The protest, organised by the GMB union, took place outside a meeting of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CPCCG). The union said outsourcing the multi-million pound contract was a move towards breaking up the NHS. But the CPCCG said the bidders were a mix of named NHS and private providers. Steve Sweeney, GMB regional organiser, said the protest near the Masonic Hall in Cambridge was part of its "fight to defend NHS services". He said: "The NHS should be publicly run, publicly owned and publicly accountable." Five bidders are in the running: Clinical lead for the CPCCG's older people's programme Dr Arnold Fertig said: "There is a mix of named NHS and private providers bidding in the procurement process. "This process is about getting the best possible health services for older people and providing them in joined-up and innovative ways. "The intention is that older people will experience a much better service than what is currently being offered. We are following a legally agreed procurement process."

Summary: A demonstration against outsourcing Cambridgeshire healthcare services for older people has been held as bidders for the contract were announced.


Alien: Covenant, which is out in the UK on Friday, is the sequel to Scott's 2012 Prometheus and stars Michael Fassbender and Katherine Winterston. The Guardian said the "parasitic space alien has returned for this watchable if unoriginal sci-fi thriller". But The Telegraph said the film was "grandiose" and "exhilarating". "To want more Alien after this... would be to want to see something very odd indeed," Robbie Collin continued. "But Covenant leaves the mythos feeling riper and more vitalised than ever." In The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw went on to say: "The vu has never been so deja: It's a greatest-hits compilation of the other Alien films' freaky moments. "The paradox is that though you are intended to recognise these touches, you won't really be impressed unless you happen to be seeing them for the first time." The Independent described it as a "mightily impressive piece of cinematic engineering". "Every second here is tinged with dark foreboding, with the relentless tension that marked the 1979 original," the paper's Clarisse Loughrey said. The Mirror was equally effusive, saying: "Scott's final theatrical flourish sends the franchise spinning out in a new direction. This is screamingly great cinema." In the US, where the movie comes out on 19 May, Variety magazine was firmly on the fence, saying the film was "more of the same, which is both a relief to fans and a letdown to those hoping it might pave new ground". Its reviewer Peter Debruge concluded: "As acts of creation go, Scott has made an Alien movie for that segment of the audience that has always rooted for the monster." In the Hollywood Reporter, the verdict was considerably more enthusiastic, saying the film was "gripping through its full two hours and spiked with some real surprises". "This beautifully made sci-fi thriller will immeasurably boost fan interest in the run of prequels which Scott has recently said will consist of at least two more films until the action catches up to the 1979 original," it said. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

Summary: Ridley Scott's return to directing a film in the Alien franchise has received mixed reviews ahead of its UK and US release.


Michelle Barnes, 33, from Cumbria, was serving a two-year sentence for drug offences at Low Newton Prison, Durham, when she died in December. The inquest heard that Ms Barnes had hoped to keep the baby with her. However, Low Newton has no mother and baby unit, and she was unable to get a transfer to a prison which does. Ms Barnes - who found out she was pregnant while serving her sentence - had a history of mental health problems and self harming, the inquest jury was told. Cumbria County Council had begun care proceedings as it had "concerns" about her as a mother. Her solicitor, Victoria Rowson, said: "Her intention was to be a good mother to her child". However, an interim care order was made after the baby was born in hospital. Social worker, Sara Driscoll, said: "It was not a decision taken lightly at all. "We believed there was no safe decision for the child, other than removing the child from birth. "There was one occasion during one of my visits that she said 'If you take the baby, I will go too'. "I passed that on to her mental health worker." She agreed with Durham Coroner Andrew Tweddle's suggestion that this was something said "in the heat of the moment". Earlier, Alan Richer, the most senior governor at Low Newton said the prison experienced 20 to 35 self-harm incidents a month, and it appeared to be a "coping mechanism" for some of the women prisoners. He said there were around 200 babies born to inmates every year in the UK, and only five prisons which have mother and baby units, after one unit closed due to flooding. The hearing, at Crook Civic Centre, continues.

Summary: An inmate found hanging in her prison cell days after giving birth, told a social worker "if you take my baby I go too", an inquest has heard.


