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Dagnall flicked Zoumana Bakayogo's cross from the byline into the roof of the net on 56 minutes to cancel out Pat Hoban's 51st-minute header.
A draw was a fair outcome as both sides lacked quality in the final third. Hoban drove high over with an early shooting chance for the Stags, while James Jones' volley was comfortably fielded by Scott Shearer.
Shearer was alert to repel a shot on the turn from Dagnall and a fierce blast from Ryan Lowe.
But it was Mansfield frontman Danny Rose who went closest in the first half with a diving header which arrowed inches past the post.
Rose featured at the other end when he got his foot in the way to divert a goal-bound shot by Jones as Crewe stepped up the pressure before the interval.
But it was Mansfield who forged ahead soon after the break when Hogan drifted free at a corner to glance Kevan Hurst's cross into the bottom corner.
The lead was short-lived though as Dagnall struck - and it was Crewe who were chasing a winner in the closing stages. But the dependable Shearer pushed away a header from George Ray and fellow substitute Dan Udoh drove a later effort into the side netting.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Crewe Alexandra 1, Mansfield Town 1.
Second Half ends, Crewe Alexandra 1, Mansfield Town 1.
Hand ball by Oscar Gobern (Mansfield Town).
Jamie McGuire (Mansfield Town) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Daniel Udoh (Crewe Alexandra).
Krystian Pearce (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Oliver Turton.
Substitution, Mansfield Town. Matt Green replaces Pat Hoban.
Attempt missed. Daniel Udoh (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
George Ray (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Pat Hoban (Mansfield Town).
(Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Pat Hoban (Mansfield Town).
Foul by Danny Hollands (Crewe Alexandra).
Pat Hoban (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by George Ray (Crewe Alexandra).
Pat Hoban (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Mansfield Town. Alex Iacovitti replaces Mitch Rose.
Attempt saved. George Ray (Crewe Alexandra) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Ryan Lowe (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Krystian Pearce (Mansfield Town).
Foul by Jon Guthrie (Crewe Alexandra).
Rhys Bennett (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Oliver Turton (Crewe Alexandra).
Mitch Rose (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Mansfield Town. Oscar Gobern replaces Danny Rose.
Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. George Ray replaces Harry Davis because of an injury.
Harry Davis (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Danny Rose (Mansfield Town).
Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Daniel Udoh replaces Callum Ainley.
Attempt saved. Pat Hoban (Mansfield Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Ryan Lowe (Crewe Alexandra).
Krystian Pearce (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
James Jones (Crewe Alexandra) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Attempt missed. Malvind Benning (Mansfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Attempt missed. Pat Hoban (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the right.
Goal! Crewe Alexandra 1, Mansfield Town 1. Chris Dagnall (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Zoumana Bakayogo with a cross.
Foul by James Jones (Crewe Alexandra).
Pat Hoban (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal! Crewe Alexandra 0, Mansfield Town 1. Pat Hoban (Mansfield Town) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Malvind Benning following a corner. | Chris Dagnall's 100th league goal secured Crewe a comeback point from a 1-1 draw with Mansfield. | 37459560 |
Former Spain youth international Femenia, 26, started his career as a winger and has had spells at Barcelona B and Real Madrid B.
Austria Under-21 goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann has also joined the Hornets from Stoke City.
The 22-year-old, who spent six seasons with the Potters, has signed a three-year deal at Vicarage Road.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Watford have signed right-back Kiko Femenia from Alaves on a four-year deal. | 40467024 |
Fire crews found the body in the back of the Fiat Scudo panel van at Asda, on Manchester Road, Stockport, just after 09:00 GMT.
A section of the car park remains cordoned off while forensic teams investigate the scene, police said.
The store remains open and an Asda spokesperson said: "We continue to support the police with their investigation." | A man's body was found in a burning van in a supermarket car park. | 39166541 |
The 21-year-old made eight appearances for Stanley on loan from Huddersfield earlier this season and was released by the Terriers last month.
Crooks, who has also played as a defender and a striker, made just one appearance for Huddersfield.
"Sometimes you can be a victim of your own versatility and Matt's keen not to do that," said manager John Coleman.
"I think he gives us strength, he can play in quite a lot of positions and I'm delighted with that signing for both this year and next year."
Stanley have also extended the loan spell of West Ham striker Sean Maguire until the end of the season, after his four goals in 22 appearances so far.
Both players available for Accrington's game against Burton on Tuesday evening. | Accrington Stanley have signed free agent midfielder Matt Crooks on an 18-month contract. | 31601577 |
Ademi, 24, played the full 90 minutes during the Croatian side's 2-1 victory in Zagreb last month.
Dinamo announced that Uefa has started disciplinary proceedings.
"We are surprised because Ademi was selected for doping control six times this year and results were negative every time," a club statement read.
If Ademi's B sample is also positive, the player could face a ban, but there are no rules to disqualify teams from the competition unless two or more players fail drug tests.
Arsenal have lost both games in Group F after a 3-2 defeat at home to Greek side Olympiakos, and still have to play German champions Bayern Munich home and away.
Macedonia international Ademi also played in Dinamo's 5-0 defeat by Bayern last week. | Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Arijan Ademi failed a drug test after their recent Champions League win over Arsenal, the club has announced. | 34471565 |
Actor Michael Douglas accepted the inaugural Teddy Kollek Award for the Advancement of Jewish Culture on his father's behalf, saying he would be "so proud and so humbled".
Vice President Joe Biden also received an award at a dinner held at New York's Pierre Hotel on Wednesday.
Douglas was born Issur Danielovitch in New York on 9 December 1916.
His parents were Jewish immigrants who came to America from a part of the former Russian Empire that is now Belarus.
Kirk Douglas was seen last month at a charity event in Los Angeles in aid of the Motion Picture and Television Fund.
Kollek, the mayor of Jerusalem from 1965 to 1993, was a long-time friend of the Spartacus and Paths of Glory star.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram at bbcnewsents, or if you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Kirk Douglas has been honoured by the World Jewish Congress, a month ahead of his 100th birthday. | 37934804 |
Under the new measures, officers can issue £100 fines and three points rather than taking drivers to court.
Ministers said it would make tackling problem motorists easier. The AA said a third of drivers risked facing a fine.
Fixed penalties for a number of offences, including using a phone or not wearing a seatbelt while driving, have also risen from £60 to £100.
More serious driving offences will still go through the courts and could result in much higher fines and penalties.
But people caught carrying out offences subject to the new penalties, which were first announced in June, will be able to choose between an on-the-spot fine or the chance to go on a driving course.
The move, which does not apply in Northern Ireland, brings careless or inconsiderate driving offences into line with the penalties for similar non-motoring fixed penalties. Drivers can still appeal against any decision through the courts.
Among the offences police are expected to focus on are:
•Driving too close to the vehicle in front
•Failing to give way at a junction (not requiring evasive action by another driver)
•Overtaking and pushing into a queue of traffic
•Being in the wrong lane and pushing into a queue on a roundabout
•Lane discipline, such as needlessly hogging the middle or outside lanes
•Inappropriate speed
•Wheel-spins, handbrake turns and other careless manoeuvres
Many such offences currently go unpunished because of the bureaucracy involved in taking a case to court.
Not only does a motorist have to be stopped by the police, but a summons has to be issued and evidence presented in court.
Road safety minister Stephen Hammond told BBC Breakfast that the fines had been increased to "reflect the severity and the seriousness of offences".
He added: "I think it's the right level to choose, and I'm convinced that it will be a deterrent for a number of people."
The AA said responsible drivers would welcome the changes but added that a survey of 20,000 motorists suggested one in three could be caught out hogging the middle lane.
By Richard WestcottBBC transport correspondent
It's worth bearing in mind that this isn't a new offence, it is just another way of dealing with the current offence of "careless driving".
In the past, the police might have just given you a verbal warning - or in extreme cases taken you to court. Now they can do something in the middle. Give you a fine, and maybe points.
I am told that the police are expected to focus on situations involving slightly aggressive and inconsiderate driving.
We'll just have to wait and see how many fines get handed out and for exactly what kind of offence.
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"We are pleased to see that at long last new powers and fines will be given to the police to tackle the top three pet hates of drivers - tailgaters, mobile phone abusers and middle-lane hogs," said AA president Edmund King.
The vice-chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, Steve White, said the group was "broadly supportive" of the new fines.
He said: "In theory this is a positive initiative. In practice this will wholly rely on having an adequately resourced police service to enforce.
"Officer numbers are at an all-time low, the number of traffic officers alone has reduced from 7,000 to approximately 3,500."
Road safety charities welcomed the government's attempt to crack down on careless driving but expressed concerns about the way the fines would be implemented.
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents said a "robust monitoring system" was needed to enforce the changes, with more training on the new powers needed for police officers.
Brake said that while it backed the introduction of fixed penalties, the level of fines should be increased to between £500 and £1,000 so they were "high enough to deter all bad drivers".
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) said driver retraining courses would be more effective at improving driving than just issuing thousands of fines. | Careless drivers across Britain who hog lanes or tailgate can now be punished with on-the-spot police fines. | 23713732 |
He accused the Democratic presumptive nominee of criminal corruption. He called her a "world-class liar". He offered a bullet-point summation of an anti-Clinton book written by a conservative commentator. And he read a letter from the widow of a police officer killed by an undocumented immigrant who said the former secretary of state had the "blood of so many on her hands" and should "go to prison to pay for the crimes she has already committed against this country".
Guided by his teleprompter, Mr Trump offered a more focused, methodical attack on Mrs Clinton than he has normally produced in his stump speeches, but it wasn't any less inflammatory - or prone to occasional exaggerations and misrepresentations.
If Mr Trump will be a more polished candidate with the change of campaign leadership announced this week, it seems clear he will be no less the brash, braggadocious candidate that stormed through the Republican primary season.
He emerged from that campaign victorious - but is now struggling to find his footing in a one-on-one battle with his Democratic foe. Wednesday's speech was his most significant effort to date to regain his equilibrium and shift focus to his opponent's record.
Here are the five primary lines of attack Mr Trump relied on in his Wednesday speech - and what they could mean for the presidential race in the weeks and months to come.
"This election will decide whether we are ruled by the people or by the politicians."
How do you take down a woman who has credentials as a secretary of state and a US senator, is the wife of a two-term president and has been in and around politics for three decades? By painting her as the embodiment of a "rigged" system that is designed to benefit the rich and connected at the expense of average Americans.
The outsider-v-insider strategy is a familiar one in US politics - run successfully by Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton himself. And given the levels of anxiety and anti-establishment animosity over the course of the past year, it could be Mr Trump's most effective way of framing the race.
Mr Trump opened on this front - "We will never be able to fix a rigged system by counting on the same people who rigged it in the first place" - before moving to a direct appeal to the backers of Bernie Sanders, the man who effectively ran a similar type of strategy against Mrs Clinton in the Democratic primaries.
He responded to Mrs Clinton's campaign slogan "I'm with her" by saying that he's with the American people - mirroring the "He's with us" line many Sanders supporters touted during their campaign.
Veracity: Mrs Clinton has been in politics a long time. While her status as the first female major-party nominee sets her apart, painting her as part of the establishment isn't a stretch.
Effectiveness: Pulling in die-hard Sanders supporters may be a tough task for Mr Trump, but if he can capitalise on the sentiments that fuelled the Vermont senator's "revolution", he could find similar success.
"I have visited the cities and towns across America and seen the devastation caused by the trade policies of Bill and Hillary Clinton."
Nothing encapsulates the bizarro nature of this year's presidential campaign better than the sight of a presumptive Republican nominee attacking his Democratic opponent for supporting free trade deals.
But Mr Trump is a different kind of Republican nominee - more in the economic populist mould of Pat Buchanan and Ross Perot than Chamber of Commerce darlings Mitt Romney and John McCain.
During the Democratic primary campaign, Mrs Clinton backed off her previous support of the Trans-Pacific Partnership after Mr Sanders used it to paint her as being against working-class voters. Now Mr Trump, with his condemnations of "globalisation", appears set on picking up where the Vermont senator left off and running firmly to Mrs Clinton's left on the trade issue.
Veracity: The economic impact of free trade in the US is mixed - the benefits are diffuse while the pain on some industries is significant. Like her husband, Mrs Clinton has a record of support for free trade deals like 1993's Nafta.
Effectiveness: If there's one part of the US where an anti-free-trade message will resonate, it's in the industrial Midwest, which has been hit hard by manufacturing job losses. Not coincidentally, this is also the area that the Trump campaign has identified as the key to winning an electoral majority that can deliver the presidency.
"She ran the State Department like her own personal hedge fund - doing favours for oppressive regimes, and many others, in exchange for cash."
Mr Trump levelled a number of explosive charges against Mrs Clinton - the types of accusations that permeate the conservative blogosphere and talk-radio circuit but are unusual coming from the party's presumptive nominee, who traditionally takes a higher road.
He accused her, in essence, of criminal graft - using her powers as secretary of state to line her own pockets. He said she gave favourable trade deals and made business arrangements in exchange for lucrative speaking fees for her husband, allowed uranium tranfers to Russia in return for millions of dollars directed to the Clinton Foundation and accepted millions from mid-east countries that oppress gays and women.
To support his claims, he cited the book Clinton Cash by conservative commentator Peter Schweizer of Breitbart News.
Veracity: The allegations in Clinton Cash were first revealed in the New York Times prior to the book's publication, and while they expose possible conflicts of interest there has yet to be any evidence of the quid-pro-quo that Trump states as fact. When Mr Trump charged that Mrs Clinton's accepting $56,000 in jewellery from the Sultan of Brunei, for instance, he didn't mention that the items were turned over to the US government upon receipt - an omission that makes a standard diplomatic practice of "accepting" gifts appear to be clear-cut bribery.
Effectiveness: The Clinton Foundation news generated a fair amount of heat last April but was largely forgotten, as Republicans and the media focused on Mrs Clinton's use of a private email server as secretary of state. Possible inappropriate relations with wealthy foreign officials and businesses - even if they don't amount to criminality - could prove fertile ground for Mr Trump in the general election, although at some point he may have to explain why he, too, was a Clinton Foundation donor.
"I only want to admit people who share our values and love our people. Hillary Clinton wants to bring in people who believe women should be enslaved and gays put to death."
After his widely panned speech on immigration and national security last week following the Orlando shooting, Mr Trump was more delicate in his handling of the issue on Wednesday. He once again repeated charges that Mrs Clinton supports a "radical 550% increase" in refugees from Syria, although he doesn't mention that the increase is from 10,000 to 65,000.
Interestingly, he largely framed the immigration debate in terms of jobs and what he identified as the anti-gay, anti-women views of Muslims.
He said Mrs Clinton's "Wall Street immigration agenda" will bring in low-wage workers that hurt minority communities. And he noted that the father of the Orlando shooter was from Afghanistan, "one of the most repressive anti-gay and anti-women regimes on earth".
And he once again implied that Mrs Clinton's position on immigration may be due to the donations she received while at the State Department.
Veracity: Mr Trump continues to inflate the numbers and cost of Mrs Clinton's immigration positions, and diminish the rigourousness of the refugee-screening process. The economic impact of immigration, however, is a subject of debate - it can be a boon to businesses and lower the costs of goods and services, but it also can drive down wages for low-income workers.
Effectiveness: The immigration issue was instrumental in Mr Trump's march to the top of the Republican pack last year. The type of rhetoric he used - while welcomed by many Republican primary voters -cost him dearly among minority voters in the larger electorate. If Mr Trump can frame the issue as one of jobs and security, however, he could find a larger audience more receptive. Given that it's only one week removed from his latest controversial statements on the subject, however, it may be much too late for that.
"The Hillary Clinton foreign policy has cost America thousands of lives and trillions of dollars - and unleashed Isis across the world."
Mr Trump laid the Arab Spring uprising and all the resulting instability in the Mid-East squarely at Mrs Clinton's feet. He painted a picture of a world that was largely secure when she became secretary of state in 2009 - Iraq was growing more stable, Iran and Syria were under control, Egypt was friendly, Libya was "co-operating" and the so-called Islamic State "wasn't even on the map".
Since then, he said, everything has basically gone to hell - and largely because Mrs Clinton supported intervention in Libya, backed "violent regime change in Syria" and stood by as the Muslim Brotherhood toppled Hosni Mubarak in Egypt.
The attack on the US consulate in Benghazi also gets a mention, with Mr Trump directly blaming Mrs Clinton for Ambassador Chris Stevens's death.
"He was left helpless to die as Hillary Clinton soundly slept in her bed," Mr Trump said.
Veracity: Even if Mrs Clinton were some genius super-villain, single-handedly destabilising an entire region in a mere four years as secretary of state would be quite an achievement. However, she supported the US invasion of Iraq which was a factor leading to the Arab Spring. The accusations of Clinton culpability in the Benghazi attack will be music to conservative ears, but have been roundly dismissed by US military and government officials involved in the immediate response.
Effectiveness: Foreign policy is usually not a driving issue in US presidential elections, although Mrs Clinton's position as a former secretary of state does make it more relevant this year. Many Americans are concerned about the situation in the Middle East - particularly if it contributes to militant acts on US soil. Past Republican candidates have found success attacking their opponents on their perceived strengths - a path Mr Trump appears to be following here. | Donald Trump promised a bare-knuckles speech with sweeping attacks on Hillary Clinton, and on Wednesday he delivered it. | 36592975 |
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The Briton, 28, has withdrawn from his rematch with Ukraine's Wladimir Klitschko, scheduled for 29 October, because of mental health issues.
"It's driven him to despair," said Peter Fury, who is also his trainer, on BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek.
The boxer has said he was taking cocaine to help deal with depression.
The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) is meeting on 12 October when it will look at Fury's admission, which was made during an interview with Rolling Stone magazine.
The WBO and WBA - the two organisations with which Fury holds heavyweight titles - can strip the unbeaten Englishman of the title.
"I see him being back in the gym in March or April. He'll resume his career," added Fury's uncle.
The Englishman, who has not fought since beating Klitschko last November, postponed the original rematch in June.
He beat Ukraine's Klitschko last November to win the WBA, IBF and WBO titles. Within two weeks Fury was stripped of the IBF title because he was unable to fight mandatory challenger Vyacheslav Glazkov.
On 3 October, Fury tweeted to say boxing was the "saddest thing" he had taken part in and suggested he was retiring from the sport, before retracting his decision a few hours later.
Peter Fury gave an insight on Sportsweek into his nephew's current state of mind, saying he was being treated for a form of manic depression.
"He has everything to live for but it seems he is on a self-destruct mission," he said. "I don't think he has got a drug addiction at all. Whatever he has taken will be a result of the depression.
There is an option for Fury to be declared as a "Champion in recess". This means that fighters can challenge for Fury's belts while he is unable to fight.
But as soon as Fury is fit to fight again, he can challenge whoever holds his belts upon his return to the ring.
"The titles shouldn't be held up. While Tyson is out for medical reasons, the titles should be freed up," his uncle said.
"Let people fight for them.
"But Tyson should be held in regard so that when he does come back to box he should be available to move straight into position to fight for those world titles.
"Quite clearly this young man has got some mental issues and I ask the world to give this plenty of consideration. Other famous people have had these kind of problems and bounced back."
WBA president Gilberto Mendoza told Sportsweek that Fury deserved a chance "to overcome this situation".
He added: "Our main concern is what's going on with the title and the whole situation that's around him.
"We will request our medical advisers to send him some kind of treatment for him that he shall follow.
"We just started a process to give him the right to speak about the situation. We will follow the due process. I cannot say if we will strip him of the title, a yes or no, but the substance he took is a prohibitive substance that is against the rules and we have to take that into account.
"That's the big trouble for us, we always have to defend a clean sport." | World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is prepared to relinquish his WBA and WBO belts and could return to training in six months, says his uncle. | 37599873 |
The pair were among at least 28 people abducted from a desert hunting party close to the Saudi border in December.
Efforts are still under way to free the rest of the 26 kidnapped, the ministry said in a statement.
It is not known if any ransom was paid for the release of the two men who were freed on Wednesday.
The hostages were abducted when gunmen attacked their camp, officials say. The attackers were driving dozens of four-wheel drive vehicles when they swept into the camp at dawn.
They struck near Layyah, 190km (118 miles) from the regional capital, Samawa. The remote area is highly tribal in nature and a Shia region.
Nine members of the party managed to escape and cross into nearby Kuwait.
The Shia Muslim political parties which dominate the Iraqi government are highly critical of Qatar's role in supporting Sunni Muslim rebels in Syria
The hunting party was in Iraq on an officially licensed expedition and Doha has put pressure on the Shia-led government in Baghdad to help secure the hostages' release.
The hunters' prey was the Asian houbara bustard, akin to a small turkey. To find it and other similar species, Gulf hunters often travel to Morocco, Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
They take with them their prized falcons, typically peregrines, sakers and lanners, which are expertly trained to home in on their quarry at high speed.
Other Gulf hunting expeditions have even extended as far as the Central African Republic in search of big game.
More than 12 years after the US-led invasion and occupation, Iraq is still plagued by violent crime and militant attacks.
Falconry was an important skill for Bedouin hunters in the harsh deserts of Arabia and Syria, and has been around for thousands of years.
But the Asian houbara bustard (or MacQueen's bustard) - a likely target of the kidnapped hunters - only came to prominence as a favoured prey in the 1970s, when lavish hunting trips became popular, and when the availability of four-wheel-drives and guns prompted a sudden decline in the species, which is now threatened.
The bird's popularity may be partly explained by its elegant plumage and because some consider its meat to be an aphrodisiac.
Arabs' pursuit of the Asian houbara has caused tension elsewhere. There has been growing hostility in Pakistan, where Gulf Arab hunting parties are granted permission to bring in falcons to hunt the Asian houbara despite a ban on locals hunting.
Pakistan's secretive Houbara hunting industry
How a shy but beautiful bird became a foreign policy issue
Pakistan court lifts Houbara bustard hunting ban | A Qatari royal family member and a Pakistani have been freed by kidnappers in Iraq after nearly four months, the Qatari foreign ministry says. | 35977032 |
Attention has fallen on Seddique Mateen, who runs a Facebook page where he describes himself as the "Provincial Government of Afghanistan", and refers to some sections of the Taliban as "our brothers".
Seddique Mateen has also appeared on his own online Afghan nationalist TV programme. Last year, he declared himself a candidate for the presidency of Afghanistan - a year after the election took place.
His video posts are something of a laughing stock in Afghanistan, where he's viewed as somewhat odd and incoherent, BBC analysts say.
Mr Mateen's video message addressed to the people of Afghanistan mourns the death of his son, saying "I do not know what caused him [to carry out the attack] last night... I was not informed that he had a grudge. I am deeply saddened about what he has done".
"The issue of homosexuality and punishment for that is up to God alone, this is not in the hands of human beings," he adds.
Changing the subject somewhat, he finishes the message by saying he supports the Afghan armed forces in their recent border clash with Pakistani troops, saying "Death to Pakistan, which supports killing and terrorism".
The video was one of several posted on his Provincial Government of Afghanistan Facebook page, where it provoked a stream of abuse from other Facebook users.
BBC analysis of Mr Mateen's online presence shows him to be a proud Afghan nationalist, whose "Durand Jirga" TV programme calls for the Afghan people to rise up and unite.
Despite being of Pashtun descent, he always addresses the Afghan people in the Dari language rather than Pashto, presumably to reach a larger audience. However, his speeches can come across as incoherent and erratic.
In May 2015, a year after the Afghan presidential election, he took to YouTube to declare himself a presidential candidate. "Given the fact that the territorial integrity of Afghanistan is in danger... I declare myself as presidential candidate and founder of the National Salvation Movement of Afghanistan," he said.
However, his videos aren't taken seriously in Afghanistan, and his claim in a recent programme to be the "revolutionary president" of the country reinforces the impression that he is something of an outsider.
