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Andrew RT Davies has distanced himself from claims that favoured people are being imposed by the party centrally.
He said there should be "a slate" so local associations have a choice.
One regional official warned that the imposition of a candidate in Bridgend could cost the party one of its main target seats.
Karen Robson was named by the party centrally after activists asked for a "local" candidate to be added to a shortlist of two.
A general election candidate was also effectively imposed in Newport West - Angela Jones-Evans - where no other name was offered to activists.
Challenged on what happened in Newport West, Mr Davies told LBC radio at the weekend that he had "no part to play in candidate selection in Wales whatsoever".
He said such questions were better directed to the chairman of the party "who has been dealing with these matters in Wales" and that it was a "voluntary party matter".
But Mr Davies added: "Without a shadow of a doubt, in my opinion, it should be a slate of candidates so associations should have a choice."
However, the Welsh Tory leader said the Newport West selection had been made "with the agreement of the association" and denied it had been "imposed".
He said the constituency party had an "excellent candidate" in Ms Jones-Evans.
Welsh Conservative chairman Jonathan Evans has been asked to comment. | Tory party members should be able to choose between candidates standing for election, the leader of the Welsh Conservatives has said. | 39844086 |
21 February 2017 Last updated at 16:39 GMT
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One night last month, a student called Chumani Maxwele scooped some poo from one of the portable toilets that dot the often turbulent, crowded townships on the windswept plains outside Cape Town.
The next morning, Mr Maxwele took his package to the foot of nearby Table Mountain - and to the imposing grounds of one of South Africa's oldest and most prestigious universities.
Overlooking the rugby field in the centre of the campus is an old bronze statue of a white man. He is in an armchair, one hand on his chin, the other holding some paper - and he is sitting forwards, like a man startled by something he has seen on television.
Mr Maxwele promptly set about smearing the statue - and in the process, ignited a furious and fascinating row about history, race and equality.
The statue, of course, was of Cecil Rhodes - British diamond magnate, politician and unapologetic colonialist. A man who dreamed of a British empire, stretching from Cape Town to Cairo.
The reaction to Mr Maxwele's daubing was swift, loud, often eloquent - and polarised.
Critics - yes, lots of them white - condemned it as an infantile, uneducated stunt, a crude attempt to reject history, and an insult to the consensus-building why-can't-we-all-try-to-get-along spirit of Nelson Mandela.
After all, they argued, Cecil Rhodes had generously donated land to the University of Cape Town. Plenty of black South Africans have since benefited from Rhodes scholarships. Surely Mr Maxwele could have found a more relevant target, and perhaps a less repulsive weapon.
As usual, far nastier arguments were flung on the internet. Online, anonymity breeds contempt here, as it does everywhere else.
But Mr Maxwele stood by his actions. As a black South African, he said, he simply found it unbearably humiliating to walk every day past a statue glorifying an undeniable racist.
Many others then took that argument further.
Black academics called into radio stations to complain about how campuses were still dominated by white men, and by an Anglo-Saxon world-view.
Black students poured out their stories of belittlement, of subtle racism, of the way their accents, and first languages still condemn them to a second-class status in their own 21-year-old democracy.
And, as often happens here, some people got a little too carried away.
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Students broke into staff meetings to jeer and intimidate. Copycats took their spray cans to deface other statues, including one in Port Elizabeth that commemorates the horses that served and died over a century ago, during the Boer War.
In Pretoria, angry Afrikaners - stout, bearded white men in brown military uniforms - gathered to guard a statue of their iconic Boer War leader Paul Kruger. Someone had splashed it with green paint.
I should say at this point that South Africa is not on the brink of a race war. Something crops up here every few months to stir passions in a young nation still trying to work out how to tackle the legacies of racial apartheid.
So - as symbolic as it necessarily is - the poo on Cecil Rhodes's face is unlikely to go down as some sort of turning point, the moment Mandela's rainbow nation was swept aside by a thunder storm.
In fact a sensible compromise has already been hammered out at the university, and the bronze man in the armchair has been lifted off his plinth to be mothballed until a suitable new location can be found.
And yet for me, this whole business has raised some profound issues about today's South Africa.
First is the way it's exposed a growing political vacuum here.
Once upon a time, the governing ANC would have taken the lead on Cecil Rhodes. It would have marched at the front of the protestors - harnessing their anger, but urging them to focus on the future, not the past.
Instead this week, there has been silence. After 21 years in power, the ANC is the establishment - the status quo. It is losing votes and credibility, as its leader, President Jacob Zuma, lurches from corruption scandals to indignant outbursts to denials.
The second, related, issue is about anger. For years, many black South Africans have waited, patiently, for the fruits of democracy - guided by Mandela's vision of a gentle, negotiated transition.
But while life has improved here for most, millions of young people are trapped in crime-ridden townships, with little education, and no hope of work.
And now, unsurprisingly, we are seeing anger growing. Some will argue that it is dangerous, misguided, fuelled by new populist firebrands.
But many, for better or worse, will take a different lesson from what Mr Maxwele did with that statue: that patience has its place, but sometimes anger is necessary. Even constructive.
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Maíria Cahill has said she was raped by a suspected IRA member and interrogated about it by the IRA.
The man she accused, Martin Morris, has consistently denied her claims and was acquitted of all charges.
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams said he was available to talk to her.
"Notwithstanding the clear differences between us about what conversations we had, I am happy to meet with Maíria Cahill if she so wishes and if it is of any help to her," he said.
The Belfast woman is a member of one of the republican movement's best-known families.
Her great uncle, Joe Cahill, was one of the founders of the Provisional IRA and was a long-time associate of Mr Adams.
Earlier on Thursday, Sinn Féin MLA Jennifer McCann also said she would be willing to meet Ms Cahill.
The West Belfast assembly member, who worked with Ms Cahill in 2005 and knew about the abuse allegation, said: "I have no problems whatsoever if Maíria wants to meet with me today or any time in the near future."
Ms McCann said: "She disclosed to me about her abuse and, at that stage, I said she should go and talk to a counsellor because I was very much aware that the counsellor's responsibility would be to go to the police and report it to social services.
"I did my best to support and help Maíria through that time and I know other people did their best to help and support her through that time."
Ms Cahill waived her right to anonymity to speak to BBC Northern Ireland's Spotlight programme, broadcast on Tuesday night.
She said that in 1997, when she was 16, she was subjected to a year-long 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.
She also complained about how the police later dealt with the case.
Mr Adams issued a fresh statement on Thursday in which he said he was "horrified at the allegation" that he would have made the comments attributed to him by Ms Cahill in the programme.
"I would never make such remarks to anyone, much less an alleged victim of abuse," he said.
The Sinn Féin president added: "The allegation of an IRA investigation was subject to a police investigation and court case. Charges were brought against four people and all four were acquitted.
"However, if there was an IRA investigation, as Maíria has alleged, then that was totally wrong."
Speaking on Thursday following a meeting in Dublin with opposition Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin, Ms Cahill said: "I am quite happy to come face to face with Gerry Adams in front of the media, and go back through six years of meetings with him, from 2000 until 2006, and cover all the issues.
"I have a forensic memory in relation to this because I was traumatised at the time - one of the things about trauma is that people remember in minute detail what happened to them."
Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt wants the issue to be discussed at the Stormont talks.
"I have promised Maíria Cahill I will raise her allegations of sexual abuse and intimidation by members of the IRA," he said.
Justice Minister David Ford said her concerns were "matters for agencies like the Police Ombudsman to investigate".
"It does appear that certain people have been seeking to defend institutions over a variety of issues of abuse," he said.
"We've seen that alleged against government agencies, we've seen it alleged against the Catholic Church, we're now seeing it alleged against Sinn Féin.
"There are real issues of concern there but the first concern for me is to ensure that we establish what was done by the agencies which investigated Maíria Cahill's case and that is the role for the Ombudsman, not for me." | A west Belfast woman who claims republicans were involved in a cover-up of sexual abuse has said she is willing to meet Sinn Féin but only if the party admits she is telling the truth. | 29640153 |
Lloyds Banking Group fell 2.4% after reporting £1.4bn more PPI provision. BA owner IAG, shares turned south - down 1.7% - after an initial gain on a strong rise in profits.
Broadcaster ITV was the biggest gainer on the 100 list, up more than 2% after it said US broadcaster Liberty Global had increased its stake to almost 10%.
The benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 13.89 at at 6,654.98 points.
BG was another early riser that turned tail. Shares at midday were down almost 1%. Core earnings nearly halved in the second quarter thanks to weak oil prices.
Thomas Cook shares fell 5%. Poor results on Thursday revealed it took a £25m charge on lost earnings because of the Tunisian terrorist shootings.
Shares in InterContinental Hotels were 3.2% lower. The company dashed takeover hopes saying it was not in talks with rival Starwood Hotels.
On the currency markets, the pound fell 0.2% against the dollar to $1.5574 and was down 0.55% against the euro at €1.4193. | (Noon): The FTSE 100 begins Friday with falls in quiet end-of-week trading. | 33730194 |
The regulator said that customers were "bamboozled" by a complex system of tariffs, which have increased from 180 to more than 300 since 2008.
The "big six" suppliers should also face more competition, Ofgem said.
However, industry body Energy UK said that the number of tariffs simply reflects consumer demand and competition within the industry.
Ofgem said it would force energy firms to auction off up to a fifth of the electricity they generate, making room for new companies.
Ofgem said it had also found evidence that the "big six" energy firms "have adjusted prices in response to rising costs more quickly than they reduced them when costs fell".
Competition in the UK energy market is being stifled through complicated tariffs and a lack of transparency, and energy firms had "failed to play it straight with consumers", it said.
Ofgem launched a review of the energy market after claims were made that suppliers were making excessive profits.
Earlier in the year, British Gas said operating profits had risen by 24% in 2010 to £742m.
In November, Ofgem said that energy supplier's net profit margin per typical customer rose from £65 in September to £90 in November, a 38% rise.
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Energy firms could be referred to the Competition Commission if they do not comply with the new system, Ofgem said.
"Consumers must have confidence that energy companies are playing fair at a time when they are being asked to foot the £200bn bill to pay for the investment Britain needs to ensure secure and sustainable energy supplies," said chief executive Alistair Buchanan in a statement.
One supplier, Scottish Power, will face an investigation into its pricing regime, Ofgem said.
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That investigation is in addition to an ongoing Ofgem investigation into British Gas, EDF Energy and Npower into how they handle consumers' complaints.
Ofgem is also still investigating possible mis-selling by EDF Energy, Npower, Scottish Power, and Scottish and Southern Energy.
"In response to customer demand, there is now a wide range of energy products available - such as green tariffs and fixed tariffs - to meet the diverse needs of different customers," said Christine McGourty of the energy industry body Energy UK.
"If energy companies are not setting out these options clearly enough then this is something that should be addressed."
Long-term deals
Brian Snow worked for an energy company for his entire career and says that he does not understand his energy bill.
"I do not understand the tariff that I am on and cannot compare the different options and companies.
I do an annual check of my costs but I rely on one of the comparison companies to tell me which company and which tariff is best for me.
However, the 'best' tariff never seems to last for long and my bill always seems to increase.
I pity old or disadvantaged people who do not have a computer or the computer literacy to use the comparison sites.
If I, as an electrical engineer with a degree, cannot understand these tariffs - how can they?"
The regulator also wants to ban automatic rollovers of fixed contracts.
Some customers pay a set price each month for their energy over the period of a contract, irrespective of price changes for other customers.
Ofgem wants to ban suppliers automatically renewing these deals so customers are not repeatedly tied in to long-term deals.
A similar ban on automatic rollover contracts for land line telephone lines was proposed by communications regulator Ofcom earlier this month.
Instead, customers should default back to the standard tariff, unless they actively choose another fixed-term deal, it said.
Watchdog Consumer Focus welcomed Ofgem's review of the energy market.
"Companies are now on a very short leash," said chief executive Mike O'Connor.
"We welcome the explicit statement from Ofgem that the energy market is fundamentally failing consumers and that comprehensive and determined action is necessary to set it on the straight and narrow."
The "big six" energy firms are British Gas, E.On Energy, EDF Energy, Npower, Scottish and Southern Energy and Scottish Power. | Regulator Ofgem has told energy firms they must offer simpler tariffs to help consumers compare prices. | 12802591 |
The firm had previously called back about 500,000 units because they posed a safety risk. At least one person suffered burns after a device exploded.
The extension covers about a further million copies of the kit.
"We are taking this action because we are aware of a very small number of further incidents where Power Bars have overheated," EE said.
The firm began offering the devices to its customers in April. Users were able to exchange depleted ones for fully-charged units in its shops, but could also recharge them via a USB connection.
Although consumers did not have to pay for the Power Bars, the firm is offering a £20 voucher to those who return the devices.
"Keeping our customers safe is extremely important to us, and that's why we're taking this voluntary and precautionary action," EE added. | Mobile network EE is expanding its Power Bar recall to include all copies of its smartphone charger. | 35119550 |
Barcelona want a 8.5m euros (£7.8m) renewal bonus Neymar received for signing a five-year deal - just nine months before his move - returned.
The Brazil international made a record 222m euro (£200m) move to PSG in August after buying out his contract.
"The player's formal defence will be filed in due course," read a statement from the 25-year-old and his lawyers.
Neymar also seemed to suggest Barcelona owe him money following his Nou Camp exit, rather than the other way round.
His statement added: "Regarding the bonuses owed for the execution of the contract of 2016, it is also necessary to inform that the player has already initiated the formal procedures of collection before the competent courts."
On Tuesday, Barcelona had demanded the return of the "already paid" renewal bonus, plus an additional 10% for delayed payment. "The club demands the player return the already paid sum as he has not completed his contract," it said.
"The club also requests Paris St-Germain take on responsibility for the payment of these fees if the player cannot do so himself," the Catalan club added.
Paris St-Germain later responded to say they were "surprised" by Barcelona's statement, adding: "The club repeats that, along with Neymar Jr, it strictly respected all applicable laws and rules and can only regret, once again, the attitude of FC Barcelona."
The lawsuit was submitted on 11 August to the Labour Tribunal in Barcelona.
Following the transfer, Barcelona announced the club was withholding a further 26m euro (£23m) loyalty bonus from the player.
Neymar criticised the directors of his old club on Sunday after scoring twice on his home debut for PSG in a 6-2 win over Toulouse.
"I spent four beautiful years there and parted happy," said the 25-year-old. "But with [the board], no.
"For me, they are not the people who should be there, for the direction of Barca. Barca deserve much better."
Spanish football journalist Eduardo Alvarez speaking to BBC World Service after Barca announced their intention to sue
I am surprised about this news because this Barcelona board has some history in this type of action.
They sued former President Juan Laporta (seeking to hold him personally responsible for alleged losses during his mandate) and they lost that case.
It was terrible in terms of reputation for the club. Laporta was exonerated. Now, to be suing a former player sounds extremely harsh even if you don't agree with the way he left.
Barcelona mentioned in their statement that they sent this case to the Spanish authorities on 11 August so maybe Neymar's words on Sunday after his PSG home debut were a reaction this news? | Paris St-Germain forward Neymar will contest the legal action brought against him by former club Barcelona. | 41014149 |
The 24-year-old Scot, who was beaten 7-6 (7-4) 6-1, had been bidding for a second Grand Slam singles title of the year after his Australian Open victory.
"I lost to the better player. I struggled with my serve and that let him dictate the points," Reid said.
Both Reid and fellow Briton Jordanne Whiley won doubles titles.
Reid and Japan's Shingo Kunieda defended their doubles crown with a 6-3 6-2 victory over Michael Jeremiasz of France and Swede Stefan Olsson.
Whiley won her seventh slam doubles title alongside Kuneida's compatriot Yui Kamiji as they defeated Dutch top seeds Jiske Griffioen and Aniek Van Koot 6-3 4-6 10-6.
Reid led 4-2 in the opening set but Fernandez battled back and went 6-5 up before the Scot forced the tie-break, which he eventually lost.
The Argentine was the stronger in the second set, quickly racing into a 4-0 lead and there was no way back for Reid, who had won his last three matches against Fernandez.
"It's been a good week to get this far, following on from Melbourne," said Reid, who is ranked two places above Fernandez at four in the world.
"Obviously, I wanted a good result but I wasn't good enough in the final.
"He had all the momentum in the second set." | Britain's Gordon Reid lost to Argentina's Gustavo Fernandez in the men's wheelchair singles final at the French Open. | 36452054 |
He has also been fined £100,000 and ordered to attend a Football Association education course.
Shelvey, 24, had a personal hearing to challenge the charge after an incident with Wolves' Moroccan midfielder Romain Saiss in 17 September's 2-0 defeat.
The player has seven days to appeal.
Newcastle said in a statement they will wait to see the FA's written reasons "before making any further comment on the matter".
The FA's sanctions will be set aside pending consideration for an appeal.
Newcastle were losing to Wolves in their Championship match at St James' Park, when in the 87th minute an incident occurred between Shelvey and Saiss.
The breach, according to the FA's charge against the former Liverpool and Swansea player, related to Rule E3(1), and was an "Aggravated Breach as defined in Rule E3(2), as it included reference to ethnic origin and/or race and/or nationality".
BBC Sport's Pat Murphy said the matter was brought to referee Tim Robinson's attention by one of Saiss' team-mates immediately after the game.
If Boxing Day's visit of Sheffield Wednesday becomes the first game of the suspension, the England international will miss four league games and the FA Cup third-round tie at Birmingham.
Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez would next be able to name him in the squad for the Championship game against Rotherham on 21 January.
FA guidelines, which were revised in 2013, state any player found guilty of racially abusing an opponent or discriminating on religion, sexuality or disability, should be banned for at least five games.
Prior to that, Chelsea's John Terry was handed a four-match ban and a £220,000 fine for racially abusing QPR defender Anton Ferdinand, while Liverpool's Luis Suarez received an eight-match suspension and a £40,000 fine for his abuse of Manchester United's Patrice Evra - both in 2011. | Newcastle United midfielder Jonjo Shelvey has been banned for five games after he was found guilty of using racially abusive language by an independent panel. | 38366883 |
A number of vehicles broke down shortly after after filling up at the station in Branksome, Poole.
The supermarket said it was carrying out "further research" after tests on the fuel came back as inconclusive.
About 20 motorists were initially thought to have had problems but the firm said the number of new cases being reported was increasing.
An excavator was seen at the forecourt but Tesco would not give further details of work taking place.
A Tesco spokesman said: "We have been working urgently to respond to customers' complaints and get people back onto the road as quickly as possible.
"Our customer services team have now contacted every known complainant and are proceeding on an individual, case-by-case basis to resolve their problems."
Hertfordshire County Council's trading standards is also dealing with the supermarket - which has its head office in Cheshunt - as part of the investigations.
Council spokesman Simon Hoggett said: "The council's actions will be governed by what the tests show.
"Is this a case of fuel being contaminated, or is it a case of the wrong fuel being put in the wrong tanks? We just don't know."
Anyone who has not yet reported a problem to the supermarket should call the customer service team on 0800 505555. | The forecourt of a Tesco fuel station is being dug up after drivers reported engine problems after buying diesel. | 29340899 |
An election on 26 June will be confirmed when parliament is dissolved next Tuesday.
But it is far from clear that the same politicians who have failed to work together in the past four months will manage to do so in July.
Little is likely to change from December's general election result, according to opinion polls which also indicate that 80% of Spaniards want a coalition government, and not fresh elections.
More frustration could ensue in a country where unemployment remains over 20%.
The acting economy minister has admitted that Spain's economic recovery will falter this year, scaling back his prediction for GDP growth to 2.7% from 3%.
In the 20 December ballot, the conservative Popular Party (PP) of acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy came first, but lost its majority on the back of austerity policies and corruption scandals to win 122 seats out of the 350 in Congress.
The Socialist party (PSOE) led by Pedro Sanchez was second but immediately ruled out a grand coalition deal with Mr Rajoy.
Podemos, a Left-wing anti-austerity party was third, but could not combine with PSOE to guarantee a majority, while centrist anti-corruption party Ciudadanos did not win enough seats to really help anyone.
It was somewhat puzzling then, when the only formal negotiation process to produce any kind of firm deal in the past four months was between the Socialists and Ciudadanos.
No one else backed the 200-point policy programme aimed at cleaning up Spain's sleazy politics and tackling some of the social problems caused by a double-dip recession between 2008 and 2013.
Instead there has been finger-pointing as political leaders prepare sheepishly to ask Spaniards for their vote once again.
As the leaders prepare to get back on the campaign trail, all opinion polls agree that the PP will win again, but fall short of a majority, again.
There is speculation that an improved showing by Ciudadanos could allow for a centre-right coalition, but the continued presence of Mr Rajoy as leader and his apparent unwillingness to purge corruption from PP ranks could make such a deal hard to strike.
The deadly rivalry between Podemos and the PSOE frustrated any hopes for an anti-austerity coalition in this parliament. Mr Sanchez will hope he and Ciudadanos are both rewarded for their attempt to negotiate a majority deal.
Podemos' plan is to beat the PSOE in June and lead an anti-PP coalition on its own more radical terms.
The nightmare scenario is that the same devilish parliamentary mathematics is produced by the repeat poll.
Will the politicians sweat out a deal through Spain's hot summer weeks, or will autumn roll around with no proper mandate for a government in place?
There is a danger that 2016 will be remembered as a lost year in Spanish politics, unless the country's political leaders find their sense of duty.
Having won the election, the acting prime minister sprang a surprise when he turned down the king's nomination to face a confidence vote. Mr Rajoy has made next to no effort to negotiate with other party leaders, even being caught by radio pranksters admitting he had an "empty diary" in January.
All the other parties have said that Mr Rajoy is an obstacle to any forward-looking deal because he has overseen a spate of corruption scandals within the PP, but the veteran conservative refuses to budge and seems likely to lead his party into a general election for a fifth time.
The Socialist leader tried to railroad the politically antagonistic Ciudadanos and Podemos together in a "majority for change", but seemingly tied his own hands by reaching a deal with the centrists before negotiating with the larger left-wing force.
Similarly, he rejected a pure leftist alliance with Podemos as it would have required the backing of Basque and Catalan parties that seek independence from Spain. Mr Sanchez wants voters to recognise that he has tried harder than others to form a government, blaming Podemos for the impasse.
Podemos' leader, a pony-tailed politics lecturer and Machiavelli scholar, seemed to have decided early on that Podemos needed another election campaign to prolong the surge the anti-austerity party enjoyed in December.
Podemos told Pedro Sanchez that any leftist coalition had to support a referendum on independence in Catalonia, anathema to the Socialist leader.
The fresh-faced Ciudadanos leader has played his small hand in terms of parliamentary seats rather well, leaping to prominence as a statesmanlike figure by signing the solemn but ultimately sterile agreement with Mr Sanchez.
Ciudadanos is perceived by the electorate as the party least to blame for deadlock ahead of June's elections and Mr Rivera is the highest-ranked leader. | After last-ditch talks between Spain's king and party leaders failed to break the country's political deadlock, Spaniards are to go to the polls once more. | 36152440 |
English world number 405 Shinkwin, 24, took six shots when needing a par five at the final hole for a first European Tour title, but qualifies for the Open.
Cabrera-Bello carded an eight-under course record 64 to finish the regulation 72 holes in 13 under.
Ian Poulter, the 41-year-old seeking a first title since 2012, had five bogeys in a 74 and shared ninth.
Shinkwin, from Watford, had been at the top of the leaderboard since the second round and did not drop a shot in the first 17 holes on the final day at the Dundonald Links in Ayrshire.
But he took four to get down from level with the green at the par-five 18th, leaving a seven-foot putt short. Then at the same hole in the play-off, he saw a putt from a similar spot also fail to reach the cup.
It was a third European title for world number 31 Cabrera-Bello, 33, and his first since 2012.
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Shinkwin, who beat Matthew Fitzpatrick to win the 2013 English Amateur Championship, played in last year's Open at Royal Troon but missed the cut.
Former US Open champion Graeme McDowell had hoped a first top-10 of the season would earn him a place at Royal Birkdale next week but he carded a 72 to finish on five under in a share of 19th.
The 37-year-old world number 102 has played in the Championship every year since making his debut in 2004.
