The 41-year-old replaces former Scotland team-mate Graham Alexander, who was dismissed on 30 September. Pressley was sacked by Coventry City in February after almost two years in charge, following a seven-game winless run that left them in the relegation zone. He recently rejected the chance to talk to Scottish side Dundee United about their vacant managerial position. Pressley has been working as a coaching for the Scottish Football Association and had just agreed to look after the Scotland Under-17 team on a one-off basis for a three-match round of qualifiers. In a recent interview with BBC Radio Scotland, after being linked to the role at Dundee United, Pressley said: "I have built up a very good reputation in England and I have a burning desire to manage at the elite level. "That's not an arrogance. That's a belief. In order to do that, I think you have to manage in a country like England." The former Hearts and Rangers centre-back started his coaching career at Falkirk in 2010, leaving the Bairns three years later to take charge of Coventry. He kept the Sky Blues in League One in his first full season in charge despite serious financial difficulties which resulted in the club being docked 10 points for going into administration. He was fired the following year with Coventry 21st in the table, in a season when they were beaten at home in the first round of the FA Cup by non-league Worcester City. Meanwhile, Fleetwood have confirmed that assistant manager Chris Lucketti will remain in his role, while Pressley's former Coventry assistant Neil MacFarlane has joined the coaching staff.

Summary: League One side Fleetwood Town have appointed Steven Pressley as manager.


Captain Lee Wallace's struck to give the home side the lead just after the quarter-hour mark. And Martyn Waghorn doubled their advantage shortly before the break, turning in Barrie McKay's pass. Nicky Law added a third with a shot high into the net as Mark Warburton's side claimed their tenth win in all competitions. Having scored five goals in each of their last three matches, Rangers were keen to maintain their impressive goal haul but their second half performance failed to match the tempo displayed in the opening 45 minutes. The hosts were unchanged for the first time this season and in-form Waghorn quickly garnered their first scoring opportunity with barely five minutes gone as he pounced on a defensive error to test Darren Jamieson but the goalkeeper reacted well. Livingston, the only side in the Championship without a league win this season, responded with their first chance when a Myles Hippolyte free kick found the head of Declan Gallagher but his header picked out keeper Wes Foderingham. It was from a free-kick that Rangers took the lead after 16 minutes The pre-planned move broke down but the ball rebounded to Wallace who, from 30 yards, struck the ball cleanly with his left foot low in to the bottom corner for his fourth goal of the season - equalling his tally for last season. Livingston were without the suspended Ben Gordon and lost his replacement Craig Sives to injury inside 25 minutes, with Morgyn Neill replacing him. The bottom side did not dwell on their misfortune and only a flying save from Foderingham kept out Liam Buchanan's powerful shot. Rangers, fuelled by the guile of Nathan Oduwa and the lively front play of Waghorn, dealt Livingston a decisive blow five minutes from half-time. Oduwa was involved in the build-up, Waghorn holding up the ball and rejecting all passing options to work his way free and precisely angle a low shot beyond Jamieson. If a second half onslaught was expected it did not appear as Rangers failed to match their earlier intensity while Livingston never gave up but never seriously threatened the home goal. Kenny Miller, who appeared as a substitute in the first ever meeting of these sides in 2001, came off the bench and slid a pass into the path of fellow substitute Law who angled his shot high into the net for his first goal of the season. Match ends, Rangers 3, Livingston 0. Second Half ends, Rangers 3, Livingston 0. Attempt missed. Myles Hippolyte (Livingston) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Kenny Miller (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Kenny Miller (Rangers). Myles Hippolyte (Livingston) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Livingston. Kieran Gibbons replaces Scott Pittman. Nicky Law (Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Darren Cole (Livingston). Delay in match (Livingston). Attempt missed. Dean Shiels (Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. James Tavernier

Summary: Rangers made it six wins out of six in the Scottish Championship with a comfortable victory over Livingston.


So often repeated are the words of the Swedish diplomat Dag Hammarskjold, the organisation's most beloved secretary general, they have come to serve as a mission statement of sorts. Additionally, they function as a crude benchmark against which the work of the United Nations can be judged. When the organisation was formed in 1945, in the aftermath of World War Two and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, "hell" would have been the outbreak of a third global conflict and nuclear Armageddon, neither of which has come to pass. But in those post-War years, as the full horror of the Holocaust was uncovered, "hell" also meant genocide, a word which had only just been coined: the systematic massacre of thousands of people because of their ethnicity, religion, race or nationality. Here, the UN has not always been able to halt the descent into the abyss. To its member states' eternal shame, on some occasions it has been a bystander to genocide. In any historical ledger, Rwanda and Srebrenica stand out as ghastly failures. During the Rwanda genocide, UN peacekeepers deployed in the country concentrated on evacuating expatriates and government officials, failing to intervene as 800,000 Tutsis and sympathetic Hutus were slaughtered. In Srebrenica in July 1995, more than 8,000 Muslims, mainly men and boys, were massacred by Bosnian Serb forces, which barged past Dutch soldiers wearing the distinctive blue helmet of the UN peacekeepers as if they weren't there. What made the massacre all the more horrifying was that the Muslims had sheltered in enclaves deemed "safe areas" under the protections of the UN. In some conflicts, such as Yugoslavia, the UN was slow to respond. In others, such as Vietnam and the Iraq war, it was sidelined. Its efforts to broker peace talks during Syria's civil war, now in its fifth year, have always ended in failure. Now, a third UN envoy, the Italian diplomat Staffan de Mistura, is trying, without success so far, to break the impasse. Peace has also proved elusive in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, one of the UN's first major dilemmas following its formation in 1945 and a long-running bugbear. Sometimes the UN has been part of the problem rather than the solution. Blue-helmeted peacekeepers have been accused of a litany of sexual abuses, most recently in the Central African Republic. In Haiti, peacekeepers from Nepal were the source, the evidence suggests, of a cholera outbreak that has killed more than 8,000 people - though the UN refuses to accept any legal liability. While the UN sees itself as a force for democratisation, it is a ridiculously undemocratic organisation. Its locus of power is the Security Council, where the five permanent members - the US, Britain, France, China and Russia - still wield crippling vetoes. The Security Council, like amber encasing an extinct insect, preserves the influence of the victors from World War Two, freezing a moment in a time. Tellingly, when Franklin Delano Roosevelt coined the phrase the "United Nations," he was referring not to the countries of the world but rather the Allied powers. Germany

Summary: "The UN was not created to take mankind to heaven, but to save humanity from hell."


Many have now taken refuge in the Evangelical Church in the Suez Canal city of Ismailiya. The Coptic Church has condemned the attacks, saying they were aimed at "dividing" Egyptians. On Sunday, Islamic State militants released a video, warning of more attacks on Egypt's Christian minority. The Copts - who make up about 10% of the country's 90 million population - have often been targeted by Islamists in recent years. Most of the Islamist militant attacks of recent years have been focused on the Sinai peninsula, where an IS-linked jihadist group is active, but the capital Cairo has also suffered a string of attacks in the past two years. About 250 Christians with their belongings were now in Ismailiya's church, deacon Nabil Shukrallah said on Friday. "They've come running with their children. It's a very difficult situation. We're expecting 50 or 60 more," he told the AFP news agency. Meanwhile, refugees said they were now "scared of our shadows", adding that they "are being targeted in an ugly way". Many of them were from the city of El-Arish, where at least seven Christians have been killed. Egypt has seen a wave of attacks by militants since 2013 when the military overthrew President Mohammed Morsi, an elected leader who hailed from the Muslim Brotherhood, and launched a crackdown against Islamists. Some of Mr Morsi's supporters blamed Christians for supporting the overthrow. In December, a bomb explosion in the Coptic Christian cathedral in killed at least 25 people. The Coptic Orthodox Church is the main Christian Church in Egypt. While most Copts live in Egypt, the Church has about a million members outside the country. Copts believe that their Church dates back to around 50 AD, when the Apostle Mark is said to have visited Egypt. Mark is regarded as the first Pope of Alexandria - the head of their church. This makes it one of the earliest Christian groups outside the Holy Land. The Church separated from other Christian denominations at the Council of Chalcedon (451 AD) in a dispute over the human and divine nature of Jesus Christ. The early Church suffered persecution under the Roman Empire, and there were intermittent persecutions after Egypt became a Muslim country. Many believe that continues to this day.

Summary: Dozens of Coptic Christian families in Egypt have fled North Sinai province after a number of killings in recent weeks by suspected Islamist militants.


Gatlin beat Jamaica's Asafa Powell - who ran 9.94secs - with fellow American Tyson Gay third in 9.98secs. Former Olympic champion Gatlin, 34, who led from the blocks, heads the Diamond League 100m standings after also winning in Shanghai earlier this month. Femi Ogunode, fastest man in the world this year, was fifth in 10.02secs. Great Britain's Laura Weightman came sixth in the women's 1500m. Weightman, 24, clocked a time of four minutes 03.04 seconds in a race won by Kenya's Faith Kipyegon in 3:56.41. Britain's Tiffany Porter, 28, finished seventh in the women's 100m hurdles behind winner Kendra Harrison. American Harrison finished in 12.24secs, a new American record and the second fastest time in the history of the event. In the women's high jump at the event in Eugene, Britain's Isobel Pooley, 23, finished eighth after clearing 1.88 metres.

Summary: Justin Gatlin ran his fastest time of the year to win the 100m at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meeting in Oregon in 9.88 seconds.


The inquiry, which is investigating claims of child abuse in Jersey's care system back to 1945, has heard evidence from 203 witnesses. The next phase, in May, will hear from those who worked in children's services and those accused of abuse. Chairman Frances Oldham thanked all those who had come forward and contributed to the work of the inquiry which started in 2014. The now closed Haut de la Garenne children's home is among the island institutions at which accounts of abuse have been heard by the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry. Ms Oldham said: "Whilst there have been some positive accounts, most of what we have heard has related to painful and damaging experiences. "The first phase of the inquiry has been slow and painstaking, not least because of the difficulty many of the victims have had to wrestle with emotionally in terms of firstly giving a statement and then deciding whether to give evidence in public. "We must establish the truth about how mistreatment of children remained hidden for so long and what was done when concerns were raised." Chief Minister Ian Mr Gorst has set a deadline of December 2016 for the inquiry to conclude its investigations.

