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The views were expressed following a meeting of the EU Negotiation Joint Ministerial Committee in London. Mr Davis said the UK government would keep Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland up-to-date about negotiations. However, Mr Russell said transparency about UK government plans was needed. Mr Davis said he wanted to hold a monthly meeting to share analysis as part of a "two-way information flow" with each of the three nations. He believed that would allow the devolved administrations to voice their views as the Westminster government prepares talks with Brussels. Mr Davis said: "Today's meeting was an important step in bringing the devolved administrations together with the UK government to discuss how we can work together to get the best deal for the whole of the UK. "Naturally, there are different standpoints around the table, but the meeting was constructive and amicable. We will meet regularly and share our latest thinking as the UK shapes its negotiating strategy. "We will work positively with the Scottish government, the Welsh government and the Northern Ireland Executive as we implement the decision of the people of the UK to leave the EU." Mr Russell said it was "good" that the process of involving the Scottish government was under way. But he added: "More than four months after the referendum the UK government has still not made its strategic intentions clear. "There was a discussion over EU market access but we do not know whether UK ministers want to remain inside the single market or the customs union. This will remain a considerable problem as we continue to promote the interests of Scotland. "The UK Government must provide greater clarity and transparency on its intentions." He said he made it "absolutely clear" that membership of the single market "is essential for the economic prosperity of Scotland". The UK government hopes the High Court judgment on how Article 50 will be triggered will be overruled on appeal to the Supreme Court next month. However, the Scottish government will seek to oppose the UK government in the Supreme Court during the appeal. The intention is for Lord Advocate James Wolffe, Scotland's most senior law officer, to apply to be heard in the case.

The UK's Brexit minister David Davis has hailed his latest talks with devolved ministers but Holyrood's Mike Russell has called for greater clarity on the "strategic objectives".

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Lance Corporal Trimaan "Harry" Dhillon stalked Alice Ruggles before fatally attacking her last October. Her parents Sue Hills and Clive Ruggles described the moment two Northumbria Police officers knocked on their door. Prof Ruggles said: "And then they said to us Alice has been killed. And we looked at each other and said 'It's Harry'. We knew, we knew even then." The trial at Newcastle Crown Court heard Dhillon had become obsessed with the 24-year-old and had stalked her. Dr Hills told of her guilt about trying to reassure her daughter on the phone two days before. She said: "And I sort of reassured her that was ok, the police knew what was going on and that it would be all right and if she just ignored him he would ignore her. "And I only put the phone down for 10 minutes and Emma (daughter) rang and said 'You cannot tell that to her, he's going to kill her. You have got to do something'. "And I thought she was over-reacting so I just said 'don't be silly'. "And so of course as soon as I saw the police I knew that's that what it was. "And I felt such a sense of guilt for having first of all told Alice not to worry and secondly told Emma not to be silly when actually if I hadn't said that Alice might still be alive." Prof Ruggles said he didn't think any of them, including his daughter, realised how serious the situation was despite the signs. Her parents have set up the Alice Ruggles Trust and they said they were hoping to use that and their daughter's "vibrant personality" to make other people aware of the dangers of stalking. They said they wanted her to be remembered for that and as "smiling and laughing and making some sort of cheeky comment." Dhillon, 26, denied murder but was found guilty and sentenced to a minimum of 22 years.

The parents of a woman murdered by her ex-boyfriend have said they knew immediately he was responsible.

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Allardyce took charge of the Black Cats in October when they were winless in their opening eight matches, but guided them to 17th and safety. "I don't want to go through that again," he told BBC Newcastle. Allardyce added that he plans to discuss transfer targets with owner Ellis Short in the next few days. Sunderland survived with a game to spare after victory over Everton with Allardyce describing it as a "miraculous achievement." However the former West Ham and Bolton boss, who has never been relegated, says the club must learn from its mistakes this campaign. "Our season has been a difficult one. I don't want to go through that again - that's the most important thing for me, not to put myself through what I did to get where we are today," he added. "The turnaround has given me great satisfaction. It hasn't made me forget about when it was tough, and we have to make sure it doesn't happen again." Sunderland ended the season with only one defeat in 11 games, and were unbeaten in their last six. Allardyce plans to discuss summer signings with Short when he is back from a mini-break - a meeting that "will be one of great importance" according to the the 61-year-old. "We will have a couple of days off and then see what the situation is," Allardyce said. "I can't look or see in to the future. It looks very positive but until we need to get down and talk about it. Then we can move forward."

Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce says he is determined to make sure the club is not involved in another Premier League relegation fight next season.

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The US-owned retail firm, which processes hundreds of thousands of online orders each week, could have put millions of transactions at risk, security expert Paul Moore estimates. He first noticed the issue in March 2014 and contacted Asda to report it. Asda said it had now fixed the problem and no customers had been affected. The firm, whose website is run by US retail giant Walmart, told the BBC: "Asda and Walmart take the security of our websites very seriously. We are aware of the issue and have implemented changes to improve the security on our website." "The points flagged pose a low risk to customers and our monitoring of these security issues indicate that no customer information has been compromised over that two-year period." Since Mr Moore went public with the information it has acted to improve its security. "The small risk to customer information has been removed and an update has been applied, we're now adding further enhancements which will be completed by this evening. In short, one of the two issues is fixed but nothing that remains poses any risk to any customer information or card details," it told the BBC. The issue occurred because of two well-known exploits, cross-site scripting (XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF), which combined, can offer hackers access to all the information users put on the site, said Mr Moore. It means that - if someone had both the Asda website open and another site that is infected with malware - they could be vulnerable to attack. "CSRF exploits the trust a site has in the user's browser, allowing an attacker to issue requests on your behalf and from your own PC. XSS allows an attacker to embed malicious content into the page to alter anything and everything the user can see," he explained. Asda is by no means alone in having a website open to these security flaws but Mr Moore believes that it should have acted more quickly to rectify the problem. "Back in March 2014, I contacted Asda to report several security vulnerabilities and despite a fix promised 'in the next few weeks', little appears to have changed," he said. "Asda also failed to issue adequate security headers which help mitigate the risk by instructing the browser to discard content which ASDA deem malicious or unnecessary. The majority of modern browsers support content security policy (CSP) which effectively blocks this type of attack, but very few sites adopt this technique," he added. When he published his blog, he advised users "to shop elsewhere". "Asda/Walmart have had ample opportunity to fix these issues and have failed to do so. If you must continue shopping with Asda, open a private window and do not open any other tabs or windows until you've logged out," he added. Prof Alan Woodward, a security expert from the University of Surrey, said that Asda's assertion that its site is secure is correct but that does not mean that users are not at risk. "Cross-site scripting can easily be exploited by hackers if someone has a website open that has this malware embedded at the same time as they are shopping online and the shopping site has not protected the data entry fields appropriately," he said. "Most people do have dozens of tabs open at any given time." He did not go as far as suggesting people stop shopping there but added: "I think I'd play safe and make sure you have only one tab open just in case one of your other sites is infected." "This is an example of of how companies need to look beyond the boundaries of their own website. This is a common exploit but it can be very easily fixed. It is half a line of code that can fix it," he added. There are scanners available online that can immediately tell whether websites have the correct security headers. One such site that scans the web for such headers found that, out of the million most popular websites, only 1,365 sites had them in place.

A flaw on supermarket Asda's website gave hackers the chance to collect customers' personal information and payment details, the BBC has learned.

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The Roughyeds, fourth from bottom of the second tier, led 24-6 at the break with tries from Will Hope, Richard Lepori, Steve Roper and Adam Clay. Shaun Lunt, Dane Tilse, Maurice Blair and Joe Wardill crossed after the break to give the Super League side hope. But missed conversions proved costly as Gary Middlehurst and Lepori's second try secured victory for Oldham. Hull KR coach James Webster described his side's performance as an "utter embarrassment". Media playback is not supported on this device Rovers, who lost 50-0 to Leeds in last year's final at Wembley, have only won twice in Super League this season and lost 40-0 to Catalans Dragons in their last match. They were still expected to beat part-timers Oldham, who are in their first season in the Championship after winning promotion from League 1. Yet Oldham outscored them six tries to five, while Lewis Palfrey's six goals to Ben Cockayne's one gave the second-tier side an ultimately comfortable margin of victory against the hosts, who finished with 12 men after Cockayne was sent to the sin-bin moments before Lepori's try with the game's last move. Meanwhile, last season's Championship winners and Challenge Cup giant killers Leigh, who knocked out Super League sides Wakefield and Salford, are out after losing 10-8 at League 1 side Toulouse. Batley Bulldogs are also through to the sixth round after a 28-10 victory over fellow Championship side Featherstone Rovers. Oldham Roughyeds coach Scott Naylor: "This is probably the biggest win since the club reformed [in 1997]. We spoke about getting to 20 minutes, then 30 minutes and see what happens. "We didn't expect the half-time score to be 24-6 and we knew they would come out in the second half and have a go after getting a bit of a roasting. For the club, this is something we'll cherish. "It's a massive day for Oldham and it could be a massive night for the players. I'll go home and have a few beers with my family." Hull KR coach James Webster: "It was the biggest embarrassment of my career since before I left school. What we dished up was utter embarrassment. "I've protected these boys since I've been here, but I have to apologise to everyone associated with this club. That is not of a level that's needed to pick up the wage they pick up. "Supporters give up cars, holidays to follow this club because I deal with these people every day. I understand what people think and it's all true. "Well done to Oldham because I thought they played very well." Hull KR: Cockayne, Wardill, Sio, Thornley, Dixon, Blair, Marsh, Tilse, Lunt, Green, Greenwood, Clarkson, Walker. Replacements: Mulhern, Donaldson, Boudebza, Lawler. Oldham: Lepori, Clay, Gee, Grimshaw, Chisholm, Palfrey, Roper, Joy, Owen, Spencer, Middlehurst, Langtree, Hope. Replacements: Ward, Hughes, Files, Thompson Ref: S Ansell

Championship side Oldham Roughyeds stunned last season's Challenge Cup finalists Hull KR to reach the last 16.

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NHS Tayside had the highest number followed by NHS Lanarkshire and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The figures also revealed that more than 560,000 people missed at least one NHS outpatient appointment in 2014/15. Each missed appointment is thought to cost the NHS £120, putting the total cost to the health service at £100m. The figures were obtained by the Scottish Conservatives through a Freedom of Information request. The statistics revealed: The Scottish Tories have previously suggested those who fail to show for appointments on a certain number of occasions could face some sanction from the health board. The party has also urged the Scottish government look at more innovative ways of reminding patients to turn up at appointments. Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson said: "Missing a hospital appointment can happen to anyone, and for a range of reasons. "But when you're getting to the point where you are missing five or more in the space of just a year, something really has to be done. "That is costing the NHS thousands of pounds, wreaking havoc with hospital planning, and of course potentially harming the health of the patient involved. "We've been critical of the NHS in the past for cancelling appointments and procedures, so it's only fair we do everything we can to make sure patient no-shows are limited too. "We need to find ways to ensure people turn up at the appointments that are made and stop showing contempt for our NHS, doctors and nursing staff." Health Secretary Shona Robison said the percentage of patients missing appointments has decreased slightly over the last five years. She added: "However, it is important that all health boards understand why patients are not attending appointments and look at ways to reduce this. "The Scottish government is committed to supporting health boards to deliver secure messaging services, including reminders. "Health Scotland also recently published a report looking at those who did not attend appointments over a 10 year period from 2002/03 to 2011/12. "We welcome this report which will provide boards with further learning on the issue of non-attendance."

Nearly 17,000 patients in Scotland failed to show up for an NHS hospital appointment on at least five occasions last year.

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The teams came head-to-head in the FA Cup quarter-final, with Chelsea winning the match 1-0. The action wasn't all on the pitch though. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte and Mourinho argued throughout the game, and had to be separated by the assistant referee at one point. Mourinho does, of course, have past history with Chelsea having been sacked by the club back in December 2015. He started his new job with United in May 2016. N'Golo Kante scored the only goal in the game. The victory means the Blues could still win the double of the league and FA Cup. The argument between the two bosses flared when United midfielder Ander Herrera was sent off for two yellow cards, leaving United to play for almost an hour with 10 men. Chelsea will now face Tottenham in the semi-final.

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte and Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho argued during their match last night.

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The comedy sequel earned more in its first weekend than the $65m that the first film pulled in over the course of its entire US run in cinemas. Universal's Nick Carpou described the musical sequel's success as "amazing". Directed by actress Elizabeth Banks, it marks the highest ever opening for a first-time feature film director. "People loved the first movie and it resonated well beyond that $65m that the first film did," said Carpou, Universal's domestic distribution chief. "To be able to build on the first film and expand its popularity is pretty amazing." The film sees Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson reprising their original roles, alongside newcomer Hailee Steinfeld, as the fictional a capella singing group The Barden Bellas. The story sees the Bellas square off against German aca-champions Das Sound Machine in an international singing contest. Tom Hardy's turn as the reinvented Mad Max - filling the shoes of Mel Gibson 30 years on - racked up $44.4m, having received positive reviews when it premiered at Cannes Film Festival last week. "A lot of people coming to the movie went purely on the reviews," said Warner Bros' Dan Fellman, calling the film "an incredible ride this is that it's going to propel us right into the meat of the summer". However the film remains a long way from profit. Pitch Perfect 2 cost a modest $29m to produce, while Mad Max: Fury Road carries a significant $150m price tag.

Pitch Perfect 2 has made an impressive $70.3m (£44.7m) debut at the US box office, surging ahead of George Miller's Mad Max reboot, Fury Road.

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Moises Henriques hit 18 runs as the Sixers scored 22 in their extra over, while the Heat made 15 in reply. Brendon McCullum had earlier scored 46 as the Heat compiled 167-9. The Sixers looked well set after Henriques' 64, but Ben Dwarshuis had to score two runs off the final ball to tie the game at the Gabba. Henriques then hit two sixes and a four in the super over. The Sixers will play the Scorchers, who are two-time champions, in the final at the Waca in Perth.

Sydney Sixers beat Brisbane Heat in a super over to reach Saturday's Big Bash League final, where they will play Perth Scorchers.

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The glasses enhance images of nearby people and objects on to the lenses, providing a much clearer sense of surroundings. They have allowed some people to see their guide dogs for the first time. The Royal National Institute of Blind People says they could be "incredibly important". Lyn Oliver has a progressive eye disease which means she has very limited vision. Now 70, she was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa in her early twenties. She can spot movement but describes her sight as "smudged and splattered". Her guide dog Jess helps her find her way around - avoiding most obstacles and hazards - but can't convey other information about her surroundings. Lyn is one of nearly two million people in the UK with a sight problem which seriously affects their daily lives. Most though have at least some residual sight. Researchers at Oxford University have developed a way to enhance this - using smart glasses. They are fitted with a specially adapted 3D camera. The images are processed by computer and projected in real-time on to the lenses - so people and objects nearby become bright and clearly defined. Lyn Oliver has tried some of the early prototypes, but the latest model marks a key stage in the project, offering greater clarity and detail than ever before. Dr Stephen Hicks, from the University of Oxford, who has led the project, says they are now ready to be taken from the research setting to be used in the home. "If you're walking around you're able to navigate doorways, and see hazards on the floor that might trip you up. So you can become more independent and walk around with greater ease." He says there has been a great response from people who have worn them. "People have loved them. They remark how much they can see now. They can see details in faces, they can see their own hands. People have commented how they've seen their guide dog for the first time. It's a real enabler." We took Lyn Oliver to try the latest glasses in Oxford's covered market, a busy enclosed space with lots of potential obstacles. Soon she found her surroundings coming into focus. Her first response was to turn to our cameraman and exclaim: "You've been spotted!" Later, after navigating the passageways, corners and shopfronts she expressed her delight. "I can see you! So I'm just standing here talking and not thinking. I'm looking!" She said the glasses could help in many different settings. "This way I could find my way to a door, around tables and out. Find the stairs and up the stairs." She was taken aback when the glasses came off. "Oh you've gone! You're not there any more. You've disappeared!" The headset is still substantial, and connected by cable to a laptop in a backpack. But the researchers are confident in time they can be made the size of normal glasses. Eventually, they say, they could be available for the cost of a mobile phone, saving the NHS millions of pounds by preventing falls. They will start making an initial batch of 100 sets later this year, which will be offered to blind and partially sighted people to use in their daily lives. If that goes well they will start to produce larger numbers over the next couple of years. The Royal National Institute of Blind People has followed the project closely. John Worsfold from the RNIB says they could make a massive difference to people's lives. "I think these could be incredibly important. From what we've seen so far they could offer some great independence for blind and partially sighted people to get out and about and carry on normal lives."

Researchers from Oxford University say they've made a breakthrough in developing smart glasses for people with severe sight loss.

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In a long-awaited report, the UN human rights office accused both sides of atrocities, especially during the final stages of the war in 2009. In response Sri Lanka promised a local inquiry but will not allow the proposed court, which would have foreign judges. One UN estimate is that 40,000 Tamils died in the final army offensive. In the government's reaction to the report, there appears to be one major shift. Cabinet spokesman Rajitha Senaratne told the BBC that ex-President Rajapaksa and his family would not necessarily be protected if there were allegations of serious crimes against them. "Where even the president or other commanders or defence secretaries - whoever - is involved, our government is ready to take action." But otherwise Colombo is sticking to its line that a Sri Lankan process, with nothing more international than advice, will suffice. He said a series of domestic commissions, including a South Africa-style Truth Commission, will be set up "to clear the name of the country". That is not compatible with the hard-hitting UN report. Its main thrust is that a hybrid - part-international, part-Sri Lankan - tribunal is needed, because "years of denials and cover-ups" mean the Sri Lankan system is "not yet ready to handle these types of crime". Earlier this week Sri Lanka's new government unveiled plans to set up a truth and reconciliation commission to examine war crimes allegations, including those against the military. The previous government of President Mahinda Rajapaksa had resisted international pressure to investigate the issue. Unveiling the report in Geneva, UN Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said only a special court with international magistrates and investigators would be up to the huge task of examining the alleged crimes over a nine year period up to 2011. "Our investigation has laid bare the horrific level of violations and abuses that occurred in Sri Lanka, including indiscriminate shelling, extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, harrowing accounts of torture and sexual violence, recruitment of children and other grave crimes," he said. He also called on the Sri Lankan government to remove from office anyone if there were credible grounds to believe they had committed human rights abuses. The report's main findings include: The report said forced recruitment by the rebels would, if proven in court, be a war crime. The denial of humanitarian assistance - which it said the government might be guilty of - could also constitute a war crime. Senior Sri Lankan minister Rajitha Senaratne told the BBC: "Our stand on war crimes is we need an internationally accepted local inquiry. We are not ready to agree with the international inquiries." Despite its promises to pursue accountability, the government elected last month would be reluctant to hold war-crimes trials, correspondents say. The BBC's Azzam Ameen in Colombo says most among the majority Sinhalese community opposed prosecuting troops. Some Tamil politicians in the north back a UN-led inquiry and say they have no faith in a domestic process. The final months of the war saw hundreds of thousands of Tamil civilians trapped in territory held by the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) in the north-east. While government forces were accused of indiscriminate shelling leading to massive casualties, the Tamil Tiger rebels were alleged to have used civilians as human shields and shot people trying to escape. Allegations persist to this day that the army killed rebel leaders and others after they surrendered or were captured - and the UN admitted in 2012 that it could and should have done more to protect civilians. As well as the thousands of Tamils who died in the final battles near Mullaitivu, many others are still missing. The UN human rights office postponed the planned publication of its report in March, after Mr Rajapaksa lost the presidential election to party rival Maithripala Sirisena in January. Mr Sirisena, who served as a government minister during the final stages of the war, had promised to co-operate with the UN. The Rajapaksa government held its own commission into what happened in the last years of the war, but critics said it lacked credibility. The 26-year war left at least 100,000 people dead. There are still no confirmed figures for tens of thousands of civilian deaths in the last months of battle. Channel 4 and the UN have documented numerous atrocities committed during the war. One investigation said it was possible up to 40,000 people had been killed in the final five months alone. Others suggest the number of deaths could be even higher.

The United Nations has called for a special court to try war crimes committed during the Sri Lankan army's long conflict with Tamil Tiger rebels.

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Murray, the first British man to reach a Roland Garros final since 1937, hopes to add the French Open to his victories at the US Open and Wimbledon. Djokovic, the world number one, can finally add the one major title to have so far eluded him. It will be the pair's seventh meeting in a Grand Slam final. Djokovic leads that head-to-head 4-2, their overall contests 23-10 and has 11 major titles to Murray's two - but it was the Serb whom Murray beat to claim his Grand Slam victories at the US Open in 2012 and Wimbledon in 2013. The Scot also won their most recent meeting in the final of the clay-court Italian Open four weeks ago. Listen - Can Murray fight French Open demons? There is a huge amount at stake for both men in Sunday's final, with Murray again looking to match Fred Perry, Britain's last male champion in 1935. Sue Barker won the women's title in 1976 but since then a surprise run to the semi-finals by Tim Henman in 2004, followed by three semi-finals for Murray, were the best any Briton had managed on the Paris clay. "It's obviously a very big match for both of us, Novak trying to win the career slam and me trying to win my first French Open," Murray said. "Neither of us know how many more chances we'll have to win here. It's a very tough event to win. "There's a lot riding on the match for both of us." It is the first final between two top seeds trying to win a Grand Slam title for the first time since Ivan Lendl beat John McEnroe in Paris 32 years ago. Murray will hope to emulate the achievement of his former coach - and then second seed - Lendl, and he takes on a very familiar rival. Both finalists turned 29 last month and have known each other since junior days - but Djokovic has taken a firm grip on their personal duel in recent years, winning 12 of their last 14 matches. "We have had some really big battles in the Slams before on all the other surfaces," Murray said. "I'm sure it will be the same again on Sunday." Murray needed five sets to beat Radek Stepanek and Mathias Bourgue in his first two matches, and four sets to beat Richard Gasquet in the quarter-finals, but played superbly to beat defending champion Stan Wawrinka on Friday. "The conditions aren't that easy," he said. "It's been cold, wet, slow - much, much slower than what we played in the last few weeks. "Obviously getting through difficult matches, you can find your rhythm. I spent a lot of time on court at the beginning of the event. I'm starting to feel better every day." Djokovic and Murray have stood at the top of the rankings for all but a week in 2016 - but the Serb has a huge lead and would hold all four Grand Slam titles with another victory over Murray. Only American Don Budge in the 1930s and Australia's Rod Laver in the 1960s have achieved that feat, and just seven men have completed the career slam. However, Djokovic has played three French Open finals without success, losing twice to Rafael Nadal and then suffering a surprise defeat by an inspired Wawrinka 12 months ago. "I've put myself in a position in which I wanted to be in of course ever since last year's final," Djokovic said. "It's always high on the priority list when I start a season, thinking about Roland Garros." Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.

Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic will meet in Sunday's French Open final - with both men seeking their first title in Paris.

