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Media playback is not supported on this device The Foxes, who lost only three out of 38 Premier League games in 2015-16, were beaten 2-1 by the newly promoted and managerless Tigers at KCOM Stadium. "We tried, but we were second-best," Morgan told Sky. "Hull deserved to win. "We need to learn from the negatives to put it right. We will work in training and cut out the little mistakes." Leicester looked vulnerable defensively against a makeshift Hull side and also struggled up front, with Jamie Vardy missing three good chances. "It was the first game so there was always going to be a bit of rust on the players," Morgan added. "We need to dust that off and come back better. "At the top everyone looks for you to fall - we need to show it's a blip, and that we can bounce back." Media playback is not supported on this device Foxes boss Claudio Ranieri felt his side, which featured two summer signings in Ahmed Musa and Luis Hernandez, failed to gel. "Our effort was amazing but it was individual, not as a team and that is the key of the match," Ranieri explained. "We tried to win but sometimes it's impossible - they defended very well. We made some mistakes and we have to think where we made them." Media playback is not supported on this device Hull caretaker boss Mike Phelan revealed after the game that he will stay in charge until the ownership of the club is resolved. Steve Bruce left his role as manager on 22 July - a breakdown in his relationship with vice-chairman Ehab Allam contributing to his departure. Tigers fans protested before the game, calling for owner Assam Allam to sell the club. "All I'm aware of is that a takeover is happening," Phelan said. "It's not a finalised deal yet. I'm in charge up to that point - I agreed to that. "There's a week to the next game [against Swansea next Saturday] and a lot will happen in that time I'm sure." Hull have not made any significant signings since they were promoted via the play-offs and injuries meant Phelan only had a wafer-thin squad to pick from against the defending champions. "We set our stall out to make sure we had a foothold in the game," Phelan said. "It was great to see everyone pulled together and we got a result that surprised a few people. "It's a difficult situation for players but they are professionals. They've earned the right to be here and they enjoyed themselves. "The players bonded well together and all put that extra bit in. The icing on the cake is when you get a result. "We're working hard. I'm sure Steve [Bruce] will have enjoyed that result as well."

It said prominent political figures had "failed to condemn" racist abuse and created prejudices during the campaign. Some 3,198 hate crimes were reported from 16-30 June - a 42% rise on 2015. The UK government said it had a zero tolerance approach to hate crime, backed by strong and effective laws. The EU referendum was held on 23 June - when the UK voted to leave the European Union. Abuse peaked on 25 June - the day after the result was announced - when 289 hate crimes and incidents were reported across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. A further 3,001 reports of hate crimes were made to police between 1 and 14 July - equivalent to more than 200 every day. The report - by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - said it was "seriously concerned" at the sharp increase, and expressed concerns at the negative portrayal of immigrants in the UK and a rise of racist online abuse. It said the EU referendum campaign had been marked by "divisive, anti-immigrant and xenophobic rhetoric". The report added: "The committee remains concerned that despite the recent increase in the reporting of hate crimes, the problem of underreporting persists, and the gap between reported cases and successful prosecution remains significant. "As a result, a large number of racist hate crimes seem to go unpunished." Members also said they remained concerned at the "negative portrayal" of ethnic minority communities, immigrants, asylum-seekers and refugees in the UK, including coverage by the media. It said the UK government's anti-terrorism Prevent strategy had created "an atmosphere of suspicion towards members of Muslim communities". It urged the government to review the counter-terrorism measure to ensure it does not "constitute profiling and discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin". The report also criticised plans to replace the Human Rights Act of 1998 with a new British Bill of Rights, warning that it could lead to "decreased levels of human rights protection". Imogen Foulkes, BBC Geneva correspondent, said the report had made some "pretty blunt criticisms". She said it had called for politicians to be "much more open about condemning abuse" and for strict sentences against those guilty of expressing hatred. "There are laws in Britain against hate crime that the UN feels are not being used and that therefore there is a climate of impunity," our correspondent added. David Isaac, chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, said the organisation shared the UN's concerns and supported its call for "effective investigation and prosecution of all acts of racist hate crime". "There are concerns that the acrimonious and divisive manner in which the referendum debate was conducted exacerbated worrying divisions in British society, and has been used by a minority to legitimise race hate", he said. "Political parties need to come together and show leadership, working with the relevant crime prevention agencies," he added. A UK government spokeswoman said the UK had "one of the strongest legislative frameworks in

A brick was used to break the downstairs window of the house on Cooke Street off the lower Ormeau Road at about 4:00 BST on Sunday. The firework partially exploded causing smoke damage. It has been removed for forensic examination. Police said a motive has not been established for the attack.

It happened at the Penmaenbach tunnel eastbound between junction 16 and junction 17 at about 07:30 GMT. Congestion has backed up to junction 15 Llanfairfechan causing an estimated one hour delay. It comes as tunnel works have been causing frustration for motorists. Check if this is affecting your journey

The parole board has said Ian Simms, who was convicted of killing Helen McCourt, is not suitable for release but may be transferred to open conditions. Former pub landlord Simms maintains he is innocent of the killing. The Ministry of Justice will make a final decision on the case. Ms McCourt vanished near her home in Billinge, Merseyside, in February 1988. Simms was convicted of murder after blood and an earring identical to one Ms McCourt had were found in the boot of his car. He was given a life sentence with a minimum tariff of 16 years. Ms McCourt's mother, Marie, is campaigning for a change in the law to ensure killers are not released without disclosing where bodies are buried. She said: "I've known that this is going to happen for some time. But I hope that they would have told him that, until he reveals where Helen's remains are, he cannot be released." A petition in support of Helen's Law has been signed by 300,000 people. Mrs McCourt is due to meet Justice Minister, Mike Penning, on Thursday and hand the petition in to 10 Downing Street. MP Conor McGinn, MP for St Helens North, has supported the campaign and said the response had been "phenomenal". "I am sure the Prime Minister will want to listen to Marie, the other families and the public who are all urging him to introduce Helen's Law," he said. "It's the least the victims and their loved ones deserve." The Parole Board said the case would be reviewed again in two years' time.

She has revealed "radical reforms" for the service, including new inspections, but warned of "further savings". She said the diversity of the 96% white, 95% male workforce should also be transformed. But Matt Wrack, of the Fire Brigades Union, said the service would not cope with further cuts. In a speech in London, she announced she will publish data to show how much each fire and rescue authority is paying for items including uniform, kit, and vehicles to "help services work together to buy equipment and services". Information will also be published to allow members of the public to compare their performance and value for money and diversity. Mrs May said the fire service had a "fine tradition and a proud record" but "there remains much more to do". Announcing "a rigorous and independent inspection regime", the home secretary said she will make amendments to the Policing and Crime Bill to "put beyond doubt" the powers of fire inspectors to access information, and to ensure the government has the power to commission inspections. By Danny Shaw, BBC Home Affairs correspondent For the past six years her focus has been on police reform. Now Theresa May has turned her attention to the fire service, for which her department assumed responsibility in January. The home secretary's plans for change are driven in part by the need to save money. But Mrs May also wants to shake up the culture of fire and rescue - laid bare in a scathing, but little publicised, report last September into Essex fire service. To those familiar with some of the less savoury aspects of policing, the descriptions of what went on in Essex have a sense of deja vu. The question is how much Mrs May will be able to achieve given there is opposition in some quarters to her plans to give police and crime commissioners powers over local fire brigades and a suspicion that closer working between police officers and fire fighters could result in a dilution of their respective skills. She also highlighted a "widening disparity" between the pay of chief fire officers in different parts of the country - "with little relationship to their skills, performance or the size of the role". The Policing and Crime Bill, which is making its way through Parliament, will also allow Police and Crime Commissioners to take on responsibility for fire services to bring "greater accountability". Mrs May is only announcing changes in England - as control for fire services is devolved to the four nations of the UK. Mrs May said although fire authorities had "shouldered their fair share" in making savings, "further savings will need to be made" over the next four years. But she said her plan "does not and should not mean a reduction in the quality of frontline firefighting". "Just as we have seen in policing, it is possible to protect the frontline and increase the proportion of officers deployed in frontline roles even as savings are made," she said. But

The settlement is the third biggest banking fine by US regulators, and the second largest by UK regulators. As part of the deal JP Morgan admitted violating US federal securities laws. Traders at JP Morgan's London office built up huge losses in derivatives trades at the beginning of last year. Two former JP Morgan traders face criminal charges in the US relating to the case. They deny charges of lying about the size of their trades in order to hide their mounting losses. In a statement, the SEC said there had been failings in JP Morgan's internal controls and in senior management. The regulator said the bank - whose chief executive Jamie Dimon once described the trading problems as a "tempest in a teacup" - had admitted the facts underlying the SEC's charges. By Robert PestonBusiness editor "JP Morgan failed to keep watch over its traders as they overvalued a very complex portfolio to hide massive losses," said George Canellos, co-director of the SEC's division of enforcement. The Wall Street firm, one of the biggest investment banks in the world, is paying $300m to the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and $200m will go to both the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the US Federal Reserve. A further £138m will be paid to the UK's Financial Conduct Authority as part of the global settlement. It said JP Morgan's conduct "demonstrated flaws permeating all levels of the firm: from portfolio level right up to senior management". Tracey McDermott, the FCA's director of enforcement and financial crime, said the failings had undermined trust and confidence in the UK's financial markets. "This is yet another example of a firm failing to get a proper grip on the risks its business poses to the market," she said. By Samira HussainBBC business reporter, New York Paying a hefty fine and admitting wrongdoing is pretty big news for investment bank JP Morgan. The Wall Street giant will be hoping that the settlement means it can put the London Whale debacle behind it - and start re-building its reputation. Yet, for people here at the New York Stock Exchange, today's news of the massive fine has barely registered. Shares have made very little movement, and some traders here find the story, well, tiresome. The fines were expected and JP Morgan has steadily been setting money aside for the financial punishment it knew was coming. As long as the bank continues to make money for investors, the reaction will continue to be muted. "Senior management failed to respond properly to warning signals that there were problems. "As things began to go wrong, the firm didn't wake up quickly enough to the size and the scale of the problems. What is worse, they compounded this by failing to be open and co-operative with us as their regulator." The London Whale was the name given to then-JP Morgan derivatives trader Bruno Iksil, who is believed to have racked up the losses and is now co-operating

The US president-elect said Chuck Jones had done a "terrible job" for workers at Carrier, moments after Mr Jones had criticised Mr Trump on CNN. Mr Trump had wrongly claimed 1,100 jobs in Indiana were saved, said Mr Jones. Earlier in the week Mr Trump attacked Boeing, hours after its boss criticised his trade policy, but he denied a link. Shortly after Mr Trump's tweet attacking Mr Jones on Wednesday night, the union leader started receiving phone calls threatening his children, he said. "Nothing that says they're gonna kill me, but, you know, you better keep your eye on your kids," said Mr Jones. Keeping jobs from migrating to lower-wage countries was a central plank of Mr Trump's successful election campaign. And he claimed a victory last week when he struck a deal with Carrier's parent company, granting them $7m in tax cuts and incentives over 10 years. In the CNN interview that preceded the enraged tweet by the president-elect, Mr Jones disputed Mr Trump's claim on the job figures because 550 jobs were still going overseas. Using stronger language when speaking to the Washington Post earlier this week, Mr Jones said the billionaire businessman had "lied his ass off". On Thursday morning, the union boss admitted his choice of words was unwise but he stood by his accusation. "Trump didn't tell the truth and I called him out," he said, saying the president-elect "overreacted". He said that while the union was grateful to have 730 of its members keeping their jobs, Mr Trump had raised false hopes for hundreds of others when he wrongly claimed 1,100 jobs were not moving abroad. Mr Trump's tweet sparked a back and forth on Twitter with the union, which sprang to Mr Jones's defence by saying he worked tirelessly to save "all jobs". Mr Trump responded by tweeting that the union was to blame for jobs going abroad and it should reduce its dues. The union fired back by saying its dues helped the union save jobs, adding the hashtag #imwithchuck The spat is the second time this week that the president-elect has attacked an organisation that has criticised him. On Tuesday, he threatened to cancel a huge government contract with Boeing after the chief executive made pro-trade remarks that were reported in the Chicago Tribune. But Mr Trump said he had not seen the article in question. The Republican president-to-be has been assembling his administration team in preparation for assuming office on 20 January. On Wednesday there were four new additions: Trump picks border hawk for security job Trump picks climate sceptic Pruitt 'Old friend of China' to be US envoy The people around Donald Trump

Spider-Man: Coming of Age, Spider-Man: Greatness Awaits, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Suspended. Late last week the film studio registered over a dozen website names relating to variations of the different subtitles. The domains currently all redirect to the main Sony Pictures website. The new film is due to start filming later this year and will star British actor Tom Holland as the superhero and his alter-ego Peter Parker, a role previously played on screen by fellow Brit Andrew Garfield and by Tobey Maguire. The filmmakers have previously said that in this new incarnation Peter Parker will be a high school student. Some of the registered titles could be symbolically referring to the young superhero coming to terms with his potential. Sony has controlled the movie rights to the Marvel Comics character since 1999. Last year they struck a deal with Disney owned Marvel Studios that now allows Spider-Man to appear on-screen in the hugely successful Marvel cinematic universe - home to characters including Robert Downey Junior's Iron Man and Chris Evans's Captain America. And the web-slinger will be seen alongside those and other Avengers characters in this month's Captain America: Civil War. The deal also allows those characters to potentially appear in the new Spider-Man series which Marvel Studios is producing for Sony. In the past film studios registering web domains has led to the titles of films being revealed before they're officially announced. Most notably with the Bond film Skyfall in 2011. Studios have also sometimes registered titles that have never come to be used. The new Spider-Man film is due to be released July 2017.

Hamilton dropped to seventh on lap one following a slow start and a clash with Valtteri Bottas' Williams at Turn One. His Mercedes bodywork damaged, Hamilton recovered well but was unable to catch Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen in second. Rosberg's fifth win in a row, going back to Mexico last year, gives him a 17-point title lead over Hamilton. The world champion may be concerned about his second poor start in as many races this season and Raikkonen's pace was further evidence Ferrari are strong enough to at least put pressure on Mercedes this year. But the race effectively fell into Rosberg's lap by the second corner as problems afflicted all three of his main rivals. In addition to Hamilton's collision, the lead Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel did not even get that far. Vettel's engine failed in spectacular fashion on the formation lap before the race had even started, so it will never be known how much of a stiffer challenge he might have mounted to the Mercedes. That was one Ferrari out of the running and Raikkonen's chances took a major hit shortly afterwards as he dropped to fifth after a poor start of his own. Raikkonen fought past Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo and the two Williams cars of Felipe Massa and Bottas to be second by lap seven - but by that stage he was already 12 seconds adrift of Rosberg, a gap that proved too big to bridge. By the time the leaders' three pit stops were finished, Raikkonen was only 4.6secs behind Rosberg but the Mercedes driver was comfortably able to hold him off and finished 10 seconds clear. Hamilton drove impressively to move back through the field with bodywork damage that will have cost him aerodynamic downforce, but ended up 19 seconds adrift of Raikkonen. The champion's two poor starts in the first two races have effectively handed title rival Rosberg two victories, but it's coming back from adversity where Hamilton excels, and how he won his second championship in 2014 so beguilingly. "[The reason for the bad starts were] two separate incidents," said Hamilton. "Both equally painful - perhaps this one more - but we managed to recover, again damage limitation. "The team was hoping that potentially there would be a safety car. I had so much damage to the car, I couldn't fight with Kimi." Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo took a solid fourth from fifth on the grid, and there was another impressive showing from the new US-based, Ferrari-affiliated Haas team - Romain Grosjean taking a fighting fifth after an aggressive strategy focused on running three sets of super-soft tyres and then a final set of softs. Toro Rosso's Max Verstappen, last year's stellar rookie, was a strong sixth ahead of the second Red Bull of Daniil Kvyat, who recovered from a poor qualifying performance that left him 15th on the grid to pass Massa for seventh on the penultimate lap. It was a disappointing end to a difficult race for Williams, with Bottas

Chills had gone up some Blairite spines when Mr Lavery himself had suggested at the weekend the Labour "might be too broad a church". But he sought to calm nerves which had been further put on edge by comments from Mr Corbyn's close ally Chris Williamson, recently re-elected as the MP for Derby North having been narrowly defeated at the 2015 election. On Thursday, Mr Williamson said: "There are individual MPs in this party who think it's their God-given right to rule. "No MP should be guaranteed a job for life. Labour is a big church, but we currently have a large bulk of MPs who represent one relatively small tendency in the congregation... it's unreasonable to think we as MPs can avoid any contest." His words didn't sound like empty rhetoric to the MP for Liverpool Wavertree, Luciana Berger - seen as being on the moderate wing of the party. She had resigned as a shadow minister when, a year ago, 80% of Jeremy Corbyn's MPs were expressing no confidence in his leadership. A left-wing "slate" of candidates had succeeded in taking almost all of the key offices on her local party's executive. And one of the winners - Roy Bentham - had shared his thoughts with the Liverpool Echo. He suggested that Ms Berger, who was re-elected last month with an increased majority, publicly recant her criticism of the party leader and for the avoidance of doubt he declared: "She is answerable to us now." The local party secretary Angela Kehoe-Jones distanced herself from the remarks and suggested the branch was "united" in fighting the Tories. But there is little doubt that Ms Berger - who is on maternity leave - feels her job is under threat. And she is not the only one. A Labour MP who held her seat against the odds at the election told me she was threatened with de-selection within 48 hours of the result. And you only have to visit websites which purport to back the Labour leadership to view a "rogues' gallery" of MPs who are seen as disloyal. Featuring on most lists is Chuka Umunna, who upset those close to Mr Corbyn by pushing an amendment to the Queen's Speech to keep Britain in the EU single market - not official party policy. This was seen as forcing the party leader in to sacking frontbenchers and was the first tangible sign of disunity following the euphoria of the election result. And while he wouldn't want to see Mr Umunna unseated, even Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson regarded that amendment as bad politics. But some left-wing activists don't need new offences to be taken in to account. Some see those MPs who distanced themselves from Jeremy Corbyn as saboteurs of Labour's success. And they are building a narrative that had they been more loyal - and party officials more ambitious - they could have propelled the party from second to first place at the election. But don't expect a mass purge

Oliver Smith, 15, from Derbyshire, was told by medics he could have died after the accident just over six weeks ago. The teenager "tore his arm apart" when the brakes failed on the bicycle he was riding and he crashed into a window. Oliver's teacher made the finger after seeing him struggling to type, meaning he can now work towards his GCSEs. Updates on this story and more from the East Midlands. Oliver had been trying to fix the brakes on his friend's bike prior to the crash. In trying to stop the bike the teenager put his arms out and his right hand went through a glass window, severing a main artery and two arm nerves. Doctors managed to save his arm but said he may only ever regain 40 to 70% of feeling in his right hand. "I didn't feel it because my nerve had been cut. I just pulled my arm out but doing that tore my arm apart," Oliver said. "My first thought was that I was going to die." James Wheldon, a design technology teacher at St John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy, Kirk Hallam, made the finger as Oliver is right handed and could not write. The invention means he can now type with two hands to do his GCSE coursework. Next year he will have a scribe for his exams. Mr Wheldon drilled a hole in the end of Oliver's splint and the finger attaches there. Oliver, from Ilkeston, said: "It's made life much easier, although it's taken a while to get used to. I'm really grateful to him."

