"By the time you're 40 years old, you've learned a great deal, both professionally and personally, and made a lot of mistakes. And I think respect comes with age - people take you more seriously." It certainly worked for Johnson. It was as she was turning 40 that she set up the San Francisco-based product design company, Coupage, with her engineer husband. Business has been booming ever since. She is not alone, it seems. Many women entrepreneurs are waiting for the right moment, and are starting their businesses in their forties or beyond - as a second or even third career - having bided their time until they are absolutely ready. Having worked in product design and then in advertising, Raquel Johnson realised that she did not want to return to the corporate world after she had her younger daughter. It was challenging walking away from the "sure thing" of a steady salary, she says, but she also found it liberating. She has found her "true passion," she says. "Even the stress I feel now is more enjoyable," she explains cheerfully. "It motivates me and pushes me forward." Starting small, the business was run from home and was self-funded at first. "[When you are older] there is more opportunity for some savings to have accumulated," points out Johnson. "You don't have to take out large loans or search for funders right away." Having started with a prototype for a device to integrate an iPod into a car, Coupage has grown steadily, bringing ideas to life in the fields of audio, energy, cars and Apple-related products. "Once you reach your forties you have the confidence to follow your own path," says the US-born businesswoman, Karen Scofield, who set up her company when she was 46. A sense of humour is also important, she adds with a smile. In the early days, she had to run her firm, London-based fashion brand Lucza, single-handedly. It was all down to her, from technology mishaps and admin dramas to sudden, urgent errands, like dashing out to the shop to buy a copier cartridge. "Humour was definitely needed on that day," she laughs. All of which is a far cry from her previous career as a television executive in New York, working for a smooth-running corporate machine. When she moved to London with her husband and started a family, it was time to think again. But the skills she had learnt in TV - time and people management, organisation, as well as research and analysis - were highly transferable, she says: Some things, however, she is doing very differently from her old workplace. Her leadership style at Lucza is "inclusive," she says. "But the main difference is, now you are the boss, the final decision maker, which can be daunting. "You decide what is best and you must make these decisions with confidence." It is something she relishes. So what advice would Karen Scofield give to other entrepreneurs when the going gets tough? "You have to push yourself forward, set your own deadlines and keep going." The hard

Summary: "Timing is everything," says entrepreneur Raquel Johnson.


DUP leader Arlene Foster said the "wide-ranging" pact was "good for Northern Ireland and the UK" - so where will the money be spent? The heart of the financial package is infrastructure spending - £400m of it over two years. That is a significant sum given that Northern Ireland's annual infrastructure budget is about £1bn. The deal specifically mentions the York Street Interchange, a project to ease congestion where three major roads meet in Belfast. It is expected to cost about £150m, so there should be plenty left over for other major projects. They could include a planned transport hub in the centre of Belfast and other major roads schemes like the completion of the A5 or A6. On top of the £400m, there is a further £150m for ultra-fast broadband. This was a project which was already being scoped by the Department of the Economy before the collapse of Stormont. It is ultimately about improving the connectivity of rural businesses. Previous Stormont/Westminster deals have also included infrastructure but they typically involved allowing Stormont to borrow more. This time it is cold, hard, no-strings-attached cash. The money for health and education is more modest - given that a figure of £1bn for health alone was being mentioned during the negotiations. There is a minimum of £250m for health and and we can assume it will get about half the "immediate pressures" money, bringing it to a total of £300m. That will help ease the problems with waiting lists and give the system some breathing space ahead of a major reform programme. The "immediate pressures" money for education (about £50m) will go some way to easing a growing row with head teachers who have said they will not impose any more cuts. There is also £100m to be spent on deprived communities over five years. It will be interesting to see what the delivery mechanism for that money will be. Stormont's Social Investment Fund, which was also designed to help those communities, has been mired in controversy. Another part of this deal is to give flexibility to a previously agreed £500m fund for investment in shared education and housing projects. Stormont has struggled to spend this money, in its first year just £3m of a £50m allocation was spent. So its is possible that the new flexibility will allow all that money to go into general infrastructure spending.

Summary: Northern Ireland will receive an extra £1bn over the next two years as part of the deal that will see the Democratic Unionist Party's 10 MPs back Theresa May's minority government in Commons votes.


Bowe, 30, scored the second of Ireland's tries in Saturday's 29-15 win over South Africa at the Aviva Stadium. He has won 55 caps for Ireland, scoring 27 tries, and has made 124 appearances for Ulster, scoring 48 tries. Earlier this week, the IRFU confirmed that Rob Kearney had also signed a new three-year deal to stay with Leinster. Bowe made his competitive debut for Ulster against Connacht in April 2004 and enjoyed a spell with the Ospreys, before returning to his home province for the 2012-13 season. He made his Ireland debut against the USA in November 2004 and has twice toured with the British and Irish Lions. The Monaghan man played in all three Lions Tests against South Africa in 2009, and in two Tests in Australia in 2013. He was a member of Ireland's 2009 Grand Slam-winning team and was named Six Nations Player of the Championship in 2010. "I'm delighted to have signed a new contract with the IRFU and Ulster," Bowe said. "It is an exciting time for both the province and the national team and I hope to play a part in achieving success on both fronts in the years to come."

Summary: Ireland winger Tommy Bowe will remain with Ulster until at least June 2018 after signing a new three-year contract with the IRFU.


Any player who dives or feigns injury in an effort to influence match officials will be liable for sanction. At the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England, officials were instructed to sin-bin players who committed those offences. Players who need to be substituted because of an injury following foul play will no longer count as one of their team's six allotted replacements. And a change has also been made in the application of a maul law, punishable by a penalty. It means a player in possession cannot slip to the back of a maul, with the ball having to be moved backwards hand to hand instead. The changes have been in effect in the southern hemisphere since January. England are scheduled to play a three-match Test series in Australia in June, while Wales play New Zealand in three Tests and Ireland are touring South Africa. Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.

Summary: World Rugby has introduced a number of law changes to the northern hemisphere game in an effort to stop simulation.


The screens of the Galaxy S8 and bigger S8+ are also larger despite the devices being about the same size as last year's S7 and S7 Edge. This time, both models feature displays that curve round the phones' sides. The launch follows Samsung's botched release of the Note 7, which was recalled twice after fires. The South Korean firm blamed the problem on battery faults and said it had since put in additional safety measures, including X-ray scans of batteries. The company has also become mired in a corruption scandal in its home country. "The Galaxy S8 is arguably the most important launch of the last 10 years for Samsung and every aspect will be under the microscope following the Note 7 recall," commented Ben Wood from the CCS tech consultancy. "The S8 is a unquestionably a strong product but Samsung must now deliver a faultless launch to move on from its earlier difficulties. If this happens it will emerge in an even stronger position." The new devices will be released on 21 April. The S8 is priced at £690 and the S8+ at £780 - a jump on last year's entry prices of £569 for the S7 and £639 for the S7 Edge. Samsung was the bestselling handset manufacturer for 2016 as a whole, according to market research firm IDC. However, Apple overtook it in the final three months. Source: IDC The displays of the S8 and S8+, measuring 5.8in (14.7cm) and 6.2in (15.7cm) respectively, mean a more stretched aspect ratio than before, pushing the screens closer to the top and bottom of the handsets. As a consequence, Samsung's logo no longer features on the front, and the physical home button is replaced with an on-screen icon - in a similar manner to rival Android phones from Huawei and LG. A pressure sensor and vibration module have, however, been built into the space behind the new virtual button to provide feedback. Samsung suggests the displays' 18.5:9 ratio makes them better suited to running two apps side by side. For example, there is now space to watch a video, use a chat app and still have room for a full touch-keyboard. The screens are the same resolution as before but are now brighter, supporting high dynamic range (HDR) playback of videos for extra clarity. The S8's body is a little narrower than that of the S7, while the S8+'s is a bit wider than the S7 Edge but lighter - Samsung says both new devices can still be used one-handed. The phones also introduce Bixby - a virtual assistant based on technology acquired from some of the original developers' of Apple's Siri. The helper is activated by a dedicated side-button and allows 10 built-in apps - including a photo gallery, messages and weather - to be controlled by voice. It is "context-aware", meaning users can ask follow-up questions and assume it is aware of what is currently displayed. Samsung said it expected owners to mix together voice commands and physical controls - for example asking to see all the photos taken today,

Summary: Samsung's latest flagship phones have ditched the physical home button found in their predecessors and introduced a new virtual assistant.


The 30-year-old made 243 appearances for the Canaries, and was promoted to the Premier League twice. "It's disappointing obviously, but I think the direction that the club needs to go, it's a rebuild in structure," Ruddy told BBC Radio Norfolk. "For reasons other than football, it was a decision that was made." Ruddy, whose final match for the club was their 4-0 win over QPR, continued: "The club did have the option on me, but mitigating circumstances within that contract meant that it was probably impossible for the club to uphold that. "It was nice that we were told when we were and nice that I was able to go out in this manner on Sunday." Ruddy joined Norwich from Everton in 2010, and as well as helping them reach the top flight twice, he was capped once by England in 2012. But he is one of seven out-of-contract players to leave a club that failed to achieve an instant return to the Premier League and are currently without a permanent manager. "Going back to when I was first here, Paul Lambert took what was a calculated risk, I'd say, of £250,000. "You look back on that now, it's not an awful lot of money. I'm not sure you get too much goalkeeper for £250,000 these days," said Ruddy. "I was grateful to him, to (majority shareholder) Delia Smith and (former chief executive) David McNally for allowing me to join the club, for the years after that, apart from this season and last season, have been superb. "Four of the seven years here have been in the Premier League. It's been a special time in my life. I'm only 30 years old, I'm not retiring tomorrow. "We move onto a new day, a new challenge and hopefully I've got 10 years left in me."

Summary: Norwich City goalkeeper John Ruddy was "not massively" surprised about being released by the Championship club this summer after seven years.


