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32297267 | A BBC investigation found 903 full-time nurses have gone since 2010, more than twice the national average rate.
The fall in staffing levels has led to some community nurses visiting 25 patients during a shift.
In 2010, there were 3,757 community nurses in post but by September 2014, that fell to 2,854, the figures show.
The Department of Health said it was down to local trusts to allocate staff.
Margaret Berry, director of nursing for NHS England (East), said: "All community provider trusts and clinical commissioning groups have recently been asked to ensure that they regularly review their district nurse training, to ensure that it is meeting all the necessary requirements.
"The training and education of nurses is being reviewed nationally, with a new programme currently in development."
The figures indicate the biggest drop has been among the specialist district nurses, who deal with more complex cases and prescribe medication.
Since 2010, the numbers have plummeted by 66%, from 751 to 255.
Karen Webb, east region director for the Royal College of Nursing, said: "We've been horrified to see the very low numbers of qualified district nurses in operation in the East.
"It's scandalous and there's no way patients can be properly discharged from hospital without there being a proper qualified district nursing service there to support them."
Sophie Hodgkinson, from Norfolk, resigned as a district nurse last month to set up her own cafe.
She said: "You don't have the time to give to patients and it makes it very hard to deliver the good quality holistic quality of care that we all trained to do."
Community nurses support patients after they are discharged from hospital and care for them in their own homes at the end of their lives.
District nurse Nicky Dewhurst, who works for Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust, said she had been a nurse for 23 years and still enjoyed her job, but now had to visit up to 25 patients a day.
"The caseloads are definitely bigger. We have much more complex cases to nurse in the community," she said. | The loss of more than 900 community nurses in five years in the east of England is "scandalous", the Royal College of Nursing has said. |
38245500 | With the Foxes already through to the last 16, Ranieri made 10 changes.
Those he selected struggled to compete with Porto as Leicester suffered the heaviest defeat by an English side in Champions League history.
"I decided to change the team - the result is my fault," said Ranieri.
"My players lost a very great chance to show me their best.
"I have no regrets because I wanted to give an opportunity to all my players."
Leicester had sealed first place in Group G with a game to spare after winning four and drawing one of their previous five games.
It gave Ranieri the luxury of being able to give first-team regulars like Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez a rest, especially ahead of a tough game against Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday.
The Foxes are two points above the relegation zone and Ranieri said facing Pep Guardiola's side was on his mind when he chose his team to face Porto.
"If I needed to win or draw, I would bring all my first team to fight," he added.
"But when you know there is another difficult match Saturday against Manchester City and you are top of the group, why not give a chance to players who say 'why don't I play? We are losing in the Premier League, give me a chance'.
"For this reason, I give a chance to them. That's it. Then, the result is my fault but they missed a great chance."
Leicester will find out who they will face in the Champions League last 16 on Monday. | Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri accepted the blame for Wednesday's 5-0 defeat by Porto in the Champions League but felt some of his fringe players missed an opportunity to impress him. |
30837719 | He posted the photo on Twitter with the words: "It's okay. Made my own!"
The Lego Movie was thought to be a contender in this year's nominations as it was the highest-grossing film of 2014 at the UK box office.
It did pick up one nomination though, for original song; Everything is Awesome.
But it was thought the Warner Bros 3D movie would make the animated feature film category.
Instead it was Big Hero 6, The Boxtrolls, How To Train Your Dragon 2, Song of the Sea and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya that were nominated.
Leading the way in other categories were Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel, with nine nominations each, while The Imitation Game followed with eight and Boyhood and American Sniper picked up six.
The Oscars will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris on Sunday 22 February in Hollywood.
The full list of Oscars 2015 nominations.
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | The Lego Movie director Phil Lord has reacted to his movie being snubbed at this year's Oscars by making his own Academy award out of...Lego. |
35408463 | Al-Shabab fighters have seized the southern town of Badhadhe after the troops retreated, a local MP said.
Soldiers also left el-Ade, where al-Shabab said it had killed about 100 Kenyan soldiers 11 days ago.
A Kenyan army spokesman said troops were involved in a "normal operational manoeuvre" and not a withdrawal.
Kenya, which contributes about 4,000 troops to the 22,000-strong African Union force battling the militants in Somalia, has not said how many of its soldiers died in the attack on el-Ade, which is in the south-western region of Gedo.
If al-Shabab figures are correct, it would make it the deadliest attack on Kenyan forces since they crossed into Somalia in 2011.
Somali MP Mohamed Ismail Shurie told the BBC it was "unfortunate" that Kenyan troops had withdrawn from Badhadhe, some 100km (62 miles) from the border of the two countries.
"We feel very bad that three years since it was liberated, Badhadhe has fallen to al-Shabab again," he said.
The town had been under siege, with militants blocking almost all roads leading to it, says BBC Somalia analyst Abdullahi Abdi.
Residents in el-Ade told the BBC they welcomed the pull-out from their town, as they had been subjected to constant harassment and air strikes from Kenyan forces since the assault on the base.
Several civilians had been killed during the Kenyan operation, they added.
Analysis: Tomi Oladipo, BBC Monitoring Africa security correspondent
The withdrawal of Kenyan troops from the two bases is not unusual in a war situation, especially after the embarrassing al-Shabab assault on el-Ade. Kenyan security has been compromised in the town, and troops could be at risk of another attack. The troops are therefore being relocated, away from the wreckage and possible booby traps laid by al-Shabab in the area.
Wherever the Kenyans pitch their tents, they will be looking to commanders of the AU force to improve co-ordination between themselves and the Somali army, following the contradictory accounts that the two gave of the al-Shabab raid.
Reports from Somalia suggest that the Kenyan army has not been winning the hearts and minds of residents, even though they are recapturing some towns from al-Shabab.
This is something that it will have to address - or residents could end up colluding with al-Shabab, putting Kenyan troops under greater threat in a country where many people are deeply suspicious of foreign intervention.
What happened when al-Shabab attacked el-Ade base?
In a BBC interview, army spokesman Col David Obonyo denied this, saying only an al-Shabab camp had been targeted.
Kenya has said that the bombs used by insurgents at the el-Ade base were three times more powerful than that used by al-Qaeda in the 1998 US embassy attack in the capital, Nairobi, which left 224 people dead.
Col Obonyo said some of the soldiers killed in el-Ade had been identified, but DNA tests were still being conducted to identify the rest.
The BBC's Emmanuel Igunza reports from the Kenyan town of Eldoret that families there have been asked to provide DNA samples to help identify what are believed to be badly mutilated bodies.
The families are anxious, and it has been a long and agonising wait for them, he says.
Col Obonyo, who refused to divulge how many soldiers were killed or wounded in the el-Ade assault, said Kenyan forces were not "withdrawing from any of our positions in Somalia".
"Nobody says we must be in that camp. We can operate from another site."
Last week, Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta told a memorial service for the fallen soldiers that Kenyan troops would stay in Somalia despite the attack. | Kenyan forces have pulled out from two military bases in Somalia, including one attacked by militant Islamist group al-Shabab, residents have told the BBC. |
28483319 | The race will be on a street circuit around the capital Baku and incorporate its medieval old city, modern skyline and a view across the Caspian Sea.
The oil-rich state is in the Caucasus region where eastern Europe and western Asia meet and its F1 race is to be called Grand Prix of Europe.
That title has been held by races in Germany, Spain and the UK in the past.
The Azerbaijan government said the track layout had yet to be finalised.
But Azerbaijan's Minister of Youth and Sport, Azad Rahimov, said the start-finish straight would be in Azadliq Square, and the track would pass major landmarks in the city.
This is a model previously followed in Singapore, which first hosted a grand prix on a street track in 2008 and has since become one of the most popular events on the calendar.
Azerbaijan's government is funding the race to raise the country's global profile.
Rahimov said: "Our location at the crossroads of eastern Europe and western Asia is a new frontier for Formula 1 racing.
"Azerbaijan is a modern European country that has established a reputation as a centre of sporting excellence.
"The deal to bring Formula 1 racing to Baku is a very significant new chapter in our ongoing success to attract the world's largest sporting events to our country." | Azerbaijan will host a Formula 1 Grand Prix in 2016, the former Soviet state has announced. |
28640218 | The landmark ruling, passed in May, allowed Europeans to ask for links to "irrelevant" and outdated personal data to be removed from search engines.
The Wikipedia incident, first reported in The Observer, marks the first time an entry on the online encyclopaedia has been targeted, the BBC understands.
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has expressed his opposition to the law.
The "right to be forgotten" ruling has been the subject of much controversy since the decision by European Union Court of Justice (ECJ).
While the law has been welcomed by some privacy advocates, many groups have said it contravenes the right to free speech, with some even calling it censorship.
Last week, the Lords Home Affairs EU Sub-Committee said it was wrong to give search engines such as Google the job of deciding what should be removed, and called the law unreasonable.
More than 90,000 removal requests have been received by Google in the months since the law was imposed, and other search engines, such as Bing, have also implemented procedures to accept public requests.
In July, an article written by the BBC's Robert Peston was removed from Google search results, and links to articles on the Guardian, Telegraph and Independent news sites have also been taken down.
Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, has long expressed his concerns about the "right to be forgotten".
Speaking on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme in July, Mr Wales said: "The law as it stands right now is quite confusing.
"We have this one ruling of the ECJ which is very open-ended and very hard to interpret.
"I would say the biggest problem we have is that the law seems to indicate Google needs to censor links to information that is clearly public - links to articles in legally published, truthful news stories.
"That is a very dangerous path to go down, and certainly if we want to go down a path where we are going to be censoring history, there is no way we should leave a private company like Google in charge of making those decisions." | A Wikipedia entry has been removed from certain Google search results, under the new EU "right to be forgotten" law. |
36185888 | In February, the internet company announced it was offering its core business for sale, after several years of falling advertising sales.
She has attempted to turn the company's fortunes around with a mobile-first strategy since 2012.
But critics say she has failed to stem the decline.
A filing to the US Securities and Exchanges Commission says Ms Mayer will receive a package of cash, stock and other benefits if she is removed as chief executive within a year of any sale.
The internet media company's fortunes have changed drastically in the past decade, with sales falling from $7.2bn in 2008 to $4.6bn last year.
Ms Mayer received $36m in compensation last year, compared to $42.1m in 2014.
Other executives will also receive big severance packages in the event of of a sale. The company's chief financial officer, Ken Goldman, would receive more than $16.1m, and chief revenue officer Lisa Utzschneider would net $19.9m.
"I don't think this management team has done anything to merit a huge payout," Eric Jackson, managing director of SpringOwl Asset Management - a Yahoo shareholder - told the Associated Press.
A large part of the internet company's $32bn value is attributed to its shareholding in Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant. It also owns the online blogging platform Tumblr and photo-sharing site Flickr.
Companies including US communications giant Verizon and the UK-based owner of the Daily Mail newspaper have been linked to the sale of Yahoo, and analysts believe a deal could be agreed this year. | Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer will receive $54.9m (£37.4m) in severance pay if she loses her job in the sale of the troubled internet firm. |
38272819 | Vardy was contentiously dismissed by referee Craig Pawson for a two-footed tackle on Mame Diouf.
Stoke took advantage to score twice before half-time, with Bojan Krkic converting a penalty after Danny Simpson's handball, and Joe Allen tapping in.
But the Foxes mounted a remarkable comeback in the final 15 minutes, with substitute Leonardo Ulloa and Daniel Amartey heading home to snatch a point.
It leaves Leicester three points above the relegation zone in 15th, while Stoke are 11th.
A draw never looked likely from the moment Vardy was sent off in the 28th minute.
The England striker went in two-footed and off the ground on Diouf, but won the ball.
Pawson deemed it reckless, though, and showed Vardy his second red card of 2016.
Listen: Man Utd decision may have been in referee's mind for Vardy red - Nevin
Leicester fell apart immediately, as Simpson gave away the penalty by putting his hand in the air while sliding to block a cross, and Allen tapped in after Giannelli Imbula's shot came back off the post and hit the hapless Kasper Schmeichel on the back of the head.
The Foxes' discipline vanished - boss Claudio Ranieri had to be held back by his goalkeeper from remonstrating with Pawson at the break, and six of his players were booked in a 10-minute spell either side of half-time.
But the finale was incredible, with substitutes Demarai Gray and Ulloa combining with their first touches of the match to make it 2-1 - Gray crossing for Ulloa to head home a goal given by goalline technology despite Ryan Shawcross' effort to clear.
Stoke were pinned into their own half in the closing moments, and Christian Fuchs crossed from the right for Amartey to head in the equaliser.
Going by the rulebook, Pawson was within his rights to send off Vardy, as the tackle looked out of control, particularly in real time.
But his inconsistency will frustrate many, with Pawson only showing Manchester United's Marcos Rojo a yellow card for a similar challenge against Crystal Palace in midweek.
Indeed, perhaps the criticism for that decision was in his mind when he produced the red card for Vardy.
It means the spotlight will shine brighter on the rest of his decisions and, though Foxes fans made their thoughts on his performance clear, the penalty award was spot on and he had little choice with most of the eight bookings.
Ranieri and Stoke counterpart Mark Hughes had contrasting opinions on the red card.
Ranieri said: "One manager says yes, one says no. If you listen to me I say 'no', if you listen to Mark Hughes he says 'yes'."
Hughes said: "It was a two-footed challenge. The lad left the floor and I don't know what Leicester are complaining about. From my point of view it was clear."
Ex-Chelsea winger Pat Nevin on BBC Radio 5 live: "When he goes with his two feet - they were off the ground - he didn't seem to hurt Diouf but that didn't matter in the referee's eyes. I wouldn't have quibbled had they shown Vardy a yellow."
Former Leicester striker Dion Dublin on Final Score: "Rubbish. The referee has got that completely wrong. Vardy makes the tackle. He has no intention of making the tackle with two feet at all. It is 100% wrong."
Ex-Tottenham striker Garth Crooks on Final Score: "Craig Pawson has fundamentally misunderstood what has gone on. Vardy left the ground with two feet but he has done that in order to get to the ball.
"He won the ball and Diouf gets out of the way. Vardy makes no contact. He has been anything but reckless. Referees are making big decisions with the little teams because it seems to be easier."
Amid Leicester's heroics, there will be concern from Stoke boss Mark Hughes at how easily his team let three points escape from their grip.
With a one-man advantage and a two-goal lead, the Potters looked to be coasting toward a third win in five games.
They forced three good saves from Schmeichel, who put in an impressive performance on his return to the Leicester side after a broken hand.
But the hosts dropped deeper and deeper in the second half and, after some slick passing play in the first period, resorted to hitting hopeful balls into the channels.
It meant Leicester could keep coming back at them and ultimately Stoke, who had kept three clean sheets in their past four games, looked tired and flimsy at the back.
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Stoke City manager Mark Hughes said: "Leading 2-0 it was well deserved, we were good value for that lead and were in good shape. You have to get the job done and we didn't do that.
"You think it should be a straightforward second half, but we made it difficult and allowed them to get back into the game.
"We are in decent shape, but this game should have been won."
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Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri said: "It was a fantastic spirit and we wanted to fight until the end so it was important for us to play well.
"During half-time we spoke a lot and had to believe something good was possible. I am always positive.
"It could be a turning point today, but we have to wait and see the next matches.
"I was angry at the referee because I saw my players fight and there were so many yellow cards, but it was a normal battle in the Premier League."
There's a nine-day rest for Leicester as they host Everton on Boxing Day (26 December), while Stoke are in action a day later when they travel to Liverpool on Tuesday, 27 December.
Match ends, Stoke City 2, Leicester City 2.
Second Half ends, Stoke City 2, Leicester City 2.
Foul by Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City).
Robert Huth (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Stoke City. Ramadan Sobhi replaces Glenn Whelan.
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
Attempt saved. Glenn Whelan (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giannelli Imbula.
Attempt missed. Ahmed Musa (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Goal! Stoke City 2, Leicester City 2. Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Fuchs with a cross.
Offside, Stoke City. Ryan Shawcross tries a through ball, but Jonathan Walters is caught offside.
Jonathan Walters (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Wes Morgan (Leicester City).
Substitution, Stoke City. Charlie Adam replaces Bojan.
Foul by Erik Pieters (Stoke City).
Leonardo Ulloa (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Leicester City. Ahmed Musa replaces Riyad Mahrez.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ryan Shawcross.
Attempt blocked. Demarai Gray (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Fuchs with a headed pass.
Goal! Stoke City 2, Leicester City 1. Leonardo Ulloa (Leicester City) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Demarai Gray with a cross.
Attempt missed. Erik Pieters (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Walters.
Substitution, Leicester City. Leonardo Ulloa replaces Islam Slimani.
Substitution, Leicester City. Demarai Gray replaces Marc Albrighton.
Attempt saved. Joe Allen (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Glen Johnson.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Glenn Whelan.
Erik Pieters (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Bruno Martins Indi (Stoke City).
Danny Simpson (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Robert Huth.
Attempt blocked. Erik Pieters (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Mame Biram Diouf (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Daniel Amartey (Leicester City).
Attempt blocked. Wes Morgan (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Mame Biram Diouf.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Erik Pieters.
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
Attempt saved. Jonathan Walters (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mame Biram Diouf with a cross.
Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Foul by Bruno Martins Indi (Stoke City).
Islam Slimani (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Erik Pieters (Stoke City). | Champions Leicester City recovered from Jamie Vardy's red card and a two-goal deficit to claim an incredible draw at Stoke City. |
31027040 | The 16-year-old, who cannot be named, had downed a litre of vodka when he called at the Swansea home of Jean Thyer on 28 September last year.
He admitted stealing the pensioner's purse but had denied burglary during his trial at Swansea Crown Court.
Sentencing was adjourned until 13 February for reports to be prepared.
During the trial, the court heard Mrs Thyer was found collapsed at her home in Killay, Swansea, the morning after the teenager's late evening visit.
The regular church-goer, who had lived at her address for over 50 years, died in hospital within a few days.
Jurors heard the teenager, who was 15 at the time, claimed he called at the victim's home because he was lost, and had no intention of burglary.
He claimed he stole her purse "on the spur of the moment," running off as the widow was on the phone calling a neighbour for help.
But a jury took just four hours to reject that version of events and unanimously found him guilty. | A schoolboy has been found guilty of burgling the home of a 90-year-old widow who suffered a stroke within hours and later died. |
36301908 | It said it had taken the step as part of an ongoing strategy to be more accessible and open about the work it does for the UK.
The first tweet that it sent from the @GCHQ account was just two words: "Hello, world."
It said it would be sending messages about its history as well as languages, maths, the outcomes of missions and technology.
In a statement, GCHQ media head Andrew Pike said the agency would not share intelligence updates or give away the "tradecraft" it employs. Instead, he said, it would be a way for GCHQ to get involved in debates on technology and cyberspace which was key for a "technical organisation with computing at its core".
This technical focus also drove GCHQ's choice of its maiden message, said Mr Pike. The short phrase is often the first that people learning to code get displayed on screen as they wrestle with a programming language.
One of the first accounts @GCHQ followed was @007 - the official account for fictional spy James Bond.
Many people on Twitter said it was ironic that they were now following GCHQ, given the agency's widely reported work on large-scale surveillance.
The Twitter account follows other moves by GCHQ to engage with the technical world. It also maintains a repository on the Github code-sharing site through which it has shared one of its internal tools called Gaffer. The tool helps with the analysis of large-scale graphs. | The UK's intelligence agency GCHQ has set up an official account on Twitter. |
36874240 | The vessel was boarded by officers in Bembridge Harbour, St Helens where the cannabis was discovered.
A 48-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of supplying and producing the class B drug.
The raid happened on Friday morning and the man has been released on bail until 9 September. | A boat that police say was being used for growing cannabis has been seized in the Isle of Wight. |
23661065 | I had stepped into Atef's wedding dress hire shop, a business that serves as a reminder that romance blossoms in the bleakest of environments.
Atef's business in is the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, home to about 120,000 people who have fled the conflict in Syria.
His container is located on a street that aid workers have nicknamed the Champs Elysees, due to the hundreds of shops and businesses.
Atef has been in the camp for over a year now. He fled the fighting in Daraa, about 30km (20 miles) away in Syria. It is a city rich with businessmen thanks to a long history of cross-border trade with Jordan.
"We started this as an abaya (robe for women) shop," says Atef.
"Women used to come here and say they had weddings but they couldn't find dresses. So we bought two dresses for rent and it worked out well.
"We have two weddings a day and there are people who come from outside the camp to rent dresses because it is cheaper here.
"The profit is not that much but we are doing ok. We rent the dress for 10 dinars (around $14) whether it's people inside or outside the camp.
"Sometimes we even take 5 dinars from people who can't afford to pay much."
Atef's wedding shop is an example of how the UNHCR, the UN's refugee agency, is trying to create a sense of normality in the camp by encouraging trade and services.
If people can look after a shop and turn a profit, then peace and stability in the camp improve. At least that's the theory.
Since the camp opened last year, there has been black market activity, with rival gangs attempting to control the illicit sale of aid goods and the siphoning off of camp electricity supplies.
Smugglers wait at night on the outskirts of the camp ready to take away UNHCR tents and food supplies.
The man tasked with tackling the camp's black economy is Kilian Kleinschmidt, the UNHCR-appointed "mayor" of the camp.
A veteran of humanitarian work, he has managed refugee camps in South Sudan, Somalia and Kosovo.
To give me a sense of the scale of the camp, Mr Kleinschmidt showed me around the camp's 8km (five-mile) perimeter road.
It is the front line in the battle against illegal trade.
He points out of the window. Plumes of black smoke rise from bulldozers as they plough up mounds of soil. "We're blocking the supply routes to the smugglers," he says.
Next, he draws my attention to large rectangular scratch marks in the earth: plots of land, marked out by rival gangs laying claim to the territory. An informal property market is also blossoming in the camp.
Halfway around the loop, what looks like a caravan is being pushed by a group of men. As we get closer, it becomes clear that it is a residential container, towed on a makeshift rig on wheels.
The containers, mostly donated by Gulf nations, are being sold to, or acquired by, gangs who either trade them in the camp, or cut them up and sell them outside.
Back in Mr Kleinschmidt's meeting room, my eyes are instantly drawn to an interactive map complete with Lego bandits and sage-looking Smurfs.
The map shows his plan to create district councils to help bring calm and stability to the camp.
"Is it ok to take a photo of this map?" I ask, not sure if it is for UNHCR eyes only.
"Sure," he says, "John Kerry [US Secretary of State] played with it when he came to visit."
After moving cake to where food is distributed, Mr Kleinschmidt explains that as the war drags on in Syria, a sense of permanence is taking hold in the camp.
"The sad sense of reality has come in, that residents are here to stay," said Mr Kleinschmidt.
"Homes are being built with cement floors and water; toilets, showers and kitchens are being added.
"Some even have a fountain to show that it is just like home,"
So how does he intend to tackle the camp's burgeoning black market?
"We are saying, brothers, maybe now is the time you pay for electricity because I checked with a few of my friends who are grilling and roasting chickens.
"One of them told me he's selling a hundred chickens a day.
"So roughly he makes a $2 profit on one chicken. So easily he makes $200 profit a day.
"So am I going to cut him off? No. But I'm going to tell him I will supply him with the electricity but he will pay.
"And you know what, they are smiling and saying yes," said Mr Kleinschmidt.
Before my day's visit to Zaatari is up, I take one last stroll along the Champs Elysees. A father and his child are spinning candy floss, ready for an evening of brisk trade.
Suddenly a group of youths begin running. After a long hot day, a scuffle has broken out with the Jordanian security who police the camp.