France's Matthieu Pavon secured a major debut at Birkdale with a closing 66 to finish third, with Australia's Andrew Dodt claiming the last place ahead of England's Anthony Wall by virtue of his higher world ranking.
Dodt, the world number 193, had been scheduled to fly to New York on Monday for a holiday with his wife, but finished on eight under par alongside Wall, Padraig Harrington, Matt Kuchar and Ryan Fox.
Three-time major winner Harrington, who shared the lead after day two, fell away with a third-round 79 but closed with a 66. | Spaniard Rafa Cabrera-Bello birdied the first play-off hole to deny Callum Shinkwin and capture the Scottish Open. | 40626389 |
He was referring to the level of the UK's contribution to the EU Budget - there have been loads of figures for this bandied about, so here are some of the amounts you may have heard and where they come from.
The figures that most people are using are HM Treasury figures from 2014, because the figures for 2015 are only estimates at the moment.
So what are these figures?
Well, the top line is the gross contribution. Some exit campaigners have described that in recent weeks as being the amount the UK hands over to the EU, but it isn't, because before the contribution is paid the rebate is deducted, to give the amount in the second line.
Now, £88m a week is paid back to the UK in the form of payments to support things like agriculture and regional development, leaving a net contribution of £188m a week.
Out of that, £26m a week goes directly to private sector organisations in the UK such as universities to fund research, leaving £161m a week going to run EU institutions, pan-European projects and projects in other countries.
And that £161m rounds to about the £8bn to which John Caudwell was referring.
Mr Caudwell was also asked about whether we would have to continue to contribute to the EU Budget in order to retain access to the single market, as Norway and Switzerland do.
"The contribution would be a lot less than we pay," he replied.
It's a slightly difficult comparison to make, but fortunately a paper from the House of Commons Library from 2013 did it for us.
It says that Norway's contribution to the EU in 2011 was £106 per capita, compared with the UK's net contribution of £128 per capita in the same year.
The paper says that Switzerland's contribution as a member of the European Free Trade Areas (Efta) has been about £53 per head in recent years.
So both countries contribute less than the UK does - whether Norway contributes "a lot less" is a moot point.
This chart shows what's happened to some of the figures for the UK contribution since 1987.
Both sides of the debate have been using the figures for 2014, although we do have an estimated figure for 2015, which is a gross payment of £17.8bn, which is £12.9bn if you subtract the rebate and £8.5bn if you deduct public sector receipts.
You may find it a bit strange that we still only have estimated figures for the UK's contribution in 2015, given that 2015 has been over for some time.
Countries' contributions are based on their economic output. The amount the UK contributed last year was based on forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).
We won't know whether that was the right amount until December this year, and the figures are occasionally revised years later.
The OBR has already estimated how much the UK will contribute until 2020-21.
This chart shows the OBR's forecasts for gross contribution minus rebate .
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Douglas Waymark, from Cheltenham, got into difficulty about half way across, 12 nautical miles from Dover.
The 44-year-old was airlifted to William Harvey Hospital in Ashford on Monday night, but later died.
His girlfriend Lola Lewis, said: "He was nervous but I had every belief in him and the preparation he'd put in."
The endurance athlete had been taking part in the Enduroman Arch to Arc triathlon from London to Paris.
The triathlon starts with an 87-mile run from London's Marble Arch to Dover, followed by a swim across the channel to France.
The final leg is a 181-mile bike ride from Calais to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
Ms Lewis said Mr Waymark had set off in "very good spirits".
"He finished the run... in Dover... [but] the last few miles were very painful," she said.
At 06:00 BST the following morning, Mr Waymark was getting ready to swim the Channel.
"When we were at the dockside we had lots of cuddles and I told him that I loved him and told him I thought he was awesome," said Ms Lewis.
"He was nervous but I had every belief in him and that the officials and the crew were trained and knew what they were doing."
Later he began to struggle and when his "tracker didn't seem to make any sense" Ms Lewis called the boat and was told he had been taken to hospital by helicopter.
"He'd never swum the channel before but he just wanted to try something new, to try and stretch himself and see what he was capable of," she said. | A man who died swimming the English Channel was "completely prepared" for the gruelling triathlon he was taking part in, his girlfriend has said. | 40875362 |
It is understood the man was fishing off rocks west of Ballyheigue in the Kerry Head area when he was swept into the water on Friday afternoon.
The Irish navy vessel LÉ Orla, Glenderry and Ballybunion Coastguard units and Fenit RNLI lifeboat are involved in the search.
The Shannon based rescue helicopter is also in attendance.
There are reportedly difficult sea conditions around the cove area where the missing man was last seen. | A search operation has resumed for a man missing off the County Kerry coast in the Republic of Ireland. | 33945729 |
Shinzo Abe said he wanted to "build trust" and "work together for prosperity and world peace", before leaving for his trip.
The meeting in New York comes amid concern over the foreign policy direction of Tokyo's biggest ally.
Mr Trump has said Japan needs to pay more to maintain US troops on its soil.
He also condemned a major trade deal struck by President Obama with Japan and other Pacific Rim countries.
The US and Japan have been key allies since the end of World War Two, when the US helped Japan rebuild its economy.
Mr Abe is stopping in New York on his way to an Asia-Pacific trade summit in Peru.
But details of Thursday's meeting are unclear, with a Japanese official saying exactly where it will happen has not been firmed up.
"There has been a lot of confusion," a Japanese official told Reuters news agency.
The BBC's Paul Adams in Washington says Mr Trump has toned down some of his more strident rhetoric since the election, but that hasn't stopped observers wondering whether the fundamentals of post-war US policy on Asia can survive.
Mr Trump has also yet to select his new cabinet and other positions. He has denied that the transition to the White House is in a disarray.
Mr Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence have spoken with 29 world leaders since the election, according to a statement from the transition team.
It remains unclear who else might be at the meeting with Mr Abe.
High-level talks are rarely held in such an informal context and Tokyo is keen to minimise uncertainty during the long handover of power.
"We want to safeguard our alliance with the United States during the transition," said a senior Japanese foreign ministry official, Tetsuya Otsuru, when the meeting was announced.
But there are some key points of difference between the two countries.
Donald Trump has suggested the US could pull troops out if Japan does not start paying more for them. Tokyo currently spends $1.7bn (£1.3bn) on their support, including the costs of running US bases, which are unpopular with many in Okinawa where most are located.
The president-elect also stunned Japan on the campaign trail by floating the idea that it and South Korea might be better off acquiring nuclear weapons to protect themselves against North Korea.
Japan, the only country to have had nuclear weapons used against it, has a pacifist constitution and is resolutely opposed to arming itself with nuclear weapons.
China
Both men distrust Beijing, but the focus of their concern is different. Mr Trump accuses China of engaging in the biggest "theft" of US jobs in history, by exploiting "terrible" trade deals he will renegotiate or rip up. For Mr Abe the main concern is likely to be Beijing's increasingly aggressive tone towards territory Japan controls but which China also claims.
Japan is an export-led economy, heavily dependent on trade. It needs the US to stay open to its products and to back trade deals that keep other countries open to them too. Mr Trump has expressed concerns about Japanese imports and has promised to ditch the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, even though many saw it as a way to contain China, which is working on a rival deal. | Japan's PM is set to become the first foreign leader to meet US President-elect Donald Trump, since the election last week. | 37946613 |
But with voters being asked to go to the polls for a second assembly election in just 10 months, and with this campaign having been a divisive one, how will people react on Thursday?
Voter turnout in assembly elections has slid steadily since 1998, when about 70% of the eligible electorate went to the ballot box.
At last year's assembly election, turnout was down more than 15% on the figure from 18 years earlier.
So, has setback and scandal at Stormont put people off politics, or has it spurred them on to have their say?
BBC News NI spoke to two people with strongly differing views on voting.
The right to vote has been hard won for many people, Feliticy McKee says, and she believes every single ballot paper will have a significance when counting begins on Friday.
"Our very peace process was established through democracy and the Good Friday Agreement - I vote simply because of that," she explains.
"The main success that we have from our democracy is the peace process - it may not be perfect, but these things take time.
"And also, within Northern Ireland there have been people who have fought for my very right to vote."
Even for those turned off by the main parties, the variety of candidates should serve up something to support for most people, including those desperate for an alternative.
But she adds that many non-voters are not engaged in the political process in any way, and more must be done encourage them to at least become "involved in protests or other forms of resistance".
Voter apathy "does tend to appear in more peaceful places", Felicity says, but recent results have shown that change is possible.
"If you look at Brexit and Trump, there can be changes within democracy and within the system that some non-voters are so upset about.
"This election could change things, considering how everyone's reacted to the RHI scandal - there's a huge feeling in the air of wanting to change.
"Democracy can quite literally come down to a handful of votes in some constituencies, so every vote matters."
Stephen Elliott describes himself as a "member of a positive non-voters' fraternity", and has adopted a firm stance against making a ballot paper.
That is because he sees Northern Ireland's political system as a "failure", and points to the falling turnout in each of the past five elections as evidence that others feel the same way.
"There isn't an individual candidate or a party that has demonstrated they can govern Northern Ireland, and that is the reason that people, like myself, turn away from this," he says.
"I'm not going to endorse anyone by voting for them because they're not worthy of my vote.
"I agree that the right to vote is a very important privilege and it has been long and hard-fought for.
"But that does not mean that there should be a demand or an entitlement on the part of the political class for us to go out and support them.
"There is an arrogance in the political class that we own them a duty to employ them - we're better off without them at the moment."
Describing non-voters as pessimistic, Stephen says, will not encourage them to participate in the democratic process.
"It sounds to me as if it's a desperate act to frighten or intimidate people into going to vote.
"That will not work - positive non-voting is the answer."
A battle between the DUP's Peter Weir and his suspended party colleague Jonathan Bell will be the key one to watch in the election, according to a bookmaker.
Mr Bell is standing as an independent in Strangford after he made extraordinary allegations against DUP advisers and his party leader Arlene Foster over their role in the RHI scandal in a BBC interview in December.
He is pitted against three DUP ministers, including Mr Weir, who is standing in Strangford after switching to the constituency from neighbouring North Down.
And Christopher Bickerstaff, a trader at A McLean Bookmakers, said there is potential for a shock.
Another intriguing contest will be between Sinn Féin and the SDLP for the fifth seat in North Belfast, Mr Bickerstaff said.
"It looks a straight fight between Nichola Mallon of the SDLP and Sinn Féin's Carál Ní Chuilín.
"The business we're seeing suggests Nichola Mallon will take the seat, although we have her priced as the outsider.
"Carál Ní Chuilín has a decent lead in first preference vote from the last election, so Nichola Mallon has a fair bit of ground to make up."
While political pollsters have been stung by some spectacular electoral upsets over the past few years, Mr Bickerstaff said bookies face added pressure to get it right.
"We have to be a bit more scientific with the way we look at it - we can lose money, whereas pollsters just come down to opinion," he explained.
"We have to take time and care before we produce our odds, and I reckon we've got a good handle on it this time.
"But it has been a very difficult election to price up with the drop from six to five seats in each constituency."
You can find a list of all candidates running for election in each constituency here.
A total of 1,254,709 will be eligible to vote in Thursday's Northern Ireland Assembly election.
That figure represents a 2.14% drop on the number of people who were on the electoral register for the last year's poll.
Of the 1,281,595 people who could have gone to the ballot box last time, 54.9% decided to cast a vote.
The Electoral Office for Northern Ireland said that 33,700 people were added to the register between 11 January and the end of the registration period in the run-up to this week's polling day.
A full constituency breakdown of the eligible electorate is available on the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland website. | It's over to the people to decide what the future holds for Northern Ireland and its politics. | 39118652 |
But with a shortened season next year to help England prepare for the 2018 World Cup, fixture congestion over the festive period could be even worse.
The Premier League has confirmed that a draft fixture schedule for next season could see six rounds of games over Christmas and New Year in 2017-18, as opposed to four this year.
That could see clubs playing six games in 17 days from 16 December 2017 to 1 January 2018 inclusive.
There are still several stages of the fixtures process to go, with nothing confirmed until June and final dates remaining subject to change after that announcement.
Yet should those factors result in two extra games during the festive period, the debate over the difference in rest between games for each side and calls for a winter break looks set to continue.
On Monday's Match of the Day, host Gary Lineker revealed next season's draft fixture schedule includes six games between the dates of 16 December 2017 and 1 January 2018 inclusive.
It is unlikely there will be a full round of 10 fixtures on each of the six matchdays, with games set to be moved in order to be televised.
But if the six potential matchdays represent separate rounds of top-flight action, then fans can look forward to 60 Premier League games in total over the course of that period.
This season saw 40 Premier League games over a similar period, with each club having four fixtures between Saturday 17 December 2016 and Wednesday 4 January 2017 inclusive.
Those 40 fixtures were played on 12 separate matchdays, including a particularly busy run which saw at least one Premier League match on every day bar one between 26 December and 4 January.
The 2015-16 campaign also included 40 games played between Saturday 19 December 2015 and Sunday 3 January inclusive, but the fixtures were played on nine separate matchdays.
Perhaps the biggest difference between the last two seasons is evident in the Boxing Day fixture lists, with all 10 games played on 26 December 2015 whereas only eight games took place on the same day this season - with televised games between Liverpool and Stoke and Southampton and Tottenham following on 27 and 28 December respectively.
That greater spread of games resulted in widespread debate amongst Premier League managers over discrepancies in the amount of rest between games for each club.
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Arsenal manager Wenger was especially critical of this year's festive fixture list, calling it the "most uneven Christmas period" he has seen in 20 years.
He added: "The difference of rest periods is absolutely unbelievable, compared to the other teams it is unbelievable."
Wenger was far from alone, with Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho claiming, "it looks like the fixtures are chosen to give rest for some and to create problems to others".
All the way back in October, an incredulous Jurgen Klopp looked at Liverpool's festive fixture list and simply asked: "How do you prepare a team for this?"
Not all title-chasing managers were fazed by the fixture list though, with Chelsea boss Antonio Conte saying his rivals were "angry for our position [as leaders] not for the fixtures".
The stakes are just as high at the bottom of the table with Sam Allardyce claiming the fixture scheduling contributed to his "shattered" Crystal Palace side losing to relegation rivals Swansea on Tuesday.
Even Swansea first-team coach Alan Curtis acknowledged the discrepancy, adding: "We had 24 hours more rest compared to them and that may have made a difference."
Referring to the lucrative television rights deal signed by the Premier League, Wenger said: "I don't know any more whether the Premier League is the master of the fixtures."
While TV broadcast selections alter the specific dates of games, the initial fixture list is compiled by international IT services company Atos, on behalf of the Premier League.
The first step is inputting international dates from world governing body Fifa, then dates of the European club competitions from Uefa, before the Football Association adds in their competitions, leaving the dates on which league and League Cup matches can be played.
This process is complicated for the 2017-18 season due to an agreement with the FA to finish seasons early in tournament years - in this instance to give the England manager a month with his squad to prepare for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Where possible, the Premier League and FA will also try to establish a stand-alone date for the FA Cup final.
There are then numerous other factors including the distribution of home and away games and travel issues to consider, as well as further discussion and checks before the fixture list is released in mid-June.
The live TV broadcast selections for December 2017 will not be confirmed until four to six weeks before the start of the month, so managers will have to wait to see how they fare in terms of rest between games.
But two extra fixtures to fit in are unlikely to be a welcome Christmas gift for most. | Arsene Wenger calls it "unfair", Jose Mourinho says it "creates problems" and Sam Allardyce thinks the person responsible for it should be sacked. | 38497382 |
Archaeologists have been studying an area at Rendlesham, about four miles (6km) from the Sutton Hoo burial site.
Faye Minter, project co-ordinator, said the remains of a 23m (75ft) by 9m (30ft) structure could have once been a royal hall or palace.
And she said it was "likely" there are "other royal burial sites" like Sutton Hoo dotted along the River Deben.
The hall find, said Ms Minter, of Suffolk County Council's archaeological unit, might be the same "palace" referred to by the Venerable Bede in the 8th Century.
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The remains at the 120-acre (50 hectare) site were found with aerial photography and geophysical surveys.
"We have discovered what we think is a large Anglo Saxon Hall, which could be the palace itself, if you could call it that," she said.
"We're convinced we've found a royal settlement of very high status, and I suppose it would be a large hall rather than a palace as it would spring to mind to us."
The discovery will be announced later at a conference in Bury St Edmunds.
Asked whether a second burial site similar to Sutton Hoo might be found, Ms Minter said: "We hope there will be more to come. Whether or not they would be ship burials like Sutton Hoo, who can say?"
About 4,000 items, including intricate metalwork, coins and weights, have been found at Rendlesham. About 1,000 of them are Anglo-Saxon, Ms Minter said.
Dr Helen Geake of the British Museum said while the "palace" find was "incredibly exciting", it could be one of a number dotted around East Anglia.
"There would have been quite a few of these palaces or halls dotted around," she said.
"The king [of the time] would have toured his kingdom in order to show his magnificence to his people, so he would have had lots of places to base himself around East Anglia."
It is thought Rendlesham and Sutton Hoo were intimately linked - with Sutton Hoo being the burial place of the king at Rendlesham.
The discovery at Sutton Hoo was made in 1939 when the landowner Edith Pretty asked archaeologist Basil Brown to investigate the largest of several mounds on her property.
Beneath the mound was the imprint of a 27m (88ft) ship. At its centre was a ruined burial chamber packed with treasures. | Archaeologists believe they have found a lost Anglo-Saxon royal palace near one of Britain's best known finds. | 37412519 |
The Multi-Story Orchestra was praised for its "ingenuity and impact in the local community" as it picked up the audience engagement prize.
Sakari Oramo, leader of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, won best conductor.
And the National Youth Orchestra took the ensemble award, as judges called it "a beacon of excellence for decades".
They reserved particular praise for the orchestra's outreach campaign, which aimed "to engage hundreds more teenagers" at a "time when music has such a precarious place in the schools' curriculum".
Pianist Clare Hammond, who appeared as a young Maggie Smith playing at the Proms in last year's Alan Bennett movie The Lady in the Van, won the award for young artists.
The 32-year-old, whose recent album of piano etudes was praised in Gramophone magazine for its "unfaltering bravura and conviction", is currently taking a break from performances to have a baby.
The jury praised her "commitment to new repertoire" and "compelling presence as a performer".
Russian virtuoso pianist Daniil Trifonov won the instrumentalist award and was commended by the jury for his "technical brilliance, deep musicality and fearless sense of adventure".
The musician, who is only 25, has been called a "superstar" and a "phenomenon". He gave his first concert aged eight, apparently losing one of his baby teeth mid-performance.
Internationally renowned opera director Graham Vick was presented with honorary membership of the Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS), joining the likes of Brahms (1882), Clara Schumann (1887), Stravinsky (1921), Aaron Copland (1970) and Evelyn Glennie (2015).
Vick, who is currently artistic director of Birmingham Opera Company, has spent his career bringing opera to new audiences.
In his early 20s, he founded a small touring group with funds from a government job creation scheme to take productions to remote communities in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Later, in the 1980s, he worked with a group of 300 unemployed young people on Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story in an abandoned mill in Yorkshire.
In its citation, the RPS said: "Graham Vick has single-handedly changed the way we think about opera. Everything he does stems from a passionate belief that opera that has excellence and accessibility at its core, speaks to everyone.
"He has taken opera out of the opera house and revitalised the repertoire, creating productions that engage both operatic newcomers and the most hardened devotees."
The ceremony, held at The Brewery in London, will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 at 19:30 BST on Wednesday, 11 May.
The full list of winners was as follows: | An orchestra that plays in a multi-storey car park in south London has won a top prize at the prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards. | 36250917 |
The dish was invented at London's Savoy Hotel, where this lover of the high life often stayed.
The JK Rowling of his day, his books sold in huge numbers, he was a figure of huge influence in politics and culture, a friend of the newspaper magnate Lord Beaverbrook, and declined a knighthood after notable service running the French propaganda department for the British government during World War I.
When Bennett lay dying from typhoid in his flat at Chiltern Court above Baker Street station in 1931, London's city authorities laid straw on the streets to dull the noise. It was testament to his status as a great national figure.
Not bad for a pawnbroker's son with a terrible stammer from the grimy Staffordshire potteries' town of Hanley who dreamed of escape.
And that story of social mobility is what makes it all the more remarkable that Bennett's place in literary history is currently so obscure, especially compared to his great friend HG Wells, with whom he shared a fascination for the technological innovations like the cinema and cars that were transforming early 20th-Century life.
Bennett came to London aged 21, originally to be a solicitor's clerk. But after winning a literary competition he never looked back and never stopped writing; up to half a million words a year.
First he wrote short stories for women's magazines, then novels and more: He wrote blockbuster film screenplays (Piccadilly 1929) and discussed working with a young Alfred Hitchcock.
He wrote smash hit plays that made him a theatre celebrity. He wrote self-help guides, such as How To Live On 24 Hours A Day (still in print today).
Bennett's most famous novel The Old Wives' Tale is about two sisters one of whom elopes to a scandalous life in France and the other who stays at home running the family draper's shop.
The shop, now empty, that inspired the book still stands in Burslem. It used to belong to Bennett's maternal family. And by coincidence Peter Coates, the millionaire chairman of Stoke City FC started his family's Bet365 business in that very shop.
Coates is one of a significant core of Bennett devotees who believe Bennett deserves rediscovery.
They include novelists Margaret Drabble and Sathnam Sanghera, who transposed the story of The Old Wives' Tale to an Asian corner shop in the 1960s and 70s for his recent novel Marriage Material.
Ask a Bennett admirer like Coates or Sanghera how they first came to read him, and almost always they say it's because someone gave them a book and they were hooked by his great stories and characters.
So why did Britain stop reading Bennett in significant numbers?
Many of his books are short and very readable. One of his funniest novels The Card was made into a much loved film starring Alec Guinness, shot on location in the Potteries.
But that was in 1952. And it was the 70s and 80s when the last major TV serialisations of The Old Wives' Tale and the Clayhanger trilogy were made.
Some fans say he wrote too much, some of it very mediocre. But that still leaves a dozen great novels and collections of short stories.
Many believe the long-term decline was down to the critical trashing of his reputation by Virginia Woolf and the Bloomsbury set of modernist writers which continued after his death in 1931.
Margaret Drabble, who wrote Bennett's biography, believes upper middle class snobbery at a lower class provincial writer was part of it.
But there is also the author's strained relationship with his roots. Bennett's most acclaimed novels were nearly all set in the Potteries that he'd been so desperate to leave.
He hardly ever went back. He turned the real six towns into a fictional five, which still rankles.
And in Clayhanger, Anna of the Five Towns and other books, the Potteries were portrayed as places of oppressive religious conformity, bullying Victorian patriarchs and philistine attitudes to art and literature.
This cryptic entry in Bennett's journal written on 20 October 1927 - nearly 40 years after he left - says it all: "I took the 1205 back to London, which went through the Potteries. The sight of this district gave me a shudder."
These days Stoke-on-Trent is proud of Bennett, but getting his books back onto school reading lists is a challenge.
You can still get an omelette Arnold Bennett at the Savoy Hotel or make one yourself, which is a lot cheaper. But why not try one of its namesake's classic novels instead?
Arnold of the Five Towns, written and presented by Samira Ahmed is on Radio 4 on Monday 23 June at 16:00 BST | Arnold Bennett is probably the most successful and famous British celebrity you've never heard of, unless you've tried the omelette that bears his name. | 27920331 |
He told the BBC the act was "unprecedented in its scale" and warned more people could find themselves affected on Monday morning.
The virus took control of users' files, demanding payments; Russia and the UK were among the worst-hit countries.
Experts say another attack could be imminent and have warned people to ensure their security is up to date.
Mr Wainwright said that the ransomware - software that blocks access to data until a ransom is paid - was combined with a worm application - a program that replicates itself in order to spread to other computers.
This, he said, was allowing the "infection of one computer to quickly spread across the networks".
He added: "That's why we're seeing these numbers increasing all the time."
Although a temporary fix earlier slowed the infection rate, the attackers had now released a new version of the ransomware, he said.
Companies need to make sure they have updated their systems and "patched where they should" before staff arrived for work on Monday morning, the EU law enforcement agency head said.
