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The 35-year-old Scot finished fifth at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on Sunday to ease his fears.
"I actually saw a training aid online and I found one, believe it or not, at the range I practise at - Mearns Castle," Warren said.
"I tried it, bought two of them online and I warmed up every day using it."
Warren was ranked 48th in the world last year and had slumped to 214th before the latest event played over three courses in his homeland.
"Technically, there were a few things I wasn't happy with with my swing and, if they didn't get better, I would never be as consistent as I was inside the top 50 in the world," he said.
"You look back, a year ago I was top 50 in the world and it all snowballs and leads to frustration, but I feel like I've found something now that can really help me technically.
"I felt as if I could just go on the golf course and swing without really thinking about it, which was a big difference."
Finishing fifth behind Tyrrell Hatton, and picking up a cheque for £155,832, at St Andrews has not only lifted Warren to 176th in the world but meant a jump of 55 places to 70 in Europe's Race To Dubai.
It means that, instead of fighting to retain his tour card, Warren can chase a place in the 60-strong field at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in the Middle East.
"It proves the fact that, when I do get that feeling for it, I can hold my own in some really good competition like this week," he added.
"I can set my sights on some better things than just trying to keep my job I suppose." | Marc Warren has thanked a £30 golf training aid he stumbled upon while surfing the internet for saving his European Tour card for next season. | 37611391 |
The programme, filmed in Ceredigion, is shot in English and Welsh and called Y Gwyll for the bilingual version.
It features Richard Harrington playing Det Ch Insp Tom Mathias.
Filming in and around Aberystwyth for the new series starts in January, with the Welsh version being screened on S4C next autumn and English on BBC Wales in early 2017. | Crime drama series Hinterland will return for a third series, it has been confirmed. | 34696574 |
The think tank says living standards improved significantly between 2014 and the beginning of 2016, as subdued inflation coincided with rising wages and employment.
But a rise in inflation late in 2016, coupled with slower income growth, has ended that boom, it argues.
The conclusions are part of its annual report, published later this week.
The Resolution Foundation estimates that incomes in working-age households have grown just 0.5% in the current financial year, the slowest pace since 2012-13.
"After a tight squeeze during the [financial] crisis, working-age households have enjoyed a living standards mini-boom in recent years," said Stephen Clarke, economic analyst at the Resolution Foundation.
"But fast-rising inflation this year has brought this all too short mini-boom to a sharp halt as pay rises have not kept up," he said.
The most recent official measure of UK inflation, released earlier this month, showed a sharp rise in inflation to 1.6%.
Higher costs for imported materials and fuels were behind the rise.
Some economists feel the Resolution Foundation is being too gloomy.
Professor Patrick Minford, chair of Economists for Brexit said the Foundation has followed the consensus view that the economy would slow sharply in 2017.
However, "this consensus view has had to be revised up steadily over the past six months" and further upward revisions are likely, Prof Minford said.
"The 'Brexit uncertainty' factor has proved to be a myth," he added.
Prof Minford conceded rising household incomes were likely to slow this year, but added that the long-term economic outlook still looked bright, partly because consumers and businesses would continue to borrow.
Mr Clarke called on the government to help mitigate the effects of rising prices.
"While there's little that the government can do to stop rising inflation eating into people's living standards this year, there is still plenty of scope to boost pay packets and get employment rising again," he said.
"Closing the large jobs gaps that still exist across big cities like Birmingham and Liverpool would boost household incomes and help send Britain to the top of the global employment league.
"And of course tackling Britain's chronic productivity problems holds the key to maintaining decent pay growth in the years ahead," he added.
The foundation's report notes that falling mortgage costs have given householders a boost and pensioner incomes have been growing more strongly.
The UK economy grew 2% in 2016, driven by strong consumer spending. | A "mini-boom" in living standards has ended according to a report by the Resolution Foundation. | 38787371 |
Gwent Police was called to the B4293 near Llanishen at 11:45 GMT on Saturday after two cars collided.
Police said a 46-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving whilst under the influence of alcohol.
Anyone with information has been asked to contact police. | A man has been arrested after a 50-year-old woman was killed in a car crash in Monmouthshire at the weekend. | 35865262 |
In the two-page typed draft with handwritten notes, Lennon criticises the couple for their treatment of him and his wife, Yoko Ono.
The attack is said to be in response to Linda's criticism of him not publicly announcing his departure from the band.
The letter was sold at a US auction to an anonymous collector in Dallas.
The opening paragraph makes reference to a letter Lennon received which he said made him wonder "what middle-aged cranky Beatle fan wrote it".
He said: "I resisted looking at the last page to find out—I kept thinking who is it—Queenie? Stuart's mother?—Clive Epstein's wife?—Alan Williams?—What the hell—it's Linda!"
Lennon went on to respond to accusations he was "self indulgent" by criticising the couple for their treatment of him and Yoko.
Using strong language, he said he hoped they realised the trouble "you and the rest of my 'kind and unselfish' friends laid on Yoko and me, since we've been together".
Making direct reference to his former bandmate McCartney, Lennon questions the notion that "today's art" came about because of the Beatles.
He wrote: "I don't believe you're that insane - Paul - do you believe that? When you stop believing it, you might wake up!"
He also responds to the criticism that he did not publicly announce he was leaving the band, saying he was asked by Paul and former manager Allen Klein to keep quiet as it would "hurt the Beatles".
In his last attack directed at Linda, he says he suffered because of her "insane family/in laws" before adding in capitals "God Help You Out, Paul".
US auctioneers RR Auction said it believed the letter was written around 1971 - a year after McCartney publicly announced he was leaving the band.
It said the letter, which sold for $29,843.45, "captures the intense rivalry between the two men in the months, and even years, surrounding the break-up of the Beatles". | A furious letter from John Lennon to Paul McCartney and his wife, Linda, written after The Beatles' break-up has sold for nearly $30,000 (£24,200). | 38037615 |
Last year AIB was valued at 11.3bn euros, so a share sale may yield 3bn euros or more.
The bailout cost Irish taxpayers 21bn euros ($23.50bn).
Finance minister Michael Noonan said the progress made by AIB and current market conditions meant the time was right to start privatising the bank.
The financial crisis, which triggered a property collapse in Ireland, cost the Irish government 64bn euros in bank bailouts and forced it to seek support from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.
AIB returned to profit three years ago and the non-performing loans that crippled the bank in the crisis have been reduced by about two thirds.
The government owns 99.9% of AIB and received a dividend of 250m euros last month - its first since the rescue.
AIB's flotation on the Dublin and London stock exchanges will be one of the biggest in recent years.
The prospectus and the price range of the shares is expected to be published in mid-June.
It is thought that about 10% to 15% of the shares will be available to retail investors, although the minimum investment will be set at 10,000 euros.
The shares are expected to be marketed as an investment in the resurgent Irish economy, which grew 5.2% last year, outstripping all 18 other eurozone countries.
AIB is biggest mortgage lender in Ireland, with a 36% share.
The government will use the funds from the flotation to reduce the national debt by about 1.5%. It stands at 200bn euros - among the highest in the eurozone.
Dublin still has stakes in two other rescued banks: Permanent TSB (75%) and Bank of Ireland (14%). | Ireland is to sell 25% of Allied Irish Banks back to the public, eight years after it was rescued during the financial crisis. | 40105813 |
On Monday, 22 people were killed and 64 injured when a bomber detonated a device as people left Grande's show at the 21,000-seater Manchester Arena.
A statement said the US singer's Dangerous Woman tour would be suspended until 7 June.
It added that Grande, 23, wanted to pay "proper respects to those lost".
As well as two dates in London, concerts in Belgium, Poland and Germany have been cancelled.
Grande's management said: "We ask at this time that we all continue to support the city of Manchester and all those families affected by this cowardice and senseless act of violence.
"Our way of life has once again been threatened but we will overcome this together."
After the attack, the singer posted her condolences on Twitter, saying: "Broken. from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words."
The singer returned to her hometown of Boca Raton, Florida, on Tuesday in a private plane. It is hoped that the tour will continue on 7 June in Paris.
Children were among the dead in the Manchester attack, which targeted the foyer of the arena.
Greater Manchester Police said it believed 22-year-old Salman Abedi, a former city student, had blown himself up.
The attack has led to the UK terror threat being raised to critical - its highest level, which means an attack may be imminent.
Police say they are hunting a network of people over the attack, and have made five arrests in the UK.
Refunds will be granted to all ticketholders at the point of purchase for the cancelled shows, tour promoter Live Nation said.
The first victim of Monday's bombing to be named was 18-year-old Georgina Callander, a devoted fan of Grande.
The health and social care student had posted a message to Grande on Twitter before the event, which read: "SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU TOMORROW."
On her Instagram page the Lancashire resident also had a picture with the actor-turned-singer, which had been taken in 2015.
Other public events have been cancelled in London in the wake of the bombing.
Chelsea Football Club cancelled their open-top bus, Premier League victory parade, which was due to take place on Sunday.
The London premiere of the new Wonder Woman film, due for 31 May, has also been cancelled.
Warner Bros said it would not be proceeding with press junkets or a red carpet event "in light of the current situation". | Ariana Grande's concerts at London's O2 Arena on Thursday and Friday have been cancelled following the Manchester suicide bombing. | 40037128 |
The work and pensions secretary - a friend and ally of the PM - has been made First Secretary of State, effectively her second in command.
Michael Gove, one of the driving forces of the Brexit campaign, returns to the front bench as environment secretary.
The previous incumbent, Andrea Leadsom, has been appointed as the leader of the House in the Commons.
Most other ministers have kept their roles - but Liz Truss is moved from justice to chief treasury secretary.
Commons leader David Liddington takes over as justice secretary and Lord Chancellor.
Chief Treasury Secretary David Gauke has been appointed work and pensions secretary.
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Mrs May had been expected to carry out a widespread reshuffle of her top team after Thursday's general election but her room for manoeuvre has been limited by her failure to win an overall majority.
Most of the cabinet jobs remain unchanged:
Damian Green, who was previously work and pensions secretary and was at university with Mrs May, has also become minister for the Cabinet Office, a position left vacant by Ben Gummer, who lost his seat in Thursday's general election.
The First Secretary of State is a role previously held by George Osborne and, under Labour, Peter Mandelson and could see Mr Green standing in for Theresa May at prime minister's questions when she is not available.
The role is periodically used by UK governments and did not exist in Mrs May's first cabinet, formed after she became prime minister in July last year.
It does not come with a government department but does give its holder seniority over other cabinet ministers and is seen as being similar to the role of deputy prime minister.
Boris Johnson said that while the public would be wondering about the future of the current government, Mrs May had got the biggest Conservative mandate anyone had achieved for decades.
"It's absolutely right that she should go ahead, form a government and deliver on the priorities of the people.
"I'm going to be backing her, and absolutely everybody I'm talking to is going to be backing her as well."
In the latest fallout from the general election result, which confounded pollsters and left the UK with a hung Parliament:
Liam Fox retains his position as international trade secretary - he told reporters he was "delighted" to be continuing in the role he has held since July last year.
Dr Fox told the BBC that Mrs May was in a "very positive" mood during her reshuffle conversations.
"It's now time for the whole of the Conservative party to rally behind the prime minister and get a government in the national interest.
"I have absolute faith in the prime minister. She is the best person to take this country forward in terms of being able to give a government that is genuinely in our national interest, and I very much look forward to working with her."
Dr Fox was one of the Cabinet's "three Brexiteers" with David Davis and Boris Johnson, who have also kept their roles, as the government gears up for the start of talks with Brussels.
Liz Truss's change of position will be seen by some as a demotion - she was widely criticised by the judiciary following the High Court ruling regarding the government seeking Parliament's permission to trigger Article 50 and begin the formal start of the Brexit process.
The judges involved were heavily criticised by some newspapers, and Mrs Truss was in turn criticised for failing to stand up for them.
Justine Greening remains as education secretary - her opposition to Theresa May's policy of expanding grammar schools might be less of an issue now, if, as some expect, the government is forced to drop it from the Queen's Speech to prevent a backbench revolt. | Damian Green is the big winner as Theresa May seeks to shore up her authority in a post-election reshuffle. | 40241229 |
Suarez, signed from Liverpool for £75m this summer, is serving a four-month ban for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during the World Cup.
He was banned on 26 June but the incident took place on 24 June, meaning he should be available at the Bernabeu.
The second El Clasico of the season is set for 22 March 2015.
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Suarez was banned from all football-related activities by Fifa and cannot train with his new club and is prohibited from entering the confines of any stadium.
Defending champions Atletico Madrid begin their campaign against Rayo Vallecano on the weekend of 24 August, with Barca at home to Elche and Real hosting Cordoba.
Real could hand debuts to £71m forward James Rodriguez and German World Cup winner Toni Kroos against the newly promoted side.
Fellow new boys Eibar and Deportivo La Coruna begin against Real Sociedad and Granada respectively.
This week, La Liga agreed to use 'vanishing spray' - popular during the World Cup - to mark out the position of the wall at free-kicks. | Luis Suarez could make his Barcelona debut against rivals Real Madrid, with the first El Clasico of the season set for the weekend of Sunday, 26 October. | 28463841 |
They indicate the Christian Democrats lost support in Baden-Wuerttemberg and Rhineland Palatinate, but remain the largest party in Saxony-Anhalt.
The anti-migrant AfD achieved gains in all three states, exit polls indicate.
The elections were seen as a test of support for Chancellor Merkel's policy of accommodating refugees.
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In the western state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, a former stronghold of the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU), support for the party reached a historic low of about 27%, the exit polls suggest.
They say the Green-led coalition currently in power won the election.
The unprecedented success of the populist AfD shows just how vehemently some German voters disagree with Chancellor Merkel's pro-refugee stance. Many are conservative voters disenchanted with her centrist policies, and swayed by the robust populist narrative offered by AfD.
So is this a blow to Mrs Merkel's leadership? Not necessarily. It was also a historic victory for the Greens, who support the chancellor's position on refugees.
And during the campaign in Baden-Wurttemberg and Saxony-Anhalt the CDU candidates saw their voters fall away as they sporadically tried to undermine the chancellor's message and regain the populist ground from AfD.
Remarkably in those states it was the CDU's left-wing opponents who backed Mrs Merkel's refugee policies most consistently - and tonight reaped the rewards for it. These results are proof that Germany is becoming increasingly polarised between voters who passionately support Mrs Merkel's pro-refugee stance and those angered by it.
In Saxony-Anhalt, a poor, eastern state where the CDU and the Social Democrats govern together, that coalition looks set to remain in office but the exit polls say Alternative Fuer Deutschland (AdF) won about 22% of the vote.
The Social Democrats are set maintain their hold on Rhineland-Palatinate, a state the CDU had hoped to capture.
Already represented in five of Germany's 16 regional parliaments, the AfD has campaigned on slogans such as "Secure the borders" and "Stop the asylum chaos".
German Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said on Saturday that gains for the AfD would not change his government's stance on immigration.
He said: "There is a clear position that we stand by: humanity and solidarity. We will not change our position now.
But in Berlin on Saturday, about 2,000 right-wing demonstrators carrying German flags chanted "Merkel must go!" and "We are the people!".
The poor results could put additional pressure on Mrs Merkel, just as she is trying to push through an EU deal with Turkey to reduce the numbers of migrants and refugees entering western Europe.
As Europe's largest economy, Germany has a leading role in policy-making for the European Union.
At a summit earlier this week, the chancellor promoted a last-minute draft of the deal and demanded the support of other European leaders.
Ms Merkel still needs to complete that deal at another summit at the end of this week. If her party performs poorly on Sunday, she will go into that meeting weakened.
The meetings and demonstrations came as thousands of migrants have massed in muddy camps in the Greek border town of Idomeni after countries across the Balkans closed their borders. | The party of German Chancellor Angela Merkel has suffered defeats in two of three states holding regional elections, exit polls suggest. | 35796831 |
McDowell needed to improve on his 73, but carded a 76 to lie on five over par, three outside the cut mark.
Clarke did not look like staying in the tournament after his opening 78, and his 81 on Friday put him on 15 over.
Former winner Padraig Harrington and fellow Irishman Shane Lowry also failed to qualify for the weekend's action.
Lowry, winner of last week's WGC-Bridgestone event, was nine shots better than his opening round but his 69 left him on three over par overall.
Harrington, winner of the US PGA in 2008, also had a much-improved score on Friday, but he too was on three over after his 71.
Two-times tournament winner McIlroy is on two under par after a second successive 71. | Rory McIlroy was the only Northern Ireland player to make the cut at the US PGA as Graeme McDowell and Darren Clarke failed to make the weekend. | 33939359 |
He rose to prominence during a campaign against Belfast City Council's decision in December 2012 to limit the number of days the flag flies from the city hall.
The 24-year-old was also convicted of obstructing traffic during one of the demonstrations staged in Belfast.
Bryson, of Rosepark, Donaghadee, County Down, will be sentenced next month.
He had denied a series of charges linked to the loyalist street protests, claiming he was the victim of a political prosecution.
However, the judge at Belfast Magistrates' Court rejected claims that Bryson had only been present as an individual at the protests, and as such was unaware the events could have been illegal.
"The defendant's evidence lacked any real substance or credibility on any of the issues relevant to the case," she said.
"In my opinion he was at pains to try and misinterpret statements of senior police in order to attempt to pass responsibility for his actions to the police as opposed to accepting responsibility for his own actions."
The charges included four counts of participating in four un-notified public processions during January and February 2013, and obstructing traffic on the Newtownards Road in east Belfast.
In his evidence, Bryson said he did not know the protests could have been unlawful.
He accepted he had been filmed in CCTV footage of the marches, but said that on each occasion, he had walked to and from the centre of Belfast as an individual.
During the trial, prosecution counsel accused him of treating police with contempt when he was interviewed about the offences.
The court heard that the loyalist campaigner told officers he was an Irish republican and the first minister of Northern Ireland.
He also suggested to police that he was in a fictional gay relationship with fellow flag campaigner Willie Frazer, it was claimed.
In a highly unusual move, one of Northern Ireland's most senior police officers was called to give evidence as part of the defence case.
ACC Will Kerr told the court he agreed to meet Bryson and loyalist community representatives as part of efforts to ensure their weekly demonstrations did not break the law.
The officer also said he warned those at the meeting on 29 January, 2013 of the "criminal justice consequences" of taking part in un-notified public processions.
Delivering her verdict, the judge said Bryson was "closely involved in the arrangements regarding the protests".
"I do not accept his explanation that he did not know the status of the processions in question," she added.
Convicting him on all charges, Mrs Bagnall said CCTV footage of the protests showed Bryson standing with others in the middle of the road.
Bryson was released on continuing bail to return for sentencing in four weeks time. | The high-profile union flag protester Jamie Bryson has been found guilty of taking part in unlawful public processions. | 31946063 |
Cranes coach Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic has kept faith with the striker, who has not scored for club or country for almost eight months.
Goalkeeper Benjamin Ochan and Muzamil Mutyaba did not make the cut.
But Timothy Dennis Awany and Muhammed Shaban were included for their hard work and fighting spirit.
Uganda will be making a return to the finals after 39 years and will be based in Port-Gentil alongside Ghana, Mali and Egypt.
"We shall continue working hard and fine tuning the team ahead of the tournament," Sredojevic told BBC.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Salim Jamal (Al Merrikh, Sudan), Robert Odongkara (Saint George, Ethiopia), Denis Onyango (Mamelodi Sundowns, South Africa)
Defenders: Timothy Dennis Awany (KCCA, Uganda), Joseph Ochaya (KCCA), Shafiq Batambuze (Tusker, Kenya), Denis Iguma (Al Ahed, Lebanon), Isaac Isinde (Unattached), Murushid Juuko (Simba, Tanzania), Nicholas Wadada (Vipers, Uganda)
Midfielders: Khalid Aucho (Baroka, South Africa), Mike Azira (Colorado Rapids, USA), Geoffrey Kizito (Than Quang Ninh, Vietnam), William Luwagga Kizito (Rio Ave, Portugal), Tony Mawejje (Thotur, Iceland), Hassan Wasswa (Nijmeh, Lebabon), Moses Oloya (Hanoi T and T, Vietnam), Godfrey Walusimbi (Gor Mahia, Kenya)
Strikers: Geoffrey Massa (Baroka, South Africa), Faruku Miya (Standard Liege, Belgium), Yunus Sentamu (Ilves, Finland), Geoffrey Sserunkuma (KCCA, Uganda), Muhammed Shaban (Onduparaka, Uganda) | Uganda skipper Geofrey Massa has been included in the final squad for the Africa Cup of Nations despite his misfiring form. | 38518626 |
Liverpool City Council is being asked to approve proposals by developers Place First to demolish and refurbish terraces in the Welsh Streets district.
Some homes will be knocked together to appeal to families, while others will be knocked down.
Last year, then Communities Secretary Eric Pickles overturned his planning inspector's backing for a housing plan.
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The streets are known as Welsh Streets as they are named after the Welsh towns of the construction workers who built the terraces in the 19th Century.
Ringo Starr used to live at 9 Madryn Street - which is one of the 200 homes that would be refurbished.
Sources differ on how long Starr lived there, with some suggestions it was three years before his family moved to nearby Admiral Grove, where he was living as a teenager shortly before The Beatles found fame.
Joe Anderson, Liverpool's Mayor, said 80% of residents backed the original plans for this area.
"As a result of the prevarication over this scheme from different outside interest groups, we have lost a £13m government grant," he said.
"However, given that the government has changed the planning rules we need to find a way forward in order to get this area sorted out as soon as possible and I am pleased we have been able to find a partner that is willing to look into taking on the Welsh Streets."
He said the residents "have been in limbo" for years after the Housing Market Renewal Initiative was axed.
"To add insult to injury, Eric Pickles then overturned his own planning inspector's decision on a subsequent scheme despite it being supported by the vast majority of the local community," he added.
Irene Milson, Chairwoman of the Welsh Streets Community Association, said: "This community has been waiting a long time for new homes and it is extremely frustrating that the previous scheme wasn't approved by the government.
"We await with interest the details of this new set of proposals and will make our decision based on progress over the next few months."
The report will be considered by the council's cabinet on 4 February.
In December, the city council dropped its legal challenge over the demolition of nearly 300 homes saying it wanted to avoid "protracted" legal action. | Ringo Starr's Liverpool birthplace is likely to be saved after years of uncertainty and wrangling. | 35429300 |
Denmark's centre-right government had wanted to abandon some Danish opt-outs from EU home affairs legislation.
But with all votes now counted, more than 53% said No to the proposals.
The vote comes weeks after the Paris attacks and as Europe struggles to deal with record numbers of migrants.
"It is a clear no," Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said, adding he had "full respect" for the voters' decision.
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The government, backed by the opposition, had campaigned for Yes, saying it would help Danish authorities in the wake of the Paris attacks.
Ultimately, voting No means Denmark remains exempt from large parts of the EU's criminal justice and home affairs system, a position it negotiated in 1993.
It risks losing access to Europol, Europe's crime and intelligence-sharing agency, a service frequently used by Denmark.
The confusing wording of the referendum question seems to have been a factor.
One voter described it as "the most baffling in the history of the EU", and on the foggy, wet streets of Copenhagen, that sentiment seemed to be shared by voters as they left polling stations, saying the question was too complicated and technical, and that explanations from politicians were not comprehensive.
For Denmark's government, urgent talks will now take place between Copenhagen and Brussels, to work out the ramifications of what the No vote means.
The result is likely to have been monitored by British politicians, interested to see with the upcoming UK referendum battle about to play out, how the gut instinct of the voters can be tied to current European events, and how the particular phrasing of the question can discourage or influence how tied-in to the European project Britons want to be.
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Several of the Paris attackers were French nationals who had been living in neighbouring Belgium. At least one surviving gunman, Salah Abdeslam, is thought to have fled across the French border in the aftermath of the shootings and suicide blasts in Paris on 13 November.