Tear gas canisters clatter over the camp's corrugated metal roofs.
No one was seriously injured, but the incident serves as a reminder.
Despite the best efforts of the UNHCR to normalise the camp, for now, Zaatari's Champs Elysees remains far from its French namesake as a place for doing business. | The door of a metal cargo container creaks open to reveal a row of embroidered and bejewelled dresses in red, pink and white. |
22627922 | Anthony Weiner enters the race with one poll ranking him second in the contest for the Democratic mayoral nomination.
In 2011, he had said his account was hacked, then admitted sending half-nude photos to young women.
Mr Weiner already has almost $5m (£3.3m) in campaign funds ahead of the city's mayoral election this November.
In a YouTube video released late on Tuesday, the former New York representative said: "I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of people down, but I also learned some tough lessons.
"I'm running for mayor because I've been fighting for the middle class and those struggling to make it my entire life. And I hope I get a second chance."
He previously ran for mayor in 2005 and was expected to do so again in 2009 before current Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he would run for a third term.
In recent interviews, Mr Weiner has said he should not have lied about the photos he posted on Twitter, but did so because he wanted to keep the truth from his then-pregnant wife, Huma Abedin.
Ms Abedin, a longtime aide of former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has said she has forgiven him.
Mr Weiner faces several rivals for the Democratic mayoral nomination, which will be decided at a primary election in September.
A Quinnipiac University poll released on Wednesday places Mr Weiner second with 15% of the vote, trailing City Council Speaker Christine Quinn by 10 points.
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and former city Comptroller Bill Thompson both followed with 10% of the survey.
But the poll, conducted before Mr Weiner's announcement, also found nearly half of city voters said he should not enter the race for mayor.
However, Mr Weiner may have taken encouragement from another disgraced politician who recently made a comeback.
This month, former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, who quit following an extramarital affair, was elected to the US Congress. | A former congressman who resigned in disgrace over his racy Twitter messages has announced he will run for mayor of New York City. |
32142287 | Sgt Louise Lucas, 41, a mother-of-three, was airlifted to hospital but later died. Her eight-year-old daughter suffered minor injuries in the incident on The Kingsway on Tuesday.
Swansea council has said it is taking action to improve safety on the road.
Temporary barriers are to be installed along the central reservation.
Cllr Mark Thomas, Swansea Council's cabinet member for environment and transportation, said: "We are now taking immediate steps to further improve safety for pedestrians by introducing temporary barriers along the central reservation on The Kingsway.
"We will also be holding urgent discussions with the police and bus operators to consider further safety measures which, subject to their agreement, may include re-routing buses and potentially changing the direction in which they travel on The Kingsway."
Swansea council dropped the speed limit to 20mph last year as an initial response to calls for improved safety on The Kingsway.
Sgt Lucas' son Grant, 21, paid tribute to his mother with a post on Facebook.
It read: "On behalf of the family, we would like to thank all friends for their support.
"I am absolutely well and truly gutted. It's mad how my mum and I became much closer over the last couple of weeks and had it all planned out!
"Mum was the best there is and was simply amazing. I love you with all my heart and WILL make you so so proud RIP Mum."
Colleagues from South Wales Police also took to social media to pay tribute to Sgt Lucas, who was based at Llanishen police station in Cardiff where she ran neighbourhood policing teams.
South Wales Police east division tweeted that the "communities of Llanishen, Rhiwbina, and Thornhill lost a police officer who really cared".
The sentiment was echoed by Alun Michael, Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales, who tweeted she was a great loss to her family, the force and the community.
Richard Jones, a special chief officer at Gwent Police, described her as an "exceptional lady", adding that he had worked with her several times.
Richard Lewis, a senior officer for territorial policing at South Wales Police, said her death was "incredibly sad".
Steve Trigg, chair of the South Wales Police Federation who had known her for a number of years, said: "She was really well respected.
"It is just a huge loss to her family, her friends and to South Wales Police."
In a statement, Chief Constable Peter Vaughan said: "Louise was a great police officer who was universally respected and was dedicated to her role of serving the communities of South Wales.
"The many tributes which have been paid to Louise are a reflection of how highly she was regarded not only by her colleagues in the police service but by the wider community."
Sgt Lucas's husband Gavin played rugby for Newport, Pontypool and Cardiff. He is also head coach at Llandaff North RFC, who have cancelled all their Easter fixtures.
A spokesman for Llandaff North RFC said: "We at the club send Gavin, the children and all Louise's friends and family our deepest condolences and warmest thoughts at this most difficult and painful of times.
"The North family stands beside you. As a mark of respect all matches scheduled for this weekend have been postponed."
Nearly 3,000 people have signed a petition calling for changes, including a return to a traditional two-way system on the road.
The current system has two lanes of traffic travelling in the same direction on one side of the road, but two lanes of traffic going in opposite directions on the other.
Tuesday's incident has been highlighted by an online petition calling for more road changes, saying: "Too many people have been injured and now a young lady has lost her life."
There have been a number of accidents on the road over the last few years and in September 2013, Daniel Foss, 37, from Reynoldston, Gower, died after being struck by a National Express bus.
First Cymru Bus said staff were "working with the police to establish exactly what happened" in the incident with a X11 bus on Tuesday shortly before 11:25 BST.
South Wales Police are continuing to investigate and witnesses are asked to call 101. | Immediate changes are being made to improve safety on a Swansea city centre road following the death of an off duty police officer who was hit by a bus. |
37274883 | A government statement says 21 died of suffocation after a stampede while two others were killed as they tried to escape.
Some local media have disputed the account, citing unnamed witnesses who say prisoners were shot by the wardens.
There has been an unprecedented wave of protests in Ethiopia in recent months.
The identity of the prisoners has not been made public.
Sustained gunfire could be heard coming from Qilinto prison, on the outskirts of the capital Addis Ababa, after the fire broke out on Saturday, local media reported.
TV footage and photos posted on social media showed plumes of smoke rising from the prison compound.
Reports that the fire was started deliberately as part of an attempted jailbreak have not been independently verified.
There have been numerous protests in the Oromia region by members of the country's largest ethnic group since November 2015.
Qilinto is a remand prison, where people can be held for three years or more as they await trial.
The prison is divided in four zones made up of brick walls and tin-roofed cells.
The prison hosts around 3,000 inmates at a time who are held in cells measuring 24m by 12m. Each cell holds between 90 and 130 inmates.
It is a highly secured prison with surveillance cameras installed on many corners.
All types of prisoners are held there but it is where political prisoners including bloggers, journalists and activists are usually sent.
Political prisoners usually mix with other criminals but they are usually locked up in a designated "Kitat Bet" (punishment house) or "dark house" if they complain about mistreatment.
Inmates can be exposed to communicable diseases due to overcrowding and get poor medical attention.
Due to the bad quality of food provided by the prison administration, prisoners mainly depend on food brought by their families.
Tesfalem Waldyes is an Ethiopian journalist who was held in Qilinto prison for a year before being released in July 2015.
Many Oromo activists are being held at the Qilinto facility, according to pro-opposition media.
New York-based Human Rights Watch says that more than 400 people have been killed in clashes with the security forces in Oromia, although the government disputes this figure.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has blamed "anti-peace forces" for the violence. | At least 23 inmates have died after a fire at an Ethiopian prison where anti-government protesters are reportedly being held, the government has said. |
35610332 | Buoyed by increased manufacturing output, India's economy grew by 7.4% in the third quarter of 2015, the fastest growth of any major country in the world.
But there is a dark side to India's success, says one of the country's most eminent economists.
Kaushik Basu, the chief economist of the World Bank and former chief economic adviser to the Indian government, says the nation's tradition of petty corruption helped India avoid the worst of the banking crisis that has crippled most other large economies in the last few years.
It is an extraordinary claim for such an influential figure to make but, as he says in his new book, An Economist in the Real World, "economics is not a moral subject".
His argument is that the pervasive use of "black money" - illegal cash, hidden from the tax authorities - created a bulwark against a crisis in the banking sector.
Let me explain.
Back in the last years of the noughties India's economy was looking just as frothy as the rest of the world.
It had been growing at an astounding 9% a year for the three years to 2008.
What's more, India's growth had been fuelled, at least in part, by a dramatic housing boom.
Between 2002 and 2006 average property prices increased by 16% a year, way ahead of average incomes, and faster even than in the US.
The difference in India is that all this "irrational exuberance" did not end in disaster.
There was no subprime loans crisis to precipitate a wider crisis throughout the banking sector.
So the big question is why not.
There were some shrewd precautionary moves by India's central bank, concedes Mr Basu, but he says one important answer is all that dirty money.
In most of the world the price you pay for a property is pretty much the price listed in the window of the local realtor or estate agent.
Not in India.
Here a significant part of almost all house purchases are made in cash.
And because the highest denomination note in India is 1,000 rupees, ($15; £10) it isn't unusual for a buyer to turn up with - literally - a suitcase full of used notes.
This is how it works.
Let's say you like the look of a house that is for sale. You judge it is worth - for argument's sake - 100 rupees.
The chances are the seller will tell you he will only take, say, 50 rupees as a formal payment and demand the rest in cash.
That cash payment is what Indians refer to as "black money".
It means the seller can avoid a hefty capital gains tax bill. Buyers benefit too because the lower the declared value of the property, the lower the property tax they will be obliged to pay.
What it also means is that Indians tend to have much smaller mortgages compared to the real value of their properties than elsewhere in the world.
At the peak of the property boom in the US and the UK it was common for lenders to offer mortgages worth 100% of the value of the property.
Some would even offer 110% mortgages, allowing buyers to roll in the cost of finance and furnishing their new home.
That's why when the crash came, the balance sheets of the big banks collapsed along with property prices.
In India, by contrast, mortgage loans can only be raised on the formal house price. So, says Mr Basu, a house worth 100 rupees would typically be bought with a mortgage of 50 rupees or less.
So when prices fell in India - and they did fall in 2008 and 2009 - most bank loans were still comfortably within the value of the property.
That's why India managed to avoid the subprime crisis that did so much damage elsewhere.
India did experience a slowdown, but it was collateral damage from the global recession rather than the result of any national problem. Indeed, within a year India had begun to pull out of the crisis, returning to growth of almost 8% a year between 2009 and 2011.
That is not to say that Mr Basu approves of petty corruption.
He compares it to the effect of an unpleasant disease: it may have some positive side effects - encouraging your hair to grow, for example - but you would still prefer not to have the illness.
Indeed, Mr Basu is famous for having devised a particularly clever and characteristically radical way of rooting out corruption - legalising bribery.
A few years ago, he proposed that instead of both bribe-givers and bribe-takers being held criminally responsible for their actions, only the bribe-taker should face sanctions.
It is a simple change, but radically alters the relationship between the two parties.
It means people who give bribes no longer have a shared interest in keeping their nefarious activity secret.
Freed from the risk of prosecution, bribe-givers would have a powerful incentive to reveal corruption.
Unfortunately, says Mr Basu, his innovation has still not found its way into mainstream Indian law. | There is no question that India has the most positive economic story on the planet. |
37528376 | The Bulldogs won 89-67 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to break the Australian Football League's longest Premiership title drought of 62 years.
"It's just an amazing performance from our boys," said Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge.
"Some of those efforts in the last quarter were just sensational."
The Bulldogs were appearing in only their third Grand Final, and first since 1961, and they became the first team to reach the championship showdown having finished seventh in the regular season.
The club from Melbourne's western suburbs went into receivership in 1989 and was only kept afloat through the fundraising of supporters.
Sydney were bidding for their sixth title and second in five years but were outplayed in the final quarter.
Two goals from Liam Picken, whose father lost in four Grand Finals, and a long-range effort from Tom Boyd settled the contest in front of 99,989 spectators.
Bulldogs captain Bob Murphy, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in April, was an emotional figure on the sidelines, and Beveridge gave his winner's medal to Murphy at the trophy presentation.
The match had begun without incident despite indigenous rights campaigners calling for Australians to follow the lead of NFL players and boycott the national anthem. | Melbourne's Western Bulldogs beat Sydney Swans in the Grand Final to win Australian Rules Football's Premiership for the first time since 1954. |
36072514 | The new club secured promotion to the third tier with a 2-1 victory over Delta Calcio Rovigo on Sunday.
The two-time Uefa Cup winners were wound up last summer after racking up debt of more than 200m euros (£143m).
"The message that comes from Parma is that we're back," said captain Alessandro Lucarelli.
Parma have eased through Serie D, the highest level of amateur football in Italy, setting a league record of 85 points from 35 matches.
The new club, formed in July, is backed by pasta maker Guido Barilla with former coach Nevio Scala as president.
Scala, 67, guided Parma to three of their four European successes in the 1990s.
In addition to two Uefa Cups, between 1992 and 2002 Parma also won the European Super Cup, European Cup Winners' Cup, three Coppa Italias and an Italian Super Cup.
"We are enjoying the rewards of an extraordinary ride," said Scala.
"Let's enjoy the victory, as it's the first of a process that we hope will see us as contenders again next year."
Coach Luigi Apolloni, the former Italy defender who played for Parma between 1987 and 2000, added: "This was a victory for the whole city." | Parma have returned to Italy's professional ranks after the reborn club clinched promotion in their first season following bankruptcy. |
37632375 | It follows a move by the Electoral Office to close two of their offices in Newtownards, County Down, and Ballymena, County Antrim.
The office plans to centralise many of its services in Belfast.
North Antrim MP Ian Paisley criticised the move at the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee at Westminster.
Addressing Northern Ireland's Chief Electoral Officer Graham Shields, Mr Paisley said: "You wouldn't close Belfast, but the rest of Ulster can go and get stuffed".
He suggested that "rural Ulster [was] being treated disgracefully".
However, Graham Shields rejected Mr Paisley's assessment: "I don't accept that, with all due respect," he said.
Mr Shields told MPs that a business case surrounding the two offices had been carried out.
He said the Electoral Office was on course to have a £350,000 overspend and the closure of the two offices would cut costs by over £40,000.
North Down MP Sylvia Hermon said staff in Newtownards were unhappy about the closure.
Graham Shields told the committee that his budget had been reduced over the years and he accepted that change is never easy.
"I do realise there is a personal sense of loss," he said.
He said people from Newtownards will move to Belfast and "will continue to provide a first class service".
Mr Shields was questioned by the committee at Westminster for 90 minutes and much of his evidence centred on the budget his department has to spend on services.
Mr Paisley was very critical of the figures presented, suggesting that the Chief Electoral Officer had "made [them] up to close these offices".
Mr Shields said he would provide the North Antrim MP with a breakdown of the precise figures.
Independent MP Lady Hermon also raised the costs of car parking at the Electoral Offices' premises in Belfast.
Graham Shields confirmed that car parking costs in Belfast were annually between £10,000 and £12,000.
Lady Hermon said that figure "plays very badly" with staff in Newtownards.
Graham Shields said car parking costs in Belfast were likely to fall in the future.
South Belfast MP Alasdair McDonnell raised the issue of voter registration and wanted to know what more could be done to see more people on the register.
Mr Shields said it was "a hugely difficult area" and that there was "a significant rump of people out there who don't want to engage in the process".
The Chief Electoral Officer's evidence came as his office and the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) released a consultation paper on the provision of electoral services in Northern Ireland.
Voters in Northern Ireland would be able to register electronically for elections under new plans.
A joint consultation by the NIO and the Electoral Office will also consider giving councils more involvement in the running of elections.
The legislation to introduce electronic registration will be presented to parliament next month.
Consultation on the joint paper from the NIO and the Electoral Office ends next January.
NIPSA has condemned the consultation document, describing it as "an offence to the public".
NIPSA official Dooley Harte said: "This document provides no options, but rather is a blatant attempt by the NIO and the Chief Electoral Officer to lead the Northern Ireland public right up the path to a worse service that we could end up paying for.
"The consultation document is unabashed in its promotion of devolution of electoral services to local councils without providing the necessary detail about what exactly will be devolved and how it will be paid for." | Rural communities in Northern Ireland are "being treated disgracefully" in terms of their electoral office provision, according to a DUP MP. |
40756240 | The 25-year-old, a former Wales Under-21 international, has agreed a two-year contract with the League Two club.
Released by Swansea in 2016, he most recently played for Welsh Premier League side Aberystwyth and has played four pre-season games for Yeovil.
"How Daniel has been playing non-league football for Aberystwyth Town is beyond me," said Yeovil manager Darren Way.
"It's up to him now to take this opportunity and aim for 40 league games this season."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Yeovil Town have made defender Daniel Alfei their ninth summer signing following a successful trial period. |
13910067 | That way, if you see or are sent anything that makes you feel uncomfortable or upset while you're online, you can tell them.
Don't give out any personal information online as people may use it to contact you when you don't want them to.
Unless you have an adult's permission, never give out:
Don't arrange to meet anyone you've met online, no matter how well you think you know them, without your parent or carer's permission.
Meeting someone you've only been in touch with online can be dangerous as they may have been lying about who they are.
Even if you get permission, make sure you have an adult with you when you meet for the first time.
If a website asks you to register online and you have to fill out an email form, always ask for an adult's opinion.
There's a few websites where you can get help and advice, both on CBBC and elsewhere.
(The BBC is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites)
NetSmartzKids
CBBC Bugbears
CBBC Stay Safe
If you do register, never use your real name as your online screen name or nickname.
Very often the website is just trying to sell you something.
Only if you keep them completely secret - don't even tell your best friend.
And try not to use names of your family or pets, because people can guess them quite easily.
Use a mix of letters and numbers instead.
Sending and receiving emails between family and friends is usually OK.
But don't open emails, downloads or attachments from people you don't know or trust as they could contain a computer virus or unwanted messages.
The best thing to do is to delete them.
If you get an email with rude or unpleasant things in it, tell a responsible adult straight away and DON'T REPLY to it!
Remember that it's not your fault someone has sent it to you.
Spam, or unwanted emails, make up half of all emails sent around the world. They are usually meant for adults and can be upsetting for children.
But you don't have to accept it or put up with them.
There is special software which can stop spam getting into your inbox.
Speak to your parents about the software if you are at all worried.
Most internet and email companies, like yahoo, hotmail and AOL, have systems in place to block spam, and they're working to improve them all the time.
If you need more information about what they can do, email them for help.
This is using part of a chatroom where other people can't see what you're saying.
Never agree to a private chat with someone unless you already know them face-to-face, in real life.
You can also have private chats on "instant messaging".
Instant messaging - sometimes shortened to IM - is a computer program that allows you to send messages that other users receive straight away.
It is best only to do this with people you already know in real life.
If you get to a chatroom through instant messaging, remember to follow the same safety rules you would use if you were chatting anywhere else.
Social networking sites are places where you can keep in touch with friends and let people know what you're up to. Popular ones include Facebook, Twitter and MySpace.
You normally have to be at least 13 to register on them, and even then you often need your parents' permission.
They can be dangerous though because you must be careful not to post personal information about yourself.
Also, you must keep your password to yourself, or else people could write nasty things pretending to be you. | It's always a good idea to make sure a parent, teacher or guardian knows when you're surfing the net. |
38617811 | Frances Cappuccini suffered a fatal haemorrhage at Tunbridge Wells hospital after an emergency Caesarean in 2012.
The original NHS report into her death stated another woman had suffered a haemorrhage in Dr Nadeem Azeez' care.
It said he had mismanaged her resuscitation and it was recommended he have a period of supervised practice.
Consultant anaesthetist Errol Cornish was cleared of gross negligence manslaughter and Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust was cleared of corporate manslaughter last January.
The inquest at Gravesend Old Town Hall heard details of the earlier mistake had been removed from the report given to Mrs Cappuccini's family, the coroner and the strategic health authority.
Neil Sheldon, the family's lawyer, asked Karen Woods, the nurse who compiled the report, if she took it out.
"I don't remember personally taking it out," she answered.
He suggested to her that it was done "because, for the trust, it was an embarrassment".
Ms Woods denied this, saying it "would go against all my personal and professional integrity".
She went on to say no pressure had been applied to anyone at any stage to remove the section from the document.
The coroner will deliver his findings on Monday. | A doctor caring for a woman who died following childbirth had made a mistake seven months earlier, an inquest heard. |
23577419 | Mervyn Rush, 68, disappeared in 2000 while awaiting trial but was extradited from France earlier this year.
Rush, formerly of Dorking, Surrey, appeared at Norwich Crown Court where he admitted 18 charges relating to sex crimes against 12 boys in the mid-'70s.
Some of the science teacher's victims were as young as nine.
The court heard the offences took place between 1973 and 1977 at the school, which cannot be identified for legal reasons, and that Rush's oldest victims were aged 12.
He pleaded guilty to seven counts of a serious sexual offence and 11 of indecent assault.
Stephen Spence, prosecuting, said: "Mr Rush had a group of special boys and it was seen as something of a privilege to be part of that group."
The court heard the "perks" of belonging to this group were to go out for drives in Rush's sports cars and to bring him cups of tea in the morning.
The boys would visit his room in pyjamas and Rush would invite them to get into bed to keep warm before sexually assaulting them.
The court heard that one victim told police: "All this at 13 seemed very attractive to me and when I was asked by another boy if I wanted to join the group, I accepted.
"The first time I was invited to his room he produced a magazine - I think it was Mayfair - and asked what I thought.
"Most of the boys seemed used to this, but I was totally shocked."
Sentencing the father of three, Judge Stephen Holt said: "You were in a position of trust and were eventually brought to justice because of the concern that one of your victims had about what you may still be doing to children.
"One of the complainants claims they were attacked 20 times by you."
Speaking after the court case, Det Con Pete Sayer said: "Through the position he held, it would have been the most basic of expectations to protect these children.
"Instead he chose to do the complete opposite."
Rush was originally arrested in 1999, but disappeared ahead of a court appearance.
He was detained by French police in May 2012 when he visited the British Embassy in Paris to collect a passport.
Rush denied a further 24 charges with which the prosecution did not proceed. | A former teacher who evaded the authorities for more than a decade has been jailed for 14 years for sexually abusing boys at a Norfolk school. |
39091758 | Thomas Williams went missing after leaving the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, in Rhondda Cynon Taff, at about 15:40 GMT on Wednesday.
South Wales Police said the body was found on Saturday near the area Mr Williams was last seen.
Formal identification is yet to take place but police said his family has been informed. | A body has been found following a search for a missing 68-year-old man from Merthyr Tydfil. |
32827367 | Carál Ní Chuilín was giving evidence at the culture committee's inquiry into the Casement Park GAA stadium redevelopment.
In April, safety expert Paul Scott said he was put under "undue pressure" to approve plans for the new stadium.
He said the pressure came from officials in the culture department.
"The allegations that were made here on the 30th [of April] were probably some of the most damning I've heard in my whole time being a member of this assembly since 2007," Ms Ní Chuilín said.
She told the committee that safety was paramount to the delivery of the project.
"It's simply unthinkable that I'd want to put lives at risk," she said.
The minister also accepted that she should not have told the BBC that "an anti-GAA element" was making it difficult for the new 38,000-seater stadium to be built.
"It would appear to me that the level of scrutiny asked of the GAA was not asked of other developments," she said.
"However, I accept that that's [her suggestion of an anti-GAA element] a political comment that I perhaps should not have made."
The minister said an independent investigation will take place into whistle-blowing in light of "grievances raised" by Mr Scott at the committee on 30 April.
Ms Ní Chuilín said she had also commissioned a review of the Casement project from a technical perspective.
She said it would likely take 10 to 12 weeks to complete and would be published afterwards.
The minister said she was "very happy for anyone to look at this programme openly and transparently".
