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Summarize the following article: The £12.4m purchase of a DHL depot is the fourth property deal completed by Portsmouth City Council since November. Other purchases have included an industrial unit in Gloucestershire and a supermarket in Somerset. Liberal Democrats said none of the investments were in Portsmouth, but ruling Conservatives said they were targeting the "highest yields". Council leader Donna Jones said their property investments had generated £2m in the last year, helping to ease the impact of government spending cuts. Ms Jones said: "It's not about the location, it's about the safest highest yield I can get, wherever that may be in the UK to generate the biggest return so I can keep libraries and public toilets open. "We're trying to run the city more like a business and this is part of it." But the leader of the opposition Liberal Democrat group, Councillor Gerald Vernon-Jackson, said the decision to invest elsewhere in England sent "a terrible message to the people of Portsmouth". "This is another property where another council will get the business rates, not Portsmouth," he said. Tom Southall, head of property investment, said Portsmouth's £110m budget for property was large in comparison to other authorities. He said the money was borrowed at relatively low rates from the Public Works Loan Board, with income generated by renting to established tenants. Mr Southall said: "All property has risk... but if you get good property in good locations, you're always going to be able to let it."

A Hampshire council has bought a parcel distribution warehouse near Birmingham as part of a new income drive.

Summarize the following article: The Railway Policing (Scotland) Bill is the first step towards the national force taking on the role of British Transport Police (BTP). There had been a lengthy debate over the plan, with police bosses warning it could be "massively complicated" and "a real challenge". The bill passed by 68 votes to 53, with the Greens backing the SNP. Labour and the Conservatives have opposed the merger and the bill throughout, and the Lib Dems - who had supported the legislation in the stage one vote in order to pursue amendments at committee stage - also voted against the bill. The Scottish government has long wanted to integrate railway policing services into the single national force, and tabled a bill to that end in December 2016. The Railway Policing (Scotland) Bill confers extra powers on the Scottish Police Authority and the Police Service of Scotland, but further legislation would be needed at Holyrood and Westminster to transfer staff, properties and cross-border policing functions. The Scottish government insists the integration will provide "efficient and effective" delivery of policing. However, there has been debate over the plan, with concerns ranging from how cross-border services would be affected to the potential dilution of the special skills of transport officers. The BTP wanted to continue providing railway policing in Scotland, but with oversight from Holyrood rather than Westminster. Chief Constable Paul Crowther warned MSPs that a merger could present a "real challenge" in replacing officers amid a "significant outflow of expertise". However, Police Scotland's Assistant Chief Constable Bernard Higgins told the justice committee the move was not a "land-grab" by his force, saying the transition would be "complicated, but not insurmountable". After a series of votes on amendments during the stage three debate, Transport Minister Humza Yousaf said the "primary objective" of the move was to "maintain and enhance high standards of safety". He said the bill would improve accountability of railway policing in Scotland, and said he remained "absolutely committed" to backing staff. The Scottish Conservatives opposed the plans, with MSP Oliver Mundell describing the merger as "an ill-judged and ill-thought out idea". He added: "The list of those with concerns is almost as long as the Scottish government's list of excuses on policing matters." Labour's Claire Baker also spoke out against the plan, warning of a loss of expertise and saying: "The Scottish government have ignored concerns of staff and unions". Her colleague Neil Bibby, who moved a series of amendments to the bill, said it was "shocking" that the government was "ignoring the views of our police officers". Lib Dem MSP Mike Russell said the merger was the riskiest of three options put forward, saying that ministers had decided that the majority of those in the policing sector who opposed the move were wrong. However, Green member John Finnie said his party would support the bill on the condition there was no detriment to staff. Commenting after the bill was approved, Justice Secretary Michael Matheson said: "With this move we are ensuring that policing on Scotland's 93 million annual rail journeys is fully accountable to the people of Scotland and our parliament. "Making this change gives our railway officers access to the specialist resources of the UK's second largest police force including, crucially, counter-terrorism capabilities."

MSPs have passed legislation aimed at merging railway policing north of the border into Police Scotland.

Summarize the following article: Spitfire NH341 flew 27 combat missions between June and July 1944 before it was shot down near Caen in France. The French Resistance helped Canadian pilot Jimmy Jeffrey return to his unit. The aircraft underwent a three-year restoration costing £3m. It was set to take off from Duxford on Saturday. Aero Legends spokesman Elliot Styles said visitors hoping to catch a glimpse of the Spitfire in the air were still able to get up close to the aircraft at the Imperial War Museum. He said "teething issues" were not unexpected for maiden flights and NH341 would still fly throughout the year. Spitfire NH341 remained in France until Aero Legends Ltd bought it in 2011. Aero Legends owner Keith Perkins said he was "totally unaware" of the plane's history before he bought it. It was flown by nine pilots from the Royal Canadian Air Force's 411 (Grizzly Bear) squadron during its short service. Flt Lt (later Squadron Leader) H C "Charlie" Trainor shot down two German Messerschmitt 109s while flying NH341. The aeroplane was described as "better than anything else" by Flying Officer Tommy Wheler, now 96, who destroyed several German mechanised transports during his 24th sortie in the Spitfire. It was shot down on 2 July 1944 over Normandy but WO Jeffrey managed to bail out. The French Resistance helped him return to his unit - having first taken him to a nearby town for a hair cut and to buy some cheese. Spitfire NH341 has been converted into a two-seat trainer plane as part of the £3m restoration.

Aviation enthusiasts will have to wait a little longer to see a restored World War Two Spitfire take to the skies after a carburettor issue halted its maiden flight.

Summarize the following article: And the Moon's 38 million square kilometre surface remains mostly unexplored. American astronaut, Eugene Cernan was the last of 12 astronauts to walk across the lunar dust in 1972, no other human has visited the moon since. But European and Russian space agencies are planning a new mission to find out whether humans could one day return, not simply to visit, but this time to live. So what will it take to build a Moon base? One of the biggest challenges of building a lunar base is how to get the materials to the moon. Sending items there to build with would not only be difficult but also expensive. The Centre for Strategic & International Studies estimates that it would cost around $35 billion to build a moon station for just four people. But astrophysicist Tim O'Brian says it might be possible to build a base from the materials already on the moon. Another option could be to build a base using a giant 3D printer. The European Space Agency have included 3D printed items in their plan for a Moon base. Scientists examining lunar dust believe that the Moon holds water and minerals. We also know there's lots of water ice on the Moon, and the rocks have oxygen, that we need to breathe, locked up in them. The Luna 27 probe will drill deep into the ground to examine whether there is enough water and raw materials to make fuel and oxygen to support a colony of people. Tim O'Brian says: "This experiment will find water ice, we can split water into hydrogen and oxygen (to) use the hydrogen for fuel and the oxygen for breathing." What about power? There are areas of darkness and extreme cold on the Moon, but there are also areas with high peaks that enjoy almost constant light from the sun. The ESA say these areas could provide the opportunity for constant solar power. Professor Johann-Dietrich Woerner, the new head of the European Space Agency, has a plan to build an entire 'village on the Moon'. He said "We should look to the future beyond the International Space Station." "We should look for a smaller spacecraft in low-Earth orbit for microgravity research and I propose a Moon village on the far side of the Moon." Space experts believe that a base on the moon will give humans the opportunity to make exploring space much easier. Astronomer Phil Plait said: "Building vehicles and other space-based structures on the Moon is vastly easier and less expensive than it would be here on Earth. From there, the rest of the solar system is an easy trip."

It's an extreme and alien landscape unlike anywhere on Earth.

Summarize the following article: Activist Tess Asplund took part in a counter-demonstration during a Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM) rally in Borlange on Sunday. She has been widely praised on social media, including by Harry Potter author J K Rowling, who has called her "magnificent". Ms Asplund said she was "shocked" by the reaction. The anti-racism activist told Swedish P4 radio station that her act was an impulse, as she thought the neo-Nazi demonstration should not be being held there. Some 300 people attended the march. Others joined the counter-demonstration, many wearing clown costumes. The picture, by photographer David Lagerlof, has been widely shared on social media and by newspapers and websites around the world. Ms Asplund said it would be "great" if the photo made people pay more attention to the fight against racism and xenophobia but that she did not want to be seen as a symbol. On Twitter, many users called her "hero" and "amazing". Others noted her "unbelievable bravery" and "courage". A message of support from British author Ms Rowling has been retweeted more than 6,000 times and liked by more than 12,000 people. Neo-Nazi movements have been on the rise in Sweden and other European countries as a result of the migration crisis. The anti-immigration Sweden Democrats Party is the third biggest political force in the country. The country, which has a decades-old reputation for welcoming refugees and political asylum seekers, has introduced tighter border controls in an attempt to control the influx. Alongside Germany, Sweden is one of the main destinations for migrants trying to reach Europe. Tensions there have been heightened by arson attacks on asylum centres and other cases of violence.

A photograph of a woman with her fist raised defying a uniformed march of neo-Nazis in Sweden has gone viral.

Summarize the following article: Dr Michio Hirano will discuss Charlie's condition with doctors treating him and independent specialists. Great Ormond Street has given Dr Hirano an honorary contract giving him the same status as its own physicians. It means he can examine Charlie and has full access to his medical records. Charlie Gard case explained The visit has been arranged as part of the latest stage of a court fight, brought by Charlie's parents Connie Yates and Chris Gard, from Bedfont, south west London, over whether he should be given experimental treatment in America. Judges have heard that Charlie, who was born on 4 August 2016, has a form of mitochondrial disease, a condition that causes progressive muscle weakness and brain damage. Dr Hirano, a professor of neurology at the Columbia University Medical Centre in New York, has offered an experimental therapy called nucleoside. Last week, Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) released a copy of its latest submission to the High Court. In a statement published on its website, the hospital said: "At the heart of Charlie's parlous and terrible condition is the question, how can it be in his best interests for his life-sustaining treatment to be withdrawn? "Charlie has been treated on GOSH's neonatal intensive care unit for many months now and very sadly, the question that arises for him arises for other patients and families at the hospital too." The hospital added it had treated more than 1,000 patients with mitochondrial disease and offered pioneering treatment, including nucleoside treatment, where appropriate. "Despite all the advances in medical science made by GOSH and the other hospitals around the world, there remain some conditions that we cannot cure and we cannot ameliorate." The hospital said it remained the unanimous view of its doctors that withdrawal of ventilation and palliative care were all the hospital could offer Charlie. It said his treatment team and all those from who the hospital obtained second opinions were of the view Charlie had "no quality of life and no real prospect of any quality of life".

The US doctor who has offered to treat terminally ill Charlie Gard has attended a meeting at Great Ormond Street Hospital to decide whether he should travel to America for therapy.

Summarize the following article: The 41-year-old woman, from Cambridge, was charged with two counts of fraud by abuse of position. Cambridgeshire Police said she was arrested on suspicion of theft from an employer following a report from Pembroke College. The woman, who has been bailed, is also charged with stealing more than £3,000 from Girton Social Club. She has also been charged with one count of false accounting. The woman is expected to appear before magistrates in Cambridge on 1 December.

A Cambridge University employee has been charged with stealing more than £285,000 from a college.

Summarize the following article: The evaluation by the King's Fund think tank says the coalition government's changes had wasted three years, failed patients, caused financial distress and left a strategic vacuum. Labour has called for a personal apology from David Cameron. But Labour itself is accused of "crying wolf" over privatisation. The government said the report showed its plans for the future were right. The behind-the-scenes changes may not have been immediately apparent to patients in GP surgeries. But they were described by NHS leaders as "so big you could see them from space". The changes, which came into force in 2013, abolished large numbers of NHS organisations. The aim was to shift the balance of power in the NHS to give GPs more say over the way budgets were spent. It provoked uproar in sections of the medical profession, in part over the role of potential privatisation of some services. King's Fund chief executive Chris Ham told the BBC: "People in the NHS focused on rearranging the deckchairs rather than the core business of improving patient care. "That's contributed to the increasing waiting times and declining performance that patients are experiencing." He described the reforms as simply "disastrous" and said that only in the past two years had the government got its focus right. However Andrew Lansley, who was the health secretary behind the changes, said patient care had been improved, and patients "will continue to see the results" of the reforms. During the reorganisation, all 151 primary care trusts - which provided services such as hospitals, dentists and opticians - and the 10 regional strategic health authorities were abolished. New bodies called clinical commissioning groups were set up locally. The report says: "A set of policies designed to streamline and simplify the organisation of the NHS ended up having the opposite effect." It adds that the system is "bewildering in its complexity" and has left a "strategic vacuum" in some areas. The King's Fund says that in the past two years, the focus has rightly shifted to improving patient safety and quality of care as well as treating more people at home rather than in hospital. In a warning ahead of the election campaign the report said: "If there is one clear message from the experience of the past five years, it is that politicians of all parties should be wary of ever again embarking on top-down restructuring of the NHS." There was also criticism of Labour, who, the King's Fund says, is "crying wolf" with "ill-founded" claims about the NHS being privatised. Labour leader Ed Miliband said: "So now we know that every time patients wait longer for their test results, longer in A&E, longer to get an operation, the responsibility goes direct to David Cameron's door. "And today he should personally apologise to the British people for having betrayed their trust, let them down and damaged our National Health Service." A spokesman for Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: "We welcome the King's Fund's recognition that the government's focus on patient safety and integrated care is right for the NHS's future. "This independent assessment also puts paid to Ed Miliband's myth that the reforms were about privatisation, and highlights why both the public and the health sector should be wary of Labour's plans for upheaval and reorganisation." Dr Mark Porter, head of the British Medical Association (BMA) said the changes were "opposed by patients, the public and NHS staff, but politicians pushed through the changes regardless". He added: "This report highlights the damage that has been done to the health service and the major shortcomings of the Act, which distracted attention from rising pressure on services and cost billions to introduce. "The damage done to the NHS has been profound and intense, but what is needed now is an honest and frank debate over how we can put right what has gone wrong without the need for another unnecessary and costly top-down reorganisation." But Mr Lansley said: "The report is silent on the question of whether patient care has been improved, on which the evidence is clear. "The NHS is now judged to be the best health service in the world. The number of administrators has fallen, doctors and nurses have risen, productivity has gone up, and waste has been cut by over £5bn a year. "Public sector reform has never been a popularity contest, but these reforms will last."

Radical changes to the way the NHS in England is organised have been "disastrous" and "distracted" from patient care, leading analysts say.

Summarize the following article: Armed forces have been killing Rohingya in Rakhine state, forcing many to flee to neighbouring Bangladesh, says John McKissick of the UN refugee agency. The government of Myanmar, also known as Burma, has been conducting counter-insurgency operations since coordinated attacks on border guards in October. It denies reports of atrocities. A spokesman said the government was "very, very disappointed" by the comments. Burmese officials say Rohingya are setting fire to their own houses in northern Rakhine state. The BBC cannot visit the area to verify what is occurring there, as journalists and aid workers have been barred. The Rohingya, who number about one million, are seen by many of Myanmar's Buddhist majority as illegal migrants from Bangladesh. Although Bangladesh's official policy is not to allow in illegal entrants across the border, the foreign ministry has confirmed that thousands of Rohingya have already sought refuge in the country, while thousands more are reportedly gathering on the border. Some are using smugglers to get into Bangladesh, while others have bribed border guards, according to Amnesty International. Efforts to resolve the issue must focus on "the root cause" inside Myanmar, Mr McKissick, head of the UN refugee agency UNHCR in the Bangladeshi border town of Cox's Bazar, told BBC Bengali's Akbar Hossain. He said the Myanmar military and Border Guard Police had "engaged in collective punishment of the Rohingya minority" after the murders of nine border guards on 9 October which some politicians blamed on a Rohingya militant group. Security forces have been "killing men, shooting them, slaughtering children, raping women, burning and looting houses, forcing these people to cross the river" into Bangladesh, Mr McKissick said. "Now it's very difficult for the Bangladeshi government to say the border is open because this would further encourage the government of Myanmar to continue the atrocities and push them out until they have achieved their ultimate goal of ethnic cleansing of the Muslim minority in Myanmar," he said. Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is in a delicate position. She is Myanmar's de facto leader, but security is under the control of the autonomous armed forces. If Ms Suu Kyi bows to international pressure and sets up a credible investigation into the alleged abuses in Rakhine state, she risks fracturing her relationship with the army. It could jeopardise the stability of her young government. So for the last six weeks Ms Suu Kyi has kept her head firmly in the sand, avoiding journalists and press conferences. When forced, she has commented that the military in Rakhine is operating according to the "rule of law". Few believe that to be the case. While there are loud calls from overseas for action, most Burmese have very little sympathy for the Rohingya. The army's "clearance operations" against the "violent attackers" of Rakhine state appear to have strong popular support, putting Ms Suu Kyi under very little domestic pressure. Myanmar's presidential spokesman Zaw Htay said Mr McKissick "should maintain his professionalism and his ethics as a United Nations officer because his comments are just allegations". "He should only speak based on concrete and strong evidence on the ground," he said. On Wednesday, the Bangladesh foreign ministry summoned Myanmar's ambassador to express "deep concern" over the military operation in northern Rakhine state. It said "desperate people" were crossing the border seeking safety and shelter and asked Myanmar to "ensure the integrity of its border". Authorities in Bangladesh have been detaining and repatriating hundreds of fleeing Rohingya, which Amnesty International condemned as a violation of international law. Bangladesh does not recognise Rohingya as refugees, and many of those fleeing Myanmar have been "forced into hiding and are suffering a severe lack of food and medical care", the rights group said. Rohingya refugees and asylum-seekers have arrived into Bangladesh from Myanmar in waves since at least the 1970s. There are some 33,000 registered Rohingya refugees living in Cox's Bazar's two camps, Kutupalong and Nayapara. Earlier this week, Human Rights Watch released satellite images which it said showed that more than 1,200 homes had been razed in Rohingya villages over the past six weeks. A massive security operation was launched last month after nine police officers were killed in co-ordinated attacks on border posts in Maungdaw. Some government officials blamed a militant Rohingya group for the attacks. Security forces then sealed off access to Maungdaw district and launched a counter-insurgency operation. Rohingya activists say more than 100 people have been killed and hundreds arrested amid the crackdown. Soldiers have also been accused of serious human rights abuses, including torture, rape and executions, which the government has flatly denied. It says militants have attacked helicopter gunships providing air support to troops. The estimated one million Muslim Rohingya are seen by many in mainly Buddhist Myanmar as illegal migrants from Bangladesh. They are denied citizenship by the government despite many having lived there for generations. Communal violence in Rakhine state in 2012 left scores dead and displaced more than 100,000 people, with many Rohingya still remaining in decrepit camps. They face widespread discrimination and mistreatment. Hundreds of thousands of undocumented Rohingya are estimated to live in Bangladesh, having left Myanmar over decades. Myanmar held its first openly contested election in 25 years last November, with Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy winning a landslide victory. Though she is barred from the presidency due to a constitutional rule, Ms Suu Kyi, who serves as State Counsellor, is seen as de-facto leader. But her government, led as it is by a former human rights icon, has faced international criticism over the dire situation in Rakhine state. Rights groups have questioned why journalists and aid workers are not being allowed to enter northern Rakhine. Presidential spokesman Zaw Htay says the international media is misreporting what is going on.

Myanmar is seeking the ethnic cleansing of the Muslim Rohingya minority from its territory, a senior UN official has told the BBC.

Summarize the following article: At the annual meeting of engineering firm Weir Group, a proposed pay policy was rejected by 72% of shareholders. The company says it will discuss alternative options with shareholders. At drugs maker Shire, 49% of investors voted against a 25% pay increase for chief executive Flemming Ornskov. Every three years shareholders receive a chance to vote on the way the formula for executive pay is constructed. That vote is binding, so the board needs a majority of shareholders to vote in favour. So, in the case of Weir, the board of directors will have to come up with a new plan. Votes between these three-year cycles are not binding, but can create embarrassment for the boss and the board of directors, as in the case of Shire. Executive pay 'not fit for purpose' The great pay revolt? Fund manager Hermes advised shareholders to vote against Shire's remuneration plan at the annual meeting in Dublin. "We do not support the increase in salary of 25% for the CEO (chief executive), particularly given that his overall bonus potential is more than 10 times his basic salary and his total remuneration was over $21m last year," said Hans-Christoph Hirt, co-head of Hermes equity ownership. "We believe that an incremental approach to salary rises is more appropriate and should reflect shareholder value creation over the longer term," he added. Meanwhile, Royal London Asset Management said on Thursday it would vote against the 2015 remuneration reports at Standard Chartered and Reckitt Benckiser, the owner of Dettol, Scholl and Nurofen. Earlier, WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell was forced to defend his pay package, worth up to £70m. He said his pay was based on the performance of WPP, the world's largest advertising group. Sir Martin told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I'm not embarrassed about the growth of the company from two people in one room in Lincoln's Inn Fields in 1985 to 190,000 people in 112 countries and a leadership position in our industry, which I think is important." Profile: Sir Martin Sorrell Last month 59% of BP shareholders voted against a 20% pay rise for chief executive Bob Dudley, that would have netted him £14m. The vote against the increase was non-binding, but BP's chairman said at the annual meeting that the sentiment would be reflected in future pay deals. That was a "remarkable" moment according to Stefan Stern, a director at the High Pay Centre, a think tank which monitors executive salaries. "I do think there is a feeling that things have been getting out of hand," he said. "Shareholders have signed off on pay structures they didn't understand and now we're seeing buyer's remorse," he added. Last week a group that includes some of Britain's most high-profile bosses said that executive pay in the UK is "not fit for purpose" and needs reform. The Executive Remuneration Working Group said there was "widespread scepticism and loss of public confidence" over executive pay. Sainsbury's chairman David Tyler and Legal & General chief executive Nigel Wilson worked on the interim report. Also last week, Anglo American said it would be "mindful" of concerns about executive pay after more than two fifths of investors voted against a remuneration deal that included £3.4m for chief executive Mark Cutifani.

A shareholder rebellion over excessive executive pay has gathered pace with Weir Group, Shire, Standard Chartered and Reckitt Benckiser all targeted by investors.

Summarize the following article: Arab foreign ministers said Damascus had until Sunday to agree to the league's plan. Further sanctions have been threatened. A government spokesman in Damascus told reporters Syria was negotiating with the Arab League over the observers. The league also confirmed sanctions already approved after Syria ignored a previous deadline last weekend. Unrest in the country has continued, with 23 reported killed on Saturday. After a meeting of the Arab League ministerial committee on Saturday, Qatari PM Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Jabr al-Thani said: "We asked the Syrian minister of foreign affairs if the Syrian government will agree to sign tomorrow [Sunday] and we are still waiting for a reply. "Aside from the deadline, we are willing to convince them that this is the right way - to sign the protocol and agree on the Arab initiative as it is." At their Cairo meeting, Arab ministers also confirmed economic sanctions against Damascus approved in the past week. These include cutting off transactions with Syria's central bank, freezing assets for 19 officials and aides of President Bashar al-Assad, and banning them from travelling to other Arab countries. Mr Thani added: "The committee might add more measures in the future depending on the situation in Syria." Former Iraqi national security adviser Mowaffaq al-Rubaie told the BBC that economic sanctions would hurt the Syrian people, not the government. "We in Iraq were the victims of economic sanctions during Saddam (Hussein's) time, between 1990 and 2003," Mr Rubaie said. Iraq did not vote in favour of the Arab League sanctions. Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi told reporters in Damascus on Sunday that messages were being exchanged with the Arab League to "facilitate the mission of observers in Syria, while preserving Syrian interests", AP news agency reported. The Damascus government has said the league's proposal places gives monitors too much authority, infringing Syria's sovereignty. On Saturday, activists said 23 people had been killed as violence continued. Until recently, most of the bloodshed was caused by security forces firing on mainly peaceful protesters - but there have been growing reports of army defectors and armed civilians fighting government forces. In one of the bloodiest incidents on Saturday, seven members of the security forces, five army rebels and three civilians were killed in a battle in Idlib, near the Turkish border, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. It is impossible to verify reports of deaths as the Syrian government has severely restricted access for foreign journalists. The UN estimates 4,000 people have been killed during a crackdown on anti-government protests. Earlier this week, UN Human Rights Council strongly condemned the "gross and systematic" violations by Syrian forces. The resolution demands the suspension of security forces suspected of violations and the release of prisoners of conscience. The council also said it was appointing a special investigator to report to the UN secretary general on the crackdown. November has been the deadliest month for the uprising which began in March, with at least 950 people killed in gun battles, raids and other violence, according to activist groups.

Syria is facing a new Arab League deadline to accept proposals to allow observers into the strife-torn country.

Summarize the following article: The hundreds of bags, which the council says contain "unidentified content", have appeared on a site in Bowbridge Road, Newark over the past month. Residents say the pile is now about 10ft (3m) high and 100ft (30m) wide. Newark and Sherwood District Council said it was talking to the Environment Agency about removing the bags. Glenys Moorhouse, who lives directly opposite, said: "It's disgusting, especially when it starts to smell, and when the summer gets here we might get rats or mice." Andrew Else said: "It's not very pleasant at all. No-one seems to know why it's suddenly happened. It just appeared one day." Tony Roberts, ward councillor and chairman of the council's leisure and environment committee, said some of the bags appeared to contain matter similar to insulation material. "It looks unsightly," he said "There's an awful lot of rubbish, whatever that rubbish is. "It could contain potentially contaminating rubbish and that's the difficulty. It's a big mystery where they have come from." Newark and Sherwood District Council said it had called an urgent meeting with the Environment Agency "to bring about a quick resolution". An Environment Agency representative said: "We are investigating the situation and need to be satisfied that the operators are taking all appropriate measures to manage odours." They said enforcement action would be taken if necessary.

A mountain of rubbish bags left dumped on derelict land in Nottinghamshire has sparked a council probe into where the refuse came from.