The result means Denmark will have to negotiate a special agreement to stay inside Europol, the EU's law enforcement agency which tackles organised crime and terrorism.
"We will work very hard for the Danes to get the best possible agreement. But it will be difficult," Soren Gade of the governing Venstre party told the Ritzau news agency.
The anti-immigration Danish People's Party (DPP), which props up Mr Rasmussen's administration in parliament, had urged voters to say No to avoid giving away further sovereignty to Brussels.
Although a Yes vote would not have affected Denmark's opt-out on immigration, the DPP argued that it could eventually have led to immigration policies being dictated by the EU.
Unlike Denmark, the UK and Ireland have opt-ins on justice and home affairs legislation, which enable them to choose whether to accept or reject legislation on a case-by-case basis.
The result of the referendum is likely to be of interest in Britain, whose government is trying to renegotiate its relations with the EU before holding a vote on whether to remain in the bloc. | Danes have rejected adopting EU rules on cross-border policing in a referendum that could have seen the country take closer ties with the bloc, according to final results. | 35002158 |
The Telegraph reported that Harris Associates had cut its stake in Tesco from more than 3% to about 1.4%.
And in an email to the FT, Harris criticised the UK supermarket giant for operating an "incoherent strategy".
Overall, the FTSE 100, rose 5.56 points at 6,825.31, led by ITV on speculation it could be a takeover target.
On Friday, Tesco issued its second profit warning in two months and cut its interim dividend by 75%.
The comments from Harris Associates come on the day that Tesco's new chief executive Dave Lewis begins his job, after his start date was brought forward by the supermarket.
"If new Tesco CEO Dave Lewis was under any illusions that the markets would afford him a 'honeymoon period' upon taking over the reins at the UK food retailing giant, then this morning's share price action should have put paid to that," said Alastair McCaig, market analyst at IG.
Shares in Tesco's rivals were also hit, with Morrisons down 2.25% and Sainsbury's 0.28% lower.
HSBC shares were down 1.5%. One of the UK's most high-profile fund managers, Neil Woodford, said he had sold his stake in HSBC over worries of "fine inflation" in the banking sector.
"I am worried that the ongoing investigation into the historic manipulation of Libor and foreign exchange markets could expose HSBC to significant financial penalties," he said.
ITV shares rose 3.5% on speculation it could be a takeover target for Liberty Global, the owner of Virgin Media.
The Telegraph reported that Liberty Global was canvassing support from major ITV shareholders after it bought a 6.4% stake in the broadcaster this summer.
In the FTSE 250, shares in Perform - which supplies online sports news and clips to media groups and bookmakers - jumped 26% after investment group Access Industries said it planned take full ownership of the firm. Access already owns 42.5% of Perform.
On the currency markets, the pound slipped slightly after the release of weaker-than-expected manufacturing PMI figures.
However, the pound was up 0.09% against the dollar on the day at $1.66120 and was 0.10% higher against the euro at 1.26520 euros. | (Close): Shares in Tesco fell a further 1.9% following news that a major shareholder in the UK supermarket giant had cut its stake. | 29010066 |
Nick Norman and Moritz Korn members of Cairngorm Gliding Club at Feshiebridge, reached 28,500ft during a flight over the Cairngorms at the weekend.
The British Gliding Association (BGA) said that while it was not a new UK record, it was the highest gain to be achieved for several years.
Mr Norman and Mr Korn sought permission from air traffic control before making his climb to 28,500ft.
The pilots took advantage of a climatic condition known as a mountain wave.
They had earlier flown to Aboyne in Aberdeenshire and was returning to Feshiebridge via Corgarff when he encountered the weather condition.
The long-standing UK record height for a glider is more than 30,000ft.
Cairngorm Gliding Club made headlines in 2011 when it was used for filming a scene in Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises.
Stuntmen and a film crew made parachute jumps over the airstrip at Feshie Bridge for a scene involving an elaborate escape from a jet aircraft. | Two pilots have set a new record height for his Scottish gliding club. | 36246481 |
In a speech to the National Assembly, Mr Castro said that, for normal relations to resume, a US embargo on Cuba would have to be lifted.
He also called for the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay to be returned to Cuba.
On Monday both countries are set to re-establish diplomatic ties for the first time since 1959.
"We are talking about forging a new kind of relationship between both states, different from our entire common history," President Castro told the Cuban National Assembly.
He acknowledged President Obama's efforts to try to get a debate going on the embargo despite the fact that it was up to the US Congress to vote on the matter.
US officials have said several times that Guantanamo Bay is not on the agenda for discussion with Cuba.
The US and Cuba began secret negotiations on restoring ties two years ago.
This led to a historic announcement on 17 December last year where President Castro and President Obama said they had swapped prisoners and would seek to normalise relations.
On Monday both countries are set to reopen embassies in each other's capitals as a first formal step towards re-establishing relations. | The Cuban President, Raul Castro, has said his country must establish a new kind of relationship with the United States. | 33546303 |
About a quarter of all photographs uploaded to the site and tagged with the name of the city also include the word "Christmas" or "Xmas".
Across the 10 biggest English cities for population about one in five photographs on average is accompanied by those words as people get into the yuletide spirit.
Whether it is relaxing at home in front of the tree, hotdogs at the Christmas market, fairground wheels in the city centre or mulled wine with friends, thousands of people are sharing their festivities on social media.
Data scraped from photo-sharing service Instagram since 10 December shows that photographs of Leeds included "Christmas" or "Xmas" 23% of the time.
Councillor Judith Blake, leader of Leeds City Council, said: "Leeds is a fabulously festive city and we've seen residents and visitors alike really get into the Christmas spirit more than ever this year.
"One of the most popular attractions in Leeds at this time of year is the Christkindelmarkt, which has become a Leeds Christmas tradition for many visitors and residents, and is fantastic photo opportunity for some fun and festive selfies. Combined with the lights switch-on, which regularly attracts thousands of people, the market has proved to be another roaring success this year."
The city also has a Reindeer Trail, a collection of decorated reindeer statues.
The least Christmassy city in the top 10 is Leicester, where 8% of photographs hashtagged with its name mention Christmas.
However, the arrival of the Coca Cola Christmas lorry on Thursday prompted a series of Christmas-tagged pictures from Leicester.
Leicester also has a lot going on for Christmas despite the lower proportion of mentions on Instagram. This year is the first time that people can view the Christmas decorations from its Wheel of Light, which is in Jubilee Square until 3 January.
A Leicester City Council spokeswoman said: "We have a busy programme of festivals and events throughout the year, including a packed Christmas and Diwali programme.
"Our Christmas celebrations include Leicester's Wheel of Light, a 110ft-high (33.5m) Ferris wheel on Jubilee Square, our popular children's tableaux at Town Hall Square, and our pantomime Snow White is at De Montfort Hall until 4 January. Our Christmas lights switch-on included real reindeer, Santa's sleigh and a programme of live music, and attracted thousands to the city centre."
German Christmas markets, selling crafts, decorations, beer, bratwurst and gluhwein, have proved a big draw, not least in the two old rivals for the status of England's second city, Birmingham and Manchester.
But it seems the two are neck and neck in terms of their Christmas cheer on Instagram. Not only do both cities have photographs mentioning Christmas 19% of the time, but 2% of all tagged photographs contain either #christmasmarket or #christmasmarkets.
In Birmingham, hashtags for the market included #christmasmarket, #birminghamchristmasmarket and even #yestheyhavegermanxmasmarketsinbirmingham.
Earlier this year Manchester topped a poll of the 10 most populated cities when people were asked which should be the UK's second capital, but on pictures of their Christmas markets, at least, they are equals.
23%
of pictures of #Leeds say Christmas or Xmas too
19% of #Manchester (pictured), #Birmingham and #Sheffield
17% of #Bristol, 14% #Wakefield and #London, 12% #Bradford and 11% #Liverpool
8% of #Leicester pictures mention Christmas, the least of the big cities
BBC News used an independent data scraping tool to search Instagram for any mentions of Christmas.
We looked for the top 10 cities for population in England with a hashtag (#) in front of them followed by the words "Christmas" or "Xmas" somewhere in the accompanying caption.
Instagram was founded in 2010 by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger. It has overtaken Twitter and now has about 400m regular users. The app lets users enhance images taken on their mobile phones with filters and then share them instantly across various social networks. | Leeds is the most Christmassy big city in England, if the photo-sharing service Instagram is anything to go by. | 35112577 |
Naomi Watts said she was "very excited" to take on the role for Glantraeth FC, based in Malltraeth, which has a population of 400 people.
The English-born star of Mulholland Drive and King Kong spent time as a child on her grandparents' farm nearby.
Glantraeth FC play in the third tier Welsh Alliance football league division one and get crowds of 40 people.
After former president Sir George Meyrick stood down last August, secretary Stan Strickland suggested Ms Watts as a replacement.
He sent a letter to her agent who is based on Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, and received a positive response on Monday night.
Mr Strickland said: "She spent three years of her childhood here and attended school in Llangefni before becoming a major film star.
"I just thought 'if you don't ask, you don't get'.
"She has now got her publicist involved, so we could end up in the New York Times."
Mr Strickland is expecting further correspondence with Ms Watts about her involvement over the coming days, but said her name will appear on the website, letterheads and match day programmes, while she will be provided with annual performance updates. | A Hollywood A-lister has agreed to become the honorary president of a small Anglesey football club. | 35473354 |
Now in its fifth year, the BBC Radio 2 contest challenges under-13s to write a story about any fictional topic.
A record 120,421 entries were received, with thousands of volunteers helping to whittle down the entries.
Chris Evans unveiled the six young winners in a live broadcast from St James's Palace.
"Every single young writer in this competition deserves a round of applause, a hats off and a whopping well done for creating such sensational stories," he said.
"They've all been so moving," said teacher Jen Morgan, who helped judge the prize. "It's just a privilege to read some of them."
The winners were:
Gold: Amabel Smith (10) - It's A Wide World
Silver: Hannah Sennouni (12) - Londoner Pigeon
Bronze: Lara Akhurst (11) - Blue
Gold: Sofia Zambuto (9) - Fight For Life
Silver: Robyn Fielding (8) - The Word That Wouldn't Come Out
Bronze: Emily Potts (9) - Cake Wars
Sofia Zambuto's gold award-winning story recounted a mother's desperate attempt to save her family from what appears to be a tsunami.
"Children we must move now," she wrote. "We must leave our home now. We must find a new home. The wave, the flood is coming again. Run with me now, as fast as your legs will carry you. Follow me now."
Judge Charlie Higson said the nine-year-old had "managed to achieve a piece of mature action writing, which is a very difficult thing to do well," and praised the "fantastic twist".
Zambuto had missed the deadline for the 2014 competition by 30 seconds. "I'm kind of pleased I missed it now," she laughed.
The top prize in the older category went to 10-year-old Amabel Smith's It's A Wide World, a story set in a not-too-distant future where the "government uses weight to control society".
Richard Hammond, who chaired the judging panel, called it "astonishing" and "frightening".
"The idea of the government using obesity as a controlling mechanism is such a fresh and original idea."
Cake Wars told the story of a baking contest where the contestants sabotaged each other's entries.
It was written by nine-year-old Emily Potts, who said it was inspired by her grandmother's "terrible cakes".
London Pigeon was a first-person/first-pigeon account of a bird's life, while The Word That Wouldn't Come Out described a stammer from the point of view of a stubborn word, stuck in the speaker's mouth.
Lara Akhurst's Blue was described by children's laureate Malorie Blackman as "a mature, personal story which I found immensely moving".
Celebrities including Sir Kenneth Branagh, Jeremy Irons, Sally Hawkins and Charles Dance read out the short stories during the prize-giving ceremony.
The event was hosted by the Duchess of Cornwall, who is a patron of the National Literacy Trust.
"Whenever I have a chance - and I don't often get a chance to talk on Radio 2 - I tell everybody we must never forget how important reading and story-telling is," she said.
"Like climbing though the wardrobe into Narnia, stories open doors into different worlds.
"We meet impossible people, travel to remote places and make hundreds of new friends.
"We look around with new eyes and recognise Horrid Henry next door or Professor Snape the chemistry teacher in the school down the road.
"The best stories show us what we all have in common."
1. Fairy tales: princess, charming, unicorn
2. Royalty: coronation, Queen, majesty
3. Family: BFF, grandmother, aunt
4. Shopping: Prada, make-up, shopaholic
1. Dinosaurs: stegosaurus, Jurassic, raptor
2. Superheroes: Batcave, Gotham, Avengers
3. Football: Aguero, Neuer, Suarez
4. Science fiction: teleport, continuum, tardis
An analysis of the 50 million words used in the stories showed that new technology featured strongly in children's imaginations.
One of the most common plotlines in the short story competition was achieving sudden internet fame after posting a YouTube video; while #hashtags were incorporated into the stories with increased frequency.
"Children are not tweeting and using Twitter, but they are using the word hashtag and the symbol # for dramatic effect, it is heightening tension," said Vineeta Gupta, head of children's dictionaries at the Oxford University Press.
But the top 10 nouns were reassuringly related to home, family and daily life.
You can read all the finalists, including the six winning stories, on the 500 Words website. | Stories about heroic pigeons, poisoned cakes and living with a stammer were among the winners at this year's 500 Words competition. | 32927550 |
Mr Sands, who has been under pressure over the bank's slumping share price, says Mr Winters, who takes over in June, is "a great choice".
The bank's chairman, Sir John Peace, is to step down in 2016 and three non-executive directors are also leaving.
Shares in the troubled bank rose 3% in early morning trading.
The Asia-focused bank has been facing tough market conditions and issued three profit warnings last year.
It is due to close up to 100 bank branches this year in Asia, Africa and the Middle East in an attempt to improve its profitability. | UK bank Standard Chartered has announced that its chief executive, Peter Sands, will be replaced by ex-JPMorgan banker Bill Winters. | 31636505 |
Lieutenant Colonel Dudley Clarke was undercover as a correspondent for the Times when detained in the Spanish capital in 1941.
He was "dressed, down to a brassiere, as a woman", reports a letter from the British Embassy to the Foreign Office.
In 1940, he had been instrumental in establishing the British Commandos.
He is also credited with defining the Allies' deception strategy during World War II.
Field Marshall Harold Alexander, who led ground forces at D-Day as well as the Allied forces in Italy, said that "he did as much to win the war as any other single officer".
Lt Col Clarke had stopped off in Madrid in October 1941 on his way to Cairo to deliver important intelligence information to General Auchinleck, who was commander-in-chief of the Middle East command at the time.
The letter about his arrest reaveals he told Spanish police "that he was a novelist and wanted to study the reactions of men to women in the street".
As well as another outfit of women's clothes and a war correspondent's uniform, Lt Col Clarke's luggage contained "a roll of super-fine toilet paper which particularly excited the police who are submitting each sheet to chemical tests", the letter says.
The morning after his arrest, Lt Col Clarke's new explanation to British officials was that he had been "taking the feminine garments to a lady in Gibraltar and thought that he would try them on for a prank".
"This hardly squares with the fact that the garments and shoes fitted him."
The police considered the incident a "homosexual affair" punishable by a fine, but the letter warned that the Germans "apparently think they have got on to a first class espionage incident and will certainly make the most of it".
"Jokes have already begun about 'the editor' of the 'Times' masquerading as woman."
Prime Minister Winston Churchill was informed of the incident and orders were given to get Lt Col Clarke to Gibraltar as quickly as possible, indicating both his importance to the War Office and the potential embarrassment that could have been caused.
War Office messages express hope that Lt Col Clarke's military role remains secret and his mission can be continued, because the intelligence information he possesses can only be delivered by him.
But the War Office said: "If he shows signs of mental derangement he should however be sent home by first ship."
Lt Col Clarke was released and ordered to leave Spain within 48 hours. | One of Britain's most influential World War II spies was arrested in Madrid for cross-dressing, files released by the National Archives show. | 22629712 |
They say Michael Vance died in the "dramatic" shootout on Sunday night nearly Leedey, west of Oklahoma City.
The 38-year-old suspect earlier in the day shot and wounded a police officer, triggering a police chase.
Last week he posted two Facebook videos after wounding two police officers. He is suspected of killing two relatives.
Vance had indicated he intended to target several people linked to a sexual assault case against him.
"Letting y'all know, look, this is real," the suspect, wearing a blood-soaked shirt, said in one of the Facebook videos, which police believe was filmed inside a police car he had stolen during last week's shooting of the two officers.
"If you want to know what's up next, stay tuned to your local news," said Vance.
He had been recently released from Lincoln County Jail in Oklahoma, where he was being held on an allegation of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl.
Vance, according to the Oklahoman newspaper, had been scheduled to appear in court next month to face the felony charges. | A fugitive double murder suspect who is said to have live-streamed a getaway has been killed in a shootout with police, officials in Oklahoma say. | 37824345 |
It said the regulations for the new bidding round for licences - the first in six years - are stricter than before.
And companies applying to frack near beauty spots will have additional obligations.
But some environmental campaigners say the new rules are not tough enough.
Fracking involves blasting water, chemicals and sand at high pressure into shale rock formations to release the gas and oil held inside.
Planning permission may be granted in National Parks, the Broads and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty if "it can be demonstrated they are in the public interest".
Eric Pickles, the communities secretary, will have the right to overturn planning decisions, if they don't satisfy the government's criteria.
But Greenpeace said: "In fact, so far as we can tell, the announcement actually makes it easier for developers to drill in national parks - by giving the communities secretary the automatic right to overrule local authorities who reject an application."
The National Trust gave the move a cautious welcome.
Richard Hebditch, assistant director of External Affairs for the National Trust said in a statement: "We welcome the new planning guidance which makes clear that applications should be refused in these areas other than in exceptional circumstances"
Forty percent of the National Trust's land is in National Parks and it owns large areas of land in other Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
"We hope it will reflect a much more cautious approach that recognises the risks of turning some of the most special places in the country over to industrial scale extraction of shale gas and oil," Mr Hebditch added.
Environmentalists argue that the process can cause contamination of the water supply and earth tremors. The industry rejects these criticisms, claiming that the process can be done safely.
Business and Energy Minister Matthew Hancock said it would be "irresponsible" not to explore the possibilities that shale offers.
"Unlocking shale gas in Britain has the potential to provide us with greater energy security, jobs and growth," he said.
"We must act carefully, minimising risks, to explore how much of our large resource can be recovered to give the UK a new home-grown source of energy."
"Of course there is local opposition in some places," Mr Hancock told the BBC.
"But broadly there is also public support for the argument that we need energy security."
When challenged on the BBC to name a community that is in favour of fracking, he couldn't immediately identify one.
The BBC's chief political correspondent, Norman Smith, said the government has brushed aside suggestions that the announcement on national parks is designed to quell discontent in conservative MPs constituencies, especially in the south east of England.
But campaigners also pointed to political motives.
"Sneaking out the 14th licensing round after MPs have gone off on their summer holidays shows just how politically toxic fracking has become," said Greenpeace UK energy campaigner Simon Clydesdale.
"With MPs in Tory heartlands feeling the heat and all but seven cabinet ministers threatened by drilling in their constituencies, there could be a high political price to pay for this shale steamroller at next year's general election."
Robert Gatliff, science director for energy at the British Geological Survey told the BBC it would still be some time before full scale drilling would start.
"The first stage, you'd review all the data you've got. Then you'd want to drill one or two exploration holes and then take samples of the shale and see exactly what the content is and see which have got the most in and which bits are likely to fracture best to get the most oil out."
An agreement to proceed with drilling would still be subject to planning permission and permits from the Environment Agency.
He said that surveys suggest there is up to 2000 trillion cubic feet of gas embedded under the UK, although "there's no way we'd get all that out."
"If you look at what happens in the US, and that's where you've got to look because that's where they've drilled thousands of holes, they're not getting more than 5%," Mr Gatliff said.
"In Britain we're so crowded and we've got these beautiful areas, that reduces the amount we can get out as well."
Tom Greatrex MP, Labour's Shadow Energy Minister, said: "With 80% of our heating coming from gas and declining North Sea reserves, shale and other unconventional gas may have the potential to form a part of our future energy mix."
But he added: "There are legitimate environmental concerns that must be addressed before extraction is permitted. Robust regulation and comprehensive monitoring are vital to ensure the public acceptability test is met."
In the UK test drilling has taken place in Lancashire and in the West Sussex town of Balcombe where last summer more than 1,000 people protested at a site operated by energy company Cuadrilla.
The north of England is the area containing the largest shale reserves.
The British Geological Survey has also pinpointed south east Scotland as containing significant resources.
The government is keen to promote fracking in the UK, and has already announced a number of incentives to help kick-start the industry, including tax breaks, payments of £100,000 per site plus a 1% share of revenue to local communities.
It argues that shale gas could be an important bridge to help secure energy supplies until renewable energy capacity is increased.
Others argue that while it may be cleaner than coal, it is still a hydrocarbon that emits CO2 linked to global warming.
The BBC's environment analyst Roger Harrabin said: "If environmentalists succeed in stopping fracking in the UK by stirring up local objections they will actually make the greenhouse effect worse in the short term."
"This is because Britain will continue to use gas for heating and as a backup to capricious wind and solar electricity. If the industry can't get British gas it will import liquefied gas - and the energy needed to turn gas liquid makes it worse for the climate than home-produced gas."
In the US, shale gas has caused energy costs to tumble, but questions remain about whether the American shale revolution can be replicated in the UK and elsewhere. | Fracking licences can only be issued for beauty spots in "exceptional circumstances", according to new rules issued by the government. | 28513036 |
They talked about what had attracted them to London and "how we can continue to build on that for the future," Mrs May told the BBC's economics editor Kamal Ahmed, in Davos.
Her remarks came as several big banks said they may move staff out of London.
Both HSBC and UBS have said they could relocate about 1,000 jobs.
Mrs May was asked if she was disappointed that it was becoming clear that there was a price to Brexit.
"I want to negotiate a free trade agreement with the European Union which will give us the maximum access, the right deal for Britain, maximum access to the single European market for trading with and operating within that market for both goods and services," she said.
"I think that's not just in the interests of the UK, I think that's in the interests of the European Union as well," she added.
May: UK will lead world on free trade
Bank exodus?
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Mrs May said she had had a "very good positive discussion with banks about the benefits of the City of London, about what it is that has brought them to the City of London and how we can continue to build on that for the future".
There were "huge benefits" for investment in the UK, Mrs May added, which she said had a "fundamentally very strong economy".
She said the service sector was very important to the UK and that she believed that "truly global Britain can bring jobs and prosperity to the UK across the board, including in financial services".
Mrs May was asked if the government might be prepared to give preferential treatment to EU immigrants coming to the UK in exchange for privileged access to the single market.
People who voted for Brexit were voting for "us to take control of our immigration laws for people coming from the EU into the UK", she said.
"We're looking at the various systems that are possible at the moment. The key issue for people in the UK is that we have control, that's it's the government that is deciding our immigration rules," she added.
Earlier, Mrs May told leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos that the UK will be a "world leader" on trade.
But the prime minister also warned that inequality blamed on globalisation was aiding the "politics of division".
Her speech to business leaders and politicians in Switzerland came after EU leaders said a post-Brexit trade deal with the UK would be "difficult".
The prime minister promised that the UK after Brexit would take on a "leadership role as the strongest and most forceful advocate for free markets and free trade anywhere in the world".
She argued for reforms so the global economy created wealth for all, rather than a "privileged few", and "centre-ground mainstream politics" could "work for everyone".
Mrs May said the world was enjoying an "unprecedented level of wealth", but many people felt this was "not working for them".
Global elites needed to tackle the backlash against globalisation, liberalism, and free trade because leaders who "embrace the politics of division and despair" were working to exploit the situation.
Mrs May said: "Talk of greater globalisation can make people fearful. For many it means their jobs outsourced and their wages undercut. It means having to sit back as they watch their communities change around them.
