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9 November 2016 Last updated at 18:40 GMT
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UK officials were outraged when photos appearing to show debris from the attack appeared in the New York Times.
It came after the name of bomber Salman Abedi was leaked to US media just hours after the attack, which killed 22 - including children - and injured 64.
Theresa May is to raise concerns with Donald Trump at a Nato meeting later.
Greater Manchester Police hopes to resume normal intelligence relationships - a two-way flow of information - soon but is currently "furious", the BBC understands.
The force - which is leading the investigation on the ground - gives its information to National Counter-Terrorism, which then shares it across government and - because of the Five Eyes intelligence sharing agreement - with the US, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
In total eight men are now in custody following the attack, carried out by Manchester-born Abedi, a 22-year-old from a family of Libyan origin.
It has also emerged two people who had known Abedi at college made separate calls to a hotline to warn the police about his extremist views.
Home Secretary Amber Rudd had said she was "irritated" by the disclosure of Abedi's identity against the UK's wishes and had warned Washington "it should not happen again".
However, the pictures of debris - which appear to show bloodstained fragments from the bomb and the backpack used to conceal it - were subsequently leaked to the New York Times, prompting an angry response from within Whitehall and from UK police chiefs.
BBC security correspondent Gordon Corera says UK officials believe that US law enforcement rather than the White House is the likely culprit for the leaks.
A Whitehall source described the second US leak as "on another level", and said it had caused "disbelief and astonishment" across the British government.
By Dominic Casciani, BBC home affairs correspondent
The police decision to stop sharing information specifically about the Manchester attack with their security counterparts in the US is a hugely significant move and shows how angry British authorities are.
The information from the crime scene wasn't shared on a whim: the British and Americans have a lot of shared world-leading expertise in improvised explosive devices and scientists would be discussing whether the Manchester device tells them something new that could, ultimately, track down a bomb-maker.
Other sharing will continue. The UK and US share a vast amount of information about terror and espionage threats - its a tight-knit network that also encompasses Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
That system is based on trust and the "control principle": if a piece of intelligence is shared, the receiving nation has no right to further disseminate it without permission.
The UK's National Police Chiefs' Council described the "unauthorised disclosure" as a breach of trust which had potentially undermined a "major counter-terrorism investigation".
Counter-terrorism detectives have spoken in the past about how a delay of about 36 hours before the public know who is being investigated can allow known associates of the suspect to be arrested without being tipped off.
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said the leaks had worried him "greatly", and he had raised them with the US ambassador.
Lord Blair, who was the head of the Metropolitan Police at the time of the bombings in London on 7 July 2005 said intelligence leaks by the US were not new.
"I'm afraid it just reminds me exactly of what happened after 7/7 when the US published a complete picture of the way the bombs in 7/7 had been made up," he said.
"It's a different world in which the US operate in terms of how they publish things and this is a very grievous breach but I'm afraid it's the same as before."
In other developments:
Eight men and one woman have been arrested in the UK since Monday night, including Abedi's older brother Ismail, 23. The woman has since been released.
Abedi's younger brother Hashem, 20, was held by special forces linked to the interior ministry in the Libyan capital Tripoli, as was their father.
Speaking on Wednesday, Greater Manchester Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said: "It's very clear that this is a network that we are investigating.
"And as I've said, it continues at a pace. There's extensive investigations going on and activity taking place across Greater Manchester."
As part of their investigation, police raided a block of flats near Manchester Piccadilly station in the city centre, requiring them to carry out a controlled explosion and briefly close the railway line.
Police carried out another controlled explosion in the early hours of Thursday morning at an address in the Moss Side area of Manchester.
Anyone with information can call the anti-terror hotline on 0800 789321.
Some of the victims had been making their way outside at the end of the Ariana Grande gig when Abedi detonated his "nuts-and-bolts" bomb.
They include children and teenagers and others who had been waiting in the foyer to pick up concert-goers.
The youngest so far known to have died is eight-year-old Saffie Roussos, while an off-duty Cheshire police officer, who has not yet been named, was also among the dead.
The latest victim to be named is Eilidh MacLeod, a 14-year-old from Barra in the Outer Hebrides, also died. Her family issued a statement saying: "Words cannot express how we feel at losing our darling Eilidh."
Of the 64 injured, 20 are in a critical condition. Twelve of them are children.
Salman Abedi was a 22-year-old born in Manchester to Libyan parents, and a former University of Salford student.
He attended Burnage Academy for Boys in Manchester between 2009 and 2011, and The Manchester College until 2013.
A former classmate told the BBC that Abedi was a "very jokey lad" but also "very short tempered" and would get angry at "the littlest thing".
The man, who did not want to be identified, said Abedi had hung around "the wrong crowd and was very, very gullible".
Before leaving Burnage Academy, Abedi had become "more and more religious", the man added.
A Muslim community worker, who did not want to be identified, has told the BBC that two people who had known Abedi at college had made separate calls five years ago to a hotline to warn about his extremist views.
He said they had been worried that Abedi was "supporting terrorism" and he had expressed the view that "being a suicide bomber was ok".
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Nadir Syed, 23, of west London, was convicted last year of preparing to carry out a so-called Islamic State-inspired attack in London, which could have targeted a poppy seller.
The judge said Syed must serve at least 15 years but he may never be released.
His cousin Yousaf Syed, 20, of High Wycombe, and Haseeb Hamayoon, 29, of west London, were cleared at a retrial.
During Syed's trial, the court heard Syed went with another man to buy a foot-long knife in the run-up to Remembrance Sunday that the judge said was specifically chosen to decapitate a victim.
Syed had earlier appeared in an online video, stamping on a poppy, saying it should "go to hell".
Earlier that year, Syed had attempted and failed to reach Syria to fight alongside his cousin, Yousaf.
Prosecutors said that after finding himself back at home, the committed jihadist turned his violent intentions on the UK.
He became obsessed with the 2013 murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby, describing one of the killers as a "diamond geezer".
By BBC home affairs correspondent Dominic Casciani
Nadir Syed smiled wryly as he was taken down. He is not the first to go to prison after being convicted of preparing for acts of terrorism, but his prosecution last year was one of seven IS-linked plots referred to by the prime minister in Parliament.
Prosecutors did not have to prove that Syed had settled on a specific target and plan - only that he had taken steps - and the key one was the buying of a foot-long knife.
This offence was specifically created to allow police to arrest and charge terrorism suspects at an early stage of plotting.
Senior judges at the Court of Appeal recently set out new rules for these kinds of terrorism cases, saying that life is the correct jail term if the judge can see no sign - or immediate hope - that an ideologically-driven killer can be reformed.
Sentencing him at the Old Bailey, Mr Justice Saunders said: "I am satisfied that the attack was going to take place at a time close to Armistice Day.
"I am also satisfied that the victim was to be someone connected to Armistice Day, such as a popper seller.
"I have no doubt that he is dangerous. In my judgement if he was released from prison he would go and try and carry out what he failed to achieve in this case.
"He would set out to kill in furtherance of his beliefs.
"He is an intelligent man. He had thought out what he wanted to do and I saw no sign in the evidence he gave of any change of view on this part," he added.
Syed was said to have been inspired to act by a decree from an Islamic State leader in September 2014.
The so-called "Adnani fatwa" called for followers in the West to target security services and police.
So far, it has been linked to more than 25 attacks or attempts across Europe and America.
Mark Summers QC, for Syed, told the sentencing hearing that his client had, at the most, come up with an unsophisticated idea of a knife attack days before he was arrested.
"There had been no target reconnaissance … or worked-out plan," he said.
"There's no suggestion that this defendant indoctrinated others. The intention was embryonic and may never have moved to fruition."
But Mr Justice Saunders said he had no choice but to impose a life sentence and that Syed faced the prospect of never being released.
"The defendant will remain dangerous until the threat from Islamic terrorists has gone," he said.
"I cannot say when that will be. A life sentence is not only necessary but essential to protect the public from the threat this defendant poses.
"It may be that he will never be released but I would wish there to be some incentive for him to co-operate with deradicalisation programmes if and when they are made available to him."
Syed had been extensively monitored by the police and MI5 for weeks before he was arrested.
He used encrypted online chats to share gory IS videos with friends and laughed at the fate of murdered hostages.
He had installed the pin code "77911" on his mobile phone - an apparent reference to the dates of terror attacks on London and the US - and hung an IS flag on his bedroom wall at his grandmother's house. | A man has been jailed for life for plotting a street beheading around the time of Remembrance Sunday in 2014. | 36609694 |
Holloway, 49, will take charge of Palace with the London club currently fourth in the Championship, six points above 12th-placed Blackpool.
He told Palace's club website: "This is a fantastic opportunity. I got great energy when I met the club's owners and just can't wait to get going."
Keith Millen also joins Holloway at Selhurst Park as assistant manager.
It suits him to be nearer his family and I am sure he will enjoy the new challenge he has set himself
"It is sad to leave Blackpool as my time there was the best trip I have been on and leave very proud of what was achieved and I would like to wish them all the best," added Holloway, who has also managed Bristol Rovers, Queens Park Rangers, Plymouth and Leicester.
"I just see this as too good an opportunity to turn down.
"I am bringing in Keith as my assistant who is a Croydon boy and he is as excited as I am about the opportunity."
Holloway's former Blackpool assistant Steve Thompson will be in temporary charge for the Seasiders' game with Derby County on Saturday.
Bristol-born Holloway leaves Blackpool after over three years in charge, winning promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs in May 2010 although they were relegated the following season.
And Blackpool chairman Karl Oyston holds no resentment towards Holloway regarding the decision to leave.
"I wish Ian all the best in his new role," Oyston told BBC Radio Lancashire.
"He has done a fantastic job for us during his time here and will be remembered as the most successful manager in the club's history.
"Things happen in football very quickly, as in this case, so I am not shocked by his decision. It suits him to be nearer his family and I am sure he will enjoy the new challenge he has set himself.
"There is no animosity, he goes with my best wishes having served our club so well and the success he brought to the club during his three years here.
"Steve Thompson will take charge of the team at Derby this afternoon. I will then be making an appointment as soon as possible."
Palace chairman Steve Parish had revealed the club had made an approach for Holloway on Thursday.
Holloway took training as normal at Blackpool on Friday morning, but did not join the team on their journey to Derby, although he often travelled separately to away fixtures.
His departure comes only six months after guiding Blackpool to the Championship play-off final against West Ham, where his side lost 2-1.
Holloway will now hope for similar success at Palace, who have not been in the top flight since a one-year stay in 2004-05, and lost their first three league matches of the current campaign.
Six wins out of seven then lifted them into fourth place in the Championship before Freedman's departure.
His assistant Lennie Lawrence was caretaker boss for the Eagles' draw at Barnsley and a notable victory at Leicester, before joining Freedman at the Reebok Stadium. | Blackpool boss Ian Holloway has been appointed as Crystal Palace's new manager on a four-and-a-half-year deal. | 20176036 |
Tim Passmore appeared before the Home Affairs select committee and was questioned about his £1.7m budget.
Keith Vaz MP, committee chairman, suggested there had been almost a doubling of costs since the change from the old Suffolk Police Authority.
Mr Passmore said that was incorrect and the costs had actually gone down by £100,000 since his election last year.
Mr Vaz said to Mr Passmore: "You employ nine people, but your total office cost is £1.7m and that's a 48% increase on the previous police committee."
Mr Passmore replied: "The cost of the office is actually over £100,000 less than the previous police authority.
"I can assure you nobody is being paid any extra and there have been no other appointments at all on top of what I inherited from the police authority, which is something we're looking at at the moment."
Mr Passmore's office said there was a 48% increase in his total budget, but it was due to the inclusion of the £600,000 Community Safety Fund, which came from the government.
This fund was not included in the old police authority budget. | Suffolk's new police and crime commissioner has defended the costs of his office to MPs. | 22541085 |
The Port Talbot-based Specific partnership involves Tata Steel, Swansea and Cardiff universities, firms including BASF and Pilkington, and more than 130 scientists and product developers.
These particular proposals involve eight two and three-bedroom homes and apartments.
The Specific innovation aims to transform how we view the role of our homes, offer a way of reducing our dependence on carbon fuels and also act as a tool to help further tackle fuel poverty in Wales.
Despite a range of initiatives to reduce the cost of keeping homes warm, latest figures estimate that nearly one in four (23%) of households in Wales were still considered to be living in fuel poverty.
That is defined as a household that spends more than 10% of its income on energy. This is significantly lower than the 29% in fuel poverty in 2012 but it is clear that many households are still struggling.
Developing homes as mini-power stations could help reduce that and give people an extra income.
We have already seen several housing associations fitting solar panels to homes. But this goes much further.
Instead of seeing our homes as just four walls we live in and often expensive to run, we could begin to see them as entities that are working for us - even when we are out. Houses which generate power for us to store and use later or even to sell on.
It has also been suggested that projects like this can change our relationship with energy use, making us more aware of not wasting it.
Smart meters already encourage us to think about how much we are using and money that we may be inadvertently spending.
Once you have the opportunity to store that energy your home has generated for you - or to sell it - then surely it is logical to presume that we become much more careful about not using more than we need to?
But to really make the most of a scheme like this, the infrastructure needs to change.
The electricity system we have in the UK now, based on the National Grid, was developed from an era of cheap sources of energy and a relatively small number of very large generators using coal, oil or more recently gas.
As power travels many miles through the transmission system energy is lost.
The grid was not designed for multiple smaller generators putting power into it. In Wales, the grid is nearly full and that has been an issue as new larger renewable energy projects have been discussed.
Technology is moving fast however, and a number of new ways of storing and sharing energy are being developed. That could open up further opportunities for projects like this.
And then there is the complicated world of finance, feed-in tariffs and government incentives.
But if we are to get anywhere near targets for cutting carbon emissions or, for that matter reduce our dependency on states around the globe to keep our lights on, then perhaps we do need to get smarter at using the sources of energy around us: the sunshine on our roofs, the air around us, heat from the earth and much more.
Making use of the resources we have around us. | A housing development in Neath, designed with the aim of turning "homes into power stations," is as exciting as it is innovative. | 40877149 |
The 7.1 quake struck 169km (105 miles) north-east of Gisborne on Friday morning local time.
Authorities asked people in the Tolaga Bay area to leave their homes.
Some damage to property has been reported, but no injuries.
The quake caused a tsunami but it has had no noticeable impact, an emergency worker told New Zealand radio.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii tweeted that only a 21cm (8in) wave had been measured.
Local civil defence officials said it was now safe for Gisborne residents to return, but advised them to stay away from beaches, streams and estuaries, saying the tsunami threat had not entirely lifted.
Residents were told to head for high ground or far inland if they felt another strong quake.
The quake occurred at 04:37 local time (16:37 GMT) at a depth of 19km (12 miles), US monitors say, and was followed by a series of large aftershocks.
Residents across North Island said they felt shaking and rattling as the quake struck but there were no immediate reports of serious damage.
In 2011, the city of Christchurch on South Island was devastated by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that left 185 people dead.
Each year more than 15,000 earthquakes are recorded in New Zealand, but only about 150 are large enough to be felt. | Residents of a small community on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island have been told they can return to their homes, after a severe earthquake at sea sparked a tsunami warning. | 37249108 |
Mr Turnbull unveiled a new system that he said would give better care to patients.
The system would allow more use of technology and a focus on tailored care over a standardised approach, he said.
Australia spends around A$10b (£4.7b; $7.3b) each year on mental health services.
"Mental illness gnaws away at participation, it gnaws away at productivity," Mr Turnbull said.
The new strategy, which will be rolled out over three years from 2016, comes after a review critical of Australia's current mental health system.
Services such as hotlines will be streamlined and local health offices will be able to commission their own care plans for patients with complex needs.
Mental health advocacy groups have welcomed the decision. | Mental illness hurts Australia's productivity and services need to be overhauled, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says. | 34929457 |
Williams played under Pardew when he managed Reading between 1999 and 2003.
"Alan Pardew was the manager who helped take Reading as a club to the next level," Williams told BBC Sport.
Championship team Reading beat West Bromwich Albion 3-1 on Saturday to set up next month's quarter-final tie.
Pardew guided Reading to promotion to the second tier in 2002, but resigned the following year, a month before eventually joining West Ham.
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"I think he'll get a good reception," said former Reading club captain Williams, now a presenter for BBC Radio Berkshire.
"A lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then and I think the Reading fans appreciate what he did to transform the club.
"Of all the managers I worked with, what he did behind the scenes was incredible. He was up with all the latest gadgets in analysis and sports science.
"He put the backroom staff in place that his successors Steve Coppell and Brian McDermott used so well to get the club promoted to the Premier League."
Reading are in the quarter-finals for the second year in succession, having lost in the semi-finals to Arsenal last season. | Former Reading manager Alan Pardew will have "nothing to prove" when he takes his Crystal Palace side to the Madejski Stadium in the FA Cup quarter-finals, says ex-Royals defender Ady Williams. | 35630345 |
The metal rods were used by Causeway Coast and Glens council to mark out a makeshift car-park for the Irish Open golf championship in Portstewart.
Ryan Patev, 11, was playing with his younger brothers on Wednesday when he fell on the rod.
It punctured 4in (10cm) into his right thigh, just 2cm from a major artery.
It is understood that he fell backwards off a wall onto the rod.
Natalie Patev said her son had a lucky escape - despite now being off his feet and not allowed to go outside.
"Ryan could have died - it doesn't bear thinking about," she told BBC News NI.
"He is upset and really sore, he can't walk on it or anything and has to stay inside."
Ms Patev said the rods were not "capped" and the car park had been constructed in a "slap-dash" fashion with "no thought put into the children's safety".
"They were there for the golf - it was a parking area they had made... like an overspill," she said.
Recovering after his ordeal, Ryan Patev described the moment he was injured.
"I just saw the the pole sticking out at the side of my leg," he told BBC Newsline.
"Luckily, my other leg was supporting it so it didn't go down any further.
"My friend, Tommy, pulled the iron rod out of the ground so I could lie on the ground."
Ryan Patev said those responsible for the rods should have put up warning signs.
"I didn't see it at first and I just don't want it to happen to anyone else."
A council official had visited the family's home and offered Ryan and his mother tickets to the tournament, but this was not what they wanted, Ms Patev told The Belfast Telegraph.
"(The official) apologised and said they have removed the iron rods from the grass," she told the newspaper.
The Health and Safety Executive said it was aware of the incident and was making inquiries.
In a statement, Causeway Coast and Glens Council confirmed that a council officer and a representative from the European Tour's car park operation visited Ryan Patev at home on Thursday.
A spokesperson for golf's European Tour said it was working with the council to carry out a full investigation into the incident.
"We were very sorry to hear of Ryan's unfortunate accident," said the spokesperson.
"A representative of the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, along with a member of our car parking team, visited Ryan and his family at home yesterday afternoon to offer support and check on his wellbeing, and we all wish him well in his recovery." | The mother of a boy who was impaled on a metal rod is seeking legal advice after what she called a "totally preventable" injury. | 40529101 |
The Welsh judoka, who missed out on a medal at Rio 2016, won the second European bronze medal of her career.
Powell, 26, beat Slovenia's Klara Apotekar in the quarter-final to go through to the semi-final on Saturday.
She lost to world number one Guusje Steenhuis, however, before overcoming Stevenson to take home bronze.
On Friday, Alice Schlesinger came through the repechage to win bronze in the -63kg at the European Championships in Poland.
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The Israel-born Olympian collected her fourth European bronze after France's Clarisse Agbegnenou, a silver medallist at Rio 2016, pulled out through injury.
Schlesinger, 28, beat Poland's Karolina Talach in her opening bout, but then lost to Germany's Martyna Trajdos.
She regrouped to beat Italy's Edwige Gwend on her way to third.
"It feels good to win another European medal and this time for Great Britain," Schlesinger said.
"I have only had one competition this year due to injury, so it was good to have some fights and get back into things."
Meanwhile, team-mate Amy Livesey (-63kg) lost in the last 16 against Agbegnenou despite a spirited performance, with her opponent taking the contest by ippon.
On Thursday's opening day, Britain did not win any medals as Bekky Livesey (women's -57kg), Ashley McKenzie (men's -60kg), Chelsie Giles and Kelly Edwards (both women's -52kg) missed out. | Great Britain's Natalie Powell won -78kg bronze at the European Championships in Poland by beating Karen Stevenson of the Netherlands. | 39674693 |
NHS watchdog NICE has approved the use of new drugs that cure more than 90% of some strains, but there are calls for them to be made more widely available.
NHS England said 10,000 were being treated this year and that will rise.
An estimated 215,000 people in the UK have hepatitis C, which can cause liver damage and cancer.
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Radio 4's You & Yours has seen confidential documents, which suggest the cost to the NHS of some medications has dropped by nearly three-quarters.
Zsuzsanna Snarey is thought to have developed the illness after having treatment for polio as a child.
She was told she would have to wait for medication on the NHS and said: "Treatment was withheld from me - people who were much worse than me had to be treated first."
She decided to take matters "into her own hands" and paid £1,200 for medication from India, using a website called FixHepC. The treatment was successful.
Dr James Freeman, the founder of the site, told You & Yours they had helped 400 people in the UK to access medications from abroad in the last year, but estimates the total number of people receiving it is likely to be three times as high.
In England, 22 operational delivery networks, consisting of multidisciplinary teams, decide who should be treated based on clinical need, as NICE suggests.
Each area has a set number of patients to treat, allocated by NHS England based on estimated prevalence of hepatitis C.
Dr Ashley Brown, from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, said: It is particularly frustrating, I have patients who I know are eligible for treatment, the treatment has been approved by NICE but I can't treat them due to budgetary restrictions.
"We all accept the fact the NHS pot is limited, but if that is the case, that pot of money should pay for treatment for as many patients as possible.
"We have long waiting lists here in west London; in other parts of the country there are short waiting lists or no waiting lists at all."
Dr Brown said he had to prioritise those patients with the most severe disease - but elsewhere people with more mild disease were getting treated sooner.
He added that he had patients who were buying medications from abroad.
Baroness Randerson, co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Liver Health, said buying medication from abroad posed an unacceptable risk to patients.
Charles Gore, the chief executive of the Hepatitis C Trust, said "if the price of drugs is falling, we want those savings to be used to expand the number of people that can be treated".
In a statement, NHS England said that an extra £200m a year had been made available to fund treatment with new drugs and had helped to cut deaths by 10% in one year. The number of patients receiving the drugs would rise to 15,000 in 2021.
"As prices come down, we hope to be able to expand treatments even further in future years within the funding available and the industry is now engaging in the discussions with us about how best to do this."
Public Health Wales told the programme there are no waiting times in Wales to access these new hepatitis C treatments. The Scottish government said there is no limit on the number of people who can be treated in Scotland.
Dr Faye Kirkland is a GP working in the NHS. | Patients with hepatitis C are buying medication online from abroad to treat their disease to avoid long waits on the NHS, say experts. | 38319799 |
Frauke Petry, head of the eurosceptic Alternativ fuer Deutschland (AfD) party, told a regional newspaper: "I don't want this either. But the use of armed force is there as a last resort."
Her comments were condemned by leftwing parties and by the German police union.
More than 1.1 million migrants arrived in Germany last year.
Also on Saturday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said most migrants from Syria and Iraq would go home once the wars in their countries had ended.