Summarize the following article: In a letter to constituents, the Oxford East MP wrote: "This election is for a Parliament which is likely to run until 2022, when I would be over 71." By the time of the general election on 8 June, the 66 year old will have held his seat for 30 years. He is the county's only Labour MP and served in Tony Blair's government as chief secretary to the treasury. In a letter to his constituents, he added: "My belief and confidence in the values of fairness which Labour stands for are as strong as ever, and I will work tirelessly to help secure the election of a Labour MP for Oxford East." In the 2015 general election, Mr Smith increased his majority despite suspending his campaigning following death of his wife Val, the former Lord Mayor of Oxford. Analysis: Bethan Phillips, BBC Oxford political correspondent Andrew Smith's decision not to stand as a candidate does mean that Oxfordshire will get at least one new MP this summer. And other parties will now be looking at the Oxford East constituency with interest. It's seen as a safe Labour seat - Andrew Smith got a majority of more than 15,000 at the last election, with the Conservatives getting a surprise second place. But look back to 2005 and the Liberal Democrats came within 963 votes of winning. The former work and pensions secretary came under criticism by some Labour supporters in 2015 when he provided the 35th vote required for Jeremy Corbyn to be on the ballot in the party's leadership election. Mr Smith, who actually supported Yvette Cooper, said it would have been "indefensible" to leave Mr Corbyn off the ballot paper. But he later echoed calls from colleagues for his party's leader to resign. In 2016, he said: "We cannot go into a general election with a leader with such lack of support from MPs and a significant section of the wider membership." The Oxford Labour Party said the National Executive Committee will begin selection procedures for its prospective candidate.

Oxfordshire's longest-serving MP, Andrew Smith, has announced he will not stand in June's snap election.

Summarize the following article: Daniel Morgan, 24, had his arm broken in three places after being attacked by Andrew Chamberlain, a court heard. Chamberlain hit Mr Morgan with the 4ft metal pole after the neighbour left his car outside Chamberlain's home in Greenfield Terrace, Blackwood. The 50-year-old, who was convicted of grievous bodily harm with intent at Cardiff Crown Court, said he used the pole in self defence. The court heard parking was a "contentious issue" on the street and residents agreed to only park outside their own homes. When Mr Morgan parked outside Chamberlain's home, he became "abusive and threatening," the court heard. He took the large metal pole from his garden and Mr Morgan said he blocked a blow with his arm. He said: "It was excruciating pain as I am sure you can imagine." Chamberlain told the jury: "When I lifted the pole up he punched out at me with his left hand. "As I was bringing the pole down, it made contact with the side of his arm." Mr Morgan said he was not aware of any parking restrictions. Sentencing was adjourned for reports to be prepared and Chamberlain was released on bail but Recorder Peter Griffiths QC warned him he faces jail.

A man attacked his neighbour with a scaffolding pole in a parking row.

Summarize the following article: Blue flashing emergency lights could be seen in the car's rear window. Police Scotland confirmed the fire happened about 22:15 on the motorway near junction 16 at Craighall. They said it was caused by an electrical fault, and nobody was injured.

An internal electrical fire caused an unmarked police car to catch fire on the M8 in Glasgow.

Summarize the following article: The knowledge of how to craft and design these intricate pieces takes as long as 10 years to amass, and has been handed on from one generation to another, with artisans today working in much the same way as their predecessors two centuries before. It is in this workshop - which once made all Napoleon's official jewellery including his coronation crown - where all the special order and top collections are made. Making a product for this market is painstaking and time consuming work. A single piece, such as a necklace or tiara, typically takes six hundred to 1,000 hours to make, but can take as long as 2,000 hours depending on the quality of the stones used. In the past, Mr Bourdariat says the company, now owned by LVMH the world's largest luxury goods group, spent a year making just one necklace. The skills required to make unique masterpieces such as these, however, are at risk of disappearing in this modern age of mass production. Mr Bourdariat estimates the number of craftspeople making such products in Paris has halved over the past two decades as a result of falling demand. He says this has led to a shortage of certain skills, without which it's impossible to make this kind of jewellery, such as moulding, setting stones and polishing. LVMH, which alongside Chaumet owns some 70 luxury brands including Louis Vuitton, Dior and Givenchy, last year set up a training scheme - called "L'Institut des Métiers d'Excellence" - aimed at addressing the skills gap, taking on 28 paid apprentices in different areas of its businesses. The scheme aims to transmit its "savoir-faire" to the next generation "not only for LVMH's needs but also for the jobs, the art, the craft in itself," says Chantal Gaemperle, vice president of human resources and synergies at LVMH. "We wanted to make sure that we will still have the craft that we need in the next 10 years. It's one of the ways to make sure that we fill the pipeline of talent, but also we don't lose the craft of very specific know-how in the different metier." Firms in the UK have done similar. British handbag maker Mulberry, for example, has been running an 18 month apprenticeship course, comprising a leather skills NVQ and technical certificate with a local college, since 2006. As a result, it says it now has a waiting list of young people wanting to join its production line team. Firms are wise to act. The luxury sector, which includes high end cars, wine and clothing, is one of Europe's most important industries, worth some 17% of Europe's total merchandise exports in 2013, according to industry lobby group the European Cultural and Creative Industries Alliance (ECCIA). And increasingly where something is made and how it is made are important factors for consumers when they make a purchasing decision. ECCIA president Michael Ward says 80% of people look at a product's label first to see where it has been made. "If we look at what's driving the luxury market; it's about craftmanship, originality and tradition. It's all about adding value. How many stitches in a Fendi bag, how long does it take to train a weaver, for example, are all hugely important in terms of the product proposition." It's also become an increasingly important issue for one of the biggest purchasers of high end goods - those in emerging markets. When my friend Simran, a Malaysian lawyer in her late thirties, visited London for work her first stop was the Mulberry shop. Although she could buy Mulberry bags in Malaysia, they were more expensive there, and she wanted what she considered something quintessentially British, bought in the country it was made in. A souvenir from her travels but one that she was also certain her friends would appreciate and understand the value of. Fflur Roberts, head of luxury goods at Euromonitor, says Simran's behaviour is typical. "We're seeing a complete shift as emerging markets mature. They want to look at the label and see that it is made in the country of origin. Even if they can buy it in their home country, there are concerns over authenticity. Coming back from wherever you've been and showing off what you've bought goes with the theatre of the brand." Yet despite the apparent glamour of the industry, recruiting people within the brand's home country to make the products can be difficult, even with the eurozone's stubbornly high youth unemployment rate, 22.9% at its most recent reading. Elisabeth Ponsolle des Portes, the president and chief executive of French luxury goods association Comité Colbert, says many parents try to steer their children away from manual jobs, a trend it is trying to fight. The body has fought hard to ensure official government recognition for the design houses preserving the skills involved, and it is now trying to get across the message that these skills can offer long term, rewarding careers. "Our challenge is to show how far these trades are linked to innovation and creativity. They are not just hollow reproductions of old forms. They benefit from the knowledge of the past, but are completely in tune with the present." Those who doubt it should speak to some of those currently learning the necessary skills. LVMH apprentice Maxim Fradin says he is proud to work with his hands, likening his work to that of a musician. "It's the repetition of gestures, hours and hours of rehearsal work and then arriving at a convincing final excellence; the perfect object," he explains.

Pascal Bourdariat - just the 12th workshop director in high-end jeweller Chaumet's 235-year history - is watching as a worker gently polishes a tiny gem, so small it's almost invisible.

Summarize the following article: The work has been completed alongside a £600m revamp of the city's New Street Station, which was unveiled on Sunday. But how does the redevelopment measure up? £150m Cost of building new shopping centre 5 years Time taken to build as part of New Street Station redevelopment 66 shops in the new centre, including department stores, fashion retailers and restaurants 1,000 permanent jobs created at new shopping centre 50 million visitors expected each year 500,000 square feet spread over four floors Over 6 times larger than Villa Park pitch 3 times larger than Edgbaston cricket pitch 13 times larger than Wimbledon centre court - the atrium alone

After a five-year project costing £150m, Birmingham's Grand Central shopping centre has opened its doors.

Summarize the following article: Nicole Christie told a fatal accident inquiry she was preparing to teach a dance class at Liberton High School in Edinburgh when she heard a loud bang. When she went to see what had happened, she saw Keane Wallis-Bennett's body lying underneath a modesty wall. The 12-year-old died after the wall in the PE changing room collapsed in 2014. Miss Christie, 26, said: "I tried to move the wall off her but it was too heavy and so I called out for help. "Some of the girls had to help us move the concrete. We couldn't get it off." Miss Christie was giving evidence on the fourth day of the inquiry. The Crown Office said it was in the public interest to hold an inquiry to prevent such an incident from happening again. On Friday, Miss Christie - who no longer teaches at Liberton High School - said that there was "nothing out of the ordinary" on 1 April 2014, the day Keane died. She said she was set to teach a dance class before the wall collapsed on Keane. Miss Christie said that one of her pupils did not have a leotard to take part in the dance class. She was going to get her one when the incident took place. She told the court that she helped to get Keane's classmates out of the changing room and into a nearby hall. Miss Christie said pupils were upset at what happened and she was in shock. The inquiry had earlier heard that pupils had leaned on the wall to change their shoes when it collapsed on top of Keane. She added: "My first thought was I had to get them out. "They were panicking. There was crying. They could hear the ambulance sirens. "I couldn't tell them anything at that point and that's when the rumours started. One girl said she was leaning against the wall. I had to reassure her." Earlier the inquiry heard a number of statements which had been given by pupils to investigators following the incident. In one statement, a girl, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, said that she had told Miss Christie that she had seen the wall shaking before it had collapsed on Keane. The schoolgirl told investigators that Miss Christie told her that it was fine and she did not have to worry. When asked if she could remember being told that by the schoolgirl, Miss Christie said that the conversation never took place. She added: "There has been absolutely no pupil at school who told me about the wall being wobbly or anything like that." The inquiry will continue on Monday.

A PE teacher has told a court how she and a group of teenage girls tried to move a wall which had fallen on a pupil who later died from her injuries.

Summarize the following article: Mr Jammeh initially accepted defeat in the 1 December poll, but later said it was flawed. The Ecowas chairman said Senegal had been chosen to lead operations "to restore the people's wishes" if needed. President Jammeh has already said he will not be intimidated, saying Ecowas had no authority to interfere. Mr Jammeh, who has ruled for 22 years, has lodged a case before the Supreme Court to annul the vote after the electoral commission changed some results. The commission insists the outcome was not affected by an initial error and that property developer Adama Barrow won the poll and should be inaugurated on 19 January. Marcel Alain de Souza, chairman of the Ecowas commission, said Mr Jammeh had until that date to comply with its mediators. "If he is not going, we have stand-by forces already alerted and these stand-by forces have to be able to intervene to restore the people's wish," he said. The Gambia, a former British colony, is surrounded on three sides by Senegal. "Senegal has been selected by its peers to lead the operations but we do not wish to start a conflict," Mr de Souza said. "If he loves his people, he has to be able to negotiate an exit door calmly. If it doesn't happen, the most radical means will be used." The BBC's Umaru Fofana, who has been reporting from The Gambia, says Mr Jammeh's defiant comments earlier this week make it clear that Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, appointed chief mediator by Ecowas, has a fine line to tread. Mr Jammeh said that although he was a "man of peace", that did not mean he would not defend himself and the country "courageously, patriotically and win". The stalemate is already taking a huge toll on the economy of the small West African country, which is popular with tourists, with the Chamber of Commerce saying businesses have been badly affected, our reporter says. The Supreme Court says it will hear a case brought by Mr Jammeh's party to cancel the result on 10 January. President Jammeh, 51, seized power in 1994 and has been accused of human rights abuses, although he has held regular elections. The Gambia has not had a smooth transfer of power since independence from Britain in 1965. According to the electoral commission's final count: Results were revised by the electoral commission on 5 December, when it emerged that the ballots for one area had been added incorrectly. Read more:

Senegal's troops are on alert to intervene in The Gambia if President Yahya Jammeh refuses to step down next month, the regional bloc Ecowas says.

Summarize the following article: The 29-year-old DR Congo centre-back made 252 appearances in two spells, having initially joined Posh in 2008. Fellow defenders Shaun Brisley and Andrew Fox and strikers Souleymane Coulibaly, Kyle Vassell and Jack Friend have also left the club. South Africa left-back Kgosi Ntlhe is available for a move after rejecting two contract offers. Director of football Barry Fry said: "I would especially like to thank Gabi Zakuani, who has been a magnificent servant both on and off the pitch to Peterborough United. "I would like to wish him every success in furthering his career. I am sure he will have plenty of options." Ben Alnwick, Harry Anderson, Dion-Curtis Henry, Erhun Oztumer, Jack Payne, Ricardo Santos, Michael Smith and Jon Taylor are all entering the final year of their contracts. Posh's club policy is to transfer-list players in those circumstances, but, if Graham Westley's replacement as manager wants any or all of the eight players to have an extension, then negotiations will take place.

League One side Peterborough United have released six players, including defender Gabriel Zakuani.

Summarize the following article: The East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust cited "the very high use of temporary staffing, particularly medical locums" as one of the reasons. The trust said its financial position had been "deteriorating rapidly". Interim chief executive Chris Bown said even if "we had all the money in the world" it would still have problems. Simon Bolton, regional organiser of the union Unison, said the trust had been placed in an "impossible position". "In common with most acute hospitals in Kent and the rest of the country, East Kent Hospitals is experiencing real financial problems. "This is a result of the last government's policies when they stripped out £20bn and also the new NHS five-year plan that wants £22bn to come out. "The internal market in the NHS and the Lansley reforms - if you can call them that - have decimated the NHS," he said. Speaking in February, Andrew Lansley, who was the health secretary behind the changes, said patient care had been improved, and patients would "continue to see the results" of the reforms. The trust runs the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford; the Kent and Canterbury in Canterbury; the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (QEQM) in Margate; the Buckland in Dover; and the Royal Victoria in Folkestone. Mr Bown said: "We're probably looking at around £37m deficit at the end of this year if we deliver a £16m savings programme, which is very challenging. "But you have to put that into context. Remember the turnover, the budget, for this trust is over half a billion pounds a year - £550m per year of taxpayers' money - so whilst it's of significant number, we have to see it in that context." The trust also has a high number of unfilled vacancies across its sites - 200 nurses are needed, and more than 80 doctors, Mr Bown said. "It's the high cost of agency and locum doctors and nurses that we're having to use to maintain safe services." He added that the trust was looking at a two or three-year "programme of change and recovery". "It's not something that's going to change overnight," he said.

A Kent hospital trust put into special measures after "serious failures" in patient safety faces a deficit of about £37m by the end of this financial year.

Summarize the following article: The 32-year-old, who has not had a club since leaving Indian Super League side FC Pune City in December, has signed for the Serie B club until the end of the season. The former Valencia, Levante and Fiorentina defensive midfielder was snapped up to help save the club - who currently lie 21st in the 22-team table - from relegation in Serie B this season. Sissoko played for Liverpool between 2005 and 2008, and was a key part in the Reds side that lifted the English FA Cup back in 2006. He made 87 appearances for Liverpool before joining Italian giants Juventus in January 2008 then switched to French club PSG two years later where won the league title in 2013. After a short stint with Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua, he spent two weeks on trial with West Brom in August 2016 but moved to India after failing to secure a deal with The Baggies. Ternana becomes his tenth professional club having won the Spanish league title, Uefa Cup and Super Cup in 2004 with Valencia. Sissoko made 34 appearances for Mali scoring twice and appeared at the 2004, 2008, 2010 and 2013 African Cup of Nations tournaments.

Struggling Italian second-tier side Ternana have signed Mali midfielder Mohamed Sissoko on a free transfer.

Summarize the following article: At this point, the performance bar from the Republican candidate is so subterranean you'd have to notify local utility companies before digging for it. Given Mr Trump's poor performance in the first debate and his inability to maintain any semblance of message discipline in the weeks since, mere coherence on stage may be enough to earn positive reviews. When it comes to what he needs to accomplish, however, surpassing expectations won't be enough. Trump will have to be a political pole-vaulter to clear the bar required to get back in this race. He's trailing in the polls, the 2005 "hot mic" tape in which he boasts of sexually harassing women has caused an exodus of support among Republican officeholders, and many Americans are already casting ballots in key swing states. Time is running out, and he needs a triumphant performance to shake things up. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton faces challenges of her own. Mr Trump is down, and she has to make sure he stays there. Can she finish him off without overreaching? Will she make a positive case to voters who may dislike the Republican but may be considering third-party alternates? Complicating all of this is the debate's town-hall format, which rewards empathy and punishes politicians who go negative or dodge questions. These types of events can be unpredictable, given that the priorities and concerns of the average-voter participants are often different, and differently expressed, than those of traditional media-savvy moderators. Here are four questions that will make Mrs Clinton and Mr Trump squirm, however, even if they should see them coming. The Republican nominee was already suffering from high negative ratings among female voters before his lewd comments in 2005 went public. Now, however, he faces a historic wipe-out in that key demographic. When he's forced to address the controversy - it will be the first question asked, according to media reports - he has two choices on how to handle it. The first is contrition. He could unconditionally apologise, say he has erred but has been redeemed by his experiences on the campaign trail, then move on to discussing his populist economic message. This is the tactic that the Republican leadership, focused on avoiding disastrous losses in down-ballot races, would like him to pursue. Many officeholders who haven't abandoned the nominee at this point have said they want to see a humble Mr Trump take the stage on Sunday night. The other option is total war. Mr Trump offers a pro-forma apology, then goes scorched-earth on Mrs Clinton, trying to tie her as a willing accomplice to every allegation of her husband's sexual misconduct both confirmed and unfounded. Given that Mr Trump recently re-tweeted stories about the rape accusations made by Juanita Broaddrick against Bill Clinton and has mentioned the former president by name in both his video and printed statements on Friday, this isn't an unlikely scenario. Mr Trump often boasts that he's a counter-puncher who responds with overwhelming force if he's attacked. He's probably itching to unload, even if it may not be in his party's best interests. Why this Trump row is different Mr Trump has been telegraphing a personal attack on Mrs Clinton and her husband practically since the end of the last debate, so she should be well prepared should the subject come up. If you don't think her campaign has already focus-group-tested responses that will resonate with female voters in swing states, you don't know how they roll. Something along the lines of, "My husband cheated on me and I decided to keep our family together. That was my choice, just like you cheated on your wives and they decided to leave you" could be a political kill shot. Knowing what to do and actually pulling it off in the heat of a debate, however, are two different things. A coin toss means Mrs Clinton will be asked about this before Mr Trump, so she may want to hold her heaviest fire until after he tips his hand. Or she could try to goad him into an angry, impolitic response. Mrs Clinton is an intensely private politician, and a baring-of-the-soul moment where she acknowledges her husband's infidelity would be extraordinarily difficult for her. She may instead choose to express her disgust at Mr Trump's statements and move on. That could be the safe move, but it also may let Mr Trump off the hook and allow him to paint his transgressions and her husband's as equivalent. If Mr Trump doesn't attack, Mrs Clinton has to decide how hard to press the issue. She must sense her opponent is vulnerable, but she can't be seen as politically opportunistic. She's been dealt a strong hand, but she can still overplay it. Katty Kay: Hillary's campaign and Bill's women Remember when Mr Trump's taxes were going to be the big issue that was litigated during this debate? The political bombshell of last week seems like a distant memory, but it still is likely to come up - and could cause the Republican nominee untold headaches. Mr Trump got irretrievably bogged down in his answer to the tax question in the first debate, and running-mate Mike Pence didn't do much better in the vice-presidential debate last week. The challenge for Mr Trump is three-fold. He needs to explain why he continues to refuse to release his tax returns. The under-audit excuse he has tried to roll out continues to be insufficient cover, given that he's said he's been under audit for more than a decade. Second, he needs to tell the average voters in the debate hall why it is OK that they pay federal taxes every year but he seemingly managed to avoid them for as long as 18 years. Taking advantage of deductions is one thing, but such a long period of avoidance makes it appear he's playing by a different set of rules than most Americans. And third, he needs to explain how he managed to lose nearly a billion dollars in 1995. Were they real losses or paper ones? How does that reflect on his proclamations of being a world-class businessman? Who is ahead in the polls? 49% Hillary Clinton 45% Donald Trump Last updated October 3, 2016 He could opt for saying that he knows how corrupt the tax system is, which makes him best positioned to fix it. That's how he's pitched his views on campaign finance reform in the past. More effective, however, could be packaging his response in a redemptive narrative. He had his failures in the 1990s and rebuilt his empire, just as he will rebuild the nation. If he combines that with contrition for his past sexual transgressions, he may be able to frame himself as the sinner who has seen the light. Of course, that would require up-till-now-unheard-of rhetorical deftness on Mr Trump's part. How could Donald Trump have avoided tax? Could Republicans still dump Trump? Buried beneath all the talk of Mr Trump's genital-grabbing was the story that key parts of Mrs Clinton's Wall Street speeches have apparently become public, thanks to (Russian?) hackers and Wikileaks. The purloined missives, if they are indeed legitimate, paint a picture of Mrs Clinton as a globalist and Machiavellian moderate whose dreams of hemispheric unity would confirm the worst fears of blue-collar workers leaning toward Mr Trump and Bernie Sanders's populist supporters. So far, the Clinton campaign has attempted to dismiss the revelations as part of Russian President Vladimir Putin's efforts to tilt the election to Mr Trump. Blanket denials may not be enough, however. During the first debate, one of Mr Trump's few truly successful moments was confronting Mrs Clinton on her past praise for free trade deals. He pushed her to renounce her support for President Barack Obama's efforts to pass the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and she never came up with an adequate response. It's all but impossible to make the case for the diffuse economic benefits of free trade in the current political climate. It's somewhat easier to defend immigration, given the importance of the Hispanic vote in swing states and the reluctance of many Americans to embrace Mr Trump's hard-line policy prescriptions. Mrs Clinton will have to come up with an answer that doesn't appear shaped by political expediency. On immigration, that may be easy. On trade it will be very, very hard. Trump v Clinton: Who's ahead in the polls?

Expectations are low but the pressure is high for Donald Trump as he prepares for the second presidential debate on Sunday night.

Summarize the following article: A Greater Manchester Police employee noticed an "overpowering smell" on the man's breath during an interview for an IT management role. Tipsy Andrew Jackson, 48, then disclosed he had had trouble parking, was breathalysed and arrested. In court, he admitted drinking and driving and was banned for a year, police said. The IT worker appeared at Bury and Rochdale Magistrates' Court on Friday, was fined £120 with a £30 victim surcharge and ordered to pay £85 costs. Mr Jackson, of Barlow Moor Road, Didsbury, Manchester was told his ban would be reduced to seven months on completion of a drink-driving awareness course. His hour-long interview took place on 25 January at a training centre in Prestwich, Greater Manchester, but he fell foul of the law when he revealed his travel arrangements. The interviewer, a civilian worker, said: "I asked if he had any trouble in finding us. As soon as he began to speak I could smell something on his breath which I was thought was stale alcohol. "He mentioned that he did have a little trouble in finding somewhere to park, which immediately raised concerns. "Shortly after he arrived in the small office, the smell of alcohol became overpowering." The interviewer then made his excuses at the end of the interview and left the room to ask a police officer's advice. A traffic officer quizzed the man over whether he had been drinking but he was adamant that not a drop had touched his lips that morning. However Mr Jackson did admit to sharing a bottle of wine with his wife the night before during a meal out. The traffic officer then marched him out of the building to a nearby patrol car and gave him a breathalyser test, which he duly failed.

A police job candidate was arrested for drinking and driving after he turned up for a interview smelling of alcohol.

Summarize the following article: Its Rolls-Royce EJ200 turbofan has been slotted into the vehicle's upper-chassis for the first time. Engineers need to check the power unit will sit comfortably inside the car with the correct clearances. The EJ200 is normally seen in a Eurofighter, but Bloodhound will use the engine to help it break the world land speed record (763mph) and then raise the mark beyond 1,000mph. The project is currently on course to try to achieve the first stage in this double quest at the end of the year. Major components are in the process of being manufactured with some of the UK's top aerospace companies. As soon as these parts arrive at Bloodhound's technical centre in Bristol, they are bolted in place. The UK Ministry of Defence has loaned three EJ200s to the project. These are early development models that have no combat use. The Rolls-Royce units develop about 20,250 lbf (90 kN / 9 tonnes) with reheat. This on its own, however, is not enough to push Bloodhound into the record books. The EJ200 will be used to get the car rolling. Once it reaches 350mph, a Jaguar V8 engine will accelerate, a clutch will engage and nearly 1,000 litres of HTP oxidiser will be pumped into a catalyst pack, bringing a rocket on stream. It is the combined thrust of the EJ200 and this booster - produced by Nammo in Norway - that will propel Bloodhound through the sound barrier and on to speeds never before achieved by a land vehicle. All of the jet thrust is reacted through a single hollow thrust trunnion (fixing) just 32.5mm in diameter, with a wall thickness of only 3.25mm. The EJ200 hangs from this mounting point. Although Bloodhound SSC is nearly 13m long, space inside the car is at a premium, and the clearance between the EJ200 and the chassis in some areas is a mere 10mm. The EJ200 intake cannot cope with an airflow of 1,000mph (1,610km/h). This rush of air could damage its fan blades. So the car's designers have shaped the car's cockpit to create a series of shockwaves that slow the air down to 600mph (965km/h). While the jet engine will be comfortable with this, the same may not be true for driver Andy Green. The noise this maelstrom of air makes will be immense. The car's upper-chassis - which houses the EJ200 - is made from aluminium machined ribs with titanium stringers. The titanium skin is held together by 11,500 aerospace grade rivets - everyone hand fixed and polished - and also bonded with special glue. It would be sufficiently strong with either rivets or bonding, but the Bloodhound engineers have combined the two for extra security. The project expects to have the finished car on the runway at the Newquay aerodrome in Cornwall for shakedown tests in August. Assuming this goes well, the vehicle will then be shipped to South Africa to begin its record bid using a "race track" that has been prepared on Hakskeen Pan, a dried out lakebed in Northern Cape. Andy Green set the current land speed record in the Thrust SSC vehicle in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, US, in 1997. The RAF Wing Commander is one of three central figures from that earlier venture working on Bloodhound. The other two are project director Richard Noble, and chief aerodynamicist, Ron Ayers. [email protected] and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos

The Bloodhound Super Sonic Car has just had a key engine fitting.