Although once describing himself during a TV phone-in as a friend of Afghan president Ashraf Ghani, he appears to have changed his stance now that Mr Ghani is in power.
A video last Friday accused Mr Ghani of implementing "Britain's plan" for bringing Islamic State to Afghanistan. Just two days later he posted a video to Facebook urging a "hero" to emerge from the Afghan people to "give him a slap, the lunatic... He's a traitor. He's a traitor!"
He's highly critical of the government of Pakistan, and has strong views on the Durand Line - the British-imposed border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, which has never been recognised by people living in the region whose tribal areas it divides.
"The problems of the Afghan people will not be resolved until the Durand issue is addressed. This problem will never go away. We need to unite to defend our homeland," he says in one video. His view is not popular among Pashtuns, and is seen as another example of his off-piste political views.
Controversially, he praises the Taliban for their stance on the Durand Line, referring to them as "our brothers".
He divides the Taliban group into two groups: "real" Taliban, who are against the Durand Line, and those he considers to be stooges of Pakistan, who kill Afghans.
"The Afghan brothers should not allow the mercenaries of ISI [Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence agency], who come to Afghanistan under the name of the Taliban and kill our Afghan sisters and brothers," he says.
"See the real Taliban and the Afghans who live in North and South Waziristan, they are the freedom fighters who want to liberate their land... The Pakistani government attacks them and kills their families and relatives," he continues.
In another clip, which he delivers in military fatigues and rounds off with a salute to camera, he shows little love for either Pakistan or Iran: "If we unite together we can go as far as Islamabad. We can solve all of Afghanistan's problems. If we unite, if Iran says anything we can sort it out."
It's likely that Mr Mateen's calls will fall on deaf ears.
BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from TV, radio, web and print media around the world. You can follow BBC Monitoring on Twitter and Facebook. | The father of Orlando gunman Omar Mateen said his son had "a grudge in his heart" when he killed 49 people at the Pulse night club in Orlando. | 36518521 |
26 August 2016 Last updated at 13:53 BST
He signed a deal to represent West Ham United, playing Fifa in video game tournaments.
The BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones met him to find out what life is like as a professional Fifa player. | Sean Allen - also known as Dragonn - is the Premier League's first professional e-sports player. | 37197941 |
The hosts won Friday's first one-day international by two wickets and this result puts them 2-0 up in the three-match series.
Paul Stirling (72) and Gary Wilson (65) were the top contributors as the Irish finished on 268-7.
Zimbabwe won with nine balls to spare, Ervine hitting 101 from 174 balls while Sean Williams added 43.
Ireland increased their run-rate from Thursday and with Kevin O'Brien chipping in with a half-century, they gave themselves a good chance of levelling the series.
Sikandar Raza was the stand-out bowler for Zimbabwe, his three wickets coming at a cost of 49 runs.
Zimbabwe reached the target with ease and Ervine followed up his 60 in the opener with another impressive display.
It was a tough day for the Irish attack with all-rounder O'Brien picking up two wickets.
Zimbabwe moved above Ireland in the ODI rankings into 10th place with Friday's victory and will remain above the tourists even if they lose Tuesday's final game. | Craig Ervine's unbeaten century helped Zimbabwe to a five-wicket win in Harare and a series victory over Ireland. | 34500775 |
Bristol Crown Court was shown footage of Alison Dove, 25, of Kingswood, hitting the same patient.
Dove is one of 11 ex care workers of Winterbourne View, near Bristol, being sentenced for neglect or abuse.
The care home, now under new management, looks after people with severe learning difficulties.
The court heard that five residents - Simone Blake, Simon Tovey, Louise Bissett, Louisa Deville and Lorraine Guildford - were abused by the defendants.
Dove, referring to Miss Blake, was filmed by a BBC Panorama reporter as saying: "She loves pain, doesn't she? She thinks it's funny."
She then told Miss Blake: "Simone, come here and I'll punch your face."
The court then saw footage of Dove run up to Miss Blake, who was sitting on the floor with her back to her, and striking her hard on the back with the flat palm of her hand. Miss Blake squealed in pain twice.
In another scene from the footage recorded by journalist Joseph Casey, Dove was seen filling jugs of water from a sink and pouring water over Miss Blake.
Water splashed into her face and she cried out: "I'm cold mum."
Dove and colleague Graham Doyle were seen on the footage encouraging Miss Blake to go outside wet. Dove also squirted shower gel towards Miss Blake's face.
The care worker asked her: "Do you want another shower?"
The footage then captured Miss Deville tell Miss Blake: "Simmie, don't mess with Ali or she will put you in the shower again. Yes, she will put you in the shower."
In another incident, with Miss Guildford, Dove straddled her as she was lying on the floor and said: "Listen, you don't get to chuck stuff at me, you know that.
"I don't let you get away with it. I'm going to keep it, all right, until you say sorry, all right, because we've done nothing to you except tell you to get dressed, so you can have your dinner."
After Miss Guildford swore at her, Dove responded with: "Go on, spit on my staff. I dare you. There you go, spit on your own bedding, you won't do that will you?"
Other footage shown included an incident where a chair was broken by Miss Bissett where she was told by Dove that she would have to sit on the floor in the future because she didn't "deserve a chair".
Dove and Doyle then carried Miss Bissett into a room with all the lights turned off, to join Miss Blake - in the hope they would fight.
Dove made a swinging punch motion and told Mr Casey: "I was like, fight, and they were both just going and that's when it gets..."
In another scene caught by the undercover journalist, Gardiner grabbed Mr Tovey by the neck and aggressively pushed him towards a door.
Afterwards Mr Casey saw red marks on Mr Tovey's neck, who by this time was uncommunicative and appeared subdued.
During five weeks spent filming undercover, the Panorama reporter captured footage of some of the hospital's most vulnerable patients being repeatedly pinned down, slapped, dragged into showers while fully clothed, taunted and teased.
Judge Neil Ford QC, the Recorder of Bristol, said the sentencing hearing could last up to five days.
A serious case review published in August condemned the hospital's owner Castlebeck for putting profits before care.
Castlebeck said the criticisms in the report were being "actively addressed".
The full list of defendants is:
Michael Ezenagu, 29, from Shepherds Bush, west London; Alison Dove, 23, of Kingswood; Graham Doyle, 25, of Patchway; Jason Gardiner, 44, of Hartcliffe; Daniel Brake, 27, of Downend; Holly Laura Draper, 23, of Mangotsfield; Charlotte Justine Cotterell, 21, from Yate and Neil Ferguson, 27, of Emerson Green, Wayne Rogers, 31, of Kingswood, who all admit ill-treating patients in their care.
Sooaklingum Appoo, 58, of Downend, and Kelvin Fore, 33, from Middlesbrough, pleaded guilty to wilfully neglecting patients in their care.
Dove and Rogers have requested to remain in custody but the remaining nine defendants were released on bail by Judge Neil Ford QC, the Recorder of Bristol.
The sentencing hearing continues. | A care worker at a private hospital exposed on television abusing patients was filmed telling a colleague that one of their victims "loved pain". | 20043808 |
Kyle Coetzer, leading the hosts for the first time, might just have let his mind stray to thoughts of taking a major scalp as he opened the innings chasing a none-too-daunting 231-7.
But hopes of a first success against one of the big boys ebbed away following the Northnts batsman's dismissal for 32 in the 17th over.
Thereafter, Scotland simply could not live with the Pakistan attack and fell well short, finishing 96 runs behind in the 40th over.
Coetzer described his team's efforts to catch Pakistan as "very disappointing" and highlighted the Scots' inability to build up a head of steam.
He told BBC Scotland: "We picked up wickets, which put pressure on them, and we were able to squeeze them.
"We could sort of see it unfolding but we lost the impetus. If we had managed to keep the run rate going, the board would have been ticking over constantly and we might still have been in the game.
I've got a whole lot of confidence in these guys that they will come back strong
"But because we lost a few wickets we were out of the game.
"There are a couple of things we need to discuss in the dressing room. I've got a whole lot of confidence in these guys that they will come back strong."
For the visitors, Misbah-ul-Haq used all of his experience and considerable talent to breathe life into an innings that was threatening to sag.
The Pakistan skipper, who will celebrate his 39th birthday on this tour, has taken some flak for his cautious approach as he steers a callow side bidding to recover respectability after the bruising scandals of 2009 and 2010.
Following a solid but unspectacular opening, the visitors were wobbling on 115 for five when Umar Amin went for three.
But Misbah rode to the rescue as he crafted a vital 78 not out from 83 balls, including two mighty sixes.
Majid Haq did much to stem the Pakistan run flow and the off-spinner set a new Scottish record for one-day wickets in the process.
His 3-39 from 10 overs took him to 44 wickets at this level, surpassing the efforts of John Blain.
"It's a proud moment for me," said Haq, whose captain called him "exceptional".
"But we have probably thrown away the best chance I can remember of beating a full member side in a 50 over game.
"It was an unbelievable effort from the boys to restrict Pakistan to 231 on a fast ground like this.
"I was pretty confident. We needed a good start and we were 50 for one, but we kept losing wickets.
"We lost by a huge margin and that is disappointing.
"It's maybe because we haven't done it yet - beat a full member side - we don't have that experience of getting over the finishing line.
"If Ireland kept Pakistan to 230, they would expect to win in 45 overs."
Scotland chose to field five of the six new faces available after recent changes to eligibility rules.
Neil Carter, who, at 38 has retired from county cricket, opened the bowling and batting to underwhelming effect.
But Coetzer's county colleague David Murphy enjoyed a solid display behind the stumps and Rob Taylor turned in a parsimonious bowling spell and managed 13 runs from 13 balls as the Scottish wickets tumbled in quick succession.
Matt Machan and Iain Wardlaw can be satisfied with their bowling but the former will have been disappointed to chop onto his own stumps from the imposing figure of Mohammad Ifran.
At 7ft 1in, the green giant did not look so jolly as he powered in his deliveries and struggled to find any rhythm.
Junaid Khan and Saeed Ajmal fared much better, each claiming three victims, while the Scots were completely flummoxed by the crafty Mohammad Hafeez, who conceded a mere 12 runs from his eight overs.
The sound of leather on willow has all too often given way to soggy squelches and the covers being rolled out in the opening weeks of the Scottish season.
Wholly unexpected sunshine made life a little easier for Pakistan, who had been training at home in 40C temperatures before their arrival, and made for perfect viewing conditions.
It's just a pity such a small crowd turned out. But, like the home team, Scotland's cricket fans have a chance to redeem themselves when the sides meet again on Sunday. | It was a tale of two captains as Scotland failed miserably to make the most of a promising start against Pakistan at a sun-drenched Grange in Edinburgh. | 22575466 |
It was addressed to "Marconi Operator, RMS Titanic" and stamped on 11 April 1912 - the day after the ill-fated ship set sail from Southampton.
What the parcel originally contained is unknown, but according to the valuer it missed the ship by a "few hours".
Auctioneer John Nicholson is to start bidding at £500, but "hasn't got a clue" how much it is worth.
He hopes it will be of interest to Titanic enthusiasts.
The lot has been described as an "important piece of maritime history and of Titanic interest".
It also includes photographs of a Marconi telegraph operator, Alec Bagot, and the telegraph equipment aboard Titanic's sister ship RMS Olympic.
Valuer Gordon Patrick said it was given to the vendor's mother, who lived in Southampton and died in 1972.
He said: "It was given to her by the first officer of the Olympic, the Titanic's sister ship, who was a friend of hers.
"We don't know what was in the parcel, but they think it missed the ship by a couple of hours."
He believes a collector will snap up the memorabilia. He said: "It's quite exciting - there's real Titanic mania."
The Titanic sank on the fifth day of its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York.
Titanic memorabilia continues to be popular. Last year the last letter to be written on the vessel sold for £119,000 at auction.
Previously a menu from the day of the disaster was sold for £76,000, while a violin played as the ship sank went for £900,000.
The sale will take place on Saturday 30 May at the John Nicholson auction rooms in Fernhurst, West Sussex. | The label from a parcel destined for an officer on the Titanic has been put up for auction. | 32832583 |
The Shrimpers won for the first time in four matches as Jack Payne turned a defender before finishing in the left hand corner after just five minutes.
Conor Hourihane missed a chance to level for the hosts, as his penalty went wide after visiting goalkeeper Daniel Bentley fouled Ashley Fletcher.
Michael Timlin wrapped up Southend's win with a stunning 25-yard strike.
It was a first loss in six league games for the Tykes, who are three points behind Bradford in sixth. | Barnsley fell out of the League One play-off places after sinking to defeat by Southend at Oakwell. | 35733192 |
The Accounts Commission said the council faced "significant financial challenges".
It added that "demonstrable leadership" was needed from councillors.
The council leader said he could not see a "realistic" way of balancing the books without a "substantial" reduction in services.
Councillor Stewart Cree said he accepted that difficult decisions would have to be made.
He added: "All councillors, of whatever political hue, will have to take a pragmatic view and recognise this reality in the budget setting process."
Moray Council, which is run by an independent/Conservative administration, has been criticised by the commission for its lack of a clear vision, direction and political and corporate leadership in reports since 2006.
It said that although progress had been made since previous reports, it had to be seen "in the context of a relatively low starting point."
The commission said the council had to act "decisively in making the difficult decisions required", but noted that it was "moving in the right direction".
However, the "pace of improvement needs to increase significantly" in order to reduce its spending by over £16m by March 2018, it said.
Douglas Sinclair, chairman of the Accounts Commission, said: "Councillors have the responsibility to make savings in the best interests of the people they represent whilst also ensuring they balance their budget." | Moray councillors need to act decisively to cut spending by more than £16m in the next two years, according to a public spending watchdog. | 34666653 |
Midfielder Vela, linked with a possible switch to Championship neighbours Wigan, thumped in an 84th-minute right-foot effort after Gary Madine cancelled out David Ball's first-half opener.
Phil Parkinson's side have now won all four of their opening games while Vela's goal condemned Fleetwood to a first league defeat of the new campaign.
The only disappointment for Parkinson was a 30th-minute game-ending injury for striker Zach Clough.
Four minutes later the mood deepened as Ball punished a defensive howler by experienced defender Dean Moxey.
Wanderers, however, responded well in the second half as Madine levelled after 50 minutes.
Town keeper Chris Neal made a stunning double save to deny substitute Kaiyne Woolery and Mark Davies. But he had no chance as Vela scored the winner, though Victor Nirennold wasted a great opportunity to equalise deep in stoppage time.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Bolton Wanderers 2, Fleetwood Town 1.
Second Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 2, Fleetwood Town 1.
Attempt missed. Victor Nirennold (Fleetwood Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Foul by Kaiyne Woolery (Bolton Wanderers).
Jimmy Ryan (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Conor McLaughlin (Fleetwood Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jay Spearing (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Conor McLaughlin (Fleetwood Town).
Attempt missed. Devante Cole (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Goal! Bolton Wanderers 2, Fleetwood Town 1. Josh Vela (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kaiyne Woolery.
Josh Vela (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Amari'i Bell (Fleetwood Town).
Foul by Conor Wilkinson (Bolton Wanderers).
Amari'i Bell (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Mark Howard.
Attempt saved. Bobby Grant (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Mark Beevers.
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Conor Wilkinson replaces Gary Madine.
Jay Spearing (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Jay Spearing (Bolton Wanderers).
Chris Long (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Devante Cole replaces David Ball.
Foul by Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers).
Amari'i Bell (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Liam Trotter (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is too high.
Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
Jay Spearing (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jimmy Ryan (Fleetwood Town).
Attempt missed. Jay Spearing (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
Jay Spearing (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Aaron Holloway (Fleetwood Town).
Attempt saved. Mark Davies (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Kaiyne Woolery (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Kaiyne Woolery (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by David Wheater.
Attempt blocked. David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Nathan Pond.
Attempt blocked. Mark Davies (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Jay Spearing (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Aaron Holloway (Fleetwood Town). | Josh Vela ensured Bolton equalled their best start to a league season in 82 years with a late goal to complete a comeback 2-1 victory over Fleetwood at the Macron Stadium. | 37067447 |
John McAteer admitted being concerned in the supply of the drug at the High Court in Glasgow last month.
He had been due to plead guilty last year, but the case was continued after his son died in a car accident.
Lord Clark said, despite this personal tragedy, it did not justify involvement in the supply of Class A drugs.
Police found mobile phones, cash, scales and knotted bags during a raid in July 2015 at a house in Annick Drive where McAteer's partner lived.
McAteer, now of Old Kilpatrick, West Dunbartonshire, then told officers "items" were hidden in a pool table and a safe in a converted games room outside.
Heroin was discovered before cocaine was found in a garden shed.
Some of the drugs were described as "importation purity".
Paul Nelson, defending, said McAteer had suffered "one of the worst things to go through as an adult" having to bury his child.
Lord Clark said: "I accept that you had difficulties in your childhood and that you have suffered personal tragedies.
"However, none of these things can justify or excuse your involvement in the supply of Class A drugs, which as you must know cause real harm, indeed havoc, to the lives of individuals and to communities." | A 51-year-old man has been jailed for four-and-a-half months after cocaine and heroin worth £57,000 was found at a house in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire. | 39051099 |
That's the bigger picture at hand as Apple continues to fight an order to unlock a terrorist's iPhone.
That fight made its way to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for a hearing in front of the House Judiciary Committee, the government body that covers matters relating to how law and order is enforced in the US.
Over the course of four meandering hours, representatives dived headfirst into the complexities of the case FBI director James Comey said is the most difficult issue he has ever had to deal with.
He told the committee that his organisation was seriously concerned by the growth of what law enforcement describe as "warrant-proof spaces" - the term given for methods of communication or storage that, even with the correct permission from the court, can't be accessed. Not by police and not by technology companies.
"If we're going to move to a place where it's not possible to overcome that," Mr Comey warned, "that's a world we've never lived in before in the United States."
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His demand that Apple assists his agency in weakening the iPhone's security was met with this from California Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren.
"The alternative [to strong encryption] is a world where nothing is private.
"Once you have holes in encryption, the rule is not a question of if, but when those holes will be exploited and everything you thought was protected will be revealed."
Apple was represented in this hearing by its lead counsel, Bruce Sewell.
Aside from customer letters, and a somewhat stage-managed interview with ABC, it's the first time the computing giant has been put under scrutiny over its refusal to comply with the FBI order.
Mr Sewell put in a strong performance thanks, largely, to the testimony of cryptology expert Prof Susan Landau - whose pivotal input I'll discuss later.
Mr Sewell endured fierce exchanges with South Carolina Congressman Trey Gowdy, who was angry at what he deemed a lack of cooperation in this controversial case.
How is it possible, the Congressman offered, to live in a world where the FBI has the authority to stick a finger up someone's rear in search of drugs, but not the power to look at the locked iPhone of that same suspect?
There's no simple answer to that, of course, though Apple might contest that law enforcement's capability to carry out such physically intrusive actions doesn't increase the general public's risk of exposure to an unruly finger or two.
But, crass comparison aside, Congressman Gowdy's heated questioning eventually arrived at this key point - if Apple won't comply with this order, he thinks the company must at least be forthcoming in sharing what it is actually prepared to do.
In a similar vein, the session's soundbite moment came from the mouth of Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner, who scolded Apple for having the audacity to demand Congress do something without offering any solution itself.
"All you've been doing is saying 'no no no no'," the Congressman said.
"You're operating in a vacuum.
"You've told us what you don't like. You haven't told us one thing about what you do like. When are we going to hear about what you do like so Apple has a positive solution to what you are complaining about."
Congress could, he added, continue unassisted by Apple, "but I can guarantee you aren't going to like the result".
That's because, judging by some of the questioning during the session, some members of Congress consider it unfathomable that police cannot reach the information kept in Apple devices.
It's a barrier hindering many, many cases. Mr Comey could not say exactly how many phones the FBI wanted to unlock nationwide, other than that it was "a lot".
Later in the hearing, we learned that there are 205 locked iPhones currently held by police in New York alone.
We were reminded about a case involving Brittany Mills, an expectant mother who was shot and killed on her doorstep in Louisiana last year. Her baby boy died soon after.
Ms Mills - whose family attended the hearing - kept a personal diary on her phone that could contain crucial information about the murderer. The phone is locked, rendered unreachable by Apple's encryption software.
"I think about the nine-year-old girl who asked 'why can't they open the phone so we can see who killed my mother'," said Louisiana Congressman Cedric Richmond.
Mr Sewell said Apple had done a lot to help with that investigation, but without creating the kind of tool demanded by the FBI in the San Bernardino case, it would be unable to assist further.
But maybe someone else could?
Republican Congressman Darrell Issa - a favourite among tech enthusiasts thanks to his opposition to several bills considered to be anti-internet - gave Mr Comey a hard time over the process leading up to asking for Apple's help.
Mr Issa said the FBI had not explored all the options for accessing the data and circumventing Apple's security.
He said the FBI should be investing in bringing in people with that expertise, not relying on companies like Apple to do the work for them.
Point being - if the FBI could crack the phone itself, Apple's opposition would be irrelevant.
This call was backed up by the thoughts of Prof Landau, an independent cryptology expert who argued, with some force, that there was no way the FBI's request in San Bernardino could be carried out safely.
She said that while Apple could no doubt keep the code required to crack Syed Farook's phone a secret, the real issue is what will happen when Apple is subjected to possibly hundreds of requests to do the same thing on other devices.
She said the surge of orders would mean Apple would need to create a faster process to handle the task, one that would by its nature be vulnerable to exploitation through interception, or perhaps a rogue employee.
Prof Landau insisted the only real course of action was for the FBI to invest heavily in becoming smarter - rather than compelling Apple to make its products less secure.
Because a weakened iPhone would have one critical side effect, she said. Criminals would simply use other, more secure methods to talk to each other - apps created by countries outside the US, offering encryption mechanisms even more secure than those offered by Apple currently.
Should that happen, the wishes of Congress matter not a jot.
"What you're saying," Congressman Jerrold Nadler asked Prof Landau, "is that we're debating something that's… undoable?
"That's right."
Follow Dave Lee on Twitter @DaveLeeBBC or on Facebook | Is there such a thing as security so good it's a danger to society? | 35704103 |
The chairman of the Electoral Council, Pierre-Louis Opont, said there had been security concerns.
Opposition candidate Jude Celestin has vowed to boycott the vote.
There have allegations of voting fraud in November's first round elections, and street protests calling for the runoff to be postponed have turned violent at times.
The current Haitian President, Michel Martelly, is constitutionally barred from seeking re-election.
Ruling party candidate Jovenel Moise, a banana exporter, won the largest share of the vote in November's first round elections, with 33%, but fell short of a majority.
He has little political experience but has the backing of Mr Martelly.
He is due to face ex-state construction company head Jude Celestin, who came second with 25%. It is the second time Mr Celestin has stood for the presidency.
Mr Celestin has said he will boycott the runoff because of the fraud claims.
He said he would not participate unless electoral reforms were carried out, although he is yet to formally withdraw.
Opposition parties and local observers have also said the election's first round in November was marred by fraud.
President Martelly's term ends in less than three weeks and correspondents say if there is no election it could push Haiti over the edge into more political instability.
Whoever takes over from Mr Martelly will face the daunting task of reconstructing the country - which was devastated by an earthquake in 2010 and has been forced since to rely largely on international donations and foreign aid. | Haiti's electoral authorities have postponed a presidential runoff election for a third time. | 35388312 |
Sources confirmed that he would act as a campaign strategy adviser to the Conservative party.
A lifelong Democrat, Mr Messina masterminded the US president's successful 2012 re-election campaign.
The political parties in Westminster are readying themselves for the general election, now under two years away.
The Conservative Party hired Australian strategist Lynton Crosby in November.
