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But 130 mile (209km) away its lesser-known namesake, Downing Street in Newport, has no such claim to fame.
While one has been home to prime ministers for almost three centuries, the other has some residents who have never seen the inside of a polling station.
One is lined with armed police officers, the other with wheelie bins.
And according to Zoopla, there is a £1.72m difference in average property prices.
Homes that share a postcode with London's 10 Downing Street are worth on average £1.8m. But if you share a postcode with 10 Downing Street in Newport, your property will be worth on average less than £80,000.
The street falls in the constituency of Newport East where Labour's Jessica Morden is seeking re-election. The Independents, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, UKIP and Plaid Cymru are also fielding candidates.
Emma Lewis, 32, who lives on Downing Street, in the Newport suburb of Lliswerry, has never voted.
"It doesn't make any difference never mind who's elected, they're all just the same," she said.
And she believes politicians are self serving: "They're all out for themselves. It never changes anything for the better. The poor person always ends up out of pocket."
Across the road, Graham Jones, 70, does not have much love for a lot of politicians either.
"[The elections is] a chance to get rid of this stinking government that we've got," he said.
"The best thing that this country's got is the National Health Service. To see this Conservative government trying to privatise it so that their cronies can make more money is not on."
Mr Jones is a Labour supporter and has displayed a campaign leaflet in his front window.
He said when the snap election was called he felt "out of this world" and "totally elated".
"The National Health Service would be safe with a Labour government under Jeremy Corbyn," he said.
"Hopefully he'll add his weight and nationalise the industries from private ownership back into public hands such as the railways, our electric, gas, you name it. The quicker we get them renationalised the better."
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Further down the street, Sayad said he "doesn't have a lot of interest in politics" but he likes the Labour party.
He is a Jeremy Corbyn fan: "I like him, he's a lovely leader, a good leader" and he thinks he is the man to improve the NHS and schools so will "definitely" give him his vote.
Another Downing Street resident, Stefan Kibbey, has previously voted for UKIP, Labour and Plaid Cymru but this time Theresa May is getting his vote.
He said Labour had become "too left wing" and he would have voted for UKIP but he is not a fan of the party's new leader Paul Nuttall.
"I don't think he's a politician. How he got elected as leader I don't understand," he said.
Despite voting for Plaid previously, he said his "politics have changed".
"I think you've got to be a bit soft in the head with their policies," he claimed. "God knows what the country would be like if they ever took over."
And despite liking a lot of the Green's policies he said: "In a general election I couldn't vote for them."
So he will vote to keep the prime minister in No 10: "I think [Theresa May] is carrying on Nigel Farage's work and I admire him very much."
He and his neighbour Ms Lewis share a disregard for politicians generally.
"I like some of them but most of them are just on the gravy train. They're career politicians and they get out of it as much as they can," he added.
Jason Barbour, 30, said he was "voting for change" and would vote Labour on Thursday.
"We need a change in this country. I'm looking for anything positive. Help for veterans, unemployed."
He has decided to vote Labour despite being unimpressed by Jeremy Corbyn: "I'm voting for my Wales minister, Carwyn Jones." | Downing Street in London is home to one of the most photographed front doors in Britain. | 40160080 |
Earlier a High Court judge refused to grant an injunction to block the removal of Yashika Bageerathi.
The 19-year-old's lawyers had wanted her to remain in the UK so she could take her case to the Court of Appeal.
Her cause sparked a petition which has 175,000 signatures as well as a protest through London.
The student, who has been in the UK since 2011, left on an Air Mauritius flight which took off from Heathrow Airport at 21:00 BST.
Ms Bageerathi, who was two months away from taking her A-Level exams at Oasis Academy Hadley in Enfield, told the BBC it was unfair to force her to leave.
Speaking from the immigration service van taking her to the airport, the student had said she and her family would be prepared to leave the UK for a "safe place" once she had completed her studies.
She told the BBC's home affairs correspondent Tom Symonds it was unfair she was being forced to leave the UK.
The Home Office said it had received assurances the student would be able to complete her tuition in Mauritius.
Keith Vaz, chairman of the Home Affairs Committee, wrote to the Home Secretary asking her to "urgently reconsider" the "needlessly cruel" decision to deport the student.
Ms Bageerathi's school principal Lynne Dawes said the student was "petrified".
By Dominic CascianiHome affairs correspondent, BBC News
Ms Dawes, who said she had spoken to Ms Bageerathi at 14:00 BST, said: "I just cannot believe they would send her back six weeks from her exams."
Speaking to BBC News, she added: "Why can't there just be some compassion and humanity to allow her to stay and do those A-Levels?
"I know there are laws but I just cannot get why, in effect, what is a few more months. It wouldn't hurt anyone over here, but it would make such a massive difference to her life."
She said there was "no compassion being shown" and that she was "embarrassed to be British".
Air Mauritius said it had refused to take her last Sunday because all of the administrative and security conditions had not been met. It said as these had now been fulfilled, it had no choice other than to fly her.
It said it regretted "this situation, but as all airline companies cannot but abide by decisions taken by relevant authorities".
On Tuesday, Ms Bageerathi's mother, Sowbhagyawatee, had asked the Home Affairs Committee to release her.
In the letter to the Home Secretary, Mr Vaz said that neither a senior immigration official nor Immigration Minister James Brokenshire had offered a "compelling reason" why the student should be deported before being allowed to sit her examinations next month.
"It is a hardship enough for this young woman to be separated from her family and returned to Mauritius where she claims she fears persecution," he wrote.
"To interrupt her education at this late stage in order to do so seems needlessly cruel.
"It is within your gift as Home Secretary to defer Yashika's deportation and I strongly urge you to do so."
A Home Office spokesman said: "We consider every claim for asylum on its individual merits and in this case the applicant was not considered to be in need of protection.
"The case has gone through the proper legal process and our decision has been supported by the courts on five separate occasions."
Ms Bageerathi has been held in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre in Bedfordshire since 19 March.
Her school friends held a protest in Parliament Square on Saturday.
She had come to the UK with her mother and younger brother and sister from Mauritius in 2011 to escape a relative who was physically abusive.
The family claimed asylum last summer. Her mother and siblings also face removal from the UK.
Owing to Ms Bageerathi's age, her application was considered separately and she was forced to return to Mauritius alone. | An A-Level student from north London has been removed from the country and has flown back to Mauritius after a last ditch legal challenge failed. | 26856434 |
Two judges in London rejected a judicial review application.
Bamber challenged a refusal by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) to refer his case back to the Court of Appeal as a miscarriage of justice.
The CCRC, an independent body which investigates possible miscarriages, rejected Bamber's last appeal in April.
The decision on Thursday follows a single judge rejecting Bamber's application for permission to seek judicial review of the CCRC's decision after he studied the case papers in private.
Bamber made a renewed application dealt with by Sir John Thomas, president of the Queen's Bench Division, and Mr Justice Globe.
Announcing the decision, Sir John said that having looked at the approach taken by the CCRC in the case he could not see "any way" in which a challenge could be made to the decision reached.
"It seems to me that a challenge is impossible to mount," he said.
The 51-year-old who is serving a whole-life term for the 1985 killings at a remote Essex farmhouse, has always protested his innocence.
In April, the CCRC said that despite a lengthy and complex investigation, it had not "identified any evidence or legal argument that it considers capable of raising a real possibility that the Court of Appeal would quash the convictions".
Bamber and two other killers have also started an appeal in the European Court of Human Rights against spending the rest of their lives in prison, claiming a breach of human rights.
In a statement posted on his website, Bamber said: "It appears that the threshold for my case to be referred to the Court of Appeal is much higher than in most cases but that doesn't make me any less innocent.
"The law, it seems, simply does not apply if it assists me in proving that I am wrongly convicted." | Killer Jeremy Bamber has failed in his latest High Court action to overturn a conviction for murdering five relatives 27 years ago in Essex. | 20538663 |
Mr Lamb, a former care minister, said: "I'm thinking about it," while ex-business secretary Sir Vince Cable said: "I haven't ruled anything out."
Another former minister, Jo Swinson, is the bookies' favourite.
Mr Farron quit saying he could no longer reconcile his Christian faith with his leadership of a liberal party.
Former deputy leader Sir Simon Hughes said his comments were "brave".
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Sir Simon said: "Where there are issues which are very controversial within that faith community it became unfairly difficult that Tim was put in the firing line and felt that he couldn't adequately do justice to his faith while upholding the liberal values which he has argued for all his life."
During the campaign, Mr Farron was asked repeatedly in media interviews to clarify his views on gay sex but did not, to begin with, answer directly.
He later insisted that he did not believe it was a sin and that, while he believed political leaders should not "pontificate on theological matters", it was right to address the subject as it had become "an issue".
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 live, Lib Dem MP Alistair Carmichael criticised the media for repeatedly questioning Mr Farron on the subject.
"To be asked once would have been legitimate, to be asked time after time after time in the way that Tim was - I think that does have an element of bullying in it," he said.
Ms Swinson is a former business and equalities minister who regained her seat at the general election, Sir Ed is the former energy secretary who also returned to Parliament last week, and Mr Lamb, a health minister under the coalition government, lost out to Mr Farron in the last leadership contest.
Sir Vince told The Independent: "I haven't ruled anything out. I'm consulting colleagues to get their views on what is the next best step for the party."
But BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said while the 74-year-old may seek to lead the part for a couple of years, it's unlikely he would contest the next election.
Mr Lamb told BBC's Question Time: "It's a week since we emerged from the general election - completely knackered to be blunt - and I don't think it's sensible to make snap decisions.
"It's a big decision - not only for me, but for my wife and family and for others around us - and I want to make the right decision, not jump to a decision too quickly."
In a hastily-arranged statement on Wednesday, and surrounded by his close colleagues, Mr Farron insisted his decision to step down was voluntary and that he retained the support of his party, which he had been proud to lead for nearly two years.
"The consequences of the focus on my faith is that I have found myself torn between living as a faithful Christian and serving as a political leader," he said.
"A better, wiser person may have been able to deal with this more successfully, to remain faithful to Christ while leading a political party in the current environment.
"To be a leader, particularly of a progressive liberal party in 2017 and to live as a committed Christian and to hold faithful to the Bible's teaching has felt impossible for me."
He said he was passionate about defending the rights and liberties of people who believed differently to him, but said he had been the "subject of suspicion" because of his own beliefs.
While questions about his faith were legitimate, he said they "distracted" from the party's election campaign.
The Lib Dems increased their tally of seats from nine to 12 at last week's election, but their vote share fell from 7.9% to 7.4%.
They were hoping to make significant headway on the back of a pledge to hold a second EU referendum. | Former ministers Sir Ed Davey and Norman Lamb are expected to contest the Liberal Democrat leadership following the resignation of Tim Farron. | 40285991 |
The strike - which is part of a row over pay - will begin at 7am, and will involve some nurses, healthcare assistants, and porters.
The result of the strike ballot was announced last week, with more than two-thirds of Unison members saying they were prepared to take action.
The Department of Health said the NHS couldn't afford the union's demands.
The government has given NHS staff a 1% pay rise, but not for those who get automatic progression-in-the-job increases.
Those increases are given to about half of staff and are worth 3% a year on average.
The decision by ministers went against the recommendation of the independent pay review board, which called for an across-the-board rise.
The Unison general secretary Dave Prentis said: "NHS members don't take action often or lightly.
"For many of our members this will be the first time they walk out as the last action over pay was 32 years ago.
"The NHS runs on the goodwill of its workers, but this government has shown utter contempt for them.
"We are working with NHS employers to minimise the impact on patients."
Unison has 300,000 members who work for the health service in England.
The strike on 13 October will be followed by four days of action short of strikes.
A spokesman for the Department of Health said the NHS could not afford a general pay rise on top of incremental increases.
"We are disappointed that Unison is planning industrial action and has rejected our proposals to give NHS staff at least 1% additional pay this year and at least a further 1% next year," he said.
"NHS staff are our greatest asset and we know they are working extremely hard.
"This is why despite tough financial times, we've protected the NHS budget and now have 13,500 more clinical staff than in 2010.
"We want to protect these increases and cannot afford incremental pay increases - which disproportionately reward the highest earners - on top of a general pay rise without risking frontline NHS jobs." | Health workers in England are to stage a four-hour strike on 13 October, the Unison union has announced. | 29343090 |
The 38-year-old, who took 248 Test wickets, finished top after a formula was applied to determine which of the 10 leading England wicket-takers had taken more of their wickets against better batsmen.
"I was very surprised," said Hoggard. "There were some fantastic bowlers in the top 10 but it's given me plenty of bragging rights."
With James Anderson just four wickets away from replacing Botham as England's all-time leading Test wicket-taker, BBC Sport asked Test Match Special statistician Andrew Samson to take the top 10 England Test wicket-takers of all time and give every single one of their wickets a numerical rating between one and 11 based on the career average of the batsman they dismissed.
A batsman with a career average of between 0-5 would be worth one point, while a batsman with an average above 55 would be worth 11 points. Those numerical ratings were then added up and divided by the number of wickets taken.
"I haven't really sat back and looked at stats - I still haven't watched the 2005 Ashes DVD," said Hoggard. "There's a lot of time to do that when I'm a lot older and have my grandson on my knee while smoking a pipe.
"Opening the bowling with a swinging ball, you had a good chance of getting early wickets. It's no surprise I did well against the top order."
Hoggard played the last of his 67 Tests in 2008 and retired from county cricket in 2013, and he says his role in the team was to build pressure rather than being an out and out strike bowler.
"If the captain needed a wicket, he would chuck the ball to Steve Harmison, Simon Jones or Andrew Flintoff," said Hoggard. "I controlled the game and if we wanted maidens they would chuck the ball to me. I was used more to build up the pressure rather than as a strike bowler.
"My game plan didn't change from number one to number 11. There might have been a little more aggression towards number 11 because I could bounce them and feel quick and good about myself but it's exactly the same ball which would get the wickets.
"For me, the best I played with would be Flintoff. On his day he was devastating - just like Steve Harmison and Simon Jones could be."
And what about Hoggard's best performances in an England shirt? He took seven five-wicket hauls, but rates the one he recorded against South Africa at the beginning of 2005 as his personal highlight.
"My best bowling was most probably the second innings at Johannesburg," said Hoggard. "I took 7-61 and 12 in the game.
"I got 5-144 in the first innings and I thought I'd bowled like a bag of spanners.
"It was always a friendly pitch - they called it the green mamba in South Africa - but I'd never bowled well on it until this day.
"It seemed to click in the second innings. I got Jacques Kallis first ball and to bowl South Africa out in 70 overs was fantastic."
Listen again to BBC Radio 5 live's Jimmy Anderson: The Wicket Man via BBC iPlayer or the 5 live podcast special. | Matthew Hoggard admits he was "surprised" to be named England's best Test bowler in a special study devised and commissioned by BBC Sport. | 32105864 |
For the volunteers who have worked tirelessly in the Jungle camp in Calais, that question is not an intangible abstract but a real issue.
Helen, who asked that her surname not be included, is 28. She works in a residential care home for young people and children in south Wales, where she lives with her two young children, and has been volunteering in the camp for the past year - a year in which her life has changed completely.
In July 2015, 2,000 people a night were trying to get across the Channel in search of a better life in the UK.
By October, 16 people had died attempting the crossing and the population of the camp had soared to 6,000 and Helen felt she had to do something.
She asked her sister-in-law Sophie, who was already volunteering in the camp, if she could tag along on her next visit.
"I thought I would like to go there for one weekend," Helen said. "I thought I would do something to help and then come back home to normality."
But on her first visit to the camp she quickly realised that she would be back.
Overwhelmed by the sheer number of people and the conditions they were living in, she was nonetheless inspired by the sense of community she discovered.
It was, though, a chance encounter with two teenage boys - themselves in the Jungle for the first time - which cemented her resolve to return.
"They had arrived in the Jungle that day and only had the clothes they were standing up in," she explained.
"Both looked so tired and so drained from the journey.
"I made sure they had a tent, sleeping bags and warmth.
"Seeing the smiles on their faces was an amazing feeling for me but I couldn't help feeling guilty when I returned to the hotel for the night and slept in a nice warm bed with clean sheets and fluffy pillows, knowing that I had left these two children in the horrendous conditions of the Jungle.
"The next day when I went back to the camp I went to find the boys. We exchanged numbers and I offered to help them in any way that I could."
Since that first visit, Helen has been back to Calais once or twice a month - about 15 times in all she thinks - and she would always make sure that she saw the boys when she did.
At home, she spoke to them often on the phone. If they needed anything she would buy it and bring it with her on her next trip to France.
She has spent thousands of pounds volunteering in Calais - all completely self-funded.
But it was at home that her voluntary work exacted a heavier toll.
She married her husband eight years ago and they had two children together, but they could not agree about her work in Calais.
Helen said her relationship was already struggling, but this disagreement "put the final nail in the coffin" and she divorced him.
"The impact of volunteering has been massive," she said.
"There have been times when I have put Calais before everything, before my children, before my work, before my family. And this has a knock-on effect on everyday living.
"One day, I got a call at 5am from a young man I had met in the camp. He was in Swansea after crossing over to the UK so Sophie and I went to pick him up.
"As soon as he got into the car we phoned the Home Office to start the asylum process.
"He lived with Sophie for eight months, before he was deported to Holland."
But the impact of her voluntary work does not end there.
She had been volunteering in the camp for about five months and working in the medical caravan when she met a man with whom she would quickly fall in love.
He was an interpreter, a resident at the camp, from Afghanistan, who was volunteering as a translator while he waited for an opportunity to come to Britain.
"He would come to translate for the British doctors as he can speak four languages," she said.
"There was no payment. I think he was so bored in the Jungle that he just went to translate.
"We spent some time when it was quiet speaking about different things, mainly about Islam and cultural differences.
"From that day that I first met him we've literally spoken for hours every day.
"Every time I went to the Jungle I would arrange to meet him there."
Now that the camp is closing, Helen's partner has been moved to Lyon. He loves it there - he is sharing a house with proper beds and cupboards filled with food. But she knows that he cannot stay there.
Though he has family in the UK, his journey to Calais came via Italy and he will be deported when the French authorities ask him to claim asylum because he does not have the right papers.
And that, Helen says, has put its own strains on their burgeoning relationship.
"Everything's had to become a lot more serious a lot faster," she said.
She is hopeful that he would be able to get a visa to come to the UK from Italy, but marriage is their only option if he is to stay.
"For him to be able to legally move to the UK I would have to marry him within three months of him getting here.
"Everyone says I'm crazy but it's the only legal way he can come here.
"And it's going to be different living with him than going for a long weekend every month.
"We're both going to have to adapt."
As for her voluntary work, Helen feels like she has done what she can for now.
"It's so emotionally draining that I need to take a step back and concentrate on my family - working on my relationship with my children and helping my partner to come here legally.
"I will be doing everything I can for the people I've met in the Jungle, but from now on I'll be doing it from the UK."
Chris Bell, BBC UGC and Social News team | What would you give up to help people in distress - time, money, your marriage? | 37796876 |
Magnolia Ward, at Summerlands Hospital, is set to close on 12 July, a spokesman for Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust said.
Four new beds will open on Pyrland ward in Taunton and other spaces will be found in local care homes.
A new seven-day community outreach service is also being launched.
The Trust's chief operating officer, Andy Heron said: "Having exhausted all recruitment possibilities we were becoming increasingly concerned about our ability to maintain safe nursing levels on every shift at Magnolia Ward and also our increasing reliance on agency staff who do not always know the patients or the ward environment as well as permanent staff when they cover a shift."
He added that hospitals in other parts of the country ran outreach services successfully, which involves supporting dementia patients and their carers in their own homes.
"The development of this service is being led by our senior clinical staff in Yeovil who are convinced that this new service can make a real difference for patients with dementia and their carers," he said. | A seven-bed dementia ward based in Yeovil is to close in July because of ongoing difficulties in recruiting specialist staff. | 40342186 |
Buttler, 26, hit an unbeaten 80 and Ali 70 in a stand of 139 as England chased down a target of 310 set by the Bangladesh Cricket Board Select XI.
The hosts were inspired by Imrul Kayes, who hit 121 from 91 balls, with Test captain Mushfiqur Rahim hitting 51.
England face Bangladesh in the first one-day international on Friday.
The tourists made a strong start to their reply, reaching 72-0 before Ebadat Hossain removed openers Jason Roy and James Vince.
Vince made a positive 48 after being promoted up the order in place of Alex Hales, who, along with captain Eoin Morgan, opted not to tour over concerns about security.
Uncapped Ben Duckett hit 29 before being bowled when his bat flew out of his hands as he attempted a reverse sweep.
England were 170-5 when Ali came to the crease and he hit eight fours while Buttlers 64-ball innings included four sixes as England reached their target with 23 balls remaining.
Kayes hit 11 fours and six sixes as he top scored with 121 from 91 balls in a sweltering Fatullah.
When the opener was bowled by David Willey, it left the BCB on 191-3 with 21 overs still to go in their innings.
Adil Rashid, who controversially missed Yorkshire's final County Championship game of the season last month, was the most expensive of the England bowlers, taking 1-76 in his 10 overs.
However, thanks to efficient bowling from Chris Woakes, Willey and Ben Stokes, England were able to take regular wickets to restrict the flow of runs.
Test captain Mushfiqur Rahim (51) and Nasir Hossain (46) helped take the total on to 283-6 but the tail added just 26 runs in the final five overs. | Jos Buttler and Moeen Ali guided England to a four-wicket victory in their only warm-up game before the one-day series in Bangladesh. | 37549505 |
William joined pilots, ground crew and families from 29 (Reserve) Squadron in Lincolnshire, which is also celebrating its 100th anniversary.
The squadron trains Typhoon jet pilots, and the base is home to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF).
Prince William took to the skies in a Chipmunk as part of the event.
He had been due to fly in a Dakota belonging to the BBMF, but the aircraft had a problem with one of its engines.
Sqn Ldr Martin Morris explained: "It is a very old aircraft and we couldn't get one of the engines up to its full operating speed - so he got to fly in a Chipmunk instead."
He said about operating the BBMF's historic aircraft: "Anything to do with aviation has got to be safety related. If there is any doubt, there is no doubt."
After his flight, piloted by Sqn Ldr Duncan Mason, Prince William joked: "For a beginner, he was alright."
The Chipmunk was joined in mid-air by a BBMF Spitfire.
Sqn Ldr Morris said about the royal visit: "With it being the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain - a very special year - in many respects this is the icing on the cake.
"It is the acknowledgment and recognition of what the veterans did, as part of 'the few', during the Battle of Britain."
1,023
aircraft lost by RAF
1,887
aircraft lost by Luftwaffe
3,000 aircrew served with RAF Fighter Command
20% were from the British Dominions and occupied European or neutral countries
544 RAF Fighter Command pilots were killed
2,500 Luftwaffe aircrew were killed
The Battle of Britain was the German air force's attempt to gain air superiority over the RAF.
Their ultimate failure was one of the turning points of the Second World War and prevented Germany from invading Britain. | The Duke of Cambridge has flown with crew from RAF Coningsby as part of commemorations to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. | 34324267 |
The Competition and Markets Authority will assess whether the tie-up could reduce choice for shoppers and for small stores supplied by Booker.
Booker is the UK's largest food wholesaler and also owns the Premier, Budgens and Londis store brands.
The deal was announced in January, with Tesco and Booker saying it would create the "UK's leading food business".
Despite rising competition from the likes of Aldi and Lidl, Tesco remains Britain's biggest supermarket with 27.6% of the market in the three months to March, according to Kantar Worldpanel. That was down slightly from the 28.1% for the same period last year.
