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Employees on in-work benefits who put aside £50 a month would get a bonus of 50% after two years - worth up to £600.
That could then be continued for another two years with account holders receiving another £600.
But Labour said the scheme was "like stealing someone's car and offering them a lift to the bus stop".
Government cuts to universal credit will make low and middle-income families worse off, said Owen Smith, the shadow work and pensions secretary.
"These cuts will mean families are going to struggle to have enough money to make it to the end of the week, let alone save for the future," he said.
The new savings scheme, known as "Help to Save", will be detailed in this week's Budget, in which Chancellor George Osborne has already warned of further spending cuts.
He said that the UK had to "act now rather than pay later" and that the UK would see cuts "equivalent to 50p in every £100" of public spending by 2020, which was "not a huge amount in the scheme of things".
Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell called for more long-term investment, specifically in skills, infrastructure and new technology, to enable the UK economy to "withstand the global headwinds".
Forecasters at the EY Item Club said Mr Osborne should "hold fire" on further spending cuts or risk worsening an expected slowdown in the UK economy.
Meanwhile, in a planned boost for low-paid workers, the national minimum wage is set to increase from October 2016.
The government said that research showed almost half of UK adults had less than £500 set aside for emergencies.
It said the "Help to Save" scheme would be open to around 3.5 million adults who received universal credit or tax credit. They would be able to withdraw the money if necessary and there would be no restrictions to how it could be used.
If the maximum amount was paid in to the scheme over four years, it would mean savings of £3,600, with £1,200 coming from the government.
Prime Minister David Cameron said: "I've made it the mission of this government to transform life chances across the country.
"That means giving hard-working people the extra support they need to fulfil their potential."
The saving accounts will come into effect by April 2018 , with consultations on how exactly it will be implemented to begin shortly after the Budget.
David Finch, senior economic analyst at the Resolution Foundation, said: "It's vital that families have savings to fall back on to cope with financial shocks, but far too many low earners are unable to save at all. The new Help to Save scheme will provide a good incentive to start."
I am currently able to save around £7 a week in my credit union account. But often have to take it out to pay larger monthly bills.
All in all I struggle massively to make ends meet from week to week and there is no way I'd be able to save and keep those savings in an account continuously through the year.
With Westminster gripped by EU referendum fervour, David Cameron's focus today is a reminder of what he'd like his final years as prime minister to be remembered for: what he called "an all-out assault on poverty" in his party conference speech last autumn.
But how do you encourage people without much money to save money? How many of the 3.5 million people eligible to take part in the scheme actually will?
I asked the government for their prediction - and they wouldn't tell me. But it did say it would cost an estimated £70m to the taxpayer over the first two years.
So let's, very roughly, play with that figure.
Let's imagine the average participant can afford to put aside £10 per month. That would entitle them to £120 from the government after two years.
£70m pounds would allow ministers to give just under 600,000 people £120 - or one in six of those entitled to join the scheme.
The new levels of the national minimum wage were also announced.
For 21 to 24-year-olds it will rise from £6.70 to £6.95 an hour, while 18 to 20-year-olds will see it go up from £5.30 to £5.55 an hour.
For 16 to 17-year-olds it will increase from £3.87 to £4 an hour, while apprentices will receive a 10p increase to £3.40 an hour.
Under the National Living Wage, announced last year, workers over 25 will receive a minimum of £7.20 an hour from April. | Millions of low-paid workers who put aside savings could receive a top-up of up to £1,200 over four years, the government has announced. | 35799404 |
They were discovered at Hamlin Lane playing fields in Exeter on Friday morning, the day before various teams were set to kick off the season.
The six-pitch council-owned complex is managed by Stoke Hill AFC, but is used by nine other clubs who field a full range of junior and adult squads.
Exeter City Council said it is applying for an eviction order.
Police are also investigating claims locks were broken at the site, where a group of about 15 caravans were parked.
Stoke Hill chairman, Paul Howe, said he was sympathetic with the travellers' need for space, but up to 200 players had been disappointed.
He said: "I was recommended by the police not to hold any football matches, which was the start of the season for our youth teams and a number of adult teams, so everything had to be cancelled.
"They felt it was in our best interest to not antagonise them (the travellers) in any way."
Mr Howe said he was trying to secure alternative venues for next weekend.
"It's a problem every summer," he said.
"I do have some sympathy but at the same time they have disrupted what was the start of the season for a number of boys who were looking forward to playing football."
Exeter City Council leader Pete Edwards said: "We are moving as quickly as we can but there are certain hurdles that need to be cleared before we can gain a possession order from the courts." | Hundreds of footballers missed the start of their season after a group of travellers set up camp on their pitch. | 29111017 |
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Josh Griffiths, 23, finished in two hours 14 minutes 49 seconds on his marathon debut to claim an automatic qualifying place for August's Worlds.
Griffiths, who started behind the elite field, was the first British runner to cross the finish line and 13th overall.
"The crowd was amazing and carried me to the finish line," Griffiths said.
"The goal for me was to try and run the Welsh Commonwealth Games qualifying time of 2:16:00. It never crossed my mind that I would be running in the World Championships in the summer."
Robbie Simpson was fastest of Britain's established names, finishing in 2:15:04 ahead of Andrew Davies (2:15:11).
The race was won by Daniel Wanjiru of Kenya in 2:05:56.
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"I didn't really realise until I crossed the finish line what I had just done," Griffiths continued.
"I managed to catch up to the lead British runner at about mile 13, but I was working hard with a group of really elite runners who I have looked up to for a long time.
"Before I knew it, I started to pull away from some of them. I was working hard with Robbie Simpson at mile 22 and I knew that my legs were starting to tire.
"Around mile 25, I started to think I had passed everybody, but you're never really sure until you cross that line."
Griffiths, who finished third in the Cardiff Half Marathon in October, says he was aided by the pace of Simpson.
He added: "I've known Robbie from mountain running previously and I know he's a great runner so the fact that I was able to run with him and work together with him was just great.
"He's really strong and I think we helped each other get to the end.
"This is all very new to me and the thought of being able to run in the World Championships in the summer, I just can't wait." | A club runner with Swansea Harriers stunned Britain's elite men at the London Marathon to qualify for the 2017 World Championships in London. | 39686121 |
Police said the official was of Moroccan descent but not a bodyguard.
Mr Wilders, who has called some Moroccans "scum", told Prime Minister Mark Rutte the breach was "unacceptable".
Opinion polls suggest Mr Wilders' populist Freedom Party could win most seats in next month's election.
The officer from the DBB security team was detained on Monday for "sharing classified police information in the private sphere", police spokesman Dennis Janus confirmed to the Associated Press news agency.
The DBB is responsible for security around the Dutch royal family, diplomats and high profile politicians, like Mr Wilders, based in the Netherlands.
Local media, citing security sources, said the information was being passed to a Dutch-Moroccan gang.
Mr Wilders has been under 24-hour police protection for more than a decade, due to death threats.
But National Police Chief Erik Akerboom told a Dutch radio station he did not believe Mr Wilders' safety had been compromised, as the officer was not part of the inner circle protecting the politician.
However, Mr Wilders, who was found guilty of hate speech over his promise to reduce the number of Moroccans in the country last year, tweeted: "If I can't blindly trust the service (DBB) that has to protect me, I can no longer function. This is unacceptable."
Mr Wilders' Freedom Party is expected to do well in Dutch parliamentary elections, but other mainstream parties say they will not join a coalition with the group due to its anti-Islam stance. | A Dutch security official meant to protect anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders has been arrested on suspicion of leaking his location to a Moroccan criminal gang. | 39057543 |
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) said it had ended discussions with the owner of the circuit "for the foreseeable future".
The Telegraph has also reported that entrepreneur Laurence Tomlinson has also given up on securing a deal to invest in the site.
Circuit owner British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) said it would not comment.
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JLR was thought to have offered the prospect of injecting £33m into the home of British motor racing in return for a 249-year lease on the circuit.
But in a statement, the company said: "Jaguar Land Rover has ended discussions with the British Racing Drivers' Club for the foreseeable future and is not proceeding with any plans to either lease or purchase Silverstone at this time."
The first Grand Prix (GP) took place at Silverstone in 1950 and the race track has regularly hosted GPs since the start of the F1 championship in the same year. | A question mark has been put over the future of Silverstone racing circuit in Northamptonshire after a potential buyer pulled out of sale talks. | 37896993 |
The new owner of the Ayrshire resort spoke about his plans as he arrived by private jet in Aberdeen - en route to his other Scottish course at Menie.
The American businessman said he would not be making any changes to Turnberry without the approval of golf's governing body, The Royal And Ancient.
Mr Trump purchased Turnberry from Dubai-based Leisurecorp last month.
The course will continue to be managed by Starwood Hotels & Resorts.
He said he had paid "a lot of money" for the complex but would not disclose the amount.
Mr Trump told the BBC he had "no plans" to buy any more golf courses in Scotland.
He described his Menie course, on the Aberdeenshire coast, as "his baby" and said he would never give up the fight to halt an offshore windfarm being built in sight of it. | US property tycoon Donald Trump has said he plans to "tweak" the Turnberry golf course and not redesign it. | 27426843 |
Sellars, 21, left Aston Villa at the end of last season and has experience of the fourth tier after a loan spell with Wycombe in 2015-16.
Sudan-born Eisa, 22, scored 57 goals for Greenwich over two seasons.
"We've known about Mo for a couple of seasons and kept our eye on him due to his goalscoring prowess at that level," said boss Gary Johnson.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | League Two club Cheltenham Town have signed forwards Mohamed Eisa and Jerell Sellars, both on one-year deals. | 40533440 |
The Storyhouse was completed following a two-and-a-half-year project to transform the city's former Odeon cinema.
It has opened its doors after the Gateway Theatre closed in 2007 leaving no other dedicated venue for performances in the city.
The new theatre retains the character of the Grade II listed building.
As well as the 800-capacity auditorium, it features a library, independent cinema, restaurant and rooftop bar.
Funded by Cheshire West and Chester Council and Arts Council England, it has become the largest public building in the city, next to the cathedral and town hall.
Chief executive Andrew Bentley said: "We're thrilled to finally bring back a theatre to Chester after a decade-long absence.
"We've retained all the beautiful art deco features of the original building and also added a brilliant extension." | A new £37m theatre has opened in Chester a decade since the city's largest performing arts venue closed. | 39873828 |
Mr Jones, speaking on BBC Radio Wales' Sunday Supplement, said the economy was buoyant and unemployment was falling.
He added that standards in education were on the rise and the NHS was improving.
"We've seen the best figures for inward investment for 30 years," Mr Jones said.
"We're seeing new confidence in our young people, unemployment is coming down, economic activity is increasing, education standards are going up, the health service is improving and this in the background of a 10% cut to our own budget from the UK government."
The autumn conference comes at a key time for the Labour Party, under the new leadership of Jeremy Corbyn.
It also comes ahead of elections for the Welsh assembly in May 2016.
"Our opponents will accuse us of having run out of steam," said the first minister.
"What we will do is show people that we have new ideas, that we have new ways of taking Wales forward, that we believe in Wales particularly and that we're really ready and up for governing for five years beyond this." | First Minister Carwyn Jones has defended Labour's record in government in Wales ahead of the party's conference in Brighton. | 34373333 |
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Try the Make Your Move challenge.
We teamed up with British Gymnastics again to celebrate gymnastics and the humble handstand and, using the hashtag #HandstandDay, we posted the best content on our Twitter and Facebook pages.
Want to get ready for next year?
The Make Your Move how-to guide will give you all the tools you need to do your free-standing handstand.
If your love of the humble handstand makes you want to tumble and give gymnastics a go - visit our guide to getting into gymnastics. | Whether you were on a beach, overlooking the Grand Canyon, on garden furniture, by London Bridge, on top of a giant shoe, in Italy, Finland, at Glastonbury or at your regular gymnastics club - people all over the world got involved with 2016 International Handstand Day. | 36470414 |
Ministers are risking the future of low-carbon energy with a series of abrupt cuts to industry support, the Commons Energy Committee's chair said.
The solar and wind industries say they can compete without subsidy in a few years if support is tapered off slowly.
But the MPs say the whole sector is jeopardised by changes announced after MPs had left for their summer recess.
The committee, which is chaired by SNP MP Angus MacNeil, says it will not have time to discuss the changes before the consultation period concludes on 1 September.
Mr MacNeil said: “The measures raise more alarming questions for investors in low-carbon technologies who are already struggling to finance projects after a series of sudden policy changes.
“Removing support for the lowest cost renewables calls into question once more the government's commitment to decarbonisation targets, sending out a worrying signal in the run up to the Paris climate change conference.”
Professor Jim Watson, from the UK Energy Research Centre, warned that if solar subsidies disappeared completely the government risked the industry “dropping off a cliff”.
The solar cut is the latest in a succession of announcements that have rocked the low-carbon sector.
Over the past few months the Treasury has cut onshore wind subsidies; large-scale solar subsidy; the energy efficiency budget; small-scale solar subsidy; the obligation for new homes to be zero carbon; the escalating tax on polluting industry; and low vehicle excise duty on energy efficient cars. It has also introduced a tax on green energy.
The Treasury insists it must cut the escalating amount promised to clean energy, in order to stop people’s bills from rising.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme, the Energy Secretary Amber Rudd said it was wrong for a supply-driven energy system like solar power to get a “blank cheque” from bill-payers.
Ms Rudd, who gave evidence to the energy committee on Tuesday about her department's priorities, said the government was willing to pay more for nuclear power because, unlike wind and solar, it was not intermittent.
She appeared to hint that the government would address the concerns of the industry in its forthcoming consultation on solar, although a government press release suggested that the decision had already been made to end the subsidies.
Critics of the renewables industry argue that taxpayer support for projects such as feed-in tariffs have "exploded" in recent years and contributed to increases in household bills that are unsustainable.
The Centre for Policy Studies, a free-market think tank, welcomed Ms Rudd's announcement saying she had "grasped the nettle that more renewables mean higher electricity bills".
The renewables industry is striving to tackle the intermittency issue by developing novel ways of storing energy – and complained that if renewables are curtailed, advances in battery power will be restricted too.
The problem for the government is that it cannot tell whether the green industries are crying wolf over subsidies without pushing them over the cliff of self-sufficiency and seeing whether they fly or die.
Chancellor George Osborne has insisted the Conservative government would still continue to promote low carbon investment and would be pushing for a deal at United Nations talks in Paris later this year to limit global warming to 2C. | MPs have accused the government of denying them a say over planned cuts to solar subsidies. | 33625470 |
The airworthy fighter, based at Imperial War Museum Duxford, is one of only two left in the world to have been restored to its original specification.
The aircraft was shot down over Calais in 1940 and discovered when its wreckage was exposed by the tide.
The money will go to the RAF Benevolent Fund and Oxford University's Wildlife Conservation Research Unit.
Spitfire P9374 was donated by the American philanthropist Thomas Kaplan and his wife.
He said they were "overwhelmed and thrilled" with the sale price at Christie's in London.
The Mk I Vickers Supermarine Spitfire was originally piloted by Old Etonian Flying Officer Peter Cazenove during the evacuation of Dunkirk.
Despite saying on the radio, "Tell mother I'll be home for tea," he was shot down on 24 May 1940, crashed on the Calais coast and was captured.
He ended up in the Stalag Luft III prisoner of war camp, where British airmen launched their famous Great Escape in 1944.
But despite failing to escape, he survived and returned to the UK after the war.
The plane remained hidden in the sandy beach of Calais until the 1980s.
However, it was not until the parts were bought by Mr Kaplan and shipped to the UK that the task of restoring it began at the former home of RAF Duxford, in Cambridgeshire.
The plane was sold on the same day that The Duke of Cambridge visited Duxford to see a second Spitfire, which was restored alongside the P9374.
Mr Kaplan said: "When we all embarked upon this project, it was to pay homage to those who Churchill called "the Few", the pilots who were all that stood between Hitler's darkness and what was left of civilization.
"Today's events are, more than anything else, concrete gestures of gratitude and remembrance for those who prevailed in one of the most pivotal battles in modern history. "
Christie's said the sale broke the world record price for a Spitfire sold at auction, which was £1.7m in 2009.
BBC iWonder: Why do we love the Spitfire? | An RAF World War Two Spitfire painstakingly restored over five years, has sold for £3.1m at auction. | 33472028 |
Andrew Salter, 22, now a first-team regular, will return to Australia for a second successive 'winter season' to play grade cricket in Sydney.
He will be joined by Glamorgan second-team player Owen Morgan, 21.
Morgan will be at the Darren Lehmann Cricket Academy and playing club cricket in Adelaide.
Former England spinner Peter Such is in charge of developing young bowlers for the ECB.
"The most important factor in a player's development, particularly for spin bowlers, is match-play overs to hone the skills and work out how to apply them effectively in game situations," he said.
"There is no substitute for this.
"We are looking to expose our spinners to cricket overseas during the off season, for the experience of competing overseas, taking more personal responsibility and also to continue their development by bowling those much-needed match play and practice overs." | Two Glamorgan spinners are among the players being placed overseas this winter as part of the England and Wales Cricket Board's development programme. | 34510824 |
The time change was ordered by President Nicolas Maduro as part of a package of measures to cope with a severe electricity shortage.
The government already ordered rolling blackouts and reduced the working week for public sector workers to two days.
Mr Maduro has blamed the energy crisis on a severe drought.
He says the drought has drained the country's hydroelectric dams and its capacity to generate power. His critics say the crisis is due to mismanagement of the energy sector.
The government has also ordered schools to close on Fridays and shopping malls to open only half time and generate their own energy.
When he announced the time change, Science and Technology Minister Jorge Arreaza said the night-time use of lighting and air conditioning was especially draining for the national power grid.
"It will be simple to move the clock forward a half hour - this will allow us to enjoy more daylight, and it wont get dark so early," he said.
Oil-rich Venezuela is in the middle of a deep economic crisis caused by a drop in global oil prices. The country is suffering from a shortage of basic goods and food.
Mr Maduro has said the situation has been caused by an "economic war" against his socialist government driven by the country's business elite and the United States.
The opposition in Congress which took over the legislature in December has accused Mr Maduro and his government of economic mismanagement and incompetence.
They have sworn to drive him from office and have begun gathering the signatures needed to begin organising a referendum to remove him from the presidency.
On Saturday they said they had gathered nearly two million signatures - 10 times the amount required by the country's electoral board.
If the board verifies the signatures, the government's opponents will then have to collect four million more - to total 20% of voters - for the board to organise a referendum vote.
For the referendum to be successful, an equal or greater number of voters than those who elected Mr Maduro would have to cast their vote in favour of the recall.
Mr Maduro won the 2013 election with 7,587,579 votes.
Meanwhile, Venezuela's economic crisis has claimed another victim as the country's largest brewer, Polar, suspended its operations.
Polar, the largest private company in the country, brews about 70% of the country's beer and Venezuela is one of the highest consumers of the beverage in Latin America.
Polar has argued that the government has not released enough dollars to allow it to import malted barley, which Venezuela does not produce.
The government has accused Polar of exaggerating its dollar requirements and of hoarding.
The stoppage, which Polar says is temporary, will affect about 10,000 employees. | Venezuelans lost half an hour of sleep on Sunday when their clocks moved forward to save power, as the country grapples with a deep economic crisis. | 36180758 |
The visitors took control of the game inside the opening 20 minutes thanks to tries from Chris Dean, Stefan Marsh and Charly Runciman.
Michael Lawrence got the Giants on the board but Macgraff Leuluai's try reasserted the Vikings' authority.
Marsh got his second and Corey Thompson went in twice, with Larne Patrick and Jamie Foster crossing for the hosts.
It was a great day for the Vikings who had not previously won at Huddersfield since 1996.
Widnes had suffered a home defeat by Salford last time out but got off to a great start at the John Smith's Stadium and never looked like slipping up.
