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The clowns, attending an annual convention in Mexico City, chanted: "We are clowns, not killers". The craze, in which people dress up as clowns and scare people, spread quickly with the help of social media. Scary clowns were first reported in the US in August and quickly spread to the UK, Australia and Brazil. Last week, five teenagers dressed as clowns were detained in the Mexican city of Mexicali after frightening people with bats. Clown sightings were also reported in the city of Queretaro. The hysteria over the past weeks has prompted police in several countries to increase patrols outside schools, and in some areas fancy dress shops were asked to remove clown masks from the shelves. The craze also saw fast food giant McDonald's limiting the public appearances of its well-known clown mascot, Ronald McDonald. But those who earn a living from the profession are fighting back, hoping to reverse the negativity that has cast a shadow on their trade. Hoi Hoi, a professional clown at the Mexico city convention, told Reuters: "There is more good than evil. Clowns show we are good people and we do our work in the best possible way." An Argentine clown who went by the name Fluorescent Plug said: "I don't see anything funny about it." Others were concerned about the safety of professional clowns. Tomas Morales, president of the Brotherhood of Latino Clowns, said: "If [people] see in the news that we are evil, they can take a machete or a gun and kill a clown." Latin American clowns were dogged by controversy in 2013, when they gathered at that year's convention to deny allegations that one of their colleagues was responsible for the killing of a former Mexican drug cartel leader. The clowns argued at the time that their costumes were frequently stolen and then used to commit crimes. The annual clown convention, known locally as the "Kings of Laughter" convention, brings together professional clowns from across the continent. There are about 10,000 professional clowns registered in Mexico, according to the Latin-American Clown Association. The 22-year-old is a product of the Sale academy and his form last season saw him play for England Saxons in South Africa this summer. Since his debut against Saracens in 2013, Haley has established himself as Sale's first-choice full-back. "Since I joined the club it has moved on in leaps and bounds," he told BBC Sport. "If, when we were in contract talks, Sale were talking about being in mid-table then I wouldn't have been interested in staying - I'm here to win things." Director of rugby Steve Diamond added: "Mike is one of the best full-backs in the game and for him to sign a three-year deal is great news. "He can go all the way to the top and it's a statement to clubs out there that we intend to keep hold of our home-grown players."

Hundreds of professional Latin American clowns have condemned the recent global "creepy clown" craze, saying it is harming their image. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Sale Sharks full-back Mike Haley has signed a new three-year deal with the Premiership side.

The Sweeney/McQuade family want Mr Clarke prosecuted over the December 2014 crash which killed six people. The families of students Mhairi Convy and Laura Stewart, who were knocked down and killed in Glasgow in 2010, are seeking to prosecute William Payne. Judges at the High Court in Edinburgh have begun hearing submissions. Both Mr Clarke and Mr Payne blacked out at the wheel of the vehicles they were driving. The Crown Office decided not to prosecute either on the basis that they did not commit crimes because they did not know that their medical conditions would have caused them to pass out. However, the relatives of those who died in the collisions believe that the Crown made the wrong decision. They now want to bring their own prosecution against the two men and have gone to the High Court to seek permission to start proceedings against the two men. Much of what was said during Tuesday's hearing, held before judges Lord Carloway, Lord Bracadale and Lady Paton, cannot be reported for legal reasons. The aircraft, a former military helicopter, crashed at the side of the runway at Breighton Aerodrome, near Selby, at about 18:00 BST on Sunday during a private flight. All five were taken to hospital - two by air ambulance, police said. The Air Accident Investigation Branch said: "An investigation is under way and we will report in due course." The casualties suffered various head, back, chest and leg injuries, officials said. An eyewitness told the BBC he was about 200 yards away from the scene when he heard a "loud bang" before the helicopter crashed to the ground. He said he saw people running to help pull the passengers out. The BBC has been told the aircraft was an Alouette helicopter and was previously owned by the army. It is also understood the helicopter was coming into land when it crashed. According to the airfield's website, a 1940's themed event had been taking place over the weekend, which was attended by private owners of classic aircrafts. North Yorkshire Fire Service said all of the men were out of the helicopter when rescuers arrived. The wreckage of the helicopter, said to have come down on grass at the side of the runway, has since been taken away. Breighton Aerodrome is a former World War Two bomber base and is home to a classic aircraft collection.

Bereaved families have launched legal bids to bring private prosecutions against Glasgow bin lorry driver Harry Clarke and another fatal crash driver. [NEXT_CONCEPT] An investigation into a helicopter crash in East Yorkshire leaving five men injured is under way.

The men were arrested on the A4119 at Talbot Green at 17:50 BST on Tuesday. All four were arrested on suspicion of firearms and offensive weapon offences. South Wales Police said the incident was not terror-related and had no connection to the investigation in Pontyclun which is connected to the attack near Finsbury Park Mosque in north London on Monday. Police were called to a car wash in Swansea just after 14:40 BST on Tuesday following reports a number of men in a Jeep had threatened people with weapons. A description of the vehicle was put out, prompting the arrests later that afternoon. Police also said the arrests were not connected to Talbot Green or the Swansea car wash. The capabilities of the firm's Project Alloy headset, currently in development, were demoed at the CES tech show in Las Vegas. Chief executive Brian Krzanich said Intel planned to license the technology to manufacturers by the end of 2017. But one analyst said VR remained a difficult market to target. The headset does not require a separate PC or a connection to a power source - both computer and battery are built in, noted Mr Krzanich as he introduced the latest prototype. Two players in a mock living room demonstrated on stage how the headset could create a virtual replica of the room featuring scanned obstacles such as furniture. Intel calls this "merged reality". In the demo, the bookcases and coffee table were then replaced, digitally, by similar-sized scenery more suited to the game - a futuristic spaceship. Project Alloy was first unveiled in August last year, but this was its most advanced demo yet. "It was certainly interesting," said tech analyst Brian Blau at Gartner, who also praised the freedom offered by an "all-in-one" headset without a cable. However, he said it would have been even more impressive had the living room been scanned by the headset itself. "They did say [the room] was pre-scanned, so I was a little bit disappointed by that." The device will not be manufactured by Intel, but instead it will offer the technology to other tech firms to build products around. Intel hopes this process will begin in the final quarter of 2017. But the project's success may rely on others being willing to make content for it. "They can enable all kinds of stuff but if it is not for the rest of those pieces they'll just have the parts out there," said Mr Blau. The firm also showed off a variety of other uses for a wide range of VR headsets - including high definition 360-degree video captured at a waterfall in Vietnam. Mr Blau said the use of volumetric video - which lets viewers peer around objects as though they were really present in the captured scene - was impressive. "It is something we won't really see en masse for a long time because of its heavy data requirements," Mr Blau added. Other chip makers besides Intel have been developing virtual reality headset technology. Nvidia, for example, has been working on software and processors to power computing-intensive experiences. AMD is developing its Sulon Q headset, which - like Project Alloy - incorporates a computer and battery onboard, meaning no need for tethers or cables. There is some optimism around the potential for growth within the virtual reality market at CES. US unit sales of VR headsets are predicted to reach 2.5 million in 2017, according to a presentation at the trade show by the Consumer Technology Association. But during Intel's event, Mr Krzanich acknowledged that many were still unsure if the technology would become truly popular. "A lot of people are questioning is virtual reality going to take off, is it going to go anywhere?" he acknowledged . Follow all our CES coverage at bbc.co.uk/ces2017

Four men arrested by armed officers on a major road in Rhondda Cynon Taff are still being questioned by police. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Intel has shown off a headset that can replace a room's pre-scanned furniture with more appropriate video game scenery in virtual reality.

The #rideforolivia tribute was launched following the death of Australian Olivia Inglis, 17, in a fall on Sunday. Hundreds of thousands of social media users from dozens of countries have been posting and sharing photos of their own horses using the hashtag. Olympic gold medallist Charlotte Dujardin is among the high-profile figures to have joined in the tributes. Fellow British dressage rider and gold medallist Carl Hester has also paid tribute. The movement echoes a similar social campaign to mark the death of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes in 2014. The hashtags #putoutyourbats and #putyourbatsout were tweeted and shared across platforms such as Instagram and Facebook along with photos of cricket bats. As of 08:00GMT on Thursday, more than 120,000 people had posted photographs and videos for #rideforolivia on Instagram alone. The images will be used to create a mosaic of Olivia for her family, following a call from the bloodstock company which her family runs. "We have been overwhelmed by the kindness and sympathy from family and friends throughout the school, equestrian and thoroughbred communities," parents Arthur and Charlotte said in a family statement. The iris-scanner can be used to unlock the phone simply by looking at it, which Samsung says provides "airtight security". But researchers at Chaos Computer Club had easily tricked the device with a picture of an eye, Motherboard said. Samsung told the BBC it was "aware of the issue". The researchers first set up the phone's security by registering a volunteer's eyes using the S8 iris scanner. They then took a photograph of one of the volunteer's eyes, using a digital camera with an infra-red night vision setting. After printing the image, the researchers placed a contact lens over the photograph. The team posted a video showing the S8 smartphone unlocking itself when it saw the false eye. Samsung said its iris-scanning technology had been through "rigorous testing" to "prevent attempts to compromise its security". "If there is a potential vulnerability or the advent of a new method that challenges our efforts to ensure security at any time, we will respond as quickly as possible to resolve the issue." Security expert Ken Munro said the discovery was "another reminder that biometrics is not a silver bullet". "Personally, I prefer fingerprints to iris unlock. Your fingers are already holding your phone, so why not use prints rather than wave your phone in front of your face? "If you want to be really secure, choose fingerprints and a secret number. If you must have iris unlock, please walk everywhere with your eyes closed, so your iris can't be photographed." Galaxy S8 owners have the option of using a password or secret number to unlock their phone, instead of using the iris scanner. The measure, which will take effect in Hawaii's largest city in October, is aimed at reducing injuries and deaths from "distracted walking". First offenders caught gazing at devices, including laptops and digital cameras, face $15-$35 (£11-£26) fines. Urgent calls to the emergency services are exempt from the ban. The bill, also known as the Distracted Walking Law, was signed off by the mayor of Honolulu, Kirk Caldwell, on Thursday after the city council approved the measure by a vote of 7-2. The new legislation, which will come into effect on 25 October, states that "no pedestrian shall cross a street or highway while viewing a mobile electronic device". Repeat offenders face fines of up to $99. The new law has met opposition from some members of the public, who accuse the government of over-regulation. "We hold the unfortunate distinction of being a major city with more pedestrians being hit in crosswalks, particularly our seniors, than almost any other city in the county," Mr Caldwell told Reuters news agency. "Sometimes I wish there were laws we did not have to pass, that perhaps common sense would prevail, but sometimes we lack common sense," Mr Caldwell said. Distracted walking incidents involving mobile phones accounted for more than 11,100 injuries in the US between 2000 and 2011, according to the US National Safety Council. The figures for more recent years, which are not provided in the council's latest report, are likely to be higher.

A social media tribute to a teenage equestrian rider killed in competition has become a global phenomenon. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Samsung's eye-scanning security technology, used on the new Galaxy S8 smartphone, has been fooled with a photograph and a contact lens. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Honolulu has become the first major US city to ban pedestrians from looking at mobile phones, texting or using digital devices while crossing the road.

British Transport Police say the railway lines in Blaenau Ffestiniog are being used "like a park". Patrols are being increased in the area, and those caught trespassing will face on-the-spot fines or arrest. A 15-year-old girl and a 35-year-old man are currently being dealt with for anti-social behaviour in the area. "Groups have been hanging about at the station and, worryingly, on the railway tracks, where they're consuming alcohol and drugs, and having barbecues," said Sgt Gemma Jones. "They have so far shown a complete disregard for the residents who live nearby, as well as for their own safety. Quite simply, this has to stop." There will be a grace period for projects which already have planning permission, the Department of Energy and Climate Change said. Energy firms had been facing an end to subsidies in 2017. The funding for the subsidy comes from the Renewables Obligation, which is funded by levies added to household fuel bills. After the announcement was made, Fergus Ewing, Scottish minister for business, energy and tourism and member of the Scottish parliament, said he had warned the UK government that the decision could be the subject of a judicial review. Analysis: Roger Harrabin, environment analyst The Conservatives promised in their manifesto to hold down bills and increase renewable energy. But onshore wind is the cheapest readily-available form of clean energy in the UK. That's why some experts have described their decision to kill the onshore wind programme as bizarre and irrational. Speaking to business leaders in London last night, Amber Rudd said it was time to shift subsidies from onshore wind to other technologies that needed them more. But she did not say what those technologies would be, and the government has not announced compensatory subsidies for other forms of energy. Some of the business leaders are baffled why ministers will give local people a unique veto over wind turbines, when they cannot veto shale gas fracking or even a nuclear power station on their doorstep. The government's policies are seen by green groups as nakedly political. Another reason may be partly at play - the right-leaning think tank Policy Exchange calculates that the energy subsidies programme has simply run out of cash. If this is accurate, it presents a formidable challenge to an energy secretary who says she is committed to transforming the UK into a low-carbon economy. "The decision by the UK government to end the Renewables Obligation next year is deeply regrettable and will have a disproportionate impact on Scotland, as around 70% of onshore wind projects in the UK planning system are here," he added. The move was part of a manifesto commitment by the Conservative party ahead of the general election in May. "We are driving forward our commitment to end new onshore wind subsidies and give local communities the final say over any new wind farms," said Energy and Climate Change Secretary Amber Rudd. "Onshore wind is an important part of our energy mix and we now have enough subsidised projects in the pipeline to meet our renewable energy commitments," she said. 5,061 onshore turbines in the UK 18,000 gigawatt hours of electrcity generated by onshore turbines in 2014 5.5 million homes could run for a year on that power 5.6% of the UK total electricity needs The Conservatives also say that the onshore turbines "often fail to win public support and are unable by themselves to provide the firm capacity that a stable energy system requires". Some reports estimate that almost 3,000 wind turbines are awaiting planning permission and this announcement could jeopardise those plans. Friends of the Earth's renewable energy campaigner Alasdair Cameron said: "While the government rolls out the red carpet for fracking, they're pulling the rug out from under onshore wind. "Proposed changes to the planning system could make it more difficult for local authorities to give the go-ahead to new wind installations - even if it's the local community who want to build and run them." And Gordon MacDougall, managing director of Renewable Energy Systems, a Sir Robert McAlpine Group company, told the BBC that "what we are seeing is political intervention". He criticised the intervention in what he says is the cheapest form of low-carbon energy. The grace period could allow up to 5.2 gigawatts (GW) of wind capacity to go ahead, which could mean hundreds more wind turbines going up across the UK.

Police say they will crackdown on anti-social behaviour at a railway station in Gwynedd - including drug and alcohol abuse and barbecues next to tracks. [NEXT_CONCEPT] New onshore wind farms will be excluded from a subsidy scheme from 1 April 2016, a year earlier than expected.

The plan means up to 10 of its 176 UK stores may be closed over the next five years. A central distribution warehouse and about 10 smaller warehouses could also be shut. Meanwhile, the group said its half-year pre-tax profits fell by 6.4% to £88m. Debenhams shares were down by nearly 5% following the announcement. Chief executive Sergio Bucher, who joined the company last October, said its customers were changing the way they shopped and therefore Debenhams was also changing. "We will be a destination for social shopping, with mobile the unifying platform for interacting with our customers," said Mr Bucher, who was appointed with a view to shaking up the business. Debenhams said that leisure activities accounted for an increasing share of consumer spending and that the "leisure experience is an important part of shopping", while "mobile interaction" was growing fast. In an effort to capture this market, Debenhams plans to step up investment in its in-store cafes, restaurants and beauty services. Retail analyst Steve Dresser, of Grocery Insight, said it would be tricky for Debenhams to make its new approach work. "Without a core reason to visit Debenhams, or a point of difference, footfall and sales fall, which in turn impacts profitability," he said. "Shopping centre locations overcome footfall concerns, but in turn, rents are expensive." Debenhams said it had no "tail of loss-makers" in its 176 UK store estate and, in fact, many were "highly profitable". However, it added, it wanted to "ensure they are fit for the future". The 10 stores under review for closure, if they are deemed not profitable enough, have not been named. Debenhams said the rest would be "refreshed" and "remerchandised" to raise their profitability. In January, it began "decluttering" its stores by reducing the number of lines for sale. It is also switching about 2,000 of the stores' backroom staff to jobs where they deal directly with customers. The group also has plans to open four new shops in the UK. Debenhams has 82 stores in 26 other countries. It said it would leave some "non-core" international markets, with details due to be announced in October. The department store chain announced earlier this year that it had begun consulting on the closure of one central distribution centre in Northamptonshire which employs about 200 people. It is hoped all staff will be redeployed. Debenhams is also consulting on the closure of about about 10 smaller regional warehouses which are connected to stores. Those staff will be moved into the stores. Sir Ian Cheshire, the chairman of Debenhams, said "this is a strategy about growth", not job losses, and that the plans should lead to the creation of more jobs. However, independent retail analyst Nick Bubb said he was "disappointed" that the strategy did not include any targets for sales and profits, despite the talk of growth and efficiency. Mark Hughes, 33, of Buckley, Flintshire, accidentally let off a shotgun while getting a drink in July 2016, Mold Crown Court heard. After the gun went off, Hughes was heard screaming and was seen outside his house with a bleeding foot. He admitted possessing a shotgun and a stun gun, cannabis and cocaine. The court heard Hughes had wanted to kill himself at the time of the shotgun shooting. Judge Rhys Rowlands accepted Hughes had been looking after the gun for someone else. Prosecuting, Anna Price said armed police had gone to the house after the Hughes was seen outside it. She told the court he had previously been jailed for two years for wounding in 2005 and for four years in 2009 for arson. Julian Nutter, defending, said Hughes was no longer suicidal and wanted to make something of his life. Judge Rowlands accepted Hughes had been depressed at the time. He added Hughes was still at risk of losing his foot from what he called a "dreadful injury". He sentenced Hughes to three years and four months in prison.

Department store group Debenhams has announced a turnaround strategy aimed at boosting its appeal as a "destination" shop and improving its online service. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A man who shot himself in the foot while intending to kill himself has been jailed for possessing illegal weapons.

The incident took place in the city of Belgorod, 670km (440 miles) south of the capital, Moscow, on 29 December. The patient had earlier kicked a nurse, after which the doctor punched him in the head, Russian media reported. Investigators think it was a case of "involuntary manslaughter", one official told Russian TV, but have launched a criminal case. The story went viral after the CCTV footage came to light. Yelena Kozyreva from the local investigations committee said they believed there was no malicious intent in the doctor's actions. Relatives identified the patient as Yevgeniy Bakhtin, 56, a resident of Belgorod, LifeNews TV reported. The doctor has been named as Ilya Zelendinov, according to the privately owned channel Ren TV.

CCTV footage has emerged of a Russian hospital doctor punching a patient who collapsed and later died.

As a result Kent and Cheshire have been rated inadequate and Cambridgeshire requires improvement, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) said. Cheshire and Cambridgeshire improved but had more to do, while Kent's performance "slipped significantly". Cambridgeshire and Cheshire said they were making progress. Kent said it accepted the findings. The three are the latest to be inspected as part of a programme across forces in England and Wales. Insp Zoe Billingham, of HMIC, said the Kent force had "taken its eye off the ball as a result of poor supervision" and audit inconsistencies had led to "false-positive" results. "The force thought it was still doing the right thing whereas in reality its crime recording standards were slipping," she said. Cheshire had improved but needed to do more Insp Mike Cunningham, of the inspectorate, said. He said the force failed to record more than 11,600 crimes, but added: "We found that some serious crimes such as violence and sexual offences were being actively investigated but had not been recorded as a crime." Source: HMIC Insp Billingham said Cambridgeshire had implemented previous recommendations. But she said: "It was accurately recording about 88% of all crime reported to it - which means that more than one in 10 crimes were not making it on to the books." Cambridgeshire's Assistant Chief Constable Dan Vajzovic said the force had improved. "While it is of concern that some crimes are being recorded differently and this needs to be addressed, my focus remains firmly on protecting and safeguarding our communities," he said. Cheshire's Deputy Chief Constable Janette McCormick, said: "While we agree that there have been some crime recording errors, this does not mean we are failing victims, nor does the report call into question the integrity of officers and staff." Kent's Chief Constable Alan Pughsley said all crimes not recorded had been reviewed. He said the force was working to increase its accuracy, with extensive training under way. "We have worked hard with HMIC to improve our crime data integrity, not just for the last year, but going forward, and will not rest until we are satisfied it is the best it can be," he said.

More than 40,000 reported crimes including violent offences were not recorded by three forces, figures show.

Vasil Stoyanov, 30, was caught by Border Force officers with a lorry-load of the class A drug at Dover Eastern Docks in June 2015. The National Crime Agency (NCA) said the haul was estimated to be worth £3m wholesale and £11m on the street. Stoyanov, who had pleaded not guilty, was sentenced to 14 years in prison at Maidstone Crown Court on Friday. Following an NCA investigation, a border force officer found 130g of the drug powdered and sealed in a plastic bag stuck to the inside wall of one of the shipment's 2,000 cardboard boxes. A search of the lorry's load found 228 boxes had heroin inside concealed in the same way. The shipment was addressed to Lizzy86 Ltd, Stoyanov's company which was exposed as a front. Cambridgeshire police officers searched his home in Swinburne Close, Kettering, and a nearby lock-up. They found cut open charcoal boxes and documents showing he had spent £66,000 on three large orders of charcoal for a return of £67. His eBay account listed just two lots of charcoal for sale at £3.50 each. Mark Harding, senior investigating officer at the NCA, said: "The seizure means serious organised criminals have lost out on a huge revenue stream and street-level dealers won't be able to endanger heroin users and the communities in which they live. "It's also shut down a smuggling route that could have been used to bring any kind of dangerous commodity into the country."

A man who tried to smuggle £11m worth of heroin into the UK by hiding it in boxes of charcoal has been jailed.

For the rescued children this donation, from Red Cross Nigeria and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), was the first chance to get out of the tattered clothes they had been wearing for months, since the very day they were kidnapped by Boko Haram. Handing out clothes to the women and children as well as buckets, towels and soap is the easy part. It is much harder to help them recover from the physical and psychological damage. "I saw death when I was with Boko Haram. I lived with death," says Margaret. "It's only God that saved me. But I'm not the same person now." Her two-year-old daughter, Halima, is asleep on her lap, as her young son Jacob, four, cries relentlessly from fever and struggles to sit up on the bed beside her. "We saw so many ugly things. People were slaughtered with knives in front of us. It has changed my view of the world completely," she told me. Margaret escaped from captivity several months ago so it was surprising to find her amongst the just rescued women and children. She was there for an extraordinary reunion. When Boko Haram gunmen stormed her village near Damboa late last year Margaret was abducted along with Halima and Jacob. But she had three other children, aged six, eight and 10, back at home - with no one looking after them. With the jihadists terrorising the towns and villages, killing and abducting, Margaret was worried sick about their safety. "So I just took the risk and fled with Halima," she said adding that it would have been impossible to escape carrying both children. She took the painful decision to leave Jacob in the jihadist camp and begged another abductee, 20-year-old Hauwa, to look after him. I met Hauwa in another room of the school that is a temporary home for the rescued women and children. "We really suffered there. We were beaten if we didn't pray. Every day we were beaten," she tells me. Many of the children fell sick because they were eating so badly in the jihadist camp in the Sambisa forest. Despite all the challenges she still managed to keep Jacob and another woman's child safe - a heroic act that also helped her avoid being handed out as a wife of a Boko Haram fighter. "I am not married but I told them I was. I said: 'Look, here are my two children.'" Hauwa also protected the children during the terrifying rescue mission when the Nigerian military stormed the camp. "When the aircraft were above us we lay under the bushes to avoid being hit by bullets," she says. "The soldiers were shooting because they thought we were Boko Haram. Some of our women were hit, some died and others were wounded." Hearing that the Nigerian military had brought 275 of the rescued women and children to Yola, Margaret headed to the school "to find out if I was lucky". "When I found my son, Jacob, here, I was so happy it was as if I could fly," Margaret said, her face suddenly lighting up. Jacob needs a lot of help though. He is severely malnourished, as are more than 30 of the 200 children that were brought here. Help is available at the very basic clinic that has been set up at the school but some are disturbingly emaciated, with protruding ribs, and need emergency treatment. Retired midwife Mary Galadima points to three children recovering on a mattress on the floor. "That evening when they were brought here you would shed tears when you see them. These three here couldn't walk - we had to carry them, they were so weak. "When we give them food they start vomiting and they have diarrhoea because they stayed so long there in the bush," says Mrs Galadima, who is now a village health worker in a government-funded programme to boost care in the most vulnerable parts of the country. "Some also have eye problems because they became infected due to the harsh conditions they lived under, or the eyes were damaged when bombs exploded," she says. "If we know that there is a psychological problem we counsel them, and reassure them. That is all we are doing." The United Nations Population Fund, ICRC and volunteers are also helping with some counselling. "Any human being put under such level of stress becomes overwhelmed and the normal coping mechanism, the in-built resilience is stretched beyond breaking point," says one community leader from Borno state, who asked not to be named. After helping many former abductees he says some display clear signs of Stockholm syndrome. "They are brainwashed and indoctrinated so I have met some women who begin to think what the group is doing is right," he says. Given the staggering level of suffering and heartbreak and the memories that haunt these women and children, the need for psychosocial support is overwhelming. Boko Haram gunmen grabbed Safiya last December when she went to sell food in the market. She was several months pregnant and was taken with her husband. Just hours into her ordeal she tasted the brutality of the jihadists. "They killed my husband using a knife. Right in front of me they slit his throat," she said. From then on it was a battle for survival for both her and the unborn child, as she was moved from camp to camp - ending up in the harsh environment of the Sambisa forest. "Every day they would come around and tell us we were infidels and we should convert and accept their religion," she recalls. "Some days they beat us. Sometimes they would starve us of food and even water." Safiya gave birth last week to a baby boy - just one day before the Nigerian military attacked to rescue them. "We were very happy to see the soldiers because Boko Haram has said they would sell us and we never thought we would get out and live amongst people again." Safiya then tells me she has three other children aged nine, six and three. "They were at home in Lassa when I was abducted at the market." She has not seen them since then and has no idea how they have fared as the insurgency has battered the towns and villages of the north-east. The Red Cross says at least 60 of the children at the camp in Yola have been separated from their parents. In recent months a local radio and TV station has helped reunite some relatives but so many families have been torn apart during this conflict there is a great need for more tracing of relatives to be done. There are also many victims of sexual violence who need delicate counselling. Some young women and teenage girls held by Boko Haram have been forced to marry more than five men. "Any time they go for an operation and one of the fighters is killed they will force the young woman to marry another one," says the community leader from Borno state. "Eventually she becomes a habitual sex slave." The survivors have extraordinary levels of resilience and had to be resourceful in order to get through the ordeal. Now they need huge amounts of long-term help as they try to heal. All names of survivors have been changed.

They queued up for brand new clothes and flip-flops - cellophane-wrapped dresses for the girls and matching shirts and shorts for the boys.

The governing body wants to end a deal that means players across the country receive a percentage of its income. The row has meant an Australia A team tour of South Africa being called off. "We are willing to make important changes to modernise the existing model for the good of the game," said Smith. But, in a post on Instagram, he added: "We are determined to keep revenue-sharing for all because we must take care of domestic players in Australia. "I know from my career that, when I was dropped in 2011, if I didn't have a strong domestic competition to go back to, I certainly wouldn't be in the position that I'm in today." The previous five-year agreement between CA and the players ended on 30 June, and the dispute has effectively left 230 of the country's players unemployed. Talks over a new deal are expected to resume on Monday. "State players need to be taken care of financially so the domestic competition will always be strong which in turn keeps us strong at the international level," said Smith. In March, CA proposed salary increases for men and women as part of a revised memorandum of understanding, meaning players would no longer receive a percentage of the organisation's revenue. This was rejected by the Australian Cricketers' Association, which also turned down a recent revised pay offer. Australia's men are due to play a two-Test series in Bangladesh in August, while they are scheduled to host England in the Ashes from 23 November to 8 January, 2018. The women's team are under contract until the end of the Women's World Cup, which is taking place in England. Smith added: "As women's cricket gets bigger and bigger in Australia, women players must also be able to share in what they will be earning. "They must have the same chances and incentives to grow the game as the men have had since revenue sharing started. "It's time to get a deal done. It should be and can be an exciting time for the game." Adam Collins, Australian cricket journalist and broadcaster "What a mess. There's no other way to describe the fact the deadline has passed for Australia's cricketers to pen a pay deal with the board and no agreement is in place. "The result? Unemployment with immediate effect. The implications? Vast. The Ashes? Who knows. The Ashes is the true marker of disaster. If that tour is cancelled, heads will roll. And rightly so."

