Gwen Smith, 64, said she went up to Mary Logie's flat in Leven, Fife, after hearing the noises. She told a court that the woman accused of the murder, Sandra Weir, had answered the door of Ms Logie's flat. Ms Weir denies murder and has lodged a special defence of alibi claiming she was elsewhere in Leven at the time. Ms Smith told the High Court in Edinburgh that she lived directly downstairs from the pensioner and went upstairs to see what was going on after hearing "hammering" noises. On the third day of the trial, Ms Smith said she had then come across a "horrible situation." She told prosecution lawyer Alex Prentice QC: "Sandra says to me 'she's fell and there's blood everywhere.' "I said 'it's alright calm down I will go and see' and then I opened the door and there's Mary." Ms Smith said that Ms Logie was lying on the floor of her living room. When Mr Prentice asked her if she saw an item lying nearby, Ms Smith replied: "A rolling pin on the couch." Ms Weir denies eight charges, including murder. The trial also heard from a man who told the court he had sold Ms Weir drugs on a number of occasions. Before giving evidence, Mr Prentice told Aaron Robertson, 44, that if any of his answers implicated him, he guaranteed him immunity from prosecution. Mr Robertson said Ms Weir was visually impaired and would come to his home with a guide dog to buy drugs. He said he gave her heroin four or five times in January, charging Â£70 for a 16th of an ounce. He said Ms Weir had built up a debt of Â£320, which was paid off on 14 January. The trial at the High Court in Edinburgh continues.

Summary: The neighbour of an 82-year-old woman allegedly beaten to death with a rolling pin has told how she heard "loud bangs" coming from the flat.


Media playback is not supported on this device Many women's races take place on open roads, with marshals marking the front and back of the field. Storey told BBC Sport: "You have to keep your wits about you. "You should be on closed roads. That's one of the things I'd like to see change for women in the UK." Know someone who volunteers in sport and deserves recognition for their efforts? Give them the chance to shine by nominating them. She added: "For me I've sort of moved away from racing some of the UK races because they aren't on closed roads and I'm not prepared to risk my life. "You know we have a racing code of how to stay safe, but then ultimately, you should be racing on closed roads." In addition to improving safety, Storey said racing on closed roads with camera bikes would help to develop the profile of women's cycling. "Then we get the opportunity to build the event into something bigger and be able to get more than just static cameras," added the 38-year-old. "It's a really frustrating time. Although it's fairly even on the track, when you get to the road, there's massive disparity between the men and women. "The majority of women's racing you just have to follow on Twitter, and that's even true at World Tour level, it's very restricted." Storey, 38, narrowly missed out on selection for Great Britain's Olympic team pursuit trio for London 2012, and won the national road race series the same year. She said racing on open roads does not prepare riders for the realities of a professional career, citing "bigger security, motorbikes, that sort of thing".

Summary: Paralympic cycling champion Dame Sarah Storey wants more women's races in the UK to take place on closed roads and is "not prepared to risk my life" racing alongside traffic on open roads.


Johnson returns to the fold having become a father, after his girlfriend gave birth to a baby girl. Bristol City head coach Lee Johnson will give captain Gary O'Neil chance to prove his fitness, after he tweaked his knee in Saturday's defeat by Brentford. Johnson also said he could make changes after the loss, but confirmed there are no other major doubts. Bristol City head coach Lee Johnson told BBC Radio Bristol: "We have got to make sure that our big players turn up and put in good performances. "They [Preston] have flaws and weaknesses like all clubs in the Championship and we can only exploit them if we are at it. "We have to make sure that everything we do is positive and on the front foot. We have to be the best team on the day."

Summary: Preston North End have Daniel Johnson and Simon Makienok back after missing Saturday's draw with Nottingham Forest.


The League One side beat Championship club Charlton in the last round. "We'll be going into every game to win, but we've got to be realistic as well," Wright told BBC Essex. "Both sides are flying at the top of the Premier League, they're aiming for the top four and maybe even the title." Fourth-placed Spurs and second-placed Leicester drew 2-2 at White Hart Lane on Sunday, and the winners of the replay will travel to Colchester at the end of this month. "We need to make sure we don't get overawed by the occasion and give a real good account of ourselves, because it is the FA Cup and you never know," added Wright, who became the club's assistant manager when Kevin Keen was appointed as U's boss last month. "They'll be coming to our place and the pressure will be all on either team that gets through. "We can set ourselves up and really enjoy the occasion and hopefully cause them a number of problems."

Summary: Colchester United assistant manager David Wright says the club must be realistic about their chances of overcoming Tottenham or Leicester City in the fourth round of the FA Cup.


Two men, a woman and a teenage boy suffered burns to the face, hands, neck and arms in the incident in Severn Side, Stourport-on-Severn at 07:30 BST. The 17-year-old had significant burns to his hands and face and was airlifted to hospital for specialised treatment. A man in his 60s, a woman in her 60s and another man in his 20s were taken to Worcester Royal Hospital. West Midlands Ambulance Service said paramedics were called to reports of an explosion near to the Angel Inn. The man in his 60s sustained superficial flash burns to his face as well as a neck injury. The woman had partial burns to her hands whilst the man in his 20s had sustained superficial burns to his arms and neck, the ambulance service said.

Summary: Four people have been injured in a suspected gas explosion onboard a boat in Worcestershire.


Taylor, 30, started his career with the Latics, making 254 league appearances before joining Millwall in May 2012. Former Bolton winger Obedayi, 27, scored two goals in 25 appearances for the Scottish Championship side. He has also played under Oldham boss John Sheridan, having served under him at Chesterfield and Plymouth Argyle. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page or visit our Premier League tracker here.

Summary: Oldham have re-signed Bolton winger Chris Taylor on loan until the end of the season and brought in Tope Obedayi after his release by Dundee United.


The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) are set to take over the Dragons as well as their Rodney Parade ground, but the deal will not be completed until 1 July. 75% of Newport RFC shareholders must still ratify the deal which chairman Martyn Hazell called for them to back. "Until something gets sorted above, we've got to get on with our jobs," Evans told BBC Radio Wales. He continued: "The future for Dragons rugby is positive and as players we've got to make sure it happens on the field and whatever goes on off the field is down to the bigwigs. "Whatever goes on at the top, hopefully it moves in the right direction and we get a positive future." Evans made his 200th appearance for the region in their 17-27 Pro12 defeat by Ulster and is proud of his record. "They all merge into one and it's something I'm proud of. Running out [against Ulster] was really emotional," he said. "It's nice to be able to come out in the last game of the season at Rodney Parade which I was really looking forward to. "I felt good going into this game and unfortunately it didn't quite go our way and I thought the performance was there. "We want to play attacking and attractive rugby and get some wins."

Summary: Newport Gwent Dragons captain Lewis Evans says their players are uncertain about the future of the region.


Souness, who won 54 caps for his country, said the current squad is not up to the standard of his day. "Going back to my generation we had players in all the big teams in England and winning trophies in England," Souness told BBC Sportsound. "We now have a group that's maybe short of that level." Scotland lost both games in their Euro 2016 qualifying September double header to Georgia and world champions Germany, which leaves them sitting in fourth place Group D. "I think the manager deserves great credit for what he's doing with a limited group of players," said Souness. "I don't want to be harsh on the players because I know when you're a Scotland player you go out and give it your lot. "The manager deserves great credit for gelling them and getting the very most from a group that are limited. That's all you can do as a manager. "He's got what he's got and he's doing a very good job of it as far as I'm concerned." Scotland's final two qualifiers next month see them host Poland at Hampden before travelling to face Gibraltar. The best they can place in the group now is third place which would secure a spot in a two-legged play-off. However, it is not entirely in their own hands, with a number of permutations needed in other games in the group involving Germany, Poland and the Republic of Ireland. Souness admitted: "It's never great if you're relying on other people."

Summary: Gordon Strachan is doing as best as he can with the talent at his disposal, according to former Scotland captain Graeme Souness.


The man hid himself in the rear wheel compartment of the plane which landed at Heathrow Airport on Sunday. He was taken into police custody in London but later released without charge. He had bruises and hypothermia from outside temperatures as low as -41C, Austrian media reported. He survived because the plane flew at a low altitude to avoid stormy weather. The man apparently got under a fence at Schwechat airport in Vienna and climbed into the undercarriage of the first plane he saw without knowing its destination. The plane belonged to a sheikh from the United Arab Emirates and had been standing empty on the tarmac at Schwechat airport since Thursday. It flew without passengers to Heathrow, where the Romanian was picked up by police and arrested for stowing away. He could have been charged or fined or given a fixed penalty, the Metropolitan Police told the BBC. But he was cautioned and freed with no further action being taken, PA news agency reported. The man could also have been handed to the UK Border Agency. But it is understood that there is no immigration issue and that the agency will not seek to deport him, according to PA. As Romania is part of the EU, the man is free to enter the UK. A spokesman for the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said the stowaway was "very lucky" to be alive. "If they don't find the right part to stow away, they can be crushed when the undercarriage comes up," he said. He added: "Because of the altitude and temperatures during the flight, there is a severe risk to them through exposure and lack of oxygen. "If that doesn't kill them, then they could be unconscious when the aircraft descends, and that can mean that when the undercarriage opens again, they will fall out." According to Austrian media reports, the man just wanted to get out of Vienna and look for work. Romania is a member of the European Union, so Romanians can travel to the UK for holidays. However, controls on Romanians working in Britain remain in place.

Summary: A 20-year-old Romanian man had a lucky escape after stowing away on a plane flying from Vienna to London.


