The writing, if not on the wall, is clear enough on the roads themselves. Street level democracy is in the rudest of rude health here. Which here in Walsall, really is quite rude! The saucy "double entendre" that's been enlivening local social media is an appropriate piece of signposting for a town where passions run deep and local politics is anything but the dreary, humdrum business of general repute. Although in fairness, we should point out that the council has now responded by repainting the offending road markings since this "hot button" image was recorded for posterity. For this is a town with a very acute sense of itself. Traditionally the home of the leather industry, Walsall has a football team known as the Saddlers. They are mounting a spirited challenge for promotion to the second tier of English football, the Skybet Championship. There they would rub shoulders with an assortment of local rivals including the newly-relegated star attractions, Aston Villa. At the centre of the town, is the art gallery which opened 16 years ago to widespread international acclaim. It is home to works by, among others, Jacob Epstein, Monet, Picasso, Van Gogh and Turner. No less significantly, it has provided a catalyst for the economic regeneration of the area surrounding the canal basin, like a smaller version of Birmingham's famous Gas Street. And Walsall really is like a microcosm of the political landscape of our part of the country as a whole. It's like all our famous marginals rolled into one electoral battlefield. Or is it a minefield more like? It has long been a predominantly two-party affair: the map shows the west of the town, leaning towards the rest of the Black Country, almost exclusively Labour red. While the east, inclining towards Birmingham's leafy stockbroker belt in neighbouring Four Oaks and Little Aston, is an exclusively blue Conservative preserve. And within the council, where one third of the 60 seats are up for election, the numbers reflect the changeable political weather in a region well-known for swinging back and forth between the two biggest parties. It is a significant weather vane. Labour and the Conservatives have both had long periods in over-all control. But this is a council is famous for its knife-edge outcomes producing no outright majority, with all the back room deal-making and deal-breaking that entails. A year ago the town had a minority Labour administration. But last June, the indefatigable Conservative group leader Mike Bird brokered a minority administration even though Labour have two more seats than his party. He wrestled-back the leadership of the council with the support of the three UKIP and two Independent councillors. A town that's grown accustomed to living on a political knife-edge now faces another equally cut-throat encounter. Labour's fortunes hit a notable high the last time this particular set of seats were contested four years ago, so this time round they appear to have far more to lose than to gain. They must defend nine of their 27 seats while the Conservatives defend seven of their 25. With both

Summary: For anyone who thinks these local elections are dull and boring, I have this challenge - come to Walsall.


The John Osborne production will see Sir John play legendary patriarch Billy Rice, with Branagh as Archie Rice. "I am thrilled to be invited to play Billy Rice in this production of what I believe to be one of the great plays of the twentieth century," the actor said. It will be the final production in Branagh's Plays at the Garrick season. "This has been a wonderfully successful season for Ken Branagh and his company, and I feel proud and privileged to be joining them," Sir John added. Set against the backdrop of post-war Britain, the modern classic conjures the seedy glamour of the old music halls for an explosive examination of public masks and private torment. "I am really looking forward to working on this play. I find The Entertainer riveting and in my opinion there is no better group of actors to bring it to life," director Rob Ashford said. The Entertainer will play at the Garrick from 20 August to 12 November. The show will also be broadcast live to cinemas worldwide, on a date to be announced shortly.

Summary: Sir John Hurt will return to the London stage for the first time in a decade, to star opposite Sir Kenneth Branagh in The Entertainer.


Cooke won the first of GB's gold medals at Beijing in 2008, but since then Lizzie Armitstead has taken over as team leader. That means Cooke could have to sacrifice gold to Armitstead, with whom she has had differences in the past. But Cooke said recently: "I know deep down what it takes to win races." In an interview recorded for Wales at the Olympics, Cooke, who is now based in Switzerland, added: "I have proven through my experience and my results what I'm capable of." Cooke and Armitstead's relationship was strained at the 2011 World Championships in Copenhagen. They were in the same GB women's team, with Armitstead the leader. The team looked well-placed to contend for the title until a crash late in the race separated Armitstead from Cooke up ahead. They have differing recollections of subsequent events, which saw Cooke set off for the line only to finish fourth, with Armitstead coming home seventh. Matters came to a head when Armitstead told Cycling Weekly magazine of a furious row once the team had crossed the line, adding: "I've never seen her [Nicole] work for a team-mate. It was a unanimous decision that Nicole didn't do her job properly." But Cooke says that the pair have now smoothed over their differences ahead of the Olympic road race in London on 29 July. "Lizzie and I have spoken about what happened in the race [2011 World Championships], what's happened since. I have forgiven for what she did and how she reacted," insisted Cooke. "And I think in a way it did highlight why we were under-performing as a team. "We realised that if we went into the London Olympics like we went into the last World Championships we would probably under-perform again."

Summary: Welsh cyclist Nicole Cooke is in the UK for Sunday's Olympic road race with team orders likely to hinder her chances of another gold medal.


F-35 air operations were paused at an Arizona air base after pilots suffered symptoms resembling hypoxia, or oxygen deprivation, Captain Mark Graff said. Lockheed Martin, which built the jet, said it still plans to show the plane at the Paris Air Show this month. Air Force officials said F-35 fighter jets at other bases were still in use. Luke Air Force Base, located northwest of Phoenix, cancelled local flying operations for its F-35A Lightning II aircraft on Friday after five incidents were reported in which pilots experienced hypoxia-like symptoms. But they continued to be grounded on Monday as the Air Force investigated the issue with pilots, maintenance workers and medical professionals, according to base spokeswoman Major Rebecca Heyse. The incidents took place between 2 May and Thursday, but in each case the jet's backup oxygen system was successful and the aircraft landed safely. Luke Air Force Base has 55 F-35A Lightning II jets in operation and conducts 25 training flights each weekday, according to base officials. More than 220 operational F-35 jets have been built worldwide. The stealthy jets have logged more than 95,000 flight hours, but the planes have yet to see combat.

Summary: The US Air Force has grounded a fleet of F-35 fighter jets indefinitely over concerns over pilots' oxygen supplies, according to a spokesman.


Parking controls will be implemented between 12:30 and 18:00 in zones 1-4. Councillors said this would reduce traffic "chaos" on some streets and encourage more people to use buses, trams or bicycles to get into the city. But they heard warnings that the restrictions could affect footfall in the city centre and faith groups which meet on Sundays. Conservative councillor Nick Cook warned that the parking charges could affect church congregations. He said he feared that the charges set a "dangerous precedent" and could be extended in the future. "It will be bad for society, bad for business and bad for Edinburgh," he said. However, Nigel Bagshaw, of the Scottish Green Group, urged the transport and environment committee to implement all-day parking charges. He said the move would improve health, safety, air pollution and emissions. "We have to make bold choices," he added. SNP councillor Gavin Barrie backed the limited parking charges, claiming they would make the city centre more accessible to the vulnerable. He said people in wheelchairs and those pushing prams struggle to get around when vehicles were badly parked. Councillor Lesley Hinds, the convenor of the committee, said the restrictions were appropriate for a "seven-day city". She added: "Not only will this make parking easier for residents and visitors by increasing parking turnover, but we hope, in turn, it will encourage more people to choose public transport or active travel over the car by creating safer, more free-flowing roads. "Therefore I believe that we've agreed the best option for Edinburgh. By introducing restrictions on Sunday afternoons we want to strike a balance for all those that live in and visit the city, and I think that our final decision reflects the fact we really listened to the concerns of various groups and individuals." The motion to introduce parking charges on Sunday afternoons was approved 10 votes to two. It is expected to be implemented around the end of 2018.

Summary: Councillors in Edinburgh have agreed to begin charging drivers to park in the city centre on Sundays.


Police and security services will be able to see names of sites visited in the past year without a warrant, under the draft Investigatory Powers Bill. The science and technology Committee says its requirements are confusing, and firms fear a rise in hacking. The Home Office said it would study the report's findings. When she announced the draft bill last year, Theresa May stressed that the authorities would not be able to see individual web pages visited, just basic data, such as domain names like bbc.co.uk or facebook.com. But tech firms have told MPs it may not be possible to separate out data in that way and the plans were not clear about was meant by "internet connection records". Committee chairman Nicola Blackwood said: "There remain questions about the feasibility of collecting and storing internet connection records (ICRs), including concerns about ensuring security for the records from hackers. "The bill was intended to provide clarity to the industry, but the current draft contains very broad and ambiguous definitions of ICRs, which are confusing communications providers. "This must be put right for the bill to achieve its stated security goals." Mrs May insisted in January that the Home Office had been clear about what it meant by ICRs and was working closely with the industry on the legislation. The science and technology committee also raised concerns about powers to allow spies to hack into suspects' smartphones or computers, known as "equipment interference". Ms Blackwood said the technique may "occasionally be necessary", but added: "The tech industry has legitimate concerns about the reaction of their customers to the possibility that electronic devices could be hacked by the security services." There are also concerns, expressed by Apple and other tech giants, that the bill will force them to adopt weaker encryption standards. Some products, such as the iPhone, allow people to communicate privately in a form that cannot be decoded, even by the company which makes the device, known as "end-to-end encryption". The bill would strengthen the power to force firms to give up decryption keys so that coded messages might be read. But Nicola Blackwood said the government had to do more to "allay unfounded concerns that encryption will no longer be possible". Service providers, such as BT and Sky, are concerned about the cost of storing internet records for 12 months, something they do not routinely do at the moment. The Home Office says the overall cost to the industry will be Â£174m over 10 years and "reasonable costs" will be reimbursed, but the industry has cast doubt on that estimate. The committee said the government should make an "explicit commitment" to pay the full costs incurred by compliance," to protect smaller firms hit with demands to store records. The Home Office said it was important companies did not suffer a commercial disadvantage and stressed there were no plans to change a long-standing position of reimbursing 100% of costs associated with data retention. Security Minister John Hayes said: "We are mindful of the need for legislation to provide law enforcement and the security

Summary: The home secretary's plan to force internet service providers to store everyone's internet activity is vague and confusing, says a committee of MPs.