Australia captain Steve Smith says the country's cricketers will not give up a long-standing revenue-sharing agreement to settle their pay dispute with Cricket Australia (CA).

Warnock, 67, has been appointed manager of the Championship strugglers following Paul Trollope's sacking. Bothroyd played under Warnock at Queens Park Rangers and says his former boss is a good appointment. "The Cardiff squad need a firework up their backsides because it's terrible the position they're in at the moment," he said. "Even before I went to Cardiff they were hovering around the play-off spots so to be where they are at the moment is very disappointing. "It's the right time for Warnock to go in there and shake things up." Trollope was dismissed on Tuesday after less than five months in charge, with Cardiff second bottom of the table after two wins from 11 games. Cardiff is Warnock's 15th club as a manger with his last role helping Rotherham avoid relegation from the Championship last season. He turned down the chance to stay at Rotherham who are the only side currently below Cardiff in the table. Warnock spent eight seasons in charge of Sheffield United, has twice managed Crystal Palace and QPR and was also boss of Leeds United. Former England striker Bothroyd, who spent three seasons at Cardiff before Warnock signed him for QPR in 2011, says Warnock has many qualities. "He brings passion, knows the Championship really well and has been successful in the Championship," Bothroyd told BBC Wales Sport. "I think he's respected by a lot of the players he's managed. "He's very honest and doesn't beat around the bush. He'll tell you how it is and players want to know that. "Footballers want someone to give it to them how it is and that's what Neil does. "He knows how to get the best out of people." Warnock will be Cardiff's sixth permanent manager since controversial Malaysian businessman Vincent Tan became club owner in 2010. But Bothroyd says Warnock has experience of dealing with chairmen and club owners and will manage Cardiff on his own terms. "Neil Warnock is an experienced manager and I'm sure he knows how to deal with these sort of people," said Bothroyd, who now plays for Japanese side Jubilo Iwata. "He dealt with Flavio Briatore [former part-owner of QPR] and I don't think anyone's more erratic than him. "I'm sure he'll get along with the management there and I'm sure he's already said what he wants to do and his plan. "Neil is successful when he does things his way and not someone else's."

Ex-Cardiff City striker Jay Bothroyd says Neil Warnock will "shake things up" as new manager of the Bluebirds.

Metropolitan Police officer Tom Harrison, from Amersham, Buckinghamshire, used the name Mr Gorilla during the challenge. All sponsorship money would go to The Gorilla Organisation, he said. After crossing the finishing line he was congratulated by TV celebrity and conservationist Bill Oddie. Mr Harrison missed out on the marathon finishers' medal, awarded to runners who complete the course within eight hours, but was given a trophy and a stuffed gorilla toy. He slept at friends' homes overnight and spent 10-12 hours most days covering the course. Mr Harrison said it was difficult crawling on his knees and he eventually decided to walk on all fours - feet and hands. "When people saw the marathon number on my back they realised what I was doing and support grew. "People even stopped to cheer me," he said.

A man has raised nearly £50,000 for gorilla conservation by crawling around the 26.2-mile London Marathon course in costume over six and a half days.

The 32-year-old was suing the Magpies for about £2m on the grounds of disability discrimination. The tribunal also ruled the club made it impossible for Gutierrez to trigger an appearance-based contract extension. Newcastle say they are "dismayed" by the judgement and are considering further options with their legal team. Gutierrez's barrister Martin Budworth said: "The tribunal has made it clear that a Premier League football club owes the same duties to a disabled person as any other employer." Claims of unfavourable treatment and another of harassment related to disability were dismissed. A further remedy hearing will be held in due course, in which compensation will be addressed. Although Gutierrez has not released a statement, he did post on social media, saying: "Always in my heart Geordie nation. I love you." Gutierrez, who joined Newcastle from Real Mallorca in 2008, was diagnosed with testicular cancer in October 2013. He had been a regular at St James' Park before that time, scoring 10 goals in 177 appearances at the time of the return of the illness and subsequent treatment. The Argentina international sued Newcastle over the way he was treated following his diagnosis and claimed the Premier League club saw him as a liability after he returned from treatment. Gutierrez, now playing for Deportivo La Coruna in Spain, also alleged that he was not selected for some of the second half of the 2014-15 season, when the Magpies avoided relegation on the final day of the campaign, so the club would not trigger an automatic one-year contract extension. The tribunal found that Gutierrez was discriminated against following his diagnosis and subsequent return to fitness as it deemed he was considered part of the club's plans right up to the point of his absence. The ruling stated: The tribunal also concluded that Gutierrez was not considered for selection following his return to fitness until he could not achieve the 80 Premier League starts required over the length of his four-year contract to trigger the extension. As a result of his absence because of cancer, Gutierrez had only 121 games instead of 152 to earn his extended deal and the club had discriminated against him by failing to make reasonable adjustments. The ruling stated: Claims of unfavourable treatment were rejected, as his move to Norwich City on loan in January 2014 was consensual. A claim of harassment which related to Gutierrez training and playing with the under-21s was also dismissed as the tribunal ruled that many players, such as "Davide Santon, Siem de Jong and Gabriel Obertan" were required to do so to gain match fitness after injury. It is 19 days since Israel launched an offensive against Hamas militants. The death toll has passed 1,000, Palestinian medical officials have said. Protesters walked from Botanic Gardens in south Belfast to the US Consulate on Saturday afternoon. Speakers said the turn-out showed how Belfast felt about the conflict. Gerry Carroll from the People before Profit group, called for Israel to be boycotted and the Israeli ambassador to be removed from the Republic of Ireland.

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The Californian authorities had claimed Backpage.com's boss and two of its former owners had generated millions of dollars by hosting sex trade ads, some of which involved under-age children. Prosecutors told the judge Backpage.com had screened the ads on its site. But the judge ruled they could not be held liable for third parties' actions. "This court finds it difficult to see any illegal behaviour outside of the reliance upon the content of speech created by others," said Judge Michael Bowman. His decision was based on 1996's Communications Decency Act, which says publishers should not be held responsible for content created solely by their users. The case against Backpage.com had alleged that it should not qualify for protection because it "helps pimps and traffickers develop the ads they post". The site had previously stated it used both an automated system searching for key words and human review to check the contents of every post to its adult section. But the judge said he needed further evidence that the site was actually involved in the notices' creation. Charges of pimping a minor, pimping and conspiracy to commit pimping have now been dropped against the site's chief executive, Carl Ferrer, while charges of conspiracy to commit pimping have also been dropped against its ex-owners Michael Lacey and James Larkin. A spokesman for the business described the attempted prosecution of the men as an "abuse of power". But California's attorney general, Kamala Harris, who will shortly become a senator for the Democrat Party, said she intended to find other means to hold the men to account. "We will not turn a blind eye to the defendants' exploitative behaviour simply because they conducted their criminal enterprise online rather than on a street corner," she said.

Accusations the operators of a website likened to being an "online brothel" had engaged in pimping have been dismissed by a judge.

Darayya's city council said 28 barrel bombs were dropped from helicopters, preventing the aid from being delivered to residents. Overnight, trucks carrying medicine, food and flour reached the town. Meanwhile Kurdish-led forces said they had encircled a stronghold of so-called Islamic State (IS) in northern Syria. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said they had cut off the road between Manbij and Bab, north-east of Aleppo. The US-backed offensive aims to expel IS militants from the region to the north of the group's de facto capital, Raqqa. Syrian town in 'extremely dire' state What's left of Syria? A member of the Darayya City Council said there had been "intense random barrel bombing" of the area over three hours until midday, hindering the distribution of the aid delivered overnight by the UN and Syrian Red Crescent convoy. Rebel-held Darayya, which is surrounded by government forces, was among the first to report protests against President Bashar al-Assad's government. Earlier, the UN said its aid delivery had provided food rations including rice, lentils, sugar and oil for 2,400 people as well as wheat flour for all the estimated 4,000 people in the town. The convoy also contained 1.9 tonnes of medicines, antibiotics and vitamins, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. However, burns kits to treat about 30 people with dressings and painkillers could not be delivered as they were rejected by the government, the WHO said. The supplies are thought to be enough to last the besieged population a month. "We are hoping that this will lead to a much more sustained, durable access to Darayya and other besieged areas in Syria," said Jens Laerke, a UN spokesman. He said there were about 4.6 million Syrians living in besieged and hard-to-reach areas who were in need of supplies. On Thursday the UN's special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, said the Syrian government had given permission for aid to be delivered to 19 areas designated as "besieged" in the country, where an estimated 600,000 people live. The US, UK and France have called for air drops of aid and Mr de Mistura said he believed this pressure had led the Syrian government to allow aid to enter besieged rebel-held areas.

The Syrian government bombarded the besieged Damascus suburb of Darayya hours after the arrival of its first food aid since 2012, residents said.

Dylan Booth, 18, from Solihull, died in hospital after taking the substance at the Rainbow in the Digbeth area of Birmingham on New Years's Eve. Three men and a woman were also taken ill but have since recovered. A city council licensing hearing stipulated the club must employ under-cover security staff and sniffer dogs. Other conditions include extra drugs signage and more stringent identity checks. A full licensing review is due next month. Pennock's side have secured second place in the table but are without a win in seven games. The 45-year-old had been in charge since replacing Dave Hockaday in 2013. Academy manager Scott Bartlett takes caretaker charge of the club, with assistant manager Jamie Day and fitness coach Neil Withington both resigning. "It was a difficult decision just a week out from the play-offs after Ady had taken us to our highest placed finish in the National League," chairman Dale Vince said. "However, as a club we felt we needed to make this change, in order to give us the best chance of succeeding in the play-offs. "We thank Ady for his efforts while at the club and wish him well in the future." Forest Green, who face Dover away on Saturday in the final game of the regular season, lost to Bristol Rovers in last season's play-offs after finishing fifth. The teenager, named locally as Alex Masterton, died during a trip to Barcelona with friends. Mr Masterton was a pupil at King Edward VI Grammar School in Louth, near Grimsby, where he had recently completed his A-levels, A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesperson said: "Our staff are supporting the family of a British man who has died in Barcelona." Mr Chavez said a lesion he had removed from his pelvic region earlier this week was malignant. In a televised messaged recorded in Cuba, where he is being treated, Mr Chavez said the tumour had not spread. The news comes just seven months before presidential elections in Venezuela, in which Mr Chavez has promised to run for re-election. In the footage, recorded in Havana on Saturday and broadcast on Venezuelan TV on Sunday, Mr Chavez said his recovery had been progressive and rapid. He said tests showed the tumour was "a recurrence of the initially diagnosed cancer", but stressed that "the tumour was totally extracted''. The president said he would undergo radiotherapy, but did not say whether he would do so in Cuba or in Venezuela. Smiling and walking Last year, Mr Chavez had surgery and four rounds of chemotherapy in Cuba after a baseball-sized growth was detected in his pelvic region. Since the latest round of surgery, Mr Chavez has been upbeat, using the Twitter social network to tell officials and supporters he would "live and win". In pictures released on Friday, he could be seen smiling broadly and walking unaided. And in a phone call to Venezuelan television, he thanked the "love from the people". He has not said when he will return to Venezuela. "I cannot neglect my recuperation treatment for even a minute,'' he said on Friday. "I continue recovering, thanks to Venezuela's support, the Cuban people, the doctors here in Cuba, to the love from the people that fills me," he added. Claudiu Strungaru, 29, of Johnstown, Carmarthen, attacked his victim in the town centre. She was found injured in undergrowth at St David's Church in the early hours of August 4 and Strungaru was arrested the next day. He pleaded guilty to rape and attempted assault at Swansea Crown Court.

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A total of 1,465 weapons, including hand guns, shotguns, rifles and tear gas, have been confiscated from adults during the same period. Six rifles were seized from six youngsters in 2015, compared with the individual seizures of 150 shotguns from adults. North Wales Police released the figures after a Freedom of Information request. The data was not available from Wales' other forces. The results also showed a BB gun was taken off a pupil at a school in north Wales in 2015. She said she would "go all out" to win Rhondda, but also seek to be on Plaid's regional list for South Wales Central, as recent rule changes allow. Candidates are no longer banned from standing in both types of seat. It means that if Ms Wood fails to win Rhondda she is still likely to be elected via the regional list. Labour's Public Services Minister Leighton Andrews, who currently holds the constituency seat, said he would only stand in Rhondda. Meanwhile, another Labour AM, Alun Davies, called Ms Wood's decision "disappointing". On a visit to the Toyota plant in Flintshire on Thursday, Ms Wood told BBC Wales: "It's something I said quite some time ago actually, it's not news. "I intend to stand in the Rhondda, where I live, and I'll be going all out to win the first-past-the-post seat there. "But since the rules have now changed, I will be submitting my name for the regional list as well and I would encourage other politicians to do the same." She accused Labour politicians of "making mischief", pointing out that Mr Andrew himself stood as a dual candidate in 2003. In 2014, Ms Wood said she would "probably" stand as a regional and a constituency candidate if able to do so. Of the 60 assembly members, 40 represent constituency seats and 20 are elected from five regional lists. Regional AMs are elected via lists of candidates submitted by political parties, in a system designed to make the overall number of AMs elected from each party more closely match their level of support from voters. If a politician wins a constituency seat, they are removed from the regional list during the counting process. At the 2007 and 2011 assembly elections, candidates were barred from standing for both constituencies and regional seats, following criticism that it was an "insurance policy" allowing politicians rejected by the voters in an individual constituency to become regional AMs. In the 2011 assembly election, Ms Wood was top of Plaid Cymru's list of candidates for the South Wales Central region. Leah Washington said she had been sent "upsetting" messages online, including by people saying they would be prepared to "lose a leg for £1m" compensation. The 18-year-old from Barnsley was one of five people who suffered severe injuries on the Smiler ride on 2 June. Ms Washington also fractured her hand in the crash at the Staffordshire park. Speaking to Capital FM, she said: "I don't think people understand how much my life has changed. "People say 'Oh, I'd lose a leg for millions of pounds', but they wouldn't because they don't understand everything else that comes along with it - the pain, the physio, the learning to walk again. "It is so much and so not worth the money." Ms Washington, who was on the front row of a car when it crashed into an empty one in front, said she had also been sent messages by people saying they could not wait for the ride to re-open. "It's upsetting to think that people want to go on the ride after what's happened to us, just because it is more of a thrill," she said. "It is quite upsetting when you are getting messages on Twitter saying 'Oh I can't wait for it to re-open'. "If they think that, let them think that, but don't message us. What we've been through is enough." Three other front-row riders sustained serious leg injuries, while a fifth person was treated for internal injuries. The park's owners, Merlin Entertainments, said up to 190 jobs could be lost following a drop in revenue as a result of the crash.

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They believe building construction giant Odebrecht inflated the price of the Arena Pernambuco by $12m (£7.8m). Federal Police have carried out raids in several Brazilian cities. The company's president, Marcelo Odebrecht, is in jail in connection with a separate corruption scandal. He was charged last month with corruption and money laundering for allegedly paying bribes to secure contracts with the state-owned oil company, Petrobras. Mr Odebrecht has denied the charges and said he would appeal. He is one of dozens of businessmen, civil servants and politicians detained over the past year as part of a major investigation of corruption at Petrobras. With the information gathered from that investigation, prosecutors have launched Operation Fair Play, focusing on the same building companies. Federal Police believes the bidding process for the construction of the Arena Pernambuco, near the north-eastern city of Recife, was rigged to favour Odebrecht. "There wasn't proper competition," Federal Police investigator Marcello Diniz told O Globo newspaper. He said Odebrecht was invited to take part in the process a year before details were made public. Other competitors were given only 45 days to prepare their bids. The official cost of the stadium has never been disclosed, but it is estimated to have cost more than 700m reais ($200m; £130m). The investigation is also looking into evidence that civil servants were bribed by the building company. Odebrecht is Latin America's biggest construction company. It employs more than 180,000 people in 21 countries. Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets in the months that preceded the World Cup to protest against perceived corruption and overspending in the preparations for the event. Demonstrators objected to the huge cost of the tournament, arguing that more money should have been spent on public services to ease inequality. Thirty-four grammar schools hosted the Association of Quality Education (AQE) exams for 7,285 pupils. This year, there are more pupils than ever taking the unregulated tests. Northern Ireland's Department of Education abolished academic selection with the final official 11-plus test held in 2008. However, many grammar schools use unregulated transfer tests to select pupils. There are two unofficial replacement systems for the 11-plus in operation. The single, multiple choice GL Assessment is used mostly by Catholic schools and the AQE sets a different exam for other schools. The GL test will be held next week. The number sitting that examination has also increased, to 7,255. That test is free. There is a charge of £45 for the AQE test, but pupils who get free school meals are exempt. Attempts to create a single examination have failed. The 32-year-old was part of the men's four who claimed gold in Rio, having also been part of the team who won in London four years earlier. He also claimed five World Championship golds in his 12-year career. "My life as I've known it ever since I can remember has now changed forever and really, honestly, there's no coming back from this," he wrote in his blog. "I feel now, after 32 years on this big blue planet, that I've reached that point in sport and much to my relief I'm satisfied, happy and content. "There's probably more I could do but I've reached my limit and this is as far as I'm prepared to go." George Nash, who was also in the victorious men's four in Rio, announced his retirement in November. Media playback is not supported on this device

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But on 27 November that year their 10-year-old son Damilola was stabbed on his way home from school in Peckham by youths armed with a broken bottle. He bled to death in a stairwell. On the 10th anniversary of his death, Mr Taylor recalls the moment he received the news of his son's shocking killing. "The day I got the call was a Tuesday. "From the other end it was my son's voice, Tunde, saying 'Dami went to school yesterday and he didn't come back home.' "I said, 'he didn't come back home? What happened?' "He said that he died and at that point I collapsed. It was a real shock because I didn't expect death. "All I expected was he was beaten up by his classmates. I never knew that there were young people of his age after killing him." Brothers Danny and Rickie Preddie, of Peckham, were convicted in 2006 of the manslaughter of Damilola. Both received eight-year jail sentences. The circumstances around Damilola's death brought the issue of youth violence on inner city estates to the forefront of the nation's consciousness. However, for Samuel Eubuomwan, 20, who was in the same class as Damilola at Oliver Goldsmith Primary School in Camberwell, the incident left a deeply personal memory. "I remember running up the stairs because I was running late for class, and then running into the classroom and everyone was just quiet," he recalls. "Someone told me how Damilola died. "I remember being absolutely shocked and confused. I just didn't assume it to be real… I just didn't think that could ever happen." Mr Eubuomwan remembers Damilola as "really bubbly and really outgoing" and said the death had affected him deeply. For many years afterwards he replayed the events of Damilola's killing over and over again in an attempt to make sense of what had happened. In the process, Mr Eubuomwan developed a dark fascination with death. "Damilola's death made me see the world in a different way. "It did make me wonder about death… I wanted to know how it works, what it involved and Damilola's death replayed in my mind and I guess that it played a significant role in the person I am today." Mr Eubuomwan believes that his preoccupation with death has even had an influence on his chosen career of medicine. Damilola had also dreamt of being a doctor to help cure his sister's epilepsy. Cisco Augusto, now 18, was a couple of years below Damilola Taylor at their primary school. He still remembers Damilola coming to his rescue on one occasion when some boys were bullying him. The youth volunteer and A-level student said he had struggled to come to terms with Damilola's death. In the aftermath of the killing, Mr Augusto's life would change dramatically. His father left the family home and his behaviour deteriorated. "I turned into a person that I didn't really like in the sense that I always misbehaved continuously in school… I got excluded in the first week of year seven and then I got arrested in year eight." In his own words, the teenager had chosen "the wrong path". Damilola's death also focused political minds. The Damilola Taylor Trust was set up on the first anniversary of his death to give "life, opportunity and hope" to Britain's "downtrodden and underprivileged youth". And there was an investment of £290m in Peckham to help rebuild the area. The tower block where Damilola was killed was torn down and 2,000 new homes built. Southwark Council's youth offending services also introduced one of the UK's first early intervention teams. Despite these efforts, youth unemployment and take up of education and training opportunities in Southwark remains among the worst in London. Knife crime and youth violence is perhaps an even bigger problem now than in 2000. The latest figures show that 10 young people in Peckham have been killed in the past three years. Mr Taylor said: "There was sincerity in the minds of those politicians that were giving out statements and promising to look into the area. "The main issues have not been addressed up to today because there is still violence going on, there is still stabbing and shootings going on in Peckham." Damilola's Friends is on Monday 29 November, 7.30pm, on BBC One in the London region only. The programme will also be available on BBC iPlayer.

Richard and Gloria Taylor uprooted their young family from Lagos to London in August 2000 to seek better healthcare for their daughter who suffered from a severe form of epilepsy.

But this time, Egyptian-American journalist Mona Eltahawy was not going to ignore it. This time, she took to Twitter to express her frustration. "Save your lectures, whether you're a total stranger or someone I know. 'Sister Mona' is not interested," she wrote, before asking others to share their story using the hashtag "Dear Sister". Within hours, it had inspired thousands of tweets, with women from Australia to Pakistan, South Africa to Canada sharing their experience of being lectured to by men. "To be honest, when I first tweeted it out, I did it almost as a joke," Ms Eltahawy told the BBC. The email - for no particular reason - had been the last straw. But her flippant rant sparked a flame. Women flooded the social media site, revealing they too were fed up of being told how to dress and behave - much of the time by men who apply a double standard when it comes to their own lives. Indeed, since her initial tweet on Sunday, the hashtag has been used more than 18,000 times, with many women sharing their own frustrations. "I think what happened was other women looked and thought, it is not just me." But as "awful" as many of the stories were, there was much to find strength in, said Ms Eltahawy, author of Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution. "I love the ferocity and energy," she said over the phone from New York. "It was not saying boo hoo [I am a victim], it was exposing the men." Not that the men the tweets were talking about took it well. A common demand was to "stop talking about this stuff, you are making us look bad". "My answer - and the answer of so many other Muslim women - was: we do not make you look bad. You make you look bad." Of course, as Ms Eltahawy and many other women were keen to point out, their complaints did not include all Muslim men. As one social media user noted, the #DearSister comments are "a reflection of culture, not Islam". That did not stop the non-Muslim men who saw the tweets as "proof" of their Islamaphobic views telling the women to turn their back on their religion. These women need neither thing, Ms Eltahawy says. "There is the internal right-wing, and the external right wing - and I reject entirely their messages." But then there are the women who took issue with #DearSister - women Ms Eltahawy says have become the "patriarchy's foot soldiers", willing to accept the "crumbs" left behind by men. "I don't want the crumbs - I want the cake," Ms Eltahawy said. So, it seems, do many women on Twitter. Ms Eltahawy hopes #DearSister could inspire more women to come forward and share their lives. She dreams of holding readings, plays or putting together a book, collating their experiences. "For me the most important thing it that #DearSister is a platform for Muslim women and girls - somewhere they get the space to speak, and everyone must listen." Even if the book or readings do not come to fruition, you get the feeling she would be happy anyway. "Muslim women all over the world are seeing each other," Ms Eltahawy says, clearly delighted.

It was an email like many she had had before: a lecture from a stranger explaining why her views - in his eyes - were wrong, all delivered hiding behind the phrase "dear sister, I say these things with greatest certitude of your Islam".

The military declared that Hit had been "completely liberated" by units of the elite Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS). Since it began in mid-March, the assault on the town has been the focus of the government's wider campaign to regain control of Anbar province. Hit sits on a key supply route linking IS-held territory in Iraq and Syria. Iraqi military officials and the US-led coalition against IS believe that by clearing the town 150km (93 miles) west of Baghdad, they can build on other recent gains in the vast desert of Anbar. CTS spokesman Sabah al-Numani told the AFP news agency that troops took complete control of Hit on Thursday, after clearing it of the last remaining gunmen. IS militants in the town, between Ramadi and Haditha, put up heavy resistance to the assault. Air strikes by coalition warplanes were being called in by troops late into Wednesday night, CTS commander Gen Abdul Ghani al-Asadi told the Associated Press. Gen Asadi said that in intercepted radio communications IS fighters were heard saying that "this is our headquarters and we will never leave this area". More than 20,000 civilians fled Hit after the launch of the operation to retake the town last month, but thousands more were believed to be trapped inside during the last stages of the battle. The offensive on Hit was reportedly delayed by a two-week sit-in protest in Baghdad by supporters of the powerful Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, as forces had to be pulled from Anbar to protect them. The protesters demanded that Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi move ahead with a plan to replace ministers appointed on the basis of political affiliation with technocrats in a bid to tackle systemic political patronage that has aided corruption. At the end of March, Mr Abadi submitted a list of non-partisan nominees, but it was rejected by the main parties, who put forward their own candidates, Mr Abadi submitted a second list with their approval on Tuesday, triggering a sit-in in parliament by dozens of MPs, who demanded an opportunity to vote on the original list. There were chaotic scenes on Wednesday as a brawl broke out during a debate over the reshuffle, and the speaker Salim al-Jabouri formally called for parliament to be dissolved. On Thursday, a number of MPs held a vote of no-confidence in Mr Jabouri, a leading Sunni Arab politician and ally of the prime minister. But Mr Jabouri said the session lacked the necessary quorum and was marred by "many legal and constitutional errors". Stella Downing, 37, admitted murdering 56-year-old Glyn Evans at his home in Walsall Street, Willenhall, on 28 December, 2015. She and a friend, Martin Stokes, had gone to his home and Downing launched her attack following a row. Stokes was jailed for a year after lying to police about how long he had been in the house. The 49-year-old, of St Giles' Road, Willenhall admitted perverting the course of justice at Wolverhampton Crown Court. Police were called to the house where they found Mr Evans lying slumped against a chest of drawers. A post mortem revealed he died of stab injuries to the stomach and back. Alcoholic and unemployed Downing, of no fixed address, and Stokes were arrested by officers near the scene the same night. Det Insp Jim Munro said the pair had attempted to clear up the bloody scene. He said: "Glyn was well liked in the local community and I'd like to thank those local people who came forward to assist in this investigation. "I cannot say what exactly happened in that flat which led to Glyn's death only that evidence suggests he was at no fault whatsoever and was unarmed when attacked by Downing with a knife." In a statement, Mr Evans' family described him as a "happy-go-lucky chap with a heart of gold". It said: "He died in tragic circumstances and didn't deserve to die like this. "He will be sadly missed and the family are still grieving and don't think they will ever get over it. The family are glad justice has been served." nan

Iraqi troops have recaptured the strategically important western town of Hit from Islamic State militants after weeks of fighting, officials say. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A woman who stabbed her former lover to death after a drunken argument has been jailed for 13 years and four months. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Lebanon has placed new restrictions on Syrians entering the country to slow the flow of asylum seekers trying to escape the Syrian civil war.

The 23-year-old from Dungannon in County Tyrone, arrived into Dublin airport on Saturday night on a flight from London. She had left South America on Friday night. McCollum was released on parole in March after serving less than half her six-year, eight-month sentence. McCollum and Scottish woman Melissa Reid were arrested in August 2013 at Lima Airport with 11kg of cocaine hidden in food packets. She had been staying in Peru awaiting a judicial hearing to decide when she could return home. Melissa Reid arrived back to Scotland in June.

Convicted drug smuggler Michaella McCollum has arrived back in Ireland after being released from prison in Peru earlier this year.