Huddersfield, who are missing seven players through injury, are only off the bottom of Super League on points difference, and lost half-back Jamie Ellis to injury during the game.
Paul Anderson's side next face last placed Leeds Rhinos at Headingley on Friday with both teams looking for their first win of the season, while Widnes host the other winless team in the top flight, Hull KR.
Huddersfield coach Paul Anderson:
"Three quarters of our salary cap have watched today. One or two might have a chance for Friday but we've got to battle on. The key is to stick together.
"I thought Widnes were very good we were poor and pretty soft if I'm honest.
"It was the same team (that almost beat Wigan) but our attitude was not quite right today. If your attitude is not right, you get challenged and Widnes did that. They ran harder than us and they had more vigour in everything they did."
Widnes coach Denis Betts:
"We've not won here for 20 years and it was a great overall performance. There are things in there we can do better - Joe Mellor was finding ways not to score a try.
"The lads are really made up with the fact we've been away from home three times and we've come out with six points from four games. We would have taken that early in the year.
"This next month the games are going to be coming thick and fast and it will be a real test for us. It becomes a war of attrition and the squad gets tested.
Huddersfield: Murphy, McGillvary, Cudjoe, S. Wood, Foster, Connor, Ellis, Rapira, Hinchcliffe, J. Johnson, Ta'ai, Lawrence, Patrick.
Replacements: Smith, Leeming, Mason, Roberts.
Widnes: Hanbury, Thompson, Bridge, Runciman, Marsh, Mellor, Brown, O'Carroll, White, Dudson, Dean, Houston, Cahill.
Substitutes: Whitley, Manuokafoa, Leuluai, Heremaia. | Widnes Vikings went top of Super League with a resounding victory over winless Huddersfield Giants. | 35642673 |
That's the argument of Eli Pariser's book The Filter Bubble, which we explored in a film for Newsnight on Tuesday evening.
Mr Pariser says web giants, from Google to Facebook to AOL, are racing to gather more information about our likes and dislikes so that they can send us targeted advertising - which will prove more valuable to them.
He fears this will mean that we don't get to see information that challenges our world view, and will ultimately be bad for democracy - if you're an American in favour of gun control, for instance, you will tend to see information that reflects your views, while members of the National Rifle Association will be served up sites that chime with their stance.
But Sam Barnett, whose advertising technology firm Struq helps to track and target consumers according to their habits, told us that personalisation was a positive force.
He says that better targeted advertising is vital to the economics of the web - and that will mean that we can all go on enjoying the free services we get now.
We also tested an example of personalisation that Eli Pariser cites in his book. He found that Google's personalised search system, switched on for everyone at the end of 2009, meant that two people doing identical searches got very different results.
He cites an example where two people from the same area of the United States search for BP - one finds investment information, the other news about the oil spill.
I did a number of Google searches - then visited two neighbours and asked them to type the same terms into the search engine. Lo and behold, they confounded the Pariser theory and came up with identical results to mine.
Here are the top links we all found for the term "is wind power economic?" and then "banana bread" .
Maybe three people in the same street were too similar - in location anyway. So let's try to crowdsource this experiment. Try the searches yourself and let us know whether you too get the same results as mine. | Is the internet entering the era of personalisation, where web firms know so much about us that they are able to serve us up a view of the world which is like looking in the mirror? | 13873028 |
The 90-year-old man was a passenger in a Vauxhall Astra which was in collision with a Honda Jazz at about 12:10 BST on the A591 at Ings.
The man, from Bolton-le-Sands, died at Royal Preston Hospital on Monday morning, Cumbria Police said.
Maureen Runswick, 81 and from Staveley, died at the scene. She leaves behind two daughters and two grandchildren, who said she will be sorely missed
A 56-year-old man driving the Astra, also from Bolton-le-Sands, is in a serious but stable condition at Royal Preston Hospital.
The road was closed for five hours while emergency services dealt with the incident. Police are appealing for witnesses. | A second person has died after a crash between two cars on Saturday. | 37019537 |
This is the full statement to the inquests from his sister, Julie Flannagan:
Gary Philip Jones was the youngest of four children to our parents, Maureen and Philip. He was born on 18 December, 1970 in Fazakerley Hospital, Liverpool.
He was raised in Liverpool his whole life. Gary had one older brother, Stephen, and two sisters, Catherine and myself, Julie. He was not only a brother, but a friend.
He was cheeky and looked to do as little as possible - always looking for Mum to do it for him.
Designer gear was his forte. Even then, he could be seen in Wade Smith picking the best pair of trainers.
Gary had a full and happy life and was well educated.
He went to school at Blessed Sacrament Primary School, Aintree, and then Cardinal Allen Grammar School. After leaving school, Gary went into higher education at the Old Swan Technical College and then at Hugh Baird College, Liverpool.
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He was hoping to pursue a career in electronics and I am sure that he would have succeeded. He was a very bright person who did well at all tasks that he undertook.
He loved all types of sport, especially golf, football, snooker and horse racing.
Even though our Dad is an Everton fan and tried to indoctrinate Gary as an Evertonian, Gary was a devoted Liverpool Football Club fan from probably the age of three or four.
He started going to Anfield regularly when he was about 14 years old and, when he turned 14 or 15, Mum and Dad bought him a season ticket and he attended all home games.
Unfortunately, the only away game he ever went to was at Sheffield on 15 April, 1989, a very fateful day or both Gary and us, his family.
Gary had many friends who all speak very highly of 20 him. He was our handsome, funny, cheeky little brother, who always put a smile on everyone's face.
We miss his smile. We have happy memories of family holidays in the UK and abroad; family holidays since are always missing something.
Gary loved music, particularly The La's, Danny Wilson, Guns and Roses and Deacon Blue. Cathy bought him a ticket to see Deacon Blue in Liverpool, but he never got to see the concert.
At the concert, the band dedicated a song to him and gave Cathy a bouquet with a T-shirt and signed programme.
He was saving his 18th birthday money to buy a guitar, but he died before he was able to get it.
He had made plans to visit me in Spain on his own, where I was studying at the time of his death. It would have been the first time I had seen him since New Year 1989. He never made it.
He laughed more than he cried and brought happiness to all who knew him. To sum up, Gary was a very bright and extremely clever young man, very well liked and loved by all who knew him.
He would have exceeded in life at everything he did. | An 18-year-old student from Liverpool, Gary Jones, travelled by minibus with several friends and his cousin, Paul Brennan, all of whom survived. | 26948209 |
The former Dundee United front man, who has also played for Albion Rovers and Montrose, joins the Bannsiders from the Candystripes until January.
"Jordan gives us another option up top and provides a bit more competition for places," said Coleraine Oran Kearney.
"He holds the ball and can go in behind defences and runs the channels well. He can also finish too and has a lot of experience despite only being 21."
Allan started off in Dundee United's academy, going out on loan to Albion Rovers during the 2013-14 season, before joining Scottish League One team Morton in July 2014.
He made eight appearances for the club during the 2014-15 season for the club before moving to League Two side Montrose in January 2015.
Allan went on to play a part as Montrose survived dropping out of the league by beating Highland Football League side Brora Rangers.
The striker left Montrose after the season's end in July 2015 and joined Derry last December. | Coleraine have signed Scottish striker Jordan Allan on loan from Derry City. | 37210951 |
About 50 firefighters remain at the six-storey Wharfside block, on Heritage Way, after the blaze broke out on the top floor at about 04:00 BST on Sunday.
People living in 120 flats were evacuated, with many spending the night in a rescue centre or a local hotel.
All the residents were evacuated, with no injuries reported.
Flames and plumes of smoke could be seen from several miles away.
An investigation has begun into how the fire started.
Steve Sheridan, from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: "It's a total write-off for 50 or 60 flats, which is a sad state of affairs.
"This remains a difficult and complex fire and we do not yet have it surrounded or under control. We have worked immensely hard through the night in difficult conditions but we aren't on top of it yet."
He added: "It is desperately sad for the residents and our thoughts are with them as they watch their homes and all their belongings burn for such a prolonged period of time. We are really trying our best to bring this to a conclusion as soon as possible."
A rescue centre was opened at nearby arts centre The Mill at the Pier by Wigan Council.
Peter Layland, assistant director of housing at Wigan Council, said the affected properties were rented by private landlords.
He said: "We re-housed 50 people last night in a local hotel. We will be talking to them today about arrangements for tonight as well." | Dozens of families have been told they "may never be able to enter their homes again" after a major fire destroyed 60 flats in Wigan. | 33131677 |
Public payphones are set to become an even less familiar sight in Scotland as an estimated one third of the country's phone boxes have been earmarked for closure.
No calls were made from more than 700, of Scotland's 4,800 call boxes, last year.
BT has begun consulting on plans to close about 1,500 phone boxes around the UK.
The firm has said that payphone usage has declined, by more than 90% over the last decade, as the popularity of mobile phones has surged.
But as these readers' pictures show some telephone boxes across Scotland have been getting a new lease of life.
Send us your photos to scotlandpictures@bbc.co.uk or Instagram at #bbcscotlandpics | . | 37349200 |
The prime minister is due to set out the strategy on Monday at her first regional cabinet meeting, being held in north-west England.
But she told BBC One's Andrew Marr Show that among a "variety of things" being introduced she wants to "put an emphasis on technical education".
"It's about forging and shaping the new future," she said.
There have long been calls for the UK to re-balance its economy, a task made more urgent if the City of London's big financial firms slim down operations after Brexit.
Mrs May told the Marr show she wanted to bolster both manufacturing and services, but also to help future growth areas.
She said: "What is the shape of the economy we want for the future? Where are the successful sectors that we can encourage to grow? And what are the sectors that we need to look at for the future?"
Mrs May said the UK could do more to expand science and innovation, and she cited advances in battery technology as one area for growth. "Battery technology - we are leading the way on that already," she said.
She also highlighted plans to extend specialist maths schools.
There have been reports that the overhaul of technical education will include £170m of capital funding to set up institutes of technology to deliver education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects.
Thousands of technical qualifications, which critics see as low quality, will be replaced with 15 core technical "routes" designed to meet industry's needs.
Commons education committee chairman Neil Carmichael said the move was welcome, and should go a long way" towards filling its 82,000-strong annual engineering skills gap.
Business will get a chance to consult on the industrial strategy proposals. The Institute of Directors said the strategy must concentrate on skills and infrastructure, not cash injections.
"The new strategy is a chance to provide a positive environment for existing companies, but also encourage the upstarts which will develop the products and services of the future," said James Sproule, director of policy at the IoD .
"It is painful to watch established businesses fail, but the government should be very sceptical of its power to keep struggling companies going through cash payments. Instead, the focus should be on re-training anyone who becomes unemployed, so that communities can adapt to changes in the economy," he said.
Mrs May was pressed on whether the UK would slash corporate taxes and regulations if she did not get the Brexit deal with the EU she wanted.
Chancellor Philip Hammond has suggested that the UK could adopt an "alternative economic model" if there was no satisfactory deal.
The prime minister told the Marr show: "We want to negotiate a good deal with the European Union for our trading relations. But... we are not going to sign up to a bad deal."
Whatever the outcome of talks, "we will maintain the competitiveness of the British economy. How we do that will be something that will obviously be looked at in detail," Mrs May said. The industrial strategy was part of this preparation for the future, she added.
Mrs May, who will be in Washington on Friday as one of the the first foreign leaders to meet US President Donald Trump since he took office, was asked about his protectionist rhetoric on trade.
She said she was not unduly concerned as Mr Trump had made it clear he wants a strong relationship with the UK.
"He and people around him have also spoken about the importance of a trade agreement with the UK and that is something that are looking to talk to us about an early stage."
Asked whether she was a strong believer in free trade as a lynchpin of growing prosperity, she also recognised the economic benefits of globalisation must be spread more widely. | Theresa May is to shake up technical education as part of an industrial strategy for a post-Brexit UK. | 38710617 |
Pacquiao was unanimously outpointed in Brisbane on Sunday as 29-year-old Horn won his first world title.
"I love boxing and I don't want to see it dying because of unfair decision and officiating," said Pacquiao, 38,
The Philippines' Games and Amusement Board have asked for a "thorough review" of the decision and refereeing.
The body sent a letter to the WBO insisting the "integrity" of boxing should be protected and Pacquiao referenced the letter in his own statement.
"I had already accepted the decision but as a leader and, at the same time, fighter I have the moral obligation to uphold sportsmanship, truth and fairness in the eyes of the public," said Pacquiao, who also sits as a senator in his native Philippines.
"WBO should take appropriate action on the letter sent by the Games and Amusement Board so as not to erode the people's interest in boxing."
All three judges scored the fight in favour of Australia's Horn, but former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis was among those who criticised that decision.
On Tuesday, the WBO responded to the controversy on Twitter and made clear a decision could only be reversed "in a case of fraud or violation of laws".
Pacquiao had a rematch clause in the contract but in the aftermath of his defeat, the former eight-division world champion says he will "think hard" about retirement.
BBC boxing correspondent Mike Costello:
The replays showed the inaccuracy of Jeff Horn. He threw an awful lot which hit only sunshine. Sometimes the aggression is misread. The single factor I would say in favour of Pacquiao from my stance was the cleaner punching. When he was landing, he was landing solidly.
But that doesn't mask the decline in Pacquiao. What was of concern about Pacquiao was that he panicked. He rushed his work and lost his composure, that was striking to me. | Former welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao has urged the WBO to review an "unfair decision and officiating" in his controversial defeat by Jeff Horn. | 40503711 |
Monarch Airlines announced last year that it would stop its services at the airport following a review.
From April to September, the airport welcomed 2.9 million passengers - 6.5% down on the 3.1 million that arrived in the same six-month period last year.
Despite the decrease, a report revealed the airport gained £37.4m in revenue in half a year.
28,313
passenger flights
360,248 cups of coffee sold
503,186 breakfasts served
82,480 fragrance items sold
Manchester Airports Group (MAG), which runs the airport, said the passenger decrease was "driven by the withdrawal of flights by Monarch".
"The airport has partially mitigated the impact of the withdrawal through improved load factors to other destinations," the report said.
"Cargo income has benefitted from growth in e-commerce and internet shopping, with integrated express carriers expanding their operation and contributing to 8.8% growth in revenue at East Midlands - the biggest airport for dedicated cargo traffic in the UK."
MAG also confirmed work is under way at the airport to improve the short stay car park and immigration hall.
The airport celebrated its 50th anniversary in April. | East Midlands Airport has blamed a drop in passenger numbers on the withdrawal of an airline. | 35011213 |
Ormondroyd, who started his career with Rovers, had two years left on his deal with the Championship club.
The 24-year-old made 23 appearances for Featherstone in 2016 to help them reach the Qualifiers, and played a further five times in the Super 8s.
"Jack is a player who has impressed us this season and who has potential," head coach Brian McDermott said.
"We will be continuing our dual registration arrangement with Featherstone next season and that will allow Jack to continue his development in games as well." | Leeds Rhinos have signed prop Jack Ormondroyd from Featherstone Rovers on a three-year contract. | 37584247 |
His epic fantasy novels, set in a parallel universe, have already been adapted for stage, radio and cinema.
The 2006 film The Golden Compass, based on the first novel, starred Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman.
"It's been a constant source of pleasure to me to see this story adapted to different forms," Pullman said.
"It's been a radio play, a stage play, a film, an audiobook, a graphic novel - and now comes this version for television.
"In recent years we've seen how long stories on television, whether adaptations [Game of Thrones] or original [The Sopranos, The Wire], can reach depths of characterisation and heights of suspense by taking the time for events to make their proper impact and for consequences to unravel.
"And the sheer talent now working in the world of long-form television is formidable. For all those reasons I'm delighted at the prospect of a television version of His Dark Materials."
His Dark Materials - which consists of the novels Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass - has been published in more than 40 languages and has sold nearly 17.5 million copies worldwide.
The story centres on Lyra, a girl who lives at an Oxford college, who embarks on a quest to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust.
In the second book she is joined on her journey by Will, a boy who possesses a knife that can cut windows between alternative worlds.
The TV adaptation will be shot in Wales and is produced by Bad Wolf - a production company founded by former BBC executives Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner - and New Line Cinema, which is making its first move into TV production.
New Line had also produced The Golden Compass film, which featured Dakota Blue Richards as Lyra.
"Ever since they were first published these books have been a huge influence on so much of my thinking and imagination and it is enormously inspiring to be now working on them for television adaptation," said Tranter.
"The broad horizons of television suggests itself as the best of vehicles to capture the expansiveness of the story and worlds of Lyra and Will." | Philip Pullman has expressed delight that his trilogy, His Dark Materials, is to be made into a BBC One drama. | 34711492 |
Tipu Sultan, 32, was found with a single gunshot wound on Tuesday at the back of the Herbs n Spice Kitchen, where he worked in South Shields.
Police said they arrested a 35-year-old Newcastle man on Sunday afternoon.
Earlier, officers searched areas including a golf course, along a route which they think a motorbike seen leaving the area may have followed.
Mr Sultan was shot at close range, in what police believe was a planned killing. He was treated by paramedics but died at the scene.
His family have run the restaurant in Lake Avenue for more than a decade.
Two men riding a large red high-powered motorbike were seen leaving the area immediately after the shooting.
Detectives said several areas had been searched on Sunday along the route the bike is thought to have travelled, including Whitburn Golf Club.
Footage taken from a CCTV camera showed the bike heading along Lizard Lane towards the course at 21:55 BST on Tuesday.
Det Ch Insp John Bent of Northumbria Police said the force had received a "very positive" response to an appeal for information from the public, and was following up several calls.
"We'd still appeal for anyone who thinks they may have information about the motorbike or the two men to come forward and speak to officers," he said. | A man has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder by police probing the killing of a man near a takeaway. | 32281102 |
Samantha Yeoman, the former head at Rogerstone Primary School, is accused of allowing teachers to see exam papers before the tests and giving pupils extra time to complete them.
Ms Yeoman resigned from her post last year, the conduct hearing was told.
Her counsel said she was not leading the tests at the time.
Gwylim Roberts-Harry told the hearing on Monday his client only became aware of "certain elements" after the tests.
The panel heard she allowed staff to manipulate the 2013 National Reading and Numeracy Test results, so pupils would achieve better grades.
The school's deputy head teacher, Wayne Millard, told the hearing Miss Yeoman returned from a conference, where she said the majority of teachers indicated they had been shown the test papers.
He said Miss Yeoman "became angry" when she found out her teachers had not been shown the tests. He said a timetable was then drawn up for them to view them.
The panel was also told of claims pupils were called back to change wrong answers on their test papers.
A complaint was also made by a parent who claimed the way tables were arranged in her daughter's class meant she could see the test answers on her teacher's desk.
Miss Yeoman is also alleged to have applied undue pressure on staff by agreeing unrealistic standards, and creating a threatening and intimidating work environment for staff.
She denies unacceptable professional conduct and did not attend the hearing.
Evidence is expected to continue for the rest of the week. | A former Newport primary school head teacher allowed staff to manipulate national test results, a General Teaching Council for Wales panel heard. | 30983990 |
The 31-year-old scored a hat-trick as Bristol won their first league match this season since promotion and their first top-flight game since March 2009.
The 28-20 win came despite having centre Tusi Pisi sent off after 14 minutes for his challenge in the air.
"Today we knew it was all or nothing," Varndell told BBC Radio Bristol.
"We have had a good run in Europe the last couple of weeks, which has done wonders for our confidence. To win the way we did with 14 men is a massive credit to the whole team.
"We want to be in this league next year and you have got to make winning a habit. We know what it is going to take.
"It is a massive weight off our shoulders getting that first Premiership win. It has been long overdue and hopefully now we can kick on." | Bristol had to beat fellow strugglers Worcester to keep their hopes of staying in the Premiership, says winger Tom Varndell. | 38437999 |
The Irish News says the "north's voters face their fourth major poll in two years", and that is before yet another assembly poll has been ruled out.
