mr Ross had injuries to his face, chest and arms. He said some of the wounds might have been from a fight the previous night, but that others were caused by a "ring on a fist". A statement from his family said they are "torn apart with grief" by an attack "carried out in a cowardly manner". It said: "There are people still walking around in Corby who know what happened to David, who attacked him and why."

Summary: A nightclub owner found dead in his hotel room had suffered injuries to his face, chest and arms, an inquest heard.


If a glut of recent studies are to be believed, its days are definitely numbered. Various reports suggest it is haemorrhaging users, that teenagers find it boring - one survey even comparing it to an infectious disease. Such surveys, usually accompanied by a picture of boss Mark Zuckerberg looking sad, are picked up widely by the press and equally vigorously pulled apart by Facebook. So when researchers at Princeton used Google search data to predict Facebook would lose 80% of its users within three years, the social network hit back. Its in-house data scientists used the same methodology to predict the university would have no students by 2021 and the world would run out of air by 2060. "As data scientists we wanted to give a fun reminder that not all research is created equal - and some methods of analysis lead to pretty crazy conclusions," they said. The Princeton report's comparison of Facebook to an infectious disease missed the mark, thinks Nate Elliott, analyst with Forrester Research. "One of Facebook's greatest strengths is its practice of regularly adding new features and functionality to its site; this both ensures it infects new users and also makes sure existing users don't become immune to its charms," he said in his blog. He also pointed out net measurement firm Comscore's data that showed that 89% of US 18- to 24-year-olds used Facebook in November 2013. "Facebook claims far more young users than any other social network - indeed, probably more than any other media property on Earth," he added. Some surveys are harder for Facebook to shake off, though. Digital agency iStrategylabs used Facebook's own social advertising data to extrapolate that three million US teenagers had left Facebook in the past three years. It was echoed by earlier research conducted by the Pew Internet Centre research, which reported that teenagers were put off Facebook because of their parents. The fact that notoriously capricious teenagers don't want to hang out in the same digital space with their parents will hardly come as a surprise to anyone who knows any. Parents can be embarrassing on Facebook - they post pictures of their offspring that they find hilarious but their children don't, they add ill-advised comments to their children's status updates and they often fail to understand the basic etiquettes of online discourse. It has led, concluded Pew, to teenagers maintaining lower profiles on Facebook while spending the majority of their time on services such as WhatsApp or Snapchat. But while the report noted a 25% drop in the number of younger users, it indicated that there was an 80% surge in users with an age of 55 and above. So is it a case that as Facebook gets older, so does its core audience? "The demographic has shifted and it is a positive thing when it come to ad revenues. These older users have more spending power than young teens," said Ovum analyst Eden Zoller. But she added Facebook could not afford to be complacent about its younger members because if they could be persuaded to

Summary: The candles on Facebook's 10th birthday cake will barely have been blown out before someone somewhere starts speculating on whether it will ever make 11.


Stenny beat Rangers under-20s 3-1 while Turriff's Andrzej Kieczkowski got the only goal against Montrose. The Fifers' tie with hosts Arbroath went to extra-time but Paul McManus' penalty secured them a 3-2 win. On Tuesday, Airdrieonians, Albion Rovers, Brechin, Celtic U20, Elgin, Forfar Athletic, Queen's Park, Peterhead and Stranraer all progressed. At Central Park, on-loan Hearts forward Nikolay Todorov put League Two Cowden ahead but Jack Aitchison levelled for Celtic U20 before Paul Crossan fired the winner, with Chris Turner then sent off for the hosts. Aberdeen U20 also had a player dismissed, Sam Roscoe red-carded early in their 3-1 defeat by Forfar with Josh Peters netting twice for the visitors. Andy Jackson scored a brace in Brechin's 4-1 defeat of Cove while Leighton McIntosh completed Peterhead's comeback as they recovered from a two-goal deficit to beat Brora 3-2. Elgin beat Hearts U20 2-0 and Albion Rovers were winners by the same score against Hamilton U20. Airdrieonians beat Motherwell U20 while Craig Malcolm netted four of Stranraer's seven goals at home to Spartans, who scored one in reply. Partick Thistle U20 led Queen's Park through Michael McMullin but John Carter scored on 88 minutes to force extra-time. The hosts had David Syme sent off before penalties ensued, Gregor Fotheringham netting the decisive kick for the Spiders. Colin McMenamin and Alan Cook scored for Stenhousemuir against Rangers U20 before Robby McCrorie's own goal and Ryan Hardie's consolation. Aberdeen U20 1-3 Forfar Athletic Brechin City 4-1 Cove Rangers Elgin City 2-0 Hearts U20 Peterhead 3-2 Brora Rangers Partick Thistle U20 1-1 Queen's Park (aet, 5-6 pens) Albion Rovers 2-0 Hamilton Academical U20 Cowdenbeath 1-2 Celtic U20 Motherwell U20 1-2 Airdrieonians Stranraer 7-1 Spartans Arbroath 2-3 East Fife (aet) Turriff United 1-0 Montrose Rangers U20 1-3 Stenhousemuir

