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They say that Yusufu Mieraili was born in Xinjiang, home to China's Muslim Uighur minority. A Chinese official told the Global Times that the bombing may have been the work of separatists in Xinjiang. No-one has laid claim to the attack, which killed 20 people. Thai police say Mr Mieraili is part of a group responsible for the blast. The Global Times reported a Chinese official as saying that he belonged to the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, a small Islamist separatist group said to be active in Xinjiang province in western China. The Bangkok Post reported that he told investigators that his parents still live in the region. The main suspect - a man wearing a yellow t-shirt who left a rucksack at the shrine moments before the 17 August blast - is still believed to be on the run. Mr Mieraili was taken to the scene of the explosion on Wednesday morning for a crime scene re-enactment. Wearing a bulletproof vest and with his hands bound, he was escorted by police to the elevated pedestrian skywalk above the shrine. Mr Mieraili has confessed to handing a backpack to the suspected bomber at Bangkok's main railway station shortly before the blast, Thai police say. China is closely watching the investigation in Bangkok, correspondents say, as speculation mounts that sympathisers of the country's Uighur community could be the chief suspects. China has long faced criticism for the perceived harsh restrictions it places on religion and culture in Xinjiang, where the majority of Uighurs live. Thailand recently found itself in the spotlight following its forced repatriation of more than 100 Uighurs to China. Any confirmation that Mr Mieraili is Chinese would throw the spotlight on an ethnic conflict that China has long argued poses an international threat, the BBC's Jon Sudworth in Beijing recently reported. Thai police arrested Mr Mieraili, 25, at the beginning of this month in Sa Kaeo province on the border with Cambodia. He was holding a Chinese passport but police warned at the time that it could be fake. Earlier another suspect, Adem Karadag was arrested in a raid on a flat on the eastern outskirts of Bangkok.

One of the alleged accomplices to the key suspect wanted over the Erawan Shrine bombing in the Thai capital Bangkok last month is Chinese, officials from both countries say.

Exeter Crown Court heard Connor Cain, 19, was left for dead after the attack in the city in April 2016 but survived. While treating his wounds in hospital, doctors found more than £3,000 worth of drugs concealed in his rectum. One of the attackers boasted on Facebook afterwards, writing: "Ha, ha, ha. I stabbed the kid and the blade snapped so I could not pull it out." The seven men, who are from Liverpool and Devon, received sentences ranging from one year in jail, suspended for two years, to 15 years' imprisonment. Cain was jailed for three-and-a-half years last July for possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply. The court heard he was blinded by pepper spray before being attacked by at least four men who were wearing masks or hoods. Cain suffered severe injuries including a four-inch deep chest wound. After the attack, Matthew Henney boasted about what he had done on Facebook by sending messages to two girls he knew in Liverpool saying: "There was only the handle left. "He was only a little London muppet. He should not have tried to start. I warned him." The court heard the assault was due to a rivalry between a group of drug dealers from Liverpool who had been operating around Devon and Cornwall. Judge Mr Justice Sweeney told the offenders: "The events in the flat must have been entirely terrifying. He suffered terrible injuries which would have been fatal if he had not received immediate treatment. It was good fortune that he did not die." "There was pre-planning and a significant degree of premeditation. You were all involved in Class A drugs gang which decided to see off opposition on what you considered to be your turf."

Seven members of a drugs gang have been sentenced after a rival gang member was stabbed 18 times as he slept.

India had been set a victory target of 176 but fell for 112 in their second innings after lunch on the fourth day. Sri Lanka's left-arm spinner Rangana Herath was the star, taking 7-48 as India collapsed within 50 overs. The hosts were reduced to 95-5 in their second innings on Friday, but Dinesh Chandimal's unbeaten 162 from 169 balls to help lift the hosts to 367. He shared valuable partnerships with Lahiru Thirimanne (44) and Jehan Mubarak (49). The second Test, which starts in Colombo on Thursday, will be the last Test for legendary Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara before his international retirement.

Sri Lanka fought back to beat India by 63 runs in the first Test in Galle - having trailed by 192 on first innings.

It will be a first senior Wimbledon appearance for Clayton, 23, ranked at number 253 in the world for doubles. Guernsey's Heather Watson - a defending Wimbledon champion in the mixed doubles - was given a wildcard to the ladies' singles main draw earlier in June. "When I got the call I couldn't believe it," Clayton told BBC Radio Jersey. "Yes, I believe I'm the first player from Jersey to be involved in the Championships. I played there as a junior but to be there as a pro player on the tour, it's incredible." Yorkshire-born O'Mara, 22, who lives in Scotland, recently played with Clayton at the Aegon Open, Nottingham. On 21 June, Britain's Marcus Willis - who qualified for the main singles draw in 2016 - was awarded a wildcard for the doubles with his partner Jay Clarke. Since then, as well as Clayton and O'Mara, Britain's Brydan Klein and Joe Salisbury have also received doubles wildcards along with Australian pair Thanasi Kokkinakis and Jordan Thompson, plus British brothers Ken and Neal Skupski.

Jersey's Scott Clayton has been given a wildcard for the main draw of the men's doubles at Wimbledon 2017, alongside his British partner Jonny O'Mara.

Members of the Moranbong band unexpectedly turned up at Beijing's main airport just hours before their first concert and flew back to Pyongyang. They were due to play three shows to help improve ties between China and North Korea. It is not yet clear why the performances were cancelled. Moranbong is one of North Korea's most popular bands. Its members were reportedly handpicked by the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, himself. It plays a mixture of Western and traditional Korean tunes, and has been happy to perform the theme from the film Rocky alongside patriot songs praising North Korea's communist rulers. Its members play a range of instruments, including electronic violins. In their morally conservative homeland, the Moranbong musicians are also known for wearing revealing outfits and sporting fashionable hairstyles. The women were waved off for their first-ever foreign tour from Pyongyang railway station on Wednesday by senior leaders. Dressed in military uniforms, they smiled and waved to fans when they came and went from their hotel after arriving in China. There was no hint of trouble when they practised in Beijing's National Centre for Performing Arts on Friday. A Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman confirmed the performances were aimed at improving ties between China and North Korea. She also joked that she did not know where to get hold of a ticket for the concerts. But on Saturday the band unexpectedly arrived at Beijing airport and boarded a plane back home - a scheduled flight whose departure was delayed for several hours. The band's stage set was dismantled and its concerts were cancelled. Neither China nor North Korea has given an official reason for the abrupt end of the tour. The two countries are allies. China's Chairman Mao once said they were as close as lips and teeth. But they have not always seen eye-to-eye over recent years. China has been particularly angry at three nuclear tests carried out by North Korea, the last in 2013.

An all-female pop group from North Korea has ended its goodwill tour of China - before it even began.

Brendan Rodgers's side have won only four times in 14 matches without him. Sturridge, who scored 21 goals in 29 league games last season, was nearing a return to action last month before picking up a calf-strain. Reds boss Rodgers expects Sturridge to be available for the next league game, away to Crystal Palace on 23 November. Media playback is not supported on this device Rodgers criticised England's handling of the 25-year-old after he was originally ruled out for up to three weeks. He has played only three Premier League games this season, scoring in the 2-1 home win over Southampton on 17 August. Liverpool are 11th in the Premier League table, 15 points behind leaders Chelsea, and without a top-flight win in their last three outings. They are also fighting to stay in the Champions League after three straight Group B defeats.

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has returned to full training for the first time since damaging his hamstring while on England duty in August.

Officers released the image after a distraction burglary in which £60 was stolen from an elderly woman in Stockbridge, Hampshire. But the picture appeared to show the man with a lettuce on his head. Police said they were waiting for a software upgrade to improve the quality of hair in future e-fits. A spokesperson said that "while the hair on this image may not be of the best quality, it takes nothing from the overall clarity of the facial features". He added: "It would therefore be wrong to withhold the release of the e-fit just based on this technical issue. "We would never release an e-fit a victim disagreed or was unhappy with and in this instance the victim fully supported the publication of this image." The suspect had asked the woman for money for gardening work but stole £60 from her handbag He is described as white, between 40 and 45, about 5ft 8ins, with a round clean shaven face, large round eyes and with wavy blonde or greying hair. A Victim Support spokesperson said: "Victims or witnesses to a crime quite rightly want and expect the criminal justice system to try and bring someone to justice. "People put their trust in the system and the software and expect results, which would explain why people might be baffled by the picture. "But it wouldn't be fair to criticise the force if what they have done is produced the best possible image from the facilities and description available to them."

Police have admitted having technical issues after releasing an e-fit of a burglary suspect which looks like a man wearing a lettuce.

Chanda Chauhan and her daughter Vanisha Singh spoke out for the first time about their ordeal riding in the second row of the carriage. Merlin Attractions, which owns the Staffordshire site, admitted one charge. "I'd like to see justice to stop this ever happening again," said Ms Singh. Ms Chauhan, 50, one of five people seriously injured, was rescued in a painstaking operation from trapped seats. She had surgery to her stomach and, following the crash, has received further treatment for a damaged liver and blood clots. "We were in a horror movie with flesh, blood, everything and we had to endure that for four or five hours," she said. "Although we weren't cut, and our scars were invisible, that stayed with us." Alton Towers admits Smiler safety breaches Ms Chauhan added: "There were moans, crying, screaming; then suddenly there was an eerie silence and that was so haunting. "I could see what looked like red paint and I thought 'oh my god that is actually blood'. "The adrenalin that I had before going on the ride turned into adrenalin of fear." Ms Singh, 30, from Walsall, suffered broken ribs and a swollen lung. She said the crash affected her young children, aged one and two. "They've got separation anxiety," she said. "If I leave or go anywhere they start to panic because they remember me going into hospital. Every time I leave they still think we don't know when mummy's coming back." The Health and Safety Executive's prosecution alleged that Merlin failed to protect those injured from the risks of the Smiler ride. It relates to Leah Washington, from South Yorkshire, and Vicky Balch, from Lancashire, who both lost a leg in the crash. The charge also names Miss Washington's boyfriend, Jo Pugh, Daniel Thorpe from Manchester and Ms Chauhan, from Wednesbury - all seriously injured on 2 June 2015.

A victim of the Alton Towers Smiler crash described the aftermath as being like "a horror movie" as the theme park admitted health and safety breaches.

Ho Van Lang and his 82-year-old father reportedly shunned contact with the outside world after three family members were killed by a landmine. For most of their time in the jungle their whereabouts was unknown. They were discovered living in dense foliage in central Quang Ngai province and were barely able to communicate. Mr Ho was said by officials to only know a few words of the local Cor dialect. Vietnamese media reported that Mr Ho's brother succeeded in tracking the pair down 20 years ago, but had not been able to persuade them to return to modern society. Local media initially reported that the 82-year-old's wife had been killed by the mine, but it subsequently emerged that it was in fact his mother and her two grandchildren. While in the jungle, the pair wore only loincloths and used a homemade axe to chop down trees. They survived on corn, fruits and cassava roots from the jungle. They lived in a tree house, five metres above ground, where they kept arrows for hunting and knives for killing animals. The older man kept his military trousers neatly folded in a corner as well as the little red coat his son was thought to have been wearing when they fled. A party of local people who discovered them were reported to be startled by their wild appearance and outlandish gestures. They reported their find to the leaders of a local commune, who deployed a team to track them down. After a five-hour search on Thursday the team located the father and son in their tree house. Officials say that Mr Ho fled to the jungle after being traumatised by the mine explosion. The pair are now being given medical checks as the first step in the process of reintegrating them into society.

A Vietnamese father and his son who fled to the jungle during the war four decades ago have been persuaded to leave, officials say.

The new installation will commemorate 40 soldiers from Tidworth, Wiltshire, who have died in battle since 1914. Chris Franklin, town mayor, said the memorial committee's decision to "omit the names" seemed to be "purely based on it being too much of a risk". But committee member Daz Stephenson said it wants the town council to complete the research on the soldiers. Despite being a garrison town, Tidworth has never had an official war memorial to commemorate those who lost their lives since World War One. "We've done an awful lot of work looking into the names but there's a lot of obscurity and we don't want to get it wrong," said Mr Stephenson. "We would prefer to hand over the memorial next year and leave it up to the town council to do that research and make the decision to put the names on or not." But Mr Franklin said "quite a bit of research" had already been done and adding the names later would be a "bit of a damp squib". "We're coming up to Remembrance and the normal saying is - When you go home tell them of us and say: for your tomorrow we gave our today," he said. "The clue there is 'tell them of us' - if there's no names they can't tell us." The £130,000 granite memorial is due to be in place next year.

A new war memorial will have no names inscribed on it in case errors are included.

Sharapova, seeded fifth, was erratic but served 21 aces to seal a 7-5 7-5 win after two hours and six minutes. The Russian will next play either top seed Serena Williams or compatriot Margarita Gasparyan in the last eight. Sharapova, who made seven double faults and 46 unforced errors, said she expected to next play Williams. The 28-year-old, who was beaten by world number one Williams in last year's final, said: "It was a great final last year, I came close in the second set but not close enough. I'll look forward to playing the best in the world and it'll be a great match." Elsewhere, Japan's seventh seed Kei Nishikori saw off Jo-Wilfried Tsonga with ease, beating the ninth seed 6-4 6-2 6-4. The 2014 US Open finalist will face Novak Djokovic or Gilles Simon in the last eight.

Former champion Maria Sharapova battled to a straight-set win over Swiss Belinda Bencic to progress to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open.