The paper says the SDLP "faces battle to retain its three seats", Sinn Féin will be aiming to retake Fermanagh and South Tyrone, a unionist pact is "likely in some constituencies" and that the election means a deal to restore a power-sharing executive at Stormont is now even less likely.
There's no less than 12 pages of election coverage in the Irish News, like journalists everywhere, the team at Donegall Street had a hectic day.
The News Letter also talks about the the possibility of a unionist election pact. The paper's lead story says "leading unionists have prepared the ground for agreed candidates in some constituencies" ahead of the proposed general election.
The newly-crowned leader of the Ulster Unionists, Robin Swann, who is just 10 days in the job, says he's "open" to having talks on unionist electoral pacts.
The DUP's Jeffrey Donaldson hails the election as a "golden opportunity" for unionism to "bounce back" following the recent assembly election, which saw unionism lose its Stormont majority.
The paper devotes its first 10 pages to news and analysis on the shock election announcement.
The Belfast Telegraph's lead story also concerns a possible unionist voting pact, with the addition of comments from the former Sinn Féin MLA, Daithí McKay.
He believes "Sinn Féin are keen for a nationalist deal" in Fermanagh and South Tyrone.
The paper dedicates a total of five pages to the election story.
Events in London are the primary concern of both the Irish Times and the Irish Independent - fears the election will derail the already floundering Stormont talks is prominent in their coverage.
That's also the focus of the Daily Mirror's main story: "Election won't stop talks".
The paper carries comments from the Northern Ireland Secretary of State, James Brokenshire.
He has pledged to "fast-track" any potential Stormont deal through Parliament before it is dissolved.
The Irish language has emerged as one of the primary sticking points in the talks aimed at re-establishing power sharing in Northern Ireland with unionist and nationalist parties taking diametrically opposing views with little room for compromise.
The issue features in the opinion and letter pages of all the Belfast papers.
In the Irish News, Brian Feeney lambasts DUP leader Arlene Foster's conditional offer to meet with Irish speakers as "too little, too late".
In a full page piece in the Belfast Telegraph, commentator Malachi O'Doherty tackles the thorny question: Is the language just the preserve of the nationalist community?
Meanwhile, a letter writer in the News Letter, perhaps with tongue firmly in cheek, challenges Sinn Féin to abandon the use of English and use Irish exclusively.
The former SDLP MLA, Alban Maginness, has an opinion piece in the Belfast Telegraph. He's encouraging unionists to "discuss Irish unity now from a position of strength and not weakness", saying a nationalist majority "is likely within the next 20 years".
All three papers cover the series of attacks on property in Larne, County Antrim, in recent days.
The News Letter says a "falling out between individuals" may be behind the arsons, the Belfast Telegraph says a "climate of fear grips" the town.
In a very different kind of story, the Belfast Telegraph has the heart warming news of how wildlife rescue worker Debbie Doolittle is hand rearing two tiny wee hatchlings which appear to have fallen from their nest.
The paper says the "wildlife lover steps in to take stricken birds under her wing".
Let's hope Debbie isn't too sad the day her tiny charges, suspected to be thrushes, fly the nest. | All three main Northern Ireland papers lead with Theresa May's surprise decision to call a snap election. | 39638583 |
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Both now have four points, and will be guaranteed a place in the last 16 if they avoid defeat in their final Group C matches on Tuesday.
Poland striker Arkadiusz Milik wasted by far the best chance of the night seconds after restart, scuffing a header wide from four yards when he seemed certain to score.
It was one of few clear openings from a game that failed to produce a single shot on target in the opening half.
Mario Gotze and Mesut Ozil were both denied by Lukasz Fabianski, in for the injured Wojciech Szczesny, after the restart while Polish forward Milik scuffed another good opening on what was a largely frustrating night at the Stade de France.
One definite consequence of the draw was that pointless Ukraine are eliminated from the tournament.
Mario Gotze scored the winner for Germany in the 2014 World Cup final against Argentina in Brazil but has had a tough time since, often starting from the bench for Bayern Munich and struggling with a series of niggling injuries.
He was disappointing against Ukraine in his country's opening Euro 2016 match, with speculation that he would lose his place to a rejuvenated Mario Gomez against the Poles.
Gotze did start in Paris - the return of defender Mats Hummels was the only change - and he did force one save shortly after the break with a crisp strike from 14 yards but he was a peripheral figure and hauled off after 65 minutes.
Deploying him in the false nine role has not worked, with his side lacking some kind of focal point at the end of their measured approach play.
Gomez came on with 15 minutes left but had little impact, and Low needs to figure out how to sharpen his attack. His Germany side have been indifferent since winning the World Cup, losing seven times.
Former Germany keeper Jens Lehmann was critical of full-back Jonas Hector on BBC Radio 5 live, saying: "We don't have any options on the flanks."
Arsenal's Mesut Ozil forced one good save with an 18-yard effort but drifted in and out of the game, while Thomas Muller's wait to break his duck at the European Championship finals extends to seven games.
Poland went into this tournament as one of several teams considered dark horses in a field devoid of any stand-out favourite.
They were good value for their victory over Northern Ireland in their opening fixture on Sunday and the high fives at the final whistle on Thursday suggested they were satisfied with a point against a team they had beaten once in their history.
And whereas Germany clearly have problems in attack, Poland do have two excellent and mobile forwards in Milik and Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski, who top scored in Euro 2016 qualifying with 13 goals.
Sadly for Milik - who scored six goals in qualifying - it was a night to forget, particularly with regard to the header he missed.
The low cross from Kamil Grosicki picked out the Ajax striker in space and with just Manuel Neuer to beat.
Alas, he failed to hit the target with a miss so bad that there was a gasp inside the stadium.
However, with his side on four points and facing Ukraine next they are a good bet to reach the last 16 and look an organised side with a threat up front.
Germany coach Joachim Low: "I was quite pleased with our defence but our attack did not really create many chances. But neither did they.
"I did not start Gomez because the Polish central defence is strong in the air, so I wanted low passing with Götze.
"Group stage matches are attrition battles. I expect more openings in the knock-out stages."
Poland coach Adam Nawalka: "We were controlling things well, even at the end. There were times when Germany took the initiative but we gave them that consciously, to allow us space to hit them on the counter attack.
"I'm very happy with the team, in particular their discipline and tactical awareness. It all went exactly to plan.
"The players put a lot of heart into it. The only thing I'm not completely happy about is our failure to score but 0-0 was a fair scoreline."
The last round of matches in Group C kick off simultaneously on Tuesday at 17:00 BST. Germany take on a Northern Ireland side with qualification aspirations of their own in Paris, while Ukraine play Poland in Marseille.
Match ends, Germany 0, Poland 0.
Second Half ends, Germany 0, Poland 0.
Mesut Özil (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Slawomir Peszko (Poland).
Offside, Poland. Arkadiusz Milik tries a through ball, but Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
Foul by Thomas Müller (Germany).
Artur Jedrzejczyk (Poland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Poland. Slawomir Peszko replaces Kamil Grosicki.
Attempt missed. Kamil Grosicki (Poland) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
Hand ball by Jérôme Boateng (Germany).
Attempt blocked. Mario Gomez (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Lukasz Piszczek.
Thomas Müller (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
Substitution, Poland. Bartosz Kapustka replaces Jakub Blaszczykowski.
Attempt missed. Thomas Müller (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
Attempt missed. Mesut Özil (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Substitution, Poland. Tomasz Jodlowiec replaces Krzysztof Maczynski.
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Michal Pazdan.
Attempt blocked. Krzysztof Maczynski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jakub Blaszczykowski.
Attempt saved. Toni Kroos (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jérôme Boateng.
Substitution, Germany. Mario Gomez replaces Julian Draxler.
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Lukasz Fabianski.
Attempt saved. Mesut Özil (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by André Schürrle.
Jérôme Boateng (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Jérôme Boateng (Germany).
Arkadiusz Milik (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Germany. André Schürrle replaces Mario Götze.
Attempt missed. Toni Kroos (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
Foul by Mesut Özil (Germany).
Jakub Blaszczykowski (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Mario Götze (Germany).
Jakub Blaszczykowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Mats Hummels (Germany) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Grzegorz Krychowiak.
Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kamil Grosicki with a headed pass.
Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski following a set piece situation.
Foul by Thomas Müller (Germany).
Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Kamil Grosicki (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. | Germany and Poland played out the first goalless draw of Euro 2016 as both teams took a huge stride towards qualifying from the group stage. | 36486347 |
Property consultants Knight Frank said the number of ultra-high-net-worth individuals increased by 6,340 to 193,490 worldwide in 2016, making up for a similar decline the year before.
Researchers put the turnaround down to strong performances on stock markets.
The report counted individuals with more than $30m (£24.2m) in net assets.
Last year saw political surprises and economic uncertainties from the UK's Brexit vote and the election of Donald Trump, but many developed economies still performed well.
Stock markets in the US and UK also hit record highs in the final weeks of the year.
"There may be widespread uncertainty, but there are also strong fundamentals in many economies, with signs of real progress being made around regulation and policy which will help economic growth to flourish in some places," said Andrew Amoils, head of research at New World Wealth, the research company which provided the data for the report.
Knight Frank said it expected the number of ultra-high-net-worth individuals around the globe to grow by 43% over the next decade, but suggested wide variations between regions and countries.
The number of ultra-wealthy is expected to increase slightly more quickly in the US than in the UK over the next ten years, but the rest of Europe is set to see only 12% growth.
However the biggest rise - 91% - is due to take place across Asia.
By 2026 Asia will have almost caught up with the US: the region is set to boast just 7,068 fewer super-rich individuals than in the US in ten years' time. Currently the US ultra-wealthy headcount is 27,020 ahead of Asia's.
The researchers also found Asian cities, including Singapore, Shanghai and Beijing would eclipse current concentrations of wealth such as in San Francisco, as their wealthy populations rose.
Several African countries including Ethiopia, Rwanda and Tanzania were also predicted to see big increases in their wealthy populations. | The UK will boast 30% more super rich individuals in 10 years' time, keeping it ahead of other European countries, a report has found. | 39117838 |
Stores will close in Arizona, Kansas, New York, Utah, and Missouri.
Macy's operates 840 stores in 45 US states under the Macy's and Bloomingdale's names and has approximately 175,000 employees.
The retailer also said holiday sales rose 4.3% compared to the same period last year. But it lowered its forecast for 2014 sales growth to around 2.8%.
Macy's said the job cuts and store closures will save $100m per year and it forecast a profit for this year which was well above analysts forecast.
Macy's boss Terry Lundgren said in a statement: "We have identified some specific areas where we can improve our efficiency without compromising our effectiveness in serving the evolving needs of our customers".
Shares rose more than 5% in after hours trading after the announcement.
Overall, US retailers posted their lowest holiday sales growth in four years, according to ShopperTrak, a research firm.
Many retailers, including Wal-Mart and Target, were forced to slash prices to lure shoppers through their doors.
Retail sales between Thanksgiving and Christmas rose 2.7% compared to 3% last year, according to ShopperTrak and the total number of US consumers walking into stores declined 14.6% amid growing online sales.
Macy's rival JC Penney said it was "pleased" with its holiday sales, but did not provide any details, which disappointed investors and shares tumbled 10%. | Retailer Macy's said it will cut 2,500 jobs and shut five stores as part of a reorganisation plan. | 25661755 |
England skipper Alastair Cook added an unbeaten 35 to his first-innings 105 as the home side cruised home on 94-0.
However, partner Nick Browne played the senior role with an unbeaten 55.
Browne, Essex's leading Championship run-scorer last summer, hit nine fours, the last to end the game after earlier being dropped by Ian Cockbain at point.
Essex opener Alastair Cook: "It's great to start the season well. We'd have gone into this game as favourites. That doesn't always count for much, but to dominate all the days is a pleasing start.
"It's the start of a new era here and it's a great way to start, to win by 10 wickets - but 15 more games to go.
"The slight difference for Essex now is that if we had to put out a second team, we'd manage to have a good bowling attack. Four or five bowlers who missed out in this game could easily come and fit in."
"Next week away from home at the favourites (Sussex) will be a good marker."
Nick Gledhill, BBC Essex: "Browne showed glimpses of last season's form with nine fours in his 55, while Cook followed his first-innings century with an unbeaten 35.
"Jack Taylor continued to impress with his off spin and was unfortunate not to have Cook stumped. Gloucestershire, though, were too reliant in this match on Taylor and captain Gareth Roderick.
"Essex appear to have a well-balanced side for early-season conditions. They can build real momentum should they beat pre-season favourites Sussex at Hove next week." | Essex registered the first County Championship win of 2016 as they beat Gloucestershire by 10 wickets on the final morning at Chelmsford. | 36035687 |
The League One side have not specified why they have taken the action against the 24-year-old former Everton trainee.
A brief club statement said: "Procedures are being followed and no further comment will be made until the completion of these actions."
Baxter joined the club from Oldham Athletic in 2013, and has scored 20 goals in 93 league appearances.
BBC Radio Sheffield approached the Blades for details on the reasons for the ban but the club declined to comment.
Baxter was handed a five-month suspension, with the final three of those suspended, by the Football Association in July after failing an out-of-competition drugs test in May.
The player denied any intentional wrongdoing in a personal hearing, adding the traces of ecstasy found in his system were as a result of his drink being spiked.
Baxter said the ban had left him "in a dark place", adding that he hoped to pay back the club and its fans for their support. | Sheffield United have suspended forward Jose Baxter for the second time in nine months. | 35611555 |
The flights, running since 2007 and currently operated by Citywing and Links Air, gets a £1.2m annual subsidy.
The current contract ends in December and the assembly's Public Accounts Committee said several improvements are needed for the service to continue.
Liberal Democrats said the "wasteful, polluting" subsidy should be scrapped.
Flights currently run twice a day on weekdays, with none on weekends.
The committee heard that the service carried just over 65,000 passengers between May 2007 and April 2013, at an estimated cost to the taxpayer of £9m.
Passenger rates have now fallen by 43% since their peak in 2008-09.
2007/08: 14,133
2008/09: 14,718
2009/10: 9,491
2010/11: 8,719
2011/12: 9,606
2012/13: 8,406
Max number of seats available per year: 18,720
Source: Wales Audit Office evidence to the committee
AMs say it should be marketed more effectively and suggested promoting connecting bus services and the opportunities to get connecting flights.
Committee chair Darren Millar said: "The committee remains concerned that this service is underperforming when it comes to providing value for money for the Welsh taxpayer.
"The lack of reliable, independent data about passenger numbers, including the types of people using the service must be addressed."
North Wales Liberal Democrat AM Aled Roberts, a member of the committee, said his party would "scrap" what he called a "wasteful and polluting subsidy".
"This costly venture does little to address the real problems of public transport links between north and south," he added.
"Rail links are far more important for my region than this service. Any public money should be spent on improving rail links between the north and Cardiff."
Responding to the committee report, a Welsh government official said: "The service improves business connectivity between north and south Wales, as well as boosting tourism opportunities.
"The process to award a future contract for this service has now started and will look for the best service for the travelling public, with the highest economic impact while at the same time minimising the cost to the Welsh government." | A subsidised air service between Cardiff and Anglesey is underperforming, a cross-party group of assembly members has warned. | 28419595 |
Saffie Roussos, from Lancashire, was one of the first victims to be named following the suicide bombing at Manchester Arena on Monday.
Head teacher at Tarleton Primary School Chris Upton said she was "loved by everyone".
"Her warmth and kindness will be remembered fondly," he said.
Twenty-two people were killed and 59 injured in the attack at a concert by US pop star Ariana Grande.
A further 59 people, including children, were injured and taken to hospital.
Manchester attack: Live updates
Mr Upton added: "The thought that anyone could go out to a concert and not come home is heartbreaking.
"Our focus is now on helping pupils and staff cope with this shocking news and we have called in specialist support from Lancashire County Council to help us do that." | An eight-year-old who died in the Manchester terror attack was described as "simply a beautiful little girl" by her head teacher. | 40027446 |
Viewers will see Flanagan back on screen next February and she will stay until the spring, ITV said.
The actress first appeared in the soap at the age of nine and remained until 2012, when reports said she had been suffering panic attacks on set.
Her character, a model, was said to have left Weatherfield to take part in a reality TV show.
In 2011, she had been seen in an ITV2 spin-off Just Rosie, which followed her as she tried to forge a modelling career.
After her departure from Coronation Street, Flanagan herself took part in a number of reality shows including I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and Celebrity Super Spa.
In a statement, the 26-year-old said: "I'm so excited to be returning to Coronation Street and being part of the Webster family again."
ITV said plot details were being kept under wraps but "one thing is certain - Rosie's visit to see her family won't be uneventful".
Coronation Street producer Kate Oates said: "The Websters have missed Rosie and so have we. With Sophie away on holiday with her sister it seemed like the ideal time to bring Rosie back home with her for a visit.
"We are delighted that Helen is as keen explore what Rosie has been up to away from the cobbles as we are." | Actress Helen Flanagan, who played Rosie Webster in Coronation Street, is to return to the soap after five years. | 37561025 |
His daughter, Carol Bennett, confirmed the musician died on Sunday.
She did not give an official cause of death, but said her father had suffered from high blood pressure and was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Bennett played on numerous hit reggae songs by artists including Bunny Wailer and Gregory Isaacs.
He was awarded the order of distinction, Jamaica's sixth highest honour, by the government in 2005.
Bennett was a graduate of the Alpha Boys School in Jamaica's capital of Kingston, which was also attended by saxophonist Tommy McCook and trombonist Don Drummond, both of whom also became reggae pioneers.
He was a session musician at producer Leslie Kong's Beverley's Records in 1962 when Marley, then aged 16, recorded Judge Not - a ska song.
That year, Bennett also played on Hurricane Hattie, the first hit song by 14-year-old James Chambers, who later became famous as Jimmy Cliff.
Bennett is survived by a brother, two children, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or if you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk. | Saxophonist Headley Bennett, who played on Judge Not, Bob Marley's first song, has died at the age of 85. | 37163266 |
The man, with the last names of Caicedo Lopez, was detained in the early hours of Sunday and the concert in Alajuela went ahead as planned.
The threats were written in Arabic and made online.
Security has been tightened at Grande's concerts since the attack at one of her Manchester shows.
Fans had to pass through three security checks for Sunday's gig.
Costa Rica police chief Walter Espinoza told the Costa Rica Star that even if the threat had been made as a "joke", they had "to verify whether or not there is a real threat, because this is a very sensitive situation and it could lead to a tragedy".
The 24-year-old singer posted an image from the show on her Instagram account but did not mention the threat.
She is due to play four concerts in Mexico over the next eight days before moving on to Japan in August.
Twenty-two people were killed in the Manchester Arena attack, including seven children.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk. | A 22-year-old Colombian man has been arrested on suspicion of threatening to attack an Ariana Grande concert in Costa Rica. | 40567067 |
The sides were level seven times in the first half and it was 0-10 each at the break before Cillian O'Connor's 43rd minute goal put Mayo four points clear.
Dublin hit 2-3 without reply in a 10 minute spell late on to take control.
Bernard Brogan and Philly McMahon got the goals, with Kevin McManamon firing home a third for the 2013 champions.
The sides drew a fiery encounter last Sunday with Diarmuid Connolly sent-off near the end, but the Dublin forward was cleared to play after winning his appeal to the Disputes Resolution Authority (DRA) on Friday night.
Team-mate Paddy Andrews was the influential Dublin player in the first half, kicking four of his five points from play before the interval in a man-of-the-match display.
Dublin outscored Mayo 3-5 to 0-2 in the final quarter to set up an All-Ireland final meeting with defending champions Kerry on 20 September.
Mayo brothers Cillian and Diarmuid O'Connor were also influential in the opening half scoring six of the Connacht champions' points.
