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A million listeners is a big drop. However, quarterly radio listening figures have a habit of bouncing around.
Look over the long term and what's surprising is that in an era of huge technological change, radio listening has stayed so stable overall.
In March 2006, Radio 1 had a weekly reach of 9.9 million listeners aged over 15. In March 2016, it had 9.9 million.
However, there are trends hidden in the figures.
The number of hours that 15-24 year-olds listen to radio has gone from 29 million hours in 2010 to 16 million in 2016.
That young audience has dropped from 3.7 million (45%) to 2.9 million (36%).
But why do people care so much about Radio 1's figures?
The BBC worries about it because it is their most successful youth brand and the corporation as a whole struggles to reach young people.
The external attention is harder to fathom. The era of Radio 1 being the most listened-to radio station passed long ago.
The big shift has not been the decline of Radio 1, it has been the rise of Radio 2. In 1999, Radio 2 had 9.6 million listeners - it now has 15.5 million.
Radio 1's success in the 1970s and 80s means that the middle-aged people who are avid consumers of news retain an interest in the one bit of youth culture that they still recognise.
Indeed, Radio 1 has 4.1 million listeners over the age of 35 - and around 800,000 of them are over the age of 60.
It is worth noting that this 4.1 million figure hasn't changed much, even though BBC 6Music - which is aimed at this older audience - has seen its reach go from 200,000 to 1.4 million.
Around 11 million hours of Radio 1's listening is by people over the age of 45. The problem for Radio 1 is that today's generation gap is more about the way we consume music than the music itself.
No wonder Radio 1's press release wants to point out how many hits the station's channel is getting on YouTube.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or email [email protected]. | BBC Radio 1's audience has dropped to its lowest level for more than a decade after the station lost a million listeners over the past year. | a million listeners is big drop however quarterly radio listening figures have habit of bouncing around look over the long term and what surprising is that in an era of huge technological change radio listening has stayed so stable overall in march 2006 radio had weekly reach of 9.9 million listeners aged over 15 in march 2016 it had 9.9 million however there are trends hidden in the figures the number of hours that 15-24 year-olds listen to radio has gone from 29 million hours in 2010 to 16 million in 2016 that young audience has dropped from 3.7 million 45% to 2.9 million 36% but why do people care so much about radio figures the bbc worries about it because it is their most successful youth brand and the corporation as whole struggles to reach young people the external attention is harder to fathom the era of radio being the most listened-to radio station passed long ago the big shift has not been the decline of radio it has been the rise of radio in 1999 radio had 9.6 million listeners it now has 15.5 million radio success in the 1970s and 80s means that the middle-aged people who are avid consumers of news retain an interest in the one bit of youth culture that they still recognise indeed radio has 4.1 million listeners over the age of 35 and around 800 000 of them are over the age of 60 it is worth noting that this 4.1 million figure hasn changed much even though bbc 6music which is aimed at this older audience has seen its reach go from 200 000 to 1.4 million around 11 million hours of radio listening is by people over the age of 45 the problem for radio is that today generation gap is more about the way we consume music than the music itself no wonder radio press release wants to point out how many hits the station channel is getting on youtube follow us on twitter @bbcnewsents on instagram or email [email protected]. | _START_ BBC Radio 1's audience has dropped to its lowest level for more than a decade after the station lost a million listeners over the past year. _END_ |
More than 300,000 vehicles will be decommissioned in the capital Beijing.
Recent findings from the state's environmental agency showed that 31% of the air pollution in Beijing comes from vehicle exhaust fumes.
Next year, the government plans to scrap up to five million vehicles from other regions.
The action plan, aimed at strengthening control on vehicle emissions, "will be a major agenda item for the country's energy savings, emissions reductions, and low-carbon development during the next two years".
That is according to a statement on the government's web portal.
Fighting pollution has emerged as a priority for China's leaders as they try to reverse damage done by decades of manufacturing-driven growth, which has sacrificed the nation's air, water and soil qualities.
The state council did not offer details on how the latest plan will be implemented.
But in Beijing, the municipal government has previously offered subsidies to car owners to voluntarily turn in their ageing vehicles to be scrapped.
In addition to removing vehicles which contribute to air pollution, experts are calling for quality upgrades in fuels, which can also help mitigate air pollution and smog.
After years of denying the issue existed, the central government earlier this year accepted that pollution was of genuine concern.
It now publishes figures for the air quality in China's major cities, and in 2013 promised $275bn (£163bn) to tackle the issue in the next five years, setting targets for air quality improvements. | China plans to remove six million vehicles that do not meet exhaust emission standards by the end of the year as a way of improving air quality. | more than 300 000 vehicles will be decommissioned in the capital beijing recent findings from the state environmental agency showed that 31% of the air pollution in beijing comes from vehicle exhaust fumes next year the government plans to scrap up to five million vehicles from other regions the action plan aimed at strengthening control on vehicle emissions will be major agenda item for the country energy savings emissions reductions and low-carbon development during the next two years that is according to statement on the government web portal fighting pollution has emerged as priority for china leaders as they try to reverse damage done by decades of manufacturing-driven growth which has sacrificed the nation air water and soil qualities the state council did not offer details on how the latest plan will be implemented but in beijing the municipal government has previously offered subsidies to car owners to voluntarily turn in their ageing vehicles to be scrapped in addition to removing vehicles which contribute to air pollution experts are calling for quality upgrades in fuels which can also help mitigate air pollution and smog after years of denying the issue existed the central government earlier this year accepted that pollution was of genuine concern it now publishes figures for the air quality in china major cities and in 2013 promised $275bn â£163bn to tackle the issue in the next five years setting targets for air quality improvements. | _START_ China plans to remove six million vehicles that do not meet exhaust emission standards by the end of the year as a way of improving air quality. _END_ |
In a statement, the festival said it would "present the film as planned".
The film's release plans were cast into doubt after it emerged that a woman who accused director Nate Parker of rape in 1999 later took her own life.
Parker, who also stars in the Oscar-tipped film, was acquitted of raping the woman while at university.
His roommate Jean Celestin, who has a story credit on The Birth of a Nation, was convicted of sexual assault.
The conviction was later overturned when the woman opted not to testify again for a 2005 retrial.
The incident has come back into the press ahead of the US release of Parker's drama about Nat Turner's 1831 slave rebellion.
Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, the film is to have its Canadian premiere at Toronto next month.
On Tuesday, Parker responded to the news of his accuser's death with a Facebook post in which he expressed "profound sorrow".
According to Variety, the 36-year-old will continue to be his film's "public face" and will honour his Toronto media commitments.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or email [email protected]. | The Toronto Film Festival has said it will screen slavery drama The Birth of a Nation as scheduled, despite ongoing controversy concerning its director. | in statement the festival said it would present the film as planned the film release plans were cast into doubt after it emerged that woman who accused director nate parker of rape in 1999 later took her own life parker who also stars in the oscar-tipped film was acquitted of raping the woman while at university his roommate jean celestin who has story credit on the birth of nation was convicted of sexual assault the conviction was later overturned when the woman opted not to testify again for 2005 retrial the incident has come back into the press ahead of the us release of parker drama about nat turner 1831 slave rebellion premiered at the sundance film festival in january the film is to have its canadian premiere at toronto next month on tuesday parker responded to the news of his accuser death with facebook post in which he expressed profound sorrow according to variety the 36-year-old will continue to be his film public face and will honour his toronto media commitments follow us on twitter @bbcnewsents on instagram or email [email protected]. | _START_ The Toronto Film Festival has said it will screen slavery drama The Birth of a Nation as scheduled, despite ongoing controversy concerning its director. _END_ |
The world's 10 best-paid actors earned a total of $488.5m (£380.5m) in the past year, Forbes magazine calculated.
That's almost three times more than their female counterparts, who took home $172.5m (£134m) between them.
Transformers star Mark Wahlberg tops the male list with $68m (£53m) - compared with $26m (£20m) for the best-paid woman, La La Land's Emma Stone.
Another 13 men earned more than Stone between June 2016 and June 2017, according to Forbes - including Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Jackie Chan and her La La Land co-star Ryan Gosling.
Stone recently said some of her male co-stars have taken pay cuts so she can "have parity with them".
Natalie Portman and Jennifer Lawrence are among the other stars who have spoken out about the issue.
Forbes writer Natalie Robehmed said the pay disparity was down to the types of roles on offer.
She wrote: "In release schedules dominated by superhero movies and brawny blockbusters, there are simply fewer parts for women that pay the sizeable backend profits that result in leading men's large paydays, or the franchise sequels that permit aggressive negotiation for favourable deals."
Robehmed added: "Until there are an equal number of high-paying roles, there will continue to be an inequality in the paychecks of Tinseltown's very richest."
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | The size of the gender pay gap in the movie industry has been laid bare in new estimates of stars' pay packets. | the world 10 best-paid actors earned total of $488.5m £380.5m in the past year forbes magazine calculated that almost three times more than their female counterparts who took home $172.5m £134m between them transformers star mark wahlberg tops the male list with $68m £53m compared with $26m £20m for the best-paid woman la la land emma stone another 13 men earned more than stone between june 2016 and june 2017 according to forbes including dwayne the rock johnson jackie chan and her la la land co-star ryan gosling stone recently said some of her male co-stars have taken pay cuts so she can have parity with them natalie portman and jennifer lawrence are among the other stars who have spoken out about the issue forbes writer natalie robehmed said the pay disparity was down to the types of roles on offer she wrote in release schedules dominated by superhero movies and brawny blockbusters there are simply fewer parts for women that pay the sizeable backend profits that result in leading men large paydays or the franchise sequels that permit aggressive negotiation for favourable deals robehmed added until there are an equal number of high-paying roles there will continue to be an inequality in the paychecks of tinseltown very richest follow us on facebook on twitter @bbcnewsents or on instagram at bbcnewsents if you have story suggestion email [email protected]. | _START_ The size of the gender pay gap in the movie industry has been laid bare in new estimates of stars' pay packets. _END_ |
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1500m runner Kristina Ugarova and 800m runner Tatyana Myazina were among the five athletes recommended for life bans in a World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) report last week.
Ugarova described the claims as "slanderous", while Myazina said: "I did not take any banned substances."
Russia's athletics federation has been provisionally suspended by the IAAF.
Inspectors for IAAF, the sport's governing body, will start work next year to decide whether Russia can be re-admitted to competition.
The Wada report examined allegations of doping, cover-ups and extortion in Russian athletics and also implicated the IAAF.
Allegations against Ugarova and Myazina were made in a German TV documentary last year, but both athletes are now poised to sue for defamation in Russian over those claims.
The Wada report was commissioned on a "very narrow mandate" to "determine the accuracy" of the allegations made in that German TV documentary about Russian athletics last December.
Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, has recommended that all future doping sanctions be handed down by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).
Currently bans are determined by governing bodies of individual sports.
"We are convinced this would lead to a more efficient, more transparent, more streamlined, more cost efficient, more harmonised anti-doping system," Bach said.
"It would better protect the clean athletes and enhance the credibility of sports."
The idea was welcomed by Cas, but secretary general Matthieu Reeb said there were "many steps to take before reaching the goal". | Two Russians facing doping bans say they are innocent and have threatened legal action to clear their names. | media playback is not supported on this device 1500m runner kristina ugarova and 800m runner tatyana myazina were among the five athletes recommended for life bans in world anti-doping agency wada report last week ugarova described the claims as slanderous while myazina said did not take any banned substances russia athletics federation has been provisionally suspended by the iaaf inspectors for iaaf the sport governing body will start work next year to decide whether russia can be re-admitted to competition the wada report examined allegations of doping cover-ups and extortion in russian athletics and also implicated the iaaf allegations against ugarova and myazina were made in german tv documentary last year but both athletes are now poised to sue for defamation in russian over those claims the wada report was commissioned on very narrow mandate to determine the accuracy of the allegations made in that german tv documentary about russian athletics last december thomas bach president of the international olympic committee has recommended that all future doping sanctions be handed down by the court of arbitration for sport cas currently bans are determined by governing bodies of individual sports we are convinced this would lead to more efficient more transparent more streamlined more cost efficient more harmonised anti-doping system bach said it would better protect the clean athletes and enhance the credibility of sports the idea was welcomed by cas but secretary general matthieu reeb said there were many steps to take before reaching the goal . | _START_ Two Russians facing doping bans say they are innocent and have threatened legal action to clear their names. _END_ |
Second-quarter earnings were affected by charges of $923m related to job cuts and clearing stocks of smartphones.
However, the loss was not as large as forecast and the firm's revenue rose 16% to $12.2bn.
Lenovo, which is the world's biggest PC maker, saw its Hong Kong-listed shares rise more than 5% on the news.
Lenovo said it had continued to experience a declining PC market during the period, together with slowing smartphone and tablet sales globally.
"The macro-economy and global markets remained challenging, along with currency fluctuations in emerging markets," the firm said.
"In addition, the China smartphone market continued to see a market shift from traditional carrier channels to online, while competition in China further intensified," it added.
The company said that its restructuring programme, which included 3,200 job cuts announced earlier this year, was set to generate annual cost savings of $1.35bn.
Last year, Lenovo bought the Motorola brand from Google for $2.9bn in an attempt to boost its position in the smartphone market.
It said its share of the global smartphone market had increased to 5.3% in the three months to September, pushing it to the number four position worldwide. | China's computer and smartphone giant, Lenovo, has reported a net loss of $714m (£469m) after being hit by restructuring costs. | second-quarter earnings were affected by charges of $923m related to job cuts and clearing stocks of smartphones however the loss was not as large as forecast and the firm revenue rose 16% to $12.2bn lenovo which is the world biggest pc maker saw its hong kong-listed shares rise more than 5% on the news lenovo said it had continued to experience declining pc market during the period together with slowing smartphone and tablet sales globally the macro-economy and global markets remained challenging along with currency fluctuations in emerging markets the firm said in addition the china smartphone market continued to see market shift from traditional carrier channels to online while competition in china further intensified it added the company said that its restructuring programme which included 200 job cuts announced earlier this year was set to generate annual cost savings of $1.35bn last year lenovo bought the motorola brand from google for $2.9bn in an attempt to boost its position in the smartphone market it said its share of the global smartphone market had increased to 5.3% in the three months to september pushing it to the number four position worldwide. | _START_ China's computer and smartphone giant, Lenovo, has reported a net loss of $714m (£469m) after being hit by restructuring costs. _END_ |
Police were called to Pebble View, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, by paramedics at 09:25 GMT on Saturday.
Ch Insp Kevin Mulligan said there were no suspicious circumstances and a report was being compiled for the coroner.
"This was sudden and unexpected," he said. "Our specially-trained officers are giving support to the family at this very difficult time."
No other details have yet been released. | A two-year-old child has died suddenly at a house in Staffordshire. | police were called to pebble view tunstall stoke-on-trent by paramedics at 09:25 gmt on saturday ch insp kevin mulligan said there were no suspicious circumstances and report was being compiled for the coroner this was sudden and unexpected he said our specially-trained officers are giving support to the family at this very difficult time no other details have yet been released. | _START_ A two-year-old child has died suddenly at a house in Staffordshire. _END_ |
Officers said they have "drawn a blank" since finding the body in woodland off Peartree Avenue, Southampton, on Monday.
The man was wearing a sweatshirt from Zimbabwe, Hampshire Constabulary said.
He also had a tattoo on his upper right arm, drawn in "blue/black" ink, of an eagle's head with its mouth wide open.
The man was 6ft 3in (1.9m) tall, of "proportionate build", aged between 40 and 60, with a full head of greying hair.
His sweatshirt, described by police as grey, sports a badge showing a bird next to the words Mahenye Safari Lodge, Cona-re-zhou, Zimbabwe.
He was also wearing tracksuit bottoms bearing a Monster logo, and a pair of trainers.
It has not been possible to determine the man's ethnicity, and he does not match the description of anyone reported missing, the force said.
Launching an appeal for the public's help, Det Con Mark Blake said: "We are hoping that someone must know who this man is - someone must be missing him.
"He could be from anywhere, we just don't know." | An unusual sweatshirt logo and "distinctive" tattoo could hold the key to a dead man's identity - after police were unable to establish who he was. | officers said they have drawn blank since finding the body in woodland off peartree avenue southampton on monday the man was wearing sweatshirt from zimbabwe hampshire constabulary said he also had tattoo on his upper right arm drawn in blue/black ink of an eagle head with its mouth wide open the man was 6ft 3in 1.9m tall of proportionate build aged between 40 and 60 with full head of greying hair his sweatshirt described by police as grey sports badge showing bird next to the words mahenye safari lodge cona-re-zhou zimbabwe he was also wearing tracksuit bottoms bearing monster logo and pair of trainers it has not been possible to determine the man ethnicity and he does not match the description of anyone reported missing the force said launching an appeal for the public help det con mark blake said we are hoping that someone must know who this man is someone must be missing him he could be from anywhere we just don know | _START_ An unusual sweatshirt logo and "distinctive" tattoo could hold the key to a dead man's identity - after police were unable to establish who he was. _END_ |
The 20-year-old was targeted by Hearts earlier this summer and Hull are now reportedly interested in the Scot.
"We want to improve players and, like most clubs in this country, we want to sell them at the right time and for the right amount of money," Lasley said.
"We are a fan-owned club, so we need to make the sums add up."
As Lasley explained, the timing of any offer can be just as important as the transfer fee involved.
"It's got to be the right price at the right time and until that happens the players won't be going anywhere," he added.
"It's all right these moves happening, but it's when they happen as well - there's no point us letting someone go on the last day of the window and you have some money sitting in the bank. You can't play 'money' on a Saturday.
"That's the way it is but from our point of view that balance needs to be right for us before anything will happen."
Well striker Louis Moult is another player to have been the subject of interest this summer.
Aberdeen had a bid rejected for the 25-year-old and Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson this week admitted he does not expect the player to extend his contract, which expires next summer.
Lasley, however, says the man who scored 18 goals in each of the past two seasons will continue to be a key figure for the Fir Park club.
"We made Louis a fantastic offer for our football club, he's declined it at the moment," he added. "But we've got no doubt that regardless of the contract situation, he'll be giving his all to the club from now until the summer or whenever it is going to be.
"All we can ask for is that he's committed and he's not shown any signs that that is not the case." | Motherwell assistant manager Keith Lasley insists midfielder Chris Cadden will only be sold at the right price and time for the Fir Park club. | the 20-year-old was targeted by hearts earlier this summer and hull are now reportedly interested in the scot we want to improve players and like most clubs in this country we want to sell them at the right time and for the right amount of money lasley said we are fan-owned club so we need to make the sums add up as lasley explained the timing of any offer can be just as important as the transfer fee involved it got to be the right price at the right time and until that happens the players won be going anywhere he added it all right these moves happening but it when they happen as well there no point us letting someone go on the last day of the window and you have some money sitting in the bank you can play money on saturday that the way it is but from our point of view that balance needs to be right for us before anything will happen well striker louis moult is another player to have been the subject of interest this summer aberdeen had bid rejected for the 25-year-old and motherwell manager stephen robinson this week admitted he does not expect the player to extend his contract which expires next summer lasley however says the man who scored 18 goals in each of the past two seasons will continue to be key figure for the fir park club we made louis fantastic offer for our football club he declined it at the moment he added but we ve got no doubt that regardless of the contract situation he ll be giving his all to the club from now until the summer or whenever it is going to be all we can ask for is that he committed and he not shown any signs that that is not the case | _START_ Motherwell assistant manager Keith Lasley insists midfielder Chris Cadden will only be sold at the right price and time for the Fir Park club. _END_ |
The 29-year-old was one of four candidates on a shortlist for the job.
McKinstry previously led Sierra Leone into the top 50 of the Fifa world rankings as the youngest manager in international football.
His new appointment, as the successor to Englishman Stephen Constantine, will see him also take charge of the Under-23 and Under-20 teams.
He will now lead Rwanda in their qualification games for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, the 2018 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.
The other coaches in the running for the job were former Chelsea assistant Jose Morais, Turk Engin Frat and German Hans Michael Weiss.
Constantine quit the post in January to take over as manager of the India national side.
McKinstry was appointed by the Leone Stars at the age of 27 and lost only one of his first six matches.
But following defeats by Ivory Coast and DR Congo in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, he was sacked - only six months after he had been given the job on a permanent basis. | Northern Irishman Johnny McKinstry has been named as the new coach of the Rwanda national football team. | the 29-year-old was one of four candidates on shortlist for the job mckinstry previously led sierra leone into the top 50 of the fifa world rankings as the youngest manager in international football his new appointment as the successor to englishman stephen constantine will see him also take charge of the under-23 and under-20 teams he will now lead rwanda in their qualification games for the 2017 africa cup of nations the 2018 world cup and the 2016 olympics the other coaches in the running for the job were former chelsea assistant jose morais turk engin frat and german hans michael weiss constantine quit the post in january to take over as manager of the india national side mckinstry was appointed by the leone stars at the age of 27 and lost only one of his first six matches but following defeats by ivory coast and dr congo in the 2015 africa cup of nations qualifiers he was sacked only six months after he had been given the job on permanent basis. | _START_ Northern Irishman Johnny McKinstry has been named as the new coach of the Rwanda national football team. _END_ |
Rovers took the lead early on when Kieffer Moore fired Sam Wedgbury's cross in from close range.
Danny Carr's penalty drew the visitors level after the break after midfielder Bruno Andrade had been fouled by David Pipe inside the box.
And Cameron Norman powered a shot past goalkeeper Steve Arnold in injury time to secure the win for Woking.
Rovers are second in the table, now nine points behind local rivals Cheltenham Town with two games to play, while Woking climbed to 14th place.
Forest Green boss Ady Pennock told BBC Radio Gloucestershire:
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"I'm extremely disappointed - we should have won the game by five or six.
"Especially in the first half, we should have been three or four-nil up - it's just being ruthless in front of goal.
"That's what let us down and then to concede two poor goals that just sums up the game, the game should have been dead and buried at half time in my opinion."
Woking boss Garry Hill told BBC Surrey:
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"We rode our luck a little bit and I was very pleased to be one-nil down at half-time and there is no doubt about that.
"We shown a lot of character and I think we tried to play football the right way in the first half. I felt we bossed it in the second half and we were certainly the better side.
"It's nice to see one of the young lads Cameron Norman get the goal and we've been waiting a long time not only as a management team but also as supporters.
"They come up and come down to be here and everywhere to support us and I am so pleased for them." | Forest Green's slim hopes of automatic promotion from the National League were ended after a shock defeat by Woking. | rovers took the lead early on when kieffer moore fired sam wedgbury cross in from close range danny carr penalty drew the visitors level after the break after midfielder bruno andrade had been fouled by david pipe inside the box and cameron norman powered shot past goalkeeper steve arnold in injury time to secure the win for woking rovers are second in the table now nine points behind local rivals cheltenham town with two games to play while woking climbed to 14th place forest green boss ady pennock told bbc radio gloucestershire media playback is not supported on this device extremely disappointed we should have won the game by five or six especially in the first half we should have been three or four-nil up it just being ruthless in front of goal that what let us down and then to concede two poor goals that just sums up the game the game should have been dead and buried at half time in my opinion woking boss garry hill told bbc surrey media playback is not supported on this device we rode our luck little bit and was very pleased to be one-nil down at half-time and there is no doubt about that we shown lot of character and think we tried to play football the right way in the first half felt we bossed it in the second half and we were certainly the better side it nice to see one of the young lads cameron norman get the goal and we ve been waiting long time not only as management team but also as supporters they come up and come down to be here and everywhere to support us and am so pleased for them | _START_ Forest Green's slim hopes of automatic promotion from the National League were ended after a shock defeat by Woking. _END_ |
Glasgow Warriors opted not to offer the South Africa-born player, 30, a new contract with his current deal expiring at the end of the season.
He had attracted interest from top-flight clubs in England and France.
But Strauss, who has 10 international caps, will move to Premiership side Sale on what is understood to be a three-year deal.
The Manchester club declined to comment when contacted by BBC Scotland.
Meanwhile, fly-half Rory Clegg has left Glasgow Warriors for English Championship side Ealing Trailfinders.
The 27-year-old has brought his second spell at Scotstoun to a close, having made 16 appearances and scoring 95 points.
Strauss is recovering from the kidney injury picked up during Scotland's defeat by France that curtailed his Six Nations Championship.
The back-row, who qualified to represent Scotland after completing three years of residence, joined Glasgow in 2012 from the Lions.
He has made 104 Warriors appearances, helping them win the 2015 Pro12 title - the club's first silverware.
Strauss' ball-carrying was also pivotal to Glasgow reaching a maiden European Champions Cup quarter-final this season.
They will meet defending champions Saracens on 2 April. | Scotland back-row Josh Strauss will join English side Sale Sharks at the end of the season. | glasgow warriors opted not to offer the south africa-born player 30 new contract with his current deal expiring at the end of the season he had attracted interest from top-flight clubs in england and france but strauss who has 10 international caps will move to premiership side sale on what is understood to be three-year deal the manchester club declined to comment when contacted by bbc scotland meanwhile fly-half rory clegg has left glasgow warriors for english championship side ealing trailfinders the 27-year-old has brought his second spell at scotstoun to close having made 16 appearances and scoring 95 points strauss is recovering from the kidney injury picked up during scotland defeat by france that curtailed his six nations championship the back-row who qualified to represent scotland after completing three years of residence joined glasgow in 2012 from the lions he has made 104 warriors appearances helping them win the 2015 pro12 title the club first silverware strauss ball-carrying was also pivotal to glasgow reaching maiden european champions cup quarter-final this season they will meet defending champions saracens on april. | _START_ Scotland back-row Josh Strauss will join English side Sale Sharks at the end of the season. _END_ |
Researchers from Abo Academy University in Finland say that violence in early human communities was driven by personal conflicts rather than large-scale battles.
They say their findings suggest that war is not an innate part of human nature, but rather a behaviour that we have adopted more recently.
The study is published in the journal Science.
Patrik Soderberg, an author of the study, said: "This research questions the idea that war was ever-present in our ancestral past. It paints another picture where the quarrels and aggression were primarily about interpersonal motives instead of groups fighting against each other."
Motives for murder
The research team based their findings on isolated tribes from around the world that had been studied over the last century.
Cut off from modern life and surviving off wild plants and animals, these groups live like the hunter gatherers of thousands of years ago.
"They are the kind of societies that don't really rely on agriculture or domestic animals - they are primitive societies," explained Mr Soderberg.
"About 12,000 years ago, we assume all humans were living in this kind of society, and that these kind of societies made up about for about 90% of our evolutionary path."
Using the modern tribes as an analogy for earlier society, the researchers looked at cases where violent deaths had been documented.
They found 148 such deaths but very few were caused by war.
"Most of these incidents of lethal aggression were what we call homicides, a few were feuds and only the minority could be labelled as war," Mr Soderberg said.
"Over half the events were perpetrated by lone individuals and in 85% of the cases, the victims were members of the same society."
Most of the killings were driven by personal motives, he added, such as family feuds or adultery.
The researchers admitted that modern communities were not a perfect model for ancient societies, but said the similarities were significant and did provide an insight into our past.
Mr Soderberg said: "It questions the idea that human nature, by default, is developed in the presence of making war and that war is a driving force in human evolution."
Instead, he thinks that war may have developed later.
As the hunter gatherers made the transition to farming, groups became more territorial and with a more complex social structure.
"As humans settled down, then war becomes more dominant and present. For these primitive societies, war has not yet entered the picture," he added. | Primitive society was not driven by war, scientists believe. | researchers from abo academy university in finland say that violence in early human communities was driven by personal conflicts rather than large-scale battles they say their findings suggest that war is not an innate part of human nature but rather behaviour that we have adopted more recently the study is published in the journal science patrik soderberg an author of the study said this research questions the idea that war was ever-present in our ancestral past it paints another picture where the quarrels and aggression were primarily about interpersonal motives instead of groups fighting against each other motives for murder the research team based their findings on isolated tribes from around the world that had been studied over the last century cut off from modern life and surviving off wild plants and animals these groups live like the hunter gatherers of thousands of years ago they are the kind of societies that don really rely on agriculture or domestic animals they are primitive societies explained mr soderberg about 12 000 years ago we assume all humans were living in this kind of society and that these kind of societies made up about for about 90% of our evolutionary path using the modern tribes as an analogy for earlier society the researchers looked at cases where violent deaths had been documented they found 148 such deaths but very few were caused by war most of these incidents of lethal aggression were what we call homicides few were feuds and only the minority could be labelled as war mr soderberg said over half the events were perpetrated by lone individuals and in 85% of the cases the victims were members of the same society most of the killings were driven by personal motives he added such as family feuds or adultery the researchers admitted that modern communities were not perfect model for ancient societies but said the similarities were significant and did provide an insight into our past mr soderberg said it questions the idea that human nature by default is developed in the presence of making war and that war is driving force in human evolution instead he thinks that war may have developed later as the hunter gatherers made the transition to farming groups became more territorial and with more complex social structure as humans settled down then war becomes more dominant and present for these primitive societies war has not yet entered the picture he added. | _START_ Primitive society was not driven by war, scientists believe. _END_ |
At a village investment club deep in the English countryside, at least someone is still in the mood for joking. Given the dramas of the past week, it may of course be gallows humour.
It all began on Monday, as markets reacted to the 'No' vote in Greece; attention then switched to the share-price crash in China and the UK budget. By the end, all eyes were back on Athens.
The macro-economic implications of the crisis were being chewed over at Loddington village hall in leafy Leicestershire; along with ham sandwiches, pork pies and sausage rolls.
At their monthly meeting, members of the Billesdon & District Investment Club were also enjoying a glass or two of Sauvignon Blanc, to help them swallow the news of tumbling markets.
Club member James Gore-Brown thinks prices could fall further. "I don't recommend anything at the moment. I'm a real bear," he says.
But Roger Peel, the club's declared expert on Greece, is keen to invest. "I would see any sudden dip in the market as an opportunity," he declares.
So is it time for investors to buy or sell?
While Shanghai seemed a lot further away than Athens at the start of the week, stories of large losses amongst Chinese investors began to steal the headlines.
Housewives to hairdressers have lost thousands, after piling in to the market just as share prices peaked.
Shopkeeper and mother Lin Jinxia told the BBC how she and her husband had lost more than £10,000.
After more than doubling in value over the last year, the Shanghai Composite has fallen by 30% over the last month, with trading in more than half the companies on the index now suspended.
"The bubble is bursting, and the Shanghai index has collapsed as a consequence," says Richard Tonge, another member of the club.
The question for investors in Europe is how much the Chinese fall will affect share prices here.
"Despite few foreign investors having much exposure to the Chinese stock markets, the meltdown matters," says Nigel Green, the founder of the deVere Group.
"Indeed, it is hugely significant because it will send shock waves throughout global capital markets."
He advises investors to revise portfolios, and be fully diversified - across geographical regions and asset classes - investing not only in shares, but in bonds, cash and commodities too.
Anyone who thinks we are immune from the Chinese effect may like to look at HSBC, the UK's second largest company. Heavily exposed to China, and dual-listed in Hong Kong, at one stage this week its share price was down 14%, compared to its peak in April.
Rebecca O'Keefe, head of investments at Interactive Investor, also points out that China's move away from heavy industry has caused a collapse in worldwide metal prices.
"The FTSE 100 is under pressure from significantly lower commodity prices, which will impact most UK investors," she says.
The end of the week saw London shares bounce sharply upwards as prospects for a new Greek bail-out hardened, but no one knows what the eventual outcome may be.
And as often in the stock market, the danger is that the Greek crisis is a catalyst for general gloom.
Greece, China and the prospect of rising interest rates in the US have already led to a 7% drop in the FTSE 100 since its peak on 27 April.
"These risk combining into a more generalised swathe of bearish sentiment that ricochets around the globe, as institutional investors and traders move to take further risk off the table," says Jason Hollands, the managing director of investment firm Tilney Bestinvest.
In other words, shares may have further to fall over the next few months.
In particular he thinks the US market looks expensive, with shares trading on 26 times earnings.
But with the European Central Bank (ECB) continuing its programme of quantitative easing (QE), he thinks there may well be some value in European funds.
Some experts are a little more optimistic about the outlook.
"Not only is the Greek tragedy almost over, but the Chinese authorities have taken extensive steps to support both their economy and their markets," says Rebecca O'Keefe.
"The current weakness in markets may therefore offer an attractive entry point for brave equity investors."
Indeed members of the Billesdon Investment Club decided in the end not to sell shares, but to buy more.
After this week's UK budget, they decided to invest in Bovis, Topps Tiles, and Rolls-Royce.
"We're very positive, but we're taking a three-to-five year view," says club chairman Nic Olsen.
"We're buying good shares on bad days." | "Did you know they're going to print euros on Greece-proof paper?" | at village investment club deep in the english countryside at least someone is still in the mood for joking given the dramas of the past week it may of course be gallows humour it all began on monday as markets reacted to the no vote in greece attention then switched to the share-price crash in china and the uk budget by the end all eyes were back on athens the macro-economic implications of the crisis were being chewed over at loddington village hall in leafy leicestershire along with ham sandwiches pork pies and sausage rolls at their monthly meeting members of the billesdon district investment club were also enjoying glass or two of sauvignon blanc to help them swallow the news of tumbling markets club member james gore-brown thinks prices could fall further don recommend anything at the moment real bear he says but roger peel the club declared expert on greece is keen to invest would see any sudden dip in the market as an opportunity he declares so is it time for investors to buy or sell while shanghai seemed lot further away than athens at the start of the week stories of large losses amongst chinese investors began to steal the headlines housewives to hairdressers have lost thousands after piling in to the market just as share prices peaked shopkeeper and mother lin jinxia told the bbc how she and her husband had lost more than â£10 000 after more than doubling in value over the last year the shanghai composite has fallen by 30% over the last month with trading in more than half the companies on the index now suspended the bubble is bursting and the shanghai index has collapsed as consequence says richard tonge another member of the club the question for investors in europe is how much the chinese fall will affect share prices here despite few foreign investors having much exposure to the chinese stock markets the meltdown matters says nigel green the founder of the devere group indeed it is hugely significant because it will send shock waves throughout global capital markets he advises investors to revise portfolios and be fully diversified across geographical regions and asset classes investing not only in shares but in bonds cash and commodities too anyone who thinks we are immune from the chinese effect may like to look at hsbc the uk second largest company heavily exposed to china and dual-listed in hong kong at one stage this week its share price was down 14% compared to its peak in april rebecca keefe head of investments at interactive investor also points out that china move away from heavy industry has caused collapse in worldwide metal prices the ftse 100 is under pressure from significantly lower commodity prices which will impact most uk investors she says the end of the week saw london shares bounce sharply upwards as prospects for new greek bail-out hardened but no one knows what the eventual outcome may be and as often in the stock market the danger is that the greek crisis is catalyst for general gloom greece china and the prospect of rising interest rates in the us have already led to 7% drop in the ftse 100 since its peak on 27 april these risk combining into more generalised swathe of bearish sentiment that ricochets around the globe as institutional investors and traders move to take further risk off the table says jason hollands the managing director of investment firm tilney bestinvest in other words shares may have further to fall over the next few months in particular he thinks the us market looks expensive with shares trading on 26 times earnings but with the european central bank ecb continuing its programme of quantitative easing qe he thinks there may well be some value in european funds some experts are little more optimistic about the outlook not only is the greek tragedy almost over but the chinese authorities have taken extensive steps to support both their economy and their markets says rebecca keefe the current weakness in markets may therefore offer an attractive entry point for brave equity investors indeed members of the billesdon investment club decided in the end not to sell shares but to buy more after this week uk budget they decided to invest in bovis topps tiles and rolls-royce we re very positive but we re taking three-to-five year view says club chairman nic olsen we re buying good shares on bad days | _START_ "Did you know they're going to print euros on Greece-proof paper?" _END_ |
The man was riding a black Kawasaki motorcycle when it was in a crash with a grey Mitsubishi Shogun on the B4319, Pembroke to Maidenwells road.
Dyfed-Powys Police said the road was closed for examinations and inquiries to take place, and will remain so until further notice.
Officers are appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision, or anyone with any information, to contact them. | A motorcyclist has died in a collision with a 4x4 vehicle in Pembrokeshire. | the man was riding black kawasaki motorcycle when it was in crash with grey mitsubishi shogun on the b4319 pembroke to maidenwells road dyfed-powys police said the road was closed for examinations and inquiries to take place and will remain so until further notice officers are appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision or anyone with any information to contact them. | _START_ A motorcyclist has died in a collision with a 4x4 vehicle in Pembrokeshire. _END_ |
The UKIP recruits are members of West Norfolk and King's Lynn Borough Council, where Conservatives still hold a large majority.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage said: "These individuals have realised the old parties have forsaken the interests of the British people."
Ashley Collins, elected in 2013, was the only UKIP member on the council.
The five who have joined UKIP are June Leamon, Stephanie Smeaton, Michael Pitcher, Michael Langwade and Paul Foster.
Four of the five, with the exception of Ms Leamon, were Conservative councillors before they became independents.
Explaining his decision, Mr Foster said: "The home secretary admitted the government were not going to hit their immigration targets.
"This year 260,000 migrants have come into the country requiring six and a half towns the size of King's Lynn to accommodate them.
"We do not think the hard working tax payers should be made to pay for infrastructure because of Conservative mistakes at national and local level."
When people defect to another party at local council level it is often a personality clash rather than an ideological difference behind the move. In many ways that seems to be what's happened here.
All five of the new UKIP recruits agree with their new party's stance on immigration and Europe, but they also talk about being unhappy over the number of homes being built in the borough and they complain about the Conservative Council leader Nick Daubney.
Mr Daubney in turn says the four councillors who used to be in his party often opposed his policies and were "quite bitter" at being passed over for promotion.
But it is still a coup for UKIP to gain five new councillors in one day. The party is saying that it is the largest single defection on any local authority and it follows hot on the heels of a defection in North Norfolk, another in Great Yarmouth and two on Tendring council in Essex.
And it is notable that rather than sit as an independent, which is what upset councillors usually do, these people are instead switching to UKIP.
They are not alone. In all, more than 70 local councillors across the country have moved to UKIP.
With less than five months to go until the general election this will give the party momentum and more foot soldiers on the ground. UKIP is predicting more will follow.
Nick Daubney, Conservative leader at the council, said: "We're not running scared, because they've been independent and I expected they would declare themselves for UKIP.
"The Conservatives need to be much clearer about our policies to control immigration and UKIP need to be more honest about what they stand for in overall council strategy."
Clive Joyce, borough councillor and chairman of the North West Norfolk Labour Party, said: "There's now a strong probability it will split the Conservative vote and cause considerable damage in next year's elections."
All of the borough's 62 seats will be contested on the same day as the general election in May. | Five independent councillors have joined the UK Independence Party in Norfolk. | the ukip recruits are members of west norfolk and king lynn borough council where conservatives still hold large majority ukip leader nigel farage said these individuals have realised the old parties have forsaken the interests of the british people ashley collins elected in 2013 was the only ukip member on the council the five who have joined ukip are june leamon stephanie smeaton michael pitcher michael langwade and paul foster four of the five with the exception of ms leamon were conservative councillors before they became independents explaining his decision mr foster said the home secretary admitted the government were not going to hit their immigration targets this year 260 000 migrants have come into the country requiring six and half towns the size of king lynn to accommodate them we do not think the hard working tax payers should be made to pay for infrastructure because of conservative mistakes at national and local level when people defect to another party at local council level it is often personality clash rather than an ideological difference behind the move in many ways that seems to be what happened here all five of the new ukip recruits agree with their new party stance on immigration and europe but they also talk about being unhappy over the number of homes being built in the borough and they complain about the conservative council leader nick daubney mr daubney in turn says the four councillors who used to be in his party often opposed his policies and were quite bitter at being passed over for promotion but it is still coup for ukip to gain five new councillors in one day the party is saying that it is the largest single defection on any local authority and it follows hot on the heels of defection in north norfolk another in great yarmouth and two on tendring council in essex and it is notable that rather than sit as an independent which is what upset councillors usually do these people are instead switching to ukip they are not alone in all more than 70 local councillors across the country have moved to ukip with less than five months to go until the general election this will give the party momentum and more foot soldiers on the ground ukip is predicting more will follow nick daubney conservative leader at the council said we re not running scared because they ve been independent and expected they would declare themselves for ukip the conservatives need to be much clearer about our policies to control immigration and ukip need to be more honest about what they stand for in overall council strategy clive joyce borough councillor and chairman of the north west norfolk labour party said there now strong probability it will split the conservative vote and cause considerable damage in next year elections all of the borough 62 seats will be contested on the same day as the general election in may. | _START_ Five independent councillors have joined the UK Independence Party in Norfolk. _END_ |
May Brown was diagnosed with leukaemia in June last year and has had trouble finding a suitable donor.
Ethnic minority sufferers have a 20% chance of finding a match, whereas white patients have a 60% chance, according to blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan.
It said raising awareness was "vital".
The 22-year-old lives in Weymouth and was told she needed a stem cell transplant after a cycle of chemotherapy did not cure her leukaemia.
Originally from Nigeria, Mrs Brown was told a matching donor had been found last December, but they had then "become unavailable".
She said: "I was devastated, I was shocked because it gave me hope and was snatched away from me."
Anthony Nolan head of register development Ann O'Leary, said: "Growing and diversifying the bone marrow register will mean that people like May can have a second chance at life."
Mrs Brown's plea comes a month after mixed-race blood cancer sufferer Lara Casalotti made a similar appeal for ethnic minority stem cell donors last month.
Mrs Brown added: "I want to do whatever it takes to help raise awareness of the stem cell register.
"Please sign up as a donor and save someone's life." | A mother with leukaemia is urging more black and ethnic minority people to register as stem cell donors as she waits for a transplant. | may brown was diagnosed with leukaemia in june last year and has had trouble finding suitable donor ethnic minority sufferers have 20% chance of finding match whereas white patients have 60% chance according to blood cancer charity anthony nolan it said raising awareness was vital the 22-year-old lives in weymouth and was told she needed stem cell transplant after cycle of chemotherapy did not cure her leukaemia originally from nigeria mrs brown was told matching donor had been found last december but they had then become unavailable she said was devastated was shocked because it gave me hope and was snatched away from me anthony nolan head of register development ann leary said growing and diversifying the bone marrow register will mean that people like may can have second chance at life mrs brown plea comes month after mixed-race blood cancer sufferer lara casalotti made similar appeal for ethnic minority stem cell donors last month mrs brown added want to do whatever it takes to help raise awareness of the stem cell register please sign up as donor and save someone life | _START_ A mother with leukaemia is urging more black and ethnic minority people to register as stem cell donors as she waits for a transplant. _END_ |
Hotel owner Ranjit Singh Power, 54, was last seen at an airport in Amritsar, Punjab on 8 May.
Taxi driver Sukhdev Singh has been charged with murder. Officers said he had confessed to killing Mr Power.
Police said a body was found by divers between 17:30 and 18:00 local time, 12 miles (20km) from Ambala, which lies near the border with Punjab.
Family friend Darshan Singh, currently in India, said the body was found in a lake and was in poor condition, but was the right height and wore "exactly the same bangle" as Mr Power.
He was reported missing by his family in Wolverhampton, after he failed to contact them for a week.
On Saturday, the Foreign Office confirmed the death of a British national in India.
Paying tribute, Mr Power's son Gian and daughter Emma described him as a "determined", "proud" and "warm-hearted" man.
"Ranjit would go out of his way to care for and support those around him, not just family but even strangers," they said.
"From opening a cataracts centre in India to helping young carers in the local community in Wolverhampton.
"He has touched the hearts of so many over the years and we ask for everyone to cherish the moments they spent with him and feel free to share them with the family." | A body has been found in the search for a British businessman thought to have been murdered in India. | hotel owner ranjit singh power 54 was last seen at an airport in amritsar punjab on may taxi driver sukhdev singh has been charged with murder officers said he had confessed to killing mr power police said body was found by divers between 17:30 and 18:00 local time 12 miles 20km from ambala which lies near the border with punjab family friend darshan singh currently in india said the body was found in lake and was in poor condition but was the right height and wore exactly the same bangle as mr power he was reported missing by his family in wolverhampton after he failed to contact them for week on saturday the foreign office confirmed the death of british national in india paying tribute mr power son gian and daughter emma described him as determined proud and warm-hearted man ranjit would go out of his way to care for and support those around him not just family but even strangers they said from opening cataracts centre in india to helping young carers in the local community in wolverhampton he has touched the hearts of so many over the years and we ask for everyone to cherish the moments they spent with him and feel free to share them with the family | _START_ A body has been found in the search for a British businessman thought to have been murdered in India. _END_ |
The Night Wolves want to retrace the route of the Red Army in World War Two, and visit memorials to the Soviet troops who died fighting the Nazis.
But Poland's prime minister called the trip a provocation.
The bikers are renowned for their staunch support of President Putin, particularly his policies in Ukraine.
The US has put the club on its sanctions list.
The group heading for Berlin joined a large crowd at the Night Wolves' headquarters in Moscow on Saturday for the annual launch of the season.
Their leather jackets were newly embroidered: "Routes of Victory, 1941-45".
"I don't think visiting war graves is provocative or aggressive," one of the men, Vladimir, told the BBC as a rock band played on stage.
"Ours is a friendly visit, and we're unarmed. The most important thing is to visit the graves and do something to tell our grandchildren about."