The Dow Jones closed down 122.65 points, or 0.61%, at 19,971.13. The S&P 500 index dropped 13.8 points, or 0.6%, to 2,280.89, while the Nasdaq fell 47 points, or 0.83%, to 5,613.7. Airline stocks fell, with American Airlines down 4.4% and United Continental dropping 3.8%. Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets UK said US markets had taken their lead from weak European markets "as investors wake up to the downside of what a Trump presidency might mean for risky assets". "The weekend executive order to implement more stringent vetting procedures to visitors to the US from specific destinations, as well as a wider travel ban, could well be the beginning of this realisation. "It is perhaps no surprise that the tech sector has been the most vocal given that its highly skilled workforce has a higher proportion of overseas workers due to the higher skill set required."

Summary: Stocks on Wall Street fell saw their biggest drop so far this year as investors took a cautious stance in the face of uncertainty over Donald Trump's travel and immigration curbs.


The England Under-19 international had a medical on Friday and agreed a five-year deal with the Premier League club. The 18-year-old will start pre-season with the Reds but is expected to go out on loan, with Championship side Derby thought to be interested. "It's a dream come true. It's a bit surreal and it hasn't really hit me yet. But I'm buzzing and just excited to get started," said Gomez. "The club has got great history, it's a great club and one that I've always been following from when I was young. "Here was somewhere I wanted to go and get better and learn, and play good football. It was an easy decision." Gomez won the 2014 European Championship in Malta with the England Under-17 side. He made 24 appearances for Charlton last season and is the Anfield club's fourth summer signing, after midfielder James Milner, striker Danny Ings and goalkeeper Adam Bogdan.

Summary: Liverpool have signed highly rated Charlton defender Joe Gomez for £3.5m.


Some 148,976 cars rolled off UK production lines last month, down from 150,060 in the same month last year. But, for the 10 months to end-October, production was still running at its highest since 2005, driven by exports. Overseas demand rose 1.5% in October year-on-year, but domestic demand fell 8.3%. About 80% of UK car production went for export, according to the figures. "Despite a small drop in overall output last month, the industry has delivered a robust performance so far this year, particularly in terms of exports," said Mike Hawes, SMMT chief executive. "Given the slowdown we've seen in several key global markets in recent months, UK automotive manufacturing still remains in a strong position." For the year so far, production is at 1,318,452, up 2.8% on the figure of 1,282,080 in the same period for 2014. On Tuesday, Europe's trade body for the car industry, the Association of European Carmakers, reported that car sales across the EU slowed sharply in October from the month before. Analysts suggested that buyers may have been put off purchases while they awaited the outcome of investigations into how carmakers report emissions data, sparked by the discovery that VW cheated emissions tests.

Summary: UK car production fell by 0.7% last month compared with October 2014, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.


Defence barrister Stephen Vullo made the announcement to the jury at Southwark Crown Court in London. The entertainer denies four charges relating to alleged assaults on three teenage girls between 1971 and 1983. Mr Harris, 87, was released from prison on Friday and is now appearing in the dock in person, having appeared via a video link in the trial's first week. Kenneth Jeacle, Mr Harris's former tour manager, told the court via video link from Australia he had seen parents encourage their children to "perhaps sit on his knee or perhaps give him a kiss on the cheek". But he said that Mr Harris was never the "instigator" of such behaviour. Mr Jeacle, who worked with the defendant from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, said: "Mr Harris's attitude in these incidents was always that people would approach him. "He would then perhaps open his arms and embrace them but in, shall I say, a fraternal or brotherly style or manner." Mr Vullo asked him whether he had ever seen Harris act inappropriately with his fans, and Mr Jeacle replied: "Categorically, never. "Mr Harris was, in my presence, constantly respectful of children and parents alike." Mr Harris is accused of groping a 14-year-old girl during a music event at the Lyceum Theatre in London in 1971. Two further charges relate to alleged indecent assaults on a teenager in 1978, during filming for ITV celebrity show Star Games. The fourth relates to a 13-year-old girl who claims he touched her breast after filming BBC children's TV programme Saturday Superstore in 1983. Second defence lawyer David Patience read to the jury statements from people who attended the events. They included those who denied seeing or hearing anybody upset or anything of concern taking place. One was from ex-EastEnders and Coronation Street actress Rula Lenska, who was at Star Games. She said: "I can say, hand on heart, I never witnessed anything untoward or suspicious." Another woman, who was five when she attended the It's a Knockout-style event in 1978, said the "incredibly sweet" Mr Harris sat down next to her on a bench and gave her a cartoon. Statements from two boys who attended the filming of Saturday Superstore recalled him being a "very nice fella" and a "perfect gentleman" respectively. The trial continues.

Summary: Rolf Harris will not give evidence in his defence at his indecent assault trial, his lawyer has told the court.


Officers from South Yorkshire Police are on the island for two weeks to re-appeal to local people and follow up lines of inquiry. Ben, from Sheffield, was 21 months old when he disappeared on 24 July 1991. His mother Kerry has always maintained her son, who would now be 26, is alive and was probably abducted. Ms Needham said she hoped that Greece's statute of limitation laws would mean that people may now come forward in the knowledge they can no longer be prosecuted for withholding information. Live updates on this story and others from South Yorkshire At a press conference, Det Insp John Cousins said: "We specifically want to appeal to anyone who thinks they might be Ben. Did you have blonde hair and blue eyes as a child? Are you unsure of your background? "I'd like any of those individuals who believe they might be Ben to come forward and speak to us. There will be no pressure on them at all. "We have Ben's DNA and it will be very easy for us to do a quick test and confirm or otherwise." Mr Cousins said officers were looking into calls made to the UK's Missing Persons Bureau in 1993 by an anonymous Greek person who had said "Ben was known then as Andreas and was being cared for by a man called Nikos". Ben vanished after travelling to the island with his mother and grandparents who were renovating a run-down farmhouse building in the village of Iraklis. Speaking on the island where her son went missing, Ms Needham said: "The answer does lie on Kos, Ben was abducted from Kos, and someone knows on the island what happened to Ben. I think the appeal this morning by the detectives can bring that person forward. "Every day is difficult to deal with. It seems, and it's a little bit ironic, but it's nearly 25 years and we're going back to the beginning. I wish this could have been done so many years before but unfortunately it never was allowed. "I'm just thankful now that the Greek police and the British police are working together. The British government have given funding for this to happen. "We need to look to the future now, to remain positive and hopefully, we can get some answers. "There's no word to describe how much this means to me. "I think we've got the best team of detectives on the case." Officers travelled to Kos on Sunday, they are carrying out "house-to-house visits" and distributing leaflets and posters during the "next two weeks". Speaking from the farmhouse where Ben disappeared, Mr Cousins said: "I'm aware there were a number of vehicles and people on this lane on the day that Ben disappeared. I'd also like to appeal to anyone that was here on this day to come forward and speak to us." Earlier this year, the force secured £450,000 from the Home Office to investigate the disappearance of Ben for another six months. A DNA test was carried out on a man in Cyprus in an

Summary: Police have offered a reward of 12,500 euros (£9,800) in the search for missing Ben Needham, who disappeared on the Greek island of Kos in 1991.


Boero, 38, sustained fatal injuries in a fall during the first stage in western Argentina, organisers say. The annual off-road race, originally from Paris to Dakar in Senegal, moved to South America in 2009, largely because of security concerns. Most of the participants are amateur motorcyclists and car drivers, running against experienced racers. It was the second Dakar rally Boero had taken part in. Organisers say he was killed when he came off his bike during the stage between the Argentine cities of Mar del Plata and Santa Rosa de la Pampa on Saturday.

Summary: Argentine motorcyclist Jorge Martinez Boero has died in an accident on the opening day of the Dakar Rally.


The Green Party of England and Wales is not taking on Labour in Ealing Central and Acton and Brighton Kemp Town. And Ms Lucas says left and centre-left parties should get together to prevent "a massive Tory landslide". But shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth dismissed the idea of what he described as "back room deals". And the Conservatives have warned against any "coalition of chaos". Ms Lucas, the Greens' only MP in the last Parliament, said there was "a huge amount of enthusiasm and energy" for deals between parties such as the Greens, Liberal Democrats and Labour to defeat the Conservatives in the upcoming election. It comes as the Greens withdrew their candidate in Oxford West and Abingdon to help the Liberal Democrat Layla Moran stand against health minister Nicola Blackwood. The Lib Dems have already stood aside in Brighton Pavilion for Ms Lucas, but Labour rejected a similar deal for the Isle of Wight, despite Greens standing down to help Labour in Ealing Central and Acton. Ms Lucas, who is campaigning on the Isle of Wight on Monday, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme it was time for the left and centre-left to get together "and do grown up politics". She said it was "scandalous" that the Conservatives got 51% of the vote across the south east region, but ended up with 93% of the seats. "What we ought to be doing is saying: 'How do we stop the Tories getting the kind of landslide that will allow them to impose not just an extreme Brexit, but extreme social policies, long term damage to our health, education and so forth?'" she said. She claimed the Isle of Wight Greens were "best placed to challenge" the Conservatives, ahead of the Liberal Democrats and Labour with a candidate "that will fight for this chance in our electoral system". "But for this to happen, we need Jeremy Corbyn to get round a table with us," she said. "What's so disappointing is that he talks about doing politics differently and yet he's betraying the millions of people he represents by allowing them to be hit hardest by a massive Tory majority." Ms Lucas argues that more than one million people voted Green in the 2015 general election, which under a different electoral system could have led to 24 Green MPs. "What we're saying is it's time to do politics differently. People in marginal constituencies don't want parties on the left and centre-left to spend all of their time fighting each other and for the Conservatives to come through the middle." But Labour's Jon Ashworth refused to entertain the idea of entering into discussions with the Greens and Lib Dems about some candidates standing aside to avoid splitting the anti-Tory vote, "We're a national party and we have a responsibility to give every part of England, Scotland and Wales the chance to vote for a Labour candidate," he said. "Politicians who try to do these backroom deals, never come out of it well."

