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Miles Storey tapped in Ross Draper's cut-back as the United defence was opened up.
Then Iain Vigurs made it two after the break with a long drive past goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima.
The result leaves Mixu Paatelainen's side eight points adrift of second-bottom Kilmarnock.
It means they have to win a minimum of three of their remaining five games, having won just six from 33 so far, to avoid automatic relegation.
On the evidence of this match, that is an entirely improbable sequence of results, with United on a run of only one win in their last six matches.
A Scottish Cup semi-final against Hibernian next weekend may be a welcome distraction in a season that, otherwise, threatens to be utterly grim.
Caley Thistle may not have been able to hit the heights of last season - they will finish in the bottom six despite this victory - but they were markedly superior to United.
Storey's opening goal came seconds after he was allowed a clear run on goal by a fragile United defence and though Kawashima denied him then, United failed to learn a lesson and allowed Draper in behind them to set up Storey for a tap-in.
Kawashima kept the deficit down, saving from Greg Tansey and Gary Warren before the break, but he was beaten again early in the second half.
A corner kick was cleared as far as Vigurs who, 25 yards from goal, powered the ball past the Japanese keeper, who pushed over a similar effort from the midfielder later in the match.
United only seriously threatened Owain Fon Williams' goal on a couple of occasions and both times the visiting keeper saved well, firstly from Guy Demel and then Kyle Knoyle.
The full-time whistle was greeted by boos from the bulk of the United fans who had remained to the bitter end, but it appears there is an even more bitter end to follow.
For Inverness it was just the Highlanders' second win in eight Premiership matches, but not enough to make the top six. | Dundee United lurched closer to the drop as a toothless display ensured they fell to defeat by an improved Inverness Caledonian Thistle side. | 35949220 |
Mr Evans, 56, was chosen after a secret ballot during a meeting in Clitheroe, Lancashire, with members of the local Conservative Association.
He resigned the party whip and sat as an independent MP as he fought a number of sexual offences, of which he was cleared.
Mr Evans rejoined the party in April.
He had the Conservative whip restored after a jury unanimously found him not guilty of all the allegations after a five-week trial.
Mr Evans also stood down from his post as Deputy Commons Speaker to fight the claims.
He made a statement to executive members to secure his candidacy during the meeting at the Conservative Club, where he "spoke from the heart".
Speaking after the ballot, Mr Evans said: "It's something that I have dreamed of for a while.
"To get that now means the party can be united and concentrate on winning the local elections of 2015 and of course win the General Election.
"I'm relieved... I'm just delighted."
The Swansea-born MP has represented the Ribble Valley since 1992. | MP Nigel Evans has been reselected to stand as the Conservative Party candidate for the Ribble Valley in next year's general election. | 29116060 |
The pedestrian was hit by a white Transit van at about 06:25 GMT on Saturday on Aldridge Road, near Perry Barr greyhound stadium.
West Midlands Police said the man died at the scene and the van driver did not stop during or after the crash.
The force has started an investigation and is appealing for witnesses and calling on the motorist to come forward. | A man has been killed by a hit-and-run van driver in Birmingham. | 38275582 |
MPs voted by 257 to 50 to approve Mr Groysman's appointment and accept the resignation of his predecessor, Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
Mr Yatsenyuk announced he was stepping down on Sunday.
His government had faced accusations of corruption and inability to implement reforms.
Mr Yatsenyuk had been in office since former pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted during huge demonstrations in February 2014.
The Western-backed reform programme of his government has stalled in recent weeks and several high-profile reformists have left the government.
Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius resigned more than two months ago after accusing the government of lacking commitment to end corruption.
Mr Groysman told parliament: "Together we will make Ukraine successful".
An ally of Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko, he will now be under pressure to continue Ukraine's EU-backed reform programme, the BBC's Tom Burridge reports from Kiev.
However, no cabinet positions have been given to foreign technocrats brought in by the previous government to tackle Ukraine's endemic corruption. Among the key names missing are those of US-born former Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko and her adviser, Slovak politician Ivan Miklos.
Ukraine's new prime minister is a relatively unknown quantity. Critics say, as an ally of the president, he is a product of the old order and not the right man to push through much-needed change.
But Volodymyr Groysman's supporters paint him as a rising political star who can unite Ukraine's main political factions and get the EU-backed reform programme moving again.
The fact that he is an ally of the President Petro Poroshenko will sharpen the focus on Mr Poroshenko's record in office.
The new Groysman-Poroshenko political order has a herculean task ahead:
There has been some progress, including a new police force, anti-corruption agency and some changes to the judiciary as well as a reduction in the budget deficit.
But many reformists are disappointed with Ukraine's progress towards a more European style of governance. The president and prime minister are now under pressure, from their Western partners and the Ukrainian people, to deliver more change.
Exactly two years since the war in the east of Ukraine began, the battle for political reform in Kiev has entered a new phase, our correspondent reports.
Mr Poroshenko addressed parliament ahead of Thursday's vote. He responded to critics who claim he himself is an obstacle to real change by saying his government would remain on a path towards greater European integration and continue to fight corruption.
Mr Yatsenyuk's loss of parliamentary support led to him being asked by President Poroshenko to resign in February. Although he survived a vote of confidence, he remained unpopular in opinion polls.
The International Monetary Fund has threatened to withhold aid money if Ukraine does not carry out reforms.
The government in Kiev is signed up to an uneasy truce with pro-Russian rebels in two of Ukraine's eastern regions, with frequent ceasefire violations reported.
Russia annexed the southern region of Crimea two years ago after a referendum on self-determination - a move condemned by the US and Europe.
Ukraine's ambitions to join the EU also suffered a setback on 6 April when voters in the Netherlands rejected a landmark EU trade deal with the former Soviet state in a non-binding referendum. | MPs in Ukraine have backed a new government led by parliamentary speaker Volodymyr Groysman, after weeks of political uncertainty. | 36043967 |
The Spanish award foundation called the 72-year-old writer a "great chronicler of the mosaic of interwoven tales that is American society."
The 50,000 euro (£39,500) award is one of eight handed out yearly.
Previous recipients include US writer Philip Roth, playwright Arthur Miller and the Irish novelist John Banville.
Born in 1944, Ford published his first novel, A Piece of My Heart, in 1976 before becoming a journalist for a New York sports paper.
The experience informed the writing of his 1986 novel The Sportswriter, the first of four books to feature his protagonist Frank Bascombe.
The second, the aforementioned Independence Day, was published in 1995 and went on to win the Pulitzer Prize.
The foundation jury said Ford's work formed "part of the great tradition of the 20th-century American novel" and was "defined by an ironic, minimalist sense of epic".
Banville, who nominated the novelist in conjunction with two other authors, called Ford "a wonderful writer [who] richly deserves this great prize."
Other recipients of this year's Princess of Asturias awards - named after Spain's Crown Princess Leonor - include classicist Mary Beard and photojournalist James Nachtwey. | US writer Richard Ford, author of such novels as Independence Day and The Lay of the Land, has won the 2016 Princess of Asturias award for literature. | 36536818 |
He told Radio 4's Today that Philip Hammond, Mr Osborne's successor, should change tack and raise public spending.
"It's clear he will spend more," the former Greek finance minister said.
Mr Hammond is to reveal his spending plans at next week's Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.
Mr Varoufakis, in London for the Institute of Directors' annual conference, said each time Mr Osborne had cut spending, he had been forced to push back his budget targets.
However, his criticism of Mr Osborne has come under attack on Twitter. "Kettle 'particularly inept at not being black', says Pot" and "Takes one to know one" were two of the kinder comments.
The maverick former Greek minister, who served from January to June last year and gained notoriety for his confrontational approach to Greece's creditors as well as his habit of wearing leather jackets and riding a motorcycle, said he had spoken "frequently" to John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor.
Mr McDonnell unveiled Labour's economic plans at the party's conference earlier this week, including a £250bn infrastructure package and £10 an hour minimum wage.
"I have spoken to John McDonnell many times," Mr Varoufakis said. "And we agree that the one thing Britain needs is investment."
Mr Varoufakis said there was an estimated £900bn "trapped doing nothing" in City financial institutions and that money needed to be put to work.
He said he foresaw a Europe split into two economic blocs - one in the north, centred on Germany, and another in the south.
Referring to Greece, Mr Varoufakis said he agreed with recent criticisms of the European creditors' negotiation position by the International Monetary Fund - which is itself a creditor.
On Friday, the IMF said European plans to force Greece to operate a large budget surplus were unrealistic and that it needed extra debt relief if it was to return to financial health.
"My country is in a debt trap and it needs a much smaller budget surplus target if it is ever to escape," he said.
Mr Varoufakis also said he expected the eurozone eventually to implode, citing problems in the German and Italian banking systems as a big threat to its stability. | George Osborne will be remembered as a "particularly inept" chancellor whose pursuit of austerity in an attempt to rein in Britain's deficit was doomed to failure, according to Yanis Varoufakis. | 37493430 |
More than 50 people were working in the factory in the city of Wenling, in Zhejiang province, when it collapsed at around 16:00 local time (08:00 GMT) on Saturday.
CCTV News said 49 people were rescued, 40 of whom were hospitalised.
The China Daily newspaper said a large pool built on the factory's roof was believed to be the cause.
The China News website said several hundred firefighters were involved in the rescue.
In January last year, 14 workers died in a fire at the Dadong shoe factory in the same city. It is not known if the collapse occurred in the same factory.
Wenling, a wealthy coastal city, is well-known for its footwear industry. The city's tourism office says one in five pairs of shoes available worldwide originates in Wenling. | A shoe factory has collapsed in eastern China, killing six workers, according to Chinese state media. | 33396086 |
Dean Richards' side also withstood the hosts' late onslaught.
Matthew Pewtner and Wales star Taulupe Faletau went over for the hosts before Lee Smith responded.
Ashley Smith crossed for Dragons, but tries by Mark Wilson and Will Witty plus Rory Clegg's and Lee Smith's kicks gave Falcons the win.
Dragons lost two experienced forwards from their squad before the kick-off with prop Boris Stankovich absent from the starting side and lock Andrew Coombs from the bench.
The visitors arrived without injured Wales scrum-half Warren Fury.
But after Rory Clegg knocked over an early Falcons penalty, home captain Lee Byrne limped off to give Aled Brew an early entry.
The first try came to Dragons after 12 minutes when Pewtner scored at the corner following a loop move by Richie Rees.
Angus O'Brien added a penalty early in the second quarter.
Falcons were playing their part in a fast-paced game and snatched the lead back at 10-8 when Lee Smith charged down Hallam Amos's clearance to score, Clegg converting.
But Dragons notched up two more tries by half-time as Faletau drove over from a line-out, Tom Prydie converting.
Then home centre Smith squeezed in at the left-hand corner on the stroke of half time.
Clegg's penalty in between the home tries meant Dragons led 20-13 at the break.
But further first-half injuries saw Dorian Jones on for O'Brien in the home ranks while Falcons brought on Witty and Dan Temm in the pack for Scott MacLeod and captain Will Welch.
Dean Richards' side grabbed 14 points in eight minutes after the restart with Wilson charging through from 20 metres and Witty was gifted a try as Amos failed to clear under pressure, Clegg adding the extras.
Falcons put themselves under pressure with Alex Tait yellow-carded for a dangerous tackle, Tom Prydie slotting over two penalties to cut the deficit to a single point.
The visitors played the referee better though, taking advantage of turnovers and some sloppy Dragons line-outs to ride the storm.
Lee Smith's penalty gave the English Premiership club a four point advantage after 66 minutes.
And that was the end of the scoring as Dragons' frantic efforts came to nothing and Newcastle earned their second victory after beating Bucuresti 43-19 in their opener.
However, Dragons were left to ponder falling from the high of a stunning 38-22 success at Stade Francais to being defeated by a team with only London Welsh below them in their domestic table.
Newport Gwent Dragons: Lee Byrne (capt); Matthew Pewtner, Tom Prydie, Ashley Smith, Hallam Amos; Angus O'Brien, Richie Rees; Boris Stankovich, Elliot Dee, Dan Way, James Thomas, Rynard Landman, Lewis Evans, Taulupe Faletau, Nic Cudd.
Replacements: T. Rhys Thomas, Phil Price, Lloyd Fairbrother, Andrew Coombs, Andy Powell, Jonathan Evans, Dorian Jones, Aled Brew.
Newcastle Falcons: Simon Hammersley; Alex Tait, Tom Penny, Chris Harris, Lee Smith; Rory Clegg, Ruki Tipuna; Rob Vickers, Rob Hawkins, Kieran Brookes, Scott Macleod, Sean Robinson, Will Welch (capt), Mark Wilson, Andy Saull.
Replacements: Alex Rogers, Eric Fry, Oliver Tomaszczyk, Will Witty, Dan Temm, Andy Davies, Craig Willis, Tom Catterick.
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Touch judges: Patrick Pechambert (France), Arnaud Blondel (France)
Fourth official: Simon Rees (Wales) | Newcastle fought back from 20-13 down at the break against Newport Gwent Dragons to boost their European Challenge Cup quarter-final hopes. | 29740827 |
Hamilton's third win of the season cut his deficit to 12 points to Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who finished fourth.
Hamilton, who equalled his hero Ayrton Senna's mark of 65 poles on Saturday, said: "I definitely think I have been at my best this weekend.
"It has been a spectacular day and the team really needed it."
It was Hamilton's sixth win in Montreal in 10 races, by far his best record at any circuit and it came on the 10th anniversary of the first victory of his career.
"It has been smooth," Hamilton said. "I was so happy with the qualifying lap, just beaming from ear to ear, sitting there at dinner thinking I can't believe I got 65 poles, really having to pinch myself.
"Today I just really relived my first grand prix win in 2007. It has been a spectacular day. A lot different now. I am older, the crowd was actually with me as opposed to my first year when no-one knew me."
The win comes after a difficult weekend for Mercedes at the last race in Monaco, where the team struggled to make the car perform and Hamilton finished seventh after qualifying 14th.
Hamilton praised the team's efforts in working out what had gone wrong and fixing it for Canada.
"To come away from Monaco, everyone pulled together and I don't think in five years I have ever seen them pull together like they did," he said. "We have delivered a great blow to the Ferraris. Well deserved for everyone.
"They did such great work analysing what went wrong and giving us a summary and saying this is where we went wrong.
"Here the car was back where it should be. I'm happy it was that early in the season, even though Monaco is a good one to win. Hopefully that shouldn't happen again."
Vettel's hopes were hit when his front wing was damaged by Max Verstappen's Red Bull at the first corner, and he had to stop to replace it.
He fought back through the field and said he was disappointed not to pass Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo for the final podium place at the end.
"I wanted that podium but I didn't get it," he said.
"It was clear with the damage we had that unless there is trouble at the front or we are extremely lucky with safety cars or whatever that it would be difficult.
"I was very busy for most of the race. I enjoyed it, it was fun, it was good racing. There were some manoeuvres where I nearly wanted to close my eyes but ultimately the team and car deserved more. The pace was there.
"It was a bit difficult to read. Mercedes were very strong in the race but it is also a different story when you can control the race and the pace, the tyres. I was flat out and when you are chasing other cars you lose quite a lot of grip, then you are sliding. A different race." | Lewis Hamilton admitted his victory in the Canadian Grand Prix was crucial to his and his Mercedes team's championship hopes this year. | 40243088 |
The burden has been taken up by the big Eurozone nations with Germany contributing £40bn and France, which has provided £30bn since 2010.
The UK has provided assistance indirectly through its membership and contributions to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
According the think tank Open Europe, the UK has provided £1.72bn of the £37.8bn of assistance that the IMF has provided to Greece.
Raoul Ruparel, a co-director at Open Europe, thinks it is unlikely that even if Greece did leave the Eurozone the UK would end up losing out on its IMF contribution.
"The IMF is the most senior creditor of all those who have lent to Greece, so would be the first to be paid back.
"I think the chances of the UK losing out are quite low," said Mr Ruparel.
Greece is one of the UK's most popular holiday destinations with 1.73 million holiday visits by UK residents in 2014.
The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) says that it has not yet received calls from worried holiday makers, but has warned those planning to travel to Greece should take some precautions.
ABTA suggests that holidaymakers take extra euros in case there are problems with withdrawing cash when they arrive in the country.
A spokesperson for Thomas Cook told the BBC that it was "closely monitoring the situation" but that so far they had not seen any drop off in bookings to Greece.
"We expect an exit from the euro would have no impact on holiday customers who have already booked with us, because we have existing contracts with hotels and airlines.
"The likely devaluation of the Greek currency could make Greece an even more attractive, great value destination for our customers," the spokesperson said.
•Electrical machinery and equipment 17%
•Pharmaceutical products 13%
•Vegetables, fruits and nuts 9%
•Pharmaceutical products 20%
•Beverages & Spirits 7.6%
•Electrical machinery and equipment 7.2%
The UK exports half of its goods and services to Europe, with Greece making up a relatively small amount of that total.
Total UK exports of both goods and services to Greece in 2013 amounted to £2.82 billion, according to the ONS.
That represents 1.2% of UK exports to the EU, or 0.55% of UK total global exports.
Greece was the 37th largest market for UK exports in 2013, down from 34th in 2012.
The UK's main export to Greece is pharmaceutical products, with GlaxoSmithKline and Astra Zeneca being two of the biggest players.
John Longworth, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, believes there could be tricky times ahead for British businesses if Greece were to leave the Eurozone.
"With a messy Grexit looking increasingly likely, many UK businesses may be hit by the resulting market upheaval, changes in trade flows, and payment issues.
2Central banks and governments must work to limit the disruption to business through all means possible," said Mr Longworth.
Some of the UK's biggest companies have sizeable operations in Greece - among them Vodafone, Dixons Carphone and Unilever.
Marks and Spencer started its business in Greece in 1990 and now has 14 stores in Athens alone.
The companies have so far been reluctant to talk publically about what contingency planning they have in the event of Greece leaving the Eurozone.
Sources at one company told the BBC that they had been making detailed plans to maintain trade with Greece and that the company had also been looking at how to protect staff in the event of any civil unrest.
Vodafone is one of the leading mobile providers in Greece with over 500,000 customers.
A spokesman for the group told the BBC that they were 'committed to supporting our customers now and for the next 20 years'.
Overall the UK has £7.7bn tied up in loans to Greek banks, businesses and customers.
The majority of that is in the form of exposure from UK banks, which stands at £5.3bn, according the Bank of International Settlements.
That is down considerably from the £9 billion exposure UK banks had in 2009.
If Greece were to leave the Eurozone there would be a complicated process to try to get this money back, especially if Greece adopted a new devalued currency.
Overall European banks have reduced their exposure to Greece by over 80% since the 2011-12 crisis, according to Huw van Steenis, a banking analyst at Morgan Stanley.
His research shows that the threat of serious contagion in the banking has reduced since the initial Greek crisis.
"The immediate first-order risk of a Greek euro exit or default on EU banks looks more manageable today," said Mr van Steenis. | As the UK is not part of the euro zone, it has not directly contributed to bailing out Greece since the country got into trouble after the financial crisis. | 33165580 |
Crews were called to the house in Bowydd Road, in Blaenau Ffestiniog, at 21:30 GMT on Thursday after reports of the blaze.
The man was rescued but pronounced dead at the scene.
Police and fire officers are investigating the cause of the blaze. | An inquiry has been launched after an elderly man died a following a fire in a Gwynedd home, North Wales Fire and Rescue Service has said. | 35320668 |
The former Labour shadow chancellor lost a dance-off to Judge Rinder star Robert Rinder on Sunday night.
Balls had been the show's surprise star despite often being at the bottom of the leaderboard but this week, the public vote failed to save him.
Meanwhile, controversial rapper Honey G was eliminated from ITV's X Factor.
Balls and Rinder competed in the dance-off, both reprising their routines from Saturday night's show.
The ex-politician and his professional partner Katya Jones danced their tango to (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones, while Rinder and his professional partner Oksana Platero performed their rumba to Lean On Me by Bill Withers.
All four judges decided to save Rinder for another week, with both Craig Revel Horwood and Darcey Bussell citing "technical" ability.
Bruno Tonioli added: "Well, I have to choose the better dancers. Judge Rinder and Oksana."
Balls told Strictly co-presenter Tess Daly: "If people watching have had half the fun I've had learning to dance with Katya then they must have had a complete blast because it's been such a fabulous thing.
"The judges, all the supporters, the make-up team, the wardrobe, in particular that band are the best in the world. It's just wonderful."
But his highest praise came for his partner and the voting public.
"Above all the only reason we have been able to learn and to entertain is because of Katya, and it's her first series. She is going to go on to be a total dynamite, knock-out Strictly star, she is just the best there is. Absolutely amazing. She is utterly brilliant.
"And to all the people who have kept me in this long, thank you very much, I'm very grateful. I've had a wonderful time."
Saturday night's leaderboard was topped by two couples - Hollyoaks actor Danny Mac and partner Oti Mabuse, and singer Louise Redknapp and partner Kevin Clifton.
Redknapp said Balls would be "hugely missed", adding: "I think he was such a big personality around here and all of us really looked forward to watching Ed's numbers each week."
Mac said if people were asked about Strictly in 2016 "they are going to say two words - Ed Balls".
Former Prime Minister David Cameron also paid tribute to Balls, with whom he clashed many times in the House of Commons, tweeting: "Well done @edballs - we're very proud of you! #Strictly won't be the same without you."
Others who paid tribute to Balls on Twitter included his wife, Labour MP Yvette Cooper, who tweeted: "Always knew @edballs would love doing #strictly, never does anything by halves. Just glad so many other people have enjoyed it with him"
And Nick Robinson, the former BBC political editor and presenter of Radio 4's Today programme, referenced the ongoing Brexit situation by tweeting: "How's about a second referendum on Edxit? @edballs @SCD_UK #strictly"
Mac and Mabuse had the highest score from the judges, with four 10s for their samba.