But we are also the most anxious, the survey of more than 300,000 adults across the UK found. That "top of the mornin' feeling" peaks in Fermanagh and Omagh, County Tyrone, according to the latest figures. That is where life satisfaction and happiness soar and people are walking - metaphorically at least - on sunshine. However, the personal well being survey from the Office for National Statistics, (ONS) suggests people in Northern Ireland also tend to worry. They were among the most anxious in the UK. People were questioned on four measures of well-being; happiness, life satisfaction, feeling life was worthwhile and anxiety. Overall, the survey, for the year ending 2015, put Northern Ireland on the top rating for life satisfaction with an average score of 7.9 out of 10. It was the only place to be significantly higher than the UK average of 7.6. The happiness score came out at 7.8 - again significantly higher than the UK average. But anxiety was slightly below the national average for both Scotland and Northern Ireland. The people of Lisburn, Castlereagh and Belfast worry the most, the figures suggest. On the positive side, when it comes to finding meaning in life, those living in Mid Ulster scored the highest when asked if they felt that the things they did were worthwhile. Overall, the ONS said personal well-being had risen every year since 2011/12 when data was first collected, with the greatest improvement for levels of anxiety. Northern Ireland recorded higher average ratings for well-being for all measures except anxiety, which the ONS says has been the case for the past five years. People in London reported lower personal well-being, on average, for each of the measures than the equivalent UK averages. However, the report suggests that London has seen improvements across all the average measures of personal well-being, particularly in reductions to anxiety since data were first collected. "Reported personal well-being has improved every year since financial year ending 2012 when data were first collected, suggesting that an increasing number of people in the UK are feeling positive about their lives," the report states. Overall those aged 65 to 79 are the happiest, the research states. Those aged 45 to 59 reported the lowest levels of life satisfaction, with men on average less satisfied than women. That age group also reported the highest levels of anxiety. Researchers said one possible reason for the lower happiness and well-being scores among this age group might be the burden of having to care for children and elderly parents at the same time.

Dutch club Utrecht claim they are owed a sell-on fee following his £1.5m move to Swansea in 2011. The Swans maintain Vorm's move to Spurs in 2014 was a free transfer and they have acted correctly. Utrecht have already had their case dismissed by world football's governing body Fifa. When Vorm joined Tottenham, Wales defender Ben Davies also joined Spurs in a £10m swap involving midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson - a deal Swansea say was separate to Vorm's transfer. Swans chairman Huw Jenkins appeared in court in Switzerland while Eredivisie club Utrecht were represented by director Wilco van Schaik. The outcome of the hearing in Lausanne is not expected until next month.

Education Secretary Angel Constance said the inquiry would have powers to force witnesses to give evidence. She said abusers would "face the full force of the law" where it brought to light evidence of crimes. The move followed scandals involving child abuse at institutions including those run by the Roman Catholic church. Speaking in the Scottish Parliament, Ms Constance said the full remit of the inquiry would be confirmed by the end of April 2015, following discussions with the survivors of abuse, which would begin in January. She said: "This parliament must always be on the side of victims of abuse. "We must have the truth of what happened to them and how those organisations and individuals into whose care the children were entrusted, failed them so catastrophically. "And to get to that truth, we will be establishing a national public inquiry into historical abuse of children in institutional care." Ms Constance added: "To ensure justice is done, I can tell this chamber that, where crimes are exposed, the full force of the law will be available to bring perpetrators to account." The education secretary also confirmed measures would be put in place to ensure the inquiry did not interfere with any on-going criminal investigations or prosecutions. And Ms Constance said she would "take on board" calls from campaigners to set aside the legal time bar which stopped historical cases coming to court. Her announcement came 10 years after former First Minister Jack McConnell offered an apology to victims of abuse in children's homes, but at the time stopped short of agreeing to a full public inquiry. The move was welcomed by Scotland's centre of excellence for looked after children, based at Strathclyde University. Prof Andy Kendrick, head of the university's school of social work, said: "It is a testament to survivors that we have reached the point of an inquiry. This follows a long campaign by survivors to achieve justice." 'Hideous crimes' Labour education spokesman Iain Gray also welcomed the inquiry, adding: "In truth, it should have happened sooner." Conservative MSP Nanette Milne said: "I hope it will provide an opportunity to expose the perpetrators of such hideous crimes against children in Scotland and to learn lessons to prevent this abuse of children in care ever happening again." Alison McInnes, of the Liberal Democrats, told MSPs that victims had "long cried out" for an inquiry but said they must get proper support when interacting with it. Previous inquiries into institutional child abuse in Scotland have included the Shaw Review, which in 2007 called for a new centre to help victims, and the 2009 probe into the treatment of vulnerable youngsters at the former Kerelaw Residential Unit in Ayrshire. Police Scotland, which is opening a child abuse investigation unit in the new year, said it would "fully co-operate with any inquiry which is convened".

The Commons approved plans to lower the earnings level above which tax credits are withdrawn from £6,420 to £3,850 and speed up the rate at which the benefit is lost as pay rises by 35 votes. Ministers say the move, estimated to save £4.4bn, is part of wider plans to raise pay and incentivise work. But Labour say it is an "ideological attack" on working families. The curbs on tax credits were announced in Chancellor George Osborne's post-election Budget in June. During a 90-minute debate in the Commons, the opposition claimed three million families face losing an average of £1,000 a year from next April. But ministers said the tax credit system had, for too long, been used to subsidise low pay and the changes would bring total expenditure on tax credits back down to more sustainable levels seen in 2007-8. MPs backed a motion enacting the changes by 325 votes to 290 although two Conservatives - David Davis and Stephen McPartland - voted against the government while another, Andrew Percy, abstained. Treasury minister Damian Hinds said eight out of 10 households would be better off by 2018-9 as a result of measures announced in the Budget to introduce a national living wage from next April, to further increase the personal tax allowance to £12,500 and to extend childcare subsidies. Analysis: the government's welfare changes National living wage unveiled What are tax credits and how do they work? Who will be affected? Institute for Fiscal Studies on welfare spending "For too long in this country, low pay has been addressed not by genuine reform and driving productivity but by subsidising the tax credit system," he said. "The changes introduced in this order will build on the last parliament's reforms and return real-terms tax credit spending to the level it was in 2007-08 - a decade into the tenure of the government of the Labour Party." But Labour's Seema Malhotra said the changes were being "sneaked through the back door" and the measures designed to offset them would not provide adequate compensation. "This is a political decision made by the chancellor that is set to see over three million families lose an average of £1,000 a year," the shadow Treasury minister said. "It is ideologically driven, it is cynical and it will directly increase levels of poverty in Britain." "It is part of an ongoing attack on the incomes of some of the most hard working families in our constituencies - those very strivers the chancellor purported to support." The SNP insisted families will have to make difficult choices about food and heating their home if they lose £100 a month, while the Lib Dems said their eight MPs had opposed the curbs on tax credits, saying they "hit low income working people who are doing the right thing".

It was a tall order for a 12-minute speech, which reflects the complicated, fraught-with-peril position in which the president currently finds himself. He was elected to help disentangle the nation from a Middle East war, and now a majority of the American public seems to support a new military incursion into that same region. He ran for office as the face of a more diverse, inclusive country, and yet some of the Republicans who hope to replace him have called for a religious test for Syrian refugees, racial profiling of Muslim Americans and closing down "any place where radicals are being inspired", in the words of Florida Senator Marco Rubio. Mr Obama has claimed that the US is winning the war against al-Qaeda and compared its spin-off groups to a "JV team" - a term for the squad of lesser athletes in a high school sport programme. But a series of ideologically inspired attacks on US soil, along with the bloodshed in Paris last month, has Americans increasingly concerned. For the first time Mr Obama acknowledged that the nation faces a pattern of violence inspired by "a perverted interpretation of Islam that calls for war against America and the West". He drew a line connecting the shootings at Fort Hood, a Texas military base, the Boston Marathon bombings, an attack on an Army recruiting station in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the recent bloodshed in San Bernardino and said it represents a "new phase" of terrorist threat to the US. "As we've become better at preventing complex multifaceted attacks like 9/11," he said, "terrorists turn to less complicated acts of violence like the mass shootings that are all too common in our society." That reference to the recent strings of US mass shootings - at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado and a church in South Carolina, for instance - was not simply made in passing, as would be clear later in the president's speech. After outlining the steps his administration was already taking to defeat the so-called Islamic State (IS), he spoke of what he sees as a real threat to US security - the nation's lax gun laws. He said individuals on the federal "no-fly" list, which prevents suspected militants from boarding US aircraft, should be prohibited from purchasing guns. "What could possibly be the argument for allowing a terrorist suspect to buy a semiautomatic weapon?" he asked. "This is a matter of national security." More than that, however, Mr Obama called for Congress to pass legislation making it harder for every American to obtain "powerful assault weapons, like the ones that were used in San Bernardino". The president has often urged greater regulation of firearms, but now he is explicitly making the case in terms of safeguarding the nation against threats both at home and inspired abroad. "The fact is that our intelligence and law-enforcement agencies, no matter how effective they are, cannot identify every would-be mass shooter," he said, "whether that individual was motivated by ISIL or some

Speaking to reporters, he said the move demonstrated a commitment to justice and procedural fairness. But Albert Ho, Mr Snowden's solicitor, has told me that the back story is tinged with political intrigue. The ex-CIA analyst hired Mr Ho, one of Hong Kong's best-known human rights lawyers, and his junior associate Jonathan Man two weeks ago, shortly after arriving in the city. It was Mr Man who accompanied Mr Snowden when he checked out of the Mira hotel and into a safe house when his identity was unmasked to the world. Mr Ho described the IT specialist as bright, sharp and extremely technology savvy, with a keen appetite for US politics. At first, Mr Snowden seemed committed to staying in Hong Kong and fighting against extradition through local courts. But soon, reality sank in. Mr Snowden's lawyers told him it was very possible that he might be in jail throughout the lengthy legal proceedings. At the very least, his freedom and activities would be curtailed. Mr Snowden asked his lawyers to reach out to the Hong Kong government to get a sense of how he might be treated. Mr Ho said he had a meeting with officials last Friday, which yielded no answers. Somewhere around that time, a message was delivered to Mr Snowden through one of his supporters, purportedly by a person who claimed government status. Mr Ho said that person urged Mr Snowden to leave, and assured him that he would not be arrested if he left his safe house. Unsure about the person's credibility, Mr Snowden asked Mr Ho to confirm the message with the Hong Kong government. Mr Ho said he made a phone call to a senior Hong Kong official, which again yielded no answers. By this time, the US had made public the charges against Mr Snowden. He was feeling the heat. Mr Ho said Mr Snowden at first intended to leave Hong Kong for Moscow on Saturday night. For some reason, perhaps because Mr Ho had made no progress with the Hong Kong official, he hesitated. But by Sunday, Mr Snowden was ready to leave. Again, Mr Man accompanied him. Together, they went to the airport. Mr Ho said Mr Snowden was uncharacteristically nervous on that journey. Mr Man watched as Mr Snowden checked in and walked through airport security like any other passenger. Mr Ho now believes the message delivered to Mr Snowden asking him to leave came from the Beijing government. The Hong Kong government has not responded to a BBC request for comment. Mr Ho, a pro-democracy lawmaker who was a candidate for chief executive last year, says a long extradition hearing in Hong Kong would have damaged Sino-US relations and embarrassed China. But at the same time, it was in Beijing's interest to ensure Mr Snowden remained a free man, still able to leak US government secrets.

Gerard Kelly, 62, from the Montrose area, was hurt after the crash on the Woggle Road between Westhill and Blackburn at about 15:35 on Wednesday. He was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary by ambulance. Insp Jon Barron, of Police Scotland, said: "Motorists stopped at the scene to render assistance and administer first aid. I would like to thank them for doing their utmost to help." He added: "At this very sad time, my thoughts are very much with Mr Kelly's family, friends and colleagues."

The boy, who cannot be named, had admitted attacking his nine-year-old sister on two separate occasions between February and March. He was later found with "images" on his mobile phone but these were not described in court. Sentencing, District Judge Diane Baker said his actions were "so serious and so damaging to your little sister". More on this story, and others from Cornwall "I know a lot about what has happened in your life and your mum's life in the past and the difficulties you faced," she said at Bodmin Magistrates' Court. The boy, who lives in Cornwall, was convicted of two counts of rape and was given a 12-month referral to a youth offending panel. He was also ordered to pay a £15 victim surcharge and given a notification requiring him to register with the police for 30 months. Ms Baker said he would have received a detention sentence if he had been older. Defending the boy, Jodie Leonard said: "He is due to start at school again. I asked him how he is getting on. He is working really hard."

The stone memorial, remembering the 43,000 Gurkhas killed in World War One and World War Two is in Riversley Park, Nuneaton. The Queen's Gurkha Signals regiment is based in the town, and local people raised £40,000 for the memorial in only three months. The dedication ceremony included a march by veteran soldiers. Warwickshire County Councillor Bob Hicks said: "The Gurkhas have a long association with the borough - it is fitting for the monument to be in Nuneaton."

The Northern Ireland international is out of contract in the summer and is considering his options. McInnes says the club have made McGinn "a strong offer" to remain at Pittodrie, and hopes the player will still be there beyond the summer. "We certainly hope Niall is part of the squad for next season," McInnes said after his side's 3-0 win over Dundee. The Dons boss believes the temptation to try a new experience at a different club, rather than money, could be the key reason for McGinn's indecision over whether to stay at Aberdeen. "We've made Niall what we feel is a strong offer," McInnes explained. Media playback is not supported on this device "It's not so much the contract offer for Niall. I think it's just maybe weighing up more what he wants to do next, whether he wants to stay for a bit longer, which we certainly hope is the case, or whether he wants to try something different. "He's quite within his rights and we respect that. What is clear is Niall has never at any point said that he wants to leave. "He's always indicated his love for the club and how much he's enjoying it. We're hoping that side of it, as well as a strong contract offer from us, will get the job done but everything will become a bit clearer for everybody over the next few weeks. McGinn was in fine form as Aberdeen swept aside Dundee to move up to second in the Premiership. The forward scored two and laid on the other in a terrific individual display that impressed his manager. "We head to wait longer than we hoped to get in front but once we made the breakthrough we brought some real quality," said the Dons boss. "Niall's first goal was top drawer. I thought it was a fantastic piece of individual play. It just comes out of nothing. He scored quality goals like that throughout his time here." It was a difficult evening's viewing for Dundee manager Paul Hartley, who says his team made life too easy for the hosts. "The start was promising but after that we didn't defend properly," Hartley said. "For us tonight not to defend balls coming in, they seemed to switch off and not do their jobs. "We've got to do the basics properly. For me, we've got to try and make it as difficult as possible. We didn't do that. "We want to try and bring some players in. It's not going to be easy. Financially it's going to be difficult. We've enquired about some players, we can't get them because of the financial side of it. "We want to add quality and we need to add quality."

The Dutch state acted unlawfully in July 1995 as peacekeepers handed the men over knowing the dangers they faced, Judge Gepke Dulek said. But she ruled it was not 100% liable as many would have been killed regardless. A campaign group for the families has called the ruling "a great injustice". Munira Subasic, of the Mothers of Srebrenica group, said: "The Dutch state should take its responsibility for our victims because they could have kept them all safe on the Dutchbat compound." The July 1995 massacre of more than 7,000 Muslim men and boys was considered Europe's worst since World War Two and the case against the Netherlands was brought by 6,000 relatives of those who died. Some 5,000 Bosniaks had sought shelter from Bosnian Serb soldiers in a UN base, which was being defended by the lightly-armed Dutch peacekeepers - known as Dutchbat. Thousands more had sought protection outside the base. But after the base was overrun, the Muslim men and boys were told by the peacekeepers they would be safe and handed over to the Bosnian Serb army. In 2014, a Dutch court found the Netherlands liable for the deaths of 350 who had been inside the base, but not those outside. Three years later, Judge Dulek - sitting at the Hague Appeals Court - backed the decision. In an hour-long ruling (in Dutch), she concluded that "Dutchbat knew that the men ran a real risk of inhumane treatment or execution". The judge added that the Dutchbat soldiers had facilitated the separation of the men and the boys among the refugees. But she said the Netherlands should only be responsible for 30% of damages, as there was a 70% likelihood the male refugees would have been dragged from the safety of the base whatever the peacekeepers had done. The Dutch government has previously acknowledged its failure to protect the refugees, while the Bosnian Serbs were responsible for the killings. Separately, some 200 veterans of the Dutch battalion have launched a lawsuit against the Dutch government, claiming around €4.5m ($5m/£3.9m) in compensation for the trauma they suffered. The precise number of Bosniaks murdered at Srebrenica may never be known. The International Committee of the Red Cross said up to 8,000 had died, while the UN tribunal at The Hague said it was more than 7,000. 6-8 July 1995: Bosnian Serb forces start shelling Srebrenica enclave 9 July: Bosnian Serbs step up shelling; thousands of Bosnian Muslim refugees flee to Srebrenica 10 July: Dutch peacekeepers request UN air support after Bosnian Serbs shell Dutch positions. Large crowds of refugees gather around Dutch positions 11 July: More than 20,000 refugees flee to main Dutch base at Potocari. Serbs threaten to kill Dutch hostages and shell refugees after Dutch F-16 fighters bomb Serb positions. Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic enters Srebrenica and delivers ultimatum that Muslims must hand over weapons 12 July: An estimated 23,000 women and children are deported to Muslim territory; men aged 12-77 taken "for interrogation" and held in

The independent Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 said recycling and regeneration had been a success. But it said much more could be done to minimise the impact of future Olympic Games on people and the planet. Commission chairman Shaun McCarthy said London had set high standards for future Olympic host cities to follow. Previous Olympics have been criticised for the environmental damage they caused through waste, construction and transport. Sustainability was at the heart of London's bid for the Olympics and the commission said organisers had largely succeeded in achieving it. For example, the venues were told to be made of at least a quarter recycled materials - that included using disused gas pipes in the Olympic Stadium. The Olympic Park was praised for regenerating a derelict area and benefiting wildlife, and the commission said it was amazed by the success of public transport. But it said the challenges for future host cities were off the Olympic site, including the social ethics of some of the manufacturers and sponsors associated with the Games. Mr McCarthy said the use of temporary venues for the Games was "unprecedented". And he hailed Stratford in east London, the site of the Olympic Park, as one of the best connected places in Europe after long-term investment in public transport infrastructure. He said London 2012 was the world's first public transport Olympics "despite all the predictions of doom and gridlock". Mr McCarthy said: "In the main, London's sustainable Games have been a massive success but like the best sports teams there is a need to continuously improve. "I wish the IOC [International Olympics Committee] and future host cities success in proving they can do better." He also said an increase in sports participation was likely to be short lived and it would take "investment in community and school sport and a clear plan to tackle the current obesity crisis". He added: "The cheerful volunteers made the experience a joy. I even saw some people on the Tube talking to each other! Why can't it be like that all the time?"