In England, 48 National Health Service (NHS) trusts reported problems at hospitals, GP surgeries or pharmacies, and 13 NHS organisations in Scotland were also affected.
What occurred was an "indiscriminate attack across the world on multiple industries and services", Mr Wainwright said, including Germany's rail network Deutsche Bahn, Spanish telecommunications operator Telefonica, US logistics giant FedEx and Russia's interior ministry.
However, he said that so far "remarkably" few payments had been made by victims of the attack.
BBC analysis of three accounts linked with the global attack suggests the hackers have been paid the equivalent of £22,080.
The Europol chief said his agency was working with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation to find those responsible, and that more than one person was likely to be involved.
The virus exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows software, first identified by the US National Security Agency, experts have said.
After taking computers over, it displayed messages demanding a payment of $300 (£230) in virtual currency Bitcoin to unlock files and return them to the user.
Microsoft released security updates last month to address the vulnerability, with another patch released on Friday.
The UK security researcher known as "MalwareTech", who helped to limit the ransomware attack, predicted "another one coming... quite likely on Monday".
MalwareTech, who wants to remain anonymous, was hailed as an "accidental hero" after registering a domain name to track the spread of the virus, which actually ended up halting it.
The 22-year-old told the BBC it was very important for people to patch their systems as soon as possible. | Friday's cyber-attack has affected more than 200,000 victims in 150 countries, Europol chief Rob Wainwright says. | 39913630 |
Nawaz Sharif spoke after talks between political parties about the massacre.
Gunmen went from class to class shooting the students in the Pakistani Taliban's deadliest attack to date. Funerals of the victims are continuing.
The Afghan president says the "time has come" for his country to work with Pakistan to fight "extremism."
Ashraf Ghani said the two countries should "jointly take effective actions" following a surprise meeting with Pakistan's army chief in Kabul to discuss security co-ordination.
New images of the school published by a BBC team that gained access to the site on Wednesday showed the scale and brutality of the attack, with pools of blood on the ground and walls covered in pockmarks from hundreds of bullets.
The Pakistani Taliban (TTP) said they had carried out the attack against the Army Public School to avenge army-led operations against them in the Khyber and North Waziristan areas.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Pakistan stood united to ensure the deaths of the children were not wasted, after meeting party leaders in Peshawar on Wednesday.
In any action against the militants, he said, there would be no distinction between "good and bad" Taliban.
"We...have resolved to continue the war against terrorism till the last terrorist is eliminated," he added.
He also announced an end to the moratorium on the death penalty for terrorism cases, which correspondents say is a move aimed at countering a view held by many Pakistanis that many terror suspects end up evading justice.
After meeting Pakistan's army chief General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday, Afghanistan's President Ghani said the two countries should "work together in sincerity and jointly take effective actions against terrorism and extremism".
In the past, the two countries have accused each other of allowing cross border attacks by militants.
It was a very eerie atmosphere. These were premises that should have been alive to the sound of hundreds of children who studied here and began school as normal on Tuesday. But it was now desolate.
The army has been working through the night to clear the premises of explosives.
There were blood stains running right down the steps and towards the auditorium itself.
There was a child's shoe on one of the steps. The auditorium, where children were taking exams, was one of the places within the school grounds that the militants first targeted.
The chairs that the children were sitting on had been upturned, the place has been turned upside down and I could see the blood stains on the floor right around me.
Pakistani Taliban (TTP) leader Mullah Fazlullah is believed by the Pakistani authorities to be hiding in Afghanistan, and media reports in Pakistan suggest the school attack may have been co-ordinated from Afghanistan.
But the TTP said the attack had been masterminded by its military chief in the Peshawar region, who it said had been in touch with the gunmen throughout the assault.
A TTP spokesman told the BBC they had deliberately killed older pupils and not targeted "small children".
BBC correspondents say the Taliban statement is being seen as damage limitation after the attack was universally condemned in Pakistan for its brutality.
World leaders voiced disgust at the attack. Even the Afghan Taliban have criticised the attack, calling it "un-Islamic".
The TTP also repeated its earlier claim that only six attackers were sent, contradicting official accounts that seven gunmen were killed.
The Taliban attackers wearing bomb vests cut through a wire fence to gain entry to the school, before launching an attack on an auditorium where children were taking an exam in a siege that lasted eight hours.
"This is not a human act,'' military spokesman Major General Asim Bajwa said during a tour of the school on Wednesday, the Associated Press reports. "This is a national tragedy."
A total of 125 people were wounded at Peshawar's Army Public School, which teaches boys and girls from both military and civilian backgrounds.
Mohammad Hilal, a student in the 10th grade, was shot three times in his arm and legs when the gunmen stormed the school auditorium.
"I think I passed out for a while. I thought I was dreaming. I wanted to move but felt paralysed. Then I came to and realised that actually two other boys had fallen on me. Both of them were dead," he told the BBC.
Prayer vigils are being held nationwide, with Pakistani embassies across the world lowering their flags to half-mast and opening books of condolences.
India's parliament observed a minute's silence in honour of the victims.
Hundreds of Taliban fighters are thought to have died in the recent Pakistan army offensive in the Khyber area and North Waziristan, regions close to the Afghan border. | Pakistan's prime minister has vowed to rid his country of terrorism after a Taliban attack at a school in Peshawar killed 141 people, mostly children. | 30517904 |
It comes after the Edinburgh club sent her one of their eye-catching primrose and pink away strips.
Louise gathered a bit of attention last month when she a wore pink, yellow and black dress - dubbed unkindly by some as "looking a bit like a Battenburg".
She tweeted: "I love this shirt. Battenburg dress move over thank you @JamTarts it is fantastic."
The Hearts top pays tribute to the racing colours of the 5th Earl of Rosebery, which have also been used by Scotland.
BBC Breakfast co-host Dan Walker was not left out, with the gift of a matching pink and yellow tie. | BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin has thanked Heart of Midlothian FC for brightening her day. | 37623324 |
Visitors to Pentewan Sands, Cornwall, said the beach was covered in herring, sardine and mackerel on Saturday.
Experts described the event as unusual, especially for the time of year, but suspect recent windy weather could be a factor.
The dead fish have attracted huge numbers of gulls to the bay on the county's south coast.
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James Wright, curator of the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth, said events like this one usually happen in the summer months when fish, particularly mackerel, are following their prey into warmer waters, and then in turn are hunted by something themselves.
"It's quite unusual for fish to want to leave the water, it's usually a result of panic, because of a predator, but at this time of year that would be unusual", he said.
He suggested the weather could be a factor: "It is possible they were all caught in particularly bad weather when they were near the surface and washed up by the waves."
Mr Wright said the fish did not appear to have been affected by pollution, but people should not take them home and eat them. | Bad weather could be to blame for thousands of dead fish washing up on a beach, experts have said. | 38201220 |
Items belonging to robbers Ronnie Biggs and Bruce Reynolds, who both died in 2013, are for sale at a Northamptonshire auction house.
They include a watch and a ring worn by Biggs in the robbery, as well as £1 and 10 shilling notes from the £2.6m haul.
An ignition key and petrol caps from getaway vehicles and a length of wire used to alter railway signals are also being sold off.
Bruce Reynolds planned the attack, at Mentmore Bridge in Buckinghamshire, on an overnight mail train travelling from Glasgow to London on 8 August 1963.
The gang of 15 wearing helmets and ski masks, made off with a then-record haul, equivalent to £40m in today's money.
Train driver Jack Mills was struck over the head during the robbery and never worked again. He died in 1970.
Reynolds evaded capture for five years and spent 10 years in jail. Biggs, who died aged 84 in December 2013, believed the British public saw him as a "loveable rogue". He was sentenced to 25 years jail but escaped and fled to Brazil. | Memorabilia from the 1963 Great Train Robbery is being sold at auction. | 31169227 |
Liu Shaoyo was shot dead in his apartment on Sunday by police responding to suspected domestic dispute call.
His death has angered members of the Chinese immigrant community who clashed with police on Monday.
China has lodged a complaint calling for its citizens to be protected.
At a press conference on Wednesday, Francois Ormillien, one of the lawyers representing the family, said: "We know that this incident has caused some turmoil.
"The family wished for this press conference to launch an appeal for calm."
Police have said that Mr Liu was shot as he tried to attack an officer with a sharp object.
His family had said earlier that Mr Liu was holding a pair of scissors as he was preparing fish for dinner.
On Wednesday, their lawyers said he had not attacked nor rushed at the officers, and that details of his death remained "extremely obscure".
One of Mr Liu's daughters, who was in the apartment at the time, also gave her account.
"They began to bang on our door and then we heard something we didn't know who it was, by that time I was stricken with panic.
"My father was really trying to hold back the door and then the door opened all of a sudden. A shot was fired. All of this happened in just a few seconds," she was quoted as saying by AFP news agency.
Read more: French Chinese 'at breaking point'
The daughter, who declined to be named, had previously told French media she did not recognise the men at the door as police officers when she looked through the peephole, as they were not in uniform.
The case has sparked anger among Chinese residents in Paris.
Following Monday's violence which left three police officers injured, members of the French Chinese community staged a protest in Paris on Tuesday night.
Beijing has called for French authorities to "guarantee the safety and legal rights and interests of Chinese citizens in France and to treat the reaction of Chinese people to this incident in a rational way". | The family of a Chinese man whose killing has sparked clashes in Paris has called for calm, as they disputed French police's version of events. | 39427289 |
The first is that their back story will be available online so there is no need to ask about it. The second is that there would not be enough time anyway.
Debbie Jevans, the chief executive of next year's England 2015 Rugby World Cup was different - is different - which perhaps explains why the Guardian named her the most influential woman in British sport earlier this year.
A cynic might say that sounds a bit like topping a list of famous Belgians, Welsh World Cup heroes or English lacrosse legends, and Jevans would probably agree.
When the main funding bodies in British sport declared they wanted female representation of at least 25% on the boards of national governing bodies by 2017, Jevans did not mince her words.
"Is it ambitious enough? I don't think so," she said. "Surely we've got to be aiming at 50%.
"The talent is out there, the problem is that too often the default position is to see jobs in sport as male."
But the thing about default positions is they are usually triggered when something goes wrong - Jevans' life in sports administration seems to be an exercise in preventing that from ever happening.
A former junior champion at Wimbledon, Jevans had a professional playing career that probably went under the radar at the time but would earn her a fortune now.
Between 1979 and 1983, she played in 10 Grand Slam singles tournaments, with the highlight a run to the fourth round of Wimbledon that was ended by Virginia Wade.
She also played a lot of doubles, reaching the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles at Wimbledon in 1978. Her partner was Andrew Jarrett, a man she would later marry. He is now Wimbledon's tournament referee.
After her time on the pro circuit came to an end Jevans moved smoothly into the ranks of officialdom.
By 1987, aged just 27, she was director of the women's game at the International Tennis Federation, and four years later she became general secretary.
She then set up her own consultancy firm, working at one stage for the International Rugby Board in its bid to get rugby union back into the Olympics.
But the really big break, or brave move, came in 2003 when she joined London's bid team for the 2012 Olympics. Her job was to draw up the budget and strategy for staging the sports (not building the venues!), a job she saw through to glorious completion nine hard, but happy, years later.
Having managed 20,000 staff and a budget of £160m so successfully, it was not a surprise when she was given the chance to lead England Rugby 2015, an event that some claim is now the third biggest sports event in the world.
Yet hers is a name the vast majority of British sports fans will not know, a face they have rarely seen on television, a voice they have rarely heard on the radio.
And those previous six paragraphs of biography are pretty much all that is available for a woman who is well down the road to delivering her second global sports spectacular in three years.
"I'd much rather be judged by the work of my team than talk about me," she said when I tried to get her to talk about herself.
"A public profile isn't important to me. But I will answer personal questions. Or you can at least ask them!"
I tried for a bit - she is now amicably divorced from Jarrett, no kids, still plays doubles, born in Essex, lives in Chelsea, supports Leeds United.
But half of the stuff we know about people with important jobs is none of our business. What matters is that they can do those jobs. Jevans can.
"When I look back to the Olympics, what really made me happy was sitting in the stadium and just seeing how well everything went," is her greatest memory of the greatest summer most British sports fans can remember.
It went so well because Jevans and her team worked methodically from milestone to milestone - "proper milestones, not soft deadlines that can be missed" is how she describes it. She is following the same strategy for the Rugby World Cup.
We were talking on the morning the window for registering for tickets was opened. A week before it had been the announcement of the tournament's training venues. A week later it would be a series of events to mark a "year to go".
Now, a month on, Jevans is dealing with a problem she foresaw at least two years ahead. With demand for tickets, particularly England tickets, outstripping supply, the tournament risks being tarnished by cynical touts and their eye-watering prices.
Nobody can accuse Jevans of sleepwalking into this. She spent the first two years of her job cajoling the Government to grant the Rugby World Cup the same legal protection from touts that the Olympics enjoyed and football gets.
She failed, or was failed, but it is to her credit that she is not whining about it.
"We lobbied Government about that but they decided against any new legislation," she told me.
"They didn't feel it was necessary. We have accepted that and respect the decision."
What Jevans did next was to put in place a series of measures that should at least limit the scope for blatant profiteering, and make sure as many genuine fans as possible can get to the games without second mortgages.
If last month's public ballot for tickets is an indication of things to come, Jevans is very much on the case: calmly, quietly, but ever so effectively.
It is a style that, despite my earlier bad joke about the lack of influential women in British sport, is becoming increasingly, and better-late-than-neverly, common.
This year's magnificent Tour de France Grand Depart was understatedly engineered by another woman who earned her stripes with London 2012, Nicky Roche.
Last year's well-regarded Rugby League World Cup was partly run by Sally Bolton, whose next trick will be to organise the 2017 World Athletics Championships.
Throw Sport England's boss Jennie Price, UK Sport's chief executive Liz Nicholl and the Sports Minister Helen Grant into the mix and you have quite a sisterhood.
Not content with shaking up one male-dominated sport, Jevans joined the Football League's board as an independent director this summer.
"It's definitely getting better," she acknowledged when I asked about the progress so many talented women were making in the higher ranks of British sport now.
"But if I have a frustration it's that is has taken too long. It's great that people have been overt in their statements about equality, but it was frustrating.
"We're getting there, though, and not just in sport. It's happening at FTSE-100 companies and in 'male' industries like construction. So the tide is turning."
Soon, the likes of Jevans will have washed away the last vestiges of a world where administrators were always, to paraphrase the former England rugby union captain Will Carling, boring, old, windy and male.
Jevans is speaking at the Transforming Sport conference at Lord's on Thursday, 30 October. | Normally when interviewing prominent figures from the world of sport there are two givens. | 29830142 |
Ministers say they could also bring in new measures to license retailers and restrict advertising after warnings about the risks to pilots and planes.
The government said it wanted to find "the best way to protect the public".
Last year, 1,258 incidents of lasers being shined at aircraft were recorded by the UK's Civil Aviation Authority.
This week, Spanish police said a British man and his son had pointed a laser at an airliner over the Costa del Sol.
Earlier this year, the government said it would introduce a new law meaning people who deliberately shined lasers at aircraft could face larger fines or even a jail sentence.
However, the proposal was dropped from the government's legislative programme after June's general election.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has now launched an eight-week consultation on the issue.
Business Minister Margot James said: "Public safety is of the utmost importance and we must look carefully to make sure regulations are keeping up with the increased use of these devices.
She added: "Used irresponsibly or maliciously, these products can and do wreak havoc and harm others, with potentially catastrophic consequences.
"That's why we want to hear from business groups, retailers and consumers about the best way to protect the public from this kind of dangerous behaviour and improve safety."
Licensing schemes already exist in countries such as Australia, Canada and the US.
In the UK, shining lasers at aircraft can incur a fine of up to £2,500.
Brian Strutton, general secretary of the British Airline Pilots Association, said shining lasers into the eyes of a pilot a critical stage of a flight "has the potential to cause a crash and loss of life".
"There is also a growing concern that, as the power of available lasers increases, the possibility of permanent damage being caused to pilots' and passengers' eyes increases," he added.
Three pilots reported being dazzled during the incident in Spain.
If found guilty, the two British holidaymakers could face a fine ranging from €30,001 (£27,280; $35,425) to €600,000 for endangering flight safety. | Buying powerful laser pens could require a licence in future, the government has said, amid concerns over the number of attacks on aircraft. | 40907694 |
A member of the public discovered the animals in the trap in the River Tyne, next to Haddington Golf Course.
It is thought the pups swam into the net and the mother followed in a bid to free them.
It is believed that the net was being used illegally to catch eels or crayfish.
The Scottish SPCA is helping police with the investigation.
Gavin Ross, of Police Scotland, said: "Examination of the otters confirms that they were an adult female and two young and it appears they became trapped within the net and were unable to escape.
"Using a net trap for catching eels and crayfish is illegal and we would urge members of the public who remembers seeing anyone fishing in this manner to contact police immediately.
"The death of these animals will be of great distress to many members of the local community, particularly as their return to our rivers is an environmental success story.
"Anyone who has information relevant to our ongoing investigation should contact police immediately." | A police investigation has been launched after an otter and her two pups were found dead inside an illegal trapping net in an East Lothian river. | 29065471 |
A parliamentary panel approved a long-awaited bill, effectively meaning it is guaranteed to become law, possibly as soon as Wednesday.
Analysts CSLA says Japan's casino market could be worth $40bn a year.
Las Vegas Sands shares closed 3% higher, while Wynn Resorts and MGM Resorts both added 2%.
Casinos are currently illegal in Japan, though gambling on horse, boat and bicycle races is allowed through government-backed bookmakers.
And the prospect of the country becoming a gambling powerhouse has excited operators who are keen to find new markets, especially those in close proximity to China.
The new bill, which will now go before politicians in Japan's upper house, proposes allowing large-scale projects that will combine casinos with hotel, shopping and conference facilities.
Attracting tourists is one of the key economic policies of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and supporters say these developments will bolster the country's flagging economy and help support tourism after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
But there has been strong opposition based largely around fears of gambling addiction and other social fall-out such as organised crime.
And an opinion poll by public broadcaster NHK found 44% of those questioned opposed the plans, with just 12% supporting it and 34% of respondents undecided.
The most common form of gambling in Japan is Pachinko, the country's take on pinball. Played in parlours across Japanese towns and cities, the game is tolerated despite its legal status remaining vague.
However even if the bill is passed, it will not be an immediate green light to open casinos. Instead it will allow regulators to begin developing plans on how to license the industry. | Shares in some of the world's biggest gambling firms have rallied after the legalisation of casinos in Japan moved a step closer. | 38311370 |
The Sweden international, 22, travelled to Manchester on Wednesday to discuss terms and have a medical.
Lindelof, who has won 12 caps for Sweden, becomes United's most expensive defender, overtaking the £29.1m paid for Rio Ferdinand in 2002.
"I'm thrilled," said Lindelof, who joins on a four-year contract with an option for a fifth year.
The centre-back made 47 appearances as Benfica won a Portuguese domestic double last season.
"I have enjoyed my time at Benfica enormously and I have learned a lot there," he said. "But I'm looking forward to playing in the Premier League at Old Trafford and for Jose Mourinho.
"I'm keen to get started and make my contribution to the team's efforts to win more trophies."
Mourinho said: "Victor is a very talented young player, who has a great future ahead of him at United.
"Our season last year showed us that we need options and quality to add depth to the squad and Victor is the first to join us this summer."
BBC Sport's Simon Stone
United have struggled for consistency in central defence since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.
For a couple of months last season, Phil Jones and Marcos Rojo did so well that Mourinho put off a proposed January move for Lindelof.
Both picked up injuries, though, as did Chris Smalling. Daley Blind was excellent in last month's Europa League final but he does not have the stature Mourinho demands from his central defenders.
At 6ft 2in, Lindelof does. And, at 22, he is only a year younger than Rio Ferdinand was when he made the switch to Old Trafford from Leeds.
If Lindelof can get close to showing the poise that Ferdinand brought to Ferguson's team, Mourinho will have got himself an outstanding foil for one of last season's new arrivals, Eric Bailly.
The word is Mourinho is still looking at another central-defensive option, which won't be Michael Keane, who wants regular football if he leaves Burnley. | Manchester United have completed the signing of defender Victor Lindelof from Benfica for £31m. | 40236474 |
The Flintshire-based Defence Electronics and Components Agency at Sealand will work with BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman on the project.
It will repair F-35 fighter plane components, including electronics and ejection seats.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said it was an endorsement of UK skills.
He said: "This establishes Britain as a hub for all European F-35s and is hugely positive news for our high-tech and innovative defence industry.
"It is an endorsement of the skills and capabilities the UK offers; will help create hundreds of high-end jobs, safeguard thousands more and be a substantial boost to UK exports.
"Building on the strong foundations of Britain's pre-eminent and enduring defence partnership with the US, this decision supports British jobs and helps keep Britain safer and more secure."
Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns said: "Today's announcement makes Wales an essential component repair hub for supporting the F-35 aircraft and confirms our status as a leader in aviation technology.
"I'm delighted that the expertise that exists in Wales, along with a skilled workforce, has been recognised by the award of this major contract. It will lead to the investment of millions of pounds into the economy of north Wales."
He said there were already about 400 jobs at the Sealand site, with thousands more in the supply chain, which would be "sustained and grown" over the coming years as a result of the announcement.
The repair service is expected to begin from early 2018.
The Ministry of Defence, which owns DECA, said the new work had the potential to unlock more than £2bn of future F-35 support income over the lifetime of the programme. | A north Wales defence agency has won a multi-million pound contract to help repair and maintain fighter aircraft from across Europe. | 37898142 |
Out of 1,000 people questioned in the Red C survey, 53% said they would vote Yes in the 31 May referendum, up six points on the last poll two weeks ago.
The poll suggests 31% would vote No, down four points, while 16% were undecided, down two points.
The referendum will decide Ireland's support for the treaty, designed to tighten budgetary rules across Europe.
Those advocating a Yes vote say the treaty will bring stability to Ireland's bailed out economy, while those on the No side believe it would mean years of further austerity.
Only the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom refused to sign up to the pact.
In terms of party support, the poll commissioned by the Sunday Business Post suggested that Taoiseach Enda Kenny's Fine Gael party has dropped three points to 29%, while coalition partner Labour is down to 13%.
Fianna Fail is up two points to 19%, while Sinn Fein is also up two to 21%, the party's highest ever rating in a Red C survey.
Independents and others are unchanged at 18%. | Support for the Irish Republic signing the fiscal treaty has increased, an opinion poll has suggested. | 18048257 |
Officers are treating the death of the man on the M11, south of Bishop's Stortford and near Goose Lane bridge, Essex, as suspicious.
It took place between junctions seven and eight heading northbound, at about 16:50 BST on Wednesday.
The driver, who was in his 60s and from Sible Hedingham, died at the scene.
His Vauxhall Corsa van hit the central reservation barrier before leaving the road and crashing into a tree.
Updates on this story and other Essex news
Essex Police said several lines of inquiry had been ruled out following an investigation, including that the concrete had been thrown from a bridge or the roadside, or that it was falling bridge masonry.
Officers closed the bridge at Goose Lane, which crosses the motorway, to carry out forensic work.
"We continue to keep an open mind as to how it came to strike the windscreen and ended up inside the van, and whether this was the result of a deliberate act or accidental," said Det Ch Insp Martin Pasmore.
The force is still appealing for dashcam footage from motorists in the area at the time. | Police say a "brick-sized" piece of concrete which hit a van driver's windscreen before he crashed and died was not thrown from a motorway bridge. | 40885578 |
Forensic pathologist Dr Julie McAdam told Glasgow Sheriff Court that the cause of 50-year-old Margaret Gilchrist's death was "unascertained".
She said scalding could have killed her or it could have happened after death.
Ms Gilchrist died at her home in Glasgow - where she was cared for full-time - on 26 September 2013.
She had severe learning difficulties from birth, was registered blind and had epilepsy.
The FAI at Glasgow Sheriff Court had previously heard that Ms Gilchrist was found dead in the bath after being left for a short time by her carer.
Dr McAdam told the inquiry that her body was scalded all over - about 80% to 90% - in a way that was consistent with it being partly immersed in water.
She said it was also apparent that parts of her body were scalded in the water after she died.