Mamunal Islam was told by US online ticketing website Eventbrite the name "M Islam" matched one restricted by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control. The accountant, who is from Bedford, said this was "beyond racist". Eventbrite said it was "truly sorry" but "a person with a very common name is more likely to make the list". The funds were released after Mr Islam, who is a British citizen, provided information confirming his country of birth. Mr Islam was using the site to sell tickets for a film screening to raise money for a foodbank in Bedford. He said: "Islam is a common name in the UK and around the world. "It is counter-productive - discrimination like this can force young Muslim people, or anyone really, into the arms of extremists." Eventbrite is a website that allows organisations to sell tickets to the public. Mr Islam had used it nine times before for similar fundraising events without problems. Eventbrite said the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) had only recently added "M Islam" to its list. Eventbrite denied the move was connected to President Trump's executive order banning travel by people from some majority Muslim countries, which was signed three days later. A spokesman for the company said: "As a US company, Eventbrite must comply with US law. "In this instance, a payment to the organiser was temporarily held because of a potential OFAC name match. "Whether that is J Smith or M Islam does not make the slightest difference." Bedford Conservative MP Richard Fuller has asked Eventbrite to look at the way it complies with the OFAC list, because "if you try to match a Mr Islam in Bedford, or in the UK, you can't find anyone - they're not on the list".

A fundraiser had £400 in donations for a UK foodbank charity frozen after his "very common name" appeared on a restriction list for the US Treasury.

More than 1,000 have closed since June 2013, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). North Yorkshire lost 89 farms, the highest total of any county, while Berkshire saw the greatest rate of decline with a third of farms closing. The board said it was concerned by the milk price paid to farmers. An AHDB spokesman said some farmers were still paid about 10 pence a litre less than the cost of production, despite protests by the National Farmers' Union last year. The board said North Yorkshire had lost more than one in seven farms over the period, while Berkshire had lost seven of its 22 farms. In total, 1,002 farms have closed over the three-year period. Yorkshire dairy farmer Jeremy Holmes said traditional dairy farming was "in a mess", with "far too much milk on the market". He said he had survived by buying a vending machine to sell raw milk on his farm at Denby Dale near Huddersfield at £1 per litre - about three times the price paid by supermarkets. Regulations mean raw milk can only be sold on farms, which means supermarkets cannot compete with producers. Mr Holmes added: "You are connecting yourself with the consumer directly, and it's literally the freshest milk from the cows." Supply and demand has led to the cost of milk plummeting across the UK. Farmer-owned dairy Arla has teamed up with Asda and is launching a £1.50 four-pint carton of milk, where 25p will go back to the dairy co-operative. David Christensen, whose Oxfordshire farm produces 5,000,000 litres of milk for Arla a year, said: "It has been really tough over the last two years, supply and demand have really been out of balance. "We have found that 60% of consumers are willing to pay more for their dairy products if they know that money will go directly back to the farmers." Angus Hodge, a dairy farmer at Padworth in Berkshire, said: "The last couple of years have been a struggle with the milk price dropping but we've had to trim our costs, with eyes to the future when the milk price picks up." Despite the closure of farms, the number of dairy cows in the UK increased by around 113,000 between 2013 and 2015 according to figures from the House of Commons library. The report said the average herd size had risen as smaller producers left the industry. During that period, milk prices fell by about 30%. The report said UK milk production had increased by 8% between 2013 and 2014, mainly due to a higher yield per cow.

Nearly one in 10 dairy farms across England and Wales have closed in the last three years, an industry body has reported.

The Derry born 20-year-old, who is a Northern Ireland U21 international, made his debut for the League One side in August 2015. Kennedy has also had loan spells with VCD Athletic of the Isthmian League. Dundee midfielder Nicky Low signed on loan last month for the Candystipes, who start their Premier Division campaign at Bohemians on 24 February.

Charlton Athletic striker Mikhail Kennedy has joined League of Ireland club Derry City on loan until June.

The 46-year-old woman was struck by the car on Wilkinson Street in the Radford area of Nottingham on Wednesday evening. She was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre where she remains in a serious condition, a police spokesman said. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating. IPCC commissioner Derrick Campbell said:"Our investigators have met with members of the woman's family to explain our role and our thoughts are very much with them." He urged anyone who saw what happened to contact them. "This happened during the busy rush hour and we know a tram and a bus had both stopped close to where the collision occurred, so there are many potential witnesses," he said. Roads in the area were closed after the crash, which happened at about 18:45 GMT. Supt Simon Firth, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "Our thoughts are very much with the lady involved and her family at this difficult time."

A pedestrian has been injured in a serious collision with a police car that was responding to reports of a burglary.

Nicknamed John Coe, the male orca can be indentified by a notch on its dorsal fin. The injury to its tail was spotted during a survey by the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (HWDT). The trust said consultations with experts suggested that it was "almost certainly" caused by a shark. John Coe is one of a small community of orcas regularly seen off Scotland's west coast. Members of the group have also been spotted at times off Peterhead and Girdleness in Aberdeenshire, Ireland's west coast and off Pembrokeshire in Wales. The group, which is believed to be the UK's only resident population of killer whales, is thought to contain just nine older animals. There are fears that it will eventually die out after becoming isolated from other killer whale populations. In a statement, the trust said: "Notable highlights during 2014 included two separate encounters with what is believed to be the UK's only known resident population of killer whales. "This small, isolated population of orca has never produced offspring since studies began, raising fears that it faces imminent extinction." It added: "Evidence of drama emerged when one of the group's males - known as John Coe - was observed with a large area of his tail fluke missing. "Consultations with experts suggest that this was almost certainly the result of a shark attack." The trust said it could not "realistically speculate" on the kind of shark involved. HWDT carried out its latest survey of whales, which included a young minke whale, dolphins, porpoises and plankton-feeding basking sharks, between May and October last year. The trust has now released information on the data it gathered, including a 25% increase in sightings of harbour porpoises and a 33% decline in observations of basking sharks. More than 80,000 music fans are expected to attend the three-day festival over the weekend. Scottish synthpop band Prides became the first band to perform at the festival's new home when they took to the main stage soon after the main arena opened to fans. Other acts on the line-up include The Libertines, Kasabian and David Guetta. The event was moved across Perthshire to Strathallan after concerns were raised about an oil pipeline running under the festival's long-time home at Balado. After a lengthy planning battle, organisers DF Concerts won permission to host T in the Park at the estate for the next three summers. Festival director Geoff Ellis said: "We're delighted with how everything is going so far. "There's an incredible atmosphere onsite and Prides did Scotland proud with a brilliant opening performance on the main stage." Organisers urged those heading to the festival over the weekend to plan their journey. Mr Ellis added: "As it's a brand new site for everyone this year, we ask fans not to assume anything and to take the time to explore and get to know the campsite and the arena. "We're starting with a blank canvas and we want everyone to respect our beautiful surroundings." Police Scotland said 12 arrests had been made so far, with a total of 83 crimes recorded, including thefts from tents. Supt Colin Brown said: "The vast majority of people have enjoyed themselves today and taken our advice and behaved responsibly. "However, a small number have ignored that advice and have been dealt with. Our advice is simple: look after yourselves and your friends, behave and have a good time." Selfie sticks, flagpoles and nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, have been banned from the festival site. Friday's acts at the festival also included Sam Smith, while Saturday sees Avicci, The Libertines and Twin Atlantic take to the stage. On Sunday, the event will be closed by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds after performances by Stereophonics and The Prodigy.

A shark has been suspected of biting a chunk out of the tail fluke of a killer whale well-known to whale and dolphin watchers in Scotland. [NEXT_CONCEPT] T in the Park festival has got under way at Strathallan Castle for the first time.

Holly Brown was among 21 students on a field trip when the crash happened on the A38 in Birmingham on Friday. In a statement, her parents said they were "so proud" of the teenager's achievements. Flowers have been left outside John Taylor High School, in Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire. For more on this story and other Birmingham news or Staffordshire stories. West Midlands Police appealed for any witnesses who had not yet come forward to contact the force. Holly was confirmed dead at the scene of the crash which happened in the Castle Vale area of the city at about 09:00 BST. Another teenage girl was taken to hospital with minor injuries and other pupils were treated at the roadside. In their tribute, Holly's parents and twin sister Emma said: "You grasped every opportunity that life presented to you, displaying so much passion, enthusiasm and determination in pursuit of your dreams. "All this without forgetting to care about people, being there for others and having time for those that needed it. "We will miss you so much but you will always be in our thoughts, hearts and prayers." Birmingham City Council has confirmed one of its bin lorries was involved in the crash and said it would "be fully co-operating with all investigations".

A 14-year-old girl who died when a school minibus was in collision with a bin lorry was a "beautiful daughter", her family said.

Kenneth Parratt, 71, from the Swain House area, died on Friday on Idle Road at the junction with Myers Lane. A 28-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop after a collision. 　 Police said he is currently on bail while enquiries continue. 　 More on this and other Bradford stories In a statement, Mr Parratt's family said: "He was a loved and cherished father and grandad. "We can't believe he has gone. He will be sadly missed."　 The Lakers are struggling again this season after three years of decline in which they have posted the worst results in their history. Three-time Most Valuable Player Johnson spent his entire 13-year NBA career with the Lakers, winning five championships with the franchise. "I'm overjoyed to be back home with the Lakers," Johnson said. "I will do everything in my power to help return them to their rightful place among the elite teams of the NBA," added the 57-year-old. He will assist Buss "in all areas of basketball and business", the franchise announced. "We are thrilled and honoured to add Magic's expertise and abilities," Buss added. Johnson was an honorary vice president of the Lakers until last year and held an ownership stake until selling it in 2010. He was also part of the USA 'Dream Team' which won Olympic gold in 1992. It happened at Bray Lock, Amerden Lane, Taplow, close to the Berkshire border, at about 12:40 BST, police said. Two men and a woman, in their 40s, a woman in her 30s, a teenage girl and a three-year-old boy have been taken to hospital with non life-threatening injures. Another man was treated for minor injuries at the scene. The boat is thought to be privately owned and there were a number of adults and children on board at the time of the explosion, Thames Valley Police said. The force said officers remain at the scene and an investigation is underway to establish the circumstances of the explosion. There are currently no road closures in place, but residents have been urged to avoid the area whilst emergency services continue to work at the scene. Sarah King found her cycle was missing from a rack in Camberwell on Thursday night following a meeting. Ms King said she had not realised it had been cut through and then taped back together before she locked her bike to it. Met Police are working with Southwark Council to investigate the theft. Ms King, a Labour councillor, said it was the first time she had heard of a bike being stolen in such a way and wanted to warn others. She said she was "upset and shocked" to find it missing as "I love cycling in London and I love my bike". Her tweet warning cyclists about the scam has been retweeted nearly 2,500 times. Councillor Darren Merrill, of Southwark Council, said: "It is appalling that the growing cycling population in the borough are being targeted by these cunning thieves." Tammy Davis-Charles was arrested in Phnom Penh in November last year, shortly after the Cambodian government had banned commercial surrogacy. During her trial the 49-year-old denied the charges and said she only provided medical care to the surrogates. Commercial surrogacy has grown in South East Asia in recent years, prompting some countries to take action. On Thursday Davis-Charles, who has already spent the past nine months in detention, was found guilty of acting as an intermediary between an adoptive parent and a pregnant woman. She was also found guilty of fraudulently obtaining documents. Earlier reports said that Davis-Charles had operated a clinic that matched foreign couples with Cambodian surrogate mothers. She had said in court she did not recruit the parents and only took care of the mothers to "make sure they were safe". Two Cambodians said to have worked with her, Samrith Chakriy and Penh Rithy, were also found guilty and jailed over similar charges. In 2015 Thailand imposed a ban on foreigners seeking Thai surrogate mothers following a string of scandals in the industry. This led to an uptick in commercial surrogacy in neighbouring countries such as Cambodia, which then moved swiftly to impose a total ban. But the practice has continued to flourish in other places where it is not regulated, such as Laos. Besides commercial surrogacy, Cambodia has also recently banned organ trafficking and the export of breast milk.

The family of a man who died after being hit by a van in Bradford described him as a "cherished father and grandad". [NEXT_CONCEPT] Basketball great Magic Johnson has returned to the Los Angeles Lakers as an adviser to owner Jeanie Buss. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Seven people, including two children, have been injured in a boat explosion in Buckinghamshire. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A cyclist who had her bike stolen after it was secured to a sabotaged bike rack has warned others about the "cunning" scam. [NEXT_CONCEPT] An Australian nurse has been jailed for 18 months in Cambodia for providing commercial surrogacy services.

Councillors announced the plans after threats to cut eight library services in the district in February. Libraries will receive £475,000 funding over two years, but will transition to a self-service system to save money. Other services to receive money include bus routes, children's centres and the Newbury Corn Exchange. West Berkshire Council said nearly half the comments received about the funding were about keeping libraries open. Council leader Roger Croft said he was "pleased" the district could offer a "lifeline" to public services, but funding will only be provided for two years. He added: "We need to be clear however that this money is a lifeline which will enable these services to move to a more sustainable funding model. In particular, it will allow us to work with partners, community groups and parishes to secure these services in the long term." Hungerford-based author Robert Harris said he was "delighted" by the announcement but added libraries may need to become "more community run" to ensure they remain open. He added: "Ours can't be the generation to let libraries go, and I would be ashamed to be part of that generation." The plans for funding will be confirmed at a council meeting on 24 March. Customers will be able to choose to use the free power either on Saturday or Sunday, between 9am and 5pm. British Gas said consumers should see savings of about £60 a year. But experts said it will not necessarily be the cheapest deal on the market, and advised people to shop around with other suppliers. Most of British Gas's 11 million customers will not be eligible immediately, as only 2.4 million of these currently have smart meters. For the first time, smart meters enable energy firms to work out the time of day when people are using power. The move follows an announcement by British Gas in April that it had lost 224,000 customers in the first three months of 2016. British Gas said the new FreeTime tariff will be the cheapest dual fuel deal on offer from the company. But independent energy expert Ann Robinson said consumers can find lower tariffs elsewhere. "Consumers need to think about the small print, shop around and see if there's a better deal out there," she said. However, she welcomed the innovative use of smart meters, saying people might be prepared to change habits to save money. "It's worth thinking about cooking your major roasts and stews, or doing two or three rounds of laundry on the same day," she said. Experts expect other suppliers to follow suit. Large energy suppliers have now installed 2.75 million residential smart meters across the UK, less than 6% of all meters, according to the latest government figures. In total, 53 million smart meters are due to be installed by 2020. British Gas said it would install a smart meter for anyone who wanted to go on the new tariff, as long as they were eligible. Why are we using less energy than we used to? Incidents seem to be inspired by the "killer clown" craze in America which has started appearing across the UK. Officers said there have been a "small number of reports locally" of people appearing in costumes to scare others. There have also been reports a clown appearing on a roadside at night in Caernarfon, Gwynedd. Police in Scotland, Northumbria and Northern Ireland have also issued similar warnings. A South Wales Police spokesperson said: "Dressing up as clowns or in costumes to frighten others intentionally will have consequences. "We have received a small number of similar reports locally and would like to remind people that this behaviour can cause concern and worry, particularly to young children and the elderly, and they may end up committing an offence." Colin Beckett, the party's candidate in Gower, also denied suggestions UKIP was losing support in the opinion polls. He said: "I think we will get a pretty good share - if we get five seats in Wales that would be fantastic." Mr Beckett told BBC Wales that such a result "would put is in good shape next year for the Welsh assembly (election in 2016)". Asked if the party was holding on to its support since the election campaign began, he said: "People in the streets, people in the pubs, 95% of them would say yes. The media say the opposite, I don't know why." The other candidates declared as standing in Gower are Byron Davies (Conservative), Liz Evans (Labour), Mike Sheehan (Liberal Democrat) and Darren Thomas (Plaid Cymru).

Seven libraries and a mobile unit will be saved from closure as part of £1.4m "transitional funding" for public services in West Berkshire. [NEXT_CONCEPT] British Gas is to offer free electricity for eight hours at weekends to two million customers who have smart meters installed. [NEXT_CONCEPT] South Wales Police have warned people against dressing up as clowns to "frighten others intentionally" after receiving complaints. [NEXT_CONCEPT] UKIP says it is hoping to take as many as five seats out of the 40 seats in Wales at the general election.

The video, released on Tuesday, showed the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald, 17, by a white police officer. Police say he refused to drop a knife. Officer Jason Van Dyke has been charged with first-degree murder in the case. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has appealed for calm in the city. Mr Van Dyke has said through his lawyer and police union he had feared for his life. The shooting and subsequent protests have become the latest flashpoint in a national debate over violence against black men by police. Hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of the mid-western city late on Tuesday, in what police said were largely peaceful demonstrations. The five demonstrators that were arrested were charged with offences ranging from assaulting a police officer to weapons possession. "It is fine to be passionate but it essential to remain peaceful," Mayor Emanuel told a news conference before the protests. Police are bracing for more protests in the coming days. Michael Brown: Police shot the unarmed teenager in Ferguson last year, setting off huge protests and unrest nationwide Eric Garner: Garner choked to death while under restraint by police in New York Tamir Rice: Police shot and killed the 12-year-old in Cleveland as he brandished a toy gun Walter Scott: A South Carolina police officer shot Scott numerous times in the back as he was running away Freddie Gray: The 25-year-old died after sustaining a severe spinal cord injury while in the custody of police in Baltimore A post-mortem examination showed McDonald had been shot at least twice in the back, and had hallucinogenic drugs in his system. State prosecutor Anita Alvarez said Mr Van Dyke had not been justified in shooting the teenager. She said McDonald had been carrying a knife when he was stopped by police in 2014 but had not been threatening them or moving towards them. Step-by-step guide to what happened Mr Van Dyke opened fire seconds after he arrived and continued shooting at the teenager as he lay on the ground, the lawyer added. "While we expect officers to do their jobs... there are a few bad apples who go too far and break the law," she said. Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner has said the video is "very troubling" and he expects a strong public reaction, though he hopes it will be "thoughtful and peaceful". The police union in Chicago had opposed the release of the video and said it would taint a trial jury. Chicago police say McDonald threatened officers with a knife and slashed the tyres and windows of a patrol car. Tom McKeon was giving evidence at an inquiry probing claims of child abuse in the care system dating back to 1945. Allegations of physical abuse made by former residents against some former staff there have been denied. Mr McKeon said he only ever saw one incident where a teacher pushed a pupil against a wall. Mr McKeon, who founded Les Chenes in the 1970s and worked there for ten years, said he had reprimanded the member of staff at the time and warned him such behaviour risked assault charges. He moved on to other education jobs in the 1980s, then was head of education in Jersey from 1997 until he retired in 2007. Les Chenes closed in 2003. Mr McKeon told the inquiry in later years it could not treat teenagers being sent there with "deep psychological problems". United Utilities said the hole appeared overnight at the junction of the A565 Cambridge Road and Preston New Road in Southport, Merseyside. Tankers are being used to pump out the water, which is "struggling to flow through the collapsed pipe". Wastewater network manager Nicola Williams said recent heavy rain "is making our job extremely difficult". "We will not be able to assess the damage or begin to plan repairs until the rain subsides and we can get a proper look at what has happened," she added.

Police in Chicago say they arrested five people on Tuesday who were protesting over a video showing a white police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times in Chicago last year. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A secure school for troubled teens "crumbled" as drugs took hold in Jersey, according to a former education department director. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A busy road junction could be closed "for several weeks" after a large hole appeared following a sewer collapse.

The 52-year-old officer suffered serious injuries when a bomb exploded under his van on Friday morning. The group, which is widely referred to as the new IRA, said he was targeted for training officers at Maghaberry Prison near Lisburn in County Antrim. Three men, aged 34, 41 and 45, and a 34-year-old woman have been arrested. Police said the device partially exploded when the prison officer, a father of three, drove over a speed ramp in Hillsborough Drive. He is in a stable condition in hospital. In a statement to the BBC, the group said he was one of a number of prison officers on a list of "potential targets". They claimed he was targeted because he was responsible for training prison officers who work in a wing housing dissident republicans at Maghaberry prison. A spokesman for the group said last week's attack was the result of an ongoing dispute between dissidents and the prison authorities about their treatment in the prison. Police have not commented on the nature of the device used in the attack, but the group's statement claimed it contained a quantity of Semtex and a commercial detonator. The same dissident organisation shot dead prison officer David Black as he drove to work at Maghaberry in November 2012. After Friday's attack, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said it was deeply concerned that dissident republicans were determined to escalate their activities to mark the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising. Assistant Chief Constable Stephen Martin warned that further attacks in the run up to Easter were "highly likely". There has been widespread condemnation of Friday's attack, including from Northern Ireland's First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness. The group widely referred to as the New IRA was formed in the summer of 2012, from the amalgamation of a number of dissident republican organisations. It is the largest dissident group currently active.

A dissident republican group calling itself the IRA has said it was responsible for the attempted murder of a prison officer in east Belfast.

Media playback is not supported on this device The 34-year-old former Saracens and Leeds Carnegie lock has played 232 Premiership matches, including 138 for Bath, who he joined in 2008. Hooper's 10th and final appearance of this season came in March's 21-19 win at home to Newcastle Falcons. "You need to be 100% to play for Bath at this level, so my playing days are now over," he told BBC Radio Bristol. "I did the injury in December against Leicester. I missed five or six weeks initially, got it back to a stage when I could play, but didn't get it right unfortunately. "I implicitly trust their [the surgeon's] judgement. Now I'm very, very excited about the next challenges in life." Hooper, who sits ninth on the all-time list of Premiership appearance makers, became Bath's captain in 2011. His side are currently ninth in the Premiership. "To lead like he has done is a great tribute to the man," said Bath head coach Mike Ford. "To get this far is a great achievement, to play in the position that he plays for 16 years at the top level. "Stuart made a decision at the beginning of the season that this was going to be his last. It's not quite on his terms but it's only four games off his terms. Some people have to retire with years left in them. "He's had a fabulous career and we're hoping and planning that he stays around the club and works both with me and the commercial side as well. He's not going away. "He's a fantastic individual of great character and the club have recognised that we need people like that in the organisation. He'll be here for a long time."

Bath captain Stuart Hooper has retired from rugby union with immediate effect because of a back injury.

My first-round match will be on the Tuesday, so that gives me eight days to prepare for the biggest tournament of the year, and everything will be planned out. I might find time one evening to watch some football with Ivan as there's a chance that England will play the Czech Republic at the Euros next week. Ivan loves sport, whether it's golf, football or tennis. Most of his conversations revolve around sport. Media playback is not supported on this device He went home the other night to watch the Czech Republic against Croatia, when the Czechs came back from 2-0 down, and that certainly gave him plenty to talk about. I'm sure the football will provide a good diversion during Wimbledon as always. I had a bunch of friends over for England's first game. About 10 of us had a barbecue - we got rained on, obviously - and nobody could miss the noise around Queen's when Daniel Sturridge scored England's winner against Wales. So I'm sure me and Ivan will watch a match together at some stage during the week and take the chance to unwind, as our days will be meticulously organised. There was only a brief chat about Sunday's final before Ivan, Jamie Delgado and myself were setting out exactly what I'm going to do each day between now and Wimbledon - on which days I will practise, who I'm going to practise with, and on which days I'll rest. We don't leave anything to chance. Media playback is not supported on this device Ivan ended up watching from the balcony when I got the trophy on Sunday because he needed a 'comfort break', and I'm glad he at least got to see the presentation. It was the end of a good week for the team. Queen's Club means a lot to me and to be the first player to win the title there five times is special. To have two of the best players in the history of the game in Ivan and John McEnroe watching from courtside was pretty cool too. I was obviously aware that John was there but I don't normally look at the opposition's box, even if there is a legend wearing a New York baseball cap! I always try to focus more on the opponent and sometimes towards my own box for encouragement. I don't think anything good comes from concentrating on your opponent's team. Find out how to get into tennis in our special guide. The match itself gave me a real confidence boost as beating someone as good as Milos Raonic in that form showed me my best tennis is there - I just need to find it consistently. When you're up against one of the best servers in the game on a grass court, matches can get away from you without you having done much wrong. That happened to me against Roger Federer at Wimbledon last year. But I always think the return is the best part of my game and, although obviously I won't break serve in every match, in 99 out of 100 I will create break points. That means, regardless of the position, I need to keep telling myself the chances will come. That's easier said than done when you're seeing serves fly past you at 135mph, but it's what you've got to do. I thought Milos served extremely well on Sunday and I was still able to turn the match around, so that's a real positive to take away with me. It was nice to have my wife and daughter with me at Queen's on Sunday and it will be a new experience for me to head into Wimbledon as a father. I'm getting used to some slight changes of routine at home, most notably my sleeping pattern! I used to go to bed around midnight and get up at 9am, whereas now it's more like 10.30pm or 11pm and I get up at 7.30am, to spend a little bit of time with my daughter before I leave the house. If I get up later then I don't get to see her during a day like Sunday. I certainly couldn't have asked for a more memorable first Father's Day, winning a trophy and spending time with my family. Hopefully the next few weeks will be just as rewarding. Andy Murray was talking to BBC Sport's Piers Newbery. Media playback is not supported on this device

There was no hug from Ivan Lendl for winning at Queen's Club but I got a "well done, good job" - and then it was straight on to planning our Wimbledon preparation.

Kohli was accompanied by team manager Ravi Shastri at the service in Hughes' hometown of Macksville. Hughes, 25, died on Thursday two days after being struck on the neck by a ball during a domestic cricket match. His tragic death has prompted the rescheduling of Australia's upcoming Test series with India. Instead of starting in Brisbane on Thursday, the series will now begin in Adelaide on 9 December. The changes have been made because of welfare concerns for Australia's players grieving for Hughes. Around 1,000 people packed into Macksville High School, which Hughes attended, for the 80-minute service as thousands more watched on screens outside Kohli, along with Shastri and Indian coach Duncan Fletcher, joined cricketers from around the world in the funeral procession after the service. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that Wednesday's service was "heart rending": And Sambit Bal, editor of ESPNcricinfo.com‎, tweeted that Hughes "died doing what he loved the most": Indian players, including cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar have paid rich tributes to Hughes in the days after his death. Batsman Ambati Rayudu, who played with Hughes in the IPL team Mumbai Indians, described his death as "tragic". "He was always smiling and was a tough competitor. He was very friendly and you can say he was the nicest Australian I knew," Rayudu told The Times of India newspaper. Southern Health NHS Trust is holding an emergency board meeting after being severely criticised in an official inquiry last month. A report published by NHS England found it had failed to investigate hundreds of deaths over a four-year period. The trust has apologised for previous failings and said its systems have since improved. Southern Health covers Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire and provides services to about 45,000 people. But its critics have blamed a lack of leadership and demands have grown for the chief executive Katrina Percy to resign. Last month Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt described the trust's failings as "totally and utterly unacceptable". Several families will attend the meeting to confront Ms Percy and the rest of the board. They are led by Sara Ryan, the mother of Connor Sparrowhawk, an 18-year-old with learning disabilities who drowned in a bath in Oxford in 2013 while under the care of Southern Health. They want the leadership of the trust to resign or be sacked by regulators. The official inquiry covered a period from April 2011 to June 2015. It found that many deaths were not investigated, and the quality of the investigations that were carried out were described as poor and much delayed. The trust was said to have missed opportunities to learn from deaths and to have suffered from a lack of transparency. BBC News has learned that a former director at the trust has a role at NHS England looking after patient safety. Dr Martyn Diaper was medical director (quality) at the trust for a year from July 2014. During the same time, he held two posts at NHS England - head of patient safety (primary care) and chairman of national patient safety expert group for primary care. He retains both posts. NHS England said it continued to have confidence in Dr Diaper and said his actions had improved systems at the trust, which was recognised in the official report. In a statement to BBC News, Dr Diaper said: "As a result of my efforts, rapid and significant improvements were made in the way the trust looked at failures in care."

Indian captain Virat Kohli has joined mourners at the funeral of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes in New South Wales. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Furious families are expected to demand the resignation of an NHS chief executive at a public meeting later.