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The college, which employs about 480 staff, said it had been operating with a "staff surplus" for several years which must now be addressed. The decision "has no impact" on students, it said, and although 76 posts might go, it was anticipated the final figure "will be less than this". UCU (University and College Union) said it had "seen it coming to some extent" but was "shocked" at the scale of it. Read more news for Shropshire The college said it would be offering voluntary redundancies to reduce the need for compulsory redundancies. Interim and agency staffing would be "significantly" reduced and there would be opportunities for staff to retrain, it added. A 30-day consultation has started to discuss the proposals. College principal and chief executive Graham Guest said its priority was to "build on the improvements noted and highlighted by both Ofsted and the FE commissioner" during recent visits. In its June 2016 inspection, Ofsted found the college was operating inadequately but has found improvements during two recent visits. The college is in the process of merging with the town's New College, but said the job proposals were nothing to do with that. It could not say if there would be further job losses when the merger takes place. Vice chair of the college branch of UCU Crispin Barker said the union had been in communication with management and knew about the financial pressure the college was under. Mr Barker said he was "sure" the figure of 76 would be reduced from what he had been told by the college. The union said it intended to work with college leaders to minimise any "potential impact upon the learner experience".

More than 70 jobs are facing the axe at Telford College of Arts and Technology.

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The team discovered a set of 12,000-year-old Ice Age stone tools while excavating Rubha Port an t-Seilich, on Islay in the Inner Hebrides. The tools included scrapers used for cleaning skins and sharp points for hunting big game such as reindeer. The excavation had been started after pigs foraging along the Islay coastline uprooted Mesolithic objects in 2009. Archaeologists from the University of Reading found animal bones, plant remains and a fireplace at the Mesolithic site. However, on the last day of the excavation in 2013, the team also uncovered tools which would have been used 3,000 years earlier. It is now thought they were made by people of the Ahrensburgian culture, which flourished in mainland Europe towards the end of the last Ice Age. Similar sites have recently been discovered in Denmark and Sweden, suggesting the Ahrensburgian people may also have been coastal foragers hunting sea mammals from skin boats. Prof Steve Mithen, who led the excavation with Dr Karen Wicks, said: "The Mesolithic finds were a wonderful discovery - but what was underneath took our breath away. "The Ice Age tools provide the first unequivocal presence of people in Scotland about 3,000 years earlier than previously indicated. This moves the story of Islay into a new historical era, from the Mesolithic into the Palaeolithic." Dr Wicks admitted the initial discovery was "more swine team than Time Team". She added: "Archaeology relies on expert planning and careful analysis, but a bit of luck is also very welcome."

Archaeologists found the earliest dated evidence of human activity in Scotland - with the help of a herd of pigs.

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Sir Paul is worth an estimated £20m more than last year and enjoys a significant boost from his American heiress wife's £150m stake in her family's US trucking business. It puts him well ahead of his nearest rival on the list, Andrew Lloyd Webber, who is estimated to be worth £650m. The full list will be published by the newspaper on 26 April. Of the 1,000 richest people in the UK and the 250 wealthiest in Ireland, the list puts Irish band U2 at third place with £431m. Pop veteran Sir Elton John and Rolling Stones' frontman Sir Mick Jagger follow with their fortunes, thought to be worth £270m and £225m respectively. 1. Sir Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell £730m 2. Lord Lloyd-Webber £650m 3. U2 £431m 4. Sir Elton John £270m 5. Sir Mick Jagger £225m 6. Keith Richards £210m 7. Michael Flatley £195m =8. Ringo Starr £180m =8. Sting £180m 9. Roger Waters £160m For the third year running, singer-songwriter Adele, who is 26, has topped the list for young music millionaires under the age of 30 in Britain and Ireland, with an estimated fortune of £50m. The four members of the boy band One Direction plus former band mate Zayn Malik share the second spot with an estimated wealth of £25m each. One of the fastest rising new young stars is the 22-year-old soul singer Sam Smith, who is currently in the running for the prize for the most played song of the past year at The Ivor Novello songwriting awards. The Stay With Me singer has amassed a personal fortune of £12m since rising to fame in late 2012.

Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney has topped the Sunday Times Rich List of musicians with his £730m fortune.

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Trafford Council closed Bollin Primary School in Bowdon, Greater Manchester on Monday after concerns about a "reduced capacity of senior leadership". The council said the school had appointed an interim head teacher and it would reopen for Key Stage 2 pupils on Thursday. Other classes will return in the next few days, said the council. It follows a strike by teachers on Thursday, supported by some parents who demonstrated outside school. The school has appointed Kylie Spark as interim head teacher while Michelle Brindle was "not in school", the council said. There are no details about how long Mrs Spark, of Sale's Tyntesfield Primary School, will be in post. A number of staff have been neutrally suspended while investigations continue into a video purporting to show teaching staff at a party making comments about Ms Brindle. Trafford Council added it has applied to the Department for Education for approval for an interim executive board consisting of experienced governors. One parent of a pupil at the school, which was rated as "outstanding" in its last Ofsted inspection, said she was worried many of the teachers will not return. Julie Saunders said: "That is massively disruptive and upsetting for the children. "It is not just a building with a few supply teachers; a school is a community which knows and understands the kids." Sean Anstee, leader of Trafford Council, said he understood parents' concerns and the council had been working with the governing body to resolve issues. He added: "We are doing everything we can to reopen the school and return it to the wonderful school we know it to be." Key Stage 1 pupils will be invited back into school on Friday and early years pupils will return on Monday. A petition of no confidence in Ms Brindle has been signed by more than 900 people. The head teacher told the BBC she did not want to comment. The school teaches more than 200 pupils from the age of three to 11.

A school shut by council bosses days after a staff strike over workloads is to have a "phased" reopening.

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The 19-year-old has been with the Shakers since 2013 and scored two goals in 14 appearances last season. However, he can return to Gigg Lane if Bury use the recall clause in his contract, which expires on 28 April. He has had previous loan spells with National League North side Stalybridge Celtic and Norway's Bergsoy IL.

Macclesfield Town have signed midfielder Scott Burgess on a season-long loan deal from League One club Bury.

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As an EU member, the UK and UK-based firms can sell their goods to EU customers without having to pay additional taxes. Likewise, British firms and consumers can import from the EU tariff-free. The prime minister has already ruled out continued membership of the EU's single market post-Brexit, with many assuming this means the UK will also leave the customs union. Essentially there are two options: The WTO is an international agency with 164 member countries and its purpose is to promote international commerce. All the leading world economies are members of the WTO, including the UK. European Union countries are also all members, but they act together in the WTO as the EU. One of the most important principles of the WTO is that you should not discriminate between other WTO members. The UK and the EU would both have to impose on one another's exports the same barriers they apply to goods from the other WTO member countries. In fact, in the absence of a free trade agreement they would be obliged under WTO rules to do that. They include import tariffs, which are taxes applied only to imports. WTO members make commitments that they will not raise tariffs above a certain level. Those maximum levels, known as bound levels or bindings, vary from country to country and product to product. The tariffs they actually apply can be, and in many cases are, below those levels. But if you do go below bound levels, you have to do it for imports from all WTO members. For the EU the average maximum tariff is 4.8% for all goods. But there are some big variations. It's generally higher for agricultural produce, 10.9% on average. For most industrial goods it's quite low, but for cars, the tariff is 10%. Assuming the UK were trading with the EU under WTO terms, the figures are an indication of the levels of tariffs British exporters would face on their goods. It would make them less competitive in the EU market than they currently are with no tariffs at all. The UK's new schedule will have to have the consent of the other WTO members. It is administratively easier and less likely to be contested if we stick with the arrangement that we already have, as the UK's ambassador to the WTO, Julian Braithwaite. wrote in his blog: "So to minimise any grounds for objection, we plan to replicate our existing trade regime as far as possible in our new schedules." However, the UK would be free to apply lower tariffs. In some cases it is highly likely we would. For example, the EU imposes seasonal tariffs on orange imports when the Mediterranean producers have their harvest. Getting rid of that is an example of what one former trade official described to me as "low hanging fruit". Some economists, including Patrick Minford of Cardiff University and one of the leading members of Economists for Brexit (now renamed as Economists for Free Trade), favour a more comprehensive exercise in cutting tariffs and other barriers unilaterally. But these cuts would have to apply to goods coming from the EU as well. Don't be fooled, some aspects will be more complicated. For some farm produce, for example, the EU has quotas that can be imported at lower tariffs (called tariff rate quotas). We don't yet know how these will be divided between the UK and the remainder of the EU. There is also the question of what happens to that produce when it is traded between the UK and the EU. Currently it is tariff-free. Both will probably want a slice of the other's reduced tariff quota. That will mean either a bigger total quota or a reduced slice for some other country. In the WTO, the EU has agreed to a cap on some of its farm subsidies. We don't currently know what type of system the UK will adopt and potentially this an area of difficulty. The EU however is well below its subsidy cap, and that could make this area less contentious than it might have been. No. There are many other types of trade restrictions. These include rules on product specifications, labelling, testing, and requirements for authorisation from a national regulator to provide some types of services. The UK would have to decide whether or not to maintain EU rules in these areas. Currently a trade dispute would be a matter for the European Court of Justice. Theresa May has already said that its jurisdiction in the UK will end. If there is a trade agreement with the EU it would probably contain some arrangement for a tribunal to make rulings. If there is no such deal then any dispute would have to go to the WTO's dispute settlement system, which can establish panels to make rulings. Whatever happens, the UK and the EU will be subject to WTO rules. It is just that the membership of the EU and any new trade agreement that might be negotiated allows for deeper integration than is involved in simply complying with the WTO's rulebook.

With Theresa May's end of March deadline for triggering the UK's exit from the EU fast approaching, much remains undecided, not least what will happen to British trade.

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Media playback is not supported on this device West Ham manager Slaven Bilic questioned Dean's decision to send off Sofiane Feghouli in his side's 2-0 defeat by Manchester United on Monday. It was the fifth red card Dean has shown in 15 matches this season. The Hammers are appealing against Feghouli's dismissal. Dean sent off the Algeria international midfielder after just 15 minutes following his collision with Phil Jones, but Bilic felt the United defender had committed the more dangerous tackle. The dismissal was the 25th by Dean since the start of the 2013-14 season - the highest number by any current Premier League referee in that period. Writing in The Times, former player Tony Cascarino said Dean "lost all control of the game" while Sky Sports pundit Niall Quinn called Dean "arrogant" and the decision "rank bad refereeing". But former Manchester United captain Gary Neville later tweeted: "I was critical of Mike Dean's performance in the game. He was poor. But I think the reaction since towards him is disgraceful. "Yes, he should be criticised but to suggest he wanted to be centre of attention and he should be sacked or not referee again is wrong!" Sunday's FA Cup match between Tottenham and Aston Villa is live on BBC One from 15:35 GMT, and full match commentary will be available on BBC Radio 5 live from 16:00 GMT.

Mike Dean will referee Sunday's televised FA Cup third-round tie between Tottenham and Aston Villa - despite recent criticism of his performances.

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Govia Thameslink (GTR), parent company of Southern rail, paid £2,233,000 in 2015-16, which it said was about 50% more that in 2014-15. The company went on to face further disruption this year, with months of strikes in a row over guards' roles and high sickness levels on Southern. Compensation figures for 2016-17 have not yet been released. Last December, consumer group Which? lodged a "super complaint" amid claims the system for obtaining compensation for delayed journeys was too complicated. The rail regulator, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), also made a number of recommendations to the industry - such as raising awareness of what compensation was available and making claim forms easier to understand. Independent watchdog Transport Focus has found the proportion of people claiming compensation has nearly trebled over three years, from 12% in 2013 to 35% this year. The ORR's deputy director for consumers, Stephanie Tobyn, called for continued progress and said: "More needs to be done." Rail minister Paul Maynard said: "Passengers need to know that they will be compensated fairly. "We have been working with partners in the rail industry to ensure passengers are aware of their right to recompense for disruption and, at the same time, we are making the claim process simpler and swifter so that it is easier and more attractive to apply." Data released by the government and Network Rail also showed GTR received more than £22m from Network Rail in compensation for disruption, but GTR said those payments had gone to the government. The Rail Delivery Group, which represents train operators, said Network Rail's payments were "entirely separate" from those made to passengers. The net payment received by the rail company from Network Rail was £22,444,616.71.

A troubled rail firm paid over £2m in compensation last year for disruption to passengers, figures have shown.

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Three first-half goals in the space of 10 minutes sentenced the O's to a fourth successive defeat as Crawley tasted victory for the first time in seven matches. Orient edged the opening exchanges but lost defender Tom Parkes through injury before Steven Alzate was denied on the edge of the area by keeper Glenn Morris. Crawley had failed to score in their previous three home games but leading marksman James Collins swooped to give them the lead with his 20th goal of the season midway through the half. The former Shrewsbury striker struck by heading in a free-kick from Josh Payne and, although keeper Sam Sargeant got a hand to the ball, it flew into the corner of the net. Crawley took a firm grip of the game by scoring twice in the space of four minutes before the interval. Defender Joe McNerney rose unchallenged to head home a Payne free-kick from 12 yards on 29 minutes and then, from an Andre Blackman set-piece, Dutch midfielder Enzio Boldewijn forced the ball home. Crawley, who had won only two of their previous 13 games, threatened again when a header from skipper Jimmy Smith was saved by Sargeant shortly after the break. Boldewijn, after earlier firing wide from 25 yards, should have increased the lead when putting the ball wastefully wide from a pass by Collins. Match support supplied by the Press Association. Match ends, Crawley Town 3, Leyton Orient 0. Second Half ends, Crawley Town 3, Leyton Orient 0. James Collins (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Sandro Semedo (Leyton Orient). Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match Rhys Murphy (Crawley Town) because of an injury. Corner, Leyton Orient. Conceded by Lewis Young. Foul by Rhys Murphy (Crawley Town). Liam Kelly (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Billy Clifford (Crawley Town). Sandro Semedo (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Billy Clifford (Crawley Town) is shown the yellow card. Foul by Rhys Murphy (Crawley Town). Callum Kennedy (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Leyton Orient. Henry Ochieng replaces Nigel Atangana. Substitution, Crawley Town. Dean Cox replaces Enzio Boldewijn. Attempt missed. Enzio Boldewijn (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Attempt missed. Enzio Boldewijn (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Attempt blocked. James Collins (Crawley Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Attempt missed. Josh Payne (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Substitution, Crawley Town. Josh Lelan replaces Andre Blackman because of an injury. Delay in match Andre Blackman (Crawley Town) because of an injury. Attempt missed. Rhys Murphy (Crawley Town) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Attempt missed. Gavin Massey (Leyton Orient) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Corner, Leyton Orient. Conceded by Joe McNerney. Foul by Josh Payne (Crawley Town). Liam Kelly (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick on the left wing. Corner, Leyton Orient. Conceded by Lewis Young. Substitution, Leyton Orient. Rowan Liburd replaces Josh Koroma. Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Nicky Hunt. Substitution, Crawley Town. Billy Clifford replaces Kaby because of an injury. Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Myles Judd. Attempt saved. Jimmy Smith (Crawley Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Hand ball by Sandro Semedo (Leyton Orient). Foul by James Collins (Crawley Town). Sandro Semedo (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Second Half begins Crawley Town 3, Leyton Orient 0. First Half ends, Crawley Town 3, Leyton Orient 0. Corner, Leyton Orient. Conceded by Josh Yorwerth.

Leyton Orient's fading hopes of avoiding relegation from League Two took another heavy blow with a convincing defeat at Crawley.

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David Brown became ill in Maghaberry Prison in December 2012 and died later in hospital from a brain haemorrhage. The Prisoner Ombudsman said staff left him unattended for five minutes in an unresponsive state and did not raise the alarm immediately. The watchdog has concluded the response of the Prison Service was "inadequate". The report by Prisoner Ombudsman Tom McGonigle also found that a nurse treating the inmate was not made aware that it was an emergency situation and other prisoners were not locked in their cells during the incident. However, Mr McGonigle, said: "While some things could have been done better, a key finding of this independent investigation is that there was no possibility to achieve an alternative outcome for Mr Brown." The Prisoner Ombudsman's office is required to investigate all deaths in custody in Northern Ireland, including deaths due to natural causes. The report into David Brown's death said painkilling drugs were found in the 46-year-old's system during toxicology tests, but added that the drugs had been prescribed to him. It said the medication was found at "concentrations that lay within their respective therapeutic ranges". "This is important as there was speculation about a white powdery substance that was found around Mr Brown's nose at the time of his death," a statement from the ombudsman said. Despite criticising prison staff for their immediate reaction to finding the prisoner unconscious in his cell, the report did not find fault with the inmate's medical management during his time in the jail. A clinical reviewer who investigated the case "did not feel that an opportunity to achieve an earlier diagnosis existed, or that there would have been a possibility to achieve an alternative outcome for Mr Brown". The ombudsman's report into the handling of the prison's case identified four matters that required improvement. Two of the four areas related to record-keeping and post-incident support for staff. The need for improvement in these two areas had already been highlighted to the prison authorities and the South-Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, which treated the inmate. The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) has accepted the ombudman's four recommendations and said they have already been implemented. The health trust has also accepted their recommendation, and told the ombudsman it has been reiterated to their staff and will be considered at a "Lessons Learned" forum. Mr McGonigle has expressed sympathy to the prisoner's family.

A watchdog has criticised prison staff in Northern Ireland for their reaction when an inmate, who later died, was found "unresponsive" in his cell.

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The Iridis4 has state of the art coprocessors which can each perform a trillion calculations per second - a measurement known as a "teraflop". The university said the new machine would allow academics to work on more projects at faster speeds. Iridis4 will be used for subjects such as engineering, archaeology and medicine, as well as computer science. Pro vice-chancellor Prof Philip Nelson said: "Staying ahead of the game in high performance computing [HPC] is vital to help the university stay competitive. "Simulation and computation enabled by HPC are recognised globally as the third pillar of modern research and this investment will ensure we remain world leaders in this field." Iridis4 will be used for a range of research, including engineering, archaeology and medicine, as well as computer science. The world's most powerful computer is China's Tianhe-2, which can perform 33,860 trillion calculations per second. The university said its new computer ranked among the top 10 in the UK. The most powerful is at the Science and Technology Facilities Council in Warrington. Others are based at the University of Edinburgh, the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts and the United Kingdom Meteorological Office.

A £3.2m supercomputer, one of the most powerful in the UK, has been installed at the University of Southampton.

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Lancashire's loss to Warwickshire meant Hampshire needed to win to survive. They declared on 245-9 to leave Durham 296 from a minimum of 78 overs for victory, which they reached to end the hosts' two-year stay in the top tier. Mark Stoneman (137) and Scott Borthwick (88) excelled in their last innings for Durham before they join Surrey in 2017. England all-rounder Ben Stokes (23 not out) struck the winning runs for the visitors. Hampshire had opted to bat on during the morning session to extend their lead close to 300 and, with Lancashire struggling at Edgbaston, it soon became clear that only a win would be enough for survival. Ryan Pringle's 7-107 indicated that Hampshire's spinners would be their best hope of success, but a second-wicket stand of 162 between Stoneman and Borthwick ended their chances of achieving safety.

Hampshire were relegated from County Championship Division One after suffering a six-wicket home defeat by Durham in the season's final game.

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It follows the first formal talks since Carwyn Jones and Leanne Wood were tied 29-29 in a Senedd vote on Wednesday. The aim was to form a minority Labour administration rather than a coalition, a joint statement on Friday said. "We are confident that we can find a way forward that will result in the successful nomination of a First Minister next week," it said. "We will continue to work over the weekend, and look to resume formal talks on Monday." The Conservatives and UKIP, had joined Plaid Cymru in backing Ms Wood in the vote for first minister, with Labour and the sole Liberal Democrat, Kirsty Williams, backing Mr Jones. Jane Hutt represented Labour and Simon Thomas Plaid Cymru in Friday's talks, which took place at Welsh Government offices in Cardiff Bay, with neither party leader attending. Labour fell short of a majority at the 5 May election and needs opposition support to govern. Plaid Cymru AMs insist they did not do a deal with other parties before the tied vote on Wednesday. Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies told BBC Radio Wales on Friday there had been three sets of "substantial" talks involving two AMs from his party and two AMs from Plaid. But he later released a statement suggesting the Tories would drop their backing for Ms Wood if a deal with Plaid was not forthcoming. "We have an historic opportunity to break the mould in Wales... but this will only be possible with clear enthusiasm from others," he said. "Should such ambition not be shown... Welsh Conservatives will not be minded to repeat our action from Wednesday's vote." UKIP assembly group leader Neil Hamilton said the average Plaid voter did not back the party to see it "effectively" go into coalition with Labour. "We are all in favour of talks, but minority parties should stick together against Labour arrogance," he said. On Thursday, some UKIP AMs suggested they could switch their votes if parts of their manifesto were made law, although Mr Gething said for Labour: "That is not something we would consider." Meanwhile, Labour and the Lib Dems confirmed talks were continuing between their parties. BBC Wales understands Mr Jones has discussed appointing Ms Williams as a cabinet minister, but neither party would confirm any details of the talks. Even with Ms Williams on board, Labour would still need an arrangement with another party to secure Mr Jones's re-election as first minister. At the assembly election Labour won 29 seats, Plaid Cymru 12, the Conservatives 11, UKIP seven and the Liberal Democrats one. AMs have until 1 June to nominate a first minister or face another election. Former first minister Rhodri Morgan has suggested Welsh Labour could learn lessons from the SNP in the way the two parties reacted to last week's elections. Nicola Sturgeon's SNP was two seats short of a majority in the Scottish Parliament, with Welsh Labour winning 29 of the 60 seats in the Senedd. Speaking on BBC Radio Cymru's O'r Bae programme Mr Morgan said: "Nicola Sturgeon was saying this is the third victory in a row that we've had in Scotland. "So you create a psychology, so that everyone expects that you will master, you will govern, and that nobody can ask a question about what the way forward is. "Now Labour was saying, no, don't rejoice, don't claim that we've won, because we haven't. "Technically Nicola Sturgeon hadn't either, but she had created the psychology of expectation."

Labour and Plaid Cymru say they are "confident" of breaking the deadlock over the election of a first minister.

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A blue plaque has been unveiled recognising the work of Edward "Taffy" Bowen, outside his childhood home on Stepney Lane, Cockett. The physicist's work contributed to the development of radar technology, which aided the allies in World War Two. He grew up in the city and graduated from Swansea University in 1930. Mr Bowen also played a key role in developing radio astronomy in the United States and Australia. "Edward Bowen's work in helping develop radar and radio astronomy is the stuff of legend," said Cllr Robert Francis-Davies, Swansea Council's cabinet member for enterprise, development and regeneration. "The world we live in could be very different if it wasn't for his genius because his work helped give the Allies a crucial advantage during the Second World War."