Dr McAdam said that if Ms Gilchrist had sustained this amount of scalding while she was alive, that could potentially have killed her.
She said she could not be certain, however, whether this had happened.
The pathologist also said that Ms Gilchrist had a propensity for seizures, although she had not experienced one in many years.
Dr McAdam said that if Ms Gilchrist had suffered a seizure it could have rendered her unconscious, meaning she did not struggle or try to get out of the bath.
She said that may have played a role in her death.
The pathologist also told the court that Ms Gilchrist could have died from the scalds themselves.
She said shock from the pain of extremely hot water could have made Ms Gilchrist unconscious, then the scalding would have killed her.
The inquiry before Sheriff Lindsay Wood continues. | A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of a vulnerable woman in a bath has heard that she was found with scalds on about 90% of her body. | 35312480 |
Vincent Copeland from Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, who admitted three counts of making indecent images, must join a sex offenders' treatment programme.
He confessed to the offences in a letter to friends found at his home, Ipswich Crown Court court heard.
Judge David Goodin said Copeland had been "completely humiliated".
The 61-year-old was arrested after officials in the US contacted the UK authorities about his online activity, and police went to his home in Leigh Road.
The charges related to seven images. Three were in the most serious category - A - and involved boys as young as 10. Two were category B and a further two category C.
In the letter found at his home he said he was ashamed and he would serve his sentence.
An earlier hearing revealed Copeland often talked online with other adult males as well as posing as a child having fantasy chats online, but he had never touched a child.
Judge David Goodin said: "As a teacher and a magistrate he should have known better... it's complete humiliation."
He gave him credit for his early guilty plea and for the fact he had previously referred himself to a self-funded Lucy Faithfull foundation treatment programme.
He told him: "You could never have imagined yourself in this position."
He said the three-year community order had two conditions - that he take part in a 30-day rehabilitation activity programme and in an internet sex offenders' treatment programme. | A former magistrate and retired deputy head who made images of child sexual abuse has been given a three-year community order. | 37308877 |
1 April 2016 Last updated at 10:14 BST
Customers have been looking forward to a lower-cost way to buy one of the California-based company's products, while investors hope it will swing the company from loss to profit.
But other more established automakers are launching electric vehicles of their own targeted at the same market.
Read the full story: Tesla unveils 'affordable' electric car | Tesla has unveiled its highly anticipated Model 3 electric car. | 35940540 |
The question: Thandi asks BBC Radio 4's PM programme "How many laws that protect us are we likely to lose?"
Reality Check verdict: We really can't answer this. If the UK left the EU, there would be a very complicated process of "divorcing" the UK and the EU laws. We may want to keep some laws the same as they are now or we may decide to scrap some of them.
There would be a very complicated process of disentangling the UK and the EU laws, in which we would want to keep some rights the same as they are now, regardless of the fact we are no longer part of the EU law-making processes.
When it comes to human rights, it's important to point out that the European Court of Human Rights is not an EU body. Its job is to uphold the European Convention on Human Rights which was drawn up after the Second World War. The Human Rights Act incorporates the convention into UK law.
So leaving the EU would not affect the UK's human rights laws. In order to change those laws, the UK would have to withdraw from the ECHR and abolish the Human Rights Act.
Read more: The facts behind claims in the EU debate | If the UK voted to leave the EU, the government would probably review all EU-derived laws to decide which ones to keep or get rid of. | 36420255 |
The Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT) is examining serious allegations following the 2003 invasion.
Mrs May said allegations would be investigated but steps had been taken to tackle abuse of the system.
Concerns have been raised over the "industrial scale" of claims lodged with IHAT supported by legal aid.
Mrs May said Britons should be proud of the work done by the armed forces and the disciplined way in which they operated.
She insisted that action had been taken to address false claims and IHAT's work would be completed by the end of 2019, after a review of the system by former director of public prosecutions Sir David Calvert-Smith.
Speaking to reporters travelling with her to the UN General Assembly in New York, Mrs May said the UK should be proud of the "fantastic job" the armed forces had done in defending the UK.
She added: "We can be proud also of the disciplined way in which our armed forces operate.
"But what is important is, if there are allegations - proper allegations - of criminal activity, those need to be investigated.
"But what we do need to make sure is that there isn't an industry of vexatious allegations coming forward. I think measures have been taken".
One solider, who wishes to remain anonymous while he is being investigated over claims involving the death of an Iraqi teenager, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the Army had failed in its most basic duty of care.
He added: "The reality of 21st century warfare is now that anyone in the world, even our enemies, can make any allegation against British forces, no matter how absurd, and the British government and army will stand and watch in utter indifference as it destroys their lives and careers."
Conservative MP Johnny Mercer, who is leading a select committee inquiry into servicemen going through the judicial process, said the situation was a "national disgrace".
"We have asked a generation of our young people to conduct a deeply unpopular war, poorly resourced, poorly planned and when they return to the UK they are then pursued for decades afterwards by spurious allegations," he said.
But Lt Col Nicholas Mercer, the former chief legal adviser for the Army in Iraq, said to date the government had paid out £20m in compensation to claims and this proved the claims were not all spurious.
There have been 326 settled cases, he added.
A government spokesman said the legal system had been "abused to falsely impugn our armed forces" and it wanted to put an end to that.
"Equally, our armed forces are rightly held to the highest standards and, whilst rare, where there are credible claims of criminal behaviour, we should investigate them. Stamping out the many spurious claims will mean IHAT is better able to focus on the few credible ones," he added.
Established in November 2010, IHAT was set up to investigate allegations of murder, abuse and torture of Iraqi civilians by UK military personnel between 2003 and 2009.
The claims range from ill treatment during detention to assault and death by shooting.
The team, headed up by former senior civilian police officer Mark Warwick, has considered at least 1,514 possible victims - of whom 280 are alleged to have been unlawfully killed.
Earlier in the year, former PM David Cameron also voiced an intent to stamp out what he described as "spurious" legal claims against British troops.
In addition to IHAT the government also set up the Al-Sweady Inquiry, which after five years, concluded in 2014 that claims up to 20 Iraqis were killed and mutilated after a 2004 battle were "reckless speculation".
But last week, a judge investigating civilian deaths in Iraq condemned four UK soldiers who "forced" an Iraqi boy into a canal and let him drown.
Ahmed Jabbar Kareem Ali, who was 15, died in Basra in May 2003 after he was detained on suspicion of looting. The Ministry of Defence said it was "extremely sorry".
And in 2011 a year-long inquiry concluded that an Iraqi man called Baha Mousa died after suffering an "appalling episode of serious gratuitous violence" in a "very serious breach of discipline" by UK soldiers.
Mr Mousa died with 93 injuries in British army custody in Basra in 2003.
In 2005 two British soldiers were found guilty at a court martial of charges relating to the abuse of Iraqi prisoners. | Prime Minister Theresa May has said she will not allow an "industry of vexatious allegations" against UK troops over claims of abuse in Iraq. | 37425863 |
First the positives: This was his debut at the Open and on day one he proved that he has a golf game to compete with the world's best.
His eagle-birdie finish will last long in the memory bank and, for a short spell at least, it was his name which everyone was looking at on top of the famous yellow scoreboards.
Finishing nine over par and missing the cut will certainly feel raw now but, when he reflects on his experience back home in Mountain Ash, there will be much that he can take from his performance.
So what will Manley have taken from playing in the Open? Put simply, golf can sometimes chew you up and spit you out.
Around the turn of his second round he dropped eight shots in five holes. You cannot do that in a major.
What sets apart the best from the runners and riders is their ability to hold their game together when it has the chance of running away from them.
Take Rory McIlroy's front nine on day one - he had a shocker, but pulled himself together and went low on the back nine to get back into the mix.
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Perhaps it was all too much for Manley.
He admitted after completing his opening round that it had taken its toll on him.
Suffering from a touch of flu, he was drained. Eighteen holes around the tough links of Royal Birkdale does that to you.
But throw in the fact that it is your debut at the Open and the world's media is waiting to speak to you at the end, it is little surprise that he felt the way he did.
Manley in many ways has been a yo-yo man on the European Tour. He has made no fewer than 13 trips to the qualifying school, having won and then lost his playing rights.
He got into the 146th Open by coming second in the Joburg Open, having entered that event when he was ranked 958th in the world.
But there has always been glimmers of hope and a sparkle of talent from Manley, from his Walker Cup appearance in 2003 to here at the Open 14 years on.
Manley had to wait until he was 38 to experience a Claret Jug journey and the taste will surely leave him wanting more. | As Stuart Manley puts his clubs into the boot of the luxury car that every golfer is given when competing at the Open, there will be much to ponder. | 40688798 |
The 24-year-old Brazil international agreed the deal, which increases his release clause to 200m euros (£178m), on 1 July.
The clause rises to 222m euros (£200m) in the second year and 250m euros for the final three.
Neymar has scored 91 goals in 150 games for the club since his 2013 move.
"Neymar's contract extension is great news," said Barca boss Luis Enrique.
"It signifies his development with Barca and the level of performances that make him one of the best players in the world. He is comfortable at the club, with his team-mates, winning titles, and the feeling is mutual."
Neymar has won two La Liga titles, one Champions League and the Copa del Rey twice with the Spanish champions.
His transfer from Santos three years ago is being investigated by La Liga. The Catalan club say they paid 57m euros, with the player's parents receiving 40 million and Santos 17 million.
In June, they paid a 5.5m euro fine over the move after being accused of tax fraud, which they denied. Last month, the Spanish league said it wanted to know about the agreement with the Spanish Public Prosecutor's Office. | Barcelona forward Neymar has finally signed his new five-year contract, committing him to the club until 2021, over three months after it was agreed. | 37728949 |
Anderson missed the 241-run first-Test win with a calf strain but is likely to replace Chris Woakes for the match at Newlands, which begins on Saturday.
"My thought is you'd probably go with him, so fingers crossed he comes to us and says his body's feeling good," said England coach Trevor Bayliss.
South Africa pace bowler Dale Steyn misses out with a shoulder injury.
Steyn, ranked as the number one Test bowler in the world, twice left the field during the first Test in Durban and will be replaced by Kagiso Rabada.
Another Proteas pace bowler, Kyle Abbott, faces a fitness test on Friday, while wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock could be included to allow AB de Villiers to concentrate solely on batting.
Anderson worked hard in the nets during the Durban Test, building up to a full six-over spell in the middle on Wednesday morning.
The 33-year-old, England's leading Test wicket-taker, has 18 victims in five Tests in two previous tours of South Africa.
Without him, England were still able to bowl South Africa out for 214 and 174 in the first Test in Durban, with Moeen Ali taking six wickets in the match, Steven Finn six and Stuart Broad five.
Broad took the first over in both innings in Durban and former England spinner Graeme Swann has backed the Nottinghamshire seamer to lead the attack even when Anderson returns.
"Jimmy's performance would not be affected by not being the official leader of the attack," Swann told BBC Radio 5 live. "I'd say we are going to hand that to Stuart now because we are looking for leaders and future captains in this team.
"Stuart Broad is a good option for that. Jimmy is world class and we can wrap him in cotton wool from now on, not play him in every Test match, not in everything.
"It may sound ridiculous that our highest wicket-taker ever is stripped of a role, but this is just to pump up Stuart's tyres. Jimmy is still the best bowler."
Bayliss has welcomed the impact made by Nick Compton, who made 85 and 49 at Durban in his first Test since May 2013.
There were suggestions that the 32-year-old Middlesex batsman's intense nature was the reason he was dropped after only nine Test appearances, even though he scored two centuries in that time.
"I'm not going to judge anyone on what went before," Bayliss said. "Everyone is allowed to get better and so far around the squad Nick has been fantastic, fitted in really well with the squad, and obviously batted very well.
"What Nick has proven at the moment is that, of the guys around, he's in our best top three.
"In Test cricket there is a role for someone who is able to get through those tough periods and make hundreds. We'd take that with our team at the moment, a lot of guys that play shots in the middle order.
"If those guys can bat around Cook and Compton that could be the way ahead for us."
South Africa are without a win in their last seven Tests, which equals their longest sequence without a victory since their re-admission to international cricket in 1991.
De Kock, who averages 33 from his six Tests, the last of which was in July, could return to keep wicket having made a hundred in the recent round of domestic four-day matches to follow a half-century against England for South Africa A.
De Villiers dropped two catches behind the stumps during England's second innings of the first Test and there have been concerns over the star batsman's workload.
Skipper Hashim Amla has made only 94 runs in his last eight Test innings but has stated his desire to remain as captain.
"I've enjoyed every minute of it and it's just been disappointing not to get the runs," he said. "In the middle of a Test series like this there is more hunger to get runs on the board."
South Africa (from): H Amla (c), Q De Kock (wkt), AB De Villiers (wkt), K Abbott, T Bavuma, JP Duminy, F Du Plessis, D Elgar, M Morkel, C Morris, D Piedt, Rabada, R Rossouw, S Van Zyl, H Viljoen.
England (from): A Cook (c), A Hales, N Compton, J Root, J Taylor, B Stokes, J Bairstow (wkt), M Ali, C Woakes, S Broad, S Finn, J Anderson, S Patel, C Jordan, M Footitt, J Butler, G Ballance.
Umpires: A Dar (Pak), B Oxenford (Aus)
Third umpire: R Tucker (Aus)
Match referee: R Madugalle (Sri Lanka) | Pace bowler James Anderson is set to return for England's second Test against South Africa in Cape Town. | 35209080 |
Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula said the money in question was above board and intended to support football in the African diaspora in the Caribbean.
The Fifa scandal erupted last week when US prosecutors indicted 14 people.
On Tuesday, president Sepp Blatter said he was to step down, just days after he had been re-elected.
Of the 14 indicted by the US on charges of racketeering and money laundering, seven were senior Fifa officials, including two vice-presidents. The seven were arrested in Switzerland as they awaited the Fifa congress and are currently awaiting extradition to the US.
The US justice department alleges the 14 accepted bribes and kickbacks estimated at more than $150m (£97m) over a 24-year period.
US officials quoted in the New York Times also said on Tuesday that Mr Blatter, 79, was under investigation as part of the inquiry. They said they hoped some of the Fifa figures charged would help to build a case against him.
US officials allege South Africa paid a $10m bribe in exchange for support for its 2010 World Cup bid from former Fifa vice-president Jack Warner and several other members of the North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf).
But in a press conference on Wednesday, Mr Mbalula said South Africa "categorically denied" the allegation, adding that the money went towards an approved programme.
How Fifa makes and spends its money
"We refuse to be caught up in a battle of the United States authorities and Fifa," he said, adding that South Africa would cooperate with the US investigation.
Separately, Interpol issued a wanted persons alert for two former Fifa officials, including Jack Warner, as well as four corporate executives. All six were on the list of US indictments last week.
Announcing his resignation on Tuesday, Sepp Blatter said it appeared the mandate he had been given in last Friday's Fifa vote "does not seem to be supported by everyone in the world".
He said he would continue in his post until an extraordinary congress was called to elect a new president.
No dates have been set, but it is expected to take place between December 2015 and March 2016.
Analysis: Richard Conway, BBC Sport, Zurich
Sepp Blatter's key advisers cut dejected figures last night as their boss announced he was stepping aside.
The air of despondency in Zurich contrasts sharply with that in the rest of Europe. English Football Association chairman Greg Dyke and others who have pushed for reform rejoiced at the news that the man who has controlled Fifa with an iron grip since 1998 was finally going.
The question now turns to who will replace Sepp Blatter. What sort of Fifa will the winner inherit if the promised radical reforms take place? What next for the World Cup hosts Russia and Qatar?
Unless the electoral process changes dramatically Asian and African countries will once again be the power brokers.
Given anti-European sentiments amongst many nations in those continents the winner will need to be acceptable to all sides.
With Prince Ali of Jordan backed by Uefa, could he now return and claim the Fifa crown he was denied by Sepp Blatter last Friday?
Why did Sepp Blatter go now?
Resignation speech in full
Reaction from footballing world
How would Fifa officials be extradited?
Mr Blatter was back in his office at Fifa headquarters in Zurich on Wednesday, the BBC understands.
His daughter, Corinne Blatter-Andenmatten, is quoted by Swiss Daily Blick (in German) as saying her father's decision "has nothing, absolutely nothing, to do with the allegations going around".
A separate criminal investigation by Swiss authorities into how the 2018 and 2022 World Cups were allocated is also under way.
Australian football chief Frank Lowy said in an open letter on Wednesday that the race to win the 2022 bid, which was awarded to Qatar, was "not clean" and that he had shared what he knew with the authorities.
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Why are facts so irrelevant in US elections and why is the reporting and campaigning so shameless?Question from Jakob Wassmann
Jon Sopel: Facts aren't irrelevant. It's just that they're contested. And that's why so much time is spent on rebuttal. I think the campaigning is HUGELY sophisticated, using the latest ways of measuring opinion. But it's not old-fashioned tub thumping.
Why is the BBC obsessed with elections in the US? Why other countries don't get the same air time? Allen
JS: Not sure that's fair. We are pretty obsessed by elections and democracy - and I say this having been sent to cover elections recently in India and France. But America is the richest country in the world, the most powerful. What the people decide matters. Without passing any comment on the virtues/shortcomings of either men, the election of George W Bush was significant, just as Barack Obama's election was significant. And what they do in office makes a difference.
Special report - US elections 2014
What will change if the Republicans take control of the Senate? Kev Greenhalgh
JS: Well, the world will keep on spinning. And the real answer is "who knows". But if they're smart they will be thinking only about how to create a good impression for the general election in 2016 when the presidency is up for grabs. Do well, be constructive, set a clear agenda - and there may be big rewards. So don't automatically buy into the idea that it will all be gridlock and impasse.
What will a Republican Senate mean?
Would a Republican-controlled Senate intensify partisan strife or force both parties to work together more? Shawschenk Redemption
JS: I already hate the answer I'm going to give you - because it is an "only time will tell" answer. There is the potential that it will intensify strife. Although, on the strife-o-meter, we're already pretty much at 8,000 revs. So how much worse can it get? What we might see a lot more of is the presidential veto. But let's face it, it has hardly been functional and harmonious these past couple of years. Anyone remember the government shutdown?
Yeah, when are we going to remove money from the process so everyone is represented, not just those who can buy votes?Leanna Devonfo
JS: Great question. Reminds me of Churchill's comment about democracy - it's the worst of all systems until you consider the alternatives (someone is going to give me the accurate version of that) - money in politics is ugly, has the power to corrupt, can be sleazy. But I am not sure state funding of political parties is good either - because then what motives do the politicians have to connect with the people they seek to represent? But I don't like it becoming like an arms race. Although I did enjoy the spectacle at the last US presidential election of one or two people spending MILLIONS, and getting nothing in return for it.
Money in politics: More than a game
Doesn't having elections for the House every two years effectively put the US on a constant election cycle and actually prevent things getting done? Richard Speight
JS: When I first studied this, I thought it was bonkers. Just totally nuts. Because of course the impetus then is to be permanently campaigning, and not making long-term decisions. But I think potentially worse than this is the way it appears that some Congressional districts have been carved, so that an incumbent can never be beaten. No elected representative should either feel they have a job for life, nor should they feel they have to be on a permanent election footing.
Is it possible to impeach Mr Obama? Sonja Brego
JS: Haven't seen it on the ballot for next Tuesday. Isn't impeachment for when there has been serious maladministration, or corruption - am not sure I like the idea of impeachment being bandied around, just because people disagree with a president's policies. You dislike someone's policies - beat them at the election, but don't resort to constitutional last resorts.
As a Canadian with investments in the American healthcare industry, will a Republican victory spell disaster for Obamacare? Freddy Tang
JS: I wonder. Here's what I predict - there will be a lot of huffing and puffing, but I don't see them blowing Obamacare over. For all its faults, for all that some find it ideologically repellent there are millions who've signed up for it, so I suspect it will stay in more or less its present shape and form.
Do you think that a Republican-dominated Senate would push for war? Bello Eshiofune Ismail
JS: Push for war where? But even with a Republican Congress, there is still only one commander-in-chief - and that is the president. So I'm not sure it will make that much difference.
How much do [mid-term results] affect the outcome of the presidential election in 2016? Deepak Uniyal
JS: This could be an essay rather than a quick answer. Clinton took a pasting in the 1994 midterms, and then went on to win in 1996. Ditto Obama in 2010 when he took a "shellacking" as he put it. But the American people are suffering the "six-year itch", when disillusionment sets in - and it is interesting the extent to which Democrats, with their eye on the 2016 presidential elections, are putting maximum distance between themselves and the president. The man who was once credited as having the Midas touch, now finds his presence is not wanted in many races.
What will Republicans like Chris Christie be looking for their party to achieve to maximise their opportunity in 2016? George Chiverton
JS: Well, as you well know there are different strands of Republican opinion: social conservatives, libertarians, establishment Republicans (I would put Christie in that group) - so depending on where you are you will be looking at the sort of issues that resonate. But irrespective of which strand of Republican opinion you represent you will be looking at how you are doing with women, young people and Hispanics - those groups have been a real weak point for the Republicans in recent years. Oh, and one other thing. All Republicans will want to see how well their machine performs against the Democratic Party's, which has been far more effective in the last few elections.
The social conservative showdown
Are the Obama administration's successes with the economy and employment going to be recognized in voting? And will turnout be any different than it usually is in mid-terms (dismal)? Gary Laugel
JS: Just for future reference - never, ever give a politician a two-part question - they will only ever answer the part they want to! Anyway, I am not a politician. So part one: you look at where America was in 2008 and where it is now, and if as Clinton used to say, "It's the economy stupid", then you would think Obama would be sitting pretty. Unemployment has been falling consistently, growth last quarter was 4.6%, consumer confidence is rising. But I suspect he's not going to be rewarded - because politicians tend not to get credit for putting something right that was wrong. He's merely re-established normality. And it is frustrating this administration and the government in the UK, which is also performing well - they are going through a voterless recovery. Now part two. Probably no. Phew! That was brief and to the point.
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In an exclusive interview with the BBC, a former RBS employee has come forward to support allegations of document manipulation within the bank.
RBS says it categorically denies document manipulation and forgery.
Mark Wright started working for NatWest Bank in 1988 and was still there in 2000 when it was taken over by RBS.
In 2005, Mr Wright accused two former RBS colleagues of concocting bogus complaints purportedly from five of his customers.
He says the employees were from the bank's Group Compliance Unit established to deter misconduct and malpractice in RBS. He referred to the unit as the bank's "police".
Mr Wright's five customers later submitted statements contradicting the bogus complaints. The two accused compliance staff subsequently left the bank.
The BBC has spoken to a number of businessmen and financial advisers who allege document manipulation and forgery by RBS all of which allegations the bank denies. They include:
Mr Wright told the BBC that the bank failed to properly investigate the complaints or accord him the status of whistle-blower.
"I had five individual customers who all came forward to me stating that the wording and conversations with this member of staff from group compliance were not their words, so effectively the telephone transcripts didn't reflect what the customer was saying."
Mr Wright said as a senior manager he had a duty to report the falsifications.
"I told my line manager this because he had been affected by the negative rating that Group Compliance had given me over these fictitious five customer complaints and falsifying the customer care calls so I decided to contact them all and the behaviour was the same with all five."
Mr Wright said he learned later from colleagues that such misconduct was not uncommon in the bank's Compliance Unit.
"I discovered through a member of staff from Group Compliance that it would be common practice that they would falsify files if they needed to create a certain picture."
Mr Wright said he became increasingly concerned about the way the bank handled allegations of wrongdoing and had wanted a full external investigation because of the serious nature of his allegations.
"I was suspicious of wrong doing from 2005 to 2012," he said.
Mr Wright claims his standing within the bank suffered enormously as a result of his action.
His employment status within RBS was changed to "undesirable" when previously he had been classed as "excellent". Bonuses were also stopped.
In 2013 Mr Wright finally took redundancy after his GP diagnosed him with long term mental health issues. The bank upheld one of his grievances.
A RBS spokeswoman said the bank was aware of these concerns being raised previously and that they had been thoroughly investigated and responded to.
She denied there had been systematic document tampering at the bank.
Mark Wright lives in the constituency of North Norfolk represented by former government minister, Liberal Democrat Norman Lamb. Mr Lamb said he has written to RBS five times to demand a meeting about Mr Wright's allegations.