"And in their minds, it means watching as those who prosper seem to play by a different set of rules, while for many life remains a struggle as they get by, but don't necessarily get on." | Prime Minister Theresa May has had "positive discussion" with big banks about how they might be encouraged to keep jobs in the City of London. | 38677505 |
Kenny Rogers debuted the song in 2013; and Dolly Parton featured it in her record-breaking set a year later.
Now Barry Gibb, who wrote the song, has made it the centrepiece of his performance at the festival's coveted "legend slot".
It was one of a dozen or more classics from his, and the Bee Gees', catalogue that made it impossible to stand still.
There was a sense of euphoria as he ran through the likes of Tragedy, Jive Talkin' and Night Fever, his falsetto never wavering in the bright afternoon sun.
As has now become tradition in the legend slot, Glastonbury's security team joined the performance, with a choreographed routine to Stayin' Alive that brought a huge smile to Gibb's face.
His triumphant set came a year after Gibb joined Coldplay on the Pyramid Stage for two Bee Gee covers: To Love Somebody and what Chris Martin called "the greatest song of all time", Stayin' Alive.
Gibb had been meant to play the festival that year, but pulled out when a family member fell ill.
The star recently revealed he struggled with appearing on stage by himself, following the death of his brothers Maurice and Robin.
"I don't like being on stage on my own. I miss my brothers. I get nerves being on stage on my own because it is so new to me," he told the Sunday Mirror.
"We would all lean on each other. I'd lean on Maurice and Robin and they would lean on me and somehow we'd get through every show.
"We knew how each other felt. I knew what their opinions were. We were three brothers and it was a democracy.
"We were three brothers who had to agree. If one of them did not like something we did not do it."
Gibb put a picture of his brothers on stage as he performed Nights on Broadway, eliciting a swell of support from the audience.
Several were wearing Barry Gibb masks and one fan passed a gold jacket up to the stage, which Gibb gamely wore for the last 15 minutes of his 75-minute set.
By that point, the crowd was chanting his name - "Barry! Barry! Barry!" - between songs and the star, who is more than 50 years into his career, was visibly touched by their enthusiasm.
"You guys have been the best. Thank you for the experience of a lifetime," he said. "I hope to see you again."
Gibb was followed onto the Pyramid stage by fellow disco legends Chic.
If anything, they drew a larger crowd than Gibb. The hills were full to bursting with flag-waving fans as Nile Rodgers served up a feast of funk.
The set spanned his entire career as a producer and writer, with Chic's Le Freak joined by Sister Sledge's We Are Family and the Diana Ross classic Upside Down.
Rodgers even threw in Daft Punk's Get Lucky (on which he played guitar) and a verse of The Sugar Hill Gang's Rappers' Delight - which sampled Chic's Good Times - for good measure.
As one audience member near us noted, "Chic have just won Glastonbury".
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk. | We're calling it: Islands In The Stream has become the unofficial anthem of Glastonbury. | 40400072 |
Chelsea leave for China on Monday and manager Antonio Conte has told both players they will not be selected.
Striker Costa, 28, wants to return to Atletico Madrid, even though they are under a transfer ban.
Manchester United have been trying to reach an agreement to sign midfielder Matic, 28.
However, there is also thought to be interest in the Serb from clubs in Italy.
Monaco midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko is expected to replace Matic in the Chelsea side next season.
It is believed the 22-year-old will complete his move to the Premier League champions in the next few days.
Chelsea open their pre-season programme against Arsenal in Beijing on 22 July before travelling to Singapore for games against Bayern Munich and Inter Milan. | Diego Costa and Nemanja Matic will miss Chelsea's pre-season tour of the Far East amid suggestions that both will leave Stamford Bridge. | 40615009 |
The girl was living at a boarding school in the Kharkiv region for orphans and children from broken homes.
Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov reported the case on Facebook, with photos of the 52-year-old teacher and girl. He said police had been monitoring them for four months.
Mr Avakov said the buyer hinted that the girl's organs would be removed.
The buyer inquired about the girl's health and paid the teacher 1,000 hryvnia (£31; $39) for photos of the girl and her medical records, Mr Avakov said.
Ukrainian media have named the suspect as Galina Kovalenko. She teaches the Ukrainian and Russian languages, and literature, and has more than 20 years' teaching experience, they report.
There has been no statement yet from the teacher.
Mr Avakov said "Galina [Kovalenko] worked for nearly a year on her 'business plan' for selling the 13-year-old girl", whom she had singled out as vulnerable.
"They got this seller 'red-handed' - when she took the girl out of the boarding school, brought her to the buyers and received money," Mr Avakov said.
If found guilty, the teacher could be jailed for up to 12 years. Mr Avakov is personally handling the case.
There have been previous reports of criminal gangs preying on destitute people in eastern Europe to harvest their organs. The trade in organs can be highly lucrative.
In 2013, an EU-led court in Kosovo found five people guilty in connection with a human organ-trafficking ring. The five were accused of carrying out dozens of illegal transplants at the Medicus Clinic in the capital, Pristina. | Police in eastern Ukraine have arrested a teacher accused of trying to sell a 13-year-old girl for $10,000 (£8,035). | 38064527 |
The board said it had taken the decision to "allow other political views to govern our football".
Last week, President Jose Mujica withdrew police protection from the home stadiums of Penarol and Nacional, Uruguay's most popular teams, following post-match violence.
On Wednesday, Nacional fans fought with police after their team was beaten.
Dozens of officers were injured in clashes with supporters in the capital, Montevideo.
Despite the lack of security following the police withdrawal, the association ordered teams to play their matches as usual. However, the players' union refused.
The association's board wrote in a letter: "The well-publicised acts that have occurred in recent times show the need for [the board to] step aside and allow other political views to govern our football.
"The Executive Board has worked with the sole objective to benefit our football and, today, there is a clear perception that it's an obstacle to continue with this line of work."
Analysts have suggested that Uruguay could be barred from this summer's World Cup in Brazil if world football governing body, Fifa, decides there has been political interference.
But Eugenio Figueredo, the president of South American football's governing body Conmebol, said he did not believe Fifa would take this step.
"I don't think Uruguay's place at the World Cup is at risk," he told Reuters news agency. | The entire board of Uruguay's Football Association has resigned amid a crisis over violence at matches. | 26829031 |
City lost 2-1 at home to title rivals Tottenham and lie in fourth, six points off leaders Leicester.
A contentious Harry Kane penalty gave Spurs the lead, before Kelechi Iheanacho equalised, but Christian Eriksen scored the winner late on.
"There is not a chance we will give up on the title. We have to improve," City captain Kompany told BBC Sport.
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Manuel Pellegrini's side have now lost twice in three Premier League games - against Leicester and Spurs - since announcing the Chilean will be leaving the club in the summer to be replaced by Pep Guardiola.
City have won the title twice in the last four seasons, coming from eight points behind to pip rivals Manchester United on goal difference in 2010-11 and beating Liverpool by two points in 2013-14, having been seven points adrift.
"We probably could have played a little bit better. Until the penalty, the game plan was OK and we were defending well," added centre-back Kompany.
"But we would be stupid to forget our history and how we react in those moments."
City boss Pellegrini was unhappy with referee Mark Clattenburg's decision to award a penalty for the first goal, as the ball hit Raheem Sterling on the back as the winger jumped to block Danny Rose's cross.
"It was the key moment that decided the game," Pellegrini said. "It was the same referee in the first game where they were two clear goals in offside positions and we lost 4-1.
"We are going to continue fighting until the end. We still have 36 points to play for and are only six points behind the leaders. We will not give up and continue working and improving."
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It was a good day for both north London sides as Tottenham followed up Arsenal's last-second victory over Leicester at lunchtime. Both team are now on 51 points, just two behind the Foxes.
"I think that it was a game that was very important. You could feel it was not a normal game and a real test for us. For that we feel very pleased for the players," said Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino.
Asked if his side can win their first league title since 1961, the Argentine replied: "I don't like to speak abut the future, it is more important for us to keep working hard and to show we can win in this kind of stadium.
"The supporters are right to dream. They show big support from the beginning of the season and I say thank you to them. It is important for our supporters to believe." | Manchester City "would be stupid to forget their history" and not fight for the title, says Vincent Kompany. | 35574801 |
Residents on the Shimmer estate in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, were told property valuation details were left on a train.
The rail firm is buying some of the newly-built houses to clear them to make way for the high-speed line.
The blunder was slammed by a local councillor as "unbelievable".
HS2 Ltd apologised to residents for the "distress this has caused".
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The BBC understands the documents drawn up by Carter Jonas include the name of occupiers, address and valuations of two properties on the estate.
In addition, there is a list of the estimated values of 15 other properties. Some of the information is already publically available.
The residents affected were informed of the blunder by letter on Thursday.
Local independent councillor Bev Chapman described the loss of the documents as "unbelievable".
"What beggars belief even more is the residents have actually been banned from talking about their own valuations to other residents, to their neighbours," she said.
"So now it's gone public, we've got 17 valuations out there in the public domain."
In a statement, HS2 Ltd said: "As soon as the loss was reported to HS2 Ltd, we worked as quickly as possible to identify the content of the lost documents and to contact those affected.
"We take our responsibility to protect personal data very seriously. We are working with our supplier Carter Jonas to review what happened and explore whether any further protections can be put in place." | Surveyors working on the HS2 rail project lost confidential documents containing personal data of people whose homes are to be demolished. | 40679934 |
Seventeen French newsrooms will be involved in the CrossCheck project, with a focus on the French elections.
The news agencies involved include French daily Le Monde, BuzzFeed News and Agence France-Presse.
Germany and the US have already agreed measures with Facebook to help tackle the issue.
The news organisations operating in France will collaborate with the two technology giants to debunk false information amid an increase in pressure in recent weeks to prevent the spread of fraudulent reports.
CrossCheck, a collaborative verification project aimed at helping French voters "make sense of what and who to trust online", will offer users the option to identify and flag news stories as either "real", "satire" or "fake".
The project is supported by both Facebook and Google's News Lab.
Facebook has faced criticism for failing to prevent the republishing of false information on its site during last year's US presidential election campaign.
Concerns have now been raised that false information may be distributed on Facebook or promoted on Google in the build-up to the French presidential election, which takes place in April and May.
Le Monde said on Monday that the CrossCheck project was "an experiment".
Last week, Le Monde introduced a new tool, Decodex, aimed at helping readers check the reliability of information online.
"In a digital world where the traceability of information is often confusing, or deliberately garbled," Le Monde wrote on its website, "[we will] provide everyone with good practices for checking their sources."
In the US, Facebook is providing users with a service that allows them to highlight fake articles on their feeds as a hoax.
Facebook has said that it will also work with organisations such as fact-checking website Snopes, ABC News and the Associated Press to check the authenticity of stories.
Last month, Facebook set up an initiative in Germany, where officials had expressed concerns that online "hate speech" could influence the parliamentary elections in September in which Chancellor Angela Merkel is seeking a fourth term in office. | French journalists are teaming up with Facebook and Google to create a new fact-checking service aimed at tackling the rise of "fake news". | 38882236 |
John McCafferty, 71, has surpassed the previous Guinness World Record of 30 years, 11 months and 10 days set by an American man who died in 2009.
Mr McCafferty was told he had five years to live when he underwent the life-saving operation at Harefield Hospital in Middlesex 31 years ago.
He says his record should give hope to others awaiting transplants.
Mr McCafferty, from Newport Pagnell in Buckinghamshire, said: "I want this world record to be an inspiration to anyone awaiting a heart transplant and to those who, like me, have been fortunate enough to have had one.
"My advice is always to be hopeful, to look ahead with a positive mind, and, of course, to follow the expert medical advice."
Mr McCafferty received his new heart on 20 October 1982 in a procedure carried out by world-renowned surgeon Sir Magdi Yacoub.
He had been diagnosed, aged 39, with dilated cardiomyopathy - one of the most common causes of heart failure. It leads to scarring of the heart wall and damage to the muscle, which causes the heart to become weakened and enlarged, preventing it from pumping efficiently.
The first ever successful heart transplant operation was performed in South Africa in 1967 by Prof Christiaan Neethling Barnard and a team of 30 physicians at the Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town. The patient, Louis Washkansky, survived for 18 days with the new heart. | A British man has entered the record books as the world's longest-surviving heart transplant patient. | 25507128 |
Wednesday saw the start of the journey for 12 amateur bakers who are vying to be crowned the latest Bake Off winner.
Last year saw the series move from BBC Two to One, and it attracted huge ratings thanks to headline-grabbing incidents such as "Flangate".
A record 12.3 million viewers watched Nancy Birtwhistle win the final.
The opening episode in 2014 was watched by 7.2 million people, while the previous year's premiere was seen by 5.6 million.
Last night 43% of all TV viewers were watching Bake Off, with a peak viewing figure of 10 million at 20:50 BST. The overnight figures are likely to rise once the consolidated figures are released, which add views from time-shifted and catch-up services.
The series premiere saw musician Stuart Henshall become the first contestant to leave, as his Madeira sponge, walnut cake and Black Forest gateau failed to impress judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood.
His failure was compounded by the fact that another contestant's signature bake completely collapsed after her chocolate mousse did not set. Dorret Conway's sunken gateau brought on the first tears of the series.
The Great British Bake Off is hosted by Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc, who in part are responsible for the popularity of the show, winning praise for their funny and caring presenting style.
Perkins returned to Twitter yesterday following a four-month sabbatical prompted by a barrage of hateful tweets over rumours she would take over Top Gear.
"Bake Off Series 6 spoiler! Format change means all-new Swimwear Round replaces Showstopper Challenge. (And hello BTW, I've missed you xx)," she wrote ahead of the premiere.
Meanwhile, Ladbrokes has suspended betting on the show after a flurry of wagers sparked fears the winner's name may have been leaked.
"A run of bets" was placed for one contestant, many at shops in the Ipswich area, the bookmaker said. | The return of BBC One's The Great British Bake Off attracted 9.3 million viewers - more than two million up on last year's opening episode. | 33800711 |
The Scottish FA bid for Glasgow to be one of the 13 cities that will stage games during the competition, which marks the 60th anniversary of the European confederation.
"It's fantastic news for Scotland and for Scottish football," said SFA chief executive Stewart Regan.
Hampden will stage three group stage games and one last 16 match.
Wembley Stadium in London was chosen to host the semi-finals and final.
Ireland's Dublin Arena was also selected to host games, but Wales' Millennium Stadium was not.
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Glasgow was the last of the host cities to be revealed at the announcement in Geneva.
"As we got to that final ball I thought 'this is between us or Cardiff' and when (Uefa president) Michel Platini lifted the first corner out of the envelope and I saw the 'G' I nearly leapt out of my seat," Regan told BBC Sport.
"You know what kind of party Glasgow can put on.
"If you look back at the Commonwealth Games, the people of Glasgow will make it a great party.
"In 2020 we have the opportunity for some of our kids at our performance schools to get right the way through the age groups to the national team at Hampden Park for a tournament that we qualify for.
"That is the vision and there is a lot of work to put in to getting us there."
Munich (Germany), Baku (Azerbaijan), Rome (Italy), St Petersburg (Russia), Bilbao (Spain), Bucharest (Romania), Brussels (Belgium), Budapest (Hungary), Copenhagen (Denmark) and Amsterdam (Netherlands) are the other cities that will host games as part of Euro 2020.
Stockholm, Skopje, Jerusalem, Sofia and Minsk were the other cities to miss out.
Uefa president Michel Platini, who was behind the idea to share the tournament across Europe as part of the 60th anniversary celebrations, revealed the successful bidders in Geneva on Friday. | Hampden has been chosen to host games as part of the European Championships in 2020, Uefa has confirmed. | 29279988 |
Michael Johnson killed 70-year-old Trevor Hadlow in Gillingham, Kent, on 20 November, 2016.
The 18-year-old was also found guilty of dangerous driving for a separate incident a few months before, when he ploughed his car into a traffic warden.
Body-cam footage caught the moment Johnson accelerated into David Drury.
Johnson, of Shannon Place, Sheerness, Kent, pleaded guilty to manslaughter whilst committing the theft of a trailer, but was also on trial over the traffic warden incident, in which he pleaded not guilty on two charges.
Earlier, the jury decided unanimously on a guilty conviction for dangerous driving, but not guilty on the charge of attempting to cause Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH).
The conclusion of the trial means Johnson's conviction over the death of Mr Hadlow can now be reported.
On 20 November 2016 Johnson drove a white Peugeot van on to a farm in Capstone Road, Gillingham, and hitched up the trailer.
Mr Hadlow lived and worked on the site as a handyman. He saw Johnson and closed the gate to stop him but Johnson drove straight at him and left.
The pensioner managed to get back to his caravan but collapsed and died from his injuries. His body was discovered two days later.
Four months prior to this Johnson drove his car into the traffic warden in Eastchurch High Street on the Isle of Sheppey.
On 8 July David Drury had asked Johnson to move his car from lines next to a pedestrian crossing.
As Mr Drury began printing a parking ticket Johnson accelerated, mounted the pavement and drove at the warden.
Kent Police connected the two incidents while Johnson was in custody over Mr Hadlow's death.
Johnson has been remanded in custody and will be sentenced for both offences on 16 June 2017. | A motorist who mowed down a pensioner while stealing a trailer from a farm has been convicted of manslaughter at Maidstone Crown Court. | 39720744 |
Tata Motors said that "as a socially responsible company", it had decided to rebrand the vehicle.
The car will go on show at a motor show in Delhi on Wednesday under its old name, but Tata will announce a new name "after a few weeks".
The Zika virus has now reached more than 20 countries and territories.
The World Health Organization declared on Monday that it posed an international health emergency requiring a united response.
The infection has been linked to cases of microcephaly, in which babies are born with underdeveloped brains.
Currently, there is no vaccine or medication to stop Zika. The only way to avoid catching it is to avoid getting bitten by the Aedes mosquitoes that transmit the infection.
Tata intended to name its vehicle Zica, short for Zippy Car, but has now decided that the name is too close to that of the virus.
Until now, Tata Motors has been best known for its budget Nano cars, although it also owns the Jaguar and Land Rover brands.
The new Zica car, promoted with an advertising campaign starring Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, was seen as Tata's attempt to take its brand upmarket. | Indian carmaker Tata Motors is to rename its forthcoming Zica hatchback after the similarly-named Zika virus sparked a global health emergency. | 35473552 |
Police and Crime Commissioner Alun Michael said the money - an extra 11 to 15p per week for most households - would safeguard policing levels.
He added South Wales Police remained the lowest cost to tax payers of the Welsh forces.
The increase for the next financial year will raise an extra £5m.
Mr Michael said it would help the force as it faced £9m of cuts this year and £27m over the next four years.
It comes as tax payers in Dyfed-Powys will see a 5% drop in their police bill - a saving of £10 a year for the average band D household.
However North Wales Police's bill is set to go up by 3.44% and Gwent's will rise by 3.99%. | People living in the South Wales Police area will see a 5% increase in the amount they pay for policing - the highest rise of all four Welsh forces. | 30972854 |
The Foxes' richly-deserved 3-1 victory in the battle of the top two at Etihad Stadium put them five points clear at the top of the Premier League and installed them as title favourites with every bookmaker.
And it stripped away the last shield keeping Leicester under the radar, despite Ranieri's masterpiece of expectation management this season.
The manner in which Leicester came to Manchester and won so convincingly on their biggest test of the season was designed to make even the doubters believe.
It was an emphatic and mature performance that confirmed the tide of opinion is turning. Leicester are no longer viewed as plucky underdogs but as a club in position to make history.
Leicester can no longer portray themselves as being on a fantasy ride with nothing to lose at the end - there should now be disappointment if they do not win the title.
So how will Leicester handle that potent mixture of pressure and expectation?
Former Norwich City striker Chris Sutton outlined the dangers of underdogs being thrust to the front and feeling the weight of expectation.
He recalled how Norwich City let an unlikely title chance slip in the 1992-93 season when they were a point clear with only six games left.
Sutton told BBC Sport: "The longer you stay up there, and the closer you get to seeing it through, the harder it gets. We got through March and were back on the top of the table and it hit us. All of a sudden we started thinking about whether we could actually do it.
"Everywhere we went in Norwich, people would ask 'can we win it?' We were thinking 'how are we still in the race?' We started to wonder 'what if we do win it?'
"It was a kind of pressure that was new to all of us - the manager Mike Walker and the players - and we faltered at the big moments," he added.
"We had two crunch games before Easter against the two other teams challenging and although we beat Aston Villa we lost at home to Manchester United, who had just gone four games without a win."
United went on to win the title and Norwich City finished third.
Leicester forward Riyad Mahrez said: "We're just going to keep dreaming, We're going to fight for the title and see what we can do."
The pinch points may arrive - but there has not been a trace of evidence yet to suggest Leicester will crack.
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The change in perception of Leicester City was emphasised when the title odds dropped moments after the win at Etihad Stadium and the Foxes were favourites with all major bookies.
Ranieri, playing the game he has perfected this season, was ready with the bucket of iced water, saying: "I don't believe them. They said I was first to be sacked - but I hope one time they are right."
The tag of bookies' favourites is only an outside pressure and Leicester have dealt immaculately with any examination they have been presented with this season.
The questions were asked after the Boxing Day defeat at Liverpool - and yet they responded with a fine performance in a home goalless draw against Manchester City.
The FA Cup third-round loss at home to Spurs was followed by a thunderous 3-0 win at home to Stoke City - and when the biggest question of all was asked by Manuel Pellegrini's expensively assembled squad on Saturday, the response could not have been more convincing.
Ranieri's message was always about reaching 40 points and safety - but such has been the transformation in Leicester's fortunes that he is now fending off title talk.
The 64-year-old Italian is a hugely popular figure, a symbol for every neutral's hope that Leicester can fight off the big-spending superpowers and write the final chapter to the most remarkable tale in Premier League history.
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He has maintained a relaxed air throughout the season, offering his players pizza in exchange for clean sheets and deflecting pressure on to Leicester's rivals.
Ranieri was at it again on Saturday, saying: "I don't want to think about if we win. But we are alive and we want to fight. We know it's a crazy league and we have to try. We enjoy it and we fight without pressure. The fans must continue to dream."
For the man who was sacked by Greece after a home defeat by Faroe Islands in the Euro 2016 qualifiers, Ranieri will have to deal with a different type of stress as Leicester City are locked on course for one of football's most remarkable achievements.
Yes they can - and no matter where they finish there will not be enough humble pie to go around for naysayers such as myself, who predicted relegation back in August after Ranieri replaced sacked Nigel Pearson.
These were some of my words that will be eaten: "Ranieri's appointment is, at best, left field and at worst uninspiring and unwise. A charming man but perhaps one out of time with the Premier League, having last worked there with Chelsea in 2004 and having had a chequered career since."
Well that went well - although I was not alone. Now Leicester City are being carried along on a wave of national goodwill, with just about every neutral willing them on.
Five points clear with 13 games left is a wonderful position to be in and there is no team playing better than Leicester City in the Premier League.
It is not simply "the pinnacle of the iceberg", as Ranieri calls lethal strike pair Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez, who are excelling. This is a complete team effort.
Wes Morgan and Robert Huth, who scored two at Etihad Stadium, present a formidable defensive barrier in front of keeper Kasper Schmeichel, while the outstanding midfielder N'Golo Kante is arguably the bargain of the season at £6m from Caen.
If there were any weaknesses in Leicester's armoury they might have surfaced on Saturday against a Manchester City team unbeaten in seven games before kick-off.
And yet they played with drive, conviction and confidence from the moment Huth put them in front, mixing defensive defiance with those lightning counter-attacks that have punctuated their season.
Yes they can with the title - and Leicester City are playing as if they believe they can.
The first answer is simple. Leicester are the Premier League's form team and have a healthy lead. While others such as Manchester City and Arsenal falter, they are standing strong.