Their midfielder Seamus O'Shea was black-carded early in the second half but Cillian O'Connor's close-range goal, after a strong run by veteran substitute Andy Moran, helped Mayo into a 1-12 to 0-11 lead after 53 minutes.
They spurned several opportunities to go five points clear and Dublin seized on their uncertainty, reeling off a brilliant 2-3 between the 54th and 63rd minutes.
Bernard Brogan slid in to drill home Dublin's opening goal after 55 minutes and 90 seconds later, Philly McMahon beat Mayo goalkeeper Rob Hennelly and fumbled the ball into the net.
Points from James McCarthy, McMahon and Andrews pushed Dublin clear before McManamon added a spectacular third goal in the 66th minute.
Dublin: S Cluxton; P McMahon (1-2), R O'Carroll, J Cooper; J McCarthy (0-1), C O'Sullivan, J McCaffrey; B Fenton (0-1), D Bastick; P Flynn, D Connolly, C Kilkenny (0-2); B Brogan (1-1), P Andrews (0-5), D Rock (0-2, 2f).
Subs: MD Macauley for Bastick, M Fitzsimons for Cooper, A Brogan for Flynn, K McManamon (1-1) for Rock, E Lowndes for Connolly, J Small for B Brogan.
Mayo: R Hennelly; K Higgins, G Cafferkey, C Barrett; D Vaughan, L Keegan (0-1), C Boyle; T Parsons, B Moran (0-1); D O'Connor (0-2), S O'Shea, K McLoughlin (0-1); J Doherty, C O'Connor (1-6, 5f), A O'Shea (0-1).
Subs: P Durcan (0-1) for Vaughan, A Moran (0-1, 1f) for S O'Shea (black card), D Drake for Boyle, S Coen for Parsons, M Ronaldson for McLoughlin.
Referee: E Kinsella (Laois). | A strong final quarter saw Dublin beat Mayo by 3-15 to 1-14 in Saturday's All-Ireland semi-final replay to progress to a second final in three years. | 34165695 |
The body of the 51-year-old man was discovered outside Malaga airport on Friday morning.
An airport worker alerted police after finding the body bound to a bench.
Police said the man, who had been stripped from the waist down and had his hands tied behind his back, could have been sexually assaulted.
It is not immediately clear whether the man was waiting for a flight, had recently flown to Malaga or was in the area for another reason.
A Foreign Office spokesperson said: "We are in close contact with the Spanish authorities following the death of a man believed to be British in Malaga and are ready to provide assistance if needed."
Spanish police are examining CCTV footage around the airport. | Spanish police have launched an investigation after finding the body of a British man who had been tied up and may have been choked to death. | 37741152 |
Arkadiusz Jozwik, 39, was assaulted in August 2016 in The Stow, Harlow, and later died in hospital.
The teenager, who cannot be identified because of his age, appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court where he denied a charge of manslaughter.
A trial date was set for July and the boy was released on conditional bail.
Mr Jozwik, who was also known as Arek, was assaulted along with a friend outside a takeaway on 27 August.
He was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge following the attack and died from head injuries. His friend suffered hand and stomach injuries. | A 15-year-old boy has denied the manslaughter of a Polish man who died after being attacked in Essex. | 38770278 |
Cardiff council said officers were following "clear instructions" to "maintain neutrality".
Plaid Cymru candidate Neil McEvoy said that Cardiff council had been removing his placards from outside homes in Cardiff West, where he is standing.
He said the council had "no right" to remove the boards.
Mr McEvoy, who is also a candidate in South Wales Central, claims that some of the placards were taken from private property.
In a statement, passed to Mr McEvoy by the police, the council said: "To maintain neutrality during the pre-election period and in line with guidance to the local authority, caretaking services officers are following clear instructions to remove all political posters, irrespective of party or candidate from communal areas in council properties.
"This includes garden areas in flats, or inside blocks but not individual gardens, regardless of whether it is a council property or not."
South Wales Police told Mr McEvoy that it had recorded a complaint about theft of and damage to Plaid boards. A police inspector said "that is still under investigation".
But he told Mr McEvoy that he did not intend "to record any additional complaints of theft as a result of any disputes over ground ownership".
"I believe as a local councillor it is proportionate and reasonable for you to address this with your peers and resolve within your own organisation," he added. | A local authority has admitted removing political posters from communal areas around council homes. | 36164718 |
Julie Walker, 37, and Lucas, six, died despite the efforts of members of the public and emergency services to save them.
Lucas' 13-year-old brother, Samuel, was among those who joined the rescue effort.
The Crown Office said the procurator fiscal had concluded that no further investigation was required.
It was a busy Saturday afternoon at Aberdeen beach last August when Ms Walker and Lucas drowned.
Ms Walker had gone into the sea to try to save her son.
A Crown Office spokesman said: "The procurator fiscal received a report in connection with the death of a 37-year-old woman and a six-year-old boy in Aberdeen on 20 August 2016.
"After careful consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case, the procurator fiscal concluded that no further investigation is required.
"The family have been informed of this decision."
A review was ordered following the tragedy, leading to the setting up of the Aberdeen Water Safety Group.
It involves eight different agencies, including the RNLI, Aberdeen City Council, UK Coastguard and Police Scotland.
Classmates of Lucas at Bramble Brae School were joined by his relatives when they paid tribute to him by releasing balloons. | A fatal accident inquiry will not be held after a mother and her son drowned at Aberdeen beach. | 40199968 |
The Smoking Matters service in Dumfries and Galloway helped 102 people in deprived areas kick the habit in the past year - 251 below target.
Public Health Consultant Dr Andrew Carnon said the trend was being mirrored across Scotland.
He said many people saw e-cigarettes as a stepping stone to stopping smoking.
Nationwide figures have shown a similar trend to those in the south west of Scotland.
In 2013, the Information Services Division reported that the number of attempts to stop smoking had fallen by 13% compared with 2012.
That was the first decrease seen in recent years and it was also suggested this could be "partly explained" by the rise in the use of e-cigarettes.
Dr Carnon said that although there was still a lack of evidence about their effectiveness, the NHS might have to review and adapt its smoking cessation service in the future.
However, he said he believed that there would always be a need for support services in that provision.
"The position of e-cigarettes is at the moment not fully clear because they are so new there hasn't been all the research carried out," he said.
"We actually don't know at this stage just how effective they are in helping people to stop smoking.
"There is also a risk, potentially at least, that smokers may use them in certain settings where they are not allowed to smoke tobacco but without any intention of actually stopping smoking tobacco cigarettes."
He said that was clearly a case where they would not be of any benefit to a smoker's health.
"The third possibility, which again would not be a great one, is that people who don't smoke might feel that e-cigarettes are something that are much safer that they would like to try," he added.
"We just don't have the research evidence at the moment to say whether there is a risk that those people who might simply be experimenting with e-cigarettes might get drawn into using tobacco cigarettes at a later stage."
Dr Carnon said it was clear from research that people had the best chance of quitting with some support.
"It is not just about the nicotine replacement, it is not just about use of e-cigarettes," he said.
"It is actually about working with somebody to help you through the difficult process - because it's not easy to quit smoking.
"So really we would encourage people either to go to the smoking cessation service which is called Smoking Matters or to one of their local pharmacies who can help them or they can ask their GP if they would like some advice." | A sharp decline in the number of smokers using an NHS support programme to help them quit has been linked to the rise in popularity of e-cigarettes. | 33786082 |
They watched the victim enter her code as she paid for her shopping at the Balham High Road Waitrose store.
And when the 86-year-old left, one man distracted her by pretending to be lost while another person stole her card.
Scotland Yard said the gang managed to spend £21,000 before the card was reported missing the following day.
Police, who have been unable to find those responsible, have only now sought the public's help to solve the crime, which happened at the supermarket in Balham on 17 March.
"The money was the victim's life savings that she was keeping for her grandchildren," a police spokesman said.
As well as buying food and six second-hand cars, the gang used the card to withdraw cash and purchase clothing.
Two men and one woman were captured on CCTV watching the victim as she entered her Pin when paying for her shopping.
They have been described by police as a white woman aged in her 40s, a slim Asian man in his 20s, and an Asian man of medium build aged in his late 30s.
The Met have appealed for anyone who recognises any of the suspects to contact them. | A gang of thieves spent a widow's life savings on six cars and fast food in a one-day spree after obtaining her Pin code as she shopped at a supermarket. | 36824607 |
Norma Woodward, standing in Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, said she had been intimidated, harassed and libelled by the UKIP Wales committee.
It said it was "extremely concerned" by Ms Woodward's comments, and had not been aware of her concerns.
UKIP Wales tried to remove her as a candidate in March over management of a party bank account, but was overruled.
The party's UK headquarters said the Wales committee did not have the power to remove candidates, and Ms Woodward would be remaining in the position.
Ms Woodward has told BBC Wales that the allegations made against her are libellous, and that she has been badly treated by UKIP Wales.
"Right from the beginning I've had a tremendous lot of intimidation and harassment, libel and slander and sexual discrimination against me as a female," she said.
"And it has made it extremely difficult.
"The campaigning itself is straightforward, the work is easy.
"It's been the bullying that's been very hard to cope with so I would like the opportunity to clear my name because I haven't committed any of these things I've been accused of in the local press and on internet and Facebook and Twitter.
"UKIP (centrally) as a party have been extremely supportive, in particular the party leader (Nigel Farage) and the chairman (Steve Crowther) have been very very supportive."
A spokesman for UKIP Wales said: "The UKIP Wales Committee is extremely concerned by these comments, which have only now been brought to our attention.
"Had these concerns been raised with the committee previously we would have investigated them immediately.
"In the meantime we will continue to talk about the issues that matter most to the Welsh people which establishment politicians continue to ignore." | A UKIP general election candidate has told BBC Wales she is planning legal action against her own party. | 32421579 |
Seamer Querl and off-spinner Taylor have both been reported on two separate occasions within a 12-month period and have undergone independent analysis.
They displayed elbow extensions in excess of the permitted 15 degrees.
The pair are suspended in county cricket until it is proved they have remedied their actions.
The ban begins with immediate effect.
Zimbabwe-born 25-year-old Querl's only first-team appearance for Hampshire this season was against Loughborough MCCU when he finished with figures of 1-20 off 10 overs.
Taylor, 21, has made four first-class appearances for Gloucestershire this season taking six wickets. | The England and Wales Cricket Board has suspended Hampshire's Glenn Querl and Gloucestershire's Jack Taylor because of illegal bowling actions. | 22690155 |
John Martin, 48, denies murdering his Russian-born wife Natalia Strelchenko, 38, at their Manchester home on their second wedding anniversary last August.
Ms Strelchenko's ex-husband told Manchester Crown Court he received a text from her shortly before her death.
He said he read it the next day when it was "too late to react".
She was married to organist and conductor Vladimir Suzdalevich for 10 years before their marriage broke down and she moved to Manchester three years later in 2009.
He told the jury that they remained "close friends".
He said he met Mr Martin, who was a double bass player, in 2011.
But he recalled that, after a meeting with the couple, she phoned him and said there had been "struggling and fighting in the car" on their way home.
"She said that she was standing by a road and didn't know what to do and asked me to come," he said.
He advised Ms Strelchenko that Mr Martin was a "difficult man to get married with".
Mr Suzdalevich also said his ex-wife had told him that she wanted to end the relationship with Mr Martin.
He said: "I think she was afraid to say 'I'm leaving you now'."
He recalled her final text, where she said she and her husband were "having bad times in Manchester" and she was looking forward to starting a new job in France.
Ms Strelchenko was found with fatal face and neck injuries at her Newton Heath home.
Mr Martin denies the murder or manslaughter of his wife.
He has also pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder of a male youth who cannot be identified for legal reasons.
The trial continues. | A concert pianist, who was allegedly murdered by her husband, sent a text before her death saying she was having "bad times" with him, a jury has heard. | 35663127 |
Defending champion Murray was scheduled to play Italy's Fabio Fognini in the last 16, while 2008 winner Rafael Nadal was set to face France's Gilles Simon.
British number one Konta saw her quarter-final against Germany's Angelique Kerber postponed.
Konta and Jamie Murray had been due to start their mixed doubles campaign.
Click here to find out how to get into tennis. | Andy Murray, Johanna Konta and Rafael Nadal were among those frustrated on Wednesday as rain prevented play at the Olympic Tennis Centre. | 37041111 |
It was a tall order for a 12-minute speech, which reflects the complicated, fraught-with-peril position in which the president currently finds himself.
He was elected to help disentangle the nation from a Middle East war, and now a majority of the American public seems to support a new military incursion into that same region.
He ran for office as the face of a more diverse, inclusive country, and yet some of the Republicans who hope to replace him have called for a religious test for Syrian refugees, racial profiling of Muslim Americans and closing down "any place where radicals are being inspired", in the words of Florida Senator Marco Rubio.
Mr Obama has claimed that the US is winning the war against al-Qaeda and compared its spin-off groups to a "JV team" - a term for the squad of lesser athletes in a high school sport programme. But a series of ideologically inspired attacks on US soil, along with the bloodshed in Paris last month, has Americans increasingly concerned.
For the first time Mr Obama acknowledged that the nation faces a pattern of violence inspired by "a perverted interpretation of Islam that calls for war against America and the West".
He drew a line connecting the shootings at Fort Hood, a Texas military base, the Boston Marathon bombings, an attack on an Army recruiting station in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the recent bloodshed in San Bernardino and said it represents a "new phase" of terrorist threat to the US.
"As we've become better at preventing complex multifaceted attacks like 9/11," he said, "terrorists turn to less complicated acts of violence like the mass shootings that are all too common in our society."
That reference to the recent strings of US mass shootings - at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado and a church in South Carolina, for instance - was not simply made in passing, as would be clear later in the president's speech.
After outlining the steps his administration was already taking to defeat the so-called Islamic State (IS), he spoke of what he sees as a real threat to US security - the nation's lax gun laws.
He said individuals on the federal "no-fly" list, which prevents suspected militants from boarding US aircraft, should be prohibited from purchasing guns.
"What could possibly be the argument for allowing a terrorist suspect to buy a semiautomatic weapon?" he asked. "This is a matter of national security."
More than that, however, Mr Obama called for Congress to pass legislation making it harder for every American to obtain "powerful assault weapons, like the ones that were used in San Bernardino".
The president has often urged greater regulation of firearms, but now he is explicitly making the case in terms of safeguarding the nation against threats both at home and inspired abroad.
"The fact is that our intelligence and law-enforcement agencies, no matter how effective they are, cannot identify every would-be mass shooter," he said, "whether that individual was motivated by ISIL or some other hateful ideology".
Mr Obama's call comes the day after the New York Times issued a rare front-page editorial in which it proposed a ban on "military-style" semi-automatic rifles, prompting outcry from gun-rights groups.
One conservative commentator, Erick Erickson, tweeted a picture of the newspaper, riddled with bullet holes. The president's proposal will likely receive a similarly hostile reception.
"Millions of Americans have chosen to protect themselves and their families by purchasing a firearm," Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz said in a statement released shortly before the president's speech. "This is their right; indeed protecting their families is their obligation."
Mr Obama also asked Congress to provide him with a direct authorisation for the use of force to fight IS and for more thorough screening of visitors who currently enter the US without a visa to see if they've been to war zones, but those requests will likely be overshadowed by the gun-control issue - and questions about Mr Obama's overall IS strategy.
Adding fuel to the fire is the fact that the president's speech comes in the middle of a heated battle among Republicans for their party's presidential nomination.
For the better part of a year, many candidates on the right have been warning that IS presents a pressing national security threat that is being underestimated by the current administration.
After the Paris attacks and, in particular, after the San Beranardino shootings, some of the Republicans who hope to replace Mr Obama in the White House are claiming vindication.
"We need to come to grips with the idea that we are in the midst of the next world war," New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, another presidential aspirant, said on Friday.
Mr Obama acknowledged the reality of the US electoral calendar toward the end of his Sunday night speech, after urging Americans not to "turn against one another" or frame the conflict as a war between the US and Islam.
"Even in this political season, even as we properly debate what steps I and future presidents must take to keep our country safe, let's make sure we never forget what makes us exceptional," he said.
"Let's not forget that freedom is more powerful than fear. That we have always met challenges, whether war or depression, natural disasters or terrorist attacks, by coming together around our common ideals as one nation and one people."
Donald Trump offered his brusque reply the speech shortly after its conclusion.
"Is that all there is?" tweeted current Republican front-runner. "We need a new president - FAST!"
Until the US presidential race concludes in just under 11 months, national unity is going to be hard to find. | On Sunday night, in his television address on the San Bernardino shootings and the "broader threat of terrorism", President Barack Obama sought to tell Americans what he was doing, what Congress should do and what the nation shouldn't do. | 35024104 |
On Monday Aberystwyth University and the Royal Veterinary College pledged to develop a joint training programme.
The venture will create a hub tailored to the needs of the Welsh farming and animal health industries.
Cabinet Secretary for Environment Lesley Griffiths said the move was "excellent news for Welsh farmers and the veterinary profession".
"Veterinary education for Wales has long been a topic of discussion and this is an ambition now being realised," she said.
"This collaboration between Aberystwyth University and the Royal Veterinary College will provide a much needed hub of veterinary expertise right in the heart of our longest established university."
Wales does not currently have any provision for veterinary education and the programme will focus on farming and livestock science, increasing the number of professionals in veterinary medicine.
Farmers' unions have said there are not enough vets to deal with sick farm animals in Wales. | Plans to bring a dedicated vet school to Wales have moved a step closer. | 36516178 |
The 60 minute episode, called The Return of Doctor Mysterio, will be written by Steven Moffat and broadcast on BBC One on Christmas Day.
The Doctor, played by Peter Capaldi, will work with the superhero to save New York from a deadly alien threat.
Doctor Mysterio will be played by Justin Chatwin, who has previously appeared in Orphan Black.
The pair will be joined on their quest by an investigative journalist, played by Wolf Hall actress Charity Wakefield.
Matt Lucas, who announced his return to Doctor Who earlier this year, will also appear in the episode.
Chatwin said: "Working with the amazing people at Doctor Who has been one of the most fun and rewarding projects I've ever had the pleasure of being involved with."
Moffat hinted that he was interested to explore the character of Grant, the man who becomes Doctor Mysterio.
Moffat said: "I've always loved superheroes and this Christmas Doctor Who dives into that world. My favourite superhero is Clark Kent. Not Superman, Clark Kent."
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or if you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk. | This year's Christmas special of Doctor Who will see the Doctor team up with a comic book superhero. | 37591556 |
Belfast was the home port for the start of the races and hosted a Tall Ships event attracting about 500,000 people.
The races begin five miles from Portrush at 10:00 BST on Monday.
The fleet will sail past Scotland's Outer Hebrides and the Shetland Islands before crossing the North Sea to its next stop in Aalesund in Norway.
Ninety sailing trainees from Northern Ireland are taking part in the opening sail to the Norwegian port, which could take up to a week.
The races are expected to finish in Aalborg in Denmark at the start of August.
The Tall Ships festival, which ran from Thursday to Sunday, was an "amazing success", according to Belfast City Council's Eamon Deeny.
"A couple of the ships said this was a world record for them in terms of the number of people that visited them on site, so that in itself speaks volumes," he said.
"Belfast has shown again that it can hold world-class events."
Sally Titmus of Sail Training International, the organisers of the races, said Belfast had "probably been one of the best ports" the event had visited.
"We would love to come back," she said.
"This is the third time we've been here, it's getting better every time and it can only get better again." | The Tall Ships races will start off the County Antrim coast on Monday morning, bringing five days of maritime events in Northern Ireland to an end. | 33403744 |
He was charged under the notoriously sweeping lese-majeste law. After last year's coup, the ultra-royalist military has demanded ever tougher enforcement of it. This has led to many different and sometimes unexpected ways of falling foul of the law.