Summary: Jersey's child care inquiry has completed the first phase of evidence.


It marks the 20th anniversary since the start of the campaign to preserve Gwrych Castle, near Abergele. It was 1997 when 12-year-old Mark Baker began his campaign to safeguard the building's future. Since then he and volunteers have saved sections and signed a lease to look after a large part of the grounds. Gwrych Castle was built between 1812 and 1822 by Lloyd Hesketh Bamford-Hesketh as a memorial to his mother's ancestors, the Lloyds of Gwrych. By 1989 it was sold to an American and although there were plans for its future, it began to fall into decline. Travellers moved onto the site for two years before finally being forced to leave in 1997. Mark Baker, now Dr Baker, an architectural historian, said he felt compelled to try to save it after walking by it daily on his way to school. His campaign to set up Gwrych Castle Preservation Trust attracted the attention of the local newspapers and won support of community leaders. Today, the registered charity has a 25-year lease for five acres (two hectares) of the site. This has enabled it to begin restoration of the first section of the castle, the Countess's Writing Room in the Gardener's Tower. Although the formal gardens are regularly opened, from this month visitors can explore the grounds themselves for the first time. Dr Baker said public access had always been his "main aim". To celebrate the trust's 20th anniversary, other events are also being held, including a Medieval festival on 19-20 August.

Summary: A Conwy county castle being restored by a community group after years of neglect is opening its doors daily to the public throughout August.


The Scot, who retired from racing last year, is joining forces with UK motorsport authority the MSA for the scheme. The former Williams test driver said: "I knew I wanted to give something back when I stopped racing." The scheme will start with motorsport, but there are plans to expand it into other male-dominated environments. Wolf said: "I never set out to become a role model but somehow I did. "The opportunities are out there. We aim to inspire female talent to ensure in the long term our sport is diverse." It will be officially launched at the Autosport International Show at Birmingham's NEC on Thursday 14 January. Wolff spent three years involved in test and development work at Williams, and took part in four practice sessions at grands prix over the 2014 and 2015 seasons. Before that, she spent seven years driving for Mercedes in the German touring car championship (DTM).

Summary: Susie Wolff is launching an initiative aimed at increasing the number of women involved in motorsport.


The veteran act failed to decide which members would be on stage for the concert on 10 April. They said on their website the "memory of those times" would not be served by a reunion of the original line-up. Other inductees who will be honoured in New York include Nirvana, Peter Gabriel and Linda Ronstadt. Musical acts are eligible to be elevated to the Hall of Fame 25 years after their first release. Kiss, famous for their elaborate stage make-up and costumes, first formed in 1973, including current band members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. Originals Ace Frehley and Peter Criss subsequently quit the group, which continued with different musicians. Their statement continued: "To bring this to a quick end, we have decided not to play in any line-up, and we will focus our attention on celebrating our induction into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. "This is understandably an emotional situation where there is no way to please everyone." Speaking to US rock DJ Eddie Trunk, Frehley claimed Simmons and Stanley had rejected a reunion with their original bandmates. "It's very frustrating. It's what the fans wanted, it's what the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame wanted, and it's not gonna happen," he said. The band's statement denied that they had ever scotched a reunion with Frehley and Criss, This would have marked the original quartet's first performance together in more than 13 years, at the end of a reunion which lasted from 1996-2000. Frehley and Criss have not confirmed if they will attend the ceremony.

Summary: Rock band Kiss have pulled out of their performance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in a disagreement over their line-up.


The other suspects left in a car which was waiting outside the Co-op in Market Street, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, on Thursday night. During the police arrest, the man, aged 29, fell ill and was taken to hospital. His death is being treated as unexplained and a post-mortem examination will take place later. The Independent Police Complaints Commission have begun an investigation into his death. Police were called just after 22:00 BST on Thursday to reports of a group of men threatening staff with a baseball bat and golf club, and demanding cash. Officers arrested the suspect, who then fell ill at the scene and was taken to Queen's Medical Centre, in Nottingham, where he died on Saturday morning. A 24-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of GBH has been released pending further investigation.

Summary: A suspected robber who was stopped by members of the public when a gang threatened and demanded cash from shop workers has died in hospital.


How can it in a country divided into two "ethnic entities", governed by 14 prime ministers and with three presidents acting as head of state? But even by Bosnia's bizarre standards, it is going through challenging times - with the notion of its continued existence once again a live topic. The president of the majority ethnic-Serb Republika Srpska (RS), Milorad Dodik, has called a September referendum challenging the authority of Bosnia's National Court in the RS. Mr Dodik also has a policy of RS secession from Bosnia by 2018. Meanwhile some Croat nationalists are upset that they share the other entity (the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina) with Bosniaks (the majority-Muslim ethnic group). Mr Dodik has lent his support to the idea of a third entity - which would, not coincidentally, leave RS as the largest of the three. Emphasising the enduring anger among some Bosniaks - 20 years since the war ended - the recent commemorations at Srebrenica saw Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic come under verbal and physical attack. To the outsider it looks as though Bosnia might be on the verge of breaking up. But things here are never quite as they seem. Mr Dodik has been making secessionist noises for years now. There was an attempt at a referendum in 2011, before international pressure forced a retreat. And Serbia has given no encouragement to the RS leader - in fact Prime Minister Vucic has urged Mr Dodik to reconsider the referendum. A Sarajevo-based political analyst, Kurt Bassuener of the Democratisation Policy Council, believes the affair is really a challenge to the international community's authority in Bosnia. "This is Dodik testing the systems to see what the reaction will be," he says. There is also a gap between the rhetoric of political leaders and the feelings of the large number of Bosnians who feel stranded in a malfunctioning state. Protests across Bosnia last year indicated widespread anger towards politicians - widely viewed as enriching themselves at the expense of the people. But come election time, the same old faces were voted back in. There are several reasons why this may have happened. No compelling leaders emerged from the protest movement. None of the political parties made a credible effort to appeal to voters of all ethnic backgrounds. And a patronage system means some people fear they will lose their jobs if they vote "the wrong way". But the roots of all the trouble go back to the peace agreement signed in Dayton 20 years ago. This set in place the divisions and patronage networks which still persist - and Kurt Bassuener insists that international figures have to take responsibility for changing it. "This is an oligarchy that we identify as a democracy because we midwifed it," he says. "People in this country are very reasonable and problems could be solved. The hurdle which needs to be cleared is changing the beneficiaries of the system into change agents. But they're not going to rise to the occasion by themselves." The role of the considerable international presence in Bosnia is a

Summary: Business as usual is a concept which does not apply to Bosnia.


Emergency services were alerted to a possible sighting of a man falling into the River Kent at Staveley Road in Kendal at about 10:00 GMT. Meanwhile, Pooley Bridge, on the B5320 near Penrith, has collapsed, according to reports. There are currently 47 severe flood warnings in place for Kendal, Keswick, Cockermouth, Carlisle and Appleby. The BBC is running a Local Live page providing updates on the weather and flooding. Flooding started on Saturday as Storm Desmond brought more than a month's worth of rain in just 24 hours. Cumbria Police declared it a major incident and said all emergency services were stretched. Water is receding in many places although torrents of water are now reaching towns like Carlisle, downriver from the areas hit worst overnight. The government's emergency Cobra committee met to oversee the deployment of troops and other resources in Cumbria to help people after the floods. Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss said the level of rainfall had been "unprecedented" and billions of pounds will be spent on improving flood defences. About 4,000 homes are without power and Electricity North West will start planned outages for a further 5,000 at a time from 16:00 GMT to protect the overall supply to 60,000 homes after floodwaters hit a substation in Carlisle. The planned outages are expected to last up to three hours. Carlisle's hospital is running on a back-up generator and the trust that runs it, North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust, has declared an internal major incident. The West Coast main rail line north of Carlisle will remain closed for several days after 8ft of water flooded the railway. The depth of the water, about two miles north of Carlisle station, has reached its peak but is not expected to clear until Tuesday. About 200 homes were evacuated in Keswick after the water overwhelmed flood defences which had been built following major floods in 2009. Mayor Paul Titley said: "We'd rather have a one-in-100-year flood every 100 years, not every six - we were a bit surprised to get another one so soon. "I think the [flood defences] did work, but they were completely overwhelmed by the amount of rainwater we had. "The river was 5.4m above ground - in 2009 it was 4.6m." Water levels are now believed to have peaked across Cumbria with about 2,000 homes and premises expected to have been flooded. The forecast for Sunday night is largely dry with patchy rain. However there are yellow warnings for rain from about 17:00 on Monday until Tuesday morning. A Met Office spokesman said: "Whilst this rain will neither be as heavy nor as prolonged as recent rain, please be aware that in view of the saturated nature of the ground and high river levels further localised flooding and disruption to transport is possible."

Summary: Search teams are trying to find an elderly man thought to have fallen into floodwater in Cumbria.


The special, called The Return of Doctor Mysterio, will be shown on BBC One on Christmas Day. It sees The Doctor working together with a superhero called Doctor Mysterio to save New York from a deadly alien threat. The dynamic duo will be joined on their quest by an investigative journalist, played by actress Charity Wakefield. The mysterious Doctor Mysterio will be played by actor Justin Chatwin, and the episode will be written by Steven Moffat. Writer Steven Moffat said: "I've always loved superheroes and this Christmas Doctor Who dives into that world. My favourite superhero is Clark Kent. Not Superman, Clark Kent." Matt Lucas, who said he would return to Doctor Who earlier this year, will also appear in this episode.