Leicester, crucially, have no distractions. They can focus solely on the Premier League, while Arsenal and Manchester City have Champions League and domestic cup commitments.
And what about their fixture list? Seven of their remaining games are at home and they will regard all as eminently winnable.
After Arsenal away next weekend - and who is to say they cannot win there - they have the confidence to pick up points anywhere on their travels, although they face tough trips to Manchester United on Saturday 30 April and then to Chelsea on the final day of the season.
There would be delicious irony in Ranieri standing in front of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, the man who sacked him in 2004, as a Premier League champion.
Who will bet against it? Not, it seems, the bookies. | Leicester City's win at Manchester City - the most significant result so far in what is becoming a stunning story - means there is no hiding place for manager Claudio Ranieri's side. | 35514306 |
The former sheet metal worker from Stoke-on-Trent has won everything the sport has to offer multiple times - setting records which may never be broken.
The 16-time world champion announced in January that 2017 would be his final year on the circuit after three decades of darting dominance.
On Thursday, the 56-year-old will take part in his last Premier League play-offs against the top-three ranked players in the world.
Taylor is ninth in the PDC Order of Merit after scaling back his tournament appearances over the past couple of years.
He will be competing against world champion Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson and Peter Wright at London's O2 Arena - arguably the best four throwers on the planet, despite Taylor's position in the rankings.
Six-time champion Taylor is heading into the event, with a £250,000 prize for the winner, in a relaxed mood.
"It's a marathon. The world championship you can win over 10 days. This one is near on five months," he told BBC Radio Stoke.
"I'm not going to put myself under pressure, I've just got to go out there and enjoy it now.
"I've been doing it for 30 years so it doesn't matter anymore. I'll be out there trying my best and I'll be gutted if I get beaten, but I'm not going to sulk about it. I'm not going to chuck myself in the Thames."
First up for Taylor in search of his seventh crown is world number three Wright.
The colourful Scot has been in superb form in 2017, winning his first major ranking event - the UK Open - in March, and recording the second-highest televised average of 119.50 in the Premier League in Exeter.
"Peter Wright has done well," Taylor added. "Psychedelic Sid I call him. He's dedicated, he does everything right, he's a tough cookie. He's learnt his trade, he's done his apprenticeship. When he first came over he was getting beaten 6-0, but he's learned."
Taylor may be retiring at the start of 2018, but the Englishman said he would still be closely involved in darts.
"I feel brilliant, I'm looking forward to it, I can't wait," he said.
"When I say retire, I'm going to be doing other things, working probably 100-odd nights next year, so I won't be retiring from work, I'll be out there touring.
"When I come back from Dubai [Darts Masters on 24-25 May] I'm not doing the world pairs so I've got three weeks off. I've not had three weeks off in 10 years."
Wright is appearing at his first play-offs and said it was "immense" to be competing against three legends of the game.
"I've seen these great guys win it in recent years and I want to be one of those great guys too," the 47-year-old said.
"You have to believe in your own ability and that what you do on the practice board, you can do on the stage against him and anyone else in the world."
The other semi-final sees group winner and world number one Michael van Gerwen take on world number two Gary Anderson in a repeat of January's World Championship final.
Reigning Premier League champion Van Gerwen is favourite to lift his third title.
"It's time for business now," the 28-year-old said. "They know what they have to do to beat me if they want to win the tournament, but I need to make sure I hold them off by playing some good darts and putting them under pressure.
"It's four good players and you can't let them have a sniff of the trophy, because if you give them a finger they will take your hand. I want to win the trophy again and it would be really special if I can."
Anderson, Premier League champion in 2011 and 2015, will be looking for revenge over Van Gerwen after the Dutchman beat him in front of his home crowd in Aberdeen in the final week of group fixtures.
"It would be nice to win it again and if I play well I've got a good chance," the Scot said.
"You've got to beat everyone that's in front of you and whoever turns up on the night is going to walk away with the trophy.
"It's always going to be hard anyway but it's going to be interesting because it's Phil's last, it's Peter's first time here and both me and Michael have won it twice, so it's all to play for." | When Phil Taylor puts away his darts for the final time after the 2018 PDC World Championship, an era of sporting greatness like few others will come to a close. | 39938771 |
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Chisora threw a table at Whyte in Wednesday's news conference.
He has received a two-year ban from boxing, which comes in if he commits another offence, been fined £25,000 and told to pay another £5,000 in costs.
The British Boxing Board of Control withdrew their sanction for the fight being for the title, which Whyte keeps.
He has not been punished.
It remains a WBC world heavyweight title eliminator fight, but the pair will weigh in at different times and not face-off.
There will also be a hearing at a later date to discuss any action towards the other people at the melee.
During Wednesday's news conference, promoters and coaches sat between the pair but Chisora, 32, picked up the table and threw it at his rival, with security stepping in.
That came after Whyte, 28, told Chisora he would attack him after the fight if he saw him. Chisora, who has six defeats from 32 fights, said he was reacting to a threat on his life.
The fight was due to be the first British title defence for Whyte, whose only defeat in 20 professional fights was by IBF world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.
Joshua headlines the Manchester Arena bill on Saturday, when he defends his world title against Eric Molina. | Dereck Chisora's fight against British heavyweight champion Dillian Whyte on Saturday in Manchester will go ahead - but will no longer be for the title. | 38255718 |
It could be by accident. It could be part of a plan to establish his independent credentials. Or it could simply be an early attempt at framing Republican policies in terms palatable to his working-class supporters.
Whatever the reason, Mr Trump has staked out positions that are not exactly in harmony with Republican orthodoxy or the policy direction in which the Republican-led Congress seems to be heading.
Over the weekend Mr Trump told the Washington Post that the goal of his healthcare reform plan, following repeal of the Affordable Care Act, is "insurance for everybody".
"There was a philosophy in some circles that if you can't pay for it, you don't get it," the president-elect said. "That's not going to happen with us."
Universal coverage is an objective President Barack Obama's healthcare reform sought, but never actually achieved. According to the federal government, even with full implementation of Obamacare and its insurance-coverage mandate, the US uninsured rate was 8.6% in 2016 - albeit a 50-year low.
"Insurance for everybody," outside a single-payer government-provided healthcare plan, is virtually unachievable.
This is why, when Republican congressional leaders describe their healthcare reform proposals, they generally use the term "universal access" not "universal coverage".
"Our goal here is to make sure that everybody can buy coverage or find coverage if they choose to," a Republican House of Representatives aide told reporters in December.
The yet-to-be announced plan congressional Republicans are currently formulating is more likely to be a blend of the measures floated by various conservatives in the past.
For instance Congressman Tom Price, Mr Trump's nominee to be health and human services secretary, suggested a system that leaned heavily on tax credits and an expansion of existing health-savings accounts, where individuals could put aside untaxed money to pay for future medical needs.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan has proposed the creation of federally funded high-risk insurance pools that would enrol individuals who couldn't get insurances elsewhere because of pre-existing medical conditions or other complicating factors.
None of these would come close to approaching universal coverage or even Mr Obama's uninsured mark over the past few years, however.
As if that weren't enough, Mr Trump also advocated using the buying power of the federal Medicare prescription-drug programme for the elderly to drive down the cost of pharmaceuticals.
While this has long been a goal of Democrats, conservatives have opposed the idea for more than a decade. It's enough to make rank-and-file Republicans reach for their antacids.
Looming over this entire discussion is a Congressional Budget Office report released on Tuesday that predicts a straight-up repeal of Obamacare without any kind of a replacement would result in a doubling of premiums in the individual insurance market by 2026, at which point a total of 32 million Americans would have lost their coverage.
Mr Trump, in his comments this weekend, has essentially laid down a marker that repeal will be quickly followed by a replacement that will do a better job advancing Democratic goals of lower drug prices and more universal coverage than the Democrats' own best attempt.
It is, to put it bluntly, a high bar to reach.
If reshaping the US healthcare system turns out to be a challenge, at least tax reform was considered a low-hanging fruit for Mr Trump and his party. Even here, however, the president-elect has made comments that undermine Republican efforts to achieve legislative consensus.
A key part of the nascent congressional tax plan involved something called "border adjustments", which would tax corporations based on their final point of sale and not on where they are based. This would allow the US to give preference to businesses based in the US - one of Mr Trump's key goals during the campaign. It would also raise enough revenue to allow the overall US tax rate to be lowered from its current 35% mark.
Mr Trump, however, said the idea was "too complicated".
"Anytime I hear border adjustment, I don't love it," he said. "Because usually it means we're going to get adjusted into a bad deal."
Mr Trump appears to support a more direct border tariff, not the more complicated congressional work-around. On Monday he threatened European automakers with a 35% tax on foreign-made vehicles sold in the US.
The problem this presents for both the president-elect and congressional leaders is it runs directly against his party's long-standing free-trade positions - principles many in Congress have campaigned, and won, on for years. They might be able to dance around the issue with border adjustments and corporate tax reform, but Mr Trump seems more like a bull than a ballerina.
It's possible to imagine that Mr Trump's recent comments were just, to put it delicately, rhetorical missteps and that he, in fact, is actually on the same wavelength as his Republican colleagues in Congress.
Then again, when pressed by the Washington Post on how he could get his healthcare priorities advanced despite an apparent conflict with current Republican plans, Mr Trump dug in his heels.
"The Congress can't get cold feet because the people will not let that happen," Mr Trump said.
"I think we will get approval. I won't tell you how, but we will get approval. You see what's happened in the House in recent weeks."
That was an apparent reference to Mr Trump's Twitter-based effort to force House Republicans to back away from a plan to weaken an independent congressional ethics investigation office several weeks ago.
Whether he was directly responsible for causing the legislators to change course or simply reflecting popular outcry is open to debate, but the president-elect seems to be feeling his oats.
And if it's this way on tax law and healthcare reform - areas where Republicans and Mr Trump have a fair amount of ideological common ground - imagine what might happen when the president tries to advance his more controversial ideas on immigration or trade. Or pushes his childcare proposal, which met with significant opposition from his party "allies" pretty much from the moment he proposed them last October.
And what's in store if Mr Ryan goes through with his long-sought dream of entitlement reform - despite Mr Trump's campaign pledges not to touch Medicare or Social Security benefits?
Candidate Trump was a political wild-card, willing to buck conventional wisdom and his own party seemingly on whim.
Early indications are President Trump could do more of the same. As Republicans celebrate this weekend, storm clouds may be forming on the horizon. | With just days to go before inauguration, Donald Trump is making life rather difficult for his party's leadership in Congress. | 38656814 |
Campaign group Public Eye says retailers are exploiting weak regulatory standards.
Vitol, Trafigura, Addax & Oryx and Lynx Energy have been named because they are shareholders of the fuel retailers.
Trafigura and Vitol say the report is misconceived and retailers work within legal limits enforced in the countries.
Three of the distribution companies mentioned in the report have responded by saying that they meet the regulatory requirements of the market and have no vested interest in keeping sulphur levels higher than they need to be.
Although this is within the limits set by national governments, the sulphur contained in the fumes from the diesel fuel could increase respiratory illnesses like asthma and bronchitis in affected countries, health experts say.
The picture is changing but there are still several African countries which allow diesel to have a sulphur content of more than 2,000 parts per million (ppm), with some allowing more than 5,000ppm, whereas the European standard is less than 10ppm.
Rob de Jong from the UN Environment Programme (Unep) told the BBC that there was a lack of awareness among some policy makers about the significance of the sulphur content.
For a long time countries relied on colonial-era standards, which have only been revised in recent years.
Another issue is that in the countries where there are refineries, these are unable, for technical reasons, to reduce the sulphur levels to the standard acceptable in Europe. This means that the regulatory standard is kept at the level that the refineries can operate at.
Some governments are also worried that cleaner diesel would be more expensive, therefore pushing up the price of transport.
But Mr De Jong argued that the difference was minimal and oil price fluctuations were much more significant in determining the diesel price.
The sulphur particles emitted by a diesel engine are considered to be a major contributor to air pollution, which the World Health Organization (WHO) ranks as one of the top global health risks.
It is associated with heart disease, lung cancer and respiratory problems.
The WHO says that pollution is particularly bad in low and middle income countries.
Reducing the sulphur content in diesel would go some way to reducing the risk that air pollution poses.
Unep is at the forefront of trying to persuade governments to tighten up the sulphur content regulations and is gradually making progress.
In 2015, the East African Community introduced new regulations for Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. Diesel cannot now have more than 50ppm in those countries.
It is clear that the situation has improved since 2005.
Unep's Jane Akumu is currently working with the West African regional grouping Ecowas and its Southern African counterpart Sadc to try and change the regulations there.
She told the BBC that she was optimistic that governments would bring down the legal sulphur limits as the arguments in favour are compelling. | Swiss firms have been criticised in a report for their links to the African trade in diesel with toxin levels that are illegal in Europe. | 37373414 |
Flight TOM6248, which was bound for Tenerife, struck a seagull shortly after taking off at 08:21 GMT.
Passengers described a loud thud from the left engine and the plane vibrating.
A Thomson Airways spokeswoman said: "We would like to reassure customers that issues of this nature are very rare."
The passengers were taken off the plane and put on a replacement flight to Tenerife which departed shortly before 13:00.
Passenger Eric Jackson said: "There was a loud thud and noticeable vibrations. They decided there would be more engineers and help available at Gatwick so we diverted.
"Everybody was pretty calm. People were more worried when we landed at Gatwick because it was a full-on emergency landing - they chased us down the runway with 12 fire engines so that was a little bit nerve-wracking.
"The pilot came on with the remnants of the bird and showed it to us. There wasn't an awful lot left of it. It had shattered three of the blades so the engine was irreparable." | A plane made an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport after a bird damaged an engine when it took off from Bournemouth. | 38569010 |
Patricia Swiggs described the "absolutely terrible" moment when the girl's mother brought her into her home in Whitecross after she was hurt.
The girl, 4, is stable in hospital with "serious internal injuries".
Police have not commented on details, but a man, believed to be the girl's father, died at the scene on Thursday.
Mrs Swiggs said she was inside her house at the hamlet near Polruan when she heard cries for help and went outside to find the girls' mother with the child in her arms.
"She said 'Please help me, help me'. She said 'Her father has stabbed her and I don't know what he's done to himself, he's in lying on the floor'," Mrs Swiggs explained.
She said she called an ambulance before attending to the girl in the kitchen.
"I had to get a tea towel, which was the quickest thing," she said.
"She was absolutely looking terrible."
"The ambulance came first, then two air ambulances came and loads and loads of police.
"They were everywhere. We had to move our kitchen table out on the patio to make room" she said.
Mrs Swiggs' husband Edgar added they "hadn't slept for the night" afterwards.
Devon and Cornwall Police would not comment on how the girl was injured, but a spokesman confirmed they were not looking for anyone else following the incident, which is under investigation.
"The girl was airlifted to Derriford Hospital with serious internal injuries," he said.
"She's been operated on overnight so her condition is stable, we believe. The man was treated at the scene and unfortunately he died at the scene". | A girl who was seriously hurt in an incident that left a man dead in Cornwall was reportedly stabbed by her father, a neighbour said. | 32928088 |
But the research, led by Strathclyde University, said 60% did not report it.
The Scottish government said it was giving £3m to organisations promoting racial and religious equality.
More than 500 people across Scotland were questioned in the survey, which is claimed to be the first focused exclusively on BME experiences.
About a fifth (21%) thought the problem was getting worse while 22% thought things were improving.
But Dr Nasar Meer of Strathclyde's School of Social Work and Social Policy, who led the research, said nearly 35% said discrimination was a 'widespread problem' in Scotland.
He said: "There is clearly a perception of both low-level and more obvious experiences of racial discrimination in Scotland, but also of under-reporting, and much more research is needed to show how and in what ways this may be occurring.
"We certainly know from other fieldwork that racial discrimination occurs across the UK - for example, that BME applicants are less likely to be successful in applying for a job even discounting differences such as age and education.
"As this survey shows, we cannot assume this is not an issue in Scotland too."
Sixty per cent of respondents who had experienced discrimination in the last five years did not report it to any kind of authority.
This was despite 82% of the entire sample insisting they would encourage a friend or family member to make a formal complaint if they thought they had experienced discrimination.
The study, carried out by the polling company Survation, found variations in the experiences of different groups.
Nearly 45% of respondents with a black African Caribbean heritage respondents, agreed with the statement that they had 'experienced discrimination in Scotland in the last five years'.
The figure for respondents of Asian heritage was 29% and was 23% for those of mixed heritage
Discrimination was more likely (82%) to be as a result of ethnicity than perceived religion (42%).
But when they were asked if they felt incidents of racial discrimination were increasing or decreasing, 21% stated they have become 'more frequent', 22% 'less frequent', and 43% that they had 'stayed the same' over the last five years.
More than half (54%) agreed with the statement 'the Scottish government is doing enough to tackle discrimination in Scotland'.
Dr Meer said: "There is both good and bad news in this survey."
"BME groups in Scotland have firmly established themselves in Scottish society; feel a strong attachment to it, and like all groups hold diverse sets of views on what they think Scottish society should be like.
"Clearly, however, the issue of discrimination is one that cuts across BME experiences and tackling this should be of central importance to policy makers."
A Scottish government spokesperson said: "It is completely unacceptable that anyone should face discrimination as a result of their race or religion.
"While this research shows that we still have some way to go to eradicate racism and religious prejudice in our society, we are committed to tackling it.
"That is why we are providing over £3m to a range of organisations this year to promote race and religious equality and are currently working in partnership with stakeholders to develop a new race equality framework to tackle racism and promote equality, which will be in place in 2016." | A third of black and minority ethnic (BME) Scots have experienced discrimination in the last five years, a study has suggested. | 34220544 |
O'Donovan Rossa was a renowned leader of the Fenian movement in the 19th Century seeking independence from Britain.
His burial in Dublin's Glasnevin Cemetery on 1 August, 1915, was one of the largest political funerals in Irish history.
1916 Easter Rising leader Padraig Pearse delivered the funeral oration.
The event is seen as a pivotal moment in Irish history, as several of those who attended went on to take part in the Rising.
O'Donovan Rossa 's remains had been brought to Ireland by the American liner St Paul from New York to Liverpool.
They were then transferred to the steamer Carlow, which carried them to Dublin.
In the 1850s, O'Donovan Rossa was sworn into the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) known colloquially as the Fenians, a reference to Na Fianna a band of warriors who defended Ireland from invaders in Irish mythology.
The IRB was a small, secret, revolutionary body committed to the use of force to establish an independent Irish republic.
O'Donovan Rossa was imprisoned in various jails in England for his activities and later moved to New York following his release, continuing his efforts to oppose British rule in Ireland.
The funeral cortege on Saturday is expected to feature marching bands, uniformed Irish Volunteer cavalry and a horse drawn hearse as well as a 40-strong uniformed guard of honour.
Some mourners are expected to attend in period dress. | A re-enactment of the funeral of the Irish republican leader Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa is due to take place in Dublin on Saturday. | 33725812 |
A court in Dakar heard police caught the men having sex during a raid.
The mother of one of the accused told the authorities her son was gay, but she failed to show up as a prosecution witness at the trial.
Homosexuality is banned in the west African country. It is punishable by up to five years in prison and fines of up to $2,500 (£1,500).
Defence lawyer, Abdoul Daff, said the mother's failure to appear in court should have caused the case to collapse.
"There was neither material evidence nor testimony in order to corroborate the claims," he added.
"So, we take note of this and we will see what to do next."
Where is it illegal to be gay?
Senegal's population is more than 95% Muslim, and people in same-sex relationships are often forced to hide their sexuality.
Gay rights activist Djamil Bangoura from the group Prudence said he was disappointed by the verdict.
"It is such a pity to see these Senegalese men condemned in front of everyone just because they are gay," he added.
During a recent trip to Kenya, US President Barack Obama called on African nations to ensure gay men and women are treated equally.
Homosexuality is illegal in 38 countries on the continent and is punishable by death in Sudan, Mauritania, Somalia and northern Nigeria. | Seven men have been jailed for six months in Senegal, after they were found guilty of homosexuality. | 34023204 |
The court had heard that a Surrey police officer was paid £10,000 for tips between 2002 and 2011.
The jury was not told during the trial that the officer, Simon Quinn, of Horsham, West Sussex, had pleaded guilty to the offence.
He was jailed for 18 months earlier this year.
Mr Pharo, 46, from London, and Mr Pyatt, 52, of Windsor, Berkshire, went on trial following an investigation as part of Operation Elveden, Scotland Yard's inquiry into corrupt payments to public officials.
Their retrial was the final trial of journalists relating to Operation Elveden at the Old Bailey, following a string of cases.
Both had denied actively encouraging the police officer to breach his professional duty.
Mr Pyatt, who was a district reporter for the paper, said the information he received was all in the "public interest" and there was "nothing in there so confidential and secret the public don't have a right to read it".
And Mr Pharo, the Sun's head of news and Mr Pyatt's boss, told the court his involvement was assessing some of Mr Pyatt's stories and passing the reporter's cash payment requests, for his Surrey police source, up the editorial chain for authorisation.
Outside court, the two defendants described the four-year case as a "nightmare".
Mr Pharo told reporters the case had "extended way beyond just us".
"It's damaged our families, our friends and the true human cost to everybody caught up in Operation Elveden is incalculable.
"I want to ask one simple question. How could anyone imagine spending more than £30m over four years prosecuting journalists for doing their job was remotely in the public interest?"
Mr Pyatt said: "It's four years of my life taken away.
"The head has finally been chopped off the Elveden dragon. It's gone. It should never have been there in the first place. It's disgraceful."
Defence counsel Nigel Rumfitt QC had told the court there had been a "monumental error of judgment in pursuing the case".
A Crown Prosecution Service spokesman said the case had been put before a jury "after careful consideration".
"The case was allowed by the judge to progress to a full trial and we respect the verdict of the jury today.
"This case in particular involved allegations of multiple payments to a corrupt public official in areas where the public should generally expect confidentiality."
Operation Elveden, the £20m Metropolitan Police investigation into newspapers' activities, has seen 29 cases against journalists brought to court.
Of those, only Sun crime reporter Anthony France has been successfully convicted by a jury. Another journalist, Dan Evans, received a suspended sentence after entering a guilty plea. | Sun journalists Chris Pharo and Jamie Pyatt have been cleared of aiding and abetting a police officer to commit misconduct in a public office. | 34540619 |
The Offshore Co-ordinating Group (OCG) comprises Unite, the RMT, GMB, Balpa and Nautilus.
Speaking at the launch, STUC general secretary Grahame Smith said it was in response to the "scale of the challenges" being faced.
He said the OCG would co-ordinate campaigns and policies as there was a "future worth fighting for".
Mr Smith said: "It is essential that government, employers, regulators and agencies listen to the united voice of the offshore workforce." | Unions have joined forces to try and protect workers in the offshore oil and gas industry. | 35524515 |
The patch fixes issues surrounding Java, a popular programming language that had a major security hole allowing malicious code to infect machines.
Apple was among several companies targeted in recent weeks by hackers exploiting the Java weakness.
One expert criticised Apple, saying it "could have been quicker" to act.
Both Facebook and Twitter have made recent admissions of being hacked - with Twitter having to email thousands of users with instructions on how to reset their passwords.
In Tuesday's statement, Apple made a rare admission of a breach.
"We identified a small number of systems within Apple that were infected and isolated them from our network," the company said.
"There is no evidence that any data left Apple. We are working closely with law enforcement to find the source of the malware."
The iPhone-maker went on to say it would be releasing a security patch - which it has now done. Users will be automatically informed about the update.
But Graham Cluley, from security firm Sophos, has accused Apple of being slow to react.
He said Java developer Oracle had released its own fix at the beginning of the month after having discovered exploits that were "in the wild" - a term given to vulnerabilities being used by hackers.