Alli, 20, signed a five-and-a-half-year contract when he joined from MK Dons for an initial £5m in February 2015. He made his first appearance for Spurs on the opening day of last season, scored 10 goals in 46 matches and signed an improved contract in January. Alli made his England debut in October 2015, and scored on his full debut against France the following month. "I can't think of anywhere better with the fans, the manager and the young team we've got here - it's a great place to be," he said. Eric Dier, a team-mate for club and country, signed a new five-year deal last week. Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.

Tottenham's England international midfielder Dele Alli has signed a new deal to remain at the club until 2022.

The conductors work on New Routemaster buses, introduced in a blaze of publicity by ex-mayor Boris Johnson. The changes mean passengers will no longer be able to board the buses by hopping on/ hopping off. TfL claimed having conductors on board made only a "modest difference" to customer satisfaction. The conductors will disappear from six bus routes; numbers 9, 10, 11, 24, 38 and 390. They are employed by operators Arriva, Go-Ahead, Metroline and RATP. TfL pledged to work with those companies to provide support and information on job opportunities for sacked conductors elsewhere. The New Routemaster buses were a flagship transport policy of former London mayor Boris Johnson and were used as a political tool during his 2008 election campaign. Criticisms were made over the cost of the new buses and there were problems with their hybrid engines and non-opening windows. However, BBC Transport correspondent Tom Edwards said Londoners had a "begrudging affection" for them. A small number of Heritage Routemaster buses on route 15 will continue to operate with conductors. The role of conductor on the new buses was more for safety as they didn't sell tickets. They made sure passengers didn't hurt themselves jumping on and off the rear platform. Now 300 of them will lose their jobs. They were introduced by the mayor Boris Johnson, but now he's gone the flagship projects of the former mayor do not have as much political protection. We are also seeing the start of big cuts at TfL, with its operational grant from the government cut by £591m in 2018. Meanwhile the new mayor's TfL fares freeze will cost £600m, and on Friday there was a redundancy trawl for senior managers. So this won't be the last cuts we see. What is a big surprise though is that front-line staff are seeing the cuts so soon. That will inevitably lead to political fall-out.

Three hundred London bus conductors are to lose their jobs to make savings of £10m a year, Transport for London (TfL) has announced.

O'Halloran, 26, moved to Ibrox from Saints in February 2016 while Rangers were in the Scottish Championship. He helped them win promotion but featured mainly as a substitute in the Premiership last season. And St Johnstone say the former Scotland Under-21 player could be involved in Saturday's friendly away to East Fife. In his first spell at McDiarmid Park, O'Halloran netted 16 times in 90 appearances after starting his career at Bolton Wanderers and having loan spells at Sheffield United, Carlisle United and Tranmere Rovers. All three of his goals for Rangers came in the Championship. In April, O'Halloran was left out of the Ibrox first-team squad after manager Pedro Caixinha said an "internal affair" had been "solved". Midfielders Stefan Scougall and Kyle McClean and defender Scott Tanser are Saints' other summer signings so far. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Rangers winger Michael O'Halloran has joined former club St Johnstone on loan until January.

Police arrested five teenage suspects, charging one 18-year-old with conspiring to commit a terrorist act. The men were planning to target police at an Anzac memorial event in Melbourne next week, police said. About 200 police officers took part in the counter-terrorism operation in the city early on Saturday. Acting Deputy Police Commissioner Neil Gaughan told reporters that evidence suggested the suspects had been influenced by Islamic State. One of the men, Sevdet Besim, appeared briefly in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Saturday. Police say a second man held on terrorism-related offences is also likely to be charged. A third man, also 18, was arrested on weapons charges and two other teenagers, aged 18 and 19, were in custody and assisting with inquiries. Officials referred to possible attacks using "edged weapons", but Mr Gaughan said there was no evidence to suggest there was "a planned beheading". The men were "associates" of Abdul Numan Haider, a teenager shot dead in September after he stabbed two officers, police said. Anzac Day is an annual day of remembrance for servicemen and women from Australia and New Zealand. A series of events are planned for next week to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the landings at Gallipoli, Turkey. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott urged people to turn up to memorial events as planned. "The best thing we can do to counter terrorism... as individuals is to lead normal lives," he said, adding that the authorities were doing everything possible to keep people safe. Police said that although officers were the primary target of the alleged plot there was also a threat to the public. Search operations were continuing at several addresses in the south-east of the city on Saturday. The premier of Victoria, Daniel Andrews, said the police presence at Anzac Day events would be "significantly increased". "These individuals arrested today are not people of faith, they don't represent any culture," he added. "This is not an issue of how you pray or where you were born... this is simply evil, plain and simple." Australia raised its threat level to high last September and has since carried out a series of counter-terrorism raids.

Police in Australia say they have foiled an Islamic State-inspired plot to carry out an attack at a World War One centenary event.

It happened at around 03:00 BST on Thursday during a break in a debate on changes to Ireland's abortion laws. It was captured on the Dáil's camera. The footage shows Tom Barry pulling Aine Collins on to his lap and Ms Collins getting up and walking away after a few seconds. Mr Barry said: "What I did last night was disrespectful and inappropriate. "I have apologised to Áine Collins and she graciously and immediately accepted my apology. No excuses, I just shouldn't have done it." The incident happened as TDs gathered in the chamber before a vote was due to take place. Ms Collins, the TD for Cork North West, was seen talking to Mr Barry, the representative for Cork East. They were both elected to the Dáil for the first time in 2011. Mr Barry then grabbed Ms Collins and put her on his lap, while appearing to talk to her. After a few seconds she got up and walked away up some stairs in the chamber. A spokeswoman for Fine Gael said: "The incident was inappropriate and shouldn't have happened." The incident happened as the abortion debate extended into the early hours of Thursday. The session was finally adjourned at 04:57 BST and is due to resume later on Thursday.

An Irish TD (member of parliament) has apologised for his "disrespectful and inappropriate" behaviour after he grabbed a female colleague in the Irish parliament and put her on his lap.

Maria Byrne, 35, died at the couple's home in Morgan Crescent, Theydon Bois, Essex, on 13 February. Former stockbroker Darren Byrne, 40, killed her after she discovered he had been having an affair, Chelmsford Crown Court heard. Byrne was found guilty of murder and arson and must serve at least 24 years. Read more on this story and other Essex news The court heard Byrne hoped his wife's body would catch on fire while he went for an hour-long dog walk. Returning to find his plan had not worked, he called the emergency services to say his wife was "burned". In sentencing, Judge Charles Gratwicke told Bryne: "The effect of your savagery will live with [Mrs Byrne's family] for the rest of their lives." He said Maria Byrne "remained living for 30 minutes" after he attacked her. He described Byrne as "wicked" and added: "Nobody sitting in this courtroom listening to the evidence would have felt anything other than sickness and revulsion as to what you did. "Not only did you extinguish Maria Byrne's life but you left her two boys motherless and her family devastated." Mrs Byrne's mother Linda Biggs told the court in a victim statement: "Maria was an only child and we trusted her with Byrne, a man the family treated like a son. "She was beautiful, loving, loyal, kind, gentle and funny. She was everything to us, our whole world. She was brought up surrounded by love and she was simply our darling girl." The court heard that when Byrne called 999 he told the operator: "The stove was on and the frying pan's on the other side of the room. She's not breathing." Byrne had told paramedics his wife had been making him a bacon sandwich and when he returned home she was dead. Mrs Byrne's death was initially treated as unexplained but a murder inquiry started following a post-mortem examination which identified white spirit on her clothing. A half-empty bottle of white spirit was also found in the garage, the jury heard.

A husband who hit his wife over the head before dousing her body in white spirit and turning on a gas hob has been jailed for life for murder.

Richard Beech, 33, was convicted of the physical abuse over a six-year period, but cleared of four rape charges. Beech, of Dundee, will be monitored in the community for two years following his release from prison. The trial heard the offences were committed in Dundee and Forfar. Beech attacked one of his victims to the danger of her life by putting a pillow over her face and his hands round her throat at a house in Forfar. The woman told the trial: "I actually thought he was going to kill me." She told the High Court in Glasgow she eventually managed to push him off "with force", but was "really petrified" following the attack. Another woman, who met Beech through a dating website, told the trial he seemed "like a nice guy" at first, but that he later got "really angry" and told her he knew how to build bombs. Beech, who has previously been convicted of going Awol from the army, was found guilty of nine charges against six women committed between 2007 and 2013. Defence QC Edward Targowski told the court that Beech continues to deny the offences. Jailing Beech, judge Lady Scott told him: "You subjected one of your partners to regular violence, slapping her and pouring hot liquid over her and head-butting her, often accompanied by threats. "You compressed the throats of three of your victims. "One said this happened a number of times and she said she thought she was going to die. "This was a sustained and serious course of conduct of significant violence against female partners."

A former soldier has been jailed for four years for a campaign of "significant violence" against six ex-partners in Tayside.

Stephen Lawrie, 56, admitted accessing the site during a computing class with S2 pupils at Coatbridge High School in North Lanarkshire on 27 April 2015. Pupils as young as 13 saw the site when Lawrie accidentally projected in onto the classroom smart board. He was struck off at his own request by Scotland's General Teaching Council. Following a procedural hearing, the council's fitness to teach panel ruled: "In light of the respondent's consent to removal from the register...the panel decided to direct that the respondent be so removed. "Once the respondent has been removed from the register, the respondent remains so removed unless and until an application for re-registration is made by him and a fitness to teach panel directs that the application be granted. "Again in light of the consent that the respondent provided, the panel directed that he should be prohibited from making an application for re-registration for a period of two years from the date of removal."

A teacher who accessed a pornographic website during a lesson then accidentally projected it on the walls of his classroom has been struck off.

The Pool 1 fixture, due to be played on 16 October, was postponed because of the sudden death of Munster head coach Anthony Foley in a Parisian hotel. It will now take place at the Stade Yves-du-Manoir at 15:45 GMT. The rearranged match means a new date will be agreed for Munster's Pro12 meeting with Edinburgh, which had been scheduled for 7 January. The fixture would have been the Scottish club's first match at Myreside, where Edinburgh will play their home matches between January and May, rather than Murrayfield.

Munster's postponed European Champions Cup fixture against Racing 92 has been rescheduled for 7 January.

Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said civil servants would also be required to work 40 hours a week instead of 35. The proposals, which would be applied mostly from next year, would save 4.8bn euros (£4bn) over three years, he said. Austerity measures have proved deeply unpopular and have triggered large protests. "With these measures, our European partners cannot doubt our commitment" to the bailout, Mr Coelho said in an address to the nation late on Friday. "To hesitate now would harm the credibility that we have already won back," he added. Portugal received a 78bn euro bailout from the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund in 2011. Unemployment stands at nearly 18% - a record high - and the economy is expected to shrink for a third consecutive year in 2013. Last month, the Portuguese Constitutional Court struck down more than 1bn euros (£847m; $1.3bn) of proposed cuts, which included the suspension of holiday bonuses for public sector workers and pensioners. That forced the centre-right government to look elsewhere for savings - though it has ruled out raising taxes. "We will not raise taxes to correct the budgetary problem resulting from the Constitutional Court's decision," Mr Coelho said. "The way must be through the structural reduction of public spending." Portugal's main Socialist opposition party has accused Mr Coelho of inflicting excessive austerity on Portugal in pursuit of an ideologically driven programme.

Portugal is planning to cut 30,000 civil service jobs and to raise the retirement age by one year to 66 as it tries to meet the terms of a bailout.

They are from all over the world, including the US, UK, France and China. Vtech has also suspended 13 websites following the hacking of its Learning Lodge app database. The hacked database included a lot of customer data, including some details about children, and the company was told about the breach by a journalist. It did not contain any credit card information, Vtech said, but it did store the "name, email address, encrypted password, secret question and answer for password retrieval, IP address, mailing address and download history" of customers. "The Vtech breach illustrates one of the major issues facing us today," said Tod Beardsley, security engineering manager at internet security firm Rapid7. "With the Internet of Things, companies of all sorts are rapidly morphing into information technology companies, but without the hard-won security learnings that traditional infotech companies now enjoy. "It's tough to be both a toy manufacturer and a mature technology company with a robust security program. "This is not just a challenge for companies that are just now entering tech, but a challenge for the security industry to communicate effectively, and quickly, to these companies who haven't yet earned their security stripes the hard way." Professor Alan Woodward, cybersecurity expert at Surrey University, said it looked like the Hong Kong-based firm may have been subjected to a simple hacking technique known as an SQL injection. "These breaches are endemic and we have to stop. If that means focusing the minds of these companies through big fines then so be it. It needs to be taken seriously and those responsible held to account," he told the BBC.

Electronic toy and educational material seller Vtech has confirmed that about five million customers were affected in the data theft reported on Friday.