She told a conference of her centre-right CDU party that tougher measures adopted last week should reduce the influx of migrants, but a European solution was still needed.
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Police must stop migrants crossing illegally from Austria, Ms Petry told the Mannheimer Morgen newspaper (in German), and "if necessary" use firearms.
"That is what the law says," she added.
A prominent member of the centre-left Social Democrats, Thomas Oppermann, said: "The last German politician under whom refugees were shot at was Erich Honecker" - the leader of Communist East Germany.
Germany's police union, the Gewerkschaft der Polizei, said (in German) officers would never shoot at migrants.
It said Ms Petry's comments revealed a radical and inhumane mentality.
The number of attacks on refugee accommodation in Germany rose to 1,005 last year - five times more than in 2014.
A note on terminology: The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum. This group includes people fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria, who are likely to be granted refugee status, as well as people who are seeking jobs and better lives, who governments are likely to rule are economic migrants. | German police should "if necessary" shoot at migrants seeking to enter the country illegally, the leader of a right-wing populist party has said. | 35452306 |
Avon and Somerset Police issued the image on Monday after a man was stabbed in Shirehampton, Bristol.
The similarity was pointed out on social media and reported by the Bristol Post.
The police have since issued an altered picture and said "whatever the map may have resembled should not distract from the severity of the crime".
A police spokesman said: "This is a serious appeal for information after a man was left in need of hospital treatment following a violent assault.
"Whatever the map may have resembled should not distract from the severity of the crime and our request for help from the public."
The 26-year-old victim remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital, after the incident last Friday, the police said.
A 27-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man have been arrested and have been released on bail pending further inquiries. | A map issued by police trying to find witnesses to an assault looked like a "giant penis", it was claimed. | 37312968 |
Four schools were identified in an anonymous letter outlining plans to introduce more Islamic principles.
The Dfe said it was looking into claims the so-called Operation Trojan Horse scheme had targeted twelve schools.
Park View Education Trust, which runs three of the schools, has denied the allegations.
Officials from Ofsted have visited Park View, Nansen Primary and Golden Hillock schools, which are all part of the trust.
Park View governor Tahir Alam has denied any involvement in the letter and said it "maligned" his reputation.
The Dfe said its own investigation into the claims was ongoing alongside Birmingham City Council's previously announced probe.
A Dfe spokesperson it would "take firm action" if it found standards were not being met.
"Where we become aware of issues of concern we will move quickly to resolve these," they added.
Authorities have yet to determine if the letter, apparently sent from someone in Birmingham to a contact in Bradford, is genuine.
The four-page document suggested methods for replacing senior staff and governors with people sympathetic to Islam.
It claimed responsibility for leadership changes at Adderley Primary, Saltley School, Park View School and Regents Park Community Primary School. | More Birmingham schools are under investigation over an alleged plot to oust head teachers, the Department for Education (Dfe) has said. | 26816724 |
Dublin boy Reese Kilbride, 12, wrote a letter after learning about the 1916 Easter Rising at school.
The reply, written by a palace official, said: "This is not a matter in which Her Majesty would intervene."
Reese's mother, Fiona Dowling, said her son had not expected a response.
"I told him not to expect anything given she gets loads of letters," she said.
"They were learning about the Easter Rising in school, it's been a key theme for them this year and Reese was just really interested in it."
Reese asked for "the return of the six counties" and enclosed drawings of himself and his friend, Ethan.
In reply, Jennie Vine, a deputy correspondence co-ordinator at the palace, said: "Her Majesty has asked me to thank you for the pictures you drew especially for her".
On the matter of Northern Ireland, Ms Vine said that "as a constitutional sovereign the Queen acts on the advice of her ministers and remains strictly non-political at all times".
Asked what Reese has done with the letter now, Ms Dowling said: "He took it to school to show his class.
"I was going to frame it, but last night I found it scrunched up in the bottom of his school bag!" | An Irish primary school pupil who wrote to the Queen requesting that she turn Northern Ireland over to the Republic of Ireland has received a reply from Buckingham Palace. | 36036914 |
Peter Ball, 84, was jailed for 32 months in October 2015 after admitting a string of historical sex offences against 18 teenagers and young men.
The former bishop of Lewes and Gloucester was released from jail on Friday after serving 16 months.
Phil Johnson said he had served "less than a month for each of the victims".
Ball was sentenced to 32 months for misconduct in public office and 15 months for indecent assaults, to run concurrently, after using "religion as a cloak" to carry out the abuse between the 1970s and 1990s.
Richard Scorer, a lawyer representing a number of Ball's victims, said his early release was "an affront to justice" and "a huge blow to his victims".
"This was a man whose appalling crimes represented a gross and systematic abuse of trust spanning decades," he said.
Mr Johnson, from Eastbourne, who was not one of the 18 people Ball admitted abusing, alleges that Ball inappropriately touched him as a 13-year-old boy.
He said the sentence handed down to him was "in no way proportionate to the crimes committed", and it seemed he had been freed "at the earliest opportunity".
A Church of England spokeswoman said Ball's offences were "a matter of deep shame and regret".
In February 2016, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Rev Justin Welby, commissioned an independent review of the Ball case.
Mr Johnson said its publication was not likely "for several more months".
"I think it's utterly ridiculous that it's taken longer to write a report on what happened than it has for Peter Ball to serve his jail sentence," he said.
A Ministry of Justice spokesman said sex offenders were "robustly risk assessed and subject to a strict set of conditions".
"If they fail to comply, they can be recalled to prison," he added. | A man allegedly abused as a child by a former bishop has criticised his early release from jail as "a poor reflection on the criminal justice system". | 38868834 |
Desiree Fairooz, one of the protesters who was found guilty, said all she did was laugh during the hearing.
Ms Fairooz, 61, was found guilty on two charges of disorderly conduct and parading or demonstrating on Capitol grounds.
Each protester could face up to 12 months in prison.
Tighe Barry and Lenny Bianchi, who wore Ku Klux Klan (KKK) robes during the 10 January hearing, were also convicted on two separate charges of parading or demonstrating, according to US attorney spokesman Bill Miller.
The two men were acquitted on charges of disrupting Congress.
Ms Fairooz was removed and arrested after she interrupted Alabama Senator Richard Shelby during his opening statement at Mr Sessions' confirmation hearing to become America's top prosecutor.
The interruption came when Mr Shelby said that Mr Sessions' record of "treating all Americans equally under the law is clear and well-documented".
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Ms Fairooz "let out aloud [sic] bursts of laughter, followed by a second louder burst of laughter", according to a court document.
"I just couldn't hold it," the Virginia resident said on Wednesday. "It was spontaneous. It was an immediate rejection of what I considered an outright lie or pure ignorance."
Mr Sessions faced public scrutiny during his confirmation over allegations that he had once supported the KKK and other charges of racism.
Ms Fairooz added she did not intend to disrupt the hearing and did not plan to get arrested.
"We just wanted to be a visible symbol of dissent."
Code Pink campaign director Ariel Gold, who was sitting near Ms Fairooz, described the sound as a "reflexive gasp" that was "quieter than a cough".
"I would barely call it a laugh," she said.
Each protester faces up to six months in jail or a $1,000 (£776) fine, according to Mr Miller. | Three members of the the Code Pink activist group have been convicted on charges of disrupting Attorney General Jeff Sessions' confirmation hearing. | 39799610 |
The "distressed" sheep was spotted "stuck fast" in the middle of a field near Ware in Hertfordshire on Thursday.
"She wasn't the smartest in the flock," RSPCA rescuer Kate Wright said.
"There's no fence most of the way along the field, yet she managed to find a tiny bit to get trapped in. She only had to walk around it." The freed ewe was unharmed and returned to the flock.
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Ms Wright said the ewe could have been badly cut had she not been spotted by passing walkers.
"She had her head through one of the square meshes of this 'stock fence' and became stuck fast.
"When I arrived she was bleating in distress and really panicking. There were sharp wires in the fence and I have no doubt she would have hurt herself had she been left in that panicked state for much longer," she said.
Once cut free, the ewe "went charging straight off to rejoin her flock - danger averted," Ms Wright added. | A ewe was left looking "pretty sheepish" after getting her head firmly wedged in a stile. | 36685037 |
Jacques Gounon said last week's vote gave migrants a clear signal the border would become "almost impossible to overcome".
The firm has unveiled two new drones to boost security on the French side.
Mr Gounon said he feared increased migrant pressure this summer.
"I'm afraid that any Brexit consequences could give a threat to migrants that they could be prevented from going to the UK - definitively going to the UK - in the years to come," he said.
"This could generate an additional new migrant pressure, in order for such people, desperately, to reach the UK before Brexit is enforced.
"So I do think and I'm afraid that we could have an increased migrant pressure during this summer, as a Brexit consequence."
Mr Gounon said Eurotunnel did not support the idea of moving the UK border from the current locations.
Eurotunnel and cross-Channel ferry services operate at different sites, and the rights for British Border Force officials to carry out checks at Coquelles and the Port of Calais were established under different treaties.
He said Eurotunnel had worked very efficiently with the UK Border Force to protect the site for 25 years and added: "I don't see what could be done more."
He said the new drones would increase the speed of response, but added: "There is no interest at all, from the shuttle point of view, to have an additional border control in Folkestone, at the end of the tunnel."
After Thursday's referendum, the mayor of Calais called for changes to how the Anglo-French border is run.
Currently, Britain can carry out checks in Calais to stop migrants trying to reach the UK, but Ms Bouchart said the French were in a strong position to request a review.
The French authorities had warned before the referendum that a vote for leaving the EU could see a camp with thousands of migrants being moved from Calais to British soil. | The Brexit decision could see a surge of migrants trying to enter the UK from France amid fears the Anglo-French border could end up like the Berlin Wall, the head of Eurotunnel has said. | 36640844 |
A line to the town has been suggested in the past but campaigners have said the latest comments are a boost.
The inspector made the reccommendation in a report allowing an appeal for 116 homes on the potential route through Nuthall.
Broxtowe Borough Council rejected the application because it found insufficient provision for a new line.
Planning inspector Mrs K Ellison wrote in the report: "I consider that the potential extension to Kimberley should be regarded as both desirable and enjoying reasonable prospects of being brought forward."
She added that there was enough room for a tram to travel along residential streets in the development, known as Hempshill Hall.
The Kimberley Eastwood and Nuthall Tram Action Group, has been campaigning for an extension from Phoenix Park since 2009.
Chairman Andy Cooper said: "It's definitely a boost to the campaign.
"But there are quite a few areas in Nottingham hoping for the next phase of the tram."
The group is hoping to fund a feasibility study into the route this year.
"This area is crying out for regeneration - it's a neglected area," said Mr Cooper.
"Not only that it would cut down on traffic congestion - the Nuthall island on the A610 is a nightmare."
Chris Deas, Nottingham Express Transit project director told the Nottingham Post: "We are pleased that the planning inspector recognises the need to safeguard the potential tram route towards Kimberley."
But not everyone in the town supports the possible extension.
Roy Plumb, who owns a hardware store, said it was more likely to take shoppers out to Nottingham.
"Apart from improving the traffic situation, I can't see any benefits for the town," he said.
A £500m tram extension to Chilwell and Clifton is set to be completed by the end of this year.
Suggested future extension routes in the past have included to Toton, Ilkeston, Long Eaton and Gedling. | The Nottingham tram system should be extended to Kimberley, a government planning inspector has said. | 25651054 |
The Nottingham-born star is one of eight figures from the worlds of business, the arts, academia and media being honoured.
Pop artist Sir Peter Blake, the man behind the cover of the Beatle's Sgt Pepper album, and art critic Adrian Searle will also be receiving awards.
The degrees will be handed out at ceremonies from Monday to 22 July.
Morton is receiving the degree of Doctor of Letters "in recognition of her internationally successful acting career", said the university.
She has received two Oscar nominations for her performances in Jim Sheridan's In America (2002) and Woody Allen's Sweet and Lowdown (1999).
Morton won Bafta and Emmy nominations for the role of Myra Hindley in Channel 4's Longford.
And as a director she won a Bafta for her debut feature film, The Unloved, in 2010 - a semi-autobiographical drama about children in the care system.
The actress, who trained at the Central Junior Television Workshop in Nottingham and got her first television role at the age of 13, is currently filming Cosmopolis, directed by David Cronenberg.
Each year the university awards a small number of honorary degrees to individuals who have achieved outstanding success and distinction in their chosen fields.
Honorary degrees are also being given to forensic scientist Dr Angela Gallop and Eleanor Sharpston QC, one of Europe's senior law officers.
The first children's commissioner for England, Professor Sir Albert Aynsley-Green, the chair of the East Midlands Development Agency Dr Bryan Jackson OBE, Baron Parekh, a political scientist, will also be recognised. | Award-winning actress Samantha Morton is being given an honorary degree by Nottingham Trent University. | 14138727 |
Dizaei attacked Waad al-Baghdadi in Kensington in 2008 after Mr al-Baghdadi confronted him about money he was owed for designing a website.
Southwark Crown Court heard that Dizaei, of Acton, inflicted injuries on himself in order to frame Mr al-Baghdadi.
He denied the charges and will appeal.
He was first convicted in 2010 and served 15 months in prison before his conviction was overturned by the Court of Appeal.
BBC Home Affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said it was likely Dizaei would be released after three months due to the time he has already spent in jail.
Imran Khan, Dizaei's solicitor, said his client was "extremely disappointed at the decision".
The jury, who had not been told that Dizaei's earlier conviction had been quashed, heard Mr al-Baghdadi had confronted him at a Persian restaurant in Hammersmith Road, west London, in July 2008 over an unpaid £600 bill.
Dizaei, who is four ranks below the top Met position of Commissioner, argued with him outside and arrested him.
Passing sentence, the judge, Mr Justice Saunders, said: "You are a very senior officer. The breach of trust that the public has placed in you is the more serious because of your senior appointment.
"You have been a role model to many other people as a result of your achievements as a police officer."
Senior Crown Advocate Gaon Hart, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said the officer's corruption was all the more "deplorable" given his position as a highly-ranked commander.
He said: "Dizaei had no proper reason for making this arrest and there was no real evidence that this young man had committed any crime on that day.
"The public entrust the police with considerable powers and with that comes considerable responsibility. Dizaei abused that power and ignored that responsibility."
The jury was told Dizaei claimed he arrested Mr al-Baghdadi after being poked in the chest with the metal mouthpiece of a shisha pipe, but this was disputed by a doctor who examined his injuries.
Dizaei also claimed he suffered a "torrent of abuse" from Mr al-Baghdadi and felt threatened, but prosecutor Peter Wright QC said he was "pursuing a citizen for his own personal motive".
The jury heard that the officer's actions amounted to "wholesale abuse of such power by a senior officer".
Mr al-Baghdadi said he thought justice had been done.
He said: "He did not admit what he did to me and chose to blame everyone else - the CPS, the IPCC, the Metropolitan Police and even racism.
"But the only person to blame was himself. I am happy the jury saw through his lies."
The officer's first conviction was overturned by the Court of Appeal when Mr al-Baghdadi's credibility as the key witness was called into question.
The court heard he was jailed for eight months for claiming pensions and other benefits on behalf of his dead father.
Dizaei's barrister, Stephen Riordan QC, said his client's time in prison had been "extremely difficult" because of his work as a high-profile police officer.
The judge said he took into account the time that Dizaei spent on bail awaiting his second trial in passing a shorter sentence.
He said: "For police officers, sentences of imprisonment are especially difficult, and I am told and accept that you spent a substantial time in solitary confinement as a result of your treatment by other prisoners, as well as suffering assault on two occasions."
Deborah Glass, deputy chair of the Independent Police Complaints Commission, said: "There is no room in the police for corrupt officers, and today's verdict underlines that."
Dizaei is currently suspended from his £90,000-a-year job at the Met. | Metropolitan Police commander Ali Dizaei has been jailed for three years for misconduct in a public office and perverting the course of justice. | 16979424 |
At the end of trade, the FTSE 100 was down 1.97 points at 6,165.80.
Shares in fashion group Burberry slid 2.71% to 1112p after it reported a fall in full-year profits and said profits this year would be at the low end of forecasts.
Burberry said it expected "the challenging environment for the luxury sector to continue in the near term".
Mining shares were hit by a fall in copper prices as the value of the US dollar recovered. Anglo American fell 3.59% and Glencore dropped 2.60%.
On the currency markets, the pound jumped after a poll for London's Evening Standard newspaper suggested a big lead for the Remain camp ahead of the EU referendum vote.
Sterling rose 1.04% against the dollar to $1.4613, and was up 1.41% against the euro at €1.2964. | (Close):The London market closed lower, with mining companies and fashion group Burberry among the biggest fallers. | 36319859 |
The body was discovered in a woodland area by the Tesco Extra superstore and Ysbyty Gwynedd just after midday on Sunday.
North Wales Police said the man had not yet been formally identified, but there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death.
The man's family and the coroner have been informed. | A man's body has been found in woods near a supermarket in Bangor, police have said. | 37538619 |
After losing two of their first three Premiership games, Wasps have now won back-to-back European Champions Cup pool games, capped by their impressive 32-6 win on Sunday over holders Toulon.
"The players have set the bar quite high," said 48-year-old Young.
"The challenge for us is to maintain those levels of performances."
Wasps' bonus-point victory over three-times champions Toulon followed a 33-6 win in Dublin against Leinster to give them an almost perfect start to their European campaign.
And Young said he had observed an uplift in his players' confidence as a consequence.
"It's been a bit of a rollercoaster start to the season, but the passes are now sticking when, in the first couple of games, they weren't," he told BBC Coventry and Warwickshire.
"We want to play and get the ball in hand and it wasn't quite clicking for us, our defence wasn't where it has been and our ball handling and retention was poor but we've improved that and reaped the benefits.
"Certainly over the last three to four weeks we've started to look more like a team."
Wasps return to domestic action against winless London Irish as part of Saturday's double-header at Twickenham, which also features Saracens against Worcester Warriors. | Wasps director of rugby Dai Young says the task now facing his side is to maintain the standards they have set over the last few weeks. | 34915079 |
Eitam and Naama Henkin were killed in front of their four young children in a drive-by shooting on 1 October.
The military said the assailants, members of the Islamist movement Hamas, opened fire at the Henkins' car after an attempt to abduct them failed.
The attack marked the start of a continuing wave of violence.
Since then, another 31 Israelis have been killed in knife, gun and car-ramming attacks in Israel and the West Bank.
More than 200 Palestinians - mostly attackers, Israel says - have also been killed in the same period.
The assailants who have been killed have been shot either by their victims or by security forces as they carried out attacks. Other Palestinians have been killed in clashes with Israeli troops.
Eitam and Naama Henkin were shot as they drove past the village of Beit Furik, on the road between the Jewish settlements of Itamar and Elon Moreh.
Their four children - a nine-month-old baby and boys aged four, seven and nine - were sitting in the back of the car and were treated for only light injuries.
A group affiliated with the Fatah movement's al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed it was behind the attack.
However, Israeli investigators concluded that a Nablus-based cell affiliated with Hamas was responsible.
The alleged leader of the cell, named as Amjad Aliwi, and four other members - Yahya Haj Hamed, Samir Kusa, Kerem Razek and Zeid Amr - were arrested.
On Wednesday, the military court in the West Bank handed Aliwi, Haj Hamed, Kusa and Razek two life sentences plus an additional 30 years.
Amr has also reportedly been convicted of murdering the Henkins but has yet to be sentenced, while two others who allegedly helped plan the attack face trial. | An Israeli military court has sentenced four Palestinians to life in prison for the murder of an Israeli couple in the occupied West Bank, the military says. | 36598117 |
The teenager found the top corner from 25 yards to settle a scruffy game punctuated by nine bookings.
Jonny Hayes broke clear of a static Rangers defence at the start of the second half to steer home a low shot.
Hayes then gave away a penalty, converted by Andy Halliday, for impeding a strong Lee Wallace run.
Aberdeen move up to second, four points behind Celtic, while Rangers have gone four league matches without a win and drop into the bottom half.
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The visitors were dominant in the opening half. They were accurate and threatening - all of the things that Aberdeen were not. The Dons were lamentably bad; their midfield was bossed and their use of the ball was dreadful. They were fortunate not to be behind at the break.
They could thank Joe Lewis for that. When Joe Garner's 27th minute shot deflected viciously off Shay Logan it looked like it was going to end up in Aberdeen's net. Lewis did marvellously to adjust his position and claw it away at the last second.
Aberdeen were passive and Rangers were comfortable. The problem for them is that they failed to make their dominance pay. Seven goals from six league games before this one suggests that this is a team that is missing cutting edge.
Dons manager Derek McInnes Derek McInnes replaced Peter Pawlett with Maddison at half-time in an effort to address the imbalance in midfield. What an influence he would have later.
Only 20 seconds had gone in the second half before life got a whole lot better for the Dons. A long ball out of defence, a flick-on from Adam Rooney and suddenly Hayes - now playing centre-forward - was away down the left. James Tavernier, a defensive calamity for Rangers, was nowhere to be found. Neither were the Rangers centre-halves.
Hayes galloped on to score and once again shine a light on how vulnerable this Rangers defence can be.
The goal was cruel on Rangers, but they found something in adversity. Hayes was finding all sorts of space - Tavernier was caught upfield time and again - but it was Rangers who scored next. And, bizarrely, it was Aberdeen's most dangerous player who was culpable.
Hayes grabbed a fistful of Wallace's shirt, taking down the visiting captain, and Halliday put away the penalty for a deserved equaliser.
With the game in its dying minutes, Aberdeen won a free-kick 25 yards from goal when Tavernier was judged to have brought down Hayes. Later, Rangers manager Mark Warburton railed against the decision, saying that Tavernier had taken the ball in an excellent tackle. McInnes, unsurprisingly, disagreed.
What was beyond argument was the beauty of Maddison's effort. The 19-year-old on loan from Norwich, stood over it and proceeded to launch the most sumptuous strike over the defensive wall and into the net via the inside of Wes Foderingham's left-hand post. Stunning.
For Aberdeen, a hugely important win achieved on a day when they failed to produce anything like their best stuff. It's been a big week for the Dons, who reached the League Cup semi-finals on Thursday with another last-gasp goal.
For Rangers - deep frustration because they deserved more. Nine points from seven games, though, is poor. Warburton has many issues to address.
Match ends, Aberdeen 2, Rangers 1.
Second Half ends, Aberdeen 2, Rangers 1.
Foul by Barrie McKay (Rangers).
Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Ash Taylor replaces Adam Rooney.
Goal! Aberdeen 2, Rangers 1. James Maddison (Aberdeen) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
James Tavernier (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by James Tavernier (Rangers).
Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Shaleum Logan.
Foul by Kenny Miller (Rangers).
Shaleum Logan (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Barrie McKay (Rangers).
Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Kenny McLean (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Andy Halliday (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kenny McLean (Aberdeen).
Clint Hill (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by James Maddison (Aberdeen).
Foul by Barrie McKay (Rangers).
Anthony O'Connor (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Niko Kranjcar (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Danny Wilson (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Adam Rooney (Aberdeen).
Goal! Aberdeen 1, Rangers 1. Andy Halliday (Rangers) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Penalty Rangers. Lee Wallace draws a foul in the penalty area.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Wes Burns replaces Niall McGinn.
Penalty conceded by Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen) after a foul in the penalty area.
