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One was in woodland at Drum Castle, while another was near Leith Hall.
The Leith Hall cat was previously sighted several years ago.
Richard Luxmoore, of the NTS, said: "We tend to associate this elusive beast with the wilder parts of the Highlands but some of our best evidence comes from the more populated agricultural land in the north east."
Scottish Wildcat Action project manager Roo Campbell said: "I detected this cat on camera when I was doing an earlier project putting GPS collars on cats in 2013-2014.
"She was using Leith Hall and a local farm, and was a regular visitor to the trail cameras I had placed there.
"I managed to get a collar on her and was able to look closely at how she used the area.
"I always hoped to see her again when we began the Scottish Wildcat Action project in the same area.
"We were sent some recent trail camera images from the farm and I realised it was the same cat."
The Scottish wildcat is feared to be on the edge of extinction. Over the centuries, deforestation and historical persecution have taken their toll. | Wildcats have been captured on camera at two National Trust for Scotland sites in Aberdeenshire. | 38560396 |
Bevington has been advising Wales in the run-up to Euro 2016 as well as Championship side Nottingham Forest.
Villa board member David Bernstein said: "I'm convinced his experience, contacts and understanding of football will be a tremendous asset."
The Midlands side are 12 points from safety with seven games remaining.
Middlesbrough fan Bevington was managing director of Club England during his 17-year stint at the FA.
Villa have recently added former Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King and club legend Brian Little to their new-look football board, which includes former FA chairman Bernstein.
Chief executive Tom Fox and sporting director Hendrik Almstadt have both left the club, while Remi Garde's future as manager remains uncertain. | Aston Villa are working with former Football Association executive Adrian Bevington as they continue to rebuild following a disastrous season. | 35915570 |
13 February 2016 Last updated at 08:21 GMT
It's a part of a surfing competition where contestants have to be invited to take part.
The waves are huge, some of the swells they create are more than nine metres high. | Surfers have been riding some massive waves at Half Moon Bay in northern California in America. | 35568486 |
Eight men are on trial charged in connection with the sexual abuse of three girls between 1999 and 2003.
The men, who are accused of rape, indecent assault and other offences, deny the charges.
Jurors at Sheffield Crown Court has been hearing police interviews with the woman who is now in her twenties.
One woman, who said she was sexually assaulted as a 13-year-old in 2003 by a group of Asian men, described being plied with alcohol and drugs and passed around for sex.
On one occasion, she said, a gun was held to her head by an unnamed man in a car.
He said he was going to shoot her, counted down from three and pulled the trigger but the gun was empty, she told police.
Asked by officers what she thought of the incident, the woman said: "I took it as a sort of warning, like I shouldn't say anything."
During police interviews she told how she was forced to have sex with men in Clifton Park and in an alleyway in Rotherham town centre.
"They'd start off nice and get more aggressive when I said no. No was just not an option", the woman told police.
She said the men told her she owed them money for the alcohol and drugs they'd given her and said she had to pay it back by going with them for sex.
The trial continues. | A gun was held to the head of a 13-year-old sexual abuse victim as a "warning" against speaking out, a court has heard. | 37412629 |
Ms Sugden also denied claims that she has the power to initiate a public inquiry into the botched scheme
She added that Mrs Foster and Martin McGuinness had "let her down" over their handling of the RHI crisis.
The justice minister was talking to BBC's Good Morning Ulster.
The RHI scheme is £490m over budget.
Ms Sugden has faced calls to instigate a public inquiry and she said it is possible for any government minister to initiate an inquiry.
However, she added that it is "not a justice department issue" and she would have to "consult with the executive committee" first.
"So people saying I have unilateral power on initiating a public inquiry are misinformed."
Ms Sugden also said she will not support a motion from Sinn Féin for First Minister Arlene Foster to step aside while an independent investigation takes place.
"I could support a motion that asks for an independent investigation. I would be in two minds about an investigation that is caveated by someone stepping aside because essentially that's punishment without proper fair investigation."
Ms Sugden also hit out at the first and deputy first ministers' handling of the RHI issue, but vowed not to resign.
The independent MLA was appointed justice minister in May after the Alliance Party turned down the role.
She agreed to take up the post after talks with First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Martin McGunness.
Theresa Villiers, the then secretary of state, said fresh assembly elections would be required if agreed justice minister could not be found.
"Martin and Arlene have both let me down," she said.
"I have not been sold a pup. But (when I took up the job) I did ask them one thing - let me do my job.
"And increasingly, particularly over the last four weeks, it's been difficult to do my job."
She added: "Resigning takes us down a path of no return quite frankly.
"My resigning will not ultimately collapse the executive but it will provide a significant difficulty for the first minister and deputy first minister as they will have to find an alternative justice minister."
She accused Sinn Féin and the DUP of political posturing and said she had been "very candid in my conversations with the first minster and deputy first minster".
"Over recent weeks I've met with them regularly I've spoke on the phone regularly and made my feelings clear.
"I'm angry about this as much as anyone in NI particularly because I took on this job and I now feel compromised in doing this job." | Justice Minister Claire Sugden has said she supports an independent investigation into the RHI scheme and does not think Arlene Foster should step aside while it takes place. | 38528239 |
The clash happened when a police patrol came under rebel fire in Sukma district early on Tuesday, police said.
The Maoists are active in more than a third of India's 600 districts. They say they are fighting for the rights of the poor.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has described them as the biggest internal security challenge facing India.
Sukma police official Abishek Shandilya told the Press Trust of India news agency that security forces were searching for rebels in the forested area of Puarti village.
"On spotting the security forces, the rebels opened fire and in the retaliatory action, nine rebels were killed and several others were injured," Mr Shandilya said.
Some arms were also recovered from the site of the clash, he said.
In June last year, police claimed to have killed 17 rebels in a gunfight in the rebel-dominated Bijapur area of the state.
But rights activists and local villagers said those killed were local tribespeople and not Maoist rebels. | Police in India say they have killed at least nine Maoist rebels in a clash in the central state of Chhattisgarh. | 22162935 |
The Briton was broken three times in losing the first set in 34 minutes.
But although he battled back to level the match, Austrian world number nine Thiem won in two hours and 13 minutes to set up a final against Rafael Nadal.
Elsewhere, British number four Aljaz Bedene beat Serb Laslo Djere 6-2 6-4 to reach the Hungarian Open final.
Having lost both previous meetings with Murray on hard courts, Thiem found the Spanish clay much more to his liking as he secured his first victory against a world number one.
Murray's three-set win over Albert Ramos-Vinolas on Friday took a minute less than three hours and he made a sluggish start in the face of Thiem's array of winners.
However, the Scot responded in determined fashion, twice staving off break points to take the second set in 48 minutes.
However, in a fluctuating deciding set, the three-time Grand Slam winner hesitated over a smash and instead sent a wild forehand way beyond the baseline, which took Thiem to match point.
The 23-year-old's impressive victory was duly completed when the Scotsman's lob drifted wide.
"In that last game, I missed a couple shots I shouldn't have," said Murray.
"It was quite windy out there and difficult to get into a rhythm but I got three matches in three days against different types of player, which will be good for me."
There was better news for Bedene, who broke twice in the opening three games of his match against world number 184 Djere.
Having wrapped up the set in 34 minutes, he then broke for a 4-3 lead in the second and completed victory in an hour and 19 minutes.
The Slovenia-born 27-year-old, world ranked 68, captured back-to-back titles on the second-tier ATP Challenger Tour earlier this month and has now won 23 of his last 24 matches.
Bedene was ranked outside the top 100 at the beginning of March but, should he win Sunday's final against world number 14 Lucas Pouille, he will likely move into the top 50 and replace Kyle Edmund as the British number two.
In the doubles semi-finals, Britain's Dom Inglot and partner Robin Haase of the Netherlands were beaten in three sets by third seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah of Colombia. | World number one Andy Murray has been knocked out of the Barcelona Open at the semi-final stage after suffering a 6-2 3-6 6-4 loss to Dominic Thiem. | 39756260 |
According to the Department for Education survey, only 3% of investigations resulted in a criminal caution or conviction for the teacher.
Schools Minister Nick Gibb said the research justified the government's plan to give teachers a legal right to anonymity when pupils made claims.
One union said it was "a small step".
The survey, commissioned by the Department for Education, looked at the number and nature of abuse allegations referred to 116 English councils between April 1 2009 and March 31 2010.
Of 12,086 allegations referred, 2,827 (23%) were against school teachers, and 1,709 were against non-teaching staff in schools.
It found that 47% of all allegations made against teachers, and 41% against non-teaching staff members were found to be unsubstantiated, malicious or unfounded.
About 18% of teachers and 29% of non-teaching staff were suspended while accusations were investigated.
Based on information held by councils rather than the police, the survey found that 12% of the accused teachers and nearly a fifth of those non-teaching members of staff faced a criminal investigation.
And just 3% of concluded investigations against teachers resulted in a criminal caution or conviction, with the figure 5% for non-teaching staff, the survey found.
The government plans to allow teachers anonymity when facing allegations from pupils - up to the point they are charged with a criminal offence.
Schools Minister Nick Gibb said: "Every allegation of abuse must be taken seriously, but some children think they can make a false allegation without any thought to the consequences for the teacher concerned. When these allegations are later found to be malicious or unfounded, the damage is already done.
"We will back teachers as they seek to maintain discipline in schools and raise academic standards."
The general secretary of the NASUWT teaching union, Chris Keates, said the government's plans were a "small step in the right direction" but needed to be expanded.
"In addition, it doesn't address the issue of information being kept by police even when a teacher has been exonerated," she added. | Nearly half the allegations made against teachers in England are malicious, unsubstantiated or unfounded, a government study suggests. | 15319933 |
Mark Nesmith, 35, died in hospital after being found injured at a BP garage in The Butts, Coventry, on Sunday.
Uzair Hussain, 24, and Sebastian Vastaki-Barsby, 18, were arrested on Wednesday morning during raids at their home addresses.
Both have been charged with murder along with a third man - they are all due to appear in court on Thursday.
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Mr Hussain, from Crampers Field, Radford, and Vastaki-Barsby, from Barkers Butts Lane, Coundon, are due to appear at Coventry Magistrates Court.
Tyler Smith, from Attoxhall Road, Coventry, is due to appear at Leamington Justice Centre.
Mr Nesmith died from his injuries on Monday afternoon. | Two further men have been charged over the fatal stabbing of a tattoo artist. | 40286690 |
An inquiry official said there was "significant overlap" between its investigation and criminal proceedings, which could cause prejudice in court.
Lord Janner's family are calling for the "deeply flawed" inquiry into him to be dropped.
Labour said the whole abuse inquiry was facing a "crisis of credibility", but the PM said she had confidence in it.
Lord Janner died before a court could examine 22 allegations against him of sex offences against boys between the 1960s and 1980s.
Leicestershire Police are still investigating other men, who have also been accused by those who made allegations against Lord Janner.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission is also investigating the way the Janner case was dealt with by police.
The IICSA had been due to start public hearings on 7 March but officials say these need to be delayed because they might involve alleged victims of Lord Janner who also have to give evidence in other investigations.
The IICSA said in a statement that it wanted to "avoid potential issues around witness overlap" with police and the IPCC, but was still committed to holding oral hearings.
Lord Janner's son, Daniel Janner QC, said the delayed hearings were part of a "deeply flawed and disgracefully unfair strand" of the inquiry and they should be dropped.
"The correct place for justice is a court of law and not the inquiry, where proper cross-examination of false allegations is not allowed," he added.
"My father has been silenced through death and so any pretence at fairness or justice is a farce."
The IICSA was set up to examine whether public bodies, including the police, had failed in their duty to protect children from sexual abuse and to examine allegations of abuse involving "well-known people".
The inquiry has suffered a series of setbacks, including resignations of three chairwomen and senior lawyers.
On Wednesday, another of the lawyers involved, Aileen McColgan, quit amid concerns about the inquiry's leadership.
It is now on its fourth chairwoman after Professor Alexis Jay, who led the Rotherham child abuse inquiry, replaced New Zealand judge Dame Lowell Goddard in August.
Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said Prime Minister Theresa May and Home Secretary Amber Rudd needed to explain to MPs what was going wrong.
"The inquiry was established by Theresa May and it clearly isn't working," she said.
"The victims of child sex abuse have put their faith in this inquiry. The very least they deserve is some openness from government and an explanation for what is going on."
Earlier, Labour's Yvette Cooper said the home affairs select committee, which she chairs, had contacted the lawyers who had left and Lowell Goddard to learn what had gone wrong with the investigation.
"What's unclear is how much this has been about legacy problems - and clearly some personality issues - and whether there have also been structural issues over the last two years, or whether there are ongoing problems for the future," she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
The inquiry's third chairman, Lowell Goddard, resigned in August. She has instructed lawyers to fight newspaper claims that she had made racist remarks.
Professor Jay has also been under criticism from survivors' groups because of her background in social work - a profession they say has failed them.
At Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, Mrs May said it was important the inquiry continued and that she had "full confidence" in Prof Jay and her ability to lead it.
Meanwhile, the Independent Police Complaints Commission has confirmed it is investigating the conduct of five officers linked to the Met's Operation Midland investigation into paedophile allegations against VIPs - which closed in March without a single arrest or charge.
They range from a deputy assistant commissioner to a detective sergeant.
One of them will also be investigated over his involvement in Operation Vicente - which looked into allegations made about the late Sir Leon Brittan.
This IPCC investigation is separate from the one looking into the handling of the Lord Janner case.
An independent review of Operation Midland by Sir Richard Henriques, released last week, found "numerous errors".
Operation Midland was launched after claims that boys had been sexually abused by a group of powerful men from politics, the military and law enforcement agencies at locations across southern England and in London in the 1970s and 1980s.
It relied heavily on evidence from a complainant known by the pseudonym "Nick", who is now being investigated by the Met for allegedly attempting to pervert the course of justice. | The Independent Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse has delayed hearings into the late Lord Janner. | 38000909 |
All matches kick off at 15:00 BST.
Arsenal v Aston Villa
Chelsea v Leicester
Everton v Norwich
Manchester United v Bournemouth
Newcastle v Tottenham
Southampton v Crystal Palace
Stoke v West Ham
Swansea v Manchester City
Watford v Sunderland
West Brom v Liverpool | Team news, Match of the Day commentator notes, quotes and stats for Sunday's 10 Premier League matches, with Manchester City and Manchester United vying for fourth place on the final day of the season. | 36294244 |
The Bowl is contested by teams who finished third and fourth in their groups on day one, while the top two from the groups compete for the Cup.
England, Scotland and Wales will combine to form a team for rugby sevens at next summer's Rio Olympics.
Hosts South Africa, who came through England's group, beat Argentina 29-14 to win the Cup.
Cape Town was the second of 10 rounds of the World Rugby Sevens Series in which England, runners-up in the first round in Dubai, are fifth in the overall standings, while Scotland are 10th and Wales are 12th.
Quarter-finals
Scotland 26-14 Samoa
Wales 21-12 Zimbabwe
Canada 55-0 Russia
England 49-7 Portugal
Semi-finals
Scotland 29-14 Wales
Canada 14-21 England
Final
Scotland 19-0 England
For the latest rugby union news follow @bbcrugbyunion on Twitter. | Scotland beat England 19-0 in the Bowl final on day two of the Cape Town World Rugby Sevens. | 35083411 |
Select committee chairmen Huw Irranca-Davies (Labour) and Angus MacNeil (SNP) said he has scrapped UK schemes aimed at cutting emissions, despite pledging internationally to protect the climate.
They singled out the decision to axe a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project promised in the Tory manifesto.
The government said the CCS scheme had always been "subject to affordability".
David Cameron is due before the Commons Liaison Committee later, which is made up of MPs who chair Commons select committees.
He will be questioned on climate change, as well as the conflict in Syria.
Mr Cameron had said CCS was "absolutely crucial" for the UK, so the decision to scrap a £1bn competition for a large-scale trial CCS plant is being criticised by the MPs.
CCS is the "Holy Grail" of the fossil fuel industry.
If it can be made to work economically at industrial scale, it will capture the emissions from power stations that heat the climate, and bury them deep underground.
That would allow coal and gas to be burned in the low-carbon future deemed essential by all governments at the climate summit in Paris.
Mr MacNeil, who chairs the energy and climate change committee, told BBC News the decision to scrap the CCS fund was incomprehensible.
He said: "The prime minister said that carbon capture and storage was crucial to meet our climate change targets.
"Yet the government's long-promised carbon capture competition has become the latest low-carbon policy to be chucked on the scrapheap by the government."
Mr MacNeil said "sudden changes" to energy policy were undermining investor confidence in the energy sector.
He added: "The prime minister must acknowledge that building a new generation of gas plants means that we either have to fit power stations with carbon capture technology in the coming decade or potentially bust our carbon budgets."
Mr Irranca-Davies, chairman of the environmental audit committee, added: "We're hearing a growing gulf between the prime minister's bold talk about climate change on the international stage and the short-termism and incoherence of decisions on energy and sustainability at home."
On another issue, Conservative Neil Parish, who chairs the environment, food and rural affairs committee, warned that flood relief would have to be a "much bigger priority" for the government if flooding becomes "the new normal".
In an appearance before the liaison committee in December 2014, Mr Cameron said carbon capture and storage was "absolutely crucial if we are going to decarbonise effectively".
He said more needed to be known about CCS before committing to it, which is why the government committed £1bn for the trial.
Energy industry leaders were astonished when the fund was scrapped without explanation following November's Autumn Statement.
The Department for Energy and Climate Change told the BBC: "The government was clear that this was subject to affordability.
"The Spending Review was a tight financial settlement and difficult decisions have had to be made. CCS (still) has a potential role in the long-term decarbonisation of the UK."
The decision to scrap the CCS trial was applauded by Nigel Lawson's pressure group, the Global Warming Policy Forum.
Its spokesman Benny Peiser told the BBC: "Worldwide, there are currently more than 20 pilot projects being funded.
"Let's wait and see whether the controversial technology will ever be viable at large scale. If so, Britain could simply buy it off the shelf if need be."
But Professor Dieter Helm, from Oxford University, a supporter of many of the government's other energy reforms, said: "It's a no-brainer that the shallow North Sea is the place to try out CCS, with lots of empty holes, pipelines, experience and gas plants nearby.
"So the question is really whether the UK cares about the climate change problem or is merely trying to achieve its carbon production targets at minimum cost."
Follow Roger on Twitter @rharrabin or on Facebook www.facebook.com/roger.harrabin | The PM has been accused of double standards over climate change, ahead of a Commons committee appearance. | 35284800 |
The proposals would see Ysgol Mair and Blessed Edward Jones High School close, with a £23.8m new school opening on the site in September 2019.
Bishop of Wrexham, the Right Reverend Peter Brignall said the proposal was an "exciting venture".
Denbighshire Council will be asked to move forward with the consultation at a meeting on 24 January.
If the council's cabinet agrees, the consultation would take place from between February and March. | Plans to reorganise Catholic school provision in Rhyl are set to go out to consultation. | 38675809 |
Bridgend council, together with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA), spent a total of £2,800 on six training sessions.
It comes as the council began live streaming meetings online in January.
Plaid Cymru said it was "concerned" by the use of taxpayers' money but the council said it was necessary so the service was "delivered properly".
A Freedom of Information request, obtained by Plaid Cymru, revealed £1,400 was spent on two days' training for 24 councillors last July.
Four more sessions costing £1,400 for 150 members and officers took place in January.
Topics included "What is webcasting?" and "Being on camera" as well as "How to get your message across" and "Dos and don'ts - avoiding the pitfalls".
To date, the council has webcast five committee meetings which have attracted 1,716 views between them.
A council spokesman said the total cost to the authority was £700, with the WLGA providing the rest of the funding.
"The training has been provided so the council can ensure that webcasting is delivered properly and in such a manner that the public receives a full understanding of the service," the spokesman said. | Hundreds of pounds have been spent by a Welsh council on "webcasting awareness training" for its councillors. | 35429517 |
Several years on and having come through the club's academy, the 20-year-old midfielder is a regular for the Lions, who are now managed by Harris.
Thompson helped the side to four wins in April, which secured Millwall a place in the League One play-offs and has seen the midfielder named the Football League's young player of the month.
"I have been watching Millwall since I was a little boy. My dad has been taking me since I was about four," Thompson told BBC Radio London.
"I remember going down to ask Neil for a photo and an autograph. I've still got it at home. He hasn't seen it but he knows it happened. It was a great time for me."
After making his first-team debut as a substitute in the League Cup last season, Thompson has established himself in the Millwall first team this term and has made 33 appearances in all competitions, scoring twice.
"At the start of the season I wasn't in the team much but to get in there and express what I am about, it has all paid off," he said.
"It has all been a bit of a blur and I haven't really thought about it too much. It is an unbelievable feeling to be awarded such a prestigious award."
Millwall were relegated from the Championship last season after five years in the second tier, but they have a chance to secure an immediate return via the play-offs.
"As a supporter, seeing the team doing well is a great feeling," Thompson added.
"Last year wasn't the best for the club but this year we have pushed on a lot and become a good team. The finish to the season has been great and to get in the play-offs has been a massive achievement."
Harris, who led the Lions to a fourth-placed finish, says Thompson has "come a long way in a short space of time" since his league debut in August.
"He plays with a spirit which epitomises our club," the 38-year-old said.
"He plays like a fan in a football shirt, but one with real quality. He has been a big part in driving us forward in the last few months.
"I am extremely proud of him and I'm sure he'd be the first thank his team-mates for putting him in a position to win this trophy.
"Ben is an excellent professional at a young age and he is enhancing his game all the time."
Thompson was in the stands as Millwall lost the FA Cup final in 2004, and has also watched the Lions in several play-off campaigns - including their win over Swindon which secured promotion to the Championship in 2010.
Former Australia international Tim Cahill was among Thompson's favourite players while growing up and he still describes Harris, who scored 138 goals in two separate spells with the club, as "a legend".
Thompson added: "He still takes part in training sometimes and he can put the ball in the top corner from 20 yards. You think 'he's still got it'.
"It's great to have him as manager. He has been a massive help to me. He has been there every step of the way and he gives me a lot of guidance.
"Watching players like the manager and Tim Cahill growing up and then going on to play for the club I support is a massive achievement."
The season could end on a high for Thompson and Millwall, with the Lions facing Bradford in the semi-finals of the play-offs.
They travel to Yorkshire for the first leg on Sunday before the return at The Den on Friday.
"I have been quite comfortable and the team have not been too nervous," Thompson said. "The more senior players have experienced it before so I just need to go into it and keep focus."
Harris added: "Ben will want to drive us on to promotion this year and ply his trade in the Championship next year.
"He has done extremely well at this level over a period of games. We won't be getting carried away but he has a bright future."
Interviews by BBC Radio London's Murray Burnell. | When a young Ben Thompson posed for a photograph with Millwall striker Neil Harris, and grabbed an autograph from the club's record goalscorer, little did he think their paths would cross again at The Den. | 36276379 |
Seven friends in a car being driven by Shaun Kelly died in the crash at Meenaduff on 11 July 2010.
Hugh Friel, 66, a pensioner returning from bingo died in the other vehicle when Kelly crashed into him.
Coroner Dr John Madden said the tragedy had shocked the whole country and news of it even travelled across the globe.
He said the inquest would not solve anything for the families, but he hoped it would be one less hurdle to help them get on with the rest of their lives.
The families of some of the eight men killed expressed their frustration with the remit of the Coroner's Court after the verdict.
The inquest was beset by legal arguments throughout over the involvement of a third vehicle on the night of the incident.
The inquest heard that Kelly's car had earlier collided with a Renault Megane being driven by a 62-year-old woman.
There were a number of legal arguments over which side of the road the woman's car was on.
The passengers in Kelly's car were 21-year-old Mark McLaughlin, from Fahan; Paul Doherty and Ciaran Sweeney who were 19 and from Ballyliffin; Patrick McLaughlin, 21, from Burnfoot; 22-year-old Eamonn McDaid and 21-year-old Damien McLaughlin, both from Buncrana, and James McEleney, 23, from Clonmany.
Last December, Kelly, 25, of Hill Road in Buncrana had his sentence for causing the deaths doubled to eight years. | An inquest into the deaths of eight men killed in a crash in County Donegal in 2010 has returned a verdict of unlawful death as a result of dangerous driving. | 35678197 |
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It's called the exoskeleton and it's currently being tested out in several hospitals across the UK.
The device is strapped to the outside of a person's limbs and can then be controlled by them.
Nikki Fox, the BBC's disability reporter, went to test it out and took her friends and family along to see how it works too. | Check out the amazing technology helping paralysed and disabled people to walk independently. | 30545389 |
Mr Simpson-Kent, 48, is being sought by police after three bodies were found at the couple's home in south-east London.
The BBC understands he has left the UK after being interviewed by the police and may be in Ghana.
Ava Blake made the comments as she called for him to return to "face justice".
Sian Blake and the couple's sons, aged eight and four, have not been seen since 13 December. They were reported missing three days later.
