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The development at Thainstone, near Inverurie, could create hundreds of jobs.
ANM Group said the new business park - with new office buildings and parking - has been in the planning for several years.
Life at Thainstone was the focus of a six-part BBC Scotland behind-the-scenes documentary - The Mart - earlier this year.
It featured those who work there and the farmers who rely on the auctioneers to help sell their livestock.
ANM Group chairman Pat Machray said: "The proposed expansion of Thainstone Business Park has been in our plans for a number of years and is the next natural step for the site.
"In 2012, the local area plan allocated this land for development, and we are thrilled to see it finally beginning to take shape.
"We have been a major employer and contributor to the north east economy for more than 140 years, and as a farmer-owned co-operative, we continually strive to improve the business to provide the best service for our 5,000 members and 20,000 customers."
If approved, work is due to commence later this year, with the first building due for completion in early 2018. | An Aberdeenshire mart is set for a £4m expansion. | 37033032 |
The government announced on Tuesday that a fine of 2,000 rupees (£20; $29) would be imposed on students who cheat.
Students will also be barred from taking exams and anyone helping them cheat will be charged and sent to jail.
Last year, the government was embarrassed after parents and friends of students were photographed climbing school walls to pass on answers.
An estimated 1.5m students will take their school leaving exams in Bihar in February and March.
The tests are seen as crucial for a successful career.
About 300 people, mostly parents and relatives, were arrested last year in Vaishali district, Bihar after photographs showed blatant cheating emerged in the media.
Students were seen copying answers from smuggled-in note sheets, and police posted outside test centres were even seen being bribed to look the other way.
But Bihar Education Minister Ashok Chaudhury said that his government was determined to avoid cheating this year.
"This time we are determined not to allow something like that to happen again and have taken several decisions to ensure a cheating-free exam… cheating will not be tolerated this time," he told The Hindu.
Lalkeshwar Prasad Singh, an official in the education department, said CCTV cameras would be installed in most schools.
"Live stream from some exam centres with a tainted record will be monitored by senior officers," he said. | India's Bihar state has announced tough measures like fines and jail terms to stop cheating in school exams. | 35359086 |
The dispute centres on "accruing resources".
This means money gathered by departments, such as farm subsidies or Housing Executive rents.
The finance minister's claims were in a memo to Executive colleagues.
In it, she warned that if Stormont cannot agree a budget and a civil servant takes control he would be legally prevented from spending any accruing resources, leading to huge cuts.
However the finance committee said that while it may be "inconsistent with normal practice", it would not be unlawful.
The committee chairman, Sinn Féin's Daithi McKay, has written to Mrs Foster summarising the advice.
The advice says that the Department of Finance can direct the use of accruing resources even in the absence of what is called the Budget (No 2) Act.
That act is the piece of legislation which puts the budget into law.
Even if the committee's advice is correct, Stormont's budget would still be sharply cut if the senior civil servant has to step in.
The permanent secretary of the Finance Department, David Sterling, would be required to impose a budget which would see every department's cash allocation fall by 5%.
Mrs Foster has previously said this would mean spending would fall by more than £600m in order to balance its books.
A so-called black hole would be created because loans offered in the Stormont House Agreement depend on the welfare issue being resolved.
There are no indications that she would bring this level of cuts forward.
The paper also presented an even bleaker picture in the absence of any budget being agreed and passed by July.
Then Mr Sterling would take control.
Mrs Foster, in her paper, stated that under legislation, income received such as planning fees and EU farm payments could not be spent.
She said this would leave Stormont facing a £2.8bn shortfall.
A spokesperson for the finance department said: "The department will endeavour to respond to committee correspondence within the normal guidelines for responding to committee requests." | Stormont's Finance Committee has said it has received legal advice contradicting Arlene Foster's claim the executive would face more than £2bn in cuts if a civil servant has to take control of the budget. | 32998071 |
Year after year, some wealthy individuals have used legitimate reliefs to pay little or no tax, according to the Treasury. Other schemes have been seen as more contrived.
The way in which these high-income individuals have used the system has led to an argument about morality, but also what can be done to halt the avoidance.
Accountants and commentators say this is nothing new, as many of these schemes have been around for years.
Remember, tax avoidance - unlike tax evasion - is perfectly legal, so it is up to the government to change the rules to make these people pay more in tax.
So, what are the most common ways that individuals look to mitigate their tax bill?
The BBC News website asked two experts to pick out some of the most common avoidance schemes: Ronnie Ludwig of Saffery Champness Accountants and John Whiting of the Chartered Institute of Taxation, who also advises the government on tax simplification.
Wealthy individuals have a lot of disposable income - money that is not needed to heat the house, feed the children, or pay the council tax bill.
This income can be invested in things that lead to a reduction in the amount of tax they have to pay.
For example, this income can be pumped into an individual's pension scheme, up to a certain limit, or into schemes that are aimed at allowing businesses to thrive.
The latter - known as Enterprise Investment Schemes - are designed to encourage wealthy people to invest in new businesses that appear to have good ideas, but could be risky investments.
Banks may not be willing to take the risk these days, but wealthy people are encouraged to do so because they receive tax relief on the chunk of their own income that they put in and also pay little or no tax on any return they get out if the business is successful.
Some of these schemes already have a limit on how much income people can invest and get tax relief on.
Others do not, such as giving a chunk of their income to charity, or possibly donating a chunk of their companies' shares.
Some people may choose to give some of their income to charity, rather than the state. As with some reliefs they may not benefit directly as individuals, but it may mean the government does not gain as much in tax as it might expect, as the charities would benefit instead.
This month a cap of 25% of incomes (or £50,000, whichever is the greater) was introduced for income tax relief, available on a range of methods that do not already have caps.
Another well-known ploy, available to anyone, is to insure their lives, and write this policy into a trust for their children, so the money passes straight to them without paying inheritance tax. However, for somebody approaching later life, the premiums on such a policy are likely to be expensive.
Again, this is a perfectly legitimate thing to do, for those who have their own business.
Many small businesses might survive only because the owner's husband or wife is prepared to do a lot of work behind the scenes for relatively little pay.
However, some businessmen and women have employed their husbands or wives, who paid little or no tax previously. They might do very little work, but are still paid a salary.
This means that the couple divides its income tax bill, rather than one of them - who might be the boss of the company - receiving all of the income and so paying a larger amount in tax.
The benefit from this arrangement arises because most people get a tax-free allowance to set against the first chunk of their income.
This applies in full only to individuals with a taxable income of less than £100,000.
Above that level, the once-universal personal allowance is gradually withdrawn.
If only one of the couple took all the income, he or she might also be pushed into a higher tax bracket.
The couple may also pay less tax by sharing ownership of the company and paying themselves a dividend, rather than salary - something that governments have also tried to crack down on.
Chancellor George Osborne wants to strengthen existing rules against this and similar schemes by introducing a General Anti-Abuse Rule (GAAR).
This aims to act as blanket legislation to allow the taxman to differentiate between what counts as responsible tax planning and what is abusive tax avoidance. An advisory group on the issue has now been set up, with the government intending to bring in the rule soon.
The test should be clearer - did Parliament intend for this tax not to be paid when it set out tax laws?
That does not mean that this will not be challenged by either side, and accountants say that these appeals could still be lengthy and expensive.
Some say the line between avoidance and legitimate tax planning will still be blurred. But others argue that the general rule should create a culture in which people will think twice about signing up to an avoidance scheme, knowing that they may be more likely to pay back the tax and pay a penalty. | Tax avoidance is back in the news again following the appearance of the "Big Four" accountancy firms in front of a committee of MPs. | 17665780 |
Bradford-based Provident Personal Credit Ltd employed third party companies to send 999,057 unsolicited text messages to promote personal loans
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) imposed the fine as the recipients had not agreed to receive the messages.
The BBC has contacted Provident for a response.
More on this and other West Yorkshire stories
An investigation was launched by the ICO after the regulator received 285 complaints to a spam reporting service between April and October in 2015.
The watchdog said it thought the number of texts sent was higher than the one million figure "as it is likely that other affiliates sent out many more".
ICO head of enforcement Steve Eckersley said the law was clear.
"You can't send marketing texts to people who have not signed up to receive them," he added.
"Being bombarded with texts you didn't ask for and don't want is an intrusion into people's privacy, an irritation and, in the worst cases can be upsetting.
"Companies have no excuse whatsoever for sending nuisance texts, whether they do it themselves or employ someone else to do it for them."
Provident has the right to appeal against the fine. | A credit company has been fined £80,000 for sending nearly one million nuisance texts in six months. | 40631789 |
Lawro's opponent for this week's fixtures is X Factor judge and former Pussycat Dolls star Nicole Scherzinger, who is the global ambassador of the Special Olympics.
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Scherzinger has held the role since 2013, and met some of Britain's athletes at an event at Lee Valley in north London last week.
"It's such an inspiration when I watch the athletes compete because they are so proud of their medals," she told BBC Sport. "They give it their all and take great pride in what they do."
More than 7,000 athletes from 160 different countries took part in the last Special Olympics, in Los Angeles in 2015.
Scherzinger is also an X Factor judge, and is going to Sunday's north London derby with the show's host Dermot O'Leary, an Arsenal fan. She is predicting a close game.
"In the United Kingdom, you are obsessed with football," the American told BBC Sport. "It is the same in the United States, just a different kind of football. I had the honour recently to sing the national anthem for one of the NFL games held in London.
"I love soccer, as we call it. I think it is awesome. I love how it brings people together and is all about spirit and the fight, but I don't really know much about it."
You can make your own predictions now, compare them with those of Lawro and other fans, and try to take your team to the top of the leaderboard by playing the new BBC Sport Predictor game.
A correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth 10 points. The exact score earns 40 points.
In the last round of fixtures, Lawro got seven correct results, including one perfect score, from 10 Premier League matches. That gave him a total of 100 points.
He beat England rugby league captain Sam Burgess, who got four correct results, with one perfect score, for a total of 70 points.
All kick-offs 15:00 GMT unless otherwise stated.
Bournemouth 1-2 Sunderland
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Nicole's prediction: 2-0
Match report
Burnley 3-2 Crystal Palace
Arsenal and Swansea have won at Turf Moor this season but both were fortunate. At home, generally, Burnley are very difficult to play against.
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Nicole's prediction: 1-1
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Man City 1-1 Middlesbrough
Lawro's prediction: 3-0
Nicole's prediction: 3-0
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West Ham 1-1 Stoke
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Nicole's prediction: 2-2
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Chelsea 5-0 Everton
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Nicole's prediction: 3-1
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Arsenal 1-1 Tottenham
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Nicole's prediction: Sorry Dermot, I am going for a draw. 1-1
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Hull 2-1 Southampton
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Nicole's prediction: 1-3
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Liverpool 6-1 Watford
Lawro's prediction: 3-0
Nicole's prediction: 2-1
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Swansea 1-3 Man Utd
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Nicole's prediction: 1-2
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Leicester 1-2 West Brom
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Nicole's prediction: 0-0
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Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
Lawro's best score: 140 points (week three v Laura Trott)
Lawro's worst score: 30 points (week four v Dave Bautista) | BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson will be making a prediction for all 380 Premier League games this season against a variety of guests. | 37819154 |
Mehmet Hassan, 56, was bound with parcel tape and a neck tie and then kicked and stamped to death in his north London flat in March 2014.
The court was told the attackers then ransacked his Islington home after care assistant Leonie Granger let them in.
Mr Hassan met Miss Granger at a Mayfair casino the month before, jurors heard.
While he lay dead Miss Granger, 25, of Gillingham, Kent, and her accomplices were filmed on her mobile phone throwing £50 notes around and stuffing wads in underpants, the court heard.
Prosecutor Crispin Aylett QC said: "While Mr Hassan's body lay undetected in his flat, his killers were literally throwing his money around."
Miss Granger is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of murder and false imprisonment, which she denies.
Her boyfriend Kyrron Jackson, of Romborough Way, Lewisham, and his friend Nicholas Chandler, of Lee High Road, south-east London, both 28, are further accused of robbing Mr Hassan.
They are also accused of two counts of plotting to rob employees of Grosvenor Casinos, two counts of conspiracy to have a shotgun and imitation firearm, and two counts of conspiracy to falsely imprison.
They also deny the charges against them.
Mr Hassan was described as a professional gambler who sometimes won as much as £15,000 at a time.
The divorced father-of-three also "enjoyed the company of women", making him "vulnerable to the unscrupulous", Mr Aylett said.
He told the court: "The truth, sadly, is that Miss Granger was not interested in Mehmet Hassan for anything other than his money. And that is how Mehmet Hassan came to be tied up and kicked to death in his own flat."
The court heard on the evening of 23 March, Miss Granger met the victim for a drink before going on to the Palm Beach Casino, Mayfair, where they were seen kissing passionately.
They left before midnight and went back to Mr Hassan's flat. About half an hour later, Mr Hassan booked a minicab, which took Miss Granger to an address in Lewisham.
The court was told the cab driver overheard her on her phone exclaiming: "Swear down. I don't believe it. Don't tell me the money's not there. I saw it. Look in the drawer. Look under the cabinet."
The jury was told she was speaking to someone using Mr Hassan's phone, suggesting it was one of her conspirators who had planned to go to the flat and overpower Mr Hassan.
His body was found by police on the evening of 24 March after his sister became concerned about his welfare.
The prosecutor told the jury that Mr Hassan's death was the "culmination of the ruthless greed" of Mr Jackson and Mr Chandler, who had been involved in two armed robberies at the same casino in South Kensington in January and February 2014.
The trial continues. | A professional poker player was killed for his winnings after being lured into a honey trap by a young woman, a court has heard. | 31503466 |
The Cwmbran Celtic pair are among 19 players in Jayne Ludlow's squad for the qualifier in Shymkent on 12 April.
Wales are currently third in Group 8, five points behind leaders Austria and two points adrift of Norway.
Kazakhstan are bottom of the group and Ludlow's side were 4-0 winners when the sides met in Haverfordwest in November.
Recent Liverpool signing Natasha Harding is also included.
Wales squad: Jo Price (To Be Confirmed), Laura O'sullivan (Cardiff City Ladies), Claire Skinner (Reading Ladies), Natasha Harding (Liverpool Ladies), Jess Fishlock (Seattle Reign), Loren Dykes (Bristol WFC), Rhiannon Roberts (Doncaster Ladies), Charlie Estcourt (Reading Ladies), Amelia Ritchie (Brighton Ladies), Rachel Rowe (Reading Ladies), Sophie Ingle (Liverpool Ladies), Angharad James (Notts County Ladies), Nadia Lawrence (Yeovil Town Ladies),Gemma Evans (Cardiff City Ladies), Kayleigh Green (Yeovil Town Ladies), Hayley Ladd (Bristol WFC), Helen Ward (Reading WFC), Shaunna Jenkins (Cwmbran Celtic), Chloe Chivers (Cwmbran Celtic) | Welsh Premier Women's League players Shaunna Jenkins and Chloe Chivers have been included in Wales' squad for Euro 2017 qualifier in Kazakhstan. | 35931252 |
The discoveries suggests that at least three distinct species of humans co-existed in Africa.
The research adds to a growing body of evidence that runs counter to the popular perception that there was a linear evolution from early primates to modern humans.
The research has been published in the journal Nature.
Anthropologists have discovered three human fossils that are between 1.78 and 1.95 million years old. The specimens are of a face and two jawbones with teeth.
The finds back the view that a skull found in 1972 is of a separate species of human, known as Homo rudolfensis. The skull was markedly different to any others from that time. It had a relatively large brain and long flat face.
But for 40 years the skull was the only example of the creature and so it was impossible to say for sure whether the individual was an unusual specimen or a member of a new species.
With the discovery of the three new fossils researchers can say with more certainty that H.rudolfensis really was a separate type of human that existed around two million years ago alongside other species of humans.
For a long time the oldest known human ancestor was thought to be a primitive species, dating back 1.8 million years ago called Homo erectus. They had small heads, prominent brows and stood upright.
But 50 years ago, researchers discovered an even older and more primitive species of human called Homo habilis that may have coexisted with H. erectus. Now it seems H. rudolfensis was around too and raises the distinct possibility that many other species of human also existed at the time.
This find is the latest in a growing body of evidence that challenges the view that our species evolved in a smooth linear progression from our primate ancestors.
Instead, according to Dr Meave Leakey of the Turkana Basin Institute in Nairobi, who led the research the find shows that there was a diversity early on in the evolution of our species.
"Our past was a diverse past," she told BBC News, "our species was evolving in the same way that other species of animals evolved. There was nothing unique about us until we began to make sophisticated stone tools."
In other groups of animals many different species evolve, each with new traits, such as plumage, or webbed feet. If the new trait is better suited to the environment then the new species thrives, if not it becomes extinct.
According to Professor Chris Stringer of the Natural History Museum in London, fossil evidence is increasingly suggesting that human evolution followed the same pattern.
"Humans seem to have been evolving in different ways in different regions. It was almost as if nature was developing different human prototypes with different attributes, only one of which, an ancestor of our species, was ultimately successful in evolutionary terms," he said.
According to Dr Leakey, the growing body of evidence to suggest that humans evolved in the same way as other animals shows that "evolution really does work".
"It leads to amazing adaptions and amazing species and we are one of them," she said.
Follow Pallab on Twitter | Researchers studying fossils from northern Kenya have identified a new species of human that lived two million years ago. | 19184370 |
He will go before the Culture, Media and Sport committee after a series of claims by the Daily Telegraph.
The allegations have already led to Sam Allardyce losing his job as England manager.
The committee said recent events had shown "continuing major failings" in the system of football governance.
The FA's director of governance, Darren Bailey, will also give evidence at the hearing on 17 October.
Allardyce left his post last week after claims he told undercover reporters posing as businessmen how to "get around" player transfer rules.
Among other claims reported by the Telegraph, former Premier League manager Harry Redknapp is alleged to have said his players bet on the result of one of their matches.
The newspaper also claimed that eight current or ex-Premier League managers had taken bribes for player transfers.
The commons committee issued a strong statement saying it had "repeatedly urged the football authorities to improve self-governance".
"Although the committee's recommendations have been backed by successive sports ministers and progress has been promised by the FA, in practice very little has changed: the governance of football is cumbersome, and power lies with the clubs, especially in the Premier League," the statement said.
It added: "Real reform in relation to the ownership of clubs, transfers of players, the influence of fans, the role of agents and investment in the grassroots - amongst other issues - has stalled."
In the last Parliament, the committee recommended legislation to enforce good governance if no further progress had been made.
Following the revelations, ex-FA executive director David Davies said the FA was "screaming out to be reformed" while former FA chief executive David Bernstein, said the organisation produced "poor results" adding "it isn't a coincidence these things keep happening". | Chairman of the Football Association Greg Clarke has been called to face questions from MPs amid several cases of alleged corruption within the game. | 37553788 |
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Though neither had any running experience, they were given a chance by former world record holder Tegla Loroupe to earn selection for the Team of Refugee Olympic Athletes.
For the past few months, they have been training with 28 other runners in the famous Ngong Hills training area to find out if they will qualify.
ROA was set up by the International Olympic Committee in recognition of the worldwide refugee crisis. | Rebecca Nymal and Garkouth Puok Thiep fled conflict in southern Sudan, and found sanctuary in the world's largest refugee camp in Dadaab, Kenya. | 36888611 |
Researchers believe one in 2,000 people in the UK is a carrier of the disease linked to eating contaminated beef.
Their estimate in the BMJ comes from studying more than 32,000 samples of human tissue removed during appendix operations carried out between 2000 and 2012 at 41 hospitals.
It remains unclear if any of these carriers will ever develop symptoms.
Early predictions of a vCJD epidemic didn't come to fruition.
To date, here have been 177 UK deaths from vCJD. Most of these occurred in the late 90s and early 2000s. There has been only one death in the last two years.
The rare, fatal disease progressively attacks the brain.
But it appears that relatively few who catch the infectious agent that causes the disease develop symptoms. People can be "silent" carriers for decades and not even know it.
The BMJ research identified 16 such carriers out of the thousands of appendix tissue samples studied.
Experts say many vital questions remain unanswered.
Since the link between vCJD and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), known as mad cow disease, was discovered in 1996, there have been strict controls to prevent meat from infected cattle from entering the food chain.
However, the average time it takes for the symptoms of vCJD to occur after initial infection is still unclear.
Preventing spread
This means people exposed to infected meat before the food controls were introduced continue to develop variant CJD, and may spread it to others.
Experience tells us that the disease could be transmitted from human to human via blood - in the UK, there have been three reported cases of vCJD associated with a blood transfusion.
Blood donor services take measures to ensure blood is not infected but there is no test to screen for vCJD, although scientists are working on this.
And there is currently no cure for the disease.
Prof Sebastian Brandner of University College London, who led the BMJ research, said: "We do not know what will happen.
"Will these people develop disease and can they transmit it? There are many questions we still do not know the answers to."
Prof Richard Knight, director of the National CJD Research and Surveillance Unit in Edinburgh, said the answers might not be known for decades.
In the meantime, surveillance was key, he said.
"You can see from the data available that its likely that we will get a secondary or tertiary wave of disease but its likely that these further waves will be small.
"Future clinical cases will be pretty small in number," he added.
Dr Graham Jackson, of the MRC Prion Unit at UCL Institute of Neurology, said: "Given the high levels of infection indicated by this research, it is now crucial we establish how many people in the UK harbour that infection in their bloodstream in order to adequately assess the risks of transmission through contaminated blood donations.
"Studies to develop new blood tests for CJD must remain a priority to assist with screening and protecting the UK blood supply." | Twice as many Britons as previously thought could be carrying the human form of "mad cow" disease, variant CJD. | 24525584 |
13 September 2016 Last updated at 12:19 BST
The Queen of Katwe tells how she dropped out of school early, but started playing chess aged nine, becoming a grandmaster. It stars Oscar winner Lupita Ny’ongo and British-born Nigerian actor David Oyelowo.
She tells BBC Africa she hopes her life story will inspire others.
Video journalist: Horaci Garcia | Phiona Mutesi, who grew up at in Katwe slum in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, has become the subject of a Disney movie. | 37337279 |
Powys council is considering closing Gwernyfed and Brecon schools to create a single school and doing the same at Llandrindod and Builth Wells schools.
The changes could be put in place for the start of the September 2017 term but hundreds of parents and pupils have aired their concerns.
If approved, the changes could cut costs and tackle surplus places.
Opponents are concerned about the distance some will have to travel to get to the next nearest school.
The council started the consultation in April and extended it from May to June. | A consultation on controversial plans about the future of four Powys secondary schools closes on Wednesday. | 36413478 |
The men appeared on petition at Livingston Sheriff Court charged with two offences under the Asylum and Immigration Act 2004.
They were were detained at addresses in Hamilton and Forth, both Lanarkshire, Edinburgh and Salford on Friday.
The four made no plea or declaration and were released on bail.
Detectives from West Lothian CID led a series of anti-trafficking raids as part of Operation Heathyard.
They were supported by partners including West Lothian Council, the National Crime Agency and Greater Manchester Police.
Maris Kursis, 28, from Hamilton, Arvids Civkors, 28, from Edinburgh, Aivars Dzagarjans, 36, from Forth, and Hardijs Langsteins, 35, from Salford, are accused of arranging or facilitating the arrival of individuals in the UK with the intent of exploiting them.
They are also charged with arranging travel for "passengers" within the UK with the intent of exploiting them. | Four Latvian nationals have appeared in court in Scotland following a police operation to tackle human trafficking and organised crime. | 38229376 |
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Hogg was named man of the match after scoring one try and creating another in Scotland's 29-18 win over France.
"He was the youngest player on the Lions tour three years ago," Hastings said.
"There's no doubt he will be on the Lions tour assuming he plays as well as he's done in this Six Nations."
Hastings has been encouraged by the back-to-back victories over Italy and France, and although he believes it is too early to confidently predict who will earn selection for next year's Lions tour, he feels several Scots could play their way into contention.
"Let's wait another 12 months or so, let's hopefully get Scotland a few more victories under their belt and then we'll talk about not only Stuart but hopefully a whole lot of other Scottish players as well."
After going over for Scotland's opening try in the first-half, Hogg produced a moment of magic to flick a pass over his head to put Tim Visser over in the corner for the crucial third try with 14 minutes remaining.