In 2009, world leaders met in Copenhagen but got nowhere. I was among the last to leave that summit and delegates were in tears. The glass roof of the conference centre was dark with snow. But since then, a remarkable set of changes has allowed the Paris Agreement to take shape. Paris climate deal enters force as focus shifts to action UN review says carbon plans fall well short of climate goals For a start, the world's two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, China and US, jointly decided to make a serious push. For President Obama, this has always been a priority. And for China the new middle class is demanding an end to the toxic pollution smothering the biggest cities. And that's spurred another shift: renewable energy is falling in price. Out in the deserts of western China, along the ancient Silk Road, I've seen for myself new forests of wind turbines. Recently, China has planted two of them every hour. The Chinese push for renewable energy is the largest the world has ever seen. And look at the global figure for solar panels installed last year - it was half a million every day. A third big change is the involvement of leading companies. A decade ago, it was rare for me to get a corporate press release making a green boast. Now my inbox is bursting with them. On Friday, 10 oil companies announced a one-billion-dollar fund for low-carbon technology - something inconceivable not long ago but, let's be clear, the sum is dwarfed by the money spent developing new sources of oil. So will the Paris Agreement get anywhere? On the one hand, it doesn't oblige any government to cut their greenhouse gases. But, on the other, each country's efforts will be scrutinised every five years. And although the agreement has no teeth, it does represent something unique: the first time that every nation on the planet has signed up to try to head off the worst effects of global warming.

Summary: Only seven years ago, the very idea that an international climate agreement would come into force today looked hopeless.


Women's rugby sevens appears at the Olympics for the first time and Joyce, 20, is the only Welsh player to make the otherwise all-English GB squad. "We're coming out here to achieve a medal and hopefully gold," she said. "Sevens is a game anything can happen, anyone can win. You might be up top and five seconds later you're losing." On the prospect of facing Brazil in their opening Pool C game, Joyce said: "We're just going to take it like it's any other team, go out there fighting. It's going to be one of our hardest games." Team GB also face Japan on Saturday, before a match against Canada on Sunday with the quarter-finals to follow. The only non-English member of the squad, Joyce says she has settled in well and is enjoying the experience. "The facilities here are amazing, we are loving every second of it," she said. "We get free time and chances to play monopoly, cards and we're all loving Mario Kart [a video game]. "It's honestly amazing and one of the best experiences I can ever imagine." The Team GB squad have now arrived in the athletes' village in Rio after a training camp in Belo Horizonte. "I think it's going to be completely different level of excitement in the athletes' village. It will be amazing to get to be with everyone else," said Joyce. "Imagine just walking past Usain Bolt, Mo Farah and Andy Murray. It would be a dream come true." Joyce, from St David's in west Wales, is the first Welsh women's rugby player to compete in the Olympics, something which she says is "pretty insane". "I'm getting so much support," Joyce added. "When I went home a couple of weeks ago to my parents' house they had the GB flags and the Welsh flags all around the house. "I live in a little city and they're all cheering for me and wishing me good luck, giving me cards. I've had amazing support." Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.

Summary: Team GB rugby sevens wing Jasmine Joyce says her side are aiming for an historic gold in Rio as they prepare to take on hosts Brazil on Saturday.


The veteran US businessman was the largest shareholder in MGM Resorts International, which owns the MGM Grand and Bellagio hotels in Las Vegas. He was well known for buying and then selling the MGM film studio three times, making a profit each time. Kerkorian was reported to have died on Monday night in Los Angeles but no cause of death has been given. "Mr Kerkorian was a quiet but powerful force behind the transformation of the Las Vegas Strip into one of the world's most popular tourist destinations," MGM Resorts said in a statement. A school dropout at 16, Kerkorian became a boxer and later flew dangerous missions delivering warplanes from Canada to Britain during World War Two. He carried on flying after the war and opened a charter flight business ferrying gamblers who wanted to get from Los Angeles to Las Vegas more quickly than by driving. He began buying property in Las Vegas in 1962 after selling his charter airline, which he later re-purchased. "When you're a self-made man you start very early in life," he once told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. "You get a drive that's a little different, maybe a little stronger, than somebody who inherited." He was also a player in the automobile industry, losing a battle for control of Chrysler in the 1990s before taking stakes in General Motors and Ford in the 2000s. In May this year, Forbes magazine estimated Kerkorian's wealth at $4.2bn (Â£2.7bn) after taking a hit on his investments during the financial crisis in 2008, when the magazine said he was worth $16bn. "MGM Resorts and our family of 62,000 employees are honouring the memory of a great man, a great business leader, a great community leader, an innovator, and one of our country's greatest generation," MGM chief executive Jim Murren said in a statement.

Summary: Kirk Kerkorian, the son of Armenian immigrants who became a billionaire Las Vegas mogul, has died at the age of 98.


Tony Smith's side followed up a 28-16 win at Wigan on 1 April with a convincing home victory, although they fell behind to Josh Charnley's try. Daryl Clark, Ben Westwood and Kevin Penny all crossed for the hosts before half-time to forge an 18-4 lead. Ryan Atkins' brace, Benjamin Jullien and Westwood's second sealed Wire's biggest Super League win over Wigan. The Warriors, for whom captain John Bateman scored a late consolation, would have gone top themselves with a win but defeat left them third. Catalans Dragons will join Warrington at the summit on 20 points if they win at Hull on Friday. The two tightest defences in the division at the start of play held firm until Charnley slid in at the corner after 17 minutes, but Shaun Wane's 150th game as Wigan head coach quickly turned sour as Clark and Westwood, who barged over with his first touch of the game, overturned the deficit. Warrington, who lost winger Tom Lineham to a head injury early in the first half, saw off a burst of Wigan pressure before Atkins' close-range try stretched the lead to 20 points and his second effectively killed the contest. The Wolves' half-back pairing of Stefan Ratchford and Kurt Gidley, who extended his contract on Wednesday, played influential roles throughout, with Gidley also landing five of his six attempts at goal. Former Great Britain international Iestyn Harris, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra "In the first 20 minutes, Warrington didn't get into their stride. As soon as Ben Westwood came onto the field and gave them some momentum, they didn't look back. "For 60 minutes they totally dominated Wigan - physically, in ability and for me that little bit of hunger. They really wanted this. "They've put a statement of intent there - they've put 40 points on Wigan Warriors. "Wigan are going to get some players back and they are going to come back strong." Warrington head coach Tony Smith: "The players were terrific tonight, particularly defensively. "We were outstanding without the ball and really played a physical game, which you have to do when you play Wigan. If you don't, they dominate you. "I love watching Ben Westwood - he's tough, hard, effective and keeps going. He's doing a great job for us." Wigan head coach Shaun Wane: "It's not tough to take - they were the better team. Warrington were outstanding. "For 25 minutes we handled them physically, but we made changes and lost a bit of momentum. "Their line speed killed us, we found ourselves under pressure and we couldn't get ourselves back into the game." Warrington: Russell; Penny, R. Evans, Atkins, Lineham; Gidley, Ratchford; Hill, Clark, Sims, Hughes, Currie, Westerman. Replacements: G. King, Cox, Jullien, Westwood. Wigan: Sarginson; Charnley, Gelling, Gildart, Tierney; Gregson, Smith; Clubb, Powell, Mossop, Bateman, Isa, Sutton. Replacements: Williams, Tautai, Burke, Wells. Referee: Phil Bentham

Summary: Warrington Wolves completed a Super League double over Wigan to move two points clear at the top of the table.


South and West Yorkshire would both control some tax and spending if local councils devolve powers to new combined authorities run by a mayor. Under the proposals, strategic planning, transport and economic regeneration powers would be handed over. The Chancellor, George Osborne, could announce the plan on Wednesday. The five West Yorkshire councils - Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield - joined the neighbouring City of York in North Yorkshire to form a combined authority six months ago. Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield councils have created a similar South Yorkshire body. The existing councils would continue to run services such as education and waste management individually. Under the current agreement one of the council leaders is chosen by the others to chair the combined authority. The chancellor's idea takes this on much further with extra powers for the combined authority to control social welfare policy, raise tax and control public spending. In return leadership would be given to a new generation of "metro mayors" wielding considerable executive powers. Councillor Peter Box, Labour leader of Wakefield City Council and current chair of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, said he would welcome any extra power and budgets but totally reject a regional executive mayor. Wakefield, Bradford, Leeds and Sheffield all rejected individual city mayors in referendums just two years ago. "Just a couple of weeks ago the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg was in Leeds and told us that we could have the devolved powers without having to accept an executive mayor," said Mr Box. "Go on any street and it becomes clear the public will simply not accept another elected politician." Andrew Carter, leader of the opposition Conservative Group on Leeds City Council, voted against creating a local executive mayor in the 2012 referendums. "But, a metro mayor is a completely different proposition," he said. Support for the idea has come from two of Bradford's MPs. Gerry Sutcliffe, Labour MP for Bradford South, who was leader of the city council before being elected to parliament, says West Yorkshire has to follow the Manchester lead or it will see potential investment and economic growth being sucked over to the other side of the Pennines. George Galloway, Respect MP for Bradford West, said he believed that West Yorkshire could reap the same benefits that have resulted from the strong leadership of London's mayors. "We have had two now, both of them bigger-than-life figures, who have clearly made a difference to London," he said. The individual councils would not enter into a formal merger. A similar arrangement has been announced for Greater Manchester's 10 councils. "I am a great believer in the power of our cities to be big forces in the world," Mr Osborne said as he signed the deal with the Greater Manchester councils in November. "Great cities like Manchester don't quite have a strong enough voice. And I want to improve that. I think you do that by having a directly elected mayor. I think that has worked in London".

Summary: Parts of Yorkshire could be run by a London-style directly-elected mayor if new plans are proposed in the government's Autumn Statement.