Another biker already has a Polish visa and says he informed the embassy of his plans when he applied.
"So what basis does the Polish government have for denying me entry now?" Viktor Keller wanted to know.
The official reason is that the Polish authorities were not given sufficient notice of the trip and cannot guarantee the bikers' safety.
Russia's foreign ministry labelled that "a downright lie" and an "outrage".
But defiant statements aside, it remains unclear how the bikers can possibly reach the Reichstag by road now.
Their leader, known as "The Surgeon", suggested they may try to enter individually, via different crossing points. But even so, they could well be blocked at the border.
Now they have roared off towards Berlin, Russian state TV crews in tow, the Night Wolves will certainly cry foul if they are forced to return home.
But to Warsaw this war tour clearly symbolises a new era of muscle-flexing by Russia that makes it nervous. | An ultra-patriotic Russian bike club has begun a controversial ride to Berlin, even though Poland says it will not allow them to cross the country. | the night wolves want to retrace the route of the red army in world war two and visit memorials to the soviet troops who died fighting the nazis but poland prime minister called the trip provocation the bikers are renowned for their staunch support of president putin particularly his policies in ukraine the us has put the club on its sanctions list the group heading for berlin joined large crowd at the night wolves headquarters in moscow on saturday for the annual launch of the season their leather jackets were newly embroidered routes of victory 1941-45 don think visiting war graves is provocative or aggressive one of the men vladimir told the bbc as rock band played on stage ours is friendly visit and we re unarmed the most important thing is to visit the graves and do something to tell our grandchildren about another biker already has polish visa and says he informed the embassy of his plans when he applied so what basis does the polish government have for denying me entry now viktor keller wanted to know the official reason is that the polish authorities were not given sufficient notice of the trip and cannot guarantee the bikers safety russia foreign ministry labelled that downright lie and an outrage but defiant statements aside it remains unclear how the bikers can possibly reach the reichstag by road now their leader known as the surgeon suggested they may try to enter individually via different crossing points but even so they could well be blocked at the border now they have roared off towards berlin russian state tv crews in tow the night wolves will certainly cry foul if they are forced to return home but to warsaw this war tour clearly symbolises new era of muscle-flexing by russia that makes it nervous. | _START_ An ultra-patriotic Russian bike club has begun a controversial ride to Berlin, even though Poland says it will not allow them to cross the country. _END_ |
The 24-year-old was arrested after the attack at Manchester Arena, as police looked for evidence of a terror network in the area.
A total of 18 people were arrested after the suicide attack on 22 May that killed 22 people and injured 116 as they left an Ariana Grande concert.
Ten men still remain in custody.
Attacker Abedi, 22, detonated a home-made bomb in the arena's foyer just after 22:30 BST.
The blast killed young people attending the event and friends and family who were waiting to meet them.
Abedi was one of three siblings and was born in Manchester to a family of Libyan origin.
His older brother, Ismail, was arrested the day after the bombing after a raid by police in Whalley Range, but was released without charge on Monday.
Abedi's younger brother Hasham, 20, was detained in Tripoli on suspicion of links with the so-called Islamic State group on the same day.
Reuters news agency told the BBC that Abedi's father, Ramadan, had also been detained in Libya. | Ismail Abedi, the brother of Manchester bomber Salman Abedi, has been released without charge. | the 24-year-old was arrested after the attack at manchester arena as police looked for evidence of terror network in the area total of 18 people were arrested after the suicide attack on 22 may that killed 22 people and injured 116 as they left an ariana grande concert ten men still remain in custody attacker abedi 22 detonated home-made bomb in the arena foyer just after 22:30 bst the blast killed young people attending the event and friends and family who were waiting to meet them abedi was one of three siblings and was born in manchester to family of libyan origin his older brother ismail was arrested the day after the bombing after raid by police in whalley range but was released without charge on monday abedi younger brother hasham 20 was detained in tripoli on suspicion of links with the so-called islamic state group on the same day reuters news agency told the bbc that abedi father ramadan had also been detained in libya. | _START_ Ismail Abedi, the brother of Manchester bomber Salman Abedi, has been released without charge. _END_ |
Accies went ahead through Massimo Donati's header but Ryan Edwards' strike levelled matters.
Liam Lindsay nodded Thistle ahead for the first time shortly before half-time
The hosts were on course for only their second league win of the season until Eamonn Brophy fired Hamilton's equaliser late on.
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The result extends both sides' winless runs - Thistle's to eight games and Accies' to five. However, Dundee slip below the Jags following defeat at Hearts. Hamilton are two points ahead of the bottom two.
Both will be frustrated at surrendering leads - Accies have now scored the opening goal in eight of their nine league games and yet they only have one win to show for it.
Alan Archibald's side are now unbeaten in their last nine meetings with Accies, but in truth the result is not one that suits either club.
Offensively, Accies are not doing much wrong. They created numerous clear-cut opportunities as they controlled the opening period - Rakish Bingham and Grant Gillespie both went close - and finally got the goal their play deserved.
After Ryan Scully had brilliantly kept out Alex D'Acol's header, Donati powered home Ali Crawford's resultant corner.
Both Bingham and D'Acol were denied again before the break, but Accies were undone by defensive failings, which have infuriated their player-manager Martin Canning in recent weeks.
He has bemoaned their inability to see games out and will feel both of Thistle's first-half goals were entirely preventable, each coming as Accies failed to stop crosses from the flanks.
Credit has to go to Thistle though. They may not have created as many openings as their opponents, but were more ruthless in front of goal as Edwards capitalised on an unkind ricochet inside the six-yard box and Lindsay rose unchallenged to head past Gary Woods.
They might have won the match as Christie Elliott and Callum Booth pulled good saves out of Woods.
And though they called Woods into action twice more after Brophy's late shot, the outcome was probably a fair one.
Partick Thistle manager Alan Archibald: "We started the second half really brightly and had two great chances. If we put them to bed it might have taken the wind out of Hamilton but credit to them, they keep on going and defensively it's awful from us.
"Good, attacking displays from both teams. I think defensively there were too many chances in the game and that's what's killing us at the moment - not putting the game to bed at the right times and then we can't see the game out.
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"There's a lot of positives, a lot of good stuff going forward, we just need to find that strong mindset to see games out. We've not got that just now. We've let the lead slip again and that's been the last two home games."
Hamilton Academical player-manager Martin Canning: "We probably slightly shaded it but away from home, 2-1 down late in the game we'll take the point.
"We missed too many opportunities but you could say the same about Thistle so maybe over the piece it's a fair result but I thought for large spells we controlled the game.
"Performance-wise I'm relatively pleased but we've got to be ruthless defensively.
"It's going to be a tough, long season because there's so little between fifth or sixth in the league down to 12th that it's one moment in the game where you put the ball in the back of the net or stop an opportunity and at the moment we're not picking up enough three points."
Match ends, Partick Thistle 2, Hamilton Academical 2.
Second Half ends, Partick Thistle 2, Hamilton Academical 2.
Foul by Adebayo Azeez (Partick Thistle).
Georgios Sarris (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Ziggy Gordon (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alejandro D'Acol (Hamilton Academical).
Attempt missed. Ali Crawford (Hamilton Academical) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Abdul Osman (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dougie Imrie (Hamilton Academical).
Attempt saved. Eamonn Brophy (Hamilton Academical) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Christie Elliott (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Dougie Imrie (Hamilton Academical).
Attempt saved. Callum Booth (Partick Thistle) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Christie Elliott (Partick Thistle) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Goal! Partick Thistle 2, Hamilton Academical 2. Eamonn Brophy (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
Foul by Massimo Donati (Hamilton Academical).
Danny Devine (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Hamilton Academical. Gramoz Kurtaj replaces Alejandro D'Acol.
Substitution, Partick Thistle. Christie Elliott replaces Chris Erskine.
Attempt missed. Darian MacKinnon (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Substitution, Hamilton Academical. Scott McMann replaces Greg Docherty.
Attempt saved. Adebayo Azeez (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
David Amoo (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lennard Sowah (Hamilton Academical).
Attempt blocked. Darian MacKinnon (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Partick Thistle. Adebayo Azeez replaces Kris Doolan.
Foul by Ryan Edwards (Partick Thistle).
Alejandro D'Acol (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt saved. Ali Crawford (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by David Amoo (Partick Thistle).
Lennard Sowah (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Partick Thistle. David Amoo replaces Steven Lawless.
Ziggy Gordon (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alejandro D'Acol (Hamilton Academical).
Corner, Hamilton Academical. Conceded by Ziggy Gordon.
Substitution, Hamilton Academical. Eamonn Brophy replaces Rakish Bingham.
Foul by Steven Lawless (Partick Thistle).
Greg Docherty (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Greg Docherty (Hamilton Academical) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Ziggy Gordon (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick on the left wing. | Partick Thistle moved off the bottom of the Scottish Premiership, despite being pegged back by Hamilton Academical at Firhill. | accies went ahead through massimo donati header but ryan edwards strike levelled matters liam lindsay nodded thistle ahead for the first time shortly before half-time the hosts were on course for only their second league win of the season until eamonn brophy fired hamilton equaliser late on media playback is not supported on this device the result extends both sides winless runs thistle to eight games and accies to five however dundee slip below the jags following defeat at hearts hamilton are two points ahead of the bottom two both will be frustrated at surrendering leads accies have now scored the opening goal in eight of their nine league games and yet they only have one win to show for it alan archibald side are now unbeaten in their last nine meetings with accies but in truth the result is not one that suits either club offensively accies are not doing much wrong they created numerous clear-cut opportunities as they controlled the opening period rakish bingham and grant gillespie both went close and finally got the goal their play deserved after ryan scully had brilliantly kept out alex acol header donati powered home ali crawford resultant corner both bingham and acol were denied again before the break but accies were undone by defensive failings which have infuriated their player-manager martin canning in recent weeks he has bemoaned their inability to see games out and will feel both of thistle first-half goals were entirely preventable each coming as accies failed to stop crosses from the flanks credit has to go to thistle though they may not have created as many openings as their opponents but were more ruthless in front of goal as edwards capitalised on an unkind ricochet inside the six-yard box and lindsay rose unchallenged to head past gary woods they might have won the match as christie elliott and callum booth pulled good saves out of woods and though they called woods into action twice more after brophy late shot the outcome was probably fair one partick thistle manager alan archibald we started the second half really brightly and had two great chances if we put them to bed it might have taken the wind out of hamilton but credit to them they keep on going and defensively it awful from us good attacking displays from both teams think defensively there were too many chances in the game and that what killing us at the moment not putting the game to bed at the right times and then we can see the game out media playback is not supported on this device there lot of positives lot of good stuff going forward we just need to find that strong mindset to see games out we ve not got that just now we ve let the lead slip again and that been the last two home games hamilton academical player-manager martin canning we probably slightly shaded it but away from home 2-1 down late in the game we ll take the point we missed too many opportunities but you could say the same about thistle so maybe over the piece it fair result but thought for large spells we controlled the game performance-wise relatively pleased but we ve got to be ruthless defensively it going to be tough long season because there so little between fifth or sixth in the league down to 12th that it one moment in the game where you put the ball in the back of the net or stop an opportunity and at the moment we re not picking up enough three points match ends partick thistle hamilton academical second half ends partick thistle hamilton academical foul by adebayo azeez partick thistle georgios sarris hamilton academical wins free kick in the attacking half ziggy gordon partick thistle wins free kick in the defensive half foul by alejandro acol hamilton academical attempt missed ali crawford hamilton academical left footed shot from outside the box is just bit too high abdul osman partick thistle wins free kick in the defensive half foul by dougie imrie hamilton academical attempt saved eamonn brophy hamilton academical header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner christie elliott partick thistle wins free kick in the attacking half foul by dougie imrie hamilton academical attempt saved callum booth partick thistle left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal attempt saved christie elliott partick thistle header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal goal partick thistle hamilton academical eamonn brophy hamilton academical right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following fast break foul by massimo donati hamilton academical danny devine partick thistle wins free kick in the attacking half substitution hamilton academical gramoz kurtaj replaces alejandro acol substitution partick thistle christie elliott replaces chris erskine attempt missed darian mackinnon hamilton academical right footed shot from the centre of the box is close but misses to the right substitution hamilton academical scott mcmann replaces greg docherty attempt saved adebayo azeez partick thistle right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner david amoo partick thistle wins free kick in the attacking half foul by lennard sowah hamilton academical attempt blocked darian mackinnon hamilton academical right footed shot from outside the box is blocked substitution partick thistle adebayo azeez replaces kris doolan foul by ryan edwards partick thistle alejandro acol hamilton academical wins free kick on the left wing attempt saved ali crawford hamilton academical right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal foul by david amoo partick thistle lennard sowah hamilton academical wins free kick in the defensive half substitution partick thistle david amoo replaces steven lawless ziggy gordon partick thistle wins free kick in the defensive half foul by alejandro acol hamilton academical corner hamilton academical conceded by ziggy gordon substitution hamilton academical eamonn brophy replaces rakish bingham foul by steven lawless partick thistle greg docherty hamilton academical wins free kick in the defensive half greg docherty hamilton academical is shown the yellow card for bad foul ziggy gordon partick thistle wins free kick on the left wing. | _START_ Partick Thistle moved off the bottom of the Scottish Premiership, despite being pegged back by Hamilton Academical at Firhill. _END_ |
The eventual cup winners would have been in the Europa League qualifiers.
But league winners Celtic and the Dons, who are currently second, have already secured European qualification through the Premiership.
Rangers are third, with St Johnstone fourth but Hearts and Partick Thistle can still finish in the top four.
There are five rounds of league fixtures remaining, with the first of those taking place across 28 and 29 April.
Celtic, who beat Rangers in Sunday's Scottish Cup semi-final, will enter next season's Champions League qualifiers with three Scottish sides starting their European campaigns in the Europa League qualifiers. Aberdeen defeated holders Hibernian in Saturday's cup last-four tie. | The team that finishes fourth in the Premiership will enter next season's Europa League, after Aberdeen and Celtic reached the Scottish Cup final. | the eventual cup winners would have been in the europa league qualifiers but league winners celtic and the dons who are currently second have already secured european qualification through the premiership rangers are third with st johnstone fourth but hearts and partick thistle can still finish in the top four there are five rounds of league fixtures remaining with the first of those taking place across 28 and 29 april celtic who beat rangers in sunday scottish cup semi-final will enter next season champions league qualifiers with three scottish sides starting their european campaigns in the europa league qualifiers aberdeen defeated holders hibernian in saturday cup last-four tie. | _START_ The team that finishes fourth in the Premiership will enter next season's Europa League, after Aberdeen and Celtic reached the Scottish Cup final. _END_ |
The set of 12 photographs were taken at the wedding reception in Buckingham Palace on 29 July 1981, which followed the ceremony at St Paul's Cathedral.
Six of the images show the princess with members of her family and the wedding party, including the Queen.
The photos come from the collection of an assistant to the English photographer Patrick Lichfield.
Lord Lichfield, the Queen's first cousin once removed, was the only photographer allowed to take informal images of the royal family and their guests when they returned to Buckingham Palace.
Some of the images show Princess Diana holding the five-year-old Clementine Hambro, her youngest bridesmaid.
Another shows the royal couple on the Buckingham Palace balcony, overlooking the crowds gathered below.
The collection, due to be auctioned in America next month, is accompanied by a letter of provenance from the assistant to Lord Lichfield, which identifies the people in each photograph and offers further details.
The wedding of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer attracted an estimated global TV audience of 750 million - the most popular programme ever broadcast.
The couple divorced in August 1996 and Princess Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris the year after.
Lord Lichfield died in 2005 at the age of 66 after suffering a stroke.
The Remarkable Rarities live auction event from RR Auction will be held in Boston, Massachusetts, on September 24, 2015.
Auction spokesman Bobby Livingston said: "These never-before-seen photographs capture the candid and unrehearsed moments of the fairytale wedding." | Photographs taken behind the scenes at the royal wedding of Prince Charles and Diana are to be auctioned. | the set of 12 photographs were taken at the wedding reception in buckingham palace on 29 july 1981 which followed the ceremony at st paul cathedral six of the images show the princess with members of her family and the wedding party including the queen the photos come from the collection of an assistant to the english photographer patrick lichfield lord lichfield the queen first cousin once removed was the only photographer allowed to take informal images of the royal family and their guests when they returned to buckingham palace some of the images show princess diana holding the five-year-old clementine hambro her youngest bridesmaid another shows the royal couple on the buckingham palace balcony overlooking the crowds gathered below the collection due to be auctioned in america next month is accompanied by letter of provenance from the assistant to lord lichfield which identifies the people in each photograph and offers further details the wedding of prince charles to lady diana spencer attracted an estimated global tv audience of 750 million the most popular programme ever broadcast the couple divorced in august 1996 and princess diana was killed in car crash in paris the year after lord lichfield died in 2005 at the age of 66 after suffering stroke the remarkable rarities live auction event from rr auction will be held in boston massachusetts on september 24 2015 auction spokesman bobby livingston said these never-before-seen photographs capture the candid and unrehearsed moments of the fairytale wedding | _START_ Photographs taken behind the scenes at the royal wedding of Prince Charles and Diana are to be auctioned. _END_ |
Barbosa, who was a reported target for Leicester, scored twice as Brazil won Olympic gold in Rio earlier this month.
The 20-year-old spent four seasons with Brazilian side Santos scoring 56 goals and winning two league championships.
He is Inter's second signing in two days after the Serie A club bought Portugal midfielder Joao Mario from Sporting Lisbon for £38.4m
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Inter Milan have completed the signing of Brazil striker Gabriel Barbosa from Santos on a five-year deal. | barbosa who was reported target for leicester scored twice as brazil won olympic gold in rio earlier this month the 20-year-old spent four seasons with brazilian side santos scoring 56 goals and winning two league championships he is inter second signing in two days after the serie club bought portugal midfielder joao mario from sporting lisbon for £38.4m find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | _START_ Inter Milan have completed the signing of Brazil striker Gabriel Barbosa from Santos on a five-year deal. _END_ |
Between 2010/11 and 2015/16, it says, the percentage cut in spending will be 10 times greater in the most deprived areas than in those least deprived.
But the government says the most-deprived councils still have £1,000 more per household to spend than those where deprivation is lowest.
Shadow communities minister Hilary Benn said the figures were "shocking".
He added: "They show the impact of David Cameron and Eric Pickles's unfair policies."
The Labour Party says its research combines analysis from Newcastle City Council on the amount which councils across England have to spend on services with the government's own figures for "multiple deprivation".
Most deprived
Least deprived
Labour has published this information in a graph which it says shows the "clear link between cuts in spending power and deprivation".
As deprivation increases, the "cumulative cut" between 2010/11 and 2015/16 also appears to rise.
The 10 most deprived areas, which include Liverpool, Hackney, Manchester and Middlesbrough, face an average reduction in spending power of 25.3%, according to Labour.
The party says the 10 least deprived areas, which include St Albans, Elmbridge, Waverley and Wokingham, are dealing with an average cut of just 2.54%.
Deprivation is measured using indices previously published by the Department for Communities and Local Government. The measure includes income, employment and health deprivation, as well as disability, crime, education and barriers to housing and services.
It's not the first time the government has faced accusations of unfairness in council funding, and ministers have swiftly rebutted Labour's figures.
The local government minister, Brandon Lewis, said: "The coalition government has delivered a fair settlement to every part of the country, north and south, rural and urban, metropolitan and shire.
"Councils facing the highest demand for services continue to receive substantially more funding... This shows that the government understands the pressures faced by deprived authorities."
The difficulty with assessing the validity of the competing arguments about the funding squeeze is that councils are raising money in different ways.
Those areas of high deprivation tend to be the ones that are very reliant on grants from central government.
In places such as Liverpool, Newcastle and Birmingham, large money transfers from government departments are used to pay for many services.
The least deprived, which include parts of Surrey and Sussex, tend to fund their services mainly through council tax and charges for things such as parking.
Cuts in central government grants, by their nature, tend to hit those areas most dependent on government support.
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has argued that action was taken to dampen the effect, by making sure that those areas most dependent on government grants had lower reductions in central government funding.
Ministers also believe that councils should in the longer term become more efficient and less reliant on central government handouts.
They have repeatedly expressed a desire to end the "begging bowl" culture of councils totting up their "needs" and then sending the bill to central government.
Local authorities are encouraged to find ways of developing their own income, for example by keeping a share of the proceeds when the amount raised by business rates increases.
Ministers say councils are also being rewarded for building more homes and generating jobs.
But closing the gap between the most deprived and least deprived areas will take a long time, if indeed it is happening at all.
Labour says, in the meantime, local government cuts are hitting those most in need. | The most disadvantaged communities in England are facing the biggest local government cuts, Labour has claimed. | between 2010/11 and 2015/16 it says the percentage cut in spending will be 10 times greater in the most deprived areas than in those least deprived but the government says the most-deprived councils still have â£1 000 more per household to spend than those where deprivation is lowest shadow communities minister hilary benn said the figures were shocking he added they show the impact of david cameron and eric pickles unfair policies the labour party says its research combines analysis from newcastle city council on the amount which councils across england have to spend on services with the government own figures for multiple deprivation most deprived least deprived labour has published this information in graph which it says shows the clear link between cuts in spending power and deprivation as deprivation increases the cumulative cut between 2010/11 and 2015/16 also appears to rise the 10 most deprived areas which include liverpool hackney manchester and middlesbrough face an average reduction in spending power of 25.3% according to labour the party says the 10 least deprived areas which include st albans elmbridge waverley and wokingham are dealing with an average cut of just 2.54% deprivation is measured using indices previously published by the department for communities and local government the measure includes income employment and health deprivation as well as disability crime education and barriers to housing and services it not the first time the government has faced accusations of unfairness in council funding and ministers have swiftly rebutted labour figures the local government minister brandon lewis said the coalition government has delivered fair settlement to every part of the country north and south rural and urban metropolitan and shire councils facing the highest demand for services continue to receive substantially more funding this shows that the government understands the pressures faced by deprived authorities the difficulty with assessing the validity of the competing arguments about the funding squeeze is that councils are raising money in different ways those areas of high deprivation tend to be the ones that are very reliant on grants from central government in places such as liverpool newcastle and birmingham large money transfers from government departments are used to pay for many services the least deprived which include parts of surrey and sussex tend to fund their services mainly through council tax and charges for things such as parking cuts in central government grants by their nature tend to hit those areas most dependent on government support communities secretary eric pickles has argued that action was taken to dampen the effect by making sure that those areas most dependent on government grants had lower reductions in central government funding ministers also believe that councils should in the longer term become more efficient and less reliant on central government handouts they have repeatedly expressed desire to end the begging bowl culture of councils totting up their needs and then sending the bill to central government local authorities are encouraged to find ways of developing their own income for example by keeping share of the proceeds when the amount raised by business rates increases ministers say councils are also being rewarded for building more homes and generating jobs but closing the gap between the most deprived and least deprived areas will take long time if indeed it is happening at all labour says in the meantime local government cuts are hitting those most in need. | _START_ The most disadvantaged communities in England are facing the biggest local government cuts, Labour has claimed. _END_ |
Tesla will raise the money by selling bonds to professional investors, despite the company having $3bn in cash.
The company says it has 518,000 orders for its new car, whose price starts at $35,000.
Initial production of the Model 3 started in July, with a target of 400,000 to be made next year.
Tesla, which also makes batteries and solar panels, has been burning through its cash at a rapid rate.
The company's founder and boss, Elon Musk, said at the vehicle's formal launch in July that making the Model 3 would lead to "six months of manufacturing hell", as it tries to make 100,000 of the cars this year at its California factory.
Some observers have predicted that the company, which has yet to make a profit, will use up at least $2bn this year, hence the need for more cash.
The Tesla bonds will have to be repaid to investors in eight years but the interest rate on offer to investors has not yet been decided.
Tesla has $3bn in its cash pile, but it is easy to see why it wants more.
The company has already proved that it can build high-performance, long-range electric cars.
The Model S and Model X have an enthusiastic following.
Now it has begun delivering its new, more basic and more affordable Model 3.
But building luxury premium cars for a small, wealthy and enthusiastic market is one thing.
Becoming a viable, mass-market manufacturer is quite another - especially when the mass market for electric cars does not actually exist yet.
Tesla built just under 84,000 cars last year and it hopes to be producing 520,000 annually by 2018.
That is a huge step forward, particularly for a company which saw production in the first half of this year slowed because of a shortage of batteries.
Tesla is throwing money at the problem, and is expected to burn through $2bn this year.
But why is Tesla being so ambitious? Why not build up production more slowly?
Well, the electric car market is about to get a lot more crowded.
Major manufacturers such as VW, Mercedes and Jaguar Land Rover all have high performance electric vehicles in the pipeline, while Renault-Nissan already dominates the more affordable end of the market.
Tesla's brand has a Silicon Valley cachet that other manufacturers cannot match, for the moment.
But if it is to become a high-volume manufacturer, it needs to use that cachet to build its market share - or risk being sidelined when the more established auto giants roll out their new models. | US electric car manufacturer Tesla plans to raise $1.5bn (£1.15bn) to fund production of its new Model 3 car. | tesla will raise the money by selling bonds to professional investors despite the company having $3bn in cash the company says it has 518 000 orders for its new car whose price starts at $35 000 initial production of the model started in july with target of 400 000 to be made next year tesla which also makes batteries and solar panels has been burning through its cash at rapid rate the company founder and boss elon musk said at the vehicle formal launch in july that making the model would lead to six months of manufacturing hell as it tries to make 100 000 of the cars this year at its california factory some observers have predicted that the company which has yet to make profit will use up at least $2bn this year hence the need for more cash the tesla bonds will have to be repaid to investors in eight years but the interest rate on offer to investors has not yet been decided tesla has $3bn in its cash pile but it is easy to see why it wants more the company has already proved that it can build high-performance long-range electric cars the model and model have an enthusiastic following now it has begun delivering its new more basic and more affordable model but building luxury premium cars for small wealthy and enthusiastic market is one thing becoming viable mass-market manufacturer is quite another especially when the mass market for electric cars does not actually exist yet tesla built just under 84 000 cars last year and it hopes to be producing 520 000 annually by 2018 that is huge step forward particularly for company which saw production in the first half of this year slowed because of shortage of batteries tesla is throwing money at the problem and is expected to burn through $2bn this year but why is tesla being so ambitious why not build up production more slowly well the electric car market is about to get lot more crowded major manufacturers such as vw mercedes and jaguar land rover all have high performance electric vehicles in the pipeline while renault-nissan already dominates the more affordable end of the market tesla brand has silicon valley cachet that other manufacturers cannot match for the moment but if it is to become high-volume manufacturer it needs to use that cachet to build its market share or risk being sidelined when the more established auto giants roll out their new models. | _START_ US electric car manufacturer Tesla plans to raise $1.5bn (£1.15bn) to fund production of its new Model 3 car. _END_ |
They have only lost once but Waringstown and CIYMS, who also won on Saturday, are only four points in arrears.
The champions Instonians are in the penultimate position along with Muckamore, Carrickfergus and CSNI with two successes while bottom team Lisburn have won once.
Saturday 24 June
NCU Premier League
Carrickfergus v Waringstown
Carrickfergus 247 J Holmes 68, A Haggen 53
Waringstown 248-3 J Hall 111, L Nelson 50 no
Waringstown won by seven wickets
Lisburn v CIYMS
Lisburn 64 M McGillivray 5-5
CIYMS 65-1
CIYMS won by nine wickets
Muckamore v CSNI
CSNI 181 G McCarter 53
Muckamore 144 K Rapulana 56
CSNI won by 37 runs
North Down v Instonians
Instonians 208-9 J Shannon 87, N Smith 58 no
North Down 209-4 A Shields 98 no
North Down won by six wickets
After five games Coleraine and Donemana are still undefeated while the other teams are well out of the title chase at the moment.
Long's SuperValu Premier League
Drummond v Donemana
Drummond 192 C Moore 71
Donemana 193-6 A Riddles 58
Donemana won by four wickets
Ardmore v Eglinton
Ardmore 262-6 R Alam 150 no
Eglinton 233 S Thompson 107
Ardmore recorded their second win with a 29-run victory
Fox Lodge v Coleraine
Fox Lodge 228-5 B Allen 102, D Mehaffey 76 no
Coleraine 232-4 G Hume 99 no, G Cooke 80 no
Coleraine won by six wickets
Bready v Brigade
Bready 246-7 A Austin 90
Brigade 247-4 D Barr 74
Brigade's third win in the competition was by six wickets | North Down head the NCU Premier League with 20 points after the completion of six fixtures. | they have only lost once but waringstown and ciyms who also won on saturday are only four points in arrears the champions instonians are in the penultimate position along with muckamore carrickfergus and csni with two successes while bottom team lisburn have won once saturday 24 june ncu premier league carrickfergus waringstown carrickfergus 247 holmes 68 haggen 53 waringstown 248-3 hall 111 nelson 50 no waringstown won by seven wickets lisburn ciyms lisburn 64 mcgillivray 5-5 ciyms 65-1 ciyms won by nine wickets muckamore csni csni 181 mccarter 53 muckamore 144 rapulana 56 csni won by 37 runs north down instonians instonians 208-9 shannon 87 smith 58 no north down 209-4 shields 98 no north down won by six wickets after five games coleraine and donemana are still undefeated while the other teams are well out of the title chase at the moment long supervalu premier league drummond donemana drummond 192 moore 71 donemana 193-6 riddles 58 donemana won by four wickets ardmore eglinton ardmore 262-6 alam 150 no eglinton 233 thompson 107 ardmore recorded their second win with 29-run victory fox lodge coleraine fox lodge 228-5 allen 102 mehaffey 76 no coleraine 232-4 hume 99 no cooke 80 no coleraine won by six wickets bready brigade bready 246-7 austin 90 brigade 247-4 barr 74 brigade third win in the competition was by six wickets | _START_ North Down head the NCU Premier League with 20 points after the completion of six fixtures. _END_ |
The deal included more tax rises and spending cuts, despite the Syriza government coming to power promising to end what it described as the "humiliation and pain" of austerity.
With the country having already endured years of economic contraction since the global downturn, just how does Greece's ordeal compare with other recessions and how have the lives of the country's people been affected?
It is now generally agreed that Greece has experienced an economic crisis on the scale of the US Great Depression of the 1930s.
According to the Greek government's own figures, the economy first contracted in the final quarter of 2008 and - apart from some weak growth in 2014 - has been shrinking ever since. The recession has cut the size of the Greek economy by around a quarter, the largest contraction of an advanced economy since the 1950s.
Although the Greek recession has not been quite as deep as the Great Depression from peak to trough, it has gone on longer and many observers now believe Greek GDP will drop further in 2015.
Jobs are increasingly difficult to come by in Greece - especially for the young. While a quarter of the population are out of work, youth unemployment is running much higher.
Half of those under 25 are out of work. In some regions of western Greece, the youth unemployment rate is well above 60%.
To make matters worse, long-term unemployment is at particularly high levels in Greece.
Being out of work for significant periods of time has severe consequences, according to a report by the European Parliament. The longer a person is unemployed, the less employable they become. Re-entering the workforce also becomes more difficult and more expensive.
Young people have been particularly affected by long-term unemployment: one out of three has been jobless for more than a year.
After two years out of work, the unemployed also lose their health insurance.
This persistent unemployment also means pension funds receive fewer contributions from the working population. As more Greeks are without jobs, more pensioners are having to sustain families on a reduced income.
According to the latest figures from the Greek government, 45% of pensioners receive monthly payments below the poverty line of €665.
The Greek people are also facing dropping wages.
In the five years from 2008 to 2013, Greeks became on average 40% poorer, according to data from the country's statistical agency analysed by Reuters. As well as job losses and wage cuts, the decline can also be explained by steep cuts in workers' compensation and social benefits.
In 2014, disposable household income in Greece sunk to below 2003 levels.
Like during all recessions, the poor and vulnerable have been hardest hit.
One in five Greeks are experiencing severe material deprivation, a figure that has nearly doubled since 2008.
Almost four million people living in Greece, more than a third of the country's total population, were classed as being 'at risk of poverty or social exclusion' in 2014.
According to Dr Panos Tsakloglou, economist and professor at the Athens University of Economics and Business, the crisis has exposed Greece's lack of social safety nets.
"The welfare state in Greece has historically been very weak, driven primarily by clientelistic calculations rather than an assessment of needs. In the past this was not really urgent because there were rarely any particularly explosive social conditions. The family was substituting the welfare state," he told the BBC.
Typically, if a young person lost his or her job or could not find a job after graduating, they would receive support from the family until their situation improved.
But as more and more people have become jobless and with pensions slashed as part of the austerity imposed on Greece from its creditors, ordinary Greeks are feeling the impact.
"This has led to many more unemployed people falling into poverty much faster," Dr Tsakloglou said.
Healthcare is one of the public services that has been hit hardest by the crisis. An estimated 800,000 Greeks are without medical access due to a lack of insurance or poverty.
A 2014 report in the Lancet medical journal highlighted the devastating social and health consequences of the financial crisis and resulting austerity on the country's population.
At a time of heightened demand, the report said, "the scale and speed of imposed change have constrained the capacity of the public health system to respond to the needs of the population".
While a number of social initiatives and volunteer-led health clinics have emerged to ease the burden, many drug prevention and treatment centres and psychiatric clinics have been forced to close due to budget cuts.
HIV infections among injecting drug users rose from 15 in 2009 to 484 people in 2012.
The crisis also appears to have taken its toll on people's wellbeing.
Figures suggest that the prevalence of major depression almost trebled from 3% to 8% of the population in the three years to 2011, during the onset of the crisis.
While starting from a low initial figure, the suicide rate rose by 35% in Greece between 2010 and 2012, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal.
Researchers concluded that suicides among those of working age coincided with austerity measures.
Greece's public and non-profit mental health service providers have been forced to scale back operations, shut down, or reduce staff, while plans for development of child psychiatric services have been abandoned.
Funding for mental health decreased by 20% between 2010 and 2011, and by a further 55% the following year.
Faced with the prospect of dwindling incomes or unemployment, many Greeks have been forced to look for work elsewhere. In the last five years, Greece's population has declined, falling by about 400,000.
A 2013 study found that more than 120,000 professionals, including doctors, engineers and scientists, had left Greece since the start of the crisis in 2010.
A more recent European University Institute survey found that of those who emigrated, nine in 10 hold a university degree and more than 60% of those have a master's degree, while 11% hold a PhD.
Foteini Ploumbi was in her early thirties when she lost her job as a warehouse supervisor in Athens after the owner could no longer afford to pay his staff.
After a year looking for a new job in Greece, she moved to the UK in 2013 and immediately found work as a business analyst in London.
"I had no choice but leave if I wanted to work, I had no prospect of employment in Greece. I would love to go back, my whole life is back there. But logic stops me from returning at the moment," she said.
"In the UK, I can get by - I can't even do that in Greece." | The people of Greece are facing further years of economic hardship following a Eurozone agreement over the terms of a third bailout. | the deal included more tax rises and spending cuts despite the syriza government coming to power promising to end what it described as the humiliation and pain of austerity with the country having already endured years of economic contraction since the global downturn just how does greece ordeal compare with other recessions and how have the lives of the country people been affected it is now generally agreed that greece has experienced an economic crisis on the scale of the us great depression of the 1930s according to the greek government own figures the economy first contracted in the final quarter of 2008 and apart from some weak growth in 2014 has been shrinking ever since the recession has cut the size of the greek economy by around quarter the largest contraction of an advanced economy since the 1950s although the greek recession has not been quite as deep as the great depression from peak to trough it has gone on longer and many observers now believe greek gdp will drop further in 2015 jobs are increasingly difficult to come by in greece especially for the young while quarter of the population are out of work youth unemployment is running much higher half of those under 25 are out of work in some regions of western greece the youth unemployment rate is well above 60% to make matters worse long-term unemployment is at particularly high levels in greece being out of work for significant periods of time has severe consequences according to report by the european parliament the longer person is unemployed the less employable they become re-entering the workforce also becomes more difficult and more expensive young people have been particularly affected by long-term unemployment one out of three has been jobless for more than year after two years out of work the unemployed also lose their health insurance this persistent unemployment also means pension funds receive fewer contributions from the working population as more greeks are without jobs more pensioners are having to sustain families on reduced income according to the latest figures from the greek government 45% of pensioners receive monthly payments below the poverty line of €665 the greek people are also facing dropping wages in the five years from 2008 to 2013 greeks became on average 40% poorer according to data from the country statistical agency analysed by reuters as well as job losses and wage cuts the decline can also be explained by steep cuts in workers compensation and social benefits in 2014 disposable household income in greece sunk to below 2003 levels like during all recessions the poor and vulnerable have been hardest hit one in five greeks are experiencing severe material deprivation figure that has nearly doubled since 2008 almost four million people living in greece more than third of the country total population were classed as being at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2014 according to dr panos tsakloglou economist and professor at the athens university of economics and business the crisis has exposed greece lack of social safety nets the welfare state in greece has historically been very weak driven primarily by clientelistic calculations rather than an assessment of needs in the past this was not really urgent because there were rarely any particularly explosive social conditions the family was substituting the welfare state he told the bbc typically if young person lost his or her job or could not find job after graduating they would receive support from the family until their situation improved but as more and more people have become jobless and with pensions slashed as part of the austerity imposed on greece from its creditors ordinary greeks are feeling the impact this has led to many more unemployed people falling into poverty much faster dr tsakloglou said healthcare is one of the public services that has been hit hardest by the crisis an estimated 800 000 greeks are without medical access due to lack of insurance or poverty 2014 report in the lancet medical journal highlighted the devastating social and health consequences of the financial crisis and resulting austerity on the country population at time of heightened demand the report said the scale and speed of imposed change have constrained the capacity of the public health system to respond to the needs of the population while number of social initiatives and volunteer-led health clinics have emerged to ease the burden many drug prevention and treatment centres and psychiatric clinics have been forced to close due to budget cuts hiv infections among injecting drug users rose from 15 in 2009 to 484 people in 2012 the crisis also appears to have taken its toll on people wellbeing figures suggest that the prevalence of major depression almost trebled from 3% to 8% of the population in the three years to 2011 during the onset of the crisis while starting from low initial figure the suicide rate rose by 35% in greece between 2010 and 2012 according to study published in the british medical journal researchers concluded that suicides among those of working age coincided with austerity measures greece public and non-profit mental health service providers have been forced to scale back operations shut down or reduce staff while plans for development of child psychiatric services have been abandoned funding for mental health decreased by 20% between 2010 and 2011 and by further 55% the following year faced with the prospect of dwindling incomes or unemployment many greeks have been forced to look for work elsewhere in the last five years greece population has declined falling by about 400 000 2013 study found that more than 120 000 professionals including doctors engineers and scientists had left greece since the start of the crisis in 2010 more recent european university institute survey found that of those who emigrated nine in 10 hold university degree and more than 60% of those have master degree while 11% hold phd foteini ploumbi was in her early thirties when she lost her job as warehouse supervisor in athens after the owner could no longer afford to pay his staff after year looking for new job in greece she moved to the uk in 2013 and immediately found work as business analyst in london had no choice but leave if wanted to work had no prospect of employment in greece would love to go back my whole life is back there but logic stops me from returning at the moment she said in the uk can get by can even do that in greece | _START_ The people of Greece are facing further years of economic hardship following a Eurozone agreement over the terms of a third bailout. _END_ |
Barry Parkinson, 46, from Liverpool was convicted of burglary, supplying drugs and admitting misconduct in public office at an earlier hearing.
Parkinson, of Beechburn Crescent, was convicted with three other Liverpool men - his friend Robert Sloan, 45, Shaun Blackburn, 32 and David Gould 53.
Merseyside Police said the officer had "let his colleagues down".
Parkinson used the force's computer system to gather information about suspected cannabis crops before passing it on to his co-conspirators for money.
Sloan of Steeple View, who also admitted aiding and abetting misconduct in a public office, was jailed for six years.
Gould, of Grange Avenue received a five-year sentence while Blackburn, of Kenbury Road, got four-and-a-half years.
Merseyside Deputy Chief Constable Nikki Holland said: "This former officer let down his colleagues and his behaviour was completely unacceptable and serves to undermine the public's confidence and trust in the police.
"We are quite clear, no officer is above the law. If any officer is found to be behaving in a way that does not meet our standards we will take swift and robust action." | A police officer who sold details of suspected cannabis farms in a drugs plot has been jailed for seven years. | barry parkinson 46 from liverpool was convicted of burglary supplying drugs and admitting misconduct in public office at an earlier hearing parkinson of beechburn crescent was convicted with three other liverpool men his friend robert sloan 45 shaun blackburn 32 and david gould 53 merseyside police said the officer had let his colleagues down parkinson used the force computer system to gather information about suspected cannabis crops before passing it on to his co-conspirators for money sloan of steeple view who also admitted aiding and abetting misconduct in public office was jailed for six years gould of grange avenue received five-year sentence while blackburn of kenbury road got four-and-a-half years merseyside deputy chief constable nikki holland said this former officer let down his colleagues and his behaviour was completely unacceptable and serves to undermine the public confidence and trust in the police we are quite clear no officer is above the law if any officer is found to be behaving in way that does not meet our standards we will take swift and robust action | _START_ A police officer who sold details of suspected cannabis farms in a drugs plot has been jailed for seven years. _END_ |
Vladimir Katriuk was second on a most wanted list compiled by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a US organisation which investigates Nazi war criminals.
Mr Katriuk passed away aged 93 after a long illness, his lawyer said.
His death came just hours after the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs said Canada should ensure he was held accountable for alleged war crimes.
Russia charged Mr Katriuk earlier this month and issued a request for him to be deported from Canada to Moscow to face trial.
Russia's investigative committee alleged he took part in a 1943 massacre in the village of Khatyn, which was then in the Soviet Union and is now part of Belarus.
It is thought that all 156 residents of the village were killed by a Nazi battalion made up largely of Ukrainians soldiers.
Mr Katriuk denied any involvement in the massacre, but a 2012 study by Sweden's Lund University said that he was a key participant.
A witness told the authors of the study that he lay in wait outside a barn that had been set on fire and shot anyone who attempted to escape.
Mr Katriuk allegedly deserted from his SS unit in 1944. Court documents show he lived in Paris before emigrating to Canada in 1951.
He later became a Canadian citizen and lived with his French-born wife in Ontario, working as a bee-keeper.
Canadian authorities investigated Mr Katriuk but decided not to revoke his citizenship after failing to find evidence of atrocities. | A Ukrainian man suspected of being a Nazi war criminal has died in Canada. | vladimir katriuk was second on most wanted list compiled by the simon wiesenthal center us organisation which investigates nazi war criminals mr katriuk passed away aged 93 after long illness his lawyer said his death came just hours after the centre for israel and jewish affairs said canada should ensure he was held accountable for alleged war crimes russia charged mr katriuk earlier this month and issued request for him to be deported from canada to moscow to face trial russia investigative committee alleged he took part in 1943 massacre in the village of khatyn which was then in the soviet union and is now part of belarus it is thought that all 156 residents of the village were killed by nazi battalion made up largely of ukrainians soldiers mr katriuk denied any involvement in the massacre but 2012 study by sweden lund university said that he was key participant witness told the authors of the study that he lay in wait outside barn that had been set on fire and shot anyone who attempted to escape mr katriuk allegedly deserted from his ss unit in 1944 court documents show he lived in paris before emigrating to canada in 1951 he later became canadian citizen and lived with his french-born wife in ontario working as bee-keeper canadian authorities investigated mr katriuk but decided not to revoke his citizenship after failing to find evidence of atrocities. | _START_ A Ukrainian man suspected of being a Nazi war criminal has died in Canada. _END_ |
The GMB union said its members had backed industrial action in a consultative ballot over a series of issues.
They include rising levels of stress, complaints that meal breaks are being missed, extra hours and staffing.
The Scottish government said it had increased funding to allow extra staff to be recruited.
The GMB represents about 1,200 staff, including paramedics, control room staff and care assistants.
The union held a consultative ballot which, it said, showed overwhelming support for an official strike vote if the problems were not addressed.
Mick Conroy, GMB Scotland senior officer, said: "We intend to notify the senior management, directors and government ministers of the result of this ballot.
"We will continue to work in partnership to put pressure on the Scottish government to increase the funding to the Scottish Ambulance Service."
He added: "In order for the service to move towards our 2020 vision we need a large investment from Scottish government to increase our staff, and ensure we have enough resources across all grades to prevent the current impact on patients and on terms and conditions and work/life balance continuing."
The union claims staff often face the stress of dealing with worried relatives because of delays in sending suitable vehicles to transport patients to hospital.
Gary Coll, the union's Scottish Ambulance Service branch convenor, added: "We believe the time has come to protest about the neglect of patients and the ongoing and systematic abuse of staff.
"The job we signed up for has changed dramatically over the years and all grades of staff have come under increasing pressure every year and unfortunately the demands of the general public now far exceeds the needs of the employees.
"Somewhere along the line, management and the Scottish government have forgotten that the employees have family commitments, relationships and social needs, that at this time have come under increasing pressure due to overwhelming volumes of work."
Scottish Health Secretary Shona Robison said: "I fully recognise the vital frontline role that the Scottish Ambulance Service plays, which is why the Scottish government has increased funding in both 2014/15 and 2015/16 to allow additional staff to be recruited.