Peter Telfer, 25, denies murdering John Baker in the Calton area of Glasgow on 29 June 2016. Witness Danielle McNaughton told the High Court in Glasgow that Mr Telfer was "hyper" and allegedly had a knife. Mr Baker's friend later told the jury how the 76-year-old was his "smiling self" the night before he died. During the probe into Mr Baker's death, Ms McNaughton, 18, had told how she had been out with friends in Glasgow city centre last June 28 and Mr Telfer was there. She told officers: "He was asking everybody in the group who was up for going to rob somebody with him. "He was pure hyper and was saying that he was going to slit the person's throat and do them in." Miss McNaughton added he "looked bouncing". Asked by prosecutor Iain McSporran QC what she meant, the witness replied: "Under the influence." Mr Baker's friend Christian Andrews recalled how the pair had spent the evening at a bar in Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street. He described Mr Baker as popular and said he was in a "very happy mood" when they parted company. Mr Telfer faces further charges including claims that the same day he tried to rob two women of their handbags. One of the alleged victims - air hostess Victoria Weston - told how she was near Central Station when a man threatened her with a knife and grabbed her bag. He also denies these charges. The trial, before Judge Lord Matthews, continues. The 24-year-old, racing the distance on the track for only the second time, obliterated the field to finish in 29 minutes 17.45 seconds. Britain's Jo Pavey was 15th in her fifth Olympics at age 42, setting a season's best time of 31:33.44. Kenya's Vivian Cheriot, the 2012 bronze medallist, finished second in 29:32.53. Defending champion Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia only managed third but in a personal best time of 29:42.56 - one of 18 personal bests in the race. "I found it tough out there," said Pavey. "I'm so honoured to have competed at my fifth Olympics, but in reality I am getting old. It was fairly humid. I would like to have been more competitive, but I gave my best and that is all I could do." Ayana, the world champion at 5,000m, recorded the fastest 10,000m debut in history at the Ethiopian Olympic trials in June, clocking 30:07.00. She becomes the first woman to break a 10,000m world record at an Olympic Games. Britain's Jess Andrews finished one place behind Pavey in a PB of 31:35.92 and Beth Potter was 34th in 33:04.34. Paula Radcliffe, Marathon world record holder "I'm not sure that I can understand that. When I saw the world record set in 1993, I couldn't believe what I was seeing. And Ayana has absolutely blitzed that time." Brendan Foster, Olympic 10,000m bronze medallist and BBC athletics commentator "You see things pushed along sometimes - you think of Bob Beamon in the long jump - but I'm not sure what to make of that to be honest. I will be interested to hear what Ayana has to say afterwards." Steve Cram, Olympic 1500m silver medallist "Unprecedented. Full stop." Day-by-day guide to what's on Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.

A murder suspect spoke of a desire to slit someone's throat the day before he allegedly stabbed a pensioner to death, a court has heard. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana smashed the world record by over 14 seconds to win Olympic gold in the women's 10,000m in Rio.

The four photographs were taken in April at their family home in Norfolk. The princess, who turns one on Monday, is seen walking - with the aid of a baby walker filled with blocks - for the first time in one of the images. Kensington Palace said the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were "delighted" to share the new pictures of Charlotte. The princess was last seen in public at her christening last July - the first time the Cambridges had been seen as a family of four. Photographs of the princess have been released sporadically, the most recent before her birthday pictures being one in which she is sitting on her great-grandmother's knee to mark the Queen's 90th birthday last month. The Duchess of Cambridge took a series of photographs in the weeks after Charlotte's birth, in which she is seen being cradled by brother Prince George, and another set to mark her daughter's six-month milestone. In March, the duke and duchess released a series of photographs taken on their skiing holiday to the French Alps. Kensington Palace said in a statement: "The duke and duchess are very happy to be able to share these important family moments and hope that everyone enjoys these lovely photos as much as they do." The new photographs show Charlotte wearing a blue collared dress with matching tights and white cardigan, and a similar outfit in pink. The duke, duchess, Charlotte and Prince George live at Anmer Hall, on the Queen's Sandringham Estate. The former England keeper, who made his name as a player at Southampton and won the Premier League title at Blackburn, has coached at several clubs. He was goalkeeping coach at Leicester and Manchester City and assistant manager at Coventry, QPR and Hull. More recently, Flowers, 49, has managed Stafford Rangers and coached at Northampton and Nottingham Forest. He left Forest last year after Stuart Pearce was sacked as manager. Flowers later took charge of first-team affairs at Kidderminster, where he had previously worked as a coach. However, he rejected the full-time manager's job and left the non-league club two weeks later.

New photographs of Princess Charlotte, taken by her mother the Duchess of Cambridge, have been released to mark her first birthday. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Championship club Fulham have appointed Tim Flowers as goalkeeping coach for the rest of the season.

The chain has 163 gyms, including 40 within the M25, and more than 780,000 members who pay about £20 a month. The low monthly fee has helped Pure Gym to attract customers from more expensive operators, as well as newcomers to working out. The company was founded in 2008 by entrepreneur Peter Roberts. Pure Gym was bought in May 2013 by a group of investors and senior managers and expanded two years later by taking over the LA Fitness chain. Its gyms are open 24 hours a day, have minimal staffing and do not lock customers into 12-month contracts. Tony Ball, chairman, said its growth from a start-up to UK market leader today is a "story of disruption and shows how entrepreneurial vision can build real business success". "Our successful model is built around our members' needs and it has made gym membership accessible for hundreds of thousands of people ... I am hugely excited about its potential for the future," he said. Humphrey Cobbold, chief executive of Pure Gym, said the listing would further raise Pure Gym's profile by building brand awareness and reward staff. "As well as opening more gyms, we will continue to invest in technology and the innovation it supports," he said. Pure posted a 51% rise in revenue for the six months to 30 June to £76.6m and a 23% increase in adjusted profits to £16.5m. The company believes the UK budget gym market can double in size to 950 sites in the coming years, with between 3.5 million and 4.5 million members - up from 1.9 million as of March 2016. It plans to open about 38 gyms this year, 25 to 30 in 2017 and 20 to 25 new sites a year thereafter. The number of UK gym members hit a record 9.2 million this year, meaning a record 1 in 7 people belong to a fitness club, with just over 6,400 gyms. In 2014 Pure Gym attempted to merge with discount rival The Gym Group, but the deal was abandoned after the competition regulator raised objections. Upmarket operator Virgin Active was bought by South African investment group Brait in 2015 for £682m. In June Brait announced that 35 clubs would be sold to Nuffield Health, leaving it with 61 UK sites. Virgin Active charges about £130 a month for membership, The gym market has faced similar pressures to the retail sector, with those at the bottom and top prospering, while those in the middle suffering. Fitness First - one of the squeezed mid-market operators - could be broken up, with JJB Sports founder Dave Whelan taking on most of its 70 sites, Sky News reported. The others could be bought by The Gym Group and GLL, the charitable social enterprise set up by Greenwich council in the 1990s that operates council-owned gyms and pools under the Better brand.‎

Pure Gym, the UK's biggest gym operator, plans to raise £190m by listing on the London stock market to help fund expansion.

The West Somerset Council-run facility closed in 2008 after attempts to find a buyer for the pool failed. A meeting of the council's planning committee voted to approve Lidl's blueprint for the 2,264 sq m site with 100 parking spaces. The supermarket said the single-storey Seaward Way complex would provide up to 32 new jobs for the town. Those against had argued the town "did not need another supermarket" and the Lidl store would have a "significant adverse impact" on other shops in the area. At present the site is a mix of hard standing and grassed areas. Previously it had been used as a temporary coach park. Also approved at Thursday night's meeting were plans for eight semi-detached homes and nine "affordable" flats at Ellicombe Meadow, Minehead.

Plans for a supermarket on the site of the former Aquasplash pool in Minehead have been given the go-ahead.

Northern Ireland Water (NIW) had to shut down five hydrants in the New Lodge and North Queen St areas on Saturday evening because of vandalism. NIW received about 20 reports from residents who had lost water supply. It appealed to the community and public representatives to stop children and young people from damaging hydrants. "Some may see it as 'harmless fun' by kids," the company said in a statement. "The reality is, as they play in the water, homes and businesses are suffering low water pressure or no water at all." The firm added: "The whole community needs to help us put a stop to this behaviour before the unthinkable scenario occurs where a fire breaks out and there is no water for the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service to deal with the fire." Last week, SDLP MLA Nichola Mallon told the BBC disruption to supply began on Sunday, 18 June. She said it was "particularly hard" for elderly people and parents with young children "when there is no access to water to bath them". At the time, Ms Mallon called on NI Water to find a "more robust way of securing the hydrants to prevent this abuse". She asked: "Surely, in this day and age, there must be a way of securing them so they cannot be tampered with?" However, NI Water replied it had used "vandal-proof" hydrant lids but insisted "if someone has the time and the resources, they can eventually break these open". 20 October 2015 Last updated at 09:04 BST The Democratic Unionist party has indicated its ministers may return to their posts full time if the report says the Provisional IRA has not sanctioned terrorist or criminal acts. BBC News NI's political editor Mark Devenport reports.

The water supply in part of north Belfast has been disrupted after vandals damaged fire hydrants in the area for a second time in seven days. [NEXT_CONCEPT] An official assessment of paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland, compiled by the police and the security service, is due to be published later.

Media playback is not supported on this device City are top of the table with a 100% record after four games, with their most recent victory coming against Manchester United on Saturday. "The way we have played up until now will not be enough to win the title," said the Spaniard, who succeeded Manuel Pellegrini in the summer. The Blues last won the title in 2014. Guardiola, who is preparing his side to face Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League on Tuesday, added: "Of course, we are so happy for the results, for the numbers and the way we're playing after two months. "But it is not enough to win the Premier League or achieve the big, big targets in the Champions League." Monchengladbach coach Andre Schubert described his counterpart at City as "the best there is" and said their opponents had a chance of winning titles both at home and in Europe. "I understand they might be trying to soften expectations but they have incredible strength," he said. "Manchester City has a great chance to win one or two trophies." City winger Raheem Sterling has said some of the recent criticism he has faced is unjustified. The 21-year-old endured a difficult Euro 2016 as England were knocked out in the last 16 by minnows Iceland. However, he won August's Premier League player of the month after a strong start to the season with City. "I have had unfair criticism. Last season I made my mark in the Champions League and I equalled my best scoring season," he said. "Unfair criticism does put you down a little bit. No-one says I am willing to do my best for club and country. At times it is frustrating. "Pep [Guardiola] has been a massive help. I spoke to him before and he said he watched me at Liverpool. He has made me stronger." Meanwhile, Guardiola has reiterated his support for new goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, who had an eventful debut in Saturday's derby win over Manchester United. The Chile international was at fault for United's goal and some pundits felt he should have had a penalty awarded against him after a heavy challenge on Wayne Rooney. Guardiola defended his keeper after the game, saying Bravo had been integral to his side's good first-half performance. The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss said on Monday that all goalkeepers made mistakes. "I am going to tell you something: goalkeepers will make mistakes," he said. "The opponents will score, I am sure of that." Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says his side must "improve a lot of things" if they want to win the Premier League this season.

They are now the third most followed team behind Real Madrid and Barcelona. "We are delighted to have engaged so many passionate Arsenal fans around the world," said Richard Clarke, managing editor of the club's media group. "The interest continues to grow and we constantly evolve our approach to keep our fans engaged with what is happening across every aspect of the club." Arsenal are sixth in the Premier League going into Christmas, 12 points behind leaders Chelsea, who have 4.85m Twitter followers. They play their next fixture at home to London rivals QPR on Friday. Mesut Ozil is Arsenal's most followed player on Twitter with 8.59m followers. Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo is the most popular footballer in the world on Twitter with 32.1m followers. Wayne Rooney became the first Premier League footballer to reach 10 million Twitter followers in October. However, Arsenal may lose the lead in the UK. Manchester United are adding more than 4,000 new followers every day compared to just under 2,400 for Arsenal. The London club joined Twitter in April 2009 with Manchester United signing up three years later in April 2012. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

Arsenal have become the first Premier League club to reach five million followers on Twitter.

Cousins made 136 appearances for the Addicks following his debut in August 2013, having first joined the club at under-13 level. The versatile Greenwich-born 22-year-old can also play at right-back or in the centre of defence. "I felt this was the right time for me to move on," Cousins said. "For it to be to a massive club like QPR is a real pleasure for me." Rangers boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink told the club website: "He's young, he's hungry, he's got Championship experience and he's got great potential to keep on improving at QPR. "I am absolutely delighted he's a QPR player and can't wait to start working with him." Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Queens Park Rangers have signed midfielder Jordan Cousins on a three-year deal from Charlton Athletic for an undisclosed fee.

Attempting to stop coral bleaching through any other method will not be sufficient, according to scientists. The research, published in the journal Nature, said bleaching events should no longer be studied individually, but as threats to the reef's survival. The bleaching - or loss of algae - in 2016 was the worst on record. "Climate change is the single greatest threat to the Great Barrier Reef," said co-author Prof Morgan Pratchett, from Queensland's James Cook University. "It all comes down to what the governments in Australia and around the world do in terms of mitigating further rises in temperatures." Lead author Prof Terry Hughes warned bleaching events had become "the new normal". Last week, he said an aerial survey had shown evidence of mass bleaching in consecutive summers for the first time. The scale of the damage will be examined in the next three weeks by the National Coral Bleaching Taskforce, a collaboration of scientists and reef managers. Prof Pratchett said he remained optimistic the reef could recover, but the "window of opportunity" to curb emissions was closing. "It's the number one thing we need to think about now to save the reef," he told the BBC. Improving fishing practices or water quality would not be enough, he said. The reef - a vast collection of thousands of smaller coral reefs stretching from the northern tip of Queensland to the state's southern city of Bundaberg - was given World Heritage status in 1981. The UN says it is the "most biodiverse" of all the World Heritage sites, and of "enormous scientific and intrinsic importance".

Australia's Great Barrier Reef can be saved only if urgent steps are taken to reduce global warming, new research has warned.

NUT Cymru said some young pupils enter reception class still in nappies and cannot communicate properly. The union appealed for greater support for parents to give their children "basic life skills". The Welsh government said support programmes are in place to ensure children are ready for school. Owen Hathway, NUT Cymru's policy officer told BBC Wales' Y Sgwrs programme: "Teachers say that it's impacting on their ability to educate children in classes, when they are spending more and more time outside doing the roles that are really not the responsibility of a teacher. "Teachers have almost become some kind of surrogate social workers in some instances. "Of course it is incumbent on a teacher to spot the needs of children, and work with parents to support them when needed. "But when we are talking about basic skills, such as the ability to use the toilet, these are things we would expect children to come to school with." A government spokesman said support programmes included the "Flying Start Programme" and "Education Begins at Home" which encourages parents to get involved in their child's education. Y Sgwrs, S4C, 21:30 GMT on Wednesday Earlier on Thursday the parents of some of the girls had met Mr Buhari after marching through the capital Abuja. The military has freed hundreds of Boko Haram captives in recent months, but none of the Chibok girls. The government has faced criticism for the lack of progress in finding them. "I assure you that I go to bed and wake up every day with the Chibok girls on my mind," Mr Buhari told the parents who visited him, according to a statement from his office. He pointed to the sacking of the heads of Nigeria's army, navy and air force in July 2015 as proof of his determination to have the girls found. "In spite of the dire financial straits that we found the country in, I continue to do my best to support their efforts in that regard," he added. The new probe will be led by a panel appointed by the Nigeria's national security adviser and will look into the circumstances of the kidnapping and the government's response. The government says it does not know where the girls are or if they are alive. The teenagers were seized from their dormitories in the north-eastern town of Chibok. In December Mr Buhari said he was prepared to negotiate with Boko Haram militants to secure the release of the girls. The militants regard the girls as their most invaluable captives and their leader, Abubakar Shekau, said last year that most of them had converted to Islam and had been married off. Although Boko Haram has been driven out from most of the areas it controlled in north-eastern Nigeria, it has continued to carry out suicide bombings and raids into neighbouring Cameroon, Chad and Niger. Using football to tackle Boko Haram Why Boko Haram remains a threat

Teachers are becoming "surrogate social workers" to children who are not ready to start school, a union has said. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a new investigation into the kidnap of about 200 schoolgirls from the town of Chibok by the Islamist Boko Haram group in April 2014.

Grant was elected at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday with Phil Kirby appointed vice-chairman and Derek Morgan named as president. David Griffin and Malcolm Nicholas were elected unopposed as honorary secretary and honorary treasurer respectively. Amott, Grant, Tony Borrington and David Booth will serve for a three-year term on the General Committee. David Skipworth will serve a one-year term. Although it is a far cry from the severe wintry conditions of 2010, some roads have been closed. Parts of the M6 around Shap and Tebay were among the areas worst affected. A small number of schools were closed, and police have urged motorists to allow extra time for journeys. In some parts of the globe, the ground is going down 10 times faster than the water is rising, with the causes very often being driven by human activity. Decades of ground water extraction saw Tokyo descend two metres before the practice was stopped. Speaking at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly, researchers said other cities must follow suit. Gilles Erkens from the Deltares Research Institute, in Utrecht, in the Netherlands, said parts of Jakarta, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok and numerous other coastal urban settlements would sink below sea level unless action was taken. His group's assessment of those cities found them to be in various stages of dealing with their problems, but also identified best practice that could be shared. "Land subsidence and sea level rise are both happening, and they are both contributing to the same problem - larger and longer floods, and bigger inundation depth of floods," Dr Erkens told BBC News. "The most rigorous solution and the best one is to stop pumping groundwater for drinking water, but then of course you need a new source of drinking water for these cities. But Tokyo did that and subsidence more or less stopped, and in Venice, too, they have done that." The famous City of Water in north-east Italy experienced major subsidence in the last century due to the constant extraction of water from below ground. When that was halted, subsequent studies in the 2000s suggested the major decline had been arrested. Pietro Teatini's research indicates that significant instances of descent were now restricted to particular locations, and practices: "When some people restore their buildings, for example, they load them, and they can go down significantly by up to 5mm in a year." How far they descended would depend on the type and compaction of soils underneath those buildings, the University of Padova researcher added. Like all cities, Venice has to deal with natural subsidence as well. Large-scale geological processes are pushing the ground on which the city sits down and under Italy's Apennine Mountains. This of itself probably accounts for a subsidence of about 1mm each year. But on the whole, human-driven change has a greater magnitude than natural subsidence. Scientists now have a very powerful tool to assess these issues. It is called Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar. By overlaying repeat satellite images of a specific location, it is possible to discern millimetric deformation of the ground. Archives of this imagery extend back into the 1990s, allowing long time-series of change to be assessed. The European Space Agency has just launched the Sentinel-1a radar satellite, which is expected to be a boon to this type of study. Jonathan.Amos-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos Little, 25, has scored more than 30 goals for Rangers over the past two seasons and can also play full-back. Preston manager Simon Grayson said that Little would bring "good qualities" to his squad. "I am delighted that he has chosen us over quite a few other teams," added the Preston manager. "Andy has a fantastic goal record in Scotland and he can handle playing for a big club, as he has shown with Rangers. "He will bring real pace to the striking department and that is something we have been looking to add." Enniskillen man Little has won eight Northern Ireland caps. He scored 25 goals in the 2012-13 campaign but struggled with injury during when Rangers won the League One title last season. The forward joined Rangers' youth ranks in 2006 and made his first-team debut in 2009.

Derbyshire have appointed Chris Grant as their new chairman following the resignation of Don Amott. [NEXT_CONCEPT] It might be springtime, but it certainly does not look or feel that way for those living in the higher parts of the north of England where snow has settled. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Subsiding land is a bigger immediate problem for the world's coastal cities than sea level rise, say scientists. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Northern Ireland striker Andy Little has signed a two-year deal with League One club Preston North End following his release by Rangers in May.

Every Dandie Dinmont terrier can trace its ancestry back to Old Ginger, born on Selkirk's Haining estate in 1842. Owners of the breed - named after a Sir Walter Scott character - are expected to attend from around the world. The celebrations will include the unveiling of a statue of Old Ginger next to the kennels he was born in. Despite the fact that just 316 Dandie Dinmonts were born around the world last year - more than 200 guests from 14 different countries are expected for the three-day event. The bronze statue - designed by Alexander "Sandy" Stoddart, the Queen's Sculptor for Scotland - will be unveiled on Sunday. It was crowdfunded by breed enthusiasts while the Kennel Club provided funding to turn Old Ginger's kennels into a Dandie Dinmont discovery centre. Events kick off on Friday with a Dandie Dinmont tartan fashion show and are followed on Saturday by a gathering of more than 100 dogs and their owners. Then Sunday will see the opening of the discovery centre and unveiling of the statue. One of the organisers, Paul Keevil, said it promised to be a special few days for the breed with some exciting events. "It is the world's first ever fashion show for a single breed of dog," he said. "We have a Dandie Dinmont terrier tartan fashion show because we are the only breed of dog allowed to wear a clan tartan." It is hoped the event can raise the profile of the breed which remains "desperately endangered". "It's a combination of factors," explained Mr Keevil. "The almost unstoppable rise of the poodle cross-breeds - anything which has the word 'doodle' or 'poo' in it - they are now hugely popular. "The continental breeds are massively popular and fashion has deemed that maybe the old-fashioned working breeds are just out of favour." The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announced the closure of Northallerton Prison, North Yorkshire, in September as part of a modernisation programme. A member of the prison's Independent Monitoring Board told the BBC the final two inmates were released this morning having completed their sentences. The MoJ said the prison was on track to close by the end of the year. Northallerton prison was built in 1783 and housed up to 252 male inmates when its closure was announced. The government said the modernisation programme would replace prisons that were either too expensive to run or needed substantial capital investment. David Kerfoot, a member of the Independent Monitoring Board at the prison for 26 years, said: "It is a very emotional day for me. "Much as I hate to say it I can understand some of the reasons why they want to close it. The majority of the cells are very small and for two people to be in a small cell is not as dignified as it should be perhaps." One of the two former prisoners who left today told BBC Radio York it was the "best prison" he had ever been in. The man, who did not give his name, said: "It is the only prison I've been in that has ever given me a chance. "I've been in 14 jails now and that's the only one that has ever done anything for me. They have time for people." About 135 people are employed at the jail and many officers have been temporarily deployed to other prisons in Yorkshire, the Prison Service said.

The 175th anniversary of the birth of the modern-day father of one of the world's rarest dog breeds is being held in the Scottish Borders. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The final inmates at a prison due to close by the end of the year have left the jail, the BBC has learnt.

Banks will have to set aside £5.7bn in the next six months in case future economic shocks mean some borrowers cannot keep up their repayments. A further £5.7bn will have to be found by the end of next year. The Bank's Financial Policy Committee (FPC) suggested lenders had become complacent about their lending. "Lenders may be placing undue weight on the recent performance of loans in benign conditions," the FPC said. The committee has also taken action to stop banks getting around key tests which are designed to stop them lending too much to consumers. The FPC's assessment is that the risks facing the financial system remain at a normal level for now. But there are "pockets of risk that warrant vigilance" it said, in the Bank's half-yearly Financial Stability Report. Lenders, the committee said, are relying too heavily on borrowers keeping up payments as well as they have recently, and banks and other lenders have started lending to people with weaker credit records. The FPC highlighted rapidly growing consumer borrowing via credit cards, personal loans and, notably, car finance. Collectively known as consumer credit, these forms of borrowing have grown by more than 10% in the past year, far outstripping the growth of incomes. While the amount of borrowing for consumer credit is just a seventh of the size of mortgage lending, the amount lenders have to write off because it is not likely to be repaid is ten times greater than for defaulting mortgage borrowers. In a news conference, the Bank Governor Mark Carney explained that the Bank was worried about those households who are heavily in debt. But their borrowing, he said, had not in fact increased the threat to the general resilience of banks. "We are reinforcing some of the protection [for banks]," he explained, by telling banks to add to their financial cushions. He declined to blame people for borrowing more, and said that most personal borrowing decisions were reasonable. However, he advised: "Borrowers should consider adverse scenarios as well as positive scenarios." The Bank is bringing forward by six months a so-called "stress test" in respect of consumer credit, whereby lenders have to test their ability to withstand losses on loans that go bad and are not repaid. It is also blocking lenders from getting around affordability tests for lenders designed to stop them over-lending on mortgages. Banks and building societies are currently allowed to lend a maximum of 15% of their mortgages to homebuyers who take especially large loans of more than four and a half times their income. The lenders have to scrutinise the borrowers to ensure they could still afford their repayments if the Bank of England raised its official base rate by three percentage points. But some lenders have been assuming they would not in fact pass on all of that increase in higher standard variable rates, thus allowing them to lend slightly more. Mr Carney said these lenders were not "gaming the system" but instead appeared to have forgotten some of the lessons of the recent past. Despite these concerns, Mr Carney stressed that the UK financial system was far stronger than at the time of the great banking crash in 2008-09. He said that since then, UK households had reduced their levels of debt and that it was only in the past 18 months or so that personal lending and borrowing had accelerated again. "The resilience of the UK financial system has strengthened since the financial crisis," Mr Carney said.

The Bank of England has forced banks to find a further £11.4bn in the next 18 months to beef up their finances against the risk of bad loans.

The suspects were detained close to the country's border and were being questioned, reports from Vienna say. The interior ministry said they were all Chechens with Russian citizenship who had been granted asylum in Austria. Hundreds of European Muslims are known to have travelled to Syria to fight in the country's civil war. EU member states are trying to prevent radicalisation at home and are also taking measures to tackle the security threat from jihadists returning from Syria. Last May, four people were murdered at the Brussels Jewish museum. A French Islamist who had returned from Syria has been accused of carrying out the attack. The nine people detained in Austria were arrested in the southern province of Carinthia and Burgenland in the west, reports said. Police in Vienna were said to be deciding whether to remand them in custody. If they are remanded, the interior ministry has said it will start the process of withdrawing their asylum status. "There can only be a zero-tolerance policy against jihadists," Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner was quoted as saying. Conor Tiley, 18, and Connor Williams, 17, both of Aberbargoed, died when their car hit another on a tight bend in Hengoed on 3 January. An inquest into their deaths in Newport heard Mr Tiley, who was driving, lost control of his Ford Fiesta. Assistant Coroner Wendy James concluded both died as a result of a road traffic collision. The inquest heard the pair were racing another car driven by friend Adam Jones - nicknamed Sheep - at the time of the fatal accident. Mr Tiley spoke to his friend Louisa Jones just minutes before he died, telling her: "Hang on, we're racing Sheep to McDonald's." Ms Jones told him "not to do anything silly". "I heard Connor Williams say 'floor it, go faster' then the line went dead," she told the inquest. "He was influenced by the other boys. He always wanted to please everyone all the time." A third friend, Cameron Nicholls, 18, survived but needed treatment for serious injuries. Mr Tiley lost control of his car before smashing into a Vauxhall Astra driven by Elaine Parsons, who was coming the other way. Mrs Parsons told the hearing there was nothing she could have done to avoid the crash. "The oncoming vehicle was completely over the wrong side, because it appeared out of nowhere, and I didn't have time to react," she said. The inquest heard Mr Jones arrived at the McDonald's in Blackwood, before realising his friends were not there. He believed they had gone to another McDonald's in nearby Caerphilly instead. Ms James said: "This has led to a dramatic loss of two young men who had their whole lives in front of them. "They were two young men who made their respective families proud." Decebal Mihai, 28, from Kenlis Street in Banbridge and Spartacus Ilie Mihai, 20, from Henly Road, Ilford, in Essex, deny the five charges they each face. It follows police searches of properties in east Belfast and Banbridge on Thursday. Police said four women were rescued from the two locations - one in Belfast and three in Banbridge. The searches were carried out at properties on the Newtownards Road in east Belfast and at Kenlis Street in Banbridge on Thursday. A related search was conducted in London by the Metropolitan Police, but no victims were found and no one was arrested. At Belfast Magistrates Court on Saturday, police acknowledged that four women in the public gallery were the same people they'd rescued, and that two of them were the partners of the accused. The women were in court apparently supporting the two Romanian men. District Judge George Conner refused bail, saying there was a risk of the pair re-offending and interference with the inquiry. The two men will appear again in court via video link on June 19.

Nine people have been arrested by police in Austria on suspicion of planning to join Islamist militant groups in Syria. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Two teenagers killed in a car crash in Caerphilly county were racing a friend to McDonald's, an inquest has heard. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Two men have appeared in court charged with several offences, including human trafficking and arranging prostitution.

The Attenborough Hawkweed is one of a group of closely related plants which belong to the daisy family and has probably evolved in the Brecon Beacons since the last ice age. The hawkweeds are close relatives of dandelions and have similar looking flowers. Sir David said he was "thrilled". He added: "Bestowing a name on a new species is surely one of the greatest of biological compliments and I am truly grateful." Dr Tim Rich, the plant taxonomist who named the new species, said: "Finding a new species is a really exciting moment and something that you dream of as a naturalist. "I decided to name this special little plant found in the mountains of the Brecon Beacons after David Attenborough as he inspired me to study ecology when I was 17."

A species of wild flower which was found a decade ago in the Brecon Beacons has been named in honour of Sir David Attenborough.

