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The fast bowler missed the second Test in Cape Town with a shoulder injury as England survived a dramatic final day to draw and retain their 1-0 lead. Fellow paceman Vernon Philander misses out on the next Test, which starts on 14 January, with an ankle injury. The hosts will be led by AB de Villiers after Hashim Amla resigned the captaincy following the second Test. If England win in Cape Town, they will take an unassailable lead in the four-Test series after a 241-run victory in the first Test in Durban. South Africa have also named a 14-man squad for the five-match one-day international series starting on 3 February. Slow left-armer Aaron Phangiso drops out of the squad that won their most recent ODI series in India but batsman Rilee Rossouw is fit again. "We were highly encouraged by the performance put up by the Proteas at Newlands," said selection convener Linda Zondi. "The very fact they were nearly able to force a win after conceding 600 runs on the first innings speaks volumes for the character of this group. "We feel we have all our bases covered and also the options that will enable the team to exploit whatever conditions they encounter at the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium and at SuperSport Park." South Africa Test squad: AB de Villiers (capt), Kyle Abbott, Hashim Amla, Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock, JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Morne Morkel, Chris Morris, Dane Piedt, Kagiso Rabada, Rilee Rossouw, Dale Steyn, Stiaan van Zyl, Hardus Viljoen. South Africa ODI squad: AB de Villiers (capt), Kyle Abbott, Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien, Quinton de Kock, JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Rilee Rossouw, Dale Steyn. The chain ferry has grounded again following the first incident on 7 June, which occurred just hours after the re-launch, and the second on Friday. The third incident comes after the local council said the silt that caused the first grounding had been cleared. More than 130 campaigners protested against a range of ferry design faults on Friday, before the second grounding. One protester said: "There are major issues with the design of the bridge itself - only one sheltered pedestrian hold that gets way too crowded and literally can't hold everyone in inclement weather. Rain runs down the stairs to the open-air deck making them slippery because there is no cover." Independent county councillor Julia Baker-Smith, who has raised concerns over the ferry to the leader of Isle of Wight council, said: "We have paid £3.2m for something that isn't fit for purpose." It is not currently known what has caused the third grounding. Angela Booth, protest organiser, said many people had become victims of the faults with the floating bridge, including students, business owners and people needing disabled access. She said the pavement was "dangerous" and charges for pedestrians were "unprofitable". Ms Booth added: "It does not take an engineering degree for councillors and officers to have predicted these obvious problems." In a statement, Isle of Wight Council said: "We are sorry and are as frustrated as the community with challenges encountered in the introduction of the new floating bridge. "We understand members of the public, businesses and others have questions about the floating bridge, given the teething problems so far experienced in getting it into service. We will publish full responses to these in time."

South Africa have included Dale Steyn in their squad for the two remaining Tests against England. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Isle of Wight's new £3.2 million Cowes "floating bridge" ran aground for the third time in four days.

The FBI - government agents who investigate when people in the US are accused of breaking the law - has been looking into emails that she sent and received a few years ago when she was working in the US government as the Secretary of State. They've now completed two investigations into her and decided that she didn't do anything that broke the law. So what did she actually do and why has it made people angry? Newsround takes a look at what happened... The story goes back to 2009, when Hillary Clinton was made Secretary of State - a senior position in the US government. When she started the job, she did not set up an official US government email address. Instead, she used her own private, personal one. She used this private email address to send messages about work, as well as other things. Mrs Clinton said she thought it would be simpler. Throughout her time in the job, she said that about half of her emails were to do with work. Hillary Clinton handling her emails like this has made some people angry for different reasons. Firstly, some say that she might have been able to hide information from the government - who she worked for - on her personal email, which you're not allowed to do. Using a personal email address like this isn't actually illegal, as long as the government gets to see all emails about work. Hillary Clinton says the government did have access to the emails they needed to, but the FBI said there were thousands of messages that she didn't hand over. Secondly, people are worried that the security on her own email address might not have been very good, meaning that hackers could have accessed secret information about the US government. The government also said that she didn't ask them about using her personal email address, which she should have done. The FBI launched an investigation many months ago into whether or not she had done anything that was against the law. Back in July, it announced that she had not done anything criminal but the director of the FBI James Comey did say that she had been "extremely careless". Then the FBI launched another investigation at the end of October, saying that there was new evidence that needed looking at. However, after looking at the new evidence, the FBI has again said Hillary Clinton has not committed any crime. Hillary Clinton and her team were not happy that the FBI reopened this investigation again so near to the election and worried it could have an influence on how people would vote. Donald Trump, the other presidential candidate, said the investigation showed Mrs Clinton did have something to hide. He has said that he thinks she is "crooked" and if he were president, he would want to put her in jail. The truth is we don't really know what impact this will have on the election until the American people finishing voting on 8 November. NHS Western Isles said the move would modernise the service. It also faces high costs bringing the surgeries in Lochmaddy, Liniclate and Lochboisdale up to modern standards. Local councillor Ronald Mackinnon has criticised the plan saying that for some people going to the dentist would involve a 70-mile (112km) round trip. He described the proposal as "unacceptable". NHS Western Isles said communities would be consulted before any decisions were taken. It said relocating the dental services to the hospital had advantages. In a statement, it said: "This could reduce professional isolation, improve recruitment and retention, reduce multiple running costs and the costs of instruments, and provide enhanced opportunities for staff development and training. "Within the current dental clinics, renovation would be required to meet current standards - in particular Lochboisdale Dental Clinic, which requires significant renovation. "All current clinics offer little scope for any increase in size of clinical accommodation to meet standards. Centralising the service would enable NHS Western Isles to provide high quality services from one location, with scope for future improvements."

The US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has been in the news a lot because of her emails. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Three dental surgeries on the Uists could be closed and the services relocated to Uist and Barra Hospital on Benbecula.

Frampton and Taylor are both trained by Shane McGuigan and are under the guidance of promoter Barry McGuigan. And having spent time sparring with Taylor, Frampton is in no doubt about his potential. "This kid is going to be the best fighter to come out of Scotland since Ken Buchanan," the 30-year-old said. Buchanan was the undisputed lightweight champion of the world in 1971 and Frampton is well-placed to make such a comparison with Taylor. "I honestly think that and I don't want to be putting pressure on Josh, but I've seen what he can do day in, day out," the Northern Irishman told BBC Scotland. "He has it all. He's tall and skinny and people look at him and think he's not a puncher, but his record suggests otherwise. He's been knocking these guys over. "I've been in the ring sparring with him and he's a terrific puncher. His shot selection is brilliant, better than mine, he has great distance control, he can take a good shot and he can box ahead of people." Northern Ireland's Frampton has a global reputation, having held the IBF and WBA super-bantamweight belts as well as the WBA super-featherweight title. He has had 24 fights and lost just one of them, a rematch against Leo Santa Cruz for the super featherweight belt in January. Taylor, 26, is far less experienced but has won all of his nine fights as a professional, eight of them by way of knockout. And Frampton revealed he rates Taylor so highly he even studies the Scot in action. "He's one of the only guys I hang around and watch sparring," Frampton added. "When you're surrounded by boxing you sometimes want to get away but when Taylor is sparring I hang around because I feel I can learn from him and pick things up - he's brilliant." Taylor, the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games gold medallist, defends his Commonwealth super-lightweight title against England's WBC Silver champion Ohara Davies at Glasgow's Braehead Arena on 8 July. And Frampton has only one piece of advice for the Scot. "He's never asked for advice and I think the only bit of advice would be to remain calm," he added. "At times he's hot-headed and he likes to have a fight when he doesn't need to - the William Wallace comes out in him. If Josh can remain disciplined in the ring and stick to the game-plan, there's not a fighter in Britain at the minute that can touch him." Taylor scored 154 off 97 balls in a thrilling 24-run win over Somerset to help Notts progress to the last four. The former Zimbabwe captain told BBC Radio Nottingham: "We want to field first before the beers kick in. "But whatever we do we will have to do it very, very well. If we are not on it 110% we can be found out for sure." Notts last won the trophy in its previous format as a 40-over competition in 2013, beating Glamorgan by 87 runs in the final at Lord's. The Senegal forward, 31, collapsed during a challenge with another player, with his left leg giving way beneath the knee as he fell down. The incident happened while playing for Shanghai Shenhua in the derby against Shanghai SIPG on Sunday. "It could end his professional career," said Shenhua coach Gregorio Manzano. Former West Ham, Newcastle and Chelsea frontman Ba joined the Chinese side from Turkish club Besiktas for about £12m last July. He is the division's top scorer with 14 goals in 18 games this season.

Former two-weight world champion Carl Frampton insists stablemate Josh Taylor will go on to become Scotland's finest boxer since Ken Buchanan. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Brendan Taylor is bracing himself for a rowdy welcome when Nottinghamshire travel to Chelmsford to face Essex in the One-Day Cup semi-final on Friday. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Former Premier League striker Demba Ba suffered a potentially career-ending broken leg while playing in the Chinese Super League.

Melissa Swift, 25, spiked water jugs and drinks bottles at Goldfield Court care home, West Bromwich, in July 2014. Seven members of staff and 23 residents were taken ill. Care worker Swift admitted three counts of attempted murder. She was ordered to serve at least eight years before she is eligible for parole. She will be treated in a secure mental institution until she is well enough to be taken to prison. The ex-special constable, formerly of Hambletts Road, West Bromwich, also admitted threatening to kill another colleague as well as her stepsister. Birmingham Crown Court heard Swift, who has depression and an undiagnosed personality disorder, represents a significant risk of causing serious harm to the public. Commenting on the case, Det Ch Insp Michaela Kerr, from West Midlands Police's Public Protection Unit, said: "Melissa deceived her colleagues and hatched a plan to cause ill to those she worked with as a result of some malice, for which we have never truly discovered the cause. "Thankfully no one was seriously injured as a result of what she did, but the story could so easily have been different." In a statement, Housing & Care 21, which runs the home, said it welcomed the conclusion of this case. A spokesperson said: "We thank the staff at Goldfield Court for the way they conducted themselves during the incident and subsequent investigation, and for the way they have continued to provide excellent support and care to our residents throughout. "We are also grateful to residents for their continued co-operation and understanding." Media playback is unsupported on your device 28 November 2014 Last updated at 16:09 GMT The Force Awakens is the seventh film in the franchise and the first of a new trilogy of sequels. It's not due to be released until 18 December 2015, but a special minute-and-a-half teaser clip was put online on Friday. The new film is set 30 years after the end of Episode VI, Return of the Jedi. It brings back original Star Wars characters Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia, which is sure to please some life-long fans of the films. One cinema in Texas, USA, is showing the trailer 17 times in a row and hosting a big discussion between Star Wars experts. Mohammed Ali, 31, was jailed for eight years for attempting to possess the chemical in July last year. Ali, from Liverpool, struck a deal to buy 500mg of powder - enough to kill 1,400 people. Court of Appeal judges ruled the severity of his sentence was justified. During his trial at the Old Bailey, jurors heard how Ali had unwittingly made contact with an under cover FBI agent on the Dark Web. The father-of-two was then sent harmless powder hidden inside a toy car, before being arrested at his home. The court heard Ali, of Prescot Road, a computer programmer, first heard about ricin after watching the US crime drama Breaking Bad, and had planned to test the substance on a rodent. His case was brought to the Court of Appeal as he challenged both his conviction and the length of his sentence. His QC, Joel Bennathan, challenged the fairness of his trial, focusing on a "safety interview" conducted outside Ali's home immediately after his arrest, in the absence of a solicitor. That was so officers could check that there were no other harmful substances or plots of which they were unaware. But Mr Bennathan argued that evidence from this interview should have been excluded from Ali's trial. Ali, who was diagnosed with mild Asperger's syndrome or autistic traits, insisted he had meant no harm and had merely carried out an experiment to see if he could buy ricin. However, Lord Justice Treacy refused permission to appeal against the conviction. "We are wholly unpersuaded that the judge was wrong in concluding that the evidence could be admitted without causing unfairness," he ruled. The judge went on to dismiss Ali's sentence challenge, holding that his punishment was "severe but justifiable". He said Ali had done everything he could to obtain what he thought was ricin, and his crime demanded a strong deterrent sentence.

A woman who used bleach to poison colleagues at a care home has been given a life sentence. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The trailer for the new Star Wars movie has been released. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A man who tried to buy deadly ricin poison from the Dark Web after being inspired by the TV series Breaking Bad has had an appeal to overturn his conviction turned down.

Paul Greengrass is best known for The Bourne Supremacy, the 9/11 film United 93 and the Oscar-nominated pirate drama Captain Phillips, starring Tom Hanks. He also made films in Northern Ireland about Bloody Sunday and the Omagh bomb. He spoke out against a proposed 50% cut to Northern Ireland Screen's funding, which will affect creative education. NI Screen is a government agency that oversees Northern Ireland's growing film and television industry. It currently provides funding for three Creative Learning Centres (CLCs) - the Nerve Centre in Londonderry, Nerve Belfast and the AMMA Centre in Armagh. Mr Greengrass directed Jimmy Nesbitt in the Bloody Sunday drama in 2002 but returned to Derry last year as part of its UK City of Culture celebrations. "The vibrancy, creativity, commitment, inventiveness, and sheer scale of the cultural activity taking place in Derry - particularly amongst young people - was to me breathtaking and inspiring," Mr Greengrass said in a statement to the Nerve Centre. He added: "Those of us who have had the privilege to be welcomed to Derry and have seen this wonderful city emerge from dark days to stand as a beacon of hope not just for our country but for Europe and far beyond, can only register the strongest protest at the extent of the proposed cuts to the education and film sector in Northern Ireland." Northern Ireland's power-sharing government is facing very tough financial choices on public spending after the block grant it receives from Westminister was reduced by 1.6%, a cut of about £160m. Some Stormont departments have been asked to make savings of up to 11%. Last month, the Department of Culture, Art and Leisure warned the cuts could be severe enough to force the closure of some bodies, as it attempts to save £10m from its £100m budget. The proposed 50% budget cuts will not only affect the three centres but also the Belfast Film Festival, the Foyle Film Festival, the Queen's Film Theatre and the Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People. Mr Greengrass said he was concerned not just about the affect on Derry's creative industry but Northern Ireland as a whole. "Northern Ireland is now an established fixture in the international movie landscape - a place to come and make films, sustained by boundless local talent and ingenuity," he said. "But we are only at the beginning of the journey to what can be achieved here in terms of jobs and creative opportunities for the next generation. "We must protect what has been built. And we must continue to develop it," he added. The body of Lea Adri-Soejoko was found in a lock-up at the north-west London allotment where she was secretary, on Tuesday. Rahim Mohammadi, 40, from Hackney, east London, was charged on Sunday with the pensioner's murder. He will appear at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court on Monday. Ms Adri-Soejoko - also known by her maiden name Hulselman - was reported missing at 01:40 GMT on Tuesday. She was found 20 minutes later in the Colindale allotment. Her family said she was "vibrant and happy, fit and healthy". "Lea, mum, our nanny," they said in a statement released through police. "She was a person who stood for the words community, unity, tolerance and love for your neighbour. "A matriarch, a woman who championed the underdog and did not tolerate prejudice of any kind. "At 80 she was vibrant and happy, fit and healthy." Clermont Auvergne versus Saracens at Murrayfield will be the 100th game Owens has refereed in the tournament. It will be the 45-year-old's third Champions Cup final in a row having first officiated in European rugby in the 2001 Challenge Cup. Owens is the world's most experienced referee and officiated the 2015 Rugby World Cup final. His assistant referees in Edinburgh will be Ireland's George Clancy and Ian Davies of Wales. Media playback is not supported on this device

A leading Hollywood film director has criticised government cuts to education programmes that help young people get into the film and creative industries. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A man has been charged with the murder of an 80-year-old woman found dead in an allotment, the Metropolitan Police has said. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Welsh referee Nigel Owens has been selected to officiate the Champions Cup final on Saturday, 13 May.

Media playback is not supported on this device The American, 24, started her sprint from deep, hauling in her rivals before kicking again to push Finland's Lotta Lepisto into second on the Mall. Germany's Lisa Brennauer led out the sprint and held on in wet weather to finish third in the 66km race around a central London circuit. Dutch rider Marianne Vos was fourth with 2016 champion Kirsten Wild fifth. "I'm absolutely elated - they were not the best conditions but when you've got a goal, you've got to commit and get after it," Team Sunweb rider Rivera told BBC Sport. "I knew I was in the right place and just had to time my sprint correctly - it's a very long sprint so it's a bit deceptive but I went at the right time and pulled it off." The Classique, part of the women's WorldTour, is the richest women's one-day race with a prize pool of 100,000 euros (£89,500), which matches the total prize pool for the men's race on Sunday. "I'm really excited that this race understands we race just as hard, just as crazy as the men and so it's special to me they respect that," added Rivera, who won the women's Tour of Flanders in April. "To win on my first time racing here is pretty special, too." Rivera's Canadian team-mate Leah Kirchmann won the sprints competition for amassing the most points in the three sprint finishes on laps three, six and nine of the 12-lap race. Britain's Katie Archibald won the first intermediate sprint and was fourth at the second but could not contest the third before she eased home in 80th place. Compatriot Hannah Barnes was the highest-placed Briton in 17th as she faded from contention in the final stages, with her Canyon SRAM Racing lead-out rider Brennauer instead having to strike out alone. The National Farmers' Union (NFU) Cymru said patience was now "running thin". Payments from the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) agricultural fund for 'protecting and enhancing the countryside' have been delayed by up to five months. The Welsh Government insisted 95% of eligible farmers had been paid, but Conwy farmer Llyr Jones said he was "disgusted". He said he had to take out a bank loan to make up for the loss of income, and had been given no explanation for the delay. "It has been a strain. I've had to increase my overdraft in order to be able to carry on with my business," he said. "My situation hasn't changed - I haven't changed the size of my farm and I haven't bought any more land." Some cross-border farmers have faced delays as a result of the failure of English paying agencies to share data. Stephen James, NFU Cymru President, said many farmers were now entering the 2016 application period before receiving their 2015 payment. "This is unacceptable. For those not paid, Welsh Government will now have had the 2015 application form for nearly 11 months. Surely this is long enough to validate an application form? "Farmers are struggling following a difficult winter, costs have mounted as a result of record rainfall and commodity prices remain depressed, meaning cash flow is a major issue on all farms." Payments from the Glastir sustainable land management scheme have also been delayed by up to six months. "Many farmers who will have changed farming practices and altered stocking levels in order to enter Glastir are now, in effect, being penalised as a result of a failure of Welsh Government delivery," Mr James said. "We look to Welsh Government to bring this long-running saga to a swift conclusion." A Welsh Government spokesman said it could not discuss individual cases, but said the vast majority of eligible Welsh farmers had received the first part of the payment. "We have now made substantial part-payments to 95% of eligible farm businesses in Wales," the spokesman said. "Approximately half those farmers still awaiting their part-payment have land in England. Although we are sharing our data with the rural payments agency (RPA) in England, we are unable to pay those specific cross-border cases until the RPA provide us with the information we require."

Coryn Rivera produced a superb late surge to win the 2017 RideLondon Classique in a sprint finish. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Hundreds of farmers are facing long delays on payments owed to them by the Welsh Government, it has been claimed.

Their study, in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine, suggested a decade of shifts aged the brain by more than six years. There was some recovery after people stopped working antisocial shifts, but it took five years to return to normal. Experts say the findings could be important in dementia, as many patients have disrupted sleep. The body's internal clock is designed for us to be active in the day and asleep at night. The damaging effects on the body of working against the body clock, from breast cancer to obesity, are well known. Now a team at the University of Swansea and the University of Toulouse has shown an impact on the mind as well. Three thousand people in France performed tests of memory, speed of thought and wider cognitive ability. The brain naturally declines as we age, but the researchers said working antisocial shifts accelerated the process. Those with more than 10 years of shift work under their belts had the same results as someone six and a half years older. The good news is that when people in the study quit shift work, their brains did recover. Even if it took five years. Dr Philip Tucker, part of the research team in Swansea, told the BBC: "It was quite a substantial decline in brain function, it is likely that when people trying to undertake complex cognitive tasks then they might make more mistakes and slip-ups, maybe one in 100 makes a mistake with a very large consequence, but it's hard to say how big a difference it would make in day-to-day life." He said he would not do night shifts "if I could possibly help it" but they were a "necessary evil" that society could not do without. "There are ways to mitigate the effects in the way you design work schedules and regular medical check-ups... should include cognitive performance tests to look for danger signs," he added. Dr Michael Hastings, from the UK Medical Research Council's Laboratory of Molecular Biology, told the BBC: "The reversibility is a really exciting finding because no-one else has shown it and no matter how compromised a person may be there's always hope of recovery." He said the findings may have important consequences in dementia, which is known to damage sleeping patterns in a similar way to shift work. "If you can keep the sleep-wake cycle as solid as possible you're unlikely to reverse neurodegeneration, but you can ameliorate one of the consequences. "In nursing homes one thing you can do to help is to set a very clear daily routine to encourage a sensible 24-hour pattern of activity; it needs bright lights in the day, resting at night and appropriate medication such as melatonin before bed." Prof Derk-Jan Dijk, from the Surrey Sleep Centre, cautioned that retired shift workers still had lower sleep quality than people who had never done nights. "So some of these effects may not be so readily or rapidly reversed." He added: "We now accept that shift work may not be good for your physical health, but this shows your brain function is affected, and I think that finding will surprise many people." Charles Graner served more than six-and-a-half years of a 10-year sentence, army officials said. Graner, a former US Army Reserve specialist, was convicted of leading his six-member team in the sexual humiliation of naked prisoners. Images of the acts emerged in 2004, sparking international outrage. He said he was breaking down prisoners for interrogation on the orders of military intelligence officers. His former fiancee and fellow guard Lynndie England served a three-year sentence for her part in the abuse. US military spokeswoman Rebecca Steed said Graner, who was freed from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, will be under the supervision of a probation officer until December 2014. Graner and six other members of the Maryland-based 372nd Military Police Company were charged in 2004 with abusing detainees. Some of them appear in the infamous photographs of prisoners being humiliated and beaten, displaying obvious satisfaction at the acts. Graner said the actions were part of a plan directed by military intelligence officers to soften up prisoners for interrogation. He received the longest sentence of those convicted and is the last defendant in the Abu Ghraib case to be released. Hana Adwar, an Iraqi human rights activist, told the Associated Press news agency that his release would be met with outrage in Iraq. "He was charged with a crime that shocked the international community," she said.

Working antisocial hours can prematurely age the brain and dull intellectual ability, scientists warn. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The ringleader of the US military guards who photographed their abuse of suspected Iraqi insurgents at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison has been released.

The 30-year-old prop missed out on a place at this summer's World Cup having last featured for his country in 2014. "If you perform well for your club week-in, week-out then you're putting yourself in that shop window," he said. "For me it's just about performing well at the Chiefs. I had the chance last week to start and I've got the chance this week to go out and do it again." Low made his first start of the season in last week's European Champions Cup win over Bordeaux, having missed the tail end of last season with a hamstring injury. But he knows it will not be easy to stake a claim in a front row that boasts a number of impressive players, including Welsh international Tomas Francis, Carl Rimmer and Ben Moon. "I got the opportunity to play last week and hopefully I'll get another chance this week, so it's about putting in the performances and backing it up and getting the consistency," Low told BBC Sport. "We have a very big squad and we have a lot of depth in various positrons including the front row. "If you're not performing well the next person is ready to go so I want to go out there and perform well and keep the jersey." Media playback is not supported on this device The double world and Olympic distance champion, 32, worked hard to win in seven minutes 39.55 seconds, ahead of Kenyan Augustine Choge in 7:40.66. Briton Dina Asher-Smith, 20, was sixth in 7.25 seconds as Dafne Schippers claimed the women's 60m in 7.10. In the women's 800m, local favourite Laura Muir finished second to Melissa Bishop of Canada. Muir, 22, who was named Scottish Athlete of the Year for 2015 after finishing fifth in the 1500m final at the World Championships, was cheered on by a vociferous crowd but could not overhaul Bishop and finished in 2:00.70. World silver medallist Bishop, 27, won in a stadium record 2:00.19. Farah, who is missing the World Indoor Championships in Oregon next month, said: "It was a kind of a messy race, at the beginning it was quick but I knew from 2k we were down so I was just trying to win the race in front of the home crowd." Asher-Smith, who broke a 31-year-old British record in finishing fifth in the 200m at last year's World Championships, said of her sixth place: "It was not good. In fact it was really bad. I didn't feel like my transition was any good so I've got a lot to work on." Media playback is not supported on this device Schippers, the 200m world champion and European indoor 60m champion, powered to victory in a stadium record time. Three Britons finished in the top four of the men's 60m: Sean Safo-Antwi winning in 6.56, Richard Kilty second in 6.57 and Adam Gemili fourth in 6.62. Former world 100m champion Kim Collins, who turns 40 in April, finished last after suffering a hamstring injury. Media playback is not supported on this device Seren Bundy Davies, the 21-year-old from Wales, was second in the women's 400m, recording 52.10 behind Jamaica's Stephenie Ann McPherson, who won in 52.05. Paralympic champion Markus Rehm recorded 8.10m to win the long jump in his first appearance at an IAAF indoor event. The 27-year-old German plans to compete in both the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio this year and is attempting to prove to the world governing body that his carbon-fibre prosthesis does not give him an advantage over able-bodied rivals. Rehm, a single-leg amputee nicknamed "Blade Jumper," won the event with his fourth jump to beat Fabrice Lapierre's 8.08m.

Moray Low says he wants to put himself in the "shop window" for Scotland by performing well for Exeter. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Britain's Mo Farah secured his first victory of the year in the 3,000m at the Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix.

The nuclear plant at Wylfa on Anglesey was shut down in December. Over the two years leading up to the closure, the artist group X-10 has been creating responses to it in the form of video, photography, sound, sculpture and installation. The exhibition, Power in the Land, has opened in Powys and will tour Wales. Each artist has made an individual response to the physical and energetic presence of the power station, the future legacy for the Anglesey site and to the complex associations of nuclear power. The artists were interested in looking at the site's physical, political and cultural contexts as well as surveying the actual landscape and its geographical situation. The exhibition will be at the Oriel Davies gallery in Newtown until 6 April, before moving to Aberystwyth Arts Centre between 14 May and 2 July, and ending at Bay Arts Cardiff in January 2017. He accused "the Jews" in Israel of "inflicting atrocities on Palestinians... on a daily basis". Mr Ward has been summoned to a meeting with party whips next week. But the MP told the BBC he had chosen his words carefully and did not regret the timing of the statement. The MP said it was "regrettable" he had been reprimanded by Liberal Democrat officials. This Sunday - Holocaust Memorial Day - marks the 68th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp, where more than one million people - mostly Jews - died. Mr Ward, who has represented Bradford East since 2010, described Auschwitz as "the Nazi concentration and extermination camp which is the site of the largest mass murder in history" on his website. The web page indicated that the MP supported efforts "to combat prejudice and racism today" by the Holocaust Educational Trust and had honoured "those who were persecuted and killed during the Holocaust" by signing a "Book of Commitment". But it also included a statement from Mr Ward: "Having visited Auschwitz twice - once with my family and once with local schools - I am saddened that the Jews, who suffered unbelievable levels of persecution during the Holocaust, could within a few years of liberation from the death camps be inflicting atrocities on Palestinians in the new State of Israel and continue to do so on a daily basis in the West Bank and Gaza." Karen Pollock, chief executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust, said she was "deeply saddened" that the MP had "deliberately abused the memory of the Holocaust". She added: "These comments are sickening and unacceptable and have no place in British politics." A Lib Dem spokesman said: "This is a matter we take extremely seriously. The Liberal Democrats deeply regret and condemn the statement issued by David Ward and his use of language which is unacceptable." Jon Benjamin, chief executive of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, said: "We are outraged and shocked at these offensive comments about Jewish victims of the Holocaust and the suggestion that Jews should have learned a lesson from the experience. "For an MP to have made such comments on the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day is even more distasteful, and we welcome the fact that the Liberal Democrats have sought to disassociate the party from David Ward's comments." But Mr Ward told the BBC: "I've spoken to the chief whip, and he's got his views. I don't feel bad about it in any way. They consider my comments regrettable; I consider their reprimand regrettable." The Lib Dem MP said any further disciplinary would be "a sad reflection on the values we all hold so dearly, particularly on free speech". He also said his comments had received an "overwhelmingly positive" response from the public, with 80 unsolicited supportive emails, and just two from detractors. While it was essential to remember the Holocaust as "one of the most horrific examples of man's inhumanity to man", he said, "should we not also remember when there are examples of atrocities being committed in the present?"

The closure and decommissioning of the last working Magnox nuclear reactor in the world has inspired an art exhibition. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The Liberal Democrats have "condemned" their MP David Ward for his "use of language" in a statement about Israel's treatment of Palestinians, issued ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day.

In a speech in Delhi, Mr Modi accused Kashmiri separatists of "scheming". Muslim-majority Kashmir is at the centre of a decades-old territorial dispute between India and Pakistan. Mr Modi said only "hugs" could solve the problems of the territory, which often sees clashes between protesters and Indian security forces. India is celebrating its 70th Independence Day a day after its neighbour Pakistan. India Partition- Roots and legacy Collecting 'difficult memories' of partition's witnesses The friendship that survived the division of a nation Mr Modi urged Indians to stand together with Kashmiris to rediscover "the lost paradise". He also appealed to the nation to stand together with the families of 60 children who died at a public hospital in northern India after oxygen supply was cut over unpaid bills. The prime minister also spoke in support of Muslim women who are fighting a legal battle to abolish the practice of "triple talaq" (instant divorce). India is one of a handful of countries where a Muslim man can divorce his wife in minutes by saying the word talaq (divorce) three times. India's Supreme Court is soon due to give a ruling in the case. Mr Modi also criticised people for using religion to incite violence. Vigilantes who portray themselves as protectors of cows - an animal considered sacred by Hindus - have been frequently attacking people suspected of smuggling the animal since Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in 2014. The slaughter of cows is banned in several Indian states. Nearly a dozen people have been killed in the past two years in the name of the cow. Targets are often picked based on unsubstantiated rumours and Muslims have been attacked for even transporting cows for milk. The Munich-based company said that net profits fell to 1.75bn euros ($1.92bn; £1.23bn) in the April-to-June quarter, down from 1.77bn euros a year earlier. Sales in China, the world's biggest car market, fell after a decade of growth. "If conditions on the Chinese market become more challenging, we cannot rule out a possible effect on the BMW Group's outlook," the carmaker said. BMW said that sales in China had fallen in May and June. The company also said there had been a shift in sales towards lower-margin compact vehicles. BMW is refreshing its model range and has already unveiled a new 7 Series which will go on sale this autumn.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that "bullets and abuses" cannot bring peace in Kashmir, as the country celebrates 70 years since independence. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A drop in sales in China and investment in new vehicles has hit German luxury car maker BMW's second-quarter profits.

Barnes, 24, who rides for Canyon-SRAM, outsprinted Lotta Lepisto (Cervelo-Bigla) and Kirsten Wild (Cylance) to win the 100km stage from San Fior to San Vendemiano in Italy. Dutch rider Anna van der Breggen (Boels Dolmans), the 2016 Olympic road race gold medallist, leads the general classification. The 10-stage race ends on 9 July. The Giro Rosa is the only grand tour race left on the women's circuit after the Tour de France Feminin was cancelled. Barnes was among a group of eight riders, including Van der Breggen and defending champion Megan Guarnier, to split the peloton over the top of the climb at Muro Ca' del Poggio. Elena Cecchini attacked but was caught by the group and Barnes proved strongest in the sprint for the line. Barnes was ruled out of competition for eight months after breaking her ankle in August 2015 at the USA Pro Challenge and Sunday's triumph is her first following her lengthy recovery. It is understood the county council is negotiating with land owners near the new Carmarthen west link road. Persimmon Homes said the council "had to cease work on the road" while discussions continued. Carmarthenshire council has refused to confirm why the work has stopped on the road, which is west of Carmarthen. BBC Wales understands Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd, has not been on site at the junction near the A40 at Travellers Rest for several months. The council maintains the work will be completed by 2018. Executive board member for environment Hazel Evans said: "Work has reached staged completion on the road in line with the programme. We are completing works on car park areas currently. "We have licence to work on the route whilst negotiations are finalised on a part of the land." The new road will improve access to key employment sites at St David's Park, the University of Wales Trinity St David and Coleg Sir Gar and serve the new S4C headquarters Yr Egin. The Welsh Government contributed £1.3m towards the cost of the road, with further support from the University of Wales, Trinity St David. A new junction at Jobswell Road was completed in October as part of the project and was described by the council as the "first phase of the £5m Carmarthen west link road" but no mention of phasing the construction was made in the original planning document. A spokesman for Persimmon Homes said it remained "committed to its significant development in Carmarthen west and to meeting its obligations for infrastructure investment". Fe fydd y dyn 26 oed sy'n byw yn Aberystwyth yn mynd o faen Ynadon Westminster ddydd Gwener 5 Mai. Mae Josh Walker, sy'n wreiddiol o Fryste, wedi ei gyhuddo o dan Adran 58 o Ddeddf Terfysgaeth 2000 o gasglu neu gofnodi gwybodaeth a all fod o ddefnydd i berson sy'n paratoi neu yn cyflawni gweithred derfysgol. Fe gafodd ei arestio gan swyddogion Uned Gwrth Derfysgol Cymru ar 29 Rhagfyr ym maes awyr Gatwick wrth iddo ddychwelyd i'r DU.

Great Britain's Hannah Barnes won stage three of the Giro Rosa on Sunday - her first Women's World Tour stage victory. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Work has stalled on a Carmarthenshire link road which will connect 1,000 homes and S4C's new headquarters, BBC Wales has learned. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Mae Prydeiniwr yr honnir iddo ymladd yn erbyn yr hyn sy'n cael ei alw yn Wladwriaeth Islamaidd yn Syria wedi cael ei gyhuddo o droseddau terfysgol.

Fire crews were called to the patrol car on fire outside the Bosworth parliamentary count at Hinckley Leisure Centre. Steve Moore, watch manager at Hinckley Fire Station, said no-one was injured in the incident. Onlookers said the car "exploded" and glass was blown across Coventry Road. The Sudanese national was arrested a few kilometres from the British entrance of the 50.5 km (31-mile) tunnel on Tuesday. A spokesman for Eurotunnel said the person "almost succeeded in walking through the tunnel". The train operator held an "unplanned" inspection on the same day, which led to four-hour delays. A 40-year-old man, of no fixed address, has been charged with causing an obstruction to an engine or carriage using the railway and was due to appear at Medway Magistrates' Court on Thursday. The incident came on the same night that migrants made about 600 attempts to enter the Channel Tunnel. About 180 people were caught inside the site, with 20 arrested. However, intrusions were down to about 400 a night on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to Eurotunnel. It said additional efforts to secure the French terminal were almost complete and attempted intrusions by migrants were now being brought under control. There have been thousands of attempts to access the terminal at Coquelles in recent weeks, with nine people killed trying to get into the tunnel since June. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said 100 more guards would be deployed in the Eurotunnel terminal following a meeting of the government's emergency Cobra committee on Monday. He also announced a "much improved level of co-operation and collaboration with Eurotunnel" and a UK Border Force and French police presence in the Eurotunnel control room at Coquelles. It is estimated there are some 3,000 migrants in the Calais area and many are continuing their attempts to reach the UK by crossing the Channel. Some try to stow away on lorries headed for the Eurotunnel, or climb or cut security fences to try to hide on Eurotunnel shuttles. Robert Leslie McNamara, 24, of Newby Farm Crescent, Scalby, Scarborough, was granted conditional bail at South and East Cheshire Magistrates' Court. He is alleged to have targeted the footballer's home at about 21:00 BST on 3 August in Prestbury, Cheshire. The alarm at the ??6m property was reportedly triggered. Mr McNamara is due to appear at Chester Crown Court on 7 September. The Rooneys' family home was targeted as the striker, his wife, Coleen, and their three sons, Kai, Klay and Kit, were at the charity tribute game against the Manchester United player's first club, Everton. The testimonial, which ended 0-0, made history as it was the first game between Premier League teams to be streamed live on Facebook. The teenager, from Rhondda Cynon Taff, is charged with preparation of terrorist acts by obtaining a knife and hammer last month. He is also accused of posting on the Instagram social network to encourage others to commit acts of terror. A 10-day trial will take place at Birmingham Crown Court from 13 November. The Old Bailey judge said on Thursday a plea hearing would be set for October. Mr Jammeh said anyone marrying a girl aged below 18 would be jailed for up to 20 years. Speaking at the Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations at the end of Ramadan, he said parents and imams who perform the ceremonies would also face prison. Some 46% of girls in The Gambia get married before they are 18, according to the UN children's agency (Unicef). Africa Live: More on this and other news stories Announcing the ban and jail terms, Mr Jammeh said: "If you want to know whether what I am saying is true or not, try it tomorrow and see." In December last year, he also outlawed female genital mutilation (FGM) with a prison sentence of up to three years for those that ignored the ban. He said the practice had no place in Islam or in modern society. Three-quarters of women in the mostly Muslim country have had the procedure, according to Unicef.