But Redknapp won the show's first ever Cha Cha Challenge, which saw all six couples dance at the same time. The win added six points to her score and brought her and Clifton level with Mac and Mabuse for the top spot.
The other two couples to make it through were Olympian Claudia Fragapane and her partner AJ Pritchard, and BBC Sport presenter Ore Oduba and his partner Joanne Clifton.
The five remaining couples will return to the dancefloor in the quarter-final on Saturday 3 December at 19:00 GMT, with the results show on Sunday 4 December at 19:20 on BBC One.
Meanwhile, Honey G has been voted off X Factor after a sing-off with boy band 5 After Midnight.
Considered by many to be the novelty act in this year's competition, Honey was eliminated after judges Louis Walsh, Nicole Scherzinger and Simon Cowell all chose to save the boy band.
Her performances have drawn criticism, with singer Lilly Allen describing her as a "white lady that dresses up in Ali G, Goldie Lookin Chain kind of attire" and rapper Professor Green saying she was "taking the right mickey out of rap".
On Saturday, police were called to the set of the show after a man ran up behind Honey G and tried to touch her as the judges were giving her feedback.
Honey, whose real name is Anna Georgette Gilford, said on Sunday that the show had been a "completely life-changing experience".
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Ed Balls has become the 10th celebrity to leave Strictly Come Dancing, saying he had had a "wonderful time" during his improbable run on the show. | 38123174 |
The hugely contentious area of abortion is one of them.
The previous justice minister, David Ford, tried and failed to change the law.
When asked on Wednesday how she would deal with the issue, Ms Sugden said her approach would be "subtle".
But subtle is not a word many would use to describe the debate on proposed changes to the law during the past year.
The new minister was assured she has and will have the "full confidence" and "full support" of the first and deputy first ministers.
That is something that Mr Ford never enjoyed.
With the DUP and Sinn Féin diametrically opposed on the proposed changes to abortion law, that declaration of support will be strongly tested.
On another contentious issue - same sex marriage - Sugden has said she plans to talk to executive ministers behind closed doors in attempt to change the approach to the issue.
Of course, prisons are also highly contentious.
As the daughter of a former prison officer, Ms Sugden will be more aware than most of the complexities and dangers involved.
Two prison officers, David Black and Adrian Ismay, were killed during Mr Ford's time as minister, and the threat remains high.
She will also be aware that her family background means every decision she makes about prisons, and the staff who work in them, will be subjected to intense scrutiny.
A major reform programme has been under way for a number of years and a huge amount of work remains to be done.
It was only seven months ago that a team of inspectors described Northern Ireland's high security prison at Maghaberry near Lisburn as one of the most dangerous in Europe.
A follow up report in February said the situation had stabilised and improved, but it was far from a clean bill of health.
Getting the funding needed to implement comprehensive reform, and improve the fabric of the prison estate, will be a huge challenge.
It will also be another test of the promised support of Arlene Foster and Martin McGuinness.
Policing is another area of intense public and political scrutiny.
The chief constable is operationally independent, but it is up to the justice minister to set high level policy objectives and, most importantly, to determine the PSNI's annual budget.
George Hamilton has said several times since his appointment that budget cuts have had a huge impact on the ability of his officers to do their jobs.
So the new minister probably will not have to wait long for a chunky business case to land on her desk setting out why the PSNI needs more resources.
Ms Sugden faces a huge task.
Mr Ford has said publicly that he could only do the job of justice minister with the assistance of a very able Special Advisor (SPAD), and the support of his fellow MLAs and the Alliance party apparatus at Stormont.
His successor does not have a party to turn to for advice or support.
It is herself alone. | Claire Sugden will not have to look too far or wait too long for a controversial issue to raise its head in the world of justice. | 36383036 |
Dr David Kennedy, principal of Robert Gordon University (RGU) between 1987-97, said he was "appalled" at plans to honour the US tycoon next month.
Mr Trump's plans to build the "world's greatest golf course" in Aberdeenshire have proven divisive in the north east.
Dr Kennedy returned the honorary doctorate which he received in 1999.
He described the decision to give Mr Trump an honorary doctorate as "an insult to decent people everywhere".
Dr Kennedy said: "Mr Trump is simply not a suitable person to be given an honorary degree and he should not be held up as an example of how to conduct business.
"Mr Trump's behaviour in north-east Scotland has been deplorable from the first, particularly in how he has treated his neighbours."
The academic, who is also a member of the Tripping up Trump protest group, added: "The university needs to realise how strongly people feel about this issue.
"I can think of no better way to express my anger at the decision to honour Mr Trump than to return my own honorary doctorate to the university.
"I would not want to hold the award after Mr Trump has received his."
Robert Gordon University is due to present Mr Trump with the honorary award of Doctor of Business Administration on 8 October.
The university said the honour recognised his "business acumen" and his company's commitment to the north east of Scotland.
The Trump Organisation had said it was a "tremendous honour" for Mr Trump.
A spokesperson for Mr Trump said they would not be making a statement on Dr Kennedy's decision, saying it was a matter for RGU.
A spokesman for RGU said: "We're disappointed that Dr Kennedy feels compelled to return his degree, particularly given his past connections and major contribution to the development of the university."
Work on Mr Trump's controversial golf course got under way earlier this year.
The billionaire believes the total cost of the project is likely to be about £750m.
However, some residents object to the plans and are refusing to sell their land to the billionaire.
Many opponents of the development have bought a stake in a one-acre stretch of land at the heart of the resort site in a bid to disrupt it.
As well as a championship golf course, the luxury development on the Menie Estate includes a 450-bedroom hotel, 950 holiday apartments and 500 residential homes. | The former principal of an Aberdeen university has handed back an honorary degree in protest at a similar award being given to Donald Trump. | 11421376 |
Ireland's South Africa-born forward revealed the Springboks have supposedly "written off" the Irish following their failed Six Nations title defence.
The Six Nations champions had to settle for third place this year.
"They are writing us off over there because of a few losses here and there, and because we weren't chasing the Six Nations title," said Stander.
"I have the family in South Africa, and they keep me up to date with what's going on there," added the Munster forward.
Stander left his native South Africa for Munster in 2012 after being told he was too small to play back-row for the Springboks, and now believes Ireland must battle home expectations on tour this summer.
"In your head going down to South Africa it's going to be a big challenge, you're going to have to be very physical, they are big boys.
"They are a great team, and everyone knows that. But if you're written off and categorised as the underdogs, then that's always something extra to fight for, to prove that wrong.
Stander, who has won five caps for his adopted nation after qualifying on residency, has seized his chance during injury-hit Ireland's Six Nations campaign, capitalising on the absence of his Munster colleague Peter O'Mahony.
The forward has impressed, starting every match at blindside flanker and boosting head coach Schmidt's options for June's tour to South Africa.
Captain Rory Best insists Ireland are more than capable of winning their first Test against the Springboks, but Schmidt will be sweating on a number of long-term absentees.
O'Mahony and lock Iain Henderson are expected back fit in time to tour, but Ireland would certainly be boosted by the return from hamstring trouble of tighthead prop Marty Moore.
Schmidt insisted Stander's performances would have O'Mahony "looking over his shoulder" as he fights for fitness for the summer tour following knee surgery.
Stander offered a wry smile when quizzed on a potential tussle for Ireland's blindside spot with his Munster team-mate and close friend.
"Luckily we're good buddies, and that jersey is always going to be there for someone else," said Stander.
"Boys are going to come back, there's always big competition in any team for the back-row.
"So it's going to be tough to keep that spot, but any player who wears that jersey, I'll support him and I know they'd support me too." | Flanker CJ Stander believes South Africa have already dismissed Ireland's chances for June's three-Test tour. | 35866930 |
The attack on a guesthouse in the Zari district of Balkh province is the latest of several on aid workers in Afghanistan recently.
The charity - People in Need (PIN) - said the victims were "killed in their beds while they were sleeping".
The attack has not yet been claimed by any group or individual.
PIN condemned the attack, saying in a statement published on its website that it was "unprecedented in its brutality".
"Those killed include two drivers, two guards and five project staff, which included a woman," PIN country director Ross Hollister told reporters.
PIN said it had suspended all of its work in Afghanistan and was adopting measures to strengthen the security of its employees in the country.
The charity has been working in Afghanistan since 2002, delivering aid to remote communities in the east and north of the country.
Balkh police chief Abdul Razaq Qaderi told AFP news agency that police had launched a search operation for the gunmen, who are believed to be Taliban militants.
Tuesday's attack comes just weeks after 14 people were killed in a Taliban attack on a guesthouse popular with international aid workers in the capital, Kabul. | Nine Afghan employees of a Czech charity have been killed in an attack by unknown gunmen in northern Afghanistan, officials say. | 32970671 |
Fifa says its '11 for Health' programme, promoted by Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona's Neymar, had "limited impact".
But Jiri Dvorak told BBC World Service: "I was convinced we might help impact the health of the future generation."
Fifa said it is "continuing to invest in similar programmes".
World football's governing body added: "Fifa remains committed to providing the best possible medical care and services to our member associations and protecting the health of players throughout the world."
Dvorak, who helped launch the initiative in 2010, said: "The idea was to translate those health messages into footballing language - for example, defending against infectious diseases. We took a role model to present the message to the 10, 11, 12-year-old kids.
"This is an extremely powerful tool. I have learned that when football talks, everybody listens."
Dvorak lost his job as chief medical officer in November after 22 years at Fifa, and nine months after Gianni Infantino succeeded Sepp Blatter as president.
Blatter, who had led Fifa since 1998, stood down in 2015 and was later suspended from football for six years for breaching ethics guidelines.
Dvorak said: "I didn't do anything wrong. The only explanation I can have, and maybe I'm naive, is that I was so close to Mr Blatter, who has supported the development of football medicine."
Henry Majale's organisation Mathare Youth Sports Association in Nairobi, Kenya, was a beneficiary of Fifa funding.
He told BBC World Service that Fifa had made the "worst mistake" in ending its '11 for Health' project.
"This side of the Sahara the big killers are HIV, AIDS, and malaria," he said. "They were both covered in this project but now they're no longer being covered so there is a big gap in terms of information getting to the right people."
Dvorak and Majale were speaking to BBC World Service's Steve Crossman | Fifa's former chief medical officer has criticised the body's decision to end a project educating children on how to avoid diseases like malaria and HIV. | 40294437 |
It followed raids on properties in Inverness and Liverpool.
Police said a 20-year-old man and a 30-year-old man, both from the Liverpool area, were expected to appear at Inverness Sheriff Court.
The investigation earlier resulted in £180,000 worth of heroin and cocaine being recovered in Elgin and Inverness.
The operation involved Merseyside Police and officers from Police Scotland who said Thursday's activity involved the searches of several addresses in the Inverness and Liverpool areas.
Det Insp William Nimmo, of Police Scotland, said: "This recent activity serves as another example of our commitment to tackle the supply of drugs to the Highlands and Islands and to target those we suspect to be involved in the supply chain.
"This hopefully communicates a clear message that whoever you are and wherever you are from, we will continue to pro-actively target anyone suspected of being involved in the supply of controlled drugs into the Highlands." | Two men have been arrested and £50,000 worth of illegal drugs recovered as part of a probe into organised criminals from the north of England. | 38530866 |
When Tony Abbott, as Australian prime minister in 2014, appeared to support a ban on the burka being worn in Parliament House, award-winning photographer Fabian Muir had one response. He trekked 1,600km (1,000 miles) across his homeland, camera in hand.
Muir's resulting series pitted a cobalt-coloured garment of Afghanistan, alternatively spelled burqa, against Australia's most forbidding, and beautiful, terrains.
Blue Burqa in a Sunburnt Country features a lone figure standing against swirling skies on a ridge of yellow sand; reflected in clear water; and walking amongst a forest of dead trees.
Now Muir has made a follow up sequence - Urban Burqa.
Rather than pictured in the outback, a woman in blue stands, contrastingly, against the white of milk bottles in a supermarket. Other images include the figure outside a fluorescent McDonald's sign and in a concrete basement covered in graffiti.
The series is a critique of the rising far right and Islamophobia, Muir says.
"Tragically, [anti-immigrant sentiment] has only become more magnified since 2014," says Muir, pointing out that 49% of Australians in a 2016 poll supported a ban on Muslims entering the country.
"The refugee crisis… is always such an easy target for politicians. There's always going to be a percentage of the population who swallows that because it seems like an easy solution to problems."
In Blue Burqa in a Sunburnt Country, Muir wanted to show how the burka complemented - and even enhanced - the landscapes: "It hinted or suggested a potential symbiosis of this country and immigrants, that runs counter to the narrative making the headlines at that time."
Urban Burqa, by contrast, touches more on a cultural clash. "It's still about simulation but there's also a sense of confrontation and adaptation, hence this darker, edgier feel to it," he says.
Born in a household of Australian creatives - Muir's mother was a director at Opera Australia, his father a director at the Australian Broadcasting Corp - Muir turned to photography after completing a law degree at Sydney University. He has since lived in Estonia, Lithuania, France, Spain and Germany.
Muir, who is in his 40s, credits his success to a lack of formal training.
"I personally think it's unnecessary and potentially dangerous for an aspiring photographer [to attend photography school]," he says. "Especially if they're young. They're going to potentially lack the fortitude to resist their teacher's vision."
Muir taught himself, learning on film. "The trial and error was quite expensive," he laughs. "Each shot cost me a dollar!"
Still, he appreciates the ability to pursue his own ideas "untrammelled and unburdened by someone else's vision".
Last year Muir completed his series Intimate Perspectives on North Korea, selected as a finalist in the Magnum Photography Awards.
"It's a time capsule," says Muir of the nation, which he visited five times over the course of two years.
Shepherded around by guides, he was only allowed to walk unaided - and unwatched - on a handful of occasions.
The photographer was first inspired to travel to North Korea after coming across Tomas van Houtryve's 2009 photo essay The Land of No Smiles.
He says Houtryve's images are powerful but bleak. "His descriptions are very acid, of children fleeing at the sight of him," he says. "What I saw was very different."
"The bleakness is part of the narrative," continues Muir. "But it's not the sole element. Almost more interesting was my experience of street level North Korea. They're really very warm and have a sense of humour, and enjoy very normal things."
In order to document this, Muir took photographs of picnics in the park, kids in a playground, and bathers at a beach resort. One of his most hard-hitting images is of young children in an orphanage sitting beneath portraits of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il.
It works because of "the structural composition, which says something about North Korean society - this strict structure of children lined up under the presence of the leadership there," he says.
"For me it also raises questions: these infants, where are they going to be in the future? It asks questions about the future, it illustrates the present, and it also says something about the past."
Key was showing that there was more to the story than "unthinking robotic people and their hatred for America and Japan".
This hit home in 2015. "Out of nowhere I sensed this figure cannon balling towards me and arms were thrown around me. It was this guide I had on previous visits - he was in his sixties, quite eccentric and has fantastic sense of humour," Muir says.
"He was almost in tears to see me again. It was absolutely genuine - no one put him up to that."
With regards to Urban Burqa, Muir believes it ends on a hopeful note.
The last image shows a woman in a burka standing in a bright blue skate park. The shadow from a skater in a T-shirt and shorts skirts the crown of her covered head, his hand almost touching her.
"For me it's a nice closing image, it's optimistic - because of the reaching out," he says. "[But] there's a sense that there are a lot of barriers that have to be overcome." | Photos by Fabian Muir | 39499321 |
The 47-year-old former Leeds, Wigan and Brentford manager replaced Steven Pressley as Fleetwood boss on Saturday.
Rosler took Brentford to a League One play-off final and left shortly before they reached the Championship in 2014.
"When I joined Brentford they were a mid-table team and look where they are today," he told BBC Radio Lancashire.
"I played a major role in that and I think with having the owner so ambitious and committed to the club, we can do similar things here.
"We have to create a top-six mentality and over time when you have that mentality that will give top-six results, and that is ultimately where we want to be in my time here."
The former Manchester City striker and East Germany international also said his side will deploy a direct and forward-thinking style.
"My team will always be high energy with a lot of transitions," he added.
"We will try to be direct but not with long balls; being direct with quick, forward passes and a lot of runs forward and players committed into the box.
"It can be a very attractive way [to play] but the most important thing is that you finish off the good work." | New Fleetwood Town manager Uwe Rosler says he will urge his League One side to have a top-six mentality and play attacking football. | 36951957 |
Xplore Dundee was forced to temporarily suspend three services in the Whitfield area last November after its buses came under attack.
The company said it made the decision as a result of the "extremely dangerous and totally unacceptable" incidents.
It has now released a film that was previously shown in Dundee schools.
A Stone's Throw Away is a 15-minute film showing the recreation of a brick attack on a double decker bus and its aftermath.
It includes interviews with emergency services workers and is based on actual events.
PC Scott Menmuir, of Dundee Community Safety said: "We are well aware of the impact this has on our community and those travelling through Whitfield.
"Throwing stones at buses is not a bit of harmless fun - it is reckless, extremely dangerous and has the potential to cause serious injury."
PC Menmuir said police were carrying out high-visibility and plainclothes patrols to provide reassurance to the local community.
He said: "As a passenger or driver on the bus, this can be a very frightening experience and it is extremely fortunate that no-one travelling on the buses has been injured so far.
"We are also working with Xplore Dundee to trace those responsible and we are working together with partner agencies to identify opportunities to prevent further incidents." | A Dundee bus company whose vehicles were targeted by stone-throwing youths has produced a video warning of the potentially fatal consequences. | 38676523 |
Photos and a video posted on Twitter showed Mr Buhari, 74, attending Friday prayers at a mosque in the presidential villa in the capital Abuja.
The footage showed the president shaking hands with fellow worshippers.
Aides say Mr Buhari has been resting after receiving medical treatment in London for an undisclosed illness.
Earlier this week, the president missed his third cabinet meeting in a row, stoking further debate about his condition. Until Friday, he had not been seen in public for two weeks.
Mr Buhari returned from the UK in March after seven weeks of sick leave. When he returned home he said he had never been so ill in his life.
Since then he has rarely been seen outside of his official residence. His wife, Aisha, has said that her husband is not as sick as is being perceived.
Correspondents say a power vacuum in Nigeria, or even the perception of it, could have damaging effects.
The country is at a crucial stage as it struggles to emerge from recession.
Last week, presidential spokesman Garba Shehu said Mr Buhari was "taking things slowly, as he fully recovers from the long period of treatment".
Buhari's unhealthy start to 2017
19 January - Leaves for UK on "medical vacation"
5 February - Asks parliament to extend medical leave
10 March - Returns home but does not resume work immediately
26 April - Misses second cabinet meeting and is "working from home"
28 April - Misses Friday prayers
3 May - Misses third cabinet meeting
5 May - Appears at Friday prayers in Abuja | Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has made a rare public appearance amid ongoing questions about the state of his health. | 39822925 |
Posh were counting the cost of last Saturday's defeat at Walsall which deprived manager Grant McCann of three of his first-choice midfielders to injury and suspension.
Lively front men Craig Mackail-Smith and Junior Morais toiled for the hosts but found Southend's defenders in miserly mood.
Yet the match between the two play-off hopefuls soon followed the pattern of the respective clubs' progress of recent weeks, with Southend slowly turning the screw on their faltering opponents.
Ryan Inniss had just hit a Posh post after a smart turn and shot when Jason Demetriou broke the deadlock on the stroke of half-time.
The Cyprus international full-back glanced home Marc-Antoine Fortune's deflected cross to bag his first goal for the Shrimpers.
Phil Brown's men came on even stronger after the break and Fortune slotted home a through ball from Anthony Wordsworth on the hour.
The points were all but sealed four minutes later when Wordsworth took advantage of Posh's dithering defenders to crash in Southend's third goal from 18 yards.
Peterborough substitute Tom Nichols hit a classy consolation from Marcus Maddison's pass, but Michael Timlin fired in a fourth for the visitors in time added on.
Match report supplied by the Press Association
Match ends, Peterborough United 1, Southend United 4.
Second Half ends, Peterborough United 1, Southend United 4.
Goal! Peterborough United 1, Southend United 4. Michael Timlin (Southend United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nile Ranger.
Corner, Peterborough United. Conceded by Ted Smith.
Attempt saved. Paul Taylor (Peterborough United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt saved. Marcus Maddison (Peterborough United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Foul by Luke O'Neill (Southend United).
Paul Taylor (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Luke O'Neill (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andrew Hughes (Peterborough United).
Hand ball by Ryan Tafazolli (Peterborough United).
Corner, Peterborough United. Conceded by Michael Timlin.
Substitution, Southend United. Luke O'Neill replaces Marc-Antoine Fortuné.
Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Jack Baldwin.
Attempt blocked. Theo Robinson (Southend United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Goal! Peterborough United 1, Southend United 3. Tom Nichols (Peterborough United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marcus Maddison.
Delay in match Ryan Inniss (Southend United) because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Nile Ranger (Southend United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Paul Taylor (Peterborough United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Marcus Maddison (Peterborough United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Anthony Wordsworth (Southend United).
Marcus Maddison (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Southend United. Nile Ranger replaces Simon Cox.
Foul by Craig Mackail-Smith (Peterborough United).
Adam Thompson (Southend United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Craig Mackail-Smith (Peterborough United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Paul Taylor (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Marc-Antoine Fortuné (Southend United).
Attempt saved. Leonardo Da Silva Lopes (Peterborough United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Southend United. Theo Robinson replaces Jermaine McGlashan.
Substitution, Peterborough United. Paul Taylor replaces Martin Samuelsen.
Goal! Peterborough United 0, Southend United 3. Anthony Wordsworth (Southend United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jason Demetriou.
Marc-Antoine Fortuné (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Martin Samuelsen (Peterborough United).
Goal! Peterborough United 0, Southend United 2. Marc-Antoine Fortuné (Southend United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Simon Cox.
Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Ryan Tafazolli.
Attempt blocked. Anthony Wordsworth (Southend United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Peterborough United. Tom Nichols replaces Junior Morias.
