The ex-Reading defender denied fraudulent trading charges relating to the Sodje Sports Foundation - a charity to raise money for Nigerian sport. Mr Sodje, 37, is jointly charged with elder brothers Efe, 44, Bright, 50 and Stephen, 42. Appearing at the Old Bailey earlier, all four denied the offence. The charge relates to offences which allegedly took place between 2008 and 2014. Sam, from Kent, Efe and Bright, of Greater Manchester, and Stephen, from Bexley, are due to stand trial in July. They were all released on bail.

Summary: Former Premier League footballer Sam Sodje has appeared in court alongside three brothers accused of charity fraud.


Voges was forced to retire hurt on 86 after suffering the injury while batting during the County Championship draw with Somerset on 4 June. Middlesex hope to have the Australian back for their T20 Blast game against Hampshire at Lord's on 3 August. The 37-year-old has scored 230 runs in four first-class games this season at an average of 57.50. "Losing Adam is naturally a blow as he contributes significantly to everything we do," director of cricket Angus Fraser said. "His absence, however, does give opportunities to other players who are desperate to play in the first XI. "In the past we have coped well without an overseas player and I expect us to do so now." Defending county champions Middlesex are sixth in the Division One table, having drawn all four of their matches this season. Voges retired from international cricket in February with a Test batting average of 61.87 from 31 innings, second only to Australian great Sir Donald Bradman's career average of 99.94 from 52 Tests.

Summary: Middlesex batsman Adam Voges will be out until August after suffering a torn calf muscle in his right leg.


Seven photographs taken in the Norfolk countryside by photographer Josh Olins will appear in the June edition. In her first sitting for a magazine, the duchess is seen looking relaxed and wearing casual clothes. The shoot was in collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery, where two images are being displayed in the Vogue 100: A Century of Style exhibition. The duchess, who has a keen interest in photography, has been patron of the National Portrait Gallery since 2012. Nicholas Cullinan, director of the National Portrait Gallery, said: "Josh has captured the duchess exactly as she is - full of life, with a great sense of humour, thoughtful and intelligent, and in fact, very beautiful." He said the images also encapsulated what Vogue had done over the past 100 years - "to pair the best photographers with the great personalities of the day, in order to reflect broader shifts in culture and society". Alexandra Shulman, editor-in-chief of British Vogue, said: "To be able to publish a photographic shoot with the Duchess of Cambridge has been one of my greatest ambitions for the magazine." The collaboration for the June edition had resulted in "a true celebration of our centenary as well as a fitting tribute to a young woman whose interest in both photography and the countryside is well known", she said. Other royal portraits to have featured in the fashion magazine include Diana, Princess of Wales - who graced the cover four times - and Princess Anne. The duchess is to visit the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery on Wednesday, Kensington Palace said.

Summary: The Duchess of Cambridge will feature on the cover of British Vogue to mark the magazine's centenary.


Chris Poole - known as "moot" online - created the site in 2003. It has gone on to be closely associated with offensive and often illegal activity, including instances where the images of child abuse were shared. It was widely credited as being the first place where leaked images of nude celebrities were posted following 2014's well-publicised security breach affecting Apple's iCloud service. That incident prompted a policy change on the site. However, 4chan has also been the rallying point for many instances of online activism from the likes of Anonymous, the loosely organized hacktivism group. Mr Poole shared news of his new position on blogging site Tumblr. "When meeting with current and former Googlers, I continually find myself drawn to their intelligence, passion, and enthusiasm - as well as a universal desire to share it with others." "I'm also impressed by Google's commitment to enabling these same talented people to tackle some of the world's most interesting and important problems. He added: "I can't wait to contribute my own experience from a dozen years of building online communities, and to begin the next chapter of my career at such an incredible company." Mr Poole stepped down as the administrator of 4chan in January 2015. Now he is expected to turn his attentions to Google's social networking efforts. His arrival was welcomed by Bradley Horowitz, the head of "streams, photos and sharing" at the search giant's floundering social network, Google+. "I'm thrilled he's joining our team here at Google," Mr Horowitz said. "Welcome Chris!ï»¿" Several commentators described the appointment as "unexpected" but noted that Mr Poole's expertise with social media could prove useful to the search firm. Follow Dave Lee on Twitter @DaveLeeBBC and on Facebook

Summary: Google has hired the creator of one of the web's most notorious forums - 4chan.


Four police officers were injured in the incident on Friday night. A man, aged 19, and a boy, aged 16, have been charged with six counts of aggravated vehicle taking. They are due to appear before Belfast Magistrates' Court on Monday. The 19-year-old man has also been charged with driving while disqualified and using a motor vehicle without insurance.

Summary: Two teenagers have been charged in connection with an incident in west Belfast in which a car collided with two police vehicles.


The injured pedestrian - a young man - is thought to have been walking with a group of people from a graduation ceremony at the Caird Hall. The incident took place on High Street at about 18:00. The man's injuries are believed not to be life-threatening. The driver of the taxi is thought to be uninjured.

Summary: A pedestrian has been struck by a taxi in Dundee after it mounted the pavement.


Barca will be investigated for alleged misappropriation of funds in the £48.6m (57m euros) deal with Santos. The signing of Neymar has been correct and his signing has caused despair and envy in some of our adversaries Rosell, speaking at a news conference after a Barca board meeting, insisted he had "acted correctly". Vice-president Josep Maria Bartomeu now takes over from the 49-year-old Rosell, who came to power in 2010. Rosell's future has been a real source of concern ever since a Spanish national court judge accepted a lawsuit this week from Barcelona club member Jordi Cases, who alleged that the amount paid for Neymar was more than the reported fee. Rosell maintains the accusation is "unfair and reckless". He added: "For some time, my family and myself have suffered threats and attacks in silence. These threats and attacks have made me wonder if being president means having to jeopardise my family. "From the beginning, I have said the signing of Neymar has been correct and his signing has caused despair and envy in some of our adversaries." Rosell said he was resigning to spare the club's board of directors from "unfair attacks" that could "negatively affect their management or the image of the club". He added: "It has been an honour to serve the Barcelonistas. It's been a privilege to be the president of FC Barcelona." Rosell was named Barca president in the summer of 2010 after winning a landslide vote to succeed Joan Laporta, earning 61.34% of a record turn-out of 57,088 voters. He had also been vice-president under Laporta before resigning in 2005.

Summary: Barcelona football club chief Sandro Rosell has resigned following a Spanish court's decision to look into last year's signing of Brazil star Neymar.


The think tank said the city's 1,536 schools needed to save £360m in the first year if the government's National Funding Formula (NFF) plan goes ahead. The amount is the equivalent of 12,857 qualified teachers, on an average salary of £28,000. The government said London was the highest funded part of the country. It added that under the plans, which are under consultation, inner-city schools would be allocated 30% more money per pupil than the national average. But London Councils, which represents the city's 32 boroughs and the City, said no school would gain enough funding from the NFF to compensate for increased cost pressures from inflation, higher pension contributions and national insurance. Ministers said the new formula was needed to tackle uneven levels of funding across England, with the best funded areas getting more than £6,300 per pupil per year, while the worst-funded averaging £4,200. It said the funding cut was on top of National Audit Office figures which showed England schools faced an eight per cent real-terms cut per pupil by 2019-20 because it wider cost pressures. In a statement, London Councils said: "At a time when UK schools are seen as underperforming by international standards, and when businesses based in London are facing massive uncertainty about recruiting skilled staff, there is an urgent need to invest in schools in London and across the rest of the country." It added: "Without the right qualifications and skills, London's children will be unable to access jobs and contribute to the national economy. Over 60% of jobs in inner London require a degree and around 45% of jobs in the rest of the capital require a degree."

Summary: About 70% of London schools could face budget cuts under government plans to change how they are funded, according to London Councils.


His 110 means he has scored 323 runs in a week after an unbeaten 93 against Glamorgan in the One-Day Cup and 120 not out against Kent in the T20 Blast. Tim Murtagh (2-85) reduced Surrey to 23-2 inside the first six overs, before Rory Burns (88) aided the recovery. Burns and Roy put on a 118-run fourth wicket stand as Surrey closed on 384-8. Roy's century was a fine retort against Division One leaders Middlesex, who dismissed the England limited-overs opener for a first-ball duck in the One-Day Cup on Tuesday. After paceman Murtagh removed both Zafar Ansari and Dominic Sibley early on, Surrey's slump continued as James Franklin trapped Aaron Finch (37) to leave them 70-3. Burns helped turn their fortunes around as he hit 15 fours in his 127-ball knock as the visitors seized the initiative. Roy hit 16 fours himself as Surrey edged close to the 400 mark by the end of the first day's play, with Ben Foakes unbeaten on 53.

Summary: Jason Roy continued his fine form with a second century in six days as Surrey made a strong start with the bat against Middlesex at Lord's.