Summarize the following article: For months, pro-Russian separatists have fought Ukrainian forces in two eastern regions of Ukraine but a fragile ceasefire has been agreed by both sides. Despite repeated violations of this truce, Babatunde signed a one-year deal with Ukrainian Premier League side Dnipro last week after terminating his contract at rivals FC Volyn Lutsk. I have been playing in this country for four years and I feel very safe to continue my professional career here "The club and league organisers have taken every precaution with the security of the players, officials, fans and everyone involved in Ukrainian football," he told BBC Sport. "Life here is normal and they've also ensured that we don't travel or play where there are security concerns. "I have been playing in this country for four years and I feel very safe to continue my professional career here." The 22-year-old made his debut for 2015 Europa League finalists Dnipro when they beat Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 at the Chornomorets Stadium in the Black Sea city of Odessa on Friday. The nine-time Ukrainian champions Shakhtar are homeless because their Donbass Arena was shelled during fierce battle last year. Amid all this turmoil in the Eastern European country, Babatunde insists he felt safe in Odessa, the scene of a major fire last year. "I know Shakhtar couldn't play in Donetsk, but the game took place in Odessa and not Lviv, but it was a good game and atmosphere," he said. "I am a footballer so my focus was on the football and we felt safe and happy to beat Shakhtar away." The skilful winger, who has been in Ukraine since 2011, rejected offers from Norwegian and Chinese clubs to play European competition with Dnipro. "I'm very familiar with the country and league but Dnipro also provides the opportunity to play in the Europa League. "The club reached the final of the competition last season and they are hungry to go a step further this season. "We have a good team and I have a strong feeling that we can achieve something as a team," Babatunde added. Babatunde, who made his international debut against Mexico in June 2013, played for Nigeria against Chad in a recent 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Kaduna. He also represented his country at the 2013 Fifa Confederations Cup and the 2014 Fifa World Cup. One of Nigeria's standout performers at the World Cup in Brazil, he suffered a fractured wrist in the final group game against Argentina. He underwent surgery and missed the rest of the World Cup before a lengthy spell on the sidelines kept him out of international football. But a fit-again Babatunde made an emotional return for the Super Eagles 2-0 win against Chad in June.

Nigeria international winger Michael Babatunde says he feels "very safe" playing in Ukraine despite the current political instability in the country.

Summarize the following article: Her death was confirmed to the BBC "with deep sorrow" by her representatives. Headly was an early member of Chicago's famed Steppenwolf Theatre Company, as was her first husband John Malkovich. She was recently seen in HBO's The Night Of and had been filming comedy series Future Man. Headly was nominated for an Emmy for 1989 miniseries Lonesome Dove and again for 1996's Bastard Out of Carolina. She is survived by her second husband Byron McCulloch and their son Stirling. Born in 1955 in New London, Connecticut, Headly bought a bubbly comic energy to such films as Woody Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo and 2001's What's the Worst that Could Happen?. Yet she was also seen in dramatic roles in such films as Mr Holland's Opus and this year's The Circle, in which she played Emma Watson's mother. Michael McKean, who starred with her in a 2002 TV pilot, was among the first to pay tribute to her on Twitter, remembering her as "a fine actress and a good person". It is not yet known how Headly died. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected].

Glenne Headly, the Emmy-nominated US actress who appeared in such films as Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Dick Tracy, has died at the age of 62.

Summarize the following article: Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has asked publisher William Sieghart to lead a review of e-lending with a panel of experts. While some libraries in the UK already lend books electronically, many do not. There is little agreement about the best way to make ebooks available and also how to remunerate authors and publishers. "E-lending is currently in its infancy but growing fast. Just as e-readers are transforming the way people access books, e-lending could help transform the way people use libraries," said Mr Vaizey. "By acting now we we can help influence the growth of e-lending to ensure libraries, authors, publishers and the public all benefit from this potentially valuable new service." Mr Sieghart and the panel will consider a range of issues including: the benefits of e-lending; the current level of e-lending and future demand; the impact on libraries; and the effect on those who cannot keep up with changes in technology. One of the panellists is Janene Cox, president of the Society of Chief Librarians. She said that offering ebooks in libraries would help to generate new audiences. "We need to ensure that our service reflects the changing way that people want to read and also engage with local services." But she added, "I don't believe that they [ebooks] will replace printed books or other information sources totally but they will complement and enhance them." The panel is due to report back in the new year.

The government is to look at ways to transform libraries and make the borrowing of ebooks more commonplace.

Summarize the following article: The diamondback moth feeds on cabbage, broccoli and other crucifers causing an estimated $5bn in damage per year. But male moths with a "self-limiting" gene produce female offspring that do not survive to reproduce. When released into the wild to mate with wild-type females, the GM male moths should over time cause populations of the pest to crash. A new study published in BMC Biology shows that the technique works very well in confined conditions. The GM moths have been developed by the British company Oxitec, based in Oxford. And the publication of the paper comes ahead of field trials of the GM moth - in which the insects will be studied under netting - at Cornell University in New York this summer. These trials were approved by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) last year, and scientists have plans to carry out small-scale field releases of the insect in future. The tests outlined in the latest study were conducted in 2013 in greenhouses at Rothamsted Research in Hertfordshire. Scientists first allowed wild-type diamondback moths to establish themselves in four experimental cages. Then, each week, they released GM male moths into two of the cages, to mate with ordinary female moths. The scientists found that, because the female offspring of GM moths did not survive to reproduce, numbers dwindled. The results show that populations were brought under control within 10 weeks of starting GM moth releases. The other two cages acted as controls. "This research is opening new doors for the future of farming with pest control methods that are non-toxic and pesticide-free," said Dr Neil Morrison, lead research scientist on the diamondback moth programme at Oxitec and a co-author on the paper. "We all share an interest in safe and environmentally friendly pest control, so this is a very promising tool that could be put to good use by farmers." Oxitec points out that other methods for pest control such as insecticides can affect a broad variety of insect life including pollinators such as bees. The GM moth approach, meanwhile, is species-specific, affecting only the targeted pest. The self-limiting gene is also non-toxic, Oxitec says, so the moths can be eaten by birds or other animals with no adverse effects. "We need this new technology to solve some old-world problems," co-author Prof Tony Shelton, from Cornell University, told BBC News. Diamondback moth infestations are notoriously difficult to deal with, especially because the moths quickly develop resistance to insecticides. The pest is estimated to cost farmers up to $5bn each year worldwide. Another battery of tests was carried out at Cornell University in New York. These looked at whether releasing the GM moths could curb the rise in pests that were resistant to Bt, a bio-pesticide that is expressed in certain GM crops. "It's not commercialised but we have (GM) broccoli that's expressing Bt proteins just like cotton does commercially," said Prof Shelton. "Within this model system we've been able to show that the Oxitec moths will delay the evolution of resistance to the Bt plants as well as lowering the pest population. So you have this double benefit." He added: "If you can combine the two technologies - Bt plants plus genetically engineered insects, you can have a more sustainable pest management system." But Dr Helen Wallace from GeneWatch, which is sceptical about the use of GM technology, told BBC News: "This is not a realistic method to suppress agricultural pests in open fields because the insects are not sterile: the female offspring of the GM moths mainly die as larvae when they are feeding on the crop. "This means the crop will already be damaged by the time the adult numbers are reduced and it will also be contaminated by large numbers of dead GM larvae. We don't know if this is going to be safe for humans or wildlife, because the necessary tests have not been done, but it is unlikely to be popular with farmers or consumers." The use of genetically engineered animals could revolutionise whole areas of public health and agriculture, according to advocates. But is the world ready for modified mosquitoes and GM salmon? But Oxitec said that the moths were safe and field trials in the US this summer had gone through an extensive review by independent experts at the USDA and a public consultation. A spokesperson told the BBC: "The approval and permit covers open release of the moths, as they are benign and do not pose a risk to people or the environment. "So from that perspective there is in fact no need to 'contain' them at all, rather the purpose of the netted enclosures is for scientific design - so they will be effectively contained for that reason. "Essentially the scientists need a finite and controlled number of pest moths and Oxitec moths for this study to evaluate traits such as longevity and mating competitiveness." Follow Paul on Twitter.

A genetically modified moth could help curb a major pest of vegetable crops around the world, research suggests.

Summarize the following article: Services to the whole of Withernsea, East Yorkshire, failed at about 18:00 GMT on Saturday, power company Northern Gas Networks said. Engineers are working to restore gas to 3,000 homes and businesses. Mark Horsley, of Northern Gas Networks, said it was thought "water getting in" during adverse weather may have caused equipment to shut down. Mr Horsley, the company's chief executive, said they had "flooded the area" with employees from across the north of England in order to fix the problem as quickly as possible. Friday's high winds and tides caused some disruption in the area. Vulnerable customers are being looked after "as a priority", the company said, and residents have been advised to turn off gas supplies at the main tap or next to the gas meter. Withernsea is about 17 miles from Hull and has a population of more than 6,000. It includes a hospital and retirement homes. Alex Burkenshaw, senior carer at Queens Residential Home, said the 39 residents were a "hardy bunch". "We are lucky as the home has one electric oven, so we can still cook meals," she said. "The gas company has been and given us about 10 heaters so we have been able to warm all the lounges. "It's more like a four-cardigan day for the residents." Withernsea resident Steve Medcalf criticised the lack of information from the gas company. But he said "great community spirit" meant the town was "pulling together", with the supermarket and cafes helping out. "It's cold, but I think everybody's in the same boat," he added. Northern Gas Networks urged residents using electric heaters and hotplates to use electricity "with consideration" to avoid putting "excessive strain on the electricity network". It said it was working with Northern Powergrid to manage the situation. An incident room has been set up on Hull Road playing fields, where heaters are being handed out. Anyone who smells gas should call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999.

Thousands of people in a seaside town have been left without a gas supply, possibly due to recent storms.

Summarize the following article: Vale took the lead when Carl Dickinson forced the ball in from close range, before Michael O'Connor struck from the edge of the area and then saw a free-kick put into his own net by Ben Coker. Sam McQueen pulled a goal back for the Shrimpers in injury time at the end of the game. There was still time for visiting striker David Mooney to fire a late penalty over the crossbar. Vale announced before the match that Cardiff winger Matty Kennedy, 21, had agreed a two-month loan extension with the club. Kennedy, who played the first 86 minutes of Friday's game, will remain at Vale Park until 26 April.

Port Vale scored three first-half goals to dent Southend's play-off hopes.

Summarize the following article: The "sugar smart app", from Public Health England, scans barcodes and reveals the total sugar count in cubes or grams. The app prompted a mixed response via emails to the BBC, and on Facebook and Twitter. Alex Whittenbury comments via the BBC News Facebook page: "It's a very interesting app. Having just scanned my daughter's cereal and juice choice for breakfast, it appears she has already consumed her daily allowance of sugar. It certainly gives us 'food for thought' (no pun intended) as to the choices we will make for the rest of the day." Her comments have also sparked a lively debate: Cath Mc from Scotland advocates moderation via Twitter, with the help of Mary Poppins: Martin Stevens calls for a more "common sense" approach, tweeting: Craig Grant from Leeds is one of the sceptics. He emails a list of questions in response: "A good idea for an app but I wonder whether it can be trusted. Will the results be doctored to make a drink look less sugary than it is? How much data will it grab from your phone? Will the information actually be correct? Who is going to maintain the database? And if there is a sugar tax then where does the money go? Who gets it? What will happen with it? And is it another excuse to just take money from people?" Rob Holland, meanwhile, tweets his support for the app: Norman Todd in Derby is optimistic, but cautious. He emails: "Brilliant app. Shocking revelations. The BBC should push this as part of their 'public service' remit. Now what about an app for fat and calories? This is not just for sugary drinks but works with other food products as well. It is also for everyone to use not just parents. The 'drinks' and 'parents' line is misleading. Only downside is that some big name everyday products are missing from the database." Stephanie Cavanagh from Aughton, Lancashire, adds via email: "I think this new app would be fantastic. I would use it and I am sure other mums I know would use it, not only for our children but the whole family. Any app that can help you with a healthy life would be well worth downloading. Fantastic idea." Sam Kilpatrick and Amy Oakley, meanwhile, question the need for an app at all, on the BBC News Facebook page: Finally, Eatonlow from Guyana sounds an alarmist note on the subject, via email: "I think that sugar is an addictive monster that has power over young children." Food for thought, indeed. Compiled by Stephen Fottrell

After a festive season of indulgence for many, including grown-ups and children alike, parents are now being urged to sign up for a free app which tells them the sugar content in food and drink.

Summarize the following article: The money will spent on buying more stock, equipment and build a clean-water plant to prepare the shellfish. Roger Hall, from Porlock Futures, said: "In five years time we hope to be turning over about a quarter of a million oysters a year." The grant will also enable the project based in Porlock to operate as a community interest company (CIC). The grant has come from Power to Change, a charitable trust which gives out lottery money to help CICs being set up. In addition, £50,000 in low-interest loans has been pledged by members of the local community. The oyster stock is bought in as "seeds" which are then placed into plastic mesh bags attached to metal trestle tables, and put in the sea. It takes about three years for the oysters to mature before they are harvested. In about eight years time, the aim is to produce around 500,000 oysters a year. The clean-water, or depuration, plant would be built in a shed in Porlock Weir by the end of April. The aim over the next 18 months is to sell the shellfish to local restaurants in Somerset and Devon. "We've got a lot of interest from a lot of restaurants, as it will be a niche product and it's going to help a lot with tourism." added Mr Hall.

A £75,000 lottery grant has been secured by a shellfish farming project in a Somerset village.

Summarize the following article: Board members will meet in India on 29 March to discuss a move that would see 1,000 jobs axed across the UK, including 750 at Port Talbot. But Community union members met Tata's European chief executive on Monday amid concerns the plant could be mothballed. In January, Tata said "tough actions" were critical because of "extremely difficult market conditions". Community's general secretary Roy Rickhuss said the likelihood of job losses had been "tough to accept" but workers were determined to make the proposal work. He added: "Reports that suggest the Tata board in India will reject this turnaround plan are deeply concerning and Community will be doing all we can to ensure the company do not go down this route. "The workers at Port Talbot have achieved everything asked of them and deserve the continued support of Tata."

Tata Steel could "pull the plug" on a plan to save Port Talbot steelworks, a union has warned.

Summarize the following article: Chris Coleman's side face Slovakia in Bordeaux on Saturday in their opening Group B fixture of Euro 2016. Yet Coleman has told his team they must focus on putting in a good performance before they are able to revel in the significance of the occasion. "I thought it would never happen, but we're here. It's something we've dreamed about," he said. "I understand we've got 25,000 or 30,000 Welsh supporters here to back us, which is incredible. We want to do them proud. "It's not the time to sit back and enjoy the moment. "It's time to do what we can, perform like we can perform and then we will enjoy the moment." Wales' last match at a major tournament was in 1958 - 35 years before Czechoslovakia reverted to Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Slovakia, by contrast, played at a major international tournament as recently as the 2010 World Cup, but both sides are about to make their first appearance at the finals of a European Championship. Coleman says he has no concerns about the fact Wales have won only one of their past seven matches, and he is eager for his players to immerse themselves in the magnitude of Saturday's encounter. Media playback is not supported on this device "Walking out will be something special but we've got to remember we're not just here to smile and have a laugh and a joke - we're here to perform," he added. "If we perform, that's what it's all about. I just want to see them do what they're capable of doing. "Taking points on top of that would be superb, but we can only do what's made us successful, concentrate on our performance. "Just walking out and singing the anthem in any game when you play for Wales is the most powerful emotion. "The fact we're at a tournament is the icing on the cake." Coleman has spoken about doing the nation proud, seizing the opportunity that eluded the illustrious former Wales players who never qualified for a major tournament. John Toshack, Neville Southall and Ian Rush are among those often mentioned, as is Ryan Giggs, who remains an inspiration to the talisman of the current side, Gareth Bale. "He was my hero growing up, an amazing player and it would have been amazing for him to play on an international stage like this," said Bale. "I've been playing for Wales for 10 years and it's been a massive goal of mine to get to a major championship. "We've achieved that but, as I've said many times before, we don't want to come here just to make up the numbers. "We've done something amazing our country hasn't done in a long time, but now we want to do even better." Bale insists Wales are not a one-man team, although it is no secret how pivotal a role the Real Madrid forward plays for his country. Scoring seven and assisting two of Wales' 11 goals in qualifying, Bale is their undoubted star man- but what about the rest of the team? Coleman favours a 5-3-2 formation, where the team's width comes from the two wing-backs, Chris Gunter and Neil Taylor, whose advances when Wales attack mean the shape can morph into a 3-4-2-1, allowing Bale and Aaron Ramsey to roam behind the lone striker. Hal Robson-Kanu is likely to fill that position having recovered from injury, and his role is to occupy opposition defenders with tireless running to create space for the likes of Bale and Ramsey. Holding in midfield are Joe Allen and, when fit, Joe Ledley. The latter is not expected to start against Slovakia having only recently returned to full training after breaking his leg in May, so he is likely to be replaced by Andy King or David Edwards. The foundation upon which this team is built is the defence, which conceded just four goals in 10 qualifiers. With Gunter and Taylor the wing-backs, the three centre-backs against Slovakia are expected to be captain Ashley Williams, Ben Davies and James Chester, whose main competition for a starting spot comes from James Collins.

Wales stand on the brink of history with the sense of anticipation around the squad palpable on the eve of their first match at a major tournament for 58 years.

Summarize the following article: Media playback is not supported on this device Bryant has scored 32,683 points during a 20-year career with the LA Lakers to rank third on the NBA's all-time list. The two-time Olympic gold medallist, 37, has been hindered by injuries in recent seasons and has been below his best this year for the Lakers. He told the Players' Tribune: "My body knows it's time to say goodbye." Bryant has averaged more than 25 points per game in his 1,293 NBA matches. Should the Lakers fail to make the end-of-season play-offs, his final game is set to be at home against Utah on 13 April. The Lakers have won just two of their 16 matches so far this season, with Bryant averaging 15.7 points per game. In a poem entitled 'Dear Basketball', Bryant announced "this season is all I have left to give". The Philadelphia-born player added: "You gave a six-year-old boy his Laker dream. And I'll always love you for it. But I can't love you obsessively for much longer." He ended the poem without hinting at what he might do next. "We both know, no matter what I do next, I'll always be that kid, with the rolled up socks, garbage can in the corner, :05 seconds on the clock, ball in my hands," he wrote. Bryant was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player in 2008 and selected for the NBA All-Star team on 17 occasions. He won Olympic gold with the United States in 2008 and 2012. Lakers coach Byron Scott said he thought Bryant would have played on for at least another season. "It kind of shocked me when he told me," said Scott. "I'm sad more than anything. Somebody I care about, have a lot of respect for... it's always hard when greatness like Kobe decides to hang it up. "For him to be able to go around to all these cities and them to be able to appreciate him for what he has accomplished is great." Lakers president Jeanie Buss added: "We're all sad. This era of Lakers basketball has been one of the most fun, exciting, prosperous eras we could imagine. "We're in full support of him. But it's still very sad."

Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant, widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players in history, will retire at the end of the season.

Summarize the following article: City took the lead when Lee Tomlin's shot hit Wednesday keeper Joe Wildsmith before crossing the line. Bobby Reid then quickly doubled the lead by firing into the top corner before Tomlin converted a spot-kick. Jonathan Kodjia scored City's second penalty after the break before Richard O'Donnell's own goal made it 4-1. O'Donnell was the second of the two keepers to have seen the ball deflect into his own net in a game that has greatly improved City's chances of another season in English football's second tier. Tomlin, who had to go off at half-time with an injury, was awarded the hosts' opener by the referee despite Owls keeper Wildsmith having the final touch after the City striker's volley deflected off a Wednesday defender. Reid's second for the Robins came soon after, when he latched onto Luke Freeman's cross after a quick free-kick. Tomlin was then brought down in the area by Liam Palmer and he converted the penalty himself to make it 3-0 at the break. Reid was instrumental in City's fourth, when he beat Wildsmith - a late replacement for the injured Kieren Westwood - to the ball and was brought down in the area. Kodjia duly dispatched the resultant spot-kick. Wednesday netted just after the hour, when Wallace's free-kick struck a post and hit O'Donnell's fingertips on its way into the net. The Owls remain sixth, five points clear of Cardiff, their nearest contenders for the final play-off position. Bristol City manager Lee Johnson: "The lads wanted Monday off, but I said no because it's important we realise the job is not done yet and avoid any complacency creeping in. "It was a fantastic afternoon for us. Richard O'Donnell made a very important save early on, we got ourselves on the front foot and our game plan worked perfectly. "Bobby Reid was superb. He has needed to find consistency and has done that in recent games. He scored a goal, won a penalty, and had a really positive effect. "I rate Sheffield Wednesday highly. We had to be strong in all areas, so I think it was the best display since I took the job." Sheffield Wednesday head coach Carlos Carvalhal: "It was a day off for us in the Championship. It is a long competition and you get accidents along the way. "We started strongly, moving the ball well and creating good chances. The players thought it was going to be easy and their heads went into the clouds. "It was hard to understand the first half. After the second goal we lost control of the game and Bristol deserved to be three goals up "The second half was different. Again they scored from their first attack, but we were more like ourselves. We should have had a penalty when Marco Matias was fouled and kept fighting to the end."

Bristol City moved 10 points clear of the Championship relegation zone as they comfortably saw off promotion-chasing Sheffield Wednesday.

Summarize the following article: The move follows a decision to award additional payments to prison officers but not to other staff. The majority of officers are men and the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) said that not extending the payments amounted to discrimination. The PCS said "Our women members' jobs have been rated independently as equal, so pay should be equally rewarded." Prison officers will receive an extra £1,000 this year and another £1,000 next year on top of annual pay awards. The payments were sanctioned by senior Scottish government ministers, including finance secretary Derek Mackay and justice secretary Michael Matheson. The move will cost the prison service £3.7m in each year. Similar payments were made in 2015 at a cost of £7.4m. The women who are claiming discrimination work for the prison service in areas including administration, psychological services, HR, payroll, IT and procurement. PCS national officer for Scotland, Lynn Henderson, said "These payments have been made despite there being no change in the role of the prison officers. "It is scandalous that the Scottish government has knowingly sanctioned discriminatory treatment of hard-working women workers in our prisons. "It flies in the face of their own Fair Work Principles which include the need for equality."

Almost 100 female workers have filed sex discrimination and equal pay claims against the Scottish Prison Service.

Summarize the following article: The event, which is open to amateurs and international champions, takes place on 22 August on Windermere. Competitors must make a stone skip on the surface of the water at least three times, with the winner making the longest throw. Entry costs £3 for adults, £1 for a child and £10 for a team of up to four people. Competitors get three stones, from a selection provided by the organisers, and skims must stay within lanes laid out in the water. Check out our top tips for stone skimming!

People with a good eye and a skilled hand are being invited to sign up for the All England Stone Skimming Championships.

Summarize the following article: Orkney Rape Crisis will have a support worker available to provide information in the islands. The support will also be available for appointments with doctors, police or at court. The service will also give therapeutic help and work closely with other bodies to provide a range of support needs.

A dedicated service has been launched in Orkney for the first time to support people who been victims of rape or sexual abuse.

Summarize the following article: Barcelona-based Level will initially use two new Airbus A330 aircraft to serve the Americas, with fares starting from £99 one-way. Its first flight from Barcelona to Los Angeles takes off on Thursday. It will be followed by flights to San Francisco, Buenos Aires and the Dominican Republic in the coming weeks. Tickets have been on sale since March and IAG said it sold 100,000 in the first month. BA has been at the centre of controversy following a disastrous computer crash that stranded 75,000 passengers over the weekend. Critics have said that BA has been relentlessly cutting costs to take on competition from budget airlines. BA denies that this caused the IT problems which it blames on an electrical power surge. But IAG Group, which also owns Aer Lingus and Vueling, is now pinning its hopes on the new airline to help it compete in an increasingly aggressive trans-Atlantic market. Level's pricing structure is divided into six types of fare. The most basic includes hand luggage only. The most expensive is flexible premium economy which offers a hot meal, two checked bags, and seat selection. Wifi is available with prices starting at 8.99 euros. It will start out with flight and cabin crew from its sister airline Iberia and will create up to 250 jobs based in Barcelona. IAG chief executive Willie Walsh, said: "This is just the start. In summer 2018 we will have more aircraft and will operate more destinations from Barcelona. We're also planning to expand Level operations to other European cities." The competition has ratcheted up since the arrival of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner in late 2011. The plane, made from composite materials was lighter, more fuel efficient and cheaper to fly than any of its predecessors. Aerospace analysts considered it a game changer for the airline industry. The Oslo-based budget airline Norwegian jumped at the opportunities the new aircraft offered. It now has 13 Dreamliners in service with 30 more on order to fly passengers from cities including London and Paris across the Atlantic. This year Norwegian started offering one-way fares starting at $65 between smaller airports in the UK and Ireland to similar destinations in New York state, Providence, Rhode Island, and Hartford, Connecticut. Level has taken a different tack, opting for the latest version of the Airbus A330, which is intended to take on the Dreamliner, and is fitted with 293 economy and 21 premium economy seats. But the trans-Atlantic budget air space is about to get very crowded. From July Iceland's budget airline WOW will be offering flights from London Gatwick, Bristol and Edinburgh to Chicago from £139, and Lufthansa's Eurowings subsidiary will be increasing its low cost offerings to Orlando, Florida and Seattle.

The owner of British Airways, IAG, said its new trans-Atlantic budget airline will expand its fleet to five planes and aims to open new European bases.

Summarize the following article: Eleven-year-old Francis Rowntree was shot by a soldier in west Belfast in 1972. Henry Donaghy, who was with Francis on the day, has been giving evidence to the inquest. Mr Donaghy, who was 14 at the time, told the court there were no cars on fire or rioting in the area. He said that while he could hear disturbances nearby, the trouble had moved along the road. Explaining that they were making their way though the area when they came across an army vehicle, Mr Donaghy said: "Wee Francie was more curious than the rest of us. "He started to walk towards the Saracen. He wasn't carrying anything." He told the inquest that Francis was ahead of the rest of the group and just eight to 10 yards from the vehicle when he heard a loud bang. He said Francis appeared to be "lifted off his feet and jerked backwards". He said he knew something was "desperately wrong". "It scared us, the colour on his face." Mr Donaghy said the observation flap at the rear of the Saracen was "completely open" and all he could see after the bullet had been fired was "smoke and powder debris" coming from an area around the Army vehicle. Francis Rowntree, known as Frank by his family, died in the Royal Victoria Hospital two days after being hit - on 22 April, 1972.