Summary: This year's Christmas special episode of Doctor Who, will see the Doctor teaming up with a superhero.


Keith Towler has backed a decision to make the council answerable to a board under Welsh government control. It follows a controversy after claims that children were locked in the rooms. Mr Towler said he had already been given a "cast-iron guarantee" the rooms were now out of use. Education Minister Leighton Andrews announced that the council must answer to the Pembrokeshire Ministerial Board after he said he had "little confidence" in certain senior council officers. The issue of how Pembrokeshire safeguards some children has led to a major row with the Welsh government. A complaint was made in June 2009 about children being locked in the room, which had no natural light or ventilation, at the pupil referral unit in Neyland. Mr Towler told BBC Radio Wales that the "time-out" room at Neyland was "no longer being used nor any room like that". "I've had an absolute cast-iron assurance that the room will never be used again. "The door has been taken off and it's not being used. "Families need to know that it's unacceptable and that the situation will never happen again in Pembrokeshire," he added. He added that he had met Pembrokeshire council and he felt that "some progress" had already been made, but the intervention by the education minister was important. "(Answering to the special board) is a necessary step by Leighton Andrews," said Mr Towler. "The position I've taken is we've got to make sure all the procedures are as safe and as robust as they can possibly be for children and the Welsh government and the council working together will help to achieve that." On the improvements he had seen Mr Towler said: "The council is working to make sure that everybody understands what listening to children really means in a safeguarding sense". He added that "internal matters" resulting from when allegations of abuse were made had still to resolved, and he would not comment on those at the moment. "It's clear the right things are happening and I've met with one of the families involved in the (pupil referral unit) in Neyland to try to get a feel of how local people are feeling." Mr Towler said there would be no summer leave for people working to put things right at the council. "Parents need to be reassured things are being done on the right level," he said. Last September, ministers sent a panel of experts called the Pembrokeshire Ministerial Board into the council, after issuing the local authority with a final warning. Mr Andrews said on Monday what the board and a range of inspectors have since told him "do little to allay our concerns". Council leader Jamie Adams said the local authority was "making good progress" on the issue. "We remain committed to doing everything that can reasonably be expected to keep children in Pembrokeshire safe."

Summary: The children's commissioner for Wales says families need to know pupils will never again be put in padded "time-out" rooms after a row in Pembrokeshire.


Lawyers for the 15-year-old have also begun proceedings against Google and Twitter. The lawsuit centres on publicity surrounding his arrest last month by police probing a major hack into the phone and broadband provider's website. Details of the case emerged after some reporting restrictions were lifted. The three newspapers defending the action - The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Mail and The Sun - all gave undertakings to protect the boy's identity pending the outcome of the case. The judge at the High Court in Belfast also granted injunctions against Google and Twitter in a bid to remove any online references to the teenager's name and address, and images or information about his physical appearance. The boy was among four people to be detained in connection with the TalkTalk hacking probe. He was interviewed on suspicion of offences under the Computer Misuse Act before being released on bail. Since then, his lawyers have issued writs claiming negligence, misuse of private information, defamation, breach of confidence and data protection. As part of their action, they took legal steps to secure the removal of material published about the boy and where he lived. The court heard that his family has had to move home after the publicity around his arrest. It was claimed that he could be identified from newspaper articles and photographs that appeared at the time. A barrister for the boy said the content contributed to his client being "stigmatised" within his community. He said the teenager's name also featured in tweets and online searches. During one of a number of hearings in the case, a lawyer for the Daily Mail rejected claims that it had revealed his identity. She said the newspaper altered the boy's appearance and changed his hair colour in the photo it used. She said his name and address had not been published, and added: "It's our client's view that they did not identify the plaintiff." A temporary ban on reporting on the application for an injunction was imposed over fears that it could trigger further internet searches. But after steps by Google and Twitter to remove the information, reporting restrictions were relaxed. An order prohibiting the publication of any material that could lead to the boy being identified remains in place. The case is due to be heard again next month.

Summary: A boy arrested in Northern Ireland over a cyber-attack on TalkTalk is suing three national newspapers for an alleged breach of privacy.


The match will go ahead despite the Board of Control for Cricket in India threatening to cancel the match over a financial dispute with the courts. Lancashire batsman Hameed, 19, will become only the second teenager to play Test cricket for England since 1949. Ben Duckett, who opened in the recent Test series against Bangladesh, will replace Gary Ballance at four. "We have all been hugely impressed with the way Haseeb has gone about his business on this tour. Nothing seems to faze him," said captain Alastair Cook. Hameed, who scored 1,129 runs at an average of 52 in County Championship Division One this summer, was called up for the Test tour of Bangladesh in October but did not play in the 1-1 series draw. All-rounder Ben Hollioake, who was 19 when he played against Australia in 1997, is the only other teenager to appear in a Test for England since 18-year-old Brian Close made his debut in 1949. Left-hander Ballance, 26, has been dropped after scoring only 24 runs in four innings in Bangladesh. "I feel sorry for Gary," said Cook. "They were tough conditions in Bangladesh and ultimately it's about how many runs you score. "I still think he's a fine player and one who I think will play again for England and do well." The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) threatened to cancel the opening Test - the first to be held in Rajkot - unless judges ended a freeze on its bank accounts. Last month, the supreme court ruled that the board must obtain prior approval from a special panel investigating its governance in order to release funds to state associations which host Tests. However, the supreme court has released £70,000 so the match can go ahead. Media playback is not supported on this device Cook, 31, will break Michael Atherton's record of 54 Tests as England captain during the opening game of the five-match series. He hinted in a recent interview with the Cricketer magazine that this series could be his last as captain, but said on Tuesday he was not thinking of anything beyond the India tour. "I have always said to (England director of cricket) Andrew Strauss we will take every series as it comes," said Cook. "It could be two months, it could be a year, it could be six months, it could be anything. For me, it's about concentrating on this series." Media playback is not supported on this device Former England captain Michael Vaughan said Cook could step down after the series in India, or after the Ashes tour of Australia in 2017-18. Speaking on BBC Radio 5 live's Tuffers and Vaughan Cricket Show, he said: "These next six or seven weeks are not crucial for Cook. "He is breaking records and he has four or five years left as a batsman, if his mind wants to play that long. "I do get the sense that he will get to the stage, whether it's the end of India or the Ashes in a year's time, where he will say,

Summary: Teenage opener Haseeb Hameed will make his England debut against India in the opening Test in Rajkot on Wednesday.


Teleperformance provides outsourced customer service for well-known brands and government organisations. The jobs will be created by 2018 and will generate ??12m in salaries for the local economy. They will have an average salary of ??14,700. Invest NI is offering financial backing of ??2.5m. The Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) offered ??249,500 worth of support with pre-employment training for 100 people. Teleperformance opened its first call centre in Bangor in 1998 and now has 182,000 employees across 270 centres in 62 countries. It currently employs nearly 2,000 people in Bangor and Newry. Finance Minister Arlene Foster said the reinvestment by Teleperformance was "a significant endorsement for Northern Ireland". "The job opportunities created will not only benefit people in Enniskillen but also those in the surrounding areas," she said. "There will be a wide variety of roles appealing to those looking to develop their career, and those looking to return to work. "There will also be opportunities for young people, who will benefit greatly from training and skills development as they begin their working career." Alistair Niederer of Teleperformance said the firm was delighted to be "growing its presence" in Northern Ireland. "It is our philosophy to transform passion into excellence and Northern Ireland had proven to be a great place for us to do this," he added. Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry said the new jobs would "provide a variety of opportunities, offering flexible meaningful employment in a range of positions and the opportunity to develop important, transferable skills".

Summary: A call centre company is to create 800 new jobs in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh.


Media playback is not supported on this device The 35-year-old striker received his 'Guldbollen' - Golden Ball - award on Monday at a ceremony in Stockholm. The statue will go outside Stockholm's Friends Arena, where Ibrahimovic scored four goals against England in 2012. Ibrahimovic said: "It's huge for me. Most people do not get a statue until they have passed away." The Swede has won the award every year since 2007 - and also came top in 2005 before losing out to Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg a year later. Ibrahimovic retired from international football after Euro 2016. He scored 62 goals in 116 games for Sweden and has won the domestic league title in four different countries. "After all the hard work for 15 years in the national team - and 20 in my club career - it feels like it is appreciated," added Ibrahimovic, who joined United in the summer from French champions Paris St-Germain. "The guy from Rosengard [a district of Malmo where the majority of residents come from an immigrant background] will get his own statue in the capital. A big thank you to everyone." Swedish Football Association president Karl-Erik Nilsson said: "The statue is a way for us to thank Ibrahimovic for his amazing efforts for Swedish football, but it is also a symbol for everyone to always be reminded and inspired by all he has done."

Summary: Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic will have a statue erected in his honour after being named Sweden's top player for a 10th successive year.


Nine laptops were taken during a break-in to Pitcoudie Primary School on Sunday 20 November. Police said two men aged 24 and 22 were detained and charged in connection with the theft following inquiries by local officers. They are due to appear at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court later.

Summary: Two men have been charged after an £8,000 raid on a Glenrothes primary school.