A pioneering scientist from Swansea has been honoured in his home city, 75 years after his work helped to win the Battle of Britain.

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Brusthom Ziamani, 19, from Camberwell, south London, was found guilty last month of preparing an act of terrorism. The court heard he was inspired by the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby and used the internet to research cadet bases. He converted to Islam in 2014 and became radicalised. Months later he was arrested in east London in a possession of a 12in knife and a hammer. Ziamani, who was 18 when held on the street in August last year as part of a joint police and MI5 intelligence operation, also had a black "Islamic flag" in his bag. Police say he visited his former girlfriend earlier that day, when he showed her his weapons and told her he intended to attack and kill soldiers. The trial heard he told her Michael Adebolajo - one of the men who murdered Fusilier Rigby in Woolwich, south-east London a year earlier - was a "legend". In his sentencing remarks, Judge Timothy Pontius told Ziamani: "A realistic and sensible assessment of the whole of the evidence leads inescapably to the conclusion that this defendant, had he not, by sheer good fortune, been spotted and stopped by the police on the street in east London, would have carried out the intention he had so graphically expressed to his ex-girlfriend just a few hours before." He said Ziamani would have to serve at least two-thirds of his sentence before being eligible for parole, adding that he would extend the time he would spend on licence after his release by five years. Ziamani was born in London to Congolese parents and went to school in Peckham. His mother worked as a nursery nurse and his father was a psychiatric nurse. The defendant told the court that his parents, who are Jehovah's Witnesses, had found out he was a Muslim only when they had seen pictures of friends in Islamic clothes on his mobile phone. During the trial, jurors heard how Ziamani had fallen in with members of the extremist organisation al-Muhajiroun, after he was "kicked out" of his home after converting to Islam. Police say the group played a "major role in influencing and shaping his radical views" and he attended their demonstrations. The jury heard Mr Ziamani also put posts on Facebook supporting Sharia law and stating he was "willing to die in the cause of Allah". It was told Ziamani had been arrested in June last year on an unrelated matter and police found a ripped-up letter to his parents in his jeans pocket, in which he had written about mounting an attack on a British soldier. In the letter Ziamani stated because he had no means of getting out to Iraq or Syria he would wage war against the British government on UK soil. He was bailed, but refused to engage with officers from the government's anti-radicalisation programme, Prevent. Ziamani's lawyer, Naeem Mian, said his client was not an "entrenched extremist" but a young man who while destitute had been groomed by people who were "more sophisticated and mature" than him. "It is worrying to say the least that those who groomed him are able to groom and radicalise a young man in such a short period of time," he said. "On any view it is a tragic case because this young man will spend a long time in custody after which he will inevitably be unemployable. His foolish, naive acts have resulted in him throwing his life away at his tender age. He has nothing to look forward to now." When Ziamani was convicted last month, Commander Richard Walton of the Counter Terrorism Command described him as an "impressionable young man who became radicalised then rapidly developed an extremist, violent mindset". After the sentencing, Deb Walsh, deputy head of counter terrorism at the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "This case highlights how violent and extreme views on a page can become credible threats to the lives and safety of British citizens."

A teenager who planned to behead a British soldier has been jailed for 22 years by a judge at the Old Bailey.

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Media playback is not supported on this device The Hammers are leaving their home of 112 years at the end of this season for the Olympic Stadium in Stratford. It has been a much-publicised move - including revelations that the Premier League club will only pay £2.5m a year in rent for their new home - but seemingly a popular one, with in excess of 50,000 season tickets already sold. But the Upton Park area is also home to thriving businesses, whose well-being is in large part due to the activity a matchday brings. The 35,000-seater stadium will be replaced by flats, but food outlets, pubs and street traders face an uncertain future when the Hammers move from E13 to E20. Supporters have a number of pre-match eating rituals, be it the temptation of sizzling onions at a burger stand, a trip to the chippy or, in East London, the traditional option of pie and mash. Full English breakfast and sausage sandwiches are the best-sellers at Ken's Cafe on Green Street, which has been family-run for 50 years. "My dad started it off and we are all carrying it on. I was born here," the eponymous Ken told BBC Radio London. "Dad's still out the back cooking and mum is serving. West Ham is in the blood and it's been good to us. "It will be a bit quieter but we'll survive. We'll carry on because we've got all our regulars that come in during the week." Up the road, Osman Mustafa of Queen's Fish Bar is less optimistic about his prospects. "At least 25% of our business comes from West Ham," he said. "I hope I can keep going. With knocking the stadium down and the construction to develop the new flats, the workers there will help for a while. After a few years, I don't know. It will affect us terribly." When the Hammers are at home, healthy queues also form outside Nathan's Pies and Eels shop on the Barking Road, but Richard Nathan is also unsure if his family-run business, first opened in 1938, will survive. "It managed to survive through the second World War and various family members managed to keep it going. There is a lot of history," he said. "It has kept going through thick and thin but things change." Pubs close to football grounds are always busy on matchdays and that is true of those near the Boleyn Ground. Ron Bolwell owns The Queens and The Denmark Arms and estimates he will lose almost half a million pounds in income, which makes up two thirds of his turnover. He intends to reassess his financial situation after three months. "On a matchday, you just can't move with the football fans and the atmosphere," he said. "Our rates are very high and our rents are high. "The brewery have mentioned they will come along and see if we can redevelop the pubs and see if we can do something different to get more people in." Independent programme seller Paul Vickery shifts approximately 2,000 official programmes per game from his pitch directly opposite Upton Park tube station. "My life has been all West Ham," the 51-year-old said. "I grew up selling eels and singing 'cockles and mussels'. Burgers, hot-dogs - you name it I've sold it." Vickery is considering whether to follow the club to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - but believes Upton Park will suffer in the long-term. "I spoke to [West Ham co-owner] David Gold and asked 'what happens about us?' and he said 'you never know what is going to happen'. "What I do know is they sold their ground and made plenty of money and then all of a sudden they rent another one. Who is in the money - him or me? "Upton Park is going to be dead. It is going to be a has-been." However, Sir Robin Wales, the Mayor of Newham, believes West Ham's move will not necessarily damage the economy in Upton Park. "If you ever go to a match, very little is spent by fans in the market and elsewhere," the 61-year-old said. "They have just come for the game. "There will be some cafes and things which will struggle and a few pubs. But fans will be drinking in Stratford so there will be jobs and opportunities there. "I am comfortable we don't have a major problem, except for a few businesses which are specifically set up to cater for the fans coming in." Sir Robin says Newham Council have held talks with some businesses in Upton Park. "We had some initial conversations with one or two and we think it would be good to be supportive," he added. "We are waiting to see what happens. Otherwise, the money will go into Stratford. Because of Westfield Shopping Centre it is quite likely there will be more money going into Stratford." Media playback is not supported on this device Football fans will be replaced by families, creating a completely different atmosphere in that part of the East End. The place where Bobby Moore, Frank Lampard and Dimitri Payet plied their trade for West Ham will instead become 842 new flats, which will be completed by 2022. An initial 25% of the scheme is affordable housing, with Newham Council investing £18m to increase that number by a further 10%, and the council insists construction jobs will be earmarked for local people. "We'll have 800-odd families living here which will help to regenerate the whole area," councillor Ken Clark said. "This is a very vibrant, diverse neighbourhood. I think the future for the area is very positive." Sir Robin added: "Housing is a major problem and the problem is the government are not investing in it. "We have got a brand new community centre being built and overall it is a big plus for the residents of Newham." Pub landlord Bolwell is sceptical as to whether the housing development will help his businesses. "It will bring a bit of life into that area once it's all done but I don't think it'll make any difference to my pubs," he said. "You may get one or two in but we won't get anything near what we have been getting from the football. "There is not much more Sir Robin Wales can do really - unless he can stand outside and get customers to come in as they pass." Despite West Ham auctioning off memorabilia from the Boleyn Ground, the new housing development will celebrate the history of the area. A new statue of West Ham and England legend Bobby Moore, the club's current Memorial Garden and a landscaped courtyard to replace the Boleyn's centre circle will all be included in the scheme. "Our regeneration and planning people have worked really hard to make sure we are going to get something here where people will be proud of their history and community," Sir Robin said. "You want to create a community. That is going to be the challenge for us." Interviews by BBC Radio London's Jamie Reid and Duncan Barkes and BBC London's Sara Orchard.

West Ham United's final game at the Boleyn Ground will be an emotional occasion for everyone associated with the club.

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Joseph Fox photographed the mudlarkers who comb the shore of London's River Thames. Originally a term for the city's poor who scraped a meagre living by scavenging in the river's mud, it has been adopted by a new breed of treasure hunters, often armed with metal detectors. These men and women show off their favourite finds, and discuss the joys of mudlarking. Dave Hiddleston, Limehouse Long fascinated by history and collecting, Dave first discovered mudlarking while he was working on Cannon Street and saw people on the foreshore in wellington boots. His favourite find is an English community cloth seal, which he believes was used to stamp cloth bags coming through London in about 1618. It was inside a lump of burnt cinder. Dave said: "I am always encouraging others to go mudlarking. It is a great escape from the humdrum of modern life, and interesting doing research on your finds. "Plus you get to meet some really interesting like-minded people." Edward Sandling, Vauxhall Ted discovered mudlarking by chance. "I was walking along South Bank," he said, "and I just hopped over a gate and came down to the foreshore. You get a sense of quietude and the perspectives on the city are so different, just by that small change of level." He then noticed the objects at his feet, such as this pipe stem shaped like a horse's hoof. He said: "I have finds that are older and perhaps more beautiful, but this is the one that set it all off. "It's absolutely beautiful. To hold it and know that someone else was smoking it 150 to 200 years ago is amazing." Ted believes that London's beauty lies in the fact that it hasn't all been embanked, and its tides allow these things to be found on the beaches: "It churns up discoveries every day. Every tide there are new things to be found." The one item he is holding out for is a Bartmann jug, decorated stoneware from Germany that was used to transport food, drink and goods. For Ted, "they inspire thoughts of darkly forested mountains". Andrea Smith, Rotherhithe Although she began only in October last year, Andrea makes time to go to the shore up to six times a week. She uses a metal detector, alongside her eyes and a trowel, to find shards of pottery such as this, painted with a willow pattern. Andrea said: "It does not happen often that a shard contains both doves. "I have found great joy, serenity and peace with my soulmate and best friend, my husband Iain. This shard represents this to me." Sara Cannizzaro, Vauxhall It's the unexpectedness of mudlarking that drew Sara to it, in contrast to the routine of London life. "I feel the excitement when I'm walking along the bank," she said. "It's a way of making order out of chaos." Sara has managed to find a piece of Bartmann jug, which - from the splashes of cobalt blue glaze - she has dated to 1600-20, made in Frechen. She said: "The face that was impressed on the neck of these jugs is a prized find from all mudlarkers - everyone wants to find one!" Mark Smalley, Rotherhithe Mark picks the shore in Rotherhithe because of the area's history as the place where pilgrims sailed to America, making him believe it is easier to find trader tokens and hammered coins. He uses a metal detector, explaining: "You're looking for the black areas where there's a lot of erosion - that's hopefully where your history will be. The hard pack underneath holds the history." His favourite find is a potted ham jar lid, which despite being only Victorian, is very rare as it is intact. The peacefulness of mudlarking is what appeals to Mark. "The whole world is buzzing above you and you're just out of it completely," he said. "You're just in your own world."

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It said a 2014 Supreme Court ruling that widened the definition of who was subject to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards had led to a rise in cases. Services cannot cope, deadlines were "routinely breached" and the system should be replaced, the body reported. The government commissioned the report and said it would review the law. The Law Commission, an independent body which reviews laws in England and Wales, made several recommendations to improve the system. These included requiring all decision-makers to put greater weight on the person's wishes and feelings when making decisions under the Mental Capacity Act. When a vulnerable person - usually suffering from a severe learning disability or dementia - in a care home or hospital has limits put on what they can do or where they can go for their own safety, the institution must apply to the local council to authorise the deprivation of liberty. The deprivation of liberty safeguards (DoLS) should ensure that a care home, hospital or supported living arrangement only deprives someone of their liberty in a safe and correct way, and that this is only done when it is in the best interests of the person and there is no other way to look after them. The system, under the Mental Capacity Act, requires that the care arrangements are independently checked. A landmark ruling from the Supreme Court in 2014 - also referred to as the Cheshire West decision - widened the definition of who was subject to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). This triggered an increase in the number of cases, which the commission said has left health and social care services "unable to cope". Official figures show that hospitals and care homes in England made 195,840 DoLS applications in 2015-16 - more than 14 times the 13,700 in 2013-14. The commission said the increased workload had resulted in a rising number of DoLS referrals that were not assessed and statutory timescales were "routinely breached". In England, out of the 195,840 DoLS referrals during 2015-16, only 43% were completed in the year, the commission said. Of those, only 29% were completed within the 21 day time-limit set in regulations. It affects vulnerable people with dementia and learning disabilities and their families. The Law Commission's report provided examples of cases where the current system did not work. Steven Neary, a young man with autism and learning disabilities, lived with his father, who reported in December 2009 that he was having difficult coping. The local authority arranged for Steven to stay in a residential support unit and his father agreed to an extended stay of a couple of weeks. But Steven was detained there by the local authority for a year, including a period when he was subject to the DoLS regime, and the Court of Protection held that Steven had been unlawfully detained. The court noted that the local authority did not properly discuss its concerns or its plans with Steven's father. The Law Commission is calling for the current system to be scrapped and replaced "right away". Law Commissioner Nicolas Paines QC said the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards were designed at a time when fewer people were considered deprived of their liberty and now it was "failing" people it was set up to protect. "It's not right that people with dementia and learning disabilities are being denied their freedoms unlawfully," she said. "There are unnecessary costs and backlogs at every turn, and all too often family members are left without the support they need." The commission wants to replacing the law with a new scheme called the Liberty Protection Safeguards. Its recommendations include: A Department of Health spokesman said it was "committed" to protecting the rights of vulnerable people, which is why it commissioned the review. "We thank the Law Commission for its detailed work, and will be responding to these constructive recommendations in due course." The Department of Health said it provided £25m of additional funding for 2015/16 to local authorities to support them in managing the increase in DoLS applications.

People with dementia and learning difficulties are being detained in care without checks due to a 'failing' law, the Law Commission has said.

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The 18-year-old, who is the third-youngest player at Euro 2016, signs a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee. On Monday, Dortmund signed Bayern Munich midfielder Sebastian Rode, 25. Last week, they agreed a deal for Barcelona's Spain defender Marc Bartra, 25, after meeting his £6.25m release clause and previously signed Rennes forward Ousmane Dembele, 18. The Rode and Dembele deals were completed for undisclosed fees. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Borussia Dortmund have made FC Nordsjaelland and Turkey winger Emre Mor their fourth summer signing.

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Norwegian Forest cat Clive vanished from his home in Toton, Nottinghamshire, in October 2014. He was found at the Kennelgate Pet Superstores warehouse, about two miles away, where he had repeatedly set off the alarms during the night. His owner Tanya Irons said she could not believe he was "so porky". "It's amazing, he's so big and fluffy because it's winter," she said. "He liked to go outside a lot, but we think somebody must have been feeding him, he's such a lovely cat. "I can't believe he's so porky." More on this and other stories in Nottinghamshire When Clive first went missing Ms Irons put out appeals for help but heard nothing, assuming he had been taken in by a new owner. But in recent weeks staff at the warehouse began to notice that something was amiss. Colin Lewis, retail operations director, said: "The warehouse operations director was getting alarm calls because there was something active in the warehouse at night - it was setting the alarms off. "We eventually found it was a cat - we just couldn't catch it." Using a cat trap, the staff managed to apprehend Clive and reunited him with Ms Irons and her family this week - although they warned her he "smelled a bit". Mr Lewis said: "It's great to see...I'm happy they're back together again. "It's been a strange day at the office."

A cat missing for more than a year has been reunited with his owner after he was found "feasting" in a pet food warehouse.

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They looked at responses to annual surveys that the WHO had sent to 127 countries between 2012 and 2014 asking about capacity and usage of blood tests that check HIV status and health. They found worrying gaps in provision. They warn that United Nation targets for HIV could be missed as a result. The targets say that by 2020, 90% of all people living with HIV should know their HIV status, 90% of those diagnosed should receive antiretroviral therapy and 90% of these treated patients should have "durable viral suppression" (a measure of effective treatment). Laboratory testing is vital to meet and monitor these aims. But Vincent Habiyambere and his colleagues say in the journal PLoS Medicine that some low and middle-income countries, including African countries where the HIV burden is high, are not yet geared up for the challenge. The surveys were sent to: • all 47 countries in the WHO African Region • 33 countries in the WHO Region of the Americas • all 21 countries in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region • eight high-burden HIV countries in the WHO European Region • all 11 countries in the WHO South-East Asia Region • seven high-burden HIV countries in the WHO Western Pacific Region Over the three survey years, 55 (43%) countries responded to all three surveys, 35 (28%) to two surveys, 25 (20%) to one survey, and nine (7%) responded to none of the three surveys. Testing provision did improve over the years, but shortfalls remained in some parts of the world. Reasons for the gaps in provision included lack of reagents, equipment not being installed or maintained properly and inadequate or absent staff training. In some laboratories, machines were not serviced regularly. In others, machines broke down and were not covered by contracts to be serviced or fixed. Dr Habiyambere and his team say: "A national laboratory strategic plan to strengthen services must be developed, implemented, and monitored by governments and their national and international partners. "The focus of the international community, to ensure optimal use of laboratory technologies, should be on those countries where interventions for scaling up access to HIV diagnostic technologies are most needed." They acknowledge that they did not look at private sector testing and that some countries might rely more heavily on this than others. In an accompanying editorial, HIV experts Peter Kilmarx and Raiva Simbi say the findings show some programmes may have been "overly focused" on buying equipment without planning for how it would be used and maintained. In Zimbabwe, for example, only 5.6% of HIV patients on drug treatment in 2015 received regular blood checks to monitor their viral load - far fewer than the goal of 21%. This was largely down to problems with resource mobilisation and specimen transport as well as equipment procurement, they say. "Strong leadership, resources, planning, and management are needed to scale up laboratory services," they conclude.

A shortage of HIV testing could undermine global efforts to diagnose and treat people with the infection, warn experts from the World Health Organization.

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Shares in ITV rose 1.3% after the broadcaster said it had appointed EasyJet's boss Carolyn McCall. ITV's previous chief executive, Adam Crozier, left in June, but Ms McCall will not take up her new post until January next year. Carillion shares leapt 19% on the news it was part of a consortium granted HS2 contracts by the government. Carillion, in the wider FTSE 250, announced on Monday that it had appointed the accountants EY to support its strategic review, which has been launched after it issued a profit warning last week and announced the departure of its chief executive. Carillion's shares were trading at about 67p, although this was still well below the 191p level they stood at prior to last week's profit warning. Staying in the FTSE 250, shares in Weir Group rose 8% after the company, which makes pipes and valves for the energy and mining sectors, said revenue and operating profit for the full-year were set to beat expectations. Weir said it been helped by a faster than expected recovery in the North American oil and gas markets. The FTSE 250 index closed 112 points, or 0.6%, higher at 19,520. The pound weakened slightly against both the dollar and the euro. The pound fell 0.3% versus the US dollar to $1.31; sterling was also 0.3% down against the euro at 1.14 euros.

The FTSE 100 closed 25 points, or 0.35%, higher at 7,404, after ITV announced its new chief executive.

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Bartosz Bialkowski made three good saves to keep Derby out in a first half that the home side dominated. Luke Varney gave Ipswich the lead early in the second half with his side's first real effort when Scott Carson failed to keep out his long-range shot. The result means Derby have still only scored one league goal this season. Derby move out of the bottom three by virtue of goal difference, despite having lost for the third successive match, while Ipswich move up to ninth place. Bialkowski made a great save from Matej Vydra early on before keeping out Craig Bryson's drive from the edge of the box and then stopping James Wilson's effort from long range at the end of the half. Ipswich manager Mick McCarthy made two half-time changes, bringing on Tom Lawrence and Varney, who gave his side the lead eight minutes after his introduction. Former England goalkeeper Carson somehow let the ball creep into the net despite getting two hands to the effort. It was a first goal of the season for Varney, who scored just twice in over two-and-a-half years as a Derby player earlier in his career. Derby tried to break Ipswich's resistance but a combination of brave defending and wasteful finishing - Darren Bent and Will Hughes both missed the target with decent efforts, while Bialkowski made a great save from Nick Blackman in stoppage-time - saw Ipswich come away with the points. Ipswich manager Mick McCarthy: "We've mugged them to be fair. They were better than us, they dominated the first half and for 10 minutes we were hanging on. "But it's all about the stuff I preach to the players and sometimes supporters don't like it when I talk about being resilient and tough, hard working and putting a shift in and it gets ridiculed a bit, but without it you get nothing for me. "We've shown all those qualities tonight and we got blocks in and headers out and they were better, they played better than us but they couldn't score." Derby manager Nigel Pearson: "Mick said to me before the game he felt they'd been mugged on Friday and I think they've probably done that to us. "Of course it's a disappointing night and it's difficult to sell the idea that's okay when you are losing games and to score one goal in the league is a poor return, but I thought the players deserved to win the game. "I thought they played exceptionally well. I felt for the fans and the players but the good thing was I think the fans could see what the players are about and they stuck with them." Match ends, Derby County 0, Ipswich Town 1. Second Half ends, Derby County 0, Ipswich Town 1. Attempt blocked. Nick Blackman (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Richard Keogh (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Tom Lawrence (Ipswich Town). Attempt missed. Nick Blackman (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Bryson. Brett Pitman (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card. Foul by Will Hughes (Derby County). Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Derby County. Nick Blackman replaces Markus Olsson. Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Luke Chambers. Attempt saved. Luke Varney (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brett Pitman. Attempt missed. Darren Bent (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Attempt missed. Jacob Butterfield (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Craig Bryson. Attempt blocked. Jacob Butterfield (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Jonas Knudsen. Attempt missed. Jacob Butterfield (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Darren Bent with a headed pass. Foul by Matej Vydra (Derby County). Adam Webster (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Will Hughes (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matej Vydra. Attempt blocked. Jacob Butterfield (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Hughes. Substitution, Ipswich Town. Teddy Bishop replaces Cole Skuse because of an injury. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town) because of an injury. Foul by Will Hughes (Derby County). Tom Lawrence (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Markus Olsson (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Grant Ward (Ipswich Town). Attempt missed. Grant Ward (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tom Lawrence with a cross. Markus Olsson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 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Ipswich Town won away from home for the first time in the Championship this season as Derby County missed a host of opportunities.

