Vice News's Jake Hanrahan and Philip Pendlebury, and Iraqi Mohammed Ismael Rasool, were detained in Diyarbakir, south-east Turkey on Thursday. Vice News said they had been moved to a "high security prison" five hours away. Police reportedly questioned them about alleged links to Islamic State and Kurdish militants, charges they deny. Vice News has condemned the charges as "ridiculous", and a "baseless" attempt by the Turkish authorities to censor their coverage. The group had been filming clashes between police and youths from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) which have erupted in recent weeks, the organisation said. Turkey has limited journalists' access to the region. A Foreign Office spokesman said it was "concerned" about the arrests, and expected Turkey to uphold EU obligations to protect press freedom. "Respect for freedom of expression and the right of media to operate without restriction are fundamental in any democratic society," he said. As a state part to the European Convention on Human Rights and UN Declaration of Human Rights, "we would expect the Turkish authorities to uphold the obligations enshrined in those agreements", he said. Consular officials were in contact with the group, he added. A lawyer for the group told the BBC they had been detained by police in their hotel, and their cameras and computers had been confiscated. They were formally charged by a Turkish court with "working on behalf of a terrorist organisation" on Monday. They have denied all charges. They have until next week to lodge an appeal, but their lawyer said he was "not optimistic" about securing their release. Kevin Sutcliffe, Vice's head of news programming in Europe, said they had now been transported to a prison facility more than five hours away from where their legal representation was based, and from the court where they are due to appear. "This move appears to be a blatant obstruction of the fair legal process that Turkey has repeatedly pledged to uphold," he said. Vice News said all three men were experienced reporters and had worked extensively abroad. Mr Hanrahan, from Northampton, and Mr Pendlebury, from Wigan, had worked together on numerous stories, including the migrant crisis in Calais, it said. Journalist and translator Mr Rasool, who was born in Iraq and is based in Turkey, has worked extensively in the Middle East with the Associated Press, Anatolia Agency, and Al Jazeera, it said. No further court dates have yet been set.

Summary: The Foreign Office has said it is "concerned" about the arrest of two UK journalists and their fixer in Turkey, accused of helping a terrorist group.


Tom Cairney earlier saw another spot-kick saved by QPR keeper Alex Smithies, before Conor Washington's deflected shot put the visitors ahead. Tim Ream deservedly drilled level straight after half-time for Fulham, who saw Aluko miss several chances. Idrissa Sylla's header restored QPR's lead late on before Aluko's miss after a foul on Jozabed Sanchez Ruiz. The Spanish midfielder also hit the bar with a free-kick for the hosts in stoppage time, as Fulham undeservedly saw their winless run extended to seven matches in all competitions. Chris Martin had stumbled in front of an open QPR goal before the break and Neeskens Kebano also missed a clear headed chance in the second half. Victory for QPR, whose boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is the subject of an internal club investigation after being named in a Daily Telegraph investigation into corruption in football, but denies any wrongdoing, was their first in six Championship games. Their opening goal came against the run of play, after Smithies had kept them level with a superb save from Fulham's first penalty, awarded after Steven Caulker held Ragnar Sigurdsson in the box. But their winner came after their best spell of pressure, Sylla heading in from Tjaronn Chery's fine cross. QPR boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink told BBC Sport: "It's been a very difficult few days, my lawyers and staff are waiting for the transcripts so we can help with the investigation for the club, we want to resolve it as soon as possible but coming here, preparing the boys, delivering that display, all credit it to them. "With all the setbacks, it feels like we are fighting everybody. You know what has happened in the last few days, we are fighting the referees with the strange decisions and we are fighting the public. "That penalty in the last couple of minutes is just ridiculous. The player (Nedum Onuoha) did not even touch (Jozabed), not even close. So at the moment, it feels like I'm fighting everybody. Now we have got the international break I can now concentrate on my family and give my family my love." Asked how confident he is that he will clear his name: "I don't want to say too much. I've said what I needed to say I can't say too much but if you have seen my interview then you know how confident I am." Fulham manager Slavisa Jokanovic: "It's very frustrating, we couldn't be clinical in the opposite box, we weren't solid in our box. "It was a strange game. At the end of the game only the result is important. I accept my responsibility as we didn't win any points. "Our solution is stick together, be organised, disciplined, still more solid in defence because we didn't concentrate that solidly." Match ends, Fulham 1, Queens Park Rangers 2. Second Half ends, Fulham 1, Queens Park Rangers 2. Penalty missed! Still Fulham 1, Queens Park Rangers 2. Sone Aluko (Fulham) hits the right post with a left footed shot. Idrissa Sylla (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card. Penalty Fulham. Jozabed draws a foul

Summary: Fulham's Sone Aluko hit the post with a last-gasp penalty as QPR held on to win an enthralling west London derby.


Heavy rain in Glasgow has resulted in a waterlogged pitch at Thistle's Firhill Stadium. Not date has yet been set for the rearranged fixture. Thistle, who have won their last four games, also had a top-flight match against Motherwell called off due to rain on 5 December.

Summary: The Scottish Premiership game between Partick Thistle and St Johnstone has been postponed following a morning pitch inspection.


Harrold has scored nine goals in 68 games for Crawley since signing from Bristol Rovers in June 2014. The 32-year-old acted as player-manager in the Reds' final game of last season following Dermot Drummy's departure. "I feel like I've got a bit of a point to prove after my injuries and the tough season last year," he told the club website.

Summary: Crawley striker Matt Harrold has signed a new contract to stay with the League Two side until the end of next season.


The 16-year-old slotted in Sone Aluko's backheel after the break and then fired home just before the hour mark. Tom Cairney had put Fulham ahead with a 25-yard strike into the top corner. After Daryl Murphy curled in a consolation for the hosts, Tim Ream missed a chance to make it 4-1 when he sent a stoppage-time penalty wide. Sessegnon appeared to want to take the spot-kick to complete his hat-trick after Paul Dummett brought him down, but USA international Ream took the ball and smashed it past the right post. Fulham have now won five of their last seven league games and are just two points behind sixth-placed Sheffield Wednesday with a game in hand. They thoroughly outclassed an out-of-sorts Newcastle side, with skipper Cairney's second fantastic long-range goal in the space of a few days, after his stoppage-time equaliser against Leeds on Tuesday, setting the tone. However, it was left-back Sessegnon, reportedly being scouted by several Premier League clubs, who provided two moments of composure to seal three points for his side with his fifth and sixth goals of the campaign. It was a nightmare afternoon for Rafael Benitez's Magpies, a year to the day since the Spaniard took charge, with their advantage over third-placed Huddersfield now down to six points. But over the past 10 seasons in the Championship, an average of 86 points has been enough to gain automatic promotion, so three more wins could be enough to earn an immediate return to the Premier League. Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez: "We knew it could be a difficult game, and we knew we had to do well at the beginning and not make mistakes. But we started making mistakes, and we paid for that. "Fulham are a good team - they passed the ball well and they have pace. We were giving the ball away, and that was giving them the chance to play in the way that they like to play. "When you have tried and have made mistakes, you have to analyse why. It is not as though the players were not trying in terms of effort. Sometimes, it is just the wrong decision, and that is something we have to improve." Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic: "I believe at the end my team deserved the result. It is a great step for us, everything is open, although some teams have more points than what we have right now. "I believe Newcastle will be a Premier League team. They play a different style of football - they are physical and a very strong team. "We are not in a position to think about being a promoted team, but we are going to push hard for the top six. If you have enough strength for this then we have a 25% chance to be a Premier League team next season." Match ends, Newcastle United 1, Fulham 3. Second Half ends, Newcastle United 1, Fulham 3. Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham). Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing. Scott Malone (Fulham) is shown the yellow

Summary: Teenage full-back Ryan Sessegnon scored twice as play-off chasing Fulham stunned Championship leaders Newcastle with victory at St James' Park.


North of the Sun - Nordfor Sola in Norwegian - is among several documentaries on the Banff Mountain Film Festival's UK and Ireland tour. It has already been shown at Inverness's Eden Court, where the Canadian festival's tour kicked off last month. Winner of the festival's grand prize, people's choice and Dolby Audio awards, North of the Sun follows Inge Wegge, 25, and Jorn Ranum, 22, and their bid to surf through a Norwegian arctic winter. Their surfers' paradise is a beach surrounded by high, steep cliffs on a remote island. They initially managed to keep the location secret from the rest of the world's surfing community, however, since making the film it has been discovered by other Norwegians. Over the winter of 2010-11, they shot footage at the beach for North of the Sun. Before winter set in and the days became almost permanently dark, the pair built a cabin next to a large rock using timber and other materials washed up on the beach. What rubbish they could not put to a new use, they stored away in piles for later uplift by a recycling company. Inge and Jorn's other environmentally-friendly initiatives included using cooking oil to fuel their van carrying their surf boards. They also lived off expired foodstuff that would normally have ended up in the bin. Speaking to the BBC Scotland news website, Inge and Jorn said they were already well used to surfing in cold water before making their film. "This is just the way it is in Norway," said Jorn. "We have been to other places for surfing but Norway is the favourite place. "It is not just about the surfing, but the whole experience. Just being out there in the waves, with the steep mountains all around you, the eagles, and the seal popping his head up to say hello." Inge added: "I think the coldest temperatures were between three to four degrees C. "It's not the temperature in the water that is the worst, but the temperature in the air. Especially if there is wind a couple of degrees below zero - then you really feel the cold." The duo had planned on ending their adventure at Christmas but, after a short break with their families returned to the beach to continue surfing. Inge said: "We never thought about going home, we lived comfortably, surfed and had fun most of the time." When not surfing the film shows the men gathering driftwood to keep their stove burning, and also gathering tonnes of rubbish. Fishing gear, such as plastic fish boxes, from Scotland were among items they found. Jorn said: "There is stuff from all over the world. A lot from Russia, Norway and the UK." Since making the film, the pair's "secret paradise" has been discovered by other Norwegians. Inge said: "I think it's secret those watching the film when it is touring and screening out in the world. "But its not a secret in the area where we stay. People have found the hut, and it has became quite a popular 'attraction'."

