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"You want charisma? Excitement? Tension? Best look elsewhere," suggests an article in Politico.
"If there's one thing the rest of the world can't get enough of, it's British people explaining to them that they're wrong. And no-one more so than American conservatives, who are only too eager to hear from the mother country about how they should be running things."
That, at least, appeared to be the theory behind the Westminster debate, Politico adds.
Under the headline, "Trump threatens to abandon Scotland deal as UK debates banning him" Fox News writes that "the combative US presidential candidate counter-punched by threatening to walk away from a lucrative deal in Scotland".
It quotes Sarah Malone, executive Vice-President for Trump International Golf Links, Scotland, as saying that "the real-estate magnate, if barred, would abandon plans for an additional $1.1bn investment in Scotland's golf-and-leisure industry".
The Times (subscription) says that politicians of all parties united to condemn Mr Trump, who is probably the first US presidential candidate to have been labelled a "wazzock" by a serving British politician.
It says that Mr Trump's remarks about a possible Muslim travel ban to the US - and his comments that Britain is struggling with radicalised Muslims - caused so much offence that 570,000 people signed a petition calling for him to be barred from Britain, where his business empire includes two golf resorts in Scotland.
"His comments outraged MPs too," The Times says, "and in an extraordinary display of unanimity on Monday night, politicians from all sides seemed intent on outdoing each other as they searched for the most wounding response."
Under the headline "British Have a Go at Trump but Shy Away From a Ban", The New York Times says that although Mr Trump was roundly condemned by British MPs using "language that could have been lifted from his Twitter feed", they nevertheless backed away from the idea of barring him from entering the country - a move which it points out in any case can only be carried out by Home Secretary Theresa May.
It says that Monday's debate touched on a range of issues, including whether Mr Trump had breached the limits of free speech, and whether he was being treated differently from others with similar views because of his wealth and his prominence.
The Guardian says that the majority of parliamentarians from both left and right dismissed the idea of banning the businessman and star of The Apprentice in the US, with one MP saying it would fuel his publicity machine and give him the "halo of victimhood".
It quotes opposition Home Office minister Jack Dromey as saying that Mr Trump could "push vulnerable young people who believe in the victimhood promoted by Islamic State further into extremism".
Letting someone into the country who demonises Muslims would be "damaging, it would be dangerous, it would be deeply divisive", Mr Dromey was quoted as saying, adding: "I don't think Donald Trump should be let within 1,000 miles of our shores."
The Daily Telegraph carries the views of a wide range of politicians who spoke during the debate:
Under the headline "Donald Trump gets pummelled by the British", The Washington Post says that while the debate did not produce any binding decisions, "it did give British lawmakers an unusual chance to weigh in directly on US politics".
The paper quotes Conservative backbencher Edward Leigh, who argued that those who want to shut down a demagogue may be guilty of demagoguery themselves. "If we only allow freedom of speech for those we agree with, is that free speech at all?"
The Independent quotes Conservative MP Adam Holloway as saying that Britain should "apologise to the people of the United States" for the petition to ban Mr Trump. It quotes Mr Holloway as saying the debate on whether to ban him from British shores "makes Britain look totalitarian". It says that MPs were divided over dealing with his offensive views by banning him or by "giving him the chance to express them in order to expose them to ridicule".
The Huffington Post also highlights this argument, pointing out that many MPs "took the approach that Mr Trump should be subjected to the full force of media scrutiny and the satire of comedians".
The Los Angeles Times says the debate on Monday was "unusual and passionate" and provided a rare opportunity for Members of Parliament to share their views about the billionaire tycoon-turned-politician. It said that "well-versed arguments for and against were voiced from all sides of the political spectrum". It says that while some urged the government to use of its power to deny entry to people who are considered not "conducive to the public good" others said he should be invited to Britain "to see what life is really like".
The San Francisco Chronicle says that if Mr Trump does ever make it to Britain, he will have no shortage of things to do. "Labour legislator Naz Shah was one of several lawmakers who invited Trump to visit their constituencies to see Britain's multi-ethnic society first-hand," it says. "[Ms] Shah said she would take him to a curry restaurant in her home city of Bradford."
Finally The Financial Times says that apart from the diplomatic discomfort any ban might cause Mr Trump were he actually to enter the White House, "many MPs concluded that banning him would be counterproductive and - well - not very British". | The debate by British MPs over whether US presidential hopeful Donald Trump should be allowed to enter the UK following his remarks about temporarily banning Muslims from entering the US has led to widespread press commentary on both sides of the Atlantic. | 35351305 |
Passengers travelling on the ferry to Guernsey had to wait when it stopped outside St Peter Port harbour for engineers to fix it on Friday.
Condor said there was a fault with one of the lube oil filter on the engine.
Alternative ferry sailings on Saturday have been offered to passengers.
Condor said it would ensure all customers got to their destinations on the same day, but on a different ship and at a different time.
Passengers booked to travel to and from the UK will be able to travel on the Commodore Clipper ferry, while the Condor Rapide will provide sailings to Guernsey. | Condor Liberation ferry services between the Channel Islands and the UK have been cancelled on Saturday, following a technical problem with the vessel. | 35674491 |
Mr Duncan Smith, who like Mr Johnson is campaigning to leave the EU, criticised "name-calling", calling it "childish".
It comes after Lord Heseltine said Mr Johnson's "judgement is going" after his comments about Hitler and the EU.
The ex-deputy PM also said he would be "very surprised" if Mr Johnson went on to become prime minister.
The UK's EU referendum takes place on June 23. The government is officially campaigning for a vote to remain in, but several high profile Conservatives are backing the Leave campaign, with Mr Johnson one of its figureheads.
On Sunday Mr Johnson, the former London mayor, compared the EU's aims in creating a "single authority" in Europe with Napoleon's and Hitler's.
Remain campaigners have rounded on him, and the European Council president said his comments were "absurd".
But Mr Johnson has stood by his remarks and on Wednesday described the criticism he has received as "synthetic outrage".
Lord Heseltine's intervention on Tuesday, in which he said the "preposterous, obscene" remarks had "crossed the bounds of domestic debate", provoked a strong reaction from Mr Duncan Smith, who quit the government in March over cuts to disability benefits.
"It's always good to hear voices from the past. I would be grateful if they remained in the past," he told the BBC.
"My simple comment is: cut the name calling because this is childish and the public is fed up with it.
"All of you in the past who were once responsible for these actions, the best you can do is say let's engage with the debate and stop calling people names, because I think that demeans us and I don't think politicians should do that."
Another Leave campaigner, Tory backbencher Jacob Rees-Mogg, described Lord Heseltine - a longtime EU enthusiast whose challenge helped trigger Margaret Thatcher's departure from Downing Street - as "a frightful old humbug who divided the Conservative Party more than anybody else in our modern history".
Mr Duncan Smith also told the BBC key elements of the government's agenda had been "parked or dropped" in this Queen's Speech, because David Cameron was keen to avoid any debate or argument which touched on Europe. | Former cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith has dismissed Lord Heseltine as a "voice from the past" after the Tory grandee's attack on Boris Johnson. | 36324833 |
Of 1,517 votes cast in the two-day referendum - on a turnout of more than 90% - 1,513 were in favour, while just three votes were against.
It follows pressure from Argentina over its claims to the islands, 31 years after the Falklands War with the UK.
The UK government welcomed the result and urged "all countries" to accept it and respect the islanders' wishes.
The referendum had asked: "Do you wish the Falkland Islands to retain their current political status as an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom?"
There was a turnout of more than 90% from 1,672 British citizens eligible to vote in a population of about 2,900.
Nigel Haywood, governor of the Falkland Islands, said: "Obviously it is a major principle of the United Nations that a people have their right to self-determination, and you don't get a much clearer expression of the people's self-determination than such a large turnout and such a large 'yes' vote."
By Caroline WyattDefence correspondent, BBC News
Amongst a sea of union jacks and a chorus of Land of Hope and Glory, there was no doubting the sentiment as jubilant Falkland islanders gathered in Stanley to celebrate their unity over their future, and a referendum that showed 99.8% in favour of remaining British.
These may be small islands almost 8,000 miles from the UK, but they have just spoken with a loud voice in favour of retaining those historic ties. The islanders' hope is that their voices will be listened to all the way to Buenos Aires and beyond - not least by other nations and capitals that Argentina has been seeking to convince of its claims.
The three people who voted 'no' were presumably not amongst the crowds of voters, although it's not clear whether they voted 'no' in favour of Argentina, or because they favoured independence for the islands.
What really stung here was a recent comment by the Argentine foreign minister that the islanders' wishes didn't count because they were what he termed an "implanted" population. Though Argentina may not change its mind today, many islanders hope they've shown that their wishes do need to be heard in any debate over their future - and do count.
Dick Sawle, a member of the island's legislative assembly, said it was an "absolutely phenomenal result which will send out the strongest possible message to the rest of the world about our right to self-determination - a right that was fought for in 1982, and which we have honoured tonight."
Islanders had "very, very clearly said they wish to remain as a British overseas territory with those rights", he said, and it would "be our job now as a government to get that message out to the rest of the world and every country that will listen to us".
He added: "What is very clear is that these islands never have belonged to Argentina; what is also extremely clear to me here, and from the results that we heard tonight, is that they never will do."
UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said: "We have always been clear that we believe in the rights of the Falklands people to determine their own futures and to decide on the path they wish to take. It is only right that, in the 21st Century, these rights are respected.
"All countries should accept the results of this referendum and support the Falkland islanders as they continue to develop their home and their economy. I wish them every success in doing so."
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has maintained that the Falkland islanders' wishes are not relevant in what is a territorial issue.
Most Argentines regard the islands, which they call Las Malvinas, as Argentine and their recovery is enshrined in the national constitution.
Journalist Celina Andreassi, of the Argentina Independent, said: "The majority of people here agree with the official position that the issue is not about self-determination and it is not about whether the islanders consider themselves British or not - because obviously everyone knows that they do and that they are British.
"The issue for most people here is whether the territory is Argentine or British, not the people themselves."
Carolina Barros, editor of the Buenos Aires Herald, said the referendum result was "quite a blow and big news for any Argentine saying that the Malvinas islands belong to Argentina, or that the islanders living there are an implanted population".
"I don't think it's going to change the mind of the government," she said. "It might change the mind of the Argentines.
"Most of the Argentines think that the territory, the land, belongs to the Argentine map. But most of the Argentines, I think, think that the islanders are entitled to believe or feel themselves like the true inhabitants of the islands after almost nine generations."
Election observers from different countries oversaw the vote, including representatives of Chile and Mexico - despite an Argentine request for Latin American countries not to take part.
Argentine forces invaded the Falkland Islands on 2 April 1982. The garrison of the UK's Royal Marines was overwhelmed and other British South Atlantic territories including South Georgia were also seized.
In two months of fighting after the UK military responded, 255 British and about 650 Argentine servicemen were killed, along with three Falklands civilians, before Argentine forces surrendered.
Argentina says it inherited the islands from the Spanish crown in 1767 and the islands were seized by Britain in 1833, but the UK says it had long previously established a settlement there and never relinquished sovereignty.
It says it has continuously inhabited and administered the islands since 1833. | The people of the Falkland Islands have voted overwhelmingly in favour of remaining a UK overseas territory. | 21750909 |
Teesport owner PD Ports said the agreement, with Redcar steelmaker SSI, could also create a further 30 posts.
It will mean an estimated 2m tonnes a year of slab steel being processed for export through the port.
SSI, which employs 2,000 people, took over the former Corus steel plant three years ago. | Up to 100 port jobs on Teesside have been safeguarded after a seven-year deal was secured to handle millions of tonnes of steel for export. | 31201926 |
It will allow Kyowa Kirin International - formerly ProStrakan - to increase staff numbers in Galashiels from 150 to 200 over the next five years.
The move comes after the firm announced record turnover of £251m last year, up from £222m in 2015.
It has taken a 10-year lease on a building next to its headquarters to allow for the expansion.
It will increase the size of its HQ by 40% and create a complex capable of housing 200 staff.
Work is expected to be completed later this year.
Lucy Alkin-Young, KKI's office manager, said: "We've been growing so fast that we were simply running out of room in our existing head office, so the expansion is being welcomed by the whole team.
"Our extended facility will provide us with a headquarters that is appropriate for an international pharmaceutical company."
Dr Tom Stratford, KKI president, said the investment underlined the company's commitment to Galashiels and Scotland.
"The business is growing at pace and we are proud of what we have achieved since joining Kyowa Hakko Kirin in 2011," he said.
"Our turnover has grown from £105m to £251m in that time, overall staff numbers have more than doubled to stand at almost 600 today and we recently filed for European approval of the first of Kyowa Hakko Kirin's pipeline products." | A Scottish pharmaceutical firm has revealed plans to expand its headquarters in the Borders. | 38839530 |
Matthew Yates, 38, convinced several female clients to remove their underwear for a "full body massage".
He placed the clock between some of the women's legs without them knowing, Nottingham Crown Court heard.
Yates, of Loughborough, was found guilty of voyeurism and sexual assault.
The former RAF technician, who served in Iraq, advertised himself as a professional masseur online, despite having no experience or qualifications.
Yates started as a masseur in 2012, but Recorder Paul Mann QC said by February 2015 "there was a sexual motivation" in his work.
He visited the women at their homes, all in the Nottinghamshire area.
Yates was arrested in November 2015 and charged with five counts of voyeurism and three of sexual assault.
He denied the charges but was found guilty during a trial at Nottingham Crown Court last month.
In sentencing, Mr Mann said: "Most of the women had no experience of massage. You wanted them to be naked and said that wearing pants and bra impeded your ability to give a full massage."
He said Yates would use the first appointment to gain their trust and during the second appointment would massage their breasts and pubic areas, telling them it was part of a normal massage.
The court heard that when victims wanted to keep their underwear on, he would move them aside during the massage.
One of his victims, who was aged 20 at the time, was massaged at her friend's house.
When her friend checked on her, she spotted the clock between her legs and reported Yates to the police.
The woman, now 22, said: "I feel I can't trust anybody now. We can't forget about it, but now we know he is not on the streets for a while and is being punished.
"From this I hope more people come forward and no-one else has to go through it."
Yates, of Laburnum Way, was sentenced to three years in jail for sexual assault and 12 months for voyeurism, to run concurrently. | An ex-airman who posed as a professional masseur and secretly filmed naked women using a camera hidden inside a digital clock has been jailed for three years. | 40134999 |
Wiggins, 37, plans to compete at the British Indoor Rowing Championships in London in December, and says his "numbers are quite good".
The 2012 Tour de France winner, who retired from cycling in December 2016, is hoping to compete at a sixth Olympic Games at the age of 40.
"I might be being a bit delusional but the times suggest I'm not," he said.
Wiggins, who is being coached by friend and Olympic rowing gold medallist James Cracknell, was speaking at a corporate event in Manchester.
"I took up rowing when I retired just to keep fit, but my numbers started getting quite good, so I've started taking it up professionally now and getting coached seven days a week," he said in comments reported by the Daily Mail.
"I'm going to see how far I can take it. Maybe a sixth Olympic gold?"
Wiggins is Britain's most decorated Olympian with eight medals, winning at least one at every Olympic Games from Sydney 2000 to Rio 2016.
He won his fifth Olympic gold in the men's team pursuit in Rio last August.
After announcing his retirement from cycling, he had been due to take part in television programme The Jump in January - but injured a foot in training and was forced to pull out.
Wiggins first raised the idea of switching to rowing in his November 2012 autobiography My Time, but is yet to reveal if he has been out on the water in a rowing boat.
In May, British Rowing performance director Sir David Tanner had said it would be difficult for Wiggins to make the transition.
The British Indoor Rowing Championships take place at the Lee Valley VeloPark - formerly the Olympic Velodrome - in December.
Competition takes place on static rowing machines - like the ones found in gyms - and is open to anyone over the age of 11.
Races are held over distances ranging from 500m to 2km in different age categories, as well as open events.
The 2017 World Games take place in Wroclaw, Poland, in July. Great Britain will send a team of five, including British champion Graham Benton. | Five-time Olympic cycling champion Sir Bradley Wiggins is aiming for the Tokyo 2020 Games - as a rower. | 40463299 |
Cracknell, 22, is one of seven uncapped players in Rob Howley's 36-man party - and one of five never to have been in the squad before.
With the likes of uncapped Dragons wing Ashton Hewitt also tipped to shine, Cracknell has his sights on Wales' Six Nations opener in Italy on 5 February.
"I want to compete for a place," he said.
"I had an email this morning. A few of the boys in the last couple of week have been saying I might have a chance but I did not believe it.
"It was surreal. I kept looking at the email and couldn't comprehend it.
"But it is just the start. This is just one of my personal goals to get in the squad but that's not the end of it.
"There is no point resting on my laurels and going in there and just making up the numbers."
The seven uncapped players in the Wales squad are Cracknell, Hewitt, Ospreys lock Rory Thornton, Leicester fly-half Owen Williams, Scarlets wing Steffan Evans, Scarlets scrum-half Aled Davies and Wasps flanker Thomas Young.
Only Davies and Thornton have previously been in senior Wales squads.
Cracknell was born in Leeds but has spent the majority of his career in Wales, playing for the likes of Bridgend, Cardiff and RGC 1404 in north Wales as well as the Ospreys.
He also represented Wales at Under-20s level, but it is his sparkling regional form this season which has seen him earn a first senior call-up.
"Personally I have set this marker down as a big achievement to try and get to," he added.
"I am a bit surprised at how quickly I have actually managed to get in the squad but it's just the start for me.
"I have been on quite a long route which has brought me here.
"When I was 18 I remember sitting down and looking at the best sixes in the world and just looking at clips.
"[Wales flanker] Dan Lydiate was a big one and having him here [at the Ospreys] has been a big help."
Newport Gwent Dragons head coach Kingsley Jones believes 22-year-old Hewitt has the attributes to excel at international level.
"First of all what he can bring is pace, and he can beat people, and that's what international rugby is about - you create opportunities and you need people to take them," said Jones.
"But the biggest compliment is that when he came in three years ago, people were highlighting what he couldn't do, and he's worked really hard to improve all aspects of his game.
"His mental toughness and his physical toughness is his biggest asset, one of the bravest you'll come across."
Jones hopes the player and the region will benefit even if he is joining up with the squad below others in the pecking order.
"He'll come back to us a better player, a more confident player, and I think the coaches there will be impressed with his work-rate and how he wants to improve.
"I'm pleased for him and for the region, for the rest of the squad. It shows [there's] some reward for performing for the Dragons." | Ospreys flanker Olly Cracknell is targeting a first Wales cap after being included in the Six Nations squad. | 38654776 |
James made six assists and 11 rebounds as the Cavs secured a 4-2 series victory in the Eastern Conference.
They will face either the Golden State Warriors or the Oklahoma City Thunder in the finals.
Oklahoma City lead the Western Conference series 3-2 going into game six of a potential seven on Saturday.
Cleveland have now made the final in consecutive years, while James will be playing in his sixth straight showpiece.
"I knew this was going to be tough game - I just had to bring my game. I had to be in attack mode from the beginning and trust my shots," said the four-time MVP.
"I knew once my shots started going in I could start getting my team-mates involved and they were able to carry me down the stretch."
Media playback is not supported on this device | LeBron James scored 33 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Toronto Raptors 113-87 to book their place in the NBA finals. | 36404508 |
The 25-year-old fly-half moved at the end of the 2015-16 season following Rhys Patchell's decision to switch to Parc y Scarlets from the Blues.
But uncapped Shingler, a lifelong Scarlets supporter, says he is getting used to being a Blue.
"It did feel strange putting the top on first of all four weeks ago but the move has sunk in," he said.
"I've got to know the players and the squad and feel a bit more of a Blues player now.
"It was huge, a huge decision and I gave it a lot of thought over a couple of months.
"I just thought that the way that the Blues were going was good, and who they were recruiting because I was lucky to see who was in front of me being recruited.
"I'd seen [Blues head coach] Danny Wilson was on a long-term contract so it was all positive really - the only negative was leaving my home region essentially where I'd been playing with a lot of life-long friends and my brother."
It was suggested that Patchell's decision to move to West Wales to pursue his ambition of playing regularly at fly-half was the trigger for Shingler's switch.
The player himself acknowledges taking notice of his rivals for selection, but suggests the decision was more complicated.
"For a player you always look who's in your position.
"Patchell was coming down (to Scarlets) Gareth Anscombe was in the Blues, Jarrod Evans in the Blues, Dan Jones and Aled Thomas were in the Scarlets.
"So it was very neutral, it came down to the club really. The travelling wasn't a factor so it was all about the club and which club I thought was heading in the right direction and the Blues just edged it for me."
Shingler is a former Wales Under-20 fly-half who was named in Scotland's senior squad for the 2012 Six Nations when he was playing for London Irish.
That led to a dispute between Scotland and Wales with the sport's governing body ruling that his age-group appearance for Wales meant he could not play for the Scots.
He has twice been named in senior Wales touring squads since, but has yet to play.
"I very rarely think about it. It's five or six years ago which I associate with London now, rather than Wales," said Shingler.
"I was in a different situation then, and I've been away to Japan and South Africa on tours which I enjoyed.
"I Just want to be the best player I can be and win lots of games.
"The accolades of playing well for your team comes with international honours potentially so the short term focus for me is playing well for the Blues and if anything happens off the back of that brilliant, but it's getting in that starting squad, then the starting XV and then go from there."
Friday, 26 October is a red letter day in the Shingler household - when Blues play Scarlets at Cardiff Arms Park and Steven will play against older brother Aaron - a Scarlets flanker - for the second time in his career.
The first was a Wales Possibles v Probables trial match in 2014 when Steven admits he spent most of his time "chasing the ball and lining up for conversions".
"We've already had a bit of banter - hopefully we can cross horns and I can get one over him," he added.
"I've already had a chat with my parents about who're they're supporting and they're with the Scarlets at the moment, so I'll have to try and convince them that I'm the favourite son." | Fly-half Steven Shingler admits it was a "huge" decision to leave Scarlets for Welsh rivals Cardiff Blues. | 36846590 |
Marshall became the first British woman to win World Championship gold when she took the 75kg title in 2012.