She said she had also consulted with the cabinet office in Westminster over the project.
"I'm now going to the Westminster British Cabinet Office to ask them to come into my department and into this project and literally tear it apart to see if there's evidence of the allegations that were made," she said.
Ms Ní Chuilín said she also accepted that the 38,000 capacity planned for the new stadium may have to be reduced.
"I would anticipate when the GAA announce figures for the consultation into the new application that they may be reduced. I'm not dogmatic about the numbers," she said.
The chair of the committee, the DUP's Nelson McCausland, pressed the minister as to whether previous discussions about safety had mentioned emergency exiting as a problem.
"Absolutely, but it was not an issue that meant that advice that was given was ignored, or suppressed," Ms Ní Chuilín said.
"It wasn't that it was an issue that needed to be brought up to a level for my attention.
"I want to make this clear, at no time did anyone tell me that there was a Hillsborough-type scenario in waiting and I did nothing about it."
She said she was "shocked" when she learned of the allegations made by Mr Scott on 30 April.
"Had a serious issue been elevated to my level I would have known about it and I would have dealt with it," she said.
David Hilditch of the DUP said there was a "substantial list of documents which say that safety was an issue at the Casement project" from about 2013.
He described it as "worrying" that the minister was not made aware of it.
"Is it not concerning that senior Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL) officials and perhaps Sport NI have kept quiet, hidden, or even covered up some of these serious matters?" he asked.
DUP assembly member William Humphrey read from the minutes of a Sport NI board meeting on 23 June 2014.
He said these show that Mr Scott raised a number of "very serious issues".
Ms Ni Chuilin said she would be taking the minutes and presenting them to the inquiry.
She said that "no-one took it upon themselves to elevate it to my level that there were safety concerns". | The culture minister has said allegations by a safety expert about a new stadium project were among the most damning she has heard as an MLA. |
39220763 | The pair put on a record 192 for the second wicket, with Hales the more aggressive of the two and Root happy to play the anchor role.
West Indies were never in contention and meekly surrendered with the bat - being bowled out for just 142.
Liam Plunkett and Chris Woakes took three wickets apiece with the ball.
If the West Indies showed glimpses of ability in the first two matches of the series, there was very little of it on show at the Kensington Oval.
The gulf in class between the two teams was striking.
While England's batting order is rich in both talent and depth, the Windies' top order gifted their wickets with a succession of dolly catches offered up to close fielders.
It was a similar story from a bowling perspective as England's pacemen bullied and harassed. The hosts' options lacked penetration in the absence of the injured Shannon Gabriel and proved to be cannon fodder for the likes of Root, Hales and Ben Stokes.
England's morale will be boosted by such victories, but it should be tempered with the realisation their opponents have failed to qualify for this summer's Champions Trophy and now face an uphill challenge to earn automatic entry to the 2019 World Cup.
Both opener Hales and number three Root can lay genuine claim to being among the world's leading top order batsman in this format of the game.
Their respective innings were poles apart in style, but almost identical in terms of both runs scored and balls faced by the time they returned to the pavilion.
Hales - back in the team after injury - began how he so often does, in a circumspect manner. He nudged the ball into gaps before exploding into life once the spinners were introduced to the attack.
Four of his five sixes came off the slow bowlers, who went for a combined 60 runs in 48 painful deliveries.
The Notts right-hander, who successfully overturned an lbw decision when he was on 93, was particularly strong on the leg side where he scored 73 of his runs.
Root was his usual busy self at the crease and almost paid with his wicket early on, only to be dropped when he had made both 1 and 12.
Once set, however, he dropped anchor and finally registered three figures after eight half-centuries in his previous 11 ODI innings.
Platform laid, England were pushed beyond 300 by Stokes. The Durham all-rounder was reminiscent of former South Africa all-rounder Lance Klusener as he time and again cleared his front leg and muscled the ball to the boundary in his 20-ball 34.
Faced with a strip much quicker than the one which the two teams duelled on in Antigua, England's quicker bowlers relished the extra pace and bounce.
Pitching the ball just back of a length, they induced some horrible dismissals from the West Indies top order.
Only Jonathan Carter (46) offered any real resistance and backbone as the England quicks left their opponents battered and bruised - both in a mental and physical sense.
Plunkett finished the three-match series with 10 wickets at less than 10 runs each, ensuring his name will remain prominent in the selectors' minds when Mark Wood, Jake Ball and David Willey regain full fitness.
Speaking on BBC Test Match Special, former West Indies fast bowler Tino Best said the collapse to 45-6 had been "embarrassing", adding: "It's quite disappointing the way the guys have been dismissed. We call it primary school dismissals.
"Guys have to go back to their hotel room and reflect. Do you want to be an average player or do you want to be a superstar?"
England have just two ODIs against Ireland before opening their Champions Trophy campaign against Bangladesh at The Oval on 1 June.
England captain Eoin Morgan: "I'm extremely satisfied. Over the course of the series we have displayed different skills. Root and Hales put on an outstanding partnership and our bowling performance was outstanding.
"It's a great position to be in. We had guys coming into the side who maybe didn't expect to play and made big contributions, match-winning ones.
"It was an outstanding effort from Alex Hales. A bit of time off has done him the world of good."
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England all-rounder Chris Woakes - the man of the series - is asked which part of his game he is most pleased with: "Ball, I suppose. It's always nice to contribute with the bat when required but bowling is my primary skill.
"The more you play and gain experience in international cricket, the more you feel at home. We've got some great players in the team and there are always players pushing for places."
West Indies captain Jason Holder: "Our performance wasn't up to scratch, we gifted a lot of free runs - although the bowlers were decent - and then we didn't put up a good fight with the bat at all.
"I'm frustrated, I thought we were moving in the right direction. We've got to be lot sharper in the field and take our chances, we didn't do that throughout the series.
"This group of players is what we have, I'm comfortable with what we have, we have a lot of talented players in the squad but it's about making the most of it." | Alex Hales and Joe Root struck stunning centuries as England steamrollered West Indies by 186 runs in Barbados to complete a one-day series whitewash. |
35419313 | When Richard, 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam left his art collection, books and manuscripts to Cambridge University in 1816, it became the nucleus of the "finest small museum in Europe".
Yet, while his name lives on through the museum he founded, the story of his six-year-long affair with a teenage Paris Opéra dancer was entirely forgotten until the late 1980s.
It came to light when a cache of 299 letters from the dancer to her lover were uncovered in the Pembroke family archives at Wilton House in Wiltshire.
She used the stage name Zacharie - a name which more than one Fitzwilliam Museum curator had spotted inscribed in a book in the collection.
The Fitzwilliam's keeper of antiquities, Lucilla Burn, said: "But until the letters appeared which detailed the course of the affair over six years, we didn't know who this Zacharie was."
The story of the affair is published for the first time in The Fitzwilliam: A History, written by Dr Burn to mark the museum's bicentenary year.
Richard Fitzwilliam, who was born in 1745, inherited estates in Ireland from his father, the sixth viscount, and wealth and a love of the arts from his mother, Catherine Decker.
After he graduated from Cambridge University his musical interests drew him to France, where he studied the harpsichord in Paris - "the cultural Mecca of the civilised world".
Dr Burn said: "Besides the Opéra, the theatre and the great collections of paintings and sculpture... there was also a lively and sophisticated social scene."
Zacharie - who was born Marie Anne Bernard - was a 15-year-old dancer when she met the Irish peer in 1784.
She had an older cousin, Marie-Madeleine Guimard, a star ballerina whose salon attracted visiting British aristocrats.
Dr Burn said: "She obviously matured and the depth of their affection over the course of their relationship is movingly traced - but only from one side, as we have none of the letters from him to her."
The letters revealed the couple had three children - a daughter who died as an infant and two sons called Fitz and Bily.
Zacharie described Fitz cutting his teeth, learning to climb up stairs and talking about "milord Papa".
In summer 1790, she described how the boys "run about and eat all day long; and at night they sleep like little dormice".
She shares news of friends, visitors, parties and concert and opera performances.
Fitzwilliam, who was 39 when the relationship began, sent "a regular and ample supply of money".
But he continued the life of a peripatetic aristocrat, moving between his estates in Ireland, his house in Richmond and his family in Paris.
Dr Burn said Zacharie "regularly reproached him for not visiting more often... putting off his journey and for staying so short a time".
The French Revolution began in 1789 and the young dancer appears to have had more sympathy for its aims than her aristocratic lover, who remained a staunch royalist.
Zacharie's last letter was dated December 1790, as the revolution was becoming more violent, and after that she disappears.
She was in poor health for much of that year so may have died, according to Dr Burn, or may have joined other French exiles in Richmond.
Their younger son Bily has also proved impossible to trace, so probably predeceased his father.
Dr Burn said: "Happily for Fitz at least, he was living in Richmond with his wife and family at the time of Fitzwilliam's death in 1816 and they were provided for by his will."
What is known is that the viscount appears to have treasured Zacharie's letters because he still had them at his death.
They passed into the archives of his cousin the Earl of Pembroke, who inherited the bulk of his estate - and the relationship faded from memory. | The forgotten story of the Fitzwilliam Museum founder's love for a Paris dancer has been revealed 200 years after the aristocrat's death. |
39154212 | The number of those who cancelled their direct debit payments or let their subscription lapse represents 4.6% of the party's total 528,000 membership.
Although the majority gave no reason for quitting, party sources said those who did mentioned the party's stance on the EU, which is to back Brexit.
Despite the fall, Labour's total membership is more than 300,000 higher than it was at the 2015 election.
The party enjoyed a surge in membership in the wake of the EU referendum and in the run-up to last year's leadership contest, when Jeremy Corbyn beat Owen Smith.
More than 500,000 people voted in that leadership ballot - 285,000 were party members and the rest registered supporters or union affiliates.
The latest membership figures, first reported by the Times, relate to the period between the leadership contest being called in July 2016 and January this year.
The newspaper said the number of those leaving had accelerated since December and the total figure could actually be higher than 26,000 as those who choose not to renew their subscription take longer to show up on the party's system.
The BBC's political correspondent Iain Watson said sources close to Labour's leadership said many of those who had left in the past six months joined to support Mr Corbyn but found they were denied a vote when the party's ruling national executive retrospectively imposed a qualifying period for membership.
The Labour leader has pointed to the sharp rise in membership since he first ran for the leadership in 2015 as a sign of the strength of the party at grass-roots level and a vindication of the direction he is taking it in.
But divisions over Brexit - with a minority of MPs opposing EU withdrawal - and the loss of the Copeland by-election have raised fresh questions about his leadership. Critics claim Labour is on course for a heavy defeat at the next election due in 2020. | Labour has lost 26,000 party members since July, sources have told the BBC. |
40456339 | Reflecting on the 2-1 qualifying defeat by Lithuanian outfit Trakai, the St Johnstone boss said his side made "too many mistakes".
"The teams that you play in this competition, even the Armenian side [Alashkert in 2015], were all technically better than us," he added.
"Making a simple pass shouldn't really determine on your fitness."
Wright's side had their Europa League hopes dashed by Alashkert in July 2015 and face a stern test in Lithuania next Thursday to overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit.
"Obviously the result is disappointing and it wasn't the result we were setting out to get," he told BBC Scotland.
"They were always dangerous on the counter attack and always looked a threat.
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"You could argue that, while it finished 2-1, they could have sneaked another one.
"We probably didn't do enough over the 90 minutes and a lot of our play was sloppy; decision-making was poor and ultimately, for the second goal, no-one takes responsibility.
"We just made too many mistakes and gave away good possession; our crossing into the box was poor. We had good opportunities when we did pass it."
Addressing his side's technical failings in contrast to Europa League opponents in recent seasons, Wright added: "That's where we've got to make sure that we don't allow them time on the ball and don't allow them to express themselves.
"We didn't win enough tackles, we didn't get in and about them as much as we should have.
"They've looked threatening without really creating anything other than the two goals.
"It's a really disappointing night for us. We have to be better and I think we will be better.
"Whether we can get the two goals that we need - or we have to take it extra-time - the two goals are a huge advantage for them.
"We found that when we played Spartak Trnava [in August 2014], where we played extremely well and took the lead then got caught chasing a goal."
Former Scotland international Darren Jackson believes Scottish football is lagging behind when it comes to technique.
"I can only speak for myself and the clubs that I have worked for - you do work on technique, you do work on people's first touch, you do work on their movement, you do work on their skill, going and taking people on, and all that," he told BBC Scotland.
"But going into a game there seems to be a little bit more pressure so I don't know if players are maybe scared to try things."
Former St Johnstone defender Allan Preston, now a BBC Sportsound pundit, said the Perth side's defeat and Rangers' 1-0 win at home to Luxembourg outfit Progres Niederkorn in Europa League qualifying were "totally underwhelming".
Preston believes summer football is the best way to combat the perennial problem of Scottish clubs being eliminated from European competition early.
"Sometimes we're out before the party has even started; we're out before the stamps are licked to invite us to the party," he said on Sportsound.
"It's time and again it seems to happen and we need to do something about it.
"We always seem to get caught out in these early rounds in Europe. St Johnstone will get better and hopefully can turn it round. You don't write them off - far from it."
On the difference in technical ability on display at McDiarmid Park on Thursday, Preston added: "You know that the Europeans are technically very gifted and they train in better weather.
"The pitches are always better and they don't have a howling gale half the time or pouring rain.
"Hence the reason why we should be going to summer football. I expected the Lithuanians to be technically superior." | Tommy Wright admits that St Johnstone's recent Europa League opponents are more technically gifted than his players. |
27694650 | It says the consumer e-book market - which excludes text books and professional manuals - will increase in value from £380 million to £1 billion.
At the same time, sales of printed books are forecast to fall by a third.
PwC said 50% of the UK population would own an iPad, Kobo, Kindle or similar e-reader device by 2018.
It added that 15.5 billion apps were expected to be downloaded in the UK in 2018.
The company's evaluation of the e-book market is at odds with the founder of the Waterstone's book shop who predicted the "e-book revolution" would soon go into decline.
Tim Waterstone told the Oxford Literary Festival in March that "every indication - certainly from America - shows the [e-book] share is already in decline. The indications are that it will do exactly the same in the UK."
But Phil Stokes, an entertainment and media partner at PwC, said: "This growth is being driven by the internet and by consumers' love of new technology, particularly mobile technology."
The report went on to say that the UK's entertainment market is expected to be worth £64 billion by 2018.
Filmed entertainment, currently worth £3.9 billion will rise to £4.6 billion by 2018.
The market for video games is expected to reach £4.1 billion, with digital console games expected to overtake online games this year and mobile games in 2017.
Last year's best-selling e-book on Amazon - which has 79% of the UK market - was Dan Brown's Inferno.
Mr Stokes said. "The entertainment and media industry is at the forefront of the digital revolution, because so many of its products and services can already be delivered in digital form.
"It may not be long before digital revenues from print, film, publishing and music overtake physical revenues in some markets." | The sale of printed books will be outstripped by e-books by 2018, a new report by Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) has suggested. |
39717665 | The line-up has been announced for the 14th edition of the event which runs from 15 to 18 June.
It promises to bring "some of the biggest names from the world of books, entertainment and politics".
The programme of over 100 events includes writers and broadcasters from across a huge range of genres.
Among the participants this year are:
A wide selection of political events are scheduled throughout the festival.
Also taking part from the world of children's books are Philip Ardagh, Guy Bass, Vivian French, Petr Horacek and Derek Landy.
The winner of this year's prestigious £25,000 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction will be announced at the event on Saturday 17 June.
Festival director Alistair Moffat said: "Every year we aim to bring some magic to the Borders within the walls of Harmony Garden and this year is no exception.
"John Cleese, Michael Parkinson, Judy Murray, Anne Reid, Richard Ingrams, Allan Little, Steve Backshall, Rory Bremner, Jim Naughtie, Carol Klein, Joanna Trollope, and Melvyn Bragg will all, without doubt, enthral our audiences."
Kaite Welsh, literature officer at Creative Scotland, said the event had become an "essential fixture" on the literary calendar.
"Always with a diverse programme of literary events in a beautiful setting, the talks enthral younger readers and stimulate debate in older ones," she said.
"With a brilliant roster of well-known and emerging voices, 2017's festival promises to be a highlight." | John Cleese, Michael Parkinson and Judy Murray are among the big names involved at this year's Borders Book Festival in Melrose. |
36223892 | UK Anti-Doping says it will provide no funding for tests in Scottish football in the year ahead, with the SFA criticising the move.
"If they're not careful, what is currently deemed a low-risk environment could easily become a high-risk environment," said Dr Paul Dimeo of the University of Stirling.
The SFA plans to provide its own funding to augment the number of tests.
But Dimeo admitted to surprise at Ukad's decision, adding that he believed previous reports highlighting a decline in testing "would've prompted both organisations to collectively get themselves in a position where they're able to do more testing, whereas it seems that UK Anti-Doping are allowing things to drift".
"The worst-case scenario is if there's a fragmented approach from those organisations and then a lack of testing, in particular a lack of out-of-competition testing, because of a lack of funding and organisation, then people who plan to dope could see the loopholes and exploit them," he told BBC Scotland.
"People have done it in other sports, even sports that have a much better-managed anti-doping system.
"There may not be a doping problem at the moment, but in my view, anti-doping needs to be pre-emptive, pro-active, it needs to have a strategy and funding and people within the sport need to believe there is going to be testing.
"At the moment, these critical stories of arguments and division and lack of funding must make some people think there isn't really a deterrence or perhaps not even a will to put a deterrence into place."
Dimeo welcomed the SFA's intention to invest between £100,000 and £150,000 in testing for the 2016/17 period and warned against Ukad's definition of Scottish football as a low-risk area.
"One of the problems with defining any sport or any country as low risk is that once the deterrence of testing stops and word goes around there is very little testing then it actually raises the risk that athletes could turn to doping in their search for some performance enhancement," he said.
"The identification of Scottish football as low risk may come on the back of lack of positive tests and intelligence.
"But, if that situation continues where players don't think they're going to be tested, they could either deliberately or inadvertently find themselves in a situation where they may contravene the rules."
Dimeo expressed a hope that out-of-competition testing would take place - something that hasn't happened in recent years.
"I would say it's more important than in-competition," he said. "When the World Anti-Doping Agency was set up in 1999, one of the main things they began to tackle was the lack of out-of-competition testing internationally.
"Athletes can use drugs that are out of their system in time for them to use them to prepare for a competition.
"Perhaps the more powerful drugs like steroids, EPO and human growth hormone tend to be used during training or recovery periods.
"So, in my view, they need to address that. They need to think about having a registered testing pool of athletes who can be traced for when they send out the testers.
"They also need to have some random out-of-competition testing and this has to happen regularly or people will come to believe that, in the period between matches, they won't ever be tested." | An anti-doping specialist says that friction between the Scottish Football Association and the body that carries out drug testing could leave the door open for potential cheats. |
37266208 | The announcement came as a large crowd turned out to hear Mr Corbyn speak at a party leadership re-election rally in Ramsgate.
The Labour leader wants a regional investment bank, greater emphasis on renewable energy on the coast and improved broadband connectivity.
He said he wanted the funding to go to "the places that need it most".
Mr Corbyn and Owen Smith are going head-to-head in the Labour Party leadership contest, which will conclude on 24 September.
Before he addressed the crowd in Ramsgate, Mr Corbyn tweeted his pledge to invest in coastal towns.
On Friday, Mr Corbyn said: "I want to... focus on turning around the places that have been on the wrong side of the decisions made elsewhere" and "restore pride and prosperity to those places in so-called left-behind Britain".
The Labour leader said a £130m project in Cornwall to bring in superfast broadband had brought it one of the fastest-growing digital economies in the country.
He said the investment should be extended east into Kent "to unlock potential" in coastal towns.
Addressing the rally, he said: "We live in a deeply unequal society. We cannot afford this level of inequality."
About 3,000 people were present to hear the Labour leader speak.
His supporters tweeted their delight at the turnout in a predominantly Conservative area:
But local young Conservative Ruben Thorpe dismissed Mr Corbyn's chances of winning an election.
He said: "I like him. He will keep us in power because he stands no chance of winning."
Mr Smith's policies announced during the leadership campaign include an investment fund of £200bn - a "British New Deal" - to "rebuild Britain". | The South East will get a bumper investment package of £30bn if Labour wins power, Jeremy Corbyn has pledged. |
39419790 | Taulupe Faletau scored Bath's first try and England winger Anthony Watson put Tom Homer over before Rokoduguni touched down to put the hosts 20-6 up at the break.
Faletau went in again before Fabien Sanconnie grabbed a double in response.
Rokoduguni's second try four minutes from the end sealed a tense victory.
Bath, who were beaten by Northampton in an all-English Challenge Cup final in 2014, will travel to face the winners of Sunday's quarter-final between Ospreys and Stade Francais in the last four.
Brive, ninth in the French Top 14 competition and the club Bath beat to be crowned European Cup champions 19 years ago, were made to rue their early profligacy and only had two Germain penalties to show for a strong start.
Faletau ran in the game's opening try and following a Rhys Priestland penalty, Homer and Rokoduguni touched down in quick succession to see the Blue, Black and Whites take a 14-point advantage into the second half.
Wales number eight Faletau went in for his second and Bath's fourth try before Brive mounted their fightback, with Sanconnie the focal point, scoring a quickfire brace of tries.
Nathan Charles, the Australia hooker who was born with cystic fibrosis, made an impressive debut in a punishing contest, having recently arrived on a shot-term deal to bolster a Bath side decimated by injuries.
Rokoduguni's solo effort, evading a series of attempted tackles, clinched victory at the Recreation Ground, but there was still time for Brive to have another try chalked off in a dramatic finish.
Bath rugby director Todd Blackadder: "I am really pleased with the response from last weekend. There were a lot of things to fix, but I feel we are definitely on the right track.
"It wasn't a case of baby out with the bath water, but our attack just hadn't been functioning. We hadn't been scoring tries, and there were reasons for that.
"I was a little bit concerned when they got back to 27-20. We kept feeding their strengths. They are a big team, and we didn't want to get into a set-piece battle with them.
"We started out with plenty of intent, and I am pleased with the result, although we can be so much better than what we were in the second half.
"I thought Brive did a good job trying to shut us down, but I was pleased with our intent. We tried to play, and we changed our mindset from where it had been."
Bath: Watson; Rokoduguni, Joseph, Banahan, Homer; Priestland (co-capt), Fotuali'i; Catt, Charles, Palma Newport, Ewels (co-capt), Charteris, Mercer, Ellis, Faletau.
Replacements: Graham, Obano, Knight, Douglas, Grant, Cook, Hastings, Tapuai.
Brive: Germain; Ngwenya, Mignardi, Burotu, Masilevu; Ugalde, Iribaren; Devisme, Da Ros, Buys, Snyman, Mela, Hireche (capt), Luafutu, Sanconnie.
Replacements: Acquier, Asieshvili, Bekoshvili, Le Devedec, Waqaniborutu, Lobzhanidze, Laranjeira, Galala.
For the latest rugby union news follow @bbcrugbyunion on Twitter. | Semesa Rokoduguni scored two tries to help Bath edge past Brive to reach their second European Challenge Cup semi-final in four years. |
36809083 | He was seen surrounded by cheering supporters, saying in a live TV speech that the coup attempt was an "act of treason" and the army must be cleansed.
Sixty people died during overnight clashes, many of them civilians, and 754 soldiers were arrested, officials said.
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said the situation was largely under control.
He has ordered the military to shoot down aircraft being used by coup plotters.
