Media playback is not supported on this device The home team took the lead when right-back Ben Marshall tucked in a low shot. Victor Moses's equaliser squirmed in and Payet's free-kick put West Ham ahead before Blackburn were reduced to 10 men by Chris Taylor's red card. Emmanuel Emenike converted twice either side of Cheikhou Kouyate's dismissal, then Payet added a superb solo goal. The Hammers, who last won the FA Cup in 1980, will travel to either Shrewsbury or Manchester United in the last eight. It is only the second time in the past 10 seasons that they have reached the quarter-finals. Read how the action unfolded at Ewood Park West Ham have not won a major trophy for 36 years but, in their final season at the Boleyn Ground, are hoping that they can take the FA Cup with them to the Olympic Stadium. Hammers manager Slaven Bilic has previously said he would rather win the trophy than finish in the Premier League top four, and he showed his intent by picking a near full-strength side against the Championship strugglers. And, despite that brief early scare after Marshall's opener, the visitors never looked like becoming the victim of a cup upset. Backed by over 7,000 travelling supporters, they quickly grew into the game as their superior quality shone through. The Hammers, who had won just one of their previous 10 away matches, completely controlled the tie after Taylor's dismissal, with Blackburn constantly stretched by their pace and sharp movement. "The sending-off was completely needless and changed the course of the game," said BBC Radio 5 live summariser Mark Lawrenson. "I'm not saying West Ham wouldn't have won but they wouldn't have won so easily." France attacking midfielder Payet has been the star of West Ham's season, impressing plenty of observers since his summer move from Marseille with his vision, poise and technical ability. The 28-year-old showed again why he is pivotal to the Hammers' hopes of winning the FA Cup with a masterful performance at Ewood Park. He put the visitors ahead with a trademark free-kick, arcing the ball over the Rovers wall from almost 30 yards and into the corner. Not for the first time this season, Payet was not always constantly involved in the game - but it is his ability to burst into life with devastating effect which is so impressive. In the final stages, his precise throughball teed up Emenike's second goal before sealing the match with a wonderful solo run and finish. Media playback is not supported on this device Payet has now been involved in 17 goals in all competitions for the Hammers since his arrival, scoring nine goals and providing eight assists. No wonder Hammers boss Bilic, who was warmly embraced by Payet on the touchline after his first goal, was so pleased to tie him down to an improved contract. "Dimitri is one of the very best, in terms of the players that I've played with and coached. He is up there with Luka Modric," said Bilic afterwards. READ MORE: Bilic wants

Summary: Dimitri Payet produced a virtuoso performance as West Ham fought back to ease into the FA Cup quarter-finals at Championship side Blackburn.


Lundy was found guilty in 2002 of killing Christine and seven-year-old Amber in 2000, and was jailed for life. But the conviction was overturned in 2013 by Britain's Privy Council after new evidence emerged. The jury at the High Court in Wellington unanimously returned a new guilty verdict on Wednesday, and Lundy was sentenced again to life in prison. New Zealand media reported that Lundy stood open-mouthed in the dock as the verdict was delivered. His brother, Craig, told reporters the ruling "brings some form of closure" for the family. "For the past few months we have had to relive the moment we were told a despicable human being took the lives of our much cherished sister-in-law Christine, and our beautiful niece, Amber," the New Zealand Herald quoted him as saying. Justice Simon France said time already served in prison would be taken into account in Lundy's sentence. Christine and Amber Lundy were found dead at their home in Palmerston North in August 2000. They had been killed by multiple blows to the head from an axe or tomahawk. Lundy was accused of staging a burglary to killed them for insurance money. Police believe Amber was killed as she tried to run away after witnessing her mother's murder. Lundy, who was charged in February 2000, has always denied the murders, saying he was on a business trip in Wellington at the time and with a prostitute that evening. Following his first conviction, a group of supporters compiled a lengthy dossier questioning the evidence presented in court, including DNA samples found on his shirt which the prosecution said were Mrs Lundy's brain tissue. The appeal was lodged in Britain because New Zealand did not have a Supreme Court at the time. The Privy Council ordered a retrial and Lundy released on bail in 2013.

Summary: A New Zealand court has found Mark Lundy guilty for a second time of murdering his wife and daughter.


The Icelandic side, who qualified as Group Three winners, raced into a 6-0 half-time lead after goals from Svava Gudmundsdottir (2), Rakel Hönnudottir (2), Fanndis Fridriksdottir and Berglind Thorvaldsdottir. Malfridur Sigurdardottir and Esther Arnarsdottir both scored late on. Met finished third behind runners-up Spartak Subotica, who beat them 3-2. The Welsh side began their campaign with a 4-0 win over NSA Sofia.

Summary: Cardiff Met missed out on place in the Uefa Women's Champions League knock-out stages after defeat by Breidablik.


He was found with significant injuries in Tyrconnell Street, near the city's bogside, shortly before 10:30 BST and taken to hospital, but later died. The police said it was "possible" his injuries "were sustained as the result of a collision with a vehicle". Donnacadh was buried in the City Cemetery in Derry after a requiem mass at St Eugene's Cathedral on Saturday. Police are still investigating the circumstances of his death and a man who was arrested in connection with the incident has been released on bail.

Summary: The funeral has taken place of six-year-old Donnacadh McGuire, who died in Londonderry on Tuesday.


And that's a conservative estimate by Unesco (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). Special Report: The Technology of Business Tech sector leading Ukraine's revival Crowd investing opens up high finance Ultra HD gives firms clearer picture Translation tech talking business Ukraine's green tech start-ups bloom They have fascinated generations of artists, writers, anthropologists and scientists. Many mark the final resting place of their crew and passengers. Some are hundreds of years old, a time capsule from distant ways of life. All are guardians of the treasures that sank along with them - be they in the form of uniquely preserved cultural heritage or cold hard cash. Excavators of the Tudor ship the Mary Rose, which sank off the English coast in 1545, found 500 pairs of shoes among the 19,000 artefacts retrieved from the site, many of which are now on display. The SS Gairsoppa on the other hand, a steam ship sunk by a German U-boat off the Irish coast in 1941, went down with over 110 tonnes of silver on board. In 2010 a US-based company called Odyssey Marine Exploration won a tender put out by the government to retrieve that silver from its resting place, 4,500m below sea level - one mile deeper than the Titanic. That sort of depth can only be reached by machine (the deepest recorded human scuba dive is currently 332m, according to Guinness World Records) and getting there is, to put it mildly, a technical challenge. "Ten years ago you couldn't possibly have done it," Andrew Craig, senior project manager onboard Odyssey Marine vessel Explorer, told the BBC. "It would have cost so much. Just getting a work class ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) to 5,000m - they're just not built because there's so little requirement for them." It took 3.5 hours for Explorer's onboard ROV, a 6.5-tonne vehicle named Zeus, to make each journey between the ship and the site of the wreck. With any sort of deep sea exploration, positioning is crucial. The proverbial needle in the haystack is much harder to find when it's floating in gallons of sea water, surrounded by marine life, and you can't use your fingers to feel for it. "You want to know to within 10-15 cm where things are - and you need to be able to go back to them repeatedly," says Mr Craig. In addition to Explorer's onboard sonar scanners and magnetometers (a kind of deep sea metal detector also used by the military to seek out submarines), Zeus has been equipped with an Inertial Navigation System. This captures a range of data from numerous sensors, not only to navigate a path, but also to remember where it has been. It cost over £100,000 ($157,000; €126,000) and is just one of many sensors used by the team in guiding the ROV. The technology advances still on Andrew Craig's wish list are surprisingly familiar. The first is better wireless communication - ROVs still need to send data and receive instructions by fibre-optic cable, meaning they remain tethered to the ship. The second is

Summary: Far beneath the ocean waves, nestling silently on cold dark sea beds around the world, lie the remains of about three million shipwrecks.


Jamie Mitchell, 35, of Apple Close, Poole, is on trial for manslaughter over the death of Kenneth Dickie, 64, last year. Winchester Crown Court heard Mr Dickie died in hospital six days after being found with a serious head injury at Rockley Park in Poole in May. Jurors were told Mr Dickie's death was "utterly unnecessary". Mr Mitchell has pleaded guilty to common assault and intent to pervert the course of justice but denies manslaughter. His mother, Samantha Mitchell, 58, of Apple Close, Poole, also appeared in court and changed her plea to guilty of perverting the course of justice. She will be sentenced at a later date. Prosecuting, Charles Gabb told the jury Ms Mitchell and Mr Dickie had been in a relationship for several years and were going through a "down phase" when Mr Mitchell visited his mother at the park on 7 May. In the evening, Mr Mitchell accompanied his mother and Mr Dickie to the holiday park bar and got "tanked up" on alcohol. The two men had a confrontation outside and were separated by members of the public. Minutes later, a witness found Mr Dickie lying on the ground with a head injury. Mr Gabb said Ms Mitchell told witnesses she was the one who had pushed Mr Dickie. But the court heard that after his third interview, Mr Mitchell told police he had seen his mother and Mr Dickie arguing and had tried to push them apart, causing Mr Dickie to fall to the ground and hit his head on the pavement. Mr Mitchell said it was a "tragic accident", the court heard. Mr Dickie died in hospital on 14 May. The trial continues.

Summary: A man charged with killing his mother's boyfriend at a holiday park called it a tragic accident, a court has heard.