"Whether they were the same exploits as the ones that hit Apple is a little bit unclear," Mr Cluley told the BBC.
"But it does look like they could have been quicker on this. There has been a history of Apple being a little laid back on patches."
The patch means users will have the most up-to-date version of the Java platform. Additional measures, which had already been in place for most Mac users, included automatically disabling Java if it is not used for 35 days.
Java should not be confused with a different programming language, Javascript, which is also used extensively across the web but is not implicated in these latest security issues.
A major report released on Tuesday accused a unit working for the Chinese People's Liberation Army of being behind many of the world's attacks.
On Wednesday, a different security firm, speaking to Bloomberg, speculated that the attacks on Facebook, Apple and Twitter may have actually originated from Eastern Europe.
Mr Cluley told the BBC it is difficult to pinpoint the source of attacks: "It is very hard to prove where a hack really has originated from.
"Even if it comes from a Chinese computer - it could have been a hijacked Chinese computer.
He suggested that it was likely most developed countries in the world were engaging in some cyber-activity - including the UK.
"In the past [Foreign Secretary] William Hague has said he would take pre-emptive strikes against foreign hackers if necessary.
"We've well and truly entered this new era of cybercrime. It's now very much about stealing information, spying and of course intelligence services care a lot about that." | Less than 24 hours after admitting some of its employees computers had been hacked, Apple has pushed out a security update to users of its Mac computers. | 21519856 |
Movies Beavan has worked on include Gosford Park and Mad Max: Fury Road.
Fury Road's Glasgow-born producer Iain Smith and head of visual effects Andrew Jackson were guests at 2015's festival.
Faber's book The Crimson Petal and the White was adapted for a BBC TV drama, while Under the Skin was made into a film starring Scarlett Johansson.
Glaswegian MacDonald's films include Black Sea starring Jude Law and The Last King of Scotland starring Forrest Whittaker and Scots actor James McAvoy.
Macdonald shot scenes for his 2012 historical adventure, The Eagle, around Achiltibuie and Old Dornie, near Ullapool. Locals also had roles as extras.
Other guests announced for the film festival in Cromarty from 2-4 December include broadcasters Jon Snow, Kirsty Wark and Scottish novelists Ali Smith and Ian Rankin. | Oscar-winning costume designer Jenny Beavan, novelist Michel Faber and film-maker Kevin MacDonald will be guests at December's Cromarty Film Festival. | 37641879 |
The UK's longest-reigning monarch appears in a photograph taken by celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz.
The image was taken when the Queen posed for three official pictures at Easter to mark her 90th birthday.
The Duke of Edinburgh also posed with the Queen, and their picture will appear in the magazine, out on Friday, as well as the three official images.
Sitting on a rug in the grounds of Windsor Castle, the Queen was photographed with her corgis, Willow and Holly, and dorgis, Candy and Vulcan.
Leibovitz told the fashion and popular culture magazine: "The most moving, important thing about this shoot is that these were all her ideas."
The Queen, who celebrates two birthdays each year, turned 90 on 21 April.
Her official birthday is celebrated with the Trooping the Colour at Horse Guards Parade on a Saturday in June - this year on 11 June.
Leibovitz added: "I was told how relaxed she was at Windsor, and it was really true.
"You get the sense of how at peace she was with herself, and very much enthralled with her family." | The Queen is to appear on the front page of the latest edition of Vanity Fair magazine with her pet dogs. | 36421541 |
Full-back Niamh Briggs is the captain of the Ireland rugby union team. This year Ireland will host the World Cup and in this special column - written for Women's Sport Week 2017 - Niamh explains the challenges of preparing for the tournament as an amateur team, striking the right balance between work and sport and the importance of victory to the growth of the game.
I can think back to many proud moments during my career - winning my first Ireland cap, the Grand Slam in 2013, beating New Zealand, my 50th cap, and beating Scotland on the final day of the Six Nations in 2015 to lift the trophy - but winning the World Cup would top it all.
With Ireland hosting the tournament, we want to show what we are made of - and we won't be settling for the semi-finals again, like we did in 2014.
I balance rugby with my full-time job for An Garda Síochána (the police force in Ireland).
Being a Garda was always something I wanted to do. I did not want to sit in an office all day; I wanted a job where I would be active and meet people.
In many ways, the qualities that attracted me to the Gardaí are similar to the things I appreciate most about playing sports.
And the job marries with sport very well - both rugby and the Gardaí have been great for me and I'm fortunate to have incredibly supportive and understanding bosses.
I'm able to train in the mornings for a few hours before work - and as someone who often over-thinks things, I find work helps distract from rugby. Likewise sport and training take my mind off work.
Finding the balance between training, games, and work can be tough and to manage you have to be willing to accept that you'll have little time for anything else.
I make personal sacrifices but I do it because I love it. Knowing that it cannot last forever is the hugely motivating factor.
As an amateur side, the Ireland team is made up of players with a diverse range of jobs.
We have students, teachers and lecturers. Some work for the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), while Claire Molloy is a doctor. This can make training tough.
We have week-long training camps a couple of times over the summer but outside of that train in regional centres.
I'm based in Limerick, so train at the University of Limerick (UL), where the Munster lads train, with a couple of other girls from the team, but we have regional centres in Cork, Galway, Belfast and Dublin. The majority of players can make it to one of those.
Unfortunately, a couple of the girls have to train on their own. Molloy, for example, lives and trains alone in Wales.
Finding the strength to train alone like that is phenomenal. It's extremely difficult to get the best out of yourself in sessions and sometimes, after work when you are tired, you are reliant on the ability of the people around you to push you through.
I have always been incredibly sporty. I was quite a shy child growing up, and lacked in self-esteem, but sport gave me the opportunity to have another, more confident, persona.
My dad's job meant we moved around a bit. When I started a new school or was thrust into in a new area, sport was the way I settled in. It was a common language.
I'm now 32 but I didn't actually start playing rugby until I was 21. I was playing Gaelic football at a fairly high level when I was asked to take part in a tag tournament at my local rugby club. I won the player of the tournament prize.
In my small town - Dungarvan, in Waterford - women's sports teams would struggle for numbers. So when asked to join, I said: "I'll come and play rugby if you come and play Gaelic football." That's what teams had to do to survive at that stage.
Women's rugby itself in Ireland is still in its infancy. Professionalism isn't yet an option. There is still a lot of work to do building the domestic game's foundations before a professional women's league is sustainable.
The women's game only came under the umbrella of the IRFU in 2008 - and there are still big barriers that we have to overcome.
Some clubs still don't have girls' teams. We need to make every club accessible - that's really important. Once they're in, it's all about trying to keep them.
Often we only have a couple of teams that are, say, under-15 or under-18 in close proximity to each other so they might not be able to play that many competitive games.
It's vital that we keep working to generate those pathways into the game for girls.
There's an onus on us all as women rugby players. We speak about it as a national team. You go out, you play, and you leave the jersey in a better place for the next person who puts it on - and that filters down to club and provincial level.
I don't like to use the term the term 'role model' but that's what we get called, and is how we have to act.
England and France provide excellent models for where women's rugby can go. They have huge numbers participating and that needs to be our ultimate aim.
A big part of growing the game comes as a consequence of our success as a team. We have reaped big benefits from our success in the Six Nations in recent years and reaching the semi-finals of the last World Cup.
Our 2014 victory over the All Blacks - who had not lost in the World Cup since 1991 - felt incredible. And if we can put in a good shift at this summer's World Cup on home soil and get the country behind the sport in the same way our New Zealand win did, that can only be good for the game. We have to take the opportunity to build a strong legacy.
The prospect of captaining Ireland at a World Cup on home soil is very exciting. It would be a hugely proud moment for me and my family - but I have to get picked first!
I have been very fortunate to have a good bunch of senior girls in the team who are able to take on leadership roles when needed and we very much work together at it.
I learned a lot from Fiona Coghlan, and watched Brian Driscoll and Paul O'Connell, but ultimately it's about being comfortable in the role.
I've missed a lot of rugby this year. That takes its toll mentally. You will always worry about your place in a World Cup year but the support from staff and the team has been great. I have just been concentrating on getting myself back in, getting fit again, showing what I can do in training, and putting my hand up for selection.
I wouldn't like to be coach Tom Tierney having to select a squad of 28 for this World Cup. There are 48 training in the extended squad working really hard.
This breeds a lot of competition and that's what you want. If we are to do well, we need really good players who can stand up to the test of international competitions.
To be involved in a cross-border tournament in Ireland is a proud achievement for us.
Sport is powerful enough to make political divisions fade into the background, to the extent that being part of an all-Ireland team doesn't even figure in our consciousnesses as players.
We all want to play in games where the stakes are high and we want to play with the best.
The World Cup won't be a walk in the park. We have a tough group with France, Australia and Japan.
France beat us to third place last time round, Australia have some very strong sevens players coming back into their team, and Japan are putting huge resources into the sport before hosting the next men's World Cup.
In Ireland, there's been a huge shift towards women's sport generally and particularly women's rugby. The more our games are televised - and the more that people can see we're good athletes and good rugby players - the bigger that shift will be.
We want to win the World Cup and we're preparing to win it.
Niamh Briggs was speaking to Suzanne Wrack for BBC Sport. | The 2017 Women's Rugby Union World Cup takes place in August and it is a huge opportunity for the game in Ireland. | 40233008 |
Mark Bridger, 47, from Ceinws, Powys, denies abducting and murdering April, who disappeared near her home in Machynlleth on 1 October 2012.
Blood was found in his living room, bathroom and hallway, the jury heard.
Prosecutors said there was a one-in-a-billion chance it was not April's.
On Wednesday, prosecutor Elwen Evans QC also told the jury:
As the prosecution continued its opening, Ms Evans said bloodstains on a carpet, sofa and near a fireplace at Mr Bridger's house matched April's DNA.
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She said that when the prosecution referred to a one-in-a-billion match "that is, in fact, April's blood".
The prosecution has said Mr Bridger used the fire to dispose of evidence and used detergent as part of an "extensive clean-up".
Further details were given to the court of where blood was found, including the inside of the bathroom door and on the glass of the washing machine.
Tests showed blood in tile grouting in the hallway which experts say indicates a clean-up, the court heard.
Three DNA profiles were also found on the shower curtain, the jury was told - of Mr Bridger, April and a third individual.
The prosecution said examination of bone fragments at Mr Bridger's house "strongly support" the fact they came from a human skull.
"What happened to April as she lay bleeding in front of the fire in the defendant's living room?" Ms Evans said.
"One person, we say, knows and he's not prepared to say.
"He did say a very great deal in the very lengthy interviews that took place, but not what he'd done to April."
The court was told the defence does not dispute it was April's blood that was found.
The jury was shown pictures of clothing Mr Bridger was wearing on arrest which, the prosecution claimed, featured evidence of April's DNA.
The court heard DNA which might have come from April was found inside Mr Bridger's trousers.
The prosecution has also outlined Mr Bridger's explanation to police about what happened.
Mr Bridger said he had hit April with his car. He attempted first aid but said he realised she had suffered serious injuries.
He told police that he then drove around and suddenly realised April was not in the car with him.
In interviews, he told police he was drinking vodka while driving.
He then said that he woke up in the early hours at his home and the first thing he did was get up and check the car.
The court was earlier told that Mr Bridger had said to police he wished he knew what he had done with April.
The jury heard that when arrested on the day after April went missing, Mr Bridger said: "I know what it's all about."
He later told police he had been looking for April all night on foot because his car was in the garage.
"I didn't abduct her. I did my best to revive her," he said.
He went on: "I panicked", saying he got more drunk as he drove through the night.
"I just wish I knew what I'd done with her. I need to say sorry to her family," he told police.
"I wouldn't have dumped her. She's a human being."
The prosecution told the jury police had shown and questioned Mr Bridger about indecent images of children found on his computer, and about images of young murder victims including Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman from Soham.
He also said to officers during one interview: "I don't believe April's ever been in my house. I don't believe I took her to the house, because I can't ever recall seeing her in the car."
Mr Bridger had become a suspect the day after April went missing and police arrived at his home at 15:00 BST to arrest him.
Officers said his home was "uncomfortably hot" and smelled of detergent.
The jury has already heard how bone fragments consistent with those of a juvenile human skull and a concentration of blood was found near his wood burner, as well as evidence of an extensive clean up.
The court was also shown pictures of three knives found around Mr Bridger's fireplace. One, found on top of the wood burner, was burnt.
Earlier on Wednesday, the court was told that Mr Bridger had approached two girls aged eight and 10 on the day when April went missing.
One was friendly with his daughter and he invited her for a sleepover.
The approach was made shortly after he had attended a parents' evening at the same school where April was a pupil.
Prosecutor Ms Evans said: "Bridger left the school parents' evening at around 5.45pm and shortly after he approached a couple of girls who were playing in the area.
"They were a 10-year-old and an eight-year-old who were riding their bikes.
"He invited the older girl to go for a sleepover with his daughter."
After the girl refused, Mr Bridger drove off.
The court was also told about Mr Bridger's movements around Machynlleth that evening.
The prosecution said Mr Bridger's vehicle was parked close to garages on the Bryn-y-Gog estate where April lived at about 19:10 BST.
Evidence suggests "the abduction happened quickly", the court heard.
The jury was told a man saw Mr Bridger drive back in the direction of Ceinws at about 19:20 BST.
He said Mr Bridger seemed to be travelling fast.
Prosecutor Ms Evans said: "Where did he go? Where did he take April? He says he doesn't know."
Mr Bridger was next seen shortly before 09:00 BST the following day, 2 October, said Ms Evans.
One person who had joined the search for April and travelled through Ceinws told police she saw Mr Bridger near a lay-by carrying what looked like a black bin liner in his hand.
"What was Mark Bridger doing at that location? What was in that black bin bag?" said Ms Evans.
"In fact, 90 police officers were involved in clearing and excavating that lay-by and that bank, and they found nothing."
The court also heard how a postman had called at Mr Bridger's home and had spoken about April going missing.
The postman said Mr Bridger had appeared affected and shocked during their conversation and asked what vehicle police were looking for.
The defendant later drove his vehicle to Dyfi Autos in Machynlleth.
He spoke to mechanics and said the news was terrible and said he was going to see if he could help.
"Lies and tears appear to come easily," said Ms Evans.
There was no evidence of blood stains in the vehicle or any large scale clean up, the jury was told.
The court heard how a police helicopter searching for April had filmed Mr Bridger, before he was a suspect, walking his dog. His appearance was different from the previous day.
Smoke was also seen coming from the chimney of his home shortly after 10:30 BST.
In a text message to a friend after being asked if he had seen anything from the Bryn-Y-Gog estate, the jury heard Mr Bridger's reply was: "Saw nothing strange, trying to rattle my brain."
Earlier, the court heard how on the morning before April went missing, Mr Bridger had propositioned three women via Facebook asking two of them to meet up "with no strings attached".
He sent the messages after breaking up with a girlfriend.
The jury has also been shown CCTV images of April's movements in the hours before she disappeared - the last known pictures of her.
She had been to school, went home and eaten.
April then went for a swimming lesson at the local leisure centre with a friend, shortly after 16:30 BST.
Her parents, Coral and Paul, went to a parents' evening at the school "where the defendant was later to go".
The public gallery at the court was earlier cleared to allow the jury to continue viewing images from Mr Bridger's computer.
They were shown images viewed by him on 30 September.
Mr Bridger, wearing a short-sleeved blue shirt, tie and grey trousers, wore headphones to hear everything said in court.
April's parents were in court.
April, who had mild cerebral palsy, disappeared while playing near her home in Machynlleth and has never been found.
Mr Bridger also denies intending to pervert the course of justice.
On Tuesday, the prosecution told the jury that Mr Bridger had gone to enormous lengths to conceal what he had done.
An extensive clean-up had been carried out by the defendant at his home, she said, but bone fragments consistent with those of a juvenile human skull and a concentration of blood was found near his wood burner.
The trial continues. | Blood found at the home of the man accused of murdering missing April Jones in a sexually motivated attack matched that of the five-year-old, Mold Crown Court heard. | 22364616 |
Police said an initial post-mortem examination had been completed on 34-year-old Matthew Symonds and a file was being prepared for the coroner.
The case has also been referred to the Health and Safety Executive.
The family of Mr Symonds, who came from Swindon, said they remained "distressed" about the circumstances in which he died.
Mr Symonds' remains were found at a Biffa depot in Avonmouth on 1 August.
It has been established that his body was transported with commercial recycling waste from a site in the centre of Swindon.
In a statement, his grandmother, Susan Symonds, and aunt, Rachel Symonds, said: "The whole family are shocked and saddened by the sudden death of Matthew in such circumstances.
"We remain distressed about the way it happened - it is a tragedy and appears to have been a terrible accident. He will never be forgotten.
"Despite his hard life and upbringing, he was a good lad who was kind and polite.
"He loved to talk and would continue until in the end you had to tell him to be quiet.
"The loss of his mum had a massive impact on him. As an only child he was devoted to his mum Madeline who sadly died in September last year.
"Due to the post-mortem and police investigation, it has not been possible to make any funeral arrangements yet."
Wiltshire Police said further tests would be carried out on Mr Symonds' remains but it was no longer a criminal investigation. An inquest would be held at a later date. | The death of a man whose remains were found at a Bristol recycling plant is not being treated as suspicious. | 28753571 |
The Belfast-born star was recognised for services to music, and tourism in Northern Ireland, the inspiration for many of his hits.
There were only eight new dames in the list, compared with more than three times as many knights.
But overall, more than half (51%) of recipients were women, outnumbering men for only the second time in honours history.
The dames include Frances Ashcroft, professor of physiology at the University of Oxford, known for her groundbreaking research into type two diabetes; Prof Anne Glover, former chief scientific advisor to the European Commission, and businesswoman Zarine Kharas, founder of the JustGiving.com charity website.
There are also damehoods for the deputy governor of the Bank of England Nemat Shafik and forensic scientist Angela Gallop.
Spacey, who is soon to step down after 10 years as artistic director of the Old Vic theatre in London, said he felt like "an adopted son" after his honorary award for services to British theatre and international culture was announced.
While Morrison said: "Throughout my career I have always preferred to let my music speak for me, and it is a huge honour to now have that body of work recognised in this way.
Former Welsh rugby captain Gareth Edwards is knighted, and there are OBEs for ex-England footballer Frank Lampard, and England's record-breaking cricketer James Anderson.
Long distance runner Jo Pavey and Ebola nurse Will Pooley are among the MBEs. Journalist Caroline Criado-Perez, who successfully campaigned to keep a woman on a British banknote, is made an OBE.
The same honour goes to Oscar-winning actor Eddie Redmayne and entertainer Michael Ball, and Twelve Years A Slave actor Chiwetel Ejiofor and Paddington Bear creator Michael Bond become CBEs.
Ball, who described himself as "a proper royalist", said he was "chuffed to bits" and his 80-year-old father burst into tears on hearing the news.
There are 1,163 people on the list. Recipients range in age from 17-year-old Natasha Lambert, from the Isle of Wight, who was born with athetoid cerebral palsy and is recognised for her charitable fundraising, to 103-year-old allergy research pioneer Dr William Frankland.
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Conductor Sir Neville Marriner and former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Woolf - who chaired the inquiry into the 1990 Strangeways prison riot - have been appointed members of the elite Companions of Honour.
Gareth Edwards's knighthood is for sporting and charitable work, while former Wales fly-half Jonathan Davies said he was "extremely humbled" to be given an OBE in recognition of his fundraising for Cardiff's Velindre Cancer Centre.
Cricketer James Anderson, who became England's record highest Test wicket-taker in April, said: "I'm very proud of my recent achievements, and this just caps it off."
Lampard, who is Chelsea's all-time leading goalscorer but spent last season at Manchester City ahead of a move to the US, described his OBE as "an extremely proud moment for myself and my family".
Meanwhile, England women's former football captain Casey Stoney, currently competing in the World Cup in Canada, was named an MBE, along with boxing super middleweight champion Carl Froch.
Stoney told the BBC: "My first reaction was compete and utter shock. Then I was completely overwhelmed and then obviously very, very proud."
And Froch told BBC Radio Nottingham: "It's fantastic for me, my sport, my city and my family. It was a massive honour and a big surprise."
Rugby Union star Jonny Wilkinson, whose name was wrongly reported to be in the last set of honours, becomes a CBE for his dedication to the game.
Laura Bates, founder of the Everyday Sexism Project, said the gender divide at the top of the list was reflective of wider society but she was encouraged to see so many women make the overall list.
The feminist writer, whose online project project to catalogue women's experiences of sexual harassment in the UK became a worldwide movement, was herself awarded a British Empire Medal.
Speaking of the lack of new dames, Miss Bates said: "This is a massive problem across society, but obviously I would like to see the [Honours List] balance redressed at the top, it's important."
Sir Jonathan Stephens, chairman of the Honours Committee, said there was "still a way to go", adding the committee works hard to ensure a wide pool of nominations.
Commonly awarded ranks:
Guide to the honours
The names of some high-profile winners were leaked, with newspapers reporting comedian Lenny Henry's knighthood and Sherlock Holmes actor Benedict Cumberbatch's CBE days ahead of the official announcement.
Sir Lenny, a long-time supporter of the BBC's Comic Relief, said the knighthood was "like being filled with lemonade", but also paid tribute to the thousands of people who have raised more than £1bn for the charity.
Broadcaster and chef Loyd Grossman is made a CBE for services to heritage. He is chairman of both the Heritage Alliance and the Churches Conservation Trust.
There are OBEs for BBC Radio 5 live presenter Nicky Campbell for his role as patron of the British Association for Adoption and Fostering, and Doc Martin and Men Behaving Badly actor Martin Clunes for services to drama, charity and the community in Dorset.
Steven Moffat, television writer and producer of Doctor Who and Sherlock, and actress Lesley Manville are both named OBEs for services to drama.
TV producer Nigel Lythgoe - dubbed "Nasty Nigel" on ITV talent show Popstars before going on to help create Pop Idol - is made an OBE for services to the performing arts, education and charity.
Will Pooley, 30, the first British person to contract Ebola, was named an MBE for his services in tackling the outbreak in Africa. The Suffolk nurse, who is now back in England, sparked an outpouring of support when he flew back to continue to help sufferers.
Also honoured for his major role in the Ebola crisis is Dr Oliver Johnson, who is made an OBE his overseas service in Sierra Leone. He paid tribute to "the efforts of extraordinary local health workers and international volunteers" while the Foreign Office said his swift actions in response to the initial outbreak saved many lives.
Among politicians on the list are Simon Burns, Conservative MP for Chelmsford for nearly 30 years, and former Lib Dem deputy leader Simon Hughes, who lost his seat in May. They were both given knighthoods for public and political service.
Also recognised with a knighthood is Michael Davis, chairman of the Prime Minister's Holocaust Commission, and Duwayne Brooks, who was with murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence when he was killed in a racist attack in 1993 and is now a now a Liberal Democrat councillor, was made an OBE for public and political service.
GMB leader Paul Kenny said he saw his knighthood for his service to trade unions as a recognition of efforts to stand up against exploitation and bullying.
However, he went on to add that he would "swap it tomorrow for the introduction of the Living Wage", in an interview with the BBC Radio 4 Today programme.
The list acknowledges the work of a number of campaigners.
Gordon Aikman, a 30-year-old campaigner from Edinburgh, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, also receives the BEM. His campaign inspired Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling, opposing politicians during the Scottish referendum campaign, to undertake the ice bucket charity challenge.
In broadcasting, former director of the BBC World Service Peter Horrocks becomes a CBE. Veteran cameraman Peter Cooper, who spent 46 years working in BBC News Northern Ireland, including capturing many famous images of the Troubles and the Peace Process, was made an MBE.
A knighthood for Andreas Whittam Smith, former editor of the Independent newspaper, recognises his public service, particularly his work for the Church of England.