She appeared at London 2012 and Rio 2016, and becomes one of three female boxers at Mayweather Promotions.
The 25-year-old, who also won gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, is the only woman to beat two-time Olympic champion Claressa Shields.
American Shields, 22, has two wins from two fights since turning pro.
Writing 13 days before Marshall officially joined the paid ranks, she tweeted: "Yes, yes, yes. Savannah Marshall has turned pro! The amateur brackets can't save her."
Mayweather, 40, won world titles in five weight divisions before retiring in 2015.
Earlier on Thursday, UFC lightweight world champion Conor McGregor said he has signed a deal to fight Mayweather.
However, Mayweather refused to discuss the matter when asked about it. | British two-time Olympian Savannah Marshall has turned professional and will be promoted by Floyd Mayweather. | 39962950 |
The 24-year-old singer-songwriter, who grew up in Framlingham, Suffolk, quit school at the age of 16 to concentrate on singing.
He was awarded an honorary doctorate from University Campus Suffolk (UCS) in Ipswich.
"I've had an amazing year... and this makes it even better," he said.
"Suffolk is very much where I call home. Receiving this recognition is a real privilege."
Sheeran has become of one of the world's biggest music stars after selling millions of copies of his albums + and x.
Honorary degrees were also awarded to author Ronald Blythe, former ice dancer and Dancing On Ice judge Nicky Slater, and Maureen Reynel, who founded the charity Find, which provides emergency help to people affected by poverty or dispossession. | Singer Ed Sheeran has returned to his home county to receive an honorary degree for his "outstanding contribution to music". | 34573628 |
The Pontypridd men had spent £230 (300 euros) on the accommodation before realising their error in France.
It was one of the many travel issues the Football Supporters' Federation (FSF) Cymru have been called on to help with.
Vince Alm, of FSF, said: "We were trying not to laugh."
He said the men turned up at the FSF fan embassy in Lens, ahead of Wales' 2-1 defeat to England on Friday.
"They were looking for the Lens Switzerland Hotel," he said.
"After further investigation we found they'd actually booked the hotel in Switzerland and not in Lens.
"They had to lose their 300-euros-a-night and go and find something in Lille."
He added: "The one was blaming the other and we were trying not to laugh because it is a lot of money."
Mr Alm said there had been a lot of "good stories" relating to travel mishaps during Euro 2016.
The FSF had to help 40 people who lost their coach to the UK in Lens.
"A lot of them stopped to have a drink, maybe, or got themselves lost. And we had to assist them to get back to Paris and back to the UK."
He said French police had also opened up a cell at a police station and allowed a fan to sleep inside with the door open because he had no money and nowhere to sleep.
And there have been several fans who have fallen asleep drunk on the street who have been taken to hospital.
The FSF have also alerted the authorities when fans have gone missing in France.
"But we managed to get them all home and that's our job - to assist fans," he added, saying they have not had any "serious incidents".
As Wales face Russia in Toulouse in their vital third group game on Monday night, fans face uncertainty as to if, where and when the team will next play at Euro 2016.
The team could still top Group B or crash out of the tournament.
If Wales qualify for the next round, the permutations mean they could play in Paris or Lens on Saturday, Lille on Sunday or Nice on Monday.
With regards to ongoing travel, Mr Alm gave this advice: "Make sure you have it [your arrangements] done by Tuesday because the prices go up.
"All these hotels are pre-booked in the different cities by the footballing authorities and just people taking a punt.
"So, as soon as you know, get your travel plans in." | Two Welsh football fans accidentally booked a hotel in Lens, Switzerland, instead of Lens, France, for the team's Euro 2016 game against England. | 36574918 |
But the company said it would "accelerate innovation" in golf footwear and clothes.
Nike invested heavily in golf during the late 1990s with its sponsorship of Tiger Woods, giving him his first five-year contract in 1996, worth $40m.
But the winner of 14 of golf's major tournaments has been struggling with a loss of form in recent years.
In 2013 Nike signed a sponsorship deal with Rory Mcllroy, reported to be worth $100m over five years.
But despite that hefty spending on marketing, Nike has been struggling in the golf business.
Last year sales at Nike's golf unit fell by 8% to $706m, the third year of declining sales.
World number four McIlroy tweeted after the announcement: "Sad for @nikegolf employees that worked so hard and made genuinely great golf equipment. Your support will always be appreciated #TeamNike"
Nike said it still intends to "partner with more of the world's best golfers".
"We're committed to being the undisputed leader in golf footwear and apparel," said Trevor Edwards, president of Nike Brand.
"We will achieve this by investing in performance innovation for athletes and delivering sustainable profitable growth for Nike Golf."
Earlier this year Nike's rival Adidas announced its intention to sell most of its golf business.
It put its TaylorMade, Adams and Ashworth brands up for sale. | Nike will stop selling golf clubs, balls and bags after years of falling sales at its golf division. | 36971507 |
The exact causes behind the Permian-Triassic mass extinction have been much debated.
Two separate pulses of CO2 into the atmosphere - a "one-two punch" - may have helped fuel the die-off, new research suggests.
Changes to ocean acidity would have been one of the consequences, according to the study in Science journal.
Computer models suggested that this CO2 may have been released by massive bouts of volcanism from the Siberian Traps, now represented as a large region of volcanic rock in northern Eurasia.
The Permian-Triassic mass extinction, which took place 252 million years ago, wiped out more than 90% of marine species and more than two-thirds of the animals living on land.
The event is thought to have played out over a 60,000-year period and acidification of the oceans lasted for about 10,000 years.
The team led by Dr Matthew Clarkson from the University of Edinburgh analysed rocks unearthed in the United Arab Emirates - which were on the ocean floor at the time.
The rocks preserve a detailed record of changing oceanic conditions at the time. They then developed a climate model to work out what drove the extinction.
The researchers think the rapid rate of release of carbon was a crucial factor in driving the ocean acidification.
The carbon was released at a similar rate to modern emissions. Dr Clarkson commented: "Scientists have long suspected that an ocean acidification event occurred during the greatest mass extinction of all time, but direct evidence has been lacking until now.
"This is a worrying finding, considering that we can already see an increase in ocean acidity today that is the result of human carbon emissions." | Acidic oceans helped fuel the biggest mass extinction in the history of life on Earth, a study says. | 32236676 |
The incident took place near the Rose Street Brewery on Rose Street at about 21:30 on Friday.
A 33-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man were taken to the city's Royal Infirmary with serious injuries and both were later released.
Two men, aged 36 and 28, have been charged in connection with the incident.
Police Scotland said they were also keen to trace two women who were seen in the area.
The first was described as white, about 5ft 8ins, in her early 20s, with long blonde hair and wearing a white jacket, black trousers and grey Christmas jumper.
The second woman was also white, about 5ft 8ins and in her early 20s.
She was wearing a cream jacket, jeans, black knee-high boots and was carrying a black shoulder bag.
Det Sgt Andy MacRae said: "We know that many of the pubs and restaurants in the area were busy with people enjoying a night out or a Christmas party and I'm today urging anyone who witnessed this disturbance to contact police immediately." | Two people were left seriously injured after a disturbance in Edinburgh city centre. | 38282512 |
Iraq-born Kasim fired home at the far post from Charlie Colkett's cross to end Town's run of seven league and cup games without a win and lift them to 18th, four points clear of trouble.
Third-placed Wanderers had gone in front three minutes after the interval with a stunning goal from an unlikely source, centre-half David Wheater smashing home a superb volley from Jay Spearing's corner for his fourth goal of the campaign.
Bolton top scorer Zach Clough had already been denied by keeper Lawrence Vigouroux in the first minute, while Wanderers were convinced a foul by Raphael Rossi-Branco on Gary Madine merited a penalty.
James Henry, with one of two attempts to hit the woodwork, almost doubled Bolton's advantage after 57 minutes, but Swindon rallied in the final 25 minutes.
Ben Gladwin marked the first game of his third spell with the club by equalising with a deflected shot from the edge of the area.
Henry struck the post for a second time for the Trotters before Swindon broke in the final minute to avenge Bolton's late smash-and-grab winner in the reverse fixture in October.
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Match ends, Bolton Wanderers 1, Swindon Town 2.
Second Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 1, Swindon Town 2.
Substitution, Swindon Town. Sean Murray replaces Charlie Colkett.
Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Ben Alnwick.
Attempt saved. Luke Norris (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt blocked. John Goddard (Swindon Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is too high.
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Jamie Proctor replaces Lawrie Wilson.
Goal! Bolton Wanderers 1, Swindon Town 2. Yaser Kasim (Swindon Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Charlie Colkett.
Attempt missed. James Henry (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Luke Norris (Swindon Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Mark Beevers (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Delay in match John Goddard (Swindon Town) because of an injury.
John Goddard (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mark Beevers (Bolton Wanderers).
Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Mark Beevers.
Attempt blocked. Charlie Colkett (Swindon Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Max Clayton replaces Tom Thorpe.
Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Fankaty Dabo (Swindon Town).
Attempt saved. Zach Clough (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers).
Yaser Kasim (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Conor Thomas.
Attempt blocked. Josh Vela (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
James Henry (Bolton Wanderers) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
Attempt missed. Yaser Kasim (Swindon Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
Jay Spearing (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Charlie Colkett (Swindon Town).
Goal! Bolton Wanderers 1, Swindon Town 1. Ben Gladwin (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Luke Norris.
Attempt missed. Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Raphael Rossi Branco.
Substitution, Swindon Town. Jermaine Hylton replaces Islam Feruz.
Attempt missed. Jay Spearing (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Tom Thorpe (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Islam Feruz (Swindon Town).
Foul by Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers).
Raphael Rossi Branco (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half. | Yaser Kasim netted an 89th-minute winner as Swindon came from behind to beat League One promotion chasers Bolton 2-1 at the Macron Stadium. | 38539088 |
The England midfielder, 24, made his debut from the bench in Saturday's 1-0 home win against West Bromwich Albion.
Wilshere played only three games for the Gunners last season after fracturing his leg - the latest setback in a career plagued by injuries.
"If there is any question mark about me, I know it's about my fitness," he told BBC Match of the Day.
"Hopefully I can play as many games as possible, prove everyone wrong and then [reignite] my career."
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Wilshere does not need to prove his quality as a player, as he considers him "world class" and wants the midfielder to spend his entire career with the Gunners.
Wilshere, who has started just 80 Premier League games for Arsenal in eight years, made two substitute appearances for the Gunners this season before joining Bournemouth.
Wilshere has 34 international caps and featured six times for England during the summer - including three games at Euro 2016 - but played no part in the 1-0 win over Slovakia in their World Cup qualifier earlier this month after being overlooked for new manager Sam Allardyce's first squad.
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe says Wilshere's workload is being managed and insists he has signed a player who remains "the very best in his position".
Wilshere added: "I was happy to come on and was sitting on the bench watching and getting used to the way they play.
"It's similar to the way we played at Arsenal. They like to keep the ball and I can fit into this team, I think." | Jack Wilshere says his loan move from Arsenal to Bournemouth is about proving he can stay free of injuries. | 37339240 |
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Lottery cash of nearly £4.7m has been awarded to the scheme, which will see a WW2 hangar moved from its position on top of the track and restored nearby.
The finishing straight will be restored to its 1939 appearance when the circuit was in its heyday, museum staff said.
Brooklands opened in 1907 and went on to make motoring and aviation history.
After restoration, the final stretch will return to use for motoring and aviation activities.
The restored Grade II listed World War Two Wellington Hangar - which was used for the assembly of Wellington bombers in the 1940s and later for other industrial purposes - will become The Brooklands Aircraft Factory, where visitors will see how aircraft from biplanes to Concorde were designed, developed and built.
And a new annexe, the Flight Shed, will also be built to house more of the museum's collection, including active aircraft such as its Sopwith Camel and Hurricane which will be kept ready to roll out on to the refurbished race track.
Museum director Allan Winn said the aircraft assembly building would be the only place in the country dedicated to showing how aircraft are designed and built.
He promised visitors "an unmatched, immersive and imaginative experience".
Stuart McLeod, head of Heritage Lottery Fund South East, said Brooklands had played an important role in the country's history, and the airliners and "glitzy" Grand Prix of today could all be traced back to innovation that had taken place at Brooklands.
He said the project would help visitors understand the "pivotal role" the UK has played in engineering.
The museum has raised over £1.2m and has been awarded £4.681m by the lottery fund. It still needs to raise a further £775,000.
Work on the scheme is due to start in the next couple of months and be finished by summer next year.
-Brooklands saw the first public demonstration of powered flight in the UK in 1909
-The first person to travel over 100 miles in one hour, Percy Lambert, did so at Brooklands in 1913
-The first British Grand Prix took place at Brooklands in 1926
Source: Brooklands Museum | The final stretch of the world's first purpose-built racing circuit is to be restored and brought into use in a £7m scheme at Brooklands Museum in Surrey. | 31491554 |
The OECD researches economics for the 30 nations that make up its membership.
For the eurozone, its leading indicator of economic activity rose in January and also turned positive for Britain.
The United States and Japan also continued to show signs of a pick-up.
"The United States and Japan continue to drive the overall position but stronger, albeit tentative, signals are beginning to emerge within all other major OECD economies and the euro area as a whole," the OECD said.
However, Brazil and China showed signs of weakness in January, according to the OECD report.
The OECD publishes its Composite Leading Indicators every month. The measure is designed to anticipate turning points in economic activity. | The eurozone is showing "tentative" signs of recovery, according to the latest report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). | 17340015 |
The 31-year-old centre-back was out of contract next summer but has agreed a new deal until 2018.
McNulty moved to Spotland from Bury at the start of the season and has been at eight previous clubs including Barnsley, Scunthorpe and Brighton.
He started every League One game for Keith Hill's side last season as they finished 10th. | Rochdale defender Jim McNulty has signed a new one-year extension to his current contract. | 36446915 |
Delegates passed an amendment at their annual gathering in Edinburgh. However, the move was opposed by party leader Willie Rennie.
Last year the Scottish government introduced a block on planned fracking operations.
Opponents of the energy capture claim it causes earthquakes and pollutes water supplies.
Scottish ministers said they were keen to carry out work on the environmental and health implications.
The Scottish Lib Dem conference amendment said: "Lifting the moratorium on planning and licensing for unconventional oil and gas extraction, granting the potential for Scottish-sourced unconventional gas to supply our important petrochemical industry."
Find out more.... | The Scottish Lib Dem conference has voted in favour of lifting a moratorium on fracking in Scotland. | 35670953 |
Polish-born Dagmara Przybysz, 16, was found dead in a toilet at Pool Academy near Redruth on 17 May last year.
The cause of death was hanging, Cornwall Coroner's Court heard.
The inquest also heard a pastoral support manager at the school had made a social care referral over the home life of the teenager.
Susan Kent said that Dagmara had told her about an incident when her mother Ewelina Przybysz got "very angry" at her and her sister over a broken mobile phone.
More on the inquest and other Devon and Cornwall news
Dagmara's parents Jedrzej and Ewelina Przybysz said she had told them a girl had banged into her and she had heard comments like "stupid Pole" in the year before her death.
However Mrs Przybysz said she thought the biggest problem for Polish-born Dagmara at school "was not racism but bullying".
Dagmara's boyfriend, Lewis Simpson, told the inquest in Truro she had mentioned pupils making comments about her being Polish.
She had told him she heard girls in the changing rooms at school saying "horrible" things about her taking PE too seriously after a lesson the day before her death, the court heard.
On the morning of her death Dagmara was upset but "did not want to disclose the reason", her father told the court.
Lewis told the inquest the night before her death she asked him: "What would you do if I killed myself?"
He said both he and Dagmara had got upset about false rumours that they were going to split up.
They had a Facebook call about it and she said she was so angry she "wanted to jump off a bridge", the inquest heard.
But by the end of the call she seemed calmer, he said.
Principal Zelma Hill said the teenager was a "beautiful, bright and creative 16-year-old student with a very promising future ahead of her".
The inquest continues. | A girl found dead at her school was being bullied by other students there, an inquest was told. | 40615738 |
Many of the families regard the inquests as their last chance to find out exactly what happened on the night of 21 November, 1974.
Six men were convicted and then acquitted of the atrocity and no-one has since been convicted of involvement in the bombing, which is widely attributed to the IRA.
The role of a coroner is to determine who the deceased was and how, when and where they died. If they feel they need further investigation, an inquest is held.
Inquests were therefore opened into the 21 victims but adjourned to allow for a criminal investigation. Because that investigation resulted in a conviction, it was concluded the questions about the deaths had been answered by the trial.
However, when the convictions of the Birmingham Six were quashed in 1991, the inquests remained closed.
Julie Hambleton, whose 18-year-old sister Maxine died in the attacks, said: "The lives of 20 families changed on that night and they have never been told the truth about what happened.
"There are many more - the casualties and those who came to their aid on the night - whose lives were changed forever, too".
The move to reopen the inquests follows a campaign by the Justice 4 the 21 campaign group, led by family members of victims of the bombings.
They met Home Secretary Theresa May and Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers in March 2015 to lobby for an inquest. An application for a fresh inquest was also lodged with the attorney general.
Relatives of Maxine Hambleton, Trevor Thrupp and James Craig made an application to Louise Hunt, the senior coroner for Birmingham and Solihull, for the hearings to resume.
Human rights lawyer Kevin Winters, who has represented families of victims of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, said he believed there was a basis for an inquest, which would provide families with access to certain "disclosure materials" he claimed had been kept from them.
This could be the last chance, in their lifetimes, for campaigners to have evidence heard in public which was not available in 1974.
They hope Ms Hunt will call key witnesses, who the families believe can identify the bombers.
Ms Hambleton said: "All we want is one thing - justice. No more, no less. We don't want money, we don't want an apology. All we want is justice."
On the evening of 21 November 1974, hundreds of people, many who were young and out with friends, family and work colleagues, were inside two busy Birmingham city centre pubs.
Meanwhile, a man telephoned the Birmingham Post and Mail newspaper to warn two bombs had been planted in the city centre. Officers in Birmingham, which had seen a spate of IRA bombings during the mainland campaign, rushed to the scene, but were too late.
At 20:17 GMT a bomb exploded in a duffel bag in the Mulberry Bush pub at the base of the city's iconic Rotunda building, killing 10 people. Ten minutes later, a second bomb went off in the Tavern in the Town, leaving 11 more dead.
A total of 182 people were also injured in what was, at the time, the worst terrorist atrocity on English soil.
The 21 people killed - seven women and 14 men - were aged between 17 and 51. Thirteen of the victims were under 30, including five in their teens.
Over the decades, stories have emerged of those who died and some of the people seriously injured have spoken of their experience and the lasting affect it had on them.
Ms Hambleton, who has led calls for a public inquiry into the attacks, recalled how her "world fell apart" aged 11 when her 18-year-old sister Maxine - who she described as being "like another mother" - was killed while handing out party invitations in a pub.
Six men were wrongly convicted of the two pub bombings but were finally released in 1991. During the near 17 years they spent behind bars the case of "The Birmingham Six" became known as one of the worst miscarriages of justice seen in the UK.
The IRA is believed to have carried out the bombings, although no-one has ever admitted responsibility.
However, no-one has ever been brought to justice for the 21 murders.
West Midlands Police began re-investigating the case in 1991 and officers generated 5,000 documents, statements and reports. But in 1994, the force said there was insufficient evidence for any prosecutions. | A coroner has reopened the inquests into the deaths 21 people killed in the Birmingham pub bombings more than 40 years ago. | 36389577 |
The faintly incised "butterfly-like" motifs were revealed on Tuesday as sunlight lit up the rock at the "right moment, at the right angle".
Experts believe the marks were deliberately made to be delicate and to catch light at certain times of day.
The find was made during excavations at Ness of Brogdar.
The incisions are so faint they do not show up in photographs taken so far of the stone.
The block formed part of wall of a structure at the dig site. It has since been moved to safe location.
Archaeologists have made a sketch of the motifs, which are among a large number of Neolithic markings found on the islands.
The discovery has led archaeologists to consider re-examining other stones in case other incised marks have been missed.
Dr Antonia Thomas, of the University of the Highlands and Islands and an expert on Neolithic art, described the designs as being among the "finest and most beautiful" found in Orkney so far.
She said the lightly made marks may have appeared to be animated as sunlight hit them at particular times of the day.
Dr Thomas added that another archaeologist, Prof Richard Bradley, had suggested Orkney's marks may have had pigment rubbed into them, but this colour had long since been lost.
Ness of Brogdar site director Nick Card described the discovery of butterfly-like motifs as "very fortuitous" as it depended on the light hitting them at the "right moment and at the right angle".
Since 2002, Neolithic buildings, artwork, pottery, animal bones and stone tools have been discovered at Ness of Brodgar, the location of the Ring of Brodgar standing stones.
The dig is being led by the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute and supported by Ness of Brodgar Trust.
The finding of the marks follows another discovery that has excited archaeologists in Orkney.
A Roman coin was found at the Knowe of Swandro on Rousay, the location of a Neolithic chambered tomb, Iron Age roundhouses and Pictish buildings. | Neolithic markings carved into a stone in Orkney that were missed for years by archaeologists have been discovered by chance. | 40653877 |
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Eoin Morgan's team saw a run of five successive ODI wins come to an end on Tuesday when South Africa reached their target of 319 with 22 balls to spare.
Now they return to the Wanderers, where they won by seven wickets in the third Test en route to a 2-1 series victory.
"It would be great to do it in the one-dayers as well," batsman Joe Root said.
Root scored 125 in Centurion in the third game as England made 318-8 but Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla put on 239 for the first wicket to inspire an impressive South Africa run chase.
"We got outplayed on a wicket that did improve, against some very good batting," Root told BBC Sport.
"We might not have been at our absolute best with the ball and in the field but over the last six or seven games we have played some excellent cricket in this format."
Having lost to Bangladesh in the World Cup and failed to progress to the knock-out stage, England have produced some much improved performances since, under the coaching of Trevor Bayliss and Paul Farbrace, beating New Zealand and Pakistan, and losing 3-2 to world champions Australia.