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That bargain could have backfired in a way that was neither good for his golf nor his social standing. Thankfully for the Spieth family, the lure of the clubs was too strong to resist. Eighteen years on, the obsessive kid has become a record-breaking champion. Ben Crenshaw, another Masters winner schooled in the high winds and heat of Texas, has spoken of looking into the 21-year-old's eyes and seeing the dead-eyed stare of Wild West gunslinger Wyatt Earp. The final day here at Augusta is often a shoot-out. The pressures of the back nine - greens like glass, fairways steep and narrow, water, water everywhere - have broken older men with far greater experience of these beautiful and brutal yards. Spieth admitted afterwards that he had struggled to sleep on Saturday night, self-effacingly pointing to his prematurely receding hairline as an indication of the stress he has been under. Yet even with so many big guns lurking - world number one Rory McIlroy, three-times Masters champion Phil Mickelson, major winner Justin Rose - the callow kid never looked like backing down. If it seemed less thrilling a finale than we have come to expect from Augusta, it is worth a reminder of the dramatic context: the second youngest winner in Masters history, the first to go to 19 under (before a bogey on the last), more birdies across his four rounds than any player here has ever made, the first man to win it wire to wire in 39 years. For those who have become desensitised to the scale of his achievement by the very fact that he had led so handsomely throughout, this might help: Rose and Mickelson's score of 14 under for second would have have been the winning tally in all bar five of the previous 78 Masters that have been played. Spieth has always been aimed at this day. He won the US Junior Amateur title twice (something only Tiger Woods had ever done before), tied for 16th in the Byron Nelson Championship as a 16-year-old (better than Woods ever managed as an amateur in a PGA Tour event) and became the youngest PGA Tour winner in 82 years when he won the John Deere Classic aged 19 years and 11 months. There is footage of him aged 14 declaring that his ultimate goal in life is to win the Masters. Goals like that are supposed to be good for young sportsmen. They also bring their own burden. Out on the course, beery breath and cigar smoke swirling in the cool breeze, there were groans and gasps when his overnight lead of four strokes was cut to three at only the second hole and again at the seventh. So locked in tradition is Augusta that no radios, phones or tablets are allowed through the gates, which preserves a certain atmosphere but also creates its own strange drama. How was Spieth doing? Was Mickelson closing, was Woods - full of promise of a charge through the front nine - rampaging along as of old? The only indication, for both players and patrons alike, is first when a volley of noise rolls in through the pine trees from a distant hole and then when the large wooden scoreboards are slowly adjusted by a troupe of men climbing up ladders, like stagehands dressing a particularly elaborate set. This sort of information vacuum frays the nerves of those watching, let alone a 21-year-old within touching distance of his greatest ambition. First a hole appears on the board next to the name of the player. Everyone turns and stares. Then, with minimal regard for the anxiety all around, an official will slowly insert a new numbered board. That was how Spieth found out that Mickelson was slipping, that McIlroy was improving too slowly, that Woods - name taken off the board entirely - was not the danger of old. Spieth would not give them a breath of hope. By the 10th - Rose three-putting the ninth - the lead was back to five. In the pine needles on 11, he bumped and ran beautifully to the right of the green before flicking on a wedge that stopped as if he had it on string. The crowds here were willing a Mickelson miracle. No-one is loved in these parts in the same way. Mickelson's avuncular grin, relaxed physique and famed generosity (few waitresses leave Phil's table less than $100 better off) have made him some sort of utopian Everyman for the American golf fan. Spieth's display rendered it instead first a procession and then a coronation. As he slipped on his first Green Jacket, with all the awkwardness that this sometimes painfully corny ceremony can offer, thoughts wandered off already to where he might go next. These debut grand triumphs are a lovely stage for a young sportsman, a point in time where everything seems possible, the future unchecked by the vagaries of injury, form or motivation. Spieth is still young enough to do exactly what his mother tells him - which is a good thing, when she spots you rather lost for words on the 18th green and tells you to congratulate your playing partner and thank the whooping crowd. It is a potent reminder of Woods at the same age, winning his debut Masters by exactly the same score and in the same nerveless fashion. It would take Woods almost two and-a-half years to win his next major. He would reach world number one rather sooner, within two months of his breakthrough at Augusta, and with Spieth already up to second in the rankings that particular piece of history may well repeat. It was easy to pick out what made the young Woods stand out - his huge driving, a power game that would cause even this living museum of golf to be radically altered. Even Spieth has trouble describing the best part of his own game, settling on the rather more prosaic "playing badly well" - what others would call course management and precocious self-control. Crenshaw, poetic in his Masters farewell, spoke of a "jeweller's touch". That does rather better in illustrating how beautifully precise Spieth was in adorning these greens with his short game. The only man who has putted like this at Augusta is Woods. Different characters in different eras, but in their graduation to the wider world with so much to share.

It began early for Jordan Spieth: when he was three years old and ready for potty-training, his mother Chris decided to bribe him out of nappies by hiding his plastic golf clubs on top of the washing machine until he had done what he had to do.

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The France player's emoji was shown on advertising boards around the pitch in his side's 1-1 draw with Liverpool. Pogba, 23, missed a first-half chance and conceded a penalty at Old Trafford. "Social media is part of the game now," said forward Ibrahimovic, who scored the late equaliser on Sunday. Pogba, who re-signed for United for a world-record £89m in August, referred to his performance against the Reds with a Facebook post on Monday, saying: "I'd like to thank the supporters who are always there and keep believing in me. At least we did not lose." Former Sweden striker Ibrahimovic, 35, has 4.3m followers on Twitter, which is 1.24m more than Pogba. "I think Paul likes the pressure because without it, we would not be on our toes," said Ibrahimovic. "If you want to play at the top, the pressure is 24 hours and if you play well the pressure becomes even greater." Ibrahimovic said pressure from the press and fans has little impact on top players, adding that he personally puts more pressure on himself. "I want to be more than perfect, in every game and even in training," he added. Ibrahimovic's equaliser on Sunday was his 14th Premier League goal of the season. It puts the former Barcelona and Inter Milan forward level with Chelsea's Diego Costa and Alexis Sanchez of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League Golden Boot standings. "Me winning something and not my team-mates is not the way I want it," he added. "I'd prefer Manchester United to be first in the table and me to have five goals with the media saying 'He can't do it in the Premier League'. I am here to win." Take part in our Premier League Predictor game, which allows you to create leagues with friends.

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba would not have felt any extra pressure on Sunday after launching his own Twitter emoji, according to team-mate Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

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However, observers inside the court said the prosecution evidence was difficult to follow or to understand. Correspondents said the most prominent video clip was by another al-Jazeera journalist who is not on trial. The three, including ex-BBC reporter Peter Greste, deny spreading false news and helping the Muslim Brotherhood. They appeared in the Cairo court on Tuesday along with other Egyptian students and activists being tried with them. Defence lawyers complained they were unable to understand some of the recordings being played because of poor technical quality. While the recordings were played, defendants talked among themselves in the caged dock. The trial was later adjourned until 3 May and bail for the defendants was denied, reports from the court said. Peter Greste, producer Baher Mohamed and al-Jazeera English's Canadian-Egyptian bureau chief Mohamed Fadel Fahmy have been held since December. A fourth al-Jazeera reporter, Abdullah Elshamy, who works for the network's Arabic channel, has been detained since August but not charged. Egyptian authorities accuse the journalists of aiding the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood, which has been banned as a terrorist group.

A court in Egypt has been shown video and audio evidence in the trial of three al-Jazeera journalists accused of terrorism-related offences.

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The newly minted millionaire was reported to have just returned from a holiday with his family when they were told the news. "My husband was literally pumping the air when he was on the phone," said the unnamed child's mother, according to local media. It is not known how the winner reacted. Bonus Bonds are an investment that pays out thousands of prizes to savers, lottery-style, every month. NZ$1m is the biggest monthly prize. The child's Bonus Bonds account was reportedly set up when he was born with just NZ$250 ($180; £140) worth of bonds, given by a relative. ANZ bank, which runs the scheme, confirmed the win but said it was respecting the family's wishes by not giving further information about the winner.

A New Zealand toddler has won NZ$1m ($726,600; £560,700) in Bonus Bonds prize money - the youngest ever winner of the investment lottery scheme.

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The two countries failed to sign an accord on sharing river water after objections from the chief minister of the Indian state of West Bengal. There was also no deal granting India overland access across Bangladesh to its land-locked north-eastern states. But there was good news for tens of thousands of "stateless border people". The two countries agreed "to put in motion" a deal that allows about 50 Bangladeshi enclaves inside India to be integrated within Bangladesh and about 100 Indian areas inside Bangladesh to become part of India. Officials say that under the terms of a protocol between the two leaders - the details of which will be worked out at a later date - residents of these areas will have the right to decide whether they want to become Indians or Bangladeshis. BBC Bengali editor Sabir Mustafa says that the failure to reach agreement over sharing water from the Teesta river is a big setback for Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina, who has staked much of her personal reputation on securing a deal. By Sabir Mustafa BBC Bengali editor There is little doubt that relations between the two countries are at their closest since the early 1970s when India helped Bangladesh gain independence from Pakistan. But the warmth in relations is also serving to mask a growing unease in both countries about the nature of the relationship. There are worries that the Indian leadership may have invested all its goodwill in one political party in Bangladesh, namely the Awami League led by current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. As a result, whenever the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, or BNP comes to power, relations could take a nose dive. There is also concern in Bangladesh that Sheikh Hasina appears too eager to accommodate Indian demands. The visit lost much of its lustre when the Indian side made it clear at the last minute there would not be any agreement on the sharing of a major river. It has also taken some of the gloss off the first visit to Bangladesh by an Indian prime minister for 12 years. All the two sides could agree on this issue was a commitment to revisit it at a later date. Prime Minister Singh told reporters after the talks that "substantial progress has been made on sharing water of common rivers". He said further discussion was needed. It is widely thought that the deal fell through because of last-minute objections to it from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who was reported to believe that India was in danger of supplying too much water to Bangladesh. Bangladesh expressed its "frustration and dissatisfaction" over Ms Banerjee's "sudden u-turn", which it said had kept the two countries from signing two very crucial deals. Correspondents say that the failure to implement the water-sharing deal probably led to them also not agreeing on an Indian overland transit route through Bangladesh because Dhaka has long argued that the one is dependent on the other. They say it will come as a big disappointment to Delhi which is eager to have better transport links with its north-eastern states. The two sides did, however, agree to extend trading ties, with Delhi granting Dhaka tax concessions on textile imports it receives from Bangladesh. Ties between the two countries have been strained in recent years following a series of border clashes and Indian concerns that Islamist militants have been using Bangladesh as a base. On Tuesday the leaders agreed Correspondents say Mr Singh's two-day visit was partly aimed at countering growing Chinese influence in the region. The prime minister was returning a visit to Delhi by his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina in January last year. On Sunday, Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Dipu Moni described the visit as historic, saying it would "pave the way for a prosperous future for the whole region".

Indian PM Manmohan Singh has concluded a historic visit to Bangladesh by signing a series of protocols but without agreement on two major issues.

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The highly symbolic visit, Mr Xi's first since becoming leader in 2012, comes amid an increasingly tense political climate. Official celebrations are planned, as well as large protests from pro-democracy and pro-Beijing camps. Several well-known activists were arrested on the eve of Mr Xi's arrival. The group, which included student leader Joshua Wong, had staged a protest at an iconic sculpture symbolising the handover. The golden sculpture of a bauhinia flower - Hong Kong's emblem - by the city's harbour was a gift from China. Mr Xi arrived for the three-day visit with his wife Peng Liyuan at the city's main Chek Lap Kok airport. The couple were welcomed by a marching band and children waving flags. In a brief speech on the tarmac, he said Hong Kong was "always in my heart". Beijing's central government "has always been a strong backer of Hong Kong" and "will, as always, support Hong Kong's economic development and improvement of people's lives". He also said Beijing was "willing to work with all sectors of Hong Kong's society in maintaining Hong Kong's extraordinary journey these past 20 years", and would "ensure 'one country, two systems' will continue with stability". The city was handed back from British to Chinese rule in 1997. Beijing agreed to govern it under "one country, two systems", granting the city its own legal system, limited democracy with multiple political parties, and rights like freedom of assembly and free speech. But China's growing influence has been met with unease and concerns that the mainland could undermine Hong Kong's more politically liberal traditions. Activists have been campaigning for years for Hong Kong to have more political freedom. A series of official celebrations are planned for this weekend, as well as the inauguration of Hong Kong's incoming chief executive Carrie Lam. But parts of Hong Kong are under a tight security lockdown amid worries of further protests, with several major roads closed and sections of the city centre blocked off from the public. Thousands of police officers are being deployed across the city and along the route Mr Xi's motorcade will take when it enters the city. When former president Hu Jintao visited for the 15-year celebrations in 2012, he was met with hundreds of thousands of protesters, marching against what they saw as Beijing's stifling influence on political reform in the city. Tensions spilled over into mass protests in the city centre in September 2014, with calls for full democracy and the resignation of then-Chief Executive CY Leung.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Hong Kong to mark 20 years since the territory was handed back to China by Britain.

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Amina Ali Nkeki, 19, was found with a baby by an army-backed vigilante group on Tuesday in the huge Sambisa Forest, close to the border with Cameroon. She was one of 219 pupils missing since they were abducted from a secondary school in eastern Chibok in April 2014. They were taken by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram. Amina was reportedly recognised by a civilian fighter of the Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF), a vigilante group set up to help fight Boko Haram. She was with a suspected Boko Haram fighter who is now in the Nigerian military's custody. Named as Mohammed Hayatu, he said he was Amina's husband. Aboku Gaji, leader of the JTF in Chibok: "The moment this girl was discovered by our vigilantes, she was brought to my house. I instantly recognised her, and insisted we should take her to her parents. "When we arrived at the house... I asked the mother to come and identify someone. The moment she saw her, she shouted her name: 'Amina, Amina!' She gave her the biggest hug ever, as if they were going to roll on the ground, we had to stabilise them. "The mother called the attention of other relations to come out and see what is happening. The girl started comforting the mother, saying: 'Please Mum, take it easy, relax. I never thought I would ever see you again, wipe your tears. God has made it possible for us to see each other again.' "Afterwards, we had to make them understand that the girl would not be left in their care. She must be handed over to the authority." Interview with BBC Hausa service Amina and her baby have been taken to taken to the regional capital Maiduguri for medical attention, the military said. A spokesman for Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari said the rescued young woman would be brought to meet the head of state, before being helped to reintegrate into society. Chibok rescue revives Twitter campaign Inside Mbalala, the town that lost its girls Chibok abductions: What we know Hosea Abana Tsambido, the chairman of the Chibok community in the capital, Abuja, told the BBC that Amina had been found after venturing into the forest to search for firewood. "She was saying… all the Chibok girls are still there in the Sambisa except six of them that have already died." By Will Ross, BBC News Amina was found by a local vigilante group out on a routine patrol. These groups, which have played a vital role in the fight against Boko Haram, sprang up in 2013 in the main city of north-east Nigeria, Maiduguri. It was a desperate measure at a terrible time when the jihadists were winning the war, seizing territory whilst reports of soldiers fleeing rather than fighting were common. More vigilante groups then sprang up across the north-east and, with local knowledge of the terrain, they had some success stopping their homes from being taken over - even though they were armed with just rudimentary weapons. As the Nigerian military started getting its act together at the beginning of 2015, with help from outside, it started retaking territory and in some areas worked effectively with the vigilantes. There is, however, great concern that as peace returns the vigilantes - who have tasted power - pose a danger themselves. During the April 2014 attack, Boko Haram gunmen arrived in Chibok late at night, then raided the school dormitories and loaded 276 girls on to trucks. More than 50 managed to escape within hours, mostly by jumping off the lorries and running off into roadside bushes. A video broadcast by CNN in April this year appeared to show some of the kidnapped schoolgirls alive. Fifteen girls in black robes were pictured. They said they were being treated well but wanted to be with their families. The video was allegedly shot on Christmas Day 2015 and some of the girls were identified by their parents. The Chibok schoolgirls, many of whom are Christian, had previously not been seen since May 2014, when Boko Haram released a video of about 130 of them gathered together reciting the Koran. The abduction led to the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, which was supported by US First Lady Michelle Obama and Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai. 'Boko Haram took my children' Town divided by Boko Haram legacy On patrol against Boko Haram Who are Boko Haram?

The first of the missing Nigerian schoolgirls to be rescued since her capture two years ago has had an emotional reunion with her mother.

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The Mosque and Imams National Advisory Board (MINAB) recognises the problem of abuse in the after school classes. Ahmed Beg, from the board, said: "We are working to raise standards and want the teachers to be qualified." Irfan Patel, 33, was found guilty on Friday of cruelty against children at a Lancashire mosque. A Lancashire mother, who wanted to remain anonymous, was horrified to discover her son's madrassa teacher had been hitting and abusing him. "I never sent him to be beaten - I sent him to learn the Koran," she said. He was not the only one to suffer at the hands of a teacher at a madrassa, an after school class where children learn about their faith. In the last year, three teachers from madrassas in Lancashire have been convicted of beating children, the latest case involving Patel. In August Kurram Hussain, also from Blackburn, was found guilty of what magistrates called "gratuitous degradation" in beating two boys aged 10 and 11. That followed Ibrahim Yusuf's conviction while teaching at an Accrington madrassa in 2011. The mother said police had told her that her son's teacher had punched him in the stomach and "slapped his face, and hit his hands with a pencil". "And he made him stand like a chicken. If he fell down, after five minutes my boy said he made him do another five minutes." The stress position her son was forced to adopt is a torture tactic used in war zones. Corporal punishment has been banned in mainstream schools since the 1980s. However, madrassas are classed as supplementary schools where it is still legal in religious settings as long as it does not exceed "reasonable chastisement". The schools are unregulated and teachers often have no training. Nazir Afzal, the chief crown prosecutor for north-west England, handled all three prosecutions. He thinks abuse is far more widespread. "When we talk about three successful prosecutions in the last year in the North West and probably a dozen nationally, we're talking about literally the tip of the iceberg," he said. "In order to meet the demand, schools are being set up left right and centre. "There is no Ofsted, no inspection regime, they're reliant entirely on a particular committee enforcing standards, ensuring discipline is correctly maintained. "And if they are not up to the job, there's nothing to prevent children being harmed pretty much on a daily basis." One school leading the way in the reform is Jamia Ghosia Academy in Blackburn. It has become more like mainstream schools and is seen as a model of good practice by teachers at madrasssas in other parts of the country. Classes are small and interactive, staff are checked for criminal records, CCTV is in place to protect pupils and corporal punishment is banned. Head teacher Ustad Muhammad said: "In terms of corporal punishment, I'm not going to accept that in any form or any way because no child learns with that. "You have to be patient. Children can be rowdy, can shout, can do certain things but that's the whole idea of having teacher training and learning certain types of skills."

An Islamic watchdog is calling for the reform of madrassas following the latest conviction of a teacher for child cruelty.

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In his most outspoken comments yet, Mr Ahmadinejad told CNN: "Nobody has the right to kill others, neither the government nor its opponents." He said Iran would encourage all sides to reach an understanding, but warned the US not to intervene in Syria. Syria has close ties with Iran, which suppressed its own protests in 2009. Iran has also put down or prevented about a dozen protests since the wave of anti-government uprisings in the Middle East began earlier this year. "We are going to make greater efforts to encourage both the government of Syria and the other side, all parties, to reach an understanding," Mr Ahmadinejad said in the interview with CNN. He warned against any outside intervention in Syria, in particular by the US. "The positions of the United States are not going to help. They have never helped," he said. Iran has been muted in its criticisms of Syria, its most important ally in the region. However in September, Mr Ahmadinejad spoke of "needed reforms", while the Iranian foreign minister called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to "be accountable to his people's legitimate demands". Shia Iran is regarded with suspicion by its Sunni Arab neighbours. Syria's government is dominated by the Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shia Islam.

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has criticised the killings in its ally Syria sparked by the government's violent crackdown on dissent.

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Cynthia Cheroitich, 19, said she drank body lotion because she was hungry and thirsty. She was only brought out on Saturday morning after security forces found a teacher she knew to convince her it was safe to come out. Ms Cheroitich said her ordeal began at around 05:30 (02:30 GMT) on Thursday when she and her fellow students were in class studying for their exams. "Suddenly, we heard the bullets and then we started coming out and then we said: 'What is happening?'" she told the Associated Press news agency. "We ran to our rooms, then these people came running, following us. When we reached our rooms, we hide under the beds." She said that their pursuers told them to come out of their hiding places, but she decided to hide in the wardrobe instead where she covered herself with some clothes. It was then that the gunmen entered the room. Ms Cheroitich described a scenario that other survivors have alluded to. Her roommates were taken out and divided up between those who were able to recite verses of the Koran and those who were not. It was not clear what happened to them. She said she found some bottles of body lotion where she was hiding and "drank all of them", describing it as "nice and lovely". But she was too scared to move. "I was just praying to my God," she said. It was not until 10:00 on Saturday, long after the attack ended, that the authorities were able to persuade her to come out. She told AP: "You know at first I did not believe it [when police came to rescue her], at first I was thinking that maybe they were the al-Shabab. So I said: 'How do I know that you are the Kenyan police?'" It was only after a member of the college staff came to convince her that it was safe to come out that she emerged.

A survivor of the al-Shabab attack on Kenya's Garissa university campus has been describing how she spent more than two days in a wardrobe in fear of rampaging militants.

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The 60-year-old was a passenger in a car that was involved in a collision with a van on the Foreglen Road in Claudy at about 16:00 BST on Tuesday. The injuries sustained by the drivers of the car and the van are not believed to be life-threatening. Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the crash to contact them.

A man has died in hospital after he was injured in a car crash in County Londonderry.

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Tiote, 30, died after collapsing during training for Chinese second-tier side Beijing Enterprises on 5 June. Friends, family and former team-mates attended the memorial and his coffin was draped with an Ivory Coast flag. "I lived some extraordinary moments with this man and today he is gone," said Senegal striker Cisse, who spent four years at Newcastle. "He was like a brother. We shared a lot in life. His family was my family," added the Shandong Lueng player, who was in tears at the service. In his seven years at Newcastle, Ivory Coast international Tiote made over 150 appearances, including three last season. He joined Beijing Enterprises in February. Media playback is not supported on this device

Papiss Cisse led the tributes at a memorial for former Newcastle United team-mate Cheick Tiote in China.

