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Economic nationalists like senior adviser Steve Bannon view withdrawal as visible way for the US to demonstrate that it's putting its own economic interests ahead of the concerns of the "international community".
Movement conservatives, including Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt, are keen to strike a blow to the environmentalist coalition, which they view as creeping socialism cloaked in an earth-friendly guise.
Meanwhile Mr Trump's working-class supporters - particularly those in the economically distressed coal-producing regions of West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania that delivered an Electoral College victory to the president - are more concerned about jobs and their way of life, rather than the distant, amorphous threat of rising sea levels or shifting climate patterns.
Ivanka Trump, along with her husband (and senior White House adviser) Jared Kushner, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defence James Mattis, were reportedly strong advocates for remaining in the agreement - for a range of environmental, diplomatic and national security reasons.
The president's daughter even arranged for her father to meet politician-turned-activist Al Gore to discuss the issue during the presidential transition.
The efforts always figured to be an uphill battle, however, given the issues and interests that formed the heart of Mr Trump's presidential campaign.
Mr Trump once notably called global warming a "hoax" perpetrated by the Chinese, but over the course of last year's campaign he was largely silent on environmental issues.
He spoke early and often about jobs, the economy and government overregulation, however, and will likely frame any move to abandon the Paris agreement as evidence that his presidency is taking action to put more money in American pockets.
If such a move angers the international elite, US liberals and media talking heads, so much the better. | While a presidential decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement would roil the international community and frustrate White House advocates of addressing climate change - including Donald Trump's own daughter - there are formidable forces within the administration in favour of such a move. |
The final annual report from the Independent Monitoring Board for HMP Birmingham described staff morale as "palpably low" during the process.
After nearly three years, G4S Care and Justice Services took over the prison in October last year.
However, the board has also welcomed the new owner and "looks forward to innovations" that will help the prison.
The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) was concerned that the privatisation process, with promised announcements, was continually delayed.
It felt that the implementation, from the initial announcement on 31 March to the new owners taking over on 1 October, took too long.
The report praised prison staff who continued to cope with increasing problems, such as gang culture.
During the process, the Prison Service was also bidding to retain the contract and inmates were said to be concerned about the privatisation.
The IMB has recommended that "lessons be learned from HMP Birmingham's experience" and that similar processes should be shortened.
Nine other prisons will go through the market-testing process.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice said: "We will formally respond to the IMB report on HMP Birmingham in due course.
"The public have a right to expect continuing improvement in the quality and efficiency of public services, without compromising public safety.
"The competition strategy and adjustments to the prison estate will help ensure that this is the case, while achieving best value for taxpayers." | A report has highlighted concerns over the process in which a prison became the first in the UK to be privatised. |
He has been Lille's first choice keeper since 2013 and has made 130 appearances for the club in all competitions.
The 33-year-old, whose previous deal ran until next year, says he is very settled at Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
"I am very happy to extend my contract with Lille, a club I call home," Enyeama told BBC Sport.
"I love the family atmosphere here and would like to thank the club for the incredible confidence they have placed in me since I joined five years ago.
"Despite receiving interesting offers from elsewhere, I never thought for a second that money comes before happiness hence my decision to stay here.
"I will continue to give my all, along with my teammates, to bring joy and success to our supporters who have all passionately stood by us."
This season Enyeama's Lille, beaten in the Coupe de la Ligue final by Paris St-Germain, leapfrogged Saint-Etienne to finish fifth at the end of the 2015-2016 season to seal a place in next season's Europa League.
With 17 clean sheets from 35 league games this term Lille official Jean-Michel Van Damme is delighted to tie the Nigerian down to a new deal.
"Vincent is an exceptional lad both on and off the field," said Van Damme.
"To continue to work with a player of his calibre and a man of his quality is something fantastic for the club.
"He still has bright future and showed again this season, the full extent of his immense qualities. He is happy here and feels at home.
"He brings so much with his talent, his state of mind and ability to motivate the group, we could not afford to lose the opportunity to extend his contract.
"I also think that his presence will be important in the progression of young understudy Mike Maignan. We are happy that Enyeama is able to finish his career at Lille." | Vincent Enyeama has extended his deal with French club Lille by two years tying the former Nigeria international goalkeeper to the club until 2019. |
First Minister Arlene Foster said the terms for an independent inquiry were worked out in consultation with the attorney general.
She said they were sent to Sinn Féin who, so far, had not responded.
However, Sinn Féin's MLA Conor Murphy said they were "insufficient".
"There has been no agreement with the DUP on the terms of reference of an independent investigation," he said.
"In order to restore public confidence in the political institutions we need an independent investigation, which is robust, transparent, timeframed and led by a senior judicial figure from outside the jurisdiction and with the power to compel witnesses and subpoena documents.
"Arlene Foster should step aside to facilitate that investigation pending a preliminary report."
Set up in November 2012, the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme was an attempt by the Northern Ireland Executive to help to increase consumption of heat from renewable sources.
It is approximately £490m over budget as businesses were receiving more in subsidies than they were paying for renewable fuel and the scheme became heavily oversubscribed. | Sinn Féin has said terms of reference drawn up by the head of the civil service for an investigation into the RHI debacle are short of what is required. |
The Ivorian left the Swans for the Etihad Stadium on a four-year contract in 2015 for a fee worth up to £28m.
Bony, 28, managed only eight goals in 46 appearances for City - more than half of which came as a substitute - and spent last season on loan at Stoke.
His potential return to Wales could depend on the future of Swansea's top scorer last season, Fernando Llorente.
The 32-year-old, who is currently sidelined with an arm injury, has been a transfer target for Chelsea, having worked with the Premier League champions' manager, Antonio Conte, at Juventus.
Swansea have yet to receive a bid this summer for the Spain international, who scored 15 goals last season to help the Welsh club avoid relegation from the top flight.
The Swans did reject offers for Llorente during the January transfer window, and a move for Bony could be seen as insurance should Llorente leave.
Swansea signed England Under-21 striker Tammy Abraham on a season-long loan from Chelsea earlier this summer.
But with club record signing Borja Baston on loan at Malaga, the Swans could be short of forward options if Llorente was to leave.
Before Baston's arrival, Bony was Swansea's record signing when he joined from Vitesse Arnhem for £12m in 2013.
He scored 34 goals in all competitions for the Swans before his move to City.
Bony's high wages at City were thought to be a stumbling block for a potential return to the Liberty Stadium, though Swansea could soon have more money if midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson joins Everton. | Swansea City are weighing up a move to re-sign striker Wilfried Bony from Manchester City. |
Ricciardo has a contract until the end of 2018 but there have been doubts about the future of Kvyat after an up-and-down first season with the team.
Team principal Christian Horner said: "Ricciardo's contract is fixed and all the options are on our side with Kvyat.
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"He's doing great. So long as we're here, he'll be in the car next year."
Horner's comments seem to end speculation that Toro Rosso's Max Verstappen might be promoted to the senior team after an impressive debut season for the 18-year-old Dutchman.
Red Bull's participation is still in doubt because they have not yet confirmed whether they have an engine for 2016.
The team were last month close to concluding negotiations to terminate their contract with Renault a year early due to growing tensions between the two.
But those talks stopped when it became clear Mercedes would not supply Red Bull and Ferrari said they could not supply them their 2016 engine next season.
Insiders say that Red Bull are now likely to continue with Renault but with the engine given a different name so it does not appear to casual audience as if the relationship has continued.
Renault are on the verge of taking control of the Lotus team and returning as a team owner and constructor.
However, Horner suggested there was still another possibility for Red Bull: "There may be something else. We'll see."
Red Bull have had talks with Honda about a supply, but works partner McLaren's chairman Ron Dennis has exercised his contractual veto to block the Japanese company supplying them.
Toro Rosso are expected to use 2015 Ferrari engines next season. | Red Bull say they will retain their driver line-up of Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat next season - as long as the team is on the grid. |
Ilkeston in Derbyshire is one of the largest towns in the UK without a rail station after its previous one closed in 1967, due to Dr Beeching's cuts.
However, the project suffered several delays, notably because of newts that had to be trapped and relocated.
The station, off Millership Way, is due to open later this year.
Plans to dismantle the old bridge were postponed after foundation work on the new platforms took longer than expected.
It is the latest delay to the project which first got the go-ahead in January 2014 - work was due to start six months later.
However, the rare newts - a species protected by law - were found during a routine ecological site survey and work was ordered not to begin until they were removed.
Flooding concerns at the site delayed the project further, and again in February 2015 when even more newts were found, prompting some to question the species' rarity.
The delays "disappointed" local councillors and "frustrated" the then transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin.
Work finally started to demolish the old station in March 2015.
Councillor Dean Collins, from the county council, said: "The new station will be a great boost to the area.
"Large-scale engineering projects like this can often unearth unforeseen issues and while we've had a few setbacks, we're working hard to get the station up and running as soon as we can."
A number of road closures will be in place while the old footbridge is taken down and the new one erected.
Once the station opens, services to Chesterfield, Sheffield, Leeds and Nottingham will begin with 160,000 passengers expected to pass through the station. | Work has started on a footbridge at the site of a £10m railway station where construction efforts stalled due to concerns over rare great crested newts. |
The blaze caused thousands of pounds of damage to Bishopbriggs Cultural Centre, in the town's Auchinairn Road, at about 02:20 on 17 November 2015.
The CCTV footage shows the man pouring liquid around and setting it alight.
He is about 5ft 10in tall and was wearing a blue tracksuit, a hat with an luminous rear band and dark shoes.
Det Con Stephen Cooke, of Police Scotland, said: "This was a deliberate and dangerous act which has caused extensive damage to the centre.
"I would appeal to anyone who recognises the man in the CCTV images to contact police as he may hold information vital to our inquiry." | Police have released CCTV footage of a man setting fire to a cultural centre in East Dunbartonshire that is used as a mosque by the Muslim community. |
It is urging them to "keep trying" the emergency phone numbers instead, although some have pointed out that mobile phone batteries are running low.
One expert said it could be because social media posts can be hard to verify.
Many people are tweeting their addresses and asking to be rescued.
However it is possible that not all the requests will be spotted - and they may not all be genuine.
"The web is messy and unpredictable," said Euan Semple, who advises on the impact of social media on businesses and society.
"You have to be able to judge signal from noise."
Mr Semple added that persuading people to follow the Coast Guard's advice would be challenging.
"If you're in an extreme situation, and you can't get access through formal channels, and there is the prospect of help from somewhere else helping your signal to be seen, it would be tough not to."
Residents of a care home were rescued after an image of them waist-deep in floodwater went viral on Twitter.
Facebook has activated its safety check-in in Texas so that affected members can mark themselves safe. | The US Coast Guard is asking people not to seek help via social media if they need assistance during Storm Harvey. |
Bow Street station, on the Cambrian line north of Aberystwyth, was closed in 1965 as part of the Beeching cuts.
The Welsh Government is seeking £6.8m from the UK government to cover three quarters of the cost of a new station.
Mid and West Wales AM Eluned Morgan said there was a "very strong" economic case for the project, with a new university campus opening up.
"Rail infrastructure is crucial to opening up the connections to Aberystwyth and beyond," she said.
"There is a welcome upturn in economic activity in the area, including the new Aberystwyth University campus nearby.
"This rail stop will cut down on traffic, promote business, reduce pollution, provide a vital transport system for commuters and the elderly."
The Welsh Government has applied for a £6.8m grant for part funding from the UK government for the project which would include a new train station and interchange plus car parking and bus stops.
Economy Secretary Ken Skates said he had submitted a "strong" application for 75% of the cost of the new station - the maximum the UK Government could cover.
He said the Welsh Government would provide the remaining 25% of the funding - £1.7m.
Proposals for a new station at Bow Street have been shown at a public event and, if approved, is hoped will open in 2019.
It would be built a short distance south of the original station, which is now the site of a builders' merchants.
A spokesman for Ceredigion council said it had found "considerable support" for the scheme in consultation.
The authority expected to hear the outcome of the funding application early in 2017.
Ms Morgan said she also hoped Welsh ministers would also consider reopening Carno station, also on the Cambrian line, in Powys, which closed in 1963. | A new railway station in Ceredigion would have a big impact on the regional economy, a Labour AM member says. |
A selection of photos from across the African continent this week: | Images courtesy of AP, EPA, PA and Reuters |
Anthony Fuggle was a classics master at Colet Court, Barnes, south-west London.
He admitted six counts of possessing indecent images of children, and seven of making indecent images of children on or before 10 September 2013.
He was found to be in possession of more than 1,000 still and moving images of children.
The 58-year-old was a teacher at the school, which is a junior division of St Paul's Preparatory School.
Alumni include Chancellor George Osborne.
Investigations also revealed he had downloaded almost 2,000 images of youngsters, some of whom were as young as 12, and which included topless boys in shorts, boys on a beach, and some who were naked.
Four counts of making indecent images of the most severe level, Category A, were left to lie on file after he pleaded not guilty to them.
Fuggle appeared at Kingston Crown Court and the case was adjourned until 5 June for sentencing.
Jane Humphryes QC said he had been seeking help and was attending weekly therapy sessions.
Fuggle was released on bail on the conditions that he does not go to Colet Court school, or be in the company of anyone under the age of 16 unless supervised.
The former teacher from Sutton in Surrey is understood to have resigned from his post at the school after he was arrested in September 2013.
He was the first person to be charged under the Metropolitan Police's Operation Winthorpe.
The investigation was set up to investigate allegations of historical sexual abuse and misconduct at St Paul's and Colet Court. | A former teacher at an elite boys' school has pleaded guilty to possessing and making thousands of indecent images of children. |
AMC chief executive Adam Aron had suggested the idea might encourage so-called millennials to visit the cinema.
But the plan was badly received on social media, where cinema-goers bombarded AMC with messages.