A 40mph speed restriction on the Forth Road Bridge led to long tailbacks in the area and reports of hour-long delays on the A92 and a six-mile queue on the M90. There were also problems on the M73 at the Baillieston Interchange, on the A8 in North Lanarkshire and on the M77. Flights from some Scottish airports were also affected by the fog. There were a number of cancellations from Glasgow and Edinburgh. Edinburgh Airport said flights were able to take off and land there but that fog in London, Amsterdam and Cardiff had resulted in delays and cancellations. Glasgow Airport tweeted: "Due to fog elsewhere, some of our flights are delayed or cancelled this morning. Please check with your airline for further details." Brian Sim, 30, was meant to be flying home from Heathrow to Glasgow first thing on Monday morning. He said: "My original flight was cancelled outright, and I was booked on a replacement six hours later. However the replacement has now been delayed by another two hours. "I was meant to be at work at 9am this morning. Luckily my colleagues have been able to cover for me so far, but it's still not clear if I'll make it back for my evening shift." He added: "There are a lot of people standing around and queuing at the airport, but it's a fairly sedate atmosphere to be honest." On the M90, police said some drivers had been illegally using the bus lane to avoid the congestion. They said anyone caught doing this would face a fine. The delays around the Forth Road Bridge were caused by a combination of the speed restrictions and a lane closure due to ongoing roadworks. The speed restrictions were later lifted. Traffic Scotland was tweeting updates throughout the morning rush hour. It said: "Lots of fog affecting the network this morning. Please use appropriate lights and drive safe." It later jokingly appealed for help to "locate" the Forth Road Bridge as a further blanket of fog moved in.

Heavy fog has been causing delays and disruption for drivers and commuters in some parts of Scotland.

The Scot beat Raonic in straight sets to repeat his triumph of 2013 and claim a third Grand Slam title. Murray is the first British man to win more than one Wimbledon singles title since Fred Perry in 1935. "I'm proud to have my hands on the trophy again," said Murray. Murray finally ended Britain's 77-year wait for a male Wimbledon champion in 2013 - and the chance to see him repeat the achievement attracted huge attention. Fans queued overnight just to grab a spot on Henman Hil to watch the match on a big screen, while the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were among those watching from the Royal Box on Centre Court. "This is the most important tournament for me every year," added an emotional Murray. "I've had some great moments here, but also some tough losses. The win feels extra special because of the tough losses."

Britain's Andy Murray became Wimbledon champion for the second time with a superb performance against Canada's Milos Raonic in the final.

Sharon McKenzie, 46, was also charged with driving while unfit through drink or drugs and failing to provide a breath specimen. Police were responding to a report of concern for a person on Thursday afternoon when one officer was hit by a black Mini in Blackburn, West Lothian. The officer suffered minor injuries and was taken to hospital as a precaution. Ms McKenzie was also charged with breach of the peace and resisting arrest during the incident in Hopefield Drive. McKenzie, who lives in Blackburn, made no plea or declaration. She was committed for further examination and remanded in custody. James Drysdale, 43, from nearby Bathgate, made a separate appearance on petition at the same court also charged with attempted murder. He made no plea or declaration and was also fully committed and remanded in custody pending further inquiries. Ch Insp Barry Blair, Police Scotland's Area Commander for West Lothian, said the force was eager to establish the full circumstances surrounding the alleged attacks. He said: "Anyone who was in the Hopefield Drive area on the evening of Thursday 13th October and witnessed the incident, is asked to come forward immediately."

A woman has appeared in court accused of trying to murder two police officers by driving a car at them.

The culprit left the Christmas paper after unwrapping and stealing £900 in items, including three Android tablets. Sue Percival's grandchildren and daughter, Steph Summers, found the grim scene when visiting her home at Tonypandy, Rhondda Cynon Taff. Her four-year-old, Tristan, the first in the house, told her: "Mum, Santa's been. All the presents are open." Grandmother-of-seven Ms Percival said: "We are devastated. "I had finished all of my Christmas shopping because I started it in September. "They stole the presents, including the electronic tablets I bought, all the alcohol and even all of my change that I had put in a coin counter for emergencies. "The police said they think it is a personal targeted attack and that somebody might had waited for me to go to work." South Wales Police's Sgt Adam Johnson said the burglar struck on Wednesday between 07:30-11:30 GMT. He said: "The burglar forced the back door and made a search of the house, spending time to unwrap the Christmas presents which were in the house and choosing to take the high-value items and alcohol. "The carnage was discovered by the children in the family who have now had their Christmas spoilt thanks to this callous person." Among the items stolen were three computer tablets, trainers, perfumes sets and a large amount of alcohol.

A "callous" burglar has broken into a family's home and stolen their Christmas presents from under the tree.

Ddydd Mercher fe gyhoeddodd Ysgrifennydd yr Economi Ken Skates y bydd y llywodraeth yn buddsoddi £3m yn Yr Egin yn dilyn cais am arian gan Brifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant. Mae disgwyl i £3m arall ddod o fargen ddinesig Bae Abertawe. Ym mis Chwefror dywedodd Prif Weinidog Cymru ei fod wedi cael addewid gan S4C na fyddai'r adleoliad o Gaerdydd yn creu cost i'r trethdalwr. Wrth roi tystiolaeth i Bwyllgor Diwylliant y Cynulliad dywedodd Ian Jones, prif weithredwr S4C: "Os yw'r datblygiad yn gwneud impact economaidd, ieithyddol, cymdeithasol yn yr ardal a bod e'n ticio'r bocsys i gyd i Lywodraeth Cymru yna mae'n eithaf naturiol bod y brifysgol yn mynd i ofyn i Lywodraeth Cymru am gyfraniad." Ychwanegodd Huw Jones, Cadeirydd Awdurdod S4C ei bod hi "wastad yn glir i ni fod nhw [y brifysgol] yn mynd i fod yn ymgeisio am grantiau". Fe wnaeth Ian Jones hefyd amddiffyn penderfyniad S4C i dalu gwerth 20 mlynedd o rent - £3m - o flaen llaw i'r brifysgol. "Edrychom ni ar saith neu wyth gwahanol opsiwn gan gynnwys cymryd rhan ecwiti mewn unrhyw adeilad, ond penderfynom ni ar ôl craffu'r prosiect yn fewnol ac allanol y byddai'n rhoi mwy o sicrwydd i S4C i wneud blaendal rhent," meddai. "Y rhesymau am y blaendal rhent, mae'n syml iawn. Does yna ddim rent increases dros 25 mlynedd, does yna ddim effaith chwyddiant dros y cyfnod hynny felly rydyn ni'n gwybod faint ry'n ni'n ei dalu." Mae'r Pwyllgor Materion Cymreig wedi dweud y bydd ei aelodau'n holi Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant ar ddydd Llun 13 Mawrth mewn sesiwn fydd yn canolbwyntio ar ariannu pencadlys newydd S4C yng Nghaerfyrddin. Dywedodd datganiad gan y pwyllgor ddydd Iau mae'r gobaith yw gofyn i'r brifysgol "egluro unrhyw amheuon ariannol ynghylch y prosiect."

Mae'n "naturiol" bod datblygwyr pencadlys newydd S4C yng Nghaerfyrddin wedi gofyn i Lywodraeth Cymru am gefnogaeth ariannol, yn ôl prif weithredwr y sianel.

It allows the local authority to begin the process of buying land on the proposed route of the new road. The West Link has been put forward as a way of easing travel across Inverness but is opposed by a local campaign. Opponents say the West Link will lead to the loss of green space. The £55m road project also involves relocating Torvean Golf Course and Highland Rugby Club's pitches, creating a new sports hub and parkland at Torvean and extending Kilvean Cemetery. In June, councillors approved proposals for the replacement golf course. On Tuesday, they will be asked to grant full planning permission for a new rugby clubhouse, an artificial pitch and two grass pitches.

Highland Council has secured a compulsory purchase order (CPO) from Scottish ministers for its Inverness West Link project.

Dolan, 47, is undergoing a course of chemotherapy following an operation to remove a tumour from his bladder. The Irishman has brought hundreds of players through the academy over more than a decade with the club. Graduates Steve Sidwell, Shane Long and Jem Karacan are among those to have used #21forDolan on Twitter. The number 21 follows a suggestion by fans website The Tilehurst End to stand for a minute's applause in the 21st minute of their opening home Championship fixture against Leeds United on Sunday. It also recognises Dolan's long-time post as manager of the under-21 side. In a statement issued by the club, Dolan expressed his thanks for "the superb support and medical care" he has been given since his operation. Dolan's playing career, which included appearances for West Ham, Birmingham and Exeter City was cut short in 1993 when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. He was also appointed Reading caretaker manager for one match following the dismissal of Brian McDermott in 2013.

Reading supporters and players past and present have shown their support for academy manager Eamonn Dolan on social media.

The route runs for nearly 20 miles and comprises 131 stops, from upper St Johns to downtown Milwaukie. Their pictures depict the wide range of communities spread along the way as well as capturing something of the gentrification in parts of the town. Here is a selection of images from the project. Bus 75: Hidden Portland was supported by a grant from the Regional Arts & Culture Council, a local arts organisation in Portland.

Photographer Geoffrey Hiller and writer Tom Vandel have spent the past year travelling on the number 75 bus in Portland, Oregon, stopping off along the way to explore and capture parts of the town usually only glimpsed thorough the window.

Ciaran Nugent was due to stand trial at Belfast Crown Court on Tuesday. Nugent, 33, formerly of the Simon Community on the Falls Road in Belfast, had denied involvement in the murders. But late on Monday his legal team asked that he be re-arraigned for the killings of friends Caron Smyth, 40, and 42-year old Finbar McGrillen. The friends' bodies were found in the living room of Mr McGrillen's apartment at Ravenhill Court on 13 December 2013. Last week, 34-year old Shaun Patrick Joseph Hegarty, formerly of Grainne House in the New Lodge area of Belfast, admitted murdering Ms Smyth and Mr McGrillen. The minimum prison sentence that both men will have to serve before being considered eligible for release will be set at a later hearing. Pre-sentence reports have been ordered on both men, who are currently on remand.

A man who was facing trial for a double killing in east Belfast has been given a life sentence after he changed his pleas and admitted the murders.

Burton has described himself as "Blackpool Pleasure Beach's biggest fan" and used the seaside town for scenes in his latest film. He achieved fame through directing blockbusters like Edward Scissorhands, Batman, Planet of the Apes and Alice in Wonderland. The famous lights will be turned on following a concert on 4 September. A host of stars will perform including The Vamps, Lawson and Professor Green. Burton, who was formerly married to actress Helena Bonham Carter, chose to shoot scenes in Blackpool for US band The Killers' video "Here with Me". His latest movie "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" has also brought him to the resort. Hollywood actor Samuel L Jackson, was one of the cast who featured in scenes filmed on the promenade and inside Blackpool Tower. He announced his arrival in the town in May by posting a selfie on Instagram. Councillor Gillian Campbell, deputy leader of the town's council, said: "Having one of the most famous film directors in the world turn on the Blackpool Illuminations is a major coup and shows the high regard the town is held in the hearts of our famous visitors. "We know he is a huge fan of Blackpool and we are delighted that he has agreed to switch the Illuminations on for us on the biggest night of Blackpool's year. "This is gearing up to be one of the best switch-on events we have ever had."

Hollywood director Tim Burton is set to switch on this year's Blackpool Illuminations, it has been revealed.

Police were alerted to the stabbing in Harehills Lane, Harehills, at about 15:40 GMT. The wounded teenager was taken to hospital for treatment, but died a short time later. A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder, West Yorkshire Police said. He remains in custody for questioning. Det Supt Pat Twiggs, of West Yorkshire Police, said: "This tragic incident happened in a busy area at a busy time of day with large numbers of people going about their daily business. "I am appealing directly to anyone who witnessed the incident or has information that could help our inquiries to come forward." The force is hoping to speak to anyone who saw a person running in the area or those who have mobile phone footage. The scene remains cordoned off, with police forensic examinations expected to continue over the weekend.

A 16-year-old boy has died after he was stabbed in a busy Leeds street, prompting a murder inquiry.

The white female rhea, nicknamed Snowflake, was spotted in North Boarhunt. It is thought she escaped from a private collection. Police, the fire service and members of a specialist team from Sparsholt College helped catch the bird. She is being kept at the college while she waits to be reunited with her owner. A man spotted the bird at 12:30 BST on Thursday in his garden. Chris Mitchell, centre manager at Sparsholt College, said: "Working with animals, we're accustomed to unusual conversations involving out of the ordinary situations. "However it did catch me slightly off guard when we had a call from the Hampshire police control room declaring that there was a large bird in a front garden in North Boarhunt and could the college assist."

A large bird native to South America has been captured in a garden in Hampshire after fleeing from its owner.

The victim's body was found on Saturday near the Fiveways Junction in East Harling. He died from multiple stab wounds to his neck and head, a post-mortem examination showed. Ch Supt Mike Fawcett, of Norfolk Police, said he could understand the shock of the community at the "level of brutality". The man was described as a "family man from the local area". Police said the victim was seen as "well-mannered, well-natured and well-liked". Ch Supt Fawcett added: "The motive remains unclear and we are appealing for people who have noticed any unusual activity in the area recently. "Those who use the woodlands and footpath regularly, especially whose who were there between 9am and 11am on Saturday 5 August, are urged to contact us." More news from Norfolk He said "dedicated teams" were investigating the case and a mobile police station has been set up at the scene. A cordon remains in place.

An 83-year-old man was stabbed to death while out walking his two dogs in Norfolk woodland, say police.

Mel Morrell and Steve Hill went on a climbing trip to Skye shortly after first going out six years ago. The pair had hoped to tackle the Cioch, a block of rock on cliffs in the Cuillin, but could not complete the climb at that time. They returned last Thursday and completed the ascent. The Hills, who live in Swansea, were married two years ago, but only last week were able to return to Skye for the climb. While on the Cioch they recreated a famous sword fight scene from 1986 film Highlander that featured Scots actor Sean Connery. Mr Hill said: "We found the plastic swords in a crack once we were on the Cioch. It felt wrong not to use them." The Hills, who are members of South Wales Mountaineering Club, made their trip to Skye with climbing friends. Mrs Hill made her ascent in her climbing gear before putting on her dress. Her husband put on his suit at a safe point just before finishing his climb via another route so as not to hold up others waiting to make the same climb.