Police said the possibility Mr Simpson-Kent may have left the UK was "one line of inquiry" and he was being sought urgently.
They have been in touch with Ghanaian police as part of their search, although it is not known if Mr Simpson-Kent is in the west African country.
Sian Blake, 43, who has motor neurone disease, played Frankie Pierre in EastEnders between 1996 and 1997.
Speaking at New Scotland Yard, Ava Blake, said: "I want him to face justice.
"It's my nephews more than anything. My brother is angry. My cousins are angry.
"They are angry about Sian, but the boys have devastated us. We have lost a generation. We can never replace them."
She said her sister had been "a lot more quiet" over the past year and had asked to move back home.
"In our opinion the relationship had already come to an end but she hadn't quite made that break or that decision to leave Arthur," she said.
"She didn't want to throw him out on the street but give him time to find somewhere else to live. That was the only point she was wavering on."
She said her sister had told their mother, Pansy, that she wanted to end the relationship "a long time ago".
Referring to Mr Simpson-Kent, Miss Blake said: "I don't know what is going through his mind."
The Met has referred the case to the Independent Police Complaints Commission over how the investigation was handled.
The bodies, found at the family home in Erith on Tuesday, have not yet been formally identified. | The sister of Sian Blake has claimed the former EastEnders actress wanted to leave her boyfriend, Arthur Simpson-Kent. | 35251552 |
The 18-year-old was hit outside the Oakdale Social Club in West Bromwich.
Police believe the Vauxhall Astra contained three or four Asian men who were involved in an earlier disturbance outside the club.
The car pulled away from the car park but moments later turned around "and was driven into the crowd" gathered at closing time, police said.
The injured teenager was taken to hospital with suspected spinal fractures and was later discharged to continue her recovery at home.
Det Con Luke Stephens, from West Midlands Police, said: "Exactly what led to such a dangerous and violent act is not clear, but we do know that the men used a dark blue Vauxhall Astra to drive at the group outside the club.
"Their actions could have left people with much more serious, if not fatal, injuries and it is only good fortune that prevented the young woman from being badly hurt."
He said the car would have been left with front-end damage after the incident outside the club in Oak Lane at about 23:15 GMT on Friday 20 February.
"Make no mistake, this was a serious incident and we need to find those people involved."
Anyone at the Oakdale Social Club that night who may be able to help police is urged to call the force on 101 or contact Crimestoppers. | A motorist "drove at a crowd" outside a social club and ploughed into a woman, leaving her seriously injured. | 31886990 |
Zsolt Suhaj, 25, is charged with raping a 66-year-old woman in her Lancashire home when she went back to bed after getting up in the night for a drink.
Mr Suhaj, of Nelson, Lancashire, is also charged with sexually assaulting a woman, 70, Preston Crown Court heard.
He denies the charges but admitted burgling houses for "money and gold".
Mr Suhaj also denies six counts of trespassing with intent to commit sexual offences and one count of intending to trespass with intent to commit a sexual offence.
Jurors were told that in the first incident, in May 2016, a 70-year-old grandmother, whose husband was sleeping in another room, woke to find the accused with his hand between her legs.
Lancashire Police initially believed she may have been "hallucinating or dreaming" because the case was so unusual, prosecutor Jeremy Grout-Smith said.
He said: "They, of course, did not have the advantage of knowing, as you know, about the other alleged attacks of a similar nature."
In the final offence in October 2016, the defendant had climbed through the window of the victim's home at about 04:00 BST before attacking her, Mr Grout-Smith said.
The victim later found a knife on her bed, the court heard.
Mr Grout-Smith said the defendant's claim that sexual activity with the 66-year-old woman had been consensual was "absurd".
The trial continues. | An alleged rapist broke into elderly women's houses at night with the intention of sexually assaulting them as they slept, a court has heard. | 39347006 |
Aberystwyth University Professor Lynda Warren was conferred a British Empire Medal (BEM) for her services to environmental protection.
Prof Warren, of Machynlleth, Powys, sat on the UK government committee for radioactive waste management.
Five other Mid-Wales champions are honoured in the list.
These are:
100-year-old leads Welsh Queen's honours
Nursery owner 'humbled' to receive BEM
Caernarfon mountain rescue volunteer honoured
Flintshire Iceland boss knighted in Queen's honours | Volunteers and charity champions from across mid Wales have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. | 40300733 |
Rosetta West said she was anxious and in pain after falling at her sheltered flat in Poole, Dorset.
South Dorset MP Richard Drax said protocols did not allow staff to move Mrs West while they waited.
Health minister Philip Dunne said the South Western Ambulance Service had seen an 11% rise in calls this year.
Mr Drax told the House of Commons on Monday the "frail" pensioner's plight was typical of cases which were "down-graded by call handlers under immense pressure for other incidents".
Melton Court manager Fiona Smith said staff had been left "grief-stricken" by Mrs West's ordeal, which followed another recent four hour wait for an ambulance for a resident.
She said ambulance delays had reached unprecedented levels, with "excruciating" waits becoming common.
Ms Smith said: "I've been a care manager for 13 years and never had a problem... but now it's normal to wait two and a half hours."
Mrs West, a Blitz survivor, said she had put the "very, very painful" wait into perspective and did not hold any ill-feeling towards the ambulance service.
She said she had been left bed-bound since the fall in August, which may have caused a knee fracture.
Her son, Paul Coleman, said the "disgusting" delay could have been life-threatening if his mother had suffered internal damage.
The South Western Ambulance Service said Mrs West had not needed hospital treatment and it had to prioritise unconscious or non-breathing patients.
It said many domiciliary care organisations operated a 'no lift' policy, leaving patients waiting for an emergency ambulance even when there was no medical need. | The plight of a 96-year-old woman, who was left lying on the floor while she waited four hours for an ambulance, has been raised in parliament. | 37690256 |
Super Mario Run will be released in Apple's App Store in December in more than 100 countries.
It will be free to download but users will have to pay for the full game.
Nintendo, which announced the tie-up at Apple's launch event for the iPhone 7, saw its shares jump 18% before falling back to around a 13% rise.
Smartphones are the gaming industry's fastest growing source of revenue and Nintendo has been criticised for being slow on the uptake.
However, the Japanese firm co-created the popular Pokemon Go game and released an app called Miitomo earlier this year. It plans to unveil more gaming titles by March 2017.
Super Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto said an Android version would also be launched at a later date.
Nintendo plans to move Super Mario into movies
When Japan's PM appeared as Mario
At the Apple launch event, Mr Miyamoto said to loud cheers from the audience, "Mario is running toward his next goal: iPhone."
Mobile analyst Jack Kent, of IHS Markit, said: "Mario is one of Nintendo's core properties so it makes sense for it to come to iPhone, if Nintendo is serious about making a success of its mobile strategy."
Apple is also jumping on the popularity of online gaming.
Gaming phenomenon Pokemon Go will appear on the Apple Watch for the first time. The device will vibrate when users are near Pokemon or Pokestops. | Shares in Nintendo have surged after the company announced that a new version of its popular Super Mario franchise will be available on iPhone. | 37303781 |
Green, 20, may be involved in Saturday's visit to Hamilton in the Scottish Premiership, subject to international clearance.
He made headlines as a 15-year-old, with Everton agreeing a fee with Bradford City that was reported to potentially rise to £2m.
Green has represented England at U16, 17 and 18 level.
After failing to break into the first team at Goodison Park, a move to Oldham followed in 2015 but he terminated that contract and dropped into non-league football before Burnley picked him up in January.
"It's a good feeling knowing I can play competitive football, I've been given a chance and I want to prove myself," he told the Kilmarnock website.
"The manager (Lee Clark) was a big selling point. I want to play as many games as I can and do well for the club." | Kilmarnock have taken midfielder George Green on a six-month loan deal from Burnley. | 37069691 |
First Milk, one of the UK's largest dairy farmer co-operatives, announced in June many farmers would be paid 1p less per litre from the start of July.
National Farmers Union (NFU) Cymru say the move is a "nightmare" for farmers, leaving prices below the cost of production in many instances.
First Milk said it had to "factor in" lower commodity prices.
Last Wednesday, Paisley-based First Milk announced the cut alongside news that its chairman, Sir Jim Paice, would stand down. It also confirmed a loss of about £22m for 2014-2015.
Sir Jim said commodity markets were continuing to decline and, despite his "regret", this had to be reflected in lower milk prices.
NFU Cymru chairman Stephen James said the price per litre for some had dipped from to 32p a year ago to 16.6p this month.
He said: "It's a bit of a nightmare for us in the milk industry at the moment.
"We're down to half and it's not sustainable, we can't manage at that sort of price.
"First Milk have to get their act together and get this price up from here sooner rather than later." | A cut to the price of milk may make production unsustainable for many Welsh farmers, a union has warned. | 33352509 |
The prosecutor, Harald Range, had earlier accused the minister, Heiko Maas, of interfering in the inquiry.
Prosecutors are investigating whether Netzpolitik.org revealed state secrets in articles about plans to step up state surveillance.
The case sparked street protests over press freedom.
The outcry put the government on the back foot, with senior officials stressing that Germany was committed to press freedom.
Earlier on Tuesday, in a rare clash between the German judiciary and the state, Mr Range said the government had asked him to drop an independent investigator from the inquiry, who concluded that one of the articles published did amount to a disclosure of a state secret.
The request, said Mr Range, amounted to "an intolerable encroachment on the independence of the judiciary".
He said that while the freedom of press was valuable it was not "limitless".
But now the justice minister has said he no longer has confidence in the chief prosecutor and will request his dismissal.
Mr Range is 67 and was due to retire next year. Munich's chief public prosecutor, Peter Frank, has been named as his successor.
The state investigation, into two journalists at the website, is currently paused.
The journalists involved have called for the case to be dropped. Their articles looked at plans to expand the country's domestic surveillance of online communication. | Germany's justice minister has demanded the sacking of the chief prosecutor in a deepening row over a treason investigation into a website. | 33772316 |
On 16 May 1966 Communist leader Mao Zedong began a campaign to eliminate his rivals. At the same time he called on Chinese youth to "purge" society.
Years of bloodshed and turmoil ensued, ending with Mao's death in 1976.
How to handle the era's contentious legacy has remained a challenge to China's Communist rulers to this day.
On Monday, the main state media outlets made virtually no mention of the anniversary, focusing on coverage of the South China Sea and other domestic issues. No official events were planned by the authorities to mark the 50-year milestone.
In pictures: Objects of revolution
Fifty years after Chairman Mao sent a quarter of the world's population hurtling into a decade of chaos, there is virtually no mention of the anniversary.
Yet this is not a blanket censorship policy like with, say, any discussion of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. On China's Twitter-like Weibo the Chinese words for "cultural revolution" have not been blocked.
On the Sina News website there is no article but there is a link to a Communist Party document from 1981. It states that the Cultural Revolution was created by Chairman Mao Zedong and that it "caused the most serious setback and loss for the Party, the country and the people since the founding of China".
Cultural Revolution: A memory avoided
One blogger "Media Lao Wang" posted a picture on micro-blogging site Weibo that showed the front pages of five major Chinese newspapers on Monday and none of them mentioned the Cultural Revolution.
Another Weibo user called @Sunshine rainingwind called the Cultural Revolution "China's appalling disaster" saying it had set civilisation back thousands of years and needed to be reflected on.
Only Hong Kong media, which enjoy greater freedoms than their counterparts on their mainland, gave coverage to the anniversary.
Phoenix Television, a Communist Party controlled outlet broadcast from Hong Kong, had prepared a special online feature on the anniversary but the link has now been frozen.
It is seen by many as the most chaotic period of recent Chinese history, but analysts say there are some on the mainland who still lionise the leftist ideals of the age.
What was the Cultural Revolution?
The Cultural Revolution was a campaign launched by Chinese leader Mao Zedong in 1966 to purge his rivals in the ruling Communist Party. It ended up destroying much of China's social fabric.
What happened during it?
Chairman Mao gave licence to Chinese youth to destroy the so-called four "olds" or perceived enemies of Chinese culture: customs, habits, culture and thinking. In the early years, a chaotic kind of youth "tyranny" prevailed which saw schools and temples destroyed. Children turned on their parents and students turned on their teachers, intellectuals were exiled. Thousands were beaten to death or driven to suicide. Mao also encouraged a personality cult around himself, which led to people almost worshipping his writings and image.
How long did it last?
It officially ended only with Mao's death in 1976. Millions were denounced and punished during this time, but there are varying estimates as to how many people actually died. | The 50th anniversary of the start of the Cultural Revolution, which plunged China into a decade of chaos, has been met with silence in state media. | 36299692 |
Last month, Australian media found some of the firm's franchisees had been paying workers around the country about half the minimum wage.
Chairman Russ Withers and chief executive Warren Wilmot will leave their posts immediately, the firm said.
7-Eleven is Australia's biggest petrol and convenience retailer with some 620 stores, including 450 franchises.
In their joint investigation, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Four Corners programme and Fairfax Media said they had "uncovered evidence of collusion between some of the owners at hundreds of (7-Eleven Stores) across multiple states".
Some 7-Eleven workers told how they had been made to work at half the minimum wage and for longer-than expected hours.
Mr Wilmot said in a statement that he had offered his resignation "following the recent realisation of the extent to which 7-Eleven franchisees had underpaid workers".
He said it would be difficult for him to lead the company amid the scandal and that a new independent chief executive was appropriate given the circumstances.
Chairman and founder of the Australian business, Mr Withers, said he was bringing forward by 18 months an existing succession plan to pass the reins to Michael Smith - a non-executive director and deputy chair of the retail giant.
But Mr Withers said he would stay on as head of the group holding company which has investments in real estate and Starbucks stores among other areas.
"Naturally this is a major decision for me to stand aside as chairman," he said, "however I will continue to be a shareholder and I am determined to make sure the company is in the right hands to move forward".
The company said it was investigating all allegations of franchisees underpaying workers with the help of Australia's workplace rights ombudsman as well as accounting firm Ernst & Young.
7-Eleven is a private company with a license to operate in Australia from the US-based 7-Eleven Inc and has been in operation in the country for 38 years. | Australia's 7-Eleven Stores' chief executive and chairman have resigned amid a worker exploitation scandal. | 34398959 |
Robert Howard was granted leave to seek a judicial review of the coroner's decision to examine the disappearance of Arlene Arkinson in 1994.
His legal team claim the move involves an attempt to undermine the not guilty verdict returned against him.
The body of Arlene, who was 15, has never been found.
Howard's lawyers argue that the inquest is being used as a way of reopening issues surrounding the case because the Arkinson family were unhappy with the outcome of the criminal trial.
Arlene, from Castlederg, County Tyrone, vanished after attending a disco in Bundoran, County Donegal.
Howard, 67, who formerly lived near her home, was charged with her murder but acquitted at trial in 2005.
Life sentence
The jury did not know that by then he was already serving life for raping and killing 14-year-old Hanna Williams from Deptford, south London.
Her body was found in a cement works in Northfleet, Kent, in March 2002.
Howard's lawyers, who unsuccessfully tried to have reporting restrictions imposed on their judicial review application, pointed out that the coroner's stated purpose was to allow Arlene's death to be registered.
It was argued that this could be achieved through an alternative, High Court procedure with the Presumption of Death Act 2009 coming into effect.
No confirmation was given on whether or not Howard would co-operate with any inquest.
Counsel for the coroner contended that the test of necessity in holding an inquest had been met.
The court also heard that issues about the admissibility of bad character evidence would play a significant part in the case.
With the coroner said to be satisfied that Arlene is dead, it was set out that his obligation was to probe all the circumstances.
The judge hearing the case, Mr Justice Treacy ruled on Tuesday that it should proceed to a full hearing.
He said: "I'm going to grant leave (to apply for judicial review) and fix a date for hearing.
"I'm satisfied there is an arguable case."
A one-day hearing of the issues in the High Court has been listed for November. | A convicted child killer and rapist has won permission to challenge the holding of an inquest into the death of a schoolgirl he was cleared of murdering. | 14988717 |
The audience in Cardiff's Wales Millennium Centre included bereaved parents and those who were in the school on the day.
Actor Michael Sheen read a poem about "hope and healing".
He said he hoped the event would "enable the community to focus on the future".
The concert also featured Cantata Memoria, a new choral work by composer Sir Karl Jenkins, which was performed by Sinfonia Cymru and sung by a mixed choir of over 150 people along with a children's choir of 116.
On 21 October 1966, Aberfan was devastated when a colliery waste tip collapsed, with slurry engulfing Pantglas Junior School on the last day before half term.
A total of 144 people died, 116 of them children.
Mr Sheen said: "I found it incredibly moving when I read it out loud to myself, and I realised that by the time I got to the end of the poem I was practically in tears.
"It is a story about coming together, about healing - and moving forward into a hopeful future."
He said although the legacy of the day would stay "with every single person involved", he believed the community did not just want to be identified with "such a painful tragedy".
"So I hope the performance will enable them to focus on the future," he added.
Rennie Williams, who was one of the teachers to survive the tragedy, watched the concert.
She said: "Once the names came up, that caught my throat. That really upset us. Because once the names came up we could see the children's faces. And that really hurt."
Another former Pantglas teacher, Hetty Williams, said: "I thought the music was really, really wonderful. Something that everyone will remember - and they'll remember Aberfan."
"The month of October every year affects us," said Mair Morgan, also a teacher in the school.
"We like to see October go out. It's with you always on the 21 October."
Speaking before the concert, Mr Jenkins said: "We have to be mindful of Aberfan. We can't hide from the fact that it happened.
"Perhaps some will be upset - perhaps by the part where the names are intoned.
"But I'd like them to know that it's done with the utmost respect and integrity." | Saturday's concert to mark the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan mining tragedy has been described as "wonderful" and "incredibly moving." | 37600442 |
She said she wasn't going to allow the company to stream her album 1989 as she was unhappy with the three-month free trial offered to subscribers.
During the trial period music makers would not be paid and Taylor said this was "unfair", arguing that Apple had the money to cover the cost. "Three months is a long time to go unpaid, and it is unfair to ask anyone to work for nothing," she said.
In response, Apple now says it will pay artists for music streamed during free trial periods. | Taylor Swift has made tech giant Apple change the way it pays artists on its new streaming service Apple Music. | 33222004 |
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Andrew Humphries filmed the creatures at around 11:30 GMT off the coast of Torquay.
He said: "It was incredible. The two whales were slapping their fins on the water, then one disappeared and the other one came back and breached out of the water a couple of times.
"It was absolutely amazing to see."
He believes they are humpback whales, and there have been regular sightings of the species in the area in recent weeks.
The Sea Watch Foundation, which records sightings of whales, said it was rare for humpbacks to be seen off the UK coastline until recently.
In the last five years sightings have increased from about five per year to between 15 and 30, it said. | Two whales have been filmed breaching out of the water and slapping their fins off the coast of Devon. | 39261124 |
The average Norwegian has 33 apps, the Norwegian Consumer Council says, whose terms and conditions together run longer than the New Testament.
To prove the "absurd" length, the council got Norwegians to read each of them out in real time on their website.
The reading finished on Wednesday, clocking in at 31:49:11.
Some of the world's most popular apps were chosen, including Netflix, YouTube, Facebook, Skype, Instagram and Angry Birds.
"The current state of terms and conditions for digital services is bordering on the absurd," said Finn Myrstad from the Norwegian Consumer Council.
"Their scope, length and complexity mean it is virtually impossible to make good and informed decisions."
The council is calling on the industry to write shorter, clearer terms and conditions and to adopt a common standard. | Norwegians have spent more than 30 hours reading out terms and conditions from smartphone apps in a campaign by the country's consumer agency. | 36378215 |
Brown, Scotland boss from 1993-2001, suggested the current crop of players' lack of European experience made them unprepared for major tournaments.
"Craig is probably the Yoda of Scottish football," said Strachan, referencing the Star Wars character.
"I understand exactly what he is saying when you look at the squad."
Brown said the quality of player Strachan has to choose from has significantly diminished since he led Scotland to qualification for the 1998 World Cup in France, the national side's last appearance at a major tournament.
Strachan has named his squad for overseas matches against Italy (29 May) and France (4 June) - preparation for World Cup qualifiers later this year.
Unlike England, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Wales, Scotland will not be going to Euro 2016.
"None are playing European football in there," said Strachan of his player pool.
"When you went back to Craig's day there was a lot playing [European football]. If you go back 10 years ago you find a lot playing European football. So that is where we are at the moment, so he has a valid point.
"But what I have got when I get this group together is a great bunch of lads and that is why we have to work as a team, and we have to put in more hours because we do not have the individuals that other international teams have got.
"[Zlatan] Ibrahimovic with Sweden - he makes them. [Wales' Gareth] Bale, although he is well backed up by some good players, and [Poland's Robert] Lewandowski. If we had one of them we would be going to the European Championships now." | Scotland coach Gordon Strachan accepts the view of predecessor Craig Brown that the current squad lacks the quality to compete at the top level. | 36279116 |
Sir Ed Davey said there was growing evidence that platforms provided a natural reef for marine life.
He argued there was "growing concern" that the "clean seabed principle" might harm the marine environment.
WWF Scotland said oil firms should not be allowed to dodge their obligations.
The UK government said the decommissioning process was "already flexible" but "in the vast majority of cases" installations must be fully removed.
Under existing rules - which include the Petroleum Act 1998 and the Ospar convention governing the North Sea - operators are obliged, under most circumstances, to leave no trace of their operations after installations have reached the end of their lives.
But in an article in the Times, Sir Ed Davey - a Liberal Democrat minister in the former coalition government - and environmentalist Jonathon Porritt argued that environmental science "now questions this legal framework".
They wrote: "The evidence is that the foundations of oil and gas platforms and wind turbines, rather like shipwrecks, can provide important habitats for valuable marine species.
"From hard surfaces acting like a natural reef to de facto marine conservation areas, helping to replenish some fish stocks, many offshore installations have helped to nurture marine eco-systems as biodiverse as natural reefs.
"There isn't yet consensus on a 'new best decommissioning practice' to take account of this science.
"But before we spend billions removing potentially valuable habitats, we should find out."
Sir Ed and Mr Porritt also suggested money for removing platforms should instead be spent on environmental measures.
They said a new "North Sea Environment Fund" could be capitalised over the next two decades through savings made from "a more flexible approach to decommissioning".
They added: "The exact formula would be for analysis and debate, but it would be reasonable to expect a fund of at least £5bn over this period.
"And while the uses of such a fund must also be debated, strong contenders would be restoration of natural reefs in the North Sea; North Sea renewables, like offshore wind and wave power; the re-booting of Britain's carbon, capture and storage policy; and support for those communities that are going to be seriously affected as we transition out of the era of fossil fuels."
A spokesman for the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said: "UK decommissioning is already flexible so that alternatives to completely removing installations can be considered for larger structures, and for pipelines where there is no significant impact on the environment, other sea users, safety implications and cost.
"In the vast majority of cases installations must be fully removed."
WWF Scotland director Lang Banks said: "Having made hundreds of millions of pounds in profit over the years, oil and gas companies should not be allowed to dodge their obligations to clean up their mess and protect the marine environment. Give the fossil fuel industry an inch on this and they'll take a mile.
"The Ospar agreement already allows, in certain circumstances such as protecting worker safety or preventing serious risk to the environment, for companies to request permission to leave some stuff behind on the seabed. This is something we support.
"It should be remembered that it's only because of these Ospar rules that every rig placed in the North Sea for the past two decades has had to be built in a way that allows it to be removed.
"Any moves to unwind Ospar's rules on this issue would not be in the interests of protecting the marine environment or maintaining the 'polluter pays' principle."
He added: "The idea that the oil and gas industry would gladly spend all the money they'd save, from not having to clean up their hazardous legacy, into other environmental projects instead is pie in the sky." | A former UK energy secretary has called for a review of rules that require most infrastructure from North Sea installations to be removed at the end of their life. | 38720211 |
She is accused of amassing huge amounts of wealth during a previous term as chief minister between 1991 and 1996. She denies the allegation.
The case was transferred from Madras (Chennai) in Tamil Nadu to Bangalore, capital of neighbouring Karnataka state, to ensure a fair trial.
Security was tight for her appearance.
Known as the "empress of the south", Ms Jayalalitha led her AIADMK party to a spectacular victory in state elections earlier this year. It is her third term as chief minister.
But she is accused of amassing $13.6m (£8.5m) between 1991 and 1996, during her first term as chief minister.
In what is known as a "disproportionate assets" case, prosecutors allege that this sum exceeds what she should have earned once all legally held assets and sources of income were taken into account.
Ms Jayalalitha had asked to be exempted from making a personal appearance citing security concerns but the court rejected her request.
The Supreme Court ordered authorities to ensure tight security for Ms Jayalalitha who has been a target for Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka because of her tough stance towards them. The rebels were defeated by the Sri Lankan army in 2009.
She arrived in a cavalcade at the court on Thursday morning where more than 1,000 policemen were on security duty.
"The security is unprecedented. Lawyers too are not being allowed inside," a police officer told the BBC.
