One person was killed and three injured in the first shooting at Northern Arizona University early on Friday, which involved fraternity members. Later that morning a shooting at a student complex near Texas Southern University left one person dead. The attacks came as President Barack Obama visited families of victims of a college shooting in Oregon. On arriving in Oregon, he was jeered by gun-rights activists who oppose calls he made for tougher gun laws after nine people were killed at Umpqua Community College, Roseburg, last week. After a private meeting with families, Mr Obama said he had "strong feelings" about gun control, adding: "We are going to have to come together as a country to see how we can prevent these issues from taking place." On the edge of this little American timber town, a few hundred protesters gathered to tell their president he was not welcome. Many were openly carrying handguns to hammer home their message. The demonstrators blamed the massacre here last week on two things: a failure to treat mental health problems and the designation of Umpqua Community College as a gun-free zone. Many of those we spoke to said they had travelled to Roseburg from elsewhere in Oregon to make their voices heard. They had no shortage of complaints. Mr Obama wanted to take away their guns, they said. He was interfering in state business. He favoured "Muslim immigration". Several signs said he should go home "to Kenya". One proclaimed "Christian Lives Matter", an apparent reference to the Black Lives Matter campaign against police brutality. The hostility to the Democratic president here in Republican rural Oregon was not just political, it was personal. Why gun laws won't change - Why President Obama is powerless to change the US Obama's frustration - He tells the BBC inaction on gun laws is a great regret of his presidency "Routine" US gun violence - How much gun crime has there been in the US in 2015 so far? In Arizona, police named the gunman there as Steven Jones, an 18-year-old first year student at Northern Arizona University. Mr Jones has been charged with first-degree murder and three counts of aggravated assault. The four victims are members of Delta Chi fraternity, but Mr Jones is not. Mr Jones told police he was approached by a group of men and assaulted. He fled, retrieved a gun from his car and opened fire when the men caught up with him, Arizona police said. Witnesses told police that the victims were unarmed. The university has identified the student who died as Colin Brough and said the three students who were wounded are being treated in hospital. The second shooting in Texas happened later on Friday morning at the University Courtyard Apartments on the edge of the Houston campus. One student was killed, the university confirmed, and another person was wounded. Two people have been detained as suspects and a third is still at large, said Houston police spokeswoman Jodi Silva. In Arizona, the university president expressed shock at the tragedy. "This is not going

Summary: Two people have died after two separate university shootings in Texas and Arizona, just hours apart.


A pack of 61 large and 97 smaller dogs, based on the animated film The Snowman and the Snowdog, make up a free public art trail. They will be auctioned after the trail closes on 29 November to raise money for the St Oswald's Hospice charity. Spokeswoman Jane Hogan said several had been taken to the "vets" with substantial damage. "The vast majority of the damage is people being too enthusiastic and climbing on them," Ms Hogan said. "Although they are pretty robust and they are varnished, they will only withstand a certain amount of attention, but we do ask people not to climb on them."

Summary: A number of colourful snow dog sculptures have been damaged after being unleashed across Tyne and Wear.


Prof Rosie Woodroffe has told BBC News that ministers were creating an "illusion" of success to justify the policy. She was speaking ahead of a scientific symposium on controlling cattle TB. Ministers say their approach is supported by government scientists and leading vets. Prof Woodroffe, a wildlife expert at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) who carried out the scientific assessment of culling badgers to control Cattle TB on which the current policy is based, said the government risked losing trust on how it used evidence - not just on its policy on controlling cattle TB but also on other important scientific issues. "When evidence is being cherry-picked and presented in the best possible light, it ceases to be evidence. It is fake science. "When it comes to (other policy areas) such as climate change and bee pollination, issues that have a big impact on lives and livelihoods of people, it is important that we can rely on the government to provide good evidence that stands up to scrutiny." A spokesman for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), which oversees the badger cull, responded: "England has the highest incidence of TB in Europe and that is why we are taking strong action to deliver our 25-year strategy to eradicate the disease and to protect the future of our dairy and beef industries. "Badger control in areas where TB is rife is one part of our long-term plan, which also includes strengthening cattle testing and movement controls, improving biosecurity on farm and when trading, and badger vaccination when possible." Read also: Badger culls extended to Wales to stem spread of cattle TB Defra has overseen the issuing of licences to cull badgers in 10 areas in South West England to reduce the incidence of TB in cattle. The first culls began in 2013 in two areas in Somerset and Gloucestershire amid criticism from many scientists that the policy would at best have only a marginal effect on the spread of the disease and possibly increase the spread of TB. The critics' comments stem from an eight-year trial carried out by Prof Woodroffe in the 1990s which showed that only sustained and coordinated culling of badgers can slow down the rate of increase in cattle becoming infected with TB in the immediate area. Crucially, the trial also showed that if less than 70% of badgers are killed, the incidence of TB will not be reduced and may even increase because of the greater movement of badgers caused by the disturbance of culling. Since then Defra's own monitoring has concluded that it has killed enough badgers in its pilot culls and has rolled out culls in eight more areas. The department will also announce up 10 more areas later this year. But some scientists are concerned that Defra has changed the way it assesses badger numbers in a cull area and how it sets the target for the minimum number of badgers to be killed to ensure that its culls are seen to be successful. The previous system involved field work by

Summary: A senior researcher has accused the UK government of using "fake science" to justify its policy of culling badgers to control cattle TB.


In 2000, it did not recommend the appointment of Christopher Allsopp as an external member of the MPC after what they suggested was a poor performance in front of the committee, but the then Chancellor, Gordon Brown, stood by him. So, the committee's action against Charlotte Hogg is certainly significant. And its significance goes well beyond the future of Ms Hogg. Mark Carney, the governor, backed her until one minute to midnight. Which, after the evidence laid out by the committee today, is likely to be questioned by MPs when Mr Carney next appears before them. Mr Carney believed that a verbal warning was sufficient and rejected Ms Hogg's offer to resign last week. His judgement was that it was an oversight which had been rectified, and that Ms Hogg's contribution to the Bank - where she has worked since 2013 - far outweighed this controversy. Andrew Tyrie's committee did not agree. That is for four distinct reasons. Firstly, that the "oversight" concerning Ms Hogg's brother's senior job at Barclays - regulated by the Bank of England - lasted for four years without any of the Bank's internal processes picking up the issue. Second, that Ms Hogg was the person who drafted the Bank's own internal rule book which she subsequently breached. She didn't, the Treasury Select Committee said, "lead by example". Third, the committee said that Ms Hogg, and by extension, Mr Carney, failed to appreciate the "seriousness" of that breach. And then suggested that future conflicts "would not arise". Which, as the committee points out, depends - on what happens both at the Bank and at Barclays. The governor has now reluctantly acted, saying that the Bank will put in place new procedures; the most significant of which is moving oversight of the Bank's code of conduct under Sam Woods, the deputy governor for prudential regulation. That now means that the person who drew up the rules, the chief operating officer (until this morning Ms Hogg), is no longer responsible for their enforcement or the way they are reported to the Bank's own Audit and Risk Committee. Many will say the handling of the controversy over Ms Hogg has been misstep by the governor, who always needs to ensure that the Bank's adherence to its own rules is punctilious. Ms Hogg had been widely praised as a reforming influence at the Bank, introducing new levels of transparency and driving through a reform programme that has cleared away some of the Bank's dustier attitudes. She certainly had firm support from the Court of the Bank, its governing body. But, in the hyper-sensitive world of bank regulation, the Treasury Select Committee has made it clear that any breach is a red card issue. There are no cautions beforehand.

Summary: It is vanishingly rare for the Treasury Select Committee to not, even if sometimes reluctantly, back an appointment by the Bank of England of a deputy governor and a new member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).


Rafael Pizarro was found in a lock on the Rochdale to Manchester canal in Middleton, Rochdale while playing with friends on 6 June. He was resuscitated on the towpath before being taken to hospital. His family said: "Rafael had a big impact on his family and friends and was much loved and we will truly miss him." Det Insp Kate Atton from Greater Manchester Police said: "Rafael's death is believed to be a tragic accident. "I would urge people, especially children, to take care around the water and try not to swim anywhere other than supervised swimming pools."

Summary: A 13-year-old boy who fell into a Greater Manchester canal in a "tragic accident" has died, police said.


The jury was unable to reach a verdict after 30 hours of deliberation in charges of murder and voluntary manslaughter against Ray Tensing, 27. The Cincinnati officer killed Sam DuBose, 43, after pulling him over on 19 July 2015. A prosecutor called it the "most asinine act" ever by a police officer. Judge Leslie Ghiz declared the mistrial on Friday after the jury of nine white and three black people were unable to reach a verdict. The jurors told the judge they were almost evenly split. It is the fourth high-profile failure recently to convict a police officer in the death of a black man: Mr Tensing stopped Mr DuBose near campus for a missing front licence plate, and police body cam shows their initial exchange was friendly. The officer asks for Mr DuBose's driver's licence, but he says he does not have it. He also shows an unopened bottle of alcohol in the car. Mr Tensing then asks Mr DuBose to unbuckle his seatbelt. Almost immediately after that, a shot is fired and the car appears to move. The officer fired a single round, hitting Mr DuBose in the head. Mr Tensing had testified that he feared he could be run over as Mr DuBose tried to drive away. But an expert said his frame-by-frame analysis of Mr Tensing's body camera video showed he was not being dragged by the car. Donyetta Bailey, who is president of the Black Lawyer's Association of Cincinnati, said the Tensing case and others underline that juries are "implicitly biased" in favour of police officers. "It shows our legal system has no value for African-American human rights," said Ms Bailey, reports the Cincinnati Enquirer. Mr Tensing was fired last year by the University of Cincinnati, which announced an overhaul of its policing department. The university also reached a $5.3m (Â£4.1m) settlement with Mr DuBose's family, including free undergraduate tuition for his 13 children. Mr Tensing's first trial last year also ended with the jury deadlocked.