Ms Kendall told the BBC Labour risked sending a "resignation letter to the British people as a serious party of government" by electing Mr Corbyn. Separately, Ms Cooper warned there was a "serious risk the party will split" if the left-winger becomes its leader. It comes as Labour begins sending out the first ballot papers to voters. The result of the contest will be announced at a special conference on 12 September. More than 600,000 people have signed up to vote in the four-way contest but Labour has said applications are still being verified. 610,753 total electorate, though this may fall as party removes those not entitled to vote Of which, full party members: 299,755 Affiliated to a trade union: 189,703 Registered to vote by paying Â£3: 121,295 Meanwhile voting in the election for the new Scottish Labour leader ended at midday. Mr Corbyn is due to unveil a 10-point policy plan while in Glasgow later. The popularity of the left-wing Islington North MP, who is promising "a new kind of politics", has sparked a row about the future direction of the Labour party. Another leadership contender, Andy Burnham, told the BBC Mr Corbyn's policies "lack credibility". "It's not possible to promise free university education, re-nationalising the utilities, without that coming at a great cost and if you can't explain how that is going to be paid for then I don't think we'll win back the trust of voters on the economy," he said. BBC political correspondent Ross Hawkins said there had been "frustration" in rival camps who accused Mr Burnham of being reluctant to take on Mr Corbyn. This appeared to be his most direct attack yet, he added. But in an interview with Jeremy Vine on BBC Radio 2, Mr Burnham declined to follow Ms Kendall and Ms Cooper and advise his supporters not to back Mr Corbyn with their second and third preferences. He added: "People will say if they hear things like that, 'hang on, what do you believe?'" In an interview with The Independent, Ms Kendall called for voters to mark Ms Cooper or Mr Burnham as second and third preferences, and avoid giving votes to Mr Corbyn. "I have set out very clearly where I differ with all the candidates but our differences with Jeremy's kind of politics are far greater," said Ms Kendall. Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme she said she "can't pretend to be agnostic" about a victory for Mr Corbyn, saying of the voting process: "It is an alternative vote system and I want to urge party members to use all of their different preferences. "I will be using my second and third preferences and I would urge others to do the same because I don't want to see our party go back to the politics of the '80s, just being a party of protest." The Leicester West MP also said she did not see the party splitting, as it did in the 1980s when Labour members formed the Social Democratic Party. However, Ms Cooper told BBC 2's Newsnight: "I think

Summary: Labour leadership hopefuls Liz Kendall and Yvette Cooper have said their supporters should back anyone other than Jeremy Corbyn in the contest.


The Association of School and College Leaders says England's schools have had to make more than £1bn savings this year, rising to £3bn by 2020. The government says school funding is at a record £40bn, with rises ahead. Education Secretary Justine Greening will hear heads' cash grievances at Friday's ASCL conference in Birmingham. She is due to address the union, which has published a survey of its members on the issue. It suggests schools are finding it difficult to make savings without cutting provision and that things are predicted to get worse over the next two years. Cost pressures are rising as greater pay, pension and national insurance costs are having to be covered from school budgets. ASCL complains a new funding formula for schools has reduced the basic level of school funding going forwards by too much. The meeting comes two days after requests for more money to spend on daily school costs were ignored by the chancellor in the Budget. Philip Hammond however did pledge £500m for school buildings, mainly new free schools - some of which could be grammar schools. One respondent said his school was moving to a "bare bones education", in which "the components that make education special and enjoyable are being eroded away". Some 95% of the 1,054 heads, deputies and senior teachers responding to the survey said they had cut back on support services - including equipment and materials, as well as mental health and special needs support. More than eight out of 10 said class sizes had increased - a claim strongly refuted by the Department for Education. And more than two-thirds said they had cut back on activities like clubs and trips. Just under three-quarters of respondents with GCSE-level classes said they had cut courses and just over three-quarters of heads with A-level students said they had also reduced subjects. Foreign modern languages, music, arts and drama were among subjects removed at A-level. Another said: "Through no fault of their own, students will have restricted subject choices, in larger class sizes with less pastoral support, whilst still being expected to perform at the highest of standards - nonsense!" One head said his school may have to axe its sixth form provision for next year and another said his school was starting to "creak" with all staff working to full capacity. Interim general secretary, Malcolm Trobe, said: "School leaders will do their utmost to protect provision, as they always do, but they cannot provide everything that is asked of them without the resources they need. "Unless the government invests more in the education system, there will be a significant impact on the lives and life chances of young people." A spokesman for the DfE said: "As this week's Budget demonstrates, the government is determined to ensure every child has access to a good school place and is given the opportunity to fulfil their potential. "The government has protected the core schools budget in real terms since 2010, with school funding at its highest level on record at more than £40bn in 2016-17 - and

Summary: Head teachers say they are axing GCSE and A-level subjects, increasing class sizes and cutting support services as they struggle with school funding.


Media playback is unsupported on your device 2 November 2014 Last updated at 10:11 GMT The BBC's Ireland correspondent, Chris Buckler, reports .

Summary: As the UK considers greater devolution in the aftermath of Scotland's independence referendum, should a troubled Northern Ireland Assembly push for more powers over its own affairs?


Ann Barnes dealt with an "ill-advised" TV documentary, a probe into her car insurance, and youth commissioners who both had to step away from their role. But she said she judged her time as PCC as a success. She said Kent Police was now target-free, provided quality service and put victims at the heart of its work. "Apart from one or two things I'd rather not have happened, I've really, really had a good time," she said. Referring to incidents that led to adverse headlines, she said: "You have to accept what life throws at you and deal with it." Mrs Barnes, who is not standing for re-election, said the Kent force was recognised nationally after latest HMIC reports. "[Kent Police] genuinely puts victims at the heart of what it does. There are no targets, people don't chase targets. They just look to do a quality service," she said. On her youth commissioner appointments, Mrs Barnes said: "You can't interview for the unexpected." Kent's first youth commissioner Paris Brown resigned over comments she had posted on Twitter, and Kerry Boyd had to stop public engagements while reports of a relationship were investigated. Mrs Barnes said Ms Brown handled things well after making mistakes when younger, and Ms Boyd did a good job and could have continued but turned down an extended contract. After Ms Boyd left, the youth commissioner was not replaced. Mrs Barnes said she was most proud of Kent Police's "open and transparent" culture. And she said a new victim centre was providing "a wraparound service" to victims and witnesses, and she believed it would become a blueprint for delivering victims' services. Voting for Kent's next PCC will take place on 5 May, with six candidates standing.

Summary: Kent's outgoing high-profile police and crime commissioner (PCC) has said she is proud of her achievements four years after being elected.


The man grabbed hold of a child's bag outside Heronsgate School in Lichfield Down, Walnut Tree, at about 08:20 GMT on Wednesday. The man said, "you're coming with me" before the pupil broke free. "The incident has been reported to police who are now investigating," the school said. The offender is said to be white and in his 30s. He had blonde hair and a scratch on his left cheek. He was wearing blue jeans, a blue-green t-shirt and Converse trainers.

Summary: A man tried to abduct a boy outside a primary school in Milton Keynes, the school said.


Taylor, 25, joined County in May from Macclesfield, but has yet to start in the league. The move has left Newport with only one goalkeeper in Joe Day, but manager John Sheridan is confident he will quickly fill the vacancy. "Rhys is too good a goalkeeper to be kept on the bench and not playing football," said Sheridan. "Financially it might enable me to bring someone else in, to try and fill in a different area." On Saturday Newport host fourth-placed Northampton Town hoping to win their third game in a row for the first time since last December, 2014. The Exiles are also seeking their first home win since March. Taylor's move means County are currently without a second goalkeeper. Sheridan added: "Rhys' move to Wrexham happened quickly... but we'll definitely have a keeper by the middle of next week. "It's only one game. I'm not really worried." Sheridan also confirmed that defender Janoi Donacien has extended his loan spell from Aston Villa until January. Donacien has featured in all four games since the Irishman replaced Terry Butcher as manager at the beginning of October. Meanwhile Newport have no injury concerns ahead of Saturday's game.

Summary: Newport County goalkeeper Rhys Taylor has joined Wrexham on loan until January.


The Derbyshire club, who play in the eighth-tier Northern Premier League Division One North, have lost all 19 league and cup games this season. New Mills have conceded 68 goals while three managers have left since June. "It's tough but we've got a new squad and the players are starting to gel," Millers boss Garry Brown told BBC Radio 5 live's Non League Football Show. Former Norwich City midfielder Keith Briggs took over from Roy Soule, who stepped down in June, but resigned after just 23 days for a job with Sheffield United's academy. Andy Fearn was put in charge in July and appointed former Manchester City striker Shaun Goater as his assistant. But Fearn and Goater lasted just nine league and cup games before resigning after a 7-1 home defeat to Prescot Cables. Brown, who has overseen 10 league and cup defeats, added: "There's been a lot of changes to the squad and there's only three players still here from when we took over in September. "There's no budget, it's petrol money these lads are playing for." All is not lost for the Millers, who are bottom of the table, 10 points behind Harrogate Railway Athletic, the next team above them. Brown, along with Paul Williams (his assistant at New Mills) and Lee Gregory, last season led Manchester team Wythenshawe Town to an astonishing 39 wins from 39 games played. Bashley, who play in the Southern League Division One South & West, are also without a point after losing all 14 league games this season. But they did manage a win in the FA Trophy preliminary round.

Summary: If Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho thought he was having a bad time, he should spare a thought for New Mills.


The referendum will take place on 10 March, but Bath Conservative MP Ben Howlett said he was concerned about a "lack of awareness" about the issue. Mr Howlett also said he is worried about the public's level of engagement. Bath and North East Somerset Council said the referendum had been publicised in press releases and tweets. It also said it was the subject of a two-page article in the winter edition of the council magazine which was distributed to all households in the region. A further news release and polling cards will also be sent out to all households this week, the authority added. Supporters of the referendum say Bath needs a mayor to give local government more visibility. Directly elected mayors were created by the Local Government Act 2000 as one option for local government, as long as the idea was backed in a referendum. Mr Howlett said he was "personally concerned" that an elected mayor was not appropriate for an area "as diverse" as Bath and North East Somerset, and that it could "lead to an increase in the cost of local politics". "The level of misinformation on this issue is worrying - many people seem to still believe this is about a mayor of Bath and not understanding it would cover all of Bath and North East Somerset. "I hope in the coming weeks more information will be forthcoming to enable residents to make an informed decision," he added.

Summary: An MP has criticised "the level of misinformation" about a referendum on an elected mayor for Bath and North East Somerset.