The 22-year-old is Vale's top scorer so far this season, having scored eight times in 12 league games. Jones' deal is set to expire in January but Vale are keen to keep him, and would prefer to sign him outright. "I think the way forward is to acquire him as a contracted player in January," Smurthwaite told BBC Radio Stoke. "I'm in the process of building a football club. He's embraced the club very well. He's a great lad and he'd be a great addition to our squad. "I've spoken to Birmingham and put forward a proposal." Smurthwaite says one of the club's brightest young talents may end up leaving. Defender Nathan Smith, 20, won the EFL's Young Player of the Month for August after making his league debut at the start of the season and was rewarded with a new three-year contract extension. "There's some interest from the Premier League," Smurthwaite said. "I'll be honest, if the right offer is made and Nathan wants to go, he'll be leaving us in January. "This lad isn't motivated by money, he's motivated by the craft and if it's not right for him, he won't go. "When the right opportunity comes for him, Port Vale will be recompensed but he will control that decision, not us."

Summary: League One Port Vale are trying to sign on-loan striker Alex Jones permanently from Birmingham City, says chairman Norman Smurthwaite.


But the number of ice cream vans has been falling for years, leading some to believe that those bells may mean nothing to future generations of children. A crop of small, family-run businesses is determined to keep the industry alive however. These ice cream entrepreneurs have found business models that enable them to thrive in a market dominated by large retailers. And some have even dipped their toes in the export market. One such success story is Londoner John Bonar, 53, who started selling ice cream when he was just 11. "We would get on a lorry in the East End, fill barrows full of ice cream, get dropped off around Hyde Park or Madame Tussauds and just sell ice cream," he tells me. He launched his own business at the age of 21, selling ice cream from a van with a hole in the floor and windscreen wipers that didn't work. Today his firm Piccadilly Whip operates 20 ice cream vans in London and Essex, and has fixed stands at Tower Bridge. Despite these achievements, Mr Bonar says that conditions have got much tougher for ice cream vans since they first became popular in the UK in the 1950s. "When I was a kid, there was four or five ice cream vans who would come round our streets and they would all earn a living. "But there are less and less over the years, because people can buy ice cream cheaply in supermarkets and everybody has got a freezer in their house." Britain's ice cream market is worth about £1bn each year, according to trade group the Ice Cream Alliance, but there is no concrete data on the number of ice cream vans in operation. The Guardian, however, estimated that there were 2,500 vans on UK roads in 2013, when falling numbers led The Sunday People to launch a campaign to save the industry. Changing tastes may have led to less work for vans on the streets, but there has been a rise in opportunities at festivals, weddings and corporate events. This has become a key source of revenue for Piccadilly Whip, whose vans will sometimes be at seven events at the same time. Piccadilly Whip's vans are made by Whitby Morrison, a Crewe-based firm employing 50 staff, fronted by operations director Ed Whitby. His grandfather Bryan started the business in 1962, taking on vehicle conversions that "everyone else said were impossible" and succeeding, Ed says with pride. The firm became the "market leader" in the 1980s after its main competitor went bust, and today sells around 100 new vans each year, exporting about 20% of them. Its vans sell ice cream in more than 60 countries, including Kazakhstan, Malawi and Guyana - although despite its global ambitions, Whitby Morrison still prides itself on its local roots. "We look to take people on from school, put them through their apprenticeships, suffer all the girlfriend problems, the first mortgage, the first child," Mr Whitby says over the phone. "We're founded on real family values." More stories from the BBC's Business Brain series

Summary: For many of us, the distinctive chimes of an ice cream van conjure up happy childhood memories of British summers and dripping ice lollies.


But just how old is that? News last week that the limit on human life may be 115 has prompted a great deal of speculation about rising life expectancies. People born today can expect to live almost twice as long as their counterparts in Victorian times. There are a combination of reasons for this - better diet, safety and medical progress, which has meant people are less likely to die from infectious diseases, strokes and heart attacks. But the consequence has been that people are increasingly spending their later years struggling with chronic illnesses such as dementia and diabetes. The result is a surge in interest over what is called healthy life expectancy - a measure of how many years of good health a person can expect. Currently in England the figure is just over 63 years for males born between 2012 and 2014 and 64 for females. That compares with an overall life expectancy of just shy of 80 and over 83 respectively. It means for a fifth of our lives we can expect to be struggling with ill health. But depending on your background, there is a huge variation in when this period of ill health starts and how long it lasts. For example, males in Wokingham can expect to live over 70 years in good health, while their counterparts in Blackpool only get to the age of 55. For females, the difference is even greater. In Richmond upon Thames they can expect to reach 72 - but in Manchester good health ends before the age of 55. Of course, this has huge ramifications for the individual. In their new book, The 100-Year Life, academics Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott talk about how those lucky enough to live long lives will have to rethink their approach on everything from money to our relationships. They describe how the traditional three-stage life that sees people move from education into work and then into retirement is no longer relevant. Instead, people are younger for longer. The ages from 18 to 30 are being seen as a second-stage of adolescence, where people keep their options open. Careers are no longer one-dimensional trajectories but will change and renew. Multi-stage careers will become the norm, where people work hard to put money away and then shift down to something less taxing in their later years, retraining perhaps. This will be because there will be a need for many, they argue, to keep working as generous final salary pension schemes disappear. Relationships will change. They will be much longer. Earlier this month 110-year-old Karam Chand died. He had been married to his wife, Katari, for 90 years - thought to be the longest marriage in the UK. These longer relationships mean our expectations and approaches to them may have to alter if they are to last. And how will we look after ourselves when we get older and those years of ill health catch up with us? The book notes how in some cultures - and in past generations in the UK - older relatives live with

Summary: Ask people how long they want to live, and many will answer: "As long as I have my health."


The Crown Prosecution Service said 1,892 cases were dropped at court due to the "significant ill-health, elderliness or youth" of a defendant. Another 439 cases were abandoned before the suspect was charged. The CPS said the number of cases dropped for these reasons accounted for 0.3% of all prosecutions in 2014. Such prosecutions dropped at court were 1,714 in 2013 and 1,402 in 2012. Those dropped before charge were 354 in 2013 and 128 in 2012. Between January and March this year, 516 were dropped at court and 132 before charge. The charity Victim Support said it was important that the decision not to prosecute was explained to victims. Chief executive Mark Castle said: "Victims often fear that they will not be believed, so it can be many years before they come forward. "It is critical that victims have the reasons behind a decision not to prosecute properly explained to them so that they understand that it does not mean they have not been believed." The figures - released after a Freedom of Information Act request by the Press Association - did not specify the nature of the suspected offence. The CPS said the decision to prosecute was made if there was both sufficient evidence and it was in the public interest. A spokeswoman said: "The Code for Crown Prosecutors recognises that the more serious the offence, the more likely it is that a prosecution is required, and the age or ill-health of a defendant will be taken into account when deciding whether to prosecute." In the case of former Labour MP Lord Janner, who has dementia, the CPS decided not to pursue historical child sex abuse claims against him. The decision was overturned following a review, and a fitness to plead hearing is due to take place on 7 December. Lord Janner denies the allegations.

Summary: More than 2,000 suspected criminals avoided prosecution in England and Wales last year because of their ill-health or age, figures have shown.


Cornwall Council said it had been awarded more than Â£30,000 in grants to enable "essential works to be carried out" on the Grade II-listed Huer's Hut on the Towan headland. The hut dates from the 19th Century, when Newquay was still a village and part of the pilchard industry. The works were expected to take four weeks to complete, the council said. The council - which has a long-term lease on the building, and is responsible for its repair and maintenance - said it had formally appointed contractor Ryearch to carry out the works on the hut. Such huts provided shelter for lookouts, known as huers, who alerted fishermen to passing pilchard shoals. Although the current building dated back to the mid-19th Century, the known history of the site went back to the 14th Century and it may have been a hermitage, the council said.

Summary: Work is due to start later in the autumn to repair a historic building in Newquay.


South Lakes Safari Zoo in Dalton said it would be closed from 9 January. Barrow Borough Council raised several concerns about the zoo, including the closeness of the rhino dung to a fence, and the safety of walkways. Zoo bosses said they felt "harassed" by the council and were unable to continue under such conditions. On Thursday Barrow Council's licensing committee issued an order to the zoo to prove within 28 days that the aerial walkways were safe. Zoo inspector Matthew Brash showed the council pictures of rotting timbers and said he and his colleagues had noted 20 slips and trips on them from the zoo's accident book. But Karen Brewer, from the zoo, said there was only one accident listed in 2015 and two in 2014. The council also said a pile of rhino dung was too close to a fence, providing a possible escape route for baboons, although the zoo said there had never been a baboon escape in 16 years of the dung being piled there. In a statement, the zoo said: "We assure everyone that the zoo is safe and there is no evidence whatsoever to say otherwise. "We are being subjected to an unprecedented attack and attempt to undermine our credibility and professionalism at every chance created. "The management team cannot work under these conditions and hence the decisions made."

Summary: A Cumbria zoo is closing after councillors raised concerns about the potential for baboons to escape using a pile of rhino dung.


There were men's singles golds for Martin Rooke (WH2), Daniel Bethell (SL3) and Krysten Coombs (SS6) while Rachel Choong claimed women's SS6 singles gold. Another three golds in mixed events followed, with three silvers and eight bronzes completing the total. Para-badminton will make its Paralympic debut at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. There were also three bronze medals for Scotland's Colin Leslie, Fiona Christie and Bobby Laing at the four-day event in Beek. See the full results here.

Summary: England's para-badminton team dominated at the European Championships by winning 18 medals in the Netherlands.