"We have heard loud and clear that this is a concept our audience does not want," the company said in a statement.
AMC operates almost 400 cinemas in the United States, with more than 5,000 screens. The chain also has a UK multi-screen complex in Manchester.
While many cinemas display messages before films asking people to switch off their mobile devices, Mr Aron had suggested that allowing mobile phone use during a film might appeal to young adults.
"When you tell a 22-year-old to turn off the phone, don't ruin the movie, they hear please cut off your left arm above the elbow," he had explained in an interview with Variety magazine.
But the cinema chain has now admitted the idea had not gone down well with audiences.
"In this age of social media, we get feedback from you almost instantaneously," it said in a statement.
"This is an idea we have relegated to the cutting room floor... there will be no texting allowed in any of the auditoriums at AMC Theatres."
Delighted film fans welcomed the news online.
"Bravo for making the right decision," said one tweeter called Kristin.
"Thank you so much. I love you guys for this," added Shavonne.
Others remained critical of AMC.
"The idea shouldn't have been floated publicly in the first place, though. It was a horrible idea from the beginning," tweeted Geoff. | US cinema chain AMC has reversed a controversial plan to let customers use their mobile phones during films in some venues. |
Cheshire East Council said "deliberate and systematic manipulation" took place from 2012 to 2014.
Cheshire Police is investigating whether any crimes were committed.
The council has apologised and said the falsified figures had caused "serious problems" in assessing applications for new developments.
"Serious" errors in the council's air quality data readings, from 2012 to 2014, made them appear lower than they really were, an external investigation has revealed.
Falsified data "may have affected" decisions made on planning applications in Nantwich, Congleton, Crewe, Holmes Chapel and Sandbach, it concluded.
Emails seen by the BBC last month showed that auditors believed the number and nature of the inaccuracies meant human error was "unlikely" to have been responsible.
Sean Hannaby, the council's director of planning and sustainable development, said: "We would like to assure everyone that we have done everything we can to rectify these failings.
"There are no immediate health protection measures needed as a result of these errors."
Councillors have to decide if a development will:
All UK local authorities are obliged to monitor local air quality and submit their findings to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
Defra said the data provided "an overview of pollution in locations where people are likely to be present and reveals historic trends which indicate whether policies to improve air quality are having the desired effect".
Air pollutants include nitrogen dioxide from exhaust emissions which the government has been ordered to cut.
If a council does not meet national objectives it is obliged to declare an Air Quality Management Area and publish an action plan.
An internal review by Cheshire East Council auditors in 2016 found the air quality data submitted was different to the original data provided by the laboratory that analysed readings from the council's monitoring equipment.
The falsified data was from testing stations "spread over a wide geographical area, which implies that the manipulation was not motivated by a wish to favour specific sites", the council's report summary said.
Cheshire East Council has not commented on any potential disciplinary action.
A Defra spokesperson said: "We are aware of this issue and understand the local authority is now considering its response to the investigation." | Hundreds of planning applications are to be reviewed after a council admitted its air pollution data was "falsified" to make it look cleaner. |
It follows claims the social media giant had not done enough to tackle cyberbullies or extremists in the past.
In a blog, the firm said the new language emphasised it would "not tolerate behaviour intended to harass or intimidate".
It also said it had clarified what it considered to be "abusive behaviour and hateful conduct".
This includes:
The firm promised to suspend or close the accounts of users who "cross the line into abuse".
Pressure is growing on social media firms to tackle issues such as online extremism and cyberbullying, which are said to affect millions of young Britons every year.
The Times reported last week that the Home Secretary Theresa May had suggested that new surveillance powers - unveiled under the Investigatory Powers Bill - could be used to help police to unmask anonymous cyberbullies.
In a letter to MP James Cartlidge, seen by the paper, Ms May said: "Internet connection records would update the capability of law enforcement in a criminal investigation to determine the sender and recipient of a communication."
This could include "a malicious message such as those exchanged in cyberbullying".
Twitter has been criticised for not doing enough to tackle online abuse, and in February, then-chief executive Dick Costolo admitted the company "sucks" at dealing with trolling.
In its update, however, the firm said it had introduced a range of new protections in 2015, including new tools for reporting abusive behaviour and a ban on the "promotion of terrorism".
A spokesperson for the NSPCC, a child protection charity, said Twitter's new rules were "a long overdue but very welcome step".
"We have been urging social media companies to take decisive action to curb cyberbullying, which damages the lives of many children who tell us it is almost impossible to find a safe haven from it.
"Industry is now waking-up to this pernicious behaviour and it's good to some are taking a more proactive approach to dealing with it." | Twitter has updated its rules to highlight it is taking a tougher stance against abuse. |
The event, entitled Shifting the Curve - Sharing the Challenge, is aimed at addressing the relatively static rates of breastfeeding in Scotland over the last decade.
Figures show 48.4% of babies were breastfed at around ten days old in 2013/14, compared with 44.4% in 2004/05.
The data shows a trend towards babies being fed both breast and formula milk, as well as a decline in breastfeeding by the six to eight week stage.
Experts in the field will come together to share the latest evidence on the benefits of breastfeeding, review what is working well and identify ways to drive up rates.
A key focus will be on increasing rates of breastfeeding in the most deprived areas in order to help reduce health inequalities.
Mothers in the wealthiest areas are nearly three times as likely to exclusively breastfeed at six to eight weeks, compared with those in the most deprived areas.
Public health minister Maureen Watt said: "Breastfeeding has major health benefits, in the short and longer term, for both mother and baby. That is why the Scottish Government continues to promote it as the best source of nutrition for babies.
"We know it is important to understand the factors which influence a mother's infant feeding decision and develop effective strategies to encourage more women to breastfeed.
"Research shows that women who know about the health benefits of breastfeeding are more likely to start, therefore it's essential that in the antenatal period the health benefits of breastfeeding are discussed and explained to all women."
Earlier this month, a study by Unicef concluded increasing the time women breastfeed could save the NHS millions of pounds by improving the health of mother and baby.
The summit will be held on 24 February at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. | Encouraging more women to breastfeed their babies will be the focus of a Scottish Government summit in the New Year. |
In a speech on Tuesday, Royal College of Physicians president Prof Jane Dacre will warn ministers the issue must be addressed if their policy is to work.
She will highlight research that shows vacant posts are not being filled and gaps in rotas are being seen.
It comes as ministers are locked in a dispute with junior doctors over their plans for improving weekend care.
Last week thousands of medics went on strike over the government's decision to impose a new contract on them, designed to make it cheaper to rota on staff at weekends.
Prof Dacre will raise her own concerns at the RCP's annual conference in Harrogate, saying NHS trusts are struggling to find enough staff to cope with existing demands.
Physicians are doctors who focus on diagnosis and treatment as opposed to surgery. They cover a whole range of areas including stroke and heart disease to the care of the elderly.
Research by the RCP showed last year there were just over 13,000 consultant physicians across the UK - one in four of all consultants.
But four in 10 vacant posts advertised last year went unfilled, while one in five consultants reported gaps in their junior doctor rotas.
Meanwhile, one in 10 consultants say they often have to carry out junior jobs to ensure patients' care is not harmed.
Prof Dacre will tell delegates: "I feel sorry for NHS trusts, I really do. Across the country, they have created a raft of new posts to meet the rising demands for patient care, only to find that there is no-one to fill them.
"If we have neither enough trainees nor consultants to run the service now, how are we going to implement a safe seven-day service?"
She will go on to set out the case for extra funding, pointing out hospitals are racking up deficits and that funding lags behind other countries such as France and Germany.
"It is time to revisit our national contribution to healthcare," she will say.
But a Department of Health spokeswoman pointed out extra money was being invested during this Parliament - £8bn more by 2020.
She said this would help "make sure the right staff and support is available to create a safe NHS seven days a week".
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Several sportswomen have raised the issue, including tennis player Heather Watson who blamed "girl things" on her exit from the 2015 Australian Open.
Dr Richard Burden, senior physiologist at the English Institute of Sport, told the BBC in January that menstrual cycle research in sport was "limited".
The new study has been conducted by two London universities.
The Female Athlete Health Group - a collaborative project between St Mary's University and University College London - worked on two surveys, including one of London Marathon competitors.
Of the 1,862 women surveyed, including 90 who were considered elite level, 41.7% said their menstrual cycle affected their performance.
Nearly 44% met the criteria for heavy menstrual bleeding, but only 22.3% had sought help for period problems.
PhD student Georgie Bruinvels, who is leading the study, told BBC Sport: "We feel like there are many unanswered questions when it comes to periods in sport.
"As a female athlete myself, I can see how much it impacts. So many elite coaches are male and it's hard for them to understand.
"It's this big taboo. I found that awareness is so poor and people don't know anything about it.
"By doing this research, we hope to raise more awareness and to encourage further examination of the subject."
Bruinvels is using crowdfunding to aid the next stage of her research, which will focus on heavy menstrual bleeding and the possible increase of iron deficiency. | A research group is hoping to increase awareness of the "taboo" subject of period problems in sport. |
The 22-year-old had been released by Accrington Stanley, and is the third new signing this summer.
"He is young and keen to do well. I have been impressed with his attitude and I am looking forward to working with him," Morecambe boss Jim Bentley told the club website.
"We look forward to welcoming him into the squad."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Right-back Liam Wakefield has signed for League Two side Morecambe on a one-year deal. |
Powys council's cabinet said the loss of £1.6m over the next three years has affected the number of classes it could afford and it was launching a review.
It will look at whether its sixth forms are financially viable and educationally sustainable.
The Welsh government said it is working with Powys to minimise the impact of cuts to learning.
The council launched a similar review three years ago but eventually decided not to shut any sixth forms in the county.
Since then, the council has backed the takeover of the struggling John Beddoes School in Presteigne by Newtown High School, meaning the number of sixth forms in the county will drop from 13 to 12 from April.
Council cabinet member for learning Myfanwy Alexander said: "Changes to the way post-16 funding is delivered and a decline in pupil numbers have had a severe impact on Powys sixth forms.
"Learner choice will be hit hard and the sustainability of Powys sixth forms will be seriously affected."
In September 2012, the council was able to fund 232 further education classes across the authority area.
But according to the council, the decline in pupil numbers and changes to post-16 education budgets means only 181 classes will be funded in September 2014.
Ms Alexander said she feared a "reduced menu of subjects" for pupils, leading to some students travelling outside of Powys to study.
She said the education authority had made "strong representations" to the Welsh government on the funding changes, and had asked for a rethink on funding levels or risk "damaging changes in Powys".
Responding to the council's comments, the Welsh government's deputy minister for skills and technology Ken Skates said: "We have been open about the stark reality of the financial challenges ahead and the difficult decisions that we are facing.
"The post-16 sector remains a key priority for this government and we are working closely with colleagues in Powys and across Wales to minimise the impact of any reductions on learning."
Controversial plans to save around £20m was approved by councillors in Powys last week. The decision also means about 400 posts will be lost at the authority. | Some secondary school sixth forms in Powys could be at risk following a 10% cut in post-16 education funding. |
Brent crude ended Thursday 0.4% higher at $49.94 a barrel.
Prices initially fell but then reversed course when figures showed that US crude stockpiles had fallen in the past week.
In a statement, Opec said its members were committed to a "stable and balanced oil market".
Speaking after the meeting, Saudi Arabia pledged that it would not flood the market by increasing production.
The country's energy minister, Khalid Al-Falih, said: "We will be very gentle in our approach and make sure we don't shock the market in anyway."
Opec members produce 40% of the world's crude oil.
A meeting of most Opec members, along with other oil exporters including Russia, similarly failed to cap output following a meeting in Qatar in April.
John Hall, an oil analyst with alfaenergy, said: "Now that there is a realisation that Opec will not be restricting output, traders are caught long with too much oil in a falling market and so once $50 had been reached, there was a general mood to sell off rapidly."
After peaking at about $115 a barrel in the summer of 2014, the price of oil fell steadily to a low of about $27 in January this year due to a combination of weaker demand and increased supply.
Opec secretary-general Abdulla al-Badri denied that the failure to cap output meant that the cartel was dead: "Opec will be powerful, will be strong. Opec is alive."
Bob Minter, analyst at Aberdeen Asset Management Investment, said: "This should have been an easy meeting to re-establish Opec relevance, but they missed the opportunity."
The oil ministers did agree that Nigeria's Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo would become Opec's new secretary-general from 1 August.
The decision ended years of dispute between Saudi Arabia and Iran, which had put forward their own candidates and refused to agree on a compromise.
The ministers also agreed to admit Gabon as the 14th member of Opec from next month. | The price of oil rose slightly despite a meeting of the Opec oil producers' group failing to set a cap on the amount of oil the group produces. |
The Markit/CIPS services purchasing managers' index (PMI) stood at 52.6, down from August's 52.9, but above the 50 level which indicates expansion.
On Monday, the manufacturing sector recorded its best PMI for two years.
Markit said the latest findings cast doubt on the need for more stimulus action from the Bank of England.
The surveys, which are calculated by speaking to purchasing professionals and business decision-makers across a range of companies, are seen as an early indication of how the economy is performing, since they are released before official GDP data.
"The survey results suggest that the economy has regained modest growth momentum since the EU referendum, with especially strong growth appearing in manufacturing," said Markit's chief business economist Chris Williamson.
"The risk of recession in the second half of 2016 has therefore all but evaporated, and the solid PMI readings for September will cast doubt on the need for any further stimulus from the Bank of England in coming months."
July's survey had shown a steep drop in business activity in the immediate wake of the referendum, but that started to recover in August. In addition, September's survey indicated that new business in services rose at the fastest pace since February and that the rate of job creation had picked up.
However, Mr Williamson pointed out that the pace of expansion had cooled since the beginning of the year, "reflecting widespread concern about the potential future impact of Brexit".
