Dr Helen Nicoll, 53, was pronounced dead at the house in Frog End, Great Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire on 5 June. Her husband Stephen Nicoll, 53, was arrested on suspicion of murder before being released with no further action. The opening of an inquest into her death heard the cause of her death was compression of the neck consistent with hanging. Opening and adjourning the inquest into Dr Nicoll's death, coroner David Morris said Mr Nicoll had discovered his wife hanging from a banister with what looked like a ski jacket belt around her neck. 'Devastating loss' He had cut her body down. Mr Morris said he was satisfied there was no third party involvement in her death. Further toxicology tests were ordered "with reference to alcohol" and a full inquest was scheduled for 20 August. Cambridgeshire Police were called to reports of a sudden death at the couple's home at about 06:30 BST. A post-mortem examination on Monday revealed Mrs Nicoll died from asphyxiation. Mr Nicoll has said his wife had "taken her own life" and spoke of his family's "devastating loss". The couple had three children and worked together in their clinic in Hurst Park, Cambridge while Mr Nicoll also practises in London's Harley Street.

Summary: A dentist who was found dead by her husband at their home died as a result of hanging, an inquest has heard.


The money is owed by non-resident parents and has built up over 23 years, with figures showing about 1.2 million people are owed child maintenance. The Department for Work and Pensions said a new system was "actively pursuing" unpaid child maintenance. But Janet Allbeson, from the charity Gingerbread, called for parents waiting for money to receive compensation. The latest figures, revealed by the Victoria Derbyshire programme, show the vast majority of unpaid maintenance money was accumulated under the Child Support Agency (CSA) - which was set up in 1993. The system was replaced in 2012 after mistakes were made with assessments and absent parents were not tracked down. However, a further £93m of unpaid child maintenance has already developed under the new Child Maintenance Service (CMS) system. It comes as the findings of a Work and Pensions Committee inquiry into CMS are due to be published next week. MPs on the committee are expected to be highly critical of the new scheme. Laura Riley, from Sheffield, has a 10-year-old son, Louis. His father has been assessed by the CSA and should be paying child maintenance. However, Laura says she has been chasing money for nine years and that he now owes more than £9,000. "At the beginning when I first moved up to Sheffield it was really tough because I just didn't have the money to look after [Louis] properly," she said. "Instead of doing fun things I'd just take him to the park, with the same picnic every day and a book. I did my best, but I would have liked to have done more. "I've sent letters and letters. At one point, I sent one every single week," she added. "It's been a massive headache. I just felt like I was getting fobbed off to be quite honest. "They asked for bank details, said they'd get the money off him and put it in my bank, and it just never happened. It's been like a massive battle for years trying to get the money out of him." Louis's father is Gary Lawford, a children's entertainer in Brighton. She says attempts to get money from him have proved to be "completely unsuccessful", adding: "I've realised it's not quite as easy as you think." The CSA has taken enforcement action on three occasions, but they have not been able to recover any money. "As his father, he has a responsibility. You don't just have the child; you raise them, you support them, and he's not doing that," she added. The Victoria Derbyshire programme contacted Mr Lawford about the allegations but he declined to comment. When couples split up, they are both still expected to contribute towards the upbringing of their children. If parents can't agree how much one should pay, a government agency decides on child maintenance. The Child Support Agency was set up in 1993 to ensure that non-resident parents contributed towards the cost of bringing up their children. However, it was dogged by problems and has since been replaced with the Child Maintenance Service. CMS - which was introduced in

Summary: There is a UK backlog of more than £3.8bn in uncollected child maintenance payments, figures have revealed.


Many clubs are facing a major financial crisis and have not paid salaries for several months. The footballers' union says the strike will go on until the players received what they are owed. The strike involves players of more than 200 Argentine clubs. The two matches postponed were Rosario Central v Godoy Cruz, in the city of Rosario, and San Lorenzo v Belgrano, in Buenos Aires. The crisis began after senior officials at the Football Association (AFA) were implicated in a corruption scandal involving television broadcasting rights. The season should have resumed a month ago after the summer recess. But the crisis led the AFA to delay the start until this Friday. To try to avoid the strike, the government of Mauricio Macri made a $22m (Â£18m) payment on Thursday to the Argentine Football Association. The money was owed as compensation for the cancellation of a contract with the government, which held the broadcasting rights until this year. But the players' union says the money is not enough. They said most club presidents had spent and borrowed more money than they should have. The death in 2014 of Julio Grondona, who was president of the Argentine Football Association for 35 years, triggered the crisis. He was also vice-president of Fifa, the world football's governing body. The United States authorities who investigated corruption at Fifa labelled Mr Grondona "the number one conspirator". But analysts in Argentina say he guaranteed the functionality of Argentine football. Many believe, however, that his absence will allow a perhaps tortuous but necessary clean-up of the game, says the BBC's Daniel Pardo in Buenos Aires.

Summary: The Argentine Football Association has postponed two top division matches that were due to take place on Friday following the collapse of negotiations to call off a players' strike.


A number of recommendations to prevent a repeat of the problems caused by Storm Desmond in Cockermouth last December, have been outlined. A total of 466 properties were flooded when water from the Cocker and Derwent rivers "overwhelmed" defences in a number of locations. The Environment Agency and Cumbria County Council drew up the report. Among its recommendations is a call to consider increasing the flow of water through Gote Bridge and identifying a way to trap debris upstream of the town to avoid causing a critical obstruction. Damage to the riverbank at Cockermouth Castle and fallen trees led to blockages at the bridge, the report stated. A review of the resilience of "critical" transport and power supply infrastructure, such as the way the Jennings Brewery substation was affected, is also to be undertaken. The report's findings will be discussed at a public meeting at the town's Christ Church on Monday. The flooding of 5 and 6 December, which saw "36 hours of intense rainfall", was the fourth time the town has been severely hit since 2005. The water level was recorded as 4.476m at the South Street footbridge. Improvements to defences in the south of the town following floods in 2009 lessened its impact, the report found. Separately, a review of the performance of the existing Cockermouth Flood Risk Management Scheme is under way and expected to be completed next month.

Summary: Floods that affected nearly 500 properties in a Cumbria town had "overwhelmed" defences, a report said.


Water UK, which represents all major UK water suppliers, said the shale gas extraction method posed a threat if not "carefully planned and carried out". It also warned fracking's "huge" use of water could cause shortages in areas of low supply, like South East England. Shale gas company Cuadrilla said there were no proven cases of aquifers being contaminated by fracking. Dr Jim Marshall, of Water UK, called on fracking firms to hold "upfront discussions" with water companies "before fracking becomes widespread in the UK". He said the water industry was not "taking sides" in the fracking debate, but wanted to ensure "corners are not cut and standards compromised, leaving us all counting the cost for years to come". Fracking - short for "hydraulic fracturing" - involves drilling deep underground and releasing a high-pressure mix of water, sand and chemicals to crack rocks and release gas stored inside. Water companies are worried the process could contaminate drinking water aquifers that lie above shale gas reserves. Water UK said this could happen by gases such as methane permeating into water sources from rocks where it was previously confined, chemicals getting in through cracks created by the fracking process, or by poor handling of waste water on the surface. A spokesman for Cuadrilla, which is carrying out test drilling in Lancashire, said: "There have been over two million hydraulic fracture treatments carried out globally, the majority in the US, and from that activity we are not aware of one single verified case of fracturing fluid contaminating aquifers." The spokesman said the firm, which also wants to drill at a site in West Sussex, was "committed to the highest standards of well integrity". He added that Cuadrilla was in "regular contact" with water suppliers and its supply of water "will never be prioritised over peoples' houses or farming". A joint report by the Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering published last year said the risks could be managed effectively through "strong regulation". Joseph Dutton, of Leicester University, told the BBC fracking presented "minimal danger" of water contamination if done properly, as the cracks it created were far deeper underground than aquifers. He said leaks in well casings near the surface, caused by "poor workmanship" or the tremors associated with fracking, were the most likely cause of contamination. Current EU and UK regulations "should ensure" no such incidents take place, Mr Dutton said - but he said the government "wants to speed up the process" and warned that loosening environmental controls, as happened in the US, would increase the risks. Mr Dutton said the amount of water used in fracking varies, but each well uses at least a million gallons. The Department for Energy and Climate Change said water companies "will assess the amount of water available before providing it to operators". Speaking about the risk to water quality, a spokesman said there was "no evidence to date from the US of fracking causing groundwater contamination". He said the Environment Agency would regulate use of chemicals in the UK on a "site-by-site basis and would

Summary: Drinking water could be contaminated with methane gas and chemicals due to fracking, water companies have warned.


The 27-year-old left the Blues for French Top 14 side Toulon in 2014 but his contract expires in the summer. The Wales international full-back was sat in the stands at the Cardiff Arms Park as the Blues beat the Dragons 27-16 in the Welsh derby on Boxing Day. "It was great to see him and I know he was quickly back on the plane to his duties in France," Wilson said. Blues chief executive Richard Holland said earlier in December that they offered Halfpenny a deal to bring him back to Wales. Speaking after Toulon beat Scarlets in France in the European Champions Cup earlier in December, Halfpenny said he was "weighing up" his options. "Leigh's obviously got a lot of colleagues and friends from his time with the Blues at the Arms Park," Wilson continued. "Being home for Christmas I'd imagine with the derby being on his doorstep it was a natural game for him to go and watch." Halfpenny, who has won 66 caps for Wales, played for Blues for six years before his move to France two years ago. "I saw him briefly after the game and had a catch up. It's been well documented and I think everybody would like to see Leigh back in Wales," said Wilson. "Those things are very much ongoing."