Summary: Jeremy Corbyn needs to get round a table with the Greens to discuss ways of developing a progressive alliance, its co-leader Caroline Lucas has said.


Wales are in Group D alongside Austria, Serbia, Republic of Ireland, Moldova and Georgia. "It's a good group and you look at other groups and think it maybe could have been easier, maybe it could have been tougher," Coleman said. "It's a positive group, there'll be some great games and I think the whole nation will be looking forward to it." Wales were one of the top seeds for Saturday's 2018 World Cup draw in St Petersburg after a remarkable rise under Coleman to be ranked 10th in the world. Their reward was being one of the top nine seeds which ensured Wales would avoid the likes of world champions Germany and European champions Spain, arch-rivals England and hosts Russia. Wales avoided former World Cup winners France and Italy, who were in pot two, and instead will face Austria, who they beat 2-1 in a friendly when they last faced them in February 2013. However, Coleman admits that the teams they will face are no pushovers. "We're looking forward to it. There's some good teams in there, strong teams," Coleman said. "It's never easy going to places like Georgia and Moldova. It's always very difficult, and, of course, we know the quality of Republic of Ireland and Austria. "In the last campaign in the World Cup [2014 qualifying] we faced Serbia and were beaten heavily twice, so we know there's good teams in there. "But what we know is in the last two or three years we've really improved as a nation and at the moment, at our strongest, we fancy ourselves against anyone. "I don't say that flippantly because we're in amongst some good teams." The top team from each group will qualify for the finals in Russia with the eight best second-placed teams going into the play-offs. Wales currently top their Euro 2016 qualifying group after beating Belgium 1-0 in Cardiff last June. They hold a three-point lead with four games remaining, needing to finish in the top two to secure their place at a major finals for the first time since 1958. "We've got a lot of football to play in this European qualifying campaign before we get to the next one," Coleman added.

Summary: Manager Chris Coleman was content with Wales' 2018 World Cup qualifying group after Saturday's draw in Russia.


Rat droppings and a live mouse were found in the kitchen at Shimla Pinks, in Leicester, on Tuesday. Officers shut the restaurant while people were dining, with the business fined Â£1,000 during a hearing at the city's magistrates. Owner Meena Patel told the Leicester Mercury he felt "terrible" about the problem and vowed to rectify it. Leicester City Council health inspectors confirmed the closure during the hearing on Thursday. The court was told droppings were found behind the freezer and there were holes in doors and the skirting boards, allowing the rodents access to food preparation areas. Bacterial infections such as Leptospirosis and Ecoli can be spread by urine from mice and rats. The council said in a statement the owners are not allowed to open until it was satisfied they have "addressed the problems". The BBC approached Shimla Pinks for comment but has yet to receive a reply. However, Mr Patel told the Mercury he was going to "eradicate" the problem. The premises, in London Road, will close for a week to allow walls to be rebuilt and kitchen equipment replaced. Shimla Pinks has earned consistent positive reviews on Trip Advisor, earning it a "certificate of excellence" in 2015.

Summary: A curry house has been shut down after an infestation of rats and mice was found by health inspectors.


The incident involving the 10:13 service happened close to Inverurie. ScotRail Alliance said no-one was injured in the collision, but that the damage included a smashed windscreen and engine failure. Services between Aberdeen, Inverurie and Inverness were affected until early afternoon. A ScotRail Alliance spokesperson said: "Due to a train hitting a tree between Aberdeen and Inverness services along the route are disrupted. "We have replacement buses in place to get our customers where they need to be. "We apologise to anyone delayed by this incident."

Summary: Rail service have been disrupted after an Aberdeen to Inverness train was damaged when it hit a fallen tree in Aberdeenshire.


The star, who is of Egyptian heritage, won the prize for his role in the USA Network drama Mr Robot. He said he hoped his win would open the door for more ethnic minority actors. "For me to stand here as not the typical leading man and to have come home with this speaks a lot about where we're headed," he said. "I think we can keep going a lot further in that direction, not just in entertainment, but socially and politically, and strive to be as progressive as possible." Malek held off competition from actors including bookmakers' favourite Kevin Spacey, who was nominated for House of Cards, The Americans' Matthew Rhys and Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk. The last non-white winner to win the trophy was Andre Braugher for Homicide: Life on the Street in 1998. Since then, the winners have included James Gandolfini for The Sopranos, Damian Lewis for Homeland, The Shield's Michael Chiklis, Jeff Daniels for The Newsroom and Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston. In his acceptance speech, Malek said: "I'm honoured to stand here and represent my family and every single person who's helped me get this far." Reacting to his surprise win, the actor - whose character sees things that are not real - joked to the audience: "Please tell me you're seeing this too." Malek was born in Los Angeles in 1981 to Egyptian parents. He went to Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California - graduating in 1999 along with fellow actor Rachel Bilson. In 2004, Malek got his first major TV role in Gilmore Girls and went on to appear in 24, The Pacific, Over There and The War at Home. His film roles to date include Larry Crowne, Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, a recurring role in the Night At The Museum series. Malek began starring in Mr Robot in 2015, a role that has also netted him a Critics' Choice Award. Malek was one of several ethnic minority actors to triumph at Sunday's ceremony. Courtney B Vance and Sterling K Brown, who both appeared in The People vs OJ Simpson, won the best leading actor and supporting actor in a limited series categories respectively. And Regina King was named outstanding supporting actress in a limited series or movie for her role in American Crime. Meanwhile, Alan Yang and Aziz Ansari called for better Asian representation on screen after winning the Emmy for outstanding writing for a comedy series for Netflix series Master of None. Host Jimmy Kimmel made several references to diversity during the ceremony in light of the "Oscars So White" controversy earlier this year. "Here in Hollywood the only thing we value more than diversity is congratulating ourselves on how much we value diversity," he said in his opening monologue. "The Emmys are so diverse this year the Oscars are now telling people we're one of their closest friends." He joked that the ceremony was almost too diverse - with other notable winners including Susanne Bier, who was the only woman nominated in her category of best limited

Summary: Rami Malek has become the first minority actor in 18 years to win the Emmy Award for best leading actor in a drama series.


Pte William Kemp, Cpl Sandy MacDonald, and L/Cpl James Wilson escaped their captors after convincing them they were from the Soviet Union. Now film producers have used the tale as a premise for new World War Two drama In the Darkest Hour. Scottish film company Burning Horseshoe Productions is behind the project. However, it will not be a faithful re-telling of the story of the soldiers' escape from enemy clutches. Stephen Don, a director with Northern Ireland-based Silver Sombrero Pictures which is also involved in the project, said it was a "brilliant premise" for a film. He said: "The germ of the idea for this project came from my father who was a soldier in World War Two. "He told me that two Scots soldiers got stuck in enemy territory and ditched their uniform in an effort to get back to their lines and avoid capture. "Their only defence if captured was that one of the them was a fluent Gaelic speaker and would bamboozle the Nazis in a lingo which they couldn't understand." He added: "I find it a brilliant premise to throw together two characters into a make or break situation." The soldiers' escape from the Germans in June 1940 came weeks after their Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders regiments surrendered to enemy forces. Pte Kemp's memoir charts their remarkable journey from Abbeville, in occupied northern France, to the safety of the British consulate in Spain. In it, the soldier from Ballachulish, recounts the moment a German commander pointed a revolver at each of their heads after they were taken to prisoner of war camp. When they were asked to state their nationality, Pte Kemp replied in Gaelic: "I do not know". When he was asked which country he was from, he said: "Ardnamurchan". The men were then questioned in seven other languages - and to each they replied in Gaelic, to the confusion of their captors. The memoir continued: "Next an atlas was produced. The interpreter took us over the various countries on the continent, one by one, and when he came to the Ukraine, I quickly pointed my finger to it." He said the commander consulted three other officers, before saying "Allez" and opening the gate for the trio. "We were free once more", Pte Kemp wrote. The soldiers were hailed heroes on their return to Scotland but once the Nazis got wind of the story, they targeted Gaelic prisoners for harsher treatment. Their tale has been adapted for In the Darkest Hour, which features fictional soldiers Hamish McNeill, who speaks Gaelic, and his sergeant, Gordon McGregor. It will look at the pair's fraught relationship as they move from the front line in France to a Nazi interrogation room in Berlin. The film, which is still in development, is a "high concept World War Two action drama", said Mr Don. It has received lottery development funding from Northern Ireland Screen.

Summary: The true story of a trio of Gaelic-speaking soldiers who used their native tongue to "bamboozle" the Germans has inspired a new feature film.