Official growth figures for the second quarter were revised up to 0.7% last week, by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), from an initial reading of 0.6%.
Pantheon Economics agreed that the Bank of England would probably refrain from cutting rates in November but predicted growth would continue to slow in the coming months, "as firms hold back from hiring and investment due to 'hard' Brexit risk and households' real incomes are squeezed by rising inflation".
The PMI survey showed that services firms reported the fastest rate of input price inflation since February 2013 in September, with providers subsequently raising their charges at the fastest rate since January 2014.
The services industry - which includes everything from financial advice to retailers - accounts for about three-quarters of the UK economy. | The UK services sector continued to recover last month, after a sharp drop in activity following the Brexit vote, according to a closely watched survey. |
A blue Citroen C3 hit a house near the Conrah Hotel on the A487 in Chancery at about 02:15 BST on Friday.
Firefighters had to cut three people free from the wreckage - one suffered minor injures, two serious.
Dyfed-Powys Police said the house was considerably damaged in the crash and a 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving.
The road was closed for about three hours. | Three people have been injured, two seriously, after a car crashed into a house in Ceredigion. |
Channel 4 has also fined Glasspool an undisclosed sum which he will give to a domestic violence charity.
"I am truly sorry to anyone I have upset or offended," he said.
"I would never condone domestic violence in any way and on reflection see that my video was insensitive and inappropriate."
The 24-year-old, who plays Harry Thompson, joined the soap to play student Harry last year and was nominated for best newcomer at this year's National Television Awards.
The clip was posted to the actor's Instagram account in June and featured him waving a knife in front of the camera.
He took on the role of a woman warning her boyfriend about talking to other girls, saying: "I would kill you if you did... With this knife I know exactly how to.
"Done it before and I'll do it again so don't even think about it."
The video has now been deleted.
A Hollyoaks spokesperson said: "Parry Glasspool has apologised and will begin an immediate two-week suspension from Hollyoaks. He will also be donating a fee to a domestic violence charity."
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or email [email protected]. | Hollyoaks actor Parry Glasspool has been suspended after posting a video in which he mimicked a woman threatening to stab her boyfriend to death. |
Former France Under-21 international Amavi cost £7.7m when he joined Villa from Nice in July 2015 on a five-year deal.
The 23-year-old had looked set to move to Sevilla last month but that deal fell through.
Villa winger Leandro Bacuna is also on the verge of leaving the club, manager Steve Bruce confirmed on Wednesday.
Speaking to BBC WM 95.6 after his side's 2-1 EFL Cup win over Colchester, Bruce said: "We've agreed a fee with Marseille [for Amavi].
"There's a Championship club after Bacuna, that looks close to being over the line too."
Curacao international Bacuna, who can also play at right-back, has been with the club since 2013 and has scored eight goals in 129 appearances.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | Aston Villa left-back Jordan Amavi has signed for Marseille on loan with a view to a permanent move. |
Tim Robinson, 54, slipped while walking under Golden Cap, east of Lyme Regis on the Jurassic Coast on Saturday.
After crawling for three-quarters of a mile (1.2km), he was found by his wife who had become concerned for his welfare.
A coastguard statement said it was "quite an ordeal" for Mr Robinson.
The coastguard said Mr Robinson had been walking on rocks on the western end of the beach at about 16:30 GMT when he slipped and injured his leg.
With no means of calling for help, he dragged himself off the rocks back on to the beach and then crawled in the darkness towards Seatown.
He was eventually discovered by his wife who had gone to look for him and she raised the alarm. The couple, from the Derby area, were on holiday in Bridport.
The coastguard rescue team saw "faint torch lights" on the beach and crew from an RNLI lifeboat swam ashore to reach Mr Robinson.
With a rescue helicopter unavailable due to fog, he was transferred on to the lifeboat and taken to Lyme Regis from where he was taken by ambulance to hospital in Dorchester.
Mr Robinson, who is a full-time member of the Territorial Army, said: "I just slipped on a rock and have two fractures of the right leg. Everyone who helped me was just terrific."
RNLI helmsman Jon Broome said: "His military background came to the fore. He found some sticks and used them to get to the beach. He then crawled on his hands and knees for a good two hours.
"The position he was in wasn't easy to get to. It was tricky, but you want to look after the guy as best as possible."
The coastguard statement said people should take a fully charged smartphone when walking on the coast. | A man crawled and staggered with a broken leg for more than two hours after falling from rocks on the Dorset coast. |
The 7% rate was slower than the previous quarter's rate of 7.4%, but beat analysts' expectations of 6.4%.
Economists had expected the economy to suffer from the government's decision to withdraw high-denomination banknotes as part of an anti-corruption drive.
The federal statistics office retained its growth forecast for the year ending in March 2017 at 7.1%.
The figures surprised economists, who had expected the economy to take a bigger hit from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision last November to withdraw old 500-rupee and 1,000-rupee banknotes, taking 86% of the currency out of circulation virtually overnight.
"Perhaps this data is not capturing the impact of demonetisation," said Aneesh Srivastava, chief investment officer at IDBI Federal Life Insurance.
"I am totally surprised and stunned to see this number... I believe that, with a lag, we will see an impact on GDP numbers."
Saugata Bhattacharya, a chief economist at Axis Bank, said "big rises" in agriculture and manufacturing "show that the impact from demonetisation on growth has been less than expected".
However, Rupa Rege Nitsure, chief economist at L&T Holdings, said the current year's growth "appears to be overstated as our National Accounts Statistics does not adequately capture activities from the unorganised sector".
"While the numbers make sense in terms of direction of change, their actual magnitude appears to be overstated," she said.
The so-called "unorganised sector" - made up of informal workers - is believed to account for about 40% of India's economy. | India's economic growth slowed in the December quarter of 2016, but the pace of expansion still beat expectations. |
The 28-year-old, who has played 27 of Barcelona's 32 games this season, left the pitch on a stretcher in the eighth minute of the match following a challenge from Nicolas Escalante.
The club did not give a timeframe for the Spain international's return.
Barcelona are already without injured midfielder Andres Iniesta.
They host Real Sociedad on Thursday in the Copa del Rey quarter-final second leg, holding a 1-0 advantage from the first-leg.
Barcelona, who are third in La Liga, travel to Real Betis on Sunday and face Paris St-Germain on 14 February in the Champions League last 16. | Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets has been sidelined after spraining his right ankle in Sunday's 4-0 win at Eibar. |
George Calombaris, a MasterChef Australia judge, said the money would be repaid at "the highest priority".
His company, MAdE Establishment, said 162 current employees at its Melbourne eateries had already been repaid, and former employees were being contacted.
On average each staff member was owed more than A$16,000, the group said.
"I am sorry we have messed up and let you down on a fundamental issue, which is to ensure our people are paid their full entitlements," Mr Calombaris said in a statement to staff.
"I am devastated by what has happened and we have been working extremely hard to fix this."
The company said the errors, dating back to 2011, were caused by miscalculating overtime pay rates.
Mr Calombaris said the group was first alerted to the issue in 2015 by Australia's Fair Work Ombudsman.
"Regrettably, our attention to detail at that time wasn't at a level it should have been," he said.
The underpayments affected staff at high-profile restaurants The Press Club, Gazi and Hellenic Republic.
Former staff have been encouraged to contact the company. | An Australian celebrity chef has apologised after his restaurant group underpaid staff A$2.6m (£1.6m; $2m). |
Morrisons had agreed to rent the 73,000 sq ft store but the site developer said its lawyers were now attempting to "terminate the agreement".
Augur Buchler Partners (ABP) Ltd said it had received notice from Morrisons on 16 December and the matter was "being dealt with by our lawyers".
Morrisons has so far declined to comment on their plans for the site.
On Tuesday, the supermarket giant said its chief executive was to leave after five years in charge, and it would be closing 10 loss-making stores during 2015.
Cheltenham Borough Council, which sold the land to ABP in 2011, had wanted to develop the car park since 2008 with previous ideas including a new library, flats, homes and retail space.
But the plans were put on hold due to the recession.
Councillor Andrew McKinlay, cabinet member responsible for built environment, said the latest setback was "certainly disappointing news".
He added: "It's important to say at this stage we're not going to do anything too quickly because, until the dust settles and we know exactly what the situation is, I think it would be unwise.
"Clearly, we need to get the Morrisons legal situation resolved before we can move forward on any other potential plans."
The construction of the £60m redevelopment was originally expected to be completed in late 2015.
The council's pay-and-display car park was shut last year and work has already begun to dig up the ground. | A major project to redevelop a Cheltenham town centre car park into a new supermarket has been suspended. |
Goals from Rhys Browne, Danny Whittaker and Jack Mackreth did the job for the Silkmen, who move to within six points of the top five, with five games left to play.
They needed only 58 seconds to get the ball rolling as Browne drove home from the edge of the area, with Whitaker, Chris Holroyd and John McCombe all having good chances to extend their lead before the break.
Moments after Macclesfield goalkeeper Craig Ross made a double save from Joe Piggot and Yemi Odoubade, the hosts made the game safe with two goals in the final four minutes.
Whittaker finally got on the scoresheet when he converted from the spot in the 86th minute and then Mackreth added a third by finishing a fine counter-attacking move.
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Match ends, Macclesfield Town 3, Maidstone United 0.
Second Half ends, Macclesfield Town 3, Maidstone United 0.
Goal! Macclesfield Town 3, Maidstone United 0. Jack Mackreth (Macclesfield Town).
Substitution, Maidstone United. George Oakley replaces Bobby-Joe Taylor.
Goal! Macclesfield Town 2, Maidstone United 0. Danny Whitaker (Macclesfield Town) converts the penalty with a.
Bobby-Joe Taylor (Maidstone United) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Macclesfield Town. Luke Summerfield replaces Danny Whitehead.
Tom Mills (Maidstone United) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Maidstone United. Jamar Loza replaces Alex Flisher.
Substitution, Maidstone United. Yemi Odubade replaces Jack Paxman.
Second Half begins Macclesfield Town 1, Maidstone United 0.
First Half ends, Macclesfield Town 1, Maidstone United 0.
Goal! Macclesfield Town 1, Maidstone United 0. Rhys Browne (Macclesfield Town).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up. | Macclesfield kept their National League play-off hopes alive with an easy 3-0 win over Maidstone. |
Jonathan Dowdall was on trial with his father, Patrick, who was jailed for eight years for his role in the attack.
The victim, Alexander Hurley, had come to Jonathan Dowdall's Dublin home to buy a motorcycle in January 2015 when he was tortured.
The attack was filmed on a mobile phone and played in court.
Mr Hurley was filmed tied to a chair in the Dowdalls' garage as Jonathan Dowdall, who was wearing a balaclava, put a tea towel on his face and poured buckets of water over him.
Patrick Dowdall took out pliers and threatened to pull off the victim's fingers, starting with the smallest.
The victim is heard pleading for his life as the Dowdalls threatened to chop him up and feed him to the dogs.
He was tied with cable ties and told "one more twist and you're dead".
It is believed Dowdall and his father believed the victim was a fraudster after researching him online.
The victim said he was tortured to the point of "death's door" and in a statement said the psychological injuries would never completely heal.
The court heard that he was also told he was "stupid" to "mess with the IRA" and that Jonathan Dowdall was a good friend of the party's president Gerry Adams and his deputy, Mary Lou McDonald.
The Special Criminal Court said it could not see how Mr Dowdall's friendships could form a threat, Irish national broadcaster RTE reported.
Ms McDonald welcomed Jonathan Dowdall's conviction last month, and said he had left the party "some years ago". | An ex-Sinn Féin councillor has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for interrogating, threatening and waterboarding a man in January 2015. |
Mr Morales said its aim included the study of imperialism and its consequences.
He said it would counteract the Army School of the Americas in Georgia which trained US allies during the Cold War.
Some of its graduates committed serious human rights abuses in the region.
The new academy is based in the city of Santa Cruz in eastern Bolivia and will initially take 100 recruits.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Bolivia's Defence Minister Reymi Ferreira said: "The School of Anti-Imperialism is a school that seeks to preserve life, unlike the School of the Americas, which brainwashed military officers into believing that the enemy was our people."
He said the training centre would seek to help soldiers identify key threats to the country's national sovereignty.
Since his inauguration in 2005, President Morales has had a relationship with the US which has been at times very tense.
In 2008 he expelled the US ambassador and counter-narcotics agent and more recently he has accused accusing Washington of encouraging "congressional coups" such as the impending impeachment trial of suspended President Dilma Rousseff in Brazil.
He has also accused the US of promoting global terrorism through military interventions, citing the rise of the Islamic State group as an example.
In Latin America, some officers trained at the US-based School of the Americas went on to commit some of the worse human rights abuses in the region.
They include two of the Argentinean military officers who led the junta in the late 1970s. Human rights organisations say the military government killed around 30,000 left-wing opponents during their administration.
The former Guatemalan President, General Efraim Rios Montt, also trained at the School of the Americas in the 1950s.
Two Truth Commissions documented widespread human rights abuses by his regime including rape, torture, executions and acts of genocide against the populace, including indigenous population through a scorched earth campaign.
In 2000, the academy at Fort Benning, Georgia, was renamed the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation. | The Bolivian President Evo Morales has opened a new military defence academy, which he says will offer courses to counter the influence of the United States in the developing world. |
The woman was attacked between Main Street and Cross Arthurlie Street, Barrhead, sometime between 22:00 on Friday and 22:00 on Saturday.
Police Scotland said she was not physically injured but was left very badly shaken. They have appealed for witnesses.
The suspect was described as being tall, well built and had a beard.
Det Insp Graeme McLachlan said: "This was obviously a very traumatic incident for anyone to endure and as such I urge anyone who can provide information that could assist our investigation to contact police immediately.