The 30-year-old from Ashford, Kent, admitted the offences against victims aged between six months and 12 years, from 2006 to 2014. He was given 22 life sentences and will serve a minimum term of 23 years. It is believed Huckle abused up to 200 children from mainly poor communities in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur. He presented himself as a practising Christian and first visited Malaysia on a teaching gap year when he was 18 or 19. He then went on to groom children while doing voluntary work. Sentencing Huckle, Judge Peter Rook QC said: "It is very rare indeed that a judge has to sentence sexual offending by one person on such a scale as this." He added that Huckle's life "revolved around your obsession with your own sexual gratification by child sex abuse". How abuser Richard Huckle was caught Malaysian reaction to Huckle's abuse "It is also clear that, had you not been arrested, you planned to continue the same lifestyle using the expertise that you were keen to show off to and share with other abusers so as to continue your sexual exploitation of the children of such communities." Investigators found more than 20,000 indecent pictures and videos of his assaults on children, which were shared with paedophiles worldwide through a website hidden in the so-called dark web He even tried to make a business out of his abuse by crowd-funding the release of the images and was compiling a paedophile's manual at the time of his arrest by the National Crime Agency in December 2014. He boasted about his crimes in online posts, saying in one discussion that "impoverished kids are definitely much easier to seduce than middle-class Western kids." Ahead of his sentencing, Huckle claimed to a psychiatrist that he wanted to put his "madness" behind him and settle down with a south Indian woman. But the court was shown a posting from 2013 in which he outlined his plan to marry one of his victims in order to help him abuse more children. Judge Rook said: "In my view, you may well harbour feelings of regret but there is no feeling of genuine remorse in this case." James Traynor from the NCA's child exploitation and online protection command said Huckle had "deliberately travelled to a part of the world where he thought he could abuse vulnerable children without being caught". "He spent several years integrating himself into the community in which he lived, making himself a trusted figure. But he abused that trust in the worst possible way. The NCA were able to use legislation which allows UK nationals to be prosecuted in the UK for offences that have been committed overseas. Mr Traynor added: "Borders are no barrier - we are determined that those who go abroad to abuse children will be held to account." The NCA has now referred itself to the police watchdog over the way it handled parts of its inquiry. Huckle is known to have returned to the UK and attended two churches in Kent and London. But the BBC has

Summary: British man Richard Huckle has been jailed for life by a judge at the Old Bailey after admitting 71 charges of sex abuse against children in Malaysia.


Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis said Mr Peres "was the greatest living example of an unshakable belief in the pursuit of peace against all odds". Former British PM Tony Blair also paid tribute describing the Nobel Peace prize winner as "a political giant". Mr Peres died aged 93 on Tuesday, two weeks after suffering a stroke. He was one of the last of a generation of Israeli politicians present at the new nation's birth in 1948, serving twice as the country's prime minister and once as president. He also won the Nobel Peace prize in 1994 for his role negotiating peace accords with the Palestinians a year earlier. Rabbi Mirvis said Mr Peres "gave hope to millions of people" that a peace deal would be achievable. He added: "Tragically, thus far, we have not succeeded. But from Shimon Peres we learned that we must never let go of that audacious commitment to peace, even when all around us are ready to do so." He went on: "For those of us whom he inspired during his remarkable lifetime, we say: No matter what the future holds, your legacy lives on in the Jewish people who will never rest until we achieve our eternal dream of peace among the peoples of the world." Mr Blair paid tribute to Mr Peres on twitter, writing: "Shimon Peres was a political giant, a statesman who will rank as one of the foremost of this era or any era, and someone I loved deeply".

Summary: The chief rabbi of the UK and Commonwealth has paid tribute to former Israeli PM Shimon Peres, describing him as a "true giant amongst men".


Israeli president Reuven Rivlin has sent a pink dress embroidered with the words, "From Israel with love". Princess Charlotte was born on Saturday in London's St Mary's Hospital, weighing 8lbs 3oz (3.7kg). The Queen met her new great-granddaughter at Kensington Palace for the first time on Tuesday. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said a cot blanket made from Tasmanian merino wool was being sent on behalf of the Australian people to mark the royal birth. It was made at the country's oldest weaving mill, Waverly Woollen Mills, Tasmania, and has been embroidered with the Australian floral emblem, the wattle. Mr Abbott said his government would also be making a A$10,000 (Â£5,200) donation to the Healesville Sanctuary, in Victoria, in honour of the princess. "I hope one day the princess can visit Australia and hold a Mountain Pygmy-possum herself," he said. The Mountain Pygmy-possum is Australia's only hibernating marsupial, and there are fewer than 2,000 left in the wild. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and his wife Nechama Rivlin wished the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge "joy, health and happiness" at the birth. They have sent a beaded brooch which features a heart-shaped charm and the "hamsa" symbol - a Middle Eastern sign of protection - as well as a dress, according to a statement from Rivlin's office. Sharona Barzilai, who designed the dress, said: "For me this closes a circle as I learned to be a dressmaker in London, and I am delighted that my design has been sent as a present to the new princess." Meanwhile, a Lego figure of Princess Charlotte has been added to the Buckingham Palace model at Legoland Windsor. More than 7,000 souvenir mugs are being produced at the Emma Bridgewater factory in Stoke-on-Trent to mark the birth of the princess, whose name - Charlotte Elizabeth Diana - was announced on Monday. About 200 staff worked throughout the night, with the first mugs finished at 06:00 BST on Tuesday. The fourth in line to the throne will be known as Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge. The Queen is due to return to London, three days after the birth of her fifth great-grandchild. It is believed she could meet Princess Charlotte for the first time, but a Buckingham Palace spokesman declined to comment on "speculation". Other members of the family have already met the new addition. The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall spent more than an hour with their new granddaughter on Sunday. The duchess's parents, Michael and Carole Middleton, and sister Pippa also met the princess. Last year, the princess's brother Prince George was given 774 gifts - including 603 presents from Australia alone. They included a leather flying jacket, a polo mallet and a teddy bear from US president Barack Obama.

Summary: A blanket and a donation to a rare possum sanctuary from the Australian government are among gifts sent from around the world to Princess Charlotte.


Junction One and The Outlet are for sale with a combined guide price of between £58m and £62m, according to property consultants CBRE. The Outlet opened on the outskirts of Banbridge in County Down in 2007, but was effectively taken over by Ulster Bank in 2011. Junction One opened near Antrim in 2004. Ulster Bank also lent the money for that development. The Outlet is currently held by an Ulster Bank company called West Register (Northern Ireland) Property. It is a Northern Ireland branch of a group of companies set up by the bank's parent company RBS to hold "distressed properties". Earlier this year another West Register firm sold the Richmond Centre in Londonderry. The Outlet was opened in 2007 at a cost of £70m but struggled to fill all its units. There are plans to switch part of its use from retail to leisure with a cinema and restaurants. The last set of accounts for the company that holds Junction One valued the development at £7.85m, compared to a valuation of almost £80m in 2009. Junction One Ltd had Ulster Bank borrowings of about £48m and its liabilities outweigh its assets by £53m. Leona Barr, centre manager for Junction One, said: "We welcome that the Junction One complex is on the market as it brings great potential for future development and continued investment. "We believe that the time is right for new owners to build on the success already achieved and to input additional investment to enable the complex to reach its full potential."

Summary: Two major out-of-town retail centres that struggled in the economic downturn have been placed on the market.


Archbishop Philip Tartaglia said Scottish bishops were "shamed and pained" by the suffering of those who had been harmed. His apology followed the publication of a report from the McLellan Commission, which was set up to investigate abuse. It called on the church to make an "unmistakeable and unequivocal" apology and "heal the hurt" of victims. In response, Archbishop Tartaglia said: "As the president of the Bishops' Conference, and on behalf of all the bishops of Scotland, I want to offer a profound apology to all those who have been harmed and who have suffered in any way as a result of actions by anyone within the Catholic Church. "Child abuse is a horrific crime. That this abuse should have been carried out within the church, and by priests and religious, takes that abuse to another level. "Such actions are inexcusable and intolerable. The harm the perpetrators of abuse have caused is first and foremost to their victims, but it extends far beyond them, to their families and friends, as well as to the church and wider society." He told survivors that the Catholic Bishops of Scotland were "shamed and pained by what you have suffered". And he added: "We say sorry. We ask forgiveness. "We apologise to those who have found the church's response slow, unsympathetic or uncaring and reach out to them as we take up the recommendations of the McLellan Commission." The church asked Dr Andrew McLellan to lead a review of how it handles allegations of abuse following a series of scandals. It took evidence from victims in a bid to improve support services and protect vulnerable children and adults. Dr McLellan, a former moderator of the Church of Scotland, was tasked with coming up with proposals aimed at making the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland "a safe place for all". The 11 review commissioners, who include a senior police officer, a journalist and an MP, were tasked with assessing the quality of support available to survivors. It was not within the scope of the commission to investigate or adjudicate on current or historical allegations. The commission made eight recommendations, including calling for support for survivors of abuse to be an "absolute priority". It also said justice must be done for those who have been abused. The report also recommended that the church's safeguarding policies and practices be completely rewritten and subject to external scrutiny. It called for a consistent approach to dealing with allegations across Scotland and improved training for those in the church. Mr McLellan said: "The Bishops' Conference of Scotland should make a public apology to all survivors of abuse within the church. "An apology must be made in a way that is unmistakeable and unequivocal." He added: "The Bishops have said from the outset that they will accept our recommendations. "That means that three things will happen. "First and most important a beginning will be made to heal the hurt and address the anger which so many survivors feel. "Second, the Catholic Church in Scotland will begin to confront a dark part of its

Summary: The Roman Catholic Church in Scotland has issued a "profound apology" to victims of child abuse.