A former actress, she is one of India's most colourful and controversial politicians. | Prosecutors have begun questioning the controversial chief minister of India's Tamil Nadu state, Jayaram Jayalalitha, in a corruption case against her. | 15380595 |
Four DUP politicians also wrote to the council ahead of the visit, saying it was inappropriate for Sinn Féin's Máirtín Ó Muilleoir to open the park.
Mr Ó Muilleoir and nine police officers sustained minor injuries during violent scuffles in Woodvale park on Tuesday.
DUP Finance Minister Simon Hamilton has since said the mayor "should have the right to go to every part of the city".
Mr Hamilton said he did not think Mr Ó Muilleoir's decision to attend the official re-opening of the park in person was "the wisest" decision, but the minister added that he fully supported "his right to represent the entirety of the city in his capacity as lord mayor".
When asked for his response to the letter, the lord mayor said he would be a "poor first citizen" if he let the DUP decide where he could and could not go.
The letter was signed by the DUP's Brian Kingston, William Humphrey, Frank McCoubrey, Naomi Thompson and by PUP councillor Hugh Smyth.
It said that the visit of a Sinn Féin member would be inappropriate in light of the "highly sensitive situation over recent months, with the removal of the union flag from (Belfast) City Hall, the blocking of the Twelfth of July parade at Woodvale and the ongoing attacks on our community".
The letter said Sinn Féin had "shown nothing but contempt for the culture, history and traditions of our community".
It further stated: "The event at Woodvale park is to be a family fun day and to have the lord mayor participate in any official capacity would be an affront to many within our community."
One of the five signatories of the letter, Brian Kingston, is also High Sherriff of Belfast.
He told the BBC that the correspondence was sent as a "private and confidential letter" to the council but he also confirmed that he had spoken to Mr Ó Muilleoir personally ahead of the park event.
"In this atmosphere, we advised there was a strong likelihood that the attendance of the Sinn Féin lord mayor would result in protests which would overshadow the event.
"I spoke to the lord mayor myself. I made him aware of our concerns, that there was this heightened tension within the community.
"The lord mayor doesn't have to officiate at every event, it's not possible, there are three civic dignitaries and the duties can be deputised, to the deputy lord mayor or the high sheriff or another council representative, a chair of committee," Mr Kingston said.
He said the DUP did not organise the protests, adding the re-opening of the park and Mr Ó Muilleoir's attendance had been widely advertised.
Mr Kingston told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster: "When Sinn Féin are at the forefront of attacks on the cultures and traditions of the unionist/loyalist community, to then want to wear a chain and come in, to be all smiles...there is genuine anger at that."
"We made our position clear. I regret that the violence occurred, I regret that he was injured, I've said that should not have happened, but we gave our advice and it was sincere advice, that we wanted to avoid this.
"We wanted to avoid these headlines and we did consider that the best thing to do in these circumstances, with the current tension, was to let someone else officiate," Mr Kingston said.
The DUP councillor said people have a "right to protest" and said people in the crowd were also injured when police formed a cordon around the lord major to escort him from the park during the scuffles.
Mr Kingston's senior party colleague, Simon Hamilton, also agreed that the Woodvale park demonstrators had the right to protest but he condemned the "violent scenes" that took place.
"It is not a nice image to project of the sort of city that we want to develop, where you have a mayor going into a part of the city, no matter how strongly people feel about issues, and I think they have every right to feel strongly about some of the things that the mayor, in particular, and his party had said and done over the last number of months," Mr Hamilton said.
"They have absolutely every right to feel angry and they have absolutely every right to protest, but to have that protest then manifest itself in violence is not a good image and it not something that I or my party would support."
Mr Ó Muilleoir said Mr Kingston phoned him last week and asked him if he would agree to let the DUP's William Humphrey re-open Woodvale park instead.
The lord mayor told Radio Ulster: "I said I'm obliged to discharge my duties as the first citizen of Belfast. One of those duties yesterday was to open the wonderful Dunville park and to open the wonderful Woodvale park with Alderman Gavin Robinson.
"I would be a poor first citizen if the DUP, or elements within the DUP, were to decide where I could go or where I couldn't go."
He said that he had been advised by police ahead of the event that a "peaceful protest" was planned at Woodvale park. | The DUP had advised the Belfast lord mayor not to visit a park where he was later attacked by loyalist protesters. | 23598677 |
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Inglis, 28, is recovering from serious neck and head injuries sustained in a road accident in Vietnam last year.
"I've done judo since I was four, that's been everything to me," the 2014 Commonwealth silver medallist said.
"If I manage to qualify for 2022, I do think I would qualify with a good medal prospect or chance in hand. That would be my final bout."
Inglis, from Daviot, near Inverness, was in Vietnam teaching English and has no memory of the motorbike taxi accident in May.
Doctors gave her a 1% chance of survival and she received treatment in Thailand before being flown back to Scotland in June.
"I remember teaching that morning," Inglis told BBC Scotland.
"I had the 'pin the tail on the donkey' game. The last 20 minutes of my two classes I played a game. We had lots of fun. All the kids were laughing and really enjoyed it.
"And then I remember finishing up my classes and going down to get my taxi home and then I don't remember anything until I woke up in Edinburgh about six weeks later.
"I had broken my neck in two places, I had double pneumonia, septicaemia, I'd had a DVT [deep vein thrombosis] in my left arm. I just remember thinking, 'wow, this can't be happening' because I had absolutely no memory, no flashback, nothing.
"I was just wondering, 'is this real? Did this actually happen to me?'
Friend Khalid Gehlan set up a crowdfunding campaign to pay for her medical costs, with an initial target of £250,000 set.
"The amount that was raised, I just couldn't get my head around it, it was so much money and that is what helped save me," she said. "If it wasn't for that, I wouldn't be here today.
"I think it was over about £350,000, which is a crazy number. So much.
"For Khalid to have set it up, from knowing him for so long, I just can't thank him ever enough. It was absolutely amazing what he managed to do for me and it's something I'll never forget."
Inglis is currently having occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and physiotherapy as well as spending regular sessions in the gym and she will have a further operation in January.
"I'm getting a titanium plate put in my head to where my skull used to be," she explained.
"After that it's just recovery and hopefully I'll be able to take a big leap and that'll get pushed on quite quickly.
"Vietnam was the first time time that I'd ever done anything without having judo behind me. It was something so different but I definitely want to get back into the sport.
"I'm lucky to have a lot of time on my side to try and get back, just take it nice and slow and easy.
"It might not happen but hopefully it will so I've just got to give it a go and see what happens." | Stephanie Inglis says she has time on her side as she attempts to return to judo for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. | 38547384 |
MPs are expected to vote in favour of the government's timetable, of starting formal talks by the end of March, while also calling on the prime minister to publish a "plan" beforehand.
The government said it would set out "strategic plans" before formal talks.
Labour said ministers had now "caved in" by supporting its motion.
MPs are currently voting.
Opening the Commons debate, shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer said the government had refused "on every occasion" to give more details, saying information about its negotiating stance was important because it "sets the scene" for Brexit.
The plan which the government has now committed to via an amendment to today's Labour motion must be detailed enough to allow parliamentary scrutiny and enable the Office for Budget Responsibility to assess the impact on the public finances, he said.
Sir Keir said Labour would not allow "a situation where the government seeks a vote in a vacuum, or produces a late, vague plan".
But Brexit Secretary David Davis responded: "The simple fact is that the mandate (in June's referendum) was to leave the European Union - full stop. We need to keep that in mind when we are going through that process."
Adding that the government did not want to declare its position in too much detail before talks with the EU started, he said: "This is a negotiation; it's not a policy statement. And, therefore, where you are aiming for may not be the exact place you end up."
The debate comes after wrangling between the two main parties over the question to be put to MPs.
Labour's motion states that it is "Parliament's responsibility to properly scrutinise the government" over Brexit.
Downing Street put forward an amendment agreeing to publish a "plan" before triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which starts formal talks with the EU - although it has not said how detailed this will be. It adds that Parliament must "respect" the verdict of the referendum. Article 50 is due to be triggered by the end of March next year.
Labour and the Conservatives are now both backing the motion, as amended.
The government has announced that it will accept Labour's idea to publish a plan, of sorts, for Brexit, before Article 50 begins the legal process of the UK disentangling itself from the EU.
Some Tory MPs were set to gang up with Labour in a vote to force ministers to publish something, anything, about their plans for Brexit, against Theresa May's wishes.
Remember, one of the few things that we know for sure about the prime minister's plans for leaving the EU is that she does not want MPs to be able to tinker with them, scrutinise them in a meaningful way, before she actually gets to the negotiating table.
So has she just backed down? In pure terms, yes. Labour's Keir Starmer, the party's Brexit spokesman, will claim victory. And by accepting Labour's idea, ministers have been pushed to do something they had been intent on avoiding - promising to publish their intentions before the technical legal process begins.
But what will that actually look like? So far, so vague. Accepting the amendment does not mean they have promised to do anything in particular.
Read more from Laura
Both Labour and the government claimed victory when it emerged the final amendment would receive widespread backing in the House of Commons.
Labour said it was a "a welcome and hugely significant climbdown", while government sources said by backing the government's timetable MPs would commit to not delaying the Brexit process.
Former Conservative minister Sir Oliver Letwin, who chaired the government's Brexit unit immediately after the referendum, said he did not expect Theresa May to set out any more detail than what is already known.
The vote will not be binding on the government.
SNP MP Angus MacNeil, whose party will vote against the amendment, said: "No answers is not a black Brexit or a white Brexit. It's not a red, white and blue Brexit. No answers is a yellow Brexit. It's a cowardly Brexit."
He said the government's approach showed it had "absolutely no idea" of its aims.
The Liberal Democrats have also said they will oppose the amendment. Leader Tim Farron called it a "parliamentary stitch-up" that failed to "include any meaningful commitment from the Conservative Brexit government to produce the equivalent of a White or Green Paper setting out its position on such fundamental questions as to whether it wants Britain to remain in the single market".
UKIP MP Douglas Carswell said politicians regarded the June referendum, in which voters backed Brexit by 51.9% to 48.1%, as a "mistake" by the public. He added: "They seem to hold out the hope that we might perhaps have a second referendum and, who knows, presumably assemble a new people."
The debate is happening at the same time as the government is fighting a case in the Supreme Court over whether MPs and peers need to have a vote on triggering Article 50. It says there is no need, while campaigners say that not consulting Parliament would be unconstitutional.
Asked about the case, Mr Davis told MPs: "We will obey the rule of law. We will obey what the court finds."
He added that one of the reasons the government would await the court's decision - expected in January - was that it needed to "get precisely right what it is this House has to do".
Prominent Leave campaigner and senior Tory MP Bernard Jenkin said there should be a quick deal and a quick Brexit to reduce uncertainty. He proposed a "zero-zero" offer on tariffs - meaning that the UK would neither charge nor receive money when importing from and exporting to the EU. "We want to be a good neighbour," he said. | Parliament is entitled to know details ahead of the UK's negotiations with the EU, Labour said as MPs debated the government's Brexit strategy. | 38232780 |
The 25-year-old was competing indoors for the first time since he set a personal best of 6.49 seconds in winning 60m gold in Poland last March.
Kilty was representing Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the four nations meeting at the Emirates Arena.
Germany won the meet ahead of France with GB & NI third and Scotland fourth.
France's Emmanuel Biron won the 60m final in a time of 6.69.
The GB & NI team was captained by 400m runner Conrad Williams and the team had six senior debutants.
World junior silver medallist Jessica Judd won the 1500m in a time of 4:14.53, Kelly Massey took the 400m title in 52.95 and Serita Solomon set a personal best of 8.13 to claim victory in the 60m hurdles.
British Commonwealth Games pole vault silver medallist Luke Cutts was runner-up to Frenchman Jerome Clavier while 19-year-old Chris Kandu won the high jump with a personal best mark of 2.23.
Chris Tomlinson, 2008 World indoor long jump silver medallist, pulled out of the long jump after the first round with a hamstring injury.
The men's and women's 4x400m relays were both won by Britain. | World indoor champion Richard Kilty was disqualified for a false start in the 60m final on his indoor comeback at the Glasgow International Match. | 30896611 |
Lab tests showed cells looked biologically older in people who were severely depressed or who had been in the past.
These visible differences in a measure of cell ageing called telomere length couldn't be explained by other factors, such as whether a person smoked.
The findings, in more than 2,000 people, appear in Molecular Psychiatry.
Experts already know that people with major depression are at increased risk of age-related diseases such as cancer, diabetes, obesity and heart disease.
This might be partly down to unhealthy lifestyle behaviours such as alcohol use and physical inactivity.
But scientists suspect depression takes its own toll on our cells.
To investigate, Josine Verhoeven from the VU University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, along with colleagues from the US, recruited 2,407 people to take part in the study.
More than one third of the volunteers were currently depressed, a third had experienced major depression in the past and the rest had never been depressed.
The volunteers were asked to give a blood sample for the researchers to analyse in the lab for signs of cellular ageing.
The researchers were looking for changes in structures deep inside cells called telomeres.
Telomeres cap the end of our chromosomes which house our DNA. Their job is to stop any unwanted loss of this vital genetic code. As cells divide, the telomeres get shorter and shorter. Measuring their length is a way of assessing cellular ageing.
People who were or had been depressed had much shorter telomeres than those who had never experienced depression. This difference was apparent even after lifestyle differences, such as heavy drinking and smoking, were taken into account.
Furthermore, the most severely and chronically depressed patients had the shortest telomeres.
Dr Verhoeven and colleagues speculate that shortened telomeres are a consequence of the body's reaction to the distress depression causes.
"This large-scale study provides convincing evidence that depression is associated with several years of biological ageing, especially among those with the most severe and chronic symptoms," they say.
But it is unclear whether this ageing process is harmful and if it can be reversed.
UK expert Dr Anna Phillips, of the University of Birmingham, has researched the effects of stress on telomere length.
She says telomere length does not consistently predict other key outcomes such as death risk.
Further, it is likely that only a major depressive disorder, not experience of or even a lifetime of mild-to-moderate depressive symptoms, relates to telomere length, she said. | Depression can make us physically older by speeding up the ageing process in our cells, according to a study. | 24897247 |
The webpage is being used by the German firm's US rival Merck & Co.
Merck KGaA said that the social network "is an important marketing device [and] the page is of great value", adding that since its competitor was benefiting from the move "time is of the essence."
A Facebook spokeswoman said: "We are looking into it."
Merck KGaA said it had entered into an agreement with Facebook for the exclusive rights to www.facebook.com/merck in March 2010.
The German firm said a number of its employees had been subsequently assigned administrative rights to the page.
However, Merck KGaA said that when it had checked the site on 11 October this year it had discovered it had lost control of the page, and that content on the site now belonged to Merck & Co.
The two drugmakers both stem from the same firm set up by a pharmacy owner in the German city of Darmstadt in 1668.
The business was split in two after World War I as part of the reparations package imposed on Germany.
Merck KGaA's lawyer, Robert Horowitz said he had sent a letter and a series of emails to various Facebook staff asking to discuss what had happened to the webpage.
However, he said the respondents "either did not understand the problem... [or were] intentionally giving unresponsive answers".
Mr Horowitz said that when he had requested a telephone conversation, one of Facebook's staff "incredibly replied that 'no-one is available for a call at this time'".
Merck KGaA has since filed a petition with the- Supreme Court of the State of New York.
"We took legal action versus Facebook to ask for information why a website we thought we owned isn't ours anymore," Dr Gangolf Schrimpf, a spokesman for Merck KGaA, told the BBC.
"We are just trying to learn what happened."
However, the court filing notes that: "Merck is considering causes of action for breach of conduct, tortious interference with contract, tortious interference with prospective business advantage, and/or conversion."
Merck KGaA stressed that it had not taken any action against its US counterpart at this stage.
Facebook was unwilling to make a comment beyond saying that it was looking into the case.
Branding experts say the case reflects a growing belief that social networks can offer firms a better way of reaching their customers than through their own websites.
"Company communication departments have realised that many of the people they want to reach and influence are already on Facebook," said Simon Myers, from the consultancy Figtree Network.
"As corporate content becomes more tailored and engaging, social media sites such as Facebook represent a brighter future of greater customer dialogue and interaction than the current corporate website with static content and pictures of people shaking hands." | The German drugmaker Merck KGaA has begun legal action against Facebook after discovering what its lawyer described as the "the apparent takeover of its Facebook page". | 15888843 |
Thomas Willcox was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, near West Land Cottages on Alnwick Moor, at about 19:20 GMT on Tuesday.
Mr Willcox, who was from the Alnwick area, was in a Rover which was in a collision with a VW Passat.
The 31-year-old man driving the Passat was taken to Wansbeck General Hospital with minor injuries.
The road was closed for five hours. | An 82-year-old man who was killed in a two-car crash in Northumberland has been named. | 31530685 |
Police said the crash happened at the junction of Queens Road and Humber Road in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, shortly before 05:00 GMT.
Nobody was injured in the collision and no arrests have been made.
A Nottinghamshire Police spokesman said the circumstances of the crash were still being investigated and witnesses were being sought. | A cash machine was left badly damaged when a car smashed into it in the early hours. | 39020766 |
The unveiling of the 9ft (2.7m) bronze statue marks 100 years since Gandhi returned to India from South Africa to begin his struggle for independence.
The Gandhi Statue Memorial Trust raised more than £1m for the work which was described as a "magnificent tribute".
The statue was unveiled by Indian finance minister, Shri Arun Jaitley, in a ceremony which also involved Gandhi's grandson, Gopalkrishna Gandhi.
British sculptor, Philip Jackson, was commissioned to create the work with his previous pieces including statues of the Queen Mother and Bomber Command.
He said he was inspired by photographs of the civil rights leader outside 10 Downing Street on a visit in 1931.
Prime Minister David Cameron said: "This statue is a magnificent tribute to one of the most towering figures in the history of world politics and by putting Mahatma Gandhi in this famous square we are giving him an eternal home in our country."
Gandhi was known for his use of non-violent protest and undertook various hunger strikes to protest against the oppression of India's poorest classes. | A statue has been unveiled of Mahatma Gandhi in London's Parliament Square. | 31885895 |
The documents were taken earlier this week from the home of a former communist-era interior minister, Gen Czeslaw Kiszczak.
Lukasz Kaminski, head of the Institute of National Remembrance, said the documents appear authentic.
Mr Walesa has long denied being an informer in the 1970s.
The former president said the new materials could not originate from him, according to Polish radio.
The 279 pages of documents have not yet been properly analysed, and will be made public in due course, Mr Kaminski said.
Gen Kiszczak's widow had wanted to sell the documents, the institute said.
The state body prosecutes communist-era crimes.
The allegation that Lech Walesa passed on information in the early 1970s to the communist secret police, before he became the hero of the Solidarity trade union, is not new.
Mr Walesa, who was cleared of the charge by a court in 2000, says the communists falsified documents about him to try to ruin his reputation.
It is unlikely these notes will change many Poles' minds about Mr Walesa because the allegation is common knowledge and he is still widely admired for his role in bringing down communism in 1989.
Informant claims will not hurt Walesa legend
Mr Kaminski gave details of what he claimed was inside a file on Mr Walesa, covering the period 1970-6:
"Inside the personal file there is an envelope and inside, a hand written commitment to cooperate with the secret police signed 'Lech Walesa - Bolek'," he said.
Mr Kaminski said that among the documents in this folder were some "hand-written confirmations of receiving funds", signed with the pseudonym 'Bolek'.
"In the work folder... are many reports by a secret informant with the pseudonym 'Bolek' and notes by secret police officers from meetings with the secret informant," the director added.
Mr Walesa strenuously denied long-standing allegations of collaboration in a BBC interview in 2008.
"Nothing like that happened. I had no influence over what the secret police did and wrote," he said. "You will not find any signature of mine agreeing to collaborate anywhere," he went on.
1943: Born in Popowo, Poland. Later trains as an electrician and starts working at the shipyards in Gdansk
1980: Becomes leader of Solidarity
1981: Arrested in anti-democracy crackdown
1982: Released, Polish martial law eased
1983: Awarded Nobel peace prize for his role in Solidarity - the first free trade union in the Soviet bloc
1988: Leads a series of nationwide strikes
1990: Elected president of Poland
1995: Defeated in presidential election
2000: Defeated again in presidential poll; cleared of security service collaboration by a special court
Lech Walesa: 'My work here is done'
Lech Walesa's life made into film
Poland country profile | Poland's history institute says that newly seized documents suggest former president and Solidarity hero Lech Walesa was an informer. | 35602437 |
Eyes closed and snapping his fingers to the beat, Jhon Steban Perez is practising the song which, one day, he hopes will lead him to a bigger stage.
It is called "Canción de Reconciliación" (Reconciliation Song). Steban, as he prefers to be known, is a member of the Farc.
And his only stage today is a muddy hilltop near the small town of Icononzo, about a four hours' drive south-west of the Colombian capital, Bogotá.
It is there that 325 former Farc rebels are now living in what is known as a "zona veredal", one of 26 transition camps dotted around the country.
They were set up as part of an historic peace deal which ended more than five decades of armed uprising.
"It's better now," says Steban. "We no longer expect bombs to fall from the sky. We are breathing a new air, the air of peace."
Steban has found a way to express his hopes for the future - rap.
With studs in both ears, a big silver chain and dressed in black and blue fatigues with a khaki T-shirt, he looks every inch the guerrilla rapper.
He joined the Farc when he was just 14 and fought alongside the rebels.
He points to a nasty-looking scar on his wrist:"I got this injury during a clash with the army. But that's now in the past."
Now aged 28, Steban explains: "I've swapped my gun for a guitar."
His comrades meanwhile gave up their weapons for tools and their bullets for nails.
The former Farc fighters started arriving in this camp in January and, over several months, they built a village on the mountainside.
It is rudimentary and basic, most of the people here live in shacks. There are no brick walls, just green and black tarpaulin which barely keeps out the rain.
Getting from one place to the other involves going up and down a steep slippery slope.
"It's not that bad here" says former fighter Tito Cortez, one of many who no longer wears the Farc green battledress, preferring instead a branded tracksuit top and jogging pants.
"Compared to where we used to camp out in the jungle, this is like five-star accommodation."
But Farc leaders have complained that, despite months of planning, most of the transition camps are still lacking the basic amenities they say they were promised.
A larger building, high up the hill, serves as a makeshift classroom.
Fernando is 45. He used to be a front-line commander.
Now he is studying again, hoping to return to university to finish his social sciences degree.
"The government has done very little to help us settle here" he says.
"There is no proper sanitation, no infrastructure. Everything you see around you, we did it alone."
A special team of observers is in charge of overseeing the handing over of weapons.
They are part of what is called the MMV, the monitoring and verification mechanism.
It is made up of three equal parts - the Farc, the government and the United Nations.
Journalists wishing to speak to one member cannot do so without representatives of the two other groups being present.
This tripartite approach underlines the delicate nature of the situation.
The peace process is still fragile and it's important to show the world that former enemies can work together.
Ask three different MMV observers, representing the different sides, the same question: "Is the process on track?" and you will get the same answer, nearly word for word.
"We're all united and taking it one small step at a time." Everyone is on message.
The camp is a stepping stone towards rehabilitation.
If everything goes to plan, the Farc will transform itself into a political force and its former fighters will re-enter society.
But, for many who have little or no formal education, that will be a huge challenge.
Mireya Suarez became a member of the Farc when she was 19.
She now takes classes in the camp, hoping to better herself and prepare for the day when she will finally leave.
She has a 12-year-old daughter, born during the conflict but who will grow up away from weapons and war.
"I'm confident our future will be better. But I don't know how to live in the city. My fellow Colombians will have to teach me."
Also looking ahead is self-styled guerrilla rapper Steban.
"When the Farc becomes a political party, I will continue to work with them. But I also hope to fulfil my musical ambitions."
Late last year, Steban struck lucky. A reggae band that took part in a peace concert in the jungle invited him on stage to rap with them.
The band leader took him under his wing and helped him record "Canción de Reconciliation".
The song is now due to be released as a single at the end of April, Steban says.
"My dream is to have a concert in Bogotá. I'm sure it will happen soon."
Julian Keane will be broadcasting live from Colombia on the BBC World Service from 04:00 GMT on Friday 31 March. | "Now without arms with the voice of the word, we want freedom so we can have education, health and dignity for all of the nation." | 39442002 |
The French midfielder, who spent last season on loan at Saint-Etienne, produced a fine finish from the edge of the penalty area.
His goal took Nice three points clear of Monaco, who won 3-0 at Lorient on Friday, and Paris St-Germain, who beat Nantes 2-0 at home on Saturday.
And it condemned Saint-Etienne to a first home defeat in 10 games.
Match ends, St Etienne 0, Nice 1.
Second Half ends, St Etienne 0, Nice 1.
Younès Belhanda (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Younès Belhanda (Nice).
Kevin Malcuit (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Nice. Anastasios Donis replaces Alassane Pléa.
Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Corner, Nice. Conceded by Stéphane Ruffier.
Attempt saved. Younès Belhanda (Nice) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alassane Pléa.