He said: "My fear is that it appears to be more than a few rotten apples behaving badly. There appears to be an institutional culture here that facilitated this corrupt practice. That's the allegation.
"And the way in which they dealt with a whistle-blower, who ought to actually be respected and treated with the utmost seriousness, instead they pushed him through a very long process, the wrong process."
Mr Lamb said: "Treating it as a grievance not going through the proper whistle-blowing process and allowing that individual to be destroyed rather that treating seriously the allegations that he raised and that for me begs the question. How high did this go? Did it go to the very top of the bank? And why are the current leadership not prepared to examine these really serious allegations thoroughly?"
The BBC has also spoken to former business clients of RBS, who also claim fraud and document tampering.
The RGL management group is representing many in a planned court action. At least 300 companies plan to sue the bank.
James Hayward, chief executive of RGL, told the BBC that the companies were suing RBS on ten grounds of alleged malfeasance including document tampering.
"In most cases the end result of what the bank did to their people was the total destruction of their businesses and people's lives.
"These people were intentionally financially and emotionally destroyed. Their only mistake was to trust the bank that they thought was there to help them succeed."
He said he had also seen evidence of document manipulation by the bank.
"If anybody manipulates documents or falsifies documents or forges documents it can only be for two reasons, and that's to perpetuate a fraud or to cover up a fraud," Mr Hayward said. "There's no other reason for doing it. We have come across it. It's just another instance of an unbelievably appalling sort of corporate conduct."
RBS says it takes any allegations of misconduct very seriously. It's aware of specific allegations, which have been investigated thoroughly in the past by the bank and, in many instances, externally through bodies such as the Information Commissioner and the courts.
The bank added that it had found no evidence to support these customers' allegations and categorically denied manipulating or falsifying customer records to suit its purposes.
You can listen to Andrew Hosken's full report for BBC Radio 4's World Tonight on iPlayer. | Former business clients of the Royal Bank of Scotland are accusing the bank of systematically manipulating documents to cover up wrong doing. | 38984130 |
Liu Xiaoming was speaking on BBC1's Andrew Marr Show the day before the start of President Xi Jinping's state visit to the UK.
He said the expected deal to build a new nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point was "in the best interests of Britain and also in the interest of partnership between China and UK".
"UK people want to have a better life, want to have clean energy," he said.
In a written answer to the Reuters news agency, President Xi said: "The UK has stated that it will be the Western country that is most open to China. This is a visionary and strategic choice that fully meets Britain's own long-term interest."
The Chinese ambassador was also asked whether a UK company would be allowed to build nuclear power plants in China in the way that Chinese firms will be doing in the UK.
"Do you have the money first, do you have the technology, do you have expertise?" Mr Liu replied.
"If you have all this, we certainly would want to have co-operation with you like the French. We have some co-operation with France."
The chief executive of France's EDF said on Sunday he expected an announcement about a deal with Chinese investors to build a nuclear plant at Hinkley Point, in Somerset, during the state visit.
"If all goes well, we will be able to announce major news in coming days; the first nuclear new-build in Europe since the Fukushima accident," Jean-Bernard Levy said.
The EDF chief defended the £92 per megawatt hour price that the UK government has guaranteed to pay his company.
"Britain is not giving guarantees to do us a favour, but because Hinkley Point will provide power 24 hours a day for 60 years. Security of supply has a value," he said.
Asked whether he expected the deal to be announced, Mr Liu said: "I certainly hope so because it is a very important project between our two countries."
The nuclear plant agreement is one of a number of business deals expected to be signed during the visit.
There is also likely to be a strategic alliance between BP and the state-owned China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) to develop oil resources in countries including Iraq.
It is reported that BP hopes to use the agreement to improve its chances of expanding its operations in China. | China's ambassador to the UK has said that the "UK needs Chinese investment". | 34566652 |
The third seed's 3-6 6-4 6-3 win in Beijing took the 29-year-old to a first hard-court semi in more than a year.
Novak Djokovic extended his winning streak to 27 matches with a 6-2 6-2 win over John Isner and the Serb will meet David Ferrer in the last four.
Agnieszka Radwanska and Ana Ivanovic are both through in the women's draw.
Italian Fognini, 28, beat Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas 6-1 2-6 6-2 to set up a meeting with Nadal, who he defeated in the third round at Flushing Meadows.
Nadal's fellow Spaniard Ferrer, 33, overcame Taiwan's Lu Yen-Hsun in straight sets to set up his match with 28-year-old world number one Djokovic.
Radwanska, 26, beat Angelique Kerber 6-1 6-4 in her quarter-final, while Serb Ivanovic, 27, saw off Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3 7-5.
Radwanska will face Wimbledon finalist Garbine Muguruza, after the 22-year-old Venezuelan beat American Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-1 7-5.
Ivanovic will take on Switzerland's Timea Bacsinszky, who overcame a shocking first set to defeat Sara Errani of Italy 0-6 6-3 7-5. | Rafael Nadal came from behind to beat Jack Sock and book a China Open semi-final meeting with his US Open conqueror Fabio Fognini. | 34485881 |
Jackson had been due to perform at the state fair on Wednesday while the country group were set for Friday.
Organisers said a Maroon 5 and Train show planned for Thursday will now move to the nearby Conseco Fieldhouse, with proceeds going to a remembrance fund.
The stage collapsed on Saturday after strong winds blew its rigging over.
About 45 other people were injured while 12,000 concert-goers awaited the start of a concert by country group Sugarland.
Investigators have put incident down to unforeseeable and isolated high winds, but have launched a further inquiry.
On their website, Lady Antebellum said it had been a "difficult decision" to cancel their show.
The group tweeted: "We're so sorry to cancel this Friday's show, our thoughts are with Indy."
Jackson also wrote on Twitter : "Heartbroken. Prayers and love to Indiana."
Organisers said tickets previously purchased for the Maroon 5 and Train show will be honoured at the new venue where a number of stage, security and restaurant staff are volunteering to make the concert possible.
All proceeds will benefit the Indiana State Fair Remembrance Fund.
The fair reopened on Monday with a memorial service to honour the victims of the collapse. | US concerts by Janet Jackson and Lady Antebellum have been cancelled following a stage collapse that killed five people in Indiana at the weekend. | 14557507 |
VW's Skoda unit will lead the project to develop components and vehicles.
VW is looking for new markets as it recovers from its diesel emissions scandal.
Tata Motors, which is India's largest vehicle company and owns Jaguar Land Rover, is also hoping to claw back domestic market share.
They have signed a memorandum of understanding on a partnership they hope will potentially lead to Tata Motors launching new vehicles by 2019.
Guenter Butschek, chief executive and managing director, Tata Motors, has put in place a restructuring programme to help build up Tata's lost sales for passenger and commercial vehicles by improving efficiencies, cutting production delays and building economies of scale.
He said: "We strongly believe that both the companies, by working together, can leverage from each other's strengths to create synergies and develop smart innovative solutions for the Indian and overseas market."
VW is investing in self-drive vehicles and greener technology such as electric cars and would like greater familiarity with the Indian market.
Matthias Müller, chief executive of Volkswagen AG, said: "By offering the appropriate products, we intend to achieve sustainable and profitable growth in very different parts of the world."
A previous attempt by VW to expand into emerging markets through an alliance with Suzuki Motor Corp ended in 2015, following bitter disagreements.
Carmakers are attempting to win a greater share of expanding emerging markets through the sale of budget cars, which in turn increase familiarity of their brand.
VW is still dealing with the aftermath of the company's emissions-cheating scandal which came to light in September 2015.
VW pleaded guilty to three criminal charges in the US in January this year, and would pay fines totalling $4.3bn (£3.5bn) to settle charges over the scandal.
In November last year Volkswagen announced plans to cut 30,000 jobs worldwide with about 23,000 of the losses to be borne in Germany. | VW and Tata have agreed to form a strategic partnership to help both companies boost economy car sales in India and emerging markets. | 39228426 |
The centre, 26, replaces Owen Farrell, who moves to the bench.
Northampton Saints pair Tom Wood and Dylan Hartley take over from James Haskell and Rob Webber at flanker and hooker respectively.
Second-row forward Courtney Lawes, another Saints player, has recovered from a knee injury sustained in last weekend's 28-9 win over Samoa.
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Farrell, 23, has been overlooked for the starting XV for the first time since June 2012 after under-performing against New Zealand, South Africa and Samoa.
The Saracens player was picked at inside centre for the game against Samoa after starting in his usual fly-half role against the All Blacks and Springboks.
Bath's George Ford remains at stand-off and will win his sixth cap after impressing against Samoa last Saturday in what was his first Test start.
England head coach Stuart Lancaster said: "It's good to be able to give Billy his first start of the series.
"He took on board the feedback we gave him when he first came into camp and he has worked hard both with us and at Gloucester and deserves his chance.
"Owen is a key part of our squad and I am sure he will make a positive contribution should he get the chance."
Lancaster also praised the contributions of Haskell and Webber in the victory over Samoa.
He added: "Tom (Wood) and Dylan (Hartley) were disappointed not to be in the XV last week and they are desperate to go out and perform on Saturday so that we finish the series on a high."
England: Mike Brown (Harlequins); Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby), Brad Barritt (Saracens), Billy Twelvetrees (Gloucester Rugby) Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby); George Ford (Bath Rugby), Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers); Joe Marler (Harlequins), Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints), David Wilson (Bath Rugby), Dave Attwood (Bath Rugby), Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints), Tom Wood (Northampton Saints), Chris Robshaw (Harlequins, capt), Ben Morgan (Gloucester Rugby).
Replacements: Rob Webber (Bath Rugby), Matt Mullan (Wasps), Kieran Brookes (Newcastle Falcons), George Kruis (Saracens), James Haskell (Wasps), Richard Wigglesworth (Saracens), Owen Farrell (Saracens), Marland Yarde (Harlequins). | Gloucester's Billy Twelvetrees will start for England in Saturday's Test against Australia at Twickenham. | 30225467 |
Agbeze, who skippered the side for the first time in May, is joined by Jade Clarke and Joanne Harten, who have been named as vice-captains.
Eboni Beckford-Chambers and Natalie Haythornthwaite come into the defence and mid-court respectively.
The series starts on 29 November.
England squad to face Jamaica:
Ama Agbeze (Capt.), Jade Clarke (Vice-Capt.), Joanne Harten (Vice-Capt.), Eboni Beckford-Chambers, Ellie Cardwell, Amy Clinton, Beth Cobden, Kadeen Corbin, Stacey Francis, Serena Guthrie, Natalie Haythornthwaite, Leah Kennedy, Laura Malcolm, Chiara Semple | Ama Agbeze will once again captain England after the Roses squad for the three-match Vitality Netball International Series against Jamaica was announced. | 37923040 |
The programme is the most expensive scheme in the EU - accounting for more than 40% of its annual budget - and one of the most controversial.
In June 2013 ministers reached a deal with Euro MPs and the European Commission, though the reform package has not yet been agreed in full.
The Commission's original goal was to shift rewards away from intensive farming to more sustainable practices - but environmentalists say that ambition has been watered down. There is also a drive to create more of a "level playing field", to give young people an incentive to get involved in an industry dominated by older farmers and traditional vested interests.
Political parties of all shades, farmers' unions, environmental campaigners and taxpayer groups have all voiced concern about the reforms.
Agriculture has been one of the flagship areas of European collaboration since the early days of the European Community.
In negotiations on the creation of a Common Market, France insisted on a system of agricultural subsidies as its price for agreeing to free trade in industrial goods.
The CAP began operating in 1962, with the Community intervening to buy farm output when the market price fell below an agreed target level.
This helped reduce Europe's reliance on imported food but led before long to over-production, and the creation of "mountains" and "lakes" of surplus food and drink.
The Community also taxed imports and, from the 1970s onward, subsidised agricultural exports. These policies have been damaging for foreign farmers, and made Europe's food prices some of the highest in the world.
European leaders were alarmed at the high cost of the CAP as early as 1967, but radical reform began only in the 1990s.
The aim has been to break the link between subsidies and production, to diversify the rural economy and to respond to consumer demands for safe food, and high standards of animal welfare and environmental protection.
In 2013 the budget for direct farm payments (subsidies) and rural development - the twin "pillars" of the CAP - is 57.5bn euros (£49bn), out of a total EU budget of 132.8bn euros (that is 43% of the total). Most of the CAP budget is direct payments to farmers.
Regional aid - known as "cohesion" funds - is the next biggest item in the EU budget, getting 47bn euros.
The CAP has been steadily falling as a proportion of the total EU budget for many years. In 1970, when food production was heavily subsidised, it accounted for 87% of the budget.
For the EU's new member states, in Central and Eastern Europe, direct payments to farmers are being phased in gradually.
The eastward enlargement increased the EU's agricultural land by 40% and added seven million farmers to the existing six million.
The proposals include:
Keeping EU farm spending level until 2020, though it may be reduced by inflation. This will disappoint some countries, like the UK, that wanted the CAP scaled back significantly.
The Commission proposed to cap at 300,000 euros the total subsidy a large farm could receive - but that appears unlikely to get into the final deal. The idea was to combat large payments going to aristocratic landowners and wealthy agri-businesses, but it ran up against powerful lobby groups.
Levelling imbalances in payments. Subsidising acreage farmed, rather than production totals, should lead to less intensive farming. Big disparities between high subsidies to farmers in the western EU, and much lower ones to those in the east, should also be levelled out.
Under the reform plan, no member state's farmers should receive less than 65% of the EU average. And the biggest farms would lose up to 30% of their payout - money that would be redistributed to help smaller farms.
Ending sugar production quotas. These are seen to heavily disadvantage competing farmers in poor countries; and they pay huge amounts to giant European agri-businesses.
There has been intense debate about "greening" - the Commission's proposal to make 30% of the direct payment received by farmers dependent on environmental criteria. MEPs and governments insist on flexibility, to allow for the diverse circumstances of Europe's farms.
So these greening targets have been watered down, environmentalists say: the requirement for arable farmers to grow at least three different crops, to promote biodiversity; for farmers to leave 7% of their land fallow, to encourage wildlife; and for farmers to maintain pasture land permanently, rather than ploughing it up.
The definition of an "active farmer" has also been contentious. The current payments system is largely based on land area and past subsidy levels, meaning that landowners like airports and sports clubs, which do not farm, have been getting subsidies based on their grasslands or other eligible land areas.
EU ministers have agreed on a "short mandatory negative list comprising airports, railway services, waterworks, real estate services and permanent sports and recreational grounds".
The two-pillar payments system is likely to stay. Currently direct payments and price support (pillar one) account for more than 70% of the CAP budget, while rural development (pillar two) gets less than a quarter.
On average, pillar one payments provide nearly half of farmers' income in the EU.
Overall, farmers in the 15 older EU member states benefit much more from the CAP than the newer members.
Nationally France benefits most, with about 17% of CAP payments, followed by Spain (13%), then Germany (12%), Italy (10.6%) and the UK (7%).
France is the biggest agricultural producer, accounting for some 18% of EU farm output. Germany comes second, with about 13.4%. Germany is a net contributor to the CAP budget and France will be too in the near future.
The average annual subsidy per farm is about 12,200 euros (£10,374). But payments per hectare range from 527 euros in Greece to just 89 euros in Latvia, because of the transitional arrangements for new member states. The latter are allowed national farm aid to compensate for lower EU subsidies.
CAP subsidies have been blamed for perpetuating inequalities in global food distribution - like the subsidies which protect farmers in other industrialised countries, such as the US and Japan. Combined with import tariffs on food, the subsidies make it harder for developing countries to compete.
Large agri-businesses and big landowners receive more from the CAP than Europe's small farmers who rely on traditional methods and local markets. About 80% of farm aid goes to about a quarter of EU farmers - those with the largest holdings.
Major beneficiaries include rich landowners such as the British royal family and European aristocrats with big inherited estates, according to farmsubsidy.org, a group campaigning for EU transparency.
Yes. The EU agreed that milk quotas, which help protect dairy farmers' income, would be phased out. To cushion the blow, the quotas are rising by 1% a year, before they expire in 2015. Yet there have been widespread protests by dairy farmers.
Italy, which overshot its milk quotas, was allowed to implement the full quota increase from 2009.
The EU has scrapped the arable "set-aside" policy - a response to fresh concerns about food security. Farmers had been leaving some land fallow, to prevent surpluses accumulating, but that land will now be put back into production. Conservationists are dismayed, saying set-aside has been very beneficial for wildlife.
A reform of the EU sugar regime was adopted in 2006. The guaranteed price of sugar was cut by 36%, following protests from developing countries seeking to export sugar to the EU.
In international trade negotiations food subsidies are a major sticking point, as farmers are powerful lobbyists in other countries too, and no breakthrough was achieved in the Doha Round global trade talks.
One of the biggest criticisms, especially from campaigners against poverty in developing countries, is that the CAP encourages European agri-businesses to export huge quantities of food worldwide that poor farmers cannot compete with on price.
The CAP is seen as part of an unfair trade system rigged in favour of the richer countries.
Another widely held view is that Europe is spending far too much on the CAP - when agriculture generates just 1.6% of EU GDP and employs only 5% of EU citizens.
With Europe's economic growth in the doldrums, and fierce competition from emerging giants like China and India, the EU needs to pay less for farming and invest more in scientific research and technology, the CAP critics say.
There is also pressure to spend less on subsidies and more on agricultural research, to improve crop varieties and livestock, which could benefit developing countries.
Even the CAP's supporters agree that there is much room for improvement.
Copa-Cogeca says farmers need to obtain a fair income from the market - they want a "level playing field". Farmers complain that other players in the food chain, such as distributors and commodity speculators, reap the rewards while their income is falling. They want the EU to improve farmers' bargaining power and make market data more transparent.
If Europe wants to maintain the rich diversity of its rural areas and keep people on the land then it must carry on subsidising farmers, the CAP's defenders say.
Many smallholders work long hours, earning less than the average income, and without the CAP they would go out of business, the argument goes. Their role is vital in safeguarding the character of Europe's countryside - and often picturesque mountain areas are also the most precarious for the rural economy.
The number of people working on farms roughly halved in the 15 older EU member states between 1980 and 2003. About 2% of farmers leave agriculture every year across the EU - and in some countries the figure is higher.
Meanwhile, a growing number of farmers are over 50, so the EU has to provide a financial incentive to attract younger people into farming, CAP supporters say.
Copa-Cogeca warns that cutting subsidies would mean a huge reduction in the number of farmers and an intensification of farming in certain areas. Some fear that agricultural conglomerates and US-style factory farms could change Europe's landscape if the CAP goes.
Europeans demand very high standards of food safety, animal welfare and consumer choice - and that comes at a price, the argument goes.
Globally, CAP supporters say Europe's surpluses can ease food shortages in the developing world.
Food security has become a pressing issue again since food prices soared in recent years. Global warming and overpopulation are increasingly squeezing food resources in many regions.
Europe's post-war achievement of food security is seen as one of the EU's successes - after years of hunger and rationing for many. | The European Union is negotiating a major reform of its Common Agricultural Policy. | 11216061 |
The 17-year-old forward plays for Wales' Under-19 side and recently signed a new Liverpool contract.
Real Madrid's Bale and Ramsey of Arsenal came through Wales' youth teams and are now key members of Chris Coleman's senior side.
"Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey are world class and I want to replicate what they do," Woodburn said.
"It's an aim for everyone, keep going and keep trying your best at the age you're at."
Woodburn recently signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool and Reds manager Jurgen Klopp described him as "an exciting talent."
Chester-born Woodburn plays for the Reds' Under-23 side and scored twice for the first team in pre-season friendlies.
"It's brilliant at the club and international [level]. It's just good to be playing football," Woodburn told BBC Wales Sport.
Woodburn scored twice as Wales beat Luxembourg 6-2 in a Uefa Under-19 Championship qualifier in Bangor on Tuesday.
But Geraint Williams' side failed to reach the elite stages due to an inferior goal difference in their games against Greece and England.
Wales have been invited to take part in next summer's Toulon Tournament in France for the first time in their history.
The tournament will be held from 29 May to 10 June and will feature 12 teams placed in three groups of four. | Liverpool youngster Ben Woodburn says he wants to emulate fellow Welsh players Aaron Ramsey and Gareth Bale. | 37997564 |
The 24-year-old has been at the Perth club since 2008 and has established himself as manager Tommy Wright's number one choice this season.
He has made 30 appearances, keeping 10 clean sheets, in this campaign.
"I'm grateful to have this sort of security and peace of mind," Clark told the club website. "This season has far exceeded my expectations."
Clark, who has had loan spells at Elgin City and Queen of the South, was injured at the weekend, going off at half time in the win at Motherwell.
"I had hoped to try and get into the team but to have managed 30 starts is very pleasing for me but I'm taking nothing for granted," he added.
"With his second half display on Saturday, Alan Mannus reminded everyone - if it were needed - what a great keeper he is and I'll need to stay focused if I want to retain my place in the team." | St Johnstone goalkeeper Zander Clark has signed a two-year contract extension until the summer of 2020. | 39371043 |
Michael won the Open race on his MD Racing BMW, with early leader Sheils runner-up, followed by McGee.
McGee ended William Dunlop's recent domination of the Supersport class by taking the 600cc honours, with the Ballymoney rider forced into second.
Sheils produced a superb ride in the Grand Final to see off the challenge of Michael, William and McGee.
The Cookstown BE Racing Suzuki rider overhauled early leader Michael Dunlop after making the correct choice of tyres.
Michael, 27, had reeled in the Dubliner in the earlier seven-lap Open race to take victory.
Magherafelt's Paul Jordan completed the podium in the Supersport race with Skerries rider Michael Sweeney fourth.
Jordan won the red-flagged Supertwins event after the race was red-flagged because of an incident involving Sweeney, who was unhurt.
Michael Dunlop will now head to the Isle of Man to compete in this week's Southern 100 races on the Billown circuit, near Castletown. | Michael Dunlop, Derek McGee and Derek Sheils all secured successes in Sunday's Walderstown road races. | 36759427 |
Police attended the scene on Friday night after a suspect object was left in the Hall Road area of the village.
The object appeared to be a gas cylinder with wires attached. The road was cordoned off at about 18:30 BST.
Army bomb experts examined the device before removing it for further examination. The area was re-opened at about 02:00 BST on Saturday morning.
People living in the area have said the alert caused considerable disruption.
Sinn Féin councillor Roisin Mulgrew said the alert was a "massive inconvenience". | A security alert in Lislea, south Armagh, has ended. | 37200973 |
Pictures of Hollie Gazzard with Asher Maslin, who stabbed her 14 times in February last year, were still viewable on Miss Gazzard's Facebook profile.
Her father Nick Gazzard said the images were causing distress but earlier attempts to have them removed failed.
Facebook said the pictures were removed because of a copyright claim.
"Through our memorialisation policies we aim to help families find ways to remember and celebrate their loved ones on Facebook whilst respecting the privacy of the deceased," the social media website said.
"In this case we received a report of copyright infringement, and we removed the reported content in response to that report."
Mr Gazzard posted a message on Facebook saying: "We are delighted to confirm that today, Facebook have removed the offending photos from Hollie's memorialised Facebook account and now we can all browse her photos without getting upset.
"We would like to express our sincere thanks to the 11,000+ who kindly signed our petition and those who also contacted Facebook direct and asked for photos to be taken down."
Facebook had previously told the BBC it was unable to help in this circumstance.
According to the social media website, its policy is that when a profile is memorialised following someone's death, changes are not able to be made.
Hollie Gazzard, 20, was stabbed while working at Fringe Benefits and La Bella Beauty salon in Gloucester. She later died in hospital.
Five months after her murder, Maslin was sentenced to life in prison for carrying out the attack.
Of the nine images, most were only viewable by those who were Facebook "friends" with Holly before her death.
Mr Gazzard said: "We were very pleasantly surprised and humbled by the amount of support we received."
He said Hollie had been very active on Facebook and had posted more than 1,000 photos, including pictures of her with Maslin when he was her boyfriend.
"She didn't get the opportunity to delete the pictures before he murdered her," he said.
Mr Gazzard said Hollie's family and friends would now be able to look at photos on the memorialised account and "remember the happy times they shared" with Hollie.
