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Summarize the following article: It is a graphic reminder of the affordability crisis affecting housing in London and the South East - a disparity that has turned home owners in the region into lottery winners while those not on the property ladder are denied a roof over their head. Research by the National Housing Federation to mark the Homes for Britain rally on Tuesday reveals that property values in England increased by £289 billion in the first three years of the current government, but £282 billion of that wealth growth (97%) took place in the capital and the South East. The price of the average house in London, now a staggering £502,000, has been increasing each year by more than the average annual wage. Most home-owners in the capital have seen their property earn more than they do. Small wonder that Generation Rent struggles to find anything it can afford. In a sense, the housing crisis plays into that wider public view that Londoners, and in particular the 'Westminster-elite', are coining it - while the rest of the country struggles to pay the electricity and gas bills. The value of property in the North West and north-east of England has fallen slightly. All the political parties will go into the election promising answers to the housing crisis, in most cases with pledges to build many more homes. But it takes time to produce a house, often four or five years from first planning application to the moment when the occupant walks through the freshly-painted front door. So we can be sure that the crisis is going to get worse before it gets better. According to projections by the Town and Country Planning Association, using data from the last census, England needs 245,000 extra homes every year from 2011 right the way to 2031. Completions are currently only half of what is required and the country has already fallen more than half a million homes behind, pushing the annual demand even higher. The reason we need so many extra homes is due to household formation: the elderly are living longer and, increasingly, in their own homes; relationship breakdown has created a big demand for more single-person homes; high levels of net-migration puts pressure on housing supply; we are living through something of a baby boom which increases demand for new family homes. The argument that the lack of supply is now at crisis proportions appears to be shifting the public mood. A British Social Attitudes survey published by the government last week suggests that most people in England (56%) are now supportive of house building in their local area, up from 28% in 2010. The proportion of people who say they are opposed to new homes in their neighbourhood has fallen from 46% in 2010 to 21% in 2014. Although public attitudes are changing, surveys suggest people don't tend to regard housing as a priority at the election. This seems surprising given the passions the issue creates, but experts think it is because voters don't regard providing homes as a job for central government. It is seen either as something private developers should do or local authorities and housing associations. Until that changes, our political leaders are unlikely to devote much money or energy to solving the housing crisis.

Members of Parliament heading home are greeted by a poster at the tube station that reads "£30,000 wouldn't even buy you floor space the size of this poster in Westminster".

Summarize the following article: Kieron Pritchard, 40, from Wolverhampton, was charged with causing a child to engage in sexual activity and possession of indecent images, West Mercica Police said. Mr Pritchard, who worked in Worcestershire, was suspended from duty on 23 April, the force said. A 47-year-old woman from Bristol also faces three child sex abuse charges. Police said Mr Pritchard had been remanded in custody to appear at Worcester Crown Court on 29 May. The woman has been charged with the sexual assault of a child, causing a child to engage in sexual activity and distribution of indecent images. She has been released on conditional bail to appear at Worcester Crown Court on the same date.

Two people, including a police community support officer, have been charged with child sex offences.

Summarize the following article: Mr Trump will travel to Laredo, Texas, on Thursday to meet border control agents and local police officers, according to his campaign office. In June, he sparked controversy after calling undocumented Mexican immigrants "rapists" and "criminals". Some recent polls put him top of a crowded field of Republican candidates. But most of them were conducted before Mr Trump's comments on Senator John McCain's military record, in which he questioned the veteran Republican's "war hero" status because he was captured. The attack was widely condemned and his rivals, who are increasingly frustrated by him dominating media coverage, hope it could damage his standing. Mr Trump was invited to the Mexican border by the Laredo group of the National Border Patrol Council earlier this month. Hector Garza, president of Laredo border agents, told reporters he was looking forward to giving Mr Trump "a boots on the ground perspective". Earlier this week, the outspoken businessman received heavy criticism after giving out the mobile phone number of a rival at a campaign rally. Mr Trump told supporters Senator Lindsey Graham was an "idiot" and told his supporters to call the number. It followed Senator Graham denouncing Mr Trump as "a jackass" after condemning the real estate mogul's comments about John McCain. On Wednesday, Republican favourite Jeb Bush criticised Mr Trump's rhetoric on immigration and his comments on Mr McCain but said his supporters had "legitimate concerns". "I respect the sentiments people feel when they hear Trump talk," he said at a campaign event. "The problem with Mr Trump's language is that it's divisive, it's ugly, it's mean-spirited. We have to separate him from the people that have legitimate concerns about the country," he added. Meet all of the 2016 hopefuls

US presidential candidate Donald Trump is to visit the border with Mexico after making illegal immigration the centrepiece of his campaign.

Summarize the following article: Last week she told MPs that she had accurately declared all conflicts of interest, and that she had also helped to write the Bank's code of conduct. However, she failed to declare that her brother worked at Barclays, one of the banks she will be overseeing. Ms Hogg apologised but one MP called for her to resign. Ms Hogg, who has worked at the Bank since 2013, did not declare her brother's role, which is in Barclays' strategy office, until she submitted documentation to MPs, who last week reviewed her appointment as deputy governor for banking. The oversight has an extra poignancy since Ms Hogg helped to produce the Bank's code of conduct. Treasury committee member, John Mann, said: "It is simply incredible that such a senior person at the Bank of England has behaved in this manner. "Last week Charlotte Hogg proudly told this committee that she actually wrote the Bank's code of conduct which she has now admitted to repeatedly breaking." Ms Hogg said in a letter, sent last week, but only revealed on Tuesday: "I should have formally declared my brother's role when I first joined the Bank. I did not do so and I take full responsibility for this oversight." She said she would ask the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee, Financial Policy Committee and Prudential Regulation Committee, on which she now sits, to review if further steps were needed to manage the potential conflict of interest. Employees of the Bank of England must declare personal relationships, sign up to a code of practice, and step back from decisions where there is a conflict.

Charlotte Hogg, the Bank of England's newly appointed deputy governor for markets and banking, has admitted breaching the Bank's guidelines.

Summarize the following article: Dennis Hutchings, who lives in Cornwall, is due to be formally charged with attempted murder on Friday. John Patrick Cunningham, 27, who had learning difficulties, was shot in the back as he ran away from an Army patrol near Benburb in County Armagh. Mr Hutchings and another soldier had both fired their guns but it is not known who fired the fatal bullet. During earlier hearings, the court was also told that Mr Hutchings - referred to as Soldier A - and the now deceased Soldier B had discharged a total of five shots. Mr Hutchings' legal team argued that "no reasonable jury could convict" either soldier as being the one who fired the fatal shot. However, the prosecution said Mr Hutchings - who was in charge of the Army patrol that day - fired three shots, and that he failed to give a correct warning to Mr Cunningham. Announcing his decision, Mr Justice Treacy said the evidence indicated a case sufficient to justify putting the defendant on trial for attempted murder. Mr Hutchings, who was excused from attending Belfast Crown Court, is expected to return to Northern Ireland later this week. Mr Cunningham was described in court as an innocent, vulnerable and unarmed man who had a fear of people in uniform, including soldiers, policemen and priests. He was shot dead in a field in Carrickaness Road, as he ran away from soldiers who stopped their Land Rover in the area and followed him into the field.

A 76-year-old former soldier will stand trial over the death of a vulnerable man in 1974, a judge has ruled.

Summarize the following article: Industry Body Oil and Gas UK said that less than £1bn was expected to be spent on new projects this year, compared to a typical £8bn per year in the last five years. Its new 2016 activity survey said this was despite costs dropping. Oil and Gas UK said exploration remained at an all-time low with no sign of improving. The survey said the industry's drive to improve efficiency, reduce operating costs and increase production has had "marked success". And success per exploration well drilled in 2015 was the highest for 10 years, However, the industry body warned if the oil price remains at about $30 for the rest of 2016, more than 40% of all UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) oil fields were likely to be operating at a loss - deterring further exploration and investment. The number of fields expected to cease production between 2015 and 2020 has risen by a fifth to more than 100. Deirdre Michie, Oil and Gas UK's chief executive, said: "The UKCS is entering a phase of 'super maturity'. "While the industry's decades of experience provide great depths of knowledge and expertise which can be applied to recover the still significant remaining resource, the report highlights the challenges that the falling oil price poses in our capability to maximise economic recovery of the UK's offshore oil and gas. "The basin has to compete fiercely in the global market to attract price-constrained capital to the UK. "A coherent approach by the industry, regulator and government will be critical to boost the industry's competitiveness and its investors' confidence. "Together we need to transform the basin into a highly competitive, low tax, high activity province, which is attractive to a variety of operators and sustains and supports the important supply chain based here." She added: "We have a huge task ahead but the prize is worth fighting for." Oil industry veteran Sir Ian Wood acknowledged the current downturn was "probably as tough as it gets" but said it was "completely wrong" to think that the North Sea oil industry was finished. He told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme: "We produce about 44 billion barrels and there is a view that there could be another 20 billion to come, so it's almost a third still to come. "I think that's a bit high but it could be 15 to 16 billion barrels to come, so there's a huge prize out there and it's quite wrong to think that the North Sea is finished. The North Sea will recover. "I'm prepared to guarantee in the next four or five years we won't perhaps be back to where we were but we will be back to a pretty active, strong industry with a lot of prospects ahead of it." There are pleasant surprises for Britain's oil and gas industry from its annual activity survey. 1 Output increased by nearly 10% last year - far more than expected, and after steep declines in recent years. It's expected to rise another 2.3% this year. 2 More than half of exploration wells were successful in 2015 - the best hit rate for 10 years, and with bigger finds than in the previous three years. 3 Cost-cutting was ahead of plan. Whereas falling production and 10% annual inflation for four years had driven up the cost per barrel extracted, the reverse was true with rising production and a sharp cut in industry pricing. For instance, the cost of the average exploration well fell from £44m to £30m in only one year. The average cost of producing a barrel of oil from British waters is on track to fall by 42% in only two years. There. That upbeat list didn't take long. The unpleasant bits for the industry are somewhat less surprising, and the list is rather longer. Read more from Douglas here A UK government spokesperson said: "This government is clear that the broad shoulders of the UK are 100% behind our oil and gas industry and the thousands of workers and families it supports. "We have established the Oil and Gas Authority to drive greater collaboration and productivity within industry, and announced a radical £1.3bn package of tax measures in the March 2015 Budget to ensure the UKCS remains an attractive destination for investment and safeguard the future of this vital national asset. "In January this year we announced a further package of measures including another £20m funding for a further round of seismic surveys, and our strategy to maximise economic recovery of the UKCS. "We look forward to the industry capitalising on this, to deliver efficiencies and make the industry more robust now and for the future." A Scottish government spokesman said: "The North Sea still holds significant potential but this report highlights that further action is needed to encourage investment. Maximising economic recovery from our oil and gas resources will require the appropriate business conditions for investment in exploration, appraisal and development. "The Scottish government will continue to do all that we can to support the sector. It is clear, however, that the UK government must take urgent action to substantially reduce the headline rate of tax at the March Budget and incentivise exploration. The fiscal regime must not be a barrier to investment and activity in the North Sea." Scottish Labour's energy spokesperson Lewis Macdonald said: "It's unlikely that the North Sea will ever produce the billions in tax revenues it did at its peak, and government has to recognise its importance to jobs and the economy is much greater than its future role as a source of government tax revenues." Tommy Campbell, from the Unite union, said "the worst may still be yet to come". He said: "It's too late for tens of thousands of workers across the oil and gas sector who have already lost their livelihoods but tens of thousands more are reliant on the next steps of our political leaders and they are desperately looking for commitments and common purpose." Lang Banks, from environmental campaigners WWF Scotland, said the report underlined the need for a new approach to North Sea oil and gas. He said: "Given the urgent need to address climate change and wean ourselves off of fossil fuels, knee-jerk tax cuts are not the solution to securing a sustainable future of oil and gas workers and the communities that depend upon them." Last month, a report by accountancy firm Moore Stephens blamed plunging oil prices for a sharp rise in the number of UK oil and gas companies going bust. The Scottish and UK governments recently unveiled details of a £250m "City Deal" for Aberdeen, which will see them jointly invest in the area. Separately, the Scottish government promised an extra £254m of investment in key infrastructure projects in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.

Investment in new offshore oil and gas projects is collapsing despite cost-cutting efforts, according to a report.

Summarize the following article: NHS Highland charges £5 for one copy and £10 for three copies. Following an investigation, SNP MSP Kate Forbes found that the board is the only one in Scotland to ask for a fee. NHS Highland said charges have been in place for some time and the money covered the cost of high quality paper, but it would now review the practice. Twelve out of 14 health boards issue one copy free, while NHS Lothian requests a voluntary donation, according Ms Forbes' investigation. She said: "Seeing your baby for the first time on a scan at the hospital is an exciting and happy moment for mums and dads-to-be, particularly when you can see their little hands and feet moving for the first time. "But it is unfortunate that pregnant mums in the Highlands are the only women in Scotland having to pay £5 for a photo of their baby at their antenatal scans." A spokesperson for NHS Highland said: "NHS Highland can confirm that we do charge £5 for a copy of an antenatal scan and £10 for three copies. "The antenatal scans are printed on high quality photographic paper for personal use by expectant parents, and the current charges were put in place after an increase in 2014. "Charging for scanned photographs has been in place for a number of years, but in the light of the current information we will now undertake a review of this practice." Ms Forbes said she was pleased the health board is to review the charges. She added: "The matter came to light after I heard of a woman who had moved from Glasgow, where scan photos are free, to the Highlands, where she had to pay. "My concern is the disparity between all the other health boards and NHS Highland."

A health board is to review its practice of charging for copies of antenatal scans after being told it is the only Scottish board that does so.

Summarize the following article: You know, everyone turns away from you, looking rather awkward, and then tries to change the subject? It's a bit like that in Brussels when you ask people their opinion on the British election. Why is that? Well, as one German politician put it to me: "The real divide as we see it in the UK, is not between Labour and the Conservatives, it's between the UK and Europe." This week's vote is seen in mainland Europe as a Brexit barometer. An indication as to how likely - or not- it might be that Britain will choose to exit the EU. The majority of Britain's EU partners want it to stay and so - as an article in France's influential Le Monde put it last weekend - Brussels has been treading carefully these last weeks not to focus on issues that might "annoy" the UK. Hence the reluctance to discuss this week's election in too much detail. While Europe has barely featured in the election campaigns in Britain - with the exception of Ukip which managed to link the issues of the EU and immigration - here in Brussels the UK vote is being scrutinised to an unprecedented extent. David Cameron has promised to hold a referendum on Britain's membership of the EU by 2017 if the Conservative Party is returned to government. Labour hasn't ruled out a referendum at some point and many EU civil servants believe the public mistrust of Brussels to be so high in Britain, they assume there'll be a demand for some kind of EU vote. But the tone surrounding a possible referendum and its timing is thought here to depend very much on which party or parties form the next British government. "Europe is watching," Sophie in 't Veld, vice-chair of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, told me. "People here realise that national elections have implications for the course of the European Union. Everyone is sure this UK election will somehow lead to a referendum and I hope Britain has not given up on the EU. The EU has certainly not given up on Britain." The unpredictable nature of this UK election and the possibility of it resulting in a minority government also worries some of Britain's European partners. "Anything that weakens the UK also weakens Europe and weakens Nato," Jacek Rostowski, adviser to the Polish prime minister, told the Financial Times newspaper. Eastern European governments applaud the UK's current tough stance on Russian sanctions. They fear anything that may dilute it. In fact, despite well-known frustration in Europe at Britain often asking to be an exception to EU policies and regulations - in the case of the euro, Schengen border controls, the social chapter, the charter on fundamental rights, and police and justice co-operation which EU officials dismissively describe as the UK's "pick and mix attitude" towards the EU - Britain is hugely appreciated in a number of ways. Germany's Angela Merkel, the EU's most influential leader, has called for the UK to stay in the EU. One of the main reasons from her point of view would be to keep a balance of power amongst EU heads of state and government. Right now, protectionist, interventionist nations and pro-free market countries like the UK and Germany, are pretty evenly matched. Germany does not want to be outnumbered. Nor does it want to have to empty its pockets even further. If Britain leaves, it would be mostly German taxpayers, as the largest net contributors, making up the shortfall to the EU budget. Britain is also often praised in EU circles for "asking the hard but necessary questions" as a close aide to Chancellor Merkel put it to me. Such as cutting EU red tape and increasing competitiveness. Concern and interest in this Thursday's election even stretches across the Atlantic. The US does not want the UK to leave the European Union. It views the UK as a strategic ally on the inside, not just on trade issues but as a country still with a decent military capacity that can potentially influence EU foreign policy. However, Brussels diplomats point to what is seen as an increasingly isolationist Britain. Where was the UK in the Minsk ceasefire discussions with Russia, for example? Still, Mark Leonard, Director of the European Council on Foreign Relations, told me that Europe without the UK would be smaller, weaker and less balanced and so it would go to "long lengths" to keep it in. Will that include changes to EU founding treaties, technical amendments to treaties or tweaks to existing EU legislation? David McAllister, an MEP for Angela Merkel's CDU party, spoke for many in Brussels when he told me there was no point talking about red lines - about what can or can't be done for the UK - until a new government has been formed and concrete proposals or requests are put to Brussels and the other 27 EU members. The guardian of the EU treaties - EU Commission President Jean Claude Juncker - says one of his top priorities is to get a "fair deal" for Britain. When polling stations open in the UK, Brussels will be holding its breath.

Have you ever been at a social gathering where you suddenly throw out a question that leads to an uncomfortably long silence?

Summarize the following article: The canines were given the K-9 Medal of Courage, and are the first to receive the honour created by welfare group the American Humane Association. The medals were presented by top commanders at a ceremony at Capitol Hill in Washington. All four dogs had saved humans' lives by smelling out explosives. "Soldiers have been relying on these four-footed comrades-in-arms since the beginning of organised warfare and today military dogs are more important than ever in keeping our service men and women safe," said Robin Ganzert from the American Humane Association, which works to promote animal and child welfare and has been working with US military animals for 100 years. Matty, a Czech German Shepherd Fieldy, black Labrador retriever Bond, a Belgian Malinois Isky, German Shepherd

Four dogs who worked with the US military in Afghanistan have been awarded medals for their sacrifice and service to the United States.

Summarize the following article: Hegarty was handed the caretaker position until the end of the season in September following the departure of manager Peter Hutton. Derry were in relegation trouble when the former Brandywell player arrived but Hegarty guided the team to safety. However, his decision leaves City in search of a new manager for 2016.

Caretaker boss Paul Hegarty has declined Derry City's offer to take over as manager because of personal reasons.

Summarize the following article: It said the transport and agriculture sectors needed to make a greater contribution than laid out in the Scottish government's climate plan. Four Holyrood committees have been scrutinising the draft plan which will be debated by MSPs next week. Ministers said they would consider all reports before finalising the plan. Four Holyrood committees - led by Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform - have been scrutinising the Scottish government's draft Climate Change Plan. In their joint report, the committees recognise that the ambitions are high but says some sectors need to do more to tackle the issue. The Climate Change plan sets out targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions for eight different sectors. Transport and agriculture are two of the biggest contributors to climate change, but the report points out that both have weaker targets than other sectors. It says the plan does not contain enough detail about how the targets will be met and it calls for more policies to bring about behavioural change rather than so called "techno-fixes". Environment convener Graeme Dey said: "Scotland has ambitious climate change targets and the Scottish Parliament wants to make sure that plans to reduce emissions are as robust and achievable as possible. "Our committee feels that it is crucial for all of Scotland's sectors to play their part in reducing emissions. "Specifically transport and agriculture - which are the biggest contributors in terms of creating harmful carbon emissions - must, in the opinion of the committee, be required to make a greater contribution in tackling climate change. "In order for Scotland to truly be a world leader, the Scottish government needs to ensure all sectors are equally challenged in creating a climate-friendly, low-carbon Scotland." The Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee highlighted a range of issues including: Environmental groups have already criticised some aspects of the plan which they say relies too much on technical solutions like electric vehicles. The committee said it believed the public's role in bringing about change has also been overlooked. Mr Dey added: "Not enough emphasis appears to have been placed upon improving everyday habits in order to combat climate change. "We believe this is a missed opportunity. That's why we've recommended that the science of behaviour change should be included in the final plan, in order to empower the Scottish public to make lifestyle changes that can make a huge difference." Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham said the draft plan set out a package of "transformational measures and interventions" across many sectors. "We have already achieved our 2020 targets six years early, and this is something that we should be proud of," she said. "This draft plan sets out the real on the ground changes that need to happen across our economy to achieve our ambitious future targets and has been developed to ensure it both meets the climate change targets and is realistic and workable. "We welcome the publication of the four committee reports as parliamentary scrutiny is an important step in shaping the final plan. We will consider the reports along with submissions that have come directly to us, when finalising the Climate Change Plan and moving into the delivery phase."