Media playback is not supported on this device He is lucky with the talent he has in key positions, he is lucky with the funds and facilities created for him and he is lucky that no other nation save New Zealand has the same strength in depth sitting on their replacements' bench. But there is nothing lucky at all about how he utilises all of those to forge an England team that has already set new records and may yet set more impressive ones still. It wasn't hard to see where England were going wrong in the first half against France. It was everywhere you looked. A first line-out so bad it hit the back of Dan Cole's head. A yellow card for a tackle that was unnecessary and illegal. An inability to dent the blue defensive wall with ball in hand, a problem stopping the waves of French runners coming at them from deep and wide and fast. The difficulty lay in working out what to do about it and how to make that plan work. No Vunipolas to add muscle and metres made. No Chris Robshaw to slow the progress of a French back row charging and offloading like a French back row of old. An opposition liberated from the stylistic straightjacket of recent torpid years, and a Twickenham crowd silenced by unexpected uncertainty and fear. Any coach could have torn into their team after a first 40 minutes as scrambled as that. Not so many could have sent them out again after half-time clear of mind and confident in their ability to turn that slump into success. Fewer still could have made not just the right changes to personnel but customised the positional and tactical ones so shrewdly too. Media playback is not supported on this device With 18 minutes to go, England were much improved but still four points down, Rabah Slimani's offload-inspired try threatening to end France's 12-year wait for a win in south-west London and mark the Six Nations' opening day with a second shock to match that of Scotland's thrilling win over Ireland. Off came Joe Launchbury. On came James Haskell into the back row, forward went Maro Itoje into the second row. More pace. More power. Five minutes later, George Ford and Jonathan Joseph off, Ben Te'o and Jack Nowell on, Owen Farrell to fly-half, Elliot Daly to inside centre. More power still, now pace spilling out everywhere, now a dynamism and drive and the sound from the stands of belief and excitement too. Quick ball, sharper minds. Farrell found Te'o, Te'o found a soft opposition shoulder and the try-line opened up in front of him. Media playback is not supported on this device "I always thought we were going to win," said Jones afterwards. "I thought we were awful, but I always thought we were going to win." There were not many others so sure in the moment, fewer yet who could have prevented even subconscious anxiety and anger from transmitting itself to the players on the pitch. France had three men -

Summary: Eddie Jones is a lucky coach.


A new report said the gap between the hourly earnings of the two sexes widens after women become mothers. Their hourly pay rate falls 33% behind men's over a 12-year period, it added. But in Northern Ireland, there is an established trend of women earning more than men. In 2010, typical (median) female full-time hourly earnings, excluding overtime, in Northern Ireland moved slightly ahead of male earnings for the first time. That has continued over the last five years, except for 2012 when typical female and male full-time hourly earnings were the same. In 2015, typical female full-time hourly earnings, excluding overtime, were 101% of male earnings compared to a ratio of 91% for the UK as a whole. The pattern of women earning slightly more than men is not uniform across the income distribution. Men have higher earnings in the 90th percentile (among the top 10% of earners), and at the 40th percentile and below. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has suggested that the gap in favour of full-time female workers overall is partly to do with a higher proportion of public sector jobs in Northern Ireland than in the rest of the UK. There are more women employed in this sector than men and these jobs tend to be higher paid, in general, than in the private sector. At a wider, all-employee level, there is still a gap in favour of men because there are more full-time male employees. All of the above data is from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Summary: Full-time female workers in Northern Ireland are defying the gender pay gap to earn more than their male counterparts, official figures have shown.


One council has told BBC Wales it intends using £20m of its cash before any reorganisation. Carmarthenshire's head of resources said he wanted to see the council's money spent in the authority area. The Welsh government said councils had to maintain reserves and it would act to halt "irresponsible spending". But Carmarthenshire executive board member, councillor David Jenkins, said money should be spent on boosting the area's economy before any mergers. "This is common sense. The question we're asking is what will happen to Carmarthenshire's money if we have to merge with Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion," he told BBC Radio Cymru's Post Cyntaf programme. Although plans have yet to be finalised, he said the intention was to spend about £20m of £72m earmarked reserves on an "anti-austerity package". He said there was money within the reserves "where the initial purpose has come to an end" which is the cash which would be used to improve the area's economy. However, not every local authority agreed with Carmarthenshire's approach. Ceredigion's leader, Ellen ap Gwynn, said it was not an example they will follow. "You can only spend money once. Who knows what will come with these storms, floods and snow," she said. "Personally, I don't see mergers - so there's no need to prepare for that eventuality. I don't think the Labour Party will get a majority in the next election so the proposed plans will not go ahead." A deal between Labour and Plaid Cymru means the merger process has been put on pause until after the May's assembly election. Leighton Andrews, the minister overseeing the plans, expressed concern over Carmarthenshire's proposal. He said he would "act to stop any irresponsible spending" in relation to council's reserves. A Welsh government spokesman added: "The Welsh ministers already have powers to set minimum level of reserves required to be held as part of the authority's budget setting process. "Additionally, the provisions of the Local Government Act (Wales) prevent improper use of assets before mergers."

Summary: Moves to cut the number of councils in Wales to single figures have sparked fears that some local authorities may spend reserves ahead of mergers.