When anti-Muslim riots erupted in Gujarat state in 2002 after a train fire killed 60 Hindu pilgrims, Kallat responded with an installation of a "skeleton auto-rickshaw", evoking the haunting images of burning vehicles during the violence. A recent show in Delhi by the 42-year-old artist has similarly mirrored India's current political and social anxieties. With collections in many prestigious museums across the world and as curator of India's Kochi-Muziris Biennale in 2014, Kallat is an significant artist with something sharp to say. His latest show has rightfully generated much conversation. Curated by art historian and curator Catherine David, the show, Here After Here, includes over 100 significant drawings and paintings, photography, video and sculptural installations produced by Kallat from 1992 to the present. "I've drawn the title from an earlier video work of mine titled 'Infinitum (here after here). I think it conflates space and time in a way that some of my work does," Kallat told the BBC. Kallat's exhibits span global and national historical events and concerns, and also deal with tropes like the vastness of the universe and the minutiae of urban life and family links. "Besides sharing 25 years of my work with a wide audience, at a personal level it is an opportunity to look back at what I've done, to understand what I might do in the future", he says. "Kallat is an original artist whose works are powerful statements that are intellectually stimulating and socially engaging," says documentarian and arts writer Ina Puri. Hailing from a middle class southern Indian family from Kerala, Kallat took to art as a student at Mumbai's JJ School of Arts. Not surprisingly, ruminations on urban landscapes, of which Mumbai, the city Kallat was born and lives and works, form a recurring backdrop to his work. Take Cry of the Gland (2009) which reflects Kallat's fish eye view of the city's people. It's a collection of enlarged photographs of shirt pockets of men bulging with the weight of ballpoint pens, leaking pens, mobile phones, spectacle cases and beedi, the traditional hand-rolled Indian cigarettes. The images evoke the untold stories of the working class and their jobs in a cramped city. In Kallat's world the quotidian demands introspection. His choice of materials may seem unusual but only help to highlight the ideas and emotions he is trying to evoke in the viewer with his artworks. Cenotaph (A Deed of Transfer) is a series of photographs that shift planes offering differing dimensions to the images of old Mumbai streets, broken pavements, shacks, and objects, including stickers in bubble gum wrappers or the ubiquitous Hindu gods and goddesses. Also poignant are his installations called Death of Distance (2007). The installation of large metallic Indian coin is a sharp commentary on the contradictions in a country where poverty and technology coexist. The installation includes two news reports that explain this glaring divide. One is on a new telephone scheme that promises mobile calls to bridge distances between people for the price of one rupee. The other news report is about the suicide of a

Summary: When a poor Indian girl took her life because her mother did not have a rupee (15 cents) to buy her food, Jitish Kallat, one of India's most important contemporary artists, could not but be stirred to produce art to reflect the tragedy of human life.


The local Indomitable Lions are away to Sao Tome and Principe on Saturday in the first leg of the latest round of qualifiers for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) - a tournament which is contested by footballers playing in their own domestic league. Song has called up 20 players for the two-legged tie. People should stop thinking that cheating death means I no longer have a normal life "Initially I had no idea about Sao Tome and Principe, but I have done my homework to know their playing style," Song told BBC Sport. "I have prepared my team to help them give their best performance and put our opponents in difficulty". Song resumed his coaching job just months after suffering the brain aneurysm which almost claimed his life. The legendary defender took ill in October 2016 and was hospitalised in Yaoundé where his condition stabilised before he was taken to Paris. He returned home in April and after some months, resumed duty as head coach of the local based squad. He insists he has recovered and says he is fit enough to resume his coaching duties. "My situation today is ok, I can say I am 80 percent fit already," said Song. "People should stop thinking that cheating death means I no longer have a normal life. "I feel good and with my staff we are working for better results," he added. As he now embarks on the weekend's CHAN qualifier, he does admit to being a novice in the coaching arena. "It is my first time, but I have worked hard with my assistant coaches and we will try our best. "We have confidence our players will put up their best performance" Song said. Song played 137 times for his country and had spells with English clubs Liverpool and West Ham. Before taking up his present role, Song signed up as the national coach of Chad in 2015 but his stay was short-lived.

Summary: Former Cameroon captain, Rigobert Song, who suffered a brain aneurysm ten months ago, is preparing for his first coaching mission with the home-based national Cameroon side.


The Victorian-era vessel became part of nautical folklore after it vanished in the mid-19th Century. Its captain, Sir John Franklin, had been searching for the fabled Northwest Passage. Experts on Thursday confirmed that the wreck, discovered last month, was indeed the celebrated Royal Navy vessel. "It is in astonishing condition,'' said search team member John Geiger, president of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. "We're over the moon." The ship set sail from England in 1845 under Sir John's command. He was accompanied by a second ship, HMS Terror, captained by Francis Crozier. Alongside Sir John were 128 officers, all of them aiming to find the elusive sea route linking the Atlantic to the Pacific via the Arctic seas off northern Canada. The two vessels were last seen in the summer of that year bypassing whaling boats in Baffin Bay, off the coast of Greenland. But soon afterwards, the ships vanished. Inuit hunters told tales of starving white men who had been seen in the freezing wilderness over the following months and years. Historians speculated that the ships had become trapped in the vast ice floes of the Canadian Arctic. But until Thursday the exact fate of HMS Erebus had not been known. The ship was discovered after the Canadian government ploughed millions of pounds into an extensive search operation. It was found under just 11 metres of water near King William Island, 2,000km (1,200 miles) north-west of Toronto. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper even participated in the search himself, such was his determination to resolve the mystery. HMS Terror has still not been discovered. Canada has been attempting to assert sovereignty over the Northwest Passage in recent years, claiming the area as its own. However the US government and others say it is international territory.

Summary: A shipwreck uncovered beneath the icy wastes of northern Canada has been identified as long-lost HMS Erebus.


From the start of the season until 1 October, domestic players accounted for just 50.78% of Scottish Premiership playing time, State of the Game found. That is a fall from last season's figure of 55.66%. In contrast, English players accounted for 19.18% of minutes compared with 16.62% last term. State of the Game analysed the total minutes played by each nationality in the Scottish Premiership and English Premier League and Championship to 1 October this season and in 2013-14. Champions Celtic played nine Scottish players in the period covered by the study, while St Johnstone used a league-high 17. The Perth side were followed by Dundee (16), Hamilton Academical and Partick Thistle. Inverness Caledonian Thistle used the fewest number of Scottish players (five). Meanwhile, levels of Welsh and Northern Irish game time in the Scottish Premiership have remained similar to last season. The Welsh went from 1.09% to 0.92% while their Northern Irish counterparts rose from 4.95% to 5.03%. France and Nigeria have fallen out of the top 10 nations in the Scottish Premiership, with Poland and Germany replacing them. In England's Premier League a total of 18 Scottish players were used in the first six matches compared with 15 last term. This made up 4.87% of the Premier League - up from last season's 3.22%. That leaves Scotland fourth on the list in the English top flight, behind England, France and Spain. Promoted Burnley and Hull City each used three Scots while Stoke City, Sunderland, West Bromwich Albion and Crystal Palace used two. Scottish players also spent time on the pitch for Manchester United, Aston Villa, Everton and QPR. Scottish players had more minutes on the pitch in the Premier League than the Republic of Ireland (4.22%), Wales (2.45%) and Northern Ireland (1.53%). The percentage of minutes played by Scottish players in England's Championship was almost unchanged, from 9.53% to 9.52%.

Summary: Scottish players have seen a fall in the number of minutes on the pitch in the Scottish Premiership this season, according to a BBC Sport study.


The 28 prefabricated homes will provide emergency housing for people who would otherwise be forced to stay in bed and breakfast accommodation. Reading Borough Council said it had about 120 families staying in guest houses at the end of 2016. Work begins in Lowfield Road on Tuesday with the first residents due to arrive in the autumn. The development, on the site of a former mobile home park, will consist of seven timber-clad blocks of four units, two storeys high, a children's play area, car parking and bike sheds. Each unit will have two bedrooms, a bathroom, kitchen-diner and a living room. The 28 homes are intended to house homeless families while they are waiting for authority-owned or housing association accommodation to become available. Legally councils can house families in temporary accommodation for a maximum of six weeks. The council said the stock of affordable housing in Reading had reduced because of high land prices and rents, as well as right-to-buy sales. Housing councillor Richard Davies said: "Reading, along with many other towns and cities in the region, has seen an increase in the number of families requiring emergency housing. "This has resulted in the council being forced to use bed and breakfast accommodation which is unsuitable and disruptive for homeless families."

Summary: Work is to begin on a temporary housing scheme for homeless families in Reading.


A motion supporting the name change was passed at a meeting of Derry City and Strabane District Council on Thursday. The council will now write to the environment minister to seek clarification on how to go about the change. All previous attempts to change the name have failed. The London prefix was added to Derry when the city was granted a Royal Charter by King James I in 1613. In 1984, the name of the nationalist-controlled council was changed from Londonderry to Derry City Council, but the city itself continues to be officially known as Londonderry. The issue was addressed in the High Court in 2007 when the judge ruled that only legislation or Royal prerogative could change the city's name. On Thursday, Sinn Féin councillor Eric McGinley brought the motion to the council. "In the previous Derry City Council there was a clear policy to change the official name of the city back to Derry. "Unfortunately that proposal was defeated by the DUP and SDLP so we're simply revisiting the issue and yesterday's decision now seeks again to change the official name." Mr McGinley added that the proposal was not about airbrushing London from the history of the city. "We have a clear view that the city needs a clear brand, one single name, one single identity would help promote the city around the world." DUP councillor David Ramsey said the motion was simply another attempt to stir up tensions. "If republican and nationalists politicians in the city are serious about equality and a shared future we should be celebrating our connection with London. "We should also be celebrating our diversity of our British and Irish cultures and history which includes the historical name Londonderry after the stonemasons who built the city. "It creates sectarian tension and how does this reflect upon the nationalist republican goal to achieve a shared future?" DUP Foyle MLA Gary Middleton condemned the proposal and claimed Sinn Féin had introduced it to distract from their "illogical position on welfare which is taking £2m per week away from frontline services". He said the matter had already been ruled upon by the courts. "In 2007, Mr Justice Weatherup ruled that the city charter could only be changed by prerogative or legislation," he added. "The council is irrelevant to the name of the city. "Therefore no matter how much Sinn Féin want to change the name of the city, they know that they cannot." Ulster Unionist councillor William McCandless said the "official name of the city is Londonderry". He said it was a name that "unites the two communities - London for the British tradition and Derry for the Irish tradition". "Indeed many unionists are quite prepared to use 'Derry' as a shorthand term in everyday speech, but they are in no doubt that for official purposes the full name of the city is Londonderry," he added.