Summary: A mistrial has been declared for the second time in the case of a white police officer who shot dead an unarmed black motorist in Ohio two years ago.


JJ Hanrahan's try put Saints ahead but Don Armand and Olly Woodburn scored either side of Ken Pisi's yellow card. Ian Whitten, Jack Nowell, Sam Hill and Woodburn all scored second-half tries as Exeter's dominance finally told. Ahsee Tuala went over in the corner for a last-gasp Northampton consolation. Victory for Rob Baxter's side at Gloucester on the final day of the regular season on 6 May will guarantee them a home play-off semi-final, while they could yet finish top of the table. Wasps are home to Saracens on the same day. Northampton, meanwhile, are three points behind sixth-placed Harlequins, with European Champions Cup qualification now out of their hands. They are home to Harlequins in their final league game. They were forced into a late change, skipper Tom Wood out with a shoulder injury, while England and Lions man Courtney Lawes was forced off with a head injury. Samoa wing Pisi was sin-binned after being adjudged to have knocked-on deliberately with Exeter on the attack. Nowell had a try chalked off in the first half but the Lions call-up was rewarded for a fine performance when he touched down after being bundled over in the corner. Exeter assistant coach Ali Hepher said: "We left some tries out there, but we are pleased with the way the guys kept coming, which was the mental attitude we needed. "Yes, we have been winning with bonus points, but we hadn't been performing right at our top, but today was getting towards it. "The last few weeks have been tough for Jack Nowell. Coming out of the Six Nations has been a real tough one through conditioning and the mental pressures as well, so he has just been a little bit off himself, and he admitted that. "He showed why he has been selected for this Lions tour, and why he should be going as well." Northampton director of rugby Jim Mallinder said: "I thought we were well beaten today. "Over the last few weeks we've competed well against some of the top sides, but right from the start today Exeter looked after the ball and were very physical. "I thought we defended quite well, but it took its toll, and it took its toll in attack because whenever we did get the ball we just couldn't keep hold of it and didn't have that physicality needed to break down their defence." Exeter: Turner; Nowell, Whitten, Devoto, Woodburn; Steenson, Townsend; Rimmer, Yeandle (capt), Holmes, Dennis, Parling, Ewers, Armand, Horstmann. Replacements: Cowan-Dickie, Moon, Williams, Atkins, Salvi, Chudley, Simmonds, Hill. Northampton: Tuala; Pisi, Burrell, Mallinder, Foden; Hanrahan, Groom; Waller, Hartley (capt), Brookes, Day, Ribbans, Gibson, Lawes, Harrison. Replacements: Haywood, Ma'afu, Denman, Ratuniyarawa, Dickinson, Dickson, Tuitavake, Estelles. For the latest rugby union news follow @bbcrugbyunion on Twitter.

Summary: Exeter secured a record seventh straight bonus-point win in the Premiership, running in six tries to ease past Northampton and move level on points with leaders Wasps.


Twycross Zoo said its new Â£2m Gibbon Forest will help the apes display more natural behaviour and encourage breeding to help save the species. The zoo has one of the largest gibbon collections in Europe and includes the Northern White-Cheeked Crested species, which is facing possible extinction. The new design gives the animals enough room to swing for about 30m (98.4 ft). Updates on this story and more from Leicestershire Dr Sharon Redrobe, Twycross Zoo's chief executive, said the enclosure, which has a series of pods and islands, will allow "gibbons to be gibbons" and reduce the amount of interaction they have with humans. "We needed a world class habitat," Ms Redrobe said. "The space is 10 times as much as they had before and so allows the zoo to keep them in bigger groups. "They can live into their fifties and, for the first time, we will be able to keep two or three generations together." She added that the gibbons were overawed by their new surroundings and it took the normally booming Siamang gibbons a week before they started to sing. 55,000 Tonnes of earth moved 8,000 Tonnes of imported stone 2,296 Feet of drainage 4,921 Feet of electric cable 155 Tonnes of steel The gibbons are integral to the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) breeding programme, designed to keep the captive population viable. Ms Redrobe said gibbons pair for life but are "slow breeders" and need the best conditions to reproduce. The apes are endangered in their natural habitat in South East Asia due largely to deforestation. Gibbon Forest is part of a Â£55m upgrade at the zoo, which will include a modern chimpanzee facility. The 63-year-old attraction has about 500,000 visitors a year.

Summary: A "world class" enclosure for endangered gibbons has been unveiled at a zoo in Leicestershire.


It took only 2.1 seconds for Anthony Long to fire the eight shots that were to dog him for the next ten years. When he set off on a surveillance operation on 30 April 2005, he said he was "very conscious" of the danger involved, but little did he know his actions would lead to a public inquiry, a criminal investigation and ultimately a murder trial. His surveillance team was following a silver VW Golf that had left Harlesden and was heading towards Edgware. Driving the car was Wesley Lovell, next to him was passenger Frank Graham and in the back was 24-year-old Azelle Rodney. The firearms officers believed were armed and on their way to carry out a robbery on a gang of Columbian drug dealers. Mr Long was in the front seat of a car that pulled up alongside the VW Golf. He was one of the most respected officers in Scotland Yard's elite CO19 unit and won seven commendations during a tumultuous 33-year career. In court, the 58-year-old described how he saw Mr Rodney turn around. "I saw him look to his left, I saw him look to his right, and then he ducked down," Mr Long said. Jurors were shown a video filmed from the police car behind, in which an unidentified man can be heard saying "Sweet as... sweet as... sweet as" as gunshots rang out. In court, the officer said he feared if he had "hung back" his colleagues would have been in danger. Three guns were found in the car - a deactivated Colt .45 calibre pistol, a Baikal pistol and a smaller gun, described as looking like a key fob. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) began investigating the shooting and in January 2006 a file of evidence was sent to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). However, prosecutors decided there was insufficient evidence to mount a criminal prosecution. A year later, a coroner had to indefinitely adjourn an inquest into Mr Rodney's death because neither he nor a jury were allowed to look at secret material relating to how the arrest operation came about because of rules relating to criminal intelligence. It was announced in 2010 an inquiry would be allowed to look at all the evidence - but some of it would not be made public. Chairman Sir Christopher Holland, a retired High Court judge, was tasked with determining how, when, where and in what circumstances Mr Rodney had died. During the inquiry, it was revealed Mr Long had previously shot dead two men during a police incident in 1987 as he feared they were about to shoot a security driver during a heist in Plumstead, south-east London. Inquests into the men's deaths later found they had been lawfully killed and Mr Long received a commendation from the Met Police Commissioner for his conduct. It has also emerged that in 1985, during a siege, Mr Long opened fire twice and injured a kidnapper to rescue a four-year-old girl. In the 1990s, he received a commander's commendation for his conduct in an armed stand-off

Summary: A jury at the Old Bailey has found the former police firearms officer who shot Azelle Rodney not guilty of murder.


About 150 workers had to leave the building on Tuesday morning as the fire took hold. No injuries are reported. The hotel - which is famously where Princess Diana spent her last evening - is currently closed for renovations and there are no guests staying there. The operation will take "a long time" as the fire is difficult to access, a fire service spokesman said. The alert was raised at 07:00 local time (06:00 GMT) and about 60 firefighters and 15 fire engines were sent to the scene. The blaze started on the seventh floor, took hold in the attic and spread to the roof. Paris police tweeted that there was a "major fire", and advised motorists to avoid the Place Vendome area. The area was blocked off at the height of the morning rush hour, while firefighters on cranes sprayed the flames. Fire captain Yvon Bot said the fire was unusually difficult to access and control. "There is no longer any risk of it spreading, but the operation will still take a very long time," he said. "We are having to go metre by metre from the roof. It is too small to access from the interior." He said a "large" section of the building was affected. The hotel is a historic building in central Paris. Princess Diana dined there on 30 August 1997. Later that night she and her companion Dodi al-Fayed were killed in a car crash. He was the son of the hotel's owner, Egyptian billionaire and Harrods owner Mohamed al-Fayed. It was also the hotel of choice for Charlie Chaplin, Coco Chanel and Ernest Hemingway. The Ritz was due to re-open in March after a three-year closure for multi-million euro renovations. The Ritz name, used for hotels around the world, comes from a Swiss hotelier called Cesar Ritz, who set up the Paris Ritz and the London Ritz more than a century ago. Both hotels are now independently owned. The Barclay brothers - newspaper owners Sir Frederick and Sir David Barclay - bought the London Ritz in 1995.

Summary: A fire on the top floor of the five-star Ritz hotel in Paris has been brought under control.


Shops and 60 homes were evacuated after the crane toppled and came to rest against the former Primark building in Reading at 13:50 BST on Saturday. The council has had to provide alternative accommodation for 49 people so far, with others staying with family or friends. No-one has been reported injured. The crane is being stabilised by Berkshire Fire Service and emergency services were at the scene in West Street overnight and will continue to be so into Sunday. Fifty members of staff from emergency services and Reading Council remain at the scene.

Summary: People were rehoused for the night and roads remain closed after a 60m crane overbalanced in a town centre.