The Tories are hoping to emulate Mr Obama's re-election against a backdrop of economic problems. Many other governments that have sought re-election during economic turbulence have been punished by voters at the ballot box.
The Conservatives are also thought to hope that Mr Messina will bring to their operation the same binding marriage of social media and political organisation that many in the US credit with securing Mr Obama a second term.
Mr Crosby is said to admit privately that this area is not his strength.
Mr Messina will not lead the campaign as he did in the US, sources said, but instead will be "reporting in to the Conservatives' senior management team", and remain based in the US.
He will report directly to Mr Crosby and Conservative Party co-chairmen Grant Shapps and Lord Feldman. Conservative sources stressed he would have no involvement in party policy.
Speaking of his appointment, Mr Messina told Newsnight:
"I have long admired Prime Minister Cameron. While I will not be moving to London, nor will I be managing any type of day to day political operations, I will be offering strategic campaign advice leading up to 2015."
The Conservative leadership will have to work hard to ensure their 2015 campaign does not fall victim to the same issues as the 2010 general election strategy, when, observers believe, there was a problem with too many important voices at the top of the campaign, including Steve Hilton, George Osborne and Andy Coulson.
Having worked for Democrat senators and Congress representatives, Mr Messina became Mr Obama's deputy chief of staff in 2008. At that time another of the president's advisers, Dan Pfeiffer, described Mr Messina as "the most powerful person in Washington you've never heard of".
In 2011 Mr Obama asked him to leave his job at the White House and decamp to Chicago to head up his re-election strategy there.
Before he began he canvassed the opinion of some of America's leading CEOs and cutting edge thinkers: Google's Eric Schmidt advised him on managing the information and resources of a billion-dollar re-election team; Apple's Steve Jobs spoke to him about increasing message reach; Steven Spielberg about how to capture the attention of the American public; Vogue's Anna Wintour gave him tips on Obama-themed merchandise.
Alongside these conversations Mr Messina is also said to have read up on 100 years' worth of campaign histories.
His central insight for the Obama 2012 project was that the campaign would be very different from the 2008 campaign, which was characterised by upbeat feel-good messages. This time round it would require meticulous gathering and monitoring of voter information.
The 2012 campaign spent greater time and resources highlighting the negative qualities of Mr Obama's Republican rival for the presidency, Mitt Romney, and it placed a huge emphasis on the exploitation of technology.
In January 2013, Mr Messina began a new post-election role as the head of Organizing for America, the new identity of the Obama for America database which he had run during the 2012 election campaign. The organisation is devoted to mobilising support for legislation in Obama's second term.
There are already established links between UK Prime Minister David Cameron's team and Mr Obama's Democrats.
In the run-up to the TV debates of the 2010 UK general election campaign, the Tories brought Obama adviser Anita Dunne over to advise Mr Cameron on how to handle the debates, which are a familiar feature of US presidential races.
Then, in the year of the presidential election, Mr Cameron flew to the US in a trip interpreted by many as an endorsement of Mr Obama. Mr Cameron travelled with Mr Obama to watch a college basketball match in the crucial swing state of Ohio, and heavily praised the US president in his state dinner speech.
As deputy chief of staff to Mr Obama, Mr Messina helped get Congress to its 2010 vote paving the way for gay people in the military. In the UK, Mr Cameron faced deep hostility in his own party, in the Church and across the country for driving through legislation to allow gay marriage.
The appointment of Mr Messina is likely to worry Labour leader Ed Miliband, who so far has put in place markedly less of his general election campaign and is privately being urged to make progress.
Mr Miliband might have hoped to secure a big Obama hire for his own efforts.
For more on this watch Allegra Stratton's report on BBC Newsnight on Friday 2 August at 10.30pm on BBC Two, then afterwards on the BBC iPlayer and Newsnight website. | The Conservative Party has hired Barack Obama's campaign manager Jim Messina for its general election campaign team, BBC Newsnight has learned. | 23551323 |
Kim Rose, standing in Southampton Itchen, said he had been told to report to police over allegations of treating.
Electoral Commission rules state food and entertainment cannot be provided by candidates to "corruptly influence" votes.
Hampshire police declined to comment.
Mr Rose said he held the event on 21 February at a community centre in Weston.
He invited veteran snooker star Jimmy White, who he described as a long-time friend, to play pool with local youngsters. Adult entrants were charged £2 for the event.
Mr Rose said: "It was fantastic day. We laid on teas, coffees, sandwiches and some sausage rolls. Now I've been reported for allegations of treating.
"Maybe it's bit naive but all the intentions were good.
"It's absolutely ridiculous. I'm sure people aren't going to change their mind [over voting] for a sausage roll," he said.
Mr Rose said he had been contacted by Hampshire Constabulary's Economic Crime Unit and asked to report to Romsey police station on Monday.
A force spokeswoman said: "In line with our policy, we would not comment on an issue relating to a non-arrested person."
The Electoral Commission said it was a police matter.
Its summary of electoral offences states: "A person is guilty of treating if... they directly or indirectly give or provide any food, drink, entertainment or provision to corruptly influence any voter to vote or refrain from voting.
"Treating requires a corrupt intent - it does not apply to ordinary hospitality."
The candidates for the constituency are:
Source: yournextmp.com | A UKIP parliamentary candidate is to be questioned over allegations he tried to influence voters by giving away sausage rolls at a party event featuring snooker star Jimmy White. | 32234567 |
The 72-year-old, who has not been named by police, was arrested in east London and bailed until October.
He was originally arrested on June 3 on suspicion of sexual offences and later released on bail.
Mr Denning was one of the original Radio 1 team when the station was launched in 1967.
He also worked as a music producer for The Beatles, helped launch the careers of the Bay City Rollers and Gary Glitter and ran his own music and video production business.
The Metropolitan Police investigation, Operation Yewtree, was launched in the wake of sexual offence allegations against ex-TV presenter and Radio 1 DJ Jimmy Savile.
The operation has a number of strands. One is looking specifically at the actions of Savile, and the second at allegations of sexual offences against "Savile and others".
Mr Denning's arrest falls within a third strand, relating to allegations against suspects unconnected to the Savile investigation. | Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Denning has been rearrested by detectives from the Operation Yewtree inquiry into allegations of sexual offences. | 24039436 |
The Department for Transport (DfT) figures cover arrivals into 11 major cities during weekday peak times.
The figures show the Govia Thameslink service between Bedford and Brighton was the most crowded in 2015.
On a typical autumn weekday, 581,400 passengers arrived into London during the morning peak, up 3.2% since 2014.
Manchester made up the remainder of the 10 most overcrowded trains, with three of the top four services calling at the city's Oxford Road station.
Birmingham, which had the second largest number of commuters last year, saw 42,900 passengers arriving each day, the DfT said.
Crowding levels at major cities across the UK rose by 0.4% in the morning peak last year.
Overall the top 10 most overcrowded services in autumn 2015 were between 61% and 129% over capacity.
London Blackfriars saw the largest increase in overcrowded trains passing through the station compared with all other railway stations in the capital.
Between 2014 and 2015 during the morning rush hour it saw a 4.1% rise in overcrowded trains travelling through the station.
Overcrowding at Blackfriars - defined as passengers in excess of capacity - rose to 14.7% of all rail services passing through the station last year.
South West trains into London Waterloo and Great Western trains into London Paddington also made the top 10 most crowded rail services.
The most overcrowded train in England and Wales last autumn was the 07:00 Govia Thameslink rail service from Brighton to Bedford with capacity for 420 passengers but which regularly carries 933 passengers - 513 (122%) more passengers than the train was built to hold.
The train's most crowded point came at 08:20 at Blackfriars station.
The second most crowded train into London was the 07:34 Great Western service from Didcot in Oxfordshire to Paddington, which has a capacity for 242 passengers but regularly carried 484 - 242 (100%) more passengers than its designed capacity.
The DfT said: "The worsening crowding levels show that capacity provision is not coping with rising levels of passenger demand, which has been the case in London and a number of other cities."
Rail Minister Paul Maynard said: "These statistics reveal the unprecedented scale of passenger demand with journeys doubling in the past 20 years. We are investing a record £40bn into the network to address this, delivering 3,700 extra carriages by 2019 and providing a huge boost to capacity through programmes like HS2, Crossrail, and the £6.5bn Thameslink programme.
David Sidebottom, passenger director of Transport Focus, said: "Overcrowding is a daily struggle for many commuters. Our latest rail passenger survey found that only 52% of commuters were satisfied with the amount of room they had to sit or stand on the train.
"In the long term we need a big increase in capacity. This means continued investment in new and longer trains to meet existing demand, as well as ensuring that overcrowding doesn't get worse as passenger numbers continue to increase." | Rail services into and out of London made up six of the top 10 most overcrowded services in England and Wales last year, official figures show. | 36913645 |
19 April 2017 Last updated at 08:27 BST
Normally the big vote to decide who will run the country happens every five years and the next one was due to take place in 2020.
BBC political reporter Adam Fleming tells us more about what she said and why she wants to bring it forward. | British Prime Minister Theresa May surprised many people when she announced on 18 April she wants to call a general election in June 2017. | 39639604 |
Keane, the Republic of Ireland's record goalscorer, has been searching for a club leaving LA Galaxy last November.
The 37-year-old's 10-club career has included spells at Leeds, Liverpool and Celtic.
"The offer to experience a new league and culture in Asia appealed to me," said Keane, who won 146 Irish caps.
Sheringham was appointed the club's manager last month.
Dubliner Keane netted 68 Republic goals before announcing his retirement from international football last year.
He scored 92 goals in his five seasons with Major League Soccer side Galaxy. | Robbie Keane has joined Indian Super League champions Atletico de Kolkata, who are managed by his former Tottenham team-mate Teddy Sheringham. | 40827887 |
The IMF said world growth would now be 3.3% for the year, down from 3.5% forecast six months ago.
For the UK, it is forecasting growth of just 0.7%, after saying in January that the country's economy could expect 1% growth.
The figure is slightly above the 0.6% growth forecast in last month's Budget.
That figure came from the independent Office for Budget Responsibility.
The IMF's World Economic Outlook report also cut its forecast for the eurozone this year to -0.3%, with Germany, the strongest economy, expected to grow by 0.6%, but France on course to shrink by 0.1%.
The IMF said the UK was "progressing slowly".
It suggested the Chancellor, George Osborne, should consider reining back his austerity plan.
By Stephanie FlandersEconomics editor
The IMF's report said: "In the United Kingdom, the recovery is progressing slowly, notably in the context of weak external demand and ongoing fiscal consolidation."
It said economic weakness and a lack of willingness to lend were holding back the private sector.
The IMF rarely gives direct advice, preferring to give discreet prompts.
It said about the UK: "Greater near-term flexibility in the path of fiscal adjustment should be considered in the light of lacklustre private demand."
Stephen Gifford, director of economics from the business lobby group the CBI, said: "With recent data from our business surveys suggesting that growth at the beginning of this year was broadly flat, it's not surprising that the IMF has lowered its forecast.
"Consumers are being squeezed by high inflation and low wages and business confidence remains unsettled, so the pace of growth is expected to be muted through 2013."
Japan was the only developed economy to come out with a good prognosis from the IMF.
It said that the country, which has been mired in recession for much of the last 20 years, would see growth both this year and next, of 1.4% and 1.6% respectively.
It also said consumer prices would notch up 0.1% this year and hit a rare height of 3% in 2014, thanks to the Bank of Japan's new bout of monetary easing announced earlier this month.
More generally, the IMF said "the road to recovery in the advanced economies will remain bumpy".
Its report forecast US growth of 1.9% this year, an Chinese growth of 8% for the year as a whole, slightly higher than the 7.7% growth rate it reported this week. | The International Monetary Fund's twice-yearly look at the world economy has lowered its forecasts for most developed economies, including the UK. | 22164028 |
Vauxhall, Nissan, Jaguar, Aston Martin, Mini, Toyota and McLaren models were lined up alongside each other.
However, this showroom was not for selling cars, but for issuing the auto sector's starkest warning yet.
It says only continued membership of the European single market can guarantee the success of the UK car industry.
The car industry is particularly sensitive to tariffs, as components and finished products can criss-cross over the Channel several times. Any additional frictional cost can throw sand in the engine of that business and its extended supply chains.
Membership of the single market ensures tariff-free trade, but comes at the price of freedom of movement of people - an unacceptable outcome for most who voted Leave.
The simplest and quickest way to leave the single market would be to adopt the rules of the World Trade Organization. That would place a 10% tariff on cars and components, which Hannu Kirner, European boss of Jaguar Land Rover, insists would have serious consequences.
"If we were to have tariffs, it would make imported components more expensive - that could cost UK jobs - and similarly if there were tariffs on exported cars - that would make us less competitive and mean fewer UK jobs," he says.
The alternative to that is a free-trade deal with the EU. But negotiations on that cannot start until the UK triggers the exit mechanism - Article 50 - which would then start a two-year process to leave. A new deal with the EU - such as Canada has - could take longer still to agree.
The UK car industry is doing fantastically well. Car production last month hit a 14-year high for August, but the chief executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), Mike Hawes, warned against complacency.
"Don't be blinded by the good news that you're seeing," he said. "We are very concerned that the future state of the automotive industry and the success could be jeopardised if we are not in the single market."
Others dismiss this talk as yet more scaremongering. The UK is a huge market for German, French and Italian cars, and it would be mutually disastrous for EU to impose tariffs on UK exports or imports. That is probably true, but in the months and years of uncertainty ahead, global manufacturers need to make choices about where they invest.
Listening today in Paris was Mark Garnier, the Minister for International Trade, who said he understood the concerns, but did not seem able to offer much reassurance.
"We can't guarantee anything, but as I said, we are not going to provide a running commentary on what exit is going to look like," he said.
"But there are elements that are within the SMMT and the automotive sector and indeed any other sector that we need to protect and in the case of the automotive sector, those things we must protect and try to achieve is zero-tariff access to this market of 500 million people in the EU."
Today's demand to remain in the single market may be politically unrealistic, but the consequences of years of uncertainty, says the SMMT, could be only too real. | The UK car industry kicked off its own Tour de France today in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower on the sidelines of the Paris Motor Show. | 37497359 |
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Both goals came in the final 10 minutes, with Lily Agg cancelling out Katie Zelem's opener for the Reds, who also had Kate Longhurst sent off.
Earlier on Saturday, Louise Quinn scored twice as Arsenal beat FA Cup runners-up Birmingham City 4-2 to move up to second in the table.
And Everton clinched the WSL 2 Spring Series title by beating London Bees.
Needing just a point to clinch top spot, in what was their final game of the campaign, Everton ran out easy 4-0 winners.
Mollie Green's deflected strike put Andy Spence's side ahead after 28 minutes, before captain Michelle Hinnigan's guided header made it 2-0 six minutes later and Claudia Walker's second-half penalty and curling strike completed victory.
In winning WSL 2, Everton ensured their best league placing since their relegation from the top flight in 2014 - after finishing third in the full summer seasons of 2015 and 2016.
In WSL 1, Liverpool are now five points clear of second-placed Arsenal - but have played one game more than the Gunners, and three games more than Chelsea in third and Manchester City in fourth. | Women's Super League One Spring Series leaders Liverpool were held to a 1-1 draw at lowly Bristol City. | 39987022 |
Leaked intelligence briefings detailed plans for attacks in Nairobi and Mombasa, according to Kenyan media.
Four cabinet ministers and the head of Kenya's defence forces are said to have been informed.
At least 67 people were killed after al-Shabab stormed the mall on 21 September.
Briefings were given to the ministers "informing them of increasing threat of terrorism and of plans to launch simultaneous attacks in Nairobi and Mombasa around September 13 and 20, 2013", Kenya's Daily Nation quotes counter-terrorism reports as saying.
The warnings were first made in January, according to the newspaper, and again from the beginning of September.
A dossier from the National Intelligence Service - amounting to more than 8,000 pages according to Kenya's Standard newspaper - also suggests the Israelis issued warnings that buildings owned by its citizens could be attacked between 4 and 28 September.
Westgate is partly Israeli-owned.
The Daily Nation reports that Kenyan intelligence had established that al-Shabab leaders had begun singling out Westgate and the Holy Family Basilica for attack early this year.
Government figures said to have received the intelligence briefings include Treasury Minister Julius Rotich, Interior Minister Joseph Ole Lenku, Foreign Affairs Minister Amina Mohammed, Defence Minister Raychelle Omamo and Kenya Defence Forces chief Julius Karangi.
The head of the National Intelligence Service, Michael Gichangi, is due to be questioned by Kenyan Members of Parliament on Monday.
An unnamed senior intelligence official told the AFP news agency that the government had been casual in its approach to the briefings it received.
"There is no way one can say there was no intelligence on this attack because those reports started trickling in from late last year. And they were specific with targets including Westgate."
The head of the parliamentary defence committee, Ndung'u Gethenji, told the BBC on Friday that "people need to know the exact lapses in the security system that possibly allowed this event to take place".
He also said they needed to understand "the anatomy of the entire rescue operation" amid allegations of confusion over who was in charge.
Funerals for some of those who died in the four-day long siege have continued after three days of official mourning came to an end on Friday.
The official death toll remains 67, but the Kenyan Red Cross maintains 61 people are still missing.
The UK Foreign Office has meanwhile confirmed that a sixth British citizen is now known to have died in the siege.
Al-Shabab, a Somali Islamist group, said it carried out the attack on the upmarket mall in retaliation for Kenya's military involvement in Somalia.
Security sources have told the BBC that the militants hired a shop there in the weeks leading up to the siege.
This gave them access to service lifts at Westgate enabling them to stockpile weapons and ammunition. Having pre-positioned weapons they were able to re-arm quickly and repel the security forces.
The BBC has also confirmed more details about how they executed their attack, with two vehicles dropping the Islamist extremists outside before they forced their way into the mall, according to sources.
They are also believed to have set up a base using a ventilation shaft as a hiding place, on the first floor. | Kenyan government ministers received warnings of a possible attack before al-Shabab gunmen stormed the Westgate shopping centre, reports say. | 24316746 |
Mr Dalli left his job as EU health commissioner in 2012, accused of improper links to tobacco lobbyists.
The European Court of Justice has ruled that he resigned voluntarily. He had argued that ex-Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso had asked him to resign.
Mr Barroso said Mr Dalli had put the Commission's integrity at risk.
A statement from the court said that, when Mr Barroso met Mr Dalli on 16 October 2012, Mr Barroso "decided... that Mr Dalli should leave the Commission".
Despite Mr Barroso's decision, he did not utter a "clearly formulated" request for his resignation, according to the Luxembourg judges.
"Since the existence of that request... has not been established, the Court dismisses the action as inadmissible. The court also rejects Mr Dalli's claim for compensation," the ECJ statement said.
EU anti-fraud agency Olaf had earlier delivered a report asserting that Mr Dalli had held unauthorised secret meetings with tobacco industry representatives.
According to Olaf, a Maltese entrepreneur had sought a "considerable" payment from a Swedish producer of oral tobacco, called snus, after which Mr Dalli would lift an EU ban on the product.
Sweden has an exemption from the ban, but it cannot export snus to other EU countries.
Mr Dalli denied any knowledge of such an approach by the entrepreneur.
If the ECJ had supported his allegation of unfair dismissal he could have been entitled to compensation for loss of earnings. | The EU's top court has dismissed a case brought by Maltese ex-Commissioner John Dalli against the European Commission in which he sought compensation. | 32702526 |
The fourth Cardiff Contemporary is set in traditional galleries but also in derelict buildings - and even on the roof of a car park.
Artists are working to the theme of communication.
The festival, subtitled Are You Ready?, is inspired by Guglielmo Marconi's radio experiments on Flat Holm Island.
Those were the words transmitted in Morse code across the Bristol Channel to Lavernock Point in May 1897.
The biennial festival has already grabbed the headlines after a sighting of a "meteorite" off Penarth seafront, which went viral on social media, turned out to be a deliberate hoax by artist Mark James.
It was part of his work 'A Response', inspired by "a response from whatever life lives out beyond the stars, who might be watching us and the state our world is in".
There are 45 artists involved in different projects across the city, some of them arts spaces but also in derelict buildings and pop-up venues.
Ruth Cayford, festival manager, said: "It's been incredible how the city has come together to make this work - from artists, businesses, the hotels, the council, the support from Arts Council Wales - it's quite a beautiful story how everyone has been working to make something cultural happen in the city."
Musician Richard James has been working with artists Angharad Van Rijswijk and Andy Fung, as well as comedian and writer Stewart Lee, on themes explored in Arthur Machen's book The Hill of Dreams.
"We're using stereo surround sound - trying to make it an immersive experience. I wanted a project which incorporated different types of visual art, sonic art and composition," said James, co-founder of the band Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.
"It was all about trying to capture the magic of childhood and childhood landscapes and how they inform us as we get older and mature into adults."
It is one of the installations in a former derelict motorcycle garage in the city centre.
"It's quite dilapidated - I quite like the idea of having it in this sort of place. It takes it out of conventional galleries and I like making use of buildings no longer in use."
The event is sitting alongside the start of the Artes Mundi exhibition at National Museum Wales and Chapter. | Some unusual sights in some unfamiliar places can be expected in Cardiff from this weekend as part of a month-long visual arts festival. | 37728461 |
Critics have said that the government is rushing the move, with one poll from newspaper Dagbladet suggesting 66% of Norwegians oppose it.
Experts argue that the change needs to happen because digital radio can carry more channels and has clearer sound.
Switzerland, Denmark and the UK are also considering a switch-off.
The shutdown of the FM (frequency modulation) network will start in the northern city of Bodo on 11 January. By the end of the year, all national FM broadcasts will end.
Cars will be the biggest challenge in Norway, where there are an estimated 2 million vehicles that are not equipped with digital audio broadcasting (DAB) receivers. Users are being told to buy adapters which cost 1,500 Norwegian kroner (£140).
"Norwegian politicians have decided to make 15 million FM radios in Norway completely useless," digital media expert Jan Thoresen wrote in Dagbladet earlier this year, adding: "That's a bad idea".
Norway's transition to DAB radio will be closely watched by others considering a similar move, including the UK.
What is the digital radio switchover?
Like the television switchover in 2012, the radio switch will see a change in the source from an analogue platform (AM and FM) to a digital one.
It means listeners will need a device that can pick up a digital signal.
In the UK, there are currently three national digital multiplexes (the platforms that hold stations) - one for the BBC and two commercial.
FM will probably still be used for local and community radio stations, although Ofcom has trialled some small-scale digital radio multiplexes to bring DAB to these places too.
DAB isn't the only way of listening to digital radio. Internet radio offers more stations, including ones that are in other areas and international stations. Some DAB radios can also stream internet radio so listeners can access podcasts and overseas radio stations.
The UK switchover won't happen until digital listening reaches 50% of all radio listening and national DAB coverage is comparable to FM, the government has said.
On the current trajectory, that critical mass may be reached in the UK in 2018, meaning switchover is unlikely to happen before 2020.
Source: Which | Norway will start switching off its FM radio network next week, in a controversial move that will be closely watched by other nations. | 38529435 |
Sir Peter, who is best known for designing The Beatles' Sgt Pepper album cover, has redesigned the Britannia statuette, which will be given to the winners at the event in February.
He revealed that Brits organisers had rejected his first design.
"I did something and they said: 'Could you make it a bit more pop art?'" he told BBC News. "So it's pop arted up."
He said he had added "some symbols around the bottom that I've used constantly over the years - a star and a heart and half a rainbow and a target".
"So it looks very much like my work," he said. "It needed a signature and I think those symbols gave it the signature."
The 79-year-old artist is the second person to redesign the trophy, after fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood created her version for the 2011 ceremony.
According to Brits chairman David Joseph, the famous collage Sir Peter designed for the 1967 Beatles album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is "the world's most iconic album sleeve".