An inquest into the death of a boy who was hit by a rubber bullet has been told he was only a few yards from an Army vehicle when he was shot.

Summarize the following article: A cursory glance at the artists the Northern Ireland musician performed or toured with is akin to looking at one of the finest jukeboxes from the 1960s. Paul McCartney, Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townshend, Pink Floyd, Donovan, Ronnie Lane, Eric Burdon, the list rolls on like a banner poster from one of those legendary festivals of the era. Fittingly, he was the only Irishman to play at Woodstock, as lead guitarist with Joe Cocker and the Grease Band. McCullough grew up in the sleepy seaside resort of Portstewart, County Londonderry, cutting his teeth with showband the Skyrockets. However, it was when he linked up with The People, who later became Eire Apparent, that his career took off. Signed by a former member of The Animals, Chas Chandler, the group toured with Jimi Hendrix in Britain and the US. McCullough also experienced life as a producer with the band, but reportedly left after expressing disappointment at being asked to wear "fancy hats and boots". He had a short spell with the innovative Irish traditional group Sweeney's Men, who were lauded at the 1968 Cambridge Folk Festival, before he linked up with Sheffield blues singer Joe Cocker. As well as that performance at Woodstock in 1969, McCullough also played with The Grease Band on a number of Cocker's albums including his debut, With A Little Help From My Friends. He was invited to join Wings in 1971 after auditioning for former Beatle Paul McCartney and spent 18 months recording and touring with the band. McCullough was praised for his guitar solo on the US Number one hit My Love. His distinctive fretwork also featured on the James Bond anthem Live and Let Die. 'Musical differences' were cited as the reason why he left Wings, with McCullough wanting a broader canvas in which to express his skills. His solo album, Mind Your Own Business, was recorded on the Dark Horse label of another ex-Beatle, George Harrison. The celebrated session musician moved back to Northern Ireland in the 1980s, but his career was put on hold when an accident with a knife severed tendons in his playing hand. Following recuperation, he returned with Dublin group The Fleadh Cowboys, before forming his own band. McCullough had received critical acclaim in recent years for albums such as Belfast to Boston and Poor Man's Moon. Although his voice featured on Pink Floyd's Dark Side of The Moon and he played on the original recording of Jesus Christ Superstar, the bluesman was always true to his roots. His talents may have taken him around the world, but McCullough was comfortable jamming on a Portstewart bar stool. It was the music that mattered.

The term 'rock troubadour' could have been invented for Henry McCullough.

Summarize the following article: The country goes to the polls on Thursday to decide the future of the UK's European Union membership. The five first ministers released a statement saying the EU is "vital for jobs and investment in Scotland". But the Leave campaign said the only way to protect Scotland from EU integration was to quit the union. A Scottish Vote Leave spokesman said the first ministers were "out of touch" with ordinary voters over "uncontrolled EU migration". Polls have suggested a tight contest in Thursday's referendum, although Remain has had the advantage north of the border in most surveys. Serving First Minister Nicola Sturgeon came together with her predecessors Alex Salmond, Jack McConnell, Henry McLeish and Jim Wallace - who filled the role on a caretaker basis following the illness and then death of Donald Dewar and the resignation of Mr McLeish - to call for a Remain vote. The group released a joint statement saying they were "proud to come together to urge our fellow Scots to vote Remain, in this unprecedented display of unity in the history of the Scottish Parliament". They continued: "The stakes could hardly be higher. Staying in the European Union and its single market is vital for jobs and investment in Scotland, and also enshrines key protections for workers and consumers. "We must vote to keep our EU rights, and by maximising the Remain vote in Scotland we could make the difference in keeping the UK in the EU. "Our message to the people of Scotland is to unite as a nation, turn out on Thursday and vote Remain." Ms Sturgeon later told BBC Scotland that if the UK votes to leave the EU but Scotland votes to remain, it would be "vital" for "Scotland's voice to be heard directly and for Scotland to be talking directly to our European partners about how we protect our place in Europe and in the single market". Meanwhile, the leaders of all five Holyrood parties also united to call for a Remain vote. Ms Sturgeon put her name to a joint statement with Labour's Kezia Dugdale, Tory Ruth Davidson, Lib Dem Willie Rennie and Green Patrick Harvie, saying the referendum issue "transcends party politics". The Leave campaign are also planning campaigning across the country for the final day before the referendum. A Scottish Vote Leave spokesman said: "The former first ministers are out of touch with ordinary voters by saying we shouldn't worry about uncontrolled EU migration. "Yet for for millions of Scots that is the real concern. Uncontrolled EU migration depresses wages, pushes up rents and puts pressure on our NHS. "In this referendum we are being asked to give away our ability to influence decisions and govern our country. "Outside the EU we will have control over our borders, we will have more powers for our Parliament and more money to spend on our public services." The joint message from Holyrood's party leaders describes the EU as "Project Peace", calling peace in Europe "a precious legacy and a powerful example to the rest of the world". Speaking on BBC Radio Five Live, Scottish Vote Leave campaigner Tom Harris dismissed this idea. He said: "This idea that the EU or its predecessors has managed to keep the peace in Europe, I'm sorry, but there's just no evidence that that's the case. "What stops wars is if you democratise countries. Germany hasn't gone to war since 1939 because it's a democracy, and democracies tend not to go to war with each other. "What kept the peace in Europe after the end of the second world war was the Cold War and the role played by NATO. "I'm not one of these people who will say everything about the EU is bad, I think they have done a very valuable job in bringing closer to democracy the former Communist block countries of Eastern Europe, and I think that's a very good and positive thing, but I do think that's a role that Britain doesn't need to be involved in. "Our time with the EU, whether its been productive or not, I think is past now. The EU is past its sell-by date, it's not necessary any more."

Scotland's first minister has united with her four living predecessors to back a vote for the UK to remain in the EU.

Summarize the following article: The Foreign Affairs Committee said the government gave the impression of prioritising trade and security with China, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. This was despite a doubling in funding for the Foreign Office's dedicated human rights project. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said improving human rights was a "core function of the Foreign Office". But the committee's chairman, Conservative MP Crispin Blunt, said: "The actions and words of ministers in the Foreign Office have undermined the excellent human rights work carried out by the department. "This needs to be remedied." Giving evidence to the committee in October, Sir Simon McDonald, the Foreign Office's most senior civil servant, said human rights was "not one of our top priorities". This was strongly rejected by ministers, but the committee said written evidence it received suggested there was "plainly a perception that this has occurred". The committee welcomed the doubling of funding for the department's human rights programme, called the Magna Carta Fund for Human Rights and Democracy, to £10.6m. But it said the decision to restrict the fund to registered organisations "acts against an intelligent deployment of resources". The MPs criticised remarks by Middle East Minister Tobias Ellwood, who told the committee he could not remember whether he had raised human rights during a visit to Egypt with a business delegation. "We are disappointed by the parliamentary under-secretary of state's choice of language on this occasion and others, which raises questions about how energetically the government is raising human rights issues," the MPs said. And they said the Foreign Office had failed to send an "important message" by not including Egypt and Bahrain on a list of "Human Rights Priority Countries", saying this "contributes to the perception that the [Foreign Office] has become more hesitant in promoting and defending international human rights openly and robustly, notwithstanding the importance of private diplomacy". The department should be "more mindful of the perceptions it creates at ministerial level" in its dealings with China, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, the report said, because "perceptions and symbols matter." It also said the the department's failure to fly the rainbow flag - an international symbol of equality - for the London Pride event in 2015 "sent a message that contradicts much of the actual work and objectives" of the department. And it suggested the Foreign Office's human rights work should be presented in a more "user-friendly fashion" so it can be evaluated more easily. Mr Hammond said: "I do not recognise this characterisation of our human rights work." The UK supports over 75 human rights projects in more than 40 countries, he said, adding that the doubling of funding for the projects was "a true measure of the importance we attach to this agenda". He added: "By mainstreaming human rights within the Foreign Office, we have ensured it will always be a central part of our diplomacy, delivering tangible results."

Ministers are creating a "perception" that human rights are not a priority for the government, MPs say.

Summarize the following article: The number of unemployed in Scotland increased by 3,000, to stand at 107,000. UK unemployment fell by 57,000 over the same period. However, Scotland's jobless rate of 3.9% was below the UK figure of 4.4%. The number of people in work in Scotland reached 2.65m, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Meanwhile, wage increases continued to fall further behind inflation. Excluding bonuses, earnings rose by 2% year-on-year. However, inflation had hit an almost four-year high of 2.9% in May. When the impact of inflation is factored in, real weekly wages fell by 0.5% compared with a year earlier.

Scottish unemployment rose slightly in the three months to June, while falling across the UK as a whole.

Summarize the following article: Manchester City midfielder Toure's last competitive international was the Nations Cup final in February 2015. Bournemouth midfielder Max Gradel, also absent since helping the Elephants win the trophy, is back after injury. Newcastle's Seydou Doumbia, Sunderland's Lamine Kone and Manchester City's Wilfried Bony are also included. China-based Gervinho is also in the strong 24-man squad, as is Hertha Berlin striker Salomon Kalou. But it is the return of their inspirational captain Toure, 32, that is the biggest boost for Ivory Coast as they continue the defence of the title. They sit second in group I on a single point, after being held to a goalless draw by Sierra Leone in Nigeria last September. The Elephants will host group leaders Sudan in Abidjan on 25 March before playing the return leg in Khartoum four days later. Coach Michel Dussuyer wants to take all six points in the back-to-back fixtures to avoid an embarrassing qualifying exit for the holders. "That is our goal [six points] and we will work in this direction," he told the Ivorian Federation website. "But first we must earn the first three points in Abidjan before going to get a positive result in Khartoum. "For now, I want to focus on the first game where we plan to destabilise our opponent. The Sudanese will draw up a defensive screen in front of their goal. We will be working on our attack to find their weakness." The group also includes 2017 Nations Cup hosts Gabon but their matches will not count towards qualification. Only the group winners advance to the finals. Ivory Coast squad: Goalkeepers: Sylvain Gbohou (TP Mazembe, DR Congo), Ali Sangare Badra (AS Tanda) Mande Sayouba (Stabaek, Norway) Defenders: Serge Aurier (PSG, France), Mamadou Bagayoko (KV St Trond, Belgium), Eric Bailly (Villareal, Spain), Simon Deli (Slavia Prague, Czech Republic), Constant Djakpa (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany), Wilfried Kanon (ADO Den Haag, Netherlands), Lamine Kone (Sunderland, England) Ousmane Viera (Rizespor, Turkey) Midfielders: Jean Daniel Akpa Akpro (Toulouse FC, France), Jean Michaël Seri (Nice, France), Yao Serge N'Guessan (AFAD), Victorien Angban (KV St Trond, Belgium), (Geoffrey Serey Die (VFB Stuttgart, Germany), Yaya Toure (Manchester City, England) Forwards: Wilfried Bony (Manchester City, England), Seydou Doumbia (Newcastle, England), Gervinho (Hebei Fortune FC, China), Max Gradel (Bournemouth, England), Salomon Kalou (Hertha Berlin, Germany), Giovanni Sio (Rennes, France), Cyriac Bi Gohi (KV Ostende, Belgium)

Yaya Toure has ended his self-enforced international break and will play for Ivory Coast in this month's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sudan.

Summarize the following article: Fe gafodd swyddogion o Heddlu Dyfed Powys eu galw i gyfeiriad yn y dref ar 30 Mawrth yn dilyn adroddiadau fod babi yn wael. Cafodd y babi ei gludo i'r ysbyty mewn ambiwlans, ond bu farw'n ddiweddarach. Fe gafodd dau o bobl eu harestio ar amheuaeth o esgeulustod yn dilyn y farwolaeth, ac yna eu rhyddhau tra bod yr heddlu yn parhau i ymchwilio. Dywedodd yr heddlu fod dynes 24 oed wedi ei harestio ymhellach ar amheuaeth o ddynladdiad.

Mae dau o bobl wedi eu harestio yn dilyn marwolaeth babi yng Nghei Newydd, Ceredigion yr wythnos diwethaf.

Summarize the following article: Coastguard rescue teams hoisted him back up the slope at Slains Castle near Cruden Bay, after he fell shortly after 10:00 on Sunday morning. Aberdeen Coastguard said he suffered injuries including fractures but his condition was not life threatening. Three coastguard teams, the Peterhead lifeboat and a rescue helicopter from Inverness were involved in the rescue.

A man has been airlifted to hospital after falling four metres down a cliff in Aberdeenshire.

Summarize the following article: "Is this some kind of joke?" outspoken Russian journalist Oleg Kashin asked while others suggested it was a PR stunt to sell more furniture. The cot's makers said they had sold "around 10" of the items, but argued the design was "nothing unusual". All 298 people aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 died in the attack. International prosecutors say the missile was brought into Ukraine from Russia and launched from a field in territory controlled by Russian-backed rebels, who were fighting Ukrainian government forces at the time. Russia says it cannot accept the findings as the final truth. The Buk cot is produced by a family firm, CARoBUS, in the Russian city of St Petersburg and is part of a special series that also features a tank and a plane. Normally, the firm makes cots shaped like cars, ships and planes. "I see nothing unusual in a cot like this," CARoBUS director Anton Koppel told local news website Fontanka (in Russian). "Some grow up to be doctors, others bakers and some soldiers." Apart from Kashin, comments by users of leading Russian news site Lenta (in Russian) include the following: "Free PR, market demand - the guy's a genius," wrote another user to which someone replied, "Calling him a genius may be going too far."

A Russian children's cot in the form of a Buk missile launcher - the weapon that downed a plane over east Ukraine in 2014 - has raised eyebrows.

Summarize the following article: The Proteas, ranked number one in the world, were thrashed by 241 runs in the first Test in Durban, with the second Test in Cape Town starting on Saturday. Captain Hashim Amla is in poor form, batsman AB de Villiers is struggling with his workload and bowler Dale Steyn has a shoulder injury. "There is a lot that went wrong in this game," said Domingo. "There are a lot of questions about the batting line-up, about AB's retirement and Dale's injury." Domingo said it was important for his players to remain a "tight unit". "There will be a lot of comments on Twitter and Facebook, but we have to keep believing in what the team is capable of," he added. Domingo gave further momentum to speculation De Villiers will soon start missing matches for his country - including some Tests. De Villiers, 31, plays all three formats of the game for South Africa and also features in the Indian Premier League. "We all want AB to play until he is 50, but it is not going to happen," said Domingo. "It is always a fine line. You want a full team, but you have to manage your best players so they play for a long period of time. We are always grappling with it." South Africa have made two additions to their squad for the second Test, bringing in wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock, 23, and uncapped pace bowler Chris Morris, 28. The former may ease the burden on De Villiers, who reluctantly wore the gloves in his 103rd Test appearance. Morris, meanwhile, joins Kagiso Rabada in providing cover for Steyn, who seems unlikely to play at Newlands. Captain Amla described his team's poor form with the bat as "a confidence thing", and acknowledged his lack of runs was a concern. The 32-year-old last made a Test century in December 2014, hitting 208 against West Indies, and only scored 118 runs in seven innings during his side's series defeat in India. BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew wrote during the first Test that Amla "offers nothing to this side in terms of leadership", and South African journalist and Test Match Special commentator Neil Manthorp believes Amla should relinquish the captaincy. "There is absolutely no shame in stepping away from the captaincy. If it means runs, then you're doing it for the team," he tweeted. Asked if he wanted to continue in the role, Amla said: "I definitely do. I've enjoyed every minute of it. It's just been disappointing not to get the runs. "As captain you want to lead from the front, so hopefully I can turn it around in the next match." South Africa squad: Hashim Amla (capt), Dean Elgar, Stiaan van Zyl, AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis, Temba Bavuma, JP Duminy, Kyle Abbott, Dale Steyn, Dane Piedt, Morne Morkel, Rilee Rossouw, Quinton de Kock (wkt), Kagiso Rabada, Chris Morris.

South Africa are beset by problems going into the second Test against England, says coach Russell Domingo.

Summarize the following article: Officers have suffered whiplash, fractures, cuts and back injuries while deploying the devices, which are used to burst the tyres of vehicles. In October, PC Dave Phillips was killed when he was hit by a vehicle while using a stinger in Merseyside. Police Service Northern Ireland recorded 14 injuries - higher than any other force that provided figures. Data released to the BBC under the Freedom of Information Act revealed 49 officers from 15 police forces in the UK were injured between January 2012 and October 2015. A further 24 forces said they could not provide results, meaning the true figure is likely to be even higher. Peter Singleton, chairman of Merseyside Police Federation, said forces could look at improving safety procedures. "I'm sure it will be discussed," he said. "We are always seeking ways to develop and improve our systems. "Any kind of situation like this, certainly when there has been a fatality, it will be reviewed and looked at. "But you can't escape the fact that police work is a very dangerous environment." Merseyside Police said five officers were injured during 19 uses of stingers over the period since the start of 2012. Nine officers from West Midlands Police were hurt, including one who suffered a deep laceration to a hand, and another left with "temporary hearing impairment". Greater Manchester Police was only able to provide information for 2015, during which three officers were injured during 21 stinger deployments. In addition to the 14 injuries recorded by Police Service Northern Ireland, one officer was involved in a "near miss". Of the other forces that responded Hampshire, Leicester, Avon and Somerset, Gwent, Sussex, Nottingham and Bedfordshire, each recorded one injury. Stingers can be deployed by police officers after drivers fail to stop when required to do so - resulting in a pursuit. They are used only by trained officers after authorisation from a senior officer managing the pursuit. Officers must conduct a thorough risk assessment before beginning a pursuit, considering factors including the potential risk to road users, the seriousness of the suspected offence, and whether immediate action is necessary. Stingers can be used in the interests of safety and to bring about a swift resolution. Source: Association of Chief Police Officers Cambridgeshire, Surrey, Cleveland and South Wales each recorded two and Cumbria had three officers injured. Norfolk, Suffolk, Northumbria, Durham, Warwickshire, North Wales and Dyfed-Powys police forces recorded no injuries. Merseyside Police declined to comment on whether the force had reviewed safety procedures following PC Phillips's death. A spokesman said the issue was likely to be scrutinised as part of a forthcoming inquest, and during the trial of a man accused of his murder. He also said four of the force's injured officers were harmed during training, and not during active duty.

Dozens of police officers have been injured while using so-called stinger devices, the BBC has learned.

Summarize the following article: The game was over by half-time as Ross McCormack's clinical finish, Moussa Dembele's header and Tom Cairney's deflected effort put Fulham 3-0 up. Luke Garbutt almost made it 4-0, the same scoreline from Craven Cottage in September, but sliced wide. Tjaronn Chery grabbed a consolation, side-footing in from a corner late on. It leaves Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink with just two wins from 13 games as QPR boss. Fulham's win at QPR as it happened The R's came up against a Fulham side who had won just one match in the Championship since the end of October, leaving them four points above the relegation zone. Jokanovic, a former team-mate of Hasselbaink at Chelsea, replaced Kit Symons at the end of December but had done little to halt the slide - losing three and drawing two of his opening five matches in charge. However, QPR were completely blown away in the final 10 minutes of the first half at Loftus Road as McCormack latched onto Cariney's through ball and fired in his 16th league goal of the season before an unmarked Dembele had the simplest of finishes. Midfielder Cairney then took advantage of more lacklustre defending when he tapped from 12 yards in after Dembele's initial shot had rebounded off the post in first-half injury time. Fulham goalkeeper Andy Lonergan pulled off two fine saves from Nasser El Khayati and Chery before the Dutchman coolly slotted home in stoppage time. QPR manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink: Media playback is not supported on this device "It was not acceptable. The fans deserve better. "We had put the standard down in the previous matches and this was well under that standard. We were making steps forward and I didn't see this coming at all. "It's two steps back. It's now about starting again, getting things right, taking responsibility and starting to look at ourselves again. "I'm not going to single out individuals. We are a team, and as a team we were well under par." Fulham head coach Slavisa Jokanovic: Media playback is not supported on this device "After a month of them suffering, I am happy for our supporters. "It was a great day for us and I believe we deserved that. At the end we didn't take the chance to get a clean sheet, but that's the only thing we could do better. "We are working very hard to try to be competitive and concentrated, and this match was very positive for us. "The players have been working very hard in training and this is good for their confidence - they can start to believe they are really good footballers and can play good football."

Fulham defeated west London rivals Queens Park Rangers for the second time this season to give Slavisa Jokanovic his first win as Whites head coach.

Summarize the following article: Ond mae Safonau Masnach yn rhybuddio bod y nifer o bobl sydd wedi eu heffeithio yn debygol o fod 10 neu 20 gwaith yn uwch na'r ffigwr yma, gan nad yw llawer yn dweud wrth yr awdurdodau. Collodd un unigolyn o ogledd Cymru dros £100,000 o'i gynilion trwy dri chynllun buddsoddi gwahanol. Mae'r heddlu yn dweud bod gofalwyr angen bod yn ymwybodol o'r arwyddion bod aelodau teuluoedd yn cael eu targedu. Mae ymchwil gan Action Fraud a Heddlu'r Met yn Llundain yn awgrymu bod 77% o ddioddefwyr twyll buddsoddi yn ddynion, a'r oed cyfartalog yw 65. Ar gyfartaledd maen nhw'n colli £32,000. Yn ôl y swyddog Safonau Masnach Alison Farrar, mae sgamiau yn gallu dechrau pan mae person yn cymryd rhan mewn cystadleuaeth ac yn anfon ychydig o arian i ffwrdd i hawlio gwobr. Ond mae'r sefyllfa yn gallu tyfu fel caseg eira. Dywedodd: "Mi ydyn ni yn adnabod pobl sydd wedi colli popeth. Mae eu tai yn berchen i rywun arall am eu bod wedi eu perswadio i gymryd rhan mewn cynllun rhyddhau ecwiti mewn eiddo. "Ac mae hynny'n golygu eu bod nhw'n poeni yn eu henaint ynglŷn ag aros yn eu cartrefi." Bydd rhai cwmnïau yn gwneud popeth posib i berswadio pobl i roi arian, gan dreulio misoedd yn eu hargyhoeddi bod eu cynigion yn ddiffuant. Fe gollodd un dyn o Sir Fôn dros £100,000 trwy dri chynllun gwahanol. Gydag un o'r sgamiau fe brynodd bum diemwnt am chwech neu saith gwaith eu gwerth, gan feddwl y bydden nhw yn codi yn eu gwerth dros amser. Mae am aros yn anhysbys am nad yw wedi dweud wrth ei deulu. Esboniodd y dyn: "O'n i yn wirion ond mi oedden nhw mor gyfeillgar. Fe ddywedodd un dyn wrtha i fod ei wraig wedi colli babi. Mi oedd o'n crio ar y ffôn. "Mi oedd wedi dweud wrth ei benaethiaid y byddai yn gwerthu'r diemwnt. 'Oedd o isio £1,000. O'n i methu talu hynny ond o'n i yn gallu fforddio £500. "Nes i anfon £500. Trwy beidio talu am y diemwnt o'n i yn teimlo mod i yn ei siomi. Meddyliwch bod mor wirion ac anfon £500." Fe brynodd bum diemwnt oedd yn amrywio o £3,000 i £18,000 ond maen nhw wedi eu prisio llawer yn llai. Ym mis Awst y llynedd cafodd Martin Rhys-Jones o Gaerdydd ei garcharu am chwe blynedd gan lys yn America ar ôl cyfaddef i 'lanhau' arian mewn twyll gwerth $2.9m. Roedd yr achos yn y penawdau am fod ei ferch, Emma, wedi dyweddïo gyda phêl-droediwr Real Madrid, Gareth Bale, a'i ferch arall, Charlotte, yn gariad i'r chwaraewr rygbi rhyngwladol Taulaupe Faletau. Roedd Nigel Cash o Gaint yn un o'r 250 o bobl wnaeth ddioddef yn sgil twyll Rhys-Jones. Fe brynodd gwerth £5,000 o gyfranddaliadau oedd bron yn ddi-werth. 10 mlynedd ers iddo brynu'r cyfranddaliadau cyntaf mae'n dal i gael galwadau. Dywedodd: "Yr effaith ydy eich bod chi'n dod yn darged. Chi'n cael mwy o alwadau ffôn achos chi wedi prynu un set o gyfranddaliadau ac maen nhw wedyn yn meddwl bod chi'n hawdd i'ch twyllo. "Dwi wedi cael sgyrsiau gwahanol gyda rhai yn trio rhoi pwysau arna i brynu a thro arall wedi ffraeo gyda nhw am fy mod i yn gwrthod buddsoddi mwy ac maen nhw yn troi'n ymosodol." Dywedodd yr Uwch Arolygydd David Manley o Heddlu'r Met yn Llundain bod hi'n bwysig lledaenu gwybodaeth sut i atal trosedd fel hyn, yn enwedig mewn ardaloedd mwy gwledig. "Da ni'n sôn am filiynau [yn cael eu colli]. Mae'n swm mawr o arian ar gyfer pobl sydd yn buddsoddi sydd yn dod i ddiwedd eu cyfnod gweithio. Dydyn nhw ddim mewn sefyllfa i allu ailgodi ar eu traed. "Mae'n newid bywydau pobl."

Mae dioddefwyr yng Nghymru wedi colli mwy na £2.6m trwy dwyll yn ystod y ddwy flynedd ddiwethaf yn ôl y ffigyrau diweddaraf gan Action Fraud, a'r henoed sy'n cael eu targedu waethaf.