There are 250 commercial growers in County Armagh, supplying the cider, bakery and fresh markets. And right now, they are in the middle of a six-week window to get them in. They are mostly of the Bramley variety, with some eating apples mixed in. Edmund Allen farms 70 acres of orchard on Grange Lodge farm outside Loughgall. He aims to produce 1,000 tonnes a year, with about half of it going to make fillings for the bakery trade. Most of the rest, he sells to cider makers and to shops and supermarkets. But what is it about apples and Armagh? Edmund provided his own explanation. "Apples have been grown here for, we think, around 3,000 years," he said. "It is the climate, we're near Lough Neagh which acts as a heat sink and keeps the temperature that little bit higher. "So it's that, the fact that the soil type is good and the experience that we've built up over generations growing apples." But it can be a precarious business. A sharp frost in early May, killed the blossom and nearly put paid to a year's work. "I looked out the window and I didn't want to go out near the orchard, I knew what had happened," Edmund added. "All the blooms I picked off had gone brown, they were dead. "But we are really truly amazed at the apples that have set, we couldn't find any live blooms and yet nature has healed itself and we have sufficient apples to meet the market requirements." Some orchards are only returning a 50% harvest due to that frost, but others are up to 90%. Edmund says prices for his apples have been fairly "stable". It costs him £40 a bin to produce the fruit. If he can sell them for between £60-80 he is doing well. But he says he would need £100-110 a bin to reinvest in the business. His annual running costs are around £80,000 and he tries to replant 10% every five years. In the old days, there used to be 100 trees to the acre. Now they are using smaller varieties to get more in and there could be 400 trees in the same space. And in a another attempt to push up productivity, Edmund is looking to the Netherlands for help. Native bumblebees caught here are shipped there for breeding, then brought back. They are being trialled because they are better suited to the climate and are a bit harder working than the hundreds of thousands of honey bees that Edmund relies on to pollinate his trees.

Summary: £20m a year, that is what the harvest is worth to the apple growers of the Orchard County.


A government directive said they would be transferred to Thengar Char before being repatriated to Myanmar. Rights groups have raised strong objections to the plan, saying it amounts to a forced relocation. Thengar Char is engulfed by several feet of water at high tide, and has no roads or flood defences. It was formed about a decade ago by sediment from the River Meghna, and does not appear on most maps. The low-lying land is around 30km (18 miles) east of Hatiya island, which has a population of 600,000 - and nine hours' journey from the camps where the Rohingya have taken shelter. An official in the region told the AFP news agency Thengar Char was "only accessible during winter and is a haven for pirates". The official said trees had been planted in a bid to protect the land from flooding, but these efforts were at least a decade off completion. "It completely inundates during the monsoon," the official told AFP. "It's a terrible idea to send someone to live there." In Myanmar, the Rohingya are denied citizenship and treated as illegal migrants from Bangladesh. But in Bangladesh too they are unwanted - leaving them persecuted, impoverished and effectively stateless. Officials say an estimated 65,000 Rohingya have crossed into Bangladesh since October, fleeing violence in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine. Some 232,000 - both registered and unregistered - were already living in Bangladesh before that influx, many in refugee camps with poor facilities. Now the Bangladesh government has set up a committee of state officials to help identify and relocate undocumented Myanmar nationals. A push to attract tourists is being blamed in part for the proposal, which has the backing of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Cox's Bazar, which houses 32,000 Rohingya in a squalid refugee colony, is home to the world's longest unbroken beach and Bangladesh's largest resort. Officials fear the presence of the Rohingya may put off would-be holidaymakers.

Summary: The Bangladesh government is moving to relocate tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees to a vulnerable island in the Bay of Bengal.


He claimed First Minister Carwyn Jones was saying "I told you so" while Plaid Cymru was using the poll's outcome as an "excuse" to call for independence. Labour and Plaid had a "little Britain mentality" when a "globally facing Britain" was needed, Mr Davies wrote. He made the comments in an article for The Times newspaper's website. On Thursday, Welsh Government economic advisor Kevin Gardiner said some people were "perhaps unduly pessimistic" after the vote to leave the EU. Within hours of the Brexit result being announced on June 24, Mr Jones said he feared it would cost Wales jobs. In his article, to be published on Friday, Mr Davies said the first minister had been "particularly vociferous in his doom-laden economic forecasting, and in denigrating those who chose to leave". "He has closed the doors on cross-party negotiation and now, having lost his nerve, seems unable to negotiate a deal for Wales, resorting instead to finger-wagging and pronouncements of 'I told you so'," Mr Davies wrote. Plaid Cymru's call for independence "betrays how out of kilter they are with the needs of Welsh communities", he added. "The prophets of doom and the independence mongers alike are wrong to take such a warped view of referendum result." Mr Davies urged his political opponents to "lift their eyes to the sky and consider the limitless potential that now lies ahead of us and to embrace the outcome". He added: "Instead they seem intent on clinging to a little Britain mentality. A globally facing Britain is what is now needed."

Summary: "Prophets of doom" and "independence mongers" are taking a "warped view" of the Brexit vote, Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies has said.


It is a relationship that these days may be closer to a case of gritting one's teeth rather than a smile, at least when it comes to trade. As it is for most countries in Asia, China is North Korea's biggest trading partner. Except that of course that there's one major difference: North Korea would completely collapse without China's economic help. That's why the US has been persuading Beijing to help the international community ensure that the new round of sanctions would hit North Korea where it hurts - cutting off access to Pyongyang's biggest customer is one way to send a powerful message. The latest sanctions - imposed because of North Korea's nuclear programme - aims to cut its coal exports to China by 60%. But there have been international sanctions and censure in place before, and despite those measures, China has continued to buy products from North Korea. Chinese companies buy North Korean coal and textiles, for example, while at the same time selling food, arms and energy to Pyongyang. Partly this is out of an allegiance to an old but volatile ally, but also partly out of a desire to ensure the balance of power in the region is tipped in Beijing's favour. Many analysts say China's refusal to play ball means that the sanctions strategy isn't working. But as Gordon Chang, author of "The Coming Collapse of China" tells me, it's not that the sanctions on North Korea haven't been working - "it's that China doesn't get punished when it doesn't implement the sanctions". While it's true that in recent years China hasn't been particularly strict about enforcing sanctions on North Korea, there's some evidence to show that trade between the two neighbours is slowing. China's trade with North Korea has been falling this year, some 13% from a year earlier according to data in May from the Korea International Trade Association. Exports were down 15.6%, while Beijing's imports fell by 9.8%. But Mr Chang points out that this is as much about the slowing of China's economy as it is about sanctions. "Demand for commodities has slowed, and China is buying less of everything," he said. "And it's not that big a sacrifice for China - it doesn't really need this coal anyway." In an article for the Conversation website, Kelvin Gray of the University of Sussex said that even if coal exports fall "one area where North Korea has kept its exports [to China] healthy is clothing". Machines and raw materials are sold to North Korea from a Chinese company, the North Koreans provide the labour, (probably for a fraction of the price it would cost in China) and then the finished goods end up back in China. The profits that the North Korean regime makes from this sort of trade is difficult to calculate - but it is almost certainly in the hundreds of millions. It's a relationship that Beijing is unlikely to sever - and not for the usual argument that you hear about North Korean refugees flooding the Chinese border should the state

Summary: There's a famous saying attributed to the founder of the Chinese Communist Party, Mao Zedong, that China and North Korea are as close as "lips are to teeth".


Scottish Swimming said the government had pulled funding from its Â£1.72m programme to support school lessons. It said it was concerned it could lead to greater numbers of adults who lacked confidence in the water. The Scottish government said the top-up scheme had ended but swimming was still well-funded. Swimming is not a compulsory part of the curriculum in Scotland, unlike in England. The provision of primary school swimming lessons varies extensively between local authorities, with children living in the most socially deprived areas having the highest number of non-swimmers. Scottish Swimming claimed that as many as 40% of children, about 15,000 each year, headed to high school as non-swimmers. Its "Top Up" swimming programme supported local authorities to deliver swimming lessons for pupils. Scottish Swimming said "Top Up" helped up to 30,000 children to improve their swimming skills. Sports Minister Jamie Hepburn said: "The Top Up programme was designed to help develop a model to enable swimming clubs and local authorities to teach children to swim by providing some initial additional investment to assist local provision. The programme received Â£1.72m over four years. "Although the top-up programme has now ended, Scottish Swimming received more than Â£5m (over four years) in the latest funding round from sportscotland. This is the largest funding settlement of all the Commonwealth Games sports." Shelagh Dow, the head teacher at Granton primary in Edinburgh, said financial pressures stopped many families from going swimming. She said the loss of the programme would have an impact. "That is going to make a huge difference for them," Ms Dow said. "Swimming is ultimately a life skill and because a lot of them don't manage to pick up the swimming with the funded lessons that they have in primary 4 they really need that top-up. Quite often financial constraints stop them going swimming at other times." Sharon Macdonald, development officer for Scottish Swimming, said: "It is very concerning for us. The programme has been in place for the past four years. "We've seen a massive impact from the programme in the region of 25,000 to 30,000 children who have either improved their swimming or become what is our new national standard for school swimming.

Summary: The end of a scheme to improve the standard of swimming among primary school children has brought a warning from the sport's governing body.


Last-ditch talks aimed at averting the action are taking place - but here's everything you need to know should the strikes go ahead. London Underground workers are staging two 24-hour walkouts - the first starting at 18:30 BST on Tuesday and another from 18:30 on Thursday. Station staff will walk out from 18:30 on each of those days and drivers from 21:00 - but TfL says services will stop running from about 18:30. And even though the strikes are supposed to be 24 hours each, it's likely services will be affected from Tuesday evening right through to the end of Friday. Latest advice from Transport for London Transport for London (TfL) says it will "run whatever Tube services we can" based on the number of staff who turn up for shifts. Most lines are expected to be closed, and those running at all are likely to only serve certain stations, and only run for part of the day. London Overground, DLR, Transport for London Rail and trams will all operate a normal service - but will be exceptionally busy at peak times. Real-time updates on what's running and what's not Walking could be your best bet. Below is a walking map of central London showing the walking time, in minutes, between stops. But arm yourself with a brolly/wellies/waterproofs - the forecast is wet (though fortunately with some sunny spells). Or if you're looking for an excuse to keep fit, here's a calorie-burning map of the city. An extra 250 buses are running - here's a map of the key bus routes you might need - and some coach services are running more regularly on many routes. But, a word of caution, during the last strike buses were delayed by up to an hour, particularly in zones one and two, says TfL. And don't forget buses don't accept cash. Extra river services are running, and extra bikes are available to hire, along with extra cycle hubs (full list here). The Emirates Air Line cable car is also open until midnight on Thursday - Oyster and travelcards will be accepted. If driving, be aware the congestion charge remains in place from 07:00 to 18:00 and roads are likely to be very, very busy. But some road works are being suspended to help traffic flow. If travelling by road or river it's essential to check the latest before you travel - and try to make your journey outside rush hour. And lastly, check rail services before travelling too as there are a few service disruptions planned. Getting to Heathrow is likely to be difficult, as the Piccadilly line is not running. But Heathrow Express services from Paddington are operating, and rail services to Gatwick, Luton and Stansted airports are running. Again, services are likely to be busy, so leave more time and check the latest updates. Yes, it's part of the same dispute. The latest strike was called after talks failed to resolve a dispute between unions and London Underground over plans to bring in all-night Tube services. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport

Summary: Two Tube strikes are planned for this week and look likely to cause four days of travel disruption for commuters.