Earlier, one of the helicopters being flown by forces involved in the coup attempt was shot down over the capital Ankara.
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Meanwhile, the whereabouts of the military chief of staff, Gen Hulusi Akar, are still unknown. He is reported to have been taken hostage by rebel soldiers.
Gen Umit Dundar, commander of the 1st Army, has been appointed acting chief of staff.
Sporadic gunfire is still reported in major cities.
Reports also say rebel soldiers in some areas have been surrendering their weapons to police loyal to Mr Erdogan.
The surrender of one unit of 60 soldiers, who had taken control of one of the Bosphorus bridges in Istanbul, was shown live on TV on Saturday morning.
Istanbul's main Ataturk airport is now under army control, and flights - which had been interrupted for some hours - were due to resume from 06:00 (03:00 GMT).
In a statement, the Turkish foreign ministry said the coup attempt "was foiled by the Turkish people in unity and solidarity. Our president and government are in charge".
"Turkish Armed Forces was not involved in the coup attempt in its entirety. It was conducted by a clique within the armed forces and received a well-deserved response from our nation."
It is unclear who is leading the coup faction or how much support it enjoys.
The group earlier declared that a "peace council" now ran the country and there was a curfew and martial law.
Soldiers were seen at strategic points in Istanbul, with jets flying low in Ankara.
Two large explosion were also heard near Istanbul's central Taksim Square.
There were also reports of blasts at parliament building in Ankara. MPs were believed to be hiding in shelters.
Broadcaster CNN Turk was reportedly taken over by soldiers, and its live broadcast was cut.
In Washington, US President Barack Obama urged all parties in Turkey to support the "democratically elected government".
Nato called for "full respect" for Turkey's democratic institutions.
European Council President Donald Tusk said the country was "a key partner for the European Union".
"We call for a swift return to Turkey's constitutional order," he added.
Speaking in Istanbul in the early hours on Saturday, President Erdogan promised to clean up the army.
"Those who drive around in tanks will have to go back to where they came from," he said.
He also dismissed the coup leaders as "terrorists".
Mr Erdogan earlier told CNN Turk by mobile phone the action was by a "parallel structure" that would bring the necessary response. He has used this term in the past to refer to Fethullah Gulen, a US-based Muslim cleric he accuses of fomenting unrest.
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However, in a statement, Mr Gulen rejected any suggestion he had links to the events.
"I condemn, in the strongest terms, the attempted military coup in Turkey," he said.
Mr Erdogan had called on people to take to the streets to oppose the uprising.
He said: "I urge the Turkish people to convene at public squares and airports. I never believed in a power higher than the power of the people."
The president said he had returned to Istanbul from the holiday resort of Marmaris in the south-west of the country. He said the town was later bombed.
Defying the announced curfew, a number of Erdogan supporters turned out on Taksim Square in Istanbul late on Friday.
There were reports of clashes there, with some on Twitter saying that gunfire had been heard near the square.
After the military takeover was announced, a statement from the group was read out on national broadcaster TRT. It said that the democratic and secular rule of law had been eroded by the current government. There would be new constitution, it said.
Mr Yildirim told NTV by telephone: "There was an illegal act by a group within the military that was acting out of the chain of military command. Our people should know that we will not allow any activity that would harm democracy."
Traffic was stopped from crossing both the Bosphorus and Fatih Sultan Mehmet bridges in Istanbul.
Gunfire was also heard outside Istanbul police HQ and tanks were said to be stationed outside Istanbul airport. | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has flown in to Istanbul, after an army group said it took over the country. |
35411518 | Sir Michael says inspectors can rate schools inadequate if wearing Islamic face veils are a "barrier to learning".
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has said such decisions about veils were up to the uniform policies of individual schools.
Sir Michael says he wants to give his "full backing" to heads wanting to impose a ban on face veils.
The Department for Education says it is "clearly right" that if veils are interfering with learning that Ofsted should take action.
The Muslim Council of Britain says Ofsted did not need to resort to the "megaphone of the media to show that it is flexing its muscles".
Head teachers' leaders say that inspectors should not be judging schools on dress codes.
The Ofsted chief said he was concerned that some heads were "coming under pressure" to relax a ban on face veils, either for staff or pupils.
"I want to assure these leaders that they can rely on my full backing for the stance they are taking," said Sir Michael.
He said that inspectors could downgrade schools, or rate them "inadequate", if they thought wearing a veil was damaging teaching.
"I have also made clear to my inspectors that where leaders are condoning the wearing of the face veil by staff members or by pupils, when this is clearly hindering communication and effective teaching, they should give consideration to judging the school as inadequate."
The Ofsted chief says he has written to all inspectors with this advice and says schools can be "marked down" if wearing the veil stands in the way of "positive social interaction".
Sir Michael said that discrimination "on the grounds of gender, has no place in our classrooms".
The Muslim Council of Britain called for "accommodation" over wearing the veil.
"It is a shame that the niqab - the full face veil that a minority of Muslim women wear - has become a polarising issue when it need not be."
Leora Cruddas of ASCL head teachers' union said Ofsted should not be judging schools on uniform policies. "Inspectors should focus on what schools achieve rather than what people wear."
Andrew Clapham, an academic in Nottingham Trent University's education department, said: "Ofsted's threat to penalise institutions where the Muslim veil is worn has no basis in research."
"There is no credible evidence base to suggest that wearing a piece of clothing on one's head has an impact on intellectual or academic ability."
Kevin Courtney of the National Union of Teachers criticised Ofsted for threatening schools. "Rather than assisting school leaders this will have the effect of alienating many staff and pupils."
A Department for Education spokesman said "we fully support" the statement from Sir Michael that head teachers who "restrict the wearing of the veil to support effective teaching and learning will receive Ofsted's backing".
"It is also clearly right that if the wearing of the veil is interfering with education in schools that should trigger action from Ofsted." | Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has told inspectors in England they can fail schools for allowing face veils. |
37741153 | They have been coming since Monday - some with family in the UK and others without relatives here, but judged to be vulnerable.
French officials say around 200 children have left the so-called Jungle migrant camp for the UK this week.
The camp is due to close on Monday and its estimated 7,000 occupants moved.
About 10,000 leaflets are being handed out by the French authorities, telling people to report to a reception point where they will be taken to other parts of France and given the opportunity to claim asylum.
But there is concern that some migrants will refuse to go because they still want to get to Britain.
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There have been scenes of violence as some attempt to board lorries bound for the UK, clashing with drivers and police in the process.
Of those children who have arrived in Britain, about 50 to 70 are expected to be taken to a hostel in north Devon on either Sunday evening or Monday morning.
Devon County Council said its purpose was to offer a safe and welcoming place for them to stay before being reunited with family members or moved to other parts of the country.
Councillor James McInnes said they would be "vulnerable" young people who would be "frightened" and "exhausted".
Children who have family links have been admitted to the UK under the Dublin regulation - which requires evidence that they have relatives here who can care for them.
Others, without family ties, have arrived under "Dubs amendment" rules which allow particularly vulnerable children - such as girls and those under 13 - refuge in the UK.
The Home Office has refused to comment on claims in the Observer newspaper that some children are being held in an immigration detention unit near Gatwick airport and others placed in foster care.
The arrival of migrant children in the UK earlier this week prompted controversy in newspapers and criticism from Monmouth MP David Davies, with suggestions that some of them looked older than 18.
He said migrants should have their teeth tested to verify their ages. The call was rejected by the government which pointed out such examinations have been described as "inaccurate, inappropriate and unethical" by dental experts.
Chief executive of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, Saira Grant, said the process to get children out of Calais had been "shambolic".
She condemned the controversy over the ages, saying: "It creates an artificial distinction which suggests that all the others who fled war, atrocities and persecution are not worthy of our help because they are adults."
But UKIP leadership candidate Raheem Kassam said the government should publish records of the migrants allowed in to the UK.
He told Sky News' Murnaghan programme: "We don't want their faces, we don't want their names attached to these things, but we can show these tests have been done."
Lord Dubs successfully campaigned for an amendment to the Immigration Bill in April allowing for unaccompanied child migrants to be brought to the UK where they do not have family links but are considered to be at risk.
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Work begins on UK-funded border wall | Children are continuing to arrive in the UK from the migrant camp in Calais, with another three coach-loads expected in Croydon, south London. |
27204716 | Basically, as those vows acknowledge, marriage is tough and it takes two to make a partnership work. When it comes to company mergers it's no different.
At the moment there's lots of activity in this area. US drugs giant Pfizer is currently trying to buy AstraZeneca, while French engineering company Alstom is attracting interest from both Siemens and General Electric (GE).
So what's the secret to a successful merger?
When UK fund manager Newton bought its smaller rival Capital House from RBS in 1995, the experience was so bad it almost led to divorce.
Capital House had a different culture, a different way of investing and different views on how to add value for clients. All this led to clashes between the two firms.
While the deal was ultimately successful, the difficulty of assimilating it into the group made Newton determined that in the future it would focus on growing its existing operations, rather than making any further acquisitions.
"It was a good experience to learn that at that stage, and that we'd just rather go the slow, maybe slightly longer-term, route," says chief executive Helena Morrissey.
While Ms Morrissey admits she is "very one-sided" - and mergers in the fund management industry are particularly tricky because each firm typically has its own strong investment philosophy - her experience is not unusual.
Many mergers are not profitable, and corporate history is littered with high-profile failures.
In 2007, German carmaker Daimler had to sell off a majority stake in US firm Chrysler, which it had merged with almost 10 years earlier, after losses of billions of dollars.
Similarly, in 2005 eBay paid $2.6bn (£1.4bn at the time) for Skype, only to sell it four years later for around $2bn saying it had "limited synergies" with the internet phone firm.
"In deals and mergers, there's an 80-20 rule - 80% don't work, 20% are spectacular successes," says leadership expert Steve Tappin.
But when it comes to corporate marriage, there's more than one way to say "I do".
Stefano Pessina, executive chairman of giant pharmacy chain and drugs wholesaler Alliance Boots, has steered the firm through several deals.
He led the 2006 merger of Alliance Unichem with High Street chain Boots, and was at the helm in 2012 when US drug chain Walgreens bought a 45% stake in Alliance Boots.
Mr Pessina says successful mergers depend on a long courtship and not rushing the relationship.
For example, in 2015 Walgreens will have the right to buy the rest of Alliance Boots, three years after the initial deal was struck, giving the executives and employees from both firms time to get used to working together.
"A merger is always a shock for the companies. If you have some time, you have the time to develop certain synergies and show that the merger is the right thing to do. When you arrive at the final step the merger is already being consumed," he says.
Assuming a firm has found the right partner, which already shares similar values and is willing to give up its own individual culture to create a shared one, Mr Pessina believes that acquisitions or mergers will create more value than a stock exchange flotation.
Throughout his career, Mr Pessina has sought to grow by merging with larger firms.
Alliance Unichem itself was a result of a merger, between the pharmaceutical wholesale group he'd inherited from his father and rival firm Unichem.
"The other company which is bigger can leverage what we have done and so we create value. Having a wider platform we can see other opportunities, other services and so we start the cycle again."
But securing the right partner is just one part of the equation. Once a deal has been struck, a chief executive has to act decisively and quickly to ensure its success, says former Diageo chief executive Paul Walsh.
The global drinks firm has grown rapidly via acquisitions, including some big ones under his leadership such as wine and spirits brand Seagram, and Mr Walsh says the experience has taught him that in the corporate world there is no such thing as a honeymoon.
"When you acquire something, you take control. You've got a very clear view, because you've been analysing the assets on where the value drivers will be. Prosecute them with rigour."
Mr Walsh advises changing staff rapidly if they do not fit with the firm's aims on how to drive the business forward, and also believes the acquirer bringing in its own finance team always pays off.
But mergers are not always the right way for a company to grow. Mr Walsh says a lot of Diageo's acquisitions were driven by its desire to get particular brands, or access new distribution networks for its drinks. In cases where it felt it was better to build its own brand, it did so, despite it taking longer.
"It does take more patience, but as long as your investors understand the impact that's fine," he says.
As in marriage, it's best to know why you're getting together in the first place, and it lessens the risk of a high-profile divorce.
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28098838 | He has announced a review into why so few anti-microbial drugs have been introduced in recent years.
Economist Jim O'Neill will lead a panel including experts from science, finance, industry, and global health.
It will set out plans for encouraging the development of new antibiotics.
The prime minister said: "If we fail to act, we are looking at an almost unthinkable scenario where antibiotics no longer work and we are cast back into the dark ages of medicine where treatable infections and injuries will kill once again."
Mr Cameron said he discussed the issue at a G7 leaders meeting in Brussels earlier this month and got specific support from US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
It is hoped that the review panel's proposals will be discussed at next year's G7 summit, which will be hosted by Germany.
"Penicillin was a great British invention by Alexander Fleming back in 1928," Mr Cameron told the BBC. "It's good that Britain is taking the lead on this issue to solve what could otherwise be a really serious global health problem."
He said the panel would analyse three key issues: the increase in drug-resistant strains of bacteria, the "market failure" which has seen no new classes of antibiotics for more than 25 years, and the over-use of antibiotics globally.
It is estimated that drug-resistant strains of bacteria are responsible for 5,000 deaths a year in the UK and 25,000 deaths a year in Europe.
Chief Medical Officer for England Prof Dame Sally Davies has been a key figure helping to get the issue on the government and global agenda.
Last year she described the threat of antimicrobial resistance as a "ticking time bomb" and said the dangers it posed should be ranked along with terrorism.
She spoke at a meeting of scientists at the Royal Society last month which warned that a response was needed akin to efforts to combat climate change.
Dame Sally said: "I am delighted to see the prime minister taking a global lead by commissioning this review.
"New antibiotics made by the biotech and pharmaceutical industry will be central to resolving this crisis which will impact on all areas of modern medicine."
Medical research charity the Wellcome Trust is providing £500,000 of funding for Mr O'Neill and his team, which will be based at their headquarters in central London.
Antimicrobial resistance has been a key issue for Jeremy Farrar, since he became director of the Wellcome Trust last year.
"Drug-resistant bacteria, viruses and parasites are driving a global health crisis," he said.
"It threatens not only our ability to treat deadly infections, but almost every aspect of modern medicine: from cancer treatment to Caesarean sections, therapies that save thousands of lives every day rely on antibiotics that could soon be lost."
Antibiotics have been an incredible success story, but bacteria eventually develop resistance through mutation.
One example is MRSA, which has been a major threat for years in hospitals. It is resistant to all but the most powerful of antibiotics, and the main weapon against it is improved hygiene, which cuts the opportunity for infection to spread.
Without antibiotics a whole raft of surgical procedures would be imperilled, from hip replacements to cancer chemotherapy and organ transplants.
Before antibiotics, many women died after childbirth after developing a simple bacterial infection.
Mr O'Neill is a high-profile economist who is best-known for coining the terms Bric and Mint - acronyms to describe countries which are emerging and potential powerhouses of the world economy.
He is not, though an expert on antibiotics or microbes. But Mr Cameron told the BBC it was important to have an economist heading the review:
"There is a market failure; the pharmaceutical industry hasn't been developing new classes of antibiotics, so we need to create incentives."
Jeremy Farrar said: "This is not just a scientific and medical challenge, but an economic and social one too which would require analysis of regulatory systems and behavioural changes to solve them."
Mr O'Neill will begin work in September and is expected to deliver his recommendations next spring.
Last month antibiotic resistance was selected as the focus for the £10m Longitude Prize, set up to tackle a major challenge of our time. | The world could soon be "cast back into the dark ages of medicine" unless action is taken to tackle the growing threat of resistance to antibiotics, Prime Minister David Cameron has said. |
31690828 | The 37-year-old made the comments on the Australian version of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
He said: "One, I genuinely thought I'd had enough of it. It catches up with me in the morning.
"And two, I suffer with depression and it doesn't help at all. I just hit rock bottom afterwards. So you're far better without it."
Flintoff retired from professional cricket in September 2010 but came out of retirement last year to play for Lancashire in the T20 Blast.
He's been in Australia for the past few months playing for Brisbane Heat in the Twenty20 Big Bash but is now in South Africa, where I'm A Celebrity Australia is filmed.
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He says he still goes out but has only drunk alcohol once in the past year.
"You try and drink to change how you feel, it's just a bad [thing]," he says.
"Life's so much easier with not having any [alcohol]. The things that tend to go wrong are drink-fuelled.
"I did a documentary on depression in sport but it was more sort of a boxer talking about it and it makes it easier for other people to talk about."
The documentary Flintoff is speaking about is The Hidden Side of Sport, which aired on the BBC in 2012.
It featured boxer Ricky Hatton, former footballer Vinnie Jones and snooker player Graham Dott opening up about their depression and the effect it had on their careers.
Flintoff says he finally realised he was suffering from depression while making the programme.
"I never knew what it was and I've always never said anything," he says.
"And then speaking to other people I identified with how I felt, and I could sort it out, treat it.
"I couldn't expect my mates to talk if I wasn't going to say anything about it."
On the pitch while playing cricket, Flintoff was always a larger than life character but he says he only realised why he had to hide his feelings behind bravado after finding out he suffered from depression.
"I don't think there was one moment [I realised I had depression]," he admits.
"It was when I spoke to people, you'd talk about their experiences and how they felt. And I'd say, 'That's exactly how I felt or can feel.'
"You know when you feel a little bit down, you physically can't get up. Or you can't get off your bed. It's hard to explain, you have the weight of the world on your shoulders - fear, guilt, all sorts - for no apparent reason."
Flintoff's depression led to controversy during his England career.
He was sacked as England vice-captain in 2007 and banned for one game for breaching team discipline.
It was after he got drunk and got into difficulties after taking a pedal boat out to sea after a World Cup defeat in St Lucia.
He was also disciplined in 2009 for missing the England team bus for a visit to World War I sites in Belgium the night after a squad dinner, where the players had gone for a bonding session.
Flintoff says he now knows what to do when he feels down.
"I see it now like, if I have a bad ear, I'll see a doctor. If I get an injury I'll see a physio. If I'm struggling with my head, I'll see someone."
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | Former England cricket captain Freddie Flintoff says he's cut out drinking to help with his depression. |
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38887189 | Shanay Walker died of a brain injury at a house in Nottingham while in the care of Kay-Ann Morris in July 2014.
Lisa Hyland, of Southglade Primary School, told Nottingham Coroner's Court she had suspicions someone was "deliberately causing injuries" to her.
The aunt and grandmother Juanila Smikle were jailed for child cruelty in 2015.
The assistant head teacher, who taught Shanay a year before her death, said she was a "lively, bubbly" child who was happy and enthusiastic about school.
"[Shanay] had a cheeky smile... but behind the smile there was sadness," Mrs Hyland said.
She added she also felt "very intimidated" by the schoolgirl's paternal aunt.
A trial at Nottingham Crown Court heard Shanay was placed in Morris's care after her mother, Leanne Walker, suffered post-natal depression after another pregnancy.
Before she lived with Morris, she was fostered by Alison Robinson.
She told the inquest she was desperate to live with her mother and often repeated over and over "I want to be good, but I don't know how".
Mrs Robinson added Shanay had tantrums and sometimes asked to be smacked.
A post-mortem report showed Shanay had more than 50 injuries to her body.
Morris, of Beckhampton Road, was cleared of murder but both she and Smikle were convicted of "about the worst case" of child cruelty.
Morris was jailed for eight years. Smikle, of Easegill Court, was found guilty of cruelty at a retrial and was sentenced to seven years in prison.
The inquest continues. | A teacher of a seven-year-old girl repeatedly abused by her aunt before her death reported concerns on six occasions, an inquest has heard. |
36686219 | Korakaki, 19, was pushed to a seventh series by her 34-year-old opponent after missing a shot for gold.
However, Korakaki held her nerve to add gold to the bronze medal she won in the 10m pistol event on Sunday - her country's first medal of these Games.
Switzerland's Heidi Diethelm Gerder beat Zhang JingJing 8-4 in the bronze medal play-off.
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Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Greece's Anna Korakaki beat Germany's Monika Karsh to claim gold in the women's 25m pistol final. |
39894078 | Eamonn Magee Jr, 22, died from stab wounds to the chest and stomach from the attack in Twinbrook, west Belfast.
He was a rising star in the boxing world, hoping to follow in the footsteps of his father, also called Eamonn, a former welterweight champion.
Turkish national Orhan Koca, 34, of no fixed address, admitted the murder, just as his trial was about to begin.
Speaking after Koca's sentencing on at Belfast Crown Court on Friday, the victim's father Eamonn Magee Sr said: "The sentence imposed today will never bring back my son."
The judge said Koca had been motivated by jealousy and had armed himself before going to his former family home with the intention of killing the engineering student in May 2015.
Koca's version of events - that he went to the house believing there was an intruder inside - was both untrue and self-serving, the judge added.
He described Koca's claims as "wholly implausible", the judge said the "pre-meditated and planned murder" was "both brutal and sustained".
Mr Magee sustained six stab wounds in total, two of which were to the chest and therefore fatal.
At the time of the murder, the mother of Koca's three children was in a new relationship with Mr Magee after meeting him at the gym where he worked as a personal trainer.
Mr Magee stepped out of her house to check on a pizza delivery at about 02:30 BST on 30 May 2015 and was attacked by Koca.
Mr Magee's blood was found splattered on a child's slide in the back yard and on a gate, while his blood-soaked glasses were later found lying in the garden.
The judge said Koca was "very possessive" of his estranged wife and became aggressive if he thought she was attracting the attention of other men.
He would check up on his ex-wife on Facebook, and had set up a fake profile to monitor both her and Mr Magee's profiles, the judge added.
In a statement read outside court, Mr Magee's uncle Noel Magee said the family gave their "deepest gratitude to all those in Ireland and around the world" who had shown "so much love and compassion".
"We have been astounded by the acts of kindness we have encountered in these dark times, often from the most surprising sources," he said.
Det Supt John McVea of the Police Service of Northern Ireland said Mr Magee's life had been "cruelly cut short" due to Koca's "jealous rage".
"His dreams to take his boxing career to a higher level will now never be realised and his family have been denied a future with Eamonn," he added.
The detective said Mr Magee was the "most-searched item" on Koca's social media before the "planned, unprovoked and vicious" attack.
He said that police hoped that Koca's life sentence would "provide comfort and a degree of closure" for the Magee family.
But he added: "Let's not forget they are still facing a lifetime without their loved one." | A man who stabbed his estranged wife's new boyfriend to death has been jailed for a minimum of 14 years. |
37361937 | Yorkshire-based charity One Nation UK has been taking medicines, clothing and food to war-ravaged parts of the country for several years.
For the first time it is collecting hijabs, which it says helps women to socialise and access public services.
Volunteers in Leicester said they had been particularly successful, collecting more than 2,000 in just one week since the appeal was launched.
The national appeal has more than a dozen collection centres across the country. Organisers said "thousands" had already come in but Leicester was particularly busy.
Rukhsana Hussain, 36, of Uppingham Road in the city, said: "It's been a really good response. It's been a real surprise. I set aside a room in the house but within two days I needed more room and more help."
"Women in Syria need to be able to access all the help they can and this will allow them to go out to perhaps a local point which is distributing food," she added.
"The hijab is the first thing I look for before going out and imagine how important it would be for making women in Syria feel more comfortable."
The aid container is expected to be sent out in the first week of October.
The charity also runs projects in Bangladesh, Gaza, India, Sierra Leone and Sudan, as well as Syria. | Thousands of headscarves or hijabs have been collected for women in Syria. |
11637592 | Shop Direct, which bought the Woolworths brand out of administration, said it had secured a legal settlement with the store in Dorchester, Dorset.