Hastings believes the Glasgow Warriors full-back's display against the French typifies how far he has come as an international player.
"He's one of these players that gets the crowd on the edge of their seats because you always think he's capable of making something happen," said the former Scotland captain, who won the Five Nations title in 1986 and 1990.
"He's very comfortable in that position. He's got great pace, great acceleration and he's got great awareness as well. There are so many players I see, they don't seem to realise how much time they have but that certainly doesn't apply to Stuart. He's always got time on the ball and I think that's the hallmark of a great player.
"He's a very important part of the team. He's played his part and he's very much one of these key men. As long as he continues that performance the team have got a great chance of winning. He's a very exciting player to watch.
"You realised it was Scotland's day when Stuart jumped up and he flipped the ball back into the arms of Tim Visser. What was really nice was he put his hands up prior to Visser going over in the corner because he knew he had created that try. It was Scotland's day and it was great to see.
Media playback is not supported on this device | Scotland great Gavin Hastings believes there is "no doubt" Stuart Hogg will be selected for the British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand next year. | 35806965 |
Israel's consul-general in Mumbai, Orna Sagiv, said she was "really shocked" by the "insensitive" name.
The store opened in the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat 10 days ago.
Its owner says he did not know who Adolf Hitler was and the store is named after a business partner's grandfather who was called Hitler for being strict.
'Ignorant, insensitive'
Mrs Sagiv said she would "raise the issue" with the state government next week during a pre-arranged visit to Gujarat.
"I don't think they have named the store out of malice, I think it's just ignorance and insensitivity on their part," she said.
The shop's owner Rajesh Shah, who sells men's clothing, said he was surprised he had upset people.
"I didn't know how much the name would disturb people," he told the AFP news agency.
"It was only when the store opened I learnt that Hitler had killed six million people."
Mr Shah said he would change the store's name if he was compensated for re-branding costs.
He said he had spent 150,000 rupees (about $2,700; £1,700) on the logo, hoarding and business cards.
The store has Hitler written in large letters over the front and a Nazi swastika symbol makes up the dot on the letter "i".
Correspondents say the German dictator who took the world to war in the middle of last century is admired by a small but growing number of Indians.
Books on his life and Nazi memorabilia have found a steady market in some sections of Indian society where Hitler is admired, mostly by young people. | A new Indian clothing store called Hitler has hurt the feelings of Jews around the world, a senior Israeli diplomat has told the BBC. | 19433343 |
The organisers accuse the Russian authorities of an increasingly aggressive stance towards sexual minorities.
They are angry about a controversial law signed by President Vladimir Putin banning the promotion of "non-traditional values" to children, the refusal to allow gay pride events and harassment of gay activists.
Many conservative Russians suspect gay rights campaigners of trying to undermine traditional family values.
The purpose of the vodka boycott is clear: to harm the image of a product that has become a national brand, symbolising Russia.
Some activists suggest going further by boycotting the 2014 Winter Olympics, due to be held in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi.
The SPI Group behind the most famous vodka brand in the West - Stolichnaya - has declared its firm support for the LGBT community.
Russian Standard - another popular vodka brand in the UK - declined to comment.
The vodka boycott campaign was launched by US writer and activist Dan Savage.
He wrote in his blog that gay bars in Seattle should "dump Stoli... to show our solidarity with Russian queers and their allies and to help to draw international attention to the persecution of gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, trans people, and straight allies in Putin's increasingly fascistic Russia".
Savage's initiative generated a swift response in the US and Canada, and then on the other side of the Atlantic.
Jeremy Joseph is co-founder and owner of the G-A-Y Group, which owns a bar chain of the same name. He sees the vodka boycott as an act of solidarity with the Russian LGBT community.
"There are other countries where it is illegal to be lesbian or gay. But this is shocking, because they are taking a step back rather than a step forward. And in the last couple of weeks, looking at some of the videos and stories coming out of Russia - it's so horrific, it's so scary," Mr Joseph said in an interview with BBC Russian.
Moreover, Mr Joseph believes that boycotting Russian vodka may be just the beginning.
"Hopefully, this would lead to not just Russian vodka being banned, but looking at the brands that will be sponsoring the Winter Olympics [who will know that] unless they make a stand, then their products will get banned."
At the same time, the G-A-Y Group owner does not believe that a high-profile campaign in the West will make life worse for LGBT people in Russia.
"How can it get any worse? I would like to hope, not. But what do we do? Sit back and do nothing?" he asks.
Peter Tatchell, a veteran gay rights activist and human rights campaigner, has expressed his support for the vodka boycott.
"The Russian government has passed a draconian new homophobic law that criminalises any public expression of gay identity or call for gay human rights," Mr Tatchell told BBC Russian.
"In addition, there has been a wave of organised homophobic violence targeting individual LGBT people. Some of the victims have been tortured or killed. The police are doing little or nothing to bring the perpetrators to justice," he adds.
"Russian LGBT organisations and international human rights groups have appealed to the Russian government to scrap the anti-gay laws and crack down on homophobic violence. Their appeals have been ignored, the repression is intensifying", says Mr Tatchell.
Mr Tatchell describes calls to boycott Russian products as an act of despair and expresses hope that "this campaign will go global in the coming weeks".
Val Mendeleev, chief executive officer of the SPI Group, which owns Stolichnaya, said his company "is an apolitical, business-oriented organisation". "However, the LGBT community in the US and worldwide are consumers of Stoli Premium vodka globally, and as such are our stakeholders," he told BBC Russian.
Mr Mendeleev stresses that his company's "corporate values stand for transparency, fairness, equality and diversity".
Earlier he wrote an open letter to the LGBT community, which was published on the SPI Group's website and on Facebook page.
"Stolichnaya Vodka has always been, and continues to be a fervent supporter and friend to the LGBT community," he wrote, citing examples of the SPI Group's support for gay events all over the world, including gay pride events in Durban, Tel Aviv and Vienna.
He also said Stolichnaya should not be regarded as a Russian product, since it is produced in Latvia, albeit using Russian ingredients.
Chris Amos, the owner and manager of Manbar in London's Soho, welcomed Mr Mendeleev's statement.
"It's regrettable for them that they are getting the raft of the gay fury and all of this. But at the same time, it will be them and other Russian companies like them who will then go back to the Russian government to argue for our case and support our case," he told BBC Russian.
"That's great that they are doing that [writing the letter], but that doesn't stop the boycott. And the boycott will hopefully go to other Russian companies, who will - like Stoli - issue statements in support of the gay and lesbian population", Mr Amos said.
LGBT activists have been discussing another form of protest against the Russian authorities: boycotting the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
Jeremy Joseph of the G-A-Y Group is fully behind the idea.
"I personally believe that Russia doesn't have the right to host the Winter Olympics now", he argues. "There is supposed to be an Olympic spirit of everybody joining together as one. How can you have it in a country that is so prejudiced?"
Dan Savage, however, believes that it would be better if athletes from the LGBT community went to Sochi to compete and win, to show the whole world they are not afraid to be themselves.
Last Friday, the International Olympic Committee announced that it had received assurances from the Russian officials that "the [new anti-gay] legislation will not affect those attending or taking part in the games".
But immediately after that one of the most prominent Russian anti-gay campaigners, Vitaly Milonov of St Petersburg Legislative Assembly, called on the Russian authorities to refrain from applying the gay-propaganda law inconsistently during the Sochi Olympics.
After all, Mr Milonov actively participated in writing it. | Popular London gay bars and nightclubs have decided to boycott Russian vodka brands, joining a global campaign launched by North American gay activists in solidarity with the LGBT community in Russia. | 23506425 |
They say the missile, launched off the east coast, flew about 800km (500 miles) and fell into the water. North Korea has not commented on the report.
A US defence spokesperson later said a second missile was launched.
US President Barack Obama earlier imposed new sanctions on Pyongyang, after its recent "illicit" nuclear test and satellite launch.
His executive order freezes North Korean government property in the United States. It bans US exports to - or investment in - North Korea and also greatly expands powers to blacklist anyone, including non-Americans, dealing with North Korea.
The 6 January nuclear test and 7 February satellite launch were violations of existing UN sanctions.
South Korea's Yonhap news agency also cited unnamed sources saying a second missile was detected but it may have disintegrated in mid-air.
They appeared to be medium-range Rodong missiles fired from road-mobile launch vehicles.
With a maximum range of 1,300km, the Rodong would have the capability to reach all of South Korea and parts of Japan.
Lt Col Michelle Baldanza, from the US defence press office said after the latest launch: "We call on North Korea to refrain from actions that further raise tensions in the region."
Amid the heightened tensions, the North sentenced a US student to 15 years hard labour on Wednesday for "severe crimes" against the state.
The US demanded North Korea immediately release Otto Warmbier, 21, who was arrested for trying to steal a propaganda sign from a hotel while on a visit in January.
The US and South Korea are also holding their biggest annual military drills this month, which routinely generate tension.
But this year North Korea threatened to launch a "pre-emptive nuclear strike of justice" against the US and South Korea. | North Korea has fired a ballistic missile into the sea, South Korean and US officials say. | 35835088 |
The feature is designed to be the "modern day baby book", storing all your children's pictures in one place.
The child may then inherit the album when they're old enough to use the social networking site.
This means the next generation could have an online identity on the site if they join up.
Dan Barak, Facebook product manager who designed the feature, said: "I started seeing friends who were parents adding photos of their kids and tagging their partners... we asked and interviewed a bunch of parents and found 65% of partners who share photos of their kids on Facebook [in the US] do this."
He said he realised that people needed a "better way to organise them" so he set up Scrapbook.
"Photos of my son are the most important pictures my wife and I will ever take. It's important to us that we're in control of these photos," Dan said.
Only parents with access to Scrapbook can tag and add photos.
In response to questions regarding safety concerns, a Facebook representative says that it takes safety seriously.
The usual privacy and security controls will apply and the parent can decide what audience to share the Scrapbook photos with.
The feature is still a pilot. Facebook won't automatically transfer Scrapbook into a 13-year-old's new account and Facebook says it will respond to user feedback.
Scrapbook is only available in the US at the moment, on iOS, Android and desktop.
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | You can't have a Facebook profile if you're under 13, but now parents can officially tag photos of their kids to create a Scrapbook. | 32202607 |
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The 36-year-old led her team to a first Olympic gold medal as they beat defending champions the Netherlands in a penalty shootout.
"If you could write a movie script with a fairytale ending then this would be it," said the four-time Olympian.
The ceremony was held in wind and rain at the Maracana Stadium on Sunday.
Andy Murray, who won gold in the men's tennis, carried the British flag at the opening ceremony.
Britain finished second in the medal table ahead of China, with their best medal return at any Games since 1908.
It is also the first time since the modern Olympic era began in 1896 that a country has increased its medal tally at the summer Games immediately following one it hosted.
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Women's hockey captain Kate Richardson-Walsh carried the flag for Great Britain at the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympics. | 37150579 |
The man barricaded himself in the house and injured one police officer during the late-night battle.
Police say they have recently been investigating individuals suspected of links with foreign terror groups.
In January a Muslim cleric suspected of recruiting for so-called Islamic State was shot dead in Kigali.
Police identified the suspect killed on Wednesday night as Channy Mbonigaba, from the western district of Rubavu. | A terror suspect was shot dead in Rwanda after a three-hour shoot-out in an affluent suburb of the capital, Kigali, police say. | 37118166 |
Ma'afu, 32, left the European champions by mutual agreement after being found guilty of assault and given a suspended four-month prison sentence last month.
In a statement, Blues said Ma'afu had joined "with immediate effect - subject to the normal visa process".
"We are thrilled to sign Salesi and welcome him to Cardiff Blues," said head coach Danny Wilson.
"He is a powerful prop forward. He has a fantastic pedigree in the game."
Ex-Northampton Saints forward Ma'afu, brother of former Cardiff Blues player Campese, switched codes from rugby league to union as a youngster.
He made his senior international debut for Australia against Fiji in 2007 and went on to earn 14 caps and played at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Sydney-born Ma'afu joined Northampton in 2013 and helped the club win the English Premiership title and the European Challenge Cup in 2014.
But he missed the Challenge Cup final after getting a one-week ban for punching Leicester's Tom Youngs.
In February this year Ma'afu was also banned for two weeks after striking London Irish's Tom Court, before signing for Toulon in June.
The Blues currently lie 10th in the Pro12 with 14 points from their first nine games, and second in Challenge Cup Pool 3 after Thursday's 23-22 loss in Montpellier. | Cardiff Blues have signed former Australia prop Salesi Ma'afu following his release by French club Toulon. | 35130118 |
She will take the role of Carmel Kazemi, Kush's mother.
She will start filming her scenes this month and will make her first screen appearance in June.
Known for her role as Mel Bush, Doctor Who's assistant as well as her stage roles in Chicago and Cats, Langford said: "I'm so thrilled and delighted to be part of EastEnders."
She added: "I'm a great fan of the show and think the recent 30th anniversary was sensational and shows just how good British television can be. To be part of this family is an absolute privilege."
Dominic Treadwell-Collins, executive producer for EastEnders, described Langford as a "British institution" as well as an "old-school hard-graft actress gifted at both comedy and serious drama".
He added: "Bonnie brings wit, pathos and a touch of class to Carmel Kazemi - a thoroughly modern Essex divorcee who isn't quite ready to cut the apron strings firmly attached to her son Kush.
"Even if it means clashing spectacularly with an already prickly Shabnam." | Theatre actress and 70s child star Bonnie Langford is joining the cast of EastEnders, the BBC says. | 32187747 |
Half-centuries from Riki Wessels (50), Samit Patel (55) and Dan Christian (54) helped Notts make 284-8 in 50 overs.
Tom Fell (63*) and Daryl Mitchell (61*) saw the visitors to 138-1 off 24 overs - way ahead of the D/L par score - when rain ended the match at 19:45 BST.
Nottinghamshire were eliminated from the competition by the defeat.
Worcestershire started the match in sixth place in the North Group, level on points with Notts in fifth, with the top four going through to the last eight.
However, Durham's abandoned game at Old Trafford against Lancashire saw Worcestershire climb above them into fourth with a superior net run-rate.
Nottinghamshire looked to have posted a highly competitive score, as skipper Chris Read's unbeaten 39 off 26 balls in the final stages added to the earlier contributions from Wessels, Patel and Christian.
But Fell, a day after his 116 not out led Worcestershire to victory over Lancashire, and captain Mitchell batted aggressively in the rain to take their side into a winning position when conditions became unplayable. | Worcestershire booked a place in the One-Day Cup quarter-finals with a 35-run Duckworth-Lewis win over Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. | 36943910 |
Alfie Potter's first goal for Mansfield gave them a half-time lead, only for Hylton to reply with a penalty for a result that leaves both clubs' hopes in the balance.
In a first half of few chances both sides had decent penalty appeals waved away then, on 22 minutes, Krystian Pearce saw his header cleared off the line by Hylton.
Mansfield were ahead a minute later as George Taft headed a Mal Benning cross back to Potter, whose first shot was blocked but he buried his follow-up from 12 yards.
However, after Benning had fired inches over for the home side, Luton were level from the spot within six minutes of the break.
Taft handled as Hylton tried to knock the ball past him and the referee this time had no hesitation, Hylton coolly lifting the ball home down the centre.
Hylton could have won the game but twice put good headed chances wide on 66 and 88 minutes.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Mansfield Town 1, Luton Town 1.
Second Half ends, Mansfield Town 1, Luton Town 1.
George Taft (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ollie Palmer (Luton Town).
Attempt missed. Rhys Bennett (Mansfield Town) header from very close range is just a bit too high.
Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Stuart Moore.
Attempt saved. Alexander MacDonald (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by George Taft.
Substitution, Luton Town. Stephen O'Donnell replaces Dan Potts.
Shaquile Coulthirst (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Danny Hylton (Luton Town).
Attempt saved. Danny Hylton (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Mansfield Town. Matt Green replaces Danny Rose.
Attempt blocked. George Taft (Mansfield Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
CJ Hamilton (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by James Justin (Luton Town).
George Taft (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Danny Hylton (Luton Town).
Substitution, Mansfield Town. CJ Hamilton replaces Alfie Potter.
Attempt missed. Benjamin Whiteman (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Shaquile Coulthirst (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Scott Cuthbert (Luton Town).
Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Scott Cuthbert.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Rhys Bennett (Mansfield Town) because of an injury.
Foul by Krystian Pearce (Mansfield Town).
Ollie Palmer (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Alexander MacDonald (Mansfield Town).
Lawson D'Ath (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Danny Hylton (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Mansfield Town).
Pelly Ruddock (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Luton Town. Ollie Palmer replaces Isaac Vassell.
Krystian Pearce (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Danny Hylton (Luton Town).
Foul by Rhys Bennett (Mansfield Town).
Dan Potts (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Joel Byrom (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Danny Hylton (Luton Town).
Substitution, Mansfield Town. Alexander MacDonald replaces Hayden White. | Danny Hylton's 26th goal of the season rescued a point for Luton in a tense draw at League Two play-off rivals Mansfield. | 39550100 |
The 43-year-old former Millers midfielder took over in November after Kenny Jackett's resignation.
They were relegated to League One with seven games of the season left after a home defeat by Fulham on Saturday.
"Paul knows the club inside out. He is a Miller, through and through," chairman Tony Stewart said.
"Paul has greatly impressed the board in a number of areas, in what has been a very difficult situation over the past few months.
"Whilst he has held the title of fitness coach, he has always been much more than that under a succession of managers who have all tapped into his knowledge, motivational skills and coaching ability."
Warne had two spells with the club a player, making a combined total of 263 league appearances, before joining the coaching staff under manager Steve Evans in 2012.
He is the club's fifth manager since Evans left in September 2014 following Neil Redfearn, Neil Warnock, Alan Stubbs and Jackett, who left after just five games.
Warne won three of his first eight league games in charge, but the Millers are now on a run of nine successive defeats after Tuesday's home loss to South Yorkshire rivals Sheffield Wednesday.
BBC Radio Sheffield sport editor Andy Giddings
Paul Warne has seemed to be the board's overwhelming choice for some time.
Warne has overseen the clubs relegation from the championship, but he shouldn't be fully judged until he's allowed to build his own team.
The direction of the season was set long before he succeeded Kenny Jackett. Recruitment, as ever, is key to success, and he'll be aided by the club's plans to improve the infrastructure.
Although no appointment is universally welcomed by supporters, Warne has retained the lion's share of support he's enjoyed as both a player and coach. | Relegated Championship side Rotherham United have appointed interim boss Paul Warne as their manager on a one-year rolling contract. | 39502885 |
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Substitute Woodburn - at the age of 17 years and 45 days - scored Liverpool's second goal in their 2-0 victory over Leeds in the EFL Cup quarter-finals.
Klopp said he was "really happy" for the academy graduate, adding: "The only problem is I'm afraid about all you in the media. That's why I'm so quiet.
"We know how to handle the situation."
Woodburn made his senior debut for the Reds in Saturday's Premier League win over Sunderland.
Three days later, he broke Owen's record by 98 days, with the former England striker watching from the main stand.
"He still has a lot of things to do and especially to keep the public away for as long as possible - but that is a difficult thing to do," said Klopp.
"I said well done to him afterwards. It was not too difficult. I would have scored too in that situation. We know what Ben is capable of and what he is already able to do."
Victory took Liverpool into the League Cup semi-finals for the third straight season, and they will discover their opponents when the draw is made after Wednesday's games.
Klopp also praised 18-year-old right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, who crossed for Divock Origi's goal, and 19-year-old midfielder Ovie Ejaria.
"All the young boys did very well in an important game," he added.
Woodburn, then 16, scored in an impressive display during a pre-season win over Wigan.
Asked whether a player who had just taken his GCSEs could figure in the first team this season, Klopp replied: "Of course not. Ben is 16. Of course not."
Woodburn joined the club at under-7s level, and his coaches have praised the level-headed nature of a player who represented the club's under-18 side aged 15.
His first professional contract - a three-year deal - was signed in November, around the same time the Anfield club introduced a salary cap of £40,000 a year for 17-year-old first-year professionals.
And his fine work at the Reds' Kirkby academy has translated into appearances for Wales at under-17 and under-19 level, although he is still eligible to play for England.
The Three Lions may have their work cut out to tempt him, however, as Woodburn has said he wants to "replicate" the feats of Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey.
Owen scored 179 goals for Liverpool in 306 appearances. He went on to play for Real Madrid and Manchester United, and scored 40 times for England.
Among those congratulating Woodburn at the final whistle was team-mate James Milner, who scored for Leeds against Sunderland in the Premier League aged 16 years and 352 days.
Milner, who has won 61 caps for England, remains the second-youngest goalscorer in Premier League history and became one of the league's most expensive players when he joined Manchester City from Aston Villa for £28.5m in 2010.
England captain Wayne Rooney also burst on to the stage at an early age, scoring a memorable goal for Everton against Arsenal when he was 16 years and 355 days old.
He is now his country's all-time leading goalscorer, Manchester United's all-time top goalscorer in Europe and needs one goal to equal Bobby Charlton's record of 249 goals for the club.
But scoring at a young age is not always a reliable indicator of a stellar future. The Premier League's all-time youngest goalscorer is James Vaughan, who scored for Everton against Crystal Palace at the age of 16 years and 267 days.
Injuries hampered his Premier League career and now, aged 28, he plays for League One side Bury.
And who could forget the impact striker Federico Macheda made for Manchester United in 2009? Aged 17 years and 226 days, he came off the bench to score a last-gasp winner against Aston Villa - a strike that helped United clinch the title.
But the Italian failed to secure a regular spot at Old Trafford and is now a free agent following loan spells at numerous clubs. | Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said he is determined to protect Ben Woodburn after the teenager replaced Michael Owen as the club's youngest goalscorer. | 38153035 |
The Bristolian's semi-mythical status has seen prices for his works skyrocket, his biggest pieces topping £1m at auction.
His rare large-scale shows are staged events in warehouses, rather than staid gallery spaces, but now a former associate has taken it upon himself to put on an unauthorised retrospective in the rather more sedate surroundings of Sotheby's S2 gallery in London.
Steve Lazarides, who worked with Banksy as his first art dealer up until 2008, has brought together 70 authenticated, career-spanning pieces for an exhibition and sale.
Some of the art has never been seen in public, having gone straight in to private ownership, and Sotheby's is hoping Banksy's fans will flock to see the free show - alongside the big spenders.
For those with deep pockets, the most expensive pieces for sale in the show come with a price tag of £500,000, which means someone, somewhere is making a hefty profit.
Among the works on offer are early canvases that came in editions of 25 and were sold for between £50 and £250. As Banksy has become more notorious, they have gone up and up in value.
"For the people who had paid £50 for them, as soon as they got to £1,500 they exchanged it, because it was a life changing amount of money to them," says Lazarides.
"And then it went to £5,000 so all the people who had paid £1,500 thought all their Christmases had come at once. And that went on for a few years until it got to the £50,000 mark and if you've got £50,000 to spend on a painting you probably don't need to sell it."
Banksy started out as a graffiti artist on the streets of Bristol, before moving into creating canvases for the commercial market.
"A lot of the questions in the old days were 'is it not a weird juxtaposition that a street artist is making canvases'," says Lazarides.
"But the point is, if these guys can't make things and sell things, the only people that can be street artists are the children of the rich and famous."
Much of Banksy's meteoric rise came from a series of high-profile stunts, such as surreptitiously placing his works in established galleries and museums - including Tate Britain.
"He did a whole series of interventions in museums," recalls Lazarides. "I think his theory was 'if they are not going to show my work then I'm going to put it in myself'."
Banksus Militus Vandalus, a rat with a spray can in a glass box, was briefly nailed to the wall of the Natural History Museum to look like one of the exhibits.
It is one of the pricier pieces in the retrospective, with a price tag in excess of £500,000, although Sotheby's is keeping quiet about the actual sums involved in the sale.
None of the works are Banksy's trademark graffiti pieces that have been removed from walls or buildings.
"The show being here at Sotheby's is almost a validation of the whole scene,'' says Lazarides.
"When we were doing this 15 years ago, everyone told us this was impossible, no one would buy the work, no-one would pay the prices, no-one would take it seriously, it wouldn't pass the test of time. Yet here we are 15 years later."