"Did you see this man hanging around the area over the weekend or see him following a woman into the wooded area between Main Street and Cross Arthurlie Street?" | A 57-year-old woman has been sexually assaulted in a wooded area in East Renfrewshire. |
The move follows the bloc's decision to label goods from Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "ordered suspension of diplomatic contacts with the institutions of the European Union on this issue", a foreign ministry statement said.
The EU says the settlements are illegal, but Israel disputes this.
Mr Netanyahu, who is also the foreign minister, told the ministry to carry out "a reassessment of the involvement of EU bodies in everything that is connected to the diplomatic process with the Palestinians", the statement said.
Just over two weeks ago the European Commission issued new guidelines for the labelling of some products made in Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian and Syrian land.
The guidelines stipulate that agricultural produce and cosmetics sold in EU member states must have clear labels showing their place of origin.
The EU considers settlements built on territories occupied by Israel in 1967 to be illegal under international law, but Israel disputes this position.
The EU says settlements constitute an obstacle to peace and threaten to make a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict impossible. | Israel has said it is suspending contact with EU officials involved in peace efforts with the Palestinians. |
An Ipsos MRBI opinion poll for The Irish Times suggests the odds of a hung Dáil (parliament) are increasing.
The survey indicates a drop in support for Labour and Sinn Féin, with Fianna Fáil and Independents improving their position.
The figures would mean an indecisive result if it was replicated on polling day.
The poll shows no change in Fine Gael support since the election campaign began and a drop in Labour Party support to just 6%.
Fianna Fáil has moved up two percentage points to 23%, Sinn Féin is down four points to 15%, according to the poll.
There appear to be significant gains for independents and smaller parties, who are up three points to 28%.
With four days campaigning to go, RTE reports that there is no sign of momentum for the Taoiseach (Irish prime minister), Enda Kenny.
It adds that Labour will be "deeply worried at a fall-off in party support at this stage".
For Fianna Fáil, the figures will confirm what the party described on Sunday as an increasingly positive response on the doorsteps.
The Irish broadcaster suggests that Sinn Féin will be disappointed by a major slide in the numbers backing the party. | Politicians in the Irish Republic are in the final stages of campaigning ahead of Friday's general election. |
The 29-year-old Georgian has featured twice for the Blues since joining on a short-term contract.
In the second of those games, he bit Ospreys back-rower Rob McCusker and was sent off.
Peikrishvili's ban has been back-dated to 22 November and he is free to play from 2 January, 2017.
The former Agen, Castres, Brive and Bayonne prop made his Blues debut in their 62-25 Anglo-Welsh Cup defeat by Exeter Chiefs before the game against Ospreys.
Prior to joining Cardiff Blues, Peikrishvili was on a short-term contract with Ulster as injury cover, but did not appear for the province.
The Rugby Football Union judged the case as the competition comes under their jurisdiction.
The panel also banned Scarlets' back-rower Jack Condy for punching during their 36-21 win over Newport Gwent Dragons on the night Peikrishvili saw red. | Cardiff Blues prop Anton Peikrishvili has been banned for six weeks for biting an opponent in their Anglo-Welsh Cup defeat by Ospreys on 18 November. |
Carwyn Edwards, 39, has been in hospital in Tucson, Arizona, since the start of the year after an illness led to the partial amputation of both legs.
His family fear they could face substantial medical costs.
Medical insurer Cigna said it was addressing Mr Edwards' concerns.
A campaign to raise funds for Mr Edwards, who has lived in the US for 13 years, has raised £38,000, however the latest news that the benefit payments will stop in a fortnight has created more uncertainty about his future treatment.
Mr Edwards' brother, Aled Edwards, will be flying to Arizona shortly to try to resolve the issue.
He also hopes to find out what arrangements can be made to transport his brother to the UK continue his recovery.
Cigna said it could not discuss the case at length because of confidentiality laws.
A spokesman said: "We can say that our case workers have been in communication with this individual and will continue to address his concerns directly with him." | The family of an Anglesey man who is seriously ill in the United States have said they are concerned about his future treatment after insurers said his medical benefits would be stopped. |
Lawand Hamadamin came to the UK after a year in a refugee camp in France.
The family has appealed against the decision to deport them and the case will be heard in the High Court.
The Home Office said it would not "shoulder the burden" of other country's asylum claims.
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If the appeal is unsuccessful Lawand and his family will be deported to Germany, as the government says this is where they should have claimed asylum, says the boy's school in Derby.
The family made it to the UK after they fled northern Iraq when IS threatened to kill disabled children.
After travelling via Greece, Germany and France, the family hid in the back of a lorry to get to the UK and ended up in Derby.
Lawand now receives specialist education at the city's Royal School for the Deaf.
The school's head teacher, Helen Shepherd, told the BBC in December he had made "exceptional progress".
"Lawand's family are understandably devastated that they are being deported," she said after the latest decision.
A Home Office spokesman said: "It is only fair that we do not shoulder the burden of asylum claims that should rightly be considered by other countries.
"Asylum seekers should claim in the first safe country they arrive in.
"Where there is evidence that an asylum seeker is the responsibility of another European country we will seek to return them there."
It is not yet known when the case will be heard by the High Court. | A six-year-old deaf boy who fled Iraq with his family to escape the so-called Islamic State (IS) group has had his application to stay in the UK turned down by the government. |
Russian state media reported that the USS Ross was acting "aggressively".
The US Department of Defense, however, said the ship was "well within international waters at all times, performing routine operations".
The US Navy released video on Monday of a Russian plane passing as close as 500 metres to the USS Ross.
"The crew of the ship acted provocatively and aggressively, which concerned the operators of monitoring stations and ships of the Black Sea Fleet," according to a military source quoted by Russian state media.
"Su-24 attack aircraft demonstrated to the American crew readiness to harshly prevent a violation of the frontier and to defend the interests of the country."
Pentagon spokesman Col Steve Warren said on Monday that the Russian planes were not armed with weapons and the USS Ross maintained its course.
The ship's deployment to the Black Sea had been publicly announced, the Pentagon added.
Russia's Defence Ministry would not comment on the reports.
The Black Sea encounters are the latest sign of military tension between Russian and the West, amid hostilities in eastern Ukraine.
Last month, the UK and Sweden scrambled fighters to intercept Russian bombers near their borders. | Russian warplanes have made several close passes in recent days over a US destroyer sailing in the Black Sea, the Pentagon said. |
City had a second bid - worth £18m - for the Northern Irish centre-back, 29, rebuffed last week.
And Pulis believes City have not been in contact "for a couple of days".
"We are hoping to get this situation resolved and move on. But whether Jonny goes or not, centre-half is one of four areas we need to fill," he said.
Pulis said last week that, while West Brom "don't need or want to sell" captain Evans, "every player is for sale at the right price".
Evans, who has two years left on his contract, missed West Brom's opening two Premier League games against Bournemouth and Burnley with a hamstring injury and is expected to miss for Saturday's visit of Stoke.
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Transfers at this time of year can be complicated.
Manchester City want Jonny Evans. West Brom are willing to sell, if the price is right. However, City need to create space in Pep Guardiola's squad, and that means offloading Eliaquim Mangala.
Inter Milan are keen on the French defender but, given Mangala has a lucrative contract that runs to 2019, his agent Jorge Mendes has no incentive to push a deal through.
So Evans must wait for his move for a little while yet. | West Brom boss Tony Pulis wants the future of Manchester City target Jonny Evans to be resolved so he can focus on strengthening his squad. |
The Welsh government is more than halfway through a £4.6m five-year programme to immunise badgers in north Pembrokeshire.
Infection rates have fallen across Wales, but Christianne Glossop said it was too early to say whether it has had "additional benefit".
Dr Glossop was speaking ahead of a worldwide conference on TB control.
It will be held in Cardiff on Monday.
"The programme is for five years," she told BBC's Sunday Politics Wales.
"We've completed two years and we're now well into year three, and so the results are by no means available yet."
TB infection rates fell across Wales over the last 12 months, she said.
"The reduction in north Pembrokeshire is in line with the national reduction, so right now, we have no evidence that the vaccination programme in badgers is delivering an additional benefit - and we wouldn't expect to see any evidence at this stage either," she said.
In 2012 and 2013, 2,776 badgers were trapped and vaccinated in the Intensive Action Area (IAA), which also takes in parts of Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, at a cost of more than £1.8m.
But Dr Glossop said that the wider TB eradication programme cost £28m last year alone, most of which was spent on testing cattle, biosecurity and compensating farmers.
"You've always got to have the balance here between all the different elements of the programme, making sure that you're tackling all sources of infection," she said.
The vaccination programme was announced by Labour ministers in 2012 when they abandoned the previous coalition government's intention to cull badgers in the IAA. | It is unclear whether vaccinating badgers in west Wales has cut TB in cattle, the chief vet has said. |
Besik Kudukhov, who won freestyle 60kg silver at London 2012, died in 2013.
He was found to have taken the steroid turinabol when the World Anti-Doping Agency re-tested samples this year.
An International Olympic Committee (IOC) disciplinary committee said the case has "now terminated its investigation with no action taken".
Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt - who finished third in London - tweeted in August on hearing of the failed test: "If possible he must be allowed to keep the medal. It will keep his family's honour intact. For me humanity is above everything else."
Vice-president of United World Wrestling, Georgy Bryusov said: "The IOC will not deprive Besik Kudukhov of his silver medal". | A Russian wrestler who died in a car crash will not be stripped of his Olympic medal despite his sample testing positive for a banned steroid. |
The club say the 32-year-old wants to return north in order to spend more time with his daughter.
Berra, who has 35 caps, moved to England in 2009 to join Wolves, then managed by Mick McCarthy, who also took him to Ipswich in 2013.
"It's a situation we have been aware of for some time," McCarthy told the Ipswich website.
Ipswich had the option to extend Berra's deal for a further 12 months, but agreed not to take it up to allow him to return closer to home.
The centre-back made 185 appearances for Ipswich, scoring 14 goals.
"He is not doing anything devious, he just wants to spend more time with his daughter and anyone with family can respect that," McCarthy added.
"Christophe has been fantastic for us. He has been one of the best defenders in the Championship over the last four years and I didn't want to lose him, but I understand fully why he wants to go back closer to home and we wish him well." | Scotland defender Christophe Berra is to leave Ipswich Town when his contract expires in the summer. |
Four St Peter Port parishioners have put themselves forward for election, but with five seats up for grabs there will be a vacancy.
Parish constable Dennis Le Moignan said it was the first time there had not been enough candidates.
He blamed a "lack of interest" and little understanding of the role.
However, others believe criticism of the douzaine over the appointment of a town centre manager may be behind the lack of volunteers for the unpaid position.
Shane Langlois, chairman of the Douzaine Council, said: "Obviously there's been a lot of controversy over the town centre manager, but that's just guesswork."
He said another possible reason for a lack of interest from parishioners was because the parish system was confusing, although the picture around the rest of the island was more encouraging.
Mr Langlois said: "There are far more contested elections than I've ever seen... it's very unusual and encouraging. There's normally not more than one or two."
He has called for an end to electors' meetings where elections are uncontested - as currently parishioners can vote for ballots to take place - describing them as unnecessary.
Mr Le Moignan said the St Peter Port Douzaine would have to advertise the fifth position again and hold another election at a later date.
He said there was also a chance the election could be thrown out at the electors' meeting and it would not go ahead until another candidate comes forward. | A "lack of interest" in parish politics is being blamed for a shortfall in the number of candidates needed to serve in a Guernsey parish. |
Paramedics outside the Queen Alexandra Hospital said they are "spending hours sat waiting to off-load patients".
They said it is having a "massive effect on staff morale" and the "public are not getting the ambulances that they require and that they deserve".
Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust said there was an "extremely high demand" at A&E on Monday night.
There were 16 ambulances in the queue at 16:00 GMT, one third of the 46 on duty in Hampshire at the time.
One paramedic for South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) described the situation as "chaos".
He said: "We're seeing it pretty much on a daily basis and it's having a massive effect on staff morale."
Another, who did not want to be identified, said: "I love my job but every time I log on I know there's potential that I could be put back in that same situation where I'm stuck with a patient at their own home and I can't do anything for them and it's too much, it's too much stress."
A Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust spokeswoman said there had been "15 per cent more attendances in the Emergency Department compared to this time last year".
She added: "Last year we received 2,154 more ambulances than any other hospital in the area."
The trust said it had been working with health system partners in an emergency care improvement programme.
Mark Ainsworth, director of operations for SCAS, said he is "increasingly concerned" about ambulances being held at the hospital.
He said patients were waiting for more than two hours outside the hospital. | One third of ambulances on duty in Hampshire waited for up to two hours outside a hospital on Monday. |
Sir Philip had put a "substantial" recovery plan in place to resolve the deficit in pension schemes at Top Shop owner Arcadia, Mr Field said.
However, the original fix for the BHS scheme had been "inadequate", he said.
Sir Philip owned BHS for 15 years before selling it in March 2015.
It was bought for £1 by Dominic Chappell, a former bankrupt with little experience in retailing, and went into administration a year later.
There followed a lengthy and often rancorous investigation by the Work and Pensions Committee into the handling of the BHS pension fund.
Sir Philip promised to "sort" the problem and after months of negotiations with the Pensions Regulator, he agreed, in February, to pay £363m to bolster the BHS scheme.
The Work and Pensions Committee also sought information about the pension schemes of Arcadia, the owner of Dorothy Perkins and Miss Selfridge, and controlled by Sir Philip.
Over the weekend, documents published by the committee showed that Arcadia had a deficit in its pension schemes of almost £565m in March 2016.
That is up from almost £456m, when the previous assessment was made in March 2013.
To address that shortfall Arcadia has doubled its annual contribution to the two main funds to £50m.