"I have already had constructive and positive discussions with unions and staff side representatives at the Scottish Ambulance Service annual review earlier this year.
"I would urge the Scottish Ambulance Service and the GMB to continue to work closely together to discuss these issues in partnership in order to reach a constructive solution." | Ambulance workers in Scotland could vote on strike action amid complaints of "excessive demands" on staff. | the gmb union said its members had backed industrial action in consultative ballot over series of issues they include rising levels of stress complaints that meal breaks are being missed extra hours and staffing the scottish government said it had increased funding to allow extra staff to be recruited the gmb represents about 200 staff including paramedics control room staff and care assistants the union held consultative ballot which it said showed overwhelming support for an official strike vote if the problems were not addressed mick conroy gmb scotland senior officer said we intend to notify the senior management directors and government ministers of the result of this ballot we will continue to work in partnership to put pressure on the scottish government to increase the funding to the scottish ambulance service he added in order for the service to move towards our 2020 vision we need large investment from scottish government to increase our staff and ensure we have enough resources across all grades to prevent the current impact on patients and on terms and conditions and work/life balance continuing the union claims staff often face the stress of dealing with worried relatives because of delays in sending suitable vehicles to transport patients to hospital gary coll the union scottish ambulance service branch convenor added we believe the time has come to protest about the neglect of patients and the ongoing and systematic abuse of staff the job we signed up for has changed dramatically over the years and all grades of staff have come under increasing pressure every year and unfortunately the demands of the general public now far exceeds the needs of the employees somewhere along the line management and the scottish government have forgotten that the employees have family commitments relationships and social needs that at this time have come under increasing pressure due to overwhelming volumes of work scottish health secretary shona robison said fully recognise the vital frontline role that the scottish ambulance service plays which is why the scottish government has increased funding in both 2014/15 and 2015/16 to allow additional staff to be recruited have already had constructive and positive discussions with unions and staff side representatives at the scottish ambulance service annual review earlier this year would urge the scottish ambulance service and the gmb to continue to work closely together to discuss these issues in partnership in order to reach constructive solution | _START_ Ambulance workers in Scotland could vote on strike action amid complaints of "excessive demands" on staff. _END_ |
Najib Razak said this was the conclusion of fresh analysis of satellite data tracking the flight.
Malaysia Airlines had told the families of the 239 people on board, he said.
The BBC has seen a text message sent to families by the airline saying it had to be assumed "beyond reasonable doubt" that the plane was lost and there were no survivors.
There were 227 passengers on flight MH370, many of them Chinese.
Relatives of those on board who watched the announcement at a Beijing hotel wept with grief, and some were taken away on stretchers by medical teams.
China has demanded that the Malaysian authorities make available the evidence on which they based their announcement about the jet's fate.
And some relatives of Chinese passengers expressed scepticism about their conclusion, as the plane has not been found yet.
Flight MH370 disappeared after taking off on 8 March from Kuala Lumpur.
A big international search operation has been taking place in the southern Indian Ocean, along the southern arc or corridor of the plane's possible route, more than 1,500 miles (2,500km) off the south-west coast of Australia.
However, the search had to be suspended on Tuesday due to bad weather, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (Amsa) said.
By John SudworthBBC News, Beijing
The news that the Malaysian authorities had now given up hope of finding anyone alive was met by the families with a mixture of deep anguish and some anger, at the hotel where many are staying.
As they emerged in front of the world's media some people collapsed.
One woman, falling on the floor, said that her only son, her daughter-in-law and only grandson were on the flight, and that her family had been destroyed.
A number were taken from the room on stretchers.
It is more than likely that the families' mistrust and suspicion about the message they have been given will linger. Many of the relatives here will want to see pieces of wreckage.
One woman said after the briefing: "If my daughter is alive, I want to meet her. If my daughter is dead, I want to see her body."
In the past day, both Australian and Chinese air force crews have reported spotting debris.
The unidentified objects have been seen in separate parts of the vast search area, in some of the world's most treacherous and remote waters.
The announcement by Prime Minister Najib Razak came at a late-night news conference in Kuala Lumpur.
It was based on new analysis by British satellite firm Inmarsat, which provided satellite data, and the UK's Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB).
The firms "have concluded that MH370 flew along the southern corridor, and that its last position was in the middle of the Indian Ocean, west of Perth," Mr Najib said.
"This is a remote location, far from any possible landing sites. It is therefore with deep sadness and regret that I must inform you that, according to this new data, flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean."
Mr Najib appealed to the media to respect the privacy of the families of the passengers and crew, saying the wait for information had been heartbreaking and this latest news harder still.
Malaysia Airlines later said it informed the majority of the families in advance of the prime minister's statement in person and by telephone, and that text messages "were used only as an additional means of communicating with the families".
Text of PM's statement
The text messages read: "Malaysia Airlines deeply regrets that we have to assume beyond any reasonable doubt that MH370 has been lost and that none of those on board survived... we must now accept all evidence suggests the plane went down in the Southern Indian Ocean."
Selamat Omar, the father of a 29-year-old aviation engineer who was on the flight, said some family members of other passengers broke down in tears at the news.
"We accept the news of the tragedy. It is fate," Selamat told the Associated Press in Kuala Lumpur.
Inmarsat had already revealed that it did indeed receive signals - automated "pings" - from the plane over its satellite network after the aircraft ceased radio and radar contact.
Sources told the BBC that flight MH370 continued to ping for at least five hours after the aircraft left Malaysian airspace - which indicated the plane was intact and powered.
And initial analysis showed the location of the final "ping" was probably along one of two vast arcs running north and south.
On Monday, the Malaysian prime minister said Inmarsat had been able to shed further light on the plane's flight path by performing further calculations on the MH370 data "using a type of analysis never before used in an investigation of this sort".
According to Inmarsat, this involved a totally new way of modelling, which was why it took time.
The company told the BBC the new calculation involved crunching far more data and that engineers spent all weekend looking back at previous Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 flights.
They compared the satellite data from those flights with flight MH370 and were able to work out that it went south.
As far as the engineers could tell, the plane was flying at a cruising height above 30,000ft, but its final position could not be pinpointed more clearly, says BBC transport correspondent Richard Westcott.
Inmarsat gave the AAIB the new data on Sunday, it said, which had to be checked before it could be made public. | Malaysia's prime minister has announced that missing flight MH370 crashed in the southern Indian Ocean. | najib razak said this was the conclusion of fresh analysis of satellite data tracking the flight malaysia airlines had told the families of the 239 people on board he said the bbc has seen text message sent to families by the airline saying it had to be assumed beyond reasonable doubt that the plane was lost and there were no survivors there were 227 passengers on flight mh370 many of them chinese relatives of those on board who watched the announcement at beijing hotel wept with grief and some were taken away on stretchers by medical teams china has demanded that the malaysian authorities make available the evidence on which they based their announcement about the jet fate and some relatives of chinese passengers expressed scepticism about their conclusion as the plane has not been found yet flight mh370 disappeared after taking off on march from kuala lumpur big international search operation has been taking place in the southern indian ocean along the southern arc or corridor of the plane possible route more than 500 miles 500km off the south-west coast of australia however the search had to be suspended on tuesday due to bad weather the australian maritime safety authority amsa said by john sudworthbbc news beijing the news that the malaysian authorities had now given up hope of finding anyone alive was met by the families with mixture of deep anguish and some anger at the hotel where many are staying as they emerged in front of the world media some people collapsed one woman falling on the floor said that her only son her daughter-in-law and only grandson were on the flight and that her family had been destroyed number were taken from the room on stretchers it is more than likely that the families mistrust and suspicion about the message they have been given will linger many of the relatives here will want to see pieces of wreckage one woman said after the briefing if my daughter is alive want to meet her if my daughter is dead want to see her body in the past day both australian and chinese air force crews have reported spotting debris the unidentified objects have been seen in separate parts of the vast search area in some of the world most treacherous and remote waters the announcement by prime minister najib razak came at late-night news conference in kuala lumpur it was based on new analysis by british satellite firm inmarsat which provided satellite data and the uk air accidents investigation branch aaib the firms have concluded that mh370 flew along the southern corridor and that its last position was in the middle of the indian ocean west of perth mr najib said this is remote location far from any possible landing sites it is therefore with deep sadness and regret that must inform you that according to this new data flight mh370 ended in the southern indian ocean mr najib appealed to the media to respect the privacy of the families of the passengers and crew saying the wait for information had been heartbreaking and this latest news harder still malaysia airlines later said it informed the majority of the families in advance of the prime minister statement in person and by telephone and that text messages were used only as an additional means of communicating with the families text of pm statement the text messages read malaysia airlines deeply regrets that we have to assume beyond any reasonable doubt that mh370 has been lost and that none of those on board survived we must now accept all evidence suggests the plane went down in the southern indian ocean selamat omar the father of 29-year-old aviation engineer who was on the flight said some family members of other passengers broke down in tears at the news we accept the news of the tragedy it is fate selamat told the associated press in kuala lumpur inmarsat had already revealed that it did indeed receive signals automated pings from the plane over its satellite network after the aircraft ceased radio and radar contact sources told the bbc that flight mh370 continued to ping for at least five hours after the aircraft left malaysian airspace which indicated the plane was intact and powered and initial analysis showed the location of the final ping was probably along one of two vast arcs running north and south on monday the malaysian prime minister said inmarsat had been able to shed further light on the plane flight path by performing further calculations on the mh370 data using type of analysis never before used in an investigation of this sort according to inmarsat this involved totally new way of modelling which was why it took time the company told the bbc the new calculation involved crunching far more data and that engineers spent all weekend looking back at previous malaysia airlines boeing 777 flights they compared the satellite data from those flights with flight mh370 and were able to work out that it went south as far as the engineers could tell the plane was flying at cruising height above 30 000ft but its final position could not be pinpointed more clearly says bbc transport correspondent richard westcott inmarsat gave the aaib the new data on sunday it said which had to be checked before it could be made public. | _START_ Malaysia's prime minister has announced that missing flight MH370 crashed in the southern Indian Ocean. _END_ |
Second-placed Arbroath passed up the chance to narrow the gap after they were held to a 0-0 draw at home to seventh-placed Montrose.
Forfar, seeking a fourth straight win, were 2-1 down when Stuart Malcolm was sent off with half an hour to go.
But Gavin Swankie popped up with his fourth goal in three games.
David Cox had fired Forfar into an 18th-minute lead, but Chris McLeish equalised from close range a minute later.
Darryl McHardy's close-range strike put Elgin ahead five minutes before the break.
When Malcolm was shown a second yellow card after 60 minutes, Elgin looked odds on to end Forfar's eight-game unbeaten run against them.
However, midfielder Swankie slotted an equaliser from point-blank range five minutes later for a Forfar side seeking their fifth straight win over their hosts.
It ended a disappointing festive period for Elgin, who lost 3-2 to Arbroath last week.
Arbroath manager Dick Campbell had signed Bryan Hodge, who had played for him at Forfar, before kick-off against Montrose after the midfielder's release by Stirling Albion.
There was no sign of the 29-year-old in the starting line-up, however, as the home side fell short in their pursuit of a fourth straight victory.
They had to make do with a third straight draw against a Montrose side who have had their own recent revival and are now unbeaten in four games. | Forfar Athletic retained their seven-point lead at the top of Scottish League Two despite ending a 2-2 draw with third-top Elgin City with 10 men. | second-placed arbroath passed up the chance to narrow the gap after they were held to 0-0 draw at home to seventh-placed montrose forfar seeking fourth straight win were 2-1 down when stuart malcolm was sent off with half an hour to go but gavin swankie popped up with his fourth goal in three games david cox had fired forfar into an 18th-minute lead but chris mcleish equalised from close range minute later darryl mchardy close-range strike put elgin ahead five minutes before the break when malcolm was shown second yellow card after 60 minutes elgin looked odds on to end forfar eight-game unbeaten run against them however midfielder swankie slotted an equaliser from point-blank range five minutes later for forfar side seeking their fifth straight win over their hosts it ended disappointing festive period for elgin who lost 3-2 to arbroath last week arbroath manager dick campbell had signed bryan hodge who had played for him at forfar before kick-off against montrose after the midfielder release by stirling albion there was no sign of the 29-year-old in the starting line-up however as the home side fell short in their pursuit of fourth straight victory they had to make do with third straight draw against montrose side who have had their own recent revival and are now unbeaten in four games. | _START_ Forfar Athletic retained their seven-point lead at the top of Scottish League Two despite ending a 2-2 draw with third-top Elgin City with 10 men. _END_ |
Wilder, 29, dominated against his 36-year-old Canadian rival, with the three judges scoring the bout 118-109, 119-108 and 120-107 in his favour.
The win was the first time Wilder had not won by knockout as he extended his unbeaten record to 33-0.
"I answered a lot of questions tonight," said Wilder.
"I already knew I could go 12 hard rounds and take a punch. I am just excited," he added.
Ukraine's Wladimir Klitschko holds the WBA, IBF and WBO titles.
Wilder had not gone past the fourth round in any of his previous fights, but he constantly outpunched a lacklustre Stiverne in Las Vegas on Saturday.
"I want to bring excitement back to the heavyweight division," said the American, who won an Olympic bronze at the Beijing Olympics and knocked out Britain's Audley Harrison in one round in 2013.
After Boston's John L Sullivan became the first gloved champion in 1885, the heavyweight division was dominated by American fighters for more than 100 years.
However, the last American to own a portion of the world heavyweight crown was Shannon Briggs, who briefly held the WBO title.
Stiverne suffered his second defeat from 26 pro fights.
"It just feels like I was flat in the ring," he said. "I didn't do what I know I can do. I need to go back and work on the mistakes.
"I couldn't cut the ring. I couldn't move my head like normal." | Deontay Wilder became the first American heavyweight world champion since 2006 after taking the WBC title off Bermane Stiverne on points. | wilder 29 dominated against his 36-year-old canadian rival with the three judges scoring the bout 118-109 119-108 and 120-107 in his favour the win was the first time wilder had not won by knockout as he extended his unbeaten record to 33-0 answered lot of questions tonight said wilder already knew could go 12 hard rounds and take punch am just excited he added ukraine wladimir klitschko holds the wba ibf and wbo titles wilder had not gone past the fourth round in any of his previous fights but he constantly outpunched lacklustre stiverne in las vegas on saturday want to bring excitement back to the heavyweight division said the american who won an olympic bronze at the beijing olympics and knocked out britain audley harrison in one round in 2013 after boston john sullivan became the first gloved champion in 1885 the heavyweight division was dominated by american fighters for more than 100 years however the last american to own portion of the world heavyweight crown was shannon briggs who briefly held the wbo title stiverne suffered his second defeat from 26 pro fights it just feels like was flat in the ring he said didn do what know can do need to go back and work on the mistakes couldn cut the ring couldn move my head like normal | _START_ Deontay Wilder became the first American heavyweight world champion since 2006 after taking the WBC title off Bermane Stiverne on points. _END_ |
It has revealed much about this Pope and about the Roman Catholic Church in Africa.
The Pope's message was heard loud and clear, and embraced by the faithful in the countries he visited: Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic.
Just as Saint John Paul II became a beacon for freedom from tyranny, Pope Francis has become the pontiff who speaks for and to the poor and the disenfranchised.
Everywhere he went in Africa, he made sure that he visited the children of the slums, and the families unable to afford sanitation.
On the plane on the way back to Rome, the Pope spoke of meeting malnourished children at a UN-run paediatric hospital in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic.
He spoke with feeling about the way that humans - and the economies they create - can contribute to injustice and severe imbalances in the way the earth's resources are shared.
Pope Francis said he "loved Africa", even as he termed it a "victim" that had always been exploited by other powers, be it the slaves "sold to America" or the exploitation of the continent's mineral wealth.
Pope Francis went to Africa as a peacemaker, focusing his energy on trying to bring together Christians and Muslims in the Central African Republic at a time that reverberations from the battle within Islam (between Sunni and Shia, and between fundamentalists and moderates) are threatening both Muslims and Christians in Africa and elsewhere.
Militant Islamist groups seek to stir divisions between communities, using the justification of religion to exploit existing territorial, political and ethnic grievances.
Asked about Islam during his flight back, the Pope said that one could not banish a religion because it had fundamentalists within it.
"Wars of religions have always existed. We Christians need to apologise too. How many wars have we had?" he said, stressing that Muslims and Christians shared many of the same values.
"Fundamentalism is a sickness in every religion."
He also mentioned that he had given a ride on the Popemobile to the imam who invited him to pray at his mosque in Bangui, and meet the Muslim refugees who have sought sanctuary in the area.
The security situation remained calm throughout the Pope's visit to the city, to the relief of his security detail, and all those who came in their tens of thousands to see Pope Francis for themselves.
As for the Roman Catholic Church in Africa, Pope Francis will have found a church in rude health, with its congregations expanding, and enough African seminarians to provide priests where needed, even as those numbers decline within Europe.
The Pope will also have felt the immense enthusiasm and religiosity amongst both the clergy and the faithful, who lined the streets to cheer him in every country he visited, none with more fervour than the people of Bangui.
"The Pope's visit to Africa demonstrated that the Church - through its schools, hospitals and clinics - is often one of the few stable institutions in some countries," says Christopher Lamb of Catholic weekly, The Tablet, who followed the Pope on his visit.
"This was particularly the case in the Central African Republic. This fact, combined with its numerical growth, means that Africa is likely to emerge as a major force within global Catholicism."
However, Catholicism is losing ground in many parts of Africa to evangelical churches, whose more expressive rituals appeal to the young in particular, although this Pope is one of the most evangelical of recent years.
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The Pope will also have learned of some members of the clergy in Africa who do not live out his message of a poor church for the poor - remaining keen to display the earthly signs of wealth and status.
Occasionally, priests in some parishes are known to live with women and even to have fathered children, in defiance of the rule of priestly celibacy.
Yet overall, the Catholic Church in much of Africa is, according to one priest, "more Roman than the Pope," or more socially and theologically conservative than the Pope himself.
The views of the African church will certainly be of increasing importance in Rome in the coming years, as developing nations gradually play an ever more influential role at the Vatican - something this Pope is keen to promote.
However, one thing that the pontiff steered clear of discussing in Africa was homosexuality.
It was a subject the Pope did not address directly during this visit, although LGBT activists believe he should have.
They had hoped he would bring his leadership and moral authority to bear on an issue that can see homosexuals imprisoned for life for having gay sex in Uganda, or beaten up in Kenya.
Asked whether he might change the church's stance on the use of condoms in Africa to prevent the transmission of HIV/Aids, the Pope said the world should first deal with hunger, poverty and the lack of clean water for much of the population of Africa, and the unequal distribution of its wealth, before worrying about condoms.
As well as becoming the first Pope to visit an active war zone in the hope of promoting peace, this visit may also have been aimed at reassuring Africa's Catholics that Pope Francis cares about them and their fate.
Perhaps he also wished to try to make clear that the recent Synod on the Family in Rome does not herald a global split between the more socially conservative African churches and less traditionalist believers elsewhere.
Asked what struck him most on this papal visit, Pope Francis paused briefly as he thought about it.
"It was the joy. The crowds. The capacity to celebrate, even with an empty stomach."
Religion in sub-Saharan Africa:
Source: US-based Pew Research Center 2011 survey | Pope Francis was determined to bring light and hope to one of the bleakest conflicts in Africa, in the Central African Republic, whatever the risks to his own safety - and his visit to this continent has been an illuminating one. | it has revealed much about this pope and about the roman catholic church in africa the pope message was heard loud and clear and embraced by the faithful in the countries he visited kenya uganda and the central african republic just as saint john paul ii became beacon for freedom from tyranny pope francis has become the pontiff who speaks for and to the poor and the disenfranchised everywhere he went in africa he made sure that he visited the children of the slums and the families unable to afford sanitation on the plane on the way back to rome the pope spoke of meeting malnourished children at un-run paediatric hospital in bangui capital of the central african republic he spoke with feeling about the way that humans and the economies they create can contribute to injustice and severe imbalances in the way the earth resources are shared pope francis said he loved africa even as he termed it victim that had always been exploited by other powers be it the slaves sold to america or the exploitation of the continent mineral wealth pope francis went to africa as peacemaker focusing his energy on trying to bring together christians and muslims in the central african republic at time that reverberations from the battle within islam between sunni and shia and between fundamentalists and moderates are threatening both muslims and christians in africa and elsewhere militant islamist groups seek to stir divisions between communities using the justification of religion to exploit existing territorial political and ethnic grievances asked about islam during his flight back the pope said that one could not banish religion because it had fundamentalists within it wars of religions have always existed we christians need to apologise too how many wars have we had he said stressing that muslims and christians shared many of the same values fundamentalism is sickness in every religion he also mentioned that he had given ride on the popemobile to the imam who invited him to pray at his mosque in bangui and meet the muslim refugees who have sought sanctuary in the area the security situation remained calm throughout the pope visit to the city to the relief of his security detail and all those who came in their tens of thousands to see pope francis for themselves as for the roman catholic church in africa pope francis will have found church in rude health with its congregations expanding and enough african seminarians to provide priests where needed even as those numbers decline within europe the pope will also have felt the immense enthusiasm and religiosity amongst both the clergy and the faithful who lined the streets to cheer him in every country he visited none with more fervour than the people of bangui the pope visit to africa demonstrated that the church through its schools hospitals and clinics is often one of the few stable institutions in some countries says christopher lamb of catholic weekly the tablet who followed the pope on his visit this was particularly the case in the central african republic this fact combined with its numerical growth means that africa is likely to emerge as major force within global catholicism however catholicism is losing ground in many parts of africa to evangelical churches whose more expressive rituals appeal to the young in particular although this pope is one of the most evangelical of recent years thurs 26 nov fri 27 nov sat 28 nov sun 29 nov mon 30 nov the pope will also have learned of some members of the clergy in africa who do not live out his message of poor church for the poor remaining keen to display the earthly signs of wealth and status occasionally priests in some parishes are known to live with women and even to have fathered children in defiance of the rule of priestly celibacy yet overall the catholic church in much of africa is according to one priest more roman than the pope or more socially and theologically conservative than the pope himself the views of the african church will certainly be of increasing importance in rome in the coming years as developing nations gradually play an ever more influential role at the vatican something this pope is keen to promote however one thing that the pontiff steered clear of discussing in africa was homosexuality it was subject the pope did not address directly during this visit although lgbt activists believe he should have they had hoped he would bring his leadership and moral authority to bear on an issue that can see homosexuals imprisoned for life for having gay sex in uganda or beaten up in kenya asked whether he might change the church stance on the use of condoms in africa to prevent the transmission of hiv/aids the pope said the world should first deal with hunger poverty and the lack of clean water for much of the population of africa and the unequal distribution of its wealth before worrying about condoms as well as becoming the first pope to visit an active war zone in the hope of promoting peace this visit may also have been aimed at reassuring africa catholics that pope francis cares about them and their fate perhaps he also wished to try to make clear that the recent synod on the family in rome does not herald global split between the more socially conservative african churches and less traditionalist believers elsewhere asked what struck him most on this papal visit pope francis paused briefly as he thought about it it was the joy the crowds the capacity to celebrate even with an empty stomach religion in sub-saharan africa source us-based pew research center 2011 survey | _START_ Pope Francis was determined to bring light and hope to one of the bleakest conflicts in Africa, in the Central African Republic, whatever the risks to his own safety - and his visit to this continent has been an illuminating one. _END_ |
The Clanmil Housing Association had been planning to redevelop the 24-acre site.
In 2012, Clanmil signed an option agreement with the Irish National Assets Management Agency (Nama), which controls the debt related to the site.
In a statement to the BBC, Clanmil said it made an unsuccessful offer for the site before the option deal expired.
It added that the offer was based on "an independently assessed market valuation".
The association added that it was "extremely disappointed that, despite all our efforts, we have as yet been unable to find a viable way forward that would allow us to progress with the development of this site".
"The main barrier is the substantial cost of decontaminating the site in preparation for its regeneration."
Clanmil has not given up on the site, saying it is "keen to explore options with potential partners to take this project forward".
Hilden Mill was formerly home to the Barbour Thread factory which had occupied the site since 1823.
It closed in 2006 and three years later, planning approval was given for a redevelopment scheme that involved up to 600 homes.
The site is owned by Hilden Developments (NI) whose loans of £45m were transferred to Nama.
Those loans were not sold to Cerberus as part of the Project Eagle deal because the company is not Northern Ireland-owned.
It is ultimately controlled by the London-based developer Galliard.
A Nama spokesperson said: "This property is owned and managed by a Nama debtor so any queries relating to the sale of the property should be addressed to its owner." | The Hilden Mill complex near Lisburn, County Antrim, has been put for up for sale. | the clanmil housing association had been planning to redevelop the 24-acre site in 2012 clanmil signed an option agreement with the irish national assets management agency nama which controls the debt related to the site in statement to the bbc clanmil said it made an unsuccessful offer for the site before the option deal expired it added that the offer was based on an independently assessed market valuation the association added that it was extremely disappointed that despite all our efforts we have as yet been unable to find viable way forward that would allow us to progress with the development of this site the main barrier is the substantial cost of decontaminating the site in preparation for its regeneration clanmil has not given up on the site saying it is keen to explore options with potential partners to take this project forward hilden mill was formerly home to the barbour thread factory which had occupied the site since 1823 it closed in 2006 and three years later planning approval was given for redevelopment scheme that involved up to 600 homes the site is owned by hilden developments ni whose loans of £45m were transferred to nama those loans were not sold to cerberus as part of the project eagle deal because the company is not northern ireland-owned it is ultimately controlled by the london-based developer galliard nama spokesperson said this property is owned and managed by nama debtor so any queries relating to the sale of the property should be addressed to its owner | _START_ The Hilden Mill complex near Lisburn, County Antrim, has been put for up for sale. _END_ |
In atrocious conditions, Dedryck Boyata's slack pass paved the way for Ola Kamara to secure an early lead.
That was followed by a second from Vegard Forren on 18 minutes, which put the Norwegian champions in command.
Kris Commons reduced the deficit after the break, but Mohamed Elyounoussi soon restored the two-goal advantage.
It means Celtic trail Molde by five points before their return match at Celtic Park in two weeks' time.
They and Ajax sit on two points, two behind Fenerbahce following the Turks' 1-0 victory over the Dutch in Istanbul.
Celtic have been undone by slack defensive play and questionable goalkeeping on more than one occasion this season and both were in evidence again.
Boyata gifted possession to Elyounoussi for the first goal and Craig Gordon looked cumbersome as he tried to keep out Kamara's near-post shot.
Molde centre-half Joona Toivio was allowed to cross for his defensive partner Forren to volley unchallenged past Gordon for the second.
And it was too easy for Molde to open up the visitors' defence for a third when Celtic should have been revitalised having just got back into the game.
Molde could have added more in the second half as Kamara - Deila's former protege at Stromsgodset - twice passed up excellent opportunities and Gordon saved well from Etzaz Hussain.
Nir Bitton almost made the scoreline more respectable with a late shot off the bar, but that would have been an unfair reflection of Molde's dominance.
Ronny Deila had played down the significance of his own return to Norway, stressing merely his constant desire to win football matches.
Yet it was Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who was able to celebrate a winning return to Norwegian football.
The reappointed Molde head coach - a local hero already in these parts - may not have been back in charge long enough to take great credit for any tactical masterstrokes, but his side outfought and out-thought Celtic.
After a tentative start, they bossed the game and have given themselves an excellent chance of progressing in the competition.
There was tension in the visiting ranks as Commons was taken off despite being one of the few Celtic players to offer a threat.
The forward directed his anger at the Celtic bench as the supporters sang his name.
It is one of a number of issues that need to be addressed if Celtic are to turn this European campaign around.
Match ends, Molde 3, Celtic 1.
Second Half ends, Molde 3, Celtic 1.
Mikael Lustig (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Eirik Hestad (Molde).
Attempt missed. Nir Bitton (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gary Mackay-Steven.
Nir Bitton (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mushaga Bakenga (Molde).
Attempt saved. Nir Bitton (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Nadir Ciftci (Celtic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mikael Lustig with a cross.
Dedryck Boyata (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mushaga Bakenga (Molde).
Nir Bitton (Celtic) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
Attempt missed. Per Egil Flo (Molde) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eirik Hestad with a cross following a corner.
Substitution, Molde. Mushaga Bakenga replaces Mohammed Elyounoussi.
Corner, Molde. Conceded by Craig Gordon.
Attempt saved. Etzaz Hussain (Molde) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammed Elyounoussi.
Attempt missed. Vegard Forren (Molde) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joona Toivio with a cross following a set piece situation.
Efe Ambrose (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Efe Ambrose (Celtic).
Martin Linnes (Molde) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. Eirik Hestad (Molde) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mohammed Elyounoussi.
Substitution, Celtic. Nadir Ciftci replaces Kris Commons.
Substitution, Celtic. Gary Mackay-Steven replaces Stuart Armstrong.
Substitution, Molde. Eirik Hestad replaces Ola Kamara.
Attempt missed. Ola Kamara (Molde) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Harmeet Singh.
Stefan Johansen (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Daniel Hestad (Molde).
Foul by Mikael Lustig (Celtic).
Mohammed Elyounoussi (Molde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Kris Commons (Celtic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Brown.
Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Joona Toivio.
Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Vegard Forren.
Attempt blocked. Kris Commons (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikael Lustig.
Attempt missed. Ola Kamara (Molde) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Linnes with a cross.
Foul by Scott Brown (Celtic).
Etzaz Hussain (Molde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Celtic. Stuart Armstrong tries a through ball, but Leigh Griffiths is caught offside.
Stefan Johansen (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Etzaz Hussain (Molde).
Goal! Molde 3, Celtic 1. Mohammed Elyounoussi (Molde) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mattias Moström with a cross. | Celtic's chances of a place in the knockout phase of the Europa League were reduced as Molde consolidated their lead at the top of Group A. | in atrocious conditions dedryck boyata slack pass paved the way for ola kamara to secure an early lead that was followed by second from vegard forren on 18 minutes which put the norwegian champions in command kris commons reduced the deficit after the break but mohamed elyounoussi soon restored the two-goal advantage it means celtic trail molde by five points before their return match at celtic park in two weeks time they and ajax sit on two points two behind fenerbahce following the turks 1-0 victory over the dutch in istanbul celtic have been undone by slack defensive play and questionable goalkeeping on more than one occasion this season and both were in evidence again boyata gifted possession to elyounoussi for the first goal and craig gordon looked cumbersome as he tried to keep out kamara near-post shot molde centre-half joona toivio was allowed to cross for his defensive partner forren to volley unchallenged past gordon for the second and it was too easy for molde to open up the visitors defence for third when celtic should have been revitalised having just got back into the game molde could have added more in the second half as kamara deila former protege at stromsgodset twice passed up excellent opportunities and gordon saved well from etzaz hussain nir bitton almost made the scoreline more respectable with late shot off the bar but that would have been an unfair reflection of molde dominance ronny deila had played down the significance of his own return to norway stressing merely his constant desire to win football matches yet it was ole gunnar solskjaer who was able to celebrate winning return to norwegian football the reappointed molde head coach local hero already in these parts may not have been back in charge long enough to take great credit for any tactical masterstrokes but his side outfought and out-thought celtic after tentative start they bossed the game and have given themselves an excellent chance of progressing in the competition there was tension in the visiting ranks as commons was taken off despite being one of the few celtic players to offer threat the forward directed his anger at the celtic bench as the supporters sang his name it is one of number of issues that need to be addressed if celtic are to turn this european campaign around match ends molde celtic second half ends molde celtic mikael lustig celtic wins free kick on the right wing foul by eirik hestad molde attempt missed nir bitton celtic left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left assisted by gary mackay-steven nir bitton celtic wins free kick in the attacking half foul by mushaga bakenga molde attempt saved nir bitton celtic right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal attempt missed nadir ciftci celtic header from the centre of the box misses to the left assisted by mikael lustig with cross dedryck boyata celtic wins free kick in the defensive half foul by mushaga bakenga molde nir bitton celtic hits the bar with right footed shot from outside the box attempt missed per egil flo molde right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left assisted by eirik hestad with cross following corner substitution molde mushaga bakenga replaces mohammed elyounoussi corner molde conceded by craig gordon attempt saved etzaz hussain molde left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal assisted by mohammed elyounoussi attempt missed vegard forren molde header from the centre of the box misses to the left assisted by joona toivio with cross following set piece situation efe ambrose celtic is shown the yellow card for bad foul foul by efe ambrose celtic martin linnes molde wins free kick on the right wing attempt saved eirik hestad molde left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner assisted by mohammed elyounoussi substitution celtic nadir ciftci replaces kris commons substitution celtic gary mackay-steven replaces stuart armstrong substitution molde eirik hestad replaces ola kamara attempt missed ola kamara molde right footed shot from the right side of the box is close but misses to the left assisted by harmeet singh stefan johansen celtic wins free kick in the attacking half foul by daniel hestad molde foul by mikael lustig celtic mohammed elyounoussi molde wins free kick in the defensive half attempt blocked kris commons celtic left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked assisted by scott brown corner celtic conceded by joona toivio corner celtic conceded by vegard forren attempt blocked kris commons celtic left footed shot from outside the box is blocked assisted by mikael lustig attempt missed ola kamara molde header from the centre of the box misses to the left assisted by martin linnes with cross foul by scott brown celtic etzaz hussain molde wins free kick in the defensive half offside celtic stuart armstrong tries through ball but leigh griffiths is caught offside stefan johansen celtic wins free kick in the attacking half foul by etzaz hussain molde goal molde celtic mohammed elyounoussi molde left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner assisted by mattias moström with cross. | _START_ Celtic's chances of a place in the knockout phase of the Europa League were reduced as Molde consolidated their lead at the top of Group A. _END_ |
Forest owner Al Hasawi has told BBC Nottingham Sport that prospective new owner Marinakis is meeting with the English Football League this week.
A previous takeover by a United States consortium, led by businessman John Jay Moores, fell through in January.
The Reds ensured their Championship survival with a 3-0 win over Ipswich Town on the final day of the season.
They only stayed up on goal difference and manager Mark Warburton said the club should "never be in that position again".
He would not be drawn on the likely takeover by the controversial figure of Marinakis, but said there was plenty of reason for optimism at the City Ground.
"A relegation dogfight is not what we are about," added Warburton. "I am confident it won't happen next season, and I say that because I have seen the quality within the squad.
"We need a tight squad of 21 or 22 players next season. I have got good young players coming through to fall back on too.
"Now is an important time for the club. It is all about support network.
"I am sure the guys well above my pay grade will get that work [takeover] done. It is nothing to do with me."
Colin Fray, BBC Radio Nottingham
"It is not a time for celebration, it's a time for relief. But it is also a time for looking forward and for making sure this is Forest's lowest point.
"The quicker the takeover goes through the sooner Mark Warburton and director of football Frank McParland can begin the rebuild.
"It's a been a shambolic season and one Forest just want to forget." | The deal to sell Nottingham Forest to Olympiakos owner Evangelos Marinakis is "99%" complete, says Fawaz Al Hasawi. | forest owner al hasawi has told bbc nottingham sport that prospective new owner marinakis is meeting with the english football league this week previous takeover by united states consortium led by businessman john jay moores fell through in january the reds ensured their championship survival with 3-0 win over ipswich town on the final day of the season they only stayed up on goal difference and manager mark warburton said the club should never be in that position again he would not be drawn on the likely takeover by the controversial figure of marinakis but said there was plenty of reason for optimism at the city ground relegation dogfight is not what we are about added warburton am confident it won happen next season and say that because have seen the quality within the squad we need tight squad of 21 or 22 players next season have got good young players coming through to fall back on too now is an important time for the club it is all about support network am sure the guys well above my pay grade will get that work takeover done it is nothing to do with me colin fray bbc radio nottingham it is not time for celebration it time for relief but it is also time for looking forward and for making sure this is forest lowest point the quicker the takeover goes through the sooner mark warburton and director of football frank mcparland can begin the rebuild it been shambolic season and one forest just want to forget | _START_ The deal to sell Nottingham Forest to Olympiakos owner Evangelos Marinakis is "99%" complete, says Fawaz Al Hasawi. _END_ |
Mouctar Diakhaby put the French club ahead before Roma hit back through Mohamed Salah and Federico Fazio.
Lyon scored three second-half goals through Corentin Tolisso, Nabil Fekir and Lacazette ahead of next Thursday's second leg in Rome.
Elsewhere Gent, who beat Tottenham in the last round, lost 5-2 at home to Belgium rivals Genk.
Mbwana Samatta scored twice for Genk while Gent finished the game with 10 men after Anderson Esiti was sent off six minutes from time.
It finished 1-1 in the all-German tie between Schalke and Borussia Monchengladbach, while substitute Claudio Beauvue headed a 90th minute winner for Celta Vigo, who beat Krasnodar 2-1 ahead of the second leg in Russia.
A mistake from Olympiakos keeper Nicola Leali, when he kicked the ball straight to Vincent Aboubakar, cost his side as the Besiktas forward scored to cancel out Esteban Cambiasso's first-half goal, the tie ending 1-1.
Former Cardiff City striker Andreas Cornelius headed a second-half winner as Danish champions FC Copenhagen beat Ajax 2-1.
Copenhagen made a flying start through Rasmus Falk Jensen inside the first minute. Danish teenager Kasper Dolberg, 19, equalised for Ajax with his 15th goal of the season before Cornelius struck.
Anderlecht won 1-0 in Cyprus against Apoel Nicosia, Nicolae Stanciu hitting the winner.
Match ends, Lyon 4, Roma 2.
Second Half ends, Lyon 4, Roma 2.
Substitution, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy replaces Edin Dzeko.
Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
Kevin Strootman (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal! Lyon 4, Roma 2. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena.
Attempt missed. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena.
Attempt saved. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémy Morel.
Attempt saved. Emerson (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Attempt missed. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Edin Dzeko.
Attempt blocked. Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kostas Manolas (Roma).
Substitution, Roma. Diego Perotti replaces Radja Nainggolan.
Attempt blocked. Federico Fazio (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Paredes with a cross.
Substitution, Roma. Leandro Paredes replaces Daniele De Rossi.
Corner, Roma. Conceded by Lucas Tousart.
Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Roma) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Strootman.
Attempt saved. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt blocked. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Bruno Peres (Roma).
Attempt saved. Bruno Peres (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emerson with a cross.
Substitution, Lyon. Maxwel Cornet replaces Rachid Ghezzal.
Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon).
Daniele De Rossi (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal! Lyon 3, Roma 2. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Tousart.
Substitution, Lyon. Nabil Fekir replaces Emanuel Mammana.
Attempt missed. Lucas Tousart (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Alisson.
Attempt saved. Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Alisson.
Attempt saved. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso.
Attempt missed. Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Federico Fazio.
Kostas Manolas (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kostas Manolas (Roma).
Attempt saved. Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette. | Alexandre Lacazette scored in stoppage time as Lyon came from 2-1 behind to beat Roma in the Europa League last-16. | mouctar diakhaby put the french club ahead before roma hit back through mohamed salah and federico fazio lyon scored three second-half goals through corentin tolisso nabil fekir and lacazette ahead of next thursday second leg in rome elsewhere gent who beat tottenham in the last round lost 5-2 at home to belgium rivals genk mbwana samatta scored twice for genk while gent finished the game with 10 men after anderson esiti was sent off six minutes from time it finished 1-1 in the all-german tie between schalke and borussia monchengladbach while substitute claudio beauvue headed 90th minute winner for celta vigo who beat krasnodar 2-1 ahead of the second leg in russia mistake from olympiakos keeper nicola leali when he kicked the ball straight to vincent aboubakar cost his side as the besiktas forward scored to cancel out esteban cambiasso first-half goal the tie ending 1-1 former cardiff city striker andreas cornelius headed second-half winner as danish champions fc copenhagen beat ajax 2-1 copenhagen made flying start through rasmus falk jensen inside the first minute danish teenager kasper dolberg 19 equalised for ajax with his 15th goal of the season before cornelius struck anderlecht won 1-0 in cyprus against apoel nicosia nicolae stanciu hitting the winner match ends lyon roma second half ends lyon roma substitution roma stephan el shaarawy replaces edin dzeko foul by corentin tolisso lyon kevin strootman roma wins free kick in the attacking half goal lyon roma alexandre lacazette lyon right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner assisted by mathieu valbuena attempt missed corentin tolisso lyon right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left assisted by mathieu valbuena attempt saved nabil fekir lyon left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal assisted by jérémy morel attempt saved emerson roma left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner attempt missed corentin tolisso lyon right footed shot from outside the box is close but misses to the left corner lyon conceded by edin dzeko attempt blocked mathieu valbuena lyon right footed shot from outside the box is blocked alexandre lacazette lyon wins free kick in the attacking half foul by kostas manolas roma substitution roma diego perotti replaces radja nainggolan attempt blocked federico fazio roma right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked assisted by leandro paredes with cross substitution roma leandro paredes replaces daniele de rossi corner roma conceded by lucas tousart attempt saved edin dzeko roma header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal assisted by kevin strootman attempt saved alexandre lacazette lyon right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner attempt blocked nabil fekir lyon right footed shot from outside the box is blocked alexandre lacazette lyon wins free kick on the left wing foul by bruno peres roma attempt saved bruno peres roma left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner assisted by emerson with cross substitution lyon maxwel cornet replaces rachid ghezzal foul by alexandre lacazette lyon daniele de rossi roma wins free kick in the attacking half goal lyon roma nabil fekir lyon left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner assisted by lucas tousart substitution lyon nabil fekir replaces emanuel mammana attempt missed lucas tousart lyon right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following corner corner lyon conceded by alisson attempt saved mathieu valbuena lyon right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal corner lyon conceded by alisson attempt saved alexandre lacazette lyon right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner assisted by corentin tolisso attempt missed maxime gonalons lyon header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left assisted by mathieu valbuena with cross following corner corner lyon conceded by federico fazio kostas manolas roma is shown the yellow card for bad foul mathieu valbuena lyon wins free kick in the defensive half foul by kostas manolas roma attempt saved maxime gonalons lyon right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner assisted by alexandre lacazette. | _START_ Alexandre Lacazette scored in stoppage time as Lyon came from 2-1 behind to beat Roma in the Europa League last-16. _END_ |
The 26-year-old, who joined from non-league team Hednesford in 2012, started 32 league games last season.
"I need to 'buckle down' on my consistency," said Clements.
"I want to cement a place [in the team], get more goals than I did last season and help the team gain promotion. We have a good chance of having a good season."
The length of the contract has not been revealed.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Mansfield Town midfielder Chris Clements has signed a new contract with the League Two side. | the 26-year-old who joined from non-league team hednesford in 2012 started 32 league games last season need to buckle down on my consistency said clements want to cement place in the team get more goals than did last season and help the team gain promotion we have good chance of having good season the length of the contract has not been revealed find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | _START_ Mansfield Town midfielder Chris Clements has signed a new contract with the League Two side. _END_ |
The U's went ahead when Phil Edwards swept in from close range and Marvin Johnson's deflected cross-shot doubled their lead after the break.
Isaac Vassell pulled one back straight away with a shot on the turn and ex-Oxford striker Danny Hylton nodded in to level with eight minutes remaining.
But Johnson's fine strike from the edge of the box won the match for Oxford.
Oxford, who lost 3-2 to Barnsley in the final of last season's competition, will play the Sky Blues at Wembley Stadium on 2 April.
The match at Kenilworth Road was an entertaining encounter, with 35 efforts on goal.
Vassell had hit the crossbar for the hosts in the early stages before Luton fell behind, and Johnson cleared a header from the Hatters forward off the line with the score at 1-0.
Luton looked to have secured at least a penalty shootout after Hylton, who left Oxford for the Hatters in the summer, netted his 20th goal of the season but Johnson's goal from a quickly taken short corner proved the difference.
Even after that, U's keeper Simon Eastwood had to be alert to keep out an angled drive from Jack Marriott in the final minute of stoppage time. | Oxford United will face Coventry City in the EFL Trophy final following a thrilling win at Luton Town. | the went ahead when phil edwards swept in from close range and marvin johnson deflected cross-shot doubled their lead after the break isaac vassell pulled one back straight away with shot on the turn and ex-oxford striker danny hylton nodded in to level with eight minutes remaining but johnson fine strike from the edge of the box won the match for oxford oxford who lost 3-2 to barnsley in the final of last season competition will play the sky blues at wembley stadium on april the match at kenilworth road was an entertaining encounter with 35 efforts on goal vassell had hit the crossbar for the hosts in the early stages before luton fell behind and johnson cleared header from the hatters forward off the line with the score at 1-0 luton looked to have secured at least penalty shootout after hylton who left oxford for the hatters in the summer netted his 20th goal of the season but johnson goal from quickly taken short corner proved the difference even after that keeper simon eastwood had to be alert to keep out an angled drive from jack marriott in the final minute of stoppage time. | _START_ Oxford United will face Coventry City in the EFL Trophy final following a thrilling win at Luton Town. _END_ |
Police said around 20 windows at the property were smashed as well as a number of pottery items.
It happened in the Brook road area of Donemana sometime over the weekend.
Artist Tom Agnew has housed his work there for 40 years. He said the damage will not be covered by his insurance company.
"They used a cocktail of ammunition to put the windows in, rocks and tiles and even some of my own stock.