Attempt missed. Marcus Maddison (Peterborough United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Leonardo Da Silva Lopes (Peterborough United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. | Southend's fine form continued with an emphatic victory at promotion rivals Peterborough lifting the Essex club up to fifth in League One. | 38474899 |
The Royal Society report considers areas where recent scientific findings could have an impact on the law.
At the age of 10 parts of the brain connected with decision-making and judgement are still developing, the study says.
But it says there are limits to how the science can be used in court.
Professor Nicholas Mackintosh, who chaired the working group that compiled the study, said: "There's now incontrovertible evidence that the brain continues to develop throughout adolescence."
He said some regions of the brain - including parts responsible for decision-making and impulse control - are not fully mature "until at least the age of 20".
"Now that clearly has some implications for how adolescents behave," he said.
The report notes the concern of some neuroscientists that the current age of criminal responsibility in the UK is set too low. In most European countries it is far higher - 18 in Belgium and 16 in Spain.
It also suggests that because of differences between individuals a cut-off age may not be justifiable.
Professor Mackintosh said it was for policy makers to decide on altering the age of responsibility, but the changing science meant it should at least be reviewed.
He said: "I think the Royal Society is in a position to present the scientific evidence - other people need to draw conclusions from it.
"But the extent to which the scientific evidence wasn't well known 10, 15 years ago, then it suggests that things do need looking at again."
The study identifies areas where expectations of what neuroscience can deliver in courts should be handled with caution.
Claims that criminals can be identified by imaging their brains, or that there could be a gene for psychopathy are "wide of the mark", it says.
In Scotland children cannot be convicted until they are 12. In Northern Ireland, a review of the youth justice system recommends increasing the age to 12.
Calls from England's children's commissioner to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12 were rejected by the government in in March 2010.
At the time, Maggie Atkinson said most criminals under 12 did not fully understand their actions.
She also said civilised society should recognise that children who commit offences needed to be treated differently from adult criminals. | Advances in neuroscience suggest the age of criminal responsibility - 10 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland - might be too low, according to a study. | 16153045 |
The red sandstone altar was taken from the Senhouse Roman Museum in Maryport during opening hours on Thursday.
Discovered in Maryport in 1880, the altar forms part of the Netherhall Collection.
Museum manager Jane Laskey said the museum was "devastated" by the theft, which she said would have left the altar damaged.
The 10in (25cm) tall, 5in (13cm) wide altar was mounted for secure open display.
Ms Laskey said: "It has always been a priority to us that the collection is made accessible to everyone and we have trusted members of the public to value the collection too.
"It is very unpleasant to find that someone abused that trust to steal something that is such a significant part of the heritage of the people of Maryport.
"As a result of this incident the museum's security has been reviewed," Ms Laskey said.
In the 16th Century, John Senhouse began to form the Netherhall Collection of inscriptions and sculptures which, according to Historic England, later became the largest private collection of Roman antiquities from one British site.
In 1870, 17 altars were found buried in Maryport, all dedicated by the fort's garrison commanders to the Roman god Jupiter.
The museum said the stolen altar's value is its importance as part of the Netherhall Collection rather than its monetary worth.
CCTV footage from the week of the theft has been given to police, who say they are investigating. | A Roman altar has been "forcibly wrenched" by a thief from an open display at a museum in Cumbria. | 33961585 |
Some of their sites have seen the greatest number of trees knocked down since the Great Storm of 1987.
A number of rare and historic specimens have been lost, including the largest tree in Essex.
Researchers from the Trust are worried that the winds will have severely weakened many older trees.
The National Trust is one of Britain's biggest landowners and look after 25,000 hectares of trees across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
After the extreme weather of the past few months they've now carried out a survey at more than 50 of their sites.
Some of the UK's most famous trees are in the hands of the National Trust, including:
While they don't know the full number of trees that have gone, they say it is the greatest loss of trees in two decades.
In some cases, greater damage has been done than during the Great Storm of 1987.
The saturated state of the earth following the prolonged downpours had greatly weakened the soil. As a result of the 10-15 storms over the winter, many trees gave way.
"It is definitely the greatest period of loss since January 1990," said Matthew Oates from the Trust.
"In 1987 and 1990 it was really the volume that was lost that was worrying, this time it is the quality of the trees. We've lost a lot of significant, old sentinel trees, ancient beech, oak and ash trees."
The western and southern half of England and Wales have borne the brunt of the losses. Some historic and regionally important trees have gone, including a rare black walnut at Hatfield Forest, which was the largest in Essex.
The Killerton Estate in Devon had more than 500 trees blown over by the storms, including 20 significant trees within the design landscape.
Alan Power, head gardener at Stourhead in Wiltshire, said his garden had lost up to 400 trees with some important specimens now gone.
"We've lost one spectacular oak tree, which could well be between 200 and 250 years old and planted by the man who created the landscape garden at Stourhead," he said.
While the losses are a concern for the Trust there are some positives. The fallen trees encourage a range of species, increasing the biodiversity of forests.
"Dead wood as we call it, is a great habitat for beetles, flies and fungi and once a tree has fallen and is left there, then there's 25 years of really important ecology happening," said Matthew Oates.
Going forward, the Trust is concerned that many trees have "lifted" their roots, having been loosened by the storms and that these may have to be cut down if they are close to a pathway or road.
Follow Matt on Twitter. | This winter's extreme winds caused the biggest loss of trees in more than 20 years, according to the National Trust. | 26478323 |
The Scottish government announced initial investment of about £240,000 on the route last week.
It did not include a number of proposals which "fell outside the scope" of the current work programme.
The A7 Action Group said it had not given up hope of a Selkirk bypass at some time in the future.
Last year Transport Minister Humza Yousaf said he was "open minded" about the project and residents voted strongly in favour of the move.
A7 Action Group Secretary Marjorie McCreadie said that further talks were planned with Transport Scotland.
She added: "Although none of our big-ticket items are there at the moment, this is up for future discussion."
Ms McCreadie said small-scale efforts like cutting back vegetation could improve sightlines on the route.
However, she said she believed there was still a chance for bigger projects to take place.
"I think the main thing in this response from the minister is the willingness to keep the door open for further dialogue and we look forward to that very much," she explained. | An action group has said it will continue to push for a bypass to a Borders town despite it not featuring on initial A7 improvement works. | 38649268 |
They face world and defending Olympic champions USA, France and Colombia in the group stage in Brazil.
The Ferns reached the last 16 of major tournament for the first time at London 2012, before going out to the USA.
"We've always gone as underdogs into these tournaments, but that plays well for us," White told BBC Sport.
"Hopefully we can cause a few upsets and make our way though the group stage and then see how we go".
Only the top two teams from each group and best two third-placed sides progress for the quarter-finals at Rio 2016.
Despite their "tough" draw, White insists the five-time Oceania Women's Nations Cup champions are are capable of reaching the knockout phase.
"I'm absolutely buzzing about it and can't wait," the 23-year-old added.
"It's been such a long build up for the Ferns and everyone's really excited".
White, who has scored 14 goals in 81 international appearances, helped New Zealand reached the last 16 of the competition four years ago and featured at last summer's World Cup, where the Ferns failed to progress beyond the group stage.
The Rio Olympics officially start on 6 August, however, New Zealand kick-off their campaign against defending champions USA on 3 August. | New Zealand are targeting another Olympic upset by reaching the knockout stage at Rio 2016, says Liverpool Ladies striker Rosie White. | 36843457 |
Bedfordshire PCs Christopher Thomas and Christopher Pitts have denied misconduct in a public office by chasing Faruk Ali, 33, in a police car.
Mr Thomas, 33, of Welwyn Garden City, has denied racially aggravated assault.
But judge Francis Sheridan has cleared them of making false and misleading statements to senior officers.
Prosecutors have told Aylesbury Crown Court Mr Thomas and his colleague Mr Pitts, 39, were recorded laughing as they drove after Mr Ali, who was walking in the street near his home in Luton, Bedfordshire at 08:20 GMT on 20 February.
Mr Thomas, from Welwyn Garden City, is said to have got out of the car and grabbed Mr Ali, knocking over bins outside the family home in Whitby Road, before punching him in the face.
As Mr Ali tried to get into his house, Mr Thomas is said to have bundled him into the hallway and punched him again.
The prosecution said the officers followed Mr Ali for "fun" and "their own amusement" rather than any "legitimate policing reason".
The trial continues. | Two police officers accused of pursuing an autistic man before one beat him have been cleared of perverting the course of justice. | 30381947 |
The singer tweeted: "Your staff have asked me to sing at your inauguration, a simple internet search would show I think you're a tyrant. Bye."
Reports from the US suggest Donald Trump is struggling to find A-list stars to perform at his inauguration.
Beyonce and Aretha Franklin performed at Barack Obama's inauguration in 2009.
Ms Church sang at George W. Bush's inauguration celebration when she was 15 years old.
America's next president will be sworn in on 20 January.
Mr Trump's team has been asked to comment. | Charlotte Church has taken to Twitter to turn down an alleged request to perform at US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony. | 38571717 |
The 7,500 tonne warship, HMS Duncan, slipped into the water from BAE's shipyard at Govan.
The vessel will provide air defence cover, be able to carry up to 60 Royal Marine Commandos and operate a variety of helicopters from its flight deck.
It will enter service in 2014. The completed Type 45s are Daring, Diamond, Dauntless, Dragon and Defender.
The vessel is named after Admiral Adam Duncan, who led the Royal Navy's victory over the Dutch fleet in 1797.
It was built by BAE Systems with 2,800 tonnes of steel - more than used in Blackpool Tower.
The ship is equipped with the Sea Viper missile system, designed to tackle multiple airborne or sea-based targets.
Minister for Defence Equipment, Peter Luff, said: "The launch of HMS Duncan is the culmination of a huge effort by workers here on the Clyde, across the country throughout the supply chain, and in the MoD, completing this class of potent warfighters of which everyone involved can be very proud.
"Following on from HMS Daring being declared in service and the successful first firing of the Sea Viper missile system, this is another significant milestone in the delivery of a truly world-class air defence capability to the Royal Navy."
Commander-in-Chief Fleet Admiral Sir Trevor Soar added: "The Type 45 is world class. These ships are as versatile as they are powerful.
"Providing flexible global reach they will deliver broad utility, common to maritime forces, and give the UK military, diplomatic and political options, with their ability to exert effect on land from the sea.
"This ranges from deterrence and conflict prevention right up to high intensity war fighting and all points between." | The sixth and last of the Royal Navy's new Type 45 Destroyers has been launched on the River Clyde in Glasgow. | 11517861 |
Coach Florent Ibenge named a 36-man squad for what will likely prove decisive games at the Stade Olympique in Rades on 1 September and then Kinshasa's imposing Stade de Martyrs five days later.
The two countries share top place in Group A with two wins out of two on the road to Russia.
The 23-year-old Masuaku, who was born in Lille and played for France at junior level, reportedly switched his international allegiance to the Congolese in June.
He is one of five newcomers, joined in the squad by Kevin Mbabu, who moved back to Switzerland from Newcastle United last month and now plays for early season league leaders Young Boys Berne.
French-born midfielder Tanguy Ndombele, 20, who last weekend made his Ligue 1 debut for newly promoted Amiens against Paris St Germain, is also included along with 24-year-old Vital Nsimba from Ligue 2 outfit Bourg-en-Bresse.
Chadrac Akolo, who has just signed for VfB Stuttgart in the German Bundesliga after 15 goals for FC Sion in the Swiss league last season, is also called up for the first time.
The 24-year-old Middlesbrough striker Britt Assombalonga is also in the squad again although he has turned down several previous call-ups and is yet to win a cap.
Also new is 26-year-old AS Vita Club defender Padou Bompunga, who plays under Ibenge at club level.
There is a return to the squad for Jordan Botaka, Elias Kachunga, Neeskens Kebano, Nicaisse Kudimbana, Paul-José Mpoku, Arnold Issoko and Marcel Tisserand after missing June's African Nations Championship (CHAN) derby against Congo in Kinshasa.
But Youssouf Mulumbu, Yannick Bolasie and Dieumerci Mboikani continue to be sidelined.
DR Congo are the first of the 20 counties who all play in World Cup qualifiers to name their squad for September's key games.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Joel Kiasumbua (FC Lugano, Switzerland), Nicaisse Kudimbana (Union Saint-Gilles, Belgium), Ley Matampi (TP Mazembe Englebert)
Defenders: Yannick Bangala, Padou Bompunga (both AS Vita Club), Jordan Ikoko (En Avant Guingamp, France), Arnold Issoko (Vitoria Setubal, Portugal), Christian Luyindama (Standard Liège, Belgium), Arthur Masuaku (West Ham United, England), Kevin Mbabu (Young Boys Berne, Switzerland), Issama Mpeko (TP Mazembe Englebert), Glody Ngonda (AS Vita Club), Fabrice Nsakala (Alanyasport, Turkey), Vital Nsimba (Bourg-en-Bresse, France), Marcel Tisserand (FC Ingolstadt, Germany), Gabriel Zakuani (Gillingham, England)
Midfielders: Chadrac Akolo (VfB Stuttgart, Germany), Merville Bokadi (Standard Liège, Belgium), Neekens Kebano (Fulham, England), Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City, England), Chancel Mbemba (Newcastle United, England), Wilfred Moke (Konyaspor, Turkey), Remi Mulumba (Gazelec Ajaccio, France), Tanguy Ndombele (Amiens, France), Yeni Ngbakoto (Queens Park Rangers, England)
Forwards: Benik Afobe (Bournemouth, England), Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough, England), Jeremy Bokila (CFR Cluj, Romania), Jonathan Bolingi (Royal Excel Mouscron, Belgium), Cédric Bakambu (Villarreal, Spain), Jordan Botaka (St Truiden, Belgium), Junior Kabananga (FC Astana, Kazakhstan), Elias Kachunga (Huddersfield Town, England), Gael Kakuta (Amiens, France), Paul-José Mpoku (Standard Liège, Belgium), Firmin Mubele (Stade Rennes, France). | West Ham United left back Arthur Masuaku has been called up for the first time by the Democratic Republic of Congo for their two key World Cup qualifiers against Tunisia next month. | 40888259 |
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The 33-year-old came home ahead of her compatriot Nina Kessler and Canada's Leah Kirchmann.
Wild, one of the pre-race favourites, won the Tour de Yorkshire event in April.
British rider Dani King, who won gold in the team pursuit at London 2012, finished outside the top 10 in the 66km race around a central London circuit.
Australian Chloe Hosking fell away during the final sprint stage and was unable to build on her La Course victory in Paris last weekend.
After the race, Wild told the BBC: "It might have looked easy but it wasn't. With our team, the plan was to go for the final sprint.
"The team was really strong and I was happy to pull it off."
King, who was controversially omitted from the GB road race team for Rio, said Wild produced "an amazing ride".
"She's amazing," King added. "She's fresh going to Rio tomorrow and she was always going to be one of the favourites to win here.
"She gets herself in the right position and then there is no coming round her."
When asked about the Olympic Games that begin on 5 August, King struggled to hide her disappointment.
"I'm still gutted to be honest, given the form I'm in," she said.
"I don't want to be bitter about it and I'm still rooting for the girls out there." | Dutch cyclist Kirsten Wild put in a powerful final sprint to win the 2016 RideLondon Classique. | 36934027 |
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Golds for Aaron Cook, Michael Harvey and Lutalo Muhammad earlier in the event meant GB finished top of the male medal standings and as the second best nation overall in Manchester.
"I'm delighted, it's been a fantastic week," boss Gary Hall told BBC Sport.
"They performed out of their skins."
I just did the wrong thing and got kicked in the face a few too many times
The Great Britain performance director added: "To set a new British record is a brilliant performance by the athletes and all of the staff.
"We set out to beat the Turks as they hadn't lost in 20 years and so to get the number one slot for the men was phenomenal."
The next task for Hall is to select the four athletes he wishes to take to the London 2012 Olympics.
Cook will be expected to take the -80kg place, but the men's other Olympic class, the -68kg division, is tougher to call.
Stamper was in pole position after a stunning 2011, which culminated in a World Championship bronze medal, but his failure to reach the final in Manchester, coupled with rival Harvey securing -63kg gold, could affect selection.
"I knew I had the capabilities to win it, so I'm disappointed," reflected Stamper.
"I'm confident [about selection], as all of my medals have been in the -68kg's [Olympic class]. Take nothing away from Mike [Harvey] he's done amazingly well, but it's in the division below.
"I would have loved to get into the final because then I would have been going, but now it's up to the selectors," said Stamper.
Hall admitted the women's team still have a "little bit to go" after collecting two bronze medals.
Fisher, who trains outside of the GB programme, was disappointed at failing to reach the -53kg final, which probably rules the 29-year-old out of challenging Jade Jones for the London 2012 -57kg place.
"Everyone wants that shot at being 'the athlete' and obviously a gold today would have been better than a bronze, but it didn't happen," said a tearful Fisher.
"Hopefully I can support Jade if she gets picked."
Liverpool's Bianca Walkden was the GB fighter in the women's -67kg division, but she crashed out in the quarter-finals with a heavy 22-16 defeat to Petra Matijasevic of Croatia.
With world champion Sarah Stevenson said to be recovering "ahead of schedule" following a knee ligament injury earlier this year, Walkden fears that failing to win a medal means her chances of selection are over.
"Obviously it was a big championships and it was the one before the Olympics and I know I should be up there, I just did the wrong thing and got kicked in the face a few too many times," said a clearly upset Walkden.
"I just have to sit back and pray that I can get in on my performance because I gave it everything that I've got."
Great Britain will formally reveal their four Olympic athletes and four reserve fighters for the London 2012 Olympics on Friday 24 May. | Great Britain's taekwondo team secured their best medal haul at a European Championships, with seven in all, as Martin Stamper and Caroline Fisher won bronzes on the final day. | 17979474 |
Ahmed Mansour, who works for the network's Arabic-language service, was detained as he tried to board a flight from Berlin to Qatar.
A court in Egypt's capital Cairo sentenced him to 15 years in prison in absentia last year on torture charges.
Mr Mansour's lawyer said an extradition hearing would take place on Monday.
Even if the court backs his extradition, the German government could still veto the ruling.
Al-Jazeera says the charges made against Mr Mansour, who has dual British and Egyptian citizenship, are absurd and false.
He is accused, along with two Muslim Brotherhood members and an Islamic preacher, of taking part in the torture of a lawyer in Cairo's Tahrir Square in 2011, during protests against then-President Hosni Mubarak.
Video footage shows the lawyer being kicked but does not show Mr Mansour, according to the Associated Press news agency. The journalist later interviewed the preacher about the incident, AP says.
As Mr Mansour spent a second night in custody in Berlin on Sunday, protesters gathered outside the prison in which he is being held.
The group, calling itself the German-Egyptian Union for Democracy, demanded Mr Mansour's immediate release.
A police spokesman said that the Egyptian-issued arrest warrant accused Mr Mansour of committing "several crimes" but he gave no further details.
Al-Jazeera said the warrant was previously rejected by the international police body Interpol as it did not meet its rules.
In a video recorded while detained, Mr Mansour described the incident as a "misunderstanding" and said he hoped it would be resolved quickly.
"It is quite ludicrous that a country like Germany would enforce and support such a request made by a dictatorial regime like the one we have in Egypt," he added.
"Other countries must not allow themselves to be tools of this media oppression, least of all those that respect freedom of the media as does Germany," said the al-Jazeera acting director, Gen Mostefa Souag.
Relations between Doha and Cairo have been strained by Qatar's support for the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood organisation in Egypt.
Three al-Jazeera journalists - Australian Peter Greste, Canadian Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian Baher Mohamed - were arrested in Egypt in 2013 and convicted of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood in a case which caused international outrage.
They are being retried after their convictions were overturned in January. Mr Greste was deported to Australia in February and is being retried in absentia. | A German court is due to rule on an extradition request from Egypt concerning a senior journalist from the al-Jazeera channel. | 33219589 |
Google has worked out which of the four candidates generated the most searches in each of the 650 Commons constituencies, between 1 June and 3 September.
Mr Corbyn came top in 539 of them.
Research by Google News Labs and Alasdair Rae of Sheffield University
This does not necessarily indicate support - people make Google searches for all kinds of reasons.
And the veteran left-winger was a virtual unknown three months ago when the contest began.
So it's only natural people would want to find out more about him. He appears to be generating as much interest in true-blue Conservative heartlands in the South of England as in Labour's former strongholds in Scotland.
But the gap between Mr Corbyn and his nearest rival in this particular contest, Andy Burnham, who is the most popular search term in 51 constituencies, is, perhaps, yet more proof of the extent to which the Islington North MP has captured the public's imagination.
The searches are those of all people using the Google search engine, and have not been confined to Labour supporters.
Yvette Cooper comes top in 37 constituencies, with Liz Kendall in fourth place on 23.
The four contenders will find out on Saturday who has triumphed in the battle to replace Ed Miliband.
Speculation is raging about whether Mr Corbyn, the surprise front runner, will get more than 50% of votes, enabling him to win without second preferences coming to play - or whether one of the other candidates can pile up enough first and second preferences to beat him.
How much the candidates and their teams can read into Google search data is open to question, but it does throw up some fascinating nuggets.
Mr Corbyn topped the Google search charts in his own Islington North constituency, in north London, despite being the well-known local MP there since 1983.
He was also the most searched-for candidate in Andy Burnham's constituency, Leigh, in Greater Manchester, and Liz Kendall's Leicester West seat.
But Liz Kendall comes top in Pontefract and Normanton - Yvette Cooper's seat.
Ms Kendall, who is widely portrayed as the Blairite candidate, is also the most searched-for candidate in Tony Blair's old Sedgefield seat, while Mr Burnham generated the most interest of the four candidates in Prime Minister David Cameron's Witney constituency, in Oxfordshire.
Separate data, taken between 15 and 22 July, shows Mr Corbyn was the most searched-for candidate overall, with Liz Kendall, another relative unknown, second, Andy Burnham third and Yvette Cooper fourth.