The crime of insulting the monarch dates back in Thailand to the early 19th Century, when the unlucky accused could be punished by beheading, having their ears, hands and feet cut off or, for milder infractions, be imprisoned for a month and made to cut grass for the royal elephants.
The modern concept of lese-majeste was incorporated into Thailand's first criminal code in 1908, and in its current form as the notorious Article 112, in 1956.
It states that "whoever defames, insults or threatens the king, queen, heir apparent, or regent shall be punished with imprisonment of three to 15 years."
No mention there of dogs, or any other royal pets. But ever since the start of Thailand's intractable political crisis in 2006, the number of lese-majeste prosecutions has risen sharply, as has the severity of punishments, and the breadth of interpretation of what constitutes royal defamation.
Here are a few examples:
Last August, a taxi driver was jailed for two and a half years after a passenger recorded his comments on a mobile phone and handed them to the police.
In February, two students were jailed for two and a half years for performing a play called The Wolf's Bride a year earlier, which the court judged to have parodied King Bhumibol, who lost an eye as a young man in a car accident.
In August 2008, Australian Harry Nicolaides was arrested at Bangkok airport as he prepared to board a flight.
He was unaware of an arrest warrant issued over his self-published novel which had included a fictional crown prince with a dissolute lifestyle.
He was sentenced to three years in prison, but quickly pardoned. He says he only sold seven copies of the book. But he did send a copy to the palace to ask for approval, and when he received no reply, assumed he had got it.
In November 2011, 63-year-old Ampon Tangnoppakul was jailed for 20 years over text messages sent to the secretary of then Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, despite his poor health and insistence he had not sent the offending texts.
He died the following year in prison.
Last week, 27-year-old factory worker Thanakorn Siripaiboon - the man who was arrested for mocking the king's dog - was also charged under Article 112 for another alleged offence: clicking the 'like' button on Facebook next to a doctored photo of King Bhumibol.
In 2007, a local politician was sentenced to two years in prison for talking on a radio programme about slavery during the reign of King Mongkut (1851-1868).
In May last year, the Supreme Court upheld the verdict, stating that defaming past monarchs also damaged the present king, despite the fact that slavery did exist in Thailand then.
Truth is no defence in Thai defamation cases.
In October last year, two retired military officers filed a complaint of lese-majeste against renowned social critic Sulak Sivaraksa because he cited academic research which questioned whether a famous elephant battle, led by the 16th Century King Naresuan, had actually taken place.
The police investigating Sulak have said they believe he has defamed the monarchy. This is the fifth time he has faced a lese-majeste charge.
In 2012, Yuthapoom Martnok was charged with lese-majeste and jailed after his brother filed a complaint.
He was released nearly a year later when it was discovered there were no grounds for the charge, and that the brothers had in fact fallen out over fights between their dogs.
This case illustrated two problematic aspects of Article 112.
First, that anyone can file a complaint against anyone else, and the police have to start a formal, and often secretive, investigation, no matter how flimsy the evidence.
Second, that defendants rarely get bail, so they are jailed awaiting trial, which can take years in Thailand.
Many cases are heard in camera, so no reporting of proceedings is possible. Since the coup, most lese-majeste cases are heard in military courts, whose verdicts allow no appeal.
In May 2012, Chiranuch Premchaiporn, editor of the news website Prachathai, was given an eight-month suspended sentence for failing to remove comments from the site quickly enough.
She had removed some after 10 days, but others had stayed up for 20.
Over the past year, a slew of lese-majeste charges has been filed against people formerly linked to the heir to the Thai throne.
Nine family members of the prince's estranged wife were charged last year with citing his name to extort money, and given long prison sentences.
One police officer also involved died mysteriously in custody after apparently falling from a high window.
In October this year, three men, including a famous fortune-teller, were charged under Article 112 for using the prince's name to persuade donors to pay for promotional products tied to a bicycle ride honouring the royal family.
Two of the three died in custody.
Nithiwat Wannasiri was once a follower of the royalist yellow-shirt movement, but switched to the red-shirt side in 2010, forming a band called Fai Yen, or Cool Fire. They specialised in songs that mocked the lese-majeste law and members of the royal family, performing openly around Bangkok until the coup. Nithiwat has since been charged under article 112, and is living in exile, along with hundreds of other Thais fleeing military rule. | A man in Thailand faces up to 15 years in prison for posting images on Facebook of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's favourite dog in a way that mocked the king, a prosecutor in the military court said. | 35099322 |
Payment details, names and addresses were potentially taken during the incident, which targeted Ecomnova, a third party e-commerce company.
Debenhams said it has contacted customers whose data was accessed.
Customers of Debenhams.com, a separate website, have not been affected, the company added.
The attack took place between 24 February and 11 April and the Debenhams Flowers website is currently offline.
"Our communication to affected customers includes detailing steps that we have taken and steps that those customers should take," Debenhams said in a statement.
A spokeswoman told the BBC that emails have been sent to just under 26,000 customers and that this will be followed up with a letter in the post.
"As soon as we were informed that there had been a cyber-attack, we suspended the Debenhams Flowers website and commenced a full investigation," said Debenhams chief executive Sergio Bucher in a statement.
"We are very sorry that customers have been affected by this incident and we are doing everything we can to provide advice to affected customers and reduce their risk."
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has been informed of the incident. | Retailer Debenhams has said that up to 26,000 customers of its Flowers website have had their personal data compromised following a cyber-attack. | 39818436 |
Relatives of the students will accompany them on the flight.
On Saturday, a joint funeral mass was held in Sonoma, California, for cousins Olivia Burke, 21, from Dublin, and Irish-US citizen Ashley Donohoe, 22.
Four of the families issued a statement thanking everyone, in Ireland and the US, for their sympathy and support.
The families of Eoghan Culligan, Lorcán Miller, Niccolai Schuster and Eimear Walsh boarded a Dublin-bound Aer Lingus flight on Saturday night to bring their children's remains home.
"As we leave Berkeley and return home to Ireland with our beloved sons and daughters, Eimear, Eoghan, Lorcan and Niccolai, we would like to thank everyone in America and Ireland for their sympathy and support, which has been a tremendous comfort to us at this tragic time," the families said.
"Particularly we thank the local authorities, emergency services, medical staff, parishes and communities of Berkeley.
"In addition we are forever grateful to the Irish Consul, Philip Grant, and his local team, and also the amazing service and support received from Aer Lingus, the Department of Foreign Affairs, US Ambassador Anne Anderson, and a special appreciation to Minister Deenihan.
"We cannot thank enough the students that were in the apartment and apartment complex that night.
"The manner and speed at which they reached out to our families, to our Consul, and to each other was faultless. Our children were extraordinarily blessed in their friends and we are enormously proud of them."
Olivia Burke's family will return to Ireland with her remains on Monday.
After Saturday's joint funeral, their families issued a statement through a friend.
"We will fight to make changes so that no family will ever have to go through what we have gone through in the last five days," they said.
"Our daughters and the rest of these students were responsible young adults that were celebrating their friend's 21st birthday in what they felt was a safe environment.
"Unfortunately that turned tragic through no fault of their own."
Mourners at the funeral heard how the two cousins were kind, fun-loving young women who shared a close bond.
Monsignor Daniel Whelton said that that growing up, Olivia and Ashley would dress alike to try to fool their parents into thinking they were twins.
The apartment balcony collapsed during a 21st birthday party in the early hours of Tuesday in the city of Berkeley.
Five of the six people who died were Irish students based in the US as part of a work exchange programme.
Meanwhile, the conditions of two of the people who were injured in the Berkeley balcony collapse have improved.
Conor Flynn and Jack Halpin are being cared for at the John Muir Medical Centre in Walnut Creek.
Hospital pastor Fr Michael Gillen described the pair as inspirational and said they should make a full recovery.
Investigations continue into why the fourth-floor balcony collapsed.
Engineers say water damage may have caused the structure to give way.
Authorities said 13 people were on the balcony when it collapsed.
A book of condolence is to be opened at Belfast City Hall on Monday. | The bodies of four of the six students who died in a balcony collapse in Berkeley, California, are being brought back to Ireland on Sunday morning. | 33214986 |
Ex-Navy steward Craig Bryden donned his costume on Friday and caught a bus on his way to hospital in Portsmouth.
He sat next to passenger Courtney Jones whose selfie with the 55-year-old has attracted hundreds of comments online.
Mr Bryden, who has been labelled the "Pompey Pirate", said he wanted to put a smile on people's faces.
Mr Bryden, from Copnor, spent 20 years in the navy, surviving the sinking of HMS Sheffield when it was hit by an Exocet missile during the Falklands War.
He said: "I've got this inside me and it is going to kill me but between now and then I'm going to embrace life to the full.
"If I can put a smile on one person's face every day while I'm slowly ebbing away it will lift me up and keep me going."
He said he had intended on changing his costume for each session, but the pirate look has gone down so well he is sticking with it.
Ms Jones, whose online post has been shared thousands of times, said: "He got on the bus and everyone stared; he immediately made me smile.
"We got chatting and he went on to tell me how today was his first lot of chemotherapy... but didn't want to go looking like everyone else and just wanted to make people smile.
"I have never felt so privileged and honoured to meet such a humble [and] brave man! You're an inspiration Craig!" | A Falklands War survivor with incurable lung cancer has become an internet hit after going to his first chemotherapy session dressed as a pirate. | 35966311 |
Morris secured a spot with victory in her semi-final at the World Championships in Aiguebelette, France.
The former Para-cycling champion was joined in reaching Rio by fellow single sculler Tom Aggar, third in his semi.
GB's mixed four of Grace Clough, Dan Brown, Pamela Relph, James Fox and cox Oliver James, also qualified.
Their semi-final victory ensured all three boats have reached next year's Games, along with the mixed double scull team of Laurence Whiteley and Lauren Rowles who won their repechage on Tuesday.
Of her win, Morris - a 2008 Paralympic hand-cycling gold medallist - said: "I am really pleased with that. Eighteen weeks ago I had shoulder surgery so the aim here has always been to qualify the boat for the Games. " | Rachel Morris capped her successful return from shoulder surgery as three more Great Britain boats qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics. | 34132390 |
Alice Nutter was one of the Pendle witches, a group of women tried for murder by witchcraft in 1612.
Her statue will sit in Roughlee, where she lived before being taken to Lancaster Castle for trial.
Parish councillor James Starkie said the work would "raise awareness of the true story of the witches".
The statue, which will be placed on Blacko Bar Road on ground donated by a descendant of Ms Nutter, is yet to be designed and the parish council has asked interested artists to get in touch.
Strict guidelines have been set about what any sculptor should consider when designing it, including an insistence that the artwork "needs to celebrate a resident who was unfairly treated" and "should represent 1612".
Mr Starkie said the piece, which must also include somewhere for people to sit, was "to commemorate the leaving of Roughlee village by a gentlewoman".
He said it was a chance to "move on" from her image as a witch.
"Alice was slightly different [from the other women] - it was a case of her being in the wrong place at the wrong time," he said.
The Pendle Trials were some of the most famous witch trials in English history and records show that Alice was perceived as different from the others being judged.
She was wealthier than the rest and barely spoke at her trial, offering no plea or defence against the accusation of murdering Henry Mitton by witchcraft.
She was found guilty and executed at Lancaster Castle on 20 August, 1612, for having bewitched to death "by devilish practices and hellish means".
The statue of Alice Nutter is expected to be completed by April 2012 to be installed ahead of the 400th anniversary of her execution. | A statue of a Lancashire woman accused of being a witch is to be placed in her former village to commemorate the 400th anniversary of her death. | 15733340 |
Describing the disaster as a "tragic day" in a "tragic year" for Malaysia, Najib Razak said the investigation "must not be hindered in any way".
The plane, carrying 298 people, crashed in rebel-held territory near the Russian border.
Both sides in Ukraine's civil conflict have accused the other of shooting it down with a missile.
The Boeing 777, with the call sign MH17, was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.
It is the second disaster suffered by Malaysia Airlines this year. Flight MH370 disappeared en route from Malaysia to China in March and has still not been found.
In a statement, Malaysia Airlines said MH17 was carrying at least 154 Dutch nationals, 27 Australians, 43 Malaysians (including 15 crew), 12 Indonesians and nine Britons.
Other passengers came from Germany, Belgium, the Philippines and Canada, with the nationalities of 41 people not yet confirmed.
Several of those on board - it is not yet clear how many - were heading for a major international conference on HIV/Aids in Melbourne, Australian officials said.
Other airlines have announced they are now setting flight paths to avoid eastern Ukraine, while Ukraine authorities have declared the area a no-fly zone, according to European flight safety body Eurocontrol.
Multiple reports from Washington cite unnamed US officials as saying they believe the plane, which had reportedly been flying at more than 30,000 feet (10,000m), must have been brought down by a sophisticated surface-to-air missile.
The UN Security Council is to hold an emergency meeting on the disaster on Friday morning in New York.
In his statement, the Malaysian leader said the plane's route had been declared safe by the International Civil Aviation Organisation.
He said the plane had not made a distress call.
"Malaysia is unable to verify the cause of this tragedy. But we must - and we will - find out precisely what happened to this flight," Mr Najib said.
"If it transpires that the plane was indeed shot down, we insist that the perpetrators must swiftly be brought to justice."
Malaysia is sending a team to Ukraine to help with the investigation.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said it was an "act of terrorism".
Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin told the BBC he had intercepted phone conversations that proved the plane was shot down by pro-Russian separatists.
But Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed the Ukraine government for restarting military operations in the area, where it is trying to regain control from pro-Russian rebels.
"The country in whose airspace this happened bears responsibility for it," he said.
Separatist leader Alexander Borodai, meanwhile, accused the Ukrainian government of bringing down the airliner.
In a telephone conversation, US President Barack Obama and the Dutch leader, Mark Rutte, "agreed on the need to assure immediate access to the site... to international investigators... to carry out a thorough investigation", the White House said.
A subsequent White House statement said it was "critical that there be a full, credible and unimpeded international investigation as quickly as possible".
The plane fell between Krasni Luch in Luhansk region and Shakhtarsk in the neighbouring region of Donetsk.
The head of the Russian Air Traffic Controllers' Union, Sergei Kovalyov, told BBC Russian that the airspace over eastern Ukraine had remained open during the conflict because the planes previously shot down had tended to be helicopters or low-flying fast jets.
"In order to bring down an airplane from an altitude of 10,000m, you need to have very serious weapons…. missiles," he said. "It's either a mistake or a terrorist act."
If it does turn out that the Boeing 777 was shot down by the separatists - with weaponry supplied by Moscow - then it could significantly alter the terms of the whole debate surrounding the Ukraine crisis.
Over the past few days there has been growing concern among Western governments that Russia was stepping up its military support for the separatists in eastern Ukraine.
Nato spokesmen insist that more and more heavy military equipment has moved from Russian stockpiles to the separatists across the border.
In response, the United States has strengthened its economic sanctions against Moscow - it is threatening even stronger action - though the European Union has so far failed to follow Washington's lead.
But if Russia in any way had a hand in this tragedy then the pressure - especially on the Europeans - for much tougher sanctions will only grow.
Game-changer in Ukraine crisis?
Ukraine has accused Russia's military of supplying advanced missiles to the rebels.
Earlier on Thursday, Ukrainian officials blamed the Russian air force for shooting down one of its ground attack jets on Wednesday, and a transport plane on Monday.
In 2001, Ukraine admitted its military was probably responsible for shooting down a Russian airliner that crashed into the Black Sea, killing all 78 people on board. | Malaysia's leader has called the Malaysia Airlines plane crash in eastern Ukraine "deeply shocking". | 28339843 |
Hundreds of fans travelled to Helsinki for Northern Ireland's game against Finland on Sunday, the final leg of a historic Euro 2016 qualifying campaign.
The city centre was a sea of green and white before kick-off.
The team qualified for its first major tournament in 30 years after beating Greece 3-1 at Windsor Park on Thursday.
"We just came to party," was the chant from the supporters. And they didn't disappoint.
Even the locals found themselves caught up in the celebrations.
Northern Ireland fans made all the noise inside the half-full Olympic Stadium.
The reward was seeing their team collect the single point they needed to head to France as Group F winners.
Defender Craig Cathcart scored Northern Ireland's goal in a 1-1 draw.
It is the first time Northern Ireland has qualified for the finals of a major football tournament since the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.
"Qualifying means everything," one fan said.
"I can't describe what this means after so many disappointments."
When asked about his realistic expectations for the Euro 2016 finals his answer was simple: "I expect we'll win."
Northern Ireland supporters' optimism is as hearty as their singing.
The Republic of Ireland, however, had to settle for a place in the play-offs for the tournament finals after they fell to a 2-1 defeat by Poland in Warsaw. | In one of Europe's most scenic cities, Northern Ireland supporters enjoyed their picture-perfect finish. | 34499635 |
At the time, the country was promised that the end of the Games would not mean the end of the success story, that there would be a lasting legacy for sport participation.
But, in England at least, that promise was broken.
The government gave Sport England £1bn to invest in grassroots sports, and Jeremy Hunt, then Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, said the Games provided an "extraordinary chance" to "reinvigorate this country's sporting habits for both the young and the old".
He described it as a "once-in-a-generation opportunity, a real golden moment for the UK".
But there has been virtually no increase in participation in sport.
Since 2005, when London won the bid to host the Olympics, Sport England has surveyed people about their physical activity.
In 2005-06 the proportion of over-16s in England who played sport for at least 30 minutes each week was 34.6%. By 2015-16, it was 36.1%.
Among 16- to 25-year-olds, there has been no change at all in participation rates since 2005-06.
From 2012, Sport England has included 14- and 15-year-olds in the survey.
School sport is included, so a higher percentage of this age group report playing sport once a week - about 70%.
And while it looks like there may have been a post-Olympic boost, the proportion then dropped back to just under 70%.
To look at participation rates for children younger than 14, we can look at Taking Part, an England-wide survey from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.
Since 2011-12, this survey has asked a number of questions about the impact of the London Games, including whether hosting the Olympics encouraged respondents to take part in sport.
In 2015-16, nearly 70% of the five- to 10-year-olds answered: "Not at all."
Of the 11- to 15-year-olds, 57% said the Games had encouraged them to take part in sport.
But the Taking Part survey has a similar measure to Sport England of playing sport for 30 minutes a week.
And, although it shows higher participation rates in younger children, overall, for both age groups, there has been no change.
But the sports legacy was part of a wider set of ambitions that included:
And the London Games legacy is evident when it comes to elite sport and medals.
Although British Athletics came sixth in the medal table at the World Championships last week, they hit their target.
And in Olympic and Paralympic sports as a whole, Team GB retain their strong position.
In the 2012 London Games, Team GB athletes came third in the overall medal tables for both the Olympics and Paralympics.
And in Rio, four years later, they came second in both - the first nation in the history of the Olympics to improve their medal tally following a home games.
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The justice secretary told MSPs that Strathclyde, Tayside and Northern had officers who were routinely armed.
He said Police Scotland had adopted the approach across the country since its launch in April last year.
Lib Dem justice spokeswoman Alison MacInnes said Holyrood should have been told of the routine arming of police.
A political row over specially trained officers routinely carrying side arms started earlier this month when Independent Highlands and Islands MSP, John Finnie, raised concerns.
Mr Finnie said there had been a change of policy from firearms officers having to retrieve their weapons from locked safes in armed response vehicles with permission from a senior officer.
He said there had been occasions when firearms officers had supported unarmed police on routine duties, such as dispersing late night crowds from outside pubs and clubs.
Mr MacAskill told the Scottish Parliament that Police Scotland took a decision to follow an example previously set by Strathclyde, Tayside and Northern Constabulary.
He said it was necessary for trained firearms officers to be readily available to respond quickly to "urgent and unexpected threats".