"As I look around there's glass absolutely everywhere.
"Kids are kids but it's pretty obvious that this building is occupied and someone is making a living."
Mr Agnew said it was not the first time the studio had been targeted.
"I had a similar incident 25 years ago but it's very disappointing and I could be doing without it particularly at this time of year," he said.
"Based on previous experience is to just get on with things and carry on. I wont have any cover for criminal damage on my insurance." | Damage of up to £1,000 has been caused to a County Tyrone pottery mill by vandals. | police said around 20 windows at the property were smashed as well as number of pottery items it happened in the brook road area of donemana sometime over the weekend artist tom agnew has housed his work there for 40 years he said the damage will not be covered by his insurance company they used cocktail of ammunition to put the windows in rocks and tiles and even some of my own stock as look around there glass absolutely everywhere kids are kids but it pretty obvious that this building is occupied and someone is making living mr agnew said it was not the first time the studio had been targeted had similar incident 25 years ago but it very disappointing and could be doing without it particularly at this time of year he said based on previous experience is to just get on with things and carry on wont have any cover for criminal damage on my insurance | _START_ Damage of up to £1,000 has been caused to a County Tyrone pottery mill by vandals. _END_ |
Writing on his Facebook page, Mr Pacquiao said he remained against gay marriage but was "not condemning LGBT".
"God Bless you all and I'm praying for you," he added.
Mr Pacquiao's original remark, made during a TV interview, drew ire from gay Filipino celebrities and a rights group and sparked heated discussion.
Initially he appeared unrepentant, writing in a post in Instagram that he was "just telling the truth of what the Bible says".
The former world champion, who positions himself as a conservative Christian politician, is running for a senate seat in May elections.
Mr Pacquiao, who is a member of the Philippines house of representatives, was speaking to local station TV5 earlier this week for its election coverage.
In a clip posted online (in Tagalog), he tells the interviewer: "It's common sense. Will you see any animals where male is to male and female is to female?
"The animals are better. They know how to distinguish male from female. If we approve [of] male on male, female on female, then man is worse than animals."
Filipino comedian Vice Ganda and singer Aiza Seguerra, who are openly gay, have criticised Mr Pacquiao for his comments, calling him a "hypocrite" and a "false prophet".
Local gay rights organisation and political group Ladlad condemned his remarks and issued a call to voters to boycott Mr Pacquiao.
It said in a statement, reported in local media, that his view "betrays a shallow understanding of sexual orientation and gender identity" and that failure to understand gay rights issues would leave him in the dark ages "when the cavemen ruled and the numbskulls roamed the Earth".
On Tuesday, Mr Pacquiao, who has won world titles in eight different weight divisions, had posted a picture of himself with his wife on Instagram in an apparent response to the controversy.
He said: "I rather obey the Lord's command than obeying the desires of the flesh. I'm not condemning anyone, but I'm just telling the truth of what the Bible says."
The furore has split the online world, where many Christian followers have shown support for Mr Pacquiao, while others have condemned him for his views.
Manny Pacquiao remains hugely popular in the Philippines, and has spoken frequently about his renewed Christian faith. He represents his wife's home province of Sarangani in the lower house.
Many Filipinos hold conservative views on gay rights because much of the population is Catholic, but the country has several prominent gay personalities and the capital, Manila, also has a vibrant gay scene. | Philippine boxer and politician Manny Pacquiao has apologised in the face of severe criticism for saying homosexuals were "worse than animals". | writing on his facebook page mr pacquiao said he remained against gay marriage but was not condemning lgbt god bless you all and praying for you he added mr pacquiao original remark made during tv interview drew ire from gay filipino celebrities and rights group and sparked heated discussion initially he appeared unrepentant writing in post in instagram that he was just telling the truth of what the bible says the former world champion who positions himself as conservative christian politician is running for senate seat in may elections mr pacquiao who is member of the philippines house of representatives was speaking to local station tv5 earlier this week for its election coverage in clip posted online in tagalog he tells the interviewer it common sense will you see any animals where male is to male and female is to female the animals are better they know how to distinguish male from female if we approve of male on male female on female then man is worse than animals filipino comedian vice ganda and singer aiza seguerra who are openly gay have criticised mr pacquiao for his comments calling him hypocrite and false prophet local gay rights organisation and political group ladlad condemned his remarks and issued call to voters to boycott mr pacquiao it said in statement reported in local media that his view betrays shallow understanding of sexual orientation and gender identity and that failure to understand gay rights issues would leave him in the dark ages when the cavemen ruled and the numbskulls roamed the earth on tuesday mr pacquiao who has won world titles in eight different weight divisions had posted picture of himself with his wife on instagram in an apparent response to the controversy he said rather obey the lord command than obeying the desires of the flesh not condemning anyone but just telling the truth of what the bible says the furore has split the online world where many christian followers have shown support for mr pacquiao while others have condemned him for his views manny pacquiao remains hugely popular in the philippines and has spoken frequently about his renewed christian faith he represents his wife home province of sarangani in the lower house many filipinos hold conservative views on gay rights because much of the population is catholic but the country has several prominent gay personalities and the capital manila also has vibrant gay scene. | _START_ Philippine boxer and politician Manny Pacquiao has apologised in the face of severe criticism for saying homosexuals were "worse than animals". _END_ |
The company, which makes coyote fur-lined jackets, some of which sell for £900 each, has started trading on the New York Stock Exchange, as well as on Canada's main exchange.
In early trading, shares were more than 40% higher at $18.14.
Founded in Toronto 60 years ago, the company was bought by the private equity group Bain Capital in 2013.
The firm had priced its initial public offering at $12.78 per share.
It raised $256m (£207m) from the share sale which will go towards paying down debt.
The company started off making woollen vests, raincoats and snowmobile suits before moving into Arctic and mountain expedition coats and more recently, luxury jackets.
Animal rights protestors from Peta staged a demonstration outside the New York stock exchange. The group, which objects to its use of coyote fur, plans to buy shares in the company so that it can attend shareholder meetings and influence its policy.
But the company says its fur comes from regulated trappers and not fur farms, while its down "only comes as a by-product from the poultry industry and has not come from live-plucked or force-fed birds".
One investor, who did not buy the shares, cautioned about the company's growth prospects.
"It is a very niche product at the high end of the retail market, and the retail market is under pressure overall," said Bryden Teich, from Avenue Investment Management.
"In light of an over-indebted Canadian consumer, a really tough retail environment, I have a hard time seeing how it becomes a big growth story." | The high-end parka maker - Canada Goose - is proving as popular with investors as it is with celebrities. | the company which makes coyote fur-lined jackets some of which sell for £900 each has started trading on the new york stock exchange as well as on canada main exchange in early trading shares were more than 40% higher at $18.14 founded in toronto 60 years ago the company was bought by the private equity group bain capital in 2013 the firm had priced its initial public offering at $12.78 per share it raised $256m £207m from the share sale which will go towards paying down debt the company started off making woollen vests raincoats and snowmobile suits before moving into arctic and mountain expedition coats and more recently luxury jackets animal rights protestors from peta staged demonstration outside the new york stock exchange the group which objects to its use of coyote fur plans to buy shares in the company so that it can attend shareholder meetings and influence its policy but the company says its fur comes from regulated trappers and not fur farms while its down only comes as by-product from the poultry industry and has not come from live-plucked or force-fed birds one investor who did not buy the shares cautioned about the company growth prospects it is very niche product at the high end of the retail market and the retail market is under pressure overall said bryden teich from avenue investment management in light of an over-indebted canadian consumer really tough retail environment have hard time seeing how it becomes big growth story | _START_ The high-end parka maker - Canada Goose - is proving as popular with investors as it is with celebrities. _END_ |
That is the verdict of SAM (Sports Analytics Machine), the super-computer built by Ian McHale, professor of sports analytics at the University of Salford, together with his colleague Tarak Kharrat.
We've asked SAM to predict the outcome of every Premier League game between now and the end of the season - and the results suggest the race will be so tight that the destination of the title hinges on this one game.
If you're sceptical about the ability of a computer to predict football matches, it is worth noting that SAM took on BBC pundit Mark Lawrenson in Lawro's predictions earlier this season and remains top of the guest leaderboard, having been more accurate than any other participant during 2015-16.
According to SAM, Leicester will lose only one more match this season - their game against Manchester United at Old Trafford on 30 April.
So excluding Saturday's game, the two teams are predicted to be separated by less than half a point at the end of the season, with a series of draws allowing Manchester City to leapfrog Leicester.
That tiny margin shows just how big an impact the weekend's meeting could have. Here's how the table will vary at the end of the season depending on the outcome:
The bad news for Leicester fans? SAM has Saturday's game down as a draw, meaning Manchester City will go on to win a third Premier League title in five seasons.
A draw on Saturday will keep Leicester in control at the top of the table for the time being, while three wins in their following five games will strengthen their position.
But SAM expects Manchester City to be similarly consistent, and predicts they will finally overtake the Foxes on 23 April with a home win against Stoke, while Leicester's home draw with Swansea on the same weekend will prove costly.
It is a lead Manuel Pellegrini's men will not relinquish. Despite a predicted winless final three games to the season for Manchester City (draws against Southampton, Swansea and Arsenal), Leicester will also fail to win any of their last three fixtures (loss to Manchester United before draws with Everton and Chelsea).
If things do go as predicted it will make for a thrilling end to the season, with the title race going to the final day, but Manchester City will be champions and Leicester will have to make do with second and a place in the Champions League.
SAM takes into account a wide range of factors to work out match results, looking at average performances so far and calculating what that means for the remaining fixtures. It is based on players remaining fit and continuing with their average performance levels, so an injury to Sergio Aguero or Jamie Vardy, for example, would have a significant impact on these predicted outcomes. | Beat Manchester City on Saturday and Leicester will win the Premier League title, draw or lose at Etihad Stadium and they will have to settle for second place. | that is the verdict of sam sports analytics machine the super-computer built by ian mchale professor of sports analytics at the university of salford together with his colleague tarak kharrat we ve asked sam to predict the outcome of every premier league game between now and the end of the season and the results suggest the race will be so tight that the destination of the title hinges on this one game if you re sceptical about the ability of computer to predict football matches it is worth noting that sam took on bbc pundit mark lawrenson in lawro predictions earlier this season and remains top of the guest leaderboard having been more accurate than any other participant during 2015-16 according to sam leicester will lose only one more match this season their game against manchester united at old trafford on 30 april so excluding saturday game the two teams are predicted to be separated by less than half point at the end of the season with series of draws allowing manchester city to leapfrog leicester that tiny margin shows just how big an impact the weekend meeting could have here how the table will vary at the end of the season depending on the outcome the bad news for leicester fans sam has saturday game down as draw meaning manchester city will go on to win third premier league title in five seasons draw on saturday will keep leicester in control at the top of the table for the time being while three wins in their following five games will strengthen their position but sam expects manchester city to be similarly consistent and predicts they will finally overtake the foxes on 23 april with home win against stoke while leicester home draw with swansea on the same weekend will prove costly it is lead manuel pellegrini men will not relinquish despite predicted winless final three games to the season for manchester city draws against southampton swansea and arsenal leicester will also fail to win any of their last three fixtures loss to manchester united before draws with everton and chelsea if things do go as predicted it will make for thrilling end to the season with the title race going to the final day but manchester city will be champions and leicester will have to make do with second and place in the champions league sam takes into account wide range of factors to work out match results looking at average performances so far and calculating what that means for the remaining fixtures it is based on players remaining fit and continuing with their average performance levels so an injury to sergio aguero or jamie vardy for example would have significant impact on these predicted outcomes. | _START_ Beat Manchester City on Saturday and Leicester will win the Premier League title, draw or lose at Etihad Stadium and they will have to settle for second place. _END_ |
He will appear before the Senate intelligence committee on Tuesday, he announced in a letter.
He said the decision had been made "in light of Mr Comey's recent testimony".
Former FBI director Mr Comey told the panel this week that he had asked Mr Sessions to "prevent any future direct communication between the president and me".
The testimony made headlines around the world, as it was the first time Mr Comey had publicly given his side of the apparent fall-out between himself and US President Donald Trump in the run-up to his being fired in May.
In his letter on Saturday, Mr Sessions said, "It is important that I have an opportunity to address these matters in the appropriate forum" which he said he believed to be the Senate intelligence committee.
He had been due to appear before the Senate and House appropriations subcommittees on Tuesday. He said in the letter deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein would attend instead.
Mr Sessions removed himself from the FBI's inquiry into alleged Russian meddling in the US election back in March after it emerged he had met Moscow's envoy during last year's White House race.
Mr Comey told the Senate there were a "variety of reasons" why Mr Sessions's involvement in the investigation of Russia's alleged interference would be problematic.
However, he said he was unable to speak about them in an open session of the hearing.
Mr Comey also told the Senate that the Trump administration's comments about him and the FBI were "lies plain and simple".
He said he was "confused" by the "shifting explanations" for his sacking, which came as he led an inquiry into any links between the Trump campaign and Moscow.
President Donald Trump later said he never sought to impede the inquiry, and accused Mr Comey of saying some things that "just weren't true".
The president has said he is "100%" willing to speak under oath about his conversations, denying he asked for Mr Comey's loyalty or for the inquiry into former White House aide Michael Flynn to be dropped.
Mr Trump went on to say he was considering releasing further information about possible recordings of the conversations between himself and Mr Comey.
Shortly after the press conference, leaders of the House intelligence committee said they had asked the White House whether there were any such tapes.
The House panel requested that if the recordings existed, they should be submitted by 23 June. | US Attorney General Jeff Sessions says he will appear before a Senate panel in response to James Comey's testimony. | he will appear before the senate intelligence committee on tuesday he announced in letter he said the decision had been made in light of mr comey recent testimony former fbi director mr comey told the panel this week that he had asked mr sessions to prevent any future direct communication between the president and me the testimony made headlines around the world as it was the first time mr comey had publicly given his side of the apparent fall-out between himself and us president donald trump in the run-up to his being fired in may in his letter on saturday mr sessions said it is important that have an opportunity to address these matters in the appropriate forum which he said he believed to be the senate intelligence committee he had been due to appear before the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on tuesday he said in the letter deputy attorney general rod rosenstein would attend instead mr sessions removed himself from the fbi inquiry into alleged russian meddling in the us election back in march after it emerged he had met moscow envoy during last year white house race mr comey told the senate there were variety of reasons why mr sessions involvement in the investigation of russia alleged interference would be problematic however he said he was unable to speak about them in an open session of the hearing mr comey also told the senate that the trump administration comments about him and the fbi were lies plain and simple he said he was confused by the shifting explanations for his sacking which came as he led an inquiry into any links between the trump campaign and moscow president donald trump later said he never sought to impede the inquiry and accused mr comey of saying some things that just weren true the president has said he is 100% willing to speak under oath about his conversations denying he asked for mr comey loyalty or for the inquiry into former white house aide michael flynn to be dropped mr trump went on to say he was considering releasing further information about possible recordings of the conversations between himself and mr comey shortly after the press conference leaders of the house intelligence committee said they had asked the white house whether there were any such tapes the house panel requested that if the recordings existed they should be submitted by 23 june. | _START_ US Attorney General Jeff Sessions says he will appear before a Senate panel in response to James Comey's testimony. _END_ |
Arts and Business Cymru now has to bid for contracts, having previously been directly funded by Welsh Government.
Labour AM Lee Waters accused the council of a "rather bureaucratic" response and "obstinacy".
ACW chief executive Nick Capaldi said a procurement process would secure "best value for public funding".
Until April 2016, Arts and Business Cymru had received £70,000 a year in core funding.
Mr Waters challenged Mr Capaldi over the change, suggesting it threatened the organisation's future.
"There is a real danger, is there not, of you being stubborn about this and a skill set that doesn't exist easily elsewhere disappearing," he said.
UKIP AM Neil Hamilton asked: "If the model isn't broken why try to mend it?"
Mr Capaldi said Arts and Business Cymru "do a lot of good work" but insisted it was appropriate to tender for the services.
"We do need to be able to reassure the Welsh taxpayers that we are getting the best value for the public pound, " he said.
Despite an increase in Welsh Government funding for next year, he said the Arts Council of Wales itself was going through a cost-cutting process which would result in a 25% cut in its staff numbers. | The Arts Council of Wales (ACW) has been challenged over funding changes amid claims they threaten a body which seeks business support for arts. | arts and business cymru now has to bid for contracts having previously been directly funded by welsh government labour am lee waters accused the council of rather bureaucratic response and obstinacy acw chief executive nick capaldi said procurement process would secure best value for public funding until april 2016 arts and business cymru had received â£70 000 year in core funding mr waters challenged mr capaldi over the change suggesting it threatened the organisation future there is real danger is there not of you being stubborn about this and skill set that doesn exist easily elsewhere disappearing he said ukip am neil hamilton asked if the model isn broken why try to mend it mr capaldi said arts and business cymru do lot of good work but insisted it was appropriate to tender for the services we do need to be able to reassure the welsh taxpayers that we are getting the best value for the public pound he said despite an increase in welsh government funding for next year he said the arts council of wales itself was going through cost-cutting process which would result in 25% cut in its staff numbers. | _START_ The Arts Council of Wales (ACW) has been challenged over funding changes amid claims they threaten a body which seeks business support for arts. _END_ |
In only three years, the relative novice English coach had worked at two of the most famous clubs in Europe and trained the world's greatest players. His CV was impressive, and his stature was growing - life was perfect. But then he received news this year that even he found hard to comprehend.
"My knees started to shake at the possibility that I could work at Real Madrid," the 41-year-old told BBC Sport.
That golden carrot was dangled in front of him by his mentor Carlo Ancelotti, under whom he was working at Paris St-Germain and alongside whom he had worked at Chelsea. The experienced Italian accepted Real's approach, signed on the dotted line in the summer and asked Clement to join him.
"When I came with Carlo that first day I felt the magnitude of the club," continued Clement. "The support for Madrid in the country and worldwide. They have incredible infrastructure. Then there are the sponsors involved with the club.
"It feels bigger than a club, it's an institution."
Clement, who worked as a PE teacher in Sutton from 1995 to 2000, is from a football family. His father is the former QPR and England full-back Dave, who took his own life at the age of 34, and his brother is the ex-Chelsea and West Bromwich Albion defender Neil.
Paul never played the game professionally, though. While working as a teacher he studied for his coaching badges and helped with Chelsea's Football in the Community programme.
After obtaining his Uefa 'A' licence, he managed to secure his first full-time football role, at Fulham, before returning to Chelsea in 2007.
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He steadily rose up the ranks before being picked out by interim manager Guus Hiddink to become a member of his backroom staff.
"[Hiddink] really knew how to capture an audience and was a great motivator and influencer of people," says Clement.
However, it was was when Ancelotti replaced the Dutchman at Stamford Bridge in June 2009 that his career took off. The Italian, who won the Serie A and two Champions League crowns at AC Milan, made Clement one of his assistants, and in their first season together they secured the Premier League and FA Cup double.
Clement has huge admiration for his Italian boss.
"He treats the players like men," he explains. "He expects respect in both directions. He also loves to coach on the field - he's very active day to day.
"Carlo carries out the practices and does the work. He's very good in the classroom - with a flip chart, on the tactics board and with the video.
"He's really good to work for - over time he's given me more and more responsibility."
The duo went their separate ways when Ancelotti was sacked by Chelsea in 2011. Clement teamed up with Steve Kean at Blackburn, while the Italian joined Paris St-Germain.
However, in January 2012 they were reunited when Ancelotti asked his trusted assistant to join him at the big-spending Ligue 1 side.
One player that really stood out for me was Deco when I was at Chelsea. When he was fit and playing at the top of ability he was one of the best players
More success came their way with the French championship and a good run in the Champions League. Then Los Blancos came calling.
Real finished a distant second to Barcelona last season and bowed out at the semi-final stage of the Champions League for the third year running. It's been 11 years since they were last kings of Europe.
The Londoner is adamant that Real have found their saviour.
"The list of top players at Real Madrid is endless," adds Clement. "These stars are under an incredible amount of pressure - especially at this club - and what Carlo does well is understand the pressure they are under.
"His calm temperament is a help to that, especially during the week in training - the way he manages them individually."
Clement's career has been very closely aligned to that of Ancelotti so far, but would he ever consider going it alone?
Winger Stephen Hunt said this week that the Englishman should be considered as the next Republic of Ireland manager, following the departure of Giovanni Trapattoni.
Clement has said that he hopes there was "a chairman out there who will look at me and think 'he's had a good apprenticeship'".
Until then he is content to continue learning his trade from one of football's all-time great managers at one of its finest schools. | It takes a lot to fluster Paul Clement. | in only three years the relative novice english coach had worked at two of the most famous clubs in europe and trained the world greatest players his cv was impressive and his stature was growing life was perfect but then he received news this year that even he found hard to comprehend my knees started to shake at the possibility that could work at real madrid the 41-year-old told bbc sport that golden carrot was dangled in front of him by his mentor carlo ancelotti under whom he was working at paris st-germain and alongside whom he had worked at chelsea the experienced italian accepted real approach signed on the dotted line in the summer and asked clement to join him when came with carlo that first day felt the magnitude of the club continued clement the support for madrid in the country and worldwide they have incredible infrastructure then there are the sponsors involved with the club it feels bigger than club it an institution clement who worked as pe teacher in sutton from 1995 to 2000 is from football family his father is the former qpr and england full-back dave who took his own life at the age of 34 and his brother is the ex-chelsea and west bromwich albion defender neil paul never played the game professionally though while working as teacher he studied for his coaching badges and helped with chelsea football in the community programme after obtaining his uefa licence he managed to secure his first full-time football role at fulham before returning to chelsea in 2007 media playback is not supported on this device he steadily rose up the ranks before being picked out by interim manager guus hiddink to become member of his backroom staff hiddink really knew how to capture an audience and was great motivator and influencer of people says clement however it was was when ancelotti replaced the dutchman at stamford bridge in june 2009 that his career took off the italian who won the serie and two champions league crowns at ac milan made clement one of his assistants and in their first season together they secured the premier league and fa cup double clement has huge admiration for his italian boss he treats the players like men he explains he expects respect in both directions he also loves to coach on the field he very active day to day carlo carries out the practices and does the work he very good in the classroom with flip chart on the tactics board and with the video he really good to work for over time he given me more and more responsibility the duo went their separate ways when ancelotti was sacked by chelsea in 2011 clement teamed up with steve kean at blackburn while the italian joined paris st-germain however in january 2012 they were reunited when ancelotti asked his trusted assistant to join him at the big-spending ligue side one player that really stood out for me was deco when was at chelsea when he was fit and playing at the top of ability he was one of the best players more success came their way with the french championship and good run in the champions league then los blancos came calling real finished distant second to barcelona last season and bowed out at the semi-final stage of the champions league for the third year running it been 11 years since they were last kings of europe the londoner is adamant that real have found their saviour the list of top players at real madrid is endless adds clement these stars are under an incredible amount of pressure especially at this club and what carlo does well is understand the pressure they are under his calm temperament is help to that especially during the week in training the way he manages them individually clement career has been very closely aligned to that of ancelotti so far but would he ever consider going it alone winger stephen hunt said this week that the englishman should be considered as the next republic of ireland manager following the departure of giovanni trapattoni clement has said that he hopes there was chairman out there who will look at me and think he had good apprenticeship until then he is content to continue learning his trade from one of football all-time great managers at one of its finest schools. | _START_ It takes a lot to fluster Paul Clement. _END_ |
Wolfgang Sobotka said the 18-year-old was an Austrian citizen of a migrant background and there were "indications" of jihadist motives.
Police are warning the public to be alert and to report suspicious objects.
The arrest took place at about 17:00 GMT on Friday when special forces raided an apartment.
Mr Sobotka said the man had been under observation for several days.
"Our police forces managed in quick time to arrest a suspect and so prevent a potential terror attack in the federal capital Vienna," he told reporters.
"The decisive leads came from foreign intelligence services."
Mr Sobotka said possible links to Islamic extremist were being investigated.
"There are individual indications [of extremism] that we have to investigate. There is one contact that is pretty clear and there are several indications that will be looked at intensively," he said.
Mr Sobotka declined to give any further details.
A report by the Austrian newspaper Krone said a group of Islamist militants of Albanian background had planned an attack in Vienna this month. It did not specify its sources.
In the wake of the arrest, police are increasing security in Vienna, a spokeswoman told AFP news agency.
Last year, Austria charged two men in connection with the 2015 Paris attacks that killed 130 people. The men, who had been arrested at a refugee shelter in Salzburg, were later extradited to France.
In 2014, a 14-year-old boy was convicted of terrorism offences in Austria, including a plot to bomb a Vienna railway station. | Austria's interior minister says the arrest of a man in the capital Vienna has averted a possible terror attack in the city. | wolfgang sobotka said the 18-year-old was an austrian citizen of migrant background and there were indications of jihadist motives police are warning the public to be alert and to report suspicious objects the arrest took place at about 17:00 gmt on friday when special forces raided an apartment mr sobotka said the man had been under observation for several days our police forces managed in quick time to arrest suspect and so prevent potential terror attack in the federal capital vienna he told reporters the decisive leads came from foreign intelligence services mr sobotka said possible links to islamic extremist were being investigated there are individual indications of extremism that we have to investigate there is one contact that is pretty clear and there are several indications that will be looked at intensively he said mr sobotka declined to give any further details report by the austrian newspaper krone said group of islamist militants of albanian background had planned an attack in vienna this month it did not specify its sources in the wake of the arrest police are increasing security in vienna spokeswoman told afp news agency last year austria charged two men in connection with the 2015 paris attacks that killed 130 people the men who had been arrested at refugee shelter in salzburg were later extradited to france in 2014 14-year-old boy was convicted of terrorism offences in austria including plot to bomb vienna railway station. | _START_ Austria's interior minister says the arrest of a man in the capital Vienna has averted a possible terror attack in the city. _END_ |
Jonjo Heuerman, from Dartford, has raised more than £235,000 for Cancer Research UK's Bobby Moore Fund.
"It was a big surprise, because I never thought I could get something like this at this age," the teenager said.
"It made me feel quite proud of myself because I've worked really hard over the last five years."
He added: "In 2009 my nan died from bowel cancer - she had been fighting it for a very long time.
"My football hero Bobby Moore also died from it about 20 years ago, and I decided to fundraise for the Bobby Moore Fund."
The teenager has walked and cycled thousands of miles across Britain since the death of his grandmother Lyn.
In 2014 he dribbled a football from Southend to West Ham United's ground over five days, covering 50 miles.
Jonjo said the hardest challenge had been in February when he undertook a 700-mile cycle ride, visiting all of the Premier League football clubs in England.
He then returned to London and walked to all of the capital's Premier League clubs.
"I'm in training for the next one which is in April. I'm going to be cycling and walking from Germany all the way to the UK," Jonjo said.
His mother Donna said that after finding out about the award in November, the hardest part had been keeping the news from Jonjo's grandfather Brinsley.
"He and Jon are very close and he was busting a gut to tell him," she said.
Bobby Moore's widow Stephanie praised the teenager's efforts.
"Not only has he raised a phenomenal amount of money and helped raise awareness of bowel cancer, but he has taken on a huge physical challenge for someone so young," she said.
Jonjo said he did not think his friends would believe he had been awarded the British Empire Medal.
"It is really special and it is a motivation for me. I know I've got lots more work to do.
"I want to get another £100,000 for another research project I want to fund."
Jonjo is one of nearly 1,200 people who have been named on the New Year Honours list.
Nearly three-quarters of the recipients have been recognised for work in their local communities. However, some of the more famous faces to receive awards include Barbara Windsor who has been made a dame and cyclist Chris Froome who has been appointed OBE. | A prolific schoolboy fundraiser has been awarded a British Empire Medal - and at the age of 13 is the youngest person on the New Year Honours list. | jonjo heuerman from dartford has raised more than â£235 000 for cancer research uk bobby moore fund it was big surprise because never thought could get something like this at this age the teenager said it made me feel quite proud of myself because ve worked really hard over the last five years he added in 2009 my nan died from bowel cancer she had been fighting it for very long time my football hero bobby moore also died from it about 20 years ago and decided to fundraise for the bobby moore fund the teenager has walked and cycled thousands of miles across britain since the death of his grandmother lyn in 2014 he dribbled football from southend to west ham united ground over five days covering 50 miles jonjo said the hardest challenge had been in february when he undertook 700-mile cycle ride visiting all of the premier league football clubs in england he then returned to london and walked to all of the capital premier league clubs in training for the next one which is in april going to be cycling and walking from germany all the way to the uk jonjo said his mother donna said that after finding out about the award in november the hardest part had been keeping the news from jonjo grandfather brinsley he and jon are very close and he was busting gut to tell him she said bobby moore widow stephanie praised the teenager efforts not only has he raised phenomenal amount of money and helped raise awareness of bowel cancer but he has taken on huge physical challenge for someone so young she said jonjo said he did not think his friends would believe he had been awarded the british empire medal it is really special and it is motivation for me know ve got lots more work to do want to get another â£100 000 for another research project want to fund jonjo is one of nearly 200 people who have been named on the new year honours list nearly three-quarters of the recipients have been recognised for work in their local communities however some of the more famous faces to receive awards include barbara windsor who has been made dame and cyclist chris froome who has been appointed obe. | _START_ A prolific schoolboy fundraiser has been awarded a British Empire Medal - and at the age of 13 is the youngest person on the New Year Honours list. _END_ |
Halfpenny, 27, could leave French club Toulon in the summer and Wasps are among the clubs interested in him.
"We would obviously love to have [him]," Young told BBC Coventry and Warwickshire. "We're probably one of six or seven options Leigh's got."
Halfpenny signed a two-year deal when he joined Toulon in January 2014.
The British and Irish Lions full-back is currently recovering from the knee injury that kept him out of this year's Rugby World Cup.
Cardiff Blues and Scarlets are keen to bring the player back to Wales, but it is Premiership Wasps who appear to have emerged as favourites for his signature.
"I couldn't say what Leigh's going to do, but I know he's looking to make a decision over the next two weeks and we're one of the clubs that's an option," Young said.
Wales have adopted the so-called Gatland's Law, under which players based in the the country would be favoured for international selection. However, national team coach Warren Gatland can make exceptions.
"I'm sure that's something Leigh will consider," added Young. "International rugby and playing for Wales is a big part of the agenda." | Wasps director of rugby Dai Young says they expect Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny to decide on his future in the next couple of weeks. | halfpenny 27 could leave french club toulon in the summer and wasps are among the clubs interested in him we would obviously love to have him young told bbc coventry and warwickshire we re probably one of six or seven options leigh got halfpenny signed two-year deal when he joined toulon in january 2014 the british and irish lions full-back is currently recovering from the knee injury that kept him out of this year rugby world cup cardiff blues and scarlets are keen to bring the player back to wales but it is premiership wasps who appear to have emerged as favourites for his signature couldn say what leigh going to do but know he looking to make decision over the next two weeks and we re one of the clubs that an option young said wales have adopted the so-called gatland law under which players based in the the country would be favoured for international selection however national team coach warren gatland can make exceptions sure that something leigh will consider added young international rugby and playing for wales is big part of the agenda | _START_ Wasps director of rugby Dai Young says they expect Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny to decide on his future in the next couple of weeks. _END_ |
They put the FN ahead in at least six of 13 regions in mainland France.
The elections are the first electoral test since last month's Paris attacks, in which 130 people were killed.
The centre-right Republicans party led by former President Nicolas Sarkozy appeared to be in second place ahead of the governing Socialist Party.
A second round of voting will be held on 13 December.
As the results became clear, the Socialist party said it was withdrawing from the second round in at least two regions, in the north and the south, to try to block a run-off victory for the FN.
Has France's National Front changed?
The far right's charm offensive
Exit polls from Sunday's vote predicted that the FN had won 30.8% of the vote, followed by Mr Sarkozy's Republicans on 27.2% and President Francois Hollande's Socialists with 22.7%.
FN leader Marine Le Pen, who stood in the northern region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie, and her niece Marion Marechal-Le Pen, who stood in Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur in the south, both looked to have won more than 40% of the vote, polls predicted, breaking previous records for the party.
Marine Le Pen told supporters it was a "magnificent result" which proved the FN was "without contest the first party of France".
The message from the first round of France's regional elections is simple and unequivocal - once again the far right has come out on top.
For the third time in a year and a half, Marine Le Pen can legitimately say that her National Front is the country's most popular party.
It is an astonishing performance for a party that until very recently was regarded as beyond the pale.
The Paris attacks will have played a part in this but it would be wrong to ascribe Ms Le Pen's triumph solely to fears of terrorism.
Her party has been on a steady upward slope for four years. The problems that worry voters are as much economic and social as they are security-related.
Read more from Hugh
In previous years, the centre-right opposition and governing Socialist party have worked together to block the FN.
However, Mr Sarkozy said there would be no "tactical alliances" in the second round.
French regions have wide powers over local transport, education and economic development.
The BBC's Lucy Williamson, in Paris, says the far right has been steadily gaining votes over the past few years from both left- and right-wing sympathisers through a mix of nationalist and pro-welfare policies.
In the lead-up to the election, opinion polls suggested that the popularity of the anti-immigration, anti-EU National Front had increased since the attacks on 13 November.
The election has been held under a state of emergency declared after the Paris attacks, which were claimed by Islamic State militants.
The FN is hoping a strong performance will boost Marine Le Pen's chances for the 2017 presidential election.
The government's response to the Paris attacks has boosted President Hollande's approval ratings - they have soared more than 30 percentage points to 50%.
However, this surge in personal popularity has so far not translated into greater approval for Mr Hollande's Socialist Party, which is trailing with about 22%.
Prime Minister Manuel Valls made an "appeal to patriotism" on Thursday in an effort to rally the Socialist vote.
Assemblies are being elected in the 13 regions of metropolitan France and in four overseas territories.
On Friday, the Belgian prosecutor's office said police were seeking two new suspects accused of aiding the fugitive suspect from the Paris attacks Salah Abdeslam, who lived in Belgium.
The pair are "armed and dangerous" and are thought to have helped Abdeslam travel to Hungary in September.
Who were Paris attackers?
How the Paris attacks unfolded
Investigators say Abdeslam may have driven the suicide bombers at the Stade de France to their target on the night of the Paris attacks.
But Abdeslam's precise role in the attacks remains unclear. There are suggestions he was meant to carry out a suicide attack on the night but decided against it. | France's far-right National Front (FN) appears to have made big gains in the first round of regional elections, estimates show. | they put the fn ahead in at least six of 13 regions in mainland france the elections are the first electoral test since last month paris attacks in which 130 people were killed the centre-right republicans party led by former president nicolas sarkozy appeared to be in second place ahead of the governing socialist party second round of voting will be held on 13 december as the results became clear the socialist party said it was withdrawing from the second round in at least two regions in the north and the south to try to block run-off victory for the fn has france national front changed the far right charm offensive exit polls from sunday vote predicted that the fn had won 30.8% of the vote followed by mr sarkozy republicans on 27.2% and president francois hollande socialists with 22.7% fn leader marine le pen who stood in the northern region of nord-pas-de-calais-picardie and her niece marion marechal-le pen who stood in provence-alpes-cote azur in the south both looked to have won more than 40% of the vote polls predicted breaking previous records for the party marine le pen told supporters it was magnificent result which proved the fn was without contest the first party of france the message from the first round of france regional elections is simple and unequivocal once again the far right has come out on top for the third time in year and half marine le pen can legitimately say that her national front is the country most popular party it is an astonishing performance for party that until very recently was regarded as beyond the pale the paris attacks will have played part in this but it would be wrong to ascribe ms le pen triumph solely to fears of terrorism her party has been on steady upward slope for four years the problems that worry voters are as much economic and social as they are security-related read more from hugh in previous years the centre-right opposition and governing socialist party have worked together to block the fn however mr sarkozy said there would be no tactical alliances in the second round french regions have wide powers over local transport education and economic development the bbc lucy williamson in paris says the far right has been steadily gaining votes over the past few years from both left and right-wing sympathisers through mix of nationalist and pro-welfare policies in the lead-up to the election opinion polls suggested that the popularity of the anti-immigration anti-eu national front had increased since the attacks on 13 november the election has been held under state of emergency declared after the paris attacks which were claimed by islamic state militants the fn is hoping strong performance will boost marine le pen chances for the 2017 presidential election the government response to the paris attacks has boosted president hollande approval ratings they have soared more than 30 percentage points to 50% however this surge in personal popularity has so far not translated into greater approval for mr hollande socialist party which is trailing with about 22% prime minister manuel valls made an appeal to patriotism on thursday in an effort to rally the socialist vote assemblies are being elected in the 13 regions of metropolitan france and in four overseas territories on friday the belgian prosecutor office said police were seeking two new suspects accused of aiding the fugitive suspect from the paris attacks salah abdeslam who lived in belgium the pair are armed and dangerous and are thought to have helped abdeslam travel to hungary in september who were paris attackers how the paris attacks unfolded investigators say abdeslam may have driven the suicide bombers at the stade de france to their target on the night of the paris attacks but abdeslam precise role in the attacks remains unclear there are suggestions he was meant to carry out suicide attack on the night but decided against it. | _START_ France's far-right National Front (FN) appears to have made big gains in the first round of regional elections, estimates show. _END_ |
It has faced a squeeze on defence spending from its two biggest customers, the US and UK governments.
But it is expanding into provision of cyber security for major corporations, including banks and telecoms.
Operating profit was up from £806m in 2013 to £1.3bn, while sales were down from £18.2bn to £16.6bn.
Part of that fall resulted from reduced income from supply of Typhoon fighter aircraft to Saudi Arabia, and part was due to currency fluctuation.
With its annual results, its outlook for defence spending was upbeat, following the deal struck in January 2014 on the US federal budget.
It also noted that both Conservative and Labour parties plan a defence and security review after the UK election in May.
Ian King, the chief executive, said the company was well placed to plan ahead, having won contracts worth more than £10bn from the US and UK governments for three successive years.
He said: "Looking ahead, defence spending remains a high priority in a number of international markets. In the UK, we benefit from long-term contracts, notwithstanding continued pressure on public spending.
"We believe US budgets are now relatively stable, with some early indications of a modest improvement in 2016."
BAE Systems' annual results announcement said its UK maritime business was "robust".
It has much of the work in building two aircraft carriers and has a new £348m order for Royal Navy patrol vessels.
It is also developing the new Type 26 warship, being designed to replace the Royal Navy's frigates, and for export orders. The project has 700 people working on it.
The Ministry of Defence plans to build those ships on the Clyde, with a demonstration phase contract expected this year and a full manufacturing order next year.
Meanwhile, BAE Systems has been considering options for its two Glasgow yards, with the favoured option a closure of Govan with a major investment in a covered yard at Scotstoun, on the north bank of the Clyde.
The company welcomed the 'No' vote in the Scottish independence referendum last year, which it said had the effect of "removing uncertainty for the group's employees and its business based in Scotland".
BAE Systems is also preparing for the building of a new generation of nuclear-armed Royal Navy submarines, with 1,400 people working on that project.
The UK government committed £389m in capital investment to prepare for the Successor submarine manufacturing programme.
Among the milestone achievements of 2014, the company listed the naming and float-up of the first of the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers, the Queen Elizabeth.
Although it was doubted that the second ship would be put into service, the prime minister announced in October that it would be.
The earnings from that contract are scheduled to decline during this year, while submarine work is stepped up.
In the aerospace division, BAE Systems is also working on parts of the Typhoon fighter and F35 Lightning for Ministry of Defence orders. | BAE Systems, the defence, aerospace and electronics giant, has seen a rise in profits, even though its 2014 sales fell. | it has faced squeeze on defence spending from its two biggest customers the us and uk governments but it is expanding into provision of cyber security for major corporations including banks and telecoms operating profit was up from £806m in 2013 to £1.3bn while sales were down from £18.2bn to £16.6bn part of that fall resulted from reduced income from supply of typhoon fighter aircraft to saudi arabia and part was due to currency fluctuation with its annual results its outlook for defence spending was upbeat following the deal struck in january 2014 on the us federal budget it also noted that both conservative and labour parties plan defence and security review after the uk election in may ian king the chief executive said the company was well placed to plan ahead having won contracts worth more than £10bn from the us and uk governments for three successive years he said looking ahead defence spending remains high priority in number of international markets in the uk we benefit from long-term contracts notwithstanding continued pressure on public spending we believe us budgets are now relatively stable with some early indications of modest improvement in 2016 bae systems annual results announcement said its uk maritime business was robust it has much of the work in building two aircraft carriers and has new £348m order for royal navy patrol vessels it is also developing the new type 26 warship being designed to replace the royal navy frigates and for export orders the project has 700 people working on it the ministry of defence plans to build those ships on the clyde with demonstration phase contract expected this year and full manufacturing order next year meanwhile bae systems has been considering options for its two glasgow yards with the favoured option closure of govan with major investment in covered yard at scotstoun on the north bank of the clyde the company welcomed the no vote in the scottish independence referendum last year which it said had the effect of removing uncertainty for the group employees and its business based in scotland bae systems is also preparing for the building of new generation of nuclear-armed royal navy submarines with 400 people working on that project the uk government committed £389m in capital investment to prepare for the successor submarine manufacturing programme among the milestone achievements of 2014 the company listed the naming and float-up of the first of the royal navy new aircraft carriers the queen elizabeth although it was doubted that the second ship would be put into service the prime minister announced in october that it would be the earnings from that contract are scheduled to decline during this year while submarine work is stepped up in the aerospace division bae systems is also working on parts of the typhoon fighter and f35 lightning for ministry of defence orders. | _START_ BAE Systems, the defence, aerospace and electronics giant, has seen a rise in profits, even though its 2014 sales fell. _END_ |
Conrad Chau altered prescriptions to get pharmaceutical firms to send him more drugs at a discounted price so he could sell them on to other companies at a profit.
The offences took place in 2013 while he was owner of the Holburn Pharmacy.
Chau, 51, admitted various charges at Aberdeen Sheriff Court and was jailed for 20 months.
Fiscal depute Kelly Mitchell previously told the court: "The accused pretended to these companies that he had dispensed his monthly quota to genuine patients and thereafter sent over quota orders, these were sent by fax and e-mail and contained fraudulently altered prescriptions for products that had never been prescribed by relevant doctors."
The fraud was discovered when a comparison was made between the genuine prescriptions issued by local GPs and received by the NHS, and the forged versions of the same documents, which had been sent to the pharmaceutical companies.
Chau's solicitor, George Mathers, said his client had not initially realised the seriousness of the offence. He later sold the business.
The court heard that Chau intended to pay back the cash he had fraudulently taken.
However, Sheriff William Summers described it as a "loss to the public purse" and jailed the pharmacist. | An Aberdeen pharmacist who forged prescriptions and committed a VAT fraud of more than £200,000 has been jailed. | conrad chau altered prescriptions to get pharmaceutical firms to send him more drugs at discounted price so he could sell them on to other companies at profit the offences took place in 2013 while he was owner of the holburn pharmacy chau 51 admitted various charges at aberdeen sheriff court and was jailed for 20 months fiscal depute kelly mitchell previously told the court the accused pretended to these companies that he had dispensed his monthly quota to genuine patients and thereafter sent over quota orders these were sent by fax and e-mail and contained fraudulently altered prescriptions for products that had never been prescribed by relevant doctors the fraud was discovered when comparison was made between the genuine prescriptions issued by local gps and received by the nhs and the forged versions of the same documents which had been sent to the pharmaceutical companies chau solicitor george mathers said his client had not initially realised the seriousness of the offence he later sold the business the court heard that chau intended to pay back the cash he had fraudulently taken however sheriff william summers described it as loss to the public purse and jailed the pharmacist. | _START_ An Aberdeen pharmacist who forged prescriptions and committed a VAT fraud of more than £200,000 has been jailed. _END_ |
Cook averages 24.95 runs in his last 21 one-day internationals, during which time England have won eight matches and suffered four series defeats.
"He's horribly out of form at the moment but, as we all know with form, that can turn," Downton told BBC Sport.
"I would be extremely surprised if he wasn't the captain at the World Cup."
After a 90-run defeat in the sixth ODI in Sri Lanka condemned England to a 4-2 series defeat, coach Peter Moores said there was no guarantee Cook would remain captain and that his position will be reviewed after the tour.
Downton confirmed that a similar discussion was held following the 3-1 home series defeat by India at the end of the English summer.
"The selectors spent a week in September after the India series just really analysing and discussing," said Downton.
"[National selector] James Whitaker went to see Alastair at his home just to talk through from his point of view how he was mentally."
Pressure on Cook's place as leader of the one-day side follows calls for him to stand down as Test captain in the wake of a series defeat by Sri Lanka, a loss in the second Test against India and his own poor form.
But Cook turned it round with two half-centuries in the third Test against India, with England going on to win the series 3-1.
"Just as we saw during the summer - when, frankly, AN Other was going to be the next captain for England - we felt strongly that all his experience, all his toughness would come out," said Downton.
"He's come through a traumatic summer, in terms of the pressure on him. But, in doing so, that dressing room is very much his dressing room, in a way that it could never have been before.
"He's the natural leader of that group of players."
Downton will not have a vote when the selection panel of Moores, Whitaker, Mick Newell and Angus Fraser meet to discuss the 16-man squad for next month's tri-series against Australia and India.
That competition acts as another warm-up for the World Cup, which starts on 14 February.