Five men have been arrested in connection with a police car fire outside an election count in Leicestershire. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A migrant was stopped inside the Channel Tunnel walking towards the UK, according to Eurotunnel. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A man has appeared in court charged with the attempted burglary of Wayne Rooney's home while he was playing in his testimonial match at Old Trafford. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A 17-year-old boy accused of planning a terror attack in Cardiff will go on trial later this year. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh has told lawmakers to introduce legislation to ban child marriage.

Officers are investigating an incident at Jamia Mosque, Totterdown, on Sunday when bacon was allegedly thrown at the door and abuse shouted at worshippers. Kevin Crehan, 34, of Springleaze, Knowle, is charged with a racially-aggravated public order offence. A second man, from Patchway, near Bristol, has also been arrested. He was detained by officers on Wednesday on suspicion of a racially-aggravated public order offence. The mosque was the first in Bristol and is the largest currently in the south west of England. On Monday, Avon and Somerset Police said it believed two men and two women were involved in the incident. The new 1.75 mile (2.8km) line at the Gwili Steam Railway will see the original length of the track doubled. Sylvie Davies, whose late husband Geler Davies drove the line's last passenger train in February 1965, will open Abergwili Junction on Saturday. Peter Nicholas, from the project, said he hoped it would draw more visitors. The Gwili Railway was established by enthusiasts in 1974, with a view to re-opening a short section of the former Carmarthen to Aberystwyth railway that closed to passenger traffic in 1965. The original track was lifted in 1977. A group of some 20 volunteers have worked on the 17-year project, with the line being opened two years later than scheduled. Mr Nicholas said: "I have to keep pinching myself, I can't believe it. "The track we laid came from the Swansea Vale Railway when they closed down, so it's really nice to put it back into use. "Over the last few years, visitors have been asking when we're opening, people are very interested, so we hope it will attract lots of people to the railway." About £350,000 has been spent on the project, including funds from CWM Environmental, Carmarthenshire County Council Rural Development Fund and County Collaboration Fund, together with money raised by supporters. More than 300 lengths of rail, 4,000 concrete sleepers and 5,000 tonnes of ballast have been used to complete the new section. The bank edged its growth forecast down to 1.7% from its previous forecast of 1.9% made in May. It also cut its forecast for 2018 from 1.7% to 1.6%. It is also now gloomier on prospects for wage growth and thinks wages will grow by 3% in 2018 down from the 3.5% estimate it made in May. The bank voted 6-2 to keep interest rates on hold at 0.25%. They have been at that level since August last year. Weak wage growth combined with rising inflation has been weighing on the spending power of households. There has not been a rise since July 2007. FTSE rises on Bank move Simon Jack: Wage squeeze to get tighter Many economists think the UK could see a move this year and recent speeches by bank officials have raised that expectation. Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Andrew Haldane recently said an increase might be "prudent" in the second half of this year. The bank highlighted that the 18% fall in the pound since November 2015 has been raising the price of imports for the UK, which in turn has been making life more expensive for consumers. Shoppers may have noticed significant increases in the prices of items like butter, meat and computer software. The bank also said there had been evidence that spending on cars, home wares and electrical goods had been falling. It also noted weakness in the housing market and a fall in consumer confidence, which it thinks could indicate that households will curb their spending in the months to come. The bank expects wage growth of just 2% this year, which is well below price inflation currently running at 2.6%. To help bridge the gap between weak wage growth and inflation, consumers have been borrowing more, aided by low rates. In its report the bank said that interest rates on a £10,000 personal loan are close to record lows. Bank officials have been expressing concern about household debt. Last week, Alex Brazier, the financial stability director, warned that High Street banks risked entering a "spiral of complacency" over mounting consumer debt. Members of the MPC also voted in favour of extending a credit facility to British banks from £100bn to £115bn. The so-called Term Funding Scheme (TFS) runs until February 2018 and has already lent £78bn to banks at close to the bank's base rate of 0.25%. The TFS is backed by the Treasury.

A man has been charged by police in connection with an alleged hate crime in which bacon sandwiches were thrown at a mosque in Bristol. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A new stretch of track at a Carmarthenshire railway will be officially opened following a £350,000 project. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Subdued wage growth has contributed to the Bank of England lowering its growth forecast for 2017.

Full council set Ceredigion's second homes council tax rate at 25% from April 2017, and agreed to allocate the money back to communities via town and community councils. But opposition councillors are worried some of money will be diverted away. The council said a group is being set up to discuss options. A workshop was recently held for councillors to discuss how the funds raised from the second homes council tax would be distributed. Gethin James is a councillor for Aberporth. He said the reason he backed the recommendation last March was the money "would come back to the community council to spend on the community". "It's been 10 months since that decision was taken and nobody from the county council has written to the town or community councils to tell them of the decision," he said. Mr James attended the workshop and said: "The leader started talking about Growing Mid Wales [a community group] and that she wants to change the decision of the council and put the money into a joint project between us and Powys." Councillor Gill Hopley said seconds homes have a "detrimental effect" on communities like New Quay, which she represents. "We haven't got youngsters with families coming to live here," she said. She said the community runs the museum, library and memorial hall and the money from second homes would allow them to develop further. Ms Hopley said she "strongly believed" the money should still "come back to the communities that need it". Ceredigion council confirmed a workshop was held to "discuss the methodology for distributing funds, and making the best use of money". In a statement, the council said: "It was agreed that a task and finish group should be established to discuss options and provide recommendations to the council about the best way of distributing money in a legal and transparent manner." Unison members are calling for a pay rise of at least £450 to match one given to teaching staff. The union said the pay dispute involved 2,300 support workers across 20 further education (FE) colleges where pickets would take place. Colleges Scotland said support workers were already getting a deal comparable to the deal accepted by lecturers. Unison said the strike meant that some classes would be cancelled, workplace nurseries closed and school pupils denied vocational training. Scottish organiser John Gallacher, said: "It is tragic that the FE employers failed to resolve this dispute before it happened. "The difference between what the employers had offered and what would have solved the dispute was a bridgeable gap. "Instead of crossing the bridge to settlement talks, the FE employers' association has chosen conflict with difficult consequences for the sector and its students." Colleges Scotland Employers' Association said a small number of colleges were being forced to close but it had been able to keep the majority of colleges open. A spokesman added: "Unison is demanding a flat cash increase of £450 for all support staff for 2016/17, however, their members are already getting a good deal which exceeds public sector pay and which is comparable to the deal already accepted by lecturers. "Their demands come at a time when many Unison members received above inflation pay rises earlier this year, on top of a reduction in working hours and additional holiday leave. Unison's demands are not financially sustainable going forward."

Fears have been raised Ceredigion council could backtrack on a decision to give communities the money it makes from a tax on holiday homes. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Colleges across Scotland are facing a day of disruption due to a strike by support staff.

It happened at a house in Cecilia's Walk in the Creggan area at about 18:00 GMT on Thursday. A baby, a five-year-old child, and the man's partner were in the house when masked gunmen burst into the kitchen. The man was taken out of the house to the doorstep and shot at least four times in the leg. Police have appealed for anyone with information about the incident to contact them. A neighbour of the man said: "It must have been terrifying, especially for the children. "It's very, very scary. We don't know what's going to happen at anytime, anywhere." SDLP MLA for the city, Pat Ramsey, described the attack as "completely unacceptable" and blamed dissident republicans. "This is a horrific incident for which there can be no excuse," he said. "As our city prepares for Christmas, with what should be such a happy event in our Guildhall where thousands gathered to welcome Santa and cheer (for) the mayor as she turned on the lights, it is terrible that the focus will also be on such human rights abusers in Creggan. "Is this really the message we want to send out about our city?" Sinn Féin councillor Patricia Logue said there could be "no place for this type of activity" in Derry. The Foster for Fife Choir is performing a song which was written for them by Fife composer Ian Hammond Brown. It is called "Help a Child Belong" and the message urges people to come forward to give a child a home at a vulnerable time in their life. The choir has been singing in halls and shopping centres in Fife. It is estimated about 800 foster families need to be found in Scotland in the next year to meet demand. Rae Ormiston, of Fife Council's children and families department, said: "We are constantly looking at creative ways to recruit and bring fostering to the attention of the wider public and that's exactly what the choir is doing. She added: "Across Scotland there is a reduction in people coming forward. We've seen a slowing down of numbers, which is why we have to to publicise our need more and more often." Nikki Perry, of the Foster for Fife Choir, who has taken on more than a 100 children in her 17 years as a foster mum, said she hoped the choir would emphasise to potential carers it was a very rewarding job. She said: "It's a huge experience for everybody, seeing the children being able to move on and grow up and have children of their own and have a secure life which they've possible never had previously. "If I had a bigger house I'd take another 20 children. "But I don't unfortunately and we definitely need more foster carers in Fife." Nine-year-old Brooklyn, who is a member of the choir, told what finding a foster family had done for him. He said: "I like having a place to stay and I like having a family to take care of me. They're always kind to me." The Foster for Fife Choir is thought to be the first of its kind in Scotland.

A 29-year-old man has been shot and injured at a house in Derry. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A group of families in Fife have formed a new choir in a bid to urge, through song, more people to become foster carers.

A 34-year-old man was seriously injured in Ashgill Road, in the city's Milton area, at about 00:25 on 23 July. Police previously said that he had been attacked by four men and the incident was being treated as attempted murder. A 28-year-old has been arrested and is expected to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Monday. A 27-year-old man was arrested last month. They are looking into one of the black boxes recovered at the scene of the collision, on a remote single-track line north of the city of Bari. The system relied on telephone calls and "human error" remains the main line of inquiry, reports say. Dozens of rescue workers are still searching the wreckage. The inquiry is focusing on the lack of automatic signalling system on a small part of the Italian railway network. The stretch of track between the towns of Andria and Corato in the southern region of Apulia where the crash happened did not have an automatic alert or brake system. It relies on station masters phoning one another to advise of trains running on the single track. "Surely one of the two trains shouldn't have been there," railway police Cdr Giancarlo Conticchio is quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency. "And surely there was an error. We need to determine the cause of the error," Mr Conticchio said. The collision took place in good weather at 11:30 local time (09:30 GMT) as the trains were travelling at high speed between the towns of Bari and Barletta. Both trains had four carriages. Local officials said it was difficult to say how many people were on board the train at the time as there was no list. Fifteen people are being treated in hospital for their injuries, and some of them remain in a critical condition. Officials initially put the number of dead at 27 but local authorities said later that 23 people had been killed. Most passengers had no warning of the impending disaster which one witness compared to a plane crash. One woman, eight months pregnant, described the moment of impact,. "I was thrown forward, I don't know what happened, it all happened so quickly. I saw my mother on the ground, my father and my sister bleeding. The people on the train helped us." One elderly man said he was knocked to the ground, while his wife described how she came across body parts as she freed him. "I pulled him from under the debris, myself barefoot, from under the debris and metal," she told local TV. "I went to my husband screaming. I pulled him by the legs and feet. I climbed past people in pieces, how sad. There was nothing I could do."' Cranes and heavy lifting equipment have been clearing the wreckage. The army is helping the operation. Relatives of the victims are going to the mortuary in Bari to help to identify the dead. Italian PM Matteo Renzi visited the site on Tuesday and promised a full investigation. He described the death toll as unacceptable. November 2012: Six people believed to be Romanian farm workers are killed after a van they were travelling in is struck by a train as it crosses railway tracks in Calabria June 2009: Freight train carrying liquefied petroleum gas derails in Viareggio, causing a large explosion. More than 30 people die January 2005: A head-on collision between a passenger and a freight train near Crevalcore kills 17 July 2002: A passenger train derails in Rometta Messina, killing eight people April 1978: Two trains collide near a ravine next to Murazze Vado. Some of the carriages fall into the gorge, killing 42 Sources: Ansa, Corriere della Sera

A second man has been arrested over a street stabbing in Glasgow which left the victim in a critical condition. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The investigation into Tuesday's head-on train crash in southern Italy that killed 23 people is focusing on the antiquated alert system on the line.

The Tanzanian-registered Hamal was intercepted by the Royal Navy frigate HMS Somerset and the Border Force cutter Valiant about 100 miles east of Aberdeen on 23 April. The National Crime Agency (NCA) said more than three tonnes of cocaine had now been recovered. Nine men have appeared in court. The vessel was taken to Aberdeen harbour where a search began, led by Border Force officers. John McGowan, senior investigating officer for the NCA, said: "The search of this vessel has been lengthy and painstaking, undertaken by hugely skilled specialists working in difficult conditions. "The result is this massive discovery - believed to be the biggest single class A drug seizure on record in the UK, and likely to be worth several hundred million pounds. "Our investigation continues, but the operation was only possible thanks to the close co-operation between the NCA, Border Force, the Royal Navy, plus the French DNRED and our other international partners. The extensive operation in Aberdeen was given substantial support from Police Scotland." Nine men, all Turkish nationals aged between 26 and 63, have been charged with drug trafficking offences over the estimated £500m ($770m) haul. They appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Monday where they were remanded in custody, until their next expected appearance on Tuesday 5 May. Stefano Brizzi, 51, was sentenced to life in prison in 2016 for murdering PC Gordon Semple and was ordered to serve at least 24 years in jail. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) confirmed Brizzi, an HMP Belmarsh prisoner, died in custody on Sunday. His trial was told he had tried to eat his victim's flesh. Brizzi denied trying to cannibalise parts of PC Semple, from Greenhithe in Kent, by cooking and then biting into a rib. But at his sentencing, the prosecution said an expert odontologist had since confirmed that even though Brizzi claimed not to remember it, he had in fact tried to eat flesh. He was caught when neighbours reported a foul smell coming from his flat in south London. The pair met on the dating app Grindr and at his trial Brizzi claimed PC Semple, 59, had died during a "sex game gone wrong". Jurors did not believe him and found Brizzi guilty of murder by a majority of 10-2 after five days of deliberation. The court was told Brizzi was a fan of the US TV show Breaking Bad in which the protagonists dissolve a rival drug dealer in a bath filled with acid. When investigators visited Brizzi's flat in south London they found "globules" of flesh floating in the bath, plus bags containing bones and pools of human fat in the oven. In a statement the MoJ said: "HMP Belmarsh prisoner Stefano Brizzi died in custody on Sunday. "As with all deaths in custody there will be an independent investigation by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman." The MoJ has not indicated a cause of death and said that would be determined by a coroner. No date has been given for an inquest.

Cocaine seized from a tug in the North Sea could have been worth more than £500m - believed to be the biggest single class A seizure in the UK. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A murderer who was jailed for killing a Metropolitan Police officer and trying to dissolve his body in acid has died in prison.

Police said the "beloved pet" called Herby was taken from a garden shed in Crosslea Avenue, Sunderland. The family, who have asked not to be named, are said to be devastated and fear the animal may not survive if it is abandoned. Herby is about 1ft (30cm) long and weighs around 15 lbs (7kg) with a white line down the middle of his shell. Ch Insp Sarah Pitt, of Northumbria Police ,said: "This has had a massive impact on the owner. "An offender has forced entry into an outhouse and stolen the animal from the back garden of the property leaving the family completely devastated. "We would ask neighbours and people living in the area to check their gardens to see if the tortoise has been dumped by the offender." A spokesman for the family, who have offered a reward for the safe return of the tortoise, added: "We are desperate to have Herby returned home to us as he has been in the family for as long as we can remember. "All we want is for him to be returned to us safe and unharmed. This incident has left us really distressed. "Herby has spent his entire life in our home and must be really frightened to be in such a strange place." The theft happened on the evening of 17 August. The Modern Slavery Act has increased the maximum custodial sentence for offenders from 14 years to life. It also gives courts powers to impose orders to restrict the activities of suspected traffickers. Anne Read, of the Salvation Army, said thousands remain trapped in slavery. The new legislation also gives victims extra protection against prosecutions for offences committed as part of their exploitation and provides slavery victims access to civil legal aid. Powers to encourage reparation orders, for courts to use seized assets from perpetrators to compensate victims, have also come into force. The bill - which was given Royal Assent in March - aims to consolidate offences used to prosecute those who enslave others into a single act. The plans were first unveiled by Home Secretary Theresa May in August, last year. Home Office figures estimate there could be between 10,000 and 13,000 people who remain trapped in modern day slavery in the UK. They including women forced into prostitution, domestic staff who are imprisoned, and people forced to work in fields, factories and on fishing boats. To coincide with the new legislation, the College of Policing has published new national guidance on investigating slavery and human trafficking. It says the "primary objective" of investigating allegations is to safeguard and support victims. and includes guidance on how officers can identify people who may be at risk of becoming a victim of trafficking or forced labour. BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said the guidance warns officers that victims may be experiencing so-called "Stockholm syndrome", where they have positive feelings towards their captors. It warns it may take "months to obtain evidence from them", our correspondent said. Ms Read, anti-trafficking and slavery director at the Salvation Army, said: "Everyone engaged in this work is pleased that something is being done, there is now an escalation in effort. "There are thousands of people trapped in situations not of their choosing, doing things they do not what to do and things need to be done to help them and to stop anybody else being sold in to slavery." The Salvation Army - which holds the Home Office contract for managing safe houses for adult trafficking victims - says it has helped more than 2,500 men, women and families over the past four years.

A tortoise which has been in the same family for almost 40 years has been stolen in a burglary. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Key parts of new legislation to combat slavery in the UK - including life sentences for those guilty of people trafficking - have come into force in England and Wales.

Luis was sent off for a first-half challenge on Lionel Messi described by Barca coach Luis Enrique as "shocking". Godin received a second caution for a late challenge on Luis Suarez, who earlier scored the winning goal. Atletico coach Simeone said: "I have nothing to reproach them for." Even with nine men Atletico were not overwhelmed by the champions but Simeone admitted Barcelona may be difficult to catch in the title race. He added: "They have players who decide games, a three-point lead, and a game to play. The league is long, but they don't stumble very much. "I am proud of my team. It kept its character throughout. You can win, or you can lose, and I choose to lose this way any day. "They had two chances and scored on both, and even playing with nine we put a late scare into them.'' Barcelona are unbeaten in La Liga since early October but despite pulling clear at the top of the table with a game in hand, Enrique insists a successful title defence is not a formality. He said: "It is clear it is an important day for us to pick up three points against our closest rivals, but there is a long way to go. "Every game presents its difficulties and you don't always overcome them in the most effective or spectacular way." Media playback is unsupported on your device 7 August 2015 Last updated at 08:51 BST For Ben, who has a learning difficulty and always wanted to play for his country, this has been a dream come true. Coach Elaine McKenna said that getting into the finals at the Olympics was more than they could have hoped for. "We've done all we can now, they've eaten well, slept well, warmed up well. It's all down to this match now." Watch to see how the team got on. Video Journalist: Kate Monaghan Media playback is not supported on this device The communications officer allegedly shoved Pinilla at half-time in a game Brazil eventually won on penalties after it had ended 1-1. Paiva is banned for three matches, with a fourth suspended for two years. That means he will miss Tuesday's semi-final against Germany. He will also not be involved in either the final or the third-place match. Paiva has already served one part of his three-game ban after missing the 2-1 quarter-final win against Colombia on Friday. He has also been fined 10,000 Swiss francs (£6,500).

Diego Simeone refused to criticise Filipe Luis and Diego Godin after the Atletico Madrid pair received red cards in Saturday's 2-1 defeat at title rivals Barcelona. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Twenty-five-year-old Ben Kelly from Watford has been competing for Team GB in the 11-a-side football competition at the Special Olympics in Los Angeles, USA. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Brazil press officer Rodrigo Paiva has been suspended for the rest of the World Cup by Fifa after an incident with Chile player Mauricio Pinilla during a last-16 match on 28 June.

The Duke of Normandy will have a 50ft screen showing the silent movie classic, Around Cape Horn. The film will be shown on Saturday 30 April with music by solo cellist Gerard Le Feuvre. The tug is more commonly seen supporting large craft into the marina and carrying out maintenance work around the island. The Duke of Normandy tug was first used in 2010 to show the final film of the Branchage Jersey International Film Festival. Then, Russian propaganda film, Battleship Potemkin, was screened with music by French free form electro-jazz duo Zombie Zombie. Around Cape Horn features footage shot by the late Captain Irving Johnson during his 1929 rounding of Cape Horn aboard a square rigger vessel. The event is free and can be viewed from Albert Pier. The film will be shown on Saturday 30 April from 2030 GMT. The UK prime minister, who had promised not to call an election before 2020, said she planned to call a snap general election on 8 June. But European Council President Donald Tusk's spokesman said the 27 other EU states would forge ahead as planned. "The UK elections do not change our EU27 plans," Mr Tusk's spokesman said. He added: "We expect to have the Brexit guidelines adopted by the European Council on 29 April and following that the Brexit negotiating directives ready on 22 May. This will allow the EU27 to start negotiations." Mr Tusk and Mrs May had a "good" conversation on the phone following the announcement, the council president tweeted. Using his personal account, Mr Tusk also tweeted: "It was Hitchcock, who directed Brexit: first an earthquake and the tension rises." An EU official on the negotiating team told the BBC that they were hopeful the outcome may even improve negotiations. "This is a domestic matter for the UK. But we have some hope that this will lead to a strong leader in London that can negotiate with us with strong backing by the electorate," the official said. "This does not change things. We are ready. Early June was always the calendar." The European Union won't have much to say on the record about Theresa May's decision to call a snap election - the UK is still a member state after all and it's not the done thing to comment on internal political manoeuvrings. But no British election campaign will ever have been watched quite so closely from Brussels. That's not because Mrs May, if she wins, will have a clear personal mandate for her vision of Brexit. The European side would always have assumed that whoever was in Number 10 had the authority to negotiate for the UK. It's more because they expect to learn a lot about Mrs May's vision for Brexit in the heat of campaigning - and also about the visions of the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and the other parties who'll make their presence felt. Read more analysis from Kevin German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel echoed the sentiment, saying "predictability and reliability" were "more important than ever" in the wake of the Brexit vote. "Any extended period of uncertainty is surely not good for the political and economic relations between Europe and Great Britain," he said in a statement. "Hopefully, the elections announced today by Prime Minister May can lead to more clarity and predictability in the negotiations with the European Union." But others were less positive, with many focusing on the risk Mrs May and the Conservatives are potentially taking. Belgian MEP Tom Vandenkendelaere, of the centre-right European People's Party (EPP) grouping, tweeted: "Understandable choice to strengthen negotiation mandate for #Brexit, but at the same time huge gamble and risk of even greater instability." There was also speculation among European politicians over what impact the election result would have on Britain's approach to Brexit. Jo Leinen, a German MEP in the Party of European Socialists (PES), tweeted: "The elections in #GB on the 8th June are the perfect opportunity - especially for the young generation - to avert hard #Brexit." Polish MEP Ryszard Czarnecki, of the right-wing European Conservatives and Reformists political group, tweeted: "The Tories probably win, and GB will have a stronger mandate for the negotiations with the EU on Brexit." In Russia, meanwhile, the Kremlin has said it has "no particular interest" in the election. "No, there is no particular interest in it. Just, let's say, ordinary monitoring of the international situation. It is no business of ours," presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said.

The States of Jersey tug boat will be turned into a floating cinema for the Jersey Boat Show. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The European Union's Brexit plans remain unchanged by Theresa May's snap election announcement, the council representing EU leaders has said.

Foam used by firefighters to tackle the blaze when the plane from Luton came down, in 1999, had unsafe levels of acid in it, investigators found. Guernsey Water, said regular tests were carried out in the years since and no contaminated water entered the supply. Andrew Redhead, of the firm, said: "There is no danger to the public." Tests carried out at the site showed Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), which was previously used in firefighting foam, had been found to be 10 times the safe limit, Mr Redhead said. He said: "This particular field drains down to Petit Bot and Petit Bot is a pumping station where we're able to take water quality samples. "If the water there isn't of a satisfactory standard then we don't pump it up and over into the reservoir. "We make sure the water quality is tested very rigorously throughout the island and I can assure you the water is perfectly safe to drink." A Public Services Department spokesman said as PFOS was being detected in ground water they wanted to remove the soil "to protect supplies". About 14,000 tonnes of soil, contaminated by the same chemical, at the island's airport was removed last year and placed in a sealed container in a raised grass bund outside the airport entrance as part of an ??80m airfield refurbishment. The soil from the field, which covers an area of about 60m (200ft) by 30m (100ft) to a depth of 2m (7ft), is due to be put in a smaller container at the western end of the bund. The Public Services Department is currently looking for a company to apply to carry out the work, which it hopes will be carried out in the late summer or early autumn during drier weather. The chemical entered the soil when the airport fire and rescue service controlled a blaze caused by a cargo plane crashing into the field on 12 January 1999. The Channel Express Fokker F-27 had flown in from Luton to deliver a total of three tonnes of newspapers to the island and was on its final approach when it suddenly pitched, stalled, span and hit the roof of a nearby house before crashing into the field. Two crew members on board, Captain Martin Bulgin, 36, from Dorset and First Officer Ian Rhodes, 41, who lived in Swindon, died in the crash. Reports at the time said it was "miraculous" no one on the ground was hurt as the owners of the house hit by the plane were in another part of the building. A row of houses were also only several feet from the crash site. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch report, released in April 2000, concluded the crash was caused because of incorrect storage of the newspapers on board, affecting the twin-engined plane's weight distribution. Cazorla has been out since limping out of the Champions League group stage game against Ludogorets at the Emirates Stadium in October. He underwent surgery in December and Gunners boss Arsene Wenger hoped the 32-year-old would be back before the end of the season. But Spain international Cazorla is now focusing on being fit for next season.

A field where a cargo plane crashed and burst into flames, is set to be dug up to stop hazardous chemicals entering Guernsey's water supply. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla will miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury.

Mr Bhatti, 57, was travelling from Moga to Jalandhar to promote his new film Power Cut when his car hit a tree early on Thursday, reports said. The comedian was hugely popular in the 1980s and 1990s when he did hit television shows like the Flop Show and Ulta Pulta (Upside Down). He had also acted in several Hindi and Punjabi films. Bhatti's son Jasraj, who was driving the car, and the film's heroine, Surili Gautam, were also injured in the accident, Press Trust of India reported. They have been taken to a hospital in Jalandhar, it said. Mr Bhatti will be cremated later on Thursday, reports said. The comedian used humour and satire to highlight serious issues like corruption, inflation and female foeticide. He also did street theatre and addressed what he called "mock press conferences" where he mocked the authorities for their failures. The actor had criticised Hollywood for casting black British actors in films about US race relations. On Monday, he told radio station Hot 97: "I don't know what the love affair with all that is... we've got a lot of brothers here that need to work too." Jackson has now said his criticism was not of other actors but the Hollywood system in general. "It was not a slam against them, but it was just a comment about how Hollywood works in an interesting sort of way sometimes," the actor told the Associated Press. He was complimentary of the work of black British performers in American roles, but said things were rarely the other way round. "We're not afforded that same luxury, but that's fine, we have plenty of opportunities to work," he said. Speaking about his British counterparts, he added: "I enjoy their work... I enjoy working with them when I have the opportunity to do that." In his original interview, Jackson said he wondered what the film Get Out would have been like with a US actor. The film is about an African-American photographer, played by British actor Daniel Kaluuya, who has a white girlfriend. Jackson said: "I think it's great that movie's doing everything it's doing and people are loving it. But... I know the young brother who's in the movie, and he's British." "I tend to wonder what that movie would have been with an American brother who really feels that." "Daniel grew up in a country where they've been interracial dating for 100 years," he added. "What would a brother from America have made of that role? Some things are universal but [not everything is]." Jackson also referred to the Martin Luther King Jr drama Selma, which starred the British actor David Oyelowo as King. His comments sparked criticism, and Star Wars actor John Boyega made reference to the debate on Twitter, saying it was a "conflict we don't have time for". Earlier in the week when Jackson was asked why British actors were getting the roles, he joked: "They're cheaper than us, for a start. "And [directors] think they're better than us because they're classically trained." Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

One of India's most popular comedians Jaspal Bhatti has died in a road crash in Jalandhar city in Punjab state. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Samuel L Jackson has clarified comments he made about British black actors earlier this week.

The outbreak affected pupils at Glyn Gaer Primary School in Gelligaer and there was also a case at Ysgol Rhydywaun in Rhondda Cynon Taff. It began in April and cases continued to be identified until June. Public Health Wales said a multi-agency outbreak control team had taken measures and it was now over. Heather Lewis, consultant in communicable disease control, said: "Hepatitis A has a long incubation period - or time during which the illness can develop in the body - which is why we have needed to wait three months to declare the outbreak over. "As part of our work to limit the spread of the disease, we held vaccination sessions at a number of schools, an after school club and a nursery." The 22 tube assemblies will require 150 workers at Rosyth in Fife and Bristol. The contract is part of the common missile compartment (CMC) project for the UK Successor and US Ohio Class replacement submarine programmes. The work will get under way towards the end of this year. It is expected to complete in the early 2020s. The contract was awarded to Babcock by US defence contractor General Dynamics Electric Boat. Successor-class submarines are due to replace the current Vanguard fleet, which carry Trident missiles. The contract announcement was made by the UK government as the SNP conference re-affirmed its opposition to nuclear weapons. UK Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin said: "I am delighted that Babcock have secured this critically-important project. "This contract is a strong endorsement of our highly-skilled and globally-competitive defence industry and will secure hundreds of jobs in Rosyth. "With Faslane set to be home of all the Royal Navy's submarines by 2020, this is further evidence of the benefits that defence brings to the economy and to Scotland." Ceredigion councillors said all signs at the new branch should be in Welsh and English. But the firm said "Foodhall" was a brand name and was not translated anywhere. M&S removed the planned sign from its original application to allow the store to open but has now lodged a fresh one. The firm's new application reiterates its claim that M&S Foodhall is a brand name under the Marks and Spencer trademark. It said there was no legal requirement for it to provide bilingual signs as the law only applies to public sector bodies and private firms in the gas, electricity, postal and railway industries. It added it did not translate branded signs in its international stores in countries such as Turkey, Ireland and India. Aberystwyth Town Council has once again objected to the application, saying it expected the Welsh language "to be at least as prominent as the English". Chris Bentley, M&S Aberystwyth store manager, said: "All directional signage in-store will be bilingual and colleagues that speak Welsh can be identified via badges this is in line with our language policy created with the Welsh Language Commissioner." The blast struck the family's van in the Marjah district, a Taliban stronghold, local police chief Nabil Jan Mullahkhail told reporters. Several people were injured and the death toll could rise, he added. Violence has increased across the country since the departure of most US and Nato forces last year. The family had been fleeing the area after hearing a government offensive against the Taliban was imminent, a relative told the AP news agency. The attack is yet to be claimed by any group but the Taliban routinely plant roadside bombs in the area to target Afghan security forces. In February, the United Nations said more than 10,000 civilians had been killed or injured in Afghanistan in 2014, the highest number since 2009. That figure included 3,699 civilian deaths, up 25% from 2013.

An outbreak of Hepatitis A in Caerphilly county which led to 18 confirmed cases and one probable case has been declared over. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Defence contractor Babcock International has secured an £80m order to make part of the missile launch silos for the next generation of Royal Navy nuclear-armed submarines. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A new Marks and Spencer store has opened in Aberystwyth without its foodhall sign after it refused to provide a Welsh language translation. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A roadside bomb in Afghanistan has killed at least 12 members of the same family, including women and children, in southern Helmand province.

IS held Palmyra and its nearby ruins for 10 months before it was recaptured by Syrian government forces in March. But the group launched an offensive earlier this week, and has captured land on several fronts. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said IS had killed 49 Syrian troops near Palmyra on Friday. Meanwhile, the US-led coalition fighting IS says it has destroyed 168 oil tankers belonging to the group near Palmyra, in the largest raid of its kind so far. The assault on Thursday led to some $2m (£1.6m) of losses to the group. The Syrian Observatory said there had been heavy fighting on Friday on the outskirts of the city, and that IS had succeeded in seizing several areas. Reinforcements from the Syrian army were expected, it added. The Islamic State group's news agency Amaq posted footage that appeared to show government soldiers fleeing their positions west of Palmyra, Reuters news agency reported. It said the fighting was some of the heaviest in the area since IS militants were pushed out nine months ago. IS 'loses 50,000 fighters in two years' Why IS militants destroy ancient sites Palmyra and the logic of loss IS destroyed a number of monuments during its 10-month occupation of the Unesco World Heritage site and the adjacent city of Tadmur. Two 2,000-year-old temples, an arch and funerary towers were left in ruins. The jihadist group, which has also demolished several pre-Islamic sites in neighbouring Iraq, believes that such structures are idolatrous. While some treasured monuments were destroyed, much of the historic site was left undamaged. The city was later reclaimed with the support of air strikes by the Russian air force. IS has since lost large amounts of territory across Syria and Iraq. The 25-year-old spent 2015-16 on loan in the Championship at Charlton, scoring five goals in 37 games but not preventing them from being relegated. Capped six times by Denmark, 6ft 7ins Makienok scored 35 times in 74 games for Brondby before joining Palermo. "His height, plus his international experience, brings us a different dimension," said boss Simon Grayson. Makienok is North End's second signing of the summer, following goalkeeper Chris Maxwell's move from Lancashire neighbours Fleetwood. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Fighters with the Islamic State group (IS) have seized more territory close to the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, a monitoring group says. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Preston North End have signed striker Simon Makienok on a one-year loan deal from Italian Serie A side Palermo.

Updated projections from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries suggest that men aged 65 will now live another 22.2 years, down from 22.8 years in 2013. Women aged 65 will now live for a further 24.1 years, down from 25.1 years in 2013, the actuaries say. The change is due to lower expectations of how much death rates will improve. "Recent population data has highlighted that, since 2011, the rate at which mortality is improving has been slower than in previous years," the Institute explained. "However, mortality is expected to continue to improve and there is significant uncertainty as to whether this will be at a slower rate than experienced in the first decade of this century," it added. The actuarial profession bases its analysis - called the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) - on the death statistics for England and Wales which are supplied by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). For the past few decades there has been a very strong and well publicised improvement in life expectancy in the UK, both at birth and also at age 65, which is the most relevant age for pension schemes. But that trend appears to have slowed down since 2011. Stephen Caine, of the big actuarial firm Willis Towers Watson, said: "Until recently, mortality rates in the UK were falling at an impressive pace." "Since 2011, these improvements have stalled [and] as the CMI notes, mortality rates in 2016 were about 11% higher than they would have been if the 2000-2011 trend had continued," he added. The recent retreat in projected life expectancy has also been recorded for other age groups. For instance, the CMI data suggests that men aged 45 will now live a further 42 years (down from 43 years in 2013) and that women aged 45 will live for 44 years, down from 45.1 years in 2013. A spike in deaths in early 2015 during an influenza outbreak provoked some speculation that death rates might in fact start rising for some older age groups. But Tim Gordon, a spokesman for the CMI, stressed that the changes to life expectancy projections were not due to a deterioration in mortality rates, but simply due to using less optimistic assumptions about how fast those death rates would improve in the future. However, another actuarial firm, Mercer, pointed out that a spike in winter deaths had continued in recent years. It said that more than 140,000 people, aged 65 or more, had died in the winter of 2016-17. That was 11% more than the 126,000 who died in the winter of 2015-16, with the number respiratory-related deaths up by 21%. But the firm's spokesman, Glyn Bradley, said the long-term trend was still likely to be one of greater longevity. "Medical research, application of past breakthroughs, innovative use of technology and potential for lifestyle improvements all mean that lifespans will continue to increase," he said. The new prime minister is Social Democrat leader Zoran Zaev who has formed a coalition with ethnic Albanian parties. He wants to hasten economic reform and efforts to join Nato and the EU. Macedonia has been in political crisis for two years following a wire-tapping scandal. The new government was voted in by 62 out of 120 MPs late on Wednesday. "Our goal is EU and Nato membership in the shortest possible time," Mr Zaev told parliament as he outlined his government's priorities. He formed his coalition some months ago after agreeing to support a bill making Albanian the country's second official language. Thousands of Macedonians have taken to the streets protesting against the bill. Mr Zaev tried to form a government in March but was blocked by President Gjorge Ivanov who accused him of threatening Macedonia's sovereignty. Ethnic Albanians make up about a quarter of Macedonia's population. The country came close to civil war in 2001 after an Albanian uprising.

The average life expectancy of men and women at the age of 65 has fallen in the past three years, suggests data published by the actuarial profession. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Macedonia's parliament has endorsed a new government, ending political deadlock since inconclusive elections last December.