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The Fraser of Allander Institute reckons that growth this year will be 1.9%, the same as its forecast for last year, for which official data has not been finalised. That is a reduction on the 2.2% forecast for 2016 that it published in November. For 2017, the forecast has fallen from 2.5% to 2.2% in those past four months. The economists at the Strathclyde University institute warned that growth was too dependent on household spending based on credit, which they said was unsustainable. They explained that the benefits of cheaper oil had not fed through to the economy as strongly as the harm it had done to the energy sector itself. The sustained low price was further pulling back on investment plans. The economists argued that this month's Westminster budget should avoid a further squeeze on spending, as tax revenues appeared to fall short of previous expectations. Prof Brian Ashcroft, author of the regular Fraser of Allander reports, said that would slow growth further and worsen the flow of tax revenues to the exchequer. The report said that job creation should continue but forecasted a slower rate of growth. The central forecast for net employment increase was 36,800, whereas in November, it was 45,000. The report also warned of the effect of the UK being taken out of the European Union, following the referendum in June. It claimed the uncertainty about the outcome of the vote would have a negative effect on investment. Its analysis of the European choice was that "it is difficult to imagine that it would help improve Scotland's competitive position to our trade with the EU". It noted that the fall in electronics and other manufacturing exports had meant Scotland already found it hard to penetrate open EU markets. The Strathclyde report said Scottish exporters would find it more difficult if the trade arrangements were changed. Also, productivity could be slowed, when it was already relatively weak. The latest report from Fraser of Allander noted that the Scottish economy still benefited from low inflation and low interest rates and earning power had been increasing slowly. However, it reflected on the strength of Sterling, making imports cheaper and exports more difficult. That factor had weakened in recent weeks, though trade had been slowing globally. It said growth had been depending too much on rising and unsustainable household debt. Paul Brewer, a senior partner at PwC which sponsors the Fraser of Allander reports, said: "The potential for the forthcoming budget to exert further fiscal tightening, oil price uncertainty and the uncertainty surrounding the potential outcome of the EU referendum, together create a difficult environment for business and investor confidence." He suggested the UK Chancellor could help the economy with a further cut in tax on oil producers. At sector level, the analysis said the service sector was the driver of growth, although financial services showed little sign of recovery to pre-recession levels. The production sector had contracted in the most recent official data, and construction had ceased to be the driver that it was of Scottish growth.

Growth in the Scottish economy is failing to pick up pace, according to one of Scotland's main forecasters.

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The officer said he found the black animal toy wearing an officer's shirt at a police station in central London. Scotland Yard promised to look into the matter but the detective was himself investigated for making the story up. He was later cleared at a misconduct hearing and received damages from the force after taking legal action. The details emerged after a separate case at Thames Valley Police in which an officer put a monkey on a black colleague's desk. A misconduct panel concluded last month that Det Sgt Andrew Mottau was not being racist but should have realised the toy animal could be offensive. The incident involving the Metropolitan Police began in September 2013 when the Indian-born detective constable claimed to have seen a large monkey toy in the office of the Case Progression Unit at Belgravia police station. He said the stuffed black toy had a police officer's shirt on and a label saying "night-duty ERO" - Evidential Review Officer. One of the EROs at the time was a black police officer. The detective was concerned the use of the toy was racist and had not been investigated properly. He raised the matter during a live internal website chat known as the "Commissioner's Forum", where staff are encouraged to discuss problems with the Met Commissioner, who at the time was Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe. The detective received an online reply saying: "What is described - if accurate - is unacceptable" and was told that it would be looked into "immediately". But a month later, the detective himself was put under investigation for allegedly posting "untrue and potentially inflammatory comments". He was told his actions had "breached the standards of professional behaviour... relating to "honesty and integrity" and "discreditable conduct", claims which, if proved, could have led to his dismissal Eventually, in June 2015, after protracted internal disciplinary proceedings, the officer attended a gross misconduct hearing where it was ruled there was "no case to answer" and he was cleared. Paul Turpin, who was a representative for the Metropolitan Police Federation and supported the officer through the process, said: "I was surprised when the matter was referred to a gross misconduct hearing and was not surprised when that hearing found the officer had no case to answer." He suggested the allegation should never have got that far: "Matters should be dealt with at the lowest appropriate level at the earliest possible opportunity." Scotland Yard said there had been an "internal review" of the handling of the case after the hearing. It said the original allegation about the monkey had been "investigated locally and progressed as far as it could be", though the inquiry was unable to establish who had placed the black toy animal in the police station. The Asian detective, who has not been named by the BBC at his own request, began legal proceedings against the Met at an employment tribunal alleging he had been racially discriminated against and victimised. But before a full hearing took place the force reached a settlement and agreed to pay damages. The details of the agreement are confidential but the amount of compensation is thought to be in the region of £35,000. The officer declined to comment and has not divulged any details of the agreement to the BBC. The Met confirmed a settlement had been reached "following judicial mediation" at the Tribunal Services in March 2016. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Richard Martin, who is in charge of professionalism at Scotland Yard, said the force had made "significant investment" in improving the way it handled staff complaints linked to discrimination, bullying or harassment and had introduced a new "whistle-blowing" policy. "We have long recognised that people... fear being victimised if they raise a complaint, regardless of whether that fear is justified," he said. "That has never been acceptable and we continue to make it very clear to our staff that victimisation will never be tolerated, that it will be investigated, and will have serious repercussions if it occurs". But Janet Hills, chairwoman of the Metropolitan Black Police Association, said the use of a black monkey toy and the treatment of the Asian police detective indicated there was still a long way to go. "We're still trying to get rid of the dinosaurs in policing who are still protecting that culture", she said, describing the "monkey" incident as "unbelievable" and "unacceptable". "It's not just a toy, it's a toy to be used to say 'this is what I think of you'," she said. "It's racist and discriminatory behaviour," she said, adding that it went on because people thought they could "get away with it". Get news from the BBC in your inbox, each weekday morning

An Asian police officer who raised concerns about a "racist" toy monkey at work was accused of gross misconduct, BBC News has learned.

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Ms Glass, MP for North West Durham, has been shadow minister for Europe and a shadow junior education minister. But her appointment has come during a wave of resignations by Labour MPs seeking a change in leadership. Ms Powell, in stepping down, said that Mr Corbyn's position has become "untenable" as Labour party leader. Ms Glass has had a background in education, serving as a member of the education select committee during the coalition government between 2010 and 2015. Before entering Parliament she worked with local education authorities on improving their education services. She now enters a shadow cabinet facing calls for a leadership election, with her predecessor Ms Powell joining calls for another leader. Ms Powell said Mr Corbyn had shown himself to be "decent, principled and kind" but that his position as head of the party had become "untenable" and that she did not have confidence that he could provide an effective opposition. In her resignation letter Ms Powell highlighted that during her time as shadow education secretary the government had been forced to abandon plans to make it compulsory for all schools to become academies.

Pat Glass has been announced as Labour's shadow education secretary, after Lucy Powell resigned from Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet.

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The settlement was reached in a compensation claim against the Northern Health and Social Care Trust. The child, who cannot be identified, suffered hypoxia due to a delay in her delivery at Antrim Area Hospital in 2007. It resulted in a series of complex health issues. These included severe cerebral palsy and complex epilepsy. Her parents sued the trust, claiming medical negligence. The case had been due to run as a five-day trial at the High Court in Belfast earlier this month. However, full liability was admitted a week before the listed hearing date. The figure of £5.3m covers damages and the costs of past and future care for the child.

An eight-year-old girl from County Antrim who was left profoundly disabled after being starved of oxygen at birth is to receive £5.3m.

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All five of these candidates are opposed to a third runway at Heathrow. Find out more about all the candidates in the London elections.

Find out more about what the London mayoral candidates are promising in May's election.

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The 23-year-old joined Real at the age of 14 and was part of their Champions League-winning squads in 2014 and 2016. He will link up with former Sevilla boss Unai Emery, who succeeded Laurent Blanc as PSG manager in June. "It will be a great pleasure to work under the direction of Unai Emery, who has developed an excellent reputation," Jese told the PSG website.

Paris St-Germain have signed Spanish forward Jese from Real Madrid for an undisclosed fee on a five-year deal.

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Pre-tax profit fell 49.7% to £27.7m in the first half of the year ending 30th June, The firm said its focus for the period had been operational improvements, which meant its "financial performance would inevitably lag behind". Ladbrokes boss Richard Glynn said it was now "well positioned for growth". "We have made substantial progress. We now have the products, the platforms, the people and the brand in place to deliver," he added. Ladbrokes formed a tie-up with software developer Playtech last year and as a result switched its gaming products to a new system. The firm admitted the switch over had caused more disruption than expected, but said it was now complete. Ladbrokes said it had also completed the replacement of 9,000 of its gaming machines with more sophisticated models. It also closed 46 of its "under performing" shops in the first half, nearing its target of 50 for the year. It said further shop closures beyond this were "inevitable", but it was too early to specify the number. The firm said its performance in the UK was hit by "industry-wide customer friendly results" in both the January football and horse racing in June. And it said its adherence to the The Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) voluntary industry code of conduct had also had "a clear impact on revenues". The code, which enables players to set spend and time limits on gaming machines, aims to promote responsible gambling. However, it said its World Cup performance had been "strong" with bets on mobiles up 1,100%. "The board remains confident of the outlook for the business and in delivering a result in line with its expectations for the current year," it added. Shares in Ladbrokes rose 3% in early trading. Peel Hunt analyst Nick Batram said the fall in profit was in line with expectations. "The results are unquestionably poor but they are in line with forecasts. It's also a positive narrative from Ladbrokes in that it has focused on all the things it is implementing to put it right," he added.

Bookmaker Ladbrokes has reported a sharp fall in profit, despite saying it had had a "good World Cup" performance.

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All the papers report on the prospect of a Linfield v Celtic match if Linfield make the Champions League qualifier at Windsor Park on 11 July. The News Letter reports that it would bring about 1,800 Celtic fans to Belfast at the same time that hundreds of Orange Order and loyalist band members travel from Scotland for the Twelfth. It's a headache for the PSNI, says the Belfast Telegraph, with tensions already "running high" at parades season. The papers report one option is switching the first leg of the two-match tie to Glasgow or arranging for the 11th night game to be at an earlier time. It's desperate times for Newry's Daisy Hill hospital, according to The Irish News. The paper reports that A&E consultants are being offered £1,500 a night to stay on call at a 4-star hotel for the "crisis-hit" department. It claims senior doctors have been "approached informally with the offer" as part of efforts to address staffing problems at the hospital. However the paper says one medic has revealed that no doctor has taken them up on their offer due to "safety concerns" and "out of embarrassment" of working alongside nurses who are earning considerably less money. "Catholics are waiting longer to be housed," says the Belfast Telegraph. The paper cites a new report from the Equality Commission which shows Catholics are waiting longer than Protestants for social housing. The longest wait for Catholics is 28 months in west Belfast followed by 27 months in south Belfast and 15 in east Belfast. There's an unpleasant story on the front page of the Daily Mirror. It says a pensioner from the New Lodge area of north Belfast is "living in hell" after her home was "almost burned down" on Sunday. The paper claims Jean McMahon has been terrorised by a gang of youths for five years. At the weekend the pallets being gathered for an internment bonfire went up in flames and damaged her home. Jean told the paper her house now needs new windows says there are questions over the "stability of their roofs and yard walls". It's official - Northern Ireland rules at golf. Even our caddies are winners - the Belfast Telegraph shows a hug between US open winner Brooks Koepka and his Portrush caddy, Ricky Elliot. Ricky won a £159,000 share of Koepka's first major championship prize money. The 40-year-old, whose parents and brother still live in Portrush, said golf has always been his "life". He played professionally for a few years but gave it up to caddy, a move he says he's glad he made. The Belfast Telegraph reports on a Catholic priest's plans for a speedier Mass, to stop parishioners "nodding off". Fr Paddy O'Kane, a priest at Holy Family Church in Londonderry's Ballymagrotty area, has made the bold decision to cut his sermons down to five minutes. Fr O'Kane had the light-bulb moment after a recent trip to Texas. He said he found the "short, sharp and uplifting" sermons better than the longer ones. However, Presbyterian Chaplain Steve Stockman disagrees and thinks his congregation would be left wanting more if he was to follow suit. "My sermon is around 25 minutes and if I shorten it to 5 minutes, I would lose my congregation," he says. "The truth of the matter is that if you are interesting, people will listen to you for an hour."

A "security nightmare" dominates Tuesday's front pages.

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The government announced in 2014 that it wanted to build a tunnel alongside the World Heritage site. But Highways England is also considering a route which would take the A303 south of the city. A £2bn 1.8-mile (2.9km) tunnel is the government's preferred option at Stonehenge but some archaeologists argue it could damage the ancient site. In an email, seen by the BBC, Highways England suggests a southern bypass route would be "considered" as part of the "design consultation" phase of the upgrade. Last week, Atkins/Arup was awarded a £17.5m design contract for the scheme. The group will be "developing options" to upgrade the road - including that of a tunnel - with the aim of construction work starting in 2020. £1.4bn Proposed cost of Stonehenge tunnel 1.8 miles is the length of the proposed tunnel (2.9km) 9.6 sq m around Stonehenge is a World Heritage site (25 sq km) 33% of the route is single carriageway 84 years since the A-road opened There are growing concerns over congestion on the A303 which has been described as "highly detrimental" by English Heritage, which manages the monument. However, a group of historians - called the Stonehenge Alliance - has called for "no further damage" to the world heritage site. Historian Tom Holland, from the group, said the southern option was "better than ploughing through the richest archaeological site in Europe" and called for "lateral thinking" over A303 congestion. And Icomos, which advises UN cultural body Unesco, said it was "concerned" any upgrade could have a "highly adverse impact" on the World Heritage landscape around the stones. Both English Heritage and the National Trust have given their support to the option of "the longest tunnel possible". In a statement, Highways England said: "As part of our public engagement we are committed to considering the alternative routes that are being suggested and will look at these as part of our engagement work. "The improvements are currently at an early stage of development. As we develop our proposals in compliance with the statutory processes, we will consult a variety of stakeholders, including local residents, businesses, road users and interested parties. "We are aiming to start a wider and public consultation in early 2017." A similar tunnel scheme for the route, which links London and the South West, was dropped in 2007 because of the spiralling cost. The government said the cost of a bored 1.3m (2.1km) tunnel could not be justified at £540m - double the initial estimate of £223m.

A southern bypass of Salisbury is being considered as an alternative to a Stonehenge tunnel, the BBC has learned.

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The visitors took the lead when a clever dummy from the impressive Oscar Dorley set up Maksim Maksimov to net. Defender Joe Shaughnessy headed home Liam Craig's corner to level but Trakai responded with a stunning long-range strike from Vaidotas Silenas. Craig and Graham Cummins wasted chances as Saints failed to find an equaliser. Trakai finished with 10 men as Silenas picked up a second yellow card with eight minutes left, but the visitors held on. St Johnstone made a positive start but Trakai carved out the first opening in the seventh minute. A cross found Aliaksandr Bychanok, but his diving header went wide. The Lithuanian side looked technically accomplished with 18-year-old Liberian Dorley causing Saints plenty of problems, and the visitors took the lead with a fine move in the 14th minute. A low cross into the box found Maksimov, who fired smartly past Zander Clark. The hosts should have equalised when Blair Alston broke through the centre of the FK Trakai defence but he fired straight at the keeper. The rebound fell to Cummins, who had his first shot blocked before blazing his second over the bar. Richard Foster's shot was diverted wide by Arunas Klimavicius, and from the resultant corner St Johnstone equalised, Shaughnessy heading home from close range into the corner. But the joy for the home fans was short-lived as FK Trakai took the lead for a second time. A fantastic strike from Silenas from range flashed past Clark. The noise levels inside McDiarmid Park dipped once more. At the start of the second half Dorley played in Alma Wakili down the left hand side but he fired his shot well wide of the post. Saints manager Tommy Wright brought on new signing Stefan Scougall in the hope of improving the levels of creativity from the home side. His ball from the flank presented Craig with a great chance to equalise, but the midfielder volleyed his shot high over the crossbar. Then an even better chance. From a poor Saints corner the ball fell fortuitously to the feet of Scougall. He lashed in a low shot which beat the keeper, but struck the post. FK Trakai remained a danger, Clark saving well from Maksimov, but St Johnstone had further opportunities. Alston burst through from midfield and engineered a chance at the edge of the box, but his shot was deflected wide. From the resultant corner Saints had the ball in the net from another Shaughnessy header, but the referee blew his whistle for a foul on the keeper. Silenas was sent off for a second bookable offence, but the home side could not capitalise. Alston again created an opening and as the ball flashed across goal, it fell straight to Cummins, but from five yards out the striker's shot was too close to Trakai keeper Ignas Plukas, who blocked the ball with his trailing foot. St Johnstone boss Tommy Wright: "Obviously, the result is disappointing. The second goal is criminal from us. It was a great finish but the ball should never get to him. "We were sloppy at times in possession but I thought we created enough chances to get back in the game. But we probably didn't do enough over the 90 minutes. "Every one of the teams in this competition are all probably technically better than us, that's why we can't allow them time on the ball. We didn't get in about them enough in the first half. "We will have to be better in the second leg and I think we will be better. The two away goals is a huge advantage for them but I wouldn't rule us out."

St Johnstone need to score at least twice in Lithuania next week after losing their Europa League first round qualifying home tie with FK Trakai.

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Nottingham, who finished fifth in the table and beat Cardiff to win the Challenge Cup in March, got past Belfast in the play-off quarter-finals. Panthers face Fife in Saturday's second semi-final, hosted in their home city. "We've proven that we can lift our level to the stage and this is a huge stage," Neilson said. "It's the hardest thing to win. It's four games and you get to a situation where everyone is playing desperate, everyone is putting body and hearts on the line. It's pretty special. "When the noise comes, be it good or bad, we seem to perform." Nottingham's National Ice Centre again hosts the four-game series, in which fans from across all 10 top-flight sides descend on the city for one weekend. While Nottingham fans continue to make up a majority of the crowd, the collection of support makes for a festival atmosphere. Neilson admits failing to get on the ice at an event hosted in their own city for the past two years was "horrible". The Panthers had won the play-offs three years in a row before first missing out at the end of the 2013-14 season. "When the crowd gets rocking it will be pretty intense," Neilson told BBC Radio Nottingham. "It's an amazing event and I've touched on it with the players before the play-offs saying that this is something you want to be part of." The weekend's action at the National Ice Centre start with defending play-off champions Coventry Blaze facing Cardiff Devils.

Coach Corey Neilson says Nottingham have the big-game mentality to win the Elite League play-offs after a two-year absence from the showpiece event.

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Bemba, 53, was accused of failing to stop his rebels from killing and raping people in neighbouring Central African Republic (CAR) in 2002 and 2003. He had sent more than 1,000 fighters to help put down an attempted coup. Bemba, once vice-president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, will remain in custody until sentencing. The court in The Hague found him guilty of several charges including rape and murder. He is expected to appeal. It is the first time the ICC has focused on rape as a weapon of war, and the first time a suspect has been convicted over crimes committed by others under his command. The fact that Bemba was convicted for sexual violence is significant. Many Congolese suspects have been accused of such crimes, but this is the first guilty verdict. His conviction was for crimes committed in the Central African Republic, but it will send the message to high-ranking soldiers and militiamen in DR Congo, where sexual violence is rife, that they are responsible for preventing it. But in Congo, despite his murky record, Jean-Pierre Bemba still enjoys significant popularity. Members of his opposition party had hoped he would be released in time to run in the next presidential election, which is scheduled for the end of this year. Welcoming the verdict, ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said: "While the reality of the crimes is appalling, the significance of this decision is to be celebrated. "What this decision affirms is that commanders are responsible for the acts of the forces under their control." Carrie Comer, from the International Federation for Human Rights, said the verdict was "a historic moment for victims of such unspeakable atrocities". It was "a strong message from ICC judges that commanders must prevent and punish war crimes," she wrote on Twitter. It is alleged that for a period of five months Bemba's Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC) rebel fighters killed hundred of civilians, raped women and looted. The court heard horrific accounts, including how a man, his wife, his daughters and his granddaughter were all gang-raped by militiamen. Who is Jean-Pierre Bemba? Profile: Jean-Pierre Bemba More about DR Congo Bemba's lawyers argued that once the troops had crossed the border they were no longer under his command, but under the then-CAR President Ange-Felix Patasse. But the presiding judge ruled that Bemba had effective control over the troops and was therefore "criminally responsible". Mr Bemba led the MLC during DR Congo's brutal civil war. He is the son of a prominent businessman and a former assistant to ex-Congolese President Mobutu Sese Seko. After a peace deal in DR Congo in 2003, he laid down his arms and joined an interim government. Bemba is the most senior figure to face judgement at the court and only the third person to be convicted since the court's founding in 2002. Germain Katanga and Thomas Lubanga, both Congolese former warlords, have previously been found guilty of offences. What does this verdict mean for the ICC? This is a rare success for a beleaguered institution. It is the court's first conviction for rape as a war crime and establishes the principle that commanders are responsible for the actions of their subordinates. Why have there been so few convictions? The cases are often complex and so it takes a long time to go through the evidence. There are also logistical problems such as bringing witnesses from remote areas and organising translators. However, some cases have collapsed, most notably that of Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta. Why are most of its cases in Africa? This is a question African leaders have often asked - they say the many African cases are evidence of discrimination. Critics say leaders such as Mr Kenyatta and Sudan's Omar al-Bashir have used accusations of bias as a smokescreen to evade justice. One former president, Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo, is on trial accused of war crimes. And the ICC is investigating non-African cases. What is the International Criminal Court?

Former Congolese rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba has been found guilty of war crimes in a landmark trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC).

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Media playback is not supported on this device "Great to be here," he offered in a slightly less Americanised accent than I expected. "Raining as always." "I can't wait to play this week," he enthused to the assembled journalists. "I've been looking forward to this for a long time, probably four or five years to be honest." So have we Russell. It's exciting, even for battle weary Scottish journalists, to see someone performing at the top of their game on a world stage with the potential to go further. That's not beyond Knox and the next two weeks provide the perfect platform for him to deliver further on his potential and achieve many of his dreams. Victory at the this week's Scottish Open in his home town of Inverness would certainly be one. That would push him right up the list for Ryder Cup qualification. Then there's the matter of next week's Open at Troon. Currently 27th in the world rankings, 131 places above the nearest Scot, Richie Ramsay, Knox is Scotland's best hope to at least fight for these trophies. He is a contender in most tournaments these days, primarily on the PGA Tour, and for a place in Darren Clarke's Ryder Cup team. As his star rises, Knox remains adamant that playing in front of an expectant home crowd over the next two weeks won't be a hindrance, despite heightened expectation. His demeanour backs that up. He seems philosophical - what will be, will be. "It adds a little bit of pressure," he said. "We're used to it, every week you've got pressure. I put a lot of pressure on myself every time I play so I don't really feel added pressure. "I've been wanting to do this my whole life. I've been wanting to play on the PGA tour, European Tour, all the majors and hey, it's starting to happen. "I've been wanting to win tournaments, be in the top 20, 10 in the world, see how high I can get. "This is what I've been dreaming my whole life. I'm not sure if you're ever really ready for it but you've just got to do your best and go for it." There's a wider goal for Knox than doing well in his home country, or even achieving a dream Ryder Cup place. Getting into the top 20 or 30 players in the world is tremendously hard. Staying there is just as difficult, if not more challenging, and plenty of players have been there and fallen away. "Of course the goal is to stay inside the top 50 but you have to play well to do that," said Knox. "It's so hard to stay there. To be honest I don't know how I'm going to do. I could quite easily move forward or quite easily move back. "That's the hard thing about golf. It's such a hard game. One week you feel like you can hit any shot, then up comes a week like last week when you're like 'Am I even good enough to play golf?' I feel like I can keep improving." Luke Donald addressed us shortly before Knox's arrival. He won this tournament at Castle Stuart in a rain-shortened Scottish Open in 2011, when he was the top-ranked golfer on the planet. He is now 83rd in the world and struggles to get anywhere near the form he showed so consistently. "Luke is a great player, and he's just one example of someone who has been at the top and slipped down," said Knox. "He's still a great player. "It's so hard to stay there and this is really my first go at trying to stay there and trying to move up." Such awareness can only be a positive for Knox and perhaps helps to keep his head on the ground despite his success. "The whole journey's been crazy the last couple of years. I just hope I never wake up and it keeps going." Victory here at home could be the launchpad for his life to get even crazier.