The island, which has only been an international nation in the sport since January 2015, will host the division three tournament from 4-7 April 2017. Jersey finished third this year, having come fifth on their debut in 2015 "This is fantastic for Jersey and fantastic for our squash community," Jersey director of squash, Nick Taylor, told BBC Radio Jersey. Portugal, Sweden and Israel will be among the nations competing in Jersey. "We had a delegate over who looked at the facilities and was very impressed with the club," Taylor added. "It's great that we've been accepted, we just need to deliver a world-class event now. "Last year there were players within the top 100 in the world."

Summary: Jersey is to host part of squash's European Team Championships for the first time.


Iselle made landfall early on Friday morning on the chain's Big Island, shortly after it was downgraded from hurricane to tropical storm. But Hurricane Julio, a Category 3 storm with winds of more than 120mph, is about 1,000 miles (1,609km) away. Hawaiian officials have urged residents to stock up on emergency supplies. The last cyclone to hit Hawaii, Hurricane Iniki in 1992, killed six and caused $2.4bn (Â£1.4bn) in damage. Five to eight inches of rain are forecast, along with heavy winds and potential flash flooding in some parts of the state. The storm was weakening as it hit the terrain of the eastern-most island of Hawaii, also known as the Big Island, according to Chris Brenchley, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Honolulu. "As wind blows into the terrain, the terrain kind of redirects the wind," he said. The state's department of emergency management has asked residents to prepare a seven-day emergency kit, including non-perishable food and water. Hawaii's remoteness from the mainland makes it hard to get emergency supplies to the state. Stores have had to quickly restock bottled water and other supplies. The storm has already knocked out power for more than 18,000 people on the Big Island, according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Another 2,700 were without power on the island of Maui. At least 50 flights from major airlines were canceled on Thursday and an inter-island airline cancelled all of its flights on Friday. Rudy Cruz and Ashley Dochnahl from California told the Associated Press they had attempted to fly back early but failed to secure a flight. "We were trying to beat it, but we now will have to ride it out," Mr Cruz said. Big Island resident Andrew Fujimura said the waves were topping 20ft (6m) along the coast. "I can't say I'm too worried," he said. "Worst-case scenario, the power may go out a day or two. But we're prepared for that kind of stuff out here."

Summary: A rare tropical storm battering Hawaii has already caused power blackouts and blocked roads on one island, but no deaths have been reported.


It was suggested to him, on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, that the current action by junior doctors would be more effective if the ban was ended. "Sympathy action is legal in most other countries, it should also be legal here," Mr Corbyn said. The Tories said the remarks show Labour is a "threat" to economic security. Asked if he would end the ban on secondary strike action - also known as solidarity action - brought in by Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government in 1990, Mr Corbyn said: "Yes, of course". He added: "Nobody willingly goes on strike. They go on strike as an ultimate weapon... So let's look at the causes of people being upset rather than the symptoms." Reaction to Sunday's political interviews Mr Corbyn also did not rule out allowing the return of flying pickets - where workers travels to support others' action - which were first used in the coal disputes of the 1970s. He said: "It was merely people moving around showing support during a very difficult industrial dispute." Referring to the walkout by junior doctors in their dispute with the government about a new contract, Mr Corbyn said they "would be better served if we had a health secretary who was prepared to get involved, meet them and look for a solution". There were calls for the laws on secondary strikes to be repealed in 2005 while Labour was in power, amid action by baggage handlers at Heathrow Airport in support of sacked staff at the catering firm Gate Gourmet. However, the government then ruled out the prospect of lifting the ban. The issue re-emerged three years later but then Prime Minister Gordon Brown said there would be "no return" to past laws.

Summary: A ban on sympathy strikes by unions not directly involved in a dispute would be repealed under a Labour government, the party's leader Jeremy Corbyn has said.


But who will win it on goal difference? Data company Gracenote has the answer, but you'll have to scroll down for their prediction. In the meantime, it's looking bleak for the Black Cats of Sunderland at the other end of the table. After 10 games, they have just two points in the bag, are bottom of the pile and have just a 19% chance of avoiding the drop into the Championship. Gracenote say they will finish on 28 points, well adrift of safety, although they will not be the worst side in Premier League history. They will not even be the worst Sunderland side in the top flight. The Black Cats managed 15 points in 2005-06 and 19 in 2002-03, relegated to the Championship on both occasions. There is a sliver of hope for Sunderland boss David Moyes, though. Crystal Palace and Everton managed just three points from their opening 10 matches in the 2013-14 and 1994-95 seasons respectively but stayed up. For the record, the worst Premier league performers are Derby County, who collected just 11 points - one win and eight draws - in 2007-08. It will perhaps come as no surprise to learn that Leicester City's hopes of retaining their crown are already over. According to Gracenote, the Foxes have a 0.1% chance of emulating their success of last season. Currently 11th, they are predicted to finish eighth. It is looking bleak, too, for Manchester United. Their title chances are rated at just 1.3% by Gracenote, who think Jose Mourinho's side will finish in sixth on 64 points, well adrift of the top four. That is one place lower and two points fewer than last season, which ended with an FA Cup victory but with manager Louis van Gaal losing his job. Worse news for United fans is that neighbours Manchester City will finish top, pipping Arsenal on goal difference. Gracenote predicted City and the Gunners would battle it out for the title before the season started and the duo are currently locked on 23 points at the top. Liverpool have also collected 23 points thanks to seven wins and two draws from their opening 10 games, but Gracenote predicts Jurgen Klopp's side will ultimately finish three points back in third. "Liverpool are still improving and we may be underestimating them still," says Simon Gleave, Gracenote Sports' head of analysis. The fourth and final Champions League spot will go to Chelsea in Antonio Conte's first season in charge, with Tottenham four points back in fifth. Look away if you are a fan of Sunderland, Hull City or Swansea. Manchester City supporters may want to post it all over social media. Gracenote runs season simulations 10,000 times to come up with its predictions, using results from the past four years. Points are awarded per match based on the probability of a win/draw/defeat and added to points already won to calculate the predicted points.

Summary: Just one point separates the top four sides in the Premier League - and the title race is destined to remain extremely tight to the very end.


A second soldier was moderately wounded in the incident, near Mount Arif, said army spokeswoman Avital Leibovich. Lt Col Leibovich said the militants had opened fire on the soldiers after crossing the border from Sinai. The troops were guarding a site where work is continuing on a new security barrier along the border with Egypt. The violence comes amid a crackdown by Egypt on Islamist militants operating in the Sinai Peninsula, launched after an attack last month left 16 Egyptian soldiers dead. In that incident, the militants subsequently crossed the border with Israel in an apparent attempt to carry out another attack. However, they were killed in Israeli air strikes. In June, militants fired an anti-tank missile at a vehicle convoy carrying construction workers helping to build the new border fence. One Israeli construction worker and two of the attackers were killed. Analysts say that the security situation in Sinai has deteriorated following the fall of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak last year, and that local Bedouin criminal gangs, radical Palestinian groups and possibly militant Islamists sympathetic to al-Qaeda have gained a foothold. By Kevin ConnollyBBC News, Jerusalem Israel's border with Egypt in the baking, hostile wilderness of the Sinai desert was among the most dangerous flashpoints in the Middle East until the two countries signed a peace treaty in 1979. They had been to war four times there in the previous 30 years. Under Anwar Sadat and then Hosni Mubarak, Egypt kept an iron grip on the region offering Israel such strategic certainty that the border between the two countries was not properly fenced. Since the fall of Mubarak concern is deepening in Israel that Egypt is less able, or less willing to maintain the same degree of control. There have been a series of incursions over the last year - in the most serious, militants killed 16 Egyptian soldiers before blasting their way through the border fence. Israel fears more - and is building a fence which will run the entire length of the frontier. This latest attack came at one of the last points where work is still to be completed. Lt Col Leibovich said the militants who crossed the border from the Sinai peninsula on Friday were heavily armed with rifles and equipped with bullet-proof vests and explosive belts. The attack happened about half-way down Israel's 240km (150-mile) southern border, at a point where work is under way to complete the new barrier. "[The militants] opened fire towards IDF troops that were guarding the workers in that area. Another force that was nearby... rushed to the area and targeted those three terrorists," Lt Col Leibovich told reporters. "A very big terror attack was thwarted by the quick response of these soldiers," she added. The dead Israeli soldier, named as 20-year-old Cpl Netanel Yahalomi, was reportedly shot in the head during the gun battle. Egyptian security sources said one of the militants died when his explosive belt was detonated, while the other two were shot dead by the Israeli soldiers. The nationalities of the assailants were not immediately clear. Defence

Summary: An Israeli soldier and three militants have been killed in a clash inside Israel near its southern border with Egypt, the Israeli military has said.


The transit was a very rare astronomical event that would not be seen again for another 105 years. Observers in north and central America, and the northern-most parts of South America saw the event start just before local sunset. The far northwest of America, the Arctic, the western Pacific, and east Asia witnessed the entire passage. While the UK and the rest of Europe, the Middle East, and eastern Africa waited for local sunrise to try to see the closing stages of the transit. Venus appeared as a small black dot moving slowly but surely across the solar disc. The traverse lasted more than six and a half hours. Some of the best pictures of the event were provided by the US space agency's (Nasa) Solar Dynamics Observatory , which studies the Sun from a position 36,000km above the Earth. "We get to see Venus in exquisite detail because of SDO's spatial resolution," said agency astrophysicist Dr Lika Guhathakurta. "SDO is a very special observatory. It takes images that are about 10 times better than a high-definition TV and those images are acquired at a temporal cadence of one every 10 seconds. This is something we've never had before." Many citizens keen to observe the transit first hand attended special events at universities and observatories where equipment for safe viewing had been set up. In Hawaii, one of the best places to see the whole event, the university's Institute of Astronomy set up telescope stations on Waikiki beach. "We've had 10 telescopes and the queues have been 10 deep to each telescope all day long," said the institute's Dr Roy Gal. "It's a great opportunity to get people excited and teach them stuff. I was hoping for a big turn-out, and it's been fantastic," he told BBC News. Joe Cali viewed the transit on the edge of the Outback in New South Wales, Australia, another ideal vantage point. "It is exciting. It may look like just a black dot on the Sun but if you think about it, it's one of the few times you get to see a planet in motion," he said. UK skywatchers had to deal with quite extensive cloud conditions across the country. "We've had total cloud and rain," said Brian Sheen from the Roseland Observatory in Cornwall . "But we've been improving our chances by connecting with the Shetland Islands and the people up there have done rather better than we have. We've been seeing the transit through [a feed] of one of their telescopes," he explained. Scientists observed the transit to test ideas that will help them probe Earth-like planets elsewhere in the galaxy, and to learn more about Venus itself and its complex atmosphere. Venus transits occur four times in approximately 243 years; more precisely, they appear in pairs of events separated by about eight years and these pairs are separated by about 105 or 121 years. The reason for the long intervals lies in the fact that the orbits of Venus and Earth do not lie in the same plane and a transit can

Summary: Planet Venus has put on a show for skywatchers by moving across the face of the Sun as viewed from Earth.