"We're obviously playing with a lot more freedom and at the back of the innings you have got people like [Chris] Jordan, [David] Willey and [Adil] Rashid at eight, nine and 10 so you can just keep going knowing that there are guys that can clear the ropes consistently behind you," Root said.
Friday's match - at a stadium known as the Bullring for its intimidating atmosphere - is likely to see a packed crowd and will be known as the 'Pink ODI' with pink stumps and South Africa wearing a pink kit to support World Cancer Day, which was on 4 February.
"It's something I have not experienced before and I am really looking forward to it," said Root, who made a century in the first innings of the Test match at the ground last month.
"I've heard they are banging on the tunnel when you walk out to bat and I am sure it will be sold out being the pink game here, so it's really exciting to be a part of that and I'm looking forward to hopefully making some runs again." | England have another chance to seal the one-day international series with South Africa when the teams meet for the fourth match in Johannesburg on Friday. | 35552782 |
The firm announced 750 job cuts there on Monday, among 1,050 across the UK.
A further 1,200 jobs could be lost as its suppliers shed workers in response, a think tank has said.
Martin Waters from the Community union added: "It's very emotional. There are people in there with high mortgages."
The meeting began at 17:00 GMT and was attended by more than 50 people.
Earlier, First Minister Carwyn Jones said Port Talbot should be designated as an enterprise zone by the chancellor to help safeguard Tata Steel's future in the town.
He told AMs that enterprise zones offered tax relief on capital spending and help with business rates.
During First Minister's Questions, Welsh Tory leader Andrew RT Davies called on the Welsh government to cut business rates to help Tata.
Mr Jones said business rates were under review but claimed it would not be enough by itself to solve the steel industry crisis.
Problems such as a glut of steel on the world market, a strong pound and high energy costs were all outside the Welsh government's control, the first minister added.
He said Economy Minister Edwina Hart had written to Chancellor George Osborne asking him to approve the idea of an enterprise zone to give firms in Port Talbot business rate relief and tax breaks.
Meanwhile the chancellor defended the UK government in a Commons spat with his Labour shadow John McDonnell, who accused him of being quick to defend bankers' bonuses, but taking "four months to save steelworkers jobs".
Mr Osborne said steel was in an "incredibly difficult situation" and the industry was losing jobs in every country in the world.
UK ministers were taking action to defend steel, he said, including measures to reduce energy costs and "deal with the dumping of Chinese steel".
On Wednesday, Mrs Hart is due to chair a task force set up in response to the job losses at Tata, and other firms who depend on steel workers' wages for their survival.
As politicians defended their actions and ability to help the steel industry, business owners in Port Talbot spoke of their fears for the future.
Michael Cosker, president of Port Talbot's Chamber of Trade and owner of cafe Rolls Choice, said: "It's been a hell of a knock. It's a massive blow for the town.
"Sometimes you feel like the town has a death sentence - especially with [the future of] junction 41 still up in the air, we have so much thrown at us.
"We're all gutted."
Ziaur Rahman, owner of Indian restaurant Cinnamon Kitchen on Aberavon seafront, said: "Three years ago we invested a lot of money to do the building up and took a huge risk to invest in the town.
"Our trade is going to fall big time... and hold back any investment we had planned.
"It is very sad news. It has shaken us."
Rebecca Morris, team leader at hotel and pub The Twelve Knights near the plant, said the announcement would hit business hard.
She said: "We take a lot of hotel bookings through the works.
"About 90% of our regulars are steel workers. People will either take to drink or not come at all."
Owner of recently-opened restaurant Mavericks Bar & Grill Lee Davies said the announcement would have a "massive impact" on his business.
"Steelworkers are our main clientele," he said.
"I've spoken to a few customers who have lost their jobs and they're devastated."
Actor Michael Sheen, who grew up in Port Talbot, told BBC Two's Newsnight it was a "very frightening time for the town".
"That has a knock-on effect for the whole region, the support work that's going on, other people, jobs that are dependent on what's going on in the steelworks," he said.
Tata Steel Europe, which employs 17,000 in the UK, is in the throes of a wide-scale reorganisation of its business.
Announcing the job cuts on Monday, the company said "tough actions are critical in the face of extremely difficult market conditions". | The mood inside a mass meeting of union representatives at Tata Steel's Port Talbot plant was "very emotional", a union rep has said. | 35347528 |
Jones wins his 105th Wales cap when they face South Africa on Saturday..
After a defeat by Australia and close wins against Argentina and Japan, Wales will hope they can seal three wins out of four with victory in Cardiff.
"We need a performance to get wins and you don't want to rely on opposition giving you opportunities," he said.
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Wales have been attempting to play a more open attacking game, though Jones said that was not the reason for the poor performance against Japan.
"We weren't caught between two stools, we just played poorly," he said.
"But then there's other games when we are trying to use the ball a bit more.
"We are trying to change, albeit at our own detriment at times, but (coach) Rob (Howley) is conscious that game is changing and we have to play more, which we are trying - Japan match aside we are trying to play with the ball."
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South Africa arrive in Cardiff having lost eight matches in the calendar year, including a shock 20-18 defeat by Italy in Florence in their last match.
The Springboks' poor form could affect expectations, Jones says, though Wales have beaten South Africa only twice in 110 years.
"It's a tough one," he said.
"I think as a neutral you look at it and think it's a lose-lose.
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"If we win, well it's a poor South African side. If we lose we're playing badly anyway so there's no shot across the bow or anything like that.
"If we get a decent performance and show this is what we're trying to achieve we're going to get some way to getting the result in the right way, rather than go out there and not put out what we've actually set out to do." | Wales second row Alun Wyn Jones admits changing the team's playing style has had a detrimental effect on performances "at times" in November. | 38110621 |
Mr Davis met with First Minister Arlene Foster and Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir separately on Thursday.
"There are other places in Europe that don't have hard borders with places outside the union," he said after speaking with Mrs Foster.
However, Mr Ó Muilleoir said he was determined that Northern Ireland would remain a part of Europe.
The Sinn Féin finance minister - who was standing in for Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness who is on leave - described his meeting with Mr Davis and Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire as a "frank exchange".
"It's my resolve and conviction that we will ensure that the Irish government and the British government get together to make sure that we are not dragged out of Europe," he said.
"That we remain at the heart of Europe and it is up to him (Mr Davis) to square that particular circle.
"But, the majority of people here voted to stay and that vote to remain should be respected."
In an article in today's newspapers, David Davis says he wants to see continuity when it comes to public funding, but Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir will probably be pressing him to go further.
David Davis is also quoted as saying the government does not want a hard border and wants a practical solution that will work in everyone's interest here.
David Davis and Secretary of State James Brokenshire both emphasise there was a common travel area between the Republic Ireland and the UK before either was a member of the European Union.
Speaking after his meeting with Mrs Foster, Mr Davis underlined the importance of controlling immigration and said "we have to take control of our borders".
He identified the single energy market, export markets and the skills base as "things which are important to making Brexit a success in Northern Ireland".
Mr Brokenshire said it was "important" to move on from the EU referendum and focus on getting "the best possible deal for the UK and the best possible deal for Northern Ireland".
Both Mr Davis and Mrs Foster campaigned for a leave vote in the EU referendum and believe Brexit offers excellent potential trade opportunities.
DUP sources described their meeting in Belfast on Thursday as "useful".
Mr Davis has been attending the first session of a business group set up to advise the Northern Ireland Office on local concerns about the forthcoming Brexit negotiations.
In Northern Ireland, the majority of voters (56%) opted for the UK to stay in the EU during June's referendum.
At a special meeting of the cabinet on Wednesday, Prime Minister Theresa May said there would be no second referendum on EU membership.
She said there would also be no question of the UK trying to remain inside the EU through some kind of back door.
Mr Davis has said he wants to reach out to the parts of the UK where people did not support Brexit, as well as those where big majorities voted to leave the EU.
In an article in Thursday's Belfast Telegraph, he wrote that Northern Ireland's voice will be heard loud and clear and Brexit should not mean the introduction of a hard border. | Brexit Secretary David Davis has said that the UK and Republic of Ireland "both want to have an open border". | 37238279 |
Bell plays slave Esca in The Eagle, which opens in UK cinemas this month.
Director Kevin MacDonald said Esca's tribe, the Brigantes, once lived in the actor's native north of England.
Scotsman MacDonald joked on BBC Radio Scotland's Movie Cafe that Bell was typecast as a Brigante in the Roman Legion film because of the connection.
The director, who grew up near Loch Lomond, said the decision to cast an American in the lead role as Roman soldier Marcus Aquila was also deliberate.
He said Hollywood films of the 1930s and 40s cast English actors as Romans, drawing a link with the British Empire while Americans were given roles as freedom fighters.
MacDonald said: "It made sense back in the 30s, but who is the empire of the world today? The empire is Amercia. It is culturally dominant."
The director said Channing Tatum, who plays Aquila, also had the look of a "marine, or GI in a small fort" in Afghanistan's Helmand Province.
The Eagle also stars Donald Sutherland and Mark Strong and is an adaption of a book by Rosemary Sutcliff about the mystery of the missing Ninth Legion.
Some of the scenes were shot around Achiltibuie and Old Dornie, near Ullapool. Locals also had roles as extras. | Actor Jamie Bell's casting in a new film was partly due to his links to the ancient tribe his character represents, the movie's director has said. | 12775363 |
The ship, with 205 containers on board, is now being searched, Mombasa Police Chief Francis Wanjohi told the BBC.
Elite Kenyan police units, including members of the narcotics squad, launched a surprise raid at midnight local time (21:00 GMT Thursday), sealing off all entrances to the port.
The main entrance to the port has now been reopened.
The berth holding the cargo ship, which had sailed from the Indian port of Mumbai, is still closed off.
Last month, Kenyan authorities blew up a yacht off the coast of Mombasa, after heroin worth $290,000 (£185,000) was found on board.
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime has on several occasions cited Kenya as a transit point for the re-packaging and trans-shipment of drugs to Europe and America. | Kenyan authorities have seized a cargo ship suspected to be carrying drugs at the port of Mombasa, police say. | 34289982 |
Rio 2016 communications director Mario Andrada said the Brazilian public would not tolerate an overspend.
"The days of lavish spending are over," said Andrada. "We need to be creative in the way we find these savings."
Events across 50 Olympic and Paralympic sports featuring about 15,000 athletes will not be affected.
The BBC understands a crisis meeting has been held in the past few days.
The organising committee's budget is privately financed, with separate budgets for stadiums and infrastructure, but the Brazilian government would have to meet the cost of any overspend.
Ticket sales have been slow with only two million of the five million available sold so far.
"People get upset about luxury and excess, we have to tighten our belts," added Andrada.
At the Confederations Cup held in Brazil in 2013, fans protested angrily at the amount of money spent - about £2.57bn ($4bn) on staging the 2014 World Cup. | The organisers of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games are making cutbacks of up to 30% to avoid going over the £2.38bn (US$3.6bn) budget. | 34450535 |
The new project, called Circular Ocean, will see ideas shared online on what to do with millions of tonnes of plastic.
Marine litter is already used in the making of socks, rucksacks, skateboards and sunglasses.
The Environmental Research Institute (ERI) of the North Highland College UHI is heading up Circular Ocean.
It is working with organisations in Ireland and England, as well as the Arctic Technology Centre in Greenland and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
The project will focus on the recycling of waste from some of Europe's remotest coastlines.
Dr Neil James, of ERI, said "Virtually all plastic ever produced is still with us today, with more entering the seas each year to the detriment of fish, birds, turtles and marine mammals.
"If we utilise this so-called waste material for a new purpose we reduce the amount of new plastic created, reduce marine pollution, and encourage new green enterprises.
"Our aim in Circular Ocean is to facilitate this in the northern Europe and Arctic region." | A Thurso-based institute is leading an effort to encourage greater reuse of plastic waste found washed up on hard-to-reach European beaches. | 34422947 |
Robert Dawson, a former detective sergeant, had been investigating a rape allegation in 2010 when he began "an inappropriate relationship" with a "vulnerable victim", the Met said.
A misconduct panel found his behaviour breached standards of "respect, courtesy duties and responsibilities".
He was dismissed without notice following a hearing on Wednesday.
The panel concluded the former detective's actions breached the Met's code of professional standards "in such a serious way" that it amounted to gross misconduct.
Mr Dawson, who was attached to the specialist crime and operations team, had been found not guilty of wilfully neglecting to perform duty and wilfully behaving with misconduct at Southwark Crown Court on 12 June last year. | A Met Police officer has been sacked for having sex with a vulnerable rape victim whose case he was investigating. | 35304429 |
FanDuel has signed up for new accommodation being built at the Quartermile, on the site of the former Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
It already employs about 150 people in Scotland and as many in the US.
Its new office will have capacity for 500 Edinburgh staff, and it is also opening a Glasgow base.
The company is a leading player in the US fantasy sports business, a sector which has more than 40m followers.
FanDuel has more than a million users, and expects this year to give away prizes totalling more than $2 billion. It has been growing fast, with significant new investment announced earlier this month, as well as the acquisition of an app design studio.
The property deal is being portrayed as a sign of the technology firm's confidence in its future and also in the Quartermile development, where the pre-lease is one of the biggest for ten years.
The Infirmary site re-development is due to complete in 2018, with four, seven-storey office blocks, retail and leisure, and it has already seen occupation of half the thousand homes that are planned.
Another big hope for Scottish digital technology, Skyscanner, is also based in the development. | One of the big hopes for Scotland's digital sector is to expand into an office which could see its workforce multiply up to three-fold. | 33685208 |
A man in his 40s died after the collision involving a lorry and a van in Strabane on Saturday.
It happened at Melmount Road, Victoria Bridge, at about 22:00 BST.
A 49-year-old man is due to appear in court in Enniskillen later. He also faces a number of other charges, including driving without insurance. | A man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving following a crash in County Tyrone at the weekend. | 32282362 |
The helicopter carrier Izumo is escorting a US supply vessel within Japanese waters.
The US ship is heading to refuel the naval fleet in the region, including the Carl Vinson aircraft carrier group.
North Korea has threatened to sink the Carl Vinson and a US submarine, amid rising tensions in the region.
It also carried out a failed missile test on Sunday, despite repeated warnings from the US and others to stop its nuclear and missile activity.
The BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes in Tokyo says the Izumo is the pride of the Japanese navy, and is by far its biggest ship.
The 249m-long Izumo can carry up to nine helicopters, and resembles US amphibious assault carriers, reported The Japan Times.
Kyodo news agency said it was leaving its base in Yokosuka south of Tokyo to join the US supply ship, and accompany it to waters off Shikoku in western Japan.
Under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan is gradually pushing the limits of what its modern and powerful military is allowed to do, and with tensions high on the Korean peninsula, Mr Abe appears keen to try out the new laws for the first time, our correspondent says.
Japan's post-World War Two constitution bars its military from using force to resolve conflicts except in cases of self-defence.
The Izumo is the first warship deployed outside of military exercises under new laws passed in 2015 that allow Japan to come to the aid of an ally under attack known as "collective self-defence".
Mr Abe's government, which pushed for the change, faced criticism that the new laws could lead the country into unnecessary wars abroad - something Mr Abe has rejected.
The Izumo's deployment follows recent joint exercises conducted by Japan and the US, and other naval developments.
A French amphibious assault ship arrived in south-west Japan on Saturday for an exercise also involving Japanese, US and British naval forces. South Korea has been conducting joint exercises with the US as well.
China last week also launched its second aircraft carrier. | Japan has dispatched its biggest warship, in the first such operation since it passed controversial laws expanding the role of its military. | 39768110 |
That was not an unusual move during such a time of heightened global instability, except for one incident.
While Kerry was waiting to go live on Fox News, he received word from an aide of new figures making that day - 20 July - the deadliest yet in Gaza.
Caught on a microphone, Kerry replied sarcastically: "It's a hell of a pinpoint operation,", referring to Israel's offensive in Gaza.
The tape was aired during his interview and called an "extraordinary moment of diplomacy" by anchor Chris Wallace. The US was caught criticising its ally.
Prior to Mr Kerry's arrival in Cairo, conversation was dominated by one question: "Can Egypt broker a deal?"
But after meeting upon meeting produced little-to-no progress, the question shifted. Now it was: can Kerry broker a deal despite having failed in a recent wider peace effort and amid plentiful bad blood?
After a US ban on flights to Israel sparked anger and suspicion of economic strong-arming against the Israeli government, Mr Kerry took a day-trip closer to the conflict.
In Jerusalem he got a shorter-than-expected meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
When Kerry returned to Cairo, talk of a new-ish, two-stage plan emerged.
The proposal was a temporary ceasefire, or a humanitarian pause, to serve as a bridge to something more permanent. Any pause would allow for further negotiations on the future of Gaza, especially its economy and Israel's security activities in the area.
In an exclusive interview with the BBC in Doha on Thursday, Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal's response to the idea was clear.
"Regardless of the mechanism, what is important to me is there should be a genuine guarantee to lift the siege on Gaza. These promises have been made in the past but nothing was done."
By Friday an announcement of this "humanitarian pause" seemed imminent.
However, plans for a joint news conference kept slipping. Talk emerged of a trip to see the Qataris and Turks - Hamas allies - and it became clear the diplomatic initiative was in trouble.
Moments before Mr Kerry, his Egyptian counterpart and the Secretary Generals of both the UN and the Arab League were to take the stage at the Fairmont Hotel in Cairo, Israeli media broke the news that the cabinet had decided to refuse the proposal.
Mr Kerry tried to recover to a room full of Egyptian journalists and US press travelling with him.
"There was no formal proposal or final proposal or proposal ready for a vote submitted to Israel. Let's make that absolutely crystal clear." he said.
"We were having discussions about various ideas and various concepts of how to deal with this issue, and there's always mischief from people who oppose certain things."
The announcement of rejection, he said, was "one of those mischievous interpretations and leaks which is inappropriate to the circumstances".
A senior US official backed up Mr Kerry, saying there was only a "concept", but one based on an Egyptian ceasefire plan that Israel had already signed off on.
Since that press conference Israeli media has rounded on Mr Kerry, accusing him of pandering to Hamas. The US has responded by calling this treatment "offensive".
The US has been at pains to avoid being seen as friendly to Hamas - a group it deems a terrorist organisation. That may well be a reason why Mr Kerry did not go to Doha, as had been previously considered.
Instead, Mr Kerry met Hamas' intermediaries - Turkey and Qatar - on neutral ground: Paris.
After positive meetings on Saturday, the US feels the most likely diplomatic scenario now could be a gradual move towards a solution: a day of ceasefire at a time, building up until talks get going.
But for now, the US doesn't know how long it will be negotiating.
And those watching from the outside don't know how effective it will be. | Before US Secretary of State John Kerry set off for the Middle East, he did a round of interviews on the US Sunday shows. | 28532866 |
The 35-year-old will be out of contract at the end of this season but is yet to discuss a new deal.
"Kolo is a very, very important player for us, even when he doesn't play," said the former Borussia Dortmund boss.
"He's one of the most impressive people I have met, but now is not the right time to speak about Kolo's future."
The former Arsenal and Manchester City centre-back has played 19 of his 21 matches this season since Klopp arrived at Anfield in October to replace Brendan Rodgers.
"When I came here Kolo had a few problems injury wise but now it looks completely different and that's good," the German continued.
"How I have heard things is that a big part of Kolo's future is at Liverpool. So I'd say everything is ok." | Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says Ivory Coast defender Kolo Toure is still part of his plans, but needs to talk to him about his future. | 36115361 |
The four-storey centre in Fleming Way is expected to be completed by spring 2017.
It will house two GP practices, a dentist, pharmacy, and a variety of community health services to replace the outdated health centre in Carfax Street.
The NHS-funded centre will serve an estimated 22,000 registered and 36,000 unregistered patients once complete.
Bob Sanderson, director of urgent care at Carfax Street Health Centre, said he was "delighted" work had started on the new centre.
"It will improve the health and wellbeing of people in Swindon by providing a modern, safe and high-quality environment." he said.
"Local patients will be able to access two GP practices, community and dental services, specialist health services and a pharmacy - all under one town centre roof."
John Follows, from NHS Property Services, said the development was "hugely important to local people".
"This is an excellent facility to meet the changing needs of patients and the NHS for many years to come," he said.
The new health centre will sit alongside the already constructed new 850-space multi-storey car park and assisted living residential building, as part of a £350m redevelopment of the town centre. | Building work has started on a new £10m health centre in Swindon. | 35343855 |
Play in Hong Kong was washed out for all four days of match without a ball being bowled.
Hong Kong are currently fourth in the table, seven points above Scotland, who are searching for their first win in the tournament after a draw and a loss.
Scotland drew at home with Afghanistan in rain-hit Stirling last June before losing in the Netherlands in September.
Scotland are scheduled to play one-day internationals on 26 and 28 January, followed by two Twenty20 internationals on 30 and 31 January in the build-up to the ICC World Twenty20 in India, which begins on 8 March.
Meanwhile, spinner Con de Lange has returned home from the tour following the birth of his second child.
Scotland squad: Preston Mommsen (capt), Alasdair Evans, Bradley Wheal, Calum MacLeod, Con de Lange, George Munsey, Josh Davey, Kyle Coetzer, Mark Watt, Matt Machan, Matthew Cross, Michael Leask, Richie Berrington, Rob Taylor, Safyaan Sharif. | Scotland's Intercontinental Cup match against Hong Kong has been abandoned due to heavy rain. | 35374406 |
Wrth siarad â BBC Cymru Fyw dywedodd Julie Thomas o Aberystwyth ei bod hi wedi gadael cyffordd 35 traffordd yr M4 ers 09:10, a'i bod hi dal heb gyrraedd y maes parcio am 11:00.
"Mae'r peth yn ofnadwy - ni wedi bod ar y sliproad 'ma nawr ers awr a thri chwarter a dal ddim wedi cyrraedd y maes parcio.
"Mae'r ferch Sioned yn cystadlu gyda chôr cerdd dant Ysgol Gymraeg Aberystwyth a ni fod i gwrdd am 11:15. Ni wedi gadael Aberystwyth ers 06:45 a ni yn panico. Ond y tebyg yw bod lot o bobl yn yr un sefyllfa."