He said he understood why Facebook would lock and memorialise the accounts of deceased people to "preserve their privacy", but suggested it could ask next-of kin if there was anything that should be changed first.
"Particularly in a domestic abuse situation, that's what I hope would happen," he said. He believed Facebook would now deal with similar situations "case by case", rather than change its policy. | Photographs of a murdered woman posing with her killer ex-boyfriend have been removed from Facebook after a campaign by her family. | 34781905 |
Mr Putin spoke after meeting Barack Obama on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA).
But the meeting, and the leaders' speeches at the UNGA, also highlighted splits about how to end the Syrian war.
Russia said it would be an "enormous mistake" not to work with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to tackle IS.
On Monday, the US and France again insisted that President Assad must go. But in response, Mr Putin said: "They aren't citizens of Syria and so should not be involved in choosing the leadership of another country."
Russia would conduct air strikes only if they were approved by the United Nations, he said, while also ruling out Russian troops taking part in a ground operation in Syria.
The two leaders met for 90 minutes on the sidelines of the UNGA in talks that Mr Putin called "very constructive, business-like and frank".
It was their first face-to-face meeting in almost a year, with the Ukraine war also on the agenda.
A senior US government official said neither president was "seeking to score points" in the talks. Both sides agreed to open lines of communication to avoid accidental military conflict in the region, the official added.
He came. He left. But it's unclear what Vladimir Putin achieved in New York.
Pro-Kremlin media are portraying Putin's speech and meeting with President Obama as a victory for Russia.
"Vladimir Putin addressed the world" is Komsomolskaya Pravda's headline, reflecting the Kremlin's attempt to reassert Russia's role on the world stage.
On Russian TV, a pro-Kremlin MP has claimed that the timing of Nasa's announcement about water on Mars was designed by Washington to trump the Putin speech.
As for business daily Vedomosti, it notes that the Kremlin's call for a coalition against Islamic State may be "part of a political strategy to remove sanctions" against Russia. It's unclear whether it'll work.
After his meeting with Obama, Mr Putin admitted US-Russian relations had fallen to a very low level and he left no doubt who was to blame: America.
James Robbins: Obama, Putin and elusive Syrian peace
In his speech to the UNGA, Mr Obama said compromise among powers would be essential to ending the Syrian conflict, which has claimed more than 200,000 lives and forced four million people to flee abroad.
"The US is prepared to work with any nation, including Russia and Iran, to resolve the conflict," he said.
"But we must recognise that there cannot be, after so much bloodshed, so much carnage, a return to the pre-war status quo."
But Mr Putin said it was an "enormous mistake to refuse to co-operate with the Syrian government and its armed forces who are valiantly fighting terrorism face-to-face".
He also called for the creation of a "broad anti-terror coalition" to fight IS, comparing it to the international forces that fought against Nazi Germany in World War Two.
The US and Russian leaders have long differed on Syria: the US opposes President Assad remaining in power, while Russia has been a staunch ally of the regime in Damascus and has recently stepped up military support.
Some Western leaders have recently softened their stance towards the Syrian president, conceding that he might be able to stay in power during a political transition.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to reflect that in talks this week.
What's the human cost?
More than 250,000 Syrians have been killed and one million injured in four and a half years of armed conflict, which began with anti-government protests before escalating into a full-scale civil war.
And the survivors?
More than 11 million others have been forced from their homes, four million of them abroad, as forces loyal to President Assad and those opposed to his rule battle each other - as well as jihadist militants from IS. Growing numbers of refugees are going to Europe.
How has the world reacted?
Regional and world powers have also been drawn into the conflict. Iran and Russia, along with Lebanon's Hezbollah movement, are propping up the Alawite-led government. Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar are backing the Sunni-dominated opposition, along with the US, UK and France.
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The threat of IS extremists and the flow of Syrian refugees to Europe has added urgency to the search for a deal to end the civil war.
Observers also continue to report attacks on civilians by government forces.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that regime aircraft fired missiles at a market in the eastern town of Mayadeen on Monday, killing at least 23 people, including eight children.
A US-led coalition has been carrying out air strikes against IS in Syria and Iraq for more than a year.
The UK announced this month it had carried out a drone strike against two British citizens in Syria, but has yet to fly manned operations in Syrian airspace.
Over the weekend, France confirmed its first air strikes against IS targets. A number of other countries, including Australia, Canada and Jordan, have also conducted bombing missions. | Russia is considering whether to follow the US and its allies in conducting air strikes against Islamic State (IS) targets, President Vladimir Putin says. | 34387433 |
The retired Arsenal and Celtic striker, who has himself recovered from cancer, was guest of honour as the £3m building was officially opened on Friday.
It has been built after fundraising by cancer charity Maggie's with £1.5m from the Welsh government.
Hartson also thanked Wales manager Gary Speed's widow Louise for calling on football fans to support his charity.
On the day of Speed's funeral in his home area of Hawarden, Flintshire, Hartson said he was supporting the centre through his foundation as it would help thousands of patients.
He said: "I am incredibly touched by Louise's calls for people to back my charity. Gary was always very supportive of the foundation.
"He even played in a charity match to raise money for it on his own birthday as well as running the London marathon in aid of it. That's the kind of man he was.
"It means an awful lot, especially as some of the money from my foundation will go towards the Maggie's centre, which is a cause very close to my heart.
"I spoke with Gary's father Roger last night to say I could not make it to the funeral because I was opening the centre here today - but my thoughts are with him and his family and I will be attending the memorial service in February."
The centre, which gives care and support to cancer patients and their families, was opened by First Minister Carwyn Jones, Hartson, Japanese ambassador Keiichi Hayashi and the family of the late architect Kisho Kurokawa.
Maggie's has run an interim service in the city since 2006, and it is is one of 15 centres the charity has either up and running or planned.
The centre will offer support to people from across south west and mid Wales.
Maggie's chief executive Laura Lee said it had only been made possible thanks to the fundraising efforts of people in the region.
"The local community should be proud of the lasting legacy they have created for the thousands affected by the devastating consequences of cancer," she added.
Hartson, a Wales international who underwent emergency surgery in 2009 after he was diagnosed with testicular cancer that had spread to his lungs and his brain, said: "I know from my own personal experience what a devastating effect cancer can have on you, your family and friends.
"Staff at Maggie's interim centre at Singleton Hospital in Swansea helped me to find a way to live through and beyond cancer.
"I'm really delighted that we are now in a position to open this incredible new Maggie's centre which will help thousands of people in Wales who have been affected by this terrible disease." | Former footballer John Hartson has attended the opening of a cancer centre at Singleton Hospital, Swansea. | 16105695 |
Dembele's contract at Craven Cottage ends in the summer, although he will be sent back to the Championship club on loan until the end of the season.
The 19-year-old Frenchman joined Fulham from Paris St-Germain in 2012 and has scored 11 goals this campaign.
Spurs already have unrelated 28-year-old Belgium midfielder Mousa Dembele in their squad.
Fulham, meanwhile, have signed defender Michael Madl, 27, on loan until the end of the season from Austrian side Sturm Graz.
The Whites, who are 19th in the Championship, only four points above the relegation zone, and have only won one of their last 15 matches, have an option to make the deal permanent.
Dembele, who has represented France at under-20 level, was only 17 when he made his Premier League debut in November 2013, although Fulham were relegated from the top flight in that season.
Tottenham are fourth in the Premier League, five points clear of fifth-placed Manchester United, and aiming to qualify for the Champions League for only the second time.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Fulham striker Moussa Dembele is having a medical and is set to join Tottenham in a transfer worth a reported £5m. | 35450394 |
The 31-year-old was a free agent after leaving Shrewsbury this summer, having scored 16 goals in 95 outings during two years with Town.
Akpa Akpro began his career at Toulouse and has had spells at Grimsby, Rochdale, Tranmere Rovers and Bury since moving to England in 2008.
The Bees have not disclosed the length of the Frenchman's deal at The Hive.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | League Two side Barnet have signed striker Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro following a trial spell. | 36953242 |
The phone call follows signs that Moscow is taking a more active role in the conflict, and American concern over the extent of the plans.
Meanwhile, four Russian fighter jets have arrived at an airfield near the Syrian city of Latakia, the US said.
The US and Russia have disagreed sharply on Syria's bloody civil war and the role of President Bashar al-Assad.
While Moscow has backed the Syrian government, the US sees the removal of President Assad as essential to resolving the conflict.
Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter discussed with Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu how their two sides could avoid accidentally clashing on the ground, the Pentagon said.
Russian state media said the talks proved the sides had common ground.
The US has been alarmed about reports of a Russian military build-up in Syria, at a time when the Assad government has been losing ground to rebels.
The deployment of four jets at Latakia boosts Russia's military presence, which already includes helicopter gunships, artillery and as many as 500 Russian naval infantry forces, US officials said on Friday.
Both Russia and the US are concerned about the rise of the Islamic State militant group, which now controls parts of northern Syria.
The growing Russian military presence in Syria, not least the deployment of surface-to-air missiles to defend the airfield at Latakia, means that Washington and Moscow have a lot to talk about.
The phone call between Mr Carter and Mr Shoigu is only the first step.
The US and a number of its allies are flying strike missions into Syrian air space and they do not want to have any misunderstandings with Russia's forces there.
The Americans also want to get a clearer idea as to the purpose of the Russian presence in Syria.
Is this simply to secure a bridgehead to re-supply Mr Assad? Or does it herald a Russian intervention in the fighting?
Military talks between Moscow and Washington could also facilitate a better understanding on the diplomatic front with Syria likely to be a prominent issue in the crucial contacts on the margins of the UN General Assembly later this month.
News of the phone call between Mr Carter and Mr Shoigu emerged shortly after Secretary of State John Kerry said the US hoped military-to-military conversations would take place "very shortly".
The defence chiefs discussed areas where "perspectives overlap and areas of divergence," the Pentagon statement said, describing the talks as "constructive".
In the 50-minute conversation, Mr Shoigu told Mr Carter that Russian activities in Syria were "defensive in nature," a US official told Reuters.
The two sides also agreed to further talks, reopening formal contact after relations were badly strained by Russian action last year in Ukraine.
The last conversation between the US defence chief and his Russian counterpart was last August when Mr Carter's predecessor Chuck Hagel held the office.
Meanwhile, Moscow has said that any request from Syria to send troops would be "discussed and considered".
A Russian human rights body said it has been contacted by Russian soldiers who fear being sent to fight in Syria.
Any secret deployment of troops to Syria would be illegal, said Sergei Krivenko of the Russian Human Rights Council. | US and Russian defence ministers have held their first talks in more than a year, to discuss the conflict in Syria. | 34294640 |
Stephen McClay, 28, says he is "tortured" by the idea her death was a slow one.
It is 16 months since Mr McClay lost his 24-year-old sister in the attack at South Lakes Safari Zoo in Cumbria.
Miss McClay was in a staff area when male tiger, Padang, got in through an open door and dragged her outside into its feeding enclosure, an inquest heard.
She suffered serious head and neck injuries and died hours later in hospital, before her family - mother Fiona, brother Stephen and partner David Shaw - could get to her side.
Mr McClay, a French teacher who lives in Hammersmith, London, said: "Nobody was with Sarah when she died, her injuries were so severe she went straight into emergency treatment from the helicopter.
"David and mum arrived at the hospital before she was actually pronounced dead, but they weren't in the room - I can't imagine what they felt like while they were waiting.
"It would have been so tough for the doctors too, they were pretty much on a hiding to nothing, she was in such a bad way. Not many tiger attacks in the UK are there?
"When I think about the manner of Sarah's death, what makes me most upset is thinking about how scared she would have felt.
"It's not like dying of an illness when you have time to come to terms with it, or a car crash when you're dead the minute you hit the ground.
"She would have seen a tiger coming towards her, in an area where she thought she was alone. She didn't die instantly so she would have felt every bite or scratch or whatever it did," he said.
To add to the family's shock there was confusion in the immediate aftermath of the mauling as to whether Miss McClay had been in an area where she should not have been.
But early on in the Cumbria Police investigation, it was established Miss McClay was in a permitted staff area and Padang somehow got in through a door which should not have been open.
Becci May, regional manager of tigers and Asian species, for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said tiger attacks on people were rare.
"Normally they run a mile - it can be hard to see a tiger in the wild, they keep out of people's way. A healthy, uninjured tiger will normally hunt on other animals," she said.
"Problems arise if they are injured and cannot hunt."
Business as usual - Julie Cush, BBC News Online
Despite the awful death of Sarah McClay, it has been very much business as usual at the massively popular zoo.
It re-opened the day after the tragedy and even with the inquest, plans to treble its size have pressed on.
I visited on an August day, when the temperature soared past 30 degrees and it was packed with visitors.
Animals at the attraction include African lions, Sri Lankan leopards, as well as a boa constrictors.
A crowd-draw is big cat feeding time at the zoo. Staff climb up poles and string up dead chickens to give the big cats a bit of challenging exercise.
Today the crowd is waiting for Padang, unaware he is the tiger who mauled Miss McClay. He prowls around an enclosure while his food is made ready.
When he emerges, he leaps up the pole and grabs his chicken. He has been living at the zoo for almost a decade.
Mr McClay remembers his sister, who was originally from Glasgow, and who had worked as a zookeeper at the park for four years, as a happy, pragmatic woman with "modest dreams" of helping animals.
"She loved her work and all animals - especially red squirrels - and she would have loved to have been in charge of her own conservation project some day."
Following the inquest, the family awaits the outcome of a health and safety investigation by Barrow Borough Council.
The family has always been adamant that Padang should not be harmed.
"I don't feel like I want any kind of retribution against the animal itself," Mr McClay explained. | Zookeeper Sarah McClay, who was mauled to death by a tiger, must have been terrified as she lay dying in the enclosure, her brother has said. | 29141720 |
Ian McCall's men had six different scorers - Ross Docherty, Craig McGuffie, Michael Moffat, Craig Moore, Andy Geggan and Declan McDaid.
Ryan Sinnamon scored a late consolation for Annan as Ayr made it four wins out of four in Group E.
Lee Erwin scored on his Kilmarnock debut as they beat Dumbarton 3-0 to qualify as one of the best runners-up.
Ayr will now be seeded for Sunday's draw, having scored 15 goals and conceded just three in an impressive start to the season, with 11 of those goals coming in their past two games.
Kilmarnock will join their Ayrshire rivals in the second round after Chris Burke and debutant Erwin both scored their first goals for the club in the win at home to Dumbarton.
Burke headed in Dom Thomas' cross eight minutes into the second half, and ex-Motherwell winger Thomas was again the provider as Kris Boyd doubled the lead with another header.
Erwin clipped in a third with a nick off the post 12 minutes from time. | Ayr United marched into the second round of the Scottish League Cup with a thumping 6-1 win over Annan Athletic. | 40765193 |
A Wales Audit Office report said a lack of transparency had eroded trust between staff and management.
But it also noted it had overcame a number of crises, including a fire and a high-profile employment tribunal.
President Rhodri Glyn Thomas said it was addressing the concerns raised.
Auditors found management at the library in Aberystwyth was improving, but a lack of transparency around board meeting discussions "reflects and has contributed to an erosion of trust between staff and the library's leadership".
The report said the library's pension fund was generous compared to other public sector organisations, but said a long pay freeze until December 2015 meant any changes to pensions benefits "would have further undermined the already fragile morale among staff".
Report author Huw Lloyd Jones also noted the library's income from the Welsh Government had been cut by 17% in real terms in the past few years at a time when it was also under pressure to increase its income.
He said it was using its reserves to balance the books, but this was "unsustainable".
Mr Jones said the library was maintaining the same levels of service, despite cutting 20% of its staff and while he warned "that can't go on forever", he said the library was aware it might have to change the way it operates.
He concluded: "We think the library is broadly on the right path.
"The challenge for them is to integrate the planning of staffing levels, and of the fantastic building they have in Aberystwyth, with the financial picture so everything is pulling in the same direction."
Library president Rhodri Glyn Thomas said measures had been put in place to address some of the concerns raised "so we are working exactly in the way the report is asking us".
He said its financial challenges were down to the way it received funding from the Welsh Government annually and it would be easier to plan if it instead got funding over three years.
"But we are addressing that, we are in the same position as any other institution in the public sector, we are accepting that challenge and we are facing it positively for the future," he added.
The Welsh Government, which provides the majority of the library's funding, has been asked to comment. | The National Library of Wales must overcome declining income and poor staff morale if it is to have a sustainable future, auditors have found. | 38202831 |
The US Commerce Department says that Canada is improperly subsidising its exports of the forestry product.
This is just the latest volley in the long-running lumber trade dispute between the two countries.
It also comes during a sensitive time in US-Canada trade relations, with North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) talks on the horizon.
US President Donald Trump has been sending Canada mixed messages on trade, initially offering assurances that Nafta will only need "tweaks" but recently singling out Canada's softwood lumber and dairy industries for criticism.
As US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said in a statement: "It has been a bad week for US-Canada trade relations."
Canada is "generally a good neighbour but that doesn't mean they don't have to play by the rules," he later said.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his job is to stick up for Canada's interests.
Here are five things to know about the Canada-US softwood lumber spat.
The US has claimed for decades that Canada is unfairly subsidising its lumber industry by charging minimal fees to log public lands.
On Monday, the US Commerce Department imposed an overall 20% tariff on Canadian softwood lumber.
In this "preliminary determination", five exporters each face specific countervailing duties, which are meant to level the playing field between domestic producers and government-subsidised foreign producers of a product, ranging from 3.2% to 24.12%.
The US Commerce Department valued softwood lumber imports from Canada at US$5.6bn (C$7.6bn/£4.3bn) in 2016.
The duties will amount to about US$1bn, according to Secretary Ross.
This comes after no breakthrough was reached in recent talks in the decades-long dispute.
President Trump is finding it difficult to turn campaign rhetoric into government action in in many arenas, but particularly so in overseas trade.
He won the presidency, in part, with a strong and simple message of "winning" trade deals and being "tough" with the US's biggest trading partners. In the real world, that turns out to be a risky approach.
The president has notably declined to follow up on any of his harsh rhetoric about China, for example. Nevertheless he needs some way of showing how he can be tough. A dust up with Canada about lumber is probably a safe fight to pick. The lumber business is worth a fraction of the overall trade with Canada and set against so much shared history and thousands of miles of border, it's hardly likely to undermine US-Canadian relations on its own.
However it doesn't auger well for a smooth renegotiation of the North America Free Trade Agreement if that's really what President Trump wants.
Canada vows it will "vigorously defend" the interests of Canada's softwood lumber industry, including through litigation.
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said in a joint statement that Canada "disagrees strongly" with what they called "an unfair and punitive duty".
Mr Trudeau said on Tuesday that "you cannot thicken this border without hurting people on both sides of it".
Susan Yurkovich, president of the British Columbia Lumber Trade Council, said in a statement that "these duties are unwarranted, and this determination is completely without merit".
The province is the the largest Canadian exporter of softwood lumber to the US.
But the decision was cheered by the US Lumber Coalition, an alliance of American lumber producers formed in 1985 to fight what it calls the "devastating effect of Canada's lumber subsidies" on their industry.
Meanwhile, the US National Association of Home Builders denounced the decision as "short-sighted" and warned it would increase the cost of housing in the US. Secretary Ross said it will only have a small impact.
Softwood lumber products, like pine, fir and spruce, are mainly used in the construction of single family houses.
Minister Jim Carr quipped on Tuesday that lumber disputes have been "the most significant trade irritant between the US and Canada since Confederation" 150 years ago.
This specific dispute, however, dates back over 30 years to the early 1980s, when a group of US lumber producers first called for countervailing duties on Canadian softwood.
As a result of a series of disputes in the intervening years, the first US-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement - a five year deal - was signed in 1996.
Soon after that deal expired, the US lumber industry petitioned Washington to impose duties on softwood lumber imports.
In 2002, the US imposed those tariffs.
In 2006, Canada and the US reached a second Softwood Lumber Agreement for a seven-year term, under which the US scrapped the duties and Canada imposed taxes and quantitative restriction on lumber exports
That was extended until 2015, and the US government and industry agreed to not undertake any new countervailing or antidumping duty investigations for a year - that deal expired last October.
In November, the US lumber industry filed antidumping and countervailing duty cases under American trade laws, launching the fifth round in the lumber row.
Both countries will feel a shock, with the US comprising almost 70% of Canada's softwood market.
There are about 600 mills across Canada producing softwood lumber and over 170 communities get 20% or more of direct income from that industry.
Minister Carr noted there were lost job and closed mills the last time the US imposed tariffs, and Ottawa is preparing for "tough times".
In the US, the renovation and construction industries are expected to feel the impact.
One-third of lumber used in the US last year was imported and the bulk - over 95% according to the US National Association of Home Builders - was Canadian.
The group estimates the recent 22% jump in the cost of softwood lumber in the US, caused by recent uncertainty around the product, has added almost US$3,600 to the price of a new home.
Canada says it is interested in a "good faith resolution" in this dispute but will defend its interests including through litigation, though that was not immediately on the table.
Minister Carr noted Canada has prevailed in previous rounds of litigation "and we will do so again" but also said he believes that the trade relationship is so consequential for both countries that "we will work through this".
Canada is also seeking to open new markets abroad, including in China.
In the US, a preliminary antidumping ruling is scheduled for 23 June, looking at whether Canadian lumber has been dumped in the US market. Dumping occurs when a company exports its product at a lower price than it charges domestically.
The US Department of Commerce is also expected to announce its final duty rates by late 2017. | The United States is slapping hefty new tariffs on the import of Canadian softwood lumber. | 39708779 |
Gaskell, 26, started his career with St Helens before joining the Bulls in 2013.
"To be back in Super League is a great feeling and to be given this chance by the Giants is pleasing," he told the club website.
"I've had a short time here and it's good to get that training under my belt." | Huddersfield Giants have signed Bradford Bulls stand-off Lee Gaskell on a four-year deal. | 37973896 |
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The 23-year-old wing has not played any 15-man rugby since 2013.
Sebastien Bezy also makes his debut at scrum-half, with Morgan Parra and Francois Trinh-Duc not match fit.
Lock Paul Jedrasiak and centre Jonathan Dantyare the other uncapped men chosen by new coach Guy Noves, who replaced Philippe Saint-Andre last year.
France team: Maxime Medard; Hugo Bonneval, Gael Fickou, Jonathan Danty, Virimi Vakatawa; Jules Plisson, Sebastien Bezy; Louis Picamoles, Damien Chouly, Wenceslas Lauret; Yoann Maestri, Paul Jedrasiak; Rabah Slimani, Guilhem Guirado (capt), Eddy Ben Arous.
Replacements: Camille Chat, Uini Atonio, Jefferson Poirot, Alexandre Flanquart, Yacouba Camara, Maxime Machenaud, Jean-Marc Doussain, Maxime Mermoz | Sevens specialist Virimi Vakatawa is one of four uncapped players in the France squad to face Italy in Paris in Saturday's opening Six Nations match. | 35492135 |
The annual cycling festival will see thousands of enthusiasts take part in a host of events including a 100-mile ride from London to Surrey on Sunday.
The amateurs FreeCycle fun ride will be followed on a similar course by 150 professionals racing in the RideLondon-Surrey Classic.
Some roads and bridges on the route have been be closed for the events.
A number of roads in the City of London, Westminster, parts of the borough of Camden and Waterloo Bridge are closed from 06:00 BST to 18:00 on Saturday.
On Sunday, road closures will be in place from 04:00 in parts of east, central and south-west London ahead of the 100-mile race.
The event started at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, then follows a 100-mile (160km) route on closed roads through the capital and into Surrey's countryside, before finishing on The Mall in central London.
From 10:30 onwards, roads along the route will be reopened in phases once the event has passed. All roads are expected to be open by 20:00.
London Bridge, Tower Bridge and Waterloo Bridge will be closed until the evening.
Transport for London has a full list of all roads and bridges affected. | More than 25,000 cyclists have descended on the capital this weekend for RideLondon. | 33742930 |
The conflict was awfully familiar.
The Israelis were arguing with the non-Israelis, and indeed with each other - over who was entitled to what territory.
Some were polite, but others more hostile. It was an ugly scene. At one point, I thought people might well come to blows.