Phillip Smith, 40, was arrested in a hostel in Rio de Janeiro by Brazilian police. He is expected to be extradited or deported. Smith used a passport in his birth name, Phillip Traynor, to fly to Chile and then go to Brazil on 6 November. He escaped while on a three-day release from a prison south of Auckland. Smith was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1996 after he murdered the father of a 13-year-old boy he had sexually abused between 1992 and 1995. The family had moved house but he had tracked the boy to their new home in Wellington in December 1995. He repeatedly stabbed the father, killing him. The boy managed to escaped and raise the alarm. The victim, who is now 30, told New Zealand's Fairfax media after news of Smith's capture, that he could now stop sleeping with a knife under his pillow. "It's great news, it's excellent," he said from his new home in Australia. "[I feel] relief, a bit of peace of mind that I can carry on with my life without having that fear over my shoulder." Smith's escape has thrown Corrections and various other government agencies into controversy. It has led to calls for an overhaul of short-term prison release and the monitoring of high-risk offenders. In an email Smith sent to Radio New Zealand he said he had planned the escape by running a criminal check on his birth name and discovering that it had not been red-flagged. "My only anxiety was that somebody that knew me might happen to be at the airport at the same time to identify me,'' he wrote, according to Radio NZ. He also said he had been able to fund the escape with money from various businesses he had run from prison. Smith said he chose Brazil because he thought it would be more difficult to extradite him if he was caught, as the two countries do not have a formal extradition treaty. He was arrested after a member of the public in Rio De Janeiro recognised him from images being circulated in hostels and tipped off police. Smith appeared in court after his arrest and has been remanded in custody for 60 days. New Zealand Police Detective Superintendent Mike Pannett said in a press conference on Thursday that it was a relief to have Smith back in custody. He would not, however, say how long he expected Smith to remain in Brazil. "New Zealand will bring him back as soon as possible but we are reliant on the Brazilian justice system to process and deal with the situation," Mr Pannett said. Criminal Bar Association President Tony Bouchier said police needed to be more thorough when checking the names of criminals. "There's got to be a far more robust process gone through when police are entering people's names into their systems and starting somebody off with a criminal record," he told Radio NZ. Corrections Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga urged a review of the incident "so we can make some decisions as to how we can improve how

Summary: A New Zealand man serving a life sentence for child molestation and murder who escaped to Brazil is now in custody, New Zealand police say.


Emma West, 36, of New Addington, admitted racially-aggravated disorderly behaviour likely to cause harassment or distress at Croydon Crown Court. West was filmed shouting racist abuse at passengers travelling on a tram between Croydon and Wimbledon. She was bound over to keep the peace and handed a 24-month community order. A judge said West was clearly suffering from mental health problems at the time of the outburst. She received a mental health treatment order for assaulting a constable in a separate incident. The court heard she was "reeking of alcohol" when she carried out the verbal attack. Prosecutor Julius Capon said: "She in essence persecuted a number of passengers on the tram, subjecting them to some disgusting racial abuse." The things she said included "you're not English", "none of you are English" and "get back to your own countries". Mr Capon said many of the passengers were "upset" by West's behaviour. "Some of them described themselves as being disgusted, shocked and horrified," he said. David Martin-Sperry, defending West, said the defendant's offending was out of character, she was taking anti-depressants and she does not harbour any racist views. Mr Martin-Sperry said she had unwittingly taken two and a half times the recommended dose and drunk a large glass of wine before launching the tirade.

Summary: A woman who was filmed shouting racist abuse on a London tram in a video watched by 11 million people has been given a community sentence.


It gives them the same rights as married couples regarding inheritance, pensions and tax allowances. The law comes into effect on 6 April. Civil partnerships gained legal recognition in the UK in 2006. Allan Bell, MHK, Minister for Economic Development, who tabled the bill says gay rights have been brought in line with the UK after a 20-year battle. "It has been an extremely difficult time for gay people wishing to have open, loving caring relationships," he said. "But gay rights have changed beyond recognition over the last 20 years on the island. It is a very different place now, it is more tolerant, understanding and inclusive." The Isle of Man has its own parliament and own laws, some of which are very different to those in the UK. Abortion laws are much stricter, the death penalty was only abolished in 1993 and homosexuality was illegal until 1992. Same-sex couples on the island have welcomed the bill claiming they have been discriminated against for years. One man told the BBC that he and his partner were forced to take HIV tests in order to get a mortgage and life insurance on the island. "I told our broker in no uncertain terms that I didn't want to take out a policy with someone who discriminated against gay people but most on them on the island weren't prepared to give a policy unless the HIV test was taken," he said. Mr Bell said the island used to have "a very negative image with the UK and Europe". "The island was subject to a boycott of the UK trade unions who used to use the island for a lot of their conferences," he said. "We are trying to compete internationally for business and there is still the suspicion that we tend to be a backward society." "That is no longer the case. This legislation is a major statement to the outside world that we have changed. " The bill has now passed through both houses of parliament but not without resistance. It has sparked fierce debate among some groups on the island. Peter Murcott, Methodist preacher, said: "It will have a fundamental change in due course on how the next generation is brought up to conceive family life and ultimately it is going to introduce an anti-Christian attitude and it will be contrary to the beliefs of many other religions as well." Allan Bell said: "Not everyone will feel comfortable with this legislation but it's been a much easier debate than the fierce resistance we had 20 years ago when we first started this process. "The gay community on the Isle of Man has been a repressed community on the island for many years. "Today is a red letter day for the island and for those groups."

Summary: Gay couples on the Isle of Man will get the right to a civil partnership after a new law was signed in Tynwald.


Smith, 93, was one of the most influential guitar-players in country and early rock 'n' roll. He found fame with his 1948 single Guitar Boogie and enjoyed other hits including Feudin' Banjos in 1955. When the Warner Bros film studio used a cover version and renamed it Dueling Banjos for Deliverance, he sued them and won substantial royalties. As well as being a musician, Smith also ran a recording studio and record labels and had a successful career as a radio and TV presenter. The Arthur Smith Show, on WBTV, was syndicated across the US and ran for 32 years. He was nicknamed Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith after the title of his breakthrough tune, which became a hit around the world. In Liverpool in 1957, a young Paul McCartney played it during his first concert with The Quarrymen, who went on to become The Beatles. But nerves got the better of McCartney, who made a mess of it. "I was just too frightened," he later said. "It was too big a moment with everyone looking at the guitar player. I couldn't do it. That's why George was brought in."

Summary: Country music guitarist Arthur Smith, best known for the theme tune from the 1972 film Deliverance, has died.


The 25-year-old England international has played just twice since he picked up the injury in the 2-1 loss to Manchester United on 22 March. "Just want to let the world know I've had a successful operation on my hip and I want to thank God for allowing that to be possible," Sturridge said. "Onwards and upwards from here. Thanks for the support." Sturridge scored 24 goals from 33 appearances last season but has been blighted by injuries this term, appearing in only 18 matches. It is the second time this season he has travelled to the States in an attempt to rectify his fitness problems. Towards the end of a five-month absence with a thigh problem sustained on international duty in early September - which was then followed by a calf strain - he spent 10 days in Los Angeles as part of his rehabilitation. The striker has not featured since playing 85 minutes of the FA Cup quarter-final replay at Blackburn on 8 April. Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers last week said the club's medical team believed they had made a breakthrough in the diagnosis of Sturridge's injuries, which the player has previously suggested may be hereditary. "I think we have found some underlying issues that maybe relate to Daniel's problems this season and the ongoing ones he's had," Rodgers said.

Summary: Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has had "successful" surgery on a hip injury in the United States.


The singer appeared on stage clutching the sparkly stationery for a production of Dick Whittington a day after returning from television commitments in Australia. The star told ITV's Loose Women the clipboard was for "safety reasons" to make sure she hit technical cues. She said producers at the the Milton Keynes theatre were "adamant about it". "They made me feel really comfortable about it. They were just - 'Go on, let the audience know that it's your first time even standing on the stage and just have fun with it'," she said. "The audience were lovely and the cast were amazing and everyone was really supportive, but I did know my lines." Ms Solomon said the show's producers knew she would not be available for rehearsals because of presenting commitments in Australia for ITV show I'm a Celebrity. "I landed, I woke up the next day, took the boys to school, went into panto," she said. "I'd had no rehearsals. The company were well aware and ... really supportive of the fact that I was going to be working up until the day that it started and they still wanted me to do it." She was grateful to co-presenter and boyfriend Joe Swash, who waded in to defend her on Twitter after criticism from EastEnders actor Aaron Sidwell. She said: "I'm so glad I've got such an amazing boyfriend."

Summary: Former X Factor finalist Stacey Solomon has defended the use of a clipboard on the opening night of a pantomime.