Google has also released a breakdown of the questions its users are asking about the Labour Party and its leadership contest, between those dates.
A Commons vote on the government's controversial Welfare Bill, on 20 July, was one of the pivotal moments of the Labour leadership contest, with Mr Corbyn among 50 Labour rebels voting against it.
So no surprise, perhaps, that the most asked question on Google was: "Why did Labour abstain on the Welfare vote?"
Most of the other questions relate to practical issues such as how to join the party and how to vote but the fifth most popular inquiry strikes at the heart of what many see as the party's identity crisis: "What does Labour stand for?"
The existential theme continues in the breakdown of the most popular questions asked about the Labour Party in the US, which suggests the party is a source of some mystery to the average American internet user.
Here are the top five Labour-related questions asked by American Google-users:
Produced by John Walton, Punit Shah and Mark Bryson. | Jeremy Corbyn is way out in front of his three rivals for the Labour leadership when it comes to internet searches, according to new research by Google News Labs for the BBC. | 34172723 |
"It's a horrible thing to admit, but I can't do it," he told the Sunday Times.
"When the script's in front of me it takes me forever to learn it," the 74-year-old continued. "It's frightening."
Sir Michael can currently be seen in Fortitude on Sky Atlantic and appears in BBC One's upcoming dramatisation of JK Rowling's The Casual Vacancy.
His agent was unable to comment further on the Sunday Times interview.
"You've got to go to work, haven't you?" he told the newspaper's Matt Rudd, dismissing suggestions he might give up acting altogether.
Fellow actor Dame Judi Dench told BBC Radio 4's PM programme she has been taking a health supplement as a "preventative" to memory loss, but not as a cure, as suggested by some newspaper reports.
"It sounds like I started to take these when I started to not remember the lines, and that's not true. I was told about this in 2002 and I started to take them then because I was learning The Breath of Life by David Hare with Dame Maggie [Smith].
"She and I both took them. I've put everybody on them since, they're absolutely wonderful, they've done the job. So mine, I hope is a preventative," said Dame Judi.
When asked by presenter Eddie Mair if they worked she said: "Well, I'm touching wood, you can't believe what wood I'm touching, but so far so good. I think in 59 or 60 years I've been on the stage there is an occasional moment where you completely forget a line, but so far I'm able to retain them."
Dame Judi said as well as taking two tablets each morning, she tried to learn something new every day to keep her brain active.
"I try and learn just one fact every day. I'm a games player and I love things that involve words. I could do the whole of A Midsummer Night's Dream for you now or Twelfth Night... I can't put you through that!"
According to the Sunday Times, Gambon - best known for playing Professor Dumbledore in six of the eight Harry Potter films - suffered panic attacks in 2009 after forgetting lines during play rehearsals at the National Theatre.
It also reported that Gambon was due to appear in a play with Tom Hollander last year but withdrew from the production shortly after rehearsals began.
"There was a girl in the wings and I had a plug in my ear so she could read me the lines," the actor confirmed.
"After about an hour I thought: 'This can't work. You can't be in theatre, free on the stage, shouting and screaming and running around, with someone reading you your lines.'"
A member of Laurence Olivier's National Theatre acting company, Sir Michael went on to win three Olivier awards for performances in National Theatre productions.
The four-time Bafta winner - known as "The Great Gambon" in acting circles - last appeared on stage in 2012 in a London production of Samuel Beckett's play All That Fall. | Veteran Harry Potter actor Sir Michael Gambon has revealed he is no longer able to play roles on stage due to problems remembering lines. | 31113639 |
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Grivko has been disqualified from the race and his Astana team apologised to Kittel and his Quick Step Floors team.
German sprinter Kittel posted a picture on Twitter with blood on his face, and wrote: "I won't accept an apology. That has nothing to do with cycling.
"What Grivko did is a shame for our beautiful sport."
The incident happened early on the 200km stage from Dubai to Al Aqah.
"When we passed a construction site, the sand began blowing and as soon as we went into the crosswinds we were fighting for position, which is always stressful, and Andriy Grivko punched me," Kittel said on his team's website.
"I get that riding in the crosswinds is always tense, but it gives him no right to act like that. He could have hurt my eye.
"In the finale, my mind wasn't 100% on the sprint, but I am happy I have no big injuries and I kept the lead."
Grivko later posted a statement on his Facebook page, in which he claimed Kittel had first pushed both himself and team-mate Dmitriy Gruzdev.
He said that created "a very tense and dangerous situation that could cause not only my fall, but a big crash in the peloton."
Grivko, who also accused Kittel of spitting at him, added: "I responded with aggressive action to aggressive action from the other side.
"Perhaps I got emotional and it has nothing to do with cycling, but in extreme situations, when exists a question of safety, it is difficult to stay calm."
Kittel had won the opening two stages but finished outside the top 10 on day three, as John Degenkolb of Trek-Segafredo took stage honours.
Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) also finished outside the top 10 in an untidy sprint finish, with Aqua Blue Sport's Adam Blythe the best-placed Briton in ninth place after his team-mate Mark Christian spent most of the day in the break.
Kittel retained the overall race lead by eight seconds from Dylan Groenewegen of Team Lotto NL-Jumbo. | Dubai Tour leader Marcel Kittel says he will not accept an apology after Ukrainian rider Andriy Grivko punched him on the third stage of the race. | 38844632 |
The Blades, back in the second tier after six seasons away, went in front just before half-time when skipper Sharp headed in Leon Clarke's cross.
Sharp might have had another after the break when he tapped in a rebounded free-kick but was ruled offside.
Brentford rallied and had chances but were unable to find an equaliser.
There will have been extra satisfaction at this result for manager Chris Wilder, not only as a boyhood Blades fan but also as it was his first experience of the Championship as a manager.
Bramall Lane was suitably buzzing with 26,746 fans and it was a happy coincidence for the home support that another fan in Sharp netted the key goal.
Brentford, who had not won on the opening day in five attempts, saw that run extended despite a much improved second-half which saw Nico Yennaris, Lasse Vibe and Neal Maupay all denied.
Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder:
"We've had it tough in this city, a football city as it is. That is a reward for the outstanding support, loyalty and love of their football club that they've shown through thick and thin.
"The atmosphere was right up there today. Outstanding effort against a brilliant Brentford side. The roar that greeted us, the positivity allowed the players to lift their game at times when they were very, very tired.
"Billy's goalscoring record speaks for itself and I think we've created chances today. We didn't play particularly well with the ball - we can play a lot better."
Brentford boss Dean Smith:
"A disappointing result, probably not what our performance deserved. I thought first half was a bit of a nothing game, it looked a little bit slow and the pitch slowed up.
"We didn't move the ball as quick as we normally do and I don't think they did either.
"There wasn't a lot of goalmouth action in the first half. I thought we had a couple of good chances. Billy Sharp's had one chance and scored but that's what he does."
Match ends, Sheffield United 1, Brentford 0.
Second Half ends, Sheffield United 1, Brentford 0.
Offside, Sheffield United. Kieron Freeman tries a through ball, but Caolan Lavery is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Neal Maupay (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Chris Basham.
Attempt missed. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
Foul by John Egan (Brentford).
Richard Stearman (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Caolan Lavery (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Clarke.
Neal Maupay (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United).
Foul by Neal Maupay (Brentford).
John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Woods.
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jota.
Substitution, Sheffield United. Caolan Lavery replaces Billy Sharp.
Substitution, Brentford. Neal Maupay replaces Josh McEachran.
Ryan Woods (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Billy Sharp (Sheffield United).
Foul by Lasse Vibe (Brentford).
Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Sheffield United. John Lundstram replaces Samir Carruthers.
Ryan Woods (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Paul Coutts (Sheffield United).
Attempt blocked. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a through ball.
Foul by Ollie Watkins (Brentford).
Chris Basham (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) header from very close range is just a bit too high.
Nico Yennaris (Brentford) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box.
Attempt saved. Jota (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Henrik Dalsgaard with a headed pass.
Attempt saved. Nico Yennaris (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jota.
Substitution, Brentford. Ollie Watkins replaces Florian Jozefzoon.
Substitution, Brentford. Nico Yennaris replaces Kamohelo Mokotjo.
Attempt missed. John Fleck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kieron Freeman.
Hand ball by Andreas Bjelland (Brentford).
Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Enda Stevens (Sheffield United).
Offside, Sheffield United. John Fleck tries a through ball, but Billy Sharp is caught offside.
John Fleck (Sheffield United) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Paul Coutts following a set piece situation.
Foul by John Egan (Brentford). | Striker Billy Sharp scored the only goal to ensure Sheffield United made a winning start to life back in the Championship against Brentford. | 40760770 |
The show, titled The Music of Northern Ireland, was honoured by the Michigan Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS).
The 28-year-old tenor, from Cookstown, County Tyrone, hosted and produced the show at Belfast's Grand Opera House.
It was recorded by a BBC Northern Ireland crew for the US TV channel PBS.
It included performances by Belfast singers Brian Kennedy and Rachel Tucker.
The TV awards ceremony was held in Detroit, Michigan, on Saturday night.
The singer and the production crew won four separate categories, including best Overall Arts/Entertainment programme, for which McCrystal and his co-producer Elizabeth Travis received an award.
McCrystal also won the best On-Camera Talent/Performer award.
The Music of Northern Ireland's director, John Northover, was named best director of a live or recorded live programme.
Nigel Wright, who also worked on the Belfast show, won the Musical Arrangements category.
McCrystal recorded his first album when he was 13 years old. | A music programme hosted by Northern Ireland singer Eamonn McCrystal has won four awards at a regional section of the Emmy Awards in the United States. | 33128814 |
Mr Orban said supporting Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan with such a package would end the mass migration to Europe.
Hungary has struggled to cope with some 150,000 migrants that have crossed its borders so far this year.
From next week, people who enter the country illegally will be arrested.
Meanwhile, protests in support of migrants are expected across Europe later on Saturday.
Ten of thousands of people are expected to participate in a "day of action" with dozens of events taking place in several countries.
A handful of rival anti-migrant protests are also due to take place.
Meanwhile, Germany has announced that 4,000 troops have been put on standby to cope with the huge influx of migrants.
Officials say 40,000 people are expected to arrive in southern Germany this weekend alone - twice as many as last weekend.
In an interview with Germany's Bild newspaper (in German), Mr Orban said the €3bn fund could be raised by every EU country paying an extra 1% into the budget - or by a general reduction of EU spending by 1%.
"We have a plan, which I will submit to the EU at our next meeting," he said. "It means that we support the neighbouring countries of Syria with massive financial aid."
He said migrants from Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey should "return to where they came from", before adding: "These people do not flee from danger."
"They did not come to Europe because they are looking for security, but they want a better life... The living conditions in Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Hungary and Austria do not appeal to them."
On Friday, Mr Orban warned that tougher immigration laws will take effect in Hungary from 15 September.
He said that migrants entering Hungary in their thousands in the past weeks had "rebelled" against his police force, and order had to be restored.
There have been tensions between authorities and migrants across Hungary, as thousands try to pass through en route from Greece to countries in northern and western Europe.
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In the past few days, aid workers have spoken of "abysmal" conditions for refugees at a camp in Roszke on the Hungarian-Serbian border.
Hungary has insisted it is trying to fulfil its obligations as an EU member and register all new arrivals.
But its attempts to control the flow of migrants - such as building a fence along its border with Serbia and staging border protection exercises - have proved controversial.
A note on terminology: The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum. This group includes people fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria, who are likely to be granted refugee status, as well as people who are seeking jobs and better lives, who governments are likely to rule are economic migrants. | Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has called on the European Union to give Syria's neighbours €3bn (£2.2bn; $3.4bn) in financial aid to help those displaced by the civil war. | 34229335 |
Dudamel said the cancellation, which came just days after President Nicolás Maduro publicly criticised him, was "heartbreaking".
In May, the conductor spoke out against the government.
"May God forgive you for letting yourself be fooled," Mr Maduro replied.
Dudamel, 36, is the music director of both the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela.
He gained further fame by becoming the youngest musician to conduct the Vienna Philharmonic's annual new year's concert in 2017.
He had stayed silent on the politics of his homeland until the beginning of May, when after a month of anti-government protests, he called on the government "to listen to the people".
As the political crisis in Venezuela worsened, he spoke out again in July, this time in opinion pieces published in the New York Times and Spanish daily El País criticising the constituent assembly the president had convened.
On Friday, President Maduro responded.
"Welcome to politics, Gustavo Dudamel, but act with ethics, and don't let yourself be deceived into attacking the architects of this beautiful movement of young boys and girls," the president said, referring to the young musicians which form part of Venezuela's praised musical education programme, El Sistema.
He also had a dig at the conductor for living abroad: "I don't live abroad, true. None of us lives abroad, in Madrid or in Los Angeles.
"Where do we live? In Venezuela and we have to work for the Venezuelans."
On Monday, three days after that public criticism, Venezuelan media reported that the US tour of Venezuela's National Youth Orchestra under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel had been cancelled by the president's office.
On Tuesday, Dudamel confirmed the reports on Twitter.
End of Twitter post by @GustavoDudamel
No reason for the cancellation of the tour has been given so far.
Some Venezuelan media speculated that it was cancelled "in revenge" for the conductor speaking out against the government but others pointed out the high cost of transporting the young musicians to the US at a time when the Venezuelan government is running low on foreign currency reserves.
President Maduro is also an outspoken critic of "the imperialist US", which he blames for many of Venezuela's problems.
Tensions between the two countries have risen further this month after President Trump said he did not rule out a military option in dealing with Venezuela's crisis.
One hundred and eighty young musicians had been rehearsing for three months for the four-city US tour scheduled for September. | Venezuelan star conductor Gustavo Dudamel has confirmed media reports that his US tour with Venezuela's National Youth Orchestra has been cancelled. | 40999462 |
He said the system would stop people from buying too much of a single item.
But the opposition in Venezuela rejected the plan, saying the policy treated all Venezuelans as thieves.
Critics said fingerprinting consumers of staple products was tantamount to rationing and constituted a breach of privacy.
Up to 40% of the goods which Venezuela subsidises for its domestic market are smuggled to Colombia, where they are sold at much higher prices, the authorities say.
"The amount of staples smuggled to Colombia would be enough to load the shelves of our supermarkets," Gen Efrain Velasco Lugo, a military spokesman, told El Universal newspaper earlier this week.
The opposition blames what it says are the failed left-wing policies of the past 15 years - initiated by late President Hugo Chavez - for the country's economic crisis.
Dissatisfaction with the shortage of many staples, as well as rampant crime and high inflation, led thousands of people in the western Venezuelan states of Tachira and Merida to take to the streets in January.
The protests quickly spread to the rest of Venezuela, which faces similar problems.
Earlier this month Venezuela launched an anti-smuggling operation on its border with Colombia.
It deployed 17,000 troops along the border and began closing all the crossings at night.
The one-month ban will be lifted in mid-September.
Correction 11 September 2014: This report, originally published on 22 August, contained a reference to the border closure being agreed by the two countries, based on statements by Venezuelan officials. This has been removed as Colombia later called it a "unilateral decision". | President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela has announced a mandatory fingerprinting system in supermarkets to combat food shortages and smuggling. | 28891292 |
Frankie Davies had gone to Boscastle to do some shopping when she fell "in a heap" on the street and had no mobile signal to call for help.
She said by "incredible luck" a man watching the webcam saw her and phoned his mother who lives in Boscastle.
She then helped Mrs Davies who was treated in hospital.
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Mrs Davies, from St Teath, had gone into the seaside town to get a present for her son.
"I crossed over the road and my left foot shot out in front of me and I just went down," she said.
Minutes later Becky Galvin, who lives in Boscastle, got a call from her son in Worcester.
"I suddenly noticed this lady coming to me and we hobbled back to her place," said Mrs Davies.
"It was amazing that someone in Worcester saw me lying there and and phoned his mum to say 'Can you help her?'"
She said there was nobody around as the weather was bad.
"I was in a lot of pain, so just laid there getting my breath, unable to move hoping things would improve.
"It just shows you how lovely people are really at heart doesn't it?
"They are absolutely wonderful people."
And she did not know there was a webcam, at the Riverside Hotel.
Owner Ross said: "I love the webcam, it was installed for visitors and friends to keep in touch with Boscastle.
"It's used all round the world and it's great that it's been used to help this particular lady."
Mrs Galvin and her son were unavailable for immediate comment. | A woman who fell and broke her ankle in a remote Cornish village was rescued because a man, sat 200 miles away in Worcester, saw her on a live webcam. | 39331354 |
Former Temple University employee Andrea Constand alleges the 79-year-old entertainer drugged and molested her.
The trial is tentatively set to begin on 5 June next year near Mr Cosby's home.
At least 50 women have accused Mr Cosby of sexual assault, and prosecutors want 13 of them to testify.
The former star of The Cosby Show faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
A lawyer for Mr Cosby welcomed the trial date, saying: "The time has come to shine a spotlight on the trampling of Mr Cosby's civil rights."
Once fondly known as America's Dad, Mr Cosby was the first African-American to host a primetime television programme.
Although many women have accused him of rape, he is only facing charges in this one case due to statutes of limitations.
Thirteen of his accusers may be allowed by the judge to take the stand because the state of Pennsylvania allows witnesses to give evidence of past acts that might display a "common scheme, plan, or design".
Prosecuting lawyers say these women could demonstrate Mr Cosby shows a pattern of behaviour that is consistent with Ms Constand's accusations.
In 2004 Ms Constand was 31 when she visited Mr Cosby's home seeking career advice after befriending him through Temple University, where he served on the board of trustees.
She said Mr Cosby gave her three blue pills which made her legs feel "like jelly" and that he then began to touch her inappropriately.
"I told him, 'I can't talk, Mr Cosby.' I started to panic," she said in a criminal complaint in December last year.
Mr Cosby has maintained all of his sexual encounters with women were consensual, and that Ms Constand never asked him to stop.
In 2006 Mr Cosby settled with Ms Constand after providing an undisclosed cash sum to her.
A criminal case opened this year following the election of a new county prosecutor who had made it a campaign promise to bring charges against the comedian. | A judge in Pennsylvania has set a trial date for Bill Cosby, who is accused of sexually assaulting a woman at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004. | 37291000 |
RISE Scotland said Mr Trump - who has called for Muslims to be temporarily stopped from entering the US - is damaging Scotland's international reputation.
Officers were called to the Menie Estate at about 15:15.
Police Scotland said there was no criminality involved in the protest.
The actions comes the day before a Westminster debate on whether Mr Trump should be banned from the UK.
RISE Scotland said it was also targeting Mr Trump's Turnberry hotel and golf course in Ayrshire.
A spokesperson added: "Donald Trump needs to know that he is not welcome in Scotland."
The RISE Scotland alliance plan to contest regional list seats in May's Scottish Parlaiment election. | Police have attended Donald Trump's Aberdeenshire golf resort after members of a left-wing campaign group staged a protest. | 35338833 |
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The 18-year-old marked his Premier League debut with two goals in three minutes as United beat Arsenal 3-2.
Rashford also scored twice on his first-team debut against FC Midtjylland in the Europa League on Thursday.
Van Gaal said: "Youngsters often play well in the first match. The second is different. Marcus played well in both so he is a special talent."
The former Ajax, Barcelona, Bayern Munich boss said Rashford's debut compared favourably with those by some of football's biggest stars, namely Patrick Kluivert, Xavi and Thomas Muller.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was also impressed by the youngster.
He said he was surprised by Rashford's "movement and his intelligence", adding: "He could be a very positive surprise for Manchester United."
Having scored four goals in his first two senior games, Rashford used the word "crazy" to describe his introduction to United's first team.
"This is my first game in the Premier League, so obviously it's been amazing," he told Sky Sports. "To score two has been a bonus, so hopefully we can carry it on and go again the next game.
"It was a shock playing midweek as well. But that maybe benefited me because I wasn't thinking about the game too much. It's just crazy."
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No, according to David Horrocks, the player development officer at his former youth club, Fletcher Moss Rangers.
"He won't like it at all," Horrocks told BBC Radio 5 live. "He's a very shy boy. His family will have been having nightmares at the press parked outside his house after Thursday night. They won't have liked it at all.
"He's a very unassuming lad. After the match yesterday, as he was coming off, his head was down, facing the floor. He just doesn't like the adulation.
"It'll possibly come to him in the future, but, at the moment, it's not his bag."
Rashford topped the scoring charts for United's Under-18s last year, with 13 goals in 25 starts.
Before his recent heroics, he was an unused substitute in the 2-1 win at Watford on 21 November and in the draw at Leicester the following weekend.
He is one of a number of players who have gone on to play professionally after turning out for Fletcher Moss Rangers.
Wes Brown, Danny Welbeck and Ravel Morrison all represented the team in their junior years, while United team-mates Cameron Borthwick-Jackson and Tyler Blackett are also ex-Fletcher Moss players.
Many have lined up to congratulate the teenager, including skipper Wayne Rooney.
Juan Mata said: "Marcus is on fire... but the others who came in to play in defence and midfield were also great. I think today is a day to be proud of the club and its academy."
Midfielder Michael Carrick added: "I've seen some debuts but none quite like that... it is an unbelievable start for him. He has just got to keep his head down and keep going.
"There is going to be a lot of attention on him now, people are going to be looking at him because he has thrown himself straight into the spotlight."
"We need to see him in a few more games to find out," said former Arsenal and England striker Ian Wright, but he has been impressed by what he has seen.
"His movement off the ball was fantastic and he finished with such composure, too," Wright told BBC Sport.
"This was a massive step up in class from his debut against FC Midtjylland on Thursday and he has still delivered the goods."
There are lots of headlines and lots of praise for the the youngster.
The Manchester Evening News even thinks Rashford's rise could spark the end of Rooney's Manchester United career.
Samuel Luckhurst wrote that Rashford's "stunning introduction to first-team football" is "potentially bad news" for Rooney.
He added that the prospect of Rashford and Anthony Martial in attack could be "irrepressible", adding. "The captain might not see off such competition."