A couple from Wales have fulfilled their ambition to stand atop one of Scotland's best known mountain features - in their wedding attire.

The club say it's "the largest profit since the foundation of the football club in 1909". United - currently bottom of the Scottish Premiership - sold Ryan Gauld, Gary Mackay-Steven and Stuart Armstrong during the accounting period. Net debt was reduced to £1.28m. Turnover was up 4% to £5.82m but there was an operating loss of £799,000. Debt had stood at £7.3m in 2007 while the latest profit represents a £2.7m increase on the previous year. "It is noted that the club continues to spend more than it generates in income," the club added. "The operating loss for the year was £799k and only successful player trading can sustain such losses. "Much work continues to be done on identifying and implementing reductions in operating expenses and the value of this work should be reflected in forthcoming results."

Dundee United recorded a £3.9m profit for the year to June 2015 but admit spending continues to exceed income.

Members of the Unite union at the firm's sites in Paisley and Dumbarton were balloted after talks aimed at averting industrial action failed. The union called for a "decent pay increase and harmonisation of pay between sites". A spokesman for Chivas Brothers said the company was "disappointed" by the decision to strike. Operations at the company's Paisley plant are to be closed by 2019 with workers offered jobs in Dumbarton. Last November, Chivas announced plans to invest £40m in building a new bottling plant at its Kilmalid site in Dumbarton. Unite said 76.4% of members balloted in Paisley voted for strike action and 81.9% for action short of strike. At Kilmalid, members voted by 90.8% for strike action and 98.5% for action short of strike. Regional co-ordinating officer for the union, Elaine Dougall said: "We believe our claim for a decent pay increase and harmonisation of pay between sites was both reasonable and affordable." "The fact that the company first refused to improve their initial offer, were then forced to talks at ACAS and then brought nothing new to the table shows what little respect they have for the rules of negotiation. "We are also disappointed that the company has failed to recognise the contribution our members make towards the successful brand that Chivas is today, by awarding a pay increase that reflects that." She said the door remained open for "an eleventh hour reprieve". She added: "We would say to Chivas management, come back to the table with an offer that is fair and reflects the hard work and commitment of our members and this action can be halted." A Chivas Brothers spokesman said: "After a period of constructive and transparent negotiation with employee representatives, we have made several significant improvements and firmly believe our pay offer - which exceeds the rate of inflation in the UK- is fair and reasonable and ensures that our employees have a highly competitive salary and benefits package."

Workers at spirits producer Chivas Brothers have voted in favour of going on strike in a dispute over pay.

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) said existing home sales decreased by 10.5% in November, despite continued demand. The pace of sales was the slowest since April 2014. NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun said "sparse inventory and affordability issues" continued, but new rules likely caused the sudden dip. In October a new mortgage filing rule - Know Before You Owe - came into effect with the goal of making mortgage applications clearer. The new process gives borrowers three days to ask questions about the loan from the provider. Yun said the longer timeframe likely caused some deals that would have closed in November to be pushed back to December. Provided the timeframe does not get much longer, Yun said he expected a normal pace of home sales to resume. The price of housing in the US also rose. The average price was $220,300 (£148,719) in November, 6.3% higher than the previous year. The value of US housing is now increasing at twice the rate of the average US salary. Sales of existing homes for the year are on pace to rise by 5%. First time buyers continued to make up about a third of the market. Some analysts see this as concerning, as the price of mortgages gets set to increase following the Federal Reserve's decision in December to raise interest rates.

The rate of US home sales fell in November as buyers struggled with new regulation.

William Couston pulled out of a junction and into the path of the oncoming motorcycle, causing the death of 55-year-old Orkney man Nigel Mills. The incident happened at the junction to the Alness Business Park in the Highlands on 6 March last year. Sentence was deferred for background reports and bail was continued. Inverness Sheriff Court heard Mr Mills and his wife were on their way from their Orkney home to the Scottish Motorcycle Show at Ingliston, near Edinburgh. However, bad weather in the north persuaded them to take an earlier crossing between St Margaret's Hope and Gills Bay. Fiscal depute Roderick Urquhart told Sheriff Margaret Neilson that Couston was heading for Invergordon to attend the gym when he pulled out of the junction. The prosecutor said: "Both Mr and Mrs Mills were thrown off their bike and on to the carriageway. The first witness on the scene said Couston's car was in the middle of the road, its right indicator still flashing and steam was coming from it. "Ambulance and police were called and Couston identified himself to officers as being the driver. There appeared to be no signs of life in Mr Mills. "Mrs Mills suffered a right leg fracture, a compound fracture to the left, a crushed pelvis, a fractured vertebra and a perforated bladder. She is still using crutches and a wheelchair and was in hospital in Aberdeen for three months after the accident."

A 47-year-old man had admitted causing the death of a motorcyclist and seriously injuring his wife by careless driving on the A9 last year.

Mr Flanagan was speaking at a conference attended by British and Irish politicians at Oxford. Mr Flanagan also said that Northern Ireland's legacy inquest delays would be addressed by implementing the Lord Chief Justice's proposals. The Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan, requested £10m funding for a five-year programme to deal with inquests into some of the most controversial killings of the Troubles. Mr Flanagan said: "I believe it is the solemn responsibility of politicians in London, in Belfast and in Dublin to deliver a framework for dealing with legacy issues." Minister Flanagan also welcomed the new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland's stance on addressing legacy issues. James Brokenshire said on Friday that he wants the search for agreement on the stumbling blocks regarding the legacy of the Troubles to enter a more public phase.

The Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan has said it is vital that other European Union member states understand the unique circumstances in the island of Ireland in the period before the UK triggers its departure from the EU.

The colour of a liquid changes to give either a positive or negative result. The designers from Imperial College London say the device could lead to more widespread testing for HIV and other diseases in parts of the world where other methods are unaffordable. The prototype, which needs wider testing, is described in the journal Nature Nanotechnology. The test can be configured to a unique signature of a disease or virus - such as a protein found on the surface of HIV. If that marker is present it changes the course of a chemical reaction. The final result is blue if the marker is there, red if the marker is not. The researchers say this allows the results to be detected with "the naked eye". Prof Molly Stevens told the BBC: "This method should be used when the presence of a target molecule at ultra-low concentration could improve the diagnosis of disease. "For example, it is important to detect some molecules at ultra-low concentrations to test cancer recurrence after tumour removal. "It can also help with diagnosing HIV-infected patients whose viral load is too low to be detected with current methods." Early testing showed the presence of markers of HIV and prostate cancer could be detected. However, trials on a much larger scale will be needed before it could be used clinically. The researchers expect their design will cost 10 times less than current tests. They say this will be important in countries where the only options are unaffordable. Fellow researcher Dr Roberto de la Rica said: "This test could be significantly cheaper to administer, which could pave the way for more widespread use of HIV testing in poorer parts of the world."

A cheap test which could detect even low levels of viruses and some cancers has been developed by UK researchers.

A section of the first floor, covering the workshop area of the showroom on Northfield Drive, Milton Keynes, gave way at about 12:00 BST. No-one was injured. The fire service attended to assess what happened. The Jardine Motors Group said everyone was evacuated from the building and the company was "investigating the cause of the collapse and the extent of the damage". Ian Wilson, from Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue, said staff had a "lucky escape" thanks to the actions of their colleagues. "People working within a workshop heard a loud bang and promptly hit the fire alarm call point, which was quick thinking on their part," he said. "Within 20 minutes a third of the floor above the workshop collapsed." Mr Wilson said there was a ramp up to the first floor, which was "serving as a car park". Structural engineers are assessing the damage.

Up to 20 cars were damaged when part of an Audi showroom collapsed.

Christopher Michael Williams, 51, of Acrefair, died after being struck by a half-tonne power press on 3 December 2012 at Vauxhall Industrial Estate. Mold Crown Court heard the lifting operation was unsafe and Mr Williams was not properly trained in lifting non-standard loads. Morgan Technical Ceramics Ltd had admitted failing to ensure his safety. The court heard a maintenance supervisor was moving the power press on a pallet truck when it toppled over, striking Mr Williams. He died from his injuries at the scene. As well as the fine, the firm must also pay £23,000 in costs.

A Wrexham company has been fined £180,000 after a man was crushed by heavy machinery at a Ruabon factory.

The Internet Party was a "movement for the freedom of the internet and technology, for privacy and political reform", the tycoon said. New Zealand goes to the polls in September. Mr Dotcom is fighting extradition to the US over charges of copyright infringement on a "massive scale". To enter parliament, the Internet Party must win an electoral seat or secure 5% of the vote. One suggestion was that he could align with an existing party, but his most likely ally earlier this week cast doubt on that plan. On its website, the party said that it would "give you faster, cheaper internet, create high-tech jobs, protect your privacy and safeguard our independence". It also promised to introduce "a New Zealand-sponsored digital currency that is safe, secure and encrypted". Mr Dotcom was arrested at his mansion near Auckland, New Zealand, in January 2012. As well as MegaUpload being shut down, Mr Dotcom's assets were frozen. But later scrutiny of the raid led to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key apologising to Mr Dotcom for what were described as "basic errors" by intelligence services in collecting information on behalf of the US. US authorities accuse him of earning more than $175m (£106m) by facilitating the distribution of pirated copies of movies, TV shows and other content. Kim Dotcom denies any wrongdoing. In January 2013, a year after the closure of MegaUpload, he set up Mega, which also allows users to host and share large files on the internet. Earlier this week, he announced plans to list his new file-sharing firm on the New Zealand stock market. He also caused controversy this week by admitting he owned a signed copy of Adolf Hitler's book Mein Kampf. But the internet entrepreneur said he was "totally against" the Nazis and pointed out he also owned objects that had belonged to Churchill and Stalin.

Kim Dotcom, whose site MegaUpload was shut down by US authorities in 2012, has formally launched a political party in New Zealand.

Ganesh Joshi, a legislator from the northern state of Uttarakhand, was arrested after he allegedly beat the horse, named Shaktiman, with a stick, during a protest rally in the city of Dehradun. However Mr Joshi, who was released on bail, has denied assaulting the animal. Rakesh Nautiyal, the veterinary officer looking after Shaktiman, told the BBC that the horse was now standing and "improving day-by-day". "The positive approach of the animal has amazed me. Even after undergoing a major surgery Shaktiman is displaying normal behaviour. He is eating well, which is a good sign," he said. Next in line for the horse is a special shoe called an "ice boot" being brought in from the US, which will help the animal reduce weight on the amputated limb. "Through the ice boot we will be able to take precautionary measures to keep the hind leg safe," a senior vet told the BBC. The horse has become the centre of attention in Dehradun, where he is lodged at police quarters. He is attended to by a team of vets and the police force is sparing no expense for his treatment, even though Shaktiman will never be able to resume official police duties. At the forefront of efforts to rehabilitate Shaktiman is US animal lover Jamie Vaughn, who has made it her personal mission to care for the animal. Fondly referred to as "chachi" (aunt) by the Dehradun police officers, Ms Vaughn, who runs an NGO called Maya Foundation for animal welfare in Bhutan, has used her extensive network of contacts to fund most of Shaktiman's post-operative care. She has facilitated the construction of a new tin shed for the horse, which has been fitted out with two water-cooled fans, a mosquito net and fluorescent lamp. Shaktiman also gets a massage every day. His bedding is changed every second day and the bandage is changed twice a week. "I came to Dehradun to see Shaktiman after I received a call from the doctor who operated on him," she told the BBC. "A lot of people are concerned about the horse and are providing help. The horse is adjusting to the new prosthetic leg. But the road to recovery is still long and needs patience."

An Indian police horse that had a leg amputated after being allegedly assaulted by a politician, has been fitted with a state-of-the-art prosthetic limb that is allowing the animal to stand again, Raju Gusain reports.

Dismissing objections by the censor board which had wanted 89 cuts, the court said the film must be certified for release in the next 48 hours. Judges ordered one scene showing a character urinating to be removed, and a disclaimer to be changed. The producers of the film described the ruling as a victory for democracy. They had gone to court, saying the demands by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) set a dangerous precedent. The film board had said they thought the movie portrayed Punjab in a bad light. The proposed cuts included removing every mention of the word "Punjab" from the film, deleting swear words and also a number of other words such as "parliament", "legislators" and "elections". The censors had also said that the film questioned the sovereignty of India, but the court rejected the argument. "We have read the script in its entirety to see if the film encourages drugs. We do not find that the film questions the sovereignty or integrity of India by mentioning the names of cities, or referring to a state or by a signpost," the judge said. The court observed that the board's job was to certify and not censor. The film's director, Abhishek Chaubey, told reporters outside the courtroom that he had accepted the order to delete a scene showing the lead character urinating into a crowd while under the influence of drugs. He said he would also add a disclaimer specifying that the film was not against any specific state, and did not support drug abuse or the use of swear words. Last week the court told defence lawyers the film industry was "not made of glass" to be handled with care and added that there was no need for excessive censorship as the public was the "biggest censor". The board has the option of appealing against the verdict in the Supreme Court. Ahead of the ruling, censor board chief Pahlaj Nihalani had given ground, telling reporters on Sunday the film could be released with 13 cuts. The film board has recently come in for criticism for its controversial decisions to remove scenes in several films, including some Hollywood movies, before they were allowed to be screened in cinemas.