The blasts in Sylhet occurred near an apartment building where commandoes have been trying to flush out a group of suspected Islamist militants. Earlier many civilians were evacuated from the block of flats. The suspects have refused to surrender. Dozens of people were injured in the twin explosions on Saturday. The blasts hit a large crowd which had gathered nearby as troops continued to exchange gunfire with the militants. The first explosive device was brought by two men on a motorbike and the second was left in a bag of vegetables, police say. So-called Islamic State (IS) claimed on messaging app Telegram that it was behind one of the blasts. The suspected extremists are hiding out in a five-storey building, from which 78 civilians have been evacuated. They keep detonating explosives strewn all around the building, the army says. Police began their siege on Friday morning, the same day that an apparent suicide attack took place near the main airport in Dhaka, the capital. Only the bomber died, and IS said it was behind the attack. There was another suspected suicide bombing in the Dhaka area on 17 March, which targeted the barracks of an elite police force, injuring two personnel. A day later, a man was shot dead at a checkpoint of the same force, and police said bombs were found on him. The escalation in violence comes at a time when many in Bangladesh thought security forces had managed to curb Islamist militancy, following the deadly siege on a café in Dhaka last year. Since then security personnel have carried out a number of raids, arresting and sometimes killing dozens of suspected Islamists across the country. But the recent suicide attacks on security camps and checkpoints have surprised many. Despite claims by the Islamic State group and al-Qaeda, Bangladeshi police maintain that an offshoot of the banned Islamist outfit Jamaeytul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) is responsible for many of these attacks. The challenge for the security forces is to find out how many more followers or hard line jihadist sympathisers are still in hiding. If it is proved that Islamist extremists are responsible for the recent handful of suicide bombings, then it marks a new phase in Bangladesh's fight against militancy. The rise in violence may also trigger concerns among secular activists, religious minorities, academics and bloggers who bore the brunt of the jihadist violence in the past few years. The decision by the California Labor Commission means the driver must be awarded more than $4,000 (£2,544) of expenses for the period she worked. If applied more widely it could mean extra costs such as social security and unemployment insurance. But Uber emphasised the ruling only applied to this one driver. In a statement, it said a previous ruling in California and other rulings in five other US states came to the opposite view, that drivers are contractors. "It's important to remember that the number one reason drivers choose to use Uber is because they have complete flexibility and control. "The majority of them can and do choose to earn their living from multiple sources, including other ride sharing companies." The company is now appealing against the award of more than $4,000 (£2,544) in expenses to the San Francisco former Uber driver, Barbara Ann Berwick. That money is Ms Berwick's "reimbursable business expenses", according to the ruling, including tolls, parking citations, legal fees, interest and mileage. Uber considers its drivers independent contractors and the drivers pay for their own cars, insurance, gas, tolls and general costs of operating. Drivers are paid 80% of each fare. The California Labor Commission ruled that Uber is not just enabling the service between drivers and passengers but is "involved in every aspect of the operation". The commission said Uber would not exist without drivers like Ms Berwick, and that the company depends on the drivers' work. Uber had been arguing that is a "software platform" that simply "matches customer demand with supply". The app-based taxi firm has become one of the world's most valuable start-up companies, operating in more than 50 countries and worth an estimated $50bn.

Four people, including a police officer and one apparent attacker, have been killed in twin bombings in north-eastern Bangladesh, officials say. [NEXT_CONCEPT] An Uber driver in California has been deemed an employee, not a contractor, in a ruling that could mean higher costs for the app-based taxi service.

Competitors at the weekend event in the Scottish Highlands include world champions Rachel Atherton and Loic Bruni. The competition forms the third stage of the UCI World Cup Downhill championships and was first held 14 years ago. Riders take on a course at Nevis Range in front of thousands of spectators.

About 200 riders have hit the hill for this year's Fort William Mountain Bike World Cup stage.

Fight for the Future's complaint is signed by 14 people who say their details were used without permission to file anti-net neutrality views. The campaign group says that some of the comments were posted using the names and details of dead people. The FCC has voted two-to-one to reverse net neutrality laws enacted in 2015. The vote was the first stage in the process of repealing the legislation designed to force internet service providers to treat all data traffic as equal. Americans now have until the middle of August to comment on the proposals. Almost 2.8 million comments have been filed on the FCC's plans since the consultation opened at the end of April. Last week it was reported that hundreds of thousands of comments supporting the proposals had been posted by bots. After the FCC vote on 18 May, chairman Ajit Pai told reporters there was "a tension between having an open process where it's easy to comment and preventing questionable comments from being filed", but that the regulator "erred on the side of openness". But Fight for the Future claims that many of the suspected spam comments have been posted using genuine details that have been stolen. In their letter to the FCC, the group has called for an investigation into the fake comments, and for the regulator to notify all those whose details have been used to post them. "Whoever is behind this stole our names and addresses, publicly exposed our private information without our permission, and used our identities to file a political statement we did not sign on to," the letter reads. "It cannot be the case that the FCC moves forward on such a major public debate without properly investigating this known attack." Fight for the Future says it has heard from "hundreds" of people who have found comments posted in their names, in favour of revoking net neutrality. The group's campaign director, Evan Greer, told Motherboard it would add more names to the letter as it verified their claims. "This letter was something we put together quickly with people who were furious that their personal information had been used and wanted to do something immediately." The FCC has not yet responded to a BBC request for comment. Earlier this month, the FCC said it had been targeted by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that led to downtime for the comments system. This followed a television appearance by comedian John Oliver in which he urged people to post comments against the proposals on the FCC's website. Surrey doctors asked for an immediate transfer for Mary Muldowney but several units had no beds available last July. She later had surgery at the Royal London Hospital, but did not survive. Coroner Mary Hassell said a prompt transfer could have saved the Crawley patient. NHS chief Sir Bruce Keogh said a serious safety issue had been raised. Ms Muldowney, 57, was first admitted to East Surrey Hospital with a suspected brain bleed and after a scan showed heavy bleeds, doctors requested an immediate transfer to a neurosurgical unit. Three units - St George's and King's College hospitals in London and the Royal Sussex in Brighton - refused. Other hospitals also said they had no available intensive care beds. In a letter to NHS England chiefs, Ms Hassell wrote: "In desperation, knowing of the neurosurgical expertise of a former colleague, one of the East Surrey Hospital doctors went out of area and rang a consultant neurosurgeon at the Royal London Hospital (RLH). "Ms Muldowney was transferred to the RLH and taken straight to theatre at 4.40pm. "Unfortunately, her pupils had become fixed and dilated in the ambulance during transfer to the RLH and surgery did not save her. "If she had been transferred promptly, it probably would have." The inner north London coroner recorded a narrative verdict. Sir Bruce said he was "very sorry" to hear of the circumstances. He said the process of securing a bed added a delay of just less than two hours. He also said there was a clear "difference in perspective" between doctors at East Surrey and St George's, and a meeting would be held between clinicians at the units. The findings would be fed into broader work on how patients are referred between hospitals, he added.

A campaign group has complained to the US Federal Communications Commission over its refusal to erase fake comments from a consultation on net neutrality. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A woman who needed specialist surgery for a brain haemorrhage died after a delay in finding an intensive care bed, a coroner has said.

In November officials clamped down on any contact with the head or neck area. Young's comments came after Wasps debutant Kurtley Beale was shown a yellow card in their European Champions Cup win against Connacht on Sunday. "Player welfare is huge and we are 100% behind that," he told BBC Radio 5 live. "But we have to decide whether we play touch rugby or contact." "There is no way that was a yellow card. It is starting to get a bit of a joke really." Beale was sent to the sin-bin despite Connacht's Niyi Adeolokun ducking into the challenge. "I don't want to play down the player safety element, but we can't go overboard with it," added Young. "Anything above the nipple area at the moment seems to be a yellow card, which is taking some things away from the game." England head coach Eddie Jones is among those who have argued that foul play should be judged on the action rather than the outcome. His comments came after England wing Elliot Daly was sent off in the 27-14 win against Argentina for a tackle on number eight Leonardo Senatore who landed on his neck. And director of rugby Young says the Wasps management team have started to coach differently as a result of the crackdown from referees. "We are talking all the time about lowering our sights and not giving the referee an option to give these penalties," he continued. "Everyone wants to look after players, but you have to be careful it doesn't go too far." Beale himself says players are conscious of the way the game is being officiated. "They are cracking down on contact with the head, and obviously player welfare is extremely important in our game," said the Australia international centre. "There was no intent to make contact with the head, but I was a bit lazy there and he has great feet, and it didn't go right for me. I am happy to cop it." The 27-year-old marked his debut for the Premiership club with a try with his first touch, and was relieved to return to action after seven months out with a knee injury. "It was a special moment for me to be able to play for my new club," he added. "It was just a great day. The try was the icing on the cake."

The officiating of high tackles in rugby is starting to become "a bit of a joke", says Wasps boss Dai Young.

Valerie Deakin, 74, of Udimore, East Sussex, died when an Audi crashed into the Costa branch in Westerham, Kent, on Christmas Eve. Kent Police said the man had received a court summons for causing her death by dangerous driving. He will be charged at Sevenoaks Magistrates' Court on 5 July. Two men and two women were also taken to hospital after the crash. Another woman was treated for minor injuries. Abdullahi Hassan Abdullahi was arrested by police in Islington, north London, shortly after midnight. The 21-year-old, of Elthorne Road, Archway, has been charged with possession of an offensive weapon. Mr Abdullahi, who is unemployed, has been remanded in custody and is due to appear before Highbury Corner magistrates on Saturday. Former Torquay United winger Niall Thompson scored a hat-trick, taking his tally to five goals in his last four matches. Les Afful was also on target for City, who move up two places to 16th in the sixth tier of English football. Truro's last victory came on 24 September, when they won 2-1 at Wealdstone in National League South. The 26-year-old was out of contract at the end of the season but his new deal ties him to the club until 2019. Former Exeter trainee Norwood moved to Rovers from Forest Green in July 2015 and has netted 30 goals since then. "I've enjoyed playing here for the last year or so and the fans have been great to me, so it didn't take long to agree a new deal," he told the club website. The 31-year-old forward cost Real £56m when he joined them from the Italians in June 2009, but it is believed he has gone back to Milan on a free transfer. The 2007 World Player of the Year has signed a two-year deal. Appearances: 120 Cost per game: £466,666 Goals: 29 Cost per goal: £1,931,034 Games to goals ratio: 4.14 Honours: La Liga (2011-12), Copa del Rey (2010-11), Spanish Supercup (2012) His exit comes in the wake of Gareth Bale's arrival at Real, a move which pushed Kaka further down the pecking order and meant he wanted to leave before the transfer window closed. Talks between the player, Real president Florentino Perez and AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani lasted until the early hours of Monday morning. A Milan statement said: "Last night after 20:00 CET, thanks to the traditionally good relationship between the two clubs, Real Madrid and Milan reached and formalised an agreement for the transfer of Ricardo Kaka into Rossonero colours. "And overnight, a little before 03:00 CET in the morning, an agreement was reached with the world-class Brazilian." After leaving Sao Paolo as a teenager in 2003, Kaka won the Champions League and a Scudetto during his six years in Milan, and landed the prestigious Ballon d'Or award in 2007. During his time with Real he lifted the Primera Division trophy, the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Supercup. Kaka has scored 29 goals in 87 appearances for Brazil and played at three World Cups.

An 86-year-old man accused of killing a woman who died when a car ploughed into a coffee shop has been summoned to appear in court. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A man accused of carrying a sword in public while wearing a hockey mask is due to appear before magistrates. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Truro City got their first victory in nine matches as they won 4-2 at Whitehawk in National League South. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Tranmere Rovers striker James Norwood has agreed a new two-and-a-half year deal with the National League side. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Brazilian Kaka has left Real Madrid and rejoined former club AC Milan.

Cara Lee-Fanus, who was approaching her second birthday, was admitted to St Peter's Hospital in Chertsey, Surrey, with serious injuries in May 2014. She was transferred to St George's Hospital in Tooting, south London, but died a day later. Kirsty Lee, from Windsor, and Alistair Wayne Bowen, from Luton, are due at Guildford magistrates on 14 April. A post-mortem examination found Cara died from a head injury. Ms Lee, 25, of Grove Close, and Mr Bowen, 35, of Drayton Road, have both been charged with causing or allowing the death of a child and causing or allowing serious physical harm to a child.

A mother and her partner been charged over the death of her young daughter from a head injury.

"Anger", "outrage", "betrayal" and "shame" are just some of the strong words the Indian media are using in connection with the arrest of Rajasthan Royals players S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila. Sreesanth was part of the national team that won the Twenty20 World Cup in 2007 and the one-day international World Cup in 2011. The cricketers' families have already protested that they are innocent and media reports on Friday quote Sreesanth's lawyer as saying that he is "totally innocent". The Times of India says that "the dark and ugly face of Indian cricket exposed itself on Thursday". "Sreesanth puts IPL in a spot, fans in a fix," is the headline of The Hindu newspaper. "A major clean-up operation is required if cricket in India is to retain the loyalty of its fans," the paper's editorial says. The Hindustan Times says: "Indian cricket's reputation was dragged through the mud on Thursday and a billion fans were betrayed". Prominent Hindi newspaper Dainik Jagran says the allegations have cast serious doubts over the credibility of cricket in India and that fans will now keenly watch players' actions. Punjab's leading daily The Tribune writes: "It is a sad day when the uncertainties inherent in sport are undermined by the lure of money." The Statesman quotes former India captain Sunil Gavaskar: "I am completely shocked. The IPL rewards cricketers quite handsomely, some of them are paid over-handsomely". In other news, the Supreme Court has asked state governments to be careful in arresting people for posting "objectionable comments" on social networking sites, The New Indian Express reports. "The courts said that state governments should ensure strict compliance of the federal government's advisory, which said that a person should not be arrested without taking permission from senior police officials," the paper adds. It goes on to state that the court's advice should be seen "in view of public outrage over people being arrested for making comments or liking posts on Facebook". Bollywood stars Sanjay Dutt's return to jail for firearms offences linked to the 1993 Mumbai blasts has also been covered extensively in the media. A picture gallery in The Indian Express shows Dutt's journey from his house to the prison. Though overshadowed by Dutt's return to jail, Bollywood's tryst with glamour continues and most Indian newspapers and websites are enthusiastically reporting India's presence at the Cannes Film Festival. The Indian Express shows Bollywood "shining" in a picture gallery with photos of superstar Amitabh Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor and Vidya Balan walking the red carpet. The Hindustan Times praised Mr Bachchan for addressing the festival audience in Hindi. "It was a historic moment for Amitabh Bachchan to be invited to open the prestigious Cannes International Film Festival with his The Great Gatsby co-star Leonardo DiCaprio. Big B made the experience more special by addressing the audience in his mother tongue Hindi," the paper said. BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from TV, radio, web and print media around the world. For more reports from BBC Monitoring, click here. You can follow BBC Monitoring on Twitter and Facebook. The 20-year-old made his first-team debut for the Scottish Premiership club in August 2013 and has made 25 appearances for the Edinburgh outfit. But he has been mainly on the bench this season. Oliver, who has signed a one-year contract, told Hearts' website: "I'm now looking forward to my new challenge and playing regular football." Hearts signed fellow striker Gavin Reilly from Queens this summer.

"A billion betrayed" - the Times of India sums up the country's mood with this headline on the arrest of three cricketers over spot-fixing allegations in the Indian Premier League (IPL). [NEXT_CONCEPT] Hearts have sold Scotland Under-19 striker Gary Oliver to join Queen of the South for an undisclosed fee.

It has also suspended one of the bus services that link India and Pakistani-administered Kashmir. Two Indian and two Pakistani soldiers have been killed in the last week near the Line of Control dividing Kashmir. On Friday, India's defence minister also said ceasefire violations had become a "matter of serious concern". "This kind of occasional ceasefire violations and firing is a serious concern, because even though violence level in Kashmir has come down compared to the past, infiltration attempts are increasing," AK Antony told the Press Trust of India news agency. Q&A: Kashmir dispute He said India was "closely monitoring" developments and its troops were "on alert". Claimed by both countries, Kashmir has been a flashpoint for over 60 years. Exchanges in the disputed area are not uncommon but rarely result in fatalities. Correspondents say the Pakistani and Indian governments have been trying to strike a balance between appearing firm and de-escalating tensions. But this recent spate of skirmishes has plunged the uneasy neighbours into what could be the worst crisis in relations since the Mumbai attacks of 2008. On Friday morning, India's army said there had been a fresh exchange of fire with Pakistani troops but no casualties were reported. It came a day after Pakistan said one of its soldiers had been killed by "unprovoked" firing by Indian troops in the Battal sector of Kashmir. Two Indian newspapers have suggested that the Indian army may have provoked the recent clashes. The reports say Indian commanders breached a ceasefire accord by ordering new observation posts on the Line of Control after a 70-year-old woman crossed it unhindered last year. After a series of isolated incidents, a Pakistani soldier was killed on 6 January in a border skirmish. Then two Indian soldiers were killed in an alleged Pakistani border attack days later. Indian officials said one of the soldiers was beheaded. Pakistan denies Indian accounts of what happened, and the Indian army has denied any provocative actions. India suspended a peace process with Pakistan following attacks by Pakistan-based militants in Mumbai in 2008. Negotiations resumed in February last year. Thousands of people have been killed in Indian-administered Kashmir since an armed revolt against Indian rule erupted in 1989. There has been a ceasefire in Kashmir since late 2003. Last month, India and Pakistan signed an agreement to ease visa restrictions on travel for some citizens.

Pakistan has summoned India's envoy to protest against Thursday's killing of one of its soldiers in the disputed territory of Kashmir.

The 21-year-old joined the Hatters in May 2015 and was their top scorer last season with 16 goals in 44 matches. Former Ipswich trainee Marriott had six loans away from Portman Road before joining Luton on a full-time basis. "I've never been looking to leave because I'm settled at Luton Town and the club is heading in the right direction," he told the club website. They take on Leinster on Saturday in what is their first pool game following last Sunday's postponement in Toulon following the Paris attacks. "I'd be lying if I said we didn't think we could win it," Watson told BBC Radio Bristol. "We've got everything we need to be able to do it. "It's about us showing European rugby what we can do." Watson, 21, has returned to the Bath set up after being involved in England's doomed World Cup campaign. The hosts failed to make it out of the pool stages of the competitions and Watson admitted he was still hurting after the tournament. "It's massively disappointing," he added. "I feel like we let the country down." "To come so close against Wales and then lose so soundly to Australia was massively disappointing. We've got to collectively learn from it." And he admitted with a new head coach in place, following the appointment of Eddie Jones, he already had one eye on next year's Six Nations Championship. "Our only option is to build on it and go forward as a country and hopefully we'll get to do the nation proud at the Six Nations," he said. "It's massively important for us to right some wrongs and put on some good performances to reward the fans for their continued support." Baleka Mbete made the ruling after opposition parties took the case to the Constitutional Court. They believe that in a secret ballot, MPs from the governing African National Congress (ANC) would be more likely to vote against the president. Mr Zuma has survived several previous votes of no-confidence. Africa Live: Updates on this and other African news stories The ANC has governed South Africa since the end of white-minority rule in 1994, and has a huge majority in parliament. Ms Mbete's decision took many by surprise and injects a new element of uncertainty into the proceedings against the president, reports the BBC's Nomsa Maseko in Cape Town. The question now is whether enough ANC MPs are prepared to make a stand against the president, she adds. At least 50 out of the ANC's 249 MPs would need to vote against the president in order for the no-confidence motion to pass. ANC MP Makhosi Khoza received death threats last month after she said she would vote against the president, and branded him "a disgrace". Opposition Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane told journalists that now with the secret ballot, the ANC MPs "have no excuse". In a statement, it added that the ANC will vote against the motion and not back the attempt to "collapse our democratically elected government". The ANC has described the no-confidence motion as a "political ploy" designed to remove the government "outside of general elections". This latest attempt to unseat Mr Zuma came after he fired his widely respected Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and other ministers in a major cabinet reshuffle in March, sparking nationwide protests. The president has also faced allegations of corruption and accusations that he has become too close to the wealthy Gupta family, who are accused of trying to influence political decisions, including the sacking of Mr Gordhan. Mr Zuma and the Guptas have denied any wrongdoing. Mr Zuma is due to step down as ANC leader in December. Several candidates are vying to succeed him as party leader, with the winner standing a strong chance of becoming South Africa's next president after elections in 2019. The current favourites are deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa and Mr Zuma's former wife, and favoured candidate, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. Cyril Ramaphosa - the man who wants to make South Africa great Zuma's ex-wife in quest for ANC mantle

Luton Town striker Jack Marriott has signed a new three-year contract with the League Two club. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Bath back Anthony Watson believes his side can win the European Champions Cup this season. [NEXT_CONCEPT] South African MPs will vote in secret on a motion of no-confidence in President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday, the parliament's speaker has announced.

Plaid Cymru's Arfon MP Hywel Williams made his calls ahead of the second reading of the EU Referendum Bill in the House of Commons on 9 June. Mr Williams said contingencies must be put in place for common agricultural policy and structural funds payments in the event of a vote to leave. The loss of these funds would be "catastrophic", he said. Mr Williams, Plaid's foreign affairs spokesman at Westminster, said the government must "urgently" set out their intentions. "To suddenly cut off vital funds to our farming communities would also potentially decimate the agricultural industry here - a cornerstone of the Welsh economy," he added. During opening statements, prosecutor Fani Willis said children in the school district were the "biggest losers" in the alleged conspiracy. Prosecutors have reached plea deals with 21 others charged in the case. Some may testify during the trial. The trial is expected to last for several months. Not among those on trial is former Atlanta school superintendent Beverly Hall, whose trial was delayed for her cancer treatment. In 2009, she was named national superintendent of the year by the American Association of School Administrators - the same year much of the alleged cheating is said to have taken place. Ms Hall was given a $78,000 (£51,000) bonus from the public school system. The charges were brought last year after an investigation of cheating at dozens of the city's public schools in 2009. Ms Willis said school officials executed a "cleverly disguised conspiracy" in which teachers and aides erased incorrect answers and in some cases instructed children to change their answers. Educators are also accused of breaking open sealed copies of multiple-choice tests ahead of time and teaching the answers to their students. The cheating conspiracy kept the teachers from offering extra academic help to students in need, Ms Willis added. "The purpose of the conspiracy was this - to illegally inflate test scores and create a false impression of academic success for many students in the Atlanta Public School system," Ms Willis said, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper. "It was done to those students' detriment." On Thursday, Plymstock School said that from September all students would have to wear dark grey trousers. The school said the skirts the girls were wearing had become "too short". It has since announced a "focus group" will be set up to "discuss a suitable way forward". On its website it says: "September's ban on skirts will be put on hold as we would like to set up a focus group of parents, students, staff and governors to discuss a suitable way forward for this aspect of school uniform. "We will email all parents on Monday with further details, and to request volunteers to join the focus group. "All girls will be spoken to on Monday morning through an assembly, in order to keep them informed and to request their participation in the process." A letter sent to parents on Thursday said although "some girls leave their homes with their skirts at a reasonable length", they "roll them up for school". "Recent fashions have led to girls wearing skirts that are too short to be acceptable in the workplace." It said "time wasted addressing skirt issues would be better spent focusing on teaching and learning". Parents told BBC News they were "upset" by the announcement and "the minority are spoiling it for everyone else". The school and Plymouth City Council were unavailable to comment. The 20-year-old has been capped 21 times at various youth levels for England, including the Under-23 side. "The plan was always to bring in another keeper to add competition," boss Willie Kirk told the club website. "Sophie is an extremely hard-working goalkeeper, who is technically very good and has strong distribution."

An MP has called on the UK government to set out contingency plans on "vital" EU farm funding to Wales. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The trial of 12 former Atlanta school officials accused of conspiring to change students' test scores in order to receive bonuses has begun. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A Plymouth school that banned students from wearing skirts has decided to put the uniform change on hold after it received feedback from pupils and parents. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Bristol City Women have signed goalkeeper Sophie Baggaley on loan from Birmingham City Ladies, ahead of the new Women's Super League winter season.

Barclays and RBS were among the hardest hit, with their shares sliding nearly 30% at the start of trading before staging a partial recovery. Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley could relocate up to 2,000 London-based investment banking staff, the BBC understands. This could add to fears about potential job losses in the UK financial industry, which employs 2.2m people. Shares in the FTSE 100's five big banks fell 21% on average as markets digested the results of the referendum, with Barclays suffering the biggest one-day fall in its share price. The price eventually recovered to stand 16% down in late afternoon trading. Shares in Europe's other main banks fell heavily, with Germany's Deutsche Bank down more than 13% and France's Societe Generale more than 20% lower. "The UK and European banking system has been hit particularly hard as there was already fears about their health, and now there are worries about the linkages between European and British banks," said Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets. Senior banking figures sought to ease fears about the impact of the vote. But there is still uncertainty about whether banks will eventually move some jobs away from London and how the UK's withdrawal from the EU will affect staffing. JP Morgan, which employs 16,000 people in the UK, said it would maintain a large presence in the UK despite the outcome of the referendum. But the US bank told employees in a memo that it "may need to make changes to our European legal entity structure and the location of some roles." Earlier this month, Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan's chief executive, said the bank could move up to 4,000 jobs after a Brexit, which he said would be "a terrible deal" for the UK economy. Meanwhile, Douglas Flint, chairman of HSBC, said the lender's commitment to Britain was "undiminished." "We are today entering a new era for Britain and British business," he said. And Jes Staley, chief executive of Barclays, said: "We are a transatlantic consumer, corporate and investment bank, anchored in the UK and the US. That remains the core of our strength and the Barclays of the future." But, concerns about the UK banking sector were fuelled by suggestions that Morgan Stanley was stepping up a process to relocate up to 2,000 staff to Dublin or Frankfurt. Sources within the bank told the BBC that it had set up a taskforce looking into staff relocations. Colm Kelleher, Morgan Stanley's president, told Bloomberg two days ago that Brexit would be "the most consequential thing that we've ever seen since the war". In a statement on Friday, Morgan Stanley flatly denied reports that it has begun the process of relocation. The bank said: "The UK's vote to leave the European Union is a very significant decision which will have a considerable impact, the extent of which will not be known for some time. There will be at least a period of two years before an actual exit takes place, so there will be time to implement any changes required to adjust our business to the new environment." The British Bankers Association said any effects of the referendum result on "passporting", which allows financial services firms to operate more easily between countries, "could take some time to resolve and any changes to banking would take place over a long period of time". Anthony Browne, the BBA's chief executive, also said there would be no disruption to Britain's banking services despite the turmoil caused by the vote and that people would still be able to withdraw money from cash machines and exchange currency. The City of London Corporation also said that a "mass exit" of banks and financial institutions from London was unlikely. "The general view of the City is that the government should push for the UK to retain our access to the single market," said Mark Boleat, policy chairman for the corporation.

UK banking stocks have plunged after Britain voted to leave the EU.

SNP group leader Stuart Bell claimed the Conservative and independent coalition had "gagged" other parties. The previous council administration did allow opposition groups to occupy some of its most senior posts. Conservative group leader Michelle Ballantyne said she felt that actually made their role less effective. "For the last five years we have had opposition positions on the executive," said Mr Bell. "For two years they were taken up and I think we had better decisions taken in those two years." However, he said the Conservative opposition at the time had subsequently decided to withdraw from the executive. "I do not think it is justified to remove the positions simply because the last opposition was ineffective," he said. "I think opposition will be gagged." Ms Ballantyne said she did not believe that would be the case. "We felt that it compromises the position of the opposition - far from giving them a voice, it actually neuters their voice," she said. "I think the opposition will find that they have a stronger opposition voice when they are not sitting on the executive. "They will have their own opinion on it. We are giving them, we think, a better position to work from - they obviously don't agree with us but time will tell." The South African debutant scored two late tries after coming on as a 66th-minute substitute. George Ford scored all of Bath's 18 points in Todd Blackadder's first league match in charge of the club. "It was the first run out at the Gardens in front of our fans, who were spectacular like always, so we let them down," he told BBC Radio Northampton. "And 100 games for Luther Burrell, it was big for us to put in a big performance for him and unfortunately we just came short, so very bleak." The rain-soaked match was a different experience for Groom, who has previously played in Super Rugby and South African domestic competitions. "It's going to take a little getting used to, but that's part of the reason I came, to improve myself as a player and experience a different style of playing," he added. "In a game like this with the weather playing a huge role its the small margins which make a big difference." The 22-year-old former Accrington man has joined after Dave Richards broke a finger in a reserve match. Dawber has had spells with Fulham, Aldershot and Bishop's Stortford and spent the first half of the season with National League North side Altrincham. He has trained with David Artell's side in recent weeks and is set to be on the bench against Newport on Saturday. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

A move by Scottish Borders Council's new administration not to include opposition members on its executive has come in for criticism. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Scrum-half Nic Groom says the mood in the Northampton changing room was 'bleak' after their 18-14 loss to Bath. [NEXT_CONCEPT] League Two side Crewe Alexandra have signed goalkeeper Andrew Dawber on a deal until the end of the season.