The collisions, involving two cars and a caravan, happened north of Felin Fach at about 12:05 BST on Saturday. A Mid and West Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said a woman was trapped but she has been freed and taken to Morriston Hospital, Swansea, via air ambulance. Part of the road was closed but has since reopened. The fighting broke out on Tuesday night after Nasser al-Aker, a senior Islamist militant from Derna's Abu-slim Martyr's Brigade, was killed by members of IS. IS established a base in Derna in October and the group has tightened its grip on the city in recent months. Residents say that control of the city is split between two militant groups. About 20 fighters were reported to have been killed in the clashes between IS and the al-Qaeda-linked Mujahadeen Shura Council of Derna, an umbrella group for local Islamist militias. Salem Derbi, the commander of the so-called Abu Salem Brigade, was believed to be among those killed by IS. The Shura Council released a statement following the death of Al-Aker declaring "holy war" on IS "until none of them are left". The 55-year-old, who fought in Afghanistan and was once held in the UK on terrorism charges, was killed along with his aide. Derna - a jihadist stronghold in the 1980s and 1990s during the insurgency against Muammar Gaddafi - has descended into chaos as Libya grapples with a power vacuum left by the overthrow of Gaddafi in 2013. One witness told the BBC that residents were scared to go outside, leaving most shops and bakeries closed. Libya's vast number of rival militias have long been running the show. They've spun a web of localised conflicts on a city and regional level in recent years that has allowed IS's local sympathisers and foreign fighters to establish a foothold in two major cities: Derna in the east and Sirte in the West. The political chaos engulfing the state also helped them flourish, but it is the very local nature of Libya's conflict - its small population and family ties - that may yet prove detrimental to IS's survival in Libya in the long term. In the past month we've seen rival armed groups increasingly preoccupied by fighting against IS militants than against each other. Why is Libya so lawless? Islamic State gains Libya foothold IS has expanded its hold on Libyan territory in recent months to include the whole of the central city of Sirte and Harwa to the east of the country. Its capture of Sirte gives the group access to the road to the country's third largest city of Misrata, in the west. The rapid rise of the group in Libya has alarmed Western powers, which fear it gaining a stronghold on the Mediterranean across from mainland Europe. Libya's internationally recognised parliament is operating in exile in the eastern port of Tobruk after being forced from the capital, Tripoli. A rival parliament, the Islamist-dominated General National Congress, is nearly 1,000km (620 miles) to the west in Tripoli. In an attempt to stabilise the country, the UN presented both factions with a draft proposal for a unity government on Tuesday. The plan unveiled at talks in Morocco addresses terms of a truce and disarmament of armed groups.

A woman has been airlifted to hospital after a crash on the A470 in Powys. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Deadly clashes have broken out in Libya's eastern city of Derna between local Islamist militias and militants affiliated to Islamic State (IS).

The money has been donated by a fund that distributes cash raised by the landfill tax credits scheme. The International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC) near Lincoln will feature an exhibition and memorials to the 55,000 RAF personnel who died in the war. IBCC director Nicky Barr described the grant as a "fantastic boost". More on this and other Lincolnshire stories "It gives us surety that we can get the rest of the memorial walls up in good time," he said. "It also gives us some support to making sure the exhibition is the absolute best that it can be." The centre has raised more than £10.5m towards its construction costs. Mr Barr said it needed to raise another £1m ahead of its opening in December. Bomber Command crews were tasked with attacking Germany's airbases, troops, shipping and industrial complexes connected to the war effort. The contribution of men and women from more than 60 nations will be featured, according to the centre. Lincoln was chosen for the site as it provides a central point for 27 bomber bases that were in Lincolnshire. The county housed about a third of all World War Two Bomber Command stations. The South Wales Ironmen second rower is of Italian heritage and was included in Italy's 22-man squad for their 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Wales. The 29-year-old did not play in Italy's win against Serbia in Belgrade and was not selected in their 19-man squad to face Wales, but will be backing Italy in Monza when they play against the country of his birth. "I feel a mix [of Welsh and Italian]. I was born in Wales so I grew up Welsh but the more I learned about my heritage, the more I also felt Italian," Vitalini told BBC Radio Wales. "When I was playing rugby at a young age, my grandparents were a huge influence on me and they were always so passionate about me possibly playing for Italy one day." Vitalini's grandparents met in Wales after emigrating separately when they were teenagers and later opened a family shop in Newport. "Unfortunately they passed away several years ago, which is getting to me, because they never got to see me or know that I played for Italy and that's something to be proud of," he continued. Wales thrashed Serbia 50-0 in Llanelli in their first qualifier but were held to a 16-16 draw against Jamaica in a friendly in their last game before Saturday's qualifier. "Reading some of [Wales coach] John Kear's comments, they went into it with a bit of overconfidence I believe," Vitalini said. "Everything's riding on the qualifier and as long as they put a performance in, that's what they'll be looking for and we'll be looking for the same as well." The loser of Saturday's showdown will be forced to enter a play-off game the following week, so where do Vitalini's loyalties lie? "There's a massive carrot dangled in front of you to play in Australia next year at the World Cup for the Welsh guys and the Italian guys. A lot of our squad are Australian with Italian heritage so it would be a home World Cup for them," Vitalini said. "Even though the loser of this game will have to play a qualifier next week, probably against Russia, nobody wants to have to go through that way. We want to qualify outright on the weekend. "The ideal scenario for me is that we win on the weekend and Wales win the following week."

A centre dedicated to the memory of those who served in Bomber Command during World War Two has been given a £700,000 grant. [NEXT_CONCEPT] He was born and raised in Newport but when Wales line up against Italy in Monza on Saturday, Chris Vitalini will not be part of John Kear's Wales side.

Harborough MP Sir Edward Garnier said Oadby and Wigston Borough Council was in a "shambolic" state. Speaking in the House of Commons on Tuesday, the MP called for council leader John Boyce to resign. But Mr Boyce insisted the Liberal Democrat-controlled council was "a happy place to work". Sir Edward, who called on ministers to send officials from neighbouring authorities to overhaul the council, said: "The council leader and his councillors have either been wilful participants or asleep at the wheel, and must take responsibility for the shambolic state of the council." In reply, Local Government Minister Marcus Jones said the council had been working with the Local Government Association and he expected significant changes to be made. He ruled out sending outside officials to the council, claiming it was a highly unusual step taken just twice in the past five years - in Rotherham and Tower Hamlets. In 2015, nine senior staff members at the council lodged a grievance containing 214 allegations, including bullying and harassment by the senior management team. Independent investigator Richard Penn did not uphold the grievance, but warned the council was "very adversely affected by deep division" between senior managers and officers. Mr Boyce said: "We have never made a secret of the fact we've had some staffing issues. "This is an attractive place to live and there is nothing wrong with this council in terms of atmosphere." He added: "There is no poisonous atmosphere here in Oadby and Wigston." England under-21 international Abraham, signed on a season's loan from Chelsea, headed home in the 80th minute. Paul Clement's side - without injured Fernando Llorente and transfer-target Gylfi Sigurdsson - took a first half lead through Oliver McBurnie. But substitute Franck Tayou equalised on 69 minutes for the Kickers before Abraham had the last word. Manager Paul Clement told BBC Radio Wales: "I was satisfied with the way we played, lots of players got minutes under their belts. "Half the team played 60 minutes, the other half played 30. Lots of things to work on, but with three and a half weeks to go to the start of the season, we are moving in the right direction." Swansea drew 2-2 with Philadelphia Union in the first game of their tour, having previously lost a friendly 1-0 at Barnet. They complete their American training trip against North Carolina, on Saturday.

A Conservative MP has urged the government to "sort out" a troubled borough council hit by "internal squabbling and incompetence". [NEXT_CONCEPT] Tammy Abraham scored a winning goal on his debut as Swansea City beat Richmond Kickers in the second USA tour game.

The incident happened in Stockport at about 19:35 BST on Thursday after she had been dealing with congestion which had built up following a crash. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said the motorist "drove towards the PCSO" on the junction of Spring Gardens and Waterloo Road. She is now recovering in hospital. Police said the PCSO "tried to get out of the way" when the car came towards her but the driver then "mounted the kerb and knocked her over before continuing to drive off and making no attempts to stop". Det Sgt David Chambers said: "A PCSO was knocked over in the line of duty whilst trying to assist with a collision and although she did sustain quite serious injuries, it could potentially have been a lot worse and thankfully she is now recovering well in hospital." He appealed for witnesses to contact police, adding: "Nobody should have to worry about potentially being put in such a dangerous position when carrying out their job." The prince met Mr Obama in the Oval Office of the White House for an informal chat. Earlier he joined Michelle Obama to meet injured service personnel in Virginia, and is set to meet Games organisers at the British ambassador's residence in Washington DC. The Games are an international event for injured and sick service personnel. The first Invictus Games took place in London last year, with the next due in Orlando, Florida, next year. There were screams of excitement as Prince Harry entered the gym hall. He was here to watch former soldiers in a very different type of combat - wheelchair basketball. He and First Lady Michelle Obama were glued to the game as the chairs clashed across the court. At one point the prince caught the basketball and handed it to her. This is a couple who share the same passion - helping injured servicemen. But the pair, who have met several times, can also share a joke. Addressing the women present, she said: "Don't pretend you haven't noticed Prince Harry is here." The hundreds gathered were told that sport had changed the lives of many injured servicemen. Max Rohn, who lost his leg in Iraq in 2009, said Harry's support meant the world to him. Sport, he said, gave him the hope he was missing. Prince Harry and the first lady were joined by Jill Biden, the US vice-president's wife, for a tour of the purpose-built United Service Organizations Warrior and Family Center at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, which supports troops, their families and carers. They joined an art therapy class for veterans then visited a music therapy room. They also watched a sports event before giving speeches. In his speech, Prince Harry said his deployments to Afghanistan "changed the direction" of his life. He said that after returning to the UK on a flight with three critically injured British soldiers, he realised he had "a responsibility to help all veterans, who had made huge personal sacrifices for their countries, to lead healthy and dignified lives after service." He added: "I hope that Invictus 2016 will remind people everywhere just how incredible our service personnel are, and how much of a positive contribution to society they make. "I am sure the American public will embrace the Invictus Games, just as the British public did in 2014." Prince Harry founded the Invictus Games after seeing a similar event, the Warrior Games, held in the US in 2013. He said the aim was to change perceptions of physical and mental injury. "One thing we have to talk about more is breaking down these barriers around so-called invisible injuries, like post-traumatic stress, just as we have for physical injuries like the loss of a limb," he said. "We have to help [veterans] to get the support they need, without fear of being judged or discriminated against. Not only is it OK to talk about it, we have to talk about it." The visit will be Prince Harry's first meeting with President Obama, but it is not the first time he has met the first lady. They previously attended a White House event to support military families in 2013, and met this summer at Kensington Palace during Mrs Obama's tour of the UK for her Let Girls Learn initiative.

A Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) has been injured after a driver pulled out of traffic, mounted the kerb and knocked her over, police said. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Prince Harry has met US president Barack Obama during a visit to the US to promote the Invictus Games.

In 2012-3, North West schools typically paid £10,000, while those in the South East were only charged £4,000. Children at Netherton Moss School in Merseyside have written to United Utilities to protest. United Utilities said its policy meant domestic households and small companies did not have to subsidise schools. Figures obtained by Sefton Council from the Department of Education showed schools in the North West paid £27m a year for water charges, while those in the south paid just £11m. The company said it was charging schools for sewerage and drainage of playing fields. In a statement, United Utilities said the North West's higher population, higher rainfall and industrial legacy meant that wastewater services were "more expensive than in the South East". It began charging schools on the size of their drainage in 2010. In a statement, it said: "Previously they had been subsidising lower bills for schools as the cost had been spread across all customers." It added: "This is why this way of charging is recognised by consumer groups, regulators and the government as the fairest charging method." If it were to stop charging schools other customers would have to pay more again. Water companies in the South use the rateable value method, which results in lower charges. Netherton Moss School in Bootle paid more than £20,000 last year, or £111 per child. Jean Rogers, from the school, said it was "unfair" that schools in the North were being "penalised". Sue Kerwin, head teacher at St Andrews Church of England Primary, Maghull, said: "I feel it is not just, because schools are a community asset." Defra said it was aware of the concerns from schools about surface water drainage charges. It said it had committed to reviewing the guidance to Ofwat and water companies on concessionary schemes. Prosecutors also seized 23m euros ($30m; £19m) from the bank's accounts with another smaller institution. The inquiry was launched after two suspicious transactions were reported to tax police in Rome. The Vatican said it was "perplexed and astonished", and expressed full confidence in Mr Tedeschi. The Vatican Bank, known officially as the Institute for Religious Works (IOR), was created during World War II to administer accounts held by religious orders, cardinals, bishops and priests. Rome magistrates are looking into claims that Mr Gotti Tedeschi and the bank's chief executive Paolo Cipriani violated laws that require banks to disclose information on financial operations. The BBC's David Willey in Rome says the Bank of Italy's financial intelligence unit tipped off Italy's tax police last week, after two suspicious transactions were reported between the Vatican Bank and two different Italian banks. The tax police seized 23m euros that the Vatican Bank had tried to transfer from a small Italian bank called Credito Artigianato. Some 20m euros was destined for JP Morgan in Frankfurt, with the remainder going to another Italian bank, Banca del Fucino. Reports say the Vatican Bank had failed to inform the financial authorities where the money had come from. In a statement, the Vatican strongly defended its record. "The Holy See is perplexed and astonished by the initiatives of the Rome prosecutors, considering the data necessary is already available at the Bank of Italy," the statement said. And the Vatican also gave its backing to the two officials under investigation. "The Holy See wants to express the maximum confidence in the president and in the chief executive of the IOR," it said. Mr Gotti Tedeschi, who is an expert on financial ethics, has been in charge of the bank for a year. He was formerly head of Spanish bank Santander's Italian operations. The Vatican Bank was last mired in scandal in 1982 when its governor Archbishop Paul Marcinkus was indicted over his involvement with the collapse of what was then Italy's largest private bank, Banco Ambrosiano. Although he was never arrested, the fallout from that scandal took a darker turn when two of its top executives, one of them its chairman, Roberto Calvi, were murdered. Calvi, known as God's Banker because of his close ties to the Vatican, was found hanged under Blackfriars Bridge in London.

Schools in the north-west of England are campaigning to have their water bills cut because they claim they are being charged double that in the South. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The head of the Vatican Bank, Ettore Gotti Tedeschi, is under investigation as part of a money-laundering inquiry, police sources say.

Candystripes keeper Gerard Doherty denied Sean Maguire before Garry Buckley's clever flicked finish put the Leesiders in front on 34 minutes. Karl Sheppard slotted between Doherty's legs to double the lead before Maguire rifled home after 64 minutes to give Cork an eighth win from eight games. Aaron McEneff came closest for Derry with a late strike against the bar. It's a second straight defeat for Derry since the tragic death of their captain Ryan McBride last month. Maguire burst clear on 10 minutes but his low shot was blocked by the onrushing Doherty. Cork keeper Mark McNulty saved efforts from Nathan Boyle and McEneff but the incisive attacking football came at the other end. Doherty tipped over a curling Kevin O'Connor free-kick before Buckley netted from a Stephen Dooley cut-back. Sheppard struck 10 minutes into the second half, racing through and sliding in from 14 yards to make it 2-0. The dominant Leesiders added a third when Derry failed to clear and the ball broke kindly for Maguire, who sent a fizzing shot past Doherty. McEneff was denied by the woodwork with two minutes left in what was a rare highlight for the visitors. I've spent recent days with activists campaigning on both sides in the EU referendum. And there is no doubt that the question facing the British public has captured people's attention - in Technicolour. On a hot day beneath clear blue skies in the Cornish town of Camborne I watched Labour "In" campaign chief Alan Johnson's stump speech get vigorously heckled. Cornish fisherman Dave Hicks was unhappy about EU fishing quotas and took the opportunity to try to tell the gathered remain crowd about it as loudly as possible. It was a moment of unplanned political energy that the campaign has helped bring to villages, towns and cities well away from Westminster. Of course, a national debate with only one of two clear outcomes taking in issues like immigration, jobs and sovereignty was always going to be passionately fought over. But at other times you have to wonder whether the campaign has also unleashed, among some, a kind of shouting match that is obscuring the debate. At the same event I also witnessed two activists of different hues in a verbal confrontation before accusing each other at close quarters of aggression. At a different rally last week, a young Vote Leave activist told me how she had been sworn at in the street and called a "racist" by a passer-by. And at a nearby railway station I heard a member of the public repeatedly accuse two campaigners handing out leaflets of lying to people. It is clear how high the stakes are - most importantly for the country but also for political careers - in what both campaigns see as a generation-defining political decision. The challenge for their leaderships is to try to prevent the debate overheating - whilst turning up the power on the floodlights over the arguments. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the total trade deficit - covering goods and services - shrank to £3.5bn from £3.7bn in December. The deficit in goods alone narrowed to £10.29bn - down from £10.45bn the previous month. However, the goods trade deficit with the EU widened to £8.1bn, from £7.4bn. Trade with the EU is coming under more attention because of the UK referendum on EU membership on 23 June. Howard Archer from IHS Global Insight said UK exports remained "lacklustre in January, with the modest narrowing in the trade deficit being primarily due to a fall in imports". The ONS said the narrowing of the total goods deficit between December and January was down to a drop in imports of £0.2bn. Separate figures from the ONS showed that output in the UK's construction sector fell by 0.2% in January. The figure was weaker than expected and comes after a 2.1% increase in output in December. However, the ONS also said that during the final three months of 2015, construction output rose by 0.3%, whereas it had previously estimated that output fell by 0,4% in the quarter.

Derry have slipped to fourth in the Premier Division after this defeat by leaders Cork at Turner's Cross. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The temperature is rising in the TV studios - witness John Major's attack on the Leave campaign on the Andrew Marr programme - but what about on the streets? [NEXT_CONCEPT] The UK's trade deficit narrowed in January, official figures show, but its goods trade gap with the EU widened to a record level.

The rise is due to increased use of computer malware and con-artists tricking consumers out of personal details, Financial Fraud Action said. In addition, fraudsters are targeting firms in order to steal bigger amounts. However, the £60m loss is considered to be "relatively modest" with more than half of UK adults using online banking. Overall losses on UK cards from fraud totalled £479m in 2014, up 6% on 2013, according to Financial Fraud Action. Anyone who is the victim of fraud on their cards is refunded unless it is proved they have been negligent. Campaigners say the figures prove banks should continue offering choice to customers who might want to go to a branch. "Many banks and service providers want to encourage people to manage their accounts online and will stress convenience and speed as selling points," said Judith Donovan, who chairs the Keep Me Posted campaign. "However, the fact remains that online fraud is increasing year-on-year with many criminals having a demonstrably greater grasp on technology than many of the institutions they are targeting. "This is particularly concerning for older or vulnerable people who might not be as capable when using technology - how can these people be sure that they are not being targeted by criminals?" The total amount of fraud is down 21% from the peak of £609.9m in 2008. The action group said that banks and card providers had tightened up their security features. Fraudsters have now shifted their attention to tricking people out of their personal details with scams and tall stories on the phone. It is calling for a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of deception crimes. It has also encouraged people banking online to ensure they have the latest anti-virus software installed - which may be available free of charge from their bank. The figures also showed that losses caused by criminals using UK cards fraudulently abroad, where they can circumvent some security features, were up sharply. Losses increased to £150.3m in 2014, up 23% from the previous year. The figures come in the same week as fraud prevention service Cifas said that 46-year-old men were the most likely victims of identity theft. They also come on the day that NatWest admitted some of its customers were not seeing money transferred, owing to "system issues". The 66-year-old, who took charge of Rangers from March 2010 to January 2012, will take on a part-time role helping manager Chris Ramsey. Warnock's last job was at Crystal Palace, where he was sacked last December after four months in charge. "Full-time management doesn't interest me any more, but if I can help Chris and QPR by acting as a sounding board, then that's great," Warnock said. "I've often been quoted as saying there's a gap in the structure of a football club for someone to come in to be a sounding board and offer advice, and I'm delighted Chris has shown his faith in me in this role. "I'm really looking forward to working with him, he is someone I've always admired as a coach. "When I look at the solid start to the season QPR have made, coupled with the squad we've got at our disposal, I think there's a real opportunity to climb the table and push on," added Warnock. Under Warnock's leadership QPR were promoted to the Premier League in 2011 after winning the Championship, but he was sacked the following January with the club in 17th place in the table. "Neil has a passion for this club and for football in general, and he's got too much to offer for us to waste an opportunity to tap into his knowledge," Ramsey said. "Adding someone to the backroom team has been on my mind for some time and I know Neil well, having spoken to him at length during his time at Crystal Palace when we were in talks about me going to join him as part of his staff. "To get him in at this stage of the season, when the games come thick and fast, is perfect timing for us and a fantastic opportunity for us to take advantage of his unparalleled Championship experience," added the Rangers boss. Warnock will work under director of football Les Ferdinand and will begin his role on Sunday, following the club's Championship trip to Birmingham City on Saturday.

Losses from online banking fraud rose by 48% in 2014 compared with 2013 as consumers increasingly conducted their financial affairs on the internet. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Ex-QPR boss Neil Warnock has returned to the club as a first team advisor.

Edmund, 22, ranked five places lower then Querrey, lost his only other top-level meeting with the 29-year-old at Eastbourne in 2014. Novak Djokovic will play Juan Martin del Potro in round two after beating Slovakia's Martin Klizan 6-3 7-6 (7-4) Second seed Rafael Nadal had a 6-4 6-3 win over Germany's Mischa Zverev. Randall, 21, can play in midfield and defence and Hearts coach Ian Cathro said he and his staff had been tracking him "probably since we arrived". "Connor is a very hungry young player," explained Cathro. "He has experience in a number of positions and brings a great intensity to his play. "Athletically he is excellent. He is a player that I am really pleased to have been able to bring." Randall has made eight senior appearances, including one while on loan at Shrewsbury Town in season 2014-15. Cathro's side, who lost at Peterhead on Tuesday, must beat Dunfermline on Saturday to ensure they progress from their Scottish League Cup first-round group. The head coach admits there is pressure on the team to win but that is nothing other than he expects. "I feel the pressure like all of us to go to Saturday's game, to be ready for the game, and to win the game," said the 31-year-old. "But that is something that we feel ourselves for every single game that we play. I'm not overly affected by one or the other because we focus on the game that is ahead of us - the opponent that we play and how we play and to be ready to win the game. "So that is something that is the same every single time." With the transfer window not closing until the end of August, Cathro says his squad remains a work in progress but is happy with the business concluded so far, with defenders Christophe Berra, Rafal Grzelak, Michael Smith and Ashley Smith-Brown and forwards Kyle Lafferty and Cole Stockton brought in prior to Randall's arrival. "I'm happy that we are ready to play the game tomorrow," added Cathro. "After that, we will continue to work on a number of things. There is still time in the transfer window where we expect to do some things. "And of course in that period of time we continue to improve. There is no concern. We have a difficult match and a very, very important match now against Dunfermline, who are a good team." Media playback is not supported on this device The hosts led 2-0 thanks to new skipper Jason McGuinness's 18th-minute header and Jay Donnelly's 50th-minute first-time strike into the bottom corner. Goals from Ivan Trickovski and Elias Charalambous on 59 and 64 minutes brought the Cypriot club level. Joan Thomas then scored to put his side in control of the tie with the winner. Cliftonville are the Irish League's last remaining representatives in the competition, with both Linfield and Glenavon having been eliminated at the first qualifying round stage. The Reds beat Differdange 03 of Luxembourg 3-1 on aggregate in the previous round but were without the suspended Ryan Catney and Martin Murray, who is on holiday, for the visit of Larnaca. Gerard Lyttle's side face a major uphill struggle in the second leg at the Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium on Thursday, 21 July at 18:00 BST. Recent signing McGuinness rose highest to power home a towering header from Martin Donnelly's corner as the hosts made a bright start to the game. Before the break, Jude Winchester and James Knowles were both denied by visiting keeper Rubin Mino as they went close to extending their side's advantage. Jay Donnelly found the target five minutes after the interval, striking the ball low into the net from inside the area after running onto a ball over the top by David McDaid. Trickovski, who scored four goals in the last round, met a long ball and beat Mooney to reduce the deficit, then Charalambous beat Jason Mooney with a cool finish. Thomas got on the end of Trickovski's clever back-heel and fired into the bottom left-hand corner from close range for his team's third away goal.

British number three Kyle Edmund was beaten 6-2 4-6 6-3 by American world number 40 Sam Querrey in the Mexican Open first round. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Hearts have signed Liverpool's Connor Randall on a season-long loan. [NEXT_CONCEPT] AEK Larnaca came from two goals down to beat Cliftonville 3-2 in Thursday's first leg of their Europa League second qualifying round tie at Solitude.

The 32-year-old who has won 43 caps, the most recent in 2014, began his career at Edinburgh before moving to France in 2014. "I followed the team's success last year and I'm excited by their ambition and their style of play," he told the club website. De Luca is the Premiership club's 11th signing ahead of the 2016-17 season. Director of rugby Dai Young has bolstered Wasps' midfield following the retirements of Andrea Masi, Ben Jacobs and James Downey and injuries to Samoa international Alapati Leiua and Australia's Kurtley Beale. "We have initially signed Nick on a short-term deal as injury cover," said Young. "But we are not ruling out a longer-term agreement. "I have only seen and heard good things about Nick in terms of his attitude, ability and application. He has already proven himself as a top professional and an international rugby player." Wasps scrum-half Joe Simpson has been ruled out of contention for the Olympics Games sevens in Rio after dislocating an elbow in training. Simpson, who was one of a handful of XV-a-side players in the wider Team GB 7s training squad, is still expected to be available for the start of the Premiership season in September. "We're obviously all really gutted for Joe," said Young. "He was progressing well and pushing hard for a place in the squad and it's desperately unfortunate that he has picked up an injury that will now rule him out. "On the flip side of that, we're all looking forward to having Joe return to Wasps. He is an influential character and will now be getting his head down to prepare himself for the start of the new season." It expects 117 episodes to be aired around the world from the spring of 2019. The new series of cartoons will be made by the format's original creators, Astley Baker Davies. Entertainment One has a majority stake in the animation studio and has helped make Peppa Pig a global brand. In the 2016 financial year, the franchise generated more than $1.1bn (£846m) of retail sales, while almost 500 new and renewed broadcast and licensing agreements were concluded. In Entertainment One's March 2017 trading update, Peppa Pig retail revenues in the US totalled more than $200m in 2016, supported by more than 65 licensing partners. The children's programme is also proving increasingly popular in China, where it has generated more than 24.5bn views on multiple subscription video-on-demand platforms. Entertainment One said this was fuelling demand for the brand's licensing and merchandising programme to be rolled out in China this year. A toy manufacturer in Brazil is launching a new line of toys which are due to go on sale in August 2017. It said licensing in Russia had "accelerated at a significant pace" and the licensing programme now had 40 partners signed across toy, games and confectionary. Darren Throop, chief executive of Entertainment One, said: "Peppa Pig's global appeal continues apace as we bring new content to audiences across the world. "With a new series in the pipeline, best-in-class partners and strong marketing and experiential initiatives in each territory, we continue to nurture the long-term success of this global pre-school phenomenon." Last year, the Canadian-based firm rejected an offer of more than £1bn from ITV, which it said undervalued the company. It is increasingly making its own content, in keeping with other media companies such as Netflix and Amazon. On Thursday, it announced a joint venture with Brad Weston, who ran the company that made the Oscar-winning film The Revenant, as part of a drive to produce more original movies. Entertainment One also owns more than 40,000 film and television titles, including last year's Oscar-winning Spotlight and AMC drama, Fear the Walking Dead.

Wasps have signed Scotland centre Nick de Luca on an initial short-term deal from French second-tier club Biarritz. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Entertainment One, the company that owns Peppa Pig, has announced it is working on a new series of the popular pre-school cartoon.

Warren Weinstein, an American, and Giovanni Lo Porto, an Italian, were killed in the raid in the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan. President Barack Obama described it as a painful loss he profoundly regretted. Two other Americans thought to be al-Qaeda members were also killed, one of them in the same raid. The White House said Ahmed Farouq, an al-Qaeda leader, was killed in that operation and Adam Gadahn, once regarded as a spokesman for the militant group, was killed in a separate raid. Unnamed officials told Associated Press the attack that killed the hostages was a CIA drone strike. The president, speaking at the White House about the operation that killed the hostages, said the US had launched the raid in the belief the target was an al-Qaeda compound with no civilians present. As commander-in-chief, he said, he took "full responsibility" for the operation. The White House said compensation would be paid to the families of the hostages. Mr Weinstein's wife Elaine said in a statement the family was "devastated". "Those who took Warren captive over three years ago bear ultimate responsibility," she added. She thanked several members of the US congress and unnamed officials from the FBI, but said the assistance received from "other elements of the US government was inconsistent and disappointing". Mrs Weinstein also criticised the Pakistani government and military who, she said, treated her husband's captivity "as more of an annoyance than a priority". President Obama said the operation was in compliance with the White House's counterterrorism protocols. It's a "bitter truth in the fog war" that mistakes occur, but what sets America apart is facing up squarely to its mistakes, he said. Weinstein, 73, was abducted in Lahore in 2011, where he was working as an aid worker. Lo Porto disappeared from Multan, Pakistan in January 2012. Both men were aid workers. "There could be no starker contrast between these two selfless men and their al-Qaeda captors," the president said. He also announced a review into the tragedy. Adam Gadahn: Al-Qaeda's propagandist He told the party conference in Perth that they have a vital role to play in any future referendum. The co-convener also said local government elections are a chance to "bring power back to people". The Greens won their second-best ever Holyrood result in May's elections, leapfrogging the Lib Dems into fourth place. The MSP claimed a second independence referendum is the only way to secure Scotland's place in Europe following the Brexit vote. He said: "We find ourselves with the results of two referendums which can't fit together. We have a two year old 55% mandate and this year's 62% mandate. "Even if Better Together and the Leave campaign hadn't lied, the UK which people voted for in 2014 no longer exists." He issued a rallying cry to party members, saying the Greens have a vital role to play in the campaign. He said: "We must prepare for the next independence campaign, not just to win a Yes vote, but to win a better Scotland. "Greens will continue to strengthen the case on issues such as currency and industrial strategy." The party could have a decisive role given the SNP's position as a minority government, particularly given the Greens' support for Scottish independence. However, they have already lined up with other opposition parties against the government in a number of votes on issues like the council tax and fracking. He also told delegates in Perth that the local government elections are a chance to "make breakthroughs that help bring power back to people". He said: "We're also moving into a year in which Scotland will decide how our local communities are run for the next five years; when Holyrood will decide whether councillors will have the freedom to renew and revitalise local democracy, or just hand on more cuts to public services. "And we're moving into a year in which we'll have the chance to build a fairer economy by sharing the wealth that all of us generate but which has been hoarded by so few for so long."

The White House has said that a US counterterrorism operation in January accidentally killed two hostages who were being held by al-Qaeda. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Patrick Harvie has called on Green party members and supporters to prepare for the next independence campaign.

Renan Calheiros defied an earlier injunction by judge Marco Aurelio Mello, who said his position was untenable after the court ruled that he must face trial. But the court voted to strip him from being in line for the presidency. His removal could have derailed a government austerity plan. The controversial proposal, known as PEC-55, is scheduled to go to the Senate before the end of the year. The legislation includes big spending cuts and is a key part of President Michel Temer's plan to control the budget deficit and revive the country's economy. Mr Calheiros' suspension would have left the leadership of the Senate in the hands of a leftist senator whose Workers' Party opposes the plan. By a 6-3 majority, the court decided that, while no indicted person can be in line for the presidency of the country, that does not mean they have to step down from other positions. As head of the Senate, Mr Calheiros, 61, is second-in-line after the speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Rodrigo Maia. Brazil does not currently have a vice president, as Mr Temer, who occupied the post, replaced Dilma Rousseff as president after her impeachment earlier this year. Mr Calheiros, a major ally of President Temer, is accused of agreeing with a construction company that it should pay maintenance for a daughter he had fathered during an extramarital affair with a journalist. In a case that dates back to 2007, the company allegedly billed the Senate for the payments. He was forced to resign as Senate leader at the time, but was re-elected six years later. He denies any wrongdoing. He is also being investigated in connection with a big kickback scheme at the state-owned oil company, Petrobras. Dozens of politicians, civil servants and businessmen have been detained since the investigation, known as Operation Car Wash, began in 2014. Mr Trump accused US spies of leaking allegations that Russia had compromising material on him. But James Clapper, director of National Intelligence, said he was "profoundly dismayed" by the leak. He also said the intelligence community had not "made any judgment" that the information was reliable. His statement said he had spoken to Mr Trump on Wednesday evening. "I emphasised that this document is not a US Intelligence Community product and that I do not believe the leaks came from within the IC." Mr Clapper said they agreed the security breach was "extremely corrosive and damaging to our national security" and the intelligence community "stands ready to serve his administration". The president-elect gave a press conference in which he responded to unsubstantiated allegations that his election team colluded with Russia and there were salacious videos of his private life. CNN first reported the claims on Tuesday, although did not give details, and then Buzzfeed published a 35-page dossier of allegations. An enraged Mr Trump pointed the finger and said: "I think it's pretty sad when intelligence reports get leaked out to the press." He called Buzzfeed a "failing pile of garbage" and refused to take a question from a CNN reporter. Tensions between Mr Trump and the intelligence agencies have been strained in recent weeks. The president-elect had failed to accept assessments that Russia had hacked the Democratic Party to help Mr Trump win the election. On Tuesday, FBI Director James Comey refused to say whether the FBI was investigating any possible ties between Russia and Trump's presidential campaign. Christopher Steele is understood to be the author of the series of memos regarding Donald Trump which have aroused such controversy. Mr Steele is said to be a former member of the British Secret Intelligence Service MI6 and a director of Orbis - which describes itself as a leading corporate intelligence company. The research is believed to have been commissioned initially by Republicans opposed to Mr Trump and consists of extensive allegations about his personal life, business deals and his campaign's relationship with the Russian state. However, the allegations have not been independently substantiated or verified and some details have been challenged as incorrect by those who are mentioned. Mr Trump himself was briefed about the existence of the allegations by the US intelligence community last week but has described them as "fake news". Mr Steele did not respond to a request for comment. Ex-MI6 man 'behind Trump memos' named

Brazil's Supreme Court has rejected a decision to suspend the Senate president, who has been indicted for alleged embezzlement. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The head of US spy agencies has rejected President-elect Donald Trump's claim that US intelligence leaked content from a classified briefing.

The thieves stole the safe containing silver plates, chalices and other silverware from Pip and Jim's Church in St James Place, Ilfracombe, Devon on Saturday night. The safe was found ripped open nearby. Churchgoers held their Sunday morning service in a nearby pub while police investigations at the church continued. Vicar's wife Alison Rogers, who discovered the burglary, said: "I was going to church to lead an act of worship and the back door was all in slivers where it had been damaged. "I called the police and 10 minutes later they said they had found the safe. The burglars had put it on a trolley and taken it about 300 yards to Capstone Hill." The service was held at Wetherspoon's pub in the town. "It's just outside the church gates," said Mrs Rogers. "It was a fabulous service. They have always been very kind to us." No value has been put on the stolen silverware but Mrs Rogers said: "At least no-one was hurt." Insp Ian Dawson of Devon and Cornwall Police said: "We would stress that the risk to the public is very low, as the safe was in an open area but it is clear the offenders may well have exposed themselves to any asbestos the safe contained when they forced it open,. "As such they should take steps to ensure their own safety and the safety of family members or associates they have visited after the crime." Renee and Andrew MacRae, who was three, vanished on 12 November 1976. Mrs MacRae's burned-out BMW was discovered that night in a lay-by on the A9 south of Inverness. In statement, the family said it was "collectively heartbroken" the pair remained missing 40 years on but were still hopeful of finding answers. Police Scotland said an investigation into their disappearance remained ongoing. On the evening of her disappearance Mrs MacRae, 36, had set off to meet her lover Bill McDowell in Perth but he insisted they never met. There has been speculation that Renee MacRae and her son were murdered and their bodies buried at either a quarry or at construction works for the A9. In 2004, police searched nearby Dalmagarry quarry but no bodies were found. Two years later a report naming a suspect who may have killed the pair was sent to prosecutors but they decided there was insufficient evidence to take action. It has been reported recently that "an anomaly" has been detected by ground penetrating radar in the foundations of a bridge near the lay-by where the car was found. However, Police Scotland said its inquiries indicated construction work did not start in this area until some time after Mrs MacRae's disappearance. The force said it would nonetheless liaise with contractors involved in the current A9 upgrade in an effort to explain the radar anomaly. In their newly released statement, the family said: "Forty years have passed since the disappearance of Renee and Andrew and as a family we remain collectively heartbroken to have lost a much loved and cherished mother, sister, brother and friend to many. "We cannot give up hope that somebody holds information which could help lead us to the answers as to what happened to our beloved Renee and Andrew. "Our message is it is never too late. We are confident these answers will come from the local community and as a family we urge that person to come forward - until such time the person who caused harm to Renee and Andrew will continue to escape justice and we will be without closure." Det Supt Jim Smith, of Police Scotland's Major Investigations Team North, said: "As in all cases such as these, there is a family quite rightly seeking answers and closure. "We are determined to do all we can to find those answers, and to that end continue to maintain contact with the family of Christine MacRae and Andrew MacRae as the years go on. "The passage of time is no barrier and we continue to urge anyone who may have information that could assist the investigation to come forward."

Police say burglars who stole a safe from a church may have been exposed to asbestos in its lining and should seek medical help. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The family of an Inverness mother and her young son have said they are heartbroken that their disappearance remains unexplained 40 years on.

