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Walmart will give JD.com ownership of Yihaodian's marketplace, including the brand, website and app.
In exchange Walmart will take a near 5% stake in JD.com, China's second largest e-commerce firm after Alibaba.
Walmart took full control of Yihaodian last year, but has struggled to grow its market share.
"We're excited about teaming up with such a strong leader in JD.com, and the potential that this new relationship creates for customers in China, as well as for our businesses," said Walmart chief executive Doug McMillon.
Walmart will be listed as a preferred seller on JD.com, offering it greater exposure to the Chinese market.
Walmart's Sam's Club brand will launch a shop on JD.com's website.
The deal will also help grow Yihaodian in the western and northern regions of the country where it is less well-known.
"We look forward to further developing Yihaodian, which has tremendous strength in important regions of eastern and southern China," said JD.com chief executive Richard Liu.
Yihaodian's sale of food and beverages, home goods and electronics accounts for just 1.5% of web sales in China, according to research firm iResearch
According to Walmart, the website had more than 100 million registered customers in July 2015.
The two companies also announced plans to improve supply chain management and increase the amount of imported goods. | Walmart has announced a partnership with the Chinese e-commerce firm JD.com to help revive the US company's struggling website Yihaodian. |
The Garfield Weston Foundation made the award to the Mackintosh Campus Appeal, which aims to raise £32m.
The Mackintosh building was badly damaged by fire on 23 May 2014.
Contractors who are restoring the iconic Grade A-listed art nouveau building hope to have completed their work by the end of February 2019.
Philippa Charles, director of the Garfield Weston Foundation, said: "The Garfield Weston Foundation supports organisations and activities that share a commitment to making a positive impact on the lives of the communities in which they work, and that are driven by a desire to achieve excellence.
"The Glasgow School of Art sits at the heart of the Garnethill community and the people of Glasgow hold the Mackintosh building dear.
"We are delighted to be able to support the Mackintosh Campus Appeal which will enable the GSA to bring this iconic building back as part an extended campus and enable the internationally-renowned Glasgow School of Art to recover fully from the impact of the fire."
The art school announced earlier this year plans to purchase the former Stow College building in nearby West Campbell Street for its expanded Garnethill campus.
The aim is to provide additional space to accommodate a 25% increase in student numbers by 2018.
News of the £500,000 donation emerged as the Secretary of State for Scotland, David Mundell, prepared to host an event for the Mackintosh Campus Project at Dover House in London.
Mr Mundell said: "It is a real pleasure to host tonight's fundraising event for the Mackintosh Campus, and to support the rebuilding of an iconic British institution which has produced so many leading architects, designers and artists."
Professor Tom Inns, director of GSA, added: "It is an important opportunity for us to share our ambitious plans for the campus redevelopment, including bringing together all pathways of the School of Fine Art for the first time in many years in a refurbished Stow Building, and to give an update on the restoration of the Mackintosh Building."
After the Mackintosh building blaze, an investigation by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service concluded it was caused by flammable gases from a canister of expanding foam.
The report said the gases ignited as they came into contact with the hot surface of a projector. | A charity has donated £500,000 to help Glasgow School of Art (GSA) expand its Garnethill campus and repair the fire-damaged Mackintosh building. |
Baroness Campbell, 56, is the former boss of UK Sport.
During her time at UK Sport from 2003-2013, she oversaw a rise in the number of British medals won at the Olympics.
Kelly Simmons, the FA's director of participation and development, called Baroness Campbell "one of the most influential people in British sport".
"I'm really excited about helping shape the future vision and strategy for girls and women's football," said Baroness Campbell.
"Great strides have already been made both in terms of grassroots participation and at the elite level and I'm really looking forward to building on the work already done."
She will focus her work on increasing grassroots participation and getting further success for England's elite women's teams.
England reached the semi-finals of the 2015 World Cup, eventually finishing third with a 1-0 win over Germany.
Campbell, who will start her new role in March, is also chair of the Youth Sport Trust and was awarded a CBE for her services to sport in 2003. | The Football Association says Baroness Sue Campbell's appointment as its new head of women's football is a "massive statement". |
Police now have a DNA profile for the mother of the girl whose bones were discovered by a member of the public at Washlands nature reserve in Wakefield.
Forensic analysis of the remains suggest they had been left in the area some time before October 2015.
A post-mortem examination was inconclusive, police said.
Live updates on this story and others from around Yorkshire
The bones were found in a blue plastic bag wrapped in a pair of dark leggings or trousers, which had a drawstring at the waist and were from Matalan, police said.
They were discovered just off a towpath leading from Welbeck Lane on 3 May last year.
West Yorkshire Police said it was believed the baby was born at full term.
Det Ch Insp Nicola Bryar, from the homicide and major inquiry team, said the DNA profile of the mother meant several people had been ruled out of the inquiry.
She said: "Twelve months on we continue to appeal for the mother of this baby to come forward.
"While she may not require medical assistance, she will have suffered deep trauma and may very well be in need of some counselling and professional emotional support." | A plea has been made to trace the mother of a baby whose remains were found in a plastic bag at a nature reserve a year ago. |
Monitor said the probe into the Christie NHS Foundation Trust was over concerns about governance and was not over allegations relating to suspended chief executive Caroline Shaw.
Chairman Lord Bradley announced he was resigning from the trust on Friday.
The Christie Hospital said in a statement: "There will be no further comment or interviews."
Monitor said it was examining whether the trust had breached its licence to provide healthcare services by failing "the principles of good governance".
It said there were concerns the board of the trust had "not adhered to the required corporate governance standards".
John Leech, Liberal Democrat MP for Manchester Withington, described the management situation at the hospital as "a mess" following Lord Bradley's resignation.
Lord Bradley said he would leave the trust as soon as a replacement could be found.
Ms Shaw was suspended in November as part of a disciplinary investigation.
Monitor said it will announce the outcome of its regulatory investigation "in due course".
The Christie in Withington said it is the largest cancer centre in Europe and treats more than 40,000 patients a year. | A cancer treatment hospital in Greater Manchester is being investigated by the health regulator. |
Comrade Akaash's statement comes after the rebels were blamed for Friday's train crash which left 148 people dead.
Police say Maoist rebels sabotaged the track, causing the derailment of the Calcutta-Mumbai express in West Bengal.
Maoists denied the charge. But Comrade Akaash also said they would investigate whether any rebels were involved.
Railway officials in eastern India have cancelled night trains in Maoist-affected areas after Friday's incident.
Comrade Akaash told the BBC that they were "appealing" to the railways to run trains through rebel strongholds even during the night.
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"We are promising total security to all trains. We will not allow anyone to attack any train anywhere in the country and those trying to do it will face stern punishment," he said.
The railways have not reacted to the statement.
Police say they have "definite evidence" that a local rebel Maoist militia were behind the disaster - they have named two militia leaders as the prime suspects.
One of the suspects, Umakanta Mahato, was arrested last June and charged with sedition and waging war against the state.
But he was released on bail in December, and the police did not contest the bail, court records say.
Independent lawyers are asking why the police did not contest the bail plea of a senior Maoist militia leader.
Railway officials in eastern India have cancelled night trains in Maoist-affected areas after Friday's incident.
The restrictions would be in place until 0500 [2330GMT] on 3 June, the company said.
Report said other services were being rescheduled to ensure they travelled through Maoist areas of eastern India in daylight.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has described the Maoist insurgency as India's biggest internal security challenge. | A Maoist leader in India has said that they will take "full responsibility" for the safety of trains travelling through areas under their control. |
The Staggies won the League Cup and have secured a top-six finish.
Mark Warburton is in the running after steering Rangers to the Championship title, lifting the Challenge Cup and reaching the Scottish Cup final.
Peter Houston, whose Falkirk side lie second in the Championship, and Jim McInally, whose Peterhead are third in League One, are also nominated.
Part-time Peterhead also reached the Challenge Cup final and still have a chance of promotion via the Championship play-offs.
Falkirk have reached the Premiership play-offs and presently lead Hibernian in the race to finish second in the second-tier table.
Bairns manager Peter Houston told BBC Scotland: "I am thrilled that people have voted for me and it has come as a surprise.
"Because I look at other managers and the resources they have and some wonderful jobs are being done."
McIntyre's County knocked holders Celtic out of the League Cup semi-finals before lifting the trophy for the first time.
The County manager said: "It was a big surprise as there are some fantastic nominees beside me and there also other managers out there who have had real success this season by winning their leagues and they have not been nominated."
There is no place on the award shortlist for Celtic's Ronny Deila, whose side are poised to win the Premiership title - their fifth successive league triumph.
However, the Norwegian has already announced he will stand down at the end of the season after failing to win either domestic cup competition and having had poor campaigns in the Champions League qualifiers and Europa League group stage.
Despite Deila leading his side to a league and League Cup double, last season's award went to John Hughes, whose Inverness Caledonian Thistle side lifted the Scottish Cup and finished third in the Premiership - their highest-ever position ensuring a debut in European competition.
The 2014 winner, Derek McInnes, also does not make the shortlist this time despite his Aberdeen side posing the biggest challenge to Celtic for a second year running in the top flight.
Neither does Allan Johnston, who won the award in 2013 for leading Queen of the South to the third-tier title and has done so again with Dunfermline Athletic, and Gary Naysmith, whose East Fife side have won League Two.
Hearts head coach Robbie Neilson is another notable absentee, with his side sitting third in the Premiership after winning promotion last season.
Top 4:
Peter Houston (Falkirk)
Jim McInally (Peterhead)
Jim McIntyre (Ross County)
Mark Warburton (Rangers) | Ross County's Jim McIntyre is the only Premiership boss in the running for PFA Scotland's Manager of the Year award. |
The Exiles were top of their group but the results of their first two matches in Pool Two have been wiped out.
Welsh postponed Saturday's match against Doncaster Knights because they are unable to raise a side.
The Old Deer Park side, who won the competition last season, can appeal against the decision.
A statement from the Rugby Football Union said: "The [British & Irish Cup] Organising Committee's decision was due to the uncertainty of London Welsh's future, its inability to fulfil the next two fixtures and the uncertainty as to whether the club would be able to fulfil its remaining fixtures."
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For the latest rugby union news follow @bbcrugbyunion on Twitter. | London Welsh have been disqualified from the British & Irish Cup after the Championship club went into liquidation on Thursday. |
The Alliance for National Parks Cymru, which includes a number of conservation bodies, said it risks diminishing their international standing.
The Future Landscapes Wales (FLW) report has been produced by a group under the chairmanship of Lord Elis-Thomas, who refused to comment.
The Welsh Government said discussions were ongoing on the final report.
The RSPB and Welsh Wildlife Trusts (WWT) said they could not support the report in its current form.
Both bodies said there was much to support in the document, but added "we must convey how disappointed we are by the report".
The FLW working group was set up by the Welsh Government in 2015.
The RSPB and WWT said the report contained no clear proposals, and displayed a lack of acknowledgement on the urgent need to address the loss of biodiversity within protected landscapes.
The report - which was due to be published a fortnight ago but will now be unveiled at a later date - was seen by BBC Wales' Newyddion 9.
It states that "its desire is to unlock the full potential of all landscapes in Wales" and national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty have a pivotal role to play in the future prosperity of the country.
It calls on more collaboration to create employment opportunities and says "communities need to be inspired to develop their own vision and long-term goals for the future to generate employment and create opportunities for young people to stay in and return to their communities".
But conservationists said they were concerned the report makes no mention of the "Sandford Principle" which states the main statutory purpose of national parks is to conserve and enhance the natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage of the area.
A Welsh Government spokesman said: "It is important to remember this is a draft version of the report.
"The Future Landscapes Wales Programme has been highly collaborative in nature and has involved a wide range of partners, who have contributed to the discussions and the drafting.
"These discussions are ongoing as a final report is prepared for publication before the summer recess." | A draft report on the future of the Welsh national parks has been criticised by conservationists. |
Construction will begin in spring 2015 and it is hoped the line, which will be extended from Kennington to Battersea, will open by 2020.
Two new stations will open - Nine Elms to the east and one at the heart of the Battersea Power Station development.
The full cost is expected to be up to £1bn, which will be funded by developments in the area.
Ravi Govindia, leader of Wandsworth Council, said: "This is fantastic news for the people of Battersea and the benefits will be felt right across Wandsworth.
"This part of the borough is already coming to life with thousands of new homes and jobs and its two new Tube stations will turbo charge the process.
"The Northern line extension will take the pressure off the rest of our local transport network and gives Nine Elms official Zone One status."
The project was approved by the Secretary of State for Transport.
The decision follows a public inquiry conducted by an independent inspector last year to consider the impact of the extension.
Some residents had opposed the plans, saying it would lead to a loss of parkland and increase noise and pollution in the residential area. | The London Underground's Northern Line extension to Battersea has been given the go-ahead. |
El Mundo said it had original ledger entries handwritten by the former treasurer of the governing Popular Party (PP), Luis Barcenas.
It said it had delivered the documents to the High Court.
Mr Rajoy and other PP members have repeatedly denied that they received illegal payments.
Another Spanish paper, El Pais, published similar documents earlier this year.
It is claimed that Mr Barcenas ran a PP slush fund that took donations from construction magnates and distributed them to party leaders in cash.
Mr Barcenas is in custody facing trial for corruption and tax fraud. He denies the allegations.
However, in an interview published in El Mundo on Sunday, Mr Barcenas for the first time admitted that the handwriting in the ledger was his.
He added that the photocopies originally published by El Pais were a fraction of the documents he had in his possession.
El Mundo said the documents it had seen showed that Mr Rajoy received payments in 1997, 1998 and 1999 when he was a minister in the government of Jose Maria Aznar.
They included, it said, two payments to Mr Rajoy of 2.1m pesetas (12,600 euros; £11,000) in 1998.
The alleged payments are said to have been undeclared and untaxed.
Spanish opposition leader Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba in February called on Mariano Rajoy to resign over the allegations.
"The Luis Barcenas originals published by El Mundo today pulverise the alibi used until now by the PP to deny the authenticity of its ex-treasurer's papers," El Mundo said.
The PP responded with a statement saying: "The Popular Party reiterates that it does not know of the notes nor their content, and it does not in any way recognise them as the accounts of this political organisation."
This is another twist in possibly the most important corruption scandal to hit modern Spanish politics, says the BBC's Tom Burridge in Madrid.
The allegations have caused anger among Spaniards already suffering a deep and long recession and biting austerity cuts. | A Spanish newspaper has published what it alleges are documents showing Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and other top politicians received illicit payments. |
The vote held on Friday was for 68 seats out of the 290 in parliament. It meant that nervous Iranians woke up on Saturday morning to an all new political landscape.
For the first time in 13 years moderates and reformists now have a majority in parliament.
While it was not a sweeping victory for the supporters of President Hassan Rouhani, it was still a surprise win, especially given the months of heavy campaigning against the government's policies.
Hardliners had a majority in the outgoing parliament.
In the three years since Hassan Rouhani took office, they have bitterly opposed most of government's plans, organising a fierce attack on the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.
Some MPs have even gone so far as to describe Foreign Minister Javad Zarif as a traitor.
The popular moderate who negotiated the nuclear deal has regularly been subject to harsh criticism in parliament and is under constant threat of impeachment by fundamentalist MPs.
Now almost all those MPs have been unseated by moderate or reformist counterparts, and those who remain either supported the deal or at least never attacked it as vociferously as their unseated comrades.
Many observers argue the nuclear deal not only brought an end to years of harsh international sanctions but was also the deal-breaker in the elections. The people were saying no to those who had promised to stop the deal.
What puts this victory in a more meaningful context is the fact that it was achieved despite almost all well-known reformists being banned from running in the elections and a complete lack of media coverage of their campaign in the run-up to the elections.
State TV and media never gave equal coverage to reformists or moderate candidates and even led a campaign against the deal in recent months.
The only medium available to pro-government candidates was the internet and social media, which they used to the maximum in getting their message across, especially to the young and women.
The triumph of the reformists should lead to a major realignment within parliament, making it more supportive of President Rouhani.
But it will by no means end the president's problems when it comes to delivering his election promises.
The nuclear deal has hit some rough patches on its way to implementation.
Apart from domestic oppositions from hardliners in parliament and other unelected bodies, there are still a lot of obstacles to overcome outside of Iran.
The international banks still have not opened up to Iranian businesses and in the US, conservatives in Congress are doing all they can to derail the deal.
Any more delays in its implementation and ensuing lifting of sanctions would harm President Rouhani's economic reform plans and would prepare the ground for hardliners to recover from the this week's defeat in order to reshape their campaign against the government.
Time is not on the moderates' side and the new momentum could die down easily if it is not supported by economic rewards.
This is a worry that every unseated hardliner MP is focusing on from now onwards. | The run-off parliamentary election win by the moderate government of Iran is a crucial victory for them. |
Ian Coulter, formerly of Tughans, has been questioned under caution as part of the criminal probe into the deal.
He was interviewed on Wednesday and released without charge.
Mr Coulter left Tughans after a dispute over a success fee linked to the deal.
Nama, a state-owned so-called 'bad bank', was set up in the Republic of Ireland to take control of property loans made by the country's banks before the financial crash in 2008.
It sold all of its Northern Ireland property loans to US investment firm Cerberus in April 2014 for £1.24bn.
In the wake of that deal, Cerberus indirectly paid a fee of £7.5m to Tughans.
A large portion of that money was then moved to an Isle of Man bank account under the control Mr Coulter.
The account was allegedly intended to facilitate payments to non-lawyers or deal fixers.
That caused a major dispute between Mr Coulter and the other Tughans partners.
The money was moved back from the Isle of Man and Mr Coulter left the firm earlier this year.
Independent politician Mick Wallace made allegations about fixers' fees linked to the deal in the Irish parliament in July.
The NCA, the UK's equivalent of the FBI, then began a criminal investigation into the Nama deal after allegations about payments were made in the Irish parliament in July.
The Northern Ireland Assembly and the Irish parliament also launched inquiries into the loans sale. | National Crime Agency (NCA) detectives investigating the sale of the National Asset Management Agency's (Nama) Northern Ireland loans portfolio have interviewed a former managing partner of a Belfast legal firm. |
The DSCPA say two individuals attempted to ship the puppies from Dublin Port to Holyhead Port in North Wales.
The dogs were held in "hugely inappropriate" conditions, cramped into small containers with "little or no space, no food or water".
The raid was part of Operation Delphin, a collaboration between animal welfare organisations and other agencies.
The puppies are thought to be about six or seven weeks old and the breeds included beagles, basset hounds, labradoodles and pomeranians.
They have now been returned to Dublin and under DSPCA care. A number of them are ill and are undergoing veterinary care at a shelter in Rathfarnham.
The operation was part of an intelligence-led raid and involved the border force intercepting two vehicles on different ferry crossings.
Ian Briggs, of the RSPCA's special operations unit, said: "These poor puppies were being carted into Wales in deeply inappropriate conditions in the early hours of the morning.
"Sadly, to unscrupulous dealers, these young pups are nothing more than a cash bonanza - and dealers would have been targeting tens of thousands of pounds from these shipments.
"This is another shocking example of people being readily prepared to act illegally and compromise the welfare of defenceless animals to make a quick buck - but, fortunately, they were stopped in their tracks."
Brian Gilles, CEO of the DSPCA, added, "We are delighted with the outcome of this operation.
"We in the DSPCA believe that cooperating with agencies on both sides of the Irish Sea in sharing intelligence, resources and cooperating together will ultimately prevail against those who are involved in this disgusting, greedy trade." | Almost 100 puppies have been seized as part of an operation into the illegal puppy trade from Ireland to the UK. |
Drivers face being given six penalty points on their licence rather than three, and a £200 fine instead of £100.
But figures obtained by BBC Radio Wales showed 166 motorists were stopped by police for using their phones in March - up from 137 in February.
The Handsoff campaign said driving and using a phone is a "lethal cocktail".
The changes to the law, introduced on 1 March, mean new drivers caught using a mobile phone face losing their licence, and more experienced drivers can be banned if they get 12 points in three years.
Lucy Amos, from road safety charity Brake, said: "Mobile phone use behind the wheel is a growing menace and it's time we got tough with those who break the law.
"These drivers are putting their own and other people's lives in grave danger.
"As a charity that supports bereaved and seriously injured road crash victims we know only too well the devastation and heartbreak caused by distracted drivers and have been campaigning on this issue for a number of years.
"We would also like to see a total ban on phone use as even using hands-free increases your likelihood of being involved in a crash. It's the distraction of the conversation that's the main danger."
She added mobile phone use should be as big a taboo as drink driving.
A spokesman for Mobile UK, the trade association for the UK's mobile operators, told the Jason Mohammad programme the UK government had been taking the lead on action to tackle the issue.
"Mobile UK and mobile operators have been supportive of the measures that respective governments have been doing to reduce hand-held mobile phone use in vehicles but government have very much been taking the lead," he said.
BBC Wales also contacted mobile phone networks EE, Vodafone, O2 and Three.