Summary: Wins for East Fife, Stenhousemuir and Turriff United completed the second round of the Scottish Challenge Cup.


Stephen Probert, 56 and his partner Joanne Winder, 40, both died following a crash on the A470 near Llanrwst., Conwy county, on Easter Sunday 2015. Lawrence Lougher, 29, of Addlestone, Surrey, was found guilty of causing the deaths of the Colwyn Bay couple by careless driving. He was jailed for 12 months at Caernarfon Crown Court. The court heard Lougher failed to check for the overtaking motorcycle when turning his BMW across the road. Mr Probert died at the scene and Ms Winder died at Ysbyty Gwynedd two days later. The court previously heard that Lougher was originally told he would not face prosecution, but there had been a review. As well as the custodial sentence, he was banned from driving for two and a half years.

Summary: A man has been jailed for causing the deaths of a motorcyclist and his passenger.


The Highlands and Islands have been enjoying a lengthy spell of fine, sunny weather. Michael MacDonald, of Invergordon RNLI, captured the calm conditions and sunset on Monday during a training session for the crew. The training in the Cromarty Firth took the volunteer crew close to a number of North Sea oil and gas rigs and platforms anchored in the firth.

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Nikki Haley said her country would not stand by when chemical weapons were used, as it was in its "vital interest" to stop their proliferation. Syrian ally Russia accused the US of encouraging "terrorists" with its unilateral actions. Moscow has promised to strengthen its ally Syria's anti-aircraft defences. It is also closing down a hotline with the US designed to avoid collisions between their air forces over Syria. At least six people are reported to have been killed in the US missile strikes early on Friday. US officials say the base was used to launch a chemical weapons attack that killed dozens of civilians on Tuesday. According to Idlib's opposition-run health authority, 89 people, including 33 children and 18 women, died in the suspected nerve agent attack in the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhoun. Syria denies using nerve gas. Ms Haley told an emergency session of the UN Security Council that America had acted to ensure Syrian President Bashar al-President Assad would never use chemical weapons again. "We are prepared to do more but we hope that will not be necessary," she said. "It is in our vital national security interest to prevent the spread and use of chemical weapons." She blamed Iran and Russia for standing by the Syrian government when it committed crimes. "Strengthening Assad will only lead to more murders," she said. Russia's deputy ambassador to the UN, Vladimir Safronkov, described the US strikes as "illegitimate". "When you take your own path, this leads to horrible tragedies in the region," he told the Americans. UK ambassador Matthew Rycroft said the strikes were a "proportionate response to unspeakable acts". Cruise missiles fly low and have a relatively small radar cross-section so they are difficult to destroy with air defences. Russia may seek to improve Syria's surface-to-air missile system in the wake of this US attack but it would be very much a case of shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted. Syria used to have a highly effective national air defence system based on Soviet-era radars and missiles but it has been significantly weakened in the wake of the civil war and the loss of territory by the regime. Look at the ease with which the Israelis carry out strikes against Hezbollah arms convoys and weapons stores in Syria. Russia has some of its most modern surface-to-air missile systems at its air base in Syria and radars with a huge reach but, for whatever reason, they too have not deterred Israeli strikes. Their presence makes air strikes by manned US aircraft unlikely and for Washington the Tomahawk cruise missile will remain the weapon of choice Two US Navy destroyers in the Mediterranean Sea fired 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at Shayrat airfield in western Homs province at about 04:40 Syrian time (01:40 GMT). They targeted aircraft, aircraft shelters, storage areas, ammunition supply bunkers and air defence systems at the Syrian government-controlled facility, according to the Pentagon. It said the base was used to store chemical weapons and that "every precaution" had been taken to avoid casualties. The Russian military

Summary: The US envoy to the UN has warned America may take further action after bombarding a Syrian air base suspected of using chemical weapons.