Summary: A proposal by Sinn Féin to change the official name of Londonderry to Derry has been described as "sectarian" by unionists.


The RSPB said a male hen harrier vanished from a Forest of Bowland nest three weeks ago, with males at two others not seen for a week. Male hen harriers disappearing while part of an active nesting attempt is "exceptionally unusual", the charity added. Police are investigating. The reward is for any information which leads to a successful conviction. The hen harrier is listed as a red status species, meaning that it is threatened and that populations have suffered a severe decline in numbers. In the absence of males to hunt for food, females at two of the nests were forced to abandon their eggs, the charity said. Last year there were only two breeding pairs in the Forest of Bowland. Martin Harper, from the RSPB, said: "Hen harriers are hanging on by a thread in England and the disappearances of the past few weeks have made a desperate situation even worse. "We don't know what has happened to these three birds, but we will find out and we will save our hen harriers. This is an awful setback, but it will not stop us." Source: BBC Nature

Summary: A £10,000 reward has been offered after three rare birds of prey disappeared in Lancashire.


The last school in the borough to teach A-levels, Halewood Academy, announced last year that it could no longer afford to offer the qualifications. It prompted complaints from parents in a borough that already had among the UK's lowest rates of university entry. The plans would see the building of a new dedicated centre for A-levels. A delegation from Knowsley Council has held meetings with the Department for Education, the Education Funding Agency and local MPs. The councillor responsible for education, Joan Lilly, was "very hopeful" about plans for building a new A-level centre in the borough, with a final decision expected in May. The loss of A-levels in an entire local authority became a high-profile issue, with claims that it showed social mobility was going into reverse. Since A-levels were introduced in the 1950s, it was unprecedented for a borough not to be able to offer the qualifications. It means that teenagers from the borough, wanting to take A-levels, have to try to get places in schools in other authorities. It also raised questions about how schools were organised locally - as the council had no control over an academy being able to decide to stop teaching A-levels, even though it ended all A-level provision in the borough. The decision to allow the closure was then approved by central government. Halewood Academy's decision also highlighted problems with funding - as the academy said that it was not financially viable to deliver A-levels, once its sixth form had fallen below a "break-even" point of 155 students. Vanessa Pointon, part of a parents' campaign against shutting down the sixth form, had said: "This is letting down the children of this community. There are people who want to go to university, lots of kids who want to do well." Joan Lilly, the council's cabinet member for children's services, said there seemed to be confidence in plans for a new place to study A-levels. "The council has been working hard to raise standards in all our secondary schools, and with the establishment of the Knowsley Education Commission the Department for Education seems confident that these efforts will begin to have an impact in the near future. "It is only right, then, that we work together to ensure that pupils have a top-quality centre in which to study A Levels here in the borough - and that is what we are very hopeful that we will achieve."

Summary: Knowsley is planning to offer its young people A-levels again, with government and local representatives holding meetings over a new A-level centre.


The Cumbrians have gone 11 League Two games without defeat since the start of the campaign - a club record - and are up to third in the table. Carlisle's early pressure failed to yield too many clear-cut chances although Michael Raynes was inches off sliding home a Jason Kennedy flick-on after Danny Grainger swung over a corner from the right. The home side were second best for periods before half-time, but improved after the break and Raynes forced Sam Walker to tip his close-range header on to the crossbar. Raynes was involved again when Kennedy gave Carlisle the lead in the 50th minute, the defender heading Nicky Adams' corner back across the face of goal for Kennedy to force home. Colchester missed a great chance to level the scores in the 66th minute when Sammie Szmodics found himself one-on-one with Gillespie but lifted the ball over the goalkeeper and over the bar from eight yards. Szmodics then had a diving header cleared off the line, but substitute Ibehre relieved the tension in the 79th minute when his header from Grainger's corner on the left slipped through Walker's hands and into the net. Report supplied by the Press Association. Match ends, Carlisle United 2, Colchester United 0. Second Half ends, Carlisle United 2, Colchester United 0. Glen Kamara (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Charlie Wyke (Carlisle United). Attempt blocked. Dion Sembie-Ferris (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Substitution, Carlisle United. Jamie Devitt replaces Michael Jones. Attempt missed. Craig Slater (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Attempt missed. Denny Johnstone (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Substitution, Colchester United. Glen Kamara replaces Sammie Szmodics. Foul by Reggie Lambe (Carlisle United). Lewis Kinsella (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing. Attempt missed. Jabo Ibehre (Carlisle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Attempt saved. Jabo Ibehre (Carlisle United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Hand ball by Jabo Ibehre (Carlisle United). Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Reggie Lambe. Goal! Carlisle United 2, Colchester United 0. Jabo Ibehre (Carlisle United) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Danny Grainger with a cross following a corner. Corner, Carlisle United. Conceded by Tom Eastman. Substitution, Colchester United. Chris Porter replaces Drey Wright. Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Jabo Ibehre. Attempt blocked. Sammie Szmodics (Colchester United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Michael Raynes. Substitution, Carlisle United. Jabo Ibehre replaces Shaun Miller. Attempt missed. Craig Slater (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Michael Jones. Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Michael Jones. Attempt blocked. Drey Wright (Colchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Corner, Colchester United. Conceded

Summary: Second-half goals from Jason Kennedy and Jabo Ibehre helped Carlisle beat Colchester 2-0 and extend their unbeaten start to the season.


Seven-year-old Lily-Grace Hooper was told she could not use her cane at Hambrook Primary School in Winterbourne Down near Bristol. Her mother Kristy Hooper said she was "devastated" when she was told of the decision last Thursday. The school stressed the measure was a temporary one while the situation was discussed with the family. Ms Hooper, who first spoke to the Bristol Post, said her daughter suffered from severe sight impairment after she suffered a stroke at four days old. She had been using the lightweight cane in school since April without issue, her mother added. "When I picked her up on Thursday her teacher said... Lily-Grace could no longer bring her cane into school. I was quite shocked," Ms Hooper said. "Lily-Grace is quite sad because she likes to use her cane because of the independence it gives her." Head teacher Jo Dent said: "The pupil has not been banned from bringing in their cane, we have simply asked them to not use it around school as a temporary measure until we have the chance to meet with the parent and discuss the situation. "It was initially hoped we would have this resolved within a day or two. "The school's mobility officer raised health and safety issues around the new cane following a recent risk assessment. "We have to consider all of our pupils, so it is important that we have an opportunity to discuss the situation before we make any decisions. "We are very keen to resolve this issue as soon as possible and have been actively seeking to engage with the parent to bring this to an agreeable conclusion." Geoff Cox, from the Health and Safety Executive, said there was nothing in HSE regulations that would stop a child "from using a walking stick in school". He said it was up to those involved to work out "sensible" arrangements. "I hope common sense prevails here," he said.

Summary: A blind schoolgirl has been asked to stop using her white cane in school due to health and safety concerns.


John Martin, 48, denies murdering Russian pianist Natalia Strelchenko, 38, at their Manchester home on their second wedding anniversary last August. Manchester Crown Court heard he took the diazepam believing it to be his prescribed anti-depressant medication. He said "everything is very blurry". It is alleged the double bass player strangled and beat Ms Strelchenko, who was also known by the surname Strelle, in a loss of temper at their home in Newton Heath on 30 August. Giving evidence, Mr Martin, also known as Jon Skogsbakken, said he had been suffering with depression and that he had unwittingly taken unmarked diazepam tablets for around six weeks. He said he "guessed" they had been prescribed to his wife. Mr Martin told the jury he had suffered with depression since 2005 and his GP would prescribe him Escitalopram. He told the court that taking the diazepam was "the biggest mistake of my life". Mr Martin said: "I would never have taken the two together, absolutely not", if he was aware the tablets could have a "paradoxical and aggressive response" and when taken with alcohol it could increase the effects. The court heard following an argument with Ms Strelchenko, he drank four cans of cider at their home before going to the working men's club where he had another pint of cider and then returned home. He said: "I just sat down on the floor and poured myself a glass of wine. I started to drink it. Natalia was angry because I was drinking wine and she tried to take it away from me. "Everything is very blurry for me. I can't recall anything after that point. "I still love her very much. I would never wish to do such terrible things to her. I recall virtually nothing." Mr Denney QC said: "Do you accept that on evidence you killed Natalia?" Mr Martin replied: "Well according to what the witnesses described...I perfectly understand that I must be the man behind it." Mr Martin, who had worked for the computer firm IBM in his home country of Norway, met Ms Strelchenko in 2007. She had performed piano recitals at New York's Carnegie Hall and London's Wigmore Hall. The trial continues.

Summary: A musician accused of murdering his wife has told a court "I perfectly understand that I must be behind it" but recalls "virtually nothing" after taking diazepam and alcohol.


Robin Clark, 44, was shot in the leg in the car park at Shenfield station on 24 January, by a gunman in a balaclava. He spent several weeks in hospital but has since returned to his job at RP Martin in London. British Transport Police says a man from Essex has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder. He has been released on bail pending further inquiries.