Russell Knox has every right to beam from ear to ear, as he did for the majority of his 15-minute media gathering, after flying in from his base in the United States to a sodden Castle Stuart.

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But Mikel, 25, has been charged by the FA with misconduct following his involvement in the incident. The Blues had claimed Clattenburg directed racial language at Mikel in their home defeat by Manchester United. "The FA's verdict of no case to answer against referee Mark Clattenburg was hardly a surprise. "Ever since it emerged the alleged victim John Obi Mikel hadn't even heard the comment but was relying on second-hand evidence from Brazilian team-mate Ramires, Chelsea's case looked as wafer thin as their managerial contracts. "Rightly, given how high the stakes were, the FA has taken its time to be sure. "And while their reluctance to criticise Chelsea for bringing the case is designed to avoid other players from clamming up if they believe they have been racially abused, this is yet another damaging blow for a club which seems a magnet for trouble." Clattenburg said it was "truly frightening" to have faced the prospect that his career might be over. Following the match at Stamford Bridge on 28 October, the FA interviewed Clattenburg, Mikel and several other Blues players before reaching its decision to clear the official and charge the Nigerian. "It is alleged that in or around the match officials' changing room at the end of the fixture, Mikel used threatening and/or abusive and/or insulting words and/or behaviour," an FA statement read. Mikel has until Friday, 30 November to respond. Chelsea have indicated he will not deny the charge but will request a hearing to "explain the mitigating circumstances". The evidence for Chelsea's allegation towards Clattenburg came from their midfielder Ramires who, when interviewed, explained that his instinctive reaction was to seek confirmation from Mikel as to what the referee said. Mikel, who was being spoken to by Clattenburg, was much closer than Ramires and did not hear what it is suggested was said to him. The two assistant referees and the fourth official revealed they did not hear any of the comments Clattenburg was accused of making, despite being linked up to the referee via microphones. An FA statement also said the complaint by Mikel's team-mate Ramires was "made in good faith". Clattenburg, 37, has always maintained his innocence and the Metropolitan Police dropped its own inquiry earlier this month. He missed four weekends of Premier League matches while the FA investigated Chelsea's complaint. "I am looking forward to putting this behind me and concentrating on refereeing in the Premier League and other competitions," said Clattenburg. "The messages of encouragement from those inside and outside of the game have helped me through the most stressful time of my professional life. "To know you were innocent but there was the opportunity for it to wreck your career was truly frightening. "Racism has no place in football and this experience should not discourage those to speak out if they genuinely believe they are a victim of abuse. "However, there are processes that should be adhered to in order that any investigation can be carried out in a manner that is fair for all parties involved. "I know first hand the ramifications of allegations of this nature being placed into the public domain ahead of a formal process and investigation. I hope no referee has to go through this in the future." What has happened over the last few weeks should not overshadow the fact the on-pitch relationship between match officials, players and managers is the best we've ever known it Responding to the announcement, a Chelsea statement said: "Chelsea Football Club accepts the Football Association's decision regarding Mark Clattenburg and welcomes the fact that the FA recognises the club and players were correct in reporting the matter. "The club accepts the case is now concluded and notes the FA states the allegation was made in good faith. "Chelsea FC has a duty of care, as do all employers, to act responsibly when such allegations are reported by employees. "We did not take the decision to lodge a formal complaint with the FA lightly and followed the correct processes and protocols throughout." Referees' union Prospect, on behalf of Clattenburg, are asking Chelsea for a full apology and compensation. Police dropped an investigation into the alleged comments towards Chelsea's Mikel and Juan Mata in the Premier League match at Stamford Bridge last month. Chelsea initially suggested Spanish midfielder Mata had also been verbally abused by Clattenburg, before deciding there was insufficient evidence to support these claims.

The Football Association has cleared referee Mark Clattenburg of using "inappropriate language" towards Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi.

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Six other people, including Bobby Storey, Sinn Féin's northern chairman, will also not face charges linked to the 1972 killing. Jean McConville, 37, a widow, was abducted from her west Belfast home, shot and secretly buried. Mr Adams said the decision was "long overdue". "There was never any real basis for questioning me in respect of this case. I played no act or part in Jean McConville's death," he said. Mrs McConville was one of the Disappeared. Nobody has ever been charged with her murder. Her son, Michael, has pledged to continue to seek justice for his mother. The Disappeared were people who were abducted, murdered and secretly buried by republicans during the Troubles. Jean McConville's case has been one of the most high profile. Her body was found on a beach in County Louth in 2003. Who was Jean McConville? Who were the Disappeared? It emerged on Tuesday, that Mr Adams would not be charged with IRA membership either. The seven people the PPS has said will not face any charges in connection with the murder of Jean McConville fall into two groups. In the first group are four women, who it was alleged had been involved in the abduction of the mother-of-10 from her home. It is understood that police were not able to obtain any evidence from witnesses at the scene to support claims that they had been involved, so there was insufficient evidence to provide a reasonable prospect of conviction. The second group consisted of Gerry Adams, Bobby Storey and an unnamed man. The evidence against them was based on interviews given by three other republicans to researchers working on a history project for Boston College. Mr Adams was questioned about allegations that he ordered the abduction and murder of Jean McConville. It was alleged that Bobby Storey, the northern chairman of Sinn Féin, led an internal IRA investigation in the late 1990s into the circumstances of the killing. The claims made in those interviews are referred to legally as hearsay. The PPS could not find any other independent evidence to support the claims, so concluded that what it calls its "test for prosecution" had not been met. The deputy director of public prosecutions, Pamela Atchison, said: "We have given careful consideration to the evidence currently available in respect of each of the three men and four women reported and have concluded that it is insufficient to provide a reasonable prospect of obtaining a conviction against any of them for a criminal offence." She also spoke about Mrs McConville's family. "We have had a series of meetings with members of the family, most recently this morning, about all of our prosecutorial decisions and we will continue to engage with them as we progress the prosecution of Ivor Bell." Veteran republican Ivor Bell, 78, has been charged with aiding and abetting Mrs McConville's murder. Speaking after meeting the Public Prosecution Service on Tuesday, Mrs McConville's son, Michael, said: "Those who ordered, planned and carried out this war crime thought that their guilt could disappear along with her body. "But it has not, and we will continue to seek justice for our mother and see those responsible held to account no matter how long it takes". In May 2014, Mr Adams presented himself at a police station and was subsequently arrested for questioning about her murder. He was released after four days and said there had been "a sustained, malicious, untruthful campaign" alleging that he had been involved in the killing. His party also criticised the decision to hold him, claiming that it was politically motivated, coming weeks before the European and local government elections. In response to the decision not to prosecute him, Mr Adams said: "I support the PSNI. But the timing of my arrest showed there remain elements within the PSNI who are against Sinn Féin. But they will not succeed. "I voluntarily went to the PSNI last year, after a concerted series of leaks claiming that I was about to be arrested. For some time, I have been the target of a sustained and malicious campaign seeking to involve me with the killing of Mrs McConville." He added that he was "very conscious" of the huge hurt inflicted on the McConville family. "The abduction, killing and secret burial of Jean McConville was wrong," he said.

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams will not face charges in connection with the IRA murder of Jean McConville, the Public Prosecution Service has confirmed.

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The Queensferry Crossing was scheduled to be completed by December this year but that deadline will not be met. Keith Brown, the cabinet secretary for the economy, said the delay had been caused by "adverse weather conditions" in April and May. In a statement to MSPs he said the delay was a "very recent development" caused by high winds earlier this year. Mr Brown said the contractor, Forth Crossing Bridge Constructors (FCBC), had advised Transport Scotland that it was unable to achieve a target opening date of December 2016. In response to a question from Mid Scotland and Fife MSP Murdo Fraser, the minister said the bad weather "exceeded expectations" and resulted in an increase in the number of days lost to the weather. He told MSPs that 25 days were lost over April and May due to high winds, using up the time contractors had put aside for contingencies. Work was also halted in April when a 60-year-old worker was killed on the site. Mr Brown said contractors remain on schedule to complete the project ahead of the contractual completion date - six months after the December target. He also insisted that there would be no financial impact or cost to the taxpayer due to the opening date being pushed back, but did admit that "weather is still a factor" in the May 2017 target. The Scottish Conservatives said ministers must now give a date for completion. Murdo Fraser said: "This is very disappointing news for people on both sides of the bridge. "They were continually told by the Scottish government that this project was ahead of schedule and would soon be up and running. "Now we find this is not the case, so the SNP must now give an exact date when this will be completed by." The existing Forth Road Bridge was closed to traffic for almost three weeks in December after a crack was discovered under a truss in the roadway. Mr Fraser called for assurances that the current bridge is fit to carry on while the new crossing is completed. "We saw the sheer disruption caused to people and businesses when the existing Forth Road Bridge was closed over Christmas," he said. "It's essential we know whether or not the patch-and-mend approach taken at that point will be enough to ensure it can cope until the Queensferry Crossing opens." Mr Brown insisted that the existing Forth Road Bridge could handle an extra six months of heavy traffic. Labour's Alex Rowley said the delay "will be greeted with great disappointment in Fife and beyond". Stressing that the building of the new bridge remains good news, he said it was "important that ministers do not announce unrealistic deadlines", calling for "full transparency" in the project. Lib Dem MSP Alex Cole-Hamiltion, whose Edinburgh Western ward includes the southern end of the bridge, said the project was in "abject distress". He queried "how on earth" 25 days of delays had caused the opening date to be pushed back 180 days. Mr Brown said "everything possible" was being done to get the bridge open as quickly as possible, in line with safety guidelines. In February, Transport Scotland said the project was scheduled to finish "on time and under budget". But earlier this week, in the wake of newspaper reports that the opening of the bridge could be delayed, the transport agency would not give a completion date. Instead, it said FCBC was "making every effort to open the bridge as soon as possible".

The new £1.35bn road bridge across the Forth will now open in May 2017, six months later than originally planned.

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It took 72 firefighters five hours to extinguish the fire in Trebovir Road, Earl's Court, after being called at about 21:45 BST on Sunday. They rescued 12 people from inside the building, three from one next door and two from the roof of a neighbouring property. Nobody was hurt but 150 people were evacuated. The whole of the second floor of the hotel was damaged by fire, three quarters of the third floor and all of the roof. Station manager Winston Douglas said: "This was a serious fire and crews and worked very hard to stop the fire spreading."

Seventeen people were rescued after a huge fire ripped through a hotel and block of flats in west London.

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It was the Exiles' first pre-season defeat this summer, and a huge boost for new Welsh Premier side Barry. Wrexham were 2-0 winners away at Altrincham. Goals by Marcus Kelly in the first half and Chris Holroyd's flick header in the second half, gave the visitors the victory as they made up for Saturday's defeat by Nantwich.

Kayne McClaggon scored twice as Barry Town United beat League Two Newport County 2-0 at Jenner Park.

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Mist caused problems early in the day but Dunlop was quickly on the pace with a speed of 121.65mph on his Superstock. The Ballymoney man then secured pole on the BMW Superbike with 131.783, just faster than Peter Hickman's 131.063. Neil Kernohan won the Dundrod 150 Lightweight race, with Christian Elkin taking the Ultra-Lightweight honours. Ballymena rider Kernohan finished ahead of runner-up Davy Morgan, Paul Robinson, Paul Owen and Olie Linsdell. Elkin repeated his Armoy success of two weeks ago, coming home first on his Moto3 machine, followed by Sam Wilson and Derek McGee on 125cc bikes. Gary Dunlop, son of the late, legendary Joey, claimed a creditable fourth place on his debut at the event, with female competitor Melissa Kennedy fifth. Graham Kennedy took the flag in the National race and David Jackson in the Challenge event. The Dundrod 150 Superbike race was cancelled due to deteriorating visibility after the initial race had been red-flagged following an incident, which was not serious. The leaders had completed two laps, with Michael Dunlop just in front of Bruce Anstey, Ian Hutchinson and lap-one leader Conor Cummins when proceedings were brought to a halt. Meanwhile, New Zealander Anstey clocked the fastest time for Saturday's two Supersport races, edging out Yamaha-mounted Hutchinson by 1.7 seconds, with Manxman Cummins third. The 600cc qualifying session was halted prematurely after an incident at Flow Bog, which resulted in a rider being taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries. A seven-race programme is scheduled for Saturday, with roads closing at 09:30 BST. Superbike practice times - 1 Michael Dunlop 131.783 mph; 2 Peter Hickman 131.063; 3 Bruce Anstey; 4 Ian Hutchinson 130.13; 5 Dean Harrison 129.92; 6 Conor Cummins 129.335. Superstock practice times - 1 Michael Dunlop 121.625 mph; 2 Derek Sheils 120.779; 3 Steve Mercer 120.718; 4 Jamie Coward 120.19; 5 Conor Cummins 119.926; 6 Bruce Anstey 119.508 Supersport practice times - 1 Bruce Anstey 125.94 mph; 2 Ian Hutchinson 124.90; 3 Conor Cummins 124.53; 4 Dean Harrison 124.11; 5 William Dunlop 123.65; 6 Peter Hickman 123.58 Saturday 13 August race schedule - Roads closed from 09:30 BST to 20:30 for Ulster Grand Prix race meeting: Superstock (6 laps), Supersport Race 1 (6 laps), Ultralightweight/Lightweight (5 laps), UGP Superbike Race (7 laps), Supertwins (5 laps), Supersport Race 2 (6 laps), Superbike Race 2 (6 laps).

Michael Dunlop set the fastest times for the Ulster Grand Prix Superbike and Superstock classes in Thursday's delayed practice sessions at Dundrod.

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The world champion has made bad starts to both races and is trailing Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg by 17 points after two victories for the German. Hamilton said his starting problems were "not a big issue", adding: "It is something we'll fix for the next race." And he said he was "actually pretty chuffed" about finishing third in Bahrain after a first-lap collision. Hamilton started on pole but was second behind Rosberg by the first corner, where he was hit by Valtteri Bottas's Williams and dropped to seventh. The damage to his car cost him between 0.8-1.5 seconds a lap but Hamilton fought back to finish third behind Rosberg and Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen. Hamilton said his poor start in Australia two weeks ago was caused by a clutch problem and that in Bahrain "it was not entirely my fault but it was my reaction time that caused the delay". Asked whether he was concerned about having to make up ground to Rosberg, just as he did on his way to the title in 2014, he said: "Don't worry about it - I'm not." He added: "This is a psychological game for sure, but with age and experience I'm in the most solid place I've been. There's very little that can penetrate that. "We easily had the pace to win. We didn't. We all feel the pain, but I just said to the guys: 'There is a long way to go; let's not worry about it.' "I know it will come good. We've had two poles and we'll get more." Rosberg, whose victory in Bahrain was his fifth victory in a row including the final three races of last season, said: "I'm just enjoying the moment - fighting for wins, knowing I'm going to be fighting for the win in China. I'm really not looking ahead." However, he said Mercedes were concerned about the threat from Ferrari, whose lead driver Sebastian Vettel retired before the start with an engine failure. "They showed good pace," Rosberg said. "They are close and they haven't shown what they can do because of various mishaps in the races so far. "They are coming at us strong and we need to be careful."

Lewis Hamilton said he was "not worried" about his difficult start to the Formula 1 season.

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Media playback is not supported on this device The Briton, 30, won 6-2 4-6 6-1 7-5 after two hours and 39 minutes, with match point clinched at 20:57 BST. Fognini, the 29th seed, had five set points to force a fifth set but Murray won five games in a row to seal a place in the last 16 for the 11th time. Murray will play Frenchman Benoit Paire in the fourth round on Monday. Fellow Briton Johanna Konta earlier reached the second week for the first time with a 6-4 6-1 win over Maria Sakkari of Greece. Media playback is not supported on this device "The end of the match was tense. It was an up and down match. I didn't feel like it was the best tennis at times but I managed to get through," Murray told the BBC. "It was getting dark towards the end and I was probably thinking a bit about that. "We would have had to go off for the roof to go on, so that would have meant a change in conditions. I'm pleased to get off in four." Media playback is not supported on this device Murray looked like avoiding a long, drawn-out contest when he moved ahead early in the third set but a Friday night drama would develop as the light faded. Fognini, 30, showed both his talented and temperamental sides as he got within sight of a fifth set, which would have required the roof to be brought across or both men to return on Saturday. The Italian, who recently beat Murray on clay in Rome, looked well off the pace when he double-faulted twice in a row to lose the first set, but he began to assert himself in the second. Fognini broke for a second time to lead 3-2 and went on to level at one set all, before firing his 13th baseline winner to just one for Murray by the start of the third set. At 30-30, Murray was on the defensive and looking increasingly vulnerable, but he clung on with a second serve and the scream of relief jolted him and the Centre Court crowd to life. Across the net, Fognini's challenge was apparently fading, an ankle injury not helping as the errors flowed and the set slipped away. A gripping fourth set unfolded, with passions rising on and off court as Fognini was penalised a point for a visible obscenity following a gesture, and Murray complaining to the umpire that the Italian was taking too long between points. It was Fognini who took control after Murray double-faulted in game six, but from 5-2 down Murray showed all his fighting qualities to save set points in three consecutive games. The 15,000 spectators on Centre Court were on their feet as the Briton levelled at 5-5, and Fognini could not halt Murray's momentum as the champion served his way to victory. "I feel OK," added Murray. "I didn't feel I moved as well as the first couple of matches but I've got a couple of days break now and can work on that and hopefully get myself in a good rhythm and play some good tennis on Monday. "I'm happy to get through the first week and anything can happen from here on."

Defending champion Andy Murray won a thrilling third-round contest against Italy's Fabio Fognini at Wimbledon as darkness fell around Centre Court.

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Peers were due to resume line-by-line scrutiny on 9 February but that has now been put back until 22 February. The Scottish government wants a deal concluded by 12 February to allow time for it to be examined at Holyrood. Scottish Secretary David Mundell has informed Holyrood's Devolution Committee of the delay. The negotiations on the fiscal framework - the financial arrangements underpinning the transfer of new powers to the Scottish Parliament - have proved both protracted and complicated. The Scottish government has said there is still "some distance to go" before a deal can be agreed and threatened to veto any formula that was "unfair to Scotland". First Minister Nicola Sturgeon warned recently that Scotland stood to lose billions of pounds over the next few years under the Treasury's current proposals. Talks between the two governments are due to resume in Edinburgh on Monday. In a letter to Holyrood's Devolution Committee, Scottish Secretary David Mundell said: "The fiscal framework talks are continuing, and I am optimistic about the process. I am doing everything I can to secure an agreement which is durable and fair to taxpayers in Scotland and the rest of the UK. "All through the process we have made time for these issues to be properly considered and discussed, and that remains the case. "I want to ensure both the Scottish Parliament and the House of Lords have as much information as possible for their consideration. It has been agreed, therefore, that the next parliamentary stage of the Scotland Bill will be rescheduled. "This will allow more time for negotiations between the Scottish and UK Governments to progress. I am confident both parliaments will have the opportunity to properly consider the Scotland Bill and the fiscal framework before the Scottish Parliament's dissolution on March 23." Deputy First Minister John Swinney responded to Mr Mundell's letter, promising the Scottish government would do "all we can" to secure an agreement. But he added: "We will not sign up to any proposed agreement which short changes Scotland by locking in long-term cuts to our budget. "We are working to a deadline of February 12th for talks to be concluded because the Scottish Parliament requested this, as members need time to properly scrutinise and vote on an agreed fiscal framework package before it is dissolved next month ahead of May's election - but we will give all the time possible to secure a deal." Earlier the Treasury minister negotiating on behalf of the UK government said he was "confident" a deal would be reached. Greg Hands said he had cleared his diary for a full day of talks in Edinburgh next Monday and he remained "upbeat" that an agreement would be struck. What is the fiscal framework? He told the Commons Scottish Affairs Committee: "I'm ready to deal. I'm off to Edinburgh on Monday and I remain upbeat on that possibility. "The UK government remains committed to getting that deal." An agreement would set out how Scotland's annual block grant from the Treasury will be adjusted to take account of the new tax powers. Mr Hands insisted the proposals will provide "huge new opportunities" for the Scottish government to grow the economy. The deal must be "fair to taxpayers in Scotland and fair to taxpayers in the rest of the UK", he told the committee. Mr Hands said: "Neither Scotland nor the rest of the UK should be better or worse off as result of the initial act of devolution. "Thereafter, the Scottish government should bear the fruit of good policy decisions and the consequences of poor policy decisions." The committee chairman, SNP MP Pete Wishart, warned that Mr Hands and Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney appeared to have "very different perspectives" on the long-running negotiations. "There does seem to be some distance to go in terms of getting an agreement on this," Mr Wishart said. Scottish Labour had earlier called for the 12 February deadline to be abandoned, and said neither side should walk away until a deal is reached. The party has criticised a lack of transparency in negotiations and called on minutes of meetings to be published. Shadow Scottish Secretary Ian Murray said: "Over the past few days we have seen the negotiations descend into a blame game. "People across Scotland will not understand that after the negotiation for more powers, this deal could fall apart at the last minute."

The Scotland Bill's passage through the House of Lords has been delayed while wrangling over the fiscal framework continues.