Wellworths will rebrand itself as Wellchester after failing to agree terms that would have let it keep the name but restrict its expansion.
Shop Direct said protecting its brand was of "paramount importance".
Wellworths, launched by former Woolworths manager Claire Robertson in March 2009, has been given two years to change its branding.
First-year profit
The branch was one of 815 that closed after Woolworths went bust in November 2008 with debts of £385m.
But Ms Robertson reopened the store, gave about 20 colleagues their jobs back and saw the business make a profit in its first year.
Wellworths said Shop Direct "initially supported the opening of the former Woolworths store in Dorchester as Wellworths, but then sought an agreement which would place limits on the growth of the business under the Wellworths name".
"Regretfully, rather than accept those limits, Wellworths have decided to replace the Wellworths name with Wellchester over the course of the next two years."
Ms Robertson said she was aiming to expand the brand across south and south-west England, in towns similar to Dorchester.
She announced her intentions in March, although other sites have yet to be found.
"We're really happy with the way things are going and have been extremely well supported by our customers in the first year-and-a-half," she added.
Mark Newton-Jones, chief executive of home shopping firm Shop Direct, said: "Protecting your brand is of paramount importance to every business and no less so to us with our Woolworths brand." | A former Woolworths store which reopened as Wellworths has been forced to change its name. |
39789916 | And the fireworks started.
Overnight, the Conservatives claimed that Labour had a £45bn "black hole" in its spending plans.
Its "dossier" says the party has added up the spending commitments made by Labour since 2015, from scrapping the benefits cap to supporting the introduction of 10,000 new police officers.
The Tories say the total cost of these policy commitments is £64.8bn by 2020.
Now, some of those spending pledges are offset by increased taxes, the Conservatives say.
Labour has said it will raise corporation taxes and reverse planned cuts to capital gains tax.
The Tories claim that will raise £14.1bn over the same time period - leaving the "black hole" figure, the gap between their analysis of increased spending and increased revenues under a future Labour government.
Labour has dismissed the document as "misinformation and misrepresentation", saying the Tories have costed policies that Labour is not committed to and failed to give their own commitments on tax and spending.
So how do voters make sense of the row - the first, I am sure, of many on the economy during this election campaign.
After all, despite the focus on Brexit, voters still put the economy and worries about issues such as rising prices towards the top of their political concerns.
It is still the economy, stupid, when it comes to winning general election campaigns.
First, it is correct to say that Labour has committed to some spending increases such as restoring the education maintenance allowance, restoring student grants and adding to the number of police officers.
It says all of these are fully funded by increasing corporation tax and reversing the cuts to capital gains tax.
So, voters can judge, voting Labour will lead to an increase in some taxes to pay for new policies.
Other possible spending commitments contained in the Tory dossier - such as on arts funding - are more difficult to nail down and are just that - possible.
Let's take one - that Jeremy Corbyn wants to increase the proportion of gross domestic product the government spends on the arts to match the European average.
The Tory document also says that "Labour will reverse Tory real terms cuts to arts expenditure".
Mr Corbyn did say that he would reverse arts spending cuts made since 2010, at an event in Edinburgh in August 2016.
But Labour's general election campaign chief, Andrew Gwynne, has pointed out that this is not official party policy.
For that, voters will need to wait for Labour's manifesto, which is expected to be published in the week starting 15 May.
Some talk by Opposition politicians about what they might like to do is just that - talk. It can be criticised - maybe - for being "loose-lipped", but it does not make it an official spending commitment.
What today has revealed is that there is a fundamental dividing line between the two parties.
Labour will raise some taxes and fund some new policies.
The Conservative offer is different.
They will seek to balance the amount the government spends with the amount it earns in taxes, reducing the deficit to zero.
They say by this method - and by keeping businesses taxes lower - the economy will strengthen, government revenues will increase and support for public services will improve.
Don't deliberately borrow more now is the message.
There is another big elephant in the room.
Most of the Tories' "black hole" claim is made up of the £35bn it says the Labour Party is committed to spending on improving Britain's infrastructure, such as providing better high-speed broadband.
Labour has certainly spoken about investing £500bn over 10 years "in infrastructure, manufacturing and new industries".
According to an interview given by the shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, in September 2016, £350bn of that will come from central government - so the Tory "£35bn a year" figure of new spending on infrastructure (£350bn phased over 10 years) does not appear to be disputed.
Although, again, we will have to wait for Labour's manifesto to see if that £350bn pledge is repeated.
It's the impact of the pledge that is in dispute.
The Conservatives say that the infrastructure money will have to be borrowed, adding to the £1.7trn debt pile the country is already carrying.
Mr McDonnell says that capital spending for investment should not be viewed as adding to a "black hole" as it is not day-to-day spending.
Under the present public accounting system, nearly all spending commitments - whether current (day-to-day) or capital (investment) - is added to the public sector net debt figure.
So, increasing borrowing means the national debt rises and funding the costs of the debt also increases.
Mr McDonnell argues that borrowing rates on the international markets are cheap (true historically, although the rates are ticking up) and that the economic return on new projects outweighs the cost.
If the economy grows, government income increases and deficit levels fall, Labour argues.
There is one simple point at the heart of this row.
The Conservatives say they are the party of economic stability, and that by maintaining strong controls on the public finances, national wealth will grow.
Labour says that borrowing to invest will also lead to economic growth.
Numbers will be thrown around.
The moment to take notice is when the manifestos are published - by all the parties.
What commitments are made on policies, on spending and on taxes?
And what effect might that have on the economy.
Which is what, after all, many people will vote on. | Today the future of the economy moved centre stage in the election battle. |
37165121 | Yuusuf Warsame, from Birmingham, described as a "happy" and "beautiful" boy, was in Gothenburg with his mother and four siblings.
His father, Abdiwahid Warsame, said he was desperate to join the family in Sweden.
Police in Sweden believe the attack may be linked to an underworld feud.
Updates on the story as it unfolds
Mr Warsame, who is a Dutch national, said: "When I heard the news I had to sit; I could no longer stand up.
"My wife's heart is broken. She told me that he died in front of her. She was covered in his blood."
Yuusuf's elder brother, who did not want to be named, said: "My brother was the happiest kid I knew.
"He was always smiling, always having fun. He was good in school."
Yuusuf's friend Omar was born in Sweden and they went to a religious school together where they studied the Koran each month.
Omar said: "He's my friend. I used to know him, I used to work with him. I feel he's like my brother so that's why I am really sad."
Yuusuf's cousin, Abdi Ladif Ali, said: "He was a happy, beautiful boy. We're devastated - the whole family, our community.
"The priority for us is to get his father to Sweden and bring back the rest of the family, and [Yuusuf]."
Azita Zohhadi, headteacher at Nelson Mandela School in Birmingham, where Yuusuf was a pupil, said it was "devastated and dismayed" by the news.
"It is extremely difficult to find the words to explain how much Yuusuf meant to us," she said.
"He was such a charming, thoughtful and respectful young boy. He was studious and had such a strong sense of curiosity about the world."
Yuusuf was born in Birmingham and was on a family holiday to visit relatives in Sweden.
He was sleeping in the living room of a flat on Monday night when a grenade was thrown through the window.
He was in the same room as his nine-year-old sister Aisha and brother Ahmed, five.
Yuusuf died on the way to hospital. His brother and sister escaped serious injury.
Police spokesperson Ulla Brehm told Radio Sweden: "We have a big problem in this area of gang criminality. We have had shootings and violence in this area.
"We now have a small boy dead because of the escalation of violence in the area."
She added: "This is new to us. Before criminals have been shooting towards each other."
More than one person registered to the address was a convicted criminal, Ms Brehm said.
The news has shocked the 30,000-strong Somali community across the Midlands.
Abdi Hussain, chairman of the Somali Community Organisation, said: "There's a feeling of immense sadness for what has happened.
"Because [of] the community here, there are lots of connections and we are close.
"When the time for the funeral comes we will ask what the family need of us, and what we can do to help." | An eight-year-old boy killed by a grenade while on holiday in Sweden was cradled in his mother's arms as he died, his father has said. |
35188570 | Red Star OS was designed to superficially mimic Apple's OS X, but hidden features allow it to watermark files and tie them to an individual.
The covert tools were discovered by two German researchers who conducted the analysis over the past month.
They presented their findings at the Chaos Communication Congress on Sunday.
Florian Grunow and Niklaus Schiess pored over the code of Red Star OS version 3.0, which first surfaced online about a year ago.
The system's coders "did a pretty good job" of mimicking the basic design and functionality of Apple computers, Mr Grunow tells the BBC, but with a twist.
Any files uploaded to the system via a USB stick or other storage device can be watermarked, allowing the state to trace the journey of that file from machine to machine. Red Star can also identify undesirable files and delete them without permission.
The watermarking function was designed in response to the proliferation of foreign films and music being shared offline, says Mr Grunow. "It enables you to keep track of where a document hits Red Star OS for the first time and who opened it. Basically, it allows the state to track documents," he says.
The system will imprint files with its individual serial number, although it is not known how easily the state can link those serial numbers to individual users.
One element puzzling Mr Grunow is the discovery of an extended version of the watermarking software which he and Mr Schiess do not fully understand, but which he says may help identify individual users.
"What we have seen is the basic watermarking, but we found evidence of an extended mechanism that is far more sophisticated, with different cryptography," he says.
"It could be that this file is your individual fingerprint and they register this fingerprint to you, and that could help them track down individual users."
Red Star also makes it nearly impossible for users to modify the system. Attempts to disable its antivirus software or internet firewall will prompt the system to reboot.
The idea for an internal operating system was first conceived by Kim Jong-il, according to Mr Grunow. "He said North Korea must create their own operating system and that is what they've done.
"If you look at North Korea, Red Star resembles how the state is operating. It's pretty locked down, they focus on integrity a lot and they have mechanisms to track users."
As with many things about the world's most insular state, the extent to which Red Star is used in North Korea is not known. It is likely installed in libraries and other public buildings, says Mr Grunow, where operating systems can be decided by the state.
Red Star was built using Linux, a free and open-source platform which can be modified at will, and was designed that way to make it as accessible as possible. There is an inherent irony in North Korea's use of the system, says Mr Grunow.
"They are using a system that was built to promote free speech, and they are abusing it by watermarking free speech," he says.
More ironic still is the name of the file used by Red Star to hunt for suspicious files on the machine: "The pattern file we found which is used by the so-called anti-virus software is called Angae," says Mr Grunow.
"That translates to fog or mist - as in, to obfuscate or not be transparent. We have no idea why they picked this name, but it fits, doesn't it?" | The first in-depth analysis of North Korea's internal computer operating system has revealed spying tools capable of tracking documents offline. |
37213206 | Beamish Museum is replicating an end of terrace shop from Bow Street in the town for its new 1950s attraction.
A public vote is being held to decide whether it should be a hairdresser's, a toy shop and dolls' hospital or an electrical goods store.
The £10.75m 1950s-style development will also include shops, a cinema, cafe, community centre and houses.
People will be able to cast their vote during a series of events, starting on Tuesday at Captain Cook Square Shopping Centre.
The decision will be announced at the museum during the October half-term holiday.
Lisa Peacock, from Beamish, said: "This shop will be a replica of the one in Bow Street, Middlesbrough, so we wanted people from the town to choose what type of shop it will be.
"We'd also love to hear people's memories of shopping in Middlesbrough during the 1950s and see any photographs they may have." | Middlesbrough residents are being asked to choose what a 1950s shop in a County Durham open air museum should "sell". |
40525946 | The woman, who was in her 20s, left the event's Chinawhite enclosure between 0:00 and 2:30 BST on Sunday with people she had met there, police said.
She walked with them to a car in the Harpsden Road and Reading Road area and was raped outside it. Three men who had been with her left in the car.
A member of the public found her near the Three Horseshoes public house shortly after.
Det Ch Insp Lis Knight, of Thames Valley Police, said: "Detectives are investigating the circumstances which occurred in the early hours of Sunday in a residential street and work is ongoing with the victim.
"Incidents of this nature are rare in the area and we are working to establish what happened.
"The victim is being supported by specially-trained officers at this time."
Police are appealing for witnesses.
She added: "I would like to ask the public to think back to the early hours of Sunday morning - did you see a woman with a group of white men and a car in a residential street?
"I would also like to speak to the drivers and anyone who was an occupant in the cars which stopped in Reading Road where the woman was found distressed."
The £3m rowing regatta sees more than 200 races take place on the river Thames over five days.
The annual regatta, which has been held since 1839, was expected to attract 200,000 spectators to this year's event. | A woman who went to Henley Royal Regatta was later raped in the town. |
37274238 | The brothers were being looked after by their grandmother at her home in Korbach in central Germany.
When she went to find a nappy, the younger boy Rudolf went into the garden and fell face down in the water.
The toddler, who had stopped breathing, was pulled from the pool by his brother Markus and his grandmother.
Markus then called paramedics because his grandmother has poor German and primarily speaks Russian.
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The elder brother was told over the phone how to provide first aid, giving heart massage and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Rudolf began breathing again before paramedics arrived and airlifted him to hospital in Marburg, north of Frankfurt.
The paramedic who helped him praised the boy's actions saying Markus followed instructions exactly, despite his initial panic.
Michael Seebold described how he had told the boy to put his brother in the recovery position, hold his nose and start mouth-to-mouth.
Source: NHS | A nine-year-old German boy has been hailed a hero for resuscitating his two-year-old brother after he fell into a garden swimming pool. |
39076211 | Councillors in Stirling voted to freeze the basic rate of council tax for another year.
Clackmannanshire councillors approved a 3% council tax rise during a budget meeting that saw the Labour administration resign.
The council tax will rise by 2.5% in Dundee, an increase of £30 a year for a Band D property.
Stirling residents whose homes are in property bands E, F, G or H will still see their bills rise as a result of national changes.
Perth and Kinross councillors voted for a 2% rise on Thursday.
The council tax will rise by 3% in Falkirk, an increase of £32 a year for a Band D property, following another vote on Thursday.
Scotland's 32 local authorities are deciding their council tax rates following a nine-year-long national council tax freeze. | Councillors in Dundee and Clackmannanshire have approved council tax rises. |
30584097 | The decision came after a local prosecutor said he would not bring charges against the officer.
He ruled that Christopher Manney had acted in self-defence when confronted in a park by Dontre Hamilton.
The launch of the federal investigation follows protests across the US over the deaths of two other black men.
In both cases grand juries decided not to indict white police officers.
One of the incidents occurred in New York, where Mayor Bill de Blasio has called for the city to heal after the subsequent fatal shooting of two police officers led to controversy over his role.
In Milwaukee, Mr Hamilton's family had reacted with anger to the decision by County District Attorney John Chisholm not to charge Mr Manney, and appealed for peaceful protests.
Mr Hamilton was shot after workers at a Starbucks cafe called police to complain about him sleeping in a park.
According to Mr Manney, Mr Hamilton resisted arrest when he tried to frisk him, took the officer's baton and hit Mr Manney on the neck with it after the two exchanged punches.
Mr Manney then shot him 14 times, saying later that he feared for his safety.
Mr Hamilton's family said he had suffered from schizophrenia and had recently stopped taking his medicine.
His death triggered a series of protests in Milwaukee and Mr Manney was dismissed over the incident - a decision the former officer has appealed against.
Explaining his decision in a written statement, Mr Chisholm said: "Officer Manney's use of force in this incident was justified self-defense and that defense cannot be reasonably overcome to establish a basis to charge Officer Manney with a crime."
The federal review will seek to determine whether there was any violation of civil rights law. | The US justice department says it will review the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a white police officer in April in Milwaukee. |
35844892 | The design by eight young adults from Sussex Downs College will be built on Eastbourne seafront, with four others by architects from around the world.
The competition attracted 50 entries, with the winners chosen by public vote and a panel of judges.
One judge said the structures were "unique and eclectic".
The Sussex Downs students worked on their design, inspired by happy times at the beach, during ceramics classes led by artist Sheila Hay.
"The idea for the hut is that it is all clad in ceramic tiles, some of which will be made by the students themselves," said Ms Hay.
"I am absolutely thrilled they have won.
"To win along with international architects is fantastic - I don't know if they will appreciate the significance of that but they do know about being winners or losers."
The students' entry won the community category in The Huts Eastbourne competition.
Four entries from professional architects will also be built on sites to the east of Eastbourne Pier, alongside attractions such as the Redoubt Museum.
The new beach huts are part of the regeneration of the Devonshire area, which includes £40m of improvements to Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club and the Congress Theatre.
The council currently has 87 huts and 69 brick-built chalets, all west of the pier, and is planning to install another 20 traditional beach huts in the new location.
Some of the winning 64 sq ft (6 sq m) designs will be used for beachfront kiosks, while others will be rented out to beach-goers.
Large beach huts operated by the council are let for £800 per year, while the brick-built chalets cost nearly £3,000 for residents.
Sculptor Alex Chinneck, whose work includes projects at London's Covent Garden Piazza and the London Design Festival 2015, was on the judging panel.
"These unique and eclectic structures are full of personality and will adorn the seafront with sculpturally interesting moments that contribute to Eastbourne's individuality," he said.
"British beach huts are full of charm and happy memories." | A group of students with learning difficulties are among the winners of a contest to re-imagine that most British of seaside traditions - the beach hut. |
34638320 | Officers launched a "detailed inquiry" into reports of hare coursing in Gargunnock.
They have now arrested a Larkhall man, who has been charged with offences under the Wildlife and Countryside Act for allegedly hunting wild hare using two dogs, and is due in court.
PC Malcolm O'May said hare coursing was "a national wildlife crime priority". | Police investigating hare coursing in a Stirlingshire village have arrested and charged a man. |
39582818 | 13 April 2017 Last updated at 07:23 BST
Animals with crocodile-like features walked the Earth around 245 million years ago, which is before dinosaurs appeared.
New fossils discovered by scientists in Tanzania, Africa, two years ago help show that the Teleocrater creature walked on four legs.
Watch Ricky's report. | Before there were dinosaurs, there was this weird crocodile-looking thing. |
33044403 | Sixteen people were injured, four seriously, after the crash that happened on Tuesday last week.
However several rides, including the Smiler and Oblivion are still closed to the public.
See Martin 'Live at Alton Towers' - he spoke to children on the first day it reopened.
Merlin Entertainments, who own the park, had also closed three other rollercoasters at other theme parks for safety reasons.
Dragon's Fury and Rattlesnake rides at Chessington World of Adventures are still closed.
A Chessington spokeswoman said its two rides were safe, but staff working on them needed further training before they could be reopened.
Merlin Entertainments said Alton Towers is now open again.
It's been carrying out checks to make sure that the rides and park were safe for everyone.
Are rollercoasters safe?
Accidents on rollercoasters are extremely rare - the chance of being injured whilst on a ride is one in 24 million.
The company say they have added safety procedures to "reinforce the safe operation of our multi-car rollercoasters" which were "effective immediately". | Alton Towers is now open again for the first time since a rollercoaster crash on its Smiler ride. |
36528579 | Southern operator Govia Thameslink (GTR) said it would implement a new role for conductors from 21 August, with guards no longer opening and closing doors.
The RMT union has said their current role is vital for safety reasons.
Members will be asked to walk out on Tuesday 21 June.
The union's southeast organiser Paul Cox said: "It is not just about operating doors. Conductors will save lives in the event of emergency."
Southern said the proposed strike would have a significant effect on services, with no service on many routes and only a limited service on others.
It has repeated its call for the RMT to engage in talks.
Meanwhile, rail minister Claire Perry has said the recent high level of sickness absence by Southern conductors amounted to a "work to rule", which was "outrageous and unfair".
Last month GTR said illness rates had doubled since the first strike in April.
But the RMT insisted there was "no unofficial action" and blamed staff shortages on "gross mismanagement".
"Trying to lump the blame onto hard-working, frontline staff, who take the full force of passenger anger for cancellations and delays, is cowardly and despicable," it added.
Performance figures released by operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) showed fewer than one in seven Southern mainline services arrived on time on Monday.
Shares in GTR's parent company Go-Ahead fell 12% on Tuesday after it issued a profit warning, citing "very challenging performance and industrial relations environments".
GTR is in dispute with the RMT and ASLEF unions on three issues: the role of guards, the introduction of longer driver-only trains and closure of some ticket offices.
The operator insisted there would be no job losses or pay cuts. | A union has called for another 24-hour strike by conductors on Southern rail trains in an ongoing dispute about the introduction of driver-only trains. |
36178327 | A man and a child were taken to hospital and five others treated at Wimbledon Leisure Centre after two chemicals were accidentally mixed together, London Fire Brigade said.
The building on Latimer Road was closed and 130 people evacuated to a nearby school just after 10:15 BST.
Police cordoned off the street which reopened at 14:00 BST.
Firefighters said hydrochloric acid and sodium hypochlorite were mixed together, making chlorine gas.
GLL, which runs the facility, said the mistake was "immediately recognised" and the leisure centre was evacuated as a precaution.
Alex Perry was putting his belongings into a locker at the centre when it was evacuated, giving people "minutes" to get out, he said.
He added: "Kids were soaking wet and going out on to the street with their swimming costumes on shivering."
A GLL spokeswoman said: "A member of staff at Wimbledon Leisure Centre accidentally mixed pool chemicals in a holding tank, the combination of which had the potential to create noxious vapours."
The site could reopen by tomorrow, she added. | More than 100 people have been evacuated from a leisure centre after breathing in chemical fumes. |
38442805 | Afrah Shawqi al-Qaisi was taken from her home in the Saidiya district of the capital, Baghdad, on Monday night by men claiming to be security personnel.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has ordered security forces to "exert the utmost effort" to save her.
On Monday, Ms Qaisi wrote an article in which she expressed anger that armed groups could act with impunity.
The article, published by the Aklaam website, criticised an interior ministry officer who she said had assaulted the principal of a school in the southern city of Nasiriya for refusing to punish a pupil who had quarrelled with his daughter.
"There is nothing worse in a country than humiliating a teacher; nothing is worse than neglect by those who carry weapons," Ms Qaisi wrote. "If the state is anxious to preserve its prestige, it should hold accountable whoever uses weapons illicitly."
Ms Qaisi, 43, works for the London-based pan-Arab newspaper Asharq al-Awsat and a number of other local news websites.
She is also an employee of the Iraqi culture ministry, is active in the field of human rights, and has participated in recent protests against government corruption.
The head of the Baghdad-based Journalistic Freedoms Observatory, Ziyad al-Ajeeli, said eight armed men had arrived at Ms Qaisi's house at about 22:00 (19:00 GMT) on Monday, claiming to be members of the security forces.
Before taking Ms Qaisi to an unknown location, the gunmen tied up her 16-year-old son, assaulted her brother-in-law, and stole her car, gold, money, mobile phones and computers, Mr Ajeeli added.
A security source told the BBC that the gunmen had been dressed in civilian clothes and had driven unmarked pick-up trucks with no licence plates.
The governor of Baghdad, Ali Tamimi, denounced what he described as a "barbaric" act that sought to "persecute and muzzle journalists".
Iraq is considered one of the most dangerous countries to be a journalist. Seven were killed in the country in 2016, according to Reporters Without Borders. | Gunmen have kidnapped an Iraqi female journalist who has campaigned against widespread corruption in the country. |
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AIK 2-0 Bala Town | Read match reports for the six ties involving British clubs in the Europa League qualifying first round on Tuesday, where Scottish Premiership sides Aberdeen and Hearts secured first-leg victories. |
34638279 | These printed listings of courses and requirements were usually put together with all the creative panache of a telephone directory.