Offside, Nice. Yoan Cardinale tries a through ball, but Younès Belhanda is caught offside.
Remi Walter (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jordan Veretout (St Etienne).
Hand ball by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
Substitution, Nice. Mathieu Bodmer replaces Valentin Eysseric.
Foul by Valentin Eysseric (Nice).
Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Loic Perrin (St Etienne) left footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high following a corner.
Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Dalbert.
Corner, Nice. Conceded by Kevin Malcuit.
Attempt saved. Alassane Pléa (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wylan Cyprien with a through ball.
Vincent Koziello (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Bryan Dabo (St Etienne).
Substitution, St Etienne. Bryan Dabo replaces Ole Selnaes.
Substitution, St Etienne. Arnaud Nordin replaces Nolan Roux.
Substitution, Nice. Vincent Koziello replaces Jean Michael Seri.
Valentin Eysseric (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Loic Perrin (St Etienne).
Hand ball by Alassane Pléa (Nice).
Substitution, St Etienne. Kévin Monnet-Paquet replaces Cheikh M'Bengue.
Attempt missed. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Younès Belhanda.
Attempt saved. Alassane Pléa (Nice) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentin Eysseric with a cross.
Remi Walter (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jordan Veretout (St Etienne).
Attempt missed. Alassane Pléa (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Alassane Pléa (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Younès Belhanda.
Attempt missed. Kevin Malcuit (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nolan Roux.
Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Nice).
Loic Perrin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! St Etienne 0, Nice 1. Valentin Eysseric (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dalbert.
Offside, St Etienne. Stéphane Ruffier tries a through ball, but Alexander Søderlund is caught offside. | Nice went three points clear at the top of Ligue 1 through Valentin Eysseric's winner against Saint-Etienne. | 37972453 |
Brown Clee in Ditton Priors and Clunbury have shut, Shropshire Council announced.
The Met Office had predicted ice and isolated wintry showers easing, but more cloud in the afternoon with rain and strengthening winds reaching Church Stretton by the evening.
It said at night rain would quickly spread eastwards, becoming heavy at times, as winds reach gale force. | Two primary schools have closed in Shropshire due to snow. | 30810684 |
US and Scottish prosecutors want to interview Mohammed Abouajela Masud and Abdullah al-Senussi over the atrocity.
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi is the only person to have been convicted over the bombing of Pan Am 103 in 1988.
The plane was on its way from London to New York on 21 December when it exploded above Lockerbie.
A total of 270 people died in the bombing, including everyone on board the plane and 11 people from the Scottish town.
Megrahi, who was found guilty of mass murder and jailed for a minimum of 27 years, died in 2012 after being released from jail on compassionate grounds in 2009. He had terminal cancer.
Stephanie Bernstein, a US citizen whose husband was among those killed in the attack, said she was "surprised, delighted and really gratified" by the news that two further suspects had been identified.
"There are many, many people who I hope are not sleeping so well tonight knowing that the Scottish government and the US government are committed to pursuing this case," she said.
Frank Duggan, president of Pan Am 103 Relatives, which represents many of the US victims of the bombing, said he was not confident there would be further prosecutions.
"It's been 26 years. It's too long, people are dead, stories have been forgotten," he said.
"I'd like to think that it will be one small measure of closure but I don't expect the kind of justice that we all hope for."
But Dr Jim Swire, whose daughter died in the bombing, claimed that any prosecution would "need to be supported by very much better evidence" than that used against Megrahi, who Dr Swire believes was not responsible for the attack.
Analysis by Rana Jawad, North Africa correspondent
Abdullah El Senussi is being held in Al-Hadba prison in Tripoli, but Masud's incarceration is less clear.
He is serving a 10-year sentence but there are conflicting claims over whether he is doing so in Tripoli or in a prison in Misrata.
The office of Tripoli's general prosecutor was less than forthcoming in divulging any information when it was contacted following the Crown Office announcement about the new suspects.
It is highly unlikely that any government in Libya would agree to any extradition request from the US or Scottish authorities to interview the two men.
Abdullah Al-Senussi in particular (unlike his shadowy co-suspect) is not an ordinary figure; he is and will forever remain Gaddafi's black box on every crime, atrocity, and back-door dealings that Libya was allegedly involved in during his time in power.
There was always suspicion in Libya that the West wanted to get his hands on him specifically for that reason, and would subsequently never return him.
Investigators would have a better chance trying to interview the men on Libyan soil, a prospect that is complicated given the fact that there are no Western diplomatic missions operating in Libya and no government in Tripoli that the international community recognises.
Both of the newly identified suspects are currently serving prison sentences in Libya, which is in chaos as rival factions fight for control of the country.
Senussi, who is currently awaiting execution in a Libyan jail, was the brother-in-law and intelligence chief of former Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi.
Masud is reported to be serving a prison sentence for bomb making.
Neither of the suspects are in the hands of the recognised government based in Tobruk but are being held by the Islamist-backed administration based in Tripoli.
A request to interview the suspects had been "routed through the British Embassy", the Crown Office said.
Relatives of some of those killed in the bombing welcomed the naming of two new suspects
Both men were named as possible suspects by an American TV documentary last month.
Documentary maker Ken Dornstein's brother David died in the Lockerbie bombing.
He told the BBC's Today programme: "We went in with a list of names that had come from the original investigation, pulled out of the tens of thousands of pages of documents. I established many were dead or missing. Ultimately, I concluded there may be three people left."
On Masud, Mr Dornstein added: "Figuring out simply that he existed would solve many of the unanswered questions to the bombing because he was attached to Megrahi according to the best information there was, including at the airport in Malta on the day that the bomb was said to have been infiltrated into the baggage system and ultimately on to Flight 103."
Megrahi's part in the bombing has been called into question in a series of books and documentaries.
Key developments in Lockerbie bombing case | Families of some of the 270 people who died in the Lockerbie bombing have welcomed the naming of two new suspects. | 34546899 |
West Yorkshire Police said a police firearm was discharged during the operation at about 18:00 GMT near the M62 in Huddersfield.
The slip roads east and west bound at junction 24 of the M62 remain closed.
The force said the case has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. No further details about the man or incident have been released by police.
A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "During a pre-planned policing operation near to the M62 in Huddersfield a police firearm was discharged and a man has died.
"An immediate referral has been made to the Independent Police Complaints Commission who are in attendance in West Yorkshire and West Yorkshire Police are fully cooperating with their investigation." | A man has died during a "pre-planned" police operation near a motorway. | 38492953 |
China's central bank has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Bank of Korea.
The signing took place during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to South Korea.
The timescale for the establishment of the clearing system has not been disclosed.
A clearing system, also known as a clearing house, essentially acts as the middleman between two different parties, and is also the agent through which financial instruments such as shares, bonds and currencies are often traded.
The move comes days after the French central bank also signed an MOU with its Chinese counterpart to set up a renminbi payment system in Paris.
Banque de France said in a statement: "This MoU is the first step towards the creation of a renminbi clearing and settlement infrastructure in Paris."
Earlier this year, China's central bank signed similar MOUs with its counterparts in Germany and the United Kingdom.
Last month, the British pound became the fifth major currency to be exchangeable directly for yuan in Shanghai, joining the Australian and New Zealand dollars, as well as the Japanese yen and the US dollar.
The Chinese currency ranks as the seventh most used payment currency globally. | South Korea will get a yuan clearing system in the capital Seoul, expanding the list of states with direct access to trade in the Chinese currency. | 28156371 |
Republicans made historic gains in the mid-term elections and now control both legislative chambers.
Incoming Senate leader Mitch McConnell said he would make the ineffective Senate function and pass bills.
Mr Obama said he was "eager to work with the new Congress to make the next two years as productive as possible".
The election campaign was characterised by widespread frustration expressed by voters about the inability of Congress to work together.
To the Americans who voted for change, the president said: "I hear you."
He told a White House news conference that both parties must address those concerns, but he admitted that as president he had a "unique responsibility to try to make this town work".
On Friday, he will host a meeting at the White House with Democratic and Republican leaders.
"We can surely find ways to work together," Mr Obama said. "It's time for us to take care of business."
But he warned he would act on his own to reduce deportations and improve border security - action he had delayed until after the election, to the fury of some Latino voters.
Earlier on Wednesday, Mr McConnell pledged to make the Senate more productive.
"The Senate in the last few years basically doesn't do anything," he said. "We're going to go back to work and actually pass legislation."
He also vowed to "work together" with Mr Obama on issues where they can agree, such as trade agreements and tax reform.
Working within a two-party political system did not mean "we have to live in perpetual conflict", he added.
Also on Wednesday, the chairman of the Republican National Committee called resounding Republican mid-term victories a "direct rejection of the Obama agenda".
"[Americans] want nothing to do with the policies of Barack Obama," Reince Priebus told reporters.
Barack Obama's unpopularity in the run-up to these mid-term elections is hard to exaggerate. One of the things that is lost in the big picture of the night is some of the sidebar poll findings - the American people are fed up with all their politicians. It's not just the occupant of the White House, though as Harry Truman most famously noted, the buck stops with the president.
Mitch McConnell will be conscious of that, and will know that in two years' time, when it is not just the Senate but the presidency in play, the American people could be venting their spleen on him. Be fearful of the blame game.
That leaves the Kentucky senator with some important tactical decisions to make.
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Throughout the campaign, Republicans focused on voter dissatisfaction with Mr Obama, a Democrat, describing the vote as a referendum on his presidency.
As the first results came in late on Tuesday, it became clear they had made the six gains they needed to win control of the Senate.
The Republicans won in Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Montana, North Carolina, South Dakota and West Virginia. The party now controls 52 seats, and is tipped to win at least one more as votes are counted in other states.
100 Women elected to Congress - including Mia Love - first black Republican female
1st African American, Tim Scott, elected in the South since 1870
3rd George Bush - grandson and nephew of two former presidents
18 Age of Saira Blair, the youngest elected state legislator
30 Age of Elise Stefanik, youngest woman elected to US Congress
Their victory came on the back of a wave of discontent expressed by voters on the campaign trail - unhappy with an economic recovery they fail to feel the benefits of, and frustrated by political gridlock in Congress, which has already reached historic levels.
But echoing his successor's sentiment of unity, current Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid congratulated Mr McConnell in a short statement.
"The message from voters is clear - they want us to work together," said Mr Reid of Nevada, whose role in the soon-to-be Democratic minority remains uncertain.
"I look forward to working with Senator McConnell to get things done for the middle class."
The Republicans are also projected to increase their majority - by at least 10 seats - in the House of Representatives to levels not seen since before World War Two.
They also made gains among the 36 governorships up for re-election.
The Republicans will now have the power to complicate, if not block completely, Mr Obama's agenda in the last two years of his tenure in the White House.
Control of the Senate will also enable the Republicans to stymie his ability to name new federal judges, cabinet members and senior government officials.
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In the governor's races, Republican incumbents survived some tough re-election battles and scored some surprising victories, cementing their success across several levels of government.
Voters approved ballot measures legalising cannabis in Oregon and Washington DC.
And three states - South Dakota, Arkansas and Nebraska - approved increases in the minimum wage. | The US Senate's new Republican leader and President Barack Obama have both promised to end the political gridlock that has so frustrated American voters. | 29919793 |
A former gunner with the 73rd Anti-tank Regiment, Leonard Wells was awarded the Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur at his care home in Sunderland on Saturday.
Mr Wells was joined by family and members of the 256 City of London Field Hospital to receive his medal.
His great niece, Rebecca Smith, said she felt a "great sense of pride" to see him honoured after so many years.
It was announced on the 70th anniversary of D-Day that the Legion d'honneur would be awarded to all veterans who took part in the invasion.
Ms Smith said it was a "great surprise" to hear her great uncle would be getting the award.
She added it was significant for the family to realise that "after all this time it is still important to people and the service that he gave to his country".
Captain Mark Smith, of the 256 City of London Field Hospital, said: "Leonard was a gunner with the 73rd Anti-tank Regiment so he fired 25 pounder artillery guns at enemy tanks as indirect fire or direct fire as cover for troops on the ground.
"It's a significant award in recognition of his courage and service commitment and ethos on a similar level to an OBE." | A war veteran has been awarded a French military honour on his 99th birthday for his part in the D-Day landings. | 39613613 |
Jan Frylinck produced his maiden first-class century as the tourists reached 403-7 at stumps on day two, after the first day was washed out on Tuesday.
The middle-order batsman hit 158 off 179 balls at Cambusdoon New Ground, assisted by weighty knocks from Stephan Baard (88) and Christi Viljoen (77).
Scotland's Safyaan Sharif took three wickets in five balls in the 29th over.
The right-armed pace bowler finished with 3-63 off his 20 overs, after reducing Namibia to 88-3.
The tourists won the toss, elected to bat and Baard and Louis van der Westhuizen shared a first-wicket stand of 87.
But Sharif had Van der Westhuizen caught by Con de Lange for 43, and then inflicted consecutive golden ducks on Gerhard Erasmus - trapping him lbw with the fifth ball of the over - and Craig Williams when he edged to Kyle Coetzer at third slip.
Former South Africa Under-19 international Frylinck steadied the ship superbly, enjoying a fourth-wicket partnership of 111 with Baard before an inside edge from the latter saw him caught by Calum MacLeod off Richie Berrington.
Frylinck, who hit 20 fours and four sixes in total, continued his fine form alongside Viljoen, their fifth-wicket stand of 151 eventually ended when Frylinck was caught and bowled by Mark Watt.
Namibia captain Sarel Burger was then dismissed for a duck, edging Alasdair Evans' delivery into the hands of Matthew Cross.
Viljoen spooned the ball to extra cover and was caught by Craig Wallace to become Berrington's second victim, leaving Zane Green (25no) and JJ Smit (10no) at the crease.
Scotland team: Kyle Coetzer (captain), George Munsey, Calum MacLeod, Richie Berrington, Con de Lange (vice-captain), Craig Wallace, Matthew Cross, Safyaan Sharif, Mark Watt, Ruaidhri Smith, Alasdair Evans. | Scotland suffered a tough day in the field as Namibia took control of their Intercontinental Cup clash in Ayr. | 40195715 |
The 26-year-old missed Saturday's game amid speculation linking him with a move away from Hillsborough.
In a statement, Forestieri apologised to his team-mates, head coach Carlos Carvalhal and the club's supporters.
Carvalhal told BBC Radio Sheffield that the former Italy Under-21 striker had been fined by the Championship club.
Forestieri, who scored 15 goals as Wednesday reached the play-off final last season, netted the winner in their season-opening victory over Aston Villa.
He said there had been "misunderstandings" between himself and the club which had now been resolved.
"I can only repeat that never once did I even consider leaving Sheffield Wednesday, and I am sorry if anyone ever thought that was the case," said Forestieri.
"If I could turn back the clock I would but I cannot. Sometimes in life you have to make mistakes so you can learn from them. All I can do is ask for forgiveness from everyone who has been so supportive towards myself and my family during my very happy time at Hillsborough so far." | Fernando Forestieri has said it was "unprofessional and unacceptable" for him to refuse to play in Sheffield Wednesday's 0-0 draw at Norwich. | 37098720 |
Here's what has been released so far:
The prime minister published a summary of his tax returns from 2009 to 2015 in an attempt to defuse a row over his personal finances.
The document showed Mr Cameron's mother had given him a £200,000 gift after his father's death, which could potentially avoid inheritance tax.
Last year, the prime minister paid almost £76,000 in tax on an income of more than £200,000.
Those earnings included almost £47,000 from a share of rent paid on his family home in west London, vacated when the Camerons moved to Downing Street.
Downing Street is providing no details about the £72,000 the Mr Cameron received for selling "other shares" beyond his investment in his father's Blairmore Holdings fund or the £40,000 he received in cash from his own stock-broking account.
The following day, details of the chancellor's income were released on the government's website.
It showed he had paid £72,210 in tax in 2014-15 on a total taxable income of £198,738.
His income included £33,562 in rental income on his London home and £44,647 in dividend income from shares in his father's wallpaper company.
He also received just £3 in bank interest.
Just after Mr Osborne, as Mr Cameron's Commons statement got under way, the Labour leader released his own tax return for 2014-15.
It showed he had declared £1,850 of taxable income on top of his parliamentary salary.
Explaining the delay in releasing the document - he had promised it "very soon" two days earlier - Mr Corbyn's spokesman said he had had to ask HM Revenue & Customs for a copy.
It also emerged Mr Corbyn had been fined £100 for submitting the document after the deadline.
The shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, published his return - showing earnings of £61,575 and tax of £14,253 - in January, during a row over Google's tax settlement.
Scotland's first minister has published her tax return for 2014-15, promising to do so every year.
She followed Scotland's other political leaders in releasing the information. Scottish Labour's Kezia Dugdale released her returns on Saturday, and was followed by Tory Ruth Davidson. SNP leader Ms Sturgeon and Willie Rennie, of the Lib Dems, then published their documents the following day.
Leaders of Plaid Cymru and the Welsh Liberal Democrats have revealed their tax details, with party chiefs in the Welsh Conservatives and Welsh Labour vowing to do the same.
Plaid leader Leanne Wood became the first Welsh political leader to make her tax details public, on Sunday evening.
The self-assessment tax calculation shows she paid £9,043 income tax on taxable income of £38,547.
The London mayor released figures showing he has paid more than £1m in tax in the past four years on his earnings from publishing and journalism, as well as his mayoral salary.
In 2014-15, he recorded £266,667 for his Daily Telegraph column and £224,617 in book royalties, his accounts show.
The two favourites to replace Mr Johnson in City Hall, Zac Goldsmith and Sadiq Khan, published their details in February.
Conservative backbencher Jacob Rees-Mogg has predicted all MPs will be publishing their tax figures within two years, reflecting changes in the "public mood" over tax transparency.
Lib Dem leader Tim Farron has promised to publish his,
Among those to have already done so are Labour's former shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna, who published a scanned copy of his tax return for 2014-15, and ex-minister Caroline Flint who released figures for her total income and expenditure.
Downing Street said Mr Cameron thought it right for prime ministers, "potential prime ministers", chancellors and shadow chancellors to publish their tax details.
But Mr Cameron said he did not think all MPs should be compelled to routinely publish similar information.
Another Conservative MP, Charles Walker, said there was "a new culture of bullying" in the UK and warned of a situation where public figures could end up having to release a stream of personal information such as medical records.
And UKIP leader Nigel Farage said he wouldn't be divulging any details, since most people regarded tax as a private matter.
"Neighbours would hate the thought that the people at Number 32 knew what their income was," he told BBC Radio 4's Westminster Hour programme. | In the wake of the Panama Papers revelations, there have been calls for the UK's political leaders to publish details of their own tax affairs. | 36015219 |
19 August 2017 Last updated at 08:43 BST
It's caused a huge surge of people trying to get their hands on special protective eclipse glasses.
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There are also big traffic jams in the state of Oregon, which is one of the first states where the eclipse will be visible.
The rare event of the moon passing directly in front of the sun is due to happen on 21 August. | People across America are preparing to see the total solar eclipse on Monday that will be visible across 14 states. | 40985285 |
A Polish court's decision to deny a US request for the French and Polish citizen's extradition is just the latest chapter in the saga.
The incident that sparked the long battle took place in 1977, when Polanski had unlawful sex with 13-year-old Samantha Gailey at actor Jack Nicholson's Hollywood home.
The film-maker was arrested and charged with a string of offences, eventually admitting to having sex with a minor. The other charges were dropped as part of a plea bargain.
He spent 42 days undergoing psychiatric evaluation in prison, but was permitted to travel overseas when this was completed.
Polanski's lawyers have said that private conversations with the judge led them to believe that the prison time would serve as his punishment.
However, when it was later suggested that he could return to prison, Polanski decided to flee ahead of sentencing.
In February 1978 he travelled to the UK where he had a home, and then went to France where he held citizenship.
US attempts to have him returned from France were thwarted, and Polanski's prolonged period of exile from Hollywood began.
He also avoided the UK, with its stronger extradition agreement with the US, and preferred not to travel to countries where there was any danger of arrest.
This quiet yet unresolved state of affairs continued until the release of Polanski's 2002 film The Pianist, a harrowing story of Nazi-occupied Warsaw which mirrored his own childhood experiences.
Polanski won the Oscar for best director, and his no-show at the Hollywood awards in 2003 seemed to lead to a new rash of developments in the case.
As The Pianist was raking in box office rewards, a Los Angeles judge made documents from the original case available to the public. These were subsequently posted on the internet.
Samantha Gailey - later Geimer - spoke out at the time, saying that Polanski should be allowed to return to the US and "should have received a sentence of time served 25 years ago".
Ms Geimer, now a mother of three, reflected on her experiences, saying it was "scary, and looking back, very creepy".
She maintained that her liaison with Polanski had not been consensual, and he would "not take no for an answer".
1977: Polanski admits unlawful sex with Samantha Geimer, 13, in Los Angeles
1978: Flees to Britain before US sentencing, and then to France, where he holds citizenship and is protected by France's limited extradition with US
2009: The US rejects Polanski's request for the case to be dismissed. Visiting Switzerland later that year, he is jailed, then placed under house arrest following a US extradition request
2010: Swiss authorities decide against extraditing Polanski and free him
2014: Polanski is questioned by prosecutors in Poland, acting on a US request. He agrees to comply with the Polish justice system as it examines the matter
2015: Polish court rules against US request for extradition.
In 2005, a libel action brought by the film-maker against Vanity Fair magazine concerning allegations about his earlier private life went in his favour.
But his refusal to testify in person at London's High Court showed that he still considered himself at risk.
In 2008, a new HBO documentary entitled Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired was released, which examined the events leading up to the film-maker's sudden flight from the US, keeping the case under public scrutiny.
In 2009, a flurry of legal activity failed to put an end to the case and US determination to extradite Polanski.
His lawyers' attempts to lift the threat of extradition fell on deaf ears, including a bid to hold a court hearing outside the US.
Ms Geimer also called for the case to finally be dismissed, saying it "causes harm to me, my husband and children".
But during a visit to Switzerland in 2009, Polanski was arrested at Zurich airport. He was held in prison and under house arrest for months but avoided extradition after Swiss authorities ruled against it.
In a 2011 TV interview, Polanski said he had "regretted" the 1977 incident for 33 years and called Ms Geimer a "double victim" - of both him and the press.
But Polanski's legal troubles may not end here. The Polish ruling can be appealed against and officials from the recently elected Law and Justice Party have publicly called for his extradition. | The unlawful sex case against film director Roman Polanski has been rumbling on for almost 40 years. | 34679695 |
In an operation involving more than 100 officers, eight houses were searched as part of Operation Archerfish.
Homes in Selkirk, Kelso, Galashiels, and Hawick were targeted in the investigation which uncovered illegal drugs worth about £3,750.
Police also recovered about £1,200 in cash in the early morning raids.
Two men, aged 32 and 34, have been arrested and charged under the Misuse of Drugs Act. They are expected to appear at Jedbrgh Sheriff Court on Friday.
Officers are also looking for a man in relation to cannabis cultivation and further inquiries are being carried out for other drug supply offences.
Police Scotland said the operation has seriously disrupted the drug supply networks in the Borders and removed a "significant quantity" of controlled drugs.
Det Ch Insp Stephen Healy, of the specialist crime division, said: "This operation was devised due to feedback from the local community.
"Over 100 officers took part in today's executive day of action and we have sent a strong message to those in our community who peddle harmful substances to the public."
The raids were supported by Scottish Borders Council and NHS Borders.
Dr Eric Baijal, joint director of public health for the agencies said: "Many local people will not think there is a significant drug problem in the area, however NHS Borders and other agencies in the Scottish Borders are at the front line and see the impact of substance misuse on a daily basis.
"Drugs have a devastating impact on people's health, well-being and life in general, and we have a range of confidential support services available for adults and young people." | Police in the Borders have seized a quantity of drugs and cash during a series of raids across the region. | 30430873 |
But Peter Salovey thinks there is no better place to preach the gospel of empathy.
As president of Yale, he has direct access to the university's distinguished alumni. Some, such as Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman and Chinese billionaire Zhang Lei, are the very epitome of the so-called global elites against whom there has been somewhat of a populist backlash in the past year.
Prof Salovey comes to the World Economic Forum with a message.
He says the business leaders in Davos would do well to understand the ordinary men and women behind populist uprisings, such as the one in his own country, which culminated on Friday with the inauguration as President of such an unlikely candidate as Donald Trump.
"We live in a complex world, a world where our fellow citizens are telling us that they feel left out," says the convivial psychology professor.
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In such times, he adds, reaching across cultural, political and economic divides is more important than ever, and Prof Salovey thinks he knows how to help Davos delegates do just that.
"How does one learn how to listen, how does one learn how to think critically, how does one learn how to communicate? And how does one learn to develop emotional intelligence, the ability to empathise with another person?"
The answer, he says, lies in education - in particular, the humanities.
To that end, the function room at the Belvedere Hotel in which Yale's annual reception is held features some rather novel exhibits, at least for a forum mostly dedicated to dealing with the immediate present.