There were also MBEs for Philippa Langley and Louis Ashdown-Hill, two historians instrumental in the discovery of Richard III's remains in a Leicester council car park, and the campaign which resulted in his reburial in Leicester Cathedral earlier this year.
In education, Nicholas Weller, executive principal at Dixons Academies in Bradford, received a knighthood for his dedication to teaching. The announcement came in a difficult week for the chain of schools, following the stabbing of a teacher during a science class at Dixons Kings Academy on Thursday. And restaurateurs Henry Dimbleby and John Vincent have been made MBEs for their work in improving school lunches.
Nearly three-quarters of the list is made up of people who have dedicated themselves to outstanding work in their communities.
Katie Cutler, from Gateshead, who set up a fundraising webpage to raise £500 for visually impaired mugging victim Alan Barnes, and went on to take in £300,000, was given the British Empire Medal.
Retired lollipop lady Hazel Joan, who worked at Maes-Y-Coed School in Cardiff, was given a British Empire Medal for services to children and road safety.
Vera Selby, Britain's first ever female professional billiards and snooker referee, was made an MBE for services to snooker and billiards. The 84-year-old from Newcastle is nine times British Women's Billiards Champion and five times British Women's Snooker Champion.
An MBE also goes to Jimmy Jukes, Pearly King of Camberwell and Bermondsey in south-east London, for his charity work with homeless ex-servicemen and women. | Singer-songwriter Van Morrison and US actor Kevin Spacey have been given knighthoods in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. | 33109755 |
The Pharaohs were beaten 2-1 by Cameroon on Sunday.
"He will stay as head coach, we like what he is doing with the team," said EFA president Hany Abo Rida.
"We are in a good place in World Cup qualification and we dream we can reach the tournament in Russia in 2018. We all support him."
Egypt are top of Group E after two games and Cuper has already instilled in his team what is required to reach a major tournament.
By taking the Pharaohs to the Nations Cup in Gabon he ended a six-year absence from the finals.
There is no room for talking about ending Cuper's contract
That he failed to win a record-extending eighth African championship has hurt the Argentine, who has suffered defeat in five finals during his career.
As Valencia coach he was beaten in two Champions League finals, while at Mallorca he lost the King's Cup to Barcelona and the Cup Winners' Cup to Lazio.
During a stint with Aris Thessalonika, he also lost to Panathinaikos in the Greek Cup final.
After the latest defeat on Sunday he said: "I don't want to say I'm used to losing another final, it's one more for me, but the point is that I wanted to win this one.
"The sadness I have isn't because I lost another final, it's because there was so much hope, especially among Egyptians.
"I'm sorry that we couldn't give happiness to Egyptians because I imagine that there was a lot of expectation among them.
"I'm sorry for the players, who put in so much effort. We have finished this competition with a defeat but they did well."
The 61-year-old has, however, restored pride in Egyptian football after some very difficult years in which the sport in the country has been blighted by fans' violence, supporter bans and the effects of political tension in the country.
Cuper took the job in March 2015, replacing Shawki Gharib, and the EFA is pleased with his results.
"He has done his best since he took charge and he has helped us build a new team," added Rida. "There is no room for talking about ending Cuper's contract." | Egypt coach Hector Cuper has been assured he has the full support of the Egyptian Football Association after losing the Africa Cup of Nations final. | 38885621 |
Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn gobeithio darparu gwell gwasanaeth rhyngrwyd i 96% o gartrefi Cymru erbyn diwedd y flwyddyn.
Ond dywed BT fod yna broblemau wedi bod wrth geisio cael mynediad i dir, neu hawl i gloddio mewn rhai ardaloedd.
Mae disgwyl i'r cynllun gostio dros £400m.
Cafodd cynllun Cyflymu Cymru, sy'n defnyddio arian llywodraethau Cymru, y DU a'r Undeb Ewropeaidd, ei sefydlu oherwydd bod cwmnïau masnachol dim ond wedi llwyddo i gyrraedd 49% o gartref a busnesau o safbwynt band eang cyflym iawn.
Fe wnaeth Cyflymu Cymru roi'r gwaith o ledaenu'r gwasanaeth i gwmni BT.
Maen nhw'n dweud eu bod yn rhwystredig oherwydd bod targedau wedi eu methu a bod addewidion "wedi eu torri".
Dywedodd Glyn Jones, o gwmni dŵr Princes Gate, fod ei gwmni wedi bod yn aros 18 mis a'u bod nhw'n colli amynedd.
"Rydym wedi cael cyfarfodydd gyda BT. Maen nhw fel eu bod nhw'n llawn o addewidion ynglŷn â phryd y byddwn yn derbyn band eang," meddai wrth raglen Eye on Wales ar BBC Radio Wales.
"Fel cwmni rydym wedi rhoi'r gorau i aros ac rydym wedi cael llinellau cyflym iawn ein hunain ar gytundeb les.
"Fe fydd hynny yn costio £1,000 y mis."
Dywedodd Alwen Williams, cyfarwyddwr BT Cymru, fod maint yr her yn "anhygoel o fawr".
Dywedodd fod yn her eithriadol wrth geisio cael mynediad i lefydd ac i dir er mwyn gosod ceblau ffibr.
"Ar hyn o bryd mae tua 40,000 o fusnesau a chartrefi yn aros oherwydd trafodaethau cymhleth gyda gwahanol bobl neu ddiddordebau, ynglŷn â sut i gael mynediad i dir neu hawl i gloddio, a chau hewlydd," meddai.
Dywedodd Julie James, y Gweinidog dros Sgiliau a Gwyddoniaeth, fod Llywodraeth Cymru yn teimlo rhwystredigaeth o ganlyniad i'r wybodaeth sy'n cael ei roi gan BT.
"Rwy'n cwrdd â BT bob chwarter i drafod y cynllun a'r hyn sy'n digwydd, ac rydym wedi cael sgyrsiau hir a thrwyadl ynglŷn â pha wybodaeth yn union dylid ei roi ar y wefan.
"Mewn gwirionedd, fe wnaeth y llywodraeth gymryd cyfrifoldeb am safle'r we'r haf diwethaf, ac o ganlyniad rydym wedi gwella'r safle fel ei bod nawr yn fwy cywir o ran a fyddwch chi'n cael band eang cyflym iawn, a phryd fyddwch yn ei gael e?"
Eye on Wales,BBC Radio Wales 12:30 ddydd Sul. | Dywed cwmni BT fod y gwaith o geisio sicrhau band eang cyflym iawn i 40,000 o gartrefi a busnesau yng Nghymru yn wynebu oedi oherwydd yr her o osod ceblau ffibr optig. | 38774446 |
Murray is one of four Britons in singles action with Johanna Konta, Heather Watson and Dan Evans also hoping to progress. Here is what you should not miss on the fourth day of Wimbledon.
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Former champion Murray will play Chinese Tapei's Yen-Hsun Lu, a man who beat three-time finalist Andy Roddick in 2010 to reach the quarter-finals at SW19. He also knocked out Murray at the 2008 Olympics.
The 29-year-old expects a tough match against the world number 78 - who is on an 11-match winning streak - but the Scot has won three of their four encounters.
"It's a very tough match. He's played the three grass-court Challengers in the build-up. He's won two of them and lost in the final of one," said Murray, who is scheduled second on Centre Court, with the match expected to start at about 15:00 BST.
Andrew Castle, former British number one and BBC Sport commentator, said: "Lu is a regular and genuine top-100 player. This will be a demanding match - but Andy is hitting the ball as well as I have ever seen him hit it.
"I don't see him getting into too much trouble. I still suspect we will be seeing him in the final."
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British number one Konta experienced her first victory at Wimbledon on Wednesday after four previous first-round losses and is back in action on day four.
The 25-year-old is one of many players who will have to make a quick turnaround this week to clear the backlog caused by the rain delays on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The 19th seed is facing Canadian Eugenie Bouchard, a player who has failed to find form since reaching the Wimbledon final in 2014 and is now ranked 48th in the world.
The pair, who have never faced each other before, are due on Centre Court after Murray's match, possibly at about 17:00 BST.
British number two Heather Watson will hope she can finally complete her first-round match on the third day of trying.
The world number 55 let the second set slip against Annika Beck on court 12 so will contest a decider on Thursday, with Beck having broken early in the third for a 1-0 lead before rain stopped play.
The pair will resume on the same court at 11:00 BST.
Dan Evans was competitive against Ukrainian 30th seed Alexandr Dolgopolov in their second-round match, taking the first set to 6-6 before rain prevented a tie-break.
The British number four and Dolgopolov are first on court two with play set to start at 11:00 BST.
It is also the start of the doubles and there will be a conflict of interest for British fans as Jamie Murray and his Brazilian partner Bruno Soares take on Briton Colin Fleming and Jonathan Erlich of Israel in the final match on court 18.
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Andy Murray will attempt to reach the third round on Thursday as Wimbledon starts play earlier than usual after two rain-disrupted days. | 36668904 |
Clive Efford, Labour MP for Eltham, said he had been bombarded with angry messages and complaints from constituents about the service.
One said the trains which link south London, Kent and parts of East Sussex were the worst they had been in 40 years, Mr Efford added.
MPs across the political divide spoke during the Westminster Hall debate.
Mr Efford said that for too long people had been crammed on overcrowded trains, particularly at peak times, adding that it was not acceptable to run trains of just six carriages.
"When you do get stuck, you hear the people on their mobile phones, you can hear the life stories just going into meltdown around you," he said.
"Since Christmas the situation has deteriorated quite significantly."
Conservative MP for Tonbridge and Malling, Tom Tugendhat, said Southeastern's performance was "woeful" despite the rail company meeting its franchise targets.
"It cannot be right that one in five trains is coming in late, one in five trains is leaving workers late for a meeting and one in five trains is forcing people to change their plans and still somehow this is an acceptable target," he said.
Southeastern and Network Rail said they were were working to improve performance on one of the most congested parts of the UK railway network.
"Network Rail is investing millions in improving its infrastructure - including completely rebuilding London Bridge station," they said in a joint statement.
"Southeastern is working hard to improve the performance of its trains including bringing in a rigorous maintenance regime that now sees more trains in service at any one time than ever before.
"We realise that performance has not always been as good as our passengers would like and we are working hard to change this." | Commuters using Southeastern trains are facing "meltdown" from constantly delayed services, MPs have been told. | 35709692 |
The aim of the redundancy scheme is to cut around 3,000 civil service jobs.
The first 1,200 civil servants are due to leave on 30 September.
But that is now uncertain due to the Stormont Executive's continuing disagreement on welfare reform and the budget.
Dr Malcolm McKibben told a Stormont committee on Wednesday that "we can't go past the end of August in terms of confirming if they're leaving or not.
"People clearly have plans made if they are allowed to exit," he said.
The voluntary redundancy scheme was part of the Stormont House Agreement. It was struck between the Executive parties and the British and Irish governments in December.
The scheme allowed the Executive to borrow up to £700m to fund 20,000 redundancies across the wider public sector.
But with the welfare reform part of the agreement collapsing it is doubtful if the redundancy scheme can proceed as planned.
More than 7,000 civil servants expressed interest in the scheme and 1,200 of those have been told they can leave, depending on funding.
If the Executive is not allowed to borrow the money it would have to pay for the scheme by making cuts to day-to-day departmental spending.
Dr McKibben raised the prospect that there could be negotiations with the Treasury to allow the scheme to proceed as planned, even if the rest of the Stormont House Agreement is not implemented.
"If the welfare reform issue isn't sorted out in the near future clearly we're going to have to engage with the Treasury to see if access to this money can be maintained.
"Whether or not they will allow that to be pulled out of the Stormont House Agreement I don't know." | The head of the Northern Ireland civil service has set an August deadline for deciding whether the first tranche of voluntary redundancies will go ahead. | 33086279 |
The 34-year-old has signed a one-year deal with the option of an extension.
Essien told the club's website: "Thank you for bringing me here. I'm excited and want to give my best."
Teddy Tjahyono, part of the Persib Bandung management, said: "The reason to bring Michael Essien is in order to increase the value of competition in Indonesia."
He added: "Opening the door to the other world players to strengthen the team in Indonesia.
"The process to bring in players to this part of the world is quite difficult. It took months to negotiate."
Essien, who has also played for Real Madrid and AC Milan, is the highest profile signing for Indonesian football since Cameroon World Cup hero Roger Milla and Argentine World Cup winner Mario Kempes played in the country in the 1990s.
The midfielder has been a free agent since leaving Greek club Panathinaikos at the end of last season.
He won the Champions League, two Premier League titles and four FA Cups during nine seasons at Chelsea.
Essien also played at two World Cups for Ghana, who he represented 58 times, before retiring in the wake of the 2014 tournament in Brazil.
Based in Bandung in West Java, Persib are one of the best supported clubs in Indonesia and finished third in the recently completed President's Cup.
The start date for the new league season in Indonesia has yet to be announced. | Former Chelsea and Ghana midfielder Michael Essien has joined Indonesian side Persib Bandung. | 39268550 |
Magnay, Colin Larkin, Jack Lester and Liam Hatch depart despite playing in the play-off final defeat by Cambridge.
In addition Ryan Noble, Josh Walker, Luke O'Brien and Jordan Holt will leave on the expiry of their current deals.
Three players who ended the season out on loan - Adam Boyes, Joe Tait and Richard Brodie - also exit.
Gateshead-born Magnay, 25, joined the Tynesiders in January 2012 following his release by Premier League side Chelsea and went on to make 67 league appearances.
He was a regular under both Anth Smith and then Gary Mills last term, scoring two goals in 34 games.
"Would loved to have stayed," Magnay posted on Twitter.
He added: "I didn't negotiate or try getting a few extra quid. Just not in the plans. Look forward to a challenge.
"It's been a pleasure Gateshead. All the best to the club and the fans."
However, Gateshead have offered new deals to the remaining members of the squad - all of whom are out of contract this summer. | Defender Carl Magnay is one of 11 players to leave Gateshead this summer after not being offered a new contract by the Conference Premier club. | 27622130 |
The Ulster Unionist says he acknowledges there are dangers either way, and hasn't been impressed by either the Leave or Remain campaigns which he regards as too negative.
In March, the Ulster Unionist executive said it believed Northern Ireland would be better remaining in a reformed European Union.
However, the executive added that it respected the fact that individual Ulster Unionists might vote for withdrawal on 23 June. | The Fermanagh and South Tyrone MP Tom Elliott says that he will probably vote to leave the European Union in next week's referendum. | 36539810 |
The estimated eight-metre-long (26ft) snake was spotted Thursday under a fallen tree on the island of Penang.
It died on Sunday after laying eggs, Herme Herisyam, operations chief for Penang's Civil Defence Department's southwest district told the BBC.
The current record for longest snake ever caught is 7.67m (25ft), Guinness World Records says.
Medusa, a reticulated python weighing 158kg (24st 12lb), is kept at a haunted house in Kansas City, Missouri.
The Malaysian snake, also thought to be a reticulated python, has not been officially measured by record keepers.
Mr Herisyan said it weighed 250kg (39st 5lb) and took 30 minutes to rescue.
Another civil defence official said that the snake's capture and the attention it received likely compounded the stress of laying eggs.
Muhammad Aizat said the snake laid one egg, before going "quiet".
It was due to be transferred to the government's Department of Wildlife before it died. | A giant python found on a Malaysian building site, that may be the longest ever caught, has died, officials say. | 36014614 |
The leg-spinner was banned in June 2012 after being found guilty of corruption while playing for Essex during a one-day match in 2009.
Kaneria, 33, denies wrongdoing but the Court of Appeal said his application was "totally without merit".
"It means Kaneria has exhausted all the legal options available to him," the England and Wales Cricket Board said.
ECB chairman Giles Clarke welcomed the decision, adding: "Kaneria acted as a recruiter of potential 'spot-fixers' and used his seniority and international experience to target and corrupt a young and vulnerable player.
"It is high time that Mr Kaneria came clean about his involvement in these corrupt activities and stopped misleading the Pakistan cricket fans and wider public with his empty protestations of innocence.
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"We once again urge him to apologise publicly for his past actions and to start the process of redeeming himself."
Kaneria's Essex team-mate Mervyn Westfield was jailed for four months after admitting a corruption charge relating to a 40-over game against Durham.
During Westfield's trial, Judge Anthony Morris said the scam had been orchestrated by Kaneria, who spent six seasons at Essex from 2004.
But Kaneria, who played 61 Tests and 18 one-day internationals for Pakistan between 2000 and 2010, was never charged by the police, on the grounds of insufficient evidence. | Former Pakistan bowler Danish Kaneria's application to appeal against a life ban for spot-fixing has been refused. | 28756825 |
Lewandowski scored a deflected free-kick, with Kingsley Coman firing home a second before a Lewandowski tap-in.
Franck Ribery scored a free-kick, with Mats Hummels adding a late finish.
Elsewhere, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a hat-trick as holders Borussia Dortmund beat Rielasingen-Arlen of the sixth division 4-0.
Marc Bartra scored their opener before Aubameyang's treble, but Ousmane Dembele - who is a target for Barcelona - did not play. | Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Bayern Munich thrashed third-tier Chemnitzer to reach the second round of the German Cup. | 40869227 |
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The England all-rounder was the best player in the 2005 home Ashes victory over Australia having produced match-winning moments throughout.
Flintoff scored 141 runs in total in the second Test, a crucial century in the fourth Test and took 23 wickets throughout the series to help England regain the Ashes.
He became the first cricketer since Sir Ian Botham, in 1981, to win the coveted BBC award.
BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2015 is broadcast live from Belfast on Sunday, 20 December from 19:00 GMT on BBC One. Further coverage on BBC Sport's online platforms and Radio 5 live. | In 2005, cricketer Andrew Flintoff was named Sports Personality of the Year. | 24742871 |
The most recent inspections across 22 homes found 42% of key "themes" were failing to reach "good" standards.
They were judged to be unsatisfactory (1%), weak (13%) or adequate (28%).
Scottish Borders Council has set up an improvement team led by Tweeddale councillor Catriona Bhatia to look at ways to address any failings.
At the time of a study carried out by the local authority there were 22 care homes for older people in the region - 17 independently owned and five council run.
They can accommodate 662 people - and in January 2014 a total of 509 places (77%) were taken.
The most recent Care Inspectorate gradings at the homes did show an improvement on previous checks.
However, a report to councillors said that the design of some buildings and the remoteness of some of their locations presented particular challenges.
The number of adult protection investigations has also shown an increase with the figure almost doubling between 2012 and 2013.
The council said it was confident it responded to all adult protection issues in a "robust manner". | A task force has been established in the Scottish Borders to drive up the quality of service being provided in care homes across the region. | 27777923 |
Former Barnsley player McCourt, 22, joins the Spireites on a two-year deal.
He made 32 appearances in all competitions last season after joining Northampton on a free from Barnsley.
"He's technically a good player as well as being very aggressive and a tough tackler," Chesterfield manager Gary Caldwell said. "Jak gives us something we don't have in midfield."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Midfielder Jak McCourt has joined League Two Chesterfield following his release by Northampton Town. | 40543101 |
Dylann Roof should have been stopped from purchasing a weapon due to a felony charge, FBI chief James Comey told reporters on Friday.
But he said the charge was either incorrectly entered into a background check system or mishandled by analysts.
Roof is facing nine counts of murder over the 17 June attack in Charleston.
Speaking to reporters at FBI headquarters in Washington DC, Mr Comey outlined a series of missed opportunities and incomplete paperwork that allowed Mr Roof to buy a firearm.
Mr Roof, 21, was charged with possessing drugs just weeks before the attack on the Emanuel AME Church, and police said he admitted to the offence.
That admission should have been enough to stop him from buying a weapon, Mr Comey said, but the offence was incorrectly added to Mr Roof's record.
This meant the FBI analyst doing the mandatory background check on Mr Roof did not see it. "If she had seen that police report," Mr Comey said, "that purchase would have been denied."
He said he learned about the problem on Thursday night and FBI officials were meeting with relatives of the nine victims on Friday.
An internal review into how the agency uses criminal background checks in gun transactions has been launched. The FBI runs background checks for gun dealers in about 30 states, including South Carolina.
"We are all sick that this happened. We wish we could turn back time," he added.
Mr Comey's comments came on the same day that South Carolina removed the Confederate flag from the capitol grounds in a ceremony attended by some relatives of the church shooting victims.
The flag was the battle emblem of southern states in the US Civil War and was raised over South Carolina's statehouse in 1961 to mark the 100th anniversary of the conflict.
Critics have long called it a symbol of slavery and the backlash against it grew when pictures of Mr Roof posing with the banner were discovered online.
Mr Roof was arrested the day after the shooting more than 200 miles away in North Carolina and then flown back to Charleston.
He appeared in court via a video link for a bail hearing last month and is next expected in court in October.
Source: FBI fact sheet | The man accused of killing nine black churchgoers in South Carolina last month was able to buy a gun due to a background check failure, the FBI says. | 33487577 |
The teenager was walking in the Moorgate Street area of Rotherham on 22 June when he was attacked shortly after midnight.
South Yorkshire Police has released a CCTV image of a man it thinks "may hold important information about what happened".
He is described as white, tall and of stocky build, aged between 25 and 30.
He has short brown hair, which was shaved at the back and longer on top, and a short cropped beard.
PC Dawn Murray said the victim had been walking along Church Street and High Street before the attack.
She said officers had been reviewing CCTV footage to track the victim's movements and appealed for anyone who saw "anything suspicious late on Wednesday evening and into the early hours of Thursday morning" to contact the force.
"If you are the man pictured, of if you recognise him, please get in touch with us," she added. | An 18-year-old man has been raped in a street attack. | 40448010 |
According to their own records, Sunday's 2-1 win at Selhurst Park was the first time in the Reds' 124-year history they have come back from a goal down to win with 10 men.
That is a great achievement, but Klopp's hand was forced because his side were a goal and a man down with half an hour left, and he had to gamble.
It looks good because it came off but, if Palace keeper Alex McCarthy had not slipped to gift them an equaliser, I did not see Liverpool scoring at all.
Until then, they had been very ordinary. They did not even manage a shot on target until the 65th minute and, after they had been so good against Manchester City on Wednesday, it was a performance that summed up their inconsistent season.
Sometimes in football you just get a break, and that slip was Liverpool's.
At that point, Palace panicked. They made another costly mistake with the stoppage-time penalty that saw Liverpool score their winner but it was their poor game management that contributed to their own downfall as much as Klopp's tactics.
Klopp had made an attacking substitution on 61 minutes, bringing on Philippe Coutinho for full-back Jon Flanagan, with the intention of switching James Milner to full-back.
Seconds later, Milner was shown a second yellow card.
Klopp switched from a 4-2-3-1 formation to a 3-4-2 shape, with Dejan Lovren being asked to play on the right of their defence, and the whole team pressed Palace high up the pitch.
They were taking a big chance because their three-man defence did not have much cover, but the thinking was 'we might as well get beaten 2-0 by trying to get something out of the match'.
Klopp said afterwards his side helped to force McCarthy's mistake because they were pressing so high up the pitch - but I did not see that.
A keeper probably has to deal with about a dozen back-passes like that in every game and, even under pressure, a slip and a mis-kick is very rare.
The worst thing about it was the way Palace reacted. They suddenly looked very nervous and that just encouraged Liverpool.
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Alan Pardew's side also tried to chase the game, which was understandable because of their poor recent form - they have not won in the Premier League since before Christmas and playing at home against 10 men will have seemed like a great chance to end that run.
At that stage, Palace would have been better off protecting the point they still had. They should have done the same thing when they were ahead.
They could have tightened things up by bringing back Yannick Bolasie and Wilfried Zaha and playing with just one up front.
The way the game was decided, Palace will see themselves as unlucky to lose but they were in complete control and managed to throw it away.
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It was not a soft penalty that Palace conceded in the 94th minute, it was a daft one.