The CMA has announced the first phase of its investigation, which will run until 25 July.
A spokesperson said it had taken a relatively long time to start the probe because the CMA has had to collect detailed information about the deal from both Tesco and Booker.
It has asked for interested parties to submit their views by 13 June.
After this first phase, the CMA will either clear the takeover or submit it for a more in-depth investigation, unless Tesco and Booker take steps to counter any competition issues identified.
Among its recommendations, the CMA could force Tesco to sell stores if it believes the deal will harm competition within the industry.
When the merger was announced, Tesco and Booker said they did not expect it to be completed until late 2017 or early 2018, suggesting both companies expected closer scrutiny from the watchdog.
As well as raising concerns over competition issues, Tesco's move for Booker has also been criticised by some of its shareholders.
In March, one of Tesco's biggest investors, Schroders, warned about the cost of the deal, telling the BBC that the supermarket giant was paying a "premium" and it had "major concerns" about the deal.
Tesco shares were down 0.7% in afternoon trading in London at 185.5p, and have fallen 10% this year.
The announcement follows reports on Friday that Sainsbury's is considering a takeover bid for wholesaler Palmer and Harvey (P&H).
P&H has a turnover of more than £4bn a year and supplies alcohol, groceries and frozen food to 90,000 retail outlets, including Tesco supermarkets.
Jonathan Buxton, head of retail at Cavendish Corporate Finance, said it would be a defensive move by Sainsbury's in the face of the Tesco-Booker deal. | The competition watchdog has begun an investigation into Tesco's planned £3.7bn takeover of wholesaler Booker. | 40091262 |
First-half goals from Niall Canavan and Calvin Andrew were supplemented by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing's late strike as Dale moved into the play-off places just a month after sitting bottom of League One without a win.
The home side were in charge from the start and made the breakthrough after 18 minutes.
Dale were awarded a free-kick on the right after Adam Barrett's attempt to wrestle Andrew to the ground and Joe Bunney's set-piece was perfect for defender Canavan, who sent a thumping header into the roof of Mark Oxley's net.
It was 2-0 after 27 minutes when Joe Rafferty's delivery was only partially cleared before both Mendez-Laing and Andrew had efforts blocked. But on the second occasion the loose ball ran for Rafferty and his cross was headed home by Andrew.
The Shrimpers offered nothing going forward in the opening half, and precious little after the break, with Dale goalkeeper Josh Lillis enjoying a trouble-free afternoon.
Aaron Morley, a 16-year-old making his league debut for the home side, went close to a third for Dale, his curling effort from 18 yards clipping the outside of Oxley's post.
Mendez-Laing netted the third in the 84th minute, racing onto Steven Davies' through ball and beating Oxley to wrap up a routine win.
Reports supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Rochdale 3, Southend United 0.
Second Half ends, Rochdale 3, Southend United 0.
Substitution, Rochdale. Sanmi Odelusi replaces Steve Davies.
Attempt missed. Simon Cox (Southend United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Foul by Andrew Cannon (Rochdale).
Anthony Wordsworth (Southend United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal! Rochdale 3, Southend United 0. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Rochdale) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steve Davies.
Keith Keane (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Marc-Antoine Fortuné (Southend United).
Ryan Inniss (Southend United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Steve Davies (Rochdale).
Attempt missed. Nile Ranger (Southend United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Luke O'Neill (Southend United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Joe Bunney (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Luke O'Neill (Southend United).
Foul by Niall Canavan (Rochdale).
Ryan Leonard (Southend United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Rochdale. Oliver Rathbone replaces Aaron Morley.
Substitution, Southend United. Simon Cox replaces Stephen McLaughlin.
Joe Bunney (Rochdale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Marc-Antoine Fortuné (Southend United).
Nile Ranger (Southend United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Andrew Cannon (Rochdale).
Niall Canavan (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Stephen McLaughlin (Southend United).
Attempt missed. Aaron Morley (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Ryan Inniss (Southend United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Joseph Rafferty (Rochdale).
Stephen McLaughlin (Southend United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Marc-Antoine Fortuné (Southend United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Calvin Andrew (Rochdale) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Ryan Inniss (Southend United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Steve Davies (Rochdale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Ryan Inniss (Southend United).
Foul by Andrew Cannon (Rochdale).
Stephen McLaughlin (Southend United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Rochdale) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
Steve Davies (Rochdale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Ryan Inniss (Southend United).
Joseph Rafferty (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half. | Resurgent Rochdale made it five successive league wins with a comfortable victory against Southend at Spotland. | 37526795 |
The bank has been conducting its own inquiry into the affair and six staff are already being disciplined.
RBS has been looking at more than 50 former and current RBS traders along with dozens of managers and executives.
The bank was recently fined £400m by the UK and US authorities for its role in the scandal which emerged in 2012.
RBS was one of six banks that were fined £2.6bn last month by the UK, US and Swiss authorities after being found guilty of trying to rig the forex market for several years.
A separate inquiry into the role of Barclays bank and its own forex traders is still underway.
Jon Pain, the head of conduct and regulatory affairs at RBS, said the aim of the bank's inquiry was to "rebuild trust" in the bank.
"We are undertaking a robust and thorough review into the actions of the traders that caused this wrongdoing and the management that oversaw it," he said.
"This is a complicated process but also an essential one in order to identify culpability and accountability for this unacceptable misconduct.
"To be clear, no further bonus payments will be made or unvested bonus awards released to those in scope of the review until it has concluded and its recommendations have been considered," he added.
Two RBS traders were first suspended in October last year.
In a report last month which accompanied the huge fines, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said the attempts to rig the forex market, by colluding with each other to manipulate the daily setting of "spot" prices for individual currencies, had taken place between 1 January 2008 and 15 October 2013.
One man, thought to be a former RBS forex trader, was arrested by City of London police and Serious Fraud Office staff last Friday. | The RBS banking group has withheld bonuses from 18 of the staff it is investigating for their possible role in rigging the foreign exchange market. | 30590915 |
Graham Shields said he expected the figure to be roughly the same as last May's election, which cost £5m.
Work which would have allowed people to register to vote online has had to be put to the side because of the snap vote, he added.
He urged 60,000 people whose names have been removed from the register to reapply.
"Those 60,000 people were people who did not respond to the last canvass in the Autumn of 2013 and they were retained on the register for three years up until December 2016," he said.
"But by law they had to come off because we had not heard from them in the intervening period.
"It's very simple for those people or indeed anybody who is not on the register to get back on at this point.
"All they have to do is complete a fresh registration form and submit it to us.
"It's important that we hear from them by 14 February because that is the deadline for registering, and if anybody needs any information, please contact our offices or ring the helpline on 0800 4320712."
At present, online registration is not available but Mr Shields said this was something that was being worked on.
"Indeed had it not been for the election, it is very likely we would have been able to bring it in in the next month or so," he said.
"Regretfully that work has had to be put to the side until we see through the election but it is coming and it will come later this year but unfortunately not before the election."
Fresh Assembly elections were called on 16 January after the executive collapsed over the scandal surrounding the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), a botched green energy scheme.
Voters will go to the polls on Thursday 2 March.
Mr Shields said the short lead-up to the election meant it was a "very, very busy time in the office".
"A number of staff have given up long planned for holidays - some to the Bahamas and Florida - to make sure that they're available to work over the election period," he said.
"We all owe them a great deal of gratitude for doing that. They will be working weekends and evenings in the run-up to the election so it's all hands to the till here."
Virginia McVea, the former director of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, will take over as the new chief electoral officer on 1 February.
"I have been working with Virginia during the course of this month to bring her up to speed on what's happening and I will of course be available to her in the background to offer any assistance that I can until we get through the election," said Mr Shields. | March's Assembly election is likely to cost £5m, Northern Ireland's outgoing chief electoral officer has said. | 38768181 |
Police stopped a vehicle on the Dundrod Road at Nutts Corner at about 21:30 GMT on Friday and seized a large quantity of suspected cocaine.
Det Insp Alan Pyper said: "We put the value of the drugs in the region of about £60,000, however the substance will be subject to forensic testing."
The arrested man remains in custody and is being questioned by police. | A 53-year-old man has been arrested after police discovered drugs worth an estimated £60,000 in County Antrim. | 34891494 |
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil announced on Saturday evening that they will meet early next week for talks.
It follows failed attempts by Fine Gael's Enda Kenny and Fianna Fáil counterpart Micheál Martin to be elected taoiseach on Wednesday.
It was their second attempt since February's General Election.
On Saturday evening, acting Taoiseach Enda Kenny left government buildings and a brief statement from both parties followed.
The statements said that negotiating teams from the parties would begin talks early next week.
The focus will be on how a viable minority government would work. Enda Kenny's preferred option has been for an equal partnership government.
Independent TDs were not involved in the talks. Each party will continue separate parallel talks with the Independents.
On Wednesday, Enda Kenny was defeated by 80 votes to 51, while Micheál Martin was defeated by 95 votes to 43.
Mr Kenny insisted at a party meeting on Tuesday he would not consider a short-term deal.
The Dáil last met on 10 March, when TDs failed to elect a taoiseach to form a government.
Following the February election to the Dáil, Fine Gael has 50 seats, Fianna Fáil 44, Sinn Féin 23 and the Labour Party got seven. | The Republic of Ireland's two main political parties have agreed to meet for discussions on how a minority government would work. | 36006565 |
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh found 45 to 54-year-old Scots spend on average 7.8 hours per weekday sitting down.
That compares to 7.4 hours of sedentary time for the over-75s.
Sedentary time is defined as time spent in any waking activity done while sitting, including working, eating, watching TV or time on a computer.
The study group said the figures highlighted the potential health risks of excessive sitting at work.
Experts say that high levels of sedentary time - more than seven hours a day - increases the risk of an early death, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and some cancers, even if people are physically active at other times of the day
Only the youngest group surveyed - 16 to 24-year-olds - are less sedentary than the over 75s on weekdays.
The findings from the University of Edinburgh's Physical Activity for Health Research Centre are published in the Journal of Sports Sciences.
Researchers drew upon data from more than 14,000 people in Scotland, taken from the 2012-14 Scottish Health Survey.
At the weekend, the weekday situation reverses. Those aged 25 to 54 were the least sedentary, sitting for between 5.2 and 5.7 hours a day. The over 75s were the most sedentary, at 7.3 to 7.4 hours a day.
For the youngest group, most of the time sitting down is in front of a TV or screen.
Men spend less time in front of a screen as they get older, with women peaking in middle-age.
Lead researcher Tessa Strain said: "Large parts of the population are dangerously sedentary, something we have underestimated.
"We need to tackle high levels of sedentary time in early and middle age, when patterns may develop.
"Our findings suggest that changing habits in the workplace could be an appropriate place to start, given how much time we spend sitting there every day." | Most middle-aged office workers now spend more time sitting down than pensioners, according to a new study. | 40404457 |
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But a BBC survey found that revealed that 529 people or 1,941 asked had not heard of the process.
BBC North West Tonight have produced a short guide to help explain what fracking is and its relevance to the region. | Fracking, a technique designed to recover gas and oil from shale rock, is becoming a familiar term for many people in the north west. | 25203141 |
Mangersta's grazings committee and one in Upper Coll, also in Lewis, were dismissed by the Crofting Commission.
The commission, crofting's regulatory body, said finances related to the lands shared by crofters were not being managed according to the rules.
Crofters in Mangersta have now been told they can appoint a new committee.
The previous committee was dismissed and a complaint from a shareholder in the grazings was investigated.
The Crofting Commission said a grazings constable, an official it appointed, had concluded his investigation and stepped down.
In a letter to shareholders at Mangersta the commission said it "regrets the conflicting advice" given to the previous committee.
Following an evaluation of the case the commission said it was drafting revised guidance and had reviewed its processes.
Crofting Commission chief executive Catriona Maclean said: "The commission acknowledges that Mangersta is an active crofting community and this matter has caused prolonged uncertainty and anxiety under which a line can now be drawn.
"We look forward to working constructively with the new committee, once appointed, and other stakeholders in the future."
Crofters in Mangersta and Upper Coll want to continue an arrangement which sees money generated from the grazings going into a joint fund.
The commission had said the joint funds did not fit with crofting regulations.
It asked that money instead be distributed among crofters, who would then contribute to any improvements, such as to fences and drainage, when needed. | Crofters in a part of Lewis can appoint a new committee "of their choice" to run one of two common grazings at the centre of a public row. | 36675765 |
Man of the series Rilee Rossouw hit 122 from 118 balls in a 178-run partnership with JP Duminy to help the Proteas to a commanding 327-8 at Newlands.
Australia's David Warner struck a brilliant 173 from 136 balls as the visitors were dismissed for 296.
Australia last ODI whitewash was a 4-0 loss to England in 2012.
They had never lost a five-match series to nil.
South Africa had been struggling at 52-3 when Rossouw and Duminy came together and took advantage of the visitors' inexperienced bowling attack to score freely.
Duminy was bowled by Joe Mennie for 73, while Rossouw - having reached his century off 100 balls - eventually fell with five overs to go.
David Miller then marshalled the tail to take 46 off the final five overs and set Australia an imposing target.
The highest successful ODI chase at the ground is 258, but opener Warner's magnificent effort brought an improbable victory within reach.
Lacking meaningful support, the 29-year-old held his side together as wickets fell around him - hitting 24 fours in his innings - before being run out in the 48th over attempting a second run to Imran Tahir.
"I thought he was outstanding," Australia captain Steve Smith said of Warner. "The rest of us just didn't stand up. This has been a tough series. We have been outplayed." | South Africa condemned Australia to their first 5-0 one-day international series whitewash with a 31-run victory in the final match in Cape Town. | 37640748 |
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Both horses fractured legs on the Aintree course and were later put down.
The RSPCA described the deaths as "totally unacceptable" and called for "an urgent examination" of the race.
"There is no doubt this is a black day for the Grand National and for horse racing. Nobody should under-estimate it - this is very serious for everyone in the racing industry. A big dark cloud hangs over the Grand National. Its future is in a certain amount of doubt."
Professor Tim Morris from the British Horseracing Authority said: "The BHA takes its responsibility of looking after the welfare of horse and rider very seriously."
He added: "We are very sad about the fatal injuries suffered by Synchronised and According to Pete in the Grand National."
Synchronised,the nine-year-old gelding trained by Jonjo O'Neill, was bidding to become the first horse for 78 years to seal a Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National double in the same season.
But he looked in a nervous mood before the race, getting loose and unseating champion jockey AP McCoy on the way to the start.
Aintree officials said he was thoroughly checked by a racecourse vet and, after being cleared to compete, fell at the notorious Becher's Brook, unseating McCoy in the process, before continuing until the 11th fence, where he suffered the fracture.
According to Pete suffered a fractured leg when he was brought down after jumping the 22nd fence [Becher's Brook second time round], when On His Own fell in front of him.
There have now been consecutive Grand Nationals with two fatalities, following the deaths of Dooney's Gate and Ornais last year, after which new safety measures were introduced.
This year's race, which was won by Neptune Collonges, saw just 15 of the 40-horse field reach the finishing post.
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Chief executive of the RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) Gavin Grant said: "The death of two horses at the Grand National, bringing the total to three at the Aintree meeting, is totally unacceptable.
"In its current format, the risks to horses are not appropriate and we want an urgent examination of the Grand National, including a number of fences such as Becher's Brook where horses are continuing to die despite safety improvements."
Morris, who is director of equine science and welfare for the BHA, added: "In both cases the horse incurred a fracture to the leg and the humane option was to put the injured horses down.
"We will examine closely the circumstances which led to both incidents.
"The key data from these accidents will be collated, as is the BHA's policy in the event of any serious equine injury.
BBC pundit Mick Fitzgerald, who won the 1996 Grand National on Rough Quest, said Synchronised should have stayed in the race, despite unseating his rider beforehand.
"Synchronised cantered and sauntered down on an approach of no more than 400m - more than he would have done anyway. He was examined by two vets and he had his heart monitored.
"AP got back on board and he was happy and even allowed him to look at the first fence again. [Owner] JP McManus looked at him and was happy. They would not even have attempted it if they didn't think the horse was 100%."
"Each year the BHA and Aintree review all incidents which occur during the Grand National meeting and consider what measures can be taken to address the risk of a repeat in the future.
"We consult and work with recognised welfare organisations such as the RSPCA, SSPCA and World Horse Welfare."
Managing director at Aintree Julian Thick said: "We are desperately sad at these two accidents and our sympathies are with the connections of both horses.
"Horseracing is a sport that is very carefully regulated and monitored by the British Horseracing Authority, but risk can never be completely removed.
"Since last year's race we have made further significant changes to the course and there have been four races run over the course without serious incident since then.
"After today, we will, as always, be looking at all aspects of this year's race to see how we can improve safety further."
Two other injured horses, Killyglen and Weird Al, were reported to be recovering after receiving treatment. | Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Synchronised and According to Pete have died following falls in the Grand National. | 17714060 |
The use of a secure, computerised system for young people and their parents or guardians is being trialled in the Highlands and Finland.
Leading the trial is a team from the University of Aberdeen.
It said online assessments could offer a service in an area of health care with few staff and a heavy workload.
The trial will involve four broad categories:
The University of Aberdeen said there were also some rarer conditions to be considered, such as schizophrenia.
During the trial, which will take place in the NHS Highland region, 50% of patients will receive the new Development and Wellbeing Assessment system and 50% will receive the current method of treatment.
After meeting with their GP, parents involved in the trial will be given a set of codes to log into the secure computerised system where they will answer a series of interview questions.
The interviews would involve parents alone, or with their child and their child's teacher depending on the age of the child.
Once the interviews are completed, the resulting information will then be passed to a child psychologist who looks at a computerised summary of the data and makes a diagnostic assessment.
Prof Philip Wilson, head of the University of Aberdeen's Centre for Rural Health said: "This is an important trial to test a new service which could ultimately lead to a slicker, more thorough and effective system for psychiatric referral for children and young people.
"The current system is inefficient at best and often results in families being sent from pillar to post due to inaccurate or non-comprehensive diagnosis.
"It's bad for the children and young people, for the parents and teachers, and the GP who has to manage a situation which is often drawn-out and frustrating for all involved."
He added: "It is our hope that the new system will contribute to be improved with more equal access to timely outpatient psychiatry services, specialist evaluation and treatment according to best practice, improved capacity in primary care and more rational use of specialist services." | Children with conditions such as depression and autism could get help more quickly via online psychiatric assessments, it has been claimed. | 39518546 |
Her name is Faith Wood-Blagrove, she's 10-years-old and is from the UK, Warner Bros. has exclusively told Newsround.
She was one of thousands of girls, aged eight to 12 years, who auditioned for the part.
Film bosses were looking for an actress who could bring a 'haunted' character with 'inner strength and stillness' to life.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is due to be released in November 2016.
Faith will be working alongside a star-studded cast, including Eddie Redmayne, who'll play Newt Scamander.
Harry Potter is one of the most successful film franchises of all time.
JK Rowling, the author of both Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts, is to make her screenwriting debut on the spin-off.
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson all went on to become international stars after working on the films as kids.
Rupert was given the part of Ron Weasley in the movies after taking part in open auditions. He heard about the opportunity on the Newsround website.
Faith Wood-Blagrove will start working on the film later this month. | The actress who'll play Modesty in the new Harry Potter spin-off, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, has been chosen. | 33790004 |
These schools are not registered with the authorities, which makes them illegal, and they offer a narrow, religious syllabus.
The Department for Education is working with Ofsted to find and shut them.
Some of the illegal schools, however, are registered as charities, gaining them an advantaged tax status.
These private schools serve the small so-called Charedi community - a grouping that contains within it a wide variety of strictly Orthodox Jewish traditions. Hackney council estimates there are around 30,000 Charedi Jews in the borough.
Charedi parents are more likely to want a relatively mainstream education for their girls. There is demand, however, from parts of the community for a narrow education for boys, one that is largely focused on religious education and delivered in the Yiddish language.
While there are registered Charedi schools, many are unregistered because they fear being shut or made to follow a broader syllabus.
Officials from schools watchdog Ofsted and the DfE believe many of these schools offer an insufficiently broad education. Former pupils have complained of not being equipped by them to leave the Charedi community.
The education authorities have similar concerns about stricter Christian and Muslim groups. The fundamental issue is that English education has long held that parents should be able to educate their children within their faith. But that conflicts with another principle: children should be equipped to do as they wish as adults.
One ex-student of illegal Charedi schools, now in his 20s and outside the community, told Newsnight: "I'm starting to study for my GCSEs. I'm maybe like an eight-year-old, nine-year-old. That's my level of education."
Men who stayed in the community, however, told Newsnight that they supported the schools - even if they wish the schools were registered with the authorities. Eli Spitzer, now a head teacher at a registered Charedi primary school, says that his education at an unregistered school was "overwhelmingly positive".
The lowest estimate for the number of illegal schools in Hackney heard by Newsnight came from a senior member of the community, who estimated that there were a dozen such institutions, teaching 600 boys.
The highest estimate, from a someone who recently left the community, was that there were around 20. A senior local government official in Hackney estimated there are 1,000 boys in the illegal schools.
For boys under the age of 13, some parents want only a few hours of secular education each week.
From interviews conducted by Newsnight with current and former community members, an hour a day of such study seems the typical amount. A former pupil told us they received "two hours a week for English and maths". The rest of the time was spent studying scripture and was taught in Yiddish.
Around the age of 13, the boys move to "yeshivas". These schools often have very long school days - lasting more than 14 hours. Pupils are exclusively taught in Yiddish and only study scripture. They are not entered for GCSEs or for other qualifications.
Former pupils who left the community described struggling with English and maths, in particular, because of this education and one said he was "very unhappy with the education I received. I'm struggling to find a job because of that".
Some of the schools and yeshivas are run in contravention of the 2008 Education and Skills Act, which stipulates that "a person must not conduct an independent educational institution unless it is registered".
An individual convicted of running an unregistered school could face up to a year in prison. Ofsted and the DfE began a crackdown on illegal schools in January.
The DfE says: "We have announced an escalation of Ofsted investigations into unregistered schools, with additional inspectors dedicated to rooting them out, a new tougher approach to prosecuting them and a call to local authorities to help identify any settings of concern."
Ofsted says it has inspected and closed seven illegal schools across the country since last November - including a Charedi school.
Even though the institutions are currently on high alert, however, Newsnight established the location of four unregistered Charedi schools with relative ease.
We also established that whistleblowers had alerted the DfE to all four. Newsnight has been asked not to publish the locations of the schools by anti-semitism experts.
In one case, we learned that the authorities had investigated and concluded that no children were being taught in the building. So we asked an actor, posing as the parent of a prospective 13-year-old pupil, to telephone the yeshiva and ask in Yiddish what services it offered.
The school employee who answered the phone stated that the normal day ran from 8am to around 9 or 10pm at night. There was, however, a "dawn framework" for boys who wished to start the day even earlier. When asked what the school taught, the employee listed no secular subjects. When asked how many boys were there, they believed there were 80 or 90 boys in the "junior yeshiva".
The building it is based in also failed a Fire Brigade inspection last year, which chastised the building managers for a "failure to take general fire precautions to ensure the safety of persons on the premises".
The school was registered in one place, however - with the Charity Commission.
Research by the British Humanist Association identified a further seven cases where suspected illegal Charedi schools have registered as charities with the Charity Commission in order to benefit from charity status. One of those schools was the institution recently ordered to close by the DfE.
Andrew Copson, chief executive of the BHA, said: "By being allowed to register as charities, these schools are being given access to all sorts of tax and other benefits that supplements the hundreds of thousands of pounds being poured into them. This means that this is not just a matter for the DfE in some regulatory sense to sort out. It's also a serious matter for the Charity Commission to investigate."