In conjunction with the Smithsonian, delegates can explore some of the world's most endangered languages by watching interactive videos of their last remaining native speakers, or flick through an archive of pictures displaying ordinary Americans at work in factories and farms - taken for propaganda purposes at the behest of Franklin D Roosevelt, in order to highlight the success of his New Deal.
Perusing such artefacts, says Prof Salovey, can help the gathered Davos crowd grapple with complex problems such us: "What are the fundamental problems that humans have grappled with for millennia? What are ways in which we share a common humanity?"
He says people do feel that they have worked hard and paid their dues, and yet still they feel downwardly mobile. "That's not the American dream," he adds.
One person who understands the American dream all too well is Lonnie Bunch, the founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), which was opened to great fanfare by President Obama in Washington just a few months ago.
Since then, nearly a million people have wandered through its doors, and encountered one of America's darkest moments, in slavery, and one of its greatest strengths, in the huge contributions of African Americans to the country's cultural makeup.
"I think it is crucially important in the times we are living in to be able to give people a sense of hope and possibility, but to also help them understand that despite how bad you may think things are, they were once worse, and people struggled to improve, across racial lines," says Mr Bunch.
Addressing the assembled businessmen and women, he says: "You can't be a good businessman without understanding the societal issues that have shaped the moment you are in.
"Businessmen always forecast what they think is the next trend. Part of that comes from understanding the past.
"What we want is not only for people to understand the past but also to bring those skills of the humanities - critical thinking, nuance, ambiguity - to basically be able to be nimble, to wrestle with a variety of issues, not just have a single point of view."
However, Mr Bunch stresses, "change doesn't happen without struggle, without sacrifice."
Alluding to the incoming US administration, the historian says that it is "incumbent upon all who enter the museum to be an activist, to help make America better".
For his part, Prof Salovey is committed to defending the values of educational institutions such as Yale, not just as bastions of free expression, but also as havens for diversity.
"We believe that the most stimulating educational environment that we could create comes when we have a wonderful mix of the world on our campus," he says, in a thinly veiled broadside at Donald Trump's campaign rhetoric.
"We have policies on campus who support students called 'Dreamers', who came to the US as children, but perhaps their parents were not documented.
"We support DACA, the act that gives a status to people whose immigration status may be ambiguous, or undocumented."
Prof Salovey cites his own family heritage - his grandparents, he says, were uneducated immigrants and education lifted their children out of poverty.
This, he says, is the American value he most wants to protect.
"We want to educate the world," he emphasises.
"I'm not willing to give up on that, and I will advocate as vigorously as I know how, to continue that tradition in all of our institutions of higher learning." | The rarefied environs of a Davos cocktail party may not, at first, seem like the ideal place to teach people to understand those with whom they disagree. | 38695006 |
Now Twitter, which just days ago acted to prevent Meerkat tapping into its own users quite so easily, has launched a rival service called Periscope. Battle has been joined and there's unlikely to be more than one winner.
Both apps provide an extremely simple way of going live from your mobile phone with just a couple of taps - and letting the world see what you see. This is not particularly new - services like Qik, Bambuser and Livestream have allowed you to go live from your phone for some years. But Meerkat and Periscope have come along just as many mobile users have easier and cheaper access to the necessary data connection and they also make it far easier to connect with an audience. I've tried both, and here is what I've found.
To start a Meerkast (as they're known) you just fill in a subject box describing what you are about to show and press "stream". Then those who follow you on the app get an alert telling them that you are live, and they can choose to watch and send you messages which pop up at the bottom of the screen. I've used the app to stream a speaker at a conference, a Raspberry Pi contest at the Science Museum and even a tech event hosted by the Duke of York inside a royal palace.
You quickly see how many people are watching - I think my highest audience has been 47, and apparently a Meerkast with the White House press secretary attracted several hundred viewers. Not exactly the world coming together, but then this is a very new app. Once you stop streaming, anyone who arrives too late has no way of retrieving your Meerkast. As I've often found, it can be frustrating to get a message saying someone is streaming, only to find it's over by the time you tune in.
One really annoying aspect is that you can only film in portrait mode, so although you can save the video you shoot onto your phone, you wouldn't want to show it on a standard 16:9 screen.
Periscope works in a similar way, but I found it performed just slightly better - perhaps because until today it's only had a few test users. I did not get the connection issues that occasionally saw my Meerkasts switch to audio-only mode. But what really impressed here was some of the content. I downloaded the beta version of the app just as the astronaut Chris Hadfield was starting a broadcast on an apparently mundane subject - packing his suitcase.
He'd propped his phone up while he packed, and riffed about the kind of clothing you take into space. Then questions started popping up at the bottom of the screen, and he answered each of them - including mine - with great wit and insight. We learned what kind of underwear you wear in space, that you never get any washing done up there and about the precise mechanics of, how shall I put this, visiting the bathroom.
Twitter cleverly gave Periscope to a number of tech-savvy celebrities to test and while their audiences were necessarily small during the pilot stage, I can see them rapidly learning how to engage directly with fans, just as they have with other social media platforms.
The key technological trick in live streaming video is cutting latency - in other words, reducing the delay between the broadcaster and the audience. And Periscope appears to have cracked it. I did a test by counting to 10 and asking people to message me the moment I got there. They responded almost immediately.
Overall, Twitter's new baby does seem a more polished product overall than Meerkat. It also allows you to publish the videos for later viewing, which must mean that they will get bigger audiences. But it shares one annoying characteristic with its rival - it works only in portrait mode, giving you vertical video.
Periscope's co-founder and CEO Keyvon Beykpour - who only sold the business to Twitter in January after developing the app for a year - didn't seem to understand my irritation with this feature, when we spoke yesterday.
"This isn't television," he says. "It's a different medium and people generally hold their phones with one hand." But he says they hope to introduce landscape mode quite soon, although he believes that most users will stick with vertical video.
So prepare to see your Twitter stream fill up with people showing off their new kitchen and their child's first steps, or giving you vertical views of a football match or a rock concert. Is this the future of social communication? Maybe, but I'm betting that the key to success in this live-streaming battle will be compelling content from articulate people. In other words, let's hear more details about Commander Hadfield's space underwear. | For the last couple of weeks the hot new thing in tech - or at least the most talked about at the SXSW music and tech festival in Texas - has been a live-streaming video service called Meerkat. | 32064576 |
Hun Sen, 63, who calls himself a digital dinosaur posts frequent updates from his daily life.
His page - established in September - has 3.2 million likes.
Last week, the Phnom Penh Post reported that the majority of Hun Sen's recent likes were from foreign accounts.
The biggest single groups of likes came from Indian accounts (255,692), with significant numbers also from the Philippines (98,256), Myanmar (46,368), Indonesia (46,368) and several others, the Post reported.
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As well as their fierce political rivalry, Hun Sen and opposition leader Sam Rainsy, who lives in exile, are social media competitors too.
Both hope to win over the country's huge young electorate, which in 2013 voted largely for Mr Rainsy's Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), who narrowly lost the election, which they claimed was rigged.
Mr Rainsy's page has 2.3 million likes - significantly fewer than the prime minister, but most are from Cambodian accounts.
After the Phnom Penh Post report, the opposition leader accused Hun Sen of hiring foreigners to create fake accounts and increase the number of fans of his page.
Speaking at a university graduation on Thursday Hun Sen flatly denied this saying: "I don't know where those 'likes' are from."
Mr Rainsy was, he said, a "loser who doesn't agree to lose".
"If I could buy India, I must be really strong. But I am just happy that I, Hun Sen, have been recognised by Indian people and people in other countries as the Prime Minister of Cambodia," he added.
Although Facebook bans the practice and carries out periodic purges of fake accounts, it is possible to buy likes from so-called "click farms", where people are paid small sums to create fake accounts whose likes and follows are then sold.
Celebrities, politicians and even a UK government minister have been accused of buying such social media approval. | Cambodia's Prime Minister has denied buying fake likes for his Facebook page, after the opposition leader accused him of artificially boosting his popularity. | 35839701 |
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Helder Costa's low first-half shot and Matt Doherty's stunning free-kick gave Wolves their first win in the competition for almost six years.
Peter Crouch volleyed over from six yards and visiting goalkeeper Carl Ikeme made four excellent saves before Doherty's set-piece sealed victory.
It is the first time since 2008-09 that Stoke have gone out in round three.
Manager Mark Hughes had named a strong starting line-up, with Xherdan Shaqiri and Bojan Krkic among those brought into the side that beat Watford in the Premier League on Tuesday.
But the Potters were below par for long periods and did not show their quality until the latter stages, as they were beaten by a team 25 positions below them in the league pyramid.
Wolves had suffered two relegations, won one promotion and had seven different full-time managers since their previous win in an FA Cup tie - a 5-0 third-round replay win over Doncaster in January 2011.
Two head coaches, Kenny Jackett and Walter Zenga, have departed during another eventful season at Molineux, but Wolves' win at Stoke was more evidence of their ongoing recovery under boss Paul Lambert.
A much-changed Wolves team caused their top-flight opponents problems from the outset in attack.
Jon Dadi Bodvarsson had already sent two efforts wide before Costa, who is on a season-long loan from Benfica, found the net for the eighth time this season with a strike which beat Lee Grant at his near post.
At the other end, a defence including fit-again Mike Williamson for the first time since November 2015 was rarely threatened by Stoke until the final 30 minutes, when Ikeme came to the fore.
Named as captain with Danny Batth and Dave Edwards on the bench, Nigeria international Ikeme kept out efforts from Marko Arnautovic, Ibrahim Afellay, Crouch and Joe Allen to preserve his clean sheet.
Stoke were one of a host of Premier League clubs viewing the competition as their best chance of silverware this season, but any hopes of repeating their run to the final in 2011 were dashed.
Spanish forward Bojan, linked with a move away during the January transfer window, did little to push his claims for regular first-team football during a quiet first period.
Unimpressed by Stoke's first-half showing, Hughes introduced Allen and Charlie Adam in place of Bojan and Giannelli Imbula at the interval and those changes had the desired effect.
The Potters were dominant for a 20-minute spell but Wolves held firm and secured a cup upset with full-back Doherty's fourth goal of the campaign.
Stoke manager Mark Hughes: "We lost the game on the first half. The strength of the team we put out should have been capable of getting a result.
"You need luck, and their keeper made several saves, but ultimately we weren't good enough on the day and we have to give them credit.
"We wanted a cup run, sadly that's not the case and that's disappointing. We need to pick ourselves up and get our act together next week now."
Wolves head coach Paul Lambert: "The whole performance from start to finish was terrific and we could have been two or three up before we even scored. We look like a team that's full of confidence at the minute.
"You need time to put your own stamp on things, you're never going to do it within three or four weeks. You won't even do it within three or four months, you need about a full season to get your point across properly.
"But there is an accumulation of things now happening at the club. It's a lot better place now than when I came in, that's for sure."
Match ends, Stoke City 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
Second Half ends, Stoke City 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
Peter Crouch (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Kortney Hause (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Foul by Julien Ngoy (Stoke City).
George Saville (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Peter Crouch (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Charlie Adam (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Joe Allen (Stoke City).
Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Charlie Adam (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
Attempt missed. Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a set piece situation.
Erik Pieters (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Goal! Stoke City 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Bruno Martins Indi (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Bruno Martins Indi (Stoke City).
Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nouha Dicko replaces Dominic Iorfa because of an injury.
Delay in match Dominic Iorfa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) because of an injury.
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Hélder Costa.
Attempt blocked. Marko Arnautovic (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Carl Ikeme.
Attempt saved. Joe Allen (Stoke City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Carl Ikeme.
Attempt saved. Joe Allen (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Substitution, Stoke City. Julien Ngoy replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. David Edwards replaces Bright Enobakhare.
Attempt blocked. Marko Arnautovic (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Carl Ikeme.
Attempt saved. Ibrahim Afellay (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Attempt missed. Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Joe Allen (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Xherdan Shaqiri (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers). | Championship side Wolves upset Premier League opponents Stoke City to reach the fourth round of the FA Cup. | 38474738 |
Fidencio Sanchez, 89, was forced out of retirement in the summer after his only daughter died and he took custody of her children.
The GoFundMe page was set up by a stranger who was moved to see the paleta seller hunched over his trolley.
Despite the windfall, Mr Sanchez says he has no plans to stop working.
He has been selling ice pops in the Little Village neighbourhood of the Illinois city for 23 years.
Mr Sanchez had been retired just two months when his daughter passed away in July.
His wife, who also used to sell the ice pops, was forced to quit in the summer because of failing health.
"We thought, what are we going to do? We have to pay the bills," the Spanish-speaking vendor told ABC News through a translator.
Mr Sanchez decided to dust off his cart of frozen treats once again to help support his wife and grandchildren.
"I wake up early and (work) all day until eight at night," he said.
The online fundraiser was set up last Friday by a passer-by who was inspired by the ageing paleta seller's work ethic.
"It broke my heart seeing this man who should be enjoying retirement," Joel Cervantes Macias wrote on GoFundMe.
Mr Macias, who runs a Mexican restaurant, said he bought 20 paletas from Mr Sanchez for $50.
He drove away and posted the photo on Facebook, with the comment: "I respect this man to the fullest! #workflow #dyingbreed #mexicano #migente."
The image garnered a huge response.
Mr Macias said he decided to set up the online fundraiser, "Relief for Fidencio the paleta man", in the hope of collecting $3,000 dollars (£2,250) for him.
That target was surpassed in less than an hour.
By Monday evening, the page had raised more than $201,000. | More than $200,000 (£150,000) has been raised online in days for an elderly Chicago ice popsicle vendor who was pictured struggling to push his cart. | 37344268 |
The Boston Protest Group said the "peaceful demonstration" was aimed at highlighting the pressure put on local services by migrant workers.
About 300 people gathered at the Herbert Ingram memorial for the demonstration, which organisers said was not aimed at individuals.
An estimated 9,000 foreign workers have settled in the town in recent years.
By Scott DaltonBBC Radio Lincolnshire reporter
In the shadow of Boston Stump with the statue of the town's former MP Herbert Ingram as a backdrop, scores of people both young and old gathered for the protest.
They held banners ranging from "Free Us From The Shackles of Europe" to "Get Back Our Country".
Many told me they felt it was a chance for them to finally air their views in public after feeling they had been ignored too long by politicians.
There were impromptu speeches on a loudspeaker from some of the crowd, while organisers stressed their beef was not with migrants themselves but with the immigration policies of successive governments.
At one point there was even a good-natured conversation between a demonstrator and a Polish man who made the point he always worked hard himself but sympathised with the protesters and wished them well.
Protest organiser Dean Everitt said: "We had a good turnout of people, the right people, and we put our point across peacefully.
"I hope national government are going to know what we've done - we'll take it to Westminster until we get this issue sorted out."
He added: "We've proved a point - we're not right-wing thugs, we're not racists, we're just everyday people that are fed up and sick to the back teeth of migration.
"I work with Polish people and even they've said there are far too many here now."
But migrant worker Martins Zagers said some English people were not prepared to work in local factories because "it was a hard job".
"I work in a factory where there are only Polish, Latvian and Lithuanians," he said.
"From my side I am working hard and I will not take benefits - I am too proud to take benefits."
A protest march planned for last year was cancelled after the borough council agreed to set up a task force.
A report on population change was published as a result, but campaigners said it had not gone "far enough" and government still needed to listen.
The Home Office said it was working to cut net migration from hundreds of thousands to tens of thousands by the end of this Parliament and its tough new rules were already taking effect.
Mr Everitt said further protests were being organised - with the next one likely to take place in Spalding. | A protest against "high-levels" of immigration in a Lincolnshire market town has taken place. | 20385250 |
Fernando Forestieri fired in from 20 yards after playing a one-two with Barry Bannan to put the Owls ahead.
Kevin McDonald headed a corner powerfully over the bar for Fulham, while both Gary Hooper and Forestieri had chances to make it 2-0.
Fulham turned up the pressure and equalised when Malone slammed home at the back post in the 91st minute.
Carlos Carvalhal's Wednesday side had lost their previous two Championship matches but started brightly against their in-form opponents, who had beaten Huddersfield and Brentford in their previous two games.
The visitors took the lead after 10 minutes when Forestieri's powerful shot beat Whites goalkeeper David Button and they could have been further ahead had Hooper not spurned a one-on-one and the ever-lively Forestieri hit the target minutes later.
The Italian striker dragged another attempt across goal in the second half before Tom Cairney mustered the home side's first shot on target in the 77th minute.
However, Fulham dominated the closing stages and were finally rewarded when left-back Malone arrived late into the box to smash in a goal which kept Slavisa Jokanovic's side in eighth, one place above Wednesday.
Fulham manager Slavisa Jokanovic: "It was a fair result, we played very well and I'm really satisfied with some parts of the game.
"We did not surrender in any moment. They played the better football and closer to three points. If we had played this game last year we would have lost 3-0.
"We did not offer our best performance but it was a small step where we are learning to compete."
Sheffield Wednesday manager Carlos Carvalhal: "We performed very well. Their team are in good shape, had won the last game 5-0 here and were in good momentum.
"We scored one goal and probably should have killed the game. We are not happy with the scoreline, we deserved more; we felt we achieved one point but lost two.
"I'm very happy with the team and the personality we showed. The Fulham fans will realise just how tough a team Sheffield Wednesday are."
Match ends, Fulham 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
Second Half ends, Fulham 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
Attempt saved. Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Reach.
Attempt blocked. Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
Attempt missed. Tomas Kalas (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Keiren Westwood.
Sone Aluko (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Glenn Loovens (Sheffield Wednesday).
Attempt blocked. Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Fletcher with a headed pass.
Goal! Fulham 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Scott Malone (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Attempt missed. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Chris Martin.
Attempt saved. Chris Martin (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
Foul by Floyd Ayité (Fulham).
Jack Hunt (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Keiren Westwood (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Scott Parker (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Chris Martin with a headed pass following a corner.
Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Kieran Lee.
Attempt blocked. Floyd Ayité (Fulham) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Sone Aluko.
Floyd Ayité (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Jack Hunt (Sheffield Wednesday).
Foul by Scott Parker (Fulham).
Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Floyd Ayité (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday).
Scott Parker (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kieran Lee (Sheffield Wednesday).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) because of an injury.
Scott Parker (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Scott Parker (Fulham).
Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Chris Martin (Fulham).
Tom Lees (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Denis Odoi (Fulham).
Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt saved. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott Parker.
Attempt blocked. Floyd Ayité (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Odoi with a cross.
Substitution, Fulham. Scott Parker replaces Kevin McDonald.
Substitution, Fulham. Denis Odoi replaces Ryan Fredericks. | Scott Malone scored a dramatic late equaliser as Fulham earned a point against Sheffield Wednesday. | 37958639 |
The girl, now 27, went to police in 2003 claiming she had been repeatedly raped when she was 13 years old, Sheffield Crown Court was told.
Eight men are on trial charged in connection with the sexual exploitation of three girls between 1999 and 2003.
The men, accused of rape and other offences, deny the charges.
Opening the case, Michelle Colborne QC, prosecuting, told the jury how the girl and her family withdrew the allegations due to threats.
The family ended up moving to Spain to get away from the men exploiting her, the prosecutor said.
She said the girl's clothes were lost by police and were not subjected to scientific analysis.
The prosecutor explained how, in April 2003, the girl had gone to police after one of the accused, Sageer Hussain, attacked her and she was examined by a doctor.
Ms Colborne said: "The family believed they were in real danger and withdrew the allegations at the time."
The prosecution said the family took two years to extricate her from the group of men and "wrote to their member of parliament and the home secretary."
Ms Colborne said the case was about "a number of women who were sexualised and, in some instances, subjected to acts of a degrading and violent nature at the hands of these men".
She said Mr Hussain "was instrumental in befriending young girls who were flattered that he and his friends spent time with them".
In relation to one girl, she said: "He used her for his own gratification and passed her on to his friends, older brothers and associates."
The case was adjourned until Wednesday. | An alleged victim of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham fled the country with her family to escape those abusing her, a court has heard. | 37353243 |
Raheem Sterling struck from a tight angle after eight minutes - and Fernandinho's header doubled City's lead just 170 seconds later.
Sevilla hit back through Benoit Tremoulinas' free header, but Wilfried Bony swept in for a 3-1 half-time lead.
City cruised through the second half to progress with two games to spare.
Victory for the Premier League leaders, coupled with Juventus's 1-1 draw at Borussia Monchengladbach in the group's other game, means they have reached the last 16 quicker than in any of their previous four campaigns.
Sevilla could still finish level on points with City, but the Blues would progress because their two wins over the Spanish side gives them a superior head-to-head record.
City have struggled in the Champions League over the past four seasons, twice failing to escape the group stage under Roberto Mancini and losing in the last 16 in each of Manuel Pellegrini's two campaigns.
But their victory in Spain maintained the Chilean's flawless record of reaching the knockout phase while managing City.
Pellegrini's side were rampant in a remarkable first half, cutting apart their hosts almost at will.
Sterling finished coolly after he was picked out by Fernandinho's accurate through ball, before the Brazilian headed into an empty net after pouncing on a rebound.
And, after Sevilla gave themselves a lifeline when an unmarked Tremoulinas was picked out at the far post by Coke, Bony swept in Jesus Navas's low cross from the right to restore the two-goal advantage.
Europa League winners Sevilla barely threatened after the break, with Yaya Toure, Bony and Sterling all going close to adding more away goals.
City have been beaten by Barcelona in the last 16 in the past two seasons, but they are now in a strong position to finish as Group D winners, which they will hope will give them a more favourable tie.
City have developed a reputation in recent weeks for pinching dramatic winners, but this victory was based on a lightning start rather than a scrambling finish.
The Blues needed late goals to beat Monchengladbach and Sevilla in their previous two Champions League matches, and to see off Premier League rivals Norwich at the weekend.
Pellegrini sprang a surprise by dropping £55m summer signing Kevin de Bruyne, arguably City's star performer in recent weeks, to the bench.
That may have hinted at a more pragmatic approach, but the Chilean's tactics were far from cautious.
Sevilla had not lost in their previous 10 European home games but had no answer to the pace of Sterling and Navas down the flanks, nor to the power and drive of Fernandinho and Toure.
City had six shots on target in the opening 20 minutes as Sevilla failed to muster one.
The visitors ended the first half with 16 efforts. Only Atletico Madrid have managed more in one half in this season's competition, with 17 against Kazakhstan minnows Astana.
Virtually every club side in European football would struggle to replace Sergio Aguero and City, despite their vast riches, are no different.
In the Argentine talisman's absence through injury, some City fans have not been convinced that £28m signing Bony is an adequate replacement.
The Ivorian had scored five in 24 appearances before the match in Spain, but he responded with an encouraging display.
As well as netting his first Champions League goal, Bony impressed with his link-up play at the focal point of City's counter-attacking set-up.
And he was given a rousing ovation by the travelling supporters when he was replaced in the final five minutes.
Man City boss Manuel Pellegrini: "It is important to be qualified two games before the end.
"Now we will still try to qualify in the first position of this group and if we continue playing in this way we will have more chances."
Sevilla coach Unai Emery: "We have played against a fantastic team.
"They were very fast and good at converting their opportunities. Once they scored the first two goals that nullified us. We had our moments but not enough.
"We knew City and Juventus were going to be the favourites in this group, but we know there is still a chance we can get through. The group is still open."
A return to Premier League action. Leaders City, ahead of second-placed Arsenal on goal difference, visit bottom side Aston Villa on Sunday. | Manchester City secured a place in the Champions League last 16 by tearing apart Group D rivals Sevilla with a blistering attacking display. | 34699062 |
Easyjet said the vote meant "additional economic and consumer uncertainty is likely this summer" and it expected revenues to fall as a result.
Shares in the carrier sank 15% after its statement.
Foxtons said it expected profits would be "significantly lower" in 2016 from a year earlier, and its shares dived 20%.
In addition to the uncertainty caused by the EU referendum vote, Easyjet said trading conditions in May and June had been "extremely challenging".
It said strikes in France, severe weather and issues at Gatwick had hit demand, and meant pre-tax profits in the third quarter had been hit by £28m.
The airline said that the uncertainty caused by the referendum result meant "revenue per seat at constant currency in the second half will now be down by at least a mid-single digit percentage compared to the second half of 2015".
"In addition, recent movements in fuel prices and exchange rates are now expected to add around £25m of additional cost in the year to that guided at the half-year results."
In a statement, Foxtons chief executive Nic Budden said: "Whilst we had a strong start to the year, we said in our first quarter update that we expected the first half to be challenging ahead of the EU referendum.
"Since then recent sales volumes have been slow as uncertainty and higher stamp duty has led many buyers and sellers to sit on their hands.
"The result of the referendum has increased uncertainty and is likely to mean that these trends continue for at least the remainder of the year."
The company said an expected upturn in the London property market in the second half of the year was "unlikely to materialise".
Insurance company Aviva also issued a statement as it sought to reassure investors about its financial position.