A spokesman for Vodafone said: "Mobiles and driving don't go together... texting while driving is never acceptable." | The number of Welsh motorists caught using their mobile phones went up in March, despite the introduction of harsher penalties. |
Former England skipper Terry, 36, will leave the Premier League champions at the end of the season.
He captained Chelsea to an FA Cup and Premier League Double in Clement's first season as assistant to then manager Carlo Ancelotti in 2008-09.
"I don't know his thinking, whether he is going to carry on," Clement said.
"I will have a conversation with him. I've known him a long time."
Terry made his senior debut for Chelsea in 1998, and Sunday's home Premier League game against Sunderland could be his final appearance for the club.
"There's been talk in the media it could be his last game or that he will go on," Clement said.
"Whether that is here in the Premier League, or whether that is abroad, that is all unsure at the moment."
Swansea's Premier League rivals Bournemouth are also reported to be interested in signing Terry, should he carry on playing.
Meanwhile, former France and Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele is to become a permanent part of Swansea's coaching staff.
The 44-year-old, brought in until the end of the season following Clement's appointment in January, is now set to sign a long-term deal.
"All the terms have been agreed, he just needs to sign," said Clement. "We are very happy Claude is gong to be staying on.
"He is very well-liked by all the staff and the players. He brings great experience of what it is like to play at a very high level.
"He and all my backroom staff have been fantastic." | Swansea City manager Paul Clement says he will have "a conversation" with Chelsea captain John Terry about the possibility of signing him. |
Run by the National Trust, Dinefwr Park in Llandeilo is the only example of Brown's work in Wales currently open to the public.
He was commissioned to design the gardens in 1775, by then owners George Rice and his wife Cecil, who was the only child of the fabulously wealthy William Talbot of Hensol in Glamorganshire.
The socialite couple wished to emulate Brown's creations they had encountered at the homes of their friends in and around London, where they spent most of their time.
National Trust Carmarthenshire general manager Jacqui Kedward said: "What visitors to Dinefwr now see today is the vision of George and Cecil Rice with Brown's influence.
"Three hundred years on, Brown's influence is ever present and its splendour is something visitors still marvel at. Last year, we had record visitor numbers, many drawn mainly by the beauty of the landscape."
Capability Brown was born in Northumberland in 1716 - although the exact date is unknown - the fifth son of a land agent and a chambermaid.
Aged 16 he began work as a gardener on the Kirkharle Estate which his father managed.
By 1739 he had moved south, and by 1742 his work - as apprentice to another prominent landscape gardener, William Kent - began to gain notoriety.
Between 1750 and his death in 1783, Brown designed the grounds of more than 170 stately homes, including Blenheim Palace, Warwick Castle and parts of Kew Gardens.
He served George III as royal gardener at Hampton Court, and each of his commissions were said to have earned him about £500 (equivalent to £61,000 in 2016).
Created when Brown was almost 60, Dinefwr Park is typical of his naturalistic style, which drew praise and criticism in almost equal measure.
Dinefwr's neat flowerbeds and tree-lined paths were ripped up in favour of his trademark undulating grasslands extending right to the house, irregular clumps of trees, and lakes created by damming small streams.
Though seemingly George and Cecil Rice were not taken with all of Brown's suggestions, as a deer park garden and Gothic lodge at the entrance, shown in Brown's sketches, never made it into the finished project.
The commemorative tree will be planted by National Trust director general Dame Helen Ghosh, on Friday, and events to mark the anniversary, including tours of Dinefwr Park's Capability Brown walk, will take place this year. | The 300th anniversary of the birth of renowned landscape gardener Lancelot "Capability" Brown is being celebrated with a tree-planting ceremony. |
After three wickets fell in the morning, Lloyd made 102 not out, with a six and 14 fours, supported by Aneurin Donald (44) and Jacques Rudolph (38).
Stu Whittingham (1-58) and Danny Briggs (2-62) were the pick of the Sussex attack on a placid pitch.
The teams shook hands on a draw at 17:20 BST when Lloyd reached three figures.
Sussex looked in with a strong chance when Will Bragg was run out just before lunch for 33, after nightwatchman Owen Morgan (36) had earlier been bowled by Briggs.
But they took just one wicket in the afternoon, and Lloyd was dropped at slip on 66 off Whittingham when the home side took the second new ball.
Sussex remain in the lower half of the table despite remaining unbeaten, with one win and seven draws.
Glamorgan have been unable to win a Championship game in the first half of their season, but do have a successful limited-overs campaigns to focus on - and they will meet Sussex again, in the T20 Blast, in Cardiff on Thursday.
Sussex captain Luke Wright told BBC Sussex:
"It was a tough four days but I am really chuffed for the guys, particularly with the way we batted. We've not scored enough big runs, and to see the guys get big hundreds is exactly what we are looking for.
"It was always going to be difficult. The wicket didn't really turn, we kept flying in and tried everything, but credit to Glamorgan for holding on tight."
Glamorgan top scorer David Lloyd told BBC Wales Sport:
"It was a big challenge, we lost an early wicket but the way the boys turned up today and occupied the crease was really good, so to come away with a draw is excellent.
"I tried to bat time but also to bat positively as well so as not to die in a hole - the way Aneurin [Donald] played his shots, it rubbed off on myself as well so we just had to make sure it was the right ball to put away.
"I didn't have a choice [about staying on for his hundred], I thought by the field that Sussex set, I had one over to get it so that's what I tried to do.
"We've had a good start in both white-ball formats and the T20 is the one we're really trying to target after the start we've had, so hopefully we can keep it going at home." | Sussex's victory bid was frustrated as David Lloyd's unbeaten hundred enabled Glamorgan to bat out the final day. |
Mary Hampton's bicycle was taken while she did her weekly shop in Waitrose.
The 89-year-old from Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire admitted she was "very silly" not to have locked it, but in 85 years of cycling she "never had".
After news of the theft hit social media, dozens offered to buy Mary a new one. Her local cycling club has loaned her one "for as long as I need it".
Mrs Hampton was in the habit of cycling the three miles to the supermarket once or twice a week on her trusty Raleigh Shopper.
But when she went shopping last Thursday, she returned to find her bike gone.
The former primary school teacher said: "It was an old-looking bike, I didn't think anybody would be going to steal it."
Her plight was shared on social media and within 24 hours, dozens of offers of new bicycles flooded in for Mary via Facebook.
She finally accepted a loan of a fold-up bicycle from Berkhamsted Cycling Club.
People also clubbed together to give her money for a new lock and a basket for her new bike.
"I've bought a huge padlock. I've never seen such a big padlock," Mrs Hampton said.
"One bad action happened, but think of the wonderful kindness and caring that's come from it," she added. | An elderly woman whose bicycle was stolen while she was shopping has been overwhelmed by offers of replacements. |
Oxford University awarded seven honorary degrees, including to Lib Dem peer Shirley Williams, at its annual Encaenia ceremony.
One of the highlights the institution's calendar, the ceremony has changed little since 1760.
It took place in the grand surroundings of the city's Sheldonian Theatre.
An Oxford University college has taken action against a student who wore a Ku Klux Klan hood to a party.
The dean of Christ Church said the student has been banned from future events and must apologise in writing.
The event was held in December 2016 and the college emailed students about the incident on Wednesday, which it called "deeply regrettable".
Speaking to the Cherwell university newspaper the student said the costume was intended as satire.
A project to highlight the role of Indian soldiers in World War One is being undertaken by Oxford University.
It is collecting stories from British Asian families ahead of an exhibition.
A total of 1.3 million Indian soldiers served in WWI and more than 74,000 died.
The university is working with The Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, which has released photos of Indian men who served with fighters from Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
A 19th Century violin has been taken out of a collection of historic instruments held by Oxford University and sent to a young Syrian musician living as a refugee.
Aboud Kaplo, 14, was forced out of his home in Aleppo and is now living in Lebanon.
Film-maker Susie Attwood came across Aboud and saw his passion for music, but also his lack of an instrument.
An exhibition of work by an influential artist is due to open at Modern Art Oxford.
The posthumous exhibition will feature Restless Image - part of the Tate collection - which shows Rose doing a handstand on Dungeness beach in Kent.
The picture is also part of International Handstand Day, which aims to raise funds for research into Motor Neurone Disease.
Rose died of the illness in 2014. | Here are five stories in Oxfordshire that held your interest this week. |
Sam Cooke, 22, from Manchester, arrived at his house to find two cards on his doormat.
One said the parcel had been put through an open window. The second read: "I'm really sorry I think your parcel might have fallen down the toilet...Accidently (sic)".
Thankfully, the box, containing printer ink, was "too wide to hit the water".
Pictures of the apologetic postie's cards and box in the loo have been shared thousands of times on Twitter since Mr Cooke posted them on Twitter.
Royal Mail has apologised but Mr Cooke didn't kick up a stink.
He said: "There's honestly nothing to apologise for, the parcel is absolutely fine, gave me and thousands of others a good laugh."
Though he has said he will keep the window closed in future. | A shocked sports journalist got home to find a parcel which was posted through his window had landed in his toilet. |
The letter - published in the Guardian - said the coalition's approach has been characterised by broken promises, cuts and destructive legislation.
And it warned the squeeze was "hitting patients" with pressures growing on A&E units and hospital waiting lists.
But the Conservatives rejected the claims - and suggested it had been orchestrated by Labour.
The letter was organised by Dr Clare Gerada, a Labour member and former chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners, but she denied the party had had any input into it.
Signatories include Sir George Alberti, who worked as an emergency care tsar under Labour, Dr Laurence Buckman, a London-based GP and former senior member of the British Medical Association, and Prof John Ashton, a retired director of public health and president of the Faculty of Public Health.
Dr Helena McKeown, a GP from Wiltshire and Liberal Democrat councillor, also signed the letter.
The letter said: "The NHS is withering away and if things carry on as they are then in future people will be denied care they once had under the NHS and have to pay more for health services.
"As medical and public health professionals our primary concern is for all patients. We invite voters to consider carefully how the NHS has fared over the last five years."
In particular, the letter went into detail about the government's reforms, saying they had led to a "rapid and unwanted expansion of the role of commercial companies".
A Conservative Party spokeswoman described the group as a "small number of doctors" and pointed out that some of them were Labour supporters and advisers.
"The facts are clear: we have cut the number of managers and increased funding for the NHS so we can have 9,500 more doctors and 6,900 nurses treating patients.
"The NHS in England continues to perform better than other parts of the UK, with patients more likely to be seen within four hours in A&E than in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland." | The government has "undermined and weakened" the NHS in England, a letter signed by 140 doctors says. |
The top seeds defeated Australia's Dylan Alcott and South Africa's Lucas Sithole 6-0 3-6 6-2.
"It's an amazing feeling and a lovely end to a tough couple of days," said 24-year-old Lapthorne.
Meanwhile, fellow Britons Jordanne Whiley and Gordon Reid both reached their respective doubles finals.
Whiley and Japanese partner Yui Kamiji stayed on track to retain their women's doubles title after the Grand Slam-winning pair defeated Germany's Katharina Kruger and Dutchwoman Sharon Walraven 6-4 6-3.
In Friday's final they will face Dutch second seeds Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot who they beat in the Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open finals last season, although the Dutch pair won their most recent encounter in the Sydney International Open.
"I'm really happy to make the final, but it wasn't my best day," said Whiley. "I certainly need to play better in the final."
Reid will contest his second Australian Open men's doubles final after partnering Argentina's Gustavo Fernandez to win their semi-final against second seeds Joachim Gerard of Belgium and Maikel Scheffers of the Netherlands 6-1 7-5, having come from 2-0 down and 5-3 down in the second set.
"I'm delighted to be back in the final after a good solid performance from us - we're pleased how we battled through the second set," said Reid, who lost in last year's final.
Reid and Fernandez will play defending champions and top seeds Stephane Houdet of France and Shingo Kunieda of Japan in Friday's final.
Earlier on Thursday, Lapthorne saw his hopes of a place in the quad singles final fade when he was edged out 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) by Sithole in his second of three round-robin singles matches. | Britain's Andy Lapthorne won his fourth Australian Open quad doubles title after he and world number one David Wagner retained their Melbourne crown. |
An Iranian affiliated broadcaster said MP Nadhim Zahawi bought crude oil from the militant group and sold it to markets in Israel and Europe.
But High Court judges said the Iraqi-born Stratford-on-Avon candidate was a victim of "fake news".
He was awarded £200,000 in damages and legal costs of £138,483 against Press TV and UK-registered Press TV Ltd.
Mr Zahawi sued the English language news and documentary network - which is affiliated to Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), owned by the Iranian state - over a July 2015 website article which then went viral.
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It alleged Mr Zahawi funded and profited from trade with a terrorist group by purchasing the oil at a low price and selling it on.
But Mr Zahawi, chief strategy officer of Gulf Keystone Petroleum, said: "The ludicrous allegation that I, while a Member of Parliament, had firstly betrayed all of my deepest held moral principles, and secondly had somehow managed to avoid international security services, and the law, to personally trade oil with Daesh, was of course completely untrue."
He said the allegations spread "like wildfire" on social media and he had to defend himself from a "profoundly embarrassing and deeply upsetting experience".
He added that it was "of particular note" the article was published the same day he criticised Iran in Parliament.
Awarding the damages at London's High Court on Thursday, Master Victoria McCloud said Mr Zahawi had been "wrongly associated by way of `fake news' on the internet, with the consequence being very significant harm to his reputation."
Neither Press TV nor Press TV Ltd defended the case and judgment was entered in default | A Conservative politician has won libel damages after it was reported he helped fund so-called Islamic State (IS). |
Inspectors in abattoirs used to be able to cut open pig carcasses to check for signs of disease.
But under new European regulations, supported by Britain's Food Standards Agency (FSA), they will have to rely on visual checks alone.
The FSA says the new system avoids the risk of harmful bacteria being spread.
Around eight million pigs a year are slaughtered for meat in the UK.
Ron Spellman, a British meat inspector with 30 years' experience, says the new regulations, which took effect from 1 June, risk diseased parts of animals going undetected.
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Mr Spellman, who is director general of the European Working community for Food inspectors and Consumer protection (EWFC), which represents meat inspectors across the EU, said: "Last year we know that there were at least 37,000 pigs' heads with abscesses or tuberculosis lesions in lymph nodes in the head. They won't be cut now.
"There's no way to see those little abscesses, little tuberculosis lesions without cutting those lymph nodes."
Meat from pigs' heads, is recovered by specialised parts of boning plants and goes into pies, sausages and other processed foods.
The new regulations have been drawn up by the European Food Safety Authority, an agency funded by the EU, but they are based on scientific advice from the FSA.
The FSA's chief operating officer Andrew Rhodes told the BBC it was better to have a hands-off system using visual checks to reduce cross-contamination, because bugs like E. coli and campylobacter are causing scientists more concern.
He said: "The risks to the consumers are increasingly from microbiological and pathogenic hazards and that's what we must control.
"We cannot simply ignore the risks that are brought by touching, cutting and handling products that are later going to go on to be cooked and eaten, we have to do this properly."
But the FSA's support for the new measures puts them at odds with many of their own frontline staff, the 1,100 meat inspectors who check safety standards in Britain's 350 slaughterhouses and in meat-cutting plants which process carcasses.
Some in the slaughtering industry are also opposing the changes.
Kevin Burrows, of C and K Meats, owns an abattoir in Suffolk whose main business is pork.
He sees the new hands-off approach as "a backward step" and says his customers in Asian markets still insist on their pork being checked in the old way, which the FSA has agreed to allow him to do.
But he says: "Why should an exported product be under higher scrutiny than a British product? We'll end up with a two-tier system."
Shadow food and farming minister Huw Irranca-Davies has called for an urgent meeting with the FSA.
He says he is not convinced by the science he has seen on the matter and is worried the new rules could damage Britain's exports, which rely on a reputation for high welfare and meat hygiene standards.
Mr Irranca-Davies said: "We want to see absolute categoric assurances that this is not jeopardising consumer protection and we're not reassured yet because despite the work that the FSA has been doing over a few years now to look at this issue, what they have presented to us is not a compelling case for a change in the way that this works."
A Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) spokesman said: "The changes to the meat inspections will mean less cutting and handling of carcasses and offal, reducing the potential risk of harmful bacteria spreading onto the meat.
"Pigs will continue to be inspected for lesions by a vet and again after slaughter by a meat inspector.
"All pigs for export will be inspected using the methods agreed with the markets we export to." | More diseased meat could end up in sausages and pies because of changes to safety checks in slaughterhouses, hygiene inspectors have warned. |
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Adam Lallana and Jordan Henderson scored to secure a first Premier League win for the team since late August.
Prior to victory over West Brom, last year's Premier League runners-up had won just two of six league games.
"It was satisfying. We had to show character and the resilience of the players was fantastic," said Rodgers.
The Northern Irishman praised the Anfield crowd for giving his team "a lift" after the visitors equalised through a controversial Saido Berahino penalty.
Rodgers also predicted his team's form would improve, with Daniel Sturridge, Joe Allen and Emre Can expected to return from injury following the upcoming two-week international break.
Liverpool's next match will be against bottom-of-the-table QPR on 19 October.
"Certainly from now, he'll have the course of the international break to get ready, and he'll be fine for QPR," Rodgers said of Sturridge, who has missed seven matches since injuring his thigh while on international duty with England
The last Liverpool match Sturridge featured in was the 3-0 victory over Tottenham in August - their last league win before victory over the Baggies.
"We showed great potential against Tottenham and once we get all the players back and we can rotate the squad a bit better that will help us," added Rodgers.
Before the match the former Swansea manager had admitted that his team were unrecognisable from last season's title challengers.
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It was far from a polished performance against West Brom, but the 41-year-old said the three points were all that mattered.
"As we work more together the quality of our game will improve and the performance will improve but you have to find a way to win and we did that," he said.
"That was against a team coming in with good confidence having won 4-0 last week (against Burnley).
"They keep clean sheets, they are difficult to beat and we found a way to break through that resistance and win. It was vital for us before the international break."
Rodgers also questioned Michael Oliver's decision to award the visitors a penalty when Dejan Lovren appeared to foul Berahino on the edge of the box.
"It was never a penalty," said Rodgers. "Thankfully we went on and maybe had a penalty ourselves but luckily for Michael we scored." | Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers described his team's 2-1 victory against West Brom as a "big win" after a stuttering start to the season. |
A planning application has been made for the development on green belt land at Park of Keir, near Dunblane.
However a council planning and policy consultation stated the development "cannot be supported in policy terms".
A spokesman for Park of Keir Partners said they would discuss the report with Stirling Council planning officers.
Murray, mother of tennis star Andy, and golfer Montgomerie announced plans for the facility, Scotland's first purpose-built golf and tennis centre, last summer.
The proposed facility would include six indoor and six outdoor tennis courts, a nine-hole golf course with a practice range, coaching suites and a cafe, along with around 100 houses and a hotel.
However, some local residents raised concerns about the development being sited on green belt land between Dunblane and Bridge of Allan.
These concerns were echoed in an official planning and policy document authored by Claire Milne, a principal planning officer at Stirling Council.
Her report concluded that the planned housing - included in the project to subsidise the cost of the sports facilities - "is not intended to meet any of the local or particular housing needs, and will in fact exacerbate affordability in the local area".
While the tennis, golf and tourism element of the proposal would "provide a degree of social as well as economic benefit to the local area", the report noted that the business case submitted was "not sufficiently convincing".
The report also states that there is no "overriding national need" or a local need for the project to be sited on green belt land, a "sensitive landscape" which would suffer a "significant detrimental impact" from the development.
A spokesman for Park of Keir Partners said it was "normal practice" for planning officers to carry out a policy review.
He added: "We plan to meet with the council's planning officers to address a number of the comments in this report and we remain confident our proposed development represents sufficient benefit to the people of the area, and Scotland as a whole, to allow members of the planning committee to approve our application."
A date has not yet been set for councillors to consider the application. | Planning bosses have raised concerns over a Stirlingshire tennis and golf centre proposed by Judy Murray and Colin Montgomerie. |
The 27-year-old had been due to face Wladimir Klitschko in a rematch, before the Ukrainian retired on Thursday.
The WBA says Joshua and Ortiz have 30 days from 3 August to agree the fight.
Joshua, who beat Klitschko at Wembley in April, has also been told he must face IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev before 2 December or risk being stripped of his belt.
There had been plans for Joshua to fight Klitschko in Las Vegas on 11 November and Ortiz's manager, Jay Jimenez, has said his fighter could fill the void.
Jimenez told Boxingscene: "We are next. We have no problem fighting on that date of November 11th in Las Vegas. Our mandatory takes precedent over Pulev's and they know that."
Ortiz, 38, has 23 knockouts from 27 wins, while Pulev, 36, has one defeat in his 26 fights, with 13 stoppages.
Joshua holds two of the four major belts, with New Zealand's Joseph Parker the WBO champion, while American Deontay Wilder has the WBC belt. | British heavyweight Anthony Joshua has been ordered by the WBA to defend his title against Cuba's Luis Ortiz. |
The clash with Edinburgh is Townsend's last as Glasgow head coach, before he takes charge of the national team.