"Sir Peter's work is synonymous with the best of British music," he said, calling his design concept for the award "incredible".
Other album covers designed by Sir Peter include Paul Weller's Stanley Road and Oasis's Stop the Clocks.
Actor James Corden will once again host the ceremony, which will take place at London's O2 Arena on 21 February.
"I enjoyed presenting the show so much last year so being asked back for the third time is a real honour," the 33-year-old said. | Artist Sir Peter Blake has given the Brit Awards statuette a pop art makeover ahead of next year's ceremony. | 15467265 |
The protest closed the London museum on the opening day of the Sunken Cities exhibition, about two lost Egyptian cities buried under the sea.
Greenpeace said BP are using the "spectacular" show to clean up "the polluting realities of its business."
BP declined to comment on the protest.
However, the oil company said it was "proud" of the show.
Greenpeace said its activists were rebranding the exhibition "Sinking cities" to highlight climate change.
They unfurled banners bearing the names of places affected by flooding, such as New Orleans, Manila and the Maldives as well as Boscastle and Hebden Bridge.
A spokesman said: "We're here today taking a stand because of the irony of an oil company sponsoring an exhibition whose name practically spells out impacts of climate change. What were they thinking?"
Activist Elena Polisano said BP was "responsible for one of the worst oil spills in history" and was committed to digging up and burning more fossil fuels.
She said: "We know that the deal between the British Museum and BP is currently being negotiated inside and we're asking the museum to drop BP."
A spokesman for the museum said it had been temporarily closed for safety reasons, and it hoped to be able to reopen shortly.
A BP spokesman: "BP has a long history as a major supporter of arts and culture in the UK and we are proud to have partnered the British Museum for 20 years, supporting significant exhibitions such as the new Sunken Cities exhibition." | Greenpeace activists have scaled the British Museum in protest at BP's sponsorship of an exhibition it claims diverts attention from its "polluting" practices. | 36332034 |
On-loan Barnsley striker Stefan Payne's first goal for Shrewsbury was enough to earn Paul Hurst's side a first win since 28 February.
Payne struck in the 16th minute when he broke into the box and clinically fired a low shot past advancing goalkeeper Conrad Logan.
Midfielder Bryn Morris twice went close for the hosts either side of the goal, driving wide from 20 yards and then hammering a powerful shot from just inside the penalty area narrowly over the bar.
Rochdale carried little first-half threat, with a free-kick from Nathaniel Mendez-Laing which cleared the bar, their only notable effort.
Shaun Whalley lifted a free-kick over for the hosts in the second half while Junior Brown and substitute Stephen Humphrys both flashed efforts just off target.
Rochdale's Keith Keane drilled a 20-yard shot wide for the visitors as Shrewsbury boosted their battle to beat the drop.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Shrewsbury Town 1, Rochdale 0.
Second Half ends, Shrewsbury Town 1, Rochdale 0.
Attempt missed. Stephen Humphrys (Shrewsbury Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the left.
Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. Ryan Yates replaces Bryn Morris.
Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Mat Sadler.
Foul by Ian Henderson (Rochdale).
Jack Grimmer (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. Freddie Ladapo replaces Shaun Whalley.
Attempt missed. Junior Brown (Shrewsbury Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
Steve Davies (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Aristote Nsiala (Shrewsbury Town).
Attempt missed. Keith Keane (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
Corner, Shrewsbury Town. Conceded by Jimmy McNulty.
Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Aristote Nsiala.
Substitution, Rochdale. Steve Davies replaces Oliver Rathbone.
Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. Stephen Humphrys replaces Stefan Payne.
Foul by Harrison McGahey (Rochdale).
Mat Sadler (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
Substitution, Rochdale. Keith Keane replaces Matthew Lund.
Attempt missed. Shaun Whalley (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Matthew Lund (Rochdale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Matthew Lund (Rochdale).
Junior Brown (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Rochdale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Junior Brown (Shrewsbury Town).
Attempt missed. Callum Camps (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Alex Rodman (Shrewsbury Town).
Foul by Louis Dodds (Shrewsbury Town).
Jimmy McNulty (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Stefan Payne (Shrewsbury Town).
Jimmy McNulty (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Rochdale. Reuben Noble-Lazarus replaces Donal McDermott.
Second Half begins Shrewsbury Town 1, Rochdale 0.
First Half ends, Shrewsbury Town 1, Rochdale 0.
Donal McDermott (Rochdale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Alex Rodman (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Donal McDermott (Rochdale).
Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Aristote Nsiala. | Shrewsbury climbed out of the League One relegation zone with victory against Rochdale. | 39463236 |
General Michael Hayden was talking off-the-record to journalists by phone when he was overheard by another passenger, a former political activist.
Tom Matzzie said he waited half an hour before live-tweeting comments about US renditions and a "famous BlackBerry".
The comments went viral on news websites and late-night television.
Gen Hayden, who was alerted to the Twitter feed within about 15 minutes, then offered an interview to Mr Matzzie, who is now head of a company called Ethical Electric.
"I just had a very nice conversation with Michael Hayden. He was a gentleman and we disagree," Mr Matzzie later tweeted.
The two men were on a high-speed Acela train travelling from Washington, DC to New York late on Thursday afternoon.
Mr Matzzie began tweeting details of the conversations from what he said was a distance of 8ft (about 2.4m) away.
"On Acela listening to former NSA spy boss Michael Hayden give 'off record' interviews. I feel like I'm in the NSA. Except I'm in public," Mr Matzzie's Twitter feed read.
The National Security Agency has come under intense criticism after revelations by ex-CIA contractor Edward Snowden that US intelligence conducted extensive web and phone surveillance on targets at home and abroad.
Mr Snowden now faces espionage charges in the US and has been granted temporary asylum in Russia.
Gen Hayden has defended his former agency's operations in the past and Mr Matzzie wrote that Thursday's interviews were also focused on NSA surveillance of foreign allies.
As the former head of MoveOn.org Political Action, Mr Matzzie once campaigned against the US-led war in Iraq.
He made clear his own feelings about the former NSA and CIA chief with a tweet reading, "There is a faint smell of sulfur on the train."
He said Gen Hayden asked journalists to refer to him as a "former senior administration official" for comments described as "disparaging" to President Barack Obama's administration.
Gen Hayden later gave a statement to the Reuters news agency saying he "didn't criticise" the president.
"I actually said these are very difficult issues. I said I had political guidance, too, that limited the things that I did when I was director of NSA. Now that political guidance is going to be more robust. It wasn't a criticism," Gen Hayden said. | A former National Security Agency (NSA) chief giving off-the-record interviews on a high-speed train has had his remarks reported live on Twitter. | 24668428 |
Dustin Diamond, 37, is charged with felony reckless endangerment and two misdemeanours.
His lawyer, Thomas Alberti, said there were no witnesses who said they saw the actor stab the man but a judge ruled there was enough evidence for a trial.
The stabbing is said to have happened in a bar in Port Washington, Wisconsin.
The man was not seriously hurt during the fight at The Grand Avenue Saloon.
Diamond's fiancee Amanda Schutz, who appeared in court with him on Monday, told police she shoved a woman who was making rude remarks to them.
Diamond claimed the women then became physically aggressive and that two men held his 27-year-old fiancee by her hair.
Port Washington police officer Ryan Hurda, who testified during the hearing, said that a man pushed Diamond as he moved towards the fight.
The man's brother "intervened when he heard the snap of a knife", said Hurda.
The brother did not see Diamond stab anyone, Hurda added, and there was nothing in the bar's video surveillance that showed the actor stabbing the man.
"No, it's not distinct, but you see he's holding some type of object in his right hand," Hurda said.
Alberti asked for his client to be allowed to leave Wisconsin, Diamond's home state, for a short time.
Diamond was granted permission to perform at comedy shows which he had already scheduled in other states. He remains free on $10,000 (£6,600) bond.
Saved by the Bell aired during the 1990s and followed the lives of a group of high school students.
Since the show ended, Diamond has been sued a number of times for failure to pay taxes and in foreclosure proceedings following missed mortgage payments.
He has appeared on reality TV shows, made a sex tape and made a documentary called The Unauthorised Saved by the Bell Story.
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | The actor who played Screech in US TV show Saved by the Bell has been ordered to go on trial over the stabbing of a man at a bar on Christmas Day. | 30692374 |
He said the UK government took "very, very seriously" the need to end their anxiety and uncertainty.
Mr Davis again signalled that he was not willing to compromise over the role of the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
But European Parliament Brexit negotiator Guy Verhofstadt insisted the ECJ "must play its full role".
The European Court of Justice has emerged as the central stumbling block in reaching a deal on the rights of EU nationals.
EU sources last week described the conflict over the court as "a fundamental issue, a fundamental difference between the two sides on this".
However, Mr Davis, in Prague for talks with the Czech foreign minister LubomÃr Zaorálek, said the British government intended to introduce legislation to establish the rights of EU nationals, which would be enforced by British courts.
"We intend this should be put in an act of parliament enforced by the British courts - and I don't think anybody has ever argued that the British courts are anything other than trustworthy in terms of defending the rights of individuals," he said.
"And most importantly, this would be backed up by a treaty - so that the treaty itself is enforceable as well. That's the way we're going to do it."
Mr Davis said giving EU nationals in the UK the right to appeal to the European Court of Justice would be the same as allowing the US Supreme Court a role in Britain.
But in a statement after the second round of negotiations between the UK and EU, Mr Verhofstadt and the European Parliament Brexit Steering Group, said it would "remain vigilant" and "continue to push for full rights for EU citizens in the UK as well as UK citizens in the EU".
Mr Verhofstadt added that the European Parliament want the withdrawal agreement - or the terms of Britain's divorce from the EU - "to be directly enforceable and to include a mechanism in which the European Court of Justice can play its full role".
At the end of the press conference in Prague, Mr Davis stressed that under the UK proposals, Czech nationals would receive "the same rights as British citizens", such as residence rights, economic, employment, pension, health and welfare rights.
"Essentially, all of the rights other than the right to vote for the national government," he said.
But Mr Zaorálek said he had told Mr Davis the Czech Republic had decided to open a general consulate in Manchester to give the 45,000 Czech citizens living in the UK a place "to get their documents in order" in preparation for Brexit. | Brexit Secretary David Davis has said there is a "moral imperative" to reach a swift deal on the rights of EU nationals living in the UK. | 40715008 |
Crusaders, who are seven points clear at the Premiership summit, make the trip to Dungannon Swifts while the Blues host bottom club Portadown.
"Linfield have been excellent, they are working hard and are chasing us down," said Baxter.
"There is a big run in to the finishing line and we'll see who is stronger."
He added: "Being seven points clear is a nice position to be in and we've worked very hard since the start of the year.
"We've led from the start of the season and that's a hard place to be because everyone is coming after you."
Linfield followed up their Co Antrim Shield final success over the Crues with a 2-0 away win over struggling Carrick Rangers last Saturday.
The Blues will be expected to pick up three points against a Ports side sitting 12 points adrift at the basement.
"We've been on a good run and it is vital that we keep the momentum going," said Linfield manager David Healy.
"But the Ports are fighting for their lives and just like Carrick we expect another tough test on Friday night."
Third-placed Cliftonville saw their faint title hopes suffer a massive blow last weekend with a 1-0 defeat at Ballinamallard.
Reds defender Chris Ramsey was sent-off at Ferney Park and he is suspended for the Solitude clash with Glentoran.
The Mallards will hope to build on the surprise win over Cliftonville when they take on Glenavon at Mourneview Park. | Crusaders boss Stephen Baxter is wary of the threat posed by Linfield as the top two continue their title tussle with games on Friday night. | 38994428 |
In 2011, it was one of the last two countries in the world where divorce was illegal.
On Tuesday, it became the first European country to ban "gay conversion therapy", eliciting cheers from LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) campaigners as well as psychologists.
In recent years, the staunchly Catholic country has:
And yet Malta is now the only EU country where abortion is banned outright.
In 2011, social pressure for change had been building and the "lid was lifted" by a referendum that backed legalising divorce, says Herman Grech of the Times of Malta newspaper.
"The referendum changed everything - and the results were pretty surprising for a country where the Church has been dominant," he told the BBC, and where the centre-right Nationalist party was in power.
"Suddenly people and the younger generation voted in favour as they realised it was one of only two countries [including the Philippines] that outlawed divorce."
"That tilted everything - people started saying we can start tackling other social issues."
That process accelerated once the Labour Party came to power in 2013, says Herman Grech.
He believes Malta joining the EU in 2004 changed the outlook of its young people. Travelling and studying in Europe "opened their minds", he says.
Malta has one of the highest per capita usages of social media in Europe.
In Maltese law abortion is banned even in cases where the mother's life is threatened (though, in practice, there is an exception if the foetus is harmed in the course of essential treatment for the mother, the so-called "double effect" law).
For women's rights campaigner Francesca Fenech Conti, women's reproductive issues represent one of the last bastions of conservatism in a patriarchal society dominated by the Church.
"There are a lot of women Church followers who are still devout, and think they should be mothers first," she told the BBC. "Condom machines were only provided in universities last year."
For Mr Grech, abortion remains a "delicate subject - even for those in favour of gay marriage. At the back of our minds we've always been told it is murder".
The Catholic Church in Malta is led by Archbishop Charles Scicluna, described by one commentator as "pragmatic rather than fire and brimstone - a bit like Pope Francis".
Asked by the BBC for his view of social changes in Malta, he said in a statement that although the Church "remains committed to promoting the values of the family and of marriage between a man and a woman", it also "recognises that Maltese society is changing at a sustained momentum... [and] that there are positive aspects to the increased respect for the dignity of every person, irrespective of their gender or their sexual orientation."
Not if the Church has its way.
It has campaigned on issues that it feels could erode the ban - intervening in a recent debate over access to the morning-after contraceptive pill, arguing that in certain cases it could be used as an abortifacient (abortion-inducing) and thus opposing its legalisation.
"We remain committed to defend the most vulnerable and the voiceless in society, such as the unborn child," said Archbishop Scicluna. "The Church believes that unborn children too deserve to be treated with dignity, a belief that is also shared by the vast majority of Maltese society."
But for Ms Conti, Malta will be unable to hold back the tide of change - even in this hitherto taboo area.
"There will be changes soon - that we are even having this conversation is evidence. A year and a half ago I couldn't discuss these issues with my own sister and cousin - now we talk about it all the time.
"I'm in touch with campaigners in Ireland and Poland [where campaigners are challenging abortion laws]. It will happen."
Mr Grech says it depends on whether campaigners can gain popular backing.
As before, he says, "if people start speaking up, the parties will follow". | The last five years have seen sweeping changes in laws governing social and sexual rights in Malta. | 38235264 |
SSE Renewables wants to install 36 turbines in the Sperrin mountains near Draperstown in County Londonderry.
The project known, as the Doraville Wind Farm, could provide 115 MW of power.
The planning application also states that minor works would be needed to roads in the area to facilitate turbine delivery.
Twenty five of the turbines would have a maximum height of 140m, with the other 11 having a maximum height of 126.5m.
SSE began engagement with the Planning Service in 2013 and has also held a series of community consultations.
It is anticipated that the windfarm would connect to the grid at the Magherafelt substation. | A planning application has been submitted for what would be Northern Ireland largest wind farm. | 33354741 |
Entered by thousands from around the UK, an image of a small stream created by heavy rain among the vast Glencoe mountains took the overall winning title.
A Beginning and an End captures a "fleeting moment of beauty" in the Scottish Highlands by photographer Mark Littlejohn from Penrith, Cumbria.
Mr Littlejohn said he got up at 01:30 GMT to drive to Glencoe but the rain had been torrential at dawn.
As he wandered about waiting for gaps in the weather, he saw the stream from high up on Gearr Aonach.
He said: "It tumbled steeply down the slopes before vanishing again near the base of the mountain.
"With more squalls coming through I decided to take this image as the light became slightly more diffuse. It had to be a quick handheld shot due to the sideways rain."
Founder of the awards Charlie Waite, said Mr Littlejohn's image discovered and isolated a "fleeting moment of beauty" within a vast and "slightly threatening" arena.
Other winning shots ranged from a close-up of a lichen-covered rowan tree to cityscapes dominated by striking buildings.
The Young Photographer of the Year category was won by Sam Rielly, 17, from London, for his black and white image of his mother walking through the landscape of Anglesey.
He said: "This image was taken on a particularly wet and windy day on Parys Mountain, the site of a former copper mine.
"The subject of the image is my mother, who was unaware that I was taking the picture."
The awards, held in association with VisitBritain, included a category for an image that would encourage people to visit Britain.
John Robinson, from Peterlee, County Durham, won this category for his shot of sunset over the heather-strewn Yorkshire Moors.
The winning entries will be on display at Waterloo station in London from 1 December. | Images ranging from a misty morning in the Peak District to sunset over the heather-strewn North York Moors are some of the winning shots from the Landscape Photographer of the Year awards. | 29976731 |
The Women's British Open at Kingsbarns is her last tournament before moving to America to study at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business.
The Scot, who is on three under and is set to make the cut, now hopes to find more fulfilment in other areas of life.
"I'll miss the competition the most, but hopefully I'll find that in other ways," Watson told BBC Scotland.
"I've loved the travel - being able to go to Australia in my first year is amazing, going to the Middle East has been incredible, South Africa was amazing.
"I've loved my trips to India, so there has been certain aspects of the travel I've really enjoyed.
"Living in a hotel room, out of a suitcase, less so."
The Elie native shot a second-round 69, sits three-under-par for the tournament, and looks likely to be the only Scottish entrant to make the cut.
It is a fitting farewell for Watson, as she brings her professional career to a close in familiar Fife surroundings.
"I've devoted a lot of my time and energy to golf over the last 13 years," she said. "I'm looking forward to a little bit more normalcy.
"I think I will really enjoy having my own room, being a little bit more settled, being in once place, really being able to live a slightly more normal 26-year-old life." | Scot Sally Watson is looking forward to a "more normal" life when she retires from professional golf this weekend. | 40828896 |
The company owns the News Letter, the Derry Journal and the Morton Newspapers chain.
The strike ballot was in response to cutting 13 editorial positions.
It does not mean a strike is inevitable but one can now be called at a week's notice.
Johnston is an Edinburgh-based firm which owns more than 200 papers across the UK.
The trade publication Press Gazette estimates that Johnston has shed around half its journalists in five years.
The company has been struggling with long-term falls in sales.
However, Nicola Coleman of the NUJ said that while journalists face "yet another attack on their working conditions and struggle to serve their communities and produce quality newspapers, senior executives in Johnston Press are rewarding themselves handsomely".
Ms Coleman, the union's Irish organiser, said the company's annual report revealed a bonus arrangement "for the retention and 'incentivisation' of senior managers (excluding executive directors) of £3.9m".
She added: "This is in stark contrast to how our members are treated, having endured pay freezes for years and who have only recently seen small percentage increases to their salaries, while restructure after restructure has reduced editorial staffing levels by more than half and wiped out almost all promotional opportunities." | Journalists at Johnston Press in Northern Ireland have voted overwhelmingly to approve strike action. | 35872231 |
North Yorkshire Police said officers were monitoring a demonstration of between 40 to 50 people near York Minster "when altercations broke out".
Four of the protesters and one local man were arrested on a variety of public order offences.
The remaining demonstrators were escorted by police to York station. | Police have arrested five men following a disturbance involving far-right protesters in York on Saturday. | 36408210 |
In an interview with the Fabian Review she was quoted as saying it was "not inconceivable" in such circumstances.
But she later insisted she would vote to stay in the UK in any future referendum and opposed one being held.
The Scottish Conservatves claimed Labour could not be trusted to defend the Union.
In the interview Ms Dugdale also spoke for the first time about her private life, telling Mary Riddell, "I have a female partner. I don't talk about it very much because I don't feel I need to."
Ms Dugdale was asked where her "loyalty" would be if there was an overall vote to leave in the EU referendum but the majority of Scots wanted to remain.
She replied: "I've never contemplated that. I really wouldn't like to choose, because what I want to do is the best possible thing for Scotland. (I would be) putting Scotland first."
When pushed on the topic and asked if she would "argue, for Scotland's sake, against the UK Union?", the Scottish Labour leader was quoted as saying: "Possibly. It's not inconceivable."
But she later clarified her position, pointing out that in the leaders' debate earlier this week ahead of the Scottish Parliament election, she had ruled out a second independence referendum.
She said: "We won't introduce one in government and we would vote against one if it's introduced by any other party.
"Our manifesto will make that commitment clear, unlike the Tories who have said they would support a second referendum if the SNP are elected on a manifesto promising one.
"I campaigned as hard as anybody to ensure that Scotland remained part of the UK.
"The collapse in the oil price showed that the best way to secure our public services is to stay in the UK. I would vote to stay in the UK in any future referendum.
"After the collapse of the economic arguments for independence, the biggest threat to the Union is now the Tory party civil war on Europe.
"Both Brexit and leaving the UK would be bad for Scotland. If we leave the EU because of Tory infighting Nicola Sturgeon will do everything she can to use that as an excuse for another independence vote.
"I want to stay in both unions and will vote to stay in both."
The Scottish Conservatives said the Fabian Review interview showed Labour could not be "trusted to defend the decision of two million Scots to stay part of the UK".
A Tory spokesman added: ""The idea that Scotland's place in the United Kingdom is in some way dependent on Britain's membership of the EU is offensive.
"Scotland helped build the UK and is an integral part of it - confirmed by the referendum vote just 18 months ago.
"With the SNP about to prepare a fresh drive for independence, we need to stand up for our place in the UK. It now appears Labour are simply incapable of doing that."
Asked in the Fabian Review interview about her private life, Ms Dugdale said: "I have a female partner. I don't talk about it very much because I don't feel I need to.
"And there's something too about how meteoric my career has been. I am generally calm, almost serene. I don't get easily stressed or battered.
"But I need a bit of stability to do that, and that means my private life is my private life. That's the thing I just have to have that nobody gets to touch, and that gives me the strength to be calm elsewhere."
Ms Dugdale also spoke of her respect for SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, despite their political differences.
She said: "Women owe it to other women to say: 'Look at that. Isn't it fabulous?'
"It would be completely ridiculous if I wasn't to recognise how talented she is.
"When I was a Labour researcher and she was health minister, we did cross paths more regularly, in the canteen. She was very, very kind to me then and encouraged me a lot." | Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has sought to clarify reports she might back Scottish independence if it could secure Scotland's EU membership. | 35948407 |
She will urge people to give up on "insults" and "division" and unite to build a "global Britain".
Downing Street said reports she may signal pulling out of the single market and customs union were "speculation".
It comes as the chancellor said the UK could "change its economic model" if it loses access to the single market.
The BBC's political correspondent, Chris Mason, said Downing Street was confirming little about precisely what Mrs May would say in her Brexit plan speech, but "a possible route map the prime minister could be preparing to follow is emerging".
Her desire to control immigration suggested giving up the UK's existing membership of the single market, he added, while her enthusiasm for trade deals with countries such as New Zealand implied leaving the customs union.
Several of Sunday's newspapers claim Mrs May will indicate she is prepared to outline a "hard Brexit" approach.
The Sunday Telegraph quoted a government source as saying: "She's gone for the full works. People will know when she said 'Brexit means Brexit', she really meant it."
In her speech, the prime minister is expected to call on the country to "put an end to the division" created by the EU referendum result.
She will urge the UK to leave behind words such as "Leaver and Remainer and all the accompanying insults and unite to make a success of Brexit and build a truly global Britain".
Mrs May is also expected to outline a commitment to building a Britain more open to the rest of the world while building a new relationship with EU countries.
On Friday, she met New Zealand's prime minister Bill English who said he wanted to negotiate a "high quality" free trade agreement with the UK once it left the EU.
Mrs May said she was looking forward to starting talks on what she called a "bold" new trade deal between the two countries.