The company said it had "one of the strongest and most resilient balance sheets in the UK insurance sector with low sensitivity to market stress", and added that Brexit would have no significant operational impact. | Airline Easyjet and estate agent Foxtons have issued warnings about the impact of the UK leaving the EU on their businesses. | 36638101 |
Chapels at the Grade II listed Cathays Cemetery need the work and cash-strapped Cardiff council hopes people can help.
A £37,000 target has been set for the first phase of work to restore the Episcopalian chapel.
Cabinet Member for Environment Bob Derbyshire said money was "tight" but "even small donations soon add up". | A campaign has been launched to raise £100,000 to restore chapels at a Cardiff cemetery. | 34293513 |
The National Citizen Service (NCS), launched in 2011 by then-PM David Cameron, sees groups of 16 and 17-year olds carry out community projects.
But the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says it "may no longer be justifiable" unless costs can be brought down.
A government spokeswoman said the NCS had a positive impact on young people.
More than 300,000 teenagers have taken part in the scheme, which usually takes place over four consecutive weeks and involves preparing teenagers for work through team-building activities on residential courses.
It was a key part of Mr Cameron's "Big Society" agenda, encouraging the growth of volunteering and promoting social enterprises.
He took up a post as chairman of its panel of patrons after leaving office last year.
The PAC's report acknowledges that evaluations by the Office for Civil Society suggest the schemes do have an impact on those taking part.
But it also says the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), which has overall responsibility for the NCS, "lacks the data to measure long-term outcomes of the programme or understand what works".
It also says the NCS Trust and the DCMS cannot justify the "seemingly high" cost per participant.
These are expected to reach £1,863 of taxpayers' money in 2016.
The report compares this with the Scout Association, which estimates a cost of £550 to create a place in the Scouts that lasts at least four years.
The PAC also highlights that the NCS Trust paid providers about £10m in 2016 for places that were not filled.
It also expresses its "disappointment" at the Trust's "relaxed attitude about the non-recovery of these funds".
And its MPs also raise concerns about the Trust's transparency and governance, stating it is "unclear" whether the Trust "has the skills and experience necessary to oversee growth of the NCS programme".
Katie Aris, 20, is from Portsmouth and took part in the NCS during the summer of 2013.
She only took part because her mother signed her up for it, but it turned out to be "by far the best four weeks of my life".
"At first we did activities like rock climbing and paddle boarding, then moved on to business enterprise and money management. Finally we worked in a garden at a hospice and raised funds for it.
"I absolutely loved it. The scheme was a massive boost to my confidence. I did things I'd never have had the chance to do otherwise."
Katie now works for Pompey in the Community, a charity for Portsmouth Football Club which partners with the NCS, and says taking part in the volunteer programme "ended up giving me a career".
Clement Owusu, 18, is a sixth form student from Kensall Green, north London. He says he only joined the NCS because some of his friends were doing so - but on the first day, he was the only one to turn up.
"But because I didn't know anyone, it made me meet new people," he said.
"I came from Italy in Year Eight at school and couldn't speak English. The NCS gave me my confidence back and during the four weeks, my group nominated me to give a speech to everyone.
"At the end we raised £400 for a hospice and even after I've left, I'm still involved with the NCS's leaders programme, helping others come through the scheme.
"I realised that through passion you can achieve anything."
PAC chairwoman, Labour MP Meg Hillier, said the scheme had reached a "critical juncture".
"The government intends to push on with plans to grow participation, citing evidence that NCS has had a positive impact on young people who have taken part," she said.
"However, this does not in itself justify the level of public spending on the programme, nor demonstrate that NCS in its current form will deliver the proposed benefits to wider society."
According to Ms Hillier, 99% of the Trust's £475m income since 2014-15 has come from the public purse.
"This and future commitments are significant sums yet it is not at all clear why NCS participation costs should be so much higher than those for a voluntary sector organisation such as the Scouts," she said.
She also queried why the NCS Trust should "apparently be so reluctant" to voluntarily disclose such financial information as its directors' salaries.
"This attitude does nothing to build public confidence in an organisation that has lacked discipline in recovering overpayments of taxpayers' money, while running a programme for which there is still no clear evaluation plan," she added.
A spokeswoman for the DCMS said: "NCS has had a positive impact on the lives of over 300,000 young people to date and we want many more to benefit from it.
"Independent evaluation has demonstrated that NCS is delivering value for money and we will be looking closely at how we can better measure the impact it has in the long term.
"The NCS Bill, in its final stages in the House of Commons, will also ensure that the NCS Trust is directly accountable to Parliament for its use of public money." | A voluntary scheme for young people needs to demonstrate "radical thinking" if it is to achieve its ambitions, a committee of MPs has said. | 39260166 |
In its quarterly review of what it calls "economic well-being", the Office for National Statistics publishes a whole series of proxies of how well off we are as individuals, rather than as a nation - for the reason that it's not much use to any of us if the UK is richer, but a growing population, rising inflation or higher taxes means that per head or per person and after costs we are each of us typically poorer.
So the politically resonant number published today is that real household disposable income per head on 31 December 2014 was 0.19% higher than it was at the end of May 2010.
Now let's be clear about this. That is basically a sneeze higher. It is trivial. It's loose change at the bottom of your purse.
But it is higher.
And since real household disposable income per head is normally used as the official measure of living standards, it means that Labour will find it harder to sustain their argument that people on average have been left poorer by this government.
That said, and as the Institute for Fiscal Studies never tires of saying, a return to where we were five years ago is nothing for the Tories and Liberal Democrats to boast about. It represents the slowest recovery in modern economic history, and it included years of hardship for many.
This issue includes the wider economy and deficit reduction but also employment and the role of business.
Policy guide: Where the parties stand
The argument that different economic policies would have made us richer has not been exploded.
What is more, the average disguises very different experiences for people of different ages and in different parts of the country.
Broadly, and as the IFS has pointed out, those who are over 60 are much better off than they were. Those under 30 are much worse off. And the middle age group is belatedly feeling a bit better off.
Even so, the UK's economic performance, in the round and as it touches people, is definitely improving - and looks good compared with competitor nations, especially those across the Channel.
GDP or national income per capita is 4.8% above where it was at the election - although it is still 1.2% below its peak at the start of 2008, before the Great Recession and financial crisis.
And if we measure our well-being by how much we spend, then things are definitely better - since household consumption per head is 3% higher than it was in the middle of 2010.
That said, many would argue that our recovery remains unbalanced and far too dependent on consumer spending: that we are experiencing "same-as-it-ever-was" growth, of the boom-and-bust variety.
There is some grist to that pessimistic mill in today's stats.
GDP growth has been revised up by 0.2 percentage points to a chunky 2.8% for 2014, confirming the UK as the fastest growth of the big rich economies last year.
But the amount saved by households to rehabilitate their stretched finances fell last year. And in the last three months of the year, business investment fell.
Also we continue to run a record huge deficit on our trade and financial dealings with the rest of the world - which means we were shipping in debt from abroad at the rate of 5.6% of GDP in the last three months of 2014, only marginally down on the 6.1% current account deficit of the previous quarter.
So yes things feel and are a better than they were. And as the Office for Budget Responsibility recently forecast, there does appear to be momentum behind the recovery.
But the big structural flaws in the way we pay for our standard of living remain to be fixed. | It has been a recovery much slower than in any recession since the War, but it is now reasonable to say that living standards are back to where they were at the time of the last election. | 32131281 |
Kevin Hancock is thought to be one of the first in the country sentenced under new laws to tackle the supply of drugs formally known as "legal highs".
At Sheffield Crown Court, he admitted possession of a psychoactive substance with intent to supply.
The 40-year-old, from Rotherham, also admitted theft and six other charges.
Police said Hancock was seen stealing a bottle of whisky on 15 June in a Tesco store in Rotherham. Officers also found heroin inside a Kinder egg capsule he was carrying.
Further searches found he was carrying the drug spice.
Acting Det Ch Insp Graham Bulmer, of South Yorkshire Police, said: "One of the main aspects of the law change was to make it illegal to possess or supply psychoactive substances in prison and Hancock told officers that he'd deliberately got arrested for shoplifting so that he could make more money selling spice in prison.
"This new legislation can only help us in our fight to protect and educate vulnerable people about illegal and untested substances and punish those, like Hancock, who use psychoactive substances for their own gain."
In May, the Psychoactive Substances Act was passed by the government, making production and supply of 'legal highs' illegal.
Legislation was revised in January to make possession of psychoactive substances such as spice and black mamba also illegal.
Spice | A man who deliberately got arrested for shoplifting so he could make money selling drugs in prison has been jailed for a year. | 38980873 |
Beattie was named Stanley boss in May 2013, before leaving the League Two club in September 2014, having won only 16 of his 58 games in charge.
The 38-year-old worked under Leeds boss Garry Monk at Swansea, but left in December following Monk's dismissal.
Meanwhile, defender Giuseppe Bellusci, 26, has joined Empoli on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent deal.
Bellusci made 61 appearances for Leeds after signing from Catania in August 2014, but has returned to Italy because of family reasons. | Former Accrington Stanley manager James Beattie has been appointed first-team coach at Championship side Leeds. | 36687419 |
The men's and women's 470 sailing medal races did not start because of a lack of wind in Marina da Gloria, with both rescheduled for Thursday.
Mills, 28, and Clark, 36, hold a 20-point lead going into the finale, and need only to finish to win gold.
"We were looking forward to getting a good night's sleep," said Clark.
Mills added: "It was a disappointing day. Obviously we wanted to get things wrapped up but they say good things come to those who wait.
"We have had a marathon week. Conditions have been wacky, up and down, and to have no wind today is tough."
Britain's Luke Patience and Chris Grube are sixth going into the final race of the men's event, and cannot win a medal.
But Dylan Fletcher and Alain Sign could force their way onto the podium in the men's 49ers medal race on Thursday.
The British pair, who are fourth, must finish four places higher than Australia or six above Germany to improve their position.
Charlotte Dobson and Sophie Ainsworth will also finish their 49ers FX campaign on Thursday, but without the prospect of a medal.
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | Britain's Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark must wait to be crowned Olympic women's 470 sailing champions, after racing was postponed on Wednesday. | 37111996 |
Cooper Johnson-Hicks died from the injuries sustained in St Blazey, Cornwall on 26 June 2016.
His father, Tristan Hicks, took his own life on 23 July 2016 after being questioned by police about the death.
The inquest in Truro heard the baby was under a child protection plan.
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Mr Hicks told Devon and Cornwall Police he was holding Cooper in the crook of his right arm while carrying a bottle of milk in his left hand, the inquest heard.
He said he tripped over a Moses basket that was on the floor of the living room.
"I wasn't holding him properly. I came rushing in, tripped over and he came flying out onto the floor," he told officers.
Cooper hit his head and was initially fine but "went all weird" two or three hours afterwards, the inquest heard Mr Hicks had told police.
After attempts at resuscitation by neighbours, Cooper was taken to hospital by paramedics where he died from serious head injuries.
His grandmother, Petra Hicks, gave evidence detailing how Mr Hicks had not told anybody about the incident until they were at the Royal Cornwall Hospital several hours later.
When the coroner, Dr Emma Carlyon, asked why Mr Hicks, who had aspergers syndrome, failed to tell anyone, she said: "He was frightened. Frightened of police, social services."
The hearing heard how Cooper was under a child protection plan due to previous loud arguments that had been reported to police.
He had been staying with his grandmother in Lostwithiel overnight on 25 June.
She had returned him to Mr Hicks at about 10:00 BST the following morning, and the incident happened shortly afterwards.
His mother, Bryony Johnson, was not home at the time but returned a few minutes later.
South Western Ambulance Service told the hearing the first call for medical help was received at 13:49.
The inquest heard Cornwall Council is carrying out a review into what happened.
The inquest, which is scheduled to last for three days, continues. | Emergency services were not called for more than three hours after a one-month-old baby was dropped by his father and suffered fatal head injuries, an inquest heard. | 40830162 |
The MV Glenachulish, which was built in Troon by the Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, operates on the oldest crossing to Skye from the mainland.
An event to mark the anniversary of the manually-operated turntable ferry will be held in Glenelg on 8 August.
The Chicago Stock Yard Kilty Band, one of America's oldest pipe bands, is to play at the celebration.
In 1921 the band was set up by brothers Robert and James Sim, who served with Scottish regiments during World War I and whose family came from Aberdeen.
Between April and October, the Glenachulish makes a short crossing of the Kylerhea Straits between Glenelg on the mainland and Kylerhea on Skye.
A car ferry has crossed the straits since 1934.
The service has been run by Skye Ferry since 2007. The community-owned company was set up after long-time ferryman Roddy MacLeod retired. | What is thought to be the last surviving ferry of its kind in the world is 45 years old. | 23373282 |
Walliams hosted the first week of the new talk show, which goes out at 22:00 GMT - moving the news back to 22:30.
Different hosts have been lined up for each week of its two-month run. But the show has been panned so far.
"Because they moved the news, I think people were sort of angry about that," Walliams told BBC Breakfast.
With Walliams at the helm, the show was described as "under-cooked" by The Telegraph, "a national embarrassment" by The Mirror and "tripe" by The Daily Mail.
It began with overnight viewing figures of 2.9 million on Monday, but Walliams's final show was watched by 1.2 million on Friday.
The comedian said he didn't expect it to prove so controversial. "I guess because the ITV news was moved, I then think people felt, they were sort of comparing it to the news rather than comparing it to other entertainment shows," he said.
Asked whether there was room for such an entertainment show in the schedules, he replied: "Yes. I think there is. I think the problem was ITV News was not getting many viewers for ITV so they wanted to try something different."
But the decision to push the news back turned many viewers and critics against it, he added.
John Bishop has taken over as host for the second week - but the reception has been just as savage in some quarters.
The Telegraph's Michael Hogan wrote: "Clad in sombre black, presumably in mourning for this dead duck, Bishop fared little better [than Walliams]. Arguably even worse."
Davina McCall and Gordon Ramsay have been announced as future presenters.
The show's executive producer Katie Taylor has asked viewers to give the show time.
She told the i newspaper: "We all feel passionately about comedy. People love to sneer at a new experiment but you have to experiment to innovate. We hope everyone grows to love it."
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The former Roma and Real Madrid forward caused raised eyebrows earlier this month when he announced he was retiring just eight days after signing for Serie A side Hellas Verona.
But within hours he had a change of heart and said he would stay, adding he wanted to "rise to the challenge" and have a "crazy season".
Six days later, and after playing in two pre-season friendlies for his new side, the 35-year-old has again said he is retiring.
Cassano, who won 39 caps for Italy, has not played a league game since May 2016 and was released by Sampdoria in January.
On Monday, his wife Carolina Marcialis said he would leave Verona but still hoped to find another club. Cassano later clarified that he had retired.
"As opposed to what appeared on my wife's official social profiles, I would like to clarify my future," he said in a statement.
"Carolina got it wrong. After thinking and reflecting in the end I decided - Antonio Cassano will not be playing football any more.
"I apologise to the city of Verona, to all the fans, to president Maurizio Setti, to sports director Filippo Fusco, to coach Fabio Pecchia, to my team-mates and to the medical and technical staff.
"For a 35-year-old man it's the motivation that guides my life, and at this moment I feel that my priority is that I'll be staying close to my children and my wife."
Cassano and his family live in Genoa, which is about 300km (186 miles) away from Verona.
Having called a news conference last week to announce his retirement, Cassano told the reporters who attended that he had been homesick but regretted saying he would quit.
"I had a moment of weakness," he said at the time. "I had a meeting with Fabio Pecchia and the others to say that I wanted to stop.
"I was yearning for my family but the club's management has asked them to come and they gave me the strength to carry on. I want to rise to the challenge and have a crazy season."
Cassano started his career at his hometown club Bari before rising to prominence at Roma, where he scored 39 goals in 118 games.
He then had an unsuccessful season at Real Madrid before spells at Sampdoria, AC Milan, Inter Milan and Parma.
Cassano, who scored 10 times for Italy, was diagnosed with a defect in his heart and had surgery in November 2011.
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The 54-year-old, the oldest sailor competing in Rio, and his compatriot won the Nacra 17 mixed category.
Lange was diagnosed with cancer in 2015 and believes he owes his early diagnosis to the sport.
"Probably if I wasn't travelling so much and wasn't so tired it wouldn't have been found," he said.
"I was very lucky to find it.
"My philosophy and what I learned through the sport helped me a lot. With sailing you learn to suffer in a certain way, to go through hard times and stand up and keep pushing."
Lange teamed up with Carlos Espinola to win Olympic bronze in the Tornado in 2004 and 2008.
His sons Yago and Klaus will compete in the 49er skiff class in Rio.
Australia were second behind Lange and Saroli, with Austria third.
British pair Ben Saxton and Nicola Groves finished 18th in the medal race, and ninth overall.
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Vanessa Marcotte was discovered in a wooded area less than one mile from her mother's house during a visit home from New York in August 2016.
Angelo Colon Ortiz, 31, has been charged for aggravated assault and assault with intent to rape.
Police say they have DNA evidence that proves that he killed Marcotte.
Mr Ortiz, who was given the aid of a translator during court proceedings, entered a plea of not guilty on Tuesday after hearing the charges against him.
Prosecutors say they are likely to charge him with murder at a later date.
Marcotte was found on 7 August 2016 with "crushing injuries to the structures surrounding her throat" state police wrote in a report, according to the Boston Globe, and her body had been partially burned.
Defense lawyer Edward Ryan told the court that his client moved to Worchester, Massachusetts, with his wife and three children "a short while ago".
"There is no question he is a US citizen," he said, adding that his client is "shaken" by the allegations against him.
According to prosecutors, Mr Ortiz is a FedEx employee that regularly passed by the area of Princeton, Massachusetts, where the murder occurred.
Worcester Assistant District Attorney Jeffrey Travers said that mobile phone data shows that Mr Ortiz had been in that area on the date of the murder, and that he had not been working at the time.
Marcotte's death came only five days after the daytime murder of another woman running in Queens, New York, the two tragedies sending shockwaves through the jogging community when police feared a link.
Shortly after police discovered Marcotte's body, a motorist came forward to say that he had driven past a black SUV with an open bonnet that appeared to be disabled at the time, "near to where the site where Vanessa's body was later recovered".
Mr Ortiz was connected to the crime when an officer spotted a man fitting his description driving a black SUV, and later went to his house to ask for a voluntary cheek swab.
He was arrested last Friday after his DNA was linked to DNA found on Marcotte's hands that is believed to have belonged to her attacker.
A judge at the Leominster District Court ordered that Mr Ortiz, who has no criminal history in Massachusetts, be held on a $10m (£7.8m) bail.
Prosecutors had asked for the high bail on the basis that Mr Ortiz had not lived in the area for very long, having only recently arrived from Puerto Rico.
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Each qualified nation were assigned to one of four pots for the draw according to their Uefa coefficient ranking, which is based on all competitive results since September 2010.
Which of the finalists is "practically the finished article", and which is "as interesting as an early morning trip to Ikea"?
Euro 2016 prospects: France were the last host nation to win the title, in 1984, and are among the favourites this time. With a dynamic and athletic midfield, allied to verve and pace in a three-man front line, they can be electric on the counter-attack.
Coach Didier Deschamps has brought unity to a squad riven by unrest for years; however, the blackmail case which has pitted striker Karim Benzema and attacking midfielder Mathieu Valbuena on opposite sides could yet undermine the team's chances.
Euro pedigree: Winners in 1984, as hosts, and 2000. This is their seventh successive Euros finals.
Key player: Blaise Matuidi. There are more celebrated French players, but 28-year-old Matuidi is the driving force in midfield, breaking up the opposition's play and springing forward with inexhaustible energy.
Deschamps has said the Paris St-Germain player is the "first name on the team sheet".
Premier League players: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Olivier Giroud, Laurent Koscielny, Mathieu Debuchy (all Arsenal), Morgan Schneiderlin, Anthony Martial (both Manchester United), Yohan Cabaye (Crystal Palace), Bacary Sagna, Eliaquim Mangala (both Manchester City), Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle), Mamadou Sakho (Liverpool), Kurt Zouma (Chelsea).
Who's the boss? Deschamps, 47, led the team to the World Cup quarter-finals in 2014, where they lost 1-0 to Germany. As a player, he captained France to victory at the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.
Euro 2016 prospects: Romania possess the disciplined team ethic and strong defence that was characteristic of Greece's shock Euro 2004 triumph.
Nonetheless, national coach Anghel Iordanescu is not fooled by his side's fairly lofty world ranking of 16th - or the fact they had the best defensive record in qualifying, instead bemoaning the lack of players based in Europe's top leagues.
How they qualified: Dourly, as unbeaten Group F runners-up to Northern Ireland. Romania endured a national-record goal drought of 428 minutes which included a run of four straight draws in the second half of the campaign, but they only conceded twice in their 10 matches.
Euro pedigree: They reached the quarter-finals in 2000 by beating England with a last-minute penalty, conceded by Phil Neville. It is their only victory in 13 European Championship matches.
Key player: Vlad Chiriches. After two unconvincing seasons with Tottenham, the 26-year-old centre back is finding it equally difficult to cement a first-team place at Napoli, but he is an integral part of Romania's redoubtable defence.
Premier League players: Costel Pantilimon (Sunderland), Florin Gardos (Southampton).
Who's the boss? The world-weary Anghel Iordanescu was appointed for the third time in October 2014; he initially turned down the role but was persuaded of the need for his experience.
Iordanescu, 65, guided Romania to three successive major tournaments in the 1990s and was also in charge from 2002-04.
He quit football a few years later and served as a senator between 2008 and 2012.
Euro 2016 prospects: The most unfashionable side to qualify, and rank outsiders with Northern Ireland. The influence of their Italian coach is clear - they are organised, sit deep and frustrate the opposition, hoping to snatch a goal from set-pieces or long shots.
They stifled Portugal in qualifying, winning 1-0 away and only losing the return game in stoppage time.
How they qualified: They only scored seven goals - five of them against bottom side Armenia. That does not include their 3-0 win in Serbia, awarded by the Court of Arbitration for Sport after a riot.
That decision, and the shock win in Portugal, saw them finish second in Group I, two points ahead of Denmark.
Euro pedigree: Debutants.
Key player: In a workmanlike side, Basel midfielder Taulant Xhaka, 24, stands out for his technical ability and confidence on the ball. A former Swiss under-21 international, he's the elder brother of Switzerland's Granit Xhaka.
Premier League players: None.
Who's the boss? This is not the first time Italian Gianni de Biasi, 59, has found unexpected success with minnows - he led Italian club side Modena to Serie A in 2002 after back-to-back promotions.
His last club job was with Udinese, who sacked him in 2010.
Euro 2016 prospects: The Swiss credit rating is fairly high despite the national team having never reached the knockout stage at a European Championship.
They progressed to the last 16 at the 2014 World Cup and their regular starting line-up all play for top-flight clubs in Germany, England or Italy.
What they desperately lack is a dead-eyed striker.
How they qualified: Beaten in their first two games, the Swiss recovered to comfortably finish as Group E runners-up behind England. Four straight home wins yielded 17 goals.
Euro pedigree: Underwhelming. They've finished bottom of their group in all three previous appearances, but did at least earn their first victory at the ninth attempt when co-hosts in 2008.
Key player:
Premier League players: Xherdan Shaqiri (Stoke), Gokhan Inler (Leicester), Valon Behrami (Watford).
Who's the boss? Bosnian-Croat Vladimir Petkovic, 52, is a naturalised Swiss citizen who took over from Ottmar Hitzfeld after the 2014 World Cup.
Multi-lingual Petkovic worked for a homeless charity between 2003 and 2008 while coaching lower league Swiss clubs in the evenings.
Euro 2016 prospects: After the 2014 World Cup debacle comes hope that England's youthful squad have learned some valuable tournament lessons.
Unlike Euro 2012, when Roy Hodgson took charge a month prior to the finals, he has had since September to plan ahead, with England having breezed through qualifying.
He used 33 players en route to France; there is emerging talent in the squad but Euro 2016 may come too soon.
How they qualified: Group E winners. England were the only nation to qualify with a 100% winning record, the first time they have done so in a European Championship qualifying campaign.
A tally of 31 goals - seven from Wayne Rooney - was second only to Poland's 33.
Euro pedigree: Third of the four finalists in 1968, England were also semi-finalists as hosts of Euro 96.
Statistically, Euro 2012 was England's best showing on foreign soil at the continental tournament: they were unbeaten aside from a quarter-final exit on penalties against Italy.
Key player:
Who's the boss?
This will be 68-year-old Roy Hodgson's third major tournament as England boss as he looks to secure an extension to a contract that expires after Euro 2016. Hodgson has managed 14 club sides and four national teams.
Euro 2016 prospects: Winless at the 2014 World Cup, Russia's fortunes have improved since Fabio Capello's sacking in July this year. Replacement Leonid Slutsky reinforced the defence with players from Champions League regulars CSKA Moscow, who he also manages.
How they qualified: They claimed only eight points from six games under Capello but won their remaining four with Slutsky at the helm, including a vital win over Sweden to pip them to automatic qualification.