I've stood on the bridge of an American battleship, trying to decide whether a small boat a mile or so away is occupied by pirates and if so what action I should take. And I have watched as an entire world in toy bricks animate suddenly upon a coffee table. No, I've not been drinking, I'm at E3, the annual shindig of the video games industry in Los Angeles. Games makers have been taking us into fantastical and immersive worlds for years, but now they are excited by the potential of creating a whole new reality for players. That is, virtual reality. In just a couple of years, the technology which was tried and failed in the 1990s has made a stunning comeback. It started when Oculus Rift raised record amounts on Kickstarter for its VR headset, and now everyone from Sony to Samsung to Google is gearing up to take us into virtual worlds. That jewel raid I mentioned came courtesy of London Heist, a demo game Sony is showing off. You don the Morpheus headset, put a controller in each hand and you find yourself behind an antique desk in a library. The controllers become your hands, you use them to open a desk drawer and take out a gun - which comes in useful when three men come bursting in firing weapons at you. The scenario felt so real that I found myself dropping the "gun" on the floor when I tried to put it on the desk. Sony's Morpheus is supposed to arrive as a consumer product early next year, along with Oculus Rift. By then, however, Valve's Vive VR headset, made in collaboration with the phone manufacturer HTC, should be on the market. And you can already get a pretty good virtual reality experience by slotting a smartphone into the Samsung Gear VR headset, or even into Google's very simple Cardboard, which took me on an interactive tour around the Palace of Versailles. Another technology giant Microsoft is working with both both Oculus and Vive but also has its own take. The HoloLens headset offers what is being called mixed reality, and an impressive demo at the XBox event saw a player animating an entire virtual Minecraft world on a real coffee table. What's not clear is how far HoloLens has travelled along the road to becoming a consumer product. But why is virtual reality suddenly so hot? I found some of the answers in an anonymous office unit in Los Angeles. Inside, in a space which felt like a cross between a TV studio and a tech startup, lives the mixed reality lab of the Institute for Creative Technologies, part of the University of Southern California. The Institute brings together a diverse mix of film students and computer scientists, trying to bring the creative thinking of Hollywood to bear on the challenge of creating immersive worlds. It is funded by the United States Department of Defense, and much of its work is intended for

The 50-year-old and three colleagues fish from two small, open-deck boats based in the seaside town of Lambert's Bay, on South Africa's windswept west coast. Fishing using lines rather than nets, they typically catch just 20 fish a day per vessel, with the main species being snoek (a type of mackerel), and sea bream. It's a tough life, and like anyone in his trade, Mr Shoshola has two main concerns - finding the fish in the first place, and then being able to sell his catch. A new app called Abalobi is helping him to do both more easily. The app, which is being piloted by the University of Cape Town, utilises GPS so Mr Shoshola can record for future reference exactly where he had a good haul. And he can now sell the fish via Abalobi before he has returned to shore, easily finding out the best possible price. "It has removed a lot of the worry," he says. "I have a wife and three kids to support, and it gives me much more security." With the help of a growing number of apps and digital services such as Abalobi, it has never been easier to pinpoint the exact spot where the prized fish await, and then sell them after you have caught them. But with ever increasing concerns about depleting global fish stocks - the United Nations claims that 90% of the world's stocks are either full-fished or over-fished - is that a good thing? Many of the digital fish trackers, including Abalobi, claim to have conservation at their heart, but not everybody is convinced. "The problem is that in practice all that happens is unscrupulous people use apps to target the fish and wipe them out even quicker," says UK fishing expert Matt Hayes, who runs an Atlantic salmon fishery in Norway. He is also worried that small-scale fishermen could ultimately become unemployed. "You don't want to deprive someone of a living, but you don't want to bestow upon them the tech that means they will fish themselves out of existence. "I wrestle with it a lot. It concerns me." However, Dr Clive Trueman, associate professor of marine ecology at the UK's National Oceanography Centre, is more positive about apps like Abalobi. "It's nothing that commercial fishermen haven't been doing by word of mouth for centuries," he says. "Some of these apps may also end up being very effective for scientists and managers to work out where the fish are, and where they are going. "We can use them to catch more fish, but also to direct conservation." Serge Raemaekers, a fisheries researcher at Abalobi, says that conservation is at the very centre of their scheme. Using Google's cloud platform technology, data collected by the fishermen is to be shared with students at the University of Cape Town who are monitoring the sustainability of South Africa's fish stocks. The fishermen can also use the technology to monitor stocks, and stay away from any areas where they themselves

Stoke took the lead through Joe Allen when he poked home after West Brom's Jonny Evans nodded the ball down. But Rondon headed a corner beyond keeper Lee Grant to thwart Stoke, who still move off the foot of the table. In Tony Pulis' 1,000th game as a manager, his West Brom side created few chances before Rondon rescued them. Erik Pieters had a penalty claim denied for Stoke in the second half, while Grant saved superbly from a header from the Baggies' James McClean. Substitute Peter Crouch had gone close for the hosts before Allen's goal, but the dramatic finish means more frustration for boss Mark Hughes, whose side were knocked out of the EFL Cup by Hull in injury time on Wednesday. Having just one point before kick-off and languishing at the foot of the table, it was hardly surprising Stoke looked tentative to begin with. West Brom are a side who appear content to sit back away from home, and a lack of concerted threat from Stoke in the final third of the pitch added to the hosts' worries. But Marko Arnautovic and Xherdan Shaqiri, Stoke's main creative forces, gradually asserted themselves as the game wore on. The replacement of the mostly ineffective Wilfried Bony by Crouch went down well with the home fans, and brought greater urgency from Stoke, culminating in Allen's prodded finish from the six-yard line. The Potters were much improved on their display in last week's 4-1 defeat at Crystal Palace, making Rondon's dramatic leveller from substitute Jonathan Leko's corner all the more galling. West Brom's display in their manager's landmark game bore many of the hallmarks the Welshman, 58, has instilled in his sides in 24 years of management. Defensive discipline, tenacity and the willingness to take what few chances fall their way are all traits of Pulis teams, and resulted here in what will be a satisfying point. Crouch's arrival threatened to shake Evans' solid partnership with Gareth McAuley, but the way West Brom responded to that and Allen's goal will have delighted their boss. Illness meant he did not have Saido Berahino to throw on from the bench, so Rondon's third goal of the season means Pulis can look forward to game 1,001 from a solid, mid-table position. Stoke City manager Mark Hughes: "We feel deflated but it was a good performance from us. Media playback is not supported on this device "We're trying to be progressive and we fully deserved the three points. We got one and we have to take it. "I was encouraged by the performance and we asked questions of them. It's another point on the board. We didn't do too much wrong. I can't complain about our play, they put everything into it. "Points are like gold dust, so we've got something for our efforts." West Brom manager Tony Pulis: "That was a deserved point. We conceded a scrappy goal but the reaction of the players was absolutely first class. In the last 20 minutes

Mrs May said she wanted a "stronger, fairer and even more prosperous" country - and Mr Corbyn was "simply not up to the job" of delivering it. The Labour leader claimed she would create a "low-wage, offshore tax haven" and a "toxic" mood in Brexit talks. The Lib Dems said the PM's "hard Brexit" plan would harm the economy. SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon said her party could have a role in preventing what she called an "extreme form of Brexit" if Mrs May won power, by pressing for continued access to the EU single market. Conservative leader Mrs May used a high-profile speech to set out her vision of European Union withdrawal as part of a "great national mission" to build a "stronger, fairer and more prosperous Britain". The prime minister said this future could only be delivered if voters backed the Conservatives when they went to the polls on 8 June. Speaking in Teesside, she said: "If they do, I am confident that we can fulfil the promise of Brexit together and build a Britain that is stronger, fairer and even more prosperous than it is today." This issue includes the impact of the UK’s decision to leave the EU, Brexit negotiations and future relations with Europe. She said Brexit offered huge opportunities to build a "Britain beyond Brexit that is more global and outward-looking. A Britain alive with possibilities." She said it was time to "respect the decision of the British people" to leave the EU - something she said she was ready to do "from day one," unlike, she said, her Labour counterpart. "He doesn't believe in Britain. He doesn't have a plan. He doesn't have what it takes. "It's clearer than ever that just 11 days after the election when the negotiations begin, Jeremy Corbyn's focus wouldn't be on trying to negotiate a deal for Britain in Europe, but on trying to stitch up a deal with [SNP leader] Nicola Sturgeon and the rest." BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said there was a more optimistic, confident tone about what life would be like post-Brexit in Britain as the prime minister sought to give people a sense of better times ahead, following a campaign dominated by talk of "hard choices" and "huge challenges". In his own speech on the same subject later, Mr Corbyn accused the Conservatives of putting jobs at risk and backing a plan that threatened to turn the UK into an "low-wage, offshore tax haven". He told supporters: "So far the rhetoric and threats from the Tory government has fostered a toxic climate. Labour will start negotiations by setting a new tone. "We will confirm to the other member states that Britain is leaving the European Union. That issue is not in doubt, but instead of posturing and pumped-up animosity, a Labour government under my leadership will set out a plan for Brexit based on the mutual interests of both Britain and the European Union." That would start with a "clear commitment" to

Enrique, who has also managed Roma and Celta Vigo, has won five trophies since taking over at the Nou Camp in 2014. "I would make it so there is never a contract of more than six months," said the Spaniard, 45. "If I'm not happy and I'm not helping, it makes no sense for me to be a coach. The shorter the better." Enrique was appointed on a two-year contract and extended that agreement for a further season last June, keeping him at the club until at least 2017. But he believes it would make financial sense for clubs to offer short-term deals, as they would not have to spend large sums to pay off sacked managers. "If you don't like the manager, you just change it and you don't spend much money to fire him," he added. He also said that the days of managers staying at one club for 20 years - as Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has done - are gone. "In the modern era, it is impossible," he insisted. Enrique's Barcelona take a 2-0 lead into the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Arsenal on Wednesday.

Medics currently have to rely on trial and error, meaning around half of the time the first type of antidepressant given fails to work. The researchers from King's College London say checking a patient's blood could help identify accurate treatment. Those who test positive for inflammation need more aggressive therapy from the outset, they say. So far the researchers have tried out their blood test on a small number of volunteers - 140 people with depression. They say they will need to do a large trial to check how well it might work in the real world. The blood test, described in the International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, is the culmination of years of investigation. It looks for two specific markers of inflammation - a compound called macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) and another called interleukin-1beta. In the study, patients with high levels of these markers were unlikely to respond to conventional, commonly prescribed SSRI and tricyclic antidepressants. Lead researcher Prof Carmine Pariante said this knowledge could help tailor treatment to the individual. "About a third of patients might have these inflammatory markers and they would be people we might encourage to go on more aggressive treatment." Antidepressants are safe but they can have side effects. Prof Pariante said: "We would not want to go in prescribing too much medicine if it's not necessary, but we would want to escalate people sooner rather than later if they need it." He suspects the inflammation is the body's response to stress, but, paradoxically, it gets in the way of drug treatment. High levels of inflammation can interfere with the same biological processes that are crucial for antidepressants to work. Prof Pariante and his team are looking to test whether giving anti-inflammatory drugs alongside antidepressants might help. But he cautioned: "Patients should not change their medication on their own or take an anti-inflammatory without guidance from their doctor." Experts also point out that medication is not the only answer when it comes to managing depression. Stephen Buckley from the mental health charity Mind said: "Different people will find that different treatments help to manage their mental health - what is most important is that people have the knowledge needed to access the treatment that works for them, whether this is medication, or alternatives such as talking therapies, or a mixture of both." There are a number of things you can do yourself to help improve your mood Doctors recommend people with depression try to keep active and busy, both physically and socially Self-help groups may also be useful to share experiences and meet people who are going through the same thing While medication may also help, guidelines for the NHS say other therapies should be offered alongside antidepressants These therapies include cognitive behavioural therapy (to combat negative thoughts) and mindfulness training (to focus on appreciating the here and now). Mood self-assessment: Could I be depressed? Follow Michelle on Twitter

But the same sort of methods are being used to try to draw white, British children and young people towards new, extreme, far-right groups. In recent years, the influence of more established, political organisations, such as the BNP and the English Defence League, has declined, leaving the far-right fragmented. Some of the more extreme groups which have developed since have focused their attention on recruiting a new, younger generation of members. Pictures posted online illustrate the attempts of the South Wales British Movement to set up its own youth wing. Children are shown taking part in day trips to various beauty spots, posing with the group's banners and Neo-Nazi emblems. This week, the group's sister organisation in West Yorkshire announced the creation of another youth section, called Young Wolf. But there are serious questions over the adults in charge. In January, South Wales British Movement organiser Richard Harris was jailed for five years, after attacking an Asian man with a glass bottle. According to Prof Matthew Feldman from Teesside University, the far right is going through a period of "recalibration". "Time will tell as to whether or not those groups go towards the modernisation and the suit-wearing slickness of trying to engage in populist politics," he says. "Or down the more extremist route that engages in different types of extremist violence." At a project in Swansea which tries to educate teenagers seen as at-risk of far-right radicalisation, I met Alan Walton who two years ago was taking part in white-pride marches. He explained to me that his first contact with extremism came through conversations online, which developed into him attending meetings, where the focus was on hatred towards British Muslims. "They'll talk to you, tell you a few things about their religion and why they shouldn't be here," Alan says. "You just get sucked in so easy when you're sitting there listening to them, and then, boom - you're part of it then." The anti-Islamic rhetoric is another feature which unites many of the new groups. According to Prof Feldman, they are trying to appeal to a generation whose view of Muslims has been distorted by events in the news. "They, having grown up in the shadow of 9/11 and 7/7 might be perhaps more inclined to see Muslims, broadly speaking, as the enemy," he explains. "And I think that really has to be addressed as a matter of some urgency." One victim of anti-Islamic hate crime in south Wales told me she felt there are now no-go areas for her. The police are investigating the most recent incidents where the victim's two young nieces were confronted by two teenagers in a supermarket. "Sometimes when I want to go to these places I think, will I be verbally abused or will something happen?" "It always crosses my mind and I don't want to feel like that. I was born and bred in Wales, and feel this is my home." The Home Office says its new anti-extremist legislation will tackle all

The Local Government Association called for a "timetable for action", saying it was "paramount" to press on with extending broadband to all of the UK. Ministerial changes after the Brexit vote must not delay work, it added. The government insisted it was on track with its broadband coverage plans. The promise to give every household a legal right to high-speed broadband was announced in the Queen's Speech in May, as part of measures to make the UK a "world leader in the digital economy". Universal broadband - how, why, how much? Want superfast broadband? Do it yourself The village that is cut off from the UK The government expects an initial minimum speed of at least 10 Mbps (megabits per second) by 2020 under the new "broadband universal service obligation" (USO). The pledge is included in the Digital Economy Bill, which will also include powers to direct Ofcom to regularly review the speed provided to ensure it is "still sufficient for modern life". Council leaders said they supported the creation of a national minimum broadband speed, but called for a "safety net" for those who were unlikely to be covered by the plan. The government plans to set a reasonable cost threshold above which the remotest properties could be expected to contribute to the cost of their connection. Mark Hawthorne, from the Local Government Association (LGA), said good digital connectivity was "a vital element of everyday life", and key to the economy. A minimum speed was "a good start", but it must keep pace with national average speeds, especially at peak times, he stressed. "Without this there is the real possibility of some areas - particularly in rural and hard-to-reach areas - falling into a digital twilight zone." The LGA's call comes a day after Ofcom announced proposals to make BT's Openreach division a distinct and legally separate company from BT to ensure "faster, more reliable broadband." But Ofcom stopped short of calling for Openreach - which runs the UK's broadband infrastructure - to be spilt off entirely. Responding to the LGA's intervention, Digital Minister Matt Hancock said nine out of 10 UK homes and businesses could already get superfast broadband, and Britain was on target to reach 95% coverage by the end of next year. Fast and reliable broadband was "a must these days", he added, saying the bill to make the minimum speed requirement law was currently going through Parliament.

Water shortages have affected more than five million residents in the Damascus area since late December. State television said the national flag was now flying over the pumping facility in the Wadi Barada region. Activists monitoring the conflict say the army entered the area as part of a deal under which the rebels will either lay down their weapons or be evacuated. The water supply was cut on 23 December by the state-run Damascus Water Authority, which blamed the rebels saying they had contaminated the flow with diesel. Rebels denied the accusation and said regime bombardment had destroyed the infrastructure. The Ain al-Fijeh water source lies in the valley of Wadi Barada, 18km (11 miles) north-west of the capital, where rebels have held various bases since 2012. The area is currently one of the fiercest battlefronts in Syria's civil war. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based war monitoring group, said government forces had begun moving into the area as rebel fighters withdrew. It said fighters still remain in the wider area.

Navinder Sarao, 37, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and spoofing. Sarao, from Hounslow, who was shackled in the Chicago courtroom, was told he faces up to 30 years in prison after admitting the charges in a plea deal. The crash on 6 May 2010 wiped nearly $1tn off the value of US shares. Sarao, who traded futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange from west London, was sent to the US to face federal charges after last month losing a legal challenge against his extradition. US authorities say he manipulated the market by "spoofing" over a five-year period, contributing to market instability that led to a brief 1,000-point fall on the Dow Jones index in New York. Spoofing is the practice of placing large orders before cancelling or changing them, allowing traders to buy or sell at a profit. Navinder Sarao: Who is the 'flash crash' trader? Sarao agreed to pay the US government $12.8m (£10.3m), the amount prosecutors said he earned from his illegal trading. He will be released on a $750,000 bond and will be allowed to return to the UK pending sentencing in the US, judge Virginia Kendall said. Sarao's family members offered their homes to secure his release, and the judge called them in open court to confirm they understood the terms of the agreement. Sarao had faced 22 charges carrying sentences totalling a maximum of 380 years.

While most will be hoping to return to Cardiff Bay for another term of office, more than a dozen members have already confirmed they will not be standing again. Of the 13 politicians calling it a day, eight have served since the first assembly election in 1999. Two others were first elected in 2003. Ten of those stepping down are Labour politicians including the current Presiding Officer Dame Rosemary Butler and the economy and education ministers, Edwina Hart and Huw Lewis. Other retiring Labour AMs include Gwenda Thomas, the former deputy minister for social services, and the former deputy minister for tackling poverty, Jeff Cuthbert. The Labour Chief Whip Janice Gregory is also standing down. Plaid Cymru has three members who will not be returning to the Senedd including former heritage ministers Rhodri Glyn Thomas and Alun Ffred Jones. "It was a very exciting time when the assembly was set up," Mr Thomas said. "Of course it was set up under a first secretary with a system of committees really discussing the devolved areas and then 17 years later we're a legislative body with full legislative powers within the devolved areas so we've moved very quickly and we've moved a great distance," he added. "The last 17 years have been enjoyable and productive. Hopefully a great deal has been achieved." Plaid Cymru's Jocelyn Davies who served as deputy minister for housing is also stepping down. Despite the assembly being dissolved the Welsh government will continue with its business up until the election. Welsh Labour Dame Rosemary Butler, Newport West Christine Chapman, Cynon Valley Jeffrey Cuthbert, Caerphilly Keith Davies, Llanelli Janice Gregory, Ogmore Edwina Hart, Gower Huw Lewis, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney Sandy Mewies, Delyn Gwyn R Price, Islwyn Gwenda Thomas, Neath Plaid Cymru Jocelyn Davies, South Wales East region Alun Ffred Jones, Arfon Rhodri Glyn Thomas, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr

Police were called to the address in Hennef, western Germany, on Monday after an explosion was reported. Firefighters arrived to find the man's garage in flames and more ammunition went off as they tried to put it out. The owner, a private collector, said he had bought the munitions at a flea market. Reports suggest the force of the explosions threw objects up to 10m (32ft) into the air. No injuries were reported, but homes near the scene were quickly evacuated. The nearby Highway 560 and a stretch of railway were both closed as bomb experts feared more munitions could go off. Experts were called to secure the remaining grenades and destroy them via a controlled explosion in a field. German media quoted police as saying the grenades had probably been triggered by unseasonably warm temperatures. The collector now faces possible weapons charges over the incident.