Substitution, Rangers. Kenny Miller replaces Joe Garner.
Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by James Tavernier.
Foul by Lee Wallace (Rangers).
Shaleum Logan (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Niall McGinn (Aberdeen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Clint Hill (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adam Rooney (Aberdeen).
Lee Wallace (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adam Rooney (Aberdeen).
Attempt missed. James Maddison (Aberdeen) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Wes Foderingham. | James Maddison curled in a wonderful late free-kick as Aberdeen beat Rangers at Pittodrie in their first meeting since January 2012. | 37399377 |
He replaces Brazilian coach Marcos Paqueta, who was sacked on Sunday.
Mido will be working alongside Hazem Emam, who has been appointed as the club's football director.
"We'll work towards the future, to rebuild the team, maintain discipline and set a new clear working system," Mido told Al Ahram newspaper.
Emam is also a former Zamalek player and while they did not play together at club level, they played alongside each other for Egypt at the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations.
The duo were in Qatar working as TV analysts when the decision was taken and are set to return on Monday and start work immediately as the team prepares for Tuesday's league match against Dakhlia.
"Time is limited which makes it impossible to make any changes before tomorrow's game. I will depend on the current formation for the game against Dakhlia," he said.
"Then I will focus on the determined players, who'll be selected to play based on their effort and determination to play and win."
The former Libya coach Paqueta had only been in charge since November and oversaw just five games during which time they won just once, drew twice and lost twice.
The results left Zamalek fifth in the Egyptian Premier League, one place and one point behind their great rivals Al Ahly.
"I still believe that Zamalek is the strongest team this season, even more than Al Ahly, and is capable of defending its title," Mido insisted.
"It's still too early to tell who will win this season's title - it is only in week 12 and both Ahly and Zamalek have three games in hand."
Mido retired from playing in 2013 and took on his first coaching role in January 2014 when he took over at his former club Zamalek.
During his first season in charge, Zamalek finished third in the league and secured a place in last year's Confederation Cup.
He also won the Egypt Cup, making him the youngest Egyptian manager to win a major trophy.
But at the end of July 2014 Mido was replaced by Hossam Hassan following some modest performances and results as well as differences with the club management.
A year later, he took over at Ismaili but after just six months Mido once again started having differences with the club's board regarding the team's star player Hosni Abd Rabou.
A row between the two on the touchline during a league match recently did not go down well with the club's fans and prompted Mido to step down from his post. | Ahmed 'Mido' Hossam says maintaining discipline will be key as he returns to coach Egyptian champions Zamalek for a second time. | 35222709 |
Wavertree councillor Jake Morrison, who was elected in 2011 at the age of 18, said he will "retire" in May.
The now 22-year-old posted a statement on Facebook but does not give a reason for his decision.
However, he told the BBC he is disillusioned with the culture of politics, both locally and nationally.
Mr Morrison's decision comes a year after he was involved in a row with Labour MP Luciana Berger.
He was suspended by Labour after the Merseyside MP complained about his "complete lack of teamwork".
But he said the well-publicised disagreement was not the reason behind his decision to resign, and also abandon his ambition to become an MP.
"I don't want people to think that I don't like Luciana and that's why I'm not going to do this anymore," he said.
"It's difficult to explain without providing evidence, but I've suffered attacks on my character. Rather than focusing on my work, people have tried to discredit me.
"I've done enough to be confident that I've made a difference. But I don't think that the tactics and dirty games that are going on help anyone."
Mr Morrison added that he was "tired" of sitting in meetings in which councillors seemed preoccupied with "point scoring".
"Local and national politics is consumed with people simply trying to get one over on each other," he said. | Liverpool's youngest councillor has decided to stand down, blaming "tactics and dirty games" within local politics. | 30002655 |
Chief engineer Barry Colford imposed a restriction on "abnormal" loads and said it needed to remain until all the truss end links were strengthened.
One of the links has since cracked, leading to the closure of the bridge.
Transport Scotland said the restriction imposed was not related to the current structural defect.
The email was sent to Lesley Hinds, convener of the Forth Estuary Transport Authority - which formerly ran the bridge - in February.
Mr Colford said he was banning all vehicles weighing more than 150 tonnes from using the bridge because of analysis carried out about the pressure on key beams.
He said he would discuss the matter directly with Transport Scotland, and added: "The restriction needs to be in place until all the truss end links are either strengthened or replaced.
"This will not be done before 31 May 2015. TS (Transport Scotland) will have to make the decision on what to do with the truss end links after 31 May 2015."
A Transport Scotland spokesman said: "The restriction on exceptionally large abnormal loads was not related to the present defect on the bridge.
"It was related to potential unacceptable overstress to the truss end brackets and associated welds within the towers. This is being addressed by the ongoing strengthening works.
"Restrictions on loads of this type have little impact as there are very few movements of this size and they are agreed in conjunction with Transport Scotland, local authorities and Police Scotland who escort such loads."
He added that since the start of 2013 only one load of 140 tonnes had crossed the bridge so the additional restriction was a further safety measure that would have minimal impact and would allow hauliers to pre-plan their routes.
He said: "The defect which has resulted in the closure of the Forth Road Bridge was identified in the last few weeks. It was unexpected and not predicted by previous analysis that was carried out by Forth Estuary Transport Authority."
The spokesman added that "critical maintenance" had always been funded.
It was announced last Thursday that the bridge, which carries an estimated 70,000 vehicles a day between Edinburgh and Fife, would be closed after engineers spotted a crack in a steel truss close to the north tower.
It was later confirmed the crossing would have to remain shut until the new year for repair work to take place.
A temporary repair will involve the shear truss end having metal splints attached to either side.
Last week, Scotland's Transport Minister Derek Mackay said that five years ago Forth Road Bridge bosses had considered replacing the part of the crossing which has cracked, but decided not to.
It was later announced that a Holyrood committee is to examine options for a "focused inquiry" into the issues leading to the closure of the bridge.
Speaking on BBC Scotland's Sunday Politics programme, Kenneth Gibson, the SNP convener of the finance committee, said: "Derek Mackay has been quite clear and frank about what the difficulties are and what we are doing to resolve this.
"The first minister made it crystal clear that this problem that was found a few weeks ago was not picked up on previous maintenance because it was only a new flaw in the bridge."
Speaking on the same programme, Scottish Labour's Jackie Baillie said: "You only need to listen to people on phone-in programmes to understand just how agitated and angry they are with all of this. So that has to be the priority.
"But we do need to learn from our mistakes and we do need the Scottish government to put everything in the public domain, to be transparent and not to engage in ever-increasing amounts of spin to hide the truth from people about cut budgets and cancelled maintenance contracts."
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie repeated calls for former Forth Road Bridge chief operating officers Barry Colford and Alistair Andrew to provide evidence to any inquiry into the closure of the bridge.
He added: "Reports that have emerged over the past week regarding maintenance budgets and missed opportunities for repair work underline the need for a wide-ranging inquiry." | The operator of the Forth Road Bridge was told of a need for repairs 10 months ago, a leaked email has revealed. | 35087433 |
Joseph Jakubowski, 32, was found camping on a farm in southern Wisconsin and taken into custody early on Friday, police say.
Police feared that he was planning an attack after he allegedly broke into a gun store and made off with 18 weapons.
The governor had cancelled the state's Easter event, due to safety concerns.
But after the news of his detention, Governor Scott Walker reinstated the Easter Egg Hunt.
The manhunt began on 4 April in Janesville, Wisconsin - about 70 miles southwest of Milwaukee - after the suspect allegedly broke into the Armageddon Supplies gun shop and stole the guns and two silencers.
His burned-out car was found nearby soon after.
During the search, a mobile phone video was posted online claiming to show Jakubowski mailing a 161-page conspiracy-laced manifesto to the White House.
The manifesto, which was obtained by WTMJ-TV, features lines such as: "Revolution. It's time for change."
In the document, he writes that he is not afraid to die and that: "I choose my death to be carried out by the hands of the president! The leader of the people! Not in secret either! On live TV."
He also made threats against religious institutions, officials say, causing places of worship and schools to increase their security during the search.
He has so far been charged with three serious crimes. | A fugitive accused of stealing more than a dozen guns and mailing a manifesto to the US president has been arrested after 10 days on the run. | 39603531 |
The Enfield 8000 was built to woo drivers during the decade's oil crisis, but only 120 were offered for sale.
Motoring journalist Jonny Smith set a record of 11.27 seconds at 118.38mph, beating the previous 11.5 second record for a 1/4 mile dash.
The car, named Flux Capacitor, broke the record at Santa Pod Raceway on the Bedfordshire-Northamptonshire border.
Mr Smith tweeted: "Good news! Just set new record. So it is definitely the quickest street legal EV in Europe. I am extremely chuffed."
The high cost of building electric cars in the mid-1970s when technology was at an early stage killed off production.
The Santa Pod Raceway, which hosts drag racing and other high speed vehicle events, is based south of Wellingborough. | A street-legal electric racing car built in 1974 has broken the European speed record in its class. | 34163031 |
That might seem impossible.
But these were not tales from the Nazi concentration camp.
Instead they were stories of life at a very different Bergen-Belsen: the displaced persons camp of the same name, which was set up immediately after the Second World War at a former German army base a short distance from the concentration camp.
It became a safe home for thousands of Holocaust survivors, including Mr Rosensaft's parents, between 1945 and 1950. Mr Rosensaft was born in the camp in 1948.
In an interview with the BBC during a visit to London to make a speech to the Holocaust Educational Trust charity, the New York-based law professor said this approach had helped him to cope with learning about his parents' experiences.
"When I grew up, what I knew of Belsen was that Belsen," said Mr Rosensaft, who has been appointed to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council by US President Barack Obama.
"There were stories of adventures, political encounters, jokes…That Belsen was a very positive one.
"It was a story of friendship, of people helping each other."
As he got older, he came to learn of the horrors that had preceded those years. "By the time I knew that, I knew the end of the story," he said.
"Mass murder and gas chambers were not the end of the story.
"The next chapter was one in which the men and women who had been victims of persecution became the protagonists and effectively took control over their own lives."
He believes this knowledge "made finding out what had happened before, more bearable".
Mr Rosensaft belongs to a group sometimes referred to as the "second generation" of survivors: those born after the Holocaust who did not experience the horrors, but grew up in the wake of them.
Around the world, charities are stepping up their work with members of younger "second generations", many just reaching adulthood, whose parents survived more recent genocides.
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One of these is Remembering Srebrenica, a UK-based charity set up to raise awareness of atrocities carried out during the 1992-95 Bosnian War, including the genocide that took place in the town of Srebrenica in 1995.
Many survivors' children know relatively little about their parents' experience, said Anousheh Haghdadi, a consultant at the charity.
"I spoke to a girl whose parents [survived] Prijedor [where mass killings took place during the Bosnian War],"she said.
"She was in her early twenties, and she said, 'my parents don't talk to me [about the war] at all. Everything I know I've learned online.' Twenty-odd years is a long time to not know."
As a result of knowing little, Ms Haghdadi said, some survivors' children described themselves as being "like archaeologists, digging for fragments and piecing them together."
This could create "a sense of uncertainty about belonging," she said.
"By coming together, they seem to make their peace with that more," she added. "Sharing [their experiences] seems to help them to support each other."
Ms Haghdadi, who has carried out research on reconciliation in Northern Ireland after the Troubles, said the struggle to tell future generations what had happened was a "common theme".
"[In Northern Ireland] they have this rich storytelling tradition, but amongst it there are all these stories that don't get told," she said.
"It creates these weird spaces in families where people know bad things happened to their parents, but they don't exactly know what it was."
In Rwanda, the charity Survivors' Fund has set up a programme to help women talk to their children - now young adults - about their experiences during the Rwandan genocide of 1994.
This is especially difficult, because the women involved in the programme gave birth to those children as a result of rape during the genocide.
"Increasingly we're supporting those who have been affected by the genocide indirectly, as children of survivors," said David Russell, the charity's UK coordinator.
Its work includes counselling and peer support to help mothers to talk to their children about the circumstances of their birth, and peer support groups for those children.
"We have increasing evidence that being open about one's personal history has had a positive impact on this group of children," he said.
While the experiences of so-called "second generation" survivors vary enormously, one thing many share is a desire to raise awareness of their parents' stories and to prevent future atrocities.
In Rwanda, Mr Russell said, "the children of the second generation are taking it upon themselves to do what they can to ensure it could never happen again."
Meanwhile, the children of Bosnian survivors that arrived in the UK as refugees during the 1990s are starting to contribute to discussions about Europe's refugee crisis and confront anti-immigration sentiment, Ms Haghdadi said.
"They're using their experience to say to people, we were refugees, and we're nothing like how you're describing refugees to be."
Mr Rosensaft said the most enduring legacy of his parents' experience, for him, was a desire to campaign against injustice.
"We [survivors' children] knew them better than anyone else… in many ways we have absorbed their memories, and now have to do something with those memories," he said.
"At the very least, we have to try to prevent similar atrocities."
He said this was particularly relevant now, because anti-immigration sentiment seemed to be on the rise in much of Europe. Survivors' children were uniquely well-placed to speak out about racism and intolerance, he said.
"When I hear slogans of 'Muslims out' in Germany I want to remind people that it wasn't all that long ago that the slogan was 'Jews out'.
"Hatred and bigotry have consequences, and indifference has consequences," he said.
"Survivors' children don't say that in the abstract. We know it from growing up with a parent." | Menachem Rosensaft, the son of two Holocaust survivors, remembers hearing upbeat stories about Bergen-Belsen as a young child. | 37434266 |
The Welsh Premier League side were held to a goalless draw in the first leg, but Callum Morris' first-half winner in Fredrikstad secured a famous victory in the club's first European campaign.
Both sides later had players red carded as Stabæk's Kamal Issah and the Nomads' John Disney were sent off.
Connah's Quay will play Serbian side Vojvodina in the next round.
The second qualifying round first leg will take place on 14 July, with the second leg to follow a week later. | Gap Connah's Quay are into the Europa League second qualifying round after beating Norwegian side Stabæk 1-0. | 36705944 |
More than 200,000 people played last season, and you can register to take part now - it takes less than a minute to get set up.
If you played last season's version, you will have automatically been entered into the new game, along with any leagues you were involved in.
The leagues start again with everyone on zero points, so whether you were top of the table or bottom of the pile, we all begin with a clean slate.
This season, BBC Sport's Lawrenson will be entering predictions from his weekly column into the game so you'll be able to see whether you can outperform our expert.
Find out everything you need to know about the game here, along with details of how to play and answers to frequently asked questions. | BBC Sport's Premier League Predictor game is back - and this season you can take on pundit Mark Lawrenson. | 40744770 |
Ozil, 28, has just under a year left on his contract after joining the Gunners from Real Madrid in 2013.
However the German wants to help sixth-placed Arsenal finish in the top four and secure a Champions League place before discussing his future.
"At the moment what is important is Arsenal, not me or any other players," Ozil told Sky Sports.
"The team are having a more difficult spell and at this stage I am not important, no other player is important - what is important is the club.
"We will talk in the summer and clear things then. At the moment it would be wrong to think about that."
Manager Arsene Wenger came in for renewed fan criticism during and after the side's 3-0 defeat by Crystal Palace on Monday, but Ozil said the Frenchman "deserves respect" for his achievements.
"I always said he was the most important factor in me coming here," he added.
"He has been here for 20 years and has given a lot to this club and I think he deserves respect for what he has achieved here." | Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil says he will put talks over his future at the club on hold until the summer. | 39595549 |
Researchers say treatments could be developed based on antimicrobial peptides that occur naturally in the immune systems of humans and animals.
The Edinburgh Napier University team observed how they increase the body's natural response to rhinovirus infection.
Rhinovirus is the main virus responsible for the common cold.
The team synthesised antimicrobial peptides found in pigs and sheep, and assessed their impact on lung cells infected with rhinovirus.
The peptides successfully attacked the virus, and could provide clues for developing novel treatments based on peptides found in nature.
Dr Peter Barlow, associate professor of immunology and infection at the university, said: "This is an exciting discovery and our next steps will be to modify the peptide to make it even better at killing this virus.
"This research is still in the early stages, but we will ultimately be looking to develop drug treatments that have the potential to cure the common cold."
An effective treatment for the cold could help sufferers of more serious lung conditions, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), for whom viral infections can pose a serious health risk.
Dr Barlow added: "There is no cure and no vaccine so the development of effective therapies for human rhinovirus, the main causal agent of the common cold and one of the most common causes of viral respiratory tract infections, is an urgent requirement.
"This study represents a major step towards finding a treatment."
Earlier research by Dr Barlow had underlined the potential of antimicrobial peptides in tackling the influenza A virus.
The latest study, was funded by the Chief Scientist Office and medical research charity Tenovus Scotland. | Scientists believe they may have made a breakthrough in the search for a cure for the common cold. | 40800941 |
The Tynesiders went ahead with the first real chance of the match as Mitch Brundle's floated free-kick allowed an unmarked Danny Johnson to hammer home.
Macclesfield nearly drew level almost immediately as Rowe's deflected strike went inches past the post but the midfielder would not be denied again, heading home from Jack Mackreth's cross.
John McCombe and Danny Whitaker cleared efforts off the line to keep the Silkmen level, while Gateshead midfielder Wesley York was twice denied by goalkeeper Craig Ross after the interval.
Ross again came to the rescue for the visitors, using his feet to keep out Brundle's attempt as Gateshead were forced to settle for a draw as they stretched their unbeaten league run to nine matches.
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Match ends, Gateshead 1, Macclesfield Town 1.
Second Half ends, Gateshead 1, Macclesfield Town 1.
Substitution, Gateshead. Reece Styche replaces Sam Jones.
Substitution, Macclesfield Town. Paul Lewis replaces Kingsley James.
Liam Hogan (Gateshead) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Gateshead. Wes York replaces James Bolton.
Second Half begins Gateshead 1, Macclesfield Town 1.
First Half ends, Gateshead 1, Macclesfield Town 1.
Goal! Gateshead 1, Macclesfield Town 1. Danny M. Rowe (Macclesfield Town).
Goal! Gateshead 1, Macclesfield Town 0. Danny Johnson (Gateshead).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up. | Gateshead were held for a third time in four National League matches after Danny Rowe's goal helped Macclesfield leave the north-east with a draw. | 37983185 |
The S&P 500 fell to its biggest decline in three weeks after upbeat economic data fuelled expectations that a rate rise could come sooner.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index was trading flat at 20,446.07.
The dollar was at 123.02 yen, rallying on the solid US economic data.
Minutes from the Bank of Japan's policy meeting on Wednesday also showed that some members said that consumer prices in the world's third largest economy would not meet the central's bank target in the 2017 fiscal year.
Chinese shares were trading mixed with Hong Kong's Hang Seng index down 0.5% to 28,109.17, while the Shanghai Composite was higher 0.9% to 4,955.51- bucking the region's trend.
Shares in China's top shoemaker Belle International rose more than 3% in Hong Kong, after it said its annual profit rose 8%.
In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 was down 0.8% to 5,725.5 points.
Meanwhile, South Korea's Kospi was lower by 1.5% to 2,110.46 - leading the region's losses. | Asian markets opened lower after losses for European and US shares as worries about Greece's debt default and potentially higher US interest rates weighed on investor sentiment. | 32894840 |
David Thouless and Michael Kosterlitz will share the 8m kronor (£727,000) prize with their fellow scientist Duncan Haldane.
Their work could result in improved materials for electronics and super-fast computing.
The three men received the award at a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden.
Announcing the prize in October, the Nobel Committee said the trio's discoveries had "opened the door on an unknown world".
One half of the physics prize was awarded to Thouless, with the other half jointly given to Haldane and Kosterlitz for "theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter".
Although British-born, all three now live and work in the US.
Thouless was born in 1934 in Bearsden and is an emeritus professor at the University of Washington. Michael Kosterlitz was born in 1942 in Aberdeen and is currently affiliated to Brown University.
They and Haldane join a prestigious list of 200 other Physics laureates recognised since 1901.
All three researchers used maths to explain strange physical effects in rare states of matter, such as superconductors, superfluids and thin magnetic films.
Kosterlitz and Thouless focused on phenomena that arise in flat forms of matter - on surfaces or inside extremely thin layers that can be considered two-dimensional.
This contrasts with the three dimensions of length, width and height which are usually used to describe reality.
Haldane also studied matter that forms threads so thin they can be considered one-dimensional.
Much of the work involves a field of maths known as topology, which describes properties of matter at large and small scales. | Two Scottish-born scientists have been awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics for their discoveries about strange forms of matter. | 38275340 |
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Bottom side Sunderland were relegated from the Premier League last month.
Defoe, 34, joined Sunderland in January 2015 and signed a contract extension in June under former boss Sam Allardyce.
"I wouldn't have allowed a clause to be in there but it is and we have to honour the contract," said Moyes.
"We hope he stays, the supporters hope he says, but it has to be Jermain's decision."
Defoe has scored 15 goals in 35 Premier League appearances this season for the Black Cats.
His excellent form earned him a recall to the England squad in March, after a four-year absence from the national side.
"He has got himself back in the England team, and will want to push to get into the World Cup squad," Moyes added.
"I would imagine he will be thinking that would be hard to do as a Championship player." | Sunderland boss David Moyes says it is "hard to take" that Jermain Defoe has a relegation release clause in his contract that will allow the England striker to leave for free this summer. | 39897361 |
Bill payers switched providers 7.7 million times, saving potentially more than £200 a year, according to Ofgem.
However, looming price rises by some of the UK's biggest suppliers would test how competitive the market was, the regulator said.
Firms were not doing enough for about two thirds of customers, Ofgem added.
In the coming weeks, standard gas and electricity tariffs will go up at Npower, Scottish Power, Co-operative Energy and First Utility, while EDF will raise electricity prices.
Ofgem chief executive Dermot Nolan said the increase in customer switching should act as a "warning" to such suppliers.
"If they fail to keep prices under control or do not provide a good service, they risk being punished as customers vote with their feet," Mr Nolan said.
"While today's figures show good progress, the market is not as competitive as we would like."
About two thirds of energy customers remain on standard tariffs or pre-payment deals, which often offer far worse value, the regulator said.
Despite intense competition, multiple government and consumer group initiatives and soaring fuel bills, not enough people switch suppliers with any regularity.
Last year saw 7.7 million switches - but that's not 7.7 million households, since some people change gas or electricity providers separately.
It is progress, though. As ever the easier and quicker it is to switch the more of it will occur.
Small and medium-sized firms have put great store on the full roll-out of smart meters, which they hope will allow customers to switch in 23 hours, rather than the 21 days it still takes.
Half of households have never switched suppliers, proving that you can lead a horse to water....
Claire Osborne, energy expert at price comparison site uSwitch, said many customers could guard against bill hikes by swapping providers.
By shopping around and switching to a fixed deal, they could "protect against any more unwelcome price rises", she added.
It now takes three weeks to switch suppliers, down from five weeks three years ago, according to Ofgem.
Customer complaints about switching dropped 36% last year, suggesting companies are also managing the process better, the Energy Ombudsman said.
Lawrence Slade, chief executive of the trade association Energy UK, said the high rate of swapping showed "competition was working for more and more households".
"The industry is committed to ensuring the market works for everyone and is taking action to engage with loyal customers," he said.
Last week, British Gas, which is freezing gas and electricity prices until August, said it was facing strong competition from more than 50 suppliers.