The Charity Commission said it would "have concerns" where charities were not meeting the requirements imposed on it by other bodies and will "liaise with the Department for Education if necessary to determine what regulatory action may be required".
Dr Yaakov Wise, an expert on the Charedi community based at Huddersfield University, said: "Their parents and teachers gave them a highly intellectual, very sophisticated education for the life that they planned for them to lead. Now they've rejected all that and they've gone off into the world, so they have to start again. They have to get an education that suits the world outside."
Mr Spitzer said that he could have retrained for other activities if he so wished: "I attended yeshiva from the age of 14 and i spent the majority of the day studying Biblical and Talmudical texts... [which are] very challenging and highly intellectual."
Referring to the case of the young men who told Newsnight they were let down by these schools, Mr Spitzer argues that these young men "were let down in a primary system where the provision of secular studies was not good enough". Rather than having the authorities dismantle the school system, he argues, the focus should be on improving their secular studies provision. | As many as 1,000 boys from strictly Orthodox Jewish families may be pupils at a network of between 12 and 20 illegal private schools in east London. | 35928801 |
Khabi Abrey, 30, was one of seven people taken to hospital after the fire on the ninth floor of the Balmoral Road flats in Westcliff-on-Sea on Saturday.
Lillo Troisi, 47, of Balmoral Road, has been charged with murder and two counts of arson.
Mr Troisi, who is unemployed, is due before Southend Magistrates' Court later.
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The other two charges in full are arson with intent to endanger life and arson being reckless as to whether life was endangered.
Ms Abrey and her unborn baby died in hospital on Monday night.
A post mortem examination gave the cause of death as complications arising following breathing in fumes.
Her unborn baby died of cardiac arrest due to Mrs Abrey's inhalation of fire fumes.
Essex Police are continuing to appeal for anyone who had any more information about the fire. | A man has been charged with the murder of a pregnant woman who died in a fire in a tower block. | 36274054 |
Once one of the biggest importers of energy, the country is now looking to export its ample resources to the rest of the world.
All this has been made possible by the booming gas output from the country's shale formations.
And now there are calls for the US to speed-up exports of natural gas, a move that some say will not only make it a dominant player in the sector, but also shake-up the global energy market.
But it is unlikely to be as simple and easy as it sounds.
To begin with, under current rules companies need an approval to export gas to countries which do not have a free trade agreement (FTA) with the US.
This includes major global consumers such as nations in Europe and Asia.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has so far granted approval to seven firms, but many of them still need to get a green light from the Federal Regulatory Energy Commission (FERC).
To make matters more difficult, these companies still need to build facilities that can handle gas exports, which currently don't exist.
These facilities take a long time to build and the first terminal is only expected to be ready by late 2015, at the earliest.
Most are expected to start only between 2017 and 2019.
"It takes about four years to get such a terminal up and running, and that is after you have all your approvals in place," says Tom Choi, national gas practice leader at consultants Deloitte MarketPoint.
But there is one advantage that US enjoys over other energy markets, and that is pricing.
Natural gas prices in the US have been hovering around $4 (£2.4) per million British thermal units (BTU), a fraction of the costs in Europe or Asia.
One of the key reasons for this disparity is that companies supplying to European and Asian countries tend to link gas and oil prices, which drives costs between three or four times higher than the US.
Analysts say if the US, which does not index the gas prices to oil, starts exporting to these nations, it will bring down global prices.
The seven projects that have been approved by the US energy department have a combined capacity to export nearly 10 billion cubic feet (bcf) of gas per day.
To put that figure in context, it would be enough to meet the entire gas demand of Germany - Europe's biggest economy.
The energy department has applications pending from another 24 terminals looking to export more than 25bcf of gas per day, to countries that don't have a free trade agreement with the US.
The calls for US to ease its export restrictions have gathered pace in recent days, amid the developments in Ukraine.
Some have suggested that US natural gas could help challenge Russia's dominance in the sector and reduce its political influence in the region.
Earlier this week, David Montgomery, a senior vice president at NERA Economic Consulting, estimated that increased US competition could drive down Russia's revenues from natural gas exports by as much as 30% over the next five years.
He said that Russia's revenues could fall by as much as 60% in the longer term.
"Since energy exports are the mainstay of the still inefficient and lagging Russian economy, this is a penalty with teeth," he told a US Senate Committee hearing.
He said that even if takes five to 10 years for US gas exports to reach a substantial level, a clear policy "would have an immediate effect on the pricing of natural gas and Russia's revenues".
David Goldwyn, a senior fellow at Brookings Institution said: "This bounty could enhance our national power by positioning our nation as a reliable supplier of natural gas to regions of the world that suffer from intimidation from their suppliers."
But some have argued that US exports are unlikely to begin soon and thus will not impact Russia in the near term.
They say Europe and other countries heavily reliant on Russian supplies will be better served by tapping into their domestic resources.
The US will also have to balance domestic concerns with its global ambitions.
Low-cost natural gas is widely seen as a key driver of the recent resurgence of manufacturing in the country - key to its continued economic recovery.
Cheaper gas has kept energy prices low in the US, while they have risen in Asia.
Fracking uses huge amounts of water that must be transported to the fracking site, at significant environmental cost.
There is also the worry that potentially carcinogenic chemicals may escape and contaminate groundwater around fracking sites. The industry suggests pollution incidents are the results of bad practice, rather than an inherently risky technique.
Finally, environmental campaigners say that fracking is simply distracting energy firms and governments from investing in renewable sources of energy, and encouraging continued reliance on fossil fuels.
That, coupled with rising wages in countries such as China, has seen many firms bring some outsourced manufacturing back to US shores.
So plans to start exporting gas have triggered opposition from some sections of the industry.
The key concern has been that higher prices outside the US may see companies export more, creating a demand and supply gap in the US market, and raising domestic prices.
But industry watchers say any increase in domestic prices will be negligible and US customers will also benefit from falling global prices.
They say cheaper gas prices will lower manufacturing costs in countries that export goods to the US and result in lower prices.
There have also been concerns over the environmental impact of increased gas production, not least because of the process of fracking used to extract it.
According to research firm Advance Resources International, the US has technically recoverable shale gas reserves of more than 1,000 trillion cubic feet.
Most estimates suggest that it will have substantial surpluses available to export for decades to come.
The only question is: can it tap into these resources fast enough? | There is a remarkable turnaround happening in the US energy sector, one that few would have imagined possible some years ago. | 26761346 |
In her report, Ms Broderick recommended increasing the number of women in the military and setting up a unit to probe sexual misconduct.
The review found evidence of harassment and abuse, but also said many had experienced no discrimination.
The assessment followed a series of sex scandals in the defence force.
"Our overarching finding is that, despite progress over the last two decades, I am not confident that, in all the varied workplaces that comprise the ADF [Australian Defence Force] today, women can and will flourish," Ms Broderick said.
She highlighted "ambivalence" about the importance of increasing the numbers of female service personnel and "a lack of understanding about the cultural and structural impediments to female representation".
The review found that the recruitment of women for the defence force had only increased by 1% over the last 10 years.
"The use of targets is required, both to improve recruitment and to broaden occupational opportunities available to women, including in combat roles," the report said.
The ADF needed to make greater efforts - such as looking at flexible working policies - to help both men and women combine work with raising a family.
The report also said women were "significantly underrepresented in leadership positions" and that despite resistance to quotas, "targeted interventions" were needed if this was to change.
Ms Broderick also recommended that a unit dedicated to investigating sexual misconduct be established, allowing confidential complaints to be lodged.
The review found that while most people saw the defence force as a safe working environment, some women had experienced "sexual harassment, sex discrimination and sexual abuse".
"We found that members frequently did not report these incidents ... because they feared that ... their career would be jeopardised, that they would not be believed or they would be subjected to a sometimes unresponsive chain of command investigation," she said.
Defence Minister Stephen Smith said the Australian government accepted all the proposals in principle.
He has asked the Chief of the Defence Force and the Secretary of the Department of Defence to ''determine the best way forward in formally adopting and implementing the... recommendations'', said a statement. | Women struggle to flourish in the Australian military, a review conducted by Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick has warned. | 19340113 |
A huge fire has engulfed a tower block in west London, having broken out in the early hours of Wednesday, leaving several people dead.
The blaze ripped through the 24-storey Grenfell Tower in Latimer Road, trapping residents inside as 200 firefighters fought the blaze. Emergency services attempted to evacuate the concrete block and said at least 50 people are being treated in hospital.
The fire gutted the building, with flames soaring from the second floor to the top of the building. Witnesses reported hearing screams from people inside. Police have said people are being treated for "a range of injuries".
According to witnesses, the fire appeared to take hold of the building in one corner before engulfing the tower block. The building, in North Kensington, was built in 1974 and contains 120 homes; about 500 people live in the flats. It is reported the fire began on the fourth floor.
One resident, pictured below left, was trapped in his 11th floor flat. Pictured right, he's been rescued by firefighters.
Those living in sight of the scene awoke to find smoke pouring from the tower as firefighters continued to pour water on the blackened building. Resident Chloe Busby said she could "still see flames" at 08:00 BST. Questions have begun to arise about what caused the fire and why it spread so rapidly.
Another resident told the BBC fire alarms "did not go off". London fire brigade say they currently have no indication of what caused the fire.
Witnesses have described screams of terror and people jumping in a bid to reach safety after the blaze ripped through Grenfell Tower. One evacuated resident, Tamara, told the BBC, "People were just throwing their kids our saying, 'Just save my children, just save my children.'"
Local resident Tim Downie described the scene as "horrendous". "The whole building is engulfed in flames... It's the most terrifying thing I've ever seen. I just hope they have got everyone out."
Mickey Paramasivan (above, with daughter Thea Kavanagh), a resident of Grenfell Tower, had to put her under his dressing gown and rush out of his flat to escape the fire.
The BBC's Andy Moore said the whole block had been alight and there were fears the building might collapse.
Eyewitnesses said they saw lights - thought to be mobile phones or torches - flashing at the top of the block of flats, and trapped residents coming to their windows - some holding children.
London mayor Sadiq Khan said the first fire engine was at the tower block within six minutes and describes the London Fire Brigade as the "best fire service in the world".
The BBC's Wyre Davis, at the scene, reports that the fire has taken hold again "with a vengeance right in the middle of the tower block".
He says it's a spot where the firefighters can't easily focus their hoses. Debris continues to fall and black smoke is once again billowing out of Grenfell Tower.
Stories are emerging of individuals who helped save those trapped in the tower - including one member of the public who caught a baby thrown from the ninth or 10th floor.
Witness Samira Lamrani told the Press Association: "People were starting to appear at the windows, frantically banging and screaming.
"The windows were slightly ajar, a woman was gesturing that she was about to throw her baby and if somebody could catch her baby.
"Somebody did, a gentleman ran forward and managed to grab the baby."
Offers of help have been made by members of the public and local community centres.
Bunches of flowers have started being left near the fire. One has a card with it which reads: "Love and prayers to the victims and their families. Justice has to be done. People before money. RIP."
Members of the public have gathered in the nearby area, bringing clothes for all sizes and ages of people as well as food and drink.
Prime Minister Theresa May has said she is "deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life".
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn described the blaze as the "worst nightmare anyone could think of." | The Met Police has set up an emergency number on 0800 0961 233 for anyone concerned about friends or family. | 40272984 |
West Bengal in eastern India and Kerala in the south said they would not follow the "arbitrary" order which bans the sale of cattle at livestock markets.
The federal government said the order was aimed at "preventing uncontrolled and unregulated animal trade".
But critics say the move is aimed at protecting cows, considered holy by India's majority Hindu population.
West Bengal and Kerala are among several Indian states where beef is part of local cuisine.
Correspondents say the order will hurt farmers, and industries like food processing and leather.
Many states have actively started enforcing bans on cow slaughter after the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party formed India's federal government in 2014.
The western state of Gujarat passed a law in March making the slaughter of cows punishable with life imprisonment. In addition to government bans, several vigilante groups who portray themselves as protectors of cows have also been active in several states.
Such groups have even killed Muslim men over suspicion of cow slaughter. Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year criticised the vigilantes, saying such people made him "angry".
However, this has not stopped attacks against cattle traders.
Mr Modi's critics say the new order is aimed at appeasing India's Hindu community.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the centre was "encroaching upon state matters" with such orders.
"Prevention, protection and improvement of stock and prevention of animal diseases come under the state list. So do markets and fairs and also trade and commerce," she said.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to all non-BJP ruled states to unite against the order.
He said it violated India's federal constitution and also violated "the basic right of a person to freedom of choice regarding his food".
The union territory of Pondicherry has also decided to formally oppose the ban.
The southern states of Karnataka and Telengana as well as Meghalaya in the north-east have also protested the order. | Several Indian states have opposed the federal government's decision to ban the sale of cattle for slaughter. | 40089689 |
Ireland team manager Paul Dean said on Monday that the British & Irish Lions fly-half was "back running and will be monitored this week".
Sexton missed the Murrayfield game because of a calf injury.
The Irish do not appear to have picked up any major new injuries in Saturday's surprise 27-22 defeat.
Dean said that prop Tadhg Furlong sustained a bruised shoulder in the Murrayfield contest but will still be able to train fully this week.
Ireland coach Joe Schmidt said last Thursday that Sexton had an "outside chance" of playing in Rome while he was more hopeful that Donnacha Ryan (knee) and Andrew Trimble (groin) might be available for the Stadio Olimpico game.
Schmidt also indicated last week that Munster flanker Peter O'Mahony was "highly unlikely" to play in Rome after a hamstring injury ruled him out of the Murrayfield game.
Munster lock Ryan's absence saw Ulster's Iain Henderson partnering Devin Toner in the second row.
Sexton's replacement Paddy Jackson scored a second-half try in Ireland's weekend defeat and was rated as one of the team's better performers in Edinburgh.
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Referring to Schmidt's post-match revelation that Ireland had been 10 minutes late arriving at Murrayfield, Dean said that Scottish police had diverted the team coach away from its intended route.
"We took a different route, enforced by the police. The circumstances were out of our control but we don't feel it contributed to the performance on the day," said the Ireland team manager.
Ireland centre Robbie Henshaw said the delay "wasn't the norm" but refused to use the issue as an excuse for the team's poor first-half performance.
"When we first got to the dressing room, we had 25 minutes to the warm-up - usually it is 45 minutes in the Aviva," said the Leinster player.
"That would have been a change for some of the lads. It was a change in set-up.
"We're not making excuses - we were primed and ready to perform from three trainings during the week.
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"We knew what was going to come at us. There are no excuses for the slow start."
Despite Ireland's defeat, Henshaw believes the team's championship hopes remain very much alive.
"There is confidence we can still win the championship based on what we did in November. This is an incredible group and we know we can still win it."
Henshaw added that the Ireland squad had had a group review of the game on Sunday night before individual sessions on Monday morning.
"It was very frustrating and we're looking forward to putting it right this weekend," added the former Connacht player.
"It comes down to how we started. We felt flat as a group in the game. We gave them time and space on the ball and they punished us in the wider channels.
"Our spacing was narrow and when we got it spot on. They didn't get a chance after we fixed it." | Johnny Sexton is in contention to return to Ireland duty in Saturday's Six Nations game against Italy after missing the opening defeat by Scotland. | 38881845 |
For in-patient and day case admissions, the number waiting longer than 12 weeks was 447 at the end of June.
That was more than five times the total at the same point a year ago.
The health board said there had been an increase against the three-month target but added NHS Scotland targets were based on an 18-week standard.
Hospitals are expected to see at least 90% of patients within that timeframe.
NHS Dumfries and Galloway said the latest data confirmed that it was not only meeting that target but also out-performing the national average. | NHS Dumfries and Galloway has said it is meeting performance targets despite a rise in patients waiting more than three months for hospital admission. | 37295412 |
Conservative Jim Gifford was elected council leader by 38 votes to 25 against the SNP's Richard Thomson.
Lib Dem councillor Peter Argyle was appointed deputy leader at Thursday morning's meeting.
Fellow Lib Dem Bill Howatson was elected Provost, with Conservative Ron McKail taking on the deputy provost role.
In the local elections in Aberdeenshire, the Conservatives had 23 seats, up from 14, while the SNP fell eight to 21.
The Lib Dems gained two to 14, independents fell from 12 to 10, and Labour dropped from two to one.
In Shetland, independent Cecil Smith - who has served on the council since 2007 - is the council's new leader.
Shetland Islands Councils remained in the control of independents. | A coalition of Conservative, Liberal Democrats and independent councillors will run Aberdeenshire Council. | 39960828 |
The owner, Nexus, is spending £40m on train refurbishment and track replacement as part of a £389m Government-funded plan.
A new traffic management system will be the largest investment in new technology for the control room since the Metro opened 30 years ago.
Central Station and three Gateshead stations will be refurbished.
This will include improved seating, lighting and accessibility.
Nexus said there would be weekend closures over the summer, but it was not expected that the traffic management installation would cause any disruption. | A multi-million pound investment is being made to modernise the Tyne and Wear Metro over the next year. | 33199234 |
Journalist Niki Savva's book The Road to Ruin scrutinises Mr Abbott's close relationship with his ex-chief of staff Peta Credlin.
The book reveals that Liberal Party senator Connie Fierravanti-Wells told Mr Abbott he needed to sack Ms Credlin.
"Rightly or wrongly, the perception is that you are sleeping with your chief of staff," she told Mr Abbott.
"That's the perception and you need to deal with it."
The senator also reportedly spoke to Ms Credlin, telling her: "One day, Tony will be sitting on a park bench in Manly feeding the pigeons, and he will blame you."
Ms Fierravanti-Wells confirmed to Australian media that the quotes attributed to her in Savva's book were accurate.
She said Mr Abbott responded by denying the affair rumours and refused to distance himself from Ms Credlin.
The book also claims that Mr Abbott was seen slapping Ms Credlin on the buttocks, and that Ms Credlin fed Mr Abbott at a restaurant using her fork.
It details the influence that Ms Credlin wielded in the prime minister's office and quotes on-the-record sources who criticise her working style as overly controlling and confrontational.
When questioned about the claims, Mr Abbott responded: "I do not respond to scurrilous gossip, full stop, end of story."
Ms Credlin said Savva did not contact her about the allegations before publication.
"This book says a lot more about her lack of ethics than it will ever say about me," Ms Credlin told News Corp.
But Savva defended her decision not to check the claims with the former prime minister and Ms Credlin.
"What I decided was that Tony Abbott and Peta Credlin any day, any night, can get out there and give their version of events, and their version of events often differs very widely from everybody else's," Savva told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
"There are people who had been abused for years during that administration, who suffered in silence, and I thought they should be given the chance to tell their story."
Savva said that while Mr Abbott and Ms Credlin may not have been having an affair, their conduct destabilised the party.
The book also alleges Ms Credlin "sidelined" Mr Abbott's wife Margie on various occasions and saw her as a "distraction" for the prime minister. | Australia's former prime minister Tony Abbott has refused to comment on "scurrilous" claims made in a new book. | 35741505 |
Lee Gregory rifled home after 13 minutes when the Gills failed to clear their lines after a corner.
Fred Onyedinma doubled the lead after 63 minutes, before Paul Konchesky saw red for his second yellow in eight minutes.
Bradley Dack's 25-yard shot gave the visitors hope, but Millwall deservedly held on.
The Lions went close when Shaun Hutchinson's header was cleared off the line by Baily Cargill, but the ball fell to Gregory, who clinically fired in his 10th of the season.
Millwall thought the game was over courtesy of eight minutes of madness from Konchesky.
The former Charlton and West Ham defender was booked after 58 minutes, before Onyedinma bundled his way past him to score five minutes later.
Konchesky then scythed the goalscorer down, leaving the referee with no choice.
Dack gave the Gills a lifeline after 76 minutes with a half-volley from 25 yards, before he too was sent off for a second yellow in injury time.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Attempt saved. Fred Onyedinma (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Match ends, Millwall 2, Gillingham 1.
Second Half ends, Millwall 2, Gillingham 1.
Attempt missed. Shaun Williams (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Baily Cargill.
Second yellow card to Bradley Dack (Gillingham) for a bad foul.
Ben Thompson (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Bradley Dack (Gillingham).
Substitution, Millwall. Callum Butcher replaces Lee Gregory.
Attempt saved. Lee Gregory (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Foul by Adedeji Oshilaja (Gillingham).
Lee Gregory (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Lee Gregory (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Frank Nouble (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lee Gregory (Millwall).
Substitution, Gillingham. Rory Donnelly replaces Ryan Jackson.
Attempt saved. Steve Morison (Millwall) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Baily Cargill (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lee Gregory (Millwall).
Attempt blocked. Shaun Williams (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Baily Cargill.
Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Tony Craig.
Attempt blocked. Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (Gillingham) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked.
Attempt saved. Bradley Dack (Gillingham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Frank Nouble (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Byron Webster (Millwall).
Substitution, Millwall. David Worrall replaces Fred Onyedinma.
Goal! Millwall 2, Gillingham 1. Bradley Dack (Gillingham) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Stuart Nelson.
Attempt saved. Tony Craig (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Bradley Dack (Gillingham) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Bradley Dack (Gillingham).
Shaun Williams (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (Gillingham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Fred Onyedinma (Millwall).
Foul by Scott Wagstaff (Gillingham).
Fred Onyedinma (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Bradley Dack (Gillingham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Attempt blocked. Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (Gillingham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. | Millwall withstood late pressure to beat nine-man Gillingham and record their third consecutive win in League One. | 38412359 |
The attacks on three police posts near Maungdaw early on Sunday appeared to be co-ordinated, they said.
Police said those responsible were from the persecuted Rohingya minority group.
Rakhine has seen simmering tension between its Buddhist and Rohingya Muslim populations.
Several attackers were also killed in Sunday's attacks, an official in Maungdaw told BBC Burmese.
The assailants looted more than 50 guns and thousands of bullets from the guard posts, police said.
They were said to be armed mainly with knives and home-made slingshots that fire iron bolts.
Communal violence in Rakhine state in 2012 left scores dead and displaced more than 100,000.
Those who attacked the border posts had shouted that they were Rohingyas, police general Zaw Win told reporters at a press conference in the capital, Nay Pyi Taw.
He did not explain their motivations or name a specific group.
Senior Rakhine state government official Tin Maung Swe earlier told the AFP news agency that he blamed the Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO), a small militant group that was active in the 1980s and 1990s, for the attacks.
The RSO has been blamed by the government for other attacks in recent years but observers believe it has been dormant for some time.
Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is heading an advisory commission looking into sectarian divisions in Rakhine state.
Buddhist nationalists in Myanmar see the country's estimated one-million Rohingya as Bangladeshi intruders, despite many having lived in the country for generations.
The government of Myanmar - previously known as Burma - refuses to grant them citizenship. | A series of attacks targeting border posts along Myanmar's border with Bangladesh have left nine police officers dead, officials in Rakhine region have told the BBC. | 37601928 |
The 24-year-old has featured five times for the Spitfires since joining from Leyton Orient this summer.
Centre-back Essam began his career at Gillingham and had spells at Crawley Town and Dover Athletic, before moving to Orient in the summer of 2015.
Woking are currently 22nd in the table, having won one of their opening eight league games of the season. | National League side Woking have signed Eastleigh defender Connor Essam on a 93-day loan deal. | 37309034 |
Last week's ceremony was criticised for failing to recognise urban music, particularly grime, with the hashtag #BritsSoWhite trending on social media.