Dywedodd yr Urdd fod disgwyl peth oedi gan mai dydd Mawrth oedd y diwrnod prysuraf, ond fod y sefyllfa'n gwella erbyn hyn.
Dywedodd un arall sydd mewn ciw wrth BBC Cymru Fyw mai dyma'r ciw gwaethaf iddi weld erioed wrth deithio i Eisteddfod yr Urdd.
Doedd hi ddim am gael ei henwi ond dywedodd: "Y peth gwaethaf yw nad oes neb yn dweud wrthon ni be sy'n digwydd - ac mae lot o loris yn gwthio i mewn o'n bla'n ni.
"Wi wedi bod yn mynd gyda'r ysgol i eisteddfodau'r Urdd am flynyddoedd lawer ond dyma'r 'steddfod waethaf eto - mae'r ciws yn ofnadwy."
Yn annerch cynhadledd i'r wasg yr Eisteddfod fe ddywedodd Cyfarwyddwr yr Eisteddfod, Aled Sion bod problemau wedi bod gyda thraffig, gan ddweud ei fod i'w ddisgwyl ar "ddiwrnod prysuraf yr Ŵyl".
"Dydd Mawrth yw'r diwrnod prysuraf, a gyda ddoe yn Ŵyl y Banc, mae mwy o draffig heddiw gyda phobl yn mynd i'r gwaith," meddai.
"Mae 'na dagfeydd wedi bod 'nôl i'r M4, ond yn amlwg dy'n ni'n cyfathrebu gyda'r heddlu ac erbyn hyn mae pethau'n dechrau tawelu.
"Heddiw yw'r diwrnod prysuraf yn draddodiadol, ond rydyn ni'n gofyn i bobl fod yn amyneddgar a gadael digon o amser ar gyfer y daith.
"Ni fydd yr un rhagbrawf yn cau - os oes 'na broblemau gyda dod i'r maes, bydd y rhagbrofion yn dal ar agor a bydd neb yn cael cam." | Mae nifer o gystadleuwyr ac ymwelwyr ag Eisteddfod yr Urdd ym Mhencoed wedi profi rhwystredigaeth wrth iddyn nhw wynebu oedi sylweddol cyn cyrraedd y maes parcio fore dydd Mawrth. | 40093420 |
The 26-year-old England international was instrumental as the Foxes won the title by 10 points last season.
His previous deal was due to expire in 2018, and there had been speculation of a move to Tottenham.
Team-mates Riyad Mahrez, Jamie Vardy, Kasper Schmeichel, Wes Morgan and Andy King, and manager Claudio Ranieri, have all signed new deals this summer.
Drinkwater said: "I couldn't be happier. I've loved playing for this club, it's been perfect for me and my career and I want to be here for a long time to come.
"We've been through so much together and I'm sure there's a lot more to come."
Ranieri added: "Since I joined, Danny has been one of our most consistent players. He's a fantastic player and a fantastic man.
"He's an important player for us and a very popular player in the dressing room. I want him to stay with us for a very long time."
Drinkwater, who joined Leicester in 2012 from Manchester United, won three England caps last season, but failed to make the final squad for Euro 2016.
He played in 35 of Leicester's 38 league games last season and formed an impressive midfield partnership with N'Golo Kante, who joined Chelsea in July.
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Leicester midfielder Danny Drinkwater has signed a new five-year contract with the Premier League champions. | 37183698 |
3 January 2017 Last updated at 17:38 GMT
On 20th January a huge handover ceremony will take place in Washington DC, an event which hundreds of thousands of people go to watch and big stars perform at.
But for Donald Trump's inauguration it's not been easy to get the big names to attend, as Jenny's been finding out. | It's not long until Donald Trump officially takes over as president of the USA but there are reports that preparations for his inauguration haven't been going smoothly. | 38500085 |
Speed's widow, Louise, said his job had put strain on their marriage and told how they had a row the night before he was found dead.
She later found his body hanging in the garage at their home near Chester.
The coroner said "the evidence does not sufficiently determine whether this was intentional or accidental".
Louise Speed said she had gone for a drive after they had words when they returned from a dinner party, but she could not get back into the house.
Four days earlier Speed, 42, sent his wife a text talking "in terms of taking his life", but she said he had dismissed it because of their children.
Seldom does an inquest attract such media interest.
Before the hearing, Cheshire police had compiled a list of 50 journalists to attend the hearing - excluding the dozens of camera crews and media trucks outside Warrington town hall.
One member of staff said she could not remember so many people at one inquest.
Such was the interest most journalists arrived an hour before the 2pm start to ensure a seat.
Louise Speed, the Wales manager's widow, was the first witness to arrive flanked by her parents-in-law and nine other close friends and family.
Before the hearing started, Mrs Speed wiped tears from her eyes with a tissue.
Everyone in the room listened intently as she recalled her own evidence, reliving the horrific moment she discovered her husband's lifeless body.
Several times she paused to compose herself, wiping away tears.
But despite the high emotion, she remained calm and dignified throughout the inquest as the sometimes graphic evidence was revealed in public.
She said the text conversation referred to their "ups and downs" but also mentioned "how important the boys were" and about "moving forward".
"The texts went on about our future together and how excited he was about our journey together," she told inquest.
Asked if the Wales job was forcing him to spend more time away from his family, Mrs Speed said: "I think he was spending more hours there than he thought he would do initially."
The Cheshire coroner Nicholas Rheinberg then asked if it was difficult for both of them "spending long periods apart?"
Mrs Speed responded: "Yes."
Mr Rheinberg asked if this had "put some degree of stress" on their relationship.
She responded: "I would say so, yes."
Mrs Speed said he did not leave a note. Det Insp Peter Lawless said his computer and phone were checked for a note, and none was found.
His friend, the former England captain Alan Shearer, who was with him the day before he was found dead, said he had become aware there were issues between the couple.
Shearer, whose family went on holiday with the Speeds, said he told him such issues were normal in a long-standing relationship.
Shearer last saw him at lunchtime on the Saturday before he died, when Speed appeared on the BBC's Football Focus programme.
He said Speed - who played for a number of Premier League clubs, including Leeds, Newcastle, Everton, and Bolton - seemed fine and was laughing and joking.
He got the call with the news of his death the next day. "It just didn't and still doesn't make sense to me," said Shearer's statement.
He also said his friend did not seem worried about anything and told him he would call him the following Monday. He also said he seemed to be enjoying the Wales manager's job.
The hearing was told by the Welsh national team's GP, Dr Mark Ridgewell, that Speed had showed no signs of stress and depression.
Dr Bob Muggleton, the medical officer at Sheffield United - the club Speed managed before taking on the Wales job - told the inquest in Warrington that he had worked with him until 2010 and no mental health issues were raised during that time.
The inquest was told about a dinner party hosted by a friend of Speed the night before he died, when he was in good spirits.
Speed had been pushed in the pool with his clothes on, along with other men, and he had tried to push everyone else in the spirit of good fun. He had also been talking of booking a Christmas holiday to Dubai.
Robert Bateman, the taxi driver who took the Speeds home, said everything had seemed normal and they were "as normal as they always are".
The inquest was told Speed had alcohol in his blood, just over the UK drink-drive limit of 80mg.
In a statement, Speed's mother Carol said her son had said that there was "no greater honour than to manage his country in the game he loved".
She described him as a "glass half-empty person" and "certainly no optimist". The phone call from her daughter-in-law was the "worst moment of my life".
The inquest heard that investigators believed Speed had been sitting in his garage. Where he was found was wet from his trousers, following his earlier dip in the pool.
The coroner said what was going through his mind was unclear, but he knew his wife was in the vicinity and perhaps he expected to be found.
Recording a narrative verdict, Mr Rheinberg said: "It seems likely that Mr Speed was sitting for some time with a ligature around his neck.
"It may have been that this was some sort of dramatic gesture, not normally in Mr Speed's character, but nonetheless, a possibility."
Mr Rheinberg said it was a "possibility" he "nodded off to sleep" with the ligature still around his neck.
The League Managers' Association later released a statement on the family's behalf after the hearing.
After news emerged of his death, tributes were paid to Speed from around the UK and the sporting world.
Football matches around the country held minute's silences and applause, while fans of his former clubs, including Leeds United, Everton and Newcastle United, left scarves, shirts, photos and flags in Speed's memory.
Tributes were also left at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff City Stadium and Wrexham's Racecourse Ground.
The Football Association of Wales announced a memorial international friendly game against Costa Rica in Cardiff, which will be held on 29 February.
He had earned the first of his 85 Welsh caps as a 20-year-old in a friendly against the Central American country in 1990.
The former Premier League star, who had two sons, went on to become Wales' most capped outfield player, captaining his country 44 times and scoring seven goals. He became Wales manager in December 2010.
Earlier this month Speed's friend and former Wales teammate Chris Coleman was unveiled as the new Wales manager. | The coroner at the inquest into the death of Wales manager Gary Speed has said he cannot be satisfied he intended to kill himself. | 16760925 |
It happened when kidnap and firearms officers were involved in an operation in Uxbridge earlier on Saturday.
The Met said there was an "unintentional discharge of a firearm" and no one was injured as a result.
A man was found with multiple stab injuries at the scene and taken to hospital in a "serious condition".
Two men have been arrested in connection with the operation, which the police refused to comment on.
The Directorate of Professional Standards has been informed of the firearms incident. | A Met Police officer "unintentionally" fired his gun while attending an incident involving the force's kidnap unit in west London. | 33210620 |
Gavin Riley, 28, attacked William Gibb in the 47-year-old's flat at Elizabeth Street in Ibrox on 1 February.
He then ordered another man, William McIntyre, to get a chainsaw to cut up the body.
But Mr McIntyre alerted a neighbour who contacted police.
Riley, who admitted murder, was given a mandatory life sentence and ordered to serve a minimum of 17 years in prison.
Jailing him, judge Lord Boyd told Riley: "Having listened to the account of this dreadful act it is clear you engaged in a prolonged and brutal assault on him."
The judge said that the injuries inflicted on the victim were "truly horrific".
He told Riley: "I note you claim to have no recollection of what you did because of the level of your intoxication. Clearly, you were under the influence of alcohol and drugs."
The judge pointed out that Riley had been assessed as posing "the maximum risk to the public".
The court previously heard that Riley and Mr Gibb were friends and they lived in the same building.
At about 16:00 on the day of the murder, Riley took Mr McIntyre to Mr Gibb's flat where they socialised for a number of hours.
Later, Mr Gibb said something to Riley, who motioned to hit him but did not.
A few minutes later Riley grabbed Mr Gibb from the sofa and repeatedly punched him on the face.
Mr Gibb pleaded: "What are you doing I'm your friend?".
Riley appeared to back off but then told Mr Gibb to punch him and threatened to hit him if he did not.
He then grabbed the victim, threw him to the floor again and hit him with an ashtray and another item, before leaving the flat.
Riley returned a few minutes later with a kitchen knife, which had a 10in blade.
He asked Mr Gibb if he needed help to get up and became more angry when the victim replied: "No, you've just done this to your pal."
The court heard Riley then repeatedly stabbed Mr Gibb in the buttocks, legs and back.
He again asked the victim if he wanted help to get up but Mr Gibb replied: "No, you've put me there."
This angered Riley further and he repeatedly stabbed Mr Gibb on the left side of his body and slashed the left side of the neck, killing him.
Riley tried to wrap the body in a rug then started cutting his arm and ordered Mr McIntyre to get a chain saw.
Mr McIntyre left and asked a neighbour to contact police.
He returned to the building to find Riley dragging Mr Gibb's body at the back of the close.
When police arrived Riley tried to flee but he was arrested and taken to Cathcart police station where officers found he was in possession of a bloodstained knife. | A man who stabbed his friend 40 times during a "truly horrific" attack in Glasgow has been jailed for at least 17 years for murder. | 36558812 |
The body of Jordan Kane Woonton, from Nottinghamshire, was found at the residential Pentwyn School at Clyro near Hay-on-Wye in June 2012.
The school was closed in December 2012 by Hampshire-based owners, Hillcrest.
Hillcrest said it gave tailored care to Jordan but a jury found it failed to assess his suicide risk.
It cited ineffective time management regarding administration, including handovers, risk assessments and daily logs, and said an adequate post-restraint policy was not in place.
It found no risk of suicide was identified as the home's risk assessment was not appropriately worded to consider this, and no additional measures were in place to appropriately assess risk of suicide or suicidal thoughts.
Hillcrest was fined £2,400 in 2014 after being prosecuted by the Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales in relation to Jordan's death.
A statement from the company said: "The safety of those in our care is our utmost concern and following Jordan's death in 2012 we rigorously reviewed all our safety procedures to prevent another tragedy like this from occurring again.
"This remains the only suicide to ever occur in our long history of providing care."
Jordan, from Carlton, was taken into care by Nottingham City Council in 2010, but regularly tried to run away from children's homes so was moved to Pentwyn in an attempt to prevent him from absconding.
The school cared for boys with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties and accepted children from across the UK.
The inquest heard how the staff member in charge on the night of Jordan's death was not appropriately qualified and there was confusion as to who was in charge.
There was an incident on the night of Jordan's death involving another student spraying him in the face with a fire extinguisher which left him visibly distressed.
Many of the staff were not aware he had made previous threats to harm or kill himself before and during his time at Pentwyn.
Jordan was the youngest of three brothers and enjoyed football, playing his guitar and developed an interest in fishing and golf once he was moved to Wales.
His mother Sally Woonton, 47, who works in the laundrette at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, said: "Jordan had problems yes, but he was let down badly by the system that was meant to be looking after him.
"When he was moved to Wales he used to call me and tell me how unhappy he was and how much he hated being there. His behaviour got worse and worse but I don't feel that anything was done by the staff at Pentwyn to try and improve the situation."
Jordan's father Alan Stevens, 48, added: "What we have been through is horrific and I don't want any other family to have to suffer like we have." | Failures by a children's home in Powys were partly to blame for a 15-year-old boy killing himself, a jury at an inquest has concluded. | 37454148 |
Cousins made 136 appearances for the Addicks following his debut in August 2013, having first joined the club at under-13 level.
The versatile Greenwich-born 22-year-old can also play at right-back or in the centre of defence.
"I felt this was the right time for me to move on," Cousins said.
"For it to be to a massive club like QPR is a real pleasure for me."
Rangers boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink told the club website: "He's young, he's hungry, he's got Championship experience and he's got great potential to keep on improving at QPR.
"I am absolutely delighted he's a QPR player and can't wait to start working with him."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Queens Park Rangers have signed midfielder Jordan Cousins on a three-year deal from Charlton Athletic for an undisclosed fee. | 36789207 |
It means tonnes of unsold items are being collected daily in UK cities by one - The Real Junk Food Project.
Supermarkets have rejected the claims, saying all stores have targets to reduce waste.
But one food expert said bread is used as a loss-leader in a bid to emphasise the value of higher-priced items.
Corin Bell, director of the Real Junk Food Project (RJFP) in Manchester, told BBC Radio 4's You and Yours that fresh products are used as marketing tools because they are seen as a "mark of quality and freshness".
"It's one of the things that consumers notice," she said. "There's lots of research out there that shows when bakery goods are still hot they move way faster and it's something that entices customers into a store."
However, the waste issue can arise because the items are "quickly perishable", said Ms Bell.
At the charity's outlet in Leeds, for example, warehouse manager Phil Cash said he collects up to two tonnes of bread products a day across the city - the largest volume from M&S and Sainsbury's - but has to spend up to £3,500 a year itself to dump perished items.
"Particularly with things like baguettes, they have a particularly short shelf-life so being able to re-distribute them, we just can't do it fast enough... some things still get wasted," he said.
Mr Cash said one branch of M&S told him it had a food "wastage allowance" of 3% of its £1m weekly takings, although the company said it "did not recognise" the figures.
Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Bad Food Britain, said bread has been used as a loss leader for years.
"They are what's known as "value items"... to put a kind of halo around everything else that's on the shelf. So people will look at it and say, 'Ooh, cheap bread, that must mean it's a cheap chain', and it clearly isn't," she said.
Tristram Stuart, founder of Feedback, a charity that combats global food waste, said the problem is at its biggest in supermarkets' supply chains.
"[They are] overstocking and using food like Christmas decorations as a marketing ploy - and putting in place trading agreements with their suppliers that force them to overproduce in order always to be able to meet the supermarkets' last minute changes in orders," he said.
But M&S said it had a policy to track and measure its waste in all stores.
"None of our stores have a waste allowance. We have an overall target to reduce food waste in our stores by 20% by 2020," a spokesman said.
"Whilst there will always be some unsold food we are committed to ensuring this gets put to the best possible use by continuing to grow our charity partnerships."
Sainsbury's said it works with more than 1,000 charities, including RJFP, to help redistribute its leftover food.
"With regards bread, this isn't a marketing tool but a staple item for the majority of our customers," a spokesman said.
"Our aim is to sell everything we make and we manage volumes in a number of ways to best achieve this." | Supermarkets deliberately bake too much bread in-store as a marketing tool to attract shoppers, food waste charities claim. | 37511580 |
Tannoy speakers are made in the North Lanarkshire plant, which has about 70 employees.
It is part of California-based electronics firm the Music Group.
The Music Group has been contacted by BBC Scotland but has not made a comment.
Specialist websites reported that the plan would also see research and development work and marketing move to Manchester. | A company that makes audio equipment is reported to have told workers at its Coatbridge factory that it intends to shut the plant, and move production to China. | 36175640 |
Cleethorpes Pier, which dates back to 1873 and was built at a cost of £8,000, has recently undergone a £5m renovation.
It now features a restaurant, tea-room and wedding venue.
Earlier this year, the 335ft (100m) pier, one of the shortest in the UK, was voted Pier of the Year by the National Piers Society.
Current owner Bryan Huxford, who bought it three years ago, said he wanted to return the pier to the community and see it develop under new owners.
Tim Mickleburgh, honorary vice-president of the National Piers Society, said its current owners had widened its appeal.
He said: "In the past it was a nightclub and only had the evening clientele."
The venue is advertised as being open to offers. | A refurbished Victorian pleasure pier voted the best in the country has been put up for sale. | 37275581 |
They include improving the existing stone pier, which dates back to 1835, and building a new jetty.
There are concerns it would cause disruption, but the company behind the plans said the work was needed to improve access to boats offering sight-seeing and dolphin trips.
The development would cost about £500,000.
New Quay town councillor Steve Hartley said: "The dolphin industry is generating £4.5m a year to the local economy. It's extremely important that we look after those customers who come and see the wildlife here on the boats.
"Being able to load and unload safely for all vessels using the harbour is vital." | Plans to enhance New Quay harbour in Ceredigion to allow better access to boats have been unveiled. | 36408461 |
The victim was walking on the Donegall Road near the junction with the Falls Road when he was involved in the collision shortly before 19:30 GMT.
West Belfast MP Paul Maskey said: "My thoughts go to this gentleman's family.
"There's no good time of the year for anyone to be knocked down, but especially this time of year just adds that extra bit of sadness."
Mr Maskey said the man was a "well known member of the community around the greater St James's area" and was "well respected and well loved".
"We're now left with a fatality on our roads - it's unfortunate that his life has had to end in this way."
Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the collision to contact them.
The Donegall Road has reopened.
Earlier on Wednesday, another pedestrian died after he was struck by a lorry in County Down. | A man, believed to be a pensioner, has died after he was struck by a car in west Belfast on Wednesday. | 35172015 |
Jay O'Shea scored twice but substitute Billy Bodin notched 15 minutes from the end to force the Spireites to hold on and register back-to-back wins for the first time since August.
Rovers came out of the blocks rapidly and took the lead within three minutes when former Spireite Peter Hartley bundled in the ball from close range after a corner.
Darrell Clarke's side looked dominant and threatened to increase their lead but the hosts eventually found their feet and levelled when Ian Evatt stabbed home his first home goal for Chesterfield in over 11 years following O'Shea's free-kick.
The Irishman then turned the scoreline around when he headed Gary Liddle's cross home, and then hammered in a superb long-range free-kick.
Bodin's 10-yard effort led to many anxious moments for Danny Wilson's men, who moved to within two points of safety.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Chesterfield 3, Bristol Rovers 2.
Second Half ends, Chesterfield 3, Bristol Rovers 2.
Foul by Tom Lockyer (Bristol Rovers).
Ched Evans (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Cristian Montaño (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ched Evans (Chesterfield).
Corner, Chesterfield. Conceded by Cristian Montaño.
Foul by Cristian Montaño (Bristol Rovers).
Ched Evans (Chesterfield) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Ollie Clarke (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Ollie Clarke (Bristol Rovers).
Ched Evans (Chesterfield) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Cristian Montaño (Bristol Rovers).
Gary Liddle (Chesterfield) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt blocked. Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Ollie Clarke (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Chesterfield. Dan Gardner replaces Jay O'Shea.
Attempt missed. Billy Bodin (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Lee Brown (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ched Evans (Chesterfield).
Foul by Ollie Clarke (Bristol Rovers).
Jon Nolan (Chesterfield) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Goal! Chesterfield 3, Bristol Rovers 2. Billy Bodin (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
Tom Lockyer (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ched Evans (Chesterfield).
Attempt missed. Cristian Montaño (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ian Evatt (Chesterfield).
Attempt saved. Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Dion Donohue.
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Ellis Harrison replaces Rory Gaffney.
Substitution, Chesterfield. Ched Evans replaces Jake Beesley.
Substitution, Chesterfield. Jon Nolan replaces Connor Dimaio.
Billy Bodin (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Reece Mitchell (Chesterfield).
Attempt blocked. Chris Lines (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Cristian Montaño replaces Jermaine Easter.
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Billy Bodin replaces Stuart Sinclair.
Chris Lines (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. | Chesterfield came from behind to hold on to the points in a thrilling victory over Bristol Rovers. | 38035345 |
Last week, India's telecoms ministry ordered internet service providers to block access to 857 websites hosting pornographic content.
But not even the government could have predicted the scale and level of outrage that the order unleashed as Indians heaped criticism and scorn on the move.
A week later, it's seemingly scaled down the directive. A new order, as vague as the earlier one was precise, now asks the service providers to block access only to those sites which have child pornographic content. It's led to more confusion, criticism and yes, more ridicule.