Today Mr Vij is one of the best-known chefs in Canada, a regular on the country's TV food shows, and the author of best-selling cookery books. People queue around the block to eat at his three Indian restaurants in Vancouver. And his curry ready meals are stocked at supermarkets across the country. Yet all the success, and his multi-million dollar fortune, almost didn't happen. For back in 1994, when Mr Vij opened his first restaurant in Vancouver, aged 30, his refusal to serve the standard dishes available in most Indian eateries in Canada meant that customers were very thin on the ground. And despite being backed by an investment of 23,000 Canadian dollars ($19,000; Â£12,500) from his father, the restaurant - Vij's - came close to having to shut down in its first 12 months. Mr Vij, now 50, says: "It was like I had hit rock bottom. I had reached the point where I had no more cash." Things were so bleak that he had to encourage customers to order dishes that had a higher profit margin. "If they ordered a chicken curry, I would say 'order the lamb', because I knew that the profit on the lamb was maybe a dollar more," he says. "So if at the end of the day, even if we just made $10 more, it was $10 in my pocket." Thankfully, Mr Vij soon found out how vital good reviews are for restaurants. In the months that followed, a string of food critics penned very positive reviews about Vij's, praising both its upmarket Indian cuisine, and the good service. This resulted in diners arriving in ever greater numbers. So much so that within a few years Vij's needed to relocated to a much larger premises. And Mr Vij has never looked back. Born in the Indian city of Amritsar to a relatively wealthy family, as a child Mr Vij wanted to be a Bollywood actor, before gravitating towards a career as a chef. Aged 19 he left the country to train in classical cooking in Salzburg, Austria. Upon graduating, he got a job at a hotel in Banff, a small town in the Canadian province of Alberta, nestled in the Rocky Mountains. It was there he remained until opening his own restaurant in Vancouver. With Mr Vij's wife Meeru Dhalwala also heavily involved in the business, a second restaurant opened in 2004, followed by a third in Vancouver, and another in Victoria, the capital of British Columbia. There is also a mobile food cart that moves around Vancouver, and a factory kitchen which makes the ready meals. And a new restaurant will soon open at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, the first place that Mr Vij worked in Canada. As Mr Vij's restaurants became increasingly well known, he started to be invited onto cookery TV shows, which further increased his profile. He has also been a judge on the Canadian version of the Dragons' Den entrepreneurship show, and with his wife, written two cookbooks. He gets a little uncomfortable when asked to talk about how

Summary: It was a determination never to serve chicken tikka masala that almost stopped the career of celebrity chef Vikram Vij just as he was starting out.


The Slough-headquartered company, which owns Durex, agreed to buy K-Y from Johnson & Johnson in March 2014. K-Y and Durex hold almost three-quarters of the market share in supermarkets and national pharmacies. Therefore, the deal could lead to higher prices, says the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). "Consumers and retailers differentiate between these two products to some extent," said CMA inquiry chair Phil Evans. However, the overlap in the market meant that the acquisition could reduce competition and raise prices, he added. CMA is inviting responses to their findings. It will publish its final decision by 18 August. K-Y started as a prescription product in 1917 and switched to over-the-counter in 1980. It has a "very high trust score amongst women", says Reckitt Benckiser.

Summary: Reckitt Benckiser's possible acquisition of the K-Y brand "could lead to higher prices for personal lubricants", says a UK regulator.


Cambridge Tory Chamali Fernando's lawyers have demanded an apology from Lib Dem candidate Julian Huppert. Ms Fernando claims she was misquoted in criticism by Mr Huppert after a debate in the city where they both spoke. He confirmed receiving a legal letter and said he was taking advice. Mr Huppert said: "I have received a letter from Chamali Fernando's solicitor threatening legal action. "I have instructed a solicitor and I am taking legal advice on this matter." Ms Fernando said she had answered a question at the hustings about the way mental health was treated, with particular reference to the holding of mentally-ill people in police cells. She said at the time: "I would like to see more training for legal professionals and police officers. "Maybe something as simple as there are certain conditions which are more common where people can wear a wristband to identify they have a condition, so then we can perhaps spot it earlier, and ensure we can deal with it. "There are a variety of measures we can look at, but again this is something where we need to work together." Her agent Chandila Fernando said the candidate was demanding an apology and Mr Huppert had been given until 16:00 BST on Tuesday to respond. Rupert Read from the Green Party, Daniel Zeichner from the Labour Party, Keith Garrett of Rebooting Democracy and Patrick O'Flynn from UKIP are also standing for the Cambridge seat at the General Election.

Summary: A parliamentary candidate who suggested people with mental health issues could wear identity wristbands to prevent communication issues has threatened legal action against a rival.


Ecotricity wants to build 16 turbines on land near Duns in Berwickshire where there is an "isolated landscape" and "high wind speeds". Councillors have also been asked to reject plans for an eight-turbine development at Larbrax Moor, near Leswalt in Wigtownshire. However, planners have recommended they approve proposals for a nine-turbine wind farm near Glenluce. Ecotricity will apply to the Scottish government for permission to build at Inch Moor, near Duns. The firm said it wants to build turbines that measure 126.5m (415ft) in height. It claims the project could meet the energy needs of about 36,500 homes. Meanwhile, Dumfries and Galloway Council planners have recommended that Brookfield Renewable's plans for Larbrax Moor are refused. They claim it would have a "significant and adverse impact on the landscape". There are 10 wind farms either operational or under construction within a 30km (19 miles) area of the site. Scottish Natural Heritage has also raised "significant and serious concerns" about the impact of the project on the landscape. In papers submitted to the council, the developer claimed the project would generate 20MW of electricity over its 25-year lifespan. The turbines would be 100m (328ft) high and they would stand on a 558 hectare (1,379 acres) site. The application has drawn 59 letters of objection, including those from the South Rhins Community Development Trust and Wigtownshire Chamber of Commerce, and 134 in support. Plans for the wind farm near Glenluce are expected to be approved by the same council. Under plans submitted by WilloWind Gass, the turbines would fill a gap between the operational Artfield Fell wind farm and the Airies wind farm, which has been approved but not implemented. Planners have recommended it is approved, subject to strict conditions.

Summary: Plans for three wind farms in the south of Scotland have been revealed.


Woolf Works - based both on her life and the novels Orlando, The Waves and Mrs Dalloway - will premiere in summer 2015, choreographed by Wayne McGregor. McGregor told the BBC the piece would "break the rules" of narrative ballet. The season will also include new works by Hofesh Shechter and Philip Glass, whose chamber opera The Trial is based on the Kafka novel of the same name. The Czech author's original story tells of Josef K, who is arrested and tried for a crime without ever being told what the charges against him are. Glass, who has worked with Music Theatre Wales on the piece, said: "I think of my pocket operas as neutron bombs - small, but packing a terrific punch". McGregor, who is the Royal Ballet's resident choreographer, said he had been inspired to apply Virginia Woolf's narrative style to full-length ballet. "Her writing lends itself to the breaking of rules, in terms of how words are organised, or thoughts are organised. I thought that was a perfect filter to create something new." "We're going to be able to find a way of mashing up, splicing and going back-and-forward through periods of time in a way that will hopefully be really evocative, and a different way of experiencing ballet". Israeli choreographer Shechter is described by the ROH as "one of the UK's most exciting contemporary artists". However, The Guardian's dance critic, Judith Mackrell, has suggested his choreography is "the physical and aesthetic opposite of the Royal's classical style". The first collaboration between the two will be unveiled as part of a triple bill in March 2015. Other highlights include an evening of works by Frederick Ashton, founder choreographer of The Royal Ballet. The programme will feature Scenes de ballet, Ashton's own personal favourite amongst his works; Five Brahms Waltzes in the Manner of Isadora Duncan; A Month in the Country and Symphonic Variations, which he created for his muse Margot Fonteyn. Carlos Acosta's Don Quixote will be revived, while the Christmas production will be Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, which will also be screened live in cinemas on 16 December. Manon, one of the company's signature ballets, will open the season, marking the 40th anniversary of Kenneth MacMillan's original production. "Manon is a firm favourite with audiences and, I have to say, the dancers," said Royal Opera House director Kevin O'Hare. "Every ballerina would love to be Manon, so we have a huge range of dancers portraying that role." Female choreographers' works are appearing at the venue's second, smaller venue, The Linbury, where Kate Prince, Kristen McNally and Shobana Jeyasingh will all premiere new works. The opera programme includes Placido Domingo in Verdi's I due Foscari, as well as Stephen Gould and Nina Stemme taking the title roles in Wagner's Tristan und Isolde. At a press launch for the new season, one reporter challenged the institution over the programme, noting that almost half of the performances stemmed from three composers - Verdi, Puccini and Rossini. "It's true," said Kasper Holten, the Director of Opera at ROH. "But we have to

Summary: A ballet inspired by Virginia Woolf will be the centrepiece of the 2014/15 season at the Royal Opera House.


There is almost nothing the new American president does not want to change - policy, tone, foreign relations, the press pool. Mr Trump has told his cabinet nominees to be bold and be bold now. He wants a shake-up of US government and he wants it soon. That is why his first 100 days will be so definitive. He has set the timetable for an ambitious agenda and in the next three months we will find out how much he can really shift. There is a lot happening in Europe also during this 100 days. Britain is beginning the formal process of Brexit and the Dutch will hold elections which could herald the next step in the transatlantic populist march. And of course, the French will gear up for their own election in which the National Front will be the focus of much attention. It is an extraordinary time on both sides of the Atlantic. This exceptional moment demands examination and analysis. So the BBC is launching 100 Days, a daily programme that gives us the chance to look at these global shifts. In many ways, the inauguration of Donald Trump marks the beginning of the test of the populist experiment. Now he owns the problems he campaigned against. Can his bold approach work, who will benefit and who won't and how will he engage with the rest of the world? Every day for the next 100 days, with Christian Fraser in London and me in Washington, we will try to answer those questions. As he left office, President Obama had a veiled warning for his successor - if you're going to try to change things and bring in bold ideas, make sure you're aware of the consequences. He also suggested that the weight of office would soon settle on Mr Trump's shoulders and cause him to look carefully and humbly at what he has taken on. Mr Trump goes into the White House as the least popular incoming president on record. He won't like that. We know from his election campaign that he watches polls closely and however hard he tries to dismiss them as "phony" or "lying," they matter to him. His low ratings today give him a powerful incentive to do better. That could mean a combination of both working on his tone (something which appears to be unpopular with large sections of the American public) and pushing hard with his agenda (much of which also seems to be popular with many Americans). That too, will make this a fascinating time. Some of this is under Mr Trump's control, but some of it is not. The Republican Party will have a big impact in making his first 100 days successful - they can boost his legislative agenda or kill it. The party owes Mr Trump a lot, he has just handed them Congress, the White House and the Supreme Court, that will win him a lot of favours. But many Conservatives do not agree with everything he wants to do and, if his poll numbers stay low, they will

Summary: Donald Trump has promised to take Washington by storm.