Deulofeu had a successful loan season at Everton in 2013-14 but spent much of the last campaign on the sidelines during a spell at Sevilla. The 21-year-old has signed a three-year deal and will move on 1 July. Everton boss Roberto Martinez believes Deulofeu can still develop into one of the game's outstanding young talents. He told Everton's website: "We are getting an even more mature player now than he was a couple of seasons ago and a player who considers Everton as home. "This is why we are incredibly excited to have him back here on a permanent basis and to encourage him to grow, develop and mature his enormous talent." Martinez forged a close relationship with the player during their season together and Deulofeu believes his countryman can revive his career. He has turned down other more lucrative offers to return to Merseyside. Personal terms have been agreed and it is believed Barcelona will insert a buy-back option into the deal for some future point should he develop as they once hoped. Deulofeu will become Everton's second signing of the summer after England midfield man Tom Cleverley joined on a free transfer from Manchester United following a successful loan spell at Aston Villa. Martinez said he was "really pleased" to complete the signings early in the transfer window. He added: "It was always our intention to work extremely hard behind the scenes to get some really good business done early on during the transfer window."

Summary: Everton have re-signed Barcelona forward Gerard Deulofeu on a permanent basis after agreeing a £4.3m deal for the one-cap Spain international.


The RSPCA said it believed the adult grey seal swam inland along the River Glaven in Norfolk on New Year's Eve. It then managed to make its way into a woman's garden in Blakeney, just off a coastal road, through the fence. It was returned to the sea on New Year's Day. The RSPCA said: "The lady certainly had a shock when she spotted him lazing around in her shrubbery." The seal was spotted by the holiday home owner in the afternoon. Animal collection officer Naemi Kilbey said the animal was "in very good condition". "Despite being well and truly lost, he luckily didn't have any obvious injuries or illness," she said. "So we loaded him up in the van and took him straight down to the beach at Blakeney to release him. "It was so lovely to start the new year watching him swim back out to sea where he belongs." The RSPCA said it was "not uncommon" for seals to venture up rivers away from the sea looking for food. It said they normally managed to find their way back. "But it looks like this guy's internal navigation system got a bit frazzled and he ended up a little lost," Ms Kilbey added. The RSPCA advises members of the public to keep a distance from any seals on land and not to interfere unless necessary.

Summary: A seal was found in the back garden of a holiday home, 2km (1.2 miles) away from the sea.


The pup was found on the opposite shore from Conwy town with an eye injury and with no sign of its mother earlier this month. It was taken to the Welsh Mountain Zoo where its wounds have since healed. RSPCA inspector Mike Pugh said: "It's fantastic news that this seal pup is on the mend, after such a tough ordeal." But he urged the public not to approach all lone seals, as they have not necessarily been abandoned by their mothers. The pup's release has been planned for the first three months of 2017.

Summary: A seal pup that was rescued in Conwy county is recovering well and could be released into the wild in the new year, RSPCA Cymru has said.


Batsman Weatherley and leg spinner Crane, both 18, have both penned two-year development deals keeping them at the Ageas Bowl until 2017. Crane made his first team debut earlier this month in the T20 Blast and his County Championship debut in the current match against Durham. Weatherley captained England Under-19s on their tour of Australia last winter. Crane has also been selected in the England Under-19 Test and one-day squads to face Australia later this summer. "It's great all my hard work has started to pay off," Crane told BBC Radio Solent. "Hopefully the contract can lead to more opportunities in the first team and it's the first step on the ladder to making it. "It's a nice surprise it's happened now, I was expecting it to possibly come at the end of the season."

Summary: Hampshire youngsters Joe Weatherley and Mason Crane have signed their first professional contracts with the club.


The number issued to people in Northern Ireland also doubled, in the largest monthly increase since the Brexit vote. June's result has sparked a marked rise in the number of people applying for Irish and European Union passports. November is normally one of the quietest months of the year for passport applications. But the total number from Northern Ireland - 4,569 - was up by more than 600 from October. Some 6,855 people people in Great Britain applied for an Irish passport in November 2016, a significant jump from 3,133 last year. Applications from Northern Ireland went up from 2,267 in November last year to 4,569 last month.

Summary: More than twice the number of Irish passports were issued to people in Great Britain last month than in November 2015.


The grey and white mammal became stuck on sandbanks on Thursday at Saltney Ferry, near Chester. An RNLI lifeboat hoisted the dolphin out of the water before carrying it out to sea, according to the British Divers Marine Life Rescue. The dolphin, in the river since Monday, will be taken three miles off the coast of Rhyl. Alan Forrester, lifeboat operations manager with Flint RNLI, told Radio Wales the rescue boat was launched at Connah's Quay after the dolphin was seen "floundering" on a sandbank. It was hoisted onto the lifeboat and carried down the river towards open water. An animal welfare officer is also onboard. "We've got what we call an ambulance pouch, which is a rolled up stretcher," Mr Forrester added. "They laid that on the sandbank and rolled the dolphin into the stretcher and lifted it into the lifeboat. "It's rather a large dolphin. It's lying there nicely, they've got buckets of water to keep it cool - everything seems to be ok at the moment." The mammal was originally spotted by the public on Monday in Connah's Quay docks and became stranded briefly on Tuesday after turning to make its way to Flint and towards the sea. Liverpool coastguard wanted to hold off a rescue attempt for as long as possible to avoid coming into physical contact with the mammal in case it is rejected back at sea. A coastguard team was earlier deployed to the area to try to ensure the safety of spectators trying to catch a glimpse of the dolphin. It is thought the dolphin swam up the river during the high spring tide. It is rare for dolphins to be seen in the River Dee but a pair of porpoises were reported near Queensferry Bridge eight years ago.

Summary: A dolphin has been rescued after swimming miles up the River Dee in Flintshire four days ago.


Along with the Chemical Brothers and The Prodigy, he disproved the idea that dance music couldn't sell albums, and helped to establish modern DJ culture. Twenty years later, Fatboy remains the most successful pseudonym of songwriter Norman Cook - whose other projects include The Housemartins, Beats International and Freak Power. To celebrate two decades of dance, Cook opened up his photo album to the BBC. The fun of Fatboy Slim at the start was nobody knew who I was. I was never in the videos and I never had my photo on the cover. It suited me really well to be known as an underground dance producer. The fame I had in the Housemartins didn't sit right with me. So you can probably detect a slight reticence in that photo session. I'm saying, "the whole point of hiding behind pseudonyms was I'd never have to do this again!" And then I met Zoe [Ball - his wife] which just kicked the whole thing out of obscurity into the tabloids... Your t-shirt says "wild style lifestyle". How crazy did it get? It was very wild. About as wild as you can be and still retain your health and your sanity. Did you ever worry you had gone too far? There were worries on the health and sanity things over the years. But at that point, I was definitely pushing the boundaries of altered states of consciousness and behaviour. How did that affect the music? I think it helped it tremendously. When I was having my real purple period, I'd have a big weekend, then come Sunday evening, I couldn't operate heavy machinery or drive anywhere - so I'd just go into the studio. I would sit there with my little samples and, having taken a mental snapshot of the weekend - mental being the operative word - I would try and sum that up in music. I was unfettered by sanity at that point. Do you find it harder now? I do, yeah. The ways I was using in those days are not an option now. Sometimes I do think I'd be more creative if I could still unlock that subconscious part of my brain. But no-one can have a 30-year purple period. It can't be sustained. That's actually my studio wall at the time of [1998 album] You've Come A Long Way Baby. It was a kind of mood board, because I'd spend a huge chunk of my life in the studio. It was something to look at when I was bored. It's lovely because there's tons of old faces there. Ashley Slater [1], who was in Freak Power with me. Rec One [2], the graffiti artist in Beats International who did a lot of my original artwork. There's Lindy Layton (vocalist on Dub Be Good To Me) [3] at the top looking beautiful and waving. My ex-girlfriend, Bella [4] is there wearing the spotty hat. And then Ashley with a very young Davina McCall [5], hanging out with us in Cannes. We had a very funny night out with her. Arpy

Summary: With hits like Praise You and The Rockerfeller Skank, Fatboy Slim popularised big beat in the 1990s.