However, it seems that is not so as new collections of pictures continue to emerge. Two such bodies of work stood out for me recently. Both comprise portraits of people on the street from a similar time, the late 1970s and early 80s, which are now far enough away to seem like ancient history to the generation now picking up cameras for the first time. Christine Osinski's series, Summer Days Staten Island, was taken when she moved with her husband to what is known as New York's "forgotten borough" in 1982 after years of living in Manhattan. The move was enforced to some extent by rising rent prices and this led them to purchase an older property on the island. Wanting to get to know the area and her new neighbours, she began exploring with her camera, later saying: "It was an adventure first and became a project much, much later." The portraits are direct, the clothes unmistakably of the time and even the poses seem naive, taken in the pre-selfie, self-worship era of today. They remind us what a talented photographer can do with a simple dark box, a lens and some film. At around the same time on this side of "the pond", another American photographer, Al Vandenberg, was chronicling life on the streets of London. Perhaps best known for his art direction of The Beatles' Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover, Vandenberg had studied with some of the biggest names in the business, like Bruce Davidson, Alexey Brodovitch and Richard Avedon, before moving to London, living off the King's Road, in 1965. There he built a successful career before giving it up to head back to New York, from where he hitchhiked through parts of the US and Canada, before returning to the UK in 1974. It was at this time he began taking portraits of Londoners, the results as compelling at Osinki's. The faces stare back at the lens with an assurance that can only be found in the young. Vandenberg walked the streets of London to make these pictures, freed from commercial ties and having to produce work on demand. He wrote that once he stopped using his photographs for advertising consumer goods he had "no visible means of support". "A lot of people believed in my art and gave me several helping hands and a great deal of support. It seemed that when I stopped making money I gained many friends," he added. He was in a good place and that comes through in the open nature of the work. This is perhaps best summed up by Martin Barnes, senior curator of photographs at the Victoria and Albert Museum, who writes in a book of the work published by Stanley / Barker: "Vandenberg had an unconscious knack of being alert to the nostalgia of the future." Technically the two approaches were very different, with Osinski using a large format 5x4 camera and Vandenberg an Olympus OM1 - the entire project shot with one lens and Kodak Tri-X film with it all printed on Agfa

Summary: The role of photography has changed in recent years and, given the amount published daily to the web, you might begin to think you'd seen everything worth looking at - especially images from the past.


The 35-year-old man, who has not been named, was walking on Coopers Green Road in Uckfield at about 01:00 GMT on Saturday. A vehicle believed to have been involved was later traced by police to a nearby address. A 26-year-old man was subsequently arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He has been released on bail until 28 February.

Summary: A pedestrian has been struck and killed by a car in Sussex.


The 24-year-old clocked 101.76 seconds to finish behind Slovakia's Michal Martikan and Sideris Tasiadis of Germany in the third leg of the series. Martikan took victory by 0.69 seconds on the Markkleeberg course to secure the 20th World Cup gold medal of his career. "The manner in which I did it today is what I'm happy about," said Burgess. "Third in the heats, third in the semis, third in the final. That consistency is what I had last year and it's what got me a lot of good results." The fourth leg of the World Cup is in Ivrea, Italy from 1-3 September. Women's K1 Ricarda Funk (GER) 103.85 (0) Jessica Fox (AUS) 106.31 (0) Eva Tercelj (SLO) 109.17 (0) Men's C1 Michal Martikan (SVK) 100.88 (2) Sideris Tasiadis (GER) 101.57 (2) Adam Burgess (GBR) 101.76 (0)

Summary: Great Britain's Adam Burgess won bronze in the men's C1 at the Canoe Slalom World Cup in Markkleeberg, Germany.


Austen Harrison suffered fatal head injuries at the Hugo Boss shop in Bicester, Oxfordshire, in June 2013. Hugo Boss UK pleaded guilty to breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act and Management of Health and Safety at Work regulations. Sentencing is due to take place at Oxford Crown Court on 19 June. Austen, of Crawley, West Sussex, had been playing with the unfixed steel-framed fitting-room mirror which toppled on to him while his father tried on a suit in the shop at the Bicester outlet village. He underwent an emergency operation to relieve pressure on his brain but died four days later in hospital after life-support was switched off. At a hearing at Banbury Magistrates Court on Tuesday, Barry Berlin, prosecuting on behalf of Cherwell District Council, requested the case should be sentenced at Oxford Crown Court where fines of Â£100,000 or more could be imposed, rather than the Â£20,000 possible at a magistrates court. An inquest jury at Oxford Coroner's Court earlier this year returned a narrative verdict. Austen's death was an "accident waiting to happen", the coroner said.

Summary: A designer store has admitted health and safety offences following the death of a four-year-old boy who was crushed when a 120kg mirror fell on him.


The incident occurred in the second half, as Barnsley won 3-1 to seal promotion back to the Championship. "An altercation between a small number of fans occurred," New Scotland Yard said. "No arrests have been made at this stage and enquiries continue." The Football Association and Millwall have both condemned those involved. The London club said in a statement on their website: "Millwall Football Club deplores the actions of a small minority of its fans during the second half of Sunday's League One play-off final. "Such behaviour is unacceptable and anyone found guilty of disorder will face life bans from the football club." An FA statement said: "The FA condemns the disorder caused by a small number of fans. We will work closely with the clubs, the Football League and the Met Police to identify those involved and take appropriate action. "We would like to take this opportunity to praise the actions of our stewards and the police, who responded responsibly under provocation." The Police's statement added: "The Metropolitan Police Service will conduct a review and will liaise with the Football Association and the two clubs involved to identify those responsible and where necessary take the appropriate action."

Summary: Police are to conduct a review after Millwall fans were involved in crowd trouble during the League One play-off final with Barnsley at Wembley.


Willie Macleod, executive director of the British Hospitality Association, said many retailers "relied on daily deliveries" from Blochairn. Firefighters began tackling the blaze in the early hours of Thursday. Mr Macleod said suppliers at the market were sure to be "resilient" but that businesses would be impacted. City Property, which owns the site, said it was trying to establish alternative arrangements so that normal business could resume as soon as possible. Mr Macleod told the BBC: "The impact on the market - short and medium-term - is not yet clear, it's unlikely that normal operations will be possible for the immediate or foreseeable future. "Any disruption to supplies of fresh produce will have an impact on hospitality businesses and caterers, as well as retailers - many of whom rely on daily deliveries." Mr Macleod said that in the immediate term, menus were likely to be adjusted and, in some cases, fresh produce would be substituted by frozen items. He added: "I'm sure that the wholesale suppliers which operate out of Blochairn will be resilient and adaptable and will already be looking at alternative arrangements for their customers - possibly using alternative markets such as Edinburgh or Newcastle in the interim. "Hospitality businesses will look for alternative, short-term sources of supply where they can. "Many larger chains and branded outlets operating in the west of Scotland will have national or regional procurement arrangements in place - these will not necessarily be reliant on Blochairn, so the impact in these cases is unlikely to be so severe." Donald Neilson, director of seafood company John Vallance, had been processing orders and loading vans when the fire broke out. "It was a pretty quick evacuation and most of our stock was left lying," he said. "We supply from the market to other wholesalers, restaurants, hotels, fish and chip shops and places like that. "The west of Scotland and central Scotland - all the restaurants and hotels - will have to go without orders today." Mr Neilson said he was hopeful the fire had been stopped before it got the the fish market area. "Hopefully we'll get back into the markets as soon as possible because all our computers and office stuff is there. "We also want to check our chills, our freezers and our tanks are ok." In the meantime, he said they had secured temporary warehouse space and hoped to provide a service from there. Jim McGhee, who owns Castle Douglas fruit and veg shop Mitchell's, was also there when the fire broke out. "We have a wholesale fruit business with a retail outlet and we go to the market two to three times a week," he said. "I had just got my lorry loaded up luckily - there were a couple of things I didn't get because the police asked us all to leave the area. "There is a bit of the market that hasn't been touched by the fire so I would think we will still be OK next week to get stuff. "The top end of the market has escaped the fire

Summary: A huge fire at a Glasgow fruit and vegetable market will hit local restaurants, flower shops and cafes, an industry chief has predicted.


The 22-year-old won his first medal in the 10m platform event, finishing with a score of 543.80. China's Olympic champion Aisen Chen took gold with 580.60 while silver went to compatriot Hao Yang (574.80). Daley then teamed up with 20-year-old Grace Reid to finish third in the mixed 3m synchro behind pairs from China and Canada. Their best dive came in the third round when they scored 69.30 points for their inward two-and-a-half somersaults piked.

Summary: Britain's Tom Daley won two bronzes on the final day of the Diving World Cup event in Kazan, Russia.


The club, which was formed more than two centuries ago, has only ever allowed men to join. A vote on proposals to change that rule is scheduled for September. The early indication is that there is great support In advance of that meeting, the Royal and Ancient has written to its members urging them to support a change in policy which would allow women members. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club has been the guardian of the rules of the game since 1754, although in 2004 it devolved responsibility for the administration of the game and the Open to the newly-formed R&A. "It's a big day for the club," R&A chief executive Peter Dawson told BBC Sport. "We've done this really because of our governance role in the game. "We think it's very good for the governance of golf that we make this move. Sport has been changing, society has been changing and golf is part of that. "We think it's time this change is made." If the vote goes against women members, Dawson said that would be an "undesirable" result. He added: "The early indication is that there is great support. We will have to see what happens." Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond boycotted last year's Open at all-male club Muirfield, while Open venues Royal St George's and Troon also bar women members. However, in 2012 the Augusta National Club, which hosts the Masters in the United States every year, allowed women to join for the first time in its 80-year history.

Summary: The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews is urging its 2,500 members to vote in favour of abolishing its men-only policy, the BBC has learned.