Summarize the following article: But Ms Silva is an experienced politician with an impressive record. A former environment minister during the government of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva she is seen as having the national and international profile to replace Mr Campos. In 2010, she ran for president for the tiny Green Party and secured 19 million votes, forcing the race into a second round. At the time, she said she wanted to be "the first black woman of poor origins" to reach the presidency. Most people expected her to try again in 2014. But after her newly created party, the Sustainability Network, failed to achieve the 500,000 signatures needed to be officially recognised, she joined Mr Campos as his vice-presidential running mate. Now she will face the challenge of remaining faithful to his legacy - which PSB officials are determined to hold her to - while staying true to her own ideals. Ms Silva opposed some of Mr Campos's alliances with regional candidates - especially when they were members of the country's powerful agribusiness lobby, which accounts for over one fifth of Brazil's GDP. Having locked horns with the sector during her time as environment minister, she may now have to reach a compromise with its backers. Ms Silva was born into a family of 11 children in the northern state of Acre, in the heart of the Amazon. As a child she would walk several miles in the forest with her father and siblings every day to collect rubber from trees. She campaigned alongside the rubber tapper and trade union leader Chico Mendes, who was killed in 1988 for his activism. Throughout her childhood years, she was seriously ill a number of times - suffering from hepatitis, malaria and contamination by heavy metals. As a result she suffers from frail health and has an intolerance to a long list of things - such as cosmetics, perfume, alcoholic beverages and red meat. This and her devout evangelism have marked her style. She uses no make-up and prefers simple and sober clothing, mainly long dresses. She often wears her hair in a tight bun tied by a thin braid. It is a stern image, but according to political scientist Ricardo Ismael she also conveys personal warmth. "She inspires confidence in ordinary voters - that she is accessible," explains Mr Ismael, who is a professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio. "Wherever she goes, she approaches people and allows herself to be approached. She seems frail but conveys remarkable strength. "She knows Brazil. She knows the problems from seeing them on the streets, or living them," he adds. Aged 16, Ms Silva left her community of rubber workers in Bagaco and moved to Rio Branco, the capital of Acre, to study and get treatment for hepatitis. She was taken in by nuns in a convent and became the first person in her family to learn how to read and write. "When I saw my name on the list of people that had passed the course, I knelt down and gave thanks to God. That list saying I was literate opened doors for me," she said in an interview with BBC Brasil years later. After she left the convent, she went to work as a domestic maid in exchange for lodging. Ms Silva was widely praised on an international level for her work as environment minister under President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. During those five years, hundreds were arrested for crimes against the environment, a record area of territory was set aside as indigenous reserves and there was a significant slowdown in rainforest deforestation rates. But she also faced defeats such as the approval of the first genetically modified soybean crops, which she had opposed. Fearing her agenda was losing ground, she resigned in 2008 and a year later left the governing Workers' Party. Opinion polls conducted following last year's wave of protests against World Cup spending, corruption and poor public services suggested Ms Silva was the only politician whose image had benefitted from the unrest. Political scientist David Fleischer of the University of Brasilia says she appeals to the younger generation and those who want change. "Those who took to the streets saying they didn't feel represented by Brazil's political system were still undecided, and now many will choose to vote for her", he says. However, some of those critical of the bigger establishment parties are also uneasy about Ms Silva's devout religious views, fearing she is too conservative on social issues such as gay marriage and abortion. Even though the protests have diminished, her supporters believe there is still a yearning for change. They hope that the desire for change along with the emotional circumstances of her selection will result in a powerful boost to her campaign just weeks ahead of the election.

Environmental activist Marina Silva has unexpectedly found herself centre stage in Brazil's presidential election campaign, following the death in a plane crash of Eduardo Campos, the candidate for the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB).

Summarize the following article: The 20-year-old was reduced to tears during the medal ceremony as the scale of his achievement became apparent. Murdoch had never beaten Jamieson, 25, over 200m in a major final but produced a British and Commonwealth record of two minutes 7.30 seconds to win gold. The Olympic silver medallist finished in 2:08:40, whilst England's Andrew Willis took bronze. "There is no way that just happened. I can't believe it. That was amazing," Murdoch, who posted the fastest time in the heats, told BBC Sport. "Coming down that last 100m with the crowd it was just incredible and it was a massive PB [personal best] - I'm so surprised." "I felt great in the heats this morning but I didn't expect that." Murdoch's time of 2:08:78 in the heats was more than five seconds quicker than his previous best and he shaved just over another second off that time in the final. That was even more remarkable given the University of Stirling student's only senior international experience was finishing 11th in the 100m breaststroke and 30th in the 50m event in the 2013 World Championships. He did, however, edge out Jamieson in the 100m to qualify for that first senior world meet. The reality of what he had done only began to hit home once he stepped on to the podium and heard the roar of the Scottish crowd. Murdoch's tears then flowed during an emotional airing of Flower of Scotland. Beside him, with a silver medal around his neck, stood a despondent Jamieson. The Glaswegian had admitted to feeling "some nerves" in the build up to the Games and sought help from a psychologist to help deal with the pressure of being a gold-medal favourite. The Bath-based athlete is renowned for responding strongly after a disappointing swim and, having finished behind Balfron swimmer Murdoch in the heats, he was expected to deliver when it really mattered. The Olympian - who grew up training in the Tollcross pool and had told the BBC he was targeting a world record at the Commonwealths - saluted the crowd after they gave him an incredible pre-race reception. Australian 100m world champion Christian Spenger dominated the opening 100m, but Jamieson's trademark power in the closing stages simply did not materialise, leaving Murdoch to claim victory. "Ross has been on great form all season and has dropped huge chunks off his best today and deserves to win," said Jamieson, who was holding back tears. "I wasn't good enough tonight." A third place finish for Bracknell's Willis was his first major international medal, although he was also hoping for more. "It was really tough and I was aiming for a faster time like Michael, but I'm on the podium and it's a step in the right direction," he told BBC Sport.

Scotland's Ross Murdoch stunned Glasgow 2014 poster-boy Michael Jamieson by claiming 200m breaststroke gold.

Summarize the following article: Mr Bainimarama and his FijiFirst Party secured 32 out of the 50 seats in parliament and an outright majority, the election office said. His closest rival, Sodelpa Party, won 15 seats. Wednesday's polls were the first in Fiji since Mr Bainimarama seized power in a coup in 2006. International observers have described the election as credible, conducted in a "atmosphere of calm" with an absence of electoral misconduct or "evident intimidation". FijiFirst took 59.2% of the vote, the Fijian Elections Office said, with an election turnout of almost 84%. Official results were delivered on Monday but by Sunday Mr Bainimarama had claimed victory. Promising to govern "for the wellbeing of all Fijians", he also paid tribute to the military. "It is because of their legacy that today we have a democratically elected parliamentary government," he said. Fiji has seen four coups since 1987 attributed mainly to tensions between indigenous Fijians and ethnic Indians. In 2006, Mr Bainimarama ousted the elected government of Laisenia Qarase, accusing it of corruption and bias towards indigenous Fijians. Since then, Fiji has been under military rule. Mr Bainimarama said he wanted to end the instability and in these elections discarded the race-based voting system. His authoritarian rule is seen to have brought stability and economic growth to the country. But human rights groups accuse him of placing severe restrictions on freedom of speech through media censorship and intimidation of critics, as well as interference with the judiciary. Regional allies Australia and New Zealand have long been calling for polls to take place.

Fiji's former military leader Frank Bainimarama has been sworn in as prime minister of the Pacific nation after an emphatic election win.

Summarize the following article: This year, it will outperform cities like Liverpool and Cork and two ships in one day is not uncommon - in 1999, that was the total for the entire year. In 2017, the port will host a record 89 ships and recent, accelerated growth in the market has come despite delays in building a £15m cruise terminal. However, it is worth stating that the 155,000 visitors they bring to Northern Ireland are day-trippers. Therefore, spend could be viewed as relatively nominal, compared to those on short or long-term breaks, as the vessels sail in and out in one day. As a proportion of Northern Ireland's overall tourism market, their number would equate to only about 6% of total external visitors. Nonetheless, they provide a welcome boost to local attractions and coach operators. Titanic Belfast, Giants Causeway, Hillsborough Castle and Mount Stewart are all said to hold "significant appeal" to cruise visitors. As a cruise destination, the city is promoted in a partnership arrangement between Visit Belfast and Belfast Harbour. They say the port can easily handle more cruise traffic and there is "no limitation" on the number of vessels that it can accommodate alongside cargo ships. Plans for a dedicated cruise terminal, first proposed in 2013, have not been abandoned, but there have been major hold-ups. Liverpool has a dedicated terminal beside its Royal Liver building. Nevertheless, Belfast is still doing better - its 89 ships this year compares to Liverpool's 63. Cruise tourism is a fast-growing sector and Belfast, with its rich maritime history, is determined not to be left behind.

Belfast is on the up as a cruise ship destination.

Summarize the following article: German architects GMP's design won the international tender and work will begin at the end of the season. A new exterior will be built that includes a retractable roof and is due to be completed by 2017. "We want to make the Santiago Bernabeu the best stadium in the world," said Real Madrid President Florentino Perez. "Our commitment is to continue increasing the heritage of our club, thus gain in economic strength, so we can continue to lead in an environment of increasing competition. "We believe in a project that will enhance our image, brand and city that we also feel proud of." Reports in the Spanish media suggest half the financing for the project would come from selling naming rights and half from a bond issue among Real members. The Bernabeu currently has a capacity of 85,454 but Real are yet to confirm whether this will change after the refurbishments.

Real Madrid have unveiled a £330m redesign plan they hope will turn their Santiago Bernabeu ground into the best stadium in the world.

Summarize the following article: A foreign ministry spokesman urged the US to "stop wrongful actions" to avoid harming co-operation. The US announced the move, as well as sanctions on a Chinese shipping company and two Chinese nationals, on Thursday. It said the blacklisting was aimed at cutting funds to North Korea's weapons programmes. "We will follow the money and cut off the money," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told a news conference. But he said the move was not a response to Chinese inaction on North Korea, saying: "This is not directed at China, this is directed at a bank, as well as individuals and entities in China." The UN has already imposed several rounds of sanctions on Pyongyang, but China is widely seen as the nation most able to impose economic pain on North Korea. Washington has been pushing Beijing for tougher measures amid a series of missile tests by Pyongyang. But in a tweet earlier this month, President Donald Trump said China's actions had "not worked out". The sanctions mean that the Bank of Dandong will be barred from doing business in the US. The US Treasury said it had been "a conduit for illicit North Korean financial activity" and facilitated "millions of dollars of transactions for companies involved in North Korea's WMD (weapons of mass destruction) and ballistic missile programmes". Two Chinese nationals accused of creating front companies for North Korean entities have also been blacklisted, as has a shipping company, Dalian Global Unity Shipping, that is accused of smuggling luxury goods to North Korea. Mr Mnuchin said that the US could impose more sanctions in the future. The sanctions were announced as new South Korean President Moon Jae-in held talks with President Trump in Washington. Mr Trump said "many options" were being discussed on the North Korea issue. "The era of strategic patience with the North Korean regime has failed, many years it has failed. Frankly, that patience is over," he said. The US leader added that Washington was "working closely with South Korea and Japan, as well as partners around the world, on a range of diplomatic, security and economic measures to protect our allies and our own citizens from this menace known as North Korea". Meanwhile, Mr Moon said the North Korea issue was a top priority during the talks, stressing that "only strong security can bring about genuine peace" in the Asia-Pacific region. In a separate development, the US announced the sale of $1.42bn (£1.09bn) worth of arms to Taiwan, the first such transaction under the Trump administration. US arms sales to Taiwan always anger Beijing because it considers the self-governing island part of its territory. In a statement, the Chinese embassy in Washington called on the US to revoke its decision, saying China had "every right to be outraged". The Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday that the US actions went "against the important spirit" of the apparently friendly meeting between Mr Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the US president's Florida resort in April. Earlier in the week, the US also placed China on its list of the worst offenders in human trafficking and forced labour - the first major move by the new administration over Beijing's human rights record.

China has reacted angrily to a US decision to impose sanctions on a Chinese bank accused of laundering North Korean money.

Summarize the following article: The star will start in Belfast next February and visit Dublin, Manchester, London, Glasgow and Birmingham before moving on to mainland Europe. Tickets for the UK dates go on sale to members of her website on 1 December before going on general sale on 4 December. Her third album 25 has sold 737,000 copies in the UK in just six days. It has also sold almost three million in the US since its release on Friday. In interviews, the singer has suggested she may not tour, blaming stage fright, her chequered vocal health, motherhood, and saying she finds touring lonely. "There is something quite lonely about going on stage in front of loads of people and then everyone going home," she told BBC Radio 1's Nick Grimshaw. "It sounds really silly. I'm sure they would hang out with me, if I invited them back to my hotel, but I feel quite on my own a lot on tour." But in a short video posted to accompany the tour announcement, she said: "I have been bluffing this whole time and I'm so relieved to tell you I am of course coming on tour." Her last tour, in 2011, ended prematurely due to the discovery of a haemorrhage on her vocal cord, which required surgery. With huge demand likely for her gig tickets this time, her tour website carries a request that purchasers do not sell tickets on for a profit. Reselling tickets at inflated prices is common for sold-out gigs and is not illegal. But it often causes consternation among genuine fans and the site says: "The resale of tickets will not be tolerated." The tour announcement came after 25 set a new record for the most albums sold in a UK chart week, overtaking the previous record of 696,000 set by Oasis's Be Here Now in 1997. However the Oasis album only went on sale three days before the end of the chart week, whereas Adele has notched up her total in six days. Sales of Adele's third album far outstrip those of any other release in recent years. No other artist has even sold 100,000 copies in a single week this year. One Direction came closest when their LP Made in the AM sold 93,000 last month - including more than 7,000 from streaming data, which Adele does not have because 25 is not available on streaming services. Last year, Ed Sheeran's X sold 182,000 in its first week, Coldplay's Ghost Stories sold 168,000 and Sam Smith's In The Lonely Hour shifted 101,000.

Adele is to embark on a UK and European arena tour next year - her first tour for five years.

Summarize the following article: It lowered its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 5.1%, saying the move was aimed at boosting development. Last year's growth rate - 7.4% down from 7.7% in 2013 - was the weakest in 24 years. The cut is the third in six months and will take effect from Monday. It follows other measures designed to spur growth in China, including tax cuts. China's slowdown is expected to continue for some years. Last week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted China's growth would stabilise at about 6% by 2017. Also last week, weaker than expected official figures on both trade and inflation were released. The rate cut suggests data to be published this week, on industrial output and investment, may also disappoint. The country's economic problems also include the property market, which is cooling after a damaging period that saw a speculative bubble emerge. The central bank said in a statement: "China's economy is still facing relatively big downward pressure. "At the same time, the overall level of domestic prices remains low, and real interest rates [interest rates relative to inflation] are still higher than the historical average." Recent rate cuts have not yet fully filtered through to market rates. Li Qilin, an economist at Minsheng Securities, said: "The effectiveness of the rate cut won't be very big. "The PBOC has already cut benchmark interest rate by a total of 75 basis points, but borrowing costs have only fallen marginally." One economist suggested Chinese interest rates have far further to fall. Li Huiyong, an economist at Shenwan Hongyuan Securities, said: "This won't be the last cut. "The rate could be lowered to 2% at least, and we expect the economy to gradually stabilise in the coming two quarters."

China's central bank has cut interest rates for the second time this year, amid a continuing economic slowdown.

Summarize the following article: Yet the area, which is better known for the coal trade, is home to the country's only manufacturer of tinsel, which makes it the nation's real "Tinseltown". It is here at Festive Productions where they make the stuff that many in the UK use to decorate trees and their homes at Christmas. And it is no cottage industry. The company is one of the biggest tinsel producers in the world. Festive Productions can turn out 150,000m of the sparkly stuff a day when it needs to. And its market share would put a twinkle in the eye of any businessman or woman. Reliable statistics on the country's tinsel consumption are hard to come by - after all, who is counting? - but the company reckons it makes almost two-thirds of all the tinsel sold in the UK. That is enough, it says, to wrap the whole world in a glittery garland. So how has this Welsh company managed to hold out against the competition from China? After all, virtually everything else that sparkles, glimmers, glints or shines at Christmas comes from vast Chinese factories that work year round turning out forests of fake trees, seas of shimmering baubles, galaxies of Christmas lights and armies of ho-ho-ho-ing Santas. The answer, says the company's chief executive Ian Newton, lies in the product itself. "The fact is," he says, "tinsel doesn't travel well." If you pack tinsel into a container and ship it halfway around the world, it comes out limp and flaccid, he explains. What customers want, he says as he lifts up a thick golden rope of the stuff, is pert, bushy tinsel. So even though labour costs are higher in south Wales than they are in the industrial parks of Southern China, it is still worth making tinsel in the UK. "The proof of the business model is our customers," Mr Newton says. "We sell to all the major supermarkets and to garden centres across the country. They just wouldn't buy from us if they could get good tinsel cheaper somewhere else." Rack after rack of shimmering cords of tinsel fill the insides of a fairly typical, large industrial unit, where Jason Poulsom, who has worked here for a quarter of a century, is eager to show off a wide array of products. There are the usual reds, golds and silvers, as well as an incredible range of other colours. Gingham tinsel anyone? There is a blend of cerise and burnt sienna with just a dash of an iridescent material, black with a glitzy purple, and off-even green with folded red strips to produce an impressive holly effect. These concoctions are created in what looks like great big candy floss machines that shred the shiny plastic tape into strips, which in turn are drawn into a spinning bowl along with nylon string. The spinning action binds the whole thing together into the familiar shiny rope. Each machine can produce 25m of multicoloured bling every six minutes, Mr Poulsom says. It is an impressive operation and clearly a big business, though in the greater scheme of things it is a relatively new one. Festive Productions has only been around for 30 years. So where does the UK's tinsel tradition come from? That is something no-one seems to know the answer to. Most Christmas customs have been pored over by the experts - Santa Claus, the Christmas tree, the giving of presents. But it seems there is a tinsel-sized hole in the history of Christmas. Historians agree that the origins of tinsel lie in 17th Century Germany. That was when thin strips of gold and silver begun to be hung in trees to reflect the light of candles at Christmas time. What no-one can say is when and how the tradition made its way to the UK. There were strong links between Germany and Britain at the time, says Jenny Uglow of Queen Mary College, University of London. So it is fair to assume that the UK would have followed the German fashion, she says, as it did in many other things. Ms Uglow has written about how the UK imported the German tradition of garden gnomes in the 17th Century, for example. But, as she acknowledges, there is no proof that tinsel made the same journey. The Victorians are famous for their Christmas celebrations, yet David Oakley, curator of the Queen Victoria's Christmas exhibition at Windsor Castle, says there was no trace of tinsel on Queen Victoria's tree. Daru Rooke, an expert on the Victorian home, says he has been through hundreds of Victorian Christmas cards dating all the way back to the 1860s, many of which depict trees. None, he says, had tinsel. That has led some scholars to insist that tinsel is a modern tradition in the UK. Some believe that it was imported as recently as the 1930s, and not from Germany but from America, where it was then known as "icicles". But wherever it comes from, the fact is that tinsel has become a byword for our modern Christmas.

Cwmbran in south Wales seems an unlikely contender as Britain's capital of kitsch.

Summarize the following article: As Wimbledon builds to a thrilling finish this weekend, the 78-year-old Welshman can proudly look back at how he helped create a game suitable for the television age. The self-described tennis rebel - who grew up in Swansea and played at Cwmdonkin Park, a place more closely associated with Dylan Thomas - was no mean player either. He became the only Welshman to reach a Wimbledon final when he lost in the men's doubles final in 1960 with Bobby Wilson. But in what was an amateur era, he turned professional putting him at odds with the tennis authorities in Britain and leading to him being kicked out of GB's Davis Cup team. It turned out to be the making of him as he joined many of the world's top players on a global circuit before becoming a promoter and administrator who would drag the game into the late 20th Century. As executive director of the World Championship Tennis professional tour from 1968, he staged tournaments and sold sponsorship and television rights, taking professional tennis to big stadiums and major cities. Davies, who lives in Florida these days, made this happen through radical innovations that are now accepted as part and parcel of the modern game. The yellow ball comes as standard nowadays but white was the colour before Davies intervened. "We were the first to get rid of the white ball because we were trying to get on television," he said. "People were saying they had a lot of trouble following the white ball. "Because we were playing on a blue indoor court, they said we should try orange but it evolved into a yellow tennis ball. "It took 10 years for Wimbledon to do it after we did it." There were other changes designed to appeal to a television audience too. "The American public wanted to tell the difference between players so we said we were going to bring in coloured clothing," he said. "It was the first time coloured clothing was used because it was all traditional white then." Other innovations included the 30-second maximum time between points and the 90-second changeover every two games, which meant enough time for commercials to be shown on TV. Tie breaks during tournaments? Yes, he was ahead of the pack there too. He also led the way in developing big television contracts for tennis and fondly remembers the thrilling World Championship Tennis final in 1972 between Ken Rosewall and Rod Laver which drew a huge TV audience in the United States. Davies, who was inducted into the international tennis hall of fame in 2012, was quick to realise that the sport could not stand still if it was to thrive in an age where success was measured by TV ratings. "I basically understood very, very fast in my career, as a sport, if we weren't on television we weren't going to be a major sport in the world," he said. It all seems a far cry from when he started playing on the courts of Swansea, including Cwmdonkin Park close to Dylan Thomas's childhood home and where the poet played as a boy. Davies said: "I used to play on the courts at Langland Bay, Rosehill and Cwmdonkin Park. "I came back to Cwmdonkin Park in January this year and walked on those courts for the first time in over 60 years. I felt good about it. "They used to try to get me off the courts at nine o'clock at night because I wouldn't come off!" His career was to take him far away from Swansea as he headed overseas to create a lasting mark on the game that he still adores and plays three times a week. "I love the game and have always loved the game. It's been my life and passion," he said. "It's been everything to me."

You may not have heard of him but Mike Davies can justly lay claim to helping shape modern tennis into the global success story it is today.

Summarize the following article: Somewhere in the district a microphone has picked up the percussive sound of a bullet and sent a signal, via California, to the station, which is where Kim Smith hears about it. Ms Smith, a data analyst from the University of Chicago, works at one of the city's new Strategic Decision Support Centres, where data, technology, and old-fashioned police work are being combined in an effort to control a sudden surge in gun violence. Seconds after a ping, a large flatscreen monitor displays a Google map of the gunshot location. Another connects to surveillance cameras activated by the shot, sometimes fast enough to see a gunman fleeing, and usually two or three minutes before the first 911 call comes in. Sometimes someone happens to open fire while a live feed is rolling in the room. "I've seen a lot of shootings actually happen on screen in front of me," said Ms Smith, who was new to the world of law enforcement when she joined the project. "The first time I was really shocked. You hear stories about people going out in the middle of the day in broad daylight, just walking the dog, and someone starts firing off rounds, but then to actually see it…" The strategic centres were established in February after more than 4,000 shootings and 762 homicides in 2016 - a massive 59% increase on the previous year and more murders than New York and LA combined. President Trump threatened in January to "send in the Feds" if the city didn't fix "the horrible carnage". Taking blueprints from similar operations in LA and New York, Chicago PD set up two centres in the city's two most violent districts - Englewood and Harrison, which account for 5% of the city's population but nearly a third of all shootings last year. Eventually there will be six across the city, with initial set-up costs of about a million dollars each. Chicago PD borrowed civilian data analysts - including Ms Smith - from the University of Chicago in an attempt to make better use of existing technologies like the Shotspotter microphones and more sense of the crime data routinely collected by the department. The new cutting edge of anti-gun policing in Chicago had a modest start. The Englewood district centre set up shop in a disused line-up room, the partition wall and one-way glass knocked through to make more room. The first strategic meeting of the Harrison district centre was lit by a single lamp in a bare office. Now there are large flatscreen monitors fixed to the walls displaying live maps and charts, while analysts track data on two or three screens in front of them. Each morning there is a strategic meeting where officers and analysts pore over maps and reports, attempting to predict trends or identify trouble spots. Using a piece of predictive software called HunchLab, they translate the data into "missions", which can involve anything from talking to local business owners in certain areas to watching certain surveillance feeds at certain times. And they might be getting results. The two pilot districts - on the South and West sides - have seen a 30% and 39% drop in gun violence so far this year, against a 15% drop city-wide. Chicago Police Deputy Chief Jonathan Lewin, who oversaw the development of the centres, said it was still early days. "This is still a pilot so it's tough to determine causality," he said. "Is it the process, is it the technology, is it cars being more mobile because we're tracking them more rigorously? That's the million-dollar question." In reality, the stakes are higher than that. Chicago's murder rate soared last year, breaking 750 for the first time since the violent crime peak of the early 1990s and putting pressure on the police department to try new approaches. There's no one easy reason for the sudden homicide spike. The murder rate is down so far this year compared with 2016, and still a long way from the violence of the early 90s, but the dramatic surge has made national headlines. Jeff Asher, a crime analyst who has studied homicide rates in major cities, pointed to poor clearance rates, as well as a sudden and substantial decrease in street stops. The number of solved murders in Chicago fell to just 26% last year, according to analysis by the University of Chicago, compared with a national average of 62%. "Chicago's murder clearance rate last year was abysmal," he said. "Gun violence begets gun violence, and if people believe crimes aren't going to be solved that increases the likelihood of retribution shootings and violence generally." An 80% decrease in street stops between November 2015 and January 2016 has been linked to the November 2015 release of footage showing the controversial police shooting of teenager Laquan McDonald during a stop, as well as new laws on street stops introduced around the same time. "Whether that played a role is difficult to say for sure," said Mr Asher. "But it suggests that policing matters, and that the degree of policing can have an impact on murder reduction." Chicago PD has faced accusations that it turned to technology to paper over fundamental problems with community-police relations, strained further by the killing of McDonald. A Department of Justice report published in January accused the department of a pattern of racism and excessive use of force. And surveillance is another concern. In a city which is already the most surveilled in the country, the number of police cameras in the two pilot districts rose by 25%. "We can't use data and technology in a way that supplants suspicion for real evidence that someone is involved in a crime," said Ed Yohnka, a spokesman for the American Civil Liberties Union in Illinois. "Community-police relations are already poor in this city, and if the technology simply becomes a stand-in for community policing, then that's a problem." This isn't the first time the department has turned to data to tackle gun crime. For about four years it has used a controversial secret list, based on a secret algorithm, to predict potential gun violence criminals and victims, angering civil liberties campaigners. A report by research body the Rand Corporation suggested that the so-called "heat list" - which was recently made public for the first time - had no impact on homicide rates and actually increased the likelihood of arrest for those identified as potential victims. It isn't news to Chicago PD that there's a community relations problem. "A decade ago Chicago was recognised for its community policing and unfortunately we got away from that," said spokesman Anthony Guglielmi. "Every single district now has to refocus the way they think." Part of that was under way with smarter policing, driven by the strategic support centres, he said. The next phase would shift focus to the community, including a programme that will put trainees into districts to forge community ties before they hit the beat for real. "Don't mistake this for success, but it's progress," he said. Others were less cautious. "I think it's made a huge difference already," said Kevin Johnson, police commander in the Harrison district. "Officers are more engaged, more involved, right across the department from patrol cops to narcotics to gang crime." And they had embraced the civilian analysts, he said. "I think we needed a different perspective." Ms Smith is on indefinite loan from the university and plans to stick around as long as she'd needed. "It can be hard to gauge how much of an effect you're having," she said, "but think a lot of people have good reason to believe that what we're doing is making a dent on violence in Chicago this year."