The Argentina captain had said that rumours of him moving clubs at the weekend were "lies". But the 27-year-old said "nobody knows what the future holds" at Monday's Ballon d'Or ceremony in Zurich. He lost out to Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo as world footballer of the year for the second year in a row. Messi was asked if he thought he would end his career at Barcelona. "I'm not sure what's going to happen," he said. "I don't know where I'll be next year although I've always said I want to end my career at Barcelona." It had been suggested La Liga's record goalscorer might leave the club following reports of a training-ground row with manager Luis Enrique, who took over last summer. He has spent his entire career at the Nou Camp, winning three Champions Leagues and six La Liga titles as well as four world footballer of the year awards, since making his debut in 2004. He is contracted until 2019. After scoring in Sunday's 3-1 victory over Atletico Madrid, Messi said: "I have no intentions of leaving for any team, not Chelsea nor Manchester City. "I'm tired of all the things that people have been saying."

Summary: Barcelona forward Lionel Messi says "I don't know where I'll be next year," but he says he does want to stay at the La Liga club.


The West Indies all-rounder also described WICB president Dave Cameron as "arrogant" and "very immature". West Indies won the World Twenty20 by beating England in a dramatic final on Sunday. But Bravo, 32, says his team turned up for the tournament without their kit being ready and says they played the entire event without caps. "We get to India, our names were not even printed on the uniforms," he said. "Our manager had to leave our camp to get names and numbers printed." Media playback is not supported on this device The comments will do nothing to ease the tension between players and the WICB, who are already in involved in a long-running pay dispute. T20 captain Darren Sammy also criticised the WICB during the post-match presentation after his side's thrilling four-wicket win over England in Kolkata. Bravo told CNC3, a Trinidad and Tobago television channel, that the players faced a lot of criticism in the run-up to the World Twenty20 tournament. "A lot of people come down on the players," he said. "They questioned our commitment. They questioned whether we really committed to West Indies cricket or is it just the money. "A lot of people don't understand the sort of thing we go through as players dealing with our board."

Summary: Dwayne Bravo has described the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) as "the most unprofessional" in the world.


Cavendish, 30, is looking for more qualification points at the event in Germany from 28-29 August in order to compete for GB in the omnium in Rio. Coach co-ordinator Iain Dyer said: "He made a very promising start back on the track in Derby and he'll be looking to continue building on that form." Cavendish won the Madison with Bradley Wiggins at the Derby Revolution.

Summary: Mark Cavendish will continue his bid to gain a track place at the 2016 Olympics by riding at the Dudenhofen GP.


The striker's only goal this season, having been transferred from Derby County, came in the 5-1 win over Malta. "Of course, for a striker, I think it is always a bit of a concern, but I don't really think too much about that," he said of his goal drought. "This can probably be a little bit of a release for me." Martin has played six times for his English Championship club since scoring one and also winning a penalty in Attard. "Coming away on international duty away from the pressures of club level and try to perform here, it is a different set-up, a different vibe and a different feeling," said the 27-year-old. "So hopefully I can use this as a bit of a catalyst for me and I can continue that and take it back to club level." Scotland coach Gordon Strachan surprised many observers - including the player himself - by handing a starting place to Martin as he earned his ninth cap against Malta. "I think I was perhaps a bit fortunate to start the last game," the striker said ahead of Saturday's home qualifier against Lithuania. "I wasn't expecting it really. "I think there were others in line for it who were just as deserving. "Leigh Griffiths was unfortunate with the injury he had, especially with the start of the season he had and how he played last season." Martin is hopeful that his style of play will again be what Strachan is looking for against Lithuania. "I felt like I did okay and I managed to score and won the penalty for us somehow," he said. "I've had a few opportunities now - done okay in some and not so well in others - but I think there's more to come from myself. "It is about consistency of performance and, if I keep getting picked, hopefully that will come. "We'll have to see how the manager thinks, but hopefully I've done enough." Martin admits that the Scots will be favourites to beat Lithuania but warns that the visitors will prove tricky opponents. "Perhaps the public think that Lithuania aren't going to be too good and we know different to that," he said. "I think they are going to be an extremely tough team, but I think, after such a convincing result in the first game away from home, a full crowd will be expectant of a win on Saturday."

Summary: Chris Martin hopes that his goal in Scotland's last World Cup qualifier will be enough to retain his place despite a barren spell with Fulham.


Cheshire Police released the statistic as they launched a campaign to urge male victims to report abuse. Officers said they were raising the issue in the run-up to Valentine's Day, "when relationships are at the forefront of everyone's mind". Information about help will be in GP surgeries, community centres, shops and sports centres. Assistant Chief Constable Phil Thompson said: "Domestic abuse knows no boundaries and it can happen to anyone at any time regardless of gender, age and sexuality. "Men in particular find it hard to speak out if they are being abused, but we want to reassure anyone who may be suffering at the hands of another, that domestic abuse is an issue that we take extremely seriously - whatever time of the year. "Traditionally the emphasis has been on female victims of abuse but it is important to highlight the fact that many victims of domestic abuse are also men. "By bringing this important issue to the front of people's minds we hope that it will encourage any men to have the confidence in contacting us if they want to end the cycle of abuse."

Summary: One in five victims of domestic violence in Cheshire is male, police have revealed.


This time, the death toll was lower than that seen in the December 2014 attack on Peshawar's Army Public School (APS), though at least 19 innocent lives were lost. The area where the attack took place is located close the tribal region of Mohmand where a strong force of native militants has been operating, its control of territory waxing and waning with the fluctuating intensity of military operations. While their control of territory has shrunk considerably, their fighters still have access to 'safe-houses' in the valley where they can feed and rest before embarking on a mission. Investigations into the APS attack last year led to the arrest of men who ran such 'safe-houses' in Peshawar and its outskirts, hosting the attackers and providing them with food and transport. Likewise, officials believe the militants who stormed the Bacha Khan University campus on Wednesday morning probably walked out of a similar safe-house in the area and, under cover of thick fog, scaled the back wall of the sprawling campus to launch the attack. TV pictures showed anxious relatives crowding the area around the front gate of the university, searching for information about the fate of their children. Students who came out through the gate spoke of gunfire, explosions and stampedes. Many in the three hostels on the campus said they locked themselves in their rooms. Others hid in the bathrooms or latched up their classroom doors. But most of them were herded out of the compound safely by the university's security guards who were apparently aided by the fog, which gave them an advantage over the attackers due to their better knowledge of the premises. The local police also arrived promptly on the scene, and helped confine the attackers to a couple of blocks on the premises. They were soon joined by the army. However that did not stop alarm spreading rapidly across the country, with frustrated voices raising questions over the army's claims to have dismantled the militant infrastructure. "Those who said 2016 was the year of the end of militancy should explain these attacks," well-known Geo TV talk-show host Hamid Mir commented, without naming army chief Gen Raheel Sharif who had made these remarks recently. Many say a recent spike in militant attacks indicates that while some Taliban groups have fragmented, they still have sanctuaries in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region and are able to share resources. And they have access to funds and weapons. Some in the Pakistani establishment blame India for picking up their bills, while others blame elements in the Afghan government. Delhi and Kabul have routinely denied such accusations in the past. But ethnic Pashtun nationalists - who inhabit the north-western region - and many political groups in Sindh and Balochistan provinces in the south, believe the fault lies with the selective nature of Pakistan's own action against militants. "Militant attacks have continued because we failed to fully implement the national action plan (NAP) that was drawn up in the aftermath of the APS attack," Mian Iftikhar Hussain, a former minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and a leader

Summary: People in Pakistan woke up on Wednesday to yet another devastating attack on an educational institution in the Peshawar valley region.


These businesses are a cherished local species. Take the Denroy Group in Bangor, employing 200 people making plastic products as diverse as hairbrushes and plane parts. Its growth - and that of the wider economy - is all about external markets and it feels a UK exit from the EU is too much of a risk for business. It is not alone. Internal polling by three local business bodies suggests a majority of each of their memberships oppose a so-called Brexit. "The uncertainty of an exit worries us," said Kevin McNamee, the finance director of the Denroy Group. "It would mean new UK arrangements with the EU. "If the UK has to renegotiate trade deals are they going to involve tariffs which impacts on our sales and competitiveness?" But business supporters of a Brexit, such as William Wright of Wrightbus in Ballymena, argue the UK should see a bigger picture. Free of the EU collective, they say, the UK could strike its own trade deals not just in Europe, but in other world markets. Former Northern Ireland secretary of state Owen Paterson said: "We have an opportunity if we leave to really expand trade in the wider world." Figures from the Department for the Economy reveal Northern Ireland sold products and services to the value of £66bn in 2014. Leaving aside what we sell to ourselves (£43bn), Great Britain is our next biggest market (£13bn). Exports to the EU were worth nearly £6bn and to the rest of the world £4bn. It is those kinds of figures which are occupying minds in a good many boardrooms - if not necessarily the factory floor. "You might get a different story there," admits Denroy's Kevin McNamee. The priority issue at this referendum may divide boss and worker, but what they have in common is one vote.

Summary: Much of the EU referendum debate in Northern Ireland has been around the economy and what is at stake for exporters.