"This is a credible plan for tackling a giant deficit and great news for Arcadia pensioners who must have been concerned," said Mr Field.
"It is though clear from these figures that Sir Philip was long favouring the Arcadia schemes over their BHS counterparts, which have more members," he said.
In 2012, while BHS was under the ownership of Sir Philip, a 23-year plan to fix the pension deficit was agreed.
Mr Field described that plan as "ludicrous" and contrasted it with a 13-year recovery plan for Arcadia pension schemes, which included much bigger contributions to cover the deficit.
"I imagine Sir Philip would say that Arcadia could afford it because it was profitable, whereas BHS was not," Mr Field said.
Sir Philip has not responded to Mr Field's comments. | Sir Philip Green has been "long favouring" the pension schemes of Arcadia over those of BHS, according to the chairman of the Commons Work and Pensions Committee, Frank Field. |
Swansea council said it was contacted by South Wales Evening Post after readers reported the problem in Townhill and Mayhill to the paper.
A council spokesman said a potential source of the sound had been located.
Members of the public were asked to contact the local authority's noise pollution team with information. | A mystery siren-like noise which is keeping Swansea residents awake at night has triggered an investigation by the council. |
The 31-year-old Fiji international, who plays on the wing and at centre, has been with the Tigers for four years.
He has made 78 appearances for the Welford Road club, scoring 32 tries in all competitions for them.
"He will bring another dimension to our back-line firepower from next season onwards," director of rugby Dean Richards told the Newcastle website.
Goneva has scored 15 tries for Fiji and won 39 caps, the most recent against Uruguay during last year's World Cup.
"It says much for the current standing of the Falcons that we can attract a player of his calibre," Richards added.
"We are getting not only a world-class player with Vereniki, but also somebody who has consistently proven they can thrive in the Premiership." | Newcastle Falcons have signed Vereniki Goneva from Leicester Tigers from the start of next season. |
Mark Wylie, from Calne, beat off competition from 24 criers from around the world to take the title in Bermuda.
Entrants in the three-day event were judged on "sustained volume" from a 20m (65ft) distance, diction and bearing among other things.
Mr Wylie, who almost lost his voice in the effort, said: "I decided to give it my all and my all is what it took."
Having been Calne's town crier since 2007, Mr Wylie normally dons a heavy, "made-to-fit" uniform in the colours of the town's flag.
But to compete in the tropical heat, a special lightweight cotton outfit had to be made.
"My normal regalia is 100% wool and I would have melted in that," he said.
"So my wife made me a new set which was the right weight and very comfortable to wear."
Held over three days with a different cry staged each day, Mr Wylie managed to oust the reigning world champion - Canadian Chris Whyman - by winning all three.
"My voice is better than it was but it's still rough," he said.
"Some criers seem to be able to bellow for as long as they like and it doesn't affect them at all. I'm not too bad usually but in the final round, I could feel it was already pretty hoarse."
Despite almost losing his voice in the final stages of the competition, the Wiltshire crier not only took the championship trophy but the winner's reward as well.
"It was an awful lot of rum, would you believe, which I need for medicinal purposes," he said. | A Wiltshire man has become the "first Brit" to win the title of International Town Crier. |
The electrostatic coating allows the netting to carry much higher doses of insecticide.
In experiments, the coating killed off many more mosquitoes than usual.
Dutch researchers, writing in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, say this could help control diseases such as malaria.
Insecticide resistance in mosquitoes has become a significant problem in many parts of the world where malaria is endemic.
It is thought that water-based spray insecticides and bed nets, which often contain low levels of insecticide, don't always kill the mosquitoes, allowing them to develop resistance.
In this study, researchers from the Netherlands used a charged surface, originally developed for trapping airborne pollen, and applied insecticide to it.
The long-lasting electrostatic charge allowed high levels of insecticide to stick fast to the netting, giving the mosquitoes a lethal overdose when they came into contact with the surface - even for just a few seconds.
The technique was tested on different strains of mosquito in South Africa, Tanzania and at a lab at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
The research team found that the electrostatic coating of insecticide killed more mosquitoes than other nettings and, for certain insecticide-resistant mosquitoes, was 100% effective.
Conventional nettings kill fewer than 10% of mosquitoes, the study said.
Marit Farenhorst, who led the research, from In2Care at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, said the coating could be used on screens on windows and doors around the home, on curtains and walls, and in mosquito traps and wall ventilation tubes in homes.
"It's a new way of trying to target and contaminate mosquitoes," she said.
She also said the new method would be suitable for a number of different types of chemical insecticide.
However, she said the coating was probably not suitable for bed nets because people regularly touch and wash them so the insecticide would come off over time. | A new method of applying insecticide to netting has proved 100% effective against some strains of mosquito, an international study reports. |
Global Wireless Solutions polled 2,000 mobile-phone users and found 40% had blackspots at home, with most problems reported in Liverpool and Cardiff.
However telecoms analyst Matthew Howett says the situation is going to improve.
He told the BBC: "This should get better as operators are using different frequencies to provide coverage."
He added: "I don't think the results of the survey are hugely surprising as it is the sort of common problem most of us have experience of - whether at home or increasingly in the office.
"But EE and Three offer something which lets you use your own existing broadband connection and equipment to make and receive calls and text messages although it might not currently work with every device.
"For a long time, Vodafone and others have offered a product called a 'signal booster' which is a piece of hardware you connect to your home broadband to make the above possible and that would support a wider range of devices.
"The advantage of the new solution from EE and Three is that you don't need that bit of kit."
The survey revealed that the most likely blackspot in people's homes was in the kitchen and that Georgian houses or those built in the 2000s are the hardest in which to get a signal.
Sixty per cent of respondents in Liverpool reported having problems making and receiving calls on their mobiles at home with 54% of people in Cardiff and 53% in Bristol also suffering.
Paul Carter, chief executive officer of GWS, said: "The UK is no longer a fixed-line nation. When we're at home, we don't just receive calls on our mobiles, we make them too. The best phone is the one you've got on you - not the one sitting in its dock out in the hallway."
However, the frustrations could soon be at an end, according to Mr Howett.
O2 has committed to a regulatory requirement of providing indoor 4G coverage to 98% of the population by 2017 and he added: "I would be surprised if this problem lasts beyond then." | Nearly half of people living in Britain have problems making and receiving mobile calls at home, according to a survey by a network testing company. |
Seaward, 29, cut almost four minutes off his personal best as he clocked 2:14.52 - the Rio standard is 2:17.00.
Fellow NI runner Paul Pollock was also inside the standard but his 2:15.38 was only the fourth Irish finisher.
Moldovan-born Sergiu Ciobanu clocked 2:15.14 with Raheny's Mick Clohisey just ahead of Pollock in 2:15.35.
Ireland will only be able to send three male marathon entrants to Rio so Pollock now faces the prospect of having to run quicker next spring if he wants to maintain his Rio dream.
Clonliffe athlete Ciobanu declared for Ireland during the summer and has been a regular on the distance running scene in his adopted country for several years.
"I thought I'd run around 2:15 but I didn't think I could go inside it so I'm absolutely delighted," said Loughborough-based teacher Seaward after his impressive run.
The St Malachy's athlete set his previous personal best of 2:18.46 at the Manchester Marathon last year.
Pollock lamented some recent injury problems which hindered his efforts.
"Three weeks ago I had an 11 centimetre tear in my quad so I wasn't able to run for about 10 days and then it was a week of two or three miles a day," said the 28-year-old, whose time was 52 seconds inside his previous personal best set in Dublin in 2012.
"I caught Mick with four or five miles to go but he caught me with 3K to go.
"In the Brandenburg Gate, it was a kick for the finish and everything seized up and I walked over the line. I'm gutted I'm fourth Irishman."
Lizzie Lee has no such worries over her Rio selection after moving to fifth on the all-time Irish list with a 2:32.51 clocking, which was over nine minutes inside the Olympic standard.
The 35-year-old Cork mother set her previous best of 2:38.09 in Berlin two years ago. | Belfast man Kevin Seaward put himself in line for Olympic Games selection after comfortably achieving the marathon standard in Berlin. |
A Metrolink driver reported a collision involving a tram and a pedestrian at about 19:45 BST on Sunday, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) said.
A 31-year-old woman is being questioned in police custody.
The woman arrested was not the tram driver, police confirmed.
Metrolink customer director Stephen Rhodes said he was "absolutely devastated" to hear someone had died.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said the man died at the scene.
There was disruption to services on the Bury line for several hours affecting those attending Parklife festival.
Metrolink issued a walking map to help those travelling from the festival at Heaton Park return to the city centre.
Parklife finished at 23:00 on Sunday. The three-mile walk should take about an hour.
Some people questioned the advice on Twitter, suggesting telling young people to walk the distance in wellies in the dark was "unbelievable".
Others said they thought there would be safety in numbers.
Metrolink tweeted there was an "ongoing medical emergency" and advised passengers to avoid Manchester Victoria station.
In a statement, Mr Rhodes, added: "My immediate thoughts are with this person's family and friends.
"As this is now a police investigation it would not be appropriate for me to make any further comment about what happened at this time."
He encouraged those who were able to walk to do so and said 100 buses were also in place, adding: "I'd ask everyone to please bear with us and be patient."
Metrolink said "a good service" was in operation on all lines on Monday and trams were operating in and out of Victoria. | A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was hit by a tram and died at Manchester's Victoria station. |
The blaze started at the detached building in Drivers End in Codicote, near Welwyn, during the morning.
There was another fire at the building 20 years ago, after which fire-proof foil was placed under the thatch, which is protecting the main building.
More than 15 fire engines and support vehicles were called to tackle the blaze.
Roads in the area were closed and traffic diverted. | A major fire has been burning in the thatched roof of a large property in Hertfordshire. |
The referendum over whether to remain as five states or form a single region runs until Wednesday.
It is being held amid ongoing insecurity and many displaced people have not been registered to vote.
The US has said the vote will not be credible but President Omar al-Bashir insists it will be free and fair.
Bashir defiant on Darfur tour
"If held under current rules and conditions, a referendum on the status of Darfur cannot be considered a credible expression of the will of the people of Darfur," said US State Department spokesman Mark Toner.
The referendum is the last step in a peace process negotiated in Doha. Rebels have long requested more regional powers to end what they see as Khartoum's interference in land ownership conflicts.
If Darfur chose to form one region, it would carry more weight within Sudan, they believe.
But the BBC's West Africa Correspondent Thomas Fessy, who recently visited Darfur with Mr Bashir, says many of those who initially wanted this referendum will be likely to boycott the vote because they say it will not be fair.
More than 2.5m people remain displaced in Darfur and 130,000 more have fled renewed violence this year, the UN says.
Some 300,000 people have been killed since conflict broke out in the troubled region in 2003.
Janjaweed militiamen riding horses spread terror in a multi-layered conflict after rebels took arms against the central government, feeling marginalised.
The Janjaweed were used by the government alongside bombing campaigns. Today, many have been integrated into the Rapid Support Forces, currently fighting in the Jebel Marra region.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has indicted President Bashir on counts of genocide and war crimes committed in Darfur.
Mr Bashir - who has told the BBC he will step down as president in 2020 - has dismissed the ICC as a "political tribunal". | The western Sudanese region of Darfur is to vote on its administrative status, 13 years after the start of a conflict which has left 300,000 dead. |
Roberto Firmino's brace had cancelled out Fernando Llorente's double but Gylfi Sigurdsson sealed a valuable three points with a 74th-minute strike.
Swansea had never won before at Anfield where Toshack played for eight years.
"Liverpool probably thought it was going to be a lot easier than it turned out," Toshack told BBC Radio Wales.
"The way Swansea won it was great. Football is full of these surprises.
"It's one of the results of all time in the history of the football club. It's got to give them a terrific boost."
Toshack had said Swansea would be relegated from the Premier League prior to their game against Liverpool and questioned Paul Clement's appointment.
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The former Liverpool striker said the Swans deserved their victory, however, and claimed it was not only down to a poor Liverpool performance.
"In the first half, Swansea were very well focussed and organised. Liverpool probably thought the game was going to be a lot easier than it turned out to be.
"Swansea, to go away from home and score three goals at Anfield or anywhere in the Premier League is a terrific achievement.
"As disappointing as Liverpool were, you have to look at how focussed Swansea were particularly in that first 45 minutes." | Swansea City's win against Liverpool at Anfield was one of the greatest victories in their history, according to former manager John Toshack. |
The 22-year-old can go straight into the Baggies squad for Tuesday's Premier League game at home to Swansea City.
A product of Spurs' academy, he made his first-team debut in 2014 after loan spells at Peterborough and Swindon.
Pritchard, who spent last season on loan at Brentford, where he scored 12 goals in 47 games, has played just once for Spurs this season.
The England Under-21 international signed a new four-year deal with Tottenham last summer.
"It's been a hectic few hours - I was close to going elsewhere," he said. "But when this came about I didn't hesitate to come here."
"West Bromwich Albion indicated that they had no intention of changing their stance on selling Saido Berahino in advance of deadline day, and were true to their word, despite endless hyping of the possibility from outside.
"However much money Newcastle did offer, it wasn't enough to tempt chairman Jeremy Peace to sell, and that in turn made it much less likely Albion would expand their squad.
"The one deadline day signing day they did make was talented young midfielder Alex Pritchard, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page. | West Bromwich Albion have signed Tottenham midfielder Alex Pritchard on loan until the end of the season. |
Police confirmed the body is that of missing Kirsty Aitchison, who was last seen in the early hours of Sunday after leaving a social event for deaf people in the city centre.
The 30-year-old mother-of-four had left Campus bar in Sauchiehall Street at about 03:00 BST.
The death is not being treated as suspicious, Police Scotland said.