They hope to fool Scottish corncrakes flying from Africa to spring breeding grounds in the highlands. Rathlin is in the flight path of the migrating birds, which were once common here, but have all but died out. There is still a breeding population in Scotland and the RSPB hopes some may return to the County Antrim island. Corncrake numbers began to decline in Northern Ireland with changes to farming. Their crek-crek call was a signal that summer was on its way. But a move from hay to silage hit both habitat and bird numbers. The corncrake is reluctant to break cover. That meant silage, which is normally cut from the edge to the middle of the field, posed a big risk as birds sought shelter in the middle of the crop and fell foul of machinery. RSPB Northern Ireland volunteers have been planting strips of nettles around the edges of fields on the island. They grow early and will provide cover for calling males from the end of April. If a male is heard, the farmer will be eligible for a grant to delay the harvesting of his ground. He will also be encouraged to cut from the centre of the field to the edge, to let the birds escape into the field margins. Gregory Woulahan, head of reserves with RSPB NI, says ten calling males on the island would be a sustainable population. "Now that's a lot of birds to get in at any one time. But the RSPB has been leading a project in the Nene Washes in the east of England where we actually reintroduced corncrake. "That's still to be proven if it works or not. "And if it does work there is that potential here on Rathlin if we got the right amount of habitat for them." Rathlin last had a calling male in 2014, but a helicopter landed in the same field and scared it off. A handful of sightings are reported in Northern Ireland every year. The last one was at Articlave near Coleraine. There is also a small number of the birds in some places in the Irish Republic, including the islands off the County Donegal coast. Thomas James Lewis, 22, was involved in the accident on the A483 near Penllergaer at 17:25 BST on Tuesday. In a statement released by police, his family said they are devastated and he will be greatly missed. An investigation into the one-vehicle crash involving Mr Lewis' Dacia Sandero is continuing and police have appealed for witnesses. Brooks, 32, joined Yorkshire from Northants in 2012 and helped them win the County Championship title in 2014 and 2015. "I wasn't looking to leave and I've had a really good time since I joined a few years ago," he said. "I like playing with this set of lads, they've all been brilliant." The fate of Jason Rezaian, a 39-year-old Washington Post journalist, is expected to be revealed within days. His defence lawyer, Leila Ashan, submitted a 20-page document and she and Mr Rezaian both gave oral defences. He faces 10 to 20 years in prison. It was the fourth closed-door hearing in Mr Rezaian's trial, held by Iran's Revolutionary Court in Tehran. Mr Rezaian's case has been condemned by the Washington Post and press freedom groups. "He is paying the price of the suspicion, the animosity and the paranoia between the two countries," his mother Mary Rezaian said. Her son, his wife Salehi and two photojournalists were all arrested in July 2014 in Iran. He was the only one of the group not to be released. He was charged with espionage and distributing propaganda against the Islamic Republic. "It remains unclear even to Jason's lawyer what might happen next," said the Post's executive editor Martin Baron. "The process has been anything but transparent and just, and that pattern persists." "The only thing that is clear is Jason's innocence." The Post filed a petition with the United Nations Human Rights Council's Working Group on Arbitrary Detentions in an attempt to influence Iran to release him. Mr Rezaian's mother said he is "lonely" and "exhausted."

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Mr Passmore won the role after "second choice" votes were taken into consideration. In his acceptance speech, the former leader of Mid-Suffolk District Council said he felt "humbled" and "honoured" to be re-elected with a big majority. The second round was between Conservative candidate Tim Passmore and Labour candidate Cath Pickles. Read this and more Suffolk stories Turnout in the election was higher than expected, with the figure at 24.47% over all, up from 16% in 2012. As Mr Passmore did not secure a clear 50% of the vote, "second choice" votes had to be taken into account. Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname. BBC News App users: tap here to see the results. More information is available on the Choose my PCC website. Thousands of women have complained that they were not given proper notice. Women born after 6 April 1951 should all have been warned that they would not get a state pension at 60, as their retirement age is gradually raised. Pensions Minister Baroness Altmann said adverts were also placed in papers and magazines about the changes. However, a campaign has resulted in a petition signed by 137,000 people and a series of hearings and debates in Parliament - the latest of which is on Monday. Under the 1995 Pensions Act, the government decided that the pension ages of both men and women would be equalised by 2020. Previously, women retired at 60, while men retired at 65. In 2011, state pension ages were raised at an even faster rate. Some of those born between April 1951 and 1960 will not qualify for a pension until the age of 66. Campaigners belonging to Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) say some women had very little notice that they would not get a pension at 60. They are calling for "transitional arrangements" for those affected. Baroness Altmann called for a slower timetable in 2011 before she was pensions minister. However, she said that agreeing to the campaigners demands would, in itself, be unfair to younger women. She told the BBC that the state pension age for women had been rising for six years and was now at 63, and that reforms in April meant it would be more generous. She added that the letters sent to women had been clear, although she accepted that not everyone would have received them if the Department for Work and Pensions had out of date contact details. The government's state pension calculator is available here. Makemake is only 870 miles wide, much smaller than planet Earth, and its newly discovered moon is just 100 miles across. The team who found the moon says it was hard to spot because of how bright Makemake is. The mini planet is part of the Kuiper belt, an area beyond Neptune that also includes Pluto. Makemake was previously thought not to have a moon, unlike the other dwarf planets near it. Now it's no longer the odd one out. For the time being, Nasa has called the new moon MK2. Hopefully it will be given a more memorable name in the future.

Conservative Tim Passmore has been re-elected as Suffolk's police and crime commissioner. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A government minister has insisted that letters sent to women informing them of changes to their state pension age were clear. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The Hubble space telescope has made another amazing discovery - a tiny moon circling the dwarf planet Makemake.

The double world champion had already been banned for doping by the IAAF, athletics' governing body, in April. The 33-year old previously tested positive in 2007 and served a two-year ban that saw her miss the 2007 World Championships and 2008 Olympic Games. Lysenko, who now competes under her married name Beloborodova, faces a lifetime suspension from the sport. "Re-analysis resulted in a positive test for the prohibited substance turinabol," a statement from the International Olympic Committee said. Poland's Anita Wlodarczyk, the silver medallist at London 2012 and a nominee for female European athlete of the year, could now be promoted to gold, which she won at the Rio Olympics in August. The free two-day VegFest, in the Hove Centre, included 100 stalls, cookery classes, music and theatre. The festival's organiser, Tim Barford, estimated 5,000 people attended the festival, which he hoped would encourage people to eat less meat. "Quite a lot of people are gravitating to a whole food diet that isn't quite so reliant on processed food," he said. Mr Murphy had been the shadow international development secretary since October of last year. He is one of three candidates standing in the contest to replace Johann Lamont, who quit as leader of the Scottish Labour Party last month. Meanwhile, the MSP Kezia Dugdale has confirmed she has entered the deputy leadership race. Speaking to BBC 5Live's Pienaar's Politics programme, Mr Murphy said: "I want to dedicate myself full-time to changing Scotland and changing the Scottish Labour Party. "It's difficult to do that and to serve in the Shadow Cabinet, and therefore after talking to Ed Miliband over the past couple of days I've decided to stand down from the shadow cabinet." Confirming her deputy leadership candidacy on Twitter, Ms Dugdale said: "Delighted to have secured enough nominations for deputy leader to be on ballot - will be saying much more tomorrow". She is regarded as being a rising star within Scottish Labour, and had been seen as a potential candidate for the party leadership before ruling herself out soon after Ms Lamont quit. The Lothians MSP is currently Labour's education spokeswoman in the Scottish Parliament. Seven of the 11 MPs and MSPs to have nominated her for deputy leader have also nominated Mr Murphy for the leadership job. The only other candidate to have confirmed she is standing to replace Anas Sarwar as deputy leader is the North Ayrshire and Arran MP Katy Clark. Ms Clark has received the support of the Unison union, which on Saturday backed the MSP Neil Findlay to be party leader. The Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) and Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) have also said they are supporting Ms Clark. She said: "Thousands of trade unionists will be participating in this election which is a real opportunity for the leadership and deputy leadership candidates to engage with the thousands of trade unionists up and down the country who will have a vote on who leads Scottish Labour. "Trade union members and Labour Party members have a shared agenda of wanting a Scottish Labour Party which fights to defend and improve public services and living standards. "Scottish Labour needs to listen to what trade union members are saying. I hope that this contest will see a genuine debate as to how we can build stronger links between Scottish Labour and the trade union movement and trade union members." Unison Scotland Labour Link chairman Gordon McKay said: "Katy Clark has a great record of campaigning on the issues that matter to Unison members in Scotland. On public services, employment rights, pensions, inequality and many other concerns. "Her views have remained consistent with Labour's traditions and values and that is vital if Scottish Labour is to build its support in Scotland. Katy has shown before and after becoming an MP that she is on the side of working people." The MSP Sarah Boyack is standing alongside Mr Murphy and Mr Findlay in the leadership contest. The new leadership team will be named on 13 December.

Russian hammer thrower Tatyana Lysenko has been stripped of her 2012 Olympic gold after a positive drugs retest. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Thousands of people have attended one of Europe's largest vegan festivals in Hove. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Jim Murphy has resigned from the shadow cabinet to focus on his campaign to become the next Scottish Labour leader.

Many of the figures, including Han Solo, Jabba the Hutt, Princess Leia and Ewoks, were still in their original packaging. Also in the sale at Duke's Auctioneers in Dorchester were "life-size" figures of Yoda, a Jawa and a lightsaber. Auctioneer Matthew Denney said the items sold to about 30 buyers located around the country. He said about 50% of the collection had been sold to people in Dorset. The collection was assembled over many years by a Star Wars enthusiast and the items related to all six movies, with an emphasis on the three original films, Mr Denney said. The items were divided into 50 lots, with a Han Solo in carbonate figure fetching the highest price of £1,000. Some of the toys were manufactured in the 1970s by firms such as Kenner and Palitoy. Before the auction Mr Denney said: "Some of the early items such as the Kenner manufactured model of the 'Land Speeder' are now rare, especially when they are in their original packaging. "This sale is sure to leave some of us thinking 'if only we had kept our toys nicely in their boxes …..'." Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Durham police all told BBC News handsets had been remotely "wiped". And Dorset police said this had happened to six of the seized devices it had in custody, within one year. The technology used was designed to allow owners to remove sensitive data from their phones if they are stolen. "If a device has a signal, in theory it is possible to wipe it remotely," said Ken Munro, a digital forensics expert with Pen Test Partners. A spokeswoman for Dorset police told the BBC: "There were six incidents, but we don't know how people wiped them. "We have cases where phones get seized, and they are not necessarily taken from an arrested person - but we don't know the details of these cases as there is not a reason to keep records of this," she added. A spokeswoman for Derbyshire police confirmed that the force had had one incident of a device being remotely wiped while in police custody. "We can't share many details about it, but the case concerned romance fraud, and a phone involved with the investigation was remotely wiped," she said. "It did not impact upon the investigation, and we went on to secure a conviction," she added. Meanwhile Cleveland police told the BBC that it too had had a case of a phone that had been wiped but it was not clear "whether it was wiped prior to coming into police hands". Asked whether the police felt that the issue had damaged their investigation, the spokeswoman said: "We don't know because we don't know what was on the phone." Other police forces affected by the issue include: Mr Munro, who analyses hundreds of laptops, tablets, phones and other devices for corporate clients, said: "When we seize a device for digital forensics, we put it immediately into a radio-frequency shielded bag, which prevents any signals from getting through. "If we can't get to the scene within an hour, we tell the client to pop it in a microwave oven. "The microwave is reasonably effective as a shield against mobile or tablet signals - just don't turn it on." SecureDrives, which develops hard drives for the military, is releasing one next year that can be physically destroyed just by sending a text message. The hard drive -which will cost more than £1,000 - is also immune to the radio-frequency blocking bags. "The hard drive is constantly looking for GSM [Global System for Mobile Communications] signals, if it is starved of them it it would destroy itself. It would see such a bag as a threat," said James Little, head of sales at SecureDrives.

A Star Wars fan's collection of 200 toys and memorabilia has sold for almost £7,000 at auction in Dorset. [NEXT_CONCEPT] All the data on some of the tablets and phones seized as evidence is being wiped out, remotely, while they are in police custody, the BBC has learned.

The campaign has fired a member of staff who had viewed data owned by the Hillary Clinton campaign in the party-controlled database. The Sanders campaign and the Democratic party have blamed the software vendor. The party has asked for a full investigation into the software. Robby Mook, the campaign manager for the Clinton campaign, said that "this was a very egregious breach and our data was stolen". Sanders campaign officials blamed a software glitch for allowing the low-level member of staff access. However Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), said multiple Sanders staff members accessed Clinton campaign data and downloaded it. The Sanders campaign on Friday filed a lawsuit against the DNC in a federal court to restore its access to the voter data. Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver called the DNC's actions "a heavy-handed attempt to undermine our campaign". Strategically important information on voters is contained in the database, which campaigns use to decide strategy. That data takes on a crucial role as campaigns prepare for early primary voting in just over a month's time. Forbidding the Sanders campaign from accessing the database will significantly hamper its ability to reach out to new Democratic voters, says the BBC's Anthony Zurcher in Washington. The DNC maintains the database and charges campaigns for access. The campaigns then add their own data gathered by volunteers and field workers; this data, when the software is working correctly, cannot be accessed by other campaigns. During a software update on Wednesday, members of staff at the Sanders campaign were inadvertently granted access to the private data stores of the Clinton campaign. The DNC has suspended the Sanders campaign's access to the database until it provides an explanation of why the data was accessed and guarantees that any and all data proprietary to the Clinton campaign that it may have a copy of is destroyed. "After discussion with the DNC, it became clear that one of our staffers accessed some modelling data from another campaign," Sanders campaign spokesman Michael Briggs said in a statement quoted by the New York Times. "That behaviour is unacceptable and that staffer was immediately fired." Primary voting begins in early February. It happened on the Gleneeny Road on Tuesday afternoon. He was up to his waist in water and had a cut to his head when the fire and rescue service arrived at the scene before 15:00 GMT. The man's been taken to Craigavon Area hospital for treatment for severe head injuries. His condition is described as serious but stable. Stephen Gaffney from the Fire and Rescue Service said the man was a contractor who was working on his own excavating land when he got into difficulties. "Somehow he managed to slip into the 15ft hole and he became trapped in water," he said. "He was wedged by a concrete pipe and surrounding mud. "He's been taken to hospital with severe head injuries and minor leg injuries. "The mud around the man hole was saturated by heavy rain." Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan, Newport, Monmouthshire, Powys, Wrexham and Flintshire are covered by the Active Inclusion Fund. A £16m scheme for west Wales and the valleys was unveiled in the spring. Finance Minister Jane Hutt said: "This EU investment will support people most in need and at risk of poverty." The Welsh government said the aim was to help more than 10,000 long-term unemployed people aged over 25 across Wales over the next three years.

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' campaign has had its access to a critical voter database suspended following a data breach. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A man who became trapped down a 15ft concrete manhole has been rescued by firefighters in Sixmilecross, County Tyrone. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Long-term unemployed people in eastern counties of Wales will be offered training and work placements under a new £6m scheme backed by EU cash.

Its foreign ministry said the Syrian government would participate "in order for Syrians themselves to find a political path to a solution". It follows efforts to get all the sides involved in the peace talks. Syria's main opposition group entered a second day of talks Friday aimed at finding an approach to the conference. "We note with satisfaction that we have received an agreement in principle from Damascus to attend the international conference, in the interest of Syrians themselves finding a political path to resolve the conflict, which is ruinous for the nation and region," Russian foreign ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said. The international conference, backed by Russia and the US, aims to find a political solution to the conflict in Syria, based on the final communique of the UN-backed Action Group for Syria meeting in the Swiss city in June 2012. The communique called for an immediate end to violence and the establishment of a transitional government that could include officials serving under President Bashar al-Assad and members of the opposition. US Secretary of State John Kerry warned the Syrian president on Wednesday that if he was not prepared to make "a commitment to find peace in his country", the US and others would consider increasing backing for his opponents. "Our understanding [is that] if Geneva 2 were not on the horizon, all we would be looking at is the continued tragic disintegration of the county that will go down further into more violence and more destruction," he added. On Thursday, the outgoing leader of Syria's main opposition coalition Moaz al-Khatib put forward a detailed plan for the transition of power in Syria. The proposal came at the start of three days of talks in Istanbul aimed at revamping the membership and leadership of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces. It stipulates that Mr Assad must leave office, a demand likely to be rejected by Mr Assad and his key backer, Russia. It also calls for Mr Assad and his family to be given a safe exit if he stands down. The National Coalition demanded on Friday that the Syrian government confirm for itself whether it would be taking part in the international peace conference, the news agency AFP reports. The UN says that more than 80,000 people have been killed since the uprising against the Syrian president began in March 2011. There are 1.5 million refugees taking shelter in neighbouring countries and an estimated 4.25 million internally displaced people. The figures, covering the year ending 31 May 2015, show the Gunners spent a record £114m on new players. But they have been criticised by some fans for only making one signing - keeper Petr Cech - over the summer. "We're focused on delivering more success," said Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis. The cash reserves of £193.1m are intended to cover costs for a full season and are not solely designated for player transfers. However, the Arsenal Independent Supporters' Association insists the strong financial figures must be matched by positive results on the pitch. Arsene Wenger's team lost 2-1 at Dinamo Zagreb in their Champions League opener on Wednesday. "The financial figures will only add fuel to the fire for those calling for further squad investment," said AISA chair Lois Langton. Profit before tax was £24.7m, up from £4.7m in 2014, while the north London club say they have no short-term debt. Total turnover was £344.5m - an increase of £42.6m from the previous year, boosted by a new kit partnership with Puma. "We continue to look to develop every aspect of our operations while remaining true to our principles around being self-funding, investing in youth, our style of play and our commitment to our fans and to our place in the community," added Gazidis.

Russia says Damascus has agreed "in principle" to attend an international conference on the Syria crisis set to be held in Geneva in June. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Arsenal have almost £200m in the bank after making an increased profit of £25m last year, the Premier League club's latest accounts have revealed.

The 26-year-old has scored four tries in 12 Test appearances, but has not played for his country since 2013. He has been at Japan Top League side Toyota Industries Shuttles since July 2015, after leaving Blue Bulls. "For Ospreys to secure such a quality player is a major coup. We look forward to welcoming him to the region," said general manager Andrew Millward. "JJ is a much-needed, quality addition to the squad, who not only brings experience at the highest end of the game, but also a real dynamism in the wider channels." Millward said the retirement of Andrew Bishop and Ashley Beck's knee injury had left Ospreys "stretched at times" in midfield. He added: "JJ is the kind of player who, with his physical attributes, can be really captivating. We want to compete at the very top level and he is the kind of player you need to be able to do so. "He fits the mould in terms of what we are looking for in his position. Supplementing our current options with a quality player like JJ will help us as we look to compete on two fronts in 2016." Engelbrecht, who can also play wing, but specialises in the outside centre position, has also played for Western Province, Stormers and Bulls. King Kigeli died last October, aged 80, in the United States, where he had been living since 1992. The former monarch had reportedly not wanted to be buried in Rwanda as long as the current government was in power. However, a US court ruled in favour of relatives in Rwanda who wanted his body returned there to be laid to rest. Africa Live: Updates on this and other news "We are very happy to have him back in his country of birth," said James Vuningoma, executive secretary of the Rwanda Academy of Language and Culture (RALC), who was at Kigali airport when the king's remains arrived. A number of relatives, including King Kigeli's half-sister, were also there. Earlier, the king's Royal Council had said Kigeli had not wanted to be buried in Rwanda "as long as the current government administration that was hostile to his majesty in life was still in power". Born Jean-Baptiste Ndahindurwa, Kigeli ascended to the throne in 1959 but ruled for less than a year before being forced into exile. Rwanda abolished the monarchy in 1961. King Kigeli lived in several other African countries before eventually settling in the US where he set up a charity helping Rwandan refugees and orphans. A 2013 profile in Washingtonian magazine found him living off food stamps in subsidised housing. King Kigeli was the last in a line of monarchs from the minority Tutsi ethnic group, which had dominated Rwanda for many years, but the Belgian former colonial power favoured the majority Hutus and backed a coup. When Rwanda was proclaimed a republic, a Hutu, Dominique Mbonyumutwa, was made president. Tens of thousands of Tutsis went into exile after King Kigeli and for three decades the country endured ethnic violence. It culminated in the 1994 genocide, in which some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed by Hutu extremists. Current President Paul Kagame came to power at the end of the killings, as the head of a Tutsi rebel group. King Kigeli held onto the hope that he could return to the throne in Rwanda, at the head of a constitutional monarchy. A small opposition party argued that the king could be a force of unity in a country still torn by the legacy of the genocide. But the government was willing to let him return only as a private citizen.

Ospreys have signed South Africa centre JJ Engelbrecht until the end of the season, subject to a work permit. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The body of Rwanda's last king, Kigeli V, has been flown back to Kigali after a legal battle among his relatives about where he should be buried.

The Scottish Parliament's equal opportunities committee called for the government to prioritise loneliness and isolation as a public health issue. The committee said it was as significant in Scotland as low income. It also called for the government to develop a strategy to reduce the stigma of "admitting to loneliness". MSPs heard evidence of older people who went to great lengths for company, such as visiting their doctor every week and riding the bus all day. They also heard that young people who suffer from loneliness "forget what it is like to be in the company of other young people". The committee noted that in older people, loneliness was linked to dementia rates and malnutrition. According to Age UK, two in five older people in Scotland said television was their main form of company. Michelle McCrindle, of charity Food Train, told the committee of people in their late 90s who "thought that their lives were over" but had discovered "a whole new life" after going to the charity's befriending groups. In young people, the committee heard that the early effects of bullying and a lack of social inclusion could lead to isolation. Being in poverty - and the associated social stigma it sometimes carries - may cause young people to become isolated, witnesses giving evidence suggested. Loneliness in young people was a particular problem for the LGBT community, those from ethnic minorities, or those who had a disability and was linked to suffering discrimination. Margaret McCulloch MSP, convener of the equal opportunities committee, said loneliness was a "considerable problem in Scotland" and that "individual citizens, public services and the Scottish government must take collective responsibility to tackle the situation". A Scottish government spokeswoman said: "We are committed to tackling inequality and social exclusion, and welcome the contribution made through today's publication of the Equal Opportunities Committee's Report. "This is an important issue, with no easy answers, however we are committed to exploring what more we can do to tackle this serious issue which still affects too many in Scotland. She added: "The committee's considerations are wide-ranging and we will consider them fully before responding to the report's recommendations. "We will ensure its findings are included in our Fairer Scotland discussion, which calls on people with direct experience of exclusion to put forward their views and help shape the way we tackle this issue in the future." Police say Martha Young Williams and Jean Young Haley lost their footing in the driveway of Ms Haley's house in the town of Barrington on Friday. They were found by a neighbour on Saturday morning and taken to hospital, where they were pronounced dead. The siblings' family said the women had lived with charm, kindness and style. In a statement on Monday, the relatives said the pair were an inspiration with a great passion for life. The twins had just returned on Friday night to Ms Haley's home from dinner with their 89-year-old sister. Investigators say Ms Williams lost her footing first and Ms Haley fell as she tried to go for help. Barrington Police Chief John LaCross said: "Ms Williams may have fallen in the driveway walking to her car. "Ms Haley may have tripped on a rug on the floor of the garage as she attempted to enter her house to call for assistance." Police believe the women died of hypothermia. Temperatures had dropped overnight to as low as 11F (-11C).

Loneliness is "as damaging to Scots health as poverty and poor housing", an official report has suggested. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Ninety-seven-year-old twins have died in freezing temperatures after falling over outside one of their homes in the US state of Rhode Island.

The offer falls short of the Rugby Park club's valuation of the 22-year-old Ivorian, who is Killie's top scorer with 11 goals this season. Zamalek's rivals Al Ahly are also interested in the player but have yet to make a bid. Former Tottenham youth player Coulibaly signed a three-year contract when he joined Kilmarnock in June. He has also played for Grosseto, Bari and Pistoiese in Italy as well as Peterborough and Newport County, making 100 club appearances in total. Capped at Under-20 level, the forward is yet to play for Ivory Coast's senior team. Lee Clark's Kilmarnock, who recruited defender Karleigh Osborne on Monday, host Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Cup on Saturday then take on visitors Ross County in the Premiership on 28 January. The Swiss, 36, won 6-3 7-6 (7-5) in Toronto to extend his winning streak to 16 matches and close in on a third Canadian Masters title. Federer is undefeated at Grand Slam and Masters 1000 level this year. He will play Canada's Denis Shapovalov or Alexander Zverev of Germany in Sunday's final. "I'm happy - most happy that I'm actually really healthy going into the finals," said second seed Federer, who has won Masters titles in Indian Wells and Miami in 2017. "I haven't wasted too much energy. I've been able to keep points short. I've been really clean at net. I think my concentration and just my playing has gone up a notch. I'm just playing better." Lady Smith said she was determined to find out "what happened, where, how and why". The inquiry will examine historical allegations of child abuse in Scotland. It is expected to last four years, and will look at the extent of abuse of children in care and identify any systemic failures. Lady Smith replaced Susan O'Brien QC as chairwoman of the inquiry after she quit the post in July citing government interference. A second member of the three-person panel, Prof Michael Lamb, also resigned over similar concerns. Lady Smith said: "I come to this role with 15 years of experience as a judge of the Court of Session and High Court of Justiciary. I am personally committed to it and will discharge my duties independently, thoroughly and to the best of my ability. "This independent inquiry was established in October 2015 for purposes which include the need to raise public awareness of the fact of children in residential care having been abused, to acknowledge and record the suffering of those children, to carry out investigations and to make recommendations. "It will investigate how children were failed, what went so badly wrong, identify what makes residential care safe for a child and make recommendations about what we consider is required to ensure that now, and in the future, the welfare of children is truly paramount and children are properly protected. My fellow panel member, Glenn Houston, and I are committed to delivering a thorough and conscientious response to its remit." Lady Smith said restriction orders to protect the anonymity of witnesses and victims had been issued "where appropriate". She added that the wide-ranging inquiry would look at the abuse of children in residential care in Scotland "over a period from within the living memory of anyone who suffered such abuse up to the end of 2014". The judge said: "The inquiry will thus reach far back in time and has already gathered numerous accounts of abuse that happened many years ago. That work continues. It does so in private sessions which are taking place throughout the UK. "We are determined to find out what happened, where, how and why, what was the conduct and what were the failings of institutions and others entrusted with the care and protection of children. "I would encourage anyone who is able to provide information about such abuse or about the places where it occurred or about those responsible for them, whether as victim, witness or otherwise, to come forward. Talk to us. We want to hear from you."

Kilmarnock have rejected a £500,000 bid for striker Souleymane Coulibaly from Egyptian club Zamalek. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Roger Federer maintained his superb run of form with a straight-set win over Dutchman Robin Haase in the semi-finals of the Rogers Cup. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The senior judge appointed to lead the Scottish government's child abuse inquiry has urged victims and witnesses to come forward.

Officers were called to reports of an altercation between two men on Shakespeare Avenue in the town at about 01:50 on Sunday. The injured man was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. The suspect was believed to have been carrying a weapon. He was described as wearing a black hooded top and black trousers. Detective Constable Bruce Fyfe from Clydebank CID said: "Inquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding how this man came about his injuries. "Officers are currently examining CCTV footage to try and trace the suspect and I would ask anyone who saw a man matching the description in the area around the time of the incident to get in touch." He suffered a heart attack in Daytona Beach in Florida where he was due to play a concert on Wednesday evening. He followed his father in the music business as a teenager, and later became his father's musical director and conductor. He was famously kidnapped and held for ransom when he was 19. A gang seized him at gunpoint at a casino in Lake Tahoe. His father paid a $240,000 (£168,000) ransom, which was later recovered after the kidnappers were arrested. When he died on Wednesday, Frank Junior was due to perform at the Peabody Auditorium as part of his Sinatra Sings Sinatra tour, which included some of his father's greatest hits interwoven with family reminiscences. The venue announced on its Facebook page: "Frank Sinatra Jr has passed away. Our love to his family and friends." His sister Nancy, who also followed their father into the music business, said on her Facebook page: "Sleep warm, Frankie." Tony Bennett wrote on Twitter: "I am deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Frank Sinatra Jr and send my sympathy to Tina and Nancy and the Sinatra family." TV and radio host Larry King tweeted: "I always admired Frank Sinatra Jr. He was born with a hard name to live up to, but I loved his talent and his ability to be forthright." Frank Sinatra Jr released six full-length albums and often made television appearances, recently starring as himself in two episodes of Family Guy. Seth MacFarlane, who created the animated comedy, wrote: "Frank Sinatra, Jr. was a friend to Family Guy, and a friend to me. I'm saddened at his passing, but grateful to have known him." Mia Farrow said: "RIP Frank Sinatra Jr. Thoughts with his mother Nancy, sisters Nancy and Tina and his son Michael." Frank Sinatra Jr began singing with the Tommy Dorsey band, a version of the ensemble the elder Sinatra had sung with more than two decades before, at the age of 19. The New York Times wrote in 1963: "Young Mr Sinatra has taken careful note of every aspect of his father's singing. "He knows - and projects - the inflections, the shading, the phrasing that his father used." Last year, he performed the national anthem at Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees games in celebration of the centennial of his father's birth. Frank Senior died of a heart attack in 1998. The incident happened on Neath Road, Tonna, at about 03:30 GMT on Tuesday. Four people were injured in the one-vehicle crash and taken to Morriston Hospital, Swansea. A 15-year-old girl is serious but stable after being transferred to University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff. A man, 20 and woman, 17 have been discharged from hospital and another man, 21 is being treated for non life-threatening injuries. Police appealed for witnesses who may have seen the Ford Ka being driven before the collision.

Police have appealed for information after a man suffered serious facial injuries in an attack in Clydebank. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The American singer, Frank Sinatra Junior, who carried on his father's legacy with his own career in music, has died at the age of 72. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving after a crash in Neath Port Talbot.

In the capital Port-au-Prince, Francois Hollande said France would spend $145m (??93m) on development projects. It is the first official visit by a French head of state since Haiti won independence in 1804. The Caribbean country was forced to pay millions of gold francs to compensate slave owners. "We can't change history, but we can change the future," President Hollande said on Tuesday. He added that French investments in development projects - including education - should be seen as an appropriate effort for "a moral debt that exists". Mr Hollande's visit provoked small-scale protests with demonstrators demanding France pay damages for its legacy in Haiti. Meanwhile, Haitian President Michel Martelly said: "No negotiation, no compensation can repair the wounds of history that still mark us today. "Haiti has not forgotten, but Haiti is not stubborn," he added, referring to the debate in Haiti about whether the country can rebuild relations with its former colonial power without demanding reparations. By declaring independence in 1804, Haiti became the first black republic in the world. But France demanded that Haiti pay damages and compensation to slave holders for the lost of their profits. Paris warned the new regime that it would face invasion and a return to slavery. Known as the "independence debt" it was later reduced to 90 million gold francs ($18.9bn; ??12bn) which Haiti continued to pay into the 1940s. In 2004 during Haiti's bicentenary celebrations, the then Haitian President, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, demanded compensation from France. Last year, the 15-member Caribbean Community announced a 10-point plan for seeking reparations from France and other slave-holding European nations on behalf of Haiti and other former colonies. French administrations have acknowledged the historic wrong of slavery in Haiti and other former colonies but have avoided any real discussion over whether they would return the "independence debt". But in 2010 after Haiti's devastating earthquake, the then French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, spoke about the "wounds of colonisation" and during his administration, France cancelled all of Haiti's $77m debt. On Sunday, Mr Hollande acknowledged his country's historic role in the Atlantic slave trade as he helped inaugurate a $93m slavery memorial in Guadeloupe. The incident happened shortly after midnight on Saturday at Tawe lock gates at the city's marina. South Wales Police said they would review the situation on Sunday to decide whether to resume searching. A rescue team from Mumbles coastguard and a helicopter from RAF St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, have been involved in water and land searches with police.

The French president has pledged investment to Haiti, but steered clear of the reparations some in the former colony are demanding from Paris. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A fisherman who was seen falling into the River Tawe in Swansea has still not been found, police have said.

The pilgrims face new safety measures, including tighter security and ID bracelets, in a bid to prevent a repeat of last year's disaster. But tens of thousands of Shia Iranians are absent because of long-running tensions with Sunni Saudi Arabia. The pilgrimage is among the largest religious gatherings in the world. Following preliminary rituals at the Grand Mosque in Mecca earlier this week, the pilgrims will on Saturday make their way by bus, train or on foot in soaring temperatures of 40C to Mina, about 5km (three miles) to the east. They are making the same journey as the Prophet Muhammad did about 1,400 years ago. Saturday is the first day of the Hajj and is traditionally the time when pilgrims will water their animals and replenish water supplies. On Sunday they will travel to Mount Arafat, several kilometres away, for what will be the main part of the pilgrimage. A vast expanse of white fireproof tents has been pitched at Mina, to accommodate in excess of 2.5 million pilgrims. The stampede in Mina last September is considered to be the worst disaster in Hajj history. It took place as pilgrims - many of them Iranians - were going to the Jamarat Bridge for a stoning ritual. The ritual will start on Monday this year, officials say. Saudi Arabia has consistently downplayed the number of casualties. It has announced an investigation but no conclusions have been released. Iran is not sending any pilgrims this year, after it and Saudi Arabia failed to reach agreement over Hajj arrangements amid a diplomatic row. Iran believes the Saudis are not doing enough to secure the safety of the pilgrims, while the Saudis accuse Iran of making unreasonable demands. The two countries do not have diplomatic relations and are at loggerheads over a series of regional issues including the conflicts in Yemen and Syria. The BBC's Sally Nabil in Saudi Arabia says that security measures this year are tight, with teams of officers organising the swelling crowds and trying to prevent chaos. In the event of another crush, electronic bracelets, have been issued to all pilgrims so that they can quickly be identified. Known as LudoSport, it has gained popularity in the UK since being created in Italy. While described as a "playful fun sport" instructor Jordan Court wants it to become an Olympic sport. He said while it did not have the strict regime of martial arts, students needed to be respectful to each other. "I would love to think one day people competing in the Olympics with light saber combat once the number of participants have increased," Mr Court said. "We've opened classes in Cheltenham, Bristol and London - with Birmingham and Cardiff not far behind - and there are plans for Swindon and up north as well. "You don't need to use a lot of force as all the strikes are light which means we don't have to wear Kevlar armour or body padding." There are several ranks for those wishing to become a fully-fledged Jedi Knight: Children aged 8-12 are "apprentices", and those aged 13 or over are "younglings" Younglings start with a blue blade but those who achieve stage three of the sport become a Jedi and may choose the colour of their lightsaber Students can choose to be either a Jedi Knight or a Sith There are seven different fighting styles Combat encounters take place in a rectangular or circular arena Opponents aim for non-mortal (the hilt of the lightsaber, forearms and legs below the knee) and mortal (the rest of the body) targets If a contender puts a single foot totally out of the arena he or she loses the match

About 1.5 million Muslims have begun the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, unperturbed by a 2015 stampede which killed more than 2,000 people. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A group of lightsaber enthusiasts have been learning to master the Jedi weapon's use in the run up to the release of the latest Star Wars movie.

O'Kane played 118 games for the Cherries, helping them to two promotions after joining in 2012. The 26-year-old played in 16 Premier League games last season but is yet to make a first-team appearance this term. He has won four senior international caps, but was not included in Martin O'Neill's squad for Euro 2016. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. The trade union regulator will be asked to rule that Unite's recent general secretary election - which Mr McCluskey won by 5,500 votes - was invalid. The defeated candidate in the contest, Gerard Coyne, says his supporters suffered bullying and intimidation. A spokeswoman for Unite said its members would be deeply disappointed by the timing of the announcement. Mr Coyne's complaint is a challenge to one of Labour's most important power brokers days before the general election. Mr Coyne says he was the victim of repeated harassment and interference by union employees loyal to Mr McCluskey. Unite employees repeatedly breached guidelines that meant they should have been neutral in the contest to be general secretary, he said. He told the Today Programme on BBC Radio 4: "The full weight of the union machine was used against me and as this is not North Korea, we are a democratic country and it's a democratic organisation, then I have the opportunity to call out that activity and the use of that machine to an independent arbiter." The timing of the challenge was dictated by legal requirements, not the general election, he said. But a Unite spokesman said: "Unite members will be deeply disappointed that Mr Coyne has chosen this critical moment in the fortunes of the labour movement to launch an unnecessary attack on his own union, something which can only help the floundering Tories." Informing the media first was deplorable, the spokesman added, and Unite was confident the complaint had no merit and the union had conformed with the law. Mr McCluskey previously said Mr Coyne's campaign amounted to a proxy war against Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn run by a cabal of hostile MPs. He was re-elected to his position with a reduced majority in April. Coyne was suspended as a regional officer shortly after voting closed in the general secretary election. He is to lodge a formal complaint with the certification officer, who oversees trade unions. The officer has the power to order elections should be re-run. Unite is hugely influential within the Labour party, as a major donor with places on the party's National Executive Committee and a key voice in policy making. Michael Danaher, 50, from Peterborough, denies murdering Adrian Greenwood, claiming he killed him in self-defence. The 42-year-old was found dead at his Oxford home in April and was allegedly on a list of rich people entitled "Enterprises" on Mr Danaher's computer. But he told Oxford Crown Court a visitor had used his laptop. He claimed the "unknown man" searched the internet for information on the addresses of high-profile people, including Gary Lineker and Louise Redknapp. The prosecution alleges the motive for the killing was the theft of the valuable book, which was found in the defendant's home. Oliver Saxby QC said Mr Danaher had a spreadsheet that listed "people of means" such as Kate Moss and Jeffrey Archer, who he intended to steal from or kidnap. It had details of valuables, weapons and family members of his planned victims, with a stun gun listed in many cases. A stun gun was found in Mr Danaher's flat by police. The trial continues.