David McIlveen, who is still a member of the party, said Mrs Foster had "seriously misjudged" public anger. Mrs Foster set up the RHI scheme in 2012, but its lack of cost controls has left NI taxpayers with a Â£490m bill. A DUP spokesperson said she continued to receive "overwhelming support" within the party and beyond. "Former MLA David McIlveen is entitled to his personal opinions, however, this is the first time that he has articulated any view since losing his seat," they said. On Wednesday, the party said the assembly may be recalled next week to approve emergency legislation to deal with the overspend. Mr McIlveen, who is the son of Free Presbyterian minister and close friend of the late Rev Ian Paisley, Rev David McIlveen, questioned Mrs Foster's handling of RHI in an article for the News Letter. He suggested Mrs Foster was personally responsible for turning the scheme into an "omnishambles" and said she will come under increased pressure from her own party. He drew comparisons with the treatment of former DUP leaders Peter Robinson and the Rev Ian Paisley. Mr McIlveen wrote that Mrs Foster was now "deeply damaged" and unlikely to lead the party into the next election after becoming an "electoral liability". "Does a party obsessed with elections want to move forward with a leader who appears incapable of facing up to their mistakes?" he asked. "The RHI scandal was most likely driven more by a desire to curry favour with the rural electorate than anything more sinister. "Whilst the view in public is that Arlene's team are as loyal and happy as ever, the reality in private is something very different." The party's East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson dismissed Mr McIlveen's comments. He asked what was more credible: "The views of one individual who will have his own motivations, or the views of the vast majority of party members who have publicly come out and given their support to Arlene Foster. "I think that I am maybe in a better position than David McIlveen to make an assessment of the view within the party." However, Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt said Mr McIlveen's intervention was "significant". "I know you were reporting it as David McIlveen breaking ranks and that is true, but equally true is that he is joining the ranks of those pointing the finger of blame," he said. "And we're not talking about bit players here, David McIlveen was an assembly private secretary for Arlene Foster, he's joining Jonathan Bell who was a junior minister and also a minister for the department of enterprise." Mr McIlveen also criticised Mrs Foster's treatment of Jonathan Bell, who in December, made a series of allegations about the DUP's involvement in the scheme. "When one of her own party members broke rank to express their concern about the scheme, rather than approach the issues raised with a listening ear, the default position was to attack the personal integrity of the individual raising the concerns," he wrote. "In any other context, Jonathan Bell MLA would be called a

Summary: A former DUP MLA has broken ranks and criticised the party leader Arlene Foster, saying the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme is an "omnishambles".


He returned to his home town of Middlesbrough for the ceremony, in which he was made an honorary doctor in professional achievement. Mr Mortimer paid tribute to the area for its "distinctive, dry, sense of humour". Many of the characters created in his double act with Vic Reeves were based on locals, he revealed. He said: "I was here until I was 25, and the people that you meet then remain with you a lot longer than people you meet when you are older. "It always makes me sad when I come home, in that nice way, as I have so many fond memories of the place." When asked if he thought Middlesbrough FC would win promotion back to the Premier League, he said he would not curse them with a prediction. As for his doctorate, he said: "I will frame it and put it above my son's bed to prove to him that I did amount to something."

Summary: TV comedian Bob Mortimer has been awarded an honorary degree from Teesside University.


The Highlanders, relegated from the top flight last season, have appointed John Robertson as Richie Foran's successor. Elsewhere, Dumbarton host Morton, St Mirren face Falkirk, Queen of the South take on Brechin City. Newly-promoted Livingston welcome Dunfermline Athletic for their first game of the season.

Summary: Inverness CT will open their Scottish Championship campaign at home to Dundee United when the 2017-18 gets under way on 5 August.


Nikki Collingbourne, 26, was found dead at her flat in Ivel Court, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, in May. Yvonne Caylor, 53, is on trial at Luton Crown Court where she denies murder. The court was played a police video of an interview with Ms Collingbourne who was questioned after Ms Caylor had complained she had been assaulted. Six months later, Ms Caylor, of Grove Road, Hitchin, is said to have disguised herself as a man before going to Ms Collingbourne's flat and killing her. The prosecution alleges the motive for the murder goes back to 3 October 2015 when Ms Collingbourne evicted Ms Caylor from the flat in Ivel Court. Ms Caylor claimed Ms Collingbourne had assaulted her and, while the younger woman was in the custody of Hertfordshire Police, it is alleged Ms Caylor burgled the flat. No action was taken against Ms Collingbourne, but Ms Caylor was charged and was due to stand trial accused of burglary and attempting to pervert the course of justice. The case was in a "warned list" at Cambridge Crown Court starting on 23 May, the day of the alleged murder. In the police interview on 4 October 2015, Ms Collingbourne said Ms Caylor had been staying with her, but was due to leave. On 3 October she said there was a confrontation in which Ms Caylor threw her iPad with force, smashing it to the floor. Ms Collingbourne told an officer: "I was trying to keep calm. It became worse and worse. She was pinning me against a wall saying 'I am going to... kill you.' "I took her stuff to the front door. She got a mop. She said, 'I am going to ram this down your throat'. It fell on the floor." Ms Collingbourne denied to the officers in the interview striking out at Ms Caylor or grabbing her by the neck. The case continues.

Summary: A woman accused of murdering her half-sister with a casserole dish had previously threatened to ram a mop down her throat, a court has been told.


Ms Rees was selected from an all-woman shortlist drawn up after the former Welsh Secretary said he would stand down at the 2015 general election. Members of Neath Labour Party made their decision on Saturday. The other two candidates were Karen Wilkie, deputy general secretary of the Co-operative Party, and Mabel McKeown, a former aide to Harriet Harman.

Summary: Bridgend councillor Christina Rees has been picked to succeed MP Peter Hain as the Labour candidate for Neath.


David Clark, 55, fell while at a property in Brighton in September 2014 and died in hospital a month later. Millionaire businessman Michael Holland, owner of a renovation company, and site foreman Grant Oakes deny manslaughter. Jurors at Lewes Crown Court heard they also face health and safety charges. Mr Clark, who was carrying a load of between 20 and 30kg at the time, fell 4.5 metres when a plank he was standing on snapped. The scaffolding board was placed to bridge a void on one of the upper floors of the building in Stanmer Park, the court heard. Defence lawyer for Mr Oakes, Craig Rush QC, urged jurors to "ignore" the unsecured ladders and the lack of guard rails on the site in his closing statement. "The accident happened because Dave Clark chose to place a scaffolding board across a void," he added. "The board had almost completely been cut through. He chose to walk across that scaffold board. "In circumstances where he didn't need to go across the void and when his friend had warned him against it." Earlier in the trial, the court heard a site visit from a health and safety inspector in 2013 raised issues with the way work was being carried out. Mr Holland, of Kings Road, Brighton, and Mr Oakes have pleaded guilty to failing to discharge duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act, regarding subcontractors working at height. Mr Oakes, of Elm Drive, Hove, has pleaded not guilty to a further charge of failures of health and safety in the work place. The trial continues.

Summary: A carpenter who fell to his death chose to place a scaffolding board across a void even though a friend had "warned him against it", a court has heard.


The charity said job security fears and benefit cuts pushed the number of people seeking help from its volunteers to more than 160,000 last year. Text messages were up by 22% in 2013 with a 7% increase in emails answered. Executive director for Wales Sarah Stone said the charity wanted to keep promoting the benefits of talking. The call came as the Samaritans published its Impact Report for 2013/14, detailing the outreach work of the charity's nine branches in Wales. Nearly 700 volunteers in Wales were involved a range of activities to tackle suicide, including: "Against a backdrop of difficult economic times and where a disproportionate number of those who take their lives are struggling with social and economic deprivation, we need to convince people that talking about what's troubling them is valuable and potentially life-saving," said Ms Stone. "It is something we all need to do and encourage other people to do." She added: "The demand for our service is increasing. We took a call every three minutes last year in Wales. "It is important that we keep working to raise awareness of our service and the benefits of talking." While most help was given via phone, letter or face-to-face support, the Samaritans said contact via newer methods such as text and email was growing. "We also need to keep evolving and finding new ways to reach out to people, continuing to be accessible to all who desperately need our service," said Ms Stone. The Samaritans said the number of calls for help across the UK and Ireland also reached a five year high in 2013 of 5.23m. Launching the report, Health Minister Mark Drakeford said: "I am grateful to Samaritans for its continued work in support of suicide prevention. "It is a key partner and plays a vital role in delivering Talk to Me, the national action plan to reduce suicide and self-harm in Wales. "We want people to feel able to support their friends, family members and colleagues who, for a variety of reasons, may be at risk of suicide. "Ultimately, we as individuals, colleagues or friends, all have a responsibility to listen to and support those close to us."

Summary: Money worries are blamed as a key cause of suicidal feelings as the Samaritans in Wales report their highest number of calls for five years.


Auckland-born Quinn, 22, holds a UK passport and will not therefore count as an overseas player. He is the first signing by the county since Thursday's appointment of former England paceman Chris Silverwood as head coach. "Matt is a tall, fast bowler who can swing the ball. We've made no secret of the fact we want to bolster the bowling attack," said Silverwood. "Having looked at Matt play, alongside his record in New Zealand, he's got a good pedigree." Essex have had quite an overhaul since the appointment of former captain Ronnie Irani as their new cricket committee chairman. England one-day international Reece Topley has joined Hampshire, while former skipper Mark Pettini has moved to Leicestershire and former England spinner Monty Panesar, Greg Smith, Matt Salisbury and Saf Imtiaz were all released at the end of last season. But slow left-arm spinner Aron Nijjar and young fast bowler Aaron Beard have both signed their first professional contracts, while England all-rounder Ravi Bopara, opening batsman Jaik Mickleburgh, limited-overs captain Ryan ten Doeschate and England Under-19 all-rounder Callum Taylor have all agreed new deals.

Summary: Essex have signed New Zealand A fast bowler Matt Quinn on a three-year deal.