The discovery was made by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service from the Clyde near to the Kingston Bridge at about 16.35.
Chief Inspector John McBride said: "We would like to thank members of the public and the Deaf/BSL community for their support and assistance throughout this investigation.
"Our thoughts and condolences are with Kirsty's family and friends during this difficult time."
After leaving the bar, Ms Aitchison was seen on CCTV images heading towards the Broomielaw, holding her high-heeled black sandals and walking barefoot.
It had been reported she may have been planning to meet friends at a casino moored on the river.
During the week, police divers were brought in to search the river, and an air support unit was used to assist community policing officers as they conducted inquiries. | A body has been found in the River Clyde close to where a deaf woman went missing in Glasgow a week ago. |
Joan Crilly was struck by a Skoda Octavia car on Campbell Street at about 16:05 on 22 December.
She was taken to Inverclyde Royal Hospital then later transferred to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
She died on Wednesday as a result of her injuries. The 73-year-old car driver was uninjured.
Officers have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
Mrs Crilly was married and had two children, police said. | A 69-year-old woman has died after being seriously injured when she was hit by private hire vehicle as she crossed a road in Greenock. |
Cape Verde had Carlos da Graca sent off on 55 minutes after he conceded a penalty, which was duly slotted home by Morocco striker Youssef El Arabi.
Six minutes later El Arabi struck again to double his side's advantage.
Morocco go through as group winners, leading Cape Verde by six points and having already beaten them twice.
There are two rounds of Group F matches remaining but while Cape Verde could potentially draw level on points with the Atlas Lions they would finish below them because of their inferior head-to-head record.
Cape Verde must aim to collect maximum points from their games against Sao Tome and Principe and Libya and hope to make it to next year's finals in Gabon as one of the two best group runners-up.
Morocco's passage to next year's tournament means their recently appointed coach Herve Renard will have the chance to win a third Nations Cup title - with a third team.
The Frenchman is looking to achieve back-to-back titles, following his success with Ivory Coast last time out. He also won with Zambia in 2012. | Morocco became the first team to qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations after beating Cape Verde 2-0 in their Group F match on Tuesday. |
He has faced a lot of criticism since saying he would be standing down from the assembly but continuing to lead the party from Westminster as an MP.
Party grandees including Brid Rodgers and Seamus Mallon said he should give up the leadership.
Mr Mallon, a former deputy leader, said he should go "as soon as possible".
He added that if he acted decisively it would be good for him and for the party.
In his first response to the criticism, Dr McDonnell told the BBC One programme The View that while he respected Mr Mallon's views, he did not agree with them.
"He's entitled to that point of view," he said.
"I happen to have a different point of view, and the view I'm holding is the point of view of the grassroots and the vast majority of the SDLP who want me to finish the job.
"I'm not going to run away from a task half done."
He was more dismissive of internal party critics who say if he will not resign, they may try to force a special party conference where they could mount a leadership challenge.
"We're a democratic party - people are entitled to challenge," he said.
"There's a conference scheduled for November. I have heard no word of any special conference or anything else.
"I will work within the democratic rules and regulations and standing orders that we have in the party, and I will win.
"Quite simply, what I'm doing is essential.
"The vast majority of people in the party know that it's essential and they realise that a silly personality contest or beauty contest, for want of a better description, is not going to help the party and it's not going to help the broader politics in Northern Ireland.
"Yes, I would rather people would talk to me about these issues rather than negotiate through the newspapers.
"It would be helpful but the point is this: we live in a real world, people do what they do, people are individuals in a democratic party.
"I don't have muzzles, I don't have anything else on the people and if they choose to go to newspapers or discuss things through newspapers, it's unhelpful but it's acceptable in a democratic sense." | SDLP leader Alasdair McDonnell has rounded on his internal critics, saying: "I'm not going to run away from a task half done." |
Kane Williamson (97) and Ross Taylor (96) hit two sixes apiece during a stand of 117 in 123 balls as the Kiwis posted 315-8 having opted to bat first.
Kumar Sangakkara (81) made his 93rd one-day international fifty but fell in the 38th over, the eighth wicket to go.
Sri Lanka were all out soon after for 195. The final game is on Thursday.
It was an emphatic victory for the Kiwis, who meet the Sri Lankans in the opening match of the World Cup on 14 February.
Williamson was badly dropped on 27 by Tillakarate Dilshan at short cover and reached fifty from 60 balls, but he was denied a sixth ODI century when he was run out after finding himself at the same end as Taylor when in pursuit of a second run.
Corey Anderson added 40 in 28 balls and hit three fours in an over from seamer Thisara Perera that cost 19.
Taylor struck sixes in consecutive overs before he was trapped lbw on the toe in the 47th over, but his team compiled the second highest total at the University Oval, to follow the record they set in the previous match.
The Sri Lankans made a solid start, reaching 55-0 after 12 overs before Dilshan and opening partner Lahiru Thirimanne departed in successive overs.
Sangakkara reached fifty from 39 balls, but having struck successive boundaries off left-arm seamer Trent Boult he got a leading edge and spooned a catch to mid-on, as New Zealand took control. | New Zealand claimed the one-day series with Sri Lanka, taking an unassailable 4-1 lead with a 120-run win in the penultimate match in Dunedin. |
Francis Thomas Mooney, 60, died at the scene of the crash in Fernhill Road on the outskirts of Glasgow on Tuesday.
The incident, which also involved five other cars and a bus, happened close to Castlemilk and Fernhill at about 11:05.
The 25-year-old man who was driving the agricultural vehicle remains in a stable condition in hospital.
No-one else was seriously injured in the crash and the other cars and bus were not badly damaged.
Sgt Alison McAuley, of Police Scotland, said: "Inquiries are ongoing to establish the exact circumstances of this tragic incident and I would continue to appeal to anyone who witnessed what happened to get in touch.
"Anyone with information is asked to contact officers." | Police have named a man who died after his car was involved in a crash with a heavy agricultural vehicle which was towing a digger. |
They tweeted: "The fire brigade were quickly on the scene and the AOC's emergency plan was put in place."
The fire involved two pieces of cardboard in a basement car park, Rio 2016 officials said.
The Australian delegation initially refused to move into the building on Sunday citing "blocked toilets, leaking pipes and exposed wiring".
"The incident in the basement car park of building 23 in the Olympic Village was quickly controlled by the fire authorities who are constantly present," said Rio 2016 media manager Philip Wilkinson.
"The occupants of the building were evacuated and were allowed to return inside the building after 30 minutes. The incident is being investigated."
Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox. | The Australian Olympic Team have confirmed there was a "small fire" in the basement of their building in Rio. |
The 18-year-old fell at the New Charter Academy on Broadoak Road in Ashton-under-Lyne at about 09:10 BST, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.
GMP said he had gone to Manchester Royal Infirmary and his condition was "serious".
Principal Jenny Langley said the school would remain "fully open" while police investigated.
"Our thoughts are with the family and we're doing everything we can to support them along with staff and pupils," she said. | A student has been taken to hospital after falling from a balcony at a Greater Manchester school. |
The crash happened on Mountain Road near Trimsaran in Carmarthenshire just before 23:20 BST.
One boy is at Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen, and the other was taken to Cardiff's University Hospital Wales.
The road remains closed while investigations are carried out. Police have seized a second vehicle which was present at the scene.
Any witnesses are asked to contact Carmarthenshire Roads Policing Unit on 101. | Two 17-year-old boys suffered serious injuries when the car they were travelling in crashed on Sunday night. |
The government accepted recommendations by the Senior Salaries Review Body, saying pay restraint was one of the "difficult choices" it faced.
The award comes amid a row over the 1% cap on public sector rises.
After the general election, some ministers suggested a rethink, putting pressure on Chancellor Philip Hammond.
The government says its policy has not changed, and last week teachers were told they faced another year of 1% rises.
Most public sector pay is set by ministers after receiving recommendations from different pay review bodies.
These bodies have to take into account government policy, which since 2013 has been for a 1% increase across the public sector, although in theory they are able to recommend higher increases.
The Senior Salaries Review Board covers the senior civil service, senior military officers, the judiciary and senior managers working for arm's length bodies of the Department of Health.
For each group, the board recommended a 1% rise, which has been accepted by ministers.
In a written statement, Cabinet Office Minister Damian Green said the government "greatly values" public servants' work and understands the need to recruit, retain and motivate staff.
He added: "However, there is a trade-off between pay and jobs in many public services, and pay restraint is one of the many difficult choices the government has had to make to help put the UK's public finances back on track.
"Senior public sector workers, like everyone else, will have to continue to play their part to ensure we deliver job security for working people across the country."
Naomi Cooke, of senior civil servants' union the FDA, welcomed a government promise of a review of senior salaries, but added: "What should be abundantly clear is that this cannot be achieved within a 1% straitjacket.
"Reform of senior civil service pay needs to be fully funded and it needs to happen soon - the current government pay policy is failing and is doing so in a way that costs civil servants and costs the public dear." | Senior civil servants, military officers and judges are to receive 1% pay rises this year, ministers have announced. |
Kay's book was chosen from 91 submissions to win the £30,000 prize.
It is the first time the public have voted for a winner but the novel was also unanimously selected by the award's judging panel.
Leila Aboulela, Stewart Conn and Sue Peebles came in as runners-up, winning £5,000 each.
Kay was born in Edinburgh to a Scottish nurse and a Nigerian student, then adopted at birth by a white couple from Glasgow.
Red Dust Road follows the author in her search to find her birth parents.
She said: "I happened to write the book, but it feels like my whole family is the winner. The book doesn't just belong to me.
"And now it seems like it has a whole life of its own in the heart-warming and unexpected way that readers have been finding connections to their own life in it."
The prize has been won by James Kelman and Edwin Morgan in previous years.
Andrew Dixon, chief executive of Creative Scotland, said: "With more than 40 literature and book festivals from the Borders to Ullapool, Scotland's writers continue to raise Scotland's cultural profile to an international audience.
"Jackie Kay is one of Scotland's national treasures." | Scottish author Jackie Kay has won the 2011 Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book of the Year for her autobiographical novel Red Dust Road. |
A further eight people were injured, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group.
It happened at a border crossing north of the Syrian town of Jisr al-Shugour, which is controlled by jihadist groups.
The Turkish military insists guards fired only warning shots and that the Syrians dispersed.
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Turkey says it is being unjustly accused, and is under immense pressure from the EU to stop Syrians trying to travel to Europe.
More than 2.7 million people who fled the war in Syria have taken refuge in Turkey.
Turkey closed its borders to Syrians several months ago.
As well as four children, three women and a man were also killed, the Observatory said.
Other Syrian opposition groups put the death toll at 11.
Since the beginning of 2016, nearly 60 civilians have been shot while trying to flee across the border from Syria into Turkey, the Observatory says. | Turkish border guards have shot dead at least eight Syrians, including four children, who were trying to cross into Turkey, activists say. |
Eight hundred of the plants, as well as electrical equipment, were seized at a workshop in Millisle on Friday.
Police said it was one of the biggest and most sophisticated production operations they had uncovered recently.
Insp Andy Dunlop said there were "young plants, the remnants of a previous harvest, space for drying the product and space for waste products".
He added: "No arrests were made this morning but our enquiries will be continuing over the coming days." | Cannabis plants worth an estimated £400,000 have been seized by police in County Down. |
The government is to meet this week with Southern, which links London with Surrey, Sussex, Kent and Hampshire.
The rail company is embroiled in a long-running union dispute over the role of guards on new trains.
Mr Maynard said the continued delays and cancellations affecting the service were "unacceptable".
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Industrial action by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) and high levels of staff sickness have hit services, with the introduction of a temporary emergency timetable initially cutting up to 341 trains a day.
Mr Maynard told the Commons: "Some routes are still suffering badly and my priority is making sure services are being restored in a timely, sensible and lasting manner."
"The real solution here is for the RMT to bring this dispute to a close and start to put passengers first," he added.
Mr Maynard also denied plans for "more generous" compensation to Southern Rail commuters affected by strikes were on the "backburner".
He also agreed to consider calls for season ticket holders to receive a rebate of up to 20%.
Meanwhile, Southern announced it would reinstate the full timetable from Tonbridge and Reigate to Redhill and London Victoria/London Bridge on Monday.
Alex Foulds, Southern's passenger services director, apologised to customers "who have suffered ever since the RMT began their unnecessary action".
He said the temporary weekday timetable had been delivering a "more consistent, reliable" service.
"We are steadily reintroducing trains and will continue to do so until the entire timetable is back in place," he added.
Mick Cash, RMT general secretary, called the changes "pitiful".
He added: "The fact passengers are still paying through the nose for a vastly reduced service is solely due to the gross managerial incompetence and profiteering of this basket-case rail operator.
"Yet again Southern are blaming their staff for their own systemic failures..."
RMT spokesman Garry Hassell has said the dispute "could last until Christmas". | Rail Minister Paul Maynard has assured passengers he is determined to resolve issues on the troubled Southern network as a matter of urgency. |
The Dow Jones index finished 0.19% ahead at 20,090.29 points, while the Nasdaq closed up 0.19% at 5,674.22.
The S&P 500 just managed to scrape an increase, closing up 0.02% at 2.293.08.
Oil prices fell on Tuesday, pushed down by higher stockpiles in the US, and as a result energy company shares came under pressure.
Brent Crude dropped by 1.7% to $54.79 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate Crude fell by 2.2% to $51.86.
Shares in Chevron closed down by 1.41% and Exxon Mobil was 0.65% lower.
"If we are going into a quarter or two of lower energy prices... the story of improving earnings for the S&P 500, with the help of improving earnings in energy companies, may be suspect," said Bucky Hellwig, senior vice president at BB&T Wealth Management.
Shares in luxury handbag maker Michael Kors saw the biggest fall on the S&P, losing 10.8%.