So why exactly did the government go ahead with the move?
The ban had its genesis in a petition filed in India's Supreme Court by a lawyer seeking a complete ban on porn sites because, he argued, it was socially destructive and promoted violence against women.
Watching porn, he said in his petition, puts the country's security in danger. It also propels men to commit sex crimes. The court's reaction was to criticise the government's inability to act against internet sites that promoted child pornography.
The government's reaction was to ban porn sites.
Across India, people fumed, raged and ranted. Radio and television talk shows filled up with irate callers speaking both for and against the ban. One radio station was inundated with calls for its debate, To porn or not to porn.
Social media was abuzz as many described it as an invasion of privacy and an attempt at moral policing. A bestselling author, Chetan Bhagat, pleaded with the government to not ban porn in a tweet.
The hashtag #NextBanIdea began trending on Twitter as many decided to take to humour and come out with a list of things the government could consider banning - from the Facebook game Candy Crush, to people who take selfies and relatives who badger young Indians to get married.
The governing BJP, which runs the federal government, was also left red-faced after some pointed out that a few years ago some of its politicians were caught on camera watching pornographic clips on their mobile phones inside a state legislative assembly.
For many the ban is futile. Indians are believed to be among the largest consumers of internet pornography - number four in a list of countries published by Pornhub, the world's largest pornographic video-sharing website, after the United States, Britain and Canada.
In fact, there are suggestions the move may have had the opposite effect. One Indian website, Quint, notes that Google Trends recorded a sharp increase in keyword searches for pornographic content and porn stars over the past week.
And then there is India's rich history of celebrating sexuality. Some pointed out the irony of the ban in a country that gave the world the Kama Sutra, the ancient text on sexual etiquette and practice.
Others wanted to know if the government planned to cover or block access to the country's centuries-old temples and cave art with sexually explicit sculptures and paintings.
Source: Pornhub/Quartz India
The debate has also sparked concern over what some see as a growing culture of intolerance promoted by a series of actions by the right-wing BJP government, many of whose members are self-professed Hindu nationalists.
Some Indian states, governed by the BJP, have banned the production and consumption of beef - because the cow is considered sacred for India's Hindu majority. The government also banned the broadcast of a BBC documentary on rape, arguing that it defamed India.
The film Fifty Shades of Grey was also banned at around the time that the government-run censor board came up with a large list of words that could no longer be spoken on screen - these included lesbian and Bombay (the old name for India's financial capital Mumbai).
But it's not just limited to the BJP. Under India's previous Congress-led government, a controversial book on Hinduism by American academic Wendy Doniger was banned.
For many, these moves threaten India's democracy and tradition of cultural pluralism. There's a fear that the space for criticism and outspoken views is slowly being constricted.
For now at least, the move to ban porn has backfired - the government has been forced to come out and say that it supports freedom of communication. And Indians can go back to surfing for sex. | It started as a quiet, almost innocuous government order, which was also surprisingly precise. | 33810775 |
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Diego Costa's precise finish gave the Blues the lead but Wahbi Khazri levelled with a spectacular volley.
Nemanja Matic found space to restore Chelsea's lead before Sunderland turned the game on its head after the break.
Fabio Borini beat Thibaut Courtois with a deflected shot, before Jermain Defoe swivelled to score a vital winner.
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Chelsea captain John Terry was sent off for a second booking before the final whistle, with the end of the game bringing scenes of celebration from the Sunderland players and fans.
With Newcastle held by Aston Villa and Norwich losing to Manchester United, Sunderland will stay up if they win one of their final two matches of the season.
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The Black Cats host Everton on Wednesday, and are away to Watford on the final day.
Jermain Defoe has now scored 15 of Sunderland's 40 goals this season, and his goals have earned 14 of their 35 points.
The former England striker showed again how vital he is to their survival hopes with the way he took his winner after 70 minutes.
Until then, Defoe had been frustrated all afternoon, with his only effort to reach goal a header against the post that would not have counted anyway, because the flag was already up.
But when Deandre Yedlin's cross was deflected into his path, Defoe made no mistake - taking a touch to bring the ball under control, then burying it into the net.
"To win the game like that was special," said Defoe. "It's been a while since I scored at home but, as a forward, it doesn't matter where you score - it's important that you score."
Black Cats boss Sam Allardyce added: "You give Jermain a chance and generally he at least hits the target.
"We've crawled out of the bottom three by the number of goals that he's scored. Without him I dread to think where we would be as a team."
John Terry's late dismissal for a second booking means his season is over.
The 35-year-old may also have played his final game for Chelsea, after 483 Premier League appearances over the past 17 years.
Terry could have few complaints for being sent off - following up the foul on Defoe that brought his first yellow card after 86 minutes with a late lunge on Khazri deep in stoppage time that meant he saw red.
It was the second time the Chelsea captain has been sent off this season, which means he will be banned for both of his side's remaining games - away at Liverpool on Wednesday and at home to champions Leicester on 15 May.
Terry's contract expires in the summer, and in February he said he had not been offered a new deal - although the Blues interim boss Guus Hiddink said at the time it was possible that Terry could stay.
Match ends, Sunderland 3, Chelsea 2.
Second Half ends, Sunderland 3, Chelsea 2.
Attempt saved. Bertrand Traore (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard with a headed pass.
Offside, Sunderland. Jermain Defoe tries a through ball, but Wahbi Khazri is caught offside.
Second yellow card to John Terry (Chelsea) for a bad foul.
Foul by John Terry (Chelsea).
Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Fabio Borini (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yann M'Vila.
Foul by Baba Rahman (Chelsea).
Duncan Watmore (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Diego Costa (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by John O'Shea (Sunderland).
Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland).
Attempt blocked. Younes Kaboul (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yann M'Vila.
Younes Kaboul (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
John Terry (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by John Terry (Chelsea).
Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Gary Cahill (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jermain Defoe (Sunderland).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Chelsea. Bertrand Traore replaces John Obi Mikel.
Delay in match Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) because of an injury.
Substitution, Chelsea. Oscar replaces Willian.
Foul by Baba Rahman (Chelsea).
Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Offside, Chelsea. Cesc Fàbregas tries a through ball, but Diego Costa is caught offside.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by John Obi Mikel.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Vito Mannone.
Attempt saved. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Diego Costa (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Younes Kaboul (Sunderland).
Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland).
Substitution, Sunderland. Sebastian Larsson replaces Lee Cattermole.
Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Goal! Sunderland 3, Chelsea 2. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. | Sunderland climbed out of the bottom three after two goals in three second-half minutes saw them fight back for a dramatic win over Chelsea. | 36176565 |
So MPs will round off their detailed consideration of the Scotland Bill (watch out for the cross-party amendment on powers over abortion) and debate some, as yet, unannounced Opposition motions. All of which will leave time for plenty of ferment, plotting and manoeuvre. And there's plenty going on in the undergrowth.
First up: what's with the Speaker? In the last Parliament, there were plenty of backbenchers who deplored his appearance in simple gown, worn over a suit "like a prep-school geography master at prize-giving".
Suddenly he's wearing a smart topcoat, although the colourful ties, much deplored by traditionalists, remain dazzlingly in evidence. Commons kremlinologists suggest this is evidence of an ambition to serve beyond his pre-advertised departure time of some point in 2018. The thinking is that, having survived the Conservative coup attempt at the end of the last parliament, Mr Speaker has come to an accommodation with his former party - certainly his trademark savagings of (mostly Conservative) MPs have become less frequent.
Second, there's a whole lot of plotting going on: Conservative "outers" (Eurosceptic is a pretty obsolete term these days) are busy networking to ensure they return from their summer holiday ready to do battle over the terms of the EU membership referendum, when detailed debate on the Referendum Bill resumes.
They are quite determined not to be caught unawares if the amendments promised by ministers on issues like government campaigning and "purdah" don't meet their expectations.
And there's plenty of internal intriguing too. Who should chair the Commons Liaison Committee - the super-committee of select committee chairs, best known for its once-a-term sessions quizzing the prime minister? At the moment, as the senior member (he entered Parliament in 1979), Labour veteran Frank Field is performing this particular chore. But Treasury Committee Chair Andrew Tyrie and Public Administration Chair Bernard Jenkin are candidates for the longer term. Both disclaim ambition, and, in truth, the chair of the Liaison Committee is hardly the most exciting gig in politics.
But apart from its sessions with the PM it does have considerable behind the scenes clout on the committee corridor; it controls the travel budget for committees, for example. And both Mr Tyrie and Mr Jenkin have strong ideas about strengthening the committee system. Mr Jenkin was rebuffed by the prime minister when he called for a powerful parliamentary commission to be set up (along the lines of the one on Banking Standards Mr Tyrie chaired) to look at the future of the Civil Service.
And Mr Tyrie has long argued for more back-up for committees. The electorate's the committee membership and insiders tell me the winner will be the one most likely to keep meetings to an hour or less.
Inside the machine, I hear that the interviews begin next week for the newly-created head of the Commons admin, the director general. This was the post created out of the kerfuffle, last year, over the attempt to install the Australian Parliament official Carol Mills as the new Clerk of the House. The D-G will be ever so slightly below the Clerk in the official pecking order, but with a right of access to the Speaker and the Commons Commission in the event of a disagreement; their actual working relationship with the Clerk will be crucial to the running of the Commons. There are rumours of an all-women short list.
Here's my rundown of the week ahead:
Monday
The Commons opens at 2.30pm with Home Office questions - with the usual caveat that any ministerial statements or urgent questions arising out of events at the weekend will follow at 3.30pm.
Then it's the fourth and final committee stage day on the Scotland Bill - with amendments and new clauses down on everything from rescuing the monarchy to preventing parking on pavements: the Conservative Jacob Rees-Mogg has several amendments designed to ensure that the Scottish Parliament continues to contribute to the cost of the monarchy.
Other highlights are a new clause proposed by the SNP to take full legislative competence over the management of the Crown Estate in Scotland - this is a big deal involving control of the coasts and tidal energy and offshore wind.
There are a series of SNP amendments and new clauses devolving powers over emergency vehicles, industrial relations, equal opportunities, agricultural levies, rail services, party political broadcasts and health and safety and broadcasting to the Scottish Parliament
Labour have an amendment requiring gender balance among the MSPs and members of boards of Scottish public authorities. And the Labour MP Graham Allen has a number of clauses seeking to strengthen the power of local authorities in Scotland.
Perhaps the most intriguing is a cross party amendment from Right-to-Lifers John Pugh, Fiona Bruce and Robert Flello transferring competence over abortion to the Scottish Parliament. The Conservative Edward Leigh has a similar amendment but, in addition to abortion, it also devolves xenotransplantation, embryology, surrogacy, genetics and medical supplies.
In the Lords (2.30pm), oral question include one from the Tory constitutionalist Lord Lexden on extending full voting rights to all UK citizens overseas before the referendum on UK membership of the EU.
A couple of short debates are scheduled - Labour's Baroness Berridge on the contribution of Britain's ethnic minorities to faith communities and public institutions in the UK and the Lib Dem Baroness Tonge on the political situation in the Gaza strip.
The subject of the day's legislating is the European Union (Approvals) Bill, where the key issues are the draft decision in relation to the Tripartite Social Summit for Growth & Employment; and on FYR Macedonia having observer status in the work of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights.
The remainder of the Childcare Bill committee stage will follow.
Tuesday
The Commons gathers at 11.30am for Health questions and then there is the first ten minute rule bill of the new Parliament, on Football Governance (Supporters' Participation) - Labour MP Clive Efford's bill would require football clubs to offer their supporters a proportion of their shares, when the club changes ownership, and that a minimum number of places on the club board should be reserved for directors elected by a qualifying supporters organisation.
That will be followed by Opposition Day debate - subject to be announced.
In Westminster Hall, Grimsby MP Melanie Onn leads a debate on coastal flood risk (9.30am - 11am) - 4,000 properties in her constituency are under threat.
The next subject (11am - 11.30am) sees SNP MP Margaret Ferrier raise the transportation of nuclear warheads - there was concern when it emerged that in January nuclear weapons had been transported through the centre of Glasgow in spite of gale force winds and weather warnings.
And in the main afternoon session (2.30pm - 4pm), Bob Stewart, who was the former British UN Commander in Bosnia a few years before the Srebrenica massacre, leads a debate on the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide.
In the Lords from 2.30pm there are debates on two reports from Lords select committees - first on the Constitution Committee report on office of the Lord Chancellor, and then on the European Union Committee report on a post-crisis EU regulatory framework.
Wednesday
The Commons meets at 11.30am for International Development questions, followed at noon by prime minister's question time.
Then, George Osborne delivers his first un-coalitioned Budget Statement. By ancient tradition dating back to the Stuart kings, the Budget session is chaired by the Deputy Speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, in his capacity as Chairman of Ways and Means (apparently the then Speaker was seen as the King's placeman, so the House voted to bypass him and resolve itself into a Ways and Means Committee to debate taxation - and the tradition has persisted.)
The day's adjournment features cabinet exile Dr Liam Fox on the long-term economic plan for the south-west of England.
In Westminster Hall, Sussex Conservative Nick Herbert leads a debate (9.30am - 11am) on the performance of Southern Railways, the company which serves his constituency. He's followed by Keith Simpson (11am - 11.30am) on the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads - he's called for greater accountability at the Broads Authority in the past.
The big afternoon debate (2.30pm - 4pm) is on the Report of the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict - led by Labour MP Holly Lynch.
And the final debate, led by the Conservative Daniel Kawczynski, (4.30pm - 5.30pm) is on the distressing subject of the cremation of infants in England. Between 1996 - 2012 a new cremation technique at the Emstrey crematorium in Shrewsbury meant that families did not receive the ashes of their deceased babies.
In the Lords (3pm) questions to ministers include one from Viscount Hanworth on stocks of plutonium at Sellafield.
The main debate is on reports into investigatory powers - a parallel debate to the one held in the Commons recently. Essentially this is a voice-taking exercise on the report from David Anderson QC on giving the intelligence services powers to monitor activity on the internet.
The Lords may be the place where any bill to enact these powers runs into real trouble, so will Anderson's proposal to give judges rather than ministers the power to sign warrants mollify the legion of human rights lawyers in the Upper House? Inquiring minds will want to know. If anything this debate may give a better indication of what can be put through Parliament than the one in the Commons.
Peers will then canter through all stages of the European Union (Finance) Bill: as a money bill, they're not expected to do much more than rubber-stamp it.
Thursday
At the very start of Commons business (9.30am) the long-running guerrilla war over the Transport for London Bill will resume.
Don't blink, it'll be over very quickly, but the bill to give TfL additional powers to form partnerships with developers for its property portfolio has long been opposed by a small cross-party group of MPs. Normally this kind of private bill is simply nodded through to detailed consideration by a committee, but they have objected every time it has appeared, and already in the new parliament they have blocked one attempt to nod through a "revival motion" to allow it to be re-introduced. All that has to happen is that someone has to shout "object," and the bill is blocked...this could go on for quite a while.
Then MPs move on to Culture, Media and Sport questions, and a short session of questions about in-house matters to the House of Commons Commission and Leader of the House - the first since the publication of a huge report on the state of the parliamentary buildings and the options for refurbishment, a subject which may well dominate the session. That's followed by the Leader's weekly Commons Business Statement
The main event is the second day of the Budget debate - on a theme to be announced.
In the Lords (11am), questions include an eye-catching offering from the Lib Dem ex-minister Lord Wallace of Saltaire on the security risks of converting former government buildings into private hotels along the State Procession route.
Then peers move on to a series of debates on subjects chosen by backbenchers, starting with the obstetrician and cross bench peer, Lord Patel's debate on the sustainability of the NHS as a free public service.
Lord Alton of Liverpool raises the subject of the displacement of refugees and migrants from Asia and Africa. Finally there's the Lib Dem Lord Storey on mental health services in schools and colleges.
Neither House is scheduled to sit on Friday | It's Budget week, which means that the first couple of days are devoted to parliamentary loose ends, chores and time-marking, until the Chancellor rises from his seat on Wednesday. | 33387776 |
But like other Gulf states, the sharp fall in global oil prices has forced the country to consider whether these benefits are luxuries it can no longer afford.
Last month, Parliament Speaker Marzouq al-Ghanim warned that continuing to spend in the same way would be "economic suicide".
"We cannot lie to the Kuwaiti people, we cannot come here and say we will protect your pockets and the citizen will not be affected," he said. "Everyone's pockets will be affected... This is the reality."
In January, the Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Sabah spoke of the need for better management of spending and for budget cuts to cope with declining revenues
However, an attempt by the government to remove subsidies on diesel and kerosene last year was heavily criticised by MPs.
The pressure led to the subsidies being restored, although it was decided that they would be reviewed monthly in accordance with global price fluctuations.
The acting Finance Minister, Anas al-Saleh, also announced this month that the cabinet had approved a plan to impose a 10% tax on corporate profits, as one of a number of measures aimed at reducing Kuwait's budget deficit, projected to be 8.18bn dinars ($27.1bn; £19.2bn) for this financial year.
In addition, some state-owned projects, including airports, ports and some facilities of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), would be privatised, Mr Saleh said.
Kuwaiti lawyer Mishari al-Sawwagh feels that the government's priorities in implementing such measures are misplaced.
"Our problem in Kuwait is not about money... it's about leadership and management," he told the BBC.
Mr Sawwagh believes cutting subsidies will not only hit Kuwaiti citizens but also the 2.9 million-strong foreign workforce on which they depend.
"Lifting petrol subsidies, for example, will affect foreign workers who may consider leaving as they can no longer afford the living costs here, and this will also affect our economy," he said.
One area of public spending that has come under scrutiny is healthcare.
At present, thousands of Kuwaitis are sent each year to the US, Europe and elsewhere for medical treatment.
However, many say the system has been abused by people claiming to be suffering from medical conditions in order to spend months abroad at the state's expense.
In 2014, the government spent 441m dinars ($1.46bn; £1.04bn) on funding some 11,000 medical trips abroad, according to figures from the State Audit Bureau.
To reduce the numbers of so-called "medical tourists", the government announced plans to reduce the daily allowances given to patients and their companions.
But MPs have called on the government to review its decision and instead focus on ensuring that only those in need of specialist treatment are sent abroad.
Ahmed Baqer al-Ali, a Kuwaiti doctor doing postgraduate training in plastic surgery in London, believes the popularity of medical tourism is a result of a number of problems with Kuwait's healthcare system.
"A lot of patients do not trust the health system," he told the BBC. "We find people travelling for treatment for chronic conditions such as diabetes and back pain, which can be successfully treated in Kuwait."
"The government should take tough steps to resolve this issue. But it's not just about reducing the amount - it's about the whole concept."
In addition to improved assessment of those seeking treatment abroad, Dr Ali believes that money needs to be spent on building world-class medical institutions in Kuwait.
He points out that this is already happening in the UAE, with Abu Dhabi opening branches of the Cleveland Clinic and King's College Hospital, while Dubai attracted an estimated 500,000 medical tourists in 2015.
Dr Ali says this kind of long-term vision would not only improve the healthcare available to Kuwait's population, but also provide much-needed training positions for local doctors, whose development is being hindered by the practice of exporting patients.
Most Kuwaitis diagnosed with cancer are currently treated abroad, for example.
"This is a disaster because we have plenty of local oncologists who have been trained abroad, and many in the new generation of doctors want to specialise in oncology, but they have no exposure to cases," Dr Ali said.
"It's not about the quality of doctors here; we are trained at the best centres in the world."
"The problems are management issues and the lack of infrastructure. There's no quick solution, but this is what the government needs to solve." | Sitting on the world's sixth largest proven oil reserves, Kuwait's 1.3m citizens are accustomed to lavish benefits, such as interest-free housing loans, free education and healthcare, and food and fuel subsidies. | 35881609 |
Just ten years after graduation, male medical students earned a median wage of £55,000, the research found.
Female medical students also became the highest earners, typically making £45,000 a year.
Where you study also matters: Students of the London School of Economics, Oxford and Cambridge earned the most.
In addition, higher earners tended to come from wealthier backgrounds, the IFS said.
The research was based on the student loan records of 260,000 individuals, whose salaries were tracked over a ten year period up to 2013.
Economics was the second most lucrative degree, with male students earning a median salary of £42,000, and women earning £38,000.
By contrast, those who obtained degrees in creative arts had the lowest salaries.
Men earned a median annual wage of £17,900, with women earning £14,500.
The study also showed that graduates are much more likely to have a job - and to earn more - than non-graduates.
Anna Vignoles, one of the report authors, said students should think carefully about what they choose to study.
"Higher education leads to much better earnings than those earned by non-graduates, although students need to realise that their subject choice is important in determining how much of an earnings advantage they will have."
The London School of Economics (LSE) was the most lucrative university, according to the study, followed by Cambridge and then Oxford.
Around 10% of male graduates from these institutions were earning more than £100,000 ten years after graduation.
LSE was the only university where 10% of female graduates were in the same position.
However the IFS said that LSE benefited from a focus on high-paying subjects like economics and law.
It said there was also a very strong performance from northern universities like Liverpool, Newcastle and York - even though local labour markets had lower rates of pay than in the South.
In London, Imperial College and Kings College had strong earnings levels. | If you want to earn a big salary, you would be advised to study medicine or economics, says a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). | 36028368 |
FBI Director James Comey said there were indications that the couple had been radicalised.
Tashfeen Malik, 27, and her husband Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, died in a shootout with police after the killings at San Bernardino, east of Los Angeles.
Mr Comey said they were "potentially inspired" by foreign terror groups.
However, he said there was no evidence they were part of a network.
Earlier, an FBI spokesman said they were also investigating reports that Malik had pledged allegiance to Islamic State (IS).
She is reported to have posted a message on Facebook in support of IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi under a different name. The post has since been removed.
Who carried out shootings? - The couple police say were responsible
What makes this shooting different? - More than one shooter, a woman involved, a well-planned attack, explosives and a fleeing attempt
'It's crazy they lived next door' - Neighbours tell the BBC of their shock that the attackers lived nearby
Politicians 'shamed' for offering prayers - Does prayer do anything in the wake of a shooting?