Some of the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases have the lowest climate change targets, according to a Holyrood report.

Summarize the following article: It said "strong evidence" implicated government forces in the killing of four men near rebel-held Donetsk. When the bodies were discovered Russian media spoke of "mass graves" there. Meanwhile a huge blast has rocked part of Donetsk, as clashes continue despite a truce agreed on 5 September. The shockwave from a powerful explosion damaged the Donbass Arena stadium on Monday. It was a venue for Euro 2012 football matches. Reports say it happened near a munitions factory on the outskirts, in the same area as the airport, where fierce fighting has raged in recent weeks. No casualties have been reported. A dramatic video on YouTube showed the shockwave disrupting a rebel press conference. The pro-Russian separatists allege it was caused by a "Tochka-U" missile. "There is no doubt that summary killings and atrocities are being committed by both pro-Russian separatists and pro-Kyiv [Kiev] forces in eastern Ukraine, but it is difficult to get an accurate sense of the scale of these abuses," said Amnesty's Europe and Central Asia director John Dalhuisen. In a new report, Amnesty urged both sides to investigate such killings and other abuses thoroughly, because some had been "deliberately misrecorded". "Some of the more shocking cases that have been reported, particularly by Russian media, have been hugely exaggerated," Mr Dalhuisen said. The pro-Russian rebellion began in Donetsk and Luhansk in April, inspired by Russia's annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea in March. The separatists in the predominantly Russian-speaking east were enraged by the overthrow of elected pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych. Amnesty compiled its report based on research conducted widely in eastern Ukraine in August-September. An Amnesty delegation visited the village of Nyzhnya Krynka, near Donetsk, on 26 September where four bodies - believed to be local residents - were found. Amnesty says there is no doubt that Ukrainian government troops and volunteers were in control there when the victims went missing. There is also evidence of summary executions by pro-Russian separatists in the region, Amnesty says, including the killing of two captives in Severodonetsk in July. Two bodies found in April near the town of Raigorodok, in rebel-held territory, bore signs of torture, Amnesty says. "Victims have included pro-Ukrainian activists and suspected sympathisers, local criminals and detained combatants," an Amnesty press release said. A rebel commander quoted by Russia's RIA Novosti news agency says the separatists are now attacking Ukrainian positions near Schastye, a town in Luhansk region. Battalion commander Alexander Bednov said the rebels had surrounded about 200 Ukrainian troops there. Russia accuses Ukrainian forces of indiscriminately firing at civilian areas, while Kiev calls the Russian-backed rebels "terrorists" who are committing human rights abuses.

Human rights group Amnesty International says there is evidence of atrocities committed by both warring sides in eastern Ukraine, but not on the scale reported by Russia.

Summarize the following article: He was speaking in a BBC interview amid a war of words that has broken out between Bulgaria and Russia over Russian involvement in Ukraine and Russian pressure to speed up work on the South Stream gas pipeline, which will cross Bulgaria. As an EU and Nato member with strong traditional links to Russia, Bulgaria is walking a tightrope between East and West. Bulgaria was said to have frozen work on the Russian gas pipeline project in August, under EU and US pressure. According to Russia, work on the ground continues. Tensions between Bulgaria and Russia grew when President Rosen Plevneliev described Russia as "a nationalist and aggressive state" for its involvement in Ukraine. Suggestions from outgoing Defence Minister Shalamanov that Bulgaria might buy used F-16s from Italy or Greece, or Eurofighters from Portugal, prompted Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin to tweet: "News from Bulgaria: a certain Shalamanov has convinced Prime Minister Bliznashki to once again betray Russia... in favour of second-hand eagles." That comment sparked a reaction from Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov who said such comments were "extremely unworthy, contrary to good manners and show… a lack of respect for Bulgarian institutions". Mr Shalamanov told the BBC that reliance on outdated Soviet-era equipment, which still needs spare parts and maintenance in Russia, was the result of 10-15 years of mismanagement of the Bulgarian armed forces. As a result, he said, in the current Nato standoff with Russia over its role in the conflict in Ukraine, Bulgaria was having to depend on its neighbours, Greece and Romania, to help police its own Black Sea borders. Following the 5 October elections, a new government is to be formed in Bulgaria, leaving Mr Shalamanov unusually free to speak his mind over the state of the armed forces. "The critical area is especially air defence. Because all the radars, all the surface-to-air missile complexes and fighters were produced in the Soviet Union," he said. "And maintenance, especially of the fighters, depends very much on overhaul of the engines and other equipment in Russia." He highlighted in particular Bulgaria's ageing fleet of MiG-29 fighters. Bulgaria currently spends only 1.3% of its annual budget on defence, compared with a Nato target of at least 2%, re-inforced at its recent summit in Wales. The size of Bulgaria's armed forces has fallen below 30,000, down from 110,000 in 1999. The target figure was 45,000. The outgoing defence minister spoke of Bulgaria's "high vulnerability" because of the conflict in Ukraine, although he said the situation facing its land forces was "not so dramatic" as its military industry could largely service its Soviet-era equipment such as the T-72 tank. But he expressed concern over pro-Russian sentiment in Bulgaria. In last week's elections "several parties… gave a higher priority to co-operation with Russia and joining a Eurasian Union, than improving our level of integration in Nato and the EU", he said. "This creates tension and… misunderstandings, including inside the armed forces." Asked to respond to Mr Shalamanov's comments, Volen Siderov, leader of the pro-Russian Ataka party, described the defence minister as "an American agent". Other former Warsaw Pact armies have devised various strategies for ending their dependence on Soviet-era equipment. In 2013 Poland launched the biggest military procurement of any Nato member, and its defence budget reached 1.95% of GDP. Hungary replaced its MiGs with Gripen fighters in 2009. After Bulgaria, Slovakia is the most vulnerable Nato force in terms of outdated military hardware. Around 70% of the Slovak army's land vehicles and 90% of its ammunition are past their shelf life, according to the Central European Policy Institute (CEPI) in Bratislava.

"Catastrophic consequences" await the Bulgarian armed forces if they are not weaned soon from dependence on old Russian equipment and repairs, according to outgoing Defence Minister Velizar Shalamanov.

Summarize the following article: The victim was trying to cross the A590 near the Heaves Hotel, Levens, near Kendal just after 19:30 GMT, Cumbria Police confirmed. A spokesman for the force said the woman, who was in the east-bound lane, was pronounced dead at the scene. Police are appealing for anyone who was in the area who may have witnessed the accident to come forward.

A woman killed crossing a road in the Lake District may have been struck by several vehicles, police have said.

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Highlights from the Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev, Ukraine, which saw Portugal's Salvador Sobral crowned the winner.

Summarize the following article: Alex Gray, from Perth in Tayside, was convicted of burglary and harassment in April at Harrow Crown Court. Gray, 31, had started pursuing the star in 2008, sending abusive letters before he was banging on her door and spending nights in her back garden. He was charged last October when the singer was awoken by him bursting into her bedroom in the early hours. Lily Allen 'victim-shamed' over stalker Singer's stalker 'needs help, not jail' The singer was with her children in the room when he broke in to the flat, forcing her to leave the property for good. In a victim impact statement read in court the singer said she was "left terrified for my and my children's safety". She said the presence of another person with her at the time was likely to have scared him off. Sentencing, Judge Martyn Barklem said the stalker had told police he would "cut her with a knife". The judge said: "This was a terrifying experience for (Lily Allen), and it was extremely fortunate there was an adult male in the property who evicted Mr Gray from it."

A man who stalked singer Lily Allen for years and broke into her house has been given an indeterminate hospital order.

Summarize the following article: Plaid Cymru MP Jonathan Edwards warned him of a "constitutional crisis" if AMs rejected the draft Wales Bill. Mr Edwards claimed it could treat Wales as a "second-class nation" by giving Westminster a veto over Welsh laws. David Cameron said his government had a "proud record" of delivering devolution for Wales. More power over energy, transport and assembly elections is being offered by the bill, under a "reserved powers" model where anything not listed as the responsibility of Westminster is assumed to be devolved. Opposition parties have said the list of reservations is too long, with First Minister Carwyn Jones claiming the bill effectively proposes an "English veto" over Welsh legislation. Mr Edwards, MP for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, claimed during Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday that AMs would not give their consent to to the bill as it stood. "The veto and consent clauses do not apply in the case of Scotland and Northern Ireland," he said. "Why is his government treating Wales as a second-class nation?" Mr Cameron replied: "What this government has done is actually, first of all, hold a referendum so that the Welsh Assembly has those law-making powers. "Second of all, the first government in history to make sure there is a floor under the Welsh level of spending - something never done by a Labour government. "Now in the Wales Bill we want to make sure that we give Wales those extra powers - that's what this Bill is all about. "We're still listening to the suggestions made by him, made by the Welsh Assembly Government, but this government has a proud record not only of devolution for Wales but delivery for Wales." Later on Wednesday, AMs debated an assembly committee's report that said the draft Wales Bill was "impenetrable" and could leave Wales with fewer powers. First Minister Carwyn Jones repeated his concern that the proposals risk rolling back the devolution settlement, and would go against the result of the referendum for devolved law-making powers in 2011. Welsh Lib Dem leader Kirsty Williams appealed for extra time, and to the "open-mindedness" of Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb, "to address the current flaws and weaknesses" in the draft bill. Tory AM David Melding, who chairs the constitutional committee, said the bill was "in no fit state to command consensus" and should be "significantly amended". Mr Crabb said in November he thought the bill as it stood kept too many powers at Westminster and has promised to make changes.

The prime minister has said the UK government is "still listening" to suggestions for possible changes to its plans for further devolution to Wales.

Summarize the following article: The dark vision of the Attack on Titan series has made its reclusive Japanese manga artist Hajime Isayama a global best-seller and cult figure. His books have sold more than 52 million volumes worldwide and been translated into multiple languages including English, Mandarin and German. It went on to inspire an equally popular anime and now a two-part live-action film adaption. In an exclusive interview with the BBC, Isayama has revealed that he nearly gave up his dream after struggling to find a publisher. To his fans, there is more to the series than commercial success. Here are a few reasons why people love Attack on Titan. Isayama came up with the disturbing premise after playing a computer game which saw alien invaders attacking the world. "I thought it would be interesting if those monsters ate humans," he told the BBC. He has been subjected to death threats posted online, but to his fans he remains a beacon of inspiration and creativity who struggled through rejection until he found success. "Isayama is one of my favourite authors because he had an idea so strange but yet he did not give up," said a fan who commented on a popular Reddit thread about the series. Others appreciate the sheer epic scale of the story. With every victory comes strife and turmoil for the heroes. Lead character Eren finds himself caught in a struggle after seeing his mother eaten by a Titan which destroys his hometown. His journey to defeat the Titans soon reveals truths about them and other characters. "This makes it feel real to me. Isayama's characters suffer a lot of problems and setbacks and have to realistically work around that," said one Japanese fan on Reddit. "'Attack on Titan' is no typical Shōnen manga where good guys rarely die... In it, the villains more often than not win and every rare victory for the protagonists will often cost them dearly, so that they can't even experience the joy of celebration, that's what appeals to me," another fan said. Some enjoy the universal themes of "hopelessness and loss". "There is a serious and dark tone to the series, with a desperate struggle to it that makes it refreshing," said one fan, who added that the fact that it is not entrenched in Japanese culture makes it accessible to those unfamiliar with manga. Many say the mystery, adventure and the focus on the secrets of the communities in the series have lessons for all students of the human condition. Film footage courtesy of Hajime Isayama, Kodansha/Attack on Titan Production Committee

Man-eating giants called Titans are stalking the Earth, and what remains of humankind is cowering behind vast walls in a dystopian future.

Summarize the following article: With Pune needing 11 runs, Johnson conceded a four off his first ball but then removed Manoj Tiwary and Steve Smith with consecutive deliveries. Captain Smith hit 51 to give Pune a chance after their chase had faltered. But Johnson's 3-26 and Jasprit Bumrah's 2-26 helped Mumbai defend 129 to become the first side to win three IPL titles. Mumbai's previous victories came in 2013 and 2015. After electing to bat first in Hyderabad, Mumbai fell to 8-2 and then 79-7, before Krunal Pandya's 47 off 38 balls, supported by late-order hitting from Johnson (13 off 14) saw them post 129-8. In reply, Ajinkya Rahane struck 44 off 38 balls before he was removed by Johnson to leave Pune on 71-2 after 12 overs. They added just 29 runs in the next five overs thanks to expert bowling from Lasith Malinga and Bumrah, who had former India captain MS Dhoni caught behind for 10. A straight six from Australia captain Smith off Bumrah's penultimate delivery in the 19th over seemed to steer the match back Pune's way, only for Johnson to hold his nerve as Dan Christian was run out attempting a desperate third run off the final ball. Mumbai's total was the lowest score successfully defended in this year's tournament. England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler scored 272 runs in the tournament for Mumbai, while all-rounder Ben Stokes starred for Pune with a maiden Twenty20 century and 12 wickets, but neither was playing in the final after being recalled for the upcoming one-day international series against South Africa.

A superb final over from Mitchell Johnson saw Mumbai Indians beat Rising Pune Supergiant by one run to win a thrilling Indian Premier League final.

Summarize the following article: Two robbers, believed to have been armed with a gun and a knife, entered a shop on Coolkeeran Road at about 19:00 GMT and demanded money. They stole cash and cigarettes. No-one was injured in the robbery. Later on Saturday evening, police arrested a 22-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy. They were detained in north Belfast and are being questioned.

Police have made two arrests over an armed robbery at a shop in Armoy, County Antrim.

Summarize the following article: Craig Hall put the Wildcats ahead with a try after just 40 seconds, but once Wigan took the lead they never lost it and scored seven tries in total. Wakefield only trailed 24-18 at half-time but missed chances to cut the gap. And with Matty Smith scoring all of his six conversions, the visitors secured their first away win of the season. It was the Warriors' third successive win and a ninth consecutive defeat for bottom-of-the-table Wakefield, who improved dramatically from the 80-0 drubbing by Warrington in their last Super League match. The hosts made a dramatic start as Matt Ryan raced clear to set up a try for Hall, who also kicked the conversion. The lead lasted only seven minutes until Dom Crosby scored his first try for more than two years and Smith made it 6-6 with the conversion. Before the break, Wigan took control with further tries from Burgess and Dom Manfredi but replies from skipper Danny Kirmond and Pita Godinet, in his first start of 2015, kept Wakefield in touch. Among all the tries, there were yellow cards for Wigan's Sam Powell and Tim Smith of Wakefield, who squared up to each other. Dan Sarginson set up Burgess straight after the interval and his converted try gave Wigan a 12-point cushion for the third time in the evening. But Godinet capitalised on an error by Taulima Tautai to set up Chris Riley to give the Wildcats hope. However, Lee Mossop went over before Burgess completed his treble to wrap up the points. To complete Wakefield's misery, they lost debutant Jordan Crowther, prop Ian Kirke and loose forward Danny Washbrook during the match. Wakefield coach James Webster: "We definitely didn't get beaten on effort. We tried to get a foothold in the game but came up with crucial errors at crucial times. "Even though we scored some points, we didn't build pressure, we never sat on their try-line. But it's a good learning curve for us. "I came here looking for improvement and I got that. If we get the same improvement next week, we might get Saints. Wigan coach Shaun Wane: "It was just a win. Defensively we were poor . We were decent with the ball but I'm a bit frustrated we weren't patient in the final third. "It's not an easy place to come - St Helens only won by four - I've been coming here since 2010 and I've never given a positive talk in the dressing room afterwards. "But I still expect a better performance than that. Mentally we just weren't there today. The positive is that we found a way to win." Wakefield: Hall, Owen, Ryan, Lyne, Riley, Godinet, T. Smith, Scruton, McShane, Kavanagh, Washbrook, Kirmond, Crowther. Replacements: Lauitiiti for McShane (33), Kirke for Kavanagh (29), Simon for Crowther (17), Scruton for Simon (50). Substitutes: D. Smith. Sin Bin: T. Smith (34). Wigan: Hampshire, Manfredi, Gelling, Sarginson, Burgess, Williams, Smith, Mossop, McIlorum, Crosby, J. Tomkins, L. Farrell, Bateman. Replacements: Clubb for Mossop (21), Powell for McIlorum (28), Flower for Crosby (19), Tautai for Bateman (30). Sin Bin: Powell (34). Att: 3,107 Ref: Robert Hicks (RFL).

Joe Burgess scored his first Super League hat-trick as Wigan survived an early scare to beat Wakefield and move up to second in the table.

Summarize the following article: The coroner Sir John Goldring told the remaining jury members there was a "medical basis" for the woman being discharged. Six women and three men will continue to consider how and why 96 Liverpool fans died in Britain's worst sporting disaster on 15 April 1989. The jury was sent out on Wednesday after more than two years of evidence. The hearings, which are the longest running inquests in British legal history, began on 31 March 2014 with the maximum of 11 jurors. That number was reduced to 10 in February last year when a juror was discharged for "wholly exceptional medical reasons". The minimum number that can hear evidence at an inquest is seven.

A member of the Hillsborough inquests jury has been discharged on the first full day of deliberations.

Summarize the following article: The cat called Dave, 14, came to the Bath Cats and Dogs Home in Somerset about a month ago after its elderly owner had to go into a retirement home. The tabby had to have the front of its nose removed a few years ago because of a cancerous tumour. Staff said it "doesn't affect him at all" but sadly no-one has yet "seen past Dave's nose" to adopt him. Rachel Jones, from the centre, said the "old boy" was just looking for a "quiet retirement home" where it could "live the rest of his years in peace and quiet". "Dave is beautiful but sadly due to his looks he's struggling to find a home," she said. "It doesn't affect him at all and he doesn't need specialist care - he just looks odd. "But he's a very loving cat and just waiting for someone to overlook his unusual feature and give him a forever home."

A cat with no nose is struggling to find a new home because of "his unusual feature", a rehoming centre has said.