Earlier the firm had reported disappointing third-quarter sales and cut its full-year revenue forecasts.
Also on the S&P, General Motors ended the day 4.7% lower after the carmaker posted a fall in net profits. | (Close): Shares on Wall Street ended the day little changed, although the tech-heavy Nasdaq did edge up to another record high. |
The road is planned to run from Postwick on the A47 and go around the east and north of the city, to connect with the A1067.
Norfolk Chamber said it was "delighted" by the news and that the road would "unlock jobs and new homes".
But campaigners say the road will not solve traffic problems and will "damage the quality of life" for local people. | Norwich's northern bypass has been granted development consent from the government. |
The sides meet in the Co Antrim Shield decider at Ballymena on Tuesday night.
An exciting last-eight line-up also includes two derbies with Portadown hosting holders Glenavon while Coleraine visit Ballymena United.
Dungannon Swifts go to Warrenpoint Town, the only team outside the top-flight still in the competition.
"It's a big tie between two teams who have played really well for the last 12 months," said Crusaders boss Stephen Baxter.
"We look forward to the challenge - it will be a great day with a big atmosphere." | The Premiership's top two teams will meet the in Irish Cup quarter-finals with Crusaders having home advantage against Linfield on Saturday, 4 March. |
A suicide bomber killed at least 17 people at a bus station in Biu, witnesses say, while a second bomber was caught by a crowd and reportedly beaten to death.
In Jos, three bombs thrown from a car killed 15 people at a bus station and the university.
February's presidential election has been postponed because of the unrest.
The vote is now expected to take place on 28 March.
President Goodluck Jonathan, who was visiting the north-eastern garrison town of Baga, insisted that the army was winning the war against Boko Haram.
The army recaptured Baga from Boko Haram last week. The group still controls much of the north-eastern state of Borno and more than three million people have fled their homes.
Attacks in Kano and Potiskum on Tuesday claimed more than 50 lives. No group has said it carried them out. | Bomb attacks have killed at least 32 people in northern Nigeria, amid a wave of violence from Boko Haram militants. |
The warning comes after Johnny Sexton took a number of heavy tackles in France's 10-9 win over Ireland.
Sexton was eventually forced off, and France lock Yoann Maestri was warned by the citing commissioner.
"I think these boys have to realise they're in the firing line in today's game," said Jenkins.
"There's no hiding place and he's just got to get on with it and front up."
Sexton was under fire throughout the the game, with one television replay clearly showing Maestri striking the Leinster fly-half in an off-the-ball incident.
Biggar was himself forced off in Wales' 16-16 draw with Ireland in Dublin, but his injury was the result of turning on his ankle.
He played most of the 27-23 win over Scotland, but had his foot strapped after being replaced in the 76th minute.
"He (Biggar) is tough, so let's just hope he keeps going and doing what he has been doing," Jenkins told BBC Radio Wales.
"We need him to keep playing as well as he has. If sides target him, that is a positive for us, because it shows how well he has been playing.
"We can't hide him. Wherever he plays, unless we get him a seat near the posts, he will be targeted, (as) he was against Ireland and Scotland.
"If they want to target him, he is good enough and strong enough to deal with that and he should take it as a compliment."
Jenkins also says Biggar's Ospreys half-back partner Rhys Webb needs more game-time before he is considered for a Wales recall.
Webb made his Ospreys comeback against Munster last Sunday after being out since September with a foot injury.
But the scrum-half suffered a knock to the head which looks set to rule him out of the region's match against Edinburgh on Friday. | Wales fly-half Dan Biggar will be targeted by France when the teams meet in the Six Nations on 26 February, says assistant coach Neil Jenkins. |
A police officer was also injured in the incident in Ferry Lane in Tottenham Hale on Thursday evening.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has been called in to investigate the death and it said a firearm had been recovered.
It is thought the officer, who was taken to hospital and later discharged, was shot first but this is not known for certain, an IPCC spokesman said.
In a statement, the IPCC said: "It is understood that the shooting followed an MPS [Metropolitan Police Service] operation."
The Metropolitan Police would not confirm if the man had been shot by a police officer.
A Scotland Yard spokesman added: "One male was pronounced dead at the scene and one officer was taken to hospital."
Local resident David Akinsanya said he arrived at the scene moments after the incident.
He said he was told by a witness that a police officer had shouted to the man to stop "a couple of times", but the man had not heeded the warning.
The witness, who lives next to the spot where it happened, then heard four shots, Mr Akinsanya said.
"There were lots of helicopters and sirens all over the place," he added.
"There was also a surveillance van on the corner."
A waitress at a nearby pub, who did not wish to be identified, said the incident had happened a few minutes' walk from Tottenham Hale station.
She said: "One man came in and he said that he saw police trying to pull some clothes off a man who was bleeding."
Another worker said there were "lots of cars" around the scene.
Police have taped off a large area and Ferry Lane remains closed.
David Lammy, Labour's MP for Tottenham, said he was "shocked and deeply worried" about the attack.
"I think there's quite a lot of anxiety now in the community, but we should try to stay calm and not rush to judgement," he said.
"We need to understand what has happened.
"I hope that the IPCC can move quickly to allay fears and rumours that can circulate in these circumstances." | A man is understood to have been shot dead by a policeman in north London. |
The Scotland under-20 international signed his first professional contract with the Warriors in December, and has made nine appearances this season.
"The last few months have been great, as I've played regularly and feel I've made a positive impact," Price said.
"Being able to train and play with quality players at Scotstoun has also allowed me to improve my game."
Warriors head coach Gregor Townsend said: "Ali is continually developing as a scrum-half and it's great news that he's staying with us for the next couple of years.
"He's worked hard on his game over the past 12 months, and you can see the confidence he now has in his kicking game and taking on the defence with ball in hand.
"The most important attributes of a scrum-half are a fast and accurate pass, as well as a high fitness level and Ali has done well in these areas this season, seizing the opportunity to play for us in some important games." | Glasgow Warriors scrum-half Ali Price has signed a new two-year deal at the club, which will expire in May 2018. |
Justine Henshaw-Bryan chased Damien Doughty through Stoke Newington, north London, sending him flying into a tree.
Henshaw-Bryan, who is due to give birth in November, said her then boyfriend told her to follow the cyclist, but the judge rejected her claim.
Mr Doughty, 38, was badly hurt, spending three days in intensive care.
Sentencing 25-year-old Henshaw-Bryan at Wood Green Crown Court, Judge Gregory Perrins said her actions could have killed Mr Doughty.
"This was a calculated attempt to run him over and use your car as a weapon," the judge said.
"It would have been obvious that to do so would have carried significant risk of injury."
The court heard how the pair nearly collided on Stoke Newington High Street on 10 February 2016, when Henshaw-Bryan pulled out in front of the cycle courier while using her mobile.
Mr Doughty confronted the driver over her use of the phone, at which point she shouted at him, the court heard.
Angered by the exchange, he kicked her wing mirror when they met at the next set of lights.
He was then chased down Victorian Grove and hit by Henshaw-Bryan's car.
Mr Doughty was left with a number of serious injuries, the court was told.
Henshaw-Bryan, from Hackney, who was driving with her then boyfriend in the car, claimed it was he who grabbed the wheel and aimed the car at Mr Doughty.
She alleged she had been a victim of domestic violence while in the relationship, but Judge Perrins said he did not accept she had been frightened of her boyfriend.
Henshaw-Bryan, who was found guilty of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, was also banned from driving for four-and-a-half years.
Get news from the BBC in your inbox, each weekday morning | A woman who deliberately ploughed into a cyclist after being confronted about using her mobile phone behind the wheel has been jailed for three years. |
Katie was found with serious injuries to her neck and upper body on a playing field in Woodthorpe, York, on 9 January and died later in hospital.
The 15-year-old, who cannot be named, appeared before Leeds Crown Court via video-link as her solicitor confirmed the not guilty plea.
She also denies a second charge of possession of an offensive weapon, namely a knife.
The girl did not speak during the 20-minute hearing but nodded as Judge Peter Collier QC asked if she understood the court proceedings.
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Family members were in court as Judge Collier, the recorder of Leeds, announced the trial would take place on 3 July.
She will remain in "local authority accommodation" until the trial, he said.
Katie's funeral was held earlier this week at York Minster, led by the Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu.
An inquest into her death has been opened and adjourned. | A teenage girl has denied the murder of seven-year-old Katie Rough. |
A review of a "great deal" of CCTV and dash-cam footage is under way, Thames Valley Police said.
The 14-year-old was raped after being snatched on her way to school between 08:15 and 08:40 BST last Wednesday.
Officer patrols are continuing in the Summertown area to gather "further witness information", the force said.
Det Supt Chris Ward, head of major crime, said: "We are securing evidence, interviewing witnesses and reviewing the substantial quantity of CCTV, dash-cam footage and information received from the public.
"A team of specially trained officers continues to support the victim."
Supt Joe Kidman, local policing area commander for Oxford, thanked the public for its support.
"I know the shock this rare incident has caused and want to add my thanks for all the support provided by the public," he said.
The teenager was found by a member of public at midday in Cavendish Drive, Marston.
Descriptions of two suspects have been released.
The first offender was a white man who spoke with a northern accent.
He was described by the girl as aged in his mid 20s, balding with shaven dark blonde hair and blue eyes. He was of medium build and about 6ft (1.82m) tall.
Police said he was described as wearing black trousers and a hooded top with one pocket on the front and no drawstrings or logo.
The second man was white, with brown gelled hair, the girl said. He was cleanly shaven and had brown eyes.
He was aged in his late teens or early 20s and described as slightly smaller in build than the first offender.
Police said they were focusing patrols and inquiries on the nearby Marston Meadow area. | Police investigating the abduction and rape of a girl in Oxford say they have received a "substantial quantity" of information from the public. |
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After two years of training together, the Oxford Bulls have finally played their first game.
The boys are all football-mad, but they also have something else in common.
They all have a condition called Down's Syndrome. Find out more about what this means here.
Ayshah went to meet the boys to find out more about why they love football - and see if her skills were up to their standard! | A football team from Londonderry in Northern Ireland has been making headlines recently. |
Goldman Sachs reported a sharp increase in first-quarter profits, but markets had been expecting more and shares in the investment bank ended 4.7% lower.
Johnson & Johnson also weighed on the Dow Jones, dropping 3.1% after its revenues were lower than expected.
The company reported first-quarter sales of $17.77bn, but this was below analysts' forecasts of about $18bn.
Goldman Sachs and Johnson & Johnson were the two biggest fallers on the Dow Jones, and the Dow was down 113 points, or 0.5%, at 20,523.
The S&P 500 index dipped 0.3% to 2,342 points, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq index edged down 0.1% to 5,849 points. | US stocks ended lower after results from Goldman Sachs and Johnson & Johnson fell short of expectations. |
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The band have sold fifty million records, and had 91 number ones.
But Zayn left the group in March 2015, leading to some people questioning the band's future.
Now, The Sun newspaper has said that the Harry, Liam, Louis, and Niall will be going their separate ways after the release of their fifth studio album next March.
Martin's been getting fans' reactions to the news. | Reports claim that One Direction will be taking a break in 2016, so that all of the boys can pursue solo projects. |
New figures obtained by BBC Radio Oxford through a Freedom of Information request reveal 411 signalling problems during the 2014/15 financial year.
They also show a 22% increase in faults from 2012/13, which has drawn criticism from commuters faced with rising prices.
Network Rail blamed a lack of railway investment for the increase.
Signalling systems can fail for a number of reasons, such as power cuts or blown fuses, which cause signals to turn black and drivers to stop their trains.
A spokeswoman said the age of the equipment was the cause of the problems.
"We are replacing all of the signalling equipment along the Western route as part of our £7.5bn modernisation programme," she said.
During the 2013/14 financial year there was 379 signal problems and in 2012/13 the number was 337.
Sim Harris, the managing editor of Railnews magazine, said the signalling problems were causing "major disruption to thousands of people".
He said: "The problem with the signalling between Oxford and Reading, which is where these problems do occur, is that it's getting on [in age]."
Simon Stevenson, 42, from North Oxford, is a company director and commutes into London two or three times a week.
He said: "There seems to be a disconnect. We have constant increases in fares, but that doesn't translate into improvements in service."
A similar view was shared by Damian Fantato, 26 - a journalist who commuted into London from Oxford every day until earlier this year.
"Commuting to London costs an arm and a leg, so when you are delayed most mornings because you are sat somewhere just outside Reading it feels like you are being taken for a ride," he said. | The Oxford to London Paddington line suffered the equivalent of more than one signal problem every day last year. |
Laura Whitford decorated the centre of Royston with colourful nets and bunting to publicise a craft fair on Saturday.
The nets have been thrown on to a roof and into trees almost every day since she put them up on Sunday night.
However, Mrs Whitford put her story online and said so many people saw it, everyone "now knows about the fair".
She and her friend Anne Walls crocheted covers for bollards in the centre of town and a large net to cover the Royse Stone - a landmark that used to contain a cross, and which gives the town its name.
They put them up, together with crocheted bunting "under cover of darkness, like all good guerrilla knitters and yarn bombers do", she said.
However, on Monday morning they were gone. Mrs Whitford posted "missing" notices on local Facebook group pages. The items mysteriously reappeared that afternoon.
On Tuesday, the nets were discovered strewn on the pavement and thrown into trees. They were retrieved and returned to their rightful positions.
The following day the stone cover was spotted on the roof of a bank.
Staff from a nearby pub brought out a stepladder and retrieved the cover for Mrs Whitford.
However, it has happened again, she said.
"They're back in the trees, but frankly that's where they're going to stay until the fair."