Who were the victims? - Diverse backgrounds of the 14 people killed
In another development on Friday, the couple's landlord opened their apartment to the media, prompting journalists and camera crews to go inside and survey the scene.
There has been strong criticism on social media for several outlets including the BBC, but the FBI had released the residence to the landlord before he let journalists in.
After Wednesday's attack at the Inland Regional Center social services agency, bomb equipment, weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition were found in the couple's home.
FBI spokesman David Bowdich told a news conference that authorities were trying to recover data from two mobile phones found crushed in a waste bin near the shooting scene.
He said "telephonic connections" had been established between the couple and other people of interest to the authorities.
"We have uncovered evidence that has led us to learn of extensive planning," he said.
Investigators are also said to be following up a report that Farook had argued with a colleague at work who denounced the "inherent dangers of Islam".
Malik was born in Pakistan and had recently lived in Saudi Arabia.
Intelligence officials in Pakistan have contacted relatives there, a family member quoted by Reuters said.
Farook, who worked as an inspector for the city's environmental health department, was the son of Pakistani immigrants and born in the US state of Illinois.
Police said between 75 and 80 people were attending a party at the centre when the shooting began.
The identities of the victims have since been released by San Bernardino's coroner. The youngest was 26 and the oldest was 60.
Local police chief Jarrod Burguan said it appeared that the couple were prepared to carry out another attack.
In the shootout with police hours after the attack, Farook and Malik fired 76 rounds of ammunition. Officers fired 380 rounds back.
Two police officers were injured during the pursuit.
One of the first officers on the scene spoke of scenes of "unspeakable" carnage in the centre.
Lt Mike Madden said he and officers saw dead bodies and had to pass injured people as they tried to "engage the shooters" on Wednesday.
San Bernardino is the deadliest mass shooting in the US since 26 people were killed at a school in Newtown, Connecticut in 2012. | A mass shooting by a married couple that left 14 people dead in California is being investigated as an act of terrorism, the FBI says. | 35006404 |
The blaze broke out at the Gordon House Hotel in Kirkcudbright just after 20:00 on Thursday.
Staff, residents and customers were evacuated and there were no injuries as a result of the fire.
More than 20 firefighters spent several hours working to bring the flames under control. They left at about 04:50 after ensuring the scene was safe.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said the fire broke out in the kitchen area before spreading to the roof of a small, single-storey extension at the back of the premises.
At the height of the incident, crews from Gatehouse, Kirkcudbright, Dalbeattie, Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Hamilton were in attendance.
They fought the blaze using six water jets.
It was contained to the rear of the hotel and shortly after midnight dampening down operations got under way.
Hotel guest Edward Connolly, from Glasgow, said: "There was no panic, we just all made our way out of the hotel.
"I was in the room upstairs with my wife Esther when we noticed smoke.
"We made our way downstairs and everyone got out safely."
He said the staff had been "great" throughout the incident.
"We didn't realise just how bad it was until we were out and saw the fire engines arrive and the smoke and flames," he added.
Hotel director Donald Allan said they were pleased that nobody had been hurt and could only praise everyone involved.
"The couple that manage the hotel for us did a great job and we are arranging for accommodation for everyone who needs it," he said.
"Obviously once things are sorted out our aim is to get the hotel open for we have a lot of bookings for the summer." | Fire has caused extensive damage to a hotel in a town in the south west of Scotland. | 36051872 |
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said proposed changes would allow continuing imprisonment for convicted terrorists at high risk of reoffending.
The process would be supervised by courts and also subject to medical and psychological checks.
The age at which anti-terror legislation applies to individuals would also be lowered from 16 to 14.
The government will work with state and territory administrations to roll out the reforms.
Mr Turnbull said the measures were necessary after an increase in the number and severity of terrorist attacks across the world.
"The threat is real," he said.
"We can never ever be complacent and we are not. We are focused constantly on the single most important obligation of our government ... which is to preserve and protect the safety of the people."
Convicted terrorists would be subject to continuing imprisonment in a court-supervised process similar to measures in place for sex offenders and extremely violent criminals.
The changes would also make advocating genocide an offence.
Attorney-General George Brandis will meet with state and territory attorneys-general in coming days to discuss the new laws.
"If a person, having served a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime, shows every indication of a willingness to repeat that crime, to reoffend as soon as they are released, they should remain behind bars," Mr Brandis said.
Senator Brandis said UK Prime Minister Theresa May had previously shown an interest in Australia's approach to domestic security.
"I know that her own thinking when she was home secretary earlier in the year was guided by some of the law reform we undertook in Australia," he said. | Australia's prime minister has moved to strengthen anti-terror laws after attacks in the US and France. | 36880857 |
The A500 northbound at Etruria was closed while the nails were cleared and assistance given to other vehicles that had punctured tyres.
The road was shut between the A53 Etruria Road and Basford roundabout and Porthill Bank from 05:00 BST to 16:00, Highways England said.
It said a magnet had been used to remove "tens of thousands" of nails.
A local tyre garage tweeted that one customer had "20-plus screws per tyre".
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It was thought the road would reopen some time on Tuesday morning, but Highways England said due to the size and nature of the spillage, it would remain closed into the afternoon.
Motorists were advised to avoid the area and follow diversions.
The Potteries buses, run by First Group, said all of its services were delayed due to the closure. | Part of a major route in Stoke-on-Trent has reopened after a lorry spilled its load of nails across a carriageway. | 40258229 |
After predictions that Shell might well give up on its Arctic adventure following a collapse in the oil price, endless legal challenges and operational headaches that saw one of their rigs catch fire and a drilling barge run aground - today the oil giant has announced it is restarting operations.
Or at least it would like to.
It still doesn't have the correct drilling permits and is facing court actions.
But if these matters can be sorted out - and that's an IF probably worth writing in capitals - Shell's chief executive told me that the oil major hoped to start exploratory drilling again this summer.
Two years ago the oil giant announced a "pause" in its operations in Alaska which were first given the go-ahead a decade ago. The decision came after a string of controversies which you can read about here.
But it is now clear a pause did not mean the end of the project.
"We didn't abandon all the infrastructure, you cannot, for such a large and complex operation, scale down and scale up whenever you want," Mr van Burden told me.
"We have been preparing all this for a potential return."
Simon Henry, Shell's chief financial officer, made the point with numbers.
It will cost Shell just over $1bn to restart operations this year.
And it will cost just under $1bn to keep the project approximately mothballed.
"The potential in the Arctic is very, very significant," Mr van Beurden said.
Some estimates suggest that there are as many as 24 billion barrels of oil under the Arctic, enough to satisfy America's thirst for hydrocarbons for more than three years.
"We believe that the Arctic probably holds the largest yet to be discovered resource base," the Shell chief executive said.
The oil major is clear. This is exploring for "potential oil" rather than actual reserves it knows are there.
Shell has already discovered gas and the judgement is that there is likely to be a large oil rim around the field.
The company believes there is a better than 50% chance of finding oil.
Now, for something that is indisputably risky, some might see that as a pretty low percentage.
Certainly, Greenpeace doesn't think it is worth it.
"Despite announcing cuts [to other investments] Shell hasn't taken the opportunity to cut its most high-cost, high-risk project," Charlie Kronick from the pressure group said.
"Shell is taking a massive risk doggedly chasing oil in the Arctic, not just with shareholder value, but with the pristine Arctic environment.
"A spill there will be environmentally and financially catastrophic. It's time for investors to recognise that it's impossible for Shell to justify its continued pursuit of offshore Arctic oil."
Of course, Mr van Beurden is not ignorant of the issues.
"I am very much aware of these concerns. We share the concerns," he said, arguing that there would be "multiple lines of defence" for the environment.
"We are as well prepared as any company can be, to mitigate the risks and to make sure we can deal with consequences if there is an issue.
"But I know it is an issue that divides society. There is always going to be a difference of opinion about drilling in the Arctic. I don't think we will ever be able to convince everyone that this is the right thing to do."
He then goes on to make a broader point.
"It is however true that the world does need more hydrocarbons for many years to come.
"The energy system is going to double again in its size in the first half of this century. We will need a significant amount of renewables and oil and gas to actually meet that demand.
"Oil companies have been there for many, many years. Let's not think that the Arctic is untouched. There have been many activities there which have been very successful without any spills in many, many decades."
Shell will need to be ready for a prolonged fight. | Ben van Beurden has entered the polar bears' den. | 31046887 |
Paul Dixon, 22, of The Avenue, Seaham, appeared at Newcastle Crown Court charged with five offences under the Computer Misuse Act.
The alleged attacks took place in October 2014 against websites including Durham Police, Police Scotland and British Airways.
Mr Dixon's trial was set for 3 April next year and he was released on bail. | A man has denied hacking the websites of British Airways and a number of police forces. | 36532570 |
"The costs of delay are felt in businesses going bust, jobs being lost, livelihoods being destroyed," he told the CBI employers' group. That was in 2012.
Winning approval for major infrastructure investments has long been fraught with politicking and protest.
Airport expansion is just the latest in a long list of problem projects.
The bill for upgrading the West Coast Main Line from London Euston to Glasgow and Edinburgh cost six times more than expected at £14.5bn.
The Channel Tunnel rail link, running through Kent into St Pancras station, was criticised by the National Audit Office for its "hugely optimistic assumptions" about passenger numbers and costs.
Deciding whether to build new nuclear power stations took years - and then hit a problem of who would pay for them.
Then there is the HS2 high-speed rail project. After years of consultation, HS2 looks to be going ahead. However, the precise details have not been finalised, and the bill for the first stage has yet to go through parliament.
Now, a decision on whether to build a new runway at either Heathrow or Gatwick airport has been postponed for another six months. Still, after several decades of wrangling, what's another six months?
Rhian Kelly, business environment director at the CBI, says that once a project gets the green light, Britain tends to move very fast. It's arriving at a decision that is the tortuous part.
"By the time a decision is made, our competitors have often caught up or moved ahead," she says.
Not all projects get mired in a political cul-de-sac.
Richard Threlfall, UK head of infrastructure at the business advisory group KPMG, points to major successes, including the Mersey Gateway bridge, the Manchester Ship Canal, and Crossrail, the first complete new London underground line in more than 30 years.
Both look likely to come in on time and on budget, he says.
The UK planning process, which used to be much slower than in other countries, has been significantly improved, Mr Threlfall argues. And some projects can be fast-tracked to an early decision.
A decision to build the Thames Tideway - a sewer running up to 20 miles from west to east London - benefited from this new streamlined process.
Yet, these examples seem to be the exception, not the rule.
One impediment to smooth decision-making is the relatively small size of the UK. Its dense population makes it harder to secure the space and necessary approval for big projects.
Improving the UK's "particularly ungenerous" compensation scheme would help, Mr Threlfall says.
Homeowners displaced by, say, the HS2 project, could be compensated up to the value of their home before the project was announced. But is that enough for someone whose life will be turned upside down?
More generous compensation would mean less opposition, and the extra financial outlay would be a drop in the ocean compared with a £50bn project, for example.
Mr Threlfall says the current compensation system "ignores the fact that the whole of the UK will benefit. So why should that cost be borne by just the people on the route?"
Critics often accuse governments of short-termism. Infrastructure is a long-term issue, and governments can be reluctant to commit vast sums of money to projects that will take years to return benefits.
But Tony Travers, director of LSE London - a research centre at the London School of Economics - says the apparent reluctance to make decisions is usually due to politics, not resources.
"It is the government's sense of danger to itself that stops it making the decision. In west London [where Heathrow is located] the government has a lot of marginal constituencies and cabinet ministers who have seats in the area," he says.
It is hoped that the creation this year of a National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) - an independent body to oversee £100bn of spending on infrastructure projects - will help ease political indecision.
The commission will produce a report at the beginning of each Parliament and take a more strategic review, helping to take politics out of decision-making.
The NIC was recommended by Sir John Armitt, former chairman of the UK's Olympic Delivery Authority and head of a 2013 review of infrastructure planning.
He says its success will be a key test of whether the UK is prepared to change its ways.
Sir John says: "The Airports Commission was incredibly thorough. If [government] cannot make a decision after all its work, then you have to ask how it's going to be for the NIC."
Politics cannot be taken out of infrastructure, and nor should it be, he says. "But the role of politicians is to make decisions, even if they are unpopular ones."
The state of infrastructure planning is often compared unfavourably with Victorian times, when bigger sums of money in relative terms were spent on railways, bridges and sewers that are still used today.
Sir John points out that many of these projects were controversial and loss-making.
But the Victorians had a vision, self-confidence and industrial drive that forced projects through.
Proponents were better able to garner a broader consensus that developments were in the national interest. In other words, there was more emphasis on the "big picture".
Sir John believes that the focus today is too narrow, with too much emphasis on rigid cost-benefit analysis.
The costs of a project are added up, along with the benefits. And, hey presto, the financial pros and cons stretching over a couple of decades are deduced.
There needs to be much more socio-economic analysis, says Sir John. "We look at some projects today [the Channel Tunnel or London's Jubilee tube line, for example] and ask: how did we ever survive without them?" And yet both projects struggled to get off the ground.
Professor Diane Coyle says infrastructure projects are particularly inappropriate for standard cost-benefit analysis. The multiple variables make such an approach "simple in principle, but extremely difficult in practice", she wrote in the Financial Times earlier this year.
"In the UK, we seem particularly prone to short-termism… I think it is because we pay too much attention to the conventional economic approach to assessing projects.
"We have forgotten how to take the imaginative leap that inspired some of the most vital infrastructure of the Victorian age," she says. | Prime Minister David Cameron could not have been clearer about the impact of delaying major UK infrastructure projects. | 35027065 |
A vehicle bomb exploded in a marketplace, security and medical sources told Reuters news agency.
There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
Last year, the city was the scene of fierce fighting between so-called Islamic State (IS) militants and pro-government militias.
Government forces managed to push them back from the city which is just 60km (37 miles) from the capital, Baghdad. | At least 18 people have been killed and more than 40 injured in bomb attack in Baquba in eastern Iraq, local sources have said. | 33853110 |
The 37-year-old Leinster forward won 61 caps, making his Test debut in 2009, and was part of two Six Nations title-winning squads.
Ross also represented his country at the 2011 and 2015 World Cups, and made his final international appearance against South Africa last summer.
The prop's honours with Leinster have included two European Cup medals.
Ross, who joined Leinster from Harlequins eight years ago, also helped the Irish province win two Pro12 titles and two European Challenge Cups.
"Rugby has been a huge part of my life, and I've been incredibly lucky to have been a part of some amazing teams," Ross told Leinster's official website.
"In particular, I will never forget winning the European Cup in 2011 or the Six Nations Championship in 2014.
"I never dreamt, having had such a late start in the professional game, that I would go on to achieve such goals, or win 61 caps for Ireland. I am indebted to my team-mates and coaches, my friends and family."
Paying tribute to Ross, Leinster head coach Leo Cullen added: "Mike has played such a major role in Leinster's successes since he joined from Harlequins in 2009.
"He was at the very heart of Leinster's famous comeback against Northampton in the 2011 European Cup Final with a brilliant second-half scrummaging display that helped turn the tide of momentum.
"And the following season he played a huge role once again as the Leinster scrum pushed [European Cup final opponents] Ulster off their own ball in the first half that led to a try.
"Mike has also been a great mentor to some of our younger props, always being prepared to pass on his experience to ensure their continued development." | Ireland international prop Mike Ross has announced he will retire from rugby at the end of this season. | 39718536 |
Symons left his national role in July 2015, midway through their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, to concentrate on his job as Fulham manager, but has since been sacked.
Former Wales international Tony Roberts, currently at Swansea City, will replace Martyn Margetson as Wales' goalkeeping coach.
Margetson is leaving his Wales role to work for England and Sam Allardyce.
Paul Trollope has relinquished the role that Symons is retaking in order to concentrate on managing Cardiff City in the Championship.
Trollope succeeded Russell Slade as Cardiff boss in May.
Symons, 45, a former Portsmouth, Manchester City, Crystal Palace and Fulham defender had been Coleman's assistant on a match-by-match basis since 2012.
After being sacked by Fulham in November 2015, Symons was part of Coleman's scouting team at the European Championships in France, where Wales reached the semi-finals.
Wales begin their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign at home to Moldova on 5 September in Cardiff. | Kit Symons has returned to the Wales coaching set-up under Chris Coleman. | 36828905 |
The "spectacular" finds from Myanmar are from baby birds that got trapped in the sticky sap of a tropical forest 99 million years ago.
Exquisite detail has been preserved in the feathers, including traces of colour in spots and stripes.
The wings had sharp little claws, allowing the juvenile birds to clamber about in the trees.
The tiny fossils, which are between two and three centimetres long, could shed further light on the evolution of birds from their dinosaur ancestors.
The specimens, from well-known amber deposits in north-east Myanmar (also known as Burma), are described in the journal Nature Communications.
Co-author Prof Mike Benton, from the University of Bristol, said: "The individual feathers show every filament and whisker, whether they are flight feathers or down feathers, and there are even traces of colour - spots and stripes."
The hand anatomy shows the wings come from enantiornithine birds, which comprised a major bird grouping in the Cretaceous Period. However, the enantiornithines died out at the same time as the dinosaurs, 66 million years ago.
Dr Steve Brusatte, a vertebrate palaeontologist at Edinburgh University, described the fossils as "spectacular".
He told BBC News: " They're fantastic - who would have ever thought that 99-million-year-old wings could be trapped in amber?
"These are showcase specimens and some of the most surprising fossils I've seen in a long time. We've known for a few decades that many dinosaurs had feathers, but most of our fossils are impressions of feathers on crushed limestone slabs.
"Three dimensional preservation in amber provides a whole new perspective and these fossils make it clear that very primitive birds living alongside the dinosaurs had wings and feather arrangements very similar to today's birds."
The international team of researchers used advanced X-ray scanning techniques to examine the structure and arrangement of the bones and feathers.
Claw marks in the amber suggest the birds were still alive when they were engulfed by the sticky sap.
Dr Xing Lida, the study's lead author, explained: "The fact that the tiny birds were clambering about in the trees suggests that they had advanced development, meaning they were ready for action as soon as they hatched.
"These birds did not hang about in the nest waiting to be fed, but set off looking for food, and sadly died perhaps because of their small size and lack of experience.
"Isolated feathers in other amber samples show that adult birds might have avoided the sticky sap, or pulled themselves free."
Follow Paul on Twitter. | Two wings from birds that lived alongside the dinosaurs have been found preserved in amber. | 36651471 |
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A win for Dee would have handed the title to Celtic, but their visitors put that prospect to bed in the first half.
A Considine double and goals from Adam Rooney and Kenny McLean had Derek McInnes' men 4-0 up at the break.
Ryan Jack hit the fifth before Niall McGinn tapped home and Considine completed his hat-trick.
Celtic will clinch the title on Sunday if they beat Hearts at Tynecastle (12:30 BST kick-off)
Aberdeen are 11 points clear of Rangers in third, while Dundee are eighth.
The Dons are in a very strong position to finish second behind Celtic, with their showing here throwing the gauntlet down to Rangers before their meeting next weekend.
Their performance was even more dominant than the scoreline suggests.
Aberdeen bossed it from the first whistle and Considine nodded over the bar with a great early chance.
He made up for that miss soon after, powering home a header from Jonny Hayes' perfect delivery.
Rooney drew a good stop from Dee keeper Scott Bain, but the striker did not have to wait long to add his name to the scoresheet, headed in Shay Logan's exquisite cross.
McLean slammed in number three with his right foot before Considine cashed in on sloppy defending to nod his second.
There was no let-up after the break as Jack slotted the fifth in off the post, McGinn tapped home and Considine slid in to seal his hat-trick.
What a horrible evening this was for Paul Hartley's side.
Not many teams would have contained Aberdeen in this form, but Hartley will be furious at some of his side's defending.
They have been depleted by injury but that does not account for such a display.
The absence of injured striker Marcus Haber seemed to have a major impact as his replacement Faissal el Bakhtaoui was unable to hold the ball up and bring team-mates into the game.
Weekend results will determine how damaging this has been for Dundee, whose next game away to Ross County takes on added significance as they look to avoid being dragged into the relegation scrap.
Every player in red did themselves proud, but Considine and McLean deserve special mention.
McLean stood out all night and it was significant that he was removed after an hour, with some key games coming up for the Pittodrie outfit.
Considine, of course, takes the majority of the headlines thanks to his first hat-trick as a professional.
Individually and collectively, the Dons were sensational.
It seems this Aberdeen team is going from strength to strength, which promises much for the remainder of the season.
Match ends, Dundee 0, Aberdeen 7.
Second Half ends, Dundee 0, Aberdeen 7.
Foul by Anthony O'Connor (Aberdeen).
Mark O'Hara (Dundee) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ryan Christie (Aberdeen).
Kevin Gomis (Dundee) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal! Dundee 0, Aberdeen 7. Andrew Considine (Aberdeen) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Christie following a set piece situation.
Ryan Jack (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by James Vincent (Dundee).
Cameron Kerr (Dundee) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Cameron Kerr (Dundee).
Corner, Dundee. Conceded by Ash Taylor.
Attempt missed. Faissal El Bakhtaoui (Dundee) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Corner, Dundee. Conceded by Andrew Considine.
Corner, Dundee. Conceded by Ryan Jack.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Frank Ross replaces Niall McGinn.
Corner, Dundee. Conceded by Andrew Considine.
Goal! Dundee 0, Aberdeen 6. Niall McGinn (Aberdeen) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Christie.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Scott Wright replaces Jonny Hayes.
Attempt missed. Ryan Christie (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Attempt missed. Henrik Ojamaa (Dundee) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Attempt missed. Kevin Holt (Dundee) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
Corner, Dundee. Conceded by Ryan Jack.
Attempt missed. Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Foul by Kevin Gomis (Dundee).
Ryan Christie (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Henrik Ojamaa (Dundee).
Anthony O'Connor (Aberdeen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Ryan Christie replaces Kenny McLean.
Attempt missed. Kenny McLean (Aberdeen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Foul by Cameron Kerr (Dundee).
Niall McGinn (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Dundee. Conceded by Andrew Considine.