Championship side Leeds United have signed Bournemouth and Republic of Ireland midfielder Eunan O'Kane on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A bid to oust Len McCluskey as the leader of the Unite union is to be launched later. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A man accused of stabbing a book dealer to death over a £50,000 first edition of Wind in the Willows has denied targeting celebrities.

Govanhill Baths has been awarded £500,000 for repair and refurbishment work by new heritage body Historic Environment Scotland (HES). Last month, the site was awarded £1.2m in initial support by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The venue, which closed in 2001 despite a local campaign to save it, reopened in 2013 as a community hub. It is run by Govanhill Baths Community Trust, which plans to reopen two pools, a Turkish suite, theatre venue and an arts space. Govanhill is one of five projects which are sharing a total of £1.7m in building repair grants from HES. The others include the former Dumbarton Academy and Burgh Hall, which will receive £500,000 for refurbishment. Built in 1865 and designed by renowned Scottish architect William Leiper, the Category A listed building will be used as the new West Dunbartonshire Council headquarters. Other grants: The repair grants are part of a wider commitment by HES to invest about £14m annually in the historic environment, through initiatives such as conservation area regeneration schemes and archaeological excavations and surveys. HES chairwoman Jane Ryder said: "These five grant recipients are a fine example of that collaboration working in practice, where the building owners are drawing on finance and expertise from us, as well as working with partners - which usually include local authorities, community groups, and other investment bodies - in order to bring these important historic buildings back into reuse. "The scheme isn't just about repairing old buildings which have fallen into disrepair though: the end use of each of these projects is something which will greatly benefit the communities living around it." HES is the new lead public body for the country's historic environment, having brought together Historic Scotland and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland. The Sikorsky S-70 was carrying senior military officers and members of their families, among them several children. It came down in hilly terrain in Giresun province near the Black Sea. No cause of the crash has been given but the weather was poor at the time. The passengers were reportedly flying to Eid celebrations in Giresun. "Seven of our companions in arms, their wives and children have lost their lives," the army chief of staff said in a statement, without giving details of the fatalities. A brigadier general and two colonels were among the passengers, Turkish media said. The incident took place at about 17:15 local time (14:15 GMT) near Tohumluk village in the Alucra district of Giresun province, the army said. Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told reporters the accident resulted "purely from poor weather conditions". Deputy Prime Minister Nurettin Canikli, who travelled to the area of the crash, ruled out the possibility of a terrorist attack.

Plans to restore and reopen a historic Glasgow municipal bath house have been given a further financial boost. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A Turkish military helicopter has crashed in the north-east of the country, killing seven people and injuring the other eight on board.

Counting starts at 10:00 BST on Friday and the result will be posted on the council's website. The local authority has been led by a coalition of Liberal Democrats and Independents since 2013. One contest, in Bodmin St Petroc, has been delayed following the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Steve Rogerson. The Council of the Isles of Scilly has also been electing 16 councillors. He told reporters it was "possible" he could name someone by Friday, before he leaves for his first foreign trip. Defence lawyer Alice Fisher was the first candidate interviewed at the justice department, US media report. Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe and a few others are also expected to meet Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his deputy Rod Rosenstein on Saturday. But about 11 people in all are reportedly being considered for the position, which requires confirmation in the Senate. President Trump has faced a backlash for sacking Mr Comey, who had been investigating alleged Russian meddling in the US election. He told reporters travelling with him on Air Force One that he wanted to move quickly to find a new FBI director. "I think the process is going to move quickly because almost all of them are very well-known, they've been vetted over their lifetime essentially," he said. Fox News quoted a government source as saying they were moving "quickly and expeditiously" to find a replacement, adding: "We're doing our due diligence - we are not going to cut any corners." One of those being interviewed is Republican Senator John Cornyn, the second highest-ranking member of the Senate and a former Texas Attorney General. Mr McCabe was the FBI's deputy director until he stepped up after the abrupt departure of his boss. He appeared to contradict the White House this week when he described the inquiry into alleged Russian meddling in the US election as "a highly significant investigation". He also cast doubt on White House claims that Mr Comey had lost the confidence of FBI staff. Ms Fisher was an assistant attorney general for the justice department's criminal division. She currently works at a law firm. The other candidate widely named in the US press is New York Appeals Court Judge Michael Garcia, a former New York prosecutor. Although reports initially said just those four candidates were on Saturday's interview list, the Associated Press now says that Adam Lee, the head of the FBI's office in Richmond, Virginia, turned up at the justice department as a candidate. Meanwhile, President Trump is facing growing questions about whether he secretly recorded his conversations with Mr Comey after he appeared to tweet a thinly veiled threat to the former FBI director. He said Mr Comey "better hope there are no tapes" of their conversations at a private White House dinner in January during which the president claims Mr Comey assured him he was not being investigated over alleged links to Russia. In an interview with Fox News, Mr Trump said that he did not want to discuss the matter and that all he wanted was for Mr Comey to be honest. He previously told NBC News that Mr Comey had requested the one-on-one dinner, but the former FBI director reportedly maintains it was the president who invited him. Mr Comey had said he was "uneasy" before the dinner, according to former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. On Friday, the White House denied reports that President Trump had also asked Mr Comey to pledge loyalty to him, and that he responded he would offer the president honesty, but not loyalty. Mr Trump travelled on Saturday to Virginia to speak at Liberty University, an evangelical Christian institution founded by the late conservative televangelist Jerry Falwell. The US president enjoys an approval rating from white evangelical protestants that is nearly double his approval rating with the general public, according to the Pew Research Center. He did not mention the controversy around Mr Comey in his speech to graduates, though he did exhort students to challenge the establishment and "relish the opportunity to be an outsider". Mr Trump's behaviour in recent days regarding Mr Comey has provoked fresh comparisons between his administration and that of disgraced President Richard Nixon, who famously recorded conversations, speeding his downfall during the Watergate scandal. Senior Democrats on the House judiciary and oversight committees wrote to the White House on Friday demanding copies of any recordings. John Conyers and Elijah Cummings' letter noted "it is a crime to intimidate or threaten any potential witness with the intent to influence, delay or prevent their official testimony".

Voters have been to the polls to elect 122 of the 123 members of Cornwall Council. [NEXT_CONCEPT] US President Donald Trump says he could announce a replacement for fired FBI Director James Comey by late next week.

The vote is a run-off between left-wing Lenin Moreno, who is backed by President Correa, and conservative Guillermo Lasso. Mr Moreno is ahead in the latest opinion poll. But with 16% of voters saying they are undecided, the result is hard to call. Mr Moreno won the first round, and an opinion poll released last week put him on 52.4%, next to Mr Lasso's 47.6%. Voting is mandatory in Ecuador and the winner will take office on 24 May. President Correa cast his vote in the capital Quito. He has campaigned for Mr Moreno, his former vice-president. Lenin Moreno: Guillermo Lasso: When he was first elected in 2007, Mr Correa was one of a group of left-wing leaders in power in Latin America, including Argentina's Nestor Kirchner, Bolivia's Evo Morales, Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Cuba's Raul Castro, Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega and Venezuela's Hugo Chavez. A decade on, Argentina and Brazil are led by conservative presidents, Venezuela is in political turmoil, and Evo Morales is on his last term after Bolivians rejected a proposal to change the constitution to allow him to run again. The election winner will also decide on the fate of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who has being living in the Ecuadorean embassy in London since 2012. President Correa gave him asylum so he could avoid extradition to Sweden, where he was wanted for questioning over a sex allegation, which he denies. Mr Assange feared he would end up being sent to the US, where he is wanted for leaking state secrets. Mr Lasso has said he will kick Julian Assange out of the embassy within 30 days if he wins. Mr Moreno said he would let him stay as long as he refrained from releasing material on "friendly" countries. Mr Correa's leftist Alianza PAIS (Country Alliance) party has thrown its weight behind Mr Moreno. Christian-Socialist politician Cynthia Viteri, who was eliminated in the first round in February, has urged her voters to get behind Mr Lasso. Despite having been a key figure in Mr Correa's cabinet between 2007-2013, Mr Moreno has sought to differentiate himself from the outgoing leader. Observers say he is less confrontational than Mr Correa and they suspect he may try to jettison some aspects of his predecessor's socialist policies. Mr Lasso is running for the Creando Oportunidades (Creating Opportunities) party. He previously ran against Mr Correa in 2013. Rafael Correa was elected in 2007 on a promise of bringing radical social and political reforms to Ecuador. He increased government spending on social programmes and looked to diversify Ecuador's trade and political relationships. He forged close ties with the left-wing regional group Alba, which includes Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela among others. He also moved Ecuador much closer economically to China, which is now one of the country's major creditors and trade partners. Mr Correa has been credited with reducing poverty until 2014, when the oil price slump hit government revenue and its ability to finance poverty reduction programmes. But recent corruption scandals and Mr Correa's frequent clashes with the media have produced some disillusionment. One poll suggests 70% of Ecuadoreans want "important changes" to be made. Economic recovery is likely to be a top priority for Ecuador. The oil-exporting country has suffered from a drop in international oil prices and has seen its GDP contract 1.7% in 2016. Media playback is unsupported on your device 7 May 2015 Last updated at 07:07 BST But did you know there was a time when women, poor people and many others weren't allowed to have their say? It took a long time for the right to vote to be opened up to most adults. Martin's been finding out why being able to have a say is so important.

Ecuadoreans are voting to elect a successor to President Rafael Correa, after three terms of what he and his administration have dubbed "21st-Century socialism". [NEXT_CONCEPT] More than 40 million adults are expected to vote in the UK general election on Thursday to decide who runs the country.

Network Rail has announced 31 projects in the city over the next five years including the electrification of the line between Bristol and London. Doubling the track has been described as "fundamental" to the expansion of services in and around Bristol. It will also allow for extra high speed trains between Bristol and London. New platforms "Reinstating the four lines between Temple Meads and Parkway is the arterial route around which the rest of the Bristol growing railway is going to be hung," said Mike Gallop, Network Rail's Route Asset Director. The new tracks will be built on Filton Bank, making it possible for local passenger services to use the line. "It's a very significant first step but it is a first step," said Rob Dixon from the campaign group Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways. "Without this investment there can be no improvements in local services - things like the reopening of the line to Portishead, the Henbury Loop, improvements on the Severn Beach line and from Weston to Yate - which all need extra capacity and without that they just couldn't run. So these changes are a first step to what we want and need to see." Charlotte Leslie, Conservative MP for Bristol North West, has campaigned for the reopening of the Henbury Loop. "The four-tracking of Filton Bank is the basic infrastructure which makes other things possible," said Ms Leslie. "But what I'd like to see is more ambition in getting Henbury station and Henbury Loop and our network of rail around the city open faster because Bristol is growing and our transport infrastructure isn't keeping up." The package also includes building new platforms at Bristol Parkway and upgrading Bristol Temple Meads station. Richard Bird started his sideline a year ago after one of his customers told him that some of the picture coins in circulation were worth more than their face value. He saves the rare coins and builds them into sets, which he then trades with other coin enthusiasts. Mr Bird, 29, described his collecting as a "crazy obsession". More on this and other Hull stories "I've gone a bit mad with it all," he said. "Trying to sell £2 coins for £10 and £20 and everyone thought I was crazy but it is possible." He has handed out leaflets to shops, ice cream van owners and taxi and bus drivers, "basically anybody who gets change". He even travels to seaside amusement arcades to get money from change machines. In the beginning he would get bags of change from banks, but now they have said they would charge him due to the amount of coins he was taking out. "I was going from one bank to the other and changing £500 in one go," he said. "I would spend hours sorting through the coins looking for valuable ones, then take the rest to another bank to change." The most valuable item in his collection is a £1 coin with two dates on. Known in the trade as an "error coin", it could fetch up to £3,000. He has had the coin verified as genuine by the Royal Mint in south Wales. According to Mr Bird, other coins worth looking out for include the Kew Gardens 50p, which is worth up to £100, and the £1 city coins, which feature Belfast, London, Edinburgh and Cardiff and can sell for £25 for a set of four. Mr Bird said he is now considering selling his window cleaning round and concentrating on coin trading. "My ideal would be to open a coin shop somewhere in Hull." Agnes Reeves Taylor, who was married to Charles Taylor, is to appear in court in London on Saturday. Ms Reeves Taylor, 51, faces charges related to alleged crimes committed during the first Liberian civil war, between 1989 and 1991. Some 250,000 people are believed to have been killed in the wars, which ended in 2003. Ms Reeves Taylor, of east London, has not commented on the charges, three of which relate to alleged torture which is said to have taken place at Gbarnga, Liberia - the headquarters of Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Front during the conflict. Taylor became president of Liberia following a peace agreement in 1997. A second civil war broke out in 1999 and Taylor was forced into exile in 2003. Taylor is currently serving a 50-year sentence in a British prison for supporting rebels who committed atrocities in Sierra Leone. An act of parliament was passed to allow for Taylor to serve his sentence in the UK, at the cost of the British government, following his conviction in a UN-backed court.

Reinstating four tracks between Bristol Parkway and Bristol Temple Meads is part of a £700m investment in the city's railway infrastructure. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A Hull window cleaner has built up a coin collection worth more than £15,000 by checking his change. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The ex-wife of Liberia's former president has been charged with torture, the Metropolitan Police said.

The University Campus Milton Keynes (UCMK) will be based at Saxon Court on Avebury Boulevard and focus on engineering and technology courses. The campus will occupy half of the middle floor of a three-storey former council building. It is due to open in September with an application to change the layout going before the council in April. The University of Bedfordshire, which already has campuses in Luton, Bedford and Aylesbury, has developed the project with Milton Keynes Council. It said it has put about £12.1m into the scheme with the council, contributing approximately £12m from sale of assets. It said UCMK is set to offer full and part-time higher education courses and has already registered students from Milton Keynes College. As well as a "core academic programme" of engineering, there will also be undergraduate degrees in journalism, psychology and criminology. University of Bedfordshire vice chancellor, Bill Rammell called it "an exciting new chapter" for both the university and the town which delivered on "long-held local ambitions". He said: "UCMK will be home and international, student and employer, and teaching and research." Milton Keynes Council leader Andrew Geary said the campus would be a "major boost" for the town. "It has been a long term ambition to offer face to face degree-level teaching to our growing communities, without the need for people to travel elsewhere," he said. "As well as "homegrown talent" we also want to attract international students, which is also good news for the local economy as it will help to put Milton Keynes on the global map." Allan signed for the Scottish champions from Hibernian in August 2015, but made only two league starts last season. The 24-year-old has yet to win a senior cap for Scotland, but featured in 10 games for the under-21 side. "He's got really, really good ability and he's still got his best years ahead of him," Millers boss Alan Stubbs told BBC Radio Sheffield. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. He defeated incumbent Dr Alasdair McDonnell in a vote at the party's annual conference in Armagh by 172 votes to 133. Mr Eastwood became the joint-youngest ever person to lead one of Stormont's five main parties. The 32-year-old went from councillor in Derry to party leader in just 10 years. However, he now faces an even bigger challenge - to unite and grow the party to challenge Sinn Féin. Mr Eastwood joined the SDLP in 1998, citing the Good Friday Agreement and leadership of John Hume as the inspiration. In 2005, he was elected to Derry City Council and five years later, aged 27, became Derry's youngest ever mayor. It was not long before Mr Eastwood moved from the mayor's office to Stormont - he was elected as an MLA for Foyle in 2011. His rising reputation had not gone unnoticed and four months after the election he was nominated to stand as the SDLP's deputy party leader. However, citing a desire to focus on constituency issues, Mr Eastwood turned the nomination down. Four years later, and with more experience as an MLA, he announced his intention to stand against Dr McDonnell. He said that the challenge was "not personal" against the current leader, but that politics needed "a new generation". "I'm fed up losing," he told supporters when he launched his bid for the leadership last September. Despite his confident pitch for leadership, the past four years at Stormont have not been free of controversy. He faced criticism in 2012 for his decision to carry the coffin of a friend, who was buried in a paramilitary-style funeral. Mr Eastwood said he acted in a personal capacity in carrying the coffin of Seamus Coyle and again defended his position when questioned on the day before the leadership election. Following the assembly elections in May 2016, Mr Eastwood led the SDLP into opposition at Stormont alongside the UUP.

Plans for a new £25m university campus in Milton Keynes have been announced by the University of Bedfordshire. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Championship side Rotherham have signed midfielder Scott Allan from Celtic on a season-long loan deal. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Colum Eastwood became leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) in November 2015,

Mark H Durkan said he was "unconvinced of the advantages", and his decision would hold for the "foreseeable future". The European Union said earlier this year that its 28 member states could adopt their own positions on the issue. Each regional assembly within the UK is making its own decision. While no GM crops are being grown commercially in the UK, imported GM commodities, especially soya, are being used mainly for animal feed, and to a lesser extent in some food products. Mr Durkan said the relatively small size of farms in Northern Ireland could create "potential difficulties if we were to seek to keep GM and non-GM crops separate". He said the costs of maintaining separateness could be expensive and impractical. "Further, we are rightly proud of our natural environment and rich biodiversity," he said. "We are perceived internationally to have a clean and green image. I am concerned that the growing of GM crops, which I acknowledge is controversial, could potentially damage that image." The minister is responsible for all matters relating to the release of GM material into the environment, including the growth of GM crops. Scotland banned GM crops in August. Wales is maintaining what it describes as "a restrictive and precautionary approach to GM crop cultivation". In England, the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has said it will only allow GM crops to be planted and the marketing of GM food or feed products if a "robust risk assessment indicates that it is safe for people and the environment". It says each proposal would be looked at on a case-by-case basis, with an emphasis on the scientific evidence. Eighteen million farmers in 28 countries grow GM crops on 181 million hectares, which is 13% of the world's arable land. The main producers are the USA, Brazil and Argentina, and the leading GM crops are soya and maize. Before GM crops can be grown in the EU, they have to be authorised. So far 48 genetically modified organisms have been licensed for potential use in animal feed in the EU. A manhunt was launched for Jed Allen, 21, after he was suspected of killing his half-sister Derrin Jordon, aged six, his mother Janet Jordon, 48, and her partner Philip Howard, 44. They were found stabbed to death in Vicarage Road, Didcot on Saturday. Allen's body was found in a wooded area of Oxford on Monday. It is yet to be formally identified, but police are satisfied it is that of Allen. Post-mortem examination results into the deaths of his half-sister, his mother and her partner are expected to be released on Wednesday. Dates have yet to be set for the opening of the inquests, the coroner's office confirmed. The search for Allen ended on Monday after a body was found off Marston Ferry Road in Oxford around 17:00 BST. Police confirmed the 21-year-old was their prime suspect after officers discovered the bodies of Ms Jordon, Mr Howard and Derrin at 20:20 BST on Saturday. More than 100 police, including specialist search officers, were deployed to search Oxford University Parks where Allen worked as a groundsman. Detectives believed he had arrived in Oxford by train from Didcot at 17:45 on Saturday. Police have reopened Vicarage Road, but a cordon remains in place around the crime scene where officers are expected to remain until Thursday.

Stormont's environment minister has banned the growing of genetically modified (GM) crops in Northern Ireland. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The circumstances of a triple murder have become the focus of a police investigation after the body of the prime suspect was found.

Emergency services were called to the River Helford at about 12:45 BST on Monday after someone reported seeing a fishing boat going around in circles. The RNLI said both lifeboats from Falmouth attended and crews performed CPR on the man. It is thought the 56-year-old had been lying in the water for some time and he was airlifted to the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro. He died a short time later. Devon and Cornwall Police said his death was not being treated as suspicious and next of kin had been informed. Lucy Alexander, from Worcester, wrote an open letter appealing for "children to be kind ALWAYS and never stand by and leave bullying unreported". She said her son Felix, 17, was subjected to "cruel and overwhelming" taunts on social media since he was 10, which eventually became unbearable. The sixth form student was hit by a train on 27 April. Her plea came at about the same time the mother of Asad Khan, an 11-year-old boy from Bradford who was found hanged, pleaded for anyone who knew about him being bullied to come forward. More Worcester stories In a letter published in the Worcester News, Ms Alexander said: "His confidence and self-esteem had been eroded over a long period of time by the bullying behaviour he experienced in secondary education. "People who had never even met Felix were abusing him over social media and he found that he was unable to make and keep friends." Family charity BullyingUK has given advice on how children and young people can help if they see someone being bullied. "If you tell a teacher what has happened then the bully shouldn't find out that you've done that," said the charity. "The teacher should be able to quietly alert other teachers and keep an eye on the situation so that the bully is caught red handed and has only themselves to blame." An inquest heard he made friends at Pershore High School, where the staff described him as bright and kind, after facing difficulties at his previous school. "He was, however, so badly damaged by the abuse, isolation and unkindness he had experienced that he was unable to see just how many people truly cared for him," wrote Ms Alexander. "I write this letter not for sympathy, but because there are so many more children like Felix who are struggling and we need to wake up to the cruel world we are living in. "Be that one person prepared to stand up to unkindness. You will never regret being a good friend," she wrote. Ms Alexander's family are raising money for Place2Be; a charity that offers counselling to young people. 22 June 2016 Last updated at 17:58 BST In the past year, al-Shabab has staged several deadly attacks on the force, known as Amisom. BBC Africa's Catherine Byaruhanga reports from Somalia on the dangers they face. Clark has not recovered from an ankle injury and is ruled out of England action for a third time in 12 months. Slater suffered a recurrence of a tricep injury during his side's Premiership final win against Northampton on Saturday. Sale's Wasps-bound lock Kearnan Myall has been added to the squad. Clark was ruled out of England's 2012 summer tour of South Africa and the autumn internationals that followed after receiving a record 32-week ban for breaking the arm of Leicester of hooker Rob Hawkins. He was recalled for the Six Nations only to suffer a shoulder injury in January that sidelined him for the whole tournament. England will now be taking a squad of 31 players for Sunday's tour match in Montevideo and the two Tests against the Pumas in Salta on 8 June and Buenos Aires on 15 June. Head coach Stuart Lancaster said: "It's unfortunate for both Calum and Ed that they won't be able to join up with England this summer but I'm sure they will be back and pushing for places next season. "Calum has been unlucky with the injuries. I had a good chat with him yesterday - he came in and we assessed his ankle and it clearly was not going to be right until beyond the first Test and as a consequence it would take him out of contention. "Kearnan did well in a good team performance against the Barbarians and now has a great chance to continue his progress with us on tour. "It means we travel with one player less than originally selected, but we have lots of options in the second row and back row to cover for that."

A fisherman has died after being found entangled in his own nets in a river. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The mother of a teenager who took his life because of online bullying has urged others not to ignore the issue. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The African Union has some 22,000 troops in Somalia helping the government fight the Islamist militant group al-Shabab. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Northampton flanker Calum Clark and Leicester lock Ed Slater have been ruled out of England's tour to Uruguay and Argentina.

Scotland left-back Robertson, 23, joins on what the Reds describe as a "long-term contract" for a fee which could rise to £10m. Midfielder Stewart, 23, signs a three-year deal with the Championship club. Robertson said: "It feels a bit surreal. There are not more special clubs than Liverpool." The defender joined Hull from Dundee United for £2.85m in 2014 and made 39 appearances last season as the Tigers were relegated from the Premier League. He added: "When you grow up as a kid you dream of playing with big clubs such as Liverpool and to make that a reality is a dream come true for me. "I just want to prove to people that I can do it at this level, and hopefully I manage to do that this season and do good things for this club." Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp added: "For Andrew, this is another big step on what has been a quite incredible personal journey in a very short space of time. "I know our environment will benefit him and help him push himself even more than he has already. This is a player who does not limit his ambition." United will receive about £600,000 from the deal - paid over the next two or three years - as a sell-on clause for a player they signed from amateur club Queen's Park in 2013. Robertson is Liverpool's third summer signing following the arrival of Roma winger Mohamed Salah and Chelsea striker Dominic Solanke. Eight other Premier League sides, as well as PSV Eindhoven and Sporting Lisbon, were reportedly interested in the left-back. Having played as an amateur in Scotland's fourth tier as recently as 2013, a move to Liverpool tops a rapid rise for Robertson. Within nine months of moving from Queen's Park in Scottish League Two to Premiership side Dundee United, Robertson made his Scotland debut as a 19-year-old. He was voted PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year in his only season at Tannadice - scoring five goals in 44 games - before moving to Hull. Robertson became a regular for the Tigers - making 115 appearances in three seasons. He has twice suffered relegation from the Premier League, but also won promotion via the play-offs in 2016. Former Tottenham player Stewart made 20 appearances for Liverpool, including 11 in the Premier League, and has played for Crewe, Cheltenham, Burton and Swindon on loan. Stewart could make his first Hull appearance in Saturday's friendly against Benfica. "I'm delighted to sign for the club. I can't wait to get started and get my boots on," he said. "It's an exciting move for me and I'm looking forward to the challenge." Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. West Midlands Police said an unarmed man, 31, locked himself in the premises of mental health charity Pathways in Digbeth with two staff members at 15:00 BST. The first woman was freed shortly after 19:30 BST, and the second just after 20:00 BST by police. It is not yet known why he took the hostages. No-one was injured. Police said the man is not connected to the charity and he remains in custody. The road has been closed for investigations. Two ambulances, a paramedic car and five police cars were at the scene. Witnesses said a wedding party from The Spotted Dog pub were evacuated.

Liverpool have signed Hull's Andrew Robertson in an initial £8m deal, with Kevin Stewart going the other way for what is thought to be a similar fee. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Two women have been freed and a man arrested following an armed siege in Birmingham.

The former Portugal international was talking for the first time since being appointed earlier in the week. The five-time African champions are currently fourth in the Egyptian league 18 points behind leaders and great rivals Al Ahly. "My technical staff and I are starting from point zero," Inacio admitted. "I have come to Cairo to work not on vacation." Inacio, who won the Portuguese League Cup with Moreirense in January, challenged the players to prove themselves to him. "Whoever does best in the training, whoever takes the chance are the ones we need," he added. "We have a problem with fitness - some of the players are overweight." The 62-year-old says he is aware that under current club chairman Mortada Mansour none of the last five coaches has been in charge for more than 17 matches. "I'm a professional coach and I will do my best," he insisted "But I will not accept anyone taking decisions for me - I who decide about the football team. "When I was in Qatar a club official tried to take decisions for me about the football team but I refused "I know a lot of people would like to see Zamalek fail but I will do my best." As well as improving Zamalek's league position Inacio will be aiming for success on the continent with the team already qualified for the group stage of the African Champions League. The Cairo club lost in the 2016 final to South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns 3-1 on aggregate. 1 April 2016 Last updated at 07:11 BST The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, or Beam for short, is headed for the International Space Station. It looks like a giant pillow and, when fully inflated in space, it will be large enough to hold a car. Astronauts will test the module, which is designed by Nasa and Bigelow Aerospace, for two years to see how it holds up. Philip Chism, 14, was charged on Wednesday as an adult over the death of Colleen Ritzer, 24, whose body was found in woods behind the school. The Boston Globe reports that school CCTV cameras showed the accused pushing a recycling bin through the building. It is not known if Ritzer's body was inside. She was found dead in woods behind the school, after being reported missing late on Tuesday. Danvers High School, in a suburb of Boston, reopened on Thursday for students to speak to counsellors. Classes will resume on Friday. Officials said Ritzer and the suspect knew each other from the school, but did not elaborate. Gardner Trask, chairman of the Danvers Board of Selectmen, told the Associated Press news agency the killing is a "devastating blow" to the close-knit town. On Wednesday evening the Boston Red Sox held a moment of silence for Ritzer before the first game of the World Series, America's professional baseball championship. And hundreds of people attended a candlelit vigil at the school's car park, wearing pink clothes or bows in tribute to Ritzer's favourite colour. Ritzer reportedly lived in her family home with her younger brother and sister. Her family said they were mourning the death of their "amazing, beautiful daughter and sister". "Everyone that knew and loved Colleen knew of her passion for teaching and how she mentored each and every one of her students," the family said in a statement. Ritzer was said to be friendly towards the school's students, many of whom were not much younger than her. Her Twitter biography describes the maths teacher as "often too excited about the topics I'm teaching". She used the account to set homework for students. The suspect's family and lawyer have not spoken to reporters. The accused had moved to Massachusetts from the state of Tennessee before the start of the school year. He was said to be a star player on the school soccer team. One student, Kyle Cahill, told the Associated Press the suspect's absence had been noted at a team dinner on Tuesday night. "We're all just a family. It just amazes me really," said Kyle. "He wasn't violent at all. He was really the opposite of aggressive." Ritzer's death is the latest incident this week to send police scrambling to a US school: A Gallup poll released on Wednesday suggested that 25% of US parents are concerned about their children being harmed while at school, making it one of their top crime concerns.

Zamalek's new Portuguese coach Augusto Inacio admits the Egyptian club does not have a team at the moment. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The first inflatable space home will be launched on Friday, 8 April. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A student accused of murdering a Massachusetts high school maths teacher used a box cutter to stab her before disposing of her body, US media report.

Labour have claimed the gap between the the number of students from the richest and poorest areas has widened. The government insisted the number of 18-year-olds from deprived areas going to university was at a record level. It recently appointed Professor Peter Scott as commissioner for fair access to higher education in Scotland. His role will be "to support disadvantaged learners and drive change across the system". The Scottish government has said it wants to see a big rise in the number of people from deprived areas who go to university. Labour argue that, over the past two years, the gap between the number of students from the richest and poorest areas has actually widened. The party says that while the number of young people from the most deprived areas going to university has gone up 0.8% since 2014, the number from the least deprived areas rose more than three times as fast. The Scottish government says the number of 18-year-olds from Scotland's most deprived areas going to university is at a record level - but wants further and faster progress. Scottish Labour's education spokesman Iain Gray said: "Nicola Sturgeon has promised that every child, regardless of their background, would have an equal chance of going to university. "But those chances have become less equal while she's been first minister. "It goes to show that warm words from the SNP aren't enough, closing the attainment gap will take more investment in our schools. "Labour will continue to make the case for a 50p top rate of tax on those earning more than £150,000 a year to invest in closing the attainment gap in schools across Scotland." The Scottish government said Ucas figures recorded the highest university entry rate for 18-year-olds from Scotland's 20% most deprived areas. A spokeswoman said: "In 2006, 18-year-olds from the 20% least-deprived areas were 5.8 times as likely to enter university as those from the 20% most deprived areas, and this has decreased to 3.9 times in 2016. "It is welcome news this is heading in the right direction, but we are committed to making further and faster progress on fairer access to higher education for all, as the recommendations made by the commission on widening access are implemented." The spokeswoman added: "Professor Scott's appointment is part of a wider range of work aimed at ensuring that, by 2030, students from the 20% most-deprived communities will represent 20% of entrants to Scottish universities." Ryan Sabey, 35, was accused over payments to Paul Brunt, 33, while working at the now-closed Sunday paper. Mr Sabey was found guilty of aiding and abetting misconduct in a public office. But the Lord Chief Justice quashed the conviction on the grounds that the jury was misdirected by the trial judge. And Lord Thomas also confirmed there would be no retrial. Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders had already said she would not pursue the case. An estimated 40,000 took part in the 10km event, raising money for various charities. Legendary runner Haile Gebrselassie took part in the men's elite race, with Stephen Sambu taking the win. Betsy Saina won the elite women's race. The race, which is Europe's biggest 10km event, started as a legacy event after the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Celebrity runners included actress Denise Welch, boxer Anthony Crolla and BBC Breakfast presenters Louise Minchin and Bill Turnbull. Former Everton, Sunderland and Ireland footballer Kevin Kilbane, who ran for the Down's Syndrome Association, said: "I think my time was 42 minutes, so I'm happy with that. "It's a wonderful atmosphere here, it's great to be a part of these sort of events." Starting in the city centre, the course headed towards Manchester United's Old Trafford home before passing MediaCityUK in Salford Quays. It then looped back along Chester Road and ended on Deansgate. Colin Pilkington, 79, took part in the run for the Christie Hospital after losing both his wife Eileen and his son-in-law to cancer. He said: "When I'm running I picture her face in the clouds and that's what spurs me on. "I said I would run until I'm 80, so I've another one to do next year."

The Scottish Labour party and the Scottish government are at loggerheads over the number of people from deprived areas going to university. [NEXT_CONCEPT] An ex-News of the World reporter convicted of using a soldier in Prince Harry's regiment as a paid source has had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Thousands of people lined up with some of the world's best-known distance runners for the Great Manchester Run.

The bank is set to shut 11 branches in north Wales by September, including two at Llangollen and Corwen. Clwyd South AM Ken Skates, who has set up the meeting for later this month, said Corwen would be left without any banks if the branch closed. Bank bosses said they had made the "difficult decision" due to several factors, including usage. A 53-year-old man has been released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service and a 34-year-old man has been released unconditionally. Mrs O'Hara was the mother of an INLA man who died in the 1981 hunger strike. Dozens of people in paramilitary-style uniform attended the funeral last July.

A politician is to meet Natwest bank bosses in a bid to save two branches from closure in Denbighshire. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Two men arrested on Tuesday in Strabane by police investigating offences linked to the wake and funeral of Peggy O'Hara in Londonderry have been released.

The charity, Blyth Tall Ship, is using £777,200 of Heritage Lottery funding to restore the wooden ketch, Haabet. It is hoped after a two-year renovation, it will recreate the voyage of Blyth's William Smith, who found the first land in Antarctica. The Haabet completed its journey to the Port of Blyth on Saturday. The Haabet, which travelled from Svendborg in Denmark, is of a similar size and design to the merchant brig, Williams. The Williams, built in Blyth in 1813 and skippered by local Captain William Smith, discovered the first land in Antarctica in 1819, according to the Heritage Lottery Fund. It is hoped the renovated ship will be able to mark the 200th anniversary of the discovery by recreating the original voyage. Clive Gray, chief executive of Blyth Tall Ship, said: "This is a major step towards recognising Blyth as the launch point of Antarctic discovery and putting Captain William Smith back in his rightful place in history." The Haabet will also be used as the host ship when Blyth welcomes the Tall Ships regatta in 2016. A team of 50 young people and volunteers will carry out the vessel's refit. A big problem is the collapse of exposed peat banks on the mountains. Some areas are under particular pressure, due to a combination of heavy recreational use, overgrazing, weather and the impact of wildfires. To address the issue, £300,000 is being spent on restoration projects. The Mourne Mountains Landscape Partnership has identified key sites and is undertaking conservation work. Siobhan Thompson is a natural heritage officer with the partnership and said the work is just beginning in time. "It's at that kind of cutting edge where if you left it, you might not be able to get it back," she said. Nine sites have been identified where biodegradable material will be used to restore collapsing banks. Dams made out of a hessian-type material will also be put in to retain water and help the growth of plants which can bind the heath together. A new path is to be laid which hill walkers will be asked to use, instead of walking on the open heath. A helicopter was chartered to airlift the materials onto the mountainside. Work to put them in place will begin immediately. The Heritage Lottery Fund is providing much of the cash. Walkers and farmers have been helping conservationists identify problem sites. Ms Thompson said such people had begun to notice the impact of erosion. For the first time, MPs have agreed in a vote that we will begin the process of leaving the EU by the end of March. The government chief whip was seen with a massive grin after tonight's vote. Remember ministers' climbdown came with a clever kicker, persuading Labour to sign up to their timetable for triggering Article 50 without committing to very much in return - the vague promise of a plan that could be as detailed as the back of the proverbial fag packet. There's grumpiness on the Labour benches at how it was handled - angry conversations taking place, sources suggest - a sense among some that the front bench allowed themselves to be hoodwinked by the government's cunning plan. Potential Tory rebels on the Remain side are deeply suspicious of the government's real intentions for giving more information about its ideas for Brexit. They backed off today, but will be back for more, no question. But beyond the immediate machinations and the chief whip's big grin, two realities are confirmed by the events of the last 24 hours. Yes - the numbers tonight suggest not very many MPs will actually try to block Brexit, or frustrate the process. They will certainly try to push the government for more details. They will certainly try to amend the proposals that eventually make it to the Commons, whenever that is. That could disrupt and delay things, but trying to stop it happening is not on the agenda of the vast majority. But what's equally clear is that Theresa May does not have a secure majority on the EU. As soon as her plans (eventually) hit the floor of the House, she's likely to have to compromise. That is precisely why the government is fighting so hard just across the road in the Supreme Court to try to avoid MPs having a say before the really hard work in Brussels even begins.

A 100-year-old Tall Ship from Denmark is to be restored in Northumberland in the hope of recreating an historic Antarctic adventure. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A major conservation project is under way in the Mourne Mountains, as conservationists say a failure to intervene might mean the permanent loss of important habitats. [NEXT_CONCEPT] It sailed through.