He will name his squad for the June fixtures against Italy, Australia and Fiji on Monday.
"This game is really important in finalising who we're going to take," Townsend told BBC Scotland.
"We thought about announcing it a couple of weeks ago, but thought that wouldn't have been fair on the players who are involved in this game.
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"It's the last game of the season, we'll know who is available in terms of injuries after this weekend, and it's an opportunity for certain players that may be close to selection to push themselves into that final squad."
Townsend's Warriors have failed to earn a Pro12 semi-final spot for the first time in five seasons, finishing in sixth place regardless of Saturday's result.
Their inter-city rivals have endured a torrid league campaign - ending a run of eight successive defeats with Friday's win over the Dragons - and can finish no higher than ninth.
The incoming Scotland boss will lead his new charges on a three-Test southern hemisphere tour, taking on Italy in Singapore, Australia in Sydney, and finally Fiji in the archipelago capital of Suva.
"The one positive from a Scotland perspective about neither Glasgow or Edinburgh making the play-offs is that we'll have more time to work with the players," Townsend added.
"We'll have a three-week build-up to our tour. It'll be really exciting, we're going to a new environment, Singapore to play Italy, then Sydney to play Australia, then on to Fiji. So six weeks working with that group of players is invaluable for us as new coaches."
The former Scotland international, who won 82 caps, will have a near-full-strength compliment of players at his disposal, with Warriors duo Stuart Hogg and Tommy Seymour the only Scots to win selection for the British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand.
"We'll be looking to take our strongest squad," Townsend said. "So after this weekend the players that are available, players that are on form, players who've played well for Scotland, have got the best chance of going on that tour."
Townsend will also have former Scotland captain Mike Blair at his flank, with the retired scrum-half joining the national coaching set-up for the trio of Tests.
Blair took up the role of skills coach with Glasgow after retiring from playing last April, and will remain with the Warriors staff outside of international windows.
"Mike's a new coach, he's only been coaching for this season, but he's shown a really good commitment to the role," Townsend said.
"He works very hard, he's been a big help to me in terms of the attack, he's been a big help to the players too with the skill work he does and the close work he does with the scrum-halves.
"So to have him when we're on tour and when we're in Test windows will be great, but also for him to continue [at Glasgow] working with the group will be excellent for the Glasgow players." | Gregor Townsend says Saturday's 1872 Cup derby provides one last chance for players to force their way into his first Scotland squad. |
At a Buckingham Palace garden party in pouring rain on Tuesday, the Queen commented, "Oh, bad luck" when told a Metropolitan Police commander had led the police operation around the Chinese leader's visit.
The Queen's unguarded comments are atypical for her, but also pose some unanswered questions about the visit.
In short, we don't know. Police Commander Lucy D'Orsi was "seriously, seriously undermined by the Chinese", according to the Lord Chamberlain, who introduced her to the Queen.
Commander D'Orsi said it "was quite a testing time" and that "they walked out of Lancaster House and told me that the trip was off".
The Queen clearly knew all about the incident concerned and interjected: "They were very rude to the ambassador."
"They walked out on both of us," replied Ms D'Orsi.
Did Ms D'Orsi mean that Chinese officials threatened to cancel the whole state visit? Or just part of the itinerary?
Was any conflict to do with security arrangements (as Ms D'Orsi was clearly under pressure) or of wider diplomatic significance?
We simply do not know. The police have not issued any statement.
President Xi and his wife Madame Peng were guests of the Queen and Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace for the state visit so perhaps it is to be expected that the Queen would be aware of such details.
The Metropolitan Police had to defend itself from human rights groups' accusations that it dealt inappropriately with protesters during Mr Xi's visit in October 2015.
Commander D'Orsi issued a statement in the immediate aftermath of the visit saying she was disappointed at hearing the view expressed that the Met was "working to the bidding of the Chinese to suppress protest".
The Queen's comments were picked up by the microphone of the camera filming the garden party event, operated by Peter Wilkinson, the monarch's official cameraman
His footage was released to broadcasters under the "pool" arrangement which is standard procedure for royal events (to avoid all broadcasters sending their own crews to every engagement).
It was only then that the uncharacteristically undiplomatic comments were spotted.
Indeed. At the time Mr Xi said he believed his visit would lift UK-China relations to a "new height".
Buckingham Palace would not comment on a "private conversation" but said all parties worked closely to ensure the visit proceeded smoothly.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said the president's trip to the UK was very successful and "marked the start of the Golden Era between China and the UK".
We now know, thanks to the Queen's comments, that it was a testing time behind the scenes, at least for the police commander and the British ambassador to China. However, that does not mean that overall the trip was not a success.
Kerry Brown, Professor of Chinese Studies at King's College London, and a former senior British diplomat in Beijing, told the BBC that it was striking that even someone with the Queen's six decades of diplomatic experience still found dealing with the Chinese protocols and machinery tough:
"In terms of the atmospherics between diplomats in China and the UK, it's not an easy relationship and that comes through in the freight of emotion that was in her comments."
At the moment, there is no coverage whatsoever of this in mainland China, says BBC Monitoring's China Media Analyst Kerry Allen.
"This is not unusual. The comments the Queen made will be regarded as highly embarrassing by China's elite, as the concept of 'maintaining face' - one's sense of dignity or prestige - is incredibly important within the country," she says.
"Owing to the sensitivity of her comments, state media will be required to hold off covering this until the government decides what official response to give.
"Some users of popular microblogs like Sina Weibo though are commenting on it and quickly gaining responses. However, the censors are catching up and censoring comments to limit impact."
The BBC's World News TV channel goes temporarily to black in China whenever the story about Mr Xi's visit is mentioned.
Probably not. | The Queen has described Chinese officials as having been "very rude" during last October's state visit to the UK by President Xi Jinping. |
The case had been brought by the Brazilian investment fund DIS, which formerly owned the transfer rights to the 24-year-old forward.
The company claimed it was short-changed when Neymar transferred from Brazilian club Santos to Barcelona in 2013.
Neymar and his father, who acts as his agent, have both denied any wrongdoing.
In a separate case, Barcelona was forced to pay a fine of 5.5m euros ($6.1m; £4.7m) last month because of tax irregularities in Neymar's transfer from Santos.
Since moving to the Nou Camp, he has won two La Liga titles, two Copa del Rey trophies, the Champions League, the European Super Cup, the Spanish Super Cup and the Club World Cup.
At Barcelona, he forms a powerful attacking trio with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.
In a separate case in Barcelona this week, Messi was sentenced to 21 months in jail for tax fraud.
The Argentine football great has appealed against the court's ruling. | A Spanish court has dismissed a fraud and corruption case against football superstar Neymar and his father. |
An insipid performance in Tbilisi was bad enough, but in Frankfurt, immediately after that 1-0 victory for Georgia,Germany served up a display against Poland to add another layer of gloom to any analysis of Monday's likely outcome.
As Mats Hummels told BBC Scotland afterwards, this was not Germany back to their all-conquering best, but at times against a very good Poland side, they came very close.
This was particularly true of the offensive aspect of their play.
They swarmed forward, time after time, their incisive passing opening up gaps in the Poland defence.
After 20 minutes in the Commerzbank Arena, they had battered the Poles seemingly into submission and the 2-0 scoreline at that point looked like it might become five or six by the end.
Thomas Muller, scorer of the first goal, was one of several Germany players on song in that opening period, his languid style belying a sharpness and intelligence that more often than not leads him to be in the right place at the right time in the opposition's box.
In Karim Bellarabi, the Bayer Leverkusen winger, Germany appear to have added yet another attacking weapon to their already considerable arsenal.
Given his international debut in the defeat by Poland last year, he has become a regular in Joachim Low's line-up and on Friday night showed why.
Linking on the left with another relative newcomer - the Cologne full-back Jonas Hector - he gave Lukasz Piszczek, the experienced Borussia Dortmund defender, the run-around, creating Muller's goal and causing havoc.
Alan Hutton, or whoever is given the nod by Gordon Strachan at right back, will require support from players in front of and beside him if Germany are not to run amok.
Much has been made of the lack of playing time some of Scotland's starters against Georgia had under their belts for their clubs.
In the German ranks, a similar issue seemed not to affect Bastian Schweinsteiger and Mario Gotze.
The midfielder has started just two of Manchester United's six competitive matches this season, with Gotze starting just once in the Bundesliga for Bayern Munich.
Yet both men played significant roles in overcoming Poland. Gotze - nominally playing as a striker - drifted to find space, allowing Muller to fill the gaps left behind.
He scored twice - the first a finish from the edge of the box after dancing past Polish defenders on the left of the penalty area - and also struck the post as he sought to reward Low's loyalty in the face of Pep Guardiola's continuing quandary about how best to accommodate him at Bayern.
And Schweinsteiger, apparently still trying to adjust to the pace of the English Premier League, prowled the midfield, breaking up attacks, starting lightning counter-movements and generally looking majestic.
It's no secret. The German side is brimming with talent - and that's without mentioning Toni Kroos or Mesut Ozil!
Or indeed Manuel Neuer, who produced two out-of-this-world saves to help ensure the three points stayed in Frankfurt.
But there or thereabouts lies the merest chink of light for the Scots. For one of those saves was the result of a wayward clearance from the flamboyant keeper.
And he was not the only member of Die Mannschaft to carelessly concede possession or to lose concentration to allow the opposition an opportunity.
It happened relatively regularly - sometimes the result of Polish harrying, but on other occasions simply because of a mental or physical lapse by a German player.
If Scotland are to take anything from Monday's match, they must surely capitalise on any such failings.
The introduction of Hector and Emre Can of Liverpool at full-back looked good from an attacking perspective, but there remains an uncertainty about the German defence.
Hummels and Jerome Boateng are undoubtedly excellent defenders, but if their full-backs are caught high up the pitch they can be vulnerable when dragged out wide.
These are scraps, though, on which Scotland must attempt to feed. The Germans have a feast of options at their disposal. | It is difficult, in the wake of Friday's fixtures in Group D, to find much to be optimistic about from a Scotland perspective. |
The Department of Health announced in October it planned to add up to 1,500 more places each year - a boost of 25% on current student doctor numbers - and says it will hit that target by 2020.
It is part of a plan to use UK-trained doctors to ease NHS staffing pressures.
But the British Medical Association says the plan will not address the immediate shortage of medics.
Training to become a doctor takes at least five years and currently about 6,000 graduate each year.
The government wants many of the new training places to go to students from disadvantaged backgrounds to improve diversity in the medical profession.
Medical schools will be able to bid to run some of the extra course places.
Those that can demonstrate they are targeting under-represented social groups, such as poorer students, will be favoured, as will those covering regions that struggle to attract trainee medics - rural areas and costal towns, for example.
The extra training places in England will ultimately mean 7,500 home-grown doctors should graduate each year.
Currently, about a quarter of doctors working in the NHS trained outside the UK.
There are concerns that the impact of Brexit and a global shortage of doctors could make it harder to recruit as many in the future.
Some UK-trained medics are also leaving the country to work elsewhere.
Harrison Carter from the BMA said: "The students who will benefit from these new placements will take at least 10 years to train and become senior doctors so we mustn't forget this promise won't tackle the immediate shortage of doctors in the NHS which could become more acute following Brexit.
"As such, we require equal focus on retaining existing doctors in high-quality jobs which will provide more immediate relief to an overstretched medical workforce."
Health Minister Philip Dunne said: "We're committed to giving more talented students the chance to be part of our world-class NHS workforce.
"Not only is this the biggest ever expansion to the number of doctor training places, but it's also one of the most inclusive; ensuring everyone has the chance to study medicine regardless of their background, and ensuring the NHS is equipped for the future with doctors serving in the areas that need them the most."
Prof Wendy Reid, from Health Education England, said the extra places would help the NHS meet the diverse healthcare needs of patients "up and down the country".
Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth said: "Ministers have repeatedly announced plans to increase doctors' training levels and in many key medical specialities they are failing to fill the places already on offer.
"The government need to get a grip and put in place a long-term workforce plan backed up with significant new investment for the number of staff needed to deliver services safely." | An extra 500 medical school places in England have been confirmed for next year by the government. |
Myra Forde's ex-lawyer says she did not state that the late PM was a client, nor did she threaten to expose him if a prosecution against her was continued.
Forde says she has "no knowledge of any misconduct on his part" and recent media coverage had caused her distress.
The UK's historical child sex abuse inquiry is to examine claims about Sir Edward if "the facts justify it".
The Metropolitan, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Jersey and Kent forces are conducting separate inquiries into the late MP.
The BBC understands Wiltshire Police halted an inquiry into Forde in the 1990s.
On Monday, the Independent Police Complaints Commission said it would look at whether a case was dropped by Wiltshire Police when a person involved made claims against Sir Edward.
Forde was later convicted of controlling prostitutes after a successful prosecution by the same force.
She was jailed for six years after a trial that included allegations that she had supplied children as young as 13 to her clients.
Fourteen years later Forde was prosecuted and jailed again for inciting prostitution.
Richard Griffiths, Forde's solicitor in 1992, has now spoken on her behalf to the Salisbury Journal.
He told the newspaper: "My former client wishes me to make it very clear that at no stage did she state that Ted Heath was a client and at no stage did she threaten to expose him as a client of hers if the prosecution was continued.
"For the avoidance of any doubt, Myra Forde wishes me to make it clear that she had no involvement with Ted Heath of any kind and has no knowledge of any misconduct on his part."
He also said that, at the time of that case, the prosecution "took what, at the time, seemed a sensible decision that they could not prove their case and offered no evidence".
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A spokesman for the UK's ongoing independent inquiry into child sexual abuse, chaired by Justice Lowell Goddard, said that although the allegations about Sir Edward fell within its terms of reference, it had not received any direct allegations.
Sir Edward, who was Conservative prime minister from 1970 to 1974, died aged 89 in 2005 at his home in Salisbury.
Wiltshire Police has declined to comment on the claims that it did not follow up accusations against him during his lifetime, but has appealed for information regarding allegations against Sir Edward.
Meanwhile, Labour MP Tom Watson said he had referred two allegations of child sexual abuse by Sir Edward to the police since 2012, with police confirming that at least one of those allegations was being investigated.
Friends of Sir Edward have dismissed the claims, saying there is not a shred of evidence to link him to abuse.
The Sir Edward Heath Charitable Foundation, which operates the museum at Arundells, his home in Salisbury, said it "wholeheartedly" believed the investigation would clear Sir Edward's name. | A former brothel keeper has denied accusing ex-Prime Minister Edward Heath of involvement in child sexual abuse. |
Ms Glass, MP for North West Durham, has been shadow minister for Europe and a shadow junior education minister.
But her appointment has come during a wave of resignations by Labour MPs seeking a change in leadership.
Ms Powell, in stepping down, said that Mr Corbyn's position has become "untenable" as Labour party leader.
Ms Glass has had a background in education, serving as a member of the education select committee during the coalition government between 2010 and 2015.
Before entering Parliament she worked with local education authorities on improving their education services.
She now enters a shadow cabinet facing calls for a leadership election, with her predecessor Ms Powell joining calls for another leader.
Ms Powell said Mr Corbyn had shown himself to be "decent, principled and kind" but that his position as head of the party had become "untenable" and that she did not have confidence that he could provide an effective opposition.
In her resignation letter Ms Powell highlighted that during her time as shadow education secretary the government had been forced to abandon plans to make it compulsory for all schools to become academies. | Pat Glass has been announced as Labour's shadow education secretary, after Lucy Powell resigned from Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet. |
The study says girls as young as 10 are forced to marry much older men in countries including Afghanistan, Yemen, India and Somalia.
Save the Children says early marriage can trigger a cycle of disadvantage across every part of a girl's life.
Conflict, poverty and humanitarian crises are seen as major factors that leave girls exposed to child marriage.
"Child marriage starts a cycle of disadvantage that denies girls the most basic rights to learn, develop and be children," said Save the Children International CEO Helle Thorning-Schmidt.
"Girls who marry too early often can't attend school, and are more likely to face domestic violence, abuse and rape. They fall pregnant and are exposed to STIs (sexually transmitted infections) including HIV."
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The report, called Every Last Girl, ranks countries based on the hardest place to be a girl based on schooling, child marriage, teen pregnancy, maternal deaths and the number of women in parliament.
Chad, Niger, Central African Republic, Mali and Somalia were ranked at the bottom of the index.
The report says girls affected by conflict are more likely to become child brides.
It says many refugee families marry off their daughters as a way to protect them against poverty or sexual exploitation.
The charity used the example of a 13-year-old Syrian refugee in Lebanon it called Sahar - not her real name - who was married to a 20-year-old man. Now 14, she is two months pregnant.
"The wedding day, I was imagining it would be a great day but it wasn't. It was all misery. It was full of sadness," Save the Children quoted her as saying.
"I feel really blessed that I am having a baby. But I am a child raising a child."
The report says girls also suffer during humanitarian crises such as the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone where the shutting down of schools led to an estimated 14,000 teen pregnancies.
The UN children's agency, Unicef, estimates that the number of women married in childhood will grow from 700 million today to around 950 million by 2030.
The Save the Children's report coincides with International Day of the Girl on Tuesday. | One girl under the age of 15 is married every seven seconds, according to a new report by Save the Children. |
The body of Malcolm Ballantyne, known as Malky, was found at his home in Glebe Place by a family member shortly after 13:00 on Friday.
A post-mortem examination is taking place but police are treating the death as suspicious.
Officers are trying to trace Mr Ballantyne's movements on Thursday and Friday and are also checking CCTV.
Det Ch Insp Gary Cunningham said: "Malky was found yesterday by a family member who is obviously distraught at what has happened.
"He is a well-known character in the area and has a routine where he visits and socialises in various pubs in Stevenson most days - generally in the morning.
"We are keen to find out if anyone saw Malky between 1000 hours on Thursday 20 August and 1300 hours on Friday 21 August."
Door-to-door inquiries are taking place in Saltcoats and Stevenson and there are extra uniformed patrols in the area. | Investigations are under way after the death of 72-year-old man at a flat in Saltcoats, in North Ayrshire. |
The conference, organised by Mankind Initiative and held at the Keepmoat Stadium, was chaired by former abuse victim Ian McNicholl.
His ex-girlfriend is serving a seven year prison sentence for GBH and assault.
Mankind Initiative said men too often are "too ashamed" to report abuse.
Mr McNicholl, 52, from East Yorkshire, said: "Far too many men feel they're to blame, they're weak and they're alone often because they do not think there is support for them.
"We aim to change that so no man suffers in silence and realise they can escape and rebuild their lives."
Mankind Initiative said male domestic abuse figures are particularly high in South Yorkshire.
In the last three years, police received 19,459 calls from men but the charity said the real figures are likely to be higher because of under-reporting by men.
Mr McNicholl, who was in an abusive relationship for 18 months, said:
"By the time I was rescued by police I had a fractured skull, multiple fractures to my cheekbone, I've had the septum on my nose replaced, I have a scar from an assault with a steam iron.
"It almost took my life. She told me in her last assault she was going to kill me. I was also on the point of suicide."
He said he did not report it earlier because he feared for his life and was "emotionally and physically ground-down".
130 delegates from around the country attended the conference.
Mankind Initiative said men often do not report abuse because they feel "embarrassed", feel it "undermines their identity as a man" and "fear they won't be believed." | One in five domestic violence victims in Yorkshire are men, according to a charity holding a conference in Doncaster. |
The British Speedway Promoters' Association, whose chairman Keith Chapman has been involved in negotiations to keep the club going, say an agreement has been reached.
It has also been announced that a 15-year lease has been signed for the team's Beaumont Park venue.
"Hopefully this is a new start for the club and it will have a good future," Chapman told BBC Radio Leicester.
"Further meetings are now necessary to establish the management structure of the club, a racenight for the 2017 season and other arrangements," said a Leicester Speedway statement. | Leicester Lions' future has been secured following financial problems. |
The case revolved around a horn "hit", which was allegedly lifted from the Salsoul Orchestra track Love Break.
But the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said the sample lasted less than a second, and would not have been recognisable to the general public
"Without careful attention, the horn hits are easy to miss," it said.
Producer Shep Pettibone worked on both Vogue and Love Break. The one-note horn sequence in contention lasted just 0.23 seconds, the court heard.
You can hear the original at 4'40" in this clip, and at 1'02" in Madonna's track.
"After listening to the recordings," wrote judge Susan P Graber, "we conclude that a reasonable jury could not conclude that an average audience would recognise the appropriation of the composition".
However, the court's decision was not unanimous, with Judge Barry G Silverman arguing that the uncredited sample, if proven, would amount to theft.
"It is no defence to theft that the thief made off with only a 'de minimis' part of the victim's property," Silverman wrote.
He said a copyright of a recording amounted to a "valuable property right, the stock-in-trade of artists who make their living recording music and selling records".
The ruling could lead to short samples becoming more commonplace.
However, as The Hollywood Reporter points out, the California court's decision directly contradicts a 2006 case presented in the 6th Circuit (Tennessee).