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The Dutchman rarely leaves his seat in the dugout during games but seemed frustrated by an alleged dive by Gunners striker Alexis Sanchez.
So he decided to deliberately fall to the floor in front of the fourth official, later apologising for being "too emotional".
He added: "I have had a lot of criticism because I am sitting on my bench and now I am off my bench and I have lot of criticism because I'm doing that.
"I have apologised to the referee and the linesman and I hope everything is solved. I have to control my emotions. I have said that also to my players."
Social media was quick to jump on Van Gaal's touchline theatrics... | Teenage striker Marcus Rashford is a "special talent", says Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal. | 35681648 |
Damian Niepieklo, 22, only arrived in the UK the day before he hit Alan Cronin and had been making deliveries in Birmingham and south Wales.
Mr Cronin, 60, from Chester, was killed instantly on 11 June on the A483.
Niepieklo, from Poland, was jailed after admitting causing death by careless driving and banned from driving in the UK for two years.
Mold Crown Court heard Mr Cronin, a coach for the Chester Triathlon Club, was riding a brightly-coloured bike, wearing bright clothing and had been seen by other drivers.
Niepieklo stopped briefly and then drove off, leaving Mr Cronin, of Guilden Sutton, in the road.
Speaking through an interpreter, Niepieklo told the judge he was really sorry and could only imagine what Mr Cronin's family was going through.
Judge Rhys Rowlands said: "But in my judgement, and in that of all right thinking people, to drive away from an accident such as this after you had just hit a cyclist is a pretty dreadful thing for you to have done." | A van driver has been jailed for 12 months for killing a triathlon coach who was riding his bike in Wrexham. | 34427916 |
Just over two years later, the striker is preparing for pre-season with Southern Premier League Poole Town.
It is the place where QPR striker Charlie Austin began his career, but a far cry from Connell's experiences at the national stadium.
"When I was at Bradford, I wouldn't have imagined being here, but circumstances have dictated that I am," the 32-year-old told BBC Radio Solent.
"A lot of people don't realise there's a life away from football as well."
Life as a part-time player will be markedly different from helping Phil Parkinson's Bradford side secure promotion with a 3-0 win against Northampton, and their memorable run to that season's League Cup final, when he scored in their penalty shoot-out win against Arsenal.
The decision to join Poole is all about "coming home" and follows an injury-hit spell with National League South club Havant & Waterlooville.
"I've sacrificed a lot over the years to benefit my career," said Connell, who will now be facing clubs such as Slough Town, AFC Totton and Chesham United.
"Moving around, going to clubs which I think will benefit me at certain times, I just wanted to move somewhere where I feel settled. I'm really excited about the Poole Town challenge.
Connell's Bradford spell came to an end in January last year when he left to join a Northampton side in the thick of a relegation battle at the foot of League Two.
"Football doesn't stand still for anyone, it's a ruthless game," he said.
"We stayed up at Northampton. I didn't personally play well, it was a real dogfight, but we did what we had to do in the circumstances.
"At the end of the season, the manager didn't offer me a new contract. I was released and I made the decision to move back down to the south coast.
"That's how quickly things can change.
"But, I've got no regrets about any decision I've made in my career. I'm sure it's the same for anyone else in any other walk of life, you make a decision at the time you think's right.
"You can't look back three years later and say, 'I wish I did that instead'.
"I've got a life away from the game now with one or two other things going on and I'm happy again playing my football."
Connell's "no regrets" attitude extends towards former managers who have made decisions to let him go - even former Swindon boss Paolo Di Canio, who transfer-listed him after finishing as their top scorer in 2011-12.
"I wish all my former clubs well," he explained. "I've got a great relationship with all my ex-managers and when you see these people again, there's a really healthy relationship and a mutual respect."
Also among them is a certain Eddie Howe, who began his managerial career within months of Connell joining Bournemouth for a second spell in August 2008.
And the striker believes Howe will be more than capable of handling the challenge of managing a team in the Premier League for the first time this season.
"If you look at the bottom 10 or 12 teams in that league, I think Bournemouth have a chance of doing really well, not just finishing 17th," he added.
"He cares, he has attention to detail, sees things tactically other people don't see.
"He's got an aura and respect about him and just demands the best. It doesn't matter who you are, he just demands you're professional.
"Anything's possible for Eddie in his managerial career and I think they'll do well this season."
Alan Connell was speaking to BBC Radio Solent's Chris Wise | In May 2013, Alan Connell stepped on to the hallowed turf at Wembley as a substitute for Bradford City as they won the League Two play-off final. | 33621517 |
The 19-year-old is set to make just his third start in their final Champions Cup pool game at Clermont Auvergne.
"You get a sense of it in training, but there's nothing like matchday intensity," he told BBC Sport.
"Especially in Europe you see that increase in intensity that as a nine the breakdowns are a lot quicker, there are a lot more bodies in there.
He continued: "You learn during the games and you've got to pick up things during the game."
Maunder's chance comes as Exeter rest their only experienced scrum-half Dave Lewis, with Will Chudley and Niko Matawalu out injured.
"There are going to be these opportunities for the younger boys and it is vital that you taken them and you impresses the coaches with attributes that they like to see," Maunder added.
"Hopefully that can lead to more opportunities in the future." | Exeter's teenage scrum-half Jack Maunder says he is adapting well to the pace of top-flight rugby. | 38690366 |
Miller gave the Whites a deserved lead in the 24th minute, beating the offside trap to fire low and hard across goal past Kyle Letheren - his seventh strike of the season.
The striker was a threat throughout but York were able to restrict him to shots from distance as time went on.
The hosts pushed forward in the second half with Jack Higgins and Matty Dixon going close.
York could have equalised in stoppage time but Steve Arnold blocked Kaine Felix's effort from point-blank range.
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REACTION: York City boss Jackie McNamara speaks to BBC Radio York
Match ends, York City 0, Dover Athletic 1.
Second Half ends, York City 0, Dover Athletic 1.
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Loui Fazackerley replaces Ricky Modeste.
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Chris Kinnear replaces Sammy Moore.
Jack Higgins (York City) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, York City. Scott Fenwick replaces Aidan Connolly.
Substitution, York City. Justin Johnson replaces Daniel Nti.
Second Half begins York City 0, Dover Athletic 1.
First Half ends, York City 0, Dover Athletic 1.
Goal! York City 0, Dover Athletic 1. Ricky Miller (Dover Athletic).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up. | Ricky Miller was once again the difference for Dover as they beat York City at Bootham Crescent. | 37326328 |
Antoine Maury, 21, was last seen on Monday at 22:30 after leaving friends at Edinburgh College's Milton Road East Campus.
Pascal and Laura Maury will be part of Saturday's search which will centre on the area of Holyrood Park.
Volunteers will meet at 11:00 in the car park at Holy Rood High School.
Insp Alan Carson, of Police Scotland's Edinburgh Division, said: "The response from the public since Antoine's disappearance has been fantastic.
"So many people have expressed a willingness to help find him as quickly as possible and I know that his family are extremely grateful for the support of the people of Edinburgh.
"Those who are intending to help with our search activity on Saturday are asked to wrap up warm and wear suitable clothing. We want to make sure that any activity is conducted in a co-ordinated and safe manner.
"Please also make sure that you have a fully-charged mobile phone with you and some snacks to help you throughout the day."
Mrs Maury issued an appeal to Antoine on Friday, urging him to come home and saying he was not in any trouble.
She called on people living in the area to check their outbuildings and garages.
Mrs Maury also appealed for information from anyone who may be sheltering her son.
Police said there was a possible sighting of a man matching Mr Maury's description near the Duddingston Village area of Holyrood Park, heading into the park, on Monday between 22:45 and 23:00.
The man was topless.
Laura and Pascal Maury said their son's disappearance was completely out of character.
Mrs Maury said her son was well liked and had been enjoying his studies in Scotland.
He has been a student at Edinburgh College for three months.
Ms Maury said: "We are desperate to find Antoine and are appealing to anyone who might have information as to where he is or know if someone is sheltering him.
"We want him to know that we love him, he is not in trouble and for him to come home.
"We ask that anyone living in the area to please check their outbuildings and garages again to confirm that Antoine is not hiding there.
"He is a very happy young man and there is no reason to believe my son would run away."
Mr Maury was described as white, of medium build, 6ft with short brown hair, a beard and has a bleeding hand tattoo on his forearm.
He has a good level of English, but was unfamiliar with Edinburgh.
He has lost his glasses and his eyesight is not very good. | The parents of a French student who went missing in Edinburgh are to be joined by police and volunteers in a search for their son. | 37805568 |
Lauri Love, 28, of Stradishall, Suffolk, is accused of breaking into US Federal Reserve computers and was arrested in Britain in October.
His lawyers said they wanted him charged here rather than in the US but the UK's National Crime Agency has released him from bail without charge.
His legal team has said it would oppose any extradition request.
A report from the US Department of Energy said personal information on 104,000 people had been taken and the estimated fallout costs were $3.7m (£2.2m), which included the cost of setting up a call centre to deal with people who were affected.
Mr Love had been on police bail in the UK since his arrest on suspicion of offences contrary to the UK's Computer Misuse Act 1990, which covers people launching attacks from within the UK against computers anywhere in the world.
A Crown Prosecution Service spokesman said: "The CPS provided investigative advice on the available evidence. The NCA then made the decision to release the man from bail."
After his arrest in the UK, Mr Love was charged by US authorities.
It is claimed the offences date from October 2012 to February 2013, when Mr Love allegedly tried to secretly infiltrate the New York Federal Reserve Bank's computer servers in order to steal non-public information and then post that information on certain websites.
He allegedly worked with "other hackers around the world to gain access".
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said he could face up to 12 years in prison if convicted in the United States.
Karen Todner, Mr Love's solicitor, told the BBC that though he had been released from bail it was still possible he could face prosecution in the UK. | A British man charged in the US with hacking into government computers, has been released from bail. | 28486123 |
Miller may be playing for South Africa A when the T20 knockouts start.
Glamorgan guaranteed a place in the knockout stages with a one-run win against Somerset on Sunday.
The Welsh county will aim to book a home quarter-final with victory over Middlesex on Friday in the final group game and then hope Miller will return.
"We are hopeful David might make an appearance," said Morris.
"It depends on how the quarter-finals fixtures fall."
Miller signed for a six-game stint in the group stages before leaving to play two four-day matches for South Africa A with the second of those games against India A finishing on 22 August.
That is the same day as the opening quartet of T20 Blast quarter-finals which will be held between Tuesday, 22 August and Friday, 25 August.
The Finals Day follows on Saturday, 2 September, which sees both semi-finals and the final played on the same day at Edgbaston.
"He made a strong contribution even if he was only here for a short space of time and we would love to have him back," said Morris.
Glamorgan hope to top the south group and secure a home quarter-final on Friday against Middlesex - as they aim to win their first game of the campaign in Cardiff with all six victories coming away.
Four of the matches at the SSE SWALEC have been washed out while Glamorgan have lost their other two games in Cardiff.
"It (qualifying) takes a lot of pressure off the last game, but we still have a big match against Middlesex which we would like to win because we want to have a home draw in the quarter-final," said Morris.
"A home quarter-final is important for a load of reasons.
"Our away form has ironically been important for a couple of reasons, but to play in front of large crowds in Wales is something that we want to do.
"We want to bring some exciting cricketers to Welsh supporters. Every Friday night when we have had home games it seems to have rained on us.
"Fingers crossed it will be OK against Middlesex and it should be a good atmosphere.
"The boys have done well in the competition this year and deserve to play in front of a lot of people."
Morris praised the consistency of his side who have again reached the quarter-finals.
"We have a balanced side," said Morris.
"We have been to three quarter-finals in the last four years and have had some outstanding players.
"Colin Ingram has led the charge having scored two 100s in the competition this year.
"He is one of the most outstanding players in the tournament." | Glamorgan chief executive Hugh Morris hopes his side will have South African batsman David Miller available for their T20 Blast quarter-final match. | 40903604 |
Rovers will now finish in the bottom four, who will face four Championship clubs in the post-split Qualifiers.
The hosts raced into an 18-0 lead at the break through Liam Watts, Danny Houghton and Mark Minichiello tries.
Minichiello and Steve Michaels twice added to the lead, with Adam Walker and Iain Thornley scoring for Rovers.
Wakefield's trip to Catalans Dragons this weekend was made less stressful, as the result ensures they can go into the Challenge Cup semi-final against Warrington later this month with top-flight status intact.
It was a typically bruising derby for both sides with James Donaldson, Gareth Ellis and Marc Sneyd all withdrawn for concussion assessments - but unlike the derby at Craven Park this season there was to be no second-half comeback.
Victory ensured a three-derby clean sweep for the Airlie Birds in 2016, who had lost their past two games, but things might have been so different had Robins winger Ken Sio collected a kick cleanly when picked out free by Albert Kelly.
Ex-Rovers props Scott Taylor and Watts were given plenty of stick by the travelling support, but it had little impact as their go-forward gave the influential Sneyd room to pull the strings with his kicking game.
The latter crashed over from Houghton's short-ball, who scored himself from a Sneyd kick and Minichiello twice showed great footwork and power to stride across.
Michaels twice got away down the right for Hull either side of Walker's well-worked try and Thornley's score was the last act on a tough night for Rovers, who have now lost five city derbies in a row.
Hull FC head coach Lee Radford told BBC Radio Humberside:
"I'm really pleased, we got our fluency back n our performance and intent in physicality, it was something we highlighted.
"We defended our tryline supremely well, that broke the momentum and then we were ruthless in their end.
"I felt it needed to be a team effort, the Huddersfield game we looked flat, and the effort was there last week against Leeds but the clinical side wasn't.
"To right those wrongs tonight was really pleasing in a huge game in front of a huge crowd."
Hull KR head coach James Webster told BBC Radio Humberside:
"Hull were outstanding, a very big strong team, there were a couple of periods where we had to take chances and we missed them.
"I'm not going to blame Ken, he's been outstanding and I've never seem him drop a ball but he did. We could have had 26 or 27 points tonight and we could have had a chance of winning if we had.
"We never looked like winning that game, they were too big and too powerful for us."
Hull FC: Shaul; Michaels, Fonua, Yeaman, Talanoa; Abdull, Sneyd; Taylor, Houghton, Watts, Minichiello, Manu, Ellis.
Replacements: Pryce, Thompson, Bowden, Washbrook.
Hull KR: Cockayne; Sio, Minns, Thornley, Mantellato; Blair, Kelly; Allgood, Lunt, Tilse, Greenwood, Clarkson, Donaldson.
Replacements: Walker, Mulhern, Lawler, Marsh.
Referee: Ben Thaler (RFL) | Hull FC moved back to the Super League summit with a thrashing of Hull KR that also denied their rivals a Super League regular season top eight spot. | 36773523 |
The claims relate to alleged use of European parliamentary funds for party political purposes, such as election campaigning.
The matter has been referred to North Wales Police after being reviewed by the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau.
Police have not contacted Mr Gill. He said he was not aware of the claims and would not comment at this stage.
A UKIP spokesman said: "These allegations are news to both UKIP and Mr Gill.
"He has not been spoken to by the police. It is impossible to make any comment when no facts are known."
UKIP's assembly group leader Neil Hamilton said: "We cannot know at this stage whether there is any truth in these allegations.
"The easiest way for Nathan Gill to put an end to speculation is for him to publish all details of his MEP emoluments and expenses claims since May 2014, together with full supporting documentation.
"All AMs' expenses claims are published in full when they are made. This is taxpayers' money. We have a right to know how it is spent."
A spokesman for North Wales Police said: "North Wales Police confirm they have recently received (11/8/2016) correspondence from Action Fraud [the UK's national fraud and cyber crime reporting centre] concerning allegations of fraud against an Anglesey man.
"That matter is now under investigation and therefore at this stage we are unable to add anything further."
A spokeswoman for City of London Police said: "Action Fraud received a complaint on 15 July 2016.
"The matter was reviewed by the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau and referred to North Wales Police on 11 August 2016." | Police are investigating allegations of fraud against UKIP Wales MEP Nathan Gill, BBC Wales understands. | 37125219 |
The Alimak lift of the central tower at the Queensferry Crossing broke down on Thursday at about 14:00 with seven workers inside.
It is understood two men of the men got out of the lift and climbed down the tower. The other five were rescued two hours later.
An investigation is under way.
The workers had been leaving their shift early due to high winds.
A Transport Scotland spokesman said: "Our contractor FCBC, is currently leading an investigation into the incident.
"Staff were working in safe conditions inside the jump form at the top of Queensferry Crossing's centre tower.
"As wind speeds picked up they elected to descend the tower via the Alimak, rather than using the safer option of the internal tower staircase.
"Safety procedures are in place to rescue employees from the Alimak in all conditions, these were immediately instigated."
He added: "The rescue team successfully carried out the practised rescue drill taking the necessary actions to free the controlled descent mechanism, which allowed those on board to return down the tower safely. The safety team are to be commended for their work.
"The Alimak operational and safety record on this job has been exemplary and at no stage during the incident were the personnel inside the hoist in any danger."
Harry Frew, Scottish Regional Secretary of the Ucatt union, said: "Ucatt is currently trying to establish the facts around the incident that took place on the Forth Crossing yesterday.
"It was clearly extremely serious and our first response is to be relieved that no one appears to have suffered any serious physical injury.
"Ucatt prioritises health and safety campaigns and the union is totally committed to ensuring that all construction workers on the site are protected and that safe systems of work are in place."
He added: "We intend to meet with management at the crossing as soon as possible to build a clear picture of what has happened and we will resolutely support any of our members that have been affected by this incident."
The £1.4bn Queensferry Crossing is due to open in December next year. | Two men working on the new Forth crossing have been suspended after climbing down the outside of a tower after a lift broke 350ft (107m) up. | 34809473 |
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This is the 14th year of the award, which honours the dedicated coaches and organisers whose efforts encourage the sporting talents of others, and whose work enables local clubs and groups to thrive.
After the nomination period, panels met in each of the BBC's 15 Nations and English Regions - and winners were chosen from each area. These men and women joined sporting icons at the 2016 BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremony in Birmingham, where Marcellus Baz was chosen as the overall 'Unsung Hero' winner.
Meet each of the regional winners below.
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Vanessa Weedon-Jones has helped more than 30 women get into sailing by creating Women on the Water - a sailing course for women based in Cambridgeshire.
Vanessa has worked tirelessly as a volunteer for sailing in the Cambridgeshire area, acting as a catalyst for positive change. Hunts Sailing Club, and Grafham Water have benefited enormously from her efforts.
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Marcellus Baz had a tough start in life. At 23, his boxing career was ended when he was stabbed by a rival gang member in Nottingham. But he went on to found a boxing club and has spent 20 years steering youngsters away from dangers of gang life and crime.
Marcellus gives up 30 hours a week for free at the Nottingham School of Boxing, taking referrals from probation, youth offending and social services.
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Young volunteer boxing coach Michael Harris took over the running of the Double Jab boxing club in Lewisham two years ago.
In an area troubled by gang violence and knife crime, he has helped 19 youngsters with minor criminal records to get into steady employment.
And by offering training and facilities to more than 250 people who use the gym every week, he continues to provide a safe space for young people to channel their energy away from the street.
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Steve Binks has been coaching and inspiring children and adult cyclists at Cleveland Wheelers for more than 40 years.
In his time at the club he has set up the league 2000, a competition for under-18s which has been running for 20 years. He has also been responsible for two Tour de Yorkshire events.
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For 11 years, Mandi Mellor has put in up to 30 hours a week in volunteering at Warrington Gymnastics Club, managing finances, fundraising, sourcing equipment and programming classes.
During that time she has moved the club to a new home and seen membership grow from 150 to more than 1,100.
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Andy Alcorn runs the Harry Gregg Foundation small-sided games centre in Coleraine.
In eight years, the centre has grown from eight teams to 104 and former Manchester United star Gregg says: "What they do is incredible. They are doing it because they love the game. They don't get any medals and I am very proud of it."
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At Free Wheel North in Glasgow, cycling volunteer Rachael Halifax helps people with disabilities cycle using specially adapted bikes. She also teaches children and adults of all ages how to ride.
Her volunteering has resulted in an increasing number of families taking part in cycling activities together.
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For more than four decades, football coach Mike Whittle has spent four nights a week at Winsor United, and even puts in additional hours at weekends.
The club has youth teams ranging from under-sixes to under-18s, and Mike, 70, is involved in all of them.
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Viv Woodcock-Downey, has doubled the membership of Brighton's LGBT sport society since she joined 15 years ago.
Blagss is a 400-strong thriving sports group, which helps people get back into sport by boosting their confidence and expanding their social network.
For the past four years, John Friend has been head coach at Devonport Amateur Boxing club in Plymouth.
John has trained youngsters - many with difficult backgrounds at home or school or who have suffered from bullying - with some achieving national recognition, while the club has also contributed to a reduction in anti-social behaviour in the area.
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Vicki Randall from Cwmbran has been instrumental in the growth of grassroots netball in Torfaen and in 2009 set up Cwmbran Youth, which now has 230 members in 14 teams.
Football is the 29-year-old PE teacher's other sporting passion and she formed and coaches the Cwmbran Celtic Ladies side.
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Archery coach Dave Jones helped Paralympian Jo Frith win gold in Rio while volunteering at Chippenham Archers.
"He helped me get my Rio medal and I am so, so proud to be associated with him," said Jo.
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David Finney, who has been coaching at the Bridge Swimming Club in Redditch for 40 years, is celebrating his upcoming retirement with the West Midlands Unsung Hero award.
The energetic 83-year-old has also coached Redditch Swimming Club since 1972, oversaw a badminton club on Sundays and has helped out at Stonehouse Gang Youth Club in Birmingham since his teens in the 1940s.
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Shiv Krishan, a community cricket coach from Bradford, has been involved as a volunteer in the sport for about 30 years.
Currently he works about 10 hours a week with Great Horton Church Junior Cricket Club, the club that nominated him for the BBC award.