Another of the show pieces in the exhibition is Avon and Somerset Constabulary (2001).
"Avon and Somerset Constabulary goes to the core of his [Banksy's] anonymity," says Lazarides.
"When I was growing up in Bristol in the 80s I was friends with a lot of graffiti artists. Even then, Avon and Somerset Constabulary had a very draconian policy towards graffiti happening.
"Banksy was prolific in Bristol and I think this whole thing with the anonymity was self-preservation rather than self-promotion."
The charismatic Lazarides calls himself an "accidental art dealer" who helped Banksy "make his vision happen".
The pair parted ways more than six years ago, and Lazarides is slightly cagey about the reasons.
"We just moved apart. A decade is a long time to be working alongside someone hand in glove. And I like working with lots of new artists and giving them a hand at the beginning.
"It's very difficult to represent a whole group of artists when you have one artist that you have such an intense relationship with."
Although they no longer speak, Lazarides refuses to divulge any details about Banksy's appearance or his personality.
But he is honest enough to admit Banksy would not approve of this exhibition.
"He'd hate it. He's never done an exhibition in a gallery, never done one in my gallery - even when when we working together.
"When he puts shows on it's been an event rather than an exhibition, the whole thing is an performance piece. This is just not something he would do."
But, adds Lazarides: "I think someone will eventually do a retrospective, at least I have a love of his work, I know him and I've made sure the I've put stuff in that covers his whole career."
Banksy: The Unauthorised Retrospective runs at Sotheby's S2 gallery from 11 June to 25 July. | Few know the real identity of street artist Banksy, who has turned protecting his identity an artform in itself. | 27732691 |
Relatives believe the Bugaled Breizh trawler was dragged underwater when a submarine became snagged in its nets.
But an appeal court confirmed the case was closed, saying it was unclear why the fishing boat sank.
All five crew members died when the vessel went down off Cornwall in 2004.
The circumstances of the sinking, which happened in broad daylight in relatively calm seas off Britain's Lizard Point, have never been fully explained.
Relatives and shipping officials said Wednesday's ruling in Rennes was an "injustice".
"Eleven years of inquiry for nothing. What a waste," said Michel Douce, owner of the Bugaled Breizh, who complained of a contempt for those who disappeared and their families.
Thierry Lemetayer, whose father died in the sinking, said it was an "insult to the fishing and maritime world", according to France's 20minutes news website.
"It's as though the justice system has sent the Bugaled Breizh down for a second time and buried the men on board with it," lawyer Christian Bergot was quoted as saying.
Mr Bergot had asked the the appeal court in Rennes to re-open a previous inquiry, based on allegations that a US submarine had been in the area at the time.
But the court ruled on Wednesday there was no evidence that a submarine was involved or that it was a fishing accident.
In 2007, it emerged that traces of titanium had been found on the Bugaled Breizh's cables, a substance sometimes found on the hulls of submarines.
The following year, an inquiry in the Breton town of Quimper ruled that the submarine theory was the "most serious", as a day before the boat sank Nato military exercises had taken place in the area.
Allegations that a Royal Navy submarine, HMS Turbulent, was involved were discounted and French maritime investigators said the Bugaled Breizh's cables had probably snagged on a sand bank.
After years of legal wrangling, the case was thrown out by a court in Nantes in 2014. | Families of victims killed in a mysterious shipwreck 11 years ago have expressed outrage after a French court dismissed their last-ditch bid to find out what happened. | 32734968 |
Pentagon spokesman Major Adrian Rankine-Galloway said the Kurdish fighters had received small arms and vehicles from the US military.
The weapons aim to help them drive IS from its Syrian stronghold, Raqqa.
Donald Trump this month approved arming fighters from the Kurdish Peoples' Protection Units (YPG), drawing strong condemnation from Turkey.
Turkey views the Kurdish rebels as terrorists and wants to stop them taking more territory in Syria. It is also worried that the weapons will end up in the hands of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), a group it has been fighting for decades.
The Pentagon has previously said it is "keenly aware" of Turkey's concerns, and that the US remains committed to "protecting our Nato ally".
However, the US believes the Kurdish elements of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) will be essential to Raqqa's downfall.
The Pentagon sees them as the most disciplined and organised of the anti-IS groups, says the BBC's Gary O'Donoghue in Washington.
The US has previously supplied light weapons and armoured vehicles to the Arab element of the SDF, known as the Syrian Arab Coalition.
SDF fighters are only 3km (2 miles) from the eastern edge of Raqqa, which is the de facto capital of the caliphate proclaimed by IS in 2014.
US-led coalition air strikes against IS targets have intensified in recent days in preparation for a full assault on the city.
Turkey has not commented publicly on the start of the weapons transfer announced on Tuesday.
The provisions include AK-47s and small-calibre machine guns, according to AFP news agency.
Turkey launched its own offensive last August to push Islamic State militants away from its border and also to stop the advance of local Kurdish fighters.
Last month, its forces carried out air strikes on YPG positions in Syria which it described as "terrorist havens". | The US says it has started distributing weapons to Kurdish forces fighting so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syria. | 40100917 |
Outlander has been filming across various locations, including a one-month stint at Doune Castle.
The drama's production is expected to last 38 weeks at a cost of more than £50m.
It has been described as Scotland's answer to Game of Thrones, the hit series from the US HBO network that has boosted the industry in Northern Ireland where it is mainly filmed.
Based on a series of novels from American author Diana Gabaldon, Outlander follows the story of Claire Randell, a nurse from 1946 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened.
The series' producers are hoping to capitalise on the book's enormous success in the US where the seven-book series has sold more than 20 million copies.
The eighth instalment of the series is scheduled to be released in autumn this year.
With scripts written by Ronald D Moore, famous for his work on Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek Next Generation, the show's producers feel that they have all the makings of a worldwide hit on their hands.
Chris Albrecht, chief executive officer of US production company Starz, said: "We were drawn to 'Outlander' because it centres on a complex heroine who becomes immersed in an epic time-travelling tale."
Award-winning scriptwriter Moore said the books created a rich and textured world, filled with intriguing characters.
He said: "I think we'll make something that the millions of fans of these books will enjoy and recognise as 'Outlander'."
Scottish actor Sam Heughan plays one of the lead characters, Jamie Fraser, a highlander who meets and falls in love with Claire Randall on her journey in the 18th Century.
The 32-year-old praised the scale of the ambitious production's story-arc, saying: "There's just so much in there, adventure, romance as well as the historical side, with the build-up to Culloden.
"We have great facilities here, I think they made something like 280 to 300 costumes in the first six weeks."
Filming up until now has taken place in an adapted sound stage in Cumbernauld and various other locations throughout Scotland.
Creative Scotland have made a contribution of £170,000 towards shooting on locations in Scotland.
Attention to detail has been paramount for the lavish adaptation. The production employs a crew of about 200 spread across props, filming and set-building, along with a cast of more than 2.000 supporting actors.
With Gaelic being the language of the highlander in 1743, it was of vital importance that members of the cast learned their Gaelic lines correctly.
The vast majority of dialogue is in English but for the small segments of Gaelic that feature in Outlander, a Gaelic coach was employed.
Adhamh Obroinn was permanent presence on set to help the cast with pronunciation and delivery.
He said helping the cast learn the subtleties of Gaelic was something he relished over the course of the production and he hoped the high-profile series would promote the language across the world, particularly in Scotland.
Mr Obroinn said: I'm hoping that the exposure of Gaelic will hit home to people in Scotland that we have something absolutely priceless here.
"We will see what happens but it's all very positive so far."
The series will show in America later in the year, with Australian and Canadian networks already having purchased syndication rights.
UK fans of the books may have to wait a while yet as there is no confirmation about when the series will be shown in the UK. | For the past six months a multi-million pound US TV series has been filming in Scotland, but there is still no word on when it will be shown in the UK. | 26543451 |
After Tom Briscoe put Leeds ahead, Warrington hit back with two tries from Ryan Atkins to lead 12-4 at the break.
Tom Lineham's converted try stretched Wire's lead before Leeds replied with tries from Matt Parcell and Joel Moon.
But Kurt Gidley then crossed, Declan Patton adding a fourth conversion of the night before his late drop-goal.
Warrington were fortunate not to get a red card inside the first minute for second-row forward Ben Westwood, who was only yellow carded for his late hit on Liam Sutcliffe, whose night ended prematurely with concussion.
After Westwood was sent to the sin-bin for the stiff-arm late tackle which put Sutcliffe out of the game, Leeds quickly cashed in down the right.
On his 400th game for the club, Danny McGuire fed Briscoe, who twisted into a tackle before somehow propelling himself across the line for his second Super League try of the season.
But, after Ashton Golding missed the kick, Warrington were ahead when Lineham touched back for Atkins to cross in the left corner, Patton adding the extras.
Atkins then crossed for a second, the try still being awarded despite the Wire centre appearing to lose control of the ball just before touching down.
Patton again converted, doing so again when the reprieved Westwood played Lineham in at the left corner early in the second half.
Leeds responded with tries in quick succession, before Gidley's try on 68 minutes, again converted, took the hosts out of sight again to end the Rhinos' four-game winning run.
Warrington coach Tony Smith:
"It was late (Ben Westwood's challenge on Liam Sutcliffe) but there was nothing in it in terms of anything else. It was warranted, the 10 minutes."
"There might be a couple of other things, chicken wings and those sort of things, that crept in there but we will have a look at that later on.
"I'm pleased for the players. We had faith it was coming. There is not much difference between winning and losing. Leeds have played that standard this season and won games. It shows there is not a lot between us.
"It is a tough competition and, if you are off in some areas, it is hard to turn that around in terms of results. We know we are going to climb the ladder. We've not had the start we wanted but the way we finished will be the way we want it to be."
Leeds boss Brian McDermott:
"I haven't seen it enough (the Westwood incident). "He certainly doesn't miss but I wouldn't comment on it. And it wasn't the the reason we lost the game.
"If you were to go through our performance in detail you'd find one or two things where we weren't as good as we should be.
"We didn't get much momentum with the ball in the first half but Warrington's kicking game was not far off a 10 out of 10 tonight.
"We wanted to be more inventive with the ball. I find it hard to be critical of my team, though. They dug in and showed a lot of spirit."
Warrington: Ratchford; Russell, T King, Atkins, Lineham; Patton, Gidley; Hill, Clark, Sims, Westwood, Hughes, Westerman.
Replacements: Philbin, Dwyer, Evans, G King.
Sin Bin: Westwood (1)
Leeds: Golding; Briscoe, Watkins, Keinhorst, Hall; McGuire, Moon; Garbutt, Burrow, Cuthbertson, Ablett, Sutcliffe, Jones-Buchanan.
Replacements: Mullally, Parcell, Delaney, Walters.
Attendance: 10,035
Referee: James Child (RFL) | Warrington Wolves finally claimed their first Super League win of the season at the eighth attempt to climb off the bottom of the table. | 39493321 |
M&S shares rose 1.92%, taking the price to levels not seen since last June.
However, the FTSE 100 index ended 3.99 points off at 7,114.55.
There was little corporate news to move share prices, though Reckitt Benckiser closed down 0.9% after losing 1.7% earlier following its report of flat first quarter sales.
Major winners included Babcock International and Antofagasta. Fallers included Anglo American and Johnson Matthey.
A research note on M&S from Barclays gave the stock an "overweight" rating, adding that a shift towards food, and management's plan to overhaul its clothing and home segment, would drive growth.
"M&S cannot avoid industry headwinds but its older and wealthier customer base may be helpful," the analysts said. "We expect Food to account for 64% of UK sales in 2020, rising steadily from 52% in 2010."
The FTSE 100's Friday fall left the index down 2.9% for the week.
"The FTSE has obviously had a terrible week - although corporate earnings have been somewhat of a mixed bag. The snap election, while providing medium term stability for Brexit negotiations, has created some short term market uncertainty," said Mark Ward, head of execution trading at Sanlam Securities.
Mid-caps also fell slightly, but small-caps maintained their outperformance on the day. They have gained 7.1% and 5.9% respectively this year.
"People have been reaching for the UK domestic stocks, but there are reasons to be quite cautious there still," said Eric Moore, head of Miton's UK Income fund.
"The UK consumer is still under the cosh. Consumption has held up quite well but it's supported by things that are unsustainable in the long run," he added.
The pound was down 0.30% against the dollar at $1.2777. Against the euro the pound was down 0.13% at 1.1942 euros. | Marks and Spencer was one of the trading day's best performers after analysts at Barclays gave a thumbs-up to management's restructuring plans. | 39665502 |
In the northern province of Kunduz, eight family members of a local anti-Taliban commander died in an ambush.
Elsewhere, six members of two different campaign teams and a police officer were killed in bomb attacks.
Taliban militants, who have vowed to disrupt Saturday's polls, have been blamed for a recent surge in violence.
Two days ago, the Kabul headquarters of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) was attacked.
Five militants took over a nearby building and targeted the commission with rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine-guns.
The assailants were eventually killed by Afghan security forces.
The anti-Taliban militia commander apparently targeted in Kunduz on Monday, Mohammad Omar, was not in the vehicle with his family when a roadside bomb exploded beside it.
Officials said his two sons and a brother were among the dead.
In the province of Sar-i-Pul, to the west, four Afghan police officers were killed during an offensive against the Taliban.
Gunmen also kidnapped a provincial council candidate and 10 of his entourage, Sar-i-Pul Governor Abdul Jabar Haqbeen said.
They did not have any security protection and were returning after campaigning when they were kidnapped by the Taliban, he added.
The governor said troops were ready to carry out a rescue operation, but that local elders had said they wanted to give negotiations a chance. | Eighteen people have been killed in a series of attacks in Afghanistan, officials say, as it prepares for presidential and provincial elections. | 26825794 |
Oxford climbs to second place, while Cambridge and Imperial College London also make the top 10 in fourth and eighth places respectively.
Keeping the top spot for the fifth consecutive year is the California Institute of Technology in the US.
Europe has a record number of universities in the world top 200, with 105 compared to 87 last year.
The tables rank universities worldwide on measures like teaching, research and international outlook - for example numbers of overseas students and staff.
The majority of UK universities have moved up this year, some - for example Warwick, St Andrews and Exeter - by a significant margin.
There is good news for Reading, Dundee and Newcastle, re-establishing their places in the top 200 after slipping out last year.
However, four universities - Manchester, York, Sussex and Royal Holloway, London - have slipped to lower positions in the tables, compared with last year when there were only 29 UK institutions in the top 200.
While the US remains the world leader when it comes to elite universities, its dominance has been eroded this year.
It has six of the top 10 universities - down from seven last year - and 39 of the top 100 - down from 45 last year.
There is a mixed picture for Asia, with Japan and South Korea falling back this year and China remaining steady.
Europe is catching up on the dominance of the Anglo-American universities, with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich being the first institution from outside the US and UK to make the world top 10 in a decade.
Germany has 20 universities in the top 200 and the Netherlands has 12 and there are five from France, while Spain and Italy each have three.
Phil Baty, editor of the Times Higher Education world university rankings, said: "The UK is a stand-out performer in this year's rankings, boasting an impressive 78 institutions overall, with 34 of these sitting in the top 200.
"However, despite the UK's success, its continued cuts in higher education funding - the Higher Education Funding Council for England received a £150 million budget slash this year - and series of immigration measures affecting overseas students, will hinder its performance in the long run.
"Many of the country's European rivals, such as Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands, are also performing well, but are less hindered by funding cuts and more welcoming for international students.
"The UK will have to work hard to ensure its higher education spending and immigration policies do not hinder its place in the world university rankings."
Dr Wendy Piatt, director general of the Russell Group of leading UK universities, said "The UK spends much less on higher education and research than our nearest rivals.
"Our competitors in China, Germany and Japan continue to be rewarded with significant investment and are snapping at our heels as a result."
Nicola Dandridge, chief executive of Universities UK, said: "If we want to maintain this leading position, we must start matching our competitors' increased investment in higher education.
"We should also be presenting a welcoming climate for genuine international students and academics and ensuring that visa and immigration rules and procedures are proportionate."
Universities Minister Jo Johnson said: "It is great to see the UK is second only to the US for the number of world-class universities in the top 80.
"These rankings confirm the world-class standing of our higher education sector. Our reforms will ensure our universities continue to compete with the very best internationally and deliver high-quality teaching to students at home." | The UK has 34 universities in the Times Higher Education ranking of the world's top 200 institutions. | 34390466 |
Although unemployment is lower than the Wales average, it does not tell the whole story about its rural economy.
When you talk to people, it is not about the number of jobs available but what some of them pay.
There are also issues like public transport, which those living in urban areas can easily take for granted.
The charts above show the employment picture in Powys. A higher proportion of people are in jobs than the Welsh average and more are self-employed too.
But it is the types of jobs that are the key - and that includes more part-time workers.
Wages are also lower. The median gross weekly full-time wage in Powys was £414 in 2014; across Wales it was £473.
SMALL BUSINESSES BUT LOWER WAGES
The old Lion works in Newtown used to make bikes after World War II but the shell of the old factory is now a maze of small businesses.
In Powys, nine out of 10 firms have fewer than nine workers.
Former cleaner Kim Gallagher started her laundry business Kim and Co in 2008 when she spotted a gap in the market to serve hotels, holiday lets and families. She employs five people - three part-time workers and two students on minimum wage.
Kim said of the business centre: "Behind all the doors you'll find a different business up and running; some are small, some are large. There are all sorts - one makes blinds, there's carpentry and joinery and plastic moulding.
"There's not really a lot of scope for more [than minimum wage] - a lot of people work for themselves or with a couple of people in the business.
"There are jobs out there if you want to find them - there's a KFC coming down the road, which brings job opportunities. A lot of the young girls are going into caring, I see a lot of that."
TRANSPORT ISSUES
Lack of transport is a big issue in much of rural Wales.
Before Bea Lloyd moved into town she struggled to get to work in Newtown by bus from her home five miles away.
"It depends on the buses and how they go. Sometimes they don't turn up at all, it can be difficult. I was living in Abermule so it was a long walk if there was no bus or I couldn't get a lift, and that was an hour-and-a-half walk."
TOURISM AND FARMING
Tourism is important to rural Wales - cafes, restaurants and hotels employ around one in six people in Powys. Agriculture too is much more important here, making up 11% of the workforce, compared to the Welsh average of 2%.
MANIFESTO HEADLINES FROM THE PARTIES:
MANUFACTURING STILL IMPORTANT
What is surprising is that manufacturing is as important to jobs here as for all of Wales. Those employed in manufacturing make up 11% of the workforce in Powys, exactly the same as the Wales average.
Amongst the hills and the sheep farms is a Welsh-owned company which exports to 80 countries across the world.
In 18 years, Invertek has gone from three local men in an old milking parlour to a firm employing 170 people in Welshpool with a turnover of £24 million.
Their electronic drives make motors more energy efficient and can be found in a host of different industries.
Edd Rayner, innovation projects manager, comes from a farming background and says he wants to see a "balanced economy".
"We don't want to forget our history but there are companies like Invertek showing it can be done and there's no reason we can't have big international companies doing really great things in mid Wales, in the rural economy.
"We need to make sure there are opportunities for those intelligent and knowledgeable people who come from the local area."
How do we help more Welsh firms develop into big players on a world stage?
Another farmer's son is Glyn Jones, one of the founders.
The company is about to open a factory in Shenyang in China.
"The biggest single thing we did was be outward looking," he said.
"I come from mid Wales and live in mid Wales - but we look out to the world, and export 90% of what we produce.
"The infrastructure's good - we're close to Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham airports - and with the internet we're one click away from anywhere.
"It's confidence to use the skills here of local people, there's no reason why others can't follow what we've done. It might look complex from outside what we do but it's electronic Lego."
He regrets the passing of the Welsh Development Agency, which had been a "good, outward looking organisation" but said the Welsh Government was providing generous assistance to let them expand the factory.
RAISING THE VALUE OF WHAT WE DO
The advantage to the Welsh economy of firms like this is they tend to pay higher wages, that get spent locally.
More of the better paid jobs will help raise the GVA of Powys - that is the gross value added to the local economy.
Powys had 65.1% of UK average GVA per head in 2014, lower than the Wales figure - 71.4%.
Invertek technician Daniel Evans told me he was happy with the money he got and said his friends were all in work.
Colleague Alison Jones said there was plenty of work in the area but not all of it was well paid.
"Higher paid jobs would keep younger people in the area," she said.
"Cheaper housing is also what they need. It's difficult to buy a house around here for the youngsters."
And that is the challenge. The more better paid workers there are in the community, the more high spenders, the better it is for a range of local business and the economy. | Powys is a county which covers a quarter of Wales but it is also the most sparsely populated; fewer people live here than the city of Newport. | 36045737 |
You may not recognise her, but she is very quickly climbing the Hollywood ladder, having directed films such as Whale Rider (2002) and the soon-to-be released The Zookeeper's Wife.
Her new role at the helm of Mulan will make the New Zealander only the fifth woman to direct a movie budgeted at over $100m (£80.2m).
And, money aside, the pressure on the new Mulan is high - fans are watching very closely to see how Disney is managing the project.
Which is understandable, because the original animated film was a firm staple in the movie diet of anyone who was under 14 when it came out.
The original Mulan grossed $304m (£244m) worldwide when it was released in 1998.
It tells the story of a young Chinese girl who who learns that her weak father is to be called upon to join the army.
Worrying that he would never survive the hardship of war, she disguises herself and joins in his place.
In September, 18 years after it was released, Disney announced Mulan would be the latest film to receive a live-action remake.
The studio has also given The Jungle Book and Beauty and the Beast non-animated makeovers recently.
Disney have made clear they intend to shoot the Mulan remake in China, with a mostly Chinese cast.
Fans are watching with interest to see who is being hired to star and work on the film, which features mostly Chinese characters.
A petition calling on Disney not to "whitewash" the film by casting white actors has attracted more than 111,000 signatures.
There have been a number of recent high-profile movies which have been criticised for hiring an actor who is of a different race to the character they're playing.
Matt Damon recently denied his casting in The Great Wall had robbed a Chinese actor of the role.
The Hollywood-Chinese co-production, directed by Zhang Yimou, features a predominantly Chinese cast, but Damon was given the lead part.
Nina, the biopic of singer Nina Simone, also sparked complaints after lead actress Zoe Saldana's skin was made slightly darker on screen.
Her casting as Simone was criticised when it was announced in 2012, with the singer's daughter suggesting she was "not the best choice".
Prior to Niki Caro's appointment as director of the new Mulan, the only woman to direct a Disney project budgeted at more than $100m was Ava DuVernay.
She's currently directing the fantasy adventure A Wrinkle in Time, which is released next year.
Outside of the Disney bubble, DuVernay is also the first black woman to direct a movie with a $100m budget in film history.
It's an industry-wide problem: Hollywood has notoriously few female directors.
Only one - Kathryn Bigelow - has won an Oscar for best director, while just 7% of the directors of the top 250 films of 2016 were women, according to Variety.
Could Niki Caro's appointment as the director of Mulan be a small step towards seeing more women behind the camera?
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk. | The live-action remake of Disney's classic Mulan now has a director and her name is Niki Caro. | 38979391 |
Ibehre was dismissed for a high boot on Matty Pearson but an FA panel rescinded the sending off after a club appeal.
"It goes without saying that we think the correct outcome has been reached," boss Keith Curle told the club website.
"Ultimately we had to play over 90 minutes with only 10 men, but that's been and gone now. The positive to come out of it was how the team responded." | Carlisle United striker Jabo Ibehre has had the red card he received after 34 seconds against Accrington overturned. | 35608458 |
Dean Wood, 21, from Sauchie, has been missing since the incident on the Clackmannanshire Bridge on 13 November.
Police said a member of the public found a body on the riverbank near Inch of Ferryton Farm at 12:00 on Friday.
The body has not been formally identified, but police officers have been in touch with Mr Wood's family.
The incident in November occurred after officers in an armed response vehicle spotted a blue Transit van that was being driven with three wheels on the Clackmannanshire Bridge.
When they signalled to the driver to stop, he crashed the van into a barrier on the bridge.