"There was an elephant in the room last Wednesday," wrote Doherty in an open letter to the Guardian.
He promised to review the 1,100-strong voting academy who decide nominees, so it "can be more truly representative".
Doherty said he "suspected" the current members of the voting academy were "largely white and with a bias towards older men".
"This does not mean that there is an underlying prejudice at play, but the unintended consequence is that emerging genres of music may not be properly recognised."
His aim, he continued, was to achieve at least 15% BAME [black and minority ethnic] participation in the the voting academy, in line with national population figures, "as well as being more diverse with regard to age and regionality, so that it can be more truly representative of modern British music."
Several artists protested about the lack of recognition for Britain's urban music scene ahead of this year's ceremony.
BAME artists failed to secure nominations in any of the main categories, and all the awards eventually went to white acts.
Singer Laura Mvula said she would not attend the show because of "the diversity issue", adding that black children grew up feeling they were "not acknowledged in society, in media and in mainstream music".
London MC Stormzy then released a song, One Take Freestyle, protesting over the exclusion of grime scene artists from wider recognition.
"I felt very disappointed, I wasn't angry," he told BBC Radio 1.
"It was such a great year for grime and underground music... I thought maybe this year it might get celebrated."
Doherty said he had met with Stormzy following his comments, and was looking at how metrics other than Top 40 success - such as engagement on social media - could be used to shortlist nominees. | Next year's Brit Awards will represent a more diverse range of music, Brits chairman Ged Doherty has said. | 35735617 |
It came as MPs backed UK involvement in the attacks by 524 votes to 43.
Newport West MP Paul Flynn said the motion on military action was "the thin end of a bloody and ugly wedge".
He was one of five Welsh MPs, three Labour and two Plaid Cymru, to vote against UK airstrikes on Islamic State.
MPs were recalled to Parliament to discuss whether Britain should take part in military action.
Mr Hain, MP for Neath, voted in favour of the motion but told the Commons in his speech beforehand that he had been wrong to back the 2003 invasion of Iraq over weapons of mass destruction.
"We went to war on a lie and the aftermath was disastrous," he said.
Plaid Cymru's Arfon MP, Hywel Williams, opposed the motion, warning MPs that air strikes would kill civilians and "radicalise" the young.
"It is disturbing that the prime minister has said that we must not allow past mistakes to become an excuse for inaction," he said.
"The shadow of the Iraq war still looms large - surely we should be learning from history, not forgetting it."
Cynon Valley Labour MP Ann Clwyd, a former special envoy on human rights in Iraq, said she supported the motion but did not think that air strikes would be enough to crush the militants.
"The Iraqi army are apparently not ready to do this, are not properly trained to do this, and you can't depend on the Peshmerga... a small group of soldiers who have been defending their own homeland," she said.
"They can't possibly be responsible for defending the whole of Iraq - that is just pie in the sky."
Mr Flynn was one of the strongest Welsh voices against intervention.
He said: "This motion is the thin end of a bloody and ugly wedge that will grow and expand and mission creep into a prolonged war with unforeseeable consequences.
"We're falling into vortex of hatreds in the Middle East that are ancient and deep and once we start this process, it will be almost impossible in the future to extricate ourselves from it."
His Labour colleagues, Gower MP Martin Caton and Swansea East MP Sian James, also voted against the motion as did Plaid's Carmarthen East and Dinefwr MP Jonathan Edwards and Hywel Williams.
Prime Minister David Cameron opened the debate on Friday saying the UK had a "duty" to confront the threat from Islamic State, and that joining the US-led air strikes would be "clearly lawful".
After a seven-hour debate, MPs voted for military action with a majority of 481. The BBC live page on the debate is now closed. | Former Foreign Office minister Peter Hain has said he backs air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq despite feeling "deeply allergic" to more Middle Eastern interventions. | 29381266 |
Ayeeshia Jane Smith's mother, Kathryn Smith, and her partner Matthew Rigby deny murder, causing her death and child cruelty.
The 21-month-old died of a tear to her heart at their home in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, in May 2014.
Injuries to many internal organs were consistent with stamping or crushing, a Home Office pathologist said.
Both defendants cried as a recording of their 999 call was played to a jury at Birmingham Crown Court.
Ms Smith, 23, from Sandfield Road, Nottingham, could be heard telling the operator her daughter had suffered a seizure.
She said: "She's not breathing, there's nothing there, she's gone."
When paramedics arrived they could not resuscitate the girl.
Home Office pathologist Dr Alexander Kolar said Ayeeshia's injuries could be likened to those seen in car crash victims.
Mr Rigby, 22, of Sloan Drive, Nottingham, has pleaded not guilty alongside Ms Smith.
The trial continues. | A toddler was "stamped on" and sustained "car crash-like injuries" before she died, a court was told. | 35716133 |
The Espad report for 2015 includes most EU countries, but not Germany or the UK, and data for Spain is incomplete.
In 2015 "current smokers" accounted for 21% of those surveyed, and the highest total was in Italy (37%).
In 1995-2015 those using alcohol in the past 30 days fell from 56% to 47%. Top in cannabis use were the Czechs (37%).
That figure for Czech teenagers reporting a lifetime experience of cannabis was higher than the level in the US - 31% in comparable surveys.
The average for cannabis use in the European countries surveyed was 16%. That was lower than the comparable figure for Spain - 27%.
Cannabis was far more readily available than other drugs such as ecstasy or cocaine. The report found no correlation between anti-drugs legislation and the cannabis data.
"Trends in cannabis use indicate an increase in both lifetime and current use between 1995 and 2015, from 11% to 17% and from 4% to 7%, respectively," Espad said.
Espad is short for European School Survey Project on Alcohol and other Drugs.
The results showed large differences in cannabis use among European countries, with an upward trend in Bulgaria, Greece, Poland and Romania, among others.
The proportion of students who started daily smoking at an early age - before 13 - fell over the 20 years from 10% to 4%.
Alcohol use among European teenagers remains high, the report said. But lifetime use in 1995-2015 fell from 89% to 81%. Nordic countries - but not Denmark - were among those with the lowest alcohol consumption among teenagers.
High alcohol rates were found in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia and Hungary.
New psychoactive substances (NPS) - not generally controlled under anti-narcotics laws - "seem to be more commonly used than amphetamine, ecstasy, cocaine or LSD," Espad says. NPS chemicals imitate the effects of illegal drugs.
Students in Estonia and Poland (both 8%) were the most likely to have experiences with NPS. The European average was 4%. | Cigarette and alcohol use among 15- and 16-year-olds is declining across Europe but the numbers using cannabis are growing, an EU survey shows. | 37419072 |
Fe wrthododd gweinidogion awgrymiadau eu bod nhw'n ceisio plesio'r undebau sy'n ariannu'r Blaid Lafur, gan ddweud bod cyflogwyr yn y sector cyhoeddus yn cefnogi eu cynlluniau.
Maen nhw hefyd yn dweud eu bod nhw'n hyderus bod gan y Cynulliad yr hawl i ddeddfu yn y maes, er gwaethaf ffrae gyda Llywodraeth Prydain yn y gorffennol.
Mae Llywodraeth y DU yn dweud bod gan bobl "hawl i ddisgwyl cael eu hamddiffyn rhag streicio annemocrataidd".
Bydd mesur yn cael ei gyhoeddi ddydd Llun sy'n cael gwared ar rai o gymalau'r Ddeddf Undebau Llafur, gafodd ei phasio yn San Steffan llynedd.
Mae'r ddeddf yn dweud bod yn rhaid i 40% o aelodau undeb pleidleisio o blaid gweithredu yn ddiwydiannol cyn ei fod yn gyfreithiol.
Fe addawodd Llafur yn eu maniffesto llynedd y bydden nhw'n cael gwared ar y rheol yma ar gyfer gwasanaethau cyhoeddus datganoledig. Byddai hynny'n cynnwys ysgolion a'r gwasanaeth iechyd - ond nid y rheilffyrdd.
Fe fydd Mesur Undebau Llafur (Cymru) hefyd yn cael gwared ar newidiadau i'r ffordd mae aelodau undebau yn talu ffioedd aelodaeth, a'r amser a chaniateir i swyddogion dreulio ar waith eu hundebau.
Ond fe fydd isafswm newydd sy'n golygu bod rhaid i 50% o aelodau undeb gymryd rhan mewn pleidlais ar weithredu yn parhau.
Dywedodd Mark Drakeford, yr Ysgrifennydd Cyllid: "Mae cyflogwyr yn ein gwasanaethau cyhoeddus yn cefnogi'r ffordd yr ydym yn cyflwyno'r mesur yma.
"Maen nhw'n gweld mai dyma'r ffordd gywir i wneud pethau yng Nghymru hefyd."
Mae Llywodraethau Prydain a Chymru wedi anghytuno yn y gorffennol ynglŷn â phwerau'r Cynulliad yn y maes.
Llynedd, fe bleidleisiodd y Cynulliad yn erbyn rhoi sêl bendith i ddeddf Lywodraeth Prydain.
Dim ond y Ceidwadwyr bleidleisiodd o blaid.
Ychwanegodd Mr Drakeford bod Llywodraeth Cymru yn hyderus y bydden nhw'n ennill achos llys petai Llywodraeth Prydain yn herio gallu'r Cynulliad i ddeddfu.
Dywedodd llefarydd ar ran y Ceidwadwyr Cymreig: "Pan rydych yn ystyried angerdd anhygoel teuluoedd sy'n ymgyrchu dros ddeddf awtistiaeth, mae'n rhwystredig ac yn siomedig i weld bod llywodraeth Cymru yn defnyddio eu darn cyntaf o ddeddfwriaeth i ad-dalu eu meistri yn yr undebau."
Dywedodd Llywodraeth y DU y byddant yn edrych ar y ddeddfwriaeth mae'r Cynulliad yn gynnig pan fydd yn cael ei gyflwyno, ond maent yn parhau i gredu ei fod yn fater i'w llywodraeth nhw.
"Mae gan bobl gyffredin yr hawl i ddisgwyl cael eu hamddiffyn rhag streiciau annemocrataidd ac fe fydd Deddf Undebau Llafur yn gwneud hynny," meddai'r llywodraeth.
"Bydd yn rhaid i'r Cynulliad esbonio i'r cyhoedd yng Nghymru pam eu bod eisiau dileu'r cymalau yma." | Bydd rheolau mwy llym ynglŷn â threfnu streiciau yn y sector cyhoeddus yn cael eu diddymu dan gynlluniau Llywodraeth Cymru. | 38609672 |
Thomas Ford, who was 15 months old, was on a walk with his father and a sister when he picked a blackberry off a bush.
The boy, who had eaten them before, choked and was taken to hospital, where he died three days later.
His mother Serena Ford, from Stalham, Norfolk, said her family had been going through a "living nightmare" since it happened on 27 September.
"It's like you're in a bubble," she told the BBC. "Everyone else is just getting on with their lives, but we're stuck thinking 'are we going to wake up from it?'"
Mrs Ford, who also has two young daughters, said: "Having the girls has been great support and we've been supporting each other, but now I want to make people aware and if something good can come from this then it can only be a good thing."
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She said her husband Robert was walking their family dogs with Thomas and five-year-old Olivia when they stopped to pick some blackberries.
The 31-year-old nurse, who first told her story to the Eastern Daily Press, said they would often pick them and that Thomas had eaten them in the past without any problems.
This time, however, he began to choke.
Thomas's father could not see anything in his son's mouth.
When Olivia called her mother, she immediately dashed down the road to join them.
By the time she arrived, though, her son was already unconscious.
They tried CPR until the air ambulance arrived, but staff at Cambridge's Addenbrooke's Hospital were unable to save him.
"I didn't think you could choke on a blackberry, as soft as it is," Mrs Ford said. "But there is a potential risk in everything.
"I don't want people to be paranoid, I want children to be children and explore, but parents need to be more mindful of things they wouldn't necessarily think are harmful." | A mother whose toddler choked to death on a blackberry has warned of the dangers of infants eating whole fruit. | 34721326 |
Watford had started brightly, but Dele Alli's sumptuous strike - curled into the top corner after Son Heung-min's pass - signalled their quick decline.
Within just 11 more minutes they were three behind as Eric Dier smashed in from Son's deflected cross, before the South Korea forward added a third just before the break, firing in a rasping drive following Christian Eriksen's pass.
After half-time it was much the same story, with Watford only threatening in isolated moments, and Son further confirmed Spurs' dominance by meeting Kieran Trippier's perfect cross with a lovely half-volley at the far post.
Harry Kane, returning as a second-half substitute, struck the bar with an injury-time free-kick - the last kick of the game - and Son might have sealed his hat-trick from his earlier pass.
Mauricio Pochettino's side remain seven points adrift of Chelsea, who beat Bournemouth 3-1 later on Saturday.
But they are 14 points clear of fifth-placed Arsenal, who have two games in hand and play at Crystal Palace on Monday (20:00). Spurs have not finished above their north London rivals since 1995.
It was Vincent Janssen who led the line in Kane's absence from the starting line-up - and the Netherlands international missed another easy chance for the game's opening goal.
Trippier - one of the standout performers, his delivery was brilliant throughout - crossed low from the right flank, taking out goalkeeper and defence, but Janssen could only awkwardly divert the ball onto the bar via the top of his thigh with the goal at his mercy.
His only goal in 23 Premier League games, since a £17m summer arrival from AZ Alkmaar, remains a penalty against Leicester in October - and he was once again overshadowed by the dynamic and far more clinical Son.
Son's second goal was particularly admirable, diverting another superb Trippier ball into the back of the net with a deftly controlled finish.
But the pick of the bunch was undoubtedly Alli's. The England midfielder's excellent season continued with a 13th goal from his past 15 league games. You will struggle to see a better one this weekend.
Watford beat Arsenal 2-1 away in late January, but this performance was a world away.
They might claim mitigating circumstances - it was something of a makeshift defence with Miguel Britos suspended and Younes Kaboul and Sebastian Prodl both injured - but once their positive start had faded, Spurs picked them off with ease.
Walter Mazzarri's side had moved up to 10th in the league with two wins in a row, easing pressure on their manager, but the Italian will still be concerned by the possibility of a slide down the table in their remaining seven games.
Mazzarri has said he wants to stay, but the fate of Quique Sanchez Flores, who was fired at the end of last season with the club in 13th, will surely be at the forefront of his mind.
Tottenham, whose last league title came in 1961, need Chelsea to drop points if they are to overtake the Blues at the top of the league.
But even if they do not, a second-placed finish - which would be their highest in the Premier League - is looking likely.
Ex-Wales striker John Hartson on BBC Radio 5 live:
"I would use the word sensational for Son. Every time he had the ball, other than his miss from that Harry Kane pass, he's been really, really good. A top class player and he got a big bear hug from his manager."
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino: "Many things impressed me, we played really well. It is a massive result for us. We will keep pushing and keep believing.
"The team deserve full credit because the energy was fantastic. It was 4-0 but we deserved more goals. The players spoke for me on the pitch and I am very proud of that performance.
"We're second and the gap now is four but Chelsea have one game more to play. We will try to be there if Chelsea fail."
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Watford manager Walter Mazzarri: "We started really well and were playing at the same level as Tottenham, who are a phenomenal side. But it was really difficult after the three goals, that cut our legs.
"We had players who were tired from playing many games, it was a pity. But taking everything into consideration we are happy, and we have to look forward.
"We now have seven finals to play, and we are looking forward to building on this next year."
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Tottenham play Bournemouth at home in the Premier League next Saturday, when Watford host relegation-threatened Swansea City.
Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 4, Watford 0.
Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 4, Watford 0.
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Craig Cathcart (Watford).
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
Foul by Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur).
Isaac Success (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Josh Onomah replaces Son Heung-Min.
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kieran Trippier.
Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Trippier.
Substitution, Watford. Christian Kabasele replaces Stefano Okaka.
Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Kieran Trippier.
Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Kane.
Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur).
Troy Deeney (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
M'Baye Niang (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Moussa Sissoko replaces Mousa Dembélé.
Attempt missed. Troy Deeney (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by José Holebas with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld.
Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Toby Alderweireld.
Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Isaac Success (Watford).
Substitution, Watford. Troy Deeney replaces Nordin Amrabat.
Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by José Holebas (Watford).
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ben Davies.
Foul by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
Adrian Mariappa (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Isaac Success (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stefano Okaka.
Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Juan Zuñiga (Watford).
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Kane replaces Vincent Janssen.
Substitution, Watford. Juan Zuñiga replaces Abdoulaye Doucouré.
Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Isaac Success (Watford).
Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 4, Watford 0. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross. | Tottenham kept up the pressure on leaders Chelsea with an impressive home victory over Watford, their sixth consecutive Premier League win. | 39463992 |
During the three-week experiment people were asked to stand and not walk while travelling on escalators to the ticket hall between 08:30 and 09:30.
Queuing was reduced and 30% more people used the Tube's escalators during the trial, analysis showed.
However, TfL said it would not ban commuters from walking on escalators.
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Research by London Underground (LU) found people tend to stand when escalators have a height of over 18.5m, leaving empty space on the left side.
By making them standing-only, the test showed 16,220 people could travel on Holborn's 23.4m high escalators during rush hour, compared to 12,745 in normal circumstances.
The station also shut only once because of overcrowding, compared to the more usual several times a week.
Mark Evers, LU's director of customer strategy, said the trial demonstrated "at stations with very long escalators we can reduce queues and keep people moving".
But he said feedback had shown "some customers want to be able to walk" so "if we bring in this arrangement... we'd expect to keep at least one escalator for a mix of standing and walking".
Vertical heights of the Tube's longest escalators:
While commuters might think walking would allow people to move through a station more quickly, studies have suggested standing-only escalators improve overall "efficiency".
Prof Ed Galea of Greenwich University, who has researched escalator etiquette, said it no longer "made sense" to leave an empty lane for walkers on the Tube as it added to congestion.
While the trial did "exceed expectations", TfL said it was still considering the results.
"Nothing has yet been decided about how the project might be taken further," it said. | A trial in which Holborn's escalators became standing-only improved the speed customers got through the station, Transport for London (TfL) has found. | 35354471 |
Sir Jeremy Heywood rejected claims he had "washed his hands" of the inquiry, which has been going nearly six years, telling MPs he had offered Sir John Chilcot help at a recent meeting.
But he told MPs there was nothing he could do to accelerate the process
David Cameron has said he is "fast losing patience" over lack of progress.
Sir John has said he still cannot set a deadline for when the report into the UK's involvement in the 2003 Iraq invasion and its aftermath will be finished.
The last public hearings took place in 2011 but progress has been delayed, first by drawn-out negotiations over what documents can be published, and then by the process of so-called "Maxwellisation" - where those likely to be subject to criticism in the report are given a right to respond.
Appearing before the Public Administration Select Committee, Sir Jeremy said that the inquiry was independent of government and its timetable was not "in my hands".
"I'm not washing my hands of it," the cabinet secretary said. "I have repeatedly offered to Sir John extra resources on behalf of the prime minister, extra legal resources and so on.
"At the prime minister's request I saw him again recently, we had a private meeting at which I repeated that request, obviously.
"I just know that John Chilcot will complete this report as soon as he possibly can. He is as aware as everybody else is about the importance of getting this done and quickly.
"We have repeatedly offered the inquiry further resources, they say they don't need them, they are doing it as fast as they can."
Sir Jeremy said "everyone" was frustrated at the length of the inquiry and suggested that, once it had been published, officials would take a "long-hard look" at why so much time had elapsed.
"But not in a way that interrupts the last phase of the inquiry, the inquiry needs to just get its head down and complete its work."
Ministers have rejected calls from MPs and peers for the inquiry either to publish its findings now or for it to be wound up. | The chair of the Iraq Inquiry has repeatedly turned down offers of extra assistance to help speed up the report, the head of the Civil Service has said. | 33612924 |
Funds have been awarded by Historic Environment Scotland and will be used to repair the exterior of the building, as well as add office space.
The council then plans to relocate 500 of its staff into the new town centre offices.
The building had fallen into a state of disrepair in recent years after it caught fire in 1976.
Specialist contractors have been hired to carry out the renovation, which includes rebuilding of the roof, conservation and repair of the original stonework, and refurbishment of the existing main entrance timber doors.
The interior will also include a public area and a number of training and meeting rooms.
A large new building to the rear will also be constructed, which will house the new council office space.
Council leader Martin Rooney said: "This is an iconic building at the heart of Dumbarton town centre and I'm delighted that Historic Environment Scotland has recognised the importance of the work we're carrying out.
"In restoring the old Academy building to its former glory, not only will the council bring this building back into use but it will also help provide a catalyst for further regeneration activities in the town centre."
The new building will cost approximately £15.7m, and the council said it will save £300,000 per year compared to maintaining the state of the current office area. | West Dunbartonshire Council has secured a £500,000 grant to restore the Dumbarton Academy building. | 34572426 |
In the only change to the team, the back-rower replaces club-mate John Hardie, who is injured, while Cornell du Preez comes on to the bench.
It means the backline is unchanged for the trip to Twickenham, a venue where Scotland have not won since 1983.
Ali Price again deputises at scrum-half for injured skipper Greig Laidlaw.
He and stand-off Finn Russell are likely to be key figures as the Scots seek a third win in this year's championship following Murrayfield successes against Ireland and Wales.
While Scotland seek their first Triple Crown since 1990, England are aiming to equal New Zealand's record of 18 straight Test wins for a tier-one nation.
Watson started the first two matches of the campaign and, to earn his eighth cap, replaced Hardie in the first half of the game against Wales when he damaged his knee.
Glasgow Warriors provide the entire Scotland front row of Gordon Reid, Fraser Brown and Zander Fagerson, backed by locks Jonny and Richie Gray and with captain John Barclay and number eight Ryan Wilson completing the back-row.
"There's a lot to play for and several reasons why we should be able to get up for this game," said Cotter in his penultimate match as head coach.
"We've rested, recovered and prepared as best we can for this game. We've asked some questions of ourselves and the areas we think we can improve and we're confident we can play better as a team.
"The challenge is for us to combine the best parts of our performances so far in this campaign in to one excellent performance at Twickenham this Saturday.
"We'll need that to put us in a position to win this game and will enjoy the challenge of doing that against an England team that hasn't lost in a while."
Scotland: Scotland: Hogg; Seymour, Jones, Dunbar, Visser; Russell, Price; Reid, Brown, Fagerson, R Gray, J Gray, Barclay, Watson, Wilson.
Replacements: Ford, Dell, Berghan, Swinson, Du Preez, Pyrgos, Weir, Bennett. | Head coach Vern Cotter has brought Edinburgh flanker Hamish Watson into Scotland's starting XV for Saturday's Calcutta Cup match against England. | 39215973 |
Ms Jolie Pitt has been speaking as part of the BBC's World on the Move day of coverage of global migration issues.
She warned against a "fear of migration" and a "race to the bottom" as countries competed to be the toughest to protect themselves.
Earlier, the UNHCR's head said the refugee crisis was now a global issue.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi told the BBC that simply turning migrants away "won't work".
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A range of speakers, including the UNHCR's special envoy Angelina Jolie Pitt, and former British secret intelligence chief Sir Richard Dearlove, will set out the most important new ideas shaping our thinking on economic development, security and humanitarian assistance.
You can follow the discussion and reaction to it, with live online coverage on the BBC News website.
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Ms Jolie Pitt said that more than 60 million people - one in 122 - were displaced globally - more than at any time in the past 70 years.
"This tells us something deeply worrying about the peace and security of the world," she said, adding: "The average time a person will be displaced is now nearly 20 years."
Ms Jolie Pitt said the "number of conflicts and scale of displacement had grown so large" the system to protect and return refugees was not working.