That revolved around an NWA song that sampled a riff from George Clinton's band Funkadelic. At the time, a 6th Circuit judge wrote: "Get a license or do not sample. We do not see this as stifling creativity in any significant way." | Madonna's Vogue did not break copyright law, even though it contained a snippet of another artist's song, a US court has ruled. |
It wants to redress the balance from the university's walls being lined with pictures of "dead white males" by adding more women and ethnic minorities.
The portraits include broadcasters Dame Esther Rantzen and Reeta Chakrabarti.
Oxford's head of equality Trudy Coe said it was "sending a signal".
This commissioning of portraits is one of the biggest projects by the university to create a more diverse range of people portrayed in its public places - including more women, people from ethnic minorities, gays and lesbians and people with disabilities.
The university faced a high-profile controversy last year over whether a statue of Cecil Rhodes should be removed - after claims that the Victorian colonialist's attitudes on race made him an unsuitable figure to be commemorated.
The new pictures on the ancient walls will include scientist Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell and author Jeanette Winterson. There will also be some men, including film maker Ken Loach.
"We're not taking anyone down - but the portraits have been almost exclusively men and we're just beginning to redress the balance," says Ms Coe, head of the university's equality and diversity unit.
"It will allow students to look up and see people who look like them. It's sending a signal to a wider range of students that they belong here," she says.
Ms Coe says the new pictures will reflect the modern reality of university life - and the people who have been painted or photographed have been nominated by current staff and students.
The people depicted have links with the university - such as being former students or academic staff - with the criteria that they were examples of excellence and widened the range of pictures from the "narrow and traditional" and "challenged stereotypes".
Among the people to be represented will be criminologist and disability rights campaigner, Marie Tidball.
"Symbols are important," she said.
There are millions of people with a disability in the UK, Ms Tidball said, but they have a "lack of visibility in public spaces".
The commissioning of a picture of an academic with a disability was a "very significant" step towards making sure that all kinds of students could feel at home at the university, she said.
"I really hope that this speaks to kids now doing their GCSEs," said Ms Tidball.
And she rejected suggestions of an excess of political correctness as "absolute nonsense".
BBC journalist Reeta Chakrabarti said it was a project which reflected the university's current staff and living alumni.
These are people who are "alive and kicking, a representation of modern day Britain," she said.
"You could just continue to portray the same people, but it wouldn't be a reflection of how the university and society have changed," she said.
"Different ages, different societies celebrate different values."
As a student at Oxford, she said "there weren't many people there who were like me, from my sort of background".
But she had an "overwhelmingly positive experience" and "nothing about Oxford made me feel out of place".
Oxford University has faced questions about whether it is admitting enough poorer students and state-school pupils.
Admissions figures published earlier this year showed that Oxford had one of the lowest proportions of state school pupils of any UK university.
This showed that universities such as Bristol, Durham and Cambridge were admitting a higher proportion of state school pupils than Oxford.
The new portraits: | Oxford University is revealing the identities of more than 20 people whose portraits will be put on display to try to "promote greater diversity". |
Dockery, who plays Lady Mary in ITV's hit period drama, will play Madame de Tourvel in the production, heading up the London theatre's autumn season.
Janet McTeer and West co-star as ruthless former lovers Marquise de Merteuil and Vicomte de Valmont.
Artistic director Josie Rourke will helm Christopher Hampton's play.
Les Liaisons Dangereuses is based on the scandalous 1782 novel by Choderlos de Laclos, which told of sex, intrigue and betrayal amongst aristocrats in pre-revolutionary France.
Its first theatre production 30 years ago starred Alan Rickman, Juliet Stevenson and Lesley Manville and won both the Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for best play.
Hampton went on to win an Oscar for best adapted screenplay for the 1988 film version starring Glenn Close, John Malkovich and Michelle Pfeiffer.
"I have long wanted to direct Christopher Hampton's superb Les Liaisons Dangereuses," said Rourke, "and the cast we have drawn together is a testament to the brilliance of his play."
Along with his stage work, West has appeared in TV dramas The Wire, The Hour and The Affair, while McTeer was recently seen in acclaimed drama The Honourable Woman and The White Queen.
Other highlights at the 250-seat theatre this autumn include the first major London run of Abi Morgan's early play Splendour, which will star Zawe Ashton, Sinead Cusack, Michelle Fairley and Genevieve O'Reilly.
Morgan has since gone on to write films such as The Iron Lady, Shame and the forthcoming Suffragette.
Splendour tells the story of a photojournalist at the heart of a coup in an eastern European state and will be directed by associate director Robert Hastie.
"One of the things that most excites me about this season is the strong leading roles for women," said Rourke.
"It is a thrill to announce a season of work that features, in plays by living writers, women of the calibre and power of Zawe Ashton, Sinead Cusack, Michelle Dockery, Michelle Fairley, Genevieve O'Reilly and Janet McTeer, who returns to the Donmar and the London stage."
The Royal Court's former artistic director Dominic Cooke will direct the UK Premiere of Teddy Ferrara, Christopher Shinn's play about a student tragedy which sends a campus into turmoil.
This autumn will also see the transfer of Phyllida Lloyd's all-female Henry IV to St Ann's Warehouse in New York. Lloyd has just been announced as the theatre's new associate director.
Theatre fans who missed out on Rourke's award-winning production of Coriolanus, starring Tom Hiddleston, will have the chance to catch it on screen in UK cinemas as part of the National Theatre Live Encore screenings. | Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery and actor Dominic West will star in a 30th anniversary revival of Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the Donmar Warehouse. |
Alice's family had asked for the scope of the inquest to include why Arnis Zalkalns was allowed to live unchecked in the UK.
The chief suspect who was jailed for murdering his wife in Latvia, Zalkalns was found hanged in west London.
Alice's parents said they welcomed the coroner's decision.
The full inquest, to be held in front of a jury, will start in June.
Alice, 14, went missing on 28 August last year having last been seen alive on the Grand Union Canal towpath near Hanwell.
Her body was found on 30 September after Scotland Yard's biggest search operation since the July 7 bombings in 2005.
Builder Zalkalns, 41, is believed to have killed Alice in a sexually motivated attack and then dumped her body.
He had been imprisoned in Latvia for murdering his wife but was released and travelled to the UK in 2007.
His body was found in woodland in Boston Manor Park.
Police said he would have been charged with Alice's murder had he lived.
Alice Gross investigation - timeline
The Gross family lawyer asked at a pre-hearing in October that the inquest should cover whether there was any failure by the authorities to implement statutory safeguards to protect the public under Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights - the right to life.
Sitting at the High Court earlier, Coroner Dr Fiona Wilcox said she accepted the submissions, adding that witnesses would be called to determine "how he (Zalkalns) came to be in the country in the first place, given his convictions for murder and firearms offences".
The inquest will also look at "the systems that were in place at the time, and whether appropriate checks were carried out".
Katerina Laiblova, Zalkalns' girlfriend, could be called to give evidence to the inquest about his mental state prior to his death, Dr Wilcox added.
In 2009 Zalkans was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a teenage girl but no charges followed.
At the time of that alleged offence it appeared he was still subject to a supervisory or probationary arrangement in Latvia, that hearing was told.
A statement from Alice's parents, Ros Hodgkiss and Jose Gross, said they were pleased "at the range of information that the coroner is willing to put in front of the jury".
They also said it was their hope that the coroner "will be able to make recommendations to prevent this kind of thing happening again".
A further pre-inquest hearing is scheduled to taken place in April. | The inquest into the death of Alice Gross will examine whether failures by the government and police contributed to her death, a coroner has ruled. |
The 14-month old tabby and white called Pumbaa was found bleeding in a Peterborough alleyway on Saturday.
The stab wound was so deep the vet was unable to operate before Pumbaa died.
A second cat - Mischief - was shot by an air rifle in an area near to where Pumbaa was stabbed, according to the RSPCA.
It is unclear whether the two incidents are linked.
RSPCA inspector Justin Stubbs said: "These were two shocking and completely senseless attacks."
Pumbaa's owner, Kirsty Cracknell, 29, of Croyland Road, said: "I am utterly devastated about Pumbaa - he was such a soppy little mummy's boy. I just keep expecting him to jump through the window.
"What particularly breaks my heart is that I think he must have been on his way home to me, considering where he was found." | A cat's death after being stabbed with a screwdriver has sparked an RSPCA appeal for information in Cambridgeshire. |
The 33-year-old was injured at Colchester police station in Essex during a struggle when he grabbed hold of a toilet bowl in his cell.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has started an investigation into the incident.
It is believed seven Essex Police officers will be questioned. The force has not commented.
It is thought the IPCC will investigate claims the man was handcuffed after his fingers were severed, and allegations of a significant time delay in taking him to hospital.
The prisoner, who lost part of three fingers on his left hand, was taken to hospital following the incident on 1 May.
He had been taken into custody in connection with a public order incident.
A spokesman for the IPCC said: "The Independent Police Complaints Commission is to independently investigate an incident at Colchester Police Station on May 1, 2015 where a man suffered serious hand injuries while in custody.
"Further information is likely to be published in due course." | A police force is being investigated after a prisoner had three fingers severed while in custody. |
The 96-year-old announced his retirement in May, after decades of supporting the Queen, as well as attending events for his own charities and organisations.
Prince Philip is also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, but who is he and why is he so important?
The Duke of Edinburgh is the Queen's husband - they've been married for nearly 70 years.
They met while Prince Philip was an officer in the Navy during World War Two.
He and the Queen have four children: Prince Charles, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and Princess Anne.
Prince Philip is also the grandfather of Princes William and Harry, and the great-grandfather of Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
Although he isn't the king, his job title is pretty special. He's the Queen's 'consort' - and his role is to support Queen Elizabeth II.
He now holds the record for the longest-serving consort in British history!
Prince Philip was born in 1921 on the Greek island of Corfu.
His family left Greece when Philip was just a one-year-old baby.
He spent his childhood in France, Germany and then here in Britain.
He celebrated his 96th birthday in June 2017.
Philip gave up his job in the Navy after Queen Elizabeth II's father died and she became Queen.
He has always thrown himself into his role of supporting her and has found a real passion in doing charity work.
One issue he cares about a lot is wildlife conservation - something he spoke to Newsround about back in 1986.
You may also have heard of one of his most important and famous charities: The Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme.
It offers challenges and adventure to thousands of young people in the UK.
Since the Duke of Edinburgh's Award was launched in 1956, millions of young people have taken part in the scheme.
Philip also has a reputation for speaking his mind, and sometimes his comments have caused some people embarrassment.
However, he is also praised by many for his dedication and his unique way of doing things.
The Queen is not only the head of state of the UK but she's also Head of the Commonwealth - an association of 52 countries, many of which used to be part of the British Empire.
As well as visiting parts of the UK, part of the Queen's job involves visiting these other countries, meeting people and doing lots of charity work, which Prince Philip often helps her with.
Since 1952, Prince Philip has completed 22,219 royal engagements on his own.
Every year the Royal Family carry out over 2,000 official visits throughout the UK and worldwide.
As the Queen and the Duke have become older more of these royal duties have been passed to the younger members of the family.
While Prince Philip's diary of events will come to an end in August, Buckingham Palace has said he may still decide to attend certain events alongside the Queen in the future.
The Queen's public schedule will continue as normal. | The Queen's husband Prince Philip will take part in his final public meeting before he officially retires from royal duties. |
The stone is thought to have been in Soulbury, Buckinghamshire for 11,000 years. The road was built round it.
Residents said they would chain themselves to it when the council said the stone may have to be moved.
The council has now said it would be "lunacy" to move it, but was looking for ways to make the road safer.
Local legend claims the rock, known as the Soulbury Boot, appeared on Chapel Hill after villagers fought with the devil and cut off his foot.
Some people also claim it rolls down the hill as the church chimes midnight.
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It is not known how the boulder gets back up the hill, but it was in its usual place when a motorist allegedly hit it, damaging her car and later claiming compensation, according to the Leighton Buzzard Observer.
A Buckinghamshire County Council spokesman told the BBC it had been discussing the future of the stone with the parish council "following the alleged incident".
Removing the stone was "an option" but the council was aware it would not be a popular choice.
A Facebook community group launched a Save our Soulbury Stone (Soss) campaign calling for residents to reject any proposal to move it, with some vowing to chain themselves to the rock to protect it.
However, Conservative councillor Mark Shaw has now told the BBC that "to move it, or even discuss moving it... would be absolute madness".
He described it as the "heart and soul" of Soulbury.
"What we want to do is clearly make the road safe and secure for all drivers but actually it would be absolute lunacy to move that stone," Mr Shaw said. "Let's bear in mind this is about one person who's crashed into this stone in over 11,000 years." | A large boulder which has sat in the middle of a road for decades is to stay where it is despite a car crashing into it, a council has said. |
Eleven care workers are to be sentenced later for the maltreatment and neglect of five patients at Winterbourne View.
But a BBC Inside Out West investigation has found evidence of alleged abuse involving different staff members.
Police have agreed the assault on Ben Pullar was "not acceptable" but said they would not re-open the case.
Mr Pullar is autistic and bi-polar, with severe learning difficulties, and when he was 18, he spent almost a year at Winterbourne View from July 2009.
He lost two teeth when he was punched in the face.
His twin, Tom, said his behaviour changed drastically after going to the hospital.
"He's burst out crying on me and demanded to talk about Winterbourne View - and this is two years after Winterbourne View - so it still affects him today," said the 21-year-old.
The BBC has seen daily care notes from his time at the hospital which state Mr Pullar "had an accident with his teeth" just weeks after he arrived.
His family said they were given mixed messages about what happened and were told at one point he had "bitten the floor".
He was taken to Bristol Dental Hospital by Winterbourne View staff as an emergency patient, and two doctors there raised the alarm with the authorities because of the severity of his injuries.
Senior dental consultant Dr Jane Luker said: "I think they thought the injury he sustained wasn't consistent with what they were being told.
"He had allegedly bitten a carer and the injuries were sustained from him biting that carer.
"[But] because the teeth were pushed back palatally, towards the back of the mouth, it would be consistent with a punch or a blow to the front of the face."
The authorities met several days after Mr Pullar was assaulted, but his family was not invited.
Tom Pullar said: "I think that care staff are supposed to care for patients, not punch them."
Notes obtained by Inside Out said the nurse was bitten and retaliated in order to remove his fingers - and later, that he had pushed and pulled to get them out.
The nurse involved, Maxwell Nyamukapa, was suspended and later reinstated. Despite repeated attempts to contact Mr Nyamukapa, he has refused to comment.
The police logged it as an assault, and said the nurse had acted instinctively and in self-defence.
Forty concerns were raised about patients in just over three years with the local safeguarding board run by South Gloucestershire Council.
The police were also contacted 29 times, nine of those times related to carers suspected of using restraint of involved in violent incidents with patients - including Mr Pullar.
Det Ch Supt Louisa Rolfe, of Avon and Somerset Police, said: "We have carried out an extensive investigation into incidents at Winterbourne View and no stone has been left unturned.
"We consulted with the CPS and our partners in terms of action we could take.
"Looking back on that incident now and understanding the whole pattern of what was happening at that residential hospital, it is clearly not acceptable.
"However, at the time, the officer was dealing with information, reliable information, that came from patients and carers, and that came from other experts in that field. And perhaps they relied upon that information too much."
She added: "We accept that there is learning for us as an organisation and we will do things differently in future."
Det Ch Supt Rolfe said the force had carried out an extensive investigation into incidents at the hospital and had improved how it dealt with people with learning disabilities.
The council has declined to comment on Mr Pullar's case.
Castlebeck, the hospital's owner at the time, said its new board and management had already, and would continue to, rigorously review what happened at Winterbourne View.
The firm said if any other matters come to light, immediate action would be taken and the appropriate authorities informed.
It has also referred Mr Nyamukapa twice to the Nursing & Midwifery Council, who declined to comment.
Inside Out West is on BBC One West at 7.30pm on Monday or for seven days after on the iPlayer. | The family of a man who was punched in the face as a patient at a private hospital in Bristol is calling for the incident to be re-investigated. |
The Clogher rider took a narrow victory over compatriot Alastair Seeley after 10 laps, with Dublin's Jack Kennedy fourth and David Allingham in sixth.
Seeley is unable to score championship points onhis Spirit Moto2 machine.
Farmer now lies second in the standings on 145 points, five behind Tarran Mackenzie, who has taken up Danny Kent's ride in the Moto2 MotoGP series.
Allingham is third on 134 points, followed by Carrickfergus rider Andrew Irwin on 115 and Kennedy with 100.
The feature Supersport event will take place on Sunday.
Be Wiser Ducati pilot Glenn Irwin misses the meeting through injuries sustained in a practice crash at Knockhill but Northern Ireland riders Michael Laverty, Andy Reid and Josh Elliott will take part in Sunday's two Superbike outings.
Reid has been called up to replace Davide Giugliano in the Tyco BMW team for the remainder of the season, while Elliott stands in for the injured Christian Iddon for this round.
Elliott is also set to take in this weekend's Superstock 1000cc races, along with MD Racing representative Carl Phillips. | Keith Farmer followed up his double at Knockhill by winning the Supersport sprint race at Snetterton on Saturday. |
In Northern Ireland, weather warnings have also been issued as the third storm of the season, Storm Clodagh, moved in.
The Met Office issued a yellow warning for severe gales with gusts up to 60mph (100km/h) for exposed areas.
A yellow warning means plan ahead and consider possible travel delays and disruption.
Wind and heavy rain across Northern Ireland is making driving conditions hazardous.
Police have advised drivers to slow down, use lights and drive with extra care.
As the weather deteriorated, a Christmas market in Magherafelt, County Londonderry, had to be cancelled as gales ripped through the stalls.
A tree fell on a house in Drumbeemore in County Armagh during high winds
The Irish meteorological office issued multiple weather warnings on Sunday as Storm Clodagh swept across the country.
South-westerly winds were expected to reach speeds of 60-80km/h (37-49mph) with gusts of 100-130km/h (62-80mph).
The storm is expected to move across Ireland and then on to Scotland.
In the Republic of Ireland, the areas hit by power cuts include Cratloe, County Limerick, where 449 customers were affected; Buncrana, County Donegal where there were 269 outages and 185 customers were without electricity in Clonminch, County Offaly.
More than 45,000 people were left without power when Storm Barney hit Ireland less than two weeks ago. | Up to 3,500 people have been left without electricity in heavy storms in the Republic of Ireland. |
Draped Seated Woman was moved from a council estate in Stepney, east London, on loan to Yorkshire Sculpture Park in 1997.
In 2012 Tower Hamlets Council decided against selling the piece after strong criticism.
The council said it would be positioned in Canary Wharf from October.
The Henry Moore Foundation's director Godfrey Worsdale said the foundation was "very pleased" the piece was "returning to Tower Hamlets after a careful and rigorous process".
Yorkshire Sculpture Park said it was "working closely with Tower Hamlets, following [current] Mayor John Biggs' manifesto pledge to return the sculpture to London".
Mr Biggs' predecessor, Lutfur Rahman, was removed from office after he was found guilty of electoral fraud in his 2014 election.
In 2012 Mr Rahman said it was necessary to sell the Moore sculpture - known as Old Flo - which was believed to be worth about £20m, because of "unprecedented" budget cuts.
Moore, a well-known socialist, sold the cast at cost price, £7,400, to the former London County Council on the understanding it would be displayed in a public space and might enrich the lives of those living in a socially deprived area.
The Tate Gallery described it as "part of a post-war revival of civil aspirations and social reform".
An open letter, written in 2012 by the sculptor's daughter Mary Moore and others, including film director Danny Boyle and the Tate's Sir Nicholas Serota, said selling the piece was "against the spirit of Henry Moore's original sale to London County Council at a favourable price on the understanding that it would be placed in east London".
1961 Stifford Estate, accommodating about 1,700 people, is completed
1962 Draped Seated Woman is purchased by London County Council and later placed on the estate
1997 The sculpture is loaned to Yorkshire Sculpture Park
1999 Stifford Estate is demolished
2012 Lutfur Rahman announces he wants to sell the sculpture, worth about £20m
2015 The High Court confirms Tower Hamlets Council is the legal owner of the sculpture after a dispute with Bromley Council which began in 2012
2017 Sculpture's return to London announced. | A Henry Moore sculpture which was the focus of a dispute when Tower Hamlets' former mayor wanted to sell it is to return to the capital after 20 years. |
Michelle Davies from law firm Eversheds echoed concerns of employers' group, the CBI that the UK government decision to cut subsidies for renewables will damage investment and jobs.
She said the Welsh government missed the boat by not doing enough when subsidies were in place.
Both government rejected the criticism.
The UK government cut subsidies because it is already meeting its renewable energy targets, but Ms Davies told BBC Radio Wales that was "not a sensible decision" because it made the UK a less attractive place to invest.
Ms Davies said Wales was not near where it should be on renewables, particularly when compared to Scotland's "strong leadership position".
"We didn't create that environment initially and we're paying the price for it now," she told the Wales at Work programme.