Connor Levy was born in May after the test, devised at Oxford University, helped doctors pick an embryo with the best chance of success. Only one in three attempts at IVF results in a baby as abnormalities in an embryo's DNA are common. Large trials are now needed to see how effective the method is, experts say. If there are abnormalities with the packages of DNA, called chromosomes, in the embryo then it will not implant in the womb or if it does the foetus will not reach term. It is a problem which increases rapidly with age. One quarter of embryos are abnormal in a woman's early 30s, but this soars to three quarters by the time a woman reaches her late 30s and early 40s. Some clinics already offer a form of chromosome screening, but it can add between £2,000 and £3,000 to the cost of IVF in the UK. Connor's mother, Marybeth Scheidts, said it would have cost her $6,000 (£4,100) for the test in Pennsylvania. The new test takes advantage of the dramatic advances in sequencing the human genome. Within 24 hours it can ensure the correct number of chromosomes are present. Dr Dagan Wells from Oxford University told the BBC: "Current tests are adding a significant amount of money on to an already expensive procedure and that is limiting access; most patients are having to pay for this out of pocket themselves. "What our technique does is it gives you the number of chromosomes and other biological information about the embryo at a low cost - probably about two thirds of the price of existing methods of screening." He says trials are now needed to see if it could improve IVF success rates. The baby and a further pregnancy resulting from the screening method will be announced at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology conference. Marybeth Scheidts, 36, and her husband David Levy, 41, had been trying to conceive naturally for four years and also tried artificial insemination. In the screening three of the 13 embryos produced were healthy. Without chromosome screening, picking the right embryo would have been down to luck. Instead they were successful on their first attempt. Marybeth told BBC News Online that the years of trying were tough: "It takes its toll, there were some days I would break down and cry, I wanted to hide in my bedroom and say stop. "Then to see him... all this hard work and we have finally got our little tiny human being named Connor." Dr Michael Glassner, the fertility doctor at Main Line Health System where the IVF took place, said such techniques would become more common. "If you have ever sat across the desk from a patient that has failed or is in that crossroads of thinking of another cycle and you look in their eyes where they are barely able to hold on to their hopes and dreams - anything that is so significantly going to impact pregnancy rates

The MPs donned reindeer hats and Santa antlers for their version of Band Aid's 1980s hit Do They Know It's Christmas? The lyrics have been adapted to draw attention to claims some big companies are ditching staff perks in order to comply with the National Living Wage, introduced in April. They accuse firms of cutting overtime payments and Christmas bonuses. Replacing the famous "feed the world" lyric with "keep their perks", the MPs urge employers: "Don't be Scrooge, it's Christmas time." The National Living Wage, announced by former Chancellor George Osborne, requires employers to pay staff aged 25 and over at least £7.20 an hour. Some firms cut overtime pay rates or benefits such as free lunches to fund the rise in basic pay rates. But several companies who reduced perks said the moves were unrelated to the National Living Wage. MP Siobhain McDonagh, who has been campaigning on the issue, organised the recording. She was joined by colleagues including shadow education secretary Angela Rayner and Barnsley Central MP Dan Jarvis. Writing in the Grimsby Telegraph, another of the singing MPs, Melanie Onn, said it was a "fun/highly embarrassing way of raising an important issue".

He is facing a 16-year jail sentence for drug trafficking and is seen by investigators as a key figure in a war for control of the mafia drug trade. Riccio was seized outside the city and police said he did not resist arrest. Separately, 29 suspected Camorra members have been arrested in Rome in connection with fraud and extortion. They have been linked to the Zaza clan in the western Fuorigrotta area of Naples. The Camorra is a formidable mafia network based in the Naples area, which is believed to have extended its influence to Rome and as far north as Florence. Mario Riccio, believed by police to head another clan called the Amato-Pagato, has been on the run since 2011. He was reportedly arrested at a house north of Naples, where he was staying with his wife and baby daughter. He is wanted for his alleged role in a drug feud in the Scampia area of northern Naples. Beyond its role in the drugs trade, the Camorra has been active in illegal waste dumping around the city and the government said last month it would consider sending in the army to tackle the problem.

Normally men attending the horse racing event in the Royal Enclosure must wear black or grey morning dress with a waistcoat, tie and a top hat. Women in the Royal Enclosure must not expose their shoulders. Nick Smith of Ascot Racecourse said the jackets rule had not been enforced after entry due to the hot weather. He said: "We took the decision early in the day, in the light of the hot weather, not to enforce the jackets rule after entry - common sense was applied." The dress code at Ascot Racecourse's Royal Enclosure involves a number of restrictions for men and women. Dresses must not be strapless, off the shoulder, halter-neck, spaghetti straps and or have straps narrower than 1in (2.5cm) in the exclusive area. This year women were permitted to wear jumpsuits for the first time, as long as they reached to the ankle. More on Royal Ascot 2017 from BBC Sport However, midriff-baring outfits or fascinators are still not allowed in the exclusive area. An Ascot spokeswoman said a relaxation of the dress code had "never happened before". As temperatures soared at Royal Ascot today, race-goers tried to stay cool with sunglasses, parasols and fans. Horses have been cooled down with "misters" after racing in the Unsaddling Enclosure Up to 300,000 people are due to descend on the event over the next five days. The Queen has attended Royal Ascot every year since she came to the throne in 1952.

It was lobbed from a moving car as the victim walked along Penybanc Road, Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, at about 11:30 GMT on Sunday, Dyfed-Powys Police said. Officers tweeted for witnesses to come forward, calling the attack a hate crime. Those with information should call 101.

Almost all focus on the fact that the Republic of Ireland is set to have a half-Indian, openly gay prime minister. Mr Varadkar has come to embody the liberalisation of a country which was once regarded as one of the most socially conservative in Europe. But, in Ireland, Mr Varadkar's sexuality and ethnic background have not been particularly prominent. He has won the race for the leadership of Fine Gael - the biggest party in the country's ruling coalition - meaning he is in line to take over as taoiseach (Irish prime minister) in the next few weeks. The leadership contest focused primarily on socio-economic issues and the defining challenges for Mr Varadkar will be how to build on the Republic of Ireland's recovery from the financial disaster of several years ago, and how to manage Brexit. Mr Varadkar was born on 18 January 1979 in Dublin. His father Ashok - a doctor from Mumbai - met his mother Miriam, an Irish nurse, while they were both working in Slough in Berkshire. They settled in Ireland in the 1970s. The country Mr Varadkar grew up in was very different to today. Until the 1990s, homosexuality and divorce were illegal. There were few immigrants, and the Republic of Ireland was one of the poorer members of the EU. Mr Varadkar followed his father into medicine. He became a councillor aged 24 and, in 2007, he was elected to the Irish parliament, Dáil Éireann. The so-called Celtic Tiger was a global phenomenon - low corporate tax rates brought massive investment to the Republic of Ireland, which became one of the richest countries in the world. But the economy crashed amidst the worldwide financial crisis - and Ireland had to accept a £71bn international bailout. In the aftermath, Fine Gael came to power at the head of a coalition in 2011. Mr Varadkar was appointed minister for transport, tourism and sport - and then health minister. More recently he has run Ireland's welfare system. He has built up a high media profile - descriptions of him as a "sharp-shooter" and "straight-talker" are common. In 2015, he came out as gay in an interview with the Irish national broadcaster, RTÉ. He said: "It's not a big deal for me any more. I hope it's not a big deal for anyone else - it shouldn't be." A few months later, Ireland voted in a referendum to legalise same-sex marriage. When Enda Kenny announced his retirement as taoiseach and Fine Gael leader, Mr Varadkar's supporters launched a "shock-and-awe" strategy which saw most of the party's parliamentarians endorse him within 48 hours. His opponent, Housing Minister Simon Coveney, was never able to recover. But he did express "deep concern" at the direction in which his rival would take Fine Gael - suggesting Mr Varadkar's economic policies would pull the party to the right. Mr Varadkar said Fine Gael should represent those "who got up early in the morning". He went on to say he was talking about

The 24-year-old was found to have deliberately lost races at Chepstow and Bath in July 2013. The British Horseracing Authority said he was involved in "a conspiracy which struck at the heart of the sport". Philip Langford, described by the BHA as the "instigator of the conspiracy", was given an exclusion order. As Langford was unlicensed and not subject to the rules of racing, the BHA's disciplinary panel said that punishment was its only option. It said the exclusion order would be for an indefinite period, and that no appeal should be heard for at least 15 years. Langford laid bets against Egan's rides between 17 June and 16 July in 2013, making a reported profit of £53,560 from stakes totalling £838,870. The BHA said it was only alerted to the conspiracy by reports of unusual betting patterns. It added Egan accepted wrongdoing in an email he sent to the body in November, explaining he had "needed the money desperately". Egan, a former leading apprentice who has not raced in Britain since October 2013, will be suspended until 22 November 2027.

Dr Martin Raftery's admission comes less than a week after ex-Wales flanker Jonathan Thomas was forced to retire because of epilepsy, believed to have been caused by multiple head traumas. "The biggest area concussion will occur is in the tackle," said Raftery. When asked if this means adjusting the tackle laws, he replied: "It could be." He added: "I think that my job is to identify risk and then look for solutions to the lawmakers to make the changes that will bring about protection of the athlete." Concussion was identified as the most common match injury for a third successive year in the Rugby Football Union's annual injury audit for 2013-14, which was published in February. Head trauma now constitutes 12.5% of all match injuries and has increased 59% on the figures published for the 2012-13 season, rising from 54 instances incurred that season to 86 in 2013-14. There were seven retirements from the sport last season because of head and neck issues, which are bracketed together and include concussion. In addition to Thomas, Cardiff Blues flanker Rory Watts-Jones was advised to retire in February after a concussion-related injury that prompted behavioural changes. England internationals Shontayne Hape and Andy Hazell were also forced to end their careers prematurely because of concussion.

In the six months since BBC News first visited Oberhausen, the mood here has changed. The majority of people still welcome new arrivals, but there are some who say they are creating a strain on a local economy with an 11% rate of unemployment. Oberhausen lies in the western region of North Rhine-Westphalia, which took in an estimated 21% of asylum seekers in 2015, more than anywhere else in the country. Nearly 3,000 refugees, many fleeing conflict in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, settled in Oberhausen last year. A BBC team first visited in October 2015 and has returned to speak to aid workers, residents and the asylum seekers themselves. How was Oberhausen coping when the BBC visited in 2015? Last October, Joerg Fischer was struggling with the constant flow of new arrivals in his refugee transit camp in Central Oberhausen. But since the start of the year, the closure of border crossings in the Balkans has significantly reduced the movement of migrants into Europe. "We are on top of the situation. This is why we can close down this camp for example… but still we do not think it is the end of this situation… that is why this camp will be on standby and will not be terminally closed." Many of the migrants and refugees who arrived at the Red Cross transit camps have now been rehoused in private accommodation. By late April, 1,721 migrants were living in homes provided for by the city council. A further 1,092 were living in the camps. Twenty two-year-old Khaled Kohestani, from Afghanistan, is one of the lucky ones. He's just moved into a one-bedroom flat with his wife and baby after three months of living in a camp. Khaled has begun learning German and is looking for work. He says he's been treated very well by the people of Oberhausen, but has struggled at times to understand German customs: "When we get on the bus in our country everyone is friendly and they say hello to each other," says Khaled with a smile on his face. "But here people are just sitting and they just want to keep their privacy. We tried to be quiet and not say anything because we are scared, we don't know the rules, maybe it's illegal to talk? But nowadays I understand it and it has become a little better for me." Social etiquette has also become an issue at AQUApark, Oberhausen's biggest swimming pool. General Manager Timor Schrimer says the pool's rules have been printed in Arabic on leaflets to help the new arrivals understand German customs. It follows an incident where a German woman was groped in the pool by a migrant. The police were called to the swimming pool and arrested a man. He's since released without being prosecuted. Oberhausen police say there have been seven recorded cases of disturbances relating to the new arrivals since July 2015. Most were due to anti-social behaviour in residential areas surrounding the refugee camps. Tom Litges, Oberhausen's

Ali Akbar Salehi said initial work to reduce the number of centrifuges had started, but would take some time. Iran insists that its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful. The July agreement involves the lifting of sanctions in return for Iran curbing sensitive nuclear activities. The deal between the so-called P5+1 - the US, UK, France, China and Russia plus Germany - was reached after 20 months of negotiations. Mr Salehi was quoted by Japan's Kyodo news agency as saying that work had begun on reducing the number of active centrifuge machines. They are key to the process of enriching uranium, and limiting their number is a central part of the deal. Confirmation that the work is underway also appears to have come in a separate development in Tehran. About 20 hardline MPs have written to President Hassan Rouhani to complain that work to dismantle centrifuges in two enrichment facilities at Natanz and Fordow is progressing too quickly. Iran's highest authority, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, conditionally approved the nuclear deal last month. The Iranian parliament also approved the deal last month, as did the US Congress, after Republicans failed to block the accord. Will US and Iran shake hands in 2017? How to get the bomb - in 60 seconds Iran nuclear deal: Key details Iran nuclear crisis: Six key points The UN Security Council passed seven resolutions between 2006 and 2015 requiring Iran to stop producing enriched uranium - which can be used for civilian purposes, but also to build nuclear bombs. Four of the resolutions imposed sanctions in an effort to persuade Iran to comply. Uranium enrichment: Iran can operate 5,060 first generation centrifuges, configured to enrich uranium to 3.67%, a level well below that needed to make an atomic weapon. It can also operate up to 1,000 centrifuges at its mountain facility at Fordow - but these cannot be used to enrich uranium. Plutonium production: Iran has agreed to reconfigure its heavy water reactor at Arak, so that it will only produce a tiny amount of plutonium as a by-product of power generation, and will not build any move heavy water reactors for 15 years. Inspections: International monitors will be able to carry out a comprehensive programme of inspection of Iran's nuclear facilities. Possible military dimensions: Iran will allow foreign inspectors to investigate the so-called "possible military dimensions" to its programme by December. This should determine whether the country ever harboured military ambitions for its nuclear programme - a claim it has always strenuously denied. Sanctions: All EU and US energy, economic and financial sanctions, and most UN sanctions, will be lifted on the day Iran shows it has complied with the main parts of the deal.

National Savings and Investments (NS&I), which runs the savings lottery, said all sales would be online, by phone, by post or by electronic transfer. It will be writing to people who have previously bought Premium Bonds over the counter to tell them of the change. NS&I said 65% of contact with customers occurred online or on the phone. "Moving to 100% of direct sales is a natural next step for NS&I. It should also be intuitive and straightforward for these customers, given that they already manage and repay their Premium Bonds with us directly," said Jane Platt, chief executive of NS&I. "After such a longstanding relationship, we know it is important that we help our customers with the transition." The service has been available at post office counters since 1956. From August, customers who do not have access to the internet will have to make an application through the post or on the telephone. A spokesman for the National Federation of Subpostmasters said: "This is very disappointing news, particularly for our elderly and more vulnerable customers who rely on face-to-face support from subpostmasters with handling these types of transactions." The maximum permitted investment in Premium Bonds recently rose to £50,000 from the previous limit of £40,000. Every one of the 54.2 billion bonds has an equal chance of winning one of the two top prizes of £1m, but the chances are the equivalent of flipping a coin and getting 34 consecutive heads. The odds of winning any prize of between £25 and £1m with a single £1 bond are 26,000 to one. People need to be aged 16 years old or over to buy Premium Bonds, although parents, guardians and grandparents can invest on behalf of their child or grandchild.

An inspection of custody suites in May and June found most issues identified previously had "drifted or got worse". Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) said it was "disappointing" that only a fifth of its recommendations had been achieved. Lancashire Police said it would "strive" to "learn and improve". The HMIC report identified a number of failures following unannounced inspections at Blackpool, Blackburn, Preston, Lancaster and Burnley. Inspectors found there was no policy over how force was used in the custody suites and monitoring was "limited". And CCTV coverage in cells was still not pixellated, meaning detainees had no privacy when using the toilet. But the report praised mental health support as "particularly good" and praised staff for their "courteous and professional manner with detainees". The inspection, the second in Lancashire, was part of a national programme looking at strategy, treatment and conditions, individual rights and health care. HMIC said: This was a disappointing inspection. The force had failed to build on the progress we identified previously. "With generally good treatment of detainees and mostly reasonable conditions, the fundamental building blocks remained intact. However, there was a clear need for the force to develop." A Lancashire Police spokesman said the force was committed to ensuring that "everyone who comes into our custody is treated with courtesy and respect" and had developed new IT and CCTV systems to address concerns. "Whilst we have previously accepted there are issues around our ability to monitor "use of force" data (resolved via the new system), we do not believe our staff in general use force itself in a disproportionate manner."

Schalk, 24, follows Ryan Dow and Craig Curran, who have also agreed new deals. "We've been in negotiations for a while and we're delighted Alex sees his future here," County boss Jim McIntyre told BBC Scotland. "He's an important player. He suffered a knee injury early in the season which limited his contribution but his goals-to-starts ratio is very high." The Dutch striker has scored 17 goals in his two seasons at County, including the last-minute winner against Hibernian which won County the Scottish League Cup last season. "He's a natural goal-scorer and a different type to Curran and Liam Boyce," McIntyre added. "It's very important we tie down key members of the squad, which we've managed to do over the last couple of weeks. "We're looking to extend two or three more and looking to build for the future."