He then got out and climbed over the bridge's safety railings before entering the River Forth.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Inquiries are ongoing to ascertain the identity of the deceased, however, police liaison officers have been in contact with the family of missing man Dean Wood as part of that ongoing investigation." | A body has been found in the search for a man who fell into the River Forth after police officers tried to stop his van. | 35103512 |
The numbers beat market expectations, but would mark a fall of more than 30% in profit from a year earlier.
The world's biggest maker of mobile phones and TVs said it expects sales of 47 trillion won for the period.
The company will publish full financial results later this month.
Samsung's mobile division, its biggest business, has been struggling to maintain its dominance against rivals such as Apple and Chinese smartphone-makers including Xiaomi.
Bryan Ma from consultancy IDC Asia Pacific told the BBC that the numbers were encouraging and fell in line with some of the firm's most recent reviews, which had been positive.
"It's not clear that they're out of the woods yet," he said, "but there are some encouraging signs."
"The thing to remember about Samsung is that it's not just a smartphone company ... so if they're not strong enough in that sector they can make up for it elsewhere." | South Korea's Samsung Electronics has forecast a quarterly operating profit of about 5.9 trillion won ($5.44bn; £3.65bn) for the first three months of 2015. | 32193737 |
Reports of trouble in Inverurie involving as many as 30 young people were received at areas including the High Street, railway station and near Inverurie Academy on Monday night.
Police Scotland said two males aged 16 and one aged 18 had been charged.
Several people were earlier issued with anti-social behaviour fixed penalties, and six people were previously charged in connection with weekend incidents. | Three teenagers have been charged after disturbances in an Aberdeenshire town. | 39875105 |
Nowell has impressed for Exeter since returning from injury in December.
"I hope he can maintain this form and drive himself into the England side," Baxter told BBC Radio Devon.
"Then show form in a very good England set of performances in the Six Nations and he gives himself a fantastic opportunity to go on a Lions tour."
Nowell, 23, has won 18 England caps and was part of the side which whitewashed Australia on tour in the summer of 2016.
But, having missed the start of the season because of thumb surgery, he managed just one replacement appearance against Northampton in September before being injured in England's training camp in Brighton in October and spending two more months on the sidelines.
"He's playing extremely well. He's worked extremely hard, he's had a frustrating injury period and he's worked hard through that," added Baxter.
"He's reaping the rewards for the hard work that he's put in. You're also seeing him reaping the rewards for the team getting him on the front foot as well.
Nowell says playing for the Lions is an ambition of his, telling BBC Radio Cornwall: "I performed at Exeter and that got me my chance with England.
"The next step, if I do get a chance to play for England, is perform well and then the Lions does come next." | England winger Jack Nowell has the ability to be selected for the British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand, says Exeter head coach Rob Baxter. | 38648326 |
From 2015, people reaching retirement age will be able to use pension pots however they want, rather than having to buy a guaranteed annual income.
Pensions minister Steve Webb said it was people's "choice" whether to buy Italian Lamborghini sports cars.
No 10 said people were free to spend money in their own way.
Chancellor George Osborne has dismissed fears newly retired people could "blow" their pension pot.
Mr Webb, a Liberal Democrat, told the BBC's Norman Smith he was "relaxed" about how people spent their money.
He said: "If people do get a Lamborghini, and end up on the state pension, the state is much less concerned about that, and that is their choice."
The Lamborghini Huracan, unveiled earlier this month at the International Motor Show in Geneva, is to be sold at about £165,000.
A Downing Street spokesman backed Mr Webb, saying it was not up to the government to give advice on how people chose to manage their savings.
He added that under the rule changes pensioners were guaranteed independent advice before making any decision about their pension provision.
Mr Webb later told BBC's Newsnight that the average pension pot was £25,000 so "not many people will be buying sports cars".
"It is people's own money," he said. "We are not going to cast them adrift. We will guarantee them guidance, information, education but ultimately we are making sure they have a decent state pension but if they want to spend their money sooner rather than later, we are treating people as adults."
Personal finance experts said the proposed changes to annuities - bonds which provide a fixed income for the rest of the owner's life - would significantly change the way people fund their retirement.
It is expected that anyone over the age of 55 who belongs to a private pension scheme (as opposed to a final-salary scheme) will be able to take out their savings as a lump sum to spend or invest as they wish.
Mr Osborne dismissed concerns that retired people would spend all their pension at once and end up relying on the state.
"It's all part of a coherent pension reform," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
"So we have a more generous basic state pension, less means-testing and that enables us to get rid of a quite old fashioned set of government requirements, put in place many decades ago, that people had to take out annuities.
"While annuities might be right for many people, they are not right for many, and returns from annuities have been much lower over the last 15 years or so.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies said the new pension rules could mean more money for the Treasury if people opted to extract taxable lump sums from their pension pots.
But, the think tank added, it was difficult to predict how people would behave and the government could be left short of money for tax cuts announced on Wednesday.
Labour's shadow chancellor Ed Balls said he supported the "principle" of more flexibility over pensions, because the annuities market is "not working" and "people are being ripped off".
But he said scrapping the requirement to take out an annuity altogether was a potentially "reckless and irresponsible" move, which could "leave people running out of money".
"Will people with ordinary-sized pension pots be able and encouraged to withdraw all of their pension savings from their pension pot and either try and invest it themselves or spend it?" he asked.
"And if they do, what happens when the money runs out? Who then picks up the tab?"
Pensions changes were among a series of measures announced in a Budget that Mr Osborne said would reward the "makers, doers and savers".
However, hours after he outlined his plans, the Conservatives faced a backlash over an advert highlighting changes to beer and bingo taxes.
The online advert, tweeted by Conservative chairman Grant Shapps, said the cuts would "help hardworking people do more of the things they enjoy".
It was described as "patronising" by Mr Osborne's deputy, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander, who said he initially thought it was a "spoof".
Labour said it was "ill-conceived" and "condescending".
But Mr Osborne said the controversy had been "whipped up by the Labour Party who didn't have anything else to say about the economy".
Conservative sources told BBC News they were "completely relaxed" about the tweet and "astonished" by the row, adding it would not be "pulled" because it was a "one-off" message and not part of any campaign. | The government has defended a minister who said pensioners would be free to spend their savings on a Lamborghini following a rule change in the Budget. | 26649162 |
The three-part adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's novel stars former Downton Abbey star Jessica Brown Findlay.
Some viewers said they had to use subtitles to understand the "mumbling".
Comedian Al Murray wrote on Twitter: "Find out what happens next in Jamaica Inn by getting your ears syringed!"
Actor John Challis, who is best known for playing Boycie in Only Fools And Horses, wrote: "Jamaica Inn LOOKS very good but I haven't heard a single word...Either the actors are mumbling or the sound track is faulty."
The BBC later apologised to viewers, claiming the "issues with the sound levels" could not be altered while the drama was on air.
"We are adjusting the dialogue levels in episode two and three to address audience concerns so they can enjoy the rest of the drama and would like to apologise to those viewers who were affected," said a statement, ahead of Tuesday's second instalment.
Those complaining that they had "trouble hearing" included choreographer and former Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips.
The drama's own screenplay writer Emma Frost was also quick to react, blaming a technical fault.
"No surprises here - I'm told there was a major sound problem for tonight's broadcast of Jamaica Inn - not surprised you couldn't hear it," wrote Frost on Twitter.
"It sounded like listening through mud... Complaints were relentless - quite rightly. None of (the) production team know what happened with the TX (transmission) sound. It was fine before."
Many viewers also took to the BBC's online message board to complain, with some revealing they had resorted to subtitles and another claiming: "Watched the first half of this and gave up."
"The mumbling was the worst I have heard in a TV drama but it does seem to be very fashionable," added one viewer, echoing BBC director general Tony Hall's comments on "muttering actors" last year.
"I don't want to sound like a grumpy old man, but I also think muttering is something we could have a look at," said Lord Hall last July.
"Actors muttering can be testing - you find you have missed a line... you have to remember that you have an audience."
Jamaica Inn is set in 1821 against the windswept Cornish moors and was directed by Philippa Lowthorpe, whose credits include Call The Midwife.
The drama follows Mary Yellan (Brown Findlay) who is forced to live with her aunt and domineering uncle following the death of her mother. | Monday's launch episode of new BBC period drama Jamaica Inn sparked more than 100 complaints, after sound issues left viewers struggling to understand what was being said on screen. | 27116881 |
It represents the UK government's attempt to update and tidy up the powers the authorities have to delve into the public's data to combat crime.
It is a huge document - but at its heart is the argument it is illogical officials can scan through itemised lists of the phone calls people make but not the websites and chat apps they use.
So, the bill proposes the authorities be given the right to retrospectively check people's "internet connection records" without having to obtain a warrant.
That means, for example, they would be allowed to learn someone had used Snapchat at 07:30 on their smartphone at home and then two hours later visited Facebook's website via their laptop at work.
It may sound fairly innocuous - but of course many people have internet habits that are legal but nevertheless very private. So, is their privacy being put at risk?
To fully understand what is at stake, it is worth explaining how the authorities would access this information.
The bill would oblige broadband and mobile phone providers to hold connection records for 12 months and then delete them "in a way that ensures access is impossible".
It says this would involve the companies logging IP addresses - strings of digits that can make it possible to identify which computer was used and what service or site was visited.
However, the bill recognises that an IP address can sometimes be simultaneously shared by different customers, so additional information would also have to be recorded.
"It is going to be costly and require a lot of equipment, but the big issue is that this is mass surveillance of the public," said Adrian Kennard, director of Andrews & Arnold, a Bracknell-based internet provider.
To be clear, the authorities would still need a warrant to make service providers store and hand over browser history - eg which specific Facebook pages or tweets had been looked at.
And there are also restrictions on what types of things can be requested without one.
"Law enforcement agencies would not be able to make a request for the purpose of determining, for example, whether someone had visited a mental health website, a medical website or even a news website," Home Secretary Theresa May told the Commons.
"They would only be able to make a request for the purpose of determining whether someone had for example accessed a communications website, an illegal website or to resolve an IP [internet protocol] address where it is necessary and proportionate to do so in the course of a specific investigation."
Even so, the very fact all this information would be stored away raises concerns.
As TalkTalk's recent cyber-breach illustrated, people have reason to question how securely ISPs store their information, especially when that data might include:
"Making sure there's no way the hackers can get in is a challenge for any company, and that is hard work," said Mr Kennard.
"This is sensitive personal information, even if you are just holding the websites people went to and not the specific pages.
"That makes it a very valuable target for criminals to go after - they may even try to infiltrate employees into companies to try to access it."
Even if appropriate safeguards can be put in place, the authorities may still find it problematic getting hold of the relevant logs.
Over the course of a day, many people use a variety of devices and different data networks to access the net - logging into wi-fi hotspots at coffee shops, on public transport, at work and at friends' homes.
Furthermore, increasing numbers of people are using tools that can mask their online actions, including the Tor Browser and virtual private networks (VPNs).
Despite earlier reports to the contrary, one thing the bill shies away from is outlawing end-to-end encryption.
This refers to a technique that means only the sender and recipient of a message can see an unscrambled version of what was posted. The company providing the service cannot - even if a warrant is issued.
It is used by chat apps including Facebook's WhatsApp, Blackberry's BBM Protected, Apple's iMessage and Telegram.
The government has previously said tech companies' adoption of the method is "alarming".
But it is hard to see how ministers could have made overseas companies comply with a ban.
One security expert suggested, however, that the authorities could work around the issue by persuading app-makers to comply on a case-by-case basis.
"Almost certainly the way in which the firms could co-operate would be to turn off the encryption and give people the illusion it is still taking place," said Prof Peter Sommer.
But he added that a simpler method would be to infect a suspect's devices with spyware.
"They can install a Trojan or something on your computer or smartphone remotely," he said.
"There was a lot in the leaked [former US National Security Agency contractor and whistleblower] Edward Snowden files that shows the NSA and GCHQ have programs that let them see a target's data 'in clear' or get them the encryption keys to enable them to disassemble their data in real time.
"Powers to hack suspects' computers are increasingly important - because encryption makes interception much more difficult.
"But entering someone's computer or mobile phone is incredibly intrusive and currently we have no code of practice to cover it."
A new code of practice covering such hacking activities is proposed as part of the bill. | After weeks of conflicting reports, the draft Investigatory Powers Bill has been revealed. | 34719569 |
The 33-year-old Portugal defender has 18 months left to run on his current deal, which he signed in October 2015.
Southampton's director of football Les Reed says the player has had the chance to sign an improved deal, but Fonte has now asked to leave the club.
"He's had several opportunities to improve the contract situation. He's reserved his right not to do that," Reed told BBC Radio Solent.
"He's made it very clear he would like to explore the opportunities for a transfer.
"That's where we are at the moment, Jose wants to leave the club. He's formally asked for a transfer."
Reed went on to confirm the club have not yet received any formal bid for the player, who joined Saints from Crystal Palace in January 2010, and has made 288 appearances.
Fonte was linked with a move to Manchester United in the summer after helping his country win Euro 2016, and he wrote on Instagram last month: "Just to set the record straight I did not reject a new contract. In fact, I have been informed by Southampton that they are not offering me a new contract."
However, Reed insists new terms have been offered to the former Benfica player: "What was offered to Jose was, in my view, quite significant off the back of the contract he signed in October 2015.
"Six months later we were prepared to improve that contract and extend it. He has turned down the opportunity to increase his salary, and he's turned down the opportunity to get another permanent year on his contract." | Southampton club captain Jose Fonte has handed in a transfer request. | 38523114 |
The 22-year-old former Accrington man has joined after Dave Richards broke a finger in a reserve match.
Dawber has had spells with Fulham, Aldershot and Bishop's Stortford and spent the first half of the season with National League North side Altrincham.
He has trained with David Artell's side in recent weeks and is set to be on the bench against Newport on Saturday.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | League Two side Crewe Alexandra have signed goalkeeper Andrew Dawber on a deal until the end of the season. | 39231878 |
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The challenge is seen as one of the most gruelling sporting events, sailing alone for 30,000 miles, non-stop and unaided around the world.
Held once every four years since 1989, the race has claimed three lives, and only 71 of the 138 vessels that have taken part have finished.
"Today is bitter-sweet for me," Thomson said before setting sail in France.
"I get to enjoy the atmosphere as thousands of people gather to wave me and the other sailors off, but I also have to say goodbye to my wife and children, which never gets easier as time goes on.
"The team has worked incredibly hard to get the boat ready and I am confident we now have a boat which is genuinely capable of winning the race."
Another 28 sailors are in action alongside Thomson, whose yacht cost £4.5m over two years to make, and are expected to be at sea for three months. | Sailor Alex Thomson has begun his attempt to become the first British winner of the Vendee Globe. | 37891946 |
The Scot made 265 appearances for United and scored 145 goals, including two in their 1963 FA Cup final win over Leicester - their first major trophy after the Munich air disaster in 1958.
He had netted for Arsenal in the last league match United played before the plane crash, which killed 23 on board.
Herd, who won five international caps, started his career at Stockport and also played for Stoke and Waterford.
The son of former Manchester City forward Alec Herd, he made his senior debut for Arsenal in 1954 and scored 99 goals in 166 appearances for the Gunners.
After joining United in 1961, he scored in his first appearances for the club in the FA Cup, League Cup and all three European club competitions, forming a formidable partnership with compatriot Denis Law.
He won the league title twice while at Old Trafford but was not selected for United's European Cup final victory over Benfica in 1968.
After retiring as a player, Herd was briefly manager at Lincoln City. | Former Manchester United and Arsenal striker David Herd has died aged 82. | 37533154 |
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The sixth seed is through to the semi-finals after a thrilling three-set triumph against Romania's second seed Simona Halep.
Is it time for British tennis fans to start getting a little bit excited? Possibly.
Here are five reasons why the 26-year-old might emulate compatriot Virginia Wade, who won in 1977...
When Konta - born in Sydney to Hungarian parents - switched allegiance to Britain in 2012, few would have predicted her adopted nation had a future top-10 player on their hands.
The Konta family settled in the UK in 2005, living in the south-coast town of Eastbourne, with Johanna becoming a British citizen in May 2012.
At that point she was ranked outside of the top 200, playing third fiddle to Heather Watson and Laura Robson.
By the end of 2016, she had become Britain's first top-10 player in over 30 years and was voted by her peers as the WTA's most improved player.
Now, after seeing off Halep, the world number seven is the highest-ranked woman in the Wimbledon semi-finals.
"I don't underestimate any opponents," said Konta, who will play in her second Grand Slam semi-final after losing to Angelique Kerber at the 2016 Australian Open.
"I think I respect each and every opponent that I'm playing because I'm fully aware of the challenges that they will bring my way."
So what changed for Konta? A key factor was starting to work with London-based mental coach Juan Coto in 2014.
Konta's true ability was not in doubt, more her frame of mind - anxiety often getting the better of her forehand when facing key moments in matches.
Konta says Coto, who died last year, was a "tremendous influence" who helped her "beyond tennis".
She speaks often of the mental and physical "processes" put in place by the Spaniard, and these have shaped a largely emotionless demeanour which remains in place during tense moments of matches.
This was evident again as she fought back from behind - for the first time in this year's tournament - in the nerve-jangling win over Halep.
"Three of her five matches here so far have gone to three sets, but every time she has been in any kind of trouble, she has been very composed," four-time Grand Slam champion Kim Clijsters told BBC Sport.
"That is important because it means she can wear an opponent down mentally in a couple of ways - firstly by her staying so positive, but also with the way her game stays at such a consistent level throughout a long match.
"The biggest reason why Konta has a chance of becoming Wimbledon champion is her mindset and mental strength."
Konta has a winning record over the three women - Venus Williams, Garbine Muguruza and Magdalena Rybarikova - who could stop her winning the title.
Williams, 37, might have won Wimbledon five times, plus another two Grand Slams at the 2000 and 2001 US Opens, but that has not fazed Konta in their previous meetings.
Although Konta edges her five matches against Williams, they have never faced each other in a Slam or on grass. And Williams did win their last meeting in Rome.
If she does manage to see off Williams, then Spain's Muguruza or Slovakia's Rybarikova lie in wait.
She has beaten Muguruza on the big stage in an epic at the 2015 US Open, and won their only meeting on grass at Eastbourne in 2015.
Even better news lies in Konta's 2-0 record against world number 87 Rybarikova - both victories have been on the grass at Nottingham.
"Head-to-head is more a statistic the media like than something that the players take much notice of. I didn't during my career," Clijsters said.
"It does help of course to connect your brain to what happened in those matches, whether I won them or lost them, and what kind of feeling I had. In that kind of sense it helps, but not in the numbers."
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Andy Murray has spoken about the benefit of being backed by a home crowd at a Grand Slam, saying he believes "enjoying it and embracing it can really make the difference".
Konta, who had only won one match in the women's main draw at Wimbledon until this year, had never experienced the full effect.
Now she has. Centre Court fans were regularly jumping to their feet during her win against Halep, ramping the noise like they do for Murray and willing her towards victory.
"They were incredible. I cannot complain with the amount of support and their level of feeling towards me," she said after beating Halep.
Belgium's Clijsters, who like many players was not able to experience a home Slam, believes the support could "make a difference" for Konta.
"In that tie-break at the end of the second set against Halep, you could feel the crowd sensed that this is where we need to support her - and it worked," said the former world number one.
"It lifted her."
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Clearly, all four players are bang in form. That's why they have reached the semi-finals.
But, looking at their results over the year, Konta comes out on top.
The Briton is seventh on the WTA's Road to Singapore leaderboard - the tour's year-to-date rankings - having won more titles and matches than either Williams, Muguruza or Rybarikova.
"Jo's game is just fantastic at the moment," former British number one Sam Smith said.
"The serving is awesome and her groundstrokes are so strong - you just never think she is going to miss a backhand.
"I would say that from the baseline and when she is control of the rally, she is now one of the best in the world.
"She probably feels that she can't lose right now."
Find out how to get into tennis in our special guide. | Johanna Konta is two victories away from becoming the first British woman to win Wimbledon in 40 years. | 40575573 |
Rory McKenzie's deflected strike just before half-time gave Killie caretaker-boss Lee McCulloch a perfect start.
Kris Boyd might have added a second but Kenny McLean twice came close to an equaliser before Stockley struck.
The giant striker punished hesitation by Killie substitute Miles Addison before Pawlett's deflected shot won it.
Addison, who only entered the fray after 79 minutes, was again at fault for the winner as all the hosts' diligence unravelled in the closing minutes.
Victory was a ninth in 10 Premiership matches for the Dons, who move to within 24 points of leaders Celtic, and six points clear of Rangers, who lost 2-1 at Dundee.
Kilmarnock set about frustrating Aberdeen from the off at Rugby Park, snuffing out space for the Dons in midfield.
The visitors did create chances, with McLean and Ryan Christie seeing efforts fly over before Jonny Hayes' skill set up Niall McGinn at the far post, but his toe-poke was well saved by Killie keeper Freddie Woodman.
Christie, who had scored in his last two games since joining the Dons on loan from Celtic, wasted two further chances before the hosts deservedly went in front five minutes before half-time.
A neat cut-back from Jordan Jones was met powerfully by McKenzie, whose goal-bound effort deflected off Dons defender Mark Reynolds past keeper Joe Lewis.
Reynolds didn't reappear for the second half as Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes changed tactics, bringing on Graeme Shinnie at left-back with Andrew Considine moving to centre-back.
Kilmarnock might have had a chance to double their lead early in the second half, but referee Andrew Dallas waved away penalty claims from Conor Sammon, who went down following a challenge from Ash Taylor.
Veteran striker Boyd, seeking his 200th goal in Scotland's top flight, then lashed an effort just wide on the hour.
But Aberdeen continued to threaten an equaliser, Ryan Jack heading over before McLean had a left-foot drive saved and then dragged another effort wide after escaping two Killie defenders.
Considine had to go off following a clash of heads with Sammon; McInnes threw on Stockley for the injured defender, and Pawlett for Christie, and his double change paid off handsomely.
McLean's header into the Killie box saw Addison dally, waiting for Woodman to come off his line, allowing Stockley to divert the loose ball high into the net after 83 minutes.
Within two minutes, Addison's poor header out of defence only reached the advancing Pawlett, who drove home the winner, aided by a deflection off Addison, as Aberdeen's persistence paid off.
Kilmarnock will feel aggrieved by the manner of the defeat, and had a second penalty claim turned down late on when Stockley appeared to tug Addison's shirt as they chased an equaliser.
Kilmarnock caretaker-boss Lee McCulloch: "Up to the 83rd minute, I'm proud as I can be of the boys. We had a game plan to frustrate Aberdeen, but it was just a crazy first goal [to give away].
"A lack of concentration gives them that step to come back in and they've shown the character of winners to go and nick another dubious goal with bad defending from ourselves.
"We're disappointed but we need to take that form into next week. There were loads of positives - the finish for the goal, the way we passed the ball at times, the togetherness we showed."
Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes: "Peter [Pawlett] and Jayden [Stockley] coming on really forced the issue. I don't think we'd have won the game without the impact those boys made.
"We were not good enough in the first half, we were sloppy; I think it took losing the goal to wake us up a bit. The performances were so far removed from Wednesday night [a 7-2 win over Motherwell] when we couldn't do anything wrong. Today it was just sloppiness.
"But we've found late winners a lot this season between the 80th and 90th minute. It's an identity of the team. Whether that's the impact of the subs or determination of the players to never know they're beaten, it's a good thing to have. Even though not at our best, we won the game."
Match ends, Kilmarnock 1, Aberdeen 2.
Second Half ends, Kilmarnock 1, Aberdeen 2.
Foul by Kris Boyd (Kilmarnock).
Ash Taylor (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Delay in match Jayden Stockley (Aberdeen) because of an injury.
Substitution, Kilmarnock. Josh Umerah replaces Sean Longstaff.
Kenny McLean (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jordan Jones (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kenny McLean (Aberdeen).
Goal! Kilmarnock 1, Aberdeen 2. Peter Pawlett (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
Goal! Kilmarnock 1, Aberdeen 1. Jayden Stockley (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kenny McLean.
Substitution, Kilmarnock. Iain Wilson replaces Conor Sammon because of an injury.
Gary Dicker (Kilmarnock) is shown the yellow card.
Rory McKenzie (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Peter Pawlett (Aberdeen).
Substitution, Kilmarnock. Miles Addison replaces Steven Smith.
Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
Attempt missed. Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Foul by Sean Longstaff (Kilmarnock).
Kenny McLean (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Jayden Stockley replaces Andrew Considine because of an injury.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Peter Pawlett replaces Ryan Christie.
Sean Longstaff (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Niall McGinn (Aberdeen).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Conor Sammon (Kilmarnock) because of an injury.
Rory McKenzie (Kilmarnock) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Rory McKenzie (Kilmarnock).
Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Kristoffer Ajer (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen).
Attempt missed. Kenny McLean (Aberdeen) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Conor Sammon.
Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
Attempt saved. Kenny McLean (Aberdeen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Luke Hendrie (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Adam Rooney (Aberdeen).
Attempt missed. Kris Boyd (Kilmarnock) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Ryan Jack (Aberdeen) header from the centre of the box is too high.
Foul by Kris Boyd (Kilmarnock). | Late goals from substitutes Jayden Stockley and Peter Pawlett saw Aberdeen come from behind to snatch a 13th straight league win over Kilmarnock. | 38947551 |
Four-time world champion Higgins hit a break of 131 to go 2-0 ahead and Allen stayed in touch at 4-2 before the Scotsman pulled clear.
Higgins added a 123 break as he eased through to a decider against Stuart Bingham, who beat Shaun Murphy 9-8.
Allen defeated world number one Mark Selby 6-5 in the quarter-finals. | Antrim player Mark Allen is out of the China Championship after suffering a 9-3 semi-final defeat against John Higgins in Guangzhou on Friday. | 37872776 |
Carwyn Jones' comments came as he visited the region, including Caernarfon Castle, as part of Armistice Day commemorations.
At the site of the new school at Maesgeirchen in Bangor, Mr Jones met pupils who have been involved in designing their new classrooms.
The school is due to open in September 2017.
"It's been a pleasure to be here in Maesgeirchen today to see this fantastic development which will be of real benefit for the pupils, teachers and parents," said Mr Jones.
"It's not only the pupils and teachers who'll benefit from this new development, but the wider community will too as this is a major construction scheme creating employment and providing opportunities for local suppliers."
The new Ysgol Glancegin will serve what is Wales' third largest housing estate, with a population of 4,000. | A new £5.1m Gwynedd school will deliver the "best possible start in life", Wales' First Minister has said. | 37955948 |
Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg said an extra £60m could be spent on public service broadcasting through measures such as a levy on big media companies.
More than 50 Cymdeithas members are refusing to pay the BBC licence fee.
Welsh Government said accountability of broadcasters "should be shared by all institutions of the United Kingdom".
In February, an assembly committee called on the BBC to spend another £30m on English-language output for Wales.
Under plans published at the National Eisteddfod on Thursday, Cymdeithas said Wales could get about £190m a year from a proportionate share of the BBC licence fee.
The group added that a levy on companies such as Google, Sky and Facebook could raise up to £30m a year, with other money coming as a result of taking power from other bodies based in London.
Cymdeithas pointed to a YouGov poll which suggested nearly two-thirds of people in Wales were in favour of power over broadcasting going to the Senedd.
Author Angharad Tomos and Cymdeithas chair Heledd Gwyndaf are among members who are refusing to pay for their TV licence as part of their campaign.
TV Licensing previously said the campaigners risked prosecution and a £1,000 fine.
Carl Morris, chairman of the society's digital group, said: "Decisions about broadcasting in Wales should be made in Wales. And it's clear from opinion polls that the vast majority of the Welsh public support that.
"The state of broadcasting in Wales is extremely fragile and there's a severe lack of Welsh and local broadcasting on commercial radio and local TV.
"It's also clear that Wales has a severe democratic deficit, because UK broadcasters confuse people by reporting on all the decisions that only affect England."
Several online platforms and a new bilingual broadcaster could also be created, Cymdeithas added.
The call comes as the UK government launches a review of the future of the existing Welsh-language broadcaster S4C, which it part-funds.
A Welsh Government spokesman said: "We don't recognise the figures quoted by Cymdeithas yr Iaith.
"Our priority is ensuring Wales is appropriately represented. We believe that accountability of broadcasters should be shared by all institutions of the United Kingdom."
A spokesman from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said: "The UK Government is committed to a broadcasting sector that benefits the whole of the UK, and the Silk commission concluded that there was no case to devolve regulation of broadcasting.
"Public Service Broadcasters are already required by Ofcom to produce regional content as part of their licence conditions." | Three more Welsh language TV channels and three more radio stations could be created if broadcasting was devolved, campaigners have claimed. | 40886781 |
Jayson McDonald, aged 37, from Acton, west London, was found hiding under a bed in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Paul Monk, 54, from Romford, east London, was later captured at his luxury villa in Alicante, Spain.
They were arrested as part of Operation Captura, an international drive to catch suspects who have fled the UK.
In March, both men were included on a list of the operation's top ten most wanted suspects.
They are wanted by the Metropolitan Police on suspicion of drug offences and are currently in custody awaiting extradition proceedings.
Mr Monk was overseeing workmen laying a marble patio around his Spanish swimming pool when armed police swooped.
An imitation firearm with silencer and 125,000 euros were recovered from the address.
On Wednesday morning, Mr McDonald was apprehended as part of a separate joint investigation with the Dutch National Police.
He is wanted on suspicion of conspiracies to import and supply heroin and cocaine, and is believed to be a member of a Europe-wide organised crime network responsible for the importation of Class A drugs into the UK.
Mr Monk is wanted on suspicion of conspiracy to supply cocaine and conspiracy to supply cannabis.
A total of 68 out of 86 fugitives have now been caught under Operation Captura.
The operation was launched in 2006 and involves officers from the National Crime Agency, Crimestoppers and Spanish authorities.
In March, its most wanted list also included ex-soldier Shane Walford who was jailed in 2010 for the manslaughter of an off-duty fireman while on leave from the army.
Mohammed Jahangir Alam, 32, who was sentenced to 14 years in his absence in March 2010 for rape and sexual assault, was also featured. | Two suspected drug traffickers, who featured on the UK's most wanted list of fugitives, have been captured within 24 hours of each other. | 32357753 |
Five ministers were replaced, including Defence Minister Naoki Tanaka. Satoshi Morimoto, an academic, succeeds him.
The opposition Liberal Democratic Party had wanted four ministers removed.
Mr Noda's government wants to double the consumption tax rate to at least 10% by 2015 to help cut Japan's public debt and fund rising welfare costs.
"This reshuffle is to strengthen the cabinet and ensure that the government can make progress on several different policies, including tax and welfare reform," the prime minister told a news conference.
"I cannot allow this bill to be defeated. I will do my best to make sure this bill gets passed."
Mr Morimoto, a well-known security policy expert at Takushoku University, is reportedly the first non-politician to serve as Japan's defence minister.
Apart from Mr Tanaka, the Liberal Democratic Party had also demanded the removal of the ministers of transport, justice and agriculture, who face allegations of misbehaviour.
Mr Noda also replaced the minister for financial and postal reform.
The consumption tax legislation still faces challenges in the opposition-controlled upper house and from within the ruling Democratic Party.
The cabinet approved an outline of the legislation in February but has been stuck in negotiations since.
Mr Noda is looking to present the bill to the lower house before parliament ends its session on 21 June. | Japan's Prime Minister, Yoshihiko Noda, has reshuffled his cabinet in an effort to gain opposition support for a bill that would double sales tax. | 18320659 |
The PSNI's Operation Reiner was set up last May to tackle the growing problem of hate crime in Northern Ireland.
In the period to the end of January 2015, 383 racially motivated offences were recorded across the city; in the same period the previous year, 268 offences were recorded.
A third of offences recorded last year in the city were in east Belfast.
The figures come as police in north Belfast continue to investigate what they described as a racially motivated hate crime.
A group of men attacked two houses and threatened residents at Mountcollyer Avenue in the Tiger's Bay area on Monday. A Polish woman living in one of the houses said she did not feel safe there.
ACC Chris Noble said racist hate crimes account for a small percentage of overall crime, but officers recognised there is a "significant impact on the victim which can also have implications for the wider community".
"A hate crime affects not only the victim but every member of the group that the victim represents," he said.
He said police were working with a range of groups to enhance victim support and encourage greater levels of reporting, "but policing can only be as successful as the information and support we receive from the wider community".
"There is a collective responsibility on everyone in Northern Ireland to make sure that people who choose to come to live and work here from different countries and cultures, who add value to Northern Irish society and economy, feel reassured and protected," he said.
"We need communities to give us information about who might be involved in racist hate crime to ensure that we investigate these crimes as thoroughly as possible." | Police in Belfast have recorded a 43% increase in racist hate crimes in the space of eight months. | 32225800 |
Prosecutors said there was "serious or consistent evidence" against France's Loick Jammes, New Zealander Rory Grice and Irishman Denis Coulson.
The trio, who face a maximum sentence of 20 years in jail if they are found guilty, cannot leave France.
Jammes' lawyer said the charges allowed legal teams to "put forward a real defence" of their clients, "respecting the presumption of innocence".
A woman told police she had been drugged and raped in a hotel in Bordeaux following a league match between Bordeaux and Grenoble on March 11.
A lawyer for Coulson denied the allegations, describing the incident as "a night out between consenting adults".
Grenoble had suspended six players but reinstated them, citing a "presumption of innocence". | Three Grenoble players have been charged with gang rape, reports AFP. | 39576181 |
Britt Assombalonga put Forest ahead and injured himself in the process after pouncing on a poor Dan Burn backpass.
Michael Jacobs equalised and Forest's Matty Cash hit the post before Oliver Burke restored the Reds' lead.
Wigan's Adam Bogdan saved an Apostolos Vellios penalty, and Will Grigg scored for the Latics either side of Burke's second before Lam's shot won it.
Twice it had seemed that Northern Ireland international Grigg, who scored 29 goals for club and country last season, had done enough to ensure the Latics would take a point from the City Ground, first heading home from close range before making it 3-3 after 86 minutes with a half-volley.
Philippe Montanier's Forest, who won their season opener against Burton with an equally dramatic 4-3 result, have now conceded 11 goals from five games in all competitions this season.
Both sides punished each other in an error-riddled contest which almost started with Grigg capitalising on a defensive mix-up before Assombalonga took advantage in similar circumstances moments later.
Burke's first was the pick of the goals, chesting down a ball from Chris Cohen on the edge of the area before coolly finishing with his right foot.
Substitute Vellios, who had earlier produced a volley on the turn to test Bogdan, then had his penalty easily dealt with by the goalkeeper after Craig Morgan fouled Cohen.
That allowed Wigan to hit back in a frenzied finish which was ultimately decided by Lam in injury time.
Nottingham Forest head coach Philippe Montanier: "We left it too open for Wigan to come back three times. I can accept that happening once. But to repeat it again and again, we will give ourselves more problems in the future if we do that.
"We do have the players here to change things. It is a mental issue. Our defenders take a lot of risk and when we attack we need a better balance defensively."
"I enjoy the spirit of the team and we showed our character to win. But there needs to be a balance. We have to learn quickly, because I cannot accept this."
Wigan manager Gary Caldwell: "We played well again but ultimately we did not get anything again.
"I was not very impressed to be honest. We needed to take our opportunities. We needed to defend better than we did."
Match ends, Nottingham Forest 4, Wigan Athletic 3.
Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 4, Wigan Athletic 3.
Stephen Henderson (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
Hand ball by Max Power (Wigan Athletic).
Attempt missed. Max Power (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dan Burn.
Goal! Nottingham Forest 4, Wigan Athletic 3. Thomas Lam (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hildeberto Pereira.
William Grigg (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt blocked. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Power.
Attempt blocked. Oliver Burke (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Apostolos Vellios (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hildeberto Pereira.
Goal! Nottingham Forest 3, Wigan Athletic 3. William Grigg (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Matt Mills replaces Pajtim Kasami.
Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Craig Davies (Wigan Athletic).
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Craig Davies replaces Alex Gilbey.
Attempt blocked. Pajtim Kasami (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Burke.
Attempt saved. Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Apostolos Vellios.
Goal! Nottingham Forest 3, Wigan Athletic 2. Oliver Burke (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matthew Cash with a through ball.
Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) has gone down, but that's a dive.
Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Craig Morgan.
Craig Morgan (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Craig Morgan (Wigan Athletic).
Attempt missed. Max Power (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Burke.
Attempt missed. Luke Burke (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
Attempt saved. Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Mancienne.
Thomas Lam (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Thomas Lam (Nottingham Forest).
Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eric Lichaj.
Pajtim Kasami (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic).
Attempt missed. Oliver Burke (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Thomas Lam.
Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Wigan Athletic 2. William Grigg (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Garbutt with a cross.
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Nick Powell replaces Shaun MacDonald.
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Luke Burke replaces Yanic Wildschut.
Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Stephen Warnock.
Attempt blocked. Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hildeberto Pereira with a cross.
Penalty saved! Apostolos Vellios (Nottingham Forest) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner. | Defender Thomas Lam scored a 93rd-minute winner for Nottingham Forest in a seven-goal thriller against Wigan. | 37067349 |
The BBC understands the government will take over the Medway Secure Training Centre, which was run by G4S.
A source said a report, commissioned by ministers to examine improvements at the centre in Rochester, would make "uncomfortable" reading for the firm.
The government said it was looking at options. G4S has declined to comment.
Police began investigating staff after the BBC's Panorama programme in January revealed assault claims at the unit.
Four men were arrested on suspicion of child neglect while a fifth was held on suspicion of assault.
All have been released on police bail.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) will start operating the centre through its National Offender Management Service (Noms) by the end of July, according to the source.
A new director is expected to be appointed, but staff at Medway are likely to transfer to Noms.
It will be the first time the government has run a secure training centre.
An MoJ spokesman said it would announce the next steps in due course.
He said: "Our priority will always be the safety and welfare of young people in custody - that is why the Justice Secretary set up an Independent Improvement Board to examine the running of Medway STC.
"This sits alongside a wider review of youth justice."
The Panorama programme included footage apparently showing staff mistreating and abusing inmates.
Allegations relating to 10 boys, aged 14 to 17, included use of unnecessary force, foul language and a cover-up at the centre.
Five members of staff were sacked and three more suspended, while the unit's director, Ralph Marchant, stood down.
The unit takes youths aged 12 to 17 both on remand and after conviction.
In April, it emerged further allegations had been made by a young person who had been placed at the centre since the documentary was aired. | The Ministry of Justice is to take over the running of a Kent young offenders' unit which was at the centre of claims that staff assaulted children. | 36210923 |
It was her debut and in making it she had joined a handful of female film directors in Bangladesh.
The feature film is about a Bangladeshi woman's love affair with a Pakistani Baloch soldier during Bangladesh's 1971 war of independence.
Little did she realise that her first venture would be mired in controversy.
Following fierce criticism in the media and on the internet, the film was withdrawn from cinema halls by its distributors just a week after its release.
Critics allege that it has distorted history and ignored the horrors of the war. But the director disagrees.
As Bangladesh celebrates the 40th anniversary of its independence, the events of the time still evoke strong emotions in a country struggling to come to terms with its violent past.
According to official estimates, as many as three million people were killed and 200,000 women were raped by Pakistani soldiers when Bangladesh, formerly East Pakistan, fought to become an independent nation with Indian assistance.
The government has already set up an International Crimes Tribunal to try those Bangladeshis accused of collaborating with the Pakistani forces and committing atrocities during the nine-month bloody war.
"In the context of 1971 we are used to looking at these binary images of Bangladeshi hero versus the dehumanised Pakistani brutal animal. I tried to break away from that and I think that's what created this huge uproar," says Ms Hossain.
The film follows Meher, who falls in love with a Pakistani soldier during the war. When her love is discovered, she is humiliated and silenced by her family and society.
Many years later one of her relatives, Sarah, visits Meher and tries to put together her past.
The movie features some of the region's biggest stars - including India's Jaya Bachchan and Victor Banerjee - as well as other leading performers from Bangladesh and Pakistan, making it one of few attempts involving a cast from three South Asian countries.
"Personally I like the movie. But a section of the people, especially some freedom fighters, were unhappy with the film. As a freedom fighter myself, I didn't want to hurt their sentiments, that's why I decided to withdraw the film from cinema halls," says Habibur Rahman Khan, the distributor of Meherjaan.
Despite its star cast and high expectations, some critics say the brutalities of the war were not truly reflected in the film.
"Because I have not shown any war within the canvas of my cinema, they are interpreting it like I deny that there was genocide, which is really not the case. There are so many indications in the film that a war is going on," Ms Hossain says.
"It's a film-maker's choice on how they want to represent a certain topic. I can make a movie about a murder and not show a drop of blood."
But these explanations have failed to convince her critics in Bangladesh, where issues relating to 1971 are still sensitive.
There is a sense of injustice among many Bangladeshis that those responsible for the atrocities have gone unpunished.
And those who went through enormous suffering during the war disagree with the way the movie has depicted the events during the war.
Ferdousy Priyabhashini, a well-known sculptor, was 23 in 1971 and she says she was repeatedly raped by Pakistani soldiers during the war.
She says the movie has undermined the suffering of thousands of rape victims like her.
"I am a rape victim and I have gone through lots of humiliation and suffering. My objection to the film is that they have shown a soft corner for the Pakistanis," she says.
"There is a silent message in the movie that we can forget about it. This historical sentiment cannot be erased."
Some feel that the time is not yet right to take such a bold step as to show a love affair between a Bengali girl and a Pakistani soldier.
But why is the issue still so sensitive?
"Pakistan still has not...apologised for the killings of hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshi civilians by its army during the war. Under such circumstances, the making of this film is a bit premature," says eminent writer and director Aly Zaker.
Despite his views, Mr Zaker said he did not demand that the movie be withdrawn.
Other cultural figures too felt that the screening of the film should have been allowed.
"Probably the distributors were worried about public sentiment especially when the trial of the alleged war criminals was around the corner," Mr Zaker says.
But for now, the supporters of Meherjaan will have to wait before the film hits the cinema screens of Bangladesh again. | When Bangladeshi film Meherjaan was released in January this year, it was a great moment for the director Rubaiyat Hossain. | 13034953 |
The ideas would give prisons more control over their budgets and regimes.
Ms Truss refused to say whether Mr Gove's prisons bill would go ahead and told MPs she was "not committing" to any specific piece of legislation.
The Ministry of Justice said it was "totally committed" to prison reform.
Mr Gove's ideas were central to the social reform agenda under David Cameron.
Ms Truss, who took over from Mr Gove in July, said her own plans to modernise prisons, change regimes and improve safety, to be announced this autumn, had to be "deliverable".
She told the Commons Justice Committee she wanted to speed up the pace of reforms, including giving governors greater autonomy, as Mr Gove had suggested, but was looking at the "overall system".
Asked for details about five possible sites for new prisons scheduled to be built by 2020, Ms Truss said she didn't "yet have the information", but the construction of the jails needed to be done.
"It is a realistic policy," she added.
When it was suggested to her by Conservative MP Alberto Costa that one of the sites was Glen Parva in Leicestershire, she did not seem to know.
Ms Truss also revealed that technology which can detect new psychoactive substances, formerly known as "legal highs", in prisons was working in those jails where it had been installed, and drug usage had reduced as a result.
And she confirmed that the Human Rights Act would be scrapped and replaced by a British Bill of Rights, but the UK would not withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights.
A Ministry of Justice spokesman said it was committed to legislating on prison reform and reform of the court system.
The government will come forward with plans for these "in due course", he added. | Justice Secretary Liz Truss has appeared to cast doubt on plans for a sweeping reform of prisons in England and Wales proposed by her predecessor, Michael Gove. | 37298415 |
The two-vehicle collision happened on the Derrygonnelly Road at about 14:00 BST on Saturday.
Three other people were injured in the crash, one who was in the same car as the man who died and two who were in the other vehicle.
The name of the man who was killed has not yet been released. He died on Saturday, but details were not released until Sunday.
Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the crash to get in contact with them. | A man has been killed in a car crash in Enniskillen. | 37671936 |
A 27-year-old woman and two men aged 25 and 23 were killed in the crash on Radford Road, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, at about 02:45 BST.
Two men, aged 21 and 20, were described as stable in hospital.
A 20-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving under the influence of alcohol.
A blue Citroen Saxo travelling out of Leamington crashed near to the junctions of Willes Road and Eastnor Grove.
The three people who died had multiple serious injuries, while the two injured men were taken to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire.
One suffered serious leg and head injuries and the other had back and neck injuries. | Three people died and two others were seriously injured when a car hit a tree and a wall in the early hours. | 33210532 |
And one look at Murdoch's track record at the event shows that self-belief is well-placed.
This will be the 38-year-old's eighth world championships and he has failed to pick up a medal at just two of those - winning the title in 2006 and 2009, a silver medal in 2005 and 2008 and bronzes in 2010 and 2013.
So his rink of Greg Drummond, Scott Andrews and Michael Goodfellow head to Edmonton with all the experience you could ask for.
"I've got two world titles, two silver medals and two bronze, and the guys have been in the final a couple of times as well," Murdoch told BBC Scotland.
"We had a bronze medal a few years ago, so the pedigree is there. We know about what it takes to win, we know what the experience is like, the pressures, and it's more a case of us trusting our technique and our game plan."
Team Murdoch have had a mixed season but have found form at the right time, winning the Scottish Championships last month in Perth to seal their place at the worlds.
"That's always been our goal for the season, to peak at the right time, and we certainly did that with winning the Scottish Championships," Murdoch added. "So now we've had a great few weeks of training and we're ready to go to Canada."
Murdoch had to watch Tom Brewster's rival rink represent Scotland at the last world championships and last year's home European Championships. He admits missing out on those events gave him added incentive this year - as did the thought of competing at the Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, in February.
Having won a silver medal at the Sochi Olympics in 2014, making it to South Korea is a huge target.
A top seven finish at the worlds will secure Great Britain a men's quota place for PyeongChang, and a medal in Canada will strengthen Murdoch's rink's case for Olympic selection.
"We've always had the hunger and the drive and we've always had the Olympics as the goal at the end, that's still the end goal," Murdoch said.
"We've got a lot of work to do to achieve that. A lot of things go hand in hand in that week, but ultimately it's about doing well and getting a medal at the worlds. For us there's a lot of good challenges and I think that's what motivates you."
Murdoch is also relishing a return to Canada and the spotlight that comes with competing in a country where curling is big news. Team Murdoch regularly play there during the season, with events often shown live on TV.
"It's in Canada so it'll be huge crowds and a massive arena," he said. "It's quite strange for us coming home where nobody knows us, but out there everyone knows us. It's such a popular sport and it's starting to get a really big following over there, so it's an exciting place to go and compete."
Joining Team Murdoch for these championships is someone who would normally be lining up for a rival rink. Ross Paterson usually plays second as part of Team Brewster, but he has been poached as fifth alternate for Murdoch's rink.
"We're part of British Curling first and foremost." Paterson told BBC Scotland. "Last year when we (Team Brewster) qualified we asked Scott (Andrews) to come with us as fifth man. I've played with David in the past and we see each other in the gym during the week, during practice, so it's not a problem fitting in. I'm looking forward to it.
"This is my first major championship as a fifth man, I was fifth man for the university games back in 2007 and I didn't play then, so I've kind of got an idea of what you're doing. I've still got an important job to do in terms of supporting the team and if the situation arises where I do play then I have to be ready, so it's a slightly different focus."
The men's world curling championships take place between 1 April and 9 April. | David Murdoch is full of confidence as he prepares to lead his Scotland team into the men's curling world championships in Canada next month. | 39382605 |
Dumfries and Galloway College was built by Miller Construction which was involved with a number of the schools.
Regular condition surveys are carried out at the Dumfries building with the most recent a little over a year ago.
However, the college confirmed that in light of recent events a further survey would take place earlier than planned.
Helen Pedley, director of organisational development and facilities, said: "As part of the college's normal maintenance programme regular condition surveys are conducted with the most recent in February 2015.
"In light of recent information the college will undertake a further survey earlier than planned." | A condition survey has been brought forward at a multi-million pound college site after 17 schools were shut over safety fears in Edinburgh. | 36024238 |
Jack Chappell, 18, from Stockport, is accused of running a web business supplying software used to attack the websites of several multinational firms, including Amazon and Vodafone.