Summary: Two surfers have documented a winter they spent riding waves above the Arctic Circle in a film that is being shown in the UK.


The Football Association charge relates to an incident around the 66th minute of the 2-2 draw when City were awarded a penalty. The club "failed to ensure that its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion", the FA allege. Middlesbrough have until 18:00 BST on 5 May to respond to the charge. Referee Kevin Friend awarded City a penalty for Marten de Roon's challenge on Leroy Sane. Boro players were furious at the decision, with De Roon and Fabio booked for dissent.

Summary: Middlesbrough have been charged with failing to control their players in Sunday's Premier League match against Manchester City at the Riverside.


In the last PMQs before the summer break, Mr Corbyn said people were held back by low pay and accused ministers of a "lack of touch with reality". Mrs May said she, like the Labour leader, valued public services. "The difference is on this side of the house we know we have to pay for them," she added. Mrs May is seeking to restore order to her party following a series of leaks and negative briefings, with Chancellor Philip Hammond reported to have told a private cabinet meeting public service workers were "overpaid". Mr Corbyn asked whether, given the "squabbling" inside government, Mr Hammond had been talking about Mrs May's ministers. He urged her to lift the cap on wage rises and cited the case of a nurse living with pay restraint for seven years. "I look along that front bench opposite and I see a cabinet bickering and backbiting while the economy gets weaker and people are pushed further into debt," he added. Mrs May said she recognised the sacrifices made by public servants towards reducing the deficit. She said the Tories had a "record to be proud of" and accused Labour of unfunded spending pledges. "The government doesn't seem to have any problem paying for DUP support," Mr Corbyn replied, in a reference to the Â£1bn package that secured the Democratic Unionist Party's backing for the Tories' minority administration. Parliament goes into recess on Thursday and returns on 5 September. Mrs May, under pressure since losing her Commons majority last month, has warned ministers and MPs that any "backbiting" between party figures could let Mr Corbyn into Downing Street. During PMQs, Labour MP Ian Murray referred to her as the "interim prime minister" when he asked his question. BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said there was now "something of a backlash" from MPs towards the "big beasts" thought to be manoeuvring themselves behind the scenes to replace her. "I sense there's a real pushback now to keep her in place at least for the short to medium term," he added. A senior backbencher, 1922 Committee vice-chairman Charles Walker, said Mrs May would have MPs' backing if she sacked plotting ministers. And Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon called for military discipline from the cabinet ranks to confront the "dangerous enemy" of Mr Corbyn. In an interview with LBC Radio, Mrs May urged ministers to "accept collective responsibility". Asked whether there would be any punishment for those who'd leaked private conversations, she said there was "no such thing as an unsackable minister but at the moment the team is together and we're getting on with the job of delivering what we believe that British public want us to do".

Summary: Theresa May has said she recognises the "sacrifice" made by public sector workers as Jeremy Corbyn urged her to lift the 1% cap on their wages.


Work is to be carried out on Edinburgh Airport's main runway over the next three weekends between 23:00 and 05:30. Areas affected include Bonnyrigg, Loanhead, Fairmilehead, Colinton, Sighthill, South Gyle, Oxgangs, Kirkliston and Bo'ness. The work will resurface runway areas particularly the touchdown zones. The airport said 16 flights would operate during the renovations, and the main runway would reopen before 06:00 each morning. Gordon Dewar, chief executive of Edinburgh Airport, said: "As the airport continues to grow our runway is subjected to heavier loads and more frequent aircraft movements. "These heavy forces can cause the runway surface to degrade over time. "The work we're carrying out over the next few weeks will involve resurfacing a number of areas on the runway, particularly at the aircraft touchdown zones. "As we'll be operating a different take-off and landing route, some areas around Edinburgh may notice a slight increase in the number aircraft operations between the hours of runway maintenance. "Although this runway maintenance work may cause some minimal inconvenience in the short term, it is essential that we continue to invest in and improve our facilities."

Summary: Residents close to Edinburgh Airport have been warned about increased aircraft noise while the regular flight path is temporarily changed.


The justices voted 5-4 to grant an emergency appeal from the clinics after a federal appeals court had earlier upheld the new Texas law. Clinics have argued that the measures will lead to a second major wave of Texas clinic closures in as many years. The southern US state had 41 abortion clinics in 2012 but only 19 remain. The new restrictions were due to take effect on 1 July. They require abortion clinics to meet hospital-grade standards and for doctors at the clinics to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. Critics say both provisions are designed to shut down abortion providers and will force women to seek abortions at illegal and unlicensed facilities. Monday's ruling means clinics unable to meet the restrictions will remain open at least until the Supreme Court decides whether it will hear the appeal from clinics.

Summary: Several abortion clinics in Texas will remain open after the US Supreme Court decided to put strict new measures against them on hold.


The France striker opened the scoring against Rostov with a brilliant flick, but Sardar Azmoun equalised - only the fourth time in 19 home Champions League games under Diego Simeone that Atletico have conceded - before Griezmann fired in off the crossbar in injury time. Bayern won 2-1 at PSV, with Poland striker Robert Lewandowski scoring twice and hitting the woodwork three times - taking his tally for club and country this season to 19 goals in 17 games. Paris St-Germain also went through thanks to a 2-1 victory at Basel. Thomas Meunier scored a brilliant late volley for the French champions, who qualified with Arsenal from Group A. A draw would have been sufficient for Unai Emery's PSG side thanks to Arsenal's 3-2 win at Ludogorets. Napoli missed the opportunity to clinch their last-16 place as they drew 1-1 at Besiktas. Ricardo Quaresma gave the Turkish champions a 78th-minute lead before Marek Hamsik curled home a fantastic 25-yard effort four minutes later. Benfica beat Dynamo Kiev 1-0 courtesy of Eduardo Salvio's 45th-minute penalty. Borussia Dortmund will progress if they beat Sporting Lisbon at home. Real Madrid will join them from Group F if they win at Legia Warsaw, providing Dortmund win. Leicester will go through if they beat FC Copenhagen at the King Power Stadium. A draw would be enough for the Foxes if FC Porto do not beat Club Brugge. Victory over Lyon will secure Juventus' place in the last 16, which would mean Sevilla will qualify if they beat Dinamo Zagreb. Match ends, Atlético de Madrid 2, FC Rostov 1. Second Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 2, FC Rostov 1. Attempt missed. Christian Noboa (FC Rostov) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick. Foul by Koke (Atlético de Madrid). Moussa Doumbia (FC Rostov) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Goal! Atlético de Madrid 2, FC Rostov 1. Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Gabi tries a through ball, but Diego Godín is caught offside. Attempt missed. Sime Vrsaljko (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Koke. Attempt saved. Stefan Savic (Atlético de Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Koke with a cross. Kevin Gameiro (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Aleksandru Gatcan (FC Rostov). Foul by Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid). Andrei Prepelita (FC Rostov) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt blocked. Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Foul by Gabi (Atlético de Madrid). Christian Noboa (FC Rostov) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Christian Noboa (FC Rostov) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dmitriy Poloz following a set piece situation. Filipe Luis (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for

Summary: Antoine Griezmann scored a last-second winner as Atletico Madrid qualified for the Champions League last 16 alongside Group D rivals Bayern Munich.


The most extreme arctic blasts, blamed on a weather pattern known as the polar vortex, were said to have affected nearly 190 million people. In Kentucky, an escaped prisoner turned himself in to get out of the cold. Some parts of the Midwest hit -26C (-14F), as low as the Antarctic coast in winter, and much colder than the inside of a domestic freezer. Temperature records were shattered in states across the US, including Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Michigan, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. It was -17C (1F) in the small town of Hell, Michigan, prompting online jokes that the weather was so bad even hell had frozen over. But it was Embarrass, Minnesota, that experienced the lowest temperature in the nation on Tuesday: -37C (-35F). That was colder than readings recently recorded on the Red Planet by the Mars Rover. A video of a meteorologist tossing a pot of boiling water into the air in Wisconsin, to demonstrate how it immediately turns to snow, quickly went viral on the internet and was widely imitated. A woman in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was taken to hospital with severe burns after she slipped on ice while attempting the trick, spilling boiling water on herself, the Argus Leader newspaper reported. The extreme weather resulted in the usual travel chaos - nearly 2,700 US flights were cancelled on Tuesday. More than 500 rail passengers on their way to Chicago were marooned overnight into Tuesday morning in northern Illinois on three Amtrak passenger trains after drifting snow and ice covered the tracks. The big freeze was even testing the resolve of Canadians, no strangers to cold weather. Temperatures in parts of Ontario fell to -30C (-22F), causing flights in and out of Pearson International Airport to be halted for several hours on Tuesday morning. Roads in the cities of Toronto and Ottawa were coated in dangerous black ice. Freezing temperatures were recorded even in usually mild southern states. In northern Florida temperatures briefly dropped below freezing. Atlanta, Georgia, was 25 degrees below average for this time of year. "I didn't think the South got this cold," Marty Williams, a homeless man in the city, told the Associated Press news agency. "That was the main reason for me to come down from up North, from the cold, to get away from all that stuff." People in the Midwest are still digging out from two massive snow storms recently which dumped more than 2ft (61cm) of snow. A reprieve is expected soon, however, with forecasters predicting temperatures above freezing for much of the US in the coming days.