More than a dozen men stormed into the Kiwi cafe in the Georgian capital on Sunday evening, the cafe said, shouting and throwing meat at patrons. A brawl erupted but the attackers fled before police arrived. Police are now investigating, and say they have questioned the attackers and cafe staff. Nobody has been arrested. The cafe has appealed for public support, saying it was no prank but a case of intimidation by neo-Nazis. The attackers wore strings of sausages round their necks and threw chunks of meat onto customers' plates, the BBC's Rayhan Demytrie reports from Tbilisi. They are known as the Bergmann group, and a social media page shows their attacks on people of Arab or African origin, our correspondent reports. One photograph shows members making the Nazi salute. The Kiwi cafe is in a traditional part of old Tbilisi, and is popular among young people sporting unconventional hairstyles, tattoos and body piercings. Most Georgians are Orthodox Christians and many see unorthodox lifestyles as a corrupting influence from the West. The cafe said it had drawn some local hostility because of "the way we look, music that we listen to, ideas we support, and the fact that we don't eat meat" and backing of causes such as rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. "During these hard times you can support us just by visiting our cafe, we will be very grateful if you come to show everyone that here are a lot of us who care about the issue!" the Kiwi cafe said in a statement on Facebook. It later told the BBC it had received strong messages of solidarity - from Georgia and abroad - but that people had also left angry comments trying "to defend those fascists". It said it was also appealing for financial contributions to install security cameras in case of repeat incidents. The incident comes amid growing concerns about the rise of far-right nationalism in Georgia. Last week, hundreds of nationalists marched through central Tbilisi - waving Georgian flags and anti-communist banners, reports said - to mark independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Homophobia is also commonplace in Georgia, correspondents say. The country made world headlines in 2013 when a small group of LGBT activists were attacked by a large mob led by an orthodox priest. The cafe statement blames Sunday's incident on the group of men who came into the premises, talking loudly, throwing meat and smoking, and then "yelling, laughing, and talking to us sarcastically". These people "were neo-Nazis... who support fascist ideas", the cafe said. Some minor injuries were sustained. The police arrived only after the attackers had left, but the cafe said even some of those officers behaved aggressively, "yelled with anger, said that we are guilty of what had happened".

Summary: A vegan cafe in Tbilisi has appealed for public solidarity after being invaded by ultra-nationalists wielding grilled meat and sausages.


The New Zealander made only one unenforced switch, bringing in Rhys Webb for Gareth Davies at scrum-half. Sam Warburton, Alun Wyn Jones and Alex Cuthbert miss out with injuries. "We wanted to give the players a chance to sort of put behind us a disappointing first half from last week," said Gatland. Flanker Justin Tipuric, second row Luke Charteris and Hallam Amos are drafted in to the team in place of the injured players. Dan Lydiate will captain the side in the absence of Warburton and regular stand-in Jones. Gatland said he had shown faith in players who had performed well in earlier matches, a fact he acknowledged was hard on hooker Ken Owens who makes his fourth appearance on the bench in this Six Nations championship. "He's unlucky, really unlucky," he added. "We felt that [hooker] Scott Baldwin has gone pretty well throughout the campaign. "Ken has been brilliant for us coming off the bench and I know that's a tag he doesn't want to keep, but he is unlucky not to get a start." Scarlets hooker Owens had made 38 appearances for Wales, but started in only eight of those games. Wales go into the match against Italy knowing a win will secure second place in the championship for the first time since it was expended to include six countries. Lydiate will lead Wales for the first time in a Test match, having previously led them in a midweek match against EP Kings on the summer tour of South Africa in 2014. He said it was a "personal honour for me and my family" and added his captaincy style was unsophisticated. "I wouldn't ask someone to do something that I wouldn't do myself, so I'll throw myself in front of a bus so that's what I expect everyone else to do," he said. "There are plenty of leaders and a wealth of experience in the team."

Summary: Wales coach Warren Gatland resisted making more changes to his team against Italy to give his men a chance to make up for their poor start at Twickenham.


Then playing for Walsall, the 24-year-old won his first senior cap for Wales in their defeat by Ukraine in March, giving him the chance to rub shoulders with the duo. Injury dashed his hopes of joining them at Euro 2016, however. "They constantly want to improve and get better so that's something every footballer should apply to their game," Bradshaw told BBC Radio Wales. Media playback is not supported on this device Wales have been buoyed by the success of Arsenal midfielder Ramsey and Real Madrid forward Bale in 2016 as they reached the semi-finals of the European Championships, their first international tournament for 58 years. Bradshaw, who has scored three goals in 19 appearances for the Tykes this season, puts the success of the pair down to two factors. "You watch them train and you watch them play and you try to pick their brains about how they managed to get to that level," he said. "A lot of it is natural ability and natural talent, but the thing that strikes me is their hunger; their hunger to want to improve even though Gareth's playing for Real Madrid and he's a massive part of his country's team." Bradshaw says he was "gutted" to miss out on Wales' memorable Euro 2016 campaign after a calf injury ruled him out of contention. The former Aberystwyth Town player has since concentrated on boosting his future Wales hopes by performing well for his new club Barnsley. "It was incredibly frustrating, with hindsight as well, at how well the lads did," he said. "I was incredibly proud of the boys and how impressive they were at the Euros. I was gutted, but that's football. Unfortunately that was part and parcel of the game. "But I picked my head up and managed to get a move to the Championship and I'm just trying to improve. It hurt for a while. It took for the majority of that summer for me to get over it. "I was watching all the games and cheering the lads on from afar, but it was invaluable experience for me to go away to Portugal although I didn't manage to train that much because of the injury, it's all experience that I've enjoyed and hopefully I can put it into good use in the future and hopefully one day I'll get an opportunity again."

Summary: Barnsley striker Tom Bradshaw says every footballer can learn from the examples set by Wales stars Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey.


The trailer concludes with a shot of Vader and the sound of his trademark heavy breathing. Felicity Jones stars in Gareth Edwards' film as the leader of a Rebel mission to steal the plans for the Death Star. The film is set before the time of the first Star Wars film A New Hope, released in 1977, and does not form part of the main series. The two-minute promo, which is different from the one shown at last month's Star Wars Celebration event in London, begins with new character Saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker) telling Jyn Erso (Jones) that "the world is coming undone". "Imperial flags reign across the galaxy," his voice continues over a shot of an Empire vessel floating above a desert landscape. The trailer goes on to show Jyn and Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) being told about the mission for which they have been selected. Subsequent scenes feature a new robot character voiced by Alan Tudyk, a blind warrior played by Hong Kong action star Donnie Yen, and an Imperial Walker being struck by a missile. Actress Alyssa Milano, screenwriter Max Landis and DJ Edith Bowman are among those to welcome the new promo on Twitter. US publication Entertainment Weekly, meanwhile, has assembled a frame-by-frame analysis. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will be released in the UK on 16 December. Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram at bbcnewsents, or email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

Summary: A new trailer for Star Wars spin-off Rogue One has been released, offering fans a fleeting glimpse of Darth Vader.


John MacIntosh, 46, of Dingwall, must serve at least 10 years in prison after being convicted by a jury of four serious sexual offences. At the High Court in Aberdeen, judge Lord Uist said MacIntosh was a "sexual fiend" who targeted vulnerable females. MacIntosh had previously been jailed for seven years for having sex with 13 and 14-year-old girls. The offences heard at the High Court in Aberdeen happened in the Inverness and Dingwall areas between 1996 and 2004. He sexually assaulted and attempted to rape the young girl and raped three women. In his sentencing statement, Lord Uist said: "You targeted vulnerable females in order to gratify your carnal lust. "You have called all these women liars and shown no remorse for what you did." The judge added: "It is clear to me that you have no respect for women and are a sexual fiend." Lord Uist said MacIntosh should not assume that he would be automatically released after having served 10 years in prison. He said: "You will be released only when the Parole Board for Scotland is satisfied that it is no longer necessary for the protection of the public that you continue to be held in prison." Police Scotland has welcomed the life sentence. Det Insp Eddie Ross said the case was brought to the attention of police by the NHS. He said: "During the investigation there was also significant involvement from the local authority in terms of housing and social work support for not only the victims but also their children. "However, the most important people in all this are the victims and I must pay tribute to them in both coming forward to the police and staying with the prosecution process to conviction. "I hope that this result will bring some comfort to the victims in this case and give confidence to anyone who has suffered similar experiences to come forward in the knowledge that their case will be sensitively and thoroughly investigated."

Summary: A man who attempted to rape a young girl and raped three women has been jailed for life.


A spokesman for the governor in Nangahar province said an Afghan commando had opened fire on the US troops during a joint operation in Achin. He was shot dead in return fire. Another US soldier was reportedly wounded in the attack. A spokesman for the Taliban said it had carried out the attack. Islamic State militants also operate in the area. Earlier, at least two Afghan policemen were killed by US forces in a so-called friendly fire incident in southern Afghanistan. The deaths are said to have occurred when a US aircraft returned fire during a joint operation in the restive province of Helmand. It is reported to be the first friendly fire incident in Helmand since US Marines returned there in May. Taliban insurgents have made widespread gains in the province. In a statement, the US military apologised for the incident and said that an investigation had been launched. It happened as police were on patrol in volatile Nad Ali district. The dead were members of the Afghan Border Police. Afghan officials told AFP news agency that the policemen were patrolling too close to a Taliban base prior to the attack. They say a number of militants were also killed in the strike. In recent months, the Taliban have captured several districts in Helmand and put provincial capital Lashkar Gah under pressure. The arrival of hundreds of US Marines - following the withdrawal of US troops three years ago - is part of the Nato-led effort to train and assist Afghan forces. They include special forces who conduct separate counter-terrorism operations. Air strikes by US warplanes have risen significantly over the last few months as President Donald Trump and other foreign leaders come under pressure to commit more troops. Afghanistan has been hit by numerous violent attacks in recent weeks with the launch of the Taliban's spring offensive, including a massive bomb attack in the capital, Kabul, that killed more than 150 people.