She said that UN appeals were drastically under-funded.
"With this then the state of today's world, is it any surprise that some of these desperate people, who are running out of all options and who see no hope of returning home, would make a push for Europe as a last resort, even at the risk of death?"
But Ms Jolie Pitt said that Europe was "only a fraction of the global refugee problem".
Highlighting Turkey, Pakistan, Lebanon, Iran, Ethiopia, and Jordan, she said: "We in the West are neither at the centre of the refugee crisis, nor - for the most part - the ones making the greatest sacrifice."
She warned that amid a "fear of uncontrolled migration" there was a "risk of a race to the bottom, with countries competing to be the toughest, in the hope of protecting themselves whatever the cost or challenge to their neighbours, and despite their international responsibilities".
Isolationism was not the answer, she said, adding: "If your neighbour's house is on fire you are not safe if you lock your doors. Strength lies in being unafraid."
Such policies would lead to an even greater set of problems, she said.
"It would amount to the worst of both worlds: failing to tackle the issue and undermining international law and our values in the process."
Urging the world to rally together, she said: "Whether we succeed will help define this century... the alternative is chaos."
Earlier, Mr Grandi told the BBC migration was now a global phenomenon needing a global response.
He said the burden of caring for refugees had so far fallen "on a few countries that host hundreds of thousands of refugees, usually those near wars, near conflicts and a few donors that alone, seven or eight of them, give 80%-90%, of the funding".
He admitted a solution would require "a very long and difficult discussion" but added: "There can't simply be a reaction whereby states shut down borders and push people away simply because it won't work."
Save the Children is calling for greater international commitment to ensure child refugees remain in school.
The charity's new report, A New Deal for Refugees, says only one in four refugee children is now enrolled in secondary school.
It is calling on governments and aid agencies to adopt a new policy framework that will ensure no refugee child remains out of school for more than a month.
It is an ambitious target but there is growing concern that this migration crisis is producing a lost generation of children which means conditions for even greater insecurity and poverty.
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Richard Simpson also wanted licensed shops in problem areas to mark cans and bottles so they could be traced.
He told MSPs there was a problem with "proxy" purchasing for teenagers.
However, ministers argued that the issue could be better dealt with through the government's alcohol misuse strategy.
When the members bill was scrutinised at committee stage, BMA Scotland expressed concerns about some aspects of it but it supported the section aimed at banning alcohol advertising around schools.
Figures analysed specially for the Scottish government in 2009 estimated that Scotland had the eighth highest level of alcohol consumption in the world.
The World Health Organisation has linked alcohol to more than 60 types of disease, disability and injury. | MSPs have voted down a members bill which would have resulted in a ban on alcohol advertising within 200 metres (656ft) of schools. | 35491563 |
New regulations require top-tier clubs to fill sections of the stadium which are shown by certain camera angles.
The move is part of efforts to improve the league's product for TV audiences and increase its competitiveness with England's Premier League.
In May 2015, Spain approved new laws so rights to show La Liga matches will be pooled and sold collectively.
Previously, Real Madrid and Barcelona had negotiated their own lucrative deals. | The Spanish league plans to fine clubs that allow empty seats to be shown on television next season. | 36328609 |
Cork defender Damien Cahalane's dismissal after a second yellow card on 51 minutes was a key moment when the Rebels led 0-15 to 1-11.
Within eight minutes Waterford were 3-14 to 0-18 ahead after goals from Jamie Barron and Austin Gleeson.
Barron fired another goal in injury-time as Waterford's Conor Gleeson and Cork's Patrick Horgan were sent off.
The duo received straight red cards after a spot of off-the-ball stick-jabbing and Gleeson's participation in the All-Ireland decider on 3 September could now be in doubt.
In front of 72,022 spectators at Croke Park, Michael Walsh's early goal gave Waterford a 1-1 to 0-2 lead after a brilliant crossfield ball from Shane Bennett.
With Cork keeper Anthony Nash making a magnificent save to deny Pauric Mahony, the sides were level on several occasions in the opening period before Waterford edged into a 1-7 to 0-9 lead by the interval.
Cork had the better of the 15 minutes after half-time and they led by one when the game's pivotal moment arrived as Cahalane saw red after a high tackle on Conor Gleeson landed him a second yellow card.
Cahalane had been handed his first caution in the first half for a pull across Austin Gleeson's legs.
Waterford, who went into Sunday's game without suspended sweeper Tadhg de Burca, have not won an All-Ireland senior title since 1959, only the second in their history, and they last reached the final in 2008.
The last of Galway's four titles came in 1988 although they have lost six finals since then - including the 2012 and 2015 deciders. | Waterford beat Munster champions Cork 4-19 to 0-20 to set up an All-Ireland Hurling final against Galway. | 40917401 |
Critical care units have been over capacity at periods of high demand.
In January 2015, bed occupancy across Wales was at 107% - while Intensive Care Society guidelines suggest a maximum of 70%.
Occupancy levels higher than this can lead to cancelled operations and delayed admissions to hospital.
The report also said with an ageing population, "demand for critical care services will outstrip current supply levels".
It added serious staff shortages means "the current workforce is beginning to experience added stresses and uncertainty".
The report noted that according to the latest workforce survey, 50% of Welsh critical care units do not meet professional standards for consultant staffing and 80% do not meet all the standards for junior staffing.
The Welsh Government, according to the report, expects health boards in the next 12 months to develop "a clear plan" to address the shortfall.
The report also warned of too many delays in discharging patients from critical care units, with two thirds (66%) of all critical care patients delayed for more than four hours, affecting almost 4,000 patients.
It is as a result of "problems with whole hospital flow - with hospitals running at maximum capacity with no spare ward beds", the report added.
The Welsh Government wants 95% of patients discharged within four hours.
Last December the Royal College of Surgeons expressed concerns that many scheduled operations including major ones were having to be postponed at the last minute because of a shortage of intensive care beds.
However, in terms of death rates, the report said it was "encouraging" that almost all sites are in line with what would be expected at most units.
But there is some concern that death rates at Wales' biggest hospital - University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff - are slightly higher than expected.
The Welsh Government said Cardiff and Vale Health Board is "expected to take action to ensure they return to within control limits as soon as possible".
Health Secretary Vaughan Gething said: "We know there are areas where care is improving - crucially, we have seen an increase in survival rates and reductions in the numbers of patients who are re-admitted to critical care soon after leaving it.
"This report demonstrates our commitment to transparency and also sets out where the NHS needs to improve so that we can make sure people have access to excellent critical cares across Wales."
Dr Andrew Goodall, chief executive of NHS Wales said the flow of patients through hospitals and into the community is key to success.
He added: "This can only be resolved by health boards adopting a whole hospital approach to critical care.
"We will continue to work with them closely and take account of both these reports during the refresh of our delivery plans in Wales."
Welsh Conservative health spokeswoman Angela Burns said the report "flags some serious issues which are significantly hampering the NHS' ability to deliver the appropriate level of care to some of its most vulnerable patients". | Hospital departments that treat the most seriously ill patients are too full and seriously understaffed, a Welsh Government report has said. | 37195564 |
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The headset can plug into existing PS4 consoles and Sony are hoping fans will splash out hundreds of pounds for the gadget.
Lots of games are currently being designed for the device which will allow players to fly like an eagle, drive sports cars in high-speed races, and explore castles.
Currently it's normal for games to last just a few minutes but developers are trying to see how far they can extend play without players feeling tired or sick.
It goes into competition with other VR headsets like Facebook's Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive - which are currently even more expensive.
Sony hopes the headset will be used not just for gaming but also for other things like watching films. | Sony is the latest company to release a virtual reality headset which will go on sale in Japan and North America on Thursday. | 37640879 |
Castle Quays was planned to be the biggest rebuilding project in the city centre since the three-day blitz during World War Two and make it a leading shopping destination fit for the 21st Century.
But after several false starts, issues over buying land, the developer and an anchor tenant pulling out, the plans - first mooted in 1994 - were scrapped in 2004.
Since then the respective ruling councils have struggled to find an alternative option, with the most recent falling through last year when the firm behind a planned £1bn transformation pulled out.
Today, the state of the city centre today is evident.
Empty shop units, major retailers leaving, and a feeling that it has fallen further behind other cities in the UK.
Some have launched a defence on the state of the city saying it is a trend affecting many city centres and point the finger at out-of-town retail outlets along with online shopping and the global financial crisis.
But when you look at the likes of Cardiff, Birmingham, Bristol and Liverpool, those cities have gone through major transformations in recent years and are thriving.
"Castle Quays was a hugely missed opportunity," said Lawrence Bailey, who was leader of Swansea council when the scheme collapsed.
"The plan was to put a third of the city centre under cover in a similar shopping mall to St David's in Cardiff.
"But Swansea has got a real battle on its hands now."
So much so, it seems, that the current ruling authority has drafted in experts to help take the city forward.
One of them is Prof Ken Maher, a leading Australian architect who has helped transform Sydney, which he said has also suffered from failed plans.
"Swansea has got great potential," said Prof Maher.
"It's had some challenges like many cities in the last few decades but it seems to me it has some great natural assets around the city, a close connection to the beach and it's got a city centre that needs revitalisation.
"The two cities (Swansea and Sydney) have the same challenges but there are parallels in what they face.
"Bringing life and safety back into the centre of the city is one of the principal challenges.
"Following that is a shift on the quality of public spaces in the city and then public transport. These are all interlinked in a way."
Prof Maher said a key aspect of Sydney's current 20-year plan was to have year by year targets and for developments to be sustainable.
So what next?
The group of experts held their first meeting on the way forward for Swansea last month.
And Swansea council leader Rob Stewart is honest about the challenge that lies ahead for all who are involved.
"Swansea has fallen way behind other cities and is punching well below its weight at the moment," he said.
"I don't want to replicate cities like Cardiff or Birmingham. We need to keep it different. The city centre is not as attractive as it should be.
"The amount of people living in the city centre is too low. We also don't have enough of the right quality, right size shops and office space in the city centre.
"When we build it has to be a much wider mix. The development should be an all day and all night development.
"I don't want to be the person that has created another plan. What's different this time is that we've got a city region in place and for that to be successful Swansea city has to be viable and successful."
Knocking down buildings to make way for new developments has already begun with part of the failed St David's shopping centre replaced with a temporary car park until a suitable replacement is found.
Those in charge know something needs to happen soon. What will 2015 bring? | Ten years after a flagship scheme to redevelop Swansea city centre collapsed questions are still being asked about what can be done to improve Wales' second city. | 29816460 |
Hamilton was on what would almost certainly have been the pole lap when he came across the McLaren of Fernando Alonso, which had spun.
He had to back off and lost the lap, while Rosberg, running behind Hamilton, was able to complete his.
The Red Bulls of Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen start third and fourth.
The session started on a soaking track after heavy rain, ended two hours later, and featured four red flags - three of them for crashes.
Hamilton will be frustrated after losing what was looking like being a remarkable lap - he had been 0.35secs up on his own previous best time on the first sector on the final lap, and was 0.4secs faster there than Rosberg - only to come across Alonso's McLaren broadside across the track at Turn Nine.
Hamilton said: "I felt good on the lap. I was a bit unfortunate with Fernando but these things happen. I'm not too disappointed and we still have a long race ahead of us."
The yellow caution flags were also displayed for Rosberg on his lap, but he said he did not expect to lose the time for not slowing sufficiently.
"I had a big lift and I was also slower in that segment than on previous lap so I am sure I will be OK," Rosberg said.
Behind the Red Bulls, Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was fifth ahead of the impressive Carlos Sainz in the Toro Rosso.
Both McLarens made it into the top 10 for the first time since the start of their relationship with Honda in 2015, with Alonso taking seventh and Button eighth.
The Spaniard's late error was an unfortunate end to a session in which he had until then displayed all the skills for which he has earned a reputation as one of the greatest drivers of the era.
Alonso consistently featured close to the front in the tricky conditions. He was third fastest in the wet first session, behind only Rosberg and Hamilton, and fourth quickest in the second session when the cars did one lap on slick tyres on a still-damp track, beaten only by the Red Bulls and Rosberg.
All the front-runners negotiated a first session punctuated by four red flags, initially for another burst of heavy rain and then for a succession of crashes, for Sauber's Marcus Ericsson, Williams' Felipe Massa and Manor's Rio Haryanto, who all lost control on their first laps after a re-start.
And in the second session, held in sunshine on a rapidly drying track, Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen was the big loser. He was knocked out and will start 14th.
Britain's Jolyon Palmer impressed in the difficult first session, taking 17th and beating Renault team-mate Kevin Magnussen by two places.
Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying results
Hungarian Grand Prix coverage details | Nico Rosberg stole pole position from under the nose of Lewis Hamilton in a chaotic wet-dry qualifying session for the Hungarian Grand Prix. | 36875049 |
The Sweden striker could be Mourinho's first signing - but who else could be coming through the doors of Old Trafford next season?
We want you to select your starting XI from the current squad and the many players United have been linked with.
United are likely to be busy in the transfer window as Mourinho looks to overhaul Louis van Gaal's squad to create a team of title contenders.
But how will that squad look come the first day of the season?
Will Mourinho splash the cash? Will he give youth a chance? Or will there be a full-scale clearout?
Who will be in the team for the start of the season? We've included the current squad plus a selection of players linked with United.
The defence was one area Van Gaal never managed to properly address. A centre-half is needed and plenty of names keep popping up.
Real Madrid's young France international Raphael Varane could link up with his old boss, Everton's John Stones was denied a chance to work with Mourinho at Chelsea while Zenit Saint Petersburg's Ezequiel Garay has been linked with a move to United since the days of David Moyes.
Revamping the midfield could cost United millions. Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, and the possible return of Paul Pogba would come with a hefty price tag.
Then there is Portugal and Sporting Lisbon's Joao Mario, who can play on the wing or in central midfield, Sevilla's Polish defensive midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak and Arsenal target William Carvalho, another defensive midfielder, also from Sporting Lisbon.
United need goals and their attack will surely be addressed by the former Chelsea and Real Madrid boss.
Atletico Madrid's France forward Antoine Griezmann, Real Madrid's Colombian playmaker James Rodriguez and Napoli's Argentinean striker Gonzalo Higuain, who broke the Serie A scoring record last season, could all join Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford at Old Trafford.
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Regional chiefs would be given stronger powers to make immediate changes in struggling schools.
There will also be a "National Teaching Service" to deploy the best staff to support weaker schools.
Mr Cameron says it will help more young people "reach their potential and succeed in life".
The prime minister says the plans, which would only be realised if the Conservatives when the next general election, would help 100,000 pupils in more than 500 schools currently graded by Ofsted as inadequate.
But the plans angered Russell Hobby, leader of the National Association of Head Teachers, who said "cracking the whip" in this way "may make good politics to some but it makes lousy school improvement".
The Conservative manifesto proposals will give more direct power to the eight regional school commissioners, appointed this year.
These were created to provide a layer of monitoring for academies and free schools, which are no longer supervised by local authorities.
But the Conservatives want the commissioners to be able to intervene in all types of state funded school found by inspectors to be inadequate.
The regional commissioners will be able to impose immediate changes on how schools are run, such as introducing new behaviour policies or installing new school governors.
The Conservatives are also calling for a National Teaching Service, which would help to tackle the problem of schools in challenging areas struggling to recruit high-quality staff.
This could create a central pool of talented teachers, with support and training, who could be deployed where they were most needed.
The teachers would be employed by the service, rather than individual schools, and could be sent to under-performing schools anywhere in England.
"That's what our long-term plan means for you, a decent education system and the chance for your child to get on," said Mr Cameron.
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said: "We have witnessed a revolution in school standards over the past four years, with more young people being taught in good or outstanding schools today than ever before.
"But there is more to do, and the next phase of the plan must go further and faster in targeting the schools where failure has become ingrained."
Teach First, which has recruited high-achieving graduates to teach in challenging schools, has welcomed the proposal for a National Teaching Service.
James Westhead, executive director, says it supports "any scheme that seems to attract and support talented teachers to those classrooms that will most benefit".
Brian Lightman, head of the Association of School and College Leaders, also backed the need to recruit the best heads and teachers in the most challenging schools.
He said the proposed National Teaching Service could provide head teachers with the "essential support" of senior staff and "first-rate classroom teachers".
"Nevertheless it is those school leaders, not government, who need to decide what strategies are necessary," said Mr Lightman.
But the announcement on a more rapid intervention in schools was criticised by Russell Hobby of the NAHT who accused the government of having carried out a "demolition of local oversight."
"The announcement is all the more intolerable, because the government's own policies cause more delays to school improvement than any head teacher ever could."
Labour highlighted that it had already announced its own plans for the local supervision of standards, which would apply to all state-funded schools.
"The events in Birmingham have exposed David Cameron's government's failure to deliver effective oversight of our schools. The government's failure has meant school standards suffer," said shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt.
"On the issue of teacher quality, the government has changed the rules to allow unqualified teachers into the classroom." | Wider and more rapid powers of intervention to improve failing schools in England are being proposed by the Prime Minister David Cameron. | 29574125 |
Bruce's Tigers had only needed a point to return to the top of the Championship table.
The only goal came on 14 minutes when Toral's low, left-foot drive went in off ex-Blues defender Curtis Davies.
In soggy conditions, Hull hit the woodwork twice through Jake Livermore and Michael Dawson.
Hull were also denied a penalty when Abel Hernandez's second-half shot was blocked by Paul Robinson's arm.
The second half could not quite match the drama of a first 45 minutes, which could have quite easily been 3-3 by the break.
Hull had already wasted a great chance when right-back Moses Odubajo blazed over at the far post before Blues scored.
Toral tried his luck from outside the box and the ball took a wicked deflection off Davies to nestle neatly into Allan McGregor's right-hand corner.
Livermore then cannoned a shot against the post and Dawson's header hit the bar as the visitors searched for an equaliser.
McGregor made a stunning reflex save to deny Clayton Donaldson's overhead kick, before Toral headed just wide from David Cotterill's cross.
After the break, home goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak made a double save late on to deny a fierce left-foot strike from Robert Snodgrass, before also keeping out the follow-up effort from Sam Clucas.
Blues have now won six of their last seven home league games and are within a point of the play-off places.
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Birmingham City manager Gary Rowett told BBC WM: "We were really good, but we had to be as Hull are a big powerful team who recover their shape very quickly. They're the most complete team in the division.
"We had to ride our luck. They hit the post and the bar and Tomasz Kuszczak made a fantastic save for us in the second half, but we created a lot of chances and could have scored more than one ourselves.
"I was pleased with the way we showed what we can do after Saturday, when I was so annoyed that I did not talk to one of the players."
Hull manager Steve Bruce: "We created enough chances to win two games and we dominated the game really. We did everything but score, then we've lost to a deflected goal.
"When that went in, you're already thinking it's going to be one of those nights. These things happen at this time of year.
"But there's still a lot of points to be played for and a lot of water to flow under the bridge yet. Birmingham have still got all the top sides to come here so I'm sure they'll do us a favour."
Match ends, Birmingham City 1, Hull City 0.
Second Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Hull City 0.
Attempt missed. Robert Snodgrass (Hull City) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Abel Hernández (Hull City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Davies with a headed pass.
Attempt missed. David Davis (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jon-Miquel Toral.
Foul by Nick Powell (Hull City).
Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Nick Powell (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Paul Caddis (Birmingham City).
Attempt saved. Jon-Miquel Toral (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Grounds.
Attempt saved. Robert Snodgrass (Hull City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Livermore.
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ahmed Elmohamady.
Foul by Andrew Robertson (Hull City).
Jon-Miquel Toral (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Hull City).
Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Michael Morrison.
Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Michael Morrison.
Attempt blocked. Sam Clucas (Hull City) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Abel Hernández (Hull City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
Attempt missed. Nick Powell (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Clucas.
Attempt blocked. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maikel Kieftenbeld.
Attempt missed. Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Paul Caddis.
Substitution, Hull City. Ahmed Elmohamady replaces Moses Odubajo.
Substitution, Birmingham City. David Davis replaces David Cotterill.
Attempt saved. Sam Clucas (Hull City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Robert Snodgrass (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Abel Hernández.
Attempt saved. Jake Livermore (Hull City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt missed. David Cotterill (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maikel Kieftenbeld.
Nick Powell (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City).
Attempt blocked. Abel Hernández (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moses Odubajo.
Attempt missed. Adama Diomande (Hull City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nick Powell.
Foul by Nick Powell (Hull City).
Stephen Gleeson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Moses Odubajo (Hull City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City).
Attempt missed. Nick Powell (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Clucas.
Attempt blocked. Abel Hernández (Hull City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adama Diomande with a headed pass. | Ex-Birmingham boss Steve Bruce's hopes of a happy return to St Andrew's were wrecked as Hull lost to a deflected first-half strike from Jon Toral. | 35656922 |
Tremaine Wilbourn had been wanted for the shooting death of police officer Sean Bolton on Saturday night.
After his arrest on Monday, Wilborn told police that " I'm not a cold-blooded killer", and "I am not a coward".
Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong had shown a photo of Wilbourn earlier that day and labelled him a "coward".
Bolton was investigating an illegally parked car where a drug deal was taking place, Mr Armstrong said, when the shooting occurred.
A struggle took place, which ended with Wilbourn drawing a gun and firing on the officer who later died in hospital.
Police discovered less than two grams of marijuana at the scene.
In announcing the surrender, Mr Armstrong credited the "exhaustive search" for raising public awareness and putting pressure on Wilbourn.
"We've always been one step behind him, but he felt the walls closing in and thought it was in his best interest to turn himself in," Mr Armstrong said.
Wilbourn, 29, had an earlier conviction for bank robbery. He had been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison and was released on probation in July 2014.
Bolton, 33, had served as a US Marine in Iraq.
Wilbourn's first court appearance is scheduled for Wednesday. | A man suspected of killing a Tennessee police officer has turned himself in to authorities, ending a two-day manhunt. | 33778177 |
Seventy years ago, 76 servicemen fled from the German Stalag Luft III camp through a 336ft (102m) long tunnel.
Only three reached safety. Of the 73 recaptured, 50 were shot.
Veterans joined family members from around the world to lay wreaths at the exit of the "Harry" tunnel in the first formal act of remembrance for the dead.
Some 50 serving RAF personnel each held a photo of one of the 50 dead at the ceremony in the forest above where the tunnel had been dug by prisoners of war.
A small number of surviving former prisoners of the camp were among those who paid their respects.
BBC correspondent Robert Hall said the ceremony was all about those who had paid the ultimate sacrifice in 1944 for that act of defiance.
He said that, while the number of eyewitnesses was dwindling, the fascination with this tale of endeavour and sacrifice still endured.
By Robert HallBBC News
On a forest track 50 members of today's RAF carried rain-streaked photographs of the men who had paid the ultimate price for an act of defiance.
Among the service chiefs from Britain, Poland and the Commonwealth, Air Vice Marshal Stuart Atha told a crowd of several hundred that the escape plan was a way of fighting back from behind the wire.
"These men were not prisoners of war, they were prisoners at war," he said.
At the tunnel exit, bright flowers contrasted with the grey winter day, as veterans and families laid their tributes and remembered a story that will endure long after the last eyewitnesses have departed.
The RAF's Air Vice Marshal Stuart Atha told those gathered that The Great Escape was "an extraordinary chapter" in the history of the allied air forces "written by men with great courage and character".
Those who escaped were "an exceptional band of airmen whose bravery, ingenuity and resilient spirit set an example for all time", he added.
"When first captured, they did not accept that for them the war was over.
"Far from it, they were not prisoners of war - they were prisoners at war.