Summary: Weather records have tumbled across North America, with freezing temperatures even in the southern US.


The big defender, wearing a dressing on a head wound and a shirt with no number, rose high above the Rovers defence to glance home Shane Ferguson's right-wing corner and send 1,200 travelling fans into party mood. Millwall looked to have blown their chance when Billy Bodin made it 3-3 with a superb 30-yard free kick on 74 minutes. An action-packed first half saw the visitors take a fifth-minute lead when Lee Gregory hooked in a close-range volley after a left-wing corner had been headed down. Millwall doubled their advantage 20 minutes later, Steve Morrison heading on another corner for skipper Tony Craig to tap home from only a yard out. Rovers hit back when Jermaine Easter rifled home on 33 minutes after Bodin's deflected shot came back off the inside of a post, but two minutes later the impressive Morrison produced a perfect cross from the right for Gregory to bundle in his second. A right-footed rocket from Chris Lines after more good work from Bodin brought Rovers back to within a goal of the visitors on 42 minutes before the late drama. Match report supplied by the Press Association. Match ends, Bristol Rovers 3, Millwall 4. Second Half ends, Bristol Rovers 3, Millwall 4. Attempt missed. Steve Morison (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Steve Morison (Millwall) is shown the yellow card. Foul by Steve Morison (Millwall). Byron Moore (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Attempt blocked. Chris Lines (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Attempt blocked. Stuart Sinclair (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Fred Onyedinma (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Stuart Sinclair (Bristol Rovers). Foul by Shaun Williams (Millwall). Byron Moore (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Steve Morison (Millwall). Daniel Leadbitter (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing. Aiden O'Brien (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Byron Moore (Bristol Rovers). Substitution, Millwall. Jake Cooper replaces Shane Ferguson. Chris Lines (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Aiden O'Brien (Millwall). Attempt saved. Steve Morison (Millwall) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Ryan Broom replaces Ellis Harrison. Goal! Bristol Rovers 3, Millwall 4. Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Lee Brown. Hand ball by Shaun Williams (Millwall). Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Luke James replaces Jermaine Easter. Attempt saved. Shaun Cummings (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Attempt saved. Jermaine Easter (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Foul by Jermaine Easter (Bristol Rovers). Shaun Williams (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Goal! Bristol Rovers 3, Millwall 3. Billy Bodin (Bristol Rovers) from

Summary: Shaun Hutchinson headed an 85th-minute winner as Millwall grabbed the final play-off place in League One with a thrilling win at Bristol Rovers.


Tobefair, a seven-year-old gelding, has won his last seven races. He was gifted as a colt to Michael Cole three years ago, in return for looking after two fillies on his farm. Unable to afford the training costs on his own, he decided to offer 50% of the ownership to people he knew through his local pub, the Cresselly Arms at Cresswell Quay. The syndicate grew to 17 members but none except Mr Cole had owned a racehorse before. They said they were amazed when Tobefair started winning races and never dreamed he would make it to Cheltenham. The festival runs from Tuesday to Friday and culminates in the showpiece contest, the Gold Cup. Mr Cole said: "There's a lot of these big people now, they've got 40, 50, 60 horses, and it doesn't mean anything. But it means something to us." Syndicate member Andy Pannell described the experience as "total exhilaration", adding: "We were stood on the steps at Newbury and I thought I was going to have a heart attack. My heart was pounding, thumping." This is also a first appearance at the Cheltenham Festival for Tobefair's trainers Debra and Paul Hamer's, whose yard is at Nantycaws near Carmarthen. At least two bus loads of supporters will be travelling from the Cresselly Arms to Cheltenham for Tobefair's race, the Pertemps Final Handicap Hurdle, on Thursday. But syndicate member Jennifer Cole said they have only one real wish: "Win or lose, just get him round the track and bring the boy home."

Summary: A racehorse owned by a syndicate from Pembrokeshire is a favourite to win at this year's Cheltenham Festival.


The corruption allegations came in a video by opposition campaigner Alexei Navalny, viewed by millions on YouTube. Mr Medvedev's properties include a vineyard in Italy, a mountain villa, and two luxury yachts, it is alleged. "They pick up any old tosh, nonsense, about me or my acquaintances, and people I've never heard of," he said. It is the first time he has commented on the claims published by Mr Navalny's anti-corruption network on 2 March. Mr Navalny said the prime minister profited from a complex business network which concealed "bribes" by using offshore schemes and charity foundations. The claims stirred up mass protests which saw thousands of Russians march against the government in several cities on 26 March. Hundreds of demonstrators were detained, many of them young supporters of Mr Navalny. The following day a court jailed Mr Navalny for 15 days for disobeying a police officer. Mr Medvedev said the "provocative" video was "expensively produced - financed by private sponsors" and "aimed at achieving a specific political result". "They lure young people via social media, and those youths come out with certain slogans, unfortunately in violation of the law. In essence, they expose them to the machinery of law enforcement, and those youths suffer as a result." He was speaking to workers at a bacon factory in the Tambov region, south of Moscow. Mr Navalny - a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin and his Kremlin associates - plans to run for the Russian presidency next year. Mr Medvedev said he had "strong nerves" which protected him from such attacks. "If I reacted each time to such attacks I simply wouldn't manage to get on with my job as normal."

Summary: Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has dismissed as "nonsense" allegations that he has secretly accumulated a vast fortune including country estates.


The deal with GlaxoSmithKline will enable the vaccine to be rolled out "this year", easing one of the "biggest worries" for parents, he said. It follows a long-running stand-off over its cost. Advisers recommended last year that all UK children over two months old should be given the vaccine on the NHS. Campaigners have warned the Department of Health that delays are putting children's lives at risk. Scotland's health secretary, Shona Robison, said the vaccine would be introduced to the immunisation programme for all infants in Scotland "as quickly as possible" following the deal - which was also made on behalf of the devolved government. Mr Hunt said he was "delighted" to have secured an agreement with GSK - the company that now manufactures the vaccine. It follows lengthy negotiations with another supplier - Novartis - which used to own the vaccine, called Bexsero. GSK acquired the vaccine from Novartis, which resulted in the price of the vaccine being reduced and the deal being struck, Mr Hunt said. Announcing the agreement, he said: "I think that this is something families across the country - particularly ones with young children - will particularly welcome." The vaccine has been available privately in the UK - but the deal could mean the jab is offered as part of a routine childhood vaccination programme. It comes after charities called for urgent action from the prime minister and Mr Hunt to conclude negotiations with manufacturers. Meningitis is a bacterial infection that usually affects children under the age of one. There are about 1,870 cases of meningitis B each year in the UK. Symptoms include a high fever with cold hands and feet, confusion, vomiting and headaches. Most children will make a full recovery with early diagnosis and antibiotic treatment. It is fatal in one in 10 cases. About one in four of those who survive is left with long-term problems, such as amputation, deafness, epilepsy and learning difficulties. Q&A: Meningitis B vaccine

Summary: An agreement has been reached with the drug manufacturer GSK to provide a meningitis B vaccine for all UK babies, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.


This includes as many as 40 military advisers who will train soldiers in Mali, and 200 British soldiers to be sent to neighbouring African countries, also to help train the Malian army. French-led forces are continuing their offensive against Islamist militants who seized northern Mali last year. International donors have pledged $455.53m (£289m) to tackle militants. The 330 military personnel comprise 200 soldiers going to West African nations, 40 military advisers to Mali, and 90 support crew for a C-17 transport aircraft and a Sentinel R1 surveillance plane. None will have a combat role. A conference taking place in Brussels is expected to decide which countries will contribute troops for an EU military training mission for Mali and discuss details of the mission. Meanwhile, French-led troops are consolidating their position in the historic Malian city of Timbuktu after seizing it from Islamist extremists. They are then expected to focus on the last rebel stronghold, Kidal. They seized Gao, northern Mali's biggest city, on Saturday. In a separate development, Downing Street said UK Prime Minister David Cameron was to visit neighbouring Algeria on Wednesday. The trip comes in the wake of a hostage crisis that left four Britons and a UK resident dead and two Britons believed dead. During the siege, one statement purporting to be from the hostage-takers called for an end to the French military intervention against Islamist militants in Mali. Detailing in the House of Commons the "extended support" the UK will offer France, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said it would: The UK also offered to set up a combined joint logistics HQ in Mali. However, so far the French have declined this offer. UK shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy said there were concerns about "mission creep". "The UK commitment to Mali has grown from lending the French two transport aircraft to the deployment of perhaps hundreds of troops to the region," he said. "UK trainers may be non-combat but that does not mean they are without risk." But Mr Hammond stressed: "It is not our intention to deploy combat troops. We are very clear about the risks of mission creep. By Jonathan BealeDefence correspondent, BBC News So does this move by the UK signal a new era of defence co-operation - the fruit of the defence treaty signed by Mr Cameron and the then French President Nicholas Sarkozy at Lancaster House just a few years ago? Well, yes and no. British and French forces have already carried out a number of joint military exercises. They've also worked together in battle - most recently joining forces in the overthrow of Libya's Colonel Gaddafi. But Libya was fought under the Nato umbrella. And Mali is clearly being led by the French. It's not a truly joint operation, or a sign that in the future Britain will always intervene with the French, or vice versa. It's more an old fashioned "coalition of the willing", based on the shared threat posed by Islamic radicals. Ultimately British and French commanders are not sitting down together in a joint operations room calling the shots. And

Summary: The UK is to deploy about 330 military personnel to Mali and West Africa to support French forces, No 10 has said.