St Mary's Catholic Church in Dandenong is the latest to suffer from what police are calling a suspicious fire. The blaze started in the early hours of Tuesday, causing extensive damage. On Monday fire almost destroyed the 123-year-old St James Church in Brighton, while a separate fire damaged St Mary's Church in St Kilda East. The Dandenong church was one of eight Catholic churches linked to priest Kevin O'Donnell, who sexually abused children throughout his 50-year career in Melbourne parishes. Local media have reported that in 1995 O'Donnell, aged 78, pleaded guilty to indecently assaulting 10 boys and two girls, aged between eight and 15, and spent 15 months in jail. He was freed in 1996 and died in 1997. The other two churches were linked to paedophile priest Ronald Dennis Pickering, who served at various parishes in Melbourne between 1958 and 1993, before returning to his native Britain where he died in 2009. In 2013, both men were on a list released by the Australian Catholic Church of 29 Melbourne priests who it acknowledged were guilty of sexually abusing children. Police would not comment on the fires or any suspects other than to say they were all suspicious and were being investigated separately. But Regional Bishop for the Catholic Church in Victoria Peter Elliott told Fairfax Radio he did not believe the fires were linked to anger over child sexual abuse, but were instead the work of a "very disturbed person". The fires come as a Royal Commission into Institutional Child Sexual Abuse travels around Australia taking evidence about alleged child sex abuse linked to churches, charities and government agencies. Local media have cited research by a Melbourne university that found at least five people had killed themselves after being sexually abused by Pickering between 1960 and 1980. Hollywood actress and former St James' parishioner Rachel Griffiths said the church's destruction came as a relief because of its history. "I was quite elated, like many of my generation, when I heard the news," she told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. "It's always been a difficult building for us to drive past because there's been so much tragedy and complicated feelings, I guess," she said.

Summary: Police in Victoria are investigating suspicious fires at three Melbourne churches where paedophile priests have served in the past.


The bridge over the M20 near Maidstone in Kent was hit by a lorry carrying a digger on Saturday. A motorcyclist suffered broken ribs and a lorry driver was treated for shock. The M20 will be closed between junctions 1 and 4 coast-bound and junctions 4 and 2 London-bound from 20:00 BST on Friday until 06:00 Monday. The collapsed section of the pedestrian bridge, near the village of Addington, was removed from the scene last weekend, and the road was reopened a day later. Highways England said the remaining structure was being constantly monitored and was structurally sound and safe for traffic to pass underneath with a temporary 50mph speed limit in place. Chief highway engineer Catherine Brookes said: "We naturally need to remove it under safe controlled conditions this weekend. "We will use the closures to carry out as much work as possible, including barrier repairs, resurfacing and litter picking. "We will start planning the replacement in due course." The coast-bound M26 will also be closed from the M25 junction 5. Diversions will be in place via the A229 and M2/A2 to join the M25 at junction 2. Local traffic will be able to use the A20. Access to the A21 from the anti-clockwise M25 will also be closed with a diversion via junction 4. The M20 is the main route to the Channel Tunnel and Port of Dover.

Summary: A footbridge over a motorway which partially collapsed when it was struck by a lorry will be removed at the weekend.


When Angie Konrad tweeted that the heating was switched off on her train, she did not expect the operators of that line to read the message and alert the driver to switch the heating on so she could enjoy the rest of her journey in comfort. Twitter is enabling companies to engage in a much warmer relationship with their clientele, but when things go wrong for the customer, it is also the best way to get grievances resolved quickly and in real time says comedian David Schneider, who is also a Twitter expert and runs social media consultancy That Lot. "If you're 29th in the queue on a phone call, only you know that. It's you and the person who's keeping you on hold. But if you tweet, it's public and it could be picked up, and I think companies are very aware of that," says Mr Schneider. Or catch up on BBC iPlayer A bad review or negative comment can be retweeted by millions, and companies are often keen to defuse customer anger very quickly in a public space such as Twitter. If it is done cleverly, it can even work in a company's favour. "I remember there was a time where there was an outage on O2 on the network and they were getting a hell of a lot of bad press," says Mr Schneider. "People were tweeting very aggressively at the O2 account and about O2 - it was trending. "They happened to have a very skilful, self-deprecating, humorous person on their Twitter feed at that time who dealt with the abuse in a very amusing way." Mr Schneider says it was interesting to see a wave of criticism turn to positive comments from the customers. When a complaint is treated with a personal touch, it can even go viral on Twitter. For instance one Argos customer service representative chose to reply to customer Immy "Badman" Bugti's complaint using the same street style he had used in his tweet. A shortened version of the messages read: "@Argos_online: Yo, wen you gettin' da ps4 tings in moss side? Ain't waitin' no more." "@BadManBugti: Safe Badman. We gettin' sum more PS4 tings in wivin da next week, y'get me." The company response from Argos was retweeted over 1,500 times within the space of a few hours. Jo Causon, chief executive of the Institute of Customer Service, says consumers are becoming much more savvy and expect organisations to relate to them as real life human beings and not simply transactions any more. "One of the key things that we're seeing in the changing world we're all living in is that we want to have better dialogue, not just monologue, with our organisations," says Ms Causon. According to a poll of 2,000 people by the communications agency Fishburn Hedges and Echo Research in April 2012, 36% of people had used a social media platform to contact a big company and 65% said it was a better way than call centres to get in touch with companies. It was not just confined to the

Summary: There was a time when a strongly worded letter was the only means of having your complaint heard by a company, but is tweeting now the best way to get your gripe to the front of the queue?


Poppy Scotland tins were reported stolen with the first alleged incident in Portobello on 1 November and a further two a week later. Two other reported incidents took place in Musselburgh on 5 and 6 November. The men, aged 27 and 35, are due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court at a later date.

Summary: Two men have been charged in connection with the alleged theft of charity collection boxes from separate locations in the east of Scotland.