Summarize the following article: The badly decomposed remains were found on Thursday afternoon in undergrowth close to The Mall, Cribbs Causeway. Although not yet formally identified, police believe it is him "due to personal items found at the scene". The 73-year-old went missing in July 2015 and there has been a high-profile campaign to find him. Mr Serpell-Morris' family has been notified of the latest development. His nephew, Steve Griffiths, said the person who found his body has done "a great deal to help our family heal". "I've got pictures [of Derek] all over the wall and I'm constantly thinking of him." Det Chf Insp Matthew Iddon said: "This is a very distressing time for Derek's family who've been carrying out an exhaustive campaign to locate him and raise awareness of his disappearance and our thoughts are very much with them. "We're not able to confirm any more details until the post-mortem examination and formal identification procedures have been carried out." He was last seen leaving the Criterion Pub in St Pauls, Bristol, in the early hours of 11 July 2015 and was reported missing on 23 July. Avon and Somerset Police say they are "treating the death as unexplained". DJ Derek, a former accountant, was known to thousands of music fans and played hundreds of sets at local clubs and pubs, as well as at the Glastonbury festival. He was a resident of St Pauls in Bristol since 1978 and also appeared at gigs across the UK including the Big Chill, worked with Massive Attack and appeared in a Dizzee Rascal video. There have been a number of tributes to DJ Derek on social media. Fellow DJ Rob da Bank tweeted he was a "dj legend, incredible music buff and will be v missed". Documentary maker Helena Appio made a film about DJ Derek and said he was a "kind and gentle man". "He was very warm, he was very understanding. He wasn't in any way prejudiced and he felt he very much had this affinity with the black community." She added: "He was a real British eccentric in the most wonderful way." In 2012, DJ Derek won the Lord Mayor's medal for his "outstanding" contribution to the music scene in Bristol.

Police "strongly believe" human remains found north of Bristol are those of missing Derek Serpell-Morris, known as DJ Derek.

Summarize the following article: The 31-year-old reached three figures off 237 balls to lead their recovery after losing both openers cheaply. Mark Cosgrove (54) shared a stand of 101 and passed 500 runs for the season in the process as the home side closed on 252-7, with Dexter 107 not out. Kieran Noema-Barnett (3-42) and David Payne (2-59) were the pick of a tight Gloucestershire attack. With Division Two leaders Essex not in action this week, the match gives both sides, currently third and fourth, a chance to enhance their promotion prospects. Dexter hit 13 fours, but Leicestershire were rarely able to dominate against some tight bowling and only managed to secure a second batting point in the penultimate over of the day. Leicestershire batsman Neil Dexter told BBC Radio Leicester: "It was hard work out there, but those sort of centuries mean a lot more. Credit to the way they bowled, they didn't give us many bad balls and they fielded pretty well - a lot of my best shots were stopped in the field. "I think every batsman applied themselves, we did lose one or two quickly which can happen, but we're still in there and we still have a chance to get to 300 plus. "As a bowling unit we pride ourselves on patience, and that is what's needed out there - you aren't going to blast a team out, you have to bowl well to get your rewards."

Neil Dexter hit his second Championship century for Leicestershire on day one against Gloucestershire at Grace Road.

Summarize the following article: The former Tory MP has denied a suggestion by a senior UKIP source that he will try to change party rules giving UKIP leader Nigel Farage sole power to appoint the leader in Wales. Current UKIP rules allow different politicians to lead the assembly group and the party in Wales. A source close to Mr Gill said he was confident most UKIP AMs would back him. Mr Hamilton and Mr Gill were among seven new UKIP AMs elected on Thursday. Gareth Bennett, Mark Reckless, David Rowlands and Mr Gill took the oath of office at the Senedd in Cardiff Bay on Saturday. Mr Hamilton and another newly-elected AM - Caroline Jones - were present but were not sworn in. Party sources expect Mr Hamilton to make the leadership challenge on Tuesday to Mr Gill, who was appointed UKIP Wales leader by Mr Farage in 2014. Mr Hamilton and Ms Jones are expected to take the oath on Tuesday morning, after attending a meeting of UKIP's ruling National Executive Committee (NEC) on Monday. At the meeting they will stand down from the NEC, which is required under UKIP's rules now that they have become elected politicians. A senior UKIP source suggested Mr Hamilton might use the meeting to attempt to change party rules stating that UKIP's national leader has the sole power to appoint the party's leader in Wales. Mr Hamilton has denied he has such a plan. Earlier on Saturday, Mr Hamilton told BBC Radio Wales that UKIP AMs would agree next week who should lead their group. He stressed that Mr Gill was not automatically in charge and said there were "many people in UKIP" with the right skills for the the job. "We're going to have a collective discussion when we all meet together and we'll come up with a decision as to which of us is likely to be the most effective leader in the assembly," he said. Asked if he would be the best candidate, Mr Hamilton added: "I, of course, have a lot of parliamentary experience and so has [fellow UKIP AM and ex-Tory MP] Mark Reckless. "I've been around in politics for a very long time at quite a high level, and we have many people in UKIP who've got the kind of skills which will be advantageous to a leader. "But I'm not going to pre-empt the discussions that we will have, probably on Tuesday." First Minister Carwyn Jones is spending the weekend preparing to form a new government, after Labour won 29 of the 60 seats, losing just one to Plaid. The new assembly is expected to hold its first meeting next week. Discussions are ongoing between the parties to decide who should be presiding officer and deputy presiding officer, and take charge of assembly proceedings. The Conservative assembly group will meet on Monday to discuss strategy, after a disappointing election under Welsh leader Andrew RT Davies. The party failed to win any target seats and lost three to fall into third place behind Plaid Cymru. Monmouth AM Nick Ramsay said the Conservatives' problems could not be "brushed under the table" and the leadership needed to be discussed. He called it a "difficult" campaign but backed Mr Davies. "The 11 of us that are now left need to look at where we go from here," he said. "[We need to] decide how we get there and then look at all issues, including the leadership, but other issues as well such as the strategy the group adopts." A Welsh Conservative spokesman described the campaign as "very positive" and "ambitious" with "great ideas". "There's a fifth party in play now, which has affected everyone else," he said, referring to UKIP. "We've proven we can challenge in key seats next time around." Plaid Cymru AM Rhun ap Iorwerth said his party would be "constructive but playing the crucial role of a strong opposition" to Labour. "We will use that wisely to put forward a vision for the country which is as clear now as it was the day before the election," he said. Kirsty Williams, the only surviving Lib Dem AM, has resigned as leader of the party in Wales after it lost four of its five Senedd seats. Labour looks likely to form another minority Labour administration after an election in which only one constituency changed hands. And yet, the election has revealed a big change in Welsh politics - a change that has arrived in Cardiff Bay in the form of seven UKIP AMs who won seats on the regional lists. They say they want to shake the place up. But Nigel Farage also says they want to play a constructive role. I'm not sure how you achieve both. Either way, there's a question facing UKIP - who will lead them in Wales? Nathan Gill was appointed UKIP Wales leader by Nigel Farage in 2014 - a job he's compared to "herding cats". It sounds as though Neil Hamilton - the former Tory MP whose political career has been re-booted by this election - would be only too happy to relieve him of his duty. But his elevation is unlikely to heal rifts in the party. Even the suggestion that he could be a candidate in this election caused a row in UKIP's ranks.

Neil Hamilton is expected to challenge Nathan Gill to lead UKIP's new assembly group, sources have told BBC Wales.

Summarize the following article: Kris Doolan's ninth goal of the season leaves United trailing Kilmarnock by five points with six games left. But it could have been so different had United taken one of a glut of chances they created, especially in a dominant first half. "We created so many chances, enough to win a couple of matches," he said. "We can only blame ourselves. It was amazing. It was November, December time, back there again. "Chance after chance and we don't take them and you wonder whether that will come back and cost us - and it did. We simply need to put those chances away. "In the first half, we should have been out of sight. In the second half, we lost a grip of the game." Alan Archibald's Thistle go level with Dundee in sixth place, although the Dens Park men hold the advantage with a better goal difference. Archibald told BBC Scotland: "Dundee United were by far the better team in the first half and we struggled to deal with their energy and their direct style of play. "I thought the days were gone of needing to have a go at half time, but it wasn't good enough. "We told the lads the way United would play and to expect that battle and we didn't deal with it. "They won every second ball. Every respect to them, they're fighting for their lives. "They caused us problems putting direct balls over the top, and we've got to deal with that better." The Jags travel to Ross County on Saturday, while Dundee host Hamilton Academical as the battle for a top-six spot reaches the final weekend. "Our goal at the start of the week was 'can we go to Dingwall with a chance?'" added Archibald. "We need favours, we know that now with the way the results have went. "It gives us a good chance up there, we'll take a good crowd, it gives us a fantastic opportunity to get in that top six and we can't wait."

Dundee United manager Mixu Paatelainen said his players can only blame themselves after they fell to a 1-0 defeat by Partick Thistle at Firhill.

Summarize the following article: On the eve of Nigeria's presidential election, residents of the capital, Abuja, were rushing to shops and markets to stock up on everything from bottled water and bread to other essential supplies. This resulted in clogged supermarkets and queues at ATMs. I was told that in one bank you could not withdraw more than 100,000 naira (about $500, £340) from your account in the week leading up to the 28 March electoral contest between President Goodluck Jonathan and opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari. At one supermarket I went to, the shelves for bread were empty and there was a long queue of people waiting to get loaves being brought in hot from an adjoining bakery. All this frenzy was because of the fear that the poll could result in violence, similar to that seen after the disputed 2011 election when some 800 people died. The prospect of an upset in the 28 March election led many local and international groups to try to ease concerns of violence erupting by getting President Jonathan of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) and Gen Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to sign a peace agreement and to pledge that they will abide by the verdict of the electorate. The two candidates straddled the religious and regional fault lines in Nigeria, with President Jonathan a Christian from the south and Gen Buhari a Muslim northerner. The desperate campaign rhetoric had not improved the atmosphere with some highly provocative claims by the politicians. There was a flurry of international intervention - most notably by the US. President Barack Obama released a statement on the eve of the election reminding Nigerians that "to keep Nigeria one is a task that must be done", echoing the mantra heard after the 1967-1970 Biafran civil war which threatened to break up Africa's most populous state. International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda also had a clip repeatedly broadcast on some television channels, warning that those responsible for hate crimes committed during the election could be tried at the ICC. On the day itself, the permanent voter cards and biometric card readers introduced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) helped to sanitise the election and made it difficult for the 100% voter turnout that used to occur in the past - and through which dubious figures used to be returned as votes. With supporters of the two main candidates heavily mobilised, the vote passed off generally peacefully in spite of some minor hitches. The one time when everyone in Nigeria held their breath was at the collation centre where results were being announced a few days later. A PDP agent and a former government minister, Godsday Orubebe, nearly disrupted the whole process by accusing the electoral boss of bias - a charge he dismissed after a tense few minutes that seemed like hours to most Nigerians glued to their televisions and radios that were broadcasting the whole drama live. Before the matter was defused, many Nigerians feared either a repeat of what happened in Ivory Coast in 2010 when the announcement of election results was halted and the result sheet was torn up live on television by a ruling party agent, leading to a brief civil war Or a repeat of the Nigerian situation in 1993 when a court halted the announcement of results and the military subsequently annulled the poll, leading to a prolonged political crisis in the country. When it emerged later that day that President Jonathan had called and congratulated the opposition candidate and conceded defeat, Nigeria erupted into celebrations several hours before the formal announcement was made by Inec that Gen Buhari had won the election by a margin of more than two million votes. It is a sad irony that the scores of deaths which followed were not as a result of political clashes, but the reckless way in which some people were celebrating the victory through dangerous driving and other stunts. And while some of the credit for the historic week must go to the electoral commission and to a president who found a redeeming feature in a generally lacklustre term in office, it was also the Nigerian people who were determined to show they had come of age. They are savouring the fact that they have broken the jinx that an incumbent cannot be defeated through the ballot box. These strengthened democratic credentials leave a sweet taste for Nigerians and should also be as a warning to the president-elect that it is no longer possible to take the voters for granted.

In our series of letters from African journalists, Mannir Dan Ali says many Nigerians can still not believe that they have succeeded in doing what just more than a week ago seemed impossible to achieve - to vote out an incumbent who accepted defeat, preventing an outbreak of violence.

Summarize the following article: Abdulkadir Mahamoud, 29, was last seen on Friday, 24 February after leaving his home in Easton. Avon and Somerset Police have said his disappearance is out of character and they are concerned about his welfare. A social media post written by police about his disappearance was retweeted by the Harry Potter author, JK Rowling on Sunday evening. Mr Mahamoud was last seen wearing a grey polo shirt and a gold-coloured macawis, which is similar to a sarong and is traditionally worn by Somalian men.

Concerns are growing over the disappearance of a Bristol man who has been missing for over a week.

Summarize the following article: He said resisting demands for Cardiff and Edinburgh assemblies would have increased demand for independence. But Mr Blair said he did not understand in the late 1990s the need to maintain cultural unity between the different parts of the United Kingdom. The admissions are contained in a new book, 'British Labour Leaders'. Interviewed by the book's editors, ex-cabinet minister Charles Clarke and University of East Anglia politics lecturer Toby James, Mr Blair said: "I did feel that we made a mistake on devolution. "We should have understood that, when you change the system of government so that more power is devolved, you need to have ways of culturally keeping England, Scotland and Wales very much in sync with each other. We needed to work even stronger for a sense of UK national identity. "But I don't accept the idea that we should never have done devolution. If we had not devolved power, then there would have been a massive demand for separation - as there was back in the 60s and 70s." The book is published on 8 September.

Ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair has said he failed to do enough to ensure Welsh and Scottish devolution did not undermine the UK's national identity.

Summarize the following article: He came off the bench to score twice in stoppage time and earn a dramatic 5-4 win against Crystal Palace on Saturday. "I am very happy here. It is difficult for me because of the language, I would like to speak well, but I need to continue to study," said Llorente. He also admits to having struggled on his return from a knee injury. "After my injury I lost my performance level, but I always kept working in training and the coach sees this," said the 31-year-old former Juventus forward. "Now I'm very happy because these two goals are very important for me, for my confidence and now I feel very good and I feel like I have helped the team." The victory against the Eagles was Swansea's first in the Premier League since the opening day of the season, a result which took off the bottom of the table and above relegation rivals Sunderland. Manager Bob Bradley met the Spaniard after "twisted" headlines suggested Llorente was looking to leave the club in January. The American said, "It's typical, it is headlines that get twisted and people try to make a story out of something that's not really accurate. "Fernando and I had a really good discussion. "After arriving at Swansea, coming with an injury, and then having a few knocks after he arrived, we agreed that he wasn't at the level that we both knew he could reach. "We understood that he's an important guy for the team and we had to move things forward the right way. "The conversation that we had was so professional and neither one of us got bent out of shape by the way it was twisted in the press. "We just said and agreed that we'll keep working together in the right way and against Crystal Palace he came on the field and made a difference for our team and it just shows you that he's a good man." The Swans are 19th, two points adrift of moving out of the relegation zone and face three of the four teams around them in the table next month with Llorente hoping Saturday's win can transform them. "What has happened is very important for me and for the team," he said. "The situation in the table is close. This is now the time for change. "After this I think the team have grown up a lot and this team need confidence."

Striker Fernando Llorente insists he is very happy at Swansea City despite being linked with a return to Italy within four months of joining them.

Summarize the following article: The Trust owns 21.1% of Swansea City but under the proposal, Steve Kaplan, Jason Levein and Jenkins would gradually buy its shares. The details will be included in a proposal the Trust hope to put before members at a meeting on 1 July. The Trust recommends the proposal is accepted. Trust chairman Phil Sumbler said the proposal would "strengthen their financial position" while at the same time keeping a stake in the club. Under the proposal, Kaplan, Levein and Jenkins would purchase an initial 5% of the total shares in Swansea City from the Trust's holdings which would raise about £5m. On top of the initial 5%, there would be another 0.5% every year for the next five years, subject to the club staying in the Premier League. There is also an option for a possible sale of a further 3% in the next two and a half years. That would total 10.5%. If the deal is ratified the Trust, following legal advice, says it would be obliged not to pursue any legal action regarding an alleged breach of a shareholders' agreement by the former directors who had sold their shares as part of the Americans' takeover in 2016. No definitive date has been set for any ballot to vote on the proposals but the Trust believe it could happen imminently and hope it could coincide with the meeting on Saturday in which board members are elected.

Swansea City Supporters Trust could sell up to half its current shareholding to the club's American owners and chairman Huw Jenkins.

Summarize the following article: Speaking exclusively to the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, she said she understood concerns over immigration but leaving the EU was not a "silver bullet". Mrs May, who backs Remain, denied she had "been quiet" during the campaign. She listed the economy and jobs, security, and Britain's "place in the world" as reasons to stay in the EU. In other referendum news: Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Chancellor George Osborne ruled out any further immediate changes to freedom of movement rules, amid speculation the government could offer further concessions ahead of next Thursday's EU referendum. Mrs May has previously suggested reform of the free movement rules, saying in April the UK needed to be "smarter" about trying to change them in the future. She told the BBC's political editor: "There are some changes coming up in free movement rules, to make it easier for us to deal with illegal immigrants and I think again as I've said that we should look at further reform in the future. "But when we look at the question of membership I understand people have concerns over immigration, but this is about our economy, our security it's about our future place in the world and I think it's important that people look at all these issues." She added: "What I've learned over six years is there's no single answer, silver bullet, there's no one thing you can do that can suddenly deal with all the problems and concerns over immigration and that includes leaving the EU, that's not the single answer to this." Explaining her reasons for joining the Remain campaign, she said there were "plenty of voices suggesting what I should do on this, quite a lot of voices suggesting I go down the Leave route" - but she had come to her own judgment by looking at "the facts" and "used my own experience as home secretary and what I've seen over the last six years and I'm in no doubt that we should Remain". She added: "When I put that all together and I think about the potential risks to jobs, the uncertainties for our economy if we are to leave the EU, and I think about security, the discussions I've had within the EU, I do believe we are more secure in the EU, and this issue of our place in the world…I believe we should stand up and stand tall and lead in Europe" On security, she said "as home secretary that's a key issue for me and I genuinely believe that everything I've seen over the last six years that we would be more secure and safer inside the EU". Mrs May did not rule out standing in any future Conservative leadership race but maintained there was "no vacancy" at the moment and she hoped David Cameron would remain as PM until 2020. She said she thought Mr Cameron would remain in place whatever the result of the referendum as he had been elected last year and "we need to ensure we carry on with that job after the referendum". She said it was understandable that other Conservatives "who've held very strongly-held views for a long time on this issue" would campaign "very passionately" to leave the EU, but said that party unity would return after the referendum. She said it was a "genuine desire of most people in the party that we do come back together again".

Home Secretary Theresa May has said the government "should look at further reform" of free movement of people, if the UK stays in the EU.

Summarize the following article: "They cornered us, they beat us..." Mr Capriles said. "They robbed us all. They took my team's watches, radios, gas masks." A lawmaker was also injured in Monday's clashes in the capital Caracas between protesters and the security forces. More marches are planned for Tuesday. Anti-government protesters had been marching towards the office of the ombudsman but found their way blocked by the National Guard. They threw petrol bombs and stones at the security forces, who fired tear gas in return. At a news conference, Mr Capriles, with a visible bruise on his face, said he and members of his team had been targeted deliberately. "I was practically choking [from the tear gas]... when a National Guard team ambushed us," he said, showing photos of the injuries some of his supporters had suffered. "They took all of their gas masks and their helmets," Mr Capriles said. "I asked them 'what is wrong with you?' and their answer was to hit me with a helmet in the face." Mr Capriles said he would file an official complaint. The National Guard has so far not responded to the allegations made against them. Opposition leaders say more than 250 people were injured in Monday's protests. Among them was opposition lawmaker Carlos Paparoni, who needed stitches after he fell to the ground when he was hit by a water cannon. Almost 60 people have died in protest-related violence since the latest wave of anti-government unrest began across the country on 1 April. The parents of Juan Pablo Pernalete, a student killed when he was hit by a tear gas canister at a protest on 26 April, called on the authorities to put an end to "the repression". "Enough of so much repression by the forces tasked with ensuring our security and public order," the statement by José Gregorio Pernalete and his wife Elvira Llovera read. "Like so many other youths, all that our son wanted was to express himself freely as the Venezuelans they are and who have the right to do so. "Protesting is not a crime, protesting does not mean toppling a government, protesting only means that things aren't going well and that people are demanding a change of economic and social policies. That's why no one has the right to repress or kill a Venezuela merely for protesting." On Sunday, opposition leaders called on their supporters "to step up the pressure" on the government and to join marches scheduled for the rest of the week.