And still they could not sort it out. Who was supposed to be in what seat? The plane had not even taken off yet, but already Flight 2085, from Luton to Tel Aviv, had become a microcosm of the Middle East.
Some argued from a point of legal entitlement. They held up their boarding passes, the seat number clearly visible.
"I have a right to be here," they protested. But others simply pointed out that they had got there first. I felt I had heard this before somewhere.
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Meanwhile, bolder passengers were simply shoving their luggage - and themselves - into the places they wanted. You might call it "establishing facts on the ground".
They ignored the would-be occupants towering above them, now waving boarding cards in their faces, like title-deeds to a house.
"Sit down," yelled the exasperated air stewardess, sounding like a teacher dealing with unruly children on a school bus trip. But no-one was listening to teacher that day.
Eventually, the captain's voice came over the intercom, more imploring than commanding.
"If you do not take your seats soon, we will miss our slot, and take-off could be delayed by a very long time." In other words, if the fighting continued, everyone would lose.
That kind of reasoning has never seemed to work too well in the Middle East, and it certainly did not make an impression on Flight 2085. The stand-off continued.
Tensions rose and so did voices in English, in Hebrew and in Russian. I only speak one of those languages but I am quite sure I was being treated to a crash course in their finest insults and for the first time I found myself awfully glad that metal implements are no longer permitted in carry-on luggage.
And then she appeared. The heroine of the day. I do not know her name, I guess I never will, but she seemed like Florence Nightingale and Mother Teresa all rolled in to one.
A clever, sensitive stewardess came up with a compromise. "Sit down where you are for now," she said, "and we can sort out who goes where, once we are up in the air."
Brilliant. The passengers looked at her, they looked at each other, and they meekly obeyed. Those wanting a window seat accepted an aisle; couples hoping to travel together agreed to be rent asunder.
It reminded me of the Oslo Agreement, back in the day when that seemed like a solution to the Middle East problem. Let us all calm down for a bit, live in our respective places for now, and sort out the final agreement later on in the day.
I thought of telling the stewardess she had missed her metier, that instead of serving gin and tonics to rude passengers, she should be working for the United Nations - she certainly could not have made a worse job than others who have tried.
I drifted off into a reverie, imagining this diplomatic wonder-woman circling the globe, perhaps still wearing her Easyjet uniform - she would shuttle between North and South Korea, between the US and Iran - everywhere bringing her home-spun approach to international crises.
But I soon snapped out of my fantasy, because a while after take-off, a new problem arose.
A group of Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox Jews had been given space at the back of the plane to hold a prayer meeting. They bowed, and recited, but in the process they attracted more worshippers and, who knows, perhaps new worshippers converted to the faith by this stirring display of mid-air religiosity.
Eventually there were so many offering their thanks to God that they were blocking the aisle, and the non-observant passengers found they could not reach the toilet.
One unfortunate lady found herself stuck inside the lavatory, pushing on the door but meeting resistance from the mini-congregation now gathered outside.
Soon the secular bladders were causing real problems to their owners, who began to complain that the religious people were getting things all their own way.
Now that is a complaint you will hear in Israel itself where there have been furious quarrels between zealous followers of God and those of a more sceptical inclination.
But here we were nearly a thousand miles from the Holy Land and quite a few thousand feet up in the sky.
I searched in vain for Easyjet's unappreciated ambassador-of-peace - the stewardess who had brought unexpected calm to a conflict-ridden flight.
But she had gone back to serving gin and tonics - and it looked like this time, she just did not want to get involved.
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BBC World Service: Short editions Monday-Friday - see World Service programme schedule. | It is not just the election results that show that Israelis have different views about who should be running the country: a flight to Tel Aviv can provide a glimpse into some of the simmering tensions in the Middle East. | 21185791 |
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says that the mother faced charges including human trafficking and money laundering.
The 19-month-old boy is now in the care of social workers.
The mother, who appeared in court in Pietermaritzburg, was arrested after a police agent posed as a buyer.
She will now remain under house arrest until her next court appearance early next year.
NPA spokeswoman Natasha Ramkisson-Kara said more investigations would be carried out into the mother's personal circumstances.
"She will appear on 29 February but before that they will compile a pre-sentencing report which will be done by social services," she said
"Social services will do a background check of the mother and study her upbringing and then once they complete that study they will then hand over that report to the magistrate in court," she added.
Gumtree has been co-operating with investigators, the police said. | A 20-year-old woman in South Africa has pleaded guilty to trying sell her child for 5,000 rand ($380; £250) on advertising website Gumtree. | 34946259 |
The court upheld his claim that some of his treatment amounted to "inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment".
After the judgement, Breivik's lawyer, Oystein Storrvik, called for his solitary confinement to be repealed.
Breivik, a right-wing extremist, killed 69 people at a summer camp for young centre-left political activists on the island of Utoeya in July 2011.
Earlier that day, he set off a car bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people.
In her ruling, judge Helen Andenaes Sekulic said the right not to be subjected to inhuman treatment represented "a fundamental value in a democratic society" and also applied to "terrorists and killers".
Breivik had challenged the government over his solitary confinement, which saw him kept alone in his cell for 22 to 23 hours a day, denied contact with other inmates and only communicating with prison staff through a thick glass barrier.
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His prison regime deviated so markedly from that enforced upon any other prisoner in Norway, regardless of the severity of their crimes, that it had to be considered an extra punishment, the judge said.
However, article three of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) required that prisoners be detained in conditions that did not exceed the unavoidable level of suffering inherent in detention, given the practical requirements of the particular case, she said.
The prison authorities had also not done enough to counteract the damage he had suffered from being in isolation, she said.
Judge Sekulic also noted that Breivik had been woken up every half hour at night over a long period of time and on some occasions subjected to strip searches with female officers present, which he found particularly difficult.
"Taken together with the other stringent restrictions which he was subject, this was regarded as degrading treatment in the Convention sense," said the judge, Norwegian national broadcaster NRK reported.
State lawyer Marius Emberland said the government was surprised by the verdict but had not decided whether to appeal.
If neither side appeals within four weeks, the prison is obliged to make Breivik's regime more lenient in line with the judge's remarks, NRK reported.
The prison must work to bring in other prisoners and "facilitate a community", the judge said.
However, the judge ruled that strict controls on Breivik's correspondence were justified and his right to a private and family life under article eight of the ECHR had not been violated.
The court also ordered the Norwegian state to pay Breivik's legal costs of 330,000 kroner ($40,000; £28,000).
Eskil Pedersen, a survivor of the shootings on Utoeya island, said he was "surprised, and then angry and upset" by the ruling.
"It was like being punched in the gut that the perpetrator won such a public victory," he told NRK.
Another survivor, Bjorn Ihler, tweeted that the judgement in Breivik's favour showed Norway had a "working court system, respecting human rights even under extreme conditions".
Lisbeth Kristine Roeyneland, who runs a support group for the victims' families, told NRK she was surprised and "a little disappointed", but also relieved that the ruling prevented him making contact with other extremists. | Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik has won part of a human rights case against the Norwegian state. | 36094575 |
He is due to tape an episode of Running Wild with Bear Grylls to observe the effects of climate change on the area, it said.
He is the first president to appear on the show, to be aired later this year.
President Obama is on a three-day tour of Alaska aimed at highlighting the pace of climate change.
It is part of his administration's efforts to build support for new legislation significantly capping carbon dioxide emissions from power plants in the US, as well as raise attention to the ways climate change has damaged Alaska's natural landscape.
Mr Obama follows several other high profile figures, including actresses Kate Winslet and Kate Hudson, who have tested their survival skills on the show.
Bear Grylls - a former British special forces soldier - puts celebrities through their paces in remote forests and mountains across the world, "pushing their minds and bodies to the limit to complete their journeys".
This week Mr Obama will become the first sitting US president to visit the Alaskan Arctic, where he is due to address foreign ministers from Arctic nations at a conference on climate change.
He is also scheduled to visit glaciers and meet fishermen and native leaders to discuss rising sea levels, shrinking glaciers and melting permafrost in the sparsely populated US state.
Before he departed for Alaska, President Obama announced he was changing the name of Mount McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America, to its original native Alaskan, Denali.
Earlier this month, the president unveiled plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions from US power stations by nearly a third within 15 years. | US President Barack Obama will trek through the wilderness in Alaska this week with British TV adventurer Bear Grylls, the NBC channel has announced. | 34109681 |
Speculation rose about his whereabouts after a consortium of banks and creditors approached the Supreme Court over $1.4bn (£980m) in unpaid debts.
They demanded that his passport be impounded, and a $75m (£53m) severance pay he was to receive from Diageo be blocked and used to repay them.
The payout was blocked, but it emerged that Mr Mallya had already left India.
The issue caused an uproar in India with opposition MPs accusing the government of allowing the flamboyant businessman to leave the country.
But Mr Mallya insisted that he "did not flee from India", and also criticised his "media trial" over the issue.
Media reports say Mr Mallya is currently living in London.
Opposition MPs have demanded that the government should bring him back to face the law.
Mr Mallya, who is a household name in India, sold a large chunk of United Spirits, which he inherited from his father, to Diageo in April 2014.
He was to receive the $75m payout as settlement after being ousted from the firm in February.
Mr Mallya, once dubbed by Indian media as "India's Richard Branson" and the "King of Good Times" for his lavish lifestyle also owns a stake in the Formula One team Force India. | Indian drinks baron Vijay Mallya has tweeted he has "not absconded" from India and will "comply" with the law. | 35781810 |
The move comes after signs popped up in the city telling tourists that local rents are now unaffordable because of demand for holiday accommodation.
People have to be licensed before they can let out their properties for short stays, but there are still an estimated 5,000 to 6,000 illegal holiday flats.
Anti-tourist feelings are running high and some have had eggs thrown at them.
Such campaigns are now being seen elsewhere in Spain, the world's third-biggest holiday destination, including the Basque city of San Sebastian, where an anti-tourism march was being held on Thursday.
The tourism industry is concerned at the potential global effect.
"Tourism is of immense economic benefit to European destinations and has become even more important in recent years," says a spokesperson for Abta, the UK travel agents' association.
"Most people appreciate these benefits and accept that at certain times of year, they will have to share their cities with significant numbers of tourists from around the world."
Abta, perhaps unsurprisingly, blames the problem on the rise of online services such as Airbnb, which threaten its members' traditional business model while promoting a huge expansion in illegal tourist accommodation in cities such as Barcelona.
"The rapid growth of the peer-to-peer economy in recent years has led to significant increases in visitors to some cities, but due to the lack of licensing and regulation in this sector, it is impossible to fully understand tourism numbers," it says.
"We need mechanisms in place to manage numbers in crowded destinations, for the benefit of holidaymakers, destination residents and the travel industry. Logically, these measures would need to take account of both hotel visitors and peer-to-peer accommodation users."
Abta may have a point, though. According to some estimates, as many as 40% of Barcelona's tourist apartments are being rented out without the authorities' permission, making it much harder for local people to find affordable accommodation.
For now, tour guide operators and other local businesses say privately that the anti-tourist backlash has made little difference to the influx of visitors.
And the Spanish government must be hoping they are right.
More than 75 million tourists visited the country last year, and the number is expected to hit a record 83 million in 2017.
With Spain still recovering from its crippling economic crisis, tourism is more important to national well-being than ever before.
Lucy Fuggle, head of content at TrekkSoft, which provides logistics and software to travel firms, sees the discontent as a sign that tourism needs to change. "The backlash is concerning, but more so for the sentiment than the economic impact," she says.
"Tourism will continue - there's no doubt about that - but we see some changes that need to happen, such as improved regulations and better distribution of visitors across cities.
"In our work with tour and activity suppliers and tourism boards, we've noticed that visitors are increasingly seeking unique experiences in less 'typical' destinations," Ms Fuggle says.
"It's a step away from the cookie-cutter package trip, and if more visitors turn to this, we could see less dense distribution in struggling cities such as Barcelona and Venice. It comes at a greater cost to the consumer than budget city breaks, however."
It's probably too late for the protesters to have much impact on this year's tourism numbers.
The surge in visitor numbers is being fuelled by powerful global economic forces. As the appeal of other once-popular destinations such as Tunisia, Turkey and Egypt is waning because of security concerns, Spain looks even more attractive as a haven for sun-worshippers.
But the impact of the anti-tourist campaign could well be felt in 2018 and beyond.
The Catalan Tourist Board is a regular exhibitor at London's World Travel Market tourism fair, held every November, along with 11 other Spanish travel organisations.
After some bumper years, the Spanish tourism industry will have to work hard to ensure that it too does not fall out of fashion. | After a wave of anti-tourism protests, the Spanish city of Barcelona plans a crackdown on illegal holiday rentals. | 40960443 |
Ulster Bank surveys private sector activity monthly, in what is considered a reliable indicator of the economy.
The March survey shows the trends of strong exports orders and rising employment are continuing.
However, it also suggests that inflationary pressures are still feeding into firms' input costs, and the prices they charge to customers.
Inflation is being driven by the weaker pound, which makes exports cheaper, but pushes up the cost of imported goods and materials.
The bank's chief economist in Northern Ireland, Richard Ramsey, said Northern Ireland's private sector has maintained its "growth momentum" as it enters the second quarter of 2017.
"For now, all segments of the private sector - manufacturing, retail, services, and construction - maintain growth in output and employment to varying degrees," he said.
However, he cautioned that consumption-driven growth was likely to slow as the impact of inflation feeds through to household budgets.
"The key concern is the dependence on retail sector growth in an environment of rising prices and pressure on consumers' pockets," he said.
"Retail prices are rising at almost a record rate, with further rises in food and energy prices set to filter through in the coming months.
"Alongside a freeze in a range of benefits to 2020, this will firmly consign the consumer sweet spot to the past" | The Northern Ireland economy experienced a "positive" first quarter of 2017, a bank survey has suggested. | 39547975 |
Residents on Colonsay have been intrigued by the three carcasses with some suggesting they could be polar bears washed down from the Arctic.
But scientists at the Scottish Marine Animal Strandings Scheme said they were more likely to be marine animals.
They said decomposing blubber has a fur-like appearance.
The Friends of Colonsay Facebook page has carried a series of photographs of the remains, which look like they are covered in dirty white fur.
The group speculated on the possibility of the remains being those of bears, but has since acknowledged the scientists' explanation.
Inverness-based SMAS carries out examinations of whales, dolphins and other large marine animals found washed up on Scottish beaches.
On the Colonsay discoveries, it said: "We have had a number of these sort of cases over the years, and are confident that these are highly autolysed cetacean carcases.
"The 'fur' referred to is decomposing blubber, which becomes stringy in appearance as the lipids from the blubber are drained into the sand.
"Once the bones are exposed we may be able to identify these animals to a species level with help from the experts at the National Museum of Scotland."
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, which has three polar bears at its Highland Wildlife Park, has also said it did not believe the remains to be those of bears.
Six years ago, RSPB Scotland did an April Fool's Day joke about a polar bear being washed up on the Isle of Mull to highlight concerns about climate change.
Though not reaching as far as Scotland, polar bears are known to stray far from their usual range.
Earlier this year, a polar bear was shot dead in northern Iceland, the first such incident of its kind since 2010.
The female bear came within 500 metres of an inhabited farm before it was shot by a marksman. | Scientists believe mysterious "fur covered' remains washed up on a Scottish island could be those of dead sea mammals such as whales or dolphins. | 37987334 |
Rudd, who was arrested on Saturday, made no plea and will appear again at the New Zealand court in two weeks.
Earlier this month, Rudd, 61, was sentenced to eight months in house detention for drug possession and making threats to kill.
Rudd will not be taking part in AC/DC's current world tour.
After his latest arrest, Rudd must undergo drug and alcohol testing when required.
He stuck two fingers up at on looking media as he arrived in court, stuff.co.nz reported.
Rudd was sentenced to house detention just under two weeks ago for threatening to "take out" a former employee and possessing marijuana and methamphetamine.
Judge Thomas Ingram said home detention was the most appropriate punishment - but warned that he would be closely monitored and jail would be the next step if the drummer stepped out of line.
"I stone-cold guarantee that's where you'll end up," the judge said during sentencing.
"The temptations of the rock star lifestyle have caused your downfall here." | The former drummer with rock band AC/DC Phil Rudd has appeared in court accused of consuming alcohol in breach of a home detention sentence. | 33584889 |
Federico Santander headed low into the bottom corner of the net for the opener in the 19th minute.
Andreas Cornelius added the second with a diving header from Peter Ankersen's cross five minutes before the interval.
Rasmus Falk fired into the bottom right-hand corner from 20 yards for a well-taken third in the 53rd minute.
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The outcome of the tie looks to be already decided going into next Tuesday's second leg in Denmark.
The Irish Premiership champions made a lively start and Declan Caddell headed over from Richard Clarke's cross.
The hosts created a number of further chances in the second half, with Gavin Whyte going close and substitute David Cushley posing a real threat in his first competitive appearance for Stephen Baxter's side.
The former Ballymena United forward forced Robin Olsen into a fingertip save with a half-volley, then fired over and also brought another fine stop from the visiting keeper with a late effort.
Santander could have scored another after the break but Sean O'Neill saved well.
Crusaders manager Stephen Baxter: "We were up against top European opposition littered with internationals of really high quality.
"Having said that, we competed in the game, created a number of chances against a really good team and asked their keeper to make a couple of smart saves.
"We were under a lot of pressure, as we knew we would be, but from our perspective we gained a lot in terms of fitness and our tactical approach to a lot of things."
Match ends, Crusaders FC 0, FC København 3.
Second Half ends, Crusaders FC 0, FC København 3.
Substitution, FC København. Youssef Toutouh replaces Kasper Kusk.
Substitution, Crusaders FC. Michael Gault replaces Matthew Snoddy.
Substitution, FC København. Bashkim Kadrii replaces Federico Santander.
Substitution, Crusaders FC. Andrew Mitchell replaces Declan Caddell.
Substitution, FC København. Jan Gregus replaces William Kvist.
Substitution, Crusaders FC. David Cushley replaces Richard Clarke.
Goal! Crusaders FC 0, FC København 3. Rasmus Falk Jensen (FC København) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
Second Half begins Crusaders FC 0, FC København 2.
First Half ends, Crusaders FC 0, FC København 2.
Goal! Crusaders FC 0, FC København 2. Andreas Cornelius (FC København) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
Declan Caddell (Crusaders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Andreas Cornelius (FC København) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! Crusaders FC 0, FC København 1. Federico Santander (FC København) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
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Lineups are announced and players are warming up. | Crusaders lost 3-0 to Danish champions FC Copenhagen in the first leg of their Champions League second qualifying round tie at Seaview on Wednesday. | 36775694 |
The Hove outfit reached the semi-finals in Twenty20 and 40-over competition and missed out on the Championship trophy.
He told BBC Sport: "Having got to the stage of being in contention you'd have liked to have got over the line in one of the competitions.
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"It's a disappointment not to have got to a final. We have satisfaction with a bit of regret as well."
Sussex's bid to win the title for the first time since 2007 faltered following a rain-affected draw at Somerset last month, but Robinson is remaining positive for the future.
"At one point we had a chance of really challenging Warwickshire after a run of victories," he added.
For young players to have a taste of the pressure is invaluable for them
"We had a run of games where we had quite a few things go our way and in the last couple of weeks, we've not.
"To be honest, we're not that top of the table team really.
"We're a team that's definitely going in the right direction and that is definitely growing.
"We've made a challenge this year but in the next couple of years we'll probably be looked at as in contention."
Sussex concluded their four-day campaign with a five-wicket defeat by Durham at Chester-le-Street.
"There's not a lot that separates a lot of the teams from top to bottom in this division," Robinson said.
"The game was a nearly game for us and when we needed those big decisions to go our way, they didn't.
"We bowled a lot with a wet ball which killed us and negated us.
"However we missed a few little windows of opportunity to take the game by the scruff of the neck and Durham ran away with it in the end." | Sussex cricket manager Mark Robinson says the 2012 campaign has left him with mixed feelings. | 19600456 |
The company has published accounts for last year showing an overall loss of $7.2bn.
The company's results also included an impairment charge of $14.8bn reflecting the decreased value of its assets.
Petrobras has been embroiled in a massive corruption scandal in which it is alleged that bribes were paid for lucrative contracts with the firm.
The scandal has hurt Petrobras and damaged President Dilma Rousseff's government.
In March hundreds of thousands of Brazilians protested against President Rousseff, who chaired the board of Petrobras for much of the period when the alleged bribes happened.
However, the president denies involvement and has been exonerated by an investigation by the attorney general.
More than 40 top politicians - including the presidents of both houses of Congress - are still under investigation, and the treasurer of the country's ruling party has been arrested.
Earlier on Thursday a judge convicted a former Petrobras executive of money laundering and racketeering for his role in the case, that involved bribes and illegal donations to political parties.
Paulo Roberto Costa, who was head of refining and supply, will serve part of his sentence under house arrest. He can still appeal.
Petrobras was supposed to be Brazil's "lottery ticket" - as it is sitting on top of one of the world's most valuable oil reserves.
But today it announced losses of $7bn for 2014 - its first loss in decades.
That number is based on witness statements to the police that 3% of each major contract between 2004 and 2012 was paid in kickbacks to politicians and executives.
Wednesday's announcement was highly anticipated in Brazil and in the markets, because previous figures were discredited.
Petrobras executives - all recently appointed to replace people involved in the scandal - hope this will draw a line, and that the company may finally start to move on.
Petrobras's oil bonanza: Blessing or curse?
Back in November Petrobras's auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) declined to certify the company's accounts saying that the corruption scandal made it hard to value the firm's assets.
Since then PwC has been able to calculate the impact of corruption and also identified other costs including those related to missed production targets and the lower price of crude oil.
Publishing the results "is a fundamental step toward fully salvaging the company's credibility," said Aldemir Bendine, the firm's new chief executive.
But analysts say that the company will have to work hard to regain the trust of the financial markets.
"Petrobras's problem isn't about oil or finance, it's about trust. The first thing the company needs to do is recover its credibility, because today the market doesn't believe it," said Daniel Marques, chief analyst at consulting firm Gradual Investimentos. | Brazil's state-run oil company, Petrobras has taken a $2bn (£1.3bn) charge for costs related to corruption. | 32422875 |
The bus carrying 75 Czech tourists, some schoolchildren, was travelling from Spain to the Czech Republic when it was hit on Saturday night.
Two shots smashed the front and rear windows, Alex Perrin, a prosecutor in the Drome region, said.
Le Dauphin Libere newspaper said more police were stationed on bridges over the A7 in case of repeat incidents.
It is believed the attacker was using a hunting rifle to target the bus from a bridge over the A7 near Saulce sur Rhone, roughly halfway between Lyon and Marseille.
Among the six people injured by broken glass was a child, Mr Perrin said.
One passenger suffered a serious eye injury, he added.
"We don't have any reason to believe this bus was targeted instead of any other," Mr Perrin said.
No-one has yet been arrested. | Six people were when shots were fired at a tourist bus on the A7 motorway in south-east France, police say. | 36455641 |
A bill currently going through the assembly proposes that everyone will be on the organ donation register unless they opt out.
But some of Northern Ireland's most senior clinicians have been warning Stormont's health committee that the bill is unhelpful and potentially damaging.
Dr Paul Glover, the regional clinical lead on organ donation, said he believes the bill "in isolation" will fail.
"It will have to be underpinned by education," he said. "We have to have society talking about organ donations, talking to family, making their wishes known.
"This is about changing society - it's not about saying this is the law, therefore this is what we must do. This is about the positivity of it, coming from society up."
Dr Glover said the wording of a section of the legislation has the potential to decrease donation rates.
"Clause 4 undermines the whole concept of deeming consent, because if, ultimately, the family has the final say, then the wishes of the deceased individual are of secondary importance."
Northern Ireland has the highest deceased donation rate in the UK, with 48 deceased donors last year. It also ranks highly internationally.
Safeguards in the proposed legislation would mean that a 'qualifying person' - such as a friend or relative - would have to affirm that the deceased person would not have objected.
But intensive care consultant Dr TJ Trinder said there would be "no credible reason for the legislation, unless the intent is to override family objections to donation".
He said practitioners recognise that family instinct is important and must be respected.