Summary: Three US special forces soldiers have been shot dead by an Afghan colleague during an operation in eastern Afghanistan, US officials say.


The tourists were attacked when they were on their way to a temple in the holy town of Pushkar on Monday evening. The woman said her clothes were torn off and her companion was beaten up when he protested and tried to stop the men from attacking her. Pushkar is a popular destination among foreign tourists. The town hosts an annual camel fair. The men who attacked the couple "were consuming liquor", Indian media reports quoted superintendent of police Nitindeep Balaggan as saying. "The goons attempted to molest a woman tourist and tore her clothes off. They inflicted serious injuries upon her male friend when he tried to intervene," Mr Balaggan told the Hindustan Times. Indian media reports said the woman was Spanish. The nationality of her companion was not yet clear. Increasing numbers of rapes and attacks are being reported and highlighted in India, prompting widespread outrage. Last year, five men were arrested in Kolkata (Calcutta) and charged with kidnapping and repeatedly raping a Japanese student. In June 2013, a 30-year-old American woman was gang-raped in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh.

Summary: A foreign couple has been attacked by a group of "drunk men" in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan, police said.


Cathay is one of the world's biggest cargo airlines, and its decision is expected to have a sizeable impact. Previously, the airline had said it would only transport shark fin that was sustainably sourced. Shark fin is considered a delicacy in Chinese cuisine and is often served as a soup at upmarket banquets. More than 70 million sharks are killed every year, according to WWF figures. Large numbers are exported to Hong Kong, where they are consumed or further exported to mainland China. "On the issue of shark's fin, with immediate effect we are happy to agree to ban the carriage," Cathay Pacific said in a statement on Wednesday. It said it had not approved any shark fin shipments over the last year, pointing out that it had turned down 15 shipment requests for shark-related products. Early reports said the ban extended to all shark products on cargo and passenger flights, but the airline told the BBC it currently applied to shark fin only, Cathay said it would continue to review its policy. Marine conservationists hailed Cathay's decision, with one proclaiming that it would make Hong Kong "proud". "More Hong Kong businesses need to follow the lead," Hong Kong-based conservationist Sharon Kwok told AFP. Government data cited by the South China Morning Post shows that shark fin imports to Hong Kong dropped by 42% between 2010 and 2015 to 5,717 tonnes. During this period there was also a significant decline in imports by air. Cathay now joins airlines including British Airways, American Airlines, Qantas, Singapore Airlines and Emirates in banning shark fin.

Summary: Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific has announced a ban on shipments of shark fin in a move that has been welcomed by conservationists.


Chester have also made their first summer signing, Solihull Moors striker Harry White, 22, who scored 12 goals in 2016-17, scoring in both of the Midlanders' two wins over City. Shaw, 30, will combine his playing duties with helping boss Jon McCarthy. Chester have also made an offer to coach Chris Iwelumo to remain. The club are hopeful that the 38-year-old much-travelled Scot will continue to combine his coaching role with his media work. On Monday, Chester announced six players would leave but offered deals to Sam Hughes and James Alabi. The club lost their last six league games of the season to finish two points outside the relegation zone.

Summary: Chester midfielder Tom Shaw has been appointed player-assistant manager at the National League side after signing a new contract at Bumpers Lane.


The 5,500-year-old Neolithic axe was found during archaeological surveys ahead of a multi-billion euro tunnel project. The axe seems to have been jammed into what was once the seabed, perhaps as part of a ritual offering. The lack of oxygen in the clay ground helped preserve the wooden handle. The find was made in Rodbyhavn on the Danish island of Lolland, which is to be connected to the German island of Fehmarn via the tunnel link. "Finding a hafted [handle-bearing] axe as well preserved as this one is quite amazing," said Soren Anker Sorensen, an archaeologist at the Museum Lolland-Falster in Denmark. Archaeologists have found other similarly well preserved organic material in the area during their excavations. These include upright wooden stakes, a paddle, bows and other axe shafts. Axes were vital tools for Stone Age people, who used them for working wood. However, they also played an important role during the introduction of farming to Europe, when the majority of the land was covered by dense forests. The archaeologists suggest that the Neolithic communities of south Lolland may have been using the coast as an offering area. Earlier this month, archaeologists working on the Fehmarn Belt Tunnel scheme announced that they had uncovered 5,000-year-old footprints along the edge of an ancient fish trap excavated at Rodbyhavn.

Summary: Archaeologists in Denmark have uncovered an incredibly rare find: a stone age axe held within its wooden handle.


Trouble is, the aspen tree itself doesn't like to produce seeds which makes life very difficult for everyone. But last year I visited Shropshire company Forestart and helped them out with their plans to get their aspens in a seed producing mood. Forestart harvests a billion wild tree seeds every year to grow into new trees for planting. You can read a blogpost about their plans here, but here's the general gist. Aspen trees usually reproduce by sending up suckers, thin plants that are clones of the parent tree. That's no good for Forestart who need seeds to grow new aspens. The last time aspens in Scotland flowered and produced seeds was twenty years ago. So Robert Lee from Forestart had a plan. I helped him remove a ring of bark around each of his aspen trees. Not all the way around as that would kill the tree, but a strip about an inch wide round most of the trunk. The idea was to simulate a beaver attack on the tree, stressing the tree out and forcing it to produce flowers and then seeds. Well this week I returned to see if the experiment had worked and an amazing sight greeted me, eight aspen trees all covered in catkins. It's something that you very rarely see in nature. Robert explained to me I'd missed the very best display and a windy day had rather done for the flowers on the male trees but overall it was a remarkable thing to see. It's also really good news for Robert as if all goes to plan he and his team will be able to gather a huge volume of aspen seeds later in the year. Can we be sure it was our intervention that made the difference? Well yes, as Robert cut the bark so that some trees had branches below the exposed part of the tree. Those branches had no flowers, no catkins, while the rest of the tree was laden. It's not totally clear why this worked, it could be the stress as Robert first though or it might be the ring of removed bark blocks the goodness in the aspen leaves from returning to the roots and instead keeps it all in the tree canopy which in turn leads to an eruption of flowers. The trees themselves are healing nicely and while this won't be an annual event it is something Forestart could repeat in the future. Meaning more chances for people who want to plant this most wonderful of our native trees. The only slight cloud on the horizon is if the whole effort is too successful, we get a lot of seeds and the local bird population treat the aspen seeds as a very expensive lunch. Fingers crossed the siskins find something else to eat instead!

Summary: Aspens are one of our most beautiful native trees and there's a huge demand for seeds to grow new ones for planting.


The hyperbaric chamber, which treats divers with "the bends", was operated by St John's Ambulance on a donation basis until it broke in April 2014. The health department replaced it in 2015, but says it needs to "balance the books". Diving instructor Steve Bougourd said he was "gobsmacked". "I'm just worried that this kind of cost will put people off of actually going to the [hospital] and notifying them if they suspect a problem," he said. "We may find it's going to be very expensive to get out divers insured." In the UK hyperbaric oxygen treatment is covered by the NHS, but Guernsey has its own health care system. Source: NHS Assistant director at Guernsey's health and social care department (HSC) Ed Freestone said renting the chamber was costing the government £60,000 a year. He said the department would not make a profit from the new charges, which were based on "the average usage that we could identify over the previous few years". In addition to paying for the training of staff and the maintenance of a 24 hour service, the department had to fund plans to buy its own chamber for about £250,000, Mr Freestone said. Commercial divers already pay a £150 notification fee to dive which raises about £10,000 a year, according to HSC. It is a legal requirement to provide a hyperbaric chamber facility for commercial diving activity to take place within Guernsey's 12-mile limit.

Summary: Divers in Guernsey will be hit with a £30,000 charge if they require treatment for decompression sickness, the government has confirmed.


The International Cricket Council said the 29-year-old is "required to undergo testing within 14 days". Eranga, who has taken 53 wickets at an average of 37.47 in 18 Tests, can bowl until the results are known. He had match figures of 0-104 as England won by nine wickets to take a 2-0 lead in the three-Test series. The final match at Lord's starts on 9 June.

Summary: Sri Lanka seamer Shaminda Eranga was reported for a suspect bowling action in the second-Test defeat by England at Chester-le-Street.


Rajesh Shah, one of the shop's co-owners, told the BBC there would be a new name "tomorrow or the day after". Jews in the city of Ahmedabad, where the shop opened last month, said using the Nazi dictator's name was offensive. Israeli diplomats also raised the issue with the Gujarat state government. The owners said they did not know who Adolf Hitler was when the shop opened. Mr Shah told the BBC: "Yes we are planning to change the name. There has been too much political pressure from the government." He said officials had promised compensation for the rebranding of the store, which sells men's clothing, although he said they had provided nothing in writing. His co-owner, Manish Chandani, told AFP news agency they had never intended to glorify Hitler. "I was not aware of Hitler being responsible for the killings of six million people before the shop's inauguration. This time I will choose a non-controversial name." Mr Chandani says the shop's name was a tribute to his grandfather who was nicknamed Hitler because he was "very strict". Others saw the name as a marketing gimmick in a country where the former German leader attracts unusual interest in some sections of society. "I am happy that the store owner decided to change the name. I guess he realised that it was not the right thing to do," Orna Sagiv, Israeli consul general in Mumbai, told AFP.

Summary: The owners of a new Indian clothing store called Hitler say they will rename it after receiving complaints.