Mr MacAskill said Police Scotland has 275 firearms officers - 1.6% of Police Scotland's personnel - and they were deployed on a shift pattern basis.
He added: "Consequently, only a small number will actually be deployed across our communities at any one time."
The justice secretary also said that the police authority and police investigation and review commissioner could review the deployment of firearms officers.
Ms MacInnes said the routine arming of officers represented a "substantial change of direction" and parliament should have been informed.
Police Scotland's Assistant Chief Constable Bernard Higgins told BBC Scotland: "They are police officers first and foremost and it's only right that they contribute to the policing plan in addressing the greatest concerns of the community.
"The fact that they are carrying firearms and a Taser, to this point, there has been no negative public reaction to it." | Three Scottish police forces allowed specialist officers to routinely carry guns before the launch of the new single force, Kenny MacAskill has said. | 27492909 |
The images, reportedly smuggled out by a defector, appear to show evidence of abuse, including beatings, strangulation and long-term starvation.
The photos were first released in January in a report commissioned by Qatar, which backs Syria's opposition.
The Syrian government has dismissed the report, saying it has no credibility.
The meeting was called by France, which wants the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate crimes against humanity.
President Bashar al-Assad's main ally, Russia, has the power to veto that.
Security Council members fell silent as the images were shown on Tuesday, said France's UN ambassador, Gerard Araud.
"The gruesome images of corpses bearing marks of starvation, strangulation and beatings... indicate that the Assad regime has carried out systematic, widespread and industrial killing," said Samantha Power, US ambassador to the UN.
"Nobody who sees these images will ever be the same."
The report, by three former war crimes prosecutors, is based on the evidence of a defected military police photographer, referred to only as Caesar
He, along with others, reportedly smuggled about 55,000 digital images of some 11,000 dead detainees out of Syria.
Syria torture report
He said his job had been to take photographs of corpses, both to allow a death certificate to be produced and to confirm that execution orders had been carried out.
He did not claim to have witnessed killings or torture himself.
The photographs in the report cover the period from the start of the uprising in March 2011 until August last year.
All but one of the bodies shown are male. Some had no eyes, and some showed signs of electrocution.
Syria's Justice Ministry dismissed the photos and accompanying report as "lacking objectiveness and professionalism", according to the Associated Press.
But one of the authors of the report, former Sierra Leone Special Court prosecutor David Crane, said the photographs - and the witness himself - were "credible and sustainable in a court of law".
While Caesar's photos would appear to offer evidence of war crimes by the Syrian government, both Mr Araud and Mr Crane said that crimes had also been committed by opposition forces.
More than 150,000 people have been killed since the conflict began, with millions forced to flee their homes. | Graphic photographs of prisoners allegedly tortured by Syrian government forces have been shown to members of the UN Security Council. | 27044203 |
Steve McNamara's side's hopes rested on Samoa winning by eight points or less.
But that never looked likely against the Green and Golds, especially after Cooper Cronk went over for the first try in the opening minute.
He completed a double while Greg Inglis also scored twice.
The physical Samoans were punished heavily for lack of discipline, conceding five penalties in the first 15 minutes, but full-back Tim Simona pulled a try back and replacement hooker Pita Godinet had one disallowed as they briefly rallied.
However, stand-off Daly Cherry-Evans went 70m from a scrum to score Australia's fourth try and prop David Klemmer took the short route seven minutes before the break for his first Test try, with captain Cameron Smith kicking his fourth goal, to put the outcome beyond doubt.
Stand-off Ben Roberts, who will play for Castleford in 2015, and captain David Fa'alogo added further tries for the Samoans as they improved in the second half and Tim Lafai kicked his third conversion.
But Cronk claimed his second try and prop Josh Papalii and winger Josh Mansour both touched down in the last five minutes as the Kangaroos finished in total control with Cherry-Evans converting after taking over the goal-kicking duties from Smith.
Australia: Inglis, Mansour, Jennings, Walker, Mata'utia, Cherry-Evans, Cronk, Woods, Smith, Papalii, Thaiday, Bird, Parker. Replacements: Cordner, Hunt, Klemmer, Jackson.
Samoa: Simona, Winterstein, Lafai, Leilua, Vidot, Roberts, Stanley, Liu, Masoe, Fa'alogo, Pritchard, Ah Mau, McGuire. Replacements: Lui, Maitua, Sue, Godinet.
Referee: Gerard Sutton (Australia) | England's hopes of reaching the Four Nations final came to an end after Australia swept past Samoa to secure their place in the decider against New Zealand. | 29894021 |
The Swedish-based music platform said subscription payers were not included in the small trial.
Those whose accounts are affected are able to opt out via the settings.
Spotify has more than 140 million active users but continues to operate at a loss.
It recently revealed that while it had revenues of more than 2.9bn euros (£2.6bn) in 2016, it reported a net loss of 539.2m euros (£471.6m).
"This is not the silver bullet but instead part of what will be a multi-faceted answer to Spotify's margin woes," said Mark Mulligan, managing director of Midia research.
"In a broader context, this may presage a wider strategy similar to that of Facebook's, whereby it effectively starts charging artists and labels for access to fans."
Spotify is considering becoming a public company and listing on the stock market.
It says it has more than 50 million subscribers, who can access its library of 30 million tracks without advertising.
The monthly subscription is currently £9.99 in the UK, $9.99 in the US and 9.99 euros in France. The company operates in 60 countries.
"We are always testing new promotional tools that deliver the highest relevancy to our users," Spotify said in a statement. | Spotify has confirmed it is experimenting with allowing music labels to promote songs by adding them to users' playlists as sponsored content. | 40343385 |
The 40-year-old woman was arrested after being spotted driving erratically in Looe in Cornwall at about 21:40 GMT on Monday, Devon and Cornwall Police said.
Officers said a seven-year-old was taken into emergency care because no other family members lived in the area.
The woman remains in custody.
She was due to be interviewed at a police station in Plymouth, officers said. | A mother was arrested on suspicion of drinking and driving with her daughter in the car, leading to the girl being placed in foster care. | 35038768 |
Of course the agenda can be livened-up, at short notice, by ministerial statements or urgent questions, and there are a number of very big issues coming down the track (the date of the EU referendum, the mammoth Investigatory Powers Bill, the Trident vote) but the current quiet in Westminster leaves plenty of time for leadership speculation and euro-plotting.
Here's my rundown of the week's events:
Monday
The Commons opens at 2.30pm, with Work and Pensions questions, after which any post-weekend ministerial statements or urgent questions will be taken.
The day's main legislating is the second reading of the Bank of England and Financial Services Bill - this deals with the governance, transparency and accountability of the Bank of England, as well as updating resolution planning and crisis management arrangements between the Bank and the Treasury.
It extends the senior managers and certification regime across the whole financial services industry and it extends the scope of the Pension Wise guidance service.
Of all the scheduled events this week (there's no accounting for urgent questions or statements) the backbench debate on the future of the Financial Conduct Authority looks the most interesting; a cross party team of Guto Bebb (Conservative), John Mann (Labour) and Kirsten Oswald (SNP) has put down a motion of no confidence in the City regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, saying it is not fit for purpose.
This is a pretty unprecedented move - I'm told the Commons clerks have been searching for a precedent without reward - I wonder if they've got back to the Honourable East India Company yet. It was sparked by the FCA's handling of a number of controversies, over interest rate swaps, and the management of the Connaught Income Fund (nearly 50 MPs - an impressive number - attended a recent adjournment debate on that issue) but most of all because the FCA has dropped plans for an inquiry into the culture of the financial services industry, a decision which has alarmed a number of MPs.
In Westminster Hall (from 4.30pm) MPs debate e-petition 110776 on transitional state pension arrangements for women born in the 1950s: "The government must make fair transitional arrangements for all women born on or after 6th April 1951 who have unfairly borne the burden of the increase to the State Pension Age (SPA). Hundreds of thousands of women have had significant changes imposed on them with a lack of appropriate notification." Helen Jones, the chair of the Petitions Committee, will lead the debate.
In the Lords (from 2.30pm) there's more committee stage debate on the Immigration Bill, where the key issues include immigration detention, "deport first appeal later", migrant support, and family reunion. The dinner break business is a short debate on the effects of neglected tropical diseases in impairing social and economic development in developing countries.
Tuesday
The Commons meets at 11.30am for Business, Innovation and Skills questions - and that's followed by a Ten Minute Rule Bill from the Lib Dem former Scottish secretary, Alistair Carmichael. His Mobile Telecommunications Network Coverage (Contractual Obligations) Bill aims to strengthen the rights of consumers who purchase mobile phone contracts which do not provide the advertised service; they're promised four bars of signal in his Orkney and Shetland constituency and get none.
After that, MPs have their first debate on the Enterprise Bill - which creates a Small Business Commissioner, to deal with late payment of bills. An estimated £27bn is owed to small and medium-sized businesses. The bill also has measures dealing with deregulation and apprenticeships.
In Westminster Hall the day's debates include regional airports and UK airports capacity (9.30am-11am) and gender pricing (4.30-5.30pm).
In the Lords (from 2.30pm) there will be ping-pong on two bills from the Commons: the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill - where no vote is expected, but key issues are housing and the Charity Commission. Then peers turn to ping-pong on the Childcare Bill - Labour is working on getting into scope a report on the effectiveness of the government's childcare proposals - and they may force that issue to a vote.
Then peers turn to an important statutory instrument: the Feed-in Tariffs (Amendment) Order, a measure which effectively cuts the subsidies to various forms of green energy; there's a Labour regret motion and a Lib Dem fatal motion, which Labour will abstain on.
Wednesday
The Commons opens at 11.30am, with International Development questions, followed, at noon by Prime Minister's Question Time - first in the batting order is Labour awkward squaddie John Mann, one of those behind Monday's debate on the FCA; anyone care to bet against him raising the issue with the PM?
PMQs is followed by a Ten Minute Rule Bill on Automatic Electoral Registration, from the Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh, to ensure the accuracy of electoral registers. The bill proposes to automatically register everyone accessing a public service (that is everyone who applies for a driving license, everyone who has a National Insurance number, or receives a benefit), thereby making it much easier to keep an accurate and complete register.
She quotes estimates that the government's new system of Individual Voter Registration will lead to one million voters falling off the electoral register: the bill proposes to reverse this trend.
The day's main debates are on Labour motions on tax avoidance and multinational companies - and then on public finances in Scotland. And that's followed by an adjournment debate on child dental health, led by the Conservative, Sir Paul Beresford. Tooth decay is one of the main reasons young children arrive at A&E, and the House's resident dentist will explore the issue.
In Westminster Hall, the day's debates include: fuel poverty (9.30am- 11am); Bryan Evans and the Serious Fraud Office (11am- 11.30am); and government investment in cycling (4.30 -5.30pm).
My eye was caught by the debate on changes to the level of local government funding (2.30pm - 4pm). Former Labour leadership contender Liz Kendall will open a general debate, designed to encourage as many MPs as possible to raise their particular concerns about the future of local government in an era of austerity.
In the Lords, the main business is the continuation of detailed committee stage consideration of the Immigration Bill, where peers will be looking at the issues of unaccompanied refugee children, border security and language requirements for public sector workers. During the dinner break, the House will consider a Lib Dem regret motion on the Housing benefit, abolition of the Family Premium and Date of Claim Regulations. It's not expected to be pushed to a vote.
Thursday
The Commons meets at 9.30am for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs questions; then mini-question times for the MPs who speak for the Church Commissioners, the Public Accounts Commission and Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission. After the weekly Commons Business statement from the Leader of the House, the rest of the day is devoted to debates chosen by the Backbench Business Committee.
First is a select committee statement from Bernard Jenkin, the chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, on the committee's report The collapse of Kids Company: lessons for charity trustees, professional firms, the Charity Commission, and Whitehall.
Then comes debates on Parliamentary sovereignty and EU renegotiations and conflict in Yemen. On the first of those, the debate was applied for by the Conservative John Baron who believes the prime minister has not made a restoration of UK Parliamentary sovereignty a priority in his EU renegotiation.
"Without the restoration of sovereignty, everything else is peripheral," Mr Baron said. "We should by ourselves be able to stop unwanted directives, taxes and regulation. I look forward to the Government's response in the debate, given many of us have been unsuccessful in engaging with the Prime Minister."
The adjournment debate is on the Delay Repay scheme for rail commuters - led by the Lib Dem, Tom Brake.
The Westminster Hall debate (1.30pm) is on the role of men in preventing violence against women.
In the Lords, business in the Chamber begins at 11am - and the main event is the third reading of the Education and Adoption Bill - the key issue outstanding is the new regional schools commissioners created under the Bill.
Labour peer and human rights lawyer Helena Kennedy then leads debates on both the EU Committee's report Subsidiarity Assessment: Reform of the electoral law of the EU and on a reasoned opinion on the European Parliament's proposed decision on the election of MEPs. The final business in the Chamber is a debate on the EU Committee's report on Capital Markets Union: a welcome start.
Friday
It's another private members' bill day in the Commons (from 9.30am) opening with detailed consideration of the Conservative Mike Wood's Riot Compensation Bill, and then William Wragg's Criminal Cases Review Commission (Information) Bill.
If those are completed (and there seems to be a consistent pattern of padding out these report stage debates) there might be a little time left to allow a mini-second reading debate on Peter Bone's Ovarian Cancer (Information) Bill, but I doubt Christopher Chope's Bat Habitats Regulation Bill will be reached.
One other Friday trend to watch out for is for the granting of urgent questions, which used to be quite a rarity on Fridays, when the Commons tends to be thinly-attended.
The Speaker's Office always insists that these are decided on merit, but I can't help wondering if some kind of message is being sent, about the increasing tendency to slip policy announcements out on a Thursday, when they might not be noticed by departing MPs. | It's probably a bit early to be talking about a zombie Parliament, but the coming Westminster week, with a surfeit of uncontroversial legislation, Opposition Days and Backbench debates, does recall the dog days of the last Parliament. | 35444244 |
The left-hander made 208 off 251 balls, including 26 fours, and shared a stand of 171 with skipper Alex Wakely (73).
Kent fought back well after the home side reached 347-4, taking the last six wickets for 37 runs to trail by 154.
But their second innings began disastrously as Rory Kleinveldt claimed 4-8 and they were 15-4 at stumps.
Daniel Bell-Drummond edged the South African's first delivery to the wicketkeeper, before Sean Dickson and Joe Denly went to successive deliveries in his second over.
And play ended three balls early after James Tredwell, one of two nightwatchmen at the crease for Kent, was caught behind.
Should they lose the match, leaders Essex would only need six points from next week's game against Glamorgan to secure the sole promotion place from Division Two.
However, the day was dominated by Duckett, who boosted his chances of an England call-up this winter with a superb innings lasting just 15 minutes short of six hours.
Essex's Nick Browne is the only other batsman to have made two double hundreds this summer - both of them against Derbyshire. | Ben Duckett made his second double century of the season as Northants continued to have the upper hand against Kent on day two at Beckenham. | 37291093 |
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The club urged fans to pledge £100 each to help clear debts, as players were told they may not be paid in April.
Bradford say an impending tax bill and a changed banking lending arrangement has left them with virtually no cash.
Ex-Bulls stars Jamie Peacock and Stuart Fielden pledged support, along with the Lord Mayor of the City of London.
The four-time Super League champions sold the lease on their Odsal ground to the Rugby Football League in January to raise funds, with the RFL renting the ground back to the Bulls.
This dramatic announcement will frighten Bradford's fans who have already dug deep to help the club through its recent financial turmoil. To see one of Super League's powerhouses now appealing for supporters to cough up £100 each to keep them alive is remarkable. Director Andrew Bennett appears to be sending out mixed messages in saying Bradford are "at death's door" while also describing the crisis as a "blip". Whether there are shock tactics at play here or not, it is incredibly sad and very worrying for all fans of the game to see one of its great champions in such dire straits. Without a wealthy benefactor in the mould of David Hughes, who is keeping London afloat, the fans are the only option left to Bradford.
A statement on the club's website read: "The RFL stadium deal only enabled us to address our long-term liabilities but could not help us stave off the grave financial situation."
Bulls chief executive Ryan Duckett told BBC Radio Leeds a changed lending arrangement by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) on the stadium deal had "brought things to a head".
RBS said it had not cut the Bulls' overdraft, but that the directors had failed to provide alternative security to secure credit since selling the lease on Odsal.
England captain and Leeds Rhinos prop forward Peacock, who made over 200 appearances for the club, said on Twitter he would pledge £800 to the cause.
While Fielden, whose sale to Wigan in 2006 raised a world transfer record £440,000 for the Bulls, offered to help out by manning the phones at the club during his rehabilitation from injury.
Fan Ralph Scott also stepped forward to pledge £5,000 before the deadline to raise funds at 1700 BST on 6 April.
Duckett continued: "It's a serious situation and it's taken a lot of people by surprise, including staff and players.
"But in the four or five hours since the news broke, the response has been fantastic, the phones have been red hot.
"Someone has just pledged £5,000 and we've had ex-players also pledging their support,
"It is those things that will help build the momentum.
"The passion people have showed so far and some of numbers pledged make me feel very confident we're going to get through it."
Earlier he said he felt the club had to be "pro-active to address some of the issues we've got rather than letting them escalate, and that's why we've gone out with this radical message".
He added that if fans did not get behind it "there might not be a Bradford Bulls".
Bradford-born Lord Mayor of the City of London David Wootton has also backed the campaign, calling "on all fans of rugby league to help support this great institution overcome its current problems".
Earlier, chairman Peter Hood told the Bradford Telegraph & Argus: "If we haven't got cash then we can't stay alive and if we can't stay alive then we can't fulfil our fixtures. It's that serious."
Bradford won their last title in 2005 and have also won five Challenge Cups, but a lack of recent on-field success has compounded their financial problems.
If we haven't got cash then we can't stay alive and if we can't stay alive then we can't fulfil our fixtures. It's that serious
RFL director of standards and licensing Blake Solly told BBC Radio Leeds: "We're concerned as the governing body of the sport, but we're giving them all the help we can.
"We're working with them on a day-to-day basis to see how the pledge scheme is going and trying to give them all the logistical support possible."
Fans spokesman Mike Farren admitted the news about the club's precarious financial position had come as a shock to the supporters.
"We've always worked closely with the club, but I was unaware of how serious the situation was. This was a bombshell," he said.
"We are certainly concerned, but very much hope the club can pull through. But, to raise £500,000 in 10 days seems extremely ambitious."
Figures from other Super League clubs have rallied support, with Leeds Rhinos half-back Rob Burrow using Twitter to urge supporters of rival teams to boost attendances at Odsal.
West Yorkshire neighbours Castleford released a statement from chief executive Richard Wright that offered his "best wishes in their bid to survive".
"It would be a tragedy for the game to lose any professional club, never mind one of such tradition and history."
St Helens interim coach Mike Rush added: "It's sad that any club is struggling financially, hopefully the fans can rally round." | Bradford Bulls say they have been inundated with pledges after revealing they need £1m to stay in business, with at least half needed within 10 days. | 17521786 |
"Q" Johnson, also known as Ricky or Jamie Sampson, and a man known as "Diego" are being sought over the attack on 26 December in Reading.
It happened close to the junction of Sidmouth Street and Queens Road.
The male victim was stabbed with a kitchen knife and treated for chest wounds and a punctured lung.
Detectives believe the stabbing was not a random attack and reminded the public that the "harbouring of these men" could be a crime.
Police said "Q" Johnson, 21, has links to Reading, Bedford and Wandsworth in London.
Both men are black, about 5ft 8ins and of medium build.
Det Con Ben Sherriff said: "If you are harbouring either of these men then you could be committing a crime, so it is vitally important that you contact us now." | Images have been released of two men wanted in connection with a street stabbing which is being treated as attempted murder. | 35586129 |
The police were alerted to the house when neighbours complained of thick smoke coming out of one of its windows on the evening of 10 June. When they entered the place, they found the charred body of the man's 77-year-old father who had allegedly set himself on fire.