Officers found 70 snakes, including Russell's vipers and cobras, as well as 30ml of snake venom, in a flat where one of the accused lived in Pune. The snakes were found in wooden boxes and gunny bags and have now been handed to wildlife officials. Selling snake venom is profitable in parts of India, where keeping protected wildlife in captivity is illegal. Reports say that some pharmaceutical firms buy snake venom from the black market to develop antidotes. Police inspector Santosh Giri Gosavi told the Hindustan Times that they raided the flat after receiving credible information. He said the suspects bought snakes from snake catchers. "They were used to extract venom, which the duo would sell," he said.

Summary: Indian police have arrested two suspected snake venom smugglers in the western state of Maharashtra.


RSPB Scotland is planning improvements for people and wildlife at the site on the south-eastern edge of Alloa. The wetland and grassland is a popular site for birds including snipe, short-eared owls, teals and black-headed gulls. New paths, viewing areas and signage are to be installed over the coming months with a series of events planned. The wetlands near the banks of the Forth and the Black Devon river were created when soil was dug out to cap a nearby landfill area. Managed lagoons were formed by Clackmannanshire Heritage Trust, and later expanded in the mid 2000s by the council's landfill project. RSPB Scotland's regional director for south and west Scotland, Anne McCall, said: "We're delighted to be taking on the management of the Black Devon Wetlands and we hope to transform it into a reserve that will not only help wildlife, but also provide local people with a great nature experience right on their doorstep. "The Inner Forth is internationally recognised as an important place for birds, and the establishment of this reserve adds to a wider mosaic of habitats that are beneficial for a whole range of different species, as part of the RSPB's landscape-scale project, the Inner Forth Futurescape."

Summary: Scotland's newest nature reserve is to be set up at the Black Devon Wetlands in Clackmannanshire.


The 29-year-old ex-Tranmere Rovers and Leicester City left-back has not played since rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament just 37 minutes into his debut on loan at Yeovil in January 2014. "We're providing a base to get himself going," said Crewe boss Steve Davis. "We certainly know he's good enough," Davis told BBC Radio Stoke. "I remember him bombing down the wing at Tranmere causing us heaps of problems. He got player of the season there before going to Leicester." The French-born former Ivory Coast Under-23 international was released in the summer by Leicester, for whom he managed just two League Cup appearances after leaving Tranmere to join the Foxes in July 2013. But Bakayogo, who still has a home on Merseyside, has been making the short daily journey to Crewe's Reaseheath training ground in a bid to get his career going again. "We haven't made any decisions either way," said Davis. "He came to us pre-season with a view to us having a look at him, when we were looking for a left-back, before we signed Stephen Kingsley. "His knee was in poor condition. He'd had a couple of cruciates and had been out for two years. There were doubts about those injuries and we wanted to take a look at him, but he's answering those questions at the moment. He wants to get back playing professional football." Davis's Crewe still sit bottom of League One, having won just three times in 16 games this season, ahead of Saturday's FA Cup first round date at home to non-league high fliers Eastleigh.

Summary: Crewe Alexandra are considering whether to offer a deal to on-trial defender Zoumana Bakayogo after almost two injury-hit years out of the game.


He replaces Barrie Hubbard, who has chosen to step down after 29 years on the club's board. Allen, who had previously held the position of chief executive, told the club website: "I intend to give 100% in my efforts to achieve what the fans want, which is Championship football." Meanwhile, midfielders Danny Whitaker, 31, and Mark Randall, 18, have agreed new one-year deals. Whitaker, who joined the Spireites from Oldham in 2010, made 35 appearances in 2011/12. Randall played 18 games in his first season with the club, having joined them from Arsenal last summer.

Summary: Chesterfield have appointed Dave Allen as their new chairman.


Williams, 25, can play full-back or wing and has 38 caps for Wales, as well as 100 Scarlets appearances. The move could limit his international appearances, under the senior selection policy which only allows three non-Wales based players to be selected. "Liam is arguably one of the most talented backs in Europe," director of rugby Mark McCall said. In a statement released by the Scarlets, Williams said: "I will continue to give my all in the Scarlets jersey and will hopefully have an opportunity to play for silverware at the end of this season with a what is a great group of boys." European and Premiership champions Saracens have already confirmed France hooker Christopher Tolofua will move to Allianz Park next season. Williams' arrival adds new competition for Alex Goode and Sean Maitland at full-back, an area in which Sarries have had to add cover in fellow Welshman Andrew Fenby this season. As for Scarlets, Williams' exit would put them in a position to bring Toulon and Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny to the region. The Welsh Rugby Union said it had made "the best offer it can" to take him back to Welsh rugby. Chris Jones, BBC Radio 5 live rugby union reporter It has been an open secret for some time. With 38 Wales caps, he has developed into one of the finest attacking running backs in Europe and he is sure to thrive at Saracens, a club which has an outstanding reputation for developing and looking after its players. But it is a blow for the domestic game in Wales. Scarlets say they fought hard to keep him and my understanding is that he was offered a dual-contract with the Welsh Rugby Union. He will now have to rely on a wildcard selection next season to play for the Wales national side.