IS "fired at everything that moved" after entering on Thursday, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. A separate IS attack on the north-eastern city of Hassakeh has displaced 60,000 people, the UN says. Kobane became a symbol of Kurdish resistance in January after an IS siege lasting several months was repelled. IS launched an apparent two-pronged offensive on Thursday after Kurdish fighters from the Popular Protection Units (YPG) cut off one of the militants' major supply routes near Raqqa. Raqqa is the de facto capital of the IS "caliphate", whose creation IS announced a year ago after it captured large swathes of northern and western Iraq and parts of Syria. "According to medical sources and Kobane residents, 120 civilians were executed by IS in their homes or killed by the group's rockets or snipers," said Rami Abdel Rahman, who heads the UK-based Observatory. He said women and children were among the bodies found inside houses and on the streets of the town, which is close to the border with Turkey. He described it as one of the biggest massacres by the group in the country since its offensive began last summer. The militants took the town by surprise when they launched their attack on Thursday, five months after IS was removed by Kurdish fighters backed by US-led coalition strikes. The attack at dawn on Thursday began when militants detonated a car bomb, followed by two more bombings. Reports said some of the militants may have hidden themselves among returning refugees and disguised themselves by wearing Kurdish militia uniforms. In a nearby village, IS reportedly shot dead at least 20 civilians, including women and children. Activists say clashes between some IS militants and the Kurdish YPG forces are continuing in the town. Separately on Friday, the UN said an estimated 50,000 people had been displaced within the city of Hassakeh after another IS offensive there. Another 10,000 have fled northwards towards a town near the Turkish border, it added. Hassakeh, about 270km (180 miles) east of Kobane, has been under the control of both government forces and Kurdish fighters, and IS militants have been trying to capture it for months. Overall, in four years of armed conflict in Syria, more than 200,000 people have lost their lives and more than 11 million others have been forced from their homes.

Summary: Islamic State (IS) militants have killed more than 120 civilians since launching a fresh attack on the Syrian border town of Kobane, activists say.


The 21-year-old made seven appearances for the Hammers and netted his only goal for them in a Europa League qualification round match against Andorran side FC Lustrains last season. Lee had two loan spells in League One last term, with Blackpool and then Colchester United. He scored twice for the U's but was unable to save them from relegation. The length of Lee's contract with the promoted Tykes has not been revealed. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Summary: Barnsley have signed striker Elliot Lee from Premier League club West Ham United for an undisclosed fee.


Mr Hunter, 64, was knocked down and killed on a road in the Arab state at the weekend. The father-of-two was working as a media consultant for Northern Ireland Co-operation Overseas (NI-CO). The organisation sends local experts to advise state bodies abroad.

Summary: A man has been arrested by police in Bahrain in connection with the death of former BBC journalist and News Letter editor Austin Hunter.


Energy Minister Fergus Ewing refused permission for the 21-turbine Rowantree development near Oxton last May. He said the decision was based on "unacceptable environmental impacts". RWE Innogy UK has submitted scoping plans to Scottish Borders Council for a wind farm of up to 11 turbines in the same location. The proposed development on land north-east and east of Burnhouse Mains farmhouse, between Stow and Fountainhall, will be known as Longmuir Rigg wind farm. A letter lodged with the council states that RWE's new plans for the site take into account the Scottish government's concerns about the Rowantree development. In the correspondence, project manager Christopher McPake states: "It has sought to reduce or negate the identified significant environmental effects of cumulative noise as well as effects upon landscape character and visual receptors." It lays out plans to build between nine and 11 turbines, no more than 130m (426ft) high.

Summary: Plans have been lodged for a wind farm in the Scottish Borders less than a year after the Scottish government rejected a scheme for the same site.


Eastmond, capped six times, previously played for St Helens and the England rugby league team before switching codes to join Bath in 2011. The 27-year-old made 72 top-flight appearances for Bath, scoring 16 tries, including two last season. "Kyle has already shown his international class and still has plenty of potential to fulfil," Wasps director of rugby Dai Young said. Wasps have not disclosed the details of Eastmond's contract at the Ricoh Arena. He had agreed a new deal at Bath in January. Eastmond, whose last international appearance for England came against South Africa in November 2014, becomes Wasps' 12th signing ahead of the 2016-17 season. "Kyle is one of the most exciting centres in the Premiership," Young told the club website. "We're really looking forward to adding his talents to an already impressive group of backs at the club."

Summary: Wasps have signed England centre Kyle Eastmond from Premiership rivals Bath.


Mr Mallon said businesswoman Christine Bell and councillor Len Junier had criticised him and his fellow councillors for selling land at Acklam Hall for development. They referred to it as "dodgy" on Twitter and at a council meeting. Mayor Mallon said they now had to provide evidence of the claims. The independent mayor said: "You have two people here who claim the sale of Acklam Hall was dodgy. "What those people have got to do now is produce the evidence of malpractice, corruption, or criminality and I will give you a cast iron guarantee they will not be able to produce one shred of evidence. "Now they've actually got to put up or shut up." Mr Junier (Independent), who has asked the Secretary of State to investigate the sale of the land, said: "This was all about me having a duty to ask questions and raise concerns wherever they exist. "All I want to know is did the taxpayers get the best deal possible for that land?" The hall was valued at about Â£1m some years ago but Middlesbrough Council has refused to say how much it was sold for. Critics said the 32 acres of land was worth more more than Â£20m. Ms Bell told the BBC she had raised a matter of concern which had not yet been resolved and now awaits the outcome with interest.

Summary: Middlesbrough Mayor Ray Mallon has referred himself to his council's standards committee in response to accusations a land sale was "dodgy".


The US Commerce Department said the economy grew at an annualised pace of 1.4% in the January-to-March period. The rate was an upward revision from the previous estimate of 1.2%, which itself was an increase from the original reading of 0.7%. However, it still marks a slowdown from the final quarter of 2016, when the economy grew at a rate of 2.1%. The latest growth figure was helped by an increased estimate for growth in consumer spending, which was revised up to a rate of 1.1% from 0.6%. "The economy is expanding at a solid, if unspectacular pace," said Gus Faucher, chief economist at PNC Financial Services. Growth estimates in the first quarter are often weak, a quirk some say is due to the difficulty of measuring the effect of seasonal changes. Thursday's update bolsters the perspective of the Federal Reserve, which increased interest rates in June. Policymakers at the time said they did not believe the slowdown in the first quarter was the start of a trend, pointing to one-off factors, including a relatively mild winter. Stronger-than-expected trade figures published Wednesday also led some to predict better growth in the second quarter. Even so, many say growth for the year is all but certain to fall short of the 3% goal outlined by US President Donald Trump. Mr Faucher forecasts growth around 2.2% for the year. The International Monetary Fund this week cut its forecast for US economic growth, in part citing uncertainty over the chances for tax reform and infrastructure spending, policies that many say could provide an economic boost.

Summary: The US economy grew at a faster pace than previously thought in the first three months of the year.


Chris Norton, who is uploading the photos to Twitter account @UrineWatch, said he noticed men repeatedly using the wall at his premises as a toilet. The businessman, based in Bradford Street, Walsall, said he was shocked to find it happening up to five times every day. Walsall Council is investigating. More on this story and others from Birmingham and the Black Country Mr Norton, who uses the hashtag #walsallwee, said: "It's been happening for more than two months and I reported it to the council but nothing happened. "So I decided I had to take action myself because it was getting very depressing to see. "I thought it was just happening at weekends, but when I saw the footage it was actually happening up to five times a day." Deputy council leader Adrian Andrew said the authority is looking to establish a public space protection order in the town centre to combat anti-social behaviour. "Officers are gathering information, which includes Mr Norton's evidence, and talking to other businesses in the area and the police to determine our next course of action," he said. "Both myself and the majority of residents in Walsall are proud of this town. We've worked damn hard to attract investment here and I'm not going to allow the behaviour of a few to cause such a stink."

Summary: A podiatrist fed up with men urinating outside his clinic has installed CCTV to catch them in the act and posted the images on social media.


Class-A drugs such as heroin and crack cocaine were among the illegal substances seized, according to the data from police in England and Wales. There were more than 2,000 incidents dating back to 2011, suggest figures from 34 police forces. Teachers described the statistics as a "worry" and the "tip of the iceberg". The figures were obtained by the Press Association news agency (PA) under the Freedom of Information Act. PA sent Freedom of Information requests to every police force in England and Wales asking how many times illegal drugs had been seized or confiscated from school premises in the period from March 2011 to the end of 2014. The query asked for details of the type and amount of drug involved, its value, the type of school (primary or secondary) and details of who it was seized or confiscated from. Just over three-quarters of forces replied. Of these, 28 forces gave details of the types of drugs involved, 18 forces identified the type of school and 13 the ages of the individuals involved. The data reveals cannabis was involved in 625 of the cases and cocaine in 27. Other drugs confiscated included LSD, amphetamines and ecstasy. Overall there were two cases each of heroin possession at schools in the West Midlands, Surrey and Greater Manchester, plus another in Hertfordshire. Only four incidents involved children under 11. An eight-year-old and a nine-year-old in Staffordshire were caught with cannabis, as was a 10-year-old girl at a Leicester primary school, while another 10-year-old in Greater Manchester was carrying £5 worth of the drug. There were 241 incidents involving 15- to 16-year-olds and 231 incidents involving 11- to 14-year-olds. In Greater Manchester, a 14-year-old was caught with heroin with a street value of £500, and a 16-year-old with a quantity worth £330. Other incidents involved parents or school employees, including a school gardener in Humberside and a cleaner at a Manchester primary. The highest number of incidents and offences in the three complete years to March 2014 was for Hampshire with 229 cases. There were 144 incidents in Avon and Somerset and 138 in the West Midlands. South Wales police reported 92 cases. There was a slight year-on-year decrease in the numbers which peaked at 657 in 2011-12 and fell to 611 and 560 in the next two years, while in the period March to December 2014, there were 407 incidents. Chris Keates, general secretary of the NASUWT teachers' union, said any incident of drugs on school premises was "worrying as it will often only be the tip of the iceberg of what young people are encountering on the streets. "Teachers and school leaders are always alert to the potential for young people being involved in drug or alcohol abuse." Ms Keates said many specialist programmes to help schools support and educate young people about substance abuse had been cut in recent years.