Venezuelan opposition politician Henrique Capriles says he and members of his team were beaten by members of the National Guard as they left an anti-government protest on Monday.

Summarize the following article: Organisers said they wanted to "show support" for the campaign against drilling for shale gas in Lancashire. About 35 people broke through fencing into the site near Preston New Road, before they "left of their own accord", BBC Radio Lancashire reported. Francis Egan, chief executive of the fracking company Cuadrilla, said it was "unacceptable and irresponsible". Lancashire Police said no arrests were made but the demonstrators who broke in were "thought to be from outside the area and not from the local protest groups". The government's approval for fracking at the Little Plumpton site is set to face a judicial review next month. Cuadrilla has previously said drilling would start in the spring. It would mean that, for the first time, UK shale rock will be drilled horizontally, which is expected to yield more gas. However, the process has prompted environmental concerns. "It's more important now than ever that we send a strong message... that there is no social licence for fracking in Lancashire or anywhere," organisers from Frack Free Lancashire said. Protests have been held daily, they said, since work to prepare the site for shale gas extraction started on 5 January. Earlier in February, concrete firm Moore Readymix terminated a contract with Cuadrilla following protests at its depot. A spokeswoman for Cuadrilla said: "Work at our site is progressing well and we thank all those who continue to support our operations, which is a great opportunity to create jobs, fuel businesses, heat UK homes and stimulate economic growth in the region. "For those who remain unconvinced about shale gas's role in securing our nation's energy future, we of course respect the right they have to protest peacefully." The company has not yet been given permission for work at a second Lancashire site - Roseacre Wood - amid concerns over the impact on the area. Lancashire County Council had initially refused permission to extract shale gas at both sites on grounds of noise and traffic impact but the government overruled the decision for the Preston New Road site.

About 250 people have attended a rally near the UK's first horizontal fracking site, police said.

Summarize the following article: Two cars collided shortly after 10:00 BST on Monday, said police. The driver of one of the cars, a 63-year-old local man, died at the scene. His passenger, a woman aged 58, was airlifted to hospital where she remains in a serious condition. The passenger of the other car, a 59-year-old local woman, died shortly after the collision. The driver of the car, a local man aged 63, was seriously injured and is currently in hospital. Sgt Ewan Gell from Lincolnshire Police said there was "a scene of carnage". "It's not something anybody wants to attend," he said. "But unfortunately somebody has to go there and deal with the aftermath." The crash now means that 18 people have died on Lincolnshire's roads since the start of the year, compared with six over the same period last year.

Two people died and two others were seriously injured in a crash on the A15 near Cranwell in Lincolnshire.

Summarize the following article: Two goals in three second-half minutes from Nathan Smith and Alex Lacey gave the hosts a 2-0 lead before Jakub Sokolik pulled one back. After an even first 35 minutes, Plymouth started to look the better side, but were denied by some brave defending as the home side threw bodies in the way of shots on three occasions to keep it level at half-time. The Glovers then seized the advantage in the 62nd minute as Smith bundled in a Ben Whitfield corner before Lacey doubled the lead two minutes later, finishing after substitute Jordan Slew sliced a Matt Dolan free-kick towards his own goal. Former Yeovil man Sokolik reduced the arrears 13 minutes from time with a deftly flicked header from a Jake Jervis free-kick. Match report supplied by the Press Association Match ends, Yeovil Town 2, Plymouth Argyle 1. Second Half ends, Yeovil Town 2, Plymouth Argyle 1. Attempt missed. Jake Jervis (Plymouth Argyle) header from the centre of the box is too high. Kevin Dawson (Yeovil Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Kevin Dawson (Yeovil Town). Graham Carey (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the left wing. Artur Krysiak (Yeovil Town) is shown the yellow card. Kevin Dawson (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Jakub Sokolik (Plymouth Argyle). Substitution, Yeovil Town. Shayon Harrison replaces Ben Whitfield. Yann Songo'o (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Kevin Dawson (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Yann Songo'o (Plymouth Argyle). Substitution, Yeovil Town. Omar Sowunmi replaces Tom Eaves. Tom Eaves (Yeovil Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Tom Eaves (Yeovil Town). Sonny Bradley (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Attempt missed. Jake Jervis (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Substitution, Yeovil Town. Brandon Goodship replaces Francois Zoko. Goal! Yeovil Town 2, Plymouth Argyle 1. Jakub Sokolik (Plymouth Argyle) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Jake Jervis with a cross following a set piece situation. Foul by Ben Whitfield (Yeovil Town). Graham Carey (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the left wing. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Foul by Francois Zoko (Yeovil Town). Antoni Sarcevic (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the right wing. Attempt missed. Gary Sawyer (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Alex Lacey. Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Antoni Sarcevic replaces David Fox. Foul by Tom Eaves (Yeovil Town). Jakub Sokolik (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Goal! Yeovil Town 2, Plymouth Argyle 0. Alex Lacey (Yeovil Town) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matthew Dolan with a cross following a set piece situation. Ben Whitfield (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Jakub Sokolik (Plymouth Argyle). Goal! Yeovil Town 1, Plymouth Argyle 0. Nathan Smith (Yeovil Town) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Whitfield with a cross following a corner. Corner, Yeovil Town. Conceded by Oscar Threlkeld. Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Liam Shephard. Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Jake Jervis replaces Ryan Donaldson. Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Jordan Slew replaces Nathan Blissett. Ben Whitfield (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Gary Sawyer (Plymouth Argyle).

Yeovil won for the first time in nine League Two matches with a 2-1 victory over promotion-chasing Plymouth.

Summarize the following article: Witnesses told the BBC that gunmen opened fire and detonated the bomb on a busy main road. Many others were injured, most of them civilians. It is not clear who was behind the blast, but the Islamist militant group al-Shabab has carried out several attacks on the same road in the past few weeks. Witnesses said Saturday's attack began when gunmen opened fire on a Somali government official's car, sparking a gun battle with his security escort. "There was a drive-by shooting attack... then a car loaded with explosives was detonated after police reinforcements arrived," a police official told AFP. "The gunmen riding in a car attacked the official and there was [an] exchange of gunfire... then there was a huge blast," said Abdi Mudey, who was near the scene. Witnesses described seeing part of a supermarket and several cars destroyed by the blast. Husayn Ali Wehliye, a regional governor, escaped with minor injuries, local media reported. Al-Shabab ruled much of Somalia until 2011, when it was driven out of Mogadishu by African and Somali troops.

Three people have been killed in a gun and bomb attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu.

Summarize the following article: Madine, 26, who has scored 16 goals in 78 appearances for Bolton, has signed a new two-year deal. Wheater, 30, has made 167 appearances for the Trotters and has agreed a new one-year deal with an option. "Hopefully, we will have another season like last and I don't see any reason why not with the quality we have in the squad," Wheater told the club website.

Striker Gary Madine and defender David Wheater have signed new deals at Bolton after promotion to the Championship.

Summarize the following article: Twenty-three people died in seven districts of Andhra Pradesh. Nine people were killed in the eastern state of Orissa. Most of the people who died were working on farms during torrential rains on Sunday, reports said. Lightning strikes are common in India during heavy monsoon rains. In Andhra Pradesh, the deaths occurred in Nellore, Prakasam, Guntur, Krishna, East Godavari, Anantapur and Srikakulam districts. At least six women were among those who died. Reports said two teams of women cricketers had a narrow escape when lightning struck a palm tree near the ground where they were playing a match in Guntur district. The game was called off. "It was a miraculous escape for our players as well as the staff," a senior cricket official told The Times of India newspaper. In Orissa, nine people were killed and at least eight injured in separate incidents of lightning strikes. India receives 80% of its annual rainfall during the monsoon season, which runs between June and September.

At least 32 people have been killed following lightning strikes in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, reports say.

Summarize the following article: Six local authorities, including Edinburgh and Scottish Borders, have sought £1bn. Highland Council has applied for up to £300m to support projects in Inverness and the wider Highlands. Known as City Region Deals, the money would be provided by the UK and Scottish governments. Similar deals have previously been secured by Glasgow and jointly by Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire councils. The idea behind the initiatives, which involve direct funding and greater borrowing powers, is to support economic growth. The Edinburgh and South-East Scotland City Region Deal bid aims to secure major funding to help better protect historic attractions in Scotland's capital, and also boost the wider area's overseas trade and opportunities for new businesses. Those involved have calculated that an additional £3.2bn worth of private sector investment could be leveraged if the bid is successful. Highland Council would use its funding for infrastructure projects and jobs creation. The local authority and the MP for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey, Drew Hendry, said they expected confirmation of the funding. The region has already secured £3m of City Region Deal funding. Scottish Secretary David Mundell confirmed this support during a meeting with Highland Council last year. The local authority plans to use the money on improving the appearance of Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, upgrading the grounds of Inverness Castle and on creating a free public access wi-fi scheme for the city.

More than £1bn of government funding for Edinburgh, south-east Scotland and the Highlands is expected to be confirmed later in the Budget.

Summarize the following article: Spire Healthcare began investigating the work of Dr Ian Paterson at two private West Midlands hospitals in 2007. Mr Paterson was suspended by the General Medical Council (GMC) in 2012. Spire Healthcare has apologised "unreservedly" to all patients. A number of key events and missed opportunities occurred at Spire Parkway in Solihull and Spire Little Aston in Sutton Coldfield leading to a failure to take action against Mr Paterson, the independent review concluded. Mr Paterson, who was employed there from 1993 to 2012, "continually breached" Spire's practising privileges policy which, it is claimed, should have been a warning that he was unwilling to comply with procedures. The private healthcare organisation was alerted by Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT) to issues surrounding his work in 2007. But the review said there was poor communication between the trust and Spire about HEFT's investigation into Mr Paterson. A total of 15 recommendations for improving procedures were made in the report and all will be implemented, Spire said. The case was referred to West Midlands Police following Mr Paterson's suspension by the GMC in 2012. He carried out "cleavage sparing" mastectomies while at the two private hospitals and Solihull Hospital. The GMC said the procedure, which left a small amount of tissue for cosmetic reasons, breached national guidelines because it risked the return of cancer. More than 700 patients, who had been treated by the surgeon and subsequently recalled by Spire, were contacted as part of its review. Mr Paterson was invited to take part but declined to do so, Spire said. Rob Roger, chief executive of Spire Healthcare, said the report made "challenging reading". "We give a full and unreserved apology to all of the patients and their families for any distress they have suffered as a result of their treatment by Mr Paterson while he was a surgeon at the Spire Parkway and Little Aston hospitals," he said. "I would also like to apologise to the professionals who raised concerns at the time Mr Paterson was practising." In December, an independent review of his work at Solihull found hundreds of breast cancer patients were failed by the trust. The report said senior managers at the trust did not respond effectively until 2007 and their response was neither sufficiently robust nor rigorous. In November, a solicitor representing some patients said the NHS has so far paid out £3,220,315 in damages, out of 503 claims. Kashmir Uppal, from Birmingham law firm Thompsons which is representing 400 women, said the firm had settled 10 claims so far. Frances Perks, had nine operations carried out at Spire by Mr Paterson between 1994 and 2009, including a mastectomy. "I was [later] told that I didn't need the mastectomy or the reconstruction - there was nothing there at all, all the operations were unnecessary. "It was very hard to accept it, to get your head around," she said. A spokeswoman for the Medical Defence Union said Mr Paterson did not want to comment on the Spire report because of his duty of confidentiality and the ongoing investigations.

Two hospitals missed opportunities to take action against a consultant breast surgeon who was performing unnecessary or incomplete operations, a review has found.

Summarize the following article: It is the first time the UN has given an offensive mandate to its troops. The 2,500-strong brigade will be asked to "neutralise and disarm" rebels. The existing 20,000-strong UN peacekeeping force has been widely criticised as ineffective in ending the two-decade long war. Troops from Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa are expected to form the bulk of the new brigade which is expected to be deployed by July. The region's mineral riches have been plundered by numerous groups and countries during the long conflict. The resolution, unanimously adopted by the Security Council, says the new force will operate "in a robust, highly mobile and versatile manner... to prevent expansion of all armed groups, neutralise these groups, and to disarm them". The UN's peacekeeping mission has been in DR Congo for more than a decade and was at one time the biggest peacekeeping operation in the world. It says that their peacekeepers are spread thinly over a vast and difficult terrain. Last month, regional African leaders signed a UN-brokered accord to end the violence. Some 500,000 people have fled their homes since a rebellion by M23 rebels began in April last year. The group is made up of fighters who deserted from the Congolese army following a mutiny and are mostly from the Tutsi ethnic group, a minority in eastern DR Congo.

The UN Security Council has approved the creation of a special combat force to carry out "targeted offensive operations" against armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Summarize the following article: Most of these deaths were caused by accidental electrocution, Bijayshree Routray told Press Trust of India news agency. Over a third of the elephants were killed by electric shock and hanging electricity wires, he said. There are around 26,000 wild elephants in India where it is a heritage animal. "The government has set up a joint committee to monitor elephant deaths," Orissa's Forest and Environment Secretary RK Sharma said. It will include members from both the forest and environment and energy departments to try and stop the deaths of elephants from accidental electrocutions. Other causes for the deaths of the jumbos included poaching, poisoning by farmers to prevent them from damaging crops and being run over by trains. While elephants are worshipped by many in India, shrinking habitat has led to increased conflict with people and the deaths of many of the protected animals.

Nearly 300 wild elephants have died in India's Orissa state in the past five years, the state's forest and environment minister has said.

Summarize the following article: Media playback is not supported on this device Levi Ives netted before Stephen McGuinness was sent-off as Niall Currie made a losing start as Ports boss. It was also a good day for the other top-four sides with Crusaders beating Ballinamallard 1-0, Linfield winning 2-0 at Ards and Ballymena fighting back to defeat Glentoran 3-2. Dungannon overcame Carrick 3-1 and Glenavon beat Coleraine 1-0. As it happened: Saturday's Premiership action Currie hoped to begin his Ports reign by ending the club's horror record against the Reds - 11 straight defeats without registering a goal against the north Belfast side. That run was extended as the visitors failed to take advantage of having an extra player from the 23rd minute. Ives saw his powerful shot diverted into his own net by Garry Breen six minutes before McGuinness was shown a straight red card. Tempers flared after a heavy challenge on Reds keeper Peter Burke and McGuinness pushed his head into Breen. Portadown rarely threatened an equaliser and inform Cliftonville remain six points adrift of pacesetters Crusaders. The champions have made a habit of grinding out narrow wins this season and they did it again at Ferney Park. Jordan Forsythe netted the only goal with his first-half effort slipping under the body of keeper Cameron Crawford and into the net. It was a bit easier for second-placed Linfield as Jimmy Callacher bagged a first-half double against managerless Ards. The defender headed in the opener and added a close-range finish before the break. It was a game to remember for Ballymena at the Oval, coming from two down to clinch victory with Johnny McMurray's injury-time winner. Adam McCracken's own goal and a Stephen McAlorum strike put the Glens in charge but Fra McCaffrey and Tony Kane scored before McMurray won it. Rhys Marshall headed Glenavon to victory over Coleraine at Mourneview Park, connecting with Joel Cooper's corner early in the second half. Ally Taggart, Ryan Harpur and Andrew Mitchell were on target for Dungannon in their 3-1 win against Carrick, with Stephen McCullough's superb long-range goal the only highlight for the visitors.

Cliftonville clinched a 1-0 victory over bottom side Portadown despite playing most of the game with 10 men.

Summarize the following article: Luther Ankonum, 26, is charged with four counts of attempted grievous bodily harm and two counts of criminal damage as well as public order and driving offences. Mr Ankonum, who is also known as Luther Smith, appeared at Peterlee Magistrates' Court. He was remanded into custody to appear at Durham Crown Court on 11 May. It is alleged Mr Ankonum, of Fairclough Court in Peterlee, drove at people in the Little Eden area.

A man accused of driving a car at pedestrians before spending five hours on a house roof has appeared in court.

Summarize the following article: The 23-year-old sustained an injury during the Welsh region's European Rugby Challenge Cup match against Pau on 12 December. The Dragons say the player will be out for "several months". Prydie has played five times for Wales, scoring two tries, but has not appeared in an international since the 23-8 loss to Japan in June 2013. It is a major blow to the Dragons ahead of the derby match against Cardiff Blues on 27 December. Fellow Wales international backs Hallam Amos and Tyler Morgan are long-term injury absentees while Jack Dixon is also out.

Dragons wing Tom Prydie is to have knee surgery and could be out for the rest of the season.

Summarize the following article: The condition causes the head to be small in size and the brain to under-develop. But it is not known why babies are born with microcephaly. Gabrielle Frohock from Austin, Texas, US is a mum of three daughters - her last born - nicknamed Laney - has microcephaly. This is her story. "After she was born doctors saw her head was too small. They did a cat scan the same day and diagnosed her with microcephaly. Part of the corpus callosum, or the nerve fibres, didn't form at the back of the head that connects the two hemispheres of the brain. Doctors didn't expect her to survive beyond a few months old. I had never heard of the condition before, and it was complete and utter devastation when we got the news. We also found out later she has a chromosome disorder that may be a cause of the microcephaly. I was determined I would love her and hold her - I did not put her down for six months, as I didn't know how long she would survive. "At a year old, she was like a new-born. Things just took her more time. There are varying extremes of the condition - Laney is towards the end where her brain has a lot more problems, but doesn't make her value any less. She doesn't walk or talk, and she can't feed herself. She has a g-button or gastrostomy button directed into her stomach. She is nourished through a feeding machine or a pump we use by hand and she gets all her medications that way too. I went through a grieving process and was praying for a miracle that my daughter will get better. But instead, I got better and I learned to accept the child I have. It was a process and it didn't happen overnight, but I got there. "When you have a child you love it unconditionally - when you have a special child, for me it's a love without expectation. If she never says she loves me or never talks, it doesn't matter. She's a gift to me. It's been heartbreaking but I never knew that kind of love existed. It only takes little things to make her happy. She can crawl now - and she can push a button on her favourite toy. We celebrate her birthday like you can't imagine every year! She has brought so much joy in our lives. She is so wonderful, sweet and loving." She has hippotherapy, riding horses to build her core strength, and she loves it. She can't hold on herself but the movement of the horse is similar to human walking. She can now sit up on a horse herself. She knows she is loved and cared for and I believe she is very happy. "There is huge fear of microcephaly. It's all over the local news about the Zika virus case in Texas. People are afraid as the virus can be passed by mosquitoes - we have a lot of mosquitoes here in Texas. I wouldn't choose to have my child to be born with microcephaly, and people should take precautions. But when it happens to someone I want them to know it's not the end of the world. I want to spread the hope that it's not horrible when it happens. The reaction I get from people is not pity, but: 'I'm glad it's not my child'. Laney has her bright wheelchair with wheels that light up. She is not someone to be feared and she's approachable. Laney is not to be pitied. Her condition is just another part of our human condition and we should celebrate that. I don't want her condition to be associated with a horrible outcome. She's on the severe side of microcephaly but it's not in the end of the world - it will be OK."

Microcephaly has come to prominence since the news reports of the Zika virus being linked to birth defects.