Props Samson Lee and Paul James have calf concerns and Aaron Jarvis is also a worry. Head coach Warren Gatland says he may have to call up front-row cover. Allen scored a first-half hat-trick but was taken off in the second with a "significant" hamstring injury. But full-back Liam Williams' thigh injury is not thought to be serious. Flanker Dan Lydiate was also taken off to be assessed for a head injury, but the British and Irish Lions player passed the head injury protocol tests. "It looks like Cory has a significant tear in his hamstring and it looks at this stage like he'll have to be replaced," said Gatland. "He will be scanned tomorrow. Liam will be scanned tomorrow too. "Liam had a knock on the thigh but it's too early to see for next week. We'll have to wait 24 hours to make an assessment." Gatland added tight-head Lee and loose-head James are both struggling with "tight calves", while Jarvis damaged a rib cartilage. "We may have to make a tough decision in terms of the props, because we have to have five props," said Gatland. "At the moment we've only got three that could take the field and we have to have four."

Summary: Wales centre Cory Allen is set to miss the rest of the World Cup after injuring his hamstring in the opening 54-9 win against Uruguay.


Esteban Bullrich, in charge of schools in Buenos Aires, inherited a system plagued by teaching union walk-outs. Coming into office as the third education minister in 12 days, he published his personal mobile number as a way of opening a direct dialogue. The number of strikes fell from 14 a year to none in the past four years. Mr Bullrich, the minister for education in Argentina's capital, said he decided to hand out his number as a way of breaking the culture of distrust and confrontation between politicians and teachers' representatives. Strikes had become a chronic problem, ministers only lasted a short time in office and he had to negotiate deals with 17 separate teachers' unions in Buenos Aires. So in an attempt to break through this logjam he gave staff in 1,200 schools his personal mobile phone number, inviting them to call him directly if they had concerns. "If you have any questions, comments or complaints, call me," he told teachers. Speaking earlier this week at the Global Education and Skills Forum, Mr Bullrich said there had been an initial deluge of calls - about issues such as pay, problems with school buildings and disagreements about allowances. But he said teachers were surprised and then much less angry when they found the education minister either took the call personally or called them back. One teacher who called at 2am was startled to get a call back from the minister at 2.15am, to talk over his problem about a delay in his pay. "People didn't really know if it was true that I would answer. This guy rang at 2am and really blasted me on the phone - 'You owe me money'. So I called him back at 2.15am and said 'Hello this is the minister of education.' First there was silence on the line and then we got the information and we solved the problem." Mr Bullrich belongs to a centre-right party and there was initial suspicion from teachers' unions. "The relationship massively improved when people realised someone was listening," he said. "People think it's crazy, but the benefits are huge. Teachers are a close-knit community, communication flies around very quickly. Now if they have questions, people call me." The calls have been an effective way of "taking the temperature" and identifying grievances, he said, allowing his education department to intervene before disputes arose. From an average of more than one strike a month, the capital's education system has not had a strike for almost four years. This has helped his plans to modernise and raise standards in state schools. The number of calls has now been reduced to about 80 to 100 phone calls per day, he said, even though he has also published his number for parents to ring. Mr Bullrich said that the quality of education is affected by low morale among teachers, who he says need to be "motivated motivators". "Teachers in Argentina can feel frustrated. They think politicians have abandoned education, that they don't really care what's happening in schools." The annual season of teachers' union

Summary: An education minister in Argentina has stopped waves of teachers' strikes by giving every teacher his mobile phone number and inviting them to call him.


The 22-year-old ex-West Ham youngster made only six appearances for the Tykes after joining last summer. He previously played for the Hatters on loan from West Ham, scoring three goals in 11 matches during a loan in 2014-15. The son of former Newcastle midfielder Rob Lee joins his brother Olly, who is already at Kenilworth Road. "I'm looking forward to playing with Olly. He was a big factor in me coming here. Having been here and known all the lads, I'm really looking forward to it," he said. "Olly and I spoke about it and we realised it would be a great experience to play together and something we'd enjoy. It's something special for the family." Lee makes the opposite move to midfielder Cameron McGeehan, who left Bedfordshire to join Barnsley last month. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Summary: Luton Town have made forward Elliot Lee their seventh addition of the summer after signing him on a two-year deal following his release by Barnsley.


China's voting rights will rise to 6%, from 3.8% and IMF resources will double to about $660bn (Â£440bn). This is the biggest shake-up since the IMF and the World Bank were set up to manage the post-World War Two economy. China has set up the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank as an alternative to the IMF and the WB. The IMF reforms were agreed by its 188 members in the aftermath of the world financial crisis in 2010. As China's voting rights rise, the US will see its share drop from 16.7% to 16.5%. The US also retains its veto power. India's voting rights will rise to 2.6% from the current 2.3%. The biggest losers are European economies which will see their voting rights diminished. The US was behind the initiative to bring in the 2010 reforms in a bid to keep China happy. But Republicans in the US Congress had been concerned at the diminishing US influence. US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said in a statement: "The IMF reforms reinforce the central leadership role of the United States in the global economic system and demonstrate our commitment to maintaining that position." IMF chief Christine Lagarde hailed the US adoption as a "a welcome and crucial step forward that will strengthen the IMF in its role of supporting global financial stability". And China's Central Bank said the reform "will improve the representation and voice of emerging markets and developing countries in the IMF and is conducive to protecting the IMF's credibility, legitimacy and effectiveness". Last month, the IMF decided to include China's currency, the renminbi, as a reserve currency, alongside the US dollar, the euro, the yen and the British pound. The IMF and the WB were conceived in 1944 at a conference in Bretton Woods, in the US state of New Hampshire. The IMF aims to preserve economic stability and to tackle - or ideally prevent - financial crises. Over time, its focus has switched to the developing world. The WB is the world's leading development organisation, working for growth and poverty reduction.

Summary: The US Senate has adopted long-awaited reforms to give emerging economies a greater say in how the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is managed.


Goulburn Ghost Tours manager Louise Edwards confirmed on Tuesday night the company would no longer run the Belanglo Forest ghost tours. "From here on in, we will not be running Belanglo tours," she told Channel Ten's The Project. The NSW government and victim support groups had condemned the tours. Goulburn Ghost Tours has been taking groups to Belanglo, 120km (75 miles) south-west of Sydney. The company initially defended the tours, saying they were run with "respect" and were not intended to upset anyone. Milat is serving consecutive life sentences for murdering seven backpackers - two Britons, three Germans and two Australians - in the 1990s. He had buried their bodies in Belanglo, which was also the site where a teenager related to Milat murdered a friend in 2010. The family of the victim still live in the local area. Local media reported their disgust that the tours were being run. Goulburn Ghost Tours' website and Facebook page remained offline on Wednesday and a phone number for the company appeared to be disconnected. A cached version of the site advertising the Extreme Terror Tour said people would visit Milat's "old stomping ground", calling it "this most terrifying of locations". It said it would use "paranormal techniques" to solve a murder. "Are you ready to turn grey overnight? Do you love to be frightened? Would you like to solve a crime? Then the GGT Extreme Terror Tour is for you!" it said. Ms Edwards told The Project that in hindsight, more thought should have gone into the marketing of the tours. She said the company had received a lot of hate mail but also many "poignant and thoughtful" emails about why the tours should be cancelled, which "made us see this in a different light".

Summary: A company criticised for conducting tours of a New South Wales (NSW) forest where serial killer Ivan Milat buried his victims has cancelled the tours.


Administrators acting for the fund say they have reached a deal to sell Lyndon Court in Belfast city centre. Mr Graham's barrister argued that under the terms of a previous judicial direction the sale should not go ahead unless Mr Graham consents or a court orders it. The case was adjourned until next week. The adjournment was agreed to allow Mr Graham to have an expert witness report produced. The report will deal with the valuation of Lyndon Court and the sales process. The administrators, EY, must also disclose information to Mr Graham's expert witness. The court heard that a previous ruling allowed EY to market the property, which is on Upper Queen Street. However for a sale to proceed it would need the consent of Mr Graham or else be referred back to the the High Court. Mr Graham's barrister, Monye Anydike-Danes QC, said the administrators had "agreed to tying their own hands". However David Dunlop, for EY, argued that unless an injunction was imposed the administrators were "free to discharge their duty". Mr Dunlop also said there was an urgency in the matter as the sales agent was concerned the bidder "could walk away from the deal". He said the bid had been accepted on 8 August and the bidder said they wanted to complete within 20 days, a period which had now expired. He argued that Mr Graham should give an undertaking that he would be liable for damages should the sale now fall through. Ms Anydike-Danes QC said that there was no evidence that the matter was as urgent as had been claimed. She also said it would be unfair for her client to give an undertaking in damages as no contracts had been signed and there was no binding agreement. No undertaking was imposed and the case was adjourned until 18 September. The court was told that the bidder for Lyndon Court is "a well known property person in this jurisdiction".

Summary: The Cerberus investment fund has found a buyer for one of the properties it repossessed from the businessman Gareth Graham, the High Court has heard.


A major OECD report, published on the 28 January, ranked NI students 22nd out of 23 countries in literacy and 21st out of 23 in numeracy. However, the OECD now say that they initially published the wrong data, and NI students are "in reality closer to mid-table of the surveyed countries". The OECD say the mistake in the Building Skills for All report was only identified and corrected during Monday 1 February. The new data shows that Northern Irish students rank 13 out of 23 for literacy skills, and 14 out of 23 for numeracy skills. Northern Ireland students now rank above those in countries like the Republic of Ireland, Spain, England, the USA and Canada for reading and writing skills. Meanwhile, Northern Ireland students rank better than those in countries like Australia, Poland, the Republic of Ireland, England and the USA for maths skills. The OECD mistake affected rankings on the skills of university students published on pages 15 and 53 of the report. In a statement to the BBC, an OECD spokesperson said a formatting error was to blame. "In the course of formatting the document for publication, the graphic image for figure 3.2 (but not the title) was mistakenly replaced by the graphic image for figure 2.3," the spokesperson said. "So while England's position changed little, Northern Ireland is, in reality, closer to mid-table of the surveyed countries." The position of a number of other countries in the rankings was also affected and has been changed. Finland is now the highest ranked country in the world for students literacy skills, instead of Japan. Belgium is now the highest ranked for students' numeracy skills, instead of Finland. The OECD say the rest of the data published in the original report is accurate.