A controversial film depicting drug abuse in India's Punjab state will be released on Friday with just one cut, the Bombay High Court has ruled.

Tadashi Ishii said he would tender his resignation at a January board meeting. Matsuri Takahashi, 24, jumped to her death in December last year and in a note left for her mother, she asked: "Why do things have to be so hard?". She had started working at Dentsu in April 2015 and was soon doing an additional 100 hours a month. Dentsu has been under pressure to reduce the amount of overtime its employees do and in November it was raided by labour regulators. In September, the Japanese government ruled that Ms Takahashi's death had been caused by overwork. She would often return home at 5am after spending all day and night at the office. On Wednesday, Mr Ishii, who has been chief executive in 2011, said: "This is something that should never have been allowed to happen." While Dentsu is attempting to curtail overwork - by turning off lights at the headquarters at 10pm - it admitted that more than 100 workers were still doing an extra 80 hours a month. Death linked to exhaustion in Japan is so common that there is a word, "karoshi", to describe it. According to government figures, about 2,000 people a year kill themselves because of overwork.

The head of Japanese advertising group Dentsu is to step down following the suicide of an employee who had worked hundreds of hours of overtime.

The Venezuelan opposition reacted angrily when they heard they would only be allowed to collect more petition signatures in late October. Opposition leader Henrique Capriles said an opposition march would go ahead in September. A referendum defeat for Mr Maduro this year would trigger a presidential poll. But a recall vote next year would see Mr Maduro replaced by his vice-president, meaning the Socialist party would remain in power. What has gone wrong with Venezuela? Venezuelans cross to Colombia to buy food "People ready to explode" The National Electoral Council (CNE) president, Tibisay Lucena, said the opposition would be authorised in late October to try to collect petition signatures from the 20% of the country's voters, or 4m people, needed to start a recall referendum, on condition that "all the regulatory requirements are fulfilled". If the opposition was successful in gathering these signatures, the CNE would have a month to verify them. Ms Lucena said electoral officials would then have 90 days to schedule a referendum. Constitutional experts say this appears to make it unlikely a referendum would be held in January as demanded by the opposition. The timing is crucial because according to the constitution, a vote to recall Mr Maduro this year would trigger a presidential election that polls indicate the opposition is likely to win. But if the president is defeated in a vote next year, the vice-president would replace Mr Maduro and the Socialists would thus remain in power. Election officials have already been accused of stretching out the first phase of the recall referendum where the opposition had to collect signatures from 1% of voters. The opposition accuses the government of dragging its feet while not totally rejecting the recall referendum process. Venezuela is suffering a severe economic crisis which the opposition blames on President Maduro. He says the economic crisis and efforts to get rid of him are a capitalist conspiracy. Mr Maduro has launched legal challenges against the referendum drive and has vowed there will be no referendum this year.

Venezuelan officials have set out the timetable for a recall referendum on whether President Nicolas Maduro should remain in power.

Bond published his first book, A Bear Called Paddington, in 1958. The character, a marmalade-loving bear from "deepest, darkest Peru" who comes to live in London, went on to inspire a series of books, an animated TV series and a film. More than 35 million Paddington books have been sold worldwide. The most recent, Paddington's Finest Hour, was published in April. Author David Walliams said he "had the great pleasure of spending time with Michael Bond. On meeting him I realised he was Paddington." Actor Hugh Bonneville, who played Mr Brown in the film said "In Paddington, Michael created a character whose enthusiasm and optimism has given pleasure to millions across the generations." As well as Paddington, Michael Bond also created characters including Olga da Polga, A Mouse Called Thursday and a French detective named Monsieur Pamplemousse. A sequel to the Paddington film will be released later this year.

Michael Bond, the creator of beloved children's character Paddington Bear, has died at the age of 91, after a short illness.

The Cameroonian, who arrives in Zurich to take control of football's world governing body on Tuesday, has kidney problems that require regular dialysis. "Since his first election as Caf President, Hayatou has always assumed, without interruption, the powers vested in him," said the Caf statement. "It has never been a secret that in recent years, kidney-related problems has seen him undergo regular dialysis sessions. Since his first election as Caf President, Hayatou has always assumed, without interruption, the powers vested in him "The programming has always been done in harmony, with the agenda and multiple professional obligations honoured smoothly." As the longest-serving vice-president of football's world governing body, Hayatou, 69, has assumed the acting president role following the 90-day suspension handed out to Sepp Blatter. The 79-year-old was suspended by Fifa's Ethics Committee on Thursday as it investigates corruption claims against him. On Friday, it was announced that Blatter has appealed the decision. President of African football's ruling body since 1988, Hayatou will arrive at Fifa's headquarters early next week following official Caf business in Equatorial Guinea over the weekend. He is 'in perfect control of his physical potential and rightly strong', says Caf. The statement went on to list the presence of Hayatou at various official functions to emphasise their point - mentioning ten countries he has visited this year. The long-standing Caf president has already stood in for Blatter this year, handing over the Women's World Cup trophy in Canada to the winning United States side in July. It was the first time Blatter had failed to present the trophy since he became Fifa president, with his lawyer explaining his absence on 'personal reasons'. The move came amidst the heightening crisis that has gripped Fifa since May, when the United States indicted 14 officials on charges of bribery, racketeering and money-laundering, involving tens of millions of dollars since 1991.

The Confederation of African Football insists that acting Fifa president Issa Hayatou is fit to fulfil his duties, despite long-running health problems.

Media playback is unsupported on your device 28 October 2014 Last updated at 16:16 GMT Paul Edward Burns, of no fixed address, is also accused of disorderly behaviour during an incident at the Royal Victoria Hospital. Mr Gibson, 28, was shot in his stomach and thigh in an alleyway beside Divis Tower on Friday and later died in hospital. BBC Newsline's Mervyn Jess reports.

A man has appeared in court charged with making threats to kill Belfast man Edward Gibson, who was murdered in the west of the city at the weekend.

Police found the body of a man in water in a wooded area near the Goodwyns housing estate in Dorking at about 04:20 BST. Searches are under way and officers are still working to identify the man who died, Det Ch Insp Paul Rymarz said. A 21-year-old man is in custody. Anyone with information is urged to contact Surrey Police.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was found in a stream in woodland in Surrey.

The Office for National Statistics experts base their projections on current and future survival trends. And if their calculations are borne out, more than 95,000 of those who turn 65 this year can expect to celebrate their 100th birthday in 2047. The number of centenarians has been steadily increasing - from 600 in 1961 to nearly 13,000 in 2010. In 2012, the figure is expected to hit 14,500, and by 2035 will have breached the 100,000 mark. And more of these will be women than men. In 2012 there are 826,000 babies aged under one year. Although more are boys - 423,000 compared to 403,000 girls - the survival odds are greater for females. Women have higher life expectancies than men at every age. Of those born in 2012, 135,000 men and 156,000 women are expected to still be alive by age 100. The report -What are the Chances of Surviving to Age 100?- comes as ministers have pledged to double funding for dementia research in the UK. In the next decade, the number with the disease - mostly elderly - is expected to top one million.

A third of babies born in 2012 in the UK are expected to live to 100, according to a new report.

Laura Bates, who catalogues women's experiences of gender inequality, said it was "a really important moment". The Prince "pointing out the inequality being faced by somebody in a position that he would never be in" was "a major positive", the feminist writer went on. Issued in November, the statement said the US actress had faced "harassment". "Prince Harry is worried about Ms Markle's safety and is deeply disappointed that he has not been able to protect her," the statement continued. In general, Ms Bates said, media representation of women had "a very long way to go". She claimed press coverage of Prime Minister Theresa May had a "sexist slant" and that Hillary Clinton faced criticism during the US presidential campaign that would not have been directed at a man. "We saw an unwarranted focus on her clothes, on her make-up, on her hairstyle," Ms Bates said of the unsuccessful Democratic candidate. "But we also... saw certain criticisms being made of her that wouldn't necessarily been made of a male opponent. "I would definitely see a sexist slant of coverage of Theresa May ever since she became prime minister," Ms Bates went on. "This is very much something that's impacting on all female politicians and I think we have to think about what the knock-on impact of it is. "I certainly don't think that we're seeing massive strides of improvement. There is a huge amount that can be improved on." The author and journalist started the Everyday Sexism Project in 2012. Her most recent book, Girl Up, was published earlier this year. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

Prince Harry's statement condemning the press treatment of girlfriend Meghan Markle has drawn high praise from the founder of the Everyday Sexism Project.

The book, which upholds the right to ridicule religion, was finished two days before Charb was killed by Islamic militants in January, publishers say. It argues that the fight against racism is being replaced by a misguided struggle against "Islamophobia". Charb and 11 others were killed during a Charlie Hebdo editorial meeting. The attack on the Paris offices of the newspaper was carried out by two brothers, Said and Cherif Kouachi, who were later shot dead by police. Charb had received numerous death threats following Charlie Hebdo's publication of cartoons featuring the Prophet Muhammad in 2006. The magazine's offices were firebombed in 2012. Charb's book - which goes on sale on Thursday - is entitled An Open Letter to the Fraudsters of Islamophobia who Play into Racists' Hands. It is both a defence of Charlie Hebdo's editorial stance and an attack on the paper's detractors. "The suggestion that you can laugh at everything, except certain aspects of Islam, because Muslims are much more prickly that the rest of the population - what is that, if not discrimination?" He condemns this position as "white, left-wing bourgeois intellectual paternalism". Charlie Hebdo, which was launched in 1969, poked fun at conservatives and all religions. It had a small circulation and folded in 1981, but was resurrected in 1992.

A book written by the late editor of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, Stephane Charbonnier - known as Charb - is set to be published posthumously.

The British-Brazilian duo were beaten by South Africa's Raven Klaasen and American Rajeev Ram 6-1 6-4 in an hour at the O2 Arena in London. But Murray and Soares have already overtaken Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut in the year-end rankings. After three round-robin match wins, they were outplayed by Klaasen and Ram. The latter pair will play Finland's Henri Kontinen and Murray's former partner, Australian John Peers, in Sunday's final. Kontinen and Peers beat the Bryan brothers 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 in their semi-final. Earlier, Jamie's brother Andy Murray kept his hopes alive of ending the season as the world number one singles player by beating Milos Raonic in a thrilling semi-final, which lasted three hours and 38 minutes.

New world number one doubles team Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares suffered a disappointing defeat in the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals.

He won 39.93% of first preference votes - falling shy of the 50% needed - so was forced to go to another round where second preference votes were counted. The former Army veteran won a total of 202,396 first and second preferences, compared with his nearest challenger Laetisia Carter. She took 172,717 of the first and second preference votes. Turnout was 25.6%, up from 13.3% in 2012. Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname. BBC News App users: tap here to see the results.

Conservative Anthony Stansfeld has been re-elected Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley.

The move is seen as vital to getting Stormont's budget on a sustainable footing. The redundancy scheme formed part of the financial package attached to the Stormont House Agreement. The Westminster government would allow the Northern Ireland Executive to borrow £700m over four years to pay off up to 20,000 public servants. A £200m portion would be used to cut up to 3,000 jobs in the Civil Service alone by March 2016. The agreement was signed in December but fell apart within three months over the vexed issue of welfare reform In March, Ms Villiers told an audience in Washington DC that the financial package could not go ahead without welfare reform. But by this weekend, that position was clearly no longer sustainable. The decision to grant the extra borrowing powers, while the rest of the agreement is not implemented, is simply a recognition of the perilous state of Stormont's finances. The Northern Ireland Executive is already operating a provisional or 'fantasy' budget - one which assumes that welfare reform has happened when, of course, it has not. On top of this, Stormont departments have already built the savings from the redundancy scheme into their budgets for the rest of this year. If the scheme did not proceed, it increased the risk that budgets would be bust right across Stormont. The head of the Civil Service, Malcolm McKibben, expects that in this financial year the scheme will knock about £25m off his pay bill. By next year, he said the accrued savings will be £95m to £100m and, in all, he expects the scheme to have paid for itself with 14 months. Those savings will start almost immediately with the first 864 civil servants due to take redundancy at the end of this month.

The Northern Ireland Secretary of State Teresa Villiers has said the UK government will release funding to allow a public sector redundancy scheme to go ahead.

M2 Subsea - headquartered in Westhill - will tackle explosive devices lying at the bottom of the Baltic Sea since World War 2. Two remotely-operated vehicles (ROVs) will work from the Go Electra support vessel. The contract was awarded by Next Geosolutions. M2 Subsea chief executive officer Mike Arnold said: "This contract award from Next Geosolutions is great for the business and a significant scope of work for us to win. "It highlights both our capabilities to negotiate what is a very challenging subsea environment. "Safety is a key factor on every project and in particular where it involves surveying the seabed to identify undiscovered explosive devices for removal."

An Aberdeenshire subsea business has won a contract worth more than £1m to remove explosives from around the world's longest pipeline.

The 24-year-old joined Rovers on trial last summer but ended up scoring four times in 39 National League appearances after earning a contract. Boss Gary Brabin told the club website: "I'm really pleased to keep Adam. He progressed a lot last season and became an important player for us. "Hopefully he can continue to develop his game in the coming season."

Winger Adam Mekki has agreed a new one-year deal with Tranmere Rovers, with the option of a further 12 months.