Attempt blocked. Kenny McLean (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Niall McGinn (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
James Vincent (Dundee) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Kenny McLean (Aberdeen).
Foul by Niall McGinn (Aberdeen).
Cameron Kerr (Dundee) wins a free kick on the left wing. | Defender Andrew Considine scored a hat-trick as Aberdeen hammered a dismal Dundee side to ensure Celtic must wait to be crowned Premiership champions. | 39376258 |
QPR, who were relegated from the Premier League last season, are challenging the legality of the Football League's FFP rules.
The west London club could face a fine of up to £58m.
"We took a view, as did most clubs, that we should comply with the rules," Barber told a BBC Sussex fans' forum.
"One club that did get promoted and is now back with us still has its case to be determined. We would expect them to be punished and punished severely: they gained from breaking the rules.
"We comply with every other rule, why wouldn't we with FFP as well?"
At the end of 2013-14 QPR were promoted via the play-offs, in which Brighton lost to Derby. The Hoops have since returned to the second tier.
In March, QPR announced losses of £9.8m, but £60m worth of loans were written off by owner Tony Fernandes and other shareholders.
"We're now in another set of rules and we have a bit more money to spend but so has everyone else," added Barber.
"The Premier League parachute payments have gone up so we haven't gained a lot. What it actually means is that people expect you to pay even more."
Meanwhile, Barber said the club was "relaxed" about the impact on the playing surface of staging two Rugby World Cup games next month.
"We had the opportunity with the England v France Under-20s game last season to see the effect these big guys have on our pitch," he said.
"We were pleasantly surprised to see the scarring was no worse than first-team football. Whether that changes at the next level up we'll see, but the groundstaff are very relaxed about the games and their ability to put the pitch right." | Brighton chief executive Paul Barber says he expects QPR to be "punished severely" for allegedly breaching Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. | 33820941 |
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The 67-year-old's contract expires this summer and signing a new deal has been the subject of speculation for months.
"We have a board meeting on Tuesday, and on Wednesday or Thursday it will be very clear," Wenger told the BBC.
The Frenchman became the first manager to win seven FA Cups when he guided the Gunners to a 2-1 win over league champions Chelsea on Saturday.
It is understood that it is not a formal board meeting on Tuesday but Wenger's future will be discussed by the club's directors.
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Arsenal won the FA Cup for a record 13th time as Wenger - who joined the Gunners in 1996 - also became the most successful manager.
The Frenchman's contract runs out this summer and the season has been beset by protests from the club's supporters, demanding he end his long association with the club.
In an interview Football Focus before the final, Wenger described the criticism he has had this season as "a disgrace" he will "never forget".
The FA Cup victory adds some much-needed joy to a campaign in which they finished fifth in the Premier League, failing to reach the Champions League for the first time in 20 years.
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"I know my mind. Let us enjoy this win and not worry about the future," he said.
"I try to serve this club with always the same commitment and quality.
"We had some difficult moments but I spent every minute of my season on full commitment and we never give up and that is why today I am more proud than usual because the team and myself refused to give up and we finished the job in a positive way.
"Nobody gave us a chance and we responded with attitude and class and we have seen that today.
"For once I have kept my medal so that means it is a special night for me and for the rest we will see what happens in the future."
Defender Per Mertesacker might have made more than 100 appearances for Germany and won a World Cup medal but the FA Cup final was his first start of the season.
He has had an injury-plagued season and played just 37 minutes before Saturday's match, in the final league game against Everton.
But the defender put in an assured performance and kept Chelsea striker Diego Costa quiet for much of the game.
Wenger said: "Per Mertesacker, for me, is a perfect example for any young professional football player.
"What he did today was the consequence of an unbelievable attitude every day even when he was not selected.
"When he was not selected he worked even harder and that is why I will pay a special tribute to him tonight."
Former Germany international Mertesacker said "not bad is it?" when asked about his manager's achievements.
He added: "That is everything I have to say because there has been a lot said about him and I think the team said everything they needed to."
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Midfielder Aaron Ramsey struck the winning goal in another cup final, having netted in the victory over Hull in 2014.
The Welshman backed manager Wenger by saying: "Of course I want him to stay at club. He deserves this. We changed the formation and had a lot of success.
"Fair play to him, he changed the system. Hopefully, he'll be there next season."
Striker Danny Welbeck collected his first piece of silverware with the club since joining from Manchester United in 2014. The England international said: "The manager is his own man and he makes his own decision and the board will make the right decision."
Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright, who scored 185 goals for the north London club and won the FA Cup in 1993 and 1998 with the side, told BBC TV: "You cannot read him. You cannot read what Arsene Wenger is going to do.
"What he has done is put a lot of faith in his team. In certain games, they have shown what they are capable of, and today was one of those days."
This content will not work on your device, please check Javascript and cookies are enabled or update your browser | Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said his future at the club will become clear by "Wednesday or Thursday". | 40071519 |
Police had initially asked for help to trace Farrah Fadli, 29, McKenzie Scullion, 10, and Eva Kerr, 4.
They had been missing since about 11:00 on Wednesday, and officers were concerned for their welfare.
At about 19:15 on Friday Ms Fadli, who lives in Ayr and is also known as Farrah Gillespie, left the children with a friend in Irvine.
Ms Fadli remains missing. She is 5ft 4in, of slim build with dyed blonde hair.
Officers said she has not gone missing before.
A police spokesman said: "Farrah is still missing. She dropped off the children at a friend's house in Irvine around 7.15pm last night but left soon after.
"Police are continuing their search for Farrah and would appeal to either herself to get in touch with them or her family or for anyone who knows where she is to contact officers at Ayr Police Office via 101." | Police are continuing to search for a young mother after her children were dropped off at a friend's house. | 37666378 |
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras called the referendum for 5 July, but Greece's current bailout expires on Tuesday.
On Saturday, creditors are expected to address a Greek request to extend that bailout until the vote is completed.
As the Greek parliament debates whether to ratify the referendum, queues have formed outside banks in Athens.
Many fear that Greece's central bank might start restricting withdrawals.
It is unclear what would happen if Greece does not get a temporary extension.
Greece has to make a €1.6bn (£1.1bn) payment to the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday, and there are fears Greece's economy could collapse if no new deal is struck.
EU Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said on Saturday that "where there's a will there's a way", but German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said the "negotiations apparently have been declared at an end'' by Mr Tsipras.
In a televised address late on Friday, Mr Tsipras described the bailout plan as "humiliation" and condemned "unbearable" austerity measures demanded by creditors.
Some opposition figures accused Mr Tsipras of using the vote to push Greece out of the EU.
Throughout the ups and downs of the recent negotiations, Greeks have by and large resisted the urge to withdraw money from their accounts, pinning their hopes on a last minute deal with the country's creditors.
But as the deadline for Greece's €1.6bn payment to the IMF looms, and with Mr Tsipras calling for a referendum next week, lines have begun to form outside ATMs and bank branches in Athens.
One bank has imposed withdrawal limits of €3,000 per account, and many ATMs have handwritten "empty" signs on them.
I visited half a dozen bank branches in the city centre, where the demand for withdrawals was so strong that customers were given a ticket number, and told to come back in a few hours.
One man told me he was 170th in line. "The game is over," Peter, one of those queuing, told me. "Greece is going into uncharted waters, and the banks will be closed on Monday, I suspect."
Anxiety is mounting in Athens. "Everybody's really scared," Elena, a woman in her 20s, tells me as she waits to withdraw cash from an ATM that is still dispensing. "We need to have enough money to last the week."
The head of the IMF, Christine Lagarde, said that creditor institutions had "always showed flexibility to adjust to new situations in Greece".
Speaking ahead of Saturday's meeting between creditors and Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, she said she would again be recommending a balance between structural reforms and fiscal consolidation.
European finance ministers had to consider "whether there's a possibility or not of an agreement", said Mr Moscovici.
"Greece's place is in the eurozone," he added. "When I look at where we are I see differences but they are quite limited and well identified."
But Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who leads the group of European finance ministers, said he was "very negatively surprised" by the Greek government's decision on the referendum.
The government portrays the referendum as yes or no to austerity. The opposition says it is, in effect, yes or no to Europe. Some of them say the referendum itself is unconstitutional, and are urging the Greek president to reject it.
But Mr Tsipras will argue that he had no other option. He was elected to get a better deal rather than no deal at all. But no better deal was on offer.
As for Greece's creditors I think they will be one part flabbergasted, one part anxious, and one part wondering what on earth they do next.
But several eurozone finance ministers, arriving in Brussels for their fifth meeting on Greece in little more than a week, said there was no question of accepting Mr Tsipras's request to extend his country's current international bailout by a few days, to prevent the Greek economy collapsing before a referendum can be held.
Some of the ministers will now want to focus on Plan B instead - how to ring-fence Greece and protect the rest of the eurozone from any potential economic shocks ahead.
BBC economics editor Robert Peston said that if the European Central Bank continued its emergency support, some members of its governing council feared it would be breaking all central banking rules.
Of the meeting with Mr Varoufakis, Mr Schaeuble told reporters: "We'll see what he says. With Greece, apparently you must never rule out surprises.
"But to be honest, none of the colleagues I spoke to beforehand sees any possibility for what we can do now.''
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How did Greece get in this mess? | Greece's creditors are holding a crisis meeting with the Greek finance minister after Athens called a referendum on the terms for a fresh bailout. | 33299347 |
It will be marked by communities all over the world.
People will eat lots of food, enjoy fireworks, wear special clothes and hang red lanterns to mark the occasion.
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The Chinese New Year will begin on Saturday 28 January 2017.
The reason the new year falls at this time is because it marks the start of the lunar new year, which is when there is the start of a new moon.
This is different to the "Gregorian" calendar that we traditionally use in the UK, which always starts on 1 January.
Because it depends on the moon, the date of Chinese New Year actually changes each year, but it will fall some time between 21 January and 20 February.
Next year, the new year will start on 16 February.
Chinese New Year is also known as the Spring Festival.
It is the most important celebration in the Chinese calendar.
In Chinese tradition, each year is named after one of twelve animals, which feature in the Chinese zodiac.
So the animals will have a year dedicated to them once every 12 years, in a cycle.
It is believed that the rooster is a messenger from heaven, so it is traditionally seen as a symbol of trust and honesty
2016 was the year of the monkey, while this year will be the year of the rooster.
The next time it will be the year of the rooster is 2029, as this is in 12 years' time.
Do you want to know which sign of the Chinese zodiac you are and what it says about you?
Find out here by checking which year you were born in! (If you were born in January or February before Chinese new year that year, though, your animal will be the sign for the year before)
Before the festivities begin, people clean their homes really well to make them ready for the celebrations.
Then, when New Year's Day comes, there is a tradition not to pick up a broom, in case you sweep the good luck for the New Year out of the door!
In China, schools and businesses can close for the first few days of the new year, so that everyone can spend time with their families.
People enjoy eating lots of delicious food, including noodle soup, which traditionally brings luck for the year ahead.
There will be parades and performances, with people dressed in traditional clothes.
Fireworks are also set off, because it is thought that noise and lights will scare away any evil spirits for the coming months.
Adults might give red envelopes to children with money inside too.
The festivities continue for two weeks, finishing with a special lantern festival, which signals the end of the New Year celebration period. | This week, millions of people will be celebrating Chinese New Year. | 38668427 |
Dominic Jackson, 35, was reported missing after leaving from Portsoy in Aberdeenshire in early February.
His kayak was found near Lybster in Caithness and his body was later found in the same area.
Mr Jackson's funeral was at Fettercairn Parish Church at 13:30. His family asked for donations to be made to a charity promoting sea safety.
The campaign set up by relatives - called PLanB - encourages the use of personal locator beacons (PLBs). It has already raised thousands of pounds.
His family have said they will be "forever grateful" to the "brave and wonderful people" who helped in the search.
Mr Jackson was originally from Uckfield in East Sussex, and later moved to Fettercairn. | The funeral of a kayaker whose body was found after a major search operation has been held. | 39294733 |
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"It's a real passionate thing - once you're involved in it you just can't get it away from it," he says.
"The work you put in always pays off - and that's why I love it."
If you're inspired to have a go at boxing why not read our special guide? | IBF world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua describes how he got into boxing, why he loves it and his recipe for success. | 36623417 |
Fifty years after From Russia With Love, freelance operatives are once again to the fore on a rap sheet covering coup-plotting, election-rigging and thinly-veiled threats against Serbia's prime minister.
The only element missing is the poison-tipped toe caps of agent Rosa Klebb.
In October, Montenegro held a general election which then-Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic billed as a referendum on the country's accession to Nato and pursuit of EU membership.
Both issues have infuriated Russia, where Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin warned that Montenegro would "regret" joining Nato.
On polling day, police arrested 20 Serbian citizens whom they suspected of plotting a coup and the assassination of Mr Djukanovic. Those detained included a former commander of a Serbian special forces unit. Serbia quickly moved to deny any involvement in the affair.
Within days, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic announced that arrests had also been made in Serbia - and that those people had connections with an unnamed third country. He also claimed that intelligence agencies from both East and West were increasing their activities in Serbia.
This put the rumour mill into overdrive - and local newspapers reported allegations that Serbia had secretly deported several Russian citizens for nefarious activities.
This was followed by the unexpected arrival in Belgrade of the head of Russia's Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, as Montenegro accused Russian and Serbian nationalists of organising the alleged coup attempt.
Just when it seemed that eyebrows could not possibly rise any higher, police discovered a cache of arms hidden close to Mr Vucic's parents' home on the outskirts of Belgrade. The temptation to see this as an attempt to intimidate the prime minster was hard to resist.
Jelena Milic, of the Belgrade-based Centre for Euro-Atlantic Studies, says that at the very least Mr Patrushev's visit indicated that Russia was trying to manage Serbia's response to the coup allegations.
"He was eager to suppress the fact that somebody was in Serbia, caught red-handed with the equipment and plans," said Ms Milic.
"So Patrushev came out of the blue to suppress the fact that little green men were caught here and they had left the country. Because it is big - it would really prove to everyone how big the hybrid approach by Russia to destabilise the entire EU is."
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Theories that Russia has turned to nefarious means of influence are given legs by its obvious disapproval of the "Euro-Atlantic path" being followed by the countries of the Western Balkans, as they head towards membership of the EU, Nato or both.
Montenegro's imminent accession means that all the countries along the Adriatic coast will be Nato members.
But Russia has plenty of supporters in Serbia.
Opinion polls suggest more people favour closer ties with Moscow than membership of the EU. Suggestions that the dark arts of the Cold War are back in play get a sceptical reception.
"I don't see the hand of Russia in all this," says Misa Djurkovic, the director of Belgrade's Institute of European Studies and author of The Illusion of the European Union.
"I don't see that it's in Russia's interests to overthrow the governments in Montenegro or Serbia. They are working with those in power. And they are most interested in their own backyard, which they are not yet capable of controlling."
"In Serbia, everything that has recently been going on was connected in the media with mafia and drug-trafficking structures. That's not, as far as I know, connected with Russia."
This analysis is certainly in line with more recent comments from Serbia's prime minister, in which he suggested his family had become the target of an unnamed organised crime figure.
But even if the more outrageous allegations remain unproven, it does appear that Russia is keen to maintain some influence in the Western Balkans.
The Russian-funded media outlet, Sputnik News, set up a Serbian-language service in 2014. Its slant on stories is distinctly pro-Moscow - and it finds a sympathetic audience among Serbians and Montenegrins who still vividly remember the Nato bombing campaign of 1999 - and romanticise a "Slavic brotherhood" with Russia.
"All our enemies in the Balkans were helped by the British, Americans, Germans and so on, and that's why people try to turn to the other side and project on that side many things that are not realistic," says Misa Djurkovic.
Among all the rumours and recriminations in the western Balkans, making a sober analysis of the precise state of the region's relations with Russia is a thankless task.
"It's very easy to fall into Balkan conspiracy theorising," says James Ker-Lindsay, an expert on the politics of southeast Europe at the London School of Economics.
"We know that Russia is trying to expand its sphere of influence in the western Balkans. So there is a certain plausibility to claims that Russia is getting involved."
"But the coup plot was incredibly amateurish. If you think that Russia was engaged in a process to overthrow the Montenegrin government, you'd think they would do it in a little more sophisticated fashion than sending over a few Serb nationalists."
In any case, none of the recent events appear to have stopped Serbia advancing its EU membership negotiations, with more "chapters" in the accession process due to open this week. James Ker-Lindsay believes that when all the skulduggery has been forgotten, economic pragmatism will dictate the region's next moves.
"There is a great deal of pragmatism in Serbian government circles. They don't want to alienate Russia, but when push comes to shove, it's quite clear that economic development is the priority - and investment comes from the EU, not from Russia." | Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, is on a high-profile visit to Serbia, which comes in the wake of some of the wildest allegations of espionage seen in the Western Balkans since James Bond was pursued through what was then Yugoslavia on the Orient Express. | 38289421 |
Dainius Dobrovolskis was found by ambulance staff at the property on Stephenson Street on Monday.
Police said a post-mortem examination confirmed the 41 year old had died as a result of the head injury.
Baiba Andersone, 35, of Stephenson Street, is due to appear at Bradford Magistrates' Court later.
More on this and other local stories from across West Yorkshire | A woman has been charged with the murder of a man who died after suffering a head injury at a house in Bradford. | 37318162 |
A planning application for the Weeping Window was submitted last month.
If approved, it will go on display on 25 March for seven weeks replacing the turbine blade artwork.
The full poppy installation, named Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red, attracted over five million visitors to the Tower of London in 2014.
Hull 2017 City of Culture
In this latest display, almost 6,000 ceramic poppies would "pour" from a window of the Maritime Museum in Queen Victoria Square.
The building, formerly the Dock Offices, tells the history of the city's mariners.
The project has been backed by Historic England, which said in a letter that the museum offered "a great location for such a poignant art installation" which would "encourage people to look up and appreciate the structure in addition to the art work".
The site was chosen to highlight sacrifices made by the Merchant and Royal Navies, Hull City Council said.
Much of Hull's fishing fleet was requisitioned for mine-sweeping and many fishermen helped the war effort.
Each poppy in the original piece, by Artist Paul Cummins and designer Tom Piper, represented one death in the British forces. | Plans for a sculpture in Hull featuring thousands of handmade ceramic poppies commemorating those who died in World War One have emerged. | 38985107 |
The new edition of Project Morpheus now features an OLED display, rather than an LCD one, letting it show more vibrant colours. That brings it in line with Facebook's rival Oculus Rift.
It is also capable of showing graphics at 120 frames per second (fps).
That beats the figure given by HTC for its recently unveiled Vive virtual reality (VR) headset.
The frame rate is important as the higher the number, the smoother moving objects appear. It also reduces the risk of nausea.
HTC said on Sunday that its helmet provided a refresh rate of 90fps.
Oculus has not confirmed its specifications, but recent demonstrations of the recent Crescent Bay version of its kit have also been reported to run at 90fps.
Sony's announcement is a surprise, because until now, the PlayStation console - which Morpheus depends on to play games - had not been thought to be able to render games at this rate.
However, speaking at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida revealed that a software update would allow the machine to create an "in-between frame" to double its current maximum of 60fps.
"Higher frame rates are definitely important because they are going to translate into higher responsiveness of the gaming environment," explained Brian Blau, an analyst at the Gartner tech consultancy who previously worked in the virtual reality industry.
"That's going to mean people who are wearing the device aren't going to feel as sick. 120fps approaches the range where you don't notice the changes in the graphics - they will be smooth and fluid."
Other details revealed at GDC include:
The screen resolution remains at 1080p high definition, providing 960 pixels by 1080 pixels per eye.
Mr Yoshida said the current version was "near final", suggesting there were further improvements to be made before it goes on sale, which is scheduled to happen within the first six months of 2016.
He added that more details would be unveiled at the E3 video games expo in June.
The release date is later than that of HTC's Vive headset - a collaboration with video games publisher Valve - that is set to launch before the end of this year.
HTC's kit is expected to be designed for games sold via Steam's PC-focused Steam online marketplace, meaning it may not directly compete with Sony's machine. PCs can generate higher quality moving images than the PS4 if fitted with special graphics cards.
Valve also released more details about how its VR system would work.
It said a tracking-system called Lighthouse would let users explore a virtual space and the objects within it from different angles by moving about in real life.
"In order to have a high quality VR experience, you need high-resolution, high-speed tracking," said Valve's Alan Yates in a statement released by the firm.
"Lighthouse gives us the ability to do this for an arbitrary number of targets at a low enough bill-of-materials cost that it can be incorporated into TVs, monitors, headsets, input devices, or mobile devices."
The firm said it would allow manufacturers to build Lighthouse into their products without charging them a fee.
It also announced the Source 2 games engine - software used to create video games with 3D graphics - which it is making available to third-party developers.
The original version, which is 10 years old, was used to make games including Half-life 2, Portal and Titanfall.
Valve may provide more details about its VR platform later this week when selected GDC attendees will be among the first to try out the HTC Vive.
Oculus has yet to set a release date for its PC-connected virtual reality helmet.
However, Samsung already sells Oculus-branded VR kit that uses its smartphones as screens.
"I think 2015 and 2016 are going to be seminal years for VR," said Mr Blau.
"There's a lot of products coming to market, which is going to mean consumers get to experience it in a way they haven't been able to do before: at home and in high quality.
"Here at GDC, there are a lot of developers who are interested in VR.
"But the big issue is, will the helmets be affordable or expensive. The early adopters will probably pick one up and pay whatever price is asked, but a higher price will limit sales for mainstream gamers." | Sony has revealed an upgraded version of its virtual reality helmet, which it says it plans to put on sale in 2016. | 31723030 |
She told BBC Radio 4 that Plaid would reject a Labour budget if it meant "more cuts on the backs of the poor".
Neither Labour nor the Tories had done enough to "win the trust and a mandate from people to govern", she added.
But Labour's Owen Smith said it would be "unimaginable" for Plaid to let the Tories in "by the back door".
As the campaign enters its final days, Labour and Plaid Cymru have engaged in a war of words over whether they would do some sort of deal to make Ed Miliband prime minister.