Downton also gave his reaction to recent claims by Kevin Pietersen of bullying within the England team.
The former wicketkeeper was part of the three-man panel that took the decision to end Pietersen's international career but was only in the role of managing director for the final match of the batsman's 104-Test career.
"The reality was that there is no formal complaint of bullying at all on anybody's record during that whole period," said Downton.
He also insisted the ECB had made the right calls.
"Were they the right decisions? As far as I'm concerned, for English cricket, they absolutely were," he said.
"Now, we're starting to emerge from a pretty traumatic time and it's time for people to get excited again." | England and Wales Cricket Board managing director Paul Downton says he would be surprised if Alastair Cook is not captain at the World Cup. | cook averages 24.95 runs in his last 21 one-day internationals during which time england have won eight matches and suffered four series defeats he horribly out of form at the moment but as we all know with form that can turn downton told bbc sport would be extremely surprised if he wasn the captain at the world cup after 90-run defeat in the sixth odi in sri lanka condemned england to 4-2 series defeat coach peter moores said there was no guarantee cook would remain captain and that his position will be reviewed after the tour downton confirmed that similar discussion was held following the 3-1 home series defeat by india at the end of the english summer the selectors spent week in september after the india series just really analysing and discussing said downton national selector james whitaker went to see alastair at his home just to talk through from his point of view how he was mentally pressure on cook place as leader of the one-day side follows calls for him to stand down as test captain in the wake of series defeat by sri lanka loss in the second test against india and his own poor form but cook turned it round with two half-centuries in the third test against india with england going on to win the series 3-1 just as we saw during the summer when frankly an other was going to be the next captain for england we felt strongly that all his experience all his toughness would come out said downton he come through traumatic summer in terms of the pressure on him but in doing so that dressing room is very much his dressing room in way that it could never have been before he the natural leader of that group of players downton will not have vote when the selection panel of moores whitaker mick newell and angus fraser meet to discuss the 16-man squad for next month tri-series against australia and india that competition acts as another warm-up for the world cup which starts on 14 february downton also gave his reaction to recent claims by kevin pietersen of bullying within the england team the former wicketkeeper was part of the three-man panel that took the decision to end pietersen international career but was only in the role of managing director for the final match of the batsman 104-test career the reality was that there is no formal complaint of bullying at all on anybody record during that whole period said downton he also insisted the ecb had made the right calls were they the right decisions as far as concerned for english cricket they absolutely were he said now we re starting to emerge from pretty traumatic time and it time for people to get excited again | _START_ England and Wales Cricket Board managing director Paul Downton says he would be surprised if Alastair Cook is not captain at the World Cup. _END_ |
Abdo Mota is the unlikely hero of the film everyone's talking about in Egypt. He is a "baltagy" - an Arabic term for thug.
At one point in the film, Abdo talks triumphantly about his criminal record, listing the people he has hurt and others he has killed.
In Egypt these men have been linked to the Mubarak regime. They were the plain-clothed men blamed for the violence and the killing of many protesters.
The most infamous case is what is now known as the Battle of the Camels, in which men rode into Tahrir square on camel and horseback, carrying sticks and knives and attacking protesters.
Yet, despite his brutality, Abdo is portrayed as a human character with the same hopes and fears as anyone else.
Abdo Mota is not the only "baltagy" hitting the screens.
Since Egypt's 25 January revolution, there has been a pop culture obsession with the violent and shadowy lives of this underground cult of strong men.
The fasting month of Ramadan is considered by producers and distributors as prime season for television series, as families gather around their television sets after the breaking of the fast.
During last Ramadan, in August, at least two major TV series had thugs as central characters. One, which was actually called El Baltagy, was among the most viewed.
"Abdo Mota offers nothing but the cycle of violence a thug falls into," said Egyptian film critic Magda Maurice.
"It's an exhibition of the different guns and arms used nowadays by thugs but the content of the film is really weak," she said.
"It offers no explanation or analysis to this phenomenon."
The current obsession with these men, she says, does not help the audience understand them.
"We see this every day. What the film is trying to portray is the reality in Egypt now," said one person after watching the film.
"These films are trying to teach people how to be thugs," another commented.
That accusation is rejected by the film's lead actor, Mohamed Ramadan.
"We're not condoning thuggery," he told Egyptian newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm.
"We're trying to understand it and find solutions to this problem."
The violent central character is not the only cause of controversy.
A belly-dancing sequence in the film features a song which praises the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad and his grandchildren.
"You pure one. The mother of Hassan and Hussein," goes the song, referring to Fatima Al-Zahra, one of Islam's most deeply respected female figures.
This has caused widespread anger among Muslim scholars and has led to Egypt's highest religious authority, Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa, to order the scene to be cut from future showings.
"This film showed what is essentially a religious song praising the family of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him," said Islamic Sufi scholar Sheikh Abul Azayem.
"To see a belly dancer dancing to that song is disgusting, not just to Muslims in Egypt but across the Islamic world," he argued.
The film makers say that they never meant to insult the prophet and that the song is more traditional than religious but the controversy and bad reviews seem to be having little effect on the film's popularity.
"When people go to see a film that means it's successful," said producer Mohamed El-Sobky.
"Critics can say what they want. I make films for people."
The commercial success of films like Abdo Mota, which many critics accuse of being shallow and violent, may not reflect a new cinematic movement but it does highlight Egypt's fascination with the lives of these strongmen and their links to the politics of the past. | In the space of only a few weeks, the film Abdo Mota, starring young and upcoming actor Mohamed Ramadan, has topped the Egyptian box office, earning more than films featuring Egypt's well-established stars. | abdo mota is the unlikely hero of the film everyone talking about in egypt he is baltagy an arabic term for thug at one point in the film abdo talks triumphantly about his criminal record listing the people he has hurt and others he has killed in egypt these men have been linked to the mubarak regime they were the plain-clothed men blamed for the violence and the killing of many protesters the most infamous case is what is now known as the battle of the camels in which men rode into tahrir square on camel and horseback carrying sticks and knives and attacking protesters yet despite his brutality abdo is portrayed as human character with the same hopes and fears as anyone else abdo mota is not the only baltagy hitting the screens since egypt 25 january revolution there has been pop culture obsession with the violent and shadowy lives of this underground cult of strong men the fasting month of ramadan is considered by producers and distributors as prime season for television series as families gather around their television sets after the breaking of the fast during last ramadan in august at least two major tv series had thugs as central characters one which was actually called el baltagy was among the most viewed abdo mota offers nothing but the cycle of violence thug falls into said egyptian film critic magda maurice it an exhibition of the different guns and arms used nowadays by thugs but the content of the film is really weak she said it offers no explanation or analysis to this phenomenon the current obsession with these men she says does not help the audience understand them we see this every day what the film is trying to portray is the reality in egypt now said one person after watching the film these films are trying to teach people how to be thugs another commented that accusation is rejected by the film lead actor mohamed ramadan we re not condoning thuggery he told egyptian newspaper al-masry al-youm we re trying to understand it and find solutions to this problem the violent central character is not the only cause of controversy belly-dancing sequence in the film features song which praises the daughter of the prophet muhammad and his grandchildren you pure one the mother of hassan and hussein goes the song referring to fatima al-zahra one of islam most deeply respected female figures this has caused widespread anger among muslim scholars and has led to egypt highest religious authority grand mufti ali gomaa to order the scene to be cut from future showings this film showed what is essentially religious song praising the family of prophet muhammad peace be upon him said islamic sufi scholar sheikh abul azayem to see belly dancer dancing to that song is disgusting not just to muslims in egypt but across the islamic world he argued the film makers say that they never meant to insult the prophet and that the song is more traditional than religious but the controversy and bad reviews seem to be having little effect on the film popularity when people go to see film that means it successful said producer mohamed el-sobky critics can say what they want make films for people the commercial success of films like abdo mota which many critics accuse of being shallow and violent may not reflect new cinematic movement but it does highlight egypt fascination with the lives of these strongmen and their links to the politics of the past. | _START_ In the space of only a few weeks, the film Abdo Mota, starring young and upcoming actor Mohamed Ramadan, has topped the Egyptian box office, earning more than films featuring Egypt's well-established stars. _END_ |
The fourth seed was a set and a break down but recovered to win in two hours and eight minutes.
The 23-year-old will now play Yulia Putintseva, seeded 27.
The women's draw is wide open, especially after world number one Angelique Kerber and British hope Johanna Konta went out in round one.
"I was expecting this kind of match because I played her recently, and I saw her a little bit in the few tournaments before," Muguruza said of Kontaveit.
"She was just playing good, a lot of confidence. I knew it was going to be a battle out there."
Watched by sister Serena - who will not play again this season because of her pregnancy - Venus Williams easily beat Kurumi Nara 6-3 6-1 to move into round three for the first time in five years.
At 36 she is the oldest woman to reach the third round at the French Open since Billie Jean King in 1982.
Slovak Dominika Cibulkova suffered a shock defeat by Tunisia's world number 114 Ons Jabeur to become the third top-10 seed in the women's draw to be knocked out. The sixth seed lost 6-4 6-3.
Petra Kvitova's return to action came to an end in the second round as the Czech lost 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-5) to American Bethanie Mattek-Sands.
Caroline Wozniacki, the Danish 12th seed, produced an impressive performance to beat Canadian Francoise Abanda 6-0 6-0 in 52 minutes.
French 13th seed Kristina Mladenovic reached the third round with a comfortable 6-2 6-3 win against Sara Errani of Italy.
In the men's draw, another home favourite, 12th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, was given only the briefest of reprieves as he lost 7-5 6-4 6-7 (6-8) 6-4 to Argentine Renzo Olivo.
The match was postponed from Tuesday because of bad light and Olivo needed only one game to turn his overnight advantage into victory. He will now play Briton Kyle Edmund in the second round.
Austrian sixth seed Dominic Thiem was broken just once in a 7-5 6-1 6-3 win over Italian Simone Bolelli.
Bulgaria's 11th seed Grigor Dimitrov is also through after beating Spain's Tommy Robredo 6-3 6-4 7-5. | Defending French Open champion Garbine Muguruza survived a scare to beat world number 53 Anett Kontaveit 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-2 and reach the third round. | the fourth seed was set and break down but recovered to win in two hours and eight minutes the 23-year-old will now play yulia putintseva seeded 27 the women draw is wide open especially after world number one angelique kerber and british hope johanna konta went out in round one was expecting this kind of match because played her recently and saw her little bit in the few tournaments before muguruza said of kontaveit she was just playing good lot of confidence knew it was going to be battle out there watched by sister serena who will not play again this season because of her pregnancy venus williams easily beat kurumi nara 6-3 6-1 to move into round three for the first time in five years at 36 she is the oldest woman to reach the third round at the french open since billie jean king in 1982 slovak dominika cibulkova suffered shock defeat by tunisia world number 114 ons jabeur to become the third top-10 seed in the women draw to be knocked out the sixth seed lost 6-4 6-3 petra kvitova return to action came to an end in the second round as the czech lost 7-6 7-5 7-6 7-5 to american bethanie mattek-sands caroline wozniacki the danish 12th seed produced an impressive performance to beat canadian francoise abanda 6-0 6-0 in 52 minutes french 13th seed kristina mladenovic reached the third round with comfortable 6-2 6-3 win against sara errani of italy in the men draw another home favourite 12th seed jo-wilfried tsonga was given only the briefest of reprieves as he lost 7-5 6-4 6-7 6-8 6-4 to argentine renzo olivo the match was postponed from tuesday because of bad light and olivo needed only one game to turn his overnight advantage into victory he will now play briton kyle edmund in the second round austrian sixth seed dominic thiem was broken just once in 7-5 6-1 6-3 win over italian simone bolelli bulgaria 11th seed grigor dimitrov is also through after beating spain tommy robredo 6-3 6-4 7-5. | _START_ Defending French Open champion Garbine Muguruza survived a scare to beat world number 53 Anett Kontaveit 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-2 and reach the third round. _END_ |
Steven Davies, who made 99 against Northants two games ago, missed out on a century again at Chester-le-Street as he was stumped off Ryan Pringle for 98.
But Surrey managed to post a total of 271-7 and no Durham batsman was able to play a major innings in reply.
A spell of 3-34 by James Burke left them too much to do and they were all out for 222 in the 47th over.
Seamer Burke was the fifth bowler used by Surrey skipper Gareth Batty, but had Graham Clark lbw for a fifth-ball duck before claiming the crucial wicket of Paul Collingwood, who was bowled for nine, and having Gordon Muchall caught behind.
Pringle top-scored with 35, and John Hastings (31) and Usman Arshad (25) added 52 for the ninth wicket, the highest partnership of the innings, but it was too little too late for the previously undefeated home side.
Earlier, Davies struck eight fours in his 109-ball knock, having set Surrey on their way by sharing an opening stand of 78 in 11.5 overs with Jason Roy (34).
Surrey batsman Steven Davies:
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"I'm feeling pretty good but it would be nice to make a hundred after getting out for 99 and 98.
"I felt after 35 overs we were in a good position to push on, but Pringle beat me with the first one he turned.
"We bat a long way down and have a good method in this competition.
"You know when you come to Durham you have to work for your runs so we were happy with our total."
Durham coach Jon Lewis:
"Surrey squeezed the new batsmen better than we did and they had the one batsman who built an innings.
"Our top three got to 25 then got out, which doesn't win you Twenty20 games, never mind 50-over ones.
"There has been some honesty in the dressing room with a couple of guys admitting they thought they were still batting at Taunton." | Surrey maintained their unbeaten start to this season's One-Day Cup win a comfortable 49-run win over Durham. | steven davies who made 99 against northants two games ago missed out on century again at chester-le-street as he was stumped off ryan pringle for 98 but surrey managed to post total of 271-7 and no durham batsman was able to play major innings in reply spell of 3-34 by james burke left them too much to do and they were all out for 222 in the 47th over seamer burke was the fifth bowler used by surrey skipper gareth batty but had graham clark lbw for fifth-ball duck before claiming the crucial wicket of paul collingwood who was bowled for nine and having gordon muchall caught behind pringle top-scored with 35 and john hastings 31 and usman arshad 25 added 52 for the ninth wicket the highest partnership of the innings but it was too little too late for the previously undefeated home side earlier davies struck eight fours in his 109-ball knock having set surrey on their way by sharing an opening stand of 78 in 11.5 overs with jason roy 34 surrey batsman steven davies media playback is not supported on this device feeling pretty good but it would be nice to make hundred after getting out for 99 and 98 felt after 35 overs we were in good position to push on but pringle beat me with the first one he turned we bat long way down and have good method in this competition you know when you come to durham you have to work for your runs so we were happy with our total durham coach jon lewis surrey squeezed the new batsmen better than we did and they had the one batsman who built an innings our top three got to 25 then got out which doesn win you twenty20 games never mind 50-over ones there has been some honesty in the dressing room with couple of guys admitting they thought they were still batting at taunton | _START_ Surrey maintained their unbeaten start to this season's One-Day Cup win a comfortable 49-run win over Durham. _END_ |
Its director, Maria Friedman, said it was an "honour" to bring the curtain down on Spacey's time at the theatre.
"I'm fantastically grateful to be given this opportunity," said the singer and actress after Thursday's first night.
The Guardian said the show "makes a festive climax" to Spacey's 11-year involvement with the venue.
"Friedman... treats the whole thing as a party to which we've all been invited," wrote its critic Michael Billington.
"I can't imagine this musical... being much better done than it is here," he continued, before going on to call it "a bit of a mishmash".
Set in Long Island in the late 1950s, High Society tells of a flighty socialite, Tracy Lord, who finds herself torn between three suitors on her wedding weekend.
The musical, adapted from the 1939 stage play The Philadelphia Story, is best known for the 1956 film version starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and Louis Armstrong.
"The intention was to give people a wonderful, joyous party," said Friedman. "It starts as a romp, a light entertainment, but it has a deep heart."
The actress, who made her directorial debut with Merrily We Roll Along in 2012, said High Society's characters were "beguiling and intoxicating" and its score was "rich with hit after hit".
The show, in which Kate Fleetwood plays Tracy, features such popular Porter standards as Well, Did You Evah?, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and Just One of Those Things.
It also features an engaging turn from Joe Stilgoe, son of lyricist Sir Richard, who begins the evening by concocting an improvised "mash-up" of songs solicited from members of the audience.
One of the rejected suggestions on Thursday came from the BBC's Andrew Marr, who challenged the pianist to incorporate Prokofiev's 5th Symphony.
"I'm very keen to make things spontaneous and real," said Friedman, adding that the "absolutely improvised" prologue was intended "to make people comfortable".
In his five-star review in the Daily Mail, critic Quentin Letts singled out Stilgoe's "brilliant pre-show turn" and a "top notch" duet with keyboardist Theo Jamieson for praise.
"All hail an uncomplicated, super show," continued the writer, who described the musical - last seen in the West End in 2005 - as "a celebration of late-Fifties plutocracy".
In her four-star critique in the Daily Telegraph, Serena Davies said Spacey's "final piece of programming.. may prove [to be] one of the hits of the summer".
The aforementioned duet, she went on, is so "breathtaking... it feels as if the champagne hasn't just gone to the heads of the wedding guests... but the audience's too."
"This staging achieves the arguably rare feat of surpassing its filmic predecessor," wrote Holly Williams in The Independent, saying it "makes for a 'swellegant, elegant' last hurrah".
Writing on the WhatsOnStage website, though, Michael Coveney said there was "much wrong" with the "energetic, high-spirited" production and that "style and finesse don't figure on the agenda".
Spacey, who will be succeeded as artistic director by Matthew Warchus, played the role of CK Dexter Haven, Tracy's amorous ex-husband, in an Old Vic production of The Philadelphia Story in 2005.
Friedman said staging High Society brought things "full circle" and represented a "nice conclusion" to the House of Cards star's tenure, which began in 2004 with the divisive Dutch comedy Cloaca.
High Society continues at the Old Vic in London until 22 August.
Listen to Neil Brand's review on Radio 3's Free Thinking programme. | The final production of Kevin Spacey's tenure as artistic director of the Old Vic - Cole Porter musical High Society - has opened in London. | its director maria friedman said it was an honour to bring the curtain down on spacey time at the theatre fantastically grateful to be given this opportunity said the singer and actress after thursday first night the guardian said the show makes festive climax to spacey 11-year involvement with the venue friedman treats the whole thing as party to which we ve all been invited wrote its critic michael billington can imagine this musical being much better done than it is here he continued before going on to call it bit of mishmash set in long island in the late 1950s high society tells of flighty socialite tracy lord who finds herself torn between three suitors on her wedding weekend the musical adapted from the 1939 stage play the philadelphia story is best known for the 1956 film version starring bing crosby grace kelly and louis armstrong the intention was to give people wonderful joyous party said friedman it starts as romp light entertainment but it has deep heart the actress who made her directorial debut with merrily we roll along in 2012 said high society characters were beguiling and intoxicating and its score was rich with hit after hit the show in which kate fleetwood plays tracy features such popular porter standards as well did you evah who wants to be millionaire and just one of those things it also features an engaging turn from joe stilgoe son of lyricist sir richard who begins the evening by concocting an improvised mash-up of songs solicited from members of the audience one of the rejected suggestions on thursday came from the bbc andrew marr who challenged the pianist to incorporate prokofiev 5th symphony very keen to make things spontaneous and real said friedman adding that the absolutely improvised prologue was intended to make people comfortable in his five-star review in the daily mail critic quentin letts singled out stilgoe brilliant pre-show turn and top notch duet with keyboardist theo jamieson for praise all hail an uncomplicated super show continued the writer who described the musical last seen in the west end in 2005 as celebration of late-fifties plutocracy in her four-star critique in the daily telegraph serena davies said spacey final piece of programming may prove to be one of the hits of the summer the aforementioned duet she went on is so breathtaking it feels as if the champagne hasn just gone to the heads of the wedding guests but the audience too this staging achieves the arguably rare feat of surpassing its filmic predecessor wrote holly williams in the independent saying it makes for swellegant elegant last hurrah writing on the whatsonstage website though michael coveney said there was much wrong with the energetic high-spirited production and that style and finesse don figure on the agenda spacey who will be succeeded as artistic director by matthew warchus played the role of ck dexter haven tracy amorous ex-husband in an old vic production of the philadelphia story in 2005 friedman said staging high society brought things full circle and represented nice conclusion to the house of cards star tenure which began in 2004 with the divisive dutch comedy cloaca high society continues at the old vic in london until 22 august listen to neil brand review on radio free thinking programme. | _START_ The final production of Kevin Spacey's tenure as artistic director of the Old Vic - Cole Porter musical High Society - has opened in London. _END_ |
The Heart Goes Last is Atwood's first novel, outside of the trilogy which encompassed Oryx and Crake, The Year of the Flood and 2013's MaddAddam.
Bloomsbury's Alexandra Pringle said the new novel combined "the powerful irony of The Handmaid's Tale with the wicked playfulness of The Edible Woman".
"This is Margaret Atwood at the tip top of her form."
The novel - to be published on 24 September - is set in the near future where lawful people are locked up while lawless people roam free, according to The Bookseller.
A new collection of short stories - Stone Mattress - will also be published, by Virago, on the same day.
Canadian author Atwood remains best known for The Handmaid's Tale, published in 1985.
Shortlisted five times for the Booker Prize for novels including Cat's Eye and Alias Grace, she won in 2000 for The Blind Assassin.
She is also a prolific poet and short story writer, and the author of eight children's books.
Last year it was reported that director Darren Aronofsky was bringing Atwood's trilogy to the small screen - under the title MaddAddam - in conjunction with HBO. | Margaret Atwood's first stand-alone novel in 15 years will be published this September. | the heart goes last is atwood first novel outside of the trilogy which encompassed oryx and crake the year of the flood and 2013 maddaddam bloomsbury alexandra pringle said the new novel combined the powerful irony of the handmaid tale with the wicked playfulness of the edible woman this is margaret atwood at the tip top of her form the novel to be published on 24 september is set in the near future where lawful people are locked up while lawless people roam free according to the bookseller new collection of short stories stone mattress will also be published by virago on the same day canadian author atwood remains best known for the handmaid tale published in 1985 shortlisted five times for the booker prize for novels including cat eye and alias grace she won in 2000 for the blind assassin she is also prolific poet and short story writer and the author of eight children books last year it was reported that director darren aronofsky was bringing atwood trilogy to the small screen under the title maddaddam in conjunction with hbo. | _START_ Margaret Atwood's first stand-alone novel in 15 years will be published this September. _END_ |
The incident happened on Alfred Street near its junction with Sussex Place shortly before 02:00 BST on Sunday.
The victim, who is in his 30s, was taken to hospital for treatment to a deep cut to his face.
The suspect, who is described as being about 5'8" (172cm) tall and of stocky build, made off towards Ormeau Avenue.
Police have appealed for anyone who was in the area at the time of the attack to contact them on the non-emergency number 101. | A man has been stabbed in the face in an attack in Belfast city centre. | the incident happened on alfred street near its junction with sussex place shortly before 02:00 bst on sunday the victim who is in his 30s was taken to hospital for treatment to deep cut to his face the suspect who is described as being about 172cm tall and of stocky build made off towards ormeau avenue police have appealed for anyone who was in the area at the time of the attack to contact them on the non-emergency number 101. | _START_ A man has been stabbed in the face in an attack in Belfast city centre. _END_ |
Cheaper clothing and footwear, offset by a rise in petrol prices, helped to maintain the rate at 0% for a second month, official figures show.
The figure was the lowest rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation since estimates of the measure began in the late 1980s.
It means the cost of living is broadly the same as it was a year earlier.
However, the ONS said that if the rate of inflation was calculated to two decimal places, prices were 0.01% lower than a year before - the first fall on record for the CPI measure.
One of the main reasons the CPI rate remained broadly unchanged was rising petrol and diesel prices between February and March, the ONS said.
But an overall fall in fuel prices over the past year has been a major contributor to low inflation, it added.
The CPI figure leaves inflation well below the Bank of England's 2% target.
There had been speculation that the CPI rate - as measured to one decimal place - would fall below zero in March, and there remains a possibility that the rate could fall in the coming months.
However, few economists think the UK is at risk of the type of entrenched deflation that Japan has suffered from.
"Inflation should start to pick up in the second half of the year, especially as the downward pressure from lower oil prices eases," said Rain Newton-Smith, director of economics at the CBI business group.
She added that falling prices had benefitted households, and lower oil prices had been good for businesses in general. However, North Sea oil firms had taken a hit from the fall in the price of crude.
Martin Beck, senior economic adviser to the EY ITEM Club, said he continued to expect the Bank of England "to wait until early 2016 before raising interest rates".
In March, inflation as measured by the Retail Prices Index (RPI) fell to 0.9% from 1.0% the previous month, the Office for National Statistics said.
Like CPI, RPI inflation is calculated from a sample of retail goods and services. However, RPI is calculated differently and includes data such as mortgage repayments. | The UK's inflation rate remained at a record low of 0% in March, according to the Office for National Statistics. | cheaper clothing and footwear offset by rise in petrol prices helped to maintain the rate at 0% for second month official figures show the figure was the lowest rate of consumer prices index cpi inflation since estimates of the measure began in the late 1980s it means the cost of living is broadly the same as it was year earlier however the ons said that if the rate of inflation was calculated to two decimal places prices were 0.01% lower than year before the first fall on record for the cpi measure one of the main reasons the cpi rate remained broadly unchanged was rising petrol and diesel prices between february and march the ons said but an overall fall in fuel prices over the past year has been major contributor to low inflation it added the cpi figure leaves inflation well below the bank of england 2% target there had been speculation that the cpi rate as measured to one decimal place would fall below zero in march and there remains possibility that the rate could fall in the coming months however few economists think the uk is at risk of the type of entrenched deflation that japan has suffered from inflation should start to pick up in the second half of the year especially as the downward pressure from lower oil prices eases said rain newton-smith director of economics at the cbi business group she added that falling prices had benefitted households and lower oil prices had been good for businesses in general however north sea oil firms had taken hit from the fall in the price of crude martin beck senior economic adviser to the ey item club said he continued to expect the bank of england to wait until early 2016 before raising interest rates in march inflation as measured by the retail prices index rpi fell to 0.9% from 1.0% the previous month the office for national statistics said like cpi rpi inflation is calculated from sample of retail goods and services however rpi is calculated differently and includes data such as mortgage repayments. | _START_ The UK's inflation rate remained at a record low of 0% in March, according to the Office for National Statistics. _END_ |
Philae, the first spacecraft to land on a comet, was dropped on to the surface of Comet 67P by its mothership, Rosetta, last November.
It worked for 60 hours before its solar-powered battery ran flat.
The comet has moved nearer to the sun since and Philae has enough power to work again, says the BBC's science correspondent Jonathan Amos.
The Philae craft made three short contacts of about 10 seconds each at roughly 9.30pm on Sunday.
The probe sent the message: 'Hello Earth! Can you hear me?"
Scientists say they now waiting for the next contact.
What is the Philae lander?
Philae is designed to analyse ice and rock on the comet.
The Rosetta probe took 10 years to reach the comet, and the lander - about the size of a washing-machine - bounced at least a kilometre when it touched down.
Before it lost power, Philae sent images of its surroundings which showed it was in a type of ditch with high walls blocking sunlight from its solar panels.
Its exact location on the comet has since been a mystery. | The European Space Agency (ESA) says its comet lander, Philae, has woken up and contacted Earth. | philae the first spacecraft to land on comet was dropped on to the surface of comet 67p by its mothership rosetta last november it worked for 60 hours before its solar-powered battery ran flat the comet has moved nearer to the sun since and philae has enough power to work again says the bbc science correspondent jonathan amos the philae craft made three short contacts of about 10 seconds each at roughly 9.30pm on sunday the probe sent the message hello earth can you hear me scientists say they now waiting for the next contact what is the philae lander philae is designed to analyse ice and rock on the comet the rosetta probe took 10 years to reach the comet and the lander about the size of washing-machine bounced at least kilometre when it touched down before it lost power philae sent images of its surroundings which showed it was in type of ditch with high walls blocking sunlight from its solar panels its exact location on the comet has since been mystery. | _START_ The European Space Agency (ESA) says its comet lander, Philae, has woken up and contacted Earth. _END_ |
The bottom-placed Shrews, who had gone 10 games without a win prior to Hurst's arrival earlier this week, went in front through Adam El-Abd but Stephen McLaughlin's leveller meant the game ended all square at Roots Hall.
Shrewsbury seemed fortunate not to give away an early penalty when Shrimpers striker Marc-Antoine Fortune appeared to be hauled down in the box by El-Abd.
But the experienced defender went unpunished and then took centre stage further up the field when he broke the deadlock in stunning fashion in the 26th minute, firing home an unstoppable half-volley from 30 yards.
Ivan Toney came close to doubling Town's lead almost immediately but his low shot slammed against the left post.
And Southend hit back to equalise in the 39th minute when McLaughlin fired home an excellent through-ball from Simon Cox before the game tamely petered out in the second half with neither side threatening in attack.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Southend United 1, Shrewsbury Town 1.
Second Half ends, Southend United 1, Shrewsbury Town 1.
Attempt blocked. Jason Demetriou (Southend United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Adam El-Abd.
Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
Jayson Leutwiler (Shrewsbury Town) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Jason Williams (Southend United).
Gary Deegan (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Southend United. Jason Williams replaces Marc-Antoine Fortuné.
Simon Cox (Southend United) is shown the yellow card.
Ivan Toney (Shrewsbury Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Simon Cox (Southend United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Ivan Toney (Shrewsbury Town).
Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. Jim O'Brien replaces Ian Black.
Attempt missed. Marc-Antoine Fortuné (Southend United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Marc-Antoine Fortuné (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adam El-Abd (Shrewsbury Town).
Attempt missed. Ryan Leonard (Southend United) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is too high.
Foul by Ben Coker (Southend United).
Louis Dodds (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Ben Coker (Southend United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Dominic Smith (Shrewsbury Town).
Substitution, Southend United. Luke O'Neill replaces Stephen McLaughlin.
Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Junior Brown.
Attempt missed. Dominic Smith (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Adam Thompson (Southend United) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Adam Thompson (Southend United).
Abu Ogogo (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Ben Coker (Southend United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Dominic Smith (Shrewsbury Town).
Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Junior Brown.
Marc-Antoine Fortuné (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mat Sadler (Shrewsbury Town).
Substitution, Southend United. Jermaine McGlashan replaces Will Atkinson.
Jason Demetriou (Southend United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ivan Toney (Shrewsbury Town).
Foul by Will Atkinson (Southend United).
Ian Black (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Andy Mangan (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. Andy Mangan replaces Antoni Sarcevic. | Manager Paul Hurst started his spell in charge of Shrewsbury Town with a draw at Southend United. | the bottom-placed shrews who had gone 10 games without win prior to hurst arrival earlier this week went in front through adam el-abd but stephen mclaughlin leveller meant the game ended all square at roots hall shrewsbury seemed fortunate not to give away an early penalty when shrimpers striker marc-antoine fortune appeared to be hauled down in the box by el-abd but the experienced defender went unpunished and then took centre stage further up the field when he broke the deadlock in stunning fashion in the 26th minute firing home an unstoppable half-volley from 30 yards ivan toney came close to doubling town lead almost immediately but his low shot slammed against the left post and southend hit back to equalise in the 39th minute when mclaughlin fired home an excellent through-ball from simon cox before the game tamely petered out in the second half with neither side threatening in attack match report supplied by the press association match ends southend united shrewsbury town second half ends southend united shrewsbury town attempt blocked jason demetriou southend united right footed shot from outside the box is blocked corner southend united conceded by adam el-abd attempt missed ivan toney shrewsbury town right footed shot from outside the box is close but misses the top left corner jayson leutwiler shrewsbury town is shown the yellow card foul by jason williams southend united gary deegan shrewsbury town wins free kick in the defensive half substitution southend united jason williams replaces marc-antoine fortuné simon cox southend united is shown the yellow card ivan toney shrewsbury town is shown the yellow card for bad foul simon cox southend united wins free kick on the left wing foul by ivan toney shrewsbury town substitution shrewsbury town jim brien replaces ian black attempt missed marc-antoine fortuné southend united header from the centre of the box is close but misses to the left marc-antoine fortuné southend united wins free kick in the defensive half foul by adam el-abd shrewsbury town attempt missed ryan leonard southend united left footed shot from difficult angle and long range on the right is too high foul by ben coker southend united louis dodds shrewsbury town wins free kick on the left wing ben coker southend united wins free kick on the right wing foul by dominic smith shrewsbury town substitution southend united luke neill replaces stephen mclaughlin corner southend united conceded by junior brown attempt missed dominic smith shrewsbury town right footed shot from outside the box is close but misses to the right adam thompson southend united is shown the yellow card foul by adam thompson southend united abu ogogo shrewsbury town wins free kick in the attacking half ben coker southend united wins free kick on the left wing foul by dominic smith shrewsbury town corner southend united conceded by junior brown marc-antoine fortuné southend united wins free kick in the defensive half foul by mat sadler shrewsbury town substitution southend united jermaine mcglashan replaces will atkinson jason demetriou southend united wins free kick in the attacking half foul by ivan toney shrewsbury town foul by will atkinson southend united ian black shrewsbury town wins free kick in the defensive half attempt missed andy mangan shrewsbury town right footed shot from outside the box is close but misses to the left substitution shrewsbury town andy mangan replaces antoni sarcevic. | _START_ Manager Paul Hurst started his spell in charge of Shrewsbury Town with a draw at Southend United. _END_ |
Jay McEveley diverted a Blair Alston cross into his own net for the opener.
Martin Woods' second-half shot deflected into the path of Craig Curran, who duly levelled.
But substitute Kane's brilliant floating effort found the top corner in the final minute of normal time.
St Johnstone look certain for a top-six finish. They are chasing teams above them now having established an 11-point cushion in fifth place.
Kane's late winner was dramatic, timely and on balance looked deserved as Saints were the better side overall. They took their chances whereas County did not.
The loss of Murray Davidson to an early thigh injury was catered for with the introduction of Keith Watson, and a couple of positional changes.
They coped with that setback well, as they did when County equalised, and some refereeing decisions did not go their way.
Alston hit the post early on with a neat flick but Saints went ahead when the midfielder squared dangerously across the six-yard line.
Steven MacLean pressured McEveley enough to force the defender to touch into his own net.
Liam Craig cracked a post direct from a corner but the main source of frustration came when referee John Beaton somehow did not see Woods clearly handle Watson's header on the line.
They might also have had a penalty awarded when Richard Foster was caught on the edge of the box.
MacLean was very unlucky with a superb touch and shot which was brilliantly saved by Scott Fox.
The great thing about this squad is they deliver consistently and did so again. As the clocked ticked, Kane took control and his winner, soaring into the top corner, was a thing of beauty.
County's recent results at home have been damaging - this was their third straight defeat in Dingwall in all competitions, and the result adds pressure given the compact nature of the Premiership's bottom seven teams.
No significant damage was done in terms of league position but results like this might count further down the line.
There were key moments in this game that did not go their way.
Before St Johnstone's opener, Joe Shaughnessy appeared to handle in the box but whether that was intentional was unclear.
It is possibly more fruitful to consider things that can be directly controlled and Michael Gardyne blazed a fabulous chance miles over from inside which would have changed the complexion of the game.
When Gardyne redirected a long diagonal off an upright, you started to wonder if it was just not their day.
Liam Boyce was unlucky with a curling effort, as was Milan Lalkovic.
Their goal had a touch of fortune in that Woods' shot deflected straight to Curran, who delighted in curling home on his return to the starting line-up.
To lose the point so late in the game will be extremely frustrating, with a couple of testing fixtures to follow against Aberdeen and Hearts.
Ross County manager Jim McIntyre: "That's two weeks in a row we've lost a late goal and it's a real sickener given the effort we've put into the game.
"We got ourselves back into the game and didn't punish St Johnstone when we had the opportunity to.
"The most glaring opportunity was Gardyne's shot from eight yards which sailed over the bar. That was a big moment in the match.
"Nothing really changes. It's still very tight. Nothing is going to be decided over the next three or four games because you would class them as a harder run of fixtures.
"We've done it already this season at Ibrox and Tynecastle where we've put in really good performances and picked up points. There's nothing to say we won't go and do that again."
St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright: "I thought we were excellent. I do think we deserved to win on the number of chances we created.
"We were good with the ball when in possession. We were excellent in terms of counter-attacking all day.
"We showed character again but it's a wonderful goal to win the game and it came at the right time.
"We knew if we beat them [Ross County] we'd go 13 [points] ahead of them and that's a big number to make up between now and when the split comes.
"We can't rest. We can't think we're in the top six. You've got to go out and do it week in, week out."
Match ends, Ross County 1, St. Johnstone 2.
Second Half ends, Ross County 1, St. Johnstone 2.
Attempt missed. Andrew Davies (Ross County) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Attempt saved. Alex Schalk (Ross County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Goal! Ross County 1, St. Johnstone 2. Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by David Wotherspoon.
Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Jason Naismith.
Substitution, St. Johnstone. Christopher Kane replaces Steven MacLean.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Martin Woods (Ross County) because of an injury.
Corner, Ross County. Conceded by Liam Craig.
Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Marcus Fraser.
Hand ball by Craig Curran (Ross County).
Jim O'Brien (Ross County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Jim O'Brien (Ross County).
Chris Millar (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jason Naismith (Ross County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Liam Craig (St. Johnstone).
Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Jason Naismith.
Attempt blocked. Blair Alston (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Goal! Ross County 1, St. Johnstone 1. Craig Curran (Ross County) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jim O'Brien.
Attempt missed. Jim O'Brien (Ross County) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Attempt saved. Andrew Davies (Ross County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Foul by Chris Millar (St. Johnstone).
Jim O'Brien (Ross County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Richard Foster (St. Johnstone).
Marcus Fraser (Ross County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Liam Craig (St. Johnstone).
(Ross County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Scott Fox.
Attempt saved. Steven MacLean (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
Substitution, Ross County. Alex Schalk replaces Michael Gardyne.
Foul by Joe Shaughnessy (St. Johnstone).
(Ross County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Scott Fox.
Attempt blocked. Joe Shaughnessy (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Jay McEveley.
Attempt saved. Blair Alston (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Ross County. Jim O'Brien replaces Tim Chow.
David Wotherspoon (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Jason Naismith (Ross County). | Chris Kane's stunning late strike earned victory for St Johnstone over Ross County, and moved the Perth side within a point of fourth-placed Hearts in the Scottish Premiership. | jay mceveley diverted blair alston cross into his own net for the opener martin woods second-half shot deflected into the path of craig curran who duly levelled but substitute kane brilliant floating effort found the top corner in the final minute of normal time st johnstone look certain for top-six finish they are chasing teams above them now having established an 11-point cushion in fifth place kane late winner was dramatic timely and on balance looked deserved as saints were the better side overall they took their chances whereas county did not the loss of murray davidson to an early thigh injury was catered for with the introduction of keith watson and couple of positional changes they coped with that setback well as they did when county equalised and some refereeing decisions did not go their way alston hit the post early on with neat flick but saints went ahead when the midfielder squared dangerously across the six-yard line steven maclean pressured mceveley enough to force the defender to touch into his own net liam craig cracked post direct from corner but the main source of frustration came when referee john beaton somehow did not see woods clearly handle watson header on the line they might also have had penalty awarded when richard foster was caught on the edge of the box maclean was very unlucky with superb touch and shot which was brilliantly saved by scott fox the great thing about this squad is they deliver consistently and did so again as the clocked ticked kane took control and his winner soaring into the top corner was thing of beauty county recent results at home have been damaging this was their third straight defeat in dingwall in all competitions and the result adds pressure given the compact nature of the premiership bottom seven teams no significant damage was done in terms of league position but results like this might count further down the line there were key moments in this game that did not go their way before st johnstone opener joe shaughnessy appeared to handle in the box but whether that was intentional was unclear it is possibly more fruitful to consider things that can be directly controlled and michael gardyne blazed fabulous chance miles over from inside which would have changed the complexion of the game when gardyne redirected long diagonal off an upright you started to wonder if it was just not their day liam boyce was unlucky with curling effort as was milan lalkovic their goal had touch of fortune in that woods shot deflected straight to curran who delighted in curling home on his return to the starting line-up to lose the point so late in the game will be extremely frustrating with couple of testing fixtures to follow against aberdeen and hearts ross county manager jim mcintyre that two weeks in row we ve lost late goal and it real sickener given the effort we ve put into the game we got ourselves back into the game and didn punish st johnstone when we had the opportunity to the most glaring opportunity was gardyne shot from eight yards which sailed over the bar that was big moment in the match nothing really changes it still very tight nothing is going to be decided over the next three or four games because you would class them as harder run of fixtures we ve done it already this season at ibrox and tynecastle where we ve put in really good performances and picked up points there nothing to say we won go and do that again st johnstone manager tommy wright thought we were excellent do think we deserved to win on the number of chances we created we were good with the ball when in possession we were excellent in terms of counter-attacking all day we showed character again but it wonderful goal to win the game and it came at the right time we knew if we beat them ross county we go 13 points ahead of them and that big number to make up between now and when the split comes we can rest we can think we re in the top six you ve got to go out and do it week in week out match ends ross county st johnstone second half ends ross county st johnstone attempt missed andrew davies ross county right footed shot from outside the box is too high attempt saved alex schalk ross county right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal goal ross county st johnstone christopher kane st johnstone right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner assisted by david wotherspoon corner st johnstone conceded by jason naismith substitution st johnstone christopher kane replaces steven maclean delay over they are ready to continue delay in match martin woods ross county because of an injury corner ross county conceded by liam craig corner st johnstone conceded by marcus fraser hand ball by craig curran ross county jim brien ross county is shown the yellow card for bad foul foul by jim brien ross county chris millar st johnstone wins free kick in the defensive half jason naismith ross county wins free kick in the defensive half foul by liam craig st johnstone corner st johnstone conceded by jason naismith attempt blocked blair alston st johnstone right footed shot from outside the box is blocked goal ross county st johnstone craig curran ross county left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner assisted by jim brien attempt missed jim brien ross county right footed shot from outside the box is too high attempt saved andrew davies ross county right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner foul by chris millar st johnstone jim brien ross county wins free kick in the attacking half foul by richard foster st johnstone marcus fraser ross county wins free kick in the defensive half liam craig st johnstone ross county wins free kick in the attacking half corner st johnstone conceded by scott fox attempt saved steven maclean st johnstone right footed shot from difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner substitution ross county alex schalk replaces michael gardyne foul by joe shaughnessy st johnstone ross county wins free kick in the attacking half corner st johnstone conceded by scott fox attempt blocked joe shaughnessy st johnstone right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked corner st johnstone conceded by jay mceveley attempt saved blair alston st johnstone right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal substitution ross county jim brien replaces tim chow david wotherspoon st johnstone wins free kick on the left wing foul by jason naismith ross county . | _START_ Chris Kane's stunning late strike earned victory for St Johnstone over Ross County, and moved the Perth side within a point of fourth-placed Hearts in the Scottish Premiership. _END_ |
Rosberg was slower than the Red Bulls throughout qualifying until the last lap, when he sneaked ahead of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo.
Rosberg was 0.254secs behind Hamilton and just 0.096secs quicker than Verstappen with his crucial last lap.
German Rosberg is 26 points ahead of Hamilton with 75 remaining this season.
He can afford to finish second twice and third once even if Hamilton wins all the remaining races and still win the title.
And if Rosberg wins on Sunday in Mexico City and Hamilton is 10th or lower, he will tie up the championship.
Sunday's race - expected to be attended by about 135,000 people - is live on the BBC Sport website and BBC Radio 5 live at 19:00 GMT.
Rosberg had been struggling for pace all weekend in Mexico, lagging between 0.3-0.5secs behind Hamilton through all the sessions, including the first two parts of qualifying and the first laps of the top-10 shootout.
It appeared as if this might be the chance Hamilton needed to get a win under his belt with Rosberg struggling to hold off the Red Bulls and Ferraris.
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But he managed to get it all together when it mattered and sneak on to the front row.
Considering the pressure, it was one of his most impressive performances of the season.
Ferrari had also appeared to be in the mix up until the second part of qualifying. Sebastian Vettel was fourth fastest in Q2, 0.4secs quicker than Rosberg and running the same soft tyres as Mercedes.
The move was a strategic one, so Vettel and the Mercedes drivers can start the race on the soft tyre which is just as quick and much more durable than the super-soft.
But Ferrari's hopes of taking much advantage of the strategy faded with their pace in Q3. Vettel could manage only seventh fastest, one place and 0.005secs behind team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, who is also starting on the softs.
Red Bull, on the other hand, are optimistic of mixing it with Mercedes in the race following their decision to start on the super-softs.
"Very disappointed," said Vettel. "The car is quick. Q2 was a walk in the park with soft tyres. I had a much better feel than with the super-softs.
"It's clear that on the super-soft we did not make the step like everyone else. Everybody was improving by half a second; we didn't improve at all. That's why I'm so annoyed.
"We start where the car doesn't belong. We are quicker than most people, we should start second row and even have a crack at first row if everything goes well."
Both were beaten by Force India's Nico Hulkenberg, with Williams' Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa and Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz completing the top 10.
Sainz pipped fellow Spaniard and friend Fernando Alonso of McLaren to the final top-10 place but Alonso sounded pleased to be 11th when talking to his engineer.