Summary: Wales back Liam Williams will join Saracens from Scarlets on a three-year deal from the start of 2017-18.


Billed as a business breakfast, Mr Brokenshire was listed as guest speaker alongside DUP leader and First Minister Arlene Foster. However, Mr Brokenshire withdrew in the face of unwelcome publicity. SDLP leader Colum Eastwood said he needs to show he is not favouring one Northern Ireland party over any other. The story was first reported in the Irish News on Wednesday. "It's quite clear, given the Tory party conference, champagne receptions and James Brokenshire agreeing to attend a fundraiser, that they seem to be working very closely together," Mr Eastwood told the BBC. "That's fine on one level, but the British secretary of state and the British Government should not be in the pocket of any one party. "He needs to now go overboard in demonstrating that he isn't captured by the DUP, that he is his own man and he's prepared to stand up for what's right in Northern Ireland - not for what Arlene Foster tells him." People attending the event at a café in Lisburn, County Antrim, are being charging £30 a plate or £300 for a table of 10. The invitation described it as "an excellent opportunity to network with business and elected representatives". An NIO spokesman said that it does not "discuss [Mr Brokenshire's] diary and he is not attending the event." The DUP refused to comment. Last week, the DUP held a champagne reception at the Conservative conference amid claims the two parties have done a deal in the wake of the Brexit vote. On Wednesday, the secretary of state met DUP MPs in what was described as a constructive and useful engagement. The NIO said it was part of a series of meetings, with the MPs of all the Northern Ireland parties represented at Westminster.

Summary: The Northern Ireland Secretary has pulled out of an event run by the DUP after it was revealed to be a party fundraiser.


Kim Thomas Riley, 27, made a getaway from Royal Darwin Hospital, where he was undergoing assessment for chest pains. Authorities found him hiding under a log near Cape Crawford, a remote road stop in the Northern Territory outback. Police arrested him "without incident" after a two-day search. His partner, Rachel Chatfield, was charged with aiding his escape. Police said she picked up Riley from the hospital and the couple drove more than 700km south to the small town of Elliot. Riley reportedly left Ms Chatfield and her children on the side of the Stuart Highway for reasons that are not yet clear and drove several hundred kilometres east. The car he was driving ran out of petrol at Borroloola, a remote fishing community on the Gulf of Carpentaria. He was arrested about two kilometres away at Cape Crawford, still wearing handcuffs and with an injury to his foot.

Summary: A prisoner who escaped from hospital in northern Australia was rearrested about 1,000km (620 miles) away still wearing handcuffs.


Wilson, 37, and from Sheffield, was struck by flying debris and suffered head injuries during the Pocono IndyCar 500 race in Pennsylvania on 23 August. About 500 people attended the seven-time IndyCar race winner's funeral at Paulerspury in Northamptonshire. The family, friends and colleagues joined Wilson's widow Julia at Silverstone afterwards. Ex-Formula 1 driver Mark Webber and retired IndyCar racer Dario Franchitti were among the pallbearers. Webber said: "It was an honour for me to do that for the family because we are a family in many ways when it comes to motorsport. "We know the dangers are always there. Motorsport has had good and bad patches when it comes to these tragic events and when it is really close to home then it hits you even harder. "You think of the family and everyone who is going to be affected by this. Motorsport is a tight-knit family and when we need to get together in really tough times we do our best." Jonathan Palmer, the former F1 driver who took Wilson on as a protÃ©gÃ©, and former F1 champion Sir Jackie Stewart also attended. Palmer, who read an 11-minute eulogy in his honour, said: "Justin was the innocent victim in a cruel twist of fate when he was hit by flying debris from an incident ahead. It still feels like a bad dream but tragically it is only too real." The father of two died a day after Sage Karam's car spun and crashed in front of him on lap 179 of 200. Wilson's major motorsport breakthrough came in F1. He won the Formula 3000 series in 2001, and two years later raised Â£1.2m to finance his F1 entry after setting up a company in his own name. Wilson scored his only point from 16 races with Minardi and Jaguar during 2003 at the United States Grand Prix. He moved to the US in 2004 and enjoyed greater success in Champ Car, finishing as series runner-up in 2006 and 2007 before switching to IndyCar racing in 2008, after Champ Car merged with the Indy Racing League. He finished second in the previous IndyCar race in Mid-Ohio on 2 August, his first podium finish since 2013, while his final victory came at the Firestone 550 at Texas Motor Speedway in June 2012. Mark Miles, chief executive of IndyCar parent company Hulman & Co, paid tribute to Wilson's "elite ability" and his "unwavering kindness, character and humility".

Summary: The funeral has taken place of British IndyCar driver Justin Wilson, who died during a race last month in America.