Mrs Whitford added: "Actually, I'd like to thank the vandals because they really have done me a huge favour, and this whole saga of missing netting has given the fair more publicity than I ever could." | A yarn bomber says vandals who repeatedly removed her woollen artwork, throwing it around a Hertfordshire town, have done her "a big favour". |
Former Scotland centre Sean Lineen will be the English Championship club's director of rugby.
And Roddy Grant, who retired through injury after playing for Edinburgh, joins as a forwards coach.
SRU chief executive Mark Dodson said: "This is an exciting partnership which benefits both organisations."
Their most immediate goal will be to prevent London Scottish, who are third from bottom of the English Championship table, being relegated.
Dodson said the arrangement was the result of months of planning between two organisations that "share the common objective of developing and improving Scottish rugby".
"It provides a new, competitive step on the performance pathway for both players and coaches and we look forward to working with London Scottish CEO Rod Lynch and his team," he said in a statement.
Players sent on loan from Pro12 clubs Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors, along with Scottish rugby academy and national age-grade players, will be based at the Richmond Athletic Ground and will be available to London Scottish for Championship and B&I Cup fixtures.
London Scottish chairman Sir David Reid said: "We will benefit from having experienced players, while we can provide the level of on-field competition that younger Scottish players need to aid their development.
"London Scottish intends to remain a successful and ambitious Championship club. Sean Lineen and Roddy Grant will help us achieve this.
"The relationship between the union and London Scottish has never been stronger. I really appreciate the leadership and vision shown by Scottish Rugby in this exciting initiative and the support they have shown to London Scottish."
Former Glasgow Warriors coach Lineen will work part-time at Richmond to support London Scottish head coach Peter Richards while continuing as Scottish Rugby's head of international age-grade rugby.
The 54-year-old will have responsibility for support staff, facilities, match scheduling, pre-season preparation and player recruitment.
Grant, the 28-year-old who played for Scotland A, joins the coaching team for the remainder of the season.
Scotland back Rory Hughes is currently on loan with London Scottish, while Scottish Rugby Academy players Robbie Fergusson, George Horne and Jack Cosgrove have also been with the Championship club this season. | Scottish Rugby has entered a new partnership through which the governing body will supply players and coaches to London Scottish. |
Mr Bird, 78, from Barnsley, was regarded as one of the game's most popular and consistent umpires.
A guard of honour by the players and a standing ovation from the crowd marked his final Test, between England and India, at Lord's in 1996.
After retiring in 1998, he set up the Dickie Bird Foundation which gives grants to under-privileged children.
Speaking about the award, Mr Bird told the BBC: "It came as quite a surprise... but I'm tremendously delighted and honoured to get this great honour, this OBE.
"It's a marvellous and wonderful honour and I never expected it, really.
"It came out of the blue, because I got the MBE in 1986 which is a long time ago, and so when this came along I was completely stunned, shocked."
Talking about his foundation, Mr Bird said: "It's for under-privileged kids, who the mothers and parents can't afford to buy them sports equipment... and if we think they are a worthy cause then we send them a grant.
"And my aim is to get them off street corners, away from television, doing exercises and giving them a start in life."
Other people honoured in South Yorkshire include the county force's recently-retired chief constable, Med Hughes, who has been appointed CBE for his services to the police.
World taekwondo champion Sarah Stevenson, from Doncaster, becomes an MBE for her services to martial arts.
And Christine Manby has been appointed OBE for her work with South Yorkshire's Women's Royal Voluntary Service. | Former Test cricket umpire Dickie Bird has been appointed OBE for services to the sport and to charity. |
Scott Falconer, 20, Bruce Owens, 19, and Cameron Henry, 17, caused £40,000 of damage at the city cemetery between 15 and 17 July 2011.
They were caught after police received pictures showing the vandals at work.
At Glasgow Sheriff Court, all three men were ordered to carry out 126 hours of unpaid work.
Passing sentence, Sheriff Alayne Swanson branded the damage they caused in the Necropolis "absolutely disgusting".
At an earlier hearing, Falconer, from Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, and Henry from Carluke, South Lanarkshire, pleaded guilty to maliciously spray painting racist remarks and slogans on various headstones.
Owens, from Cranhill, Glasgow, admitted the same offence as well as kicking over and damaging headstones.
The court heard how two gardeners discovered the damage at the cemetery on 17 July 2011.
Swastikas were sprayed on some headstones, along with slogans such as "white power", "dubba", and "punks dead ha".
Some headstones had been kicked over and damaged and there was also smashed glass from broken bottles.
The court was told that on 27 July police received an anonymous email with photographs showing people at the Necropolis that linked them to the case.
Pictures were circulated and Owens was identified as one of the people in the photographs.
Further investigations through Facebook identified Henry as one of the accused and subsequently Falconer. | Three men who admitted defacing headstones at Glasgow Necropolis by spray painting racist slogans have been given community sentences. |
Luke Robertson, 30, had hoped to begin his journey - entitled Due South - two weeks ago but he was delayed by adverse weather.
Mr Robertson, who decided to undertake the challenge after surviving brain surgery, is raising money for charity.
If all goes to plan, he will spend Christmas on the South Pole.
Unassisted and unsupported, he will receive no outside help such as a re-supply by air, and no support from animals or vehicles.
In an interview last month with the BBC, Mr Robertson - who also has a pacemaker fitted - said his final preparations for the South Pole attempt included eating "three hot dogs a day" so he would put on some weight.
It is estimated he will consume 6,500 calories each day, but burn off about 10,000.
The 30-year-old, who is from just outside Stonehaven, will drag 110kg (17 stone) of his equipment across 730 miles of snow and ice for about 35 days, experiencing temperatures of -50C and winds of 100mph.
Every day, he will consume packets of freeze-dried food - ranging from Thai chicken to spaghetti carbonara - which he will cook on a stove.
Mr Robertson has already managed to raise over £34,000 for Marie Curie, exceeding an initial target of £25,000 which he had hoped to achieve by the end of the journey to the South Pole.
After arriving on Antarctica two weeks ago, Mr Robertson was delayed as adverse weather delayed his final departure to the starting point of Hercules Inlet.
A break in the weather allowed the finance worker to finally make the journey on Saturday.
Readers can follow his progress on social media, and also track his movements on his website. | An Edinburgh finance worker has begun his attempt to become the first Scot to trek to the South Pole solo, unassisted and unsupported. |
The 57-year-old was approached by another man on a footpath in Ferguslie at 07:55.
He threatened his victim with a knife and demanded he hand over his money and possessions.
Police said that when the man refused, the suspect ran off in the direction of Abbey Nursery and Millarston Park.
He was about 6ft tall and was wearing a home-made balaclava.
Officers said his blue beanie hat, which had white stripes at the bottom, was pulled down over his face and slits had been cut for his eyes.
Det Con Aileen Cunningham said: "I would like to speak to anyone who was in the Ferguslie area this morning and saw anyone acting suspiciously.
"In particular, I would like to trace the male driver of an old silver style Polo which was seen driving in the area heading towards Paisley around the time of the incident.
"We believe the driver may have witnessed what happened so I would ask him to get in touch." | Police have launched an investigation after a man was threatened with a knife in Paisley. |
Working with a host of industry experts they will help to choose the shortlist for the 2016 award, which is then decided by public vote.
Previous winners include James McAvoy, Tom Hardy and Jack O'Connell who was was presented with the award at the Baftas earlier this year.
Colman said she was looking for a performance "you couldn't ignore."
"I think it's important to support people who are coming into it," she said of being on the jury.
"I would have liked someone to go 'well done, you' at the very beginning... it's nice to be able to do that for each other."
The award is not only open to newcomers and can go to actors who have already appeared in a number of films.
Ross, who hosted the BBC's film review programme for 11 years, said he is looking for someone who has "already made a splash."
"It's not about being just a new young face," he said. "It's about someone who has the ability to shine on screen, regardless of the quality of the film or the role or regardless of the genre," he said.
"Someone who has already earned their place in the affections of the audience as someone who, when they see them on the cast list, they think, 'OK, I want to go and see that film because that person always does interesting work'."
They are joined by producer and jury chair, Marc Samuelson; film critic James King; Philomena producer, Gabrielle Tana; Pirates Of The Caribbean and Testament Of Youth casting director, Lucy Bevan; director of Harry Potter and Four Weddings And A Funeral Mike Newell, and Nina Gold - the renowned casting director for Star Wars Episode VII, The King's Speech and The Imitation Game.
The jury will select five nominees who will be announced on 6 January 2016.
The winner is revealed at next year's EE British Academy Film Awards in February. | TV host Jonathan Ross and Broadchurch actress Olivia Colman are to sit on this year's EE Rising Star Award jury. |
The fires, which happen every year, are caused by slash-and-burn clearances on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo.
Paper and palm oil companies have been widely blamed for the practice.
Indonesia, which has repeatedly promised to stop the illegal fires, has sent hundreds of military personnel to try to put them out.
It has declared a state of emergency in Riau province, where the haze has been building for several weeks and pollution levels are hazardous to health.
In Malaysia, schools have been closed in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, and several other areas, while Singaporeans are being advised to avoid strenuous activity outdoors. | Smoke from huge forest fires in Indonesian has created a cloud of smog over the country, which has spread over neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore. |
The German side allowed the 44-year-old speak to the Swans, who are bottom of the Premier League.
Clement was interviewed by the club before Bob Bradley was appointed as their manager in October.
He is set to be Swansea's third manager of the season and it is likely he will be at Selhurst Park for their game against Crystal Palace on Tuesday.
The former Chelsea and Real Madrid assistant manager was in charge of Derby County for eight months before he was sacked by the club in February of 2016.
After Bradley was sacked following a spell of seven defeats in 11 games, Clement emerged as the frontrunner to be Swansea's next manager
Former Manchester United assistant Ryan Giggs, Wales boss Chris Coleman and former Birmingham City manager Gary Rowett were also linked with the job.
The Swans are four points adrift at the bottom of the table and have lost their last four games, including Saturday's 3-0 home defeat by Bournemouth. | Bayern Munich assistant Paul Clement has agreed a two-and-a-half year deal to become Swansea City's next manager. |
Michael Waldman, 53, Ashford, Kent, suffered fatal injuries when his Kawasaki ZX-6R collided with a Seat Ibiza on the B2096 near Netherfield.
He was travelling towards Battle with three other motorcyclists at the time of the crash on Sunday.
The driver of the Seat, a 30-year-old woman from Sedlescombe, was not hurt in the incident. | A motorcyclist who was killed in a collision during a group ride in East Sussex has been named by police. |
An extensive search operation was launched for Mr Davidson, 73, from Dalkeith, when he was reported missing on 26 April.
His body was found by a member of the public in the River North Esk, near Dalkeith, three days later.
Police said there were no suspicious circumstances.
In a statement, his family said: "We wish to thank the local community and police for their understanding and support at this very sad time."
Sgt Stuart Aitchison, of Police Scotland, said: "Our sympathies are with the family of Thomas Davidson and we wish to extend our gratitude to them for their assistance over the course of our search operation." | Police have confirmed the body of a man recovered from a river in Midlothian is missing pensioner Thomas Davidson. |
New powers have been adopted by Gloucester City Council after complaints of people injecting drugs and aggressive begging.
Public Space Protection Orders (PSPO) will be imposed in the city centre, banning people from begging and causing a public nuisance.
Some beggars have claimed there is not enough support for them.
Cabinet member Jennie Dallimore said some of those causing problems were "housed and in receipt of benefits" which she said "cannot be tolerated".
The new powers were given to councils under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. A PSPO was used to stop people taking legal highs around Taunton.
If people flout the new rules and refuse to engage with the council or drug charities, they could be fined or prosecuted.
Councillors at Wednesday's cabinet meeting also agreed an awareness campaign to raise better understanding of the support available for rough sleepers.
Martin, who begs on the streets, told the BBC: "I want to get myself clean but there's no help.
"I need help now, not in a few months down the line. At the end of the day they should sit here, then they would understand.
"I'm not abusive, I'm polite, I'm only sat here, I'm not going out shoplifting or going and mugging people."
But Ms Dallimore said support is available for those who want to tackle their addictions.
She said: "We have been working with not only the police but also with a lot of our charitable sector partners including Turning Point who help people with substance misuse issues.
"It's welcome news this individual wants help, and the public needs to report individuals they're coming across to us." | A crackdown on begging is being taken in Gloucester after reports of rising anti-social behaviour. |
Finnair, the national carrier, has cancelled 16 domestic flights and delays are expected.
Trains and city buses have stopped running, but ferries, including those to Sweden and Estonia, are operational.
Strikers are protesting against government cutbacks, including limits to benefits and overtime pay.
Talks on a collective agreement on wages and working hours collapsed, leading to the strike, Associated Press reported.
Last week, Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila announced plans aimed at reviving the eurozone member's economy after three years of recession.
The plans included cutting back holidays, reducing pensioners' housing allowances, and reductions in employees' overtime and Sunday pay.
"The Finnish state has contracted debt at a rate of almost a million euros (£730,000) per hour for seven years, day and night, every day of the week. We cannot continue like this," Mr Sipila said.
Police and organisers expect thousands of people to demonstrate in Helsinki, the AFP news agency reported. | A widespread anti-austerity strike in Finland has shut down ports and disrupted flights in the country, news agencies have reported. |
Bronze fired into the top corner from the edge of the penalty area as England battled against Norway.
Solveig Gulbrandsen's opener had given the Norwegians a lead, but Steph Houghton equalised with a header from a corner before Bronze's winner.
At the end of the match the substitutes ran on to the pitch to join their team-mates in celebrating the victory.
It is the first time England have won a knockout match at the Women's World Cup.
England now have the opportunity to better the quarter-final defeats suffered in each of their three previous World Cups.
They'll play Canada in Vancouver on Sunday. | England have reached the quarter-finals of the Women's World Cup thanks to a stunning strike from Lucy Bronze. |