Four men, aged 17, 18, 25 and 27, were injured during the incident, which took place in Whatriggs Road in the early hours of Saturday. They were taken to the town's Crosshouse Hospital for treatment and were later released. Police said four men, aged 17, 18, 19 and 20, had been arrested in connection with the incident. They are expected to appear at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court on Monday.

Summary: Four men have been arrested after four people were stabbed during a disturbance in a Kilmarnock street.


Hull keeper Eldin Jakupovic saved two penalties after the hosts had played the whole of extra time with 10 men following Dieumerci Mbokani's dismissal. Newcastle had taken the lead in extra time when Mohamed Diame prodded home Vurnon Anita's cross to score against his former club. The lead lasted a minute, Robert Snodgrass equalising after Matz Sels had spilled Markus Henriksen's shot into his path. Mbokani was sent off in the 89th minute for lunging forward with his head at Jamaal Lascelles. The tie only came to life in extra time, the first 90 minutes featuring just two shots on target. Newcastle have now lost nine of their 10 penalty shootouts in all competitions, yet Rafael Benitez's side will be wondering why they did not win the tie in 120 minutes. They had 32 shots in that time, but their finishing was as wayward as their penalties. Jonjo Shelvey set the tone for Newcastle's spot-kick nightmare when his attempt was kept out by Jakupovic. Hull's first penalty fell to Snodgrass and he made no mistake, before Dwight Gayle hit the bar with his attempt for Newcastle. Skipper Michael Dawson made it 2-0 before Christian Atsu scored for Newcastle. Tom Huddlestone made it 3-1, and Hull's players and fans were celebrating a first EFL Cup semi-final appearance when Jakupovic kept out Yoan Gouffran's tame attempt. Hull had just one shot on target in normal time, and their hopes of reaching the semi-finals looked over when Mbokani was sent off. The forward, on loan from Dynamo Kiev, kicked out and pushed Lascelles before lunging forward at the Newcastle defender with his head. The 31-year-old has appeared in five league games since arriving at the end of August. He now faces a three-match ban - something Hull could do without as they look to climb away from the Premier League relegation zone. Hull City boss Mike Phelan: "This is the furthest the club has ever been and the players are really pleased. "For this football club, it's a tremendous achievement. Hopefully we can go one step further now." Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez: "The way that we played we deserved to score goals in the first half and in extra time. Then when we did score the goal we didn't manage the situation. "It's something you learn with experience. Maybe we will do a little better the next time we have this many chances." Newcastle have little time to dust themselves down. The Magpies return to Championship action on Friday away to Nottingham Forest (19:45 GMT). Middlesbrough await Hull in the Premier League at the Riverside next Monday (20:00 GMT). Match ends, Hull City 1(3), Newcastle United 1(1). Penalty Shootout ends, Hull City 1(3), Newcastle United 1(1). Penalty saved! Yoan Gouffran (Newcastle United) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner. Goal! Hull City 1(3), Newcastle United 1(1). Tom Huddlestone (Hull City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. Goal! Hull City 1(2), Newcastle United 1(1). Christian Atsu (Newcastle United) converts the

Summary: Newcastle United missed three spot-kicks as Hull City beat the Championship leaders 3-1 on penalties to reach the EFL Cup semi-final.


He was selected to fight the South Basildon and East Thurrock seat after ex-Tory MP Neil Hamilton pulled out. In a recording obtained by the Mail On Sunday, Mr Smith made offensive remarks about gay people, other UKIP members and Chigwell in Essex. He later issued a "wholehearted and unreserved apology". UKIP leader Nigel Farage told BBC News that Mr Smith had resigned "by mutual consent", and described his behaviour as "loutish and wholly inappropriate". He said UKIP had had "great difficulty" with the Basildon selection, adding: "The party has got to grip this and sort it out, in short order". Mr Farage also said UKIP's national executive committee had the power to impose a candidate if it wanted. UKIP hopes to make a serious challenge for the South Basildon and East Thurrock seat in the forthcoming general election, in which it is seeking to win a handful of seats and potentially hold the balance of power. But Mr Smith's resignation, four days after he was re-adopted as a candidate, capped a week of negative headlines for the party. Mr Hamilton pulled out of contention for the seat amid questions raised by the party over his expenses while another candidate, Natasha Bolter, withdrew amid an investigation into allegations she made against Mr Bird, whose job is to vet election candidates. Following his resignation on Sunday, Mr Smith said in a statement: "I want the best for South Basildon and Thurrock and I want to see the real issues discussed that touch the lives of people. "Therefore I have chosen to resign so that UKIP can win this seat next May." A parliamentary candidate resigns having tried blaming his racist comments on taking painkillers. This comes days after an alleged sex scandal at UKIP Head Office in which the party's chief executive did - or did not - sleep with another candidate. Meantime a wealthy donor is said to be threatening to stop funding the party if his friend doesn't get a seat. You may think that UKIP's week of bad headlines is just a diverting soap opera. You may think it simply shows the growing pains of Britain's fastest growing political force. You may think it has no significance at all. If so, you'd be wrong. Read Nick's full blog During the recorded conversation, Mr Smith talks about UKIP's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) group. He can be heard jokingly referring to it as BLT UKIP, and adds "what the old poofter groups call themselves". He jokes about "shooting peasants" from the Essex town of Chigwell and supporting "a peasant's hunt through Chigwell village". A UKIP spokesman confirmed to the BBC that Mr Smith had apologised to Mr Farage for allegations made against him during the phone call - which Mr Smith has since retracted. UKIP MEP Steven Woolfe, the party's immigration spokesman, said that "racist and homophobic language" would not be tolerated. "When there is someone who has come out and expressed these type of views, which I abhor and dislike intensely, we have acted rapidly and we have got

Summary: Kerry Smith has resigned as a UKIP prospective parliamentary candidate after apologising for offensive remarks he made in a phone call.


The scheme will see the town hall converted to house "nationally significant" collections. Kirkcudbright Common Good Fund agreed to support the project with a total of £130,000. The money will allow the creation of a second floor gallery to host a hoard of Viking treasure found in the region.

Summary: An additional slice of funding has been agreed in order to allow £3.1m plans for a major art gallery in Kirkcudbright to proceed.


Rob Davies, 32 from Brecon, and his fellow Welshmen won their first three matches in the round-robin stage. In the final Italy won the doubles 3-2, but Matthews levelled the tie with a 3-1 win against Federico Falco. Rob Davies then secured gold with 3-0 win against Andrea Borgato. Elsewhere in the British Para Table Tennis Team, Aaron McKibbin and Ross Wilson took silver in the men's class 8. Megan Shackleton, 18, and her Russian team partner Aleksandra Vasileva took silver in the women's class 4-5, and there were bronze medals for Paul Karabardak and Martin Perry in the men's class 6. Further bronzes followed for Will Bayley and Billy Shilton in the men's class 8, and Ashley Facey Thompson and his German partner Yannick Ruddenklau in the men's class 9. Find out how to get into table tennis with our special guide.

Summary: Paralympic table tennis gold medallist Rob Davies, Tom Matthews and Paul Davies beat world champions Italy to win gold in the men's class 1 team event at the German Open on Saturday.


Officers are investigating whether one of the men fell from a 12th floor balcony of the 19-storey Donside Court, in the Tillydrone area of the city. Emergency services were called to the building at about 20:15 on Tuesday evening. A witness has described hearing a woman screaming "help me, help me" before police arrived. Police Scotland said it believed the incident was contained and there was not a threat to the wider community. A blue forensics tent had been erected inside a police cordon at the foot of the building, close to the main entrance. An eyewitness said they saw a man fall from the 12th floor of the building, which police confirmed they were pursuing as a line of inquiry. Another witness, Toni Dey, 19, who lives a short distance away in Gordon's Mills Road, said she heard screaming from the block. The mother of two said: "I heard some girl screaming 'Help me, help me', then about 10 minutes after I heard loads of screaming and shouting. "I didn't call the police as I thought it was kids messing around, then I heard loads of police. "It's very scary to think that something like that had happened. All I kept thinking was 'Why was that poor girl shouting help me?', and about a two-minute walk out my back door. "I just moved in here in May and it's been so quiet. I was shocked to hear anything as I never normally do." Another woman told BBC Scotland that she had known one of the men involved, describing him as a "nice boy". Det Supt Dave McLaren said further information about the incident would be released in due course. "At this time the investigation is in its very early stages," he said. "However, the circumstances as they present at this time would indicate that this is a contained incident and we are not looking for any other person in relation to the deaths." Police dismissed reports on social media that a police officer had been injured and said there was no suggestion the incident was terrorism-related. Neighbour Susan Smith said police initially went up to the flat carrying what looked like a battering ram. "There were loads and loads of police cars. I've never seen so many police cars. Four ambulance vans," she said. "They took a lassie out and they were still trying to give the guy CPR. Then they put a tent up and the next thing forensics arrived. "The police actually went in with a great thing like a battering ram at one point. Then they went in with stretchers and a chair thing - and came out with them empty." Councillor Martin Greig, chairman of Aberdeen Community Safety Partnership, said: "There will be families grieving profoundly at this terrible news. "Our sympathies are with those who have lost loved ones. "The local community and the city will share feelings of shock at this violent incident."

Summary: Police are searching the area around a tower block in Aberdeen where a woman and two men died in a disturbance.