Jennings replaced injured opener Haseeb Hameed in the squad in the build-up to the fourth Test in Mumbai, which starts on Thursday at 04:00 GMT. The 24-year-old is the son of former South Africa coach Ray Jennings, and captained South Africa Under-19s. "The more time you spend in a country, the more you feel welcome," he said. "Especially in the North East, the people are very welcoming - and that made me feel part of the furniture essentially. "At the moment I'm feeling very comfortable and very English, despite my accent." Jennings, whose mother was born in Sunderland, has served a four-year qualification period to be eligible for England. The Durham batsman made 101 not out as he captained the England Lions against the United Arab Emirates last week. He said the moment Lions head coach Andy Flower told him he had been called into the senior squad was "surreal". "I texted my dad and it ended up with my dad being speechless and my mum in tears," he told BBC Sport. Jennings said all-rounder Ben Stokes, his Durham team-mate, was helping him settle in to the national set-up. "It makes it easier when you have Stokes taking the mickey out of you," he added. England trail India 2-0 in the five-match series. India's cricket board is considering whether to switch the final Test from Chennai following the death of a local politician. The fifth Test is due to be held in the city from 16-20 December.

Summary: Keaton Jennings, the South Africa-born batsman who is set to make his England debut in India this week, has said he feels "very English".


The two parchment books dating from 1727 record the setting up of Burwash Charity School with a legacy of Â£100 from the Rev George Barnsley. Other subscribers were Thomas and Henry Pelham and local landowners and businessmen. The books, which have been in the hands of a local historian, are now being held at The Keep in Brighton. They cover 150 years up to 1877, recording some of the pupils' names, the teachers and the school accounts. Two of the first three teachers employed in 1727 were unable to write, and when asked to sign receipts for their wages, could only sign with a line or cross. "They probably weren't trained at all," said senior archivist Christopher Whittick. "This was a charity school for poor children." He said the books would be of interest to many different people. "If you are interested in education that's the most obvious but if you are interested in Burwash, or the families of Burwash, or if your ancestor was one of the children there is something there for you." The Keep at Falmer, which opened in 2013, holds the historical records of East Sussex Record Office, Brighton Royal Pavilion and Museums and the University of Sussex.

Summary: Documents thought to be the earliest school records in Sussex have been deposited in county archives.


Under council proposals, the 75 schools could have funding taken away for one hour of lunch staff per day, amounting to £2,200 a year each, according to figures obtained by Plaid Cymru. Plaid said costs could be passed on to parents - which is denied by the council. Caerphilly said it was one proposal as part of a drive to save £9m in 2016/17. A spokeswoman said "extensive consultation" had taken place with head teachers, adding: "There is certainly no intention that any financial impact would be passed onto parents, or that the service would cease to be provided by schools." The Labour-run authority said it was committed to spending an extra £1.9m on county borough schools in 2016.17. A cabinet report set to be discussed next week says the 75 schools may decide to use their lunch-time supervisor to undertake the cleaning task. However, if this happened, 75 posts (working on average one hour per day) would be withdrawn in "a worst case scenario". This would amount to 375 hours of cleaning lost across all schools per week and the work would be shared among the remaining staff. Plaid Cymru said the proposal would save the council £175,000 a year, which equated to around £2,200 being passed onto each school. It added that it would be based on how many pupils eat sandwiches. The party's candidate for Caerphilly in the assembly elections Lindsay Whittle said many parents give their children sandwiches as they cannot afford meals. "It seems likely that this charge will be passed on to parents by many schools or pupils even banned from bringing lunches in," he added. But the council's cabinet member for education Rhianon Passmore said the suggestion was "disingenuous and misleading", saying Plaid was "scaremongering". "Sadly, such claims will undoubtedly cause extra worry and stress for hard pressed parents and their children. This is wrong," she added.

Summary: Primary schools in Caerphilly county could lose money for cleaning up after children who bring sandwiches in.


The 66-year-old Brisbane Broncos boss will speak to RFL officials before deciding whether to accept a position. Steve McNamara's contract as England coach expired after the 2-1 series win over New Zealand last autumn. Bennett told the Brisbane Courier-Mail: "We haven't finalised the role but I've been offered some opportunities. I have to find out how they see me involved." Bennett is one of the game's most experienced coaches and was in charge of Brisbane for 20 years from their formation in 1988. He won six Grand Finals before moving to St George-Illawarra Dragons, where he won another NRL title in 2010. In addition, he has had three spells with the Queensland State of Origin team and two spells in charge of the national team. A passionate supporter of international rugby league, he was part of the New Zealand coaching team that won the World Cup in 2008, but was overlooked in favour of Mal Meninga when he applied for the Australia job again in December 2015. Media playback is not supported on this device "Everything is on the table," said Bennett. "I wanted to coach Australia, but it's not available now. I wanted to make a contribution to international rugby league. "About five years ago, the RFL first arrived at my doorstep. It is always about finding the right timing." The RFL has refused to comment on any discussions with Bennett. It is carrying out a review of the England set-up, which will be concluded in February. Bennett is due in England next month for Brisbane's World Club Series game at Wigan on 20 February. England will play Australia, New Zealand and Scotland in the Four Nations tournament in November. BBC Sport's Simon Stone Wayne Bennett is one of the most respected coaches in rugby league and his appointment - even on a part-time basis - would be a huge coup for the RFL. But if, as anticipated, Bennett combined the job with his present role with Brisbane Broncos, it would raise an issue over how well he knew the Super League players he would be working with. Many of England's top players, including Canterbury's James Graham and Sam Burgess, who recently returned to the sport after an ill-fated spell in rugby union, are based in Australia. But the majority remain in England and while Bennett will be able to watch virtually every Super League game on TV, he will be relying largely on the opinions of others when it comes to their personalities.