"And through their activities, they opened another front that distracted and diluted enemy forces and demonstrated that no fence, no Stalag Luft, could contain allied airmen."
British ambassador to Poland Robin Barnett and former prisoner of war Charles Clarke were among others who spoke.
On Tuesday, 50 RAF service personnel will begin a four-day, 105-mile (170km) march from Zagan to a cemetery at Poznan where the shot men are buried.
They will lay wreaths at the graves of the prisoners in a service on Friday.
Stalag Luft III, which was 100 miles south-east of Berlin on the Polish border, held about 10,000 prisoners at the height of its occupation.
Members of the RAF and other allied forces were among prisoners at the camp.
Because of border changes, the location of the camp is now in Poland.
The daring bid for freedom was immortalised in the classic 1963 film The Great Escape, starring Steve McQueen, James Garner and Richard Attenborough.
An escape committee was formed at Stalag Luft III in spring 1943 and the escape plan hatched under the leadership of Squadron Leader Roger Bushell.
Three tunnels, codenamed Tom, Dick and Harry, were started in April 1943.
The tunnels were dug to a depth of 28ft (8.5m) and shored up with wooden boards from the prisoners' beds.
On the night of 24 March 1944, about 200 prisoners prepared to escape through Harry, a tunnel measuring over 300ft long, beneath Hut 104.
Only 76 were able to make their break for freedom using the tunnel.
Norwegian pilots Per Bergsland and Jens Muller, and Dutch pilot Bram van der Stok - who all died in the 1990s - made it to safety.
Of the 73 who were recaptured, 50 were subsequently shot by the Gestapo on Adolf Hitler's orders.
British ex-serviceman Andrew Wiseman, who was in Zagan for the commemoration, arrived as a prisoner at Stalag Luft III shortly after The Great Escape.
"When I arrived at the camp, the camp was in a state of shock, disbelief," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
"Until the Great Escape, and the murder of the 50, the RAF prisoners of war were treated reasonably well by the Germans.
"But after The Great Escape, relations between us and the Germans changed.
"The camp could not believe what the Germans had done to the 50 and there was shock, horror almost, and a great deal of sadness."
According to the Daily Telegraph, Dick Churchill, 94, is the last British survivor among the 76 escapees.
He and fellow escapee, Australian Paul Royle, are the only survivors, it says.
Mr Churchill, who says he was captured while hiding in a barn after heading towards Czechoslovakia, told the paper he was lucky not to have been shot.
"I think it was my name - I'm pretty certain.
"I'm not related to Churchill, to my knowledge. But they thought I might be." | Hundreds of people have gathered in Zagan, Poland, to remember the allied prisoners of war who died in The Great Escape of World War Two. | 26706141 |
The government says more civil cases could be solved before they reach court - and believes that many of those that do need resolution by a judge can be handled by people on their own, without expert help.
Under pressure to cut budgets, the government introduced sweeping changes to the provision of legal aid for a whole array of civil legal cases in England and Wales.
It also said it would reduce the annual £2bn legal aid bill by £500m, of which £350m has already been cut from civil legal aid.
Legal aid, funded by the taxpayer, used to help with the costs of professional advice for people who could not afford it.
It funded solicitors and agencies to advise people on their legal problems, such as eviction, debt and family breakdown and, if necessary, represent people in court.
The number of litigants-in-person appearing before the civil and family courts without legal representation has increased since the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act took many civil cases out of scope for legal aid in April 2013.
This has resulted in many people not being able to get funding for legal representation and having to do it themselves.
Thousands of people are now going into the legal arena, not represented by a qualified solicitor or barrister, but reliant on their own abilities to argue their case and get the result they want.
Rochelle Ezekiel has reluctantly become one of these new litigants-in-person.
She has mental health problems, but she has spent the past two years fighting for residential custody of her young daughter - who lives with her paternal grandmother.
Her daughter went to stay with her grandmother following a severe deterioration in Rochelle's mental health.
She believes she is now well enough to have her daughter back.
Under the new rules she can't get legal aid so she is fighting her own case.
She told me she has found it very emotional and stressful to represent herself in court.
"They've basically listened to everything the solicitors are saying on the other side and not listening to what I'm saying.
"I'm not a solicitor, I haven't done this before, but I have a lot to say. I'm being treated unfairly and I need to get my point across.
"I'm really emotional about what's being said. A solicitor wouldn't be so attached to the case, where as I am, that's my child."
The changes to the system have led to protests and even strikes by the legal profession.
Solicitors, barristers and judges had never taken action like this before.
But the architect of the reforms, and former justice minister Kenneth Clarke, robustly defends the decision: "The idea that legal aid, this extraordinary generous system that the British had acquired thanks to lobbying over the years should be sacrosanct, and left untouched and couldn't be reduced was not one I agreed with.
"When the financial system eases and when you don't need more money for hospitals or schools then perhaps you should start putting some back into legal aid.
"But you've got to ask what justice really requires and really means."
Labour say they plan to review the cuts in they get into office.
"We are horrified by the impact of the governments cuts to legal aid," says shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan.
"We are going to widen access to justice. One of our priorities will be to ensure that those women in particular who've lost out as consequence of governments changes to legal aid and domestic violence are able to get legal advice and representation.
"There are savings to be made but we voted against every single one of their proposals and we'll do everything that we can to widen justice again."
And many legal professionals disagree with the government's approach. Sir Alan Moses was a judge for 19 years and told me he is deeply frustrated that few serving judges will stand-up to publicly make the criticisms he knows many of them hold.
And he fears the cuts to legal aid will lead to dire consequences: "I'm quite certain that if you don't allow those who can't afford it, legal assistance, that more and more serious miscarriages of justice will occur.
"It seems to me inevitable that that will happen if you don't have skilled independent advocates arguing cases."
Supporters of the changes argue that the new legal aid rules included a safety net for really deserving cases that found themselves unable to get legal aid, but believed their case was exceptional.
A discretionary scheme was introduced to allow some flexibility in the system - called Exceptional Case Funding.
Rochelle, with a mental health problem, felt she was a good candidate for exceptional funding. She applied and was turned down. She appealed - and was turned down again.
Among the legal profession there are concerns that the most vulnerable are still falling through the net.
Following the reforms there were more than 1,500 applications for Exceptional Case Funding. Only 69 were successful.
But the Ministry of Justice says the Exceptional Case Funding Scheme is functioning as intended.
Its purpose is to provide funding where it is legally needed. And it adds that every application is considered by the Legal Aid Agency on an individual basis.
The consequence of the reforms, necessary or not, is more do-it-yourself justice.
With ordinary people having to build their own court cases by constructing legal arguments - navigating through complex procedure - and assembling convincing arguments to persuade a judge.
Panorama: DIY Justice, is on BBC One on Monday 30 March at 19:30. Or watch it later on the BBC iPlayer. | For almost two years there has been a new style of justice for many people who go to civil courts in England and Wales to resolve all sorts of problems, from housing issues to claiming benefits, or to getting divorced. | 32072457 |
He was struck by the vehicle outside the sports centre on Oxford Road, Thame, shortly before 10:30 GMT.
The driver stopped at the scene and emergency services were called but the boy died on his way to hospital.
Thames Valley Police said specially trained family liaison officers are supporting his next of kin and appealed for any witnesses to come forward. | A four-year-old boy has died after being knocked down by a car in Oxfordshire. | 38275357 |
The Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry (HIA) is examining abuse claims in Northern Ireland children's homes and juvenile justice.
It was set up by Northern Ireland's power-sharing executive to investigate allegations dating from 1922 to 1995.
To date, 434 people have contacted the inquiry to allege they were abused.
It is investigating claims of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, as well as childhood neglect.
The senior counsel to the inquiry, Christine Smith, said many victims of abuse "have waited years for this day to come".
"This inquiry, both through the work of the acknowledgement forum and these public hearings, is giving a voice to those who feel the system let them down," Ms Smith said.
She said it was "a human story about how a society treated its most vulnerable members - its children".
"By examining how vulnerable children living in children's homes between 1922 and 1995 were treated, this inquiry will examine the soul of Northern Ireland in that period," she added.
Ms Smith said "abuse in childhood leaves a legacy which can destroy their adulthood as well".
She said one of those who contacted the inquiry said: "Those who suffered abuse were deprived of a normal childhood and haven't been normal since."
In his opening remarks, the chairman of the inquiry, Sir Anthony Hart, said it would try to establish if abuse in children's homes was systemic.
He said he hoped those who had given evidence to the inquiry "will have the satisfaction of knowing that their experiences are being listened to and investigated".
Sir Anthony said many of the witnesses had told the inquiry that when they made complaints in the past they had been ignored.
He said where the inquiry believes criminal offences have taken place it will pass the evidence onto the police.
If prosecutions are imminent, evidence relating to them will be aired in closed sessions of the inquiry so as not to prejudice trials, Sir Anthony said.
The inquiry will also speak to 61 child migrants who were sent to Australia on how they were treated before they left Northern Ireland.
The public hearings stage of the inquiry is being held in Banbridge, County Down, and is expected to last for 18 months.
During that time, it is due to hear evidence from more than 300 witnesses, including former residents who claim they were abused as children, the people who ran the institutions, health and social care officials and government representatives.
The inquiry's remit is limited to children's residential institutions in Northern Ireland.
• 434 people have made formal applications to speak to the inquiry
• 300+ witnesses are expected to testify during the public hearings
• 263 alleged victims have already given statements to the inquiry's acknowledgement forum
• 13 residential institutions are currently under investigation by the inquiry team
So far, it is examining claims against 13 children's homes and borstals.
Some of the institutions were run by state authorities, others were staffed by voluntary organisations and the remainder were run by the Catholic Church.
Since October 2012, the inquiry has been taking evidence in private sessions from former residents who claim they were abused.
People making abuse allegations were asked to tell their personal stories to the inquiry's Acknowledgement Forum and those called to give evidence in public will be offered anonymity.
Of the 434 people who have made a formal application to speak to the inquiry, the majority still live in Northern Ireland.
Local authority homes:
• Lissue Children's Unit, Lisburn
• Kincora Boys' Home, Belfast
• Bawnmore Children's Home, Newtownabbey
Juvenile justice institutions:
• St Patrick's Training School, Belfast
• Lisnevin Training School, County Down
• Rathgael Training School, Bangor
Secular voluntary homes:
• Barnardo's Sharonmore Project, Newtownabbey
• Barnardo's Macedon, Newtownabbey
Catholic Church-run homes:
• St Joseph's Home, Termonbacca, Londonderry
• Nazareth House Children's Home, Derry
• Nazareth House Children's Home, Belfast
• Nazareth Lodge Children's Home, Belfast
• De La Salle Boys' Home, Kircubbin, County Down
About a third of the applications are from people who are now living elsewhere, including Australia, Great Britain, the Republic of Ireland and other countries.
To date, 263 people have met members of the Acknowledgement Forum to have their allegations recorded.
The HIA inquiry is independent of government and has the power to compel witnesses to give evidence.
It does not have the legal authority to find anyone guilty of criminal acts, but where it does receive evidence that a crime has taken place, the details will be passed to police.
The public hearings opened at Banbridge Courthouse in County Down on Monday afternoon, when the chairman, retired judge Sir Anthony Hart, delivered an opening address.
Over the next three days, the inquiry's legal team is due to provide a general overview, outlining the proceedings and the issues they are expected to address.
When the opening remarks are complete, the first stage of public hearings will concentrate on allegations made against two Catholic children's homes in Londonderry
Nazareth House Children's Home in Bishop Street and St Joseph's Home in Termonbacca were both run by the same order of nuns - the Sisters of Nazareth.
The public hearings are due to finish in June 2015, and the inquiry team has been given a further six months to report its findings to the Stormont Executive. | Victims have waited years to tell their stories, senior counsel to the biggest public inquiry into child abuse ever held in the UK has said. | 25697391 |
The University of California, Berkeley team showed emotional images to volunteers, then scanned them several hours later as they saw them again.
Those allowed to sleep in between showed less activity in the areas of the brain linked to emotion.
Instead, the part of the brain linked to rational thought was more active.
The study, published in the journal Current Biology, said it showed the links between dreams and memory.
Most people have to deal with traumatic events at some point in their lives, and, for some, these can produce post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), leaving them emotionally disturbed long after the event itself.
There is significant evidence that the 20% of sleep in which we dream, also called REM sleep, plays a role in the processing of recent memories, and researchers believe that better understanding of this could eventually help PTSD patients.
The researchers recruited 35 volunteers, splitting them into two groups.
After showing them 150 images designed to provoke an emotional reaction, half were allowed a good night's sleep.
While inside an MRI scanner to map blood flow in the brain - a good way to work out which regions are most active - the volunteers were shown the images a second time.
Those who had slept properly had less activity in the amygdala, a part of the brain associated with heightened emotions, and more activity in the prefrontal cortex, a brain region linked to more rational thinking.
The non-sleepers reported a far more emotional response to seeing the pictures again.
The scientists believe that chemical changes in the brain during REM sleep may help explain how the body makes this change.
Dr Matthew Walker, who led the study, said: "We know that during REM sleep there is a sharp decrease in norepinephrine, a brain chemical associated with stress.
"By reprocessing previous emotional experiences in this neurochemically safe environment of low norepinephrine during REM sleep, we wake up the next day, and those experiences have been softened in their emotional strength.
"We feel better about them, we feel we can cope."
Consultant clinical psychologist Dr Roderick Orner said that although sleep was believed by many to play a crucial role in the processing of traumatic memories, there were likely to be many other factors at work in PTSD patients.
He said: "In cases of more severe trauma, it may be just too difficult for the patient to process it during sleep, especially if the event has had a significant impact on that person's day to day life." | Scientists have used scans to shed more light on how the brain deals with the memory of unpleasant or traumatic events during sleep. | 15862384 |
Police were alerted after the girl, 12, was approached on Norfolk Road in the Borras area at 08:15 GMT on Thursday.
The men were in a white box van which pulled up in front of the girl. One of the men is understood to have got out and made his way towards her.
The girl ran off and no contact was made.
Det Sgt Anne Louise Jones said: "This was clearly a distressing incident for the young girl and fortunately she came to no harm."
Wrexham council said the incident followed reports of attempts to abduct school children in Chirk and Oswestry.
Head of education, John Davies, said: "Head teachers have been advised to ensure staff are vigilant as pupils arrive at and leave schools and we also ask parents to ensure that children do not walk to and from school unaccompanied." | Parents and children in Wrexham are being asked to be vigilant after a girl was approached by three men acting suspiciously on her way to school. | 38018885 |
The PM told defence chiefs she is determined to stop "vexatious" claims being brought against the armed forces.
Two separate inquiries are examining about 2,000 allegations against troops who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
An MoD source said steps were being taken to prevent spurious complaints and reduce the number of cases.
Former soldiers have claimed they have been hounded through the courts on unfounded claims and there are growing calls for the Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT), which investigates claims of murder and abuse by British soldiers in Iraq, to be shut down.
Mrs May raised the issue during her 90-minute meeting with Chief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, the heads of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force, and senior civil servants.
She also discussed the fight against so-called Islamic State, also referred to as Daesh, and the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean.
Mrs May said: "The men and women of our armed forces do an incredible job, often making huge sacrifices to keep us safe.
"Whether taking the fight to Daesh in Iraq and Syria, helping to tackle the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean or providing flood relief at home - we owe them a huge debt of gratitude."
One of the cases before IHAT involves the death of a 19-year old Iraqi in a waterway near Basra 13 years ago.
Three current and former servicemen who were cleared of wrongdoing over the teenager's death have now been told they may face prosecution.
One of them, who wished to remain anonymous while under investigation, previously told the BBC: "The reality of 21st-century warfare is now that anyone in the world, even our enemies, can make any allegation against British forces, no matter how absurd, and the British government and Army will stand and watch in utter indifference as it destroys their lives and careers.
"The Army has surrendered its own powers of discipline and investigation to a private company and betrayed its finest people to protect itself from scrutiny at the highest levels."
He said the Army's top staff had sacrificed junior ranks to protect themselves.
He added that the Army should write to those being investigated by IHAT and state, up to the point of a guilty verdict: "We are with you, you are one of us, and we will support you to the end".
This would be "simple common decency", he said.
MP Johnny Mercer, a member of the Commons Defence Select Committee who is heading an investigation into IHAT, branded the legal pursuit of troops "a national disgrace" and called for the team to be axed.
Established in November 2010, IHAT was set up to investigate allegations of murder, abuse and torture of Iraqi civilians by UK military personnel between 2003 and 2009.
The claims range from ill treatment during detention to assault and death by shooting.
The team has considered at least 1,514 possible victims - of whom 280 are alleged to have been unlawfully killed.
But a spokesman for IHAT said it intended to reduce the number of ongoing investigations to 250 by January 2017 and to 50 by the end of next year.
He said it was working to "weed out allegations where there isn't a case to answer or where it is not proportionate to conduct a full investigation".
Large numbers of similar allegations will also be grouped together and dealt with as single investigations, he added.
Earlier in the year, former Prime Minister David Cameron also voiced an intent to stamp out what he described as "spurious" legal claims against British troops.
Meanwhile, an independent policing unit set up to investigate alleged war crimes by UK troops in Afghanistan has received about 600 complaints.
The Ministry of Defence said 150 people had made claims of ill-treatment between 2005 and 2013.
It said any "credible claims" of criminal activity should be investigated. | Every effort must be made to stop the legal system being abused over allegations of serious misconduct by UK troops, Theresa May has said. | 37448028 |
Staff had to wear formal business wear, arrive at 9am, use the titles Mr and Mrs, couldn't look at social media and weren't allowed to make personal calls.
"It was a horrible experience for everybody," says Sir Richard Branson, one of the UK's best-known and wealthiest entrepreneurs.
The purpose of the exercise, he says, was to give its people "a taste of what a lot of the world is still run like".
As founder of the firm, which has gone from a mail order record company to having businesses in telecoms, travel and financial services, Sir Richard himself has never followed a conventional path to business success.
He left school at 16 and didn't go to university. And at the Virgin parent company, staff are able to work flexibly and take as much holiday as they like, for example.
His belief is that making work a more pleasant place to be, by offering more flexibility; such as the ability to dress down, work from home or part-time, and take unpaid leave if they wish, will attract people and encourage them to stay and fulfil their potential.
"Hopefully that'll be the world of the future and that's something that we're working towards trying to get more flexibility in the workforce generally," he says.
While there is no universally accepted definition, the term "millennial" is typically applied to those born between 1980 and 1999, the largest age group to emerge since the baby boom generation, and a group that accountancy firm Deloitte predicts will make up 75% of the global workforce by 2025.
As a generation that came of age after the 2008 financial crisis and have never known a world without the internet, they have very different expectations about jobs and money.
Several surveys suggest that these younger workers aren't motivated by the same factors as previous generations, such as a job for life, but instead value a good work life balance and a sense of purpose beyond financial success.
It's a drastically different outlook from the generations before who are used to the more traditional hierarchy of large corporate firms - staying at the same firm and working a set number of years in a particular post before progressing.
But as this group grows as a proportion of the workforce, employers will have to shift their working practices to attract and retain staff from this generation.
Firms which get it right can create a competitive advantage in securing the best staff, says China Gorman, a HR executive with over 20 years' experience.
"No matter where in the world, no matter what industry, no matter the size of the company - trust is the foundation for creating a great workplace culture," she says.
But she admits it doesn't come easily to many, particularly those more used to a hierarchical structure.
"For some in the baby boomer generation knowledge is power.
"They operate on a need-to-know basis and 'I'll tell you what you need to know'."
Nathan Blecharczyk, co-founder of room sharing website Airbnb, which has over 2,000 employees, says in the technology arena in which they operate the competition for staff is very intense.
In a bid to attract more millennials he says the firm makes it very clear what, its core values are to help make it stand out to would be employees.
"Millennials are known to be more purpose-driven, so as a company both internally and externally we're always communicating what our values are and trying to be true to those things," he says.
Accordingly, the firm has weekly Friday meetings in each of its offices, then an all company meeting every fortnight that is streamed live to its 20 offices around the world where it talks about the most important things to the company.
On top of this, it holds an annual three-day meeting in San Francisco where all employees are flown in so everyone can meet and communicate face-to-face.
He says the firm has also worked on creating a relaxed office environment where staff feel as comfortable there as they do at home.
"We're constantly trying to remind our employees of what business we are in, in creating an environment where they can be totally comfortable and where they actually want to hang out after work," he says.
Ryan Holmes, the founder of Hootsuite, which provides social media management tools, has also worked hard to avoid the traditional hierarchies of larger firms.
Rather than having a layer of management which dictates to their team below, the firm has instead tried to give individual teams more power.
It's also created a so called "guru track" to enable those in the company who don't want to become traditional leaders still achieve some kind of recognition.
Instead of trying to ram a round peg into a square hole, "[It's about] how can we help this person progress through their career as an amazing engineer, instead of the only track is to become a leader or a manager".
For companies adapting the way they work to millennials' strengths, is a direction which CEO coach Steve Tappin believes will be effective.
"If CEOs try and over control in the old way then millennials will walk but if you can harness their ideas, passion and energy then that's going to power the future success of the company," he says.
This feature is based on interviews by CEO coach and author Steve Tappin for the BBC's CEO Guru series, produced by Neil Koenig. | Virgin Group recently held what it called "a corporate day" asking its employees to behave in the way many traditional firms require - for just one day. | 35460401 |
The ex-England international grabbed a late winner as Jubilo Iwata claimed a 2-1 victory over Urawa Reds - their first win since gaining promotion.
He tweeted: "I didn't realise I'm the first Englishman to score in the J League since Gary Lineker in 1994."
Lineker scored nine goals in 23 appearances for Nagoya Grampus Eight before announcing his retirement.
He retweeted Bothroyd's post, then replied: "Hope you score more than me. Shouldn't take you long."
Bothroyd, 33, earned his only England cap in September 2010 when he appeared as a second-half substitute in a 2-1 friendly defeat by France. In the process he became Cardiff City's first England international in the club's 111-year history.
He started his career at Coventry City, and has also had spells at Blackburn, Charlton, Wolves, Stoke, Queens Park Rangers and Sheffield Wednesday.
Bothroyd also played for Muanghong United in the Thailand Premier League before moving to Japan in 2015. | Jay Bothroyd has become the first Englishman to score in the Japanese league for more than 20 years. | 35740215 |
A 29-year-old man was arrested at an address in the city by officers from West Midlands Police's counter-terrorism unit, the force said.
A 28-year-old woman taken into custody earlier has been bailed.
Officers are continuing to search three addresses in the Foleshill and Radford areas. Police say the arrests were intelligence-led.
The latest arrest was pre-planned and there is no risk to public safety, said the force.
Read more news about Coventry and Warwickshire | A second person has been arrested in Coventry on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offences. | 35359911 |
In a national televised address, the 79-year-old monarch said he would step down in favour of his son Crown Prince Philippe, 53, on 21 July, Belgium's national day.
He said his health was no longer good enough to fulfil his duties, and he would step down after nearly 20 years on the throne.
King Albert was sworn in as the sixth king of the Belgians on 9 August 1993.
His accession to the throne followed the death of his brother, King Baudouin, at the age of 62.
"I realise that my age and my health are no longer allowing me to carry out my duties as I would like to," he said in his address.
"Prince Philippe is well prepared to succeed me."
King Albert met the Belgian government's cabinet earlier on Wednesday to inform them of his decision, Belgian state TV reported.
Royal scandal
By Matthew PriceBBC News, Brussels
This is a small but pivotal nation in Europe. The headquarters of the European Union. And yet Belgium is a country increasingly divided between its Dutch (Flemish) and French-speaking regions.