The children from Rhos Primary, Swansea, were on a trip to The Mumbles, on Tuesday when they went missing. Police said they were called out and the pupils were reunited with a teacher about 10 minutes later. School governor Councillor Alex Thomas said: "There is an investigation going on to find out exactly what happened and how it came about." He said: "This is a concerning incident. I completely understand why parents are worried. "The school, council and governing body are taking it seriously." Mr Thomas said he wanted to wait until the investigation had reported back before commenting further. A South Wales Police spokesman said: "Police received a report that a small number of children had wandered off during a school visit to Mumbles on Tuesday afternoon. "Around 10 minutes after the call was received, the children were reunited with a teacher and no further police action was required." Manager Pedro Caixinha signed two forwards - Eduardo Herrera and Alfredo Morelos - this summer. And Waghorn was left on the bench for the weekend draw with Marseille. "Not only for myself, but for other players maybe on the fringes, it's a chance for everyone to impress," he said of the forthcoming games. Rangers were left having to organise friendlies ahead of the Scottish Premiership opener against Motherwell on 6 August after a surprise defeat by Progres Niederkorn in their opening Europa League qualifier. They face Watford behind closed doors on Wednesday then take on Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Sunday. "These games are important for everyone," said 27-year-old Waghorn, who has a year left of his contract to run. "We have brought in two strikers and brought in competition right throughout the squad. "We have games coming up and, when you get your time, you are going to have to utilise it and try to do as best as you can to force your way into the squad. "For me, it's going to be a big season - I want to do as well as I can for this club and I have a lot to prove." Waghorn scored 28 goals in his first season at Ibrox after joining from Wigan Athletic in 2015. However, veteran Kenny Miller was regularly preferred to the Englishman by Caixinha after the Portuguese replaced Mark Warburton in March. Caixinha is looking to improve on a third-place finish that left him disappointed at the end of Rangers' first season back in the top flight. "I feel like it is going to be a successful season for the team and I want to be a part of that," added Waghorn.

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Coleman says he and the Football Association of Wales are currently "apart" in negotiations over a new contract. His deal ends after Euro 2016, the first major tournament Wales have qualified for since the 1958 World Cup. "Every player would be absolutely gutted if he was to leave," said 26-year-old Reading full-back Gunter. "You'd like to think that the FAW are doing all they can to make sure he stays. "I'm sure they are because it would be absolute madness to watch Chris Coleman walk away from our squad. "What he's achieved stands alone, really and it would be crazy if he was to leave us as our manager now because the biggest thing is the respect he has of every single player in the squad. "And that is pretty much the biggest compliment you can pay him." Contract negotiations opened on 15 March, but no further talks between the FAW and their manager are scheduled with Coleman in "game mode" for Wales' friendlies against Northern Ireland and Ukraine. Wales play their penultimate warm-up match before the start of Euro 2016 against Ukraine in Kiev on Monday evening. That follows a 1-1 draw with Northern Ireland on Thursday, when Coleman was without eight players, including key performers Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey. Tottenham defender Ben Davies is available for the Ukraine match, and Walsall's Tom Bradshaw could make his debut. But Andrew Crofts is back with Gillingham. Staff at Kozee Sleep, which supplied retailers including John Lewis and Next, were paid as little as £10 a day. Company owner Mohammed Rafiq and employees Mohammed Patel and Mohammed Dadhiwala are accused of conspiracy to traffic individuals within the UK. All three men deny any wrongdoing in their trial at Leeds Crown Court. The court heard that an investigation was launched into Kozee Sleep, based in Dewsbury, and its subsidiary Layzee Sleep, in Batley, after two Hungarians, Janos Orsos and Ferenc Illes, were arrested over human trafficking allegations. The jury was told large numbers of Hungarian men were employed at both factories at a time when the business was in financial trouble. Christopher Tehrani QC, prosecuting, told said: "Kozee Sleep provided some of the UK's largest retailers with beds and mattresses either directly or through intermediary companies. "These companies included Next Plc, the John Lewis Partnership and Dunelm Mill. "As part of the contract, Kozee Sleep was required to adhere to each company's policies re ethical trading, which included how they treated persons who worked on their premises." Mr Tehrani said the firms carried out regular ethical audits before May 2014, but added: "Nothing untoward had been uncovered during those audits." The prosecutor said one worker, Mark Kovacs, came to the UK and was put into overcrowded accommodation by Janos Orsos and his people-trafficking organisation. Orsos was jailed for five years for people trafficking in May 2014. Mr Tehrani told the court: "He (Mr Kovacs) describes people sleeping anywhere they could - in beds, bunk-beds, on mattresses, on the table or on the floor. "The house was overcrowded." Mr Rafiq, of Thorncliffe Road, Staincliffe, Mr Patel, of Carr Side Crescent, Batley, and Mr Dadhiwala, of Upper Mount Street, Batley Carr, all deny a single count of conspiracy to traffic individuals within the UK. The trial continues.

Defender Chris Gunter says it would be "madness" to let Wales manager Chris Coleman leave the job after Euro 2016. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A series of high street retailers' ethical audits failed to spot one of their suppliers was employing "a slave workforce", a jury has been told.

The closure of Lyle Bailie International will result in the loss of six jobs. It said a major factor has been the downturn in government advertising spending. In an early guise as McCann-Erickson Belfast, the firm produced government advertising aimed at building support for the peace process. One of the firm's ads was so shocking it was banned from being broadcast before the watershed. Another campaign, 'crashed lives' featured real victims. One such advert showed disturbing images of gunmen opening fire on customers in a pub. Lyle Bailie was established in 2004 following the management buyout of McCann Erickson Belfast by directors David Lyle and Julie Anne Bailie. Mr Lyle said there have been "ever-reducing budgets amid growing uncertainty about the future". He added the failure of the Northern Ireland Executive to agree a budget has "been a major factor in this uncertainty". Mr Lyle thanked his clients and staff who he said had shown unwavering commitment "in the face of these recent financial difficulties". The company has appointed Baker Tilly Mooney Moore accountants to propose an arrangement with creditors. Powell, 47, has left his role as head coach of Championship side Featherstone Rovers to take over the Tigers. "I've been proud to coach all the teams I've been at but this is a special moment," he told BBC Radio Leeds. Powell will take over from assistant coach Danny Orr, who had been in temporary charge since Millward's departure in April. Millward parted company with the club, along with assistant Stuart Donlan, with the side bottom of the table after a disastrous start to their Super League campaign. I used to watch games here and I was a big supporter of the club in my youth. There's a lot of challenges out there and we'll be looking to climb the table bit by bit but there's so much positivity here The side have since moved up to 12th in the table, most recently recording a 32-24 win over Hull KR on Sunday. Tigers' chief executive Steve Gill said: "We have taken our time over the appointment of a new head coach because we wanted to ensure that we brought the right man on board and I'm convinced that Daryl Powell is that man. "He is an excellent coach who has proven his skills at Featherstone Rovers over several seasons. He is at the cutting edge of coaching and his previous role as assistant coach of the England side shows how highly regarded he is." Former Leeds boss Powell added: "I used to watch games here and I was a big supporter of the club in my youth. "There's a lot of challenges out there and we'll be looking to climb the table bit by bit but there's so much positivity here. "I want to build the club and I want to be involved form the top to the bottom." Powell was appointed Featherstone boss in 2008 and went on to lead the side to three Championship Grand Finals, securing the title in 2011. He also famously led the side to a Challenge Cup fourth round win over Tigers in 2012. Rovers currently sit in second place in the Championship but Powell feels the move to the Super League strugglers is one that makes sense. "I don't think it's a gamble," he said. "You go into coaching jobs with your eyes wide open, obviously it's in a development stage but I don't see it as a gamble I see it as an opportunity. "It's ripe for growing all across the board with everything the club does and I feel I can have a big part in that." Featherstone chief executive Craig Poskitt said: "We thank Daryl for his outstanding services to Featherstone Rovers. It was our duty to allow Castleford the opportunity to speak with Daryl and he decided that the move was the right direction for him to take. "I would like to state that the club will now be on the lookout for a replacement that shares our vision and wants to be a part of the long-term future of the club in Super League."

The advertising agency behind some of Northern Ireland's most memorable ad campaigns has ceased trading. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Daryl Powell has been appointed head coach at Castleford Tigers following the departure of Ian Millward.

A walkway on top of the float on which dancers were standing toppled early on Tuesday, sending them tumbling. The incident came a day after 20 people were injured at the Sambadrome when a float crushed them against a fence. Police are investigating both incidents. The float represented Bourbon Street in New Orleans and members of the samba school were dancing on walkways made to look like balconies when the upper walkway gave way. "We heard a burst on the top. People started screaming, we didn't understand what it was," eyewitness Felix Souza said. "It was a moment of despair for all there." The parade was halted for 25 minutes as the emergency services took the injured to hospital. The float belonged to Unidos da Tijuca samba school. Read more about Unidos da Tijuca samba school Its director, Aiton Freitas, said he did not know what had gone wrong. He said the float had been tested three times a week with more weight than it was carrying during the parade. "We are even more shocked than you all are," he told journalists. "I don't know what is happening, but Rio's Carnival is not being blessed this year." Kaylie Hatton, 16, left the Sidcup address in Bexley on 16 May. She is believed to be in the company of 51-year-old Fred Finch from Eltham. Scotland Yard said the teenager went missing in the early hours after arguing with her grandmother. The Met said they had classed them as "high-risk missing persons". Kaylie and Mr Finch were last seen travelling on a 96 bus in the Welling/Crayford area. Det Sgt Graham Scott said: "We have had some unconfirmed sightings over the past week and we think they might be using swimming pools and leisure centres to grab a shower. "The last proof of life we have got is Sunday night between 4pm and 8pm at a friend's address." Det Sgt Scott said Kaylie had long blonde hair that may have been dyed dark. She was last seen wearing a white top with a gold chain around the collar, black leggings and tan Timberland boots. Mr Finch is described as white with short dark hair. He was last seen wearing a baseball cap, a black jacket, black jeans and black Nike trainers.

At least 12 people were injured when a float collapsed in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome, the venue where the samba schools hold their annual carnival parade. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A "vulnerable" teenager remains missing more than a week after climbing out of a window at her grandmother's home in south-east London.

The cat-eyed snake, also known as a frog spawn snake, from Costa Rica, was found by the man once he got home to his house in Tryst Park. He had bought the pineapple from an Aldi store on Tuesday. The snake, which has been named Ricky by the Scottish SPCA, is now being cared for by experts at Butterfly World in Edinburgh. Catherine Atterton, of the Scottish SPCA, said, "It's not every day that we get called out to attend to snakes found in peculiar places. "I know not long ago there was a wee lizard found on a head of broccoli so I was quite excited to see what had stowed away on this pineapple. "We named him Ricky, as he's come all the way from Costa Rica. He's in a good condition and is now being cared for by experts at Butterfly World in Edinburgh. "We're glad we were called out as without proper care Ricky wouldn't survive our climate. Now he'll be able to recuperate from his adventures." An Aldi spokeswoman said: "This is the first time we, or our supplier, who supplies all major supermarkets, have received a complaint of this nature. "All our fresh pineapples are transported in cold storage with additional processes in place to prevent such issues occurring. "We are investigating this isolated incident with our supplier to understand how this could have happened." Director Susanne Bier told Broadcast the script was "slowly being developed" for the follow-up. Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie and Olivia Colman starred in the BBC One thriller, which was a hit last year. Its three stars won Golden Globes, while Danish director Bier won an Emmy Award. The series was based on John le Carre's 1993 novel - but the book does not have a sequel. Bier told Broadcast: "We all very much want to do a season two, but the thing we absolutely do not want is to do something that does not live up to the level of season one. "That would be a really bad idea." She was discussing the drama at Keshet's INTV conference in Jerusalem on Tuesday. More than nine million people watched the finale of The Night Manager on the BBC last March. Hiddleston played enigmatic Jonathan Pine, who goes undercover to expose billionaire arms dealer Richard Roper (Hugh Laurie). Hiddleston has said he would consider making a second series. Meanwhile, Le Carre announced on Tuesday that fictional spy George Smiley will return in a new novel - the character's first appearance in print for 25 years. A Legacy of Spies will be published in September. The BBC is also adapting le Carre's The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, in which Smiley also appears, which will air next year. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

A snake has been rescued after being found on a pineapple in a man's shopping in Edinburgh. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A second series of award-winning drama The Night Manager is in development.

The Maleficent actress works with the United Nations, campaigning about the growing refugee and migrant crisis caused by war in places like Syria. "They fill my bag with random things," the Maleficent actress told Newsround viewers in a special interview. "Sometimes I've had to travel and deliver some of the weirdest things - some odd stuffed animal or weird toy." Angelina has six children with her actor husband Brad Pitt. "My little ones, like Vivienne, will give me a blanket and tell me I have to find someone to give it to! "Sometimes they're very practical about what they put - the older they get, they understand what makes sense to give to people." She says her children have started travelling with her to refugee camps. "I've never pushed them... they asked and so far Pax and Shiloh have really wanted to go." Angelina visited refugees in Lebanon, in the Middle East, in March. More than a million people have fled there to escape the war in neighbouring Syria. "When I brought Shiloh with me to Lebanon she brought this circus stick," Angelina remembers. "For all my talking, all the kids just wanted to go out and play with the circus stick. "It's true what they say, an hour of play is worth more than years of conversation." The RSPCA said the cub, which was found cowering underneath a car in Rushden, Northamptonshire, could have perished without human intervention. Once freed, the animal was checked over and released back into the wild. Animal Collection Officer Sharon Knight said: "This fox had a lucky escape. Discarded jars, tin cans or even elastic bands can be a death trap." Ms Knight said it was not known how long the fox had been stuck before she removed the jar last Friday. "The poor cub had hidden himself under a car," she said. "Sadly the jam jar was firmly wedged over his head and it is unlikely he would have been able to get free without any help. "It is horrible to think that if the member of the public had not contacted us, then the cub could have starved to death." The vulpine liberation comes days after news emerged that another fox cub was found "near to death" after getting her head stuck in a peanut butter jar in Wiltshire. Lin Zulian will head the new Communist Party Committee in Wukan and organise elections for a new village committee. His predecessor is under investigation for alleged corruption. Anger in Wukan over land seizures by officials resulted in an open revolt against local party leaders in December. The villagers' key demands - including removing two local officials from their posts - were granted by officials amid considerable public backing for the villagers. The move was seen as a rare compromise by the Chinese government. Mr Lin on Sunday replaced the incumbent Wukan chief, a businessman who had headed the village for decades but who local people accused of land grabs. "This is a decision that everyone in Wukan supports and it is an important move that will help resolve the land and village finance disputes," a villager with the surname of Zhang was quoted by news agency Agence France Presse as saying. Protests began to simmer in Wukan, in Guangdong province, in September and escalated into deadlock after the death of a village negotiator in police custody. Villagers said officials sold off their land to developers and failed to compensate them properly. They also called for an investigation into the death of Xue Jinbo, who died on 11 December while in the hands of local police. Police say he died of a "sudden illness", but his family say he was beaten to death. In December deputy provincial Communist Party secretary Zhu Mingguo met village representatives and reached an agreement to end the stand-off. There are thousands of protests over land grabs in China each year, with the Wukan protest becoming a symbol of public outrage at perceived injustices. Paintwork directed motorists in Stafford to take the A34 (M6) "nouth" rather than north. Staffordshire County Council said the mistake happened when a utility company resurfaced and repainted the road. The authority, which became aware of the blunder on Tuesday, said: "It's got nothing to do with us, but it is being corrected by the contractor".

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie Pitt says her children often give her presents for refugees. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A young fox was saved from a sticky situation after its head became wedged in a jam jar. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The leader of protests against land grabs in a southern Chinese village has been appointed its new chief. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A misspelt road marking was the result of "a contractor having a bad day", a council has said.

Speaking in Armenia, she warned that the clashes "could escalate into a much broader conflict" in the Caucasus. The two former Soviet republics fought a bloody war over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the 1990s. A formal ceasefire is now looking increasingly fragile. "I am very concerned by these incidents and have called on all parties, all actors, to refrain from the use or threat of force," Mrs Clinton said after her talks in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, on Monday. "There is a danger that it could escalate into a much broader conflict that would be very tragic for everyone concerned," she warned. The BBC's Damien McGuinness, in neighbouring Georgia, says it is hoped Mrs Clinton will ease tensions between the two countries. The region is dependent on US aid, so Washington has much influence there, he says. The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan erupted as the Soviet Union collapsed and at least 30,000 people were killed by the time the truce was declared in 1994. Since then, a simmering stalemate has prevailed and both sides have reported sporadic breaches of the truce. The three Armenian soldiers were killed in clashes on Monday, Yerevan said. It remains unclear if there were any casualties on the Azeri side. Both sides have been building up arms in recent months and refusing to compromise. It is hoped Mrs Clinton will at least call on both governments to tone down the rhetoric and hold peace talks. Human rights groups also want Mrs Clinton to address alleged abuses in the region. Azerbaijan's harsh treatment of government critics has been in the spotlight since it hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in May. Authorities have dismissed criticism in the international press as Armenian propaganda. However, condemnation from the US secretary of state will carry more weight, our correspondent adds. A social media activist was released early from an Azeri jail on Monday, for good behaviour. Bakhtiyar Hajiyev had been serving a two-year prison term on charges of avoiding military service. He told the AFP news agency that his arrest had been "politically motivated". He had used Facebook to support anti-government protests. Last month a group of US senators demanded Mr Hajiyev's release. Mrs Clinton travels to Azerbaijan on Wednesday, after visiting Georgia on Tuesday. The 54-year-old was found guilty of two counts of common assault against the boys, aged 14 and 15, in a food store in north London, in October 2014. One boy had been knocked to the floor, Westminster Magistrates' Court heard. Joyce was sentenced to a 10-week jail term suspended for two years. He said the sentencing was a "fair outcome". The former Labour MP was ordered to pay a £1,080 fine and must attend a rehabilitation course which aims to reduce violent behaviour. District Judge John Zani said: "The events in October 2014 did you no credit. "Your reaction to what you perceived was happening in the shop was entirely unacceptable." Joyce was filmed assaulting the teenagers close to the drinks refrigerator in News & Food Express in Chalk Farm at about 21:40 BST on 17 October. The court heard he threw the 14-year-old boy to the ground and held him by the throat. The boy's friend tried to rescue him but was elbowed by Joyce and winded. Prosecutor Jonathan Swain told the trial that it was an "unjustified and unprovoked assault". The judge said Joyce had underplayed the violence he had used against the boys, only calling the police in an attempt to justify his actions. The "citizen's arrest" defence he had put forward, lacked credibility, especially when compared with the store's CCTV footage, the judge said. He told Joyce the evidence against him was overwhelming. During sentencing, the judge acknowledged Joyce's attempts to overcome his drinking problem and urged him to restrain himself from violence. Joyce was convicted in 2012 of four common assaults in a House of Commons bar, which led to his resignation from the Labour Party. He was fined £1,500 for breaching the peace at Edinburgh Airport after being "threatening and abusive" on 19 May in 2013. Speaking after sentencing, Joyce said: "In the end it was a 14-year-old boy and that is a shame and a cause of considerable remorse and I have to both pay the price and make sure I don't do it again."

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has voiced concern over border clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan - hours after three Armenian soldiers died in the latest skirmishes. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Former Falkirk MP Eric Joyce who was convicted of attacking two teenagers in an "unjustified and unprovoked" assault has been sentenced.

The health ombudsman's report detailed "tragic" cases where people's suffering could have been avoided or lessened. In one instance, a patient had suffered 14 painful attempts to have a drip reinserted during his final hours. The government said improving end-of-life care was a priority. The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman investigated more than 300 complaints, upholding most of them. Its Dying Without Dignity report said it had found too many instances of poor communication, along with poor pain management and inadequate out-of-hours services. One mother told the ombudsman how she had had to call an A&E doctor to come and give her son more pain relief because staff on the palliative care ward he had been on had failed to respond to their requests. In another case, a 67-year-old man's family learned of his terminal cancer diagnosis through a hospital note - before he knew himself. This "failed every principle of established good practice in breaking bad news", the report said. "There was an avoidable delay in making a diagnosis," it added. "An earlier diagnosis would have meant opportunities for better palliative care." Ombudsman Julie Mellor urged the NHS to learn lessons from the report, adding: "Our casework shows that too many people are dying without dignity. "Our investigations have found that patients have spent their last days in unnecessary pain, people have wrongly been denied their wish to die at home, and that poor communication between NHS staff and families has meant that people were unable to say goodbye to their loved ones." Macmillan Cancer Support chief executive Lynda Thomas said: "The report cites heartbreaking examples of a lack of choice at the end of life that are totally unacceptable. "If we are to improve the current situation, we will have to see a dramatic improvement in coordination of care, and greater integration of health and social care." Chief inspector of hospitals at the Care Quality Commission, Prof Sir Mike Richards, said the organisation had seen examples of excellent end-of-life care, but also instances where it had not been given enough priority. He said the CQC would continue to highlight those services that were failing. A Department of Health spokesman said: "These are appalling cases - everyone deserves good quality care at the end of their lives. "The five priorities for end of life care we brought in emphasise that doctors and nurses must involve patients and their families in decisions about their care, regularly review their treatment and share patients' choices to make sure their wishes are respected. "NHS England is working on making these priorities a reality for everyone who needs end-of-life care." Cooke finished third in qualification, and a top-eight finish in the final will secure his place in Brazil. Team-mates Tom Toolis (10th) and Joe Choong (22nd) will also bid for GB's maximum allocation of two Olympic places at the weekend. However, London Olympian Nick Woodbridge (53rd) missed out. Cooke - a World Cup winner in February - was one of three men to make the Olympic qualifying standard a year before London 2012, but was overlooked in favour of Woodbridge and Sam Weale. After recording the quickest 200m freestyle time in his favoured event, and impressing in his weaker fencing discipline, the 24-year-old is determined not to miss out on another Games. "It would be amazing to get that place, but it wouldn't take the pressure off," Cooke told BBC Sport. "We have such a strong squad that anything could happen next year, so I'll have to keep fighting all of next year as well." Toolis secured his place in the final with an impressive run-shoot combined phase. "It will be really different in the final and everyone will up the intensity but I'm looking forward to it and the crowd backing me up," said Toolis. On Friday, Olympic silver medallist Samantha Murray will bid to reach the women's individual final safe in the knowledge she has already achieved the Olympic standard. Murray's fifth place at this year's World Championships secured her a named place at the Rio Games. However, team-mates Frejya Prentice, Kate French and Francesca Summers could yet deny her that place if they are able to achieve top-eight finishes in Sunday's final.

Thousands of dying patients are being let down by poor end-of-life care provision, the organisation that makes final decisions about NHS complaints in England has said. [NEXT_CONCEPT] British pentathlete Jamie Cooke proved his Rio Olympic credentials by easing into Saturday's European Championship final at the University of Bath.

They teased out the effects of the blade's sharpness, the tension applied to the ribbon and the speed it moves. As the ribbon bends around the blade, its outermost side stretches and permanently deforms, producing curls. Sharper blades and slower movement make tighter curls - but the pulling force has an ideal strength, above which the curls become less pronounced. The UK-based team will present the study on Wednesday at the March Meeting of the American Physical Society in Baltimore; it also appeared last month in the journal PNAS. In their experiments, a thin ribbon - made in this case from a transparent PVC film - was draped over a blade and a weight was hung from the end. The ribbon was then wound onto a cylinder in order to drag it across the blade. The team measured the width of curls produced by different weights and winding speeds - and also created a mathematical model to show that these could be explained by predictable changes in the structure of the ribbon. Senior author Anne Juel, from the University of Manchester, said it was fairly straightforward to understand why a slower movement produces greater curling: "It takes a certain amount of time for the stress in the ribbon to relax, and the irreversible deformation to take place." That relaxation - or "yield" - is what leaves the ribbon curled, because the outer side of the ribbon is permanently stretched compared to the side that was touching the blade. Similarly, then, a sharper blade increases the stretch and the yield - making tighter curls. But putting greater tension on the ribbon, with heavier weights, only increased curling up to a point. This, Prof Juel explained, is because the deformation can spread too far into the ribbon: "The first part that's going to start to yield is the outermost part of the ribbon, because that's the point where the stress is going to be highest. And then as you apply larger loads, the yield is going to infiltrate deeper and deeper inside the ribbon." Eventually, with enough pulling power, the distortion of the ribbon's structure will cross the halfway point - which dampens the overall curling effect. "So the tightest curl will be obtained when you manage to apply a load that will bring yield to exactly half the thickness of the ribbon," Prof Juel said. And if you're wrapping a swag of presents with a few different kinds of ribbon, she added, that optimum tension will be a moving target. "It has to be relative to the material properties of the ribbon. So it will be different for different ribbons." Study co-author Buddhapriya Chakrabarti, of Durham University, presented some data on the same question at a previous APS meeting; Prof Juel said she and her colleagues at Manchester contacted Dr Chakrabarti when they realised they shared an interest in the problem. Together, they have now published the first complete physical account of ribbon curling. Follow Jonathan on Twitter 25 April 2017 Last updated at 06:52 BST She was born without a left hand, so she thought she would never get to play. Her music teacher tried to teach her with a prosthetic arm - but it was too heavy and she couldn't move the bow properly. But students from a university designed an arm specially for Isabella to play the violin with, and built it using a 3-D printer. See how she gets on here.

Scientists have explained precisely how and why a ribbon curls when we run a scissor blade down one side of it. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Ten-year-old Isabella always dreamed of playing the violin.

Ellie Butler's mother, Jennie Gray, is heard to shout: "It's my daughter, she's not breathing." A paramedic said Ellie was "cold and blue" when she arrived at the south-west London home in October 2013. Her father Ben denies murder. Ms Gray admits perverting the course of justice by hiding or destroying evidence. Both have denied a charge of child cruelty relating to a shoulder injury suffered by Ellie. The pair, from Westover Close, Sutton, can both be heard on the phone during the 15-minute 999 call. The call was made two hours after Ellie Butler suffered her injuries, the Old Bailey had been told. Mr Butler comes on the phone and is heard swearing as he confirms the couple's home address for the ambulance, saying Ellie has "fallen down". The child's mother broke down as the call was played in court. First responder Sarah Hardy told the court she found Ellie in her pyjamas, lying on the floor of her bedroom, as her mother carried out CPR. The medic said Ellie was "very cold and blue" and had no heartbeat. When asked what had happened, she said Mr Butler told her "I don't know. I thought she was in her bedroom sleeping." Ms Hardy told jurors she could not understand how Ellie had died until she noticed a "boggy mass" on the back of her head. She said: "I realised the cause of death was a traumatic cardiac arrest. I had concerns as to how this had happened and called police." A post-mortem examination revealed Ellie Butler had suffered skull fractures from at least two severe impacts. A neighbour of the couple, Elaine Winson, described seeing a blank expression on Mr Butler's face as Ellie was taken to an ambulance. "The mother was severely distressed and holding on to the trolley," she said. "He had no expression on his face. There was nothing." Another neighbour Marion Cook saw Ms Gray a few days later, and said she "broke down in tears" and said Ellie "fell off her bed and hit her head on a radiator." The prosecution said doctors ruled out an accidental fall, and put her fatal injuries down to Mr Butler either beating the girl over the head with a heavy object or throwing her against the floor or wall. The case continues. Palacios, 30, Sorensen, 38, and Wilkinson, 30, will leave the club when their contracts expire on 30 June. Nine of the Premier League club's Under-21 squad will also leave, with their contracts not being renewed. A Stoke statement read: "The club would like to thank those departing for their efforts and wish them all the best for the future." Tomi Adeloye, James Alabi, Sam Coulson, Alex Grant, Robbie Parry, Nathan Ricketts-Hopkinson, Adam Thomas, Charlie Ward and Elliot Wheeler are the development players who are set to depart. Palacios was signed from Tottenham for £6m in 2011 but started just 14 league games as he was hampered by injuries. Wilkinson made 194 appearances for his boyhood club, having made his debut in October 2001, while Sorensen played 129 times for Stoke in a seven-year spell. The handwritten letter was sent to Cheadle Heath custody suite in Stockport, Greater Manchester, after the woman's two-day stay last month. She said it was "the first time I ever had respect of police" despite "many weekend bang ups". Staff were "surprised" to receive the letter of praise, police said. Supt Chris Hankinson, from Greater Manchester Police, said: "Our priority is to ensure [people who end up in custody] get the support they need and staff work tirelessly in incredibly difficult circumstances. "I'm grateful this lady took the time to thank the staff and I hope her next encounter with GMP is equally as pleasant, but on the right side of the custody door." The pair are both available for Saturday's FA Cup quarter-final against 12-times winners Arsenal. Calder, 21, spent the first half of the season on loan at Doncaster, scoring once in 20 appearances. Etheridge, 22, started his career at Derby and has made eight appearances for the League Two leaders this season.

Jurors in the murder trial of a father accused of battering his six-year-old daughter to death have been played the 999 call made by her parents. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Stoke have released keeper Thomas Sorensen, midfielder Wilson Palacios and defender Andy Wilkinson. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A prisoner sent a thank-you note to custody staff at a police station praising them for showing her "respect and dignity". [NEXT_CONCEPT] Lincoln City have signed Aston Villa midfielder Riccardo Calder and Doncaster goalkeeper Ross Etheridge on loan until the end of the season.

Pauline Monteith travelled to Nice for a two-night holiday with her children, mother and aunt, who are both elderly. She got a text from Easyjet on Wednesday night saying their flight home had been cancelled. The family have spent the last day and a half trying to get to Belfast via Paris and London. She said it was "especially distressing" for her autistic son. Hundreds of flights across Europe were cancelled on Wednesday and Thursday as the result of a two-day strike by air traffic controllers in France. Mrs Monteith, from Crumlin, County Antrim, contacted the BBC on Friday morning to say the family had only made it as far as London and were waiting in Gatwick airport for a flight back to Belfast. After she got the text on Thursday, she said she tried to contact Easyjet twice without success, each time spending more than 20 minutes on a UK mobile phone. Internet access at her hotel was also poor. "When I eventually got on to the Easyjet website there were no flights available to Belfast from Nice for the next five days that I checked," she told the BBC. "I think it is terrible that they can just send a simple text with no advice number to contact and no accountability." The Monteiths were due back in work and school on Monday, and had only packed enough luggage for two days. "Luckily an English holidaymaker in my hotel came to my aid and told me to act quickly as everything was being booked," Pauline said. The Monteiths decided to try to make their own way home and opted to take a train to London, thinking they would have a better chance of getting a flight to Belfast from there. The five Eurostar tickets alone cost over £1,000. Mrs Monteith said it was "pandemonium" trying to get through the Paris underground with two pensioners and her 16-year-old son. They arrived in London at about 22:00 BST on Thursday and then had to find a hotel for the night, which cost more money. Mrs Monteith said the extra bills had put "a dampener on the whole holiday" and said she did not know if she was entitled to a refund because of the difficulty she has contacting the airline. She said she spent four hours online looking for an alternative way to get home and wondered how people who did not have internet access would cope. However, the airline did allow the family to use their Nice tickets in exchange for a flight from Gatwick to Belfast, free of charge. Mrs Monteith also said it was a useful experience for her daughter Chloe, who has just begun to learn French. She added that because they paid £210 each for a one-way 2.5 hour train journey, her family had dubbed them "golden tickets" and intend to frame them when they get home. In a statement, an Easyjet spokeswoman said: "We apologise that Mrs Monteith and her family were affected by this strike. EasyJet did everything possible to limit the inconvenience of this strike for passengers. "We advised Mrs Monteith of the cancellation via SMS text and gave details within that text about how she could rearrange their flights or obtain a refund. "For customers such as Mrs Monteith whose flights were cancelled, EasyJet offered a free of charge transfer to another flight or a refund if they preferred not to take a flight transfer. "EasyJet also provided hotel accommodation where passengers required it and we are in direct contact with Mrs Monteith to discuss this." The airline took more than 25,000 calls during the two-day strike and had 500 staff working in its contact centres to assist passengers in rebooking cancelled flights. Ashley Isle, 13, and his brother Thomas, 18, died after an accident on the A18/High Street near Wyndthorpe Hall in Dunsville on 8 November. A minute's silence was held before the match at Thornesians RUFC, where Ashley played for the Under 14s team. Thomas, who was driving, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. Ashley died two days later in hospital. The match will raise money for Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

A family with an autistic child has spent almost £2,000 to get home from France after their flight was cancelled during the air traffic control strike. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A rugby match has been held in memory of two teenage brothers from Doncaster who died in a car crash.

Australian Jones, 55, who has signed a four-year deal to be England's first foreign coach, wants to name a skipper to take the team to the 2019 World Cup. "It's a role Joe would grow into and get better at all the time until he's a natural," Young said. "He's somebody the players would get right behind. "I think he would be a great choice and would make a great England captain." England endured a miserable World Cup campaign, becoming the first host nation to go out of the competition at the group stage, and coach Stuart Lancaster left his job after nearly four years in charge. Jones criticised skipper Chris Robshaw during the competition but is planning talks with the 29-year-old, who was made captain by Lancaster in 2012. Launchbury, 24, has won 28 caps since making his England debut in 2012 and was part of the squad that won two and lost two of their four World Cup group games. Former Cardiff and Wales captain Young was coaching Cardiff Blues when Warren Gatland installed Sam Warburton as Wales captain in 2011 and he sees similarities between the Welsh talisman and Launchbury. "Both are very sensible, don't go chasing the limelight, don't do things that will draw attention: Joe leads from the front, and doesn't speak for the sake of it," said Wasps director of rugby Young. "One of the greatest England captains, Martin Johnson, didn't speak for the sake of it. When he spoke people listened. I think Joe would be very similar." Three women and one man, all in their twenties, were killed and 17 others were wounded, police said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacker, who was shot dead by soldiers, was a suspected supporter of so-called Islamic State. But the prime minister gave no evidence to support the claim. The victims were taking part in an educational trip, the Israeli military said. The Israel Defense Forces tweeted that their names were Lt Yael Yekutiel, 20; Lt Shir Hajaj, 22; 2nd Lt Erez Orbach, 20 and 2nd Lt Shira Tzur, 20. The attacker, identified as 28-year-old Fadi Qunbar, came from the Palestinian district of Jabel Mukaber in east Jerusalem, near to the attack site. CCTV footage showed the truck ploughing at high speed into the soldiers, before reversing over the victims. "He drove backward to crush more people," eyewitness Leah Schreiber told reporters. "That was really clear." The attack took place on the popular Armon Hanatziv promenade overlooking the walled Old City of Jerusalem. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said security had been heightened throughout the city in response. An emergency meeting of the Israeli security cabinet approved administrative detention for IS sympathisers and authorised the destruction of the driver's home. Mr Netanyahu visited the site of the attack on Sunday afternoon and said: "We know that there has been a series of terror attacks. "There definitely could be a connection between them - from France to Berlin, and now Jerusalem." Attackers in Nice and Berlin last year used the same method of driving a lorry through a crowd. Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat called on residents not to "let terror win" and said militants would "pay a heavy price". "There is no limit to the cruelty of the terrorists who are willing to use any means possible to murder Jews and to damage the life routine of Israel's capital," he said. The US state department condemned the attack "in the strongest possible terms" and the European Union also issued a condemnation. The Palestinian militant group Hamas praised the attacker. Hamas spokesman Abdul-Latif Qanou called it a "heroic" act and encouraged other Palestinians to "escalate the resistance". Before this latest incident, 35 Israelis had been killed in a wave of knife, gun and car-ramming attacks by Palestinians or Israeli Arabs since October 2015. More than 200 Palestinians - mostly attackers, Israel says - have also been killed in that period. Israel says Palestinian incitement has fuelled the attacks. The Palestinian leadership has blamed frustration rooted in decades of Israeli occupation. The BBC's Yolande Knell in Jerusalem says the number of attacks had begun to subside in recent months, but Sunday's incident is one of the most serious there has been.

Wasps lock Joe Launchbury would be an ideal England captain under Eddie Jones, says his club boss Dai Young. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Four people have been killed in Jerusalem by a Palestinian man who drove a lorry into a group of soldiers, in what police called a terror attack.

In China, a huge fireworks display in Beijing marked the first day of the Year of the Monkey, one of the twelve animals in the Chinese zodiac. Celebrations include feasting, visiting temples, and spending time with family and friends. McCann steered Dundee clear of relegation after his five games in charge but will return to his job as a TV football pundit. "I fully believed he would be in charge next season," defender O'Dea told BBC Radio Scotland. "I'm really disappointed because he was fantastic for us." Dundee's statement announcing McCann's departure did not specify a reason but said they had continued to seek a permanent manager during his tenure. O'Dea spoke to McCann following the announcement and believes that the 42-year-old's loyalty to the broadcaster overshadowed his desire to be a manager. "He will be a manager, but his loyalty maybe to Sky overtook that," said the Republic of Ireland international. "I think his reasons are solely on the fact that he had maybe agreed with Sky." But O'Dea thought that McCann's behaviour suggested that he was planning for the future - even attending under-20s games to assess future talent. "If you are only coming in for five games, why would you bother?" the 30-year-old told Sportsound. "The way Neil McCann went about business, he certainly didn't come in half-hearted. "But I can completely understand and respect his decision and all I can do is thank him." Dundee turned to their former midfielder following the sacking of Paul Hartley after they slumped to second bottom thanks to a run of seven defeats. They won their first two games under McCann and drew the next and O'Dea dismisses the suggestion that two subsequent defeats led the interim manager to have a rethink about staying. "I can't answer that, but I would say absolutely not," said the Dundee captain. "We lost a very good manager in Paul Hartley and it didn't look great for us, but Neil did a fantastic job and I really thought he would stay on. "He did things beyond what he needed to do, which is probably the reason I thought he would stay on." The accident happened near Grantshouse at about 15:40 on Sunday. A Mercedes Vito van was travelling south when it was in collision with a red Scania lorry heading in the opposite direction. The woman, who was a passenger in the van, was pronounced dead at the scene. The road was closed for 12 hours for accident investigations. Sgt Gary Taylor said: "Unfortunately a young woman has lost her life and we are currently working to establish the full set of circumstances that led up to this collision. "I urge anyone who was travelling on the A1 on Sunday afternoon and who remembers seeing either the Mercedes Vito van or the Scania lorry to please contact police if they have not already done so."