In a cramped office in a police station in Chicago's 11th district, the sound of gunfire is a little computerised ping that rings out a few times a day.

Summarize the following article: Richard Broughton, 37, died on Sunday, two days after he was injured in an incident in Welland Crescent, Elsecar. John Paul Jones, of Welland Crescent, appeared at Barnsley Magistrates' Court charged with affray and witness intimidation. He was remanded in custody to appear at Sheffield Crown Court on 31 May. More stories from across Yorkshire South Yorkshire Police said the car involved in the incident, believed to be a Suzuki Swift, did not stop at the scene but was later recovered in Hoyland. A post-mortem examination revealed Mr Broughton died as a result of multiple injuries. A 35-year-old man arrested on Monday on suspicion of violent disorder has been released on police bail while inquiries continued, the force said

A 23-year-old man has appeared in court in connection with the death of a man who was hit by a car following what police said was an "altercation".

Summarize the following article: Robert Chisholm, 70, from Glasgow, was convicted of raping the first woman at his then home in Saltcoats, shortly after her 21st birthday party in 1978. He later moved to Kilmarnock and raped the other woman, who was aged 20, after they had been out selling the church charity's War Cry magazine. Chisholm was caught after one of the victims contacted police years later. Jailing him at the High Court in Livingston, judge Lord Turnbull told Chisholm that he had abused the trust bestowed on him by his rank in the church charity. He said Chisholm's name would remain on the sex offenders register for seven years. A previous hearing at the High Court in Glasgow was told Chisholm served as a Salvation Army captain in Ayrshire in the late 1970s. He was described as a "determined sexual predator". The court heard one of the victims became pregnant and had his child. Chisholm was caught in 2014 when one of the women went to police sparking an investigation into his background. Prosecutor Steven Borthwick said Chisholm had betrayed his position of trust in the most appalling way. "Having carried out depraved sexual attacks, he instilled a fear that they would not be believed, ensuring their silence," he told the court. After the verdict, it emerged that Chisholm left the Salvation Army in the early 80s. Chisholm had denied all the allegations and did not give evidence during the trial. John Keenan, defending, said there was little he could say in mitigation because Chisholm continued to deny responsibility for the offences. He added: "He does at least recognize that he abused the position of trust he was in at that time in the Salvation Army."

A former Salvation Army captain has been jailed for seven years for raping two recruits more than 30 years ago.

Summarize the following article: Locations on Skye as well as in and around Shieldaig, Kishorn and Applecross in Wester Ross were used for the Guy Ritchie-directed movie. Due for release in May, it stars former Byker Grove and Sons of Anarchy actor Chris Hunnam in the lead role. Katie McGrath, Hermione Corfield, Jude Law and Eric Bana also star. The landscape of the Isle of Skye will also be seen this summer in Transformers: The Last Knight. VisitScotland has welcomed the expected exposure of Scotland to global cinema audiences. Chief executive Malcolm Roughead said: "Skye has provided stunning backdrops to a host of high-profile movies in recent years, including The BFG, Macbeth and Prometheus. "Guy Ritchie's King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is another opportunity to promote Scotland, not only as a wonderful set-jetting destination, but to highlight this country's connection to the man behind the myth." He added: "It is particularly fitting in our Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology. From World Heritage Sites to ancient monuments, cultural traditions to our myths, stories and legends - the year-long programme will spotlight some of our greatest assets and icons as well as our hidden gems."

A new trailer for upcoming film King Arthur: Legend of the Sword gives glimpses of the Scottish landscape used for some of its scenes.

Summarize the following article: In a statement, owner Tan Sri Vincent Tan said a further £35m would be pumped into the club over the next 12 months, taking the investment to £75.8m. Around £10m is to be earmarked to settle the outstanding Langston debt. And £22m will go on training facilities and increasing the stadium capacity. The announcement comes just days after the Championship club said they were going ahead with plans to rebrand the club, including changing the kit from blue to red and introducing a new badge incorporating a Welsh dragon. The colour change, which has divided opinion among fans, is part of the investment pledge, with the owners insisting the use of a dragon will expand the club's appeal in "international markets" and "will give this club a new focus and dynamism". Tan insisted he appreciated the change was "extremely emotional and for some quarters remains difficult to understand". But he said: "I would like to emphasise that I hold no desire to trample on club history or heritage and would be saddened if supporters thought that this was my intention." And he added: "There is no reason why any existing supporter needs to feel disenfranchised. This is and always will remain your club." Cardiff City have missed out on promotion to the Premier League through the play-offs in the last two seasons. The owners hope the significant cash for squad strengthening will help their bid for top-flight status and end what they say is an operating loss of £1m a month. In the statement, Tan confirmed: "Cardiff City is expecting a cash injection in the amount of £35m to meet its financial obligations for the period from now until May 2013, including a substantial amount for squad strengthening within budgets. "Of this amount, £10m has been earmarked to settle the longstanding Langston debt, which if accepted by Langston will go a long way to cleaning up the balance sheet of the club. "This further £35 million cash injection coupled with my earlier investment of £40.8 million will add up to a very sizeable £75.8 million invested in the club. "In addition to this, we have budgeted £10 million for the new Premier League standard training facilities and £12 million to increase the stadium capacity by an additional 8,000 seats to 35,000 seats. "Add this further £22m CAPEX [capital expenditure] and our investment in Cardiff City will have ballooned to £97.8m. With a contingency provision of another £2.2m and our total investment will reach £100m." Cardiff manager Malky Mackay has already urged the fans to back the revolutionary plans and Tan said he hoped this latest investment would help Cardiff realise their Premier League dream. "Over the course of the last two years, including some memorable home games and two trips to Wembley Stadium for matches being watched by millions worldwide, I sincerely believe that my investment has not been wasted even though we are still chasing that dream of making it to the Premier League," he said. "I believe that our club has great potential, but in order to realise that potential real world business and financial decisions need to be made at the appropriate and opportune time."

Cardiff City's Malaysian owners have detailed for the first time the £100m investment pledge for squad strengthening, debt repayment and upgrading facilities.

Summarize the following article: There are an estimated 2.5 million blue badges in circulation, allowing drivers to park on yellow lines as well as avoid parking and congestion charges. But blue badge fraud is estimated to cost the UK £46m a year. New badges will have added security features and the method to determine people's eligibility is being improved. It is hoped the redesign will make blue badges harder to forge or alter. Transport Minister Norman Baker said: "Motorists who pretend to be disabled to get some free parking are frankly disgraceful". "They prevent real blue badge holders from using parking bays designed for those genuinely in need and they cheat the vast majority of road users who play fair when they park their cars." Previously, blue badges were made from card and hand written, but from 1 January disabled drivers will be able to apply for an electronically printed badge, much like a driving licence. It will have a unique hologram, digital photo and serial number allowing parking attendants to check for genuine badges more easily through the windscreen. Mr Baker said: "Our new blue badge will be as secure as a banknote and anyone thinking of faking it can forget it. "We are also tightening up on enforcement and eligibility so there will be no way to scam the system." Another measure being introduced from 1 January is the ability for badge holders to apply for renewals online. The changes will see local authorities gain more powers to seize badges they think are being misused and tests for eligibility will be run by councils rather than GPs. Scotland's Transport Minister Keith Brown said the system had been "open to abuse and misuse by far too many". He said: "This causes real day-to-day problems for those genuine users of the scheme who need the use of disabled spaces but find them taken up, often by vehicles displaying fake or misused badges. "We want to make sure that these crucially important parking places are used for the purpose for which they were intended - to help severely-disabled people retain their independence and live full lives." Helen Dolphin, director of policy and campaigns at Disabled Motoring UK, said: "After years of campaigning for improvements to the blue badge scheme, I'm delighted that changes that make the scheme fit for the 21st Century have been introduced." Anne MacLean, convener of the Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland, also welcomed the changes. She said: "The blue badge is an essential service for disabled people and this package of reforms to help prevent abuse, protect the parking rights of genuine badge holders and provide a more consistent and uniform approach is great news." The scheme, which was introduced in the early 1970s, operates throughout the UK and is managed by local authorities. It differs slightly in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The new blue badge is expected to be introduced in Wales in April 2012. Northern Ireland is retaining the old-style badge for the time being.

Measures to crack down on drivers who abuse the disabled parking system will come into force in England and Scotland from 1 January.

Summarize the following article: Brown, 31, lost six kilograms in weight because of the illness, but has now recovered to feature in Harlequins' trip to Exeter this weekend. "I had an infection in my shoulder, and ended up with septicaemia in my blood," Brown told BBC Radio 5 live. "I spent a few days in hospital, which wasn't the best, but it's all fine." He added: "It's always worrying when you end up in hospital, but once I was in there and we knew what it was, I took the time to relax and get better." Brown missed Quins' first two Premiership matches of the season, the victory over Bristol and defeat by Sale, while he recuperated. "It's been a bit frustrating, because when you have an infection you have to take everything steady and see how you progress," he said. I know if I want to achieve more things with England, and hopefully with the Lions, it starts by working hard with your club "It's a bit like concussion; you have to see how your body reacts to exercise, keep lifting it each day. "Luckily I've had no reactions. I've had the check-ups and blood tests, and it's all been fine so far." Brown has played a leading role in England's success so far in 2016, starting each one of head coach Eddie Jones' nine matches in charge. He says his focus is now on performing with Harlequins, at the start of a campaign which culminates in the British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand next summer. "Everybody would be lying if they said it wasn't in the back of their heads," added Brown, who has 52 international caps. "I know if I want to achieve more things with England, and hopefully with the Lions, it starts by working hard with your club. "Eddie wants us all to stand out as international players, which is too right - we should be. "[With England] this is just the start. We know we haven't achieved anything at the moment. "Achieving things is Grand Slams every year, beating southern hemisphere teams all the time - it's being number one in the world, and winning World Cups."

England full-back Mike Brown is in line to make his first appearance of the season after recovering from a virus which put him in hospital.

Summarize the following article: Figures obtained by the BBC show more than 13,000 people are subject to outstanding arrest warrants in England, with the oldest dating back to 1980. Victim Support's David Padgett said people fear justice will not be done. The Home Office said it was up to individual police forces to monitor outstanding warrants. Figures were supplied following Freedom of Information requests to all 39 police forces in England. The BBC asked for details of arrest warrants issued via the courts due to suspects not attending hearings. There are 13,492 known warrants outstanding, although nine forces refused to provide details or did not reply to our request. Of those forces who did reply, the Metropolitan Police had the highest number of outstanding warrants with 1,835. Greater Manchester, West Midlands and West Yorkshire Police also had more than 1,000 each. Source: Derbyshire Police The oldest outstanding warrant came from West Yorkshire Police and is more than 35 years old. It relates to a man accused of violently attacking a police constable in 1980. The force says it has made a "continuous effort to find the defendant," including checks at his home address and with credit reference agencies, the Passport Office, NHS, DVLA, benefits agencies and Interpol. Nine Months since Tina Beloveth Powerful went on the run £8,000 Spent by MK Council prosecuting Beloveth Powerful 986 Outstanding court arrest warrants in the Thames Valley 8,614 The number of days since the oldest outstanding court warrant was issued Convicted fraudster Tina Beloveth Powerful has been on the run for more than nine months since a warrant was issued for her arrest at Milton Keynes Magistrates' Court when she failed to turn up for sentencing. Powerful was found guilty of fraud and false advertising in June 2015, after running a bogus business school. The case went to court eight times before she was convicted, but she regularly failed to turn up. Powerful failed to appear for sentencing on three further occasions and the case cost Milton Keynes Council about £8,000 to prosecute. Thames Valley Police, which has 986 outstanding arrest warrants on its books, has refused to comment on her case. Among the crimes people had been accused or convicted of were murder, sexual assault, rape, grievous bodily harm, drugs offences and child abuse. David Padgett, from Victim Support in Essex, said victims worry "people might come back and do it to them again, or that it could happen to someone else". "They get frustrated they haven't had justice, especially if someone has been convicted and has disappeared before sentencing. "This can play on how people recover from their crime. It is pretty awful to find out someone has gone on the run. If that person suddenly appeared can you imagine how that would be? "Some of these people are accused of some really nasty offences; rapes and grievous bodily harm." £21,000 The amount of the fraud Norman Fowler was found guilty of Nine months The time in prison Fowler has been sentenced to Two years The length of time Fowler has been on the run February 2009 Date Fowler was originally arrested for fraud Conman Norman Fowler was sentenced to nine months in jail, but unknown to Essex Police is now languishing in a Spanish jail. The 38-year-old was tried in his absence on 3 December 2014, having already gone on the run. Fowler, wanted by police in Essex and Norfolk for fraud totalling £21,000 against at least nine victims, had been due to appear at Norwich Crown Court in April 2014 to face a charge of theft, but he never appeared. The BBC was contacted by other alleged Fowler victims in Alicante. By the time we travelled to the coastal town of Pedregeur he had already been arrested by Spanish police on unrelated gun licensing matters. Deputy Chief Constable Gary Knighton, the National Police Chiefs' Council Lead for Criminal Justice Performance, said police take a "risk based approach" to executing warrants based on the severity of the offence. He said the most serious offences are prioritised, adding wanted people are circulated on the Police National Computer. A Home Office spokesman said: "It is a matter for individual forces to monitor all outstanding warrant cases and be accountable for when warrants are not executed." The BBC contacted those forces which provided a list of crimes relating to outstanding court warrants to ask for their names and details of the offences. A number of forces said they could not track down the necessary information, while others did not respond.

Thousands of suspected and convicted criminals who skipped court bail while facing charges including murder, child sex offences and rape are on the run.

Summarize the following article: But when Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton arrived at the Urban League conference in Ft Lauderdale on Friday - the first time they have shared a stage since 2013 - only one participant was itching for a fight. After detailing her close ties to the black community before an audience of civil-rights advocates and minority entrepreneurs, Mrs Clinton took dead aim at the man who could someday stand between her and the White House - mocking one of his campaign slogans, "Right to Rise". "I don't think you can credibly say that everyone has a right to rise, and say you're for phasing out Medicare or for repealing Obamacare," she said. "People can't rise if they can't afford healthcare. They can't rise if the minimum wage is too low to live on. They can't rise if their governor makes it harder for them to get a college education. And you cannot seriously talk about the right to rise and support laws that deny the right to vote." Mr Bush recently said he was in favour of means-testing the government-run programme for healthcare for the elderly, Medicare, and he caused a political furore when he was governor for doing away with admissions preferences for minorities in Florida's universities. When Mr Bush took the stage roughly an hour later, he declined to return fire on the former secretary of state. Instead, he touted his record in Florida, made his oft-repeated promise to enact policies that will boost US annual economic growth to 4% and spoke of education reform. "I believe in the right to rise in this country," he said, without reference to Mrs Clinton's earlier swipes at the slogan. "And a child is not rising if he's not reading." His speech was delivered with little of the passion that fuelled Mrs Clinton's address or, for that matter, that of Senator Bernie Sanders, another Democratic presidential hopeful. He received polite applause from the audience throughout, with a few more animated responses, such as when he noted that as governor he helped remove the Confederate symbol from the Florida state flag and "put it in a museum, where it belongs". The differing tones of the two speeches could be explained by the different goals of the two candidates. Mrs Clinton needs to engage black voters - one of the Democrats' most loyal constituencies. Mr Bush, on the other hand, scores points just by keeping his promise to reach out beyond the Republican base. The kinds of sharp attacks on Democrats - and President Barack Obama, in particular - that are de rigueur before conservative audiences would fall flat at the Urban League. Mr Bush, like Mrs Clinton, has never been considered a particularly effective orator. He tends to be best in more informal settings, such as the question-and-answer session that took place after his speech on Friday. When asked how to make government civil rights compliance investigations go more smoothly, his quip had the audience laughing. "I pretty much know you're a black man," he told Urban League President Marc Moria. "And you pretty much know I'm a white guy, right? I don't need to spend a lot of quality time going through that." Although Mr Bush stayed above the fray during his appearance on Friday, his campaign communications director, Tim Miller, was quick to offer a retort. "Clintonesque move to pass over chance to unite in favour of a false cheap shot," he tweeted. "When you have no record of accomplishment to point to..." There's a bit of irony in Mrs Clinton's most recent jabs at her Republican counterpart. Several weeks ago, her husband Bill and Jeb's brother George W posed on the cover of Time magazine as "the most surprising couple in politics". On Thursday Lanny Davis, a former adviser to Mr Clinton, penned an opinion piece for the Daily Caller, praising the civil tone offered by the Clintons and the Bushes, contrasting it with the bombast of candidates like Donald Trump. "I have a feeling that if Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush end up as the presidential nominees of both major parties in 2016 - and that may not be the case - that they will conduct a campaign debating the issues that will make most Americans proud, regardless of the outcome," That may yet be the case. But Mrs Clinton's comments on Friday should be considered a shot across the bow for the would-be Republican nominee. When the highest political office in the US is on the line, nice guys - and women - often finish last.

It was billed by some as a preview of next year's general election showdown - the leading lights of two political dynasties offering duelling speeches from the same stage in the key battleground state of Florida.

Summarize the following article: Peter Blackwood was accused of demanding money and cigarettes before trying to kill Naser Hussain at his Glasgow store in January 2016. An attacker was seen on CCTV pointing a gun at Mr Hussain's chest and then shooting him the leg. But Mr Blackwood denied any involvement and was cleared after a trial. The High Court in Glasgow was told that despite Mr Hussain telling his attacker to take what he wanted, the gunman shot him in the leg and tried to help himself to cigarettes. But the 24-year-old shopkeeper then chased him out of the KOF Convenience Store in Yoker with a bullet lodged in his leg. Mr Hussain gave evidence at the trial and said he has since given up his shop and is now studying. Jurors watched footage of a man dressed all in black with only his eyes on show going into the shop. Mr Hussain was in another part of the store and made his way to the till area where the man pulled a gun out. He told the jury the raider pointed the handgun "directly at him". The police and an ambulance arrived after Mr Hussain chased his attacker away with a metal rod, the court was told. Mr Blackwood later gave a "no comment" interview to police. The jury heard evidence that when he was charged with attempted murder, he confessed to police. Footage of London Road police station was played to the jury, which officers claimed captured Mr Blackwood saying: "I wish I'd shot him in the face." But jurors found the case against Mr Blackwood was not proven.

A man who police claimed confessed to wishing he had shot a shopkeeper in the face has been cleared of trying to kill him.

Summarize the following article: Musicians Seth Lakeman, Ellie Williams and Steve Skaith were among the performers who raised £15,663.48. Lakeman said afterwards: "We've had a fabulous time and the amount of money they raised is fantastic in 24 hours." The Radio Devon Air Ambulance Appeal has raised £181,849 towards a target of £600,000 for a new helicopter. Devon Air Ambulance Trust thanked all the listeners for their contributions.

BBC Radio Devon listeners have contributed more than £15,000 to the Devon Air Ambulance in a 24-hour fundraising marathon live on air.

Summarize the following article: Tsunamis are triggered by earthquakes, hundreds of which strike Japan each year. An offshore quake in 1707 is said to have caused a tsunami that hit the island of Shikoku, leaving several thousand people dead. Further back, in the 15th century, a giant wave is said to have swept away a hill-top hall housing the Daibutsu, a huge bronze Buddha, in Kamakura, a town south of Tokyo. Japan is perched on top of several converging tectonic plates. Geological instabilities cause around 1,000 tremors each year. Many of the small ones go undetected by the public, and residents are used to taking medium-sized quakes in their stride. Some earthquakes, however, are etched in the national consciousness. In 1923 a huge earthquake struck Tokyo. Known as the Great Kanto Earthquake, the 7.9 magnitude tremor and subsequent fires that blazed through wooden houses killed around 100,000 people. Seventy-two years later, another powerful 7.3 magnitude quake hit the port city of Kobe in western Japan. Highways were toppled and thousands of buildings damaged. Some 6,400 people were killed and more than 400,000 injured; fires blazed across the city. It is widely thought that Tokyo is expecting another powerful quake - and that this quake is now overdue. So Japan puts considerable effort into preparing its response systems, its infrastructure and its citizens for potential disasters. The government has invested heavily in monitoring systems. Founded in 1952, the Tsunami Warning Service is operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). It monitors activity from six regional centres, assessing information sent by seismic stations both on and off-shore known collectively as the Earthquake and Tsunami Observation System. Using this system, JMA aims to send out a tsunami warning within three minutes of an earthquake striking. When a quake hits, data concerning the magnitude and location are immediately flashed up on television by national broadcaster NHK. The message then adds whether a tsunami warning has been issued and if so, for which areas. In most towns and cities, loudspeaker systems can broadcast emergency information to residents. In some rural areas, residents also have radios distributed by the local government over which instructions to evacuate can be broadcast. Children practise ducking under the desk in earthquake drills throughout their school years. All adults are told where their closest evacuation centre - a park or sports field, for example - is located. Infrastructural checks are also in place. High-rise buildings in major cities are designed so that they sway rather than shake during earthquakes, making them safer. In the wake of the Kobe earthquake, new regulations for quake-proofing buildings came into force, and some local governments offer citizens a structural health check on their homes. Some coastal areas have tsunami shelters, while others have built floodgates to withstand inflows of water from tsunamis. And if an earthquake above a certain magnitude strikes, the bullet train will stop and nuclear and other plants will automatically go into temporary shut down. All in all, Japan is widely acknowledged to be one of the most earthquake-prepared nations. But for all these safeguards, the risks posed are severe, as the latest massive earthquake has shown.

Japan gave the word tsunami - meaning harbour wave - to the world; the destructive sea surges have been recorded throughout the country's history.

Summarize the following article: Scottish Labour has declared itself firmly behind banning unconventional extraction of oil and gas. Ms Sturgeon pointed to an ongoing moratorium on the technique while detailed research is carried out. Green campaigners say the moratorium is "not the same as a permanent ban" and want parties to declare their stances. Labour has been pushing for the SNP to make its policy on fracking clear before May's Scottish elections. Energy minister Fergus Ewing told MSPs the government was taking a "cautious, evidence-led" approach, saying it would look at the evidence first and decide its position on hydraulic fracturing thereafter. Delegates at the SNP's 2015 autumn conference narrowly voted down calls for the party to strengthen its position on fracking towards an outright ban. During first minister's questions, Labour leader Kezia Dugdale pressed Ms Sturgeon on whether her opposition was "a real promise, or just an election pledge." Ms Sturgeon replied: "We will not allow fracking in Scotland because we will not take risks with our environment while there are still unanswered questions. "That's why we have a moratorium in place. That's the responsible way of proceeding." Ms Dugdale quoted Ineos boss Jim Ratcliffe, who reportedly said he was told in private that the SNP is "not opposed" to fracking. Ms Sturgeon repeated her comments about the moratorium, saying this means "it ain't allowed to happen", but would not be drawn on whether she supports an outright ban. Her spokesman later said the first minister was "highly sceptical" about the technique, but said that "unlike Kezia Dugdale, we will continue to be led by the evidence". Ms Dugdale suggested that despite the SNP's "temporary freeze" on fracking, they were going to "do it anyway". She said: "Scottish Labour will go into the election with a very clear manifesto commitment - we will oppose fracking. "A moratorium is not an outright ban; it's only a temporary stoppage. "Her maybes aye, maybes naw response can only mean one thing - Nicola Sturgeon plans to give the green light if she is re-elected in May." Ms Dugdale has been backed by the charity WWF Scotland and the Scottish Green Party. WWF Scotland director Lang Banks said: "The Scottish government's current moratorium on fracking is not the same as a permanent ban, as we've consistently called for it to become. "As we fast approach the Scottish elections, we need to hear from each of Scotland's parties on how they plan to deliver on their promise to cut emissions and secure the benefits of a low-carbon Scotland." Scottish Greens co-convener Patrick Harvie said Labour's "sudden conversion" to opposing fracking was welcome. He said: "Pressure from the Scottish Greens led first to a moratorium on fracking, then extended it to other dangerous methods of unconventional gas extraction. "We remain determined to keep up the pressure for a full, permanent ban." Find out more....

Nicola Sturgeon has insisted "there will be no fracking" as Labour claimed the SNP were preparing to "give the green light" to the technique.