In recent years King Albert II has been part of the glue that just about holds this nation together.
He intervened decisively when, for more than a year, Belgium's politicians could not form a government. What might his abdication mean for a country whose national unity is under strain more than ever before from regional forces?
All Flemish political parties would like to reduce the role of the king, and some would abolish the monarchy.
Much will depend on King Albert II's son and heir, Philippe. His style and personal touch could well help determine whether Belgium in the coming years remains united, or continues to split.
After he succeeded his brother, King Albert became embroiled in a major royal scandal when he was alleged to be the father of an out-of-wedlock daughter, Delphine Boel, and suffered a crisis in his marriage with Queen Paola.
That issue came to the fore again this spring when Ms Boel opened court proceedings to prove she was the king's daughter. There is some speculation in the media that this may have influenced his decision to abdicate.
Belgium has a constitutional monarchy in which the king plays a largely ceremonial role.
One of the duties the monarch does have is trying to resolve constitutional crises.
King Albert exercised his authority in mediating between political leaders on the formation of a government during the 2010-2011 parliamentary stalemate, when Belgium was left without a government for 541 days after elections failed to find a clear winner.
Tensions between the two main language communities of Flemish and French sometimes run high, and the issue has brought down several governments, creating frequent political instability.
Respect for the royal family, though, is one of the few factors that crosses the communal divide.
King Albert's announcement comes only three months after Queen Beatrix of the neighbouring Netherlands vacated the Dutch throne in favour of her son Willem-Alexander. | The King of the Belgians, Albert II, has announced his abdication. | 23167525 |
"Our City" is being distributed from Monday with details of councillors, information and stories.
A quarterly version was axed in Bristol in 2011 to save money. Council-run newsletters have been criticised as "Town Hall Pravdas" in the past.
But Mr Ferguson said the magazine was "very economically produced".
"A lot of people complain to us they don't get enough information, they don't access the internet," he told BBC Radio Bristol.
"This is a very economical, sustainable way of getting to each household."
He told the BBC it would replace information lost when the Council Tax Booklet was reduced from 40 pages to eight, in 2014. It includes an updated list of councillors, as well as news stories and information about local services.
The latest publication is a trial and it has not yet been decided if it will be repeated. Of the £34,000 total cost, £9,000 will be paid for by advertising by Bristol 2015, the company set up by the council to run its Green Capital events.
Last year the then Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said "municipal state-produced newspapers" wasted public money and undermined free speech.
But Mr Ferguson, who will stand for re-election next year, said the magazine was the first one produced during his time in office, and added: "I did not decide one word that goes in, except for my foreword."
He told BBC Radio Bristol he was "embarrassed" there were four photographs of him in it and said: "I certainly wouldn't have chosen that." | Bristol Mayor George Ferguson has defended a free magazine being sent out to homes at a cost of £34,000 - saying not everyone uses the internet. | 32955705 |
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They are currently under threat though due to poaching, with tens of thousands being killed every year for their tusks.
Their tusks are made of ivory, which is considered valuable in many countries.
World leaders are meeting in South Africa to discuss how to tackle the problem of elephants being killed for their tusks.
Some people are worried that if more is not done, then there could soon be no more elephants left in the world. | Elephants are absolutely amazing animals for a number of reasons - here are just 11 of them. | 37442236 |
The Ivory Coast striker is back at Stamford Bridge after signing a one-year deal last month.
Drogba, 36, scored 157 goals in 342 games in his first spell with the club, which spanned eight years.
Terry, 33, told Chelsea TV: "Didier's still the same. He's been a nightmare to play against in training. He's still strong, sharp and hungry."
Chelsea have signed Diego Costa,Cesc Fabregas and Filipe Luis at a combined cost of £75m this summer.
In addition to Drogba's arrival after he left Turkish side Galatasaray, defender Kurt Zouma and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois have returned to Chelsea after loan spells.
Former England captain Terry added: "It's important Didier is here because he brings that mentality of wanting to win every day.
"That rubs off on people like Kurt Zouma and the other young players.
"It's time for these players to continue to keep winning trophies for this club and keep the fans and owner happy.
"If I was a Chelsea fan I'd be impressed from what I have seen so far from Diego, Cesc, Filipe and all the boys that have come in like Kurt as well."
Terry admits it feels strange to see former Stamford Bridge team-mates Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole playing for new clubs this season.
Lampard has joined Manchester City, with former England defender Cole signing for Italian club Roma. Terry added: "It just doesn't seem right to see them in different shirts." | John Terry has backed Chelsea team-mate Didier Drogba to be a success on his return to the Premier League. | 28693726 |
Akinfenwa - nicknamed 'The Beast' - asked managers to "hit me up on WhatsApp" in his post-match interview.
The 34-year-old scored a 101st-minute injury-time penalty in the 2-0 win over Plymouth Argyle.
Embracing manager Neal Ardley, Akinfenwa shouted: "He's releasing me!"
AFC Wimbledon will play in English football's third tier for the first time in their history next season after sealing their sixth promotion since the club's formation in 2002 by fans of the old Wimbledon FC, following their relocation to Milton Keynes.
Cult hero Akinfenwa, who is known for his bulky physique and strength, told BBC Radio 5 live: "Come on now, there ain't no better way to send off. To see this team get promoted, to score with the last kick of the game, I couldn't even write that.
"I said let's complete this fairytale, and that's what we've done.
"I'm going to miss this team, I'm going to miss this place but there ain't no better way to leave it. It's about progression, and AFC Wimbledon are getting stronger and stronger.
"It's what dreams are made of, it's beautiful."
He told Sky Sports: "I think I'm technically unemployed, so any managers hit me up on the WhatsApp and get me a job."
AFC Wimbledon top scorer Lyle Taylor's goal looked to have settled the match and after Adebayo Azeez was fouled in the Plymouth penalty area 11 minutes into injury time, Callum Kennedy picked up the ball to take the spot kick.
But Akinfenwa grabbed it off him as the two players argued about who should take it, before Akinfenwa scored confidently to seal victory.
"I did promise Cal K (Kennedy) that I would let him take the pen, but it was just set up too beautifully and I'm bigger than Cal so Cal's unlucky. Sorry Cal K, I love you though, that's all it was.
"All them who said I was too big to play football, come on now, ha ha!"
The lower league journeyman later revealed to BBC Radio 5 live: "I'm going to be honest, I would have usually said I had it covered, that I knew I was going to score. But I was nervous. When it hit the back of the net it was elation."
Manager Ardley told a news conference after the game that the decision to release Akinfenwa was made during "reviews" in the week before Monday's final.
"Me and Bayo [Akinfenwa] had a very long, heartfelt chat," said Ardley. "It was left a little bit in the open, but I think it may end being being the best for both parties, him included, if he doesn't think he's going to play regularly because you can't tell me that that guy hasn't got two years of starting games still left in him.
"He's got his mojo back and it maybe that it goes that way, but we'll find out probably during the week."
Media playback is not supported on this device | Iconic AFC Wimbledon striker Adebayo Akinfenwa revealed he has been released by the club - seconds after helping them win the League Two play-off final at Wembley. | 36413941 |
One of the alleged victims was a five-year-old girl whose father found a camera containing images of his daughter being sexually abused, report AFP news agency.
It comes after another abuse scandal involving French soldiers.
A leaked UN report claimed 16 French soldiers abused children in the Central African Republic. | France has suspended two of its soldiers over allegations they sexually abused children in Burkina Faso. | 33343120 |
Teams from the Nicolson Institute in Stornoway, Lewis, reached five finals in the North of Scotland Cup and won four of them.
The senior girls category of the competition was won by the secondary school for the sixth year running.
Strachan has visited the school to meet the pupils and their teachers.
The tournament is open to all secondary schools in the north of Scotland, which includes the Highlands and Northern Isles.
Teams from the Nicolson Institute won the senior and junior girls trophies and also the senior and under 14 boys finals.
The under 13 boys were also in the final of their age group.
Catriona Stewart, chairwoman of education and children's services at the islands' local authority Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, said: "Despite living on an island, our pupils have proven that they can be successful at national level through sheer diligence and determination despite not having access to as many facilities as mainland youngsters may have.
"The Nicolson Institute football teams have done themselves proud for a number of years now, but this year has been a particularly remarkable year."
The councillor added: "It is testament to the hard work of all the pupils, coaches and parents who support them that the Scotland national team manager felt it appropriate to come and congratulate them here today.
"Who knows - maybe we will see some of our youngsters play for the national team in years to come." | Scotland national team manager Gordon Strachan has congratulated island pupils following their success in a Scottish schools football competition. | 36578637 |
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Marc Ashdown asks Robert McCulloch-Graham, education director of Tower Hamlets, if any changes will be brought in.
Mr McCulloch-Graham says it is an "isolated incident" and has already been dealt with. | A Church of England school in east London previously graded outstanding is expected to be put into special measures over concerns about a sixth-form Islamic society. | 30133878 |
Rapid Action Battalion members have been taught "interviewing techniques" and "rules of engagement" by the UK authorities, said the leaked cables.
One message says the US would not offer tactical training to the RAB because of its alleged human rights violations.
UK officials told the BBC the focus of the training was on human rights.
Set up in 2004, the 9,000-strong RAB is accused of more than 550 killings.
The whistle-blowing website Wikileaks has obtained a cache of about 250,000 US diplomatic cables, which it has released to several newspapers, including the Guardian.
In a cable dating from May 2009 published by the Guardian, the US ambassador to Dhaka, James Moriarty, writes: "The US and UK representatives reviewed our ongoing training to make the RAB a more transparent, accountable and human-rights compliant paramilitary force.
"The British have been training RAB for 18 months in areas such as investigative interviewing techniques and rules of engagement."
In another cable, Mr Moriarty notes it would be illegal for the US to offer anything other than human rights training to the RAB because of the force's alleged crimes.
By Sabir Mustafa BBC Bengali editor
The British and US governments have been working closely with the Bangladeshi security forces, with a view to strengthening their abilities to combat Islamist militancy.
The RAB played a high-profile role in the arrest of the top leadership of the country's most notorious Islamist militant outfit, the Jumatul Mujahideen Bangladesh.
The RAB was formed for quick deployment to emergencies. But in effect it became a roving unit searching out all sorts of suspected criminals - from petty muggers to banned left-wing militants.
There are strong grounds to doubt RAB claims that the hundreds of suspects it has killed died in "encounters" or "cross-fire". No RAB personnel have been tried for any of these fatalities, creating the impression of impunity.
On the other hand, it is fair to point out that killings by the RAB have been declining since 2008, though they have not stopped completely.
He also notes that despite its record, the RAB had become Bangladesh's "most respected police unit".
However, Human Rights Watch says the force is a government death squad.
In a report last year, it said the paramilitary unit had an "operating culture" of extrajudicial killings, which its members perpetrated with impunity.
British High Commission officials in Dhaka told the BBC that the UK training programme for the RAB had begun in early 2008 and was due to finish in March 2011.
"The focus is on human rights. It concentrated on providing the RAB with the skill-set to conduct law enforcement duties in an ethical manner," said an official, who did not want to be named.
"The areas covered basically include basic human rights training, interview skills, investigation skills, basic scene of crime skills, inclusion on a range of legal and human rights focused events."
The official declined to comment on whether this training was part of any counter-terrorism effort in Bangladesh.
The Guardian reports that the UK's National Policing Improvement Agency provided training to the RAB on crime scene management and investigation, via officers from West Mercia Police and Humberside Police. | British officials in Bangladesh have confirmed Wikileaks reports that the UK is training a police force in the country accused of being a death squad. | 12057400 |
Damage caused by the blaze at Cromwell High School in, Dukinfield, Greater Manchester, was "much more extensive" than first thought, staff said.
Classes at the school, which caters for pupils with special needs, are being held at another venue while repairs are carried out.
About 50 firefighters tackled the blaze on Yew Tree Lane on Friday.
A statement on the school's website said the whole school building would be "out of operation for the rest of the summer term" after surveys revealed the extent of the damage.
"This will mean that school will have to operate from another site and all the equipment that the pupils require will need to be moved," it said.
Three boys, two aged 14 and one aged 15, have been charged with arson with intent to endanger life.
They will appear at Tameside Youth Court later. | A fire-hit high school is going to be closed for the summer term, parents have been told. | 36070246 |
The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner has been asked by prosecutors to look into the circumstances leading up to the death of Steven Chesney.
Mr Chesney died at Wishaw General Hospital after becoming unwell on arrival at Motherwell police station.
The watchdog will report its findings to the Crown Office.
Assistant Chief Constable Malcolm Graham said: "Our thoughts are with the family at this tragic time.
"We can confirm that the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has instructed the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) to carry out an independent investigation into the circumstances leading up to the death of a 33 year old man at Wishaw General Hospital who became unwell on arrival in police custody within Motherwell Police office on Sunday 1st May 2016." | Scotland's police watchdog has begun an investigation after a 33-year-old man died in police custody at the weekend. | 36186250 |
Evans was advised by the club's chairman Massimo Cellino not to talk to the media following Monday's 4-0 defeat by Brighton & Hove Albion.
"I 100% have to believe that I am going to be here in the summer," the 53-year-old told BBC Radio Leeds.
"I never lay in fear of my job because I work too hard at it."
He continued: "People have to make decision whether they want you or not and I've always respected that no matter where I have been at."
Evans, who took over at Elland Road in October following the sacking of Uwe Rosler, is the sixth head coach to work under Cellino since he became Leeds owner in April 2014.
The Scot said he agreed that it was the best option for him to not speak to the press after Monday's defeat.
"The first thing I need to do is apologise to every Leeds United supporter," he added. "I was told there was a preference for me not to speak to the media and when I learned the reasons I respected that.
"I am an emotional guy and people know I wear my heart on my sleeve, possibly too openly at times."
Leeds, currently 18th in the table, host struggling Bolton on Saturday. | Leeds United boss Steve Evans says he does not fear for his job despite just one win in the Championship club's last 11 league games. | 35726717 |
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein says she has gathered enough money to fund a recount in Wisconsin.
Donald Trump narrowly beat Hillary Clinton in the state, but two voting rights experts say the result needs to be more closely analysed.
There is no indication Mr Trump's win was down to cyberhacking, one of the experts said on Wednesday.
One election official in Wisconsin said they are preparing for a possible recount.
On Tuesday, New York magazine first reported that a group of experts, led by voting-rights lawyer John Bonifaz and J Alex Halderman, the director of the University of Michigan Center for Computer Security and Society, had contacted Mrs Clinton's campaign.
The experts urged her campaign to request recounts in two states narrowly won by Mr Trump - Wisconsin and Pennsylvania - as well as Michigan, where he has a small lead.
In a post on Medium on Wednesday, Mr Halderman repeated concerns he has voiced in the past over the vulnerabilities of paperless voting machines.
The fact that the results in the three states was different from what polls predicted was "probably not" down to hacking, Mr Halderman said. Concerns over possible Russian interference had been expressed in the run-up to the vote.
"The only way to know whether a cyberattack changed the result is to closely examine the available physical evidence ," he wrote.
Read more: Fears of a Russian hack
There is a deadline for any candidates to demand a recount, and they need to pay fees to file a request.
The deadline for Wisconsin is Friday. Pennsylvania's is Monday, and Michigan's is Wednesday.
This is where Jill Stein comes in - on her website, she wrote that recounts were needed "to attempt to shine a light on just how untrustworthy the US election system is".
By late on Wednesday, she had raised, through a crowdfunding campaign, more than $2.5m (£2m), enough to fund a recount request in Wisconsin. The campaign estimates that up to $7m may be needed to pay for recounts in all three states.
Unofficial results from the state showed Mr Trump won by only 27,000 votes, media in the state say. The BBC's results show he won 47.9% of the vote, with 46.9% going to Mrs Clinton (Jill Stein won only 1% of the votes there).
Before then, the state had gone with the Democrats for seven elections running.
A Clinton victory in Wisconsin alone would not have been enough to overturn Mr Trump's lead - it provides only 10 votes in the crucial electoral college that gave him victory. But wins in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania would have clinched the presidency for the Democrat.
The Wisconsin State Journal quoted the state's election commission director Michael Haas as saying that the organisation had not seen "any reason to suspect that any voting equipment has been tampered with".
The commission was now preparing for a recount, Mr Haas told the newspaper, that added that such a move would be "unprecedented".
Read more: How did Clinton get more votes and lose?
Nothing, yet.
There has been no official comment from Mr Trump's camp, and while supporters of Mrs Clinton have been taking to social media with the hashtag #AuditTheVote, there has been no formal request for a recount on her side, or the party's. | A former presidential candidate looks likely to spur a last-minute recount of part of the result of the US election. | 38090185 |
Sean Stevens, 17, was in the Bilford Road area of Worcester when he was struck by Ryan Scott and fell backwards into the canal in March of this year.
Mr Scott was arrested for manslaughter but charges were later dropped.
Worcestershire coroner Geraint Williams recorded a verdict of accidental death.
He said the friends involved would be "scarred for life" by what happened.
More updates on this and other stories in Hereford and Worcester | A teenager was shadow boxing by a canal with friends when he was accidentally hit and fell into the water and died, an inquest has heard. | 37026665 |
A survey for the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) suggests fewer than half of young men would contact police if they found such images online.
And 38% admitted they'd never tell their family if they stumbled across images or videos of child sexual abuse.
The IWF has an online facility to report illegal CSA images anonymously.
The Comres survey of 1,035 UK males aged 16-24 found that 44% of respondents would contact police if they inadvertently found images of child sex abuse online.
Some 54% said accidentally clicking on child sexual abuse (CSA) images and grooming was their main online worry.
Susie Hargreaves, chief executive of the IWF, said while it was encouraging that a large proportion of young men would contact the authorities, the rest needed to be told how to report images of abused children.
"We need to get that message out to more young people - and let them know that they can report these disturbing illegal images to our hotline, anonymously," she said.
Since its launch almost 21 years ago, the IWF has identified and removed more than a quarter of a million web pages showing children being sexually abused.
Three-quarters of British men aged 16-24 (75%) told the pollsters that they had not experienced any of the online incidents tested in the IWF survey in the last 12 months.
These include sexting, cyber bullying, identity theft, online grooming, exposure to images showing sexual abuse of children online, or being a victim of online shaming or revenge pornography. | Young men need to know more about how to contact the authorities if they stumble across child sexual abuse images, an internet group has said. | 40780871 |
The cryogenic energy facility stores power from renewables or off-peak generation by chilling air into liquid form.
When the liquid air warms up it expands and can drive a turbine to make electricity.
The 5MW plant near Manchester can power up to 5,000 homes for around three hours.
The company behind the scheme, Highview Power Storage, believes that the technology has great potential to be scaled up for long-term use with green energy sources.
Electricity demand varies, influenced by factors like time of day and season. The National Grid is prepared for surges in demand, with power stations on stand-by ready to crank up the power.
However, dealing with these peaks and troughs will become increasingly difficult as coal-fired power stations close down and more intermittent renewable energy like wind and solar comes online. In 2015 renewables provided almost a quarter of UK electricity.
The intermittent nature of green sources has seen researchers focus on trying to improve energy storage.
Pumped hydropower can provide large amounts of energy for long durations, and lithium-ion batteries can respond to demand in milliseconds making them ideal for portable electronic devices and electric vehicles.
But hydropower depends on specific geographies as water has to be pumped uphill, and batteries currently cannot be scaled in a cost effective way to store energy for a town or city.
"Our technology is a bit like a locatable version of a pumped hydro system. Anywhere that needs large scale long-duration storage, that might be to help integrate an offshore wind farm, a system like ours can help achieve that," Gareth Brett from Highview Power explained, during a visit to the Manchester cryogenic site.
"5MW is a bit small for this technology; anything from 10MW and up is the sort of scale we're talking about.
"We've already designed a plant that can do 200MW /1200MWh, that's enough to keep a city going for 6 hours."
Cryogenic storage works by using renewable or off-peak electricity to cool air down to -190 degrees C, which turns it into a liquid.
It's then stored in an insulated tank, similar to a large thermos flask. To release the stored energy, the liquid air is exposed to ambient conditions causing it to expand back into a gas. The volume increase is huge, about 700 times, which is used to drive a turbine to generate electricity.
Highview Power's demonstrator plant is next to Pilsworth landfill gas generation site. The large insulated tanks sit across the road from a collection of gas engines. These engines burn methane gas produced from decomposing rubbish to generate electricity. The waste heat from this process is captured and used to increase the efficiency of the cryogenic process.
Dr Sheridan Few, Research Associate at the Grantham Institute, Imperial College London, described a phenomenon unique to this technology.
"There's the storage of the energy, and the generating of the energy. You can make use of waste cold and waste heat... because you're putting both electrical and thermal energy in, the amount of electrical energy you get out, can in some cases end up being more than the electrical energy you put in."
Alongside the provision of energy storage, this technology can tackle the issues of waste heat which is a by-product of many industrial process. Waste cold, as an example, can be found at liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals.
While cryogenic storage may be one of the solutions to help the future supply of electricity, there are also new approaches to controlling demand.
"One of the most current issues is understanding the demand side," Dr Jenifer Baxter, Head of Energy and Environment at the Institution of Engineering and Technology, told the BBC.
"We tend to just produce electricity to meet the demand. Once we understand demand, we will have more confidence in deploying technologies."
Demand side response, the concept of adjusting usage in response to the available supply of electricity, could work easily alongside other innovations like cryogenic energy storage. | The world's largest cold energy storage plant is being commissioned at a site near Manchester. | 37902773 |
Teenagers Gerry McGowan, Michael Toner, Stephen Crumlish and Gerard Kelly were charged with killing Lt Steven Kirby in 1979.
The so-called Derry Four then skipped bail and fled across the Irish border.
They remained outside of Northern Ireland for nearly 20 years before they were acquitted of all charges in 1998.
Their treatment by the RUC was investigated by the Police Ombudsman and in 2012, the matter was referred to the Public Prosecution Service (PPS).
In 2014, the prosecution of two former police officers in connection with the interrogations of 'The Derry Four' collapsed after the PPS received new information from the ombudsman.
In the wake of that collapse, the PSNI was called in to look at how the complaint by the four men was investigated by the ombudsman's office.
As a result, the men could not be given the final Police Ombudsman's report, said Paul O'Connor from the Pat Finucane Centre.
"Since the original accusation was that police were involved in the abuse of these teenagers, we thought it totally inappropriate that police would be involved in how that abuse was investigated," he told BBC Radio Foyle.
"What has happened since is absolutely nothing. We've constantly been in contact with the PSNI to ask when they are going to look at this issue and there have been no moves whatsoever.
"As long as this situation continues, the men cannot receive their report and yet they logged their complaint 11 years ago," added Mr O'Connor.
In a statement to the BBC, Det Supt Kevin Geddes said: "The PSNI fully understands and acknowledges the concerns raised in relation to this.
"The PSNI is carrying out an investigation into alleged criminal activity within the office of the Police Ombudsman linked to this case.
"As stated before, we remain committed to carrying out a full and thorough investigation however, given the current financial and resourcing climate the PSNI is operating in, we must prioritise our resources against the potential threat, risk and harm to the public."
Mr O'Connor said: "The latter part of that statement tells you everything, that as long as there is a threat out there this will be put on the backburner.
"I can think of no greater priority than clearing up the issue of the abuse of four teenagers charged wrongly with the murder of a soldier.
"It is simply unacceptable and I can tell you that there has been no attempt by the PSNI to contact the Derry Four over the last 18 months," he said. | The PSNI has defended its handling of an investigation into alleged criminal activity within the Police Ombudsman's office linked to the 'Derry Four' case. | 37167240 |
The former Lib Dem leader said voters had "played safe" by backing the Tories to prevent a Labour/SNP government.