The 33-year-old Scot, who retired from racing in November, launched Dare To Be Different on Thursday. The former Williams test driver aims to promote women in motorsport as well as branching out into other areas of life. "The most outstanding girl we find will get a scholarship in karting, but it is about much more than that," said Wolff. "It is not about finding the next female world champion." She said there were lots of opportunities in F1 besides driving, adding she started the scheme, being run in partnership with UK motorsport authority the MSA, as part of a "burning desire to give something back". Media playback is not supported on this device She told BBC Sport: "When I stopped, I was very surprised at the amount of messages I got from people who were disappointed because they viewed me as a trailblazer. "It isn't short-term. I don't want it to be something that comes with a bang and and is gone by the end of the year. I want it to build up in the long term." Wolff hopes the scheme will "build an online community of women from all over the world. "It will connect them through a shared passion and empower them to become the next wave of role models, while also providing access to some of the most successful female names in the sport." Dare To Be Different will hold five events throughout the UK this year, the aim being to "break the mould and shatter perceptions of a male-dominated sport". Girls will be able to experience kart-racing and media work as well as learn about the importance of fitness, nutrition and diet. Wolff said the scheme will use the success of women in the sport now to inspire the next generation, not just in F1 but at many different levels. "All the women who are doing successful roles within the sport will be showcased as role models," she said. Beyond that, the idea is to "connect women" in the sport so they can:

The 28-year-old Jamaican failed to file his whereabouts on three separate occasions in 2015. That amounts to a failed drug test under World Anti-Doping Agency rules and his suspension comes into effect from 31 January. Russell won the 2016 World T20 title with the West Indies. He also claimed trophies with Sydney Thunder, Islamabad United, Jamaica Tallawahs and Dhaka Dynamites last year.

Historic Royal Palaces, the charity responsible for overseeing the plans, said the garden was in the "very early stages of development". It will be the fourth London memorial created in tribute to Diana if it reaches completion. Diana died in a car accident in Paris with her partner Dodi Fayed in 1997. Historic Royal Palaces recently advertised for a new gardener to help with the project, which is expected to be completed before the anniversary on 31 August 2017. A spokesman for Kensington Palace confirmed that plans were being explored by palace officials and management at Historic Royal Palaces. He said Diana's sons, the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry, were being kept "informed" about the garden project. A spokeswoman for Historic Royal Palaces said: "Our plans are still at the earliest stages of development, and we're recruiting for staff to help us explore the possibilities." The other London memorials are the Diana Memorial Playground at Kensington Palace, the Diana Memorial Fountain in Hyde Park, and the Diana Memorial Walk at St James's Palace.

The suspect can be seen taking the 25-year-old woman across Tennant Street, Birmingham, on 19 October 2014, minutes before she was attacked. The woman had shown "remarkable courage" by allowing the release of the footage, West Midlands Police said. An image of a key witness, known as Kevin, has previously been released. The witness, who is believed to be in his 20s, with dwarfism, left the Walkabout bar on Broad Street with the woman at 04:00 BST. The pair walked towards Granville Street, where the suspect - described as a black man - spoke to Kevin and scooped the woman into his arms, leaving Kevin alone, police said. A short time later a report was made to the police when a member of the public found the woman in a highly distressed state. Det Con Danette Calvey said: "There will undoubtedly be people who will watch these images and wrongly judge the woman. "It must be remembered that this woman has been attacked and that she has displayed remarkable courage by allowing us to release the footage. "She hopes that these new images may jog someone's memory and that their call may make the difference to her attacker being caught or left to roam the streets." Det Con Calvey said police were still looking for Kevin, who is believed to have short dark hair. Asked about the gap between the attack and the CCTV being put out, the force said it did not take decisions to release "footage like this lightly" due to the distress it could cause victims. But the force said with the woman's consent it had "deemed the time is now right" in the hope the CCTV would prompt new leads.

England, who have failed to win their past eight Tests, start the five-match series at Trent Bridge on Wednesday. Former captain Vaughan believes Cook, 29, should remain in his role. But he told BBC Radio 5 live: "The key is winning. That's what will define Alastair Cook over the next five Test matches. Can he beat India at home?" Cook is England's fifth-highest Test run-scorer, with 8,125 runs, and has made 25 centuries in 104 matches since his debut in India in 2006. But his form is under scrutiny after 24 Test innings without a century, while Australia legend Shane Warne is among those to have criticised his captaincy. Speaking on his Tuffers and Vaughan Cricket Show, Vaughan added: "I don't feel it's the right time to change the England captain. Alastair Cook's the man. He's certainly the one who can change the way England are playing." Cook replaced Andrew Strauss as Test captain after England's 2-0 defeat by South Africa in 2012 and led them to their first series victory in India for 27 years. There were also home series wins over New Zealand and Australia in 2013 before the 5-0 Ashes whitewash in Australia in the winter, and a first home series loss to Sri Lanka last month. Warne described Cook's performance on the penultimate day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Headingley as "the worst day of captaincy" he had seen at international level in almost 25 years. Vaughan, who captained England from 2003 to 2008, dismissed that criticism, but acknowledged Cook is under pressure. He said: "If you're the England captain, you're a punchbag. You've got to take the punches for the team, and at the moment, he is taking a lot. "I think the best thing that's happened is that he's had three or four days away. You can almost start afresh. "I think the first innings of the series is massive. He will feel that is one where he has to score runs." Vaughan says Cook has the "perfect opportunity" to find his form against an India seam attack he believes "looks average". The former Yorkshire batsman added: "If you look at his most successful time as an England captain, it was in India. "He averaged 80, scored three centuries and England won the series. He led from the front by scoring big, big runs. That is what he has to do again." Vaughan later told the BBC: "He's got to go back to the old Alastair Cook - the old-fashioned way of playing, the old school, Geoffrey Boycott-style. Bat for time, bat as long as you can. "Make the bowlers come to him. If he starts chasing it and pushing at the ball like he has done for a while now, Ishant Sharma and Varun Aaron could cause him a few problems." Vaughan was also positive regarding England's own bowling attack and the general health of a team in transition. "English cricket's fine," he said. "Yes, they need to find a

Media playback is not supported on this device The fighters sat with promoters and coaches between them on a long table when Chisora picked it up and threw it, prompting security to intervene. During the event, Whyte told Chisora: "If I see you anywhere, I'm going to attack you - even after the fight." Chisora, 32, said he reacted to what he felt was a threat against his life. "Why should this guy threaten my life right now?" said Chisora, who has six defeats from 32 fights. "Fight talk is fight talk. You can say anything you want about me. But one thing you cannot do is threaten a man's life. Saying you will see me after the fight. Then I get upset. I don't mind the trash talk." Chisora has previously been involved in a controversial news conference when he brawled with David Haye in the aftermath of his 2012 defeat by Vitali Klitschko. Both he and Whyte were initially scheduled to appear at separate news conferences because of the animosity between the two at previous media commitments. During the news conference the fighters repeatedly exchanged insults and after the table was thrown, Whyte's trainer Mark Tibbs appeared to throw an object at Chisora. Whyte, 28, is preparing to defend his British title for the first time and has suffered just one loss in 20 fights as a professional. That defeat came against IBF world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, who headlines the card at Manchester Arena as the Briton makes his second defence against American Eric Molina.

Huddersfield photographer Golcar Matt snapped the cloud in the East Midlands and submitted it to the BBC Weather Watchers website. BBC Weather presenter Alina Jenkins said it was a common cumulus cloud, which can often be seen forming shapes in the sky. "They're formed by the sun heating the air at the surface," she said. "The air then rises and as it does it cools and condenses to create the "cotton wool" type clouds which often take on interesting shapes. More breaking stories from BBC Yorkshire "How many times have you thought one looks like an elephant or a train for example?" She added: "It would have been quite a bit larger earlier in the afternoon but once we started to lose some of the daytime heating it began to break up and for a short time looked like a map of the UK." Commenting on the photograph on Facebook, Andrew Yeung said: "This is how Hard Brexit will look," while Dru Lawson said: "Leaked pics of the UK doing a Brexit." Christopher Broadbent said: "I know what it's meant to look like but all I can see is the ghost in the original Ghostbuster film in the opening library scene." The photograph follows other recent interesting captures of our skies, including one of a cloud shaped like Concorde and a rare lunar rainbow, called a moonbow.

A Downing Street spokesman said Gavin Williamson was meeting the party "on how best they can provide support to the government". Theresa May is seeking to form a government with the support of the DUP. A former DUP MLA has said he does not expect a deal to last more than 12 or 18 months. Alastair Ross told BBC Radio Ulster's Inside Politics programme that he did not believe any agreement between the Conservatives and the DUP would be a formal arrangement. "I would have thought the DUP would want to have as much flexibility in any arrangement as they can get, because they will not want to get tied into some of the less popular things," he said. "They (the DUP) would perhaps support them (the Conservatives) in a budget and the Queen's Speech, but allow themselves the flexibility to take different positions to the Conservative Party if it's in the interests of Northern Ireland to do so. "I'd be very, very surprised if there's any sort of formal arrangement." A Conservative peer and former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) has warned Theresa May that she should get feedback from her MPs before entering into an arrangement with the DUP. Lord Empey told Inside Politics: "My advice to the prime minister would be to wait until her backbenchers get into parliament next week and she tests opinion because, I can tell you I'm there every week, these people will not want to be held to ransom by any regional party whichever one it happens to be. "And I have to say using phrases like 'price to be extracted' is exactly the thing that will upset them." The DUP find themselves as the kingmakers of Westminster but it is a position that they must use with great care. The party must be careful that whatever Conservative plans they back there must not be fallout in Northern Ireland. One senior DUP source said he expected the arrangement to support Theresa May to be on a "case by case basis" but would stay clear of a formal coalition. Personal relationships between MPs of the two parties are very good and last year the DUP hosted a champagne reception at the Conservative Party conference. However the DUP, ever mindful of their own electorate, will enter the days ahead slowly. One senior source said that his party would be wary of backing the Conservative plans for welfare or social care if they adversely affected Northern Ireland while another said he hoped the party could make the Conservatives "more compassionate" in economic and welfare issues. Arlene Foster's party may only take up a tiny space on the green benches of Westminster but if a deal is sealed they will have enormous influence across the entire UK. Former Sinn Féin finance minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir told the programme an agreement between the DUP and the Conservatives could lead Northern Ireland into difficulties around the negotiations on Stormont's devolved institutions. "I don't consider the British

Leader of the opposition - Jeremy Corbyn Deputy leader and shadow culture, media and sport secretary - Tom Watson Shadow chancellor - John McDonnell Shadow foreign secretary - Emily Thornberry Shadow home secretary - Diane Abbott Shadow education secretary - Angela Rayner Shadow work and pensions secretary - Debbie Abrahams Shadow health secretary - Jonathan Ashworth Shadow defence secretary - Nia Griffith Shadow chief Treasury secretary - Rebecca Long-Bailey Shadow secretary for exiting the European Union - Sir Keir Starmer Shadow business secretary - Clive Lewis Shadow international trade secretary - Barry Gardiner Shadow secretary for international development - Kate Osamor Shadow transport secretary - Andy McDonald Shadow secretary for communities and local government - Teresa Pearce (Grahame Morris on leave) Shadow secretary for the environment, food and rural affairs - Rachael Maskell Shadow justice secretary - Richard Burgon National elections and campaigns co-ordinator - Jon Trickett Shadow attorney general -Baroness Shami Chakrabarti Shadow Scotland and Northern Ireland secretary - Dave Anderson Shadow Wales secretary - Jo Stevens Shadow housing secretary - John Healey Shadow women and equalities minister - Sarah Champion Shadow diverse communities minister - Dawn Butler Shadow voter engagement and youth affairs minister - Cat Smith Shadow Cabinet Office minister - Ian Lavery Shadow mental health and social care - Barbara Keeley Shadow minister without portfolio - Andrew Gwynne Shadow leader of the House - Valerie Vaz

The suspects include judges, lawyers, academics and student leaders. The attorney general alleges they formed a "secret society" with links to the Muslim Brotherhood that plotted to overthrow the government. Human rights groups say the trial is deeply flawed and have called it a "mockery of justice". Political parties and demonstrations are banned in the UAE, which comprises seven sheikdoms run by ruling families. Several of its Gulf neighbours - including Bahrain, Yemen, Oman and Saudi Arabia - have seen pro-democracy protests inspired by the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt in 2011. The activists were arrested last year during a campaign against civil society activists suspected of political dissent. Many are connected to the Islamist group al-Islah, which the authorities say has links to the Muslim Brotherhood. Al-Islah says it favours peaceful reform and denies links to the brotherhood. They are accused of using the media and social networking sites to try to turn people against the UAE's system of government and ruling families. "They launched, established and ran an organisation seeking to oppose the basic principles of the UAE system of governance and to seize power," the attorney general said. Human rights groups say the trial is a sham. They say the defendants were denied access to lawyers until the last two weeks before trial, and have not been shown documents detailing the charges and evidence against them. They also say they have been subjected to bright lights, hoods and insults from prison guards while in custody. "It appears the UAE authorities will drag scores of citizens through a shamelessly unfair judicial process that makes a mockery of justice," the international campaign group Human Rights Watch said in a statement. It has urged US Secretary of State John Kerry to use his visit to the UAE this week to raise concerns over a fair trial. The 94 are being tried in the UAE's highest court, which means the decision is final with no right of appeal.

"This show satisfies all my fantasies," 35-year-old Beijing fan Ms Dai tells the BBC. "It reminds me of the feeling you have in a romantic relationship." Seoul's latest offering chronicles the star-crossed relationship between a soldier and surgeon. It has won millions of fans across the region, but also caused alarm from some authorities. The 16-episode show began airing on South Korean television in February. It is also being simulcast online in China and streamed on other websites - not always legally - watched by South East Asian fans. It has all the familiar ingredients of a K-drama: a convoluted plot, A-list actors and an exotic location - in this case Greece, standing in as the fictional war-torn Mediterranean country Uruk. But one unique feature of Descendants of the Sun is its military setting - it is often not fate that gets in the way of the main characters' happiness, but the urgencies of war. The show is mostly set in Uruk where a special forces captain played by Song Joong-ki juggles peacekeeping duties with wooing an army surgeon played by Song Hye-kyo - rather inconveniently, he often has to leave her at crucial moments to save lives or go on mysterious missions. "The surgeon is a woman with a First World problem in a five-star package. She has a mystery man who is totally into her but who keeps leaving. Yet the drama also keeps reuniting them in airbrushed, beautified real-world circumstances," was how one Singaporean newspaper review summed up its premise. The military theme has resonated because the armed forces play a big part in South Korean society, with the constant looming threat of war with the North, and where conscription is mandatory for male citizens. An editorial carried by the Chinese Communist Party mouthpiece People's Daily praised it as "an excellent advertisement for conscription" showcasing South Korea's "national spirit" and "communitarian culture", and suggested China create a similar soap opera. At home, the drama has broken viewership records and won plaudits from even the likes of President Park Geun-hye, who said it could help spread South Korean culture and boost tourism. The city of Taekbaek, where some of the filming took place, is now planning to rebuild the film set because of intense interest from tourists, reports the Korea Times. But its main fan base lies overseas, particularly China, where so far it has been viewed more than 440 million times on popular video-streaming site iQiyi.com. China has strict rules on broadcasting foreign dramas, but relaxed them for Descendants of the Sun, whose production was reportedly partly funded by Chinese investors. It was a move seen by some as a sign of warming relations with South Korea, though others have pointed out that one scene depicting a fight with North Korea - China's ally - was censored in the Chinese broadcast. Even Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha - an army general who took power in a military coup - is a fan, urging his countrymen last week

Many of tens of thousands of people who took part in Sunday's rally outside the government have left, but hundreds remained, putting up tents overnight. The rally followed the release by the opposition of covert recordings which appear to show ministers plotting vote-rigging and the cover-up of a murder. Mr Gruevski denies the allegations. The government says the opposition is trying to destabilise the country for its own benefit. Power struggle in Macedonia Mr Gruevski's supporters are planning their own demonstration in Skopje on Monday. Adding to the political instability, last weekend eight police officers and 14 ethnic Albanian fighters were killed in clashes in the city of Kumanovo. On Sunday night a long row of tents was seen near the illuminated government building, the BBC's Guy De Launey in Skopje reports. Our correspondent adds that opposition leader Zoran Zaev was sitting at a picnic table, surrounded by supporters. He told the BBC he would spend the night there. "Freedom and democracy have no price for us," opposition supporter Mirjana Janov was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency. "And we will not stop until we see this dictator resigning," she added. Earlier on Sunday, demonstrators carried both Macedonian and Albanian flags in a show of unity. Police in riot gear were stationed near the protests. There were no reports of violence. In 2001, Macedonia was on the brink of civil war when armed rebels demanded greater rights for the Albanian minority, which makes up about a quarter of Macedonia's 2.1 million population. Last week, two ministers and the head of the intelligence service resigned. Opposition leaders said intelligence chief Saso Mijalkov and Interior Minister Gordana Jankulovska were behind attempts to control the press, judiciary and electoral officials by tapping their phones. Mr Zaev has been releasing a steady stream of recordings since February. His party accuses the government of wiretapping 20,000 people, including politicians, journalists and religious leaders. He says that scores of leaked recordings reveal corruption at the highest levels of government, including the mismanagement of funds, dubious criminal prosecutions of opponents and even cover-ups of killings. He argues that the abuse of power allegations are so serious that the prime minister has to resign and call new elections. Opposition parties have boycotted parliament since accusing the governing coalition of fraud in the April 2014 election. But Mr Gruevski, who has won successive elections since 2006, has repeatedly rejected the allegations. He has accused Mr Zaev of orchestrating a coup at the behest of unnamed foreign spy agencies who, he says, want to overthrow his conservative government.

Nathan DeSai, 46, began firing apparently indiscriminately at people driving by his apartment building in southwest Houston on Monday morning. DeSai was killed during a shootout with police. Six people were shot and three had eye injuries from flying glass. Police found a Thompson submachine gun and ammunition in his sports car. As well as the Tommy gun, a bomb squad search of the suspect's black Porsche convertible, which was parked at the scene, found a semi-automatic rifle, a knife and 2,600 rounds of live ammunition. Officials said DeSai was wearing historic military attire with Nazi emblems and used a semi-automatic handgun during the attack. Authorities also found a notebook with a Nazi symbol and recovered 75 shell casings at the scene. The guns were purchased legally and the suspect had a licence to carry concealed weapons, police said. Police say they are investigating the gunman's apartment and his social media accounts to try to establish a motive. They found other historic military paraphernalia in his apartment, dating back to the US Civil War. The city's mayor, Sylvester Turner, told reporters: "The motivation appears to be a lawyer whose relationship with his law firm went bad." Prakash DeSai, the suspect's father, told an ABC Houston affiliate that his son was "upset about his law practice not going well" and financial problems. DeSai graduated from University of Tulsa's law school in 1998. He opened a small law firm with his former partner, Ken McDaniel, but the pair were forced to close it about six months ago, according to Mr McDaniel.

The 23-year old striker, who missed the entire 2015 season, has signed from Orebro on a three-year deal. Kamara returned to action in the 2016 season, making nine league appearances for Orebro and scoring one goal. "I'm delighted to join Hacken. It's a big opportunity for me to start another chapter in my career," Kamara said. Hacken sporting director Sonny Karlsson told the Gothenburg-based club's website: "We have got a really good centre-forward who is strong, fast and a good finisher. "We think he will fit in perfectly with our game." Kamara, who is also known by his nickname 'Crespo', could make his debut for Hacken in Sunday's league match against Helsingborg. He will be eager to recapture his form of 2014, when he was scored 14 goals in 19 matches in the Swedish league Allsvenskan to finish among the top scorers. His haul included a seven-minute hat-trick scored against his new club Hacken. At international level, Kamara has scored three goals in eight appearances for Sierra Leone.