Dr Glover said it is possible, under the proposed legislation, that if someone had not taken action to opt out and had never discussed the issue with family, then organs could be removed from someone who never wished that to happen.
The British Medical Association said it is broadly supportive of an opt-out system.
Dr John Chisholm, chair of the BMA's Medical Ethics Committee told the health committee that its members have voted consistently in favour of "a soft opt-out system with safeguards, so the majority view within the medical profession is in favour of moving in that direction." | The most senior doctor dealing with organ donation in Northern Ireland says legislation is not the way to increase donation rates. | 35243181 |
Apple sued Qualcomm in January, accusing the company of overcharging for its patented technology.
Qualcomm said on Friday it would defend its right to receive "fair value" for its "technological contributions".
The licence agreements had been in place for a decade, it said.
"These licence agreements remain valid and enforceable," Don Rosenberg, executive vice president and general counsel of Qualcomm, said.
Qualcomm's share price dropped 3% following the latest update, which came less than two weeks after the company reported quarterly earnings. Qualcomm said its forecast at that time involved scenarios with reduced payments - not their complete absence.
Qualcomm derived 40% of its revenue from Apple and Samsung Electronics in its most recent financial year.
In a statement, Apple said: "Without an agreed-upon rate to determine how much is owed, we have suspended payments until the correct amount can be determined by the court."
Apple's legal action in January followed a complaint by the Federal Trade Commission, a US regulator, alleging Qualcomm had used "anticompetitive practices" to maintain a monopoly over key technology.
Apple has also sued Qualcomm in China and in the UK. | Qualcomm, the largest maker of mobile phone chips, has cut its profit forecast, warning investors that Apple is withholding royalty payments amid a legal battle. | 39748921 |
Dominic Elliott, 23, died after drinking household drain cleaner at the artist's home in Bridlington, East Yorkshire, in March.
A two-day inquest in Hull heard he drank the liquid after "partying" with his partner John Fitzherbert, 48.
Humberside Police confirmed it was investigating possible drugs offences.
After the verdict, a police spokesman said a 48-year-old man and a 23-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of drugs offences and remained on bail as inquiries continued.
He said no one had been charged.
Mr Fitzherbert was Mr Hockney's partner for 20 years and still lives at the artist's home and runs his domestic affairs.
The court was told Mr Elliott drank the acid, which caused serious damage to his mouth and throat before perforating his stomach, after taking cocaine and ecstasy. He had also consumed alcohol and cannabis before drinking the liquid, the inquest heard.
Bradford-born artist Mr Hockney was in bed asleep at the time and was "completely unaware" of what had happened, the inquest heard.
The coroner, Professor Paul Marks said there was "not a shred of evidence Dominic intended to take his own life".
He said there were no suspicious circumstances or any "third party" involvement in the death.
The coroner said he recorded a verdict of misadventure on the basis that Mr Elliott took the substances he did in the expectation that there was a risk involved.
Hull Coroners Court heard Mr Elliott died in the early hours of 17 March after Mr Fitzherbert took him to hospital in Scarborough.
The coroner said it was one of the "enigmas" of the case that Mr Elliott appeared not to be showing any signs of pain despite a pathologist saying the ingestion of the acid would have caused extreme agony.
He said it was possible the drugs Mr Elliott had taken lessened the pain.
By the time he arrived at Scarborough Hospital he was completely unresponsive.
Det Sgt Thomas Napier, who compiled the file on the death for Humberside Police, told the coroner: "It does remain a mystery - for an intelligent young man to drink such a noxious substance."
Mr Hockney's chief assistant, Jean Pierre Goncalves De Lima, told the inquest he received a phone call from Mr Fitzherbert after Mr Elliott's death, asking him to clear his room of "any evidence of drug use".
Mr Goncalves De Lima said he did clear Mr Fitzherbert's room but later told police what he had done.
Asked why, he said Mr Hockney had suffered a mini-stroke last year and he was worried about the effect of this kind of "exposure" on his boss's health.
He also said Mr Hockney was 99% deaf without his hearing aids.
Mr Goncalves De Lima said he was aware of some drug use in the house but added that Mr Hockney was not aware of this.
The coroner said he believed Mr Hockney, who shares his house with three other men including Mr Fitzherbert, was unaware some of the occupants of his home were abusing illegal drugs.
The court was told that Mr Elliott suffered bouts of depression and was deeply affected by the death of his twin sister at birth and his father, when he was 11.
Mr Fitzherbert went missing two days after Mr Elliott's death, but was later found at a Bridlington beauty spot and taken to hospital. He later booked himself into the Priory Hospital in London, the inquest heard. | David Hockney's assistant died as a result of misadventure when he drank acid after taking a range of drugs, a coroner has ruled. | 23898073 |
A record 46,499,537 people are entitled to take part, according to provisional figures from the Electoral Commission.
Polling stations will close at 22:00 BST with counting throughout the night.
It is only the third nationwide referendum in UK history and comes after a four-month battle for votes between the Leave and Remain campaigns.
In common with other broadcasters, the BBC is limited in what it can report while polls are open but you can follow the results as they come in across the BBC after polls close on Thursday evening.
The referendum ballot paper asks the following question: "Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?"
Whichever side gets more than half of all votes cast is considered to have won.
The weather forecast for polling day is mixed.
There have been thunderstorms in London and south-east England which caused flooding overnight.
Kingston upon Thames Council in south west London has moved two polling stations after they were inundated with water.
Sunshine and heavy showers are forecast for Northern Ireland and Scotland but it is set to be drier and brighter elsewhere.
After the referendum polls close, sealed ballot boxes will be collected and transported to the count venue for each of the 382 local counting areas.
These represent all 380 local government areas in England, Scotland and Wales, plus one each for Northern Ireland and Gibraltar.
From 22:00 BST, there will be comprehensive coverage on the BBC News website and app with live text and video streaming, reaction and analysis from BBC editors and others. There will also be an up-to-the-minute full results service and details of all local results.
BBC One, the BBC News Channel and BBC Parliament will broadcast a results show hosted by David Dimbleby alongside BBC experts and special guests from 21:55 BST. Coverage continues through the night and Sophie Raworth, Andrew Neil and Victoria Derbyshire pick up the coverage on Friday morning.
The results programme will be streamed internationally on the BBC News website from 22:00 BST.
BBC Radio 5 live will have coverage as the results come in, as will Radio 4 from 23:00 BST until the Today programme picks up at 06:00 BST on Friday.
From 22:00 GMT, television viewers outside the UK can tune in via BBC World News and BBC World News America. Listeners outside the UK can tune into BBC World Service radio for regular updates.
Referendum night - what to watch out for
Results from these areas will then be declared throughout the night, along with result totals from 11 nations and regions.
Depending on how close the poll is, the result may become clear before the final national result is officially declared by the Chief Counting Officer, who will be based at Manchester Town Hall.
The Electoral Commission estimates a final result "around breakfast time" on Friday.
The last nationwide referendum took place five years ago, when voters rejected an attempt to change the way MPs are elected.
The first one was in 1975, when the country was asked whether the UK should continue to be a member of what was then called the European Economic Community. | Voting is taking place in a historic referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of the European Union or leave. | 36602702 |
Carver, 50, was involved in a heated exchange with several home fans as Newcastle lost 3-2 at St James' Park.
It was their seventh straight defeat and leaves them five points above the Premier League relegation zone.
"It's important I explain some of my actions," said Carver.
"I don't have to, but I think it's important. I'm one of them - and I want them to see I can relate to them and give them a bit of time.
"It'll be interesting to see what they say, it won't all be me me me, it will be a two-way conversation."
Carver, who has a contract until the end of the season, has come under pressure because of Newcastle's poor run of form under him.
Since former manager Alan Pardew left to take charge of Crystal Palace, Newcastle have won just two of their 14 Premier League games.
Carver plans to allow the two fans to see how he prepares for Saturday's game at Leicester.
He added: "I'll show them a little of the preparation going into the game so they have some understanding - without giving away too much of the team - and the planning we put into the week.
"It's not to get them in to have a roll around the office. I'm happy to answer their questions and have a really good conversation and say 'this is what we do'.
"I'm not one looking for sympathy but it's about getting them to understand better." | Newcastle boss John Carver has invited two fans who were part of a group who confronted him in Saturday's defeat by Swansea "for a cup of tea" to discuss their grievances. | 32539005 |
Lord Armstrong of Ilminster told the BBC he "never felt a whiff of sexuality about Ted Heath, whether it was in relation to women, men or children".
Police are investigating historical child sexual abuse claims against Sir Edward who died in 2005 aged 89.
The Sir Edward Heath Charitable Foundation has said it is confident he would be cleared of any wrongdoing.
Lord Armstrong was principle private secretary at Number 10 during Sir Edward's time as Conservative prime minister between 1970 and 1974.
He said the allegations were "so totally uncharacteristic and unlikely" that he did not believe them to be true.
"My incredulity is based on the way of life of a man and about his character and his personality," he told Radio 4's Today Programme.
"When he was at home he had two policemen on the gate, he had the personal protection officer from Scotland Yard in the house, he never drove a car himself, he always had an official driver.
"It just seems to me highly unlikely that he could have escaped all that to do the kind of thing that is described."
He added: "I knew him for 35 years, I worked very closely with him while he was prime minister, and we remained friends for the rest of his life.
"You usually detect some sense of sexuality when you are friends or work closely with them. I think he was completely asexual. There are some people like that and I think he was one of them."
Historical child abuse: Key investigations
At least seven police forces are carrying out investigations linked to abuse claims involving Sir Edward.
Operation Hydrant, a national operation co-ordinating inquiries into historical abuse, has been liaising with forces which received information concerning him.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission said it would look at whether officers at Wiltshire Police failed to pursue allegations made against him.
A retired detective has alleged that claims were made in the 1990s but not followed up.
Sir Edward lived in Salisbury, Wiltshire, for many years and died at his home there. | Former Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath was "completely asexual", one of his closest advisers has said. | 33917063 |
Police are investigating reports that two men, one of whom was believed to have been armed, entered the cathedral at around 21:30 BST on 13 July.
A priest was assaulted during the incident and received medical attention for minor injuries.
The suspects made off from the scene with a sum of money. | A priest has been assaulted during a burglary at St Peter's Cathedral in the Divis Area of Belfast. | 33524231 |
The Senegalese took an early lead in Ndola as Aliou Badji struck after 12 minutes.
In first-half stoppage time, Ibrahima Niana had the chance to double Senegal's lead but his penalty was saved by Moussa Camara.
Senegal have reached the final for the second tournament running.
They contested the final for the first time in 2015 but were beaten by Nigeria.
Neither Senegal nor Zambia, who beat South Africa 1-0 on Wednesday, in have ever won the tournament before.
Sunday's final will be played at the Heroes National Stadium in the capital Lusaka. | Senegal will meet hosts Zambia in Sunday's final of the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations after beating Guinea 1-0 in Thursday's semi-final. | 39225241 |
South Africa beat Sudan 3-1 to book their place from Group B with Senegal defeating Cameroon 2-0.
The Amajita of South Africa opened the scoring in the 15th minute against Sudan in Lusaka through Phakamani Mahlambi but Sudan bounced back nine minutes later courtesy of Khaled Osman.
South Africa regained the lead in the second half when Grant Mergeman was set up by substitute Kobamelo Kodisang to hit home the second goal.
Man-of-the-match Sobobgakonke Mbatha completed the rout in the 66th minute to send the Sudanese packing.
Senegal dumped the Cameroonians out of the tournament after beating their fellow West Africans 2-0 in Ndola thanks to goals from Ibrahima Niane and Krempin Diatta.
Senegal will now face Guinea in the semi-finals on Thursday in Ndola at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium.
Before that, home hopes will be pinned on Zambia when they face South Africa in the first semi-final on Wednesday at the Heroes Stadium in Lusaka.
The final will also be held in Lusaka on Sunday.
All four semi-finalists - Zambia, Guinea, South Africa and Senegal - will represent Africa in South Korea in May.
The draw for the 2017 Fifa U-20 World Cup will be held on 15 March. | South Africa and Senegal both recorded victories on Sunday to join hosts Zambia and Guinea in the Under 20 Africa Cup of nations semi-finals, with all four earning a place at the Fifa U-20 World Cup in May. | 39174211 |
Sherwood MP Mark Spencer said the deaths of the cats in Calverton, Nottinghamshire, appear to be linked.
He has taken the issue to Parliament, where there will be an adjournment debate in Westminster Hall on Tuesday.
The RSPCA, which is investigating the cat deaths, said it was unusual to have so many in one area.
Mr Spencer, who has a cat called Parsnip, said: "If it is malicious then that is a very serious criminal offence.
"People are genuinely worried. They don't want to let their cat out in case they don't see them again."
The issue to be debated is the "control of antifreeze products and protection of animals".
Antifreeze contains ethylene glycol which forms crystals inside the animals, damaging kidney tissue and causing kidney failure.
Symptoms of poisoning include lethargy, vomiting and appearing groggy or drunk.
On Saturday, Mr Spencer called a public meeting about the Calverton cat deaths, which began in the summer.
Nick Lawlor, who was at the meeting, said the culprit needs to be caught.
His son's cat, Piper, died in a suspected poisoning.
"They've got to pay for what they've done. You can't kill kids' pets," he said.
"Her eyes were rolling around her head, she was fitting. She passed away within a couple of hours.
"Personally I'm not a cat person. I've got a Staffie [but] what I saw the cat go through hurt." | MPs are to debate the control of antifreeze products following the suspected poisoning of up to 22 cats in the same village. | 30261432 |
"We have dismantled a cyber-hornets' nest... which was believed by many, including the hackers themselves, to be impenetrable," said one of the US state attorneys involved.
Twenty-eight people have been arrested.
They include a 26-year-old man from Coventry, England.
In addition, the UK's National Crime Agency said an address in Paisley, Scotland, had been searched and material removed for examination. It said that five other suspected members of the site had previously been arrested.
The FBI added that dozens of other people linked to the site had been charged or had their property searched as part of the inquiry.
Darkode's members allegedly used the site to trade and to share hacking tools and information, including details of zero-day attacks - techniques that exploited flaws in products that neither their creators nor the wider security industry were aware of, and thus could not be protected against.
This information was password-protected.
"Only those proposed for membership by an existing user could join, but not until they posted a resume of the skills and achievements that could contribute to the criminal community," explained the NCA.
"There was a hierarchical membership structure, and the status of users determined who they could communicate with, and their access to the commodities and services on offer."
Although the site was not accessible to the general public, it was profiled extensively by the security blogger Brian Krebs, who posted several screenshots on his site.
"Most of the cybercrime forums are in Russian or some other language that's not English, but this was an English-language forum," he told the BBC.
"And it was a sort of meeting ground for cybercriminals from different nationalities and languages.
"A fairly significant number of people were selling botnet services there, and there were also services for deploying malware and phishing."
He added that the forum's visitors included members of Lizard Squad - a group of hackers which has carried out high-profile attacks on Sony, Microsoft and others.
"The guy that was most recently the admin of the forum used the nickname Sp3c," Mr Krebs recalled.
"He was a leading member of the Lizard Squad. What's interesting is that you don't see his name in the lists of those that were apprehended or charged as part of this.
"I don't really know what that means, but there was a definite connection between the Lizard Squad and this forum, at least in the last year or so."
The FBI said that Operation Shrouded Horizon had indicated up to 300 people had used the forum.
"During the investigation, the bureau focused primarily on the Darkode members responsible for developing, distributing, facilitating and supporting the most egregious and complex cybercriminal schemes targeting victims and financial systems," it said.
It added that its counterparts in Australia, Bosnia, Brazil, Israel, Colombia and Nigeria were among those involved in the international crackdown, and that efforts to trace other suspects were "ongoing". | Darkode - a notorious hacking forum used by Lizard Squad and other cybercriminals - has been shut down after an investigation carried out by authorities in 20 countries. | 33542490 |
Jessica Wiggins had been on trial following the death of 12-week-old Isabella Valance.
The 19-year-old, of Heathfield Road in Redditch, was acquitted of a separate count of child cruelty on Thursday.
Isabella's father, Tyler Vallance, 21, admitted unlawful killing before the trial began and is awaiting sentencing.
Prosecutors said they would seek a retrial in the case of Ms Wiggins.
Isabella died of a head injury in hospital five days after being found apparently lifeless when paramedics were called to her parents' flat in Stanley Close, Redditch, Worcestershire.
The court heard Vallance carried out two attacks that left Isabella with nine broken ribs. | A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the case of a mother accused of causing or allowing the death of her baby daughter. | 28264222 |
Sheridan, 51, led Oldham to 17th in League One after taking over from David Dunn in January.
Ex-Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Mark Crossley will be assistant to Sheridan, whom he worked with at Chesterfield.
Previous manager Mark Cooper left Notts in May to join Forest Green, despite the offer of a permanent contract if a points target was achieved.
Oldham initially rejected approaches from Notts County for Sheridan but later allowed him to speak to Notts, who finished 17th in League Two and are currently under a temporary transfer embargo because of unpaid bills.
"There are several reasons behind this move and not all will be apparent to everyone, but John goes with my blessing and eternal thanks for his tremendous effort," Latics chairman Simon Corney told his club's website.
"Whilst we recognise the huge disappointment many fans will be feeling, we ask everyone to try to stick together and continue to support our club. This is not something we wanted or envisaged."
Sheridan started his managerial career at Oldham in 2006 and left after three years with the Latics.
While in charge of Chesterfield, he won the League Two title in 2011 and the Football League Trophy a year later.
"Notts County is a big club - far bigger than its current league position suggests and I know what is required to succeed and get the club back to a higher level," Sheridan told Notts County's website.
"The tremendous home support has always made Notts a tough place to come - this passion can make a real difference and give us a huge advantage in our endeavours next season."
Chief executive Jason Turner added: "I'm confident that we've found a manager who can have us challenging for promotion at the top end of the League Two table.
"He's vastly experienced with a proven track record at this level, so to attract somebody of his calibre is a real statement of intent by the club." | John Sheridan has left Oldham Athletic to become Notts County's new manager on a three-year contract. | 36397455 |
The Interception of Communications Commissioner said the force had obtained communications data without judicial approval on five occasions.
Sir Stanley Burnton said the "failures", which affected four people, could "properly be viewed as reckless".
Police Scotland said it had taken "robust and rigorous steps" to comply with requirements in future.
The Interception of Communications Commissioner's Office (IOCCO) launched an investigation in July to determine whether Police Scotland had contravened a new code of practice for communications data introduced earlier this year.
The review is understood to relate to the murder of Emma Caldwell in 2005. A re-investigation of the case had been ordered in May this year.
The watchdog said it was "evident" that police had made applications to access communications data in order to determine a journalist's source, or an intermediary between a journalist and a source.
The report said Police Scotland's applications "failed to satisfy the requirements of necessity and proportionality" or to give due consideration to the European Convention on Human Rights.
Police said none of the four people identified as being affected was a journalist.
Police Scotland's response to the IOCCO investigation was overseen by Assistant Chief Constable Ruaraidh Nicolson.
He said there was no evidence that the breaches had been "an intentional act".
He said: "A detailed action plan was put in place as soon as the issue was highlighted by IOCCO and no further recommendations have been made to Police Scotland.
"IOCCO has also commented on the robust and rigorous steps Police Scotland has taken to ensure processes for all applications for communications data are fully compliant with the Code of Practice and all legislative requirements."
Scottish justice secretary Michael Matheson said HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland had been asked to review "the robustness of procedures around Police Scotland's counter-corruption practices".
He said: "Any breach of the Code of Practice in this area is unacceptable and I expect Police Scotland to comply fully with any recommendations made by IOCCO.
"A free press is the cornerstone of a healthy democracy and we are committed to protecting the privacy of all law-abiding members of the public, including journalists."
Journalist Eamon O Connor was working on an investigation into the Emma Caldwell inquiry in April 2015 when the breaches occurred.
He spoke to former police officers in the course of his investigation, and said the breaches struck at the heart of journalistic freedoms.
He said: "I'm extremely concerned that any source I've been in touch with might have had their communications improperly put under surveillance without judicial approval.
"None of the people I spoke to were interested in anything but getting to the truth about why things had gone so terribly wrong in the Emma Caldwell inquiry."
Mr O Connor also questioned how, if no journalists had been spied upon, the police knew who their sources were in the first place.
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokeswoman Alison McInnes said Police Scotland and the Scottish government should be held to account over the findings.
She said: "It is not just reckless, it is outrageous that police officers thought they were above the law and simply reinforces the need for a wider inquiry into the workings of Police Scotland. By intruding on confidential exchanges without judicial approval they risk destroying the public's trust in a body that should be focusing on protecting our communities."
Margaret Mitchell of the Scottish Conservatives said it was "hugely concerning to now have confirmation that police have been spying on journalists".
Scottish Labour justice spokesman Graeme Pearson said the "reckless conduct" fell "well below the standards we expect of our police service".
He said: "These breaches must have been approved at a very senior level by someone. I want to know who, why, when and where these approvals were sought and authorised." | A watchdog has ruled that Police Scotland broke rules to obtain details of a journalist's sources. | 34922855 |
With the tie at 1-1 after the first leg, Barca rested Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar but still had way too much for their opponents.
Lucas Digne broke the deadlock before Ivan Rakitic's penalty and a Rafinha strike put Barca firmly in control.
Turan's treble came in the second half, along with a Paco Alcacer header.
The Turkish midfielder's first was a stooping header from close range, with his second a powerful finish into the roof of the net after Alcacer's header had been saved.
His third was the best of the lot - a superb curling finish into the top corner after Hercules had failed to properly clear a corner.
Arguably the biggest cheer of the night, though, was reserved for the goal of Alcacer, who joined the club from Valencia in the summer for £25m but had failed to find the net in 12 previous appearances for his new club.
He could not miss from two yards out after Rafinha's cross had deflected his way.
It was ultimately the one-sided scoreline many had predicted but is a little harsh on Hercules, who claimed an impressive home draw in the first leg and frustrated Barca for over half an hour in the Nou Camp.
However, once Digne had poked in the opener and Rakitic had scored from the spot - following Fernando Roman's foul on Turan - Luis Tevenet's side were exposed allowing Barca to take full advantage. | Arda Turan scored a hat-trick as Barcelona claimed an emphatic win over third-tier Hercules to book their place in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey. | 38339837 |
Net profit was 7.8 trillion won ($7bn; £4.5bn) in the April to June quarter, a 50% jump from a year ago.
It said the launch of new models such as the Galaxy S4 helped boost sales of smartphones during the period.
But it warned that the pace of growth of smartphone business, a key driver of its recent success, may slow down.
"Entering into a typically strong season for the IT industry, we expect earnings to continue to increase," said Robert Yi, head of investor relations at Samsung.
"However, we cannot overlook delayed economic recovery in Europe and risks from increased competition for smartphone and other set products,"
The success of its smartphone business has seen Samsung displace Nokia as the world's biggest mobile phone maker.
Its market share in the sector has risen sharply. According to research firm Strategy Analytics, Samsung accounts for almost 95% of the Android smartphone sector's profits.
However, in recent weeks various analysts and brokerages have voiced concern over whether the company can continue to sustain high growth.
They have cited increased competition, saturation in key markets and the emergence of low-cost smartphone devices from China as key threats.
The fear among many is that Samsung may have to lower the prices of its products - which may hurt its earnings.
Analysts say Samsung needs to introduce new and innovative products if it is to maintain its market share and keep charging a premium price.
"The big question right now is whether they have got that card up their sleeve," Bryan Ma of research firm IDC told the BBC.
"What is the killer product that they have in the pipeline that is going to help sustain this growth," he added.
Samsung, the world's biggest TV maker, also reported a big jump in its earnings in its display panel division.
The company said the unit's operating surged 46% in the three months to June from the previous quarter to 1.12 trillion won.
Earnings were boosted by strong demand for high value-added panels for IT as well as TV panels sized 60-inch and over.
The South Korean firm said that it also strengthened its product line-up in the US and China to to help boost its sales in those markets.
However, it warned that "uncertainties over Europe's economy and Chinese subsidies for electronics goods could possibly hinder growth" in the coming months. | Samsung Electronics has reported a record quarterly profit boosted by growing smartphone sales and a surge in earnings at its display panel division. | 23460756 |
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