Writing in the Sunday Times, Brexit Secretary David Davis said the government needed to persuade EU allies that a "strong new partnership" with the UK would allow the EU to prosper.
He admitted agreeing new terms would be "testing" and suggested there might be a transitional arrangement to ensure Britain's exit was a smooth process.
However, Chancellor Philip Hammond told the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag he hoped Britain would remain a European-style economy with corresponding tax and regulation systems.
But he said the UK could be "forced to be something different" if it was "closed off" from the single market, suggesting corporation tax could be lowered to "regain competitiveness".
MPs have urged the prime minister to spell out whether she wants the UK to remain in the single market and customs union before Brexit talks begin.
Labour's shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer said businesses and trade unions wanted to retain full access to the single market and called on Mrs May to explain how a bespoke trade deal would work.
Writing in the Observer, he said: "The government must be open enough to provide robust impact assessments of leaving the single market or the customs union, including region-by-region and sector-by-sector analysis."
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has previously said he supports "reasonable management" of immigration but insists it must be set against continued access to European markets for British businesses.
Conservative MP and former education secretary Nicky Morgan, who supported remaining in the EU, said "maximum participation" in the single market should be a key factor in the Brexit negotiating strategy.
"The government will be doing a disservice to the country and to both Leave and Remain voters if it dogmatically pursues a hard, destructive Brexit where immigration control is the be all and end all, our economy is undermined, and people are left poorer," she added.
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has said the party would vote against Article 50 unless the British people were given a referendum on the final Brexit deal. | Theresa May is expected to reveal the most detailed insight yet into her approach to Brexit negotiations, in a speech on Tuesday. | 38626293 |
Jamaica international Williamson, 34, who will join on 1 August, has signed a 12-month deal after making 66 starts in three years at Blackburn.
Dyer, 33, has agreed a similar deal, having spent the final three months of last season with Burnley.
Delaney, 19, arrives from Irish club Wexford Youths on a two-year deal.
And the club have an option to extend his contract by a further year.
Williamson came through the Mansfield youth system and his previous clubs also include Northampton, Rotherham, Watford, Sheffield United and Portsmouth.
Burton manager Nigel Clough said: "Lee is a vastly experienced midfielder in the Championship and is the second international who's joined us in the last 10 days - quite something for Burton Albion."
Dyer most successful spell came during six years with Leicester City, helping the Foxes to promotion from League One and the Championship - during which he also captained the side.
"I think his experience will be vital for us this season," said Clough.
"We are a little bit short in wide areas and Lloyd will provide that outlet, especially if we are under the cosh. His pace is also going to be an asset."
Teenager Delaney will be playing in England for the first time and Clough added: "He can play left-back or left centre-half. He hasn't yet played at a decent level but he does a lot of things naturally.
"He has not been in full-time training which means he's been blowing a bit in the last 20 minutes of games but we think we can get him up to speed." | Burton Albion have signed midfielder Lee Williamson, winger Lloyd Dyer and defender Ryan Delaney after all three spent pre-season with the club. | 36894535 |
Joey Barton slotted the Clarets ahead, before Sam Vokes doubled the lead 28 seconds after the restart.
Andre Gray headed a third before Matthew Lowton rifled into the top corner.
Antony Kay was then sent off for hauling down George Boyd, who duly completed the rout after a flowing counter-attack.
The Dons had started the game brightly, with Rob Hall curling an effort just over after being played in by Ben Reeves.
But the game turned when Dean Potter was robbed by Barton and the midfielder advanced into the area and beat David Martin for his first Burnley goal.
And the hosts' hopes of getting back into the game in the second half were immediately wrecked when Welsh international Vokes broke away and ran clear before sliding the ball into the corner of the net.
Gray added his fifth goal in five games before Lowton and Boyd compounded the Dons' misery.
It was a first win in six away games for Sean Dyche's side, who remain the only Championship side yet to drop a point from leading positions this season.
MK Dons manager Karl Robinson:
"I think that it's important we use this night in a very positive way. The fans are disappointed and the players are too, but we will use it as a driver and a motivator.
"The players are sat in there embarrassed and rightly so, equally as much as I am embarrassed, but how you respond to results like this is what determines how you are as a man.
"Do you stand there and let it knock your confidence and reject you to the point where you want to shrivel up and hide, or do you want to put on your armour and your shield and stand there and take the criticism and move forward and galvanise this stadium? That's what we need to do."
Burnley manager Sean Dyche:
"I was pleased with the second half and not just with the second goal but the way we controlled the game and set the tone with a lot of good play and organisation.
"We didn't come here expecting an easy ride by any means and I was pleased with the professionalism of the players to show that.
"I think that we're a strong outfit, we believe in what we are doing, the players believe in what they are doing and I think that was on show.
"It was a reminder the players want to play and we are up for the fight. We know how tough this division is and we showed that fight tonight." | Burnley thrashed MK Dons to move up to fourth in the Championship and increase the Dons' relegation worries. | 35229686 |
Ekrem Dumanli, editor-in-chief of Zaman, was among eight suspects freed after being held on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government.
Four others, including a TV station boss, have been kept in custody.
It comes as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cracks down on supporters of Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen.
The raids at the weekend took place a year after corruption allegations against allies of Mr Erdogan emerged. He said it was a plot orchestrated by Mr Gulen's supporters to topple him - something Mr Gulen denies.
The chairman of Samanyolu TV, Hidayet Karaca, was among those detained. A court in Istanbul ordered on Friday that he and three others continue to be held.
Samanyolu TV is among the media organisations with close ties to Mr Gulen, the spiritual leader of the Hizmet movement and a rival of Mr Erdogan.
Some 23 people - including journalists, producers and scriptwriters - were arrested during the raids on accusations of forming an illegal organisation and trying to seize control of the state.
Critics say the police operation is an attempt to silence free press.
Turkish media reports said on Friday that a warrant had been issued for the arrest of Mr Gulen.
Earlier this year there were moves to extradite him from the US, where he has lived in self-imposed exile since 1999. | A court in Istanbul has released a leading Turkish newspaper editor arrested during raids on media offices at the weekend. | 30548681 |
The figures were released in response to a parliamentary question by shadow Welsh secretary Jo Stevens.
They showed money spent on agency staff in the most expensive year (2014-15) could have paid for 11 full-time positions.
A UK government spokesman said they needed to fill posts at short notice.
Over the past six years, the figures showed staffing levels at the Wales Office were reduced from 57 to 44 permanent staff.
Ms Stevens described the spending as "typical terrible Tory mismanagement".
"It's a complete false economy and puts more pressure on everyone and leaves temporary workers with worse pay and conditions and no job security," she said.
She called on the current Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns to "plan properly" and "build a department that has enough staff for the work it does rather than trying to cut corners".
A UK government spokesman said agency costs increased in 2013-14 and 2014-15 because of the "need to fill at short notice a number of business-critical posts temporarily" while recruitment campaigns were under way.
He added that Wales hosted a Nato conference in late 2014 and a global investment conference in Newport shortly afterwards. | The Wales Office spent more than £500,000 on temporary agency staff in the past six years, according to government figures. | 38443705 |
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The man was spotted on traffic cameras between junctions 11 and 14 on the clockwise carriageway.
Surrey Police said he was trying to reach the airport at about 06:00 BST on Thursday.
Highways England said the cyclist was "irresponsible and could have caused a serious incident". | An "irresponsible" cyclist caught riding his bike on the M25 motorway in a bid to reach Heathrow Airport has been fined £50. | 35992072 |
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The scheme will help people from abroad who are suffering from the effects of poverty.
Chris Page has been meeting asylum seekers living in Belfast to investigate why the need is there.
The BBC Radio Ulster documentary Nowhere to Go will be broadcast on Sunday 16 February 2014. | The BBC has learned the Stormont Executive is planning to set up a crisis fund for foreign nationals. | 26199704 |
Jane Khalaf, 19, from Huddersfield, reportedly died on 20 November, eight days after being put on life-support at St Marien Hospital in Cologne.
Speaking in the House of Commons, Barry Sheerman, the Labour MP for Huddersfield, criticised German police for not investigating her death.
Ms Khalaf was on an exchange trip from Northumbria University.
It is thought she was put on a life-support machine after collapsing at the hospital during the annual carnival festivities in the west German city.
Mr Sheerman said there had been no help for Ms Khalaf's family from the German authorities.
He called for help from the Foreign Office during Foreign Office Questions in the House of Commons.
"A young girl in my constituency has been tragically murdered in Cologne," the MP said.
"There is no police investigation although there is every evidence that her drink was spiked - she was poisoned."
John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons, said the Foreign Office was now aware of Mr Sheerman's concerns.
In a statement, Northumbria University said its representatives had met with the family to offer support.
"We can confirm that one of our students has tragically passed away while studying at a partner university in Germany.
"We are in contact with the authorities in Germany and the UK, and stand ready to assist further where we can."
Cologne police are yet to respond to a BBC request for a comment. | A British student was murdered in Germany by having her drink spiked, a Labour MP has claimed. | 30298732 |
Mr Fillon's spokesman, Thierry Solere, is being investigated for alleged tax evasion, reported the Canard Enchaine.
Mr Solere denied any wrongdoing and has announced his intention to sue the satirical newspaper for libel.
But it is another distraction for Mr Fillon as he clings to the centre-right candidacy nine weeks before elections.
Mr Fillon and his family are the subject of a preliminary investigation into claims, which also originated in the Canard Enchaine, that his wife and two of his children were paid hundreds of thousands of euros for non-existent parliamentary work.
Before the claims surfaced, Mr Fillon was the favourite to win the presidency, but polls now show him running third behind the National Front's Marine Le Pen and independent centrist Emmanuel Macron.
On Tuesday, Mr Fillon once again faced down demands to stand aside in favour of another candidate - this time from 20 lawmakers within his own Republicans Party.
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The Canard Enchaine reported that Mr Solere was the target of a preliminary tax fraud investigation by the public prosecutor in the Paris suburb of Nanterre.
The prosecutor confirmed the preliminary investigation but would not comment further.
Among other claims are questions about whether Mr Solere failed to pay a portion of his income taxes from 2010 to 2013.
But later on BFMTV, Mr Solere denied any fraud allegations and said he would sue the weekly for libel for "recycling" old claims which had been dealt with. He said he had "always declared my income" and was currently "up to date with my taxes".
Meanwhile, an aide to Mr Macron has accused Russia of trying to derail his campaign.
Last week, Mr Macron was forced to deny suggestions he had had a gay affair.
Benjamin Griveaux accused the Kremlin of mounting a "smear campaign" against Mr Macron, who is a supporter of the European Union, via media organisations such as Russia Today and Sputnik.
"The Kremlin has chosen its candidates: Francois Fillon and Marine Le Pen," Mr Griveaux told the broadcaster i-Tele, according to AFP news agency.
That was "for a very simple reason: they do not want a strong Europe, they want a weak Europe," he said.
The Kremlin, RT and Sputnik have all staunchly denied the claims. | The scandal-hit campaign of French presidential candidate Francois Fillon has been hit by new allegations in the media. | 38979894 |
The 32-year-old from England, who won the British Open in 2013 and became world champion in 2014, will become world number one for the first time on 1 January.
"Having already won a British Open and a World Championship, it was probably the last box to tick, so for me it is absolutely massive," said Massaro.
"There's nothing planned but, as it will be New Year's Eve, I'll be with friends and family and can celebrate as the clock ticks down."
Massaro, from Chorley, will be England's third female number one and the first since Cassie Campion in 2004.
But just eight months ago her form was so poor she decided to take a break from squash for the first time.
'When I lost in Chicago I thought it can't get any worse than this'
Defeat by compatriot Emma Beddoes in the second round of the Windy City Open in March brought matters to a head.
"My disappointment had nothing at all to do with the quality of my opponent and I didn't feel unmotivated," said Massaro.
"I was just losing matches and didn't know why.
"I was giving 100%, I just wasn't able to play the level of squash that I wanted.
"It was the people around me who said I looked tired and exhausted and needed a break to see where I wanted my squash to go.
"I'd been on tour 12 years without a break. It wasn't for lack of trying but there was something missing."
It was hearing a similar story from a different sport that helped convince Massaro she should actually take a five-week break from squash.
"My husband, Danny, had seen a BBC Sport article with tennis player Petra Kvitova and said: 'You need to read this.'
"I did and thought it's exactly how I feel. She had won Wimbledon just a couple of months after I had won the worlds and it was almost like we were on the same path.
"Danny and I went on holiday and I finally started to wake up not thinking about squash. The fog started to lift and I could see where I wanted to go in the future and that I had more to give to the sport.
"You don't want to take time off, but I came back and changed my physical trainer, shifted a few things around to get a little bit of freshness back and a new direction, and it's all worked really well."
'At 32 I just don't think you can keep going relentlessly'
Massaro returned to action at the British Open in May and quickly demonstrated the rejuvenating effect of her time off with a stunning semi-final victory from two games down against world champion Nicol David.
She could not finish the job, losing to France's Camille Serme in the final but felt vindicated by her change of approach.
"I made the final of the British Open... that reinforced it was the right decision at the time," said Massaro.
The benefits continue to shine through, with a recent 14-match unbeaten run that included titles at the Macau, Qatar and US Opens propelling her towards the top of the rankings.
"I've made a conscious decision to take a little bit of a break sometimes," she said.
"That's the deal I've made with myself... train hard but try and have weekend breaks and three or four days off every now and then.
"But when I'm in my training zone, I'm working perhaps harder than I've ever done before."
'My goal is to play the best level of squash ever played by a woman'
Massaro will replace Egypt's Raneem El Welily at the top of the rankings on 1 January, but it is Malaysia's David, currently ranked third, who has been the sport's dominant force over the past decade.
The 32-year-old has won eight of the past 10 world titles and was world number one for a record nine years until July.
"Nicole will go down as the best female player in history with the success she's had," said Massaro.
"We came through juniors together, and on one hand it's been unfortunate to be there with someone who's been so successful.
"But she's driven the sport forward and I've been part of trying to catch someone and eventually been able to raise my level to beat her on a fairly consistent level... probably a lot more than anybody else.
"I try to look at it as would I be the player I am if there wasn't someone at the top of the sport pulling away all the time, with me trying to hang onto their heels and drag my own level up?"
Massaro will never match the Malaysian's incredible list of titles, but her immediate goal is to hang on to the number one ranking and then push the boundaries of what is possible for women's squash.
"As number one, my level is obviously the best in the world at the moment and I just have to try and keep improving, so other people are looking at me as though that's where we need to be and who we need to catch," she said.
"That's a nice goal for me to set my sights on." | Laura Massaro will have more reason than most to enjoy the countdown to New Year on Thursday night as it will bring with it the last major prize in squash. | 35178461 |
Flight TOM6248, which was bound for Tenerife, struck a seagull shortly after taking off at 08:21 GMT.
Passengers described a loud thud from the left engine and the plane vibrating.
A Thomson Airways spokeswoman said: "We would like to reassure customers that issues of this nature are very rare."
The passengers were taken off the plane and put on a replacement flight to Tenerife which departed shortly before 13:00.
Passenger Eric Jackson said: "There was a loud thud and noticeable vibrations. They decided there would be more engineers and help available at Gatwick so we diverted.
"Everybody was pretty calm. People were more worried when we landed at Gatwick because it was a full-on emergency landing - they chased us down the runway with 12 fire engines so that was a little bit nerve-wracking.
"The pilot came on with the remnants of the bird and showed it to us. There wasn't an awful lot left of it. It had shattered three of the blades so the engine was irreparable." | A plane made an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport after a bird damaged an engine when it took off from Bournemouth. | 38569010 |
Danielle McLaughlin was found raped and strangled in the Indian tourist haven two months ago.
Police said Vikat Bhagat had confessed to her murder; he has now reportedly sent a letter denying the charge.
It insists he tried to save the backpacker as three other men smashed her head with bottles and rocks.
The 29-page letter to Mr Bhagat's sister, published by the oHeraldo newspaper, states that he was in a relationship with Miss McLaughlin, 28, who was from Buncrana in County Donegal.
It also alleges that three of his friends killed her, and he was unable to stop them because of a shoulder injury.
The letter says the 24-year-old suspect had been assaulted by police and forced to incriminate himself by putting finger prints on beer bottles.
Solicitor Des Doherty told BBC Radio Foyle the claims were "spurious".
"From a legal point of view, I deal with these types of situations all the time, but for the family it is extremely distressing," said Mr Doherty.
"I haven't seen the actual letter, I've seen photographic evidence of the letter and obviously it's written in a different language.
He said that in the letter, Mr Bhagat allegedly relates an entirely different version of events to those outlined by police.
"It seems to me to be highly dubious, spurious and self-serving," said Mr Doherty.
Ms McLaughlin had travelled to India in February to meet up with friends.
She was found dead in a field close to tourist resorts in Canacona on 14 March.
A post-mortem investigation found the cause of death to be brain damage and constriction of the neck.
Indian police have told Mr Doherty the Directorate of Prosecution would bring formal charges against the accused within weeks.
"We are told that everything that happened on the fateful day that Danielle was murdered will be explained in those papers," he added. | Claims of innocence by the man facing trial for the murder of an Irish backpacker in Goa have been rubbished by her family's solicitor. | 39959440 |
The RBFA confirmed on Twitter the playmaker twisted his ankle and subsequent scans revealed a fracture.
The 26-year-old will miss Belgium's friendly on Monday against Czech Republic and their World Cup qualifier against Estonia on 9 June.
It is not yet known how long he will be out of action.
Hazard was instrumental as Chelsea won the Premier League last season, scoring 16 goals in 36 games.
He still has three years to run on his contract at Stamford Bridge but has been linked with a move to Real Madrid. | Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard has suffered a fractured right ankle while training on international duty, the Belgian Football Association says. | 40155011 |
Police said more than 700 potential terror suspects are now thought to have travelled to Syria, while hundreds have returned to the UK. | The number of terror-related arrests in England, Wales and Scotland reached record levels last year, when 338 people were held, Scotland Yard says. | 32735484 |
Abdul Raheem, 40, was arrested in December after police found he had used the name Ray Abdul Raheem Edmundson for five years.
Raheem, of Coleshill Road, Birmingham, was jailed for a year in March 2009 after admitting terrorism offences.
He was released under an order that required him to notify police of any changes to his personal details.
However, the trial at at Birmingham Crown Court found him guilty of failing to comply with the order.
Assistant Chief Constable Gareth Cann, who heads the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit, said the orders helped police manage people who had served a sentence for terrorism offences and are now out of prison.
"We will seek the prosecution of convicted terrorists who break their conditions in order to keep the public safe," he added. | A convicted terrorist who changed his name without informing the police has been jailed for 15 months. | 40612859 |
City dominated the first half and Sergio Aguero slotted in an opener before a slick move let David Silva side-foot in a second.
Vitaliy Buyalsky pulled one back with a deflected shot before he had another effort excellently saved by Joe Hart.
Yaya Toure curled in a superb shot late on to restore City's two-goal lead.
City boss Manuel Pellegrini fielded a weakened side in the FA Cup defeat by Chelsea on Sunday.
But the City boss made 10 changes as he restored his side's stars to the starting line-up on Wednesday and they put the club within reach of the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time.
Follow reaction to tonight's Champions League games here.
City went into the game with just one win in the four matches since it was announced Pep Guardiola would be replacing Pellegrini in the summer.
Pellegrini's selection in the FA Cup also put his side under increased pressure as he clearly prioritised the club's Champions League campaign.
However, he was rewarded with a first-half display which saw his side constantly winning the ball high up the pitch and overwhelming their hosts.
Aguero put the visitors ahead and sent two further efforts wide. He also had another shot parried away by 41-year-old keeper Olexandr Shovkovskiy.
City had to withstand some pressure as the home side regrouped and improved after the break and, despite conceding a goal, Toure's finish put them in control.
"The performance was good, with a lot of high pressing, 3-1 is a good result and we are happy with it," said City captain Vincent Kompany.
"We are going into the second leg with a fairly good chance to go through, which has not been the case before. We looked like a team that was hungry for success."
Pellegrini usually plays Silva on the right wing but moved the Spanish playmaker in a central role behind striker Aguero for this game, and the move paid off handsomely.
Fernandinho was played on the right wing, with Toure dropping back to form a two-man midfield with Fernando to allow Silva to showcase the threat he poses.
Silva's movement and passing proved a constant menace in the first half, while centre-back Kompany had to come to the fore after the break.
Kompany, who was playing only his second game since returning from seven weeks out with a calf injury, gave his side a more assured look at the back when they had to deal with a more threatening home side in the second half.
Dynamo Kiev had not played a competitive game since a Champions League group-stage win over Maccabi Tel Aviv on 9 December because of Ukrainian football's winter break - and it showed.
They lacked rhythm and looked off the pace as they struggled to deal with the intensity of City's pressing game in the first half as their star player Andriy Yarmolenko struggled to make an impact.
Yarmolenko, who had been a doubt with a knee injury, became more of a threat for a brief spell as the home side pulled one back but they could not maintain their pressure.
Dynamo did nearly equalise but Hart brilliantly kept out Buyalsky's effort and the save proved crucial as City went on to restore their two-goal advantage.
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini speaking to BT Sport: "I'm very happy because it is a very good result.
"It is not finished but playing away and having a two-goal lead is very good. The team played well and had lots of chances. Maybe when it was 2-1 we had moments of doubt, but then we got the third goal.
"Is the tie settled? No, it is important in football to never think it is finished. But to have that third goal gives us more confidence for the second leg."
Dynamo Kiev boss Sergei Rebrov speaking to BT Sport: "The winter break didn't affect us, the fact is we played one of the best teams in Europe. The players were a little nervous, it was their first time in the last 16 and they felt that. When Man City scored we lost confidence.
"When we scored I hoped we could get back into it. We had chances but couldn't score."
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BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson: "Man City were very, very good - there was a little spell at the start of the second half when Kiev came at them, but in the end City might feel they could probably have won by another goal or so.
"City won this game comfortably. Yes, Kiev had 11 weeks off but that was not City's problem."
What next?
Manchester City have a trip to Wembley to face Liverpool in the League Cup final on Sunday, 28 February, with the game kicking off at 16:30 GMT. Dynamo Kiev restart their league challenge with a home game against Dnipro in the first of two domestic games before the return leg at City on 15 March. | A full-strength Manchester City took command of their Champions League last-16 tie against Dynamo Kiev with an impressive first-leg win in Ukraine. | 35643752 |
Irish broadcaster RTÉ said the couple had been named locally as Laurence (Larry) and Martina Hayes.
They were in their 50s and came from Athlone. They had one daughter.
Irish woman Lorna Carty, a mother-of-two from County Meath, was also among 38 people killed when a gunman opened fire at a beach resort in Sousse.
At least 15 of those who died were Britons.
The attack started at about noon on Friday when the gunman began shooting on a beach close to two tourist hotels.
He was then shot dead by police. He was named later as Seifeddine Rezgui, a student from Tunisia who had links with Islamic State.
It has emerged that one of the Irish victims worked for transport company, Bus Eireann, for the last 20 years.
A spokeswoman said Larry Hayes was "highly regarded on both a personal and professional level, by all his colleagues at Bus Eireann".
She added: "Our thoughts and prayers are with the couple's daughter at this difficult time, and all the extended family."
Ireland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan said he was not aware of concerns about any other Irish citizens.
In an interview with RTE Radio One, he added: "I myself have been in contact with family members of the citizens who I understand and believe have lost their lives.
" It is a particularly sad and difficult time for the families."
The British foreign minister, Tobias Ellwood, warned that the death toll of UK citizens was likely to rise because several people had been "seriously injured in this horrific attack".
The Tunisian prime minister Habib Essid said the majority of those killed were British.
Tunisia's tourism minister called the attack a "catastrophe" and authorities vowed to toughen security, drafting in army reserves and arming tourism police at beaches and hotels.