The game set a new record for the most-watched event in US television, beating last year's audience of 112.2 million. Viewing peaked at 120.8 million during the last quarter, which saw the New England Patriots beat the Seattle Seahawks 28-24. Some 118.5 million watched Katy Perry's half-time show - three million more than last year's show with Bruno Mars. Ratings compiler Nielsen said the 12-minute performance - which also featured Lenny Kravitz and Missy Elliot - attracted the biggest half-time audience since 1991. NBC, which broadcast the game, said the actual audience was likely to have been higher because official ratings did not count people watching in locations such as sports bars. An additional 600,000 viewers watched the game with Spanish-language announcers on NBC's Universo cable network. NBC Sports also offered a live stream to computers and tablets - attracting an average 800,000 people, according to Adobe Analytics. After the game, an estimated 26.5 million people kept their TVs on NBC to watch an episode of James Spader's crime drama The Blacklist, making it the most-watched scripted programme on the network in more than a decade. Next year's Super Bowl will be played in Santa Clara, California, and will be broadcast by CBS.

Summary: An estimated average of 114.4 million people watched Sunday's Super Bowl on NBC, according to initial figures.


"His condition is considered stable" and "it is too early to make any predictions about his future health," Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva wrote on her Instagram account. Ms Karimova-Tillyaeva pleaded for people to "refrain from speculations". Mr Karimov, 78, has been leader of the former Soviet republic since before independence in 1991. In an unusual move on Sunday, the Uzbek government admitted he was receiving treatment but did not give details. The BBC's Abdujalil Abdurasulov says that the announcement caught many by surprise in authoritarian Uzbekistan, a country where any information about the president's health is treated like a state secret. President Karimov is known to have had health issues, but the government has never previously issued a statement about his health. It has become a tradition in Uzbekistan for the president to dance during major holiday festivities. By doing so Mr Karimov sends a message to the nation that he is fit and healthy. Everyone was expecting the president to attend Independence Day celebrations - perhaps the government's confirmation that he is in hospital was a necessary move to prepare the public for his non-appearance. Tashkent-based human rights campaigner Surat Ikramov says that most people are too afraid to talk openly about Mr Karimov's hospitalisation in one of the most repressive countries in the world. "Any vocalisation that Mr Karimov's power is not absolute is seen as a threat to the entire system," says Human Rights Watch spokesman Steve Swerdlow. "Even if he survives this illness or whatever it is, this is an acknowledgement of [Mr] Karimov's mortality, and of the fact that the system is about to change." Uzbekistan opens up on president's health Profile: Islam Karimov The Kremlin said on Monday that it deeply regretted Mr Karimov's illness. It refused to comment on whether there was concern in Moscow that it could enflame uncertainty in Central Asia's most populous country, which borders Afghanistan. "The Kremlin wishes a quick recovery to the president of Uzbekistan," spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "We would like to receive only positive news about the president's health." Mr Karimov was last seen on state TV on 17 August, meeting the South Korean interior minister. Independence Day celebrations - which the president would always attend - are to be held on 1 September. In her message, Ms Karimova-Tillyaeva, who serves as Uzbekistan's ambassador to Unesco in Paris, asked people "to show respect to our family's right to privacy". There have been a number of occasions when the president was rumoured to have a stroke or a heart attack. The last time it happened was just before the 2015 presidential election, when Mr Karimov was not seen in public for several weeks - fuelling rumours about his poor health.

Summary: Uzbek President Islam Karimov is in intensive care after suffering a brain haemorrhage, his daughter says.


Resuming with a 12-4 lead, O'Sullivan took the frame he needed at the second attempt and faces Stuart Bingham next. Shaun Murphy beat Joe Perry 13-5 to reach the last eight, while Judd Trump defeated Marco Fu 13-8 to set up a match against China's Ding Junhui. Australia's Neil Robertson ended with a 145 break to beat Ali Carter 13-5. With O'Sullivan and Robertson holding such commanding leads, the evening session comprised of just four frames, and took about 40 minutes to complete. Welshman Stevens, runner-up in 2000 and 2005, looked to be struggling with a neck injury in the final session, but still managed to make a break of 63 to reduce the deficit against O'Sullivan. But the damage had been done in the first session and a 77 break saw O'Sullivan, 39, reach the last eight for a 17th time. "I built up a good lead so was happy just to come back for that," he said. "When you have won it five times and won everything, you don't really get that excited. I am just happy to still be playing." Stevens said: "I took a bit of hammering really. I made a couple of mistakes and before you know it he has capitalised on it." Murphy, who completed the 'Triple Crown' of World, UK and Masters titles in January, comfortably beat Perry in their last-16 encounter. The 2005 winner was 12-5 ahead overnight and made a break of 68 to progress to face Anthony McGill in the next round on Tuesday (10:00 BST). With champion Mark Selby exiting from his side of the draw, the Englishman is confident of repeating his feat of 10 years ago, when he won the event as a qualifier. "I am playing the best snooker of my life," said the 32-year-old. "Being 12-5 in front is difficult to approach but I tried to prepare in exactly the same way as I would normally do and hope I got the chance to get over the line." Perry said: "Shaun is a great front-runner and I never recovered from a bad start. The game can turn around, but at 7-1 you are just trying to get some pride and make it respectable." Trump, beaten in the 2011 final by John Higgins, showed no nerves when close to the winning line against Hong Kong's Fu, stroking in a superb 133 break to advance. "If I continue playing like that I will be tough to beat," said Trump, 25. "My game is there, it is just whether I can keep it up for the rest of the tournament." Robertson compiled a stunning 145 break - the highest of the tournament - to beat Englishman Carter and faces Barry Hawkins next. It was his fourth century in a match he dominated. "Comebacks have happened before but being 10-3 up, I wanted to win with a session to spare. An 11-5 lead I was happy with though," said Robertson. "Someone will need to make a 147 to beat my high break now, and I am very pleased to win the

Summary: Five-time winner Ronnie O'Sullivan reached the quarter-finals of the World Championship with a 13-5 victory over Matthew Stevens at the Crucible.


The Royal College of GPs Wales also warned politicians not to use the NHS for political gain in the run up to next May's vote. It has highlighted six areas it wants to see addressed "if general practice is to continue to survive... and provide a high level of service". The college is unveiling its manifesto at the Senedd. Its key points include: Chairwoman Dr Rebecca Payne said: "Every day GPs and practice teams work hard to make a difference to patients' lives. "It's vital that their contribution is recognised and appreciated by politicians from all parties. "We need robust commitments from all political parties to secure a sustainable, effective, patient-centred health service and to protect the NHS for the future." She said the general practice "family" needed to be expanded so other medical staff, including practice nurses and pharmacists, could help "alleviate the intense pressure we are under".

Summary: A doctors' body is calling for 400 extra GPs by 2020 as its manifesto is launched ahead of assembly elections.


In November, the Chancellor scrapped planned major cuts in police funding, announcing budgets would be protected in real terms, as long as council tax precepts were raised. Seventy extra officers will now be recruited. Police Commissioner John Dwyer said a public consultation supported the rise. The force had expected £30m of budget cuts over the next four years but - as long as council tax also rises in future years - is now forecasting a funding increase of £1.1m by 2020. Mr Dwyer said the new budget would "ensure the constabulary had the resources necessary to protect the people of Cheshire". The number of police officers in the county will now increase to 2,053. Residents in Band D properties will see taxes rise by £5 from April, meaning the portion of the bill payable to the police will be £161.23. The force's council tax precept has increased in two of the past four years.

Summary: Cheshire Police is to raise its share of council tax by 3.2%, after the government announced a 1.4% cut to police funding.


Swiss-born Mira Andres, of Aberystwyth, will get Â£1,000 and exhibit at Swansea's Elysium Gallery after winning the ESPY International Award 2015. The University of South Wales graduate was recognised for her composition, The Black Crows of Borth. It was inspired by the women who once walked the coastal path to Aberystwyth to sell herring and cockles. Ms Andres, 28, who works as a freelance photographer and designer, said: "I'm very honoured and pleased to have won and I'm looking forward to exhibiting more of this work." She was chosen as winner by judges Helen Sear and Peter Finnemore, two leading Welsh artists who have represented Wales at the Venice Biennale exhibition.

Summary: A Ceredigion photographer has won an international competition with a series of pictures taken in Borth.


Police also believe the house in which Owen Creaney was allegedly beaten to death was cleaned by the time searches were carried out, prosecutors said. Mr Creaney, 40, from Lurgan was found dead at Moyraverty Court in Craigavon. Details emerged as bail was refused to a woman jointly accused of carrying out the killing last weekend. Shauneen Boyle, 23, of Edenderry Park, Banbridge, denies a charge of murdering Mr Creaney sometime between 4 and 5 July. Mr Creaney's body was discovered on Saturday in a bin outside the home of Ms Boyle's co-accused, 27-year-old Stephen Hughes. Post-mortem examinations revealed Mr Creaney, described as frail and vulnerable, died from severe chest injuries and possible head injuries. Ms Boyle and Mr Hughes were both interviewed more than 20 times and each blamed the other for the killing, the court heard. Prosecuting counsel said police went to the Moyraverty Court address and asked permission to search it. Officers spotted blood on the walls and believed the property had been recently cleaned, she said. It was alleged that Ms Boyle later informed police they should look in the bin where the body was ultimately found. Following her arrest she claimed to have provided care and assistance to Mr Creaney by visiting him and offering water, the court heard. But the prosecutor said no professional medical assistance was sought. She revealed that a witness in the investigation has claimed Ms Boyle confessed to have "gone mad" by punching and kicking the victim. Questioned by the judge about the state of forensic evidence, the barrister claimed it was limited because Mr Creaney had been showered at the time the injuries were inflicted. The court also heard the victim may have lay in bed for up to 48 hours after the alleged attack. Refusing bail, Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan said: "There's a prima facie case in relation to her involvement in this crime, and there's clear and demonstrable evidence of a risk of violent activities if she were to be released from custody."

Summary: A murder victim found dumped in a wheelie bin was showered after being subjected to a violent assault, the High Court has been told.