It puts him on the grippier side of the grid and with free choice of tyres for the start of the race.
Team-mate Jenson Button has never been on Alonso's pace all weekend and was 0.391secs adrift in 13th.
Fellow Briton Jolyon Palmer will start last after not taking part in qualifying because he damaged its chassis over a kerb in final practice and he needed a new monocoque for the race.
"It's always a tough battle," Hamilton said. "Trying to pull out the perfect laps when it counts is always a difficult thing. The track has got a lot better, there is more grip than last year and it feels more like a race track."
Rosberg said: "I'm still 0.25secs from Lewis. His lap was great, not mine. I put it together in the end and I am relatively pleased with that to make sure I am on the front row and give me a chance for the win.
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Explaining his troubles through the weekend, he said: "It just took a bit longer to find the way [with the car], just generally with tyre temperatures. It's quite cold out there and that makes it a bit nervous. Just finding my way with that."
Hamilton, who is aiming for his second win in a week after his victory in Austin last Sunday, said: "There is no real tactic. I turned up to do the job and I will try to do the same thing as I did last week here."
Mexican Grand Prix qualifying results
Mexican Grand Prix coverage details | Lewis Hamilton took pole position at the Mexican Grand Prix as title rival Nico Rosberg left it late to join him on the front row. | rosberg was slower than the red bulls throughout qualifying until the last lap when he sneaked ahead of max verstappen and daniel ricciardo rosberg was 0.254secs behind hamilton and just 0.096secs quicker than verstappen with his crucial last lap german rosberg is 26 points ahead of hamilton with 75 remaining this season he can afford to finish second twice and third once even if hamilton wins all the remaining races and still win the title and if rosberg wins on sunday in mexico city and hamilton is 10th or lower he will tie up the championship sunday race expected to be attended by about 135 000 people is live on the bbc sport website and bbc radio live at 19:00 gmt rosberg had been struggling for pace all weekend in mexico lagging between 0.3-0.5secs behind hamilton through all the sessions including the first two parts of qualifying and the first laps of the top-10 shootout it appeared as if this might be the chance hamilton needed to get win under his belt with rosberg struggling to hold off the red bulls and ferraris media playback is not supported on this device but he managed to get it all together when it mattered and sneak on to the front row considering the pressure it was one of his most impressive performances of the season ferrari had also appeared to be in the mix up until the second part of qualifying sebastian vettel was fourth fastest in q2 0.4secs quicker than rosberg and running the same soft tyres as mercedes the move was strategic one so vettel and the mercedes drivers can start the race on the soft tyre which is just as quick and much more durable than the super-soft but ferrari hopes of taking much advantage of the strategy faded with their pace in q3 vettel could manage only seventh fastest one place and 0.005secs behind team-mate kimi raikkonen who is also starting on the softs red bull on the other hand are optimistic of mixing it with mercedes in the race following their decision to start on the super-softs very disappointed said vettel the car is quick q2 was walk in the park with soft tyres had much better feel than with the super-softs it clear that on the super-soft we did not make the step like everyone else everybody was improving by half second we didn improve at all that why so annoyed we start where the car doesn belong we are quicker than most people we should start second row and even have crack at first row if everything goes well both were beaten by force india nico hulkenberg with williams valtteri bottas and felipe massa and toro rosso carlos sainz completing the top 10 sainz pipped fellow spaniard and friend fernando alonso of mclaren to the final top-10 place but alonso sounded pleased to be 11th when talking to his engineer it puts him on the grippier side of the grid and with free choice of tyres for the start of the race team-mate jenson button has never been on alonso pace all weekend and was 0.391secs adrift in 13th fellow briton jolyon palmer will start last after not taking part in qualifying because he damaged its chassis over kerb in final practice and he needed new monocoque for the race it always tough battle hamilton said trying to pull out the perfect laps when it counts is always difficult thing the track has got lot better there is more grip than last year and it feels more like race track rosberg said still 0.25secs from lewis his lap was great not mine put it together in the end and am relatively pleased with that to make sure am on the front row and give me chance for the win media playback is not supported on this device explaining his troubles through the weekend he said it just took bit longer to find the way with the car just generally with tyre temperatures it quite cold out there and that makes it bit nervous just finding my way with that hamilton who is aiming for his second win in week after his victory in austin last sunday said there is no real tactic turned up to do the job and will try to do the same thing as did last week here mexican grand prix qualifying results mexican grand prix coverage details | _START_ Lewis Hamilton took pole position at the Mexican Grand Prix as title rival Nico Rosberg left it late to join him on the front row. _END_ |
Her Majesty's Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) said the service was generally "performing positively" and delivering value for money.
But charity, Victim Support Wales, said it was "not meeting its obligations".
CPS Wales said it was "working hard" to ensure communication with victims was of a "high standard".
The report, published on Wednesday, found victims of crime or their bereaved relatives often had no information about the discontinuance of court proceedings or pleas.
Victim communication letters were not sent out in more than 45.5% of cases and only sent out in a "timely manner" in 50% of cases.
There was also a " lack of empathy" in some letters and they were sometimes sent out with the wrong information on outcomes.
Lucy Hastings, director at Victim Support, said: "Poor communication can make victims feel forgotten and not treating them with the respect they deserve may increase their distress and make it harder for them to move beyond their experience of crime."
CPS Wales was rated "excellent" for managing resources, "good" for managing performance, "fair" for the effectiveness of its joint working, with an overall score of "good" for its governance and value for money.
It was rated as "fair" for its compliance with disclosure requirements and casework reviews and decisions, "good" rating for case preparation and progression, "poor" for communicating with victims, with a "fair" overall rating for casework quality and service delivery for users.
The report found conviction rates in magistrates' courts was "noticeably better" than the national average - 87.2% versus 83.8% - and "slightly" better in the crown court - 79.9% compared to 79.1%.
However, the inspectorate said its crown court court performance was "declining" in contested cases, with those relating to rape and serious sexual offences a "cause for concern".
HMCPSI examined 120 magistrates' courts and crown court files finalised between September 2015 and March 2016, surveyed staff and got feedback from witnesses, victims and partner agencies.
They found over half the police files were "not of sufficient quality" but "little or no challenge or feedback" was provided to forces.
However, CPS Wales was found to have delivered value for money - in the 12 months to December 2015, it spent £430 per case while the national average was £602.
HMCPSI chief inspector of Kevin McGinty said while it was a "positive report overall", ensuring high-quality and timely communication with victims was "essential".
Ed Beltrami, chief crown prosecutor for CPS Wales, said: "We recognise the need to provide an excellent service to victims and witnesses and we are already working hard to ensure that the quality of our communications with victims and witnesses is of a high standard and meets individual needs.
"This includes increasing the resources available within our victim liaison unit, implementing new arrangements for speaking with witnesses at court, on-going training for prosecutors and gathering feedback from victims." | The Crown Prosecution Service in Wales has been rated as "poor" by inspectors for its communication with victims of crime. | her majesty crown prosecution service inspectorate hmcpsi said the service was generally performing positively and delivering value for money but charity victim support wales said it was not meeting its obligations cps wales said it was working hard to ensure communication with victims was of high standard the report published on wednesday found victims of crime or their bereaved relatives often had no information about the discontinuance of court proceedings or pleas victim communication letters were not sent out in more than 45.5% of cases and only sent out in timely manner in 50% of cases there was also lack of empathy in some letters and they were sometimes sent out with the wrong information on outcomes lucy hastings director at victim support said poor communication can make victims feel forgotten and not treating them with the respect they deserve may increase their distress and make it harder for them to move beyond their experience of crime cps wales was rated excellent for managing resources good for managing performance fair for the effectiveness of its joint working with an overall score of good for its governance and value for money it was rated as fair for its compliance with disclosure requirements and casework reviews and decisions good rating for case preparation and progression poor for communicating with victims with fair overall rating for casework quality and service delivery for users the report found conviction rates in magistrates courts was noticeably better than the national average 87.2% versus 83.8% and slightly better in the crown court 79.9% compared to 79.1% however the inspectorate said its crown court court performance was declining in contested cases with those relating to rape and serious sexual offences cause for concern hmcpsi examined 120 magistrates courts and crown court files finalised between september 2015 and march 2016 surveyed staff and got feedback from witnesses victims and partner agencies they found over half the police files were not of sufficient quality but little or no challenge or feedback was provided to forces however cps wales was found to have delivered value for money in the 12 months to december 2015 it spent â£430 per case while the national average was â£602 hmcpsi chief inspector of kevin mcginty said while it was positive report overall ensuring high-quality and timely communication with victims was essential ed beltrami chief crown prosecutor for cps wales said we recognise the need to provide an excellent service to victims and witnesses and we are already working hard to ensure that the quality of our communications with victims and witnesses is of high standard and meets individual needs this includes increasing the resources available within our victim liaison unit implementing new arrangements for speaking with witnesses at court on-going training for prosecutors and gathering feedback from victims | _START_ The Crown Prosecution Service in Wales has been rated as "poor" by inspectors for its communication with victims of crime. _END_ |
In a statement, the 23-year-old revealed his mother is suffering from a "serious, incurable illness".
"In the run-up to the match against Burnley, I felt completely frazzled and unable to concentrate properly," said the centre-back.
"I thought that my distraction may result in an error."
He added: "After much thought and consultation with the gaffer, my family and my team-mates, I felt unable to guarantee my usual standard of performance and said as much to the gaffer."
Tarkowski was originally named in the starting XI to face Burnley in the Championship, but was subsequently omitted from the matchday squad as the Clarets beat Brentford 3-1.
The former Oldham player was disciplined by the west London club and has since returned to training, but was left out of the squad for Saturday's trip to Preston and will not feature against Leeds on Tuesday.
"I would like to apologise to my team-mates, the gaffer and the fans," said Tarkowski.
"I hope you can understand the pressure I was under and that no offence or insult was intended to anyone associated with the club.
"I have taken the sanction given to me by the club with good grace."
Brentford have rejected transfer bids for Tarkowski this month, saying offers have not met their valuation of the defender.
Bees head coach Dean Smith says he has been "reintegrated" into the squad, but the situation is "too raw" for Tarkowski to return to action immediately.
"We will try to help him through this tough period he has had," said Smith. | Brentford defender James Tarkowski says personal reasons were behind his request not to play for the Bees against Burnley earlier this month. | in statement the 23-year-old revealed his mother is suffering from serious incurable illness in the run-up to the match against burnley felt completely frazzled and unable to concentrate properly said the centre-back thought that my distraction may result in an error he added after much thought and consultation with the gaffer my family and my team-mates felt unable to guarantee my usual standard of performance and said as much to the gaffer tarkowski was originally named in the starting xi to face burnley in the championship but was subsequently omitted from the matchday squad as the clarets beat brentford 3-1 the former oldham player was disciplined by the west london club and has since returned to training but was left out of the squad for saturday trip to preston and will not feature against leeds on tuesday would like to apologise to my team-mates the gaffer and the fans said tarkowski hope you can understand the pressure was under and that no offence or insult was intended to anyone associated with the club have taken the sanction given to me by the club with good grace brentford have rejected transfer bids for tarkowski this month saying offers have not met their valuation of the defender bees head coach dean smith says he has been reintegrated into the squad but the situation is too raw for tarkowski to return to action immediately we will try to help him through this tough period he has had said smith. | _START_ Brentford defender James Tarkowski says personal reasons were behind his request not to play for the Bees against Burnley earlier this month. _END_ |
He had been a close ally of his predecessor Mahinda Rajapaksa - until his unexpected announcement that he planned to run against him. Mr Rajapaksa's supporters were quick to label him a traitor.
Mr Sirisena was one of the most powerful men in the Sri Lanka Freedom Party before he defected along with a number of other ruling party figures.
Coming from a farming family in the Sinhalese heartland, he appealed to the same demographic as Mr Rajapaksa.
Ranged behind Mr Sirisena was a large opposition coalition that kept his name secret until the final moment.
The unwieldy coalition included the main opposition UNP and a former president who has apologised for the past treatment of the Tamil minority.
It also embraced a hard-line Buddhist nationalist party - a defector from the ruling coalition - that completely denies the well-attested evidence that thousands of Tamil civilians died in the final bombardments of the war.
Mr Sirisena has made no mention of minority rights or of any political solution to the island's ethnic conflict and has ruled out allowing any political leader to be prosecuted for alleged war crimes.
Announcing his candidacy in November 2014, he said Sri Lanka was heading towards a dictatorship and was blighted by rampant corruption and a breakdown in law and order.
"The entire economy and every aspect of society is controlled by one family," he said. Three brothers of the president and his son all occupy influential positions.
Mahinda Rajapaksa said bitterly that Mr Sirisena had defected after the two men shared a meal of the popular Sri Lankan comfort food, "hoppers" or rice pancakes.
He said his rival "eats hoppers in the night and then stabs you in the back in the morning".
Mr Sirisena later said he felt sorry for his rival during the meal but he couldn't remain with a leader "who had plundered the country, government and natural wealth".
Maithripala Sirisena comes from the Sinhalese-dominated North Central Province which was seen as "border country" when the Tamil Tigers controlled the North.
Aged just 19 in 1971 he was jailed for 15 months for alleged involvement in the first insurrection by the extreme-left People's Liberation Front (JVP).
Until November 2014 he was general secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and health minister.
He was almost killed in October 2008 when the convoy he was in was attacked by a Tamil Tiger suicide bomber in a Colombo suburb. One person died.
The 63-year-old has painted himself as a clean-living champion of the rural masses. He opposes smoking and drinking alcohol.
The Sinhalese Buddhist majority accounts for 70% of Sri Lanka's 21 million people - and he looks set to secure a large share of their votes.
He also appeals to many members of Tamil, Muslim and Christian minorities who have felt increasingly marginalised under the Rajapaksa presidency.
Mr Sirisena has been quoted as saying he was unhappy with Mr Rajapaksa from 2006 onwards - but this raises the question of why he stayed so long in a government whose activities he now criticises, and of whether he is perhaps implicated in some of its excesses.
He says he was acting defence minister during the last two weeks of the war and has used this to try and entrench his appeal among the Sinhalese voter base.
This has played badly with some Tamils as there is still much residual support for the Tamil Tigers among that community. The main Tamil National Alliance is backing him however.
For many, though, Mr Sirisena represented the only way of unseating President Rajapaksa - and, questions aside, that was his trump card.
However, Mr Sirisena has not been able to keep the UFPA party united and many of those voted for him are upset that he gave in to pressure from within the party to allow Mr Rajapaksa run for the party in parliamentary elections. | Maithripala Sirisena became Sri Lanka's president after a surprise victory in elections in January. | he had been close ally of his predecessor mahinda rajapaksa until his unexpected announcement that he planned to run against him mr rajapaksa supporters were quick to label him traitor mr sirisena was one of the most powerful men in the sri lanka freedom party before he defected along with number of other ruling party figures coming from farming family in the sinhalese heartland he appealed to the same demographic as mr rajapaksa ranged behind mr sirisena was large opposition coalition that kept his name secret until the final moment the unwieldy coalition included the main opposition unp and former president who has apologised for the past treatment of the tamil minority it also embraced hard-line buddhist nationalist party defector from the ruling coalition that completely denies the well-attested evidence that thousands of tamil civilians died in the final bombardments of the war mr sirisena has made no mention of minority rights or of any political solution to the island ethnic conflict and has ruled out allowing any political leader to be prosecuted for alleged war crimes announcing his candidacy in november 2014 he said sri lanka was heading towards dictatorship and was blighted by rampant corruption and breakdown in law and order the entire economy and every aspect of society is controlled by one family he said three brothers of the president and his son all occupy influential positions mahinda rajapaksa said bitterly that mr sirisena had defected after the two men shared meal of the popular sri lankan comfort food hoppers or rice pancakes he said his rival eats hoppers in the night and then stabs you in the back in the morning mr sirisena later said he felt sorry for his rival during the meal but he couldn remain with leader who had plundered the country government and natural wealth maithripala sirisena comes from the sinhalese-dominated north central province which was seen as border country when the tamil tigers controlled the north aged just 19 in 1971 he was jailed for 15 months for alleged involvement in the first insurrection by the extreme-left people liberation front jvp until november 2014 he was general secretary of the sri lanka freedom party and health minister he was almost killed in october 2008 when the convoy he was in was attacked by tamil tiger suicide bomber in colombo suburb one person died the 63-year-old has painted himself as clean-living champion of the rural masses he opposes smoking and drinking alcohol the sinhalese buddhist majority accounts for 70% of sri lanka 21 million people and he looks set to secure large share of their votes he also appeals to many members of tamil muslim and christian minorities who have felt increasingly marginalised under the rajapaksa presidency mr sirisena has been quoted as saying he was unhappy with mr rajapaksa from 2006 onwards but this raises the question of why he stayed so long in government whose activities he now criticises and of whether he is perhaps implicated in some of its excesses he says he was acting defence minister during the last two weeks of the war and has used this to try and entrench his appeal among the sinhalese voter base this has played badly with some tamils as there is still much residual support for the tamil tigers among that community the main tamil national alliance is backing him however for many though mr sirisena represented the only way of unseating president rajapaksa and questions aside that was his trump card however mr sirisena has not been able to keep the ufpa party united and many of those voted for him are upset that he gave in to pressure from within the party to allow mr rajapaksa run for the party in parliamentary elections. | _START_ Maithripala Sirisena became Sri Lanka's president after a surprise victory in elections in January. _END_ |
Alan Bennett told John Ainley he felt no sense of celebration following the death of Ian Brady on Monday.
Brady, 79, tortured and killed five children with Myra Hindley.
But he never revealed where Keith's remains were buried, though Keith's mother Winnie Johnson, who died in 2012, had begged Brady to do so.
Writing on Facebook, Alan Bennett, who runs a website, Searching for Keith, in a continuing attempt to locate his brother's body, said: "We will carry on doing whatever we can to bring Keith home".
He said support from well-wishers "means more than I could ever put in to words".
Brady, who was jailed in 1966, buried four of his victims in graves on Saddleworth Moor, Greater Manchester.
He died at Ashworth Hospital, a secure psychiatric unit in Merseyside where he had been detained since 1985.
A Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust spokesman said Brady had died at 18:03 BST on Monday.
An inquest into his death is due to be opened at Southport Town Hall later.
Brady, who was born in Glasgow but later moved to Manchester, was jailed at Chester Assizes 51 years ago for the murders of John Kilbride, aged 12, Lesley Ann Downey, 10, and Edward Evans, 17.
In 1985 he also admitted to the murders of Pauline Reade, 16, and Keith Bennett, who was 12.
The children had been abducted by Brady and his lover Hindley, who died in prison in 2002, between 1963 and 1965.
Robin Makin, who was Brady's solicitor for 25 years, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme he was with his client in hospital less than two hours before his death.
"I got a call that he wanted to see me - he was obviously well aware that his death was imminent," he said.
He described the encounter as "quite a moving sort of situation", where the pair discussed Brady's legal affairs and funeral arrangements.
He said the whereabouts of Keith Bennett's remains did not come up in conversation.
"I would be very surprised if he really had information that was useful," he said.
"He did go to the Moors a long time ago and I suspect that if there had been information for him that he could have provided, he would have provided it then."
Describing coverage of the search for Keith's body as a "frenzy", he said: "I would very much hope that the remains can be found, but unfortunately I haven't got any information that's going to assist."
Brady and Hindley were caught when her brother-in-law David Smith, who was a petty criminal, phoned the police after seeing Brady abuse and strangle Edward Evans.
The officers caught Brady and Hindley at home, retrieving Edward's body from the bedroom, along with Brady's library of volumes on perversion and sadism.
Martin Bottomley, the head of Greater Manchester Police's cold case unit, said the force would never give up the search for Keith and Brady's death did "not change that".
He said: "Our aim, as it always has been, is to find where Keith is buried and give closure to his surviving family members so they can give Keith the proper burial they so desperately want.
"Whilst we are not actively searching Saddleworth Moor, we will act on credible and actionable information that will help lead us to him."
Ch Insp Ian Hanson, chair of the Greater Manchester branch of the Police Federation, said: "Having grown up in that part of Manchester where Brady and his cohort committed these terrible crimes, I know first-hand the impact this had on decent young families.
"We couldn't even play in the street unless somebody's mum could see us from the window.
"He now takes his place in hell and he can rot there and as far as I am concerned.
"Ashworth Hospital can leave him out for the bin men."
In 2012 Brady's health advocate, Jackie Powell, was questioned by police after she told a television documentary Brady had given her a sealed envelope to pass to Mrs Johnson in the event of Brady's death.
The letter was never found.
John Kilbride's brother, Terry, told the Sun newspaper: "It's been years and years of anguish and pain for us and the families of the victims.
"He's dead but we will have to still live with the nightmare that he left behind."
Speaking about the case of victim Lesley Ann Downey, former police officer Norman Brennan told of the "grief and torment" he had seen on the faces of her mother and father.
Police found photographs of the naked 10-year-old, along with tape recordings of her final moments pleading for her life as she was brutally abused.
Mr Brennan told BBC Two's Newsnight: "To know that your daughter was lost, alone and murdered and then actually her death was recorded, the grief can never ever be etched from your mind.
"Those two individuals, Myra Hindley and Ian Brady, they didn't just destroy five young children's lives.
"The... false hopes that they gave the families for over 50 years destroyed all of the families as well, even to this day."
Brady had been on successive hunger strikes since 1999, arguing he should be allowed to die, but had been force-fed because he was considered mentally ill.
He campaigned for several years to be moved from Ashworth to a Scottish prison where he would not be force-fed and would be allowed to die if he wished.
The Mersey Care Trust was unable to confirm the cause of Brady's death, but said he had been given oxygen for a while.
Brady was not found dead in his room, its spokesman said, but he was unable to confirm if anyone was with him when he died, adding: "Quite possibly. I don't know." | The brother of Moors Murders victim Keith Bennett feels he has lost the opportunity to find his remains, the family's solicitor has said. | alan bennett told john ainley he felt no sense of celebration following the death of ian brady on monday brady 79 tortured and killed five children with myra hindley but he never revealed where keith remains were buried though keith mother winnie johnson who died in 2012 had begged brady to do so writing on facebook alan bennett who runs website searching for keith in continuing attempt to locate his brother body said we will carry on doing whatever we can to bring keith home he said support from well-wishers means more than could ever put in to words brady who was jailed in 1966 buried four of his victims in graves on saddleworth moor greater manchester he died at ashworth hospital secure psychiatric unit in merseyside where he had been detained since 1985 mersey care nhs foundation trust spokesman said brady had died at 18:03 bst on monday an inquest into his death is due to be opened at southport town hall later brady who was born in glasgow but later moved to manchester was jailed at chester assizes 51 years ago for the murders of john kilbride aged 12 lesley ann downey 10 and edward evans 17 in 1985 he also admitted to the murders of pauline reade 16 and keith bennett who was 12 the children had been abducted by brady and his lover hindley who died in prison in 2002 between 1963 and 1965 robin makin who was brady solicitor for 25 years told bbc radio today programme he was with his client in hospital less than two hours before his death got call that he wanted to see me he was obviously well aware that his death was imminent he said he described the encounter as quite moving sort of situation where the pair discussed brady legal affairs and funeral arrangements he said the whereabouts of keith bennett remains did not come up in conversation would be very surprised if he really had information that was useful he said he did go to the moors long time ago and suspect that if there had been information for him that he could have provided he would have provided it then describing coverage of the search for keith body as frenzy he said would very much hope that the remains can be found but unfortunately haven got any information that going to assist brady and hindley were caught when her brother-in-law david smith who was petty criminal phoned the police after seeing brady abuse and strangle edward evans the officers caught brady and hindley at home retrieving edward body from the bedroom along with brady library of volumes on perversion and sadism martin bottomley the head of greater manchester police cold case unit said the force would never give up the search for keith and brady death did not change that he said our aim as it always has been is to find where keith is buried and give closure to his surviving family members so they can give keith the proper burial they so desperately want whilst we are not actively searching saddleworth moor we will act on credible and actionable information that will help lead us to him ch insp ian hanson chair of the greater manchester branch of the police federation said having grown up in that part of manchester where brady and his cohort committed these terrible crimes know first-hand the impact this had on decent young families we couldn even play in the street unless somebody mum could see us from the window he now takes his place in hell and he can rot there and as far as am concerned ashworth hospital can leave him out for the bin men in 2012 brady health advocate jackie powell was questioned by police after she told television documentary brady had given her sealed envelope to pass to mrs johnson in the event of brady death the letter was never found john kilbride brother terry told the sun newspaper it been years and years of anguish and pain for us and the families of the victims he dead but we will have to still live with the nightmare that he left behind speaking about the case of victim lesley ann downey former police officer norman brennan told of the grief and torment he had seen on the faces of her mother and father police found photographs of the naked 10-year-old along with tape recordings of her final moments pleading for her life as she was brutally abused mr brennan told bbc two newsnight to know that your daughter was lost alone and murdered and then actually her death was recorded the grief can never ever be etched from your mind those two individuals myra hindley and ian brady they didn just destroy five young children lives the false hopes that they gave the families for over 50 years destroyed all of the families as well even to this day brady had been on successive hunger strikes since 1999 arguing he should be allowed to die but had been force-fed because he was considered mentally ill he campaigned for several years to be moved from ashworth to scottish prison where he would not be force-fed and would be allowed to die if he wished the mersey care trust was unable to confirm the cause of brady death but said he had been given oxygen for while brady was not found dead in his room its spokesman said but he was unable to confirm if anyone was with him when he died adding quite possibly don know | _START_ The brother of Moors Murders victim Keith Bennett feels he has lost the opportunity to find his remains, the family's solicitor has said. _END_ |
Normally men attending the horse racing event in the Royal Enclosure must wear black or grey morning dress with a waistcoat, tie and a top hat.
Women in the Royal Enclosure must not expose their shoulders.
Nick Smith of Ascot Racecourse said the jackets rule had not been enforced after entry due to the hot weather.
He said: "We took the decision early in the day, in the light of the hot weather, not to enforce the jackets rule after entry - common sense was applied."
The dress code at Ascot Racecourse's Royal Enclosure involves a number of restrictions for men and women.
Dresses must not be strapless, off the shoulder, halter-neck, spaghetti straps and or have straps narrower than 1in (2.5cm) in the exclusive area.
This year women were permitted to wear jumpsuits for the first time, as long as they reached to the ankle.
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However, midriff-baring outfits or fascinators are still not allowed in the exclusive area.
An Ascot spokeswoman said a relaxation of the dress code had "never happened before".
As temperatures soared at Royal Ascot today, race-goers tried to stay cool with sunglasses, parasols and fans.
Horses have been cooled down with "misters" after racing in the Unsaddling Enclosure
Up to 300,000 people are due to descend on the event over the next five days.
The Queen has attended Royal Ascot every year since she came to the throne in 1952. | Royal Ascot has not enforced its dress code, letting racegoers remove jackets for the first time in the event's history, due to 'very hot conditions'. | normally men attending the horse racing event in the royal enclosure must wear black or grey morning dress with waistcoat tie and top hat women in the royal enclosure must not expose their shoulders nick smith of ascot racecourse said the jackets rule had not been enforced after entry due to the hot weather he said we took the decision early in the day in the light of the hot weather not to enforce the jackets rule after entry common sense was applied the dress code at ascot racecourse royal enclosure involves number of restrictions for men and women dresses must not be strapless off the shoulder halter-neck spaghetti straps and or have straps narrower than 1in 2.5cm in the exclusive area this year women were permitted to wear jumpsuits for the first time as long as they reached to the ankle more on royal ascot 2017 from bbc sport however midriff-baring outfits or fascinators are still not allowed in the exclusive area an ascot spokeswoman said relaxation of the dress code had never happened before as temperatures soared at royal ascot today race-goers tried to stay cool with sunglasses parasols and fans horses have been cooled down with misters after racing in the unsaddling enclosure up to 300 000 people are due to descend on the event over the next five days the queen has attended royal ascot every year since she came to the throne in 1952. | _START_ Royal Ascot has not enforced its dress code, letting racegoers remove jackets for the first time in the event's history, due to 'very hot conditions'. _END_ |
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Adili Wuxor and his apprentice not only walk on the tightrope above the Great Wall, but show off some fancy footwork too! | He's known as "Prince of the Tightrope" and his latest stunt was this daring feat above the Great Wall of China. | media playback is unsupported on your device 19 october 2013 last updated at 10:20 bst adili wuxor and his apprentice not only walk on the tightrope above the great wall but show off some fancy footwork too | _START_ He's known as "Prince of the Tightrope" and his latest stunt was this daring feat above the Great Wall of China. _END_ |
The agency says that in 2014 there were 97 cases of TB reported.
This compares with 74 cases being reported in 2013.
Dr Michael Devine, Public Health Consultant at the PHA, said the increase reinforced "the critical need for early diagnosis and specialist treatment".
"Increased awareness, particularly among groups at high risk, as well as health professionals, is central to this," he said.
"It is important that everyone is aware of the symptoms of TB, which include a prolonged cough, fevers and weight loss.
"If people are concerned about their symptoms they should contact their GP. Greater awareness can mean the condition is diagnosed and treated much earlier."
The figures were released ahead of World TB Day on Tuesday. | The number of tuberculosis (TB) cases in Northern Ireland has risen by 31%, according to the Public Health Agency (PHA). | the agency says that in 2014 there were 97 cases of tb reported this compares with 74 cases being reported in 2013 dr michael devine public health consultant at the pha said the increase reinforced the critical need for early diagnosis and specialist treatment increased awareness particularly among groups at high risk as well as health professionals is central to this he said it is important that everyone is aware of the symptoms of tb which include prolonged cough fevers and weight loss if people are concerned about their symptoms they should contact their gp greater awareness can mean the condition is diagnosed and treated much earlier the figures were released ahead of world tb day on tuesday. | _START_ The number of tuberculosis (TB) cases in Northern Ireland has risen by 31%, according to the Public Health Agency (PHA). _END_ |
But rivals Oxford lost at home to Luton Town and Accrington Stanley drew with Morecambe to hand the Cobblers their first title since the 1986-87 season.
Exeter's Jayden Stockley had a header tipped over the bar before the Bournemouth loanee sent another wide.
Zander Diamond's header was the Cobblers' best effort before Stockley twice hit the bar for the Grecians.
Exeter remain in ninth place, two points off the play-off places.
Northampton Town manager Chris Wilder told BBC Radio Northampton:
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"I don't really know what to say to be honest. I'm taken aback by the reception.
"I think it will be some time until we are able to appreciate just what this group has achieved.
"It is emotional, you work extremely hard to get into a situation like today. To take more than a thousand supporters to Exeter is incredible.
"We've won in all kinds of different ways this season. It just shows the character of these boys and the character of the club." | Northampton Town were crowned champions of League Two, despite being held to a goalless draw at Exeter City. | but rivals oxford lost at home to luton town and accrington stanley drew with morecambe to hand the cobblers their first title since the 1986-87 season exeter jayden stockley had header tipped over the bar before the bournemouth loanee sent another wide zander diamond header was the cobblers best effort before stockley twice hit the bar for the grecians exeter remain in ninth place two points off the play-off places northampton town manager chris wilder told bbc radio northampton media playback is not supported on this device don really know what to say to be honest taken aback by the reception think it will be some time until we are able to appreciate just what this group has achieved it is emotional you work extremely hard to get into situation like today to take more than thousand supporters to exeter is incredible we ve won in all kinds of different ways this season it just shows the character of these boys and the character of the club | _START_ Northampton Town were crowned champions of League Two, despite being held to a goalless draw at Exeter City. _END_ |
The call comes days after international talks to find measures to tackle the industry crisis failed.
The joint statement comes from the US, Canada, the EU, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Switzerland and Turkey.
Record production in China has in the past months led to criticism that it was distorting international markets by selling steel at a loss.
The statement calls for "ongoing international dialogue" to remove "market-distorting policies" and promote greater transparency in the global industry.
On Monday, representatives from more than 30 countries met in Belgium but concluded only that overcapacity had to be dealt with in a swift and structural way.
The US explicitly pointed the finger at China, saying the country would face possible trade action if it didn't cut overcapacity.
But China rejected suggestions that it subsidised its loss-making steel companies, and the meeting ended without any formal agreement.
Chinese steel production has expanded hugely. Over the past 25 years, output has grown to more than 12 times the size. By comparison, the EU's output fell by 12% while the US's remained largely flat.
The drive behind that stellar increase has been China's double-digit growth over the past decades - but the current slowdown has severely hit domestic demand.
Chinese steel is therefore sold on the international market at extremely low prices, critics say it's sold at a loss. As a consequence, other country's steel plants find it increasingly hard to compete.
China dismisses claims that its steel is sold at a loss and says it has done what it can to curb overproduction.
Beijing's official news agency said that blaming the country for the global steel industry's problems was a "lame and lazy excuse for protectionism".
In a commentary piece, Xinhua warned of protective import tariffs, saying that "blaming other countries is always an easy, sure-fire way for politicians to whip up a storm over domestic economic woes, but finger-pointing and protectionism are counter-productive."
Very little. While other countries complain that cheaper Chinese steel is forcing their producers out of business, China is itself faced with severe problems in the industry.
The boom of past years means any substantial output cuts will lead to huge job losses, potentially leading to social instability.
It's unlikely that China will cut output by a lot and unless domestic demand picks up, cheap exports will continue to affect global markets.
China is the world's biggest steel producer, accounting for around 822 million tonnes a year.
On Tuesday, the country said its production hit a record high last month as rising profits had encouraged more output.
With China's domestic market slowing, their producers have been looking for export markets, such as the EU.
This has led to accusations of unfair competition, that Chinese producers are "dumping" steel products on overseas markets - that is not just selling them cheaply, taking advantage of their lower production costs, but actually selling them at a loss.
India's Tata steel recently announced plans to sell its loss-making UK business, citing "rapidly deteriorated" trading conditions due to global oversupply.
In 2015, the EU imposed anti-dumping duties for six months on some steel imports from China and Taiwan.
The EU and China have already clashed over the alleged dumping of products such as wine, solar panel and steel pipes. | A group of international steel producing countries has called for urgent action to curb overproduction. | the call comes days after international talks to find measures to tackle the industry crisis failed the joint statement comes from the us canada the eu japan mexico south korea switzerland and turkey record production in china has in the past months led to criticism that it was distorting international markets by selling steel at loss the statement calls for ongoing international dialogue to remove market-distorting policies and promote greater transparency in the global industry on monday representatives from more than 30 countries met in belgium but concluded only that overcapacity had to be dealt with in swift and structural way the us explicitly pointed the finger at china saying the country would face possible trade action if it didn cut overcapacity but china rejected suggestions that it subsidised its loss-making steel companies and the meeting ended without any formal agreement chinese steel production has expanded hugely over the past 25 years output has grown to more than 12 times the size by comparison the eu output fell by 12% while the us remained largely flat the drive behind that stellar increase has been china double-digit growth over the past decades but the current slowdown has severely hit domestic demand chinese steel is therefore sold on the international market at extremely low prices critics say it sold at loss as consequence other country steel plants find it increasingly hard to compete china dismisses claims that its steel is sold at loss and says it has done what it can to curb overproduction beijing official news agency said that blaming the country for the global steel industry problems was lame and lazy excuse for protectionism in commentary piece xinhua warned of protective import tariffs saying that blaming other countries is always an easy sure-fire way for politicians to whip up storm over domestic economic woes but finger-pointing and protectionism are counter-productive very little while other countries complain that cheaper chinese steel is forcing their producers out of business china is itself faced with severe problems in the industry the boom of past years means any substantial output cuts will lead to huge job losses potentially leading to social instability it unlikely that china will cut output by lot and unless domestic demand picks up cheap exports will continue to affect global markets china is the world biggest steel producer accounting for around 822 million tonnes year on tuesday the country said its production hit record high last month as rising profits had encouraged more output with china domestic market slowing their producers have been looking for export markets such as the eu this has led to accusations of unfair competition that chinese producers are dumping steel products on overseas markets that is not just selling them cheaply taking advantage of their lower production costs but actually selling them at loss india tata steel recently announced plans to sell its loss-making uk business citing rapidly deteriorated trading conditions due to global oversupply in 2015 the eu imposed anti-dumping duties for six months on some steel imports from china and taiwan the eu and china have already clashed over the alleged dumping of products such as wine solar panel and steel pipes. | _START_ A group of international steel producing countries has called for urgent action to curb overproduction. _END_ |
They were mistakenly painted on the Bregagh Road near Armoy by a contractor who had been doing work in the area.
The iconic tunnel of trees, known as the Dark Hedges, features as the Kingsroad in the smash-hit HBO television series.
Conservationists and fans had expressed their annoyance at the error.
The Department for Regional Development (DRD) said work began on Wednesday morning to remove the white lines and was completed by lunchtime.
It is the second setback for the Dark Hedges in just over a week.
At the end of January, Storm Gertrude ripped up two of the 200-year-old beeches that overhang the road and damaged a third.
Amateur photographer Bob McCallion, who lives in the area, welcomed the removal of the lines.
"I actually called the lines sacrilege because they just shouldn't be there and I'm glad to see them gone," he said.
"It's a step forward, but there's a lot of issues here.
"The road has actually been made wider recently which is not on.
"The verges need to be restored and the road brought back to its original width.
"It affects the overall visual impact of the place doing things like this and you've got to be very careful that you look at the whole area more or less like a conservation area and try to look after it." | White lines which were painted on a famous County Antrim road which featured in Game of Thrones have been removed. | they were mistakenly painted on the bregagh road near armoy by contractor who had been doing work in the area the iconic tunnel of trees known as the dark hedges features as the kingsroad in the smash-hit hbo television series conservationists and fans had expressed their annoyance at the error the department for regional development drd said work began on wednesday morning to remove the white lines and was completed by lunchtime it is the second setback for the dark hedges in just over week at the end of january storm gertrude ripped up two of the 200-year-old beeches that overhang the road and damaged third amateur photographer bob mccallion who lives in the area welcomed the removal of the lines actually called the lines sacrilege because they just shouldn be there and glad to see them gone he said it step forward but there lot of issues here the road has actually been made wider recently which is not on the verges need to be restored and the road brought back to its original width it affects the overall visual impact of the place doing things like this and you ve got to be very careful that you look at the whole area more or less like conservation area and try to look after it | _START_ White lines which were painted on a famous County Antrim road which featured in Game of Thrones have been removed. _END_ |
Eamon Lynch had no driving licence or insurance when he crashed into Shane Patton's car in County Donegal in 2012.
Lynch was previously described as having the biggest criminal record in British and Irish judicial history.
On Thursday, a judge sentenced the father-of-three from Londonderry to 18 months in prison.
His mother, Julie Patton, read a victim impact statement to the court in which she described her son as a "happy beautiful boy".
Letterkenny Circuit Court heard how Lynch and his partner were driving along the main Ballbofey to Letterkenny road when the collision happened.
Just after midnight on 12 July, 18-year-old Shane Patton's car emerged from a side road and was struck by Lynch, who was travelling so fast that he could not stop.
The student from Drumkeen was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital but was later pronounced dead.
The incident was caught on the CCTV system of a local service station.
Mr Patton, who was the eldest of three children, had just completed his school exams and was to about to train as a mechanic.
Speaking on BBC's Evening Extra programme, his mother said the family was heartbroken.
"He was my first born. He lived life to the full. He just wanted everyone to be happy and enjoy life," said Mrs Patton.
"He told me his biggest fear on the roads was drunk drivers, because they have no regard for anyone else."
She added that Mr Patton's grandmother watched him being buried on what should have been a celebration of her 70th birthday.
"Family functions are different now - we can never have a family photo again. You can smile for the camera, but Shane's missing."
Describing the sentence as "very lenient", she said she hopes his death might encourage legislators in the Republic of Ireland to impose heavier sentences on drink-driving offenders.
In a victim impact statement read out in court, Mrs Patton said: "I thought I would have to teach Shane about the world, but I now have to teach the world about Shane.
"I have to tell people that it is not okay to drink and drive, because it destroys families.
"There is no quick fix and no getting over it. There is no glue to fix all the broken hearts."
Lynch fled to Northern Ireland following the tragedy.
However, last month he was extradited under a European arrest warrant to face trial for Mr Patton's death.
He pleaded guilty and a note was read in court in which Lynch said he wanted to express his deep and genuine remorse to the Patton family.
"I cannot express in words how really, really sorry I am for the loss of Shane," he wrote.
"I will never in my lifetime get over this. I know the heartache you are going through, but I did not set out to hurt anyone, let alone hurt Shane."
The judge said that, although drink was a factor, the main issue in the case was Lynch's speed.
He sentenced Lynch to 18 months in prison and a further three months for drink-driving to run at the same time. | A drunk driver with 483 convictions has been jailed for killing a teenager while travelling at speeds of up to 100mph. | eamon lynch had no driving licence or insurance when he crashed into shane patton car in county donegal in 2012 lynch was previously described as having the biggest criminal record in british and irish judicial history on thursday judge sentenced the father-of-three from londonderry to 18 months in prison his mother julie patton read victim impact statement to the court in which she described her son as happy beautiful boy letterkenny circuit court heard how lynch and his partner were driving along the main ballbofey to letterkenny road when the collision happened just after midnight on 12 july 18-year-old shane patton car emerged from side road and was struck by lynch who was travelling so fast that he could not stop the student from drumkeen was taken to letterkenny university hospital but was later pronounced dead the incident was caught on the cctv system of local service station mr patton who was the eldest of three children had just completed his school exams and was to about to train as mechanic speaking on bbc evening extra programme his mother said the family was heartbroken he was my first born he lived life to the full he just wanted everyone to be happy and enjoy life said mrs patton he told me his biggest fear on the roads was drunk drivers because they have no regard for anyone else she added that mr patton grandmother watched him being buried on what should have been celebration of her 70th birthday family functions are different now we can never have family photo again you can smile for the camera but shane missing describing the sentence as very lenient she said she hopes his death might encourage legislators in the republic of ireland to impose heavier sentences on drink-driving offenders in victim impact statement read out in court mrs patton said thought would have to teach shane about the world but now have to teach the world about shane have to tell people that it is not okay to drink and drive because it destroys families there is no quick fix and no getting over it there is no glue to fix all the broken hearts lynch fled to northern ireland following the tragedy however last month he was extradited under european arrest warrant to face trial for mr patton death he pleaded guilty and note was read in court in which lynch said he wanted to express his deep and genuine remorse to the patton family cannot express in words how really really sorry am for the loss of shane he wrote will never in my lifetime get over this know the heartache you are going through but did not set out to hurt anyone let alone hurt shane the judge said that although drink was factor the main issue in the case was lynch speed he sentenced lynch to 18 months in prison and further three months for drink-driving to run at the same time. | _START_ A drunk driver with 483 convictions has been jailed for killing a teenager while travelling at speeds of up to 100mph. _END_ |
The snow slide struck the skiers at around 15:00 local time (13:00 GMT) near the town of Briancon in the Ecrins National Park.
Eight others were also swept away but survived. One person was airlifted to a hospital in Grenoble for treatment.
The national park is popular with skiers and mountaineers, with peaks of over 3,000m (9,842ft).
Officials told the Associated Press that seven members of the group were currently staying in a refuge building near the site until emergency services could rescue them. | Three tourists, two Austrians and an Italian, have been killed in an avalanche in the French Alps. | the snow slide struck the skiers at around 15:00 local time 13:00 gmt near the town of briancon in the ecrins national park eight others were also swept away but survived one person was airlifted to hospital in grenoble for treatment the national park is popular with skiers and mountaineers with peaks of over 000m 842ft officials told the associated press that seven members of the group were currently staying in refuge building near the site until emergency services could rescue them. | _START_ Three tourists, two Austrians and an Italian, have been killed in an avalanche in the French Alps. _END_ |
A resolution banning North Korean exports and limiting investments in the country was passed unanimously.
The US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, said it was "the most stringent set of sanctions on any country in a generation".
Pyongyang tested two intercontinental ballistic missiles in July, claiming it now had the ability to hit the US.
However, experts doubt the capability of the missiles to hit their targets.
The tests were condemned by South Korea, Japan and the US, and prompted the drafting of the new UN sanctions.
The export of coal, ore and other raw materials to China is one of North Korea's few sources of cash.
Estimates say that North Korea exports about $3bn worth of goods each year - and the sanctions could eliminate $1bn of that trade.
Earlier this year, China suspended imports of coal to increase pressure on Pyongyang.
However, repeated sanctions have so far failed to deter North Korea from continuing with its missile development.
China, North Korea's only international ally and a veto-wielding member of the UN Security Council, voted in favour of the resolution this time. It has often protected Pyongyang from harmful resolutions in the past.
The US ambassador said the Security Council had increased the penalty for North Korea's ballistic missile activity "to a whole new level".
"Today the Security Council has come together to put the North Korean dictator on notice," Ms Haley told the council after the vote.
"North Korea's irresponsible and careless acts have just proved to be costly for the regime."
She also praised China's stance.
China's ambassador, Liu Jieyi, said the resolution showed that the world was "united in its position regarding the nuclear position on the Korean peninsula".
He welcomed US statements that it was not seeking regime change or prioritising the reunification of Korea.
But - along with the Russian ambassador - he criticised the US deployment of the Thaad anti-missile system in South Korea, calling for the deployment to be halted.