Summary: Former Australia coach Wayne Bennett has been offered a role with England by the Rugby Football League.


11 April 2016 Last updated at 18:11 BST Alex Zosel told the BBC that his device was safer than a traditional helicopter because its systems had more redundancy built-in. The Volocopter can continue to fly if some of its batteries or rotors fail, and can land itself when battery power is low. However, the multicopter can currently fly for only 25 minutes and is expected to cost Â£200,000 when it goes on sale.

Summary: An 18-rotor multicopter has been taken on its first manned flight in Germany.


If they needed a little calm, the gardens they have created - many on themes of peace and tranquillity - could have provided it. Jekka McVicar, who designed A Modern Apothecary for St John's Hospice, says the garden is about health and wellbeing. Everything in it - from rosemary and fennel to the sound of running water - can be good for body and mind, she says. She spoke to doctors, carers and artists before creating the garden, which is about the "power of plants". Also focusing on health and healing is Paul Martin, creator of The Garden of Mindful Living for Vestra Wealth. It is intended as a calm space for mindfulness and wellness in a busy city life, with soft colours that are "not jarring on the eyes". There is plenty of green - a colour Mr Martin says has proven calming effects on children with ADHD. Matthew Wilson designed God's Own Country - A Garden for Yorkshire based on inspiration from York Minster's East Window, which is the largest single expanse of medieval stained glass in Britain. "Trying to get something of that scale and presence and sheer power in a Chelsea garden is an interesting challenge," he says. He says he set about "deconstructing" all elements on the window's design and "putting them back together in a different order" in the garden, which is sponsored by Welcome to Yorkshire. As well as a "colourful tapestry" of planting based on the window's colours, there is an arch laid on its side containing benches which point towards a "very calm, small cloister garden". Nick Bailey, designer of The Winton Capital Beauty of Mathematics Garden, says the concept is about "subtly highlighting the mathematics that underpins everything". "No matter how wild something looks it's actually driven by algorithms and equations," he says. A copper band runs through the garden, and on it are equations for processes including photosynthesis and cellular expansion. The band represents a stem, and as it winds through the garden - changing function from a bench to a banister to a planter - the planting thickens to reflect growth. Diarmuid Gavin, who designed the Harrods British Eccentrics garden, says he mixed traditional themes with "a little bit of madness". As well as "fireworks" of brightly coloured plants among more traditional planting, every 15 minutes the trees and one of the borders rotate and some bob up and down. "I like to have a bit of fun and try something new," he explains. Garden designers and their teams - many in smart suits not typically worn for gardening - were busy watering, sweeping and making other last-minute adjustments on Monday morning before the arrival of the judges. Some teams were on their hands and knees for these final preparations in the London sunshine. A field of 300,000 hand-crocheted poppies, which covers the space between the showground and the Royal Hospital Chelsea, was designed by Phillip Johnson, who won Best Show Garden in 2013. They are a tribute to those who served in all wars, and were made by "people

Summary: Garden designers and their teams stood proudly - albeit a little nervously - as the judges began their rounds at the Chelsea Flower Show.


Phyllida Lloyd will direct revivals of Julius Caesar and Henry IV and a new production of The Tempest, which are all set in a women's prison. Harriet Walter will play Brutus in Julius Caesar, King Henry in Henry IV, and Prospero in The Tempest. The new in-the-round venue will be open for 13 weeks from 23 September. Julius Caesar and Henry IV were both staged by the company at the Donmar's Covent Garden base in 2012 and 2014 respectively. The theatre hopes to make 25% of all tickets will be free to 25s and under with a new scheme called Young and Free, funded mainly through sponsorship and philanthropy. Artistic Director Josie Rourke said: "I remember very clearly the furore created by the idea of an all-female Shakespeare, when Phyllida Lloyd first staged Julius Caesar with Harriet Walter in 2012. "Phyllida Lloyd's work with this diverse, all-female company has been genuinely ground-breaking and in the intervening four years, theatre has got into the fast lane of debate and change. "It's time, with these Young and Free tickets, to join together our question about who gets to play these roles with a renewed mission for who gets to experience them." After its month-long run at the new London venue, The Tempest will transfer to Broadway in October as part of the Donmar's New York season, which runs from July until February 2017. The James Graham play Privacy, starring Daniel Radcliffe, and Christopher Hampton's Les Liaisons Dangereuses, will also be staged in New York.

Summary: London's Donmar Warehouse is to open a temporary theatre in King's Cross to host the company's all-female Shakespeare trilogy.