Summarize the following article: Mr Key's announcement caught even his cabinet by surprise. And it appears to have been unforced. He told journalists he was not a "career politician" and could not commit to serving out the whole of another parliamentary term as prime minister, and so should leave now to give time for a new leader to settle in. Few leaders know when it is time to go, he said, and he was determined not to be one of them. Mr Key's National party has been in power since 2008 on election scores of 45%, 47% and 47%, and averaged 48% in opinion polls in November. Its prospects for a fourth three-year term in the election next year, due by early November, looked good. Part of that support is Mr Key's personal appeal across a wide spectrum of voters. His personal poll ratings, although down a bit, are still very high. One reason why New Zealand does not share North Atlantic countries' populist surges is his easygoing optimism and empathy. Another reason is his close working relationship with Deputy Prime Minister Bill English, who is also finance minister. Mr English has been fiscally cautious, though not austere - weathering the global financial crisis and a devastating earthquake in 2011, which cost the government the equivalent of about 7% of GDP. He has also developed a "social investment" programme aimed at early action to avert later costs. While the Key government has edged some economic policy rightwards, including a highly controversial partial sale of state-owned enterprises in 2012-13, it has also taken some steps more associated with left-of-centre parties - for example in social housing, in increasing welfare benefits, in setting a 2050 target to rid the country of rodents to preserve native wildlife and in declaring the Kermadec Trench a marine sanctuary. Mr Key also supported gay marriage. This spread has left less room for the populist New Zealand First party, which averaged 9% in November polls; the left-of centre Labour, which averaged 27%; and the Greens, on 12%. Mr Key's departure opens some room for those parties. Even if National wins a fourth term in 2017, it is likely to be with a smaller vote and needing New Zealand First. Up to now it has governed with the support of three very small parties - a Maori rights party (the Maori party), a libertarian party (ACT) and a centrist party (United Future). Much will depend on who replaces Mr Key. He said he will vote for Mr English if he seeks the job. But Mr English, while highly regarded by cognoscenti, has little charisma and in the 2002 election led National to the lowest score, 21%, for a major party since 1902. Other contenders include the minister for economic development, tertiary education and science, Steven Joyce - like Key, not a "career politician" - and Paula Bennett, climate change, social housing and associate finance and tourism minister. None can match Mr Key's personal appeal. Whoever wins, there will be little change in policy direction before the election. Strong and growing budget surpluses will allow some relaxation of social and other spending and a combination of tax cuts and tax rebates for lower and middle income earners in the 2017 pre-election budget in May. A bigger change would come if Mr Key's departure enables Labour and Greens to build enough support to form a coalition next year. Both want more active social and environment policies and substantial changes in taxation, to address inequality. The mood in Labour leader Andrew Little's office after the announcement was buoyant. That came off the back of holding a Labour seat in a by-election on Saturday with an unexpectedly high 66% of the vote. But the two parties' combined vote will need to be at least 46% to form a coalition, well above their current 39%, or they will need New Zealand First which on current indications is more likely to go with National. So, while Mr Key's departure changes the game, it may not give it to the other side.

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key's unexpected announcement that he will resign on 12 December has changed the political game, writes New Zealand political columnist Colin James.

Summarize the following article: Cook, 32, had been made available by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for the county's first three Division One matches. The England and Wales Cricket Board say the injury is "left hip soreness" and he is to have an injection. "I've been fairly injury-free in my career so far. It's frustrating to get a niggle now." Cook told BBC Look East. Essex, champions of Division Two in 2016, begin the new season against Lancashire on Friday. It means Cook will miss a chance to face England team-mate James Anderson at Chelmsford. "It's a shame it's not happening, but it is what it is. I'm just disappointed to miss the first game back in Division One of the County Championship." Cook added. "But there is a bigger picture to look at, and the benefits of risking one game don't outweigh getting it fixed and getting it right." Cook resigned as England captain in February after a record 59 Tests in charge, with Joe Root taking up the role for this summer's home series against South Africa and the West Indies. A statement on the ECB website said: "Cook has been receiving treatment for the problem for several weeks. "A scan this week has ruled out serious injury, but he will undertake an injection in the upcoming days to help settle his symptoms."

Former England Test captain Alastair Cook will miss Essex's opening County Championship game with a hip injury.

Summarize the following article: Ndubuisi Vitus Amaku said the resort state's subsequent order to deport Nigerians living illegally there was like "rubbing salt on their wounds". Meanwhile, police in Goa have made the first arrest in the murder case. Tensions have been rising since a Nigerian man was stabbed to death last week and five others were wounded. Soon after the killing, nearly 200 Nigerians blocked Goa's main highway for several hours to protest against the killing, and police arrested 53 of the protesters. Police blamed the killing on rivalry between local and Nigerian drug traffickers, and Goa's Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar asked the police to track down Nigerians living illegally in the state and deport them. There are about 40,000 Nigerians living in India and Mr Amaku says he is concerned about the safety of his people. "Indians need to understand that a large number of Nigerians are living legally in India and even if some are living illegally, there are laws in place to deal with that and those should be implemented," Mr Amaku told BBC Hindi's Divya Arya. He criticised the Goan authorities for plans to deport those living illegally in India. "If Nigerians are living illegally you don't wait till their compatriot is murdered before you go around picking them up and threatening them with deportation - that is like rubbing salt on their wounds." Earlier in the week, another Nigerian diplomat had warned of repercussions against Indians living in Nigeria if Goa did not stop "evicting Nigerians" from the state and failed to arrest the killers. More than 800,000 Indians live in Nigeria and they own approximately 100,000 businesses there. Mr Amaku said the official's statement was made in the context of the murder and that he felt "aggrieved" like all other members of the Nigerian community. Indian foreign ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin said he was sure that the row could be settled "amicably". "We have been assured that the investigation (into the murder) is under way," news agency AFP quoted him as saying.

The Nigerian community in India is feeling "aggrieved" after one of its citizens was killed in Goa, Nigeria's high commissioner has told the BBC.

Summarize the following article: The DH8 was 150m (500ft) over the school near Birmingham Airport last September when the pilot saw the drone about 500m (1,640ft) away. Despite the near miss, the flight was able to go on to land, the UK Airprox Board (UKAB) said. West Midlands Police were unable to locate the drone or its operator. More updates on this and other stories in Birmingham and the Black Country The UKAB report into the incident on at 0904 BST on 7 September concluded: "Members agreed that the drone operator, by operating at that position and altitude on the approach path to Birmingham airport, had flown the drone into conflict and had endangered the DH8 and its passengers." But it added that "on this occasion the drone had passed sufficiently clear such that there was no risk of collision". The school was contacted as officials said they had not been advised of the drone operation in advance. There have been 60 "near misses" between aircraft and drones in past 12 months, UKAB figures show. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) rules state drones must not be flown above 400ft or near airports or airfields. It launched a new website to publish its revised code of conduct for drones, labelled the dronecode, in November.

A drone "endangered" an aircraft and its passengers when it was flown near the plane a few hundred feet above a primary school, a report has said.

Summarize the following article: Aden Flint headed against the bar for the hosts before Jamie Paterson curled in their opener from 18 yards. Tammy Abraham's coolly taken penalty made it 2-0 after Matt Doherty had brought down Mark Little in the box. Abraham's second from close range sealed the win, with Jon Dadi Bodvarsson getting Wolves' consolation. The Iceland striker scored his first goal since 20 August, but it came too late for Wanderers to mount a serious comeback. City had started Saturday's game just one point above Blackburn, but their win and Rovers' home defeat by Barnsley established a valuable cushion over the bottom three with five matches left to play. Two successive wins before the international break appeared to have eased some of the pressure on City, but away losses at Brentford and Preston - the latter a 5-0 defeat on Tuesday - put Lee Johnson's side back in trouble. However, they capitalised on a poor Wolves performance, which was massively below par compared with those that earned boss Paul Lambert the Championship manager of the month award for March. Wanderers, who gave a first start to teenager Morgan Gibbs-White, struggled for creativity without injured record signing Helder Costa and winger Ivan Cavaleiro, who came off the bench to replace the 17-year-old shortly after City's third goal. Bristol City head coach Lee Johnson: "After conceding five at Preston, I needed to pick players I could trust today and the reaction was just as I had hoped. "We had energy about us and did the basics well. "The job is far from done, but I have never doubted our ability to stay in the Championship." Wolves boss Paul Lambert: "We fell below the high standards we have set and when that happens in the Championship you get beaten. "I am not going to have a go at the players because they have been brilliant in recent games. "All good things come to an end, but we are certainly not going to pretend our season is over." Match ends, Bristol City 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Second Half ends, Bristol City 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Substitution, Bristol City. Jens Hegeler replaces Tammy Abraham. Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Bailey Wright. Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Joe Bryan. Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Aaron Wilbraham (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Bristol City. Callum O'Dowda replaces Jamie Paterson. Attempt saved. Andreas Weimann (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro with a cross. Ben Marshall (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Mark Little (Bristol City). Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Romain Saiss replaces Lee Evans. Foul by Kortney Hause (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Josh Brownhill (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing. Attempt saved. Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Marshall. Goal! Bristol City 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation. Attempt blocked. Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Joe Bryan (Bristol City). Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Aaron Wilbraham (Bristol City). Substitution, Bristol City. Aaron Wilbraham replaces Matty Taylor. Attempt missed. Aden Flint (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jamie Paterson with a cross following a corner. Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ivan Cavaleiro. Foul by Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Josh Brownhill (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner. Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Joe Bryan. Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson replaces Nouha Dicko. Aden Flint (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Aden Flint (Bristol City). Attempt missed. Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick. Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Tammy Abraham (Bristol City). Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Andy Lonergan. Attempt saved. Aden Flint (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josh Brownhill with a cross. Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Ivan Cavaleiro replaces Morgan Gibbs-White. Foul by Kortney Hause (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Tammy Abraham (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Bristol City moved four points clear of the Championship relegation zone by beating Wolves, whose five-match winning run was ended at Ashton Gate.

Summarize the following article: Media playback is not supported on this device According to police, 155 potential suspects have now been identified and 148 clubs spanning all tiers of the game have been "impacted". On 21 December, the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) said there were 429 victims, 98% of whom were male with their ages ranging from four to 20 at the time of the alleged abuse. In London alone, a Metropolitan police investigation has received 106 allegations against 30 clubs - four of which are in the Premier League. The The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), the UK's leading children's charity, says it has received more than 1,700 calls to a dedicated football abuse hotline set up just four weeks ago. The Football Association plans to conduct an internal review to determine whether it could and should have done more, while FA chairman Greg Clarke says the crisis is the biggest facing the organisation that he can remember. The Scottish FA has also launched its own inquiry into alleged abuse. On 16 November, former Crewe, Bury and Sheffield United player Andy Woodward, 43, waived his right to anonymity and told the Guardian he was sexually abused as a youth player. Since he has spoken out, several other footballers - including former England and Tottenham midfielder Paul Stewart and ex-Manchester City striker David White - have told their stories publicly. Woodward has also joined with another former Crewe player, Steve Walters, and ex-Manchester City youth player Chris Unsworth to launch an independent trust that will "fight for justice" and support victims. The Offside Trust is hoping donations from the FA, the English Football League, Premier League, Professional Footballers' Association and commercial organisations that profit from the game will help fund its work. The latest figures suggest 148 amateur and professional clubs are "impacted". This does not equate to 148 clubs under investigation, but instead refers to the number of clubs referenced when information is submitted. And that number could be higher still after the Metropolitan police released its own figures on 13 December saying it was looking into allegations relating to 30 clubs or teams. Chelsea have apologised "profusely" to former footballer Gary Johnson over abuse he suffered in the 1970s and are conducting their own review. However, the club broke no rules by not notifying the Premier League of its confidentiality agreement with Johnson and the nature of his claims. QPR say they are taking allegations made against former employee Chris Gieler "very seriously" and will "co-operate fully" in any investigation. Charlton Athletic, Crewe Alexandra and Manchester City have also opened investigations into allegations of historical abuse. Former Southampton player Matt le Tissier said he had been given a "naked massage" by Bob Higgins, an ex-coach at the centre of sex abuse allegations. It is also claimed Higgins showered naked with young players while working for the Malta Football Association between 1989 and 1994. Higgins denies any wrongdoing, while Southampton say they are "fully supporting" Hampshire Police in its investigations. The FA has begun an internal review - led by Clive Sheldon QC - to determine what officials and clubs knew about potential abuse and when, looking at documents from 1970-2005. That review will also look at what information the FA was aware of at relevant times and what action was, or should have been, taken. The BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme has reported that the FA scrapped a major review of its child protection policies in 2003. Ian Ackley, who says he was abused by a man with links to Manchester City, told the programme his father's calls for better protection "fell on deaf ears" and the FA reacted "dismissively" to worries about abuse in the game. The FA said it was unable to comment on that claim but has said it is working closely with police and added it "must ensure we do not do anything to interfere with or jeopardise the criminal process". Crewe director Dario Gradi has been suspended pending an FA investigation that will include looking into claims he "smoothed over" a complaint of sexual assault against ex-Chelsea scout Eddie Heath in the 1970s. Gradi denies any wrongdoing and says he will help the FA's review. The Child Protection in Sport Unit, which has assisted the FA since 2000, will also carry out an independent audit into the FA's practices. On 12 December, former FA chairman David Bernstein told BBC Sport: "If the FA was more modern, more sensitive, more in tune with what was going on in the world, there is more chance that it would have picked this up and have been reported to the chairman at the time. "I think the more old-fashioned organisations are, the more chance there is of these things being swept under the carpet." Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has written to Damian Collins, chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, to launch a formal inquiry into the abuse scandal. He said an FA internal review "will not be enough". Twenty-one police forces, including the Metropolitan Police, have opened investigations into the claims. They are: Devon and Cornwall, Warwickshire, Avon and Somerset, Essex, Norfolk, North Yorkshire, Dorset, Staffordshire, Greater Manchester, North Wales, Cambridgeshire, Hampshire, Cheshire, West Midlands, South Wales, Dyfed-Powys, Scotland Yard, Police Scotland, Northumbria Police, Derbyshire Constabulary and the Police Service of Northern Ireland. The Scottish FA announced its own independent inquiry on 13 December, following meetings with police and representatives from PFA Scotland. The SFA said the review would focus on "processes and procedures" in place both currently and historically in Scottish football. A former Celtic youth coach, Jim McCafferty, has been arrested by police in Northern Ireland over allegations of sexual offences against children. The alleged victims are believed to have been in their mid-teens. McCafferty also worked for other Scottish clubs, including Falkirk and Hibernian, before moving to Northern Ireland about seven years ago. Hugh Stevenson, a former youth football coach and top-flight assistant referee, has also been accused of a catalogue of child sex offences in Scotland. Stevenson, who died in 2004, is accused by Pete Haynes, now 50, of sexually abusing him over a three to four-year period from 1979. Media playback is not supported on this device SFA chief executive Stewart Regan "apologised deeply" to Haynes and said his organisation took full responsibility for child protection failings of the past. Partick Thistle said they have also identified a historical allegation of abuse made in 1992 against a former club physiotherapist, who is now dead. The club said Police Scotland and the SFA had been informed. Three of four police forces in Wales are also investigating allegations of historical child sexual abuse at various football clubs. Media playback is not supported on this device Former Tottenham midfielder Stewart has said the sport could be facing a crisis on the scale of the Jimmy Savile scandal. After his death, former DJ and television presenter Savile was found to have been a prolific sexual predator. A lawyer representing the Offside Trust told the BBC that "calls and emails are coming in all the time" from people claiming to have been forced to sign non-disclosure agreements with clubs in return for compensation. Edward Smethurst told BBC sports editor Dan Roan he "could not make specific allegations" but revealed "several" victims had come forward. Meanwhile former sports minister, Sir Hugh Robertson, now chairman of the British Olympic Association, said it would be "foolish" to presume there had been no similar abuse in Olympic sports. "We would be naive to think we have got away with it, but we know that our own protection measures right now are absolutely where they need to be." On 22 December, the FA gave an update on safeguarding, saying about 8,000 youth football clubs responsible for more than 60,000 teams have renewed their safeguarding commitment since the sport's child sexual abuse scandal emerged. However, clubs that have missed the confirmation deadline - under 2% of the total number - have been suspended. The FA has also written to the parents of academy footballers "to highlight the high standard of safeguarding provisions currently in place at clubs". Have you been affected by the issues raised in this story? You can email [email protected] with your experience. Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways:

Football continues to be beset by allegations of historical child abuse.

Summarize the following article: David Davies, Ian Lucas, Albert Owen and Geraint Davies are hoping to win the support of other MPs to take on the role at the heads of committees that scrutinise government departments. The role pays £15,000 on top of an MP's basic salary. Monmouth Tory MP David Davies is so far the only declared candidate to remain Welsh Affairs Committee chair. He has held the post since 2010. North Wales Labour MPs Mr Lucas and Albert Owen are battling it out to chair the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy committee but face competition from former Labour frontbencher Rachel Reeves. Swansea West MP Mr Davies is standing to chair the Transport Committee. MPs will vote on the new chairs next Wednesday but the committees are unlikely to be up-and-running until after the long Commons summer recess.

Four Welsh MPs are standing for election as chairs of influential parliamentary committees.

Summarize the following article: The Australian reported that he had been abducted from a wine bar on 17 January after missing the cut at the Sony Open in Honolulu the previous day. Allenby, 43, says he cannot remember a two-and-a-half-hour period from the night when he suffered facial injuries. But he said: "My story stays exactly the same as the way I told it." Allenby has said that a homeless woman spotted him being dumped from a car several miles away from his alleged abduction. However, US press reports later claimed the woman had given conflicting details, saying she found Allenby just one block away from the bar he had been drinking in. Allenby, who is preparing for the Phoenix Open starting on Thursday, admits there has been "a lot of confusion" about the incident. The four-time PGA Tour winner said: "I never lied to anyone. "From about 23:06 to about 01:27, I have no memory in my brain. I have nothing. "I can't tell you how frustrating that is because we all want to know the truth, we all want to get to the bottom of it. "But there's no way in the world what I drank could do what was done to me, not a chance in the world."

Golfer Robert Allenby says police are continuing to investigate his claim that he was kidnapped, robbed, beaten and dumped in a park in Hawaii.

Summarize the following article: Many roads were closed so the decorated floats, dancers and musicians could process through the town centre.

Nearly 1,000 people have taken part in a parade through Luton as part of the town's 39th carnival.

Summarize the following article: Police patrols at airports and train stations and enhanced border checks have been in place since explosions hit the Belgian capital on Tuesday. Two million Britons are expected to go abroad over the four-day weekend. The government said there may be "some limited delays" and people should check travel advice before setting off. Travel organisation Abta also urged holiday-makers to allow "adequate time" for extra security checks. BBC Travel BBC Weather Eurostar passengers have been told to allow one hour due to "enhanced security checks" with the cross-Channel operator expecting 22,000 people to use its trains to travel out of the UK on Good Friday. London's airports will be busy with over 950,000 passengers set to depart from Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton. Meanwhile an estimated six million Britons are expected to make trips within the UK, with the RAC warning that the most congested stretches of road are likely to include the M5 south from Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, towards Exeter, the M6 north from the West Midlands towards Lancashire and all sections of the M25. The motoring group claimed it was "inevitable" that popular road arteries will be congested and warned drivers to expect "heavy traffic and jams on major routes". Rail passengers have been advised to check for alterations to their journey because a number of lines will be suspended as Network Rail carries out more than 450 individual improvement projects. NR chief executive Mark Carne said he was "acutely conscious" that many people want to use the railway over Easter, but claimed it is a good time to carry out work on the network because there would be fewer passengers than normal over the four-day period. Forecasters predict changeable weather over the weekend. Good Friday is expected to be mainly dry across the UK but a band of heavy rain is expected to move from west to east across the country on Saturday with the chance of some snow over the high ground in Scotland. It will also be windy with severe gales in exposed areas and heavy thundery showers with hail possible. The largest rainfall totals on Saturday are expected over the north-west. For those looking for a warmer holiday, Spain will be the most popular destination for an Easter break, with the Canary Islands in particular seeing large numbers of British holidaymakers, Abta said. Holidays in Orlando, Dubai, Mexico and the Dominican Republic are also in demand.

Travellers on Easter getaways have been warned of possible delays because of increased security checks at transport hubs after the attacks in Brussels.