The question: Jennie asks: "Should we opt to leave the EU, would the duty on alcohol and cigarettes coming from Europe be reinstated?" The answer: If the UK left the EU, the specific regulations for bringing goods from the EU to the UK would depend on the agreements reached in the exit negotiations, particularly with regards to the question of whether the UK would remain in a customs union with the EU. Currently, there is no duty on goods you bring from the EU provided that they are for personal use, you transport them yourself, and you have paid duty tax in the country where you bought them. There are no limits to the alcohol and tobacco you can bring in from EU countries, but you may have to prove to custom officers that the products are for personal use if the quantities suggest that you may want to resell them. You can also bring tobacco and alcohol (and other goods worth up to £390) to the UK from outside the EU without paying duty or tax, provided that the products are for personal use and that the quantities do not exceed the specified personal allowance. For goods that exceed the personal allowance and are worth up to £630, a custom duty of 2.5% applies. You may also have to pay import VAT on the total value of the goods plus duty at the standard UK VAT rates. £61bn trade deficit with EU countries £28bn trade surplus with non-EU countries £227bn UK exports to EU £288bn UK imports from EU 45% of all UK exports go to the EU The question: Judi asks: "A leaflet from the 'Stronger In' campaign states that the UK gets £66m of investment from EU countries thus creating lower prices in the shops. Are these true claims?" The answer: This is based on the 2010 European Commission report "Trade as a Driver of Prosperity", which says that "trade brings a wider variety of goods and services to consumers and to companies, at lower prices. Consumer benefits alone are estimated at 600 euro per year." The Britain Stronger in Europe campaign says 600 euro currently works out at £459 and they rounded it down to £450 per person. The European Commission based its figure on a paper published in 2006 in the Quarterly Journal of Economics (QJE), Oxford University Press, which looked into the US market and concluded that the gains to US consumers of the growth in global variety during the period 1972-2001 was about 2.6% of GDP. We asked the Commission to clarify how they'd got the figure for the EU. They replied: "The Commission used the estimates done for the US market because no such estimates were readily available for the EU as a whole. However, since the EU and US levels of trade openness are similar, it is not unreasonable to approximate the magnitude of EU effects based on the US figures." We also asked the Commission whether they still stand by this figure (as it is based on a ten-year-old study which uses

Summary: Reality Check has been answering your questions throughout the referendum campaign - here are some of the issues that listeners to Radio 4's PM programme raised.


Increased government spending will be responsible for one-third of the increase in the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2016-2017, latest government figures show. What this essentially means is that the government will primarily drive economic growth in the current financial year. This is likely to continue in 2017-2018 as well. The annual budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday seems to suggest as much. The government has allocated 480bn rupees ($7.1bn; Â£5.6bn) to a scheme which guarantees every rural household 100 days of work each year. This is the highest allocation ever made to the programme. The increased spending on the programme is intended to alleviate the negative impact of the government decision to ban high value notes in rural and semi-rural areas of India. A majority of transactions in these areas happen in cash, which has been in short supply since the rupee ban in November last year. The jobs guarantee programme is also intended to alleviate the impact of the rupee ban on the informal manufacturing sector which operates in cash and tends to employ many semi-skilled and unskilled people who migrate to cities from rural India. The government has also increased the allocation to an affordable housing scheme by more than 50% to 230bn rupees which is also expected to create some employment in rural India. Close to half of India's population is engaged in agriculture which contributes only around 18% of GDP. The allocation to 29 schemes sponsored by the central government has gone up by 21.6% and the allocation to the infrastructure sector has gone up by 13.5%. Over and above this, the government has increased the lending target to a scheme that gives loans at low interest rates to micro-finance institutions and non-banking finance institutions. These in turn lend money to micro and small business entities engaged in manufacturing, trading and services activities. Rural spending promise in India budget India admits rupee ban bad for economy To cut a long story short, the Modi government is trying to spend its way out of trouble, but it is not going overboard with it. A part of this pump-priming became necessary because of the government's rupee ban self-goal, which is expected to pull down economic growth in 2016-2017. The Economic Survey for 2016-2017 released on Tuesday, projected GDP growth at between 6.5-6.75% in 2016-2017, down from 7.9% in 2015-2016. The question is what economic growth could have been without the rupee ban. When pushed in to a corner, most governments try to spend their way out of trouble. Nevertheless, government spending is not always as effective as private spending. In the Indian case, a major reason is massive leakage. This means that a large portion of government spending does not reach those it is meant for and is instead, siphoned off by the bureaucracy expected to distribute it. One way to tackle this is for the government to concentrate on running a few important schemes on which it can spend the bulk of its money and focus its time and attention on. The Economic Survey

Summary: India's government is trying to spend its way out of the trouble caused by last year's decision to ban high value notes in a crackdown on corruption, writes columnist Vivek Kaul.


Several athletes have come under scrutiny after stolen medical records showed they used banned substances for medical reasons under TUE rules. Briton Froome, 31, said the system is "open to abuse" and must be addressed "urgently" by cycling's governing body, the UCI, and the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada). "I have never had a 'win at all costs' approach in this regard," the Team Sky rider said in a statement. "I am not looking to push the boundaries of the rules. "I believe that this is something that athletes need to take responsibility for themselves, until more stringent protocols can be put in place." Froome and Sir Bradley Wiggins, a former team-mate at Team Sky, were among the athletes whose medical records were made public by hacking group Fancy Bears. There is no suggestion any of the athletes named have broken anti-doping rules. Froome, whose TUEs for prednisolone in May 2013 and April 2014 were revealed, said: "There are athletes who not only abide by the rules that are in place, but also those of fair play. "I take my position in the sport very seriously and I know that I have to not only abide by the rules but also go above and beyond that to set a good example both morally and ethically." Media playback is not supported on this device Wiggins, Britain's most decorated Olympian and the first British winner of the Tour de France in 2012, has been criticised for the timing of his TUEs, shortly before major races in 2011, 2012 and 2013. He said he took the anti-inflammatory drug triamcinolone for allergies and respiratory issues, telling the BBC on Sunday that he was not trying to gain an "unfair advantage" from being allowed to use an otherwise banned steroid. Team Sky boss Sir Dave Brailsford on Monday said the team did not "do not cross the line" over performance-enhancing drugs and that he had complete trust in their doctors. Media playback is not supported on this device

Summary: Tour de France winner Chris Froome says athletes must "take responsibility" and not "push the boundaries of the rules" following criticism of the therapeutic use exemption system.


Last August feels like a long time ago and a lot has happened since - how well do you remember the past 39 weeks? This content will not work on your device, please check Javascript and cookies are enabled or update your browser

Summary: After nine months, 380 games and more than 1,000 goals, another Premier League season grinds to a halt on Sunday.


The huge white Art Deco building on Edge Lane could be transformed into a 4.5 hectare hub incorporating film and television studios, a report said. The Littlewoods Studios Liverpool campus would include nearby Liverpool Innovation Park and the Liverpool Theatre School. If plans are approved by the council on Friday, work could start "immediately". It is estimated the project could create up to 900 full-time jobs. The property was built in the 1930s for Sir John Moores and his brother Cecil to house their football pools business. It was designed by Scottish Architect Gerald de Courcey Fraser, who also designed a number of department stores for Lewis's. Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, said the building is in "a great location to attract productions to the city". "With this development we can support the film sector, attract inward investment and give a boost to the local economy," he added. A report by the Film Office revealed that, in 2014-2015, the city missed out on a potential £20m filming revenue due to capacity issues in the city. Projects filmed in the city recently include feature film Florence Foster Jenkins starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant, Stephen Poliakoff drama Close to the Enemy, supernatural crime drama Houdini and Doyle and Sky's new drama The Five. The former Littlewoods Pools Building has been empty since 2003, although developer Capital and Centric has recently completed a £4m conversion of the Bunker Building to create office space for digital and creative companies. The company will continue to work on the buildings and take direct ownership of the site. The developer has previously submitted plans to turn the art deco building into a hotel.

Summary: Plans to turn the former Littlewoods Pools building in Liverpool into a £25m film and TV studio have been announced.


The Briton will face Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who beat Croatia's Ivo Karlovic 5-7 7-5 7-6 (8-6). Murray will usurp Novak Djokovic as number one with titles in Vienna and at next week's Paris Masters, if Djokovic does not reach the final in Paris. The Scot, 29, has never been top of the world rankings. "Now I just try to get ready for the final, use today as a bit of rest day, practise a little bit on the centre court and then see what happens tomorrow," said Murray, who played an exhibition tie-break against Jurgen Melzer after Ferrer announced his withdrawal. Ferrer had spent two hours and 33 minutes beating Viktor Troicki on Friday, and said: "It was impossible. I am disappointed but I have to be positive and will be ready for next season." Murray has won 13 of his 15 matches against Tsonga, including a last-16 victory in their most recent meeting at Wimbledon in July. Tsonga came from a set and 4-2 down to beat Karlovic, saving a match point in the tie-break as he reached his first ATP final of the year.

Summary: World number two Andy Murray is through to the final of the Erste Bank Open in Vienna after Spain's David Ferrer pulled out with a leg injury.


In 1903, scientists decided Brontosaurus was a more complete specimen of a different dinosaur. But many more specimens of plant-eating sauropod dinosaurs are now known, revealing Brontosaurus to be different enough to warrant its own name. The results have been published in the open access journal PeerJ. The name Brontosaurus goes back to the so-called Bone Wars of the late 1800s, when rival fossil hunters Othniel Charles Marsh and Edward Drinker Cope raced new dinosaur names into the scientific literature. In their quest for new specimens, Marsh and Cope were drawn to the rich fossil beds of the American west. Marsh's team found two long-necked sauropods. He named one Apatosaurus ajax (Apatosaurus means "deceptive lizard") and the second skeleton Brontosaurus excelsus (Brontosaurus means "noble thunder lizard"). Shortly after Marsh's death, a team from the Field Museum of Chicago found another dinosaur skeleton similar to both Apatosaurus ajax and Brontosaurus excelsus, but with features deemed intermediate between the two. This led the scientists to conclude that Apatosaurus and Brontosaurus were just different species within the same scientific genus. Apatosaurus took precedence because it had been named first so, Brontosaurus excelsus became Apatosaurus excelsus. But the name Brontosaurus is still known by several generations of schoolchildren. It's not entirely clear why the name stuck, but it may be to do with its origins in the Bone Wars, when there was intense public interest in the discovery of new dinosaurs. It may also be because of the evocative meaning: "thunder lizard". Now, Emanuel Tschopp from the New University of Lisbon in Portugal and colleagues applied statistical techniques to calculate the differences between species and genera of diplodocid dinosaurs (the large-scale grouping that includes Apatosaurus as well as other long-necked plant eaters). It is only with new finds of dinosaurs similar to Apatosaurus and Brontosaurus in recent years that it became possible to undertake a detailed investigation of how different they were. "Until very recently, the claim that Brontosaurus was the same as Apatosaurus was completely reasonable, based on the knowledge we had," said Mr Tschopp. To their suprise, Brontosaurus emerged from the analysis as a distinct dinosaur. "The differences we found between Brontosaurus and Apatosaurus were at least as numerous as the ones between other closely related genera, and much more than what you normally find between species," explained Roger Benson, a co-author from the University of Oxford. Thus, the researchers argue that it is now possible to resurrect Brontosaurus as a genus, different from Apatosaurus. Prof Paul Barrett, of London's Natural History Museum, who was not involved in the research, told BBC News: "This paper is the most comprehensive study produced to date on the evolution of Diplodocus and its closest relatives and sets out some really interesting new ideas on how these animals are related, and how they should be classified. "The author finds a number of ways in which the original specimens of Brontosaurus and Apatosaurus can be separated from each other and uses these to resurrect Brontosaurus as a separate entity. "The conclusions seem entirely reasonable to me, as they are

Summary: The iconic name Brontosaurus, once used to describe a family of huge dinosaurs, has been resurrected after being killed off more than a century ago.