Cryne joined Barnsley's board in 2003 as part of a consortium led by ex-Leeds chairman Peter Ridsdale. Ridsdale left the Championship club in December 2004, leaving Cryne and former chairman Gordon Shepherd in control. In August, Cryne told the Barnsley Chronicle that he would welcome takeover offers from fans' groups.

Summary: Barnsley owner Patrick Cryne will not be involved in the club "for the foreseeable future" while he receives cancer treatment.


Mr Capriles has been at the forefront of efforts calling for a recall referendum on President Nicolas Maduro. There was no immediate comment from the government. The ban comes after a week of several large opposition-led protests in the capital Caracas. They accuse the government of stifling dissent. On Thursday a man was shot dead during the demonstrations. Over the last few days, authorities have accused Mr Capriles of inciting violence and bloodshed by leading protests against the unpopular president. The protesters were demonstrating against a decision by the Venezuelan Supreme Court to assume control of the opposition-led congress. Although the court's decision was quickly overturned, the street protests continued. Mr Capriles, who is a former presidential candidate and the governor of the state of Miranda wrote on social media: "URGENT: I inform the country and international public opinion that I am being notified at this very moment of a BAN for 15 years." He accused the government of running a smear campaign against him. Venezuela: What's behind the turmoil? The most expensive Nutella in the world Leopoldo Lopez loses appeal In 2015 another prominent opposition leader, Leopoldo Lopez was sentenced to nearly 14 years in prison on charges of inciting violence during anti-government protests in 2014. Mr Lopez was himself barred from office in 2008 when he was the popular mayor of a Caracas district. The Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, narrowly defeated Mr Capriles in the 2013 elections, a result that sparked controversy and debate as the opposition claimed electoral fraud. Mr Maduro's government have said that a US-backed business elite is responsible for Venezuela's economic downturn and that it was trying to organise a coup to impose right wing rule.

Summary: A leading Venezuelan opposition leader, Henrique Capriles, says he has been formally banned for 15 years from political activity.


Investors shrugged off data that showed core consumer prices fell 0.1% in August from a year ago - the first annual drop since April 2013. The decline in prices, which includes oil products but not fresh food, had been expected by economists. Japan's benchmark Nikkei index ended up 1.8% at 17,880.51. Shares in Sharp fell as much as 10% after the Nikkei business daily said it was likely to report a half-year loss of 30bn yen ($250m; Â£163m) as a result of weak sales of LCD panels for smartphones. On the currency markets, the US dollar rose in Asian trade after the head of US Federal Reserve Janet Yellen said the central bank was still on track to raise interest rates later this year. The dollar was up to 120.32 yen from around 120.00 yen before her speech. In China, investors continued to digest the mixed news coming out of the economy this week. A preliminary reading of China's factory activity fell to the weakest level since 2009, but home prices rose for the fourth month, indicating growth. The Shanghai Composite closed down 1.6% at 3,092.35, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 0.4% to 21,186.32. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 index closed down 0.6% at 5,042.10. South Korean shares fell despite a central bank survey showing consumer sentiment had hit a four-month high in September. The benchmark Kospi finished down 0.2% at 1,942.85.

Summary: Japanese shares finished higher on Friday, recovering some of the losses in the previous session when the market lost nearly 3%.


Warnings are being displayed at bus stops, Tube stations and roadsides in the capital because of "high pollution levels". Mr Khan said the warnings would help Londoners take "appropriate measures to protect themselves". Under previous mayor, Boris Johnson, air pollution alerts were available through a subscription text service. Anyone experiencing discomfort is advised to consider reducing their activity, particularly outdoors. "This is particularly crucial for Londoners who are vulnerable, such as asthma sufferers," Mr Kahn added. According to official statistics from the Mayor of London, 9,400 people die from air pollution in London each year. The alerts are being displayed at 2,500 bus stops and river piers, the entrances of all 270 Tube stations and on 140 signs next to the busiest main roads into London with instructions to switch engines off when stationary to reduce emissions. The mayor has proposed a series of measures to tackle the problem, including introducing charges for the most polluting vehicles in the Congestion Charge Zone. King's College London's air quality network describes air pollution in London as "high" due to an area of high pressure over the UK resulting in calm, settled and cold conditions and poor dispersal of local pollutants. Dr David Green of King's College London said: "Letting people know about the problem is very important. "The more information, the more action people can take to protect themselves and the more well known the problem the less likely people are to buy that diesel car in the future."

Summary: Air quality alerts have been issued across the capital by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan for the first time.


Both teams struggled to find continuity in a game that was punctuated with errors. And whilst always down on the scoreboard, Scotland were in with a chance of winning the game going into the last 10 minutes, which cannot always be said of the fixture. There were a few technical areas that Scotland came second best in and these are the areas I feel had a strong bearing on the game. The aerial battle was lost, which correlates to the possession (Scotland 46%, England 54%) and territory (44%, 56%) statistics. England probably won about 70% of all contestable kicks and it was interesting to see the difference in the techniques from the English. They appeared to try and catch incoming kicks but when it came to their own chase on kicks, they opted to bat them back with single arms to 'crumbers' picking up the rebounds. It makes sense as not many receivers will attempt a two-handed catch above their heads and a higher single arm can deflect the ball back. There were a few sloppy handling errors from the Scots, and that's not just catching and passing, it encompasses ball placement in attack too. There were numerous examples of attacks in scoring areas breaking down as a result of balls spilling out of a ruck or tackle. It was interesting speaking after the match to a former Scotland great, Jim Renwick, about backline attack and the difference that the quality of passing makes in the ability to convert opportunities into points. The difference between outside backs taking the ball in their hip as opposed to in front of them, may seem minor in the grand scheme of things but it can have significant impact. The English looked a touch more accurate and slick with their overall distribution. Scotland's attacking game will be much improved next week as familiarity grows. The reading of fly-half Finn Russell is key as he takes the ball to the line, holds the defence and looks for runners to pierce gaps. I felt his support players stood off a bit, allowing the English defence time to react and make their tackles. I think there were also times when Scotland were looking for the perfect attacking shape before playing the ball. When the ball is slow anyway I can understand slowing the ball down more to set attacking structure but otherwise I believe in just playing and keeping the tempo up, even if the scrum-half is not at the breakdown. If the attack are not set, you can bet that the defence are even less so. Matt Taylor, Scotland's defence coach, will be frustrated as this was very close to an excellent defensive display in terms of shape and intensity and there were very few system errors. The George Kruis try was a simple missed tackle and the Jack Nowell try was the result of a slick wrap-around play, favoured by Eddie Jones throughout his coaching career. It could have been defended better but sometimes you have to put your hand up and say that an attacking play

Summary: It was the first round of the Six Nations and, reflecting back on Scotland's defeat by England, that fact was apparent throughout.


For some of the division's most celebrated stars, it was also time to say goodbye. For some it was a fairytale farewell; for others, a nightmare ending. Some will be remembered as club legends; others bow out unwanted. Here, BBC Sport looks at five farewells that defined the final day - and five more stars who could be on the move over the summer. Who he's leaving: Manchester City. Where he's going: New York City FC (Major League Soccer). His final match: Lampard couldn't have scripted his 609th and last Premier League appearance any better. The midfielder signed off in style with a typical goal, rifling home James Milner's cut-back from ten yards out to help Manchester City beat Southampton 2-0. What he said: "I couldn't have wished for anything else. I'm proud of all of it. I'm a lucky boy, to come to a big club like this for a season, I've made a lot of friends. For a young boy with a dream to play in the Premier League, to go to my hometown club West Ham and then go to Chelsea and win everything, it doesn't get better." What they said: "I think he deserves the farewell all our fans gave him in the stadium. It was very important also for him to score. I think it was the perfect afternoon and perfect goodbye for him. He deserves it for his brilliant career and being a great person" - Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini. Who he's leaving: Liverpool. Where he's going: LA Galaxy (Major League Soccer). His final match: Gerrard's Premier League swansong could not have been more different from that of his former Premier League team-mate Lampard. The Liverpool legend endured a nightmare send-off as his side were hammered 6-1 by Stoke - although he did at least get on the scoresheet. What they said: "I am sure Steven wasn't anticipating the manner of that being his last performance, but credit to him, he was trying to drive his team on. It is only right and proper we recognise the impact he has had in English football and at his club as well. I wish him well, he has been a credit to his country and his club as well" - Stoke manager Mark Hughes. Who he's leaving: Chelsea. Where he's going: As yet unknown. His final match: Drogba was taken off injured in the first half and was carried from the pitch by his team-mates. Chelsea went on to record a 3-1 win over Sunderland. What he said: "I want to play for at least one more season and in order to play more football I feel I need to go to another club. All the fans know my love for Chelsea and I hope to be back here in the future in another role." What they said: "For these players to know him, to train with him, to play with him, to live with him, to share with him I think is fantastic. He was very, very good for these young people, people like Hazard, Willian,

Summary: It wasn't just Hull City and fellow relegation-sufferers Burnley and QPR who bade farewell to the Premier League on the final day of the season.