Among the websites that Chappell allegedly attacked are the National Crime Agency, the BBC, BT and Netflix.
Chappell is due to appear at Manchester Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
Prosecutors allege the teenager supplied denial of service software, which crashes websites by flooding them with huge volumes of data, and ran an online helpdesk for would-be hackers.
He was charged following an investigation led by the West Midlands Regional Cyber Crime Unit, assisted by Israeli Police, the FBI and Europol's European Cybercrime Centre.
West Midlands Police said Chappell was accused of helping cyber-criminals target websites around the world, including a 2015 attack on NatWest that affected the bank's online systems.
In a statement confirming the charges, the force added: "He has been charged with impairing the operation of computers under the Computer Misuse Act, plus encouraging or assisting an offence and money laundering crime proceeds together with an American national."
None of the denial of service attacks Chappell is alleged to have been behind led to the theft or loss of any customer data, police said. | A student has been charged with supplying malware used in a string of high-profile cyber attacks. | 40484890 |
The 23-year-old is out of contract but, amid interest from West Brom, Leeds' contract offer means a transfer fee can be awarded at tribunal.
Winger Pablo Hernandez, 32, has had his contract extended by a year after 38 appearances last term.
Goalkeeper Ross Turnbull is one of six players to be released by Leeds.
First-team players Jordan Botaka and Billy Whitehouse also leave, while under-23 players Jack Vann, Michael Taylor and Alex Purver depart.
New one-year deals have been offered to Eoghan Stokes and Tom Pearce and option have been taken up on the contracts of Conor Shaughnessy and Romario Vieira.
Meanwhile, for Taylor, who has been at Leeds since the age nine, any club he signs for would have to pay Leeds a fee related to his development as he is under the age of 24.
It has been reported that the Baggies have offered £3.5m in compensation for the player, who became the subject of internal disciplinary proceedings from Leeds after refusing to play in the club's final league match of the season. | Championship club Leeds United have offered Charlie Taylor a new two-year deal, despite the left-back's likely move away from Elland Road. | 39947877 |
Mr Sessions, a former prosecutor, was turned down for a federal judgeship in 1986 because of alleged racist remarks.
Congressman Mike Pompeo is nominated as CIA director and retired Lt Gen Michael Flynn made national security adviser.
Mr Trump's latest picks were praised on Twitter by David Duke, former leader of the white supremacist KKK group.
In a statement, Mr Trump called Mr Sessions a "world class legal mind".
"Jeff is greatly admired by legal scholars and virtually everyone who knows him," he added.
Mr Sessions said in a statement that he "enthusiastically" embraced President-elect Trump's vision for "one America and his commitment to equal justice under law".
"I look forward to fulfilling my duties with an unwavering dedication to fairness and impartiality," he said.
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Mr Sessions, 69, and Gen Flynn, 57, have been close allies of Mr Trump since the early days of his campaign and share many of his views.
Mr Sessions opposes any path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and was an enthusiastic backer of Mr Trump's pledge to build a wall on the border with Mexico.
In 1986, Mr Sessions was nominated by then-President Ronald Reagan for a federal judgeship, but was rejected because of allegations that he had made racist remarks. He strongly denied the claims.
The Trump administration is taking shape, and so far he is filling the top slots with men who are hardliners, close allies or both.
The president-elect has been making overtures towards portions of the party that opposed him, such as meeting with South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley on Thursday and scheduling a sit-down on Sunday with 2012 Republican nominee Mitt Romney - who earlier this year called him a con artist and a fraud.
Time will tell, however, whether those moves are legitimate efforts to diversify his coterie of advisers or just for show.
Jeff Sessions, the first major sitting politician to back Mr Trump, should ride the support of his Republican Senate colleagues to the attorney general spot despite the furore over alleged racist comments he made in the 1980s - ancient history at this point.
Retired Gen Michael Flynn's controversial rhetoric is much more recent but he is being advanced for a position that does not require Senate confirmation, so he will avoid a grilling from political opponents.
He had Mr Trump's ear during much of the campaign and now he will have it in the White House. So far, at least, the president-elect seems likely to get the team he wants.
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Democratic senators voiced concern at Mr Sessions's nomination and said he would get a tough confirmation hearing.
"Given some of his past statements and his staunch opposition to immigration reform, I am very concerned about what he would do with the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice and want to hear what he has to say," said newly elected Democratic Senate leader Charles Schumer.
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Gen Flynn, a vocal critic of the Obama administration since he was ousted as director of the Defence Intelligence Agency in 2014, agrees with Mr Trump on renegotiating the Iran nuclear deal, strengthening ties with Russia and intensifying the fight against Islamic extremists.
He once tweeted that fear of Muslims was "rational".
Kansas Republican Congressman Mr Pompeo, 52, originally backed Marco Rubio as the Republican candidate but supported Mr Trump after he won the nomination. He is a supporter of the conservative Tea Party movement.
Mr Pompeo has also been a fierce critic of President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran, tweeting on Thursday: "I look forward to rolling back this disastrous deal with the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism."
Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke previously praised Mr Trump for his appointment of Stephen Bannon as chief White House adviser. But Mr Trump has poured scorn on the KKK and Mr Duke, describing him as "a bad person". | Donald Trump has named more conservative hardliners for key posts, with Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions nominated as attorney general. | 38027519 |
Santa Montefiore said she hoped her sister knew "how much we miss you" and that she was "aware of all the lovely things people have written about you".
Ms Palmer-Tomkinson was laid to rest at a private funeral having died from a perforated ulcer at the age of 45.
Ms Montefiore later shared the eulogy, which was addressed directly to her sister, on social media.
In it the author said they had been "a family of five, but now we are four and that just isn't right.
"I hope you're aware of all the lovely things people have written about you, and that you are touched, because you never believed you lit up a room or made people feel special, but you did. You really did."
She also said she hoped her sister was "resting, because you found life hard and now it is done."
She added that she hoped "you can make rabbit ears and witty rhymes up there, because your loopy humour was your gift to us and now it is your gift to them.
"How they will laugh. I envy them that," she said.
Ms Palmer-Tomkinson rose to fame in the 1990s as a hard-partying "It girl". She received treatment in 2016 for a non-malignant brain tumour.
She was found dead at her flat in South Kensington on 8 February. | The death of Tara Palmer-Tomkinson "just isn't right", her sister said in a eulogy at the socialite's funeral. | 39108827 |
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James Keatings netted in the first half but the Hibs forward was flagged offside.
But Keatings did give the home side the lead early in the second half, his eighth goal of the season coming from David Gray's low cross.
Substitute Andrea Mbuyi-Mutombo finished well to level for the holders.
The two sides will meet again at the Caledonian Stadium on 16 March.
Caley Thistle had the better of the opening exchanges, forcing a succession of corners but being unable to create any real opportunities.
The home side slowly eased their way into the game and Liam Henderson floated a free-kick into the box to find Gray all alone. The full-back headed straight at Owain Fon Williams, who parried to Liam Fontaine and made another block.
On the break the visitors could have and probably should have taken the lead. Liam Polworth decided to go alone rather than play in Miles Storey but his effort from 25 yards was too high.
Then came a real let-off for the holders. Kevin Thomson played in Anthony Stokes, who made a terrific turn to fire in on goal from 12 yards. Fon Williams tipped the ball on to the post, and though Keatings was on hand to knock home the flag was raised.
Alan Stubbs was forced into a reshape of his Hibs team. Dylan McGeouch limped off to be replaced by Niklas Gunnarsson, who settled into a back three with the full-backs pushed up into midfield.
The breakthrough came when Stokes and Keatings exchanged passes before playing wide to Gray. The defender's cross was met first time by Keatings from eight yards and the finish flew past Fon Williams.
A slip-up in the Caley Thistle defence almost led to a second goal for Hibs. Carl Tremarco was slack with a clearing header and from just inside the box Henderson blasted over.
Keatings then found space on the left and his cross was met by Stokes but the striker was unable to make a clean connection.
John Hughes made two changes with Mbuyi-Mutombo and Horner replacing Polworth and Iain Vigurs and within minutes the pair combined for the equaliser.
Horner did brilliantly to cut the ball back across goal and Jordan Roberts touched on to Mutombo, who showed terrific composure before hammering beyond Mark Oxley into the roof of the net.
Williams then latched on to a loose ball 25 yards out and thundered a volley towards goal but this time Oxley was able to save as both sides had to settle for a draw. | Hibernian and Inverness Caledonian Thistle will have to replay their Scottish Cup quarter-final after a hard-fought draw at Easter Road. | 35681025 |
Councillors agreed to back the closure of Kingswood Civic Centre in advance of a formal consultation on the issue.
Labour has criticised the move and point to a 1,675-name petition opposing the closure.
A council spokesman said it was "exploring the possible options" for utilising its office accommodation.
"We are gathering the evidence of how the office space, training rooms and other facilities at the Kingswood Civic Centre are used, as well as other sites including Badminton Road. This work is continuing," he added.
But Labour's Pat Rooney said Tories had "prejudged the issue" and "many will now conclude that Kingswood's closure is a done deal".
The Civic Centre was built in the 1970s and refurbished in 2011.
The council said there is no suggestion all frontline services will be removed from the building and a final decision has yet to be made over its future. | Conservative-controlled South Gloucestershire Council has voted in favour of closing a building it refurbished in 2011 at a cost of £6m. | 35470462 |
Brunt, 31, was carried off during West Brom's Premier League win over Crystal Palace on Saturday and there are concerns the damage could be serious.
The Northern Ireland man has been expected to see a specialist on Tuesday but this will now happen on Wednesday.
Brunt missed the 2-2 draw with Premier League leaders Leicester on Tuesday.
"Brunty is going to see a specialist so we will wait until he has done that," said Baggies boss Tony Pulis on Monday.
"So we will wait until he's done that, then announce what is wrong with him."
He added: "I have only seen it from a distance."
The midfielder's injury came days after he was struck in the face by a coin thrown by an Albion fan at the end of the FA Cup fifth-round defeat at Reading.
Northern Ireland have been drawn in Group C for Euro 2016 in France, alongside Ukraine, Poland and world champions Germany. Their first match is against Poland in Nice on Sunday, 12 June. | Northern Ireland midfielder Chris Brunt will now learn on Wednesday the extent of a knee injury amid fears it may rule him out of Euro 2016. | 35695087 |
More than 110,000 assessments in Wales to see if people, many who used to claim incapacity benefit, are well-enough to get a job have taken place.
Figures show almost one in five people who were told they were fit-to-work later had that decision reversed.
The DWP defended the assessments but Disability Wales is worried.
Marilyn Blakeman has a lung and spinal condition but was told she was fit to work and her benefits would stop.
From a really heavy sporty person and really active prior to 1994, just one accident totally changed my life radically. It's totally life-impacting.
Since 1995 I've had four assessments and they have been quite in-depth.
On the Monday morning (in November last year), there was a telephone call from DWP giving me a telephone interview for an assessment and I told them there was no good difference and only worsening of my condition.
They said they were quite satisfied with the medical evidence I provided and they'll leave it go at that.
Two days later a letter came through the post completely taking everything away from me.
It put me into a flight of sheer panic - total panic. I didn't know which way to turn.
It was soul destroying because I am a proud and independent person, or at least I used to be.
But they had put me into the wrong group. They assessed me completely wrongly. It was if I was a different person being assessed.
"People are being assessed within 30 minutes about their conditions," said Miranda French from Disability Wales.
"The person doesn't really know them from Adam and there's very little medical evidence in front of them when they're assessing people.
"To be honest, anecdotal evidence from many of our members when the report comes back, it doesn't reflect what they said in the actual assessment."
But the DWP defended the assessments, which are part of the UK government's welfare reforms, and said nationally only 15% of all fit-for-work decisions are overturned on appeal.
A spokesperson added: "This is often because people present new evidence which wasn't available when the original decision was made.
"In July 2012 we started asking tribunal judges to record their reason for overturning a decision on appeal. This will help us in improving standards of decision making.
"Since 2010 we have considerably improved the work capability assessment process.
"As a result the percentage of people getting long term unconditional support has more than doubled in two years, but everyone has the right to appeal if they disagree with the outcome of their assessment, so it's not surprising that lots of people do."
Figures obtained from a Freedom of Information request by BBC Wales showed that nearly half of those in Wales who were deemed fit to work appealed the decision and more than 40% of those won.
The figures also show the number of appeals made has more than doubled since 2009/10, along with a rise in successes.
In September 2011 about 16% of the working-age population in Wales claimed out-of-work benefits, compared to an average of 13% in Great Britain, according to Welsh government statistics.
It gives the main reasons for the high claimant number as the number of people claiming disability and sickness benefits, and the number of those claiming them for five years or more. | There are serious concerns about the number of people being judged as "fit to work" by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). | 21851088 |
Under the deal, China will also lift its ban on US beef imports and accept US shipments of liquefied natural gas.
In return, Chinese cooked chicken will be allowed into the US market and Chinese banks can enter the US market.
US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the deal should reduce China's trade surplus with the US by the end of 2017.
Mr Ross told CNBC that the US had agreed to treat Chinese financial institutions in the same way as other foreign banks that wanted to open up activities in the US.
"Clearly China, whose banks are among the largest in the whole world, wants access to the US banking market," he said.
"As long as they can comply with the normal rules, they will get access."
The deal marks the first tangible results of trade talks that began last month.
The agreement is seen as an indication that US President Donald Trump is adopting a less confrontational approach with Beijing than he promised during last year's election campaign.
Mr Trump had threatened to label China a "currency manipulator" and impose trade tariffs on its goods, but has since softened his position.
He had also attempted to link US-China trade talks to concerns over North Korea's nuclear ambitions, urging Beijing to exert more pressure on Pyongyang.
However, after the trade deal was announced, China's vice-minister of finance, Zhu Guangyao, said economic issues should not be politicised.
"On the connection between the North Korean nuclear issue and our economic '100 days' plan' negotiations, I can tell you frankly that our economy team focused all their efforts on economic issues," he told journalists.
The criticism that foreign investors usually have of doing business with China is that typically it is China that benefits far more than the foreign business partner. That has been the rallying cry of President Trump on the campaign trail, and he has promised to get China to play by the rules.
This agreement looks set to at least give the impression that he is doing that. It certainly benefits the US by giving American financial services and American beef exporters more access to China's growing middle classes.
But China isn't one to give away something for nothing. In return, Beijing gets an important reshaping of its global image from the US.
No longer do you hear the words "currency manipulator" or "unfair trade partner" from Trump's lips. Instead, the US in a statement recognised the importance of China's One Belt and One Road initiatives, and even says it will send representatives to attend the summit - something previous administrations have thus far eschewed. China also gets to sell its cooked poultry products to the US - a market it has been keen to tap too. | The US and China have reached a 10-point trade deal that opens the Chinese market to US credit rating agencies and credit card companies. | 39894119 |
After a period of relative stagnation in the 2000s, the concentration of the gas has surged.
Methane (CH4) is a smaller component than carbon dioxide (CO2) but drives a more potent greenhouse effect.
Researchers warn that efforts to tackle climate change will be undermined unless CH4 is also brought under tighter control.
"CO2 is still the dominant target for mitigation, for good reason. But we run the risk if we lose sight of methane of offsetting the gains we might make in bringing down levels of carbon dioxide," said Robert Jackson from Stanford University, US.
Prof Jackson was speaking ahead of this week's American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting in San Francisco where methane trends will be a major point of discussion.
With colleagues who are part of an initiative called the Global Carbon Project, he has also just authored an editorial in the journal Environmental Research Letters (ERL).
This paper makes a clarion call to the scientific community to address the knowledge deficit that surrounds CH4.
Quite why methane has suddenly spiked is not obvious. After barely moving between 2000 and 2006, the concentration in the atmosphere ticked upwards from 2007, and then jumped sharply in 2014 and 2015.
In those final two years, methane rose rapidly by 10 or more parts per billion (ppb) annually.
It is now just above 1,850ppb. By contrast, global CO2 emissions have flattened somewhat of late, giving hope that the rise in its atmospheric concentration (currently just above 400 parts per million) might also slow.
"Methane has many sources, but the culprit behind the steep rise is probably agriculture," Prof Jackson told BBC News.
"We do see some increased fossil fuel emissions over the last decade, but we think biological sources, and tropical sources, are the most likely."
Agricultural sources would include cattle and other ruminants, as well as rice paddies.
Emissions from wetlands are almost certainly a significant part of this story as well. But so too could be the role played by the chemical reactions that normally remove methane from the atmosphere.
One of the most important of these is the destruction process involving the so-called hydroxyl radical.
The concentration of this chemical species in the atmosphere might also be changing in some way.
According to the ERL editorial, there needs to be a particular push on understanding such methane "sinks".
CH4 is about 30 times better than CO2, over a century timescale, at trapping heat in the atmosphere.
Scientists use computer models to try to project how Earth will warm given a certain mix of gases, and right now methane's growth rate is close to a path that would take the world into a very challenging future.
"If we want to stay below two degrees temperature increase, we should not follow this track and need to make a rapid turn-around," said Dr Marielle Saunois from the University of Versailles Saint Quentin, France. She is the lead author on the ERL paper.
One development that should help scientists as they grapple with the methane issue is the launch of new satellites.
A number sensors are planned that will specifically target carbon molecules.
"I'm optimistic that the scientific community and the policymakers will be able to have better information. I'm optimistic because there are new satellites coming along that will give us the power to see methane concentrations all over the world on a regular basis," explained Prof Jackson.
"Methane is more difficult to study than CO2 because it's more diffuse, but I think we’re poised to make really good progress over the next few years."
Jonathan.Amos-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos | Scientists say they are concerned at the rate at which methane in the atmosphere is now rising. | 38285300 |
Ms Cahill claims she was raped as a teenager by a suspected IRA member and said she was later interrogated by the IRA who covered up what happened.
Mr Adams said there was no doubt that Ms Cahill was caused great distress and was entitled to truth and justice.
Speaking in Belfast, he said he did all he could to support Ms Cahill and that Sinn Féin had acted in good faith.
Mr Adams, who is a member of the Irish parliament, has faced criticism in recent days by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil.
Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson has called for Mr Adams to personally apologise to Ms Cahill for how the issue was handled.
In a speech on Saturday, Mr Adams said Ms Cahill had made serious allegations about him and other Sinn Féin members.
"While I am very mindful of the trauma she has suffered, I and the others she has named reject these allegations," he said.
"These allegations have been seized upon in the most cynical, calculated and opportunistic way by our political opponents.
"Their aim has little to do with helping victims of abuse, but everything to do with furthering their own narrow political agendas."
On Tuesday, the Public Prosecution Service announced a review of three court cases linked to Ms Cahill's claims.
Charges were dropped against those said to have been involved in the IRA inquiry and the alleged rapist was acquitted.
Earlier this month, the Belfast woman waived her right to anonymity to speak to BBC Northern Ireland's Spotlight programme.
She said that in 1997, when she was 16, she was subjected to a 12-month cycle of sexual abuse, including rape, by a man who was believed to be a member of the IRA.
Ms Cahill described how the IRA questioned her repeatedly, often several nights a week, for months about the abuse allegations, before summoning her to a meeting with her alleged abuser in early 2000.
Ms Cahill later went to the police, and a case was brought against Martin Morris.
All charges were dropped and Mr Morris was acquitted after Ms Cahill withdrew her evidence. | The case of Belfast woman Maíria Cahill has been unfairly politicised, Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has said. | 29771211 |
It joins new flags for Wales and England which have been created after a campaign by Jeremy Burge of Emojipedia and Owen Williams from BBC Wales.
Unicode, the authority on computer text and characters, agreed to add the three flags to the next release of emojis.
However, it will not be available widely on tablets and phones until technology companies like Apple and Google update their software.
In the meantime, the Saltire emoji can be copied from the Emojipedia website for use in patriotic tweets.
Mr Burge said anyone who uses Twitter via the website will be able to access the new emojis and they are expecting more platforms to support them no later than the end of the year.
Other emoji flags already available include those for Ascension Island, St Barthelemy, Curacao, Diego Garcia and Djibouti. | A new Saltire emoji flag has been released for Twitter users. | 40033562 |
Officers came across the injured 27-year-old woman in Main St, Kildysart, at about 19:30 local time on Wednesday and called for emergency medical help.
Police also became aware there was an injured man at a house in the street.
The pair later died at the scene. Police said they are not looking for anyone else over the double fatality.
The dead man, who was 44, had been found in a "serious condition" in the house.
Police tried to help both of the injured but they were pronounced dead by a local doctor and their bodies remain at scene.
A Garda (police) spokesman said the area has been sealed off for a technical examination and the state pathologist has been contacted.
"Gardai at this stage can confirm that they are not looking for a third party in relation to this incident," the spokesman added.
He appealed to anyone who had been in Kildysart village, particularly Main St between 18:00 and 19:30 local time, to contact officers. | Irish police are investigating the deaths of a man and a woman who they had found seriously injured in a village in County Clare. | 30525455 |
Who is the pick of the Welsh talent who might force their way into the starting line up when the tour starts in June?
BBC Radio Wales Sport asked an Englishman, an Irishman, a Scotsman and a Welshman to find out.
Former Wales and British Irish Lions scrum-half Dwayne Peel understands the pressure the players will be feeling as they wait to hear the squad announcement after being a part of the tour to New Zealand in 2005.
"It's the biggest honour you can get as a rugby player. To be named in the squad is a fantastic achievement and it's a moment to remember forever," Peel told BBC Radio Wales Sport.
"There will be a few nerves but the 30 or so that are lucky enough to be named will be elated."
There will be fierce competition for places in Gatland's squad but Peel knows who he would pick for the number nine shirt.
"I think you go with [Ireland's] Conor Murray, I think he's got a better balance to the game but [Wales'] Rhys Webb is outstanding and was a better number nine in the Six Nations," he continued.
"[Webb] was the best nine in the Six Nations without a shadow of a doubt but then [England's] Ben Youngs has played very well over the last two years.
"You have to say in pole position it will be Murray but Webb was outstanding in the Six Nations. His performances against Scotland and France in particular was second to none."
Another tourist in 2005, former Ireland hooker Shane Byrne, does not think Gatland should opt for too many Wales players in his squad, despite coaching them to Six Nations Grand Slams in 2008 and 2012.
"I don't think it should be Wales-heavy. If there was a 50/50 call then he'll probably go with what he knows," he told BBC Radio Wales Sport.
"You could see the likes of Jamie Roberts travelling because he knows exactly what they're going to do, they are hugely experienced.
"Another thing I think he will weigh up is have they travelled with the Lions before? I think he will go for a player who has been there and experienced the unique atmosphere on a tour."
Scarlets hooker Ken Owens has made 50 appearances for Wales since making his debut in 2011 and is yet to join a Lions tour but Byrne says this could be his year at the expense of England's Dylan Hartley.
"Right the way through the campaign, he [Owens] has been very consistent. There has been some questioning about his scrummage abilities which is going to be something will be sought after," Byrne added.
"As a player he's hardly put a foot wrong. Hartley you'd have to say is certainly under pressure because I would almost certainly agree he's not the best hooker in England.
"If he doesn't travel then [Ireland's] Rory Best will definitely travel so I can see the three hookers being Best, Owens and [England's] Jamie George on the plane."
It is 46 years since a Lions side last beat New Zealand on home ground in 1971 and former England and Coventry wing David Duckham, who was part of that tour, believes Gatland will stick to what he knows when it comes to appointing a captain.
"At one point Alun Wyn Jones looked as if he should have got the job but I think it will go to Sam [Warburton] as there is no player Gatland knows better than him," Duckham told BBC Radio Wales Sport.
"Although he's been injured and will be out of the game for a while, I think he will be there."
Former Scotland back Scott Hastings also has experience of facing the All Blacks and was a member of the 1993 tour that was defeated 2-1 and says Gatland has a task to decide who should captain the side.
"From what I can understand, the only person who knows they're going on the tour is the captain and that in itself is an interesting dynamic," Hastings told BBC Radio Wales Sport.
"Sam Warburton's been touted as well as Alun Wyn Jones or will it be someone out of the establishment?" | With Warren Gatland's British and Irish Lions squad announcement soon approaching, who could make the flight to New Zealand and who might be disappointed? | 39636888 |
The Owls had the better of the first half, with Fernando Forestieri thundering a shot against the woodwork from 30 yards out.