Andy Geggan headed the League One side in front when he met Declan McDaid's corner kick shortly before half-time. Robbie Crawford's dazzling solo run almost brought a stunning second, only for his his shot to be saved. Premiership Kilmarnock saw plenty of the ball but seldom troubled Ayr goalkeeper Jordan Hart. Lee McCulloch's side have not tasted victory at Somerset Park since January 1993, a run that now stretches to five games. The hosts, backed in big numbers in a crowd of 6,417, looked the sharper of the two sides in the first half. Ayr captain Ross Docherty's deflected shot asked an early question of goalkeeper Jamie MacDonald. Then MacDonald had to save again from Jamie Adams' point-blank header before Craig Moore smacked the rebound into the side netting. Kilmarnock had a strong appeal for a penalty kick when Kirk Broadfoot appeared to be pulled down in the box by Adams, but referee John Beaton instead awarded the home side the free-kick. It may have been the first competitive game of the season but the pace was relentless. Kilmarnock's Alan Power raced in at the back post to meet a corner kick, but blasted over. At the other end Adams squeezed a shot between defenders, but MacDonald got down low to palm away. A goal was coming and after McDaid's free-kick was pushed wide, Geggan raced from deep to head in the resultant corner. The game became messy in the second half as the tempo dropped, though Paddy Boyle almost sneaked a shot inside the near post from distance. Ayr were being pushed further into their own half, and Jordan Jones had a close-range shot blocked, but it was the League One side who continued to create the better chances. Moore got his head to a free-kick but could only direct it straight at MacDonald. Then a brilliant slaloming charge from Crawford could have settled the match when he skipped past four players, but saw his shot blocked by the legs of the Killie goalkeeper. Despite those near misses, Ian McCall's men comfortably saw the game out with Kilmarnock struggling to find the energy or accuracy to snatch a late equaliser. Ayr United manager Ian McCall: "I thought all the best chances in the game fell to us. They performed really well, worked their socks off, and it's one for the fans and directors. "Michael Rose will probably be out for four weeks now, he took a hell of a clatter on his ankle. Arguably our two most talented players didn't play - Alan Forrest and Craig McGuffie. "The players worked their socks off and in derbies you have to. "I know Ross Docherty got man of the match but Jamie Adams was just a colossus. He's probably trained three times and played half a game in between working on his farm." Kilmarnock manager Lee McCulloch: "We're bitterly disappointed to lose against our biggest rivals. We won't be taking the result lightly that's for sure. "What cost us the game was our first-half display and switching off at corners. That's not good

Summary: Ayr United continued their 24-year unbeaten home record against rivals Kilmarnock with a 1-0 win in their League Cup Group E opener.


Yn ystod wythnos Euskara, bydd nifer o gyngherddau'n cael eu cynnal gan artistiaid Basgaidd a Chymreig mewn gwahanol leoliadau ym Machynlleth a Thal-y-bont ger Aberystwyth. Ddydd Sadwrn, bydd siopau a chaffis yn y dre yn cynnig prisiau gostyngedig i drigolion sy'n mentro cyflwyno'u hunain ac archebu drwy Euskara, iaith Gwlad y Basg. Mae staff a disgyblion Ysgol Bro Hyddgen wedi paratoi canllaw cyfieithu i'w cynorthwyo. Mae dwy arddangosfa'n cael eu cynnal fel rhan o'r wŷl. Bydd gwaith yr artist Juan Gorriti i'w weld yng nghanolfan MoMa Machynlleth, ac arteffactau a lluniau o ffermydd a phentrefi Nafarroa i'w gweld yn Senedd-dy Owain Glyndŵr.

Summary: Bydd blas o ddiwylliant Gwlad y Basg yn dod i'r canolbarth yn ystod yr wythnos nesa, wrth i ŵyl arbennig gael ei chynnal.


The hope is that the UN High Commissioner for Refugees will set up processing centres for people to apply for resettlement in the region. The centres would be located in several Central American countries. Over 68,000 unaccompanied children were apprehended by US immigration authorities in 2014. Violence and endemic poverty in several Central American countries have been driving migrants north to the US. Refugees cannot make applications for relocation while in their home country, so they must travel to neighbouring countries to apply for relocation to a third country. The hope is the processing centres would provide at least temporary safety while asylum claims were processed, and would mean people being relocated to other countries other than the US. "We are hopeful that this process can be an effective tool for assessing individuals' humanitarian relief claims and avoid a very dangerous journey to the United States," said a senior administration official. In recent days, the White House has been working behind the scenes to tamp down rebukes from members of the president's own party over deportation raids that took place over the holidays. The raids saw over 120 immigrants placed in line for deportation over New Year's weekend. Just hours before Mr Obama's final State of the Union address on Tuesday, more than 140 House Democrats signed a letter urging the administration to halt the raids. The official, speaking to the BBC, said the UN plan was not a reaction to this and had been in the works "for months". When asked if the raids would be suspended, the official said: "The administration's priorities for removal have not changed since 2014. The actions that occurred two weekends ago are consistent with those priorities we established in 2014." Each year, the US Congress establishes a cap for the number of refugees it would like to see resettled in the US each year. The current cap sits at 85,000 people from around the globe. By comparison, the crisis that peaked during the summer of 2014 saw over 68,000 unaccompanied children apprehended by US immigration authorities on the southern border over fiscal year 2014. Mr Biden has been a proponent of development projects for Central America, including asking Congress for $1bn for development projects in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Congress ultimately approved $750m as part of the massive budget passed in December. While less than what the Obama administration had asked for, the official said the funding was "substantial and that's going to make a significant difference here".

Summary: The US is looking to the United Nations for help in dealing with thousands of migrants fleeing to the US to escape violence in Central America.


Dozens of drivers were forced to avoid the man as he travelled anti-clockwise in the right hand lane between Cheadle and Trafford Park on Monday evening. His red Ford Fiesta collided with two vehicles before crashing. The man, who is in his 80s, suffered minor injuries. Driver Gemma Ecclestone said: "It was pretty scary." The road was shut between Trafford Park and Carrington for more than an hour as police investigated the collisions. Greater Manchester Police tweeted: "Male who drove the wrong way on the M60... Luckily all minor injuries!". Driver Gemma Ecclestone tweeted: "Just had to narrowly avoid an old man driving up the wrong way of the M60. Hope he's going to be okay." She told the BBC she was in the fast lane travelling back home from the Lake District when she saw "this little red car driving towards me". "Fortunately I was able to get into the middle lane and out of the way. I was really shocked," she said. "All the cars were trying to swerve and people were all trying to get out of the fast lane and over to the middle lane and so they were nearly hitting each other. "I don't think the driver knew he was going the wrong way. He seemed fixated on the road. Other cars were flashing him and he was just carrying on." "I was really worried the whole way home, for him and also he may have hit someone." Another motorist, Nathan Fearn, said: "I was just travelling towards Stockport and had overtaken someone and I moved back into the middle lane. "About 30 to 40 seconds later I saw an elderly white man with an old fashioned coat, and I think a cap on, driving towards me in the far right lane I had just moved from. "I thought I was seeing things and going crazy. He was driving a red ford fiesta. I was scared for the driver he had obviously lost his senses. I beeped my horn to warn other drivers and phoned the police. They told me others had phoned in." The elderly driver was admitted to hospital with minor injuries.

Summary: Shocked motorists were forced to swerve as an elderly motorist drove more than five miles the wrong way around the M60 motorway, before crashing.


The Tower of Refuge will be lit up in recognition of Rotary International's Thanks For Life campaign. The Rotary Club in Douglas is holding fundraising activities across the Isle of Man over the next seven days. Purple was chosen because medical teams stain children's little fingers with a purple dye to show they have been immunised. The campaign is the final push in the club's campaign to remove polio from the four countries where it is prevalent. Howard Callow is the chairman of club service at the Rotary Club of Douglas. He said: "Purple is the chosen colour and thanks to the help from the Department of Infrastructure we will see the Tower of Refuge turning purple, which will be quite a sight. "It's not the first time that important landmarks have been used, as part of a campaign, the Houses of Parliament in Westminster have been used, Table Mountain in South Africa has been used, so the Tower of Refuge is up there with the world's greatest heritage sights." Over the last 20 years, polio cases have been cut by 99%, and the condition is close to being eradicated. It is still endemic in Afghanistan, India, Nigeria and Pakistan. And it is present in more than 12 countries altogether.

Summary: An Isle of Man landmark will be bathed in purple light as part of a campaign to eradicate polio.