The stilted photos of groups of students in idyllic campus scene became such a cliche they were known as "three under a tree".
Fast-forward several decades and the dodgy 1970s and 1980s fashion choices might have gone, but universities are trying even harder to attract the attention of students, particularly overseas students.
The global overseas student market has more than doubled since 2000, making it a lucrative and highly competitive battleground for potential recruits.
In the UK alone, overseas students are worth £7bn per year. Many postgraduate courses have a majority of non-UK students, making their financial viability dependent on overseas fees.
The university website is the modern prospectus - and the battle for students is taking place online.
Google has revealed data about the top destinations for where people are searching for university information, when looking at countries outside their own location.
Based on Google's internal search data for 2014, universities in the US get more searches from abroad than any other country, 35% of the total, matching the position of the US as the world's biggest market for overseas students.
The UK is the second biggest destination for overseas students and it is also in second place in terms of the amount of searches, with 26%.
But perhaps signalling a shake-up in the market, in third place in Google searches for overseas universities is Canada, with 8%.
According to Unesco figures, Canada is the eighth biggest market for overseas students, but it has big ambitions. Canada has increased overseas student numbers by more than 80% in a decade, and it has a strategy for a further increase.
According to these international education queries, Canada comes ahead of Australia, with 6%, while the Netherlands, with 2.4%, has overtaken Germany, 2.2%.
And while China is the biggest sender of students overseas, the search data suggests it holds much less interest as a destination.
The search data highlights the growing globalisation of higher education. In 2008, 37% of searches related to UK universities were from overseas. By 2014, that had risen to 46%. If the trend continues, most of the people looking at UK universities courses will be outside the country.
But the search data includes a warning about how much demand can fall.
India is second only to China in demand for overseas education.
But from 2010 to 2014, the proportion of searches from India about UK universities fell every year.
In 2010, 26% of university searches from Indian students were about the UK. By 2014, that had reduced to 17%.
This matches a slump in the number of Indian students coming to the UK, which the Google report interprets as a response to the "negative rhetoric" around student visas in the UK.
The winners were the US and Canada. In 2009, 39% of overseas university searches from India were aimed at US universities. That had risen to more than 47% by 2014, and this interest has been reflected in a growth in actual student numbers.
More stories from the BBC's Knowledge economy series looking at education from a global perspective and how to get in touch
The search data also shows how quickly attitudes can change. The proportion of searches from India about universities in Australia fell by more than a quarter between 2008 and 2010. This followed violent attacks on Indian students in Australia in 2009, which sparked protests in India.
The search data also includes some broader "query trends". Searching for online learning has climbed sharply since 2011. But global searches for 121 "traditional UK universities" declined between 2013 and 2014.
Such search patterns are highly significant in this multi-billion business.
And the New York-based World Education Services (WES), which specialises in the international student market, says universities are having to chase to keep up with the changing technology used by young students.
This is the mobile phone generation, and Rahul Choudaha, from WES, says an analysis of students applying to study in the US suggested most had used smartphones in the inquiry and application process.
And it raises questions about whether universities are able to distil themselves into a mobile-friendly format.
There is also a strong trend towards students wanting to engage with universities through social media, which is seen as an important influence on decision making.
Gordon Slaven, head of higher education at the British Council, which promotes UK education, says this is an "incredibly competitive market" and universities cannot wait for students to come and find them.
"The institutions must reach out to the student, increasingly online. Our research tells us that the student experience is a key influence," he says.
"How current students present their life on campus online now plays a vital role in how prospective students will view and make a decision on where they should study." | For today's students, it must seem like a distant and primitive era - but finding information about universities used to depend either on visiting the campus or else getting a copy of the prospectus. |
38395540 | Mark Anderson held Nigel Poustie hostage in his flat in the Charleston area of Dundee in July.
The 49 year-old was battered with a baseball bat and hammer and had boiling water poured over his head.
Mr Poustie eventually escaped but was later discovered seriously injured in the street and later died in the city's Ninewells Hospital.
Anderson, 51, who was originally charged with murder, admitted a reduced charge of culpable homicide and will be sentenced in January.
Mr Poustie was described in court as a "poor soul" who had suffered personal problems following the death of his mother.
Mr Poustie and Anderson were said to have had a falling-out which led the killer to state to another friend: "I will torture him".
Prosecutor Adrian Cottam said that Mr Poustie was tortured overnight in Anderson's flat after being strapped to a chair and repeatedly punched.
He was also hit on the legs with a hammer and baseball bat.
Mr Cottam told the court: "He repeatedly begged him to stop.
"Anderson said he had betrayed him and would take what was given to him."
Mr Poustie then had a pillow case put over Mr Poustie's head as he sat "immobilised" in the chair.
Anderson told a woman in the house to boil a kettle, and a cup of boiling water was poured over Mr Poustie's head.
After leaving Anderson's home, Mr Poustie was seen looking "injured and disorientated" and later collapsed in the street.
He was taken to hospital, but suffered a cardiac arrest and never recovered.
Mr Poustie sustained extensive bruising and scalding, but existing health issues were a factor in his death.
Anderson was arrested four days later and initially claimed his victim must have been hit by a car or fallen over.
His QC Mark Stewart told the High Court in Glasgow his client was "ashamed" and deeply regretted his actions.
Judge Lord Boyd deferred sentencing until 18 January in Edinburgh. | A man has admitted killing a former DIY shop worker who he tied up and tortured for hours. |
26096612 | Johnny Quinn became trapped in his room after a shower and, unable to raise help, simply burst through the door.
"With no phone to call for help, I used my bobsled push training to break out," tweeted Quinn, 30.
Separately, GB bobsleigher Bex Wilson emerged from her athletes' village room to find an open lift shaft.
"Paula Walker nearly didn't have her brakewoman after walking out into this," wrote Wilson, captioning a photo of the open shaft. Walker and Wilson form the British two-woman bobsleigh team in Sochi.
Quinn's US team-mate, Justin Olsen, wrote on Facebook: "My team-mate and room-mate had an issue with our door. I knew something would happen.
"I wasn't there to help him out, at the gym. Trust me, he tried everything."
The Sochi Games have had various problems with the provision and build quality of accommodation for athletes and journalists attending the Olympics.
Reporters arriving in Sochi over recent weeks have documented unusual 'twin' toilet installations, unfinished hotels and problems with water and electricity supply. | An American bobsleigher had to smash through a jammed bathroom door inside the Sochi 2014 athletes' village on the opening day of the Winter Games. |
37094127 | The distillery will sit on the banks of the River Clyde at a former pump house between the Riverside Museum and the SSE Hydro Arena.
The multi-million pound development will have a visitor centre, cafe and gift shop.
The team behind the new Clydeside distillery said it hoped work would be completed and spirits would be "flowing" by the end of next year.
Owned by Morrison Glasgow Distillers, the distillery will offer guided tours, whisky tastings and an interactive whisky experience.
It is expected to attract 65,000 visitors per year and create up to 25 jobs when it opens next autumn.
The firm's chairman, Tim Morrison, owner of AD Rattray Scotch Whisky Company, said the firm's vision to build a distillery on the banks of the Clyde was "now set to become a reality."
"Work has started on site and our first batch of spirit should be flowing before the end of next year," he said.
"The city was once home to many whisky distilleries and we think the Clydeside Distillery will put Glasgow right back on the Scotch whisky map." | Work has begun on a new £10.5m whisky distillery in the centre of Glasgow. |
35948818 | El Khayati's curler sealed a defeat that left the Addicks 10 points adrift of safety with five games left.
Jordan Cousins looked to have earned the visitors a point when he fired in from the edge of the box on his left just after the hour mark.
Matt Phillips had earlier given Rangers a fortuitous lead with a cross-shot.
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The visitors went into the game on the back of a two-match unbeaten run, but found mid-table Rangers too tough to handle.
Seb Polter and Tjaronn Chery had chances before Phillips' opener, while Jose Riga's side were limited to Callum Harriott's shot off the bar.
Cousins scored against the run of play, but Ademola Lookman and Igor Vetokele passed up great chances to put Charlton in front.
And El Khayati's strike lit up Loftus Road and ensured a miserable trip back to south-east London for the seemingly doomed Addicks.
QPR manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink:
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"At times you need a bit of luck and your keeper to be smart. I must say that Alex Smithies won us the game today.
"I am happy for Nasser but more happy for the team that we stuck at it, kept going, and in the end we finished them off even though we needed help from our keeper.
"I must say we put ourselves in that difficult situation as we had the chance to score and make it 2-0, and if you take that you go on and score three or four.
"If that chance goes in it kills Charlton's spirit. But it gave them more 'animal' to carry on."
Charlton boss Jose Riga:
"At the end of the match, conceding a goal like that when you have the possibility yourselves to win is cruel.
"It was a good performance. Okay, the first half was more complicated and we conceded a goal, but the reaction was good.
"It's a sad story. The only hope is that the Charlton fans can see again that the side was really competitive, with not just good spirit, but a style of play.
"When you do your job as we did today, at least your own feeling is that you have done your job." | Charlton's hopes of avoiding relegation from the Championship were dented severely by Nasser el Khayati's stoppage-time winner for QPR. |
36369824 | Carmarthenshire Rivers Trust is concerned Natural Resources Wales (NRW) may not allow an extension of its liming project in the River Doethie.
It claims a dramatic transformation of a catchment that was failing EU water quality and wildlife standards.
NRW said it wanted to stop pollutants reaching rivers in the first place.
With funding from Welsh Water, the trust has been releasing limestone sand into the Doethie in Upper Tywi valley - between Tregaron and Llandovery - since 2010.
The alkaline sand grains help neutralise the water's acidity, which is caused by pollutants in the atmosphere being washed into the river when it rains.
The area is important as a spawning habitat for salmon and sewin, also known as sea trout.
"I've personally taken a reading in a stream at the top of the catchment that ran the same as table vinegar," Caroline Orr, trust project officer, said.
"That was above our liming site, it's hard to imagine that anything could live up there.
"This is an ingenious project and very, very simple. We monitor quite drastically and have seen nothing but improvements in numbers of fish and the invertebrates they feed on, as well as birds and water quality generally."
Before the project began the catchment was failing standards set in the EU's water framework directive but has since been reclassified as having good ecological status.
A fifth of Wales' rivers and a third of Wales' lakes are vulnerable to acidification, according to NRW's risk assessment.
Most are located in west Wales where Afonydd Cymru, the body representing individual rivers trusts, claims commercial conifer plantations are exacerbating the problem.
These plantations in upland areas were historically used for pit props for the mining industry and more recently by the timber trade.
Densely planted, they become "particularly good at scavenging air pollutants, resulting in more acid run-off into rivers", according to Frank Jones, Afonydd Cymru's technical advisor.
"We absolutely need to have an intervention to deal with those impacts," he added.
"And through this project we have demonstrated what can be done. What we need to do now is extend this approach to other streams and rivers that are affected in Wales."
Mr Jones said that though the trust had "plenty of support" from local NRW officers it was concerned "policy formers are having second thoughts about liming" and may not support an extension.
Bob Vaughan, land manager for NRW, said the organisation was very pleased with the Carmarthenshire Rivers Trust's work but argued it was important to look at different opportunities to solve the problem.
"What we don't want to do is just carry on liming in a way that's just dealing with the symptom rather than the cure," he said.
In upland areas, Mr Vaughan said NRW had invested heavily in changing the way water runs off woodland plantations and would consider further interventions "on a case by case basis". | A project tackling high levels of acidity in a river should be given the go-ahead across Wales to help improve water quality, a charity has said. |
20347253 | They arrived in the international airport of the Albanian capital, Tirana, where they were greeted by family members and officials.
The remains were exhumed at Thiais cemetery south of Paris on Tuesday.
Critics accuse Albania's government of seeking to make political capital out of the former king.
His remains are due to be placed in a newly built mausoleum for the royal family this weekend.
Albania is currently celebrating the centenary of its independence from the Ottoman Empire.
King Zog, whose original name was Ahmet Muhtar Bej Zogolli, proclaimed himself monarch in 1928 but fled in 1939 as Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's Fascist troops invaded Albania.
In exile, he lived for years in England, then Egypt, before settling in France where he died in 1961.
His only son, Crown Prince Leka, died last year after failing in his efforts to restore the monarchy in Albania.
His grandson, Prince Leka, currently serves as a political adviser to Albanian President Bujar Faik Nishani. | The remains of King Zog, Albania's former monarch, have arrived in Albania after being repatriated from France more than 50 years after his death. |
30530769 | The crash happened at 07:45 about a mile north of the Black Isle side of the Kessock Bridge
The incident caused tailbacks for a time.
There are no details at this stage of whether anyone was injured in the accident. | A bus and three cars have been involved in an accident on the A9 near Inverness. |
34224687 | About 6,000 youngsters took part in the Mini and Junior Great North Run, with a Great North 5k (3.1 miles) also staged.
Elite athletes were in attendance for the Great North City Games, although long jump world champion Greg Rutherford withdrew through injury.
A crowd of 25,000 was expected by organisers.
Taking part in the Great North City Games was 200m world champion Dafne Schippers, who raced to victory on a 100m track constructed on the banks of the Tyne.
Rutherford and 5,000m and 10,000m world champion Mo Farah took part in a penalty shoot-out at a launch event at Newcastle United's St James's Park stadium on Friday.
The Great North Run half marathon will be staged on Sunday with more than 50,000 people taking on the 13.1 mile course from Newcastle to South Shields.
It will be the 35th staging of the event, which began as a fun run in 1981.
Farah is aiming for his second consecutive victory in the men's elite race, which gets under way at 10:40 BST. | Thousands of people flocked to Newcastle and Gateshead quaysides for the first part of the Great North Run weekend. |
34124142 | The changes will focus on the so-called purdah rules, which stop ministers using public money to campaign for one side, from 28 days before such a vote.
The government had wanted to suspend these laws so ministers could continue to discuss European matters in public.
Some Tories argued this would favour the pro-EU camp and now restrictions are likely to stay but with exceptions.
The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 sets out a 28-day period ahead of any referendum, during which ministers, government departments and local authorities are banned from publishing material relating to the issue in question.
Prime Minister David Cameron claimed suspending these rules was necessary to allow the government to continue dealing with EU matters during the referendum period.
Ministers also said the purdah rules would stop them being able to defend the national interest in Brussels.
In June, 27 Tory MPs rebelled against the government plans for suspension of the rules, which avoided defeat only because Labour chose to abstain.
Then in July a report from the Public Administration Committee said it was also unconvinced by ministers' arguments.
In a critical report, it said such a move would "cast a shadow of doubt over the propriety" of the referendum on whether the UK should remain in the EU or leave.
BBC deputy political editor James Landale said the changes - set to be tabled later - were "designed to reassure the government's critics".
He added: "The changes are expected to restore the restrictions on ministers, with some exceptions."
One Whitehall source told the BBC: "There will be a pretty significant shift in the government position.
"There is no wish within the government to be in a position where doubt is cast on the fairness of the referendum.
"It has got to be fair. And it has got to be seen to be fair."
The amendments have to be published on Wednesday so there is time for MPs to consider them before debating and voting on them next Monday.
Meanwhile, allies of Mr Cameron, who has pledged to hold an EU referendum by 2017, are contemplating staging it as early as next April, BBC Newsnight understands.
Senior Tories would like to get the referendum staged earlier in Mr Cameron's second term, to allow him to capitalise on what Conservatives think could be Labour Party infighting over the potential election of leadership hopeful, Jeremy Corbyn, the programme reported.
A government source said a referendum in April was "possible" but pointed out that the referendum legislation was still likely to be held up in the House of Lords, as peers tried to amend it.
The SNP's foreign affairs spokesman Alex Salmond told Newsnight that there was no way the government would get parliamentary approval - the support not just of Tories but of opposition parties too - for a referendum as early as April 2016.
On Tuesday, the government accepted the Electoral Commission's recommendations to scrap plans for a Yes/No vote and instead ask voters if they want to "remain in" or "leave the EU". | The government is set to announce "significant" changes to its planned rules on an in-out EU referendum. |
32844354 | Since 1994, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has produced an annual figure that estimates the skill-level in the country's jobs.
The figure would be increased if the proportion of skilled jobs rose and would fall if the proportion of unskilled jobs rose.
The 2014 figure fell slightly. In the previous 20 years it has always risen.
The lack of growth in the country's skill profile may be partly explained by there being a bigger-than-average increase in hours worked by people aged 16 to 29, who would be expected to have lower wages and skill profiles than more experienced workers.
The ONS also measures the number of hours worked in the economy. The number of hours worked increased by the largest amount since comparable records began in 1994.
The fact that labour quality continued rising after the financial crisis even though the value of the work done per hour declined is part of what has been called the productivity puzzle.
The ONS says that the decline in labour quality last year and only small increase in 2013: "suggest only that labour quality has stopped exacerbating the productivity puzzle; they do not explain it." | A measure of the quality of jobs done by workers in the UK has fallen slightly for the first time. |
22165242 | She has the sweetest face. Beate Zschaepe smiles gently at the camera as she twirls for the video the police made for their files. She is dressed in a girlish pink top as she performs the required choreography shortly after giving herself up. It is a face of child-like innocence, a young woman who would not hurt a fly.
But is it the face of genuine innocence - or a deceptive face concealing her involvement in the murder of 10 truly innocent people?
Prosecutors have called Beate Zschaepe the country's most dangerous neo-Nazi. She is accused of helping to murder nine men, all but one of them of Turkish background, and a policewoman.
She is also accused of helping in 28 attempted murders as well as being a member of a terrorist organisation. And she is charged with robbery, causing explosions and arson.
The arson relates to the fire which she is alleged to have started before giving herself up on 8 November 2011, telling police she was the one they were looking for.
She shared a flat in Jena, in the old East Germany, with two men - Uwe Boehnhardt und Uwe Mundlos. They had been found shot dead four days earlier, apparently a double suicide after they botched a bank robbery.
After the deaths, the gun used in the murders of the 10 people was discovered, thus clearing up one mystery but opening another: how did they get away with it for so long?
And it opened a debate about whether the police and security services were "blind in the right eye" because they had failed to see right-wing terrorism. And there was even speculation that maybe they had detected it through informers but then failed to act on it out of sympathy.
The first murder took place at a stall on the outskirts of Nuremberg on the Saturday afternoon of 9 September, 2000.
Two gunmen shot a seller of flowers in the face. They fired eight shots at Enver Simsek, six of which hit him. Two days later he died in hospital. One of the weapons used was a Czech-made pistol - a CZ 83 - the gun found after Beate Zschaepe handed herself in 11 years later.
The pattern of that first murder was repeated over the next six years. The victims were Turkish except for Theodoros Boulgarides, a locksmith who may have been mistaken for a Turk. The last murder was that of a policewoman on 25 April, 2007. Nobody - except perhaps Beate Zschaepe - knows the motive for this murder, though it may have been a personal grudge or an attempt to get weapons.
Either way, after the double suicide and Ms Zschaepe's surrender, a grisly video emerged (some say sent by the woman now on trial) which gloated over the killings. To the tune of the Pink Panther, it showed pictures of the corpses of the victims and identified the "organisation" behind the murders as the National Socialist Underground.
It was a revelation to the police. They had initially assumed that the murders were the work of the Turkish mafia. This meant that the families of the victims had been interrogated, in their grief, as potential perpetrators rather than as victims themselves. In one case, a mother who had scrubbed and cleaned up her own son's murder scene then found herself the object of suspicion.
Mehmet Daimagueller, who represents one of the families, still seethes with anger. He told the BBC: "It's obvious you can't survive underground in Germany - you need to have people supporting you - and I would like to know who supported the group."
He is voicing a common discontent about the trial in Munich. It is, the critics say, about much more than the specific charges against one woman.
Big questions arise because of the failure of the security authorities. The neo-Nazi trio were known to have been involved in far-right demonstrations 20 years ago in Jena, the run-down town where they got to know each other as rebellious teenagers.
One case cited is where a doll bearing the sign "Jew" was hung from a motorway bridge. The three realised they were known to the authorities so, it is alleged, they vanished from view in 1998 to found their murderous cell.
One of the problems for the authorities is that they have admitted that documents relating to the investigation were shredded. The questions asked by sceptics are: did informers tell the authorities of the activities of this group and, if so, why were the murders not halted?
The authorities' defence is that law enforcement in Germany is in the hands of myriad agencies, police and secret service, national and local.
On top of that, the murders were spread out in place and time. Sometimes the killers would strike within a few weeks of the previous murder and sometimes many months would pass.
Even today, it is hard to see why these particular victims were chosen. They were invariably the operators of small businesses - tailors, internet cafes, a flower stall, kebab shops - with no public profile. Their shops were nondescript and often in run-down parts of a city. The murders were spread across Germany in no particular pattern.
One of Germany's leading investigative authors, John Goetz, wrote a book on the case. He concluded that it was more cock-up than conspiracy.
"What we are looking at is security services which failed dramatically but basically out of incompetence and pettiness, not out of Nazi sympathies," he told the BBC.
On this view, the shredding of documents was to protect the security services from embarrassment over incompetence rather than to hide their complicity.
Sebastian Edathy, who heads a German parliamentary investigation, inclines to a similar view but thinks there was a blindness to the crimes of the right - the police simply assumed that Turkish victims meant Turkish criminals.
The Bundestag, he said, was debating new legislation which would oblige police to investigate a possible political background to any severe crime where the victim was a member of a religious or ethnic minority.
"Right-wing extremism should never be underestimated again in Germany," he added. | One of the biggest trials in Germany since the war focuses on an alleged neo-Nazi ring. |
38743694 | A three-year ban is in place on killing fish outside estuary limits with strict controls on numbers in inland waters.
The Annan Common Good Fund holds the rights to traditional fishing methods such as haaf, poke and stake netting in much of the area.
It has worked up a £50,000 compensation bid which Marine Scotland said it hoped to have resolved by next month.
The annual cost of applying the regulations in the area has been estimated at nearly £17,000 due to lost fish licence income.
A report to go to the common good fund sub committee outlined progress in efforts to claim the funds.
A letter from Marine Scotland confirmed it would consider the bid but it could only be done after compensation for coastal netting had been agreed.
It added that it understood the issue was one they were "anxious to resolve" and hoped to respond by the end of February. | Marine Scotland is to consider a compensation claim over new wild salmon protection rules on the Solway Firth. |
29791227 | Margot Martini, who had two forms of leukaemia, "died peacefully and was surrounded by those who love her," her family said in a statement.
Margot, from Roehampton in London, had a bone marrow transplant in February but the cancer later returned.
Earlier this month her parents, from Essington, Staffordshire, said Margot was unable to fight an infection.
The appeal for Margot inspired "tens of thousands" of people to register as potential stem cell donors, a spokeswoman for Delete Blood Cancer UK said.
Richard Branson, Boris Becker and David Tennant were among those who backed the Team Margot campaign.
Tributes for Margot are being left on the Team Margot Facebook page, where people described the toddler and her family as "inspirational".
The statement from her parents Vicki and Yaser and their two older sons said Margot died on Monday morning.
"Thank you all for your love and support," it added. | A two-year-old girl whose rare illness prompted a worldwide marrow donor appeal has died at home. |
24626432 | Colby resident John Donald Collister left his entire estate to the Manx nation following his death in 2007.
A consultation was launched by Manx National Heritage (MNH) to see how the public would like the money spent with 114 suggestions put forward.
The £15,000 grant was awarded to the Colby-based Quilliam Group.
It will be spent on a new stained glass window to commemorate Captain John Quilliam, who is described by Manx National Heritage as the "most famous Manxman to have participated in the Battle of Trafalgar".