Summary: Cardiff Blues head coach Danny Wilson says it would be good to see Leigh Halfpenny return to Wales


Seka Ritchie, 32, and Tracey McLean, 29, are accused of killing Alexander Duncan at his home in Leith on 16 April 2015. It is claimed the 59-year-old was hit with a bottle and stabbed with a knife or similar item. Prosecutors also allege the pair robbed Mr Duncan of his wallet and its contents. They also face charges of attempting to defeat the ends of justice and attempting to pervert the course of justice. Ms Ritchie is further accused of four separate assaults in Edinburgh between 2010-2013. Lawyers for the pair entered not guilty pleas on Friday during a short hearing at the High Court in Glasgow. Judge Lord Burns set a trial due to start next June in Edinburgh. The case will last about 10 days.

Summary: Two women are to stand trial charged with murdering and robbing a man in his Edinburgh flat.


Jason Kenny, Philip Hindes and Callum Skinner beat Poland by 0.051 seconds. Britain's women's team pursuit and team sprint squads both took silver, beaten by Canada and Russia respectively, and the men's team pursuit won bronze. Mark Cavendish is fourth halfway through the omnium after second places in the scratch and elimination races and a 16th in the individual pursuit. The Manxman, who is yet to win an Olympic cycling medal, is aiming to qualify for the track cycling team at the Rio Games in August but faces stiff competition from Ed Clancy and Jon Dibben for the omnium place. Olympic champion Laura Trott leads the women's omnium at the halfway stage, from USA's Sarah Hammer and Belarus' Tatsiana Sharakova.

Summary: Britain's team sprint squad started their Olympic year with victory at the Track Cycling World Cup in Hong Kong.


Dame Margaret Hodge and Ann Coffey confirmed the move in a letter to the Parliamentary Labour Party chairman. The motion has no formal constitutional force but calls for a discussion at their next PLP meeting on Monday. The chairman will decide whether it is debated. If accepted, a secret ballot of Labour MPs could be held on Tuesday. By early Friday evening, seven other Labour MPs were on record as backing the motion. Asked if he will resign, Mr Corbyn, who campaigned on the losing Remain side, said: "No, I'm carrying on. "I'm making the case for unity, I'm making the case of what Labour can offer to Britain, of decent housing for people, of good secure jobs for people, of trade with Europe and of course with other parts of the world. "Because if we don't get the trade issue right, we've got a real problem in this country," he told Channel 4 News. By BBC political correspondent Iain Watson "It may be brutal, it may be bloody, but he has to go. We have no choice." That's the view of a former Labour minister who's plotting to oust Jeremy Corbyn. But there was no immediate support from the current frontbench. Labour's shadow cabinet met for nearly three hours this morning and there were no explicit calls for the leader's resignation. But there was sustained criticism of the way Jeremy Corbyn had conducted the referendum campaign and what was seen as his failure to address concerns about immigration, and one source insisted: "He was not enjoying the confidence of the room." Read more from Iain here Shadow chancellor John McDonnell dismissed the motion of no confidence, saying Mr Corbyn had a mandate to lead the party and predicted that even if Labour MPs forced a fresh leadership election, party members and supporters would back Mr Corbyn again. Mr Corbyn's critics accused him of being half-hearted in calling for Labour voters to unite behind Remain. Dame Margaret Hodge said Mr Corbyn should resign because the EU referendum had been a "test of leadership" that he had "failed". This left Labour voters "not getting a clear message", she added. Dame Margaret is the MP for Barking and the former chairwoman of the Commons Public Accounts Committee. Ms Coffey is the MP for Stockport. Mr McDonnell denied that Mr Corbyn was responsible for the vote to leave the EU, and added that a general election looked likely before the end of the year, because a new Conservative leader would want to seek a mandate. Former shadow chancellor Chris Leslie said there were "failures" in Labour's campaign, saying he would need "an awful lot of persuading to have confidence in Jeremy's leadership into a general election", while former minister Ben Bradshaw said he would support the no confidence motion. Labour MP Stephen Kinnock has also come out in support of the motion, accusing Mr Corbyn of a "lacklustre" campaign. However, an online petition on the website of campaign organisation 38 Degrees calling for "a vote of confidence in Jeremy Corbyn after Brexit" has attracted over

Summary: Two Labour MPs have submitted a motion of no confidence in their leader Jeremy Corbyn for failing to give party voters a clear message on the EU referendum.


Bono, who worked with the MP on the Make Poverty History campaign, dedicated Ultraviolet (Light My Way) to her memory. "She lived her life championing the lives of others," he told the audience at London's Twickenham Stadium. Mrs Cox, 41, was shot and stabbed in June last year during the EU referendum campaign. The tribute was one of several moments when U2 paused to acknowledge global events, including the recent terror attacks in Manchester and London. For their encore, the band asked Noel Gallagher on stage to sing Don't Look Back In Anger, which became an unofficial anthem of resilience in Manchester after a suicide bomber killed 22 fans outside an Ariana Grande concert in May. Gallagher also dedicated the song to the victims of the Grenfell Tower disaster. A day earlier, U2 had invited 50 of the firefighters who tackled the blaze to watch their rehearsals and soundcheck. And Bono echoed Jo Cox's maiden speech to Parliament - "we have more in common than that which divides us" - as he made a plea for tolerance towards immigrants. "Us Irish are immigrant people," he said, "and of course we came here into this great, Great Britain and we thank you for giving us safety and sanctuary for all these years. "We hope it won't stop." It was a testament to U2's experience and sincerity that these moments did not overshadow or unbalance the evening; which was, at heart, a celebration of their career-defining album The Joshua Tree. Written against the backdrop of the Cold War, The Joshua Tree reflected the two sides of the American dream, with the Irish band seduced by its glamour but repelled by what bassist Adam Clayton called "the bleakness and greed" of the Reagan era. Thirty years later, it remains an eerily relevant ode to a divided America. "It seems like we have come full circle from when The Joshua Tree songs were originally written, with global upheaval, extreme right wing politics and some fundamental human rights at risk," said guitarist The Edge earlier this year. So while most bands revisit classic albums as an exercise in nostalgia (or luring back lost fans), U2 seemed energised, even hungry on this anniversary jaunt. The tour itself boasts technology that would have been unthinkable in 1987 - from the sampled instruments that bolstered their sound; to the 200-foot, 8K LED video wall that formed a backdrop to the set. At the start of the show, however, U2 spurned both those luxuries. The video screens were set to standby as Larry Mullen, Jr strode onto a small, tree-shaped satellite stage and launched into Sunday Bloody Sunday's instantly-recognisable drum riff. He was soon joined by his bandmates, who played a four song pre-history of The Joshua Tree, facing each other in a circle, like the Dubliners who put on their first London shows 38 years ago, using Â£3,000 they'd borrowed from their families. Performing without spotlights or video screens in the broad daylight was a brave move in front of 80,000 fans - but it brought the best out of

Summary: Rock band U2 paid an emotional tribute to murdered MP Jo Cox as they brought their Joshua Tree tour to the UK.


Their first meeting, which came after more than two years of severe tensions over a territorial dispute, included a public handshake with no signs of warmth. Making brief mentions of the "awkward handshake", most papers have given prominent coverage to the meeting. "The icy relations between China and Japan now appear to have finally entered the thawing season," says the Xinhua News Agency. Describing the talk as "momentous", "landmark" and "of historic significance", state-run media outlets remind Tokyo that it must "honour its commitment and join China with concrete actions to fully restore the heat and vigour of bilateral ties". "China's agreement to the meeting is a clear manifestation of Beijing's magnanimity and sagacity. Given the geographical proximity, economic intertwinement and cultural affinity between the two nations, a healthy China-Japan relationship benefits both sides," it says. Echoing similar views, the Global Times notes that Mr Abe "was received with courtesy". "Mr Xi received the Japanese leader with etiquette. Mr Abe should be clear that in Eastern culture, etiquette and commitment are closely connected. As China gives out etiquette, it also requires commitment," it says. The paper urges Mr Abe to "remain committed to the four point agreement", and asks both countries to "respect each other and not hurt each other's feelings". A front-page commentary in the overseas edition of the People's Daily, however, observes the "lack of warmth" during the handshake and explains that this reflects the reality of the icy Sino-Japan ties. "Although the meeting is lacking in warmth, but it still carries weight as it points to the correct direction for Mr Abe... It has created a possibility for the bilateral relationship to move on the right track," adds the article. Stressing that it is was Japan's decision to initiate the meeting, the commentary praises China for handling the arrangement with "appropriateness". "Now that Mr Abe was granted his wish to meet with Mr Xi, what will happen next after Mr Abe left Beijing? If Tokyo observes the consensus reached, the bilateral ties will continue to improve, if not troubles will keep on coming," says the article. Meanwhile, several media outlets have been discussing China-US relations against the backdrop of Mr Xi and President Barack Obama's scheduled meeting on Wednesday. Noting that officials have released little information on the meeting's agenda, the China News Service expects "surprises" from the summit. While the venue of the meeting has not been revealed, Ruan Zongze, president of China Institute of International Studies, feels that the "Xi-Obama summit" will be China's version of "Annenberg Retreat". Mr Xi and Mr Obama had met at the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands in California last year. The informal setting was seen as a chance for the leaders of the world's largest economies to build rapport and seek breakthroughs in diplomacy. The news agency states that the two leaders will focus on "the new model of major power relationship", a concept Mr Xi proposed last year. Analysts interviewed by the Global Times, however, point out that the talks are "unlikely to make headway on issues such as human rights,

Summary: Papers urge Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to "honour his words" after he met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) summit in Beijing.