Sousse's tourism commissioner said more than 3,000 foreign tourists had left the town on Saturday.
More than 1,000 British tourists have returned to the UK, while it is thought 2,500 more could fly home on Sunday.
Ms Carty, who was in her 50s, was on holiday with her husband Declan.
He was uninjured but is said to be "absolutely distraught".
Irish politician Ray Butler said he had spoken to Ms Carty's husband.
"It was one of the hardest phone calls I've ever made and it's so sad to hear what happened," Mr Butler told RTÉ.
Tunisia is a popular destination for Irish tourists.
Some holidaymakers who returned to the Republic of Ireland on Friday night said their break had "turned into hell".
The Irish government is warning people travelling to Tunisia to "exercise extreme caution". | A couple from County Westmeath have died in Friday's terror attack in Tunisia, bringing the number of Irish people killed to three. | 33303285 |
Mr Deby, who took power in a coup 26 years ago, is seen by Western governments as a bulwark against Islamist militants in central Africa.
In the run-up to the election, security was stepped up, with protest marches banned and activists imprisoned.
Despite Chad's new oil wealth, half its 13 million people live in poverty.
The opposition boycotted the last election in 2011, allowing Mr Deby an easy victory, while this year his chances of winning again have been strengthened by fractures in the opposition.
One prominent opposition activist, Ngarlejy Yorongar, was banned from standing.
A referendum in Chad in 2005 scrapped a clause restricting presidents to two terms but Mr Deby says he will reinstate it if re-elected.
"Our country is starting from a long way back but the future looks bright," said Mr Deby as he voted. "I ask all politicians to respect the verdict of the ballot box."
Results are not expected for two weeks, according to a timetable set out by the electoral commission.
Record low international oil prices and the growing cost of anti-terror operations in the region are among the country's main challenges.
Chad's army is seen by western governments as an important contributor to the fight against Islamist militants in the region.
Both Nigeria's Islamist group, Boko Haram, and al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb are seen as threats.
The authorities have also been trying to suppress unrest this year over delays in the payment of civil servants' salaries and a recruitment freeze.
In the run-up to the vote, protest marches were banned and activists campaigning against the president were jailed. Mr Deby is also accused of favouring his own ethnic group - the Zaghawa.
However, the president's message of stability has won him support.
"We came to vote for the president to guarantee peace in our country," civil servant Fatima Zara told Reuters news agency in the capital N'Djamena as she lined up to vote.
"Around us in the neighbouring countries there are too many problems."
Those allowed to stand against Mr Deby include opposition leader Saleh Kebzabo, campaigning on a platform of change.
Mr Kebzabo has said he has proof of large-scale fraud in the elections. | Votes are being counted in Chad after a presidential election widely expected to deliver President Idriss Deby a fifth term in office. | 36008880 |
The Brewers midfielder, an unused substitute when Manchester United beat Bayern Munich in the most dramatic of circumstances in Spain, sprang into action when the Yorkshire town was ravaged by floods and his latest club suffered more than £300,000 worth of damage at the start of the year.
"The water was not just up to the ankle or knee - it was eight or nine feet deep and it was flowing rapidly," said Tadcaster chairman Matthew Gore, whose side entertain Northern Premier League Division One North rivals Scarborough Athletic in one of 160 FA Cup preliminary round ties this weekend.
"Jonathan was down at the ground in his wellies and overalls. There were fish in there and he was helping, along with many others, clear up."
After leaving Old Trafford, Greening's career highlights include winning the League Cup with Middlesbrough in 2004, leading West Bromwich Albion out at Wembley in the 2008 FA Cup semi-final and playing in the 2010 Europa League final for Fulham.
The York-based 37-year-old is ending his career playing for free alongside his younger brother, Josh, a striker, in the eighth tier. He could not be happier.
"It's not about the money," Greening, who started his second spell at Tadcaster last December, told BBC Sport. "It's about the banter, your team-mates and it's nice to spend a bit of time with my brother.
"When we won the Northern Counties East Football League last season it felt as good as 2008 when West Brom were promoted to the Premier League after winning at QPR.
"I've been fortunate enough to have some amazing experiences in my career.
"I'd only been at Old Trafford a few months when I found myself on the bench for the Champions League final in 1999 because Paul Scholes and Roy Keane were suspended.
"I was given Luis Figo's dressing-room locker and he'd left all his cup medals in there. I couldn't believe he'd left them in his locker. It was a crazy night. You have to remember I was only 20 and I was a United fan."
Greening will miss the Scarborough tie as he is on a family holiday but will be available should Tadcaster, promoted from Northern Counties East last season, advance to the first qualifying round.
"He doesn't want paying," added Gore, who also has 38-year-old former Stoke, Leeds and Preston striker Richard Cresswell at the club.
"He said 'just cover my expenses as I have had enough out of football'. He still ended up giving his expenses back to the club at the end of last season."
There will not be many managers at this stage of the FA Cup who can boast of playing in an international against a Brazil team sprinkled with World Cup stars.
Nineteen years on, Clitheroe boss Simon Haworth clearly remembers the words Dean Saunders said to him before he stepped out for his first Wales start against the likes of Cafu and Rivaldo in Brasilia in 1997.
"Deano turned around and said 'they might be world champions but we will get chances'. He was right," said Haworth, who was aged 20 at the time and playing in the top flight for Coventry City under Gordon Strachan. "He missed a one-on-one and I had two headers which were saved."
Wales, under Bobby Gould, lost the friendly 3-0 to a team that three years earlier had won the World Cup in the United States.
He made five appearances for his country and went on to play alongside Roberto Martinez, the recently appointed Belgium boss, and Michael O'Neill, the Northern Ireland manager, at Wigan before suffering a career-ending injury at the age of 28 while at Tranmere.
After coaching Shrewsbury Town's attacking players, Haworth, 39, is now cutting his teeth in management at Northern Premier League Division One North Clitheroe, who are at home to Consett, from the ninth-tier Northern League Division One, on Saturday.
"I'm loving it," added Haworth, who was appointed in May, and has former Wales and Derby defender Gareth Roberts as his assistant at Shawbridge. "Clitheroe is a great non-league club."
Three months into his reign there is evidence Haworth's attacking philosophy is rubbing off on his part-time players - Clitheroe scored 40 goals in seven pre-season games.
Familiar names, history for Guernsey
It is one of the most famous goals in FA Cup history.
In 1972, on a muddy pitch, Ronnie Radford felled giants Newcastle at Edgar Street to send non-league Hereford United into the fourth round.
On Saturday, the same venue hosts Alvechurch as Hereford FC, formed after the financial collapse of United in 2014, make their FA Cup debut.
The Bulls now play in the eighth-tier Southern League Division One South & West, while Alvechurch compete in the ninth-tier Midland League Premier Division.
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Another Southern League Division One South & West club making their FA Cup debut is Salisbury FC, formed last year after the demise of Salisbury City.
Under the management of BBC Sport pundit Steve Claridge, the Whites entertain Bitton from the ninth-tier Western Football League Premier Division.
History will be made when Guernsey, who play in the eighth-tier Isthmian League Division One South, entertain Thamesmead Town at Footes Lane on Saturday.
It will be the first FA Cup tie to take place on the Channel Islands. "To bring the iconic competition to Guernsey will be something special," said boss Tony Vance.
Jamie Cureton's CV makes impressive reading: almost 800 league appearances and close on 300 goals across all four divisions.
On Saturday the former Premier League striker, who turns 41 later this month, is set to appear in the FA Cup for Farnborough, who play in the eighth-tier Southern League Division One Central.
Released by Dagenham & Redbridge after they were relegated from League Two last season, Cureton has agreed to turn out for the Hampshire part-timers on a temporary basis as he looks to earn a full-time contract elsewhere.
The former Reading and QPR forward has already made an impact for his new club, scoring twice in three appearances.
"He's very fit for 40 and I know he wants to carry on playing in the Football League," said Boro boss Spencer Day, whose side entertain ninth-tier Hellenic Premier Division side Longlevens.
"He could have scored five on Saturday but he's fitted in very well and is playing with a smile on his face." | When Jonathan Greening collected his Champions League winner's medal at the Nou Camp in 1999, little did he know that 17 years later he would be in his wellington boots clearing fish from Tadcaster Albion's flooded pitch. | 37010623 |
Cornwall Council took just 30 minutes to unanimously approve proposals for a new heliport in Penzance.
Tourism bosses says trade on the Scilly Isles has suffered since the old helicopter service ended in 2012.
Since then the link has been covered by a seasonal ferry and fixed wing planes.
More on the helicopter link plans, and other stories
The new site will be built on land alongside the former heliport in Penzance.
The council said it received more messages of support for the heliport proposals, than it had received on any other planning application.
One of the main investors in the project, and the owner of Tresco, one of the Scilly Isles, Robert Dorrien-Smith said: "Today's decision marks the start of the of the project that we believe will bring about a revival for the islands and dramatic improvements for their residents, businesses and visitors".
In 2012 British International Helicopters ended the helicopter service, which had provided a link between Penzance and Scilly, the UK's most westerly islands, for more than 48 years, citing rising costs and falling passenger numbers. | A helicopter service linking the Isles of Scilly with the mainland could be reinstated by spring 2018. | 38841917 |
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Stephen Garrett scored the game's only goal with a low left-foot shot into the bottom corner in the 39th minute.
Andy Mitchell grabbed an 89th-minute winner as Dungannon Swifts defeated Glenavon 1-0 at Mourneview Park.
Adam Lecky claimed a hat-trick as Ballinamallard United drew 3-3 at Ards, with all six goals coming in a frantic 20-minute period in the second half.
Ards had coach John Bailie in charge for the game as manager Niall Currie watched from the side of the pitch, having been heavily linked with the managerial vacancy at Portadown.
Lecky blasted a right-foot shot past Aaron Hogg three minutes after the interval but Craig McMillen levelled three minutes later after his initial effort was palmed out by James McGrath.
Lecky's neat finish restored the Mallards' lead but Emmett Friars equalised again with a free header from a McMillen corner.
There was a hint of an own goal as the Fermanagh side took the lead for a third time but Lecky indicated that he scrambled the ball home to complete his treble.
Michael Ruddy restored parity with a 68th-minute penalty after Joe McKinney had been fouled by Ross Taheny to earn his side a point.
Gavin Dykes's outfit, who had failed to pick up a point in their previous six league outings, move above Carrick Rangers on goal difference into 10th spot in the table.
Garrett's seventh goal of the season proved enough to make it four league victories in a row for Cliftonville, taking advantage of some poor defending by the home side.
The Bannsiders had the better of the early openings but Jordan Allan squandered a good opportunity and then the same player headed against the woodwork.
The Reds wasted a gilt-edged chance to extend their lead before half-time, but Chris Johns dived to push away James Knowles' penalty after Steven Douglas had brought down David McDaid from behind inside the area.
It was a second successive league defeat for Coleraine, whose manager left out James McLaughlin, Neil McCafferty and Lyndon Kane because they are one booking away from missing the League Cup semi-final with Ballymena United on 13 December.
Cliftonville manager Gerard Lyttle: "I thought we were very solid defensively and if we keep clean sheets, we have players who can score goals.
"If we had been a wee bit more clinical with our chances in the second half, we could have been two or three to the good, but I am absolutely delighted with the effort, commitment and workrate from the boys."
Coleraine manager Oran Kearney: "Games are judged on goals scored and we weren't in top gear tonight.
"There were parts of our game that weren't quite there and I hoped we would have created a bit more. At times we were toothless to be fair."
Glenavon had lost just once in their last 13 games in all competitions before entertaining a Dungannon side who boasted just one win in their last eight matches.
In the first half, Greg Moorhouse saw his header well saved by Andy Coleman and Andy Hall's half volley from inside the area was deflected behind for a corner.
Jamie Glackin had a shot well saved by Jonny Tuffey, while the Lurgan Blues keeper also denied Mitchell, turning his close range effort behind for a corner.
Mitchell tucked home the winner at the back post from four yards out after meeting a right-wing Cormac Burke cross.
The win saw the Stangmore Park club move ahead of Glentoran into seventh position prior to Saturday's top-flight fixtures.
"I thought we deserved a point but credit to Dungannon - they kept going until the last minute and they got their goal. We got hit with a sucker punch near the end," said Glenavon manager Gary Hamilton. | Cliftonville moved into second place in the Premiership by ending Coleraine's unbeaten home league record. | 38191129 |
He is confident the base is being provided that should help new team manager Pedro Caixinha bring success.
"Our academy structures and young players are more promising than at any time since my first association with the club almost 20 years ago," he said.
"Auchenhowie is finally looking 'fit for purpose' and is showing a vibrancy hitherto unseen."
King had been a club director under previous chairmen and, after the club progressed from Scotland's bottom tier following financial trouble, took up the role himself in May 2015.
Rangers won promotion in their first season under the South Africa-based businessman's regime, but he says much work has also been done behind the scenes at Ibrox Stadium and the training academy.
"The maintenance of Ibrox and Auchenhowie is a never ending and costly process, but it is a price we must continuously pay in order to boast two such fantastic facilities and advance the excellent youth development process that we have put in place," King told Rangers' website.
"Much has been achieved in the past year and the club structures are significantly better than a year ago."
Rangers, who face Celtic's in this season's Scottish Youth Cup final on 26 April, sit third in the Premiership table and parted company with manager Mark Warburton in February.
King believes the groundwork put in to find the Englishman's successor, Pedro Caixinha, will pay off as they look to mount a better challenge against champions Celtic next season.
"Despite a relatively disappointing campaign up to this point, we have taken the necessary steps to revitalise the team and its performance," he said.
"Of particular note is the carefully researched appointment of a new management unit headed by Pedro Caixinha.
"Funds are available to help Pedro shape his own team.
"It is important that our supporters continue to see Rangers playing attractive football, but attractive football must not be pursued at the cost of failing to win."
Rangers remain reliant on cash injections from King and his fellow shareholders, but the chairman also pointed out the loyalty of the club's fans.
He said that the club could be forced to introduce a waiting list, on an "earliest application" basis, should next season's demand for season tickets match this campaign's 43,000 sales - the maximum possible given the need to reserve a section for away fans.
"It is gratifying to finally be able to deal with the normal vagaries of football, such as team performance and management restructures, as business in the normal course rather than as a new crisis - which had been the case over the last few years," added King.
"I look forward to the coming season with great optimism.
"We could have avoided the significant financial compensation we incurred to bring the new management team on board by delaying the appointment until the end of the season.
"However, we believe that it is in the club's interest to give Pedro the balance of this season to assess the squad and make preparations in advance of the new season and the early competitive start that we envisage with Europa League qualifiers.
"It will be a further significant step forward to achieve our stated target of having European football back at Ibrox." | Rangers' youth system is in better shape than at any time in two decades, according to chairman Dave King. | 39556881 |
The company said it was "fully complying" with a request from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for accounting information.
Exxon is the only big US energy firm not to have taken a charge to reflect the slump in oil prices.
The SEC is also examining how Exxon accounts for the potential impact on its business of climate change policy.
It follows a similar investigation announced last year by a group of state attorneys general.
Led by New York state's top prosecutor, Eric Schneiderman, they are examining whether Exxon misled investors and the public on the impact of climate change on its business.
Responding to the news of the SEC probe, Exxon Mobil said in a statement: "The SEC is the appropriate entity to examine issues related to impairment, reserves and other communications important to investors.
"We are fully complying with the SEC request for information and are confident our financial reporting meets all legal and accounting requirements."
The investigation was first reported in the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday and the report prompted a 1.5% decline in Exxon Mobil shares.
The price of US crude oil has fallen from $100 a barrel in mid-2014 to around $44 a barrel. That's prompted many oil companies to reduce the value of their oil projects.
According to the WSJ report, Exxon feels that is unnecessary because it takes a conservative view when valuing new fields and wells. | US authorities are investigating the way Exxon Mobil has valued its assets following a plunge in the price of oil. | 37426241 |
Last week, Dropbox reset all passwords that had remained unchanged since mid-2012 "as a preventive measure".
In 2012, Dropbox had said hacks on "other websites" had affected customers who used their Dropbox password on other sites too.
But now what purports to be the details of 68.6 million Dropbox accounts have emerged on hacker trading sites.
The 5GB document has been acquired by a Motherboard reporter, who also said it had been verified as genuine by a "senior Dropbox employee" speaking on the condition of anonymity.
The data includes email addresses and hashed passwords.
But security researcher Troy Hunt, who has also seen the document, said the hashing algorithm that obscured the passwords was "very resilient to cracking".
"Frankly, all but the worst possible password choices are going to remain secure even with the breach now out in the public," he said.
Mr Hunt said he had managed to independently verify the hack by finding the password of his wife within the cache.
He told BBC News the document contained a "very unique, 20-character, completely random password" used by his wife to login to Dropbox.
It had been created by a password manager, he said, making the chance of it having been correctly guessed "infinitely small".
Mr Hunt wrote his blog: "There is no doubt whatsoever that the data breach contains legitimate Dropbox passwords - you simply can't fabricate this sort of thing."
Security researcher Ken Munro also said the hack appeared to be genuine and to have "taken place in 2012".
In a statement sent to the BBC, Dropbox said: "This is not a new security incident."
And there was "no indication" Dropbox user accounts had been improperly accessed.
"Our analysis confirms that the credentials are user email addresses with hashed and salted passwords that were obtained prior to mid-2012," said the statement.
"We can confirm that the scope of the password reset we completed last week did protect all impacted users.
"Even if these passwords are cracked, the password reset means they can't be used to access Dropbox accounts."
Meanwhile, on Tuesday the password management service OneLogin - of which Dropbox is a client - revealed that a user gained access to one of its systems used for log storage and analytics.
Alvaro Hoyos, chief information security officer at OneLogin, has said that this incident is not connected to the Dropbox hack.
"We have no indication that OneLogin's August 2016 incident is connected to any further incidents currently in the news," Mr Hoyos told the BBC.
"To reiterate what our recent blog post stated, the impacted system is a standalone system and there are no signs of suspicious activity in any of our other systems.
"The security of our customers is of the utmost importance and we are carrying out an extensive investigation in partnership with a third-party cybersecurity firm. We are advising impacted customers as soon as any additional information becomes available as a result of the investigation." | A Dropbox security breach in 2012 has affected more than 68 million account holders, according to security experts. | 37232635 |
The Society of Motoring Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said 255,766 new cars were registered last month.
The SMMT said the sales figures were expected, adding the market would "stabilise" following a record 2015.
It added it was too early to tell if the result of the referendum had affected sales.
The fall in new car sales was the first since October 2015 and only the second monthly fall since February 2012.
Sales of diesel cars fell 2.1% in June from a year earlier, while petrol car sales fell 0.5%.
SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes said demand for new cars in the first half of the year overall had grown by 3.2% to a record 1,420,636 registrations.
He said: "It is far too soon to determine whether the referendum result has had an impact on the new car market.
"The first six months saw strong demand at record levels but the market undoubtedly cooled over the second quarter.
"It's important government takes every measure to restore business and economic confidence to avoid the market contracting in the coming months."
Howard Archer, chief UK and European economist at IHS Global, said the car sector would have serious concerns that demand could be hit following the referendum.
"There is widespread suspicion - including at the Bank of England - that heightened uncertainty following the vote to leave the European Union will particularly hit sales of big-ticket items such as cars and houses." | Sales of new cars fell by 0.8% in June compared to the same month a year earlier, the latest industry figures show. | 36722554 |
The accident happened on the A711 near Tower Wood, outside Dumfries, at about 22:00 on Sunday.
The collision involved a black Vauxhall Astra. Police said that as a result of the crash both occupants of the vehicle had died at the scene.
The road was closed to allow for accident investigations and reopened shortly before 05:00.
PC Rebecca Wylie said: "We are carrying out a full crash investigation into this collision and would ask that anyone who may have witnessed it to get in touch with us at Dumfries on the 101 number.
"We are particularly keen to speak with the occupants of an estate car that we believe may have stopped at the scene shortly after the crash." | Two people have been killed in a single-vehicle crash in the south of Scotland. | 39691904 |
The 21-year-old, of Portmead, Swansea, has been accused of placing an article with intent to cause alarm.
The alleged hoax saw Swansea's Quadrant Shopping Centre evacuated on 24 May - two days after 22 people were killed in the Manchester terror attack.
He was remanded in custody at Swansea Crown Court on Monday. A plea hearing is set to take place on 24 August. | A man accused of planting a fake bomb at a busy shopping centre has appeared in court. | 40405606 |
A poor Jordi Alba pass led to Georgia midfielder Tornike Okriashvili scoring the only goal on 40 minutes.
Spain boss Vicente del Bosque had his Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid players available for the first time since last month's Champions League final.
But his side, who had not lost since March 2015, lacked the creativity to beat the world's 137th-ranked team.
Spain are aiming to win their third successive European title at Euro 2016, which will be hosted by France.
They face the Czech Republic in Toulouse on Monday before further group matches against Croatia and Turkey.
Create leagues and play against your friends in BBC Sport's new Euro 2016 Predictor game | European champions Spain were beaten 1-0 by Georgia in their final warm-up game before Euro 2016. | 36475593 |
Six of their World Cup-winning squad played in the side which beat England 4-0 in the 2009 European Championship Under-21s final.
James Milner was the only England player from that game to play at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
The Germans beat Argentina 1-0 in Sunday's final, while England went out of the competition in the group stages.
Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, defenders Mats Hummels, Benedikt Howedes and Jerome Boateng and midfielders Sami Khedira and Mesut Ozil started against England in the youth final.
Only the injured Khedira did not start against Argentina.
Since that final in Malmo five years ago, Ozil won La Liga with Real Madrid before making a £42.4m move to Arsenal last September.
His title-winning team-mate at Real was Khedira, who also helped the Spanish giants to the 2013-14 Champions League title.
Neuer, 28, and Boateng both play for Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, while Hummels is a two-times Bundesliga winner with Borussia Dortmund. Howedes, 26, plays for Schalke.
Here is what became of the England squad from that under-21 final:
The 26-year-old goalkeeper started his career at Watford before joining Ipswich in 2012. He moved to newly promoted Championship side Rotherham in June after losing his place in the Ipswich side to Dean Gerken. Has not played at international level since that U21 final.
The right-back made 16 appearances for England's U21s, with his last cap in 2009. He played alongside Theo Walcott and Gareth Bale at youth level with Southampton, before playing for Portsmouth and current club Barnsley, who are in League One.
The 25-year-old defender has been with Premier League champions Manchester City since 2005, but made just two appearances last season. Progressed from the U21 squad to the senior England side and has 13 caps in total, but has not played for the national team since 2012. Also represented Great Britain at the London Olympics that year.
Played his last game at international level in the 2009 U21 European Championship final. The 27-year-old defender came through the ranks at Manchester City and made 95 appearances, but left in 2012 to join Queens Park Rangers. Part of the squad which secured promotion from the Championship last season, but struggled with injuries and played only eight games.
The left-back is a first-team regular at last season's FA Cup winners Arsenal and played 42 games in 2013-14 - the most since coming through the youth ranks at the club in 2007. Made his full England debut in 2010 but had just two further appearances because of injury.
The 26-year-old midfielder currently plays for Sunderland, where he has been since leaving Wigan in 2009. Won the last of his 16 U21 caps in 2010 and has yet to be recognised at senior level.
Earned 33 U21 caps, the last of those coming in 2011. The 26-year-old retired from football in March the following year after suffering a cardiac arrest when playing in an FA Cup match for Bolton against Tottenham.
The midfielder, 27, captained England's U21s in the 2009 European Championship, but has not played internationally since the final of that tournament. Has been with West Ham since 2004 and made 38 appearances in the Premier League last season.