Some energy providers have blamed rising wholesale costs for the increases. | Energy customers changed suppliers last year at the highest rate in six years, as they increasingly shopped around for the best deal. | 39095434 |
The fund manager said the number of investors asking to withdraw their money had increased following the vote.
"The suspension was requested to protect the interests of all investors in the fund," it said in a statement.
The last time Standard Life stopped investors taking their money out of the fund was during the financial crisis.
The £2.9bn fund invests in a mixture of commercial real estate in the UK, including office blocks and industrial space.
The move comes after Standard Life Investments, the insurer's fund management arm, wrote down the value of the fund by 5% last week, saying the Brexit vote had "negatively impacted" valuations for UK commercial property.
It said the suspension would end "as soon as practicable" and it would review the decision every 28 days.
Most investment funds always leave a bit of ready cash in the kitty in case the odd investor decides he or she wants their money back.
When a lot of people want their money back at the same time, you have to start selling stuff to raise enough cash and that is a major problem if what you own is office blocks.
They are not easy to sell at short notice. Other investors, who hadn't really wanted their money back, now think they might not be able to - and so they suddenly do want it back.
In the immediate aftermath of the EU referendum vote, a number of big property funds cut the estimated value of their holdings.
Henderson Global Investors and Aberdeen Asset Management reduced the value of their UK property funds by 4% and 5% respectively.
Several fund managers have also decided to price their property funds weekly, rather than monthly, to try to safeguard themselves against market volatility.
Data published earlier showed that investors sold off UK and property funds in favour of bonds in the run up to the EU referendum.
Private investors withdrew a net £342m from UK funds in May, compared to a £1.1bn investment in the same month last year, according to figures from fund manager trade body the Investment Association.
Hargreaves Lansdown senior analyst Laith Khalaf said property funds were clearly under pressure due to the Brexit vote.
"We could now see a new wave of investors being unable to liquidate their property funds quickly, which we last witnessed during the financial crisis," he said.
Investors pulling out their money could put "downward pressure" on commercial property prices, Mr Khalaf said.
"The risk is this creates a vicious circle, and prompts more investors to dump property, until such time as sentiment stabilises," he added.
Last week, one of Singapore's largest lenders, UOB, suspended its loan programme for London properties.
The bank said the decision was in response to the uncertainty caused by the UK's decision to leave the EU. | Standard Life Investments has suspended trading in its UK property fund blaming "exceptional market circumstances" following the EU referendum result. | 36708844 |
Police were called to Trem-Y-Cwm House flats in Beddau, Rhondda Cynon Taff, at about 13:00 GMT on Tuesday.
The body, which has not been identified, was concealed above ground in an outside area.
Det Supt Paul Hurley of South Wales Police said: "A priority for us is to identify whose body it is and to find out how the person died." | A murder investigation has been launched after human remains were found in the grounds of a block of flats. | 34917143 |
Edwards, 20, scored his first senior goal with Accrington in 10 appearances for the League Two club on an initial loan spell last season.
However, he has signed a one-year contract with Hull, giving the Tigers the option to recall him in January.
"He will get more chances this year," said Accrington boss John Coleman.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Hull City striker Jonny Edwards will return to Accrington Stanley for a second season-long loan spell at the Wham Stadium. | 40486440 |
In Thursday's referendum 52.5% of voters in Wales backed Leave, compared with 47.5% supporting Remain.
Calling for unity in Wales, Mr Jones warned it was "now more difficult to attract investment into Wales and keep jobs in Wales".
Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies accused him of continuing the Remain camp's "Project Fear".
Mr Jones welcomed David Cameron's offer for Welsh ministers to be included in Brexit negotiations, saying it was important as he did not trust UK ministers to represent Wales' best interests.
Mr Cameron has announced he will step down as prime minister by October but would seek to "steady the ship" between now and then.
The first minister - who backed the UK to stay in the EU - said his administration wanted to provide stability while the UK government was in "turmoil".
After making a statement at the Welsh Government's headquarters in Cardiff, Mr Jones was asked if the Brexit vote would have consequences for Welsh jobs.
"I fear there will be," he said.
"We'll be working hard to make sure that doesn't happen but yes it is right to say that it is now more difficult to attract investment into Wales and keep jobs in Wales.
"For the simple reason that we have uncertainty and we've seen what happened with the markets this morning.
"My worry is and was that our competitors elsewhere in Europe will be able to say to any investor 'we can guarantee you access to a market of 500m [people]' and we won't be able to give that guarantee."
Mr Jones promised Welsh ministers would "have to work very hard to overcome" that hurdle.
In his statement, he outlined "six priorities arising from these changed circumstances".
They are to:
Mr Jones said: "Now is the time for Wales to unite and to think clearly about our future.
"Even before yesterday's vote I said that no one party had the monopoly on good ideas, and now more than ever, we must rely on the abilities of all."
He would be the first minister for "the whole of Wales", he promised.
"No matter how you voted yesterday, no matter how you voted in May, this Welsh Government will fight for your interests."
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Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns, who campaigned for a Remain vote, said he was speaking to Mr Jones, would "continue a regular dialogue" with him and "ensure that Wales' voice is heard at the negotiations with the European Union as we start to untangle from the current position".
Mr Cairns said people should not worry about the current situation.
"The most important thing for us is to really show people that governments are working together, that through this turbulent time that the political levers are absolutely coordinating properly," he added.
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood said the major focus should be on ensuring political and economic stability in Wales and the rest of the UK.
"With Scotland voting to remain and a second independence referendum now on the cards, it is clear that the UK cannot continue in its current form," she said.
"Wales, its economy and its communities will soon be at the full mercy of the Westminster elite and robust action must be taken to mitigate the impact of this.
"All the promises made by the Leave campaign, with regards to safeguarding grants and financial support for Wales and our NHS must now be fully honoured, not only up to 2020 under current EU programmes, but beyond that into the future."
UKIP's leader in the assembly, Neil Hamilton, has demanded UK ministers give the Welsh Government "every penny of British taxpayers' money which the EU currently spends in Wales".
"We demand our fair share of the £10bn of our money which Brussels spends outside Britain every year - that would be at least £500m a year extra for Welsh projects, including the NHS," he said.
"We must also take back control of our trade policy as soon as possible and slap effective tariffs on dumped Chinese steel to help save Port Talbot."
Acknowledging the fears many people had over the consequences of Brexit, Welsh Leave campaigner David Davies urged the group's supporters not to "gloat".
The Conservative MP for Monmouth said: "I think that one of the reasons why people came out was that they felt that the mainstream political parties had not been listening to them enough, we should not fall into that mistake now.
"We should remember that yes, we have won, that's tremendous, I'm very happy about that but a lot of people out there have got concerns.
"We need to be thinking about those people and offering a bit of reassurance, rather that sort of gloating and rubbing it in."
Andrew RT Davies, who also campaigned to leave the EU, expressed similar sentiments but said he believed the vote result was a "great opportunity for Wales to benefit economically, socially and culturally".
"Politicians of all colours must work tirelessly to reflect all views, and to achieve a strong and lasting settlement that benefits all parts of the United Kingdom, and indeed our friends and allies in Europe," he said.
It was a downbeat Carwyn Jones who addressed reporters.
There were some difficult questions for him. Among them, how such a chasm has opened up between the leadership of Welsh Labour and so many of its traditional supporters, and why Labour began campaigning at such a late stage.
He said he did not accept responsibility for the result, saying he did everything he was asked to do, and insisted he never wanted the referendum to take place so soon after the assembly election, which stretched all the resources of the party.
But he admitted a disconnect had opened up and he needed to fully understand what had happened by listening.
Carwyn Jones said too many communities felt left behind and there was a real task to undo that sense of alienation.
The balancing act he had to strike was expressing his disappointment with the result while at the same time accepting the wishes of so many communities once dominated by Labour.
The inevitable call for unity was also made in the face of what he called the "vitriol" in the campaign and a period of calm.
The first minister says he wants to be part of the top team involved in any renegotiation in Brussels, and has called for a reappraisal of the way Wales is funded from Westminster, in the light of a Brexit.
But in terms of the details, he admitted himself we were in "unchartered territory". | First Minister Carwyn Jones has said he fears jobs will be lost in Wales after the UK voted to leave the EU. | 36618878 |
The non-binding vote went ahead after Spain's constitutional court ruled out holding a formal referendum in the autonomous north-eastern region.
More than two million people out of an estimated 5.4 million eligible voters took part in the ballot.
Catalan leader Artur Mas hailed the poll "a great success" that should pave the way for a formal referendum.
"We have earned the right to a referendum," he told cheering supporters.
"Once again Catalonia has shown that it wants to rule itself."
He added: "I ask the people in the world, I ask the media and I also ask the democratic governments in the world to help the Catalan people decide its political future."
The ballot was held in the face of fierce opposition from the Spanish government.
Spanish Justice Minister Rafael Catala dismissed the exercise as "a sterile and useless sham" that only served to exacerbate the divisions between Catalans and heighten political tensions.
He accused Artur Mas of pushing ahead with the 9 November vote to "hide his failure" in holding a proper referendum.
"The government considers this to be a day of political propaganda organised by pro-independence forces and devoid of any kind of democratic validity," he said in a statement.
Spanish opposition Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez was more conciliatory. He said 10 November should herald a new era, when Catalonia was not outside Spain but "at the vanguard of change" that would lead to a federal Spain.
Voters were asked two questions - whether they wanted Catalonia to be a state and whether they wanted that state to be independent.
Officials said 2,236, 806 people had taken part in the "consultation of citizens" and that with almost all votes counted, 80.72% had answered yes to both questions.
Just over 10% voted yes for the first question and no for the second, he said, and about 4.5% voted no to both questions.
Opinion polls suggest that as many as 80% of Catalans want an official referendum on the issue of Catalonia's status, with about 50% in favour of full independence.
Spanish unionist parties argue that because the ballot was organised by grassroots pro-independence groups it cannot legitimately reflect the wishes of the region.
More than 40,000 volunteers helped to set up and run the informal exercise.
Santa Coloma: Divided community
Catalonia's dream of independence from Spain collides with some harsh realities on the streets of Santa Coloma, a dormitory town on the northern edge of Barcelona.
Santa Coloma's energetic young mayor Nuria Parlon is firmly opposed to independence. Independence, she argues, is a "placebo" which would not solve Catalonia's underlying problems.
Catalonia's secret ballot boxes
The Catalan National Assembly pressure group collected signatures at polling stations on a petition to be sent to the UN and the European Commission asking for help to convince Spain to allow an official referendum.
Nationalism in Catalonia has been fuelled by economic and cultural grievances. The wealthy region of 7.5 million people contributes more to the Spanish economy than it gets back through central government funds.
The Libres e Iguales (Free and Equal) group, which opposes the vote, held protests in dozens of cities.
One protest in Barcelona witnessed minor scuffles but no arrests.
Other rallies in favour of the vote were also held. | An informal vote on independence for Catalonia has shown more than 80% in favour, officials say. | 29982960 |
And what difference will the new Stormont opposition make in practice?
It is early days, but we now have a few initial indicators.
During the first formal debates in the Northern Ireland Assembly since the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Sinn Féin-led executive was formed, we saw opposition MLAs called upon to respond directly to ministers.
First the Ulster Unionist Party's (UUP) Jo-Anne Dobson got the opportunity to put her points about hospital waiting lists immediately after Health Minister Michelle O'Neill set out her stall.
Then UUP leader Mike Nesbitt was called to follow First Minister Arlene Foster.
Mrs Foster believes this is the start of a new era, promising that ministers will no longer work in "silos".
Instead, the nine new departments, she hopes, will work together to achieve common goals.
Mr Nesbitt, the leader of the opposition, said that, even at this early stage, the executive has failed to keep to the timetable for a programme for government set out in last year's Fresh Start Agreement.
He again derided the content of the executive's framework programme as vague "motherhood and apple pie".
Others as far apart as Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) leader Jim Allister and People Before Profit Alliance (PBPA) MLA Gerry Carroll agreed with that assessment, with the latter describing the executive document as "114 pages of concentrated waffle".
But just as observers were beginning to get used to this government-opposition ding-dong, along came the Alliance Party's Naomi Long to prove the dynamics in the new assembly will be more complex.
She launched an assault, not on the government, but on the Ulster Unionists, suggesting they had been "delusional" to believe a full draft programme for government could ever have been negotiated in the two weeks after the assembly election.
Not surprisingly, Mr Nesbitt begged to differ.
Although the speaking rights and practices in the chamber are already reflecting the new dispensation, anyone who thinks Stormont will mimic Westminster is likely to be mistaken.
Mr Nesbitt said on Sunday that he wants to work together with Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) leader Colum Eastwood as "co-equals" in opposition.
But that does not mean their two parties will coalesce into a single opposition.
One can imagine that, on certain issues, the UUP and SDLP will be able to share a common platform.
But there are many others, such as parading, the legacy of Northern Ireland's Troubles, or even the relocation of public sector jobs, where their parties will pull in different directions.
Mr Eastwood has already said that he's "no-one's deputy".
With the Green Party, PBPA and the TUV all coming at the executive from their own distinct angles, the voices of opposition will make themselves heard, but they will not always sing off the same hymn sheet.
In comparison, the DUP and Sinn Féin have sought to portray a cohesive image.
Martin McGuinness's trip to the Somme, Peter Weir's visit to an Irish language school and the consensus over Mrs O'Neill's decision to lift the ban on blood donations from gay men constitute a reasonable start.
So, will a cohesive government run rings around a divided opposition?
Maybe, but all governments, power sharing or not, are vulnerable to the passage of events.
Already we have had a row over council funding for a community centre in the Glens of Antrim, and a difference of opinion over Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir thinking out loud about extra borrowing and fiscal powers.
No doubt there will be much more to come.
Perhaps the latest batch of Stormont ministers will climb out of their silos.
But those with long memories may recall that, back in 2011, the DUP manifesto promised to "seek to break down the silo mentality in government departments through incentivising cross-departmental collaboration".
How did that work out?
Whatever happens, it was heartening that on day one a number of our new MLAs proved they can make their points fluently and concisely.
On that score, at least, let's hope the assembly continues just as it began. | So, how long will the Northern Ireland Executive honeymoon last? | 36464707 |
The West Africans, who finished second in Group F behind the United States but ahead of Saudi Arabia on goal difference, will play Mexico in Incheon on Thursday.
However, the young Lions of Teranga will face the Mexicans without two key players who are suspended for the round of 16.
Centre-back Cavin Diagne was sent off right at the end of their final group match against Ecuador after picking up a second yellow card.
Fellow defender Souleymae Aw was cautioned for a second time in the tournament and is also banned for one game.
But Ibrahima N'Diaye, who sat out the Ecuador fixture after being booked in his side's first two games, will be back.
His absence was felt by coach Joseph Koto, who played for the senior national team between 1980 and 1986 and coached the side in 2012.
"We could have won and topped this group to face [one of the third placed teams], but this is what we've got. We'll take it step by step.," goalkeeper Mouhamed Mbaye, told Fifa.com
He added: "Our next game is against Mexico and we're ready to play!"
Senegal, making their second appearance in Fifa's flagship youth event, were semi-finalists on their debut in New Zealand two years ago.
Click here for U-20 World Cup results from the Fifa website
Round of 16 Fixtures:
Tuesday 30 May
Venezuela v Japan
Korea v Portugal
Wednesday 31 May
Uruguay v Saudi Arabia
England v Costa Rica
Zambia v Germany
Thursday 1 June
Mexico v Senegal
France v Italy
USA v New Zealand | The Fifa Under-20 World Cup has reached the knock-out phase in South Korea with Senegal very much in contention. | 40083779 |
It now expects economic activity to increase 3.4% this year followed by 3.6% in 2017.
That means growth of 0.2% less each year than when the agency last published a forecast in October.
And there are warnings about the risks. The report says that if key challenges are not successfully managed, "global growth could be derailed".
In many respects, the picture is a familiar one. The recovery after the financial crisis continues. But in the rich countries, it is still "modest and uneven".
Only three large advanced economies are forecast to beat 2% growth this year: the US, the UK and one of the eurozone's crisis-hit nations, Spain, which has had its forecast upgraded.
The forecast for the UK is unchanged, at 2.2% for both years.
The report describes the picture for many emerging and developing economies as "challenging".
The largest downgrade for any individual economy is Brazil, where the IMF now predicts a contraction of 3.5% this year and no growth at all in 2017. That reflects the political uncertainty arising from the investigation into corruption at the oil company Petrobras.
Russia, hit by the decline in prices of its oil exports, is also likely to remain in recession this year before returning to modest growth next year.
Several other oil exporters are also looking at weaker performance than previously forecast.
Higher borrowing costs and lower commodity prices are weighing on several of the larger economies in sub-Saharan Africa - Nigeria and Angola, which are oil exporters, and South Africa.
Higher borrowing costs are linked to the actions of the US Federal Reserve. It raised US interest rates last month and it's expected to take further similar steps this year. That has led to higher borrowing costs for many borrowers in other countries.
China's widely reported economic slowdown is a central part of the unfolding economic story. It's reflected in the fall in commodity prices which have been affected by slowing Chinese demand.
In this report, however, there is no further change of the forecast for the country - growth this year of 6.3% and 6% in 2017. For Asia's other large emerging economy, India, there is also no change to the forecast with growth predicted at 7.5% over both years.
There are, inevitably, risks even to this decidedly lacklustre forecast. China is one of them, the possibility that the slowdown might be unexpectedly sharp.
The expected rise in interest rates in the United States could raise interest rates further for many other countries. It has already led to a stronger dollar, as investors take money back to the US to get the benefit of those higher rates. For those borrowers who have debts in dollars, they will be more expensive to repay.
There is also the danger of what the report calls "a sudden rise in global risk-aversion", where financial market investors become more inclined to sell assets seen as relatively risky and go instead for the safe ones - such as US, German, and British government bonds and gold.
There has been a hint of that already this year, as markets got 2016 off to a very stormy start. | The International Monetary Fund has downgraded its forecast for global economic growth. | 35344352 |
The MV Seaman Guard Ohio crew were accused of illegally possessing weapons while working on a private US-owned ship providing anti-piracy protection.
The men, including Nick Dunn, of Ashington, Northumberland, had the charges dropped in July.
But police have asked the country's supreme court to consider an appeal.
Along with Mr Dunn, the men arrested on 12 October 2013 are:
All of the men, apart from Mr Towers, were released on bail in April.
The charges against them were quashed in July but their passports were retained by Indian authorities.
Mr Dunn told the BBC he had not been paid by his employers, AdvanFort, and he is reliant on money being sent by his family.
He said: "The company have not paid me for one year, my family is going through financial strain and the British government have said they will not fund me. They won't even pay for a hotel room.
"I feel totally let down, especially being an ex-serviceman."
Mr Dunn believes his chances of returning to Britain in time for Christmas would be "slim" if the supreme court decides to consider the appeal.
A spokesman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: "We continue to offer consular assistance to the individuals concerned and their families.
"We also continue to raise the issue at the highest level." | Six British former servicemen who spent months in an Indian prison have suffered another setback in their attempts to return home. | 29478706 |
"More persons are under threat of imminent executions in the coming days," Amnesty International said.
President Yahya Jammeh had vowed to kill all 47 death row inmates by next month, in a national speech to mark the Muslim festival of Eid.
The last official execution in Gambia took place in 1985.
The African Union called on Mr Jammeh to renounce his plans after he made the announcement on Sunday.
But according to Amnesty International, nine people, including one woman, were removed from their prison cells and executed on Thursday night.
Three of those reportedly executed had been sentenced for treason, the group said in a statement.
"The decision of the Gambian President Yahya Jammeh to execute nine prisoners after more than a quarter of a century without execution would be a giant leap backwards," said Paule Rigaud, Amnesty International's deputy director for the Africa region.
She added that many of the death row inmates were political prisoners or have faced unfair trials.
A Gambian security source told AFP news agency that all 47 death row prisoners had been "transferred to one place".
Referring to President Jammeh, the source said: "The man is determined to execute the prisoners and he will do so."
The death penalty was abolished when former President Dawda Jawara was in power but reinstated in 1995 shortly after Mr Jammeh seized power in a military coup.
"By the middle of next month, all the death sentences would have been carried out to the letter; there is no way my government will allow 99% of the population to be held to ransom by criminals," President Jammeh said in an speech on Sunday, which was broadcast on national television the next day.
In response, Benin's President Thomas Boni Yayi, who is the current chair of the African Union, sent his foreign minister to Gambia.
"After having learned of the imminent execution of a number of prisoners sentenced to death, President Yayi, who is very concerned, wished that President Yahya Jammeh not carry out such a decision," Beninois Foreign Minister Nassirou Bako Arifari told BBC Afrique.
Mr Jammeh's human rights record has often been criticised by international organisations, with particular concerns over press freedom.
Last year, after winning a fourth term in office in widely criticised polls he told the BBC that his critics could "go to hell" because he feared "only Allah".
The tiny West African state is a popular tourist destination. | Amnesty International says it has received "credible reports" that Gambia executed nine death row prisoners on Thursday. | 19371622 |
In a 40-minute speech on Tuesday night at the Reagan Presidential Library in California - hallowed ground for conservatives - Mr Bush outlined an argument made by many of the current Republican candidates. By executing a "premature withdrawal" of all US forces in Iraq in 2011, he said, the Obama administration and then-Secretary of State Clinton committed a "fatal error", destabilising the nation and setting the stage for the rise of Islamic State militants.
"So eager to be the history-makers, they failed to be the peacemakers," Mr Bush said of Mr Obama and Mrs Clinton. "It was a case of blind haste to get out and to call the tragic consequences somebody else's problem. Rushing away from danger can be every bit as unwise as rushing into danger, and the costs have been grievous."
Rushing into a dangerous war, of course, is the critique often laid at the feet of Mr Bush's brother, President George W Bush, the man who oversaw the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
When your last name is Bush - and not, say, Walker or Rubio - talking about Iraq is always fraught with peril. In May he was ridiculed for struggling to say whether he'd have approved the Iraq invasion "knowing what we know now".
At first, he said he would, then he said he wouldn't engage in "hypotheticals" and finally he announced he wouldn't have authorised the invasion.
Mr Bush never mentioned his brother by name on Tuesday, although he made a few veiled references to his sibling's often tumultuous foreign policy experience.
"No leader or policymaker involved will claim to have gotten everything right in the region, Iraq especially," he said.
He went on to argue that the US military should become more involved in the Middle East - although the extent of such involvement was left unclear. He called for a no-fly and "safe" zones over Syria, the removal of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, increasing support for Iraqi Kurds and greater co-ordination between US and Iraqi troops.
After Mr Bush's speech, Clinton campaign advisor Jake Sullivan called the former governor's argument "a pretty bold attempt to rewrite history and reassign responsibility". The 2008 Iraq withdrawal agreement, he noted, was reached while President Bush was in office.
He also contended that the rise of IS is the result of Bush administration missteps, such as disbanding the Iraqi army in 2003 and alienating Sunni factions.
Mr Bush's speech is the latest escalation of a war of words between his campaign and that of his potential Democratic rival. Two weeks ago, Mrs Clinton appeared to catch the Bush camp off-guard with a pointed attack on his record as Florida governor during a speech in front of black activists and entrepreneurs at the Urban League conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Mr Bush didn't directly respond to the attack in his speech later that day - and was criticised by some on the right for being too timid in the face of a Democratic assault. His campaign appears to be taking steps to change that perception.