Shadow business secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey discussed on Sunday's Andrew Marr Show how Labour would raise money to pay for £63bn of extra spending. But Mr Corbyn told BBC Radio 4's Today: "I don't recognise the figure. "Our programme is not complete... the figure that was used on the Marr programme is not one we recognise." During her interview with the BBC's Andrew Marr, Ms Long-Bailey was repeatedly challenged over how her party would raise the £63bn to pay for promised extra commitments if it got into government. She said independent research showed that reverses to a series of tax cuts would raise £70bn by 2020: "We certainly wouldn't have made the decisions that this government has, for example, slashing taxes for the most wealthy in society - inheritance tax, capital gains tax, the bank levy, corporation tax." During an interview with BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Mr Corbyn rejected suggestions that Labour would spend £60-70bn more than the Conservatives paid for by taxation, stressing: "I don't recognise the £60bn figure. "Corporation tax was 28%, it's now dropping and is due to drop to 17% - and indeed both the prime minister and chancellor threatened to drop it even further if Brexit didn't work and they would go down to an Irish figure of 12%. "On a calculation of OBR figures, [it] shows that by 2022 £70bn will have been given to corporations and the very wealthiest by tax breaks and tax cuts - we would reverse the corporation tax cut, yes, and put corporation tax up." Mr Corbyn said some of the cash would come from inheritance tax and the threshold for higher paid earners. "But our programme is not complete - I fully concede that - it could not be, we're still working that out," he said. "So the figure you gave and was used on the Marr programme yesterday was not one we recognise." On one occasion, Nigel Graham, 56, illegally parked in a disabled space outside a court while he was inside admitting misuse of blue badges. The BBC filmed the offence in 2015. The General Osteopathic Council said the "degree and persistence of Mr Graham's dishonesty was fundamentally incompatible with practice as an osteopath". The council removed him from its register and said he was now unable to practise in the profession. Graham, of Southbourne, was appearing before Southampton magistrates in June 2015 when his illegally-parked car was given a ticket outside. The car was driven away with the ticket still attached to the windscreen. Inside the court, he had pleaded guilty to five counts of false representation to avoid parking fines in Southampton, Bournemouth and Christchurch, and one count of illegally using a disabled person's blue badge. The badge was in the name of his deceased mother and had been applied for after her death. Graham was given a suspended jail sentence and ordered to do 120 hours' community service. The General Osteopathic Council said it noted the strong language used by the magistrate, who said these were "despicable dishonest offences committed... over a long period of time with no regard to bona fide blue badge holders". The council said when Graham appeared before them in May, he "continued to obfuscate" and showed "no insight into the seriousness of his criminality". Refugees facing harsh winter conditions "are perhaps the only people with any excuse to wear fur this winter," Peta said. According to Peta nearly 100 coats and dozens of leather shoes were donated. Thousands of migrants have been camping in Calais, trying to get across the Channel to the UK. Some of the coats and shoes will also be sent to camps in Syria. "While we can't bring back the minks, rabbits, cows, dogs and other animals who were slaughtered... we can help refugees who are struggling to survive," the group said. Peta runs a donation programme throughout the year and often donates the fur coats they receive from people "who have chosen to drop the cruelly produced items from their wardrobes" to homeless people.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said his party's spending plans are not complete, and appeared to contradict his business spokeswoman. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A Dorset osteopath has been struck off following convictions for blue badge fraud and avoiding parking fines. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A UK-based animal rights group is sending fur coats to migrants and refugees in the Calais camp known as "the Jungle", the group has said.

The authority has proposed spending an extra £3.8m after the Fairer Fee Forum (FFF) challenged in court a decision to freeze the rate in 2011. The additional money represents an increase of 13.2%, the council said. A spokesman for the FFF said the proposed extra funding was not likely to be enough. Prof Martin Green, from the FFF, said: "Even with a 13% increase we should remember that the council was underfunding care. "I'm not convinced that it will necessary have kept up with the true cost of care." The forum previously challenged the council's decision to hold prices in 2011/12 at the same level as the previous financial year. Leader of the Conservative-led authority, Councillor Philip Atkins, said the consultation would be an open process. Mr Atkins said: "This is a proper consultation and I'm quite certain that the care home providers will have all the paperwork. "They can make any comments they like and we will take heed of those in the final cabinet report." Three face-to-face consultations will be carried out next month and a final decision is expected to be made in June.

A consultation over the amount private care home providers are paid to look after elderly people has been started by Staffordshire County Council.

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At no time should you endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws while collecting any kind of media. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The Prodigy have topped the Official UK album chart for the sixth time.

Otherwise it's a week of humdrum legislation, punctuated by some interesting-looking committee hearings - until we get to a crop of important private members' bills in both Lords and Commons, on the Friday. Here's my rundown of next week's events: The Commons opens (2.30pm) with Work and Pensions questions - and, as ever, any post weekend ministerial statements or urgent questions will usually be taken immediately after, at 3.30pm. The day's main legislating is on the Savings (Government Contributions) Bill - this is the second reading debate on a bill to create new lifetime ISAs. These would be open to anyone under the age of 40, allowing them to save up to £4,000 a year. And for every £4 they put in the ISA, the government add a further £1. So put in £4,000 and the government will give £1,000, every year, until 50. Ministers believe it will be more flexible than the pension saving system and will be particularly helpful to the self-employed. In Westminster Hall (4.30pm - 7.30pm) the Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate on a job lot of E-petitions on the UK's exit from the EU: petition 133618 says "the British people have spoken. We have voted to leave the EU. We want article 50 of the Lisbon treaty to be invoked immediately. We still have two years to discuss our exit from the EU, but we do not wish to delay it any further"; petition 125333 calls upon MPs to repeal the 1972 European Communities Act immediately should the EU referendum result in a Leave majority vote, thus making membership of the EU null and void, without any further interference from the government or the EU; petition 123324 says that June 23 should be designated as Independence Day, and celebrated annually; petition 154593 calls on the government not to allow freedom of movement as part of any deal with the EU after Brexit, arguing that the vast majority of those who voted leave did so because of the lack of control over immigration and free movement within Europe putting a strain on UK resources; petition 133767 asks the government not to invoke article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, arguing that Parliament is sovereign and the government is not legally obliged to invoke the Lisbon Treaty to start an EU exit, and similarly petition 133540 says Parliament decide should whether or not we remain a member of the European Union. This will, of course be non-binding debate on one-vote-able motions. Committee of the day is the Culture, Media and Sport session on the governance of football, with FA Chairman Greg Clarke and Director of Strategy and Robert Sullivan, (11am). In the Lords (from 2.30pm) peers get into the meat of the Investigatory Powers Bill - report stage (day two of three) - key issues include Internet Connection Records, filtering arrangements, and oversight arrangements. The amendments come from two main sources - the government, in the shape of Earl Howe, often to put into action compromises brokered with Labour, when the bill was in the Commons, for example adding protections for "journalistic material", or from the Lib Dem team of Lord Paddick and Baroness Hamwee. The latter are mostly aimed at creating extra safeguards. My eye was also caught by a series of amendments from the former Cabinet Secretary, Lord Butler plus Lord Janvrin and the Marquess of Lothian (the senior Conservative Michael Ancram), which would create new offences of breaching safeguards relating to examination of material under bulk interception warrants, breaching safeguards relating to examination of material, and of breaching safeguards relating to examination of data. There will also be a short debate on tackling the rate of premature deaths among people with a learning disability led by the Crossbencher Baroness Hollins, who is a professor of the psychiatry of learning disability at St George's, University of London. The Commons opens (11.30am) with Foreign and Commonwealth questions, followed by a Ten Minute Rule Bill from the Conservative Bill Wiggin on National Health Service Staff (Reporting and Registration), which would allow the central reporting and recording of absence from work of permanent NHS employees. The day's main debate is on the renewal of the BBC Charter, on a government motion asking MPs to approve the draft agreement between the culture secretary the BBC. And the adjournment debate is on the humanitarian situation in Yemen - led by Aden-born MP. Keith Vaz In Westminster Hall (9.30am -11am ) the Labour former minister Fiona Mactaggart leads a debate on the performance of Concentrix, the US company dealing with tax credit claimants - their contract was aimed at saving the government more than £1bn in incorrect or fraudulent tax credit payments - but hundreds of people have complained they have been incorrectly penalised, and the government has said it will not be renewed. At 11am the Conservative, John Baron has a debate on earlier cancer diagnosis and NHS finances - the All Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer have campaigned for NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups to be held accountable for their one year survival rates (ie from diagnosis) as a means of encouraging earlier diagnosis - the NHS still lags international averages by some measure. But there is also a financial incentive because, for example, treating colon cancer at stage 1 costs around £3,000 per patient per year, whereas treatment at stage 4 costs £12,000. Mr Baron says the NHS has been poor at quantifying this and the debate is part of the APPG campaign to change this. Committee of the day was going to be Sir John Chilcot at the Liaison Committee on follow-up to the Chilcot Report...but that has now been postponed until November. Meanwhile, the Home Affairs hearing (11am) on the work of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, with its (latest) Chair, Professor Alexis Jay, will have plenty to talk about. In the Lords (2.30pm) it's the first report stage day on the Children and Social Work Bill, which aims to improve the opportunities and outcomes for children in the care of the state. The debate will focus on clauses dealing with corporate parenting principles and children leaving care. Watch out for an important concession by the government, to head off a cross party amendment from the crossbench peer, Lord Ramsbotham, to the outsourcing of social work with vulnerable children to prevent profit-making organisations. There will also be a short debate on the potential effect on peace and stability in Europe and around the world of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union. The Commons begins (11.30am) with a half an hour of Welsh questions, followed at noon by Prime Minister's Question Time. The day's ten minute rule bill comes from Labour's Kevan Jones who wants to impose rules for the training, qualifications and certification of cosmetic surgery practitioners and establish a code of practice for informing patients on the options and risks of particular procedures. Then the main debate will be on an SNP Opposition day motion, to be announced. In Westminster Hall, the Conservative Mark Field leads a debate on alms houses and their role in housing policy (9.30am -11am) marking the debut of a new All Party Group. He aims to highlight their role in social housing sector but also the specific legislative problems they're experiencing related to planning rules, the Welfare Reform Act, the Equality Act and the Housing Bill , that do not take account of their special status. In the afternoon (2.30pm-4pm) Labour's Stephen Twigg will lead a debate on education in Merseyside, followed (4.30pm -5.30pm) by a debate on the effect of the UK leaving the EU on agriculture and fishing in the South West - led by the Conservative, Scott Mann. Committee of the day is the Defence Sub-Committee hearing on MoD support for former and serving personnel subject to judicial processes - the witnesses include: Sir David Calvert-Smith, a former High Court judge, and Director of Public Prosecutions, and Jeremy Wright, the Attorney General. In the Lords (from 3pm) it's the final day of report stage consideration of the Investigatory Powers Bill - which will deal with the most controversial aspect, the bulk data surveillance powers. The Lib Dem peers are still kicking off about this issue, but Labour is expected to abstain. The debate will also cover the David Anderson report recommendations and there will be a vote on the commencement clause on the costs for hacking amendment on which the government was defeated in the previous report stage day. There will also be a short debate on the progress the Fit for Work scheme has made in enabling those with long-term health problems like chronic pain to return to or stay in work. The Commons meets at 9.30 am for Questions to the new Department for Exiting the European Union, prop David Davis. That is followed by the weekly Business Statement, from the Leader of the House Then MPs turn to two debates on subjects chosen by the Backbench Business Committee. The first is on BHS: this is a joint bid by the Work and Pensions Committee Chair, Frank Field, and the BIS Chair, Iain Wright - which was requested to allow, as Mr Field put it, Parliament to vent its anger at the closure of the BHS chain, and about the failure to reach a settlement with its pensioners. In particular, the backers of the debate wanted to focus on the conduct of the former BHS boss Sir Philip Green. Sir Philip, whose retail empire includes Top Shop, Top Man, Burton and Dorothy Perkins, was granted an honour just over a decade ago, in June 2006. It was given "for services to retail", but his reputation as a retailer has been severely damaged over the past year. An amendment, tabled by the Conservative MP Richard Fuller and independent MP Michelle Thomson, calls for him to be stripped of his knighthood. MPs cannot themselves annul knighthoods, and it will be up to the Speaker whether or not to call the amendment to be debated. Even if there is a vote, it will not be binding but it is a way to register displeasure. Next comes a general debate on the newly-fashionable subject of industrial strategy, following Theresa May's decision to reshape the former BIS Department into a department for industrial strategy. In Westminster Hall (1.30pm -3pm) there will be a debate on the Education Committee's reports on the mental health and well-being of looked-after children, and on social work reform, where the select committee is pressing for the creation of a professional body to boost and enforce standards. Then there's a debate on National Arthritis Week. In the Lords (from 11am) there will be debates on subjects chosen by Lib Dem peers. Firstly, on the implications for foreign and security policy co-operation with European states following the referendum result for the UK's withdrawal from the EU; and secondly, on the future of environmental and climate change policy in the context of Brexit. The 2016 crop of private members' bills hits the Commons (9.30am) with the first offering from the SNP's John Nicolson, the Sexual Offences (Pardons Etc.) Bill. This aims to offer a pardon to men convicted of gay sex offences which would not be illegal now. It will also include a "Pardon Plus" provision to allow such convictions to be expunged from the record, if the person concerned so requests. Mr Nicholson is hoping to have enough support to force his bill to a vote, if there is any attempt to talk it out at second reading - most of his SNP colleagues will attend the debate and plenty of MPs from other parties have promised to be there, too. But he will need 100 votes to stop any filibuster. If that bill gets past its first hurdle, the next is the Conservative Edward Argar's Registration of Marriage Bill - which aims to update the system to allow the names of mothers as well as fathers of people getting married to be included on the certificate. Further down the agenda lurks the Labour MP Geraint Davies' Terms of Withdrawal from EU (Referendum) Bill, and Tom Brake's EU Citizens Resident in the United Kingdom (Right To Stay) Bill. But it is highly unlikely that there will be time for much debate on those. It's also private members' bill day in the Lords (from 10am) with some substantial legislation on offer; first up is the second reading of the Conservative, Lord Elton's House of Lords Bill, which aims to reduce the number of peers in the House of Lords in line with then number MPs...he would create a kind of "balloon debate" mechanism by which each party group would vote on who was to stay. Various incarnations of this idea have been floating around for a while. Next will come the second reading of the Abortion (Disability Equality) Bill, proposed by the Conservative peer, Lord Shinkwin. He wants to remove the provision of the 1967 Abortion Act, which made abortion legal at any stage, where two doctors agreed "that there is a substantial risk that if the child were born it would suffer from such physical or mental abnormalities as to be seriously handicapped". Last year, 3,213 abortions took place under the disability clause in England and Wales. Congenital malformations accounted for 1,450 of these; 689 were because of Down's syndrome. The third bill is the Baroness Tonge's Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill which would raise the minimum age of consent to marriage or civil partnership to 18 and create an offence of causing a person under the age of 18 to enter into a marriage or civil partnership.

With continuing chatter about a possible announcement about Heathrow Airport expansion, it's possible that a statement from the Transport Secretary Chris Grayling could provide the biggest parliamentary action of next week.

The 2012 Tour de France winner and Olympic gold medallist was racing for Team Sky in the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic. But another gold for Wiggins was not to be with the race won by Adam Blythe, who beat fellow Briton Ben Swift. A race for the public was cut from 100 to 86 miles, after weather warnings. A section covering Leith Hill and Box Hill in Surrey was missed out. Having started in east London, the route ended outside Buckingham Palace. Event director Hugh Brasher said the safety of the cyclists was the most important consideration. "This decision has been made in the light of detailed information from the Met Office and with full agreement of local authorities and other agencies," he said. Ahead of Sunday's elite race Sir Bradley said: "I always enjoy competing in front of home fans and have great memories of riding this route at the Olympics. "The support we got then was unbelievable, and it was the same again at the Tour of Britain last year, so this promises to be a really special day." It was a particularly special day for one couple who got married during the ride. Keen cyclists Gary Watson, 44, and Lisa Russell, 41, from Raynes Park in south-west London, were pronounced husband and wife at Richmond Park's Pembroke Lodge, where they were met by friends and their five-year-old daughter Betsy, who had the rings. After the ceremony, they began their new life together by cycling the rest of the way to the finish line. Thousands of cyclists took part in rides and races as part of the weekend-long RideLondon event through London and Surrey. On Saturday, an estimated 60,000 people took part in a 10-mile (16.1km) ride through central London.

Sir Bradley Wiggins was among the star names battling wind and rain to take part in a 125-mile cycle race from London's Olympic Park.

He was walking in the Fairmount estate at about 12:30 BST on Friday when he was approached by four masked men. They threatened the man before one of them fired a shot. The man was not injured and made off towards the Ballygawley Road. Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them.

A 30-year-old man has escaped injury after a shot was fired at him in Dungannon, County Tyrone.

Spotter says its clients include the Home Office, EU Commission and Dubai Courts. The algorithm-based analytics software generates reputation reports based on social and traditional media material. However some experts say such tools are often inadequate because of the nuance of language. A spokeswoman for the Home Office said she should not comment at this time. Spotter's UK sales director Richard May said the company monitored material that was "publicly available". Its proprietary software uses a combination of linguistics, semantics and heuristics to create algorithms that generate reports about online reputation. It says it is able to identify sentiment with up to an 80% accuracy rate. The company says these reports can also be verified by human analysts if the client wishes. Algorithms had been developed to reflect various tones in 29 different languages including Chinese, Russian and Arabic, said Mr May. "Nothing is fool-proof - we are talking about automated systems," he told the BBC. "But five years ago you couldn't get this level of accuracy - we were at the 50% mark." Mr May added one of the most common subjects for sarcasm was bad service - such as delayed journeys. "One of our clients is Air France. If someone has a delayed flight, they will tweet, 'Thanks Air France for getting us into London two hours late' - obviously they are not actually thanking them," he said. "We also have to be very specific to specific industries. The word 'virus' is usually negative. But if you're talking about virus in the context of the medical industry, it might not be." Spotter charged a minimum of £1,000 per month for its services, Mr May said. Simon Collister, who lectures in PR and social media at the London College of Communication, told the BBC there was "no magic bullet" when it came to analytics that recognise tone. "These tools are often next to useless - in terms of understanding tone, sarcasm, it's so dependent on context and human languages," he said. "It's social media and what makes it interesting and fascinating is the social side - machines just can't comprehend that side of things in my opinion." Mr Collister added that human interpretation was still vital. "The challenge that governments and businesses have is whether to rely on automated tools that are not that effective or to engage a huge amount of human effort."

French company Spotter has developed an analytics tool that claims to be able to identify sarcastic comments posted online.

The 26-year-old also has a groin problem, picked up during the 3-1 loss at Southampton last weekend. He was then left with two broken fingers and an arm in a sling after reportedly lashing out in the away dressing room at half-time. Newcastle are one place off the bottom of the table with six games to play. A Newcastle statement confirmed the Netherlands international was receiving treatment for both injuries. "Janmaat will be unavailable for the club's forthcoming fixture against Swansea at the weekend," the statement said. "He will be reviewed further next week and the club will provide an update in due course."

Newcastle defender Daryl Janmaat will miss Saturday's visit of Swansea with two injuries, including broken fingers after reportedly punching a wall.

Local elections in eastern Germany on Sunday gave the AfD 12.2% in Brandenburg and 10.6% in Thuringia. The party entered a regional parliament for the first time two weeks ago in Saxony - another eastern German state. The AfD is mounting a growing challenge to Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats. It wants to scrap the euro and sees law and order as a priority. The party is attracting right-wing supporters, while avoiding links with nationalist extremists. The Social Democrats (SPD) won in Brandenburg with 32% and are set to remain in power in coalition with the socialist Die Linke who polled 18.9%. The Christian Democrats (CDU), polled 33.5% in Thuringia, only a few points ahead of Die Linke, who won 28% of the vote. Until now, the CDU has been in coalition with the SPD in Thuringia but could lose the state to Die Linke if the Social Democrats switch allegiances. The staunchly pro-euro CDU refuses to form any coalition with the AfD. The AfD was among many Eurosceptic parties which made large gains in the European elections in May. The AfD, founded just over a year ago, has seven seats now in the European Parliament. Its MEPs sit in the same grouping as the UK Conservatives, demanding fundamental reform of the EU. The party campaigns against bailouts for southern European countries, angry that taxpayers' money has been used to save the euro. "We are the force that's renewing the political landscape," said AfD leader Bernd Lucke, 52, an economics professor. "One can't deny it anymore: the citizens are thirsting for political change," he said. The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, attacked Bradley Moore outside a McDonald's restaurant in Ashton-under-Lyne on 27 July 2016. Seconds later, the 43-year-old was struck by Jonathan Carter's car. Carter, 44, was given a nine-month jail sentence - suspended for two years - at Manchester Crown Court on Monday. The teenager, found guilty of Mr Moore's manslaughter at trial in January, was sentenced to youth detention. Found guilty of causing death by careless driving, Carter was also disqualified from driving for two years. After the trial, senior prosecutor David Hartley said it was "unusual" for two people who did not know each other to both be convicted, but each had "independently contributed" to Mr Moore's death. He said Mr Moore had been attacked by the boy and three of his friends outside the restaurant, who had thrown "numerous punches and kicks" before the 16-year-old "struck him with one punch which caused him to fall into the road". They then fled, leaving the 43-year-old "lying prone" on the street and "moments later, Carter - who was having a text argument with his partner - got in his car, and drove away", he added. Duncan Thorpe, the senior investigating officer, said Carter was "driving the wrong way up a one way street" when he ran over Mr Moore and had told police that he had "felt a bump" but thought he had "clipped the kerb or a tree". He said Mr Moore died from multiple injuries, including over 30 chest fractures, a tear to his liver, a broken jaw and internal bleeding. The 16-year-old also pleaded guilty to affray along with three other boys. They were sentenced to referral orders at an earlier hearing at Tameside Youth Court.

A conservative German anti-euro party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), has won seats in two more regional parliaments. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A boy who punched a man and left him lying unconscious in the road before he was then killed by a careless driver has been detained for five years.

The engine, which was retired from service in 1963, has been restored for York's National Railway Museum (NRM) in a shed in Bury, Greater Manchester. Low-speed tests have started along the East Lancashire Railway (ELR). Andrew McLean, NRM head curator, said: "From the dead it becomes something living and breathing again." The first test-run saw it move out of its shed and travel a short distance down the track to the heritage line's Bolton Street station. It marks the end of a £4.2m restoration project, which began in 2006, by Riley and Son Ltd, based in Bury. Open days are being held at the heritage line over the next two weekends ahead of a mainline test from Manchester to Carlisle over the Ribblehead viaduct on 23 January. It will be repainted in its traditional green livery on 10 February for its journey from London's King's Cross to York two weeks later. Public services will begin in late February, alongside an exhibition at the museum. Noel Hartley, who will be driving Flying Scotsman for a dining event, said although it was "just another day at the office", being in charge of the locomotive was a "huge honour". The engine, designed by Sir Nigel Gresley, was built by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at Doncaster Works in 1923, at a cost of £7,944. It gained celebrity status after debuting at the British Empire Exhibition in Wembley in 1924 - a huge spectacle, showcasing goods and produce from the Empire countries, which attracted millions of visitors. Its fame grew in 1928 when it hauled a non-stop service from London to Edinburgh, a huge engineering feat of the time and one that sparked international interest. In 1934 it earned a place in the record books as the first steam locomotive to achieve an authenticated 100mph run. However, some claim City of Truro was the first steam engine to break the 100mph record in 1904 when it apparently reached a speed of 102mph running down a slope near Somerset. After being bought and restored by businessman Alan Pegler in 1963, the engine toured the US and Australia. The Scotsman was bought for the nation in 2004 using £415,000 in public donations, a £365,000 gift from Sir Richard Branson and a £1.8m grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund. Mike Kelly, chairman of ELR, said: "If you think about iconic, great British creations, Flying Scotsman is up there. It is a national treasure. "People have been starved for many years of being able to see this beautiful machine in action; I'm sure there will be some emotional scenes when it's running again."

One of the world's most famous railway locomotives, Flying Scotsman, has taken its first public test-run under steam after a decade off the tracks.

The 26-year-old Scot clocked one minute 29.39 seconds to beat South Korean world number one Choi Min-jeong. Team-mate Kathryn Thomson reached the quarter-finals. Christie's success in Gangneung follows her double gold in the 500m events in the Chinese World Cup in Shanghai last weekend. She will have the chance to go for another double gold on South Korea's 2018 Winter Olympics track in the second 1,000m event on Sunday. Gangneung is the fourth World Cup event of six to be held over 2016-17, with the next taking place in Dresden, Germany on 3-5 February. Jonathan Bowling admitted attacking Alan Greaves with a pickaxe handle near St Saviour's Church in High Green. Bowling, 22, who has a long history of violent offending, was told by a judge at Sheffield Crown Court he would serve a minimum of 25 years in prison. Ashley Foster, 22, of Wesley Road, High Green was sentenced to nine years for manslaughter. He was cleared of murder on Thursday after a trial. Sentencing Bowling and Foster, Mr Justice Teare told them: "Why you wished to inflict violence on another human being on Christmas Eve is known only to you." The judge said: "You chose your victim at random. Alan Greaves happened to be in front of you, on his way to serve the community, as he had always done, and you decided to inflict violence on him. "Neither of you knew Alan Greaves. He had done nothing to provoke the attack on him. "His wife, his family and his community have suffered a tragic and horrendous loss." Mr Greaves's widow, Maureen, said she was "happy" with the sentences. Outside court she said: "To think Ashley's got nine years is the very best we could have got in the circumstances of the manslaughter. "To think that Jonathan's got 25 minimum and to think he'll probably never come out, I really am wonderfully pleased with the result." Mrs Greaves said she would not read a letter Bowling had written to her. "To put it into my hands the day he was going to get sentenced, I didn't think it was very appropriate," she said. Mr Greaves, 68, a father of four, died in hospital three days after suffering head injuries in the attack. Before the sentencing, prosecutor Robert Smith told the judge Bowling's previous convictions included an attack on a 36-year-old jogger when Bowling was 15. The judge heard how Bowling was also convicted in his teens for brandishing a hammer when a police officer stopped him, threatening a woman with a hammer and headbutting a woman who complained because he was throwing snowballs at her window. Foster had no previous convictions for violence.

British short track speed skater Elise Christie won the 1,000m gold medal at the World Cup event in South Korea on Saturday. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A man who beat a church organist to death as he walked to a Christmas Eve service has been jailed for life.

Antoine Maury was last seen in Edinburgh on Monday 24 October. The 21-year-old was last seen at Edinburgh College's Milton Road East campus at 22:00 when he suddenly left his friends. Between 22:45 and 23:00, a man matching Mr Maury's description was seen near Duddingston Village. He was topless and heading towards Holyrood Park. Police now also want to speak to people who were in the areas: Duddingston Village, Duddingston Loch or Prestonfield golf club the following day, Tuesday 25 October, who may have seen or heard anything unusual. Insp Alan Carson, of Police Scotland, said: "We are interested in speaking to anyone who was in Holyrood Park between the hours of 22:30 and 23:30 on Monday 24 October, whether they saw Antoine or not. "Equally, we are keen to hear from anyone that was in the areas around Duddingston Village, Duddingston Loch or Prestonfield Golf Club the following day, Tuesday 25 October 2016, who may have seen or heard anything unusual. "Even the smallest amount of information may be the key to helping us find him. "This is still a live investigation and we will carry on our search until we have exhausted our search parameters." Mr Maury is white and of medium build. He is about 6ft, with short, brown hair, a beard and a fair complexion. He has a tattoo of a bleeding hand on his forearm. When last seen he was wearing a brown/green bomber jacket with dark-coloured chinos and a white beanie hat. He is also believed to have been wearing black and white Vans trainers. Glasses belonging to Mr Maury, who suffers from poor eyesight, have since been found with some of his clothes on a golf course. Divers have been searching Duddingston Loch and there are police searches in Holyrood Park.