Summary: Police investigating the shooting of a city trader at a station in Essex have arrested a 51-year-old man.


It wasn't so much "here's a rabbit from the hat" but more: "look over there - a squirrel!" So, with some nasty new forecasts, and without big changes in the near-term tax and spending totals, George Osborne opted to look busy - taking from bigger business and particularly the soft drink firms that put sugar into their fizz, while giving to smaller business, savers and higher rate income tax payers. He got busy at a very local level, even finding £5m from banker fines to build a leisure centre in Helensburgh. He halved tolls on the Severn Bridge and he's upgrading trunk roads across northern England (which ought to be very welcome to Scottish hauliers). Meanwhile, as the Chancellor was flunking some of his own fiscal tests, this Budget flunked a test that others had set him - to simplify the UK's horribly complex taxation system. By the time we find out if the claims of getting to a fiscal surplus, using 2020 vision, we'll surely have long forgotten the Budget of 16 March 2016. While Mr Osborne sounds confident about getting to a £10bn surplus, the forecasts on which he is basing that have widely divergent possible outcomes. He is going with the central one. But if you look at the forecast from the Office for Budget Responsibility, it has a 'fan diagram' showing the wide range of possible growth outcomes. The variation is not only for 2020, but for 2016 - ranging between growth of a sizzling 3.8% and contraction of a dismal 0.2%. So as forecasts are near certain to be wrong, how instead might this Budget be remembered? Perhaps for something that George Osborne only briefly mentioned - productivity. It's turned out disappointingly again. And that's knocked back the growth estimates for the economy, as well as for pay, for tax revenue, and for company profits over the rest of the decade. Britain's not alone in that. But keeping company with the USA on such numbers is not that reassuring. While George Osborne didn't say much about productivity, the Office for Budget Responsibility did. It was OBR numbers that forced the Chancellor into that fancy financial footwork. With its forecast last November, the OBR had taken healthy signs of productivity growth from the middle two quarters of last year, and projected them forward. However, the fourth quarter pushed productivity backwards by 1.2%, eliminating the progress made in the previous six months. Having assumed 1.4% growth over three quarters, it ended up with nothing. Duly chastened, the OBR turned more pessimistic this month, and reckons productivity will continue to drag. Back in 2010, when it was set up, the independent forecaster expected productivity to grow by 22% over the course of this decade. It now thinks that will be more like 14.5%. The US Congressional Budget Office, equivalent to the OBR, has revised forecasts down to a slightly greater extent. And as that is the main, long-term driver of real pay, it means Britain's standard of living will improve from the recession, but at only two thirds of the

Summary: This was a Budget with a message about the next generation, and a massage of difficult underlying figures.


The 22-year-old won with a total of 16.041, as USA's Danell Leyva claimed silver and Russia's David Belyavskiy took bronze. World champion You Hao finished eighth, as China left the Rio gymnastics competition without a title. It was the first time they have not won gold in the sport since 1980. China boycotted the Moscow Games that year. Verniaiev missed out on the all-around title by just 0.101 points after hopping forward when dismounting the high bar. 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 gymnastics with our special guide.

Summary: Ukraine's Oleg Verniaiev won Olympic gold on the parallel bars in Rio after narrowly missing out on the all-around title.


Bolton Wanderers legend Nat Lofthouse was absent from a plaque listing every England player's debut. The FA was alerted by a Bolton fan shocked to see the "Lion of Vienna" missing from a pride of England stars. Les Medley, who was a star of the "push and run" Tottenham team of the early 50s, was also missed out. The FA has apologised to the families of both players. "We appreciate this matter being brought to our attention and, following an investigation, have ascertained that it was due to a formatting error," said a spokesman. "The panel is in the process of being taken down and will be replaced imminently" The omission of England's sixth highest scorer, who netted 30 goals in 33 games, was spotted in the week when Wayne Rooney scored his 50th goal for England to break Sir Bobby Charlton's record. Bolton's club historian Simon Marland said: "How can you miss a guy a who scored 30 goals in 33 games?" "Anyone can make a mistake but on the positive side it's probably got people talking about Nat." Lofthouse earned the nickname "The Lion of Vienna" because of his winning goal for England in 1952 against Austria following a run from the halfway line.

Summary: The Football Association has apologised for its own-goal in omitting one of England's most prolific scorers from a roll of honour at Wembley Stadium.


Scientists and celebrities were among those who turned out for the first March for Science, part of a string of events across the UK and the world. Organisers said the growth of fake news and misinformation made it crucial to highlight science's "vital role". It took place on Earth Day, which promotes environmental protection. Supporters gathered outside the Science Museum in Kensington, bearing placards on which double helices and chemical symbols sat alongside political slogans. Thousands then marched to Parliament Square passing institutions such as the Royal Society. Many of them were protesting against what they see as a trend among politicians for discrediting scientific research. Concerns that rhetoric threatens to override research flared in the UK last summer when former cabinet minister Michael Gove claimed during the EU referendum campaign that the public had "had enough of experts". In the US, President Donald Trump has previously called climate change a "hoax", raising concern in the scientific community there that the public were beginning to doubt the facts provided as scientific evidence. Organisers said the events were also a celebration of science and a call to support and safeguard the scientific community. Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi and comedian Robin Ince were among those who joined activists in London. Mr Ince, who hosts the scientific podcast The Infinite Monkey Cage, said: "I think there are many reasons people are out here. "I think we're worried about the fact there seems to be a reigniting of parochialism in politics... "I think the idea of deriding experts, the idea of deriding people that spend their entire life researching and experimenting, is a return to charlatanism if we start doing that." The Commons Science and Technology Committee this month stressed the importance of allowing scientists and experts to come to the UK following Brexit. It followed a host of warnings from influential figures in the scientific community that divorce from the continent could have a crippling impact on research and provoke an exodus of talent. In March, Nobel Prize winning scientist Sir Paul Nurse said: "I don't think there's anything in Brexit that helps universities, either in teaching or research, but we are where we are... we have to make the best of it." Parallel marches were hosted across the UK, including in Manchester, Bristol, Cardiff and Edinburgh. A government spokesman said: "As we prepare to exit the EU we will maximise our potential by building on our achievements so we remain a leading destination for the brightest and best minds at all stages of their careers."

Summary: Thousands of people have gathered in London to join a celebration of science amid fears research is under threat from a "post-truth" age and Brexit.


The Burnley-born goalkeeper, who has signed a two-year contract, has played for Scotland Under-21s and now hopes to impress head coach Gordon Strachan. "He'll watch a lot more matches up here," said the 21-year-old. "So there's a good chance, if something happens with the first-team lads, I might get a chance." Fulton revealed that the current Celtic manager helped his early development while he was Liverpool boss. "When Brendan Rodgers was there, I was training with the first team day in, day out," said the goalkeeper, whose father is from Paisley. "I got to see a lot of him. He's a really good guy. "He would give me a lot of pointers and tips where to go. I have full respect for him." Fulton admits he realised three years ago that breaking into the first team at Anfield was going to be beyond him at this stage of his career, and says it was not difficult to leave the English Premier League club. "It's tough to get in the team there," he said. "I'm at that age now where I need to start playing first-team football and be challenged at the same time. "I was going out on loan to try to get that experience. I think the best thing for me is to move on and get playing. "This is a good challenge for me. I think it's what I need. "It's a good stepping stone, it's a good club to be at and it's a good league to be in, so I think it was a no brainer for me." Fulton played 13 times in a six-month spell with Portsmouth in League Two then made 29 appearances last season for Chesterfield as they finished bottom of League One. He does not regret joining a side battling in vain against relegation, saying it will stand him in good stead as he looks to help perennial bottom-six outfit Accies avoid the same fate. "That was good for me because I gained a lot of experience from that," he added. "It was a challenge for me. You have to slug it out at some stage, so it is great to have it under my belt."

Summary: Ryan Fulton is hoping his switch from Liverpool to Hamilton Academical will eventually pay dividends with a full international call-up for Scotland.


Jeremy Joseph Christian, 35, is charged with murder, attempted murder, possession of a weapon and intimidation. During his brief appearance, he shouted slogans such as: "You call it terrorism. I call it patriotism." He could also be heard shouting "Death to the enemies of America". "Leave this country if you hate our freedom - death to antifa," he said, using a common abbreviation for the anti-fascist movement. He did not enter a plea to the charges and is due to appear in court again on 7 June. President Donald Trump has tweeted that last week's attack was "unacceptable". Portland's mayor is meanwhile trying to ban a forthcoming right-wing rally in the West Coast city. The attack unfolded on Friday afternoon after the suspect began spewing "hate speech" towards two young women on a train, police said. Taliesin Namkai-Meche, 23, and Ricky Best, 53, intervened and were fatally stabbed at the Hollywood Transit Center train station, said investigators. Another man, Micah David-Cole Fletcher, was slashed in the neck and is recovering. He was in court on Tuesday to see Jeremy Joseph Christian's appearance. Destinee Mangum, 16, said she had been with a friend wearing a hijab on the first night of Ramadan - Islam's holiest month - when the suspect targeted them. "He told us to go back to Saudi Arabia, and he told us we shouldn't be here, to get out of his country," she told KPTV-TV. "He was just telling us that we basically weren't anything and that we should kill ourselves." The mother of Namkai-Meche, Asha Deliverance, took to Facebook to write an open letter to President Donald Trump, urging him to "take action". "Your words and actions are meaningful, here in America and throughout the world," she wrote. "Please encourage all Americans to protect and watch out for one another. Please condemn any acts of violence, which result directly from hate speech & hate groups. "I am praying you will use your leadership to do so." Detectives say they are investigating Mr Christian's background of extremist ideology. At a "Free Speech" rally in Portland on 29 April, police confiscated a baseball bat he had allegedly been using to threaten liberal protesters. Mr Christian was later filmed performing a Nazi salute, and shouting racial epithets while wearing an American flag as a cape. On his Facebook page he has praised Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh and posted a death threat against Hillary Clinton. And he wrote: "If Donald Trump is the Next Hitler then I am joining his SS". Mr Christian has also voiced support for Senator Bernie Sanders, the Wall Street-bashing, 2016 Democratic presidential candidate. According to the Oregonian newspaper, Mr Christian pleaded guilty in 2002 to robbing and kidnapping the owner of a store. In 2010 he was charged with theft and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Mayor Ted Wheeler said he welcomed the president's tweet on Monday condemning the attack. But he urged the federal government to revoke a permit for a "Trump Free Speech Rally" scheduled for this weekend in Portland. He said

Summary: A suspect accused of fatally stabbing two people on a train in Oregon, after they intervened in his alleged anti-Muslim rant, has appeared in court.