"Unfortunately there isn't a huge amount we can do about that now because the [UK] government sets the level of support that is provided," she said.
A Welsh government spokesman said it did not have the same energy powers as Scotland, and defended its green energy record.
The UK government said its priority was to move towards a low-carbon economy and ensure subsidies were used where they were needed most. | One of the leading lawyers in the renewable power sector has criticised the UK and Welsh governments for their approaches to green energy. |
The East Riding of Yorkshire Council refused planning permission for the scheme at North Ferriby, near Hull, in May 2013.
The developer St Modwen appealed to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Greg Clark, who has rejected the plan.
The company said it was disappointed and is considering its options.
The Melton Fields project would have consisted of 510 houses and a care home. The company also applied for permission for an alternative smaller scheme of 390 homes.
Villagers mounted a campaign against the development, with more than 1,200 people writing letters objecting to the plans.
East Riding council rejected both proposals claiming the land had been earmarked for employment rather than residential use.
The developer appealed against the council's decision to the government's Planning Inspectorate, which held a public inquiry last year.
Councillor John Mabbett, vice chairman of North Ferriby Parish Council, described the secretary of state's refusal as "a victory for common sense".
"Had this ill-conceived development been approved our community would have been overwhelmed by its size and the fabric and character of the village would have been harmed for ever," he said.
A spokesperson for St Modwen said: "We firmly believe that our proposals for a residential development represent the most viable option for the site, and for the region.
"Our proposals would not only deliver much needed family homes, but also bring important investment and jobs to the local area." | The government has turned down plans to build more than 500 homes near an East Yorkshire village. |
Hospital radiographer Aidan McNicholl, 36, died following the collision on the A5 at Cerrigydrudion on Sunday.
Andreas Werner, 46, of Leipzig, failed to spot the motorcyclist as he turned his VW Transporter right causing the fatal crash.
The father-of-four pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving at Llandudno Magistrates' Court.
He was fined £1,000 and also banned from driving in the UK for two years.
Prosecutor Sarah Marsh told the court the victim's family saw no value in Werner, who was staying in a cottage with his family near Bala, being sent to jail.
She said: "They accept it was a momentary lapse and nothing will bring him back."
Craig Hutchinson, defending, said Werner was remorseful and could offer no explanation for the crash. | A German holidaymaker has been fined £1,000 after causing a crash which killed a motorcyclist in Conwy county. |
The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NAC) confirmed a one-off rule change to drop the glove size from 10oz.
"I don't believe with the new gloves he makes it out of the second round," said UFC champion McGregor, 29.
"Part of me kind of wants to show some skill and dismantle him but I do not see him absorbing the blows."
"I am ready to go to war for 12 rounds and I am also ready to put him away in seconds," he added. "There is no way in hell I am not prepared to fight in the deepest of trenches."
The move to allow lighter gloves came as a surprise as the 154lbs bout is considerably over the 147lbs limit at which 8oz gloves can be used. The lighter gloves have less padding over the knuckles and are believed to favour the heavier puncher.
Earlier in August, the NAC, who sanctioned the contest, told BBC Sport they could not recall a fight at 154lbs ever being given dispensation to make such a move.
McGregor typically uses 4oz fingerless gloves in MMA, while undefeated boxer Mayweather has used 8oz gloves in 46 of his 49 bouts.
In a lengthy conference call, McGregor took questions from journalists around the world just 10 days before he makes his boxing debut in Las Vegas against former five-weight world champion Mayweather, 40.
He revealed he has been conducting "scary" training sessions at 13,000ft in an altitude chamber and stated he feels in "absolutely amazing" condition for the T-Mobile Arena bout.
But the UFC lightweight champion believes he has been "discarded" by boxing analysts and made to feel "not welcome" in the build-up to what could be the richest fight in history.
"It's certainly motivating - the disrespect and disregard for my skillset," added McGregor. "I look at people sometimes and their mind is closed.
"Fighting is a complex game. I use it as motivation and I look forward to going in and educating the world on what martial arts is."
McGregor's future beyond his boxing debut has been queried by MMA fans who fear he may not be motivated to return to UFC after earning a reported $100m in facing Mayweather.
He addressed several potential career avenues during the conference call and contests he is still a current multiple-weight UFC champion despite vacating his featherweight belt in November.
"The current featherweight champion is Max Holloway, a man I dismantled," added McGregor.
"Everyone knows, I am the multiple world champion. I look forward to going back and continuing where I left off."
McGregor said Mayweather would get his "respect" if he followed through on comments made on a US talk show this week in which he said the pair could rematch under MMA rules.
Paulie Malignaggi - who quit as McGregor's sparring partner after reacting angrily to images appearing to show him knocked down in a session - has also raised the prospect of coming out of retirement to box the Irishman.
"Tell him to shut his mouth and join the queue," McGregor said when asked about facing the former two-weight world champion.
"He got whooped and went sprinting. There's a big list of people who want to fight me." | Conor McGregor says he will beat Floyd Mayweather Jr in two rounds after the use of 8oz gloves was approved for the contest in Las Vegas on 26 August. |
Bemba, 53, was accused of failing to stop his rebels from killing and raping people in neighbouring Central African Republic (CAR) in 2002 and 2003.
He had sent more than 1,000 fighters to help put down an attempted coup.
Bemba, once vice-president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, will remain in custody until sentencing.
The court in The Hague found him guilty of several charges including rape and murder. He is expected to appeal.
It is the first time the ICC has focused on rape as a weapon of war, and the first time a suspect has been convicted over crimes committed by others under his command.
The fact that Bemba was convicted for sexual violence is significant. Many Congolese suspects have been accused of such crimes, but this is the first guilty verdict.
His conviction was for crimes committed in the Central African Republic, but it will send the message to high-ranking soldiers and militiamen in DR Congo, where sexual violence is rife, that they are responsible for preventing it.
But in Congo, despite his murky record, Jean-Pierre Bemba still enjoys significant popularity.
Members of his opposition party had hoped he would be released in time to run in the next presidential election, which is scheduled for the end of this year.
Welcoming the verdict, ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said: "While the reality of the crimes is appalling, the significance of this decision is to be celebrated.
"What this decision affirms is that commanders are responsible for the acts of the forces under their control."
Carrie Comer, from the International Federation for Human Rights, said the verdict was "a historic moment for victims of such unspeakable atrocities".
It was "a strong message from ICC judges that commanders must prevent and punish war crimes," she wrote on Twitter.
It is alleged that for a period of five months Bemba's Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC) rebel fighters killed hundred of civilians, raped women and looted.
The court heard horrific accounts, including how a man, his wife, his daughters and his granddaughter were all gang-raped by militiamen.
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Bemba's lawyers argued that once the troops had crossed the border they were no longer under his command, but under the then-CAR President Ange-Felix Patasse.
But the presiding judge ruled that Bemba had effective control over the troops and was therefore "criminally responsible".
Mr Bemba led the MLC during DR Congo's brutal civil war. He is the son of a prominent businessman and a former assistant to ex-Congolese President Mobutu Sese Seko.
After a peace deal in DR Congo in 2003, he laid down his arms and joined an interim government.
Bemba is the most senior figure to face judgement at the court and only the third person to be convicted since the court's founding in 2002.
Germain Katanga and Thomas Lubanga, both Congolese former warlords, have previously been found guilty of offences.
What does this verdict mean for the ICC?
This is a rare success for a beleaguered institution. It is the court's first conviction for rape as a war crime and establishes the principle that commanders are responsible for the actions of their subordinates.
Why have there been so few convictions?
The cases are often complex and so it takes a long time to go through the evidence. There are also logistical problems such as bringing witnesses from remote areas and organising translators. However, some cases have collapsed, most notably that of Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Why are most of its cases in Africa?
This is a question African leaders have often asked - they say the many African cases are evidence of discrimination. Critics say leaders such as Mr Kenyatta and Sudan's Omar al-Bashir have used accusations of bias as a smokescreen to evade justice. One former president, Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo, is on trial accused of war crimes. And the ICC is investigating non-African cases.
What is the International Criminal Court? | Former Congolese rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba has been found guilty of war crimes in a landmark trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC). |
Edmund, 21, is leading the British team as Andy Murray sits out the tie on clay following his Wimbledon victory.
Although Murray is not playing, the British number one has flown out to support his team-mates.
"If any of the players want to ask me anything, I'll help or try and give some advice," Murray told BBC Sport.
"I'm not here to start telling anyone what to do. We've got a great team - this team has won the Davis Cup before.
"The guys that are here helping, they do a great job and I've had that advice from them over the last few years."
In Friday's second match, British number five James Ward takes on Dusan Lajovic, the world number 81.
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Saturday's doubles match will see Jamie Murray and Dom Inglot take on world number 405 Tipsarevic and Nenad Zimonjic.
World number 67 Edmund made his debut in last year's final against Belgium as Britain won the Davis Cup for the first time since 1936.
Ward, ranked 240 in the world, earned a crucial win against American John Isner in the first round of last year's competition.
Serbia's world number one Novak Djokovic pulled out of the tie following his surprise defeat by American Sam Querrey in Wimbledon's third round.
Russell Fuller, BBC tennis correspondent
Kyle Edmund has clocked up some useful tour wins since making his debut in last year's final and can be expected to be a major part of the GB team for another decade. Captain Leon Smith says he can "absolutely" see him as a top-10 player of the future.
James Ward, with his grass court shoes in his suitcase, was planning to fly to Rhode Island last Wednesday, before a call from his captain that morning altered his plans. He has not won a tour level match since last year's Wimbledon, but the hope is that his Davis Cup experience will come to the fore.
Friday's first rubber could be critical to the outcome of the tie. Edmund might be ranked 338 places above Janko Tipsarevic, but before a string of injuries the Serb was good enough to qualify for the 2012 World Tour Finals. | Great Britain's number two Kyle Edmund will take on Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic in the opening match of their Davis Cup quarter-final in Belgrade on Friday. |
The Dons made an offer for the former St Johnstone forward, 24, in June but the deal was delayed after a managerial change at the Championship club.
May, who has one Scotland cap to his name, was given his Saints debut as a 16-year-old by Dons boss Derek McInnes.
"The manager has made no secret about trying to get me in the past, which is flattering," said May.
"It's good to finally get the deal done which I think is right for both parties and I just can't wait to get started."
May make close to 80 appearances for St Johnstone, enjoying loan spells at Alloa Athletic and Hamilton Academical, before moving to Sheffield Wednesday in August 2014 and on to Preston in January 2015.
But he has been restricted to just 13 outings in the last two seasons, scoring just one goal.
"I'm obviously delighted to get Stevie on board and he's a player I've enjoyed working with in the past and have been keen to work with again," said McInnes.
"To get a 24-year-old international player on a four-year deal is a great piece of business by the club and I'd like to thank the board for their assistance in making it happen."
May will go straight into the squad for Saturday's Premiership visit to Ross County, subject to clearance.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Aberdeen have completed the signing of Preston North End striker Stevie May on a four-year deal. |
Bethany Haines also told ITV News that she hoped her father's body would be returned to his family.
Mr Haines, who was born in Yorkshire and educated in Perth, was killed by IS earlier this month.
He had been taken hostage while carrying out aid work with refugees in Syria.
Mr Haines had been living in Croatia with his second wife, who is Croatian, and their four-year-old daughter. His parents live in Ayr.
His older daughter Bethany gave her television interview from her home in Scotland as MPs prepare to vote on military action against IS.
The 17-year-old said: "IS need to be eradicated. They can't continue this way. They can't be doing this to people and get away with it. No matter what nationality, if they are Western or not.
"Hundreds of Syrians have been killed by them. They need to be stopped. If airstrikes and ground force is what it takes, that's what it takes."
Ms Haines said her family had been touched and moved by the messages of support they had received.
She added: "Anyone who needed help he was there. Tragically he's lost his life doing what he loved but he wouldn't have stopped. Even if he'd come back after this he would've gone out again and again and again. He loved helping people.
"He was such a bright character. Always making people laugh, telling jokes. He was a brilliant man. And he will be remembered like that by everyone who knew him and probably by people who didn't know him.
"He will be remembered and not for the way he was shown in that video. But for the truly amazing work he did and the bright character he was."
Bethany Haines said her father's commitment to helping others had encouraged her to follow his example.
"I'm hoping to do some aid work after next year and do a bit of work with a charity," she said.
"Hopefully it will spark a career doing that. He'd tell me of all the people he'd helped and I want to do that too." | The daughter of David Haines, who was killed by Islamist militants, has said the Islamic State (IS) group should be "eradicated". |
The London derby will kick off at 17:15 BST on Saturday, 22 April.
Spurs are one of only four clubs to beat Premier League leaders Chelsea this season - a 2-0 victory in January.
The second Wembley semi-final between Arsenal and Manchester City, which will kick off at 15:00 BST on Sunday, 23 April, will be shown on BT Sport, with highlights later on BBC One.
Tottenham won the 1967 FA Cup with a 2-1 win over Chelsea, while the Blues beat Spurs 5-1 in a semi-final at the new stadium on their way to winning the competition in 2012.
It is the third meeting between the sides the season - Chelsea won 2-1 at Stamford Bridge in November - and Spurs will hope to have striker Harry Kane back from an ankle injury.
Football Focus will come live from Wembley on the Saturday as part of the build-up to the semi-final.
Chelsea beat holders Manchester United 1-0 on Monday to reach the semi-finals, a day after Tottenham thrashed League One side Millwall 6-0 in their quarter-final. | The FA Cup semi-final between Chelsea and Tottenham at Wembley Stadium will be broadcast live on BBC One. |
A fire was started when the building was broken into sometime between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.
The museum is located in the Bogside, close to where some of the 14 victims of Bloody Sunday were killed in 1972.
John Kelly, whose brother, Michael, was killed said the damage to the building could have been a lot worse.
"I looked at it and thought: "Good God, if that had really caught fire, we could have had an explosion".
A £2.4m reconstruction of the Glenfada Park museum began in 2015 and is now close to completion.
Mr Kelly has been working on the project for the past 10 years.
"It shows total disrespect for my brother and all those who died during Bloody Sunday and all the others who lost their lives in that period of time, total disrespect for our family members and their memory," he said.
"The police told me there was a fire and it was in the back store, that's where we have the gas mains and electronic equipment as well.
"The building is next door to people's houses and everyone could have been affected by it. It didn't travel any further, thank God, and we still have an intact building," Mr Kelly added.
Building site foreman Dermott McGrotty said they have now improved security at the site.
"They had to climb over an eight foot fence to get in, so overnight security has now been arranged and we're making sure the doors are well secured."
The Northern Ireland Fire Service is treating the fire as deliberate. The police have appealed for information. | An arson attack on the site of the new Museum of Free Derry shows "total disrespect" for victims, a Bloody Sunday relative has said. |
The first Championships took place in 1877 at the All England Club in London, where it's still held today.
Wimbledon takes place over two weeks and it's the only major championship still played on grass.
Here's your guide to the tournament...
There are 128 places available in the draw for both men and women. Out of these 32 are ranked or seeded for the purposes of a draw.
These seeded players are seen as the best players in the draw and they're kept apart so that they don't meet until later in the competition.
In addition there are 16 qualifiers and eight wild cards, players who are given a chance to play even though their world rankings are low.
The match is divided up into sets. In men's tennis you have to get three sets to win. For women it's two.
To win a set you have to win six games - but you also have to get two more games than your opponent.
So you can take the set 6-4, but not 6-5. In that case, you'd continue until someone won 7-5.
If you get to 6-6 first, you play a tiebreak. The first person to get to seven points or more by two clear points wins the tiebreak and the set.
To win a game you need to win four points. But rather than going up from one to four they go in this order: fifteen, thirty, forty, game.
If you are tied on forty-all this is called deuce, and then you have to win by two clear points.
The first Ladies' Championship was held in 1884, before that women weren't allowed to take part in Wimbledon.
In 2007 women were granted the same amount of prize money as men. The Gentlemen's and Ladies' Singles Champions each receive £1.88m in 2015.
Now, the only division between men's and women's tennis is the number of sets you have to get to win.
Tennis was first played in France about 900 years ago - with people using the palms of their hands.
No one really knows how the scoring started, but "deuce" is based on the French word "deux", meaning two, when two people are on the same points.
54,250 tennis balls are used during the Championships period. Yellow tennis balls were used for the first time in 1986.
Traditionally Wimbledon fans eat strawberries and cream throughout the competition. A whopping 28,000 kg of strawberries and 7,000 litres of cream are supplied for each Wimbledon Championship.
The fastest Wimbledon serve of all time was delivered by Taylor Dent in 2010 - it clocked an amazing 148mph!
Seeds - The people expected to do well in a tournament.
Set - The main sections of a tennis match (see how to score, above).
Straight sets - When someone wins a match without losing a set, eg winning three sets to love.
Love - A tennis word for zero.
Forehand - When you hit with the palm of your hand facing to the front.
Backhand - A shot with the back of your hand facing front.
Deuce - This is another way of saying forty-all. It comes from the French word "deux", meaning two, when two people are on the same point.
Baseline - This is the line at the far end of the court.
Cyclops - The machine that goes beep to tell if the ball has hit the net on a serve (which means the serve has to be taken again).
Serve - When the player hits the ball over the net to start the game.
Let - Play the point again.
Tiebreak - When the set is drawn at six-all (see how to score, above).
Ace - When a player wins a point after serving an unstoppable shot.
Smash - A very fast shot hit by a player.
Volley - Hitting the ball before it bounces.
Double fault - Serving twice out of the court and losing the point.
Umpire - The person who decides, like a referee.
Spin - Hitting the ball so it spins and bounces so it's hard for the other player to hit (as in 'top spin', 'back spin'). | The professional tennis season comprises of hundreds of tournaments around the world and one of the most prestigious is Wimbledon. |
About 300 have already died at Farewell Spit, on the South Island, in one of the worst such cases in the country.
Hundreds of locals and conservation department staff have been trying to save the survivors since early Friday morning, and have formed a human chain to refloat the whales.
Scientists do not know what exactly causes whales to beach themselves.
But it sometimes happens because the whales are old and sick, injured, or make navigational errors particularly along gentle sloping beaches.
Sometimes when one whale is beached, it will send out a distress signal attracting other members of its pod, who then also get stranded by a receding tide.
The conservation department said it had received a report about a possible stranding on Thursday night, but did not launch the rescue operation until Friday morning as it was too dangerous to attempt a rescue in the dark, reported the New Zealand Herald.
Andrew Lamason, the departments regional manager, said it was one of the largest mass beachings recorded in New Zealand.
New Zealand marine mammal charity Project Jonah. which is leading efforts to save the whales said a total of 416 whales were stranded.
It said the surviving whales are "being kept cool, calm and comfortable" by medics and members of the public.
Some of the refloated whales tried to swim back to shore, and the human chain was trying to herd them out to deeper waters, said volunteer Ana Wiles.
She told news outlet Stuff that there were "so many fins in the air, no breathing".
"We managed to float quite a few whales off and there were an awful lot of dead ones in the shallows so it was really, really sad."
"One of the nicest things was we managed to float off a couple [of whales] and they had babies and the babies were following," Ms Wiles added.
New Zealand has one of the highest stranding rates in the world, with about 300 dolphins and whales ending up on beaches every year, according to Project Jonah..
Many of these incidents happen at Farewell Spit. Experts say its shallow waters seems to confuse whales and hinder their ability to navigate.
In February 2015 about 200 whales beached themselves at the same location, of which at least half died. | Volunteers in New Zealand are racing to rescue survivors after more than 400 pilot whales beached themselves. |
Lancashire batsman Livingstone, who scored 129 from 83 balls for England Lions against South Africa A last week, is one of five uncapped players named.
Mason Crane, Dawid Malan, Tom Curran and Craig Overton are the other four players yet to make their debut.
The three-match series starts in Southampton on 21 June.
England lost their last Twenty20 series 2-1 to India in February.
Moeen Ali, Jake Ball, Adil Rashid, Joe Root and Ben Stokes have been rested and will instead play for their respective counties in the inaugural day-night round of the County Championship, which starts on 26 June.
This will allow them to gain experience of playing with the pink Dukes balls that will be used for the first day-night Test to be played in England, against West Indies at Edgbaston in August.
Sussex fast bowler Tymal Mills, meanwhile, has been ruled out with a back injury, but Durham seamer Mark Wood returns after missing the India series through injury.
Middlesex opener Malan, Surrey paceman Curran and Somerset all-rounder Overton have previously been included in England squads, while Hampshire leg-spinner Crane is called up after impressing in the North-South series in March.
Overton will replace Wood in the squad after the first match, while wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow will be available for the first two matches before returning to Yorkshire.
Jason Roy, who has managed just 18 runs in three innings for England in the ongoing Champions Trophy, is named in the squad.
Chairman of selectors James Whitaker said: "The squad has an exciting blend of youth and experience and we are looking forward to a competitive series against strong opposition.
"With five uncapped players selected, there is undoubted talent coming through the system and we are excited to see some of these players showcase their skills at the highest level."