Summarize the following article: The launch of the Soyuz was watched by Mr Putin, who had flown 5,500km (3,500 miles) to the country's Far East for the event. The Vostochny cosmodrome was built to reduce dependency on the Baikonur launch site in Kazakhstan. The unmanned rocket is carrying three satellites. It left Earth at 05:01 Moscow time (02:01 GMT). The initial attempt at launch was called off less than two minutes before lift-off on Wednesday, following a technical fault. Mr Putin stressed that the delay was related to the rocket itself - not the cosmodrome, located in the Amur region near the Russian-Chinese border. It was Mr Putin's personal idea to build a new space port in Russia to avoid any potential political risks of using the old Soviet launch centre at Baikonur. But construction of the vast complex in Russia's Far East has been hit by delays and dogged by corruption scandals. Four people have already been arrested. "If their guilt is proven, they will have to change their warm beds at home for plank-beds in prison," the president has warned.

Russia has launched the first rocket from its new Vostochny cosmodrome, following a 24-hour delay that drew the ire of President Vladimir Putin.

Summarize the following article: Juve were wretched in the first half and trailed 3-0 inside 29 minutes. Simeone, son of Atletico Madrid boss Diego, turned in a third-minute opener after Gianluigi Buffon's triple save and headed home his second. Alex Sandro's own goal sealed the game. Juve ended with 10 men because of an injury to Dani Alves, before Miralem Pjanic struck a consolation free-kick. Alves, who was later diagnosed with a broken leg, was forced off after fellow defender Leonardo Bonucci suffered a game-ending injury in the first half, making a bad day even worse for the Italian champions. They were awful at the back in the first half and could have trailed by more than three goals. They were marginally better after the break, bringing £75m striker Gonzalo Higuain off the bench, but never looked like mounting a comeback despite Pjanic's late goal. Juve, chasing a sixth consecutive title, have now lost three Serie A games, as many as they did in 2014-15 and more than in their successful campaigns of 2011-12 and 2013-14. They are four points above second-placed AC Milan. It was the first time Juventus had conceded three goals in the first half of a Serie A game since 2004, when they lost 4-3 to Lecce. Simeone, 21, doubled his Serie A goals tally in the opening quarter of an hour. After arriving in the summer from River Plate, the Madrid-born Argentina Under-20 international had scored twice in his first 10 Serie A games. And he was the star of Genoa's famous win, scoring from six yards out after Buffon had parried his first effort and then heading their second. He briefly thought he had a 30-minute hat-trick when he lashed home after Sandro cleared the ball, but the ball had narrowly crossed the line following Luca Rigoni's shot. Genoa had fewer chances in the second half, but Buffon did deny Simeone a third with a good save.

Giovanni Simeone scored two early goals as mid-table Genoa stunned Serie A leaders Juventus.

Summarize the following article: Sanderson, 27, joined on a two-year deal in February and helped Northants win the T20 Blast, taking 3-31 as they beat Durham Jets in the final. "I'm delighted to have signed a new three year deal. I'm looking forward to playing with these boys for more years to come," he told the club's website. "He is a very skilful bowler and very popular member of the squad," head coach David Ripley said.

Northants bowler Ben Sanderson has signed a three-year deal with the club.

Summarize the following article: HSBC's chief executive, Stuart Gulliver, told Bloomberg he was preparing to move 1,000 staff from London to Paris. And Axel Weber, boss of Swiss bank UBS, told the BBC "about 1,000" of its 5,000 London jobs could be hit by Brexit. The comments underline that many thousands of banking jobs may move. The statements from the two banks come just a day after UK Prime Minister Theresa May outlined the UK government's Brexit negotiating strategy which would, she said, involve leaving both the European single market and the EU's customs union. Analysis: Simon Jack, BBC business editor It seems that HSBC wasn't bluffing. The day after Theresa May confirmed the UK will be leaving the single market, HSBC confirmed plans to move 1,000 bankers to Paris. We always knew how many but today we learned how much business they would take with them from London. Those bankers generate 20% of HSBC's European banking revenue - a number that HSBC wouldn't split out but is in the billions. Revenue is not the same as profit but the move will dent government tax receipts, as will the loss of income tax from a thousand highly paid investment bankers. UBS has also previously threatened to move 1,500 bankers, nearly a third of its workforce, to Europe in the event of Brexit. But today the chairman Axel Weber told the BBC he hoped the final number would be lower. UBS privately acknowledge that whatever happens a significant number of jobs will leave, most probably to Frankfurt, and that process will start soon after the UK triggers Article 50 - the mechanism to leave the EU. With Britain's exit from the single market confirmed by the Prime Minister, what were once contingency plans are now becoming reality. UK citizens voted in a referendum last June that the country should leave the European Union. Since then, there has been widespread speculation that many financial jobs based in London might migrate to cities in the rest of Europe, such as Dublin, Paris or Frankfurt, so that the banks concerned could continue to offer their services to EU clients. Mr Gulliver said his bank was in no rush, but added: "Specifically what will happen is those activities covered specifically by European financial regulation will need to move, looking at our own numbers. "That's about 20% of the revenue," he told Bloomberg Television at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. But he added: "I don't see the foreign exchange market moving, the investment grade bond market moving, the equity market moving and the high-yield bond market moving." HSBC has already said that post-Brexit it would keep its global headquarters in London and its UK headquarters in Birmingham. And Mr Gulliver explained that HSBC was helped by the fact that it already had a bank established within the EU as it had bought Credit Commercial de France in 2002. But he said the position for other banks was different. "Some of our other fellow bankers have to make decisions pretty quickly now - given that the UK said it will come out of the single market - about applying for banking licenses in some of the EU countries. We don't have to do that," he said. Last week, the chairman of HSBC, Douglas Flint, told a committee of MPs that 1,000 jobs at his bank's London offices would move to France once Brexit was triggered, a point his bank first made in the aftermath of the referendum last June. UBS chief executive Sergio Ermotti told Bloomberg he would have a better idea towards the end of 2017 about how many jobs at his bank will need to move out of London. But one of his senior executives, Andrea Orcel, also speaking at Davos, said: "With Brexit we will have to [move] and the question is how many. "That will very much depend on the agreement that the UK will reach with the EU - but we will definitely have to go." Mr Orcel added that his bank was "anticipating the worst". He explained that if the UK and the EU did not reach any sort of transition deal about Brexit, then some of his staff in London would have to be moved as soon as the UK government invoked Article 50, the legal procedure to leave the EU. Meanwhile the Irish airline Ryanair says it may abandon its few routes which are wholly within the UK, once Brexit is achieved. Its finance director, Neil Sorahan, said it might take this step rather than to comply with new regulations which demand that it obtain a UK air operating certificate. Domestic UK flights involve only 2% of the company's routes.

Two of the largest investment banks in the City of London have confirmed that some staff will definitely have to move abroad when the UK leaves the EU.

Summarize the following article: Both parties won 13 seats on Boston Borough Council, with Labour and the Independents getting two each. The parliamentary seat of Boston and Skegness was one of UKIP's targets in the General Election, but the Conservatives held it. Boston's Tory leader Peter Bedford said it would be wrong to rule anything out. Mr Bedford said: "We have delivered on all our promises in the last four years and hopefully the existing councillors who aren't UKIP, will support us accordingly." On whether a deal was possible with UKIP, he said: "It would depend who their leader is and on their thoughts." He said."It would be wrong to say one way or the other," In the parliamentary seat there was a Conservative swing to UKIP of 15%. UKIP's Robin Hunter-Clarke took 14,645 votes, but Tory Matt Warman held with a 4,336 majority.

The Conservative leader of a Lincolnshire council said he has not ruled out working with UKIP after both parties won the same number of seats.

Summarize the following article: She gained notoriety for slapping a cameraman in 2005 when she stormed the offices of a private media group in anger at the way a story about her had been reported. In a tribute to Mrs Kibaki, President Uhuru Kenyatta praised her for her role in fighting HIV/Aids in Kenya. Mr Kenyatta succeeded her husband Mwai Kibaki, who governed from 2002 to 2013. Mrs Kibaki, who was born in 1940, had withdrawn from public life during the latter part of her husband's rule. She was last seen at a public function in August 2010, when she seemed excited about the adoption of a new constitution, dancing to a famous gospel song, Kenya's Daily Nation newspaper reports. Mr Kenyatta said she had been unwell for the last month, receiving treatment in both Kenya and the UK. Mrs Kibaki trained as a teacher, leaving her job not long after her marriage in 1962 to raise her four children. "Her Excellency will be remembered for her immense contribution in the development of country," Mr Kenyatta said in a statement. According to the Daily Nation, she organised the First International Aids Run in 2003. But correspondents say she also provoked condemnation when she said unmarried young people had "no business" using condoms, calling on students to abstain from sex in order to avoid infection with HIV. Mrs Kibaki was the most controversial of Kenya's first ladies, crossing swords with politicians, diplomats, journalists and policemen she believed had not treated her with sufficient respect. Just months after her husband became president, she is reported to have shut down a bar inside State House that was a watering hole for ministers and close allies of Mr Kibaki. In 2005, she stormed into the house of her neighbour, the World Bank's then-country director Makhtar Diop, in a tracksuit at midnight and demanded he turn his music down at a private party to mark the end of his posting in Kenya. She also went to the local police station in shorts to demand that Mr Diop and his guests be arrested for disturbing the peace. Later, she burst into the offices of the influential Nation Media Group with her bodyguards and demanded that the reporter who had written about her confrontation with Mr Diop be arrested. She slapped cameraman Clifford Derrick who was filming her and refused to leave the offices until 0530 the next day. He tried to sue for assault, but the case was thrown out of court. In 2007, Mrs Kibaki was filmed by Nation TV slapping an official during an independence day celebration at State House. Security officials seized the video images and erased the slapping incident, before returning them.

Kenya's controversial former first lady, Lucy Kibaki, has died in a London hospital of an undisclosed illness.

Summarize the following article: Truro hope to move to a new ground on the outskirts of the city having sold their Treyew Road to developers. The club were given the go-ahead to start work at the Silver Bow site in November, but work has still not begun. "it's got to be sorted, the more delay we get, the more uncertainty it puts into people, but we've got to get on with it," Masters told BBC Cornwall. The National League South club have agreed to share Torquay United's Plainmoor ground next season in order to make Treyew Road available for development, but there are still concerns about the retail park due to be built there. "There's a lot in the balance at the moment," Masters said. "There's still a couple of disagreements on what goods are being sold at Treyew Road." Truro are currently fourth in National League South and on course for a play-off place, less than a year after gaining promotion from the Southern Premier League. "There are still a few more games to play yet, but the reality is that we've exceeded all expectations this season, fair play to Steve Tully, Wayne Carlisle and the team," added Masters. "But we've put the resources at the, there's no question about it, we have invested in the side this season. "At the start we wanted to just keep mid-table and towards the top, we've exceeded it, so it's a good season for Truro City."

Truro City chairman Peter Masters says plans to start work on the club's new stadium are "in the balance'.

Summarize the following article: Allen began the second session of the match 5-4 ahead but found himself trailing 7-6, before moving clear. The number 11 seed will face world number six John Higgins in the second round on Friday and Saturday. "I didn't really deserve to win. I thought Jimmy played the better, more positive snooker," said Allen. "It was a tough two days for me but I'm over the moon to come out on the right side of the result." Sussex player Robertson was aiming to win a match at the Crucible for the first time and started strongly on Monday night as he came from 5-4 down to take three of the first four frames with breaks of 62, 66 and 54. Allen, a semi-finalist in 2009, won frame 14 with a run of 60 for 7-7, then took the next by potting blue and pink. World number 39 Robertson made a 66 for 8-8 and he had the first scoring chance in frame 17 but made just 17. Allen hit back to take it then clinched victory in the 18th with a break of 97. "I could have easily lost that first session 6-3 or 7-2 but somehow managed to come out 5-4 up. I pinched a few frames that I shouldn't have. Jimmy started like a train and put me under all sorts of pressure," added Allen after his success. "He came out positive tonight as well but the one thing I don't lack is bottle. It would be nice to have a bit of form to go with it. "I can't keep playing like that or I'll get beaten. Maybe scraping through that match will spur me on." The Antrim cueman has had a disappointing season by his standards, reaching just one ranking event quarter-final. "I've won matches in the big invitation events this season so financially I've been ok. But in the ranking events I haven't been winning anywhere near enough matches."

Northern Ireland's Mark Allen struggled past Jimmy Robertson 10-8 in the first round of the World Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

Summarize the following article: There is an unerringly provocative streak coursing through the music of Corey Webster, aka Nooky, a young firebrand singer who's just signed a deal with Australia's first Aboriginal-owned record label, Bad Apples Music. His work is laced with the damnation and discrimination he endured as a boy, and the fiery determination to succeed that followed. "The school I went to was super redneck - racist attitudes from the students, more so from the teachers. Yeah, [so I] wrote a song about them," he told the BBC. "It's just full of swear words. You know, [I] felt better at the end of it, so I kept doing it whenever I felt angry or had something I needed to get off my chest. I was putting it all in a song." "We wasn't expected to succeed. One of my teachers says to me, 'Why are you even at school? You're not going to do anything with your life, you're wasting your time here, you're wasting my time by being in my classroom.' "You know, all that was expected from us was drop out of school, get on Centrelink [the dole], get into crime or play football." His lyrics are unapologetically brazen; "I am destined for that greatness" and "I am the greatest" they crow, and they have made him a standard-bearer for indigenous rap in all its forms. Back home in Nowra, he is a hero. "An Aboriginal person putting out a song is an act of rebellion because we're not meant to be here because of genocidal policies [of the past]," said Frank Trotman-Golden, the co-host of the Indij Hip Hop Show on Koori Radio in Sydney. "You just can't categorise indigenous hip hop because it is so diverse. Someone tackles it with their own style and makes it relevant to where there are at. It is definitely a growing movement and is overwhelmingly empowering." Earlier this year, a week-long hip hop "boot camp" was run at Sydney's Powerhouse Museum to help embolden disadvantaged Aboriginal children. The sessions with celebrated artist Jimblah helped to foster a sense of cultural pride that could steer youngsters towards careers in music, dance and the arts. Rappers are leading a new wave of indigenous storytellers. Despite its American roots, the music now has a unique Aboriginal twist, according to Marcus Hughes, a producer at the museum. "It's distilled, it's changed, the rhymes are different, our young ones are rhyming in language, which is also really wonderful to know that we can use that kind of creative tool as an act of cultural preservation and language maintenance," he explained. Meriki Hood began creating music at the age of 17. A decade later the Melbourne-based singer has become a powerful advocate for indigenous rights. She's seen for herself the effervescent effect rap music can have among some of Australia's forgotten people. "I've gone into remote communities where I've seen kids completely disengaged and then chuck on a song from Tupac or Snoop and all of a sudden you see their eyes light up and they're kids again," she said. Storytelling lies at the core of Australia's indigenous heritage. Ancient customs are preserved by a chain of creativity, through music, song and dance that goes back thousands of years. "We have an oral history, so telling stories, you know, is natural, it is part of our genetics," said Adam Briggs, a Yorta Yorta man from the Victorian town of Shepparton, who is an accomplished rapper, actor and comedy writer. Even at the age of 29, Briggs, his stage name, has the air of a hip hop veteran. When he speaks, people listen, and for him it is a golden opportunity to vent age-old grievances. "The racism in Australia is just prevalent and it hasn't been dealt with," he told the BBC in the Waterloo district of Sydney. "The conflict of white and black Australia is every day. The kind of struggles and the conflicts exist in every song. I've got a great platform to use and I can't afford to waste it." Life for Australia's first peoples can be harsh. They suffer high rates of poverty, ill-health and imprisonment. Although hip hop provides a way to channel innate anger and frustration, it is also loaded with pride and ambition.

Born in the United States, hip hop has developed a distinct Indigenous flavour in Australia that reflects both dispossession and hope.

Summarize the following article: Ward, 22, has been capped up to under-21 level with Wales and has previously been loaned by Liverpool to Morecambe. He started his career with Wrexham, having a brief loan at Tamworth in 2011, before moving to Anfield the following the year. "I am delighted to get Danny on board," Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes told his club website. "He is a young goalkeeper we have been aware of for some time. We are thankful to Liverpool and [manager] Brendan [Rodgers] in particular for allowing this to happen. "He is someone who is highly regarded at his club and they see the importance of getting him out on loan. Danny now has the task and challenge of playing football at a good level with us. "We have real competition for places in all areas of the team, and we certainly now have that in the goalkeeping position." Ward, who has made six senior appearances in his career, will be competing with Englishman Scott Brown, 30, and Scotsman Jamie Langfield, 35, for the Dons' goalkeeping position.

Aberdeen have signed goalkeeper Danny Ward from Liverpool on a season-long loan.

Summarize the following article: A man has been shot dead there after he tried to seize a soldier's weapon. The airport - the city's second largest - has been shut and flights in and out have been suspended. In a tweet, South Wales Police said fans should "follow advice of local authorities, airport and your travel operators". There are no direct flights from Cardiff, Manchester or Liverpool into Orly airport on Saturday. However some flights to Paris' main airport, Charles De Gaulle, have been delayed as planes are diverted from Orly. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office issued the following advice to travellers: "There are reports of an on-going police operation at Orly Airport in Paris. "You should exercise caution, avoid the affected area and follow the advice of the local authorities. "There will be reinforced security controls in place at the France v Wales Six Nations rugby match. "If you're travelling to the match, arrive early at the Stade de France and follow the advice of the local authorities." The Stade De France has advised fans to arrive early as increased security at the gates could cause delays.

Rugby fans in Paris for the Wales v France Six Nations match should "be aware" of the situation at Orly airport, South Wales Police has said.

Summarize the following article: One colleague of Theresa May's suggested she would need to be "peeled off the ceiling" in rage. Another senior MP told me "he's used up all of his lives". A former minister said: "He can't go on like this - it's getting very difficult." Westminster tonight has even been able to engage in one of its favourite parlour games - guessing who'll be next, if, as some are suggesting sooner rather than later, a member of the Cabinet has to depart. Johnson's Saudi comments 'not UK view' In traditional terms, it is impossible for Boris Johnson to behave in the way he has been doing. Criticising one of the UK's strategic allies when the PM has been investing personally in that relationship is the latest in a series of overly candid comments from the man who is meant to be the consummate diplomat. Except - this is Boris Johnson, and it is 2016, when politics itself is not behaving in a way any of the traditional rules suggest. First off, although it was a surprise, there are good reasons why Theresa May gave him the job in the first place. As one foreign diplomat suggested, he is not someone who could ever be ignored - potentially useful at a time when the UK's profile could recede. Then, as a magnet for attention, far better in theory to have him in her gang than causing trouble outside. And, most importantly perhaps, in what he said about Saudi Arabia or indeed on other occasions when he has spoken loosely, few suggest that Boris Johnson is doing anything other than saying what he believes to be true and what others think too. And in 2016, when the public has little appetite for being spun, what is the problem with a politician being a little blunt, if they are telling the truth? Of course by doing that he is also breaking the conventions of diplomacy. And there are genuine concerns about the impact that will have on the UK's ability to deal with foreign countries. If he is continually criticised by Downing Street, what is the point of having him in the job, if his word can't be taken as a true representation of the UK government's position? But, just as there were legitimate political reasons to give him the job, so too there are legitimate reasons to preserve him. One member of the cabinet suggested tonight it was more likely he'd get fed up with being criticised and resign than the prime minister get rid of him. "She'll want to keep him," they said, as a prominent Brexiteer and a prominent member of the cabinet. And it's also worth remembering that he is not the only member of the government who has been talking out of turn. One feature of the May government is a focus on communicating very little. The challenges of Brexit mean Number 10 would prefer silence than endless political briefings. Yet in the last week the chancellor, the Brexit secretary and, most dramatically, the foreign secretary have all variously made comments that went against the Number Ten hopes of avoiding drama. And there is frustration in government among some ministers that they feel gagged by Downing Street. There wasn't much evidence of it tonight, but there may be grudging sympathy for Mr Johnson after his public dressing down. Indeed the chairman of the foreign affairs select committee told the BBC Number Ten had been "too sensitive". But perhaps we are seeing a wider change too. In times gone by, the tight rules of collective responsibility would have made Boris Johnson's position already impossible. But maybe, after David Cameron tore those up in the referendum, those days will never fully return. One former senior minister told me that was one of the biggest mistakes in the campaign that David Cameron made. In their view, it was certainly a factor in losing the referendum. But beyond that result, perhaps that decision will have consequences we are only just starting to see. Yet another effect of the referendum that has changed British politics for good.