Summary: Hundreds of schoolchildren, among them a pupil of only eight, have been caught with drugs on school premises, new figures reveal.


The Salomon Glen Coe Skyline was one of six races in the 2015 Skyrunning UK calendar. The other events include races in the Lake District in England and Mourne Mountains in Northern Ireland. It has been announced that it will be part of the 2016 Skyrunner World Series, which will start in Norway. Other events in the series will be held in China, the USA, Italy, France, Spain, Switzerland and Andorra. The Glen Coe event will be held on 18 September. Joe Symonds, who lives in Glasgow, won the men's race and was first overall in August's inaugural event. He finished the course in a time of seven hours, 36 minutes and 21 seconds. Sweden's Emelie Forsberg won the women's event and was placed second overall with her time of seven hours, 44 minutes and 19 seconds.

Summary: An endurance race held in Glen Coe for the first time this year will form part of an international mountain running competition next year.


Eighteen men, aged between 19 and 29 and some in prison, are banned from parts of Birmingham and must register phones and vehicles with police. The two-year orders aim to disrupt gang-related violence between the Burger Bar Boys and Johnson Crew. West Midlands Police said it was "a landmark ruling". The orders follow a spate of firearms offences in the city in 2015 and 2016, but the gangs have struck fear across parts of Birmingham for many years. They gained notoriety in 2003 when their violent feud claimed the lives of two girls - Letisha Shakespeare and Charlene Ellis - outside a late-night new year party in the city. Four men were later jailed for life for their murders. The gangs have also been behind countless drive-by shootings, drug dealing, intimidation, robberies and kidnappings. After more recent incidents of gun crime in the city, West Midlands Police and the council sought to secure the injunctions in a civil case heard at Birmingham Crown Court earlier this year. The force secured interim injunctions in 2016 and said at the time it did not want to identify anyone until they were permanent. The BBC revealed their names after obtaining the county court documents. More than 80 people from the Home Office and police gave evidence between February and June ahead of the orders being granted in July, which the force has revealed for the first time now. Two have already been issued, three men are being sought by police and three properties were visited by officers on Wednesday. The men are forbidden from associating with each other and entering the city centre, Handsworth, Newtown, Winson Green and Lozells. In a copy of an injunction seen by the BBC, gang members are also banned from appearing in music videos that include material linked to the Burger Bar Boys and Johnson Crew. One such music video was shown during the court proceedings. Ten other men will receive the orders in jail where restrictions will be imposed on certain visitors to limit any gang associations, police said. Among those to be given the injunctions in prison are two men believed to have been the "armed response" faction of the Burger Bar Boys. Reial Phillips, 21, from Winson Green was jailed for 27 years last year after seven people were injured in a series of shootings during a feud with members of the Johnson Crew. His co-defendant 23-year-old Ashai Gray, from Walsall, was jailed for nine years after admitting conspiracy to supply cocaine and heroin. Police said their actions "brought fear" to people in the West Midlands. Gang injunctions came into force in England and Wales in 2011. Home Office figures show that between January 2011 and January 2014, 88 had been put in place. The first one issued in the West Midlands was in 2012. But solicitor Errol Robinson, who represented two of the four men jailed for the new year murders, criticised the move. "They don't change behaviour or address underlying issues," he said. "Injunctions become a bit of a trophy and encourage rebellion. Gang members

Summary: Two rival criminal groups have been hit with what police describe as the largest ever gang injunction.


Gary Haggarty, 44, is no longer to be prosecuted for three alleged offences. His lawyers said these relate to possessing explosives and firearms. His legal team are also set to challenge the "propriety" of prosecuting a man they say worked as a state agent for some of the remaining 209 counts against him. On Wednesday, Belfast Magistrates' Court was told that a hearing to decide if the suspected UVF commander-turned police informer has a case to answer is scheduled for November. Mr Haggarty has been waiting to discover if he will stand trial since signing an agreement to become an assisting offender under the terms of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (SOCPA) back in 2010. The north Belfast man was charged with 212 charges covering a 16-year period between 1991 and 2007. The prosecution case against him runs to 12,000 pages, with his alleged offences including: Mr Haggarty, whose address is listed as c/o the Police Service of Northern Ireland, is believed to be living at a secret location in England. He was not present for the latest stage in an ongoing court review of the case. Outside court, Mr Haggarty's solicitor said a challenge would be mounted against some of the remaining charges. "The defence forwarded written submissions to the PPS on 4 May dealing firstly with charges where we say the papers do not disclose a prima facie case, but also charges where there are issues in relation to the propriety of the charges at a time when the defendant was a state agent from 1993-2004," he said. ""

Summary: Some charges against a so-called loyalist supergrass accused of a catalogue of murders and paramilitary crimes are to be dropped.


Mr Gargan, 48, was found guilty of eight charges of misconduct but has been allowed to return to work. The Avon and Somerset branch of the federation said it "cannot envisage" how the public or police can have "confidence in his leadership". Mr Gargan said he understood people had questions and said he would address these. In a statement issued through the Chief Police Officers Staff Association, he said he was "very much looking forward to returning to work" and "beginning the process of rebuilding confidence in the force". The comments about his return to work were made in an open letter to Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner Sue Mountstevens. Mr Gargan was suspended following allegations of data protection breaches and inappropriate behaviour with women. A panel found him guilty of misconduct - but cleared him of gross misconduct. His suspension was lifted and a phased return to work prepared. Mr Gargan said his actions had "fallen below the standards expected of a chief constable". In the letter seen by the BBC, the Police Federation said the chief constable is "the person that sets the standard of professional behaviour and ethical conduct" and the role "must be beyond reproach" in the eyes of the public and police officers. It said its officers had been asked on a daily basis by "the communities they serve" how the chief constable "can return to work in these circumstances". The letter ends with the federation calling on the commissioner to "show strong leadership in dealing with this issue". Some former members of the force have also criticised Mr Gargan's return. One group of retired officers said the "debacle" had caused "more pain and damage to morale than is imaginable". Lawrie Lewis, a retired Chief Superintendent, said the force's reputation had been "severely tarnished". Sue Mountstevens said: "The procedure to be followed in relation to the sanction hearing is strictly regulated. "As with all judicial processes when proceedings are not complete it is not possible to discuss or comment upon them until they have been finalised."

Summary: The Police Federation has expressed a lack of confidence in Avon and Somerset Chief Constable Nick Gargan.


Michael Bryn Jones, 39, from Llandudno, disappeared on 3 April 2016 after going to the door of the Hergest psychiatric unit at Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor. He was found hanging in woodland on 21 June. Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) said it has already changed its procedures. An inquest into Mr Jones' death heard he had been a patient at the Hergest unit until a few days before his disappearance and continued to suffer anxiety and paranoia after he left hospital. He turned up at the unit in the early hours of 3 April and was sent to the accident and emergency department but left without booking in or speaking to anyone. Robat Hughes, the senior nurse who spoke to Mr Jones at the unit, told the inquest he regretted not asking him whether he was already having treatment. "He came to the door and asked to see a doctor, but I said there was no doctor there as she'd gone home sick. I said that if he went to accident and emergency then there were doctors there," he said. "He was relaxed and calm. I didn't know if he was using mental health services and I didn't ask. "I should have asked if he'd been having treatment. It has been something I've thought about a lot since." Dr Stuart Porter, a consultant psychiatrist who reviewed the incident, said: "Somebody should have taken Michael Bryn Jones to accident and emergency. It's also good practice to follow that up with a phone call." In a statement, BCUHB said it offered "sincere condolences" to Mr Jones' family and "fully accepted" the coroner's findings. "We have carried out our own thorough investigation, in conjunction with Michael's family, and as a result we have made changes to service provision," it added. Recording a conclusion of suicide, coroner Nicola Jones said: "There should have been more effort to persuade [Mr Jones] to come into the Hergest unit for a full assessment of his condition. "He went to that unit looking for help, and he didn't get it."

Summary: A man who went missing after going to hospital with mental health problems should have been given more help, a coroner has said.


Wholesale prices have dropped and motoring organisations have suggested this merits reduced pump prices. Tesco and Morrisons are cutting prices by 2p a litre on Friday, and Asda and Sainsbury's said they would reduce prices by up to 2p a litre on Saturday. But drivers are being warned that prices can vary in different areas. The average UK price for a litre of unleaded petrol was 118.83p on Thursday, and 120.88p for a litre of diesel, according to the latest figures from Experian Catalist. Ten days earlier, the average unleaded price was 120p a litre, and diesel cost 122.06p. The oil price and wholesale prices fell sharply at the start of March, and motoring organisations have argued that this should have been feeding through to another 2p cut per litre in prices at the pumps. The RAC said motorists could feel "aggrieved" that prices had not fallen further, earlier. Asda said it had dropped prices twice in two weeks, and had a national price cap to ensure motorists were dealt with equitably. Morrisons said it had also made a second cut in two weeks. Tesco is dropping petrol and diesel prices by 2p a litre over the course of Friday afternoon at all its outlets, followed by Sainsbury's on Saturday. Luke Bosdet, of the AA, said that there was general concern that so-called supermarket fuel price wars did not actually benefit all drivers across the country. He claimed prices fell the most in areas where there were a range of supermarkets located close to each other. In other areas with less competition, the same cuts were not as likely to be seen. "We would urge motorists to look around to find a better price. There are petrol price apps that can help," he said.

Summary: Motorists will see an acceleration in fuel price cuts over the weekend as supermarkets take up to 2p off a litre of petrol and diesel.