Summary: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has apologised for publishing the wrong information about the reading, writing and maths skills of Northern Ireland university students.


With characters like Sherlock Holmes and Dr Strange under his belt, he's signed up to play a supposed 41-year-old who is really 400. He'll star as Tom Hazard in the film adaptation of the forthcoming How to Stop Time by author Matt Haig. Described as a "wildly imagined love story", it follows Haig's children's books such as A Boy Called Christmas. How to Stop Time won't hit shelves until July, but we know Hazard's youthful looks are down to an "extremely rare condition". "The prospect of Benedict Cumberbatch playing Tom Hazard is a hugely exciting one and I could not be happier," Haig said. The writer is best known for his quirky - and dark - stories about family life. Cumberbatch's production company SunnyMarch will make the film with Studiocanal, while the actor will also take on the role of executive producer. Before that, he'll be coming back as the eccentric surgeon Dr Stephen Strange in the Marvel superhero movies Thor: Ragnarok and Avengers: Infinity War. He'll also star in The Current War as the real-life genius inventor Thomas Edison. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

Summary: Benedict Cumberbatch's versatility shows no end as he gears up for another offbeat role.


Ms Allred spoke at a press conference alongside three women who said they had been abused by Mr Cosby. Mr Cosby, 77, is facing a series of renewed allegations that he drugged and sexually assaulted over a dozen women. His lawyers describe the claims as "discredited" and "defamatory". Mr Cosby has had television shows cancelled and some appearances dropped in recent weeks amid the allegations. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Ms Allred said many of the alleged victims had contacted her to determine what legal rights they had. "Unfortunately, I had to tell them it was too late for them to file a lawsuit against Bill Cosby because of the statute of limitations - for most women it is simply too late to have their day in court," she told reporters. The women's rights lawyer presented two courses of action to, in her words, "determine whether Bill Cosby is a saint or a sexual predator". Firstly, she suggested Mr Cosby waive the statute of limitations to allow the alleged victims to present their claims and for him to present his defence. The second option, she said, would be for Mr Cosby to place $100m (Â£64m) in a fund, from which a panel of retired judges would decide what compensation would be appropriate if a woman's claim was found to have merit. Three women then gave accounts of the alleged attacks, with two saying they had been drugged before being assaulted. When asked how many women had contacted her to make a claim, Ms Allred said: "I literally have lost count." The press conference came a day after another woman filed a lawsuit against Mr Cosby over allegations of sexual assault when she was under-age - said to be the first such claim to come to light. Judy Huth says she was 15 when she was molested by the comedian at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles. As she was minor at the time, her case can still be heard. Earlier this week, Bill Cosby resigned from the board of trustees of Temple University in Philadelphia, where he was once a student, amid the allegations. Several broadcasters have also shelved projects with Mr Cosby, including NBC and Netflix. Two of his performances scheduled for the weekend at a venue in the north of New York were cancelled on Wednesday, AP reports. Nearly half of the audience of the show in Tarrytown had reportedly requested refunds. In 2005 a woman who accused Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting her brought a lawsuit against him, but the case was settled out of court.

Summary: Lawyer Gloria Allred has urged US comedian Bill Cosby to waive the statute of limitations to allow women alleging he sexually abused them to "obtain justice".


Rail minister Claire Perry called a meeting with the managers of Southern, Thameslink and Network Rail. All three have apologised for the problems. The Department for Transport (DfT) said it was so officials, the rail watchdog and MPs could discuss improvements. The private meeting was held at the House of Commons. London Bridge station is being rebuilt as part of the Â£6.5bn Thameslink programme. But commuters across the South East have reported delays and overcrowding. A spokeswoman for Southern said the rail operator was working with Network Rail to improve performance. She said some changes had already been made to improve punctuality and had proved to be beneficial. Last month, Network Rail apologised for delays. Simon Blanchflower, Thameslink programme director, said Network Rail recognised the service around London Bridge had not been good enough and the company was doing everything it could to tackle the problems. Thameslink also apologised and said timetable and station layout changes had been made to alleviate the problems.

Summary: Talks have been held between rail bosses and politicians over disruption to Sussex train services as a result of the upgrade to London Bridge station.


Rotherwas Chapel, in Herefordshire, has been unused for many years and currently can only be viewed by making an appointment through English Heritage. But a newly formed Friends of the Chapel group are striving to make the historic chapel, once part of a large estate, more accessible to visitors. The mass, open to all, is due to take place on Monday. Margot Miller, a member of the Friends of the Chapel, which formed earlier this year, said research had not thrown up any records of mass ever being held there. "It was originally used as a family church for the Bodenham family, not a parish church, so we don't know if any mass was heard," she said. The Ministry of Defence took over the building after the death of the last Bodenham family member and it was used by soldiers defending the munitions factory in Rotherwas. The rest of the estate was knocked down. English Heritage eventually took the chapel over and Ms Miller and other volunteers formed a group to help look after and clean the building. "It is a lovely chapel," she said. "A beautiful little building. We think it was mainly used in the 16th century and it has a little altar and stained glass windows. The Bodenham family spent a lot of money on it." The first mass is designed to coincide with celebrations for the Feast of the Assumption. The chapel is called Our Lady of the Assumption. Plans for a memorial for Henry Bodehnam, killed in France in 1916, are being arranged for September and it is also hoped a carol service will be held in December.

Summary: A little-used chapel is to host what is thought to be its first public mass.


The Brazil international, who had two years remaining on his current deal, scored 13 goals in 59 games for the Blues last season. Willian, 27, joined from Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala for a reported £30m in 2013. "It's a dream to continue with this club and over the next four years I will try to help the team win more trophies," he said. Willian, who has scored 19 goals in 140 matches for Chelsea, was named player of the year last season as the club finished 10th in the Premier League. He has won 30 caps for Brazil since making his debut in 2011, scoring six goals. Last week, Chelsea signed Belgium striker Michy Batshuayi from Marseille for a fee believed to be worth £33m, their first capture under new manager Antonio Conte.

Summary: Chelsea midfielder Willian has signed a new four-year contract with the club.


Jack Wilshere is out for the season with a fractured leg, so there could be a recall for Lewis Cook. Middlesbrough defender Calum Chambers might be involved after a nine-week absence because of a foot injury. Fabio and Rudy Gestede are fit after minor injuries but Victor Valdes and Grant Leadbitter remain out with respective rib and hamstring problems. Simon Brotherton: "Middlesbrough are still saying the right things about staying up, but it looks bleak for them now and there's no hint of a remarkable recovery in the air. "They haven't won in the league since just before Christmas and are without a victory from any of their last 15 away games. "While the Teesiders sit six points short of safety, Bournemouth are perched seven points above it and should be fine. "Recent results haven't been great though and Boro's often chance-starved forwards will have noted that Bournemouth have conceded at least two goals in seven of the last eight games on the south coast." Twitter: @SimonBrotherton Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe: "I'm not going to say that one win will make us safe but we're very motivated to win this game. "We were on a really good run before playing the top two. We knew how hard this run was going to be but we've come out mainly unscathed after it. "It's about us from our perspective, how well we attack the game and how our minds are focused on doing what we want to do. We know our jobs and know how important the game is." Middlesbrough head coach Steve Agnew: "Of course it is a big week and of course it's a massive game. But you have to enjoy it and that's the only way I know, that's what the players and staff know. "They are all relishing the game on Saturday. You do need wins and that's what we have missed, and that's what we need from now on in. "Yes, you need to be hard to beat and continue to be difficult to beat, but equally you need a goal to take the three points we need." While Boro have the staunch smell of relegation about them, Bournemouth probably only need one more win to be safe, and I think they will get it on Saturday. Prediction: 2-0 Lawro's full predictions v Jermaine Jenas and Trevor Nelson Head-to-head Bournemouth Middlesbrough SAM (Sports Analytics Machine) is a super-computer created by @ProfIanMcHale at the University of Salford that is used to predict the outcome of football matches.

Summary: Bournemouth will assess the fitness of midfielder Dan Gosling, who has missed three games with a calf problem.


The popular Smart Sheriff app has vulnerabilities that could leak children's personal details or allow the phone to be hacked, the study says. The app's developer says it has since addressed some of the issues raised in the report, although this has not been independently verified. South Korea mandated in April that all children's phones must be monitored. Anyone under 19 who buys a smartphone must install an app that can filter and block harmful content. The University of Toronto report is based on two separate security audits, one conducted by researchers at the Citizen Lab with the university's Munk School of Global Affairs, and the other by auditing firm Cure53. Smart Sheriff was developed by a consortium of telecommunications companies known as the Korean Mobile Internet Business Association (Moiba). It has been downloaded by hundreds of thousands of users in South Korea. The app allows parents to control the apps on their child's mobile phone, as well as schedule when the phone can be used. It can also alert parents when it detects trigger words such as "kill", "rape", and "suicide", according to earlier news reports. However, the new report found that children's personal details and browsing activity were not secure on the app, parental limits could be easily disabled and Smart Sheriff's design and infrastructure were insufficiently protected. The report said this could "allow children to bypass parental protections, allow malicious attackers to disrupt access to every user's device, and interfere with the operations of the service". "This case shows precisely how good intentions can end up seriously wrong â€” in this case, a government-promoted parental monitoring application actually putting children at greater, rather than less, risk of harm," said Citizen Lab's director Ron Deibert. News agency AP quoted independent researcher Collin Anderson, who worked with Citizen Lab on the report, as saying: "Smart Sheriff is the kind of baby sitter that leaves the doors unlocked and throws a party where everyone is invited." Citizen Lab said it had informed Moiba of the vulnerabilities. Moiba has since released updates, the latest on 25 August, to fix the issues raised. However, researchers said they had yet to independently verify if all vulnerabilities had been addressed. The BBC's calls to Moiba on Monday were not answered. The introduction of the child monitoring law in April sparked some controversy, with critics raising privacy concerns.