The police will search Edinburgh for a missing French student until they have "exhausted" all their "search parameters".

A Chinese official said the ceremony, due to be held on Thursday, was being postponed "until an appropriate time". Asia's two biggest economies have argued for decades over the Japanese-held islands, known as the Senkaku in Tokyo and the Diaoyu in Beijing. The unpopulated East China Sea islands may be rich in natural resources. Q&A: China-Japan islands row Chinese indignation grew recently when nationalist politicians from Japan visited the chain to commemorate the Japanese dead of World War II, when the country occupied much of eastern China. Thousands of people have attended angry protest rallies in Chinese cities. Japan's coast guard reported 20 Chinese marine surveillance ships in the vicinity of the islands last week. They confirmed to Kyodo news agency on Sunday that the last such vessel had left. The cancellation of Thursday's ceremony was confirmed by the Japanese foreign ministry. Amid the rising tension, China's first aircraft carrier has been handed over to the navy of the People's Liberation Army, state media report. The handover ceremony for the 300m (990ft) ship, a former Soviet carrier called the Varyag, took place in the north-eastern port of Dalian after a lengthy refit by a Chinese shipbuilder. Taiwan also claims the disputed islands, which Beijing maintains are historically part of China. Sunday saw hundreds of slogan-chanting Taiwanese from right-wing parties and civil groups rally in Taipei. They called for a boycott of Japanese goods and brandished anti-Japanese placards during the peaceful march. They went as far as calling for co-operation with the mainland to solve the territorial dispute. The Associated Press news agency reports that a group of Taiwanese fishermen say they will sail 60 boats to the islands on Monday to protect their fishing grounds.

A ceremony to mark 40 years of ties with Japan has been put off by China as the two countries' row over an island chain continues.

Cameron Comey, from Carmarthen, is believed to have fallen into the River Towy on 17 February after playing with his brother nearby. The fire service, police, coastguard, mountain rescue and lifeboat teams were involved in the search operation. The Welsh government said it plans to improve safety following the incident. A spokesperson said: "As the registered owner of the land we intend to work with all interested parties to identify how to improve and manage safety in the area." The show, set 19 years after the final Potter book, is up for best play, best director for John Tiffany and best emerging talent for Anthony Boyle. The National Theatre's revival of August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom also has three nominations. Actress Sheridan Smith is in contention for the best musical performance prize for her role in Funny Girl. The nomination comes after Smith took almost two months off from Funny Girl due to stress and exhaustion earlier this year. She will go up against Glenn Close for Sunset Boulevard and Groundhog Day's Andy Karl. Helen McCrory, Noma Dumezweni, Sophie Melville and Billie Piper will compete for the Natasha Richardson award for best actress. Dumezweni is recognised after stepping into the Royal Court's play Linda two weeks before opening night, replacing Kim Cattrall, who was suffering from extreme insomnia. Best actor Natasha Richardson award for best actress Best musical performance Best play Evening Standard Radio 2 audience award for best musical Milton Shulman award for best director Best revival Best design Charles Wintour award for the most promising playwright Emerging talent award The awards will be handed out on 13 November at London's Old Vic Theatre during a ceremony co-hosted by Sir Elton John and Evening Standard owner Evgeny Lebedev. Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or if you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk. Under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), £85,000 per person per institution is protected. But from 1 January 2016, the amount will be reduced to £75,000, as a result of the strength of the pound. Furious bankers said they had been given no notice of the changes, which were announced by the Bank of England. "The level of anger is extraordinary," said one source in the industry. Andrew Tyrie MP, the Tory chairman of the Treasury Select Committee, said the whole scheme was "defective". "It is absurd that the 16% depreciation of the euro largely brought about by the crisis in the eurozone in general, and the Greek crisis in particular, should be forcing a reduction in the level of protection available to UK depositors," said Mr Tyrie. The compensation scheme is run under a European directive, which sets the limit at €100,000 across the whole of the European Union. But the precise sum in pounds for the next five years is based on exchange rates on 3 July. The euro has fallen significantly against the pound this year, partly because of the crisis in Greece. The pound is currently trading at €1.40, close to its highest level since 2007. "It makes no sense to fix deposit guarantees....to a volatile variable like the exchange rate," said Mr Tyrie. He said he would be writing to the chancellor to demand a change. Consumer groups also reacted strongly. "This will be a massive blow to savers," said Anna Bowes, director of the independent website, Savings Champion. "It will also be an administrative headache, as savers will need to find new homes for their money." The Treasury said the change would have been implemented now, but it was delaying it until January to give the public a chance to adjust to the lower level of protection. "People have six months to get ready for the change, if necessary," said Mark Neale, the chief executive of the FSCS. The new limit of £75,000 will still protect more than 95% of consumers, the FSCS said. The compensation scheme applies to those with accounts in banks, building societies and credit unions. The level will not be reviewed for a further five years. The consumer group Which? said bank staff would need to be made aware of the changes. "We've consistently found bank staff have an extremely poor knowledge of the scheme so, with people's savings soon to have less protection, we expect all banks to ensure staff are properly trained," said Richard Lloyd, the executive director of Which?

Work to improve safety on a stretch of river where an 11-year-old-boy went missing is to take place, the Welsh government has said. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Hit play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is up for three honours at the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards. [NEXT_CONCEPT] News that millions of bank customers will get £10,000 less compensation in future if their bank goes bust has been criticised as "absurd" by a senior MP.

Eight of the 22 Welsh councils are currently using zero-hours contracts, research by BBC Wales has found. Nearly 4,000 people are directly employed on the contracts by Welsh councils, with Powys council the biggest user of them. The councils say the contracts often suit employees, and staff still get benefits like sick pay and paid leave. Both Labour and Plaid have been vocal about the misuse of zero-hours contracts. In April the Labour leader Ed Miliband said the contracts were "incompatible with building a loyal, skilled and productive workforce". Plaid Cymru has consistently called on the Welsh government to ban councils from using the contracts within the social care sector. Case study - Janine Pugh, a carer for eight years, who works with children and adults. Janine Pugh, who works for Crossroads Care Cwm Taf in Pontypridd, said her zero-hours contract works for her. "I can work as much as I want or as little as I want," she said. "The flexibility is great because I never miss my son or my daughter's appointments at school which is fantastic. "But then planning long term if I want a new kitchen next year is hard because it's not a guaranteed wage." Dominic MacAskill, head of local government at Unison, said Labour and Plaid Cymru should set an example and "put their policies into practice" in the councils they run. "There's a general insecurity and that is because you don't know from one day to the next how much work you're going to have, how much money you're going to have a month, can you manage to pay your mortgage , can you manage to do your housekeeping," he said. "There's also the impact on the work-life balance because you have to respond at short notice in order to take work and there's also the fear that if you don't say yes to work that you won't get the call offering work in the future." "And there's also the issue about the quality of the service. "You get a higher turnover with zero-hours contracts and also a fear of criticising the service because criticism could again lead to the call not coming and you not getting work." Labour said it was committed to improving the rights of workers on zero-hours contracts, while Plaid said it was working with trade unions to end their use. The Welsh Local Government Association, which represents councils, said council which use zero-hour contracts continued to ensure staff retained equivalent pay grading and benefits such as sick pay and annual leave. They also allow staff to work elsewhere outside of their substantive roles or give them an opportunity to get further work experience in a new field. Councillor John Powell, cabinet member for employment services in Powys, added: "Employees are not penalised in any way and we recognise their statutory entitlements to both sickness and holidays."

Too many councils are employing staff on contracts with no guarantee of minimum hours, the union Unison claims.

Floods in the Chitral district of Pakistan damaged houses and a mosque killing at least 30, officials said. Another 25 are now known to have died in floods and landslides in India's Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh states in recent days. Hundreds die in South Asian monsoon season floods every year. Bad weather has hampered rescue efforts in both countries. Flash floods hit the village of Arsun, in Chitral, overnight from Saturday to Sunday. Several people offering special Ramadan evening prayers in the local mosque were killed, local officials said, adding that women and children were among the dead. A spokesman for the disaster management authority said there was panic in the area as hundreds rushed to flee their homes. Dozens of houses were also swept away as well as an army post, leaving eight members of the security forces missing. Chitral is a mountainous area in Pakistan's far north, bordering Afghanistan. Flooding in the same area last year left several dead and destroyed bridges. In northern India, officials said the death toll after Friday's heavy rains caused flooding and landslides had risen to 15 in Uttarakhand and 10 in Arunachal Pradesh. Several villages have been buried and a national highway is partially blocked. Karen Walsh was found guilty in 2011 of killing 81-year-old Maire Rankin. Ms Rankin was found dead at her home in Newry, County Down, in December 2008, having been beaten with a crucifix. Judges in Belfast refused Walsh's legal team permission to reopen claims about how her level of drunkenness impacted on any intent to kill the pensioner. They ruled that no point of law of general importance had been raised worthy of consideration by the Supreme Court in London. It means Walsh has now exhausted all of her domestic appeal options. Walsh is currently serving a minimum 20-year prison sentence for carrying out the attack. Her victim had suffered up to 15 broken ribs during the attack and had also been sexually assaulted. During Walsh's trial, prosecutors said she arrived at Ms Rankin's home already drunk and with a bottle of vodka. It was alleged she attacked the Ms Rankin after being spoken to about her drinking. But Walsh insisted she left the victim's house hours before the attack took place. Earlier this year, her lawyers appealed the guilty verdict by claiming the jury was misdirected on a key area. They said her conviction was unsafe and she should be granted a retrial. That challenge was thrown out, but Walsh's legal team returned to the Court of Appeal seeking leave to take her case to the Supreme Court. It was argued that the jury was not given proper guidance on whether she can have intended to kill or inflict serious injury to Mrs Rankin based on her level of intoxication. A defence barrister told the court his client was said to have drank up to a third of a bottle of neat vodka that night. "The direction that should be issued to the jury is to satisfy itself, being a crime of specific intent, that this accused actually formed the specific intent," he said. "In this case that was not done, and what I'm asking is that the Supreme Court should actively consider this issue." But a judge said directions were given to the jury on the alcohol consumption issues. He dismissed the application and said: "It doesn't seem to us that raises any point of law of general public importance."

At least 55 people have been killed in northern Pakistan and India in flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains. [NEXT_CONCEPT] A pharmacist jailed for murdering her elderly neighbour has been blocked from going to the UK's highest court in a new bid to overturn her conviction.

The old Afan Lido on Aberavon seafront was wrecked by the blaze in 2009 and demolished two years later. A row followed about where the replacement would be and what would go inside the new building. It will include an eight-lane pool, cafe, fitness centre, dance studio and sports hall. The original Afan Lido was opened in 1965 by the Queen. The new leisure centre is due to be completed by the end of 2015. Visitors to Lujan Zoo in Buenos Aires pay £25 for the experience but animal activists have urged the government to investigate. The Ministry of Agrarian Affairs is concerned that lives are at risk. The zoo has denied the claims and says the animals, who some say appear to be "drugged," are more like "domestic dogs". Undersecretary of the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs of Buenos Aires, Leonardo Mascitelli, said: "What is happening here is against the Argentine laws that regulates activities in parks and estates where they are exhibiting animals. He said the contact was against Article 8 of a local law which bans direct animal contact with the public in parks and estates where animals are exhibited. It comes after his inspectors were tipped off by animal activists who sent in social media photos of tourists queuing to get in the cages with the zoo's lions, tigers and bears. An online petition, with more than 11,000 signatures, has been set up to close the zoo. Some of the complaints included the animals looked like they are "drugged", "neglected" and "not really clean". The zoo has over 400 animals and is said to offer a "unique interacting experience" in which visitors can pet, stroke, cuddle and even sit on lions, tigers and brown bears. It insists the animals are raised with domestic pets such as dogs and a keeper is always on hand in case anything goes wrong. Zoo spokesman Neyen Rivero Longoria told Central European News: "The animals are no more dangerous than domestic dogs because we have taught them the boundaries. "We are the only zoo in the world that practices special training techniques in gentleness." Longoria added the animals are fed prior to interacting with visitors "so they won't feel hungry when a human is inside their cage". However the zoo's claims of special training techniques were rubbished by some visitors on TripAdvisor. The most recent posting on 13 December said: "I do not understand how this can be legal. No wild animal would tolerate the presence of various humans in such a stressful environment, they must be doped with the most disgusting substances." Another, from Kansas, wrote: "The animals are clearly drugged, especially the lions. "However, they are taken care of and it was still terrifying to get to get in the cages with them to pet or feed them." Not everyone is against the zoo. One visitor wrote she was "thrilled" by the experience. Out of 1,800 reviews only 130 said it was "poor" or "terrible" with more than half (960) saying their experience was "excellent". Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube The empty Glen O'Dee, built in Banchory in 1900, was hit by the fire late on Thursday. More than 60 firefighters tackled the blaze. Police Scotland said the boys would be reported to the Youth Justice Management Unit. Glen O'Dee featured in the Somerset Maugham book Creature of Circumstance. Det Sgt George Nixon said: "While no one was injured a significant amount of damage has been caused and the consequences could have been far greater. "We would like to thank members of the Banchory community for their support and assistance throughout this enquiry." Glen O' Dee was built in 1900 as a sanatorium for patients suffering from tuberculosis. The building was requisitioned by the Army during World War Two, and used as a billet for troops undergoing their training. It was later converted into a hotel, then a home for the elderly before closing in 1998. It later featured on the BBC's Restoration programme as locals campaigned to have it restored. However the campaign proved ultimately unsuccessful.

A £13.4m replacement for a leisure complex which was destroyed in a fire five years ago is starting to take shape. [NEXT_CONCEPT] An Argentine zoo where tourists can pose with lions could be closed over safety laws. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Two 13-year-old boys have been charged after a historic hospital which featured on the BBC's Restoration programme was destroyed in a blaze.

Darren Downes said he believes "a lost dog" would have got better treatment than his missing 16-year-old son Ellis. The teenager disappeared while playing in the River Thames at Culham, Oxfordshire, and private divers found his body nearby two days later. A police watchdog will now investigate Thames Valley Police over the case. Updates on this story and more from Oxfordshire Speaking to BBC Radio Oxford, Mr Downes said on the evening his son went missing his family sat for "hours and hours" without any contact from the police. He eventually discovered no divers had been used to search the river and his daughter Alex had to ring round private companies. Thames Valley Police axed its specialist search and recovery team, which carried out underwater operations, as a result of budget cuts in 2014. Mr Downes said: "We just felt totally left out and shocked, we really thought everything was being done. "The way everything was handled from start to finish… was horrendous, absolutely horrendous. I think a lost dog would probably get better treatment." Ellis disappeared on Saturday evening and private dive company Specialist Group International discovered his body at 23:00 BST on Monday, after answering a Facebook appeal. But Mr Downes said the dive team was initially barred from entering the water, which delayed the search by several hours. Police relented when he threatened to "go down and jump in myself". He said: "They [Specialist Group International] work all over the world and the police wouldn't let them go in the Thames in Abingdon. "The police never really helped whatsoever... they were more concerned about where people were parking." Dive team chief executive Peter Faulding has branded the police's obstruction of his team "disgusting" and said the operation was the worst he had seen in his career. Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner Anthony Stansfeld also said he has concerns about the search and has asked the chief constable for an explanation. Assistant Chief Constable Nikki Ross said the force was "aware of the family and community concerns around our actions following this tragic incident". A spokeswoman said the force has referred itself to the Independent Police Complaints Commission over its handling of the case, so it would be "inappropriate" to comment further. The feature is designed to be the "modern day baby book", storing all your children's pictures in one place. The child may then inherit the album when they're old enough to use the social networking site. This means the next generation could have an online identity on the site if they join up. Dan Barak, Facebook product manager who designed the feature, said: "I started seeing friends who were parents adding photos of their kids and tagging their partners... we asked and interviewed a bunch of parents and found 65% of partners who share photos of their kids on Facebook [in the US] do this." He said he realised that people needed a "better way to organise them" so he set up Scrapbook. "Photos of my son are the most important pictures my wife and I will ever take. It's important to us that we're in control of these photos," Dan said. Only parents with access to Scrapbook can tag and add photos. In response to questions regarding safety concerns, a Facebook representative says that it takes safety seriously. The usual privacy and security controls will apply and the parent can decide what audience to share the Scrapbook photos with. The feature is still a pilot. Facebook won't automatically transfer Scrapbook into a 13-year-old's new account and Facebook says it will respond to user feedback. Scrapbook is only available in the US at the moment, on iOS, Android and desktop. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

A drowned teenager's family say they were forced to hire a boat and find private divers to recover his body when they were left without police help. [NEXT_CONCEPT] You can't have a Facebook profile if you're under 13, but now parents can officially tag photos of their kids to create a Scrapbook.

In a statement released late on Wednesday night, the band called the rapper's contribution to music "seismic and hard to measure". Born Malik Taylor, the New Yorker died on Tuesday from complications resulting from diabetes. He was 45. Tributes have poured in from hip-hop contemporaries Chuck D and Nas, as well as Sean Lennon and Mark Ronson. Rapper Kendrick Lamar held an impromptu vigil for Phife Dawg on stage in Sydney, encouraging 18,000 fans to chant Phife's name for more than a minute. "We're gonna give it up for him, for allowing me to do what I'm doing on this stage right here, right now, today," said the star. "Our hearts are heavy. We are devastated," said A Tribe Called Quest in its statement. "This is something we weren't prepared for although we all know that life is fleeting. It was no secret about his health and his fight. But the fight for his joy and happiness gave him everything he needed. The fight to keep his family happy, his soul happy and those around him happy, gave him complete and unadulterated joy… until he heeded his father's call." "We love his family, his mother, his father, his son, his wife, his nieces, his family here in New York, Atlanta, California and Trinidad." The statement continued: "His music and what he's contributed is seismic and hard to measure. He's affected us as much as he's affected all of you. We're inspired by his daily joy and courage. He wasn't in pain. He was happy." Phife has suffered from type 2 diabetes for several years, requiring a kidney transplant in 2008. His health problems and self-proclaimed sugar addiction emerged as a point of tension in a 2011 documentary about A Tribe Called Quest's reunion tour. But he was remembered for his frenetic, socially-conscious rhymes; as well as his witty repartee with A Tribe Called Quest co-star Q-Tip. "He got me through some real times growing up," said rap star Nas. "Before I ever travelled to different countries, before I had ever been in the control room of a high-level recording facility, Phife and A Tribe Called Quest were in charge of the soundtrack of my teenage years. "They made you move and think at the same time. He had presence, and together they sparked a cultural revolution. Through that music, Phife was my homie, older brother, mentor, teacher, wing-man, jokester, a trillion different things. "He helped kicked down huge steel doors around the world so that guys like me could walk thru them with ease. He's a legend!" Questlove, drummer and bandleader for The Roots, also attributed his career to Phife, recalling the first time he listened to A Tribe Called Quest's seminal album The Low End Theory in a lengthy Instagram post. "I swear to God THAT was the moment I knew I wanted to make THIS type of music when I grew up," he wrote. British rapper Monie Love, who worked with A Tribe Called Quest in the 1990s, told Billboard Phife brought "the fun and the technique" to A Tribe Called Quest. "It was just always bubbly and fun; he brought the comedy," she told Billboard. "His lines were always the funniest lines in every song." Sean Lennon shared a photograph of his Mellotron keyboard, which had been signed by Phife, saying he was "thinking of all the great music he brought us". "[I] refuse to believe this," added Mark Ronson. "Phife Dawg made some of the most beloved hip hop ever. It's so sad that he's gone. I'd have gone to every reunion show till the end of time." Chuck D of Public Enemy simply posted a mural of the star with the caption: "Rest In Beats". Disco legend Nile Rodgers added: "Love to his fam[ily]. I know Tribe was working on a new record. So sad." "Thank you for the outpouring of prayers and support from the fans, fellow artists, music outlets, blogs, radio stations, DJs, social media and the music community at large," said A Tribe Called Quest in its statement. "His family is overwhelmed by the support, well wishes and are thankful. "We take comfort in knowing he will be beside his grandmother."

The surviving members of A Tribe Called Quest say they are "devastated" by the death of founder member Phife Dawg.

In her first interview since revealing the news last week, Wyatt told the Radio Times: "It is what it is." "I am not angry, and I don't want bitterness to start eating away at me." One of the best known faces of BBC News, Wyatt recently stepped down as the corporation's religious affairs correspondent due to her condition. "I feel really sad now because I'm not going to be a correspondent full-time anymore - I physically can't." Wyatt had been struggling with undiagnosed symptoms for 25 years but was only diagnosed with MS last July after she was paralysed down her left side. Wyatt, who was also the BBC's defence correspondent, said she has had moments where she has questioned her own mortality. "Reporting news is often about reporting death, particularly in the places I have been. But it's less terrifying to me to think of being blown up and dying than to think 'gosh, I might decline slowly day by day, losing a little bit of capability every day'." At the moment, she is a bit unsteady on her feet and is struggling with her vision but still says she is "incredibly lucky and incredibly blessed". She is currently on a long summer break but is hoping to return to radio broadcasting later in the year, along with covering the canonisation of Mother Teresa in Rome. In MS the protective layer surrounding nerve fibres in the brain and spinal cord - known as myelin - becomes damaged. The immune system mistakenly attacks the myelin, causing scarring or sclerosis. The damaged myelin disrupts the nerve signals - rather like the short circuit caused by a frayed electrical cable. If the process of inflammation and scarring is not treated then eventually the condition can cause permanent neurodegeneration.

BBC journalist Caroline Wyatt has said she is determined to make the most of her life after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS).

While HIV infection rates have been falling globally in the past 10 years or so, among adolescents in some regions they have been on the rise - prompting fears of a "hidden epidemic". One in eight new HIV infections occurs in this group of young people. In Asia, according to a recent Unicef report, the epidemic is growing fastest in young gay and bisexual men. And one of the factors behind this trend is thought to be an increase in casual sex with multiple partners, driven by mobile dating apps. Nest is 19 and lives in Bangkok, Thailand. He uses mobile apps like Grindr and Growlr to meet and date other gay adolescents. "I don't like to have sex at the first meeting, I prefer to chat and get to know the person first," he says. "But some of my friends just meet up for sex. If you go on Growlr, there will be around 50 guys available during the day, or 100 at night." Nest practises safe sex but not with his regular partners. It took time for him to build up the courage to go for his first HIV test and he was relieved to find he was in the clear. "I was very tense. I read all about HIV on the internet and what would happen if I got a positive result. I've been safer since then." Like many other adolescents, Nest is using dating apps to hook up to a sexual network and meet people nearby for casual sex. Wing-Sie Cheng, Unicef regional advisor for HIV and Aids in Bangkok, says she suspects many young men and women are being put at risk. "It's not just one to one, it's one to many, so the risks of acquiring HIV go up." Although there is no evidence directly linking apps to HIV infection rates, their increasing prevalence means there is a "need to sound alarm bells", she adds. Adolescence is traditionally a time when teenagers engage in risky behaviour and look to experiment and gain more independence. The rise in ownership of smartphones and the popularity of social media has opened up opportunities for them to express themselves. And that's prompted organisations like Unicef to start working with the companies running dating apps to help users act responsibly. This age group is vulnerable and needs support - and using social media to offer that is obvious, Wing-Sie Cheng says. "We need to communicate with them in a way they recognise, in their language. "Our role is not to judge them but to facilitate access to health services." Gay dating app, Blued, is one of the most popular of its kind in China. Unicef has worked with it to put a red ribbon on every picture to remind users about Aids. The app also provides information on how and where to go for an HIV test. With more than one million active users across 192 countries, Grindr is the largest and probably the best-known gay platform. The app now encourages users to go for an HIV test and points them towards the nearest testing centre. The aim is to raise HIV testing rates to 90% in at-risk groups. At present, they vary widely across different regions. But there are other issues to be confronted too. Parental consent is needed before a teenager can take an HIV test in many countries, with 11 in Asia including Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand. Although this requirement is intended to protect under-18s, it also makes adolescents less likely to go for a test because they have to involve their parents. Rather than being a useful protective measure, parental consent has become a barrier to testing and treatment, experts say. In other regions of the world, adolescents are vulnerable too - but for different reasons. In sub-Saharan Africa, it's girls who are most at risk of HIV because of high rates of teenage pregnancies, child marriage and poverty. In areas where drug usage is high and sex work is common, HIV tends to flourish too. A paper published in the Journal of the International AIDS Society described some of the many challenges faced by teenage girls. "Often adolescent girls do not know where and how to obtain the health services they need. Even when they are able to obtain health services, they are often reluctant to do so because of fears about privacy, confidentiality, of being judged and of being treated with disrespect." In every region of the world, HIV affects different groups of young people in different ways, making the solution unique to each location. However, Dr Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli, an expert in adolescent sexual and reproductive health at the World Health Organization, says there is one common failing - and that's a lack of proper sex and sexuality education. "Girls find out about sex from their sisters and cousins, or in the playground. Their mothers don't talk to them, their teachers skip the relevant chapters at school." And yet if they have access to the internet, in just a few clicks they can be viewing hard core pornography. Inadequate sex education for boys and girls is a global problem, he says, and it means young people are growing up without understanding puberty, relationships, how to make responsible choices and without the life skills they need. Dr Chandra-Mouli admits getting sex or sexuality education right isn't easy - but it's possible, as a number of countries, such as Estonia, Sweden and Colombia have demonstrated. He believes the rewards will make the end of the AIDS epidemic more likely - a global target for 2030. "This is a 'never before' moment in adolescent health," he says. "HIV is a key priority - but this isn't just about a lack of contraception." Good sexual education means young people will feel more comfortable about who they are and what they should do to stay healthy. In a technology-obsessed adolescent world, sexual health and mental health appear to go hand in hand.

More adolescents are killed by HIV/Aids around the world than by anything else, apart from road traffic accidents.

The man asked the woman for a cigarette light as she walked on a path at Wychall Reservoir, Birmingham. Moments later he "grabbed her from behind, dragged her to the floor and assaulted her", police said. The man who carried out the attack on 18 November was smartly dressed in blue trousers and black pointed shoes and spoke with a Scottish accent. He was also described as white and in his 30s or 40s. The woman also recalled that her attacker smelled strongly of aftershave. The assault took place on a path running between Popes Lane and Wychall Road at about 17:00 GMT. "This is a shocking attack on a woman by a stranger," said Det Con Fay Mason. "We need to identify her attacker as soon as possible." Anyone with information was urged to contact West Midlands Police. Media playback is not supported on this device The Jamaican, 24, clocked 14.71 seconds, finishing ahead of compatriot Kemar Bailey Cole (15.00 secs). "It wasn't a good day but to have an injury-free race is good," Blake, returning from injury, told BBC Sport. Elsewhere, Olympic champion Greg Rutherford won the men's long jump with a best leap of 8.02m. "It's always nice to win," said Rutherford, who became the British record holder last month with an 8.51m jump in San Diego. "The performance itself was way down on where I wanted to be. Technically I didn't look good, but it's good to go up against top competitors and pull it out of the bag somehow." It was Blake - the second fastest man in history and the 2011 100m world champion - who took top billing in Manchester but he was some distance from bettering the world best of 14.35 seconds set by Bolt in 2009. "I didn't get to warm up properly but I won't use that as an excuse," added Blake, who missed most of last season with a hamstring injury. "It was Christine Ohuruogu's first race outdoors this season. We don't know what stage she is at in training and it's hard to be critical. She's at a different stage to the other athletes. Christine likes to build her way into the season so I wouldn't read too much into this performance." World 400m champion Christine Ohuruogu (24.06 secs) was third in the women's 200m, a race won by Britain's Shana Cox in 23.28 seconds. Britain's World 60m indoor champion Richard Kilty finished third in the men's 100m, behind winner Femi Ogunode (10.10sec ) of Qatar and European junior champion Chijindu Ujah (10.14). "I only arrived from the States yesterday (Friday) and I felt a little jet-lagged," said Kilty, who clocked 10.19 secs. "Today was more about enjoying the competition and putting on a good show for the crowd, rather than running a fast time." The men's 200m hurdles was won by Britain's Andy Turner (22.58 secs) in a closely-fought contest with Olympic 400m hurdles champion Felix Sanchez (22.61 secs). But it was a commanding 25.05-second victory for Meghan Beesley in the women's 200m hurdles. She dipped home ahead of British team-mate Eilidh Child (25.84). Tiffany Porter ran an impressive 12.66 secs, the fourth fastest time of the year, to win the women's 100m hurdles, beating Olympic bronze medallist Kellie Wells (12.83) and former Olympic champion Dawn Harper, who stumbled at the third hurdle. In a close men's 110m hurdles race, Lawrence Clarke came out on top, pipping reigning Commonwealth Games champion Turner to the line by four hundredths of a second. Clarke, 24, secured the A qualifying standard for the Commonwealth Games with his winning time of 13.51 secs. Germany's Felix Streng, 19, won the men's IPC 200m T44 in 22.40 seconds, the quickest time of the year. Earlier, America's Paul Peterson ran 11.47 secs to comfortably win the men's IPC 100m T44, while Marlou van Rhijn also easily won the women's T44 100m in 13.39 secs.