Hundreds of millions of people around the world have been celebrating the Lunar New Year. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Dundee captain Darren O'Dea has been left "surprised" and saddened by what he believes was Neil McCann's decision not to become permanent manager. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A 20-year-old woman has been killed in a head-on crash involving a van and lorry on the A1 in the Borders.

Bruno Fernandes, known as Bruno, was signed by Boa Esporte on Monday, just weeks after he was freed from prison. There has been a furious reaction from sponsors and people on social media. He was sentenced in 2013 to 22 years in jail for his role in the kidnapping and killing of Eliza Samudio but has been released pending an appeal. His lawyers argued successfully that he could not be held in custody any longer as the courts had failed to hear his appeal within the required time. The disappearance of Ms Samudio and the gruesome story surrounding it was widely covered by the Brazilian press at the time. In 2010, Bruno Fernandes was a successful goalkeeper with first-division club Flamengo and had been tipped to play for Brazil in the 2014 Fifa World Cup finals. Brazilians were shocked at Fernandes' arrest and subsequent confession that he knew that Ms Samudio had been strangled and her remains fed to his dogs. Prosecutors said that Fernandes had had her killed to avoid paying pay child maintenance for their baby son. Fernandes always denied ordering her killing but was found guilty not only on that charge but also of hiding her body and kidnapping their son. The fact that he is now about to resume his sporting career with Boa Esporte after only serving part of his sentence has caused outrage among many Brazilians. Three backers have already withdrawn their financial support for the second-division team based in Varginha, in south-eastern Brazil. Many Brazilians said they had found it distasteful of the club to post pictures on their Twitter account of the smiling goalkeeper and club officials celebrating the new signing. Twitter user Leandro Leite said that Bruno [Fernandes] may be the new "reinforcement" of Boa Esporte, but that if it was confirmed he hoped that the club would "disappear forever from the world of football....or better still entirely from the map". Many others wrote that they felt it was "shameful" that a man who had had his ex-girlfriend fed to his dogs would soon appear on TV screens playing football. Others congratulated those sponsors who have dropped the club. Boa Esporte's website was hacked by activists who posted a text drawing attention to Brazil's high number of femicides. But there were also those who said the club was not to blame and that Fernandes had the right to rebuild his life after his release from prison. Boa Esporte's President Rona Moraes da Costa said in a statement published on Facebook [in Portuguese] that the club was aiding in the player's rehabilitation and that it was not responsible for his release from prison. About 3,000 direct and indirect jobs were lost after the SSI plant closed. The 90-page document by Lord Heseltine proposes a new development corporation as well as plans to increase tourism. Redcar and Cleveland Council leader, Sue Jeffrey, said the area still had "huge potential". The Labour council leader has been put on the new South Tees Development Corporation's board of local business people and local authority leaders charged with drawing up proposals for the use of the former steelworks site. They had to "come up with a vision for that whole site about how it could be regenerated, how it can be refreshed, how we can bring inward investment and jobs and actually make the most of what is a key industrial site for the whole of the Tees Valley", she said. The former Conservative deputy prime minister, Lord Heseltine, said he had been "slightly surprised" by the area's "can-do attitude". "Wherever you go, you find bright, intelligent and hard working people who are determined to make a success of this place and know how to do it," he said. Lord Heseltine wants to see more apprenticeships created, more starter homes built and a change in the industrial identity of Teesside to try to attract more tourists. The steel works have been in the hands of receivers since the site's owner Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK (SSI) was wound up on 2 October. The closure of the coke ovens and blast furnace saw the end of steel production at the 98-year-old Redcar works. Lord Heseltine was asked by Business Secretary Sajid Javid to look at ways of bringing investment to Teesside after the site closed. SSI blamed a global slump in the value of steel for its original decision to mothball the Redcar works.

A Brazilian football club is facing a backlash after signing a goalkeeper found guilty of ordering the murder of his ex-lover in 2010. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The Tees Valley, where thousands of jobs were lost when Redcar's steelworks closed, can become a "bustling powerhouse of economic activity", a report has said.

The Royal Voluntary Service (RVS) is one of three organisations set to benefit from a memorial fund set up following the death of Mrs Cox in June. The Batley and Spen MP 41, was shot and stabbed in Birstall, West Yorkshire. The latest tranche of fines will also be used to fund D-Day veteran visits to Normandy and to help excavate the HMS Invincible shipwreck in the Solent. Live updates on this story and others in West Yorkshire Announcing the donation to the RVS, chancellor George Osborne said: "It is right that funding from those in the banking industry who demonstrated the worst of values goes towards people who display the very best of British values. "Jo Cox dedicated her life to bringing people together and making a difference. "She was an inspiration to people across the world and I am proud to give the Royal Voluntary Service this funding in her memory to continue their vital work." The memorial fund - which is also supporting Hope not Hate and the White Helmets - has raised nearly £1.5m since it was set up. Full list of donations: An inquest into Mrs Cox's death was opened and adjourned last month after hearing she died from multiple stab and gunshot wounds. Thomas Mair, 52, from Birstall, faces charges of murder, grievous bodily harm, possession of a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence and possession of an offensive weapon in connection with the attack on Mrs Cox. but the 23-year-old opted to join the Buttler is keen for more opportunities behind the stumps, having at Taunton. He also hopes his move will improve his chances of providing competition for England's first-choice Test keeper Matt Prior. They have a strong squad and are very ambitious to build on this season's achievement. Lancashire have a talented group of players who will be looking to challenge for all three competitions Buttler said gaining more international recognition and improving his glove work were key motives for his move to the North West, telling the club website: "Lancashire has an exceptional coaching staff which will help me to continue to develop as a keeper-batsman. "They have a strong squad and are very ambitious to build on this season's achievement. Lancashire have a talented group of players who will be looking to challenge for all three competitions. "I want to pay a special thanks to everybody at Somerset. I thoroughly enjoyed my time there and will leave with plenty of good memories." Having been England's regular white-ball keeper for most of 2013, and despite a series of impressive displays in the recent one-day series against Australia, Buttler missed out on a place for the return Ashes tour this winter. Yorkshire's Jonny Bairstow will provide back-up to Prior, although Buttler could still be called upon, having been named in England's performance programme squad. Media playback is not supported on this device At county level, Buttler made nine Championship appearances for Somerset in 2013, ending the campaign with 508 runs at an average of 36.28. But he kept wicket on just three occasions while Kieswetter was sidelined with a broken thumb early in the season. With and with only youngster Alex Davies in reserve, Buttler is almost certain to be used in that role more frequently during his time at Old Trafford. Head coach Peter Moores added: "His style of cricket will add value to the team in all formats of the game and his potential as a player is very exciting." Alan Dale, of Tangley Farm in Hampshire, is accused of moving the vehicle in Pelican Lane, Newbury, on 29 December. He is also charged with obstructing emergency workers and moving an ambulance with no insurance. The 67-year-old will appear at Reading Magistrates' Court on 23 March.

A charity supported by Labour MP Jo Cox has been awarded £375,000 raised in fines from the Libor banking scandal. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Lancashire have signed England limited-overs wicketkeeper Jos Buttler after he [NEXT_CONCEPT] A man has been charged with allegedly moving an ambulance while paramedics were treating a woman with a life-threatening condition.

The figures also found a 22% rise in voided licences in 2016, compared to the year before. Some people caught had entered the UK illegally, but most obtained a licence while on a legitimate visa and had then illegally overstayed. However, critics say the "small" number of licences that actually go on to be surrendered "undermines" the system. The Home Office gave the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) the powers to revoke licences in July 2014. That month more than 3,500 licences were revoked. In 2015 it was 9,700 and in 2016 that number rose to 11,900, the figures released under the Freedom of Information Act to BBC South East show. The driving licence is the second most recognised form of ID after the passport, so can be used by illegal immigrants to secure work, open bank accounts or sign tenancy agreements. To make it harder for them to do any of these things, the UK Immigration Act 2014 created "hostile environment" measures for migrants in the UK. As well as revoking licences, it introduced: In 2015, five times more people had their licences revoked in the UK on medical grounds than those suspected of being illegal immigrants. 9,782 licences revoked because of immigration status in 2015 47,000 car and motorcycle licences revoked on medical grounds in 2015 98,000 drivers disqualified by the courts in 2015 Chris Hobbs, a former special branch officer in border controls, said: "How likely is it for that driver to be stopped bearing in mind the number of traffic police has been hugely reduced? There are all sorts of issues around stopping vehicles and asking for details, you have to have a valid reason to do that." Asked why, on having the person's address, immigration enforcement officers did not doorstep them instead of waiting for police to pick them up during routine checks, the Home Office has yet to respond. In the most recent report from David Bolt, the chief inspector of borders, he raised concerns over the measures. He criticised the small number of deportations as a result of the crackdown - of the thousands who had their licences revoked, 583 people left the UK in the 2015-16 tax year. Mr Bolt also said the small number of people physically surrendering their licences "undermines" the new system. Since then, the Home Office has announced plans to allow police and immigration officers to search for and seize these documents. A Home Office spokeswoman said: "This will help ensure revoked licences are removed from circulation. We are making it harder for illegal migrants to live in the UK - as these figures show." Mr Bolt's report also stated the Home Office's database was incomplete and incorrect and its failings meant "some people without leave to be in the country were being missed", while others were "wrongly flagged" as being here illegally. The single-vehicle collision happened on the Randox Road just before 23:00 BST on Thursday. Crumlin Sinn Féin councillor Anne Marie Logue said he was "very popular and his death will be felt throughout this community." The Randox Road and Nutts Corner Road were closed but have since re-opened.

A crackdown on illegal immigrants in the UK has seen almost 27,000 drivers have their licences revoked since 2014. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The man who died after an overnight car crash in Crumlin, County Antrim, has been named as 23-year-old Michael Cusick from Belfast.

Open-side flanker Warburton, out since 30 April, replaces the injured Dan Lydiate and is one of five changes to the team beaten by England last month. Second row Alun Wyn Jones will win his 100th cap for Wales at Eden Park. Prop Gethin Jenkins, hooker Ken Owens and lock Bradley Davies return, as does centre Jonathan Davies. Wales have not beaten the All Blacks in 26 matches since 1953. Ross Moriarty retains his place at blind-side flanker, while uncapped flanker Ellis Jenkins is named on the replacements' bench after being called into the squad following Lydiate's injury. Jones, who has also won six caps for the British and Irish Lions, becomes Wales' fifth centurion. Jenkins replaces Rob Evans at loose-head prop, Owens comes in for Scott Baldwin and Bradley Davies takes Jake Ball's place. Jonathan Davies, who comes in for Scott Williams, missed the defeat at Twickenham because he was on Top 14 duty with Clermont Auvergne. "We are under no illusions how tough the Test series will be against the back-to-back world champions but the players are also aware how important this tour is," head coach Warren Gatland said. "It's an opportunity for a couple of boys to start and we are bringing in experience with Gethin, Ken and Bradley. "In the midfield it's nice to have that experienced combination back and the players who move to the bench will still have an impact on game day." New Zealand are unbeaten at Eden Park since 1994 and the match will be their first since beating Australia 34-17 in the 2015 World Cup final. Head coach Steve Hansen has named a side showing six changes from that victory at Twickenham in October. Wales team to face New Zealand: Liam Williams (Scarlets), George North (Northampton Saints), Jonathan Davies (Clermont Auvergne), Jamie Roberts (Harlequins), Hallam Amos (Newport Gwent Dragons), Dan Biggar (Ospreys), Rhys Webb (Ospreys); Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues), Ken Owens (Scarlets), Samson Lee (Scarlets), Bradley Davies (Wasps), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Ross Moriarty (Gloucester), Sam Warburton (Cardiff Blues, captain), Taulupe Faletau (Newport Gwent Dragons). Replacements: Scott Baldwin (Ospreys), Rob Evans (Ospreys), Tomas Francis (Exeter Chiefs), Jake Ball (Scarlets), Ellis Jenkins (Cardiff Blues), Gareth Davies (Scarlets), Gareth Anscombe (Cardiff Blues), Scott Williams (Scarlets). Rescuers from the police, coastguard, ambulance and fire service were called to the scene shortly after 04:00 on Saturday. The police's dive and marine unit carried out searches near to Moncrieffe Island and around the Friarton Bridge in the following days. A Police Scotland spokeswoman said the man's family had been informed. The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (Pirc) has been instructed to investigate the police's response before the man fell into the River Tay. The watchdog will then submit its findings to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS).

Wales captain Sam Warburton has recovered from a shoulder injury to start against world champions New Zealand in Auckland on Saturday. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A major search operation for a 25-year-old man who fell from the Queens Bridge in Perth has been called off.

New launches of dairy-free varieties now make up 4% of all new ice cream launches, according to market research firm Mintel. And major brands, including Haagen Dazs and Ben and Jerry's have launched dairy-free varieties. But they don't tend to market them as "vegan" said Mintel's analyst. "There is consumer curiosity around dairy-free, particularly among younger people," said Alex Beckett, Global Food and Drink Analyst at Mintel. "They perceive dairy-free ice cream to be a more permissible treat than regular ice cream." Amid rising numbers of people switching to a diet that eliminates or cuts down on dairy-based ingredients, ice cream makers have embraced the trend, particularly in the United States. This week Haagen Dazs launched four new flavours: chocolate salted fudge truffle, peanut butter chocolate fudge, mocha chocolate cookie and coconut caramel. Ben and Jerry's uses almond milk for its dairy-free flavours and has recently added caramel almond brittle, cherry Garcia and coconut seven layer bar to its range. In contrast to sorbets, these products aim to emulate the creamy textures and flavours of a dairy-based product, something that has proved a challenge for food scientists. They are not yet available in the UK but Mintel's report suggest there could be a market for them across Europe. According to Mintel as many as three in 10 Italians and one in five French consumers say they are actively reducing their consumption or are avoiding dairy. In the UK, 16% said that they, or a member of their household, avoided dairy. Although dairy-free still represents a small slice of the overall range of new ice cream launches, at 4%, that proportion has already doubled since 2014. However, while a growing number of people are choosing to go vegan, firms are avoiding marketing new flavours with that label, said Mr Beckett, because vegan doesn't really equate with indulgence. "They tend not to put vegan on the packaging, because for a lot of people that would be a deterrent," he said. Instead they are exploiting the "health halo" of plant-based recipes and ingredients such as coconut, to come across as a treat "but one you don't feel too guilty eating". The UK ice cream market lags behind the US, added Mintel's Mr Beckett. "In the UK we tend to follow what happens in the US and we're a few years behind in terms of ice-cream innovation. "In the States dairy-free is booming," he said. On that basis Mr Beckett, is predicting UK consumers will soon be offered the kind of middle-eastern-spice-influenced flavours currently in fashion in the States. "Saffron is an edgy flavour in US ice cream parlours," he said. "What happens in Brooklyn and LA tends to emerge in retail in the States, and then in a few years that emerges in the UK. He is being treated at a hospital in Chicago, the company said. Mr Munoz took over at United Continental only last month after Jeff Smisek was forced out for allegedly making deals with public officials in New York and New Jersey. Shares fell 3.3% to $55.83 following the announcement. The airline said it was continuing to operate normally. "Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and we are respecting their privacy," a spokesman said. Mr Munoz is the former head Continental Airlines, which merged with United in 2010. The company's board was waiting to hear from doctors and from Mr Munoz's family about the severity of the heart attack before deciding if an interim chief executive was needed, the Wall Street Journal reported. It quoted a source who said the heart attack could have been mild and that he could return to work in two weeks. United Continental has been embroiled in a scandal with the New York/New Jersey Port Authority. It has been accused of maintaining unprofitable flights that were popular with politicians in return for favourable government subsidies and better airport transit deals. Mr Munoz was appointed chief executive in a bid to clean up the company and deal with a litany of staff and customer complaints. The company had also struggled under Mr Smisek to merge the operations of the former United and Continental airlines.

Young people worldwide are developing a taste for dairy-free ice cream which they see as a "healthier" alternative, involving almonds and coconut. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Oscar Munoz, chief executive of United Continental Airlines, suffered a heart attack on Thursday.

Zane Gbangbola, aged seven, died in hospital in Surrey in February 2014. His parents had disputed post-mortem tests that found he died from carbon monoxide poisoning due to the pump. They believed hydrogen cyanide fumes had been released from a lake built over a former landfill site. The family now wants an independent inquiry. They have spent two-and-half years campaigning for a further investigation. Delivering his verdict at an inquest in Woking, coroner Richard Travers said: "I find the cause of death was carbon monoxide toxicity from fumes generated by a petrol pump used by his family to clear the house of floodwater." The inquest heard the boy's parents hired a petrol pump to clear water in their basement, which was used for up to six hours on the day he died and pumped deadly fumes into Zane's bedroom while he slept. Zane was found unconscious in the early hours by his mother, Nicole Lawler, and pronounced dead an hour later in hospital. Zane's father Kye Gbangbola, who had been working upstairs in another bedroom, was left paralysed and wheelchair-bound as a result of the incident. Ms Lawler and Mr Gbangbola left the courtroom as Mr Travers disputed their evidence. He said: "I have no hesitation that Ms Lawler and Mr Gbangbola did not want the pump to be working when Zane went to bed. "But I cannot accept their accounts that on February 7 it [the pump] was used for no more than 20 minutes and not after lunchtime... I find it was used for six hours and stopped at 6.30pm, presumably when it ran out of fuel." After the hearing, Ms Lawler said the inquest was "legally and evidentially deficient" and the family would request an independent, panel-led inquiry similar to the Hillsborough inquests. "At the top of this is a deeply-loved boy. A very special little boy. The world is a much poorer place without Zane," she said. Surrey Police said no criminal charges would be brought over the boy's death. The prime-time show will be filmed in a "contemporary, documentary-style" and will explore their personal lives, relationships and even disappointments. The Big Bang Theory's producer Bill Prady is behind the series. The recent pilot got a standing ovation at an ABC screening last month, according to Entertainment Weekly. The Muppets, created by puppeteer Jim Henson, first appeared on television in the 1950s, getting their own show in the 1970s. They recently made a return to the big screen in 2011's The Muppets and 2014's Muppets Most Wanted, featuring Ricky Gervais. Their TV comeback series is one of several new comedies picked up by ABC after the US pilot season. Dr Ken will star Community's Ken Jeong, while The Real O'Neals is a contemporary take on a seemingly perfect Catholic family. ABC has also ordered six new dramas and given hit shows including Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder and Marvel's Agents of Shield a new series. Several other shows including Nigella Lawson's The Taste have been cancelled.

The death of a boy was an accident as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning from a petrol pump brought in to get rid of floodwater, a coroner has said. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A new series of The Muppet Show has been commissioned by US TV network ABC, promising a "more adult" take on much-loved characters such as Kermit.

The Englishman had made seven birdies in his opening round but could manage only one in round two, with two bogeys leaving him on five under par. Australia's Brett Rumford improved on his opening 66 with a 65 to lead on 13 under par. Scotland's Duncan Stewart moved up to 10th with seven birdies in a 65. The event in Perth involves three strokeplay rounds and two cuts, before the top 24 contest a six-hole knockout match play on Sunday. The top eight players will get a bye through to the last-16 of the match play finale. "For any players, that's why it's going to be so unique and so interesting as well," Rumford told the European Tour. "There's sort of cuts within cuts this week and if you're not thinking about it, maybe it's a good thing, maybe a bad thing, I'm not too sure, but definitely the top eight is where you want to be." The former MP for Rochester and Strood, who defected from the Conservatives in 2014, replaces MEP Patrick O'Flynn in the reshuffle. Mr O'Flynn was involved in a public dispute with party leader Nigel Farage after the general election. Also in the reshuffle, deputy treasurer Christopher Mills becomes business spokesman, Nathan Gill international development and Julia Reid science. Mr Farage said: "This brings real-world experience into our top team. "Each is an expert in his or her field and will be able to explain how their own sectors will benefit from EU exit. "It all shows how the UKIP story has many more chapters to run". Mr O'Flynn resigned in May and apologised to Mr Farage after calling him "snarling, thin-skinned and aggressive". The former Daily Express political journalist, who was UKIP's chief spokesman during the general election campaign, provoked a row after saying Mr Farage risked turning the party - which won one seat despite getting four million votes - into a "personality cult" and an "absolutist monarchy". Mr Reckless lost his seat to the Conservative party in the election, polling 16,009 votes to Kelly Tolhurst's 23,142. It was organised by Saoradh. The parade started in the Bogside at Free Derry Corner and made its way into the Creggan estate where a wreath was laid at a republican memorial. The march included a military-style colour party and six bands, including three from Scotland. The parade ended at the republican plot in Derry City Cemetery with speeches. The main oration was given by Paul Duffy, a former republican prisoner, and brother of the prominent dissident Colin Duffy. Paul Duffy said the party wanted to bring an end to British involvement in Ireland. "These objectives have yet to be achieved," he said. "It remains an unfinished revolution, we still have unfinished business." The crowd was told that the party's membership had increased greatly since it was formed last September and that it was strategizing its plan for the future and its aim of an Irish socialist republic. Known as The Elephant, because of its shape, the city's civic society had lodged the appeal in an attempt to safeguard its future. Keith Draper, chairman of the Coventry Society, said the group was "disappointed" at the secretary of state's decision. He said it would put the building at risk, once a new swimming pool was completed. A £36.7m swimming pool and leisure centre, due to be built on New Union Street, is set to replace The Elephant from the summer of 2019. Mr Draper said the fact that The Elephant was designed by a team from the city council, rather than a named architect had counted against it. "Its location near the ring road also appears to have been a negative factor," he said. The Elephant, completed in 1976, is linked to a 1960s building, which is already Grade II listed. Many of the older buildings in Coventry were destroyed during World War Two and Mr Draper said it was important to preserve as many of the city's current "landmark" structures as possible. Despite the ruling from the Department for Culture Media and Sport, he said there was a strong case for retaining The Elephant and possibly reusing it as a concert and conference venue, rather than demolishing it.

Overnight leader Mark Foster slipped back to a share of 26th place with a second-round 73 at the inaugural World Super 6 in Perth, Australia. [NEXT_CONCEPT] UKIP has appointed ex-MP Mark Reckless as its economic spokesman, it says. [NEXT_CONCEPT] About 2,000 people have attended a dissident republican parade in Londonderry. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A bid to win listed status for a 1970s leisure centre in Coventry has failed.

The 48-year-old's contract was due to expire at the end of the month but he has decided to stand down immediately. Meyer oversaw the Springboks' shock World Cup group-stage defeat by Japan, before they recovered to reach the semi-finals, where they were beaten by eventual winners New Zealand. "I have realised that, as much as I still have a lot to offer, the time has come for change," said Meyer. "My integrity has always been very important and I feel I can leave with my head held high." The former Leicester Tigers coach apologised to the South African nation after the 34-32 reverse at the hands of Japan in Brighton in October. Meyer had named the most experienced Springbok Test side ever, with 851 caps in the starting XV, but they still suffered one the biggest upsets in rugby union history. After that opening defeat, they recorded group-stage victories over Samoa, Scotland and the United States before beating Wales 23-19 in the quarter-finals. They ended the World Cup in third place after overcoming Argentina 24-13 in the third-place play-off. Luis Reece made an assured 55 but the rest of the visiting batsmen adopted a frantic approach and paid the price. Marchant de Lange (3-53) claimed three quick wickets, while Graham Wagg (2-14) and Andrew Salter (3-60) combined to dismiss Derbyshire for 160. Glamorgan, left six overs to bat, aimed to survive but lost Jacques Rudolph lbw to the last ball from Jeevan Mendis. Salter extracted plenty of turn in the night session, giving hope to Derbyshire's spinners, before a late assault from Mendis (27) was halted by Timm van der Gugten. It was an unlikely few hours of action under the lights, which included the use of a nightwatchman for the third night running, setting up a fascinating finish to the first pink-ball game in Wales. Glamorgan all-rounder Andrew Salter told BBC Wales Sport: "They always say day three is moving day and it definitely has moved on, fingers crossed the batters apply themselves and take us to a win - it's very much in the balance. "It was nice to have some assistance (bowling), if you bowl a good area there's rough there and that kept me in the game, but if you bowl poorly there's an opportunity to score. "(The pink ball) has felt quite good in the hand, it feels a bit more like a white ball compared to the red ball, and at times it's felt quite soft later in the day so we've got to take these things into consideration in how we go about knocking them off." Derbyshire batsman Luis Reece told BBC Radio Derby: "With the wicket the way it is, being positive was a big thing we spoke about and at times it may have come across a bit frantic, but especially with this pink ball you always feel there's a ball with your name on it, you don't feel set especially with the wicket deteriorating. "To get their senior player (Rudolph) is a massive boost for us and they know we're going to be all over them."

Heyneke Meyer has resigned as the head coach of South Africa. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Glamorgan are 0-1 chasing 212 to beat Derbyshire after an extraordinary half-day's cricket in Cardiff.

Tobias Ellwood said he was not ruling out the tactic but warned it would be "hugely complicated" and could place UK forces "in harm's way". He was responding to an urgent question in the Commons on Aleppo. More than 120 MPs have urged the government to authorise drops of food and medical supplies. Their demands were reiterated in the Commons as Labour's Alison McGovern urged ministers to consider the move as a "last resort". She read out a statement from the Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets, which warned that Aleppo is "in a state of emergency", with 279,000 people "under siege" for 94 days. Mr Ellwood warned aid drops could land "in the wrong place" or "go to the wrong people", saying negotiating safe passage for land vehicles was a better option. Given the scale of the aid that needs to get in, the number of aid drops would be "enormous", he said. And responding to shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry, who also called for air drops to be considered, he said: "She's now advocating that British aeroplanes, Hercules aircraft or otherwise, go into Syrian air space and make those drops. "They will be shot down." Challenged over his comments later in the debate, Mr Ellwood said there was "the possibility that a British aircraft could be shot down". He added: "I use this opportunity to say that we are putting British air personnel in harm's way." Mr Ellwood also referred to the first Commons vote on air strikes in Syria, which was rejected in 2013, saying the UK had "blinked" when it could have taken action. Mr Ellwood said the government could only explore other "opportunities" with the full support of Parliament. Ms Thornberry said nobody was "underestimating the complexity and risks involved" with air drops. She added: "But with no alternatives, with thousands facing death if they do not get immediate supplies of food and medical equipment, these are risks we must be prepared to take." Campbell Tweed is lambing 3000 ewes on his 1600 acre hill farm near Larne. This is the business end of the birth season. Thirty rams did their work months ago. Now it's up to the ewes. They're mostly Easycare sheep - a low maintenance breed that doesn't need much help. Most will lamb without assistance on the hills. But some lambs will be lost - around 10% - to infection or hypothermia. If they can get to them in time, Campbell's farm hands will fit them with protective plastic coats to give them a helping hand. These lambs are mostly destined for the dinner table. Some will be kept back for breeding stock. But the bulk will be fattened up over the summer and by the end of August will be on the menu in homes and restaurants across Europe to where much of Northern Ireland lamb is exported. Campbell hopes to get around £70 a head for them. Watch Conor's report later on BBC Newsline at 18:30 BST on BBC One Northern Ireland.

British aircraft would risk being shot down if they were used to drop aid to the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo, a Foreign Office minister has said. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Four thousand lambs in three weeks - that's the challenge facing one County Antrim farmer.

Michael Duncan, 20, of Tarland, was also convicted of sexually assaulting the teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, in March last year. The trial had heard Duncan had ignored her pleas for him to stop. Lord Uist said he had to mark the severity of the crime as he jailed Duncan at the High Court in Edinburgh. Staff Sgt Robert Bales will face a court martial on murder and assault charges for a March attack on two villages in southern Afghanistan. No date has been set for the trial, which will take place at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state. No US service member has been executed in more than 50 years. Sgt Bales faces 16 counts of murder and six counts of attempted murder, as well as charges of assault and using drugs and alcohol while deployed. Seventeen victims were women or children, and most of them were shot in the head. Prosecutors say Sgt Bales left his base in Kandahar province, in southern Afghanistan in the early hours of 11 March. They say he attacked one village, returned to the base and then went out again to attack another nearby compound. Profile: Staff Sgt Robert Bales A preliminary hearing last week was told that Sgt Bales had a "clear memory" of what had happened, as demonstrated by statements he made a few hours after the incident. Military prosecutor Maj Rob Steele told the hearing Sgt Bales was conscious of his actions. Sgt Bales is the only known suspect in the killings - despite repeated Afghan assertions that more than one American was involved. His defence team has said the government's case is incomplete and has pointed out inconsistencies in pre-trial testimony. They have not yet said whether they will be using post-traumatic stress as a defence. Sgt Bales served three previous tours in Iraq. In March, his lawyer said Sgt Bales - whom he described as "a decorated soldier" with an exemplary record before the shooting - saw his friend's leg blown off the day before the killings. "Right now we are doing nothing," said Sara Danius, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy. "I have called and sent emails to his closest collaborator and received very friendly replies. For now, that is certainly enough." Dylan has yet to comment about winning the prestigious prize last week. The 75-year-old performed in Las Vegas shortly after his win was announced but made no mention of the award. It is not known whether the singer-songwriter will travel to Stockholm to receive his award in person on 10 December. "If he doesn't want to come, he won't come," Danius told reporters. "It will be a big party in any case and the honour belongs to him." Dylan is the first person to receive the award for songwriting and the first American to win since 1993. The balladeer, artist and occasional actor was recognised "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition". A message recognising the honour was posted on Dylan's official Facebook page. Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram at bbcnewsents, or if you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk. Mattia Stefanelli's 54th-minute equaliser sent the country's Twitter page into a frenzy as he was swamped by team-mates and support staff. His strike brought the scores level, before Norway scored three goals in seven minutes to win. San Marino are ranked 201st in the world by Fifa. The bus was travelling from Kandahar to Kabul when the accident took place in the Jildak area of Zabul province. Many of the dead, including women and children, were charred beyond recognition in the inferno. At least 25 people were also injured. Afghanistan has a bad traffic accident record, with many poorly maintained roads and vehicles. The injured were taken to Zabul's capital, Qalat, and to Kandahar province. Some are in critical condition. Gul Islam Seyal, spokesman for the provincial governor in Zabul, accused the drivers of both vehicles of recklessness. The Kabul-Kandahar road is prone to militant activity and some drivers increase speed to avoid involvement. In May, 73 people died when two buses and a fuel tanker collided on a highway in Ghazni province. At least 30 people died in a similar accident in Kandahar province in April 2013.

A man found guilty of raping a 15-year-old girl in Aberdeen has been jailed for five years. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghans and injuring six others could face the death penalty if found guilty of murder, the US Army says. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The body that awards the Nobel Prize for Literature has said it has stopped trying to contact US singer Bob Dylan about being this year's honouree. [NEXT_CONCEPT] San Marino celebrated scoring their first away goal in a World Cup qualifier in 15 years - despite going on to lose 4-1 to Norway. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A passenger bus and fuel tanker have collided in southern Afghanistan, leaving at least 36 people dead.

As of March 2016, the number employed by local authorities fell by 170 to fewer than 600 compared to three years earlier - a drop of 23%. Many of the patrols have not been replaced by cash-strapped councils after crossing assistants retired. Road safety charity Brake said patrols played a "key role" in keeping children safe. However, there is no legal duty for councils in Wales to provide them and many have reviewed the use of crossing staff in a bid to address budget deficits. The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) said financial pressures and recruitment issues were making it hard for councils to fill roles - with bad weather and "commonplace" abuse from drivers putting people off. Figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, show all but three of Wales' 22 councils saw a reduction in the number of crossing patrol staff between 2013 and 2016. Many councils said crossings were being reassessed and scrapped when staff retired. Carmarthenshire saw the biggest cut - with 23 posts being lost since 2013. Road safety and traffic manager for the council, John McEvoy said: "A number of school crossing patrol sites have remained vacant for a long period of time due to difficulties with recruitment." In Neath Port Talbot 19 posts were lost, as the council tried to address a £17.3m deficit in 2014-15. Many schools, town and community councils, now fund patrols in the area. Seven roles have gone in Newport and the council said it struggled to recruit suitable candidates, adding it was not unusual for a vacancy to fail to attract a single applicant. Only Monmouthshire increased the number of patrols in the period, from five to eight in March 2016, while Powys employed no-one in the period. In Pembrokeshire - where seven posts have been lost due to retirement and ill health - the council reviewed the use of school crossings across the county, carrying out surveys to check their use. The authority's assistant road safety officer, Sally Jones, said the review had led to plans to cut services in the region being scrapped, and no roles were cut. A spokeswoman for Brake, said: "School crossing patrols provide a vital service by helping children cross roads safely on their way to school. "Local authorities have a duty to promote the use of sustainable transport, especially for children on their way to school, yet the number of lollipop people are declining." Eirlys Twigg started helping children cross the road in 1987. Almost 30 years later, she is still guiding school children outside Ysgol y Frenni, Crymych. Her role was under threat during the review, but she said it was saved after support from the community. "You meet the parents, you meet the children, it's something you do in the community: you are helping the community by doing this job," she said. "[Lollipop ladies] are very important for the safety of the children to cross to the school and even more important in the afternoon." Cath Charlton has been helping children cross the road in Merlin's Bridge for the last decade. When she started, her son, now aged 21, was at the school, and she said helping the children and talking to them always made her day. "When Merlin's bridge is gridlocked and when the lanes are flooded it does get busy here, and it can be dangerous sometimes," she said. She believes if the crossing was to be scrapped children could get hurt. Ian McCall's men had six different scorers - Ross Docherty, Craig McGuffie, Michael Moffat, Craig Moore, Andy Geggan and Declan McDaid. Ryan Sinnamon scored a late consolation for Annan as Ayr made it four wins out of four in Group E. Lee Erwin scored on his Kilmarnock debut as they beat Dumbarton 3-0 to qualify as one of the best runners-up. Ayr will now be seeded for Sunday's draw, having scored 15 goals and conceded just three in an impressive start to the season, with 11 of those goals coming in their past two games. Kilmarnock will join their Ayrshire rivals in the second round after Chris Burke and debutant Erwin both scored their first goals for the club in the win at home to Dumbarton. Burke headed in Dom Thomas' cross eight minutes into the second half, and ex-Motherwell winger Thomas was again the provider as Kris Boyd doubled the lead with another header. Erwin clipped in a third with a nick off the post 12 minutes from time.

The number of school lollipop staff in Wales has fallen by almost a quarter in the past three years, figures show. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Ayr United marched into the second round of the Scottish League Cup with a thumping 6-1 win over Annan Athletic.

Teenagers rarely meet online but do use technology for flirting, asking out, meeting up and parting, American think tank, the Pew Research Center, found. A survey of 1,060 US teenagers aged 13 to 17 revealed that technology brings them closer but also breeds jealousy. "Digital platforms are powerful tools for teens," said Amanda Lenhart, lead author of the report from Pew. "But even as teens enjoy greater closeness with partners and a chance to display their relationships for others to see, mobile and social media can also be tools for jealousy, meddling and even troubling behaviour." Of the 1,060 teenagers surveyed: What gets discussed during all those frequent social media enabled check-ins? According to the survey, it is mostly "funny stuff" followed by "things you're thinking about" as well as other information such as where they are and what their friends have been doing. And forget having to meet up to resolve a conflict - 48% of dating teenagers said that could be done by texting or talking online. Online tools, with their accessibility and ease of use, also showed some signs of giving this group relationship anxiety. Females are more likely to be subject to unwanted flirting and 25% of teenagers surveyed said they have blocked or unfriended someone because of uncomfortable flirting. And 15% of teenage daters said a partner had used the internet to pressure them into unwanted sexual activity. Nearly half the respondents admitted to concentrating on their phone ahead of their partner when together with 43% of dating teens saying that had happened to them. "I don't think this survey reveals much that is surprising. But it is affirming. Humans are social animals and we build tools to connect with each other," wrote Julie Beck, an associate editor at The Atlantic news site, of the survey's findings. "It's not all heart emojis all the time, no, but the tools that facilitate relationships facilitate all aspects of them, good and bad. "Connecting with others is scary, hard, sometimes dangerous, but usually, hopefully, good. The teens get it." Unite's Len McCluskey said "an enormous surge" of people wanted to take part after Mr Corbyn was confirmed as running "because people are inspired". Mr McCluskey accused the "ruling elite" of "trying to rubbish" Mr Corbyn. The veteran only got enough support to enter the race thanks to some MPs wanting "to broaden the choice". "Unite have already signed up 50,000 affiliate supporters to Labour and they are joining every day. And we will be doing a lot more than that," Mr McCluskey told BBC Radio 4's The World Tonight. He said that those who thought Mr Corbyn was "marginalised" should "watch this space". "I know the people who will be uncomfortable, despite the fact that they are saying the opposite - and that's the ruling elite," he said. "They try and rubbish it, they try to turn it into a joke, but secretly they will be worried sick that ordinary people are suddenly given something to inspire them and something to link onto," Mr McCluskey said. Asked explicitly if the Labour leadership race would have been boring without Jeremy Corbyn in it, the Unite leader shouted: "Yes." Despite only getting enough MPs to back him with minutes to spare before the nomination deadline last month, the momentum Mr Corbyn's campaign is gathering is worrying some within the party - who wonder how a strong performance from him might be perceived by the wider electorate. On Friday, a newsletter sent by the group Labour First appealed to supporters of Andy Burnham, Liz Kendall and Yvette Cooper not to endorse Mr Corbyn in any way. Luke Akehurst, the group's secretary, said: "We clearly do not share Jeremy Corbyn's politics and believe these would destroy Labour's chances of electability." The 29-year-old Scotland international previously played under Tony Mowbray at Celtic and most recently for Bury on a short-term deal. Caddis played in Rovers' pre-season friendlies against Barrow, Sparta Prague and York City prior to signing. He scored a 93rd-minute equaliser in Blues' draw at Bolton in 2013-14 which secured their Championship status. Caddis won his sole international cap so far as a substitute in Scotland's 1-0 win over the Czech Republic in March last year. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Technology plays a key role in teenage romance from initial encounters to eventual break-ups, says a US study. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The leader of the UK's biggest trade union has told the BBC the Labour leadership race would be boring - if left-winger Jeremy Corbyn wasn't in it. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Blackburn Rovers have signed former Birmingham City defender Paul Caddis on a two-year deal following a trial.