Sylvester Koroma was hit in the stomach in Birmingham in August 2013 and died in hospital a week later. Police said his friends had "deserted him in his death". Appealing for people to come forward and speak to West Midlands Police, his mother, Eunice Koroma, said the last year had been "hell". Mr Koroma, a father-of-two from the Highfields area, travelled to Birmingham with friends on 10 August last year. The nightclub had been hosting an event called Circoloco, attended by 4,000 people. The second day was cancelled after the shooting. Ms Koroma said it had been heartbreaking not knowing who killed her son. "All of us miss him greatly, especially his sons," she said. "It's one year on now so I would ask for people to search their hearts, and if they have a conscience, to do the right thing and speak to the police." Officers previously said they still had no motive for Mr Koroma's death. Det Ch Insp Sab Johal, from West Midlands Police, said Mr Koroma had been "deserted" by his closest friends. They had declined to give witness statements to police on the night but he said officers would keep returning to Leicester until they had answers. "This investigation is not going to go away," he said. "People who know the answers are from this city, and it is those people, who were happy to be with him in his life that have deserted him in his death."

Mourners for Violet-Grace Youens, from St Helens, were asked to wear the colour for the event. Grandmother Angela French who was seriously injured in the 24 March crash attended the service in a wheelchair. Two men charged in connection with the crash are due before Liverpool Crown Court on 26 April. Violet-Grace died in her mother's arms in hospital last month, days after she and her grandmother were struck by a car on a pavement on Prescot Road. The service was held in St Julie's Roman Catholic Church, Eccleston. The coffin was brought to the church in a horse-drawn carriage before being carried into the building by Violet-Grace's parents, Rebecca and Glenn, and other family members. Mrs Youens had violet-dyed hair and wore a dress of the same colour, while Mr Youens wore a purple tie. A party to celebrate Violet-Grace's life was being held after the service, with bouncy castles, face painting, princesses and superheroes. Parish priest Canon Thomas Neylon said: "She won the affection of those she came into contact with during her short life and has stirred the hearts of many more who have heard of her because of her death." Aidan McAteer, 23, who has been charged with causing the death by dangerous driving, causing serious injury by dangerous driving and stealing a car, is due to appear in a preliminary hearing at Liverpool Crown Court. Dean Brennan, 27, will also appear, charged with assisting an offender, theft of a motor vehicle and the aggravating offence of allowing oneself to be carried within a stolen vehicle.

Jamie Taggart, from the Linn Botanic Gardens at Cove on the Rosneath peninsula, was on a plant hunting expedition near the border with China. Dr Jim Taggart said it would take "very freak circumstances" for his son to be found alive. But he said "someone, somewhere must know something" about what happened. The 41-year-old retained fire fighter was travelling by himself, on hired motorbike taxis. But he knew the area, having travelled there two years before he went missing. His rucksack and passport were found at his guest house in the Vietnamese town of Sapa. Dr Taggart said it was possible eye witnesses "should not have been there", or might not want to "get involved with local police". He has called for anyone with family or friends in the area to pass on any information or rumours they may have heard. "It is very hard to disappear absolutely, completely," he said. But he said he had accepted it was most likely his son had slipped somewhere on a hillside and suffered fatal injuries. People from Cove and Kilcreggan have raised thousands of pounds to fund searches for Mr Taggart.

The Wales flanker sustained the problem during the Lions' 16-15 second-Test defeat in Melbourne at the weekend. "It is incredibly disappointing to be ruled out of the tour through injury," the 24-year-old said. If selected, Brian O'Driscoll is likely to captain the side in what would be his ninth and final Lions Test. Either Ireland's Sean O'Brien or fellow Welshman Justin Tipuric is likely to replace Warburton in the starting XV. Despite the strength in depth they have at open-side, it is a major blow to the Lions' chance of a first series win in 16 years. With lock Paul O'Connell already ruled out, the Lions have lost a second leader in their pack. Warburton, who will remain with the squad for the rest of the tour, played a key role in the Lions gaining ascendancy at the breakdown in Saturday's second Test defeat in Melbourne. Head coach Warren Gatland acknowledged the impact of his captain's departure 13 minutes from time, leaving him without a specialist open-side with O'Brien already on at number eight. "I wish the team all the best and hope I can play some part in the build-up this week. I am confident the boys can finish the job off and secure the series win," said Warburton, who also missed the first two matches with a knee injury. Gatland will now need to consider the balance of his back row for the finale, among a host of other selection decisions. Media playback is not supported on this device The combination of Dan Lydiate and Warburton worked well in Melbourne and Tipuric would be the most direct replacement as the other specialist open-side in the squad. But O'Brien, more of a ball-carrier than a breakdown forager in the Warburton mould, also offers a potent option. Gatland is also weighing up potential changes at loose-head prop, where Alex Corbisiero is likely to return after a calf strain, at scrum-half with Mike Phillips fit again, and at centre, where Jamie Roberts - if he proves his recovery from a hamstring injury - and Manu Tuilagi offer alternative options. The positions of hooker, lock and number eight could also come under scrutiny as Gatland and his coaches contemplate the side they will send out with the task of winning a first Lions series since 1997. O'Driscoll, 34, has led the Lions on seven previous occasions, but only once before in a Test - the infamous opener in New Zealand in 2005 when his involvement controversially ended inside the first minute after a double spear tackle.

The tycoon's refusal to rule out a third-party run drew boos from the audience on Thursday night. And he stood by offensive comments he has made in the past about women. The 10 candidates in Cleveland, selected by Fox News on the basis of recent national polls, provided a frank and bruising exchange of views. Facing some tough questions from the debate moderators, the candidates tried to stand out in a crowded Republican field. Key moments included: Mr Trump stumbled on his past support for a national healthcare system but his most uncomfortable moment came when moderator Megyn Kelly challenged him on his views about women. "You've called women you don't like fat pigs, dogs, slobs and disgusting animals," she said. He answered by joking that he only said that about actress Rosie O'Donnell and stating that political correctness was one of the country's biggest problems. The crowd became hostile when Mr Trump said he would run as an independent, an admission that enraged Mr Paul. "He buys and sells politicians of all stripes," said the senator. One of the loudest rounds of applause was for Mr Rubio when he mocked Hillary Clinton, who leads the Democratic field. "First let me say, I think God has blessed us. He's blessed the Republican Party with some very good candidates. The Democrats can't even find one." On Thursday, the Democratic Party announced it would hold its first debate in Nevada in October, hosted by CNN. By next summer, each party will have a presidential nominee who will do battle in the race for the White House. Votes will finally be cast in November 2016. About 1,000 grassroots activists packed a ballroom in an Atlanta hotel to watch the Republican debate, and they went home thrilled with the performance. The verdict from the crowd wasn't difficult to pick up. Moderates like John Kasich and Jeb Bush didn't do anything to win them over - even eliciting boos on occasion - while conservative darlings like Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio garnered positive reviews, even if they had limited opportunities to really shine. Donald Trump was generally seen as an amusing sideshow. "He's not a real Republican," said Tarya O'Neill from Madison, Wisconsin. "I hope people know that now". Sandy Rabe of Cincinnati, Ohio, said she liked some of the things he said, "but I hope he doesn't become president". Rabe added that she wished Carly Fiorina, the former business executive, had got a chance to show her stuff on the stage. She is roundly considered to have dominated the earlier debate among lower-tier candidates. There will be considerable pontificating and prognosticating after the debate, but the one thing this campaign has shown so far is that conventional wisdom and educated predictions are more often wrong than right. Meet all the 2016 hopefuls The Republican field is one of the largest in recent years. Seven other candidates took part in an earlier debate that featured several attacks on Mr Trump. Former Texas Governor Rick Perry

Former CBI boss John Cridland has been appointed to lead the review, the first of regular five-year assessments. Those under the age of about 55 will be affected by the shake-up, which will consider what the state retirement age should be from April 2028. The results will be published next May. The government said the review, required under existing legislation, would consider changes in life expectancy as well as wider changes in society and "make sure that the state pension is sustainable and affordable for future generations." It said it would also consider whether "the current system of a universal state pension age" rising in line with life expectancy was "optimal in the long run". This suggests the review will look at whether the retirement age should rise even if life expectancy slows. Currently, the state pension age is set to be 67 for both men and women by 2028. "It's not just about raising it [state pension age], it's about considering the best way to manage the state pension age policy," Pensions minister, Baroness Roz Altmann, told the BBC. But Tom McPhail, head of retirement policy at financial services firm Hargreaves Lansdown, said the review meant state retirement age would increase faster than currently expected. "We fully expect state pension ages to go up faster than currently planned, and those joining the workforce today are likely to find themselves waiting until their mid-70s to get a payout from the state system," he said. Shadow work and pensions secretary Owen Smith also warned that "the terms of this review may suggest that the Tory Government is set to speed up rises in the state pension age, throwing into chaos the retirement plans of millions of British workers."

The protesters say the president must have known about a corruption scandal in the state oil firm, Petrobras. The political opposition say much of the alleged bribery took place when she was head of the company. But Ms Rousseff has been exonerated in an investigation by the attorney general and denies involvement. Most of the politicians accused of taking bribes in a kickback scheme come from the governing coalition. After the protests, the government promised a series of measures to combat corruption and impunity. Justice Minister Jose Eduardo Cardozo said the government saw the rallies as an "expression of democracy". Protests have taken place across 22 Brazilian states and the federal capital, Brasilia. The largest demonstration went ahead in Sao Paulo, a major opposition stronghold. The estimates of how many people attended the march varied widely. Brazilian data analysts Datafolha say almost 200,000 people marched on Avenida Paulista on Sunday evening. But police estimated the number of participants at one million, based on aerial photographs of the area. Many of the protesters waved Brazilian flags and wore the yellow shirts of the national football team. They shouted slogans against corruption and the Workers' Party government. Opposition parties have backed Sunday's protests but have not openly called for impeachment of the president, says the BBC's Gary Duffy in Sao Paulo. Senator Aecio Neves, who was defeated by a narrow margin in October's presidential vote, issued a statement praising the protests. He said Brazilians "went to the streets to reunite with their virtues, their values and also with their dreams". In Brasilia a crowd of 40,000 demonstrated outside the Congress building. In Rio de Janeiro, where Ms Rousseff won 55% of the vote in the October presidential election, police said around 25,000 people had joined a protest there. "There's no point in complaining only on social media, we have to be here and show that we are really fed up," businesswoman Daniela Mello told AP news agency in Rio. Friday saw supporters of President Rousseff out in force, with tens of thousands taking to the streets. Her supporters say calls for an impeachment, less than five months after she was elected to a second four-year term, amount to a coup attempt. The Workers' Party has been in power since President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in for his first term in January 2003. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court approved the investigation of 54 people for their alleged involvement in the kickback scheme. The list was prepared by Attorney General Rodrigo Janot who alleged that private companies paid corrupt officials in order to get lucrative Petrobras contracts. According to the investigation, high-profile politicians also took a share of the money siphoned off from the oil company. Mr Junot's list includes Senate President Renan Calheiros, President of the Chamber of Deputies Eduardo Cunha, former Energy Minister Edison Lobao and former President Fernando Collor de Mello. All deny corruption allegations.

Before the third goal had been scored against Greece on Thursday night, flights were being booked and hotel rooms reserved - Northern Ireland fans are nothing if not optimistic. So with the Green and White Army leading the march towards Paris, BBC News NI compiled some linguistic support. After all, speaking loudly and slowly in English doesn't always work, which is why we've come up with a few key translations to tide you over. There were a couple of phrases our French friends struggled with - apparently there's no Gallic version of wind your neck in. Consider this our alternative phrase book, our little 'je ne sais quoi' for the NI bon viveur... Green and White army. Armée verte et blanche. We're not Brazil, we're Northern Ireland. Nous ne sommes pas le Brésil, nous sommes Irlande du Nord. Our wee country Notre petit pays. Wind your neck in Vent votre cou dans. Are you blind ref? Vous êtes aveugle, monsieur l'arbitre. That was definitely off-side. C'était sans contest hors-jeu. My granny could have scored that. Ma grand-mère aurait pu marquer ce but. Where can I park my campervan? Où puis-je garer ma caravane? There's only one Michael O'Neill Il n'y qu'un seul Michael O'Neill. That's a yellow card. Ca, c'est carton jaune. Send him off. Expulsez-le! No way is that a penalty. Ca ne peut pas être une pénalité. Park the bus. Garer le bus. You're having a laugh. Tu rigoles. Get wired into them. Foncez les gars. I'm scundered they missed that goal. C'est la honte qu'ils aient raté ce but. Catch yourself on ref. Ne soyez pas stupide répondant. Let's all do the bouncy. Faisons tous "le bouncy". Wee buns. Petits gâteaux.

The charity, led by Camila Batmanghelidjh, closed last month days after it received a £3m public grant. The money was given to the charity despite advice it "was not likely to be value for money", the NAO said. It said it would investigate the grounds for awarding money and how grants were monitored. The NAO - which is due to report its findings in the autumn - will also look at other government funding the charity received over the past decade. The charity is already the subject of a statutory investigation by the Charity Commission and an inquiry by the House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee. The £3m government grant had been intended for a "transformation and downsizing plan" that would support the charity as it reformed. The Cabinet Office's lead official, Richard Heaton, wrote to ministers on 26 June asking for a "ministerial direction" before making the payment. He said he thought the grant would be poor value for money and sought written confirmation that they wanted him to go ahead anyway. Ministers Matthew Hancock and Oliver Letwin said the funding should be given after leadership changes, as the charity had a "realistic prospect of long-term viability". Prime Minister David Cameron has also defended the grant, saying it had been right to give Kids Company "one last chance". Shortly after the money was awarded, the charity - which relied on individual donations and government grants - said it was shutting its doors due to a lack of funding. It said a financial crisis had been caused by the number of children "pouring through our doors" for help, and by "as yet unsubstantiated allegations" - which it claimed stopped donors giving money. Those allegations included concerns over the safeguarding of young people.

Specialist "Tornado" teams were sent into HMP Swaleside, on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, after a disturbance at about 19:00 GMT on Thursday. A Prison Service spokeswoman said all those involved at the category B jail had "surrendered and were back in cells by 1am". No prisoners or staff were injured, she added. A police inquiry is under way. Live updates Do England and Wales lock up more people than other countries? Call to halve prisoner numbers to 45,000 The disturbance happened less than a week after inmates at HMP Birmingham rioted for 12 hours - the latest in a number of disturbances in the past two months. Former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg and former home secretaries Ken Clarke and Jacqui Smith have said the incident at Birmingham should act as a "wake up call". In a letter to the Times, they said jails had become unacceptably dangerous and called for inmate populations to be reduced by about half from their present levels to 45,000. The Prison Service said "challenges in our prisons are longstanding and won't be solved overnight". But, it added, Justice Secretary Liz Truss was "committed to making sure our prisons are stable while we deliver wholesale reforms to the prison estate to help offenders turn their lives around and reduce reoffending". 'I lived in fear every day' HMP Swaleside is a category B jail, which houses 1,100 male prisoners serving terms of more than four years. It has eight wings made up of single cells. During the disturbance, the Prison Service said the incident had been "contained to one landing on A Wing". The A wing of the prison houses the Open Academy, a study centre with a computer suite. The rest of the jail was put on "lockdown" while the prison was brought back under control. Earlier, Prison Officers Association (POA) chairman Mike Rolfe said fires had been lit. Mr Rolfe described Swaleside as "a particularly difficult place to work". He said: "Staff recruitment and retention there has been poor. "In the last few years they've lost lots of experienced staff and new recruits haven't wanted to stick the job out due to the toxic nature of the job." Gordon Henderson, Conservative MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey, said prison officers are better off financially if they get a job in a local warehouse than if they stay in the prison service. "They've got to pay prison officers what they're worth," he said. A man claiming to be an inmate at the jail contacted the BBC and said the unrest had been sparked when officers raided cells. He made further claims, which have not been verified, that the use of inexperienced staff and a reduction in certain privileges had caused "tension" between prison officers and inmates. An HM Inspectorate of Prisons report in July said the centre was used by 50 of the 126 prisoners on the wing, who were enrolled on open and distance learning courses. The report described the prison as "dangerous" and

The prime minister said her timetable of triggering formal negotiations by the end of March remained on track. And she told the SNP - which has called for a second independence referendum - not to "play politics or create uncertainty or division". Labour's Jeremy Corbyn accused the government of being "complacent". Mrs May's statement to MPs on last week's European Council summit came after the EU withdrawal bill was backed by the House of Lords, clearing the way for it to receive Royal Assent and become law. This gives her the power to invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty and begin formal negotiations, which is expected to happen at the end of March. It also comes after Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she wanted an independence referendum to be held between the autumn of 2018 and the spring of the following year. Welcoming Parliament's backing for her Brexit bill, the PM told MPs: "This will be a defining moment for our whole country as we begin to forge the new relationship with Europe and a new role for ourselves in the world." Brexit, she said, would "work for the whole of the United Kingdom", adding: "That's why we have been working closely with the devolved administrations, including the Scottish government - listening to their proposals and recognising the many areas of common ground, such as protecting workers rights and our security from crime and terrorism. "So this is not a moment to play politics and create uncertainty - it's a moment to bring our country together, to honour the will of the British people and shape for them a better Britain." Ms Sturgeon has said a second independence referendum was needed to protect Scottish interests in the wake of the UK voting to leave the EU. And the SNP's Westminster leader, Angus Robertson, pressed Mrs May to say if she was willing "even at this late stage... to secure a comprehensive UK-wide approach" to leaving the EU "or do you still plan to plough on regardless, even though you know what the consequences of that will be?" The prime minister, who is considering how to respond to the demand for a referendum, said she had been in discussions with all the devolved administrations and criticised "constitutional game-playing with the future of the United Kingdom". She claimed most people in Scotland do not want a second referendum, saying that "the most important single market for Scotland is the single market of the United Kingdom". But Mr Corbyn warned the prime minister that there was "no doubt that if the wrong decisions are made, we'll pay the price for decades to come". "Now more than ever we need an inclusive government that listens and acts accordingly," he said, adding that "all the signs are that we have a complacent government". He urged Mrs May to listen to the "collective wisdom" of Parliament, saying MPs deserved better than a "take it or leave it" decision on the final Brexit deal as