BBC business editor Simon Jack said Corrado Sciolla was expected to resign shortly. BT's shares plunged 21% after revealing the Italian scandal would cost far more than the £145m initially anticipated. It also warned it would affect its results for the next two years. The investigation of BT's Italian business, which included an independent review by accountancy firm KPMG, found improper accounting practices and "a complex set of improper sales, purchase, factoring and leasing transactions". It added: "These activities have resulted in the overstatement of earnings in our Italian business over a number of years." From 2006, Mr Corrado was chief executive of BT Italy before his remit expanded in 2011 to include France. In January 2013, he was appointed as president of BT's Continental Europe operation, where he reported to Luiz Alvarez, the chief executive of the company's global services business. In addition to its problems in Italy, BT also said the outlook for the UK public sector and international corporate markets had "deteriorated". As a result, BT now expects operating profit for the current financial year to be £7.6bn, compared to previously guidance of £7.9bn, and revenue to be flat. It also forecasts that both sales and profit will be flat for the year to March 2018. BT's shares dropped sharply as soon as trading began, and by midday were down 18% at 313.55p. BT has an estimated one million small shareholders after becoming one of the first state-owned business to be privatised under Margaret Thatcher's government. George Salmon, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: "With the group's net debts pushing £9.6bn following the acquisition of EE, and a review of the how to fund the £9.5bn pension deficit coming up in June, there were already a few jitters around the stock, so this was the last thing the group needed." Allegations of "inappropriate behaviour" at BT's Italian operation first emerged last summer before the company began conducting an investigation in October. BT group chief executive Gavin Patterson said: "We are deeply disappointed with the improper practices which we have found in our Italian business. "We have undertaken extensive investigations into that business and are committed to ensuring the highest standards across the whole of BT for the benefit of our customers, shareholders, employees and all other stakeholders." It's a bad day at the office for BT chief executive Gavin Patterson. He is £2m poorer, as his 2.8 million shares are down 72p each, or nearly 20%. That's after the shares were hit by a double whammy of a bigger-than-expected hole in its Italy accounts and lower-than-expected business from the public sector and international corporates. It's not just him. Nearly a million small shareholders are also out of pocket today. As one of the biggest privatisations of the 1980s, BT still has a small army of people who bought the shares and have held them ever since. Nevertheless, owning BT shares since privatisation has been a pretty good experience over the last 30 years. The share price has quadrupled in that time, but that is not the whole story: BT

Summary: The boss of BT's Continental European operation is to resign after the firm was forced to write down the value of its Italian unit by £530m after years of "inappropriate behaviour".


23 May 2016 Last updated at 17:21 BST He has since become the Turkish leader's right-hand man. Here we trace his rise to power. BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from TV, radio, web and print media around the world. You can follow BBC Monitoring on Twitter and Facebook.

Summary: New Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim's political career began while he managed Istanbul's ferry bus network at a time when current President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was mayor.


Initially, the Variable Speed Limit (VSL) will operate west of the Brynglas tunnels as far as junction 28. Sensors in the road detect traffic build-ups and automatically adjust the speed limit to keep vehicles flowing. Speed limit changes are displayed to drivers via electronic signs on the verge of the motorway. From June the system will operate over eight miles between J24 (Coldra) and J28 (Tredegar Park). Tim Shallcross of the Institute of Advanced Motorists said the system was already working well in other parts of the UK, including the M25 near London and the M42 in the Midlands. "The idea is it stops people trying to switch lanes to overtake and it smooths the traffic flow, everybody carries on travelling at a lower speed," he said. "These are mandatory speed limits so if you exceed them then you will be prosecuted." The assembly government said the eight mile stretch of motorway was the busiest road in Wales and suffered from an above average accident rate. Deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones said: "Ultimately, it will improve connectivity for Wales and this is essential to the economy. "It will not only make for better travelling now, but will also encourage more sustainable travelling in the future." Average speed cameras have been in operation along the stretch of the M4 since September 2009. The cameras trigger penalty notices when the 50mph limit is exceeded. More than 6,500 drivers have been issued with tickets according to figures in December 2010.

Summary: A system to keep traffic moving along a busy stretch of the M4 near Newport has begun by varying speed limits in response to road conditions.


The report said there is a fear of failure within the PSNI college in east Belfast, with "an unhealthy leaning towards punitive discipline". It describes the Garnerville regime as "pseudo-militaristic", with students marching to and from classes. The PSNI has now ended some of the practices identified in the report. The review, led by an officer from Police Scotland, was ordered after 54 student officers were found to have cheated in an exam and ordered to repeat the 22-week training programme. While they said there were many examples of good practice, the review team said it was "significantly concerned by certain elements of the prevailing culture". The report, obtained by the BBC, says the college failed to provide a safe and supported learning environment. It reveals that a number of disciplinary investigations are now under way into allegations of "potential individual misconduct". The culture within Garnerville is described as "more associated with a pseudo-militaristic training environment". "Student officers and trainers have detailed how the first day of the residential process can involve students performing press-ups in uniform and running distances in business attire," the report adds. It notes that military style drill training is incorporated throughout the curriculum, and that student officers routinely march when moving around the college. The review team says students are forced to take part in military style "show parades" as a form of punishment, sometimes in response to a mistake or poor performance by an individual. They reveal that examples of when such punishments were applied for what it calls "infractions against unreasonably high standards" included water drips in sinks and dust on floors. In response to the report, Assistant Chief Constable Alan Todd, who recently took charge of the training college, said: "We have, I think, in an attempt to raise our standards, lost our balance. "That which was designed to make people pay attention to detail has lost its balance and become unacceptable. "We have acknowledged that within the report and we have a plan to deal with those things going forward and make the situation better for the future." The PSNI has ordered an immediate end to the practice of students marching to and from classes and the use of "show parades" as a form of discipline. Groups of students will no longer be referred to as "squads", but as "classes". Formal drill practice will continue, but the amount of such training will be reduced, and the focus will be on preparing for ceremonial occasions like the passing out parade to mark the graduation of new officers. The review recommends a change to the way students are tested and assessed. It says there is a "fear of failure", with students led to believe that a single mistake or individual failure could result in the loss of their job. There is also criticism of a culture of long working hours, with students saying their working day regularly began at 7.30am and ended at 11.30pm. However, the report says the current course content for the 22-week training course is "considered fit for purpose". It also says

Summary: The training regime for new police officers in Northern Ireland is at times like a military-style boot camp, according to an internal PSNI review.


He was repeatedly asked by MPs for evidence of his claim and a Muslim group has made an official complaint. The 22 March bomb attacks at Brussels airport and Maelbeek metro station left 32 dead and hundreds more wounded. Separately a new report says one bomber worked at the airport for five years. Mr Jambon, whose centre-right nationalist New Flemish Alliance is the largest party in parliament, has been broadly criticised for telling a newspaper that a significant section of the Muslim community danced after the attacks, One political opponent, Katja Gabriels, warned him that a member of the government could not make such generalisations and insult a whole section of the community. Others called for facts and figures to back up his remarks. "For days now people are focusing on the word 'significant' and talking about how many instances, how many police reports etc. I'll tell you straight: I don't have police reports. There are some, but not many," Mr Jambon told MPs. "Everyone knows that these things happened. Do we have to wait for an official police report to confirm the existence of these facts?" He also reminded his colleagues that stones and bottles were thrown at police after they arrested Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam, four days before the Brussels bombings. One police officer told Flemish TV that he had witnessed three separate incidents after the Brussels attacks of young people laughing and making a V-for-victory sign with their fingers. But he said he had not seen anyone dancing. Meanwhile a report citing sources by Flemish broadcaster VTM (in Dutch) said airport suicide bomber Najim Laachraoui had worked for five years for a company that operates at the facility until late 2012, shortly before he travelled to Syria to join so-called Islamic State. Laachraoui, 24, blew himself up with Ibrahim el-Bakraoui little over an hour before el-Bakraoui's brother, Khalid, attacked the metro with a suicide bombing in the heart of Brussels' European quarter. The federal prosecutor told the BBC it had no comment on the report "because we don't have this information". Laachraoui has emerged as the bomb and weapons expert in both the Paris and Brussels attacks. He would have had a security pass and would have known about airport security, VTM said. The report also spoke of a secret prayer room used by radicalised employees at the airport which was shut down by police shortly before the attacks. Separately, another of the Paris attacks suspects, Salah Abdeslam, was accused on Thursday of attempting to murder four police officers who were wounded in Brussels a week before the March bombings. Algerian Islamist Mohamed Belkaid was killed in a shootout when police raided a flat on 15 March, but Salah Abdeslam and another suspect, Amine Choukri, escaped. They were arrested three days later. Salah Abdeslam is expected to be extradited to France shortly, and the Belgian accusation is not expected to affect his transfer because he has not been placed under an arrest warrant.

Summary: Belgian Interior Minister Jan Jambon has come under fire for saying that a "significant part of the Muslim community danced" in response to the Brussels bomb attacks.


John Addy, 67, who used to run a gay nightclub in Huddersfield, told Radio 4's You and Yours he was inspired by Tory MP Crispin Blunt's admission in a Commons debate that he uses poppers. The drug, which is popular with gay men, is to be banned on 1 April under the Psychoactive Substances Bill. Policing Minister Mike Penning said the medicines regulator was reviewing it. Speaking about Mr Blunt's intervention in the Commons, Mr Addy, who runs the firm Liquid Gold, said: "Until now we've stayed in the background to see what was going to happen. "But when he made that statement I thought we make the product and we should give him all the support we can." Mr Addy, who previously ran the Gemini nightclub, said he noticed clubbers would bring the liquid in having got it from pharmacists. When he sold the club in 1981 he went into business manufacturing them to other gay clubs, but now Liquid Gold trades across Europe to wholesalers. What are poppers? In 1999, the Medicines Control Agency brought a test case against manufacturers on the basis that poppers containing isobutyl nitrite were medicines, and therefore required a product licence for sale and supply in the UK. The case was not successful and the defence sufficiently argued the products did not cause significant harm. Mr Addy said: "This was an important test case and a five-day trial. The evidence was put forward to the jury. "They came back with a sensible answer and that's why I'm surprised this has surfaced at the moment." He has called on the government to consult with him, and is now in discussions with his lawyers over the April ban. An amendment excluding poppers from the new Psychoactive Substances Bill was defeated in the House of Commons. Policing Minister Mr Penning said poppers had been mentioned on 20 death certificates since 1993. In a statement to Radio 4, Mr Penning added: "The landmark Psychoactive Substances Bill will fundamentally change the way we tackle new psychoactive substances - and put an end to the game of cat and mouse in which new drugs appear on the market more quickly than government can identify and ban them. "We will work with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and others on the evidence for the use of poppers and we intend to respond before the summer recess."