The 27-year-old midfielder has arguably been the most successful player to progress from the U21 side which played Germany in 2009. A two-times Premier League winner with Manchester City, whom he joined for a reported £26m from Aston Villa in 2010, he has made 48 appearances for England and was part of the 23-man squad at this summer's World Cup. He started England's final group game which ended in a goalless draw with Costa Rica.
Like Milner, Walcott has progressed to become a regular for England and would have been in the squad for Brazil but for a knee injury which ruled him out of the tournament. The 25-year-old forward, a key player for Arsenal whom he joined for an initial £5m in 2006, has 36 England caps and scored against Sweden at Euro 2012.
The 27-year-old also managed to make the step-up to the senior England side and has 11 caps, but has not played since 2012. The midfielder moved from Manchester City to Sunderland two years ago and is a key player for the Black Cats. An impressive spell of form in the Premier League in the middle of last season saw him in contention for a place in England's World Cup squad, but he ultimately missed out.
Substitutes:
Jack Rodwell (Manchester City): Replaced Fabrice Muamba in the 2009 final and progressed to the senior England side in 2012, going on to make a total of three appearances for the national team. The midfielder joined Manchester City from Everton in 2012 and has played 26 games at club level, 10 of those last season.
Michael Mancienne (Hamburg): The defender, who came on for Nedum Onuoha, made 30 appearances at U21 level, with his last cap coming in 2009. Rose through the ranks at Chelsea and had loan spells at QPR and Wolverhampton Wanderers, before joining German club Hamburg in 2011.
Craig Gardner (WBA): The midfielder, 27, replaced Martin Cranie in the final, but has not played international football since then. | Germany's youth policy paid off as they became world champions for the fourth time. | 28292638 |
Russell Scott Primary in Denton, Tameside, had had "significant defects" and did not comply with fire regulations, said the headteacher.
Steve Marsland said an assessment had ruled that the safety of pupils and staff was "compromised".
Tameside Council said it was "surprised and disappointed" by the closure.
Mr Marsland said the school had taken advice from architects and mechanical and electrical specialists before making the decision to close on Tuesday.
"It is their recommendation that immediate action is taken to redress these outstanding defects as a matter of urgency by the contractor responsible for the work," he said.
"This very difficult decision reflects the very serious nature of the concerns and the overriding objective of keeping your children safe."
One parent claimed pupils have missed 17 days in the past three years due to problems with new building work and refurbishment of the school buildings.
Clare Dawson said issues included a "suspected methane gas leak, raw sewage in classrooms and an uneven playground".
However, in a joint statement, Tameside Council and contractors Carillion plc said the school has "the necessary fire, building control and other certificates required by law and is insured to operate".
It said neither the headteacher nor the governors had discussed the decision with them or "made us aware of any technical or professional advice, which states the school environment is unsafe and should be closed".
"Under no circumstances would we place pupils and staff in an unsafe environment," the statement said.
The council added that a fire assessment would be done later.
Andrew Gwynne MP for Denton and Reddish said he was "extremely concerned" about the closure and wanted any defects to be "rectified swiftly".
The Labour MP said he understood there was "an impasse between Carillion, Tameside Council and the school over the situation" and would try to bring all parties together to resolve it.
Some parents criticised the school for the short notice of the closure, after receiving text messages at 19:00 BST on Tuesday.
Governors responded by saying the school was in "an untenable position". | A primary school in Greater Manchester has closed until further notice amid "serious safety concerns" in the building. | 36320062 |
Abdul Abbasi, from Hull, appeared via videolink and did not enter a plea during the hearing at Hull Crown Court.
The court heard a 65-year-old pedestrian suffered "grievous injuries" when she was hit by a reversing car on Redmire Close in Hull on Sunday.
Mr Abbasi, 32, of Thorndale, was remanded in custody and will appear in court again on 16 December.
More on this and other Hull stories | A taxi driver accused of deliberately running his mother over has appeared in court charged with attempted murder. | 37574389 |
The Department of Infrastructure said the talks will focus on "increasing the resilience" of the service.
Thousands of people had their travel plans disrupted after the Manannan ferry suffered damage put at £100,000.
But Infrastructure Minister Phil Gawne said it is not feasible for the company to keep a spare vessel "just in case".
He added: "While that would be ideal, very few shipping companies have the ability to provide contingency measures for these scenarios."
The firm said the ferry damage, which was caused by sea debris, was the "worst they have ever seen".
Repairs to the Manaan fast craft disrupted services from Douglas to Liverpool and Belfast between 3 and 10 April.
The company was also criticised by passengers for its communication of the problems.
"The department is currently considering the long-term provision of strategic sea services and part of that work will look at creating greater resilience on our ferry routes," continued Mr Gawne.
"We will also see what can be done at the Sea Terminal and Airport to assist operators by providing accurate and up-to-date information to passengers".
Since 2007, there have been 17 recorded major incidents where Steam Packet vessels have been damaged.
The ferry company said it did not know what caused the latest cancellations but it's not believed fishing gear was responsible. | Talks have opened between Isle of Man government officials and the Steam Packet Company to discuss ways to improve ferry services. | 32285945 |
Mr Trump has not yet responded to the deaths of Taliesin Namkai-Meche and Ricky Best in Portland on Friday.
A reporter's tweet to Mr Trump for comment has been liked 14,000 times and another reporter's open letter has been shared 100,000 times on Facebook.
On Sunday Mr Trump accused the media of "disparaging" his social media output.
"The Fake News Media works hard at disparaging & demeaning my use of social media because they don't want America to hear the real story!" he tweeted.
Mr Namkai Meche and Mr Best were killed after they intervened when a man launched a verbal tirade against two teenagers on a train, one wearing a hijab.
A third man, Micah David-Cole Fletcher, was severely injured.
Tributes to the dead men have already been paid by other politicians, including Portland's mayor, Oregon governor Kate Brown and former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who described their deaths as "heartbreaking".
President Trump has tweeted since the attack about the "success" of his trip to the Middle East and Europe, plans for tax cuts and healthcare, and his criticism of the media.
On Monday he tweeted a tribute to members of the armed forces who had been killed on active service for US Memorial Day.
The suspected killer, Jeremy Joseph Christian - who police say had "extremist ideology" and allegedly said "all Muslims should die" during the attack - was later arrested.
In his open letter, veteran journalist Dan Rather suggested to Mr Trump that the murders did not "fit neatly into a narrative you pushed on the campaign trail" because the victims "were not killed by an undocumented economic migrant or a 'radical Islamic terrorist'".
"I wish we could hear you say these names, or even just tweet them. They were brave Americans who died at the hands of someone who, when all the facts are collected, we may have every right to call a terrorist," Mr Rather wrote.
Destinee Mangum - the 16-year-old who was travelling with her friend when the attack took place - has also thanked the men for stepping in.
"I just want to say thank you to the people who put their life on the line for me, because they didn't even know me and they lost their lives because of me and my friend and the way we look," she told local channel KPTV.
Close to 1,000 people gathered for a vigil in memory of Mr Namkai-Meche, 23, a recent college graduate, and 53-year-old army veteran Mr Best, a father-of-four, on Saturday evening.
More than $600,000 (£468,000) has been raised for all three men's families.
Mr Fletcher is recovering after sustaining a knife wound to his neck that his mother said was "a millimetre" from his jugular vein.
Mr Christian, 35, is due to appear in court on Tuesday, charged with two counts of aggravated murder, attempted murder, intimidation and being a felon in possession of a restricted weapon.
The FBI said it was still unsure if he will face charges for hate crime. | US President Donald Trump is under pressure to address the killing of two men who had tried to stop a man abusing a Muslim teenager and her friend. | 40084410 |
But who are these people and how will this proposed new law be different from the current regulations?
The term has come to mean those behind intentionally provocative online actions intended to cause grief or incite an angry response.
This can happen in online forums, message boards, chat rooms, and on social networks and microblogging sites, as well as personal emails.
Trolls may exist in any online community that allows comments from users - for example, video-streaming sites, such as YouTube and online video-games sites.
They can act individually or in groups - known as "colluding" trolls. One member of such a group often behaves as the obvious troll, while the others disguise themselves as normal members of the online community.
These trolls in disguise then defend the comments of the overt one.
Trolls may also target the recently bereaved, posting offensive material about the dead person.
After
17-year-old Charlotte Porter
died in 2010, her parents said that her memory had been "destroyed" by abusive online messages on her Facebook memorial site.
One of the latest examples of an internet troll is Frank Zimmerman,
who was given a 26-week suspended prison sentence
after sending an offensive email to Corby MP Louise Mensch.
He was also banned from contacting a host of celebrities, including Lord Sugar.
Currently, a website operator is liable for everything that appears on its site.
So if somebody believes that something defamatory has been written about them online, he or she may have to take the website to court for redress, incurring huge costs.
Justice Secretary Ken Clarke explained: "As the law stands, individuals can be the subject of scurrilous rumour and allegation on the web with little meaningful remedy against the person responsible.
"Website operators are in principle liable as publishers for everything that appears on their sites, even though the content is often determined by users.
"But most operators are not in a position to know whether the material posted is defamatory or not and very often - faced with a complaint - they will immediately remove material."
The UK Ministry of Justice is proposing a defamation bill, which is being debated in the Commons, to make it easier for people to challenge what has been written about them.
If people think that there is defamatory content being posted about them online, instead of taking action against the website where the information appears, they can ask the website operator to give them the name of the person who posted the remarks.
This way, they can take legal action against trolls directly, requiring them to remove the defamatory posts.
"Our proposed approach will give greater protection to operators of websites who comply with a procedure to identify the authors of allegedly defamatory material," said Justice Secretary Ken Clarke.
"The government wants a libel regime for the internet that makes it possible for people to protect their reputations effectively but also ensures that information online can't be easily censored by casual threats of litigation against website operators.
"It will be very important to ensure that these measures do not inadvertently expose genuine whistleblowers, and we are committed to getting the detail right to minimise this risk."
The BBC understands that the term "troll" will not figure in the bill, and the new law will only refer to "defamatory" content.
The proposals would apply to all websites, regardless of which country their servers or headquarters were based.
However, the claimant would need to be able to show that the UK was the appropriate place to bring the action.
Privacy International, an organisation that campaigns at an international level on privacy issues, says that "there is a concern that gun-shy website operators will start automatically divulging user details the moment someone alleges defamation in order to shield themselves from libel actions".
"A great deal of the content posted by internet trolls is not actually defamatory, instead constituting harassment, invasion of privacy or simply unpleasant but lawfully expressed opinion," Emma Draper, head of communications at Privacy International, told BBC News.
"However, if the choice is between protecting users' anonymity and avoiding a potentially costly lawsuit, many small operators are not going to be overly concerned about whether or not a user has genuinely defamed the complainant." | Website operators in the UK may soon have to identify people who have posted defamatory messages online, allowing the victim to undertake legal action against the "troll" rather than against the website. | 18408457 |
With almost all the votes now counted, the 'No' side passed the winning total of 1,852,828 needed to win the referendum just after 6am on Friday morning.
The Yes camp has had some victories, including in Glasgow and Dundee, but not enough to secure victory overall.
Talks will now begin on giving more powers to Scotland.
After weeks of campaigning across the country, Scottish voters made their decision yesterday by answering yes or no to the question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?"
It was the first time people aged 16 and 17 were allowed to vote in a UK referendum.
85% of people registered turned up to vote - a record high for an election or referendum.
The final margin of victory for the pro-UK Better Together campaign was 55% to 45%.
Scotland has been part of the UK for more than 300 years, so the vote was a huge moment for the country.
MPs from the three main political parties in Westminster say - even with a NO vote the result will mean big changes across the UK.
The leader of the 'Yes' campaign, Scotland's First Minister, Alex Salmond, has accepted defeat and called on Westminster to deliver on their promise of more powers for the Scottish Parliament.
The Prime Minister, David Cameron, says he's congratulated Alistair Darling, who is the leader of pro-UK Better Together campaign. | Scotland has voted to stay in the United Kingdom after voters said no to independence. | 29272574 |
The Duke of Edinburgh met 115 young people who have completed the scheme at the Queen's official residence in Northern Ireland.
In May, he announced that he would be retiring from public duties in the autumn.
This is believed to be his last official visit to Northern Ireland. | Prince Philip visited Northern Ireland on Thursday to meet Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award recipients at Hillsborough Castle in County Down. | 40048592 |
The duo were chosen after taking bronze in the World Cup event in Poznan at the weekend ahead of team-mates Nathaniel Reilly-O'Donnell and Matthew Tarrant.
They were named in a group of 12 this month from which the men's eight, pair and two reserves were to be confirmed.
Reilly-O'Donnell and Tarrant will travel to the Olympics as support.
Innes said: "Everything has hung in the balance for the last few months and finally being selected to race the men's pair for Team GB in Rio is a dream come true.
"We now have a big job in front of us and look forward to the challenge."
Scotland's Sam Scrimgeour will also travel to Rio as the lightweight men's reserve.
The announcements mean 44 of the 47 available places have now been filled. | European Championship silver medallists Alan Sinclair and Stewart Innes have been confirmed as Team GB's men's pair for this summer's Rio Olympics. | 36620196 |
After second-placed Tottenham drew with third-placed Arsenal, the Foxes took a step closer to English football's most unlikely title win.
Mahrez almost set up Jamie Vardy for an early goal as the Foxes started well.
And a similar start to the second half saw the Algerian rifle high into the net after Jose Holebas cleared to him.
The 25-year-old, who has scored or assisted 26 goals this season, worried Leicester after he seemingly pulled his hamstring late in the game and was substituted but Mahrez later said it was only cramp.
Despite good chances for Watford strikers Troy Deeney and Odion Ighalo, the visitors, who flirted with relegation last season, held on and now have nine games between them and a historic first title triumph.
The victory also takes them 11 points clear of fifth-placed West Ham as the Foxes close on a Champions League spot and they are 41 points better off than they were at the same stage last season.
Relive Leicester's crucial victory over Watford
Each week the character and quality of Claudio Ranieri's side is further tested as the pressure is ramped up on the team with the least title-chasing experience.
But since the Foxes drew with West Brom on Tuesday, they have seen rivals Tottenham and Arsenal both beaten, before the two north London sides drew in a fiercely contested derby earlier on Saturday.
Watford did not offer the toughest opposition for the visiting team, but an opportunity to eke out a five-point gap presented its own examination.
And they passed it once again thanks to a solid defensive display, energy from the returning N'Golo Kante, and the skill and accuracy of Mahrez, who proved the difference.
The winger was still able to walk off the pitch after picking up his injury, but any problems for Leicester's star player could yet derail their challenge.
The Hornets suffered a second consecutive 1-0 defeat after their midweek loss at Manchester United, but while they were unlucky not to earn a draw at Old Trafford, here their ambitions were quickly snuffed out by the league leaders.
Foxes centre-back Wes Morgan had a running battle with Ighalo, who missed a close-range header late on, with Nordin Amrabat and Jose Holebas both having shots saved by Kasper Schmeichel.
Nathan Ake also clipped the top of the crossbar with a header but the hosts rarely threatened the Leicester goal.
Ake only moved into central defence after a late injury to Miguel Britos but it looked a stroke of good fortune as his pace twice got Watford out of trouble early on.
Quique Sanchez Flores' team have now failed to score in five of their past six Premier League games and Ighalo has scored only once in 2016.
Promoted last season, they still need one more win to reach the 40-point total that is the usual benchmark for Premier League safety.
Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri: "It was an important win, a big battle. Now there will be only battles for everybody not just for us. A tough match. We created four or five chances, they created two or three. We are so happy now.
"The title is not ours. We have to fight a lot, step by step and keep our feet on the ground. At the end we can see what happens. I'm sorry, we know every team can win or lose so it has to be slowly slowly."
On Riyad Mahrez hamstring: "No injury, he was tired and had a little cramp so I changed him in the late minutes. His goal was so important."
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Watford manager Quique Sanchez Flores: "It was very difficult, they defended very well, lots of intensity through the middle. We created some attempts, we make one mistake and when they score first it is very difficult."
On his strikers' goal drought: "Of course. We have problems to score in the last matches. For me it will be interesting not to look at the strikers in this case, it's important to get goals from the other lines, I don't want to put pressure on the strikers."
Leicester now have a nine-day break until they host Premier League strugglers Newcastle at home, while Watford face either Arsenal or Hull in the FA Cup quarter-finals next weekend before hosting Stoke in the league the following weekend. | Leicester beat Watford to move five points clear at the top of the table as Riyad Mahrez scored his 15th Premier League goal of the season. | 35675849 |
Now the 42-year-old is confined to a wheelchair, struggles with his speech and barely has the strength to hold a sandwich or lift a drink.
For the last two years his body has been ravaged by the debilitating effects of motor neurone disease, which has taken control of everything except his mind. That remains as sharp as ever, but his body has become increasingly disobedient, making every day a challenge.
Van der Westhuizen admits he is on his "deathbed", having been given between two and five years to live when he was diagnosed in 2011.
Joost was part of a golden era of world-class scrum-halves I loved playing against. His blistering pace, raw strength and incredible will to win made him THE man to watch for South Africa. Every time he had the ball in his grasp you felt he could score a try, no matter how small the gap or how big the defender. He is not only one of the greatest scrum-halves of all time but probably one of the top 10 players in the history of the game.
Speaking on the telephone from his home in South Africa, it is difficult to understand what the 1995 World Cup winner and holder of 89 Test caps is trying to say.
His speech is slurred and muffled but you can just about decipher his sentences, so that we know the Springbok great is at peace with himself and his situation.
"I realise every day could be my last," he tells BBC Sport. "It's been a rollercoaster from day one and I know I'm on a deathbed from now on.
"I've had my highs and I have had my lows, but no more. I'm a firm believer that there's a bigger purpose in my life and I am very positive, very happy."
Van der Westhuizen, widely regarded as one of the greatest scrum-halves of all time, now lives in Johannesburg with his friend David Thorpe. Together they run his J9 Foundation, a charity that raises awareness about motor neurone disease.
The former Blue Bulls player first noticed something was wrong at the end of 2008, when he felt some weakness in his right arm.
He presumed it was an old rugby injury flaring up and paid little more attention to it. Then a few months later he was play-fighting in a swimming pool with an old friend, Henry Kelbrick, who is also his personal doctor, and the weakness in his arm became even more apparent.
It was clear this was something much more serious than he had previously thought.
"Kelbrick identified something, so he rang me up later and asked me to come in that afternoon," he said. "He apologised to me, and then he told me what it was."
The diagnosis was amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, one of the most common forms of motor neurone disease.
"First of all I asked him to give me medication, but then he told me about the severity of the condition and that it was terminal."
Van der Westhuizen concedes "it's sometimes difficult to stay positive and motivated" after being diagnosed with a fatal illness. But as a devout Christian, his faith and family have played a big role in helping him come to terms with his condition.
And he says the disease has actually helped him to become a better person.
In 2008 he suffered a suspected heart attack and not long afterwards was at the centre of a sex-tape and cocaine scandal which led to the break-up of his marriage to the singer Amor Vittone. He also lost his job as a television pundit with the South African broadcaster Supersport.
"What I did went against all my principles - my life was controlled by my mind and I had to make my mistakes to realise what life is all about," he said.
"I led my life at a hundred miles an hour. I've learned that there are too many things that we take for granted in life and it's only when you lose them that you realise what it is all about.
"But I know that God is alive in my life and with experience you do learn. I can now talk openly about the mistakes I made because I know my faith won't give up and it won't diminish.
"It's only when you go through what I am going through that you understand that life is generous."
For Van der Westhuizen, life is now chiefly about spending time with his family. He has two children, Jordan, seven, and a five-year-old daughter, Kylie.
He is also committed to helping people with motor neurone through the J9 Foundation and plans a visit to the UK in the autumn to watch his beloved Springboks in action against Wales and Scotland.
The sport he loves has also looked out for one of its own.
"When I talk about the rugby community I am talking about everyone in the sport and I have to say they have been brilliant," he says.
"All the number nines I played against in internationals have been phenomenal. Rugby is a big family."
Source: BBC Health
Memories of his distinguished playing career are a source of comfort and satisfaction for Van der Westhuizen. The highlight was obviously 1995, when he was an integral part of the Springbok side that won the World Cup on home soil in front of new president Nelson Mandela.
His brilliant performance was characterised by a famous tackle on Jonah Lomu, when New Zealand's talisman was going at full tilt after scything past South Africa's captain Francois Pienaar.
He went on to win the Tri Nations in 1998 and captained the Boks at the 1999 World Cup, when they were beaten in extra time in the semi-finals by eventual winners Australia.
The only thing missing on his illustrious CV is victory over the British and Irish Lions. The Boks were favourites to beat the Lions in 1997 but lost the series 2-1. One of the iconic moments actually involved Van der Weshuizen, but not in a way he would have intended.
It occurred in the first Test, when he was one of the players who fell for an outrageous dummy by Matt Dawson, who then went over in the corner for a crucial try,
When he retired in 2003, Van der Westhuizen was the most capped South African player of all time, with 89 appearances, and had scored 38 Test tries, which was a Springbok record until it was recently broken by winger Bryan Habana.
Despite his brilliant record, the former scrum-half is not afraid to laugh at himself, or show humility.
"Everyone still talks to me about that tackle on Jonah Lomu in the 1995 World Cup final," he says, "but every time people mention it, I have to remind them about how I fell for Matt Dawson's dummy in 1997."
That was a rare misjudgement from one of the best players of all time. The archetypal Springbok admits he made mistakes in his life after rugby, but is now finally at peace. | Joost van der Westhuizen was the archetypal Springbok, an Afrikaner whose name became a byword for brilliance, total commitment and supreme physicality. | 23699697 |
The incident happened in Silverstream Crescent in the north of the city on Friday morning.
It was reported to the PSNI just after 08:00 BST. The Police are treating the incident as criminal damage.
The victim lives alone and was very distressed by the incident, a relative told the BBC. | Police are investigating after a disabled woman's Belfast home was attacked with paint. | 37517609 |
The 27-year-old is recovering from a hamstring injury suffered playing for Crusaders in Super Rugby.
New Zealand are already without experienced campaigners Richie McCaw, Dan Carter, Ma'a Nonu and Conrad Smith who have quit international rugby.
"It's getting better, we've just got to take it day by day at the moment," said 73-times capped Whitelock.
"I'm just icing it and then keeping it warm, and taking things slowly," he continued.
"I just have to be mature. A lot of the outside backs are saying to me that if you blow it to pieces again it's not real good."
Warren Gatland's Wales side play three tests against New Zealand this month as well as a midweek match against Waikato Chiefs on 14 June.
Wales have not beaten the All Blacks in 26 matches since 1953 while the Auckland test will be New Zealand's first match since beating Australia 34-17 in the 2015 World Cup final.
The retirement from international rugby of legends like double-World Cup winning captain McCaw and fly-half Carter means the All Blacks are in the process of rebuilding.
Coach Steve Hansen prefers the term re-establishing and flanker Jerome Kaino says there the player's cannot afford to dwell on missing players.
"We don't want to look back and keep missing the guys who used to be there otherwise we'll always be trying to fill holes that they've left," he said.
"We want to create paths for ourselves. We need to start where we finished last year and keep hitting up instead of looking back all the time and wondering what they would do."
Kaino is also impressed with the Wales back row - although the tourists will be without injured pair Dan Lydiate and Justin Tipuric.
"Toby [Faletau] is one of the most damaging ball carriers in world rugby at the moment but also Sam [Warburton] does a lot of the hitting stuff."
He works hard as a number seven and as a skipper and is definitely a strength of their side.
"We've got our work cut out in the loose forwards - but we've got three tests to try and figure them out." | All Blacks second row Sam Whitelock is a doubt for the first test against Wales in Auckland on Saturday, 11 June. | 36438907 |
The men, aged 24, 21 and 25, are suspected of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.
The men were arrested in central London and are in custody.