Earlier this week, Mr Bush and Mrs Clinton engaged in a round of accusations and counter attacks over education policy via Twitter.
Mr Bush said US student debt has increased 100% over the last seven years of the Obama administration. Mrs Clinton countered by citing a grade of "F" Mr Bush received in 2006 as governor for "college affordability" from the Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.
Both sides likely welcome the opportunity to take shots across the partisan divide, since they could help primary voters who have been reluctant so far to rally behind the supposed front-runners to better envision the candidates as their party's standard-bearers.
The form of best defence, as they say, is attack. | Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush wants Americans to know that the current unrest in the Middle East is Barack Obama's fault - and, by extension, that of Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton. | 33798136 |
Adrian Bayley, 41, previously admitted raping and murdering the County Louth woman in Melbourne last September.
The 29-year-old was attacked as she walked home from a nearby bar.
The court heard that Bayley had a "degree of sexual depravity rarely seen" in the Australian system. He will be sentenced next week.
Evidence was also given that Bayley was on bail for an assault conviction and on parole for previous rape convictions at the time he attacked Ms Meagher.
The court was told that Bayley had a history of violent sex attacks and had previously raped 21 times, the first time when he was 18 years old.
Mrs Meagher's husband, family and friends described to the court the devastating impact her murder and rape have had on them.
Her father George McKeown spoke of how her killing had destroyed their family and stolen her future.
The court heard how her husband Tom is haunted by what happened, wishing he could have told her he loved her in her final moments.
He said he suffers anxiety and panic attacks now, and is "only half a person" without his wife who he described as having "a beautiful mind and a brilliant soul".
Bayley's barrister told the court that the killer was sorry for what he had done and was seeking a life sentence, but without a mandatory minimum duration.
Ms Meagher, who was originally from Drogheda, moved to Australia from Ireland in 2009 with her husband.
She worked for ABC radio but went missing during a night out with colleagues.
Her body was discovered six days later buried on the outskirts of the city. | The man who raped and murdered Irish woman Jill Meagher has been described as a "violent sexual offender". | 22852473 |
Pre-tax profits at the company rose by nearly a third last year to 2.4bn euros (£2bn), with operating profits up 8.6% to 2.5bn euros.
IAG said the fall in the value of the pound last year cost it 460m euros.
Willie Walsh, IAG's chief executive, said: "It was a good performance in a challenging environment."
He added that IAG had continued to make good progress.
"In 2016, we carried more than 100 million passengers - double the number British Airways and Iberia carried in 2010, a year before IAG was created," he said.
The rise in profits came despite revenues dipping 1.3% to 22.5bn euros, while revenue per passenger fell 5.4%.
The airline group said it intended to carry out a share buyback of 500m euros during the course of 2017.
IAG issued a profit warning after the Brexit referendum in June, and in October it warned that ticket prices might have to rise as a result of sterling's fall.
Airlines normally buy their fuel in dollars, but a sharp drop in fuel costs has helped counter some of the adverse currency fluctuations.
IAG's fuel costs fell by nearly 20% last year. It is also continuing to restructure and cut costs.
The company added that, at current fuel prices and exchange rates, it expected to report an increase in operating profit this year.
IAG is planning to start low-cost transatlantic flights from Barcelona this year to destinations in the US. The Spanish airport is home to IAG's low-cost carrier, Vueling.
It is going head-to-head with budget operators such as Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, which is expanding. | Airline group IAG, which owns British Airways and Iberia, has reported a rise in profits despite being affected by last year's fall in the pound. | 39074813 |
The unmanned Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV) will launch atop a Vega rocket from South America, fly east around the globe, before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.
The wedge-shaped craft is designed to gather information on how space objects fall back to Earth.
Engineers could use the data to inform a range of future technologies from re-usable rockets to Mars landers.
Lift-off for the Vega from French Guiana is timed for 10:00 local time (13:00 GMT) on Wednesday.
It will throw the IXV to an altitude of 450km, from where the European Space Agency (Esa) test article will then begin its rapid descent.
By the time it re-enters the atmosphere, the craft should be moving at 7.5km/s. As it pushes up against the air, the temperatures on its leading surfaces will soar to 1,700C.
Flaps and thrusters will be used to control the trajectory, ensuring the IXV comes down close to a recovery ship some 3,000km west of the Galapagos Islands.
A parachute system deployed in the very late stages of the flight will put the two-tonne vehicle gently in the water. Floatation balloons will come out to stop it from sinking.
Beginning to end, the complete mission is expected to last approximately one hour and 40 minutes.
Europe's expertise on re-entry technologies is more limited than, say, the US's or Russia's - something it wants to change with the help of the IXV.
Esa's project manager Giorgio Tumino told BBC News: "Europe is excellent at going to orbit; we have all the launchers, for example. We also have great knowhow in operating complex systems in orbit. But where we are a bit behind is in the knowledge of how to come back from orbit. So, if we are to close the circle - go to orbit, stay in orbit, come back from orbit - this third leg we need to master as well as other spacefaring nations."
Europe has produced one or two re-entry capsule systems in the past, but the IXV's complex "lifting body" is new territory.
The vehicle is packed with sensors. Their data will feed back into materials research and into the computer models used to describe the energetic physics that occurs when an object plunges through atmospheric gases at hypersonic speeds.
The IXV will start its data dump the moment it clears the descent's radio blackout phase, which occurs when the vehicle is enveloped by the hot plasma created during high-speed re-entry.
Getting all the information off the craft while it is still in the air means the mission can complete its objectives even if something goes wrong at splashdown and the IXV sinks.
Esa has already approved a follow-on project called Pride (Programme for Reusable In-orbit Demonstrator in Europe).
This would see the development of another re-entry vehicle but with a key difference - the ability to land on a runway.
In this respect, the Pride craft would look very similar to the X-37B mini shuttle, which is operated by the American military.
No-one is quite sure what missions are flown by this unmanned craft, but they are likely to include the early testing of new technologies for future satellites.
This could be a role also for Europe's Pride vehicle. In-orbit servicing of satellites is a capability often discussed in this context as well.
Esa nations will meet shortly to define these roles.
"We need still to agree with all the member states all the different types of operations in orbit. But whatever the payload, it will always be in the perimeter space of civilian applications," stresses Mr Tumino.
The UK is not involved in the Italian-led IXV programme, but it is signed up to Pride, albeit at a low contribution.
Britain's interests relate to reusable launcher technologies and to the safe return of planetary samples, such as rock specimens collected on Mars.
[email protected] and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmosI | Europe is all set to launch its mini "spaceplane" demonstrator. | 31114629 |
Sajjad Mesih and his wife Shama, who was pregnant, were killed last year after claims burnt pages of the Koran were found near their mud brick house.
They were attacked and put in the brick kiln where they worked as labourers.
Local media reports that three men had stirred up a crowd of 400.
The charge sheet produced by the Pakistan anti-terrorism court says the accused - three clerics - were involved in persistent provocative speech against the couple, according to local media.
Thirty-two suspects are said still to be at large.
Summonses have also been issued for witnesses to come forward.
Following rumours that burnt pages of the Koran had been found, angry members of the village told the impoverished couple to convert to Islam to repent against their alleged sin, or face the consequences for committing blasphemy.
Witnesses told the BBC when they tried to leave they were locked in a room at the kiln and told they must pay duties first.
The next day hundreds of people converged on the kiln. They were dragged out, attacked with bricks and shovels and later laid on the brick oven to be burnt alive.
The case raised fears among Christians, who form a minority in the Muslim country where blasphemy laws are controversial and attacks against Christians are common.
Protests were staged demanding justice. | Pakistan has charged 106 people with murder after a Christian couple was beaten and burnt to death by a mob in Punjab province over blasphemy allegations. | 32828330 |
A first-half strike from Karl Baker and a superb free-kick from Kai Naismith eased Pompey to victory over a Cambridge side who turned in a lacklustre performance and only had Luke Berry's late free-kick as a consolation.
Pompey dominated the opening exchanges and played some neat football through midfield as they tried to pick their way through Cambridge's defence, with Kyle Bennett looking particularly lively.
Their early attempts were limited to long-range strikes from Baker and and Gareth Evans, who both picked their way in off the right flank, but their efforts provided no test for Cambridge goalkeeper Will Norris.
Left-back Enda Stevens surged forward to find space on the left to unlock Cambridge on 19 minutes, receiving a pass and working his way to the byline, where he pulled an inviting low ball back into the path of Baker, who swept the ball home his eighth league goal, left-footed from 10 yards.
For all their dominance, Pompey were caught napping on 35 minutes when Cambridge almost levelled out of the blue when Uche Ikpeazu seized on the ball after Pompey keeper David Forde spilled a cross and saw his shot blocked by defender Jack Whatmough.
Normal service was resumed and Pompey striker Nicke Kabamba missed a golden opportunity to double his side's lead, planting an unmarked header wide from four yards.
Bennett was again on Cambridge's case two minutes into the second half, firing in a right-foot shot from 22 yards which Norris was unable to hold but the Cambridge keeper pounced on the loose ball with Kai Naismith lurking.
Naismith was not to be denied, though, and after Stanley Aborah - in his first start for Pompey - was fouled 22 yards out, Pompey's top scorer dipped a precise free-kick past the stranded Norris for his 10th league goal of the season.
Cambridge had offered precious little going forward in the second half but their anonymity as an attacking forced was relieved on 80 minutes when Berry curled in a free-kick as impressive as Naismith's.
In injury time, Berry was presented with another opportunity 25 yards out but keeper Forde climbed to claw his free-kick away.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Portsmouth 2, Cambridge United 1.
Second Half ends, Portsmouth 2, Cambridge United 1.
David Forde (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Piero Mingoia (Cambridge United).
Attempt saved. Luke Berry (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Jack Whatmough (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Jack Whatmough (Portsmouth).
Medy Elito (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Luke Berry (Cambridge United) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Piero Mingoia (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Jamal Lowe (Portsmouth).
Jake Carroll (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kal Naismith (Portsmouth).
James Dunne (Cambridge United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt blocked. Adam McGurk (Cambridge United) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Leon Legge (Cambridge United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Kal Naismith (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Jack Whatmough (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Medy Elito (Cambridge United).
Attempt blocked. Luke Berry (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Michael Doyle (Portsmouth).
Adam McGurk (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Stanley Aborah (Portsmouth).
Harrison Dunk (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Leon Legge.
Goal! Portsmouth 2, Cambridge United 1. Luke Berry (Cambridge United) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
Harrison Dunk (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Stanley Aborah (Portsmouth).
Attempt missed. Gareth Evans (Portsmouth) right footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
Jamal Lowe (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by James Dunne (Cambridge United).
Stanley Aborah (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by James Dunne (Cambridge United).
Substitution, Portsmouth. Gary Roberts replaces Kyle Bennett.
Attempt blocked. Adam McGurk (Cambridge United) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Portsmouth. Jamal Lowe replaces Carl Baker.
Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Leon Legge (Cambridge United).
Jack Whatmough (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing. | Portsmouth were in party mood as they celebrated their promotion from League Two with victory over Cambridge, also denting the visitors' own play-off hopes. | 39605052 |
Whyte had been charged with using the football club's own money for the deal, while claiming the funds were his. The jury also found him not guilty of breaching a fundamental pillar of company law to achieve the takeover.
His acquittal concludes the most dramatic off-field chapter in Rangers' 142-year history.
However, the seven-week trial shed light on the behind-the-scenes manoeuvring at the Ibrox club.
The Glasgow Old Firm - Rangers and Celtic - have won more than 100 Scottish league titles between them, dominating the top flight of Scottish football for many generations.
Both clubs have massive support and records of success that extend far beyond the domestic game.
Rangers have won 54 top flight Scottish league titles and the final three came in the years preceding the takeover by Craig Whyte.
Despite them being reigning champions, Craig Whyte bought Rangers in May 2011 for just £1.
A single coin, thrown across a table, completed the deal.
However, crucially, Whyte also agreed to take on Rangers' financial obligations, which included an £18m bank debt, a £2.8m "small tax case" bill, £1.7m for stadium repairs, £5m for players and £5m in working capital.
Whyte, who was 40 at the time, sought to convince those selling the club that he had the money to back up his promises, but the truth was he personally didn't have more than a tiny fraction of it.
Before the takeover was agreed, one key player wanted to be reassured that it would not "turn into an almighty mess and embarrass everyone". He would be sorely disappointed.
When Whyte arrived at Ibrox he talked a good game.
He spoke of his ambitious plans to build the club and make it stronger than ever.
But as fans soon discovered, Whyte's claims and reality were poles apart.
In less than a year, Rangers Football Club Plc had gone bust, owing £9m in unpaid tax.
It was dragged through the legal mud - forced into administration, then into liquidation, leaving a trail of unpaid bills and tens of millions of pounds of debt.
Almost 300 creditors, large and small, were left out of pocket. Most still await payment - resigned to receiving just pennies for every pound they are owed.
Rangers' assets were bought for £5.5m in June 2012 by a consortium led by former Sheffield United chief executive Charles Green.
The Ibrox club started the next season in the bottom tier of Scottish football - a giant among footballing minnows.
Their thousands of loyal fans trailed around the country to watch their team play and even lose against Stirling Albion, Peterhead and Annan Athletic.
For them, this was an abject humiliation, heaping insult on to injury.
Before he bought Rangers, Craig Whyte seemed to have it all - a castle in the Highlands, a home in Monaco, and a reputation as a secretive billionaire who had grown rich from turning around ailing companies.
But doubts quickly emerged.
A BBC Scotland investigation uncovered serious questions about Whyte's dodgy business dealings.
He had been given a seven-year ban from acting as a company director - a serious penalty that raised big questions about his fitness to buy a publicly-listed company like Rangers.
Through six weeks of evidence, the jury at the High Court in Glasgow learned how the Rangers deal was put together.
Whyte claimed time and again that he would pay for Rangers with his own money - the cash coming "from his own pocket" as he apparently told the club's then owner, Sir David Murray.
Alongside Whyte's assertions were statements from trusted advisers, "proof of funds" and "letters of comfort" that he had the money - £33m - to buy the club.
His assertions were aimed at anyone who mattered, Sir David Murray, his team of advisers and key figures at Rangers.
The jury heard the cash to settle the debt had actually been raised through a complex deal, engineered by Whyte.
Months before he acquired Rangers, Whyte agreed to sell three years of Rangers season tickets to the London ticketing firm Ticketus.
This would provide the bulk of the funds - more than £24m - once Whyte had bought the club.
In effect, Whyte was mortgaging Rangers' assets before he owned them.
When Whyte bought Rangers, the club was embroiled in two major disputes with Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.
Known as "the wee tax case" and "the big tax case" they both involved allegations that Rangers had avoided paying millions of pounds in tax that were due.
The trial heard that Craig Whyte agreed to pay out almost £3m to settle the "wee tax case", after he took over at Ibrox, in return for the sale price being reduced.
The "big tax case" was on a different scale altogether.
This dispute focused on Rangers' use of EBTs or Employee Benefit Trusts, used to pay players and senior club officials from 2001-2009.
The scheme involved Jersey-based trusts offering tax-free loans.
The tax authorities refused to accept they were legal, and demanded almost £50m.
A long drawn out legal battle followed.
It was clear to Rangers, the Murray group and to Craig Whyte, that if HMRC won this tax dispute, Rangers could be forced into administration.
There was not the money to pay the bill.
Years on, the dispute has still to be resolved, and we await a judgement from the UK Supreme Court.
In 2011, as the deadline for the Whyte deal approached, his lawyer Gary Withey had misgivings, telling Whyte he would be "mad" to buy the club, and that he should walk away.
Whyte apparently laughed - and pushed ahead with the takeover anyway.
Withey's law firm, Collyer Bristow, would later pay out £24m to Rangers' liquidators, a dismal price for its role in the deal.
Craig Whyte persuaded the Rangers owner Sir David Murray to sell him the club.
But throughout the trial, the defence team highlighted the Murray Group's apparent lack of interest in how Whyte was funding the deal.
It emerged Sir David had paid nothing to investigate Whyte's background.
He said Whyte was advised by a reputable firm of lawyers and financial advisers and he was entitled to assume that he was a person of good standing.
Whyte's lawyers argued: How could Murray NOT have known that Ticketus were funding the deal? How could this have been a case of fraud if the apparent victims were so passive, so apparently careless about where Whyte's money was coming from?
The court also learned that the deal came at a good time for the Murray group, which had been hammered by the financial crisis.
In 2010, Sir David's business empire was in dire straits financially - "technically insolvent", as one former director put it.
Sir David told the court that his steel and property empire had been hit by a triple-whammy amid the credit crunch, with the near-simultaneous collapse of the world steel market, commercial property market, and the Bank of Scotland.
As Sir David ruefully put it, he could have coped with one or two of these events, but three was a real challenge.
It emerged that Murray's bank, Lloyds Banking Group, brought intense pressure to bear on the reluctant Rangers board to back the deal with Craig Whyte.
But the court also learned the bank had dangled a carrot under Sir David's nose.
The bank would allow him to take back control of a key company, Murray Metals, once Rangers was sold to Whyte.
Was this an incentive, as the defence team claimed? Yes, admitted a senior figure from the bank.
Was this the reason, the defence claimed, for Murray's lack of curiosity about the source of Craig Whyte's funds? Murray and his team denied that.
It became clear, though, that Whyte did his best to hide the role of Ticketus before the deal.
The trial heard claims that Whyte issued strict instructions to his lawyers not to admit that Ticketus was involved.
Time and again, Sir David and his team told the jury they would never have sold the club to Whyte if they had known he was being bankrolled by Ticketus.
The court heard how prior deals to sell the Ibrox club had collapsed at the last moment because Sir David did not like what would-be buyers planned to do.
Several witnesses talked of Sir David's deep affection for the club he had owned for 23 years - and how this rugged businessman allowed his heart to rule his head when it came to the Ibrox club.
This was no "fire-sale", Murray claimed. He said he was in no tearing hurry to sell.
Sir David claimed he was simply blindsided by Whyte's strategy and by the scale of his deception.
The deal that passed ownership of the majority stake in Rangers from Murray to Whyte was written in a share purchase agreement, or SPA.
Time and again the jury was asked to focus on the wording of the document.
Why, asked the defence, did it allow for Rangers to be bought using "third party funds" if Whyte was funding the deal from his own pocket?
Was that the legal equivalent of a nudge and a wink, leaving the door open for Ticketus funds to be used?
But the prosecution countered with its own barrage of questions: Why did Whyte think he could go to Ticketus after the deal was signed, asking them to release £24m, even though the contract clearly required him to have funds immediately available? How could he claim he was acting in the spirit of that agreement?
This short contract, intended to set out clearly the fate of Rangers, seemed to fail the simple test of clarity.
At the heart of most court cases is a simple human drama.
The cast of characters in this trial was straight out of central casting.
But, as so often, the unspoken star of the show was the defence QC, Donald Findlay.
What's odd is that his relationship with Rangers goes back a long way.
He was the Rangers vice-chairman during the club's glory years, but was forced to stand down after being filmed at a gathering of Rangers fans, singing the sectarian song "The Sash".
Among those he cross-examined with his usual skill was Sir David Murray - his boss all those years ago.
Only once did he hint at his links with Rangers, when he asked his former boss: "Sir David, what did they do to OUR club?"
And yet he defended the man accused of bringing down Rangers.
Some may see this trial as Findlay's finest hour.
In the years that followed the collapse of Rangers, Craig Whyte has faced a barrage of legal action.
At one point he left the country. Eventually, he was tracked down to Mexico, held by police, and returned to the UK.
That salvo of litigation forced this apparent millionaire into bankruptcy. He was banned, yet again, from being a company director, this time for 15 years.
Six years on, Rangers are still on the mend, recovering slowly from the devastating chain of events that followed Craig Whyte's takeover.
No-one would claim his takeover was anything other than a failure but after years of accusations and a criminal trial, he can at last say it was not fraud. | Six years after his ill-fated takeover of Rangers, Craig Whyte has been cleared of a multi-million pound fraud which he had been accused of committing when he bought the Glasgow giants. | 40117731 |
Rowland Phillips' team had limited Canada to a 15-0 win at the pool stage, but could find no answer to their opponents' power and pace in Belfast.
Wing Elissa Alarie scored a first-half double as Canada dominated in an eight-tries-to-nil rout.
Ireland, who earlier lost to Australia, await Wales on Saturday with seventh place on the line.
Phillips named the starting XV who had performed admirably in the teams' first encounter.
But Canada felt they had something to prove after that performance and the defeat by New Zealand that consigned them to the fifth-place play-off semi-final.
They did so in style from Alarie's opening try wide out as she profited from a powerful scrum.
Fly-half Brianna Miller and lock Cindy Nelles went over before Alerie finished off again.
Flankers Jacey Grusnick and Karen Paquin burst clear in quick succession after the break.
And after Canada's pack forced a penalty try at a scrum, replacement Barbara Mervin ended the scoring as they kept Wales scoreless.
Wales head coach Rowland Phillips said: "It's a shame because we picked up a lot of momentum and confidence from the first Canada game but other than the lineout, we came off second best in all areas.
"We never got a foothold in the game. It is disappointing but we are clear where we want to take this team and we know we have a lot of work to do. We' just got to get on with it."
Canada: Julianne Zussman; Elissa Alarie, Brittany Waters, Amanda Thornborough, Frederique Rajotte; Emily Belchos, Brianna Miller; Carolyn McEwen, Laura Russell, Olivia DeMerchant, Cindy Nelles, Latoya Blackwood, Jacey Grusnick, Karen Paquin, Kelly Russell.
Replacements: Jane Kirby, Britanny Kassil, DaLeaka Menin, Kayla Mack, Barbara Mervin, Chelsea Guthrie, Andrea Burk, Alex Tessier.
Wales: Dyddgu Hywel (Scarlets); Elen Evans (RGC), Gemma Rowland (Dragons), Hannah Jones (Scarlets), Jess Kavanagh-Williams (Scarlets); Elinor Snowsill (Dragons), Sian Moore (Dragons); Caryl Thomas (Scarlets) Carys Phillips, (Ospreys, capt), Amy Evans (Ospreys), Rebecca Rowe (Dragons), Mel Clay (Ospreys), Alisha Butchers (Scarlets), Rachel Taylor (RGC), Sioned Harries (Scarlets)
Replacements: Morfudd Ifans (Scarlets), Cerys Hale (Dragons), Meg York (Dragons), Siwan Lillicrap (Ospreys), Shona Powell-Hughes (Ospreys), Keira Bevan (Ospreys), Robyn Wilkins (Ospreys), Jodie Evans (Scarlets).
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron
Assistant referees: Cwengile Jadezweni, Marie Lematte
TMO: Kevin Beggs | Canada hammered Wales at the women's Rugby World Cup to ensure they will face Australia for fifth place. | 40997700 |
Paul Mallin, 50, of Cecil Road, Ilford, has been charged with murdering a woman in her 50s and a man in his 80s on Saturday.
Mr Mallin is due to appear before Barkingside Magistrates' Court later.
The Met said they knew the identities of the deceased and their next of kin had been informed.