Mark Glasswell, 34, of Simmons Way, Gipton, bludgeoned one of his victims with a hammer and also set fire to a house with a 78-year-old woman inside. He pleaded guilty to a number of charges and was jailed for life with a minimum term of six years. Police described Glasswell as a "despicable individual". West Yorkshire Police said his crime spree began on 8 September last year by robbing a clothes store on Vicar Lane after threatening a store assistant. Two days later he went to the home of an 86-year-old woman on Pendas Walk where he hit her several times over the head with a hammer. The victim suffered two skull fractures and a broken eye socket and had to have 50 stitches in her head. The following day he ripped the handbag off the shoulder of an 82-year-old woman walking on Beckett Street. Later that day he returned to Leeds where he went into a shop and threatened a staff member with a plastic handgun. Police said Glasswell's final offence took place in the early hours of 12 September when 78-year-old Jean Lord was woken in her home by Glasswell, who was stood in the door of her bedroom and threatened her with the same replica firearm. He dragged her downstairs and threatened to pour boiling water over her head before making off with jewellery and a DVD player. Leaving Mrs Lord injured on the living-room floor, Glasswell then started two fires as he left, one in front of the main door and the other in front of a desk containing all the keys to the house. Mrs Lord managed to escape and raise the alarm with a neighbour. Glasswell admitted aggravated burglary, assault, theft, robbery, attempted robbery, false imprisonment and arson with intent to endanger life.

Summary: A man who carried out a five day crime spree across Leeds including attacking two elderly women in their homes has been jailed for life.


Kerry Smith stepped down as a candidate for South Basildon and East Thurrock after the Mail on Sunday reported leaked phone calls in which he made offensive comments about gay people. Mr Smith told the BBC that his comments were no worse than the language in the TV comedy Only Fools and Horses. UKIP said he was no longer a party member and "can do what he likes". In a recording obtained by the newspaper, Mr Smith made offensive remarks about gay people, other UKIP members and Chigwell in Essex. In his first broadcast interview since resigning as a party member, Mr Smith said ambitious people in UKIP needed to be "very, very afraid" in case more secret recordings existed. Speaking to the BBC's Tom Barton, he said his comments were no worse than the language in the TV comedy Only Fools and Horses, and said he had been "too politically incorrect". After apologising "unreservedly" he added: "My language, for the record, was no worse than watching an old episode of Fools and Horses to be fair. I come from the East End, the word was never offensive and if you talked politically correct where I grew up you were battered for being a boffin." He said this was no excuse. Mr Smith said the constituency had "become a real farce as far as the national party's concerned". Before Mr Smith was chosen last week, the former Conservative MP Neil Hamilton withdrew from the selection process for the seat after a letter querying his expenses claims was leaked to the media. A UKIP spokesman said of Mr Smith: "He's not a member of the party. He can do what he likes. We don't recognise that story."

Summary: A UKIP candidate who resigned on Sunday has said he may have been a victim of "black arts" within the party.


Mostyn Hall, near Holywell, which is set in 25 acres (10 hectares) of formal gardens, has been home to the Mostyn family for generations. Their connection with the area dates back more than 500 years. The garden is being opened for the first time under the National Garden Scheme which was set up to benefit nursing charities. The estate has a Japanese garden and a restored Victorian kitchen garden.

Summary: The private gardens of an historic house in Flintshire are being opened to the public on Sunday.


Winds gusting to up to 75mph have been forecast for Tuesday. The Met Office has issued a yellow "be aware" warning to cover from 10:00 to 18:00 on Tuesday for the worst affected areas. It has warned of the possibility of disruption to ferries, large waves and heavy showers. The Met Office said the stronger winds would be "short lived in any one location". But it added: "At the same time some large waves will run onto exposed coasts bringing the chance of some spray and wave overtopping."

Summary: The Met Office has issued a high winds warning for Shetland, Orkney and parts of the Western Isles and northern mainland Scotland.


Just as the founder of the state, Kim Il-sung ("The Great Leader"), brought his son Kim Jong-il to the fore 30 years ago, so Kim Jong-il ("The Dear Leader") has now made clear his choice of his youngest son Kim Jong-un (to be known as "The Brilliant Comrade") to be his successor. The difference may lie in the timing. Kim Jong-il's elevation to the status of heir apparent was in 1980, but it was not until his father died in 1994 that he formally took over power. It seems unlikely that Kim Jong-un, who is about 27 (such basic personal details can be absurdly difficult to pin down in North Korea), will have to wait that long. The present leader, who is 68, is widely thought to be a sick man, who may well have suffered a stroke in 2008. There has been speculation that the reason for delaying the present gathering of the ruling Workers' Party for a fortnight, a remarkable and slightly humiliating change for the North Korean leadership, was that he was ill once again. If Kim Jong-il's health is indeed failing fast, this may explain why an apparently wide-ranging reshuffle of the leadership structure has emerged at this party meeting. In the space of a few hours his son, Kim Jon-un, who has no military or political experience whatever, became a four-star general, deputy chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party, and a member of the Central Committee. Guide: Secretive 'first family' To bolster his position, the younger Kim's aunt, Kim Kyong-hui, was also made a general, as well as a member of the politburo. Her husband, Chang Song-taek, is head of the National Defence Commission, and is usually regarded as the power behind the throne. Most of the seats on the politburo have been empty for years; it is possible they may now slowly be filled. Behind this may lie a determined effort to assert the control of the Workers' Party over the military, who have traditionally been the leading power in North Korea. If that is so, it seems likely that the hand of China lies behind much of this. The leadership of the Chinese Communist Party, rather than the foreign ministry, seems to be in charge of China's policy towards North Korea. There have been clear signs that China would like North Korea to develop in very much the same way as China itself did in the 1970s and 80s, leading to the rampant and highly successful state-controlled capitalism of recent years. The main architect of this change was Deng Xiaoping. Interestingly, his only formal official position for years was his control over the military committee of China's Communist Party: not very different from the most important of the young Kim Jong-un's new jobs. China clearly wants reform in North Korea. There have been various signs of its alarm over North Korea's unpredictable military policy. The thought that its economy might simply implode, perhaps unleashing a wave of millions of refugees across North Korea's borders, is deeply disturbing to the Chinese leadership.

Summary: North Korea has begun the process of political succession in the same idiosyncratic manner it has developed over the decades.


Froch, 37, will make his screen debut in a film called Once Upon a Time In London. The Nottingham fighter has consulted industry legends such as Samuel L Jackson for tips and said he will play a "tough guy or a villain". "I'll probably be chucking someone in the River Thames," said Froch. Froch, who admits he is "in a bit of a dilemma" whether he should continue his boxing career, would not be the first fighter to swap the sweat of the gym for the glare of the camera. Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson played a cameo role in recent Hollywood hit The Hangover, while Irish former middleweight champion Steve Collins held a minor part in Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. "I'm by no stage of the imagination an actor, I don't think you're listening to the next Robert De Niro," Froch told BBC Radio 5 live. "[Former footballer] Vinnie Jones did well out of it, I think [former Commonwealth diver] Jason Statham did well from no real experience and they've gone on to have good careers. "When I was on the Jonathan Ross Show I met Sir Ben Kingsley - acting royalty - I've met Samuel L Jackson, Michael Douglas. I've been talking to them and asking how they got into it. Nobody became a superstar overnight. "A lot of the time they play themselves, so that was the advice: be yourself." Froch, who has 33 wins from 35 fights, last competed when he knocked out George Groves at Wembley Stadium in May 2014. He has since appeared on BBC gymnastics show Tumble and said he was envious of former Manchester United striker Dion Dublin, who has landed a role presenting Homes under the Hammer. He vacated the IBF world title earlier this year and fellow Briton James DeGale will now fight American Andre Dirrell for the belt on 23 May. Froch added: "The only two things left for me to do would be to fight at the Nottingham Forest City Ground that'll hold 30,000 and they'll be all loyal my fans, or in Las Vegas. "[Mexico's] Julio Cesar Chavez Junior is fighting in April and that's a fight that could still happen for me in August or September." You can listen to Carl Froch's interview on BBC 5 live in short.

Summary: WBA super-middleweight champion Carl Froch is set to take his first steps on the road to Hollywood stardom while he considers his future in boxing.


Benzema is being investigated for his part in an alleged plot to blackmail France team-mate Mathieu Valbuena. The Real Madrid player - who denies wrongdoing - was not allowed to contact Valbuena, meaning they could not be in the same squad, but an appeals court has partially lifted some restrictions. However Benzema, who is injured, was suspended from France duty in December. That ban was due to stand until the end of court proceedings. An investigating judge last month lifted the order keeping Benzema and Lyon playmaker Valbuena apart, but the prosecutor appealed. That was dismissed on Friday. Benzema's lawyer, Sylvain Cormier, described the decision as "a first step". The 28-year-old forward faces preliminary charges of conspiracy to blackmail relating to an extortion scam over a sex tape involving Valbuena. If found guilty, he could face a minimum of five years in prison. According to French media, Benzema mentioned a sex tape to Valbuena, 31, during a national team training session at Clairefontaine on 5 October. Benzema told police he was advising a friend about what to do in a difficult situation. But he could face charges for complicity in attempted blackmail and participation in a criminal conspiracy.

Summary: Striker Karim Benzema will be eligible to play for France at Euro 2016 after some legal restrictions were lifted.


Chris Murphy was granted leave to pursue a judicial review of the A6 upgrade. It is the first stage in a bid to halt the Â£160m dual carriageway because of concerns over the impact on wildlife in and around Lough Neagh and Lough Beg. A judge has ruled the challenge should proceed to a full hearing in 2017. The A6 is the main Belfast to Londonderry road and is heavily used. Mr Murphy, an ornithologist, was granted leave in the High Court to seek a judicial review over an alleged breach of a directive on a specially protected area close to a section of the Toome to Castledawson stretch of the upgrade. The A6 upgrade would also run through a landscape made famous by Heaney including an area near Mossbawn, County Londonderry, the former Nobel laureate's childhood home. Mr Murphy said Heaney's work was fundamental to the area's landscape. "The wild and the wet inspired him and he immortalised it in his work," he said. "You have got dozens of places in his poetry that will be destroyed by the impact of the noise of a motorway so close to Mossbawn". The environmentalist issued proceedings after the upgrade was given the go ahead by Northern Ireland's Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard. At Thursday's hearing, a judge said there was still uncertainty surrounding checks to determine the disturbance to wildlife in and around Lough Neagh and Lough Beg. The judge held that an arguable case has been established on an alleged breach of the habitats directive that gives protected status to both Loughs. He noted that further assessments have been carried out since the department first made checks on the presence of nesting birds, badgers and bats, and to ensure minimisation of disturbance to whooper swans. But the judge said he was unclear whether these actions were part of a fulfilment of the habitats directive obligations. "The court is left wondering about the impact or otherwise of the checks being carried out," he said. The judge said that any concerns may be eased once further information is supplied. However, he ruled that the challenge should proceed to a full hearing early next year. "There's substantial public interest involved in a case like this," he said. "Stopping a major road project is a matter of considerable importance." The disputed route for the dual carriageway was identified following a public inquiry nearly a decade ago.