A spokesman for the group said it was a "huge boost."
Chairman of the Manx Museum, Tony Pass said: "More than 3,000 Manxmen served in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars.
"It was a higher percentage of population than any other area in the British Isles."
He added: "The most famous of these men was Captain John Quilliam; the lowly son of a farmer, who rose to commissioned rank and found his place in history aboard Nelson's flagship HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar."
The design and production of the window is being undertaken by local artist Colleen Corlett.
The MNH consultation concluded that the £1m gift should be used to deliver a strong sense of community benefit, both on a national and local scale. | A major grant has been awarded from the Donald Collister Heritage Programme, established when a 93-year-old man left a £1m bequest. |
36431474 | In an appeal to younger voters, he will say immigration puts pressure on housing stock, increasing rent costs and competition to buy homes.
Further "uncontrolled migration" will make it "harder to get a home of your own", Mr Fox will add.
The Remain campaign dismissed his argument as a "fantasy".
The Leave campaign has stepped up its focus on immigration in recent days, with just over three weeks to go until the referendum on 23 June.
In a speech from Vote Leave's headquarters, Mr Fox will try to win over younger voters with a warning about the impact on housing of "uncontrolled migration" from the EU.
He will say: "Most new immigrants move into the private rented sector which has grown as the immigrant population has grown.
"Competition for rented accommodation obliges all those in the private rented sector to pay high rents which take a large share of income and makes saving to buy a home even harder.
"These resulting high rents and a shortage of housing make it much more difficult for young people to set up home on their own so they have to spend more time in house shares or with their parents."
This issue covers immigration and free movement within Europe.
The former defence minister will warn there is no "realistic possibility" that money would be found to fund the extra infrastructure needed to match migration levels if the UK voted to stay in the EU.
He also warned that migration pressures would have a negative impact on the green belt with "more of our open spaces and natural greenery being turned over to housing".
"If we remain in the EU, if we have uncontrolled migration year after year after year after year, you will find it harder to get a home of your own.
"You will find it harder to see a GP or you will find it harder to get a school place and you will see our green spaces disappear at an even greater rate," he will add.
Liberal Democrat Tim Farron attacked Mr Fox's argument, arguing that leaving the EU would "destroy young people's hopes of getting on the housing ladder".
"Leaving would mean fewer jobs, higher prices and lower pay, making deposits harder or impossible to build up. And it means higher mortgage payments making first time loans less affordable.
"First time buyers are better off in Europe and leaving would be a leap in the dark leaving young people worse off," the Remain campaigner added.
House builders also criticised Mr Fox's argument - saying the construction of new homes would stall if Britain left the EU.
James Hopkins, executive chairman of Hopkins Homes, said: "My greatest fear is that leaving the EU will exacerbate the housing crisis, bringing economic uncertainty and with it stagnation in the housing market.
"Instead of moving from 'Generation rent' to 'Generation buy' we could move to 'Generation debt'."
Meanwhile, Philip Makepeace, managing director of Norfolk Homes, said economists' predictions of a recession following a vote to leave would damage the UK house building industry. | Young people will find it harder to get on the housing ladder if the UK stays in the EU, Leave campaigner and former Tory minister Liam Fox is to say. |
36190323 | The park's new Galactica ride, which simulates space travel using virtual reality headsets, came to a halt at the Staffordshire theme park on Monday.
Twenty-eight riders were stuck lying face down near the top of the highest drop of 20m (66ft) for 20 minutes.
A spokeswoman for Alton Towers said heavy rain had obscured a sensor and the ride automatically stopped.
"This is a standard safety feature on this ride and the ride was working exactly as it is designed to do," she said.
Amelia Watkins, from Shrewsbury, had attended the theme park with a friend the day before her 14th birthday.
Her mother Debbie went to meet them at Galactica and watched as the ride was halted.
She said: "I thought 'oh dear they're up there'. I could see all these people just hanging there."
The friends said they were able to take off their virtual reality headsets when they felt the carriage stop, before realising they were stuck.
People in front of them were crying and shouting for help, they said, but staff climbed up to reassure them.
Mrs Watkins said: "They were shaken and wet because it was hammering it down with rain. Their hands were icy cold."
Galactica opened last month and is a £12m upgrade from a previous rollercoaster attraction called Air.
Monday's incident comes less than a year after the Smiler rollercoaster crash, which left two women needing to have legs amputated.
The theme park's owner, Merlin Attractions, later admitted a health and safety breach. | Dozens of people were left stranded on a rollercoaster at Alton Towers when heavy rain caused it to stop. |
38952203 | Joanne Lees, 43, returned to Australia as part of a TV special to search for Mr Falconio's body in the Outback.
Bradley Murdoch was convicted in 2005 of murdering Mr Falconio, 28, and assaulting Ms Lees, then 27, on a remote stretch of highway in July 2001.
Ms Lees revealed she met her sister, Jess, for the first time last year.
"I feel less alone in the world," she said of Jess, who is eight years younger. Ms Lees' father is Australian and the pair are estranged.
"When wonderful things happen in the world I want to share them with Jess."
Ms Lees and Mr Falconio, from Huddersfield, were about 200 miles north of Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, when Murdoch waved down their camper van and shot Mr Falconio in the head.
Ms Lees was threatened with a gun, punched in the head and bound with cable-tie restraints before she managed to escape, hiding in bushes for hours while her attacker stalked her with a dog. She eventually flagged down a passing lorry.
Murdoch is believed to have hidden Mr Falconio's body, which has never been found, despite extensive searches.
In the interview with Nine's 60 Minutes programme on Sunday, Ms Lees said she was determined to find Mr Falconio's body.
"Pete lost his life on that night but I lost mine too," she said.
"I'll never be fully at peace if Pete's not found, but I accept that that is a possibility."
Ms Lees was shown on the TV special returning to the area where the killing took place, and saying she was prepared to step into her "attacker's mind".
"It's because I love Pete so much and I want to bring him home and I need to bring him home," she said.
Ms Lees described her new bond with Jess as "kind of mind-blowing".
"I have a strong connection to Australia because my father is Australian," she said.
"Although my father's not been in my life, I've always been aware of who he is and his nationality."
Ms Lees also plans to erect a giant silver falcon statue in the Outback town of Ti Tree to honour Mr Falconio's memory.
The town was the last happy place they shared together, she said.
"The falcon represents his spirit," she said. | The girlfriend of murdered British man Peter Falconio plans to apply for Australian citizenship after learning she has a sister in the country. |
33971047 | It happened on the hill section between Greencastle and Sandyknowes shortly before 06:00 BST.
Police said they are investigating the circumstances and want to hear from witnesses.
The motorway was closed between the Greencastle and Sandyknowes offslips, but has since reopened. | Police have appealed for information after a woman died in a collision with a bus on the M2 on Tuesday morning. |
34701991 | The Oscar-winning star is nominated for her role as pioneering British scientist Rosalind Franklin in the play Photograph 51.
Kidman is up against Denise Gough (People, Places and Things), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Nell Gwynn) and Lia Williams (Oresteia).
The awards, hosted by Rob Brydon, take place at the Old Vic on 22 November.
In the best actor category, four-time winner Simon Russell Beale is up for his performance in Temple at the Donmar Warehouse against Kenneth Cranham for The Father, Ralph Fiennes for Man and Superman and James McAvoy for The Ruling Class.
Imelda Staunton's highly-praised role in Gypsy has earned her a best musical performance nomination while Gemma Arterton's lead role in the Made in Dagenham show has earned her a place on the list for newcomer in a musical.
The National Theatre leads with seven on the shortlist, followed by Royal Court with five and the Donmar Warehouse with four.
The National's The Mother with the Hat by Stephen Adly Guirgis vies for the best new play with The Father, written by Florian Zeller, and Martin McDonagh's Hangmen.
The former's director Indhu Rubasingham makes the best director shortlist alongside Robert Icke for Oresteia and Jamie Lloyd for Assassins.
The London Evening Standard's Evgeny Lebedev said: "This fantastic shortlist bears witness to the fact that Londoners are living through a theatrical golden age. With ground-breaking director-led seasons, visionary new writing dominating the West End and the world's finest thespian talent queuing up to perform here, London's theatre scene is the envy of the world."
LONDON EVENING STANDARD THEATRE AWARDS SHORTLIST
Best Actor:
Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress:
Best Play:
Milton Shulman Award for Best Director:
Best Design:
Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright:
Emerging Talent Award in Partnership with Burberry:
Best Musical Performance:
Newcomer in a Musical:
Evening Standard Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical (voted for by the public): | Nicole Kidman is competing for the best actress prize at this year's London Evening Standard Theatre Awards. |
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Farah made it three successive world 5,000m titles and has now won golds in both track distance events at the Olympics and two World Championships as he once again found both the perfect tactical response and the form to pull it off.
This time he would not be allowed to lead it out from 500 metres to go, as we have seen so often, with Kenya's Commonwealth champion Caleb Ndiku going to the front before the bell and stretching away down the back straight.
But as the field splintered Farah first hung on and then, coming off the final bend, surged past Ndiku to go away to his seventh global track title in a row.
"It's great to make history," Farah told BBC Sport.
"I didn't feel great, my hammy (hamstring) was playing up a bit, but the medical team helped me through it and to come out here and make a double means so much to me.
"I was kind of getting nervous for the first time in a little while, but thanks to all the medical team. It was amazing to do it."
It had been a slow race, and Farah's finishing time of 13 minutes 50.38 seconds was in itself not remarkable, Ndiku 1.37 seconds back in silver and Ethiopia's Hagos Gebrhiwet taking bronze from his compatriot Yomif Kejelcha.
Yet this was about the response to a fresh and dangerous challenge: a final 800 metres of 1:48.6 and a last 400 metres that none of his rivals could possibly match.
With a series of allegations made against his coach Alberto Salazar - all denied by the American, and with no suggestion Farah has done anything wrong - this has been a difficult summer for the man who won the 10,000m and 5,000m double at both the last Worlds in Moscow and the London Olympics.
But in the same Bird's Nest stadium where he failed to make it through the 5,000m heats of the 2008 Olympics, Farah continued his unparalleled sequence of distance victories in wonderful style.
The race was slow to unfold, Britain's Tom Farrell taking them through 2,000 metres in just under six minutes.
Farah was content to sit at the back, going wide to pick up a drink of water from the feeding stations on the back straight early on and dump it over his head.
Only with seven laps to go did he move up through the field, cruising into second behind Ethiopia's Imane Merga before easing to the front with 1,600 metres to go.
Gebrhiwet went to his shoulder with three laps to go and was joined by his two Ethiopian team-mates as the pace finally quickened.
Ndiku then threw in a big effort with 800 metres left and as Farah tried to come past him at the bell held the Briton off and kicked again.
But Farah would not be beaten, the best distance runners left in his wake once again.
Brendan Foster, Olympic medallist and BBC athletics commentator said: "I would say Mo is the greatest sportsman Britain has ever had.
"Tonight has put him at the top table. When you talk about the greatest distance runners of the world, he has gone alongside them. He is up there with the greats Haile Gebrselassie, Kenenisa Bekele, Emil Zatopek and Lasse Viren.
"Nobody has worked out how to beat him and he's got the Rio Olympics next year and then maybe the Worlds again in London in 2017.
"This guy is still adding to his record books. He is getting better as he gets older." | Mo Farah ran a blistering last lap of 52.6 seconds to sprint away to a brilliant 5,000m gold and become the first man in history to pull off a distance 'triple-double'. |
38361124 | Pep Guardiola's visitors were far from their free-flowing best en route to their 12th win of the season, but were nevertheless good value for a victory that keeps them seven points behind leaders Chelsea.
Yaya Toure's penalty, awarded after Andrew Robertson's clumsy challenge on Raheem Sterling, set the visitors on their way before Kelechi Iheanacho added a second from close range and Curtis Davies conceded an own goal in the last few seconds.
Hull have now conceded nine penalties so far in the league this season - four more than any other side.
The hosts played well in patches and saw Michael Dawson's second-half header cleared off the line by Bacary Sagna, but their return of one win in 16 matches is a damning statistic that points to only one outcome at the end of the season.
And it will not be lost on Tigers fans that the side bottom on Christmas Day have only stayed up three times in the 24 Premier League seasons to date.
Guardiola's players will not earn many style points for this latest win but the final result is all that matters as they bid to keep in touch with Antonio Conte's flying leaders.
After starting December with back-to-back losses to Chelsea and champions Leicester, Man City now appear to be comfortably back in the winning groove with nine points from nine.
Sergio Aguero was sitting out the final game of his four-match ban and his absence appeared to be felt in a first half of few chances.
Guardiola decided against employing out-and-out striker Iheanacho from the start in favour of a four-man forward line of Kevin de Bruyne, Sterling, David Silva and Nolito, and they did not click into gear until after the break.
And Sterling took centre stage with a probing run into the area which proved the turning point, drawing a needless foul from Robertson that presented Toure with a chance from 12 yards that he did not pass up.
Iheanacho, introduced from the bench in the 57th minute, added a simple second after good work by Silva, before more direct running from Sterling forced Davies to turn into his own net in the fourth minute of added time.
The only real scare for Guardiola during the match was the early withdrawal of England defender John Stones through injury, but his concerns were quickly allayed.
"We were a little bit worried about that but it is just a kick, not ligaments or something like that," said Guardiola.
Hull have conceded the first goal of the game a league-high 15 times this season, but the rate at which the Tigers are shipping penalties is an even more alarming statistic.
With nine conceded so far, Mike Phelan's men are giving away spot-kicks at the rate of one every two matches.
But they have committed just 186 fouls in 18 games so far - just four teams have conceded fewer - meaning they have given away one penalty for every 20.6 fouls committed.
A mixture of poor judgement and ill fortune lurk behind most of those spot-kicks - two things the Tigers could do without if they are to escape from trouble.
Should they continue to give up penalties at even half the present rate, they will comfortably eclipse the Premier League record of 11 penalties conceded in a season, held by the Blackburn team of 2006-07.
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Man City boss Pep Guardiola: "I enjoyed it because we won but like always had to work hard for it.
"In the first half we forgot where the goal was, in the second half, our strikers saw the goal a bit more and after the first goal it was easy.
"There is always pressure for us because the top of the league is tough and the other teams at the top had won today. Every game we play is like a final."
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Hull manager Mike Phelan: "The penalty was the major turning point. Andrew Robertson is heartbroken over it because he knows he has suffered a harsh lesson there - he has got to stay on his feet and shuffle the player across into an area where maybe his team-mate can do a little bit better at making an attempt to tackle.
"But he has learned from that, and he will learn a lot more at this level. He is a good young player, and a good kid to have around but he has made a basic, basic mistake that has cost us.
"Until then, we put everything together the best way we could. I thought we were very very solid and moved the ball around well. We got to their players quickly and definitely frustrated them. We caused them a few problems now and again."
Man City face a big away trip to Liverpool on New Year's Eve (17:30 GMT), while Hull are back in action on Friday, 30 December when Everton visit the KCOM Stadium (20:00).
Match ends, Hull City 0, Manchester City 3.
Second Half ends, Hull City 0, Manchester City 3.
Own Goal by Curtis Davies, Hull City. Hull City 0, Manchester City 3.
Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Yaya Touré.
Attempt saved. Robert Snodgrass (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
Ryan Mason (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Fernando (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Markus Henriksen (Hull City).
Substitution, Manchester City. Fernando replaces David Silva.
Foul by David Silva (Manchester City).
Markus Henriksen (Hull City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
Robert Snodgrass (Hull City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. David Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bacary Sagna.
Ryan Mason (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ryan Mason (Hull City).
Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dieumerci Mbokani (Hull City).
Substitution, Hull City. Adama Diomande replaces Sam Clucas.
Goal! Hull City 0, Manchester City 2. Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Silva.
Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
Ryan Mason (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Michael Dawson.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ahmed Elmohamady.
Substitution, Hull City. Markus Henriksen replaces Jake Livermore.
Goal! Hull City 0, Manchester City 1. Yaya Touré (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty Manchester City. Raheem Sterling draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Andrew Robertson (Hull City) after a foul in the penalty area.
Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dieumerci Mbokani (Hull City).
Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David Silva.
Attempt missed. Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass.
Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Gaël Clichy.
Substitution, Hull City. Ryan Mason replaces Tom Huddlestone.
Foul by Yaya Touré (Manchester City). | Manchester City climbed to second place in the Premier League with a workmanlike victory over bottom side Hull City at the KCOM stadium. |
37968090 | State media say two soldiers and six attackers died in clashes after an ambush on troops, which led to air support being called in.
There are reports of villages burning in the northern region of Rakhine.
Photos released by Human Rights Watch seem to show charred villages, with the group reporting 430 burnt buildings.
The satellite photos were taken between 22 October and 10 November, following reports of fighting and civilians fleeing last month.
Rohingya activists say the government is trying systematically to drive the Muslim minority from their villages.
Attacking the Rohingya is a popular move for the military, the BBC's Jonah Fisher reports from Myanmar's largest city, Yangon.
They are disliked by many, if not most, Burmese who consider them illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, our correspondent says.
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The latest outbreak in fighting was triggered by an attack on three police checkpoints just over a month ago.
The Burmese government is not allowing independent journalists into Rakhine, so it is impossible to verify claims about the scale of the fighting.
According to the latest official statement on Saturday, troops were ambushed and then clashed several times with armed men, presumably Rohingya Muslims, equipped with guns, knives and spears.
At one point, when faced by about 500 men, the soldiers called in air support and two helicopter gunships fired on the Rohingya village.
Casualty figures vary widely, our correspondent says.
Brad Adams, the Asia director for Human Rights Watch, said the new photos showed "widespread destruction" that was "greater than we first thought".
"Burmese authorities should promptly establish a UN-assisted investigation as a first step toward ensuring justice and security for the victims," he said.
The government - led by Aung San Suu Kyi - talks of "clearance operations" as part of the search for the attackers. | The government of Myanmar (Burma) has admitted firing on villages occupied by the Rohingya Muslim minority with helicopter gunships. |
24156005 | He ordered the plant operator to stem all the leaks within six months and gave instructions for decommissioning of two reactors.
Earlier this month, radiation levels near the plant's water tanks rose to a record high, according to officials.
The plant has been hit by several leaks in recent months.
The plant was crippled by the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. Cooling systems for reactors were knocked out, causing meltdowns at three of them.
Water is being pumped in to cool the reactors, however this creates large amounts of contaminated water that must be stored securely.
Some of the water has leaked from the tanks, pipes, and damaged structures, leading to concerns contaminated water is mixing with groundwater that is flowing into the sea.
Mr Abe, who last visited the plant shortly after he took office in December, met representatives from plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco).
He inspected storage tanks holding radioactive water and water treatment equipment at the plant during his three-hour tour, reports say.
"I've urged Tokyo Electric Power Company to deal with the contaminated water leakage as its priority. I gave them three demands," he said.
These demands include earmarking discretionary funds "that managers on site can use to implement necessary safety measures".
It also includes a "deadline to complete the purification of waste water stored in tanks at the plant" and "decommissioning the idle No 5 and 6 reactors and concentrate efforts to solve problems".
The two reactors are in addition to four others that were earlier marked for decommissioning.
Earlier this month, the government pledged hundreds of millions of dollars to build a wall of frozen earth around the reactors in order to contain some leaks.
Speaking at the time, government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said the government "felt it was essential to become involved to the greatest extent possible".
During Japan's successful 2020 Olympic bid process, Mr Abe assured the International Olympic Committee that the situation at Fukushima was "under control". | Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has visited the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, amid public concern over radioactive water leaks. |
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The three-time champions lacked urgency throughout the 90 minutes. They frequently looked rattled as an enterprising Algeria wasted a succession of chances in an open, exciting encounter, before Andre Schurrle finished from close range early in the first additional period.
Mesut Ozil drilled in to double their lead and, although Abdelmoumene Djabou volleyed home to ensure a frantic end, a relieved Germany held on and will take on the French in Rio on Friday.
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The result looked inevitable once an impressive Algeria side began to tire, but Joachim Low's men will have to improve dramatically if they are to secure a first World Cup since 1990.
Germany are into the last eight for the 17th time in 18 World Cup appearances, but they lacked the fluency and cutting edge that has seen them installed among the tournament favourites.
Algeria could not mark their first experience of the knockout stage with a win, meaning Africa's representation in Brazil is over, but they depart with immense credit for a superb campaign.
"Germany played such a high line with little pace in defence, and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is incredible to sweep up after them. They flirt with danger and he gets them out of trouble.
"Has there ever been a better sweeper keeper? He reads things wonderfully well."
The build-up was dominated by talk of them seeking revenge for 1982, when West Germany's convenient 1-0 win against Austria saw them both reach the second round at Algeria's expense.
They beat the Germans in the group stage that year and looked determined to produce a repeat.
With a 5-1-3-1 formation and five changes to their starting line-up that saw playmaker Yacine Brahimi drop to the bench, the Desert Foxes appeared to be set up defensively.
But, after an early spell of German pressure, they went in search of a shock lead and almost found it.
Germany keeper Manuel Neuer made a vital challenge on Islam Slimani after Faouzi Ghoulam's ball up the left wing eluded Per Mertesacker, and it subsequently took an important tackle from the Arsenal centre-half to deny the same man.
Sofiane Feghouli then sliced through the Germany back line only to miscue his cross from a brilliant position, Slimani's diving header was correctly disallowed for offside and Ghoulam steamed through on the left but lashed his finish across goal and wide.
Germany eventually managed to exert an influence - Ozil's misdirected cross was tipped over the bar, Muller headed wide and keeper Rais Mbolhi spilled an Ozil drive - but Algeria refused to sit back and Mehdi Mostefa was the latest to come close with a strike that was deflected wide.
Mbolhi made a magnificent double save from Toni Kroos and Mario Gotze as Germany finished the half well, but it was no surprise when Gotze was replaced by Schurrle at the break.
The big question was whether Algeria would maintain their intensity or be punished for their missed chances and the answer nearly arrived when Schurrle's effort was deflected narrowly off target, before Shkodran Mustafi headed at Mbolhi and the goalkeeper pulled off a fine save from Philipp Lahm's shot.
Algeria responded by tightening up at the back and attempting to pounce on the counter-attack. Keeper Neuer was forced to operate as an auxiliary sweeper as Slimani escaped the German centre-backs, while Feghouli drilled wide and then Slimani lashed powerfully at Neuer.
At the other end, Mbolhi made another stunning stop from Muller's header while Esseid Belkalem and Ghoulam cleared off the line from Schurrle and Benedikt Hoewedes respectively.
Algeria were visibly tiring and after Muller and Bastian Schweinsteiger threatened a winner late in the 90 minutes, Schurrle finally broke the deadlock in the opening moments of extra time.
Muller crossed low from the left for the Chelsea forward to dispatch with an improvised finish. It was the 14th of Germany's last 24 World Cup goals that Muller has been involved it.
Ozil rammed in a second before substitute Djabou converted from Feghouli's cross, but there was no time to find another goal as Germany celebrated and Algeria made a tearful exit.
Algeria goalkeeper Rais Mbolhi:
"It's true we are part of Algeria football history, we went farther than any other team before.
"We have to build upon this performance for the future since we saw that Algeria is able to play on an equal footing at a very high level with other teams."
Match ends, Germany 2, Algeria 1.
Second Half Extra Time ends, Germany 2, Algeria 1.
Attempt saved. Madjid Bougherra (Algeria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Rais M'Bolhi.
Thomas Müller (Germany).