The unopened roll of Edelweiss brand Klosettpapier (toilet paper) has been valued at between 80 euros (£67) and 120 euros (£100). The roll is in a "remarkably unused condition", say Whyte's auctioneers. German soldiers' helmets, minefield warning flags and a police dagger are among the other items going under the hammer on 17 September. A private Irish collector had assembled the collection over a 25-year period and it was fascinating that the toilet paper remained intact, said Whyte's Head of Collectibles Stuart Purcell. It was one of the more bizarre artefacts he had come across, added Mr Purcell. "We had a German World War Two helmet on sale in March which sold for 10,000 euros and the guy whose collection it is was one of the bidders," he told the BBC. "The private collector's raison d'etre in the early days was to try and collect the kit of the average World War Two soldier - everything from what he used for cleaning his gun to his butter dish. "It is fascinating that someone in 1945 would say: 'We will put that toilet paper aside because someone will find that interesting in the future.' "You would have thought it would have been used during the war." Mr Purcell acknowledged that some people would think the concept of collecting Nazi militaria was "sinister" but said their retention had historical significance. "The people who collect these items are usually serious collectors," he said. "For some people though it is like collecting stamps. "If they weren't still collecting it, in a generation's time people would say we don't have anything to show as nobody bothered to collect it." The private collector selling the toilet paper had collected some 30 German helmets dating back to World War One, said Mr Purcell. "There are WW2 paratrooper helmets and a number of Waffen SS helmets, which are very rare," he said. "We also have a Nazi railway police dagger which is rare and is on at 1,500 to 2,000 euros."

Toilet paper issued to Hitler's army, the Wehrmacht, during World War Two is up for sale at an auction in Dublin.

Kewell, 38, joined Watford as an under-23 team coach in June 2015, before leaving the club earlier this season. The former Australia international scored 45 goals in 185 Premier League games for Leeds, before spending five seasons with Liverpool. He retired in June 2014 after spells at Galatasaray and Melbourne. Former Newport County manager Warren Feeney, who was sacked by the Exiles in September 2016, has been appointed as Kewell's assistant. "During his interview Harry showed us great passion - that's needed to make this team move onwards," director of football Selim Gaygusuz told the club website. Crawley had been without a head coach since Drummy left the club by mutual consent on 4 May. The Reds finished 19th in League Two this season, five points above the relegation zone.

League Two side Crawley Town have appointed ex-Leeds United and Liverpool winger Harry Kewell as their new head coach, replacing Dermot Drummy.

Reports say the blast may have been caused by a letter bomb. Mr Papademos, 69, and his driver have suffered leg injuries but their lives are not believed to be in danger, the reports add. Mr Papademos was appointed caretaker prime minister in November 2011 amid political and economic turmoil. He served in post until May 2012. Mr Papademos has also served as vice-president of the European Central Bank. Current Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who is attending a Nato summit in Brussels, is being kept informed of the incident, Greek news agency ANA said. Mr Papademos and his driver, who has not been named, were reportedly rushed to Evangelismos Hospital. Some reports say two banking officials were also in the car, but their condition is not known. No group has said it was behind the blast. In March, a letter bomb sent from Greece exploded at the International Monetary Fund office in Paris. The employee who opened the letter suffered hand and face injuries and staff were evacuated. Days earlier, a parcel bomb meant for German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble was intercepted and destroyed in Berlin before it could explode. Greek far-left group Conspiracy of Fire Cells said it was responsible for sending that device

Former Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has been injured by an explosion inside his car in Athens.

Steven Partridge, 24, was jailed for eight years for attempted rape and abducting a child in Westcliff-on-Sea near Southend, Essex, in November 2014. Kent Police said he had been arrested and bailed for a sex assault on a 19-year-old in Folkestone in August 2014. Southend councillor Martin Terry said he was "outraged" by what had happened. "If someone's a known offender, that should be notified to the council by the police. My question is, how was he out on bail?" Mr Terry said. "I've written to the chiefs of Essex and Kent Police and the police and crime commissioners asking for an inquiry into how this came about." Last week, Partridge, of Southend, was given an extended sentence of six years' imprisonment for the earlier rape, and a three-year concurrent sentence for sexual assault. He was also given a three-year extension to his three-year licence period, bringing his total sentence to 14 years in prison and six on licence. The BBC has asked Kent Police to confirm Partridge's bail conditions at the time of his arrest in August 2014.

An inquiry should take place into how a man was able to try to rape a nine-year-old girl while on bail for rape, a councillor says.

Ying Ying's pregnancy was confirmed in late September and she has since been closely monitored for signs of labour. However, ultrasound scans conducted on Tuesday and Wednesday showed that the foetus no longer had a heartbeat. Doctors at the Ocean Park amusement park said they are very disappointed as they have been trying for four years to get Ying Ying pregnant. The scans "clearly showed the foetus that we had been monitoring had stopped developing and the foetal structures were no longer distinct, thus confirming it is no longer viable," said Ocean Park vet Dr Lee Foo Khong. Earlier this year, 10-year-old Ying Ying mated naturally and was also artificially inseminated. However, the staff at Ocean Park are unsure which method resulted in the successful pregnancy. The 100kg female - described by the park as "inquisitive, active and vigilant" - attempted to mate naturally with two male pandas on five different occasions and one of the attempts was deemed successful. But to improve the chances of a viable pregnancy, Ying Ying was also artificially inseminated. Panda reproduction is a notoriously difficult process, with females only ovulating once a year. It is also common for giant pandas to re-absorb the foetus into the womb in the late stages of pregnancy, "especially for first-time mothers due to their inexperience," said Dr. Wang Chengdong of the China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda. The gestation period is typically five months and one or two cubs are usually born. Ocean Park, along with Wolong specialists, will continue to closely review the data gathered during the pregnancy in an effort to learn more about giant panda miscarriages.

Giant panda Ying Ying, who was due to give birth to Hong Kong's first giant panda cub, has suffered a miscarriage.

Thelma Bishop from Gatley in Stockport bought the ceramic jug for a few dollars while on holiday in the 1960s. Its history was discovered by auctioneers after Ms Bishop decided to sell it. She was told she could have been prosecuted for removing it. Turkish officials are said to be "delighted". Ceramics expert Jason Wood at Adam Partridge Auctioneers said: "It is being returned to the Turkish authorities because it would have exposed the owner to legal proceedings if (Ms Bishop) had gone ahead and made a sale. "That is because when she took it out of the country, inadvertently it was breaking a Turkish law which dates back to the 1880s. "It is an early bronze age ceramic vessel, made specifically to be a grave good, so it was buried in cemeteries. (It was) commonly found in Western Anatolia in Turkey." Mr Wood said the item was "fairly rare". He said: "Its archaeological value is why it is important. There are a few examples; there is one in the British Museum, one in the Metropolitan Museum in New York and they crop up periodically, a few in Turkey as well, but to have one turn up in Stockport of all places and in such remarkable condition is quite unusual." Ms Bishop has been offered a free museum pass in Istanbul for returning the jug to the Turkish authorities who are said to be "delighted". The ceramic vessel will go on display at The Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara.

A woman who bought a souvenir jug in Turkey more than 50 years ago is to return it after discovering it is a bronze-age urn.

11 July 2017 Last updated at 07:55 BST Scrappy the fire dog helps the fire teams in the North East of England. But he's now putting his paws up and retiring. So who will take over his job, and what does it take to be a brilliant fire dog?

Tackling a blaze isn't just a job for firefighters - fire dogs play an important role too!

The 24-year-old, who scored 25 goals in 40 appearances for the Robins last season, has agreed a three-year deal with the Addicks. "Nicky is a fantastic addition," Charlton boss Russell Slade told the club website. "He's a proven goalscorer, is very strong in the box and has got a great work ethic as well." Ajose, who began his career at Manchester United and has had spells at Peterborough and Leeds, is Charlton's fourth signing of the summer. He has also previously spent time on loan at Bury, Scunthorpe, Chesterfield, Crawley and Crewe. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Charlton Athletic have signed striker Nicky Ajose from fellow League One side Swindon Town for an undisclosed fee.

The 25-year-old was given an automatic one-match ban following his red card in Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Malaga. However, his applause directed towards officials as he walked off has resulted in an additional two-match ban. Spanish football's governing body RFEF judged his actions to show "attitudes of contempt or disregard for referees". The Brazil international will now miss Saturday's home game against Real Socieded, the vital game against rivals Real Madrid at the Bernabeu and a match against Osasuna on 26 April. Barcelona are currently second in La Liga, three points behind leaders Real Madrid, who also have a game in hand.

Barcelona forward Neymar will miss El Clasico against Real Madrid on 23 April after being banned for sarcastically applauding a referee.

Noye, 70, was convicted of murdering 21-year-old Stephen Cameron in an attack on the M25 in Kent in 1996. He went on the run but was arrested in Spain two years on. He was sentenced to life, with a minimum of 16 years. The recommendation comes after Noye won a High Court challenge in February against a decision refusing a move to open prison conditions. A Parole Board spokesman said: "We can confirm that a three-member panel of the Parole Board has not directed the release of Kenneth Noye. "However, they have recommended that he be transferred to open conditions. "This is a recommendation only and the Ministry of Justice will now consider the advice and make the final decision." Under current legislation, Noye will be eligible for a further review within two years, on a date set by the Ministry of Justice. One of Britain's most notorious criminals, Noye was also convicted of conspiring to handle gold from the 1983 Brink's-Mat robbery and conspiring to evade VAT payments. A spokesman for the Ministry of Justice said: "The independent Parole Board has made its recommendation. "We will carefully consider this and make a decision in due course." In 2015, the Parole Board recommended Noye be transferred to an open prison after it declined to order his release. But the then Justice Secretary Michael Gove rejected the recommendation. After a challenge by Noye in the High Court, Mr Justice Lavender quashed the refusal decision. He said in February: "It will be for the current Secretary of State to take a fresh decision whether or not to transfer the claimant to an open prison."

Road-rage killer Kenneth Noye has been recommended for transfer to an open prison, the Parole Board has said.

Barry Clifford said evidence "strongly suggests" a ruin off Haiti's north coast is the Santa Maria. Mr Clifford's team has measured and taken photos of the wreck. He says he is working with the Haitian government to protect the site for a more detailed investigation. The Santa Maria, along with the La Nina and La Pinta, were part of Columbus's expedition in 1492, which explored islands in the Caribbean in an attempt to find a westward passage to Asia. The flagship was lost during the expedition, shortly before Columbus returned to Spain. "All the geographical, underwater topography and archaeological evidence strongly suggests that this wreck is Columbus's famous flagship, the Santa Maria," said Mr Clifford. Columbus and his flagship Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Smithsonian Magazine "I am confident that a full excavation of the wreck will yield the first-ever detailed marine archaeological evidence of Columbus' discovery of America," he added. Mr Clifford said he identified the potential location of the Santa Maria through earlier archaeological findings that pinpointed a likely location for Columbus's fort - a building that experts always thought was erected near to where the ship ran aground. He also used information from the explorer's diary, and a recent diving mission near the site further burnished Mr Clifford's belief the wreck was the Santa Maria. Mr Clifford told US broadcaster CNN the "smoking gun" was a cannon of 15th Century design found at the site. A marine archaeologist who accompanied Mr Clifford on that mission told the newspaper there was "very compelling evidence" but an excavation of the site would be necessary to confirm the wreck's identity. Further investigation will be supported by the government of Haiti and the History Channel, which plans to make a documentary programme about the wreck. Mr Clifford is best known for the excavation of the first fully verified pirate shipwreck, the Whydah.

A US underwater investigator has said he believes he has found the wreck of the Santa Maria, the flagship of Christopher Columbus's famed expedition.

Sharp is also said to be reviewing a rival offer from the Innovation Network Corp of Japan, a government-backed investment fund. A decision by Sharp is reportedly expected by the end of the month. Shares of Sharp surged by as much as 25% in Tokyo trading. Sharp is a major producer of display screens for smartphones, tablets and televisions, but has become saddled with heavy debts. The consumer electronics maker has been bailed out twice in the last three years by its banks. In 2015, Sharp announced major losses for the fiscal year ending in March and cut more jobs. Foxconn, the world's largest electronics contract manufacturer, first offered to invest in the troubled Japanese firm in 2012, but talks collapsed. In the past, Japanese officials have expressed reservations about allowing Sharp to be bought by a foreign competitor because of its proprietary technology.

Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group, which assembles most of the world's iPhones, has offered about 625bn yen ($5.3bn) to take over struggling Japanese electronics firm Sharp.

Paul Moffat allegedly carried out various sex attacks between January 2014 and April 2015 at an address in Kinloss. The jury at the High Court in Glasgow heard a recorded interview with the girl, a police officer and a social worker when she described what allegedly happened to her. Moffat, 30, denies the charges against him. The child, now six - who cannot be named for legal reasons - said the accused had her carry out sex acts on him and touched her. The trial before judge Lord Matthews continues.

A man has gone on trial accused of raping a four-year-old girl in Moray.