Hundreds of deaths could be avoided every year with a minimum price for alcohol units, researchers estimated. The Department of Health said it was "taking action to tackle cheap and harmful alcohol". It added that it was working with industry to promote responsible drinking. A minimum price of 45p to 50p per unit of alcohol would save hundreds more lives than current government policy, University of Sheffield researchers said. The current ban on below-cost selling, which came into force in May, stops retailers from selling alcohol below the cost of duty and VAT. The ban will save an estimated 14 lives and 500 admissions to hospital per year, the researchers said. However, a minimum unit price of 45p could save 624 lives and 23,700 hospital admissions each year, they said in a BMJ publication. Most of the harm reduction would happen for the 5.3% of people who are harmful drinkers, the researchers said. While the ban on below cost selling will reduce harmful drinkers' mean annual consumption by just 0.08%, or around three units per year, a 45p minimum unit price would reduce consumption by 3.7%, or 137 units per year. In addition, the researchers estimated that the ban only increased the price of 0.7% of alcohol units sold in England, whereas minimum unit pricing would increase the price of 23.2% of units sold. The Department of Health said it was "already making headway by removing a billion units from the market over three years." "Alcohol-fuelled harm costs society £21bn a year and we are determined to reduce this burden to taxpayers," a department spokesperson said. "We are taking action to tackle cheap and harmful alcohol such as banning the lowest priced drinks. We are working with industry to promote responsible drinking," the spokesperson added. The government considered bringing in a minimum alcohol unit price in 2012, but rejected the policy in July 2013, saying there was not enough "concrete evidence" that it would reduce harm. Instead a ban on below cost selling was brought in to try to end the practice of supermarkets using drink as a loss-leader - selling drinks at below the cost they pay themselves. Nonetheless, the government is still considering minimum pricing as a policy. A Scottish government plan to introduce a scheme to set a minimum price per unit of alcohol is currently on hold because of legal challenges from the drinks industry. Steve Tyler, of the Gin Tub, blames social media for "killing pubs". He has built an electronic shield, known as a Faraday cage, into the walls and ceiling to stop the signals penetrating the building. But one social media expert suggested the move would not attract younger drinkers to the East Sussex bar. Mr Tyler said he wanted to force "people to interact in the real world" and remember how to socialise. "If the person you are with goes to the bathroom, the problem with mobiles is they insulate you from talking to other people," he said. "I want you to enjoy the experience of going out." The tables at the bar, in Hove, East Sussex, feature old-style phones for drinkers to call for another round or chat to people on other tables. But, social media expert Zoe Cairns said: "Mobile phones are every part of our life now and if we go into a bar, a club and we are looking for our phones, it does take away that socialising aspect of it. "But I do believe [the idea] is going to isolate that particular generation." The Faraday cage, a metal construction which traps electromagnetic waves, is named after 19th Century British scientist Michael Faraday. Not only does it affect mobile signals, any device containing a radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip, such as a passport, travel card or credit card, is unable to receive or transmit data. Mr Tyler claimed use of the cage was permitted under the 2006 Wireless Telegraphy Act, unlike phone mobile jammers, which transmit their own signal to prevent a handset accessing its base station.

Introducing minimum pricing for alcohol would be up to 50 times more effective than current government policy, according to health researchers. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A new cocktail bar has blocked mobile phone signals to try to encourage its customers to stop looking at their screens and talk to each other instead.

Salah Abdeslam appeared to be wearing a suicide belt, one of the men who drove him back to Belgium after the attacks told his lawyer. Friends told ABC News that they believed he was in the Brussels area and trying to get to Syria to join Islamic State militants. IS has said it was behind the attacks that killed 130 people. A manhunt has been under way for more than a week for Abdeslam, a Brussels-born French national. He is believed to have rented a VW Polo car in Belgium, which was later found near the Bataclan concert hall where 89 people were killed. He is also believed to have driven a car from which gunmen shot at people on the terraces of bars. The day after the attacks, Abdeslam was picked up in Paris by Hamza Attou and Mohammed Amri and driven to Brussels, Attou's defence lawyer, Carine Couquelet told French TV. Who were the attackers? The Abdeslam brothers: Petty crime, drink and drugs Belgium's jihadist networks Special report: In-depth coverage of the attacks and their aftermath Ms Couquelet said her client told her that Abdeslam had been "extremely agitated", and "perhaps ready to blow himself up". They had exchanged a few words and Mr Attou had been terrified during the journey, she said. But Abdeslam had been "very calm" when police checked their identity papers. This raised questions, including the possibility that Salah Abdeslam may have been supposed to blow himself up in Paris but had had second thoughts, the lawyer added. Two friends of Abdeslam told ABC News they had spoken to him on Skype and said he was hiding in Brussels and desperately trying to get to Syria. They said he was caught between European authorities hunting him and IS members who were "watching him" and were unhappy that he had not detonated his suicide belt. Abdeslam's brother, Mohamed, has issued public calls for his brother to turn himself in. He told Belgian television RTBF: "We say to him that we prefer to see him in prison rather than in a graveyard." Patients are suing Dr Arackal Manu Nair, who it is alleged gave prostate cancer treatment to patients who did not have the disease. Heartlands NHS Hospital in Birmingham and the Spire Parkway private hospital in Solihull, where Dr Nair practised, have recalled the affected patients. The General Medical Council said it was investigating. About 170 men who had their prostate removed have been contacted, the Heart of England NHS Trust said. More on this and other Birmingham stories Dr Nair is also alleged to have given some patients laser treatment - a high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) - which was yet to be approved by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Nice). The GMC put restrictions on the consultant urologist's work while the allegations are investigated. These restrictions include not working in private practice and all work being supervised. Medical negligence lawyer, Adam Wright, said his firm has been contacted by 57 of Dr Nair's former patients. Spire Parkway Hospital said Dr Nair had not worked there since 2014 and Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, which manages Heartlands NHS Hospital, said he had been "excluded from the trust since April 2014". He worked at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust between February and July as a locum surgeon. The trust said he declared the GMC's restrictions imposed on him and he "gave [them] no cause for concern".

The man being sought as one of the main suspects of the Paris attacks may have meant to blow himself up, reports say. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Legal action is being taken against a surgeon who is accused of carrying out unnecessary operations.

Rebecca Minnock, 35, and son Ethan, three, disappeared from their home in Highbridge, Somerset, on 26 May. The next day a district judge ruled Ethan should live with his father. Det Ch Insp Marie Wright told BBC Points West she was worried about the "emotional impact" on Ethan and his mother of weeks in hiding "Rebecca needs to return Ethan back to the court process where he is going to live with his father," she said. "Rebecca knows this and she is evading the court process." She added that she did not believe Miss Minnock was still in Somerset and police had received reports she had been seen in Cheltenham and, more recently, in Birmingham. The BBC's Steve Knibbs said he understood the police search was now focusing on Birmingham. "Ethan's father is very upset, as you would expect. Ethan needs to go and live with him," Det Ch Insp Wright told the BBC. On Sunday Miss Minnock's brother, sister and mother were arrested, accused of withholding information. They told a judge at Bristol Crown Court they did not know her whereabouts - he said he had suspicions they knew more but released them from the court, saying he was "not satisfied" he could commit them for contempt of court based on the evidence he had heard. Miss Minnock is about 5ft 3ins tall, of medium build, with dark wavy shoulder-length hair, and Ethan has blond hair and blue eyes, police said. He has lived with his mother since his parents separated in February 2013. A month later, his father Roger Williams, applied for contact with him. On 27 May this year a district judge ruled Ethan should live with his father after finding Miss Minnock had made false allegations and obstructed contact between the father and son. This week reporting restrictions were lifted in an effort to find the pair. The Islamist group had held the town near the Niger border since November, part of territory it had captured since stepping up attacks in the region. Military sources say about 10 Chadian soldiers and 200 militants were killed. The campaign to push back Boko Haram comes days after the group pledged allegiance to Islamist State (IS). The militants have been fighting an insurgency to create an Islamic state in northern Nigeria since 2009, and in recent months the violence has increasingly spilled over into neighbouring states. This has led Niger, Chad and Cameroon to send troops into Nigeria to help drive back the militants. Chad's army has not commented on the reported death of its soldiers. "We have kicked the enemy out of these areas [around Damasak] and they are now under our control," one Niger military source told the Reuters news agency. A convoy of more than 200 vehicles has been seen heading from Niger into Nigeria, while air strikes have also been reported. On Friday, the African Union endorsed the creation of a regional force of more than 8,000 troops to combat the group. Boko Haram at a glance Founded in 2002, initially focused on opposing Western-style education - Boko Haram means "Western education is forbidden" in the Hausa language Boko Haram pledge to IS raises stakes Why is Boko Haram so strong? Can regional force beat Islamists? IS shaping Boko Haram media Nigeria postponed national elections by six weeks until 28 March in order to have more time to try to improve security in the north. IS took control of large swathes of territory in eastern Syria and across northern and western Iraq last year. It has forged links with other militant groups across North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, and in January, militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan pledged their allegiance. Nigerian officials dismissed Boko Haram's announcement of links to IS as a "sign of weakness".

A mother and child who went missing two weeks ago in a custody battle may have been spotted in Cheltenham and Birmingham, say police. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A regional force has recaptured the Nigerian town of Damasak a day after launching a major offensive against militant group Boko Haram, sources say.

Krychowiak, 26, joins from Sevilla, for whom he played under new PSG boss Unai Emery for the past two seasons. The former Reims central midfielder, who impressed at Euro 2016, has signed a five-year contract. Right-back Meunier, 24, moves from Club Brugge on a four-year deal. They are the French champions' second and third signings of the summer - following on from 29-year-old Nice winger Hatem Ben Arfa. PSG lost all-time top scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic this summer after his contract expired and he joined Manchester United. We understand the government is preparing to push ahead with plans to relax the Sunday trading laws, even though it was facing almost certain defeat in parliament over the issue just a few months ago. The official line is that ministers are currently considering the results of a consultation, but we've been told that the intention is to get the law changed sometime this year. Ministers believe they can win round many of those who've expressed concern. They won't just argue about the economic benefits of shops staying open for longer, they will also argue that longer trading hours on a Sunday could save struggling high streets. Under the new proposals being drawn up by Local Government Minister Brandon Lewis, it will be left to local councils to decide whether to allow shops to stay open for longer on a Sunday. Mr Lewis believes that it would allow councils to favour areas which struggle to attract shoppers and he points to his own constituency of Great Yarmouth. Already some on Great Yarmouth Borough Council are talking about attracting people into the town centre and sea front by allowing shops there to stay open much later, while popular out of town business parks would not necessarily be afforded the same privilege. "If we had this power this could be a shot in the arm to local businesses and allow them to compete with the big boys," the Conservative leader of Great Yarmouth council Graham Plant said. The town centre manager Jonathan Newman said: "Shopping in a town centre which has longer hours could be a draw for shoppers rather than a retail park with shorter hours. "But all the shops would have to coordinate their hours or else the public would just get confused." Campaigners opposed to longer opening hours question if the move would really benefit the high street, pointing out that under the existing law smaller traders are allowed to open for longer. "The only people who would benefit from this would be the large retailers," Adam Swierawski from Keep Sunday Special said. He points to research by his organisation which found 91% of shop workers and 67% of the general public who were questioned don't want to see any extension of Sunday trading. But others can see the benefits. Chloe Smith, the MP for Norwich North, said that three quarters of businesses in the city would like to see longer hours. "I think ultimately this comes down to choice," she said. "People lead very busy lives and you need flexibility to get the family shop and other shopping done when you can." Ministers point out that Sunday is now the busiest day of the week for shopping, thanks to the internet. They believe high street stores are being held back, they also believe a relaxation of the laws would be popular with shoppers. That's why they're determined to see this happen.

Paris St-Germain have signed Poland midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak and Belgium defender Thomas Meunier for undisclosed fees after their sides' Euro 2016 exits. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Could we be shopping for longer on a Sunday by the end of this year?

Of 589 MPs, 122 employ a relative, according to the latest Register of Members' Financial Interests. They include Gregory Campbell, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and Ian Paisley, who employ their spouses in their offices. Their DUP colleague, East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson, employs his father as an office manager. None of the 61 new MPs who secured their seats at the general election on 8 June are allowed to employ a family member. Campaigners say there needs to be a clear end date for all MPs to stop the practice. Announcing the ban in March, the parliamentary watchdog, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, said employing family members was "out of step" with modern employment practices. However, MPs who served in the previous Parliament were allowed to continue their existing employment arrangements with relatives. The 22-year-old forward spent the second half of 2016-17 on loan at Rovers, making eight appearances. Dunn had previous loan spells away from the Premier League club at Cheltenham Town, Burton Albion and Morecambe. "I'm pleased to be able to bring a player of Jack's quality to the club on a permanent basis," said Rovers manager Micky Mellon. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Four DUP MPs continue to employ a family member using taxpayers' money, despite the practice being banned for new members of parliament. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Jack Dunn has joined Tranmere Rovers on a one-year contract after he was released by Liverpool.

The two never signed a treaty after the end of World War Two because of a dispute over four islands. Mr Abe told reporters that both leaders recognised that the lack of such a document for 70 years was "abnormal". Since taking office in 2012 Mr Abe has tried to improve relations with Moscow. The former Soviet Union had seized several islands which Japan calls its Northern Territories in 1945. Russia calls them the Southern Kurils. The two leaders last discussed the issue in 2013. Read more: The island dispute between Russia and Japan Mr Abe told reporters at his New Year press conference in Tokyo that he and Mr Putin "share the view that it is abnormal" for their countries not to have a peace treaty. The two countries established diplomatic relations in 1956. "But without a summit meeting this Northern Territories problem cannot be resolved,'' he said. He added that he would continue discussions with Mr Putin "when opportunities arise". The disputed island chain stretches north across the Pacific Ocean from the Japanese island of Hokkaido to the southern tip of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. The UK as a whole saw the same rate of growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during that quarter. Construction was up an unusually strong 6.1%, with production up 1% and the dominant service sector flat. Two-thirds of the increase was explained by the construction sector's boost. The rest was explained by production, which includes manufacturing. Output rose by 2.8% between the end of 2013 and the end of 2014, while in the UK, the equivalent figure was up 3.1%. Comparing the whole of 2014 with 2013, construction was up 13%, production up only 1% and the service sector by 2.3%. The quarterly output figures were the first to adapt to a new method of measuring growth, which takes account of a wider range of factors including research and development, and illegal drugs and prostitution. Analysis of the figures by think-tank Fiscal Affairs Scotland emphasised the strength of construction last year, far faster than previous high-growth years of 7% to 8%. Last year, while the value of the UK construction sector was up 7.5%, it fell in the final quarter. The analysis also highlighted the reason for UK GDP growing faster overall was the services sector, which represents three-quarters of the economy. It grew twice as fast at the UK level (3.4%) than in Scotland (1.7%). The full-year figures also give an opportunity to bring up to date the comparative growth rates between Scotland and the rest of the UK. Fiscal Affairs Scotland points out that average annual growth since 1998 has been 1.6% in Scotland, and 2.2% in the UK as a whole. Much of that higher growth rate is linked to a faster-growing population in England. The per capita measure for Scotland is an average of 1.2% per year. The equivalent figure for the UK as a whole (excluding offshore oil and gas) is lower than Scotland's, at 1%. Since the peak of economic output in 2008, the Scottish economy fell and rose again, to be 2.3% higher, while the UK economy, which hit a deeper trough but has since grown back more strongly, is 5.1% bigger. Per capita, however, Scottish output is still below the 2008 peak, by 0.7%, while the UK per capita output measure is 1.2% below its previous peak. John McLaren, of Fiscal Affairs Scotland, said: "Scotland's economy continues to improve in terms of higher output. "The improvement recorded in the construction sector over the past year has been remarkable but little commented upon. "However, the relatively sluggish performance of the services sector is a concern. "In particular, the recent stagnant performance of the business services sector is worrying as, since 2010, it has very much lead the way in terms of the recovery and it continues to do so for the UK as a whole."

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called for talks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin so that the two countries can negotiate a peace treaty. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Output from the Scottish economy rose by 0.6% during the final three months of last year, according to Scottish government figures.

Stephen Powell, 47, from Guiseley, pleaded guilty at Leeds Crown Court to conspiracy to import the class A drug. Powell was charged after about a tonne of cocaine was found on the Makayabella yacht off the coast of Ireland. He was told by Judge Peter Collier he faced a "significant custodial sentence" and was remanded in custody ahead of sentencing on 5 December. The Makayabella was intercepted about 200 miles of the south west coast of Ireland on 23 September following a covert surveillance operation to track it from Venezuela. Intelligence sources said it was understood the drugs were heading for the north Wales coast. Investigators also seized a second vessel, the motorboat Sea Breeze, at Pwllheli in Gwynedd, on 26 September. Three other men have been charged in connection with the plot following an international operation involving the Irish Naval Service and the National Crime Agency. Powell's father John Powell, 70, of Silsden, West Yorkshire, Benjamin Mellor, 35, of Bradford, West Yorkshire, and Thomas Britteon, 28, of Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, have been charged with possessing cocaine with intent to import after they were detained on board the yacht. They have appeared at Cork District Court in Ireland. A 43-year-old man and a 29-year-old man, both from Leeds, have also been arrested in connection with the investigation. The 49-year-old was found guilty of murdering two patients and poisoning 20 others in May. Chua was convicted of poisoning, or attempting to poison, six of the ten people for whom the inquests were held. A further four were people whose deaths were investigated by police. No criminal charges were brought in relation to those deaths. Verdicts of death by natural causes were recorded against three of the four "new" cases of Vera Pearson, 84, Hannah Hull, 89, and Raymond Jenyon, 86. The death of George Keep, 84, was accidental following a fall in the road, his inquest heard. Chua was convicted of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm to Beryl Hope, 70, Linda McDonagh, 60, Mary Cartwright, 69, William Dickson, 82, and John Beeley, 73. They also later died of natural causes, recorded South Manchester Coroner John Pollard. Marietta Pawlyszyn, 86, who Chua tried to administer poison to by altering her prescription chart, died as a result of misadventure following complications in heart surgery, her inquest heard. Chua was jailed for life with a minimum of 35 years for killing Tracey Arden, 44, and Derek Weaver, 83 and poisoning 20 others. Concluding the inquests in Stockport, Mr Pollard said: "We have heard a number of inquests today in relation to those people who had the misfortune of being patients at Stepping Hill Hospital at the time when Chua was carrying out his crimes. "As a result of that, inquests into the deaths of those patients have been considerably delayed and I apologise to each and every one of the families of the deceased for that delay. And I thank them for their patience and forbearance in the meantime."

A man has admitted plotting to smuggle cocaine with an estimated street value of £100m into the UK. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Ten people who were patients when killer nurse Victorino Chua worked at Stepping Hill Hospital later died from "unrelated causes", inquests have found.

Media playback is not supported on this device The 30-year-old, who has played mainly as a forward, operated in a deeper role for much of the 1-0 win in Trnava. Rooney revealed that Allardyce, who lost his job last week, admitted to him that his comments had been a mistake. "I played exactly to instructions," said the Manchester United player. "He knew he had made a mistake. He said that to me on the plane home. "That's part of being involved at this level. He understood that quite early and unfortunately he doesn't have the chance to rectify that now." Rooney, England's all-time leading scorer with 53 goals, also thought he had given "a decent performance" against Slovakia. England won their opening World Cup 2018 qualifier 1-0 thanks to an injury-time winner from Liverpool's Adam Lallana. "I actually thought I'd done quite well, especially in the second half," said Rooney. "It has all been blown up." Allardyce left his post as England manager by mutual agreement with the Football Association last week after only one match and 67 days in charge. It followed a newspaper investigation claiming he offered advice on how to "get around" rules on player transfers. "It's a shame," said Rooney. "Everyone could see how excited Sam was for the job and he came in and showed that enthusiasm to the players. "It's a shame it's happened and I'm sure he deeply regrets it. For the FA, I'm sure it has been a tough couple of weeks." Gareth Southgate will take charge of England for the next four games. Media playback is not supported on this device Rooney thinks it's an opportunity for the England Under-21 boss to "show what he can do at senior level". "We have to buy into his ways and take his ideas on board," said Rooney. Rooney's place in the England side has been under scrutiny since the country's failure at Euro 2016, where he played in midfield. Asked where he thought he would play for England under Southgate, Rooney said: "It is getting tiring, that question. I have answered it many times. "It is the same answer. I will play where the manager wants me to play. I have never picked myself." On Monday, Southgate confirmed that Rooney will remain as captain, describing the forward as "the outstanding leader in the group". Rooney welcomed the backing of the interim boss, saying: "With Sam, there was a lot of talk over whether I would be captain. It was good Gareth put that to bed early and there was no unnecessary speculation." Media playback is not supported on this device Gary Cahill is expected to start in the centre of defence against Malta. The 30-year-old has made some high-profile mistakes for Chelsea in recent weeks, including against Swansea when he allowed Leroy Fer to rob him of possession and score the equaliser. "Up to Swansea, my form was good, I was playing well and I was happy," Cahill told BBC Sport. "But since then I have made a few big errors, basic errors. As ridiculously bad as they were, they are easy to correct." The MoorLIFE 2020 project aims to protect 9,500 hectares of active blanket bog - hoping to provide breeding habitats for wildlife and improve water quality. The Moors for the Future Partnership said it could continue the progress it had made over the past 12 years. A European fund awarded €12m (about £9m) to the conservation project. The partnership said the "internationally important" blanket bogs were at significant risk, with large areas devastated by 150 years of atmospheric pollution and wildfires. It said the money would allow it to continue to re-vegetate bare peat, improve hydrology and diversify the existing vegetation. As a result the project hopes to reduce fire and flood risks and retain carbon in the soil - a major factor in action on climate change. Three water companies have contributed to the project's £12m total.

Wayne Rooney feels he got "slaughtered" for his display in last month's win in Slovakia after former England boss Sam Allardyce stated that his captain "played wherever he wanted". [NEXT_CONCEPT] A Derbyshire project has received about £12m to protect moorlands in the Peak District and South Pennines.

The expressway had to be shut at around 11:00GMT on Tuesday after 27,000 litres (6000 gallons) leaked from a tanker between Colwyn Bay and Llanddulas. The incident caused severe delays. One lane on the westbound carriageway remains closed. Check if this is affecting your journey The players are protesting over reduced bonus payments for the finals in Gabon as well as payments owed from 2015. "This has been happening for years and years. We always prepare well but there is always a problem with bonuses," said Norwich midfielder Youssouf Mulumbu. DR Congo are scheduled to play Morocco on Monday in their first Group C match. The Leopards reached the semi-final at the Nations Cup two years ago in Equatorial Guinea and finished in third place. But the players insist they have yet to receive their financial rewards for the achievement. DR Congo's sports minister Willy Bakonga has led a delegation of 100 officials to Gabon to resolve the problems. He told Congolese radio: "When we arrive we will talk with them (the players). We will be together so there is no problem since the bonuses are already there. We'll give them to them.'' DR Congo's Everton winger Yannick Bolasie, who is missing the Nations Cup because of injury, told BBC Sport: "It is not a great situation because as a player you want to be focused on the first game. "If three days before the first game you are concerned about not being paid and you are boycotting training, what kind of preparation is that? "Even once you do get paid you can't just switch your focus and think everything is all right. You need three or four days to prepare - it is crucial. "I understand the issues because I have been through it. When I have been with the squad I've tried to block it out because I don't want it to affect my game. "This is the first time I am seeing the situation it from the outside the outside and it is really disturbing. The government should have sorted the issues so that everything is smooth. "The player just want to be able to concentrate on the game but they haven't had the chance to do that."

One lane of the A55 remains closed after a chemical spill in Conwy county. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The DR Congo squad boycotted their training session on Friday, just three days before their opening match at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Her novel, The Butcher's Hook, is one of six nominees to be announced so far for the annual prize. One line in the novel reads: "'Little beast,' he says to me, his hands on my thighs. 'Here are your flanks, all plump and sweet.' "And then, sliding his hand over my hips to my waist: 'Your rump, your loins. But you need flaying.'" Organisers say the purpose of the prize is "to draw attention to poorly written, perfunctory or redundant passages of sexual description in modern fiction". The award does not cover pornographic or expressly erotic literature. Ellis faces competition for this year's dubious honour from A Doubter's Almanac by US writer Ethan Canin. His novel includes the lines: "The act itself was fervent. Like a brisk tennis game or a summer track meet, something performed in daylight between competitors. The cheap mattress bounced." The Tobacconist, by Vienna-born actor and writer Robert Seethaler, is also nominated. It features the line: "A shudder of joy passed through him with such force that he would almost certainly have fallen backwards into the cigar rack if Anezka hadn't caught him at the last moment and pressed him firmly against her body." Leave Me by Gayle Forman and Men Like Air by Tom Connolly are also on the shortlist. One line in Connolly's novel is: "He arched over her back and took hold of the passport before it landed on the pimpled floor. Despite the immediate circumstances, human nature obliged him to take a look at her passport photo." The Day Before Happiness by Italian author Erri De Luca is also nominated this year. His novel includes the line: "She held me in her arms; they cracked. A few short snarls escaped her before a bite that called the pain from my nose to make it course through my neck." The winner of the award, which was won by Morrissey last year, will be announced on 30 November. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk. 9 September 2015 Last updated at 07:29 BST She has now beaten Queen Victoria's record of 63 years, seven months and two days. Her Majesty was just 25 when she first took the throne back in 1952 and lots has changed since then. Watch Jenny's report to find out more about the Queen's reign through the ages. The Ryanair flight from Bucharest declared an emergency shortly before 22:00 GMT. It landed safely minutes later at Cologne Bonn Airport. A spokesperson for Dublin Airport said the flight is now scheduled to arrive at Dublin at 00:45 local time on Wednesday. East Lindsey District Council approved plans to move control of the So Festival, Embassy Theatre in Skegness and Meridian Leisure Centre in Louth to a charitable trust. Officials said it would allow the facilities to access new funding. The authority claimed it would also save at least £1m over five years. Councillor Adam Grist, portfolio holder for culture, leisure and tourism, said: "It should save a significant sum of money, which is obviously important given the revenue challenges we face. "But it actually opens up other opportunities, including access to grants, so I think it's a win-win in that respect. "If we keep our leisure services in-house, I think we would be under severe pressure to shed jobs, so by doing this we are protecting staff. This is not about job losses." The council has seen a £1.9m (13.9%) cut in central government funding this financial year, on top of £1.2m the previous year. It said the Meridian Leisure Centre, which only opened in 2010, currently required a £250,000 annual subsidy. About £350,000 is spent on its events programme, which includes the So Festival. As well as access to grants, charitable status would bring business rates and VAT relief. Mr Grist explained the proposals were for the council to pay the trust a management fee, which would decrease over time. The authority would have members on the trust's board, would retain ownership of the buildings and also insist on guarantees for employees' pay and conditions. It is hoped the trust will be up and running by January 2015.

Former Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis has been shortlisted for this year's Bad Sex in Fiction Award. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The Queen has become the longest reigning monarch in British history. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A Dublin-bound passenger plane has been diverted to a German airport due to a medical emergency on board the aircraft. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A Lincolnshire arts festival, leisure centre and theatre are to be removed from council control to save the authority money.

Mr Mladic faces 11 charges, including genocide and crimes against humanity, dating to the 1992-95 Bosnian war. He is specifically accused of a hand in the massacre of more than 7,000 Bosniak men and boys at Srebrenica - Europe's worst atrocity since World War II. Mr Mladic denies all charges and has denounced the UN tribunal as "satanic". At the session on Tuesday, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ruled that there were still good grounds to try Mr Mladic on two counts of genocide. The charges relate to the killings at Srebrenica, and to the expulsion of the Muslim Bosniaks, Bosnian Croats and other non-Serb populations in a wartime campaign that came to be known as "ethnic cleansing". Lawyers for Mr Mladic had argued that there was not enough evidence linking him to the most serious of the crimes. However, Judge Alphons Orie said "that the accused has a case to answer on all counts", citing material presented by prosecutors, including video footage of Mr Mladic calling on revenge against the Muslims of Srebrenica. Mr Mladic is also charged in connection with the 44-month siege of Sarajevo during which more than 10,000 people died. In cold and windy conditions, the Down woman's time of 9:59.76 was over 17 seconds outside her personal best and Olympic qualifying mark set last year. O'Flaherty, 34, was the second Irish finisher with another Rio qualifier Sara Treacy taking third in 9:56.81. The Northern Irishwoman was in the leading trio for most of the race. However, she was passed by Treacy and a couple of other athletes on the final lap at the Spitzen Leichathletik meeting. After early leader Moroccan Fadwa Sidi Madane dropped out shortly after halfway because of injury, Swiss athlete Fabienne Schlumpf took victory in 9:53.61 ahead of Kenyan's Fancy Cherotich (9:55.76). With Treacy in third spot, France's Claire Perraux also finished ahead of O'Flaherty. Newcastle runner O'Flaherty will return to her French Pyrenees base of Font Romeu on Wednesday before travelling home for the Irish Championships on 25-26 June. With the conditions badly affecting the sprints at Tuesday's meeting, Carlow man Marcus Lawler could only clock 21.58 seconds in the B 200m. Lawler, 21, equalled his personal best of 20.74 in Spain last week.

Judges at the trial of former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic have rejected arguments for dropping the most serious charges of genocide. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Olympic Games qualifier Kerry O'Flaherty finished fifth as she ran her first 3,000m steeplechase of the summer at Tuesday's meeting in Lucerne.

Cricket Australia wants to give players experience with the Dukes-made ball. The England and Wales Cricket Board uses the Dukes ball in international matches, but Australia use Kookaburra. "Changing the ball can be a significant factor," said Pat Howard, Cricket Australia's general manager. The Dukes ball will be used in the second part of the Sheffield Shield - Australia's premier first-class competition - from next year, while the Kookaburra ball will continue to be used in the first part of the season. The Aussies have not won an Ashes series in England since 2001, with their difficulties against the seaming and swinging ball, and their own bowlers' inability to produce as much movement as England's attack, often cited as reasons. Australia will host the next Ashes series in 2017-18 before the sides return to England in 2019. Howard insists switching between the brands, which behave differently through the air and off the pitch, is not a "minor consideration". "In recent times Australian teams travelling to England haven't adjusted well to local conditions and the swinging Dukes ball," he added. "We have been on record saying that we will look at ways to address this deficiency and believe giving players greater experience with the Dukes ball is one way of doing just that." 4 December 2012 Last updated at 14:43 GMT With almost 2 million hits the video has appeared on TV stations across the globe. Gangnam Style has recently become YouTube's most-watched video of all time. One thing's for sure, the electricity bill for this sound and light show must be through the roof! Check out the full version here. Be careful, as this video contains strobe lighting and flashes. Previous Speaker William Hay has retired because of ill health. Sinn Féin said the DUP should honour an agreement to support its nominee Mitchel McLaughlin. However, DUP leader Peter Robinson said the appointment of Speaker should be dealt with at the upcoming talks along with welfare reform. In the absence of a replacement for Mr Hay, Mr McLaughlin will remain in the chair as principal deputy speaker, along with deputy speakers John Dallat of the SDLP and Ulster Unionist Roy Beggs. The DUP promised Sinn Féin the post as a result of a deal that dates back to Ian Paisley's time as first minister. Therefore, Sinn Féin expected Mitchel McLaughlin to be elected. However, some DUP MLAs are known to be strongly hostile to the notion of a Sinn Féin Speaker. Sinn Féin's Caitriona Ruane criticised the DUP over the failure to elect Mr McLaughlin. "The refusal today to honour that deal by refusing to back Mitchel McLaughlin raises serious questions about DUP sincerity in any negotiations process," she said. Ulster Unionist chief whip Robin Swann described Monday's events as a "pantomime". "When is a deal not a deal? When it is between the poisonous Sinn Féin/DUP coalition at the heart of our government," he said. Alliance leader David Ford said the DUP should have backed Mr McLaughlin. "The DUP should have honoured the deal that they made in 2011. They are attempting to politicise the office of the Speaker," he said. However, the DUP's Arlene Foster blamed the failure to elect a Speaker on Sinn Fein's inability to "stand by their agreement" on welfare reform. "If Caitriona Ruane is looking for anyone to blame for today's actions, then she should cast her eye southwards to those in Dublin currently controlling her party," she said. Last week, the DUP tried to get the vote postponed, arguing that the appointment should be discussed during inter-party talks. Mr McLaughlin took on the role of Speaker last month in a temporary capacity. In Stormont on Monday, MLAs paid tribute to Mr Hay who was elevated to the House of Lords in August but then fell ill with heart problems. Shenol Erol Ali was found dead in the Bill Nicholson pub in Northumberland Park, Tottenham, on 3 February. The 32-year-old Bulgarian national was found to have died of multiple stab wounds. Gyuldzhan Hadzhieva, 37, of Northumberland Park, has been charged with murder. She will appear at Hendon Magistrates' Court later.

Australian cricketers will use a different ball in domestic first-class competition next year in a bid to help them win the Ashes in England for the first time in 18 years. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Gangnam Style just won't go away and this Christmas the song is providing the soundtrack to a festive lights spectacular in Texas, USA. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Assembly members have failed to elect a new Speaker after all three candidates fell short of a cross-community majority. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A woman has been charged with the murder of a man found stabbed to death in a flat above a pub in north London.

Dermot McDonnell said 23 of his sheep are missing since the overnight landslide took place at his cliff-top farm at Kilmore, near Glenariff. He said boulders "wiped out" ash trees and fears further movement could pose a risk to his house and the road below. He said he has informed the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Mr McDonnell, 56, said it was the biggest landslide he has seen in the area in his life. He told the BBC it was still being carried downhill by the heavy rain on Tuesday afternoon. The sheep and cattle farmer grazes his livestock on about 100 acres of land near cliffs in Kilmore and regularly inspects the animals at the spot where the landslide took place. He said he believed his life would have been at risk if he had been walking in the area at the time, and fears his missing sheep may have been buried in the debris. Mr McDonnell blamed the landslide on days of heavy rain, following a very wet December. He has called for assistance from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to reinstate the grazing land he has lost. Japan's Nikkei 225 was up 0.28% at 20,529.94 points in early trade. Earlier this week, the index ended its longest winning streak since 1988. In Australia, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 was down 0.59% at 5,550.80 points despite the positive lead from US stocks. Investor sentiment in the country was hit earlier this week after the Reserve Bank of Australia gave no clear indication that it would cut its benchmark lending rate again soon. Better-than-expected economic growth numbers released by the government on Wednesday further dampened investors' hopes of a rate cute in the near future. In South Korea, the benchmark Kospi index was flat, up just 0.03% at 2,063.75 points in early trade despite some positive economic growth data. Latest figures from the country's central bank showed growth in Asia's fourth largest economy had marginally beaten estimates to expand 2.5% during the first three months of 2015 compared with a year earlier, boosted by construction and construction investment. The Bank of Korea had estimated annual growth of 2.4% for the period. Quarter-on-quarter growth came in at 0.8%, in line with expectations. Manufacturing and private consumption also contributed to the nation's economic expansion. Analysts had predicted that the country's growth would remain soft in the first quarter of 2015 before picking up pace later in the year. The Shanghai Composite index closed flat on Wednesday after two previous sessions of strong gains. A raft of initial share offerings this week was widely expected to draw liquidity from the mainland's markets. According to local reports, the share offerings are expected to lock up 8.3tn yuan ($1.34tn; £873bn) of cash. Meanwhile, the largest shareholder in technology giant Lenovo is expected to gain approval for an initial public offering in Hong Kong today. The Chinese conglomerate, Legend Holdings, aims to raise as much as $2bn from investors. The alarm was raised after 12-year-old Elliott Lister and Aimee Wheelhouse, 13, were last seen at lunchtime on Monday at Banff Academy. Police Scotland said concern for the two children had increased after they remained missing overnight without contacting anyone. The force said they had now been found found safe and well.

A farmer has raised safety fears after heavy rain caused a landslide that dumped "thousands of tonnes" of rock and soil onto his County Antrim farm. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Shares in Asia were mixed on Thursday despite US markets closing higher, boosted by Federal Reserve data which showed the US economy had returned to growth. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Two schoolchildren who were missing overnight in Aberdeenshire have been traced by police.