The housing unit falls under the care provision of Redbridge Borough Council. | A man has been charged with double murder after two people were stabbed at a sheltered housing unit in north-east London. | 34173414 |
Ms Pao had been the subject of intense criticism over her handling of the site, one of the web's most visited, since taking over late last year.
A petition with over 200,000 signatures called for her removal.
In a statement, the site criticised some of Reddit's community over "sickening comments" made towards Ms Pao.
"The reduction in compassion that happens when we're all behind computer screens is not good for the world," wrote Sam Altman, a lead investor in the site.
"People are still people even if there is internet between you. If the Reddit community cannot learn to balance authenticity and compassion, it may be a great website but it will never be a truly great community."
Speaking of Ms Pao's contribution to the site, Mr Altman said: "We are thankful for Ellen's many contributions to Reddit and the technology industry generally.
"She brought a face to Reddit that changed perceptions, and is a pioneer for women in the tech industry. She will remain as an advisor to the board through the end of 2015. I look forward to seeing the great things she does beyond that."
Ms Pao told the New York Times: "It became clear that the board and I had a different view on the ability of Reddit to grow this year.
"Because of that, it made sense to bring someone in that shared the same view."
Steve Huffman, a co-founder of Reddit and former chief executive, will take over from Ms Pao who will remain as an advisor to the board for the remainder of 2015, Mr Altman said.
Reddit, which is over a decade old, bills itself as the "frontpage of the internet".
The hugely popular site allows users to share links on any conceivable subject. Other users are then able to up- or downvote links.
The popular links rise to the top of each sections, with the most viral making their way to the hallowed frontpage. Links here are typically viewed millions of times in a short period.
Earlier this month Reddit's users reacted with fury after Victoria Taylor, an employee with the firm, had been sacked.
Ms Taylor oversaw the "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) section of the site that interviewed celebrities, politicians and other newsworthy figures.
Hundreds of the site's chat sections, known as sub-reddits, were shut down in protest at the decision.
Follow Dave Lee on Twitter @DaveLeeBBC | Ellen Pao, the chief executive of influential news and links sharing website Reddit, has resigned. | 33490814 |
Elton Simpson had been under surveillance since 2006 and was convicted in 2010 for lying about plans to go to Somalia, the files reveal.
He had shared a flat in Arizona with the person named by authorities as the other gunman, Nadir Soofi.
Both were shot after opening fire at a conference centre near Dallas.
Simpson's family has said that there was no sign he was planning to carry out such an attack.
"We are sure many people in this country are curious to know if we had any idea of Elton's plans. To that we say, without question, we did not," said a statement issued through lawyers in Phoenix.
The statement, made on behalf of unnamed family members, said his relatives were "heartbroken and in a state of deep shock".
A lot of people here have been upset because both the event organisers had come from outside of town, but so too had the attackers - they had come from Arizona. So they feel their community has been put under the spotlight, and it has caused a great deal of tension.
Local Muslims were very upset that the event was being held at all.
Alia Salem, local director of the Council on American-Islamic relations, told me: "My reaction was one of basically ignoring it and I encouraged the community to also ignore it, and we did. We have important things to focus on in our community, and to have this kind of event come in, and these types of criminals come in and commit these acts of terror just splits our community apart."
And it's not just local Muslims - a lot of people here are upset about all the attention that has been brought here because of what's happened. Even the mayor has suggested that it wasn't wise for the exhibition centre here to hold this event.
That's something that's made the event organisers bristle, saying freedom of speech is freedom of speech. But many others are upset and they say this wasn't really about freedom of speech - it was an anti-Islam event.
Profile: Elton Simpson
On Monday, FBI agents searched Simpson and Soofi's home in Phoenix and a white van parked outside.
According to Arizona court documents published in the US media, Simpson was charged in 2010 with lying to FBI agents about planning to go to Somalia to engage in violent jihad, or holy war.
A judge found him guilty of making a false statement and he was sentenced to three years' probation and a $600 (£400) fine.
The judge ruled there was insufficient evidence that the false statement involved international terrorism.
The court document also showed that Simpson had been under investigation since 2006 because of his association with an individual the FBI believed was trying to set up a terrorist cell in Arizona.
Simpson had told an informant in 2009 that it was "time to go to Somalia", adding: "We gonna make it to the battlefield."
He later said he was planning to travel to South Africa and then on to Somalia.
The incident on Sunday unfolded when a car drove into the car park of the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, a city near Dallas, where a Muhammad Art Exhibit organised by the controversial American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI) was being held.
The conference included a contest that offered a $10,000 (£6,600) prize for a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad. Depictions of the Prophet Muhammad are offensive to many Muslims.
The two men in the car opened fire with assault rifles on two security officers, Garland police said.
One of the officers, a traffic policeman, returned fire and killed both gunmen, police spokesman Joe Harn said.
The security officer who with him was shot in the lower leg. He was treated in hospital and released.
A bomb squad searched the suspects' vehicle and set off several controlled explosions. They found additional ammunition but no bombs, Mr Harn said.
Pamela Geller: America's 'bigoted blogger'?
Texas Governor Greg Abbott called the attack a "heinous crime" and said he was being briefed by state authorities.
The AFDI is run by controversial blogger and activist Pamela Geller who said she was standing up for free speech, adding: "This terrible incident reflects the need for such conferences."
One of the keynote speakers at Sunday's event was the Dutch politician Geert Wilders, an outspoken critic of Islam in Western societies who is on an al-Qaeda hit list.
There were widespread protests in 2006 when the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad.
In January this year, 12 people were murdered by two Islamist gunmen at the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, which had published similar cartoons.
And a gathering of free speech activists in the Danish capital, Copenhagen, was targeted by a gunman in February, killing a film director.
Are you in Dallas? Did you witness the incident? You can email your eyewitness accounts to [email protected].
Please leave a contact number if you are willing to speak with a BBC journalist. | One of two gunmen shot dead at an event in Texas exhibiting cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad had been a terror suspect, court documents show. | 32586699 |
The Uruguayan striker, who was replaced by Jese at half-time, opened the scoring from Maxwell's cross before converting a penalty.
He then turned home another Maxwell cross and guided a fourth goal past Remy Vercoutre before being withdrawn.
Lucas Moura and Jean-Kevin Augustin smashed home second-half efforts.
Cavani had been criticised for missing a host of chances in Tuesday's 1-1 Champions League draw with Arsenal.
PSG, chasing their fifth consecutive French title, won the league by 31 points last season, but have already lost a game this season under Unai Emery, who replaced Laurent Blanc in the summer.
It is PSG's second 6-0 win over Caen in five months, having also thrashed them in the closing weeks of last season.
Match ends, Caen 0, Paris Saint Germain 6.
Second Half ends, Caen 0, Paris Saint Germain 6.
Attempt missed. Ismael Diomande (Caen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Romain Genevois with a headed pass.
Corner, Caen. Conceded by Thomas Meunier.
Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Imorou (Caen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Jesé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot.
Attempt blocked. Jean-Kevin Augustin (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Moura with a cross.
Jesé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Romain Genevois (Caen).
Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Emmanuel Imorou (Caen).
Goal! Caen 0, Paris Saint Germain 6. Jean-Kevin Augustin (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot.
Attempt missed. Ismael Diomande (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ivan Santini.
Attempt missed. Ivan Santini (Caen) right footed shot from very close range is too high.
Attempt saved. Ivan Santini (Caen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vincent Bessat.
Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
Ivan Santini (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Jean-Kevin Augustin (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Julien Féret (Caen).
Attempt missed. Jesé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jean-Kevin Augustin.
Substitution, Caen. Emmanuel Imorou replaces Yann Karamoh.
Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Thiago Motta replaces Blaise Matuidi.
Goal! Caen 0, Paris Saint Germain 5. Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jean-Kevin Augustin.
Attempt missed. Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot.
Attempt blocked. Ismael Diomande (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Jean-Kevin Augustin (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Moura.
Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Ismael Diomande (Caen).
Foul by Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain).
Syam Ben Youssef (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Jean-Kevin Augustin replaces Ángel Di María.
Attempt missed. Vincent Bessat (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
Yann Karamoh (Caen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt blocked. Romain Genevois (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Yann Karamoh (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ronny Rodelin.
Hand ball by Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint Germain).
Attempt missed. Maxwell (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María following a corner.
Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Damien Da Silva. | Edinson Cavani scored four first-half goals as champions Paris St-Germain ended a three-game winless run in all competitions to beat Caen in Ligue 1. | 37388230 |
Macfarlane has conditionally agreed to buy Leicester-based Nelsons for Cartons and Packaging Ltd in a deal worth up to £6.75m.
Macfarlane intends to raise £5.8m through a placing in order to fund the deal.
In April, the group acquired Colton Packaging Teesside for up to £1.25m.
Colton was part of Colton Packaging, an established regional distributor of protective packaging materials.
Last year, Nelsons achieved revenues of about £7.9m, with an operating profit of about £800,000.
In a statement, Macfarlane said it had "very little customer overlap" with Nelsons, adding that the deal would increase its shelf-ready packaging product range.
Chief executive Peter Atkinson said: "The addition of Nelsons Packaging to the Macfarlane Group is another significant step forward in our growth strategy.
"Nelsons is a high-quality business and in addition to improving the Macfarlane presence in the East Midlands, the Nelson team bring specific expertise in corrugate packaging applications which will be of wider benefit to Macfarlane." | Glasgow-based Macfarlane Group is poised to make another acquisition in England as its continues to expand its packaging distribution business. | 36895377 |
Sherie-Lea James, 15, "thought she was enjoying herself" when she took the drugs at a flat party last September.
But an inquest in Chelmsford heard Sherie-Lea, from Basildon, went into cardiac arrest and died at Basildon University Hospital.
The inquest heard the amount of drugs taken was enough to kill her.
Coroner Eleanor McGann concluded Sherie-Lea's death was drug-related.
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Ms McGann said: "Sadly, like many young people, Sherie-Lea had voluntarily taken some drugs.
"A young girl who just thought she was enjoying herself - but sadly there are many young people who take these drugs thinking it's just a bit of fun.
"But in the end it has absolutely tragic consequences and I hope other young people will think about the consequences that may come from taking illegal drugs."
A post-mortem examination concluded that Sherie-Lea died of MDMA intoxication with cocaine. MDMA is more commonly known as ecstasy.
Det Ch Insp Stephen Jennings of Essex Police said nobody had been charged with any offence leading to Sherie-Lea's death.
Two people were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter but face no further action.
The inquest heard the quantity of ecstasy was such that it could have killed Sherie-Lea on its own.
Det Ch Insp Jennings said: "The levels of the MDMA were considerably higher but that, with the combination of the cocaine, was the cause of death."
Sherie-Lea's mother Sam and one of her brothers attended the inquest and made no comment afterwards. | A girl who survived liver cancer as a toddler died after taking a lethal cocktail of ecstasy and cocaine, an inquest has heard. | 39747124 |
Peter Schaufuss, the production's director and choreographer, said Polunin failed to turn up for rehearsals on Wednesday.
The show, based on Billy Hayes's 1977 Turkish prison story, is due to open at London's Coliseum on Tuesday.
Polunin made headlines last year when he unexpectedly quit the Royal Ballet.
A statement on Thursday put Polunin's departure down to "unforeseen circumstances". Johan Christensen from the Peter Schaufuss Ballet, who was rehearsing with Polunin, will take over the title role of Billy Hayes.
Schaufuss told the BBC he was "hugely disappointed" after Polunin, 23, missed rehearsals on Wednesday.
"I saw him on Tuesday evening and he said he really wanted to dance. Since then we haven't seen him and nobody from our team has had any response from him.
"We believe he is still in London - he hasn't checked out of his hotel, but he isn't in his room. I'm really worried about him."
He added: "Artists have good and bad days - that goes with the territory - but rehearsals were going well. I think the role of Billy Hayes was perfect for him. We were at the stage where he was starting to make the role his own."
'Quite confident'
Polunin, who at 19 became the Royal Ballet's youngest male principal, shocked the dance world in January 2012 by unexpectedly quitting a week before he was due to appear as the lead in a production of The Dream.
He later told the BBC that he was no fan of rehearsing, saying that it was only when performing that he enjoyed dancing.
Now based in Russia, Polunin returned to the Royal Ballet in February as a guest dancer to rave reviews in Frederick Ashton's Marguerite and Armand.
Schaufuss said that Polunin had been "quite confident" when he began rehearsals for Midnight Express last month.
The ballet show is a new take on the story of Billy Hayes' six year incarceration in a Turkish prison after being caught smuggling hashish.
The 1978 film version was directed by Alan Parker, with a screenplay by Oliver Stone, and starred Brad Davis and John Hurt.
Hayes himself arrived in London this week to supervise the production.
Schaufuss said the rest of the company was in "good spirits" despite the cast upheaval.
"They are excited that Billy Hayes is here and I'm confident that the company is going to give some great shows," he said.
"I've worked for these performances for the last eight months - 24/7 - so to see it having to change in the last minute is devastating. Now we are under tremendous pressure. But sometimes it is exciting to be against the odds." | Ukrainian dance star Sergei Polunin has left the cast of a major new ballet show, Midnight Express, just days before its UK premiere. | 22026801 |
The club confirmed in their season-ticket renewal information that rail seats are to be installed at Celtic Park over the summer.
The modified area will be in the corner of the Lisbon Lions Stand.
Permission was granted in June last year, with the model being used based on versatile seating common at German grounds. Their initial plans were to accommodate up to 2,600 supporters.
Glasgow City Council, which had twice previously rejected applications from the Scottish champions, gave the project its approval in June last year.
At the time, Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell said: "Across football globally, the reality is that some supporters are choosing to stand at matches.
"Rail seating has been in place in European football for some time and there has been considerable demand for some form of safe standing within the UK and particularly from our supporters." | Celtic will introduce a safe-standing area from the start of next season. | 36205523 |
Bowyer says he was struck on the the face and expects both the Football Association and Newport to investigate.
"The FA have to act, it's as simple as that. Newport County should act as well," Bowyer told BBC Sport.
"I've been hit with objects. The lack of stewarding was incredible. These scenes shouldn't be seen anywhere."
He continued: "I won't let it drop. If I was a member of Newport County I would make sure that doesn't happen again.
"It could have hit the Newport staff, because they were close by as well.
"It will be investigated, the referee (Brett Huxtable) has made me aware of that, it will be in his report.
"There were sweets thrown, hard-boiled sweets, I think there was a bottle and I wouldn't mind but they weren't my favourite sweets.
"But, in all seriousness, there has to be action taken. You can't have that.
"Just because you pay some money to get into the game doesn't give you the right to do that."
Newport County are yet to comment on the matter. | Blackpool manager Gary Bowyer says he was struck by missiles thrown by Newport County supporters during his side's 3-1 victory at Rodney Parade. | 39320508 |
Based in Nnewi, Anambra State, and currently competing in Nigeria's top-flight league, FC Ifeanyi Ubah are to become the Hammers' Official Nigerian Football Club Partner, the English club announced.
The two clubs will work on a number of projects - led by FC Ifeanyi Ubah - from coaching initiatives to establishing grass roots football programmes in Nigeria, all with a view to improving the standard of football across the region.
"This ground-breaking partnership serves to further emphasize our growing international profile, bringing the famous West Ham United name to Africa for the first time in a partnership context," West Ham United Vice-Chairman Baroness Brady said.
"The popularity of Premier League football in West Africa has been well documented and it is testament to the Club's success, on and off the pitch, that we are now considered one of the most high profile and attractive clubs in the region.
"We are looking forward to working alongside FC Ifeanyi Ubah and building a strong legacy in Nigerian football inspired by West Ham United."
Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, owner of FC Ifeanyi Ubah and Chairman of Capital Oil and Gas, believes the partnership will have a positive impact on his club - both on and off the pitch.
"We are extremely excited to have signed a partnership with West Ham United and are excited by the prospect of what we can achieve together," West Ham quotes him as saying.
"This is going to be a massive turnaround for FC Ifeanyi Ubah, Nigerian football and African football by extension.
"West Ham were our first choice of all of the Premier League clubs given the club's rich history, unrivalled reputation for developing talent which we strongly believe will help boost the FC Ifeanyi Ubah Academy and of course, the fantastic new stadium in Stratford.
"Together with West Ham's continued success on the field, this is a valuable proposition for our own club's learning and evolution."
FC Ifeanyi Ubah only came into existence in June 2015 following its takeover of Gabros International FC and their Nigerian top-tier status.
West Ham have existing African ties, with a number of the continent's players in their ranks in recent years.
They include Nigerian trio Victor Moses, Emmanuel Amuneke and Victor Obinna.
Current members of West Ham's squad include Senegal's Cheikhou Kouyaté, Diafra Sakho, Ghana winger Andre Ayew and Algeria international Sofiane Feghouli. | English Premier League club West Ham have announced an agreement with Nigerian side FC Ifeanyi Ubah to become their first African partner. | 37143471 |
Bishop of Down and Connor Noel Treanor addressed the current refugee crisis in Europe in a statement at Sunday Mass.
He said "our countries must put in place an adequate humanitarian response for those who have reached our European shores and borders".
Meanwhile, the Pope urged all Catholic parishes to take in a refugee family.
In his weekly address, Pope Francis said the two parishes in the Vatican would lead by example.
Speaking in Italian to crowds of pilgrims in St Peter's Square on Sunday morning, the Pope said: "I appeal to the parishes, the religious communities, the monasteries and sanctuaries of all Europe to show the true meaning of the gospel and take in one family of refugees."
In Northern Ireland, Bishop Treanor's statement was delivered at the Mater Dei Church in Crumlin, County Antrim.
He said that in responding to the needs of the refugees, political leaders needed the public to show "unequivocal civic generosity".
"This is where the gospel challenges each one of us as Christians," he said.
"This moment in our national and European history, germinating with so much loss of life, human trafficking, destruction of families, suffering, hunger, tragedy and loss of all kinds, demands that as individual persons and as a state and society, we do not surrender to what Pope Francis referred to as 'the globalisation of indifference'."
Bishop Treanor said that the "initial wave of good will" shown towards refugees must be followed by "sustained programmes and civic initiatives designed to integrate these new neighbours".
The crisis has seen hundreds of thousands of people risking their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea over the past few months in a bid to reach Europe.
The EU's response to the crisis has been under ever greater scrutiny after pictures of a drowned three-year-old Syrian boy, washed up on a Turkish beach, were published around the world.
Alan Kurdi from Kobane in Syria died alongside his mother and five-year-old brother in a failed bid to reach the Greek island of Kos.
On Saturday, about 300 protesters attended a demonstration outside the European Commission office in Belfast, demanding more help for refugees. | A Catholic bishop in Northern Ireland has called on political leaders and Christians to provide a "generous reception" for refugees. | 34167755 |
The film from 2012 has Dame Judi Dench's M and Daniel Craig's 007 standing side by side looking out over the landscape of Glen Etive.
Social media campaign, Glen Etive the Dirty Truth, blames visitors to the same spot for causing erosion.
National Trust for Scotland said it was aware of the problem and has asked people to respect the environment.
The trust (NTS), which manages land in the area involved, said the damage was being done to a roadside verge, but it did not believe the wider landscape had been harmed.
The popularity of Glen Etive, and the wider Glen Coe area, with tourists has increased because scenes were shot there for Skyfall, the 23rd film in the Bond movie franchise.
The campaign, Glen Etive the Dirty Truth, flags up problems with wild camping and littering in the area.
It has highlighted an issue with visitors' cars causing damage to ground in the glen.
A spokesperson for NTS said: "We are aware that an impromptu layby has developed where people are stopping to see the Skyfall spot.
"This is on the roadside verge and is a limited area, which, is not impacting on the wider landscape.
"It's great that so many people want to visit the area and experience this wonderful place for themselves.
"As a conservation charity, we would always encourage visitors to think about their impact on the places they visit and what they leave behind, whether that's litter or tyre tracks."
NTS said that the arrival of spring would likely see a rise in visitors to the area.
The spokesperson said: "It's a good time to remind visitors of the Scottish Outdoor Access Code - take your litter home, if you're camping, remove all traces of your pitch and don't pollute.
"Unfortunately, some people just don't follow this advice.
"The trust takes responsibility for tidying up our land - every year we remove hundreds of bags of rubbish."
The spokesperson added: "In the next few weeks, we're running a roadside tidy up to help get Glen Coe ready for springtime. We're really grateful to our dedicated volunteers and partners who help us in this work." | Tourists recreating a scene from Bond movie Skyfall have been accused of causing damage in a Highlands glen. | 39229848 |
Syrian and Iranian-backed militiamen were reportedly moving towards the Tanf base, which is used by rebel fighters and Western special forces personnel.
The US-backed Maghaweer al-Thawra rebel faction said the convoy was 27km (17 miles) away and contained four tanks.
There was no immediate comment from the government or its allies.
Rebel officials said earlier this week that hundreds of troops and militiamen were advancing into the sparsely-populated desert region, in an apparent attempt to halt recent rebel gains against so-called Islamic State (IS).
A US defence official said the pro-government convoy had not responded to numerous warnings that it was "getting too close to coalition forces" stationed at Tanf.
A telephone call was put into the Russian military, which backs President Bashar al-Assad. That was followed by a "show of force" by aircraft overhead and warning shots, the officials said.
"Then there was finally a strike against the lead portion of that movement."
Muzahem al-Saloum of Maghaweer al-Thawra told Reuters news agency that coalition jets had struck after rebel forces clashed with the convoy.
"We notified the coalition that we were being attacked by the Syrian army and Iranians in this point, and the coalition came and destroyed the advancing convoy," he said.
The pro-opposition Palmyra News Network said a number of vehicles were destroyed and that there were casualties.
The US defence official told AFP that the strike did not signal a strategic shift for the coalition, which has focused on battling IS and has tried to avoid intervening in Syria's civil war.
US-led troops helped repel a major IS attack on Tanf last month, while Russian warplanes bombed the base in June 2016. | US-led coalition aircraft have bombed a convoy of pro-Syrian government forces in a remote area near the border with Jordan, US and rebel officials say. | 39969585 |
The delegates were chosen by party members rather than ordinary voters.
Donald Trump - who did not actively campaign in the state - remains the Republican front-runner overall.
However, the billionaire could fall short of the number of delegates needed to secure the Republican nomination for November presidential election.
That would mean a contested convention where voting for candidates starts again from scratch.
Mr Trump is concentrating on New York, which holds a key primary on Tuesday.
A number of senior Republican leaders have backed Mr Cruz, a Conservative Texas senator, fearing that Mr Trump's controversial comments make him a weak candidate in the November election.
The result from the Wyoming contest brings Mr Cruz's tally from 545 to 559 delegates. Mr Trump has 743.
In his victory speech on Saturday, Mr Cruz said: "If you don't want to see Donald Trump as the nominee, if you don't want to hand the general (election) to Hillary Clinton, which is what a Trump nomination does, then I ask you to please support the men and women on this slate."
In the Democratic race, Ms Clinton is still ahead of her only remaining rival, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. | US Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz has won all 14 delegates in contention at a state party convention in Wyoming. | 36065544 |
13 June 2016 Last updated at 09:24 BST
The winning goal came from Arkadiusz Milik, who scored early in the second half.
The next group stage match for Northern Ireland will be against Ukraine, who they'll play on Thursday.