He said he would have quit as leader a year before polling day if he thought it would have made a difference.
And he had "no regrets" about coalition with the Tories, in his first interview since standing down as leader.
Mr Clegg said he feared David Cameron was undoing much of what his party achieved in coalition and that the Conservative Party had also been "gobsmacked" by the election, which he said they had not expected to win.
The Lib Dem leader said his first reaction on seeing the exit poll predicting the near-wipe out of his party, was to reach for a cigarette for the first time in months.
His initial disbelief at the poll's predictions quickly turned to despair and a "grim realisation that this was going to be an absolutely terrible night".
He worried first about whether he would retain his own seat before realising he had to "take responsibility" and began to call close colleagues, such as Danny Alexander and David Laws, to discuss the results and how badly the pollsters had got it wrong.
He said it had been a "strange" election campaign and although the party had not remotely expected to do as badly as it did they felt the Conservative strategy of talking up the prospect of Labour/SNP government was having a big effect in England.
"Ten days before the election day all of us really felt a Labour government dancing to the tune of the SNP really chilled the English heart," he told presenter Nick Ferrari.
Asked about reports in The Guardian that he had considered quitting as leader a year earlier, after his party's disastrous results in local and European election results, he said he did not believe "changing personnel at the top of the party " would have changed the general election result.
The former deputy prime minister denied he had destroyed his party, which saw its number of MPs reduced from 56 to just eight, insisting it would bounce back.
But he said they had paid the price for "putting country before party" in 2010.
Asked what the party had achieved in government, he said: "We had a strong and stable government, anchored in the centre ground for five years at a time of outright economic peril."
But he was concerned the Conservatives were now pursuing an "illiberal, punitive" approach to issues like child poverty and protecting the poor from welfare cuts.
He had been most proud of figures suggesting the "attainment gap" in schools was closing, with poorer pupils doing better, something he claimed was a direct result of Lib Dem policies such as "the pupil premium".
And the thing he most missed about being deputy prime minister was "making decisions" that would improve the country.
Asked a question suggested by former sparring partner Nigel Farage - if he regretted winning his Sheffield Hallam seat - Mr Clegg said he wanted to serve his constituents for the next five years and play an active role in the debate on Europe and other issues he cared about.
But, as for his future, he said would "take it one Parliament at a time".
Mr Clegg had to be persuaded to carry on as Lib Dem leader a full 12 months before the general election, according to The Guardian.
But was talked in to staying on by Lord Ashdown and Tim Farron, who is now bidding to be the party's next leader.
Mr Farron told The Guardian that when he spoke to Mr Clegg after the 2014 local and European polls he found him "just distraught about everything" and "he felt personally every single loss".
"I just thought this could end up in a bloodbath and we're far better off sticking with the captain who has done nothing to deserve this," he said. | Nick Clegg has blamed the rise of the SNP - rather than his own leadership - for his party's devastating general election defeat, in an LBC interview. | 33267657 |
The 32-year-old, who also won two World Championships, returned to training in 2015 after a three-year absence, during which she had two children.
But, after recent tests, Watkins felt she was not at the required level.
"This is not a decision that I've taken lightly," she said. "I guess I would have always wondered about what might have been if I hadn't given it a go."
In January 2014, following the birth of her first child, Watkins announced she would not defend her title in Rio.
But last year she told BBC Sport "the lure of the Olympics was just too strong".
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Katherine Grainger, who partnered Watkins to double sculls gold at London 2012 and was unbeaten in 23 races with her between 2010 and 2012, came out of retirement in 2014 but formed a new partnership with Vicky Thornley.
They won bronze in the double sculls at last year's European Championships.
Watkins said: "Rowing has been such a big part of my life and I am sure that I will remain involved in some way.
"I am just taking some time to think this over, but I'll continue to support my team-mates in whatever way I can."
GB coach Paul Thompson said: "Anna is an outstanding athlete and an extremely ambitious and talented individual.
"Anna gave this her best shot and it unfortunately hasn't worked out. She is a fabulous ambassador for our sport and a great champion." | Olympic gold medallist Anna Watkins has withdrawn from the British programme for this year's Games in Rio. | 35545983 |
Lily Grist, from At the Well, is a massive fan of the show and has been making every one of the show's challenges and show-stoppers.
"You don't know what you're going to get every week, so I watch it with a bit of trepidation," she said.
But, she added her bakes were "going down really well" with customers.
The cafe and launderette was set up by Ms Grist and her two sisters in 2012.
Offering tea, coffee and snacks while people wait for their washing, it now also serves up all the "technical challenges" featured each week on the Great British Bake Off.
"They are horrendously difficult - my Jaffa cakes were a bit of a disaster, the jelly didn't set for hours and hours," said Ms Grist.
"All the things that could go wrong, did go wrong but they sold out - so that was a success."
But being "bound by whatever they do" on the show has also meant taking on showstopper challenges, such as the glazed mirror cake.
"Watching the show first really helps, you get to see all their mistakes and know not to do the same thing," she said.
"But cake week was a real, real challenge - the mirror glaze was a bit of a nightmare - I'll be honest - it just ran off my cake."
With several bakes down - including a drizzle cake, Viennese whirls, iced shortbread knickers and lacy pancakes - Ms Grist said it was "so far, so good" but she "might be on the floor" by the end of series seven. | Every cake, biscuit and baked good featured in the latest Great British Bake Off series, is being recreated by a cafe owner in Bristol. | 37385170 |
The new grades are being phased in, starting with some of this summer's exams.
New-style GCSEs in English language, English literature and maths will be taken by the current Year 11 students - these exams will be graded in the new way, with nine as the highest mark and one the lowest.
A four is broadly being compared to a C grade, although the exams watchdog, Ofqual, warns against "direct comparisons and overly simplistic descriptions".
For most other subjects - including biology, chemistry, physics, computer science, French, Spanish, religious education, geography, music and history - the new grades will be awarded from the summer of 2018.
A third wave of 9-1 graded GCSEs - including psychology, ancient history, business, information and communications technology (ICT) and media studies - will be taught from September 2017 with exams in 2019.
Yes, that's right. The current Year 11s will get English and maths results under the new numerical grading scheme and the rest of their options will be graded A*-G.
The current Year 10 students will then sit most of their GCSEs under the new system, but they might have some under the old system, for example if they are taking ancient history or ICT, while those pupils now in Year 9 will be fully "moved over" on to the numerical grading system.
Grades nine, eight and seven are broadly equivalent to an A* and A. Grades six, five and four are in line with B and C grades. A three would be broadly similar to a D grade, with two and one taking in grades E, F and G.
There is still a U (ungraded) mark.
Education Secretary Justine Greening says a grade four will be seen as a "standard pass" and a grade five as a "strong pass".
She also says that for school performance tables, the government will publish "standard passes" (grade four and above) but also the "strong passes" (at grade five and above).
Watchdog Ofqual says that, broadly, the same proportion of teenagers will get a grade four and above as currently get a grade C or above.
It also says a formula will be used which will mean that about 20% of all grades at seven or above will be awarded a grade nine.
Chief regulator Sally Collier says students who get a nine will have "performed exceptionally".
It certainly feels like this and students in the next two year groups are guinea pigs for the new grading system.
However, Ofqual insists these students will not be disadvantaged.
It says that in 2016, in English and in maths, about 70% of 16-year-old students achieved a grade C or above and so it would expect a similar percentage to achieve a four and above in this summer's exams.
Ofqual also says exam boards will use test results from national curriculum tests (Sats) taken at the end of primary school to predict the likely achievement at the new grades of one, four and seven.
The new GCSE grading scheme is part and parcel of a new curriculum which was introduced in England's schools in 2014 by the then Education Secretary Michael Gove.
The new GCSEs courses include much less coursework than before, with grades in almost all subjects depending on exams.
Courses are designed to be more rigorous with exams taken after two years of study, rather than in modules with exams along the way.
Change is under way in Wales as well as in England. The Welsh government has introduced new and revised GCSEs taught from September 2015.
The most significant changes are in English language, Welsh language and mathematics. In all the changed subjects, the new or revised specifications will be the only ones available to state schools in Wales. They will be delivered by the WJEC examination board.
One crucial difference to England is that the established grading structure of A*- G is being maintained.
While pupils in England will have results graded 9-1 and pupils in Wales will have A*-G graded results, pupils in Northern Ireland could end up with a mix of A*-G and numerical grades.
Initially, the Northern Ireland government said all exam boards operating in the province must give their results on an A* to G basis. This led English exam boards OCR and AQA to announce they would not offer the new GCSEs there.
But in June 2016, this decision was reversed by new Education Minister Peter Weir and pupils will now be allowed to sit GCSE grades from English exam boards giving results using the 9-1 system.
Approximately three-quarters of GCSEs in Northern Ireland are taken through the NI Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA); the remaining quarter through the AQA, OCR, Edexcel or WJEC exam boards.
Scotland has its own system of public examinations: Nationals and Highers.
Nationals replaced the old Standard Grades in 2014 and new Higher exams were introduced in 2015. | As teachers express concerns about the way in which new GCSEs in England are being graded from 9-1 rather than A*-G, we answer some key questions about the changes. | 39490307 |
American decathlon world record holder Eaton, who successfully defended his Olympic title in Rio, said he wanted to "try something new".
"Frankly there isn't much more I want to do in sport," he said.
Canadian heptathlete Brianne Theisen-Eaton won bronze in Rio and was runner-up to Jessica Ennis-Hill at the 2015 World Championships.
"I no longer have the passion for track and field or the heptathlon that I used to because I know I can't advance any further in the sport," she said in a statement alongside her husband's on their joint website.
Eaton broke his own world record in Beijing in August 2015 when he accumulated 9,045 points to pick up his second World Championships gold.
And then by winning in Rio, Eaton became the third man to retain the Olympic decathlon title, emulating Great Britain's Daley Thompson and the USA's Bob Mathias.
Find out how to get into athletics with our special guide. | Husband-and-wife Olympic medallists Ashton Eaton and Brianne Theisen-Eaton have retired, both at the age of 28. | 38512153 |
It comes in the wake of Burnley midfielder Joey Barton's ban from football for 18 months after admitting a betting charge.
The Scottish Football Supporters Association says the sport may need to "adjust its moral compass".
The Scottish football leagues, Scottish Cup and League Cup and some clubs are all sponsored by gambling companies.
Former Manchester City, Rangers and QPR midfielder Barton was fined £30,000 and warned about his future conduct after being charged with breaking English FA rules for placing bets on matches between 26 March 2006 and 13 May 2016.
He admitted placing "over 15,000 bets across a whole range of sports" - of which 1,260 were on football - staking an average of £150 per bet.
Between 2004 and 2011, Barton said he placed several bets on his own team to lose but added he was not involved in the match-day squad in any of those instances.
Paul Goodwin, co-founder of the SFSA, has urged greater checks and balances regarding Scottish football's relationship with gambling.
"There's nothing wrong with a flutter and lots of football fans obviously do," he told BBC Radio Scotland. "But I think, somewhere in between, there needs some kind of checks and balances and controls.
"We don't want Scottish football sleep-walking into another controversial area.
"So we need to know what kind of rules and regulations are there and what sort of help and support are there for players.
"There are lots of players who are ignoring the rules, but I think it's only one part of this bigger argument.
"If you really tried hard with all the various betting companies that support Scottish football, you could have £200 worth of free bets.
"That's a fairly big encouragement for people who maybe don't bet or don't have accounts to open up accounts - potentially, it's a slippery slope.
"It's a dangerous precedent that we have is that we're loaded with these sponsorships and we need to have a platform in place that allows Scottish football to move forward and to make sure that all the difficulty that comes with those relationships are in balance."
The SPFL and Scottish FA have yet to comment. | Scottish football's relationship with the gambling industry should be reviewed, according to a fans' group. | 39731220 |
Burke, 20, made 12 appearances for Wigan last season, while 21-year-old Cullen played 46 times for Bradford.
Both players join the Championship side having worked under Bolton manager Phil Parkinson at his former club Bradford.
"They'll add a lot of quality to the squad and have a desire to show everybody they can play at this level," Parkinson told the club website.
"It was an easy decision for me as I've worked with the gaffer before and I really enjoyed it," England Under-20 international Burke said.
Central-midfielder Cullen, a Republic of Ireland Under-21 international, helped Bradford reach the League One play-off semi-final and final in the last two campaigns.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | West Ham midfielders Reece Burke and Josh Cullen have joined Championship side Bolton on loan until January. | 40789655 |
The gang stole watches and diamond jewellery worth £637,000 from the Market Cross stores in Yarm and Middlesbrough in November 2014 and January last year.
All but one admitted their roles in the raids which saw staff threatened with weapons including a handgun.
An eleventh man was given a suspended sentence.
Police caught one of the gang, David Patmore, up a tree trying to destroy his mobile phone after he had led them on a 70mph pursuit in the dark with his car lights off.
With police surrounding him, he shouted: "I'll be down in a minute, I just don't want you to have my phone," Teesside Crown Court heard.
Patmore and another man, Shaun Booth, were also jailed for stealing high-end jewellery, including necklaces, rings and Rolex watches with a total value of around £1m, from Fattorini jewellers in Parliament Street in Harrogate in December 2014.
The following sentences were handed out to six men from Manchester who admitted conspiracy to commit robbery: Samuel Hughes, 29, was jailed for 12 years; David Patmore, 32, jailed for 19 years six months: Joseph Donovan, 25, jailed for 12 years: Jamie Scott, 28, jailed for 12 years: Liam Wright, 25, jailed for 10 years and Shaun Booth, 29, received 12 years eight months.
Two other men from Cleveland, Antony Northmore, 35, and Scott Northmore, 20, received 10 years and four years respectively.
Ian Ogden, 26, from Manchester, had denied two counts of conspiracy to commit robbery but was found guilty after a trial and jailed for seven years.
Billy Jo Thompson, 25, also from Manchester, was jailed for a year after admitting assisting an offender and possessing a prohibited weapon.
Christopher Worgan, 32, from Manchester, was given a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, after admitting assisting an offender.
Speaking after sentencing, Det Chief Supt Peter McPhillips, from Cleveland Police, said: "Shockingly these robberies took place in broad daylight and involved innocent members of the public and staff being threatened with violence and weapons.
"In the case of the Yarm incident, these weapons included axes and a handgun.
"Staff showed great bravery in the immediate aftermath of the robberies and as the investigation progressed the help they gave police was invaluable.
"Some of them were badly affected by what happened and I hope today's sentences will reassure them that the people responsible face a lengthy time behind bars." | Ten men have been jailed for their parts in the armed robberies of two Teesside jewellers. | 36551149 |
The man and woman in the Vauxhall Corsa died at the scene of the crash, which was on the A60 Mansfield Road in Nottinghamshire.
The bus driver and three passengers were taken to hospital.
The bus and car collided at about 21:45 GMT on Wednesday, between the junctions with Forest Lane and Kighill Lane, near Ravenshead.
Nottinghamshire Police has asked for witnesses or anyone with information to contact them. | Two people have died and four people have been injured after a car and a bus collided. | 30429098 |
The US-based Committee to Protect Journalists says press freedom has deteriorated significantly; it cites harassment of journalists and the removal of Ukrainian TVs from terrestrial airwaves and cable networks.
Most local broadcasters are pro-Russian. Only Crimean Tatar ATR TV remains more or less critical of the authorities.
Major Russian TV channels are widely available terrestrially. Top Ukrainian channels can only be watched online or via satellite.
Black Sea TV, once the most-popular TV station based in Crimea, is now only available via satellite and the internet.
Radio stations tend to focus on entertainment and operate as local outlets of major Russian broadcasters.
Russian print media have expanded their presence. Most leading Moscow-based titles are available at local kiosks and many have set up offices in Crimea. Very few Ukrainian papers are sold. | Crimea's media scene has seen major changes since Russia annexed the peninsula in March 2014. | 18287752 |
For the first time since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 a German state has a far-left prime minister.
Bodo Ramelow is from the socialist Die Linke - the "left" party. It is the democratic descendant of the communist party which governed old East Germany.
On Friday Mr Ramelow won a second-round vote to become leader of a coalition in the state of Thuringia. It is called "Red-Red-Green" - Die Linke with the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Green Party.
Die Linke has been represented in other regional governments, but this is the first time one of its politicians has led one of Germany's 16 states.
And that, Prof Oppelland says, is "really emotional for Die Linke, because it symbolises their success story and recognition in the political system".
"On the other hand it's very emotional for conservatives, or those who experienced persecution in the DDR [former East Germany]," he adds.
At Erfurt's Christmas market, Ellen tells me: "It's time to try new ways."
She is partially obscured by the clusters of carved wooden decorations. People pause, Gluehwein in hand, to admire the intricately patterned stars that hang on ribbons along the front of the stall.
But few of the tourists in the bustling market under the gothic spires of Erfurt's cathedral are aware of what many here describe as an historic moment for this state. Thuringia is conservative country. But, as of today, that has changed.
Critics of Die Linke accuse some members of having former links to the Stasi - East Germany's secret police.
And the Thuringia coalition was agreed on condition that the new prime minister acknowledged that former East Germany was an "Unrechtsstaat" - an unlawful state. It is an emotive admission for the party, not least because the same word is applied to Nazi Germany.
Die Linke describes itself as a party which stands for alternatives, for a better future. It wants to scrap Nato, ban fracking - controversial shale gas extraction - and supports the introduction of a minimum wage. And it is still regarded with suspicion by the political mainstream.
Controversially, Germany's President Joachim Gauck warned voters in Thuringia against Die Linke.
So did Chancellor Angela Merkel who, like Mr Gauck, grew up in East Germany. "Karl Marx is to be carried into the offices of government," she said.
In fact Marx featured prominently on the campaign trail for Bodo Ramelow, who regularly spoke in public alongside a bright red bust of the author of the Communist Manifesto.
But Mr Ramelow attributes Die Linke's success at regional level to practical rather than ideological reasons. Mr Ramelow, 58, is a former trade union official from the west.
"It's the Heimatgefuehl," he told the BBC, referring to the German concept of emotional connection to one's home. "And it's also the principle of care." He has pledged to improve schools and roads.
It was the promise of free kindergarten places that won over a young mum I met at the Christmas market. Melanie cannot get her daughter Keira into a nursery until February because of a shortage of spaces. Keira's grandmother stood close by. "It's good to bring in change," she said.
But Robert, supervising his staff rolling out dough for pretzels at a nearby stall, was furious.
"It's terrible that this man's come to power. Where are they going to get the money from for these policies? By taxing small companies like mine!" he said angrily. "The socialists are not competent at economics."
Certainly the central government in Berlin will be watching closely. Angela Merkel's conservatives govern in coalition with the left-wing SPD, the same party which - at regional level - has now joined with Die Linke.
Few believe what has happened in Thuringia would work at federal level. The left-wing parties simply differ too much over foreign policy, for example.
Nevertheless, the situation is "playing right into the hands of Alternativ fuer Deutschland (AfD)", says Dr Patricia Hogwood from the University of Westminster, referring to Germany's new populist anti-euro party, which campaigns for tighter immigration. "It's making Chancellor Merkel take them seriously because that's the contingency approach for coalition."
And under the sparkling lights of the Christmas market, I ask Ellen whether she would like to see Die Linke represented more substantially at national level. She smiles, rearranges a decoration. "Why not. The party's changed a lot. They should get a chance." | "It's controversial - and it's becoming more controversial every minute," said Prof Torsten Oppelland, from the University of Jena. | 30342441 |
His announcement was made on his Twitter account on Wednesday.
He tweeted: "Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail."
There have been protests across New York City, Washington, DC and San Francisco since the announcement was made.
According to the charity Stonewall, transgender is a word that describes people whose gender is not the same as, or does not sit comfortably with, the sex they were born as.
For example, a transgender man would have been described as girl at birth but lives as a male.
A transgender woman would be described as a boy at birth but lives as a female.
Transgender people often find it important to appear to others how they feel inside.
This can involve dressing in certain clothes or asking to be described in a certain way.
Some people choose to have medical procedures to alter their appearance.
"Not all trans people want or are able to have this [medical treatment]," say Stonewall.
This medication comes at a cost and healthcare isn't free in America.
Many transgender people are currently serving in the US military. Thanks to a rule made by previous president Barack Obama, the US government was willing to pay their medical costs.
President Trump thinks that the US government should not be responsible for this and the money should be spent on something else.
However, the president's political party has previously campaigned against rights for transgender people.
During the election in 2016, the party had two policies which clearly opposed laws in favour of transgender people.
One law allowing people to use certain public toilets was described as "illegal and dangerous".
The US military spends $6.2 billion (£4.7 billion) on healthcare for people in the army, navy, air force and marines.
A research company in America believes that only 0.13% of that money is spent on transgender service personnel - that's $8.4 million (£6.4 million).
That same company, Rand, also says that there are about 4,000 US active-duty and reserve service members who are transgender. However, some campaigners say the figure is higher than 10,000.
At the moment, it's not clear how people already in the military will be affected by the ban.
The people who work with Donald Trump to govern America have not put together a plan of how this ban will work.
Some people agree with President Trump and think the money should be better spent on other things.
However, some groups and campaigners believe that Mr Trump's decision is wrong and unfair.
They also believe that the reason for his decision - saving money - is not good enough as they think the American government spends money on many other things that could easily be cut instead.
Transgender people are allowed to serve in the UK military and a lot of army officials have spoken out about President Trump's ban.
A spokesman from the Ministry of Defence told the BBC: "We are clear that all members of our armed forces play a vital role in keeping our nation safe. We will continue to welcome people from a diverse range of backgrounds, including transgender personnel." | American President Donald Trump has banned transgender people serving in the US military. | 40738782 |
The Blackphone 2 adds software to the basic Android operating system so people can fine tune what each app, service and site can know about them.
The phone costs $799 (£525) and is aimed at businesses keen to oversee the information employees expose.
The launch comes as Blackberry readies an Android phone that also has improved privacy features.
Blackphone 2 owners manage data sharing via the phone's security centre that lets them tweak settings for each app.
"At the moment it's often about accepting everything or denying all the app permission requests," said David Puron, head of engineering at Silent Circle. "We wanted it to be more fine-grained than that."
In addition, he said, the phone lets people create separate virtual "spaces" in which they can set up different permissions for apps depending on whether they are using the phone personally, for work or are letting children play with it.
The phone also enables encryption by default, can be wiped remotely and Silent Circle has committed to fix bugs and issue updates within 72 hours of discovery.
In addition, said Mr Puron, Silent Circle had worked on the hardware to ensure it was fast and looked good. The original Blackphone demanded people "compromise" if they wanted to do a better job of managing their privacy, he said.
The next version of Android, known as Marshmallow, is expected to introduce some of the features in the Blackphone 2 to mainstream handsets.
"The industry is moving in the right direction and is incorporating the permission controls which is something we have done for 18 months," he said. "It's a good sign that these technologies are being progressively adopted."
Ben Wood, a mobile analyst from CCS Insight, said the phone was one among many devices targeting the "long-tail" of the smartphone market.
"With 1.5 billion smartphones set to sell in 2015 there are small niches which companies like Silent Circle can target," he said. "There are always going to be paranoid users that feel they need a higher level of privacy, which is something the encryption on the Blackphone offers."
The Blackphone 2 launch comes soon after Blackberry spoke more about its upcoming Priv Android phone which will include more privacy management tools. | Security firm Silent Circle has revamped its smartphone that helps people manage personal data. | 34346805 |
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