BBC Radio Lancashire's Scott Read
There is a touch of Kevin Pietersen about Liam Livingstone when he gets onto the front foot to pull through mid-wicket.
He is a powerful, destructive batsman who in white-ball cricket has the ability to take games away from the opposition and is great fun to watch. | Liam Livingstone has been given his first senior international call-up as England rest five players for the Twenty20 series against South Africa. |
A team from Cardiff University has spent the last month excavating Caerau hill fort near Ely.
It is smaller than its contemporaries at Pentyrch and Pontprennau and had been thought to be inferior in status.
But structures and artefacts so far unearthed suggest the fort remained important well into the Roman era.
Until now it has been thought that the fort was purely a stronghold of the Silurian tribe who inhabited this part of Wales from around the 5th Century BC, falling into disuse once they were finally defeated by the Romans, circa 75 AD.
However the initial dig this summer has uncovered a considerable amount of new information, including three Iron Age roundhouses and a stone-built pathway that runs around the edge of the hill fort, suggesting to the experts a possible domestic and/or political dimension.
Also, the mix of Silurian and Roman artefacts may indicate that the fort was occupied much later than had been thought, and that the two groups might have mingled there.
Dr Oliver Davis, from the university's School of History, Archaeology and Religion, said: "People think of these sites as defensive structures, but our attention is turning to whether the people who lived there were actually developing a community or collective identity for themselves.
"Our community excavations show that occupation at the site continued until at least the third century AD, well into the Roman period.
"Domestic life is indicated by the discovery of simple tools and ceramics from all periods.
"A glimpse of the personality of the inhabitants is provided by the discovery of a glass bead of Iron Age date and an enamelled disc brooch of Roman date.
"Both these objects indicate that individuals were concerned with their appearance, and that life in the past was a little more colourful than we sometimes think.
"Over the past month the team has also examined the inner of the three ramparts that surround the hill fort. These ramparts and their associated ditches were unlikely to have been built just for defence."
But as well as colour from the past, Dave Horton, of the community organisation Action in Caerau and Ely, said the way local residents have had a hand in the discoveries has also lent a little colour to the present.
"The last few weeks have seen a whirlwind of activity in Ely and Caerau focused around our beautiful iron-age hill fort," he said.
"Literally hundreds of local people have visited the site and have dug together, learned new skills, shared local knowledge, and have celebrated together with a fantastic Iron Age hog roast."
"We have all walked down the hill to our homes with a different perspective. We have found new pride in the history of our community." | Early results from an archaeological dig at an Iron Age fort in Cardiff suggest it may have been the region's centre of power, experts have said. |
After intervention from the Chinese ambassador, it is also now the litmus test for Anglo-China relations under the new regime at Number 10.
After EDF's board narrowly agreed to press ahead with the project, the UK government surprised company officials by saying it needed several weeks to consider before signing.
The decision to delay is widely thought to have come from Theresa May herself, influenced by Joint Chief of Staff and outspoken critic of China's creeping influence, Nick Timothy.
Without China's involvement, this project would not have received EDF board approval.
It was seen as a risk sharing mechanism for the French, a prestige project for China and the ushering in of ever-closer Chinese relations.
Nevertheless, and perhaps understandably, the prime minister wanted time to think.
Well, today's warning from the Chinese ambassador that the relationship between the two countries is at risk has given her plenty to think about.
Writing in the Financial Times, Liu Xiaoming made clear that the stakes here are high by linking government approval for Hinkley Point to the future of the relationship which is he said a "crucial historical juncture".
No kidding. In a post Brexit world, Britain needs all the friends it can get and much was made of the importance of forging close trade links with non-EU nations.
There may be legitimate security concerns over having sensitive infrastructure assets under Chinese management but a decision to back out will clearly take the shine off the "golden era" of collaboration between the two countries, proclaimed during Xi Jinping's state visit last year.
Theresa May is not the only one who wants to take her time. The French Journal du Dimanche quoted an unnamed EDF manager pointing out the benefits of hitting the pause button.
If construction was delayed until 2019 when a similar reactor will be up and running (fingers crossed) at Flamanville in France, the cost of financing the project would fall dramatically.
With a working example, EDF could secure cheaper loans with government guarantees rather than self finance through costly equity.
That would reduce the threat to EDF's finances, appease the French unions and lower the guaranteed price of the electricity produced from £92.50 to £75 per megawatt hour - a big saving for UK taxpayers.
It would however delay the project another three years at a time when infrastructure spending is seen as crucial to create jobs, stimulate the economy and keep the lights on.
Plenty to keep the PM's mind occupied when she heads off for her summer holidays. | Hinkley Point is the world's most expensive nuclear project. |
It is the second time the hooker has skippered the Lions during the tour, having led them to a win over the Chiefs.
Coach Warren Gatland made the decision after the Lions lost the opening Test against New Zealand 30-15 on Saturday.
The second Test against the All Blacks is on Saturday, 1 July.
"We are obviously hugely disappointed with the result but it is important to regroup," said Gatland.
"We know there are a lot of players motivated to go out and get a result for the whole group.
"A few players put their hands up for selection from the Chiefs game and played their way into the Test team so they know that there is another opportunity for them on Tuesday against the Super Rugby champions."
Wing George North and centre Jonathan Joseph will both start against the Hurricanes, while Jack Nowell is at full-back.
Lock George Kruis is on the bench having played the whole 80 minutes of the first Test against New Zealand.
The All Blacks have released Julian Savea, Jordie Barrett and Ngani Laumape back to the Hurricanes for the game, while Nehe Milner-Skudder also starts.
British and Irish Lions: Jack Nowell (England), Tommy Seymour (Scotland), Jonathan Joseph (England), Robbie Henshaw (Ireland), George North (Wales), Dan Biggar (Wales), Greig Laidlaw (Scotland), Joe Marler (England), Rory Best (Ireland, captain), Dan Cole (England), Iain Henderson (Ireland), Courtney Lawes (England), James Haskell (England), Justin Tipuric (Wales), CJ Stander (Ireland).
Replacements: Kristian Dacey (Wales), Alan Dell (Scotland), Tomas Francis (Wales), Cory Hill (Wales), George Kruis (England), Gareth Davies (Wales), Finn Russell (Scotland), Jared Payne (Ireland).
Hurricanes: Jordie Barrett, Nehe Milner-Skudder, Vince Aso, Ngani Laumape, Julian Savea, Otere Black, Te Toiroa-Tahuriorangi, Ben May, Ricky Ricitelli, Jeffrey To'omaga-Allen, Mark Abbott, Sam Lousi, Vaea Fifita, Callum Gibbins, Brad Shields (captain).
Replacements: Leni Apisai, Chris Eves, Mike Kainga, James Blackwell, Reed Prinsep, Kemara Hauiti-Parapara, Wes Goosen, Cory Jane. | Rory Best will captain the British and Irish Lions for his side's next game against the Hurricanes in Wellington on Tuesday. |
Highways England plans to "increase capacity and reduce congestion" between Worthing and Lancing.
But Adur and Worthing councils say the £69m proposal is not fit for purpose and the government body should launch a fresh consultation with updated plans.
Highways England project manager Tom Beasley said the improvements were the "best achievable option".
Large-scale options were considered by Highways England, including dual carriageway schemes with flyovers.
But the consultation focuses a mix of new traffic signalling and road widening on six junctions between Durrington Hill and the Lancing Manor roundabout.
In a joint statement, the leader of Adur District Council, Neil Parkin, and the leader of Worthing Borough Council, Dan Humphreys, said the "modest" plans are not good enough.
Mr Parkin said: "Highways England say they want to consult with us but we say this is a sham. By not allowing the public to weigh up options and see full costings how are we to make any kind of decision?
"All I do know is the current scheme on the table is barely worth the disruption and certainly not worth spending £69m on."
Mr Humphreys added: "Highways England do not seem to be taking us seriously. Our questions were met with an 'experts know best' response."
But Mr Beasley said Highways England think that the proposal "would make a worthwhile improvement to people's journeys and is the best achievable option within the scope and budget available for the project".
"We welcome all views and promise that we will take all responses to the consultation fully into account."
Consultation into the proposal ends on 12 September. | A consultation into improvements on the A27 has been dubbed "a sham" by council leaders. |
Frank MacDonald, 44, from the Brechin area, was between the B976 South Deeside Road at Strachan and the B974 Cairn o'Mount road at about 14:00 on Saturday when the crash happened.
The vehicles involved were a blue Suzuki GSXR motorcycle and a grey Toyota Hilux.
Relatives said the "much loved" father-of-three would be greatly missed.
The unclassified road was closed for more than eight hours following the crash. Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward. | A man who died after his motorbike collided with a car in Aberdeenshire has been named. |
Hannah Miley, Camilla Hattersley, Robbie Renwick, Ross Murdoch, Stephen Milne, Dan Wallace, Duncan Scott and Craig Benson will travel to Brazil.
It means that Scottish swimmers make up 31% of the Team GB swim team for Rio.
Wallace, a wildcard pick after falling short of the qualifying standard, Murdoch, Scott, Milne and Hattersley will be making their Olympic debuts.
But, as expected, there is no place for Michael Jamieson, the 27-year-old who won a silver medal in the 200m breaststroke at the 2012 Olympics in London and had moved back to Edinburgh in a bid to make the team.
Renwick and Miley will be competing in their third Olympics.
Miley, who competed in Beijing and London, said: "It's quite hard to put into words what it feels like to be selected for my third Olympics.
"I still love my sport as much as I've always done and to reach my third Olympics just highlights the dedication that me and my family have put into the sport."
"It's another fantastic opportunity to put myself out there against the very best in the world - in the biggest event in the world - and hopefully I can come out on top."
The 26-year-old, from the Garioch club, is hopeful of winning her first Olympic medal.
"I feel a lot more confident, centred and happy this time around," said Miley.
"My previous experiences have been great in Beijing and London, but I feel different heading into Rio and I'm confident that will help me to perform.
"I'm more mature and more experienced and I'll approach this one differently to the previous two."
Murdoch will swim in the 100m breaststroke after failing to qualify for the more favoured 200m event.
"It's bittersweet I didn't qualify in that event I was very close to but I was touched out by my team-mate Craig Benson, who I can say I'm absolutely delighted for," said Murdoch.
This will be Murdoch's first appearance at an Olympic Games - but after winning bronze in the 100m breaststroke at the recent World Championships in Russia he's aiming high in Rio.
"The time that I swam during the trials would be good enough to qualify for every Olympics final in history," he explained.
"As I showed from Kazan all you need is a lane and I was in lane eight and I managed to get myself a bronze medal so at the minute my focus is to get myself through the rounds as easy as possible, get myself into an Olympic final and then anything can happen.
"I'm really, really please to be selected as part of Team GB for this summer. It's a bit of relief for me as I made the consideration time not the outright qualifying time. I was pretty confident I would go, but now I know."
Renwick will also be eyeing a medal having won gold as part of the 4x200m freestyle relay team at the World Championships.
For Stirling University team-mate Benson, it is a second Olympics having been the youngest member of the GB team in 2012. | Eight Scots have been named in the British swimming team for this summer's Olympic Games. |
The Stornoway-registered Louisa sank on 9 April as it lay at anchor in calm seas off Mingulay in the Western Isles.
An investigation by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) found the lifejackets the men were wearing did not function as they should have done.
The probe also highlighted a delay in the rescue effort.
The bodies of Chris Morrison, 27, from Harris, and Martin Johnstone, 29, from Halkirk, Caithness, were recovered following the sinking.
The body of skipper Paul Alliston, 42, from Lewis, was lost during a lifeboat crew's attempts to recover him and remains missing.
Only Lachlann Armstrong, 27, from Stornoway, Lewis, survived after swimming ashore.
The MAIB said the men who died in the incident were wearing approved lifejackets, but the survival aids did not work as would have been expected.
An urgent review of lifejacket testing protocols by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has been recommended by the MAIB in a newly-published report of its investigation.
Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents Steve Clinch said: "A lifejacket should turn an unconscious person onto their back and keep their airway clear of the water.
"It is therefore of concern that the skipper and two crew were tragically found unresponsive and face down in their lifejackets when the rescue services arrived on scene.
"The results of lifejacket trials undertaken by the MAIB and of lifejacket testing commissioned by the MCA following the accident strengthen that concern.
"Therefore, as a matter of urgency, I am recommending the MCA to conduct further research to confirm or otherwise the suitability of historical and extant lifejacket water performance test protocols."
The Louisa had been anchored close to shore in Mingulay Bay.
The skipper and crew, who had been working long hours before anchoring late the previous evening, were asleep onboard, said the MAIB.
Investigators believe the boat's deck wash hose flooded the hold and the crew were woken by the Louisa "sinking rapidly".
The four men escaped to the aft deck, activated the boat's emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) and put on lifejackets.
However, they were unable to inflate the liferaft as they abandoned the vessel.
Louisa's EPIRB was detected and the coastguard was alerted.
But the MAIB said "confusion over terminology resulted in delays before search and rescue units were sent to the scene".
The investigation of the incident involved raising the wreck of the crab boat and taking it to Clydebank.
A spokeswoman for the MCA said: "This is a deeply tragic incident and our thoughts remain with the families of these fishermen, who've suffered a terrible loss.
"Saving lives at sea is our highest priority, and we strive to ensure that our search and rescue techniques are continually reviewed in order to deliver an effective and efficient emergency response."
She added: "The MCA is continuing to collaborate with the MAIB on the contents of this report in order to address the recommendations put forward."
A spokesman for Louisa fishing vessel owners, Duncan and Murdo Kennedy, said: "The tragic events of 9 April 2016 resulted in the loss of three fine fisherman and our thoughts remain with the families of Martin Johnstone, Chris Morrison, Paul Alliston and surviving crew member, Lachlan Armstrong.
"We have fully cooperated with the MAIB inquiry and are committed to implementing the report's recommendations. We hope the wider issues raised in the report will lead to improved safety for all those working at sea and prevent any similar incident from happening." | An urgent review of how lifejackets are tested has been recommended following the deaths of the skipper and two crew of a crab boat that sank last year. |
Real Madrid's Gareth Bale will hope to prove his fitness and win a third European major title in his home town on Saturday, 3 June and watching with interest will be another high profile Cardiff-born football figure.
Terry Yorath was the first Welshman to play in a European Cup final, as it was then, when his Leeds side of 1975 lost 2-0 to Bayern Munich in Paris.
For a man raised in the city's Grangetown area, the sight of club football's biggest global game being staged in Cardiff is still something Yorath finds hard to believe.
"I never thought a European Cup final would be here in Cardiff in my lifetime," said Yorath.
"We have a fantastic stadium and when the Italians and Spaniards come here they will enjoy the city and make it one big party. We should be proud of that."
Bale will aim to fulfil the dream of playing in his home city as he hopes to shrug off an injury which has sidelined him for almost a month.
"I hope Gareth plays because it would be great for him," said Yorath.
"When you look back 12 months when the game was announced, he would have been thinking 'I hope we are there'. His family must be so proud.
"He is injured at the moment, but it would be fantastic if he scored and Real Madrid won."
While Bale might be the latest Welshman to appear in a European final, Yorath was the first as he played his part during Leeds' controversial 2-0 defeat to a German side captained by Franz Beckenbauer in the French capital 42 years ago.
A series of refereeing decisions went against the English champions that day and crowd trouble involving Leeds fans marred the Parc des Princes occasion in which fellow Welshman, goalkeeper Glan Letheran, was an unused Leeds substitute.
"You never dream about it, but afterwards you look back and think how many people have actually played in a European Cup final," said Yorath.
"I am one of the lucky few and nobody can ever take that away from you.
"But we got beaten and the crowd trouble at the end marred everything.
"The Leeds crowd weren't good that day. I got substituted about 15 minutes before the end and had to walk behind the goal where the Leeds fans were and it was then the Leeds crowd started throwing seats.
"As I was walking by with the seats coming over the top of me, I thought I hadn't played that bad had I?
"But the referee wasn't good either. We were cheated, but we were used to that at Leeds."
Being the first Welshman to play in a European Cup final allied with captaining his country in 42 out of 59 internationals and managing his nation formed the bedrock for Yorath becoming the 21st footballer to be inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame dinner in Cardiff.
Yorath was added to the roll of honour alongside Wales and Lions rugby star Graham Price, Olympics sprinter Christian Malcolm and ex-Glamorgan cricketer Peter Walker.
"It fees fantastic because when I came here down from Leeds, I didn't have a clue and believed I was just being invited here as a guest," said Yorath.
"I am not sure how this has happened. I thought I would just go down and see my sister who lives in Cardiff.
"To be honoured in such a way is something I never expected.
"I thought my days of being named in a Hall of Fame or recognised by anyway with Wales were over. I am 67 now although I don't feel it.
"This is probably one of the best things that has ever happened to me in football including playing in European Cups and Cup finals.
"Nothing will ever surpass this as far as sport goes.
"I now live in Leeds and nobody understands what being Welsh is.
"They don't understand how involved I get involved with whatever sport Wales play, why I have tears when the national anthem is played.
"I love everything about Wales. This is just such an honour." | In three weeks, the eyes of the sporting world will be on Cardiff when Real Madrid and Juventus arrive in town for the Champions League final. |
Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer are due to join an EDL march in Woolwich, where Drummer Lee Rigby was killed.
The pair are prominent "anti-Islamisation" campaigners in the US.
Home affairs committee chairman Keith Vaz claims their presence will fuel hatred and is calling for them to be denied visas.
Mr Vaz said: "I am alarmed that the EDL is planning this type of march in Woolwich. It is clear that the location, motivation and attendees at this march will incite hatred.
"Adding incendiary speakers such as Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer just fuels the fire.
"Before we have to pay the costs for the extra policing required for this demonstration, the Home Secretary should consider using her discretion to ban these two speakers from entering the country.
"A ban should be enforced properly and physically stop people entering our borders."
The Home Office said it did not routinely comment on individual cases but the home secretary was aware of Mr Vaz's letter and would be responding in due course.
Mrs May has the power to exclude non-British citizens from the UK if she considers their presence to be "not conducive to the public good" but she must act in a "reasonable, proportionate and consistent" way.
Ms Geller, of the Atlas Shrugs blog, and Mr Spencer, of Jihad Watch, are co-founders of the American Freedom Defense Initiative, best known for a pro-Israel "Defeat Jihad" poster campaign on the New York subway.
The poster, which caused controversy in the US when it appeared last year, read: "In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel. Defeat Jihad."
The pair plan to join Danish activist Anders Gravers, of Stop Islamisation of Europe, and EDL leaders Tommy Robinson and Kevin Carroll, at the event, on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, 29 June, where they will lay a wreath at a memorial to Drummer Rigby.
Anti-fascist campaign Hope Not Hate has started a petition calling on Mrs May to deny Ms Geller and Mr Spencer a visa on the grounds that "their very presence in the UK will give encouragement to racists and extremists".
A spokesman for Hope Not Hate told the BBC News website the group was also unhappy about Mr Gravers' planned presence at the EDL event, but said he could not be denied entry to the UK because he was an EU citizen.
He denied the group wanted to stifle free speech and said it would also be against "Islamist hate preachers" entering the UK, adding: "We don't need people coming to this country to cause trouble."
On Twitter, Ms Geller has reacted to the campaign by calling it an example of "fascism and hate" and "SS-like thuggery".
On her blog, she claimed "Islamic supremacists and leftist thugs are strong-arming British authorities to ban us" and vowed to resist efforts to ban her and Mr Spencer from the EDL event.
Scotland Yard said that it was aware of the march and would have an appropriate policing plan in place.
Last month, British National Party leader Nick Griffin was stopped from attending a march in Woolwich on the grounds that it would inflame community tensions.
Instead members of the right wing party marched at Westminster, sparking clashes with rival anti-fascist protesters. | Home Secretary Theresa May is considering banning two US bloggers from entering the UK to speak at an English Defence League rally. |
Gian-Franco Kasper, a Swiss ski official, made the comparison during an IOC board meeting in Pyeongchang.
The board is debating whether to suspend the entire Russian team from the Games following a doping scandal.
"I apologise unreservedly for any offence I have caused. I am truly sorry," Franco Kasper said.
The International Ski Federation President was discussing a proposed blanket ban on Russian athletes when he made the Holocaust comment, referring to the World War II genocide that saw six million Jews killed by Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany.
He reportedly said: "I'm just against bans or sanctioning of innocent people. Like Mr Hitler did - all Jews were to be killed, independently of what they did or did not do."
When challenged by reporters at the time, Franco Kasper responded: "Why not? Of course it's more extreme. But just the fact that the place you come from makes you guilty, I'm not OK for this, really not."
Russia did not receive a blanket ban from the IOC from the 2016 Olympics in Rio, opting to leave the decision to individual sports' governing bodies.
A report in December 2016 claimed Russian medallists from summer and winter Olympics had benefited from a state-sponsored doping programme between 2011 and 2015. | An International Olympic Committee (IOC) board member has apologised for comparing calls to ban Russia from the 2018 Winter Olympics to the Holocaust. |
Jeremy Forrest, from Petts Wood, London was jailed for five-and-a-half years in 2013 for abducting and having sex with the girl when she was 15.