Summarize the following article: The NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA), which handles claims on behalf of trusts, said it was trying to reduce the costs. It blamed big rises in claims and legal costs from claimants. Lawyers said the costs would not exist if the NHS had not been negligent and accused it of delaying claims. More on the clinical negligence claims story, plus more Devon and Cornwall news The figures include defence and claimants' legal costs which can vary depending on who wins or loses and emerged from analysis by the BBC of NHSLA data. The NHSLA covers health trusts for claims by taking money from them every year based on what the expected payouts will be, so as payouts rise so do premiums. Neil Sugarman, president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (Apil), said: "The cost to the NHS of its negligence should come as no surprise, in view of almost daily publicity about poor treatment and avoidable harm." He said Apil had been talking to the government about ways to save money. "This includes the NHSLA accepting failures when they happen and reducing costly delays in settling claims," he said. "It takes a lot of work to prove a claim against a Goliath organisation like the NHS, which holds all the cards and information about the incident, so delays and unnecessary denials are unhelpful and costly. "The NHSLA is its own worst enemy for pushing up costs against itself by dragging out claims and defending cases needlessly, only then to settle at the door of the court." Rebecca Paine said she would not have taken legal action if the health trust that made mistakes after the birth of her baby had apologised. A routine scan at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth gave her baby a limited prospect of survival because of abnormal cell development. When Jaycee-Anne was born in November 2009 with shortened limbs, her condition was not as serious as first thought. But two weeks later Jaycee-Anne died after her condition suddenly got worse. A hospital investigation showed: Ms Paine said she never received an apology, which prompted her to pursue her case with lawyers. "I just felt forgotten about. I wasn't expecting money because I was blaming myself, like you do," she said. "I just wanted an apology, but it never came. "Having them admit it was their fault took a lot of pressure off me." The hospital still has not apologised. "A letter from the hospital would have been more than enough. That's all I wanted." Lee Budge, director of corporate business at Derriford, said it sees more than 500,000 people a year and "for the vast majority of patients all goes well" but when mistakes happen "work hard to ensure that they are not repeated." Among the highest increases over the last five years were Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, whose bill rose from £14,000 in 2011 to £981,000 in 2015. It said that level of claims was "comparable to other mental health trusts". "The value of claims against us is not expected to continue to rise," it said. "We provide high quality care and ensure best practice is shared. Every incident is taken seriously and changes are made if appropriate." Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust saw its bill rise from £12,000 in 2011 to £304,000 in 2015. The trust said it "actively seeks to learn lessons from serious incidents, complaints and claims of clinical negligence". The NHSLA, which also handles complaints against CCGs and independent providers of NHS care, pointed out in its annual report that last year new claims fell by 4.6% However, as claims are handled on a rolling basis and are usually resolved years after a claim is made, the figures are prone to rises and falls year to year. The NHSLA said that claimant legal costs had risen 43% from £292m in 2014 to £418m in the past year. Chief executive Helen Vernon said: "The key to reducing the growing costs of claims is learning from what goes wrong and supporting changes to prevent harm in the first place. "We want to reduce the need for expensive litigation. "This means increasing the use of mediation in the NHS, early transparency, saying 'sorry' and demonstrating that lessons have been learned to prevent the incident happening again." The Department of Health said it wanted to cut costs by capping lawyers' payments. A spokesman said: "Safe, compassionate care is our upmost priority". "That's why we are working with the NHS Litigation Authority, the wider NHS and others to improve safety, reduce clinical negligence costs and save money which would be better spent on patient care," it said.

NHS trusts in England paid out more than £1.4bn in medical negligence claims last year compared to £583m in 2008, analysis shows.

Summarize the following article: A former manager at the public works ministry, Ercole Incalza, is one of the four people detained. Rail and motorway contracts, including part of Italy's high-speed TAV railway line near Florence, are under scrutiny. Investigators suspect that the awarding of contracts was influenced by bribes paid to certain officials. The arrests took place in Rome and Milan, while police searches took place in towns and cities throughout Italy. Fifty-one people are under suspicion over the contracts, including some politicians. Former MEP Vito Bonsignore is among them. The investigation includes contracts related to the Italian Pavilion built for the Expo 2015 World Fair in Milan. The development of Italy's TAV rail network has been dogged by corruption allegations. Last month, the EU opened a fraud investigation into the Lyon-Turin high-speed line, which is under construction. In December, police arrested 37 suspects in and around Rome, in a similar crackdown on alleged corruption in the awarding of public works contracts.

Italian police have arrested four people and raided dozens of premises over suspicious public works contracts worth some €25m (£18m; $26m).

Summarize the following article: Candidates for La République en Marche came first in 10 of the 11 seats given to France's 1.3 million expatriates. Opinion polls at home in France also give Mr Macron's movement a clear lead in elections beginning on Sunday. Gaining a legislative majority would complete Mr Macron's ground-shaking realignment of French politics. It would enable him to start work on his programme of reforming the French labour market, reviving the economy and pushing for reform of the European Union. Currently Mr Macron's La République en Marche (LREM) has no parliamentary seats, and most of his candidates are political novices. France's expatriates are divided among 11 constituencies created in legislative redistricting in 2010. Their geographical distance means they vote early - but critics have questioned the wisdom of announcing the results so early, saying it could affect the domestic vote. Just weeks ago, Mr Macron thrust aside rivals from the established centre-left and centre-right parties, to claim the presidency. His final challenger in the second round was far-right leader Marine Le Pen - leading some to attribute his victory to voters uniting for "anything but Le Pen". But opinion polls suggest voters are willing to give LREM a chance, despite an investigation into the financial dealings of one of Mr Macron's cabinet ministers. Macron: Birth of the anti-Trump? Macron: France's controversial man on the move Who's who in the French president's team? What are the French president's policies? The latest Ipsos Sopre-Steria poll on Tuesday putting LREM ahead with 29.5%, projecting that it could end up with 385-415 of the 577 seats in France's lower house of parliament after the second round of voting on 18 June. The poll placed the centre-right Republicans second with 23%, the far-right National Front third with 17% and the far-left France Unbowed fourth with 12.5%. The Americas are split into two constituencies, Europe into six, Africa into two, one of which also incorporates many Arab states. The 11th constituency is geographically the largest, spanning other Asian countries, Oceania, Belarus Moldova and Ukraine. The LREM won many of these seats easily, with support of over 50% - though low turnout of 19.1% means several will be unable to claim the seat before submitting to a second round. The only constituency not to back an LREM candidate was North-West Africa - though here the leading contender had had her association with LREM withdrawn over questions about her political links.

France's overseas voters have overwhelmingly backed candidates for the nascent party of its new President Emmanuel Macron.

Summarize the following article: Kurds raised their banners in place of black IS flags, celebrating their victory over the jihadist group. The capture of Tal Abyad gives them control of hundreds of kilometres of territory along the Turkish border. Activists the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it was IS' "biggest setback" since announcing a caliphate. Tal Abyad was a major supply route for the group, acting as a gateway to its headquarters at Raqqa. "The whole city is under our control and there is no more fighting," Huseyin Kocher, a Kurdish YPG commander in Tal Abyad told the BBC. "Our people should know that we are going to clean all the remnants of IS in northern Syria." Is Tal Abyad a turning point for Syria's Kurds? Why is Islamic State so violent? The Kurdish Popular Protection Units (YPG) have been supported by Syrian rebel groups and air strikes by the US-led coalition against IS. Days of fierce clashes around Tal Abyad prompted more than 16,000 civilians to flee their homes and cross the border with Turkey. Sherfan Darwish, a spokesman for the Burkan al-Furat rebel group fighting alongside the Kurds told AFP there were "mines and car bombs everywhere". "The bodies of IS fighters are lying in the streets," he added. YPG fighters have been moving into IS territory on either side of Raqqa province since forcing the jihadists to withdraw from Kobane in January. Their advance has prompted criticism from Turkish officials, who fear the growing power of Kurdish forces in Syria will embolden Turkey's Kurdish minority. On Monday, a group of 15 Syrian rebel factions accused the YPG of carrying out a "sectarian and ethnic cleansing campaign" against Arab and Turkmen civilians from Tal Abyad and the western countryside of neighbouring Hassakeh province as it advanced into IS territory. YPG spokesman Redur Khalil strongly denied the allegation, calling the rebel factions "bankrupt".

Syrian Kurdish fighters say they are clearing mines and booby traps from the border city of Tal Abyad after seizing it from Islamic State militants.

Summarize the following article: The 30-year-old will join the Stags on a free transfer after League One club Southend decided not to offer him a new contract for the 2016-17 season. "I'm just looking forward to getting my fitness levels to where they need to be so I can be ready to provide for the team," he told the club website. Hurst made 151 appearances in four years with Southend, scoring 19 goals. Mansfield will complete the deal on 1 July, but the length of his contract has not been disclosed.

Mansfield have further strengthened their squad for the new season by signing midfielder Kevan Hurst.

Summarize the following article: South African sides Cheetahs and Southern Kings are set to join the league for the 2017-18 season after losing their Super Rugby status. The expanded Pro12 is likely to split into two groups, but games between local rivals will remain even if they play in different conferences. Derbies attract the competition's biggest crowds and are set to be part of a 21-match regular season. The two South African franchises will join four Irish provinces, four Welsh regions, two Scottish and two Italian teams who play in the Pro12. The four Welsh regions and Irish provinces currently play six derby matches in the regular season, with the Scots and Italians playing two each. A new Pro14 league is due to kick off in the first week of September and will comprise two conferences of seven teams. Each conference will have one Scottish side, one South African side, one Italian side and two each from Wales and Ireland. The current preference is for two conferences of seven teams playing each other home and away. Within this format, the teams would also play one game against all the sides from the other conference, which would deliver 19 fixtures. Additionally, each club would also play home and away derby fixtures as well, providing a total of 21 league games. That will require Edinburgh and Glasgow, Zebre and Treviso and the Kings and Cheetahs facing each other three times in the regular season. However, other formats are also being discussed. The Welsh showcase Judgement Day - which sees two derbies played back-to-back at Cardiff's Principality Stadium - is set to continue. Another question about an expanded Pro12 tournament is how it would affect European qualification. At the moment the top seven sides regardless of nationality qualify for the Champions Cup with the further five in the Challenge Cup. It is unclear whether South Africans would be allowed to compete in Europe's premier tournament, and how qualification would be decided from a two conference system. European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR), which organises both tournaments, says it has had no formal discussions about the South African sides joining. An EPCR statement said: "At the present time, neither the EPCR executive committee nor board has been involved in formal discussions concerning the implications of clubs from non-European countries entering into one of the three European professional leagues. "Should such a situation arise, EPCR would require the necessary information from its stakeholders in the league concerned before making a decision regarding access to its competitions in keeping with the Heads of Agreement." Celtic Rugby have confirmed they have been talking to the South African sides about joining an expanded Pro12. A statement read: "Celtic Rugby can confirm advanced and positive discussions are taking place with the South African Rugby Union regarding the introduction of two teams into an expanded Guinness PRO12 Championship. "Given the proximity of the 2017/18 season start, a final decision on this potential expansion will be confirmed as soon as practical."

Lucrative domestic derby matches would be protected in an expanded Pro12.

Summarize the following article: The two human cases are linked to nine cases of Mycobacterium bovis infection in cats in Berkshire and Hampshire last year. Both people were responding to treatment, PHE said. It said the risk of cat-to-human transmission of M. bovis remained "very low". M. bovis is the bacterium that causes tuberculosis in cattle, known as bovine TB, and other species. Transmission of M. bovis from infected animals to humans can occur by breathing in or ingesting bacteria shed by the animal or through contamination of unprotected cuts in the skin while handling infected animals or their carcasses. The nine cases of M. bovis infection in cats in Berkshire and Hampshire were investigated by PHE and the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) during 2013. The findings of the investigation are published in the Veterinary Record on Thursday. Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by a germ which usually affects the lungs. Symptoms can take several months to appear and include •Fever and night sweats •Persistent cough •Losing weight •Blood in your phlegm or spit Almost all forms of TB are treatable and curable, but delays in detection and treatment can be damaging. TB caused by M. bovis is diagnosed in less than 40 people in the UK each year. The majority of these cases are in people over 65 years old. Overall, human TB caused by M. bovis accounts for less than 1% of the 9,000 TB cases diagnosed in the UK every year. Those working closely with livestock and/or regularly drinking unpasteurised (raw) milk have a greater risk of exposure. Public Health England Screening was offered to people who had had contact with the infected cats. Following further tests, a total of two cases of active TB were identified. Molecular analysis showed that M. bovis taken from the infected cats matched the strain of TB found in the human cases, indicating that the bacterium was transmitted from an infected cat. Two cases of latent TB were also identified, meaning they had been exposed to TB at some point, but they did not have the active disease. PHE said it was not possible to confirm whether these were caused by M. bovis or something else. No further cases of TB in cats have been reported in Berkshire or Hampshire since March 2013. Dr Dilys Morgan, head of gastrointestinal, emerging and zoonotic diseases department at PHE, said: "It's important to remember that this was a very unusual cluster of TB in domestic cats. "M. bovis is still uncommon in cats - it mainly affects livestock animals. "These are the first documented cases of cat-to-human transmission, and so although PHE has assessed the risk of people catching this infection from infected cats as being very low, we are recommending that household and close contacts of cats with confirmed M. bovis infection should be assessed and receive public health advice." Out of the nine cats infected, six died and three are currently undergoing treatment. Prof Noel Smith, head of the bovine TB genotyping group at the AHVLA, said testing of nearby herds had revealed a small number of infected cattle with the same strain of M. bovis as the cats. However, he said direct contact between the cats and these cattle was unlikely. "The most likely source of infection is infected wildlife, but cat-to-cat transmission cannot be ruled out." Cattle herds with confirmed cases of bovine TB in the area have all been placed under movement restrictions to prevent the spread of disease. Prof Malcolm Bennett, professor of veterinary pathology at the University of Liverpool, said occasional cases of TB in pets have always been seen. "There seems to be an increase in the number of cases of bovine TB diagnosed in cats in recent years, and the report emphasises both the wide host range of these bacteria and that sharing our lives with other animals, whatever the benefits, carries some small risk. "However, human infection, feline infection and transmission between the two remain rare," Prof Bennett said. Prof Bertie Squire, professor of clinical tropical medicine at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, said it was important to put the two unusual cases in perspective. "In 2012, there were 8,130 cases of human tuberculosis in England. In the same year there were only 26 notified cases of M. bovis in England, so M. bovis accounts for less than 0.5% of all human TB cases in the UK. "The real problem of TB in the UK is caused by M. tuberculosis which arises in humans and is transmitted from person to person. If we are to control human TB in the UK then we need to focus on identifying and curing the TB that occurs in humans, and we need to do this much better than we do at present. "The real problem of human TB in the UK has nothing to do with M. bovis in cattle, badgers, or cats."

Two people in England have developed tuberculosis after contact with a domestic cat, Public Health England has announced.

Summarize the following article: The Englishman said it was "one of the best laps I've ever done" after he was clocked 1.3 seconds off Nico Rosberg's pole time for Mercedes. "It was like getting pole position here in 2012; actually probably better," said Button, who was 0.8secs faster than team-mate Lewis Hamilton in 2012. "This is a tough circuit for us." McLaren were expecting a difficult weekend in Belgium because the long straights at the Spa-Francorchamps track expose the power deficit of their Honda engine. But a performance upgrade from Honda for this weekend - said to be worth 0.1-0.2secs a lap - has enabled McLaren to retain their competitive position just inside the top 10. Team-mate Fernando Alonso had a difficult weekend, however. The Spaniard, who was 0.2secs quicker than Button in final practice on Saturday morning, had a series of reliability problems with the new engine and could not complete a lap in qualifying. His engine failures mean he will start from the very back with a total of 60 grid places worth of penalties - trumping the 55 amassed by Mercedes' Hamilton, who will start alongside him on the back row. "It's painful when you have these reliability problems," the two-time champion said, "but it is part of the learning process and we need to understand what is too fragile, reinforce and make sure next year we have an engine capable of fighting for the championship." Button faces competition for his seat as Alonso's team-mate next year from McLaren reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorne. The team are poised to decide next month between the two drivers and their dilemma was emphasised this weekend by an intervention from Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff, who said it would be "crazy" of the team not to promote Vandoorne. The Belgian is the most highly-rated driver not in a full-time F1 seat and he out-qualified Button and scored a point on his sole grand prix appearance so far, when he replaced an injured Alonso in Bahrain at the start of this season. "He deserves a seat in F1," Wolff said. "If guys like Stoffel don't come into F1, the system is wrong." Button responded: "I did my talking on the track today." If McLaren choose Vandoorne, Button's 17-year F1 career will come to an end if he cannot find another seat. BBC Sport understands he has an offer from Williams, who gave him his F1 debut in 2000. Williams are expected to drop Brazilian veteran Felipe Massa, but are strongly courting Force India driver Sergio Perez and are believed to be close to a deal to sign the Mexican if terms can be agreed. They are also likely to keep Finn Valtteri Bottas. But even if there is a seat available at Williams, it is not clear whether Button would want to take it. He made it clear this weekend that he only wants to drive on next year if he believes his car will be competitive. Button is also said to be exploring options in the World Endurance Championship - as he did two years ago when his seat was also in doubt. However, there does not appear to be a seat for him at the only three factory teams in the premier category there, unless Porsche, Audi or Toyota drop one of their existing drivers. Sources say his only possibility is at Porsche. McLaren chairman Ron Dennis is said to be strongly in favour of Vandoorne - it is the logical option given the 24-year-old's promise and the fact that Alonso's contract runs out at the end of 2017. The Spaniard has said he will not decide whether to stay in F1 beyond next year until he has experienced the new cars following a major rule change over the winter. Button's best option seems to be to try to persuade McLaren shareholder Mansour Ojjeh to back him. It was the Saudi's intervention that kept Button at McLaren at the end of 2014, when Dennis wanted to retain the Dane Kevin Magnussen, who has since been dropped and is driving for Renault this year. Ojjeh and Dennis each own 25% of McLaren, with the remaining 50% held by the Bahraini royal family's Mumtalakat investment group. Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.

Jenson Button said his ninth place on the grid at the Belgian Grand Prix was his best qualifying drive of the season as doubts swirl about his future.

Summarize the following article: They clearly were not, as we have been inundated with photos of even tinier double yellow lines that have left people across the country scratching their heads in confusion. Here are some of those vying for the title of shortest double yellow lines. Adrian Gray photographed these petite double yellow lines in Wareford Lane, Headington, Oxford. "It is in the middle of a long line of parking spaces, which makes it even weirder," he said. "I can only guess as they are next to a road sign that there's some legal requirement relating to that sign. "I was completely flabbergasted when I saw them, as even by the standards of Oxford road markings they are truly, deeply, useless!" Elsewhere in Oxford, Richard Hillsdon spotted these double yellow lines sandwiched between a free parking bay and residents' parking in Mayfield Road. "The other side of the pavement is just a wall and the houses and offices in this street where this is have no gardens or access, so it's useless and just wastes money and time," he said. "They'll come up with some excuse like all the others why they had to do it, but there really isn't any excuse for this, is there?" Charlie Long sent a photo of tiny double yellow lines used to separate parking bays in Norroy Road, Putney, south-west London - made more amusing by the fact a car is still parked outside of the bay. "To my mind there was probably a six-hour meeting to decide how parking bays should be separated," said Mr Long. Marianna Odale in Cambridge is troubled by these double yellow lines outside the Polar Museum in Lensfield Road. "These have always bothered me," she said. "They must be less than a foot long. Go figure." These double yellow lines photographed by Simon Partridge in Norwich are even smaller. "I'm sure they can't have taken long to paint," said Mr Partridge. Frank Seabright was perplexed when he spotted these double yellow lines in Monmouth Lane, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. "We thought we could not even park a skateboard on it," he said. Mel Barker spotted some double yellow lines in Twyford, Berkshire. They were short because they had been painted around a parked car. "It took over a week to join up the lines after the car had moved," she said. Michael Cook spotted these short double yellow lines in Northumberland. "I would have to get the tape measure out, but these have been in Alnwick for a while, along Aydon Gardens," he said. "You can get a rough idea of the size, though, from the kerb." They are not yellow, but these multiple white lines have made Park Road in Winchester "a laughing stock", according to Julie Husbands. "Never mind yellow lines, here in Winchester we have authorised road graffiti by the council," she said. "They've put parking bays right around the T junction, over the top of solid white 'no parking' lines, and even in front of garages. "We must get white paint for free in Winchester. No common sense used at all."

We asked whether a "ludicrous" set of double yellow lines in Bristol were the shortest in England.

Summarize the following article: Essex Police said it used the new Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) to seize legal highs, including nitrous oxide, and eject 248 people. The PSPO applied to Hylands Park and surrounding roads over the weekend and prohibited the possession, supply, consumption and sale of legal highs. Police also arrested 63 people. Fifty-three of the arrests were for drug-related offences, the same as last year. Figures are not held for the number of canisters police confiscated at V Festival 2014, when a PSPO did not exist, a spokeswoman said.

More than 17,000 canisters of laughing gas were seized by police at V Festival in Chelmsford following a ban enforced by the city council.

Summarize the following article: Nomads, who finished as league runners-up in 2016-17, will host HJK Helsinki of Finland in the first qualifying round first leg at Bangor City's Nantporth. Welsh Cup winners Bala will face FC Vaduz of Lichtenstein in their first leg ties at Rhyl's Belle Vue. Bangor secured their place in Europe via the play-offs and they will be away to Danish side Lyngby BK. Media playback is not supported on this device Bala Town will be appearing in the Europa League for the fourth time and hoping to reach the second qualifying round for the first time. Manager Colin Caton says his side have learnt from previous campaigns, which included narrow aggregate defeats to Estonian side Levadia Tallin and Differdange of Luxembourg. "Going into the first couple of seasons was going into the unknown really but we've got no excuses this time," Caton said. "It's going to be a real tough test for us but we're going to give the best account we can." Their opponents, FC Vaduz, qualified as Liechtenstein Football Cup winners but play in the Swiss leagues and were relegated from the Super League in 2016-17. "People say that we've got the best draw and the easiest draw," Caton said. "But we're playing against a team that's drawn with FC Basel - a Champions League qualifier - and beaten Young Boys." Caton has added the experienced former Bangor City and Connah's Quay forward Les Davies and midfielder Eddie Toner to the squad which won the Welsh Cup in April. And Caton says his side's 2-1 final victory over Welsh Premier champions New Saints will inspire the Lakesiders to achieve further success. "There's still a massive buzz around the club," Caton told BBC Wales Sport. "It's important that we all achieve again as a group and try and take it to the next step." Connah's Quay Nomads manager Andy Morrison is under no illusions how tough a task his side face against Finnish side HJK Helsinki. Morrison travelled to Finland to watch the Veikkausliga leaders secure their fifth successive victory with a 2-0 win over IFK Mariehamn last Thursday. "It was an eye opener," the former Manchester City defender told BBC Wales Sport. "I knew they would be good but they were better than I thought they would be. They should have won by many, many more. "They're on fire at the moment. They're not conceding goals and creating a lot of opportunities. "We've got an idea of how tough it's going to be but I've got all the faith in the world in the lads that they will give a great account of themselves." Nomads have qualified for Europe for the second time having reached the Europa League second qualifying round last season. Morrison says the games against Norwegian side Stabaek - whom they beat 1-0 on aggregate - and FK Vojvodina of Serbia will hold them in good stead. They have prepared for Thursday's first leg with a 0-0 draw against Ballymena and a 2-0 defeat to St Johnstone and Morrison says playing a side who are midway through their season will be tough. "The preparations are always difficult for a part-time club," Morrison added. "I'm going to have lads coming off the beach and off their holidays on Wednesday night and then playing on Thursday. "That's far from ideal but that's the football world in a part-time league. "But there's a huge upside because it's a great experience." Media playback is not supported on this device Bangor's play-off win over Cardiff Met in May secured European football for the first time in three years. The Citizens have been drawn against Lyngby BK, with the first leg taking place in Denmark. Kevin Nicholson, who was named the club's manager in May, is well aware of Bangor's proud European history which includes encounters against Napoli and Atletico Madrid. "As a group there's a lot of excitement about being in Europe again," Nicholson said. "It's obviously really important for Bangor City to be in Europe. "Everybody at the club, the players, staff, and Gary Taylor-Fletcher as the caretaker manager at the end of last season, achieved that opportunity for the club and worked very hard to do that. "What we are all aiming to do in these games against Lyngby is to make the most of the opportunity that the club has created for itself." Nicholson hopes Bangor will not have to wait another three years to reach Europe once again. "It is something we want to be involved in on a regular basis," he added. "We're not just excited about these European games - were also excited about the league campaign coming up in August. "Our aim is to qualify automatically for Europe through the league." Live commentary of Bala Town v FC Vaduz & Connah's Quay Nomads v HJK Helsinki will on the BBC Wales Sport website.

Welsh Premier League sides Connah's Quay Nomads, Bala Town and Bangor City begin their Europa League campaigns on Thursday.

Summarize the following article: The biggest increase in tax take by far, according to Labour's plans, will come from an increase in corporation tax. It's currently 19% and Labour plans to increase that rate to 26% by 2021. Once that's done, Labour says corporation tax will raise £19.4bn per year. There are other measures to raise revenue: VAT on private school fees, for example, and a levy on what Labour calls excessive pay - starting with a 2.5% levy paid by employers on pay packages over £330,000. The manifesto also says £6.5bn will be raised from an aggressive programme to crack down on tax avoidance. Political parties always say they will do that, and it can be done - but it's a pretty inexact science. A further £5.6bn comes from a new tax on financial transactions - known as a "Robin Hood" tax. Another large chunk of extra revenue, £6.4bn, comes from taxing high earners more. Reality Check: Who would be affected by Labour's higher taxes? Those earning £80,000 will be taxed at 45%, while a new 50% rate will be reintroduced for those on salaries above £123,000. The new income tax rules will apply to about 4% of the workforce, that's about 1.2 million people. But will all the changes bring in the sort of money Labour expects? The headline numbers, for one, don't take into account any behavioural change. For example, high earners could transfer part of their incomes into private pensions, do less work or leave the country. And remember, the Scottish Parliament has some freedom to set its own tax rates and thresholds. Even though the manifesto says the changes to income tax should raise £6.4bn, Labour concedes that once behavioural change is taken into account, the actual money coming in will be lower. The manifesto gives the party £3.9bn of wiggle room for all their tax rises - an allowance for less money coming as a result of changing behaviour. But according to the independent Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) - which looks at tax and spend policy - Labour might still be overestimating how much it thinks it can raise. The IFS says Labour's forecasts "looks a little on the optimistic side". Likewise, companies may change their behaviour when tax rates change, and you also have to take account of the overall health of the economy. This could affect the expected revenue from corporation tax changes and the introduction of the "Robin Hood" tax. Overall, though, Labour says it can finance all its current spending plans through changes in the tax system: £48.6bn out, £48.6bn in. But these numbers do not include the party's big plans for investment spending and renationalising services such as the railways, the Royal Mail and so on. Labour says it will borrow money to pay for future investment - it pledges to create a National Transformation Fund of £250bn - but there is no detailed costing of nationalisation plans in the manifesto and what it will mean for overall borrowing. Despite all the extra borrowing, Labour makes one bold promise - it says it is committed to ensuring that the national debt is lower at the end of the next Parliament than it is today. Read more from Reality Check Follow us on Twitter

Labour's manifesto itemises revenue-raising measures it says will bring in an extra £48.6bn a year.