Newsround caught up with fans to hear their reactions. | Northern Ireland's first match at the Euros has ended in defeat as Poland beat them 1-0. | 36514877 |
BHS Sweden was owned by a friend and fellow board member of Mr Chappell at Retail Aquisitions. Despite its name it had no connection with BHS.
On learning of this, BHS chief executive Darren Topp demanded its return on Wednesday and on Thursday.
It was returned minus £50,000 - to reflect the foreign exchange costs.
Dominic Chappell has also claimed in the press tonight that a £60m loan - a crucial part of the BHS refinancing - fell through because Philip Green refused to allow an IOU of £40m to be considered lower priority (be subordinated) to the new loan.
This claim is refuted by BHS who maintain that the loan was unacceptable in the first place due to its high upfront arrangement costs. The decision never got to the point where the pecking order of loans was discussed.
At the time of writing Dominic Chappell has not returned calls from the BBC.
As far as the future of BHS is concerned, the administrators have received 50 expressions of interest in the company - some for all of it, most for parts of it.
Rumours that a sale of 50 stores had been agreed with Sports Direct were denied tonight by the administrators.
In better news, BHS reported its strongest day of trading since it was acquired by Retail Acquisitions with trading up 80% compared to the same day last year. BHS sources dismissed the theory this was a result of gift voucher holders rushing to redeem.
BHS sources tell me they estimate there is enough cash to continue trading for up to a month and are encouraged by the show of loyalty from BHS customers. | I've learned that as it became clear that BHS was going into administration, Dominic Chappell, the majority shareholder of BHS owner Retail Acquisitions, moved £1.5 million on Tuesday of last week to a company called BHS Sweden. | 36146161 |
The 175 million phone numbers in the UK that begin with 08, 09 or 118 will be affected.
Currently, unless you are calling from a BT landline, it is not possible to work out how much these phone calls can cost.
Premium numbers are often used by customer service and information lines and by directory enquiries.
Consumer groups say that for most callers, the cost of ringing one of these premium phone lines is too confusing.
They claim "NGNs" (non-geographic numbers) can act as a disincentive to individuals who may need to contact an essential service such as their bank or travel provider.
However from 1 July, the cost of an 08, 09 or 118 number will be split into an "access" fee made by the telecoms provider and a second "service" fee made by the organisation being called. "
All telecoms firms will have to provide the cost of their individual access charge on bills and customers contracts.
This means that consumers using an NGN line will soon be told "Calls will cost x pence per minute, plus your phone company's access charge".
"Experimentation"
EE [Everything Everywhere] which also runs T Mobile and Orange, has recently begun sending texts to customers informing them of its new access charge.
Joe Smithies of Ofcom told Radio 5 Live this new transparency will have the effect of lowering costs.
"All companies have had to come up with an access charge, where they've never had to do that before, they've never had to tell you how much they are taking from the cost of a call, they've never had to standardise it," he said.
"There is some experimentation... but I think what we will see over time is that the market is so competitive in this country that prices will move down".
He adds that more organisations are adopting cheaper 03 prefix numbers, partly through consumer pressure.
"Increasingly banks and government departments are moving to 03 and that's important because 03 numbers cost you no more than the cost of calling someone down the road... so that means there are fewer of these more expensive numbers "
Telecoms analyst Chris Lewis however is doubtful that consumers will benefit just from changes to the way that bills are presented.
Speaking on Radio 5 Live he said "The customers are, in some cases, very vulnerable... they don't understand what the charges are.
"And the point about varying rates between operators is that you don't have the choice of changing between operators for every call you make."
Figures released so far also show a wide variation between the access charges that telecoms firms will impose.
While EE has put its access charge at 44 pence a minute, Talk Talk says it will charge just 20 pence, while Vodafone will charge 23 pence.
Some telecoms firms are yet to make an announcement.
The changes to "Non Geographic Numbers" are part of a wider shake up by the regulator.
From July, calls to 0800, 0808 and 116 numbers, which are currently only free from landlines, should become free on mobile networks too.
Ofcom also plans to cap the highest premium rates charged on 09 numbers, which can cost up to £3 a minute.
However Chris Lewis believes that the days of business phone lines, both premium and standard rate, are undoubtedly coming to an end.
"We are beginning to interact with a lot of these businesses through chat, through email, through Twitter and so on," he said.
"WhatsApp is a good example where actually it's not even using the telephony network to communicate.
"The technology is coming down the line which will allow the call to be set up with no charge to the individual as long as you are online." | The rules governing premium phone lines will undergo huge changes from the start of July. | 32877289 |
American Justin Gatlin has run the four fastest 100m times this year, setting a personal best of 9.74 in May.
But Bolt twice ran under 10 seconds at the Olympic Stadium on Friday to show he is coming back to form after injury.
"I was never number two, I am still number one. Until I retire that's the plan," said the double world champion.
"I was happy with what I did," added the six-time Olympic champion who has struggled with a pelvic problem this year.
"I'm ready to go and I'm ready to win."
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With less than a month until the Jamaican defends his 100m and 200m world titles in Beijing, it was a confidence-boosting win for the 28-year-old.
Prior to Friday, Bolt had only once raced over 100m this year - a pedestrian 10.12 in Brazil in April - so there were those who questioned his ability to challenge Gatlin in August.
But he effortlessly won his heat running into a headwind and while winning the final was more of a challenge, he still equalled his season's best - produced in his heat earlier in the evening - which is the equal sixth quickest time of the year.
"Yeah, I had a poor start," said Bolt of the final. "I need to work on that, but overall it was an OK race.
"My coach [Glen Mills] told me about my start. It was bad. I wanted to run faster and it threw me off but I'm getting there."
Gatlin, a two-time drugs cheat, has run under 9.8 four times this year - 9.74, 9.75, 9.75, 9.78 - while Bolt has run just three races in the blue riband event in 2015.
But the fastest man in history is closer to the heels of Gatlin than many had previously thought.
"I don't fear anyone," he told BBC Radio 5 live sport.
"It's all about hard work and dedication and pushing myself."
The pelvic problem which forced him to withdraw from Diamond League meetings in Paris and Lausanne this month did not hinder him as he ran twice in 80 minutes on the first of a two-day Diamond League meeting in London.
"Anything is possible in Beijing - it's all about the effort you put in," he added. "I've been running fast in training, but it's easier in training because you're under no pressure and you can execute well."
Asked whether he planed to race again before starting the defence of his double sprint world titles on 23 August, Bolt said: "I don't know. It's all up to the coach. He'll tell me if I need more meets." | Usain Bolt says he is "ready to win" at next month's World Championships after securing 100m victory at the Anniversary Games in 9.87 seconds. | 33662020 |
The lovelorn ballad only reached number 108, but it set the "dirt poor" Tennessee singer on the path to fame.
Since then, she's sold more than 100 million albums, topped the country chart 25 times, and won eight Grammy Awards - but she shows no signs of slowing down.
"Almost every day I come up with a few song titles or a sweet melody," says the 70-year-old, who claims to have written more than 3,000 songs in her career.
Her latest album, Pure & Simple, came out on Friday, featuring new songs with stripped-down arrangements that recall the early days of her career.
It has an overwhelmingly romantic theme, inspired by renewing her wedding vows earlier this year. And just like her chart career, her marriage to Carl Dean turned 50 this year.
"I thought, well, this would be a good year to write an album of love songs," she says. "I've never done that before. I've usually had a story song or a gospel song, but this was all love stories."
The BBC caught up with the star to discuss the new record, her legendary Glastonbury set, and why she admires Adele.
First of all, congratulations on celebrating your golden wedding anniversary!
Thank you so much. That's a long time to do anything, ain't it? Especially to be married.
What's the secret?
We've always been good buddies. We have a lot of fun and a lot of respect for one another. It was his first marriage and mine and we never thought we'd ever want to do that again. Why bother?
You renewed your vows earlier this year. What was that like?
That was sweet. There was no pressure at all. We had our own little ceremony in a little chapel on our property, then we went in our little RV down to Ringgold, Georgia, and spent the night where we had married 50 years before. We took some beautiful pictures and got all dressed up. It was fun really.
Did you wear your original wedding dress? Could you still fit into it?
Well, I could but I don't know where it is now! I only had a simple little white dress that my mother had made for me for that wedding, but I had always wanted a beautiful, long, beaded wedding gown, so I dressed completely to the nines. I made a right nice bride!
That sense of romance permeates your new album.
Oh yes! In fact a lot of the songs were written just because of that.
You've written so many love songs over the years - how do you find new ways to talk about it?
Love is always growing, and we grow as people as well, so you just automatically take on new twists and turns. And it's amazing. I've always been amazed by that myself, how people can just write, year in and year out, about love and it all is different. I could write one right now!
How often do you write?
I write something almost every single day unless I'm sick or on a movie set.
Is that ever an inconvenience? Do you ever find yourself going, "I don't have time to write a song right now, I need to finish this casserole?"
Well, no! In fact, I write a lot when I cook. If my cooking's really good that day, my songs are really good.
In Head Over High Heels, you sing about "painting my eyes like Adele." What made you write about her?
Everyone loves Adele. With all my little nieces, it's all "Adele this" and "Adele that!" And I love how she does her make-up, and so I'm always saying to my little nieces, "can you fix my eyes like Adele?"
When I started that song, I had not planned to write that line. I was just thinking, "This needs to be about a girl dressing up sexy, so she's got to have some make-up, and she's got to paint her eyes". And all of a sudden it's like, "And my eyes like Adele!"
What do you think her reaction will be?
I think she'll have to be complimented, just like I'm always complimented when people write songs about me!
I just meant I wanted to look like Adele. I hope she thinks it's cute.
You both like to talk to your audience in between songs, but she swears a lot more than you… I wondered what you made of that?
Oh, I don't pay any attention to that! Words are just an exchange, like money. I don't think the Lord holds that against us. I think that's just the way we communicate. And some people are just born cussers.
What's the worst thing you've ever said on stage?
Oh, I've never said anything real bad. I try to respect the audience.
The song I'm 16 is based on one of your sisters, is that right?
Yeah, she had a couple of bad relationships and she thought it wasn't meant for her to have true love. Then all of a sudden, in her 60s, she met someone and they fell in love, and it's just like they were born again. It's just the sweetest thing.
Another one of my sisters and I were laughing. We said, "Look at her, she thinks she's 16!" and all of a sudden I heard the song in my head.
Goes to show you're never old unless you choose to be.
What age do you think of yourself as?
I'm 16 in some ways. I'm still a hopeless romantic! But I'm 35 in my spirit and in my mind. When I was 35, it was a pinnacle, a great time in my life - success and happiness and all that. And so I just decided "I'm gonna claim that number and always be that in my state of mind."
What inspired Can't Be That Wrong?
That was an easy one to write. I think it's the ultimate cheating song.
I based it on someone very, very close to me, who was very much in love with the person at home, and their children, and they weren't looking for love, they just happened to fall for someone. They were so torn, because they loved both people. I saw the turmoil and the heartache, and how overwhelming and overpowering it was. And I just thought, "That's a strong-ass love, right there". You know, to be willing to go through all you have to, and put the other people through that. So I thought, "wow, this would make a great song."
The last time I saw you on stage in the UK was at Glastonbury - and you've put that concert on this album as a bonus disc. What are your memories of it?
That'll be one of my greatest memories, actually. That'll be a real highlight in my career.
I wasn't even certain about doing that show, because I didn't know if I was the type of artist that would fit in that type of a festival - because people are rowdy, they like to go dancing, and they like to drink and smoke and I thought, "I wonder if they're even going to pay attention?"
And so, as soon as I went out and I saw the crowd and heard the roar, I thought, "Ohhhh, my Lord, how did I miss this all these years?"
They call that part of the day the "legends slot". If you were booking next year's Glastonbury, who would you put in there?
I don't know. I hadn't even thought about it in those terms. Probably Adele.
But I'm not sure I'd do it again, because I don't know how I could ever top that.
Pure and Simple is out now on RCA Records.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram at bbcnewsents, or email [email protected]. | It is 50 years since Dolly Parton first entered the US charts, with a cover of The Tune Weavers' Happy, Happy Birthday Baby. | 37131104 |
Three goals in six first-half minutes swiftly overturned the 1-0 deficit from last week's shock first-leg result.
Mikael Lustig swivelled to notch the opener before Leigh Griffiths cut inside to lash home the second.
Patrick Roberts swept home a fine third but Moussa Dembele and Griffiths, twice, missed further good chances.
But that impressive first-half performance was enough to get the job done and settle any lingering nerves.
New Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers was desperate to exorcise the ghost of Gibraltar and almost 50,000 fans packed into Celtic Park expecting his side to do just that.
A repeat of the sensational shock on the Rock was simply unthinkable.
The evening started with the unfurling of the SPFL Premiership league title flag but as the cheers died down, last season was forgotten and attention turned to Champions League progression.
As expected, Celtic came out swinging from the start and looked very much in the mood, roared on by the home support.
The part-timers held out for 23 minutes, Stuart Armstrong seeing a shot saved and Callum McGregor's deflected effort hitting the bar.
But two quick-fire goals from Lustig and Griffiths settled nerves and put Celtic in command of the tie.
The Swedish international curled in a left-footed shot from around 10 yards before Griffiths - scorer of 40 goals last season - opened his account for this campaign with an impressive strike from the edge of the box after being played in by the impressive Roberts.
Minutes later, after sumptuous build-up play and a one-two with McGregor, the on-loan winger floated in from the right and fired in a fantastic third.
Lincoln's first-leg hero Lee Casciaro raised a few eyebrows early in the second half when he caught Erik Sviatchenko napping and stabbed the ball just past Craig Gordon's right-hand post.
The visitors were enjoying a little more of the ball, but rarely threatened to create further chances.
Celtic's first-half pace and drive gave way to a more considered approach after the interval, but the fans urged them on desperate for more goals.
Raul Navas in the Lincoln goal was determined to keep it respectable though and he twice denied Dembele from close range, while Griffiths headed over an inviting ball from Lustig.
Rodgers shuffled his pack, bringing on Kristoffer Ajer, Emillio Izaguirre and later Nadir Ciftci as the tempo slowed.
Navas was at it again with five minutes left, this time frustrating Griffiths, who should have scored from eight yards out when through on the keeper.
If victory was perhaps not enough to erase the painful memory of the first-leg defeat, it was sufficient to take them comfortably through.
And for Rodgers, that will do just fine.
Match ends, Celtic 3, Lincoln Red Imps FC 0.
Second Half ends, Celtic 3, Lincoln Red Imps FC 0.
Substitution, Lincoln Red Imps FC. George Cabrera replaces Lee Casciaro.
Substitution, Lincoln Red Imps FC. Anthony Bardon replaces Antonio Calderón.
Substitution, Lincoln Red Imps FC. Fernando Livramento replaces Liam Walker.
Substitution, Celtic. Nadir Ciftci replaces Moussa Dembele.
Substitution, Celtic. Emilio Izaguirre replaces James Forrest.
Substitution, Celtic. Kristoffer Ajer replaces Kieran Tierney.
Second Half begins Celtic 3, Lincoln Red Imps FC 0.
First Half ends, Celtic 3, Lincoln Red Imps FC 0.
Goal! Celtic 3, Lincoln Red Imps FC 0. Patrick Roberts (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Goal! Celtic 2, Lincoln Red Imps FC 0. Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
Goal! Celtic 1, Lincoln Red Imps FC 0. Mikael Lustig (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
Joseph Chipolina (Lincoln Red Imps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Ryan Casciaro (Lincoln Red Imps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up. | Celtic made short work of Gibraltarian part-timers Lincoln Red Imps to book a Champions League third qualifying round tie with Astana of Kazakhstan. | 36779857 |
Culling is taking place in two areas - west Somerset and west Gloucestershire - for a second year.
The 30-year-old was detained following an incident at a farm in Bromsberrow Heath, near Ledbury on the Herefordshire-Gloucestershire border.
He has been bailed to appear before Cheltenham magistrates on 23 October. | A man from the Bristol area has been charged with common assault and aggravated trespass by officers policing the badger cull. | 29333033 |
The singer, who lives near Framlingham in Suffolk, was pulled up by a roads sergeant on Twitter after singing about "driving at 90" in Castle on the Hill.
Sheeran said the blue signs, saying "drive safe", would be placed around parts of his home county.
He said: "I'm not encouraging speeding at all, I'm just singing it in a song."
Read more on this story and others from Suffolk
Castle on the Hill, described as a "love song for Suffolk", was released in January and has remained towards the top of the chart since - being kept off the top spot by his other release, Shape of You.
Sgt Chris Harris, from Norfolk and Suffolk Roads Policing, posted a plea on Twitter for people to "slow down on Suffolk roads" in response to the line "driving at 90 down those country lanes".
"I don't think it specifically says miles per hour," Sheeran told the BBC. "It could be kilometres per hour."
The singer's decision to erect the signs coincides with the release of his third album, ÷.
"We have a marketing spend for this album and I wanted to do some sort of billboards in Suffolk," Sheeran said. "We thought it would be quite funny instead of having billboards saying the album is out, just having a blue sign that says 'drive safe'."
The singer also said he was not too disappointed that Castle on the Hill failed to swap places with Shape of You in the chart, as he hoped it eventually would.
"For me it's all about the live show, having songs that react well, and having a song that's been in the top five for eight weeks will definitely go down well at a live show," he said. | Ed Sheeran is putting up signs asking motorists to drive safely, after one of his lyrics prompted a safety warning from police. | 39128940 |
S4C chief executive Ian Jones said there had been a "substantial" decrease in such programming and "we would support on all levels increasing that".
Mr Jones was giving evidence to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on the BBC's future.
BBC Wales said recently that protecting news and politics coverage from cuts had made other programming "thinner".
The comments in April, by BBC Wales director Rhodri Talfan Davies, followed a speech by BBC director-general Tony Hall in which he admitted programming in Wales had been "eroded".
On Tuesday, Mr Jones said focusing on the success of programmes such as Doctor Who and Casualty was a "red herring".
"The production of Doctor Who and Casualty in Wales - it's good, it's extremely good, it helps the skills base, it helps competition and it helps the perception of producing, but I don't think that's the issue, that is in fact a red herring," he said.
"I think the people of Wales would appreciate more programming - more local programming through the medium of English.
"If I have any criticism of the BBC in Wales, that criticism is shared by former BBC directors in Wales and, I suspect, the current BBC director, in that there's been a substantial decrease in programming produced and commissioned over the years in the English language for the people of Wales and we would support on all levels increasing that."
Mr Jones cited the example of Hinterland, a recent collaboration between S4C and BBC, which was broadcast in both Welsh and English, and bought by a number of Scandinavian broadcasters as a recent success, which according to Mr Jones, showed there was increasing demand for local programmes.
Referring to the relationship between the BBC and S4C, Mr Jones said it was working well because the operating agreement between the two stipulates that S4C is independent operationally, managerially and editorially.
A BBC Wales spokesperson said: "We obviously welcome Ian Jones's contribution to the discussion about the future of the BBC.
"As the BBC's director general recognised in May, the funding challenges facing English television programming in Wales are both significant and longstanding." | BBC Wales should make more English language programmes about Wales for the people of Wales, MPs have been told. | 27996636 |
Fold Housing Association wants to build 244 homes, a community centre and business units on the site.
The development is opposed by some local residents who object to the loss of a site that was previously used for employment purposes.
Belfast City Council's planning committee will decide on the proposals next week.
Fold had been required to revise the scheme after planners said it did not include enough new space for economic or business use.
The plan now includes more space for business units.
The Visteon factory closed in 2009 with the loss of more than 200 jobs. | Planners have backed a redevelopment scheme for the former Visteon factory site in west Belfast. | 34798145 |
The unrest is a consequence of Hong Kong's unique historical position - a territory on Communist China's soil, but a global and connected city where many believe direct democracy is the only fair system of government.
The BBC looks at some of the turning points between handover and now.
On this date the Union Flag was lowered in Hong Kong, marking the end of 150 years of British colonial rule.
Negotiations between Britain and China left Hong Kong the Basic Law, a de facto constitution that ensured the territory would be run under the principle of "one country two systems" until 2047. It would retain its capitalist system and preserve rights and freedoms mainland Chinese citizens did not have.
The first chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, was elected by a 400-member Chinese committee, but the Basic Law promised that democracy would gradually develop. The ultimate aim was "the selection of the Chief Executive by universal suffrage upon nomination by a broadly representative nominating committee in accordance with democratic procedures" - but no deadlines were set.
From then on, protests have been held every 1 July to remind China that Hong Kong was still waiting for universal suffrage.
Did China go back on its promises?
Proposed changes to Hong Kong's security laws brought an estimated half-a-million people out in protest.
The bill - which the government was constitutionally obliged to draw up - proposed heavy penalties for sedition and would have made it illegal for political organisations to establish ties with foreign political groups and vice versa.
It enraged democracy campaigners who said the bill was a step back for political, religious and media freedom and could be used by China to silence its critics. Ultimately, the bill was dropped indefinitely.
The following year, China ruled that its approval had to be sought for any changes to Hong Kong's election laws, giving Beijing the right to veto any moves towards more democracy.
How does Hong Kong choose its leaders?
29 December 2007 - direct elections granted
When Donald Tsang began his second term as chief executive in July 2007, he promised to publish a green paper "so that we can all work together to identify the most acceptable mode of universal suffrage to best serve the interests of Hong Kong".
Right on time, on 29 December, China ruled that Hong Kong would be able to elect its leader by the 2017 elections. Mr Tsang said this marked "a timetable for obtaining universal suffrage".
But critics - including veteran pro-democracy lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung, above - said this was too slow and not far enough.
In March 2012, Leung Chun-ying (widely known as CY Leung) won the race to become Hong Kong's third chief executive - he was elected by a panel of 1,200 influential citizens, most of them Beijing loyalists. He was to be the last executive to gain office without public election.
CY Leung - seen here with Chinese President Hu Jintao at his inauguration in July - proved an unpopular choice among the Hong Kong public from the outset, finding it hard to shake suspicions that his loyalties lay too closely with Beijing.
Though he passed popular measures, including a tax on foreigners buying property and a ban on pregnant woman travelling from the mainland to give birth, he lost favour by proposing Chinese patriotism classes for schoolchildren.
In the face of further huge protests, the government backed down.
In January 2013, law professor Benny Tai published an article in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, in which he said civil disobedience was now the best way to demand democracy. The Occupy Central movement was born.
In June 2014, the group organised an unofficial referendum on how candidates should be shortlisted for the 2017 election. About 42% of voters backed a proposal allowing the public to have a greater say, alongside a nominating committee, and political parties.
China said the referendum was illegal and invalid, but Mr Tai insisted that even if it were not legally binding, the 792,808 votes cast could not be ignored.
But groups claiming to represent Hong Kong's "silent majority" who did not want to see confrontations also spoke out, saying they gathered more signatures for their cause.
Hong Kong voices against the protest
Beijing had been considering for some time what form the 2017 elections would take - would Hong Kong, as many hoped, have a totally free choice of candidate?
China's top legislative committee issued its verdict in August - yes, Hong Kong would be able to elect its chief executive in 2017, but with one important caveat: a nominating committee would choose two to three candidates, who must each be approved by 50% of the committee members.
China said the "sovereignty, security and development interests of the country are at stake," and therefore "there is a need to proceed in a prudent and steady manner".
This was a bitter blow to the democracy campaigners. Occupy began planning mass protests for 1 October, China's National Day.