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Aided by dancers, confetti cannons and a man in a mirrored suit, the Canadian band revived revellers' spirits with a series of arms-aloft anthems. "In a lifetime of pretty much impossible things that have happened to our band, this is the highlight," said frontman Win Butler. Earlier, every stage at the event was closed after lightning struck ground. Dance act Rudimental were escorted off the main stage mid-set, and had to abandon their planned encore - Feel The Love, with guest vocalist John Newman. "We're quite upset," musician Amir Amor told the BBC, "but we had a great time anyway". Metallica's Lars Ulrich was flying into the site by helicopter as the storm descended. "It was kind of frightening," he said. "When we landed, all the people picking us up were going, 'we didn't expect you were going to fly in this weather'. "But the pilot didn't say anything about that. We saw the lightning up there. I thought it was pyrotechnics for Arcade Fire." The thunderstorm heralded a brief but torrential downpour, and the power cut took BBC coverage off the air. Music resumed on the main stage at 19:00 BST with Lily Allen, who dedicated an expletive-laden song to FIFA president Sepp Blatter. Other performers on Friday included Blondie, who proved so popular it became impossible to enter or leave The Other Stage at lunchtime, and Paolo Nutini, whose soulful ballads were a fitting soundtrack as dusk fell over Somerset. Sophie Ellis-Bextor sneaked some disco into her set at the largely-acoustic Avalon Stage, while the pulsing synthpop of Glaswegian band Chvrches made for a steamy atmosphere in the John Peel tent as fans danced off the downpour. Arcade Fire took to the stage shortly after 22:00 BST, their arrival heralded by a man dressed from head-to-toe in a mirrored suit. Bravely, considering the weather conditions, the 12-piece band were largely dressed in white, but if they were worried about laundry bills, it didn't show. They threw themselves around the stage, thrashing and spinning as though plagued by a swarm of invisible bees, each member switching instruments between - and often during - songs. As well as guitars, they played steel drums, xylophones and even a hurdy gurdy. Frontman Win Butler made frequent excursions into the audience and, during the song Flashbulb Eyes, plucked a camera from a press photographer and carried it on stage to capture the band's performance. The set list was evenly spread across their four albums, with highlights including No Cars Go, Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) and Rebellion (Lies). The group's recurring subject matter of suburban despair and alienation might have seemed like an odd fit for Glastonbury's peace and love ethos, but there is an optimism and belief in humanity at the core of their music. Plus, they have really catchy choruses. The band's willingness to embrace all walks of life was displayed on Friday night during the song We Exist - about a teenager whose father struggles to accept his sexuality. As the opening chords rang out, a troupe of transgender and cross-dressing dancers joined the band onstage. "Every one of us is born special and unique," said Butler. "However you are and however you were born, you're perfect." The feel-good atmosphere continued throughout the two-hour set - ending with a mass singalong to the band's signature song, Wake Up. Speaking to the BBC earlier in the day, the band's guitarist Richard Reed-Parry said they had enjoyed soaking up the Glastonbury atmosphere on Friday. "There's a great feeling coming in," he said. "It's a nice vibe. There's lots of families. "It's not just about massive headlining acts. And it's not going to be a swamp of corporate beer-swilling drunkards. "There's rain and there's mud but it's new and it doesn't smell bad yet. It's like, 'oh, this mud smells like grass! It's spring!'" The music continues on Saturday with Jake Bugg, Pixies, Clean Bandit and Manic Street Preachers on the bill. Among those watching the action will be Hollywood star Bradley Cooper, who told the BBC: "I'm excited to see Metallica and I want to see Jack White and Lana Del Rey." Asked if he was put off by the weather, the Hangover star replied: "I love it. I do! But I'm a dumb American - you expect it." Glastonbury 2014

Arcade Fire brought a party atmosphere to Glastonbury on Friday, hours after an electric storm stopped the festival.

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The male in his early 30s was found with critical injuries in North Woolwich Road, Silvertown, at about 13:30 GMT. He was pronounced dead at the scene and inquiries are under way to locate his next-of-kin, the Met said. No arrests have been made. Two other cyclists were killed in the capital within hours of each other on Monday. Anita Szucs, 30, died after an apparent hit-and-run on Bounces Road, Enfield, while Karla Roman, 32, was killed in a crash with a coach on Whitechapel High Street, Tower Hamlets.

A cyclist has died in a crash with an HGV in east London.

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After chewing through five prime ministers in as many years, the world is left wondering whether Malcolm Turnbull will soon be mauled too. The reality, of course, is far more complicated - there are many more power games at play in Canberra's Parliament House. The annual Bald Archy Prize for satirical art is a colourful way to get to know some of the main protagonists. Warning: Readers may find some of the images offensive The National Party leader made his mark on the world's social media timeline in 2015 when he threatened to put down Johnny Depp's pet dogs, Pistol and Boo. As deputy prime minister in the coalition government, his role is often as an attack dog, barking down the opposition during a raucous Question Time debate. The one thing missing from this picture is the broad-brimmed hat Mr Joyce regularly wears for interviews when outdoors. Last year he revealed a different side when he spoke openly about receiving treatment for melanoma, warning "big hats might look silly, but skin cancers look sillier". The far-right Queensland senator is the subject of several Bald Archy entries. Here she's depicted celebrating Donald Trump's election victory with a glass of champagne and a pretty direct hand gesture. After 18 years outside federal politics, Ms Hanson also tasted victory in 2016 by winning a seat in parliament. Many link her One Nation party's brand of populism with President Trump's policies, especially her call for a ban on Muslim immigration into Australia. But with just three senators and no members in the lower House of Representatives, her party's influence is sometimes overstated. The Labor Party leader came within a whisker of winning last year's election, but his stature has suffered since. Painted by his opponents as a man struggling to hold on to his job, Mr Shorten was recently the subject of a withering attack by the prime minister. Mr Turnbull described Mr Shorten as "a simpering sycophant, blowing hard in the House of Representatives, sucking hard [on hospitality] in the living rooms of Melbourne." This picture shows how Mr Shorten is also unafraid to caricature his opponents, with a reference to right-wing senator Cory Bernardi, who he once described as a homophobe. Peter Dutton, Minister for Immigration The former police officer is in charge of immigration, and so is responsible for Australia's controversial offshore detention centres on Manus Island and Nauru. His candid comments regularly make the headlines, not least the suggestion that it was a mistake to resettle Lebanese Muslims in Australia. But this image of a volcanic, man-mountain can be read in different ways. Some insiders suggest he is best positioned to be the next PM if Mr Turnbull was toppled... there may be trouble brewing. Being prime minister of your nation should mean you're having a ball, right? Despite winning last year's election, Mr Turnbull's time in office has been beset with difficulties. A wafer-thin majority in the House of Representatives, and the ever-present threat of a revolt in the party room will make it hard to create much of a legacy. Plus having the White House press spokesman refer to you as "Mr Trumble" can't be much fun. The winner of the Bald Archy Prize 2017, a spoof of Australia's prestigious Archibald Prize, will be announced in Sydney later this year.

To an outsider, Australian politics looks like an unfettered blood sport, where the only aim is to savage the leader.

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A member of the public raised the alarm after seeing the woman, aged in her 50s, fall at Peveril Point, near Swanage, on Saturday afternoon. She was airlifted by the coastguard helicopter to King George's Field park where she was treated by paramedics. The injured woman, who is from the Swanage area, was taken to Southampton General Hospital by air ambulance. Ch Insp Bob Acaster, of Dorset Police, said: "Emergency services worked hard in very difficult weather to rescue the woman from the cliff and bring her to safety." Police said the woman's family had been informed.

A woman has suffered life-threatening injuries falling from cliffs on Dorset's Jurassic Coast.

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PC Keith Burgess, 41, who was based at Southampton Central police station, also faces three counts of misconduct in public office. Hampshire Constabulary said he had been suspended from duty until the criminal investigation is completed. He was bailed to appear before Guildford magistrates next month.

A Hampshire police officer has been charged with making indecent images of a child, sexual assault and grooming a girl under 16.

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And many of those communities will have voted Labour. For years this was a party heartland which was home to big beasts like Tam Dalyell and Robin Cook. Before his death, Mr Cook had a majority of more than 13,000 - he commanded the support of more than half of the electorate. But much has changed here. The mines are closed, the economy is now focussed on some remnants of small industry, retail and elsewhere. Livingston and its surrounding towns often acts as feeders for Edinburgh. Robin Chesters is director at the Scottish Shale Industry Museum. "There are still communities here who remember those days," he says, "it's the parents, it's the grandparents - but in places like Livingston there have been tremendous changes in population." The Labour candidate here is a vocal supporter of Jeremy Corbyn. And she thinks the Labour leader's message is appealing to voters. "I think for a long time communities like this were taken for granted the SNP had something really positive to offer - that was independence. But we've now seen the reality," she says, referring to a perceived lack of progress under the SNP Scottish government. The choice, she says, is clear: A Labour government or a Conservative government. "I think that's cutting through." Some here though don't seem to mind the idea of a Conservative government all that much. The Tories here are buoyed by local election results and national opinion polls. Their candidate thinks he is in with a good chance of beating Ms Wolfson - putting the party once seen as the enemy of miners above Labour for the first time in modern history here. Damian Timson says: "There are two types of Conservatives - there's this bogeyman conservative that people talk about and then there's the real conservative; the likes of myself and Ruth Davidson and everyone else and I think at last the message has got out that we're a party for everyone." But this seat was won comfortably by the SNP in 2015 - Hannah Bardell took even more of the vote that Robin Cook had back in 2005 (she won 57% of the vote - a majority of almost 17,000). "People have found that the SNP have been a strong voice for them in Livingston - I've done everything in my power to raise constituency issues on the floor of the house," she says. "There has certainly been big changes in Livingston. But what West Lothian and Livingston have been very good at doing is bouncing back - and what the SNP have offered is support for the new industries." The Lib Dem candidate Charlie Dundas will be hoping he improves on his showing from 2015 - when the party won just 2.1% of the vote - losing its deposit and finishing behind UKIP. His pitch? "There's only one party that is standing up for the two unions that they believe in - Livingston voted to remain in the UK back in 2014; Livingston voted to remain the EU."

The Five Sisters in Livingston are an imposing reminder of West Lothian's industrial past - huge mounds of discards from the old shale mines that once dominated the economy - and community life - here.

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The British Transport Police said the move was a "proportionate response" in the face of a mounting terrorism threat. Specially trained officers will begin carrying the stun weapons over the next few weeks. It brings the Scottish force into line with their counterpart in England, where Tasers have been used since 2011. The weapons are used to incapacitate suspects through the use of an electric current. Temporary Assistant Chief Constable Alun Thomas said: "This decision is not based on specific intelligence of any criminal behaviour or imminent threat, but will allow us the option to deploy Taser devices where, in the course of their duty, an officer needs to protect the public or themselves by using force. "The current threat to the UK from international terrorism remains 'severe', meaning an attack is highly likely. "Recent terrorist attacks across the world are a stark reminder that the threat from terrorism is a genuine risk, and it is important that we keep our security measures and operational tactics under constant review." Officers south of the border fired the Tasers eight times during 2015, according to a reply to recent Freedom of Information request to the force. In one instance, police used a weapon against a man armed with a large knife - a move which "undoubtedly" prevented people from being hurt, according to Mr Thomas. He said: "In our assessment, the introduction of Taser devices in Scotland is a proportionate response and provides an additional option for our officers to consider when confronted with a genuine threat to themselves or the public. "By way of example, in December last year, police deployed a Taser device against a man armed with a large bladed knife, preventing him cutting the throat of stranger who he had targeted at random at Leytonstone station, east London. "Undoubtedly the use of the Taser device in this incident prevented even further harm to the travelling public." "We believe that the public in Scotland deserve the same level of protection as people elsewhere on the rail network." British Transport Police said they reached the decision on Tasers following "detailed discussions" with Police Scotland. Scottish Ministers have also been briefed. The force refused to reveal how many officers would receive the training required to carry Tasers "for security reasons". Ch Supt John McBride, divisional commander for the Scotland, said Taser use by officers would be monitored. "Every time we unholster it, it will be subject to review," he told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme. "It will be subject to internal review by our own specialists, but also we have agreed with the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner that where there is a discharge and serious incidents involving Taser then we will refer ourselves to the Pirc for them to review the circumstances of the case and if necessary carry out an investigation."

Officers who police Scotland's railways are to be armed with Tasers in a bid to increase security on the network.

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Research carried out by the Fostering Network suggests almost half of fostered young people are already living with their third foster family since going into care. The group has warned that 750 more foster carers are "urgently" needed to meet the demands of the care system. It urged people to "open their hearts and homes" to vulnerable youngsters. Currently, more than 5,500 children are in foster care in Scotland, living with 4,400 families and carers. The Fostering Network surveyed 250 children, teenagers and foster carers across Scotland and discovered that many young people had failed to find stability. Almost half were already living with their third family, a quarter were with their fourth family and about 20 were living with their 10th family since going into care. There was a particular need for homes to be found for vulnerable teenagers, siblings and disabled children, the study found. Carla, 23, was taken into care at the age of 12 and had eight foster homes before moving in with the Randalls. "Looking back now I realised that the Randalls saved my life," she said. "I never understood the extent of the neglect and abuse I had endured until I came to live with a 'normal' loving family. "They were just always themselves, the smallest details meant so much to me. "They nurtured a young, angry, untrusting teenager to become a positive, empathetic and successful young woman." The Fostering Network said instability had a detrimental effect on the child's education and wellbeing, while finding a stable foster carer from the outset could lead to improved relationships and a happier childhood. Sara Lurie, director of the Fostering Network Scotland, said: "As each year passes, we see more and more children coming into care. "We need people who can open their heart, and their homes, to vulnerable children and young people and use their skills to help support them to reach their full potential. "In particular we need people who have the skills, patience and passion to look after teenagers who may have had a really tough time and be facing some real challenges, and to offer them love, stability and security. "A good foster carer will believe in the ambition of the children in their care in the same way they'd believe in the ambition of their biological family members." Apologies for the delay, see below as requested. A Scottish government spokeswoman said: "Giving young people security is paramount and we have done a great deal of work with our partners across local government and the third sector to improve how we intervene early when there is a problem within families to find appropriate solutions quickly. "We have also expanded the age at which young people can remain in foster care as part of the continuing care provisions and the support available when they transition into independent living."

Teenagers in foster care in Scotland are being moved too often, according to a campaign group.

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PC James Burns was found not guilty of common assault and two counts of assault causing actual bodily harm against Michael Stanley, 28, in Penrhyndeudraeth, on 10 April 2016. He was also cleared of giving a false statement about what happened. He had denied all the charges at Caernarfon Crown Court. The case against another officer, PC Robin Humphreys, who had been accused of perverting the course of justice, was thrown out earlier in the month. Judge Huw Rees said there was insufficient evidence to prove he had colluded with PC Burns by giving false statements about the incident.

A police officer has been cleared of assaulting a handcuffed man with pepper spray after arresting him in Gwynedd.

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"Lively crowd @liverpoolphil last night - shame our tour bus was nicked from outside the venue! So gig not too bad all things considered," he tweeted. The comic's manager said two thieves broke into the production room to steal two laptops and car keys. They fled with a Mercedes Sprinter Splitter van containing crew suitcases and Bill Bailey tour merchandise. The comedian also posted a message on Facebook saying: "Scousers, keep 'em peeled... "At 2.30pm yesterday afternoon (Mon 26th October) two thieves entered the Liverpool Philharmonic via a wedged open side door and broke into the production offices for Bill Bailey's live tour, Limboland." The van was parked in the theatre car park. A spokesman for the performer said the show went on "regardless of the chaos this has caused to our tour". She added it had, "sadly tainted our visit to the good city of Liverpool". The comedian's Limboland tour continues later in Cardiff. A Merseyside Police statement said: "Merseyside Police can confirm that yesterday (Monday, 26 October), officers received a report that a Mercedes Sprinter van was stolen from the car park of the Royal Philharmonic Hall, Hope Street, Liverpool, at around 14:30 GMT. "Officers believe keys for the van were stolen from an office at the location." It added the force was studying CCTV evidence.

Comedian Bill Bailey had his "tour bus" stolen before he performed at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall.

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The National Lottery windfall has been won with a ticket bought somewhere in Denbighshire for the 1 April draw. It matched the Lotto Millionaire Raffle draw - AQUA 6323 7030 - but no-one has come forward. The mystery ticket holder has until the end of September to submit their claim - otherwise the money will go to lottery good causes. "We're urging everyone who bought a Lotto ticket in this area to check their old tickets again or look anywhere a missing ticket could be hiding," said Andy Carter from the National Lottery. "Try checking in the pockets of clothing, in wallets, bags and down the back of the sofa - someone out there could literally be sitting on a fortune."

The search is on for the winner of an unclaimed winning lottery ticket worth £1m.

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West Berkshire Council is setting up an emotional health academy to train psychology graduates and health professionals. The local authority said, once trained, its staff will work with children, families and schools. It wants to greatly reduce the wait mental health patients face from 12 months to less than a week. The council also hopes the new academy will stop problems escalating to the stage where they require attention from more highly trained mental health specialists. Director of Children's Services Rachael Wardell said: "It works better if you get in there sooner, when people are waiting for help their condition gets worse. "There are lots more things you can do early on without needing to go to a very high-level with a psychologist or psychiatrist. "It is a way of bridging the gap." Plans were submitted to the Department of Health in October and the council hopes to launch the academy in April while contributing about £120,000 a year, with local schools matching its total. Local NHS commissioning groups could also contribute £100,000 a year and local businesses are being asked to help out financially as well.

A council plans to employ its own staff to help young people with mental health problems.

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Speaking at a joint news conference at the White House, Mr Obama said they had agreed that neither country would engage in cyber economic espionage. The deal covers the theft of trade secrets but not national security information. President Xi also pledged to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Mr Obama said any escalation in China's alleged cybercrimes against the US would prompt sanctions. "It has to stop," he said. "The question is now, are words followed by action?" Reflecting on the use of sanctions against either individuals, businesses or state-run companies, he said: "We will apply those, and whatever other tools we have in our tool kit, to go after cybercriminals either retrospectively or prospectively." Both countries deny taking part in the cybertheft of commercial secrets. The Chinese president said the two countries would not "knowingly support" such practices and said they would both abide by "norms of behaviour" in cyberspace. "Confrontation and friction are not the right choice for both sides," said Mr Xi, speaking through a translator. The cybertheft of intellectual property designed to benefit Chinese industry was described by former National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander as "the greatest transfer of wealth in history". US officials have alleged that the Chinese state was behind a massive data security breach of government databases as well as attacks on private firms. That kind of breach is not covered by this deal. Chinese President Xi Jinping wore a dark suit and stood at a podium during lunch at the US state department. Behind him were his hosts, US Vice-President Joe Biden and US Secretary of State John Kerry. The room was filled with current and former officials, including Henry Kissinger. The tables were decorated with red cloth napkins and yellow roses. Outside protesters shouted in front of the building: "Shame on the Chinese government". Inside the room President Xi said he and President Obama had both "demonstrated a firm commitment" to a new model for their relationship. He made a toast to friendship between the US and China. Most people stood up - but not everybody. People clapped, too, though not very enthusiastically. Mr Obama thanked Mr Xi for introducing a cap-and-trade emissions trading system to limit greenhouse gas production. The White House on Friday put out a fact sheet on the US and China's joint national carbon emissions trading scheme set to launch in 2017. The "cap-and-trade" scheme would see Chinese companies charged to emit pollutants beyond a certain level. China said it would commit $3.1bn to help developing countries reduce carbon emissions, along with other initiatives outlined in the fact sheet that would align China's climate work with that of the US. There were also areas of sharp disagreement. Mr Obama expressed concerns about the growing tensions in the South China Sea. And he criticised China's human rights record, saying that preventing lawyers, journalists and others from operating freely is an obstacle to China living up to its potential.

US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping have said they will take new steps to address cybercrime.

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Shots were fired from a car near St Brendan's Primary School and the victim was hit a number of times. The shooting happened shortly after 15:00 GMT. Ch Insp Jon Burrows said: "There are no words to describe the foolhardiness and complete disregard for the safety of the children and parents who were in the area at the time." BBC News NI's home affairs correspondent Vincent Kearney said the victim is a well-known criminal. The man is receiving treatment for his injuries. Police have appealed for witnesses to contact them.

A man has been shot outside a primary school in Craigavon, County Armagh, as children were leaving the grounds.

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Police said the woman was the only person in a northbound vehicle that collided with a car occupied by two adults and two children at about 10:50. The occupants of the car received treatment for non life-threatening injuries at the scene. The road remains closed with local diversions in place via Dalwhinnie village. Police said the identity of the woman would not be released until next of kin had been fully informed.

A woman has died following a crash involving two cars on the A9 at Dalwhinnie in the Highlands.

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The National League club's ground is undergoing refurbishments this summer. The Hive, home of Barnet, hosted Arsenal for the 2017 Spring Series as a new pitch was laid at Meadow Park. "We're delighted to continue our long-standing relationship and pleased to contribute to these improvements," said Arsenal club secretary David Miles. Boreham Wood chairman Danny Hunter told his club's website: "This long-term partnership and a grant from the Premier League, through the FSIF (Football Stadia Improvement Fund), have helped us to undertake an incredible range of Premier League-type ground improvements." Meanwhile, former WSL 1 champions Arsenal have given a new deal to Netherlands international goalkeeper Sari van Veenendaal. The 27-year-old, who joined the Gunners in 2015, has agreed an undisclosed-length contract with Pedro Martinez Losa's side.

Arsenal Ladies have agreed a deal to continue playing their home games at Boreham Wood's Meadow Park home until 2027, along with Arsenal's youth teams.

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Media playback is not supported on this device The 21-year-old was fifth with 250 metres remaining before powering through to win a time of three minutes 31.447 seconds. The Czech Republic's Josef Dostal took silver in 3:32.145, and Russia's Roman Anoshkin won bronze in 3:33.363. Walz has an English father and a German mother, but grew up in Majorca, Spain. Find out how to get into canoeing with our special guide. Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.

Oxford-born Spaniard Marcus Walz produced a remarkable finish to take the Olympic kayak 1,000m title at the Lagoa Stadium.