The upper house cleared Mr Kuroda after he won approval from the lower house on Thursday. Mr Kuroda has said he will do whatever it takes to bring inflation up to 2%. Japan has seen 20 years of intermittent falling consumer prices, which analysts say has hurt its economy. The upper house also voted to approve the appointment of Kikuo Iwata and Hiroshi Nakaso as deputies to Mr Kuroda, who is leaving his current job as president of the Asian Development Bank. All three were nominated by new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who came into office on the promise of bringing Japan's economy out of its prolonged slump. Mr Kuroda, who has long been a critic of the central bank's policies, is a supporter of Mr Abe's plan to ease monetary policy and increase government spending. "This is kind of an experiment," said Masayuki Kichikawa from Bank of America-Merrill Lynch. "It's worth trying," he adds. Mr Kuroda and Mr Iwata have said they are in favour of buying government debt with longer maturities in order to achieve the central bank's new inflation target of 2%. Deflation, or falling prices, discourages investment and spending by businesses and consumers, and makes debts more difficult to repay. The three will take control of the central bank after current governor, Masaaki Shirakawa, steps down on 19 March. Mr Kuroda's stance marks a stark contrast to that of Mr Shirakawa, who was not a proponent of aggressive monetary easing. In the run-up to the change of the leadership, the Japanese economy has been showing positive signs. The yen has fallen more than 20% against the US dollar, which is a relief for exporters. A strong yen makes them less competitive abroad. The stock market has also surged, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 index rising 27% in the last three months. The economy expanded slightly in the last quarter of 2012, instead of an expected shrinking, as Japan emerged from its latest recession.

Summary: Japan's parliament has approved Haruhiko Kuroda as governor of the Bank of Japan, who is expected to push for monetary stimulus to boost growth in the world's third-largest economy.


Christina Haycock, 49, of Mold, Flintshire, caused council offices and courts to be evacuated, Caernarfon Crown Court was told. She admitted making a bomb threat to Flintshire council on 22 January. Defence counsel Jade Tufail said she wanted an apology "from those who were supposed to protect her at the time". The court heard Haycock, a criminology and criminal justice graduate who had been in care from the age of three, told a council phone operator: "Shire Hall has got a bomb in it so I would tell them to get out." Prosecutor Elen Owen said the call caused council staff, judges, magistrates and other court users in Mold to be evacuated with an estimated cost of tens of thousands of pounds. Judge Philip Harris-Jenkins said: "In the circumstances of this case, because of the gravity of the offence, the disruption it caused, I am afraid I am not going to be in a position to suspend the sentence."

Summary: A woman who made a bomb hoax call because she wanted a council to apologise for her treatment as a child in care has been jailed for a year.


Powys, Torfaen, Swansea and Anglesey all switch off a proportion of their lights for all the night, with a further 10 counties switching off for a period of time overnight. Many have taken the decision to save money, and more councils are expected to follow suit. Councils do not have a statutory duty to provide street lighting. Stuart Davies from Wales County Surveyors Society said: "It's being driven from a financial perspective. There's huge financial pressures facing the councils so they're having to look at all areas of expenditure. "There's no duty to provide lighting so it's one area they're looking at to reduce the costs and also to reduce the amount of carbon generated." Pembrokeshire council said it has saved Â£160,000 in annual energy bills as a result of switching off all lighting late in the evening since 2011 apart from town centres and areas with anti-social behaviour issues. Simon Nicholas, who campaigns for street lighting, told BBC Radio Wales: "Part of the problem is there doesn't seem to be any central government or regional government guidance on this and it's a fairly chaotic situation with different authorities doing different things. "My main concern surrounds LED [lighting] technology which has a lot of promise but unfortunately there are a lot of downsides to LEDs. There are better ways to save money than to go towards an LED solution or to switch off lights completely." He said Cardiff had concluded it would be wasteful to throw away its existing lighting so had reduced the wattage of its bulbs from 70W to 50W and dimmed lights at night by 50%. "Studies show people don't particularly notice the dimming up to 50% particularly if it's between midnight and 6am," he added. In total, 53% of the 358,494 lights in Wales are switched off or dimmed at night. Powys switches off the highest proportion of lights for the whole night (15%) and switches off a third for some of the night but does not dim any others. Swansea and Rhondda Cynon Taf both dim three-quarters of their lights, and Cardiff just under 60%. Merthyr is the only county that does not switch off or dim any of its lights and has no plans to do so in the future. The information came from a Freedom of Information request from the Confused.com comparison website. All the Welsh councils responded to the request.

Summary: More than half of Wales' street lights are switched off or dimmed at night, data gleaned from councils has found.


A sound defensive display helped Atletico earn a 1-0 first-leg advantage over Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday. Atletico, the 2014 Spanish champions, knocked out La Liga title rivals Barcelona in the last eight. Allardyce said: "'He defends too much' - that's what he'd get here." Bundesliga leaders Bayern dominated the second half after Saul Niguez's sublime solo goal had given the La Liga side an early lead, but Atletico's defence blunted their attack. Allardyce, whose own methods have been labelled as dour in the past, added: "It's an art, defending - everybody has forgotten that. It's a tactical art to be able to sense danger and block people's crosses and get your toe in without fouling them now and they are very, very good at it indeed. "The whole team buys into it. You see Fernando Torres on the edge of his own box defending. You never saw that at Liverpool or Chelsea. "That's how good the manager is and that's why they are successful. They are successful because they concede fewer goals than everybody else and only need one to win. "Now, everybody can say 'well, that's not entertaining', but everybody is eulogising Simeone's tactics now. I wouldn't think they would do that in the Premier League so much." Atletico are only behind Barca in La Liga on head-to-head record with three games left. Sunderland have collected three clean sheets in their last four games and the manager said extending that defensive record over the four remaining league matches was key to relegation survival. The Black Cats - who moved out of the relegation zone last weekend but only on goal difference - play Stoke on Saturday. "At the moment, if we keep those clean sheet ratios going in the next four games, I am convinced we will stay up," added the 61-year-old.

Summary: Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone would be labelled "boring" if he were managing in the Premier League, says Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce.


Police said it happened near a garden centre at Rogers Farm on the A24 near Findon, West Sussex. The 79-year-old victim died at the scene, at about 20:40 BST on Thursday. A murder investigation is under way. The suspect, described as a tall, skinny, white man in his 30s, is thought to have been driving the car in front of the man who was stabbed. The attacker is said to have shoulder-length, wavy brown hair and was thought to be driving a pale "old-style" car. It is believed the victim was travelling alone and that he was stabbed more than once. Det Ch Insp Karen Mizzi said: "Officers have been urgently making inquiries overnight to trace the suspect. "We need to hear from witnesses who saw the collision, the suspect or the car involved, particularly if anyone filmed the incident or saw anyone filming it." Laura Muchmore, 21, who works in the garden centre close to the scene of the stabbing, said: "It's especially shocking that the victim was an old man. "Findon is a really lovely little village. It's so picturesque and it's not known for this type of crime." Edmund King, president of the AA, described it as a "horrific and tragic incident". He said: "Thankfully, such brutal 'road rage' attacks are generally a rare occurrence on our highways. "It appears that some drivers do react differently when they are behind the wheel than they would if they were walking down the street. "They almost feel that the car empowers them but in reality it does not."

Summary: A manhunt is under way for a driver who stabbed another motorist to death after a collision between their two cars.


Pamela Ramsey Taylor, who runs a local non-profit group in Clay county, will resume work on 23 December, the Charleston Gazette-Mail said. The screen grab of the post was widely shared online. Local mayor Beverly Whaling resigned over the controversy, after she posted "Just made my day, Pam" to the comment. The Gazette-Mail quoted a letter from the acting director of the non-profit group as saying Ms Taylor would resume work at the Clay County Development Corp on 23 December. In her Facebook post, Ms Taylor had said: "It will be refreshing to have a classy, beautiful, dignified first lady in the White House. I'm tired of seeing a Ape in heels." A petition calling for Ms Taylor and Ms Whaling, the mayor of the town of Clay, to be sacked collected more than 85,000 signatures. Clay town has a population of just 491 and has no African American residents, according to the 2010 census. More than 98% of Clay County's 9,000 residents are white. The Clay County Development group, of which Ms Taylor is the director, is partly funded through state and federal grants, and the group provides services to elderly and low-income residents. The state commissioner, Robert Roswall, warned at the time that the agency risked losing funding over the issue. The controversial Facebook post spread across US and international media outlets. Ms Whaling issued a written apology, saying that her comment was not intended to be racist. "I was referring to my day being made for change in the White House! I am truly sorry for any hard feeling this may have caused! Those who know me know that I'm not in any way racist!" Clay's town council issued a brief statement apologising to Mrs Obama and condemning the "horrific" post and said "racial intolerance isn't what this community is about". Ms Taylor told local news outlet WSAZ, which first carried the story, that she acknowledged her Facebook post could be "interpreted as racist, but in no way was intended to be", and that she was expressing a personal opinion on attractiveness, not the colour of a person's skin. She told the news station she was considering legal action for slander against unnamed individuals. The state voted for Donald Trump in the presidential election, giving him 68.7% of ballots cast.

Summary: A woman suspended after calling First Lady Michelle Obama an "ape in heels" in a Facebook post is set to return to work in West Virginia, local media say.


The Cabinet Office said the election for the vacant seat, planned for 4 May, would now take place on 8 June as part of the nationwide polling day. MPs will be asked to formally overturn the writ for the poll. The proposed by-election would have created the anomaly of taking place after Parliament had been dissolved. The by-election was caused by the death of long-serving Labour MP Sir Gerald Kaufman in February. Commons Leader David Lidington told MPs there was no statutory provision allowing for the cancellation of a by-election when a general election was in progress. But he said a precedent was set in a similar situation in 1923, when a by-election writ was regarded as having been superseded. The Commons vote would enable Manchester's acting returning officer Joanne Roney to cancel the by-election.

Summary: A by-election for the Manchester Gorton constituency is set to be cancelled after the House of Commons backed a June general election.