Damien Delaney did not have to tackle Christian Benteke, because he was only going one way and he was running towards the bye-line, not the goal.
All Delaney has to do is hold him up, but instead he goes to make the tackle.
It doesn't matter that he tried to pull out because if a striker feels anyone touch him at all inside the area, then he is going over.
I was watching it in the Match of the Day 2 production office and at first we all shouted that it was never a penalty but the linesman made the call and it turned out he got it right.
There are suggestions video assistance could be brought in to help officials soon and in this case it would have confirmed it was a penalty, because replays from a certain angle helped show there was contact between Delaney's knee and Benteke's foot.
There is a minimum amount of contact and only Benteke knows whether it was enough to bring him down but, once you have got contact, in a situation like this one where the forward is running in the area, then it is a penalty.
I understand why Pardew was upset to lose it like that so late, but it was the correct decision so it does not make any difference that it happened in the last seconds of the game.
Pardew says he does not think Palace would have got a penalty in similar circumstances at the other end, but he definitely would have wanted one.
Seeing Manchester United lose at West Brom under similar circumstances, after going down to 10 men, will be another boost for Liverpool.
The Reds are now only one place and three points behind United, and have got the greater impetus going into two big games against them in the Europa League.
The top four is still a big ask for the Reds while they remain so inconsistent but winning the way they did against Palace, after playing poorly, will be such a good feeling.
Mark Lawrenson was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan | Some people will see Liverpool's fightback to beat Crystal Palace as further evidence of the 'Jurgen Klopp effect', but on this occasion I think it had as much to do with them getting a bit lucky. | 35741758 |
Newcastle had led after just 23 seconds thanks to Ayoze Perez's placed effort.
Jacob Murphy's far-post finish made it 1-1 before goalkeeper Karl Darlow gifted Norwich the lead as he scuffed a clearance and Cameron Jerome tucked in.
Matt Ritchie hit the bar for Newcastle before they deservedly levelled through Jamaal Lascelles' sweet finish, keeping them top after Brighton also drew.
The draw saw seventh-placed Norwich slip further behind sixth-placed Sheffield Wednesday, who won to move themselves four points clear of Alex Neil's side with a game in hand.
The hosts were stunned when Perez had time and space to tuck in a right-footed shot in the opening minute, and a lively Newcastle could have doubled their lead but John Ruddy saved well from Aleksandar Mitrovic.
A fine throw from keeper Ruddy then led to Norwich levelling from an exquisite team move, with Murphy applying the close-range finish at the far post after Jerome had shown good strength to get to the byeline and square the ball.
The former Birmingham and Stoke forward then capitalised on Darlow's howler to score the simplest of his 10 league goals so far this season and the Canaries were on course for what would have been a fifth win in six games.
But the visitors began to dominate after half-time and Ritchie's shot struck the underside of the crossbar as they controlled possession and created the greater number of chances.
Lascelles' crisp, left-footed effort from the far post after a neat team move was enough to earn the Magpies a point, though they could have won it late on when Jonjo Shelvey scuffed a shot wide and Perez was denied by Ruddy.
Norwich manager Alex Neil:
"To be honest, there are mixed emotions after that. Obviously, you are not expecting to concede a goal in the first minute and we were really nervy in the first five minutes.
"But once we got our goal and then got ahead, I thought we were excellent - the response from the players was top class.
"In the second half, we started okay and then we started to drop deeper and deeper to protect what we had and the frustrating thing from our point of view is that we didn't see it out."
Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez:
"I thought we responded brilliantly to going behind - the character of the players, and their reaction to the setbacks, was the most positive thing for me tonight.
"We had a lot of supporters in the corner and I am sure they will have enjoyed the effort the players put in.
"It was a very open game - good for the fans but perhaps not for the managers. Norwich might think differently but I think we had enough chances to have won it - but you can't always take three points and if we can take four points every two games we will go up."
Match ends, Norwich City 2, Newcastle United 2.
Second Half ends, Norwich City 2, Newcastle United 2.
Attempt saved. Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
Jonny Howson (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Dwight Gayle (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Steven Whittaker (Norwich City).
Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Christian Atsu.
Attempt saved. Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Atsu with a through ball.
Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle United).
Jacob Murphy (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Timm Klose.
Substitution, Norwich City. Josh Murphy replaces Wes Hoolahan.
Offside, Newcastle United. Jamaal Lascelles tries a through ball, but Christian Atsu is caught offside.
Dwight Gayle (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alexander Tettey (Norwich City).
Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United).
Alexander Tettey (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Mitchell Dijks (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Norwich City 2, Newcastle United 2. Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez with a cross following a set piece situation.
Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Alex Pritchard (Norwich City).
Substitution, Norwich City. Kyle Lafferty replaces Cameron Jerome.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Dwight Gayle replaces Aleksandar Mitrovic.
Attempt missed. Jacob Murphy (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mitchell Dijks.
Attempt saved. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey with a cross.
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Mitchell Dijks.
Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Cameron Jerome (Norwich City).
Substitution, Newcastle United. Christian Atsu replaces Matt Ritchie.
Attempt missed. Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by DeAndre Yedlin with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Diamé.
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Jonny Howson.
Hand ball by Wes Hoolahan (Norwich City).
Attempt saved. Jacob Murphy (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mitchell Dijks with a headed pass.
Foul by Yoan Gouffran (Newcastle United).
Wes Hoolahan (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt blocked. Jacob Murphy (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Jerome.
Substitution, Norwich City. Alex Pritchard replaces Yanic Wildschut.
Attempt missed. Cameron Jerome (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonny Howson. | Norwich City and Newcastle United had to settle for a draw after a frantic Championship game at Carrow Road. | 38889065 |
Mark Simpson denied murdering his then-girlfriend's daughter Alexis Matheson by assaulting her in 2007.
A jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict at the High Court in Aberdeen in 2010 and Simpson was jailed for a minimum of 20 years.
The review was ordered in February last year, and the report is due on Friday.
The review has been headed up by Howard Llewellyn, the chief officer of Tayside community justice authority.
He has been reporting to the north east of Scotland child protection committee, having been asked to establish the facts about individual and agency contacts with the child to learn any lessons and make recommendations.
Simpson was found guilty in November 2010 of the murder of baby Alexis by shaking her to death, having denied murder by assaulting her between 18 November and 9 December 2007.
He had lived in Aberdeen with the baby's mother Ilona Sheach.
The Crown had urged the jury to convict Simpson for his "wicked recklessness".
However, the defence argued there was no sufficient corroborating evidence to say he even assaulted the baby.
Judge Lord Uist had told Simpson: "The pain and agony which baby Alexis must have suffered as a result of the injuries which you inflicted upon her are unthinkable."
He called for a fatal accident inquiry. | The results of a review into the death of a six-week-old baby murdered in Aberdeen are due to be published later this week, BBC Scotland has learned. | 19626471 |
The 24-hour strike - which would have been the second held this year - was due to take place on 1 February as part of a row over conditions.
Aslef said it was suspending the strike and lifting the overtime ban in force.
Arriva said it was a "positive step towards resolving this industrial dispute".
The matter will be considered by the union's executive committee when it meets early next month.
It comes after members of the RMT and Aslef unions walked out on 4 January this year, the day many returned to work after the Christmas break. | Strike action by Arriva Trains Wales drivers has been called off after "lengthy negotiations", the Aslef union has said. | 35412813 |
In November, Friends of the Earth lost a case over how the issue was enforced.
It said the former Department of the Environment should have issued a stop notice which would have led to an immediate cessation.
But a judge ruled that the then DoE minister Mark H Durkan had not been "turning a blind eye".
Instead of a stop notice, Mr Durkan issued an enforcement notice. It is open to appeal.
One was lodged by the sand companies and dredging is continuing pending the outcome of that appeal.
About 1.5m tonnes of sand is sucked out of the bottom of the lough by barges every year. The extraction does not have planning permission.
The sand is used extensively in the construction industry.
However, Lough Neagh is an important bird sanctuary with EU protections.
Friends of the Earth said that placed a legal requirement on the department to protect it.
Meanwhile, a report prepared as part of the legal battle said the impact of dredging on Lough Neagh and its birds was "negligible".
The survey was done by experts on behalf of the Environment Agency last summer.
It said "no significant negative impacts" were identified.
But it also said that the desktop survey had identified "important gaps" in knowledge about the impact of dredging.
About 150 jobs depend directly on the industry.
The report, by a company called APEM, was released in response to a BBC Freedom of Information request.
It looked at the impact of dredging on the bed of the lough; on plant and invertebrate life and on birds.
The report said while there may be some impact at "the very local scale of the dredging activity in the context of the wider lough they are probably insignificant" in most circumstances.
The experts said dredging normally takes places place when barges are stationary, leaving a circular crater of about 15m in diameter.
They have calculated that it affects 70-80 hectares of the lough bed a year or about 2% per year of the targeted sand resource.
Modern extraction has been going on since the 1950s and stepped up in 2005 with the introduction of up-to-date barges.
The experts said the sand plumes they generate in the lough during extraction are localised and the water returns to normal within 20 minutes.
They said the sand companies do not dredge in shallow water where plant life grows and sustains some birds.
And while another food source, invertebrates like molluscs and worm, may be affected, there are plenty of them in the wider lough.
The area where dredging is concentrated covers 50 sq km of the lough - the lough has a total area of 383 sq km.
The report says on the basis of available evidence, important species like some swans and ducks will not be significantly impacted by the dredging.
One of the few areas of concern for the authors was the proximity of dredging sites to pollan spawning grounds.
Pollan is a kind of fresh water herring. It is a leftover from the Ice Age when it was trapped in the lough by receding waters. | An environmental group is appealing against a court decision over unregulated sand extraction from Lough Neagh. | 38500893 |
The Giro, one of three three-week Grand Tours that include the Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana, begins on 5 May in Sardinia and ends in Milan on 28 May.
Welshman Thomas goes into the race in fine form after becoming the first Briton to win the Tour of the Alps.
"My preparation has gone well and to win the Tour of the Alps was obviously a boost to my morale," said Thomas, 30.
Landa claimed third place at the 2015 Giro but was forced to retire early last year due to illness.
"As always, it is a race for the climbers and I think that will suit me," he added.
"We have a strong team and I'm really looking forward to returning to the Giro with Team Sky."
Sky Team principal Sir Dave Brailsford has picked a team of climbers as Team Sky "focus on competing in the general classification".
"The last week of this Giro will be particularly demanding and the severity of those stages will be determining factors, so making sure we have climbing support in the high mountains has been a key consideration," he said.
Team Sky's Three-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome will not contest the Giro as he focuses on defending title in France and winning a fourth Tour in five years.
Team Sky line-up for Giro d'Italia:
Philip Deignan, Kenny Elissonde, Michal Golas, Sebastian Henao, Vasil Kiryienka, Mikel Landa, Salvatore Puccio, Diego Rosa, Geraint Thomas.
The BBC Sport website will carry daily reports on the Giro d'Italia. | Britain's Geraint Thomas and Spain's Mikel Landa will lead Team Sky in the 100th edition of the Giro d'Italia. | 39745935 |
Listeners to Mike Vitti's show on Saturday heard about five minutes of groaning in the background as music and adverts played.
A statement from Vitti was posted on the station's website on Monday.
"Please accept our profound and sincere apologies for any offence we may have caused," it read.
"Unfortunately we had an unauthorised access to the live feed on Jazz FM on Saturday 18 February at 7:15pm which resulted in a highly regrettable incident.
"Rest assured we have taken steps to ensure that there will be no repeat."
On his Twitter feed on Tuesday, Vitti - who is also head of programming - wrote: "I'm truly sorry but we have had a major hack into the feed.
"Engineers looking into it now, once again, profound apologies."
Vitti added that he would apologise on air on his next show.
He went on to tweet that he "was going to London after last week's fiasco. Not been in a good mood these last few days. Can't understand why someone would do that."
The station has an average weekly audience of about 500,000 and covers many jazz genres, including funky, Latin and big band.
Vitti's Funky Sensations show features such artists as Rick James, Teddy Pendergrass, George Duke, Booker T and Roy Ayers. | Digital station Jazz FM has apologised after what appeared to be part of a pornographic film soundtrack was broadcast during one of its shows. | 17112027 |
Even better news for the Moray side was that the leading Loons were beaten 1-0 at home by Arbroath.
The Red Lichties are third after Clyde lost 2-1 away to Montrose, who move off the bottom above Stirling Albion.
Albion lost 2-0 to Edinburgh City, now unbeaten in six league games, while Annan Athletic beat Cowdenbeath 2-0.
At Borough Briggs, Elgin did the damage in the first quarter, with Sutherland notching his first before Brian Cameron took on the striker's pass to power past Kevin Walker.
Sutherland made it 3-0 after the break from the penalty spot and Brian Cameron added to Elgin's tally with a smart finish.
Dan Moore was set up by Sutherland for the fifth before the striker went three clear at the top of the scoring charts by completing his hat-trick shortly after - his 11th goal of the season.
At Station Park, Ryan McCord was Arbroath's late hero, breaking a deadlock that had lasted 85 minutes.
The striker headed in Josh Skelly's centre to further dent the league leaders' imperious start to the season.
Montrose managed a rousing win over Clyde, with Gary Fraser breaking the deadlock for the Gable Endies from the penalty spot after Martin McNiff tripped Callum MacDonald.
The felled player committed a handball in his own area after the break and Peter MacDonald levelled with another penalty.
However, Graham Webster grabbed the close-range winner for Montrose from Cammy Ballantyne's pass.
Edinburgh cruised to victory over Stirling in the capital to move above Cowdenbeath into seventh place.
City led on the half-hour when Ouzy See profited from Mark McConnell's delightful through pass to prod home.
Dougie Gair made the game safe late on with a neat dispatch from 20 yards.
Annan saw off visitors Cowdenbeath to move above Berwick into fifth spot.
Darren Ramsay scored the first then turned provider on the hour, crossing for Steven Swinglehurst to double the Galabank side's advantage.
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The newspaper said it has drawn on a range of factors, including community spirit, exam results, broadband speed and the availability of local shops.
Abersoch in Gwynedd was the only place to be listed in north Wales.
It is the fifth year the guide has been produced.
Llandaff in Cardiff has been named among its "Top 20 perennials" for places to have appeared in almost every annual guide.
Sunday Times home editor Helen Davies said: "Numbers on a spreadsheet can only tell us so much, so we carefully balance statistics with our writers' decades of knowledge and expertise to create the definitive list of the best places to live in the UK."
Cowbridge is regarded as an affluent market town with a traditional high street full of independent shops and a popular secondary school.
Other Welsh towns in the guide are: Abergavenny, Bishopston and Gower, Cardigan, Carmarthen, Hay-on-Wye, Llandeilo, Llanidloes, Monmouth, Narberth and Penarth.
"Best places" to live in the north and north east, Midlands, Northern Ireland and south east will also be highlighted in the first part of the guide at the weekend. | Cowbridge in Vale of Glamorgan has been named as the "best place to live in Wales" in an annual guide by the Sunday Times. | 39221999 |
Many people expressed alarm on social media when the "Breaking News" logo flashed up 11 times during the show.
BBC News at Six and Ten editor Paul Royall said a "technical systems crash" caused the four-minute delay.
Edwards later tweeted a photo of a can of beer, saying he was "going to enjoy this little beauty" after the bulletin.
Some viewers used the #bbcnewsten Twitter hashtag to make light of the glitch.
Royall explained that the delay was due to a technical systems crash that happened seconds before the News at Ten was due to air, adding that "hats off" were due to Edwards.
"Director had to switch to back-up system ASAP", he said.
Viewers on BBC One were played saxophone music for part of the delay, while on iPlayer an announcer apologised for the glitch.
The BBC News Channel continued to broadcast Edwards live in the TV studio.
At 22:04 BST, Edwards wished viewers a good evening and said: "A few technical problems tonight for which we apologise". | A technical fault temporarily halted the BBC News at Ten, leaving presenter Huw Edwards sitting in silence in the studio. | 40350006 |
The Iceland international has been linked with a possible move to Everton and has not travelled with the Swans for their pre-season tour of America.
The club's owners have put a £50m price tag on the player.
"I don't see it as impossible [Sigurdsson will stay]," said Clement after Swansea's 2-1 win against Richmond Kickers.
"And I think from all sides we want to see a resolution to this situation."
Swansea have already fended off a £40m bid from Leicester for Sigurdsson, who scored nine goals and made 13 assists to help save the Welsh club from Premier League relegation last season.
But while the team are in north America, Sigurdsson is in south Wales training alone and taking part in sessions with the club's under-23 team.
"I spoke to Gylfi two days ago," added Clement.
"I have a really good relationship with Gylfi and the chairman and the owners know very much my feeling on the situation and we're talking daily about how things are moving.
"The best thing will be a resolution to the situation in the near future."
Clement would not be drawn on Swansea's own transfer targets, but admitted he wanted any business concluded as quickly as possible.
In addition to Everton's link with Sigurdsson, Chelsea are still reported to be interested in striker Fernando Llorente.
The ex-Spain international was Swansea's top scorer last season with 15 goals from 33 games.
The Swans are being linked with Las Palmas midfielder Jonathan Viera and Manchester City striker Wilfried Bony as potential replacements.
Clement admitted Viera is on the club's radar.
"He is a player that we're aware of," said Clement.
"He's a talent, but there are other players that we're looking at as well."
Bony scored 35 goals in a 17 month spell with Swansea before moving to Manchester City for £28m in January 2015.
He has failed to reproduce that form with City, and spent the 2016-17 season on loan at Stoke City.
Clement said: "[Bony] is a striker that we know well, the club knows well from his time here previously, and Wilfried hasn't played so much since he left the club where he had done so well in his last spell.
"I won't say that we are [interested] and I won't say that we're not at this stage, but we'll have to see what happens with some of our other players that play in those forward positions." | Swansea City head coach Paul Clement says it is possible Gyfi Sigurdsson could stay at the club. | 40665450 |
In a leaked letter, the Department for Education told Kent County Council the site on Seal Hollow Road was "ideally suited" for the Trinity School.
The council wants to build an extension to two existing grammar schools.
The site is currently occupied by the Knole Academy, which moves out in 2015.
In the letter to the council, John Nash, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Schools, wrote: "I am minded to exercise the Secretary of State's powers... to transfer a freehold interest in the site to Trinity School in time for September 2015."
Lord Nash said under the Academies Act 2010 it was "immaterial if there is an intention of the local authority to use the site... for a different school".
He added: "I am persuaded that Trinity School is being driven by parental demand and has the support of the community.
"I believe it will benefit both the parents and pupils of Sevenoaks by improving choice and driving up the quality of education in the area."
The new "satellite schools" are expected to take in 120 pupils and would be linked to grammar schools in Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.
Trinity School, a free school in Riverhead, has expressed an interest in moving to the council-owned Wildernesse site when Knole Academy's lease runs out in 2015.
Paul Carter, leader of the county council, said: "I would describe the letter as far from helpful.
"We strongly believe there is no need for an additional free school in Sevenoaks. There is a significant demand for grammar school places in West Kent."
He added that the council needed to meet the government "to find a resolution to this conundrum".
Sarah Shilling, of the Sevenoaks Grammar School Campaign, said: "I don't think they [the government] really understand the legal situation.
"All the while that site is in educational use, as it will be, the way I understand the law, the government can't touch it."
Mr Carter added: "The law is unclear and we believe that Academies Act only applies to surplus school sites where there is no other provision being considered."
The Academies Act 2010 said it was "immaterial if there is an intention of the local authority to use the site... for a different school".
Matthew Tate, the head teacher of Trinity School, said: "We believe that the site is big enough to share with the grammar school and that would be the best way forward for the children of Sevenoaks."
Following the publication of the letter, the Department for Education said in a statement: "The Trinity Free School is due to open on a temporary site in Sevenoaks this September.
"We are proposing using part of the Wildernesse site as the free school's permanent home.
"However, we are clear that this site is large and there would be plenty of space for both the Free School and another school to operate there." | A planned "satellite" grammar school in Sevenoaks could be in doubt after the government said it intended to use the council-owned site for a free school. | 21766849 |
The 51-year-old was released on bail having been arrested at a London police station by appointment on Monday.
Mr Parker was also arrested in February by police investigating allegations of corrupt payments to public officials.
He remains on police bail for that alleged offence.
Mr Parker was arrested on Monday by Met Police officers from Operation Tuleta, which is probing allegations of computer hacking.
Scotland Yard later said he had been bailed to return to a central Lodnon police station in late September.
It is the eighth arrest in Operation Tuleta and comes less than a fortnight after a Sun journalist was arrested in the same investigation.
The investigation is running alongside Operation Weeting, into phone hacking, and Operation Elveden, which is looking at corrupt payments by journalists to public officials.
It is thought as many as 16 current or former Sun journalists have been arrested as part of Scotland Yard's investigations into corruption and computer misuse. | A journalist held by police investigating a suspected conspiracy to gather data from stolen mobile phones is Sun chief foreign correspondent Nick Parker, the BBC understands. | 19049421 |
The 34-year-old had back-to-back birdies at 13 and 14 to move to 14 under but squandered opportunities to pick up shots at the next three holes.
But an eight-footer at the last wrapped up a six-under 65 for 15 under overall.
Korea's An Byeong-Hun leads on 16 under after also shooting a 65 on Saturday.
An, who is chasing his first PGA Tour win, picked up five shots over his first 10 holes.
The 25-year-old's progress slowed thereafter but he was never headed, recovering superbly to pick up a shot at the 17th after he had been disturbed off the tee by the boisterous crowds.
Laird's chance of closing the gap appeared to have gone as he struggled somewhat with his putting, but he rallied at the 18th to leave himself well in contention. | Scotland's Martin Laird missed three late birdie putts before producing a superb one at the 18th to lie one shot off the lead going into the final round of the Phoenix Open. | 38869473 |
The incident happened on Monday at a property in John Street, Penicuik.
The 22-year-old is due to appear at Jedburgh Sheriff Court. | A 22-year-old man has been charged with the abduction and attempted murder of two men in Midlothian. | 34346557 |
Amy Wadge, from Church Village, Rhondda Cynon Taff, collected the award with Sheeran for song of the year for their number one hit.
The pair attended the ceremony in Los Angeles together, receiving their award from Stevie Wonder.
Afterwards, Wadge tweeted: "Oh my god I am so so happy right now."
She added she was "damn proud of @edsheeran we won song of the year woo !!!"
Sheeran, who also won a Grammy for best pop solo performance, thanked Wadge on stage "for writing the song with me".
"We wrote it on a couch in my house after having dinner - quite odd," he added. | A songwriter has said she is "so happy" and "proud" after winning a Grammy for co-writing Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud. | 35585447 |
The athletes, nine of whom come from former Soviet Union nations, all tested positive for various steroids.
No gold medallists were among the 10, but there were three silver medallists from weightlifting and wrestling.
Greek triple jumper Chrysopigi Devetzi and Ukrainian pole vaulter Denys Yurchenko have lost their bronzes.
Six more athletes who did not win medals in 2008 were also disqualified, including Russia's Elena Slesarenko, who won gold in the women's high jump in Athens in 2004 but was only fourth in Beijing.
The IOC has been retesting samples from both the Beijing and London Games and it brings the total of banned athletes from 2008 to 76.
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Following a second-minute penalty try, Francois Hougaard, Will Spencer and Bryce Heem all crossed to earn the Warriors a bonus point by half-time.
Gavin Henson kicked a penalty, also converting Jason Woodward's try.
After winger Heem added his second try, Bristol crossed twice through Max Crumpton and Tom Varndell, but Wynand Olivier's late effort sealed victory.
After Woodward had converted Crumpton's 68th-minute try and Jack Wallace had drop-kicked the conversion to Varndell's breakaway try six minutes later to make it 36-24, one more try could have earned Bristol two bonus points and cut Worcester's five-point advantage from this game.