More than 5,500 people signed a petition against plans to build a five-metre embankment along the waterfront. However, the council has admitted that there will never be a consensus on any flood protection proposal. A report to a meeting of Dumfries and Galloway Council's environment committee next week will attempt to find a way forward. What's happening in Scotland? Keep in touch through our live page. Chairman Colin Smyth said: "What we are now able to do is focus on what I think is the biggest issue as far as the public is concerned. In the draft proposal, the height of the embankment and the walls were simply too high and the public did not support that. "What we now need to do is make sure that we find a solution that deals with the flooding, regenerates the Whitesands, solves the car parking issues, but also reduces the height of any proposed flood protection scheme." Water from the River Nith regularly spills over into the Whitesands, flooding a major town centre car park and nearby business premises. Campaigners against the Â£15m proposal to build an embankment claimed it would have a detrimental effect on the town's main beauty spots. They also raised concerns that the move would lead to the loss of about 200 waterfront car parking spaces. David Slater, a local businessman who has been one of the project's most vocal objectors, said: "However many other consultations they do now, public opinion will not change at this stage. "It will be interesting to see how they can agree with the public to reduce the height of the bunds. There has to be better ideas because we can't put that in our town." Earlier this year MSPs called for the row over the flood protection plans to be brought to a "positive conclusion".

Summary: Senior councillors in Dumfries have pledged to find a compromise solution to the Whitesands flooding problem.


The towns of Virginia Water and Cobham, in Surrey, have become Britain's first million pound towns - where average house prices are more than £1m. Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire is also in the millionaire's club, according to research by Lloyds Bank. They are the first towns outside London where prices have hit seven figures. The research was based on data from the Land Registry for the first half of 2015. Prices in Virginia Water - home to the likes of Sir Cliff Richard and Sir Bruce Forsyth - average no less than £1.169m, making it Britain's most expensive town outside the capital. No wonder that the town's famous golf course, Wentworth, feels able to charge joining fees of £125,000. That is on top of the annual membership fee of £16,000. Cobham - familiar to Chelsea footballers and their WAGS - has average prices of £1.043m. And anyone wanting to buy in Beaconsfield can expect to pay £1.003m. "We're seeing the emergence of towns where the average price is at least £1 million," said Sarah Deaves, private banking director at Lloyds Bank. "Whilst there are several London neighbourhoods where prices are already at this elevated level, outside of the capital this is a first." However the figures also show a sharp slow-down in the number of homes sold for more than £1m. In the first half of 2015 there were 5,599 such sales, down from 6,303 in 2014. That amounts to an 11% fall. One reason for that is the change in Stamp Duty rates, introduced in December 2014. The buyer of a £1m house will now pay £43,750 in Stamp Duty, up from £40,000 previously.

Summary: One has a golf course that charges £125,000 to become a member, and the other has a post office said to stock bottles of Bollinger and Dom Perignon.


Shueb Salar is alleged to have posted abusive language about women and homosexuals on Twitter, in 2012. An investigation will be carried out into the "serious issues", said a spokesman for Labour candidate Mr Khan, an ex-shadow minister. Mr Salar, who has not commented, started working for Mr Khan in 2014. In light of the posts, cabinet minister Chris Grayling questioned Mr Khan's judgement in employing Mr Salar. "'These comments have absolutely no place in modern society," the leader of the House of Commons said. "The mayor of London makes a large number of decisions about who to hire and how to spend public funds: his record shows Sadiq Khan can't make those decisions in a way that stands up for Londoners." Mr Khan is tipped by the bookies to become London's next mayor on 5 May, beating his Tory rival Zac Goldsmith. A spokesman said: "Clearly these are serious issues. Shueb Salar has been suspended from Sadiq Khan's parliamentary office pending an investigation."

Summary: One of London mayoral hopeful Sadiq Khan's aides has been suspended after offensive social media messages were published.


Wiltshire Police said it happened just before 1800 BST on Wednesday at the junction with High Street in Codford. The motorbike was travelling south towards Salisbury when it was in collision with the car, police said. The motorcycle rider was a 49-year-old man and the car driver was a 61-year-old man. Both were local, and were pronounced dead at the scene. The road was closed for six hours while police carried out an investigation.

Summary: A motorcyclist and a car driver have been killed in a crash on the A36 near Warminster.


The hoard, which includes silver pennies dating back to the 10th and 11th centuries, was discovered by Walter Hanks in Llandwrog in March. National Museum Wales said some of the coins were made under the ruler Sihtric Anlafsson and were a type rarely found on the British mainland. It said they were likely to have been hidden or lost between 1020 and 1030. Dr Mark Redknap, of the department of history and archaeology at National Museum Wales, said the mixed nature of the collection showed bullion played an active role in the 11th Century economy and gave an idea of the wealth of Gwynedd at the time. The museum now hopes to buy the coins and put them on display.

Summary: Viking coins and ingots found by a metal detectorist in Gwynedd have been declared treasure by a coroner.


Eren Hasyer had denied attempting to aid the escape of Izzet Eren as he was being driven to Wood Green Crown Court in a custody van. Accomplice Jermaine Baker was shot dead by police during the escape attempt in December 2015. Jurors at Woolwich Crown Court cleared Hasyer, 25, of a firearms charge. Izzet Eren was being held on remand at HMP Wormwood Scrubs accused of gun offences when he arranged for a gang to spring him from the van en-route to a hearing, Woolwich Crown Court was earlier told. Jurors heard the prisoner hatched the escape plot from his cell using a smuggled mobile phone and the attempted breakout took place on 11 December, in what the prosecutor described as a carefully thought out and professional crime. Ozcan Eren, 31, changed his plea and admitted his part in the plot after the trial opened. Two other men, Nathan Mason and Gokay Sogucakli, admitted being part of the escape plot before the trial began. A separate investigation into the death of Jermaine Baker is ongoing. Det Ch Supt Tom Manson Met Police said: "This was a bold, well planned and carefully thought out conspiracy that bears all the hallmarks of a professional crime. "They put in place anti-surveillance techniques; their own surveillance 'unit' and a command structure to run the operation."

Summary: The final member of a gang which launched a failed bid to free a prisoner - during which one accomplice was killed - has been found guilty.


They describe it as a kind of "jet stream" - a fast-flowing river of liquid iron that is surging westwards under Alaska and Siberia. The moving mass of metal has been inferred from measurements made by Europe’s Swarm satellites. This trio of spacecraft are currently mapping Earth's magnetic field to try to understand its fundamental workings. The scientists say the jet is the best explanation for the patches of concentrated field strength that the satellites observe in the northern hemisphere. "This jet of liquid iron is moving at about fifty kilometres per year," explained Dr Chris Finlay from the National Space Institute at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU Space). “That might not sound like a lot to you on Earth's surface, but you have to remember this a very dense liquid metal and it takes a huge amount of energy to move this thing around and that's probably the fastest motion we have anywhere within the solid Earth,” he told BBC News. Dr Finlay was speaking here at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting in San Francisco, just ahead of the official publication of the research in the journal Nature Geoscience. Most people will be familiar with the atmospheric jet stream - the high-altitude, rapidly flowing belt of air on which aeroplanes ride to get to their destination more quickly. Dr Finlay and colleagues want us to envision something similar but made of metal and 3,000km down, under our feet. They assess the jet to be about 420km wide, and say it wraps half-way around the planet. Its behaviour will be critical to the generation and maintenance of the global magnetic field, they add. “It's likely that the jet stream has been in play for hundreds of millions of years," said Dr Phil Livermore from Leeds University, UK, and the lead author on the journal paper. In the paper, the team puts forward a model to explain the jet. The scientists say the feature probably aligns to a boundary between two different regions in the core. They call this boundary the "tangent cylinder". They imagine this as a tube sitting around the solid inner core, running along Earth’s rotation axis. When liquid iron approaches the boundary from both sides, it gets squeezed out sideways to form the jet, which then hugs the imaginary tube. "Of course, you need a force to move fluid towards the tangent cylinder," said Prof Rainer Hollerbach, also from Leeds and another co-author on the paper. "This could be provided by buoyancy, or perhaps more likely from changes in the magnetic field within the core." Although the team believes it understands how wide and how long the jet is, the depth to which it descends is far from certain. Dr Livermore told BBC News: "It currently wraps about 180 degrees around the tangent cylinder. Although observations only constrain the jet stream on the edge of the core, our theoretical understanding suggests that the jet could in principle go very deep indeed - possibly in fact all the way down to the edge of the core in the

Summary: Scientists say they have identified a remarkable new feature in Earth’s molten outer core.


The Dons turned down an undisclosed bid for the 29-year-old, who has made 22 appearances this season, on Friday. "It's one of those things. You put a value on a player and that's what happens," Warnock told BBC Radio Wales Sport. "We are just weighing up two or three other players at the moment to see what we're going to do." He continued: "We try to keep away from the last-minute deadline but I'm afraid it's always there. There's a possibility that we might make another offer." Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes says he has told Cardiff to "be serious" with regard to the fee if they wish to pursue their interest in Hayes. Meanwhile, Warnock revealed he was in talks to bring a Premier League goalkeeper to the Cardiff City Stadium, and said he would not have sanctioned former keeper David Marshall's move to Hull City last summer. "If I had been here all season I would have desperately gone out of my way to make sure he didn't leave," he added. "We lost two goalkeepers on the last day [of the transfer window] and didn't recruit anybody, which has really snookered me really. "I've been looking to get a permanent goalkeeper in now, I've made two offers for players which have both been turned town and now I'm trying to get somebody on loan from the Premier League."

Summary: Cardiff City boss Neil Warnock says the club may make another offer for Aberdeen winger Jonny Hayes.