The 69-year-old man was cut free from his white Ford Transit van after the collision on the southbound carriageway at Cilfynydd at 12:25 BST. The Wales Air Ambulance was called and the road was closed in both directions, causing delays between the Abercynon roundabout and Pontypridd town centre. The man is in a "stable condition". The northbound carriageway of the A470 re-opened at about 14:05 while the southbound lanes opened at about 18:20.

Summary: A man is in hospital with serious injuries following a crash between a lorry and a van on the A470 in Rhondda Cynon Taff.


Lisa Passey, 28, and her former partner Wayne Dale, 45, left 13-month-old Kian Dale and a two-year-old child alone while the pair entertained a friend, a court heard. Earlier, Passey told Worcester Crown Court she had been "stupid" to leave Kian unsupervised for 15 minutes. Passey, from Tenbury Wells, and Dale, will be sentenced on 25 April. They were also found guilty of child cruelty with wilful neglect. More on this and other stories on Hereford and Worcester Kian Dale had been left in an upstairs bath seat in the couple's home in Kyreside, Tenbury Wells, on 26 September, 2015, Worcester Crown Court was told. Passey was with a friend downstairs while Dale was "socialising" and "using his computer". When he went upstairs to check on Kian he had drowned. Prosecutors said Passey and her friend had been drinking coffee and smoking outside. After Kian was discovered lifeless in the water, Passey dialled 999 telling the operator her baby had "drowned in the bath". The court heard Dale, of no fixed address, told police officers he "had a beer, rolled a cigarette outside and burned a CD" and that he had only left his son for "a couple of minutes". A post-mortem examination found the child's death was consistent with drowning, including what was believed to be soap bubbles in his lungs. Ms Passey, of Tenbury Wells, initially claimed she had not run a bath, but twice changed her account, the prosecutor alleged.

Summary: The parents of a toddler who drowned in a bath have been found guilty of manslaughter.


Media playback is not supported on this device The British tennis player had just reached his first ATP final and moved to number 51 in the world rankings. But that was not enough to get a photograph with former England cricket captain Kevin Pietersen, who turned down Evans' request when they met outside a restaurant in Melbourne this week. However, the 26-year-old might soon be the one getting asked for selfies after his stunning start to the Australian Open. Evans caused a shock when he reached the last 16 of a Grand Slam for the first time with a 6-3 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (7-3) win over Australian 27th seed Bernard Tomic on Friday. The Birmingham-born player will pocket at least $130,000 (£79,000) for reaching the fourth round, regardless of whether he beats France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. But the British number three was a little rankled by the snub from the batsman, 35, who is in Australia to play for Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League. "There was some serious rage for about 20 minutes after that happened," said Evans. "He didn't want me to have my picture with him. Quite funny, isn't it, how things work out? He was my favourite cricketer until that point. "I think he was worse for wear, That was his excuse when he replied [on Twitter]. It was so embarrassing, as well. He didn't even just say, 'No'. He handed me off, as well." However, it appears the two made up after the win over Tomic, with Evans tweeting a picture of himself at a Melbourne Stars game in the BBL on Saturday. BBC tennis correspondent Russell Fuller asked if he had got the tickets from Pietersen and Evans replied with the message of "sure did". Immediately after winning the final point of the match against Tomic, Evans was overcome with emotion and was seen pointing up to the sky. He later revealed it was a tribute to his former coach Julien Hoferlin, who died of cancer last year. In 2014 Hoferlin criticised Evans, saying tennis was just a "brief interlude in his life". Speaking after his victory on Friday, Evans told the BBC: "When he [Horferlin] coached me I didn't give 100% at the time and there was off-court stuff he wasn't happy with. "I wish he could have seen what happened tonight, he would have been proud of my efforts. He always said I could do it and that I should be playing top-40 tennis. Tonight was for him." Evans managed to overcome being distracted by an unruly spectator at the Hisense Arena. "This guy was coughing as I was throwing the ball up, as well as screaming at me when I was losing points," he said. Evans was also asked about comments from Tomic's father and coach, John, who once told him he was not good enough to train with his son. The British number three said Tomic Sr congratulated him in the changing room after the match. "It was nice of him," added Evans. "I didn't have a problem with him at all,

Summary: Four days ago, Dan Evans was not exactly a household name.