But, as it was, Olivier latched onto Mills' kick-through to claim the final score and put Worcester seven points clear of Bristol in the table.
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Roared on by a sell-out 11,499 crowd for this battle of the bottom two, Warriors were awarded a penalty try inside 66 seconds - thought to be the fastest awarded in Premiership history - as well as an added bonus of Bristol lock Dan Tuohy being put in the sin bin for entering the ruck from the side.
After Mills converted from in front of the posts, he then added three more points with a 45-yard penalty for a 10-0 lead inside six minutes.
Heem's own yellow card, for his 14th minute tip tackle on Ryan Bevington, allowed Bristol a platform to reduce the arrears with a Henson penalty. But, a minute later, Hougaard broke brilliantly down the right straight from a Bristol line-out, Mills converting for 17-3.
Bristol full-back Woodward then stole on to a loose ball to collect and dive over to the left of the posts, Henson converting for 17-10. But two more converted tries in the space of five minutes, again down the right, gave Warriors a 31-10 interval lead.
There was then a try-less period until Heem went in at the right corner in the 63rd minute, before the two scores from Crumpton and Varndell made it interesting.
Varndell's interception of Mills' pass increased the Premiership record scorer's try total to 92 - his fourth against Worcester this season after his hat-trick at Ashton Gate. But the hosts had the final word, when Olivier crossed for the last of the game's nine tries.
Warriors director of rugby Gary Gold told BBC Hereford & Worcester:
"A pleasing day. There's some real quality in this side. Maybe all these guys needed was a bit of belief.
"A fourth try for them and getting within seven points of us would have been bad for us, but we saw it out.
"In a game like this, you don't want it determined by poor discipline but, by and large, it was very good.
"What Bristol do now is out of our control. But I was quite impressed with them. I don't think they're going to roll over, especially not at Ashton Gate."
Interim Bristol head coach Mark Tainton told BBC Radio Bristol:
"They kicked off, we made a mistake, then they get a penalty try and we get a yellow card. Then we gifted them another try.
"They didn't have to work too hard for their points in the first half.
"I don't think we've had five tries scored down the right against us all season.
"But Worcester played well, at a good tempo, they put dents in our midfield and, on occasions, they could have gone left or right."
Bristol captain Jordan Crane told BBC Radio Bristol:
"Worcester were outstanding. They outmuscled us. It's bitterly disappointing, but sometimes things happen that way.
'We'll keep going. It's by no means done. There's still points to play for and we'll keep scrapping. We've got two weeks now to concentrate on the Gloucester game."
Worcester: Pennell; Heem, Olivier, Willison, Adams; Mills, Hougaard; Ruskin, Taufete'e, Schonert, O'Callaghan (capt), Spencer, Vui, Lewis, Mama.
Replacements: Williams, Bower, Alo, Cavubati, Potgieter, Baldwin, Lamb, Humphreys.
Sin-bin: Heem (10)
Bristol: Woodward; Lemi, Hurrell, Piutau, Varndell; Henson, Mathewson; Bevington, Jones, Cortes, Evans, Tuohy, Eadie, Lam, Crane (capt).
Replacements: Crumpton, O'Connell, Ford-Robinson, Jeffries, Fenton-Wells, Williams, Pisi, Wallace.
Sin-bin: Tuohy (1)
Referee: Wayne Barnes.
Attendance: 11,499.
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The offences are alleged to have taken place between October 2013 and February 2014 in the Crawley area.
The group are denying 14 charges in total, including rape and sexual assault against two girls, aged 13 and 15 at the time.
The six will now stand trial on 11 January 2016.
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The cyber attack on its website took place in October last year.
The Information Commissioner's Office, which imposed the fine, said security was so poor that the attack succeeded "with ease".
TalkTalk said the fine was "disappointing" as it had "co-operated fully" with the investigation.
"The TalkTalk attack was notable for our decision to be open and honest with our customers from the outset. This gave them the best chance of protecting themselves."
The fine is the largest yet imposed by the ICO, which under its powers could have imposed a maximum fine of £500,000.
The Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, said: "TalkTalk's failure to implement the most basic cyber security measures allowed hackers to penetrate TalkTalk's systems with ease."
"Yes hacking is wrong, but that is not an excuse for companies to abdicate their security obligations.
"TalkTalk should and could have done more to safeguard its customer information. It did not and we have taken action," she added.
In nearly 16,000 cases, the attacker was able to steal bank account details.
The ICO explained that TalkTalk had been very lax in enforcing proper security on its own website.
Database software, which held details of customers inherited from the 2009 takeover of a rival firm, Tiscali, was out of date.
As a result, the attacker got hold of the customers' details by attacking three vulnerable web pages, using a well known hacking technique called SQL injection.
A bug, which could have been fixed, allowed the attacker to by-pass restrictions, but the company was simply unaware of the problem or that it could be solved easily.
That was despite two previous, similar cyber attacks earlier in 2015 that should have alerted the firm to the problems with its software and data storage.
"In spite of its expertise and resources, when it came to the basic principles of cyber-security, TalkTalk was found wanting," said Ms Denham.
"Today's record fine acts as a warning to others that cyber security is not an IT issue, it is a boardroom issue.
"Companies must be diligent and vigilant. They must do this not only because they have a duty under law, but because they have a duty to their customers."
A police investigation of the data theft is still going on.
In May, TalkTalk revealed that the attack had cost it £42m and that 101,000 subscribers had left in the aftermath of the attack.
The firm said at the time of the attack that it appeared to be an attempt to extort money.
Six people, all under 21 years old, have been arrested as part of the police investigation. | TalkTalk has been fined a record £400,000 for poor website security which led to the theft of the personal data of nearly 157,000 customers. | 37565367 |
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He is widely regarded as the inventor of email, and is credited with putting the now iconic "@" sign in the addresses of the revolutionary system.
He could never have imagined the multitude of ways email would come to be used, abused and confused.
Just think - right now, someone, somewhere is writing an email she should probably reconsider. Count to 10, my friend. Sleep on it.
Another is sending an email containing brutal, heartbreaking words that, really, should be said in person… if only he had the nerve.
And of course, a Nigerian prince is considering how best to ask for my help in spending his fortune.
Email does curious things to us. We worry about getting emails, we worry about not getting emails.
Before joining the BBC, I'd live by the popular freelancer's mantra that a watched inbox never fills, so I'd go for a walk in the hope of returning to offers of work.
Now I'm desperate for "inbox zero".
Email became part of everyday life so quickly we didn't have enough time to learn how to properly use it - until there was no turning back, and bad habits were set in stone.
To make things worse, the Blackberry brought email away from our computers and into our palms - and therefore our bedrooms, our commutes and our toilet breaks.
In doing so, we willingly let email seep into our lives, instigating an anxiety we'd not yet encountered. One study in 2014 took email away from 13 US government workers. The result? Their average heart-rates decreased.
And that's because for anyone with any kind of office job, the temptation - or perhaps pressure - to be on top of your emails can be overwhelming.
In France, there have even been calls to enforce some kind of "digital work hour" restriction, because checking your email after work is, after all, free labour.
Below is an extract from Ray Tomlinson's account of how he created email:
I am frequently asked why I chose the at sign, but the at sign just makes sense.
The purpose of the at sign (in English) was to indicate a unit price (for example, 10 items @ $1.95). I used the at sign to indicate that the user was "at" some other host rather than being local.
The first message was sent between two machines that were literally side by side. The only physical connection they had (aside from the floor they sat on) was through the Arpanet.
I sent a number of test messages to myself from one machine to the other. The test messages were entirely forgettable and I have, therefore, forgotten them.
Most likely the first message was QWERTYUIOP or something similar. When I was satisfied that the program seemed to work, I sent a message to the rest of my group explaining how to send messages over the network.
The first use of network email announced its own existence.
Yet, for all its faults, we've still not found anything better.
Which is why, as the technology world mourns the loss of Ray Tomlinson, it's only right to spend a moment to appreciate what a remarkable contribution he made to the business of communication.
He's credited as sending the first email as we know it today - and commandeering the @ symbol as a way to simplify how it works.
The first messages were sent between computers that were a mere 10 feet apart, but the feat was enormous.
For something so groundbreaking, it was adorably anti-climactic. Just read how he described it during an interview in 2009.
"Every time you test you have to generate some sort of message.
"You might drag your fingers across the keyboard or just type the opening phrase from Lincoln's Gettysburg address or something else - so technically the first email is completely forgettable and therefore forgotten."
In the following decades, the @ sign has gone from being a barely-used character to one we use multiple times a day. As NPR put it, Mr Tomlinson changed @ from a symbol into an icon.
Yes there's spam. Yes there's phishing attacks. Yes there's work mailing lists that ding constantly, or "reply all" fiascos.
But email itself has never been the problem, just the people that use it.
That said, one hopes email is replaced one day. It's widely accepted that it's not an efficient communication method, and disrupts the focus of anyone trying to get things done.
But what could possibly come next?
In the past year we've seen companies like Slack try and reinvent workplace communication, but while such tools are great for chatting internally, it does little to improve talking to those who work outside of your company.
In its quest for world domination, Facebook has long wanted us to ditch using email and instead shift over to using the Facebook inbox.
But I don't know about you, my Facebook inbox is one of the few safe spaces I have on the internet: an area where work does not overflow into my personal life. I'd like to keep it that way.
Soon, we're expecting Facebook will expand its Facebook At Work service, offering it to all businesses around the world. It's being trialled by a selection of firms, including the likes of RBS and Heineken. The idea is that communication tools we're all familiar with when talking to our friends can surely help us chat at work. Minus the cat videos.
If Facebook provides a way to separate work life from personal life, then great. Like Slack, it seems to work best when talking to people you already work with. If the rest of it just becomes a place to send and receive messages in chronological order... that's just an email inbox in disguise.
And we're back to where Ray Tomlinson started in 1971. 1971! This is an industry that moves quicker than any other, where start-ups come and go in a matter of weeks.
And yet Mr Tomlinson's innovation has endured for 45 years - and shows no sign of going anywhere yet.
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It found more than a third (35%) of amateur sports people say they personally know someone who has doped, and 8% said they had taken steroids.
Half believe performance enhancing substance use is "widespread" among those who play sport competitively.
Ukad chief Nicole Sapstead described the figures as "incredibly alarming".
A BBC State of Sport investigation into doping in UK amateur sport also found that 49% thought performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) were "easily available" among people who play sports regularly.
According to figures from UK Anti-Doping (Ukad), the national body responsible for protecting clean sport, there are currently 52 athletes and coaches serving bans.
Of these, only 12% are professional sports men or women; 62% are amateurs, 21% are semi-professional, and 5% are coaches.
Of the 186 sanctions handed out across 22 separate sports by Ukad since it formed in 2009, 46% have been rugby union or league players - mainly at amateur and semi-professional levels.
Reacting to the ComRes poll for BBC Sport of more than 1,000 men and women who are members of sports clubs and teams, Sapstead said: "Certainly the figures as regards the prevalence of performance-enhancing substances at an amateur level are incredibly alarming.
"That said, it does confirm what UK Anti-Doping has long suspected and also seen through some of our intelligence-led testing.
"I don't think any sport can say that they don't have a problem at an amateur level.
"I think now is the time for everybody to sit up and acknowledge that this is a reality in every single sport and that you can't just be washing your hands of it or hoping that someone else will address it."
Sapstead also told BBC Sport:
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Of the 79 people interviewed who had specifically taken anabolic steroids, 41% said improving performance was the main reason for taking them, followed by pain relief (40%) and improving how they look (34%).
However, when this is widened out to include those who admitted taking other performance-enhancing substances, boosting results was no longer the primary reason.
Only 25% of users overall claim they have taken substances with the intention of improving performance.
Over half say they were primarily used for pain relief, while 17% say they were used to improve looks.
"I think there are clearly a group of individuals seeking to enhance their performance by taking prohibited substances," said Sapstead, "and then there are others who were taking these substances because they have a body image problem, or actually because they think it's the done thing."
Younger people are the main users of anabolic steroids in amateur sport, according to the poll for BBC Sport.
Among sports club members aged 18-34, 13% say they have taken steroids to support performance or recovery while playing. Not one interviewee aged 55 or over said they had used anabolic steroids.
However, users aged between 35 and 54 are significantly more likely than those aged 18-34 to say pain relief is among the main reasons they have used steroids or other sports supplements.
But there is hardly any difference in gender, with 9% of men admitted taking steroids, compared with 8% of women.
And 71% of all those polled said they would not know where to get hold of anabolic steroids.
Using steroids for image reasons is a "worrying" problem among young people in Wales, according to the nation's social services and public health minister Rebecca Evans, who said in January: "It's not just a problem in sport - it is a wider societal issue."
According to the poll, a wide range of substances - both legal and illegal - are taken by amateur sports men and women to support their performance or recovery.
Performance-enhancing substances can also include recreational drugs and prescribed medications:
We also asked people about other substances they consumed while playing sport, including: energy drinks (68% had), pain-relief gels (60%), over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medicines (59%) and protein shakes (46%).
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Former amateur cyclist Dan Stevens was banned after refusing a test in 2014. He turned whistleblower but labelled Ukad's handling of his information "a catastrophic failure".
Responding to the BBC Sport poll, Stevens, 41, said: "I think it is widespread in all ranks. I think it is widespread in celebrity, I think it is widespread in the beauty industry; I think it is certainly widespread in the sports industry.
"I also think it is just a way of modern day life - we are living in a pharmacised world."
Stevens said he took thyroxine and testosterone on prescription, and EPO out of "curiosity".
"I'd always been a clean athlete and this situation happened to me when I was 39 years old. That was enough to see a huge, huge gain.
"But the real thing for me wasn't really about racing - I didn't do a lot of racing on these substances. The main thing was curiosity.
"I don't think in the amateur ranks it is about winning. You've got a situation where someone is overweight, a little bit fat, need to lean down, get in shape. And they get in shape.
"They then get railroaded into doing a marathon or a long bike ride or some kind of competitive event and they improve their fitness levels again and they become a healthier individual and become more body conscious and more health-orientated."
More than a third of people (36%) who report consuming recreational drugs to support their performance while playing amateur sport have also taken steroids.
Dr Lambros Lazuras, an assistant professor of social psychology at Sheffield Hallam University who studies doping behaviour, told BBC Sport that there is a "pill-taking culture" in amateur sport and general society, which can act as a "gateway" to stronger substances.
"There are people who engage in stacking practices, using as many as 10 substances at the same time," he explained. "For these people, it's not what they use anymore, it's what they want to achieve."
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"The use of steroids, for example, has been associated with problems like heart disease, kidney failure and even sudden death," said Dr Lazuras. "You're not just cheating, you're putting your life at risk.
"This is an emerging public health issue," claimed Dr Lazuras. "You're using substances that are meant to treat diseases, and you're actually misusing them without any prescription.
"We push people into exercise because we want to promote the health benefits. We forget that people in most exercise settings might consider using substances.
"This is actually the dark side of exercise. You don't care about your health anymore. You care about your performance and how you look to other people - or yourself."
A British weightlifter who has served a doping ban told BBC Sport steroid abuse is rife at all levels in his sport and that the culture starts at amateur level.
"It begins in the gym," the weightlifter, who wishes to remain anonymous, said. "In weightlifting it gets to the point where you're not growing anymore. You can train, train, train and not get anywhere.
"Every weightlifter will take steroids. Some of them are taking light stuff and some of them are really heavily using steroids - it all depends how much money you have.
"Is it easy to buy bread in the shop? That's how easy it is to get steroids in the UK.
"If you're not taking steroids, basically you're nowhere in the competition, you're not going to get anywhere really.
"I'm really proud of how they fight steroids in England. But the problem is, why are England losing? England won't cheat.
"I've been caught because I didn't think that somebody would come to my house. I left taking steroids one month before competition and I never ever thought somebody would come to my house and test."
"I can't do something that I really love. Only because I've been cheating with steroids, come on. It's like I killed somebody. I'm not even an Olympic sportsman."
Lewis Conlin, 32, a publisher from Buckinghamshire, used a supplement containing the banned substance DMAA when he started weight-training in his early 20s.
DMAA is an amphetamine-derived substance banned from sale in the UK and named on Wada's prohibited list.
It has been linked with high blood pressure, tightening of the chest, stroke, heart attacks and even death, according to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency.
"In terms of the energy and focus that I got, it was the best pre-workout supplement I'd ever had," Conlin, who was weight-training four or five days per week with friends, told BBC Sport.
"You felt invincible, you felt you could do anything, you were just completely zoned out. You'd stare at a weight and go and lift it. That was great. Afterwards wasn't so great.
"About three hours later you would have a crash and you'd have a real comedown. I'd be depressed and I'd be ratty, happy just to keep myself in isolation and then later on that day I was getting chest pains.
"I would have trouble sleeping and would have heart palpitations - but that didn't actually stop me from taking it the next day. The training I was doing was so high and so intense I just wanted to have that every day.
"Had I known at the time exactly what DMAA did to your blood pressure and your heart rate then there is no way I would have carried on taking it."
More drug testing among amateur sports people is a "waste of time", according to one amateur cyclist who received a two-year ban for missing a post-race drugs test.
It would cost too much money and detract from focusing on drug use in the professional ranks, he added.
"I don't see the point at all," said the Briton, who asked to remain anonymous.
"What effect is it going to have on anything, unless it is something like a national championship where people can move on in the professional ranks and actually earn a living from it? It is a problem then because you're actually affecting people's lives.
In my opinion more testing would be just a waste of time at low level sport
"How far do you go - do you want to test people for doing a fun run? It's up to them if they want to do whatever they want to do, in my opinion," he said.
"If you want to catch someone then catch the right people - like the people that win the Tour de France and get away with it.
"But then that's too much politics and money involved. They would rather get someone that doesn't mean anything because it is easy."
Ukad has an annual budget of around £7m, mainly state funding. A single drug test costs around £350.
Ukad directs the vast majority of its testing to elite sport, with Sapstead saying: "I would love to able to address the issues that we see at an amateur level, but the reality is we just don't have the resources to do that.
"I strongly believe a further investment needs to be paid from sport, whether that's from a levy on ticket sales - some contribution into a greater integrity pot of money, that's distributed not just to anti-doping, but anti-corruption bodies.
"Someone somewhere needs to put their hand in their pocket and their money where their mouth is, and start to help pay for us to do this job, and do it as effectively and efficiently as possible.
"Cheating impacts against the people you are competing against. So it doesn't matter if you're an Olympian, or a Paralympian, and it doesn't matter if you don your trainers at a weekend for a fun run.
"Actually, you're competing, and therefore it absolutely matters that everyone is toeing the line and playing a fair game."
BBC Sport - using ComRes to conduct the poll - interviewed 1,025 British adults, who are members of sports clubs, teams or gyms, online, between 27 and 31 January 2017. The data was drawn from a nationally representative sample of British adults aged 18 or over and the full tables are available here.
All sports played by those interviewed are regulated by UK Anti-Doping, apart from gyms.
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Inside their apartment, south of Gaza City, the children of the Abu Shaban family are studying for their end-of-year exams by candlelight.
"We have no electricity when we teach our children," says Suniya, their mother. "This problem will affect their grades a lot."
"The children are worried about the candles," she adds. "We know they're dangerous but we can't afford batteries for lights or back-up power."
"The refrigerator and most of our electrical appliances have burnt out because the power comes and goes so much. We're constantly chasing after electricity."
Gaza has long struggled with an energy shortage, but recently the situation has got much worse. Mains electricity is switched off for 16 to 20 hours a day.
Behind the crisis is an escalating political power struggle between the Islamist group, Hamas, and the Palestinian Authority (PA), dominated by the rival Fatah movement.
Hamas seized control of Gaza almost a decade ago - a year after it won legislative elections - ousting forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas.
So far, all attempts at reconciliation have failed.
Now, Mr Abbas's West Bank-based government appears to be piling on financial pressure as it tries to reassert its authority over the Strip.
It has cut the salaries of more than 60,000 civil servants in the impoverished territory by a third, a step it blames on decreasing foreign aid.
Gaza's only power plant, which runs on diesel, was shut down last month after the PA scrapped a tax exemption, more than doubling the price of the fuel.
The plant had been producing about 60MW of power a day, about 30% of the energy normally available.
Now, the PA says it will no longer honour any invoices for an additional 125MW of electricity supplied by Israel.
Its latest moves come amid fresh efforts by the United States to revive the moribund Middle East peace process. President Donald Trump is expected to visit Israel and the West Bank next week.
The US, European Union and Israel, among others, consider Hamas a terrorist group. Israel and Egypt tightened a blockade of Gaza after the Hamas takeover in 2007.
"The Americans and mainly the Israelis have been accusing President Abbas of being weak, [saying] he has no control over the Gaza Strip and is therefore no partner for peace," says Mkhaimar Abusada, a political science professor at al-Azhar University - Gaza.
"He wants to restore his power over Gaza, to be taken more seriously."
The lack of energy is forcing hospitals here to cancel non-emergency surgeries.
The United Nations has donated some fuel for generators.
It is also helping desalination plants to continue running, but at just 15% of their capacity. The reductions mean water supplies are reduced.
Wastewater in Gaza is not being treated properly and pumped out to sea. That means some raw sewage is being discharged just off the coast.
"The UN can only alleviate some of the humanitarian suffering of those who are most vulnerable," says the UN Special Co-ordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nikolay Mladenov. "We cannot foot the bill for the electricity in Gaza."
Mr Mladenov warns the "very grave" situation could become "catastrophic" if power from Israel is stopped.
A spokesperson for Cogat, Israel's military co-ordinator for civilian activities in the Palestinian Territories, says: "In the absence of the PA, payments for electricity in Gaza can be made through the international community or private entities."
The payments amounts to $11.1m (£8.6m) a month.
The Strip gets some power from Egypt but supplies are often disrupted because of unrest in the Sinai peninsula.
Previously, Qatar and Turkey, both major donors to Gaza, have given diesel.
Mr Mladenov says he is working hard to pass on the message to "all sides" that a political settlement is needed.
"The only reasonable political solution is in fact, to work on returning Gaza to the legitimate Palestinian Authority, the government," he adds.
President Abbas wants Hamas to dissolve a committee it recently set up to manage affairs in Gaza.
He is pushing for the PA to take control of border crossings and government offices and help set up a unity administration that can prepare for new elections.
Meanwhile, Hamas rejects Mr Abbas's efforts to take greater control of Gaza.
Damaging rivalry between the main Palestinian factions looks set to remain a potential stumbling block for peace efforts.
Many of Gaza's almost two million residents are hoping for a short-term solution.
They point out that the holy month of Ramadan is approaching, when observant Muslims fast from dawn until sunset. Seasonal temperatures are also rising.
But for now they are being left in the dark over what happens next. | By night, much of the Gaza Strip is plunged into darkness with streets lit only by the headlights of passing cars. | 39939611 |
The teenager was attacked as he walked home in the early hours of Saturday, in the Falls Park area.
Gerard Scannell, 39, of Ballymurphy Road was charged with three counts of rape and one of sexual assault.
There was no application for bail, but Mr Scannell's barrister said there were consistent denials of the allegations during police interviews.
The prosecution said any future bail application would be objected to strongly. The accused was remanded in custody. | A Belfast man has appeared in court charged with raping a 16-year-old boy in the west of the city. | 36842851 |
Istomin, 28, is ranked 92nd in the world, 48 places below the American 12th seed, and had lost four of the pair's last five meetings.
He led 5-2 in the second set, but dropped two breaks before recovering on the tie-break to seal victory two days before the start of Wimbledon.
Querrey, 27, had been looking for a first title since 2012 in Nottingham.
Earlier on Centre Court, Chris Guccione and Andre Sa beat Pablo Cuevas and David Marrero 6-2 7-5 in the doubles final. | Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin beat Sam Querrey 7-6 (7-1) 7-6 (8-6) to win his first ATP title at the Aegon Open. | 33299369 |
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