The Treasury select committee said PFI was no more efficient than other forms of borrowing and it was "illusory" that it shielded the taxpayer from risk. Government had become "addicted" to PFI, the committee's Tory chair said. A government source said it had already acted to make PFI more transparent and rigorous and cut the cost of projects. Following criticism that the true costs of PFI were being hidden "off balance sheet" and excluded from government debt calculations, the coalition published details of total PFI liabilities for the first time last year alongside the national accounts. PFI was introduced by John Major's Conservative government in 1992 as a way of bringing in private funding to pay for major public infrastructure projects. It was widely used by Labour between 1997 and 2010 but faced growing criticism for the costs involved and the ultimate liabilities for the taxpayer in the event of projects going wrong - such as the collapse of London Underground maintenance firm Metronet in 2008. In a critical report, the cross-party Treasury select committee said the long-term expense of PFI deals - where the private sector shoulders the upfront cost and is typically repaid by the taxpayer over a 30-year period - were now much higher than more conventional forms of borrowing. Due to the financing costs involved, it said paying off a £1bn debt incurred through PFI cost the taxpayer equivalent to a direct government debt of £1.7bn. PFI had become the default option for many public bodies as initial procurement costs were comparatively low, the MPs said, but too often the size of the financial commitments undertaken and their impact on future budgets was not taken into account at the time. "We believe that a financial model that routinely finds in favour of the PFI route, after the significant increases in finance costs in the wake of the financial crisis is unlikely to be fundamentally sound," the report concluded. "We do not believe that PFI can be relied upon to provide good value for money without substantial reform." The report found little evidence that PFI-funded buildings were of higher quality or more innovative in their design than those procured by other means or that contractors were incentivised to maintain finished buildings to a higher standard. "PFI means getting something now and paying later," Andrew Tyrie, the Tory MP who chairs the committee, said. "Any Whitehall department could be excused for becoming addicted to that. We cannot carry on as were are, expecting the next generation of taxpayers to pick up the tab. PFI should only be used where we can show clear benefits for the taxpayer." An aide to the chancellor said the government had already taken action to ensure a "level playing field" between PFI and other public procurement methods and to address some of the "perverse incentives" surrounding PFI identified by the committee. "We have been saying for a long time that the PFI system we inherited was completely discredited," he said. "That's why we

The study tracked more than 200,000 Australian smokers and non-smokers above the age of 45 over six years. Mortality risk went up with cigarette use, BMC Medicine reports. Smoking 10 cigarettes a day doubled the risk, while 20-a-day smokers were four to five times more likely to die. Although someone who smokes could lead a long life, their habit makes this less likely. Smoking increases the risk of a multitude of health problems, including heart disease and cancer. Cancer Research UK currently advises that half of all long-term smokers eventually die from cancer or other smoking-related illnesses. But recent evidence suggests the figure may be higher. Newer studies in UK women, British doctors and American Cancer Society volunteers have put the figure at up to 67%, says Prof Emily Banks, lead author of the Australian study. "We knew smoking was bad, but we now have direct independent evidence that confirms the disturbing findings that have been emerging internationally. "Even with the very low rates of smoking that we have in Australia, we found that smokers have around threefold the risk of premature death of those who have never smoked. We also found smokers will die an estimated 10 years earlier than non-smokers," she said. George Butterworth, tobacco policy manager at Cancer Research UK, said: "It's a real concern that the devastation caused by smoking may be even greater than we previously thought. "Earlier research has shown, as a conservative estimate, one in two long-term smokers die from smoking-related diseases in the UK, but these new Australian figures show a higher risk. "Smoking habits differ between Australia and the UK [in terms of] how much people smoke and the age they start, so we can't conclude that the two-in-three figure necessarily applies to the UK." In Australia, about 13% of adults smoke. In the UK, the figure is about 20%. Stopping smoking can bring a person's health risks back down. Ten years after quitting, risk of lung cancer falls to half that of a smoker and risk of heart attack falls to the same as someone who has never smoked, according to NHS Smokefree.

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus told NBC and CNN the shows would put a "thumb on the scales" of the 2016 presidential election. He also warned Republicans could refuse to hold debates on the two networks. The Democrat has not said if she will run for president, though analysts say she would lead the early field. Mrs Clinton, wife of former President Bill Clinton, has been closely watched as a possible contender for the Democratic Party's 2016 nomination since leaving her position as secretary of state under President Barack Obama in January. Capitalising on her popularity, CNN has announced plans for a feature-length film about the former first lady with Academy Award-wining director Charles Ferguson. It is scheduled to air in 2014. Also, broadcaster NBC is in the early stages of producing a miniseries about Mrs Clinton starring actress Diane Lane. On Monday Mr Priebus, who is chairman of the Republican National Committee but is not an elected official, said it was "disturbing and disappointing" that the channels would seek to "promote" Mrs Clinton. "It's appalling to know executives at major networks like NBC and CNN, who have donated to Democrats and Hillary Clinton, have taken it upon themselves to be Hillary Clinton's campaign operatives," he said. Mr Priebus also warned that if the networks did not agree to cancel the productions by the end of summer, he would ask the Republican National Committee to refuse to hold primary election debates on the networks. The networks declined to comment on the Republican National Committee's letters.

His comments came as the bank's latest Report on Jobs found Scotland's job market was in "relatively rude health". The final report for 2014 said permanent placements rose sharply, and there was a rise in starting salaries. In November, Scotland's job growth slowed to is lowest rate since April falling behind the rest of the UK. In December it bounced back. The survey found the largest increases in permanent job openings were in IT and computing followed by the executive and professional sector. The sharpest increases were recorded in Aberdeen. There was a loss of momentum in growth of placements for temporary jobs and contract vacancies, the report said. The strongest demand for temporary staff continued to be in the nursing/medical/care sector. The report found that starting salaries increased sharply last month as demand for staff remained strong. Salary inflation was close to the survey record, with the rate of inflation second only to July 2014. In comparison, growth in hourly pay rates for temporary staff was much slower, having eased to a three-month low. The availability of candidates remained in decline for both permanent and temporary positions. Mr MacRae said: "The number of people appointed to jobs rose with particularly strong growth in appointments to permanent jobs. "The number of vacancies rose at a faster pace while staring salaries rose at near-record levels. "These results provide further evidence that the economic recovery continued at the end of last year and looks set to carry on into 2015."

A report said "unethical and abhorrent practices" included babies being cremated with unrelated adults. Valerie Watts said she hoped the response given by the current management provided some reassurances. She was chief executive between 2011 and 2014. Meanwhile, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has paid tribute to "courage and dignity" of families involved, and said she hoped action being taken would give some comfort. The current chief executive of Aberdeen City Council, Angela Scott, said on Wednesday she was willing to meet families affected by the baby ashes scandal at Hazlehead crematorium. The Crown Office is to examine the results of the probe. Former Lord Advocate Dame Elish Angiolini prepared the 400-page national cremation investigation, which was commissioned by the Scottish government. BBC Scotland revealed in 2013 that no ashes had been offered to the families of infants cremated in Aberdeen over a five-year period. Baby and adult ashes were mixed together and given back to relatives of the adult, while the parents of infants were told there were no ashes. The crematorium at Hazlehead in Aberdeen was among those investigated after it emerged staff at the Mortonhall crematorium in Edinburgh had been burying baby ashes in secret for decades.

Nigel Barwell and his brother-in-law, Thomas O'Reilly, both 51, were found not guilty by a unanimous jury at Birmingham Crown Court. Mother-of-one Ms Payne, from Coventry, disappeared as she crossed wasteland towards her parents' house on 14 December, 1991. She had a seven-month old son Owen. Her body has never been found. Ms Payne's parents Marilyn and John were in court each day of the five-week trial but Mrs Payne said she did not have the strength to be in the room for the verdict. As the jury returned their not guilty verdicts Mr Payne sat with his eyes closed, while the defendants' families were in tears. Mr Barwell, of Coventry, punched the air and then mouthed "Thank you very much" towards the jury, while Mr O'Reilly, also from Coventry, stood in silence. Mr and Mrs Payne said they felt "terrible guilt" they had still not found their daughter and made a public appeal for any information that could help them lay her to rest. Speaking outside court, the couple said: "Nicola was not only our daughter, she was a loving mother to her son Owen and sister to her four older brothers. "She deserves to be laid to rest. We cannot contemplate not knowing where Nicola is for another 24 years." Ms Payne's brother Nigel said his family were "devastated and heavy hearted" by the verdict having lived through 24 years of daily anguish of not knowing what happened to his sister. "For nearly 24 years we have lived daily with the anguish of not knowing what's happened to our beloved Nicola, and worse than that - to this day not knowing where she is," he said. He thanked the police for their work over the past 24 years and support from the public. "We will never give up on Nicola and therefore we would ask anyone with any information to come forward and contact the police or Crimestoppers," he added. The families of Mr Barwell and Mr O'Reilly, who had protested their innocence from the beginning, expressed sympathy for Ms Payne's family but said the trial had also been a "huge ordeal" for them. The pair had been originally arrested and questioned two days after Ms Payne disappeared. They were re-arrested and charged with her murder earlier this year, after what detectives claimed was a breakthrough with forensic evidence in the case. During the trial Mr Barwell, of Copperas Street, said that on the day of Ms Payne's disappearance he and Mr O'Reilly had been stuck in a car that had broken down after a night out in Rugby, Warwickshire. He told the jury the case against him was "absolutely absurd" and rejected claims he had deliberately delayed attending identity parades held in 1991 and 1992. Mr O'Reilly, of Ribble Road, cried as he told the trial how in 1992, he was kidnapped and blindfolded by three men, who threatened to cut off his fingers if he did not confess to the killing. Speaking outside court, Mr Barwell's

Mr Shapps said he would be writing to the UN secretary general to protest. He claimed the UN official Raquel Rolnik failed to meet any ministers or officials, was biased and had wrongly called the "spare room subsidy" policy "the bedroom tax". Ms Rolnik says her recommendation is for the policy to be suspended. She rejected most of the criticisms made by Mr Shapps, although she did apologise for referring to the policy as the bedroom tax, telling the BBC she had done so because that was "what everyone has been calling it since I got here". Under the government's benefit changes social tenants deemed to have more bedrooms than they need have had their housing benefit reduced since April. Ministers say private sector renters do not get spare rooms free, and argue the change will save around £500m a year and free up much needed larger properties. Ms Rolnik told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that she had received "hundreds of testimonies" and said there was a "danger of a retrogression in the right to adequate housing" in the UK. She cited examples of disabled people, or grandmothers who were carers, and said the measure seemed to have been designed "without the human component in mind". She said her recommendation was "that it should be suspended" to allow time to better assess the human rights implications, and so it could be redesigned. Ms Rolnik, who is producing a report on adequate housing around the world for the UN human rights council, says she was in the UK for two weeks at the government's invitation. Her visit included trips to London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast and Manchester. Mr Shapps, responding to her comments on Today, said that she had not been invited by ministers and "she has clearly come with an agenda". "It is completely wrong and an abuse of the process for somebody to come over, to fail to meet with government ministers, to fail to meet with the department responsible, to produce a press release two weeks after coming, even though the report is not due out until next spring, and even to fail to refer to the policy properly throughout the report. "That is why I am writing to the secretary general today to ask for an apology and an investigation as to how this came about." He also said that she came from a country, Brazil, "that has 50m people in inadequate housing". In his letter to UN secretary general Ban Ki Moon, Mr Shapps urged the claims to be withdrawn and said: "By referring to the policy as the 'bedroom tax' and posing for photos receiving 'dossiers' from those opposed to ending the Spare Room Subsidy, I believe that Ms Rolnik has shown political bias. "We would have hoped that Ms Rolnik would have taken the necessary steps to ensure that her report was based on all the information available to her from the Government before she declared her conclusions less than two weeks after her

Inverness-based Barbara Henderson's new novel, Punch, is set in Victorian Scotland. It follows a boy who seeks refuge with a travelling puppet show after being wrongly accused of causing a fire based on real blaze in Inverness in 1889. Punch is Henderson's second children's book with her first, Fir for Luck, set during the Highland Clearances. Henderson wrote Fir for Luck after struggling to find a book for her children that was set during the clearances. Starting in the late 18th Century and running into the 19th Century, the Highland Clearances saw townships occupied by generations of families cleared to make way for large-scale sheep farming and the rearing of deer. Often the evictions were violent. Henderson's publisher, Isle of Lewis-based Cranachan, has announced her writing of Punch on the same day as a diary entry by 17th Century diarist Samuel Pepys mentioning a Punch puppet show 355 years ago. The book will be released in October. The writer, who teaches drama at Culloden Academy, said: "I'm neck-deep in the editing process at the moment, but I can't wait to see Punch out there. "I was a puppeteer for several years before returning to teaching, and my love of puppetry goes right back to the Pelham Muffin marionette I got for Christmas when I was nine. "I think I liked puppets because it allowed me to perform without having to be on show personally. "I used to put on little puppet shows for my children and often use puppets as part of my teaching of drama." She added: "I had woven puppetry into a modern manuscript before, but I was told that puppetry would not sell." However, puppets in a historical context did seem to pique interest in Henderson's idea for her second children's novel. She said: "The historical context works perfectly to introduce young people to this quirky, traditional form of drama, while also transporting them right back to Victorian Scotland. "So many classroom texts on the Victorians are set in England and focus on the workhouses. This is different." Henderson said she hoped to offer young readers an "upbeat, brighter" tale about set in that period in history, which she said was often portrayed in fiction as "grim". The fire in her story is based on a real blaze that broke out in Inverness' Victorian Market. Henderson first came across mention of the incident in an article written by another Highlands writer, Jennifer Morag Henderson. In the real fire of 1889, gas lighting in the market was blamed for causing the blaze which almost entirely destroyed the market. No-one was injured, but a dog trained to guard his master's stall could not be persuaded to leave his post and died in the flames. Later repaired, the market still stands today. Punch writer Henderson said: "The market is a place I know well. I shop there and enjoy walking through it even when I don't need to buy anything for its shops."

Ranger, who appeared in court earlier in the week, remained in the Southend starting line-up and gave his team the lead before Jermaine McGlashan sealed the win in the second half. Struggling Oldham created the first chance of the game as Billy McKay's low drive forced a save from visiting keeper Mark Oxley. But the visitors went in front after 18 minutes when Jason Demetriou's pass found Ranger, who cleverly hooked his shot into the top corner from 12 yards. Ryan Flynn fired wide for the home side, while Peter Clarke headed too close to Oxley after escaping his marker. Southend could have doubled their lead just after the break, but Latics keeper Connor Ripley turned away a far-post volley by Marc-Antoine Fortune. Ripley, however, was left exposed in the 76th minute as McGlashan raced clean through on goal and although his initial effort was saved, he slotted in the rebound from six yards. The Blues are now unbeaten in 10 league matches, while Oldham have managed just one home win all season. Report supplied by the Press Association Match ends, Oldham Athletic 0, Southend United 2. Second Half ends, Oldham Athletic 0, Southend United 2. Charles Dunne (Oldham Athletic) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box following a corner. Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Michael Timlin. Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Cameron Burgess. Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Charles Dunne. Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Connor Ripley. Attempt saved. Anthony Wordsworth (Southend United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Peter Clarke (Oldham Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Marc-Antoine Fortuné (Southend United) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Peter Clarke (Oldham Athletic). Attempt blocked. Lee Erwin (Oldham Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Attempt saved. Peter Clarke (Oldham Athletic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Michael Timlin. Carl Winchester (Oldham Athletic) is shown the yellow card. Foul by Ryan Leonard (Southend United). Lee Erwin (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Lee Erwin (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Foul by Stephen McLaughlin (Southend United). Peter Clarke (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Marc-Antoine Fortuné (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Oliver Banks (Oldham Athletic). Goal! Oldham Athletic 0, Southend United 2. Jermaine McGlashan (Southend United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Michael Timlin (Southend United) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Billy McKay (Oldham Athletic). Attempt saved. Stephen McLaughlin (Southend United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Oliver Banks. Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Peter Clarke. Corner,

The 35-year-old, who won the Honda Classic last week, began three shots adrift of McIlroy but closed with a three-under 69 to win on 12 under. He holed a six-foot putt on the last to beat Bubba Watson (68) by one shot. Northern Ireland's McIlroy had a two-over 74 to join England's Danny Willett (69) in a tie for third on 10 under. Scott began his round with a birdie, but double bogeys on the third and fifth looked to have derailed his challenge as he fell six shots adrift of McIlroy, who opened with six pars. However, six birdies in his next nine holes, as McIlroy dropped three shots, gave Scott a lead he did not relinquish. "You have to push yourself so hard to beat the class of players that is out here right now," said Scott. "So I can't believe I won back-to-back weeks. To win a world championship event is huge. I'm going to push hard the next few weeks." McIlroy, who also missed out on victory at the Northern Trust Open last month after a poor final round, said: "I didn't make enough birdies. I felt like my game was OK for the most part, but I didn't take advantage of the holes I should have. I couldn't birdie any of the par fives and that's really what killed me today. "It's frustrating because it's two out of the last three weeks. I was leading the golf tournament with 16 holes to play in Riviera, I was leading the golf tournament here going into the back nine, and to not get the job done in either two of those instances is very frustrating. "I've got two events left to try to get that win before going to Augusta [for the Masters, 7-10 April] and I'm hopefully going to get it." Australia's Steven Bowditch, 32, recorded the worst ever score in a WGC event after a 12-over-par final round left him 37 over for the tournament.

Scott Sinclair and Leigh Griffiths scored in the first half. Callum McGregor, Dedryck Boyata and Mikael Lustig struck after the break as the champions picked up their biggest victory at Ibrox. "It was a very comprehensive win," said Rodgers. "The only disappointment is that we should have scored more goals." Celtic's unbeaten domestic run now stretches to 42 games, with four league games and the Scottish Cup final remaining. In six Old Firm derbies this season, Celtic have won five, with the aggregate score 16-4 in their favour. Rodgers' first experience of the fixture ended in the same scoreline at Celtic Park in September but he was much more satisfied with this display as they moved 36 points clear of Rangers in third place. "What I look for is improvement in performance, and from the first 5-1 to today's 5-1 there's a totally different dynamic to the team," he added. "I said when I came in my job was to build a team who could go into any stadium without fear and play. "Obviously this is one of the great rivals for Celtic, so for us to come here and show that was pleasing. "We had a couple of moments, like the goal at the end, which typify it. "Our defenders defend forward. They are aggressive, step in, and that's where the fifth goal comes from, with Mika [Lustig] winning it and then scoring like a winger or centre forward. "But you have to earn the right. Fundamentally in any game you have to defend, and how I like my team to defend is with that aggression and high level of pressing, and the players did it right the way through. "From the first to the last minute their physicality in the game was top class. "Rangers started off with a diamond and if you're not concentrated, not organised, you can get outnumbered and outpassed. But the players tactically were absolutely superb in the game. "So yeah, a big difference in terms of the 5-1 at the beginning of the season to the 5-1 today."

The more serious incident saw a man wielding a knife enter the building on Friday, prompting a partial evacuation. President Obama was not present at the time of the incident. The following day, another man drove up to a security gate. Both men have since been arrested. President Obama said he still had "full confidence" in the Secret Service, which is tasked with protecting senior American officials and visiting leaders. The man involved in Friday's incident, Omar Gonzalez, was only stopped after entering the North Portico doors, the Secret Service said. Video footage showed the intruder running across a White House lawn after scaling a fence. He was later found to be carrying a 9 cm (3.5 inch) folding knife. "Although last night the officers showed tremendous restraint and discipline in dealing with this subject, the location of Gonzalez's arrest is not acceptable," it said in a statement. "Every day the Secret Service is challenged to ensure security at the White House complex while still allowing public accessibility to a national historical site," it added. The president and his daughters had just left the White House by helicopter before Mr Gonzalez entered. The man was later taken to a Washington hospital after complaining of chest pains, officials said. An apparently unrelated incident on Saturday saw a man drive up to a vehicle gate in the complex and refuse to leave. Secret Service agents shut down nearby streets and searched the vehicle for explosives. Officials said Saturday's incident was an "everyday occurrence". The review of security was initiated by director Julia Pierson, who also ordered "the immediate enhancement of officer patrols and surveillance capabilities" around the White House. A White House spokesman said the president expected the review to be conducted "with the same professionalism and commitment to duty that we and the American people expect from the US Secret Service".