Sam Clucas hit the post for the hosts after the break before Tigers defender Curtis Davies headed just wide.
Forestieri was shown a late red card, his second in a week, after being given a second yellow card for diving.
The former Italy Under-21 international seemed to be harshly done by as replays showed Hull defender Michael Dawson did impede the Owls forward.
The dismissal means Forestieri has now been sent off in successive appearances, having been shown a red card at Preston on 20 February, and he will now serve a two-game ban.
It was a second draw between the two sides this season and there was little between the teams for most of the game.
Steve Bruce's side improved after half-time but Forestieri's red card came too late to have any real impact on the course of the match.
Hull manager Steve Bruce told BBC Radio Humberside:
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"In the grand scheme of things, we'll take the point but we're disappointed we didn't get the three.
"In the second half in particular, we were the dominant side but we missed the opportunities we had.
"There comes the frustration because we've created chances, we've played well enough, and it just wasn't our night in front of goal."
Sheffield Wednesday head coach Carlos Carvalhal told BBC Radio Sheffield:
"It was a good point. They started to move the ball well in the second half and we had more problems then.
(On the red card) "I think it was a bad decision. You can see from the reaction of the players and the Hull player apologised to the referee. It was a big mistake.
"There's nothing I can do about it because we can't appeal against it."
Match ends, Hull City 0, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
Second Half ends, Hull City 0, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
Moses Odubajo (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday).
Substitution, Hull City. Ahmed Elmohamady replaces Robert Snodgrass.
Second yellow card to Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday).
Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) has gone down, but that's a dive.
Attempt saved. Abel Hernández (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Livermore.
Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Andrew Robertson (Hull City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday).
Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Atdhe Nuhiu replaces Gary Hooper.
Attempt saved. Abel Hernández (Hull City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Hull City. Chuba Akpom replaces Mohamed Diamé.
Attempt missed. Jake Livermore (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Attempt saved. Robert Snodgrass (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nick Powell.
Attempt missed. Jake Livermore (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Curtis Davies with a headed pass following a corner.
Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
Andrew Robertson (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday).
Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Álex López replaces Sam Hutchinson because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Curtis Davies (Hull City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Michael Turner.
Sam Clucas (Hull City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jake Livermore.
Attempt saved. Abel Hernández (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jake Livermore.
Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Ross Wallace replaces Aiden McGeady.
Substitution, Hull City. Nick Powell replaces David Meyler.
Attempt blocked. Moses Odubajo (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Jake Livermore (Hull City).
Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Joe Bennett (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Robert Snodgrass (Hull City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Joe Bennett (Sheffield Wednesday).
Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Michael Dawson.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Abel Hernández (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Diamé.
Attempt missed. Sam Clucas (Hull City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a through ball.
Robert Snodgrass (Hull City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday). | Championship leaders Hull City played out a goalless draw with play-off chasing Sheffield Wednesday. | 35610083 |
The woman was admitted to Salford Royal Hospital in Greater Manchester in 2010 following complications arising from an ectopic pregnancy.
During an operation, medics pierced one of the chambers of her heart, causing it to stop.
It led to "permanent and severe brain damage", caused by oxygen starvation.
Mrs Justice Swift told London's High Court how the woman, who was a 22-year-old hairdresser at the time of the blunder, had enjoyed "a full social life, a serious relationship and was pregnant".
"Her life looked promising," she added.
But the accident has left her using a wheelchair, unable to work and requiring 24-hour care.
With the help of her mother, she sued Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, which manages the hospital, formerly known as Hope Hospital.
The trust admitted liability in July 2012, and a trial was due to start earlier to assess the size of the payout.
However, after negotiations, the woman's legal team agreed a last minute deal with the trust, worth £8m.
The woman's mother attended the court hearing to hear the result.
NHS barrister Sarah Vaughan Jones QC said: "I would like to offer an apology on behalf of the trust for the very sad events and express my admiration for the tremendous efforts by the family to make the claimant as happy as she could possibly be."
Approving the settlement, Mrs Justice Swift also praised the care provided by the family, and said the woman, now 27, "remains generally cheerful and with a good sense of humour".
She said: "I hope that this substantial settlement will at least ensure she has the best possible quality of life in the years to come and I wish her and the other members of her family the very best for the future". | A pregnant woman left brain damaged after her heart was accidentally punctured during an NHS operation has won an £8m compensation pay-out. | 32597903 |
In the written reasons explaining Wednesday's decision, the FA revealed Barton placed 1,260 bets worth £205,172, at a loss of £16,708.
The 34-year-old Burnley midfielder has admitted he is addicted to gambling.
But the FA said a "dismissive attitude to the rules" was also a factor.
"His addiction may have distorted his thinking in part, but it is not a compete answer for this continued conduct," the FA said.
The governing body acknowledged Barton's "difficulties are compounded by the fact betting is 'everywhere' in sport".
It also said it accepted his betting was "not calculated to make money" which it said "mitigates the gravity of his offending" and that he was not trying to "fix" matches.
"I am not a cheat, I have never tried to influence a game," Barton was quoted as saying.
However, it concluded that "the shortest possible sanction to reflect the totality of his betting breaches was a suspension from football and footballing activity for a period of 18 months".
The FA said that "for a single bet placed on a participant's own team to lose" its guidelines suggest that a fine and a suspension of six months to life is "appropriate".
Barton placed 15 bets on his own team to lose.
However, the FA said it had not simply calculated the total sanction by multiplying each breach with the suggested ban of six months.
After a hearing that lasted seven hours which "would not have been out of place before the High Court", it said it reached a conclusion that was "reasonable, proportionate and fair".
According to the FA, gambling company Betfair - with which Barton was a registered user - contacted them via email in September 2016, highlighting a potential breach of FA rules.
Betfair provided a spreadsheet of Barton's online gambling activity with them, and the FA's investigation was started.
However, Barton was first in breach of the FA's rules on players gambling over the 2005-06 season, when he was a Manchester City player.
In 2012, the FA wrote a letter to him highlighting concerns over him tweeting "predictions" for matches.
Barton tweeted in response that "according to the FA, I am not allowed to give my opinion on results", describing the body as "so out of touch with reality it is untrue".
The pattern of betting since released shows that Barton was gambling on matches he was not allowed to.
But it would appear the FA was not aware of this activity until it was contacted by Betfair.
Barton plans to appeal against the length of the suspension, which he has called "excessive".
His manager at Burnley, Sean Dyche has confirmed that Barton will not be offered a new contract in the summer if the ban remains in place.
The ex-England international was in his second spell at Turf Moor before the ban, having helped the Clarets reach the Premier League in the 2015-16 season. | The Football Association says Joey Barton's 18-month suspension from all football activities was "the shortest possible" ban it could have imposed after he breached rules on gambling. | 39738553 |
Ben Emmerson QC, said his arrest warrant was "flawed" as it failed to fairly describe the claims against him.
He said Mr Assange was a victim of a "mismatch" between English and Swedish law on what constituted a sex crime.
Mr Assange says the case is politically motivated, as his website has leaked a mass of sensitive US diplomatic cables.
His appeal challenges a ruling at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in February, which said extradition would not breach his human rights.
At that court, District Judge Howard Riddle concluded Mr Assange would get a fair trial if he was ever charged.
The Australian computer expert, 40, is wanted for questioning on three allegations of sexual assault, including one of rape, said to have taken place in Stockholm in August last year.
The claims were made by two female Wikileaks supporters.
His lawyers say the claims against him are not extradition offences, and sending him to Sweden would be an abuse of process breaching his human rights.
Mr Emmerson told the court the extradition order was flawed as it was sought "not for prosecution but for the purposes of an investigation", which amounted to a "disproportionate" use of the European arrest warrant.
He said he was not questioning the credibility of the women who made the allegations, nor the "genuineness of their feelings of regret about having had consensual sex with Mr Assange".
He also said he was not challenging the fact they found his sexual behaviour "disreputable, discourteous, disturbing or even pushing towards the boundaries of what they were comfortable with".
Nevertheless, he went on, the sexual activities were consensual and could not be criminalised under English law.
Mr Assange fears extradition to Sweden may lead to him being sent to the US to face separate charges relating to Wikileaks, for which he could face the death penalty.
The Australian won bail in December and has been staying at Ellingham Hall, a 10-bedroom Norfolk farmhouse owned by Vaughan Smith, director of the Frontline media club.
His bail conditions include wearing an electronic tag and daily appearances at a nearby police station.
A small number of supporters had gathered outside the High Court as Mr Assange arrived.
Mr Assange held a lavish 40th birthday party at Ellingham Hall at the weekend, attended by celebrities and supporters. | Lawyers representing Wikileaks founder Julian Assange have asked the High Court to block his extradition to Sweden on sexual assault allegations. | 14120464 |
The experts reported that YouTube did not count many of the "fake views" they directed at their own videos. But it still charged the researchers for many of them.
The case highlighted the need for more transparent analytics, said one expert.
Google said it would work with the researchers to improve its performance.
"We're contacting the researchers to discuss their findings further. We take invalid traffic very seriously and have invested significantly in the technology and team that keep this out of our systems. The vast majority of invalid traffic is filtered from our systems before advertisers are ever charged," a spokesman said.
The experts tested the systems employed by five video platforms, including YouTube.
In the case of the Google-owned site YouTube, they uploaded videos and bought ads targeted at them using Google's AdWords service. They then set up a series of bots - automated systems that carry out their commands - to target fake views at the videos.
YouTube carries out two separate counts of video views. The first, called the public view count, determines how many times the video has been seen and is displayed publicly. The second, the monetised view count, determines the viewership for the purposes of calculating advertising charges.
The researchers found that the public view counter was significantly more discerning than the monetised one. On two of the videos they uploaded, Google publicly counted only 25 of the 150 fake views as real. But its monetised view counter waved through 91.
They also found that they were charged for fake views on another two videos, but YouTube then identified the activity as suspicious in a secondary check and suspended the associated account.
"YouTube uses a seemingly permissive detection mechanism to discount fake monetised views," wrote the researchers, who are from four institutions - UC3M, Imdea, NEC Labs Europe and Polito.
They said that the issue "exposed advertisers to the risk of building their advertisement campaigns on unreliable statistics" when the public view counter was "much more discriminative", demonstrating that YouTube was capable of more accurately identifying fake views.
Bots are used by a host of companies - such as search engines and analytics firms - to crawl the web to draw out information and index and archive web pages. A 2013 study suggested that they responsible for more than 60% of all web traffic.
Daniel Knapp, an expert in advertising at IHS analysts, said that the issue had already caused widespread concern.
"We have a paradoxical situation where there is much more data than ever before, but even less information on what it actually means.
"There is no single standard online. In this context, the issue has come up time and again. Google published a report saying that only 54% of video adverts is even seen, not including that on YouTube, where the figure was 91%.
"Large advertisers want to measure a return on their investments and do not trust the metrics that online companies provide. There is huge pressure to up the game and provide clear measurement of adverts. The problem is that there is no gold standard," he said. | Google charges marketers even when its own checks indicate that adverts were not viewed by human beings, according to researchers. | 34335971 |
He was one of five men arrested on Thursday on suspicion of supporting proscribed organisations.
Four have been bailed but police have been given more time to question the 19-year-old.
Two of the arrested men have been named as Rofi Islam and Sajid Idris.
Officers from the North East Counter Terrorism Unit and the Wales Extremism and Counter Terrorism Unit (WECTU) executed six search warrants on Thursday.
WECTU said the investigation "does not concern any immediate threat to public safety".
Thursday's arrests were not linked to two men charged with offences on Wednesday.
Police said the arrests were linked to the Grangetown area of Cardiff and were part of a wider counter-terrorism investigation in Wales, but are not linked to brothers Aseel and Nasser Muthana who went to fight with IS in Syria.
The raids in Grangetown were within a few streets of each other. Witnesses described how a number of police vehicles descended on the area.
South Wales Police Assistant Chief Constable Nikki Holland denied Cardiff was a hotbed of terrorism.
She said the Muthana brothers and Reyaad Khan had become poster boys in the UK for IS but said police were determined to tackle radicalisation. | A 19-year-old man being held following anti-terror raids in Cardiff and Barry has been arrested on suspicion of preparing or assisting in the preparation of a terrorist act. | 30352997 |
It was a much-improved display from the Foxes under caretaker boss Craig Shakespeare, who took over after the departure of the man who led them to last season's remarkable title triumph.
The first strike was straight from the 2015-16 playbook as Vardy collected Marc Albrighton's precise long pass before racing clear and finishing low past Simon Mignolet to score his second goal in a week.
The second was an absolute cracker from Vardy's England team-mate Drinkwater, who showed superb technique to lash home his first goal of the campaign from outside the box following a clearance from a long throw.
And Vardy sealed the win with a glancing header from Christian Fuchs' cross in the second half before Philippe Coutinho stroked home a consolation goal.
The goals were the first the Foxes have scored in the league in 2017 and ended a run of five straight top-flight defeats in spectacular fashion.
Liverpool - who would have climbed to third with a victory - have now lost five of their past seven matches in all competitions.
Ranieri's name was everywhere at the King Power - in pre-game conversations, on banners and in chants - as was his face, courtesy of paper masks worn by some Foxes supporters.
The 65-year-old Italian has left an indelible imprint on the club with last season's astonishing success.
However, the inconvenient truth for many is that he was overseeing statistically one of the worst title defences in English top-flight history - one that has left Leicester facing the prospect of become the first reigning champions to be relegated since Manchester City in 1938.
Amid suggestions the players had stopped playing for their former boss, there was an element of damned if you do win and damned if you don't in this game.
However, the need for victory was paramount and they were excellent from start to finish as Shakespeare drew a committed, energetic and ruthless display to improve his chances of steering the club to safety - and possibly succeeding Ranieri on a permanent basis.
The champions also have players in form. Vardy now has three goals in two games and Kasper Schmeichel remains an authoritative presence in goal, as he demonstrated with two big saves to deny Coutinho and Emre Can in the first half and Adam Lallana after the break.
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While Leicester have embarked on a demanding February comprising five matches, Liverpool have taken to the field just twice this month and came into this game off the back of a 16-day break, during which they took a training trip to La Manga in Spain.
But instead of looking refreshed, the Reds looked rusty throughout and were simply unable to make an impression on a night when they were always likely to be second on the bill.
Just over 12 months ago, Jurgen Klopp's side were undone on this ground as a Vardy-inspired Leicester consigned them to a defeat that left them 16 points off top spot in eighth.
They are now 14 points behind leaders Chelsea in fifth but look as far away from challenging for the title as they did in 2016.
Goalscorer Coutinho was their only consistent attacking threat, while the defence continues to look shaky - especially with Lucas masquerading at centre-back - and their midfield lacked the industry and bite to compete in the absence of injured captain Jordan Henderson.
They now have a real challenge on their hands if they are to finish in the top four and seal a return to the Champions League next season.
Leicester caretaker manager Craig Shakespeare : "I could see in their eyes that they were up for the fight in the warm-up.
"The professionalism of the players has never been questioned by me. Having taken training with them, I know the the criticism has hurt and perhaps there was a little more fire in the belly because of that.
"They know they are guilty of underperforming - but this is only one result and we must build on that."
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp: "The language issues become a bit harder when you lose. It's hard to find the right words.
"It's not that Leicester were over-aggressive tonight, I think we were not physical enough.
"We knew how Leicester would play, go back to their roots. We could have done much better. We let them be Leicester of last year - that's our fault.
"We should get criticised. This inconsistency makes absolutely no sense."
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Leicester host another relegation-threatened side on Saturday when Hull visit the King Power Stadium (15:00 GMT kick-off), followed by the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie with Sevilla at 19:45 on 14 March.
Liverpool host Arsenal in Saturday's 17:30 kick-off and follow that up with another home game the following Sunday when Burnley travel to Anfield (16:00).
Match ends, Leicester City 3, Liverpool 1.
Second Half ends, Leicester City 3, Liverpool 1.
Divock Origi (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Wes Morgan (Leicester City).
Attempt missed. Christian Fuchs (Leicester City) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
Ben Chilwell (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Leicester City. Ben Chilwell replaces Marc Albrighton.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Christian Fuchs.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
Attempt saved. Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Clyne (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
Substitution, Liverpool. Ben Woodburn replaces Lucas Leiva.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Lucas Leiva (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Danny Simpson.
Substitution, Leicester City. Demarai Gray replaces Riyad Mahrez.
Attempt missed. Daniel Drinkwater (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
Attempt missed. Divock Origi (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho.
Attempt saved. Christian Fuchs (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Leicester City. Daniel Amartey replaces Shinji Okazaki.
Goal! Leicester City 3, Liverpool 1. Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emre Can.
Attempt blocked. Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Matip.
Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Adam Lallana.
Substitution, Liverpool. Alberto Moreno replaces Sadio Mané.
Attempt missed. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
Attempt saved. Adam Lallana (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Daniel Drinkwater (Leicester City).
Attempt missed. Joel Matip (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Georginio Wijnaldum.
Goal! Leicester City 3, Liverpool 0. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Fuchs with a cross.
Offside, Leicester City. Shinji Okazaki tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Robert Huth.
Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne.
Attempt saved. Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Offside, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
Second Half begins Leicester City 2, Liverpool 0. | Leicester produced a superb display in their first game following the sacking of Claudio Ranieri, moving out of the Premier League bottom three as two goals from Jamie Vardy and a Danny Drinkwater strike saw off Liverpool. | 39024318 |
It is now six months since ex-energy minister Charles Hendry's report was published, concluding that the £1.3bn lagoon would be a "no regrets" option.
The UK government is yet to respond to his findings but said it needed time to assess the lagoon's merits.
Investors have warned it risks stalling unless a green light is given soon.
The latest state of play with the project is:
Though ministers are yet to set out where they stand, Mr Hendry told BBC Wales he believed their message had been "consistent".
"They say they are carefully considering the scheme. The election has delayed that process and there may be other factors too," he said.
"But now with Greg Clark back in place as business secretary I'm hopeful of a definitive answer soon."
Mr Hendry added that he had been "very enthused" by the degree of cross-party support for the world-first power generation project.
The proposal for a 320MW lagoon off Swansea Bay, involving a 9.5km seawall embedded with 16 turbines, is being developed by Tidal Lagoon Power (TLP).
The project was included in the Conservatives' 2015 manifesto and was granted planning permissions by then Energy Secretary Amber Rudd that same year.
However government support seemed to wane as discussions continued over the so-called strike price, a guarantee to subsidise the cost of electricity from the scheme.
The latest proposal by TLP involved a price of £89.90 per megawatt hour, guaranteed for 90 years.
By comparison, the price agreed for the new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C in Somerset was £92.50 per megawatt hour for 35 years.
An independent review was commissioned in February 2016 to look into the viability of tidal lagoon schemes and it reported almost a year later.
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Mr Hendry concluded that moving ahead with the prototype lagoon in Swansea Bay was in the national interest.
The developers had argued that it would kick-start a new industry and that a "fleet" of larger, more cost-effective lagoons across the UK coastline could follow.
TLP is based in Gloucester and the city's Conservative MP Richard Graham is the chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Marine Energy and Tidal Lagoons.
He told BBC Wales he had met with Greg Clark this week and had "a good discussion".
"I think he absolutely gets it that we cannot prevaricate as a government indefinitely on this - and a decision should be made as soon as possible," he said.
Mr Graham said he had consistently made the point to Mr Clark that the tidal lagoon was "probably the most popular energy project of our lifetimes."
He added: "If we want a government that's got an industrial strategy, that's going to do innovative things, this is the project, this is the time - let's go for it."
What could the delay mean?
Richard Howard, head of energy for the Policy Exchange think-tank told BBC Wales the delay in responding to the review showed that TLP was yet to "put together a proposition to government that is sufficiently compelling".
"In the time in which this project has been developed we've seen massive, radical reductions in the cost of solar energy, offshore and onshore wind and that will continue," he said.
"So actually locking yourself into a tidal lagoon for 90 years might not actually be the right option."
As the wait for a go-ahead goes on, money is drying up for TLP with the scheme's backers now refusing to release further funds, the Financial Times reported.
David Clubb, director of Renewable UK Cymru said he was concerned that private investment that was "strongly needed" in south Wales would go elsewhere.
"Clearly every new project of this scale suggests risks - and it is right that the government should consider those risks."
"But the Hendry Review was a very in-depth, comprehensive study which took account of all of those risks and it still came to the conclusion that this was a no regrets option."
"So we would say to the government, let's act now - these sorts of opportunities don't come along very often."
A decision is needed this summer, TLP says, for work to start on the lagoon in 2019.
New evidence on the impact on fish
Another hurdle remains in Wales, which is the issuing of a marine licence by the environmental regulator Natural Resources Wales (NRW).
The process started in 2014, with TLP and NRW saying they have been in "exhaustive discussions" about the impact on fish.
In December 2016, NRW published figures suggesting the lagoon would mean 21% of salmon and 25% of sea trout dying each year, as they migrate to and from local rivers.
The developers strongly refuted that analysis which they claimed had "no scientific basis", branding the figures "grossly misleading".
Now they have submitted what they claim is a "finalised projection" of the development's likely impact on the marine environment, having agreed a new modelling method with NRW.
Andy Schofield, TLP's head of fisheries said the work had been "particularly challenging" as this was a world-first scheme and there was little research already available about fish behaviour in the Bristol channel.
He said the developers had looked for other examples across the world and spoken to leading experts in the field.
"The results we are now presenting show that the lagoon will have a very low impact on fish."
"The other reassurance is that when the lagoon is constructed we will have an adaptive environmental management plan in place and we will be constantly monitoring for any impact."
"We believe that these figures will now enable NRW to grant us a marine license and we hope that they will be able to do that in early 2018."
NRW will now launch a fresh consultation on the marine licence application in light of the new evidence submitted by TLP.
Ceri Davies, executive director of evidence policy and permitting for NRW, said: "We support the development of sustainable renewable energy. This development is a world-first, and the scale and the technology involved makes determining the marine licence complex."
A spokesman for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said the UK government was considering the recommendations and the issues which arise from a broader programme.
"We will require time to assess the merits of such a programme and determine what is in the best interest of the UK energy consumer and taxpayer in the long term and will publish its response to the Hendry Review in due course," he said. | The author of an independent review into the planned Swansea Bay tidal lagoon said he remains hopeful the UK government will back the scheme. | 40556756 |
Ex-Wales captain Rees was dismissed after connecting with Nick Easter's head at a second-half ruck in the European Challenge Cup clash.
"There's definitely no malice in it. It looks possibly like a clumsy situation," said Wilson.
Rees will face a disciplinary hearing to determine any punishment.
But Wilson hopes the player's record will be taken into consideration.
"Matthew is not that type of player. He's a very diligent professional with an extremely positive record behind him, which hopefully will go with him when it's discussed," said Wilson.
Blues lost Wales captain and flanker Sam Warburton to a virus before kick-off.
That forced a back-row reshuffle in which Ellis Jenkins moved to open-side, but he departed because of injury after 52 minutes.
Quins went on to secure a bonus-point win. | Cardiff Blues coach Danny Wilson says there was "no malice" in the apparent stamp that saw hooker Matthew Rees sent off in the loss to Harlequins. | 34875692 |
I've always known that al-Shabab was an army as well as a radical group capable of the most extreme acts of terror - but here was the evidence of its military side before my eyes.
A series of scrape holes stretched across a broad front, littered with the recent detritus of fighting men - bullet casings, empty soda bottles and the odd scrap of uniform.
I was on the front line between al-Shabab and forces from the African Union's Mission in Somalia (Amisom), accompanying the Bravo combat team of the Sierra Leone army.
I crossed from African-Union held Kismayo, which until a year ago was an al-Shabab stronghold, 10km (six miles) north to the village of Gobweyn, which is where the militants now launch their attacks from.
The day had begun with Bravo team's Lieutenant Joseph Adekule briefing a room of 50 fighting men - commandos, snipers, drivers, radio operators and medics.
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They all listened intently, staring hard at an old, flattened cardboard box that served as an operational map.
Objectives were clearly marked and coloured arrows showed the planned movement.
The cardboard map may have been unusual, but when the men climbed into their South African-made Mamba armoured cars to start the operation, they were well drilled and efficient.