Gest, who is a former husband of singer Liza Minnelli, died at the Four Seasons hotel in Canary Wharf. His friend and ex-bodyguard Imad Handi confirmed the news in a statement. American Gest was best known in the UK for his appearances on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! and Celebrity Big Brother. Showbiz world pays tribute to Gest He had planned to tour the UK in July with his latest show, called the David Gest Is Not Dead But Alive With Soul Tour! Several singers were due to appear on the tour, including Dina Carroll and Freda Payne. It was named after the mix-up on this year's Celebrity Big Brother, when Angie Bowie informed Tiffany Pollard that David - meaning her ex-husband Bowie - had died during their time on the reality show. Pollard broke down in tears believing Gest, who was ill in bed at the time, had died. Gest stayed in the Celebrity Big Brother house for 13 days but left the series on medical grounds. In 2007 he was admitted to hospital with chest pains and respiratory problems. One of the biggest successes during his career was producing the highest-rated special in US music history - 2001's Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration. He was perhaps best known for his marriage to Minnelli. They were married in 2002 and officially divorced in 2007. He was also a childhood friend of Jackson and his brother Tito. Gest's name-dropping anecdotes and raucous tales of showbiz friendships during his appearances on reality TV shows won him legions of fans in the UK. He finished fourth in ITV's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here in 2006, and later became a judge on talent show Grease Is The Word. In 2011, Sir Cliff Richard worked with Gest on his album Soulicious. Gest helped develop the concept of the album, which saw Sir Cliff collaborate with soul singers including Roberta Flack and Candi Staton. He later produced and directed the Soulicious tour. Mr Handi, who confirmed the news of Gest's death, described him as a "huge talent". "David was truly larger than life. He was not just a huge talent and a dear friend but a showbiz icon. "I know he will be missed by millions of fans around the world, and particularly in Britain, who came to love his charm and blistering one-liners." A Metropolitan Police statement said: "Police were called at 10:17 on Tuesday 12 April to the Four Seasons hotel, in Westferry Circus to reports of an unexplained death of a man in his 60s. "London Ambulance Service were called to the scene. Life was pronounced extinct at the hotel. A post-mortem will be held in due course. Next of kin are in the process of being informed." Police have said there appear to be no suspicious circumstances. Gest was born on May 11 1953 in Los Angeles, California. He worked as a music video and television producer and last year he toured the UK with David Gest's (I've Had) The Time Of My Life Tour - which

Summary: Entertainer, producer and reality television star David Gest has died in a London hotel aged 62, a statement from his friend says.


Speed cameras in Perth reportedly captured the yellow Carrera 911 travelling at 122km (76 miles) an hour in a 70km zone last Sunday. The man was charged under Western Australia's anti-hooning laws, which are named after "hoons" a term to describe a dangerous, speeding driver. The luxury car has been seized for 28 days, Forrestfield Police tweeted.

Summary: An Australian man, 88, has had his Porsche impounded after being charged with reckless driving, police say.


Belgium international Lukaku, 20, and Barry, 32, join on season-long loans. Everton have stated that McCarthy, 22, has signed for £13m, but Wigan say the fee is in the region of £15m. The Toffees have also confirmed the departure of Marouane Fellaini to Manchester United for £27.5m and Victor Anichebe to West Brom. Lukaku, who signed for Chelsea from Anderlecht in August 2011 for a reported £20m, spent last season on loan at West Brom, where he scored 17 Premier League goals. He has appeared as a substitute twice for Chelsea in the Premier League this season and missed the decisive penalty in the Blues' Super Cup defeat by Bayern Munich. The Baggies were hoping to bring Lukaku back to The Hawthorns but Everton beat them to his signature to offset the departure of Anichebe to West Brom. McCarthy, who has played 16 times for the Republic of Ireland and was part of Wigan's FA Cup-winning side last season, was brought in to fill the void left by Fellaini's departure. Everton have not revealed the length of his contract, describing it as a "long-term deal", while his former club Hamilton Academical have also received a substantial sell-on fee from Wigan. England international Barry signs after making 132 Premier League appearances for Manchester City. The former Aston Villa man, who helped City to FA Cup and Premier League successes, is in the last year of a five-year deal with the Manchester side.

Summary: Everton have signed Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku, Wigan midfielder James McCarthy and Manchester City's England international midfielder Gareth Barry.


A Pentagon statement on Sunday identified the men as four Syrians, a Tunisian and a Palestinian. All six had been detained as suspected militants with ties to al-Qaeda but were never charged. Uruguayan President Jose Mujica decided to take the detainees on humanitarian grounds in March but the move was put off until after elections last month. "The United States is grateful to the Government of Uruguay for its willingness to support ongoing US efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility," the Pentagon said in a statement. President Barack Obama has pledged to close the camp in Cuba, which was opened in 2002 as a place to detain enemy combatants in America's war on terror. Around half of the 136 men still in Guantanamo have been cleared for transfer but have nowhere to go because their countries are unstable or unsafe. More than 50 countries have accepted former Guantanamo detainees. The US named the prisoners released to Uruguay as Ahmed Adnan Ahjam, Ali Hussain Shaabaan, Omar Mahmoud Faraj, Abdul Bin Mohammed Abis Ourgy, Mohammed Tahanmatan, and Jihad Diyab. They have been cleared for release since at least 2010 but they could not be sent home, according to the Associated Press. In Latin America, El Salvador is the only other country to have given Guantanamo prisoners sanctuary, taking two in 2012. An October opinion poll showed 58% of Uruguayans were opposed to bringing in the prisoners. President Mujica was himself held for over a decade in harsh prison conditions during Uruguay's period of military rule in the 1970s and 80s. Reiterating his commitment to take the six prisoners on Friday, he said Uruguay was offering its hospitality to "human beings who have suffered a terrible kidnapping in Guantanamo Bay".

Summary: The US government says it has released six Guantanamo Bay detainees and sent them to Uruguay for resettlement.


Gwynedd council's cabinet discussed a £9.27m overhaul of schools in Bala over falling pupil numbers at a meeting on Thursday. Ysgol Beuno Sant, Ysgol Bro Tegid and Ysgol y Berwyn could close and make way for a school for three to 19-year-olds on the site of Ysgol y Berwyn. There is also a proposal to amalgamate control of Ysgol Bro Tryweryn, Ysgol Ffridd y Llyn and Ysgol OM Edwards. The cabinet approved plans to open consultations ahead of a final decision in September. The new campus could open in September 2018.

Summary: Plans to close three schools in Gwynedd will go out to consultation.


A number of flags and banners were damaged overnight at the camp at Twaddell Avenue. The damage was reported at about 07:35 BST. Two men aged 21 and 22, and a 20-year-old woman were arrested shortly afterwards. They have been charged with criminal damage and provocative conduct. The woman has also been charged with theft. All three are due to appear before Belfast Magistrates' Court on Wednesday. Loyalists have been protesting at Twaddell Avenue since July, after a decision to restrict an Orange Order parade.

Summary: Three people have been charged by police over a hate crime attack on a loyalist protest camp in north Belfast.


His plan to boost infrastructure investment was welcomed by the British Chambers of Commerce and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Meanwhile, the Institute of Directors said his intention to renationalise the railways and to raise business taxes would undermine the UK economy. It said business would "make its case". The most positive response came from RICS. Jeremy Blackburn, the organisation's head of policy said: "He has raised some challenging but principled issues around the expansion of Right to Buy to private landlords; as well as providing a voice for the widely-felt dissatisfaction of privatisation in our rail sector. There is undoubtedly opportunity in his agenda around infrastructure and public spending to get Britain building, and we look forward to sitting round the table and discussing this further. " John Longworth, director general of the BCC, also highlighted Mr Corbyn's infrastructure plans: "Firms will be encouraged by recent statements favouring much-needed investment in the UK's inadequate infrastructure and skills. "We will be looking for the opposition to take a pragmatic and practical approach to business recognising that wealth creation is the necessary prerequisite for the delivery of any political objectives." But there was a warning from Simon Walker, director general at the IoD: "From renationalising the railways, to raising taxes on businesses and increasing government spending, Corbyn has proposed some policies in the leadership campaign that we believe would undermine our open and competitive economy." Mr Walker added that business leaders were never in "perfect agreement" with politicians of whichever party, but that the IoD would give its views "sincerely" in discussions on matters such as state investment in infrastructure and excessive pay at big companies.

Summary: Jeremy Corbyn's election as Labour leader has received a mixed reaction from business, including a cautious welcome for his plan on infrastructure.


The three-year-old, ridden by Adam Kirby and trained by Clive Cox, is part of Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin team. Last year's winner Limato was second, a length and a quarter behind, with Brando in third. Aiden O'Brien's Caravaggio, a heavy favourite who beat Harry Angel in June's Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot, finished fourth. Harry Angel made a solid start and tracked Caravaggio's pacemaker Intelligence Cross in the early parts of the race before taking the lead in the final furlongs. Caravaggio, ridden by Ryan Moore, went into the race unbeaten with six wins out six but never looked like bridging the gap, as Harry Angel won by an impressive length and a quarter from Limato. "He's always been special. We always hoped he'd be Group One material and he is," said trainer Cox. "It's great to get a winner for Sheikh Mohammed on his birthday. Today I was very confident about his whole demeanour, it's just a joy to be involved with top-flight horses." Jockey Kirby added: "He's the best. He's gone from a boy to a man with every race he's had." Cornelius Lysaght, BBC horse racing correspondent The first major contest between the three-year-olds and the older horses - in the Eclipse Stakes a week ago - went narrowly to the seniors. This result boosted the younger lot emphatically. In this division, they're pretty good. Clive Cox was convinced Harry Angel had not just come out well following his defeat by Caravaggio at Royal Ascot in June, but that he had flourished since, and that's what was demonstrated. Continuing a fine year for the Godolphin string, Harry Angel, bought by Sheikh Mohammed before Ascot, swept aside his rivals, with Caravaggio - part of the operation of Coolmore, Godolphin's arch rival - only fourth here.

Summary: Harry Angel won the prestigious July Cup in brilliant style over six furlongs at Newmarket.