Summarize the following article: Barry Petticrew was arrested in October 2014 after undercover police surveillance on farm buildings near Kinawley, County Fermanagh. When he became aware he was being watched, Petticrew tried to escape across the countryside. Police found pipes, timer units, ammunition and high grade explosives in the buildings. Antrim Crown Court heard the apparatus could be used for numerous small bombs, or one large device - potentially among the largest ever used in Northern Ireland. The devices were found in an advanced state of preparation and in an area of dissident republican activity, police said. When caught by police, Petticrew, who will serve a further three years on licence, said: "I'm not involved in terrorism. This house belongs to a friend of mine." Judge Gordon Kerr QC said, the mechanic was a mature man who had allowed himself to be associated with dissident republicans, five years after he had been convicted of a terrorism-related offence at a Special Criminal Court in Dublin. Judge Kerr said that presented a significant threat of serious risk of harm to the community. At the time, Belfast-born Petticrew was living in Swanlinbar, near the site of the bomb factory, but his address was given as Maghaberry Prison.

A 45-year-old mechanic caught at a bomb-making factory on a farm will spend 11 years behind bars.

Summarize the following article: The 29-year-old produced her three best performances since the Olympics at the weekend's Anniversary Games in London. Ennis-Hill and coach Toni Minichiello are set to make a decision by Monday, with the British team named on 28 July. "He's kind of been up and down," said Ennis-Hill. "It's going to be an interesting conversation." Ennis-Hill, who only returned to competition in May following the birth of her son Reggie, impressed in the 100m hurdles on Friday before setting season's bests in the long jump and 200m on Saturday. "I am making progress and my times are coming down. I'm really happy with this weekend," she added. "The training I've done over the past few weeks has made a big difference." But the Sheffield athlete said she would only compete in China if she felt she could challenge for a medal, with defending her Olympic title in Rio next summer the key target. "This weekend has given me a good indication of where my speed is, but I've got to make sure that my other events are going well. "I'm towards the end of my career. I've had an amazing career already and achieved so much. Rio is the main thing for me and I want that to go the right way. "The World Championships this year was always going to be a massive bonus." Katarina Johnson-Thompson, one of Ennis-Hill's main rivals, was down on her best in the long jump on Saturday, but said she had been hampered by a quad problem for the past three weeks. The Liverpool athlete said: "Considering the preparation I've had for it I'm over the moon. "I was worried about it before this competition but now I'm completely fine," the 22-year-old said. This was the first time Ennis-Hill and Johnson-Thompson had gone head to head since the former's return to the sport, and her younger rival urged her to go to Beijing. "I said to her she has to do it now considering what she did yesterday and today in the long jump, so I'm sure she'll be there," said Johnson-Thompson.

Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill says she is still not certain to go to the World Athletics Championships in Beijing next month.

Summarize the following article: After Ms Wang died in 2007, Peter Chan, formerly known as Tony Chan, claimed he was the sole beneficiary of her estimated $4bn (£2.6bn) estate. The case of the eccentric billionaire widow and her alleged geomancer lover transfixed Hong Kong. A court ruled two years ago that her estate would go to charity. The BBC's Juliana Liu in Hong Kong reports that during the trial the jurors heard many lurid and colourful stories about the unlikely couple. They were told, for example, that Chan first wooed Nina Wang, who was then one of Asia's richest women, with a head massage. When sentencing Chan, Justice Andrew Macrae spoke of the "shameless and unparalleled greed" at the heart of a "well-executed and well-planned" crime, Reuters news agency reports. "Never once ... have you shown the slightest remorse for your conduct," he is quoted as saying. Chan, who had pleaded not guilty on charges of forgery and using a forged document, was impassive during the sentencing, Reuters reports. The self-styled Feng Shui practitioner changed his name from Tony Chan to Peter Chan earlier this year after he converted to Christianity. Chan fought for years to inherit the property tycoon's multi-billion dollar fortune, claiming he was the sole beneficiary according to a 2006 will. But a court finally dismissed his claims to the inheritance in 2011, ruling in favour of a charity run by Ms Wang's siblings, Chinachem Charitable Foundation Ltd, whose claim to her estate rests on a will from 2002. Ms Wang, who was 69 when she passed away, was known for her pig-tails, short skirts and colourful dress sense. She was the widow of Hong Kong industrialist Teddy Wang, who disappeared in 1990 after being kidnapped.

A court in Hong Kong has sentenced a Feng Shui master to 12 years in jail for forging the will of billionaire tycoon Nina Wang.

Summarize the following article: The findings come from a report published by Fair Funding for Our Kids. In 2014, the Scottish government increased entitlement to free childcare for three to five-year-olds from 475 to 600 hours per year. A Scottish government spokeswoman said 2015 statistics showed "97% registration" for funded childcare. Fair Funding for our Kids submitted Freedom of Information requests in order to analyse whether working parents' needs were being met across Scotland. The research found that some local authorities were only offering half-day places at council nurseries. While some families could place their children in private nurseries for the full day, councils did not always fund these places, even where the nurseries were in partnership with the local authorities. The FOI requests found that in 2015/16 almost three-quarters of all free childcare places for three to five-year-olds in Scotland were offered in council-run nurseries. The results showed councils in Scotland were underfunding places in private nurseries, with 25 of 32 local authorities offering an hourly rate below the national average cost of a nursery place. A spokeswoman for the campaign said the results showed there had been "very little progress" made in ensuring Scottish parents could access the childcare they were entitled to. Scottish Labour education spokesman Daniel Johnson said: "We need to see childcare policies that fit around the lives of working families, not just on an election leaflet." However, a Scottish government spokeswoman said there had been "97% registration for funded entitlement to early learning and childcare for three and four-year-olds". She added that the Children and Young People Act "put flexibility on a statutory footing for the first time" resulting in local authorities being required to consult with parents on childcare that would "best meet their needs." Alison Johnstone MSP, the Scottish Greens' children and young people spokesperson, said that childcare arrangements in Scotland were "woefully patchy and inflexible," and added that as well as increasing the hours of free childcare, there was also a need to raise "the quality training and pay for childcare staff." Johnstone added: "If we invest in good quality childcare there's a better chance of tackling unemployment, giving parents easier access to further and higher education, and reducing inequality." FOI requests were submitted to all 32 of Scotland's local authorities. When analysis began two local authorities (Highland and North Lanarkshire) had not replied.

A report carried out by a campaign group has revealed some parents are struggling to access the childcare they are entitled to.

Summarize the following article: Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya were among several wanted by police. The arrest of JNU student union head Kanhaiya Kumar earlier this month led to protests and clashes across India. The 9 February protest over the 2013 hanging of a Kashmiri man allegedly saw the chanting of anti-India slogans. After Mr Kumar was arrested the other students named in connection with the protests went missing but they resurfaced at JNU on Sunday night. Police did not enter the campus but late on Tuesday night Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya left university premises of their own accord and handed themselves over. Police cannot enter without permission from university authorities, reports say. Police have now demanded that the remaining students - Ashutosh Kumar, Anant Prakash Narayan, Riyazul Haq and Rama Naga - surrender. Critics have condemned the charges as an assault on freedom of expression, but government ministers have refused to back down, vowing to punish what they describe as "anti-national elements". In the wake of the demonstration, some local media accused Umar Khalid of having links with the Pakistan-based Islamist militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad, although the government later denied the reports. "I'm not a terrorist," Mr Khalid told a gathering. "I have never projected myself as a Muslim while doing politics on campus. I always tried to see exploitation of Muslims along with the exploitation faced by Dalits, tribals and others." The protest was over the execution of Afzal Guru who was convicted of a 2001 plot to attack India's parliament, charges he always denied. The attack, in which 14 people died, was carried out by Kashmiri militants. His 2013 hanging sparked protests in Kashmir, and he was seen as a martyr and a symbol of perceived injustice. But many of India's politicians were angered when reports surfaced of anti- India slogans chanted at the protest held to mark his execution.

Two Indian students accused of sedition for helping organise a protest at Delhi's prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), have handed themselves into police.

Summarize the following article: Myles Bradbury was jailed for 16 years after admitting abusing 18 victims at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge. Bradbury manipulated the system to perform "criminal, intimate examinations", the report found. Staff noticed he was seeing patients out-of-hours, but presumed he was doing it to help them out. The hospital had a rule that a chaperone should be present for these examinations but it was often ignored. A doctor confronted Bradbury, from Herringswell, Suffolk, when she noticed he was seeing a boy on his own, but he said it was at the patient's request. He told families it was "essential for him to see their child alone" and they should learn to trust doctors, the independent investigation found. Bradbury, who used a "spy pen" to secretly capture pictures of his partially-clothed victims, was arrested in December 2013. He admitted 25 offences dating between 2009 and 2013, including sexual assault, voyeurism and possessing more than 16,000 indecent images. However, the report found there had been several clues to his offending prior to this. The 42-year-old, who worked as a blood cancer specialist at the hospital for five years, phoned families on his personal number to make appointments. He saw some children more often than necessary but failed to record these consultations, according to the report by Verita, a consultancy which specialises in public sector investigations. Other key points from the report, commissioned by Addenbrooke's, included: Doctors explained he spent a lot of time "ingratiating himself" into families' affections and his office wall was covered in letters from children. Dr Jag Ahluwalia, medical director of the trust, told the investigation his staff were also "duped" by Bradbury. "To a degree I have beaten myself up over it, and so have his paediatric oncology colleagues, but I think they were all groomed along the way," he told the investigation. Myles Bradbury always had a plausible answer whenever he was challenged. Always quick with a cover story, his lies kept him safe for years. The exact number of children he molested is unknown. He abused the trust of everyone, twisting and manipulating hospital policies and systems. When he drew a curtain around his young patient, he knew no professional or parent would invade his privacy. It gave him confidence to carry out his attacks, as parents stayed just feet away, unaware of what was going on. The Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the hospital, was praised for acting decisively after a concern was raised in November 2013. A woman complained her 11-year-old grandson, who was in remission from leukaemia, was asked to strip naked and touch his own genitals. She rang the paediatric day unit and told the receptionist. Bradbury was then suspended and never returned to the hospital except for formal interviews. Addenbrooke's contacted Suffolk police, which had two weeks previously been independently alerted to a Canadian police investigation into Bradbury after he purchased an online video of naked children. Bradbury was initially jailed for 22 years but this was later reduced on appeal to 16 years' imprisonment and six years on licence. Report authors Lucy Scott-Moncrieff and Barry Morris interviewed Bradbury in prison. He told them he "knew that what he did was wrong" and was "very sorry". Bradbury said that he "did not want to excuse his behaviour" and was willing to talk in the hope that this would reduce the risk of other children being harmed in the future. The trust said it wanted "to say sorry again" to its patients and families who "placed their trust" in Bradbury. "This has been a deeply distressing case and the NHS must learn from it," said David Wherrett, acting chief executive of Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust. "My message to other organisations is that as well as enforcing robust policies, we need to raise awareness of much more manipulative behaviour by individuals like Bradbury. "Greater rigour and checks will make it more difficult for abuse to take place."

A paedophile doctor was able to abuse young cancer patients undetected after clues to his offending were missed, an investigation has found.

Summarize the following article: The Federal Reserve made it clear that concerns over the strength of the global economy had influenced its decision not to lift rates. Nine members of its key policymaking committee voted to hold the federal funds rate target at 0 to 0.25%. One committee member, Jeffrey Lacker, favoured a 0.25 percentage point rise. In a statement, the Federal Open Market Committee said: "Recent global economic and financial developments may restrain economic activity somewhat and are likely to put further downward pressure on inflation in the near term." Signs of weaker growth and stock market turmoil in China have led to fears among investors about US economic growth. "We've long expected to see some slowing in Chinese growth over time as they rebalance their economy. There are no surprises there. The question is whether or not there will be a risk of a more abrupt slowdown than most analysts expect," Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen said at a press conference. There had been intense speculation over the Fed's decision this week, with analysts split over whether it would raise rates now or hold fire. The Fed's long-term policy is to keep interest rates low until employment levels improve further and the main US inflation rate approaches its 2% target. Inflation currently remains subdued in the US, kept down by cheaper oil and a strong dollar. The central bank said that it still wanted to see more improvement in the labour market, even though recent data showed that the unemployment rate for August was 5.1%, the lowest since 2008. The Fed also wants to be "reasonably confident" that inflation will increase. "The committee currently anticipates that, even after employment and inflation are near mandate-consistent levels, economic conditions may, for some time, warrant keeping the target federal funds rate below levels the Committee views as normal in the longer run," it said. The number of Fed policymakers who predicted a rate increase this year dropped to 13 from 15 in June, out of a total of 17. When the Federal Reserve does start to raise rates, policymakers have forecast slow increases. These would probably be just 0.25 of a percentage point this year, followed by one percentage point in 2016 and then a further 1.25 percentage point increase in 2017. There will be two more meetings this year of the Fed's Open Markets Committee, which sets rates, in October and December. "The bigger issue here was the international situation - the idea that there was a global slowdown. Between the economic uncertainty and the slowdown in China that is really what's driving the decision to keep them at zero," Karissa McDonough, senior fixed income strategist at People's United Wealth Management told the BBC. "To my mind the Fed wants to focus on the domestic economy, but even before the financial crisis we are linked globally to much greater extent than we have been," she added. Most US stocks closed lower and the dollar fell after the Fed's announcement. The Dow Jones closed down 65.21 points at 16,674, while the S&P 500 fell 5 points to 1,990. However, the tech-heavy Nasdaq was up 4 points at 4,893. The dollar index, which compares the value of the currency with six others, fell 1.02%, to 94.447. In the UK, the reaction from business groups was mixed. James Sproule, chief economist at the Institute of Directors said: "The Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates is disappointing. It lacks the bold and necessary steps which must be taken to normalise monetary policy." Meanwhile, John Longworth, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, said: "Given the current global uncertainty, the Fed was right to keep rates on hold for now, and avoid exacerbating the problem." Ms Yellen was asked in the Fed's news conference if protesters outside the meeting demanding low rates - and outside their last meeting at Jackson Hole - had affected the decision to leave interest rates unchanged. "We value all the opinions of individuals and some interesting groups. But at the end of the day, it's all about the data," she said. A hike is still on the table before the end of the year. Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen said that was still the majority view of the Federal Open Market Committee members - the group responsible for setting US interest rates. America's unemployment rate continues to move in the right direction. The housing market is stronger. Business confidence is high. Despite these positive signs, the committee members still decided the US economy wasn't ready yet for higher rates. During her press conference, Janet Yellen gave a long list of reasons, including serious worries about China, little evidence of inflation and slack in the labour market. So will the U.S. Raise interest rates in December? Market watchers are waiting to see if the Fed will deliver an early Christmas surprise.

The US central bank has decided not to raise interest rates, keeping them at the same level they have been at since December 2008.

Summarize the following article: The defending champion shot a six-under-par 66 for an 11-under halfway total, level with fellow Americans Bill Haas and Jimmy Walker. England's Paul Casey, who shared the lead after round one, lost ground with a 70 and is in a tie for seventh. Casey is on eight under alongside Matt Kuchar and Open champion Zach Johnson. In between Casey and the leaders are three more Americans - Chris Kirk, Patrick Reed and Bubba Watson - all on 10 under, one shot off the three pacesetters. Casey's compatriot Justin Rose is significantly off the pace after a 72 left him 10 strokes behind the leaders.

World number one Jordan Spieth moved into a three-way tie for the lead after two rounds of the World Challenge at Albany in the Bahamas.

Summarize the following article: The inquiry is looking into allegations of an alleged incident at Laburnum Court in Lower Broughton, Salford. The home cares for up to 68 elderly people and provides specialist care for residents who have dementia. Four Seasons Health Care, which runs the home, said its manager had reported a relative's concerns to authorities. A spokeswoman for the Wilmslow, Cheshire-based company, which runs 400 homes across the UK, also said: "When concerns were raised by a relative about the conduct of a member of staff towards a resident the home manager notified Care Quality Commission, safeguarding and the police so that the concern could be investigated in an unbiased and transparent way. "We are also co-operating actively in a separate police investigation that was initiated after a member of staff and a resident discovered apparent financial irregularities at the home." Salford City Council said it is "confident appropriate measures" are in place at the home, adding that it will work closely with all relevant agencies. "The investigation is in the early stages so we cannot comment further at this stage." Greater Manchester Police said it was "called to a care home in the Salford area on 7 April following reports a resident had been assaulted". A recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission rated the home as requiring improvement.

Police and social services are investigating claims that a staff member assaulted an elderly resident of a care home in Greater Manchester.

Summarize the following article: He said the bill would set a "dangerous precedent" for individuals around the world to sue the US government. Wednesday's vote was the first time Mr Obama's veto power was overruled. CIA Director John Brennan agreed that the bill carried "grave implications" for national security. He added: "The downside is potentially huge." The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism (JASTA) legislation opens the door for victims' families to sue any member of the Saudi government suspected of playing a role in the 9/11 attacks. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers were Saudi nationals, but the oil-rich kingdom - a key US ally - has denied any role in the attacks, which left nearly 3,000 people dead. While US intelligence raised suspicions about some of the hijackers' connections, the 9/11 commission found no evidence that senior Saudi officials, or the government as an institution, had funded the attackers. Mostly this was about showing solidarity with the families of 9/11 victims. Lawmakers across the board said they deserved their day in court, whatever the "diplomatic discomforts" involved in suing a foreign government. It would have been difficult to be seen to be voting against them, right after the 15th anniversary of the attacks, and just before an election. Even President Obama acknowledged that the politics were tough. But some Congress people share the families' suspicions of a certain degree of Saudi involvement, even if not at the highest levels of government as concluded by the 9/11 Commission. And they've become more willing to openly question this bedrock Mid-East alliance because of other strains in the relationship, which contributed to the climate in which the vote was held. The Saudis have lobbied furiously against the bill, outlining in detail the steps they've taken since 2001 to disrupt fundraising for extremists by Islamic charities in the Kingdom, and to establish close counter terrorism cooperation with the US. The administration is worried the latter in particular might be affected by congress' action. Almost 3,000 people were killed when they deliberately flew planes they had seized into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Another hijacked plane was brought down in a field in Pennsylvania. Reacting to the congressional vote on Wednesday, Mr Obama told CNN: "It's a dangerous precedent and it's an example of why sometimes you have to do what's hard. "And, frankly, I wish Congress here had done what's hard. "The concern that I've had has nothing to do with Saudi Arabia per se or my sympathy for 9/11 families. "It has to do with me not wanting a situation where we're suddenly exposed to liabilities for all the work that we're doing all around the world and suddenly finding ourselves subject to private lawsuits." How strained are US-Saudi ties? A rattled US-Saudi relationship - video "Wouldn't you know that Congress finally challenges President Obama on foreign policy, and it's in a bad cause that will harm US interests. Too bad the president did so little to stop it." - Wall Street Journal "There is a broader subtext to this legislation. The kingdom can no longer count on the US and - a far more dangerous reality - may no longer even want to. With a single vote, Congress may well have brought down on America a host of plagues many on Capitol Hill may only vaguely appreciate." - CNN Administration officials said they knew from the start that Obama's veto was unlikely to survive an override vote — the politics surrounding the bill had become so charged that they overwhelmed the more abstract arguments for the importance of respecting foreign sovereign immunity. - The Hill But families of the victims and their lawyers have dismissed these concerns. "We rejoice in this triumph and look forward to our day in court and a time when we may finally get more answers regarding who was truly behind the attacks," said Terry Strada, national chair of the 9/11 Families & Survivors United for Justice Against Terrorism. Saudi media have criticised the decision of the US Congress to overrule President Barack Obama's veto of legislation allowing families of victims of the 9-11 attacks to sue the Saudi government. And the Saudi-funded, pan-Arab Al-Arabia TV said: "Saudi Arabia has an arsenal of ways to respond to the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA)". The pro-government daily Saudi Okaz said in a banner headline: "The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism (JASTA) is a law against justice", while the pro-government Saudi daily Al-Jazeera carried a piece by Ahmed al-Farraj criticising the bill as "unfair". On social media, commentators were critical of the bill, with many users shrugging off its possible effects on Saudi Arabia, whose alleged support for terrorism they said was unproven. "JASTA poses no threat to Saudi Arabia as it has nothing to do with terrorism. No lawsuit will be filed against Saudi Arabia using JASTA except by resorting to false witnesses," tweeted Khalid Ashaerah (@KHALID_ASHAERAH), a pro-government author of books who has 110,000 followers. "Probably the greatest defeat for democratic thought achieved by members of the House of Representatives. Almost all neutral experts have agreed that JASTA is detrimental to the US," tweeted Mohamed al-Saidi (@mohamadalsaidi1), a pro-government Saudi professor of Islamic doctrine with 803,201 followers. Mr Obama suggested that his colleagues' voting patterns were influenced by political concerns. "If you're perceived as voting against 9/11 families right before an election, not surprisingly, that's a hard vote for people to take. "But it would have been the right thing to do." The Senate voted 97-1 and the House of Representatives 348-77, meaning the bill becomes law. White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters the vote was "the single most embarrassing thing the United States Senate has done" in decades. But the measure's supporters contended the legislation only applies to acts of terrorism that have occurred on US soil - and side-swiped at Mr Obama for his perceived prioritising of relations with Saudi Arabia. "The White House and the executive branch (are) far more interested in diplomatic considerations," said Democratic New York Senator Chuck Schumer. "We're more interested in the families and in justice."

US President Barack Obama has said Congress made a "mistake" by overriding his veto and pushing through a bill that allows legal action against Saudi Arabia over the 9/11 attacks.

Summarize the following article: As Christmas fast approaches, the lists of little girls and boys the world over are expected to be dominated by techy toys - including the return of some familiar favourites. Special Report: The Technology of Business Viewpoint: Tech needs more women Hi-tech toilets could mean big business TV finds salvation in the zombie apocalypse The workplaces that build Africa's future Is teleworking driving us crazy? The tech getting disabled people into work It was 1998 when the world first met Furby. Cute, talkative little creatures, the Furby range featured a revolutionary feature: infrared eyes which meant the toys could communicate with each other. It could also "listen" to conversations, and would, with a little pat-on-the-head encouragement, be taught to say a selection of words. At the time, Furby was considered so advanced, that the US government banned the toys from its National Security Agency offices - lest it repeat top secret information to unofficial ears. Thankfully, there were no confirmed reports of intelligence leaks, and years later, the Furby is making a comeback. This time, its infrared eyes have been replaced with two small LCD screens, its body has more motors and sensors than before and - here's the clever bit - the Furby of 2012 comes with its own smartphone and tablet app, allowing for a much more interactive experience. The app will even translate Furby's warblings into English. "We've reinvented Furby with advanced technology that brings a whole new way to play to kids," the company gushed. "The personality of each Furby appears to evolve by the way children play with it, and every unpredictable action and reaction helps make each Furby seem unique." But Furby certainly isn't the only toy to be making use of mobile apps to enhance the play experience, says John Baulch, publisher of Toy World magazine. "The best of these app toys, they really do significantly enhance the play value of what you get out of it," he says. "It adds a real wow factor to toys. It's what kids really want these days." "Toys have always harnessed new technology - because kids are getting more technologically savvy and literate." Among the most exciting, he says, is Wowwee - a Hong Kong-based firm specialising in robotic toys and other hi-tech playthings. Top of their success list is App Gear, a range of games which use augmented reality to create stunning interactive levels out of real places. Using either a smartphone or tablet, players end up shooting aliens around their living room, or fighting off a zombie apocalypse - all apparently standard activities for any modern day playtime. "The entire App Gear range is based on toys that have got this kind of app angle to them," explains Mr Baulch. "Creating apps and products to work together perfectly." Even toys you may consider to be traditional are getting the augmented reality treatment. German company Ravensburger has been making both adult and children's games since 1884, specialising in intricately made jigsaw puzzles. The company's more recent innovative successes include 3D puzzles, but when it came to competing with the popularity of virtual games, they encountered a problem, as company marketing manager Benn Bramwell explains. "The jigsaw puzzle is very difficult to recreate on a computer." "You can obviously try it with other puzzles - but there's something about it that doesn't come across as well as doing it in person." The company's digital division took on the task of reinventing a game that had remained largely untouched since it was first conceived. In the company's new augmented reality range, a completed puzzle comes to life. Placing the last piece on the Underwater Realm puzzle, for instance, means the puzzle can be brought to life through another use of augmented reality. With app-powered toys becoming something of a must-have gift this Christmas, parents protective of their expensive, sticky fruit juice-free tablets may have cause for concern. Risks of soiling aside, parents also harbour worries over the safety of leaving children to enjoy playtime with a fully internet-enabled device. Which is where the booming children's tablet market comes in. "We designed it so I could regain my tablet back," jokes Tracey Devine, marketing director for InspirationWorks, makers of Kurio, a children's tablet. "Whether you agree with it or not, we know that two-year-olds are playing with tablets. What we've tried to develop is something specifically for them that's safe." It's becoming a crowded market. Children's tablets - which like normal tablets have apps and web browsing - are springing up in toy shops the world over. Efforts from kid tech veterans VTech and Leapfrog have all earned strong reviews from technology pundits. The scene is becoming so competitive, children's tablets even have their own patent battle dispute - with manufacturer Fuhu is suing retailer Toys R Us for allegedly copying its ideas. Scuffles aside, those in the toy trade believe tablets are going to be huge - not only this Christmas, but for many more to come. Beneath the usually rubber-padded surface, children's tablets are remarkably similar to today's normal tablets. The Kurio, for instance, runs the Ice Cream Sandwich version of Google's Android operating system - that's the same as the top-end models from the likes of Samsung. But of course, there are alterations. Parents can set the tablet to disable the internet, or a programme in a white list of accepted sites, or a black list of unacceptable ones. There are suggest presets for certain ages. For under 12s, it removes social networks (with the exception of child-friendly sites like Moshi Monsters and Club Penguin). To prevent sneaky, under the covers sessions on Angry Birds - the tablet can be set to switch off automatically after a child's bedtime. In the new year, the Kurio tablet - like its competitors - will be expanded with a whole range of add-on accessories and dedicated apps. It's all adds up to being an exciting time for both children and toymakers, says Toy World's Mr Baulch. "Tablets should do astonishingly well this Christmas," he says. "Where they get the sweet spot right, they produce something that takes toys to the next level."

Ever since some bright spark decided that tethering a cup to a ball with a bit of string would be a fun idea, toymakers have always sought to use the latest technology to ignite children's imaginations.