The decision came after the governor of Rio de Janeiro state, Sergio Cabral, asked President Dilma Rousseff for government support ahead of the football World Cup in June. On Thursday, three police bases in the city were attacked by suspected gangs. Four police officers have been killed since February in similar attacks. The attacks on police in Brazil's second largest city have heightened concerns about law and order ahead of the World Cup, which begins on 12 June. Seven World Cup matches, including the final, will be played in Rio. Mr Cabral discussed the violence with President Rousseff in the capital, Brasilia, after Thursday's unrest in the northern Rio favela, or shanty town, of Manguinhos. Police vehicles were set on fire and the police unit's commander was shot in the leg. Rio's authorities have been trying to rid the city's favelas of drug dealers. "It is clear that criminals want to weaken our policy of pacification and take back territories which were in criminal hands for decades," Mr Cabral said ahead of his meeting. "The state will not back down. The public may be sure we shall act," the governor said. The authorities in Brasilia did not give say how many federal troops would be sent to Rio or when they would be deployed. Rio police have installed more than 30 bases in favelas in the past five years to drive out drug gangs. Correspondents say murders have declined and the number of shootouts has dropped, but residents have often accused the police of using heavy-handed tactics. The BBC's Julia Carneiro in Rio says the recent deaths among the security forces have prompted some groups to express solidarity with police and their families. Rio de Janeiro is to host South America's first Olympic Games in 2016 as well as this year's World Cup.

Summary: The government in Brazil says it will send federal troops to Rio de Janeiro to help deal with a spate of violent attacks targeting the city's police.


The deal will create the second largest cable broadband provider in the US. Charter had to agree to not stop its content providers from separately selling shows online, as part of the approval. The deal also still needs approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) before it can go ahead. But the head of the FCC Tom Wheeler said he was seeking approval for the deal, noting the merger conditions "will directly benefit consumers by bringing and protecting competition to the video marketplace and increasing broadband deployment." The DoJ said it would work with other regulators to ensure the merger did not "choke off" access to online videos. "The settlement forbids the merged company, referred to as "New Charter," from entering into or enforcing agreements that could make it more difficult for online video distributors (OVDs) to obtain video content from programmers," the DOJ added. US cable companies are facing stiff competition from online service providers such as Netflix, Amazon and Hulu, as customers increasingly choose to stream films and television shows over the internet often for a lower price. Charter will pay $78bn (Â£54bn) for Time Warner and $10.8bn for Bright House. The combined three firms will serve cable television and broadband to 23.9 million customers in 41 states. The deal was announced last year after Comcast abandoned its $45bn plan to buy Time Warner Cable fearing pressure from regulators.

Summary: The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has approved Charter Communications purchase of cable operators Time Warner Cable and Bright House networks.


Third seed Murray beat Czech eighth seed Tomas Berdych 6-4 6-4 to reach the final for a fourth time. The 27-year-old Scot, who reached 500 career wins this week, won the title in 2009 and 2013. Defending champion Djokovic overcame USA's John Isner 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 to set up a meeting with Murray, whom he beat in Indian Wells last week. Murray's convincing victory, in which he broke Berdych's serve four times, took his career record against him to 6-6. "I did most things well; there's not a lot I could complain about," said Murray. "My second serve was much better in the second set. I served well on the big points and got a lot of free points behind my serve. "I've played well this week, much better than I did at Indian Wells." The match was a repeat of the Australian Open clash in January, which Murray won in four tense sets as he went up against Berdych and former coach Dani Vallverdu. There was another familiar face in the Berdych box in Miami after fitness coach Jez Green recently began working with the Czech, having left Murray's team along with Vallverdu last November. In contrast to Melbourne, Murray made the sharper start on Saturday, breaking the Berdych serve either side of dropping his own. Berdych looked unsettled, complaining about the balls and a line call as Murray saw out the set by making an impressive 77% of first serves. A confident Murray broke to love early in the second set, but two double faults gave the advantage straight back. Both men were stepping in and attacking returns at every opportunity, and Murray's strength in that area proved the difference when he broke Berdych for a fourth time. He almost clinched victory with a fifth break and had to recover from 0-30 to serve it out. Although the first set against Isner went to a tie-break, Djokovic never faced a break point as he won in an hour and a half. "I played a terrific match," said Djokovic, who has won the Miami title four times. "The opening set was pretty close. His resistance wilted a bit in the second set. "Andy has been playing so well this year. He lives here and spends a lot of time practising on these courts, so he's familiar with the conditions."

Summary: Britain's Andy Murray will face world number one Novak Djokovic in the final of the Miami Open on Sunday.


So far, more than 3,500 have been assessed and as a result more homes removed from the list and others added. Historian John McCormack said planners must be "flexible" with owners with regards what warranted listing. Last year he labelled the planning backlog for protected or listed buildings as "outrageous". Mr McCormack said: "I'm whole heartedly behind the listing idea but that doesn't mean everything inside is worthy of listing. "You've got to do it with humanity, courtesy and flexibility and you have to say to people why you want their home to be listed and get their interest going. "They will be the best preservers of what is inside, they after all live there and it's their homes, and they want them to be the best as possible." In 2012 Guernsey's Environment Department held a questionnaire asking how important it was to protect Guernsey's historic buildings. The results showed a majority felt it was important but views were divided on the buildings that should qualify.

Summary: The States of Guernsey planning department has said it is making "steady progress" on visiting and classifying listed buildings.