The veteran striker drilled home from Jordan Marshall's corner and pounced on a rebound to make it 2-0 at the break. John Rankin added to the lead with a tap in before Chris O'Neil pulled one back in the 75th minute. Lyndon Dykes restored the hosts' three-goal cushion almost immediately, chipping goalkeeper Graeme Smith to put the game beyond doubt. Match ends, Queen of the South 4, Brechin City 1. Second Half ends, Queen of the South 4, Brechin City 1. Substitution, Queen of the South. Jesse Akubuine replaces Kyle Jacobs. Jack Leighfield (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Paul McLean (Brechin City). Foul by Shaun Rooney (Queen of the South). Kalvin Orsi (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Brechin City. Elliot Ford replaces Chris O'Neil. Goal! Queen of the South 4, Brechin City 1. Lyndon Dykes (Queen of the South) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the high centre of the goal. Corner, Queen of the South. Conceded by Sean Crighton. Goal! Queen of the South 3, Brechin City 1. Chris O'Neil (Brechin City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ally Love. Foul by Kyle Jacobs (Queen of the South). Finn Graham (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Andy Stirling (Queen of the South) wins a free kick on the right wing. John Rankin (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Attempt missed. Kyle Jacobs (Queen of the South) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Foul by Chris O'Neil (Brechin City). Foul by Finn Graham (Brechin City). Attempt missed. Shaun Rooney (Queen of the South) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Substitution, Brechin City. Jordan Sinclair replaces Gary Fusco. Substitution, Brechin City. Kalvin Orsi replaces Isaac Layne. Corner, Queen of the South. Conceded by Willie Dyer. Attempt saved. Derek Lyle (Queen of the South) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Chris O'Neil (Brechin City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Andy Stirling (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Chris O'Neil (Brechin City). Attempt saved. John Rankin (Queen of the South) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Foul by John Rankin (Queen of the South). Andrew Jackson (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Jordan Marshall (Queen of the South). Andrew Jackson (Brechin City) wins a free kick on the left wing. Substitution, Queen of the South. Andy Stirling replaces Daniel Carmichael. Goal! Queen of the South 3, Brechin City 0. John Rankin (Queen of the South) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Willie Dyer (Brechin City) is shown the yellow card. Foul by Shaun

Summary: Derek Lyle scored twice as Queen of the South battered Championship new boys Brechin City.


The House of Representatives passed the measure unanimously two days after the Senate approved it. Hamid Aboutalebi was a part of the Muslim student group that seized the US embassy in Tehran in 1979. The White House has told Iran Mr Aboutalebi was "not viable" but has not taken a position on the bill. Fifty-two Americans were held for 444 days at the height of Iran's Islamic revolution, which saw pro-American Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi sent into exile and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini take power. Mr Aboutalebi, who previously served as Iran's ambassador to Belgium, the European Union, Italy and Australia, told Iranian media his participation in the hostage crisis began only after the initial seizure of the embassy, and primarily involved translation. On Thursday, White House spokesman Jay Carney said, "We've made clear and have communicated to the Iranians that the selection they've put forward is not viable." But he declined to say whether President Barack Obama would sign the bill into law. The Iranian government, meanwhile, has called the US rejection of Mr Aboutalebi "not acceptable". The bill passed on Thursday in the House denies entry into the US to individuals engaged in espionage or terrorism or who pose a threat to national security. Senator Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican who introduced the legislation in the US Senate, urged Mr Obama to sign the bill. "We, as a country, can send an unequivocal message to rogue nations like Iran that the United States will not tolerate this kind of provocative and hostile behaviour," Mr Cruz said. The bill's sponsor in the House, Republican Doug Lamborn, said, "Terrorists, from Iran or elsewhere, should not be allowed to walk the streets of Manhattan with diplomatic immunity." As the host country of the United Nations, the US has previously but rarely denied entry to an envoy or head of state. Those included a previous Iranian diplomat and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. In those cases the applications were withdrawn after the US signalled opposition, or the state department simply declined to process the visas. Those options are available in Mr Aboutalebi's case. On Monday, Iranian foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham told state-run media he had previously received a US visa as part of a visit to the UN in the 1990s. In an interview with an Iranian news site, Mr Aboutalebi said he was not part of the group that took over the US embassy and was only later asked to translate for the students. Others involved in the hostage-taking have corroborated that account.

Summary: The US Congress has sent a bill to the president that would bar Iran's pick for ambassador to the UN from entering the country.


ScottishPower Renewables' Kilgallioch development will straddle the border of South Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway. The company has signed an agreement with Spanish firm Gamesa to supply turbines to the site near New Luce. Delivery of the 96 turbines is expected to begin in February 2016. The site is expected to be completed in early 2017. Keith Anderson, CEO of ScottishPower Renewables, said: "Kilgallioch wind farm will become our second largest wind farm in the UK and this year marks a real milestone as we approach 2 GW of installed onshore wind capacity - enough to power more than one million homes. "We are delighted to reach this agreement with Gamesa, and we look forward to work commencing on the site next month." The firm has previously claimed the development could meet the energy needs of more than 130,000 homes and its construction will create about 200 jobs. Meanwhile, SSE has confirmed that it has completed the sale of three Scottish wind farms to Blue Energy for an undisclosed sum. Blue Energy will now have responsibility for constructing the Whiteside Hill and Blackcraig developments in Dumfries and Galloway, and Cour wind farm in Argyll. All three have planning consent.

Summary: The renewables firm behind plans for a major wind farm in the south of Scotland has confirmed that work will start on the site next month.


He walked alone and in silence around the concentration and extermination camp in what was Nazi-occupied Poland where 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, were killed. Pope Francis also met elderly survivors of the camp, kissing them on the cheeks and speaking to them softly. He is on his third day of a visit marking 1,050 years since Poland's adoption of Christianity. Francis has become the third Pope to walk through the main gate of Auschwitz, under its infamous inscription "Arbeit Macht Frei" - work sets you free. But unlike his German and Polish predecessors, he is not speaking about the horrors that occurred there, says the BBC's Adam Easton in Warsaw. Francis passed under the gates alone, wearing white robes and skullcap. After meeting the survivors, he placed a candle at the Death Wall, where prisoners were executed by the Nazis, before continuing on his own. The Pope stopped to pray at the prison cell of Maximilian Kolbe, a Polish Catholic friar who sacrificed his life to save that of another man. The Church made him a saint in 1982. Pope Francis knelt for many minutes in the underground cell, illuminated only by the light from a tiny window, the Associated Press news agency reports. The Argentine Pope is on a five-day trip to Poland. During a World Youth Day rally in the southern city of Krakow on Thursday, he urged compassion for migrants. He told hundreds of thousands of people that "a merciful heart opens up to welcome refugees and migrants" - a statement that puts him at odds with Poland's anti-immigrant right-wing government.

Summary: The Pope has offered a private prayer at the former Auschwitz death camp.


English Heritage has organised the trek on horseback and foot from York to East Sussex to mark the 950th anniversary of the famous clash. The volunteers will arrive on the battlefield 950 years to the day since Harold fought William of Normandy. Nigel Amos, leader of the march for English Heritage, said it was a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity". King Harold defeated a Viking army at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in East Yorkshire, on 25 September, 1066, before travelling south to face the Normans. On 14 October, he fought and was killed at the Battle of Hastings. William then seized the English throne. Emily Sewell, head of events for English Heritage, said 1066 and the Battle of Hastings was "one of the most famous battles and most transformative years in English history". Nigel Amos, who is leading the march on behalf of English Heritage, added: "There's nothing like a personal experience to understand what it was like and offer an even more authentic window on that world to inspire and inform others."

Summary: A group of "warriors" are staging a 300-mile march to echo King Harold's journey to the Battle of Hastings.


"No matter what I did, I always felt I was fighting a losing battle," he said. But Burgess said he had not been badly treated by England and refused to blame coach Stuart Lancaster. The 26-year-old, who joined Bath last October, re-signed for the South Sydney Rabbitohs last week. He was part of England's squad for the Rugby World Cup, in which they were eliminated at the group stage, and played in the hosts' crucial 28-25 defeat by Wales. Burgess said criticism directed at him following his performance in that match had contributed to his feeling of unease in rugby union. "A lot of people outside the England camp had an agenda against both England and, in some circumstances, me," he wrote in the Daily Mail. "This was an upsetting factor to me, that people who are supposed to love the game are actually tearing it to shreds. "Some ex-players just kept letting rip. It's almost like they don't want anyone else to do well in the jersey. I didn't want to stay in a sport like that." Burgess also said he had not found the 15-man code as enjoyable as rugby league. "I want to spend the rest of my career playing the game that's in my heart," said Burgess, who played 21 games for Bath as a blind-side flanker after switching codes last year. "What makes me love [rugby league] is the physical battle of it; I never found myself reaching that point [in union]. "My heart just isn't in [rugby union], and if my heart's not in it then [Bath and England] won't get the best performances from me." He said he was satisfied with his displays at the World Cup and believed coach Lancaster had been unfairly criticised after the team's early exit. Burgess, whose selection for the World Cup squad ahead of the established Luther Burrell reportedly caused disquiet in the England camp, said his decision to quit union had dismayed his international and club team-mates. "I wanted to go in and see [the Bath squad], but Stuart Hooper, our captain, said he didn't think I'd be well received there, which was fair enough," he said.

Summary: Former England centre Sam Burgess returned to rugby league because his "heart wasn't in" rugby union and because he was also stung by criticism from ex-players.


Wayan Sudarsa's body was found on Bali's Kuta beach on 17 August with head and neck wounds. Sara Connor, 46, and her British boyfriend David James Taylor, 33, are both on trial for Mr Sudarsa's murder. In court on Tuesday, his widow Ketut Arsini said she would not accept "even a cent" from Ms Connor. The Australian woman read extracts to the Denpasar hearing of a handwritten letter she had sent to Ms Arsini offering 25m rupiah (Â£1500; $1900). "I am not a rich person but to express my sympathy and my sadness I would like you to accept a donation of 25 million rupiah to help you and your children in this difficult moment," Ms Connor said. People in the courtroom applauded when Ms Arsini said she did not want any money. "I want the court to give the maximum punishment that fits what she did, based on Indonesian laws," Ms Arsini said. Ms Connor again claimed her innocence, saying she tried to separate Mr Taylor and Mr Sudarsa after they began fighting over her missing handbag. She told Ms Arsini she felt "great pain" over the tragedy. "I'm deeply sorry for you and your family now left alone without Mr Sudarsa to care for you and your children. You have been always in my prayers," Ms Connor said. Both Ms Connor and Mr Taylor face up to 15 years in jail if they are found guilty of murder. The British man is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday. Bali is a popular destination for Western tourists, known for its tropical climate and palm-fringed beaches. Petty crime is common on the resort island, though more serious crime is rare.