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In her day job, table-tennis coach Sylvia Worth coaches some of the brightest young prospects in the sport.
But she also runs the Smashers club for over-50s twice a week at Sancton Village Hall, which has grown to more than two dozen members. | The BBC Get Inspired Unsung Hero Award celebrates outstanding contributions from those who volunteer their time and effort to help in the development and running of grassroots sports. | 38239219 |
It was a straightforward question, asked of Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to the president, during a radio interview last week. His answer was anything but straightforward, however.
"It's not a discussion about Islam as a religion or not a religion," he replied. "It's about radical Islamic terrorism. We are prepared to be honest about the threat. We're not going to white it out, delete it as the Obama administration did."
But is it a religion?
"I think you should ask him that question," Gorka continued. "But I would say that's really a misreading of everything he's said over the last 18 months."
A closer look at Mr Trump's comments over the last year and a half only complicates the matter, however - as do the views of the advisers closest to the new president.
Mr Trump has repeatedly warned of the dangers of "radical Islamic terrorism" - a line viewed as a direct rebuke of Barack Obama, who while president had pointedly refused to use the term.
He slammed Mr Obama and Hillary Clinton for being "founders" of the so-called Islamic State. He publicly feuded with the parents of a Muslim US soldier killed in Iraq. He has, at times, advocated a temporary ban on Muslims entering the US and instituted a "watch list" for those already in the US.
These policies and actions, critics say, reveal an anti-Islamic animus that lies at the heart of Mr Trump's politics.
"From start to finish, the 2016 presidential election vividly revealed that Islamaphobia is alive, and potent and politically resonant as ever," writes University of Detroit Professor Khaled Baydoun. "Scapegoating Islam and vilifying Muslims was far more than merely campaign messaging; for Donald Trump it was a winning strategy."
At times Mr Trump did little to dispel this conclusion.
"I think Islam hates us," he said during an interview in March 2016.
At other moments, he struck a more measured tone, drawing a distinction between the more than 1.6 billion who follow the Islamic faith and the smaller subset of "bad and dangerous people" who happen to be Muslims.
"I love the Muslims," Mr Trump said in September 2015. "I think they're great people."
If a presidential administration is a reflection of the man who sits in the Oval Office, it shouldn't be any surprise that Mr Trump's conflicted views about Muslims are also on display in the team of senior advisers that surround him.
In one camp are the more outspoken of Mr Trump's advisers, who echo the president's most bellicose anti-Muslim rhetoric.
They include National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, senior adviser Steve Bannon and attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions.
Mr Flynn, for instance, called Islam a "political ideology" that "hides behind this notion of it being a religion" - the line that prompted the pointed questions for Gorka last week.
He's compared the religion to "a malignant cancer" and tweeted that a fear of Muslims is "rational".
Mr Bannon, who served as head of the nationalist media website Breitbart before taking a top position in Mr Trump's presidential campaign, called Islam "the most radical religion in the world" and warned that members of the faith had created "a fifth column here in the United States".
A slightly narrower view has been advanced by Mr Sessions, considered the architect of Mr Trump's immigration policies.
"We have a toxic ideology, hopefully very small within Islam; certainly most people, most Muslims don't agree with this violent, jihadist approach," he said. "And we need to figure out a better way to identify that."
There are cooler heads in the White House, of course. Defence Secretary James Mattis, in defending the need for US alliances with the Islamic world, said jihadist groups were "dressed in false religious garb".
Before he joined the Trump administration, Mr Mattis was among the many Republicans - including Vice-President Mike Pence - critical of the proposed Muslim immigration ban, saying it was "causing us great damage right now, and it's sending shock waves through the international system".
He noted during his confirmation hearings that he had fought alongside Muslim US soldiers.
White House chief of staff Reince Priebus, viewed as Bannon's chief rival among presidential advisers, has said there will be no Muslim registry - and taken a softer tone in general.
"There are some aspects of that faith that are problematic," Priebus said of Islam. "It certainly isn't a blanket for that faith."
The debate over the Trump White House's attitude toward Muslims is more than merely academic. In their lawsuits challenging the legality of the president's order suspending refugee resettlement and immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries, Mr Trump's opponents have pointed to his bellicose rhetoric and that of his staff as evidence that the policy was unconstitutionally directed at Muslims.
Past presidents have gone out of their way to say their issues are not with the Islamic faith - if only to serve as a public counterbalance to their use of US military power in or against Muslim nations.
"The face of terror is not the true faith of Islam," Mr Bush said shortly after the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. "That's not what Islam is all about. Islam is peace."
He would later launch invasions of Muslim countries Afghanistan and Iraq.
Mr Obama has made similar comments, noting that "it's very important for us to align ourselves with the 99.9 percent of Muslims who are looking for the same thing we're looking for - order, peace, prosperity".
In 2016 he ordered more than 26,000 bombs dropped on Muslim nations like Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and Pakistan.
Mr Trump doesn't have the luxury of the same rhetorical cover his predecessors enjoyed. His actions as president will be coloured by his past statements and those of his advisers.
The furious reaction to his immigration order is one such example - and it almost certainly won't be the last. | Does Donald Trump believe Islam is a religion? | 38886496 |
The man, in his 40s, was shot as police responded to a firearms incident off Hereford Close, Rubery on Wednesday.
Police said on Friday he remains in a stable condition in hospital.
A man, 21, held over firearms offences has been bailed. Two males, 17 and 20, and a woman 53, held on suspicion of drugs offences were released under investigation.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating.
More updates on this story | Four people arrested after a man was shot by police in Birmingham have been released from custody. | 40755389 |
From an Irish perspective, the imagine of Olympic Council of Ireland President Pat Hickey being arrested while wearing his bath robe will overshadow all the country's sporting performances in Rio.
Sailor Annalise Murphy was particularly unfortunate to see her splendid silver medal achievement quickly relegated down the Irish media's agenda as it grappled a day later with the extraordinary and fast-moving events at the Olympic Family Hotel.
Looking more specifically at the Northern Ireland angle, with 20 competitors representing Team Ireland and eight in action for Team GB, a return of no medals has to be regarded as a disappointment after the four-medal haul in London.
But this bald statistic requires some more examination.
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London 2012 bronze medallists Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlan were really the only two Northern Irish hopefuls who could have been termed as medal bankers heading into Rio.
Barnes' shock exit in the light-flyweight division was a further devastating blow to an Irish boxing team already reeling after news of middleweight Michael O'Reilly's positive drugs test.
Years of battling to make the 49 kilogram light-flyweight limit finally appeared to catch up with the hugely popular Barnes as he was visibly blowing early on against unheralded Spaniard Samuel Carmona.
After the contest, Barnes claimed that he had weighed as much as 58 kilos only six weeks before the contest and the light-flyweight's battle with the scales will surely warrant a mention in the Irish Athletic Boxing Association's post-Rio review.
But while Barnes was clearly not himself in his one Rio contest, his great friend Michael Conlan was the victim of a controversial judging decision in his bantamweight quarter-final against Russian Vladimir Nikitin.
Victory would have guaranteed Conlan at least a bronze medal but with a tough semi-final task against American talent Shakur Stevenson in advance of a possible final meeting with eventual winner Cuban Robeisy Ramirez.
Both fights would have represented no easy task.
However, most observers felt world champion Conlan was "robbed" of a medal which would have put a markedly different slant on the province's Rio efforts given that only 17 medals have been won in Northern Ireland's Olympic history since John McNally's opening boxing silver in 1952.
In terms of Northern Ireland's other boxers, Stephen Donnelly performed creditably as he earned two wins before losing out to Moroccan world champion Mohammed Rabii in a close quarter-final but flyweight Brendan Irvine endured a chastening experience as he was outclassed by Uzbekistan's Shakhobidin Zoirov in his opener.
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After winning a silver and bronze in London, there was hope of more Northern Ireland rowing success in Rio from the Coleraine trio of Alan Campbell and the Chambers brothers Richard and Peter.
However after a build-up affected by health issues and poor form, 2012 bronze medallist Campbell, 33, was always likely to face a tough task in the single sculls and his failure to make the final was, in truth, not a major surprise.
Unlike 2012, the Chambers brothers did not race together in Rio as both Peter and Richard exited in the lightweight four and lightweight double sculls semi-finals stage.
Peter did not appear unduly surprised by the British duo's failure to progress but Richard was stunned as he and Will Fletcher were edged out of a final spot by O'Donovan brothers who went on to secure a memorable silver medal for Ireland.
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Before the opening ceremony had even begun, Belfast archer Patrick Huston was the first member of Team GB in action at the Games and he went on to perform impressively as he beat Dutch world number seven Rick Van Der Ven in the last 64 before losing a tight game to eventual gold medallist Ku Bon-chan of South Korea.
GB hockey quartet Iain Lewers, Mark Gleghorne, Ian Sloan and David Ames are likely to be among the most disappointed Northern Ireland competitors returning from Rio after the team failed to reach the quarter-finals after a campaign which included defeats by Belgium and Australia.
Britain women's gold medal will only have exacerbated the sense of disappointment in the male ranks.
In contrast, an Ireland men's squad which included Gleghorne's brother Paul and six other Ulstermen will depart Rio with their reputation enhanced as they narrowly missed out on a last-eight spot after a closing 3-2 group defeat by eventual champions Argentina.
In athletics, Ciara Mageean looked hugely impressive as she finished second in her 1500m heat before fading quite dramatically in her semi-final two days later.
However at 24, Mageean remains one of the big hopes of Irish athletics and barring injury, she should be at the peak of her powers in four years time and in a position to challenge for a medal.
Also in track and field, Kerry O'Flaherty fulfilled a lifetime's ambition as she competed in the 3,000m steeplechase heats while Paul Pollock vindicated his selection for the men's marathon as he clocked 2:16.34 to finish 32nd with Belfast man Kevin Seaward inhibited by flu symptoms as he finished 64th in 2:20.06.
Sailors Matt McGovern and Ryan Seaton moved up four places from their 14th position in London after a 49er campaign which included two race victories while Derry triathlete Aileen Reid improved significantly from her 43rd in 2012 as she finished 21st.
Hillsborough-based Clare Abbott finished 37th in the Three-Day Eventing after a solid Olympic debut while Stephanie Meadow ended in a share of 31st in the women's event as golf made its return to the Games after an 112-year absence. | As the Olympics concluded with a spectacular carnival-inspired closing ceremony, Ireland's post-mortems were already well under way. | 37153742 |
The stinky discovery was made when the team were exploring the wreck of the Kronan, a warship that sank 340 years ago.
They didn't know it was cheese until the journey to the surface caused some of the contents to leak, releasing a very strong smell.
But in matters as important as the potential discovery of 340-year-old cheese, you can't just trust your nose.
So the team have sent their discovery to a laboratory so that they can know for sure what they have found. | Divers have found what they believe to be a very old, very smelly cheese in a jar stuck on the sea bed, near Sweden. | 36914162 |
Doris Wilcock, 93, from Sheffield, said she was over the moon after South Yorkshire Police returned some of the stolen items.
They were found by Tyler and Amelia Exelby, who thought they had found some lost treasure.
Mrs Wilcock met with the children to thank them.
She told Tyler, 10, and Amelia, nine,: "You are my heroes."
Speaking to the BBC about the returned items, she said: "It's mostly little things, not of much value, but I like them."
She said sadly a pendant given to her by her late husband, Doug, as a wedding present was not amongst the haul, but added it meant a lot that the children had handed in the items they found.
Tyler said he thought they had found some treasure under a blue tarpaulin in woodland.
He said they took it home and their dad contacted the police, who traced Mrs Wilcock.
PCSO Michelle Tatterton, from South Yorkshire Police, said the children had done an amazing job.
She described returning the items to Doris as "an emotional and very rewarding end to a busy shift". | A woman who had jewellery stolen in a burglary three years ago has been reunited with it thanks to children who found it in woodland. | 36860621 |
Croxteth Hall's owner Liverpool City Council announced in November it was looking for interested parties to take over the Grade II listed building.
The tourist attraction is costing more than £1m a year to run, which the local authority says it cannot afford.
More than 40 organisations came forward and the council said the new trust will run the hall to "benefit public needs".
Labour councillor Peter Mitchell said: "We had expressions of interest from a whole series of organisations that came forward.
"Two significant players came to the table with plans to do something significant for the hall and grounds.
"We are not selling the family silver.
"We are saving the city money and protecting the heritage of the hall and the park.
"It will remain open to the public and and continue to be used as a living museum."
West Derby Society chairman Stephen Guy, said: "We support any moves to ensure the future of Croxteth Hall and park and the admission of the public to this remarkable historic house and country estate.
"However, any plans have to be legally watertight and acceptable to all concerned."
The council said plans for the future of the hall have been set back because of legal concerns raised by the city solicitor's office over procurement [tendering] rules.
City council officers are working on a draft cabinet paper including procurement issues. | A trust is to be set up to run a Merseyside stately home and country park, it has been confirmed. | 35889836 |
The masked man fled with an undisclosed sum of cash after threatening staff with a firearm at the office on Main Street, Frizington, at 06:20 GMT.
Armed officers have been deployed to the scene. Main Street, which was temporarily closed to motorists and pedestrians, has now reopened.
The raider is described as about 5ft 9ins tall, of slim build, and wearing black jogging pants and sweatshirt. | An armed man who robbed a post office in Cumbria is being sought by police. | 34657238 |
Mr Hollande is due to discuss the anti-IS fight with senior Iraqi officials.
He is the most prominent head of state to visit Iraq since a US-led 60-member coalition began air strikes against IS.
France's defence ministry says its aircraft have destroyed more than 1,700 targets since joining in 2014.
As part of the coalition there are 500 French soldiers in Iraq, advising local forces.
French special forces are believed to be involved in the battle to drive IS militants out of Mosul, the group's last major stronghold in Iraq.
That offensive began in October and forces launched a fresh push within the last week. They said they had opened new fronts in the city.
"Taking action against terrorism here in Iraq is also preventing acts of terrorism on our own soil," Mr Hollande said at a base of Iraq's elite Counter-Terrorism Service near Baghdad.
Mr Hollande is travelling with French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian.
He is scheduled to meet Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, President Fuad Masum and Parliament Speaker Salim al-Juburi later on Monday.
A source in the French presidency told AFP news agency that Mr Hollande would draw attention to the question of what to do after IS's defeat, saying he would "stress the importance of continuing efforts to ensure sustainable security in the country after Daesh (IS) has been defeated and the coexistence of communities in a united and sovereign Iraq". | French President Francois Hollande has met French soldiers in Iraq and told them their work against so-called Islamic State (IS) is helping to prevent terrorism at home. | 38487529 |
BBC Radio 5 live's Ian Dennis reported punches were thrown, while the police had to form a "human wall" to protect Liverpool fans in the United section.
Seats were also thrown by supporters.
Greater Manchester Police arrested five men; two on suspicion of affray and one who was cautioned for lighting a flare.
In a statement, superintendent Jim Liggett said GMP was investigating a "handful of concerning incidents".
Following fighting between fans from both sides in a small section of the crowd, the police had to escort a number of supporters out of the ground and on to their coaches.
A number of smoke bombs and flares were let off in the away end shortly before half-time, GMP added.
The game ended 1-1, with Liverpool winning 3-1 on aggregate to progress to the quarter-finals.
Uefa, the governing body of European football, says it is awaiting the referee's report from the game before deciding on what action to take.
Guidelines from Uefa state host clubs are liable for order and security inside and around the stadium.
All clubs may be subject to disciplinary measures for "inappropriate behaviour on the part of their supporters" including the throwing of objects, the lighting of fireworks or any other objects and "any other lack of order or discipline observed inside or around the stadium".
Before the match, police had to remove a banner on the M602 motorway in Salford designed to taunt Liverpool fans heading to Old Trafford.
United were not punished by Uefa after after some of their fans sang offensive Hillsborough disaster chants during the first leg at Anfield. | Manchester United and Liverpool could face Uefa action after fans lit flares and were involved in scuffles during the Europa League last-16 second leg at Old Trafford. | 35838706 |
A row erupted after a senior Sinn Féin member was arrested as part of the inquiry into Mr McGuigan's death. He was later released without charge.
The crisis deepened when Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson stepped aside on 10 September, along with all but one of the ministers from his Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
Mr Robinson's announcement came after the DUP failed to get the assembly adjourned for talks to address the situation.
DUP ministers then resigned and were reappointed more than 20 times.
They resigned on a weekly basis and were reinstated in order to prevent other parties claiming the vacant seats.
Other parties criticised the DUP's "in-out" approach to devolution. The DUP ministers resumed their posts on 20 October.
For months the power-sharing executive at Stormont has been deadlocked over budgetary matters.
Underlying this disagreement was Sinn Féin's refusal to implement welfare reforms introduced elsewhere in the UK.
However, the political crisis deepened in August after the police said current IRA members may have been involved in Kevin McGuigan Sr's murder.
He was a former member of the Provisional IRA and according to police, one of a number of suspects in the murder of Gerard Jock Davison, who was shot dead in May.
Unionists argued that if the IRA remains active, Sinn Féin should be excluded from ministerial office.
DUP leader Mr Robinson stepped aside as first minister and three other DUP ministers resigned in protest over allegations that the IRA still exists and its members were involved in Mr McGuigan's murder.
Mr Robinson asked his party colleague Arlene Foster to take over as acting first minister and remain in her current post of finance minister.
He said this was "to ensure that nationalists and republicans are not able to take financial and other decisions that may be detrimental to Northern Ireland".
He also called an end to meetings of the Stormont Executive in September and said there would be no formal meetings between Northern Ireland ministers and their counterparts from the Republic of Ireland.
The assembly's business committee voted against adjournment.
Mr Robinson could ensure the executive did not meet, because it must be convened jointly by him and Sinn Féin Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness.
Mr Robinson resumed as first minister on 20 October.
The DUP initially wanted Sinn Féin excluded from ministerial office, but such a proposal would be defeated in the Stormont Assembly because it would require cross-community support.
The second largest unionist party in Northern Ireland, the Ulster Unionists, turned up the pressure on the DUP by withdrawing their only minister from the power-sharing executive.
The DUP asked Prime Minister David Cameron to suspend the Northern Ireland Assembly, but following the DUP resignations, Mr Cameron's spokesperson said "the UK government did not believe it would be right to introduce emergency legislation now to suspend the assembly".
The power-sharing executive, which brings together all 15 Stormont ministers, normally meets every two weeks.
In 2008, Sinn Féin declined to convene a meeting of the executive for five months, because the party was frustrated about delays over the planned transfer of justice powers to the devolved government. The dispute was resolved in cross-party talks.
The Northern Ireland Executive could not survive the resignation of all its unionist ministers - but that did not happen.
Instead Finance Minister Arlene Foster remained as acting first minister, after Peter Robinson stepped aside.
Under the current legislation, the resignation of the first minister would trigger an election in Northern Ireland earlier than the scheduled date, which is May 2016.
Secretary of State Theresa Villiers declined the DUP's request to pass an emergency law enabling her to suspend the executive, and the prime minister said there must be "intensive cross-party talks" to resolve Stormont's problems.
On 18 September, Ms Villiers announced that the government had commissioned a "factual assessment" from the UK's security agencies and the PSNI on the status of paramilitary organisations in Northern Ireland.
The DUP did not allow its Stormont departments to fall into the hands of any other Northern Ireland party.
Instead it kept them vacant by ordering its ministers to stage a series of resignations and reappointments on a week-by-week basis.
This "revolving minister" tactic incurred much public criticism, but kept the door open for the party's ministers to eventually return full time. | Stormont's political crisis was sparked by allegations Provisional IRA members were involved in the murder, in August, of Belfast man Kevin McGuigan Sr. | 34176740 |
Ariad specialises in making medicines for patients with rare forms of leukemia and other rare cancers.
The takeover was approved by the boards of both companies but still needs the green light from US regulators.
Takeda's offer is valued at more than 75% above Ariad's closing share price on Friday - but some analysts says a rival bid cannot be ruled out.
Cancer drugs are appealing to large pharmaceutical firms, who are prepared to pay high prices for companies with promising products in the pipeline.
This was demonstrated in August, when San Francisco-based Medivation was bought by Pfizer Inc for $14bn.
Takeda is looking for new drugs to help its future sales, with top-selling blood cancer drug Velcade likely to come up against competition from lower-priced generics this year. Patents on some of its other key products expire in 2020, meaning others can replicate the medicines.
Analysis: Karishma Vaswani, Asia business correspondent
With the Ariad deal, Takeda gets access to the leukemia drug - Iclusig - and a new lung cancer treatment drug, Brigatinib - which is expected to be approved by the US FDA by April.
Both of these drugs will give the Japanese company a bigger foothold in the US market, and allow it to sell these drugs in Asia. Commercial cancer treatments are highly sought after by drugmakers but the pricing of these drugs is also highly sensitive.
Ariad came under fire from US politicians including Bernie Sanders for raising the price of Iclusig four times in one year.
Takeda has paid a massive premium for Ariad. It will be under scrutiny in the US if it raises prices of its drugs to help it claw back what its spent. | Japanese pharmaceutical giant Takeda has agreed to buy US drugmaker Ariad Pharmaceuticals for $5.2bn (£4.3bn). | 38565692 |
Parking charges at Glan Clwyd Hospital at Bodelwyddan have been scrapped after an external contract came to an end.
It follows a Welsh Assembly Government pledge that users would be able to park free at almost every NHS hospital in Wales by the end of 2011.
Hospitals where parking is run by private companies were forced to reduce costs until contracts expired.
At Glan Clywd, the changes accompany a new parking system to make it easier for patients and visitors to park.
Their parking will remain in the front of the hospital, close to the main public entrances, with additional parking available in the car park on the right hand side of the access road.
Designated parking areas for the renal, cancer and maternity units will continue with no time limits or charges.
Arrangements for accessible parking for the disabled will not be affected by the changes.
New signs are being put up to direct the public to the designated parking areas.
The remainder of parking spaces on the site will be available for staff.