With ten games remaining, the seventh-placed Bluebirds are just one point off the top six as they host eighth-placed Ipswich Town in Cardiff on Saturday. Cardiff face fellow play-off contenders Birmingham City on 7 May, when Derby - currently in fifth - will host Ipswich. Slade predicted: "It will be intriguing and probably will go to the wire." Slade's side are currently only ahead of Ipswich on goal difference and one point ahead of ninth-placed Birmingham - both of whom have a game in hand on Cardiff. Slade believes another 20 points should seal a play-off spot and said: "Maybe we would take playing Birmingham at home to ensure it - that is the sort of scenario you could end up with." The Bluebirds will be without Brazilian defender Fabio on Saturday, who is banned for one game after his second half dismissal in Tuesday's 2-0 home loss to Leeds United. But the club are hopeful defender Lee Peltier will be able to return after a foot injury to fill the right back berth. Slade believes there is a unity between the club and their fans, demonstrated by the ovation the team received after the Leeds defeat. He added: "Football can be very fickle at times. It can be a tough journey. I have been in many journeys. And it just feels we are slowly turning a corner. "But do I think we are there? Do I think there is more to come? I do think there is more to come. "I said that to the players - 'don't put any limit on what we can achieve over the remaining 10 games' because there is always more to find, always more to give, always more improvement to come. "We are making that improvement, we are getting better." Striker Federico Macheda has been linked with a loan move to Championship rivals Nottingham Forest and Slade confirmed there had been interest from a number of clubs. "There may be a possibility, we shall see whether he goes and gets a few games. But if he goes, there will be a 24-hour recall," said Slade.

Cardiff City manager Russell Slade has warned the scramble for Championship play-off places could go down to the final day of the season.

The tourists' 24-21 victory in Wellington on Saturday was their first victory over the All Blacks since 1993. Henry, who steered the All Blacks to win the 2011 World Cup, believes Wales coach Gatland, 53, could follow in his footsteps with his native country. "Warren's done a great job in getting them all together and he's possibly a future All Blacks coach," Henry said. Current New Zealand coach Steve Hansen guided the All Blacks to 2015 World Cup victory and is contracted until the end of the 2019 tournament. Gatland was appointed Wales coach in 2007 and has also signed a deal to take them through to the 2019 World Cup. Media playback is not supported on this device The New Zealander also took a break to coach the Lions in 2013 when he led them to a 2-1 series win over Australia. Gatland has also coached Ireland and was in charge at Wasps when they won the European Cup in 2004. Henry was the first overseas coach to take charge of Wales and also coached the Lions on their 2001 tour of Australia, when they lost the Test series 2-1. "He [Warren] is one of the most experienced coaches in the world, he's had a long run with Wales and won a couple of Six Nations," Henry told BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek programme. "He's been with the Lions for some time and done exceptionally well." Gatland and Hansen are now preparing for the series decider at Auckland's Eden Park on Saturday. The Lions are attempting to win a Test series in New Zealand for the first time since 1971. "The All Blacks are currently the world champions and ranked number one in the world," said Henry. "So to beat the All Blacks at home with a side which has had very little rugby together would be an astronomical achievement."

British and Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland could take charge of New Zealand one day, says Sir Graham Henry.

Forty Days for Life has been holding a "vigil" at the Queen's Medical Centre, where abortions take place. Nottingham Pro Choice said their presence near the hospital's treatment centre is "intimidating" to women. But Louise Aldred said the group is "raising awareness" of the issues surrounding terminations. More on this story and other news in Nottinghamshire The group said about 50 people have been taking part at different times of the day since 1 March and plan to continue with their "prayer vigil" until the end of Lent. Ms Aldred, who defended the choice of location, said: "We believe this is a good place to raise awareness about the issue of abortion. "We want to say 'there is another way'... we don't approach women but if they want to talk to us that's fine." She said the international campaign has saved "many babies" across the world by offering their help and support. However, Rachel Strong from Nottingham Pro Choice said this was a "patronising standpoint" and their presence was "intimidating" for women accessing healthcare there. "It's not their right to protest that we have an issue with, it's the location and the effect it's having on women already having a difficult time," she said. She is calling for officials to take out an injunction or use a dispersal order to remove them from the hospital grounds. Nottingham University Hospitals Trust said: "While we respect people's legal rights to express their views, our priority remains the safety and wellbeing of our patients, visitors and staff. "The police will be asked to take action in the event of any disturbance, nuisance or anti-social behaviour demonstrated by the group."

Legal powers should be used to remove anti-abortion campaigners from the grounds of a hospital in Nottingham, a pro-choice group has said.

The 25-year-old threw new bests in the first, second and third rounds, setting a new mark of 15.97 metres with his third throw. And there was more Welsh success when archer Jodie Grinham secured silver with John Stubbs in the mixed team compound. Cardigan-born Grinham and Stubbs were beaten 151-143 by China in the final. "John and I have competed together in a few competitions but have never done better than bronze, so to do so at the Paralympic Games is amazing," said 23-year-old Grinham. Welsh athletes have now contributed four medals to Paralympic GB's total in Rio - after Rachel Morris won rowing gold and Sabrina Fortune claimed a bronze in the F20 shot. Davies won bronze in the shot at the 2012 London Paralympics, where he also won gold in the F42 discus. Iran's Sajad Mohammadian claimed silver with a throw of 14.31m, while South African Tyrone Pillay picked up bronze. Find out how to get into athletics with our inclusive guide. The International Paralympic Committee dropped the discus event from its programme afterwards, meaning Davies was unable to defend his title in Brazil. But the 2013 and 2015 F42 discus and F42 shot put world champion added Paralympic shot put gold to his career medal tally with an impressive display in Rio. Davies' third-round throw of 15.97 was 16 centimetres short of his world record of 16.13m. The Welshman, who has a combined disability of Talipese and Hemi-hemilia in his right leg, topped his nearest rivals by more than one metre. "I'm not really happy with the distance because I'm in shape to throw close to 17m and I really did want to knock it out of the park," said Davies. "It's the Paralympic Games and, at the end of the day, no-one cares what you throw - it's all about who comes first and I'm just happy I can walk away with that gold. "I'm so happy now, it's hard to put into words."

Wales' Aled Sion Davies broke the Paralympic record to win F42 shot put gold in Rio.

Thiam, 22, arrives from French Ligue 1 club Dijon, having netted nine times in 38 games on loan at Clermont last term. Barnes, 19, spent the end of the 2016-17 season on loan at MK Dons, scoring six goals in 21 League One games. Barnes has featured once for the Foxes, coming off the bench in the Champions League loss to Porto in November 2016. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Barnsley have signed Senegalese forward Mamadou Thiam on a three-year contract, plus Leicester City midfielder Harvey Barnes on a season-long loan deal.

19 December 2016 Last updated at 10:24 GMT It tops an amazing year for him, after he won Wimbledon and later become the world's number one tennis player. Click on our video to find out more about Andy Murray's incredible career.

Andy Murray has won Sports Personality of the Year for a record third time.

People are being asked for their views on proposals to redevelop the Ferens Art Gallery, Hull New Theatre and Woodford Leisure Centre. The gallery will get a £4.5m facelift ahead of it hosting the Turner Prize in Hull's City of Culture year in 2017. Other proposals include a new front of house and café bars for the theatre and a new 25m pool for the sports centre. Detailed plans for the Ferens and New Theatre will be displayed inside a bus that will be parked in Queen Victoria Square from 10:00 to 16:00 BST. They will also go on show at each of the three venues from Monday. Under the proposals, the gallery would receive a major overhaul of its existing lighting and temperature control systems, as well as a new café and lobby area, the council said. The theatre's backstage areas would be improved "to bring in bigger, more ambitious shows", while the leisure centre would get a learner pool, new sauna and steam facilities and a café. Comments from the public will be included in a planning application, which is expected to be submitted next month, the council added.

Plans to revamp three entertainment and leisure facilities in Hull are to go on show later.

Construction output rose 1.6% compared with the same month last year, and by 3.9% compared to February 2015, the Office for National Statistics said. Private sector house building grew 2.3% in March, after five successive months of contraction. UK construction growth slowed at the end of 2014 and remained sluggish through the start of this year. Overall, output in the first quarter of 2015 was down 1.1% compared to the last quarter of 2014. "Following the fall in output over January and February, today's figures represent encouraging news," said Gareth Hird of property consultancy McBains Cooper. "However, it would be premature to call this a recovery just yet. In all likelihood it is fragile at this stage," he said.

UK construction picked up in March, suggesting that the sector is reviving after a slow start to 2015.

The crash happened at about 03:25 GMT near junction 16 northbound. Northamptonshire Police, who had been investigating the theft of a vehicle, said the man stopped in the road and ran across the southbound carriageway when he was hit. The Independent Police Complaints Commission has been notified. Live updates on the crash and other Northamptonshire stories at BBC Local Live. The southbound carriageway remains shut between junctions 18 and 16, but two lanes have reopened northbound. Queues southbound have been backed up to Lutterworth in Leicestershire, with knock-on effects also spreading to the nearby M6, A14, A5 and the M45. One driver told the BBC he had been stuck in M1 queues for four hours. Accident investigators were examining the closed section and oil was being cleared from a carriageway. BBC Travel Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Adam Simmonds, said: "I am aware of the tragic incident on the M1 this morning and await the results of the police investigation and the view of the IPCC." BBC reporter Martin Heath, who was close to junction 16, said the motorway was completely empty and there was stationary traffic on local roads "as far as the eye can see". He added there was no immediate sign of the situation changing, adding "everyone is being affected by this".

A driver who police were chasing on the M1 near Northampton has died after he got out of the car and was hit by another vehicle.

Officers saw a "large bladed weapon" in the man's car when it stopped near the palace on Friday evening. As they arrested him, both men suffered minor arm injuries, police said. The 26-year-old man was also treated for minor injuries. He was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and assault, and under the Terrorism Act. No members of the Royal Family were in Buckingham Palace at the time. The incident happened outside the Mall roundabout near Spur Road - which runs along the corner of the Palace grounds - at about 20:35 BST, police said. The man had stopped his car in a "restricted area" and police saw the weapon. Det Supt Guy Collings said the "quick and brave" actions of the officers meant the man was detained very quickly, and that no members of the public had any contact with him. The two officers and the suspect had all since been discharged from hospital and the suspect was taken to a central London police station for questioning, police said. Enquiries into the full circumstances are ongoing, they added, and there was still a police cordon at the scene. Eye-witness Kiana Williamson said: "We turned up and there was one police van and one car; there was also a civilian's car that had veered towards the police car. "They were trying to get the man out of the car, shouting; more police were arriving on to the scene and the man was fighting back. "I saw one injured policeman with an injury to his arm, although it didn't look severe. "He was being tended to by another officer. "The man had been restrained and looked almost unconscious by the side of the road." Another passer-by, who did not want to be named, said her partner initially thought he had seen a sword. She told the Press Association: "The police didn't just run up to the car. There was some shouting prior to this; I couldn't tell you what, I was a bit panicked... "My partner saw a sword, which I didn't see, as well as a policeman with blood on him, looking like his hand or chest was injured. "The police officer had it in his hand, walking away with it."

Counter-terror police are investigating after two police officers were injured while arresting a man with a knife outside Buckingham Palace.

Work to strengthen Pontypridd's 148-year-old Victoria Bridge over the River Taff starts on Saturday and will take 27 weeks. Vehicles travelling from the A470 across the bridge into the town centre will be unaffected. All other routes will be diverted and some bus routes will be affected. Victoria Bridge carries the A4223 over the river and is one of the main routes linking Pontypridd and the Rhondda Valleys to the A470. The work will involve demolishing the structures that support the bridge footway and installing a new bridge deck. Pedestrian access will be unaffected but some overnight and weekend closures will be carried out and will be advertised in advance.

A temporary one-way system will be introduced on a busy road bridge in Rhondda Cynon Taf as £1m repair works are completed.

They said people who got rid of their drugs would not get into trouble. The plea follows the deaths of two 17-year-olds at the festival campsite in separate incidents. Police Scotland said the deaths were not suspicious. Officers are looking into the possibility that they were drug-related. The 17-year-olds, named locally as Megan Bell from Seaham in County Durham and Peter MacCallum from Lochgilphead, Argyll, died on Friday. Ch Supt Angela McLaren warned all festival-goers that there was "no safe way of taking drugs". By Saturday afternoon, Police Scotland said there had been 23 arrests at the three-day event at Strathallan Castle in Perthshire. More than 80,000 people are expected to attend. The teenagers who died are a 17-year-old male from the west of Scotland and a female of the same age from the north of England. They have not been named. Festival organisers said they were "shocked and saddened" by the news. There have been deaths in previous years at the festival, which moved to its new location in Perthshire last year. A 36-year-old man was found dead in the toilets in 2015, and a 24-year-old man collapsed and died during the night in 2010.

T in the Park organisers are urging anyone with drugs at the festival to dump them in special bins around the site.

The Department for Communities and Local Government has hired a property adviser to find a tenant for the Zenith building at a rent of £500,000 a year. The building cost about £23m and was one of nine regional centres intended to replace 46 local control rooms. The building at Cambridge would have covered the eastern region. The plan, conceived by the last Labour government, was scrapped at a cost of £469m leaving the nine purpose-designed buildings empty. The building in Cambridge has been lying empty for several years. Property adviser GVA is marketing the building and said: "The large control room could be used for dedicated emergency response, as an operations room, call/control centre or for hi-tech teaching."

A multi-million pound building which was meant to house a regional emergency control centre for the fire service has been put on the market.

Jose Amin Hernandez Manrique, known as Marquitos, was killed in the north-western province of Antioquia, the army said. He led 13 ELN units in Antioquia and Bolivar provinces, according to the military. The region is known for drugs and arms trafficking and illegal mining. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, said on Twitter: "Alias Marquitos, commander of the Dario Martinez front and member of the national leadership of the ELN, has been killed. Congratulations to the armed forces." The authorities believe Marquitos, also known as Marcos, was responsible for the 1999 hijacking of an aircraft with 46 passengers on board. The ELN was founded in 1964 to fight Colombia's unequal distribution of land and wealth. It is now estimated to have about 2,000 active fighters. The ELN has had exploratory talks but has not entered into peace negotiations with the government, unlike the country's largest left-wing rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc). In April, the ELN's commander in chief, Nicolas Rodríguez Bautista, told Reuters news agency that the agreement to start formal peace talks was 80% completed. It is unclear whether Marquitos's death will affect preliminary talks, although many Colombians feel they have stalled, says the the BBC's Colombia correspondent Natalio Cosoy. The Farc has called several times for the ELN to join their peace talks in the Cuban capital Havana.