Rob Hughes, 31, of Croydon, south London, has no memory of the assault in Crete in June 2008, but an eyewitness identified Joseph Bruckland, 22. Mr Bruckland, from Hookwood in Surrey, and five other British men deny charges of grievous bodily harm. Mr Hughes suffered severe memory loss and did not remember his family. He was left with brain damage after being beaten and left for dead outside a nightclub in Malia. Neil Philippart, who was called as a witness by the prosecution, told the court he saw Mr Hughes being hit with a bottle and fall to the ground. Mr Philippart was asked by the judge to identify which of the defendants struck that blow. He turned round, looked at Mr Bruckland and said it was him. Mr Bruckland shook his head when the allegation was made. He will be called to give evidence later. The other defendants are Curtis Taylor, Daniel Bell and Sean Branton, of Horley; Surrey; Benjamin Herdman, of Worth, West Sussex; and George Hollands, of Reigate, Surrey. The trial in Heraklion, Crete, continues.

Summary: One of six men accused of beating a former Oxford United footballer into a coma has been identified in court in Greece as the main offender.


The recipient, Wolfang Rangger, who lost his right leg in 2007, said: "It feels like I have a foot again. It's like a second lease of life." Prof Hubert Egger of the University of Linz, said sensors fitted to the sole of the artificial foot, stimulated nerves at the base of the stump. He added it was the first time that a leg amputee had been fitted with a sensory-enhanced prosthesis. Surgeons first rewired nerve endings in the patient's stump to place them close to the skin surface. Six sensors were fitted to the base of the foot, to measure the pressure of heel, toe and foot movement. These signals were relayed to a micro-controller which relayed them to stimulators inside the shaft where it touched the base of the stump. These vibrated, stimulating the nerve endings under the skin, which relayed the signals to the brain. Prof Egger said: "The sensors tell the brain there is a foot and the wearer has the impression that it rolls off the ground when he walks." Wolfgang Ranger, a former teacher, who lost his leg after a blood clot caused by a stroke, has been testing the device for six months, both in the lab and at home. He said: "I no longer slip on ice and I can tell whether I walk on gravel, concrete, grass or sand. I can even feel small stones." The 54-year-old also runs, cycles and goes climbing. Another major benefit was a reduction in excruciating "phantom limb" pain felt by Mr Rangger for years following the amputation. Prof Egger said the brain now received real data rather than searching for information from the missing limb. The Austrian research team unveiled their results at a press conference in Vienna. But they have yet to publish details in a medical journal. Last year an international team created a bionic hand which allows the amputee to feel sensations from their fingers. Their study was published in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Dr Alastair Ritchie, lecturer in Biomaterials and Bioengineering, University of Nottingham, said the Austrian announcement was exciting but not as groundbreaking as the work already done for the arm and hand.

Summary: Scientists in Austria have created an artificial leg which allows the amputee to feel lifelike sensations from their foot.


The new regulations - which permit drilling from outside the protected areas - were approved by 298 to 261. Opposition parties and campaigners criticised the lack of a Commons debate - and accused ministers of a U-turn as they previously pledged an outright ban on fracking in national parks. The government said its plans would protect "our most precious landscapes". Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom also said there had already been "enormous debate" on the subject. MPs overwhelmingly rejected a bid to suspend drilling for shale gas in a Commons vote in January, during which ministers also pledged an "outright ban" on fracking in national parks. Labour has said the government's plans, contained in a draft regulation, represent a U-turn on this commitment, and called for stronger safeguards. The proposals, first set out in July, would only allow fracking 1,200m below national parks, Areas of Outstanding National Beauty, the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads and World Heritage Sites. The drill rigs would have to be positioned outside the boundaries of the protected areas. Q&A: What is fracking? Sites of Special Scientific Interest, which are designated to protect wildlife or geology, are not mentioned. MPs opposed the passing of the draft regulation when it was read out in the Commons on Tuesday evening. Because this happened after the conclusion of the day's main business, parliamentary rules required the vote to be deferred - until Wednesday. Under this process of so-called deferred divisions, MP voted on the proposal by filling in ballot papers with the result announced later by Deputy Speaker Natascha Engel. Shadow energy secretary Lisa Nandy accused ministers of using a "parliamentary backdoor" to try to approve the "weak regulations" without debate. She said: "Fracking should not go ahead in Britain until stronger safeguards are in place to protect drinking water sources and sensitive parts of our countryside like national parks." The vote to allow fracking under national parks is the latest stage of the political battle over drilling for shale gas, writes BBC political reporter Tom Moseley. MPs voted in January to continue with fracking, and David Cameron declared last year the UK was going "all out" for shale gas - but it remains a controversial issue in the Commons. This is particularly true for MPs - including many Conservatives - facing fracking, and vocal anti-fracking campaigns, in their constituencies. In January the government said there would be an outright ban on fracking in protected areas. But that was under the Tory/Lib Dem coalition, and in July the new Conservative administration unveiled new guidelines allowing drilling at least 1,200m under ground. These were the regulations approved in today's deferred division - sparking accusations of a U-turn from Labour, which wants a moratorium on fracking until "we can be sure it is safe". Four Tories voted against the government including London mayoral candidate and environmental campaigner Zac Goldsmith and Sarah Wollaston, whose Totnes seat includes Dartmoor national park. Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said the government had shown a "complete lack of regard for protecting some of the most beautiful scenery in the UK

Summary: MPs have voted to allow fracking for shale gas 1,200m below national parks and other protected sites.


The 16-year-old was reported missing on 19 February. Body parts were found at a house in the Barton Hill area of Bristol on 2 March. Organisers said although the walk "won't bring Becky back" it will help "give this beautiful young girl the send-off she deserves". Becky's stepbrother Nathan Matthews, 28, has been charged with her murder. Friends have sold wristbands, T-shirts and balloons to help support her family. The walk started at 11:00 GMT on The Centre and is making its way to Castle Park where balloons are due to be released in her memory. Earlier this week, Mr Matthews, from Warmley, Bristol, appeared by video link at Bristol Crown Court. He has yet to enter a plea to the charge and was told a provisional trial date had been set for October. His girlfriend, Shauna Hoare, 21, who is charged with perverting the course of justice, also appeared by video link. Four other defendants have been charged with assisting an offender.

Summary: Hundreds of people are taking part in a fundraising walk in Bristol to remember Becky Watts who was killed last month.


Discussions began last week in a bid to resolve the political row at Stormont. The crisis was triggered when police said they believed IRA members had been involved in the murder of a former IRA man in Belfast last month. Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers said finding resolution in the negotiations would be "very difficult". But she added that the parties had "established a sound basis on which to take forward the discussions with greater intensity" this week. She said the "impact of paramilitary organisations" was the matter on the agenda for Monday's round of talks. That is one of the primary issues on the table during the cross-party negotiations. Stormont's finances - a major factor is the implementation of welfare reform - is the other main matter on which the parties are trying to find resolution. Ms Villiers had said the opening week of talks had been "useful and intensive" and that she was encouraged that the parties had shown a commitment to dealing with the impact and legacy of paramilitary activity. In August, police said they believed IRA members had played a part in the murder of Kevin McGuigan Sr. Chief Constable George Hamilton said the IRA was still in existence, but added that the organisation was not engaged in terrorism. The claims led to a breakdown in trust between Sinn F??in and unionist parties. The Ulster Unionists withdrew from Northern Ireland's ruling executive, with three Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) ministers also later resigning, and DUP leader Peter Robinson stepping aside as first minister. Unionists agreed to join the talks when the government ordered an independent review of paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland earlier this month.

Summary: Talks between Northern Ireland's five main political parties have moved into a second week, with the focus on paramilitary groups.


Esther Kidemba died after apparently jumping from a building during a drill at the private Strathmore University in the capital, Nairobi. Gunshots were fired during the drill, causing panic on the campus. Militant Islamist group al-Shabab killed some 150 people in an attack on Garissa University College in April. Strathmore University Vice-Chancellor John Odhiambo said he offered his deepest condolences to the family of Ms Kidemba, who was a staff member, and an "unreserved apology to every student, parent, family, colleague and stakeholder for the unfortunate outcome of the security drill". Strathmore would pay for the medical expenses of 30 students and staff injured during the drill, and would arrange post-traumatic counselling, he added. The drill had been carried out by the university's security team in co-ordination with local police to assess how they would deal with any attack, a statement by the university said. On Monday, Nairobi police chief Japheth Koome said all the proper procedures had been followed for the mock security exercise, Reuters news agency reports. But in his reaction, police chief Joseph Boinett said: "This must not happen again." Kenya's security forces were on high alert to deal with threats, and drills should be conducted only with the authorisation of the "highest security office in the country", he added. April's day-long assault on Garissa University College in north-eastern Kenya was the deadliest by al-Shabab in the East African state. In 2013, at least 67 people were killed in an attack by the al-Qaeda-linked group, which is headquartered in neighbouring Somalia, on the upmarket Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi. Al-Shabab says it is opposed to the presence of Kenyan troops in Somalia. The troops are part of an African Union (AU) force helping the weak Somali government fight the militants who want to establish Islamic rule in the country.

Summary: Kenya's police chief has warned universities not to carry out security drills without his approval following the death of a woman on Monday.


Stuart Price, died on Sunday after colliding with a black Jaguar car in Colliery Lane, next to the junction with Murton Lane, in Easington Lane. Northumbria Police said the Jaguar driver , who stopped his car - was left shaken but uninjured by the crash. Mr Price, 24, of Murton, County Durham, was pronounced dead at the scene and police are appealing for witnesses.

Summary: A cyclist has died in a collision with a car near Sunderland.


25 November 2016 Last updated at 07:57 GMT It was given to the London museum in 1905 by a rich business man and the giant skeleton has been amazing visitors for many years as they enter the museum's main hall. It isn't a real dinosaur but a life size plaster replica of the skeleton of a Diplodocus. Now Dippy is on the move on a trip around the UK, watch this video to find out more.

Summary: Dippy the Diplodocus is one of the Natural History Museum's most recognisable residents.