Summary: The widow of a policeman allegedly murdered in Indonesia has rejected a "donation" from his accused Australian killer.


King's has been collaborating with Technische UniversitÃ¤t Dresden on a research initiative, known as Transcampus, since 2015. But, according to Times Higher Education, an "offshore King's College Europe" is now on the cards. King's College confirmed that it was discussing potential further collaborations with TU Dresden. The two institutions already offer 10 joint professorships and several joint PhD programmes through Transcampus. However, its dean, Prof Stefan Bornstein, has told Times Higher Education that plans for the new King's campus are already "in the process". Prof Bornstein, who is director and chairman of TU Dresden's department of medicine and an honorary consultant in diabetes and endocrinology at King's, said the plan would allow King's to have a presence in Europe and maintain access to European research funding post-Brexit. Likewise, he said, TU Dresden would benefit from increased ties to London, one of the "leading academic centres in the world". Prof Bornstein said the new campus would hopefully run new undergraduate courses "linked to innovation and the needs of industry and society". The aim would be to recruit leading scholars from around the world, he added. Prof Bornstein said the Transcampus project had been envisaged before the EU referendum but admitted that it had become "a lot more interesting" since the vote. "We cannot allow things that have developed for so many years in a positive way [to be] hampered by political decisions that actually nobody wanted," he said. "It's a nice way to have a solution to get around this very stupid Brexit idea." A number of UK universities are believed to be considering opening branch campuses in Europe after Brexit - though earlier this year Oxford University rejected reports that it was in talks to open a Paris campus. Prof Bornstein said he would expect the Transcampus model to be replicated by other universities in the UK and Europe, but stressed that the key was a long history of collaboration between researchers at the two institutions. In a statement, King's said the university valued the Transcampus initiative "which demonstrates the success of cross-national and institutional links". "We will continue to work together in various fields on research and exchange and discuss potential further collaborations."

Summary: King's College London could become the first British university to open a European campus since the referendum.


Saturday Night Takeaway and I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here have both been nominated for Best Entertainment Programme. If they win, it will be the presenters 13th consecutive National TV Award. The Voice will go up against Strictly and The X Factor in the Best Talent Show category. The winners will be revealed on the 22nd of January.

Summary: Ant and Dec are in competition with themselves at this year's National Television Awards.


The 19-year-old centre, a graduate of the Exiles' academy, has scored four tries in his first three appearances. Two of those came on his Premiership debut against Wasps in front of a crowd of more than 42,000 at Twickenham. "Scoring at Twickenham, it's something I've dreamed about since I started playing at the age of six," he said. But, the Reading-born inside centre is keeping his feet firmly on the ground as he targets both a continued run in Tom Coventry's side and a first Premiership win of the season for Irish. "We've been unlucky with injuries in the centre and I've been given a shot," he told BBC Sport. "I know those players are coming back and they're fantastic, but I'd love to keep the number 12 shirt and I hope I do. "For me, it's about getting this experience and trying to be the best player that I can." Williams, who has already represented England at under-17 and under-18 level, is now hoping to break through into the under-20 squad. His brace against Wasps caught the national for the first time, but he still found fault in his own performance. "I don't think I carried the ball as much as I have in previous games," Williams said. "I made a lot of tackles as we spent a lot of time without the ball. It was a fantastic occasion with lots of friends of family, but it was a shame about the result."

Summary: Johnny Williams knows he has a fight on his hands to keep hold of the number 12 jersey at London Irish, despite a whirlwind start to his senior career.


In a thinly veiled attack on president Sepp Blatter's leadership, Michael Garcia reiterated the need for "greater transparency". "The investigation and adjudication process operates in most parts unseen and unheard," continued Garcia. He added that the organisation needs a "leadership that sends a message that the rules apply to everyone". Talking about the current investigation process, Garcia said: "That's a kind of system which might be appropriate for an intelligence agency but not for an ethics compliance process in an international sports institution that serves the public and is the subject of intense public scrutiny." American lawyer Garcia concluded his lengthy investigation into the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding process last month and handed his report to Fifa's ethics adjudicator Hans Joachim Eckert, but he is disappointed by the world governing body's insistence on keeping his report confidential. In a keynote speech at an event organised by the American Bar Association in London, Garcia added: "The natural next step of the development of an effective ethics process at Fifa is greater transparency. "The second element that is vital to fulfilling the promise of this reform process is tone at the top. "More simply put, the second element an institution like Fifa needs in order to meet the challenge of ethics enforcement is leadership. An ethics committee - even a serious, independent ethics committee backed by a strong code of ethics - is not a silver bullet. "What is required is leadership that sends a message that the rules apply to everyone; leadership that wants to understand and learn from any mistakes or mis-steps the ethics committee may have identified; leadership that makes it clear to everyone - this is what we've set up the ethics committee to do, this is why they do it, and this is what they've done. "It's that kind of leadership that breathes the life into a code of ethics. Because true reform doesn't come from rules or creating new committee structures. It comes from changing the culture of the organisation." Garcia's views on publishing the report have been supported by a number of Fifa executives, including Uefa president Michel Platini and Britain's representative Jim Boyce. But Fifa president Blatter insists the contents of the report must remain confidential, and that no member of his executive committee made a specific request when the issue was raised in a meeting earlier this month. Garcia said other sports organisations have already demonstrated the value of transparency, highlighting the publication of a report into allegations concerning the 2002 Winter Olympics being awarded to Salt Lake City, which allowed the International Olympic Committee to "move forward". He added: "We have seen that recently with the NFL where a lack of transparency in its initial investigation concerning Ray Rice fostered scepticism and questions about the integrity of its leadership. Now the NFL has has to bring in outside counsel to investigate the investigation. "Notably, the NFL has made clear the results of the new investigation will indeed be made public. "That in turn would help foster a culture of compliance internally and

Summary: Fifa's chief independent ethics investigator has called for a "change of culture" at the organisation.


Davina Ayrton, 34, admitted being sentenced for having the images in 2014, but denies committing rape in a garage in Portsmouth in 2004. The girl, aged 15 at the time, met Ms Ayrton, then called David, on the day of the attack, the jury was told. Portsmouth Crown Court also heard the girl had run away from home. Ms Ayrton, who has a son, admitted being previously sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court in January last year. When Ann-Marie Talbot, representing Ms Ayrton, asked her why she entered guilty pleas, she replied: "Because I was guilty of them." Ms Ayrton admitted being in the garage in the autumn of 2004 and drinking four cans of Foster's beer but denied drinking vodka because, she said: "I was on benefits at the time and didn't have enough money". The attack is alleged to have taken place while two other people were asleep nearby. The teenager, who cannot be identified, said she had "only drunk a can and a half of Foster's" and clearly recollected the events. The court heard that Ms Ayrton has learning difficulties and told a worker at the care home where she lives in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, about the incident in 2014. But she denied confessing to the care worker that she was a paedophile, or saying: "I have always known there was something wrong with me and I need help." Ms Talbot asked the defendant about her sexuality, and whether she had "made any physical changes or enhancements" to her body or was taking any medication. The defendant replied "No, I have not" and said she changed her name in 2012. Ms Ayrton denies one charge of rape between October and November 2004. The trial continues.

Summary: A transgender woman accused of raping a girl when still living as a man, has a conviction of possessing indecent images of children, a court has heard.


Rooney, 31, played 559 times for United, scoring 253 goals. He won five Premier League titles and each of the Champions League, Europa League and FA Cup once after joining from Everton for £27m in 2004. Rooney, who has signed a two-year deal, said he was "ecstatic" and his "first game back will be an emotional day". "It's a great feeling to be back. I cannot wait to meet the lads, get on the training pitch and then get on the pitch to play," he added. Rooney's return comes as United look set to sign Everton striker Romelu Lukaku, with a £75m deal for the Belgium international agreed between the two clubs. Everton confirmed Rooney will wear the number 10 shirt previously worn by Lukaku. "I'm not just coming back because it's the team I support, the team I grew up playing for - I'm coming back because I feel the club can move forward and be successful," said Rooney, who scored 17 goals in 77 games in his first spell at Goodison. "I want to be part of it. There will be pressure on me to perform, but I'm ready to go. I believe I can help move this club forward and be more successful on the pitch." Rooney says when he spoke to Everton manager Ronald Koeman, he "saw it in his eyes that he wanted me to be part of his team". He added: "It was a no-brainer for me and the only place I was going to go." Rooney said he told his agent Paul Stretford to "go and speak to them, let's make it happen" when he found out Everton were interested in signing him and it "was obvious I was going to be leaving Manchester United this summer". "There were other options there but once I knew that Everton wanted me to come back then it was the only option for me," he added. Media playback is not supported on this device Koeman began talking about Rooney's potential return as far back as October, stating he would be "pleased" to sign England's all-time leading goalscorer. On Sunday, he said: "Wayne has shown me that ambition that we need and that winning mentality - he knows how to win titles and I'm really happy he's decided to come home. "He loves Everton and he was desperate to come back. He is still only 31 and I don't have any doubts about his qualities. It's fantastic he's here. "We have a lot of young players and sometimes in life you need somebody who you look up to, who you learn from. That was also one of the messages when we spoke about on and off the pitch what his function will be in the team. "One of the functions for Wayne is to show the rest of the team why he is - and still is - that player." Rooney, who was often left out of United's starting line-up by manager Jose Mourinho last season, appeared in 25 league games - the fewest he has played in one

Summary: Manchester United record goalscorer Wayne Rooney has rejoined Everton for an undisclosed fee, 13 years after leaving the Merseyside club.