Rais M'Bolhi (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Germany 2, Algeria 1. Abdelmoumene Djabou (Algeria) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sofiane Feghouli with a cross.
Goal! Germany 2, Algeria 0. Mesut Özil (Germany) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the high centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. André Schürrle (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Christoph Kramer (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
Foul by Per Mertesacker (Germany).
Islam Slimani (Algeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Mesut Özil (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Aissa Mandi (Algeria).
Offside, Algeria. Madjid Bougherra tries a through ball, but Abdelmoumene Djabou is caught offside.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Germany. Christoph Kramer replaces Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Delay in match Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany) because of an injury.
Philipp Lahm (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Philipp Lahm (Germany).
Yacine Brahimi (Algeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Second Half Extra Time begins Germany 1, Algeria 0.
First Half Extra Time ends, Germany 1, Algeria 0.
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Sofiane Feghouli.
Hand ball by Islam Slimani (Algeria).
Attempt blocked. André Schürrle (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jerome Boateng.
Attempt missed. Mehdi Mostefa (Algeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
Corner, Algeria. Conceded by Sami Khedira.
Offside, Germany. Thomas Müller tries a through ball, but André Schürrle is caught offside.
Substitution, Algeria. Abdelmoumene Djabou replaces Soudani.
Attempt missed. Thomas Müller (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
Substitution, Algeria. Madjid Bougherra replaces Rafik Halliche because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Rafik Halliche (Algeria) because of an injury.
Attempt blocked. Thomas Müller (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sami Khedira.
Sami Khedira (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Yacine Brahimi (Algeria).
Goal! Germany 1, Algeria 0. André Schürrle (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
First Half Extra Time begins Germany 0, Algeria 0.
Second Half ends, Germany 0, Algeria 0.
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Rafik Halliche. | Germany survived a huge test of their World Cup credentials to see off underdogs Algeria in extra time and set up a quarter-final meeting with France. |
30341376 | There had always been rumours the actor would take on the part since Marvel announced the film's production.
Cumberbatch will play the neurosurgeon Stephen Strange, who suffers a car accident and gets involved in a world of magic and alternate dimensions.
The film is due for release in November 2016.
Announcing the casting, producer Kevin Fiege said: "Stephen Strange's story requires an actor capable of great depth and sincerity."
Doctor Strange has featured in numerous Marvel comics since the 1960s. He first appeared in a book called Strange Tales in July 1963.
In 1978, actor Peter Hooten played Strange in a TV movie, which was created as a pilot for a proposed series. It was never commissioned.
In October, Marvel announced a roster of film releases for the next five years, of which Doctor Strange was one.
Others include a new two-part Avengers film, Black Panther, Captain Marvel and a sequel to Guardians Of The Galaxy.
Before Doctor Strange, Cumberbatch will be seen in four more episodes of Sherlock and will also be the voice of Shere Khan in The Jungle Book.
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | It's hardly a surprise, but Marvel has confirmed that Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch WILL play Doctor Strange. |
34345210 | Alexander Dobrindt said it was not known how many of the 11 million vehicles affected were in Europe.
He also said other manufacturers' vehicles would be checked.
The scandal began unfolding on Friday when the German car giant said it had used software in the US to provide false emission test results.
Mr Dobrindt said he had been told vehicles with 1.6 and 2.0 litre diesel engines are "affected by the manipulations that are being talked about".
The company's Jetta, Beetle, Golf and Audi A3 models in the US from 2009 to 2015, and the Passat from 2014-15, were fitted with the devices which produced doctored results. However, diesel cars are far more popular in Europe than in the US.
The city of Wolfsburg in Lower Saxony is not merely the hometown of Volkswagen. Wolfsburg is Volkswagen, Germany's answer to Detroit - but rather more prosperous.
It was founded in the 1930s as a place to house workers building the KdF-Wagen - the car which became the VW Beetle after the Second World War.
Even today, more than half of the town's 120,000 inhabitants work at the local VW plant, a sprawling complex that covers some 6.5 sq km. Many of the rest provide the services which those employees need, such as shops and restaurants.
So a crisis at Volkswagen is a crisis for Wolfsburg.
It threatens the entire social and economic fabric of this town. People here are reluctant to speak about the scandal in the United States, wary of showing disloyalty.
But it is clear the events of the past week have taken a heavy toll.
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Mr Dobrindt also said random tests would be conducted on cars made by manufacturers other than VW: "It is clear that the Federal Office for Motor Traffic will not exclusively concentrate on the VW models in question but that it will also carry out random tests on vehicles made by other carmakers."
The value of Volkswagen has shrunk by around 30% since the scandal was revealed.
Separately, BMW shares dropped by 10% on reports the false tests had been used by other car makers.
The company issued a statement denying the report, saying the "group does not manipulate or rig any emissions tests".
"We observe the legal requirements in each country and adhere to all local testing requirements," it continued.
11 million
Vehicles affected worldwide
€6.5bn Set aside by VW
$18bn Potential fines
No. 1 Global carmaker in sales
VW is setting aside €6.5bn (£4.7bn) to cover the costs of the scandal.
The German car giant's chief executive Martin Winterkorn resigned following the revelation.
Mr Winterkorn said he was "shocked" by recent events and was "not aware of any wrongdoing on my part".
The supervisory board said it would announce Mr Winterkorn's successor at a board meeting on Friday.
There has been speculation in German newspapers that Matthias Mueller would be named as the next chief executive. He is head of Porsche, which is part of the Volkswagen group of companies.
German public prosecutors are considering an investigation, with US authorities also said to be planning criminal investigations. | Volkswagen has admitted using the same fake emissions test in Europe as it used in the US, Germany's transport minister has suggested. |
34674276 | Its report found those under the age of 34 were hit by the steepest fall in income and employment.
This age group also had less access to decent housing and better paid jobs, and faced deepening poverty, it found.
EHRC commissioner Laura Carstensen said the young had the "worst economic prospects for generations".
The report also says those aged 16 to 24 were more likely than all other adult age groups to be living in poverty.
Ms Carstensen said: "It's great to see the barriers being lowered over the last five years for some people, but during the same period they've been raised higher for younger people in particular.
"Theirs are the shoulders on which the country will rely to provide for a rapidly ageing population, yet they have the worst economic prospects for several generations."
The report, entitled Is Britain Fairer?, also found:
Ms Carstensen said the review showed that British people wanted a society where everyone had an equal opportunity to make the best of their lives, but "our achievements still lag behind our aspirations in some areas".
TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady said the report should be a "wake-up call" to ministers about the "plight of young people, who are struggling to cope with poverty pay, deteriorating job prospects and the increased cost of housing."
"Hiking up university and college fees and excluding young people from the new higher minimum wage rate is not the way to build a fair and prosperous Britain," she said.
"It is the blueprint for a lost generation.
"Without better employment and training opportunities many young people will continue to be shut of the recovery." | Prospects for young people in the UK have worsened over the past five years, according to the Equality and Human Rights Commission. |
40993981 | World number 27 Brecel hit breaks of 110, 103, 81 and 57 to secure victory.
He will face Li Hang, after the home favourite defeated Mark Williams 5-3 in Guangzhou.
Shaun Murphy beat China's Zhou Yuelong 5-2 to set up a last-four match against Ali Carter, who defeated Fergal O'Brien by the same score.
Delighted Brecel said: "It was unbelievable. Against most players you think you can come back from 4-1 down, but against Ronnie you don't fancy it because he is so good.
"When I made a century I started believing again. I kept really cool and made some good breaks." | Belgian Luca Brecel came back from 4-1 behind to beat five-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-4 and reach the China Championship semi-finals. |
35706968 | The exhibition, which will open at SeaCity Museum in 2018, will chart the club's history from 1885, when it was St Mary's Young Men's Association FC.
Other highlights will include items linked to the Saints' highest top-flight finish, second place in 1983-84.
Fans are being asked to donate their memorabilia for display.
The club's FA Cup final win in 1976, when a Bobby Stokes goal clinched a 1-0 win over strong favourites Manchester United, Southampton's long-standing rivalry with south coast neighbours Portsmouth, and the birth of the Premier League will all feature in the exhibition, which is being put together by the club, in partnership with the city council and the museum.
Gareth Rogers, chief executive of Southampton Football Club, said: "It is fantastic that fans will be able to contribute to the celebration of our history as they have played such a pivotal role in that journey.
"I cannot wait to see the variety of memorabilia they come forward with".
Councillor Satvir Kaur said: "Since Southampton Football Club's birth as a church football team back in 1885, the Saints have grown to become an integral part of the fabric of our city and its identity.
"It is a club that is not only much loved and cherished by locals, but one that is now recognised and respected around the world."
A series of "memorabilia roadshows" are planned for members of the public to showcase their collections - which it is suggested could include programmes, tickets, commemorative items, photographs and signed shirts.
The first roadshow will be held at St Mary's Stadium on 21 May, with more dates to be announced, the council said. | Plans have been announced for an exhibition on Southampton FC's history as it prepares to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its only FA Cup victory. |
28055909 | The social media site said the request was "by far the largest" it had ever received from a government body.
Photographs, private messages and other information were supplied to a New York court last year, but the process was only made public by a judge this week.
The ruling defined Facebook as a "digital landlord".
A judge said this definition meant the company must comply with search warrants.
The original case investigated fraudulent claimants of US federal disability benefits, whose Facebook accounts apparently showed that they were in fact healthy.
The web giant was ordered to hand over information from the 381 accounts, which the court said contained "evidence of criminality".
After an appeal was denied, Facebook complied with the request but protested that it violated the Fourth Amendment of the US constitution, which protects against "unreasonable searches and seizures".
Facebook also voiced concerns about the lack of date restrictions on the warrant, which it argued allowed the US government to keep the data indefinitely, and the range of data requested, which it said would contain private material which bore no relation to the trial.
The proceedings have been kept private by the court, but after a fresh appeal by Facebook a New York judge has now made the court filing public.
Facebook said the government had obtained "gag orders", preventing it from telling the account holders that it had been forced to hand over their data.
"This unprecedented request is by far the largest we've ever received - by a magnitude of more than ten - and we have argued that it was unconstitutional from the start," wrote Chris Sonderby, a legal adviser to Facebook.
"Of the 381 people whose accounts were the subject of these warrants, 62 were later charged in a disability fraud case.
"This means that no charges will be brought against more than 300 people whose data was sought by the government without prior notice to the people affected."
But a spokesperson for the Manhattan district attorney defended the court's actions.
"This was a massive scheme involving as many as 1,000 people who defrauded the federal government," said Joan Vollero.
"The defendants in this case repeatedly lied to the government about their mental, physical, and social capabilities. Their Facebook accounts told a different story."
In a summation of the legal justification for the court's decision, the judge wrote: "Facebook could best be described as a digital landlord, a virtual custodian or storage facility for millions of tenant users and their information.
"Hence, the search warrants authorise the search and seizure of digital information contained within the Facebook server." | Facebook is fighting a US court order in which it was forced to hand over data belonging to almost 400 people involved in a benefit fraud trial. |
39686737 | The Brecon Beacons National Park had the night sky above it protected to prevent light pollution in 2013.
LED Street lighting was installed in Cwmdu, Powys, by the Welsh Government, for "driver and community safety".
International Dark Sky Association (IDA) said this was not consistent with the ideals of dark sky preservation.
Older street lights have been replaced by LED units on the A479, which as a trunk road means the Welsh Government does not need permission from the national park authority.
John Barentine, a spokesman for the non-profit IDA, said he was worried about the implications of the development.
While there are no current plans to take away the status, he said the situation would be monitored closely.
"The information I have available to me suggests that the type of roadway lights installed and operated in Cwmdu are not consistent with the notion of Brecon Beacons as having an 'exceptional commitment to, and success in implementing, the ideals of dark sky preservation'," Mr Barentine said.
He said park staff were surprised when the Welsh Government installed the lights.
While admitting it had done nothing wrong, he said the move could lead to more lights being installed in the Brecon Beacons and other national parks in the UK.
Mr Barentine said the design and effect of the lights were "inconsistent with both these goals and the protected status" of an international dark sky reserve.
He added: "The government has been generally quite supportive of dark skies efforts across Wales, which is why the new installation of lights in Cwmdu is perplexing.
"We would like to work with the government to find a way to mitigate any adverse impacts of these lights."
A Welsh Government spokesman said: "As part of its commitment to reduce its energy consumption and carbon footprint the Welsh Government, during the course of maintenance, recently replaced old lanterns at this location with modern LED units.
"The intention was not to have any consequential adverse effect on the environment and options such as dimming in the vicinity of Cwmdu campsite will be considered provided there are no safety implications." | Streetlights placed at a dark sky reserve where people travel to view the Milky Way and major constellations have left a campaign group concerned. |
34496713 | Red Bull are without an engine partner for 2016 after all-but finalising a split from Renault but failing to secure an alternative supply.
Team principal Christian Horner said: "At this point, everything is open.
"Is it likely we'll be with Renault? Difficult to see that would be the case but in F1 nothing is impossible."
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Horner said the termination of Red Bull's contract with Renault, which was due to last until the end of 2016, had not been finalised.
However, a continuation of the relationship would be a major climbdown for Red Bull, who have been heavily critical of the French company over the past two years as it failed to produce a competitive engine under F1's new turbo hybrid rules.
Horner, whose team won four consecutive world title doubles with Renault engines, said: "Maybe we have been guilty of being too honest on occasion."
He added: "We have enjoyed a long relationship with Renault - nine years. We have had some good years and some tough years. The last couple of years have been tough.
"We have pushed Renault because we're hungry for success and sometimes it's got uncomfortable.
"We just have to be open-minded and come up with the best solution for the team."
Renault Sport boss Cyril Abiteboul told Autosport: "Frankly, when you see the way we have been treated, it's going to be a very difficult sell to my board and to my executive management to do something else to what is currently planned."
Red Bull have been in talks with Ferrari since Mercedes told them in September they were not prepared to give them an engine.
But Ferrari have so far offered Red Bull only a supply of their 2015 engine, not their definitive 2016 design, which will be supplied to customers Sauber and Haas - the new US-based team - as well as to their factory team.
Ferrari's position is Red Bull approached them too late and they are not set up to supply any further 2016 engines.
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Mercedes F1 team boss Toto Wolff reaffirmed at this weekend's Russian Grand Prix that the German company would not supply engines to Red Bull.
Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz has said he will pull both his teams out of F1 if he cannot get an engine that allows them to be sufficiently competitive.
The team have previously said they think it will be another two years at least before Renault is able to produce a competitive engine.
The 2015 Ferrari engine is very similar in performance to the standard-setting Mercedes and in the region of 50bhp more powerful than the Renault.
Horner said: "I am working very hard to try to find a solution in the coming weeks. We have to find a way to get as competitive an engine as possible in the car and to satisfy our shareholders and Mr Mateschitz." | Red Bull have not ruled out continuing with Renault as their engine supplier next season despite the breakdown of their relationship. |
38891481 | The Beacon Medical Group cares for more than 30,000 patients and was formed in 2014 after three practices merged.
Dr Jonathan Cope, GP and managing partner at Plympton Health Centre, one of the Beacon practices which has 10 doctors, says, at present, there are 30 unfilled GP posts in Plymouth.
Three years ago, his practice was unable to recruit the equivalent of one-and-a-half full-time GPs.
"We made a conscious decision to look elsewhere, to work differently. So we decided to looks at what skills clinical pharmacists, paramedic practitioners and nurse practitioners could offer. We converted that budget to two-and-a-half full-time equivalents."
Patients registered at Plympton who feel they need same-day care from their family doctor call the reception team at the surgery.
Depending on the problem, they will then be called back by an advanced paramedic, pharmacist, nurse practitioner - or a doctor.
Dr Cope said: "Because of the extra capacity, we have freed up the GPs' time. So we are offering more appointments for routine problems, and the waiting times are now shorter."
The advanced paramedic practitioner, Simon Robinson, responds to any emergency medical problems in the practice, as well as doing, on average, four home visits a day.
He says he is often called out to see the more complex cases and his daily schedule allows him to spend more time than the GPs with patients. Simon was keen to point out that if he does have any queries he just has to knock on the GPs' door.
Prof Helen Stokes-Lampard, chair of the Royal College of GPs, said while paramedics are highly valued and trusted, they have different skills and training.
"GPs are highly trained to take into account the physical, psychological and social factor - this unique skill set cannot be replaced by another healthcare professional, however well meaning the intention is.
"We do not have enough GPs in the NHS - and actually we don't have enough paramedics either. This transference of workload pressures from one area of the health service to another is not going to benefit our patients in the long term."
In an effort to understand the pressures on the Beacon Medical Group, the 100 most frequent attendees were analysed.
Dr Cope expected the list to be dominated by frail, elderly patients but instead the typical patient was a 37-year-old woman, often with mental health problems, multiple prescriptions and referrals to hospital.
From March, a psychiatrist will do a weekly clinic from the surgery for these patients and provide additional training on mental health care to staff.
It is part of a parallel drive to offer specialised new services more commonly found in a hospital setting.
Dr Helen Frow, a GP with a special interest in dermatology, has provided care to patients registered to the group in the last two years. "Onward referrals to the hospital have reduced by 85%," she said.
A similar scheme for musculoskeletal care resulted in 75% fewer secondary care appointments.
The model of working with between 30,000 to 50,000 patients in a multi-specialty community provider model is known as a Primary Care Home.
There were 14 other sites working to this structure across England in the last year.
The National Association of Primary Care is working closely with NHS England to explore how they can continue to expand working in this way.
A BMA spokesperson said: "Many GP practices are increasingly becoming hubs where nurses and other professionals work together to deliver services to patients.
"However, while this is encouraging, England is suffering from a drastic and worsening shortage of GPs that is damaging patient care and restricting the number of appointments on offer to the public.
"The government needs to address this workforce crisis urgently."
A week of coverage by BBC News examining the state of the NHS across the UK as it comes under intense pressure during its busiest time of the year. | A GP practice in Plymouth has reduced the time it takes to get a routine appointment with a doctor from three-to-four weeks to under seven days. |
35158234 | Crowds arrived at the Wiltshire landmark before dawn with many others travelling to the Avebury stone circle, which is also in the county.
The winter solstice marks the point when the North Pole is tilted 23.5 degrees away from the sun.
The solstice occurred at 04:49 GMT, with the sun rising at 08:04.
Senior Druid, King Arthur Pendragon said the solstice celebrates the coming of the new sun.
"This is the dawn we've been waiting for, this is the dawn the ancients cared about so much," he said.
"After this they knew the days were going to get longer and the return of hope and renewal."
The ceremony took place on what may have been the mildest 22 December since records began.
The Met Office said it was "finely balanced", but sunshine in the afternoon could put the heat on the 105-year record for the warmest 22 December.
A spokesman said: "Generally speaking there's been quite a bit of cloud, but if the sun peeps through the clouds in early afternoon, it could just push the temperature up to 16C or something like that."
England Heritage said people travel to Stonehenge because of its alignment with the sun on the winter solstice.
"One of the most important and well-known features of Stonehenge is its alignment on the midwinter sunset-midsummer sunrise solstitial axis," a spokesman for the organisation said.
"The midwinter sun sets between the two upright stones of the great trilithon.
"We do not know which solstice was more important to the users of Stonehenge, but several pieces of evidence suggest that midwinter was very important."
The shortest day of the year often falls on 21 December but this year the druid and pagan community marked the first day of winter on 22 December.
That is because the Gregorian calendar of 365 days a year - with an extra day every four years - does not correspond exactly to the solar year of 365.2422 days. | Thousands of people gathered at Stonehenge to witness the sunrise on the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. |
20949733 | City of York Council has approved the development of a business plan for what it calls a community benefit society to run the city's 13 libraries.
Unison said it opposed the use of social enterprise schemes in public services and staff were concerned.
The council said staff would be fully involved in the scheme's development.
The Labour-run authority is cutting £250,000 from the library services budget in 2013-14 and said looking at options for sustaining the service in the future was essential.
Fiona Williams, head of City of York Council's library service, said: "In these difficult times we would be remiss if we weren't looking at lots of differing options for how we provide services.
"We've looked at it [community benefit society] and we believe it may offer some advantages."
The council would still fund the service through an annual fixed grant but as a social enterprise with charitable status, it would be able to attract other sources of funding, said the authority.
Andrea Dudding, general convenor for Unison in York, said it was not clear what type of grants the service might be able to access.
"We are opposed to social enterprises in public services in principle.
"Libraries are a statutory service and have to be comprehensive and efficient and outsourcing means the council has no control," she said.
She added: "Staff are very upset and angry and haven't been consulted about it."
The council said it had been talking to staff about the idea of a social enterprise for over a year and more talks would be held as the business plan was developed. | A trade union says library staff are "angry and upset" as a council considers transferring the service to a social enterprise. |
22381059 | A motion by its joint foreign affairs committee has been redrafted to say Dublin will seek reassurances from Moscow on its respect for human rights.
Members had advocated blacklisting Russian officials linked to the death of whistle-blower Sergei Magnitsky.
Moscow then linked any Irish sanctions to adoptions of Russian children.
Its ambassador to Dublin, Maxim Peshkov, wrote a letter to the foreign affairs committee of the Oireachtas (the Irish houses of parliament) on 11 March saying Russia might stop adoptions by Irish parents if parliament endorsed the Magnitsky Act.
Russia banned Americans from adopting Russian children soon after the US Congress passed the legislation in December.
MPs in several EU countries are considering following the American example.
Pat Breen, chairman of the cross-party foreign affairs committee, said after the motion was revised he "wouldn't regard as blackmail" the failure by the committee to support sanctions.
"We have reached a motion that fulfils our obligations on human rights," he was quoted as saying by the Irish Times.
Senator Jim Walsh, who proposed the original motion, said he was "disappointed we didn't have some sanctions" before adding: "But politics is about achieving compromise."
Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the liberal group (ALDE) in the European Parliament, condemned the Russian letter earlier.
"Russian foreign policy once again is showing its ugly face," he said in a press release.
Sergei Magnitsky was working as an auditor at a Moscow law firm when he discovered what he said was a massive fraud by tax officials and police officers.
He is said to have uncovered the alleged theft of $230m (£150m). After reporting it to the authorities, he was himself detained in 2008 on suspicion of aiding tax evasion, and died in custody on 16 November 2009 at the age of 37.
His colleagues at the firm, London-based Hermitage Capital Management, say the case against him was fabricated to make him halt his investigations.
Magnitsky reportedly became the first person to be tried posthumously in Russia when proceedings for tax evasion opened last month. | The Irish parliament is set to limit its reaction to the Magnitsky affair to a statement of concern, after Russia warned against US-style sanctions. |
39093449 | Two of Saviano's goals came in the first period with Mike Forney also on target as Sebastian Thinel replied for the Flyers.
Carlo Finucci's strike cut Belfast's lead before two more Saviano goals and a double from Jerome Leduc.
Cardiff, second-placed Sheffield and Belfast all have eight games left.
The leaders hammered Coventry Blaze 8-0 on Saturday night while Sheffield remain a point ahead of the Giants after defeating Nottingham Panthers 4-2.
While Belfast's title hopes now look a long shot, player-coach Derrick Walser is unlikely to give up on the chase just yet with his side still to face Cardiff twice and also having a contest with Sheffield.
All three title contenders are back in action on Sunday with the Giants facing Nottingham away (16:00 GMT), Cardiff taking on Edinburgh Capital away and Sheffield also on the road as they play Fife. | Belfast remain seven points behind Elite League leaders Cardiff Devils after Steve Saviano's four goals helped the Giants beat Fife 7-2 on Saturday. |
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