A spokesperson for the hospital said: "We appreciate that the new system will take time to fully develop and bed-in.
"In the meantime our immediate priority is to ensure that disruption to patients and visitors is minimised while the new arrangements are being implemented." | Patients, staff and visitors at a north Wales hospital will enjoy free parking from this week. | 11520726 |
David Cameron has promised to speed up efforts to get a new deal for the UK ahead of an in/out referendum planned by the end of 2017.
He will shortly set out the UK's wish list in writing after pressure from EU leaders who say he has not been clear about what he wants from them.
Mr Osborne looks set to prepare the ground in a speech in Germany.
Speaking in York, at the launch of a new infrastructure commission, the chancellor said: "We are now starting to negotiate directly with our colleagues in Europe through the European Council, and setting out more detail of what we think is required."
He said he would use a trip to Germany next week to set out more details of the changes the government wants to see in the way the EU operates.
Asked about the possible timing of the UK's referendum, Mr Osborne said: "We will hold the referendum when we have a deal we can recommend to the British people."
Mr Cameron is to set out full details of the UK's demands in a letter to European Council President Donald Tusk. | George Osborne is to give more details of the UK's EU renegotiation demands in Berlin on Monday. | 34678998 |
The 28-year-old world number two lost to Grigor Dimitrov in the third round of the Miami Open on Monday.
Murray returned to action earlier this month after becoming a father, making an early exit at Indian Wells.
"Life has just changed for him and he's just trying to regain momentum, but at the moment it's a bit of struggle," Croft told BBC Scotland.
Murray's wife Kim gave birth to their first child - a daughter named Sophia - on 7 February.
"He hasn't played a lot of tennis this year," said Croft.
"He looked tired and emotionally drained. It's something that we never, ever throw at Andy that he could lose a match for a lack of fitness.
"I know he had his family over in Miami. Having had three children myself, you know that if there's a baby in the house you can't get away from it and if it's crying at night, your sleep is going to be a little bit disrupted.
"He's probably a little bit more drained in every area and suddenly there's a lot more to think of off the court. So, I definitely think it's affected him."
Two-time Grand Slam winner Murray led Bulgarian Dimitrov 3-1 in the deciding set before losing 6-7 (1-7) 6-4 6-3.
"He will be very disappointed with the loss because he's below par and he's not at the level that we've come to expect," Croft said.
"When you think of Andy Murray, he's such a great warrior on the court. He very rarely loses real tussles like that and it's happened a couple of times recently.
"There were way too many unforced errors for him - I think it was 50-plus.
"To give Dimitrov his due, he played a fantastic match, he didn't go away and he competed well against Andy."
World number one Serena Williams was another big name to bow out early in Miami, losing 6-7 (3-7) 6-1 6-2 to Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova.
"There is so much depth in the game now and if you're just slightly off your game, these players can come along, open up their shoulders and swing freely at the ball. They have no pressure, they can just go for it," added Croft.
"Anybody who knows about pressure knows that is the hardest thing - how to play when the pressure is on you." | Fatherhood has affected Andy Murray's form, according to former British number one Annabel Croft. | 35919682 |
The paralegal and Charlottesville native was killed after a car rammed into a group of protesters near a "Unite the Right" rally in the city on Saturday.
Her mother told the Huffington Post she wanted her daughter's death to be "a rallying cry for justice and equality".
"Heather was about stopping hatred," she said of the 32-year-old.
"She was there with her friends, and she was trying to simply cross the street as the movement was breaking up that day, and she was ploughed down by a young man who was intent on spreading hate and thought hate would fix the world," she told NBC.
At work Ms Heyer provided legal help to people at risk of repossessions and evictions.
Her manager, Alfred Wilson, described her as a "a very strong, very opinionated young woman" who was opposed to President Donald Trump and Jason Kessler, the blogger who organised Saturday's Unite the Right rally.
"She would literally sit in the office and cry at times because she was worried about what was going to happen to the country," he said.
Mr Kessler was chased away from a press conference on Sunday when he tried to blame Virginia's police for the outbreak of violence.
Vigils were held across the country for Ms Heyer, as senior politicians offered their condolences for her death.
A GoFundMe page quickly raised over $225,000 (£190,000) for her family.
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James Alex Field Jnr, a 20-year-old man living in Ohio with far-right links, was charged with her second-degree murder.
US Vice-President Mike Pence condemned the act, saying: "We have no tolerance for hate and violence from white supremacists, neo-Nazis or the KKK."
President Donald Trump has been widely rebuked for not denouncing those groups specifically, instead criticising violence on "many sides". | "If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention" was the last public Facebook post made by Heather Heyer. | 40924922 |
Amy Mason, from Oxford, won the £10,000 prize and a publishing deal for her debut novel The Other Ida.
The 32-year-old saw off competition from 400 entries from across the world in the annual contest, which was judged by a panel including novelist Neil Gaiman and broadcaster Kirsty Lang.
Ms Mason was presented with her prize at the Dundee Literary Festival.
The Other Ida follows a woman named after a hit play written by her hard-drinking mother as she returns home when the older woman succumbs to alcoholism.
Bournemouth-born writer and performer Ms Mason left school at 16 and said she was a "disaster" throughout her 20s until she was "saved" by an evening writing class aged 25.
She said: "Winning the prize is obviously completely brilliant. I entered on a whim, and cried every time I got to another stage in the competition.
"To get the novel published, and enough money to keep me writing for a year, is amazing.
"It's taken a long time to get here, but I'm delighted I can put Ida to bed in such a happy way.
"I said I'd never write another book, but have already started on the next one." | A woman who dropped out of school at 16 and took up writing at 25 has won the Dundee International Book Prize. | 29755337 |
The warning, from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics), comes ahead of a government White Paper on housing supply, expected this month.
Rics said that house hunters were returning to the market after the EU referendum in June, but there was not enough property for them to buy.
It said prices were continuing to rise across most areas of the country.
In October, surveyors seeing price rises outnumbered those seeing falls by a majority of 23%. That compares with 18% in September.
Central London was the exception. Rics said prices there have now fallen for the eighth month in a row.
"The dire shortage of available housing across the UK is continuing to push prices upwards, regardless of the uncertainty linked to the ongoing discussions surrounding Brexit," said Rics chief economist, Simon Rubinsohn.
The government has already launched a new fund to help build 225,000 extra houses, and is expected to announce further measures in a White Paper.
It could be published as soon as the Autumn Statement on 23 November.
The paper is expected to include plans to encourage small developers, and to speed up housebuilding on land where planning permission has been granted.
The CBI business organisation has already called for more help for smaller house builders, and the faster release of public land.
Last month, the Communities Secretary, Sajid Javid, told the Conservative Party conference: "The big developers must release their stranglehold on supply.
"It's time to stop sitting on land banks, delaying build-out: the homebuyers must come first."
Where can I afford to live? | Surveyors have warned of a "dire shortage" of housing in the UK, which is continuing to drive up prices. | 37934815 |
Victor Barrio, 29, a professional bullfighter, was killed when the bull's horn pierced his chest.
The fight, in the eastern town of Teruel, was being broadcast live on TV.
Also on Saturday, a 28-year-old man died after being gored by a bull during a bull run through the village of Pedreguer, near Valencia.
The last matador to die in a bullfight in Spain was Jose Cubero, or Yiyo, in 1985.
Television footage shows the bull throwing Barrio into the air before goring him on the right-hand side of his chest and violently throwing him.
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy paid his condolences to Barrio on his Twitter feed.
A comment on the official feed of the Las Ventas bull ring in Madrid, where Barrio began as an apprentice, said it was "distressed and very moved" by his death.
El Pais newspaper said that in the past century, 134 people, including 33 matadors, had been killed by bulls in Spain.
Last year, leading matador Francisco Rivera Ordonez was badly hurt while taking part in a bullfight in the north-eastern town of Huesca.
About 2,000 bullfights are still held every year in Spain, but the numbers are falling. In 2010, Catalonia became the second Spanish region after the Canary Islands to ban the tradition.
Opponents describe the blood-soaked pageants as barbaric, while fans - including Mr Rajoy - say the tradition is an ancient art form deeply rooted in national history.
In the other incident on Saturday, a man was killed while running alongside bulls in Pedreguer. Spanish media said he was trying to help another runner when he was gored in the throat and abdomen.
Meanwhile, in the San Fermin bull running festival in Pamplona on Saturday, a 33-year-old Japanese man was gored in the chest and a Spanish man in the arm. Another 12 people were injured, the regional government in Pamplona said. | A matador has died after being gored by a bull in Spain - the first bullfighter to die in the ring there for more than 30 years. | 36756723 |
In 2013/14, 120 more postal workers were bitten than in the previous year.
In the PO postcode covering Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight, there were 28 attacks in 2012/3 and 46 last year, the highest rise in the south.
Russell Dawson, a postman for 11 years, said he had been bitten five times and had lost the top of his finger.
Mr Dawson, from Dorset, said of the most severe attack in 2011: "I didn't realise there was a dog in the house, I went to push a letter through and there was a big thump on the door.
"When I pulled my hand out I realised the top of my finger had gone."
Attacks on postal workers also increased in the PO, SO, DT, GU and SP postcode areas.
Ian Stockdale, head of health and safety management for Royal Mail, said: "There are a lot of times when we are on people's premises, in their gardens.
"Put that together that dogs, like most animals, are territorial in nature. That's where the risk arises."
The Royal Mail has been identifying high risk properties, holding dog awareness briefings and supplying posting pegs, which are used to open letter boxes, to try to tackle the problem.
In the UK, there were 3,300 attacks between April 2013 and 2014, an 8% increase on the year before.
Royal Mail said the severity of the attacks were also getting worse.
There was a decrease in the BH, SN, BN, OX, RG and SL areas and the number stayed the same in the BA postcode region. | The number of postal workers being bitten by dogs in the south of England is increasing, according to figures released by the Royal Mail. | 31147700 |
A boiler house was set for demolition by Coleman & Company when it collapsed in February, killing Ken Cresswell, 57, John Shaw, 61, Michael Collings, 53, and 34-year-old Christopher Huxtable.
Operator RWE NPower said it was ending the demolition contract due to an ongoing investigation.
Coleman & Company agreed it was in the "best interests of all parties".
It had been working at the site for two years before the collapse.
RWE NPower closed the coal-fired facility in March 2013 after 43 years of service, and a programme of demolition work followed.
A major incident was declared at the site on 23 February after the boiler house collapsed.
The remaining section was brought down using explosives in July, but the last of the bodies was not discovered until September.
In a statement, Coleman & Company said: "We will not be continuing with the remaining demolition and site clearance work at Didcot A Power Station.
"We agreed with site owners RWE, that this is in the best interests of all parties.
"We would like to thank RWE for their support over the last two years.
"All staff working at Didcot will be redeployed across the company, on to other major projects."
The cause of the collapse is being investigated jointly by police and the Health and Safety Executive.
An inquest into the deaths is to take place in November at Oxford Coroner's Court. | The demolition company working at the site of a collapse at Didcot Power Station has lost its contract. | 37631934 |
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Early goals from Paul Anderson and skipper Marc Richards put the League One outfit on their way to a straightforward success.
Harrow started brightly but were rocked in the sixth minute when they failed to clear from a Northampton attack and the ball fell kindly for Anderson to fire into the top corner from the edge of the box.
The Cobblers doubled their advantage five minutes later when David Buchannan crossed for Richards to nip in and score from close range.
Zander Diamond should have increased Northampton's lead from Matt Taylor's free-kick but he missed from close range.
The visitors recovered and had a couple of chances before the break, Josh Webb firing wide before Marc Charles-Smith tested keeper Adam Smith.
Richards scored the third in the 54th minute, heading home a cross from substitute John-Joe O'Toole.
O'Toole headed wide and Sam Hoskins was also off target before he rattled the bar from 25 yards, but O'Toole put the tie beyond doubt in the 70th minute when he headed home after being found by JJ Hooper's flick-on.
Taylor added a trademark fifth goal in the 82nd minute, curling home another free-kick from 20 yards before substitute Alex Revell crossed for Hooper to grab a sixth goal in stoppage time.
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Match ends, Northampton Town 6, Harrow Borough 0.
Second Half ends, Northampton Town 6, Harrow Borough 0.
Goal! Northampton Town 6, Harrow Borough 0. JJ Hooper (Northampton Town) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Revell.
Corner, Harrow Borough. Conceded by Gabriel Zakuani.
Foul by Gabriel Zakuani (Northampton Town).
Will Turl (Harrow Borough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. John-Joe O'Toole (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
Attempt saved. Zander Diamond (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Luke Williams.
Attempt saved. JJ Hooper (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Foul by Brendon Moloney (Northampton Town).
Josh Webb (Harrow Borough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. John-Joe O'Toole (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Shaun Preddie.
Attempt blocked. JJ Hooper (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Goal! Northampton Town 5, Harrow Borough 0. Matthew Taylor (Northampton Town) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Substitution, Northampton Town. Alfie Potter replaces Paul Anderson.
Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Will Turl (Harrow Borough).
Ibrahim Meite (Harrow Borough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Zander Diamond (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ibrahim Meite (Harrow Borough).
Foul by David Buchanan (Northampton Town).
Francis Babalola (Harrow Borough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Harrow Borough. Francis Babalola replaces Marc Charles-Smith.
Substitution, Harrow Borough. Will Turl replaces Lewis Driver.
Attempt saved. Alex Revell (Northampton Town) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt saved. Matthew Taylor (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Hand ball by Lewis Ochoa (Harrow Borough).
Goal! Northampton Town 4, Harrow Borough 0. John-Joe O'Toole (Northampton Town) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by JJ Hooper following a set piece situation.
Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Josh Webb (Harrow Borough).
Josh Webb (Harrow Borough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Gabriel Zakuani (Northampton Town).
Marc Charles-Smith (Harrow Borough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
Substitution, Northampton Town. Alex Revell replaces Marc Richards.
Marc Charles-Smith (Harrow Borough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Zander Diamond (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Marc Charles-Smith (Harrow Borough). | High-flying Northampton Town had no problems in advancing past non-league Harrow Borough in the first round of the FA Cup. | 37807110 |
Emergency services attended after British Transport Police received reports of a person on the line at 09:42 BST.
The woman was treated for head injuries and has been taken to hospital in a neck brace.
Merseyrail said all Wirral and Northern lines have now re-opened. | An investigation has been launched after a woman was taken ill and fell on to the tracks at Liverpool Central station. | 34347651 |
Eight injured police officers were taken in hospital, at least one of them with head injuries.
The unrest began after a protest over the fatal shooting by police of 29-year-old Mark Duggan on Thursday.
About 300 people gathered outside the police station on the High Road after demonstrators demanded "justice".
London Ambulance Service said a total of 10 people had been treated and nine had been taken to hospital.
Two empty patrol cars were set alight at about 20:20 BST.
Shops in the area were looted, with people seen pushing away shopping trolleys full of goods. One local resident told the BBC that looting continued beyond daybreak on Sunday.
A double-decker bus was set on fire at the junction of High Road and Brook Street while a shop on the High Road was also set alight.
Fire crews were initially unable to reach the shop due to the disorder but later began tackling the flames.
A BBC TV news crew and satellite truck also came under attack from youths throwing missiles.
The youths had begun attacking another police patrol car before the TV crew were targeted and they were withdrawn in the interests of their own safety. The police car was later set alight.
The BBC's Andy Moore says the rioters appear to have dispersed on Sunday morning and police were trying to restore calm.
Our correspondent says that since riots in 1985 relations between the local community and police have been generally good, but last week's shooting raised tension.
He says elements of the community were looking for instant answers but the investigation into Mr Duggan's death would be more long-term.
Commander Stephen Watson, of the Metropolitan Police, earlier told BBC News a significant number of officers had been deployed with the aim of restoring "calm and normality to the area as soon as possible".
Police were continuing to deal with "isolated pockets of criminality" involving a few people, he said in a statement.
Mr Watson said police did not have warnings of last night's level of disorder, despite being aware of raised tensions after Mr Duggan's death.
"What we experienced earlier on yesterday evening was a peaceful protest outside Tottenham police station - there was no indication it would deteriorate in this way. For those who involved themselves in this level of violence, there is no excuse."
Tottenham MP David Lammy appealed for calm on Saturday, saying: "The scenes currently taking place in our community are not representative of the vast majority of people in Tottenham.
"Those who remember the destructive conflicts of the past will be determined not to go back to them.
"We already have one grieving family in our community and further violence will not heal that pain.
"True justice can only follow a thorough investigation of the facts.
"The Tottenham community and Mark Duggan's family and friends need to understand what happened on Thursday evening when Mark lost his life. To understand those facts, we must have calm."
Protesters are believed to have gathered outside the police station at about 17:00 BST.
The force said the situation turned violent when two patrol cars parked about 200 metres away on Forster Road and High Road were attacked.
The spokesman said: "A number of bottles were thrown at these two cars - one was set alight and the second was pushed into the middle of the High Road. It was subsequently set slight.
"The officers were not in the vehicles and were unhurt."
A friend of Mr Duggan, who gave her name as Niki, 53, said marchers had wanted "justice for the family" and "something had to be done".
She said some of them lay in the road to make their point. "They're making their presence known because people are not happy," she added.
"This guy was not violent. Yes, he was involved in things but he was not an aggressive person. He had never hurt anyone."
Vanessa Robinson said she had joined the original protest outside the police station and it had begun peacefully.
She said the situation had then turned into "absolute chaos".
One person at the scene, who gave his name as Tim, said: "It's an absolute war zone. I walked up there.
"I saw about five youths, all faces covered up. They set a wheelie bin on fire and threw it into the riot police.
"The whole of the police station is surrounded by... about 100 police officers in riot gear and they threw a wheelie bin into it and then started throwing bricks, street signs, anything they could get their hands on, straight at them."
Another resident, David Akinsanya, 46, said several shop windows had been smashed.
He said: "There was a police line of about 15 riot police sort of in front of the police station on the north side and then there were loads of uniformed officers on the south side of the police station.
"They weren't making any effort to go into the crowd. Every now and again they would rush the crowd and the crowd would run.
"But there seems to be a lot of anger in Tottenham tonight... as I left they were starting to attack the police station."
The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating the shooting of Mr Duggan.
A police officer was also injured in the incident, which happened when police stopped a minicab containing Mr Duggan.
IPCC Commissioner Rachel Cerfontyne said: "I understand the distress that the shooting of Mark Duggan has caused to his family and in the community and that people need answers about what happened to him."
She said the IPCC was in close contact with Mr Duggan's family, adding: "I have tonight spoken to community representatives and hope to meet with them and others as early as possible."
A spokesman for Mayor of London Boris Johnson said: "Violence and destruction of property will do nothing to facilitate [the IPCC] investigation and we urge those involved to respect the rule of law." | Police are on the streets of Tottenham, north London, where overnight riots saw petrol bombs thrown at officers and patrol cars and buildings set alight. | 14434318 |
The 30-year-old joined Dale in May 2013 and made a total of 152 appearances for the club, helping them win promotion from League Two in 2013-14.
Vincenti started his career at Millwall and has also played for Stevenage, Mansfield and Aldershot.
"Not only is he a very good player, he is versatile and experienced," Coventry boss Mark Robins told the club website.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Coventry City have signed midfielder Peter Vincenti on a two-year deal after he left Rochdale by mutual consent. | 40361897 |
Dairy cows are usually culled when they get older and cannot produce as much milk, and their male calves are normally killed or sold for meat.
At the Ahimsa dairy in Rutland, oxen are put to work and cows can "retire".
The farm was previously on rented land in Leicestershire but has secured its future with land bought in Manton.
Nicola Pazdzierska said that while their milk was more expensive, many people were willing to spend the extra.
"We charge a lot more for the product but part of that money is going into our cows' pension fund, and at the same time, we don't think milk should be a cheap product," she said.
"In London a pint of craft beer can sell for £6.20, so we don't think it's unsustainable for our milk to sell for £4.50 a litre at a farmers' market, or £3.50 for members.
"We want to make the model replicable so other farms can follow."
Source: Ahisma Dairy Foundation
The Ahimsa Dairy Foundation was founded in 2011 and originally produced milk in partnership with an organic farm in Kent.
The organisation was inspired by the farm at Bhaktivedanta Manor, in Hertfordshire, which is run by the Hare Krishna movement, after being donated by Beatles musician George Harrison.
The cows would produce milk in Kent and retire to the Ahimsa farm in Groby, in Leicestershire.
All of the organisation's 30 animals now live at the new farm in Manton, Rutland, and all of the milk production is there too.
In future, the farm aims to produce its own cheese and also create a visitor centre. | The UK's first "slaughter-free" dairy farm has moved to a new permanent home - where it hopes to provide a model for other farms to copy. | 40445883 |
European police agency Europol said visas and passports were sold for up to £2,500 ($3,600) and sent across the EU, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
Greek police said the criminal networks were also involved in smuggling people across borders.
About 100 people are still wanted in Greece and other countries.
Europol said the network was based in Athens and consisted of two criminal groups, one run by Sudanese people and another by Bangladeshis, and 16 people have been arrested in Greece.
Both groups forged passports, national ID cards, Schengen visas, driving licences, asylum seekers' registration cards and residence permits, police said.
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Ten suspects were arrested in the Czech Republic, where a separate group would send stolen or lost travel documents to Athens for the Bangladeshi and Sudanese groups to falsify.
A police spokesman in the Czech Republic said seven migrants were also arrested for using forged documents.
The Sudanese-led group helped up to 15 migrants a month enter the EU at a cost of up to nearly £4,000 ($5,800, €5,200) per head, Greek police said.
In other developments in the migrant crisis across Europe on Tuesday: | Police in Greece and the Czech Republic have arrested more than 20 people suspected of forging travel documents for migrants trying to enter Europe. | 36416034 |
Clarke, 34, was signed on a two-year deal last summer, but his contract has been terminated by mutual consent.
The form of Adam Smith meant Clarke made only four first-team appearances for the Cobblers last season and did not feature at all in the league.