The grisly case has gripped public imagination.
Armed with mobile phone cameras, people have been flocking to take selfies and photographs of 31 Robinson Street in central Kolkata (Calcutta), which has been dubbed "horror house" and "Hitchcock house" by local media. | A house in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) has turned into a macabre local attraction after police found a man believed to have mental health problems living there with the corpses of his sister and two pet dogs. | 33155713 |
The 29-year-old Scot guaranteed her place in Rio as she eased away from the rest of the field in 54.93 seconds.
"I'm confident," the European champion told BBC Sport. "The hurdles is very open, so I'll just keep plugging away.
"They don't give away Olympic medals easily, but I'm going to try to fight for one."
With Jessica Turner a distant second in 57.34, Doyle added: "It was all about remaining focused and putting on a show.
"When you do hurdles, it's all about your stride pattern and running the right race. Sometimes competition can be irrelevant. It's all about your own performance."
Laura Muir defended her 1500m title in style, a long way clear in a time of four minutes, 10.14 seconds.
"I just wanted to get to Rio and I've done that," said the 23-year-old.
"I was fifth at the World Championships last year, so I want to stay in that top five and five is close to three."
Scots finished in the top three places in the 5,000m, with Steph Twell and Eilish McColgan booking their Olympic spots ahead of Laura Whittle.
"It's been such a tense week, I ran that race in my head a thousand times," said Twell, 26, who competed at 2008 Games in Beijing.
Like Twell, McColgan has battled back from serious injury, with the 25-year-old switching from the steeplechase following foot surgery.
"I can't explain how happy I am," she said. "This is something I've thought about for so long.
"I didn't even think I'd be running this year, so I'm over the moon to be going to my second Olympics in a different event."
Lennie Waite was a disappointing second in the 3,000m steeplechase, behind Rosie Clarke, but, unlike the winner, will definitely be going to Rio thanks to a top-two finish since she has twice run inside the qualifying time this season.
Waite, 30, said: "I felt the weight of the world on my shoulders for those last two laps.
"I was not in a great place, just not wanting to mess anything up and get to that finish line.
"I'm so happy to book my ticket but very disappointed that I wasn't able to win today."
In the 800m, Lynsey Sharp led the last lap from the front but was caught close to the line by Shelayna Oskan-Clarke.
"Obviously, I would have liked to have defended my title but it's nice to get that box ticked. I tied up a little and that's something I need to work on," said the European and Commonwealth silver medallist from 2014.
Chris O'Hare also clinched his Olympic place, finishing second in a slow and scrappy 1500m, passing fellow Scot Jake Wightman on the home straight.
With four Scottish athletes already selected for the marathon and the 10,000m, Andrew Butchart made if five on Saturday with his 5,000m win in Birmingham. | Eilidh Doyle vowed to "fight" for an Olympic medal after a comfortable 400m hurdles victory at the British Championships in Birmingham. | 36634241 |
Jon Rudd says the Plymouth-based Lithuanian has recovered well after breaking her elbow in a cycle accident.
The 18-year-old will have surgery on Tuesday to remove a plate that was inserted in her arm after the crash.
"The times that she's been doing in training have been first class," Rudd told BBC South West.
Meilutyte burst onto the scene at London 2012, winning 100m breaststroke gold at the age of 15 before going on to claim World Championship gold the following year.
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She took silver at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan and is the world record holder at 50m and 100m breaststroke.
The plate that was inserted in her arm in September has been rubbing on her tendon and the operation to remove it will see her out of the water for up to two and a half weeks.
"I'm really looking forward to January and February once she's right back to where she needs to be and we can do everything we need to do without her having any discomfort," added Rudd.
"There's no doubt in my mind that Ruta can be as good as she was, not just in London, but as good as she was in Barcelona when she broke the world record.
"That's what we're looking for, getting back to being on top of the world. We want to be looking for another world record, that's for sure." | Olympic breaststroke champion Ruta Meilutyte can return to the form which saw her become the best in the world, according to her coach. | 35158943 |
Ex-Manchester City manager Mancini, 51, claims Sarri used homophobic language towards him during a touchline row when their teams met in the Coppa Italia.
However, the suspension was not for homophobia, for which the punishment could have been greater.
Sarri, 57, has also been fined 20,000 euros (£15,000).
Napoli were beaten 2-0 in Tuesday's quarter-final, so Sarri will not serve his ban until next season.
Mancini, in his second spell at Inter, was also fined 5,000 euros (£4,000) after he was sent off towards the end of the match.
Warning - the section below contains language some readers may find offensive
Mancini said Sarri shouted "poof" and made another homophobic slur in an altercation following Inter's second goal.
Sarri claimed not to remember his exact words, but acknowledged he had been "fired up and angry".
He added: "I was not discriminating against anyone. If I did indeed use those words, then I apologise to the gay community."
Italian snowboarder Arianna Cau said Sarri's ban is too short.
"I am not a judge, so I can't really say what the punishment should be, but it should be more serious," Cau told BBC World Service.
"People understand that in Italy we have a problem. If we don't have a serious punishment, then we will never fight this war.
"They say homophobia doesn't exist in Italy, but that's not true. The moment has arrived to start taking this seriously." | Napoli manager Maurizio Sarri has been banned for two Italian Cup matches for "highly offensive" comments made to Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini. | 35377134 |
Youth organisations and unions were demonstrating on the same day as a rail strike over a wage dispute.
The proposed law would remove some of the protection workers enjoy against being laid off, in a bid to encourage businesses to hire more people.
But many on the left see it as a betrayal of their values.
In pushing the reform, Prime Minister Manuel Valls has united a formidable array of leftist forces against him, says the BBC's Hugh Schofield.
That includes not just the unions but much of his own Socialist party - plus the students, who were leading Wednesday's protests.
Teenagers and students were among thousands marching in Paris chanting slogans such as "El Khomri, you're beat, the youth are in the street", in reference to Labour Minister Myriam el Khomri.
Dozens of schools around the country were barricaded by students.
Maryanne Gicquel, a spokesperson for the FIDL student union, described young people's experience of the job market as "a succession of internships and poorly-paid jobs".
"Now we're being told that it will be easier for companies to lay off workers," she told AP news agency.
This reform has crystallised all those forces on the left who, while feeling increasingly unhappy about the government's drift, until now had no clear-cut issue around which to rally, our correspondent reports.
It was - to be only a little bit unfair - all the usual suspects at the Paris demo. Trotskyite students chanting against the patriarchy; anarchists; grizzled veterans of '68; plenty of pensioners; theatre-workers. In other words the regular left-wing alphabetti-spaghetti.
One is tempted to ask who these people actually represent. The proportion of lycee and university students who turned out for the protest must have been absolutely minuscule. The vast majority didn't care enough and stayed away.
But the thing about French demos is that - more often than not - it is only the regular protesters who turn out. That is par for the course.
What counts is not what the protesters think - that we know - but what the rest of the country thinks about the protesters. If ordinary people disown the movement, then it is doomed.
But ordinary people in France are always reluctant to disown movements which deploy effectively the slogans of workers' rights and social progress. And this movement is definitely one of them.
In Paris, the rail strike caused early disruption, with only one in three trains running and long queues of traffic, said reports.
Sit-ins and street marches were planned across the country - though some reports suggested a lower than expected turnout, with some protesters possibly deterred by heavy rain.
President Francois Hollande's four years in office have been marked by poor economic growth and spiralling unemployment - now reaching 10% and 24% among youth.
The government of Mr Hollande, who faces presidential elections next year, is aiming to address those issues - with reforms to France's labour code, which is famously longer than the bible.
The reforms would:
The most visible proponents of the bill - Mr Valls and Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron - have urged backing for the proposals, pointing out that they would bring France into line with practice in the rest of Europe.
"The terrible thing would be the status quo," Mr Valls has said.
But labour protections and the 35-hour week are sacred totems on the French left, and polls show strong opposition to the reforms.
An online petition against the law has been signed by more than a million people. | Protests have been held around France as unions and young people joined forces to show their opposition to proposed labour reforms. | 35762251 |
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Extensive damage to the playing surface, dressing rooms and offices was caused by December's Storm Desmond.
Carlisle played home games away from Brunton Park while it was restored, in time for Saturday's visit of York.
"There's a massive thank you from me as the head of football for the work they do," Curle told BBC Radio Cumbria.
"The people behind the scenes that don't get the mentions are working in adverse conditions, completely out of their comfort zone.
"The workload they're taking on board is without question phenomenal and there's an opportunity for them to enjoy the limelight they don't usually get."
One positive to come out of the devastation left by the floods was the coming together of the community to help - and that included Carlisle's coaching staff and players.
The squad contributed to clean-up efforts in the city with local residents, while home games were taken away from Cumbria to Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool and Preston.
"There's a real togetherness this season and the boys are buzzing to get back here in front of what I'm sure will be one of the biggest crowds of the season," said captain Danny Grainger. | Carlisle United's return to Brunton Park after a month away through flood damage is testament to the hard work of club staff, says manager Keith Curle. | 35381709 |
The work was produced by the Ulster University Economic Policy Centre for the Department of Finance.
It cautions that the costs of division are difficult to disentangle from other factors.
It also warns that it should not be concluded the costs represent potential achievable savings.
It says that in some cases there may be potential savings, but some costs are "unavoidable or would require significant investment to ameliorate."
As an example, as a legacy of the Troubles, Northern Ireland pays out more in police pensions than other comparable parts of the UK.
That is a cost which could not easily be reduced.
The last major report on the economic impact of division in Northern Ireland was produced in 2007 and put the cost at £1.5bn.
The new report uses a different methodology which focuses on recurring costs.
It says the most significant cost area is linked to policing and justice with a range of between £312m and £550m.
Other areas where significant extra costs are incurred are in mental health treatment and community relations.
However, the potential additional costs of division in housing and education are assessed as being modest.
Additional costs in housing are put at just £2.5m, while in education it is in the range of £16.5m - £95m. | Northern Ireland public services incur additional annual costs of up to £833m in which division may be a factor, according to a new report. | 35782183 |
After fouling out late in the fourth quarter, a frustrated Curry threw his mouthguard, which hit a supporter.
The 28-year-old apologised to the fan before leaving the court in Cleveland.
Victory in Oakland on Monday would make the Cavaliers the first team to win the finals having trailed 3-1.
It would also be their first NBA title.
"I had some stuff I wanted to get off my chest," said Curry, who top scored for his side with 30 points. "It was just frustration and I thought it was kind of hilarious how the last two fouls kind of unfolded."
Warriors coach Steve Kerr added: "He gets six fouls called on him, three of them were absolutely ridiculous. I'm happy he threw his mouthpiece."
LeBron James scored 41 points for the Cavaliers and Kyrie Irving added 23 in front of a home crowd at the Q Arena.
Golden State set an NBA record of 73 wins in the regular season. | Steph Curry was ejected for throwing his mouthguard into the crowd as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat his Golden State Warriors side 115-101 to force a decisive game seven in the NBA finals. | 36556784 |
More than 250 people were injured on 11 May, 1985, during the football ground disaster.
Bradford City were playing Lincoln City when the fire killed 54 Bradford fans and two Lincoln supporters.
The Lord Mayor of Bradford and The Mayor and Mayoress of Lincoln attended the service.
Live updates and more stories from West Yorkshire
The service at the Bradford City fire memorial sculpture in Centenary Square was attended by the relatives and friends of those who lost their lives or were injured.
The act of remembrance included a minute's silence, the laying of wreaths and Abide with Me was sung.
A garland of flowers was also placed on a bell in Bradford City Hall that came from the first fire engine to arrive on the scene of the fire.
Councillor Geoff Reid, Lord Mayor of Bradford said: "It is extremely important to the city and the district that we take time out of our busy lives to remember those who were affected and continue to be affected by the tragic events of 11 May 1985. This act of remembrance is so poignant each year."
At the start of the 1985 game, Bradford City was presented with the Division Three championship title - the team's first trophy in 56 years - in front of 11,000 jubilant fans before the start of the season's last home fixture.
But celebrations turned into tragedy when the main stand - a wooden structure - was engulfed in flames after it is thought someone dropped a lit cigarette. | A memorial service has marked the 32nd anniversary of a fire at Bradford City's Valley Parade that claimed the lives of 56 football fans. | 39881804 |
They include new houses in Glasgow with support for veterans living there.
The way former service men and women are recorded on GP records will also be improved.
Minister for Veterans Keith Brown, himself a Falklands War veteran, has published a paper setting out the measures the government is pledged to implement.
The government has already allowed service personnel to apply for social housing before they leave the forces.
Now it will build a unit of 50 homes in Glasgow's Cranhill district where former servicemen and women will also have access to outreach support to help them adjust to civilian life.
The homes, being constructed by the Scottish Veterans' Housing Association at a cost of £6.5m, will be ready by the end of 2013.
The Scottish government is providing £2.3m towards the overall cost of the project.
The Armed Forces Commitments Paper also addresses the medical needs of former service personnel who may have mental health issues, addiction or suicide concerns.
GP records will be improved to ensure doctors can identify service-related conditions.
Launching the paper at Edinburgh Castle, Mr Brown said the bravery, loyalty and professionalism of Scotland's servicemen and women deserved the government's wholehearted care and support.
He said :"This commitments paper sets out our obligations to serving personnel, their families, reservists, veterans and the bereaved and how we will continue to meet these.
"With input from partner organisations like Veterans Scotland, we will continue to develop, deliver and implement new and innovative policies to support this dedicated group of men and women."
Among other pledges are examining how the NHS can provide the best support possible for family members when reservists are away on operations and encouraging more injured service personnel to take up sport and potentially get involved with events such as the Paralympics.
Veterans' charities have welcomed the commitments announced which they said would allow them to ensure help and support are available to those who have served in the armed forces.
Martin Gibson, of Veterans Scotland, said: "The coherence of the paper's policies will allow Veterans Scotland and the military charities to work in a well defined arena which will go a significant way to ensuring that help and support will be available to our veterans wherever it is needed."
The Rt Hon Donald Wilson, Lord Lieutenant, Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh and Veterans Champion, said: "Edinburgh has a long and proud tradition of honouring its military service personnel and veterans for the immense sacrifice they make day in and day out to keep this country and its people safe.
"Sending people to war is a huge responsibility but supporting them when they return is just as important.
"In my role as Veterans Champion for Edinburgh, I will work closely with the Scottish government on fulfilling the commitments set out in this paper." | The Scottish government has announced measures to improve the well-being of service personnel and veterans. | 19482972 |
Owen Scott, 29, of Heather Road, Fawley, Hampshire, appeared before Sheffield magistrates.
He was remanded in custody to appear at Sheffield Crown Court.
Two girls, aged seven and eight, and two boys, nine months and 21 months, were involved in the crash near Thurgoland, Barnsley, on Wednesday.
South Yorkshire Police said the attempted murder charges arose from "injuries sustained by the four children which are not all thought to be consistent with the collision".
All four children remain in hospital in serious conditions, police added. | A man has appeared in court charged with four counts of attempted murder and dangerous driving after children were seriously hurt in a car crash. | 41061952 |
John Longworth, co-chair of Leave means Leave, and ex-minister Owen Paterson will sound the warning at a major German business event on Saturday.
Britain will "walk away" if the deal is not right, Mr Longworth will say.
Theresa May has said it will be an act of "calamitous self-harm" for the EU to try and punish the UK for leaving.
The prime minister has said she wants the UK and the EU to be "good neighbours" in a constructive, new partnership after Brexit.
But she has warned that no deal will be better than a bad deal at the end of two years of negotiations - which are expected to start in April.
Mr Longworth, former British Chamber of Commerce director general, will echo these views at the Berlin event - attended by German ministers, business, academia and media.
"It is entirely sensible for businesses across the EU and Britain who wish to work and trade together to continue to do so and it would be helpful if the British and German governments, as well as key figures in the EU, work towards this goal," he will say.
"If the German Chancellor and EU leaders continue down the road of negativity and threats when negotiating with Britain, German business and the German economy will pay a high price."
He will warn German businesses that the UK will revert back to World Trade Organisation rules "with ease" if it offers a bad deal.
He will suggest that the government could simply "compensate" business for any tariffs that are imposed on goods and services as a result.
"We want a system whereby free trade will continue, but in order for this to happen, you need to make representations to your government and the EU," he will say.
"The voice of business must drown out that of the bitter politics of the EU project."
Mr Paterson, a former environment secretary, will warn that "cack-handed" negotiations could have serious consequences for German exporters.
"Germany and the UK have a mutual, strategic and selfish interest in maintaining reciprocal free trade," he will say.
"It is vital that businesses in key member states such as Germany are listened to carefully during the negotiations."
Organised by Tönissteiner Kreis, a network supported by the main German industry federations, the gathering will explore the future of British-German relations after Brexit.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has warned the rest of the EU against "punishment beatings" in the manner of a World War Two movie.
His comments were criticised by Labour and other opposition politicians. | The German economy will pay a "high price" if its leaders make life hard for the UK over Brexit, British pro-Leave campaigners are to warn. | 38694465 |
The bodies were recovered on Friday, senior Haridwar police official Rajiv Swaroop told the BBC.
Haridwar is downstream from the region where heavy rains on Sunday night triggered flash floods and landslides.
Meanwhile, rescuers continue to search for survivors trapped in remote areas.
Officials said more than 33,000 pilgrims had been rescued in the last few days, but more than 50,000 people were still stranded.
State Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna has described the floods as a "Himalayan tsunami".
Officials say that the number of dead could exceed 1,000 people, although the exact number will be known only after a survey of the entire region is completed.
Flood-related deaths have also been reported in Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh states and neighbouring Nepal.
The monsoon season generally lasts from June to September, bringing rain which is critical to the farming output, but this year the rain in the north of India and parts of Nepal has been heavier than usual.
On Friday, officials said 43 helicopters were being used to drop food and medicine and evacuate people trapped in towns and villages in the northern Himalayas.
The Indian army said they were making temporary bridges and working to restore road links.
Rescuers were trying to evacuate the last of the stranded from the holy town of Kedarnath, in Rudraprayag district, which has been among the worst affected areas.
State Agriculture Minister Harak Singh Rawat, who had visited the Kedarnath area, described the floods as the "worst tragedy of the millennium".
"It will take us at least five years to recover from the extensive damages caused to the entire infrastructure network in the Kedarnath area which is the worst affected," the Press Trust of India quoted him as saying.
Mr Rawat said he was "shocked" to see the extent of the damage caused to the buildings and area adjoining the shrine.
"The centre of faith has turned into a burial ground. Bodies are scattered in the area. Only the sanctum sanctorum is intact," he added.
Officials say the rains in Uttarakhand have been the heaviest in 60 years and the floods have flattened hotels and homes and washed away roads and dozens of bridges.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has described the situation there as "distressing" and announced a 10bn rupee ($170m; £127m) aid package for the state. | At least 40 bodies have been recovered from the river Ganges in the temple town of Haridwar, taking the toll in the flood-hit Indian state of Uttarakhand to 207, officials said. | 23001947 |
For more than a decade, the BBC Home Affairs Unit has monitored every single terrorist incident, attempted or failed, that has made it into the public domain.
Quite simply, most of the people we have seen dragged through the courts are not capable of this kind of incident.
Many aspire to "martyrdom" and talk about building bombs.
But they are either, to be frank, too stupid and disorganised to turn their fantasies into reality or, alternatively, they get caught because they don't know how to cover their tracks.
Most jihadists discount a bomb attack at the early stages: they realise that it's too difficult to pull off.
They might accidentally kill themselves while making the device.
Their purchasing patterns might raise suspicions in a local pharmacy or, online, prompt GCHQ to have a closer look at their digital life.
They may turn to someone else for help who, unbeknown to both, is already on the MI5 radar.