Downing Street slapped him down immediately.

Summarize the following article: Media playback is not supported on this device The 27-year-old Briton is expecting her first baby with husband Andy, but still plans to defend her Olympic gold medal at the 2016 Rio Games. "I am sorry I won't be in Glasgow for the Commonwealth Games," she said. "But I know it will be an amazing occasion. I will be at home awaiting the arrival of a little Ennis-Hill." Media playback is not supported on this device England's Ennis-Hill won bronze at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and chose to skip the 2010 Games in Delhi to concentrate on the European Championships the same year, where she won gold. Her announcement means she will also miss the 2014 European Championships in Zurich. The 2009 world champion, who got married in May 2013, added: "We are completely overwhelmed, with excitement and a degree of anxiety that I am sure all first-time parents will relate to. "My plans for 2014 have been completely turned upside down, but having had a couple of weeks to think about things from a career point of view I am 100% set on returning to full-time athletics once our baby is born and go for a second gold medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016. That challenge really excites me. "But, in the short-term, I will make our baby a priority and enjoy the whole experience as much as possible." "The Glasgow 2014 team sent on their congratulations but it is difficult to view the news as anything other than a blow for them. It has been a positive few months for the organisers, with news that 94% of the tickets have already been sold and updates suggesting venues are on track and finances on budget. "Just who attends, though, is something mostly out of their control, but after the news there will be no Jessica Ennis-Hill, fingers will be crossed in Glasgow that Usain Bolt and Mo Farah make an appearance." Despite suffering a disappointing 2013 season where she missed the World Championships because of an Achilles tendon problem, London 2012 Olympic champion Ennis-Hill was favourite for gold in Glasgow. Former Great Britain 400m runner Katherine Merry backed Ennis to defend her Olympic title at the Rio Olympics but British 2010 Commonwealth heptathlon champion Louise Hazel believes there must be some doubt over Sheffield athlete Ennis staying in the multi-discipline event. Hazel, who has now retired from heptathlon, said: "Is it possible to be an elite sportswoman and have a baby? Yes. "Is it possible to come back from Olympic gold as a heptathlete and go on to Rio... it throws a huge question over the continuation of a career as a heptathlete and that's just being realistic." Merry also suggested that 2014 was a good year to have a break from the sport. "Without being demeaning to other major championships, if there was going to be a year when an athlete of her stature was going to miss, it would be a year when the Commonwealths and Europeans fall," Merry told BBC Radio 5 live. "In terms of ranking, they don't sit alongside the Worlds and the Olympics, so it will fall very nicely in terms of her getting back and the timescale of going to Rio to defend that London Olympics gold. "It's a huge [decision], especially for British athletes because they don't have a year off. We have a major championships every year." Merry, who won bronze at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, added: "The key thing is what fitness you do during pregnancy. Many athletes like [former world marathon champion] Paula Radcliffe were running well into her pregnancy and keeping very fit and I'm sure Jess will do the same and keep herself ticking over to make the return a bit easier." David Grevemberg, chief executive of Glasgow 2014, said: "I would like to warmly congratulate both Jessica and her husband Andy on the news that they are expecting their first child. "Glasgow 2014 is proud to have Jessica as an inspiring ambassador for the Games and appreciate her continued support for the world-class festival of sport which Glasgow and Scotland will host this summer." Team England chef de mission Jan Paterson also congratulated the pair, adding: "Jessica is a wonderful athlete and role model and I'm sure she'll be cheering on the team in Glasgow 2014. "

Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill will miss the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow because she is pregnant.

Summarize the following article: The North conducted its fifth underground nuclear test on Friday, thought to be its most powerful yet. A defence ministry spokesman said there was still an unused tunnel at the Punggye-ri test site which could be used for a sixth explosion at any time. Friday's widely condemned test has ratcheted up tension and led to fierce rhetoric from South Korea. On Sunday, one South Korean military source told the Yonhap news agency that Pyongyang, North Korea's capital, could be annihilated if it showed any signs of mounting a nuclear attack. While doubts remain over North Korea's claim that it can now mount nuclear warheads on ballistic rockets - meaning it can carry out a nuclear attack - experts say the recent progress is worrying. On Monday, Yonhap cited an unnamed government source as saying reports indicated the North had finished preparations for a further test, in previously unused tunnel at the Punggye-ri site deep underneath mountains in the north-east. "Intelligence authorities in Seoul and Washington are keeping close tabs," the unnamed government official was quoted as saying. Moon Sang-gyun, a defence ministry spokesperson, later gave a similar statement to reporters. He would not give further details citing security reasons. The BBC's Stephen Evans in Seoul says it is unlikely to happen immediately, as Pyongyang's scientists will want to study the results of the recent test, but a sixth test could be weeks or months away. The UN Security Council has already agreed to start drawing up new sanctions against North Korea, something the North called "laughable". Pyongyang has carried out two nuclear tests this year, as well as several tests of powerful missiles. Both are banned by existing sanctions. On Monday, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported that North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho had arrived in Beijing. China is North Korea's main ally and trading partner, but has grown increasingly intolerant of its military actions and Kim Jong-un's aggressive rhetoric. China's support for toughened sanctions is crucial if they are to have any impact.

South Korean officials have said North Korea could be ready to conduct another nuclear test at any time.

Summarize the following article: Large numbers have joined the march since it began in Ankara on 15 June. Opposition and protest leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu criticised the wave of arrests and imprisonments that followed last year's failed coup. President Erdogan has accused the marchers of supporting terrorism. He said the Mr Kilicdaroglu's Republican People's Party (CHP) - which has organised the march - had gone beyond political opposition and was "acting with terrorist organisations and the forces inciting them against our country". The rally was the biggest show of defiance against President Erdogan since the Gezi Park protests four years ago. Mr Kilicdaroglu accused the government of taking advantage of the coup attempt on 15 July last year to seize the authority of parliament and pass executive, legislative and judicial powers to one man. He said the rally marked "a new birth". "Nobody should think this march is the last one. It's the first step!" he said. He launched the march after one of his MPs, Enis Berberoglu, was arrested for allegedly leaking documents purporting to show that the government was arming jihadists in Syria. Mr Berberoglu denies the charge. Sunday's rally drew a sea of people to an area close to the jail in which he is being held. More than 50,000 people have been arrested and 140,000 dismissed or suspended during a state of emergency in place since last year's attempted military takeover. The detentions of human rights activists and leading journalists have drawn international condemnation. Mr Kilicdaroglu, who has walked around 20km a day for the past three weeks, condemns the coup attempt but says the purges and emergency rule by Mr Erdogan constitute a "second coup". He told crowds at the rally: "We marched for justice, we marched for the rights of the oppressed. We marched for the MPs in jail. We marched for the arrested journalists. "We marched for the university academics dismissed from their jobs. We marched because the judiciary is under a political monopoly." The failed coup last July saw rogue soldiers bombing government buildings and driving tanks into civilians, killing more than 260. The BBC's Mark Lowen in Istanbul says there is a widespread feeling that the government has seized the chance to crush all opponents, not just alleged coup supporters.

Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered in Istanbul at the end of a 450km (280-mile) "justice" march against the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Summarize the following article: Dundee United FC said Mr Donnelly was a "hugely important figure in covering football in Dundee over many decades." He made 107 appearances as a goalkeeper for East Fife between 1960 and 1964 and also played for Brechin City and Arbroath. He began his journalism career working for the People's Journal and Sunday Express in the late 1960s. A highly-respected figure among fellow journalists and football fans, Mr Donnelly spent the following decades covering football matches across Tayside for newspapers and radio. Former BBC Scotland sports presenter Jim Spence said: "He was just a really well-liked guy and synonymous with football in this area. "Dick had a great radio voice, it captured the mood, it was one of those great voices that dragged you in, really strong, gravelly and authoritative. "I doubt if there was anyone in Scottish football that Dick Donnelly couldn't pick a phone up to. "He was an old-school journalist in the best possible way." A statement on Dundee United's website read: "Everyone at Tannadice is very saddened to hear of the passing of broadcaster and reporter Dick Donnelly. "Dick was a hugely important figure in covering football in Dundee over many decades who attended all the major games involving United, both at home and in Europe, and was always entertaining and fair in his reporting. "His voice was instantly recognisable on radio broadcasts. Scottish football journalism is a poorer place for his passing. "Dundee United sends deepest condolences to his family."

Tributes have been paid to the sports broadcaster and journalist Dick Donnelly who has died at the age of 74.

Summarize the following article: Bullet holes still pock mark the walls of a side street that leads to a picture-perfect beach in the resort town of Sousse. This is where a lone gunman was shot dead almost two years ago - but only after he had slaughtered 38 tourists, 30 of them British. Tunisia's tourist sector was another casualty of the attack. It used to account for 12% of economic activity. Now the figure has dropped and is closer to 7%. If the walls - and the economy - still bear the scars, there are visible changes in Sousse. Heavily armed police officers man permanent checkpoints at access routes to tourist hotels. There are army units on patrol. Vehicles are checked at hotel gates, and guests must pass through metal detectors. Tunisia is now "100% safe" for tourists, according to the country's Investment Minister, Fadel Abdel Kafi. "We improved our security a lot and we think that tourism will be coming back in the next few months," Mr Kafi told us. "We have good indications for summer 2017, and we would be very happy to see British coming back to Tunisia." In the year before the attack - which was claimed by so-called Islamic State (IS) - more than 400,000 Britons visited the country. Their absence is keenly felt. "When will we listen to this language again?" asked a waiter who heard a BBC team speaking English. "We miss this so much. It sounds like poetry." For now the British government is advising tourists against travel to Tunisia, in spite of the country's security upgrade. The co-owner of Riu Imperial Marhaba hotel - where the attack happened - admits the improvements came late. Mohamed Becheur says the turning point should have been in March 2015 when 24 tourists were gunned down in the Bardo Museum in Tunis. "It should have been stricter and stronger, after the Bardo attack to be honest with you," said Mr Becheur. "It should have been. But there is a before 26 June and there is an after. This is not the same country any more." It was on that day that a student called Seifeddine Rezgui went on a killing spree. Locals say he was on the loose for about 40 minutes. The attack could have been stopped right at the outset, according to a Tunisian judge, but armed guards on patrol and nearby police held back. The judge's report revealed that one coast guard officer fainted in panic, and members of the tourist police - who were just three minutes away - deliberately delayed their arrival. In their absence it was left to beach workers like Mahdi Jammelli to chase the killer. The young Tunisian was selling jet ski rides when he heard the shooting. He ran after the gunman, armed only with two ashtrays. "At the beginning, I thought the police will come with me," Mr Jammelli told the BBC. "We called them when it first happened, but they didn't come. No-one came, apart from two guards who did nothing. There were three National Guard boats in the sea. They didn't come until afterwards, when he was killed." Mr Jammelli - now jobless - is haunted by what he witnessed, and disappointed by the performance of the police. "They let us down," he said. "Frankly there are a lot of things that could have been done that were not done. It really hurt us, and it hurt Tunisia." The killer on the beach was one of an estimated 6,000 Tunisians who joined IS in recent years. The cradle of the Arab Spring is also the biggest provider of foreign fighters. Now the threat is rebounding on Tunisia. The interior ministry says about 800 jihadis have returned, and are "on the radar of the authorities". A few hours' drive from Sousse, in a village hollowed out by poverty, we met the father of an IS recruit. The elderly man, who doesn't want to be named, says his son went to fight in Libya in 2014. He won't be welcome if he returns. "If he comes back, I will kill him myself," the man said. "Better he dies, than others die. He used to help me. He had just found a job and I was so happy. But the bad guys came and took him. They brainwashed him. Now I have no son." Could one of the returning jihadis be another Seifeddine Rezgui? No-one knows, but Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi has said they will not all be jailed because "there isn't enough room". Back in Sousse, at Riu Imperial Marhaba hotel, staff are getting ready to re-open in May. Craftsmen are repairing the elaborate marble flooring. Painters are whitewashing the exterior walls. A metal detector lies waiting in a packing crate, near tables and chairs still wrapped in plastic. The general manager, Ramzy Kessisa, says those who died here will never be forgotten, but Tunisia is hoping to move on. "We are getting a new face," Mr Kessisa said, as he watched earthmovers reshape the front garden. "We say sorry to all the British people and we hope to see them soon. We need them, and they need our sun."

Two years after the deadly shootings at Sousse in Tunisia, the walls and the economy of the resort town are still marked by the tragedy while the hotel where the attack took place prepares to re-open.

Summarize the following article: He gained a reputation as a persistent, often waspish, interrogator whose withering putdowns became a feature of his time in Parliament. A practising Jew, he was best known for his fierce opposition to the policies of the Israeli government and its treatment of the Palestinians. Possessed of a sardonic wit, he was a prolific writer and columnist who also wrote satirical sketches for the BBC, an organisation that he later frequently criticised. Gerald Bernard Kaufman was born in Leeds on 21 June 1930, the son of Polish-Jewish immigrants. A scholarship took him to the fee-paying Leeds Grammar School, and he won an Exhibition to Queens College, Oxford, from where he graduated with a degree in philosophy, politics and economics. While at Oxford he immersed himself in politics and, as the secretary of the University Labour Club, he was instrumental in preventing a student named Rupert Murdoch from standing for office, after the Australian was found to be breaking the rules by canvassing for the position. On leaving university he set out to find a parliamentary seat. After a brief spell as assistant secretary of the Fabian Society, he was selected to fight Bromley in the 1955 general election. He was roundly defeated by the Conservative candidate, the future Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. Four years later he failed at Gillingham, another safe Conservative seat where the Labour vote actually fell. He had secured a job on the Daily Mirror, where he often wrote leaders. In 1964 he moved to the New Statesman for a short time before working for the Labour Party as a press officer, in which post he became a member of one of Prime Minister Harold Wilson's so-called "kitchen cabinet". It was while visiting his mother in Leeds in November 1962 that he saw the first episode of the BBC's satirical programme That Was the Week That Was. Back in his Daily Mirror office, he phoned the producer, Ned Sherrin, and told him he had an idea for a sketch. "He had no idea who I was," Kaufman later recalled, "but he said, 'Write it and I'll send a taxi in the morning to pick it up.'" It led to Kaufman becoming a regular contributor to the show, best known for his Silent Men of Westminster, a satire on MPs who never spoke in the House. Labour lost the 1970 general election, but Kaufman finally got into Parliament as the member for Manchester Ardwick. When Labour returned to power in 1974 he held junior ministerial posts in the Department of the Environment and the Department of Industry. He became shadow environment secretary in 1980 and, three years later when his Ardwick seat disappeared in boundary changes, he moved to Manchester Gorton, becoming shadow home secretary after Margaret Thatcher won the 1983 election. Kaufman was scathing about Labour's move to the left. He accused Tony Benn of nearly destroying the party when he stood as deputy leader in 1981. He later said he would have quit Parliament had Benn been successful. He was equally critical of Michael Foot's leadership and famously described Labour's 1983 manifesto, which advocated, among other things, unilateral nuclear disarmament and renationalisation of recently privatised industries, as "the longest suicide note in history". After a term as shadow foreign secretary, he returned to the back benches in 1992 and became chairman of the Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport. There he was able to indulge in a series of attacks on what he called cultural elitism. His savaging of Mary Allen, then chief executive of the Royal Opera House, over her failure to account for spiralling costs, saw her resign her position. The satirical TV puppet show, Spitting Image, lampooned Kaufman as the serial killer Hannibal Lecter, from The Silence of the Lambs. He became notable for harsh criticism of BBC management and called for the BBC to be privatised, claiming that the corporation could be funded by big business. He also castigated the BBC over its apology for the obscene calls made by Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand to the actor Andrew Sachs, saying that it was "not enough". Kaufman's most vocal attacks were reserved for Israel and its policies towards the Palestinians. A member of the Jewish Labour Movement, he called for economic sanctions against Israel and a ban on sales of arms. In 2002 he broke a longstanding pledge never to visit Israel when he went there to make a BBC documentary called The End of An Affair, which charted his early infatuation with the Jewish state as a young student and how he later became disillusioned. He launched a bitter attack on the Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon. "It is time to remind Sharon," he said, "that the Star of David belongs to all Jews, not to his repulsive government." He often compared Israel's treatment of the Palestinians with South African apartheid and, described Israel's use of white phosphorus flares in the 2009 offensive in Gaza as "war crimes". "I long ago gave up hope for the Israelis participating in a negotiated solution," he said in 2014. Kaufman himself came under fire when the Daily Telegraph published its investigation into MPs' expenses in 2009. It emerged he had claimed more than £115,000 for work on his London flat and spent £8,000 on a large-screen TV and another £1,500 on a luxury rug. Following the general election of May 2015, he became Father of the House, a title bestowed on the sitting MP who is not a minister who has the longest unbroken period of service in the House of Commons. A prolific author, he wrote a number of books on the art and practice of politics. Kaufman was not a clubbable man and not one to suffer fools either gladly or quietly, something that did not endear him to many of his parliamentary colleagues. That, along with Labour's almost two decades of opposition, may well explain why a politician with undoubted intellect, and one of the pioneers of the New Labour project, never served in the cabinet of a Labour government. Gerald Kaufman was knighted in 2004.

Gerald Kaufman rose from a working-class background to become one of the longest-serving MPs of his generation.

Summarize the following article: Pacquiao is being sued in Nevada after being accused of lying about the shoulder injury he suffered pre-fight. The Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) says Pacquiao, 36, did not declare the problem, but the Filipino claims a treatment plan was agreed with United States Anti-Doping Agency (Usada). He could face a fine or suspension. Pacquiao is being sued by two people in Nevada who have alleged the boxer defrauded ticket buyers, television viewers and gamblers. They have opened lawsuits just hours after the NAC accused the fighter of being dishonest by not declaring his injury on a pre-fight questionnaire - which has also led to suggestions he could face a charge of perjury. The state attorney general's office is investigating. However, Pacquiao's adviser Michael Koncz said he took "full responsibility" for the "inadvertent mistake". "Number one, Manny didn't check the box," Koncz said. "I checked it. We weren't trying to hide anything. I just don't think I read the questionnaire correctly." Media playback is not supported on this device Pacquiao blamed his injury for his points defeat to undefeated Mayweather, 38, claiming it stopped him using his right hand. His camp claimed Usada had been notified of his treatment and plans for an anti-inflammatory shot on fight night. But Usada was only charged with monitoring anti-doping issues and NAC officials prevented the injection, saying they had not been told about Pacquaio's shoulder issue. No date has been set for surgery to repair the "significant tear" and although Pacquiao will face up to a year out, ESPN claims Mayweather is open to a re-match in 12 months time. Mayweather scored a unanimous points victory in the four-belt unification bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, the win extending the American's unbeaten record as a professional to 48 fights. He has said he intends to retire after one more fight, possibly in September, with Britain's Amir Khan among the potential opponents.

Floyd Mayweather says "winners win and losers have excuses" after Manny Pacquiao blamed a shoulder injury for his loss to the American in Las Vegas.