Sung, 29, carded seven birdies and an eagle to reach 16 under par, a new 36-hole tournament record. First-round leader Rickie Fowler shares third, while ex-world number one and fellow American Jordan Spieth missed the cut after shooting 77 on Friday. Englishman Justin Rose is 10 shots adrift after carding a round of 71. Sung has missed the cut in five of his nine PGA Tour events in 2017 but holed a 30-foot eagle putt on his penultimate hole, the par-five eighth, to equal the course record at the Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas. A first PGA Tour victory on Sunday would also secure the final place in next week's Masters, but he said: "My experience is if I try to do something and think about the result it doesn't work out very well, so I'm taking it one shot at a time and the results will come." The cut came at level par, one too many for former Masters champion Adam Scott of Australia - who had six bogeys and a double bogey in a 77 - and Englishman Andrew "Beef" Johnston, who mixed four birdies with four dropped shots in his 72. Spieth also had six bogeys in his 77, while Open champion Henrik Stenson of Sweden finished five over par after two double bogeys in a 75. Englishman Lee Westwood double bogeyed the last to close on seven over.

Summary: World number 202 Sung Kang of Korea produced a superb round of 63 to take a commanding six-stroke lead after two rounds of the Houston Open.


The satellites were launched on a Soyuz rocket from French Guiana. Their successful placement in orbit brings the number of platforms in the constellation to 10 - a third of the way to a full network of 30. Lift-off occurred at 02:08 GMT, with confirmation of the satellites' separation from the rocket's upper-stage coming almost four hours later. Galileo is a project of the European Commission, the EU's executive branch. It is designed to complement the American Global Positioning System (GPS), while at the same time introducing extra precision for users. Although dedicated services based on the European network will not be made available until at least 14 operational satellites are in orbit, the signals from every new addition in the sky can be exploited by receiving devices with compatible chipsets. "There are a number of chipsets that have been developed and are in the market deployed in smartphones and navigation equipment for cars, for instance," explained Javier Benedicto, the Galileo programme manager at the European Space Agency (Esa is the EC's procurement agent). "Those chipsets are already able to combine the Galileo signals with the GPS signals. That converts into an improvement of the availability of the navigation service which is experienced by GPS users today." The development path to a "European GPS" has been a tortuous one. The project is years late, and the completion cost - expected to be some â‚¬7bn by 2020 - is substantially higher than that originally foreseen by EU member states. But Didier Faivre, the director of navigation at Esa, said the delivery cadence agreed in 2013 was being maintained. "The famous '30 satellites by 2020' motto is our goal, and we're confident we can do it with additional procurement initiated this year," he told BBC News. The satellites for Galileo are being made by a German-UK consortium. OHB System of Bremen is the industrial prime contractor and assembles every spacecraft bus, or chassis. The navigation payloads, including the atomic clocks that are at the heart of any sat-nav concept, are prepared in Guildford by Surrey Satellite Technology Limited. The consortium is now churning out two satellites every three months. A pair is currently waiting to be shipped to French Guiana's Kourou spaceport from Esa's test centre in the Netherlands for another Soyuz launch in December. A further duo (these would be numbers 13 and 14) will soon enter final testing before also being shipped to Kourou. Esa plans just one launch in 2016, sending up a quartet of satellites on the much bigger Ariane 5 rocket. The year 2017 would likely see two launches - one pair of spacecraft lofted by Soyuz, and another quartet on an Ariane. To date, the EC has only ordered 26 satellites, so it will need soon to order more if it wants to attain the magic number of 30. However, the next procurement will almost certainly call for more than four platforms because of problems with three spacecraft already in orbit. It is not clear yet whether this trio will be able to take their place in the

Summary: Europe has put up another two spacecraft in its Galileo sat-nav system.


The price of Brent crude oil hit 2015 highs above $63 (??42) a barrel, rallying on government data that showed oil inventories in the US rose less than expected last week. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 closed up 0.1% at 19,885.77, reversing earlier losses. Toyota's shares were up 0.4% after the firm said it would end a three-year, self-imposed break from expansion. The carmaker said it would build a new $1bn plant in Mexico and add a new production line to a plant in China. Sharp's shares surged 4.5% after sources said it would meet with banks on Thursday for a $1.7bn rescue deal for the loss-making electronics firm. In Greater China, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index closed up 0.4% at 27,739.71, while the Shanghai Composite was up 2.7% to 4,194.82 - hitting another seven-year high. Shares on the mainland posted their biggest fall in a month on Wednesday after growth data showed China's economy had slowed further in the three months to March this year. In Australia, shares were higher on jobs data that came in above expectations. Employment rose 37,700 in March, more than double the market forecast of 15,000. February's increase was also revised up to show a 41,900 increase. The spike in hiring drove the unemployment rate down to 6.1%, from January's decade-peak of 6.3%. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed up 0.7% to 5,947.5 after ending down for the previous three sessions. Shares of heavyweight miner BHP Billiton were up 2.4% on the resources sector's gains. South Korea's benchmark Kospi index finished up 0.9% to 2,139.90 - its highest close since August 2011. The index has risen for the fifth consecutive day.

Summary: Asian shares headed higher on Thursday as rising oil prices boosted energy and mining shares in the region.


Karl Wainwright, 26, of The Black Watch and 22-year old Ben Peters of the Royal Dragoon Guards had been out celebrating the end of a training course. The men had previously admitted throwing the sandbags into Merchant Street at 03:00 on 21 January 2016. Sentence had been deferred for background reports. Sheriff Kenneth Maciver, at the city's sheriff court, told the men: "Unfortunately, this is not an uncommon occurrence. In fact, too many people throw things over this bridge. "A few years ago a young woman was seriously injured. It is a highly dangerous activity. It is absolutely obvious you could not predict where the sandbags would land." Wainwright's solicitor, Mark Hutchison, told Sheriff Maciver there had been four men on a night out after completing a training course and too much drink had been taken. "It was an isolated incident of extreme stupidity," he said. Charles Morrison, appearing for Peters, also described his client's actions as "extremely stupid and dangerous". Both men, it was said, were regretful for their actions. CCTV footage showed Wainwright and Peters taking a cursory glance over the bridge, collecting the sandbags from the road and hurling them over without looking to see if there was anyone there. Sentencing the men, Sheriff Maciver said: "It is extremely disappointing to see two members of our Armed Forces here in court, facing a custodial sentence, for what I describe as stupid and dangerous behaviour in the city centre of Edinburgh when you were both extremely drunk. "It simply does not bear thinking about what that could do to someone if it had landed on their heads." He added that, in different circumstances, he would have imposed a custodial sentence. But, as neither man had any previous convictions and had good reports from their regiments, he would not and allow their regiments to deal with the matter.

Summary: Two serving soldiers who threw sandbags from George IV Bridge in Edinburgh onto a street below have each been fined £2,400.


Media playback is not supported on this device Carlin, 25, has secured her place in Team GB's squad and claimed a silver medal in the 800m freestyle at the European Championships on Thursday. Commonwealth champion Carlin missed the 2012 Olympics because of illness. "Europeans, Commonwealths, Worlds - she's done all of them absolutely right," Davies told BBC Radio Wales. "She's an incredibly hard worker. She worries a little bit too much and needs to have more confidence in herself." Davies believes Rebecca Adlington, who won two gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, can serve as both a motivation and a warning for Carlin. "The amount of work Jazz puts in is absolutely second to none," said Davies. "She's not very far from Rebecca's British record, which I think is very firmly in her sights. "I watched Rebecca melt down at the Olympics through nervous energy and there was so much expectation on her shoulders in London after the success she had in Beijing so that's what Jazz has got to be most careful of." Davies, who won silver at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, was also pleased to see Chloe Tutton break through, after the 19-year-old Welsh swimmer qualified for Rio. Tutton claimed bronze in the 100m breaststroke at the European Championships on Wednesday, having won 200m breaststroke gold at the British Championships. "British men's breaststroke is amazing but women's breaststroke has not been," Davies said. "We've got some youngsters in the squad who are going to use these Games as experience. "I don't think we're expecting Chloe to go there to win medals, but she could make a final which would probably be her target and we'd love to see her again in four years' time."

Summary: Wales' Jazz Carlin needs to believe in herself if she is to succeed in Rio this summer, says former Olympic silver medallist Sharron Davies.


The 22-year-old was found dead at a private property on 2 January after celebrating New Year with friends. A tree was planted in memory of the player at the Hove ground, while team-mates wore shirts with the number 19 and Hobden on the back in his honour. Sussex had already made the decision to retire the number 19 shirt. Media playback is not supported on this device The cause of Hobden's death remains unexplained but there were no suspicious circumstances, according to police. After a willow tree was planted on the grassed area at the Sea End at Hove, a short ceremony took place, followed by a minute's silence. Family and friends took part in a service of thanksgiving to celebrate Hobden's life in February, following a private family funeral. Hobden's brother George told BBC Sussex: "We've had such lovely support from not only all our family and friends, but the club here at Sussex. It's just been overwhelming how much support we've had and how much Matthew was loved. "We always knew the support was there for Matthew. It's helped us immensely. "We spent our whole childhoods playing cricket together and that's why today is an emotional day. It was always a dream for one of us to play for the club - we basically spent our whole childhood in the garden playing cricket together. "I remember being down here as a 12-year-old kid and imagining if one of us did play here. Matthew did manage to do it. We were hoping that he was going to progress and play for England. "It was a dream for Matthew to play here. It's just a shame it's been cut short so tragically."

Summary: Sussex paid tribute to their former fast bowler Matthew Hobden before their opening home County Championship game of the season against Essex at Hove.


Jay Brenton Liptrot, 43, was among the first on the scene of the blaze in Prestatyn in October, 2012. He gave evidence at the trial of one of the tenants, Melanie Smith, who was convicted of five murders. Mr Liptrot will appear before Prestatyn magistrates on Friday. The blaze resulted in the deaths of Lee-Ann Shiers, 20, her partner Liam Timbrell, 23, their son Charlie, 15 months, Ms Shiers' nephew Bailey, four, and niece Skye, two.

Summary: A firefighter who owned the house in which five people died in an arson attack has been summonsed to appear in court in connection with manslaughter through gross negligence.