Wimbledon, also promoted to League One via the play-offs, have not disclosed the length of Clarke's contract.
"It's a fantastic opportunity for me," he told Wimbledon's website.
"To join a club of this stature, with its history is an honour and a privilege. It's going to be an exciting season ahead in League One."
Clarke, who started his career at Bristol Rovers, joined Northampton after leaving Oxford United. | AFC Wimbledon have signed Ryan Clarke after the goalkeeper was released by Northampton Town. | 36585991 |
Spain's Bautista Agut, the 14th seed, led Serb Djokovic 6-3 when their fourth-round match was halted in Paris.
Second seed Agnieszka Radwanska also struggled in the conditions, losing six straight games as Tsvetana Pironkova levelled their match at 2-6 6-3.
Monday saw the first washout at Roland Garros since 2000.
Britain's Andy Murray faces Richard Gasquet in the first quarter-final, but his match follows both Djokovic's and defending champion Serena Williams's meeting with Elina Svitolina on Court Philippe Chatrier. | World number one Novak Djokovic lost the first set to Roberto Bautista Agut before rain returned to again delay play at the French Open. | 36418311 |
The woman, 26, remains in a critical condition in hospital following the shooting in Oxfordshire.
Officers were called by ambulance crews to Thornhill Walk in Abingdon, at about 20:00 GMT on Tuesday.
Thames Valley Police said the suspect, from Ealing in west London, was arrested on Wednesday night.
One resident told BBC Radio Oxford: "We heard a loud bang and we heard a lady scream. This did not sound like a firework."
Searches and forensic examinations have been taking place in and around Northcourt Road. | A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman was shot in the head. | 34731582 |
In a TV interview with the public broadcaster ARD, she said Germany wanted internet companies "to tell us in Europe who they are giving data to".
Her comments follow revelations about a US spying operation that collects users' data from internet companies.
Mrs Merkel also said she expected the US to abide by German law.
Tensions have been running high between the two countries following reports that the US has been eavesdropping on EU and German officials.
"I expect a clear commitment from the US government that in future they will stick to German law," she said.
The BBC's Stephen Evans in Berlin says the chancellor is under pressure to disclose how much her government knew about the activities of the American National Security Agency (NSA), and to ensure that Germans' closely-guarded privacy is not compromised.
In her Sunday evening interview, she pledged that her government would take a "very strict position" in ongoing talks on European Union-wide data rules.
She noted that the different systems in place across the EU make it difficult to control who has access to internet users' data:.
"We have a great data protection law. But if Facebook is registered in Ireland, then Irish law is valid, and therefore we need unified European rules," she said.
Chancellor Merkel sent her interior minister to Washington last week to meet Attorney General Eric Holder and Vice President Joe Biden to to find out how much spying there has been and on whom.
The opposition has accused her government of failing to get answers from its allies in the US. | German Chancellor Angela Merkel has vowed to push for tougher European laws to protect personal information on the internet. | 23309624 |
The airport at Staverton, between Gloucester and Cheltenham, is part-owned by Gloucester City Council and Cheltenham Borough Council.
Emergency meetings to discuss the loan are due to take place at both local authorities next week.
A council source told BBC Radio Gloucestershire the loan could be as much as £750,000.
The airport first opened in the 1930s and now handles about 80,000 flights a year.
It is home to more than 180 aircraft and 50 staff, and supports more than 40 on-site businesses which provide 1,000 jobs.
In a statement, Gloucestershire Airport said it is "considering a number of options to help deliver its business plan".
It continued: "One of these has been a request to its shareholders for a loan facility that will be used to help grow the business even further."
Gloucester City Council confirmed an emergency meeting has been arranged to deal with an "urgent treasury management issue". | Gloucestershire Airport has asked two councils for what appears to be a six-figure "bail out", the BBC has learned. | 39622019 |
Looking at data on 400,000 children, they found August-born children were almost twice as likely to have ADHD as those born the previous September.
The team said many cases may be down to teachers comparing the behaviour of the least and the most mature children.
ADHD is an inability to control activity levels and sustain attention.
It is a behavioural condition which affects up to 7% or 400,000 British children and impairs their ability to learn.
The study of Taiwanese children, in the Journal of Pediatrics, found 2.8% of the pre-school and primary school boys born in September are diagnosed with the condition compared with 4.5% of those born the following August. For girls the incidence increased from 0.7% to 1.2%.
In Taiwan, as in England, the birthday cut-off for the school year is August 31.
The study said: "Worldwide, the number of children and adolescents being diagnosed with ADHD or receiving a prescription for ADHD, has significantly increased.
"Evidence shows that relative age, which may be a proxy of neuro-cognitive ability, may increase the likelihood of ADHD diagnosis and medication."
Lead author Dr Mu-Hong Chen, of the Department of Psychology at Taipei Veterans General Hospital in Taiwan, said: "Our findings emphasize the importance of considering the age of a child within a grade (year-group) when diagnosing ADHD and prescribing medication to treat ADHD."
In England, the difference in development at primary school level between autumn-born pupils and their younger, summer born peers is well known.
Those born later in the year tend to be more likely to be diagnosed with special educational needs.
Consultant psychiatrist and chairman of the ADHD Foundation, Dr Kuben Naidoo, said: "While the study findings indicate an increase in the rate of diagnosis and treatment for ADHD in this Taiwanese population, the authors acknowledge significant limitations including absence of key information such as family history and environmental factors.
"The study therefore highlights the importance of ensuring the assessment for ADHD is rigorous and relies on a variety of sources of information that support the clinician in deciding whether the diagnosis is met.
"In the UK setting the assessment and diagnosis of ADHD across the lifespan is robust and relies on information gathered from a number of sources, including the family and school.
"This is then coupled with information obtained from a clinical interview by a specialist paediatrician or psychiatrist.
"The option to treat with medication is not taken lightly and consideration is also given to psychological strategies to support the individual. This decision on the type of treatment would be influenced by the degree of impairment experienced by the individual." | Many children diagnosed with attention deficit disorder may just simply be the youngest members of their class, Taiwanese researchers suggest. | 35772654 |
The new portraits have been added to one of the city's existing Bogside murals, which have been fully restored.
Speaking at the event, the former SDLP leader John Hume said he was delighted to be honoured.
"The terrible injustices of the 1960s and the decades before underlined the inescapable need for political change."
"The civil rights movement in Derry in 1968 had people from all walks of life and all traditions and was totally non-sectarian and non-violent.
"I am delighted to be here today to see the refreshed mural which the Bogside artists have completed which honours all those who were active during these marches."
John Hume won the Nobel peace prize in 1998 for his contribution to the peace process.
Ivan Cooper was a founder member of the SDLP. Both men came to prominence through the civil rights movement in the late 1960s.
The mural is located at Rossville Street, beside Pilot's Row.
Deirdre Crawford from the housing executive said it had contributed £5,000 to the project in partnership with Derry and Strabane district council.
"We feel it's a very valuable contribution and a very valuable investment.
"It's about civil rights, iconic people who developed the project and it's the tenacity and courage of this community to stand here today and say this is anti-sectarian.
"We've done projects right across Northern Ireland and this is in line with that. It's cross community."
Vinnie Coyle, whose father was a leading civil rights campaigner, is also included in the mural. Mr Coyle said it was important to remember the contribution of Mr Hume and Mr Cooper to Derry.
"They were hugely important because of the leadership that they gave.
"They were two young men vibrant in the civil rights movement. Ivan was from the Protestant community and John from the Catholic community, both standing against sectarian violence.
"They gave leadership to people in a non-violent voice to come out and protest for their rights." | Portraits of civil rights leaders John Hume and Ivan Cooper have been unveiled on a Londonderry mural on Friday. | 34548565 |
Most of the 37 survivors reached an island in the lake while others were found in a village, some of them washed ashore.
The children were on holiday from Moscow, and Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has sent doctors and psychologists.
Four people have been arrested on suspicion of safety violations.
"A great tragedy has occurred in Karelia," the mayor tweeted.
"My condolences to their families and friends."
Rescue services say they received an alert at 11:15 (08:15 GMT) on Sunday that a tour group of 47 children and four adults was missing on Lake Syamozero after a storm.
Emergency crews using boats and helicopters were sent to the scene.
On Sunday evening, investigators announced that all of the victims were children, denying earlier reports that one adult was among the dead.
It appears that the boating party, mostly adolescents aged between 12 and 15, were staying in a summer camp near the lake, a popular outdoor tourism destination.
They had set out in boats on Saturday when the storm rose. Between 49 and 51 people were in the party.
One of the survivors, a girl aged 12, raised the alarm after reaching a local village on Sunday, a police source told Russian tabloid Life News (in Russian).
Yulia is quoted as saying the group were using two boats and a raft when the storm began, and the craft were scattered across the lake.
Washed ashore, she only recovered consciousness on Sunday, after which she walked along the shore to the village of Kudama.
Along the way, she met a boy survivor who was covered in blood and could not move.
After taking note of the spot where she had found him, she reached the village, where a local resident phoned emergency services.
A regional MP, Alexei Gavrilov, reportedly told state TV channel Rossiya 24 there had been repeated warnings in the days before the storm, advising against any boating on the lake.
"They didn't have the right to go out boating," he was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency. | Fourteen people, mostly children, died when a storm caught a boating party on Lake Syamozero in northern Russia's Karelia region. | 36569956 |
How the system works
The report from the Care Quality Commission that a quarter of home care services are not meeting all the quality and safety standards makes depressing reading.
Evidence of rushed appointments, botched assessment and revolving door of carers suggests the system is on its knees.
The temptation is to think that will all change with the introduction of the cap on costs that the government announced on Monday.
But sadly that is not the case.
The complex nature of the system means the reforms should help reduce the need for people to sell their homes to pay for care.
But they do little - perhaps nothing - to improve the quality of services on offer.
The last decade has seen services squeezed until the pips squeak.
In fact, they have got so bad that just over a year ago the Equality and Human Rights Commission said some services were "breaching human rights".
Much of the system - both care homes and home care - is provided by private firms or voluntary sector organisations.
They look after a mix of self-funders - about 500,000 - and those who get state help from councils - just over one million.
Talk to them and they will describe how local authorities have been wanting more for less.
Research by the UK Homecare Association, which represents the firms providing carers to help the elderly with basic tasks such as washing, eating and dressing, shows that councils have been putting pressure on them to reduce the length of visits.
Three quarters are now less than 30 minutes in duration, including 10% which are less than 15 minutes.
Those paying for their own care are not immune - agencies have pared back on their visits to cover costs.
Councils understandably point out that they are doing the best they can.
They have been ploughing more and more into the system as a proportion of their resources at the expense of other areas such as leisure centres and libraries.
Social care, including services for younger disabled adults, now accounts for nearly half of their spending.
But the total pot for care is still shrinking as the huge cuts in government funding for councils - it is falling by over a quarter this parliament - means local authorities have been unable to protect the sector entirely.
The budget for social care stands at just over £14bn - a £1bn cut in real terms. If that happened in the NHS there would be outrage.
Councils have responded by rationing access to care so only the most needy can get it.
It means despite the ageing population the numbers getting help has actually fallen in the past five years, leaving an estimated one million without any help.
In years gone by these people would have been looked after by younger relatives. But with families more dispersed and the children of the elderly often pensioners themselves this is not always possible.
Stephen Burke, director of the United for All Ages charity and author of the Good Care Guide, is scathing.
He believes the government has pulled a "con of the worst sorts" by giving the impression it has solved the problem of old age care.
Other are more generous.
Councillor David Rogers, from the Local Government Association, has welcomed the cap as an important step forward, but says more needs to be done to tackle the quality issue.
"Without an urgent injection of money to meet rising demand in the short term things will continue to get worse."
With the over 65 population expected to rise by 50% over the next 25 years, expect to hear much more about the care crisis. | Another day, another story about old age care. | 21441893 |
Improvements to the A47, which runs from Great Yarmouth to Peterborough and Leicester, were given the prime minister's backing.
John Howles, of the RHA in the East, welcomed the proposals and said the economy would suffer without the work.
But Labour dismissed the scheme as a pre-election gimmick.
A Labour spokesman said the proposal was short on detail and claimed there was no new money available.
David Cameron pledged upgrades for the A47 as part of a package of road schemes which he called "the biggest, boldest and most far-reaching road improvement programme in four decades".
The exact details of the A47 improvements have yet to be finalised. but possible features include making single carriageway stretches near Great Yarmouth, King's Lynn and at Thorney, near Peterborough, into dual carriageways.
Mr Howles said: "Improvements to the A47 are desperately needed. In the East of England we have only one decent road - the A14. The A47 is badly in need of an upgrade. Without it we see industry suffering."
He called on other political parties to also back the A47 upgrade.
Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth Brandon Lewis said: "The last government downgraded the road so to be back on the list with a promise of funding in the near future in such a short period of time is better than we could have ever hoped for." | Proposed upgrades to a major road linking the East to the Midlands are "desperately needed", the Road Haulage Association (RHA) has said. | 29989888 |
She was walking her dog on a path beside the River Leven in Alexandria when a man grabbed her from behind and pushed her to the ground.
The attack took place at about 00:10 on Tuesday.
The man ran off, leaving his victim injured on the ground. She was taken by ambulance to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley and treated for minor injuries before being released.
Det Insp Scott Hamilton said: "This was a very traumatic experience for the woman which has left her with both mental and physical injuries.
"Our inquiries have revealed that there were a group of teenagers, both male and female, nearby who may have witnessed the attack or may have seen the suspect hanging about the area either before or after it took place.
"This pathway is used by many dog walkers and I appeal to any of them who has information to contact police immediately." | A 49-year-old woman has been indecently assaulted in an early-morning attack. | 37102031 |
They are also the sixth best at maths in the world.
They are only behind primary pupils in the East Asian countries Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan.
In primary science, however, Northern Ireland ranked above average but in 27th position.
The international rankings - Trends in International Maths and Science Study (TIMSS) - have been published every four years since 1995.
TIMSS latest rankings are based on tests taken in 2015 by more than 580,000 students aged nine to 10 and 13 to 14 in 57 countries.
Northern Irish pupils only participate in the primary school tests, and they were also placed sixth in the world in maths in 2011.
Their global ranking of six puts them ahead of pupils in England in 10th and Ireland in 9th.
It also puts Northern Irish pupils ahead of countries like Finland and Norway which are usually high achievers.
The results also revealed that there was almost no difference between how girls and boys in Northern Ireland performed in either the maths or science tests.
Teachers in Northern Ireland said they spent more than 20% of classroom time teaching maths, and the study suggests Northern Ireland had one of the highest rates of computer use in the subject in the world.
The TIMSS study also suggests that pupil attendance has a significant impact on performance, with better attenders scoring higher in the tests.
However, global results also suggest that there is no apparent link between class sizes and level of achievement.
Other global findings from the TIMSS study suggest that pupils are more confident in maths and science in primary school than in secondary school, and that most pupils felt safe in school.
The majority of teachers were also found to be satisfied in their jobs.
Although boys and girls also performed almost equally in the science tests, Northern Ireland dropped from 21st in 2011 to 27th in 2015.
That drop in rankings was despite Northern Ireland pupils performing marginally better in the tests than in 2011.
For both primary and secondary levels in maths and science the top places are taken by Asian countries.
The tests are run by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement in the Netherlands and Boston College in the USA. | Northern Ireland has the highest-achieving primary school pupils in Europe in major international tests in maths. | 38141281 |
The England one-day specialist, 28, has just scored a County Championship double century to add to some superb domestic one-day cricket displays.
Hales, who hit 187 not out as Notts beat Surrey to win the One-Day Cup in July, won the last of his 11 England Test caps against Pakistan in 2016.
"All I can do is score as many runs as I can," he told BBC Radio Nottingham.
Hales, who scored 218 for Division Two leaders Notts in their ongoing county four-day match against Derbyshire, said returning to Test cricket had not really crossed his mind.
"I have not really thought about it at all in the last few months," he added. "I have just been enjoying my cricket.
"And I am going to try not to let it cross my mind for the rest of the season. Hopefully I can just keep enjoying it and keep doing well for Notts."
Hales also smashed 95 off just 30 balls in the T20 Blast against Durham on Saturday, while a new-look England batting order struggled for consistency despite earning a 3-1 Test series win over South Africa.
England coach Trevor Bayliss says the series victory does not "paper over the cracks" in his team, with the positions of opener, number three and number five still up for grabs.
A three-Test series against the West Indies starts later this month, followed by an Ashes series in Australia at the end of 2017.
Hales has previously opened for England in the longest form of the game, but prefers to bat further down the order. His run-a-ball 218 against Derbyshire came batting at number five.
Hales said: "All I can do is knock on the door. I think I get a couple of more four-dayers in before the winter tours. Hopefully I can do well in that and then there is a one-day series against the West Indies. I guess it is just up to me to score as many runs as I can.
"It's a great place to be when you are in a purple patch and enjoying your cricket. All three forms I am enjoying so I am going to keep riding the wave and hopefully keep it up until the end of the season.
"I have felt in really good touch and in really good order across my whole game. It is up to me to not be complacent. It's a big couple of months for Nottinghamshire."
Notts head coach Peter Moores, formerly in charge of the England team, believes Hales has the quality to return to Test cricket.
"I don't think anybody can deny he has the ability to to play well on the big occasion," Moores said.
"We have seen in the One-Day Cup final, we have seen it when there are big crowds at Trent Bridge and I think England have seen it in two or three extraordinary innings in one-day cricket.
"If they are going to look to give him another opportunity, he has now played some Test cricket so he knows what it is about and has had a chance to reflect on it.
"They know they will get a person who can respond to the big occasion and there will be no bigger occasion than the Ashes." | In-form Nottinghamshire batsman Alex Hales says he is trying not to think about a Test recall. | 40862580 |
The Rugby Football Union said the decision was made by mutual consent.
Head of women's performance Nicky Ponsford will take charge of the team for the Six Nations along with Street's assistant coach Graham Smith.
"Since I got involved in the game, Gary's been the most prominent figure in women's rugby," said former England flanker Maggie Alphonsi.
It is understood the timing of Street's departure took many England players by surprise.
Smith will leave his post too, but not until the end of the Six Nations, which starts on 6 February and finishes in late March.
Street, who had been coach of the team since 2007, was in charge when England beat Canada 21-9 in August's Women's Rugby World Cup final in Paris to claim the title for the first time since 1994.
"I am extremely proud of the part that I played in growing the women's game to where it is now," Street said. "The pinnacle has to be winning the Rugby World Cup in France last year.
"It is a moment I will cherish forever. I now feel that I have achieved everything that I set out to do, and this is the right time to explore new challenges in my career."
Alphonsi, who retired from England duty in September, said Street and Smith would both be sorely missed.
"To hear Graham's stepping down is going to be a huge loss, but no doubt both will go on to bigger and better challenges," she said.
"I don't know about what will happen in the future, but I do know they'll want to ensure that the women go on to win the next World Cup."
Street led England to five successive Six Nations crowns until 2012, before a difficult 2013 that saw his side suffer a comprehensive series loss to New Zealand, exit the Sevens World Cup at the quarter-finals and lose the Nations Cup Final to Canada.
Ponsford, a World Cup winner in 1994, said: "Many of those players who won in Paris last year have been developed and coached by Gary and Graham throughout their entire playing careers.
"However, we all felt the time was right to make some changes within the women's programme as we look to rebuild the team ahead of the next World Cup in 2017." | Gary Street, who led England's Women to 2014 World Cup victory, has left his role as head coach. | 30982793 |
He argued it was aimed at weakening Russia's nuclear power and vowed to increase Russian defence spending.
US President Barack Obama voiced concern about Russia's "growing aggressive military presence".
Nato says the base is aimed at potential threats from the Middle East.
The US on Thursday activated the estimated $800m (£550m; €700m) missile shield in Deveselu, southern Romania.
Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and other senior officials from the military alliance attended the opening ceremony, at a former Romanian air base.
On Friday, another phase of the project was launched in Poland with a groundbreaking ceremony at Redzikowo, near the Baltic Sea. Aegis missiles are to become operational there in 2018.
Speaking to Russian officials in Moscow, Mr Putin said: "This is not a defence system. This is part of a US nuclear strategic potential brought on to a periphery.
"In this case, Eastern Europe is such a periphery. Those people taking such decisions must know that until now they have lived calm, fairly well-off and in safety.
"Now, as these elements of ballistic missile defence are deployed, we are forced to think how to neutralise the emerging threats to the Russian Federation."
Speaking later at a meeting of leaders of Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Iceland at the White House, Mr Obama said: "We are united in our concern about Russia's growing aggressive military presence and posture in the Baltic-Nordic region."
"We will be maintaining ongoing dialogue and seek cooperation with Russia, but we also want to make sure that we are prepared and strong, and we want to encourage Russia to keep its military activities in full compliance with international obligations," he said.
The Romanian site hosts radar and SM-3 missile interceptors, and will be integrated into Nato's missile shield when the bloc meets this summer.
Relations between the West and Russia have deteriorated since Moscow's annexation of Ukraine's southern Crimea peninsula in 2014 after an internationally unrecognised referendum on self-determination.
Aerial encounters between Russia and the US and its allies have escalated significantly, in the form of violations of national airspace, narrowly avoided mid-air collisions and close encounters at sea and simulated attack runs.
The defence system allows on-shore sites and warships to shoot down enemy ballistic missiles while they are still in space.
The interceptor missiles are fired to hit missiles before they re-enter the atmosphere, stopping them well before there is any danger of causing any damage. | President Vladimir Putin has escalated Russian criticism of a new US missile defence station in Romania, saying his country will "neutralise emerging threats". | 36289155 |
Grace Wilson, or Fullerton, 59, made no plea when she appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court and was remanded in custody.
A 63-year-old man was injured in the incident which happened at an address in the Brimmond Crescent area of Westhill last Tuesday. | A woman has appeared in court charged with attempted murder following an incident in Aberdeenshire. | 36585881 |
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