The pair spent seven days in France before they were spotted in Bordeaux and the girl was returned home.
Her mother said she wanted to put the record straight about what happened.
She has written a book, The Runaway Schoolgirl, about the events since the pair crossed the Channel to France in September 2012.
"I had no intention of speaking to the press," she said.
"Then over time with all this stuff being published about my family that was untrue, I could see the despair on my children's faces and the effect it was having on them so I just had enough.
"For their sake… I had to put the record straight and stop this."
She said everyone thought the family's nightmare was over when her daughter came home to East Sussex but it was just beginning.
"We were literally invaded with calls for interviews and people turning up at our house, notes being put through our door," she said.
"My youngest daughter was being bullied at school and my eldest son having to lose his job because he couldn't cope with the attention he was getting.
"So I know people will assume it was all done and dusted and everything but it was never that and even today we're still going through it."
Lewes Crown Court heard the maths teacher groomed the girl at his Eastbourne school.
He was convicted of child abduction and admitted sex offence charges.
The trial heard the pupil had just turned 15 when Forrest started a sexual relationship with her and they had sex in his car, in hotels and at his marital home.
Fearing they were about to be exposed, Forrest booked them on a cross-Channel ferry from Dover to Calais.
The mother said she was not prepared to talk about how the girl is at the moment.
"Through my investigations into child grooming... children who are groomed do take many years to actually come to terms with what's happened to them and, until that point starts, the healing process can't happen," she said.
"The people who are doing this grooming are so cold and calculating in the way they do it. It's really difficult for parents to pick up on.
"When it came about I had no idea."
She said Forrest rang her and and told her there were rumours the pair were having a relationship.
"And then with that he completely broke down - he was sobbing, he was blaming her, saying she was going to ruin his life, she's going to ruin his career - his marriage is on the rocks," she said.
"I found myself in a situation where I was counselling him - going, 'You don't have to worry. I'm so sorry my child has put you through this'." | The mother of a schoolgirl who was taken to France by her teacher has denied she is exploiting her daughter by writing a book about the case. |
The figure was even higher, at 45%, when athletes at the 2011 Pan-Arab Games were asked the same question.
More than 5,000 athletes competed at the events and 2,167 were asked if they had taken banned drugs.
"The true prevalence of doping remains unknown," the researchers said.
Just 0.5% of doping tests at the 2011 Worlds in Daegu, South Korea - where every athlete was tested - were positive.
In Qatar for the Pan-Arab Games, the figure rose to 3.6%.
"The study shows that biological tests of blood and urine reveal only a fraction of doping cases," said Harvard medical professor Harrison Pope.
"This is likely due to the fact that athletes have found numerous ways not to be caught during tests."
The research was carried out by Germany's University of Tuebingen and Harvard Medical School in 2011.
However, the team claimed the publication of their work had been delayed by talks with Wada and athletics' governing body the IAAF over how it should be published.
Doping has overshadowed athletics in recent years following an investigation into a state-sponsored Russian doping programme which led to the country's track and field team being banned from the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Russian athletes taking part in the World Championships in London earlier this month were only allowed to compete as neutrals.
A re-testing programme run by the International Olympic Committee to look at old samples using new methods has found more than 100 athletes used banned substances at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. | More than 30% of athletes competing at the 2011 World Championships admitted to using banned substances during their careers, according to a World Anti-Doping Agency-commissioned study. |
Sgt Mark Wright was injured in February 2012 while restraining a "dangerously out of control" man armed with two knives.
Police were called after reports that a number of women had been assaulted at the house.
They were told a woman and two children were still inside with the man.
Sgt Wright was about to force entry to the house when the man emerged, armed with two knives.
When the officer and a colleague tried to restrain him he was stabbed in the head.
"The cut to the back of the head cut right through the tissue around the back of my head, right down to my skull," Sgt Wright said.
"There were puncture wounds to my face and forehead, narrowly missing my eye."
Although seriously wounded, Sgt Wright's actions were judged to have ensured the safety of the two young children, the woman and his two colleagues.
His attacker was arrested, charged and subsequently sentenced to seven years in prison.
Sgt Wright said while he was proud to have been awarded the medal, his colleagues should share the honour.
"In fairness, this is happening to police officers every day, they're facing similar dangers," he said.
"In receiving this award I can honestly say I am extremely proud, but I am truly humbled as well.
"I accept it not just on behalf of myself, my family and my friends, but for all my colleagues."
Sgt Wright will receive his medal at Buckingham Palace later this year, although the date has not yet been set. | A police officer who has been awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal after being stabbed in the head at a house in Lurgan has said he is "truly humbled". |
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire MP Simon Hart says "absolute clarity and absolute accountability" is needed.
The charity has been criticised for prosecuting members of the prime minister's local Oxfordshire hunt.
The RSPCA said it was created to investigate animal cruelty and its various roles were independently run.
The charity spends £5m a year prosecuting cruelty cases, which it says accounts for just five pence in every pound donated.
Mr Hart opened a debate among MPs about the RSPCA's various roles on Tuesday.
Earlier, he told BBC Radio Wales he thinks the charity can be a prosecutor but added "if it's also a political campaigner and a commercial organisation, which it is, I think there's a danger that they will pick and choose their cases to suit their political and commercial needs.
"That wouldn't be allowed as far as any other prosecutor's concerned and I think there should be a very distinct separation between, if you like, its public interest role in bringing prosecutions and its political and commercial role.
"Because at the moment the two things are blurred."
Mr Hart said a Daily Telegraph report showed the Charity Commission had reprimanded the RSPCA for prosecuting members of David Cameron's local hunt, instructing it to review its prosecutions process.
"The RSPCA has rightly built its reputation on dealing with animal welfare issues," sad the MP.
"What I'm saying is if you're going to drag people through the court system which is expensive for them, its expensive for the nation, then there needs to be absolute clarity and absolute accountability in terms of the reasons that you brought them there."
Mr Hart added that police have to submit files to the Crown Prosecution Service for any prosecution to proceed, something designed to stop any officers "perhaps being tempted to chase a personal vendetta, or a target, or coming under pressure from the community".
He denied that his former role as chairman of the Countryside Alliance, which supports fox hunting, meant he resented the RSPCA for seeking to prosecute lawbreakers.
He said: "This is about whether a prosecuting body which is a vigorous and prolific prosecuting body can also pursue a very, very high-profile political campaign and also whether it can at the same time obviously feed its hungry mouth to the tune of £100m a year."
In a statement, the RSPCA said it was created in 1824 to investigate and prosecute animal cruelty offences in order to improve animal welfare in England and Wales.
It was also created to improve public understanding and knowledge of animal welfare and to campaign for legislative change on animal issues.
The RSPCA's prosecutions department is independent of its inspectorate and its campaigning work which ensures an objective approach when considering cases for prosecution, the statement said.
It added only five pence in every pound donated goes on prosecutions. The charity prosecutes about 1% of the incidents it is asked to investigate and has a success rate of about 98%. | A Conservative MP is calling for the RSPCA's role as a prosecutor to be separated from its political and commercial activities. |
The rail operator said recruiting trainees at depots across the country would support the expansion of timetables and roll-out "faster, bigger and greener" trains.
The roles will be based in Aberdeen, Ayr, Bathgate, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Gourock, Helensburgh, Inverness, Perth, Stirling and Tweedbank.
Train drivers' union Aslef welcomed the announcement.
Trainees will be paid £24,559 during their first year.
This will gradually increase to £43,212, following a probationary period.
ScotRail Alliance managing director Phil Verster said: "We're investing in Scotland's railways by modernising trains, expanding timetables and adding journey options - and recruiting a large group of new drivers is vital to make these improvements possible.
"We are proud to be supporting local communities and the Scottish economy by creating quality jobs that will make a real impact for customers."
ScotRail said it wanted to hear from "enthusiastic, reliable candidates with excellent attention spans, experience of safety-critical roles and a passion for customer service".
Scottish Transport Minister Derek Mackay said: "The Scottish government is investing record levels in Scotland's railways with a £5bn package to upgrade trains, track and services across the country.
"Key investment in infrastructure, such as the recent historic reopening of the Borders Railway and our substantial programme of electrification, are only part of the story.
"The staff who keep our railways running are a key asset and I am delighted to launch this unprecedented, nationwide recruitment drive that will create up to 100 new train driver jobs."
Kevin Lindsay, Scottish secretary of Aslef, said: "This is a great opportunity for all sections of our community to apply to join the railway.
"As a union, we look forwarded to continuing our good working relationship with the Scottish government and Abellio as we jointly develop and deliver Scotland's railways." | ScotRail has announced plans to recruit up to 100 new train drivers. |
Those who participated in the Aberdeen Children of the 1950s project, which saw all primary pupils aged seven to 12 surveyed by the Medical Research Council in 1962, have been contacted.
They have been asked to take part in the Scottish Family Health Study, which is recruiting 50,000 people.
It aims to investigate why diseases such as cancer can run in families.
Those recruited will have their health tracked, with the intention of creating a Scottish "bio-bank" containing genetic, medical and family history and lifestyle information.
This will allow researchers to investigate the contribution of genetic and environmental factors to common conditions.
Blair Smith, a GP and professor of primary care medicine at Aberdeen University, will run the project.
He said: "We know that many diseases such as cancer, heart disease, mental illness and diabetes run in families and that tells us that genes are important.
"But we don't know yet which genes are important or how they relate to other things such as lifestyle.
"We can get more information about genes by studying DNA which carries the genetic blueprint handed down through the generations.
"That is why we are collecting and analysing blood samples and health information from thousands of families across Scotland."
He said the data gathered would help future research into the prevention, treatment and diagnosis of illnesses. | Aberdonians who were involved in health research nearly 50 years ago have been asked to sign up to another study. |
The Hangzhou Internet Court opened on Friday and heard its first case - a copyright infringement dispute between an online writer and a web company.
Legal agents in Hangzhou and Beijing accessed the court via their computers and the trial lasted 20 minutes.
The court's focus will be civil cases, including online shopping disputes.
Judges were sworn in and the first case was presented on a large screen in the courtroom.
Defendants and plaintiffs appear before the judge not in person, but via video-chat.
"The internet court breaks geographic boundaries and greatly saves time in traditional hearings," said Wang Jiangqiao, the court's vice-president, via state media.
In 2016, China began streaming some trials in more traditional courtrooms online in an apparent effort to boost the transparency of the legal system.
Some questioned the move, however.
"I don't think it's appropriate to broadcast trials online because many people involved in these cases probably don't want the public to share their personal information," human rights lawyer Liang Xiaojun told the BBC at the time.
In some other countries, online portals to allow people to resolve legal disputes in cyber-space already exist.
Canada's Civil Resolution Tribunal starting accepting claims for $5,000 (£3,000) or less in British Columbia in June. | China has launched a digital "cyber-court" to help deal with a rise in the number of internet-related claims, according to state media. |
Sidwell, 34, has made 32 Championship appearances this season to help the Seagulls achieve promotion to the top flight for the first time in 34 years.
With his contract due to expire at the end of the campaign, the midfielder is now hoping to sign a new deal.
"I want to be a part of it next year because I know we can stay in the Premier League," he said.
Brighton's recent win over Wigan confirmed their promotion, and with a four-point lead over second-placed Newcastle, Chris Hughton's side are now hoping to wrap up the league title in the final two matches.
Sidwell made 19 appearances for Albion on loan from Stoke during 2015-16 before signing a one-year deal with Brighton in June 2016.
He has previously played in the Premier League with Reading, Chelsea, Aston Villa, Fulham and Stoke and believes he deserves the opportunity to play at the top level again.
Sidwell told BBC Radio Sussex: "When I signed the contract last year no-one expected me to play as many games as I have. I've probably given a better impact than expected.
"When I have played I've played well, I've put my best foot forward and I've given myself every opportunity to earn a new deal.
"If there's one on the table then hopefully we can thrash it out, it can be done and we can enjoy the summer." | Steve Sidwell says he has done all he can to earn a new Brighton contract and play in the Premier League next season. |
The message "united against extremism" will be carried on posters on 50 buses.
Mr Shah was an Ahmadiyya, a group known for its peaceful interfaith concerns.
He died after an attack outside his shop on 24 March. Murder accused Tanveer Ahmed, 32, from Bradford, later said he killed the 40-year-old as he had falsely claimed to be a prophet.
Politicians and police joined with different community and faith groups, including Christian, Jewish and Sikh, for the launch of the campaign in Glasgow.
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Scotland president Abdul Abid said the campaign had been running in London and the Scotland launch was moved forward following Mr Shah's death.
He said: "We want to reassure people and to discourage the extremists by showing that we are united. We want to increase the awareness of Islam and reverse the misconceptions.
"People in other communities have given their support for this campaign and it shows that we stand united."
Mr Abid said Mr Shah had donated money for a previous bus campaign raising awareness of the Ahmadiyya community, an Islamic sect which moved its headquarters to the UK after a law in Pakistan banned its members from identifying themselves as Muslims and calling their places of worship mosques.
Paul Morron, president of the Glasgow Jewish Representative Council, is also backing the campaign.
He said: "I think it's important for all the communities to be united but even more important that they are seen to be united. An attack on any one community is an attack on all our communities.
"The purpose of extremism is to cause division and I think the response is for us to come together. We in the Jewish community stand shoulder to shoulder with our Muslim cousins."
Charandeep Singh, general secretary of Glasgow Gurdwara, said he hoped the campaign would help get the anti-extremism message across.
He said: "It's important that we are coming out with these types of messages.
"It's already a message that we support and believe in and it's very warming for me to see different faith communities come together to support this. It shows that one Scotland approach."
Mr Shah, who had moved from Pakistan to Glasgow almost 20 years ago, was found with serious injuries outside his shop on Minard Road, in Glasgow's Shawlands area on 24 March. He was pronounced dead in hospital.
The shop keeper was killed just hours after he posted an Easter message on Facebook to his customers.
The message said: "Good Friday and a very happy Easter, especially to my beloved Christian nationx"
During the police investigation officers claimed the incident was "religiously prejudiced" and confirmed both men were Muslims.
Mr Ahmed has been charged with murder and made two court appearances where he made no plea and was remanded in custody. | Scotland's Ahmadiyya Muslim community has launched a campaign promoting "peace, love and unity" following the death of Glasgow shop keeper Asad Shah. |
Riham Dawabsha suffered severe burns to 90% of her body in the July attack, blamed on Israeli settlers.
Ali, her 18-month-old son, died during the attack while her husband, Saad, succumbed to his injuries a week later.
The deaths provoked international condemnation. So far no suspects have been arrested.
The Dawabsha family's home was one of two houses in the village of Duma set on fire and daubed with slogans in Hebrew, including the word "revenge".
Another son remains in hospital.
Riham's body is expected to be returned from the Israeli hospital where she was being treated to the Palestinian authorities in the occupied West Bank.
Palestinians have accused Jewish settlers of carrying out the attack; Israel has not said whether it holds settlers responsible, and an investigation is ongoing.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called the attack an act of terrorism and has said every effort will be made to catch the culprits
After the attack, the Israeli government announced new measures to combat vigilante Jewish groups who attack Palestinians and their property, including administrative detention for extremists.
A number of detentions have been made but none in direct connection with the firebombing in Duma. | A Palestinian woman has died of injuries she sustained during an arson attack on her home in the West Bank that killed her husband and infant son. |
An email to those who signed the petition said the prime minister and government had "been clear that this was a once-in-a-generation vote".
It said the decision "must be respected", and "we must now prepare for the process to exit the EU".
The UK voted to leave the EU by 52% to 48% in the referendum on 23 June.
Meanwhile, US President Barack Obama said he believed the UK would quit the European Union despite speculation the vote for Brexit could somehow be reversed.
"I think we have to assume that a referendum having been passed with a lot of attention, a lengthy campaign and relatively high participation rates is going to stick," he told a news conference at the end of a Nato summit in Warsaw.
The online petition gained more signatures than any other on the parliamentary website in the wake of the EU referendum result.
It had been set up by William Oliver Healey ahead of the referendum and had been signed by 22 people at the time of the result.
It states: "We the undersigned call upon HM Government to implement a rule that if the remain or leave vote is less than 60%, based on a turnout of less than 75%, there should be another referendum."
The referendum saw 17.4 million (51.9%) votes cast to leave the EU, compared with 16.1 million (48.1%) for remain, with a turnout of 72.2%, according to the Electoral Commission.
In its official response to signatories, the Foreign Office said the law which had set the rules for the referendum did not specify minimum conditions on turnout or margin of victory.
It added that the referendum was "one of the biggest democratic exercises in British history with over 33 million people having their say".
The email said the petition would be considered for a parliamentary debate by the Petitions Committee because it had received more than 100,000 signatures.
The committee is made up of 11 cross-party MPs and "almost always" debates petitions that reach 100,000 signatures.
It previously investigated the petition for fraud, removing 77,000 signatures which were found to be false. | The government has rejected an online petition, signed by more than 4.1 million people, calling for a second EU referendum to be held. |
Fawzi al-Odah, 37, was released after a US review panel concluded he was not a "continuing significant threat".
He had been at the US facility in Cuba since 2002 after his arrest in Pakistan on suspicion of links to al-Qaeda and the Taliban - a charge he denies.
He had challenged America's right to detain him in the US Supreme Court.
Mr Odah boarded a Kuwaiti government plane on Wednesday morning US time.
"There's no bitterness, there's no anger," his lawyer Eric Lewis was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency.
"There's just excitement and joy that he will be going home."
The release came after Guantanamo's Periodic Review Board in July determined "that continued law of war detention of (Mr Odah) does not remain necessary to protect against a continuing significant threat to the security of the United States".
But he now faces at least a year at a militant rehabilitation centre in Kuwait, according to the terms of the release.
The Kuwaiti government had pushed hard for the release of all Kuwaiti detainees at Guantanamo.
Mr Odah had argued that he travelled to Afghanistan and Pakistan to teach the Koran and provide humanitarian aid.
He is the first inmate to be freed since May, when five Taliban detainees were exchanged for US Sgt Bowe Bergdahl, who had been kept by the insurgents in Afghanistan.
Mr Odah's release brings down the total number of inmates at the US naval base to 148.
The US opened the facility in January 2002, following the 11 September 2001 attacks in America.
President Barack Obama has repeatedly promised to shut it down. | One of the longest-held detainees at the US facility at Guantanamo Bay, a Kuwaiti man, has been sent home, officials say. |
It has been a great experience for me to be involved with Melbourne and winning the Australian Women's Grand Final against Perth Glory is another career highlight.
We made history by being the first team to retain their title and that is phenomenal.
To fly away from home and win it 2-0 truly was one of the best feelings I've had in a long time.
The big difference for me this year is being involved as a player-manager, rather than just a midfielder.
Is it a hard adjustment to make? Absolutely. It's very hard to deal with.
It's very mentally and physically draining, but it's equally very rewarding in different ways.
When the final whistle went at the weekend it made every second of the season worthwhile. The juice was definitely worth the squeeze.
Being a manager is a very difficult thing to do and you have to have a very good group of players and coaches for it to work. Thankfully and luckily we did have that.
I have thought about getting into coaching, but the way this came about was more to do with circumstances than anything else.
Our head coach (Jo Montemurro) went into our men's side as an assistant and I stepped up. It was a natural thing, really.
We were so far into the season that it was probably going to be the least disruptive for everyone involved.
I didn't think twice about it when the (Melbourne) City group asked me to do the job.
Equally I knew that it would be OK with the group that we had, because we have a very, very good group of girls.
For me, at the stage of my career, this is the best of both worlds.
I want to learn how to coach and how to develop as a coach and I believe I'm in the best place for that.
But I'm not anywhere near retiring right now so I'm still playing and loving my football.
I believe coaching educates me as a player as much as me learning as a coach pushes me out of my comfort zone.
After an absolutely amazing experience in Melbourne, I head home soon to meet up with Wales ahead of the Cyprus Cup.
I'm going to stay with Wales for another campaign after briefly considering international retirement and am really excited to get back to prepare for our World Cup campaign that will start later this year.
My experiences with Melbourne can stand me in really good stead for Wales and my American club side Seattle Reign.
I just go as a player to those camps, but I do have experience in leading groups and being a good person who helps when they're in a bit of trouble or being successful.
The experience of this whole campaign I've just had with City is probably one of a kind.
I certainly want to continue in football beyond playing, but who knows if the opportunity will ever be there to coach in the men's game.
I think it'll be a lot easier for women to go into the male game in the future, in the right environment, as I had in Melbourne.
At Melbourne, everyone believes in and supports each other and the crossover between male and female is very similar and even.
In that environment I can't see it being a problem. But that environment is not replicated all over the world.
Some clubs would be very receptive to a female coach, other clubs less so.
But luckily, that is not something I have to worry about for a good few years yet! | I have certainly had worse 24 hours in my life than winning the Grand Final with Melbourne City and then being named in the Wales squad for the Cyprus Cup. |
Most of the main streets are waterlogged, bringing the city to a standstill.