Summary: A man who makes two million bottles of the popper recreational drug a year says he will fight plans to ban them.


The Daycare Trust says nurseries in disadvantaged areas, where lower fees are charged, are more likely to raise childcare ratios. The charity also suggested increasing childcare ratios was risky. The government says the changes are not compulsory and it wants to improve the quality and affordability of childcare. It is due to make a further announcement on affordability soon. But it had argued that relaxing the staff to child ratios for certain age groups could enable nurseries to reduce their costs and therefore be more affordable, and has proposed allowing the ratio of staff to children aged two to three to be raised from one to four, to one to six. But the charity, which recently merged with the Family and Parenting Institute, says plans to alter ratios are likely to "exacerbate differences in quality that affect low income groups". This is because providers in most disadvantaged areas unlikely to be able to command the kind of high nursery fees that are charged in more affluent areas, it says. As a result, it argues, children from low income families are more likely to be cared for by providers who are looking after more children per member of staff. Chief executive Anand Shukla said: "The proposed changes to ratios will foster a two-tier quality system because parents can only choose the best childcare they can afford. "We know from our focus groups that parents want generous ratios. Parents on higher incomes will demand that providers stick with generous ratios, but parents on low incomes won't have that choice. "The result will be that children from low income families will be more likely to receive childcare from providers with the highest ratios and get less attention and support from staff." He added that there was a vicious circle where parents, particularly those on low incomes, found that working did not make financial sense because of the high cost of childcare. The charity's analysis of childcare costs suggests they are continuing to rise across the board. Next week it is set to give further details of how prices have risen across the board. The warning comes after the Pre-School Learning Alliance condemned the planned changes at a conference on childcare. Its chief executive Neil Leitch said: "Never in the past 12 years have I seen so much hostility towards a single initiative as this one. Why? Because we believe it entirely conflicts with the aim of putting the child first." He said a recent survey for his organisation had found that 94% of group day care providers thought the quality of their childcare would diminish if ratios were altered. "Yet, you would think that given around 70% of costs relate to staff wages, providers would be rushing out of their nursery doors jumping for joy at the prospect of increasing revenue - but it's the reverse." The Department for Education stressed that the more flexible ratios would only be possible where there were highly qualified staff. A spokesman said: "We are reforming the childcare system so that providers have more flexibility when they have highly

Summary: Plans in England to increase the child to nursery worker ratio could lead to a two-tier system, with a drop in quality in poor areas, a charity warns.


The book was returned after American owner Marshall Whitehead decided to track down the family of the original owner. It was eventually handed to Donald Mackechnie, 66, at his home in Glasgow. The Bible had originally belonged to the great-grandfather of Mr Mackechnie's grandmother. Mr Whitehead, who was gifted the pocket-sized book in 2001 by an amateur Bible collector from Cleveland, Ohio, had rediscovered it when moving home in May. Noting that the Bible bore the name Alexander MacDonald of Inverness with the date 1 January, 1866, he decided to track down the descendants of Mr MacDonald, who was born in 1825 and worked as a ship master, wine merchant and grocer. After contacting Highland Council, he was put in touch with Anne Fraser, a historian at the Highland Archive Centre who created a MacDonald family tree. Mr Whitehead then used social media to track down Mr Mackechnie's daughter Mairi in Glasgow, who alerted her Islay-raised father. The Bible, which had a four-leaf clover tucked within its pages, was hand-delivered to Mr Mackechnie by Alistair Begg, a pastor at Mr Whitehead's church in Ohio who is originally from Glasgow and was visiting relatives in the city last month. Mr Mackechnie, clerk to the board at St Columba Gaelic Church of Scotland in Glasgow, said: "There was a knock on the door one day and this chap was standing there. "I almost fell on the floor when he explained what he was giving me. I could not believe it, it was such a shock and a surprise. "The whole family are delighted and over the moon to receive his previously unheard of family heirloom. "It does not even enter your head that this kind of thing could ever happen - it is quite amazing." Mr Mackechnie, a retired mechanical design draftsman, said the story of the Bible's return to Scotland is "fascinating and shows there are still kind people in the world". Mr Whitehead, who chose the book from a collection of more than 100, said he believes it is not a coincidence that it has been returned to the family of the original owner. "I am very pleased that this keepsake treasure of the MacDonald family, located in Cleveland, Ohio, was safely returned to Mr MacDonald's native homeland," he said. "It would not have happened if it had not been for the tireless effort of Anne Fraser and the kind gracious act of my senior pastor, Alistair Begg."

Summary: A 151-year-old Bible has been returned to the Scottish descendants of its original owner after making a 3,500 mile journey from the US.


For the past decade or so, I have been writing stories about the return of trains to the Borders but, of course, the struggle started long before that. Indeed, you could argue that the battle really began back in 1969 - or even earlier - when the Waverley line through the region was closed. On the night when the final train set off from Edinburgh there was a demonstration in Galashiels station. There were also protests at Melrose and Hawick. Despite the opposition, the sound of a train pulling up at a station would be absent from the Scottish Borders for the next four decades and more. There were regular rumbles of discontent in between times and they started to take more solid form at the end of the 20th century. In 1999, the Campaign for Borders Rail was formally launched at a Burns Supper in Melrose Station. It subsequently gathered thousands of signatures on a petition pressing for a route to the region to be reopened. And, in 2000, an independent study concluded that the reopening of the Borders rail link could be financially viable. The gears of progress were slowly clicking into motion and, five years later, a Holyrood committee supported the case for reopening the line. Then, in 2006, the bill was approved which would pave the way for work to finally begin. At that time a Â£155m price tag was attached to the project with a forecast opening in 2011. However, there were soon problems in meeting both that deadline and budget and it emerged that both would be missed. By 2008, the estimated costs had risen to between Â£235m and Â£295m and the opening date was pushed back two years. Work officially started in 2010 but there were still a few twists and turns in store. Three groups were selected to submit tenders for the work but as companies dropped out of the process that plan had to be scrapped. Instead, the Scottish government decided that Network Rail could take the project forward. Despite these apparent setbacks, the major clearance and constructions works continued along the length of the line from Tweedbank to Edinburgh. All along the route, there were now clear indications that transport between the capital and the Borders was being transformed as stations, bridges and new road layouts slotted into place. And, although the completion deadline was once again put back to 2015, the reality of the scale of the scheme was really starting to sink in. Then, last year, a symbolic moment was reached as the track laying began. As machines slowly rolled along the route, it became clear that the decision which had so incensed many people nearly half a century ago would finally be reversed. Some have said it does not go far enough and would like to see the line extended back to Carlisle where it used to reach. Others have concerns about turning south east Scotland into a commuter belt for Edinburgh or question how much effect it will have in more remote parts of the Borders. But what

Summary: It has been a long journey and not always a straightforward one.


Woodward, who led England to victory at the 2003 tournament, described the risk of "one stupid tweet" to squad harmony as "the new enemy". Hosts England start their 2015 campaign against Fiji on 18 September. "If you allow one player to be distracted, it can all come tumbling down," said the 59-year-old. Speaking to the Radio Times, Woodward added: "We didn't have to worry about it in 2003. I've had the conversation with Stuart Lancaster. "Don't let the players be distracted. It could be the media, their family, sponsors, ticket requests, anything." England have reportedly handed their World Cup squad social media guidelines, keen to avoid any unnecessary distractions. Meanwhile, Rugby Football Union chief executive Ian Ritchie has refused to be drawn on what Lancaster needs to achieve at the World Cup to retain his job as England coach. "I'm not going to deal in hypotheticals," he said. "I think we should be going into every game trying to win it and I think that's what we'll try and do. "We are in here to try and win the event, we will worry about the hypotheticals afterwards. "Knowing the squad and the coaching set-up, they are all very focused on doing their very best to win and I think we have a chance of doing that." Listen to 'Woodward's World Cup' on BBC Radio 5 live on Wednesday, 9 September from 21:00 BST.

Summary: Former England head coach Sir Clive Woodward has warned current boss Stuart Lancaster that social media could derail his side's World Cup campaign.