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Railways across the UK are currently overseen by British Transport Police. The Scottish government said it would be more efficient for these duties to be integrated into Scotland's national police force. Rail unions have spoken out against the move, while police chiefs have warned that a merger could be "massively complicated". However the senior police officers told MSPs at a Scottish parliament committee session in November that potential issues were "not insurmountable". Absorbing transport policing into Scotland's single force has been a long-running goal for Justice Secretary Michael Matheson. The BTP wanted to continue providing the service, but with oversight from Holyrood instead of Westminster after devolution, and three railway unions came out against the plan. As the Railway Policing (Scotland) Bill was tabled at Holyrood, Mr Matheson insisted it would "ensure railway policing has a strong future". The bill itself is just the first step in the integration process, aimed at conferring the extra policing powers on the Scottish Police Authority and the Police Service of Scotland. Further legislation will be needed both at Holyrood and Westminster to transfer staff, properties and cross-border policing functions. Mr Matheson said: "We have listened closely to the issues raised by the rail industry, policing services and unions and we have offered a triple-lock guarantee that secures jobs, pay and pension conditions through the course of integration. "We have been assured by Police Scotland that the specialist knowledge, skills and experience of BTP officers and staff will be protected and maintained within Scotland's wider policing service. As part of Police Scotland, railway policing will benefit from their local support, specialist resources and expertise. "Cross-border policing will continue to be seamless in both directions. Police Scotland has excellent relationships with their counterparts and we are working with the UK government to ensure police have appropriate powers for the entire duration of cross-border journeys." Assistant Chief Constable Bernard Higgins, of Police Scotland, said the force was "committed to working with" the government and other organisations to make sure the integration was "seamless". In November, Mr Higgins told MSPs on the justice committee that the move could be "massively complicated", but said the force would "respect the decision of parliament". He said: "It would be complicated, but not insurmountable. There would be massive transition issues, but operationally, we could police the rail network in Scotland." However, BTP Deputy Chief Constable Adrian Hanstock asked the committee: "If it's not broken, what are we trying to fix?" He added: "Why does BTP exist now if it's so easy to absorb it into a geographic force? There's a reason why the specialism is so valued by the industry and passengers - it hasn't just emerged out of a want from some enthusiasts. There's a real need for policing the railway in a different way." The meeting heard that staffing levels in railway policing would be "ring-fenced" after a merger, with officer numbers guaranteed in all but "times of crisis". However, Nigel Goodband from the BTP Federation said he could "guarantee" that the expertise of BTP would be "diluted", with some officers wanting to remain with the force elsewhere rather than move to Police Scotland and others choosing to retire. "Ultimately you will lose expertise," he said. Committee convener Margaret Mitchell, a Tory MSP, said it was "clear that there is not a consensus on what is a very complex issue". Her party has set itself in opposition to the bill, saying Police Scotland is "already loaded with problems from top to bottom". Justice spokesman Douglas Ross said: "The SNP's plans for the BTP don't have the support of those operating in the force just now and need to be reconsidered. "These plans to change BTP will leave people thinking that the SNP is determined to cut ties with anything that happens to include the name Britain." Scottish Labour also spoke out against the bill, saying the government should "respect the independence of British Transport Police". Justice spokeswoman Claire Baker said: "We already have a transport police system in Scotland that works and serves us well. Yet with this Bill, Scotland risks losing expertise whilst eroding the cross border nature of transport policing. "We should not be putting the transport police and local policing under further risk by continued police centralisation."

A bill has been tabled at Holyrood to have Police Scotland take over railway policing duties north of the border.

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The family of Joseph Mulhern, who was shot by the IRA in 1993, believe his death will feature in the inquiry, but they are bitterly divided over whether or not it should even take place. Mr Mulhern met a lonely, untimely death in July 1993. The 23-year-old was abducted and shot by the IRA, who alleged he was a police informer. His body was found on a remote hillside on the border between counties Tyrone and Donegal, dressed in a blue boiler suit and his hands tied with cable. Those were the tell-tale signs that he had been tortured before he was shot. For a long period during Northern Ireland's Troubles, Stakeknife was running the IRA's internal security unit, otherwise known as the 'nutting squad'. Stakeknife has been been named by the media as Freddie Scappaticci. But the west Belfast man denies the allegation. The secret agent is to be investigated in connection with the murders of up to 50 people. It is an inquiry that Joseph Mulhern's father Frank fully supports. "Stakeknife was employed by the state," he said. "Stakeknife knew when a lot of these murders were going to take place. "He obviously reported to his handlers and they did nothing to stop these murders. "The IRA have pulled the trigger but the state authorities could have prevented it as they would have known about it a number of weeks before [Joseph] was taken away. "Why did they not act?" But that is not the view of the entire family. One of those who carried Joseph Mulhern's coffin was his younger brother Fran, then aged 18. Not long afterwards, he left Belfast to study law in England and settled there. He feels the Stakeknife inquiry is focusing on the wrong people. He said: "The thing that I feel is really strange is that everyone is talking about Scappaticci, but ultimately what about the people who actually pulled the triggers? "It just seems like they are getting a free pass. "So, to me, the whole thing just smacks of being almost this inquiry to use as a political football to beat the British government with." Asked if he would welcome an inquiry that could shed light on what happened to his brother, he replied: "No, because it is not going to bring my brother back. "It keeps dragging up the past," he said. "And the second thing it does, is its just money that Northern Ireland does not have." It has been suggested the inquiry could cost £5m a year for five years. But those who have argued for it, like Joseph Mulhern's father Frank, say that figure has been deliberately inflated. "That sum has been mentioned, probably by the state authorities here, to try to make up excuses why they should not have an investigation," Frank Mulhern said. "They don't need to spent £35m because they have all their information and files in Castlereagh or Whitehall or wherever they keep their files." Fran Mulhern said he believes the way the government is dealing with past - by holding inquiries into some deaths but not others - is not only unfair but is hampering political progress and reconciliation. "Either you provide something for all of the victims or you deal with none of them," he said. "You can't cherry-pick, and for me that is the big problem. "It seems to be we are going to look at this, but we are not going to look at that. "The young girl who lost her dad because he was in the [Royal Ulster Constabulary] and was killed by a mortar bomb has every bit as much right as someone who lost a family member at Loughgall or wherever. "Picking and choosing creates resentment and it doesn't allow the province to move on." Fran Mulhern lives in the north of England and rarely returns to Belfast. He is the only remaining male sibling in his family. The archive television footage of Joseph's funeral shows younger brother Liam, then aged eight, carrying a single red rose behind the coffin. By the time he was 15, Liam Mulhern was on remand accused of offences linked to the Continuity IRA. He was later jailed for dissident republican activities and died two years ago after taking ill in Maghaberry Prison. The two Mulhern brothers are buried in Belfast's City Cemetery beside their mother who died when they were children.

The activities of the army's most high-ranking agent, codenamed Stakeknife, are to be investigated but a date for the inquiry has yet to be set.

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Media playback is not supported on this device The 24-year-old missed the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction last month in order to concentrate on his international future. Vince has played three T20 matches so far for England, scoring 125 runs, with a strike-rate of 119.04. "If it's a platform to go on and play other formats for England, then that'll be ideal," he told BBC South Today. "First and foremost, I'm going to try and help England win the World Cup and try to learn off some very good players when I am out there. "It will be a good experience and one I cannot wait to start." County team-mates Liam Dawson and Reece Topley have also travelled to Mumbai with the England T20 squad. All-rounder Dawson, 26, was included despite head coach Trevor Bayliss admitting he had never seen the all-rounder play competitively, while left-arm paceman Topley was preferred to Chris Woakes. Led by captain Eoin Morgan, England's first match will be against the West Indies on 16 March, with Sri Lanka and South Africa and a group winner from the first-round qualifiers their other Super-10 opponents. "I think having it in the unofficial home of cricket is massively exciting," said Topley, 22. "It's going to be brilliant and it's definitely going to be testing." "Everybody talks about the size of the grounds being a little smaller. They talk about the heat and the dew at night having an effect. It will be a great occasion."

Hampshire captain James Vince says the ICC World Twenty20 can help put him on the path to playing Test cricket.

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The 31-year-old, who began his career at Killie, returned to the Ayrshire club in 2013 and made 38 appearances last season. Samson had another year to run on his deal but had lost his starting place to summer signing Jamie MacDonald. Capped at Under-21 level, he has been involved in the Scotland squad before but never selected to play.

Kilmarnock goalkeeper Craig Samson has agreed an early release from his Rugby Park contract.

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Divers found the juvenile's bones by chance in a vast, flooded limestone chamber on the Yucatan Peninsula. Aged 15 or 16 at death, the girl lived at least 12,000 years ago. Researchers have told Science Magazine her DNA backs the idea that the first Americans and modern Native American Indians share a common ancestry. This theory argues that people from Siberia settled on the land bridge dubbed Beringia that linked Asia and the Americas some 20,000 years ago before sea levels rose. These people then moved south to populate the American continents. The genetics of modern Native Americans would certainly appear to link them into this story. But their facial features set them apart from the oldest skeletons now being unearthed. These ancient people had narrower, longer skulls. The differences have hinted that perhaps there were multiple immigrations from Siberia (or even Europe). However, the remains of the Yucatan girl, dubbed Naia - which means "water nymph" in Greek - does not follow that line of thinking, because although she had the slender features associated with the earliest Americans, her DNA shares commonalities with modern Native Americans. Lab analysis of teeth and bone samples link her to a particular genetic lineage known as Haplogroup D1. This same marker is found in substantial numbers of modern Native Americans. "This lineage is thought to have developed in Beringia, the land that now lies beneath the Bering Sea after its ice age occupants became genetically isolated from the rest of Asia," explained lead author Dr Jim Chatters. "Thus, Naia, one of the earliest occupants of the Americas yet found, suggests that Paleoamericans do not represent an early migration from a part of the world different than that of the Native Americans. "Rather, Paleoamericans and Native Americans descended from the same homeland in Beringia. "The differences between them likely arose from evolution that occurred after the Beringian gene pool became separated from the rest of the world." The Yucatan Peninsula is famous for its giant limestone sinkholes, or cenotes. The chamber where the girl was found represents one of these pits before its roof has collapsed to produce a wide surface opening. To reach the natural amphitheatre, divers had to swim almost 1km (0.6 miles) through a water-filled tunnel. "The moment we entered inside, we knew it was an incredible place," recalled Alberto Nava. "The floor disappeared under us and we could not see across to the other side. We pointed our lights down and to the side; all we could see was darkness. "We felt as if our powerful underwater lights were being destroyed by this void. So we called it 'black hole', which in Spanish is 'Hoyo Negro'." Scientists can only speculate as to why Naia had been in the cavern. Skeletal remains of many animals also litter the pit's floor. The suspicion is that they all were looking for water, because the region had a very dry climate 12,000 years ago and the cavern would have been mostly dry but for a few pools. Perhaps they stumbled and fell to their death in the darkness. "Her pelvis is broken and it appears to have been broken at or around the time of her death because it's fractured in a way that relatively young bone would break rather than ancient bone," said Dr Chatters. "So, it appears she fell quite a distance and struck something hard. I think she died almost instantly, if not instantly." On the face of it, the new study supports research published in February that looked at the genetics of an infant who died at about the same time in what is now the US State of Montana. This investigation of "Anzick" boy, as he has become known, was conducted on the main DNA material found in the nuclei of the cells. Naia's DNA, on the other hand, was sourced from outside the nuclei of her cells - in structures called the mitochondria. These carry much more limited information. Dr Shane Doyle from Montana State University said Dr Chatters' team therefore still had some ground to travel before very robust conclusions could be drawn. "In my view they have a way to go before they can say anything substantial," he told BBC News. "It's extremely difficult to get at the nuclear DNA and decoding it is very complex, but this is what they need to do. Until they do that, they cannot tell us a lot about where Native American Indians came from." Dr Chatters confirmed that unravelling Naia's nuclear genome was a future priority. Jonathan.Amos-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos

The ancient remains of a teenage girl discovered deep underground in Mexico are providing additional insights on how the Americas came to be populated.

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The blackout lasted just over an hour and started just before midnight on 17 December. The cyber-security company Information Systems Security Partners (ISSP) has linked the incident to a hack and blackout in 2015 that affected 225,000. It also said a series of other recent attacks in Ukraine were connected. The 2016 power cut had amounted to a loss of about one-fifth of Kiev's power consumption at that time of night, national energy company Ukrenergo said at the time. It affected the Pivnichna substation outside the capital, and left people in part of the city and a surrounding area without electricity until shortly after 01:00. The attack took place almost exactly one year after a much larger hack on a regional electricity distribution company. That was later blamed on the Russian security services. The latest attack has not publicly been attributed to any state actor, but Ukraine has said Russia directed thousands of cyber attacks towards it in the final months of 2016. ISSP, a Ukrainian company investigating the incidents on behalf of Ukrenergo, now appears to be suggesting a firmer link. It said that both the 2015 and 2016 attacks were connected, along with a series of hacks on other state institutions this December, including the national railway system, several government ministries and a national pension fund. Oleksii Yasnskiy, head of ISSP labs, said: "The attacks in 2016 and 2015 were not much different - the only distinction was that the attacks of 2016 became more complex and were much better organised." He also said different criminal groups had worked together, and seemed to be testing techniques that could be used elsewhere in the world for sabotage. However, David Emm, principal security Researcher at Kaspersky Lab, said it was was "hard to say for sure" if the incident was a trial run. "It's possible, but given that critical infrastructure facilities vary so widely - and therefore require different approaches to compromise the systems - the re-use of malware across systems is likely to be limited," he told the BBC. "On the other hand, if a system has proved to be porous in the past, it is likely to encourage further attempts." In December, Ukraine's president, Petro Poroshenko, said hackers had targeted state institutions some 6,500 times in the last two months of 2016. He said the incidents showed Russia was waging a cyber-war against the country. "Acts of terrorism and sabotage on critical infrastructure facilities remain possible today," Mr Poroshenko said during a meeting of the National Security and Defence Council, according to a statement released by his office. "The investigation of a number of incidents indicated the complicity directly or indirectly of Russian security services."

A power cut that hit part of the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, in December has been judged a cyber-attack by researchers investigating the incident.

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The pharmacies say that online drug retailers are putting customers at risk by failing to follow existing rules. The government says it is in the process of drawing up guidelines to regulate online drug sales. A number of companies are selling drugs online to tap a market which is estimated to be worth $10bn (£65m). Although the pharmacies will be shut, customers will be able to buy emergency drugs using special telephone numbers printed on posters and newspapers. "It is going to be a 100% strike. Approximately 800,000 chemists will be on strike," All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists chief JS Shinde told AFP news agency. "Our own investigation has shown that anti-pregnancy pills, sleeping pills and steroids are being sold freely online." Mr Shinde said 40-50% of the business of India's bricks-and-mortar sellers had been affected because of online drug sales. "We want the government to close down all illegal online pharma companies immediately." India's health ministry said it was drawing up plans to regulate online drug sales. "A sub-committee has been constituted to look into the matter, which has so far undertaken only preliminary discussions with the stakeholders to ascertain their views," the health ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

At least 800,000 pharmacies in India are on a one-day strike, demanding an end to online drug sales which they say is affecting their business.

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TV signals use different parts of the radio spectrum to radar, but both bounce off solid objects. Using special receivers, researchers said they were able to track up to 30 planes simultaneously flying at altitudes of up to 10,000ft (3km). But they say more work has to be done. "Questions around resilience and service standards need to be answered and we'd need to explore formal agreements with the broadcasters, but this is very exciting and we'll be looking to further develop the concept over the next five years," said Nats engineer Nick Young. The study involved a TV signal broadcast by a transmitter at Crystal Palace in London. Three specialist receivers were used to measure the directions of the signals that reflected off the aircraft and the differences in time they took to be received compared to the rest of the unimpeded TV signal. This "triangulated" information was then used to deduce the various planes' locations. A follow-up trial in Liverpool suggested that the TV signal-based system experienced less interference from wind turbines than traditional radar receivers. "As the blades rotate they can enter a velocity range that the radar is looking for," explained Mr Young. A typical wind farm can contain 30 turbines moving at 300m (984ft) per second which is aircraft speed, he added. "The radar detects it and may think it's an aircraft," he said. "It can exhibit strange behaviour. But there's a suggestion that using this type of [TV signal] 'radar' might overcome these issues." Using TV signals instead could save money and free up valuable radio spectrum for other uses, Mr Young added "Radar is big and expensive, it's an effort to procure and maintain. "You could almost put this on a phone mast and distribute the signal over a wide area - plus you've got third parties [broadcasters] already transmitting it." The research was been carried out in conjunction with the defence firm Thales UK and the R&D lab Roke Manor over the past two years. But the idea behind the project is far from new. In 1935, radar pioneer Sir Robert Watson-Watt successfully bounced a radio wave from a BBC short-wave transmitter off a Heyford bomber, indicating the technology worked. "Increased computer processing power has made this easier," said Mr Young. "It's only in the last five or 10 years that we have entered a stage where we can process enough information to make it viable. "There are a number of technical and regulatory hurdles to overcome before this could be considered for operational use," he added.

Research carried out by the air traffic control provider Nats and its partners suggests that existing TV signals could be used to track aircraft, providing a cheaper alternative to radar.

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The FTSE 250 company said this was due to customers switching less between savings and current accounts because of low interest rates. The news overshadowed the 16% rise in annual profits to £73.5m that the company reported for 2016. Another big faller in the FTSE 250 was transport group Go-Ahead. Its shares dived nearly 14% after the company warned of lower-than-expected full-year profits, partly due to the disruption caused by strikes on Southern rail services. Go-Ahead owns a 65% stake in Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which runs the Southern rail contract. Half-year profits at Go-Ahead fell 11.7% to £67m, and the company said its results had been "significantly impacted by a reduction in rail profitability due to losses from our GTR franchise, as a result of ongoing industrial action on Southern". The benchmark FTSE 100 index gained ground during the afternoon after spending the morning in the doldrums. At the close, it was up 10.44 points at 7,263.44. The biggest riser in the FTSE 100 was support services group Babcock, which rose 7.1% after issuing a positive trading update. On the currency markets, the pound dipped 0.13% against the US dollar to $1.2427 and was 0.4% lower against the euro at 1.1707 euros.

Shares in Moneysupermarket fell more than 6% after the comparison website warned that revenues so far this year were running below last year's levels.

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Mr Beheshti died after being held on charges of "actions against national security on social networks". Following his arrest on 30 October, he was handed to police for interrogation and died on 3 November. The exact circumstances of his death remain unclear. Some reports have suggested he was tortured. The Tehran prosecutor's office says the main cause of Mr Beheshti's death could be physical shock - caused by the brute force applied to sensitive parts of his torso - or psychological pressure. "It is not possible to determine the exact cause of death," it said in a statement quoted by Irna news agency. "But the most likely cause leading to death may be shock." The statement notes that a thorough forensic investigation has been carried out and that prosecutors have obtained witness statements from Mr Beheshti's inmates and prison wardens. Neither the statements nor the forensic results are in the public domain. An earlier coroner's report said his body had "signs of wounds" but no broken bones, according to the semi-official news agency Mehr. Mr Beheshti's death sparked an international outcry. Last week, three people were reported to have been arrested and subsequently, according to an opposition website, released. According to opposition website, Kalameh, the suspects had been involved in Mr Beheshti's interrogation. Mr Beheshti's mother has been forbidden to speak to the press. But an opposition website quoted her as saying she had been offered "blood money" in compensation. She added: "I said I didn't want any. What I want is for the world to know that they killed my son. They killed Sattar." It is thought Mr Beheshti was targeted for his writings on political and social issues on his blog and on Facebook. The blogger spent one night in Tehran's notorious Evin prison on 30 October, where he wrote an official complaint to prison authorities alleging ill-treatment, before being moved to an unknown location. His death provoked criticism from politicians and human rights groups, Amnesty International said Mr Beheshti had complained of being threatened the day before his arrest.

Iranian prosecutors say the death of blogger Sattar Beheshti in police custody may have been due to "excessive psychological stress".

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Owner Cuerden Leisure is selling Blackpool's South and Central Piers and the Grade II listed Llandudno Pier. St John Stott, director at Cuerden Leisure, which also owns Eastbourne Pier, said the company was "restructuring its assets". Blackpool North Pier was bought by a local businessman in 2011. Collectively, they are on the market for offers of around £12.6m, with individual guide prices of £4.8m for Blackpool Central, £3.3m for Blackpool South and £4.5m for Llandudno Pier. Blackpool Central Pier is home to a 33m high (108ft) Ferris wheel, Blackpool South Pier and Llandudno Pier were all built in the 19th Century. Llandudno, which is 695m long (2,280ft), is the only pier with listed building status meaning any future owners would require Listed Building Consent to make changes to the structure. Known as the "Queen of Welsh Piers", it nestles in the crescent bay between the outcrops of the Little and Great Orme. Blackpool Central Pier, which stands at 341m long (1,118ft), and Blackpool South Pier, which is 150m (492ft), do not benefit from listed status, despite opening in 1864 and 1892 respectively. Richard Baldwin, a director at Bilfinger GVA, which is selling the piers for Cuerden Leisure, said it would be very unlikely that a new owner would make significant changes. He said: "In our opinion, the value is in the existing use and this is unlikely to change at either of the Blackpool piers." A spokesman for the National Piers Society, which promotes the preservation and continued enjoyment of seaside piers in the UK, said: "These piers are all in good order and trading successfully, and, given that Easter is almost upon us, I have no doubt that they will quickly find a buyer or buyers."

Three of the best known piers in England and Wales have been put on the market for a collective price of £12.6m.

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Bill Lord sets aside £3,500 from his annual budget to pay for the extra holiday for everyone at Long Sutton Primary School in Spalding. He said it was about both recruiting and keeping "fantastic teachers in front of children". A 'duvet day' is an absence which can be approved by the employer with no reason given. Read more about this story and others from across Lincolnshire Mr Lord said all staff - including himself and the cleaner - were offered one additional day a year, but had to give notice and could not take the first or last day of term off. He said the scheme cost less to implement than the £4,000 process of hiring new staff and it was difficult to hire staff in rural schools. "Often young teachers coming out of university want to be near the bright lights so they will head to [big cities]. "Each year we get to July panicking as to whether we are going to be able to have the fantastic staff that our kids deserve." The head teacher added it was essential to offer incentives to recruit and retain employees and one member of staff used her day to attend events at her children's school. "She said the time was far more valuable to her than a pay enhancement." Kevin Courtney, from the National Union of Teachers, said it was "no surprise" some head teachers were offering additional benefits. "The teacher recruitment and retention crisis that is blighting schools is brought about by the unacceptable levels of workload expected of teachers - which are unusually high in our country." The Education Select Committee warned the government in February about a shortage of teachers in England. At the time the Department for Education said there were record numbers of teachers and it was investing £1.3bn in recruitment.

A head teacher has defended his decision to offer staff at a Lincolnshire school a "duvet day".

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The 29-year-old, who played for Keighley Cougars and Wales, died from a cardiac arrest triggered by hereditary heart disease. He collapsed on the pitch during a match at London Skolars on 3 May and efforts to resuscitate him failed. His widow, Lizzie, has asked people to wear rugby league shirts for the service at St Mary's Church, Halifax. Mrs Jones said she wanted the service, which began at noon, to be a celebration of the player's life. BBC Look North's Heidi Tomlinson said hundreds of fans had gathered outside the church to watch the service on big screens. A fundraising campaign set up by the RFL Benevolent Fund to support the couple's five-month-old twins has so far raised £150,000.

More than 2,000 people are attending the funeral of rugby league player Danny Jones.

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Police and fire crews were called to the scene, close to Lesmahagow, at about 10:30 on Friday after a tanker carrying highly-flammable ethanol caught fire. No-one was injured as a result of the blaze. The motorway was closed in both directions for several hours, with queues of up to nine miles reported. About 100 firefighters were involved in efforts to extinguish the blaze. Deputy Assistant Chief Officer Paul Connelly, from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, said: "The nature of the fuel involved in the fire meant it was both intense and very difficult to extinguish. "Large volumes of water were deployed from multiple jets and our crews also conducted several foam strikes to smother the flames. "Considerable resources were mobilised from across the west of Scotland to conduct a safe and effective firefighting operation, which has ultimately seen the fire extinguished. He added: "Our crews will remain at the scene over the coming hours while the remaining ethanol is removed from the vehicle."

The main motorway link between Scotland and England has fully reopened following a tanker fire.

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