The UK oil giant has said that fraud and false compensation payments are behind the escalating costs it faces. But Judge Carl Barbier ruled that there was no "credible evidence of fraud" or that the compensation process was tainted by conflicts of interest. BP said it continued to believe that the compensation system was being abused. Former FBI director Louis Freeh is investigating allegations of misconduct in the claims program. The oil company insists that the payouts should be suspended while Mr Freeh carries out his probe. In an emailed statement to Bloomberg on Wednesday, BP said: "As we await the completion of this broad investigation [by Mr Freeh], we continue to believe a temporary pause in payments is warranted. "BP is reviewing its options with respect to the district court's decision today." The Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and released an estimated four million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. BP set up a compensation fund, initially estimating the cost of the settlement at $7.8bn (£5.03bn). The company has since raised the estimate to $9.6bn.

Summary: BP has lost a second attempt to suspend compensation payments over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil rig disaster.


19 April 2017 Last updated at 17:30 BST Maureen Leathley was a prima ballerina who toured the country with operatic companies. Ms Leathley said the movement and the music takes her "to another world".

Summary: A 91-year-old woman from Hull is still dancing - 79 years after she began ballet classes.


Here we highlight some of the stories that readers enjoyed the most during the course of the year. No year could pass without a major product launch and this year's most read was the announcement in September that Apple was entering the crowded wearable market with a smart watch of its own. Every year could be described as the year of the hack but 2014 saw some pretty significant ones, not least the Heartbleed bug which put security experts into a tailspin in April. Meanwhile one of the most read stories of the year was also one of our last (of the year, not ever I hope). Prof Stephen Hawking's assessment of artificial intelligence offers a tantalising glimpse into what we might be reading more about next year - the endless rise of the intelligent machine. January: 'Super-rare' Nintendo games hits eBay Fans of old video games were queuing up to get their hands on a copy of Nintendo World Championships, one of only 116 copies made as part of a special event in 1990. A first bid of $4,999 (Â£3,000) set the tone for the eBay auction. Even though the cartridge was in poor condition, its rarity - designed for a competition and never put on general sale - meant it would be something of a holy grail for keen collectors, according to gaming experts. The game eventually sold to a bidder for over $99,0000 - although the winning bidder later backed out. February: Flappy Bird creator removes game from app stores The game theme continued into February when everyone was talking about the new gaming sensation - Flappy Bird. Seen as a natural successor to Angry Birds, it proved short-lived when its Vietnamese creator Dong Nguyen announced that he was removing the game from online stores. Many questioned whether the real reason was because he may have faced legal action from Nintendo as the main characters resembled those in Super Mario Bros. By the time it was withdrawn the game had been downloaded more than 50 million times, making it the most popular game of the year. For those who had it installed on their phones, it put an immediate premium on the device with people selling handsets on eBay for $1,000 until the online auction site put an end to such trades. March: Thousands make #nomakeupselfie donation error Before the ice bucket challenge took hold this summer, another charity-raising craze hit social media in the spring - taking a self portrait wearing no make-up. Once the picture was posted on social media, users were asked to donate to Cancer Research UK. But unfortunately not all of the funds raised by the stunt went to the intended cause. The BBC discovered that thousands of pounds were accidentally donated to Unicef instead of Cancer Research UK, as people sent money by texting DONATE rather than BEAT. Unicef told the BBC that over Â£18,000 had been identified as being accidentally pledged to it and that it was working with Cancer Research to transfer the money. April: Heartbleed Bug: Tech firms urge password

Summary: Privacy, bugs and naked selfies - just part of a day's work for the BBC technology team in 2014.


The academy said that nations were measuring their wealth by GDP (Gross Domestic Product), taking no account of the harm caused by business practises. It urged countries to act as stewards of God's creation. The statements are likely to influence the Pope's coming Encyclical on climate change. An Cambridge Economics professor, Partha Dasgupta, told the academy's climate conference in the Vatican: "GDP is a disgraceful index because it does not count depreciation of our assets - including damage to Mother Nature, the most fundamental asset we have." Cardinal Peter Turkson, who helped write the coming Encyclical - an official statement - said: "For humans to degrade the integrity of the Earth by constant changes in its climate; by stripping its natural forests; to contaminate Earth's water, land and air with poisonous substances - all of these are sins. "There is an all-embracing imperative to protect our garden, our hope. We must move away from our unthinking infatuation with GDP." The academy heard speech after speech urging the moral case for protecting the climate for future generations. Meanwhile, a small group funded by a US climate contrarian body in Chicago has been in Rome rallying against the Vatican's climate drive. One of the participants, Christopher Monckton, said the Pope "should listen to both sides of the scientific argument... not only people of one, narrow, poisonous political and scientific viewpoint". Inside the conference itself, the astronomer Lord Rees, former President of the UK's Royal Society, was putting just such a balanced view. He acknowledged uncertainties over climate science, especially over how water vapour and clouds would react to warming. He said some people were willing to bet on a low level of warming, mitigated later in the century by new technologies more affordable in a richer economy. But, he said, the risks of triggering an irreversible catastrophe lasting thousands of years was too great. "It would be shameful if our inheritance was a depleted and hazardous world," he said. The Church is hoping to make an impact in a year of key UN meetings on Sustainable Development Goals, development finance and climate. The Encyclical is expected to describe action to cut emissions as "a moral and religious imperative, highlighting the intrinsic connection between respect for the environment and respect for people - especially the poor, children, and future generations". The Pope is hoping to build agreement among all religions on the moral obligation to protect the environment. Bishop Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo, who heads the Academy, said the Encyclical would not be the highest level of proclamation from the Pope, which is reserved for issues of Faith. But he said it was important for all the world's 1.2 billion Catholics to take it seriously. If any Catholic wanted to ignore it they would need "very good reasons - based not on personal or political opinion, but on science". For some Catholics, this may prove an unwelcome Papal intervention into a highly politicised subject. But the aid agency Cafod said its poll with YouGov showed the vast majority (70%) of Catholics say their community will heed

Summary: The Vatican Science Academy has challenged politicians to end their "infatuation" with a form of economic growth that is ruining the Earth.


Buchanan, 25, came through the Quins academy set-up to make his debut against Leicester in 2010, and has since made 116 appearances. He toured Argentina with England in 2013, but did not play a Test match. "Rob has made significant strides this season in nailing down the starting hooker position," director of rugby John Kingston said. "His love of the club is there for all to see and he will play a significant role in the quest for more silverware over the coming years." The front-rower joins Charlie Mulchrone, Ross Chisholm and Dave Ward in agreeing extended deals with the club. Quins' academy side has brought through a strong contingent of first-team and international players, with Buchanan, recent England and British & Irish Lions call-up Kyle Sinckler, George Lowe and Joe Marchant all adding depth to the squad. "I have been with this club since I was 16 and it was an easy decision to extend my time," Buchanan said. "To be able to work under the guidance of Adam Jones and Graham Rowntree for the coming seasons is incredibly exciting for me, and I am grateful to John Kingston for the opportunity to continue my career here at Harlequins."

Summary: Hooker Rob Buchanan has extended his contract with Harlequins, although terms are undisclosed.


A hexacopter hovers 40m or more above the ocean, kitted out with a high-resolution camera to record valuable images of these huge beasts. Researchers can use these pictures to count the whales, but also to study their health and their behaviour. This will allow a thorough survey of the gray whales living off California. "We can't put a gray whale on a scale, but we can use aerial images to analyze their body condition - basically, how fat or skinny they are," said John Durban, a marine mammal biologist at Noaa Fisheries. Gray whales reach up to 15m in length and can live for more than 50 years. The amount of fat that they carry is crucial - especially for a mother nursing a calf. This is because the beasts don't eat during the long months they spend migrating. So they need a healthy stock of blubber if they are to reach their summer feeding grounds in the Arctic. Studying the animals from the air allows Dr Durban and his colleagues to compare their size, between different animals but also over time. "By studying the body condition of females, we hope to connect the dots between conditions in the Arctic one year and calf production the next," he explained. "Ultimately, we're trying to understand how environmental conditions affect the reproductive success of the population." These whale were hunted nearly to extinction but after legal protection was introduced in the second half of the 20th Century, they recovered. In 1994, the Pacific population of gray whales officially came off the US endangered species list. This makes them a valuable subject for research - since most other large whales are still threatened or endangered, there are very few opportunities to see how larger populations interact with each other and their environment. "With gray whales, we're just beginning to understand what a recovered population of large whales looks like," said Dr Durban. The team has also used drones to look at killer whales off the coast of British Columbia, in Canada. The height of the hexacopter is a key concern, because whales and other marine species are sensitive to disturbances in their environment. So the contraption is fitted with a precise altimeter to monitor how high it is. That helps with analysing the pictures, but also means it can keep a safe distance. The researchers keep their drone at least 40m above the water, and flying at that height requires a special research permit. For amateur drone or wildlife enthusiasts, regulations require a minimum distance of at least 300m.