Mrs Clinton is the highest-ranking US official to visit South Sudan since it gained independence last July. A UN deadline for the nations to resolve disputes over their border and oil transit fees passed on Thursday. South Sudan is the second stop of Mrs Clinton's seven-country African tour. The row over oil has led to huge economic problems in both countries - South Sudan has suspended all oil production, accusing Khartoum of stealing its exports, while austerity measures have sparked weeks of protests in Khartoum. "We need to get those [oil] resources flowing again," Mrs Clinton told reporters after talks lasting more than an hour with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir. "A percentage of something is better than a percentage of nothing," she said, according to the Reuters news agency. At independence, the South took three-quarters of Sudan's oil with it but all the pipelines still flow north. "While South Sudan and Sudan have become separate states, their fortunes and their futures remain inextricably linked," Mrs Clinton said. "Both countries will need to compromise to close the remaining gaps between them." Ms Clinton's visit to South Sudan came nearly a month after the new state celebrated its first anniversary of independence, which was brought about by a 2005 peace deal between Sudan and the then southern rebels. The two countries came close to all-out war in April, when South Sudanese troops briefly occupied the disputed oil-rich border area of Heglig. Negotiations between the two countries in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, aimed at resolving all outstanding issues, are currently stalled. Arriving from Senegal via the Ugandan capital Kampala, Mrs Clinton spent only a few hours in Juba before returning to Uganda. Remarks by Mrs Clinton in Senegal which seemed to criticise China's involvement in Africa were met with a stinging rebuke by the Chinese state media on Friday. In a speech in Dakar on Wednesday, Mrs Clinton said the United States was committed to "a model of sustainable partnership that adds value, rather than extracts it". The official Chinese news agency Xinhua said in a commentary: "Whether Clinton was ignorant of the facts on the ground or chose to disregard them, her implication that China has been extracting Africa's wealth for itself is utterly wide of the truth." Chinese investment in Africa has surged in recent years. Beijing says it does not interfere in other countries' domestic politics, leading to accusations that it turns a blind eye to human rights abuses and democratic shortcomings. After returning to Kampala later on Friday, Mrs Clinton met Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni. "We deeply respect the role that President Museveni has played in his country's history," Mrs Clinton told reporters before leaving South Sudan, the Reuters news agency reports. However, she also made reference to what critics say is Mr Museveni's increasingly authoritarian behaviour. "Our position is that there has to be a constitution that sets forth the rules that everyone has to follow... So that it's not about... strong men, it's about strong institutions," Ms Clinton said. Ms Clinton had also been expected to press

Summary: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called on the two Sudans to settle the disputes that have brought them close to war, as she briefly visited the South Sudanese capital, Juba.


The Terriers made 10 changes for the trip to St Andrew's having sealed a Championship play-off place, but the EFL said the result would stand. Blackburn boss Tony Mowbray later questioned Town's line-up. Rovers, who occupy the final relegation place, are two points behind Harry Redknapp's Blues with one game to play. The EFL said in a statement: "We have today written to Huddersfield Town to request their observations in relation to team selection during their recent Championship match with Birmingham City and, as per our regulations, the EFL executive will refer the matter to the board if it is deemed appropriate to do so. "It should be noted, however, that the result of Saturday's game will stand in all circumstances and any potential action would be taken against Huddersfield Town directly." Blackpool and Wolves were fined for fielding much-changed teams in Premier League matches in 2010 and 2009 respectively. Earlier this season 12 League One and Two teams were fined for playing weakened sides in the Checkatrade Trophy, although that competition had specific regulations regarding team selection.

Summary: The EFL has written to Huddersfield to "request their observations regarding team selection" for Saturday's 2-0 defeat by Birmingham City.


Work by artist Yvette Vanson will go on show at The National Coal Mining Museum for England, near Wakefield. The strike, which ran from 5 March 1984 to 3 March 1985, saw tens of thousands of miners walk out in protest at plans to close scores of pits. A museum spokesperson said the exhibition was intended to "celebrate miners globally". Gwendolen Whitaker from the museum said the exhibition was "a powerful insight into the real lives of mining communities". The exhibition will also screen Ms Vanson's film The Battle for Orgreave. On 18 June 1984, British Steel's coking plant at Orgreave, South Yorkshire, saw some of the worst violence. About 10,000 striking miners clashed with 5,000 police officers, which led to 93 picketers being arrested with 51 picketers and 72 police officers injured, according to South Yorkshire Police. In 1984 there were 170 working collieries in Britain, employing about 190,000 people. Now just three deep mines remain, employing about 2,000 people Two of those mines, Kellingley in Yorkshire and Thoresby in Nottinghamshire, are due to close, leaving just the employee-owned Hatfield Colliery in South Yorkshire. The National Coal Mining Museum is at Caphouse Colliery, where shafts to work coal date from at least 1789. By 1985 the colliery's coal was exhausted. It opened as a museum in 1988 and was granted national status in 1995.

Summary: A new exhibition to mark the 30th anniversary of the end of the miners' strike has opened.


International development minister Alasdair Allan claimed Brexit will cause "immeasurable harm" to Scotland. He said further damage could be inflicted by limiting the number of people who can come to the UK. The UK government said the immigration system takes Scotland's needs into account. The Scottish government has vowed to oppose any changes to the rules which create barriers for businesses by preventing them from taking on the staff they need. The number of people living in Scotland is projected to grow by 7% between 2014 and 2039, with 90% of the rise in the next decade expected to come from inward migration. In a letter to the UK Home Affairs Select Committee's inquiry into immigration policy, Mr Allan said a "key priority" in tackling Scotland's ageing population was attracting working-age migrants to the country. He said: "That is why we need the UK government to deliver an immigration system that meets Scotland's needs - because we depend heavily on new Scots to support our economy and communities. "However, net migration targets and caps are too blunt an instrument to address the complex needs of our economy. "The UK government's focus on arbitrarily reducing net migration figures, irrespective of the value migrants bring, what skills shortages they could address or what contribution they could make, is wrong for Scotland and is harming our economic prospects." The UK government has already rejected a call to consider devolving immigration powers to Scotland and changing visa arrangements to encourage students from other countries to stay on north of the border after graduating. A Scottish Affairs Committee report recommended UK ministers consider "sub-national migration powers" for Scotland and a tailored post-study work scheme. The UK government response, published on Friday, stated it "does not intend to reintroduce a general post-study work scheme for Scotland" and stressed the immigration system is "designed for the whole of the UK" but takes Scotland's needs into account.

Summary: Any moves by the UK government to limit immigration could "seriously harm" Scotland's economy, a Holyrood minister has warned.


Hugh Cushnaghan, 63, from Irvine in Scotland, is due before Preston Magistrates Court on Tuesday, Lancashire Police said. The un-named victim was found with a stab wound following reports of an altercation at a property in Fishwick Parade, Preston on Sunday morning. He was taken to hospital, but died a short time later.

Summary: A man has been charged with murdering a 50-year-old man who died following a stabbing in Lancashire.


The union Unite said all but two of 75 "operatives" based at the Port of Grangemouth had voted for action in a ballot. The workers include crane drivers and loaders. It is understood that about 20 engineers who are also based at the site are not involved in the action. The strike is due to start at 00:01 on Tuesday. Unite said the action had been called after port owner Forth Ports announced changes to shifts. The union said the new rotas, which affect night shifts and weekend work, amounted to "a de facto pay cut". Forth Ports has yet to comment on the action. A Unite official said: "We are ready and prepared to negotiate with management." Grangemouth currently handles more than 150,000 containers annually, with daily sailings to Rotterdam, Antwerp, Felixstowe and Hamburg.

Summary: Workers at Scotland's largest container port are to begin a two-week strike on Tuesday in a dispute over rotas and pay.


An inquest into the killing of Azezur Khan, 21, at a cemetery in south-east London heard that police were asked to attend by the mother of Joel Morgan, the 17-year-old being buried. However no officers were assigned. An inquest jury at Southwark Crown Court said local police failed to liaise and share information. Returning a narrative verdict, a jury spokesman said the force had failed to recognise "that you don't need a named perpetrator and named victim for there to be a threat to life". Mr Morgan, who was a member of the Lambeth GAS gang, was killed in a car crash. His mother had asked police to attend the funeral because it was in a patch controlled by two rival gangs, the Peckham Young Guns and the Peckham Boys. His friend Mr Khan was in Forest Hill Road outside Camberwell Old Cemetery when he was caught in an exchange of gunfire. The killers have not been found. The jury spokesman said: "If all relevant information regarding the funeral and gang activities were linked, the Metropolitan Police Service would have put in place a different policing plan, raising the level to either a higher risk or critical. "If there was a visible police presence at or in the vicinity of the burial service, it may have deterred gang members." He said communication errors were "prevalent" and officers failed to liaise with each other to carry out their policing plan. Coroner Andrew Harris said he could find no systemic failings in the Met's intelligence gathering systems, but he did question its policy on threat to life. He said: "I'm not clear that we can be confident that the Met Police has addressed this policy, and that is a considerable concern. "Given the level of violence in this borough, I can't be satisfied that this has been dealt with." A Met spokeswoman said it acknowledged the jury's findings. "Similar issues were highlighted by an independent investigation conducted by the Independent Police Complaints Commission, and their recommendations were acknowledged and implemented in 2012. "Since Mr Khan's murder there has been considerable change in the way the Met deals with intelligence. "We will now take time to consider in detail the findings of the inquest."

Summary: An inquest jury has criticised the Metropolitan Police for failing to send officers to a funeral where a young mourner was shot dead in 2011.


Cardiff council will discuss the plan for Waungron Road, Fairwater, which it said would cut bus travel times. However, councillor Neil McEvoy said the plan was just about getting the Local Development Plan (LDP) approved. Cabinet member Ramesh Patel said the council wanted an attractive viable public transport alternative. A Liberal Deomcrat-led coalition spent £1m upgrading the site in 2008/09 but it was shut in 2014 by the current Labour council, which said it was not financially viable. It said the interchange would be "vitally important" for a new public transport route across the city. But Mr McEvoy claimed the council had kept its plans quiet. "In politics whenever you don't want to do something you just say we can't afford it," said Mr McEvoy. "But this is not a question of finance. This is just about getting the LDP approved." In a statement, Mr Patel said the interchange would cut journey times by allowing people to travel between east and west Cardiff by bus without driving into the city centre. The site is also next to Waungron Road railway station, which he said would allow more commuters to use both buses and trains. The LDP is being examined by the Welsh government's planning inspector. The council said any proposals for strategic transport sites across the city would go through the full planning process, with consultation.

Summary: A row has broken out over a bid to create a bus interchange on a closed recycling site, seven years after it had a £1m revamp.