The Colombian army says it has killed a top commander from the country's second largest guerrilla group, the National Liberation Army (ELN).

Harjit Singh Dulai, 44, from Uxbridge, was attacked in Rosedale Park, off Albion Road, Hayes, on Wednesday. He was taken to hospital but pronounced dead at about 20:30 GMT. Five other men were arrested on suspicion of murder. Four were bailed and one released without charge. The 16-year-old was arrested on Sunday and is being held in custody, Met Police said. More on this story and other news from London A post-mortem examination gave the cause of Mr Dulai's death as a stab wound. Det Ch Insp Noel McHugh, who appealed for witnesses to contact police, said: "There are people who will know exactly what happened to Harjit."

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was stabbed to death near tennis courts in a west London park.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 187.03 points to 17,908.28. The S&P 500 climbed 20.70 points to 2,082.42, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 58.68 points to 4,554.72. Shares in JP Morgan climbed 4.2%, despite reporting a first quarter drop in profit to $5.52bn from $5.91bn a year earlier. The news lifted shares of other US banks. Bank of America gained 3.9% and Wells Fargo was up 2.6%. Both banks report their earnings on Thursday. Cable and wireless company Verizon fell 1.3% after 40,000 workers walked off the job. Verizon and labour unions have failed to reach a deal for a new contract and the strikes attracted the attention of presidential candidates. Investors mostly ignored lacklustre US data suggesting the economy had stumbled in the first quarter. US retail sales fell 0.3% in March as households cut back on purchases of cars and spending in restaurants, the Commerce Department said. In a separate report, the Labor Department said its producer price index slipped 0.1% last month after dropping 0.2% in February.

(Close): US shares closed higher on Wednesday as a better-than expected earnings report from JP Morgan lifted bank stocks.

The 23-year-old told police she was dragged into bushes and assaulted on Redcote Lane, Kirkstall, at about 17:50 BST on Monday. Daniel Paton, aged 30, from Bramley, has been charged with kidnap and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He remains in custody and is due to appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court later. Mr Paton was initially arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and attempted rape.

A man has been charged with an attack on a woman near a river bridge in Leeds.

The 37-year-old outpaced his Yahama Movistar team-mate Jorge Lorenzo to claim his first victory of the season. The Italian now trails championship leader Marc Marquez by 24 points after four races of the 18-race series. Spain's Marquez finished third on the Honda, while Northern Ireland's Eugene Laverty came in a creditable ninth. Cal Crutchlow took 11th place on the LCR Honda ahead of fellow Briton Bradley Smith on his Monster Tech 3 Yamaha. It is the first time since 2009 that the race has not been won by a Spanish rider. Rossi, who qualified in pole, seemed momentarily to have been passed by defending champion Lorenzo on lap two, but managed to regain the lead in the same manoeuvre. "I think this was the perfect weekend because we started to go faster from Friday morning," Rossi told BT Sport 2. "We worked very well with the team. I had a good start, we had good pace and I felt good with the bike from the beginning." Marquez, who won back-to-back victories in Argentina and the United States in the previous two races, leads the standings with 82 points, with Lorenzo second on 65 points and Rossi a further eight points behind in third. The next race takes place at Le Mans in France on 8 May. Spain result: 1. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Yahama 45m 28.834s 2 Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Yamaha +2.386 3. Marc Marquez (Spain) Honda +7.087 4. Dani Pedrosa (Spain) Honda +10.351 5. Aleix Espargaro (Spain) Suzuki +14.143 6. Maverick Viñales (Spain) Suzuki +16.772 7. Andrea Iannone (Italy) Ducati +26.277 8, Pol Espargaro (Spain) Yamaha +30.750 9. Eugene Laverty (Northern Ireland) Ducati +32.325 10. Hector Barbera (Spain) Ducati +32.624

Nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi led from the start to secure victory in the Spanish MotoGP at the Circuito de Jerez.

For the first time, MPs have agreed in a vote that we will begin the process of leaving the EU by the end of March. The government chief whip was seen with a massive grin after tonight's vote. Remember ministers' climbdown came with a clever kicker, persuading Labour to sign up to their timetable for triggering Article 50 without committing to very much in return - the vague promise of a plan that could be as detailed as the back of the proverbial fag packet. There's grumpiness on the Labour benches at how it was handled - angry conversations taking place, sources suggest - a sense among some that the front bench allowed themselves to be hoodwinked by the government's cunning plan. Potential Tory rebels on the Remain side are deeply suspicious of the government's real intentions for giving more information about its ideas for Brexit. They backed off today, but will be back for more, no question. But beyond the immediate machinations and the chief whip's big grin, two realities are confirmed by the events of the last 24 hours. Yes - the numbers tonight suggest not very many MPs will actually try to block Brexit, or frustrate the process. They will certainly try to push the government for more details. They will certainly try to amend the proposals that eventually make it to the Commons, whenever that is. That could disrupt and delay things, but trying to stop it happening is not on the agenda of the vast majority. But what's equally clear is that Theresa May does not have a secure majority on the EU. As soon as her plans (eventually) hit the floor of the House, she's likely to have to compromise. That is precisely why the government is fighting so hard just across the road in the Supreme Court to try to avoid MPs having a say before the really hard work in Brussels even begins.

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The Scot, 26, stopped Joubert in the sixth round - a ninth win out of nine. "I had to [get] over the clash of heads and cut in the first round," he told BBC Scotland. "It's a pretty nasty cut. "I learned I can deal with having to get cuts and when it gets rough I can carry on with it. I kept myself nice and calm." The 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games gold medallist has previously stated his ambition to fight fellow Scot and WBA super-lightweight champion Ricky Burns. Taylor's promoter, former world champion Barry McGuigan, said: "We'd love that fight. That's a great fight, that's a magnificent fight down the line. "He [Taylor] is impressive. He's so inventive. He's creating his own little style. Taylor has got that uniqueness about him, he's just so inimitable in everything he does. "He's great to watch and he's definitely going to go the whole way. The difficulty for me now is how do I fill the gap between here and world championship fights because that's where he's capable of going? "I need to have something else in the middle because once you make that step, there's no turning back. You can't go back and have easier fights where you can gain experience. That's my dilemma." And Taylor added: "I'm quite happy where I am just now, maybe another defence of the Commonwealth, maybe even knock on the door of the European [title]. "I learned a lot about myself [against Joubert]. I was impressed with my own performance. "I caught him clean a few times and he took them and he came back at me and hit me a couple of times himself. "Once I started finding my range, started catching him with good shots, it didn't take me long once I caught him clean."

Josh Taylor says he "learned a lot about himself" in his Commonwealth super-lightweight title defence against South Africa's Warren Joubert.

Media playback is not supported on this device Daley, 21, and Reid, who turned 20 on Monday, won the mixed 3m synchronised event with a score of 321.06 at the Olympic Park Aquatics Centre in London. Daley told BBC Sport: "I can't believe what has just happened. "Grace and I were only put together 10 days ago and to come away with a European gold on a board that I never train on, I'm just over the moon." Italians Maicol Verzotto and Tania Cagnotto took silver and Russians Nadezhda Bazhina and Nikita Shleikher bronze. Daley will also compete in the synchronised 10m platform on Thursday and individual 10m on Sunday. Reid, who will compete in the individual 3m springboard on Saturday, said: "Today was a great day and there's a lot to take away from it and just build on it this season. "My eyes are on the Olympic trials (in June), but there's another event to go here first." This is the first European diving final in which men and women have competed together. Mixed events were included for the first time at last year's World Championships following approval by international governing body Fina in late 2014. Georgia Ward and Matty Lee won team bronze for Britain on Monday.

Tom Daley and Grace Reid won Great Britain's first gold medal of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships.

Kevin O'Malley told RTÉ's Marian Finucane Show that he expects the trip to happen within the next 12 months. Mr Obama visited Ireland in May 2011. During the trip, he went to his ancestral home in the small village of Moneygall, Co Offaly. Mr O'Malley paid tribute to President Obama as a "spectacular leader and role model" whose "character is impeccable". "The last sentence that President Obama said to me on Wednesday of this week when we were saying goodbye was 'please tell them (Ireland) I'm coming'. Mr Obama will officially leave the White House when President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on 20 January.

The outgoing US President Barack Obama could visit Ireland again after he leaves the White House, the US Ambassador to Ireland has said.

Police discovered the panda's skin and 9.75kg (22lb) of meat in a raid in December, CCTV reported. Officers said the panda was shot dead by two brothers in Zhaotong in southern Yunnan province. Thousands of people responded to the news on the Chinese social media site, Weibo, and condemned the crime. Panda poaching is extremely rare in China where the endangered animals are seen as a national treasure. "To the Chinese, giant panda is more than an animal. It's a spiritual symbol. The case needs to be dealt with severely to stop any further incidents like this," said one Weibo user called Gloomy Thick Eyebrows. Another user, Brilliant, said: "Deplorable! These guys are heartless." But Cuozao Worker said: "Why I can't see as much media coverage when a man is killed?" In 2014, there were only about 1,864 pandas left in the wild, all in China. Images posted on the Weibo showed a bloodied black-and-white pelt laid out on the ground. Photographs also showed a parcel of red meat and two long bones. The China Daily newspaper said parts of the panda's skull and its gall bladder were also found. Police said the panda was an adult female. The two hunters and one person who allegedly bought the panda meat were among those arrested, but the identity of the other seven people was not disclosed. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature lists giant pandas as endangered, but their numbers have almost doubled since the late 1970s. Hunting pandas can lead to a 10-year sentence - or, in what the Chinese government calls "grave circumstances", life imprisonment or even a death sentence can be applied.

Ten people have been held in China on suspicion of hunting a panda to sell its fur and meat, Chinese state television says.

A thrilling quarter-final tie in Suwon, South Korea, was settled in extra-time by a goal from Luca Vido. The Zambians paid dearly for giving the Italian play-maker the freedom of the Zambian penalty area in the second period of extra-time. The Zambians will also be kicking themselves for failing to take advantage of playing against 10 men following the expulsion of Giuseppe Pezzella just before half-time. Pezzella received a straight red card for a professional foul on goal-bound Edward Chilufya. Although the referee awarded Zambia a penalty before reversing his decision after consulting the video assistant referee, he still sent Pezzella off. Zambia had got off to a dream start at the Suwon World Cup stadium when Patson Daka scored after just three minutes. Daka found himself at the end of a glorious pass from Emmanuel Banda and beat Italian goalkeeper Andrea Zaccagno from close range. Zambia could and should have doubled their advantage in the 14th minute when Emmanuel Banda's free-kick was blocked by Zaccagno but Chilufya and Fashion Sakala arrived late for the rebound. But five minutes after the break, the Italians equalised when Riccardo Orsolini headed past Mangani Banda for his fourth goal of the tournament. Six minutes from time Sakala's superb strike - his fourth goal of the campaign - looked to have won it for the reigning African champions. But with a place in the semi-finals tantalisingly close, a brilliant free-kick by Federico Dimarco four minutes later sent the game into extra-time. With penalties looming, Vido broke Zambian hearts when he put away one of the many chances that littered this thrilling contest. The late strike not only knocked out Zambia but also sent the Italians into a semi-final showdown with England, who beat Mexico 1-0 in their quarter-final.

Zambia's hopes of becoming only the second African nation to win the Under-20 World Cup are over after a 3-2 defeat to Italy on Monday.

Olmstead joined Scottish in January, having previously played for Australian club Parramatta Two Blues and Calgary-based Prairie Wolf Pack. The 25-year-old has won seven international caps for Canada. "He will fit in well with the type of game we are trying to implement," said director of rugby Dean Richards. "He is a typically hard Canadian player who brings a real no-nonsense edge to his play."

Premiership side Newcastle Falcons have signed Canada lock Evan Olmstead from Championship club London Scottish on a deal starting from next season.

Nick Mann, 35, and brother Robert, 32, had been to see Shrewsbury Town's match at Portsmouth on Saturday. Robert fell on to the Tube tracks at Old Street station, London, and Nick was hit by a train as he tried to help. He died in hospital on Sunday. Fans at Shrewsbury's match held a minutes' applause in honour of Nick, who had followed the club all his life. His photo was shown on the scoreboard in the 35th minute of the team's match against Dagenham & Redbridge on Friday, prompting fans to begin the tribute. Both brothers were originally from the Shropshire town and had regularly attended fixtures around the country. Tweeting shortly after watching the team beat Portsmouth 2-0 on Saturday, Nick had described it as one of his favourite away days of the season. Paying tribute, Shrewsbury Town FC said its thoughts were with his friends and family. A journalist and press officer, Nick was a big music fan, writing for a number of websites. His brother Robert is still in a critical but stable condition at the Royal London Hospital. British Transport Police (BTP) said they were not treating the incident as suspicious, adding that it appeared to be a "tragic accident". One eyewitness described watching Nick hit by the train as he attempted to pull his brother off the line.

Football fans have paid tribute to a supporter who was hit by a train while trying to rescue his brother.