Summary: An environmental campaigner has got permission to challenge a proposed new road through landscape made famous by poet Seamus Heaney.


Cameron Lancaster, from Burntisland, Fife, died on Sunday evening. His family described his death as a tragic accident and "a great loss" and said Cameron would be hugely missed by family and friends. The emergency services were called to Prestonhill Quarry near Inverkeithing at about 17:00 on Sunday and a body was recovered four hours later. Police Scotland said inquiries are under way to establish the full circumstances of what happened, but it is thought the incident is connected to the ice bucket challenge. A statement from Cameron's family added: "During his short life, he touched so many people with his friendliness, kindness and thoughtful generosity of spirit."

Summary: The death of an 18-year-old man in a flooded quarry is believed to be linked to the ice bucket challenge craze.


Tens of thousands of Wales supporters travelled to France in the summer to see their side progress to the tournament's semi finals. They were branded "the red wall" by the Wales players. Uefa's executive committee has also recognised supporters from Iceland, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The announcement coincides with Wales rising to 10th in the Fifa world rankings.

Summary: Wales football fans have been given an "outstanding contribution" award from Uefa for their part at Euro 2016.


The missile was fired on Monday from the Tongchang-ri region, near the North's border with China, the South Korean military said. Last month North Korea said it had successfully test-fired a new kind of ballistic missile in a launch supervised by leader Kim Jong-un. The nation is banned by the UN from any tests of missile or nuclear technology. The test in February was condemned by the UN, the US, South Korea and Japan. A South Korean military official said the latest launch, which took place at 07:36 local time Monday (22:36 GMT Sunday), was being investigated to determine the type of the projectile used. North Korea has repeatedly said its space programme is peaceful but it is believed to be developing an intercontinental ballistic missile that could strike the US. It is also believed to be working to make nuclear warheads small enough to fit on a missile.

Summary: North Korea has launched an unidentified missile which fell into the Sea of Japan, South Korea says.


In a post on the social media site, he said his personal challenge this year would be to build a "simple AI" similar to the butler Jarvis from the film Iron Man. Mr Zuckerberg plans to share his progress over the course of the year. Last month, he made headlines for plans to give away 99% of his Facebook stake. He had to defend his philanthropic venture - launched to celebrate the birth of his daughter- after critics argued that it could provide a way for the founder to avoid paying tax on the sale of his shares. On Monday, Mr Zuckerberg said he would start to build the AI with technology that is already out there and teach it to understand his voice to control everything in his home from music and lights to temperature. "This should be a fun intellectual challenge to code this for myself," Mr Zuckerberg said. "I'll teach it to let friends in by looking at their faces when they ring the doorbell," he said. "I'll teach it to let me know if anything is going on in Max's (his daughter's) room that I need to check on when I'm not with her." It is now a long time ago, but I've been trying to remember my two periods of paternity leave. I dimly recall clumsily changing nappies, making endless cups of tea for visitors, and a mixture of immense joy and total weariness. What I'm sure I did not do is come up with a plan for a personal robot assistant. Read Rory's full analysis here. For Facebook, he added that the system would help him visualise data in virtual reality and help him build better services, as well as lead his company. His announcement comes as Facebook is in the midst of AI initiatives such as building an assistant through its Messenger app for users. The tech billionaire said a part of the motivation behind this year's challenge was the reward of building things yourself. His previous personal challenges have included learning Mandarin, reading two books a month and meeting a new person every day, he said. Read more of our CES coverage and follow the BBC team at CES on Twitter

Summary: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has said he plans to build artificial intelligence (AI) to help him around the house and with his work.


NHS figures show 10.5% of women currently smoke at the time of delivery - a drop of only 0.1% on last year. Over the same period, smoking rates among adults in the UK fell from 17.2% to 15.8%. The Smoking in Pregnancy Challenge Group said smoking was the cause of too many babies born with health problems. The group of health charities, which includes the Royal College of Midwives, Action on Smoking and Health and the Lullaby Trust, said good progress had been made in recent years to reduce smoking in pregnant women. In 2012-13, 12.7% of women in England were smoking when their baby was born, figures from NHS Digital show. But women living in poorer areas who needed most support to quit smoking were not getting enough help, they added. Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of complications such as miscarriage, premature birth, a low birth weight baby and stillbirth. A Department of Health spokeswoman said it was "encouraging to see smoking rates at their lowest ever levels, but smoking still kills around 79,000 people in England every year so the battle is by no means won". "We have taken bold action to protect the public by introducing standardised packaging for cigarettes, making it illegal to smoke in a car with a child and covering up tobacco products in shops." She said a new tobacco control strategy to drive down smoking rates even further would be published "in due course". Francine Bates, co-chair of the group and chief executive of the Lullaby Trust, said: "We cannot afford to go backwards, having made good progress. "The government must urgently publish the now long promised Tobacco Control Plan to not only address smoking in pregnancy but ensure that fewer women are smoking when they become pregnant." The plan for England, which has been in the pipeline since earlier this year, will include measures to narrow the difference in smoking rates between rich and poor. The charities said good local services were required as well as strong new targets to reach women who needed most help and support. Hazel Cheeseman, director of policy at Action on Smoking and Health, which co-ordinates the group, said: "This work must continue, and it is important that smoking continues to be a priority if the government's targets to reduce stillbirths are to be met." Smoking rates during pregnancy are measured differently in the other countries of the UK. The largest reductions in smoking have been among young people aged 18 to 24, figures from the Office for National Statistics show. Since 2010, smoking has declined by 6.5% in this group. About 5.6% of people - 2.9 million - in the UK are now using e-cigarettes.

Summary: The reduction in smoking rates among pregnant women in England has slowed down in the past year, prompting concern from health charities.


The biker, 56, died in the crash on the A612 Daleside Road in Sneinton at 06:30 BST on Wednesday. Nottinghamshire Police said the 50-year-old man, who was detained on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop, has been bailed. The Carlton-bound carriageway of the A612 was closed for several hours. Earlier officers made an appeal for a second biker, who did not stop at the scene, to come forward. Updates on this story and more from Nottinghamshire Anyone with any information on the crash has been asked to contact the police.

Summary: A man has been arrested in connection with the death of a motorcyclist who was killed on a road in Nottingham.


From this autumn, the leading UK independent school is going to provide classes in leadership to Chinese students, using live online tuition. The school has formed a partnership with a technology firm to create a company called EtonX. The school, in Berkshire, says any income raised by the international project will be used for bursaries to cover pupils' fees. Percy Harrison, director of information technology at Eton College, says the school would be able to reach a wider number of pupils, without setting up an overseas campus. He said there were risks to the "brand" of independent schools setting up overseas "franchises", but the online venture would allow Eton to provide lessons for students in China without losing control of the quality. The EtonX project will see pupils in China learning from a mixture of interactive content produced at Eton, with one-to-one online teaching from tutors in the UK. The cost, about Â£700 per pupil, will be paid by Chinese parents as an optional extra, like a music lesson. Teachers from Eton have been to the schools in China to talk to their counterparts in Chinese classrooms. At the launch, the project is expected to involve "less than a dozen" schools in China. The lessons, aimed at China's aspirational middle-class families, will teach secondary pupils a "modern leadership programme", taught in English and focusing on communication skills and how to work collaboratively. The aim is to give Chinese students skills for a modern international workplace, which will help them think beyond a school system with a high level of rote learning. Mr Harrison said the project would carry Eton's "DNA" in terms of the school's emphasis on developing leadership. The project is being run with education-technology company Eighteen70 . Its founder, Simon Walsh, said he wanted to "humanise" digital education through individual online tuition. Such online courses have been mainly associated with universities - and the EtonX brand is reminiscent of online projects by US universities, such as HarvardX and MITx. Former pupils at the school include Prince William and Prime Minister David Cameron.

Summary: Eton College is going to launch online lessons for schools in China.


Researchers said seven out of 10 companies had reported an increase in sales - some by more than 50%. The Scottish Technology Industry Survey also found that 82% of businesses were predicting sales to increase in 2017. Predicted employment growth is also on the up, with 78% of firms expecting to employ more people this year. This compares to 66% of firms that were expecting to hire more staff in 2016. The digital technologies trade body, ScotlandIS, produced the annual survey. Polly Purvis, chief executive of ScotlandIS, said: "The results of this year's survey show the confidence and resilience of the digital technologies industry which is continuing to grow and maintain its optimistic outlook despite uncertainties in the political environment. "This is great news not just for our sector, but also for the economy as a whole. The digital technologies industry generates over Â£5bn in GVA [gross value added] for Scotland every year and is becoming more and more important in our increasingly digital world." But ScotlandIS said a "skills shortage" remained an issue for many firms. For the first time since 2013, demand for experienced staff outstripped that for graduates. Ms Purvis added: "Our survey shows that more companies are looking to Scotland to recruit new employees. This is likely to be a sign of Brexit-related concerns and the decreasing attractiveness of the UK for international talent."