The German, 57, will be appointed chief executive officer of McLaren Racing, reporting to chairman Ron Dennis. Capito will join at an unspecified date to be agreed between McLaren and VW. Jonathan Neale, who had been in that role following the sacking of Martin Whitmarsh in early 2014, has been moved out of the racing department. Neale will be chief operating officer of the McLaren Technology Group. McLaren are aiming to improve their form in 2016 after a dismal first season of their renewed relationship with engine partner Honda last year, in which they finished ninth of 10 teams in the championship. Despite having arguably the best driver line-up in F1 with former champions Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button, their best result was a fifth place in the Hungarian Grand Prix by Alonso. The vast majority of their 2.5-second a lap deficit to world champions Mercedes was due to the engine, but the team acknowledge the car was also not on the pace of the very best. They are still rebuilding after two uncompetitive seasons with the standard-setting Mercedes engine in 2013 and 2014. Dennis described Capito as "an extremely impressive, competitive and ambitious individual" and said he was confident he would "take the McLaren-Honda programme forwards towards grand prix victories and world championship successes". Capito has most recently headed VW's rally team to three consecutive world titles since 2013 but has also held senior positions at BMW, Porsche, Ford and the Sauber F1 team. McLaren racing director Eric Boullier remains in his position, which will report directly to Capito.

Previously unbeaten Wade was knocked down three times before the fight was stopped with 23 seconds left in the second round in Inglewood, California. Golovkin, 34, who holds the WBA Super and IBF belts, has won all 35 of his professional fights, with 32 knockouts. "Give me my belt! I'm ready," he told WBC champion Saul Alvarez. "I'm here now and I'm here to stay. I'm not going anywhere. Let's fight." Mexican Alvarez fights Britain's Amir Khan in Las Vegas in May. Golovkin landed a right hand to floor Wade, 26, late in the first round. After the challenger narrowly failed to beat the count when knocked down again in the second, he was counted out by referee Jack Reiss following another powerful right from Golovkin. On the same bill, Nicaragua's Roman Gonzalez, 28, defended his WBC flyweight title with a unanimous points decision over Puerto Rico's McWilliams Arroyo.

The Dutch Olympic road race champion broke away in the final few kilometres to win the race, just as she had done in Sunday's Amstel Gold Race. She clocked three hours 21 minutes six seconds over the 120km distance. Deignan, 28, was 16 seconds behind, just ahead of Katarzyna Niewiadoma. Spanish Movistar rider Alejandro Valverde won the men's race. The 36-year-old staged a late attack on the Mur de Huy at the end of the 204.5-kilometre race in the Ardennes region to win in five hours 15 minutes 37 seconds. It is the fifth time Valverde has won the race. Ireland's Daniel Martin (Quick Step) and Belarus' Dylan Teuns (BMC Racing) crossed the line in second and third respectively at the head of a group that finished one second behind.

Corporals Matthew Hatfield and Darren Neilson from the Royal Tank Regiment died after the blast on 14 June. The provisional cause of death for Cpl Hatfield was "burns", while Cpl Neilson suffered a cardiac arrest as a result of blast-related injuries, the Birmingham hearing was told. Two other soldiers were injured. One is still in a serious condition in hospital and the other has been discharged from hospital. A police-led joint investigation with the Health and Safety Executive and a separate Ministry of Defence service inquiry are currently under way. Dyfed-Powys Police Det Ch Insp Ross Evans told Louise Hunt, senior coroner for Birmingham and Solihull, what happened after emergency services were called to an explosion on the range. He said it was thought Cpl Neilson, 31, of Preston, Lancashire, was the tank commander and "we believe positioned within the turret" at the time of the blast. Cpl Hatfield, 27, from Amesbury, Wiltshire, was the armoured vehicle's operator and was "loading the ammunition in the tank". He was taken to Morriston Hospital in Swansea, but the father-of-one who was engaged to be married died the following day. His colleague, a married father with a young daughter, was taken to University Hospital Wales in Cardiff, but also died on June 15. Ms Hunt offered her condolences to the soldiers' families, who were present at the hearing, and told them a pre-inquest review would take place in February 2018. She said a full inquest lasting up to three weeks would be held in Solihull in July 2018. Releasing the bodies for funerals, she said: "I do so, so arrangements can be made for you to have your funeral, because it's important you are able to start that process." Cpl Hatfield's mother said: "I'm glad now, I've got Matthew back."

Alan Rogers hit retired grandfather Fred Hatch at the Fair Oaks sheltered housing complex at Dinas Powys, Vale of Glamorgan. Rogers pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, at Cardiff Crown Court. The court accepted that Rogers was mentally ill when he attacked Mr Hatch. The hearing was told that Rogers was later diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, though he had no previous criminal record or episodes of violence before the killing. Sentencing Rogers to be detained under mental health laws, judge Mr Justice Warby said: "On the evidence I have read and heard it seems that there is little likelihood that the doctors would ever consider you safe enough to release into the community. "That will bring little comfort to the victim's family and friends but it will protect the public and ensure that the professional help is devoted to addressing the mental illness that led to this awful crime." On the day of the attack in October, Mr Hatch's wife Enid, 70, went looking for him after he failed to return from his trip to the garden. But she discovered Rogers standing over the body of her husband in their shared hallway. When she fled to press a panic alarm, Rogers phoned police and told them: "I have just killed one of my neighbours and I have hit his head with a hammer." Mr Hatch was taken to the University Hospital Wales in Cardiff but died from his untreatable head injuries hours later. The court heard that as Rogers was handcuffed, he told officers: "I have been waiting a long time to kill that man." He told police that believed his neighbours "were using modern technology, the equivalent of witchcraft, to harm defenceless sentient beings". Speaking after the hearing, Mr Hatch's family described him as a "loving husband, father, brother and grandfather". "We are heartbroken as a family that we have been deprived of those final years of Fred's life, sharing precious time and moments," they said. "Our lives have been changed forever and we are devastated."

This signalled the end of the Diamond Jubilee pageant in London, but other events did not survive in the wet weather - namely the cannons primed to explode confetti and a helicopter flypast, which was cancelled because of visibility. The fine, yet unrelenting, rain did not show mercy either to the soaked singers who gamely sang the national anthem in the closing stages. These events were the dying embers of a day that had seen fun, food, celebrations, dressing up and several renditions of the national anthem, as well as a protest against the monarchy - all stubbornly carried out despite the rain. At the start of the day, some revellers heading to the capital had their plans disrupted by overcrowding on the train network, with reports of passengers left behind on platforms because carriages were full. Others stayed at home to celebrate, with almost 9,500 roads shut across England and Wales for parties. Those in the capital threw themselves into the celebrations, none more so than those who attended the Big Jubilee Lunch in Piccadilly, made up of a long line of tables in this usually traffic-choked street. The main events to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee include: Monday Tuesday Guide to the weekend of events Wandering down Piccadilly, resplendent in their tiaras and red, white and blue outfits, were three friends - Jodie Merrylees, 27, from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Charlotte Symonds, 30, from Brighouse, West Yorkshire, and Jodie Cosgrove, 27, from Leeds. Ms Symonds said: "I really like the Royal Family and the tradition it represents. I was at the royal wedding too and that was brilliant. We wanted to dress up for the Jubilee and get involved with the atmosphere to feel part of the celebrations." It became an even more grand event when the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall arrived, walking down the line of tables and even stopping to sit down on a potentially soggy seat to chat to some of those munching their food. Street parties were definitely popular on the day, particularly in Bristol, which had more applications for road closures than in other city outside London. Revellers there gathered in a red, white and blue-bedecked Millennium Square, which boasted its own "make your own corgi" attraction. Inspired by the Thames pageant, Andrew Southerden, a landlord in Kibworth, Leicestershire, transformed his pub into HMS Coach & Horses, affixing portholes, liferafts, funnels and a bow to the building. Party-goers in Richmond Park, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, were able to snap up food at 1950s prices. Hot dogs were 7p, bacon sandwiches 9p and a cup of tea just 2p. In Belfast, Samuel and Margaret Sloan, 80, were celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary as well as the Jubilee at a tea party thrown by the city's Lord Mayor. "It is a great honour," said Mr Sloan, a retired motor mechanic. "She is a very gracious Queen and she does care for the people." More than 300 official street parties took place across Wales. Cardiff's St Mary's Street hosted

Circle Holdings which operates Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Cambridgeshire, said its franchise is "no longer viable under current terms". The move comes amid pressure on the casualty department, Circle said. The hospital has also been placed in special measures following a recent Care Quality Commission inspection. The health watchdog announced on Friday it rated Hinchingbrooke "inadequate", highlighting particular concerns over accident and emergency and medical care. Prof Sir Mike Richards, the commission's chief inspector of hospitals, said: "We have given the trust an overall rating of 'inadequate' and I have made a recommendation the trust is placed into special measures. "Our inspection highlighted a number of serious concerns surrounding staffing and risks to patient safety particularly in the A&E department and medical care. "There were substantial and frequent staff shortages in the A&E department. There were a number of other areas of concern, some of which related to the way in which the trust is led and run." He added the findings "highlight the significant failings at Hinchingbrooke hospital". He said: "They are not a judgment on the role of the private sector in the NHS or on franchise arrangements. Where hospitals are failing to promote good care, we will say so regardless of who owns and runs them." Circle took on Hinchingbrooke in early 2012, as it faced closure. It said there had been unprecedented increases in accident and emergency attendances, a lack of care places for patients awaiting discharge, and that funding had been cut by 10.1% this financial year. Circle has made payments to the trust totalling about £4.84m and could be required to make a final support payment of approximately £160,000, the firm said. Under the terms of its 10-year contract, it has the right to end the franchise if the amount of money it has to put in to the trust exceeds £5m. Chief Executive Steve Melton said: "This combination of factors means we have now reluctantly concluded that, in its existing form, Circle's involvement in Hinchingbrooke is unsustainable." Circle chairman Michael Kirkwood said the decision had been made "with regret and after considerable thought". The GMB Union said the Circle takeover had been a "disaster waiting to happen when you get the private sector involved in running a hospital". Spokesman Steve Sweeney said: "It's not overly surprising to see them try to pack their bags, cut loose and walk away. "Obviously having the major backers walk away leaves [the hospital] in a very vulnerable position .... we're hoping that there's some planning in place to aid and assist that." A spokesman for the Department of Health said: "There will now be a "managed transfer of the running of the trust and patient care will not be affected." Jonathan Djanogly, Conservative MP for Huntingdon, said the way these contracts are issued "needs to be looked at". "I think probably Circle was too aggressive in terms of its pricing, but at the same time the NHS made Circle take all of the debts of the previous incarnation

Castrogiovanni was banned for two weeks after appearing to direct a stamp towards Scotland's Duncan Taylor in a 36-20 loss in Rome. Injured centre Michele Campagnaro is replaced by Andrea Pratichetti. Tommason Allan comes in at number 10 for fly-half Edoardo Padovani. Italy, captained by Sergio Parisse, are without a number of key players through injury, including Campagnaro and Padovani. Wales lie second ahead of the match at the Principality Stadium, while Italy are bottom of the table following four defeats. Italy starting side: Odiete; L Sarto, Pratichetti, Garcia, Bellini; Allan, Palazzani; Lovotti, Giazzon, Castrogiovanni; Geldenhuys, Bernabo; Minto, Zanni, Parisse. Replacements: Fabiani, Zanusso, Chistolini, J Sarto, Steyn, Lucchese, Haimona, McLean.

Police say they rescued the boy and arrested Pastor Francis Taiwo after a tip-off in the town of Ota in south-western Ogun State. Local media are running a photo of the victim, an emaciated young boy in chains, with a padlock around his neck. State police say that it is one of the worst child abuse cases they have seen. They say the boy's father admitted keeping him in chains, believing he was "possessed" due to his habit of stealing. Africa Live: More on this and other news stories A police statement said that the boy had been held captive "with the help of members" of the local church where the pastor worked. The case is now being handed over to Nigeria's national anti-trafficking agency (Naptip).

The approach, tested across Europe, uses lasers and a drug made from deep sea bacteria to eliminate tumours, but without causing severe side effects. Trials on 413 men - published in The Lancet Oncology - showed nearly half of them had no remaining trace of cancer. Lifelong impotence and incontinence are often the price of treating prostate cancer with surgery or radiotherapy. Up to nine-in-10 patients develop erectile problems and up to a fifth struggle to control their bladders. That is why many men with an early stage tumour choose to "wait and see" and have treatment only when it starts growing aggressively. "This changes everything," said Prof Mark Emberton, who tested the technique at University College London. The new treatment uses a drug, made from bacteria that live in the almost total darkness of the seafloor and which become toxic only when exposed to light. Ten fibre optic lasers are inserted through the perineum - the gap between the anus and the testes - and into the cancerous prostate gland. When the red laser is switched on, it activates the drug to kill the cancer and leaves the healthy prostate behind. The trial - at 47 hospitals across Europe - showed 49% of patients went into complete remission. And during the follow-up, only 6% of patients needed to have the prostate removed, compared with 30% of patients that did not have the new therapy. Crucially, the impact on sexual activity and urination lasted no more than three months. No men had significant side effects after two years. Gerald Capon, 68 and from West Sussex, told the BBC: "I'm totally cured and free of the cancer. "I feel incredibly lucky that I was accepted for the trial... I feel that my life ahead is worry free." He was out of hospital the day after the treatment. Prof Emberton said the technology could be as significant for men as the move from removing the whole breast to just the lump in women with breast cancer. He said: "Traditionally the decision to have treatment has always been a balance of benefits and harms. "The harms have always been the side effects - urinary incontinence and sexual difficulties in the majority of men. "To have a new treatment now that we can administer, to men who are eligible, that is virtually free of those side effects, is truly transformative." More than 46,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in the UK each year. The tumours tend to grow slowly, but still around 11,000 men die from the disease. However, the new treatment is not yet available for patients. It will be assessed by regulators at the beginning of next year. Other therapies to kill prostate cancers, such as very focused ultrasound - known as focal Hifu - have a lower risk of side effects. But these treatments are not universally available. Dr Matthew Hobbs, from the charity Prostate Cancer UK, said the technology could help men who face the conundrum of whether or

The Sussex Seniors team have sponsored cricket in Gambia for seven years and have raised up to £70,000. This summer, they wanted to bring two players to Sussex to experience village cricket, but visas were refused. Spokesman Andrew Shanks said he was "hopping mad". The Home Office said it did not comment on individual cases. Mr Shanks said Sussex Seniors invited the Gambia cricket team's captain and vice-captain with all expenses and accommodation provided, and he had sponsored their applications. But immigration officials said they believed the players had no intention of returning to Gambia and advised the team to invite two players from the EU, he said. Mr Shanks, from Uckfield, said: "They're almost insinuating we're liars. "They've said they don't think they are coming for cricket, they don't think they are going to be accommodated and looked after, and in all probability they have no intention of returning to Gambia. "We just thought we would love to invite their captain and vice-captain over purely to play village cricket in Sussex for the summer - but the government has decided they can't come." Captain Mbye Dumbuya said it was disappointing. He said the players had wanted to visit their sponsors to develop their game and have more playing time, then return to Gambia to develop their team and their programme. "All this was just the agenda," he said. "There was nothing like going there and absconding. It has never been our intention."

Ashley Gill-Webb, of South Milford, North Yorkshire, pleaded not guilty at Stratford Magistrates' Court to a public order offence. After the incident a Dutch judo champion hit a man she had seen throwing a bottle on to the track. Edith Bosch, 32, said she hit him on the back with the flat of her hand. Mr Gill-Webb was granted conditional bail and told he would face trial at Thames Magistrates' Court on 3 September. He is charged with using threatening words or behaviour with intent to cause harassment, alarm or distress under Section 4A of the Public Order Act. District Judge Angus Hamilton granted bail on the condition that Mr Gill-Webb does not enter any Olympic venue, including the whole of the Olympic Park, and that he resides at his home with the exception of the evening before his trial. A Locog spokesman said: "The incident had no impact on the competitors or the event." However, US sprinter Justin Gatlin, who won bronze in Sunday's race, said the bottle had been a "little distraction". He added: "I didn't know what it was, but when you're in those blocks, and the whole stadium's quiet, you can hear a pin drop." John, who was sitting three feet away from the man, told BBC Radio 5 live: "Police dragged him down the tunnel where the athletes come out. "The biggest cheer went out for this guy getting arrested as actually Usain Bolt getting over the line." Ms Bosch, who won a Bronze medal in the 70kg category, said the incident made her miss the race. "I am very sad about that," she added. London 2012 chairman Lord Coe said: "Throwing a bottle on to the field of play is unacceptable. It's not just unacceptable at an Olympic Games, it's unacceptable at any sports venue. "The guy was removed and anyone who does that in future will be removed so there is a zero tolerance to anything like that."

Police say a man, 28, was arrested after a "significant struggle with officers" in the early hours of Friday. A police officer involved in the arrest suffered a broken wrist. In a statement, the rugby league club said it was investigating an "incident" early on Friday morning involving Mr Moore. Greater Manchester Police said a Taser was "deployed" during the incident, which began when a Mercedes car was spotted by officers shortly after 03:55 BST driving at speed on the East Lancashire Road, Wigan. Police followed the car to Arrow Street, Leigh before they arrested the man on suspicion of theft and assault. A spokesman for the Wildcats, who finished eighth in Super League last season, added: "Having spoken to Scott briefly over the weekend, the club have opened an investigation into the matter, and await further reports from the police. "There will be no further comment at this time." The arrested man has been bailed until 3 December.

Deputy Mike Higgins said Deputy Andrew Lewis had "lied" at a secret States meeting in 2008 over his use of a police report to suspend Graham Power. In later reviews Deputy Lewis said he had never seen the police report, the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry heard. The inquiry is investigating historic child abuse in Jersey since 1945. The States of Jersey recently published transcripts of secret discussions about Mr Power's suspension in 2008, following a proposition lodged by Deputy Higgins. One transcript shows that in December 2008, Deputy Lewis told States members he used a preliminary report by the Metropolitan Police into the Jersey abuse investigation as a basis to "suspend" Mr Power. Deputy Lewis said he had acted within the remit of the "rule of law", despite the report not being meant for disciplinary procedures. However, he was accused of lying about his knowledge of the police report by Deputy Higgins, who cited a 2010 review into Mr Power's suspension which claimed Deputy Lewis had never seen the report. Deputy Higgins said: "I have always been of the impression that that they decided to suspend [Mr Power] and then look for the evidence afterwards. "Andrew Lewis' role in the whole affair is obviously open to question and in my view demonstrates explicit corrupt behaviour", Deputy Higgins said in his statement. He also criticised the "culture in Jersey" which he suggested discouraged people from coming forward with information about cases of child abuse. He said as a politician trying to help victims of abuse, he met "obstruction after obstruction" and that one of the things the inquiry needed to show was "the cover up" of incidents of abuse in Jersey. Deputy Lewis is yet to give evidence to the inquiry.