The YouTuber, who has more than six million followers, is taking a break from her online world "for a few days" because she says it is "clouding up" her brain. The news comes the same week that she admitted she had "help" from her publisher in writing her debut novel, Girl Online. Zoella "worked with an expert editorial team" said a spokesperson from Penguin. It also said it was part of a publisher's role to "help" new talent. Zoella's boyfriend, Alfie Deyes, has also said he is quitting the internet and thanked fans for their "understanding". He said the pair plan "to have some time to ourselves" during their break. Earlier this year Alfie, who runs Pointless Blog, released his own book. YouTubers celebrate "vlogmas" in the run-up to Christmas, where the stars post videos every day during Advent. Because of their break, it seems Alfie and Zoella won't complete the series of videos. In a post previously shared on Twitter, Zoella said of the revelations about her novel: "Of course I was going to have help from Penguin's editorial team in telling my story. "The story and characters of Girl Online are all mine." Another writer, Siobhan Curham, who is thanked in the book's acknowledgements, has been responding to Twitter comments about the Girl Online revelations. Zoella, whose real name is Zoe Sugg, is also thought to have recognised the author's contribution during promotion for the book. Ms Curham has yet to respond to Newsbeat's request for a comment. A spokesperson for Penguin said: "As publishers our role is, and always has been, to find the very best talent and help them tell their story and connect them with readers. "Talented You Tube entrepreneurs such as Zoe are brilliant at understanding and entertaining their audience. "For her first novel, Girl Online, Zoe has worked with an expert editorial team to help her bring to life her characters and experiences in a heart-warming and compelling story." Penguin added: "We are proud to be have been able to help Zoe tell her story and that the book is proving so successful in getting young people reading." Many of Zoella's fans sent positive messages to the YouTube star after her announcement, saying that they still "loved" the book. More than 78,000 copies of Girl Online were sold in its first week of publication. After the figures were released, Zoella, whose real name is Zoe Sugg, tweeted: "I'm legit blown away by this. I never in a million years thought that so many of you would pick up a copy of Girl Online. Almost want to cry." The record is the highest since Nielsen BookScan began collecting information on the book market in 1998, according to The Bookseller. It is the first of a two-book deal Zoella has with Penguin. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

Summary: Zoella has temporarily quit the internet.


Alun and Mary Williams from Cwm Pennant got into difficulty after taking out a short-term loan with a farm finance company called UK Acorn Finance (UKAF). UKAF won a court judgment last July to repossess the farm. On Thursday, Mrs Williams lost an application for the right to appeal against that ruling. The family took out a £1.2m loan in 2011 which, they say, rose to £3.1m. In the hearing last July, His Honour Judge Milwyn Jarman found that Mrs Williams had received independent advice which was required by UKAF before signing any documents. Mr and Mrs Williams' sons are the fifth generation of the family to farm at Rhwngddwyafon, a 600 acre (242 hectare) sheep and beef farm in the heart of Snowdonia.

Summary: A Gwynedd farming family are to lose their home after getting into debts of over £3m.


The data show subsidence of up to 23cm (9in) as a roughly 20km-long fault ruptured in the Apennine mountains in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Scientists will use the information to better understand what caused the magnitude-6.2 event and to make hazard assessments for the future. Almost 300 people are now known to have died in the big tremor. The worst affected town was Amatrice, but the settlements of Arquata, Accumoli and Pescara del Tronto were also badly hit. The specialised picture displayed at the top of this page is what is known as an Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) map. It is made by combining observations of the ground acquired by orbiting satellites "before" and "after" a quake. The coloured bands, or fringes, represent movement towards or away from the spacecraft. In this case, each fringe is a step of 2.8cm. “The InSAR data show that the earthquake has warped the Earth's surface by a maximum of 23cm, causing subsidence in a 25km-long elongate region roughly between the towns of Norcia and Amatrice,” explained Dr Richard Walters from Durham University, UK, who built the map. “The fault that ruptured was around 20km long. The average slip at depth on the fault was about half a metre, but is concentrated in two major patches, which probably means two separate fault segments ruptured together. “Most slip took place at depth, with only a small amount reaching the surface.” Dr Walters is affiliated to Britain’s NERC Centre for Observation and Modelling of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tectonics (COMET). To make the map, he used radar data from the European Union’s Sentinel-1a and 1b satellites. These spacecraft circle the globe, routinely imaging all land surfaces at least once every six days. Their rapid return to any one location means they were in a position to view central Italy as soon as Friday after the quake, and then again on Saturday. Dr Walters’ point about most of the slip being at depth illustrates the usefulness of InSAR. Not all ruptures will show an obvious surface expression, such as a buckled road or a newly opened fissure in the ground. But the InSAR data, in revealing the scale of warping, still permits scientists to trace the fault involved even if some of its sections are somewhat hidden. This was true of 2009’s damaging quake in L’Aquila, to the south of Amatrice, which killed 309 people. Surface breaks were small and geologists initially had some difficulty in identifying the fault responsible for the magnitude-6.3 event. Jonathan.Amos-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos

Summary: Europe’s Sentinel radar satellites have mapped the ground movement in the Italian earthquake.


Eighty-five per cent of all births in Brazilian private hospitals are caesareans and in public hospitals the figure is 45%. The new rules oblige doctors to inform women about the risks and ask them to sign a consent form before performing a caesarean. Doctors will also have to justify why a caesarean was necessary. They will have to fill in a complete record of how the labour and birth developed and explain their actions. Each pregnant woman will now be assigned medical notes which record the history of her pregnancy, which she can take with her if she changes doctors. The new rules are designed to reduce unnecessary surgical procedures, and ensure pregnant women are aware of the risks associated with caesareans. However, experts say that a scarcity of maternity beds and wards equipped to deal with natural births means that for many women in Brazil, caesarean birth is seen as the best option. "The best way to guarantee yourself a bed in a good hospital is to book a caesarean," Pedro Octavio de Britto Pereira, an obstetrician and professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, said in an interview with BBC Brasil last year. Women who want to give birth naturally in a private hospital have reported finding all the beds are reserved for scheduled deliveries. There have been numerous reports of women going into labour without a caesarean scheduled and being forced to travel from hospital to hospital in search of a bed. Researchers say many women also see caesareans as more civilised and modern, and natural birth as primitive, ugly and inconvenient. In Brazil's body-conscious culture, where there is little information given about childbirth, there is also huge concern that natural birth can make women sexually unattractive. Many doctors prefer caesareans too, as they can plan the time of a birth, and feel more protected from litigation. Gynaecologist Renato Sa told BBC Brasil: "Doctors are responsible for what happens and in a situation of risk they chose a caesarean, because if there is a death or complication they will be asked why they didn't do this. Doctors are afraid of natural childbirth."

Summary: New rules have come into force in Brazil aimed at reducing the country's high number of caesarean births.


Josie James, from Clwt y Bont near Caernarfon, had been discharged from a mental health unit despite having "murderous thoughts towards herself". An inquest heard her parents had not been given clear advice or an emergency phone number. A narrative conclusion was recorded. Miss James died in August 2015. The inquest heard on the day of her death she had told a friend she was going to jump off the bridge. The alarm was raised immediately but she had already gone over the side. Pathologist Dr Mark Lord said she died from a ruptured major artery due to a fall from a height and said she would have died on impact. Miss James' mother, Joy James said: "As a family we have no interest in pointing the finger at any individual. We just want lessons to be learned." In a statement, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board said: "We acknowledge that there was no effective communication with her family. "We are working hard to improve the way we work with families, which includes ensuring they are supplied with treatment plans and additional information and advice to support the ongoing care of our service users." It added families of patients can access its intensive community treatment team, and they are asked how they wish to be communicated with when patients are admitted. A user group has also been set up, which the health board said helps it "listen and learn about how to make significant, meaningful improvements" in the care it provides. Recording a narrative conclusion, assistant coroner Nicola Jones explained that she was going to move away from a suicide conclusion because it was not clear what Miss James' state of mind was at the time.

Summary: A health board has acknowledged there was "no effective communication" with the family of a 15-year-old girl who fell to her death from the Menai suspension bridge.


It said the step was "inflammatory and inappropriate". Railways Minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour made the offer after a wave of protests against the film across Pakistan and the wider Muslim world. Dozens have died in clashes between police and protesters in Pakistan and countries such as Tunisia and Sudan. Sunday saw a fresh round of protests over the film in Pakistan, Nigeria, Greece and Turkey. Most passed off peacefully, but in the Greek capital Athens, riot police and demonstrators clashed. Six people were arrested. A state department official told the BBC: "The president and secretary of state have both said the video at the core of this is offensive, disgusting, and reprehensible - but that is no justification for violence, and it is important for responsible leaders to stand up and speak out against violence. "Therefore we find Mr Bilour's announcement is inflammatory and inappropriate. We note that the prime minister's office has dissociated itself from his comments." The exact origins of Innocence of Muslims, the low-budget film that has prompted the unrest, are unclear. The alleged producer of the trailer of the film, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, is in hiding. Anti-US sentiment grew after a trailer for the film dubbed into Arabic was released on YouTube earlier this month. US citizens have been urged not to travel to Pakistan, and the US embassy has paid for adverts on Pakistani TV showing President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemning the film. Although US targets have borne the brunt of protests against the film, anti-Western sentiment has been stoked further by caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad published this week in the satirical French magazine, Charlie Hebdo. France shut embassies and other missions in about 20 countries across the Muslim world on Friday. An 18-year-old man who threatened the magazine's editors on Facebook has been charged with terrorism-related activity following his arrest in the southern French city of Toulon, a judicial source told AFP news agency on Sunday.

Summary: The US state department has condemned a Pakistani minister's offer of $100,000 (Â£61,600) for the death of the American maker of an anti-Islam film.