Police are urgently hunting for a man after a serious sexual assault on a 63-year-old woman near a nature reserve. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Double Olympic silver medallist Yohan Blake won the men's 150m at the Great City Games but failed to break Usain Bolt's world best over the distance.

Historian Michael Parrott found a wooden plaque to 307 Squadron in an unused corner of a chapel in Exeter's Higher Cemetery in 2012. That led to the unearthing of the role the night-fighter squadron, dubbed the Eagle Owls, played in defending the city from Nazi attacks. July 1940 The first Polish fighter pilots joined RAF Squadrons. 145 Polish airmen fought in the Battle of Britain 126 German planes destroyed by 303 Polish Fighter Squadron - the highest number of kills of any squadron in the Battle of Britain 29 Polish pilots lost their lives in Battle of Britain. 1,903 Polish Air Force personnel killed during World War Two "I am a member of the Friends of Higher Cemetery and I was searching the history of the chapel there when I stumbled across this plaque," said Mr Parrott. "I didn't know anything about 307 squadron at the time. "I was aware there were Polish airmen buried there but I always wondered why and it has snowballed from there." Between April 1941 and April 1943 the squadron was based at RAF Clyst Honiton, now Exeter Airport, defending the South West of England from enemy night bombers. The squadron, which also had other members of other nationalities including Britons, Czechs and South Africans, flew Defiants, Beaufighters, and Mosquito planes. In May 1942 when 40 Junkers-88 bombers attacked Exeter there were only four Polish 307 Squadron Beaufighters available to defend the city. Despite being heavily outnumbered the squadron managed to shoot down four of the German bombers before they dropped their bombs. Mr Parrott said: "As a result the relationship between the city and the squadron grew considerably. "On 15 November 1942 the 307 Squadron presented the city of Exeter with the Polish flag." Squadron leader Jan Michałowski presented the flag to the then Mayor of Exeter, Rowland Glave-Saunders, saying: "May it remind (the people of Exeter) in the future when the war is over... that at one time Poles and Devonians lived, fought and died for one cause." The squadron left RAF Clyst Honiton in April 1943 and moved to south Wales before moving to other locations in the UK, including RAF Predannack in Cornwall. It lost 21 airmen during the war and 19 of them are buried at Higher Cemetery in Exeter. Over the years the flag in Exeter's Guildhall went missing and a new Polish flag was blessed in 2012, on the 70th anniversary of the original flag ceremony. Every 15 November in Exeter is now 307 Squadron Day and the event is marked with an exhibition at the Guildhall organised by Mr Parrott and other members of 307 Squadron Project. Tadeusz Wijaszko, who was in the squadron as a radar operator, was in the Polish Air Force and interned in Romania after the fall of Poland to the Germans. He escaped internment and made his way to Marseilles and joined the French Air Force. After the fall of France he was evacuated from Cherbourg to Britain where he joined the Polish squadron at the age of 25. After the war, like many other Polish servicemen, he married and settled in the area after it became clear eastern Europe was under Soviet hegemony. Resettlement camps were set up across the UK to house Poles and their families. Some remained open for decades. The very last one, Ilford Park in Devon, is still open and still run by the Ministry of Defence, as a home now for nearly 100 elderly Poles. Mr Wijaszko died several years ago, but his son Tony Wijaszko, who still lives in Exeter, said he is "very proud" of his father, who was lucky to escape from Poland. "The Germans overran an airfield where he was based and a soldier pulled a gun on him and it misfired." The exhibition, For Your Freedom and Ours, is at Exeter Guildhall on Saturday and Sunday.

A chance discovery in a graveyard has led to a wider understanding of the contribution made by Polish airmen in World War Two.

Yusuf Sonko was found on Tagus Street, Toxteth in Liverpool at about 20:30 BST on Friday and later pronounced dead. The 21-year-old local man is the second person held on suspicion of murder over Mr Sonko's death. A boy aged 17 who was arrested on Monday remains in custody. A 16-year-old boy has also been arrested on suspicion of wounding. Police are asking anyone who was driving in the Lodge Lane area at about 20:30 on 2 June, who may have dashcam footage, to contact them.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder over the shooting of an 18-year-old in what police said was a "cold-blooded, targeted attack".

Manchester United forward Rashford, 18, has seven goals in 13 outings since making his senior debut in February. Hodgson has been "very impressed" with the teenager but said it was "unlikely" he would take him to France. "I think it would be a very bold decision to put him in," added Hodgson. Media playback is not supported on this device Rashford, who is still six months short of his 19th birthday, marked his senior debut with two goals against FC Midtjylland in the Europa League. Since then, the England Under-20 international has scored four Premier League goals, including winners against Manchester City and Aston Villa. The youngster also scored at West Ham to help United book an FA Cup semi-final date at Wembley with Everton. In March, Hodgson said he would "neither rule him in or rule him out" when asked if Rashford could make his squad for France this summer. Hodgson has numerous attacking options in the shape of United's Wayne Rooney, Tottenham's Harry Kane, Leicester's Jamie Vardy, Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge and Arsenal's Danny Welbeck. In addition, West Ham's Andy Carroll has staked a claim after scoring six goals in his last five league games. "I think it would mean possibly leaving someone behind who, at the moment, has more reason to be called up," said Hodgson when again asked about Rashford. "But you never know. The fact is it would be foolish as well to say 'no, no, he's not ready, he can't do it'. "I am sure he could do it. "It's not inconceivable but it looks unlikely to me with the current players we've got and the competition for places in that area of the field."

England boss Roy Hodgson says he would have to sacrifice a player who has "more reason to be called up" in order to fit teenage striker Marcus Rashford in his Euro 2016 squad.

The document from 16 leading environmental organisations says it took the wettest ever summer to avert serious drought. It warns that another series of dry winters would put Britain back on drought alert. The government said its draft Water Bill would build resilience into the UK's water infrastructure. The Blueprint for Water report measures the Government's performance against 10 steps to sustainable water by 2015. It applauds ministers' commitment to tackle unsustainable abstraction from rivers and wetlands, extend the use of metering at a fair price and develop a catchment-based approach to managing the water environment. But it says ministers are still failing to produce a long-term, sustainable approach which works with our natural water systems. The groups want much more use of moors, marshes and plants to store and clean rain water, instead of allowing it to run straight into rivers and thus increase the risk of flooding. This would help tackle droughts as well as floods. The chair of the Blueprint for Water coalition, Carrie Hume, said: "Lack of action to fix our broken water system is a false economy. We cannot continue to lurch between flooding and drought which is damaging for people, businesses and wildlife." The Blueprint for Water was launched in November 2010. The Government is scored every two years on its progress. A spokesperson for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said: "We know we are facing increasing pressures on our water supply and that is why we have published a draft Water Bill that will build resilience into our water infrastructure by creating the conditions to encourage innovation and reduce demand. "The draft Bill will reduce red tape and drive innovation in the industry making it easier for water companies to work together to ensure we have secure water supplies for the future." Follow Roger on Twitter

A new report blames the government for leaving the UK's water resources at the mercy of the weather.

There will be no change in Easter pub opening hours during the current Northern Ireland Assembly mandate, which ends on 30 March. Restrictions on selling alcohol are in place from the Thursday before Easter until Easter Sunday. Pub owners say rules are "archaic" and are damaging the tourism industry. Alcohol can only be served between 17:00 and 23:00 GMT on Good Friday. Bars have to stop serving at midnight on Thursday and Easter Saturday. The Department for Social Development (DSD) has responsibility for pub opening hours. In 2012, more than 2,500 people responded to a consultation about extending opening hours in pubs over the Easter holidays and allowing late-night opening at other times of the year. During the consultation, the former social development minister, Nelson McCausland, proposed extending serving times by one hour to 01:00 on the Thursday before Easter and on Easter Saturday. There are no plans to extend the laws on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Pub owners had hoped the new rules would be in place by Easter 2014. But two years later there is still no legislation. For Easter 2016 pubs will continue to operate within existing licensing restrictions. Thursday - midnight Good Friday - 23:00 Easter Saturday - midnight Easter Sunday - 22:00 Good Friday - 23:00 Easter Sunday - closed Former ministers Mr McCausland, Mervyn Storey and current minister Lord Morrow, all from the Democratic Unionist Party, have not brought forward the legislation. John McGrillen, the chief executive of Tourism Northern Ireland, said alcohol licensing was now becoming a "major issue for the tourism industry" and the laws were no longer fit for purpose. "Easter is a crucial period for the tourism industry," he said. "However, the restrictive conditions mean that the hospitality sector cannot meet the expectations of many of our visitors who expect to experience a vibrant night-time economy over the bank holiday weekend." Pedro Donald, who runs the Sunflower Pub in Belfast, said tourists are confused when they visit the city over the Easter weekend. "They are genuinely surprised," he said. "If they come into a pub on a Sunday afternoon, they can't get a beer - they are genuinely confused, it doesn't make sense. "We have to explain the situation." Hospitality Ulster chief executive Colin Neill said his members had reached "boiling point" over the fact the Assembly has not relaxed the law. "The industry is respectful of religious belief but the debate has moved on," he said. "It is a crazy situation when alcohol is available to purchase in supermarkets, but not in a pub." A spokesperson for the Department for Social Development (DSD) said there had been an intention "to bring forward a Liquor Licensing Amendment Bill during the current assembly mandate". The bill, DSD said, was to contain a "balanced set of proposals aimed at discouraging abuse of alcohol" while "also assisting the local hospitality industry". It was to include "modest changes to opening hours on the Thursday and Saturday before Easter". "Unfortunately, due to competing priorities, such as welfare reform and the housing bills, the current minister no longer has time to progress a bill in the current mandate," the spokesperson said. It added that any changes to liquor licensing law would fall to the new Department for Communities to consider after May's assembly election.

Publicans have been critical that extended Easter opening hours have not been introduced, four years after a public consultation on the matter.

They plan to strike on 8 March and on 17 March - St Patrick's Day, which is a national holiday in Ireland. Last week, the Services, Industrial, Professional and Technical Union (Siptu) workers stopped work for 48 hours in a dispute over pay. It caused major disruption for 90,000 commuters in Ireland's capital city. There are also plans to strike again on Thursday and Friday, 18 and 19 February. The union said its members believe they are underpaid, particularly when compared to workers doing similar jobs in Irish Rail. Workers are seeking pay rises ranging from 8% to 53%. However, Transdev, the private company that operates the Luas, said a workers' pay claim of up to 53% was not sustainable and would add 6m euros (£4.65m ) to its costs. The Malaysian foreign ministry said the reports of spying could "severely damage" relations. It said a protest note was handed over. China and Indonesia have already protested at the claims that Australian embassies were being used to monitor phones and collect data for the US. Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman said "such activities are not done amongst close friends". Mr Anifah said his Australian counterpart, Julie Bishop, replied that it was not her government's policy to comment on intelligence matters, but she accepted Malaysia's concerns. The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) has reported that Australian diplomatic posts in Asia were being used to intercept phone calls and data. The reports were based on a US National Security Agency document leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden. Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has declined to comment on the reports. Prime Minister Tony Abbott said: "Every Australian governmental agency, every Australian official... operates in accordance with the law." Ms Waters, from the left-wing Greens party, fed two-month-old daughter Alia Joy during a vote on Tuesday. The lower house last year joined the Senate in allowing breastfeeding, but no MPs in either house had done so. It followed a backlash in 2015 when Kelly O'Dwyer, a government minister, was asked to consider expressing milk to avoid missing parliamentary duties. Ms Waters told the BBC World Service: "It's frankly ridiculous, really, that feeding one's baby is international news. Women have been breastfeeding for as long as time immemorial. "I had hoped to not only be able to feed my baby but to send a message to young women that they belong in the parliament." Earlier on Facebook, she called for "more family-friendly and flexible workplaces, and affordable child care, for everyone". Labor Senator Katy Gallagher said the moment deserved to be acknowledged. "Women have been doing it in parliaments around the world," she told Sky News Australia. "Women are going to continue to have babies and if they want to do their job and be at work and look after their baby... the reality is we are going to have to accommodate that." Until last year, MPs in the lower House of Representatives could take babies only into parliamentary offices or public galleries. Politicians have been permitted to breastfeed in the Senate since 2003. The subject is a sensitive issue in many parliaments around the world. In 2016, Spanish MP Carolina Bescansa, from the Podemos (We Can) party, was both criticised and commended for taking her baby into parliament and breastfeeding him. Last year, a report on diversity in UK politics recommended that allowing breastfeeding in the House of Commons should be considered. However, one MP in 2015 warned it could risk ridicule from the tabloid press.

Workers on the Luas, Dublin's tram system are to step up their industrial action. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The Malaysian government has summoned the heads of the US and Australian diplomatic missions in Kuala Lumpur over a row about an alleged American-led spying network in Asia. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Australian Senator Larissa Waters has become the first politician to breastfeed in the nation's parliament.

Part of its work will be to publish a list of the 10 most-wanted fraudsters and improve intelligence sharing between banks and police. Figures suggest five million frauds occur every year in England and Wales. Last week, figures showed a rise in so-called CEO fraud, where a worker moves cash after a "bogus boss" email. In 2015, fraud was included in the official Crime Survey of England and Wales for the first time. The survey suggested that during the previous year there were 5.1m frauds, including those relating to plastic cards and those committed over the phone or online, with just over half involving some financial loss. The Joint Fraud Taskforce will include Financial Fraud Action UK, the City of London Police, National Crime Agency, Bank of England, fraud prevention agency Cifas and CEOs of the major banks. The new taskforce will be announced by the home secretary at an event later on Wednesday, which will be attended by Bank of England governor Mark Carney. The home secretary is expected to say that "fraud shames our financial system". "It undermines the credibility of the economy, ruins businesses and causes untold distress to people of all walks of life," she is to say. "For too long, there has been too little understanding of the problem and too great a reluctance to take steps to tackle it." The force's task list will include: In the 12 months ending in March 2015, 230,630 fraud offences were recorded by police in England and Wales, an increase of 9% on the previous year. A further 389,718 fraud offences were reported by industry bodies, 17% up on the year before. Figures from Financial Fraud Action UK, the body which co-ordinates the finance industry's response to fraud, show losses from online banking fraud rose by 48% in 2014 compared with 2013. Overall losses on UK cards totalled £479m in 2014, up 6% on 2013 - the third consecutive year of increase. New figures also show a surge in what is known as CEO or "bogus boss" fraud over the past six months. From July 2015 until January 2016, 994 reports of CEO fraud were made to Action Fraud, the UK's national fraud and internet crime reporting centre. The fraud will typically start with an email being sent from a fraudster - pretending to be a senior figure in the company - to a member of staff in its finance department. The member of staff will be told that they need to quickly transfer money to a certain bank account for a specific reason. The largest reported amount of money given by a member of staff to a fraudster was £18.5m at a global producer of healthcare products - but the average amount is more in the region of £35,000. Steve Proffitt, of Action Fraud, warned businesses to be on high alert. "Employees should be encouraged to double check everything they do and never be rushed into transferring large amounts of money even if they do think that it's an important task given to them by their CEO," he said. That's according to Professor Nick Jennings who is working on a multi million pound project for the goverment to see if remote controlled drones could save lives. These unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) would be launched to hover over a disaster area and assess the situation. This information is then sent to emergency services to so they can co-ordinate a response and send help to the right place. Robots would also be sent to areas on the ground that are too dangerous for humans, where they could defuse bombs or rescue people who are trapped. The research has only been tested on a computer so far but Prof Jennings wants to test his robots out in a real-life situation. He said, "The next stage is to run some mock disasters in open spaces, and have human actors in there, interacting with the robots, doing it for real."

A new taskforce, consisting of police, banks and government officials, is being set up by Home Secretary Theresa May to combat fraud across the UK. [NEXT_CONCEPT] Robots could be used in the future to help after natural disasters like floods and earthquakes, and respond to terrorist attacks.

The Scottish Daily Express says the move came after the United States issued new regulations following "unspecified" threats that terrorists were plotting to smuggle bombs on to passengers jets inside electronic devices. Meanwhile, The Herald leads with a report that one of Scotland's leading businessmen has said he will withhold investment in the country until uncertainty caused by a second independence referendum has cleared. It said Alasdair Locke, the chairman of Motor Fuel Group, had claimed that the prospect of a second vote was " hugely damaging to Scotland". The Holyrood debate on that referendum makes the front page of the Scottish Daily Mail. It reports that Nicola Sturgeon was told that "Scots are 'sick to death' of her relentless attempts to tear Scotland out of the UK". But the first minister told parliament she had an "unquestionable democratic mandate" for a second independence vote, according to The Scotsman. The principal of Glasgow University tells The National that the "economic reality" of Scotland leaving the European Union will be "stark, catastrophic and unavoidable". The death of Martin McGuinness makes the front page of the i newspaper. It describes him as "the killer who turned to peace". Tony Blair and Jeremy Corbyn were among those leading tributes to Northern Ireland's former deputy first minister, according to The Scottish Sun. But it added that families of IRA victims wished him "an eternity in hell". The Daily Record reports that the family of one of the victims of the Glasgow bin lorry crash is suing for compensation. It said the action by Jacqueline Morton's sons could pave the way for payouts to the relatives of the six people killed. Moray Council claims it has been forced to set-aside £40,000 to promote Gaelic despite just 1% of the population speaking the language, according to the Moray edition of The Press and Journal. It reports that one councillor branded government agency Bord Na Gaidhlig the "Gaelic gestapo". Primary schools in Tayside will no longer offer fruit juice to children, according to The Courier. And The Daily Star leads with a story about Spice Girl Mel B's private life.

Passengers travelling to Britain from some countries in Africa and the Middle East will be banned from carrying laptops and tablets on to the flights amid fears of a terrorism plot, according to front page of the Scotland edition of The Times.

Kris McDowell, 18, from Coronation Street in Cefn Mawr, died on 31 May last year. The adjournment will allow the family's solicitor to appoint an expert witness to report on the condition of the railing Mr McDowell was holding on to. A new date has not yet been set. North Wales East and Central coroner John Gittins also said he would give consideration to summoning a jury for the hearing. The inquest was first opened in June. A post-mortem examination had given chest trauma as the provisional cause of Mr McDowell's death. He was found at the base of the 120ft (36m) tall aqueduct.

An inquest into the death of a teenager who fell from the aqueduct at Froncysyllte, Wrexham, has been adjourned for more evidence to be gathered.

Xiao Gang was replaced by Liu Shiyu as the chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), state media report. Mr Xiao was in charge when China's markets crashed in mid-2015. At one point, the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges lost as much as 40% of their value. Mr Xiao, 57, who became the CSRC chair in March 2013, has been criticised for mishandling the crisis. Under his watch, China's new "circuit-breaker" mechanism, designed to limit any market sell-off, was deployed twice in January in response to the stock market fall, but then was scrapped altogether after it caused even more panic. "Somebody needed to bear responsibility after the suspension of the circuit-breaker system," Zheng Chunming, a Shanghai-based analyst at Capital Securities Corp, told Bloomberg News. Mr Liu, 54, was previously the vice-governor of China's central bank - the People's Bank of China - before becoming chairman of the Agricultural Bank of China, the country's third largest lender, in 2012. On Chinese micro-blogging site Weibo on Saturday, commentators played on Mr Liu's name to speculate whether his tenure would bring about a "bull market" or leave behind a "dead fish". The announcement of the new CSRC chair comes ahead of two high-profile events for China - next week's meeting of G20 financial leaders in Shanghai, and the annual gathering of China's legislature in March.

China has removed the head of its securities regulator as it tries to tackle major volatility in its stock markets.

Nordstrom's profit fell to $180m (£125.5m) in the three months to the end of January compared with $255m during the same time the year before. Unseasonably warm winter weather and a decline in holiday shopping forced the store to cut prices to move inventory. The slow holiday shopping season also hit rivals Macy and Kohls. For the year, Nordstom brought in $600m in profit, down from $720m in the 2014 fiscal year. On the positive side, sales at stores opened less than a year rose 1% above the expected 0.4% growth forecast by some analysts. Nordstrom has recently focused on expansion. In 2015 it added stores in Canada and Puerto Rico. In the 2016 financial year it plans to open 23 more stores under the Nordstrom and discount outlet brands

Department store Nordstrom saw its share price fall over 7% in after hours trading after it reported lower than expected profits in the fourth quarter.

Milton Keynes Council is looking at setting up an "exclusion zone" for hot-food takeaways. It would mean outlets would not be able to open within 400m (437 yards) of a primary or secondary school. The council's cabinet backed the plans to consult residents. The plans will now go to the full council. A report to the committee said the move could help back the council's public health strategy to make children healthier and tackle obesity. Carl Davies, 33, from Kent, died on Reunion Island in November 2011. The death was initially treated as an accident, but a murder investigation was started 10 days later. His sister Kerrie Stewart said the family had been told the trial should start by the end of next June. "We live in a nightmare that is never ending," Ms Stewart said. "You want to wake up some days and say 'get me off, I've had enough'. "I'd like to wake up one day and feel normal and that's not something that any of us have been able to do." She said the trial would help the family rebuild their lives around her brother's memory. Mr Davies, a former marine, is believed to have arrived on the French-governed island on 7 November 2011. His body was discovered two days later and a murder investigation started on 19 November.

Plans to ban fast-food restaurants near Milton Keynes schools moved a step closer after a council backed plans to consult the public. [NEXT_CONCEPT] The family of a teacher found dead on an Indian Ocean island say they are "in a nightmare" after being told the trial of four men accused of murdering him will not be held until next year.

The UK's FTSE 100 index was down 0.3%, Germany's Dax index dropped 1% and France's Cac 40 was trading 0.2% lower in lunchtime trade. Investors have been rattled by weak factory data from both the US and China - the world's two biggest economies. On Monday, the main US stock indexes fell by more than 2%, and Japan's Nikkei dived 4.2% on Tuesday. On Monday, a report from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), a trade group of purchasing managers, suggested that the US manufacturing sector had barely grown last month. The ISM's index of manufacturing activity fell to 51.3 in January from 56.5 in December. It was the lowest reading since May, triggering concerns that the US economy might be starting to weaken. Meanwhile, official data released over the weekend showed that China's manufacturing activity hit a five-month low in January. "The data was very weak across the board - it's hard to find any good news in there. It looks like a general slowdown," said Paul Zemsky, head of asset allocation at ING Investment Management. "Combine that with the fact emerging market currencies continue to sell off, and things don't look too good for the market now." Fears of a slowdown in the US economic recovery were fanned further by a fall in car sales - which dropped 3% in January from a year ago. General Motors saw its sales tumble 12% in January, while Ford's deliveries dropped 7%. The decline led to shares in both carmakers falling by more than 2% on Monday. "Investors had expectations going into 2014 of a much stronger US economic recovery than actually what we're seeing and we've had to reset our expectations,'' said Chris Gaffney, a senior market strategist at EverBank. At the same time, many analysts have predicted that global markets are due for a correction, not least because of the sharp rise that has been seen over the past few months. "What we're seeing in the markets so far this year may not be investors panicking about the turmoil in emerging markets, or the ongoing weaknesses in corporate earnings, or even the poor data coming out of the US for December and January," Craig Erlam, a market analyst at Alpari, told the Reuters news agency "Instead, I believe these are all simply being used as an excuse for investors to allow for the significant correction that many investors have been calling for, for a number of months now."

Stock markets across Europe have fallen, following steep declines in Asia and the US.

In the online statement, his mother, Paula Somers, says: "Please... give us an opportunity to see our Luke again." A man identifying himself as Mr Somers, who was abducted in 2013, appeared in a separate video on Wednesday, saying his life was in danger and asking for help. The US has revealed it tried to rescue him last month. "Regrettably, Luke was not present, though hostages of other nationalities were present and were rescued," the National Security Council said on Thursday. In a video posted on YouTube, Mr Somers' mother and brother said he was "only trying to do good things for the Yemeni population". "Luke is only a photojournalist and is not responsible for any actions the US government has taken," his brother, Jordan, said. Noting that her son "appears healthy" in his captors' video, Paula Somers said: "We thank you for that." Mr Somers, 33, worked as a journalist and photographer for local news organisations and his material appeared on international news outlets, including the BBC News website. In the video released on Wednesday, a member of al-Qaeda in the Arab Peninsula (AQAP) threatens to kill him unless unspecified demands are met. In a statement afterwards, the White House said President Barack Obama had authorised a rescue operation to free Mr Somers and other hostages last month, but that Mr Somers was not present at the time of the raid. On 25 November, US and Yemeni forces rescued six Yemenis, a Saudi and an Ethiopian being held by AQAP in an operation at a mountain cave in the remote Hajr al-Sayar district of Hadramawt province. Seven militants were reportedly killed. US National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan said: "As soon as the US government had reliable intelligence and an operational plan, the president authorised the department of defence to conduct an operation to recover Mr Somers." She added: "The details of the operation remain classified. "The overriding concern for Mr Somers' safety and the safety of the US forces who undertake these missions made it imperative that we not disclose information related to Mr Somers' captivity and the attempted rescue." Ms Meehan said the president "could not be prouder" of the US forces who carried out the mission. AQAP's threat to kill Mr Somers follows the murder of five Western hostages - including three Americans - since August by the Islamist militant group Islamic State, which controls parts of Syria and Iraq. Scrutiny of US policy on dealing with kidnappers has increased following the killings, reports the BBC's Aleem Maqbool in Washington. The Obama administration has been criticised for not paying ransoms, not allowing hostage families to speak out and not taking opportunities to negotiate. While the White House stands by its policies, the president has ordered a review, our correspondent says. AQAP is regarded by the US as one of the deadliest offshoots of al-Qaeda. The group is based in eastern Yemen and has built up support amid the unrest which has beset the impoverished country since the overthrow of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in 2011.

The family of UK-born American hostage Luke Somers have appealed in a video to al-Qaeda militants in Yemen to "show mercy" and release him.

It is the fallout from a "risk summit" focusing on Worcester Acute Hospitals Trust (WAHT), which according to NHS England is "experiencing difficulties". "Bed occupancy", the body says, is too high, potentially jeopardising patient safety. To try to boost the number of available beds, some non-urgent surgery will be delayed. The BBC understands the trust's Worcestershire Royal Hospital has been running at up to 110% capacity. NHS England - the body that leads the health service in the country - says the trust is working towards a national aim of 85% bed occupancy. "This will also help with A&E flow through the hospital," a spokesperson said. The situation is to be reviewed in mid-January. "Risk summits" are a formal meeting between local authorities, hospital trusts - the provider organisation - and other health agencies, including NHS England, to identify and mitigate dangers for service users. Thursday's meeting, NHS England said, was organised to discuss "concerns raised following a recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission" and "ensure that patient safety is maintained". An NHS England spokesperson said: "It is common, at a risk summit, for health and social care organisations within a health economy to agree actions to assist a trust that is experiencing difficulties. "To help reduce bed occupancy it is usual for a trust to postpone some non-life threatening elective surgeries. This is what WAHT will be doing." A spokesperson for WAHT said: "The trust welcomes the support and advice received and will be working to confirm all required actions and improvements are fully implemented."

Fears over patient safety mean some hospital operations are to be postponed.