Summary: Instead of standing on the shore with binoculars, scientists are turning to drones to monitor wild populations of whales off the US coast.


The cobbles were replaced with stone paving slabs to stop people with buggies and prams and those in wheelchairs having to use the road. But some villagers say the blue lias stone used "looks like concrete" and should be replaced. Somerset County Council said it was listening to concerns before making a further decision. It said it would be prepared to replace the blue lias with Brecon grey slabs - which are used elsewhere in Dunster - if acceptable, but added it "would not be cheap". The work, on West Street, was part of a £400,000 highways improvement scheme, which also included upgrades to traffic signals and resurfacing work. Councillor Harvey Siggs, who is responsible for highways, said the majority of the work "had been very successful". "However, the choice of paving slabs used in West Street has been the subject of some concern." he said. Dunster was part of the Luttrell family estate until 1951, when it was sold. After the sale, Somerset County Council's highways department took responsibility for the roads but not the pavements. It previously said it would only adopt the pavement if a smooth surface was laid. The cobbles had fallen into a state of disrepair and people had been falling and injuring themselves. The Dunster Working Group wanted to re-lay them, but was worried about being sued if anyone fell. The village attracts thousands of visitors a year because of its 1,000-year-old castle and features including the medieval cobbled streets. The Dunster Working group includes representatives from Somerset County Council, the local parish council, the National Trust and the Exmoor National Park Authority.

Summary: Re-laying a pavement in Dunster, Somerset, where cobble stones were removed, could cost £60,000.


Boudicca Scherazade, 47, allegedly became obsessed with Laurence Roche after spotting him on his furniture stall in Wimbledon, London. She sent photos of underwear and messages saying she was in love with him, and followed him around markets, it was claimed. Ms Scherazade denies stalking. St Albans magistrates were told how Ms Scherazade, from Middlesex, obtained Mr Roche's contact details from business cards left on his stall. Her stalking campaign started after she gave him a bunch of flowers in 2013 and it continued until May 2016, it was said. Prosecutor Clinton Hadgill read samples of the messages allegedly sent. One included a photo of a pair of knickers on a rug with the caption "I've taken them off just for you". In other messages, she is said to have told him: "I need your love so bad, can't live without you..." It was claimed Ms Scherazade followed Mr Roche, who had a partner and child, to various markets and car boot sales, "continually" walked past his stalls, took photos of him and "caused him embarrassment" by shouting at him. In the TV series Storage Hunters, Ms Scherazade, of Garrick Villa, Hampton, travelled the country with other dealers hoping to find a bargain. She appeared in the show in 2015. She pleaded not guilty to a charge of stalking without fear, alarm or distress. The case continues.

Summary: One of the stars of reality TV series Storage Hunters stalked a market trader for three years and bombarded him with explicit messages, a court heard.


Luckily, Nikos Giannopoulos knew exactly what that something would be when he walked into the Oval Office: a fan. And thanks to that one, rather unusual object, the photo of the special education teacher, the US president and the first lady has gone viral. The 29-year-old had travelled to Washington from his home after being named Rhode Island Teacher of the Year. Along with teachers from every state, he was invited to the White House to meet Donald Trump - and he made very specific decisions about what to wear. In a Facebook post, he revealed he wore a rainbow pin, in "gratitude to the LGBTQ community", a blue jacket and black fan to "celebrate the joy and freedom of gender nonconformity", and an anchor necklace in honour of the Rhode Island. It was the fan - which belonged to Mr Giannopoulos's partner - which really stole the show. He told NPR that, despite the president's immediate appreciation for the fan, which he praised as "stylish", Mr Giannopoulos was told by White House staff to put it away for the official picture. But he decided to quietly keep it by his side until it was time for the photo. "I just asked the president, 'Do you mind if I use the fan for the photo?' He said, 'Absolutely go for it.' So I popped my fan and did my pose." The result? A viral photo which has been "liked" thousands of times.

Summary: It takes a certain something to steal the limelight when standing next to the world's most powerful man.


Scarr, 22, who starred in Stourbridge's run to this season's FA Cup third round, has signed on a two-and-a-half year contract, for an undisclosed fee. He becomes the sixth signing made by Blues in the January transfer window. On top of the pre-arranged completion of striker Lukas Jutkiewicz's move from Burnley, new boss Gianfranco Zola has now made five more signings. As well as bringing back Craig Gardner from West Bromwich Albion, he last week signed Middlesbrough full-back Emilio Nsue, Cheick Keita from Italian Serie B club Virtus Entella, and winger Kerim Frei from Turkish side Besiktas. Stourbridge boss Gary Hackett said: "We have agreed terms with Birmingham. We have accepted we won't have Dan with us moving forward and good luck to him. He deserves the opportunity." Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page or visit our Premier League tracker here.

Summary: Championship side Birmingham City have signed defender Dan Scarr from non-league neighbours Stourbridge.


Carwyn Jones dropped in on EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier today before issuing a joint statement with Nicola Sturgeon condemning the "naked power grab" of the legislation. That statement prompted UKIP to accuse Mr Jones of "crossing the road to pick a fight". Both first ministers say they won't recommend the Bill in its current form gets the legislative consent of AMs and MSPs. Not for the first time the Welsh first minister is warning of a "constitutional crisis". And not for the first time in recent weeks he has put Theresa May's government on the back foot. The first ministers' "power-grab" is what the UK government sees as an essential way of ensuring Welsh farmers (among others) can continue to trade after Brexit before UK-wide frameworks are decided. The UK government has put together a factsheet on the Bill and devolution that puts its side of the argument. Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns said: "I have got to look Welsh farmers in the eye and tell them yes they will be able to have the opportunity to continue to sell their Welsh lambs in France, and across Europe. "But in order to get to that position we need this framework in place. That is fundamental to the trade arrangements." Discuss. In other news, Wales's youngest MP has delivered his maiden speech. Ben Lake, 24, gave a traditional speech that included a generous tribute to his Liberal Democrat predecessor Mark Williams: "He gained the respect of this House, and the affection of the constituency, thanks to over 12 years of tireless service," said Mr Lake. "Thousands of people from across the county have benefited from his advice and assistance, and I hope to continue with his good work. I wish him, and his family, the very best for the future." As is traditional, he spoke of the delights of his constituency. "We can also justifiably claim to be the capital of Welsh culture," he said. "In addition to housing the National Library and two universities, Ceredigion has two thriving publishing houses in Talybont and Llandysul, and the recently restored castle at Cardigan played host to the first national Eisteddfod in 1176." He also praised "the emphatic landscape and the famous quick-witted humour of the Cardi" but also noted Ceredigion's challenges. "Several of my predecessors in this House have pointed to the tragic irony that Ceredigion bestows upon its youth an unrivalled education, but offers them a paucity of job opportunities and affordable housing. "For decades, our county has lost the potential and the vitality of its youth. Around half her young people leave the county by the time they reach 25 years of age." His speech was relatively uncontroversial, although Bridgend Labour MP Madeleine Moon picked him up on one point. "I take exception a little bit," she said, "to his suggestion that Ceredigion is the finest place in Wales to go on holiday. Porthcawl is obviously a great seaside town but what I would say I hope his speech has inspired those who are listening to think of Wales as their holiday

Summary: There's no disguising the frustration in UK government circles over the reaction from Cardiff to its "great repeal Bill" - formally known as the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.


The 29-year-old only made four appearances in the County Championship for Hampshire in 2014. "It's been a sad decision to make, but I think it's in the best interests of my cricket to go elsewhere and to start a fresh chapter in my career," Balcombe told BBC Radio Solent. "Coming up to 30, I need to play and I wasn't getting the opportunity." London-born Balcombe came through Surrey's academy but joined Hampshire after impressing for Durham MCCU, making his debut in 2006. After a loan spell at Kent in 2011, where he took 33 wickets in five Championship matches, Balcombe took 59 first-class wickets for Hampshire in 2012. However, he has been unable to replicate that form since then and this year he took five wickets in Division Two at an average of 48.80. "It's sad to leave the club that gave me my first chance in professional cricket and I've had some wonderful memories," he said. "It's a wonderful club to have been a part of and I'm very proud to have been part of such an ambitious club. I had the opportunity to sign an extension but I want to broaden my horizons and Surrey have given me that opportunity. "It was a hard decision to make because of what the club have given me but I had to make a selfish decision. It's a fresh challenge, they pushed hard to get me and it's an exciting move."

Summary: Surrey have signed fast bowler David Balcombe from Division Two champions Hampshire on a two-year contract.


The Swans are bottom of the Premier League having won just twice all season and face Sunderland on Saturday. "We haven't gone into individuals sort of money but they are fully committed to make some signings to give everybody a lift to go forward," he said. "We need some players in to give everybody a lift." American owners Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan bought a controlling stake of 68% of shares in the club in July. Manager Bob Bradley's job could be on the line after he was made bookies' favourite to be the next Premier League manager sacked but Jenkins says the club is focused on avoiding relegation. "We don't control every story that goes out in the press. The recent story about Bob Bradley, I don't know where that came from," he continued. "Our main aim is to make sure we get things right over the next three games and have a few discussions over the next few weeks to make sure we strengthen the team in January. "We are fully committed to try and make sure we compete and stay in the Premier League every year." Jenkins has said he takes responsibility for the club's slump, which has left them bottom of the Premier League. Fans have turned on Jenkins and the board, accusing them of greed after selling most of their shares in July's American takeover.

Summary: Swansea City chairman Huw Jenkins has agreed with the club's American owners that money will be available for transfers as they fight relegation.