In the last week, 94.8% of patients were seen within four hours compared to 95.6% the week before. The target is 95%. The figures cover all centres - major A&Es, smaller minor injury units and urgent care centres. Waiting times are worst in the major units where only 92.2% were seen within four hours. The figures show two thirds of the 144 trusts with major units are missing the target. It is the first time since April the target has been missed overall - although the major units have been below the 95% mark since July. It is not unusual for performance to drop in December. For the last three years individual weekly figures have fallen below 95% before Christmas. Last winter the NHS was consistently below the 95% figure overall from January to April. Hospitals are given a 5% leeway to allow doctors to prioritise the sickest patients. By Nick TriggleHealth correspondent This was always going to happen. Every winter the NHS will miss the A&E waiting time target from time to time. What is important is where the NHS goes from here. The government has thrown extra money at the system - about Â£400m in total - to try to stop a repeat of last year when the waiting time target was consistently missed after Christmas. There are a number of factors that are out of everyone's hands, including the weather. But there is a worrying picture developing. The number of patients that come to A&E and then are admitted into hospital - ie the most serious cases - are high. What is more, hospitals are finding it difficult to discharge its frailest patients. These people often need support once they leave and the numbers show there are increasing delays in arranging that. The extra money was meant to ease these two problems in particular, but there is little to suggest that has happened. The worry now is that hospitals get clogged up and pressures continue to build. NHS England chief operating officer Dame Barbara Hakin said it was "disappointing" performance had dropped, but said last week was the busiest so far this winter with more than 415,000 people attending A&E, while the numbers that needing admitting to hospital for further treatment - emergency admissions - hit its highest level since 2010. She added: "We know the A&E standard is ambitious and that is only right. This is the first week since April the 95% standard has not been met, however we do know that sometimes this will happen. "Every year we see a dip in the figures for December, with week on week variations which is why we fully assess how local systems are coping with winter pressures over a longer period. "We knew this winter would be difficult but it is important to stress the NHS continues to deliver a good service. This is thanks to the hard work and dedication of our frontline staff." The drop in performance comes despite the government giving the NHS extra money to cope with winter - Â£250m was announced in the

Summary: The NHS in England has missed its four-hour A&E waiting time for the first time this winter, figures show.


On Monday the number of cars on the road in Paris will be cut in half - only motorists with odd-numbered plates will be allowed to drive. Public transportation will be free as well car-sharing and bike-sharing programmes. Similar measures were put in place last year when pollution soared in Paris. The city saw a severe spike in smog on Wednesday last week and briefly had the world's dirtiest air, AP news agency reported quoting Plume Labs, a monitoring company. The mayor's office announced at the weekend that alternating number plate measures would be implemented on Monday, with exceptions for electric or hybrid vehicles as well as emergency vehicles. Public transport is free on Monday in Paris and surrounding towns to try to entice drivers to leave their cars at home. About 750 police officers were being mobilised in the city and its suburbs to enforce the traffic restrictions which went into effect at 05:30 local time (04:30 GMT), Le Monde newspaper reported. Other cities are also imposing various restrictions.

Summary: The French authorities have introduced measures to combat a sharp increase in pollution affecting Paris and other cities in northern France.


The song sold more than 172,000 copies, about 87,000 more than Ronson's Uptown Funk, featuring Bruno Mars. It is Goulding's second number one, after Burn in 2013. Love Me Like You Do is the fastest-selling single of the year so far. Ronson's Uptown Funk has spent nine weeks in the chart in total, seven of them in the number one slot. Rounding off the top five singles, was Hozier's Take Me To Church; Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney's FourFive Seconds, and Meghan Trainor's Lips Are Movin.

Summary: Ellie Goulding's song Love Me Like You Do has gone straight to number one in the UK singles chart, ending Mark Ronson's reign at the top.


Media playback is not supported on this device The League Two hosts dominated their Championship opponents in the first half, taking the lead through Uche Ikpeazu's low turn and shot. But a different Leeds came out after the break, equalising when Stuart Dallas nodded in Alex Mowatt's cross. Mowatt then turned goalscorer when he flicked in from a corner to set up a tie at AFC Wimbledon or Sutton United. The U's nearly equalised late on when Piero Mingoia's shot was spilled by Marco Silvestri but Ben Williamson could not turn the ball home under pressure. In front of a sell-out crowd, two sides going for promotion in their respective leagues provided an entertaining contest, despite the 38 places separating the teams. Ikpeazu had an earlier chance to score in the game but had an effort saved, before Luke Berry's free-kick deflected back to him, he turned two defenders and struck low in off the post. Leeds twice forced Will Norris into fine saves in the first period from Mowatt and Liam Cooper. But Garry Monk's side, in the Championship play-off places and having made eight changes for the match, showed fight in the second half and equalised when Dallas knocked Mowatt's cross back across the face of goal. Mowatt then completed the turnaround when he flicked on Pontus Jansson's header from a corner into the roof of the net. Media playback is not supported on this device Cambridge, managed by former Leeds midfielder Shaun Derry, had chances to force a replay, but substitute Williamson could not turn home and Ikpeazu headed a corner wide. Cambridge United manager Shaun Derry: "We want more of this. We want to be on a different stage. "We are in League Two and it's a tough, tough level and we can make a real claim for the top seven now." Leeds boss Garry Monk: "Cambridge made it very tough for us as we knew they would. They were excellent in that first half, they put pressure on us and were a handful. "We were able to move the game up the pitch in the second half and got the goals at good times. "I trust all my players - there's no point in having a squad if you are not going to use them and it will stand them in good stead. "I love the FA Cup, I've grown up with it and it means a lot to me. All I know is that we use our squad, we respected it and you could see that from how committed we were." Steve Claridge, BBC Radio 5 live co-commentator and former Cambridge United striker: "Lots of things that have gone on at Leeds have left a slightly bitter taste. But what they done is given the manager a chance and backed him financially. You get the feeling Garry Monk, with what he has had to put up with, just lets it wash over him. He comes across as a focused person. "Leeds have the capabilities of being a top six or seven team in the country. They

Summary: Leeds United came from behind to defeat stubborn Cambridge United in a hotly contested FA Cup third-round tie.


Health Minister Recep Akdag was quoted by the Anadolu news agency as saying traces of one of the decomposition products of Sarin had been detected in the blood and urine of several victims. At least 89 people were killed in the incident in rebel-held Khan Sheikhoun. Syria's government has repeatedly denied using any chemical weapons. The US has rejected the assertion, however, and on Friday it carried out a missile strike on the Shayrat airbase, where it said a Syrian Air Force jet that attacked Khan Sheikhoun with chemical weapons took off. President Bashar al-Assad's ally Russia, which says the Syrian jet had in fact hit a rebel depot full of chemical munitions, denounced the "illegal action" by the US. A number of casualties were treated at hospitals in Turkey, which opposes Mr Assad, following last Tuesday's incident in neighbouring Idlib province. The World Health Organization said their apparent lack of external injuries and similar symptoms, including acute respiratory distress, suggested they had been exposed to organophosphorus chemicals, a category that includes nerve agents. On Tuesday, Mr Akdag announced that a chemical known as isopropyl methyphosphonic acid (IMPA) had been "identified in the blood and urine tests conducted on samples taken from the victims". Once exposed to air and water, Sarin breaks down into IMPA and methylphosphonic acid (MPA). The UN concluded that rockets filled with sarin were fired at several rebel-held suburbs of Damascus in August 2013 after finding traces of IMPA in samples taken from the scene of the attack, which the US blamed on Syria's government. Earlier on Thursday, Russia's president urged the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to open a full investigation into last week's incident. Vladimir Putin also claimed rebels were planning "acts of provocation" using chemical weapons to encourage further US strikes on government forces. A Russian military spokesman said that the Syrian government was prepared to allow OPCW experts to visit the Shayrat airbase to search for chemical weapons.

Summary: Turkey says it has "concrete evidence" the nerve agent Sarin was used in a suspected attack by Syrian government forces a week ago, state media report.


Media playback is not supported on this device "While the news is devastating, I have much to be thankful for - I thank God that I am alive," he said when Bolton's club doctor, Jonathan Tobin, said after Muamba's cardiac arrest during Bolton's FA Cup quarter-final against Tottenham that the player had, in effect, been dead for 78 minutes. He received 15 shocks from a defibrillator as medics struggled to restart his heart. His fight for life inspired tributes from British football and around the world. In Madrid, Real players were photographed before the match against Malaga in specially produced shirts carrying slogans wishing him a speedy recovery. In Italy, Juventus playmaker Andrea Pirlo dedicated a win over Fiorentina to Muamba. His case has been credited with raising awareness of heart problems in young people, with hospitals reporting a surge in requests for screenings after Muamba's collapse. Although forced to call time on the career he loved, Muamba's life before he came to Britain arguably leaves him better prepared than most for handling adversity. He was born in Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of Congo, in 1988. When civil war broke out in 1996, Muamba's father Marcel, a political advisor in the government of ousted President Mobutu Sese Seko, became a target for rebels. Marcel fled to England, and Fabrice - who was unable to speak English at the time - joined him in east London along with other family members in 1999. "It was very tough - I saw the war, I saw people die. I grew up with it," Muamba recalled in 2008. "It stopped us going out to play football because we were scared we would get killed. My dad had to come to England for us to survive and have a peaceful life." An Arsenal fan when growing up in Africa, Muamba joined the Gunners' youth system in 2002 and, although he admitted in an interview with FourFourTwo that he "didn't take football seriously until the age of 16", he progressed through the ranks to make his first-team debut in a 2005 League Cup win at Sunderland. With his opportunities limited by Arsenal's strength in midfield, he signed a season-long loan deal with Birmingham for the 2006-07 campaign and was signed full-time when the West Midlands club was promoted to the Premier League. The club's fans voted him their Young Player of the Season and Blues manager Steve Bruce signed the player on a three-year deal, saying: "His performances and the way he drove the team on was unbelievable for a young kid." Having turned down a call to represent the nation of his birth as a 19-year-old, Muamba made his England Under-21 debut in a friendly against Romania in August 2007, going on to win 33 caps. He took A-levels in French and maths, and his answer in one interview that he "probably would have ended up being an accountant" if he was not playing football could yet prove prophetic. Muamba was unable to stop Birmingham from making an immediate return to the Championship and in the

Summary: Former Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba, who has been forced to retire from football, says he knows he is lucky to be alive.