Things that could only happen in a Hong Kong protest
On 22 September, thousands of students walked out of the classes, mobilised by the Hong Kong Federation of Students and Scholarism. What began as a peaceful boycott and sit-in to demand democracy escalated through the week as the students converged on government HQ. When a small group broke into government offices, a number of people, including student activist leader Joshua Wong, were arrested.
Then on the evening of Sunday 29 September, Occupy Central announced that they were joining forces with the students and their occupation of the business district was beginning early.
Hours later, riot police moved in, firing tear gas at unarmed students and mounted baton charges. Not only did they fail to end the protests, the operation was widely condemned as an overreaction, prompting thousands more to join.
China's legacy of youth protest | Hong Kong has been rocked by one of its largest ever outbreaks of civil unrest, as tens of thousands of protesters have flooded the streets demanding the right to fully free leadership elections. | 29424979 |
Sussex Police said two people had been arrested over two of the deaths and all three were linked to heroin.
Brighton's deputy director of public health said those who died did not appear to be habitual heroin users.
Dr Peter Wilkinson said all three were in their 20s and 30s and they may have used it on the club or party scene.
He said officials were concerned they were unaware of the dangers of using heroin, or may not have realised they were taking heroin.
He added it was also possible they had chosen to snort heroin rather than inject it in the belief it reduced risks, but warned taking heroin by any route was dangerous.
Det Insp Julie Wakeford said Sussex Police investigated all heroin-related deaths, but added: "This can be difficult at times because it is often the case that the only person who knows the source of the heroin is deceased."
Rick Bradley, operations manager for Addaction, which helps young people, said the safe option was not to take a substance.
But he said if people were intent on using a substance they should minimise the risks by taking small amounts, not "redosing", researching the substance and its effects, and obtaining it from a "trusted source".
"There is no such thing as a reputable drug dealer but there will be people who, if they're friends, are less likely to give you something that is potentially very dangerous," he added.
Police said a 26-year-old man was found dead on 21 November, a 32-year-old man died on 11 December and a 20-year-old woman died from a heroin overdose on 13 January.
A 48-year-old man has been arrested over the death of the man aged 32, and a 22-year-old man has been arrested over the death of the woman. Both men have been bailed. | Heroin-related deaths of three people in three months in Brighton have sparked concerns the substance is being used as a "party drug". | 35354636 |
Three of Savimbi's children accuse Activision Blizzard of defamation by representing him as a "barbarian".
They are seeking €1m ($1.1m; £0.75m) in damages. Activision said the depiction was "rather favourable".
Savimbi founded the Unita movement, waging a long civil war with the Angolan government.
Angola became a Cold War battleground, with Unita backed by the US and the apartheid government in South Africa, while Angola's ruling party was supported by the Soviet Union and Cuba.
The rebel leader was eventually killed in clashes with state forces in 2002.
In the last years of the Angolan war, Jonas Savimbi became a symbol to the outside world for everything that was wrong in Angola.
Although it's difficult to separate the truth from the propaganda and the "Heart of Darkness" stereotypes that stick to many African conflicts, Savimbi's reputation is based on some confirmed incidents.
Suspected witches were burnt alive at Savimbi's headquarters in the early 1980s.
Fred Bridgland, Savimbi's previously admiring biographer, later wrote a horrifying tale of the murder of the Chingunji family who had fallen from grace with Savimbi.
Yet the Angolan civil war lasted for 27 years and both sides committed acts of brutality.
It would be wrong to pin everything on one man, who is still remembered with awe by many who lived under the rule of Unita, and admired by a generation that has grown up since the war.
Justin Pearce is a former BBC Angola correspondent, now at the Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 shows him rallying his troops with phrases like "death to the MPLA", referring to the party that has governed Angola since independence from Portugal in 1975.
But his family said they are outraged at the depiction.
"Seeing him kill people, cutting someone's arm off... that isn't Dad," said Cheya Savimbi.
The three children live in the Paris region and have taken the French branch of Activision to court in Nanterre, near the French capital.
A lawyer for Activision Blizzard, Etienne Kowalski, said the firm disagreed with Savimbi's family, saying it showed the former rebel as a "good guy who comes to help the heroes".
The latest Call of Duty was the world's top selling game last year, and the game has often featured versions of real-life figures.
In 2014, a bid by former Panama dictator Manuel Noriega to claim damages over his depiction in the game was dismissed by a US court.
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Obituary: Jonas Savimbi, Unita's local boy | The family of late Angolan rebel leader Jonas Savimbi are suing the makers of Call of Duty over his depiction in the best-selling video game. | 35486651 |
The industry saw 29,000 tonnes of fresh salmon worth £190m sold in the second period of this year alone.
That was a near 10-tonne increase on the 19,150 tonnes (£109m) exported in the corresponding period of 2016.
The United States remains the largest market, while China (£44m) is the most significant Asian buyer.
The HMRC figures are a welcome boost to the industry following revelations that it is facing major problems from sea lice.
It is believed Scottish producers are having to spend at least £30m a year on measures to respond to the issue.
However, consumer demand for the fish has continued to rise - pushing prices to record levels.
Scott Landsburgh, chief executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO), hailed the latest export figures.
And he pointed to the development of the Far East marketplace as being a major factor.
Mr Landsburgh said: "The fact that annual Chinese exports are now worth around £90m from a standing start six or seven years ago indicates that this has been worth the effort.
"East Asian markets are becoming increasingly significant, with Taiwan and Vietnam in the top 10 importers.
"We continue to see the huge global opportunity for high-quality Scottish food and for salmon, in particular.
"Quality and provenance are highly prized in all markets and Scottish salmon fits the bill. Its traceability from source to plate is another respected attribute in the Far East."
Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing said the figures were good news for Scotland's aquaculture industry, "clearly demonstrating that demand is growing around the world for quality salmon".
He added: "It is proof that our industry is thriving and testament to the hard work going on between government, stakeholders and industry to support sustainable growth and access to new markets.
"Particularly pleasing is the success of our work to unlock more markets in the Far East, which have been key industry target areas.
"However, this success simply underlines the importance of ensuring Scotland's food and drink exports are protected from the potentially damaging consequences of Brexit." | Scottish salmon exports reached a record value of £346m in the first half of 2017 - up 70% on the same period last year, government figures reveal. | 40917608 |
Dredge shared second place with Russell Knox, after finishing three shots behind winner Rory McIlroy.
The 42-year-old, who has won twice during his career on the European Tour, fired a superb final round of 66 at the K Club.
"I played well and hopefully I can kick on from here," Dredge said.
"We've got another good event next week and we'll see what happens there."
Dredge will next be in action at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, which begins on Thursday, 26 May.
He contemplated retirement after losing his European Tour card for the 2013 season and then health problems forced him to take an extended break.
Having regained his place on the European Tour, Dredge's performance at the Irish Open earned him the biggest payday of his career to date.
Dredge secured a cheque just short short of £270,000, eclipsing his prize for winning the European Masters in 2006.
"You try not to think too much about the money. You try and go out there and try and win the tournament," Dredge added.
"And if I play well I give myself a chance of doing that, like I did and you need things to happen then to actually win." | Wales' Bradley Dredge is pleased with his current form and hopes to build on his joint second placed finish at the Irish Open. | 36341783 |
Abel Hernandez put the home side in the lead from the penalty spot after Harry Maguire was fouled by Lee Peltier.
Sam Clucas did well to convert Mohamed Diame's cross on the volley for Hull's second in the second half.
Both Hernandez and Clucas had further chances, but the win takes Hull past Derby into second, five points behind Middlesbrough.
The defeat will put more pressure on Cardiff manager Russell Slade, who was reportedly close to the sack after the weekend's FA Cup exit by League One strugglers Shrewsbury.
The result rarely looked in doubt, especially after Anthony Pilkington clipped over Cardiff's best chance midway through the first half.
Five minutes before half-time, Peltier wrestled man of the match Maguire to the ground from a corner, and Hernandez blasted the penalty beyond David Marshall's reach.
But manager Steve Bruce was not impressed with his player's reaction.
He said: "I think 10 people had come over from Uruguay. Abel jumped into the crowd, and picked a yellow card, which was a bit silly, to say the least."
Clucas added Hull's second, doing well to control a low volley from Diame's cross.
Marshall was kept busy, twice denying Clucas a chance to get his second, as Hull secured their 10th home win of the season.
Hull City manager Steve Bruce:
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"It was comfortable. On another night, it could have been three or four.
"We've been fantastic at home, with one defeat in the last 18. We've got another home game at the weekend - can we put more pressure at the top of the table?
"We're not that clinical, though, which is disappointing. It's our Achilles heel. We can't keep creating five, six or seven opportunities and only take one or two."
Cardiff manager Russell Slade:
"We know what we've got to do. It's time to roll our sleeves up and get it done. Of course I am [confident of getting into the play-offs]. I believe in what I'm doing.
"I've done 750 games with a win ratio of around 39% so it doesn't mean I'm a mug. It means I'm capable and I still feel I'm capable of getting this team in the top six."
On reports he may get the sack: "I don't know where all that kind of information comes from or what sources that is. As far as I'm concerned, the dialogue with the chairman and chief executive is very good and we're all wanting the same thing."
Match ends, Hull City 2, Cardiff City 0.
Second Half ends, Hull City 2, Cardiff City 0.
Attempt saved. David Meyler (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ahmed Elmohamady.
Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Aron Gunnarsson.
Attempt saved. Sam Clucas (Hull City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Federico Macheda (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aron Gunnarsson.
Foul by Isaac Hayden (Hull City).
Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Tom Huddlestone (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Isaac Hayden (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City).
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
Substitution, Hull City. Sone Aluko replaces Mohamed Diamé.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Federico Macheda replaces Tony Watt.
Foul by Sam Clucas (Hull City).
Craig Noone (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. Tom Huddlestone (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moses Odubajo.
Foul by Isaac Hayden (Hull City).
Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Cardiff City. Craig Noone tries a through ball, but Sammy Ameobi is caught offside.
Substitution, Hull City. Isaac Hayden replaces Jake Livermore.
Foul by Curtis Davies (Hull City).
Tony Watt (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Sam Clucas (Hull City).
Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Hull City. Tom Huddlestone replaces Abel Hernández.
Attempt missed. David Meyler (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Attempt saved. Sam Clucas (Hull City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abel Hernández.
Offside, Hull City. Jake Livermore tries a through ball, but Mohamed Diamé is caught offside.
Hand ball by Sammy Ameobi (Cardiff City).
Substitution, Cardiff City. Sammy Ameobi replaces Joe Mason.
Foul by Curtis Davies (Hull City).
Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Abel Hernández (Hull City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mohamed Diamé.
David Meyler (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City).
Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aron Gunnarsson with a headed pass.
Foul by Jake Livermore (Hull City).
Tony Watt (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. | Hull City moved up to second in the Championship with a routine win over Cardiff City at the KC Stadium. | 35239688 |
Organisers said there would be 50,266 performances of 3,269 shows in 294 venues over three weeks in August.
It remains the largest arts festival in the world despite a small fall in the number of shows - down 1.3% from 3,314 last year.
Its new chief executive Shona McCarthy promised "unparalleled" breadth and diversity of talent.
She said the Fringe is "still at its core an open access festival which welcomes anyone with a story to tell".
"The Fringe simply wouldn't happen without all the performers and artists who come and take the risk and put their work on show for the benefit for all of us," she added.
The festival will be made up of:
Some of the famous names in the comedy line-up include Rory Bremner, Omid Djalili, David O'Doherty and Shappi Khorsandi.
Actor Richard Wilson will revive one of the UK's best-loved TV characters, One Foot in the Grave's cantankerous protagonist Victor Meldrew, for a one-man show.
In the music category, Colin Hay, former lead singer of Men at Work, will bring a group of international musicians together for his show while Fringe favourite Camille O'Sullivan will debut a new show featuring the music of Radiohead, Nick Cave and David Bowie.
The Queen's Hall will host concerts from big names in folk and traditional music including Capercaillie, The Peatbog Faeries and King Creosote.
Various theatrical performances will celebrate William Shakespeare's legacy as they mark the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death.
Both the UK poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy and Scotland's former makar (national poet) Liz Lochhead are bringing separate shows to the Fringe in the spoken-word section.
There will also be 643 free events on offer across the programme.
The Scottish Government is supporting a "Made in Scotland" showcase, providing a platform for 18 of the country's best performers and companies.
Councillor Richard Lewis, who is in charge of the capital's festivals and events, stressed the importance of the Fringe to locals and businesses alike.
"In terms of finances, the Fringe festival alone brings in £142m to the city.
"In terms of the respondents to our recent survey a full 72% of Edinburgh citizens thought it contributed positively to their quality of life." | The programme for this year's Edinburgh Fringe has been unveiled. | 36478543 |
Unite's members at factories in Norfolk, Suffolk and Nottinghamshire had been asked to vote on a possible walk out over a 3.5% pay offer.
The union had wanted 5.2%, the current rate of inflation, but has decided to "reluctantly" accept the pay deal.
Of those who voted, 179 said no to industrial action and 135 said yes.
Unite's regional officer, Tony Ellingford, said: "Our members have unhappily and reluctantly accepted the company's pay offer.
"The decision was taken in the context of the grim economic climate that does not look like improving under the coalition government.
"Our members did hold an industrial action ballot, but it was deemed that there was insufficient support, by a narrow margin, for such action."
British Sugar said it had been in active pay negotiations with unions since March.
"We have worked extremely hard to secure an offer that we firmly believe is fair and reasonable within the current economic conditions, and is above average pay awards in the external market place," a spokeswoman said.
Members of the GMB Union accepted the pay offer, but members of Unite opted to conduct a ballot to vote on industrial action.
The British Sugar plants are at Wissington and Cantley in Norfolk, Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk and Newark in Nottinghamshire. | Workers at British Sugar in the East of England have accepted a pay offer after a union ballot revealed insufficient support for strike action. | 15186866 |
The German financial services giant said its net income was 755m euros (£608m), hit by a larger tax bill, compared to 777m euros in the same quarter last year.
For the year so far, Deutsche Bank's profits have declined from 2011.
Net revenues grew by 18% to 8.7bn euros due to "improved market conditions and increased market activity".
Much of that came from corporate banking and securities trading.
"The European markets saw marked stabilisation in the third quarter of 2012 - compared with a very tense environment in the first half of the year," the bank said.
The results come as a European Union advisory group said earlier this month that Europe's banks should be split into separate legal entities, in order to protect ordinary retail banking from risky trading.
The EU is also moving towards banking union within the eurozone and is planning to have a eurozone-wide regulatory system, the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), which it hopes will begin its work by the start of next year.
It would allow the ECB to assume full supervisory responsibility over any credit institution, particularly those which have received or requested public funding, with all banks covered by the SSM by the start of 2014.
Shares in Deutsche Bank are up 13% so far this year.
Separately, London-listed bank Standard Chartered said its income this year grew at a "high single-digit rate".
"Whilst the global economy is slowing, and within that the Asian economies are now showing signs of lower growth, the group has delivered a strong third quarter performance with good income growth," it added.
It said that its income growth excluded the impact of the UK bank levy - increased to 0.105% by Chancellor George Osborne this year - but includes its settlement of $340m (£212m) made to the New York State Department of Financial Services.
The regulator had accused it of hiding $250bn of transactions with Iran. | Deutsche Bank shares have risen more than 3% after its profits beat analyst expectations. | 20135441 |
The visitors took the lead after only three minutes as Nicky Ajose chipped the ball into the area and Lauri Dalla Valle fired past keeper Ben Alnwick.
Peterborough equalised in the 66th minute, ending a goal drought of over eight hours, as Conor Washington turned in Marcus Maddison's parried shot.
The Railwaymen are one point above the relegation zone with three games left.
However, Leyton Orient and Notts County, who are a point behind Crewe, both have a game in hand. | Crewe kept alive their hopes of League One survival as they secured a 1-1 draw away to Peterborough at London Road. | 32199830 |
North Wales Police said a call was received at about 19:15 BST on Friday, alerting them to the crash at Lon Gerddi, Edern, Pwllheli.
The road was blocked following the incident with police warning of delays but has since reopened.
The man has not yet been named. | A 44-year-old man has died after a two-vehicle crash in Gwynedd. | 40900720 |
It was not only the brutality of the Ulster Freedom Fighters attack - the lawyer was shot 14 times in front of his wife and three children whilst the family sat at the dinner table in their north Belfast home - it was also the high profile of Pat Finucane and the immediate suspicion that elements in the security forces had colluded with his loyalist paramilitary killers.
Mr Finucane represented clients, such as IRA hunger strikers, and families involved in shoot to kill allegations against the police.
The year before he died he defended the former hunger striker Pat McGeown, charged with helping organise the murder of two Army corporals who drove into an IRA funeral cortege in west Belfast.
Mr Finucane succeeded in getting the charges against his client dropped.
However it's claimed a double agent passed a photograph of the solicitor taken outside the court to the UFF gunman who carried out his murder.
The double agent was Brian Nelson, who compiled information on potential targets for the UFF whilst at the same time working for British army intelligence.
The gunman was Ken Barrett, who later told the BBC Panorama programme he had carried out 10 loyalist murders.
Barrett was found guilty of Pat Finucane's murder in 2004.
Two years previously he told Panorama's John Ware, in a secretly recorded conversation, that a police officer had suggested he target the lawyer.
"To be honest," claimed Barrett, "Finucane would have been alive today if the peelers hadn't interfered... solicitors were kind of way taboo, if you know what I mean? We used a lot of Roman Catholic solicitors ourselves, they were taboo.. you didn't touch them."
Admitting his murder, the UFF claimed the lawyer was an IRA officer.
Three of his brothers were in the IRA, but the Finucane family has always insisted the solicitor was not an IRA member and had been targeted purely because of his dedication to his legal work.
The solicitor's son, Michael Finucane, described the claim as "an insult" saying his killers' "limited mentality did not stretch to differentiating between the role of the lawyer and the offence suspected of the client".
Charges related to the murder had also previously been brought against another loyalist and Special Branch agent William Stobie, suspected of supplying the guns used in the attack.
The case against Stobie collapsed in 2001, but he didn't live long to enjoy his freedom - within weeks loyalist gunmen shot him dead.
Although the former Metropolitan police chief Lord Stevens found there was collusion in the murder, Pat Finucane's family always insisted only a full inquiry would determine how high up the chain of command responsibility ran.
The case featured in the negotiations on restoring devolution at Stormont and Tony Blair promised to set up an inquiry.
However the Finucane family believed the law under which it would operate - the 2005 Inquiries Act - would enable the government to interfere and suppress unwelcome details.
The Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Paterson engaged in talks with the family to try to resolve the stand off.
However, David Cameron's offer of a senior lawyer to review the case papers, far from resolving the matter appears to have only deepened the rift between the Finucanes and Number 10. | The murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane in February 1989 was without doubt one of the most controversial killings during the Troubles. | 15260827 |
Capita said it expected profits of at least £515m this year, down from its prediction in September of £535m-£555m which itself was a downgrade.
The company also said it would sell the majority of its Capita Asset Services division, as well as other assets.
Despite Capita's fall, the FTSE 100 index closed up 30 points at 6,932.
In the FTSE 250, shares in bookmakers were hit after MPs recommended that the maximum amount gamblers can stake on fixed-odds betting machines should be cut from £100 to £2.
Shares in William Hill dropped 7% and Ladbrokes Coral shares fell 4.5%.
Sports Direct shares were down 7.75% after the retailer reported a sharp fall in half-year profits.
Reported pre-tax profits fell 25% to £140.2m, with the company partly blaming the weak pound for the decline.
On the currency markets, the pound fell 0.49% against the dollar to $1.2564, and was 1.25% lower against the euro at €1.0618. | Shares in outsourcing group Capita have fallen more than 14% after the company issued another profit warning and said it would sell assets. | 38248067 |
Bolton's Khan, 30, said earlier this year that Sheffield's Brook, 30, is not a big enough name for him to fight.
But on Wednesday, Khan suggested on social media he would be the next fighter "to smash Kell Brook's face", while Brook responded by saying he wants to "send him back to sleep".
Hearn told BBC Sport: "There's a good chance of it [the bout] happening."
The promoter added: "Amir wants it to happen, so does Kell. We want to put a fight on for the fans."
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Both boxers lost in their last fights after moving up to middleweight, with Brook being stopped in the fifth round by Gennady Golovkin, while Khan was knocked out in the sixth by Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez.
Brook and Khan said after their fights that they would not fight at that weight classification again and it is not yet known whether champion Brook's IBF welterweight title would be on the line.
Hearn said the all-British fight could take place "up north in Manchester Arena or Old Trafford".
"Kell has proved himself. He beat Shawn Porter and had a good fight with Golovkin. The time is right," added Hearn. | Kell Brook and Amir Khan "are in talks" to stage a fight in May 2017, according to Brook's promoter Eddie Hearn. | 38312527 |
Concerns have emerged about how the department is being run with 23 academic staff leaving since 2013.
Several past and present employees told the BBC they were unhappy with the way they were treated.
The claims have been made against the school's dean Professor Nigel Piercy. The university has declined to comment on the specific allegations.
Bethan Jenkins, AM, has called for an external review.
The School of Management is headed by Professor Nigel Piercy who began his role as dean in 2013. In the two years since, 23 academic staff - the majority at senior level - have left with several citing the way the department was being managed as the reason behind their departure.
A number of current and former staff have spoken anonymously to BBC Wales' Newyddion 9 programme for S4C alleging poor management.
One academic described the school's management as being "a dictatorship" while another told the programme there was a culture of exclusion within the school.
"Staff have been called human garbage, told we're toxic, miserable old dogs, hippy dippies... so the language is totally inappropriate for the work place. Runs totally contrary to the dignity at work policy and of course is very upsetting for those who are being referred to," they said.
"People... are excluded from meetings, activities, events... it sends a clear message that those people are not wanted and do not have a place in the future of the school," they added.
Another academic explained the reasons for leaving the school: "I left because of a change in management that I found very difficult cope with - it changed very abruptly, very dramatically and it was quite traumatic really," they said.
"There was always a looming fear, I think, that very much started to venture towards a culture of bullying.
In October 2014, students raised concerns with a petition attracting more than a thousand signatures. In February 2015, there was a demonstration calling for change.
In an internal document seen by BBC Wales, Prof Nigel Piercy wrote: "Certain senior individuals have created themselves into a cancer - that must now be removed to allow the rest of the school to survive."
Sir Roderick Evans, a pro-chancellor at the university, was asked to conduct a review into the running of the school by the university's council. He found the complaints "were sufficiently consistent and credible as to require investigation."
BBC Wales understands that an investigation is under way.
The university said the school was going through a period of change to improve, which had seen increased applications to study at the school and it rise up the league tables.
"The staffing in the School of Management has been substantially expanded, with almost 90 new appointments, to add new teaching and research capabilities and enhanced professional services to support students," the university said in a statement.
Adding: "We cannot comment on individual cases, but we are an equal opportunities employer and take seriously any allegation of harassment and bullying."
South Wales West assembly member, Bethan Jenkins, was also contacted by individuals at the university following several incidents at the school.
She said: "It has been detrimental to their good name, and that is why others and myself are hoping we can get an external review, not an internal review, an external review to look into all of this, so that we can come to a positive conclusion." | An investigation into Swansea University's School of Management is under way, the BBC understands. | 32908687 |
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