Andrew Hasler, 28, was killed in the onslaught at his home in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, on 8 January. Matthew Sharpe, 40, also pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of his 27-year-old ex-girlfriend Charna Knights, who was saved when a neighbour intervened. Cambridge Crown Court heard he found Sharpe on top of her, with Mr Hasler lying wounded nearby. Mr Hesler was repeatedly stabbed and died from a single wound to the heart. More news from Cambridgeshire The neighbour, who had heard "a commotion", managed to pull Sharpe off Ms Knights and kick the knife out of his hand before restraining him. Sharpe managed to get away but was arrested after jumping into the river in St Ives. Police said he was found to have self-inflicted injuries that required hospital treatment. Det Insp Lucy Thomson paid tribute to the neighbour, who she said "put his own life at risk in order to help Charna". "His actions that day ultimately saved her life." In a statement, Mr Hasler's family described him as a "much-loved son, brother, grandson, nephew and friend". "Kind-hearted and living his life to the full, he came into the world early and has left us far too soon." Appearing via video-link from Bedford Prison, Sharpe was told by Judge David Farrell: "There's only one sentence I can impose and that's life imprisonment. "I will hear submissions to determine the minimum period you must serve." Sharpe, of Eynesbury, St Neots, is due to be sentenced on 7 April.

Summary: A man who launched a brutal stabbing attack in which his ex-girlfriend was seriously injured has admitted murder.


Since 2010 there have been more than 1,800 reports of attacks involving corrosive fluids in the capital. It is thought acid is becoming a preferred weapon for gangs due to its ease to obtain and lack of trail to the perpetrator. Last year it was used in 454 crimes, compared to 261 in 2015, according to Met Police figures obtained by the BBC. Almost a third of these attacks were carried out in the borough of Newham in east London. Men are twice as likely to be victims of acid attacks in London than women, it was found. The vast majority of cases never reach trial, according to the figures. Since 2014 about 74% of investigations have been wound down due to problems with identifying perpetrators, or victims being unwilling to press charges. According to figures obtained through a Freedom of Information request to the Metropolitan Police Service "corrosive fluids" were used in murders, robberies and rapes. Wayne Ingold was attacked in 2014 in a case of mistaken identity after opening the door to a teenager. "The pain on my face was indescribable. My face was melting and turning yellow," he told BBC London. "One of the police officers was physically sick when he saw my face. "Internally I'm scarred as well. For ages I was scared of reprisals. I had to move because of it and lost my home. "It turned out the boy who did it was 15, and a convicted dealer of cocaine." Since the start of 2017 there have been 49 crimes where "corrosive fluids" were thrown with "intent to cause grievous bodily harm" or to "cause an explosion". Dr Simon Harding, Criminologist and expert on gangs at Middlesex University, said there was anecdotal evidence gangs are switching from carrying knives to acid. "It's not prohibitive to carry bleach, you can buy it online or any DIY stores, it's difficult to prove any illegal motive in carrying it and you can hide it or disguise it in a drink bottle," he said. "A knife attack is attempted murder, but if you're caught in an acid attack it would be GBH. "There's no specific offence regarding acid attacks" he added.

Summary: The number of acid attacks in London has risen sharply in the past four years, according to new figures.


Shaun Ritchie, from Fraserburgh, was last seen with friends at a remote woodland area near Strichen at the end of October last year. The operation is one of Police Scotland's longest-running missing persons inquiries. The force said there was no evidence of a crime. Det Ch Insp Matt Mackay said: "We are trying to bring closure to the family. "It's one of the longest-running inquiries. It's such a vast area. It takes time."

Summary: Police say they want to help bring "closure" to the family of a missing Aberdeenshire man, one year after his disappearance.


The 20-year-old, who has been with the Robins for four years, signed his first professional deal in 2015. The former Hereford loanee missed much of the 2016-17 term with a knee injury. "I want to make up for the last couple of years and get back playing. I am very grateful to the gaffer and the medical team. I really want to repay them now," Page told the club website.

Summary: Cheltenham Town winger Adam Page has signed a new one-year contract with the League Two club.


There are currently 18 teams in the top two tiers of the WSL, which is being increased to 20 clubs by the year 2017. "Where we really want to get to is 24 fully-professional women's teams playing in the league," Brazier told BBC Radio 5 live sports extra. "But we need to do that slowly, so the clubs can become sustainable." Sheffield became the first team to be promoted to WSL Two when they beat Portsmouth in the Premier League play-off final, having also met the WSL's licensing requirements. In addition to being able to prove their financial solvency, clubs applying for entry to the Super League must show they will attract an average of 350 spectators in 2016, increasing to at least 400 in 2017. "We have a licence system within the WSL and the reason for that is to try and influence and shape the way that money is invested into the game and do it slowly, in a measured way," Brazier added. "By having a salary cap in place, it means that we can also ensure that money is invested off the pitch, as well as on the pitch, in salaries. "Building things slowly is really important, because we want it to be sustainable."

Summary: The Women's Super League could be expanded to 24 teams in the future, according to the FA's head of women's competitions, Katie Brazier.


Over the past few years Mr Trump and other conservatives had roundly decried what they viewed as Barack Obama's unconstitutional unilateral executive action initiated in 2012 to defer deportation proceedings for undocumented immigrants who entered the US as children and family of immigrants with permanent US residency. The programmes, known by their acronyms Daca (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and Dapa (Deferred Action for Parents of Americans), were the Obama administration's response to successful efforts by Republicans in Congress to block comprehensive immigration reform. Although Dapa has been suspended pending resolution of a lawsuit filed by Republican-controlled states, Daca has given temporary normalised residency status to more than 750,000 undocumented immigrants during the Obama presidency. Many anti-immigration activists viewed the policy as ripe for quick reversal under President Trump - a belief candidate Trump actively encouraged. "We're going to be unsigning a lot of executive orders, especially his order that basically lets anybody they want just pour into our country," Mr Trump said at a December 2015 campaign rally when asked by an audience member what he'd do in his first days as president. "That's going to end." The Trump campaign website featured a promise to "immediately terminate President Obama's two illegal executive amnesties" - Daca and Dapa. So far, however, it hasn't turned out that way, and recent indications are that sweeping actions - such as an all-out repeal of Daca - may not be in the cards. On Sunday, when asked about the issue, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus refused to be pinned down. "I think we're going to work with House and Senate leadership as well to get a long-term solution on that issue," he said. In his first two news conferences, press secretary Sean Spicer was also pressed on why Mr Trump hadn't yet taken any action - and he punted the issue into the long grass. "With respect to Daca I think he's considering to make sure that his cabinet-level team starts to organise and create a plan to move forward with respect to that issue," he said on Tuesday. "That's where we are right now." The previous day he had said the Trump administration had more pressing concerns. "I think the president has been clear that he is going to prioritise the areas of dealing with the immigration system, both building the wall and making sure that we address people who are in this country illegally," he said. "First and foremost, the president's been very, very clear that we need to direct agencies to focus on those who are in this country illegally and have a criminal record or pose a threat to the American people." Meanwhile, according to Politico, the Department of Homeland Security, in the absence of any administration directive to the contrary, continues to process deportation deferral and work permit requests as they had under Mr Obama. Taken together, these comments and inaction have some Trump supporters up in arms. "Every president over-promises and under-delivers. That is to be expected," writes the Conservative Review's Daniel Horowitz. "But there is no excuse

Summary: Donald Trump has signed a raft of measures on immigration but one subject the president and his staff have avoided so far is their promise to tackle undocumented migrants who entered the US as children.


The pursuit, between junctions six and 10 in Surrey, took place as commuters drove to work on 11 April. Jonathan Lewis, 44, of Long Walk, Epsom, admitted one charge of dangerous driving and one count of having no insurance at Guildford Crown Court. He was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on 10 June. Lewis was chased by two police vehicles after his Peugeot was involved in a crash with another car on the A25 at Oxted. Officers pursued him along the M25 towards Heathrow before he was stopped on the A3.

Summary: A driver who careered between lanes of the M25 at up to 90 miles an hour while being pursued by police has admitted dangerous driving.


Christina Sethi, 25, targeted three victims at a care home between January 2014 and May this year. She filmed the assaults on her mobile phone before sharing them with her partner, Plymouth Crown Court heard. Sethi, from Torquay in Devon, admitted three counts of sexual assault and two of assault by penetration last month. Recorder Richard Stead told Sethi, of Woodville Road, that she had committed "horrific abuse of three vulnerable and elderly victims who were in a care home under your care". He said she degraded and humiliated the victims who trusted her. The abuse was discovered when a man who knew Sethi bought a computer and found footage of the attacks on deleted files. Devon and Cornwall Police described Sethi's actions, against two female victims and one male, as "incomprehensible". Det Insp Ed Wright said: "Sethi committed crimes that most ordinary people could never comprehend. "This depraved individual carried out shocking acts of abuse and grossly abused her position at the care home." A 32-year-old man from Torquay who was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit sexual assault has since been released without charge.

Summary: A "depraved" care worker who sexually assaulted elderly patients and sent footage of the attacks to her boyfriend has been jailed for 10 years.