A search has taken place at a business in west London and there are searches taking place at four residential addresses in north-west London.
These arrests come after five other men were arrested on Tuesday 7 October. Two of the five were released earlier on Monday.
The other three remain in custody at police stations in central London after magistrates granted a warrant of further detention.
Speaking at the time of last week's arrests, Whitehall officials told the BBC they "may have foiled the early stages" of an Islamist-related plan to attack the UK. | Three men have been arrested in London by police officers investigating possible terrorism offences. | 29607053 |
Collingwood, 37, lifted Durham's third title in six years after their eight-wicket win against Nottinghamshire, with fit-again Cook in attendance.
Cook handed responsibilities to coaches Jon Lewis and Neil Killeen while undergoing recovery.
"All the players wanted to do it for Geoff," Collingwood told BBC Sport.
"When you lose someone people have got to put their hand up and everyone around the club did and kept fighting.
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"We won the title for a third year in 21, it's a great record for a coach who has been around Durham so long."
Collingwood's return to county cricket after an illustrious England career last term led to his appointment as captain toward the back end of the campaign - and a run of five wins from the last six matches.
That form was continued into the current season, with victory against Notts their fifth in succession and 10th in the championship, and adds club honours to the World Twenty20 title he collected as England skipper in 2010.
"It's very, very satisfying," Collingwood said.
"The county season is very gruelling, there's a lot of travel for which you need a lot of fitness."
Following the departure of senior professionals such as Liam Plunkett, Ian Blackwell and Michael Di Venuto last term, Durham were not expected to trouble the title contenders in 2013.
However, a youthful squad, peppered with senior professionals such as Collingwood and Graham Onions, has been potent with bat and ball and sealed the Championship with a game to spare.
The campaign began with the club going cap in hand to the county council for financial help. I don't have enough fingers to count how many national newspaper and website writers wrote them off.
In early August they were easily beaten at Lord's by Middlesex and captain Paul Collingwood had to issue a 'don't panic' warning.
The team pressed on and, with the dressing room galvanised, Durham have been simply breathtaking over the last five weeks.
They have now won a club-record five games in a row and could become the first side to win 11 in a season since the two-division split in 2000.
You can single out many players for praise, but ultimately it has been a team effort and every one of them deserves to celebrate this one to the full.
"For such a young group of lads to win the Championship it really does put us in good stead for the future.
"A lot of decisions that are made here at the club are made for the next five to 10 years, and for the guys to respond and take responsibility on like they have over the whole season really does put us in good stead."
This season's success is likely to bring an end to the Durham careers of several players from the 2013 squad, with Mitch Claydon already confirmed to leave, and uncertainty regarding the future of Steve Harmison and Will Smith.
"In many ways that's probably the real regret of the season. The financial situation at the club means we have to lose a lot of players and players we don't want to lose, players who have put their hands up at the right times and put in big performances for us," Collingwood continued.
"They've been absolutely magnificent for this club and they've been driven by their own personal pride in many ways.
"I do take my hats off to the guys who keep fighting for Durham and knowing that its probably going to be their last year for them.
"We've still got a strong core of good young players that are going to drive us on for the next 10 years.
"As long as we keep hold of them and as long as they have the ambition, which I am sure they will, this club will be safe and well." | Durham captain Paul Collingwood says Geoff Cook's absence from first-team affairs after a heart attack in June galvanised their Championship success. | 24166109 |
The departure of Bevington, who was appointed in March, comes a month after David Bernstein and Lord King resigned from the club's board.
Villa, who finished bottom of the Premier League, were relegated to the Championship in April.
Owner Randy Lerner has been seeking a buyer for the club since May 2014.
The club are also awaiting to appoint a new manager after the sacking of Remi Garde in March.
Bevington said he told chairman Steve Hollis that he would not be taking on a full-time role with the club.
"I know how hard Steve is working on a number of levels and I hope he can conclude the ownership and managerial positions very soon," Bevington said in a statement.
"There is a huge amount of work ahead for Aston Villa. A club of its size with its great support should be competing at the higher levels of the Premier League, not in the position it currently finds itself.
"To move forward, now more than ever, it is crucial the club makes the right calls on the big decisions it is faced with." | Former Football Association executive Adrian Bevington has left his advisory role at relegated Aston Villa after less than two months in the post. | 36310420 |
The company says it added nearly one million customers during the 12 months that ended on 30 June.
Sky unveiled several original dramas during the period, including Fortitude and 1999.
The company also said a record 3.1 million in the UK and Ireland watched the Game of Thrones finale in April.
"Across the portfolio, we've secured a series of big rights deals and made exciting progress in our push into original content," said Jeremy Darroch, Sky's group chief executive.
"We've successfully completed a deal that has transformed the size and scale of opportunity for the business whilst delivering an excellent financial and operational performance as more customers chose Sky and took more of our products."
Together with BT Sport, Sky paid £5.1bn in February for premier league football coverage for three seasons from 2016-17. | Pay-TV provider Sky reported an 18% increase in annual operating profit to £1.4bn. | 33699737 |
The medics were secretly filmed by the Sunday Times, which has investigated allegations of doping in the African country in collaboration with German broadcaster ARD/WRD.
Kenya's Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has also reportedly made arrests in connection with the claims.
Ukad has also sent two investigators to Nairobi to assist with the enquiries.
In a statement, UK Athletics described the Sunday Times' allegations as "vague and unsubstantiated" and encouraged the newspaper to "provide full details of all of the individuals and information in its article as a matter of urgency so that the claims can be investigated in a timely manner".
It added: "None of the allegations as presented relating to British athletes accords with our experience. Nevertheless, we take any allegations of doping seriously and will as always cooperate fully with any investigation undertaken by Ukad or other anti-doping organisations."
It is alleged that the footage shows the medics claiming they were paid by British, Kenyan and other athletes to administer blood-boosting drug erythropoietin (EPO).
According to the newspaper, the doctors provided medical notes and blood test results to show they had treated a British athlete for an injury.
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A third Kenyan associated with the doctors also alleges that three other British athletes were among the 50 athletes he had given banned performance-enhancing drugs to.
The Sunday Times says that when it subsequently approached the two doctors, they refused to answer questions about the claims they had made on film. It says the associate claimed he had lied about helping athletes cheat - and had encouraged the doctors to lie as well "to make some money".
Nicole Sapstead, Ukad chief executive, said the evidence was "of grave concern and of significant interest".
She added: "We have opened an investigation and are taking the necessary steps to corroborate the evidence and investigate it further...this evidence is being treated with the utmost importance and urgency."
Kenya, a powerhouse nation in world athletics, was deemed to be in breach of global anti-doping rules in May. The World Anti-Doping Agency declared the country non-compliant with its code after a series of drugs and corruption scandals.
These allegations come weeks after Kenya passed legislation to create a new national anti-doping agency in April. The IOC has since demanded that Kenyan athletes who want to compete in Rio must undergo extra doping tests.
Last month, the chairman of Ukad admitted mistakes had been made over its handling of allegations that a London-based doctor prescribed performance-enhancing drugs to 150 athletes, including Premier League footballers.
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Ukad investigated Mark Bonar - who denies any wrongdoing - two years ago, but decided he was out of their jurisdiction and did not pass on any details to the General Medical Council. The findings of an independent review into the affair is due to be published later this month.
Sapstead said: "We recognise that many athletes train overseas for a number of reasons, such as warmer weather or the altitude, and sometimes in countries which do not have the necessary anti-doping systems in place.
"Ukad has no power to prevent a sport training in other parts of the world and we strongly encourage every sport to carry out a risk assessment when choosing where their athletes train and to report any concerns to us.
"Whilst ultimately it is an athlete's responsibility to protect themselves from doping, it is absolutely imperative that national governing bodies of sport ensure that their athletes and coaching staff are safeguarded and are training in safe and clean environments.
"They must ensure that they are in the best possible environment to compete, and win, clean." | UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) has begun an investigation and expressed "grave concern" over claims by two Kenyan doctors they gave banned performance-enhancing drugs to British athletes. | 36756105 |
Kim, 21, shot a three-under-par 69 on the final day at Sawgrass to finish on 10 under and replace Adam Scott as the youngest winner.
England's Ian Poulter was tied for the lead at one stage but finished three shots behind in a tie for second with Louis Oosthuizen after a 71.
Rafa Cabrera Bello and Kyle Stanley finished tied for fourth on six under.
After his victory in the Wyndham Championship last year, Kim is the fourth player in the last 25 years to win twice on the PGA Tour before the age of 22, following in the footsteps of Tiger Woods, Sergio Garcia and Jordan Spieth.
Kim started the final round two shots behind overnight leaders JB Holmes and Stanley while Poulter, chasing a first victory since 2012 and a maiden strokeplay success in the United States, was three behind.
But with Holmes and Stanley failing to sustain their challenges in blustery conditions, Kim and Poulter both knocked in early birdies to share the lead.
Birdies on the seventh and ninth made the South Korean the first player to reach 10 under par this week and gave him a two-shot lead.
Poulter reduced the deficit to one but then, having gone 39 consecutive holes without a bogey, dropped a shot on the 12th.
The 41-year-old tried to put Kim under pressure but the putts would not drop and the leader remained agonisingly out of touch.
Kim saved par from tricky positions on both the 10th and 11th and safely negotiated the challenge of the water at the 17th with a bold tee shot and two composed putts.
After Poulter dropped a shot on the 18th, Kim went on to secure the biggest win of his fledging career with another par.
It has still been a remarkable week for Poulter, who three weeks ago thought he had lost his PGA Tour card after falling to 197th in the world rankings.
That was until fellow professional Brian Gay alerted officials to a discrepancy in the points structure used for players competing on major medical extensions.
The former world number five, who only played 13 tournaments in 2016 because of a foot injury, made the most of his reprieve and will climb back into the top 100 in the new rankings.
"From being in a position a couple of weeks ago where I wasn't here to finish tied second, it's a good week," Poulter told Sky Sports after his best finish since November 2014.
"It has been a tough 18 months. Today I felt like a couple of putts slid by, but I played well under pressure, barring that horrible second shot on the last.
"I've enjoyed it and hopefully this is just a stepping stone to pressing on for the rest of this year."
BBC golf correspondent Iain Carter at Sawgrass
It was a curious Players Championship in that none of the world's top 10 could fashion a top-10 finish, but it still produced its usual share of sporting drama.
Kim showed commendable composure down the stretch to become the youngest winner while Poulter will feel this was a victory despite his runner-up finish.
It has been a torrid time for the Englishman over the last 18 months but this week he showed he remains capable of excellent golf even with a relatively cold putter. Now he has a platform upon which to build for the rest of the year having returned to the world's top 100.
Spain's Cabrera Bello produced a spectacular finish to claim a tie for fourth with Stanley.
Cabrera Bello holed out from 181 yards for the first albatross in tournament history on the 16th, then followed that with another two on the 17th, before holing from 35 feet for par on the last after hooking his tee shot into the water.
But compatriot Sergio Garcia, who started the day well placed on five under, saw his hopes of adding the Players title to his Masters Green Jacket disappear on the outward nine.
He dropped six shots and made just one birdie to fall back to level par and two double bogeys and three birdies on the back nine meant he finished one over.
Further down the leaderboard, world number one Dustin Johnson finished outside the top three for just the third time this season in a tie for 12th.
The American followed rounds of 71, 73 and 74 with a closing 68.
Rory McIlroy's week came to a disappointing conclusion with a double-bogey six on the 18th in a closing 75.
The world number two from Northern Ireland finished two over par in a tie for 35th and is set to undergo an MRI scan later on Monday to determine the extent of an injury which hampered his efforts at Sawgrass. | South Korean Kim Si-woo produced a faultless round to become the youngest champion at the Players Championship. | 39916720 |
And so it proved - just not in the way anyone could have predicted - as he resigned suddenly on Tuesday night after only five months at Selhurst Park before penning what was effectively his retirement speech.
So is this really the end of the road for the 62-year-old who has been one of the domestic game's most enduring, controversial and divisive personalities? And how should he be viewed if this is farewell to the man known as "Big Sam"?
Sam Allardyce was often left alone to talk up his managerial credentials - condemned as a footballing dinosaur as he produced evidence to suggest he was actually among the game's modernisers.
Allardyce's most famous quote was arguably his claim: "I won't ever go to a top-four club because I'm not called Sam Allardici, just Sam Allardyce."
He quickly added: "That was tongue in cheek" - or was it?
It actually hinted at the under-appreciation Allardyce often felt was his lot in football, characterised as a back-to-basics long-ball exponent working in the shadows of what he regarded as more glamorous foreign names, whose body of work could not stand up to his.
And Allardyce had a point.
He took charge of six Premier League clubs in Bolton Wanderers, Newcastle United, Blackburn Rovers, West Ham United, Sunderland and finally Crystal Palace - more than anyone else in the competition.
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A study of the fates of Bolton, Newcastle, Blackburn and Sunderland confirms they have all ended up in different divisions after his departure, while he took West Ham back into the Premier League and stabilised them before performing a familiar rescue act on Palace this season.
Allardyce's highest Premier League position was sixth with Bolton, a remarkable feat, but this statistic must be viewed through the prism of his being consistently cast in the role of firefighter rather than foundation builder.
After one of his final matches in charge of Blackburn in December 2010, a 3-0 win against Wolves, I asked him would he ever get the credit he deserved?
The response was typical Allardyce: "We never get credit for things, but that's the way it is. We are just a small town club enjoying ourselves by winning football matches. The fortress of Ewood Park is back and the walls are getting higher."
And how they crumbled when he was sacked by new owners Venky's days later.
Allardyce was also happy to work some of the game's stellar names and, despite his public perception, they were happy to work with him.
At Bolton he successfully incorporated France World Cup-winner Youri Djorkaeff, Nigerian maverick Jay-Jay Okocha and Real Madrid legend Fernando Hierro into his team. Ivan Campo also flourished.
And as he guided Palace to safety, he utilised the flair of Yohan Cabaye, Wilfried Zaha and Andros Townsend while using his tried and trusted methods to rejuvenate Christian Benteke.
Allardyce can also point to the fact he has always been a man in demand, even when his stock was at its lowest after his departure as England manager.
He managed for 488 games in the Premier League, the fifth highest in the competition and a tally second only to Harry Redknapp among English managers.
And he has called time on his managerial career with his proud record of never having a Premier League relegation on his CV still intact.
An achievement all the more commendable considering he took over at Sunderland in October 2015 when they were second bottom and winless after eight league games, and at Palace on Christmas Eve 2016 when they were 17th, just one point off the relegation places.
Palace were, at that stage, the worst performing of all 92 Premier League and Football League sides in 2016 before York City - who were bottom of the National League at the time - with 26 points from 36 games, an average of 0.72 points per game.
When history looks back at Allardyce's career, it may well eventually be viewed more generously and with greater credit.
Sam Allardyce openly coveted the England job for a decade - while others might have played down their ambitions or ability to do the job, he openly revelled in the possibility and was confident of success.
He even went as far as to claim his chances of succeeding Sven-Goran Eriksson back in 2006 were damaged by the FA's lack of PowerPoint facilities.
Allardyce wrote in "Big Sam: My Autobiography": "I wanted to do a real knock-your-socks-off PowerPoint which looked at every single detail. There was nothing missing. Nobody but nobody was going to beat it."
He was the told there were no PowerPoint facilities at the interview venue and he was reduced to handing out hard copies of his presentation.
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So, despite his rehabilitation at Crystal Palace, the manner of his dismissal departure after only 67 days and a single World Cup qualifying win in Slovakia, will be a stain on his reputation forever.
In the wider context, he will always be the man who was forced to give up the job that was his life's ambition after one match.
Increasingly, questions have been raised about whether he said or did anything wrong when he was caught in a Daily Telegraph "sting".
But his lack of judgement and naivety in ending up in a situation where he admitted "entrapment has won", left the Football Association feeling it could not continue with a manager tainted in this fashion and by what it called "inappropriate" behaviour.
And this will be a cause of regret to Allardyce forever.
To watch him in action as the national manager was to see someone at home in the spotlight in which so many had been dragged down, including his predecessor Roy Hodgson when he resigned after England's last-16 exit to Iceland at Euro 2016.
Comfortable and relaxed with the media, clearly taking such pleasure in using the phrase he had hoped to utter for a decade, "I am England manager", the man who started his first interview on the FA website with the words "I can't stop smiling" found the laughter had stopped.
Sam Allardyce was, and remains, a highly popular figure within the game - approachable, humorous and with a rich source of stories and one-liners.
He was, however, a taste that was never quite acquired by many who questioned his methods and his blunt refusal to be burdened down by any sense of modesty about his achievements.
Allardyce's advocates, and there are many, suggest he simply has great self-belief and confidence and can back up his words with results - his detractors painted him as a bluff figure of limited tactical ambition, who dressed up constant mid-table and lower-table survival as major success.
It was perhaps that "Allardici" quote and his claim that he would win a title every year if he was in charge of Real Madrid or Inter Milan, that made him derided in some quarters - as well as his obvious relish in getting under the skin of some of management's biggest games.
When Jose Mourinho accused Allardyce's West Ham of playing "football from the 19th century" to get a goalless draw at Chelsea in January 2014, he insisted he did not care - albeit using a more colourful turn of phrase.
Allardyce added: "He can't take it, can he?
"He can't take it because we've out-tactic-ed him, out-witted him. He just can't cope."
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger used to become infamously frustrated by Allardyce at Bolton.
He won only four of 12 games against him in that time and was badly wounded by a 2-2 draw that virtually cost the Gunners the title in 2002-03.
Allardyce wrote in his book: "I enjoyed beating Arsenal more than anyone when I was in charge at Bolton. We'd really got to them and Arsene Wenger hated us."
He also provoked a sarcastic response from current Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez when he claimed Liverpool's 2005 Champions League win, when they came from 3-0 down at half-time to beat AC Milan on penalties in Istanbul, was "nowt to do with him" in his autobiography, instead saying the victory was down to captain Steven Gerrard.
It was part of a long-running feud between the pair and Benitez, then at Real Madrid, asked his Spanish inquisitors: "Do you know who Sam Allardyce is? Do you know how many trophies he has won? Well, that's my answer."
It was this refusal to bow down before so-called bigger clubs, their managers and their supporters - even his own, when he cupped his ear to angry West Ham fans during a win against Hull City in January 2015 - that has made him a manager and personality who divides opinion, but never a man afraid to fight his corner.
Allardyce did it his way, using his methods, and will say his record shows he was successful.
And if they did not like it he might use the same colourful quip he once delivered in Mourinho's direction.
Rarely has the public's perception of a manager's methods differed so vastly from his own - Allardyce, with justification, regarded himself as well-versed in the most modern methods, while those who disapproved believed his tactics were simply a long-ball, physical throwback to a previous age.
It is worth listening to a player who worked under him, former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock, who was with Allardyce at Blackburn Rovers.
He said: "Before I played for him, I was unsure what it would be like because of the perceptions there are of him. The reality could not have been further away from what some people think.
"Sam is a thorough, analytical manager as tuned into the demands of the modern game as any I have worked for."
He added: "Look at the job he did with Bolton, and the calibre of technically gifted players he had. You're not telling me they would have hung around if they thought they weren't being encouraged to express themselves."
Allardyce is renowned for having a specific game plan for every occasion and passionate about the importance of recovery periods, nutrition and supplements.
He was one of the first to make use of ProZone data and used meticulous performance analysis techniques at the cutting edge of sports science.
He was also happy to use sports psychologists to improve results.
It is at odds with the image many have.
In reality, he was always happy to embrace modern techniques.
If this is to be the end of Sam Allardyce's career, the verdict delivered on it will be as divisive and varied as ever.
Allardyce's supporters will talk of a man ahead of his time, denied a top job by an unflattering public image.
Those who never acquired his taste will question a man they believe found his true level as one of football's most efficient and successful firefighters.
The sadness for Allardyce is that one short period now threatens to always overshadow a managerial career that has had many outstanding moments and left the fans of many clubs grateful - even nostalgic - for the time he spent with them.
Allardyce, unfairly or not, will be remembered by many as the man who spent a career building up to his life's ambition - only to see the dream crumble in 67 days as England manager. | Sam Allardyce claimed navigating Crystal Palace's route to Premier League survival had helped him recover and look to the future after his humiliating tenure as England manager, which ended after only 67 days and one game. | 40030476 |
Malachi Halstead, 35, from Newport, attacked Teerath Mann in August 2016 because he thought he was stealing from him.
Halstead, known as DJ Madskie, put the picture on the messaging app saying: "See that? I chopped that off."
He was found guilty of wounding with intent at Cardiff Crown Court.
His partner Nicole Seaborne, also from Newport, was cleared of providing him with the weapon.
The court heard Mr Mann, 23, was selling drugs for Halstead but the DJ suspected money had gone missing.
Heath Edwards, prosecuting, said Halstead lured Mr Mann into his car before telling him, "Tonight you're losing something".
"Halstead drove to a nearby place and parked up, and both got out of the vehicle," Mr Edwards said.
"Mr Mann was made to place his finger on a wooden pole, and when he did, Halstead chopped off a large part of that finger."
The court was shown the Snapchat recording showing Mr Mann's severed finger and Halstead himself.
Halstead denied the attack, claiming a man called Mr Biggs had ambushed Mr Mann.
But Mr Edwards said Mr Biggs was "a figment of Halstead's imagination".
Halstead also admitted escaping police custody, after running away from officers when he was initially being arrested.
Sentencing, Recorder Christopher Clee called the attack "utterly barbaric" and said the footage was "chilling."
Halstead would have to serve two thirds of his sentence before being considered for release, he said.
After the case, Det Con Eirian Williams, of Gwent Police, said: "Malachi Halstead enacted a terrible, life-changing injury on the victim on what was effectively a vendetta crime.
"We are delighted that this particularly violent individual has been convicted and we hope this lengthy sentence serves as a warning to others involved in organised crime." | A DJ has been jailed for 14 years for chopping off a man's finger with a meat cleaver and posting a picture of it on Snapchat. | 38985265 |
The showcase of progressive cities is part of the Festival of Architecture 2016.
The 5m by 5m pavilion is made from logs taken from Templeton Woods, north-west of Dundee.
It will come back to the city's Slessor Gardens before being returned to the forest as a bicycle hub.
The trees used in its construction were all wind-blown, not felled, in keeping with the project's design brief of sustainability.
Mike Galloway, Dundee City Council's director of city development, said: "When we were choosing the design for the V&A, I'd done a fair amount of research on Kengo Kuma and I read a number of his books.
"I was very taken with a whole series of pavilions that he had designed over his career, quite fantastic little pieces of design and architecture.
"We were delighted that he agreed and responded so well with the concept of the pavilion that we're erecting."
The pavilion's clear polycarbonate roof exposes its interior to natural light.
The £80.1m V&A Dundee museum, designed by the Tokyo-based architect, is expected to open in 2018.
Kengo Kuma said: "The trunks are stacked up randomly to create a structure inspired by firewood logs.
"Our aim was to create an environment that communicates the roughness and warmth of timber to sit in harmony with its environment and peripheral scenery."
The Pop-Up Cities Expo takes place in Edinburgh from 21 June to 17 July. | A wooden pavilion designed by V&A Dundee architect Kengo Kuma will showcase the city's resurgence at the Pop-Up Cities Expo in Edinburgh. | 36488517 |
Amina Begun was found by police in Fambridge Close, Maldon, Essex, shortly after 14:00 GMT on Thursday. She was declared dead at the scene.
Javid Ahmed, 25, of Fambridge Close, Maldon, was charged on Friday night.
He appeared before magistrates in Chelmsford, where he was remanded in custody to appear before the city's crown court on Tuesday. | A 25-year-old man has been charged with murdering a woman who was found lying in a road with "significant injuries". | 35903516 |
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