Speaking on the Today programme on Monday, Ms Wood said: "If Labour wants our support to run a government more effectively, then they need to take on board some of the things we're saying.
"It's arrogant for them to just assume that they can take our votes without giving anything back in return.
"In the event of a hung parliament, people are saying that neither of the two main parties have done enough to win the trust and a mandate from people to govern, and that means the smaller parties will have a say. That's democracy.
"Neither of us (Plaid Cymru and the SNP) would do anything to prop up a Conservative government. But neither would we prop up a Labour government intent on pursuing Tory policies.
"Our votes can't be taken for granted."
Labour's Shadow Welsh Secretary Owen Smith responded by telling BBC Wales: "The only time the Welsh budget has been cut has been over the last five years under the Conservatives.
"That's why it would be utterly unforgiveable for Plaid Cymru, ostensibly a party for Wales, to contemplate letting the Tories in by the back door by voting down a Labour budget.
"It's just unimaginable that they would even contemplate that." | Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood has accused Labour of being "arrogant" to assume her party would help put them in power after the election on Thursday. | 32581123 |
Taiwan claims the island - which it calls Taiping but is also known as Itu Aba - in the Spratly archipelago, a chain also claimed by China and other neighbours.
Mr Ma, who is seen to be friendly towards China, has less than four months left in his presidency.
Incoming president Tsai Ing-wen will not send a representative on the trip.
China claims most of the South China Sea, including the Spratly Islands. It also sees Taiwan as a breakaway province that will eventually be reunited with the mainland.
Some or all of the Spratly Islands and their surrounding waters are also claimed by Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei.
"The Taiping Island is an inherent part of the Republic of China's territory," said Charles Chen, spokesman of the presidential office, using the official name for Taiwan.
He said the purpose of the trip was to visit Taiwanese personnel based there, ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday.
Mr Ma will address reporters at a press conference after his trip, he added.
The spokesman for China's Taiwan Affairs Office which handles cross-straits relations, said in response that China had an "undisputable authority" over islands in the South China Sea.
"Protecting the rights of the country and keeping its territory whole, protecting the rights of the Chinese, are the shared responsibilities and duties of China and Taiwan," said Ma Xiaoguang.
Taiwan has been building up a presence on Itu Aba/Taiping, constructing a lighthouse and upgrading a port. The largest natural island in the Spratly chain, it also has its own airstrip and a hospital.
It is now the fourth biggest island overall in chain, after China's land reclamation activities on Mischief Reef, Fiery Cross Reef and Subi Reef, said Taiwan's coastguard last year.
About 180 people live on the island which saw its last presidential visit in 2008, most of them coastguard personnel. | Outgoing Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou is to visit a disputed island in the South China Sea on Thursday. | 35416409 |
They blame political interference and a desire to protect agents.
Ten Protestant workmen were killed when their minibus was ambushed in south Armagh in January 1976 .
The latest sitting of the inquest into the deaths had heard of further delays.
Alan Black, who survived the massacre and Karen Armstrong whose brother, John McConville was killed, spoke after Thursday's hearing.
"I have suspected all along there were agents involved and the fact that two people got On-The-Run letters, reinforces that," said Mr Black.
"This is a dirty game player by dirty people but we must go though the proper processes."
"This case has never been handled correctly from the start," he said.
"People have been protected because of Kingsmills and their involvement. I believe agents are being protected " added Mrs Armstrong.
New lines of inquiry into the massacre are being pursued by police after victims intervened, a lawyer told the inquest on Thursday.
Families made representations to detectives and prosecutors investigating the attack.
No-one has been convicted of the attack.
Those on board were asked their religion and the only Catholic was ordered to run away.
An inquest began 40 years after the killings but was suspended following a major forensic breakthrough by police.
Police believed a palm print found on a vehicle used during the killing belonged to a suspect arrested earlier this year, a previous sitting of the inquest was told.
Legal counsel to the coroner reviewing the killings told Thursday's session in Belfast that the coroner has written to the PPS asking for an indicative time scale when inquiries may be completed and when a decision can be expected.
The inquest has outlined suspected linkages between weapons used at Kingsmill and other shootings.
Lawyers for the families of those killed have appealed for top secret intelligence material to be released to the inquest. | The only survivor of the Kingsmills massacre and a sister of one of those killed have said they believe efforts to investigate the IRA atrocity have been hindered. | 38334533 |
Magstim Company Limited, which manufactures devices used in brain therapy, has announced plans to expand its plant in Whitland.
The company said the move will take its total workforce there to 150 and will boost its market in the USA.
The three-year expansion project has been supported by £2.7m of Welsh government funding.
Managing director Robin Davies said expansion would "help us achieve our growth plans".
Economy Minister Edwina Hart said: "It's always good to see an indigenous company with considerable expertise in its specialist field continuing to make its mark worldwide.
"It serves to promote Welsh capability on an international stage and is a very welcome boost for our rapidly expanding life science sector." | Fifty jobs are set to be created at a medical technology company in Carmarthenshire. | 34536167 |
The government fears too many teenagers have a false view of what constitutes rape, and are unaware of the risks of being raped by people their own age.
It is highlighting research suggesting that a third of teenage girls and about one in six boys have experienced some form of sexual violence from a partner.
The new campaign will include TV, cinema and online advertisements.
A 2009 survey by the children's charity NSPCC suggested that the highest proportion of sexual abuse experienced by teens (66%) was perpetrated by people under 18.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, who is launching the campaign, said: "This hard-hitting campaign shows that rape is not just about violent attacks by strangers.
"We want to bring this issue out into the open and get young people talking about the importance of consent.
"The campaign will give teenagers the facts and support they need to recognise abuse and form healthy relationships."
One of the adverts - aimed at 13 to 18-year-olds - features a teenage girl being coerced into sex at a party.
The girl says "I don't want to", but the boy persists.
A double of the boy appears from behind an invisible wall, and the viewer is asked: "If you could see yourself, would you see rape?"
Jon Brown, head of the NSPCC's sexual abuse programme, said many young people misguidedly accepted rape or other sexual acts as part of a relationship and did nothing about it.
Research had shown as many as 250,000 teenage girls at any one time were suffering in this way but were too embarrassed or frightened to say anything about it, he added.
"They will report a sex assault if it's committed by an adult, but when another teenager carries out the offence the same alarm bells don't ring and they suffer in silence."
Holly Dustin, director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition, welcomed the campaign but said the Department for Education should be promoting it in schools, not just on Twitter and Facebook.
Lib Dem Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone, who is launching the campaign alongside Mr Clegg, said: "This campaign aims to dispel the myths that can lead to acceptance of rape in relationships.
"Bringing the issue out in the open will help teenagers feel confident about challenging abuse when they see it and ultimately protect potential victims."
This latest push for greater awareness builds on the government's wider This is Abuse campaign which aims to help teenagers develop healthy relationships. | Rape is not just about violent attacks by strangers, a campaign to raise sex abuse awareness among teenagers says. | 17251461 |
The victim, who is in her 30s, was assaulted in Hermon Hill, Wanstead, by three female suspects at about 09:30 BST on Wednesday.
She was taken to hospital for treatment and has since been discharged.
"As a result of comments made during the attack, police are treating it as a hate crime," Scotland Yard said.
Counter-terrorism police were informed but police are not treating it as a terror-related incident.
Nursery manager Karrien Stevens said the victim told her she was slashed by three Asian women dressed in black.
Ms Stevens, who runs Little Diamonds nursery in Hermon Hill, said the woman told her that she was attacked while on her way to work from Wanstead High Street.
The attackers slashed her arm from the wrist upwards before running off down the street, she said, and shouted out "something to do with Allah and the Koran".
No arrests have been made and enquiries continue, police have said. | An attack on a nursery school worker who was kicked and suffered a cut to the hand with a knife is being treated as a hate crime, say police. | 40200786 |
The accident happened near the town of Ibbenbueren when the train, from Osnabrueck, struck the vehicle which was carrying manure, officials added.
Three of those injured were said to be in a serious condition.
Initial reports said the vehicle got stuck while trying to cross the railway line, police said.
Police spokesman Jochen Laschke said the incident happened in a rural area close to Ibbenbueren which is about 23km (15 miles) west of Osnabrueck.
"We got an emergency call at 11:31 (09:32 GMT) and rescue team, fire fighters and psychologists from all over the region were activated to help."
"The train was very crowded," he said.
Mr Laschke said that after hitting the tractor-trailer, the train came to a halt about 200m (650ft) down the track. He added that the driver of the tractor had not been injured.
Footage from the scene showed parts of the tractor on one side of the tracks and a tank that had been carrying the manure on the other side.
The front of the train was badly damaged with windows and metal parts torn away.
German media said the train, which had been heading to Ibbenbueren, was operated by private rail company Westfalenbahn. | At least two people were killed and 20 injured in western Germany when a passenger train hit a tractor-trailer on a level crossing, police say. | 32764373 |
A survey of more than 2500 students found that two thirds received no information about consent in their sex and relationship (SRE) lessons at school.
The NUS is calling for adequate SRE lessons to be a legal requirement.
The Department for Education (DfE) says they have set up a "new expert subject group" to advise schools on SRE.
A DfE spokesperson says: "Good quality relationship education is an important part of preparing young people for life in modern Britain, and our statutory guidance makes clear that it must be taught in an age appropriate way.
"Sex and relationship education is compulsory in all maintained secondary schools and many primary schools also teach it in an age appropriate manner."
Academies and free schools in England are also expected to deliver relationship education, the DfE states.
Of the 60% of the students who use porn to improve their knowledge of sex, three quarters said it gave unrealistic expectations.
A fifth of students claimed their SRE lessons made no mention of LGBT issues and more than a third felt their SRE did not rate positively on equality and diversity.
"SRE is failing millions," says NUS Vice President Colum McGuire.
"NUS runs consent workshops on several campuses, covering a vital aspect of SRE that this government misses.
"The current system almost completely ignores LGBT relationships. In a country where we passed an equal marriage bill, this is the height of hypocrisy."
As part of their New Deal general election manifesto, the NUS is calling for the winner of May's vote to make sex education a statutory requirement of schools.
MPs on the Education Select Committee are currently investigating SRE in schools and is due to publish its findings soon.
Both Labour and the Liberal Democrats say they will introduce compulsory SRE. The Conservatives have yet to reveal their plans.
In November, Newsbeat spoke with Luke Alexander, a 19-year-old who is HIV-positive. He's been campaigning for better education around sexually transmitted infections.
"While I admit that I did know about HIV and my infection is down to my own idiotic neglect of safe sex, it really is a shame that I didn't know enough," he said.
"Last year the schools watchdog, Ofsted, claimed more than a third of schools in England were failing to provide pupils with age-appropriate sex and relationships education.
"In my opinion, this continuing problem with sex education is stopping young people from learning anything about how to protect their sexual health and leaving an unlucky number to be afflicted by an incurable disease they haven't really heard of."
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | More than half of university students use porn to find out about sex, the National Union of Students (NUS) says. | 31040618 |
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It was born out of tragedy after three children were killed when a car plunged into them and their mother on 10 August 1976.
The driver, IRA man Danny Lennon, had been fatally wounded by a British Army patrol which was chasing him.
After the tragedy, the children's aunt, Mairead Corrigan, spoke to journalists.
"We went down this morning to the morgue and we saw two little ones and just to hear now that the third has gone, having a triple funeral on Friday, it's pretty hard," she said.
"I blame maybe one percent of our community of people who are so misguided and misled and I say to them 'please stop getting the young ones doing things that they don't even want to do. Please stop the violence, people can't take anymore, it's just too much'.
"I blame the Provisional IRA, I blame all men of violence. People who say they're Christians yet they can't practice what God said, love one and other and forgive and forget."
Days later, she began the movement along with her friend, Betty Williams.
The women were soon joined by Belfast journalist, Ciaran McKeown, among others.
In the weeks and months that followed they organised street groups, opened an office and led marches which drew thousands of people onto the streets demanding an end to violence.
Still active, the group's Facebook page states their continued message: "We want to live and love and build a just and peaceful society."
The Peace People held marches in Belfast, Enniskillen and Ballymena.
One of their most high-profile rallies was in Trafalgar Square in London where more than 10,000 people demonstrated for peace, while legendary folk singer, and political activist Joan Baez sang the anthem 'We Shall Overcome'.
Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976 for their efforts in trying to encourage a peaceful resolution to the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
In the subsequent years, the group continued to work for reconciliation in Northern Ireland and around the world.
In 2003, Ms Corrigan, now Mairead Corrigan-Maguire, was arrested at a non-violent prayer protest against the war in Iraq outside the White House in Washington DC.
Ms Corrigan-Maguire was one of five Irish activists deported from Tel Aviv in June 2010 after the ship they were travelling on tried to bring aid to Gaza in defiance of Israel's blockade.
Betty Williams left the Peace People in 1980 and later emigrated to America. She returned to Ireland in 2004.
This weekend, to commemorate their 40th anniversary the Peace People are opening their doors at their premises on the Lisburn Road in Belfast so people can "reflect on how peace and reconciliation has blossomed out of pain and loss". | This month marks 40 years since two Belfast women formed the Peace People movement, a community-led reaction to the Troubles which had flared up around them. | 37026119 |
Teenagers Nate Green, Evan Nichol and Jacob Maxted plus 20-year-old Liam Welsby and Rafik Tahraoui, 25, will travel to Spain in August.
"We are always trying to find ways to help our players develop," said Wolves head coach Bill Baillie.
"We have to be creative to help our young players realise their goals."
The five Wolves players will train with either the FCB Cadet team or B squad.
Wolves chairman Kristian Marsh added: "This is a terrific opportunity for the players and I am sure they will all gain from the experience." | Warrington Wolves Handball Club have agreed a partnership that will see five of their players train at the home of European champions FC Barcelona. | 33535957 |
Michael Ford, who worked in the American embassy in London, pleaded guilty to nine charges of cyber-stalking, seven of computer hacking to extort and one of wire fraud.
He preyed on sorority members at US universities and aspiring models.
Ford used the details he learned after hacking the women to find new victims.
The 36-year-old, from Atlanta, in the American state of Georgia, posed as technical support staff from a well-known email company and sent phishing messages to thousands of potential victims.
Pretending to be a member of the non-existent account-deletion team, he told them their accounts would be closed unless they sent him their passwords.
He then accessed their email and social media accounts in search of explicit photos and other personal information, such as home and work addresses, employment information and details about family members.
He used that information to demand additional sexually explicit material, such as videos of the women undressing in changing rooms at pools and shops.
If they refused, Ford would respond with escalating threats that included messages such as: "Don't worry, it's not like I know where you live."
He also posted explicit photos of the women online or sent them to friends and family.
Between January 2013 and May 2015, while employed at the embassy, he hacked into more than 400 online accounts belonging to at least 200 victims and forwarded at least 1,300 messages to himself from those accounts.
Arrested in May at Atlanta's airport, preparing to board a flight to London, he was charged in August and had initially pleaded not guilty in September.
He will be sentenced on 16 February 2016.
The cyber-stalking and hacking charges each carry a maximum of five years in prison, while the wire fraud charge carries up to 20 years in prison.
Each of the 17 charges is punishable by a fine of up to $250,000 (£165,000). | A former US official has admitted stalking women and extorting sexually explicit material from them after hacking into their emails. | 35060119 |
The actor passed away on Christmas Day but no more information has been given.
Ryall had a five-decade career across film, TV and theatre, including in movie The Elephant Man and on TV, The Village and Outnumbered.
Daughter Charlie Ryall said: "Please take a moment to remember his huge five-decade-spanning career outside of the more well-known TV & film."
In a tweet, Sherlock writer Mark Gatiss called Ryall "a twinkling, brilliant, wonderful actor I was privileged to call a friend. RIP".
Gatiss directed Ryall in TV movie The Tractate Middoth in 2013.
Ryall replaced Peter Cartwright as Elphias Doge in 2010's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1.
His character was a close friend of Albus Dumbledore in addition to being a Ministry of Magic jurist and an Order of the Phoenix member.
His other film roles included parts in 2004's Around the World in 80 Days, 1990's Truly, Madly, Deeply and 1980's The Elephant Man.
On TV, character actor Ryall appeared in many well-known shows including The Singing Detective, Holby City, Casualty, Midsomer Murders, Goodnight Sweetheart and the Andrew Davies version of House Of Cards.
Most recently, he was perhaps best known as Frank, the grandfather who suffers from dementia, in BBC comedy Outnumbered.
He is also recognisable to TV viewers as Britain's oldest man Old Bert, the narrator of BBC One's The Village, who recalls his life through a series of flashbacks.
He also appeared in the Sky One comedy Trollied and in BBC drama Our Girl.
On Twitter, fans and colleagues of the actor paid tribute.
"So very sad to read of the death of actor David Ryall may he RIP," said Colette Mayer.
TV writer David Brown said: "RIP David Ryall - one of the best Inspector Morse baddies. Derek Whittaker - driving test psycho who tried to knife Morse."
Actor Clive Merrison added: "I'm so sorry to hear David Ryall has died. He was a wonderful actor and a dear colleague."
Ryall began his career on the stage before becoming a familiar face on British TV.
He received a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1962, during which time he won the Caryl Brahams Award for a musical.
Ryall went on to join Laurence Olivier's company with the National Theatre, during which time he was involved in several well-known plays, such as Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
His work at the National Theatre also included Guys and Dolls, The Beggar's Opera and Animal Farm, Coriolanus, The School of Wives, Democracy and The UN Inspector.
Ryall continued to be a regular face in the theatre, with appearances in Patrick Marber's Don Juan in Soho at the Donmar Warehouse in 2007.
Ryall is survived by his son, music manager Jonathan Ryall, and two daughters, singer Imogen Ryall and actress Charlie Ryall. | Actor David Ryall, known for playing Elphias Doge in the Harry Potter Deathly Hallows film, has died aged 79. | 30615934 |
A report said restoring the Grade II-listed pier would have cost more than £15m.
Conwy council had a £600,000 Heritage Lottery Fund grant awarded to investigate the feasibility of restoring the pier.
A group set up to help restore the pier said it will fight the demolition.
The 113-year-old pier has been closed since 2008, and its condition has been deteriorating.
The council signed a deal to purchase the pier in 2012, and was awarded a lottery grant in May to start restoration work.
But it said that it would have to find more cash so that even planning of the restoration work could continue.
On Thursday, councillors voted to begin the process of demolishing the pier which hosted performances from entertainers including Morecambe and Wise, Harry Secombe and musician Elvis Costello.
In an emotive debate in the council chamber the pier was referred to as both an important part of Colwyn Bay's heritage and a "white elephant".
Councillors were told that for the first phase of the project to go ahead, an extra £264,282 must be found, but the total cost of restoration was likely to be more than £15m.
Ronnie Hughes, the council's deputy leader said: "Nobody is saying where the extra money is coming from. Sometimes its better to pull out and not to mislead people"
But councillor Bob Squire said there was "a massive groundswell of public opinion to save the pier, which can't be ignored".
"The pier is part of Colwyn Bay's heritage. If we don't pursue the grant, we'll never know what might have been," he said.
Councillors had six options to consider, including demolishing the pier, carrying on with the restoration, and restoring only the decking but not the pier pavilions.
But they were told that all the options would cost money. Officials said that even doing nothing would leave the council with an annual bill of £53,000 to keep the pier safe, and other emergency works needed carrying out.
Opponents say they will fight the demolition, firstly by opposing the pier losing its listed status.
Gavin Davies, director of Shore Thing which was set up to help restore the pier, said: "We should not give up on the pier. It may be impossible, but we don't know that yet. Local opinion supports restoration, and we need to do something.
"There are no grants for heritage destruction, and it may take years to de-list the pier. I urge you to have faith."
The pier's former owner, Steve Hunt, was sitting in the public gallery during the debate.
A legal battle between him and the council is continuing, with both sides claiming they own it.
Afterwards, Mr Hunt said: "No-one can do anything until the legal case is settled, and that isn't due to be heard until June of next year.
"This could take years to unravel." | Colwyn Bay pier is to be demolished, councillors have decided bringing a five-year saga over its future to a close. | 25351077 |
"Occupy it, compulsory purchase it, requisition it," the Labour leader told ITV's Peston on Sunday.
At least 58 people are believed to have died and many more are homeless after fire engulfed a London tower block.
The government says its staff have been drafted in to help the relief effort.
The move comes after the prime minister said the initial official response had "not been good enough".
Mr Corbyn has already called for the government to requisition properties. Speaking earlier in the week, he said: "It cannot be acceptable that in London you have luxury buildings and luxury flats kept as land banking for the future while the homeless and the poor look for somewhere to live."
And in an interview on ITV on Sunday, Mr Corbyn said the flats could be requisitioned by the government or bought using compulsory purchase orders.
"Occupy it, compulsory purchase it, requisition it - there's a lot of things you can do.
"But can't we as a society just think, it's all very well putting our arms around people during the crisis but homelessness is rising, the housing crisis is getting worse and my point was quite a simple one.
"In an emergency, you have to bring all assets to the table in order to deal with that crisis and that's what I think we should be doing in this case."
He also defended Theresa May, who has been criticised for her own personal response to the fire.
"I think everybody cares to an extent, some to a deeper extent and some show empathy in a different way to others," he said.
"But the real issue is not about what we as individuals feel - Theresa May, me, anybody else - it's what those people are going through."
The government says it has embedded a team of civil servants into the council office following widespread criticism of the local council's performance.
Other measures outlined by the prime minister following a meeting with residents on Saturday, included more staff covering phone lines and ground staff wearing high-visibility clothing so they could be easily found.
Mr Corbyn questioned why it had taken so long for the authorities to help the victims.
"Every day at Heathrow, planes get delayed. Hundreds of people get stranded at airports all over the world," he said.
"Hotels are found for them immediately, they are sorted out. Four-hundred-or-so people, still most of them have not got somewhere decent, safe or secure to stay in.
"Somehow or other, it seems to be beyond the wit of the public services to deal with the crisis facing a relatively small number of people in a country of 65 million." | Jeremy Corbyn has reiterated his suggestion that people left homeless by the Grenfell Tower fire could be housed in empty flats, saying the government has the means to seize property. | 40319515 |
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