Euro pedigree: Winners as the Soviet Union in 1960, and finalists in 1964, 1972 and 1988. A run to the semi-finals in 2008 is their best performance since the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1991.
Key player: Sergei Ignashevich. Russia's rock is now 36 but he remains vital. The CSKA Moscow defender helped Russia keep five clean sheets in the nine qualifiers he played in.
Premier League players: None.
Who's the boss? Leonid Slutsky was rewarded for rescuing Russia's Euro 2016 campaign with a contract until after the finals.
He is no stranger to playing the hero - aged 19 he rescued a cat stuck up a tree; unfortunately he fell, suffering a knee injury which ended his playing career.
Euro 2016 prospects: After a 58-year wait to play in a major tournament, Wales will not be going just to make up the numbers. Gareth Bale's goals propelled them to France, but captain and defensive rock Ashley Williams is equally as important.
The Welsh FA's Together Stronger slogan epitomises their brilliant team spirit.
How they qualified: They lost just once, away to Bosnia-Herzegovina, and conceded four goals - only Romania, England and Spain let in fewer. Bale and Aaron Ramsey scored nine of Wales' 11 goals.
Euro pedigree: Debutants at a 'finals'. Reached the quarter-finals in 1976, when only the semi-finals onwards were regarded as the finals.
Key player:
Things aren't going quite so well at club level, but the world's most expensive player can do no wrong for Wales. He recently stopped driving luxury sports cars as they were causing him hamstring problems.
Premier League players: Joe Allen (Liverpool), James Chester (West Brom), James Collins (West Ham), Ben Davies (Tottenham), Wayne Hennessey and Joe Ledley (both Crystal Palace), Andy King (Leicester), Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), Neil Taylor and Ashley Williams (both Swansea).
Who's the boss? Chris Coleman took over in difficult circumstances following the death of Gary Speed in 2011.
Booed regularly at the start of his tenure, with a 6-1 World Cup qualifying defeat in Serbia the nadir of poor results early on, Coleman is now in talks to extend his contract beyond 2016.
Euro 2016 prospects: Slovakia will be appearing at just their second major tournament in 11 attempts since gaining independence in 1993.
They reached the last 16 at the 2010 World Cup, helping to knock out Italy in the group stages. They also beat Spain in qualifying for Euro 2016 so are not afraid to mix it with the big boys.
How they qualified: Slovakia won their first six qualifiers, including a 2-1 home victory against holders Spain. However, one point from their next three matches left them level on points with Ukraine before a 4-2 win over Luxembourg sealed second spot.
Euro pedigree: This is their first appearance.
Key player:
Premier League player: Martin Skrtel (Liverpool).
Who's the boss? Former Czechoslovakia international Jan Kozak was appointed in July 2013. The 61-year-old had previously managed several Slovakian league clubs.
Euro 2016 prospects: They may be joint favourites with hosts France, but the world champions are not currently looking like world beaters.
Germany scored 36 goals in qualifying for the World Cup in Brazil, but just 24 to reach Euro 2016.
How they qualified: A 2-0 defeat by Poland was their first in a qualifying campaign for nearly seven years. Another loss in Ireland meant they only narrowly topped Group D. Average possession of 67% was the joint-highest in qualifying, with Spain.
Euro pedigree: Winners in 1972, 1980 (both as West Germany) and 1996. They reached the semi-finals in 2012, when they lost 2-1 to a Mario Balotelli-inspired Italy.
Key player: Thomas Muller. Without the retired Miroslav Klose, the goalscoring onus falls on Bayern Munich's brilliant forward.
Known as the Raumdeuter, or 'space investigator', he top scored for Germany with nine goals in nine qualifiers.
Premier League players: Emre Can (Liverpool), Mesut Ozil (Arsenal), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Manchester United).
Who's the boss? Joachim Low masterminded Germany's first trophy since Euro 96 by winning the 2014 World Cup after years of careful planning from academy level upwards.
Euro 2016 marks a decade in charge and he has a new contract to 2018.
Euro 2016 prospects: They had a good defensive record in qualifying (conceding five times in 12 games), and will try to frustrate opponents and capitalise on the flair provided by Yevhen Konoplyanka and Andriy Yarmolenko.
How they qualified: After five defeats in qualifying play-offs, they finally held their nerve to beat Slovenia 3-1 on aggregate - with Yarmolenko netting twice. They finished third in Group C, failing to score against automatic qualifiers Spain and Slovakia.
Euro pedigree: This is the first time Ukraine have qualified. Co-hosts in 2012, they went out in the group stage. The majority of the USSR team that started the Euro 1988 final defeat by the Dutch were from Ukraine.
Key player:
Premier League players: None
Who's the boss? Mykhaylo Fomenko took over in 2012 and saw Ukraine narrowly miss out on qualification for the World Cup, losing a play-off 3-2 on aggregate to France.
Euro 2016 prospects: Robert Lewandowski's firepower makes them a dangerous side, while almost as important is Sevilla's defensive midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak, who was named in La Liga's team of the year last season.
There are capable performers elsewhere in the side, but Poland lack tournament nous, exiting at the group stage in their four major tournament appearances this century.
How they qualified: They beat the Republic of Ireland 2-1 to secure second spot in Group D. They were top scorers in qualification with 33 goals, with the highlight a stunning 2-0 win against world champions Germany in 2014.
Euro pedigree: This is only the second time they have qualified. They failed to win a game in 2008 or as co-hosts in 2012.
Key player: Bayern Munich's Lewandowski, 27, is arguably the world's best number nine right now - scoring 30 goals in his first 28 games this season for club and country.
His tally of 13 goals in qualifying equalled the European Championship record set by former Northern Ireland player David Healy.
Premier League player: Lukasz Fabianski (Swansea).
Who's the boss? Appointed in October 2013, Adam Nawałka, 58, played for Poland at the 1978 World Cup. He has not managed outside of his homeland.
Euro 2016 prospects: Boss Michael O'Neill has targeted a place in the knockout stage in France. Team spirit and dead-ball deliveries will be crucial - they scored nine goals from set-pieces in qualifying, more than any other nation.
How they qualified: Early away wins in Hungary and Greece set the tone and their sole defeat, in Romania, was the only time they conceded more than once in a game.
Euro pedigree: Debutants.
Key player:
Premier League players: Chris Brunt, Jonny Evans and Gareth McAuley (all West Brom), Craig Cathcart (Watford), Steven Davis (Southampton), Kyle Lafferty (Norwich), Paddy McNair (Manchester United).
Who's the boss? Michael O'Neill's success has not come overnight - the former Shamrock Rovers boss was appointed in 2011, and won just one of his first 18 games in charge.
Euro 2016 prospects: Do not be fooled by a dismal World Cup group exit last summer; the majority of the current side were part of Spain's Euro 2012 triumph and the intense competition for places created by emerging talents has helped them regain their edge.
They are no longer as likely to overwhelm the best opposition, as they did when winning three major tournaments in a row - Euro 2008, 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012 - but coach Vicente del Bosque believes his side "is practically the finished article".
How they qualified: Despite a first qualifying defeat for eight years, in Slovakia, they finished top of Group C with nine wins and a national record of eight consecutive clean sheets in competitive games.
Euro pedigree: Spain became the first side to retain the trophy when they outclassed Italy 4-0 in the 2012 final. Having also won in 1964, it was a record-equalling third title.
Key player: David Silva. Spain are far more potent with the 29-year-old Manchester City playmaker in their side. He usually starts on the right of a three-man attack but roams around the pitch to operate in pockets of space and creates openings with his intelligent probing.
Premier League players: Cesar Azpilicueta, Diego Costa, Cesc Fabregas & Pedro (all Chelsea), Santi Cazorla (Arsenal), David de Gea & Juan Mata (both Manchester United), David Silva (Manchester City).
Who's the boss? Vicente del Bosque, 64, marked a national record 100th match in charge of Spain in June 2015 and he has hinted at staying on beyond Euro 2016.
He took charge after Euro 2008 and has built on that success with further titles at the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012.
Euro 2016 prospects: Not much will be anticipated of a largely domestic-based squad with no standout stars, but the Czechs performed above expectation in qualifying. They play a patient, attractive style.
How they qualified: They began the campaign with a stoppage-time victory against the Dutch and, despite a mid-campaign wobble, they eventually finished top of Group A.
Euro pedigree: They have now qualified for the finals six times in a row since the 1993 break-up of Czechoslovakia, who won the tournament in 1976.
The Czechs were runners-up in 1996, semi-finalists in 2004 and quarter-finalists in 2012.
Key player: Petr Cech. The team's captain is set to play at his fourth European Championship, when he will be 34.
Premier League players: Petr Cech and Tomas Rosicky (both Arsenal).
Who's the boss? Pavel Vrba, 52, has been named Czech Coach of the Year for five seasons running.
Prior to his 2013 appointment, he led modest provincial club Viktoria Plzen to the first four major trophies in their history.
Euro 2016 prospects: Few people gave Turkey hope after a disastrous start to qualifying, but they conceded just three times in their last seven matches and beat the Dutch 3-0 and Czechs 2-0. Their Fifa world ranking of 21 is their highest since 2009.
How they qualified: One point from three Group A games was their worst start to a qualifying campaign since preliminaries for Italia '90, but a late winner against Iceland in their final qualifier saw them through as the third-placed team with the best record.
Euro pedigree: This is their fourth appearance. They reached the semi-finals in 2008.
Key player: Technically gifted midfielder Arda Turan, 28, now at Barcelona, was central to Atletico Madrid's La Liga triumph in 2014 and is of equal importance to his national side.
He is barred from kicking a ball for his new club until January 2016 because of a transfer embargo.
Premier League players: None.
Who's the boss? Fatih Terim - 'The Emperor' - started his third spell in charge in 2013. In his first (1993-96) they qualified for their first European Championship. In his second (2005-2009) they reached the semi-finals of Euro 2008.
Euro 2016 prospects: Dangerous dark horses with formidable technical ability. A midfield axis of Ivan Rakitic and Luka Modric is the envy of coaches the world over, while Mario Mandzukic has been one of Europe's most prolific strikers over the last few years.
How they qualified: A turbulent campaign saw them docked a point and forced to play two qualifiers behind closed doors, while coach Niko Kovac was sacked with two games left. But they ended as Group H runners-up, leapfrogging Norway in the final round of fixtures.
Euro pedigree: This is their fourth successive appearance in the finals, and their fifth in total. They reached the quarter-finals on debut in 1996 and again in 2008.
Key player: Midfielder Rakitic has been tasked with filling Xavi's boots at Barcelona. He won the treble in his first season and scored the opener in the 2015 Champions League final.
Premier League players: Andrej Kramaric (Leicester City), Dejan Lovren (Liverpool).
Who's the boss? Ante Cacic took over for the final two qualifiers. He had previously managed Dinamo Zagreb, Lokomotiva Zagreb and Slovenian side Maribor.
Euro 2016 prospects: Ranked by Fifa as the best country in the world, Belgium will arrive in neighbouring France with pressure to justify that tag.
They have reached one tournament in 13 years and were underwhelming at last year's World Cup, going out in the quarter-finals 1-0 to Argentina.
They arguably need to be less dependent on the individual talents of Eden Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne, their top scorers in qualifying, and for their other household names to come to the fore.
How they qualified: Group B winners ahead of Wales. Belgium won only three of their opening six qualifying matches but finished with four straight victories.
Euro pedigree: Belgium are in the finals for the first time since 2002 when, as co-hosts, they exited at the group stage. They were runners-up in 1980 and third in 1972.
Key player: Move over Hazard. De Bruyne, 24, was Belgium's talisman in the qualifying campaign.
He played in all 10 games, was joint top scorer with five goals, supplied three assists and had more goal attempts than any team-mate.
Premier League players: Toby Alderweireld, Nacer Chadli & Jan Vertonghen (all Tottenham), Thibaut Courtois & Eden Hazard (both Chelsea), Kevin De Bruyne & Vincent Kompany (both Manchester City), Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United), Romelu Lukaku (Everton), Christian Benteke, Simon Mignolet & Divock Origi (all Liverpool).
Who's the boss? Marc Wilmots, 46, will celebrate four years in charge next June. He went to four World Cups as a player with Belgium and, as coach, took them to the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Cup.
Euro 2016 prospects: They are a work in progress under Antonio Conte, who has experimented with both 3-5-2 and 4-4-2 formations. Reaching the last four would be a success.
How they qualified: They finished unbeaten, four points clear at the top of Group H despite two draws against Croatia. Five of their seven victories were by a single-goal margin, including two uninspiring 1-0 wins against Malta.
Euro pedigree: Winners on home soil in 1968 and finalists in 2000 and 2012. They have only failed to advance from the group stage twice (in 1996 and 2004).
Key player:
Premier League players: Matteo Darmian (Manchester United), Graziano Pelle (Southampton).
Who's the boss? Antonio Conte, 46, turned Juventus into Serie A's dominant force, winning three consecutive league titles, so was the obvious replacement for Cesare Prandelli after Italy failed to get out of their group at the 2014 World Cup. It's unclear if he'll stay on beyond Euro 2016.
Euro 2016 prospects: Impressive displays against Germany and Bosnia-Herzegovina show they have an effective game-plan against technically superior opposition, meaning they will have realistic hopes of reaching the knockout stage of the European Championship for the first time.
How they qualified: They were slow starters but claimed four points against Germany (including a 1-0 win in Dublin) to pip Scotland to third in Group D.
They then deservedly overcame Bosnia-Herzegovina in a play-off. Defensive solidity was the key - they conceded eight goals in 12 games.
Euro pedigree: They failed to advance from their group in both previous campaigns (1988 and 2012), losing all three Euro 2012 games.
Key player: Jon Walters, 32, "epitomises" Ireland's spirit, says Martin O'Neill. The Stoke City striker was his country's outstanding performer in qualifying, and netted both goals in the decisive win against Bosnia.
With Robbie Keane no longer a likely starter, Walters is Ireland's biggest goal threat, even when played wide.
Premier League players: Harry Arter (Bournemouth), Robbie Brady and Wes Hoolahan (Norwich), Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa), Rob Elliot (Newcastle), Seamus Coleman, Darron Gibson, Aiden McGeady and James McCarthy (all Everton), Shane Long (Southampton), John O'Shea (Sunderland), Darren Randolph (West Ham), Jon Walters and Marc Wilson (both Stoke).
Who's the boss? Martin O'Neill has dovetailed effectively with assistant Roy Keane, gradually reviving Irish fortunes after things turned sour in Giovanni Trapattoni's final two years.
Euro 2016 prospects: Few teams will go into the Euros as reliant on one player as Sweden are. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, "the only world-class player we have" according to coach Erik Hamren, is captain, talisman and national icon.
They have an experienced squad, but one that lacks a bit of spark. As a Danish tabloid cattily put it, Ibrahimovic aside, Sweden's team is "about as interesting as an early morning trip to Ikea".
How they qualified: Pipped by Russia to the second qualifying spot in Group G, they met neighbours Denmark in the play-offs and won 4-3 on aggregate thanks to Ibrahimovic's brilliance.
Euro pedigree: This is their fifth successive appearance at a Euros, and sixth in total. Their best performance came on debut in 1992, when they made the semi-finals as hosts.
Key player: No surprise here, it's Ibrahimovic. Eleven goals in qualifying, including three in the play-offs, increased the 34-year-old's legend.
He is out of contract with French side Paris St. Germain at the end of the season.
Premier League players: Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland), Jonas Olsson (West Brom), Martin Olsson (Norwich), Ola Toivonen (Sunderland).
Who's the boss? Erik Hamren has been Sweden boss full-time since 2010. The 58-year-old had previously built up an impressive coaching CV across Scandinavia.
Crucially, he has a good relationship with Ibrahimovic and said after Sweden's play-off win: "Even if he is not part of my family, I love him."
Euro 2016 prospects: The weakest side in pot one but still likely quarter-finalists. After a poor 2014 World Cup, results have improved under their new manager, although performances have not been easy on the eye.
Portugal's under-21 side oozes talent but next summer will come too soon for most of them.
How they qualified: Topped Group I despite scoring just 11 goals. Defeat by Albania in their opener cost Paulo Bento his job as manager but under Fernando Santos they won their seven other games, all by single-goal margins.
Euro pedigree: They have reached at least the quarter-finals in the last five tournaments. Beaten finalists on home soil in 2004, they were semi-finalists in 2000 and 2012.
Key player: Cristiano Ronaldo, who else? The three-time world player of the year scored five goals in six qualifying appearances, but he has not been at his brilliant best for Real Madrid this season.
Premier League players: Eder (Swansea), Jose Fonte and Cedric Soares (both Southampton).
Who's the boss? After ending his playing career at the age of 21, Fernando Santos worked as an electrician before taking up coaching. Now 61, he has won his first seven competitive games in charge of Portugal - the first manager to do so.
He overachieved by taking Greece to the knockout stage at Euro 2012 and the 2014 World Cup.
Euro 2016 prospects: Despite a population of roughly 330,000 (comparable to Coventry) and only 21,508 registered players, Iceland's chances should not be dismissed.
Investment in better facilities has produced a generation of "indoor kids" - many of the current squad learned the game on 3G pitches inside heated domes.
In 2011 they qualified for the European Under-21 Championship for the first time, and several of those players have stepped up to senior level.
How they qualified: They beat the Netherlands, home and away, and claimed wins against the Czech Republic and Turkey to become the smallest country to qualify for a European Championship.
Euro pedigree: Debutants.
Key player:
Premier League player: Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea).
Who's the boss? Swede Lars Lagerback, 67, is joint coach with Heimir Hallgrimsson. Lagerback guided Sweden to five straight major finals between 2000-08.
He will retire after Euro 2016, with 48-year-old Hallgrimsson taking sole charge.
Euro 2016 prospects: Hopes are high after a remarkable qualification campaign which helped Austria climb into the top 10 of the Fifa rankings for the first time.
How they qualified: Austria were unbeaten in Group G, winning nine of their 10 matches to finish eight points clear of Russia.
Euro pedigree: This is only their second appearance and the first time they have qualified for the finals. They failed to win a game as co-hosts at Euro 2008.
Key player: A central midfielder for his country, David Alaba's versatility makes him a favourite of Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola, who has said: "Alaba is our god - he has played in nearly all 10 positions."
Premier League players: Marko Arnautovic (Stoke City), Christian Fuchs (Leicester), Sebastian Prodl (Watford), Kevin Wimmer (Tottenham).
Who's the boss? Former Switzerland international Marcel Koller. After Austria booked their place in France with victory against Sweden, he turned up to the post-match media conference wearing a beret and eating a baguette.
Euro 2016 prospects: Hungary ended a 30-year championship drought with qualification. Not a single member of their squad plays regularly in any of Europe's top five leagues and they would appear to be among the weakest sides heading to France.
How they qualified: They won just four of their 10 group games and went through three different coaches, but ultimately saw off Norway in the play-offs.
Euro pedigree: They were heavyweights in the competition's early tournaments, finishing third in 1964 and fourth in 1972. They subsequently failed to qualify for 10 successive finals until now.
Key player: Balazs Dzsudzsak. The 28-year-old left winger and captain was crucial to their qualification. He has played regularly in Hungary, the Netherlands and Russia and is currently with Turkish side Bursaspor.
Premier League player: Adam Bogdan (Liverpool).
Who's the boss? German Bernd Storck, 52, took over in July, initially temporarily following Pal Dardai's switch to Hertha Berlin.
The majority of his coaching career has been in Kazakhstan. He played for Borussia Dortmund in the 1980s.
Written by Tom McCoy, Noel Sliney, Paul Birch and Craig Barnes. | The Euro 2016 groups and fixtures were decided on Saturday. | 34496764 |
Ronny Kynes and David Williams scored two tries apiece for the Steelmen, who had lost to Pontypridd in last season's final.
Bradley Coombes and Seb Davies scored tries for Pontypridd in between Dan Haymond crossing for Ebbw Vale's fifth try.
Vale's first title denied Pontypridd a fifth successive success.
Pontypridd had topped the regular-season table to automatically reach the final at Sardis Road.
Ebbw Vale finished third, but won their play-off at second-placed Llandovery to earn the right to challenge for the crown.
Ceri Sweeney missed a penalty for Pontypridd before flanker Ronny Kynes scored the game's opening try and Dai Langdon converting.
Kynes was yellow carded but Ebbw Vale extended their lead before the break through Williams' try.
Man of the match Kynes crossed for his second try of the game and his 19th of the season to extend the Steelmen's lead, with Langdon adding the extras.
Wing Williams also ran in a second try with Langdon's fourth successful conversion of the afternoon making it 30-0 to the visitors.
Coombes' try was Pontypridd's first points of the game but Haymond ran 80 metres to score a fifth try for Ebbw Vale, which Langdon converted.
Davies' try for Pontypridd was the final act of a game which Ebbw Vale fully dominated and deserved to win.
Pontypridd: Geraint Walsh; Alex Webber, Gary Williams, Dafydd Lockyer (capt), Chris Clayton; Ceri Sweeney, Joel Raikes; Chris Phillips, Huw Dowden, Keiron Assiratti, Hemi Barne, Seb Davies, Jake Thomas, Rhys Shellard, Dan Godfrey.
Replacements: Lloyd Williams, Lewis K Williams, Bradley Coombes, Ashleigh James, Wayne O'Connor, Jordan Sieniawsk, Mitch Auger, Corey Domachowski.
Ebbw Vale: Dan Haymond; David Williams, Nathan Preece, Adam Jones, Jared Rosser; Dai Langdon, Chris Thomas; Ross Jones, Mathew Williams, Gethin Robinson, Damien Hudd (capt), Ashley Sweet, Rhys Clarke, Ronny Kynes, Cameron Regan.
Replacements: Joe Franchi, Ian George, Rob Sevenoaks, Josh Jacas, Luke Crocker, Tom Edwards, Iain Smerdon, Harrison Keddie. | Ebbw Vale ended the reign of champions Pontypridd with a comfortable victory in the Principality Premiership final. | 36290508 |
Haydn Price pursued damages for defamation against Gwen Watkins, from Swansea, after she wrote a letter saying he had "blackened my otherwise serene old age".
But Judge Raymond Groarke told Dublin's Circuit Court there was no proof the letter had been published.
Mr Price was ordered to pay costs.
In the letter to an American publisher who Mr Price was pursuing for copyright infringement over the use of a Dylan Thomas picture, Mrs Watkins said Mr Price had "plotted" to visit her after learning she was deaf and partially sighted.
She added he had visited her and "stayed for seven hours", returning the following day to offer £1,000 for the copyright of several of the photographs.
Summing up, Judge Groarke said: "I am not going to go so far as to say Mr Price took advantage of Mrs Watkins but he certainly should have been a lot more careful with the way he dealt with an elderly person."
The images of the writer and his wife Caitlin were taken by Mrs Watkins' husband Vernon, who died in 1967 and were sold to Mr Price, director of Pablo Star Ltd, in 2011.
Pablo Star - which has offices registered in London and Dublin - has taken action against a number of companies in the UK and abroad, claiming copyright breaches.
One photo Mr Price bought from Mrs Watkins is entitled Just Married and features Thomas and Caitlin shortly after their wedding in 1937.
Another is labelled Pennard and shows the couple playing croquet. | A libel action against a 93-year-old woman who called a company director a "bad man" after he bought Dylan Thomas photos from her has been dismissed. | 35383520 |
Albert Armstrong, from Mahee Close on the Belvoir estate in Belfast, is also accused of attempting to murder Stanley Wightman.
Mr Lindsay, 47, a well-known member of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), was killed in an attack on Wednesday.
Mr Armstrong was remanded in custody and will reappear on 7 August.
Mr Wightman, 52, is still in a critical condition in hospital after suffering severe neck and arm injuries.
The attack took place at Kirkistown Walk in the south Belfast estate.
Both men were found in the living room of Mr Lindsay's bungalow.
Mr Lindsay, a father of two, was pronounced dead at the scene. | A 46-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murdering senior UDA figure Colin 'Bap' Lindsay. | 33473812 |
She declined to say whether she was there to see President-elect Donald Trump but the Trump team said there would be "no meetings".
Ms Le Pen is currently one of the top candidates for the first round of voting in April, opinion polls suggest.
The National Front leader has called Mr Trump's election "an additional stone in the building of a new world".
What makes Marine Le Pen far right?
Ms Le Pen was seen with three men in the cafe. Agence France-Presse identified one as her partner, Louis Aliot, the National Front's (FN) vice-president.
Ms Le Pen also declined to answer when asked whether her visit was personal or professional.
But when asked if she would speak to pool journalists later, one of her associates said "OK".
Trump team spokesperson Hope Hicks told reporters: "She is not meeting with anyone from our team."
Sean Spicer, who will be Mr Trump's press secretary, re-tweeted a post by CNN's Noah Gray that Ms Le Pen would not be meeting Mr Trump or anyone from the transition team, adding "Trump Tower is open to the Public".
Ms Le Pen's campaign manager had earlier said she would not be meeting Mr Trump on her visit to New York.
Ms Le Pen has herself referred to her trip as "private".