Matthew Stockdale claims he was repeatedly cut up and shunted three times by the other motorist. He said he made six 999 calls and was connected to three police forces. Northamptonshire Police, which took the first call, has apologised for the communication failures, saying it plans to interview the lorry driver. The force says it is carrying out a "live investigation", but no arrests have yet been made. Bedfordshire Police is due to interview Mr Stockdale. Dashcam footage of the encounter, recorded on the M1 near Northampton on 11 November, shows the lorry hitting Mr Stockdale's car. "I honestly thought I was going to die," he wrote in a police statement. "My life literally rushed before my eyes. Whilst that sounds dramatic, I can honestly say I have never felt fear like it. I began shaking uncontrollably." The former special constable said he was driving southbound towards his home in Northampton when a lorry began flashing him, sounding its horn and driving up to the rear of his car. Footage shows the lorry apparently bashing his car as it passed at about 20:40 GMT, and repeating the action 14 minutes later. Mr Stockdale then called 999 and was connected to Northamptonshire Police. After the second incident, he was connected to Thames Valley and then Bedfordshire Police. Despite assurances from all three forces that help was on the way, he said no-one arrived. Mr Stockdale, who runs a dashcam company, followed the lorry to a depot in Dunstable where an ambulance took him to hospital with neck and shoulder pain. Bedfordshire Police had called the paramedics and one of its officers arrived at the hospital nearly three hours after the first call was made. Footage shows Mr Stockdale stayed in the middle lane for some time, which motorists can be fined for, but he said he was about to move over when the lorry driver began to "intimidate" him. The Northamptonshire force said it could not attend because officers trained to deal with such incidents were in pursuit of a stolen car. The force has seen the footage and an investigation is under way but no arrests have been made yet, a spokesman confirmed. Supt Dennis Murray, who is in charge of the force's control room, said: "What we should have done was contact the other forces... that's a failure on our part, for which I apologise to the driver of that vehicle." The lorry driver, who lives in Bedfordshire, was employed by Wincanton hauliers through an agency. A spokesman confirmed he is "no longer conducting deliveries". Liability for the car damage has been accepted by the firm's insurers.

Summary: A driver who says he was "deliberately and repeatedly rammed" by a lorry has criticised police for failing to respond to his calls for three hours.


Members of the armed services accompanied the hearse as it arrived at the library in the Simi Valley city. The funeral takes place on Friday. Nancy Reagan died at the age of 94 last Sunday. Her 52-year marriage to Ronald Reagan was once described as the US presidency's greatest love affair. Mrs Reagan, who died of congestive heart failure in Los Angeles, was praised by President Barack Obama's family and other senior US politicians and foreign leaders. From 1981-89 she was one of the most influential first ladies in US history, initially criticised for an expensive renovation of the White House, but later becoming a much-loved figure. Nancy Reagan: Her husband's greatest supporter Praise for 'devoted' First Lady Mrs Reagan will be buried next to her husband at the presidential library. Like her husband, Mrs Reagan was a former Hollywood performer who made it all the way to the White House. As Nancy Davis, she was an actress during the 1940s and 1950s and married Mr Reagan, a prominent film actor, in 1952. She served as first lady of California during her husband's stint as California governor from 1967 to 1975 before moving into the White House after his decisive victory over Democrat President Jimmy Carter in 1980. As first lady, she sought to emulate the style of one of her predecessors, Jackie Kennedy. To this end, she extensively redecorated the White House, and accepted designer dresses worth $1m (Â£703,000) and a 4,732-piece set of china worth $209,000. But this spending spree provoked an outcry from some outraged by what they saw as profligacy and waste while millions of Americans were losing their jobs. Public opinion was also swayed by accusations that Mrs Reagan had a frosty personality, often consulted astrologers, and ordered the dismissal of White House chief of staff Donald Regan in 1987. "I see the first lady as another means to keep a president from becoming isolated," she once said. Mrs Reagan's best-known project as first lady was the anti-drugs "Just Say No" campaign. After her husband died of Alzheimer's disease in 2004, she became a champion for Alzheimer's patients, raising millions of dollars for research and breaking with fellow conservative Republicans to argue for stem cell research.

Summary: The coffin of former US First Lady Nancy Reagan has been placed in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California for public viewing.