The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said the figure was 7% up from June, and 15% higher than July last year. Caroline Offord, a CML analyst, said that mortgage lending remained robust, despite regulatory changes earlier this year to toughen lending criteria. There was a 25% rise in property transactions in the first half of 2014, the CML said. However, Ms Offord said that affordability pressures could start to affect the property market. "Economic conditions have strengthened, but while the Bank of England has signalled an improved economic outlook since May, headwinds remain," she said. A rise in interest rates could hit the housing market, although any increase was likely to be "measured and gradual", she said. New rule changes mean lenders must do more checks on borrowers' ability to repay loans, something that was blamed for slowing the number of loans and transactions earlier this year. Net mortgage lending for the first six months of the year reached £10.5bn, which Ms Offord described as a "strong figure" compared to the past five years when the total barely exceeded £10bn for the whole 12 months. "This is a sign of growth in the market and not just churn," she said. The Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday that UK house prices had risen by 10.2% over the 12 months to June to hit a new record high of of £265,000. However, the London average was now almost £500,000.

Summary: Mortgage lending rose to £19.1bn in July to reach the highest monthly total since August 2008.


The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) provided no explanation for the missing funds, the auditor general told MPs. Oil revenue accounts for two-thirds of the government's funding. President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to crack down on corruption since coming to office last May. The NNPC has not commented on the auditor general's findings. This finding by the auditor general, while shocking, is not a surprise. Officials from the previous administration allegedly indulged in wholesale corruption where billions of dollars of oil funds simply disappeared. When the then central bank governor Lamido Sanusi pointed out that billions of dollars were missing from the treasury, he was sacked from his job. Nigeria's oil reserves should have been blessing for Nigeria to be used to build infrastructure and invest in social services. Instead, it has been a curse, a lubricant that has produced massive corruption and dysfunctional governments. President Buhari was elected on a platform of cleaning up the country's notoriously corrupt politics. But some officials from the previous administration accuse him of using corruption to pursue a political vendetta. The state oil giant has been mired in corruption allegations and losing money for many years. Last month, the government announced that the NNPC would be broken up into seven different companies. A separate audit ordered under former President Goodluck Jonathan and carried out by global accountancy firm PwC, found that the NNPC had failed to pay the government $1.48bn between January 2012 and July 2013. It did not provide a total figure for how much revenue the NNPC should legally have handed over to the treasury. However, the company said that it could not vouch for the integrity of the information it was given when it conducted the audit. Nigeria is Africa's biggest oil producer, but the economy has suffered because of the recent decline in the price of oil.

Summary: Nigeria's state-owned oil company has failed to pay the government $16bn (Â£11bn) in a suspected fraud, according to an official audit.


The emerald ash borer, first recorded in the Moscow area in 2007, has become established in surrounding broadleaved woodlands, they observed. The pest, which is expected to cost the US economy $10bn, has spread up to 25 miles each year, the team estimated. The findings of the survey have been published in the journal Forestry. The team of two UK and two Russian scientists found that the emerald ash borer (EAB) population had spread 146 miles (235km) west of Moscow and 137 miles (220 km) south of the Russian capital city. In their paper, the team described EAB (Agrilus planipennis) as a "major threat to Fraxinus excelsior (European ash), and south of Moscow, where the beetle has become established in natural broadleaved woodlands in which F. excelsior is a major component, many of the ash trees are suffering severe dieback and mortality". They added: "The abundance and almost continuous distribution of F. excelsior in these woodlands means that A. planipennis now has the opportunity to spread unhindered on a broad front to other countries in Europe." Enemy within The beetle is native to north-east China, the Korean peninsula, Japan, Taiwan, Mongolia and the Russian Far East. (Source: USDA) The beetles' larvae feed on the surface layers of the wood of a tree, cutting off vital supplies of nutrients and water, causing branches and eventually the whole tree to die. Although the adult beetles only live for a matter of weeks, an individual female can lay in excess of 200 eggs during their short lives but the average is estimated to be in the region of 30-60 eggs. While native Asian ash trees appear to have co-evolved resistance to the EAB, US native ash species, such as the green ash (F. pennsylvanica) and white ash (F. americana) have no such resilience, resulting in devastating consequences. Since the first recorded case of an EAB infestation in Michigan back in 2002, the invasive alien species has spread rapidly through 19 US states and two Canadian provinces, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. The researchers wrote: "The beetle has killed tens of millions of trees over the past 10 years and has raised concerns over the future of ash in North America. "The cost to the US economy over the 10-year period from 2009 to 2019 - in terms of tree removal and replacement alone - is expected to exceed $10bn." Whether a similar fate awaits European ash trees remained uncertain at this stage, explained co-author David Williams, an entomologist from Forest Research, the scientific arm of the UK Forestry Commission. During the summer, Dr Williams and colleague Dr Nigel Straw spent two weeks in and around Moscow to assess the impact and spread of EAB in the area. Dr Williams told BBC News that previous research suggested that an individual beetle would not fly more than six miles (10km) during its lifetime. Yet the team, in their assessment, found evidence that EAB was spreading by up to four times that distance. "There is evidence that the species is riding on vehicles, which is

Summary: An invasive species of beetle that has killed tens of millions of ash trees in North America could "spread unhindered" across Europe, researchers have warned.


Thusha Kamaleswaran was shot in the chest and Roshan Selvakumar, 35, was also shot in Brixton, last March. Nathaniel Grant, Kazeem Kolawole and Anthony McCalla were convicted of causing both victims grievous bodily harm with intent and attempted murder of rival gang member Roshaun Bryan. Grant was told he would serve at least 17 years and Kolawole and McCalla 14. Judge Martin Stephens QC said the crimes were "of the utmost gravity", adding: "Not one of you has, in my judgment, shown a sliver of remorse." Last month's Old Bailey trial heard the three cycled up to Stockwell Food and Wine and Grant opened fire. A bullet hit Thusha in the chest and passed through the seventh vertebra of her spine, leaving her paralysed. The court heard the gunmen were trying to shoot Mr Bryan when Thusha and Mr Selvakumar got caught in the crossfire. The girl, now six, went into cardiac arrest twice in the wake of the shooting and had to undergo emergency surgery both in the shop and at hospital to keep her alive. She has only recently been discharged from hospital. Mr Selvakumar was hit in the head but survived with a piece of bullet remaining in his head. Judge Stephens said the trio posed "a significant risk to members of the public of serious harm in the future". "You, Grant, were the gunman and the other two your fully supportive lieutenants backing up all your actions to the hilt and giving you the support and encouragement to carry out these terrible deeds," he added. "Shooting into a shop, a confined space where it was known there were people present, is an attack on society itself by men who saw themselves as outside the law and above the law." He said the convictions would not have been possible without CCTV and he hoped Thusha could go on to lead as full a life as possible. Thusha's mother mother Sharmila Kamaleswaran said in a victim impact statement that seeing her daughter, who dreamed of being a dancer, in a hospital bed "took my heart away". Det Supt Gordon Allison said the only time the men had apologised or shown any remorse was when they were seeking to reduce their prison sentences. He added: "The images of Thusha dancing happily in Stockwell Food and Wine are images that many of us will struggle to erase from our memories. "Today, McCalla, Kolawole and Grant will have many years in prison to reflect on the damage they caused to an innocent five-year-old girl and her family but also Roshan and the community that is London as a whole." A team of detectives who investigated the case will take on the Three Peaks Challenge in September to raise money for the vital care and equipment Thusha now requires. They have already raised more than Â£130,000.

Summary: Three men have been jailed for life for a shooting in a south London shop which left a five-year-old girl paralysed.


The requiem mass was held at St Mary's Church on the Melmount Road. The teenager who died in a water-filled quarry in County Tyrone is the third member of his extended family to die in a drowning tragedy. The body of Rhys Jack was recovered from the disused quarry in the Backtown area of Strabane on Tuesday afternoon. Parish priest, Father Michael Doherty, said both of the teenager's parents had lost family members through drowning. His mother lost her five-year-old brother about 40 years ago, while his father's uncle drowned in recent years. Father Doherty has been with members of the Jack family since the tragedy began to unfold on Monday evening. The 17-year-old was in the quarry with three teenage friends when they fell into the water from a makeshift raft. His three friends, who were later rescued, had frantically tried to save him. Father Doherty told BBC Radio Ulster's Evening Extra programme that Rhys's parents, Elaine and Mark, identified his body at the quarry shortly after it was recovered by search teams. He said: "They knew over the past day, or from about eight o'clock last night (20:00 BST) that although they would have liked to have thought there was a chance he would be still alive, they knew that he was gone and their hope was that the body would be found sooner rather than later." The priest said that their "deep sadness" at losing their son was mixed with "relief". He explained that the corpse of Elaine Jack's young brother had never been found, so they were relieved that Rhys's body had been recovered. He also said it was his understanding that Mark Jack's uncle had drowned in the River Finn a number of years ago. Father Doherty was the Jack family's parish priest and had baptised Rhys 17 years ago. He was also a chaplain at the teenager's school. The priest said the three friends who had tried to save Rhys were "traumatised and upset". He described the atmosphere in Rhys's school as "subdued" and said staff had tried to make special arrangements for those taking exams.

Summary: The funeral mass has taken place of teenager Rhys Jack who drowned in a quarry in Strabane last week.