Most of the islands are inhabited; some have active volcanoes. Vanuatu is mountainous and much of it is covered with tropical rainforests. Like most of the area, it is prone to earthquakes and tidal waves. In 2015 it was hit by Cyclone Pam which caused widespread damage. Most of the people live in rural areas and practise subsistence agriculture. Local traditions are strong. Women, for example, generally have lower social standing than men and have fewer educational opportunities. The island of Pentecost is home to land diving, a precursor to bungee jumping, which is still practised. Population 246,000 Area 12,190 sq km (4,707 sq miles) Major languages Bislama, French, English Major religions Christianity Life expectancy 70 years (men), 74 years (women) Currency vatu President: Baldwin Lonsdale Baldwin Lonsdale was chosen as president by Vanuatu's electoral college - comprising the 52 members of parliament and the heads of the six provincial governments - in September 2014. He succeeded Iolu Abil when his five-year term in office expired. He is a former senior civil servant and served as the secretary general of the Torba provincial government before becoming an Anglican priest. The single TV channel on Vanuatu was established with the help of Radio France Overseas (RFO) and broadcasts in French and English. Some key events in Vanuatu's history: 550BC - First inhabited by Melanesian people. 1606 - Explorer Pedro Fernandez de Quiros leads an expedition to the islands naming them Terra Austrialis del Espiritu Santo. 1774 - British explorer Captain Cook charts the islands calling them the New Hebrides. 1800s - Thousands of ni-Vanuatu are kidnapped and forced to work on sugar and cotton plantations in Fiji and Australia in a practice known as "blackbirding". 1906 - Britain and France make the country a Condominium, under joint administration. 1938 - Emergence of the John Frum cargo cult. Believers say goods owned by American and European visitors to the island are really meant for them but are intercepted by the foreigners. They believe that their ancestors will one day return with "cargo" for them. The British outlaw any mention of John Frum. 1956 - John Frum is recognised as a religion by the Anglo-French Condominium. 1980 - Independence. 2015 - Cyclone Pam causes widespread devastation.

Summary: Vanuatu - a string of more than 80 islands once known as the New Hebrides - achieved independence from France and Britain in 1980.


Rodman scored four goals in 25 matches for the Welsh side last term but rejected a new contract. The 29-year-old played under recently-appointed Notts boss John Sheridan at Newport during 2015-16 and told the club website: "I know how he works. "I know how he likes to play and what he wants from his players, and that was a big factor in me coming here." Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Summary: League Two side Notts County have signed Alex Rodman following the winger's departure from Newport County.


They include a parade of Afro-American servicemen in Stowmarket, Suffolk. Eighth in the East has been given Â£500,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund to document the history of 70 sites. David Cain, project manager, said: "The images are important as they show what we have lost and what replaced these people and buildings in our landscape." Some of the airfields have become airports such as Norwich, some have new commercial uses, while others have become fields again. The public is being asked to contribute any historic photographs they have and to go out and take photos of the sites as they are now. Eighth in the East said the images will contribute to its ongoing educational programme and a touring exhibition due to get begin later this year and into 2016. The Now and Then project organisers said they were particularly keen to receive old and current photos of airfields in Essex, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire.

Summary: Previously unseen photographs of East Anglian airfields when they were used by US forces in World War Two have been unearthed.


Larger companies like Welsh National Opera (WNO) and National Theatre Wales (NTW) will see budgets fall. Altogether, 67 organisations will share a funding pot of £27.5m. ACW chairman Prof Dai Smith said it had been a "challenging" process but a third of organisations - mostly smaller arts groups - will not see any cut. Opera, theatre and dance companies, as well as educational groups and arts centres, will be finding out about their proposed budgets for 2016/17. The funding announcement is the final stage of ACW's investment review, the first in five years. It has now decided how many companies should continue to receive regular core funding, and how much they deserve. ACW has created a new Arts Portfolio Wales which sees 67 companies receiving funding for their core work, while two organisations receive lottery funding for specific projects and events. Companies which receive less than £150,000 have been protected from any cuts. The largest beneficiary of Arts Council funding, WNO, will see its funding fall from £4,539,538 in 2015/16 to £4,380,654 in 2016/17. But the budgets of two organisations which receive annual grants have been increased. Ballet Cymru's funding rises from £193,842 to £243,842 while Sinfonia Cymru's budget almost doubles from £111,459 during the current financial year to £210,459 from April. As well as distributing annual grants to fund the core work of Welsh arts companies, called revenue funding, ACW also distributes lottery funding for specific projects. Prof Smith said the ACW was determined to be "bold, brave and far-reaching". "In spite of a further £1.5m cut in Welsh government funding, we have been able to sustain a nationwide network of high-performing organisations. "We have also protected them against the full impact of the cuts." Of the companies that will receive funding from April, four companies will be members of the portfolio for the first time: During the investment review a total of 94 companies applied for more than £32m from ACW. As well as four new companies, five others were told they would not continue to be funded from April 2016:

Summary: Arts companies face cuts of up to 3.5% to the public money they will receive from April, the Arts Council of Wales (ACW) has announced.


Kevin Nunes was shot dead in September 2002 but five men jailed for his murder were freed on appeal. Police and crime commissioner (PCC) Matthew Ellis said Mrs Sawyers had "no case to answer on misconduct or gross misconduct" relating to the case. Ms Sawyers welcomed the decision. Police believe Mr Nunes was a drug dealer who was shot in an execution-style killing in Pattingham after straying into another gang's territory. But the men jailed for his murder were freed after it emerged concerns over the credibility of witnesses were not disclosed to the defence. This prompted an investigation into the police's handling of a key witness and how disclosure was dealt with afterwards. In January 2014, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said it would be submitting files to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) over the case for prosecuting senior officers, including Mrs Sawyers, for either attempting to pervert the course of justice or criminal misconduct. However, the CPS said there was not enough evidence to proceed. Publishing his response, Mr Ellis said while it was clear "something went wrong in relation to the investigation of the murder", Mrs Sawyers was not guilty of misconduct. "My conclusion is that, whilst there were undoubtedly different actions and decisions that should have been taken at the time, the IPCC report does not produce evidence Mrs Sawyers has a case to answer in respect of misconduct or gross misconduct," he said. "I have been clear, however, Jane Sawyers could have been more intrusive and sceptical about the actions of others at the time." Mrs Sawyers said: "I welcome the determination the police and crime commissioner has reached." The IPCC said it was waiting for all of the forces involved, including West Midlands Police, to respond to its report.

Summary: The temporary chief constable of Staffordshire Police, Jane Sawyers, will not face misconduct charges over the fatal shooting of an alleged drug dealer, the force's commissioner has said.


Brian Pool, a third-generation beekeeper, says he was used to working bees in the countryside where you don't hear anything except the odd bird call. When he came to zoo he was in for a big surprise. "To be working bees with the roar of lions behind your head was something fantastic and I wasn't ready for it," he says. "It's quite moving. What an experience." Mr Pool's mission is to inspire others to follow his passion for bees. He says: "It's been a tendency in the past that beekeeping was something people took up in their retirement but because of the decline in beekeeping colonies we can't wait until people retire." The average age of Scotland's beekeepers is currently in the mid-60s. And bees have other problems too. It has not been much of a summer and while we may feel a bit sun-starved, the honey bees are in danger of actually starving. At the end of last month the Scottish Beekeepers Association bee health officer issued a starvation alert due to the bad weather. It prevented bees getting out at a time when they needed a lot of food to support large nests. Parts of August have been better and that has allowed many colonies to top-up their stores but starvation is still a possibility in some places. It is estimated that there are maybe about 3,000 beekeepers in Scotland. Bees of all kinds are hugely important pollinators but they face big challenges, including the weather, pests and loss of habitat. Over the next three days, Edinburgh Zoo is holding a Bee Festival, designed to raise awareness about the issues facing them. At a behind-the-scenes part of the zoo, a handful of hives nestles among tall vegetation. The honey season is coming to an end but there are still pickings to be had from thistles and willow herbs. The zoo itself sits in 84 acres with plenty of plants around and within the bees' three-mile flying radius there is a wider city from which to choose. "You've got to be able to know what's going on with nature to work with bees, you've got to know the flowers," says Mr Pool, explaining what has been a lifelong passion. "It's great to be able to wander around the zoo and see where the bees are working, and saying to people 'this is important. Do you realise what the bees are doing here? They're gathering a crop of honey'." The beekeeper-in-residence role is part of a clutch of residencies at the zoo designed to engage different audiences in its work. "It really is incumbent upon us to put the spotlight on a number of issues that we think people should be aware of," says Kathy Sorley, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's "thinker-in-residence," who is also head of the programme. She explains that the initial number of bees which arrived on site was 120,000 but that is estimated to have risen to about 400,000. "It shows that they're very happy here and the amount of honey they're producing against quite difficult conditions

Summary: Edinburgh Zoo's beekeeper-in-residence wants to use his role to get young people interested in bees and honey.


Antoinette McKeown was suspended on full pay in March 2015 and dismissed last November on the recommendation of an independent disciplinary panel. However, an independent appeals panel has overturned the ruling. It said it found flaws with the previous disciplinary process. Ms McKeown had been appointed as the head of Sport NI - the body charged with encouraging participation in sport - in June 2013.

Summary: BBC Sport NI understands that an independent appeals panel has overturned the charges of gross misconduct against the former chief executive of Sport NI.


However, the other measure of unemployment, the Labour Force Survey, rose by 0.1 percentage points to 6.2%. That is higher than the UK unemployment rate which was unchanged at 5.5%. The figures also show long-term unemployment in Northern Ireland is significantly above the UK rate. Other figures show that output in Northern Ireland's service sector, the largest segment of the economy, grew slightly in the second quarter of the year. Output was 0.5% higher compared to the first quarter of the year and 0.7% higher than the same point in 2014. The strongest growth was in the retailing and hospitality sectors which was up 2.2% compared to the second quarter of 2014. Analysis: BBC News NI Economics and Business Editor John Campbell Northern Ireland's recovery has been weaker than in the UK as a whole and these figures suggest an economy which is just about growing. The labour market picture is more complicated than just a falling claimant count - for example long-term unemployment is a real problem. One of the more concerning factors is a slowdown in some parts of the manufacturing sector. It has been a star performer in the last couple of years, but external factors like the strength of sterling appear to be taking a toll. The picture was mixed in the production sector, which includes manufacturing. Output was up by 1% over the year, but down by 1.9% compared to the first quarter of the year. The food and drink sector is under particular pressure - output is almost 5% down compared to the second quarter of 2014. That is likely to be related to global falls in commodity prices, particularly in the dairy sector.

Summary: The number of people claiming unemployment benefits in Northern Ireland fell by 1,000 in August to 42,000.