Unconfirmed reports suggest the man to Ms Le Pen's right in the photo is Guido "George" Lombardi.
He lives in Trump Tower, has links to a number of right-wing European parties and says he is an adviser to the Trump team, according to Politico.
Reuters said the fourth man was Ms Le Pen's international affairs adviser, Ludovic De Danne.
Marine Le Pen is the daughter of ex-FN leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, a convicted racist. She has denounced her father's comments and has sought to distance herself from such toxic issues as Holocaust denial.
She retains a hard line on immigration and has linked it to militant Islamism.
Ms Le Pen opposes the European Union, open borders and globalisation.
She also says jobs, welfare, housing, schools, or any area of public provision should go to French nationals before they go to "foreigners".
She is likely to fight former Prime Minister Francois Fillon and Socialist Prime Minister Manuel Valls for victory in the first round of voting in the presidential election. It is then expected to go to a run-off. | France's far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has been seen visiting Trump Tower in New York. | 38600560 |
The Football Association of Wales (FAW) has received more than three times as many applications for Euro 2016 group matches than it has tickets.
The FAW had been keen to try and secure more tickets for fans.
Uefa have increased Wales' ticket allocation from 17,000 to 21,177 for the three Group B matches in June.
The allocation for the opening game against Slovakia in Bordeaux on 11 June has increased from 7,000 to 8,969.
Wales fans have been allocated an extra 202 tickets for the game against England in Lens on 16 June.
And an extra 2,000 tickets have been made available to Wales fans for the match against Russia in Toulouse on 20 June.
Supporters will find out by the end of February if their applications have been successful.
The deadline for gold members' ticket applications closed on Monday, 18 January.
Playing at smaller venues means Wales have a lower ticket allocation than most of the 24 teams in Euro 2016.
Northern Ireland have an allocation of 25,000 for their three group games but have received more than 50,000 ticket applications. | Wales have been given an additional allocation of 4,177 tickets for their Euro 2016 group games. | 35374312 |
The team said its experiment showed that there was a very slight warming at ground level and that it was localised to within a wind farm's perimeter.
Data suggested the operation of onshore wind farms did not have an adverse ecological effect, the group added.
The findings have been published in the journal Environmental Research Letters.
"For a long time there have been some concerns about what effects wind farms could have on the local climate and the land surface," explained co-author Stephen Mobbs, director of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science, based at the University of Leeds.
"To be honest, it was mostly speculation with nothing very concrete. We set out to actually measure what was going on."
Prof Mobbs and his colleagues focused on Black Law wind farm, Scotland, which has been operating since 2005. With 54 turbines and a generation capacity of 124 megawatts, it is one of the UK's largest arrays of onshore turbines.
The team installed temperature and humidity sensors across the 18.6 square kilometres site.
"We had a fantastic opportunity when [the operators] turned the wind farm off for several months for some major maintenance," he explained.
"What we were able to do, which had not been possible before, is to compare the effects with and without the turbines rotating."
Prof Mobbs observed: "For the first time, we have been able to detect a climatic effect - there definitely is one.
He said that some people may consider the findings to be bad news for supporters of wind energy, however he said it was probably the opposite.
"Although we have been able to do a very careful experiment and detect the effect, we are now able to show - in a way that could not be done before - that this effect is very small," he added.
"Even in the most extreme conditions, the warming was no more than about a fifth of a degree Celsius in temperature.
"Because we have been able to definitively detect the effect, we can also definitively say that the effect is extremely small and it is not something people should be worried about."
The way turbines alter the local climatic conditions were quite easy to explain, he observed.
"What happens on clear nights is that the ground surface cools as a result of radiation to space and you get a layer of cold air close to the ground - this has been well-known for a hundred years or so.
"On such nights, if you were to go up a tower, etc, to the height of a turbine (approximately 70m), then you would find a natural difference in temperature - up to a few degrees warmer than it was at the ground. This is perfectly natural.
"If you put a rotating turbine into this scenario then you start to bring some of this warmer air from the turbine height down towards the cooler ground-level surface. Equally, you will be moving cold air from the surface higher up. This is how you see the warming effect.
"Although it is getting warmer at the surface, it is not adding heat anywhere; it is just mixing it up."
Prof Mobbs said the team's data revealed that the impact of the turbines was "just one very small effect alongside many other existing effects".
But he added: "For us it is significant that we found it because if we did not find it then people could have thought that maybe there was something there but it had not been recorded.
"We have found it and we can prove that it is very small. There are much bigger effects going on rather than the installation of the wind farm, such as nearby forests or changes in altitude."
Follow Mark on Twitter | In the first study of its kind, scientists have been able to measure the climatic effect of a wind farm on the local environment. | 36131442 |
The 25-year-old has revealed she was battling both during her run to victory in last week's Miami Open.
Now seventh in the world, she would have been the highest-ranking player competing in this week's event.
"[Charleston] is a great tournament and I was really looking forward to taking part," said Konta.
"I was battling a slight shoulder injury and sickness during Miami which has taken hold since the end of the tournament."
Konta beat Denmark's former world number one Caroline Wozniacki 6-4 6-3 on Sunday to become the first British woman to win the Miami Open.
It was her third WTA title and second of 2017.
Her withdrawal means American world number 11 Madison Keys is now the highest-ranked player for Charleston.
Australia's Sam Stosur and American Venus Williams are also both taking part.
Konta has risen from outside the world's top 150 to inside the top 10 within two years.
Despite her withdrawal from the event in Charleston, she has been backed to continue her rise by two former British players - Jo Durie and Annabel Croft.
Jo Durie, former British number one:
It's an interesting top 10 at the moment because if you look at Serena Williams, who's not played for a while, Angelique Kerber at number one, who's having her problems, Garbine Muguruza, Agnieszka Radwanska, Simona Halep - they are struggling mentally.
But if you look at Jo, she's very strong, she believes in herself, she copes with the things that go wrong and she has totally changed that within the past two years.
I think now she feels comfortable in that top-10 mix, looking for the top five.
I think Wimbledon will be very interesting, she can do well there. Clay is going to be tricky for her because it's her least favourite surface. But at the moment I don't think any of those top players want to play her.
Annabel Croft, former British number one:
I think what's so impressive about Johanna Konta is two years ago she was ranked 147 in the world, and all of us know how she's been putting in the hard yards on the practice court.
Off the court she worked with a mental coach [Juan Coto] who has sadly passed away - he laid some great foundations for a lot of the improvements she's made mentally.
All the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle seem to be coming together and the calibre of the players she beat in Miami - Venus Williams, Simona Halep, Caroline Wozniacki - make it an amazing, amazing achievement. | Johanna Konta will miss this week's clay-court season opener in Charleston because of a shoulder injury and illness. | 39471200 |
"They said, 'Can you do it like yours?'" Stigers recalled. She wore her hair in Sisterlocks, hundreds of tiny locks that allow women with coarse, tightly-wound hair to wear almost any style - from ponytails to braids, curly or straight.
She enrolled in a short training course in order to master the technique of creating Sisterlocks - a trademarked technique - with nothing but her two hands, a comb and small elastic bands. She registered as a Sisterlock hair braider online and requests from other people in the St Louis area poured in.
To meet the demand, Stigers needed to move her business out of her home. That's where her hair braiding business hit its first snag.
Stigers knew that hair salons were regulated by the Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners, but she wasn't sure that her business, which doesn't use any chemicals, heat or scissors, would also fall under the board's purview.
She phoned the board to ask if she would have to pay upwards of £8,189 ($10,000) and spend thousands of hours in cosmetology school in order to open up a hair braiding shop. Initially, Stigers said she was told that the regulations wouldn't apply to her.
The board later reversed its course. In mid-2014, Stigers started pursuing a lawsuit against the board after it told her that she and any other hair braiders running businesses in Missouri would need to get a full cosmetology license, which requires courses at a registered cosmetology school - courses that Stigers said don't teach any natural or African hair braiding skills at all.
"Hair braiding is an art really," Stigers said. "It's something that if I went to cosmetology school today, I couldn't learn how to do braiding."
Stigers joined another braider, Joba Niang, in a lawsuit against the board of cosmetology and barber examiners, seeking reprieve from the regulations.
A judge ruled against Stigers in September, 2016, but her lawyers finished filing briefs to appeal the case last week, just as Stigers settled into a new, larger storefront to accommodate a growing number of customers.
Stigers didn't get a license to braid hair, and many of her braiders lack licenses, though her business partner does have a cosmetology license to run the spa area in her new salon.
Thus far, the Missouri Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners has declined to enforce its rules while Stigers lawsuit is active, allowing Stigers and other braiders to continue working until the courts resolve the case.
If she loses, Stigers and other hair braiders will face the choice of getting the expensive cosmetology licenses or closing up shop.
Women who run hair braiding salons in up to 21 states face similar regulations.
Cosmetology classes mostly focus on how to cut hair, safely dye hair, and treat hair chemically to permanently curl or straighten strands. Hair braiders don't do any of that. The small amount of training that does touch on styling typically does not go into African-style hair braiding, though a few cosmetology textbooks do nod to the techniques.
The Missouri Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners does not comment on ongoing court cases, and could not discuss the regulations surrounding hair braiding. However, board members on cosmetology boards in other states have cautioned against loosening regulations because of concerns over sanitation and safety.
Jeanne Chappell, a board member on the New Hampshire Board of Barbering, Cosmetology and Esthetics told the Associated Press that diseases can be passed through the tools used during braiding and that licensing would allow the board to monitor and enforce against salons that don't use safe practices.
Pamela Ferrell, owns a braiding salon in Washington, DC, and successfully fought licensing regulations. She thinks racial biases and gaps in cultural knowledge play a role in the debate.
"It's a constant attack against our hair, our beauty standards, all under the guise of occupational licensing," Ferrell said. "It's culturally disrespectful. They're using irrelevant occupational laws to put this bias on a particular group of people."
While Stigers and her attorneys wait on a judge to set a date for the oral arguments Missouri is working to pass a bill that would make the lawsuit moot by deregulating hair braiding and imposing a simple £20 ($25) fee to register the business.
Governor Eric Greitens, a Republican, specifically called out Stigers' case as "burdensome" in his January state-of-the-state address.
"We need to end frivolous regulations like these so that our people can start their own businesses and create jobs," he said.
The conservative political powerhouse run by Charles and David Koch has also taken a stand against the licensing regulations as part of a £737,280,000 ($900m) campaign for a free market that encourages small business growth.
Former President Barack Obama issued a call to action to cut down on the state licensing regulations that require nearly one in four American workers to obtain an occupational license - a huge increase from the 5% who had to get licenses in 1950. His administration also allocated federal funds for states who reformed licensing regulations.
Stigers works a lot. She has to carve out time to testify in court and in front of the Missouri state legislators. She just expanded her salon to a new storefront that fits ten braiding booths and a full spa with manicure stations and a soon-to-come sauna.
When she's not braiding a client's hair, she's running to the bank, buying supplies, or discussing business with the eleven other women her business employs.
Stigers said she hopes her lawsuit will help other women realize their dreams of opening a hair-braiding salon.
"I am excited because it's something that, the other native African hair braiders, they see me moving and expanding and they don't have to be afraid of being out in the public eye," Stigers said. | In college, Tameka Stigers wore her hair in thin locks that looked so attractive, parents at her church wanted her to fashion their young daughters' hair. | 39261335 |
The 24-year-old, capped 60 times by Wales, has played 26 matches in the last 35 weeks for club and country.
Asked if he was tempted by Rio, North said: "Yes, obviously, but in the grand scheme of things I'm a XVs player.
"It would be awesome to play in Rio but it's a big old ask to go at the end of this sort of season with it being so long to get myself ready for sevens."
Speaking to BBC Radio Northampton he added: "For me, more for the longevity of my career, it would be better to take a few weeks away, rest up and get ready for next season."
Rugby sevens will make its debut at the Olympics this summer, with Great Britain taking a team to Brazil.
British and Irish Lion North suffered four head blows in five months last season, the final one keeping him out between 27 March and 29 August.
Since playing in the World Cup, he has struggled for domestic form this season, scoring only two tries in nine Premiership matches.
In February, North admitted Northampton's style of play "isn't really helping my game", but could be part of Warren Gatland's Wales squad for a three-Test tour against world champions New Zealand in June.
"After the summer tour, fingers crossed for selection, I've got a few weeks off when I come back and I think it's much needed both physically and mentally to step away from the club and rugby," said North.
"This season has, give or take, been about 14 months long. It takes its toll on you physically as well as mentally so it will be nice to step away from it for a bit, see some family and friends, have some good food and just chill out."
Have you added the new Top Story alerts in the BBC Sport app? Simply head to the menu in the app - and don't forget you can also add alerts for your rugby union team, cricket scores, football and more. | Northampton Saints and Wales wing George North says he was tempted to go for the 2016 Rio Olympics sevens team. | 36202929 |
Mr Ivanov has been part of Mr Putin's trusted inner circle for many years.
The 63-year-old has now been made a special representative for environmental and transport issues.
A statement from the Kremlin said that Mr Putin had "decreed to relieve Ivanov of his duties as head of the Russian presidential administration", but gave no reason.
Mr Ivanov's deputy since 2012, Anton Vaino, has been appointed as his successor.
Mr Vaino, 44, is a former diplomat.
Born in the Estonian capital Tallinn in 1972, he graduated from the prestigious Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) and served in the Tokyo embassy. Later he managed presidential protocol and government staff, the Kremlin website says (in Russian).
On being appointed, he told Mr Putin: "Thank you for your trust. I think the administration's most important task is to support your activity as head of state in terms of drafting laws and control over how your instructions are implemented."
Mr Putin told a Russian TV station on Friday that Mr Ivanov had asked to leave the post, and recommended that Mr Vaino should replace him.
This is a move that has mystified Moscow. Sergei Ivanov has long been one of Vladimir Putin's closest allies and, like him, served in the Soviet security service, the KGB.
As chief of staff he was one of the most powerful men in the country. In a meeting with President Putin shown on state television both men claimed that the chief of staff was stepping down at his own request.
But despite the smiles for the cameras, few here are convinced - especially now, just before parliamentary elections.
So is this the fall-out from some kind of power struggle? No-one knows yet. But the official claim - that a man once touted as a potential president, suddenly wanted to run Russia's environmental policy - has been met with great scepticism.
Putin's inner circle
In remarks to Mr Putin, quoted on the Kremlin website, Mr Ivanov said "it's true that in early 2012 I asked you, in a conversation, to entrust me with this very complicated post, even - you could say - troublesome post, for four years.
"Well, it turns out that I've been presidential chief of staff for four years and eight months."
Mr Ivanov took up the post in December 2011. He served previously as a deputy prime minister and defence minister.
He is a member of the Russian Security Council and a former member of the KGB state security service, like Mr Putin.
In the late 1990s, when Mr Putin was head of the Federal Security Service (FSB), which replaced the KGB, Mr Ivanov was appointed as his deputy. When Mr Putin came to power, he named Mr Ivanov as one of the five people he trusted most.
It was once thought that Mr Ivanov might become president of Russia after Mr Putin's second term, as a third term for Mr Putin would have been unconstitutional.
But that post was taken by another close Putin ally, Dmitry Medvedev. Mr Putin became prime minister, before returning to the presidency just three-and-a-half years later. | Russian President Vladimir Putin has unexpectedly dismissed his chief of staff Sergei Ivanov. | 37058751 |
It's a family affair for the McGorums, with sister Anna, 15, returning to the race - having taken part in 2014 and 2015 - and mum Isabel acting as team manager for Peebles Cycling Club in the event, which takes place this year from 7-10 April in Perthshire.
Elena has experience of mountain-bike racing but less so on the roads and says she'll be relying on the extra bit of knowledge that her older sibling brings to the event.
"Anna always tells me about race preparation," she says. "We have a kit list that tells us what to pack and we make sure to get enough sleep so we are less stressed on race day.
"She also looks out for me when we are competing in the same race - she is much stronger than me but that's because she is older."
The route comprises four stages in the Perthshire countryside, as 140 riders from the UK, Ireland and Isle of Man compete for individual and team awards with numbers boosted by a one-fifth rise in girls taking part in its 2017 edition.
"I am looking forward to the team aspect," says Elena. "I know the girls in my team, so I am looking forward to spending time with them throughout the weekend."
And she is realistic about racing prospects in her debut stage race.
"Fitness and experience is more important for me this year than placings, but it is only my first year," she says.
Conversely, Anna has a high-placed finish firmly in her thoughts.
"In 2015 I did my best - at one point I was even leading the Kermesse race on the last day," she recalls. "I was seventh overall, which I was proud of. In a composite team it is often harder to do well because you haven't ridden with them before.
"I was 14th after all the stages in 2015, out of around 80 or 90 girls. I aim for lots of top-10 finishes this year, and to enjoy it."
And that extra level of competitive edge makes the Youth Tour a different beast to local road races, as Anna explains.
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"It is very different. The English riders are much pushier as they are used to bigger bunches than we are in Scotland," she says.
Her advice for Elena is simple - "go to bed early, eat properly" - but not always straightforward for the race itself.
"Also, try not to put yourself in a position where you are wasting energy catching up," she says. "That's much easier said than done!"
So how did the McGorum family become so intertwined with Peebles Cycling Club?
"We were out walking and saw a kids' club out on their bikes," says Isabel. "We immediately got Anna's name on the waiting list and she started with PCC when she was six. From then on she started racing at local dirt crits [criterium races]. Myself and Dad love cycling but we definitely don't race the same as the girls do."
As for the Youth Tour, it was a visit to one of the accommodation venues for the event that proved a spur to action.
"We visited Strathallan School and saw the older kids racing," Isabel explains.
"It is brilliant - one of the only events where the teams stay together for the whole event. They eat together, sleep in the same accommodation, train together, and recover together.
"It is a real social event and a great experience for them.
"I took on the role of team manager in Anna's second year to help PCC who were struggling to get a team together - I enjoyed it so offered up my service again this year," she adds.
Team managers offer support to riders across the event, not just their own teams, which can sometimes create a conflict of loyalties.
"You have to give a lot of encouragement... it can be tough as I am pretty competitive myself," says Isabel.
"But I am lucky the girls are already good at pushing themselves and always strive to do their best, so I can get away with not being a pushy parent!"
The sisters have retained their interest in cycling during years when drop-off can be high among girls.
And Anna believes schools can play a greater role in keeping teenagers interested in the sport.
"Not many girls cycled when I was young - now there are a lot more so we just need to keep them in the sport," she says.
"I think maybe schools should do more mountain biking trips, get some bikes and just take people our riding during PE."
For now, though, the pair are focused on the four days of racing ahead.
"We'll get up early, have breakfast, get changed and if we can practise the course we will do that too," says Elena. "I try to eat porridge and banana for breakfast - even though I don't like it that much! - it is good for energy and racing."
Anna, meanwhile, stresses the importance of teamwork.
"Having lots of different stages means that if you have a bad race, you can always pick yourself up and do okay in the end," she says. "It is important to ride as a team; you look out for each other, help each other and support one another."
And Isabel - despite her competitive edge - can't help, at heart, just being a mum: "All I hope is that they enjoy the experience and come back happy and positive."
The Youth Tour of Scotland runs from 7-10 April. For more information go to the British Cycling website. | Meet Elena McGorum, a 14-year-old cyclist from Peebles taking part in her first stage race - the Youth Tour of Scotland. | 39502730 |
Such access has a major impact on people's ability to prepare for, survive and recover from disasters.
In the Philippines, for example, 99% of people can access a mobile phone.
Text messaging and Twitter saved many lives in a 2012 typhoon, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent says.
Other examples of technology helping save lives or aid recovery include the use of text messages to deliver hurricane warnings in Haiti and a computerised barcode system to monitor the distribution of humanitarian supplies in Syria.
The author of the IFRC's annual World Disasters report notes that while "the overall number of people affected by disasters decreased in 2012, the number of people affected in the poorest countries increased, with over 31.7 million people affected".
"They are also often the ones with the least access to technology," said Patrick Vinck.
IFRC Secretary General Bekele Geleta expressed hope that "governments and affected people in disaster-prone countries can take advantage of innovations such as weather prediction software, satellite imagery and mass alert systems, increasing their resilience to disasters and their ability to recover quickly when they do happen".
"Typhoon Bopha affected 6.3 million people in the Philippines, and thousands of lives were saved because 99% of the population have access to a mobile phone and could receive early warnings and information on staying safe." he said.
However the report also warns that humanitarian agencies should not make the mistake of listening only to those who are connected and excluding those who are not.
It urges the private sector, humanitarian organisations, governments and local communities to work together to ensure access to technology for such populations. | Some of the countries most prone to natural disasters also have least access to life-saving communications and technology, a major study says. | 24559932 |
The problem was only patched by an update from Adobe last week, meaning many users are still believed to be at risk.
Two exploit kits, which allow criminals to compromise computers in a variety of ways, can now target the bug.
This was spotted by a French security researcher known as Kafeine.
Kafeine said that more people are likely to be vulnerable to the exploit since it targets a relatively recent version of the browser-based Flash Player software, 18.0.0.160. The latest version is 18.0.0.194.
Before being flagged by Adobe, the vulnerability was considered a zero-day - meaning it had not previously been disclosed and there was no known fix. Kafeine added that a handful of similar bugs have been discovered in Flash Player since January.
The two kits in question, Angler and Magnitude are relatively popular, according to security analyst Rik Ferguson at Trend Micro.
Many are worried that in this case the exploit could be used to deploy ransomware, which restricts access to a victim's computer until a ransom fee is paid.
"Angler is a very... widespread toolkit," said Mr Ferguson. "It's really just a framework that is being used to deliver whatever the exploiter wants to deliver... Besides ransomware, it could just as easily be used to deliver banking malware, DDoS bots, spam bots, whatever."
Mr Ferguson added that according to their records, a large proportion of Trend Micro customers still appeared to be using versions of Flash Player vulnerable to the attack.
David Emm, a security expert at Kaspersky, commented that certain security programmes would be able to protect users against exploits like these, but that updating vulnerable software was recommended.
"As always, the best policy here is to make sure your application and the operating system you use have all the updates installed," he said.
Adobe has urged users to download the latest Flash Player update. | An exploit that takes advantage of a flaw in Adobe's Flash Player is being used by cybercriminals. | 33324715 |
The 20-year-old has scored three goals in 19 appearances for the Scottish Premiership club.
Morris, who has made one substitute appearance for Norwich, is contracted at Carrow Road until the summer of 2017.
He previously had loan spells with Oxford United and York City and been capped at England Under-19 level. | Norwich City forward Carlton Morris has extended his loan spell at Hamilton Academical until the end of the season. | 35214169 |
President Xi Jinping said the package would include zero-interest loans as well as scholarships and training for thousands of Africans.
The Chinese leader made the announcement at a major summit between China and Africa in Johannesburg.
The momentum of rapid growth in Africa was "unstoppable", Mr Xi told more than 35 African heads of state.
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma, who is joint host at the summit, welcomed Africa and China's deepening partnership.
"China has become Africa's largest trade partner, and Africa is now one of China's major import sources and fourth largest investment destination. This partnership can only yield further positive results for Africa's development," Mr Zuma said.
Analysis: Karen Allen, BBC News, Johannesburg
China's announcement of grants, loans and development funds was widely anticipated, although the figure exceeded expectations.
Much of this additional assistance is likely to be focused on infrastructure projects, to help boost economic development but more details on the deal are yet to emerge.
President Zuma said that China and the African continent each made up a third of the world's population, bringing the possibility of new markets and production possibilities.
But perhaps one of the biggest challenges African countries face is youth unemployment and leaders are under pressure to come up with development plans which create more jobs.
Despite a major slowdown at home, which has seen Chinese demand for African exports plummet - a vital source of foreign exchange earnings for the continent - the main message is that despite economic challenges, China's commitment to Africa is long term.
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The two-day Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (Focac) is the second time China has brought together African leaders since the forum was launched in Beijing in 2000.
According to China's official Xinhua news agency, the assistance over three years will focus on 10 areas, including industrialisation, the modernisation of agricultural, financial services, green development and peace and security.
Mr Xi said this was his seventh visit to Africa and his second as Chinese president and on each trip he saw progress and change.
"The late Nelson Mandela of South Africa once said: 'We stand at the dawn of an African century, a century where Africa will take its rightful place among the nations of the world.'
"I couldn't agree more with this statement and I am convinced that African countries and people are embracing a new era that is truly theirs," the Chinese leader said.
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The BBC is running a special series about China's role in Africa. | China has announced $60bn (£40bn) of assistance and loans for Africa to help with the development of the continent. | 35005048 |
5 October 2016 Last updated at 20:02 BST
Sean Lynch said he misses seeing his family smile and seeing their happiness.
Mr Lynch, who suffers from mental health issues, inflicted "extreme and shocking" harm to himself over a period of three days at Maghaberry prison.
He used his fingers and thumbs to damage his eyes, and claimed to have used a piece of broken glass to injure his groin.
. | A man who blinded himself while an inmate at a high-security jail has spoken about how his life has changed. | 37569284 |
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