Summary: Scotland's digital technology industry enjoyed "sustained growth" in 2016 and is optimistic for the future, a survey has found.


Aaron McEneff put the Candystripes in control with two first-half penalties, both given for fouls on Lukas Schubert. Nathan Boyle fired home early in the second half and Schubert hammered in the fourth before Keith Ward's late lob completed the Finn Park rout. Derry go a point ahead of Cork City and the teams meet at the Brandywell on Monday night in a crunch encounter. It was Derry's first win over their north-west rivals in three meetings this season and they were rarely troubled by a disappointing Harps side. McEneff tucked away the opener on 17 minutes after Ciaran Coll's challenge on Schubert, although the foul appeared to be outside the box. There was no doubt the second spot-kick, with former Candystripes midfielder Barry Molloy bringing downing Schubert and McEneff making it 2-0 three minutes from the break. Boyle produced a clinical finish from a Dean Jarvis cut-back eight minutes after the restart. City keeper Gerard Doherty had a quiet night but he made a fine save to deny David Scully in the host's best opening of the game. Schubert flicked the ball past Coll before blasting in after 83 minutes and it was soon followed by Ward's clever chip over Harps stopper Richard Brush. It was Derry's biggest win of the campaign and perfect preparation for the showdown with Cork.

Summary: Derry City have moved up to second in the Premier Division thanks to a thumping 5-0 derby win over Finn Harps.


Wiltshire Police arrested three boys from Swindon aged 16, 14 and 13 in connection with the incident. The younger boys were charged with common assault and public order offences, and the 16-year-old was released with no further action. The 14-year-old will appear before Swindon Magistrates' Court later. The 13-year-old has been bailed to appear at Swindon Youth Court on 23 June.

Summary: Two teenagers have been charged with assault after a video was posted on Facebook showing a boy being bullied by a gang of youths in Swindon.


Ina Lewis, 73, had been initially admitted to Denbighshire's Glan Clwyd Hospital after being found wandering on Colwyn Bay promenade. She was then transferred to The Priory in Bristol, 200 miles away. Health officials said sometimes they had to provide care outside north Wales when care beds were unavailable. But Mrs Lewis's son has criticised the decision, and said his mother had been taken on an "eight-day magical mystery tour" of hospitals. "One of the main things about dementia is to keep everything the same, and familiar for the patients," said Stephen Lewis. "What they've ended up doing is 100% what they're not supposed to do. "It just seems to me there are not enough beds at all, and I don't think we're being given the full picture about just how bad the beds situation is at the three north Wales hospitals." Mrs Lewis was originally admitted to the emergency unit at Glan Clwyd on 8 May. A decision was then taken to transfer her to another hospital three days later. "They said she was going to be transferred to either Bangor or Wrexham hospitals - either one would have been fine. But, lo and behold, she was transferred to Bristol on the Wednesday," said Mr Lewis. "They didn't even tell us which hospital they'd taken her to. We had to ring round to find where she was, and discovered they'd actually taken her to The Priory in Bristol." Three days later she was brought back to north Wales, and finally on Monday was transferred to the Bryn Hesketh Hospital nearer her home in Colwyn Bay. A Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board spokesman said: "Although we cannot comment on this specific case, it is sometimes necessary to arrange for patients needing specialist care to be admitted to units that are outside of the local area if an appropriate bed is not currently available within north Wales."

Summary: The family of a dementia patient say they cannot believe their mother was sent from north Wales to a private clinic four hours away.


The FTSE 100 index closed up 35.52 points at 6,175.49, helped by oil giants BP and Royal Dutch Shell. However shares in soft-drinks makers fell after the announcement of a tax on sugary drinks in the Budget. Shares in Britvic - maker of Robinsons squash - fell 9.5p to 700p while Vimto maker Nichols fell 7% to 1219p. Shares in the London Stock Exchange Group fell 1.2% after the company agreed terms to merge with Germany's Deutsche Boerse. On the currency markets, the pound fell 0.24% against the dollar to $1.4118 and little changed against the euro at â‚¬1.2733.

Summary: (Close): London's benchmark share index rose, helped by a strong performance from oil companies as the price of crude climbs.


Parts of Pleasure Island Family Theme Park in Cleethorpes were inaccessible to the public due to surface water flooding, manager Neil Ireland said. He added that no major damage had been caused but high winds and rain also meant some of the park's rides would not have been able to run. The park is expected to reopen to the public on Tuesday.

Summary: Heavy rain and surface water flooding have forced a theme park in Lincolnshire to close.


David Greenwood said fewer than 100 of the estimated 1,400 victims identified in the Jay Report have taken part in a raft of new enquiries. He believes "radical change" is needed for more victims to come forward. It is nearly a year since the report into the shocking scale of abuse in the South Yorkshire town was published. Mr Greenwood, who works for 58 of the girls subjected to sexual abuse by gangs of men in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013, concedes that improvements have been made locally in the past 12 months. Two of the agencies that bore the brunt of criticism in the aftermath of the publication, South Yorkshire Police and Rotherham Council, have made progress but a truly independent organisation is needed to gain the trust of some survivors, he said. "Both agencies have improved in Rotherham in the last 12 months but survivors of exploitation will be unwilling to come forward to them unless radical changes are made. "An agency independent from South Yorkshire Police and RMBC [Rotherham Council] is essential for the 1,400 young women who need help. "I am aware of only around 50 to 60 girls having come forward. This means there are around 1,350 whose lives could be improved with specialist help," he added. The report by Prof Alexis Jay, published on 26 August 2014, detailed how children as young as 11 were raped by multiple perpetrators, abducted, trafficked to other cities in England, beaten and intimidated. It revealed "blatant" collective failures by the council's leadership, senior managers had "underplayed" the scale of the problem and South Yorkshire Police had failed to prioritise the issue. Its findings provoked outrage and a wave of resignations followed in its wake, the most high profile of which was South Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner, Shaun Wright, who had been in charge of children's services in the town during the period some of the abuse happened. The council was later deemed "not fit for purpose" by government inspectors and its powers were handed over to government-appointed commissioners. The police now have a dedicated team of more than 60 working on child sexual exploitation (CSE) and its joint operation with the council and the Crown Prosecution Service, Operation Clover, has brought some suspected perpetrators before the courts. The police insist they are working hard to restore trust with those affected by CSE. Rotherham's police commander, Ch Supt Jason Harwin, said: "Over the last 12 months, if nothing else, restoring confidence has been really, really important and we've still got a journey to go on. "The key focus has been around the victims and survivors. We need to understand better what the issues are for them and we could have done better and what we need to do for the future." Mr Harwin said he understands the public want to see perpetrators jailed and that his force has arrested 460 people for child abuse offences in the last 12 months - with 76 of these suspected of involvement in "grooming and facilitation". And he said 22 people have been charged

Summary: A fraction of the hundreds of victims of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham have sought help, according to a lawyer for some of the survivors.


Halsey said on Twitter that he had "seen an incident and been told to say I haven't seen it". He spoke out after Manchester City's Sergio Aguero received a retrospective three-game ban for violent conduct. However, the Professional Game Match Officials Limited said: "There is no pressure to include or omit anything." The body's statement continued: "Match officials submit their reports, including critical incidents, directly to the FA. "Match officials ensure that their reports are a full and accurate description of the incident." Halsey, who retired in 2013, also pointed out these were issues he had previously mentioned in his autobiography three years ago. He later added: "To be fair to the FA... it's not them, it comes from within the PGMOL." Formed in 2001, the PGMOL was established when referees turned professional and aims to improve standards across the Premier League, Football League and FA competitions in England as well as training and development. Had the incident that saw Aguero banned by a Football Association panel for elbowing West Ham's Winston Reid been witnessed by a match official, including referee Andre Marriner, the retrospective punishment would not have been possible. Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville said Halsey's claims were "too big" to avoid a full investigation.

Summary: Former referee Mark Halsey's claims that he was told to lie after a game have been denied by the body which oversees match officials.


He was convicted of contesting crimes against humanity. The former Front National chief was convicted of the same charge in 2012 after saying France's Nazi occupation had been "not particularly inhumane". France has strict laws against Holocaust denial. Mr Le Pen told a journalist his remarks "corresponded to my thought that the gas chambers were a detail of the history of war". Asked if "millions of deaths" could be called "point of detail", Mr Le Pen said: "It is not a million deaths, it is the gas chambers. I'm talking about specific things. I have not talked about the number of dead. I spoke of a system. I said it was a detail of the history of warfare." As well as remarks about the Holocaust, Mr Le Pen said in 2014 that the Ebola virus could solve Europe's "immigration problem". He was expelled from the party he founded last year by his daughter Marine Le Pen, the current leader, over his extreme beliefs. In 2015, Ms Le Pen was acquitted of inciting hatred after comparing French Muslims to the Nazis who occupied France during the war.

Summary: Former French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen has been fined 30,000 euros (Â£24,000; $34,000) for calling the Nazi gas chambers a "detail" of World War Two.