Abba Moro dismissed the attack as "desperate" and "isolated". "The security agencies of Nigeria have been able to push the Boko Haram sect from their major strongholds," he told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme. Nigeria has declared an emergency in three states after thousands of deaths in militant attacks in recent years. Boko Haram is fighting to establish an Islamic state in Nigeria's mainly Muslim north. By Will RossBBC News, Lagos If this was Boko Haram, it might appear baffling. Many churches have been bombed but why would a group that wants to impose Islamic law across Nigeria open fire on worshippers at a mosque? In fact this would not be the first time Boko Haram has targeted a mosque - Muslim clerics have also been killed because of their views. The gunmen may have known that amongst the worshippers were members of the vigilante groups that have sprung up to help the army defend the population. Three months ago the military campaign was launched. But the Islamist militants have not been defeated - over the past month more than 160 people have been killed in attacks on boarding schools, army and police bases as well as a Christian-dominated area of Kano City. Other attacks go unreported. So what is the way forward? One Borno state official suggests the only solution is to deploy more vigilante groups. The mosque attack happened during dawn prayers on Sunday, although news only emerged on Monday, as communications have been disrupted by the state of emergency. It took place in the town of Konduga, 35km (22 miles) from the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, where Boko Haram was established in 2002, launching its first attack seven years later. Twelve further civilians were killed at Ngom village, closer to Maiduguri, reports say. Boko Haram has not commented on the mosque attack but news of it came as a video emerged of the group's leader, Abubakar Shekau, saying his followers had carried out recent attacks including some that targeted the police and the military. He said this showed that the army's claims to have inflicted heavy losses on the group were "lies". It is not clear why the mosque was targeted - one explanation is that members of a local vigilante group may have been praying there. Several such groups have been set up since the emergency was declared in Borno and two neighbouring states in May. Boko Haram frequently attacks churches but it has also occasionally targeted mosques and preachers disagree with their views. The attackers wore military uniforms, officials say, which they may have taken during recent attacks on a barracks. Following a lull immediately after the emergency was declared, there has been a recent spate of attacks, blamed on Boko Haram, which have left some 160 people dead. But Mr Moro said these were the "desperate antics" of a group trying to show it was still relevant. Thousands of extra soldiers have been sent to the region since the state of emergency was announced. The military cut mobile phone networks when they imposed the state

Summary: Nigeria's interior minister has said the army is making progress in the war against Boko Haram militants, despite the killing of 44 people in a mosque.


But the World Health Organization says all the cases can be traced to the south-east of Guinea, where the outbreak began, and it should not be considered an epidemic. BBC correspondents in the region explain the effects of the outbreak of the virus, which kills between 25% and 90% of its victims. The traditional handshake is no longer a part of salutations in Guinea as people are now really terrified of being infected with Ebola. An infected person, who may not show symptoms for up to 21 days, can pass on the disease through direct contact. "I no longer go out of the house just so that I do not have cause to shake people's hands," Mohamed Barry, a 65-year-old retired civil servant, said. The outbreak originated in the southern Forest Region where Geuckedou is thought to be the hardest hit town with more than half of the cases of infection and deaths. Bats, a local delicacy in the south, are thought be carriers of the virus. Their sale and consumption has been banned by the health ministry along with other bushmeat. Many health workers - including at least three doctors - were amongst the first victims. "Most doctors at first treated the infected patients for malaria - hence medical staff treating these patients also got infected," Dr Sakoba Keita, from the health ministry, said. The capital, Conakry, is the latest place to be hit, with one reported death - but it is here that the situation is most worrying as two million people live in in the city. The disease has no known cure and no vaccine, so the main advice to people from health officials is to keep one's environment clean and wash hands regularly. All homes now have bowls or buckets filled with disinfectant at their entrance for both inhabitants and visitors to wash their hands. The outbreak is also affecting business. Senegal, for example, has closed its land borders with Guinea until further notice, and hundreds of people and their merchandise are stranded in vehicles on the Guinean side. "Our goods are about to perish," one businessman told a local radio station on Tuesday. The border is one of Guinea's busiest when it comes to cross-border trade - it shares borders with six countries in total. Some flights have been affected as well: Air Mauritania has refused to fly Guinean passengers in transit in Dakar to Conakry on the grounds of the Ebola outbreak. The large number of international medical experts from across the world who are now on the ground are giving people some assurance that the disease will be contained. But funeral corteges are also getting smaller and smaller as a result of a fear of infection by someone who has had contact with a corpse. "I don't go to any funeral now whether it is an Ebola-related death or not or whether it is my relation that has died or not," says schoolteacher Mariam Mansare. When fears about Ebola first started last week, people dismissed it as a way for health officials to solicit funds

Summary: An Ebola outbreak which is so far suspected of killing at least 83 people in Guinea has spread to Liberia, sparking concerns it could spread further afield in West Africa.


Bell-Drummond (80 not out) and Denly (78) shared an opening stand of 131 after being set 234 to win. Alex Blake smashed two sixes in his 34 not out as Kent reached 236-5. Earlier, Michael Carberry made 61 as he shared a first-wicket partnership of 80 with Jimmy Adams (47), but Hampshire collapsed to 233 all out. Kent's slow left-armer Fabian Cowdrey, who only had five domestic one-day wickets before the match, helped to bring about the demise of Hampshire's innings with career-best figures of 3-32. Bell-Drummond then missed out on surpassing his limited overs best of 83, after Blake took the attack to the bowlers and scored the majority of the runs in their half-century stand. Kent captain Sam Northeast: "If we can get the first powerplay right, do things better up top than we did today, then we can be a proper side in this format. The guys did so well to drag us back into things. "The run chase went fairly smoothly thanks to Danny [Bell-Drummond], who again showed how his one-day game is maturing when opening up alongside an experienced campaigner like Joe [Denly]. "Those two laid the foundations and made life pretty comfortable for the rest of us."

Summary: Kent openers Daniel Bell-Drummond and Joe Denly both hit half-centuries to lead their side to a five-wicket win over Hampshire in the One-Day Cup.


Both Glasgow and Edinburgh said flights were back to schedule by 19:00. A technical issue had caused delays to flights through all of Scotland's main airports. Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Prestwick airports were affected by the incident at the Scottish Air Traffic Control centre at Prestwick. Air traffic controllers Nats said there had been interference with some radio frequencies used to talk to aircraft. The organisation has apologised to passengers and said it was also doing everything it could to safeguard the evening rush hour. Nats said the faulty piece of equipment had now been removed from service. All flights at Edinburgh Airport were delayed while three Glasgow Airport flights were cancelled - one to Gatwick and two to Amsterdam - and delays were expected throughout the day. There were also a small number of delays on southbound flights from Aberdeen Airport. Nats spokesman Paul Haskins told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme: "We've had a technical problem overnight with interference with some of our radio frequencies which we use to speak to aircraft. "It only affects some parts of Scottish airspace and flights from and to some Scottish airports but there may be delays as a result this morning. "We have identified the cause and isolated the problem and the situation is now improving." Transport minister Derek Mackay said: "There was a technical issue that has been rectified and addressed, however there are knock-on consequences to the airlines. "People should check with their airlines and the airports to ensure that their flights are running."

Summary: Scotland's busiest airports have returned to normal after a day of disruption caused by an air traffic control failure.


The UK agency said it lost 32,000 pages of data and 81 audio tapes linked to a bribery probe into BAE's al-Yamamah deal with Saudi Arabia. The investigation into the huge arms deal was discontinued in 2006 after intervention from then-Prime Minister Tony Blair. The SFO said the lost material comprised 3% of data about the deal. It said it lost the items when it returned more material than intended to a source in the investigation. The data loss took place between May and October 2012 and was discovered in May this year. The SFO said it had contacted the 59 suppliers of data for the investigation to inform them of the situation. "Any loss of data is a serious matter and the SFO has taken action to ensure no further material can be wrongly sent out," the agency said in a statement. It continued: "The SFO has a duty to return material to those who supplied it, upon request, after the close of an investigation. "In this instance the party requesting the return was sent additional material which had in fact been obtained from other sources." Peter Mason, former director of security at the Palace of Westminster, has conducted a review and made some recommendations, including raising the profile of data handling as a key risk in the SFO's business. A former civil servant, Alan Woods, is also conducting a wider-ranging review of SFO processes. The al-Yamaha deal involved the sale of tens of billions of pounds worth of arms by BAE Systems to Saudi Arabia, beginning in the 1980s and ending in 2006 with the sale of 72 Typhoon fighter jets. Allegations of corruption and bribery led to an SFO investigation in 2004, but it was closed in 2006 on grounds of public interest, amid concerns that relations with Saudi Arabia were being harmed. The firm paid $450m (Â£289m) in fines in the UK and US three years ago to end other corruption investigations in both countries. It pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiring to make false statements to the US government, including on deals in Saudi Arabia, and in the UK on one charge of breach of duty regarding payments made in Tanzania. Speaking about the data loss, a BAE spokesman said: "Ultimately, this is a matter for the SFO and as far as BAE Systems is concerned, it is now closed." Labour MP Emily Thornberry, shadow attorney general, said the incident "raises more questions than it answers" and asked what the government was doing to "ensure that this never happens again".

Summary: The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) says it has lost thousands of documents relating to a probe into BAE Systems.


Jose Ortiz was on board the 5-1 second favourite - trained by Todd Pletcher - to emulate brother Irad Ortiz Jr, who won the same race last year on Creator. Tapwrit's late charge overhauled Irish War Cry in the closing stages to win by two lengths in New York, with one-eyed horse Patch, a 13-1 shot, in third. The Triple Crown includes the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. It is Pletcher's third victory in the race and his second of the Triple Crown this season, after winning the Derby with Always Dreaming.

Summary: Tapwrit won the Belmont Stakes ahead of 3-1 favourite Irish War Cry in the final leg of the US Triple Crown.