UK ambassador Matthew Rycroft said: "North Korea bears full responsibility for the measures we have enacted today.
"It does not have to be this way. North Korea should forgo the path of provocation, forgo the path of further escalation."
The isolated state's repeated missile and nuclear weapon tests have been condemned by neighbours in the region.
But South Korea says it may hold direct talks with the North during a regional meeting this weekend.
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said she was willing to talk to her counterpart from Pyongyang, if the chance "naturally occurs".
Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are meeting in Manila in the Philippines.
South Korea's Yonhap news agency reports "cautious expectations" that Kang Kyung-wha would meet North Korea's Ri Yong-ho on the sidelines of the forum.
"If there is an opportunity that naturally occurs, we should talk," Ms Kang told the agency.
"I would like to deliver our desire for the North to stop its provocations and positively respond to our recent special offers [for talks] aimed at establishing a peace regime."
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will also be attending the weekend's talks, where North Korea's nuclear programme is expected to be a main topic.
As the meeting began, Asean members issued a joint statement saying they had "grave concerns" over North Korea's actions, which "seriously threaten peace". | The United Nations Security Council has agreed on fresh sanctions against North Korea over its missile programme. | a resolution banning north korean exports and limiting investments in the country was passed unanimously the us ambassador to the un nikki haley said it was the most stringent set of sanctions on any country in generation pyongyang tested two intercontinental ballistic missiles in july claiming it now had the ability to hit the us however experts doubt the capability of the missiles to hit their targets the tests were condemned by south korea japan and the us and prompted the drafting of the new un sanctions the export of coal ore and other raw materials to china is one of north korea few sources of cash estimates say that north korea exports about $3bn worth of goods each year and the sanctions could eliminate $1bn of that trade earlier this year china suspended imports of coal to increase pressure on pyongyang however repeated sanctions have so far failed to deter north korea from continuing with its missile development china north korea only international ally and veto-wielding member of the un security council voted in favour of the resolution this time it has often protected pyongyang from harmful resolutions in the past the us ambassador said the security council had increased the penalty for north korea ballistic missile activity to whole new level today the security council has come together to put the north korean dictator on notice ms haley told the council after the vote north korea irresponsible and careless acts have just proved to be costly for the regime she also praised china stance china ambassador liu jieyi said the resolution showed that the world was united in its position regarding the nuclear position on the korean peninsula he welcomed us statements that it was not seeking regime change or prioritising the reunification of korea but along with the russian ambassador he criticised the us deployment of the thaad anti-missile system in south korea calling for the deployment to be halted uk ambassador matthew rycroft said north korea bears full responsibility for the measures we have enacted today it does not have to be this way north korea should forgo the path of provocation forgo the path of further escalation the isolated state repeated missile and nuclear weapon tests have been condemned by neighbours in the region but south korea says it may hold direct talks with the north during regional meeting this weekend foreign minister kang kyung-wha said she was willing to talk to her counterpart from pyongyang if the chance naturally occurs foreign ministers from the association of southeast asian nations asean are meeting in manila in the philippines south korea yonhap news agency reports cautious expectations that kang kyung-wha would meet north korea ri yong-ho on the sidelines of the forum if there is an opportunity that naturally occurs we should talk ms kang told the agency would like to deliver our desire for the north to stop its provocations and positively respond to our recent special offers for talks aimed at establishing peace regime us secretary of state rex tillerson will also be attending the weekend talks where north korea nuclear programme is expected to be main topic as the meeting began asean members issued joint statement saying they had grave concerns over north korea actions which seriously threaten peace . | _START_ The United Nations Security Council has agreed on fresh sanctions against North Korea over its missile programme. _END_ |
EU Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem has presented a full report on the problem.
She said the true cost of corruption was "probably much higher" than 120bn.
Three-quarters of Europeans surveyed for the Commission study said that corruption was widespread, and more than half said the level had increased.
"The extent of the problem in Europe is breathtaking, although Sweden is among the countries with the least problems," Ms Malmstroem wrote in Sweden's Goeteborgs-Posten daily.
The cost to the EU economy is equivalent to the bloc's annual budget.
For the report the Commission studied corruption in all 28 EU member states. The Commission says it is the first time it has done such a survey.
National governments, rather than EU institutions, are chiefly responsible for fighting corruption in the EU.
But Ms Malmstroem said national governments and the European Parliament had asked the Commission to carry out the EU-wide study. The Commission drafts EU laws and enforces compliance with EU treaties.
In the UK only five people out of 1,115 - less than 1% - said they had been expected to pay a bribe. It was "the best result in all Europe", the report said.
But 64% of British respondents said they believed corruption to be widespread in the UK, while the EU average was 74% on that question.
In some countries there was a relatively high number reporting personal experience of bribery.
In Croatia, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece, between 6% and 29% of respondents said they had been asked for a bribe, or had been expected to pay one, in the past 12 months.
There were also high levels of bribery in Poland (15%), Slovakia (14%) and Hungary (13%), where the most prevalent instances were in healthcare.
Ms Malmstroem said corruption was eroding trust in democracy and draining resources from the legal economy.
By Chris MorrisBBC News, Brussels
This report has not been without controversy. Its release was delayed for months, and some countries were critical of the European Commission for interfering in areas which they believed were none of its business.
Originally, the report was also supposed to have included a chapter assessing corruption within EU institutions as well as within member states. But that idea was dropped.
Nevertheless the figures revealed will certainly raise some eyebrows - Cecilia Malmstroem described the scale of the problem as breath-taking.
The commission's estimate that corruption is costing the EU economy about 120bn euros - the size of the EU's annual budget - could well be a conservative one. Other experts believe the real figure is probably higher.
One thing is clear though - a continent that is trying to put years of economic crisis behind it needs to do a better job in combating corruption.
"The political commitment to really root out corruption seems to be missing," she complained.
The EU has an anti-fraud agency, Olaf, which focuses on fraud and corruption affecting the EU budget, but it has limited resources. In 2011 its budget was just 23.5m euros.
The Commission highlighted that:
The EU study includes two major opinion polls by Eurobarometer, the Commission's polling service.
Four out of 10 of the businesses surveyed described corruption as an obstacle to doing business in Europe.
Sweden "is undoubtedly one of the countries with the least problems with corruption, and other EU countries should learn from Sweden's solutions for dealing with the problem", Ms Malmstroem said, pointing to the role of laws on transparency and openness.
Organised crime groups have sophisticated networks across Europe and the EU police agency Europol says there are at least 3,000 of them.
Bulgaria, Romania and Italy are particular hotspots for organised crime gangs in the EU, but white-collar crimes like bribery and VAT (sales tax) fraud plague many EU countries.
Last year Europol director Rob Wainwright said VAT fraud in the carbon credits market had cost the EU about 5bn euros. | The extent of corruption in Europe is "breathtaking" and it costs the EU economy at least 120bn euros (£99bn) annually, the European Commission says. | eu home affairs commissioner cecilia malmstroem has presented full report on the problem she said the true cost of corruption was probably much higher than 120bn three-quarters of europeans surveyed for the commission study said that corruption was widespread and more than half said the level had increased the extent of the problem in europe is breathtaking although sweden is among the countries with the least problems ms malmstroem wrote in sweden goeteborgs-posten daily the cost to the eu economy is equivalent to the bloc annual budget for the report the commission studied corruption in all 28 eu member states the commission says it is the first time it has done such survey national governments rather than eu institutions are chiefly responsible for fighting corruption in the eu but ms malmstroem said national governments and the european parliament had asked the commission to carry out the eu-wide study the commission drafts eu laws and enforces compliance with eu treaties in the uk only five people out of 115 less than 1% said they had been expected to pay bribe it was the best result in all europe the report said but 64% of british respondents said they believed corruption to be widespread in the uk while the eu average was 74% on that question in some countries there was relatively high number reporting personal experience of bribery in croatia the czech republic lithuania bulgaria romania and greece between 6% and 29% of respondents said they had been asked for bribe or had been expected to pay one in the past 12 months there were also high levels of bribery in poland 15% slovakia 14% and hungary 13% where the most prevalent instances were in healthcare ms malmstroem said corruption was eroding trust in democracy and draining resources from the legal economy by chris morrisbbc news brussels this report has not been without controversy its release was delayed for months and some countries were critical of the european commission for interfering in areas which they believed were none of its business originally the report was also supposed to have included chapter assessing corruption within eu institutions as well as within member states but that idea was dropped nevertheless the figures revealed will certainly raise some eyebrows cecilia malmstroem described the scale of the problem as breath-taking the commission estimate that corruption is costing the eu economy about 120bn euros the size of the eu annual budget could well be conservative one other experts believe the real figure is probably higher one thing is clear though continent that is trying to put years of economic crisis behind it needs to do better job in combating corruption the political commitment to really root out corruption seems to be missing she complained the eu has an anti-fraud agency olaf which focuses on fraud and corruption affecting the eu budget but it has limited resources in 2011 its budget was just 23.5m euros the commission highlighted that the eu study includes two major opinion polls by eurobarometer the commission polling service four out of 10 of the businesses surveyed described corruption as an obstacle to doing business in europe sweden is undoubtedly one of the countries with the least problems with corruption and other eu countries should learn from sweden solutions for dealing with the problem ms malmstroem said pointing to the role of laws on transparency and openness organised crime groups have sophisticated networks across europe and the eu police agency europol says there are at least 000 of them bulgaria romania and italy are particular hotspots for organised crime gangs in the eu but white-collar crimes like bribery and vat sales tax fraud plague many eu countries last year europol director rob wainwright said vat fraud in the carbon credits market had cost the eu about 5bn euros. | _START_ The extent of corruption in Europe is "breathtaking" and it costs the EU economy at least 120bn euros (£99bn) annually, the European Commission says. _END_ |
Joanne Rowling, as she was known then, dreamed up the story of the bespectacled boy wizard on a train trip between London and Manchester.
She finished the manuscript in 1995, writing much of it in cafes in Edinburgh while her baby from her first marriage slept in a pram.
After many rejections, the manuscript was eventually picked up by Bloomsbury. The first hardback print run, which came out on 26 June 1997, was just 500 copies.
Then something magic happened. That first book - and the six that followed - went on to sell more than 450 million copies around the world.
Here's a look at the many ways the Harry Potter phenomenon has cast a spell on the cultural landscape over two decades.
Okay, so books were around for a long time before Harry Potter. But JK Rowling turned book consumption, especially for children, into something close to addiction.
You want proof? The UK release of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in 1999 was timed at 3.45pm to prevent children in England and Wales from skipping school to get their copy.
The later books got HUGE but it didn't stop kids devouring them.
Grown-ups got hooked too, with the books being released in adult-friendly covers.
The book releases themselves became headline news: when the fourth book Goblet of Fire came out in 2000, booksellers around the world got together to coordinate the first ever global midnight launch.
When Rowling received an honorary degree at St Andrews University that same year, the Scottish institution said she had proved that children's books "are still capable of capturing and enchanting an immense audience, irrespective of the competing attractions of television, Nintendo, Gameboy and Pokemon".
The Harry Potter books are credited with opening the way to a whole swathe load of young adult fantasy fiction.
Lots of books were released in the hope they would be "the next Harry Potter", such as Artemis Fowl, The Spiderwick Chronicles and A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Would we have had blockbuster series like Twilight and The Hunger Games novels had not Potter paved the way?
And let's not forget fan fiction.
The internet is thrumming with tens of thousands of unofficial spin-off stories about life at Hogwarts, The Dursleys and what the Weasley twins get up to at parties.
A warning to the curious: some are NSFW.
For a generation of kids brought up on Thomas the Tank Engine and The Polar Express, there was suddenly a shiny new steam train in the engine shed.
Yes, the Hogwarts Express.
No trip to King's Cross Station in London is complete without a selfie on Platform Nine and Three-Quarters.
Most words have to be around for 10 years before they will be considered for the Oxford English Dictionary, but JK Rowling's word "muggle" - which made its debut in Philosopher's Stone - was an exception.
It was added to the OED in less than half the usual time, appearing in 2002 as "a person who lacks a particular skill or skills, or who is regarded as inferior in some way".
In the world of Harry Potter, a muggle is a person without magical powers.
We suspect that Crumple-Horned Snorkack - an elusive magical creature in Sweden - may take longer to make it into the muggle lexicon.
In the books, Quidditch is a magical sport played on flying broomsticks, and involves bludgers, quaffles and a golden snitch - a small ball with wings.
In the real world, Quidditch is a non-magical sport played on broomsticks, and involves bludgers, quaffles and a golden snitch - a person in a yellow t-shirt with a Velcro tail attached to their shorts.
It started in the US around 2005 and has become a global sport with its own governing body. The Quidditch World Cup takes place annually and was won last year by Australia.
Until recently, the eight Harry Potter films were the largest-grossing film franchise in history, having brought in a whopping $7.7bn (£6.1bn) worldwide.
The first Harry Potter film - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (it was known as the Sorcerer's Stone in North America) - was released in November 2001.
As well as breaking box office records faster than a trip on the Knight Bus, it also introduced the young Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint to the world.
The final film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011) is the highest grossing of all the Potter films at $1.34bn. It's the eighth-highest grossing film of all time.
The franchise - now known as JK Rowling's Wizarding World - has continued with the spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016).
And there's plenty more to come. Rowling has said she has planned scripts for a total of five Fantastic Beasts films.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child opened in London in 2016 to the same kind of Pottermania that surrounded the release of the books and films.
Some 1,500 fans at the very first performance, many dressed as witches and wizards, gasped at the various plot revelations and stage illusions.
The two-part play begins with Harry, Ron and Hermione in their mid-30s as their own children head off to Hogwarts school.
It even had critics reaching for superlatives. One wrote: "British theatre hasn't known anything like it for decades and I haven't seen anything directly comparable in all my reviewing days."
The play won a record-breaking nine prizes at this year's Olivier Awards.
Cursed Child will be opening on Broadway in New York in 2018 and JK Rowling has said she would like it to be seen widely around the world.
Millions of people reaching young adulthood have never known a world without Harry Potter.
Many who've grown up with the books can now get regular doses of JK Rowling via social media - she's got an army of almost 11m followers.
When Donald Trump was compared with Lord Voldemort last year, Rowling tweeted: "How horrible. Voldemort was nowhere near as bad."
She later mocked Twitter users who threatened to burn her books.
One response read: "Guess it's true what they say: you can lead a girl to books about the rise and fall of an autocrat, but you still can't make her think."
Twenty years on from that first book, it looks like no-one's going to be saying "Avada Kedavra" to Harry Potter anytime soon.
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If you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Can you believe it's 20 years since the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone? | joanne rowling as she was known then dreamed up the story of the bespectacled boy wizard on train trip between london and manchester she finished the manuscript in 1995 writing much of it in cafes in edinburgh while her baby from her first marriage slept in pram after many rejections the manuscript was eventually picked up by bloomsbury the first hardback print run which came out on 26 june 1997 was just 500 copies then something magic happened that first book and the six that followed went on to sell more than 450 million copies around the world here look at the many ways the harry potter phenomenon has cast spell on the cultural landscape over two decades okay so books were around for long time before harry potter but jk rowling turned book consumption especially for children into something close to addiction you want proof the uk release of harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban in 1999 was timed at 3.45pm to prevent children in england and wales from skipping school to get their copy the later books got huge but it didn stop kids devouring them grown-ups got hooked too with the books being released in adult-friendly covers the book releases themselves became headline news when the fourth book goblet of fire came out in 2000 booksellers around the world got together to coordinate the first ever global midnight launch when rowling received an honorary degree at st andrews university that same year the scottish institution said she had proved that children books are still capable of capturing and enchanting an immense audience irrespective of the competing attractions of television nintendo gameboy and pokemon the harry potter books are credited with opening the way to whole swathe load of young adult fantasy fiction lots of books were released in the hope they would be the next harry potter such as artemis fowl the spiderwick chronicles and series of unfortunate events would we have had blockbuster series like twilight and the hunger games novels had not potter paved the way and let not forget fan fiction the internet is thrumming with tens of thousands of unofficial spin-off stories about life at hogwarts the dursleys and what the weasley twins get up to at parties warning to the curious some are nsfw for generation of kids brought up on thomas the tank engine and the polar express there was suddenly shiny new steam train in the engine shed yes the hogwarts express no trip to king cross station in london is complete without selfie on platform nine and three-quarters most words have to be around for 10 years before they will be considered for the oxford english dictionary but jk rowling word muggle which made its debut in philosopher stone was an exception it was added to the oed in less than half the usual time appearing in 2002 as person who lacks particular skill or skills or who is regarded as inferior in some way in the world of harry potter muggle is person without magical powers we suspect that crumple-horned snorkack an elusive magical creature in sweden may take longer to make it into the muggle lexicon in the books quidditch is magical sport played on flying broomsticks and involves bludgers quaffles and golden snitch small ball with wings in the real world quidditch is non-magical sport played on broomsticks and involves bludgers quaffles and golden snitch person in yellow t-shirt with velcro tail attached to their shorts it started in the us around 2005 and has become global sport with its own governing body the quidditch world cup takes place annually and was won last year by australia until recently the eight harry potter films were the largest-grossing film franchise in history having brought in whopping $7.7bn â£6.1bn worldwide the first harry potter film harry potter and the philosopher stone it was known as the sorcerer stone in north america was released in november 2001 as well as breaking box office records faster than trip on the knight bus it also introduced the young daniel radcliffe emma watson and rupert grint to the world the final film harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2011 is the highest grossing of all the potter films at $1.34bn it the eighth-highest grossing film of all time the franchise now known as jk rowling wizarding world has continued with the spin-off fantastic beasts and where to find them 2016 and there plenty more to come rowling has said she has planned scripts for total of five fantastic beasts films harry potter and the cursed child opened in london in 2016 to the same kind of pottermania that surrounded the release of the books and films some 500 fans at the very first performance many dressed as witches and wizards gasped at the various plot revelations and stage illusions the two-part play begins with harry ron and hermione in their mid-30s as their own children head off to hogwarts school it even had critics reaching for superlatives one wrote british theatre hasn known anything like it for decades and haven seen anything directly comparable in all my reviewing days the play won record-breaking nine prizes at this year olivier awards cursed child will be opening on broadway in new york in 2018 and jk rowling has said she would like it to be seen widely around the world millions of people reaching young adulthood have never known world without harry potter many who ve grown up with the books can now get regular doses of jk rowling via social media she got an army of almost 11m followers when donald trump was compared with lord voldemort last year rowling tweeted how horrible voldemort was nowhere near as bad she later mocked twitter users who threatened to burn her books one response read guess it true what they say you can lead girl to books about the rise and fall of an autocrat but you still can make her think twenty years on from that first book it looks like no-one going to be saying avada kedavra to harry potter anytime soon follow us on facebook on twitter @bbcnewsents or on instagram at bbcnewsents if you have story suggestion email [email protected]. | _START_ Can you believe it's 20 years since the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone? _END_ |
The 22-year-old, who came through the youth ranks at Adams Park, made 124 first-team league starts for Wycombe since making his debut in March 2013.
"Matt is one for the future," said R's boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.
"He's big, strong, level-headed, works hard and shows the right mentality. I think we have bought another good asset for the club."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | QPR have signed Wycombe Wanderers goalkeeper Matt Ingram on a four-and-a-half-year deal for a undisclosed fee. | the 22-year-old who came through the youth ranks at adams park made 124 first-team league starts for wycombe since making his debut in march 2013 matt is one for the future said boss jimmy floyd hasselbaink he big strong level-headed works hard and shows the right mentality think we have bought another good asset for the club find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | _START_ QPR have signed Wycombe Wanderers goalkeeper Matt Ingram on a four-and-a-half-year deal for a undisclosed fee. _END_ |
A future government, he said, would have to make the case to revise EU-wide freedom of movement rules for workers.
Labour MP John Mann, a Leave supporter, said the party was finally "admitting defeat" over backing for open borders.
It came as Jeremy Corbyn praised the role of migrants in the NHS and urged Labour to unite to stay in the EU.
Vote Leave said there was confusion within Labour over its stance on immigration, ten days ahead of the referendum on whether the UK should stay in or leave the EU.
In a speech at the TUC's headquarters in London Mr Corbyn publicly thanked the "fantastic service" provided by foreign-born doctors, nurses and other professionals in the NHS.
"We welcome them, we work with them and we're proud of what they do," he said.
He challenged leading Conservative Leave supporters who have said leaving the EU would free up £100m a week extra to spend on the NHS, to acknowledge the impact that it would have on the public services.
"What's the answer Johnson, Farage and Gove have got to that? The NHS couldn't afford to lose 52,000 dedicated professionals and still deliver the service we need. They should think about these things before they shoot their mouths off in the way that they do."
But Mr Corbyn is facing growing calls from within his party to take a tougher line on immigration amid concerns that Labour voters who feel strongly about the issue are leaning towards voting Leave on 23 June.
How working conditions and pay rates are affected by EU membership.
Most of Labour's 229 MPs support staying in the EU. Former minister Frank Field, one of about 10 who back leaving, said Labour voters felt left behind by globalisation and alarmed by levels of immigration and would no longer be "pushed around" by an out-of-touch elite at the top of the party.
He warned that if Brexit-supporting Labour voters were made to feel "unclean" about their choice, there would be mass defections to UKIP and Labour's chances of winning the next election would be doomed.
"The idea that Labour voters are owned by the party... and the troops will do as they are told. That may have happened in 1945 but it has long ceased to happen and it isn't going to happen this time."
Few people would pick a political fight with Tom Watson. Like Jeremy Corbyn, he has his own mandate from Labour Party members, who chose him to be the deputy, alongside the new leader.
So when he speaks, Labour listens.
That's why it was striking today that he chose to suggest that Labour needed not just to listen harder to their natural supporters on immigration, but to suggest that a future Labour government should pursue reforms to the rules that allow EU citizens from other countries to come and live in this country.
He knows that for many of the party's traditional supporters, the changes, or perhaps perceived changes, to their communities that the arrival of many particularly Eastern Europeans have brought have created worries and concerns - so much so that he said "immigration has been the backdrop to every election we have had in Britain" for the last decade.
That's quite some statement.
Read more from Laura
Mr Watson said that while he supported the UK staying in Europe, the issue of uncontrolled migration was "coming up on the doorstep" and people need to be reassured that a Remain vote did not mean the end to reforms in Europe.
"For the last decade, I would say that immigration has been the backdrop to every election we've had in Britain," he said. "And you know, woe betide politicians that don't listen to what voters tell them.
"You know, I think a future Europe will have to look at things like the free movement of labour rules."
Greater controls on economic migration should be a priority for a future Labour government, he suggested.
Shadow home secretary Andy Burnham has said rules should be brought in immediately to protect skilled wages and discourage the use of agency staff from across Europe.
"It would work by setting clear rules that the going rates for work in the skilled sector cannot be undermined because what we get at the moment is people brought in at the minimum wage that undercut electricians or plasterers or whatever it might be," he said.
Vote Leave has been campaigning hard on immigration, saying the UK is powerless to control the numbers while it remains in the EU.
Conservative Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom told the Guardian her constituents complained to her that they did not hear English spoken when they walk down the high street.
"We absolutely fabulously integrate as a society but not if you overwhelm us," she said.
Earlier on Tuesday, flanked by his shadow cabinet, Mr Corbyn warned that the future of the NHS could be threatened by a Leave vote while, in a co-ordinated attempt to bring Labour voters on side, union leaders also warned of public sector cuts.
Speaking the day after ex-leader Gordon Brown attempted to galvanise the party's supporters, Mr Corbyn said there would be a "bonfire" of workers' rights if there was a UK vote to leave the EU.
"We want to defend the very many gains made by trade unions across Europe that have brought us better working conditions - longer holidays, less discrimination and maternity and paternity leave," he said at the TUC's headquarters.
"We believe a leave vote will put many of those things seriously and immediately at risk.
"We also want to extend those rights and we best extend those rights by working with trade unions, labour parties and socialist parties all across Europe in the interest of the working people all across the continent."
Meanwhile, leaders of some of the country's biggest trade unions, including the TUC's Frances O'Grady and Len McCluskey of Unite, have signed a letter saying they are worried leaving the EU will be "a disaster for working people".
Another letter, signed by 60 past heads of the UK's medical royal colleges and the British Medical Association, say the UK benefits from EU-wide action on infectious diseases and access to new medicines.
Analysis by political correspondent Iain Watson
The message from Jeremy Corbyn today was that Brexit would be bad for your health - arguing that many in the Leave campaign are no friends of the NHS.
But some in his shadow cabinet believe Labour has to talk more about the issue that's concerning many of their traditional voters: immigration. And those voters have to hear practical proposals.
Shadow home secretary Andy Burnham is calling for action to protect the living standards of skilled workers and prevent them from being undercut by migrants.
Another shadow cabinet member said he was picking up that some of the party's supporters were 'weak Leave' and could be brought round to Remain by a clearer and more consistent campaign on issues that concerned them.
Others said that voters simply needed reminding that the vast majority of Labour MPs back Remain.
Mr Burnham told me there is still time to win over the sceptics but his view isn't shared by all senior Labour politicians. As one senior figure close to the unions put it: 'People want change. If Brexit is the only change on offer, they'll take it."
The Remain campaign also received a boost when the chairman of retailer John Lewis said leaving the EU would have an "adverse impact" on consumer confidence.
Sir Charlie Mayfield told BBC Radio 4's The World at One the impact could be felt for as much as five years and he said it would probably lead to higher prices in the shops and could have an impact on jobs.
"As a businessman and looking at the economic issues, I do think that the economy will remain stronger if we remain in the European Union and that does matter," he said.
Leave campaigners say the economy would thrive outside the EU, with the UK able to form new trade deals with countries outside Europe. | Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson has said EU immigration rules may have to be revisited, saying "woe betide" the party if it ignores public concerns. | a future government he said would have to make the case to revise eu-wide freedom of movement rules for workers labour mp john mann leave supporter said the party was finally admitting defeat over backing for open borders it came as jeremy corbyn praised the role of migrants in the nhs and urged labour to unite to stay in the eu vote leave said there was confusion within labour over its stance on immigration ten days ahead of the referendum on whether the uk should stay in or leave the eu in speech at the tuc headquarters in london mr corbyn publicly thanked the fantastic service provided by foreign-born doctors nurses and other professionals in the nhs we welcome them we work with them and we re proud of what they do he said he challenged leading conservative leave supporters who have said leaving the eu would free up £100m week extra to spend on the nhs to acknowledge the impact that it would have on the public services what the answer johnson farage and gove have got to that the nhs couldn afford to lose 52 000 dedicated professionals and still deliver the service we need they should think about these things before they shoot their mouths off in the way that they do but mr corbyn is facing growing calls from within his party to take tougher line on immigration amid concerns that labour voters who feel strongly about the issue are leaning towards voting leave on 23 june how working conditions and pay rates are affected by eu membership most of labour 229 mps support staying in the eu former minister frank field one of about 10 who back leaving said labour voters felt left behind by globalisation and alarmed by levels of immigration and would no longer be pushed around by an out-of-touch elite at the top of the party he warned that if brexit-supporting labour voters were made to feel unclean about their choice there would be mass defections to ukip and labour chances of winning the next election would be doomed the idea that labour voters are owned by the party and the troops will do as they are told that may have happened in 1945 but it has long ceased to happen and it isn going to happen this time few people would pick political fight with tom watson like jeremy corbyn he has his own mandate from labour party members who chose him to be the deputy alongside the new leader so when he speaks labour listens that why it was striking today that he chose to suggest that labour needed not just to listen harder to their natural supporters on immigration but to suggest that future labour government should pursue reforms to the rules that allow eu citizens from other countries to come and live in this country he knows that for many of the party traditional supporters the changes or perhaps perceived changes to their communities that the arrival of many particularly eastern europeans have brought have created worries and concerns so much so that he said immigration has been the backdrop to every election we have had in britain for the last decade that quite some statement read more from laura mr watson said that while he supported the uk staying in europe the issue of uncontrolled migration was coming up on the doorstep and people need to be reassured that remain vote did not mean the end to reforms in europe for the last decade would say that immigration has been the backdrop to every election we ve had in britain he said and you know woe betide politicians that don listen to what voters tell them you know think future europe will have to look at things like the free movement of labour rules greater controls on economic migration should be priority for future labour government he suggested shadow home secretary andy burnham has said rules should be brought in immediately to protect skilled wages and discourage the use of agency staff from across europe it would work by setting clear rules that the going rates for work in the skilled sector cannot be undermined because what we get at the moment is people brought in at the minimum wage that undercut electricians or plasterers or whatever it might be he said vote leave has been campaigning hard on immigration saying the uk is powerless to control the numbers while it remains in the eu conservative energy minister andrea leadsom told the guardian her constituents complained to her that they did not hear english spoken when they walk down the high street we absolutely fabulously integrate as society but not if you overwhelm us she said earlier on tuesday flanked by his shadow cabinet mr corbyn warned that the future of the nhs could be threatened by leave vote while in co-ordinated attempt to bring labour voters on side union leaders also warned of public sector cuts speaking the day after ex-leader gordon brown attempted to galvanise the party supporters mr corbyn said there would be bonfire of workers rights if there was uk vote to leave the eu we want to defend the very many gains made by trade unions across europe that have brought us better working conditions longer holidays less discrimination and maternity and paternity leave he said at the tuc headquarters we believe leave vote will put many of those things seriously and immediately at risk we also want to extend those rights and we best extend those rights by working with trade unions labour parties and socialist parties all across europe in the interest of the working people all across the continent meanwhile leaders of some of the country biggest trade unions including the tuc frances grady and len mccluskey of unite have signed letter saying they are worried leaving the eu will be disaster for working people another letter signed by 60 past heads of the uk medical royal colleges and the british medical association say the uk benefits from eu-wide action on infectious diseases and access to new medicines analysis by political correspondent iain watson the message from jeremy corbyn today was that brexit would be bad for your health arguing that many in the leave campaign are no friends of the nhs but some in his shadow cabinet believe labour has to talk more about the issue that concerning many of their traditional voters immigration and those voters have to hear practical proposals shadow home secretary andy burnham is calling for action to protect the living standards of skilled workers and prevent them from being undercut by migrants another shadow cabinet member said he was picking up that some of the party supporters were weak leave and could be brought round to remain by clearer and more consistent campaign on issues that concerned them others said that voters simply needed reminding that the vast majority of labour mps back remain mr burnham told me there is still time to win over the sceptics but his view isn shared by all senior labour politicians as one senior figure close to the unions put it people want change if brexit is the only change on offer they ll take it the remain campaign also received boost when the chairman of retailer john lewis said leaving the eu would have an adverse impact on consumer confidence sir charlie mayfield told bbc radio the world at one the impact could be felt for as much as five years and he said it would probably lead to higher prices in the shops and could have an impact on jobs as businessman and looking at the economic issues do think that the economy will remain stronger if we remain in the european union and that does matter he said leave campaigners say the economy would thrive outside the eu with the uk able to form new trade deals with countries outside europe. | _START_ Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson has said EU immigration rules may have to be revisited, saying "woe betide" the party if it ignores public concerns. _END_ |
Public transport company Translink NI Railways said the majority of the prosecutions were against drivers.
It said cases had been brought against motorists for ignoring warning signals or driving through level crossings as trains approached.
The convictions cost offenders more than £14,000, it said.
In total, 74 people were prosecuted.
One of the incidents reported by Translink staff was a group of youths playing football on the tracks near Ballymoney station in County Antrim.
Other incidents included pedestrians trespassing, hanging from barriers and running across tracks shortly before trains, travelling at speeds of up to 70mph, passed.
Richard Knox of Translink said the company was working "more closely than ever" with police to identify "risk-takers" on railway lines.
"We now have CCTV at the majority of our crossings and we will continue to prosecute offenders who take risks and put themselves, our employees and passengers at risk," he added. | More than 70 people have been prosecuted over railway safety incidents in Northern Ireland in the past year, figures have shown. | public transport company translink ni railways said the majority of the prosecutions were against drivers it said cases had been brought against motorists for ignoring warning signals or driving through level crossings as trains approached the convictions cost offenders more than â£14 000 it said in total 74 people were prosecuted one of the incidents reported by translink staff was group of youths playing football on the tracks near ballymoney station in county antrim other incidents included pedestrians trespassing hanging from barriers and running across tracks shortly before trains travelling at speeds of up to 70mph passed richard knox of translink said the company was working more closely than ever with police to identify risk-takers on railway lines we now have cctv at the majority of our crossings and we will continue to prosecute offenders who take risks and put themselves our employees and passengers at risk he added. | _START_ More than 70 people have been prosecuted over railway safety incidents in Northern Ireland in the past year, figures have shown. _END_ |
Health organisations in Cornwall shared resources in the hope of tackling the problem but instead were hit by the big increase.
A health campaigner said the new initiative - launched under the government's Better Care Fund - could turn out to be "useless".
Cornwall Council and NHS Kernow apologised to patients affected.
More on this story and other news from Devon and Cornwall
Bed blocking is a shortage of hospital beds caused by patients who are ready to be discharged to a care home, for example, not being able to leave hospital because there is no care home bed available.
Under the Better Care Fund the local council and the health authority were encouraged to pool resources to ensure care packages were available for patients leaving hospitals in Cornwall.
A report prepared for Cornwall Council revealed that from July to September a total of 3,815 days were lost because of problems with social care packages, compared with 2,255 days for the same period in 2014.
Graham Webster, vice-chairman of campaign group, Health Initiative Cornwall, said the situation "has only got worse".
He said: "The Better Care Fund was meant to take the bull by the horns and resolve this situation.
"We are blocking numerous beds with patients that don't need to be there."
Iona Hevican from Newquay had her hysterectomy operation cancelled at the last minute last January because of bed shortages at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro.
She said: "Ordinary people are being pushed away. It was awful to have to fight to get into your own hospital."
Cornwall received £44.5m from the Better Care Fund scheme, which was launched nationally in April 2015.
A joint statement from Cornwall Council, NHS Kernow and health providers said patients were discharged "as soon as clinically appropriate".
Dr Iain Chorlton, Chairman at NHS Kernow, said he was "confident that patient experience and outcomes will further improve".
The Department for Health said it was up to local organisations to spend money effectively. | A scheme that aimed to see hospital bed blocking fall by a quarter actually saw numbers shoot up by 69% in a year. | health organisations in cornwall shared resources in the hope of tackling the problem but instead were hit by the big increase health campaigner said the new initiative launched under the government better care fund could turn out to be useless cornwall council and nhs kernow apologised to patients affected more on this story and other news from devon and cornwall bed blocking is shortage of hospital beds caused by patients who are ready to be discharged to care home for example not being able to leave hospital because there is no care home bed available under the better care fund the local council and the health authority were encouraged to pool resources to ensure care packages were available for patients leaving hospitals in cornwall report prepared for cornwall council revealed that from july to september total of 815 days were lost because of problems with social care packages compared with 255 days for the same period in 2014 graham webster vice-chairman of campaign group health initiative cornwall said the situation has only got worse he said the better care fund was meant to take the bull by the horns and resolve this situation we are blocking numerous beds with patients that don need to be there iona hevican from newquay had her hysterectomy operation cancelled at the last minute last january because of bed shortages at the royal cornwall hospital in truro she said ordinary people are being pushed away it was awful to have to fight to get into your own hospital cornwall received â£44.5m from the better care fund scheme which was launched nationally in april 2015 joint statement from cornwall council nhs kernow and health providers said patients were discharged as soon as clinically appropriate dr iain chorlton chairman at nhs kernow said he was confident that patient experience and outcomes will further improve the department for health said it was up to local organisations to spend money effectively. | _START_ A scheme that aimed to see hospital bed blocking fall by a quarter actually saw numbers shoot up by 69% in a year. _END_ |
Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2, which made $814m (£507m) at the box office, has 11 nominations in 10 categories, including worst film and worst sequel.
Its stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are also listed in the "worst screen couple" category.
Critically-reviled blockbuster Battleship received seven nominations.
Among them was worst supporting actress for pop star Rihanna, who made her acting debut as a US Navy Seal in the film, which was based on the classic grid-based boardgame.
Other notable nominations included actor-director Tyler Perry, who was cited for worst actor and worst actress - thanks to his cross-dressing role in Madea's Witness Protection.
Comedian Adam Sandler won both categories last year, for playing a twin brother and sister in Jack and Jill. His latest film, bad-taste comedy That's My Boy, picked up eight nominations in this year's shortlist.
The Razzies committee also put forward "any two cast members" from MTV reality show Jersey Shore for worst screen couple in the Three Stooges movie - based on the cult US comedy act.
The culmination of the Twilight movie franchise, which tells the story of a human girl who falls in love with a sullen vampire, fared relatively well with critics but the Razzies claimed it had sucked the life out of cinemas.
The previous three films have all been nominated for Razzie awards, but have not come away with any of the major prizes.
However, it is thought the annual awards bash has been waiting for the finale to heap its scorn on the franchise - as a parallel to the way the Oscars waited for the final Lord Of The Rings film before awarding it best picture.
"That's the analogy we're making, that this is the Razzies' flipside," said Razzies founder John Wilson.
"This is our equivalent to The Lord of the Rings. It's our members' last chance to razz Twilight."
A spoof of the Academy Awards, the Razzies announcement arrived a day before Thursday's Oscar nominations. This year's winners will be announced on 23 February, the night before the Oscar show.
The full list of nominees is as follows:
Worst Picture
Worst Director
Worst Actress
Worst Actor
Worst Supporting Actress
Worst Supporting Actor
Worst Screen Ensemble
Worst Screenplay
Worst Remake, Rip-Off, or Sequel
Worst Screen Couple | The final instalment of the Twilight saga has dominated the shortlist for this year's Razzies, which single out the worst movies of the last 12 months. | twilight breaking dawn part which made $814m â£507m at the box office has 11 nominations in 10 categories including worst film and worst sequel its stars kristen stewart and robert pattinson are also listed in the worst screen couple category critically-reviled blockbuster battleship received seven nominations among them was worst supporting actress for pop star rihanna who made her acting debut as us navy seal in the film which was based on the classic grid-based boardgame other notable nominations included actor-director tyler perry who was cited for worst actor and worst actress thanks to his cross-dressing role in madea witness protection comedian adam sandler won both categories last year for playing twin brother and sister in jack and jill his latest film bad-taste comedy that my boy picked up eight nominations in this year shortlist the razzies committee also put forward any two cast members from mtv reality show jersey shore for worst screen couple in the three stooges movie based on the cult us comedy act the culmination of the twilight movie franchise which tells the story of human girl who falls in love with sullen vampire fared relatively well with critics but the razzies claimed it had sucked the life out of cinemas the previous three films have all been nominated for razzie awards but have not come away with any of the major prizes however it is thought the annual awards bash has been waiting for the finale to heap its scorn on the franchise as parallel to the way the oscars waited for the final lord of the rings film before awarding it best picture that the analogy we re making that this is the razzies flipside said razzies founder john wilson this is our equivalent to the lord of the rings it our members last chance to razz twilight spoof of the academy awards the razzies announcement arrived day before thursday oscar nominations this year winners will be announced on 23 february the night before the oscar show the full list of nominees is as follows worst picture worst director worst actress worst actor worst supporting actress worst supporting actor worst screen ensemble worst screenplay worst remake rip-off or sequel worst screen couple | _START_ The final instalment of the Twilight saga has dominated the shortlist for this year's Razzies, which single out the worst movies of the last 12 months. _END_ |
The latest scanning techniques were used to uncover a network of buildings at the 11th Century Old Sarum near Salisbury, Wiltshire.
The results include a series of large structures, possibly defences, with open areas of ground behind possibly for mustering resources or people.
Old Sarum was the original site of Salisbury, which is two miles away.
Source: English Heritage
It was originally an Iron Age fort, established around 400 BC, and occupied by the Romans after the conquest of Britain in AD 43.
This latest survey of the site was carried out by the University of Southampton and concentrated on the inner and outer baileys of what would have been the fort.
Other structures plotted on the plan include residential areas and industrial features such as kilns or furnaces.
The university's director of archaeological prospection services, Kristian Strutt, said: "Archaeologists and historians have known for centuries that there was a medieval city at Old Sarum, but until now there has been no proper plan of the site.
"Our survey shows where individual buildings are located and from this we can piece together a detailed picture of the urban plan within the city walls."
He said the reinforcing of the entire outer bailey during the Middle Ages represented a "substantial urban centre" and more non-intrusive work was needed to build on this knowledge.
The techniques used to survey the land included magnetometry, earth resistance, ground penetrating radar and electric resistivity tomography, which uses electrodes to probe underground.
These new approaches are "exciting and innovative", according to Neil Holbrook from Cotswold Archaeology, and "could be applied pretty much anywhere".
"The survey adds a whole new dimension to our understanding of a site which we thought we knew. In fact, there is so much more to be found out," he added.
"The plan shows for the first time just how much other activity there was around the castle and cathedral which have long been known. It sets those monuments within the context of a bustling, vibrant town established shortly after the Norman conquest." | A detailed plan of a medieval city has been produced by experts without any digging at the site. | the latest scanning techniques were used to uncover network of buildings at the 11th century old sarum near salisbury wiltshire the results include series of large structures possibly defences with open areas of ground behind possibly for mustering resources or people old sarum was the original site of salisbury which is two miles away source english heritage it was originally an iron age fort established around 400 bc and occupied by the romans after the conquest of britain in ad 43 this latest survey of the site was carried out by the university of southampton and concentrated on the inner and outer baileys of what would have been the fort other structures plotted on the plan include residential areas and industrial features such as kilns or furnaces the university director of archaeological prospection services kristian strutt said archaeologists and historians have known for centuries that there was medieval city at old sarum but until now there has been no proper plan of the site our survey shows where individual buildings are located and from this we can piece together detailed picture of the urban plan within the city walls he said the reinforcing of the entire outer bailey during the middle ages represented substantial urban centre and more non-intrusive work was needed to build on this knowledge the techniques used to survey the land included magnetometry earth resistance ground penetrating radar and electric resistivity tomography which uses electrodes to probe underground these new approaches are exciting and innovative according to neil holbrook from cotswold archaeology and could be applied pretty much anywhere the survey adds whole new dimension to our understanding of site which we thought we knew in fact there is so much more to be found out he added the plan shows for the first time just how much other activity there was around the castle and cathedral which have long been known it sets those monuments within the context of bustling vibrant town established shortly after the norman conquest | _START_ A detailed plan of a medieval city has been produced by experts without any digging at the site. _END_ |
Abortion is only legal in the Republic of Ireland if the mother's life is at risk.
The Citizens' Assembly - made up of 99 members and a chairperson- voted in favour of the change on Saturday.
91 members took part in the secret ballot, RTÉ reports.
44% voted to repeal or delete Article 40.3.3 of the basic law and 56% voted in favour of replacing or amending it.
It will now discuss the recommendations it will make to legislators in more detail. | A body set up advise the Irish government on constitutional change has voted to replace or amend the part of Ireland's Constitution which strictly limits the availability of abortion. | abortion is only legal in the republic of ireland if the mother life is at risk the citizens assembly made up of 99 members and chairperson voted in favour of the change on saturday 91 members took part in the secret ballot rt㉠reports 44% voted to repeal or delete article 40.3.3 of the basic law and 56% voted in favour of replacing or amending it it will now discuss the recommendations it will make to legislators in more detail. | _START_ A body set up advise the Irish government on constitutional change has voted to replace or amend the part of Ireland's Constitution which strictly limits the availability of abortion. _END_ |
In a BBC interview, the former first minister defended the Scottish government's record on schools.
Labour and the Lib Dems said the SNP was failing to make improvements.
The Conservatives said Scotland was "tumbling down" international league tables.
The Scottish Greens said the SNP government "doesn't yet have a grip on education."
Voters go to polls in the local authority elections on Thursday, with a snap general election to take place on 8 June.
On the BBC's Sunday Politics programme, Mr Salmond was asked about cuts to local authority budgets in Scotland.
He said: "You have to compare what's happening in Scotland and what's happening in England and there is no doubt that Scottish local authorities have been much better funded than those in England over the last few years, and that's been the ability of the Scottish parliament, the Scottish government, to protect services at local level."
Asked by presenter Andrew Neil why, after a decade of SNP government, one in five Scots pupils leave primary school "functionally illiterate", Mr Salmond said Nicola Sturgeon had made it a "top priority" to "address these challenges".
He went on: "Let's take another statistic, 93% of Scottish kids are now emerging from schools to positive destinations - further education, apprenticeships or into work."
Mr Salmond said: "I'm arguing that in the round Scottish education is putting in some substantially good performances. You can't have a failing education system if you have that 93% going on to positive destinations and, incidentally, a record low youth unemployment in Scotland. These pupils are being prepared by the Scottish education system."
He was also asked about falls in the OECD rankings, teacher cuts and teacher-pupil ratios.
Scottish Conservative education spokeswoman Liz Smith said Scotland was tumbling down the international education league tables, under the SNP.
"Yet Mr Salmond's response is to insist - 'don't tell me the SNP is failing'," she added.
"It shows just how out of touch the SNP has become. Mr Salmond may think his record on education is great - thousands of parents across Scotland beg to differ.
"We can send him and Nicola Sturgeon a clear message in this week's council elections: enough with the independence obsession, and get back to the day job we pay you to do."
Scottish Labour's general election campaign manager, James Kelly, described Mr Salmond's interview as "car crash" and said it "exposed the reality of the SNP's record in government".