The back-row forward, a product of the Chiefs' academy, has spent time on a dual registration deal at Championship side Cornish Pirates this year. Simmonds, 22, will make his first Premiership appearance for Exeter against Wasps on Sunday. "He has shown an awful lot of very, very good qualities," said head coach Rob Baxter.

Summary: Exeter Chiefs forward Sam Simmonds has signed a new two-year deal with the Premiership club.


Scotland's National Action Plan for Human Rights has been developed after four years of research by the Scottish Human Rights Commission. The plan aims to improve human rights protection in Scotland. The commission's evidence suggests basic rights are not consistently promoted, respected or protected in people's every day lives. The Scottish government, the NHS, Amnesty International and various other organisations including trade unions and local authorities were involved in creating the action plan. Areas of concern when drawing up the document included: care, disability rights, health, criminal justice and business. Commitments have been made by the bodies behind the plan to integrate human rights more closely into their work. Commission chair Professor Alan Miller said: "Today, International Human Rights Day, Scotland is taking a big step towards building a country where everyone can live a life of human dignity. "The Scottish Parliament has human rights at its heart, it created the Scottish Human Rights Commission and today Scotland's first National Action Plan for Human Rights is launched as the next step on Scotland's journey to progressively realise internationally agreed human rights for the benefit of everyone." Although this is the first human rights action plan in the UK, they do exist in other countries, such as Sweden, Spain, New Zealand and Australia. Nils Muiznieks, the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights said: "Scotland's National Action Plan for Human Rights is a bold venture which aims to bring human rights home in people's everyday life. "It signals a strong commitment to internationally agreed human rights standards which is particularly significant in the current context of economic crisis and austerity." Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: "The plan is an important milestone in our journey to create a Scotland which acts as a beacon of progress internationally. "We will continue to work with the Scottish Human Rights Commission to make rights a reality for all in Scotland, in keeping with the importance this Government has long attached to human dignity, equality and fairness and the pursuit of social justice."

Summary: A human rights action plan has been launched in Scotland, in a move described as a "UK first".


Tevez, 31, started his career at Boca before leaving in 2004 and returns to Argentina after nine years in Europe. Former Manchester United, Manchester City and West Ham forward Tevez struck 20 Serie A goals last season and had been linked with Liverpool, Atletico Madrid and Paris St-Germain. Juventus had already replaced Tevez with Mario Mandzukic from Atletico. Boca Juniors confirmed the transfer while Tevez was on the bench for the Copa America quarter-final against Colombia. Shortly after the announcement was made, Tevez came on to score the winning penalty in a shootout to send Argentina into the last four. Boca president Daniel Angelici said: "It is a day of joy and great satisfaction. The return of Carlos Tevez in an extraordinary moment of his career is fantastic news for all partners and supporters of Boca and Argentine football. The presence of Carlos will give another leap in quality to the great squad we have." Tevez, who has won three league titles in England and two in Italy, scored 38 goals in 110 games during his first spell at Boca, where he won the league in 2003 and was voted South American Player of the Year for three straight seasons. He left for Brazilian side Corinthians before the 2005 season, and moved to West Ham the following year. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Summary: Argentina striker Carlos Tevez has completed his move back to Boca Juniors from Italian champions Juventus.


Media playback is not supported on this device A day before turning 43, the oldest rider in the event beat Russian Olga Zabelinskaya, who returned from a doping ban last year, by 5.55 seconds. Dutch rider Anna van der Breggen, winner of the road race, took bronze. Great Britain's Emma Pooley, who, like Armstrong, came out of retirement to compete in Rio, finished 14th. Find out how to get into cycling with our special guide. Pooley, 33, told BBC Radio 5 live she "struggled with the blustery crosswind" on the hilly 29,7km course. "The weather was a bit different to what we expected," she said. "I had to ditch my visor halfway round because it got steamed up. "Some people are just better at cornering in the wet, I guess." Armstrong became the first person to win the same road cycling event at three Olympics. Having won the time trial at Beijing 2008, she retired in 2009 to start a family before returning to win gold at London 2012 and retiring again. Media playback is not supported on this device Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.

Summary: American Kristin Armstrong won the Olympic women's road time trial for the third time in succession with victory in Rio.


Will he be less outspoken? Will he temper his Twitter tirades? Will he back down from his calls for a Muslim ban? Maybe. Maybe not. But there are some significant ways Mr Trump is already altering his campaign strategy - sometimes in direct conflict with promises and assertions he made during his long, successful race to the top of the Republican Party. Here are five. Mr Trump has repeatedly boasted that he was paying for his campaign out of his own personal fortune. "By self-funding my campaign, I am not controlled by my donors, special interests or lobbyists," he posted on Facebook back in September. "I am only working for the people of the US!" Even though that's not exactly true - Mr Trump was loaning his campaign money and could someday pay it back, in addition to raising funds through donations - it was a central part of his pitch to those put off by the current political system. Now, however, all pretence is gone. Mr Trump announced he's hired a veteran money man - a former Goldman Sachs partner, no less - as his national finance chairman. And on Tuesday he reached an agreement with the Republican Party to conduct joint fundraising through a network of committees that can take donations of up to $449,400 (Â£307,850) per person. Mr Trump's move is an acknowledgement that he would be hard-pressed to self-finance a general election campaign, which could cost more than $1bn. He's wealthy - but he's not that wealthy. Mr Trump has repeatedly insisted campaign-funded opinion polls are a waste of money. "I don't have pollsters," he said last August. "I don't want to be unreal. I want to be me. I have to be me. You know, we have enough of that in Washington, with pollsters telling everybody what to say and everybody being controlled by the special interests, and the lobbyists, et cetera, and the donors." In fact, Mr Trump was dismissive of the whole idea of data-driven campaigns - including President Barack Obama's winning presidential bids. "Obama got the votes much more so than his data processing machine, and I think the same is true with me," he told the Associated Press. That was before the Trump campaign hired Republican pollster Tony Fabrizio, a veteran of the presidential campaigns of Rand Paul, Rick Perry and Bob Dole and a host of other state-level candidates. Accurate, focused polling can serve as a presidential campaign's eyes and ears. It provides detailed information that helps a candidate's team determine where and how to spend resources. At least that's what high-paid professional political pollsters will tell their candidates. And now Donald Trump is listening. Like many Republicans, Mr Trump loved to make fun of Mr Obama's reliance on Teleprompters during public events. "I've always said, if you run for president, you shouldn't be allowed to use Teleprompters," he said in October. "Because you don't even know if the guy's smart." Part of Mr Trump's appeal was his off-the-cuff style. He could say anything at any time, no matter how controversial -

Summary: Donald Trump has effectively won the Republican presidential nomination, leaving pundits and analysts wondering if a rhetorical "pivot" to a general election campaign is in the works.


The girl suffered injuries to her head, arm and leg in the incident in July 2014, Plymouth Crown Court heard. Christopher Budd, 20, of Trelawney Gardens, Liskeard, Cornwall, and Ryan Swaddling, 23, from Cleeve Drive, Ivybridge, Devon, both deny dangerous driving. About 200 people attended the event. The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said: "I thought I was going to die. You could hear screaming. I felt my head and I had a massive bump on it." She added: "You could hear bodies bang against the car." Another teenager told the court a car drove over her leg at the meet. The 17 injured, aged between 12 and 20, were among a crowd watching cars at the B&Q car park in Tavistock Road on 26 July. One witness told the court: "I fell to the floor and the car went over my leg. I don't remember how I hit my head. I remember everyone looking at me and blood pouring from my head." Another witness said the vehicles were seeing how fast they could get to a speed bump and trying to create smoke from their tyres. He added there was one girl on the floor and there was "blood everywhere" after the crash. The trial continues.

Summary: A teenager said she thought she was "going to die" after being hit by a car that collided with a crowd of people at a "cruising" event in Plymouth.


The double reception was first proposed by the SDLP at the end of last year, to celebrate both teams reaching the finals of the Euro 2016 competition. Unionists objected, saying the council had already held a civic reception for the Northern Ireland team in November. Unionist amendments to expand the invite to other UK teams were defeated. An amendment put forward by Ulster Unionist councillor Jim Rodgers to invite all four teams from England, Wales, Northern Ireland the Republic of Ireland was defeated by 33 votes to 20. Unionist councillors also proposed sending letters of congratulation to all teams from the British Isles who qualified for the Euro 2016 finals, but this amendment was also voted down.

Summary: Belfast City Council has voted to invite both the Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland football teams to a civic reception at Belfast City Hall.


20 July 2016 Last updated at 08:43 BST Better education, the availability of drugs that fight the spread of the virus and the prevention of HIV transmission to newborn babies have all played a role. But it is proving stubborn to get rid of. As South Africa hosts a major HIV-Aids conference, the BBC's Karen Allen has been to one of the country's HIV hot spots in KwaZulu-Natal.

Summary: Remarkable progress has been made in reducing the rate of growth in new HIV infections - the virus that causes Aids.


Their quartet of Marcus Hellner, Lars Nelson, Johan Olsson and Daniel Richardson led from start to finish and completed the course in one hour 28 minutes 42 seconds. The battle for silver and bronze was won by Russia - who were watched by President Vladimir Putin. The bronze was taken by France - their first medal in the event. A day after their women's team came from behind to earn a narrow relay victory, Sweden's anchor Hellner skied alone for the entire fourth leg and grabbed a Swedish flag to wave as he entered the stadium and proceeded unchallenged down the final straight. Hellner started the final leg with a 14-second lead over Russia's Maxim Vylegzhanin and quickly extended the gap, eventually winning by 27.3 seconds. It was another disappointing day for Norway, who had fallen a minute behind by the second exchange and ended up fourth, a day after their heavily favoured women also failed to get a medal.

Summary: Defending champions Sweden took gold in the men's cross country 4x10km relay at the Winter Olympics in Sochi.