Former Fulham man Pavel Pogrebnyak sprung the offside trap and dinked a delicate chip over County goalkeeper Lenny Pidgeley to open the scoring. Striker Nick Blackman doubled the lead for the Championship side with a solo effort before Shaun Jeffers' header gave League Two Newport hope. Seconds after coming on for his debut striker Craig Tanner made it 3-1. Newport County manager Justin Edinburgh told BBC Radio Wales: "I thought we needed a reaction after our performance on Saturday and certainly got that from the players. "I thought from start to finish we gave a good account of ourselves and ran Reading hard. "We had nothing to lose second half and I felt we deserved the goal that we got at the end."

Summary: Reading coasted into the second round of the Capital One Cup at the expense of Newport County.


The 19-year-old, who won four golds at last year's World Championships in Glasgow, has a progressive neurological condition which causes muscle weakness. "A recent progression in my condition, coupled with an ongoing shoulder injury, has affected my ability to train," she said. "I did everything in my power to get to Rio, but it just wasn't to be." The Paralympics begin on 7 September, while the swimming events run from 8-17 September. Kearney, who has been battling to be fit since the start of the year, missed the British Paralympic swimming trials in April but was named in the team in May. She added: "I'm devastated not to be able to represent GB in Rio. I have worked incredibly hard in training for many years to get to this point in my career and last year was fantastic for me. "Obviously, I hope that there will be a way for me to continue to compete in the sport I love so much next season and beyond." British Para-swimming national performance director Chris Furber said: "We all share in Tully's disappointment in this news. "As a team we worked closely with Tully to ensure she had the right support and as much time as possible. "Our whole medical and coaching team has and will continue to provide the best support possible for Tully. We all wish her a speedy return to competition."

Summary: Swimmer Tully Kearney has had to withdraw from the Great Britain team for the Rio Paralympics through injury.


They torched the tents at the camp in Brezice to protest at the slow process of registering them and moving them to the Austrian border, witnesses said. They have also complained of a lack of food, water and blankets in the camp. Meanwhile the Greek coastguard is searching for a migrant boat believed to have capsized with 14 on board near the island of Samos amid heavy rain. Samos, where 69,000 people have arrived over the past year, is receiving the highest numbers of migrants of any Greek island apart from Lesbos. Thousands of migrants continue to pour through the western Balkans and the leaders of those countries have been summoned to a special EU meeting. The European Commission said President Jean-Claude Juncker had called Sunday's meeting because "there is a need for much greater cooperation, more extensive consultation and immediate operational action" to deal with what it called "the unfolding emergency". EU response: EU solution seems nowhere in sight No-man's land: Border closures leave thousands stranded Long winter sets in: EU pins hope on deteriorating weather Merkel under pressure: Chancellor's migrant policy faces criticism at home Crisis in graphics: Migration numbers explained Last week Hungary closed its border with Croatia and Serbia and refused to let any more migrants cross, citing security concerns. As a result, the migrants have been diverted to Slovenia on their way to western Europe. Slovenia says it has been overwhelmed by the nearly 20,000 migrants that have arrived since Friday. It had said it could only take 2,500 migrants a day. The Slovenian army and the police are working to manage the flow, but aid agencies have been warning of dire conditions as bottlenecks develop at border crossings along the route, just as temperatures are beginning to drop. But there is no sign that the numbers of migrants and refugees is slowing. A number of boats carrying around 140 people, including children, arrived at the RAF base at Akrotiri in Cyprus on Wednesday morning. Many of the migrants heading through the Western Balkans are trying to reach Germany, which is predicting an influx of at least 800,000 asylum seekers this year. Some estimates put the number at over a million. Many of those will have their asylum bids rejected and a government spokesman confirmed on Wednesday that it was considering the use of military planes to help speed up the deportation process. Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said army transport planes would be used, but only if civilian aircraft were not available. Chancellor Angela Merkel's domestic popularity has declined in recent weeks because of the influx into Germany. And an opinion poll on Wednesday said the proportion of Germans who were extremely worried by the situation had risen from 40% in August to 54%. However a separate poll of members of Mrs Merkel's conservative CDU party found that 82% were happy with her as their leader. A note on terminology: The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum.

Summary: Tents have been torched at a transit camp in Slovenia, allegedly by migrants angry at how they are being treated.


Organisers say that as many as 48,000 people took part but police estimates were far lower at just under 20,000. The BBC's Juliana Liu in Hong Kong says the protest was far more low key than this time last year when organisers said 500,0000 people demonstrated. In June a Beijing-backed reform package was rejected by Hong Kong legislators. The reforms would have given Hong Kong voters the right to choose their leader for the first time - subject to approval by China - and foreshadowed the huge so-called umbrella protests that followed for several months afterwards. Campaigners dismissed the reforms as offering only "fake democracy". Our correspondent says that the lower number of protesters this year has resulted in questions as to whether the public is growing tired at the failure of the pro-democracy movement to gain concessions from the Chinese government. Some have expressed disappointment that after nearly three months of paralysing the city's streets, they were unable to secure greater voting rights from China. Protesters on Wednesday congregated at Victoria Park to march in sweltering conditions to city government headquarters. Many held yellow umbrellas, the symbol of last year's demonstrations and the preferred tool of defence against police pepper spray. The demonstrators chanted derogatory slogans against Hong Hong's Beijing-backed leader CY Leung, demanding his resignation. Some carried banners calling for universal suffrage or for the downfall of the Communist Party, while others carried colonial-era Hong Kong flags. The demonstrators were in places heckled by pro-Beijing groups who hurled insults at them as they made their procession through the streets, with police often having to separate the two sides. Earlier in the day Mr Leung urged people to look to the future, Reuters news agency reports. "Even though political reforms have taken up considerable effort and time, the Hong Kong government will strengthen economic development and improve people's livelihoods," he told a flag-raising ceremony to mark the anniversary.

Summary: Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong have attended a pro-democracy rally to mark 18 years since Britain handed the territory back to China.


It comes after Aberavon MP Stephen Kinnock said the poll result could cause "irreparable damage" to the industry. Newport-based steel group Liberty is determined to press ahead with its bid, BBC Wales understands. Tata said no interested parties had changed their positions. A spokesman added: "Like the rest of the business world we will be taking the time to consider the implications of the verdict of the British people. "We have received no notifications from any of the interested parties of any change in their position." Concerns had been raised in the run-up to Thursday's referendum that international buyers for Tata Steel's UK business would drop out if the result was a loss of access to European markets. Mr Kinnock told BBC Radio Wales he feared for the Port Talbot plant amid rumours bidders were pulling out after the vote to leave the EU. "I spent almost the entire referendum campaign saying 'if you want to save steel industry, you must vote to remain'," he said. "I find it absolutely extraordinary that that hasn't been understood because of the uncertainty it now unleashes. "The vote has taken place, the people have spoken, but I am deeply, deeply concerned about the future of our steelworks in the light of this vote." Asked about the future, he told the Sunday Supplement programme: "I'm already hearing rumours that the bidders are going to now pull out. "If you look at the government, it was actually the PM that was pushing this forward," he said. "The prime minister realised that it was a political priority - he's gone now, so where is the voice at the top level of the British government standing up for the steel industry? I don't see it. "The enemy of business is uncertainty and that is fundamentally why this referendum vote is going to potentially cause irreparable damage to the steel industry." First Minister Carwyn Jones told the programme he was "still fighting" to keep the Port Talbot plant open. "I'm not going to pretend to you that Thursday helped because it didn't," he said. "I think if we'd seen things different on Thursday we'd have been in a stronger position with regard to Tata. "But now things are once again up in the air." Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies, on the winning side of the referendum result, called the first minister's comments "scare-mongering of the highest order". "If we get this [withdrawal from the EU] right, there are enormous opportunities," he said. "The deals and the trade agreements are in place, business continues."

Summary: No bidders have pulled out of trying to buy Tata Steel's UK operations in the light of the Brexit result, the firm has said.


Sarah Pond said a member of staff at the Staffordshire theme park said: "You need to get off, you have one hand." "Never in my life have I been spoken to like this," said Miss Pond. "I was not offered a reason why when I explained I have been on this ride about 10 times." Alton Towers said it had apologised to Miss Pond, who was not allowed to ride the rollercoaster for safety reasons. More on this story and updates from Stoke & Staffordshire "We are in contact with her directly and will endeavour to reach a resolution," the theme park said in a statement. Miss Pond was barred from the Smiler rollercoaster, the ride on which several people were seriously injured last year. In a Facebook post, Miss Pond, 33, from Shrewsbury, said she had been "astonished" to see a girl with her arm in a plaster cast allowed on to the ride. She wrote: "I read the rules of the ride. You need to be able to walk 25m without help. And climb a ladder. Well I can assure you I can, nothing is wrong with my legs!" She added: "I'm still angry and upset. Never in my 33 years of life have I been treated with such discrimination over being born without my hand. "I am not registered disabled as I'm too able bodied and for that reason can't claim any benefits." A spokeswoman for the theme park said: "On arrival at the ride entrance, our staff did advise that for safety reasons, she would not be eligible to ride the Smiler. "We aim to ensure that disabled guests are treated with respect and in a manner that is appropriate to their needs, whilst maintaining equality for all of our visitors." Miss Pond said the experience had put her off ever going to Alton Towers again and disputed the claim she was told at the ride's entrance she could not go on the rollercoaster. Alton Towers' owners, Merlin Attractions, face a large fine as a result of the Smiler crash last June. Last month Merlin admitted a health and safety breach over the crash, which resulted in two women having leg amputations.

Summary: A one-handed woman who was barred from a rollercoaster at Alton Towers has accused the venue of discrimination.