Many offices, schools and colleges have been shut due to rains in the past week.
The rains have also affected at least 80,000 people in northern parts of neighbouring Sri Lanka.
A depression formed in the Bay of Bengal has triggered rains in coastal areas of India's Tamil Nadu state and Sri Lanka.
Government officials said around 10,000 people had been evacuated from their homes in Chennai, the Reuters news agency said.
The National Disaster Response Force and the army are also helping in ongoing rescue work.
The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, J Jayalalitha, has announced a 5bn-rupee ($75m; £49m) relief fund for flood-affected areas.
"The rain that was meant to be spread out over the monsoon months has poured in just a few days," she said.
"No precautionary measures would have managed to prevent water logging and damages. In areas where flooding and damage have been caused, relief, rescue and repair works are being taken up on a war footing," she added.
Images from Chennai show the difficulties people have been facing to access essential services. | More than 70 people have been killed as incessant rains continue to batter the southern Indian city of Chennai, media reports say. |
However, it says it will still co-operate with its larger neighbour.
Speaking earlier in Miami, Florida, Mr Trump said he was reimposing certain travel and trade restrictions eased by the Obama administration, condemning a "completely one-sided deal".
But he is not reversing key diplomatic and commercial ties.
"The government of Cuba denounces the new measures toughening the embargo," Cuban state TV said.
But it also reiterated "its willingness to continue the respectful dialogue and cooperation".
Barack Obama attempted to thaw relations by loosening trade and tourism bans.
President Trump says his new policy will tighten rules on travel and on sending funds to Cuba.
Announcing the changes on Friday, he cited human rights concerns, saying doing a deal with the "brutal" Castro government was "terrible" and "misguided".
Later that night, Cuban state news was also talking tough.
"Any strategy aimed at changing the political, economic and social system in Cuba - whether by pressure or imposition or through more subtle means - is destined to fail," it said.
However, President Trump is not rowing back on all parts of Obama's deal.
He will not close the US embassy in Havana, commercial flights from the US will continue, and Americans will still be able to return home with Cuban goods.
"The embargo should continue. Why give credit to a country where the people don´t see a penny? They are still starving and there is no freedom whatsoever. Why should we keep feeding the people who are on top when they repress their own people." Jose Nadal
"I am 100% Republican. I agree 150% with everything Trump says and does. They should impose more sanctions against Cuba. When Obama made the agreement and restored relations with the Cuban government, he gave them everything they asked for. We received nothing from the Cuban government. This is why Trump wants to strengthen the sanctions." Cathy Henderson
"I am against the embargo. The Cuban tyranny uses the embargo as a pretext to justify that it has failed. Everything bad that happens in Cuba, they blame the embargo." Santiago Portal
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1959: Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro leads a guerrilla army into Havana overthrowing the Batista regime.
1960: In response to Castro's communist reforms, US breaks off diplomatic relations with Cuba and imposes a trade embargo.
1962: Castro agrees to allow the Soviet Union to deploy nuclear missiles on the island bringing the US and the USSR to the brink of nuclear war.
April 2009: President Barack Obama lifts restrictions on family travel and the sending of remittances to Cuba.
July 2015: The US and Cuba reopen embassies in each other's capitals and restore full diplomatic ties.
March 2016: President Obama makes a three-day visit to Cuba and holds talks with President Raul Castro. He expresses hope the embargo will be ended, but it can only be lifted by the US Congress which is controlled by Republicans who oppose the move.
Aug 2016: US commercial flight arrives in Cuba for the first time in more than half a century. | Cuba's government has denounced US President Donald Trump's decision to roll back on policy changes towards the island nation. |
Irek Ilgiz Hamidullin - believed to be about 55 - faces 12 charges including the attempted murder of a US citizen.
He was seized in 2009 after an attack on Afghan border police and US forces. He was held for five years at Bagram air base before being sent to the US.
He is the first military detainee to be brought to the US from Afghanistan.
Mr Hamidullin, shackled and heavily guarded by federal agents, appeared in a federal court in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday.
According to a 19-page indictment, Mr Hamidullin served as an officer in the Soviet army during the war in Afghanistan in the 1970s-80s.
He then stayed in Afghanistan and later joined the Taliban.
The indictment says he commanded three groups of insurgents that attacked the Afghan police and US forces at Camp Leyza, Khost province, in 2009.
He is believed to have directed insurgents armed with anti-aircraft machine guns to fire at US military helicopters responding to the initial attack. The defendant also reportedly used a machine gun to shoot at US troops.
Mr Hamidullin said little during his initial appearance. The next court session is scheduled for Friday.
He was one of 13 foreigners held by the US authorities in Afghanistan.
Washington plans to transfer all the remaining detainees by the end of December, when the US-led Nato combat mission ends. | A former Russian army officer who is alleged to have fought for the Taliban in Afghanistan has appeared in court in the United States on terrorism charges. |
Two men took £200 from the shop at Rosskeen Park at 04:00 GMT on Thursday before making off in the stolen car.
Police said the black Citroen C1 was stolen from the Shearwater area.
Shop owner Pat O'Reilly told BBC Radio Foyle: "This will cost us thousands but we'll pick ourselves up and get back to it though."
He added: "Shelving, freezers and shutters have been badly damaged.
"We have put so much money in to this place. The shop was going well too.
"We are going to be closed for a while and staff still have to get paid. This is just a nightmare." | A Londonderry shop owner has said the repair bill for damage caused to his shop, after a stolen car was rammed into it, will be around £10,000. |
There were concerns about the stability of the building, which has been derelict for years, after the collapse of an internal wall last week.
Contractors began work on Friday night.
The Environment Minister Alex Atwood recommended the demolition in the interests of public safety.
Mary O'Dwyer, Chair of Foyle Civic Trust, said a strategic approach is needed for the future protection of heritage in the city following the demolition.
"Many of our members believe that this is a very sad event.
"The factory is part of our industrial heritage and more should have been done to save it.
"Others believe something had to be done because it was a health and safety issue," she said.
"We would like to see a consensus and a strategic vision of all of the organisations in the city that have a remit for protecting our heritage."
Foyle Road, which was closed between the lower deck of the Craigavon Bridge and John Street roundabout, has reopened. | The former Hamilton's shirt factory on Foyle Road in Londonderry has been demolished. |
Rooney, 30, played in midfield rather than as a striker and came under fire following the shock defeat by Iceland.
"He's our talisman, he's our greatest goalscorer, he's experienced and you don't want that to walk away at this stage," Lampard told BBC Sport.
"I would want him in the team and in the squad. He has certainly got another tournament in him."
Rooney has scored a record 53 goals in 115 appearances for his country.
The Manchester United man was made England captain in August 2014 but has come under scrutiny for a number of disappointing displays.
He found the net from the penalty spot after just four minutes against Iceland but underperformed for most of the game in Nice as England went out of Euro 2016 at the last-16 stage.
In the wake of the defeat, Germany legend Lothar Matthaus said it was time for Rooney to retire from international football.
"Sadly, when his team needed him, Rooney was not that leader," he said.
"You need someone who can provide the impetus and rhythm. I thought Rooney could take the role but, when it mattered, he wasn't able to do it."
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"I think once we reflect a bit more, Wayne will remain a big player in the squad and will help with the development of the younger players around him," insisted Lampard, who won 106 caps for England.
However, the former Chelsea and West Ham midfielder thinks he needs to work out his best position for both club and country.
Under Louis van Gaal, Rooney began to play in midfield as well as a striker but that may change now Jose Mourinho is manager of Manchester United.
"I don't believe 31 is an age where you need to change position because of being 31, said Lampard, now playing in the United States with New York City.
"I think Wayne still has the pace, the ability and the knowhow to play as a striker, but the choice will obviously be between him and his managers."
Rooney has already said he would continue to be available for international selection.
England's next game is a 2018 World Cup qualifier in Slovakia on 4 September.
England should not be afraid of appointing another foreign coach as a successor to Roy Hodgson, said Lampard, who played under Swede Sven-Goran Eriksson and Italian Fabio Capello during his time with the national side.
"Ideally, as a proud Englishman, you'd love an English manager," he said.
"But I think, in the modern world, you have to accept that, if the options aren't there, you have to look abroad.
"It wouldn't bother me if a foreign manager took an England team forward and was successful, not at all."
England are looking for a new manager as Englishman Hodgson quit immediately after the defeat by Iceland.
Under Eriksson, England reached the quarter-finals at three successive major tournaments, while Capello led England to the 2010 World Cup and a 4-1 defeat by Germany in the second round.
"I think the best man for the job would be the starting point for picking the next manager," added Lampard, who would prefer a youthful boss, adding: "Over the last 10-15 years, when I was playing, we weren't setting a new tone.
"I would look to a younger, forward-thinking manager who has a real strong idea about how he wants to play, plays good football, generates a good spirit in the team and go that way."
But he believes it will not be a straightforward task for the Football Association.
"I can't give you the name, which is the problem, but they will have to have a confidence in the decision they make," said Lampard.
"They'll have to give him free reign to try to mould these good young players into a team that can fight at the top level." | Wayne Rooney still has a future with England despite their Euro 2016 failure, says Frank Lampard. |
Byron Davies asked if a message from William Graham supporting the so-called "black route" for a £1bn Newport relief road came from a "spoof" account, as party policy was to review the options.
Antoinette Sandbach accused Mr Graham of "not willing to put his vote where his principles allegedly are".
Group leader Andrew RT Davies said the online row would "not be repeated".
Mr Graham backed a Conservative motion in the Senedd in January calling for a review of the possible routes for an M4 relief road.
But following the debate he tweeted: "I am confident that when the public inquiry is held the 'black route' will be chosen", referring to the Welsh government's preferred option.
Some critics have claimed other routes would cause less environmental damage.
It prompted responses from two of Mr Graham's colleagues asking whether he supported or disagreed with Conservative policy to review the alternatives.
Group leader Andrew RT Davies told journalists on Tuesday he had "spoken to" each of the members who were "all signed up to the group position".
"If people want to go on to Twitter to have a tittle-tattle that's neither here nor there," he said.
"The people involved know my views on it and I'm confident it won't be repeated." | Three Welsh Conservative AMs have been "spoken to" by their leader for arguing about the party's M4 policy on Twitter. |
The flight search engine website reported revenues of £120m for 2015, up 28% on the previous year.
The company saw gross bookings of $11.2bn, up 49% on 2014, with visitors to the website up 48%. On average, 50m people used the website each month.
Company founder and chief executive Gareth Williams said the company had seen "excellent growth".
He said: "2015 was another strong year for Skyscanner, showing solid progress in our strategy of expansion beyond our home market, into mobile and beyond flights.
"Our first-half focus on investing in our product drove momentum for the business in the second half. We also saw excellent growth in travellers planning their trips on Skyscanner all around the world, especially on mobile and in the important regions of Asia Pacific and the Americas."
The Edinburgh-based company saw a rise in the number of people using its mobile app, with 40m downloads and an increase of 24% in mobile bookings.
Particular growth was recorded in the Asia-Pacific region, while visits in China were up 67% after Skyscanner bought a Chinese search firm in 2014.
The company opened new offices in London and Sofia as well as expanding existing operations in Budapest and Miami, increasing its global staff to 770. | Scottish-based travel firm Skyscanner has reported double-digit growth for the seventh consecutive year. |
The accusations were made by Russell Davy in an interview with the Sunday Mirror.
Mr Davy said he has informed the Football Association that he had been abused in 1986 by scout Eddie Heath, who is now dead.
He said Heath began working at Charlton after working for Chelsea.
Charlton said in a statement: "Upon being made aware of an allegation of historical abuse in the early 1980s, Charlton Athletic has immediately activated an internal investigation the matter. We of course take the issue raised by Russell Davy seriously.
"Charlton Athletic is fully committed to working alongside the police and regulatory authorities to investigate any such historical allegation of abuse at the club.
"The club works closely with English football's governing bodies and have been in contact with the EFL to make them aware of this investigation.
"In addition, we would strongly encourage anyone with an allegation of, or information regarding, historic child abuse to report it to the NSPCC / FA Helpline on 0800 023 2642 and to the police, where specially trained staff will be able to provide advice and guidance."
The NSPCC children's charity has said more than 860 people have called its dedicated football hotline, set up a week ago after several former players alleged past abuse by coaches.
On Saturday, Chelsea FC apologised "profusely" to Gary Johnson over sex abuse he suffered as a youth team player in the 1970s.
Mr Johnson signed a confidentiality agreement in 2015 and accepted £50,000 from the club, but Chelsea did not accept liability.
In a statement, the club said Mr Johnson had "suffered unacceptably". | Charlton Athletic have begun an investigation into claims a youth player was sexually abused while at the club in the 1980s. |
The boards are forecast to over spend by £146m this year.
In one case - Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board (ABMU) - the financial outlook is said to be "extremely challenging".
The health board, which covers Swansea and Bridgend, said it was attempting to cut agency staff costs.
As well as ABMU there are overspends at Betsi Cadwaladr in north Wales, Cardiff and Vale board and Hywel Dda in mid and west Wales.
Betsi Cadwaladr's deficit is now forecast to be £30m, Hywel Dda £49.9m, ABMU £35m and Cardiff and Vale £31m for the 2016-17 financial year.
The health boards will not face a bill to repay the money, but they will be expected to balance their books in the next financial year.
In the previous year, Betsi Cadwaladr and Hywel Dda had a combined deficit of £50m while Cardiff and Vale and ABMU both broke even.
Betsi Cadwaladr has been under direct control of the Welsh Government since June 2015.
The other three boards were placed under an increased level of scrutiny from ministers last September due to doubts about their ability to tackle the financial challenges they face.
Health Secretary Vaughan Gething told BBC Radio's Good Morning Wales programme he was "pretty certain" services would not be cut "simply because of money".
"We'll change services but that's because we should change some of our services, because they currently don't deliver the right value and the best quality," he added.
He said the health service had a responsibility to provide "high-quality care" and at the same time "to do more to live within its means".
A Welsh Government spokeswoman said: "The position in these four health boards is unacceptable, and we have made it clear that we expect them to take action to significantly improve their financial position."
She said ministers will not approve financial plans "that do not deliver such improvements".
"Individual organisations that exceed their allocated resources, have not - and will not - be bailed out," she said, adding that the government is "working alongside all organisations to improve their respective positions" and that the "overall health budget will be balanced for the 2016-17 financial year".
ABMU has gone from a break-even position to a forecast deficit of £39m this year, and another forecast deficit of £53m next year.
The health board has average running costs of £3m a day, so a £39m deficit is equivalent to the cost of running the board for 13 days.
It said it was focusing on an intensive recruitment drive to cut down on the cost of agency staff, as well as reducing waste in prescription medication.
A spokeswoman said: "There are many challenges facing us when trying to identify savings that won't compromise patient safety and quality of care, at the same time as demand on our services increases."
A spokesman for the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board said: "We have worked hard throughout the year, and worked closely with Welsh Government, to address our challenges, and we will continue to do so going forward."
Stephen Foster, of Hywel Dda University Health Board, said: "This is not the financial situation that we would want to find ourselves in and we are putting together significant plans to turn it around."
Analysis by BBC Wales political editor Nick Servini
These figures show a dramatic deterioration in the finances of four out of Wales' seven health boards.
They have also prompted a hard-hitting response from the Welsh Government which, until this point, has been keen to stress how they approach problems together.
The tone resembles the approach of the man in charge of the English NHS, Jeremy Hunt, who has not been afraid of calling out heath trusts he believes are under-performing.
The Welsh Government has called for a significant improvement in the financial performance.
That will be easier said than done in the face of intense pressure on these organisations.
More from Nick | Four health boards which are due to see their overall budget deficits triple in size will not be bailed out, the Welsh Government has said. |
Nintendo said such pixels were "normal and should not be considered a defect".
But one analyst said if the issues were as bad as online photos suggested, it was "unbelievable" Nintendo had let them leave the factory.
The £280 handheld console went on sale on Friday.
Sales figures suggest it has become the fastest-selling games console in the Japanese company's history, with reports some shops have already sold out.
In the UK, it has sold an estimated 80,000 units.
The Switch can be played both on televisions and as a standalone device.
It launched with a handful of games, with some critics saying there were too few.
And now, thousands of customers have reported their new devices came with a screen problem.
On a Reddit discussion thread, one user said: "I understand they're apparently common in devices, but in a handheld system it's a big enough annoyance for me I would not purchase a device with one."
He said he had a similar problem with his Sony Playstation Portable.
"My first one had dead pixels in the middle of the screen, and I brought it back to the store I purchased it in," he said.
"Luckily, it was a big news story so they were allowing you to open up new boxes in the stores and turn on the device.
"I went through three and on the fourth got one without any visible dead pixels."
Nintendo responded on its support page, saying: "Small numbers of stuck or dead pixels are a characteristic of LCD screens."
A similar pixel issue also affected Nintendo's DS, and the Japanese gaming company eventually allowed buyers to replace devices.
Paul Gray, an analyst at research company IHS, said such issues should no longer be common.
"In the early days of LCD screens there were lots of defects, but these days you see fewer and fewer of them," he said.
"Some of the photos I've seen posted online, I cannot believe that Nintendo would have knowingly let them leave the factory like that.
"Something doesn't ring quite true," he said, suggesting that some of the photos may have been doctored.
Mr Gray advised anyone with a defective device to return it to the shop they bought it from.
"If you are a consumer and you find it irritating, you should go back to the retailer and say that you are not happy," he said. | Thousands of owners of Nintendo's new console, Switch, have complained about dead or stuck pixels creating distracting and annoying dark squares on their screens. |
Philip Hammond says the extra money - to be phased in over three years - will help support a system that is "clearly under pressure".
It comes after months of warnings that services provided by councils for the elderly are under threat because of a lack of funding.
The numbers getting help in care homes and in their own homes for daily tasks such as washing and dressing have been falling in recent years.
This trend has been blamed for contributing to the growing pressures being seen in the NHS, particularly the rise in visits to A&E.
Social care chiefs have said they will need to spend nearly £20bn on services this year.
But even when you take into account the extra money being raised from council tax increases and NHS money that is being transferred across, (both previous policy announcements to help out the sector) councils are still nearly £1bn short of what they need.
By 2020 that funding gap is predicted to grow to £2.6bn.
The money announced in the Budget will go some way to plugging that gap, but clearly not all the way.
It is expected to be phased in - with £1bn coming next year and the remaining £1bn spread out over the subsequent two.
This will go into a pot shared across both services for the elderly, and those provided to younger adults with disabilities.
Charities have called it a "sticking plaster" to the wider problems facing the sector.
Although, to be fair to the chancellor, he said the extra money would be followed by a green paper later in the year to overhaul the entire system, which has remained largely unchanged since it was created along with the NHS, after the Second World War.
About 500,000 people in England pay the full cost of their care in England. This can prove very expensive.
One in 10 people face costs of over £100,000 once they pass the age of 65.
And there is growing evidence these self-funders are helping to prop up the council-funded side of the market.
Analysts LaingBuisson have calculated that the fees councils pay care home firms are £100 a week below the actual cost of providing the care.
Its researchers say this shortfall has effectively created a "hidden care tax" with self-funders now paying more than 25% extra for the same care.
To limit these costs the coalition government announced in 2013 it would be introducing a cap on the cost of care so no-one paid more than £72,000 over their lifetime.
This was meant to be introduced in 2016, but that was delayed until 2020. The green paper that was announced in the Budget will set out how - indeed if - that policy will be incorporated into any future changes.
But the extra money will do nothing to help these people.
More than 4m people over the age of 65 have care needs, but only about 1.35m of them get formal care - either by paying for it themselves or relying on council help.
What happens to the rest? There are 1.5m people who are cared for by family and friends and another 1.2m who struggle by with little or no help.
In theory councils could use the extra money to increase the number of people they help.
But given there's already a shortfall in funding to maintain the status quo, it seems doubtful this will happen. Again, the promise of longer-term reform remains their best hope.
They may also benefit from extra support announced in the Budget for the NHS.
There is £100m extra to help A&Es ahead of next winter and £325m over the next three years to help with NHS reform by getting local plans off the ground to shift care out of hospitals and into community services.
Eventually this should help boost services such as GPs and district nursing, which the frail elderly are heavy users of. However, given the health budget is currently nearly £120bn a year, the impact of this extra money will be limited.
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The 56-year-old man, from Essex, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in a field off Burrows Lane, in the Middle Stoke area, on Sunday.
His next of kin have been informed. No-one else was in the aircraft.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) attended and are investigating the cause of the crash, which happened at about 16:18 GMT.
Louise Holloway, who lives nearby, was outside in the garden when she heard a "huge bang" and saw "a massive orange flash right across the sky".
"One man ran across the field but there was no way the pilot could have got out. It's really sad," she said.
Representatives from UK Power Networks and fire crews also attended. | A pilot has died after his microlight hit an electricity pylon and burst into flames near Rochester in Kent. |