The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said production dipped 1% last month against October last year, to 151,795 units. However, exports rose for the 15th month in a row, with 122,765 cars built for overseas markets, a 1.7% rise. This offset a 10.9% fall in production for the home market. Exports accounted for 80.9% of UK production in October. The SMMT said the UK motor industry remained strong, with production up by 9.2% so far this year, and more than 1.4 million vehicles produced. SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes said: "October's figures underline the export-led nature of the industry, with eight out of 10 cars built for overseas customers. "Despite model changes which have ended the consistent growth pattern of the past year or so, we are still on track for a record number of exports." Concern about the UK car industry's position in a post-Brexit world has prompted executives to urge the government to help shield the sector from any deterioration in trade relations. Government promises of "support and assurances" to Nissan helped persuade the Japanese carmaker to build both the new Qashqai and the X-Trail SUV at its Sunderland plant. Mr Hawes said in a statement on Thursday: "Given this dependence on global trade, it is crucial that British-built cars remain attractive to international buyers and exports are not subject to additional tariffs, costs and other barriers to successful trade. "It is also essential government ensures there is economic stability and a competitive business environment to ensure we continue to attract the global investment that is behind this performance."

Summary: UK car manufacturing slipped in October for the first time in 14 months amid slower domestic demand, according to the industry's trade body.


BBC Studios and Post Production (S&PP) has delayed the start of its 15-year lease of the revamped Studios 1, 2 and 3, which were to re-open next year. S&PP will remain at Elstree, its home since moving out of TVC in 2013. Anna Mallett, CEO of the BBC subsidiary, said it was "in everyone's interests" to wait for two years. "We are a 24/7 operation and it's absolutely vital to us that our customers have an excellent experience in our studios," she told Ariel, the BBC's in-house newspaper. The delay, she said, would avoid possible noise or access issues affecting programmes at TVC, affectionately known as "the doughnut", while construction work is completed. Although studio refurbishment work is on track, the developer's broader plans for the Wood Lane site have evolved and its construction programme has been extended as a result. Former studios 4 to 8 will not be part of the redevelopment by property developers Stanhope, which bought Television Centre from the BBC in 2012. Last month S&PP extended its deal with Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire, from which it hires two large stages and the George Lucas production gallery space. The Voice, Children in Need and Sky's A League of Their Own are among other programmes to have made use of the recently upgraded facilities.

Summary: Programmes like BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing will not be filmed at London's Television Centre (TVC) again until 2017 - two years later than planned.


Brenda Donaldson, from Crook of Devon, was driving a Citroen Xsara which was involved in a collision with a Ford Transit flatbed at about 07:10. The Kinross to Crook of Devon road was closed in both directions. The male driver and passenger from the Ford van were treated for minor injuries at the scene.

Summary: A 55-year-old woman who died following a crash between a car and a van on the A977 in Perthshire on Friday morning has been named.


Pauline King, who was in her 80s, died of injuries from a sustained attack at her home in The Avenues in Norwich. She was found on Sunday afternoon. Alexander Kerry, 23, of Kinghorn Road, Norwich, has been charged with murder and one count of sexual assault. He will return to Norwich Crown Court for a plea and case management hearing on 22 May.

Summary: A man accused of the murder and sexual assault of an elderly woman in Norfolk has been remanded in custody.


Wilbraham denied the Rams a second league win this term when he finished from Bobby Reid's low cross. Aden Flint's poor back header allowed Anya time to chip in the opener. And the Rams will rue missed chances and the brilliance of former goalkeeper Frank Fielding for the failure to win. Fielding made excellent second-half saves to deny James Wilson, Matej Vydra and substitute Darren Bent. Derby were also on top before the interval, with Vydra shooting off target, Will Hughes sending a header just wide and Wilson also volleying wide. The hosts rarely threatened with Abraham shooting over with their best chance. Anya's cool finish finally ended Derby's miserable run of four league games without a goal and they looked set for maximum points despite their wastefulness. However, Abraham and Reid combined to tee up Wilbraham who had a simple talk of scoring from a couple of yards out. Bristol City manager Lee Johnson: "I'm so pleased for Frank Fielding. Someone said well done in the dressing room afterwards and there was a spontaneous round of applause from the players because they all love him. "He is so supportive to the other players even when things are not going right for him. He has had a difficult year recovering from injury but looked back to his best. "Aaron Wilbraham is another player the whole squad respect. He polices the dressing room with his stature and remains an important member of the squad." Derby County boss Nigel Pearson: "The reality is that it is a very big opportunity lost for us. We have created clear-cut chances that we have spurned at 1-0. "When that happens it just takes a lucky break or a bit of good play with the opposition throwing extra men forward and we paid the penalty. "You could see by the players' reaction at full-time how disappointed they were. We continue to stutter as a direct result of not converting the chances we are making. "We have good players and to be fair to the lads we have had some very good performances over the last few games." REACTION: Derby County manager Nigel Pearson speaks to BBC Radio Derby Match ends, Bristol City 1, Derby County 1. Second Half ends, Bristol City 1, Derby County 1. Offside, Bristol City. Jamie Paterson tries a through ball, but Aaron Wilbraham is caught offside. Goal! Bristol City 1, Derby County 1. Aaron Wilbraham (Bristol City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bobby Reid. Bobby Reid (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Will Hughes (Derby County). Attempt saved. Matej Vydra (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Ince. Attempt missed. Aden Flint (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tammy Abraham with a headed pass. Offside, Derby County. Andreas Weimann tries a through ball, but Matej Vydra is caught offside. Foul by

Summary: Aaron Wilbraham tapped home an injury-time equaliser for Bristol City after Ikechi Anya looked set to earn victory with Derby County's second Championship goal of the season.


It comes in response to North Korea's recent nuclear test and missile launch. The measures would for the first time require UN member states to inspect all cargo to or from North Korea. The US ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, said it would be the strongest set of sanctions imposed by the Security Council in more than 20 years. A vote is expected at the weekend. North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket in February and a nuclear test in January were widely condemned as a flagrant violation of UN resolutions. Carrots or sticks for North Korea? North Korea's missile programme A world leader in dramatic rhetoric How potent are the threats? China also condemned North Korea's actions but it has previously been reluctant to endorse sanctions that could threaten its neighbour's stability. "For the first time in history, all cargo going in and out of the DPRK (North Korea) would be subjected to mandatory inspection," Ms Power said after presenting the draft resolution measure to the Security Council. "These sanctions, if adopted, would send an unambiguous and unyielding message to the DPRK regime. The world will not accept your proliferation. There will be consequences for your actions." Ninety per cent of North Korea's trade is with China but the proposed sanctions do not prohibit that trade. They might make it harder to do business if inspections of North Korean ships became bureaucratic and burdensome, but as it ordered the cargo China already knows the contents of coal ships from North Korea. Where sanctions might bite is with aviation fuel. An effective block on fuel for Air Koryo would dent the tourist trade - and 30,000 Chinese tourists visit North Korea every year (though Air China also flies into Pyongyang). There is a bigger question and that is whether sanctions are the best way of bringing change. One American professor in a Korean university said sanctions were like "punishing a masochist". China may be more on board with the US now because it can see that North Korean progress towards deliverable nuclear weapons is relentless, and it might think that the US ultimately will simply not tolerate this. On this reading, the argument in Beijing may be: "we'd better stop them now before the US does it later". On top of that, the Americans are talking about installing a sophisticated anti-missile shield in South Korea. This would see far into Chinese airspace. There may be some negotiation going on where Washington promises Beijing to hold fire on the radar system in return for serious Chinese pressure on Pyongyang. Thursday's announcement followed weeks of negotiations between the US and China that culminated in talks in Washington this week between US Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The North insists its missile programme is purely scientific in nature, but the US, South Korea and even its ally China say such rocket launches are aimed at developing inter-continental ballistic missiles. The North's nuclear test in January, which it claimed was a test of hydrogen bomb technology, was its fourth

Summary: The US, backed by China, has submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council aimed at imposing tougher sanctions on North Korea.


Instead of eight hours a day of painting and decorating, he asked his son and business partner if he could cut down a little - to just seven hours a day. But when big jobs needed to be finished, he still finds himself putting in extra hours up his ladder to get it done. "I think I'd stagnate if I had to stay at home," he says. "I feel sorry for people that have to retire." And a growing number feel the same way. According to official figures, there are 32,000 people in the UK who are in their 80s and still hard at work, a figure that has increased by more than half in the past 10 years. And as the post-war baby boom generation reach their mid-60s, it's becoming increasingly common to work past what used to be the official retirement age. Just over one million people are still working past the age of 65, and 324,000 of those are 70 and over. Maureen Rose (above left), 72, is a psychiatric nurse. She and her colleague, 68-year-old support worker Anne Wilson, work at a mental health unit in Surrey. It can be physically challenging work and involve unsociable hours but that doesn't put them off. "I love my work, love it," says Maureen. "I've been doing it all my life. I love the patients and I feel, with my experience, I've got a lot to offer." The NHS is reviewing employment for older workers, but Anne does not believe they are denying openings to the next generation. "We're saying 'yes we can do it. We're mature, we're old but we're not written off." There are still some jobs you can't do. For example, the danger of sudden medical problems means that airline pilots cannot fly internationally past the age of 65, and if they are over 60, they must have a co-pilot who is under 60. But better lifestyles, better diets and better medicines mean that many people now reach their pension age in good health, with every chance of more healthy years ahead. Not everyone wants to fill those years with Bingo and bowls, though. For Bob, staying in work is not a problem, as he's his own boss. But for big employers, it's not so simple. The NHS is Europe's biggest employer, and it makes extensive use of older workers. In England there are 1,453 GPs, 1,207 hospital doctors and 14,816 nurses and support staff still practising past their 65th birthday. It's conducting an extensive review of the issues raised by working longer. Its research so far suggests that over-65s in good health are just as capable as their younger counterparts. Extending the working life of staff helps to fill skill shortages. But would older workers require easier shift patterns? Is that fair to their younger colleagues? And how do you evaluate if someone is no longer up to the job? These are all unanswered questions. The government is certainly keen to see more older workers. Compulsory retirement in the UK was abolished in 2011, and the state

Summary: As his 80th birthday approached, Bob Hooker decided to slow down a little.