Once in the vehicles, they prayed. Whether Christian or Muslim, they all recited the Lord's Prayer in English followed, in Arabic, by some verses from the Koran.
Their first objective was an abandoned old hotel about 5km (three miles) north of Kismayo.
When we got close, Lt Adekule deployed three men to search the blackened and crumbling building. I stood next to the lieutenant, taking cover next to a vicious thorn bush, as he directed operations.
"They used to use this location," Lt Adekule said, in a voice that combined staccato military with lyrical West African tones.
African Union troops regularly engage with al-Shabab militants in southern Somalia.
"We pushed them back, but at night they sometimes try to come here again and shoot at our positions back at the old airport."
From inside the abandoned hotel, I heard his men shouting: "Room clear, room clear."
We continued up the road on foot, the tall young lieutenant barking orders into his walkie-talkie as he jogged up the road.
The second objective on the way to the village of Gobweyn was what Lt Adekule called "the old air force base". There were hardly any buildings left standing.
This was where I saw the network of trenches and foxholes. Lt Adekule identified them as the militants' dugout positions.
"We've pushed them back and we try to dominate the area by patrols. But we don't have enough men to occupy everywhere, so they sometimes manage to come back to shoot at us from these dugouts," he said.
As we drove towards Gobweyn, one of the men in the lead Mamba armoured vehicle said he saw people running away with AK-47 rifles in their hands. A corporal travelling alongside me said something similar.
"Look - over there," he shouted, prodding and pointing. "They're running away over there."
I didn't see the men, but their presence appeared to be confirmed by what we found later when we reached the village. and found it eerily silent and inactive - not at all like a normal African settlement.
We also spotted several overturned, bright yellow plastic jerry cans next to a puddle of water. Somalis don't abandon their water carriers - one of their most precious possessions in a drought-hit land - unless they have a very good reason.
I do not know if these water gatherers fled because they saw the gunmen or the Amisom troops, but it added to the air of tension.
Most people in the village declined to talk and moved slowly away from the soldiers and the BBC team, perhaps due to the flak jackets and helmets we were wearing, but one man seemed happy to speak.
I asked him if what Amisom had told me - that Gobweyn was full of al-Shabab militants - was true?
"Al-Shabab are everywhere," he said. "They're in Kismayo, they're in Mogadishu, and look what happened in Nairobi - they're there too."
It wasn't clear if this was meant to be a statement of fact, or a boast, or a way of saying something without getting himself into trouble.
But a shiver ran down my spine when someone else privately whispered to us: "Al-Shabab were here. And they will be back. So we cannot say a word." | When I saw the trenches and foxholes used by al-Shabab fighters on the front line just north of Kismayo, the war taking place inside Somalia suddenly became very real. | 24234921 |
Anatomy changes found in the extinct species Homo erectus allowed this ability to develop.
Archaeological evidence suggests hunting intensified during this time, which scientists now attribute to the ability to throw.
Researchers tell the journal Nature that throwing helped early hunters to evolve and migrate around the globe.
The ability to throw at very high speeds is unique to humans. We can throw much faster than our closest living relative - the chimpanzee - which can only reach speeds of 20mph compared to 90mph that many professional athletes can reach.
To investigate the evolutionary development of the ability to throw, scientists first had to understand the biomechanics of throwing today.
They recorded the throwing movements of college baseball players using motion capture cameras and observed that the shoulder acts like a slingshot as the arm rotates backwards.
The ligaments and tendons surrounding the shoulder then stretch and store elastic energy, which powers the forward throw. When this energy is released it generates what scientists found was the fastest motion the human body produces.
Neil Roach, from George Washington University, US, who led the study, said that changes in the anatomy of hominins (early humans) that occurred two million years ago, enabled energy storage in the shoulder that allowed fast throwing, and therefore hunting, to occur.
"Success at hunting allowed our ancestors to become part-time carnivores, eating more calorie-rich meat and fat and dramatically improving the quality of their diet.
"This dietary change led to seismic shifts in our ancestors' biology, allowing them to grow larger bodies, larger brains, and to have more children, and it also did interesting things to our social structure.
"We start to see the origins of divisions of labour around that time, where some would be hunting, others would be gathering new foods.
"It probably also allowed us to move to new environments, such as areas that did not have vegetation to support us before we had the ability to hunt," Dr Roach told BBC News.
Discover more about modern and early humans
He added that it was important to remember "that what we think about hunting and behaviour is still a hypothesis" and further studies were needed.
Another member of the research team, Daniel Lieberman from Harvard University, US, said the most fascinating finding for him was that half the power that humans generate from throwing comes from elastic energy stored in the shoulder.
"That's not a by-product of evolution for something else, it's clearly an adaptation. There were shifts in our anatomy that enabled us to throw accurately, so we want to understand better just what those early hunting challenges were."
Speaking to BBC News from Kenya he explained how, compared to the wildlife he was surrounded by - cheetahs, lions and leopards - humans had no natural weapons such as claws.
"Human hunting is such an fascinating problem and the fact that these features all appear by the time Homo erectus evolved, suggests that hunting may have been a selective force for the ability for throwing."
Prof Lieberman added that the next step was to discover what exactly early humans were using to hunt, as no weapons have been found from this time in the archaeological record.
Susan Larson from Stony Brook University, New York, was not involved in the research. Her work also focuses on the shoulder anatomies of primates and humans in order to study their evolution. She said it could be easy to over interpret what was significant from a fossil.
"We're looking at the same fossils, it's a question about how you interpret the anatomy that you see in those fossils.
"Homo erectus was not necessarily such a proficient thrower. I think [Dr Roach and colleagues] are discounting the combination of features of how the shoulder as a whole has to work.
"Their [Homo erectus] shoulder still functioned to give the hand a very wide range of motion in order to manipulate things and make tools, but it wasn't designed the same way as it is in humans.
"You cannot look at just one thing and say how a complicated piece of anatomy works, especially something like the shoulder. You have to understand how all parts work together to bring about a broad range of motion," Prof Larson told BBC News.
The new research introduces more of a strong theoretical model, than any definitive evidence of throwing behaviour in Homo erectus, said Jill Rhodes from Drew University, US.
"The humeral torsion - the angle at which the head of the humerus (top of the arm) is articulating at the shoulder joint - does not fall within the range of modern throwing athletes and more relevantly, as throwing is a one-handed behaviour, there is no evidence for asymmetry in the humeral torsion angle in Homo erectus.
"There simply is not the fossil preservation and without it, we cannot say that the humeral torsion demonstrated in that species is not an aspect of phylogeny rather than behaviour.
"This research opens a window into our understanding of past behaviour, but our view is still cloudy." | Early humans evolved to throw about two millions years ago, according to new research. | 23061016 |
The £1m contingency plan has been approved for Craigavon Area Hospital, in case Daisy Hill's emergency services have to be suspended at night.
The trust had told staff at the Newry hospital that overnight closure may be unavoidable due to staff shortages.
MPs for Newry and Armagh and South Down said 24-hour service must be retained.
Margaret Ritchie told the BBC that in the event of a medical emergency, patients living in parts of her South Down constituency would be too far away from Craigavon.
"If there's no emergency services at Daisy Hill at the weekend or at night, there will be a constituency - and people in inaccessible places like the Mournes - having to travel nearly two hours to get to Craigavon, in grave levels of distress and pain," she said.
"That is totally unacceptable."
On Thursday, the BBC reported that the Southern Health Trust Board was asked to confirm the contingency plans.
Newry and Armagh MP, Mickey Brady, said he believed the health trust was "set on a course of closing Daisy Hill emergency department".
The Sinn Féin representative was among politicians who attended Thursday's meeting at the Southern Health Trust's headquarters in Craigavon.
"I had hoped that the trust would have been offering a solution to the ongoing concerns about staff cover at Daisy Hill Emergency Department, however, what was announced was a recipe to ensure its eventual closure and ultimately the removal of its acute hospital status," he said.
"We cannot allow this to happen."
Ms Ritchie said the issue was a "matter of grave disquiet, alarm and concern" for her constituents and urged the board not to "betray" patients and staff at Daisy Hill.
"Ultimately this investment will expand Craigavon at the expense of Daisy Hill Hospital," the SDLP MP said.
However, Mr Brady said that Craigavon was already struggling to deal with its own patients.
"I am aware that Craigavon Hospital has redirected ambulances away from its emergency department on numerous occasions in recent months as it was unable to cope with the volume of patients.
"There is no logic to the trust considering a reduction of service in Daisy Hill when Craigavon is already over-stretched."
In a statement on Thursday, the trust said that contingency plans were being considered to ensure patients can continue to access safe, high-quality care in the unfortunate event that medical cover cannot be secure for more than one night.
It was understood that while there should be about 10 senior permanent doctors employed, at the moment the trust has just two permanent senior medics.
One of these is part-time and the remaining shifts are being filled by locums.
The trust said attempts to recruit have been unsuccessful, and it asked the Southern Trust Board to approve preparations in Craigavon Area Hospital to accommodate an additional flow of patients should the Daisy Hill service be suspended at night. | MPs have expressed fears a contingency plan could lead to the eventual closure of emergency services at Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry, County Down. | 39596860 |
The operation to drive so-called Islamic State (IS) from Iraq's second-largest city has been long promised and much delayed.
The latest indications are it could begin next month, more than two years after IS took Mosul and proclaimed its caliphate.
The northern city is now the last bastion of IS in Iraq. The authorities in Baghdad say the liberation of Mosul will spell the end of IS on Iraqi soil.
Some predict the likely power-struggle afterwards could spell the end for Iraq, in its current form.
For the Peshmerga (whose name means "Those who confront death") the push to Mosul cannot come soon enough.
The formidable fighting force of the autonomous Kurdish region has a 620-mile (1,000km) frontline with IS.
Peshmerga fighters, on the jagged peaks of Mount Bashiq, have spent two years staring across the parched plain of Nineveh towards Mosul, a tantalising seven miles (12km) away.
The nearest IS fighters are closer still.
"Between us and them there is just one kilometre," said Gen Nabi Ahmed Doulemeri - a squat figure with a neat moustache - pointing to the town of Bashiq at the foot of the mountain.
"They have tried to attack us 30 or 40 times but each time we have defeated them. And we will defeat them in Mosul, God willing."
Within minutes of our arrival, IS fired a mortar at his sandbagged frontline position, but it fell short. Commanders said the militants were registering our presence.
The Peshmerga are confident of victory, though they lack basic equipment.
"A lot of these guys have bought their own weapons, shoes and uniforms," said Alan Duncan, a British army veteran who has taken up arms with the Kurds.
He says the international community has provided only "token" support, though, in his view, the Peshmerga are defending the West.
"If Daesh [IS] got their caliphate here the next step for them would be Europe," he said. "Nice, Paris would be nothing to what we would see. The fact of the matter is that the Peshmerga held the line, and has started to push them back.
"This isn't a fight just for the Peshmerga, just for Kurdistan, this is a fight for the West, this is a fight for humanity."
The Scottish volunteer - a sniper - rode shotgun as we bumped along dirt tracks, touring the frontline in a Humvee.
He said he had no hesitation pulling the trigger on IS. "They are nothing," he said. "It's like putting your foot on an ant. They are savage, they are not humans."
In their push against IS, the Kurds are already redrawing the map of northern Iraq. They have expanded the area under their control by an estimated 50%.
Over glasses of hot, sweet tea, veteran Kurdish commander Gen Wasta Rasul said there would be no pulling back.
"Why should we withdraw? If we do, the enemy [IS] can come back in. We should have new negotiations with Baghdad, and these areas should be part of Kurdistan."
The general, who has 23,000 men under his command, insisted the Peshmerga would enter Mosul to help drive IS out, in co-ordination with the Shia-dominated Iraqi army.
Once the extremists are defeated (estimates range from weeks to months) he says both forces should withdraw from the city, where most of the population are Sunni Arabs.
After the Mosul offensive, he says the Kurds will be pressing ahead with a referendum on independence in their areas. "Iraq can't stay as one unit, " he says. "There should be three federations - Sunni, Shia and Kurds. For me there is no unified Iraq."
Whatever the future of Iraq - or lack of it - the immediate challenge is expelling the extremists from Mosul.
They have dug in for a long fight, according to an IS defector now in Kurdish hands. The 23-year-old turned himself in, complete with his IS-issued radio and assault rifle.
We have decided not to identify him as he has relatives living in areas under IS control.
"They have underground tunnels, all around Mosul, six metres [20ft] below ground," he said. "They have underground bunkers with bathrooms, and they have stockpiled enough food to last for five years.
"They have many cars full of C4 [explosives] and they are trying to modify 120mm canons to use mustard gas."
We cannot verify his account, but clearly the militants have had plenty of time for prepare for the long-promised assault.
As the Kurds close in on Mosul from the east, the Iraqi army is pushing forward from the south.
Both are being assisted by air strikes by the US-led coalition, which have left a trail of pancaked buildings in towns like Qayyarah.
Iraqi troops took the town late last month - their latest victory on the road to Mosul. During our visit it was blanketed by choking black smoke - courtesy of IS who set the oil wells alight.
Eissa Omar Hassan, an official in the health ministry, was one of the few locals we saw on the streets. He told us life under IS was unjust, harsh and exhausting.
"They are barbarians," he said. "They don't value human beings. Even themselves. They banned cigarettes. Women had to be covered, only their eyes could show. Even young kids in school were affected - they'd teach them that a bullet plus a bullet makes two, a mine plus a mine makes two."
Mr Hassan led us to an IS jail, where prisoners were kept in cells little bigger than a wardrobe and as airless as a tomb. Locals told us up to four men could be crammed into a single cell.
The names and arrival dates of the some of the prisoners were still taped to a door. We do not know their fate.
But freeing Mosul from horrors like this will come at a price.
Aid agencies are warning the assault on the city could spark a mass exodus and a humanitarian crisis. The United Nations is warning that as many as one million people could flee the city.
"It could be the largest manmade disaster in many years," said Bruno Geddo, of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR).
"We are already catering for 3.4 million displaced Iraqis, so on top of the care and maintenance activities you will have to prepare and to rush to prepare. So you have double stress to deal with."
If IS decides to flee to Syria and regroup the situation will be more manageable, he said. But he outlined another possible scenario - that IS decides to make a last stand in the city, because of its huge symbolic value.
"They may want Mosul to die with them," he told us. "In this case it would be apocalyptic." | Whatever else the battle for Mosul may involve, it will not be the element of surprise. | 37353081 |
The trees appeared at the pitch at Logie Durno in Aberdeenshire, sparking social media reaction.
Aberdeenshire Council was contacted, and the local authority said the intention was to turn over part of the area for "biodiversity" - but talks would now be held with the community.
A spokeswoman said: "It would seem that we were barking up the wrong tree with plans for this site."
The spokeswoman said of the site: "Anecdotally it was rarely used. However it is clear now that the community were not engaged with this plan.
"As such, we are going back to first principles with them so they can help us decide what this area should be used for.
"There are full pitches immediately next to this area for community leisure use and the trees will remain on this site until we can come to an agreement with residents.
"We are sorry for any inconvenience this has caused."
On social media, people had been quick to poke fun at the situation.
One person wrote: "Are they playing tree a side?" | A council has apologised after trees were planted on a football pitch. | 38955586 |
The discovery led to long delays for passengers in the UK and France.
The freight train from the Frethun yard stopped near the tunnel entrance on the French side, Eurotunnel said.
The company said several other people were found on the halted train after it was searched by police and security staff. Those found were returned to France.
A Eurotunnel spokesman said: "A suspicion of migrants on a freight train led us to stop and search the train.
"We decided to stop it just at the entrance to the tunnel."
The company said a "number" of people were found on the train, but was unable to confirm how many.
By Tomos Morgan, BBC News, Calais
We have been hearing rumours from the camp that some migrants have found success crossing over into the UK through the Channel Tunnel.
And the suspicion is, those reports are based around the Frethun freight yard. It is located between the terminal and the tunnel's entrance.
Eurotunnel has earmarked Frethun as a potential weak spot on the line in the past - there are no fences protecting its perimeter.
On Thursday, when Home Secretary Theresa May visited Calais, Eurotunnel asked for increased security at Frethun.
On Friday we saw two migrants being detained in broad daylight right next to the track.
This is just another example of the desperation of these migrants to get into the UK - so additional security would have to be reinforced if authorities want to completely deter migrants from crossing over illegally into Britain.
After the train was moved out of the tunnel, the rail operator said it was working to get services back to normal.
Latest travel reports said vehicle passengers in the UK faced a 60-minute wait before check-in at the Folkestone terminal in Kent and a three-hour wait after that.
Travellers in France were also facing a two-hour wait and passengers without reservations were not being accepted.
Lorry drivers have been warned their journeys from check-in to arrival would take about five hours.
Eurostar said its services from St Pancras International and Ashford were being delayed by about 30 minutes.
Cher Williams, who is travelling to Dordogne in France, said passengers were told the delay had been caused by a broken-down train. | A Eurotunnel freight train had to stop in the Channel Tunnel after a migrant was seen on wagons bound for the UK. | 34019067 |
John Beaumont, 59, persuaded two children and a woman they may have been contaminated in the 1986 nuclear disaster in Ukraine.
He got them to undress and then inserted hypodermic needles into their arms, neck and genitals.
Beaumont was jailed for 16 years at Minshull Street Crown Court on Friday.
He admitted one count of assault and nine counts of indecent assault between 1986 and 1996.
The court heard Beaumont, of Byron Road, Bury, persuaded the teenagers and woman that he was best placed to examine them before pretending to take samples, which he said would be sent away for tests.
Duping victims into believing he worked for the Ministry of Defence, in one case he used a Geiger counter to "check" for radiation and he injected another victim in her genitals with what is believed to be water, the court was told.
Det Con Debra Gallagher said Beaumont carried out "sickening assaults which were uncomfortable and painful" by abusing the trust of victims, who "were extremely vulnerable".
He "went to extreme lengths... spinning a web of lies including a false identity" to "make his examinations appear legitimate".
"In my career as a detective I have never dealt with a case as unusual at this one and I will never comprehend how anyone could use such tragic circumstances to manipulate and abuse people", she said.
The victims reported the incidents in 2014 to police who discovered he had previously been convicted for similar offences dating back 30 years in Scotland. | A man who tricked his victims into believing they had radiation poisoning from Chernobyl before sexually abusing them has been jailed. | 40306547 |
Lewis Morgan fired Saints ahead but the visitors had Jack Baird sent off for throwing a punch before the interval.
Lee Miller levelled early in the second half, turning in a low cross from Myles Hippolyte, via the post.
Bob McHugh and Hippolyte then earned the Bairns maximum points with strikes inside the closing 12 minutes.
St Mirren, without a point since October, started in bright fashion and Kyle McAllister had an early effort that drifted wide of Danny Rogers' goal.
And when the breakthrough came, it was a goal of outstanding quality.
John Sutton knocked the ball down into the path of Morgan, who took one touch and blasted the ball high into the net from 18 yards.
The St Mirren defence were coping admirably with all that was being thrown at them before Baird was shown a straight red card after a clash with Falkirk striker Miller.
Within two minutes of the second half Falkirk were back on terms, with Miller applying the finishing touch.
Despite being a man down, St Mirren looked dangerous on the break but they could not find a way through.
Falkirk eventually made their personnel advantage count with McHugh on target from close range after good work by Miller.
And victory was secured when Hippolyte evaded a couple of challenges to create space to crash in a shot from 12 yards and lift his side up two places in the table.
Match ends, Falkirk 3, St. Mirren 1.
Second Half ends, Falkirk 3, St. Mirren 1.
Lee Miller (Falkirk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gary Mackenzie (St. Mirren).
Foul by Myles Hippolyte (Falkirk).
Lawrence Shankland (St. Mirren) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, St. Mirren. Calum Gallagher replaces Kyle McAllister.
Attempt missed. Robert McHugh (Falkirk) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses the top right corner.
Goal! Falkirk 3, St. Mirren 1. Myles Hippolyte (Falkirk) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Attempt saved. Gary Mackenzie (St. Mirren) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Luke Leahy.
Goal! Falkirk 2, St. Mirren 1. Robert McHugh (Falkirk) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lee Miller.
Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Scott Gallacher.
Attempt saved. Robert McHugh (Falkirk) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Substitution, St. Mirren. Lawrence Shankland replaces John Sutton.
Substitution, Falkirk. Scott Shepherd replaces James Craigen.
Substitution, Falkirk. Robert McHugh replaces John Baird.
Attempt saved. Myles Hippolyte (Falkirk) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Luca Gasparotto.
Foul by David McCracken (Falkirk).
John Sutton (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lee Miller (Falkirk).
Stephen Mallan (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. James Craigen (Falkirk) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Substitution, St. Mirren. Jordan Stewart replaces Rocco Quinn.
Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Rocco Quinn.
Attempt missed. Aaron Muirhead (Falkirk) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Gary Irvine.
Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Myles Hippolyte.
Myles Hippolyte (Falkirk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Myles Hippolyte (Falkirk) has gone down, but that's a dive.
Attempt saved. John Baird (Falkirk) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Goal! Falkirk 1, St. Mirren 1. Lee Miller (Falkirk) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Myles Hippolyte.
Foul by Kyle Magennis (St. Mirren).
Myles Hippolyte (Falkirk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half begins Falkirk 0, St. Mirren 1.
Substitution, Falkirk. Craig Sibbald replaces John Rankin.
First Half ends, Falkirk 0, St. Mirren 1.
Attempt blocked. Myles Hippolyte (Falkirk) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by John Sutton (St. Mirren). | Falkirk came from behind to move third in the Championship, adding to the misery of bottom club St Mirren, who remain without a league win this term. | 38114349 |
The vaccine, given to Ugandan and American volunteers, appeared to generate the desired immune response - although not enough to make it a good candidate for wider use.
Scientists say although it will not beat Ebola, it is a crucial step.
This trial has stopped but other vaccines are in development.
The Ebola virus has killed more than 7,000 people in the worst-affected countries of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.
No proven vaccine exists to prevent people from getting the disease, though several trials are underway.
The aim of a successful vaccine is to train the immune systems of healthy people to produce antibodies - proteins capable of fighting off any future infections.
In 2009, researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) tested their experimental vaccine on healthy adults in Uganda, having first trialled it in the US.
Dr Julie Ledgerwood, the lead researcher of the trial that has been written up and published in The Lancet, said: "This is the first study to show comparable safety and immune response of an experimental Ebola vaccine in an African population.
"This is particularly encouraging because those at greatest risk of Ebola live primarily in Africa and diminished vaccine protection in African populations has been seen for other diseases."
According to the study some 57% of people in Uganda who received the Ebola vaccine alone developed antibodies against Ebola in their blood.
Dr Sridhar of the University of Oxford, commenting on the research, said the data provided insights into Ebola vaccine development.
Vaccines currently being tested against Ebola are made in a different way to the NIH one. | The first-ever trial of an Ebola vaccine in Africa showed promising initial results, reports the Lancet medical journal. | 30577776 |
The Northern Irish woman clocked 2:03.30 to finish ahead of Great Britain team-mate Jessica-Jane Applegate and Marlou Van Der Kulk.
Firth, 20, also won gold in the 100m backstroke on Thursday.
The Seaforde swimmer will try to add to her medal haul in the 100m breaststroke and 200m individual medley events.
Firth came in 3.62 seconds ahead of defending champion Applegate, with Dutch competitor Van der Kulk a further 3.28 seconds behind in the bronze medal position.
The County Down woman had set a time of 2:05.96 in winning her heat earlier in the day, short of her personal best for the 200m freestyle of 2:02.07.
"I'm so thankful it all came together. I wasn't feeling well this morning but Team GB got me up and going again," said Firth after clinching her second gold medal of the Games.
Firth improved her own S14 100m backstroke world record twice on Thursday as she retained that title.
As a 16-year-old, Firth clinched the 100m backstroke gold for Ireland in London and went on to win three silver medals at the IPC World Championships in Montreal a year later before opting to switch allegiance to Great Britain.
She subsequently had to sit out the 2015 World Championship after suffering a wrist injury.
The Northern Irishwoman competes in the S14 classes, for competitors with an intellectual disability, and she raced in eight events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. | Bethany Firth secured a second gold medal at the Rio Paralympics by winning the S14 200m freestyle final in a new Games record time on Sunday night. | 37333797 |
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