He told an emergency debate that UK intelligence chiefs believed it "highly likely" the Syrian government was responsible for the 21 August attack. But he said MPs must make a judgement call ahead of a Commons vote. The UK could launch strikes without UN backing, according to legal advice. Action would be a legal "humanitarian intervention" - even if it was vetoed at the UN, the government's summary of the advice said. Mr Cameron told MPs - who have been recalled early from their summer recess - he was convinced it was "beyond doubt" Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime was behind the attack. By Nick RobinsonPolitical editor But he added: "In the end there is no 100% certainty about who is responsible." Mr Cameron also stressed that unless action was taken Damascus would conclude it could use such weapons again and again. UK opposition leader Ed Miliband said Labour was not ruling out military intervention but insisted there had to be a clear road-map to a decision. Meanwhile, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council met to discuss the crisis. Two of them, Russia and China, have blocked previous resolutions on the issue and analysts predict they will again. Russia - Syria's main international ally - called the meeting, which has now ended with no progress towards a consensus, the BBC understands. The Syrian government has denied it is behind the suspected chemical attack near Damascus last week, in which hundreds of people are reported to have died, blaming opposition forces. US President Barack Obama has said he has not yet decided on a plan for action against Syria, but the White House has said any response will be based on US national security interests. The White House is due to give senior US Congress members a classified briefing on why it is certain Syria has used chemical weapons. Other nations are also considering the next move. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for patience and insists he will receive a report on Saturday from weapons inspectors investigating the attack. By Gordon CoreraSecurity correspondent, BBC News The shadow of Iraq still hangs over the use of intelligence to justify military action. More than a decade on, we are presented with a very different document. This time we get the conclusions and overall assessment but not the evidence that lies behind them. And so while the government will hope the overall conclusion that it is "highly likely" the regime was responsible, there will still be ammunition for sceptics. They will say they need to see the evidence and not just assessments and judgements. The language used is one of probability rather than certainty - that is partly the reality of intelligence assessment, but also suggests there is no single, conclusive piece of intelligence which sweeps away all doubt. It also raises other questions which are not answered. What was the trigger for such a large use of chemical weapons when inspectors were in the country? Was it the result of an order from the top or could it have been

Summary: Prime Minister David Cameron has put his case for military action against Syria to British MPs, but has conceded intelligence that the regime used chemical weapons is not "100% certain".


Media playback is not supported on this device You hope the call to abandon the match never has to be taken Referees' chief Mike Riley on racism A BBC Panorama programme highlighted racism incidents at grounds in Poland and Ukraine, who co-host Euro 2012. Manchester City and Italy striker Mario Balotelli threatened to walk off the pitch if he believed he was a victim. But Platini said: "It's a yellow card. It's not a player - Mr Balotelli - who's in charge of refereeing." Platini insists officials will deal with any racist incidents that occur during the tournament, which begins on Friday. "It's the referee who takes these decisions. Referees can finish the game. They have this power in case of racism," Platini told the BBC sports editor David Bond. "That is, I think, the best way to protect the game against racism. "The referee has been given advice and he can stop the game if there are problems." But both Premier League referees' chief Mike Riley and executive director of Football Against Racism in Europe, Piara Powar, say the situation should not arise. Piara said: "[Euro 2012 Respect ambassador Pierluigi] Collina was clear that if a player did approach a referee and was looking for help, that the referee would then facilitate the player leaving the field of play. "There would be no question of yellow or red cards being issued." Platini dismissed suggestions his reputation would be tarnished if there is racial abuse at Euro 2012. "Are you joking? You think I am responsible for the racists in the rest of Europe or in England or in France?" he said. Platini said Uefa had done a lot to tackle racisim, backing such initiatives as 'Never Again', but said he was "not responsible for society". He added: "Society is not so easy. You have some problems and we have to organise these Euros from the beginning with some problems because these two countries never welcome so big an event in the past. "Over the next month Ukraine and Poland will be in the spotlight in a way they have never encountered before. Should it go wrong then the reputation of Uefa and its ambitious French president will also be on the line." Read the rest of David's blog here "It was a big challenge for Poland, big challenge for Ukraine, a big challenge for Uefa, and we have done our best." Asked about the footage shown in Panorama's documentary, Platini said: "We are shocked about racists but we are trying to do something; we have to fight against that. "I feel bad. Of course I feel bad because I am not a racist." The 56-year-old former France international midfiedler also insisted the issue of racism is one that extends far beyond the two host nations of Euro 2012. Platini, who has been Uefa president since January 2007, said: "If you want to have a programme on racism you can go everywhere now because there is an increase in the nationalists in many, many countries. "It is not just a fact only

Summary: Uefa president Michel Platini says that any players who walk off the pitch at Euro 2012 due to racial abuse will be booked.


The Oxford Mail reported Thomas Yuill's remains were found at his Oxford flat when police forced entry on Friday. Housing officers visited the property in January but saw "no concerns" for the 82-year-old's welfare and left. Blackbird Leys councillor Linda Smith said: "I'm shocked...why wasn't [this case] followed up for so long?" Mr Yuill stopped paying the rent on his Blackbird Leys flat in November, and housing officers visited his flat in Sorrel Road in January but saw "no concerns for his welfare". In April, Oxford City Council housing officers called the city's John Radcliffe Hospital, county's coroner's office and care homes in the area to try to locate him. On Friday the council asked police to force entry to the property, where Mr Yuill's body was found. Cabinet member for housing Mike Rowley said: "It wasn't an unusual thing for his neighbours not to see him for weeks at a time." He said the council was launching an inquiry into the "tragic case." The council said it had identified 700 residents who might be "socially isolated" who would be contacted by officers in the next three weeks.

Summary: A man's body was undiscovered at his flat for seven months after he died, despite council officers visiting the property when he stopped paying rent.


The endorsement came after Mr Rajoy's Popular Party (PP) gained the backing of the Ciudadanos ("Citizens") party and tacit support from the Socialists. Socialist lawmakers are said to have been among the 68 abstentions. The country had faced the prospect of a third general election inside a year. But the Socialists forced out their leader, Pedro Sanchez, earlier this month after he rejected abstention. Mr Rajoy has led a caretaker administration since losing his overall majority in an election last December. A repeat election in June failed to end the impasse but strengthened his hand. The Socialists (commonly known by their Spanish abbreviation, the PSOE) came second on both occasions, their support eroded by radical leftist newcomers Podemos. For decades, the PSOE and PP took turns in governing the country on their own but last year the popular vote split four ways - the new centrist Ciudadanos party came fourth. Spain country profile The PSOE has 85 seats to the 137 won by the PP in June. Podemos's Ikea-style appeal to young voters Resisting change in a dying Spanish village Taking back Barcelona's apartments

Summary: Spain's parliament has voted to allow conservative leader Mariano Rajoy to lead a minority government after a 10-month political deadlock following inconclusive elections.


A police officer told the BBC that two people were killed after a gunman believed to be the killer of a policewoman in Montrouge entered the supermarket near Porte de Vincennes. Armed police have flooded the area. In Dammartin-en-Goele, 35km (22 miles) north-east of Paris, the Charlie Hebdo suspects are also holding a hostage. The Islamist militants are inside a small printing business and have reportedly said they are prepared to die. Twelve people were shot dead and 11 were injured in Wednesday's attack on the office of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical magazine which freely mocks religion. The unprecedented attack shocked France and there has been an outpouring of sympathy and solidarity worldwide. Armed anti-terror teams have surrounded the Hypercacher supermarket on avenue de la Porte de Vincennes in eastern Paris, where a gunman is said to be holding five hostages. He knew at least one of the suspected Charlie Hebdo attackers, brothers Cherif and Said Kouachi, a source told AFP news agency. The gunman has threatened to kill his captives if police seek to capture the brothers, reports citing police say. Schools near the supermarket are under lockdown. Separately police have ordered the closure of all shops in the Marais, a traditionally Jewish area in the heart of Paris's central tourist district. The gunman in eastern Paris is also suspected to be behind the shooting of a policewoman in the southern suburb of Montrouge on Thursday. French police have issued an appeal for witnesses to that shooting. They said they were looking for two people: a man called Amedy Coulibaly, 32, and a woman called Hayat Boumeddiene, 26. The two were thought to be "armed and dangerous", French police said. The Charlie Hebdo attackers, linked by intelligence officials to militant groups, shouted Islamist slogans during the shooting at the magazine office on Wednesday and then fled Paris in a hijacked car, heading north. Shots were fired during a high-speed car chase earlier on Friday. It appears the suspects had hijacked another car in the town of Montagny-Sainte-Felicite before travelling on to Dammartin. The car's owner is said to have recognised them as the Kouachi brothers. In a televised statement, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve confirmed the men being sought on Friday were those wanted for the Charlie Hebdo attack and said they would be "neutralised". The suspects have been surrounded in a small printing business named CTD, a source close to the investigation told AFP. Officials from the town council say pupils from three schools are being evacuated to a nearby gymnasium, where they will be reunited with their parents. Christelle Alleume, who works near CTD in Dammartin, said a round of gunfire had interrupted her morning coffee break. "We heard shots and we returned very fast because everyone was afraid," she told French broadcaster iTele. "We had orders to turn off the lights and not approach the windows." People in the area say police helicopters began arriving around 08:45 (07:45 GMT) followed by convoys of armed officers. Sharpshooters could be seen taking up position on rooftops. The security situation has affected

Summary: A gunman has seized hostages at a kosher supermarket in Paris as police have cornered the two Charlie Hebdo massacre suspects further north.


The investigation centred around allegations in former Labour leadership contender Angela Eagle's constituency. Ms Eagle faced criticism from sections of her party when she challenged Jeremy Corbyn in July 2016. Wallasey Constituency Labour Party (CLP) remains suspended until the inquiry is finished in March. Labour Party spokeswoman said further details of the two individuals' cases which have concluded will not be made available until next month. A window at the MP's office building in Wallasey was smashed at the time. The Labour spokeswoman added: "The National Executive Committee will consider allegations against individuals and the CLP remains suspended while these allegations are investigated. "The Labour Party has concluded investigations into two individual members. Other investigations remain ongoing." Ms Eagle eventually withdrew her candidacy in favour of colleague Owen Smith, who was beaten by Mr Corbyn in the leadership poll. Correction: An earlier version of this article stated an individual had been cleared of allegations of bullying and intimidation as part of the investigation. This has now been amended in light of clarification from the Labour Party.

Summary: Investigations into two members of a Merseyside Labour Party group accused of bullying and intimidation have now concluded, the Labour Party has said.