Border policing command deputy director Tom Dowdall said a fresh intelligence-gathering campaign was being launched. He said the threat around Essex, Kent and Sussex from migrants reaching the UK in small boats needed attention. MPs have raised concerns about a lack of Border Force boats to patrol the coast. The Home Affairs Select Committee said only three boats were available to patrol 7,000 miles of shoreline. The Home Office said it made use of radar and aerial surveillance and has ordered eight more boats. In the latest incident, Sussex Police arrested five men at Winchelsea after a group arrived on a dinghy. Police said the group, all from Iran, were held on suspicion of gaining illegal entry to the UK on Sunday and are now being dealt with by the Home Office. Mr Dowdall said: "We will, with Border Force, be re-launching a community-intelligence gathering over the course of this summer. "What we ask people to look out for is what out there did they consider to be abnormal. "We certainly think that the threat that's posed in the south coast... requires some more focused attention with the local communities, which we think will be very helpful to us."

Summary: Community intelligence is needed to tackle the migrant boat threat along the south coast, a National Crime Agency (NCA) chief has said.


The 19-year-old victim became aware that a man was inside the property in Pier Place at about 12:15 on Friday. A struggle between the pair resulted in the woman suffering a dislocated elbow and a minor injury to her face. She fled and got help from a neighbour who contacted police. The suspect was thin, about 6ft and wore a tracksuit. He also spoke with a local accent. Police are conducting local enquiries to trace the man and asked anyone who can help identify him to come forward. Det Sgt Mike Leask said: "The victim sustained painful injuries to her arm and face, which required medical attention and left her incredibly shaken."

Summary: A woman has been injured by an intruder during a break-in at her Edinburgh home.


Media playback is not supported on this device The 12 goals scored at the Westfalenstadion on Tuesday surpassed Monaco's 8-3 win over Deportivo La Coruna in 2003. There were seven goals in 22 first-half minutes, and Marco Reus scored twice on his return from six months out. Polish champions Legia became the first side to score four goals in a Champions League match and lose. Dortmund captain Marco Reus celebrated his return after six months out with goals in the 32nd and 52nd minutes, while his shot was deflected by Legia's Jakub Rzezniczak into his own net in the 92nd minute. "I was just happy to be there from the start," said Reus, who missed the 2014 World Cup and Euro 2016 because of injury. "It is how you imagine your perfect comeback. I waited a long time for this and so it is even sweeter. The ball will be signed by everyone and will go on the shelf." Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 8, Legia Warsaw 4. Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 8, Legia Warsaw 4. Own Goal by Jakub Rzezniczak, Legia Warsaw. Borussia Dortmund 8, Legia Warsaw 4. Attempt missed. Michal Kucharczyk (Legia Warsaw) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jakub Rzezniczak. Offside, Legia Warsaw. Tomasz Jodlowiec tries a through ball, but Michal Kucharczyk is caught offside. Attempt blocked. André Schürrle (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Reus. Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Radoslaw Cierzniak. Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonzalo Castro. Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Jakub Rzezniczak (Legia Warsaw). Matthias Ginter (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card. Foul by Matthias Ginter (Borussia Dortmund). Miroslav Radovic (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonzalo Castro. Offside, Legia Warsaw. Michal Kucharczyk tries a through ball, but Nemanja Nikolic is caught offside. Goal! Borussia Dortmund 7, Legia Warsaw 4. Nemanja Nikolic (Legia Warsaw) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Miroslav Radovic. Foul by Erik Durm (Borussia Dortmund). Bartosz Bereszynski (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Goal! Borussia Dortmund 7, Legia Warsaw 3. Felix Passlack (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break. Attempt saved. André Schürrle (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Pulisic. Foul by Felix Passlack (Borussia Dortmund). Jakub Rzezniczak (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Matthias Ginter (Borussia Dortmund). Miroslav Radovic (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt saved. Nemanja Nikolic (Legia Warsaw) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved

Summary: Borussia Dortmund beat Legia Warsaw 8-4 in the highest-scoring Champions League game in history.


Jaguar Land Rover has discontinued the famous off-road vehicle, which has been exported across the world. More than two million have been made since the original Land Rover Series began production in Solihull in 1948. Plans to bring in stricter measures for new car emissions by 2020 meant there were "certain conditions the Defender just won't meet", the company said. Defenders of the rich and famous The last Defender: Is Land Rover's off-road heyday over? More on the Defender and updates from Birmingham and Black Country A "big turnout" of "cheering workers and media everywhere" accompanied the completion of the last Defender at about 10:00 GMT, said BBC Midlands Today's transport correspondent Peter Plisner. "It's the death of an icon," said Simon Collins, Warwickshire and West Midlands Land Rover Club secretary. There were cheers and sadness this morning as we witnessed the last Defender roll off the production line after almost 70 years; the longest-running production car in the world. We heard about a family in which three generations had worked on the Defender and the Series of models before it. Some workers also chose today to retire rather than transfer to other parts of the plant. All 700 employees who worked on the Defender were invited to a farewell event to the iconic model. Land Rover also brought in some of the vehicles from the past. It was quite a send-off. Motoring journalist Quentin Willson said the Defender would live on. "With some 70% of Land Rovers ever built still around we will still be able to cuddle them and see them on the road. And while we can shed a tear, there are still lots and lots of Land Rovers," he said. A replacement model for the Defender is being developed, said the manufacturer.

Summary: The last Land Rover Defender has rolled off the production line amid cheers, ending 67 years of the 4x4 being made.


The match had been set for 24 January at Seaview but now a new venue and date will be arranged by organisers. Linfield lodged an appeal against the County Antrim FA's decision to play the final at Crusaders' Shore Road venue. The match gives David Healy the chance of a first trophy since taking over as Linfield manager in October 2015. Under Northern Ireland's record goalscorer, the Blues have lost in Irish Cup and Shield finals and also finished runners-up in the Irish Premiership last season. The most likely date for this season's Shield decider is Tuesday, 7 February and the choice of venue appears to be between the Oval in Belfast or the Showgrounds at Ballymena. Meanwhile, Glenavon have confirmed that they have signed defender/midfielder Aaron Canning from Championship club Loughgall until the end of the season.

Summary: The County Antrim Shield final is to be held at a neutral venue after Linfield challenged a decision to stage it at the ground of opponents Crusaders.


The Irish twice took the lead through Sean Murray and Alan Sothern before being pegged back by Pakistan. Almost constant Pakistan pressure was rewarded when Abu Mahmood levelled from a penalty corner to make it 2-2. Ireland counter-attacked in the 57th minute for O'Donoghue to score the decisive goal from another set-piece. Earlier, Murray converted a brilliant opener in the 11th minute when he connected with John Jackson's cross and sent a first-time shot into the roof of the net. Aleem Muhammed Bilal equalised from the penalty-spot in the 17th minute and within 60 seconds of the start of the second half, Alan Sothern made it 2-1 with a first-time deflection. Mahmood equalised with 14 minutes remaining before O'Donoghue's late winner. The sides drew 2-2 in Thursday's opening game and will meet again on Sunday (14:00 BST) as the Irish continue their preparations for the World League semi-finals in Johannesburg. Next month's South African tournament doubles up as the main qualifying tournament for next year's World Cup. Later this month, Ireland will play against Germany, Spain and Austria at the Hamburg Masters which takes place from 22-25 June.

Summary: A late goal by Shane O'Donoghue sealed a 3-2 win for Ireland men's hockey team over Pakistan in the second game of the three-match series at Lisnagarvey.


About 10 "non-sponsored sleepovers" have been logged across the world by the Swedish furniture giant this year. In the past, people have hidden themselves in stores in the US, Canada, UK, Belgium, Netherlands, Japan, Australia and Poland. Most recently, two 14-year-old girls were caught after spending the night at the branch in Jonkoping in Sweden. The craze appears to have been started by two Belgian YouTubers in August. Their video, which has had 1.7 million views, documents their exploits - including jumping on beds - after they hid in a wardrobe for three hours to avoid detection. Unlike the 14-year-old girls, however, they were not caught and walked out after spending another few hours in the wardrobes waiting for the store to open. Ikea has decided not to formally charge the Jonkoping teenagers because of their young age, but two girls who were caught in Malmo, Sweden, in October were not so lucky. According to Sydsvenskan, the 15-year-olds had been too scared of setting off the alarm to leave the cupboards they were hiding in, and were reported to police for trespassing when they were discovered in the morning. An Ikea UK spokesperson told the BBC: "We appreciate that people are interested in Ikea and want to create fun experiences. However, the safety and security of our co-workers and customers is our highest priority and that's why we do not allow sleepovers in our stores." A Swedish spokesman added: "Maybe needless to say that the fun in it is overrated. A long night of sitting still, only to then risk getting into trouble with the law." Ikea owns and operates nearly 400 stores in almost 50 nations.

Summary: Ikea is urging teenagers to stop creeping into its stores and having illegal sleepovers.


Captain Jerry Kyd hailed a "truly seminal moment for Scotland" as he took command of the future flagship at Rosyth Dockyard in Fife. The 65,000 tonne ship will be based at Portsmouth Naval Base HMS Queen Elizabeth is one of the largest surface warships ever constructed for the UK. A second carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, is still under construction in Rosyth. Captain Kyd said the Queen Elizabeth will be tasked with "protecting British maritime power around the world wherever the government needs it". He said maritime warfare has "changed very little" since the Battle of Jutland, 100 years ago next week, when Royal Navy battle cruisers set out to enforce a British blockade during the First World War. But the Queen Elizabeth will be equipped to deal with future threats, including unmanned aircraft, robotics and cyber attacks. He added: "As a naval officer I always want more ships and more aircraft carriers, but I can't see in the foreseeable future two more ships of this scale being built in the United Kingdom".

Summary: The new commanding officer of HMS Queen Elizabeth has taken control of what he expects to be one of the last major aircraft carriers built in the UK.