Summary: A child monitoring phone app funded by the South Korean government has major security flaws, a new report says.


Poehler, the Golden Globe winner of NBC TV series Parks and Recreation, is the voice of Joy, Riley's first emotion, who arrives as soon as she is born. But the central message of the film, according to the actress, is that it's OK to be sad. "Joy has been in charge for 11 years and is pretty comfortable being in the driving seat and assumes she's going to be there forever," she says, "and we find out very quickly that Sadness, Anger, Fear, Disgust - the other emotions - want a turn at the wheel." Poehler adds: "I love the message of the film which is basically that no-one can be happy all the time - and that's OK. In fact, sadness may get you where you need to be. "It's a very revolutionary idea, especially for parents who are constantly obsessed with their children's happiness, and in doing so don't often allow them to be in the moment and feel their feelings, and it's a great thing for children to understand, too." When Riley's family move from Minnesota to San Francisco, the trauma pitches Joy and Sadness out of headquarters, leaving Anger, Disgust and Fear in charge. Or, in other words, according to director Pete Docter, Riley starts becoming a teenager. Docter, a father of two, wrote and directed Pixar's double Oscar-winning film Up, as well as Monsters Inc, and named the young heroine of Up after his daughter Ellie, who also voiced the part. "My daughter was very like the Ellie of Up - spirited and sparky," he explains. "But then as time went on, she became quieter and more withdrawn. It was really hard to know what she was thinking as she started to grow up." Producer Jonas Rivera adds: "Inside Out is our attempt to answer Pete's question of 'What's going on inside my daughter's head?' "We didn't know either. I think a lot of parents ask that question." Each emotion is given a distinct colour and shape, from the green of Disgust - a homage to Riley's hatred of broccoli - to the red block of Anger, who emits fire when disturbed. This, according to Poehler, who runs an online community for girls and women called Smart Girls, could be a step forward for children trying to articulate their emotions. She says that, as the mother of two boys, she knows how hard it is for children to say what they feel. "What [the film] does is give you the tools to talk about emotions and feelings which isn't very easy to do all of the time." It would be satisfying, she says, to hear a child say, "I feel like Anger today" because he or she can visualise it. However, Docter denies that Inside Out is Pixar "doing" psychotherapy for children - or for adults, who, he believes, could benefit just as much from the film. "So many adults employ therapists because they can't express themselves," he points out. "As a kid, at least if you are angry you lie on the floor and kick and

Summary: It's the final frontier, according to actress Amy Poehler - but the action in Pixar's latest animation, Inside Out, doesn't take place in space, but in the caverns of the human brain, as the emotions of an 11-year-old girl, Riley, go on an adventure inside her head.


"After eight wonderful years on The X Factor it's time for me to move on," he said in a statement. "I'd like to thank ITV, Simon [Cowell], The X Factor family and particularly the viewers, all of whom have been a big part of my life for so long." The 41-year-old took over from Kate Thornton in 2007 as host of the popular talent show. The presenter and broadcaster currently presents a show on Radio 2 and recently completed a 24-hour dance challenge for Comic Relief. "I'd like to wish the team all the best for the future, especially whoever takes over from me," O'Leary continued. "You're about to be the conductor on the most brilliant, runaway train in showbiz. Good luck you'll love it!" The news of his departure may fuel speculation that O'Leary is a contender to replace Jeremy Clarkson on the BBC's Top Gear. Before Friday's announcement, William Hill had O'Leary as 6-1 to take over following the BBC's decision not to renew Clarkson's contract earlier this week. Before The X Factor, O'Leary hosted Big Brother's Little Brother, Channel 4's companion show to its long-running reality show. He has presented on BBC Radio 2 since 2004 and has hosted the National Television Awards since 2010. Bookmakers Ladbrokes have made singer Olly Murs, a former X Factor runner-up, favourite to take over the vacant presenting role. A spokesman for ITV said O'Leary had been "a fantastic host of The X Factor" and that the channel was "sorry to see him go". "We wish him all the very best for the future and hope that he'll be back on ITV screens soon."

Summary: Dermot O'Leary will no longer host ITV's The X Factor after eight years on the programme.


Gunfire was heard near the apartment block in the city of Toulouse, with reports police had met resistance but that the suspect was now dead. The siege of the building where Mohammed Merah, 23, is holed up has lasted more than a day. Interior Minister Claude Gueant had said Merah wanted to die "gun in hand" and there was no contact overnight. It was not certain he was alive, Mr Gueant said. Agence France-Presse quoted police sources as saying that officers were moving step-by-step through the flat, wary of booby-traps, and as yet there was no sign of Merah. Mr Gueant earlier told French radio: "We have one priority: to take him alive so that he can surrender to face justice. We hope he is still alive." However, he said it was "quite strange that he did not react" to the explosions that were set off overnight to intimidate Merah. "We heard two shots, we don't know what they were," Mr Gueant said. "Despite redoubled efforts throughout the night, there has been no contact with him." A number of explosions, beginning late on Wednesday, had prompted deputy mayor Jean-Pierre Havrin to tell local media that "negotiations have finished and the assault has begun". However, sources from the French interior ministry later said this was only the start of an operation to put pressure on Merah. "[The blasts] were moves to intimidate the gunman, who seems to have changed his mind and does not want to surrender," interior ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet told Reuters. Merah had given conflicting messages about surrendering. Anti-terror chief Francois Molins had said: "He's explained that he's not suicidal, he doesn't have the soul of a martyr and he prefers to kill but to stay alive himself." Officials said Merah was armed with a Kalashnikov high-velocity rifle, a mini-Uzi 9mm machine pistol, several handguns and possibly grenades. Street lights were switched off in the vicinity of the building on Wednesday evening. The five-storey block of flats has been evacuated, and police also moved residents from nearby buildings. Police had surrounded Merah's building after two officers were shot at when they tried to get into his flat early on Wednesday morning. Elsewhere in the city, police are hunting for accomplices and have detained several members of Merah's family. Mr Molins said on Wednesday that Merah had planned to kill again. "If he's telling the truth, he would have left his house this morning and he would have once again killed any soldier that he came across," he said. Mr Molins said the suspect had expressed no regret for the killings, but had said he wanted to kill more people and "bring France to its knees". Merah has said he acted to "avenge Palestinian children". He claimed to have received al-Qaeda training in Pakistan's Waziristan area, and also said he had been to Afghanistan. Mr Gueant defended intelligence services for not preventing the attacks, describing Merah as a "lone wolf". "The domestic intelligence agency tracks a lot of people who are involved in Islamist radicalism. Expressing ideas... is not enough to

Summary: The siege of a gunman suspected of seven killings in southern France is nearing its end, police sources say.


The Vulcan XH558 took part in the North Wales Air Show at Rhyl, Denbighshire, on Saturday as part of a final series of displays which end in September. More than 180,000 people are expected at the air show over the weekend. The aircraft was operational from the 1950s to 1985. Charity Vulcan to the Sky Trust said the restored aircraft was beyond its flying hours. Denbighshire council said it had received Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) guidance after the Shoreham air crash last weekend, adding safety would be a top priority at the show in Rhyl.

Summary: An iconic Cold War British Vulcan bomber has made its final flight over Welsh skies.


The College of Policing advises officers to respond "in a proportionate way" to children sharing indecent imagery of themselves or their peers. Police should consider the long-term impact of investigation - such as labelling a child a "sex offender", the advice says. The NSPCC welcomed the change. National Police Chief's Council lead for child protection Chief Constable Simon Bailey, said: "If this behaviour can be dealt with in other - more appropriate - ways then it should be." Typically in England and Wales, producing and distributing sexual images of anybody under 18 is a criminal offence, even if two under-18s are sexting one another. The new guidelines state that most offences involving sexual activity with children will require a "full criminal investigative response" - for example, in the presence of exploitation, coercion, a profit motive or adults as perpetrators. But it says: "Offences involving self-generated images or images obtained with consent by other children may be dealt with differently. "Forces may, for example, consider that suitably experienced first responders, safer school officers or neighbourhood teams can provide an appropriate response, thereby avoiding stigmatising children or causing them unnecessary fears and concerns." Forces should consider the long-term impact of investigation and prosecution - such as labelling a child a "sex offender" - in deciding whether criminal justice processes are necessary, the advice says. Ben was 15 when he and his girlfriend engaged in a sexually explicit online chat. He says: "Because you're behind a screen you develop a sense of confidence in which you can say pretty much anything." Later, she asked him to send her a naked photo. Ben says he felt uncomfortable and refused - but had he done so he would have been breaking the law. In another reported episode a 14-year-old boy was added to a police database after he sent a naked image of himself to a female classmate on picture messaging app Snapchat. Mr Bailey said: "More children than ever before are taking explicit images of themselves and this briefing note is a valuable resource for officers when dealing with these sensitive cases. "It highlights the need for forces to consider the long-term impact of investigation and prosecution on young people. "We will take all cases seriously with criminal investigations into those involving any form of exploitation. But it will always be a common-sense approach that doesn't criminalise children unnecessarily." He said sexting was not just "harmless teenage behaviour". "There are significant risks involved for children and young people; once image is sent, control is lost, and it can cause significant distress when it gets into wider hands," he said. A spokesman for the NSPCC said children should not be criminalised, but should be educated about the dangers. "Children need to know that creating and sharing these images can put them at risk of being targeted by predatory adults," he said.

Summary: Sexting cases involving children should not always be handled with a full-scale criminal investigation, new police advice says.