And so, as the 2013 killing of Fusilier Lee Rigby showed - exactly four years before the Manchester attack - most aspiring attackers opt for a different course.
Vehicles and knives became the weapons of choice.
We saw it in 2014 when a London man planned a knife attack to coincide with the annual act of remembrance.
We saw it again with the Khalid Masood Westminster attack.
But while knives and vehicles - and to a lesser extent guns - have featured in recent terrorism plots, there are people who still want to build bombs to attack crowded places.
Just recently, the younger brother of the man in the Remembrance Sunday incident pleaded guilty to trying to find bomb-making help - and one of his potential targets was an Elton John concert.
So the big question for investigators is given that bomb-making requires expertise, how did the attacker, 22-year-old Salman Abedi, get hold of such a device?
As Tuesday dawned, there were three possibilities:
If Abedi was taught, this could point to someone who has returned from so-called Islamic State territory in Syria and Iraq or another jiahdist theatre, such as Libya, where his father is from.
The militants have constructed devices involving the type of DIY shrapnel of metal nuts that has been reported from the scene at the Manchester Arena.
Al-Qaeda and its offshoots have deployed those devices too. Reaching those camps is a harder journey to make - but don't rule it out.
Either way, these are sophisticated devices, particularly if made to a well-known recipe that is circulated among extremists.
It takes engineering skill. Sometimes the process of making a bomb can't easily be hidden. For instance, the 7/7 devices contained a chemical that bleached the hair of one of the bomb-makers. The fumes can kill plants.
So if Abedi taught himself, how did he go about it in complete secrecy?
Such an outcome would demonstrate how difficult it is to learn about a threat if the individual is acting entirely alone and taking exceptionally well planned precautions to avoid surveillance.
It's not hard to find bomb-making plans online - don't go looking, it's an offence to possess this information - but many of them are useless.
So, again, the attacker would have spent some time thinking and planning this - and that reduces the likelihood that he was acting entirely alone.
The third scenario is the worst-possible because it would point to an active bomb-making technician on the loose in the UK.
Someone who is completely beneath the security services radar.
Someone who has found ways of reaching out to potential recruits without compromising themselves.
Someone who could strike again.
That, of course, is quite a worrying prospect - but by the end of Tuesday, security chiefs could not rule it out. So they had no choice but to raise the official "threat level", published by MI5, to the maximum level of "critical".
That means an attack may be imminent. Nobody can say for sure because the intelligence business involves glimpsing at things in the shadows, hints and suspicions.
It's less of a jigsaw with missing pieces, it's more like an impressionist's picture: one can only ever see part of what's going on.
So, this is very much a manhunt for helpers - even though nobody may know for sure at this stage who, if anyone, they are actually hunting.
The police know the identity of the attacker - this was a very early breakthrough. It took days back in 2005 for the police to be sure who carried out the London attacks.
So as the hours progress, inside Thames House, the home of MI5, and its regional units, a large post-incident operation will be under way. Officers, supported by GCHQ and where necessary counterparts in foreign agencies, will be examining any piece of intelligence to build up a greater sense of the attacker, his life and those around him.
The North West Counter Terrorism Unit, a joint team of MI5 and police officers, will be looking at anything they can glean from the attacker's own devices. Search teams will identify addresses to search - two have already been raided.
Experts from the national Forensic Explosives Laboratory in Kent will begin the astonishingly difficult work of recovering the remains of the device so they can reconstruct it. These scientists have performed this task on every bomb recovered in modern times.
What they find may, in time, yield vital intelligence - such as the origins of the bomb recipe or its technical construction.
Those details will in turn create new leads - perhaps linking the attacker to a specific group in a specific location: the British and US armed forces also recover remains of bombs overseas for analysis.
It may take months for the full picture to emerge.
But first things first: the race to work out if this killer was a lone wolf or part of a cell that's still out there. | The UK has not seen a bomb attack like the Manchester outrage since 2005 for three simple reasons: | 40012208 |
Categories include best game, artistic achievement, technical achievement, game play design and sound and music.
The awards ceremony will be held at Cardiff's Tramshed on 18 June.
Host and Torchwood star Gareth David Lloyd said: "I've seen a clear growth in the games industry here... and it is clear that there are more companies creating fantastic games across a variety of platforms every year."
Best Game Award
Artistic Achievement Commendation
Technical Achievement Commendation
Game Play Design Commendation
Sound and Music Commendation | Bafta Cymru has announced the shortlist for its 2016 gaming awards. | 36264245 |
The US, Britain and France were among the countries that skipped a UN meeting to discuss a new treaty.
More than 120 others endorsed a plan for a legally binding nuclear ban.
But US envoy Nikki Haley said national security required nuclear arms because of "bad actors" who could not be trusted.
"There is nothing I want more for my family than a world with no nuclear weapons. But we have to be realistic," she told reporters.
"Is there anyone that believes that North Korea would agree to a ban on nuclear weapons?"
North Korea has recently been testing nuclear and missile technology, despite warnings from the international community - including China.
The UN conference to negotiate a legally binding nuclear ban treaty was announced in October.
Britain, France, Israel, Russia and the United States voted "no" to the nuclear ban treaty back then, while China, India and Pakistan abstained.
Japan - the only country to have suffered atomic attacks, in 1945 - also voted against the talks.
Nobushige Takamizawa, Japan's ambassador to the UN, said working on a treaty "without the involvement of nuclear weapon states [would] only deepen the schism and division" in the international community.
On Monday, Ms Haley said: "In this day and time we can't honestly say that we can protect our people by allowing the bad actors to have them and those of us that are good trying to keep peace and safety, not to have them."
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Countries not attending, like the US and the UK, remain committed to the Non-Proliferation Treaty, which entered into force in 1970 and is aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology.
But Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom, whose country his leading the calls for a total ban "leading towards [nuclear weapons] total elimination", along with Austria, Ireland, Mexico, Brazil and South Africa, said she expected this would "take a long time".
"Let's not be naive," she said at the UN last week. "But it's very important in these days, when you see more of this rhetoric, and also sort of power demonstrations, including threatening to use nuclear weapons." | A worldwide nuclear ban is simply not "realistic", the US ambassador to the UN has said, as nearly 40 countries stayed away from talks on the subject. | 39410173 |
The 33-year-old has been out since breaking a bone in his right shoulder against Australia in November.
However, he has been included in the South Africa A four-day squad for their upcoming tour of England.
Paceman Vernon Philander also misses out on the Champions Trophy in England and Wales, which starts on 1 June.
The Sussex all-rounder picked up a groin injury in their County Championship defeat by Kent over the weekend.
Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj has earned his first one-day international call-up while, with Steyn and Philander out, pace bowler Morne Morkel makes a return to the limited-overs format after nearly 10 months.
AB de Villiers is fit to captain the side, despite injuries disrupting his participation at the Indian Premier League.
Selection convener Linda Zondi told told Cricket South Africa's website: "We have been working with this group of players for the last two seasons where our key emphasis has been consistency in selection.
"That has shown in how this group has performed over the last while, which has resulted in winning three consecutive ODI series."
The Proteas will play three ODIs against England, starting with the first match at Headingley on 24 May, before their first Champions Trophy group match against Sri Lanka at The Oval on 3 June.
After the Champions Trophy, South Africa remain in England to play four Tests, starting on 6 July - and Steyn could be selected for that squad if he proves his fitness.
South Africa squad for three-match ODI series against England and ICC Champions Trophy: Hashim Amla (Cape Cobras), Farhaan Behardien (Titans), Quinton de Kock (Titans, wk), AB de Villiers (Titans, capt & wk), Faf du Plessis (Titans), JP Duminy (Cape Cobras), Keshav Maharaj (Dolphins), David Miller (Knights), Morne Morkel (Titans), Chris Morris (Titans), Wayne Parnell (Cape Cobras), Andile Phehlukwayo (Dolphins), Dwaine Pretorius (Highveld Lions), Kagiso Rabada (Highveld Lions), Imran Tahir (Dolphins). | Pace bowler Dale Steyn has been left out of South Africa's ICC Champions Trophy squad as he continues his recovery from a shoulder injury. | 39645343 |
Planes hit Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) targets in both the south-east and over the border in northern Iraq.
Saturday's twin bombing in Ankara killed at least 95 people, making it the deadliest such attack ever.
Security sources say they suspect the so-called Islamic State (IS) group was behind the attack.
The air force struck after the government rejected a new ceasefire announced by the PKK on Saturday.
Tensions in Turkey were already high, with a general election looming on 1 November.
The governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost its overall majority in June after gains by the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP), which was involved in Saturday's rally.
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PKK positions were destroyed in the Metina and Zap areas of northern Iraq in Sunday's air strikes, the Turkish military said.
On Saturday, the air force targeted the PKK in Turkey's Diyarbakir province. Forty-nine people were reported killed in the strikes, but these figures could not be verified independently.
"The PKK ceasefire means nothing for us," one senior Turkish security official told Reuters news agency. "The operations will continue without a break."
The government has furiously denied opposition suggestions it was involved in the Ankara bomb attacks itself.
HDP leader Selahattin Demirtas accused the government of failing to fully investigate earlier attacks on political rallies.
"The state which gets information about the bird that flies, and every flap of its wing, was not able to prevent a massacre in the heart of Ankara," he said.
According to the HDP, the true death toll from Saturday is at least 128.
The Turkish authorities believe two suicide bombers struck at the rally on Saturday.
Two senior security officials who spoke to Reuters said the initial signs were that IS was to blame.
"All signs indicate that the attack may have been carried out by Isil [IS]," one of the unnamed sources said. "We are completely focused on Isil."
Three days of mourning began on Sunday.
In Istanbul, hundreds of mourners at the funeral of one victim, Kubra Meltem Mollaoglu, chanted, "The killer government will be held accountable for its crimes!"
Thousands of people gathered in the centre of Ankara to remember the victims.
There was a clear sense of anger towards the government, with people blaming it for security failures, the BBC's Selin Girit reports.
In the south-eastern city of Diyarbakir, police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse people protesting about the Ankara bombing.
Outside Ankara's forensic morgue, families and friends of victims waited for the bodies of their loved ones.
"Everyone came here to defend peace," Umit, whose sister died in the attack, told the AFP news agency.
Another mourner outside the morgue, Havva, said: "Those who do not believe in brotherhood, those who don't believe in equality of the people of this country, are the ones who provoked what we saw yesterday in Ankara."
One of the victims has been identified as 70-year-old Meryem Bulut, a member of the Saturday Mothers group, who have protested about their missing sons since the 1990s.
Turkey is mourning the deaths of at least 95 people. These are just a few of those who lost their lives, clockwise from top left: | The Turkish air force has pounded Kurdish militants a day after a deadly bomb attack on a rally for peace in the capital Ankara. | 34501617 |
McHugh underwent a scan in Letterkenny on Wednesday after being carried off late in the Ballyshannon game.
The Donegal star has been told that the injury will rule him out for "three to four weeks".
First up, the Kilcar man will miss Donegal's concluding Division One round robin game against Mayo on Sunday.
A Donegal victory in Castlebar will guarantee them a place in the Division One final if Monaghan fail to beat Dublin at Clones.
McHugh will also be ruled out of the Division One decider on Sunday week if Donegal are involved.
However, the 2016 Allstar should be back fit for Donegal's Ulster Football quarter-final against Antrim on 21 May.
The Kilcar man underwent treatment at Ulster University Jordanstown campus on Monday which included a session in the campus' hydro pool.
McHugh has been Donegal's most impressive performer during the Football League.
Such have been his recent displays, some people now view McHugh as being as crucial to Donegal's fortunes as captain Michael Murphy.
McHugh is understood to have sustained the injury which his foot got caught a rut on the Ballyshannon pitch. | Donegal's Ryan McHugh will miss the remainder of the Football League after suffering an ankle tendon tear in Sunday's draw against Monaghan. | 39437742 |
Kirsty Williams said the party had helped bring "order" to the UK's economic chaos by going into coalition with the Conservatives in 2010.
She told the BBC's Sunday Politics Wales programme that this did not stop her opposing policies "detrimental" to Wales such as regional pay.
"No man in London tells me what to do," she said. | The Welsh Liberal Democrat leader has denied putting party loyalty above loyalty to Wales. | 32381704 |
Gunmen travelling in dozens of vehicles attacked checkpoints on the east and west on Thursday morning before taking control of several areas.
The army responded with helicopter strikes in which officials said about 80 insurgents died.
A curfew has been imposed on the city and reinforcements sent from the capital Baghdad.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but Sunni militants and tribesmen allied to the jihadist Islamist State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) have seized parts of the city of Ramadi and most of Falluja.
Witnesses and security sources said dozens of heavily armed militants attacked checkpoints and police stations on the outskirts of Samarra early on Thursday, before moving into the city.
The assailants seized control of the municipality building and university, raising the black flag associated with jihadist groups over both buildings, police told the Reuters news agency.
They also reportedly occupied Samarra's two largest mosques and announced the "liberation" of the city via loudspeaker, urging residents to join their war against the government.
The militants moved within about 2km (1.2 miles) of the Askari shrine, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, whose destruction by al-Qaeda in 2006 is widely believed to have triggered a continuing spiral of sectarian violence in which tens of thousands have died.
"People are terrified. We haven't slept since the attack started at 03:30 [00:30 GMT]," resident Mustafa al-Sammaraie told Reuters. "I saw some of them pass in front of our house - gunmen with long beards and Afghan dress on a pickup truck."
The advance was eventually halted when helicopter gunships and military reinforcements, including members of Iraq's elite counter-terrorism forces, were sent in to attack their positions.
The head of the Samarra Special Operations Command, Lt-Gen Sabah al-Fatlawi, later declared that security forces and pro-government tribesmen had forced the militants to withdraw.
"We have completely dismissed the armed groups from Samarra and we are now pursuing them outside the city," he told the AFP news agency. "We were able to kill 80 [militants] in strikes and attacks and clashes, from house to house and one street to another."
At least 12 security personnel were reportedly also killed.
A member of the Salahuddin provincial council said he was worried that the militants would now seek to gain control of other towns and cities, amid reports of clashes in Suleiman Beg and a curfew in Baiji.
In other violence on Thursday, bombings in Baghdad left three people dead, while four others were shot dead in the northern city of Mosul, security and medical officials said.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) also said a team had delivered medical supplies to Falluja for the first time since January, when ISIS and its allies moved in.
"The situation is very worrying," said Patricia Guiote, leader of the team. "People are enduring a severe shortage of food, water and healthcare." | Iraqi security forces have repelled a large-scale attack by militants on the central city of Samarra, officials say. | 27719929 |
Almost 8,000 people died from alcohol-related causes between 2005 and 2014, a third of which were aged under 50
An alcohol treatment assessment was recorded for less than a quarter of those deaths even though most deaths are after years of heavy drinking.
Public Health Wales said this was down to "cultural and service barriers".
The report showed out of 7,901 alcohol-related deaths between 2005 and 2014, 94% of people had previously been admitted to hospital or A&E.
Public Health Wales (PHW) is now leading the call for people to recognise when their drinking may be starting to cause a problem - and act by getting help earlier.
Josie Smith, programme and national lead for substance misuse at PHW, said: "We knew anecdotally, and now from the findings of this report, that not enough people are seeking help for their problems with alcohol.
"People may feel that they do not want to seek support to reduce their drinking due to fear of being labelled an alcoholic, or thinking that they may have to stop drinking altogether.
"We need to break down the stigma and talk more openly and earlier to those that can offer help about any concerns."
Ms Smith added the results of the report are "especially pertinent" as Dry January draws to a close and "some people return to their usual alcohol consumption". | Thousands of high risk drinkers died in Wales without accessing alcohol treatment services despite repeated hospital admission, a report has found. | 38801976 |
International metals group, Liberty House, said the deal with Tata Steel UK for the Hartlepool steelworks would also safeguard 140 existing jobs.
Liberty executive chairman, Sanjeev Gupta, said he wanted the site to become a world leader in the gas and oil pipes industry.
Tata Steel will retain a third mill on the site, employing 270 people.
Liberty has already bought Tata's speciality steelworks in Yorkshire, Lancashire and the West Midlands, and Scunthorpe's Caparo Merchant Bar mill.
The company now have a workforce of nearly 5,000 across the UK, it said. | A firm which has bought two pipe-making works on Teesside said the move would create 100 new jobs. | 40790900 |
The assault on a hotel in the capital, Ouagadougou, was claimed by al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
The death toll has risen to 30 after a French-Moroccan photographer died from her injuries.
Three gunmen were killed in Friday's operation, Mr Valls said. AQIM on Monday released their photos and names.
AQIM said the assault was carried out by the al-Murabitoun battalion led by Algerian jihadi Mokhtar Belmokhtar.
Six gunmen opened fire on unarmed patrons at the Cappucino cafe before taking refuge at the nearby Splendid Hotel where they held several hostages, the French PM told parliament.
Both places were popular with UN workers and foreign residents.
"Three were killed and three others were being sought," Mr Valls said.
Among the 30 killed were three French nationals, he added.
French special forces based in West Africa were involved in the operation to end the hotel siege in its former colony.
The others who are known to have died include: | Three people involved in last week's Islamist attack in Burkina Faso are still at large, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has said. | 35353927 |
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Amber Rudd said the UK was on track to deliver the promise made by former PM David Cameron to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020.
A total of £10m has also been pledged for language tuition to help refugees integrate, the Home Office said.
So far about 2,800 Syrians have arrived in the UK, latest figures suggest.
The fighting between Syrian government forces, opposition rebel groups and so-called Islamic State militants has caused 4.5 million Syrians to flee their homes, according to the UN refugee agency.
"Securing the 20,000 pledges within 12 months is testament to the immense goodwill and generosity of the British people and the effort and determination of local authorities across the UK.
"We are on track and delivering our commitment to help the most vulnerable Syrians displaced by the conflict," Ms Rudd said.
The additional funding for English language training will mean all adults arriving through the scheme will receive an extra 12 hours a week of tuition, for up to six months, the Home Office said.
Under the government's Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme the government will pay £8,500 per refugee in the first year towards housing, healthcare and other costs - but this figure tapers down to £1,000 by the fifth year.
The charity Refugee Action has welcomed Ms Rudd's comments but the UK "must go further and faster", said its chief executive, Stephen Hale.
"The devastating war in Syria continues. The government should go beyond the commitment to resettle 20,000 Syrians made one year ago."
But he added: "Whether we bring one or 100,000 we've got to do the best for those people.
"We've got to integrate them to help them rebuild their lives. In our long experience of supporting refugees from many different countries the critical issue is their ability to speak English.
"If you can learn English you can speak to your neighbour, you can speak to your GP, you can get into the job market. There has been huge frustration from refugees from many countries that there is a shortage of English language classes. They all, whatever nationality they are, want to learn English."
A spokesman for the Local Government Association, which represents more than 300 councils in England and Wales, said the focus must now be on ensuring Syrian families are matched to the right placements.
"Councils will be helping to support some of the most vulnerable families fleeing Syria who will need ongoing support from health and social care services to cope with injuries, disabilities and to recover from the severe trauma they have experienced," he said. | Enough local authority places to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees over the next four years have now been secured, the home secretary has said. | 37268971 |
Sarah Jayne Jones, 27, from the Tredegar area of Blaenau Gwent died in a crash on the A465 Heads of the Valleys road between Brynmawr and Ebbw Vale at about 19:30 BST on Thursday .
She had been a pillion passenger on a motorbike.
The rider, a 56-year-old man, suffered serious injuries.
In a statement, Ms Jones' family said: "Sarah was a loving mother, daughter, sister and aunty.
"She was a happy, bubbly person to be around. She was the life and soul of the party, although she had her stubborn side.
"She will be sorely missed by all who loved her." | A woman who died in a motorcycle accident was a "happy, bubbly person" who will be "sorely missed", her family has said. | 39849218 |
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