The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) added 19 Singaporean terms and 13 Hong Kong terms in its latest update. "Wah" is an expression of delight or surprise, "shiok" means cool, and "yum cha" is a type of Chinese brunch. Additions also include "blur", which means confused or ignorant, and "sabo", which means to harm or play a prank on. The dictionary included formations of English that are mostly used in Singapore or Hong Kong. For example, "compensated dating", a Hong Kong term, refers to the practice of teenage students providing companionship or sex in exchange for money or gifts. And "Chinese helicopter" is a derogatory term referring to a Singaporean whose schooling was conducted in Mandarin Chinese and has limited knowledge of English. The OED records the meaning and development of the English language. It says that, for a word to qualify, there must be "several independent examples of the word being used, and also evidence the word has been in use for a reasonable amount of time". Hong Kong English words: Char siu: roast pork marinated in a sweet and savoury sauce Dai pai dong: an open-air food stall Kai fong: a neighbourhood association Wet market: a market for the sale of fresh meat, fish, and produce Singapore English words: Ang moh: A light-skinned person, especially of Western origin or descent; a Caucasian Hawker centre: A food market at which individual vendors sell cooked food from small stalls, with a shared seating area for customers Chilli crab: A dish consisting of crab cooked in a sweet and spicy gravy containing red chillies and tomato Killer litter: Objects thrown or falling from high-rise buildings, endangering people Read more: The rise of Singlish

Summary: Several Singaporean and Hong Kong English terms, including "wah", "shiok" and "yum cha", are now officially recognised as acceptable English.


It was jockey Ryan Moore's second win in the race, having ridden O'Brien's previous winner Gleneagles, in 2015. Barney Roy (7-2) was second ahead of third-favourite Al Wukair (11-2) in the first Classic of the 2017 Flat season. Frankel's offspring Dream Castle and Colts Eminent were fifth and sixth respectively over the mile distance. The 1,000 Guineas, for fillies, takes place at Newmarket on Sunday at 15:35 BST. Churchill, last season's champion two-year-old, was sitting third at the halfway stage and managed to get the first run on his main rivals as he won by a length from Barney Roy. Moore said Churchill, who was making his three-year-old debut at Newmarket, had "everything you want in a racehorse". "He has a magnificent mind, he travels, has speed and loads of class," Moore told ITV Racing. "He was always racing comfortably - he was there a little bit early. "He always feels like there's more when you ask him." O'Brien added: "I was very worried about it being his first run. He's a big horse and we knew he would come on for the run. Ryan gave him a lovely ride. "Everyone at home was very happy with the horse which is why we took the chance to come first time, so I'm delighted." BBC racing correspondent Cornelius Lysaght Am I the only one to feel a slight sense of anti-climax? Obviously, Aidan O'Brien's latest record-breaking feat is a testament to the prolific skills and brilliance of himself, the rest of the Coolmore team, and, of course, of champion stallion Galileo, Churchill's father. But as a race, I'm not sure. It was hardly the potentially epic showdown billed; the time wasn't great, and the first seven finished within about three lengths. Churchill was good rather than sparkling, though it was his first run of the season. A word for Barney Roy who stumbled at a crucial moment late on.

Summary: Churchill, the 6-4 favourite, won the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket to give trainer Aidan O'Brien a record-breaking eighth win in the Classic.


In a letter to Pope Francis this month, Krzysztof Charamsa accused the Church of making the lives of millions of gay Catholics globally "a hell". He criticised what he called the Vatican's hypocrisy in banning gay priests, even though he said the clergy was "full of homosexuals". Pope Francis has yet to respond. Until 3 October, Monsignor Charamsa held a senior post at the Vatican at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the department that upholds Roman Catholic doctrine. The Vatican immediately stripped him of his post after he held a news conference in a restaurant in Rome to announce that he was both gay and in a relationship. Roman Catholic priests are meant to be celibate. At the time, the Holy See said the priest's decision to come out on the eve of the Vatican's synod on the family had been "irresponsible, since it aims to subject the synod assembly to undue media pressure". The Polish priest has released to the BBC a copy of the letter he sent to the Pope, written the same day as the announcement, in which he criticises the Church for "persecuting" and causing "immeasurable suffering" to homosexual Catholics and their families. He says that after a "long and tormented period of discernment and prayer", he had taken the decision to "publicly reject the violence of the Church towards homosexual, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual and intersexual people". The 43-year-old says that while the Roman Catholic clergy is "full of homosexuals", it is also "frequently violently homophobic", and he calls on "all gay cardinals, gay bishops and gay priests [to] have the courage to abandon this insensitive, unfair and brutal Church". He says he can no longer bear the "homophobic hate of the Church, the exclusion, the marginalisation and the stigmatisation of people like me", whose "human rights are denied" by the Church. The priest goes on to thank Pope Francis - who is thought to have a more lenient attitude on homosexuality than some of his predecessors - for some of his words and gestures towards gay people. The Pope recently met a gay former student of his during his recent visit to the US, and has previously said that gay people should not be marginalised in society. But Krzysztof Charamsa says that the pontiff's words will only be worthwhile when all the statements from the Holy See that are offensive and violent against homosexuals are withdrawn. He also urged the Church to annul a decision taken by his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, to sign a document in 2005 that forbids men with deep-rooted homosexual tendencies from becoming priests. The Polish priest terms "diabolical" Pope Benedict's statement that homosexuality was "a strong tendency ordered toward an intrinsic moral evil". The priest writes that LGBT Catholics have a right to family life, "even if the Church does not want to bless it". He later criticises the Vatican for putting pressure on states which have legalised equal or same-sex marriage. He also expresses his fears about the impact his coming out may have on the treatment

Summary: A senior Vatican priest, stripped of his post after admitting being in a gay relationship, has launched a scathing attack on the Roman Catholic Church.


A 35-year-old woman had to be cut out of a pair after her calves ballooned in size, the medics said in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. She had spent hours squatting to empty cupboards for a house move in Australia. By evening, her feet were numb and she found it hard to walk. Doctors believe the woman developed a condition called compartment syndrome, made worse by her skinny jeans. Other hidden health risks in your wardrobe Who, What, Why: Are skinny jeans bad for your health? Compartment syndrome is a painful and potentially serious condition caused by bleeding or swelling within an enclosed bundle of muscles - in this case, the calves. The condition caused the woman to trip and fall and, unable to get up, she then spent several hours lying on the ground. On examination at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, her lower legs were severely swollen. Although her feet were warm and had enough blood supplying them, her muscles were weak and she had lost some feeling. As the pressure had built in her lower legs, her muscles and nerves became damaged. She was put on an intravenous drip and after four days was able to walk unaided. Other medics have reported a number of cases where patients have developed tingly, numb thighs from wearing the figure-hugging low-cut denim trousers - although the chance of it happening is still slim for most people. Priya Dasoju, professional adviser at the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, said: "As with many of these warnings, the very unfortunate case highlighted is an extreme one. "There's no need to ditch the skinny jeans just yet, simply avoid staying in the same position for too long and keep moving throughout the day. If you do suffer any prolonged pain you should of course seek help, but no-one should be alarmed by this warning or change the cut of their jeans."

Summary: Skinny jeans can seriously damage muscles and nerves, doctors have said.


The US-based campaign group says Kigali's reputation for being tidy comes at a price. HRW says it has documented the illegal detention of thousands, including street children and sex workers. Rwanda's Justice Minister Johnston Busingye denied there were unofficial detention centres in the country. Mr Busingye added HRW "seeks to spread falsehood and speculation" but that the allegations will be investigated. He said the centre where people were being taken was for short stays only before long term rehabilitation. HRW says in its report, based on research carried out over four years, that people are transported from the capital's streets to a vast former garage which was used to interrogate genocide suspects after 1994. The organisation says the rounding up of street vendors, beggars, homeless people, street children, sex workers and petty criminals reflects an unofficial policy of keeping those considered undesirable away from the public eye. HRW says detainees are held there in deplorable conditions for periods ranging from a few days to several months. Former detainees told HRW of routine beatings for actions as trivial as talking too loudly or not standing in line to use the toilet. Carina Tertsakian, who put together the report, says the Rwandan authorities should immediately close the detention centre and release all the detainees. "If some of these detainees are suspected of committing a criminal offense they should be brought to justice according to the law," she added. Rwanda's justice minister told HRW in 2014, and said again on Thursday, that the place where people were taken provided rehabilitation and avoided "unnecessary incarceration". "While HRW insists that Rwanda should charge drug addicts and other criminals with serious crimes that carry jail terms, the country has instead chosen to focus on rehabilitating and reintegrating them to offer the chance for a better life," he said.

Summary: Rwandan police are arbitrarily detaining vulnerable people picked up on the streets of the capital, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).


Media playback is unsupported on your device 13 May 2014 Last updated at 13:00 BST The mechanical hands have joints and fingers like real hands. They are very sensitive and can be used to pick up delicate objects like eggs. The new arms make it easier for people who have lost a limb to care for themselves and do everyday tasks like doing up zips.

Summary: New high tech robotic arms which can be used for delicate tasks have been approved for use by people in America.


Media playback is not supported on this device Louloudis, 23, missed the event in 2012 as he competed for Great Britain at the London Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the men's eight competition. Cambridge will again have the heavier crew, at 5.25 kilograms per man more. And for the first time in its 90-year history, the women crews compete on the same day and course as the men. Racing along the River Thames from Putney to Mortlake, Cambridge will have the heavier team in the women's Boat Race, 0.9 kg per rower more than Oxford. Oxford are the reigning men's champions after powering to their fifth triumph in seven years in 2014.

Summary: Constantine Louloudis will go for a fourth Boat Race win in five years for Oxford when they face rivals Cambridge in April live on BBC TV.