He added: "Since 2011 the nationalists have cut £1.5bn from local services like schools and care of the elderly.
"There are 4,000 fewer teachers, 1,000 fewer school support staff and 700 teacher vacancies that will take three years to fill under the SNP.
"Labour is the only party standing up against SNP cuts that put the life chances of our young people at risk."
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie said: "Sticking his fingers in his ears and shouting 'la-la-la' will not change the truth of Alex Salmond's government's educational performance.
"Education slipped down the international rankings when he was in charge because he was more interested in independence than the future of Scotland's children.
"Only with the Liberal Democrats can we change the direction of our country away from independence and hard Brexit and towards education investment."
The Scottish Greens' education spokesman, Ross Greer, said his party was willing to "work constructively" with the Scottish government to raise standards in education.
He added: "So it's disappointing to see an SNP spokesperson, and former first minister, attempt to deflect from the serious challenges facing education in Scotland.
"While Greens have been calling on more resources for our schools, the reversal of cuts to teachers and tackling teacher workload, the Scottish government is instead spending time on a governance review that wasn't asked for or needed by teachers, pupils and parents."
Meanwhile, analysis by politics professor John Curtice has suggested that the SNP and the Conservatives are likely to make gains in the local council elections.
Prof Curtice analysed candidate data, opinion polls, Holyrood performance and by-elections to predict how the parties would fare in the council vote.
He said Labour looks set to fall back heavily.
The Single Transferable Vote (STV) multi-member ward system means that parties try to avoid standing more candidates than they think can win as they can affect each other's chances of securing a seat.
Labour is standing 44 fewer candidates in this election than it did in 2012.
Prof Curtice said: "The changes in the number of candidates being nominated by the parties give us a strong clue as to how they see their chances.
"The Greens above all are evidently hoping to make a significant breakthrough, while the Tories and the SNP would seem to anticipate doing better than they did five years ago.
"Labour, in contrast, would appear to be expecting a setback.
"As a result of the sharp reduction in the number of candidates it is fielding, the party can only retain control of Glasgow, West Dunbartonshire and Renfrewshire if every single one of the party's candidates there secures election.
"And that will only happen if the party actually manages to outperform expectations."
The Liberal Democrats look likely to remain in same position as the 2012 local election, the professor said.
He added that despite good prospects, the only area the Conservatives were contesting for majority control was East Renfrewshire.
In the last council election in 2012, turnout was just 39%.
Prof Curtice predicted low turnout, often a problem at local elections, was set to continue, although it may be boosted by national concerns - including the general election, Scottish independence and Brexit. | Alex Salmond has said Scotland's education system is "putting in some substantially good performances", as politicians clashed on the issue ahead of the local elections later this week. | in bbc interview the former first minister defended the scottish government record on schools labour and the lib dems said the snp was failing to make improvements the conservatives said scotland was tumbling down international league tables the scottish greens said the snp government doesn yet have grip on education voters go to polls in the local authority elections on thursday with snap general election to take place on june on the bbc sunday politics programme mr salmond was asked about cuts to local authority budgets in scotland he said you have to compare what happening in scotland and what happening in england and there is no doubt that scottish local authorities have been much better funded than those in england over the last few years and that been the ability of the scottish parliament the scottish government to protect services at local level asked by presenter andrew neil why after decade of snp government one in five scots pupils leave primary school functionally illiterate mr salmond said nicola sturgeon had made it top priority to address these challenges he went on let take another statistic 93% of scottish kids are now emerging from schools to positive destinations further education apprenticeships or into work mr salmond said arguing that in the round scottish education is putting in some substantially good performances you can have failing education system if you have that 93% going on to positive destinations and incidentally record low youth unemployment in scotland these pupils are being prepared by the scottish education system he was also asked about falls in the oecd rankings teacher cuts and teacher-pupil ratios scottish conservative education spokeswoman liz smith said scotland was tumbling down the international education league tables under the snp yet mr salmond response is to insist don tell me the snp is failing she added it shows just how out of touch the snp has become mr salmond may think his record on education is great thousands of parents across scotland beg to differ we can send him and nicola sturgeon clear message in this week council elections enough with the independence obsession and get back to the day job we pay you to do scottish labour general election campaign manager james kelly described mr salmond interview as car crash and said it exposed the reality of the snp record in government he added since 2011 the nationalists have cut â£1.5bn from local services like schools and care of the elderly there are 000 fewer teachers 000 fewer school support staff and 700 teacher vacancies that will take three years to fill under the snp labour is the only party standing up against snp cuts that put the life chances of our young people at risk scottish liberal democrat leader willie rennie said sticking his fingers in his ears and shouting la-la-la will not change the truth of alex salmond government educational performance education slipped down the international rankings when he was in charge because he was more interested in independence than the future of scotland children only with the liberal democrats can we change the direction of our country away from independence and hard brexit and towards education investment the scottish greens education spokesman ross greer said his party was willing to work constructively with the scottish government to raise standards in education he added so it disappointing to see an snp spokesperson and former first minister attempt to deflect from the serious challenges facing education in scotland while greens have been calling on more resources for our schools the reversal of cuts to teachers and tackling teacher workload the scottish government is instead spending time on governance review that wasn asked for or needed by teachers pupils and parents meanwhile analysis by politics professor john curtice has suggested that the snp and the conservatives are likely to make gains in the local council elections prof curtice analysed candidate data opinion polls holyrood performance and by-elections to predict how the parties would fare in the council vote he said labour looks set to fall back heavily the single transferable vote stv multi-member ward system means that parties try to avoid standing more candidates than they think can win as they can affect each other chances of securing seat labour is standing 44 fewer candidates in this election than it did in 2012 prof curtice said the changes in the number of candidates being nominated by the parties give us strong clue as to how they see their chances the greens above all are evidently hoping to make significant breakthrough while the tories and the snp would seem to anticipate doing better than they did five years ago labour in contrast would appear to be expecting setback as result of the sharp reduction in the number of candidates it is fielding the party can only retain control of glasgow west dunbartonshire and renfrewshire if every single one of the party candidates there secures election and that will only happen if the party actually manages to outperform expectations the liberal democrats look likely to remain in same position as the 2012 local election the professor said he added that despite good prospects the only area the conservatives were contesting for majority control was east renfrewshire in the last council election in 2012 turnout was just 39% prof curtice predicted low turnout often problem at local elections was set to continue although it may be boosted by national concerns including the general election scottish independence and brexit. | _START_ Alex Salmond has said Scotland's education system is "putting in some substantially good performances", as politicians clashed on the issue ahead of the local elections later this week. _END_ |
The 27-year-old international says he rejected an offer in February to play in the Chinese Super League.
"It was unbelievable money for the club and financially tempting for any footballer but I chose to stay here," he told BBC Sport.
"My family love it here, and clearly happiness comes before money."
A host of high-profile names, including Colombian striker Jackson Martinez, former Chelsea midfielder Ramires, Fredy Guarin, Ivory Coast forward Gervinho, Cameroon captain Stephane Mbia and compatriot Obafemi Martins recently made switches to the Far East.
But Ideye, who joined Olympiakos from West Bromwich Albion last summer and has 10 goals in 30 appearances so far this season has no desire to join their number.
His goals and assists helped Olympiakos clinch a record-extending 43rd Greek Super League title in late February.
It was their 18th title in the last 20 seasons and was their earliest they have ever wrapped up the title.
After winning his first league title in European football, Ideye wants to win more honours with the Greek giants.
"From where I come from [Nigeria] it's easy to hear people say go to China for the money but I'm happy here," he continued.
"Honestly I don't have (a genuine reason to) leave Olympiakos. I have been shown love and this is the place to be right now.
"My ambitions are the same as Olympiakos' because I came to a club with a strong habit of winning titles and playing regularly in the Champions League.
"I have individual goals and team goals; with the family atmosphere and strong fighting spirit within the club I believe we can achieve great things together.
"I want to continue winning trophies here and make a big contribution to the history of this great club."
Ideye scored 34 goals in 74 league appearances during his three seasons with Ukrainian side Dynamo Kiev before moving to England in July 2014.
But the Super Eagle had a disappointing and injury-hit season in English football after signing for a then club-record fee of £10 million at West Brom.
He only made 31 appearances in all competitions scoring just seven goals for the Baggies, but has quickly put his disappointing spell at the Hawthorns behind him.
Ideye made his international debut for Nigeria in August 2010 and has scored five goals in 24 appearances for the Super Eagles.
In 2013, he helped his country clinch their third African Cup of Nations title, scoring in the 4-1 semi-final victory over Mali.
A member of their 2010 World Cup squad in South Africa, Ideye was omitted from the Super Eagles squad that reached the second round at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. | Nigeria striker Brown Ideye says he is happy to carry on playing for Greek champions Olympiakos and is not tempted by the financial lure of China. | the 27-year-old international says he rejected an offer in february to play in the chinese super league it was unbelievable money for the club and financially tempting for any footballer but chose to stay here he told bbc sport my family love it here and clearly happiness comes before money host of high-profile names including colombian striker jackson martinez former chelsea midfielder ramires fredy guarin ivory coast forward gervinho cameroon captain stephane mbia and compatriot obafemi martins recently made switches to the far east but ideye who joined olympiakos from west bromwich albion last summer and has 10 goals in 30 appearances so far this season has no desire to join their number his goals and assists helped olympiakos clinch record-extending 43rd greek super league title in late february it was their 18th title in the last 20 seasons and was their earliest they have ever wrapped up the title after winning his first league title in european football ideye wants to win more honours with the greek giants from where come from nigeria it easy to hear people say go to china for the money but happy here he continued honestly don have genuine reason to leave olympiakos have been shown love and this is the place to be right now my ambitions are the same as olympiakos because came to club with strong habit of winning titles and playing regularly in the champions league have individual goals and team goals with the family atmosphere and strong fighting spirit within the club believe we can achieve great things together want to continue winning trophies here and make big contribution to the history of this great club ideye scored 34 goals in 74 league appearances during his three seasons with ukrainian side dynamo kiev before moving to england in july 2014 but the super eagle had disappointing and injury-hit season in english football after signing for then club-record fee of £10 million at west brom he only made 31 appearances in all competitions scoring just seven goals for the baggies but has quickly put his disappointing spell at the hawthorns behind him ideye made his international debut for nigeria in august 2010 and has scored five goals in 24 appearances for the super eagles in 2013 he helped his country clinch their third african cup of nations title scoring in the 4-1 semi-final victory over mali member of their 2010 world cup squad in south africa ideye was omitted from the super eagles squad that reached the second round at the 2014 world cup in brazil. | _START_ Nigeria striker Brown Ideye says he is happy to carry on playing for Greek champions Olympiakos and is not tempted by the financial lure of China. _END_ |
According to the Labor Department, slightly fewer people filed for US unemployment benefits last week. The total fell by 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 261,000.
Even so, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 33.07 points to 18,448.41.
The wider S&P 500 index slipped 2.97 points to 2,172.47, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 5.49 to 5,212.20.
For the second day in a row shares in healthcare companies came under pressure, falling by 0.8%.
Having lost 5.4% on Wednesday, shares in pharmaceutical company Mylan closed down 0.7% as the company continued to face pressure over the price of its EpiPen allergy treatment.
Investors appear to be remaining cautious this week ahead of a meeting of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen is due to use the occasion make a speech on Friday which will be studied for clues as to the timing of the next US interest rate rise.
"Clearly, the Fed is in the driver's seat. They have the stage to command investor attention in Jackson Hole," said Peter Kenny, senior market strategist at Global Markets Advisory Group, in New York.
"The division among the voting members of the (Federal Open Market Committee monetary policymakers) is very, very clear and there is nothing we have seen in recent data that would tilt the argument to the one side of raising or the other side of remaining unchanged in September," he added. | (Close): US stocks closed fractionally down on Thursday, despite good news on the jobs front. | according to the labor department slightly fewer people filed for us unemployment benefits last week the total fell by 000 to seasonally adjusted 261 000 even so the dow jones industrial average fell 33.07 points to 18 448.41 the wider 500 index slipped 2.97 points to 172.47 while the tech-heavy nasdaq fell 5.49 to 212.20 for the second day in row shares in healthcare companies came under pressure falling by 0.8% having lost 5.4% on wednesday shares in pharmaceutical company mylan closed down 0.7% as the company continued to face pressure over the price of its epipen allergy treatment investors appear to be remaining cautious this week ahead of meeting of central bankers in jackson hole wyoming federal reserve chair janet yellen is due to use the occasion make speech on friday which will be studied for clues as to the timing of the next us interest rate rise clearly the fed is in the driver seat they have the stage to command investor attention in jackson hole said peter kenny senior market strategist at global markets advisory group in new york the division among the voting members of the federal open market committee monetary policymakers is very very clear and there is nothing we have seen in recent data that would tilt the argument to the one side of raising or the other side of remaining unchanged in september he added. | _START_ (Close): US stocks closed fractionally down on Thursday, despite good news on the jobs front. _END_ |
A bill brought by the Labour MP Pat Glass was backed by 253 votes to 37, a majority of 216.
The government wants to cut the number of MPs by 50 and create constituencies roughly the same size.
The changes would see Northern Ireland lose one of its 18 MPs and Belfast's four Westminster seats would go down to three.
If the move goes ahead it could cause difficulties for well-known politicians including the Ulster Unionist Party MP, Tom Elliott, Alasdair McDonnell of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) deputy leader Nigel Dodds.
Well known seats could also disappear including Lagan Valley, West Tyrone and Mid-Ulster.
There would also be new names on the electoral map such as Dalriada, Glenshane, and West Down.
Last month, the BBC Northern Ireland programme The View reported that a number of Tory MPS would vote against the planned reduction which could put the entire proposal in jeopardy.
Mr Dodds said the political parties at Westminster, bar the Conservatives, voted against the plans.
He said: "With rebels in their own ranks added in, the government needs to face reality and pull the plug now."
The North Belfast MP told the Commons that if the government proposals were passed, the majority of Northern Ireland seats will be "represented by abstentionists".
Sinn Fein's four MPs abstain from taking their seats in the House of Commons.
It is thought that Labour will lose the most seats under the boundary changes intended to be introduced in time for a general election in 2020.
During the debate in Westminster Labour MP Pat Glass argued that plans to reduce the number of MPs would mean politicians would become more remote from their constituents.
Her Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill aims to ensure constituencies:
She told MPs her bill was not motivated by self-interest as she intended to stand down from her constituency at the next general election.
She also expressed concerns about cutting the number of MPs while the number of peers in the House of Lords are increased regularly.
Conservative MP Wendy Morton spoke out against Ms Glass's bill, calling it "regressive".
Ms Morton said she was elected on a manifesto pledge to reduce the number of MPs and it would be "wrong" to ignore the views of the public.
The Cabinet Office minister Chris Skidmore said the government remain focussed on pushing through boundary changes.
He said: "The government remains committed to ensuring that we have a democracy that works for everyone, ensuring that every seat is of equal size, so that each person's vote is equal."
Ms Glass's bill will now progress to committee stage.
However, it is unlikely to become law without the government support. | A move to keep the number of MPs at 650 rather than reduce the number to 600 has been backed at Westminster. | a bill brought by the labour mp pat glass was backed by 253 votes to 37 majority of 216 the government wants to cut the number of mps by 50 and create constituencies roughly the same size the changes would see northern ireland lose one of its 18 mps and belfast four westminster seats would go down to three if the move goes ahead it could cause difficulties for well-known politicians including the ulster unionist party mp tom elliott alasdair mcdonnell of the social democratic and labour party sdlp and the democratic unionist party dup deputy leader nigel dodds well known seats could also disappear including lagan valley west tyrone and mid-ulster there would also be new names on the electoral map such as dalriada glenshane and west down last month the bbc northern ireland programme the view reported that number of tory mps would vote against the planned reduction which could put the entire proposal in jeopardy mr dodds said the political parties at westminster bar the conservatives voted against the plans he said with rebels in their own ranks added in the government needs to face reality and pull the plug now the north belfast mp told the commons that if the government proposals were passed the majority of northern ireland seats will be represented by abstentionists sinn fein four mps abstain from taking their seats in the house of commons it is thought that labour will lose the most seats under the boundary changes intended to be introduced in time for general election in 2020 during the debate in westminster labour mp pat glass argued that plans to reduce the number of mps would mean politicians would become more remote from their constituents her parliamentary constituencies amendment bill aims to ensure constituencies she told mps her bill was not motivated by self-interest as she intended to stand down from her constituency at the next general election she also expressed concerns about cutting the number of mps while the number of peers in the house of lords are increased regularly conservative mp wendy morton spoke out against ms glass bill calling it regressive ms morton said she was elected on manifesto pledge to reduce the number of mps and it would be wrong to ignore the views of the public the cabinet office minister chris skidmore said the government remain focussed on pushing through boundary changes he said the government remains committed to ensuring that we have democracy that works for everyone ensuring that every seat is of equal size so that each person vote is equal ms glass bill will now progress to committee stage however it is unlikely to become law without the government support. | _START_ A move to keep the number of MPs at 650 rather than reduce the number to 600 has been backed at Westminster. _END_ |
The firm recently found that managers of a factory in Syria had paid local armed groups in order to stay open.
Mr Olsen said he had not been involved in any wrongdoing, and was standing down to bring "serenity" to the Swiss-French company.
Lafarge is the world's biggest supplier of concrete, cement and aggregates.
In his statement, Mr Olsen said his decision was "driven by my conviction that it will contribute to addressing strong tensions that have recently arisen around the Syria case".
"While I was absolutely not involved in, nor even aware of, any wrongdoing I believe my departure will contribute to bringing back serenity to a company that has been exposed for months on this case," he added.
In March, the group explained that its own internal investigation had discovered that the company's managers at its Jalabiya plant in northern Syria had, until 2014, paid protection money to various local militias as the political and military situation deteriorated during the country's civil war.
In its latest update, the company confirmed that the payments had indeed been made but agreed that Mr Olsen was not to blame.
"The board has concluded that Eric Olsen was not responsible for, nor thought to be aware of, any wrongdoings that have been identified as part of its review," it said.
The Syrian factory started up in 2010, after an investment of $680m over three years, and stopped operating in September 2014.
LafargeHolcim was formed in 2015 by the merger of the French Lafarge company and its Swiss rival Holcim and now has its headquarters in Switzerland.
Mr Olsen was promoted to chief executive at the time and was today praised by the company for his "invaluable" contribution in overseeing the merger.
"Eric Olsen is a leader who brought together two companies to create one genuinely global champion," said Beat Hess, the chairman of the group.
"We are very grateful to him for his efforts."
The company is now looking for a new chief executive and Mr Hess will act as interim chief executive for the time being. | The head of cement maker LafargeHolcim, Eric Olsen, is stepping down from the role following an investigation into the company's activities in Syria. | the firm recently found that managers of factory in syria had paid local armed groups in order to stay open mr olsen said he had not been involved in any wrongdoing and was standing down to bring serenity to the swiss-french company lafarge is the world biggest supplier of concrete cement and aggregates in his statement mr olsen said his decision was driven by my conviction that it will contribute to addressing strong tensions that have recently arisen around the syria case while was absolutely not involved in nor even aware of any wrongdoing believe my departure will contribute to bringing back serenity to company that has been exposed for months on this case he added in march the group explained that its own internal investigation had discovered that the company managers at its jalabiya plant in northern syria had until 2014 paid protection money to various local militias as the political and military situation deteriorated during the country civil war in its latest update the company confirmed that the payments had indeed been made but agreed that mr olsen was not to blame the board has concluded that eric olsen was not responsible for nor thought to be aware of any wrongdoings that have been identified as part of its review it said the syrian factory started up in 2010 after an investment of $680m over three years and stopped operating in september 2014 lafargeholcim was formed in 2015 by the merger of the french lafarge company and its swiss rival holcim and now has its headquarters in switzerland mr olsen was promoted to chief executive at the time and was today praised by the company for his invaluable contribution in overseeing the merger eric olsen is leader who brought together two companies to create one genuinely global champion said beat hess the chairman of the group we are very grateful to him for his efforts the company is now looking for new chief executive and mr hess will act as interim chief executive for the time being. | _START_ The head of cement maker LafargeHolcim, Eric Olsen, is stepping down from the role following an investigation into the company's activities in Syria. _END_ |
Four members of the Connors family from Rumney, Cardiff, deny allegations from 2010 to 2013 at the city's crown court.
They are accused of forcing Michael Hughes and another man referred to as Mr K to work for tiny sums.
Defence barristers said the men kept coming back for work to sustain their drink and drug habits.
Prosecutor John Hipkin said Patrick Joseph Connors, 59, ran a driveway resurfacing and building firm, targeting "vulnerable" victims using "inflated" prices.
He is on trial alongside Patrick Dean Connors, 39, William Connors, 36, and his son-in-law Lee Carbis, 34.
The court previously heard the alleged victims were paid £10 a day or less, sometimes in the form of alcohol or tobacco and were beaten or threatened if they did not follow orders.
But Kevin Seal, defending Patrick Dean Connors, said: "This is not a case of them being shackled and somebody standing over them with a whip.
"They had access to shops, pubs and drug dealers in the case of Mr K."
While he admitted they did not live in four star accommodation, he said: "This is the lifestyle of somebody in the throes of, if not an addiction, then a longstanding reliance on alcohol".
He described the allegations as "fantastical", saying Mr K's claim he was kidnapped and intimidated by a senior gang member "like a Sopranos-type sketch."
Defending Mr Carbis, Hashim Salmman said his client was friends with Mr Hughes to the extent he invited him to his wedding and let him borrow his Cardiff City season ticket.
"Gestures like this are not bandied around cheaply," he said.
On cross examination, Mr Hughes accepted that Mr Carbis bought him food at lunchtime and gave him £200 to go on holiday.
"They were friends on social media, spent time together outside of work, on occasion went together for a drink after work and Mr Hughes would refer to Mr Carbis as 'bruv'," Mr Salmman added.
Earlier in the trial, the jury were shown photos of Mr Hughes on family holidays in Tunisia and Benidorm, something Mr Salmman said he could not have afforded if his version of events was accurate.
He said: "How does the man you see in these photographs fit with the picture the prosecution has tried to paint- a cruel tale of woe, removal of independent will and despair?"
Terence Woods, defending William Connors, said by the time Mr Hughes worked for his client, he had moved away from the farm.
"He has chosen to stay in this area and he was earning cash in hand- up to £50 a day- so it would appear there is a pretty steady supply of work," he said.
All four defendants deny one count of requiring another person to perform forced or compulsory labour between 2010 and 2013.
Patrick Joseph Connors denies eight counts of causing actual bodily harm, four of kidnap and one of conspiracy to kidnap.
Elder son Patrick Dean Connors denies kidnapping and conspiracy to kidnap.
William Connors denies causing actual bodily harm between 2009 and 2013.
Mr Carbis also denies one count of kidnap between 2001 and 2002.
The trial continues. | Claims two men were forced into labour, beaten and hunted down were described as "fantastical" with elements taken from gangster show The Sopranos. | four members of the connors family from rumney cardiff deny allegations from 2010 to 2013 at the city crown court they are accused of forcing michael hughes and another man referred to as mr to work for tiny sums defence barristers said the men kept coming back for work to sustain their drink and drug habits prosecutor john hipkin said patrick joseph connors 59 ran driveway resurfacing and building firm targeting vulnerable victims using inflated prices he is on trial alongside patrick dean connors 39 william connors 36 and his son-in-law lee carbis 34 the court previously heard the alleged victims were paid â£10 day or less sometimes in the form of alcohol or tobacco and were beaten or threatened if they did not follow orders but kevin seal defending patrick dean connors said this is not case of them being shackled and somebody standing over them with whip they had access to shops pubs and drug dealers in the case of mr while he admitted they did not live in four star accommodation he said this is the lifestyle of somebody in the throes of if not an addiction then longstanding reliance on alcohol he described the allegations as fantastical saying mr claim he was kidnapped and intimidated by senior gang member like sopranos-type sketch defending mr carbis hashim salmman said his client was friends with mr hughes to the extent he invited him to his wedding and let him borrow his cardiff city season ticket gestures like this are not bandied around cheaply he said on cross examination mr hughes accepted that mr carbis bought him food at lunchtime and gave him â£200 to go on holiday they were friends on social media spent time together outside of work on occasion went together for drink after work and mr hughes would refer to mr carbis as bruv mr salmman added earlier in the trial the jury were shown photos of mr hughes on family holidays in tunisia and benidorm something mr salmman said he could not have afforded if his version of events was accurate he said how does the man you see in these photographs fit with the picture the prosecution has tried to paint cruel tale of woe removal of independent will and despair terence woods defending william connors said by the time mr hughes worked for his client he had moved away from the farm he has chosen to stay in this area and he was earning cash in hand up to â£50 day so it would appear there is pretty steady supply of work he said all four defendants deny one count of requiring another person to perform forced or compulsory labour between 2010 and 2013 patrick joseph connors denies eight counts of causing actual bodily harm four of kidnap and one of conspiracy to kidnap elder son patrick dean connors denies kidnapping and conspiracy to kidnap william connors denies causing actual bodily harm between 2009 and 2013 mr carbis also denies one count of kidnap between 2001 and 2002 the trial continues. | _START_ Claims two men were forced into labour, beaten and hunted down were described as "fantastical" with elements taken from gangster show The Sopranos. _END_ |
Pistorius asked to move to the nearby Atteridgeville Correctional Centre, South Africa's department of correctional service said.
The centre, just outside Pretoria, is better adapted for disabled offenders.
The former Paralympian, known as the Blade Runner, is serving a six-year prison sentence for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.
The double amputee had been serving his time in Kgosi Mampuru II prison, a large facility in Pretoria which houses about 7,000 inmates.
In comparison, Atteridgeville is far smaller, and houses offenders serving up to six years and has rehabilitation and development programmes for inmates.
"The transfer was in line with his special needs," department spokesman Singabakho Nxumalo told the AFP news agency.
"The new prison caters for people with special needs, it has been revamped to include facilities like bath tubs."
Prosecutors are currently appealing the gold medal-winning athlete's six-year sentence, increased from the original five-year sentence in July, which they say was too lenient and does not fit the crime he committed.
Ms Steenkamp died after Pistorius fired four shots into a bathroom door on Valentine's day.
Pistorius, 29, has always maintained he thought she was an intruder. | Jailed South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been moved to another prison at his request. | pistorius asked to move to the nearby atteridgeville correctional centre south africa department of correctional service said the centre just outside pretoria is better adapted for disabled offenders the former paralympian known as the blade runner is serving six-year prison sentence for the murder of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp in 2013 the double amputee had been serving his time in kgosi mampuru ii prison large facility in pretoria which houses about 000 inmates in comparison atteridgeville is far smaller and houses offenders serving up to six years and has rehabilitation and development programmes for inmates the transfer was in line with his special needs department spokesman singabakho nxumalo told the afp news agency the new prison caters for people with special needs it has been revamped to include facilities like bath tubs prosecutors are currently appealing the gold medal-winning athlete six-year sentence increased from the original five-year sentence in july which they say was too lenient and does not fit the crime he committed ms steenkamp died after pistorius fired four shots into bathroom door on valentine day pistorius 29 has always maintained he thought she was an intruder. | _START_ Jailed South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been moved to another prison at his request. _END_ |
Almost 5,000 people signed a petition in a bid to protect The Brimmon Oak, Newtown, in the path of the bypass.
The Welsh government has agreed to adjust the route to accommodate the oak with "minimal work" within a 15m (49ft) protected zone around the roots.
But opponents called for further assurances in a letter to the assembly petitions committee on Tuesday.
"We're not against the bypass, we just want them to move it over a bit," said campaigner Rob McBride.
Mervyn Jones, who owns the land the tree sits on, believes the roots will be damaged and it will die if the road is not far enough away.
The committee agreed to pass along the petitioners' concerns to the government. | Ministers have agreed to route a planned bypass around a 500-year-old oak tree in Powys. | almost 000 people signed petition in bid to protect the brimmon oak newtown in the path of the bypass the welsh government has agreed to adjust the route to accommodate the oak with minimal work within 15m 49ft protected zone around the roots but opponents called for further assurances in letter to the assembly petitions committee on tuesday we re not against the bypass we just want them to move it over bit said campaigner rob mcbride mervyn jones who owns the land the tree sits on believes the roots will be damaged and it will die if the road is not far enough away the committee agreed to pass along the petitioners concerns to the government. | _START_ Ministers have agreed to route a planned bypass around a 500-year-old oak tree in Powys. _END_ |
Police were called by fire crews, who discovered the body after being called to a report of a minor blaze in Hyde Park Terrace.
It has not been confirmed whether the victim, who was found at about 19:00 GMT on Saturday close to Wrangthorn Church Hall, was male or female.
Two men, aged 37 and 50, are being held in custody, West Yorkshire Police said.
"Inquiries are obviously at a very early stage and we are yet to confirm the circumstances of this person's death," said Det Supt Simon Atkinson.
He appealed for witnesses to contact police or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111. | Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was found in Leeds. | police were called by fire crews who discovered the body after being called to report of minor blaze in hyde park terrace it has not been confirmed whether the victim who was found at about 19:00 gmt on saturday close to wrangthorn church hall was male or female two men aged 37 and 50 are being held in custody west yorkshire police said inquiries are obviously at very early stage and we are yet to confirm the circumstances of this person death said det supt simon atkinson he appealed for witnesses to contact police or crimestoppers on 0800 555111. | _START_ Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was found in Leeds. _END_ |
SpaceX and Orbital both have multi-billion dollar Nasa contracts to supply cargo to the station, filling the void left by the retirement last year of the space shuttle.
California-based SpaceX has set the pace so far, having successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule into orbit, and safely returning the capsule to Earth, in December 2010.
The company says it could launch for the ISS as soon as 30 April.
Orbital Sciences Corporation is still to test fire its Antares rocket, and its Cygnus capsule has yet to make it to space.
But the company is now looking to move quickly, with a static launch test and a first launch into orbit scheduled for the summer, and a possible rendezvous with the ISS in the autumn.
Frank Culbertson, a former astronaut and senior vice president at Orbital, admits it does feel a bit like a race.
"A little bit. They actually started the development of their system about a year-and-a-half before us, but we're almost neck-and-neck in terms of who's going to launch next, who's going to get to the station first.
"They're probably three or four months ahead of us on the schedule that we see, but who knows how things will work out?
"Nasa needs both companies to succeed on every single mission if at all possible."
The two companies have very different pasts, and have built very different spacecraft.
While Orbital has been in business since 1982, building satellites, small rockets and missile interceptors, SpaceX is just a decade old, even if its plans are big.
SpaceX designs and builds much of its Falcon 9 rocket system in-house, while its Dragon capsule can carry cargo or crew, say its makers.
The company's chief executive, PayPal co-founder Elon Musk, says Dragon could be used to ferry astronauts into space by 2015, and the company is one of four companies that Nasa has awarded seed funding to develop commercial crew vehicles.
Orbital has chosen a different path, buying in many of the components from across the globe.
Much of the the liquid-fuelled lower-stage rocket is designed and built in the Ukraine, while its engines are 40 years old and come from the Soviet Union's ill-fated N-1 lunar rocket.
Orbital's Cygnus capsule, meanwhile, is a purpose-built cargo vehicle that is designed to ferry supplies and not astronauts to the ISS. After being filled with waste from the station, it will burn up on its return to Earth.
While SpaceX will launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida, Orbital has chosen the lesser-known Wallops Island, a Nasa-operated facility just four hours drive from Washington DC.
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, or MARS, to give the launch site its proper name, is still a building site as final work is completed to ready the site for a static test firing of the Antares rocket.
The rockets themselves lie on their sides in a massive hangar just over a mile away from where they will be transported to the pad aboard an equally massive "erector launch vehicle" which will lift them into position on the surface of MARS.
Antares' launch and flight into space will be controlled from a nearby Nasa control room. There, amid the screens and consoles, Jay Pittmann, Nasa's range commander at Wallops, says the agency is learning the art of letting go.
"It is a risk to hand that off to a commercial entity and to give up control. That is the biggest difficulty for us, not being in every part of that, assuring that every piece is going to work.
"In the end, we're taking our lifeline and we're handing it to these commercial companies, but we have confidence that they're going to get there."
There is also an eagerness to have access to American rockets, even if they're not Nasa's.
"We're relying on the Russians and other nations to get equipment and material to the International Space Station," he says. "Quite honestly, that's not as comfortable a position as we'd like to be in as a nation."
It's not just the agency which is conscious of the risks involved. Orbital will have the task of guiding the Cygnus capsule to the ISS from the company's control facilities at its Dulles HQ, near Washington, and the design of the entire rocket system is its responsibility.
Frank Culbertson says things could go wrong.
"Nasa has to bless us, and Nasa has full veto power when we get within the vicinity of the station, but the companies are responsible for their performance," he says.
"Since it's a fixed-price contract, we also have to control our costs, control our resources, and if we're ever going to make any money on it, we've really got to do it efficiently.
"That means in reality there may be some failures. If that's the case, we just learn from them and we go on and we get the next one going."
What all parties are hoping is that Orbital and SpaceX can not only get to the station safely, but that they can lead the way in cutting the cost of space travel.
"What I'd like to see is that the competition between the two firms spurs some technical breakthroughs that result in lower cost for getting to space," says Prof Howard McCurdy of the American University in Washington DC.
"It just costs too much right now. You wouldn't want to drink water in space if you knew what it cost to put it there." | Two US rocket companies are readying the first private space missions to the International Space Station (ISS). | spacex and orbital both have multi-billion dollar nasa contracts to supply cargo to the station filling the void left by the retirement last year of the space shuttle california-based spacex has set the pace so far having successfully launched its falcon rocket and dragon capsule into orbit and safely returning the capsule to earth in december 2010 the company says it could launch for the iss as soon as 30 april orbital sciences corporation is still to test fire its antares rocket and its cygnus capsule has yet to make it to space but the company is now looking to move quickly with static launch test and first launch into orbit scheduled for the summer and possible rendezvous with the iss in the autumn frank culbertson former astronaut and senior vice president at orbital admits it does feel bit like race little bit they actually started the development of their system about year-and-a-half before us but we re almost neck-and-neck in terms of who going to launch next who going to get to the station first they re probably three or four months ahead of us on the schedule that we see but who knows how things will work out nasa needs both companies to succeed on every single mission if at all possible the two companies have very different pasts and have built very different spacecraft while orbital has been in business since 1982 building satellites small rockets and missile interceptors spacex is just decade old even if its plans are big spacex designs and builds much of its falcon rocket system in-house while its dragon capsule can carry cargo or crew say its makers the company chief executive paypal co-founder elon musk says dragon could be used to ferry astronauts into space by 2015 and the company is one of four companies that nasa has awarded seed funding to develop commercial crew vehicles orbital has chosen different path buying in many of the components from across the globe much of the the liquid-fuelled lower-stage rocket is designed and built in the ukraine while its engines are 40 years old and come from the soviet union ill-fated n-1 lunar rocket orbital cygnus capsule meanwhile is purpose-built cargo vehicle that is designed to ferry supplies and not astronauts to the iss after being filled with waste from the station it will burn up on its return to earth while spacex will launch from cape canaveral in florida orbital has chosen the lesser-known wallops island nasa-operated facility just four hours drive from washington dc the mid-atlantic regional spaceport or mars to give the launch site its proper name is still building site as final work is completed to ready the site for static test firing of the antares rocket the rockets themselves lie on their sides in massive hangar just over mile away from where they will be transported to the pad aboard an equally massive erector launch vehicle which will lift them into position on the surface of mars antares launch and flight into space will be controlled from nearby nasa control room there amid the screens and consoles jay pittmann nasa range commander at wallops says the agency is learning the art of letting go it is risk to hand that off to commercial entity and to give up control that is the biggest difficulty for us not being in every part of that assuring that every piece is going to work in the end we re taking our lifeline and we re handing it to these commercial companies but we have confidence that they re going to get there there is also an eagerness to have access to american rockets even if they re not nasa we re relying on the russians and other nations to get equipment and material to the international space station he says quite honestly that not as comfortable position as we like to be in as nation it not just the agency which is conscious of the risks involved orbital will have the task of guiding the cygnus capsule to the iss from the company control facilities at its dulles hq near washington and the design of the entire rocket system is its responsibility frank culbertson says things could go wrong nasa has to bless us and nasa has full veto power when we get within the vicinity of the station but the companies are responsible for their performance he says since it fixed-price contract we also have to control our costs control our resources and if we re ever going to make any money on it we ve really got to do it efficiently that means in reality there may be some failures if that the case we just learn from them and we go on and we get the next one going what all parties are hoping is that orbital and spacex can not only get to the station safely but that they can lead the way in cutting the cost of space travel what like to see is that the competition between the two firms spurs some technical breakthroughs that result in lower cost for getting to space says prof howard mccurdy of the american university in washington dc it just costs too much right now you wouldn want to drink water in space if you knew what it cost to put it there | _START_ Two US rocket companies are readying the first private space missions to the International Space Station (ISS). _END_ |
The Americans battered the error-prone favourites in the opening half, Titi Lamositele burrowing over the line.
A dynamic bench helped spark Scotland after the interval, though, as Tim Visser, Sean Maitland and WP Nel all crossed smartly.
Matt Scott picked a sumptuous line to score a fourth try, and Duncan Weir added a late fifth from close range.
Imbued with great transatlantic fervour, the USA defence made hay from Scottish inaccuracies during a maddening first 40 minutes for Vern Cotter's side, where attacking opportunities were bungled by loose passes and hot heads.
The likes of Nel, Scott, Tim Swinson and Greig Laidlaw, however, brought efficiency and control from the bench where Scotland had threatened to descend into chaotic rugby reminiscent of days sooner consigned to memory.
The major blight for Cotter will be an injury to key pivot Finn Russell, who was helped from the field midway through the second-half resurgence.
Relive Scotland's five-try win over the USA.
Scotland's day changed after the half-time break. Everything about them was better. The troubled scrum settled down, the physical battles they were losing now started to be won, the accuracy that was beyond them in the opening half suddenly materialised.
Key to all of this were Cotter's half-time replacements. Nel and Alasdair Dickinson replaced the toiling Ryan Grant and Jon Welsh and quickly Scotland's dominance was established. Nel, in particular, was pivotal. He not only sorted out the scrum but he carried ball and also scored. Immense.
The half-time substitutes - as well as a verbal volley from Cotter - galvanised Scotland, but the fact they were so wretched in that first half raises huge issues for their management.
For Scotland, the big games are yet to come. On the face of it they are buzzing. Two wins, 10 tries and plenty of forward momentum. But their resources are thin and this game against the Americans revealed just how thin.
Russell going off injured was a gulp-inducing moment. John Hardie's absence was also felt. Scotland have only one viable open-side. The situation in the front row is also troubling. The Scots will be in good shape as long as Dickinson and Nel can stay fit and well. Without them? Their vulnerabilities are laid bare.
What is also obvious, however, is that when Scotland get decent ball and are accurate they have all manner of game-breakers behind the scrum. They have done what they needed to do, but the massive tests are now upon them, starting with South Africa on Saturday.
Henry Pyrgos: "We just needed to settle down, it was a frustrating first half. There were lots of opportunities out there and we just didn't take them. Credit to USA, they made us pay, they scored a try, they took the points on offer.
"A lot of that was down to our mistakes, which was really frustrating because we'd had a good week, we knew what we needed to do but we couldn't manage to do it.
"We settled down at half-time, we looked after our jobs, and we made sure we held onto the ball and caused them problems in the second half.
"We were just trying to force things [in the first half], there was a lot of space out there and we were trying to get it out there too quickly. There were a lot of times we made line breaks and didn't finish it off. A few bad decisions in defence gave them a lot of field position and put us under pressure."
Scotland: Hogg, Maitland, Bennett, Horne, Visser, Russell, Pyrgos, Grant, Ford, Welsh, R. Gray, Gilchrist, Strokosch, Wilson, Strauss.
Replacements: Scott for Horne (55), Weir for Russell (60), Laidlaw for Pyrgos (53), Dickinson for Grant (41), Bryce for Ford (78), Nel for Welsh (41), Swinson for Gilchrist (17), Brown for Wilson (46).
USA: Wyles, Ngwenya, Kelly, Palamo, Scully, MacGinty, Petri, Fry, Thiel, Lamositele, Smith, Peterson, McFarland, Durutalo, Manoa.
Replacements: Niua for Scully (59), S. Suniula for Petri (50), Kilifi for Fry (67), Fenoglio for Thiel (64), Baumann for Lamositele (69), Barrett for Peterson (50), Quill for Durutalo (59). Not Used: Dolan.
Att: 33,521
Ref: Chris Pollock (New Zealand). | Scotland recovered from a 13-6 half-time deficit, securing a bonus-point win over USA to top World Cup Pool B. | the americans battered the error-prone favourites in the opening half titi lamositele burrowing over the line dynamic bench helped spark scotland after the interval though as tim visser sean maitland and wp nel all crossed smartly matt scott picked sumptuous line to score fourth try and duncan weir added late fifth from close range imbued with great transatlantic fervour the usa defence made hay from scottish inaccuracies during maddening first 40 minutes for vern cotter side where attacking opportunities were bungled by loose passes and hot heads the likes of nel scott tim swinson and greig laidlaw however brought efficiency and control from the bench where scotland had threatened to descend into chaotic rugby reminiscent of days sooner consigned to memory the major blight for cotter will be an injury to key pivot finn russell who was helped from the field midway through the second-half resurgence relive scotland five-try win over the usa scotland day changed after the half-time break everything about them was better the troubled scrum settled down the physical battles they were losing now started to be won the accuracy that was beyond them in the opening half suddenly materialised key to all of this were cotter half-time replacements nel and alasdair dickinson replaced the toiling ryan grant and jon welsh and quickly scotland dominance was established nel in particular was pivotal he not only sorted out the scrum but he carried ball and also scored immense the half-time substitutes as well as verbal volley from cotter galvanised scotland but the fact they were so wretched in that first half raises huge issues for their management for scotland the big games are yet to come on the face of it they are buzzing two wins 10 tries and plenty of forward momentum but their resources are thin and this game against the americans revealed just how thin russell going off injured was gulp-inducing moment john hardie absence was also felt scotland have only one viable open-side the situation in the front row is also troubling the scots will be in good shape as long as dickinson and nel can stay fit and well without them their vulnerabilities are laid bare what is also obvious however is that when scotland get decent ball and are accurate they have all manner of game-breakers behind the scrum they have done what they needed to do but the massive tests are now upon them starting with south africa on saturday henry pyrgos we just needed to settle down it was frustrating first half there were lots of opportunities out there and we just didn take them credit to usa they made us pay they scored try they took the points on offer lot of that was down to our mistakes which was really frustrating because we had good week we knew what we needed to do but we couldn manage to do it we settled down at half-time we looked after our jobs and we made sure we held onto the ball and caused them problems in the second half we were just trying to force things in the first half there was lot of space out there and we were trying to get it out there too quickly there were lot of times we made line breaks and didn finish it off few bad decisions in defence gave them lot of field position and put us under pressure scotland hogg maitland bennett horne visser russell pyrgos grant ford welsh gray gilchrist strokosch wilson strauss replacements scott for horne 55 weir for russell 60 laidlaw for pyrgos 53 dickinson for grant 41 bryce for ford 78 nel for welsh 41 swinson for gilchrist 17 brown for wilson 46 usa wyles ngwenya kelly palamo scully macginty petri fry thiel lamositele smith peterson mcfarland durutalo manoa replacements niua for scully 59 suniula for petri 50 kilifi for fry 67 fenoglio for thiel 64 baumann for lamositele 69 barrett for peterson 50 quill for durutalo 59 not used dolan att 33 521 ref chris pollock new zealand . | _START_ Scotland recovered from a 13-6 half-time deficit, securing a bonus-point win over USA to top World Cup Pool B. _END_ |
Money was stolen in the incident in Oldtown Road which happened at about 21:30 on Saturday.
Three men who may be able to assist officers with their inquiries have been sought by Police Scotland.
They were walking in the area at the time of the robbery and were wearing dark trousers and similar dark blue fleeces.
Police said the woman suffered minor injuries in the incident.
Det Insp Maggie Miller said: "We are appealing to the public for information in relation to this incident which will obviously be of concern to the local community.
"We believe that the incident may have been targeted and would appeal to anyone who saw anything unusual or suspicious in the area at the time to contact us.
"In particular we would like to trace three men who may be able to assist us with our inquiries.
"They would have been walking in the area at the time and are all described as wearing dark trousers and similar dark blue fleeces." | A woman was injured in what police believe was a "targeted" robbery at a house in Inverness. | money was stolen in the incident in oldtown road which happened at about 21:30 on saturday three men who may be able to assist officers with their inquiries have been sought by police scotland they were walking in the area at the time of the robbery and were wearing dark trousers and similar dark blue fleeces police said the woman suffered minor injuries in the incident det insp maggie miller said we are appealing to the public for information in relation to this incident which will obviously be of concern to the local community we believe that the incident may have been targeted and would appeal to anyone who saw anything unusual or suspicious in the area at the time to contact us in particular we would like to trace three men who may be able to assist us with our inquiries they would have been walking in the area at the time and are all described as wearing dark trousers and similar dark blue fleeces | _START_ A woman was injured in what police believe was a "targeted" robbery at a house in Inverness. _END_ |
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