He will star in the project, translated as Stalin's Sofa, which will be directed by actress Fanny Ardant, said The Hollywood Reporter. The film is based on French author Jean-Daniel Baltassat's 2013 novel. Depardieu was presented with a Russian passport by Vladimir Putin in 2013 after moving to avoid higher taxes in his native France. Mr Depardieu's move to Russia came after he criticised French President Francois Hollande's plans to raise taxes to 75% for those earning more than 1m euros (Â£817,400). The actor accused the government of punishing "success, creation and talent". In 2011, he played the lead role in the film Rasputin, a Franco-Russian production about the life of eccentric monk. He also recently announced a movie about WW2 French fighter aces who flew alongside Red Air Force pilots over the Eastern Front. Josef Stalin, the supreme ruler of the Soviet Union for more than 25 years, helped the allies defeat Nazism. But his regime of terror caused the death and suffering of tens of millions. The new movie, to be produced by French/Portuguese company Leopardo Filmes, is to be set in the 1950s Soviet Union and will centre on a young artist commissioned to create Stalin's monument.

Summary: French actor Gerard Depardieu is to play Russian dictator Josef Stalin in a new film, according to reports.


Media playback is not supported on this device Diana Taurasi and Lindsay Whalen scored 17 points apiece for USA, gold medallists for the eighth time in 10 appearances. Victory extended USA's Olympic winning streak to 49, dating back to the bronze-medal match at Barcelona 1992. Spain's silver was their first Olympic medal of any colour in women's basketball. The world's third-ranked team had lost 103-63 to the United States in the group stage. Spain's Alba Torrens scored a game-high 18 points, but USA were comfortable winners, leaving coach Geno Auriemma in tears. Victory brought a fourth consecutive Olympic gold for Taurasi, captain Sue Bird, and Tamika Catchings. Earlier, Serbia won bronze by beating France 70-63. Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. Find out how to get into basketball with our special guide.

Summary: USA won their sixth successive Olympic women's basketball title, beating Spain 101-72 at Carioca Arena.


The San Francisco-based company's stock fell more than 18%. That suggests investors were disappointed with its decision to take on more capable Android and Apple-powered watches by selling its own device at a cheaper price. Huawei, Misfit and Withings were among other big brands to unveil new wearables at the Las Vegas show. Huawei expanded its Android Wear-powered smartwatch family with two models targeted at women. Misfit announced a small activity-monitoring metal cylinder that is designed to be worn alongside bracelets and watchbands. And Withings revealed a budget-priced tracker with an e-ink display. Fitbit may be the bestselling fitness tracker brand, but company-watchers have doubts about its move into new territory. "It's an aggressive and risky move," commented Daniel Ives from FBR Research. "Fitbit has been massively successful in its own niche of the market, and the jury's out on whether the Blaze smartwatch is the right move at the right time." About 91.5 million smartwatches, sports watches and activity-tracking wristbands were shipped in 2015, according to tech research firm Gartner. It predicts that number will rise to 116.4 million units this year. The Blaze watch provides notification alerts and can control what music a wirelessly-connected smartphone is playing via its colour touchscreen. But like the rest of the firm's line-up, its focus is on health. It can track sleep and workouts, automatically detecting what activity the user is engaged in from a range of exercises including tennis, football, basketball, treadmill running and Zumba. It can also display on-screen workouts from Fitstar - a popular app - measure the user's heart rate and last up to five days between charges. Unlike the firm's earlier Surge "super watch" it does not include its own GPS chip, so it must be paired with a phone to provide location-tracking data. The central module costs $200 (Â£136) and can be swapped between a range of octagonal-shaped wristbands and straps that will cost between $30 and $130. That makes it cheaper than the Apple Watch and devices running Google's Android Wear operating system. The question is whether consumers will prefer to spend more to have the ability to tap into a large library of third-party apps. "When you compare Fitbit to companies like Apple and Google it doesn't have the software talent to offer a fully-fledged mobile operating system," commented Daniel Matte from the Canalys consultancy. "But at this price point it's pretty good value and is a natural next step for the firm." But another analyst questioned the wisdom of entering the smartwatch sector. "If I were an investor, I would ask 'what competitive advantage does Fitbit bring to the table?' and 'do we want to compete against Apple, Google and Samsung?'" said Julie Ask from Forrester Research. "Having an app ecosystem, and ease of use is so important in this sector." Misfit's Ray represents the opposite approach. The aluminium pod can be worn on a strap or around the neck, and runs for up to six months at a time using replaceable batteries. It does not feature a screen, but has an LED that flashes

Summary: Fitbit's shares plunged following the announcement of its first colour smartwatch at the CES tech show.


The Revd Peter Low, 65, downloaded a collection of images, some of which depicted the most serious category of abuse, Chelmsford Crown Court heard. He pleaded guilty to three counts of possessing indecent images of children and one count of possessing prohibited images of children. The Diocese of Chelmsford said it was "appalled" and online abuse of children "is not tolerated by the church". Low, of Crescent Road, Heybridge, admitted possessing 55 indecent images, nine of which were said to be at the most serious level, and 124 prohibited ones. LIVE: Updates on this story and other Essex news The clergyman, of the United Benefice of Heybridge with Langford in Essex, will be sentenced on 2 May. As part of his bail conditions he must not have unsupervised contact with under-18s. A spokesman for the Diocese of Chelmsford said Low remained suspended from all his duties as a vicar. He would face a church investigation after sentencing, he said. The spokesman added: "The diocese is appalled that a clergyman has fallen so far short of the standards expected by the church. "The diocese strives to uphold the highest standards in safeguarding policy, training, practice and disciplinary action. "The online abuse of children destroys childhoods and devastates society. "It is not tolerated by the church."

Summary: A vicar has admitted possessing dozens of indecent images of children.


Hart, 62, became Leeds academy director last September, but left the Elland Road club earlier this month. "He's someone I would love to bring to the club for lots of reasons," Jones told BBC Three Counties Radio. "I've always gone to him for advice and I always wanted to work with him again. He's someone I respect highly." Hart previously worked with Jones at Charlton Athletic. "Probably one of my best years in football was with him at Charlton," Jones continued. "He's been a bit of a mentor for me. If there's a possibility that we can do something then that would be a really good addition to our team."

Summary: Luton Town manager Nathan Jones hopes to recruit former Nottingham Forest boss Paul Hart to work alongside him at Kenilworth Road.


The 28-year-old, world champion in 2013 and twice a world cup series winner, is named pending a recovery from hand and wrist injuries sustained in February. Senior academy rider Paddy Sharrock is set to make his elite level debut. In the junior women's event, Beth Shriever heads to Rock Hill with five wins in the junior women's class of the UEC BMX European Cup so far this year. Kyle Evans, who won the seventh round of the UEC BMX European Cup in Verona over the weekend, has also been selected. Olympic podium coach Grant White is confident Phillips will overcome injury sufficiently and said: "Having worked with Liam for nine years and helped him develop into one of the world's best, I am confident in his ability to perform at this event despite setbacks and the team at British Cycling are doing all they can to aid his recovery." Elite Men: Kyle Evans, Liam Phillips Paddy Sharrock Junior Women: Beth Shriever, Blaine Ridge-Davis Junior Men: Kye Whyte Find out how to get into cycling with our special guide.

Summary: Liam Phillips has been included in the Great Britain squad for the UCI BMX World Championships in South Carolina.


The firm also revealed a range of new virtual reality headsets to encourage users to interact with their creations. One expert said the moves would help prepare consumers for more radical augmented reality features, which are still under development. Microsoft also unveiled its first all-in-one desktop, the Surface Studio. It features what is said to be the thinnest ever LCD touchscreen and has an accompanying dial controller, which can be placed directly on the display or used at its side. An on-stage demonstration of the 3D Paint application showed how a stylus could be used to draw 2D-graphics that were automatically given depth by the software. Photographic elements could also be added to the design, and parts could be animated. To create 3D models of real-world objects, Microsoft said it was developing a smartphone app that works by waving the handset around the desired item. The finished creation can be added to Powerpoint presentations, shared on Facebook and other online sites or placed within a virtual reality environment. "VR is hot with consumers at the moment, and Microsoft is making sure it is not missing the boat from an ecosystem perspective and leaving it all to Google," said Carolina Milanesi, a consumer tech analyst at Creative Strategies. "3D also resonates with consumers. Focusing on creating content and sharing that content is a good way to have them start to think about mixed-reality, preparing them for the HoloLens headset." Microsoft revealed Acer, Asus, Dell, HP and Lenovo will manufacture new Windows 10-compatible virtual reality headsets, which fill the wearer's view with computer-powered images. It said the lowest-cost model would be $299 (£245). That is several times cheaper than the video games-focused Oculus Rift and HTC Vive headsets already on sale. They offer a staging post until the firm launches a consumer edition of its HoloLens headset. The kit superimposes graphics over real-world views, moving them in turn with the wearer's head movements so that they appear to be part of the environment. Versions of the HoloLens are already on sale, but cost between £2,719 and £4,529, and are currently targeted at developers. The Creators Edition of Windows 10 is due for release early next year and will be provided as a free upgrade for computers already running the software. Its other new features include: Microsoft began the final stretch of its New York event by unveiling a new laptop, the Surface Book i7, which it said offered twice the graphics power of the last model and up to 16 hours of battery life. But it dedicated most of the section to the new Surface Studio desktop computer. The machine features a touchscreen held to a box below by two adjustable chrome arms. Microsoft claims the display is "best in class". Its 192 pixel-per-inch resolution is slightly lower than that of the top-end iMac. But it compensates for this by being an inch larger than Apple's model, as well as appearing to be substantially thinner thanks to most of the machine's guts being placed at its base. The PC is sold with a wireless

Summary: New 3D creation and editing tools are being added to the next edition of the Windows 10 operating system, including a revamped version of Paint.