Summarize the following article: Operating profits more than doubled to £13.6m in the year to 31 March, with revenues up 10.9% to £83.2m. Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Spectre, the most recent James Bond film, both used Pinewood studios. Pinewood added the fall in the pound since the referendum was "positive" for its international customers. It also said that the UK's decision to leave the EU would be "largely mitigated" as most of its biggest customers are in the US. The pound is now below $1.30 compared with the level of $1.50 it hit just before the referendum on Britain's EU membership. Pinewood said that it now had five new sound studios, meaning its site to the north of London has capacity to take on two more blockbusters a year. Earlier this year, financial group Rothschild was hired by Pinewood to carry out a strategic review of its business, which could lead to the sale of the company. Pinewood said this review was "ongoing".

Revenues from the filming of the latest Star Wars and James Bond films have helped to lift profits at movie studio Pinewood Group.

Summarize the following article: Stuart Armstrong gave the hosts the lead with a 25-yard drive that flew in through a crowd of players. Jordan Jones drew Killie level against the run of play after the break but Scott Sinclair soon made it 2-1. James Forrest nodded home the third to confirm Celtic's win and put an end to Killie's hopes of securing a top-six finish this season. With Partick Thistle beating Motherwell 1-0 at Firhill, they cannot be caught in the race for a top-six berth. Lee McCulloch's side gave the champions a guard of honour as they took to the field and the interim boss showed Celtic further respect by deploying a five-man defence. Gary Dicker, Iain Wilson and Scott Boyd filled the central roles with Luke Hendrie and Greg Taylor occupying the full-back berths. The formation restricted Celtic early on but the problem for Killie was that every one of their clearances dropped to players in green and white. Chances eventually came for the hosts, with Sinclair firing wide from Forrest's cross before Callum McGregor's deflected effort was tipped over by keeper Freddie Woodman. The breakthrough arrived midway through the first half and it was the player of the month for March who did the damage. Armstrong decided to try his luck from distance and his shot appeared to take a slight touch as it flew past Woodman for the midfielder's 14th goal of the season. Last ditch tackles from Wilson and Boyd denied McGregor and Armstrong before Kieran Tierney sent a left foot volley wide of the target as the home side were unable to increase their lead before the interval. At times it was like a training game for Celtic as they maximised possession and Killie sat back and hoped to hit them on the break. The tactic paid off, though, as the Rugby Park men squared it against the run of play. Conor Sammon's attempted shot broke into the path of Jones and his effort from 16 yards took a deflection to beat Craig Gordon. That goal spurred Celtic into action and from a free kick delivered by Armstrong, Dedryck Boyata's headed knockdown was turned across the face of goal by McGregor for Sinclair to net with a close range tap in. Moussa Dembele made an immediate impact as a substitute, contributing to Celtic's third goal. His deflected shot came back off the Killie keeper's left hand post and winger Forrest headed the rebound into the net from two yards out. The result extends Celtic's unbeaten domestic run to 39 games as Killie experienced their first defeat away from home in their last seven games. Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers: "I thought it was an outstanding team performance. We played our shape very very well, the quality of the movement, the speed. It was difficult in the beginning because Lee (McCulloch) obviously set his team out very tight in their organisation in a real low position and that's always difficult to break down. "But we showed quality and great patience and I must say big applause as well to the crowd because they're now seeing what we're trying to do - they're not getting frustrated, they're understanding at times they're going to have to be patient. "Our only mistake was for the goal which was the counter attack but every other element we showed a lovely charisma in the game today. We got three goals and with a bit more luck we could have had another one or two." Interim Kilmarnock boss Lee McCulloch: "I thought first half we were too deep, stood off the game too much and allowed Celtic a little bit too much respect. Second half we changed the system and decided to go a little bit higher up the pitch. "I'm delighted with the way the boys played and the character and concentration they showed for most of the game. "We get back in the game and gather a little bit of momentum then we just switch off for a set play as we have done a couple of times this season - that's the most disappointing part of the day. "Did we deserve to win then game - absolutely not. But I'm proud of the way the boys showed character and passed the ball, especially in the second half at times and maybe on another day we could have stolen a point." Match ends, Celtic 3, Kilmarnock 1. Second Half ends, Celtic 3, Kilmarnock 1. Foul by Scott Brown (Celtic). Adam Frizzell (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Iain Wilson. Scott Sinclair (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Dean Hawkshaw (Kilmarnock). Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Celtic) header from very close range misses to the right. Dedryck Boyata (Celtic) is shown the yellow card. Corner, Kilmarnock. Conceded by Kieran Tierney. Substitution, Celtic. Eboue Kouassi replaces Stuart Armstrong. Attempt saved. Stuart Armstrong (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Gary Dicker. Substitution, Kilmarnock. William Graham replaces Jordan Jones. Substitution, Kilmarnock. Adam Frizzell replaces Callum Roberts. Foul by Mikael Lustig (Celtic). Jordan Jones (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick on the right wing. Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Gary Dicker. Goal! Celtic 3, Kilmarnock 1. James Forrest (Celtic) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Jozo Simunovic (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Conor Sammon (Kilmarnock). Substitution, Celtic. Moussa Dembele replaces Patrick Roberts. Substitution, Celtic. Tomas Rogic replaces Callum McGregor. Goal! Celtic 2, Kilmarnock 1. Scott Sinclair (Celtic) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Roberts following a set piece situation. Patrick Roberts (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Gary Dicker (Kilmarnock). Kieran Tierney (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Callum Roberts (Kilmarnock). Goal! Celtic 1, Kilmarnock 1. Jordan Jones (Kilmarnock) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Conor Sammon. Kieran Tierney (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Luke Hendrie (Kilmarnock). Greg Taylor (Kilmarnock) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. James Forrest (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Greg Taylor (Kilmarnock). Substitution, Kilmarnock. Dean Hawkshaw replaces Sean Longstaff. Scott Brown (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Scott Brown (Celtic). Jordan Jones (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Callum McGregor (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Iain Wilson (Kilmarnock).

Champions Celtic survived a brief second-half scare before cruising to a comfortable victory over Kilmarnock.

Summarize the following article: The Times said the ex-West Wing star is "quite brilliant" in Apologia, in which she plays an art historian at odds with her two sons and their partners. According to the Daily Telegraph, the 73-year-old "beautifully lets a lifetime of hurt seep through [her character's] brittle facade". Downton Abbey's Laura Carmichael also appears in Alexi Kaye Campbell's play. First staged in 2009, the piece has been reworked to accommodate an American lead actress. Its opening this week comes amid reports that NBC is considering bringing The West Wing back to TV screens. Channing played First Lady Abigail "Abbey" Bartlet in the White House-based drama, which originally ran from 1999 to 2006. Apologia - whose title is defined in the play as "a written defence of one's opinions and conduct" - sees Channing's character, a former '60s radical, clash comically with her son's respective girlfriends over a birthday dinner. One, played by Carmichael, is a fervent Christian, while the other, played by Doctor Who's Freema Agyeman, is a materialistic soap actress. Speaking ahead of Thursday's press night, Channing described her character as "a feminist and a scholar with a bit of a rebellious streak". "She's very smart, extremely witty and she's not very diplomatic, so there's a lot of wonderful language," she told the BBC. One of the biggest laughs of the evening comes when Carmichael's Trudi character expresses optimism over the nascent presidency of Barack Obama. "Let's wait and see how things turn out in the long run before we start jumping with joy," replies Channing's Kristin presciently. "Things rarely turn out the way we expect or how we hope," says Channing, going on to make her own comparison between Obama's tenure and what has followed. "We could do with a little grace, a little diplomacy, self-control, discretion - the list goes on," she sighs in reference to the White House's current incumbent. Appetite for more West Wing remains strong, stoked in part by a popular podcast - The West Wing Weekly - that dissects the show episode by episode. Yet Channing does not believe the Aaron Sorkin-scripted drama will emulate the likes of Will and Grace and Roseanne and mount a comeback. "I don't think it will return," says the actress, whose other famous roles include Rizzo in 1978's Grease and Julianna Margulies' mother in The Good Wife. Speaking on Thursday, Alexi Kaye Campbell said he was "excited" Channing had crossed the Atlantic to appear in his play. He told the BBC he had intentionally written the play in response to a perceived lack of roles available for older female leads. "Before I wrote the play there was a constant conversation about not enough parts being written for older women," he said. "Most of the most interesting people I know are older women, so that was something I wanted to consciously address." Writing in The Guardian, critic Michael Billington described Channing as "a serious, intelligent actor [who] induces sympathy for the character of a seemingly monstrous matriarch". Yet he took issue with what he called Kristin's "astonishing insensitivity" and questioned Campbell's "assumption that left-wing militancy is incompatible with good manners." Channing last appeared in the West End in 1992 in Six Degrees of Separation. She went on to star in the film version of John Guare's play, for which she was nominated for an Oscar in 1994. Since then she has been seen in London in The Exonerated at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith and Awake and Sing at the Almeida theatre is Islington. Apologia runs at London's Trafalgar Studios until 18 November. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected].

US actress Stockard Channing has been praised by critics for her first West End appearance since 1992.

Summarize the following article: The Commerce Department said construction spending rose 1% to the highest level it since December 2007. Construction spending has risen every month this year. It has been a bright spot for the economy as manufactures and retailers have struggled against a strong dollar. Construction spending reached a seasonally adjusted rate of $1.11 trillion (£735bn). US consumer spending in October rose just 0.1% compared with the previous month. On a less positive note, US manufacturing fell in November according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), following a global trend of declining factory activity. ISM said its factory activity index dipped to 48.6 in November from 50.1 in October. Any number below 50 suggests the market is contracting. Both new orders and production declined but hiring by manufactures was on the rise. Along with the strong dollar, a weakening economy in China has hurt manufacturing this year.

US construction spending reached an eight-year high in October, suggesting the economy is performing better than consumer spending has indicated.

Summarize the following article: Media playback is not supported on this device The ex-West Ham, Tottenham and QPR boss succeeds Gianfranco Zola, who resigned on Monday after a 2-0 defeat by fellow Championship strugglers Burton Albion. Blues are 20th in the table, three points above the relegation zone with three games left, and travel to local rivals Aston Villa on Sunday. "Birmingham are a proper football club but they are in a precarious position," Redknapp, 70, told Talksport. Redknapp's appointment was announced just 16 hours after Zola's departure, and he says he will initially take charge until the end of the season. He took charge of Jordan for two World Cup qualifiers last year, and worked as an adviser to Derby County last season, but has not managed in England since leaving QPR in February 2015. An FA Cup winner with Portsmouth in 2008, he led Tottenham to the Champions League quarter-finals during a four-year spell at White Hart Lane. In 2016, he was made a director at Wimborne Town and a football consultant for Australian side Central Coast Mariners. Redknapp, who will be assisted by former Bristol City boss Steve Cotterill, said: "I got a phone call last night at 7pm from the people at Birmingham. "I drove to London and had a 10-15-minute meeting with them and said: 'I'll come and do it.' "My wife said to me 'are you mad or what?' but I get fed up sitting around doing nothing." Blues could be in the relegation zone by the time Redknapp takes charge of his first match. Should Blackburn and Nottingham Forest both win on Saturday, Birmingham would slip into the bottom three. After facing Villa, Blues host promotion-chasing Huddersfield Town before visiting Bristol City on the final day of the regular season. "It's a real challenge," said Redknapp. "I'll live up there until the end of the season, and if I keep them up I'll sit down and talk about next season. "It's not really a risk. They have won two out 22. I haven't got a magic wand. I'm not going to turn them into Real Madrid. We need a win." When Gary Rowett was sacked in December, Blues were seventh in the table, but two wins in 24 matches during Zola's four-month tenure mean they have plunged into trouble. Speaking as Zola was appointed, director Panos Pavlakis said the Italian's "pedigree" matched their ambition to "move in a new direction". But, after Monday's defeat by Burton, Zola said: "I sacked myself. "I am sorry because I came to Birmingham with huge expectations. It is not that I like quitting, but Birmingham deserves better." First team coaches Pierluigi Casiraghi and Gabriele Cioffi, fitness coach Andrea Caronti and video analyst Sebastiano Porcu, all part of Zola's backroom team, have followed the Italian out of St Andrew's while goalkeeper coach Kevin Hitchcock will retain his role at the club. Media playback is not supported on this device Redknapp's appointment marks the return of one of football's most colourful characters. Here are some of his memorable off-field moments: 'I'm no wheeler dealer': Despite his reputation for being busy in the transfer market and giving interviews through his car window on deadline day, Redknapp reacted furiously when called a "wheeler dealer" in a 2010 interview. Drenched by Spurs squad: Soaked by his players with an ice bucket during a live TV interview as they celebrated qualifying for the Champions League. Fury at Bent miss: After Darren Bent headed wide from six yards as Spurs drew 1-1 with Portsmouth, he said: "My missus could have scored that one." Hit in training: Launched a foul-mouthed tirade after being hit by a ball while speaking to a reporter at Portsmouth's training ground. Brought a fan on to play: Sent a supporter on to replace Lee Chapman in a pre-season friendly for West Ham against Oxford City. Sticks up for Frank Lampard: Under criticism at a West Ham fans' forum for picking Lampard, his nephew, Redknapp predicted: "He will go right to the very top." The midfielder went on to win 106 England caps and 11 major trophies with Chelsea.

Birmingham City have appointed Harry Redknapp as their new manager.

Summarize the following article: In the main, it is a gift to the old guard Cuban Americans in Miami who opposed the detente and voted for Trump. So it bans financial transactions with the commercial arm of Cuba's military. But it also takes into account objections from US businesses that don't want to turn the clock back. Thus, it does not "disrupt" existing joint ventures and carves out other exceptions. Probably the most visible effect will be a slowdown of American visitors, who took advantage of looser travel rules that Trump says he'll now strictly enforce. Here are some takeaways: President Trump framed his policy in the human rights concerns of his Miami constituency, which passionately opposes the Cuban government's ongoing repression of political freedoms. And it bears the stamp of hawkish Cuban-American lawmakers such as Senator Marco Rubio, who see Obama's historic opening as an appeasement of the Castro regime. But Trump's critics question why he singled out Cuba for such treatment when he's made a point of not lecturing other nations such as Saudi Arabia and the Philippines for bad behaviour. "I welcome the administration bringing up human rights globally, but [Trump shouldn't] use it as an excuse to carry out a more extreme political agenda," Democratic Senator Ben Cardin told me. Aside from the president's determination to fulfil a campaign promise to Miami, many Democrats believe he's simply bent on reversing Obama's signature policies. Everyone agrees that a flourishing Cuban private sector is the key to political change. The disagreement is how to encourage it. Trump's policy promises to channel funds away from the Communist state and to the people who, says Mr Rubio, will in the long-term create a Cuban business class independent of the government. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says it's a matter of law - he told a recent Senate hearing that the administration believes it's illegal for the US to provide financial support to the Cuban regime. Pro-engagement advocates think that doesn't make any sense in a country where the authorities control so much of the economy. They fear this approach will ultimately stifle what private enterprise has managed to benefit from rapprochement. However, there is frustration across the political spectrum that detente has done little to trigger political and economic reform in Cuba. When he was secretary of state, John Kerry's people used to give us charts outlining what they called the "internal embargo" - ways the Cuban government could but didn't make the most of America's economic opening. According to Republican Senator Bob Corker: "It's almost like it's engrained in them that whatever it is the US wishes for them to do, they are not going to do, just to demonstrate that the revolution is still alive." It's probably true that these aging Communist rebels have resistance hard-wired in their DNA, after decades of defining their nationalism in opposition to American overt and covert intervention. Obama decided to take the American "bad-guy" out of the equation. Trump's moves may put it back in, and return Cuban hardliners to their comfort zone. Trump's team certainly wants to put pressure back into the equation - Mr Tillerson said the opening to Cuba had removed Havana's incentive to change and Washington's ability to force the issue. But Cuba's leaders don't respond well to such treatment - they've made very clear they will not let outsiders push them into making political reforms. Alongside their denunciation of the new measures, they did repeat their willingness to continue "respectful" dialogue and co-operation. But they won't have taken kindly to Trump's blistering take-down of a "cruel and brutal" Communist regime that's committed "terrible crimes in service of a depraved ideology". Whatever the practical economic consequences of this new/old policy, it could well reinstate the adversarial relationship Obama sought to transform. Should Trump take a bow for Qatar row? How will Syrian 'safe zones' work? Trumplomacy: What does Tillerson's speech mean? What's changed between US and N Korea

This is a rollback, not a reversal, of Obama's Cuba policy.

Summarize the following article: Here's a chance to look back at his life and career. Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Story sketches on Comedy Central's Chappelle's Show in the early 2000s made him a star in the US. In the Rick James skit, Murphy recounted how he got to know the Super Freak singer before James punched him in the face in Studio 54, leaving a ring imprint on his forehead. In the Prince sketch, the pop legend challenged Charlie and his friends to a basketball match after a party - then made them all pancakes. Murphy said both incidents really happened. Born and raised in New York, Eddie and Charlie's parents - Lillian and Charles - split up when the boys were little. Charles was murdered by a girlfriend just a few years later. Lillian became ill and the brothers spent a short period in foster care. She then remarried and her husband Vernon Lynch brought Eddie and Charlie up. He has talked about experimenting with drugs and having "tons of fights". He once found himself with a gun held to his head in high school after threatening a classmate. According to his 2009 book The Making of a Stand-Up Guy, Murphy received three years probation for robbing a driver at gunpoint, and in the final year of his probation was arrested for larceny, loitering and other misdemeanours. He was then sentenced to serve the rest of his probation - 10 months - in county jail. The group, also known as the Nation of Gods and Earths, was founded in 1963 by Clarence 13X when he broke from the Nation Of Islam. The group says black people are the original people of the planet earth and that black people are the fathers and mothers of civilisation. Murphy explained in a Talk of the Nation interview in 2009 how he removed himself from their influence. "I would question things. I had an analytical mind back then. And if you tell me something and profess it to be the truth, I don't just accept it... because you said it. "And that's what I felt like when I was part of the organisation, like, you know, I was being told things, but the explanation beyond the explanation I was getting was not good." His mother took him to all the armed services recruitment offices on the day he was released from jail in 1978 and they all turned him down due to his criminal record. The Navy eventually agreed to take him after his mother pleaded: "You gotta take my son or he's going to be killed out here." He served for six years as a boiler technician. Before he hit the big time, Charlie was also a screenwriter, a hip-hop manager and the head of security for his little brother - but was overprotective of Eddie and became hot-headed when dealing with hecklers. He later went on to appear in films including Jungle Fever, Night at the Museum and Lottery Ticket. He said: "When I first started doing comedy, I was 42 years old and I was the brother of one of the most celebrated comics in history who made his name in the game 20 years earlier. "So, that took a lot of bravery. It's never been done before. It's not a part of human reality. It's like, if Michael Jordan all of a sudden had a big brother who plays basketball and he's good, too. That does not compute for most people." In a 2009 interview with Essence, Charlie spoke about his relationship with Eddie. "I've never felt like I was living in anyone's shadow," Charlie said. "My life was what it was. I was always proud of my brother. He helped me tremendously, but we're family so we were never in his shadow." Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected].

US comedian Charlie Murphy, the older brother of actor Eddie Murphy, has sadly died of leukaemia at the age of 57.

Summarize the following article: The Sporting Equality Fund will be spent trying to close the gender gap that emerges in early teenage years. During this period 71% of boys say they are active in sport compared with 51% of girls. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the aim was to increase participation, engagement, and promotion of women in sport. Details of the fund were being set out at the Ladies Scottish Open Forum: Leadership in Business and Sport event. Ms Sturgeon said: "We've seen some good progress in recent years, and it's encouraging that activity levels amongst teenage girls are increasing. "However, there is still a gender gap in sports participation and physical activity levels. There's also a shortage of women involved in sport from grassroots right up to elite level." She added: "We look forward to working with sportscotland and others over the summer to take this forward and will be announcing more details later in the year." Scottish golfer Catriona Matthew said: "As a mother to two young girls, I am delighted to hear about the Sporting Equality Fund which aims to get more women and girls actively participating in sport. "Keeping fit and healthy is so important in terms of health, wellbeing, mental strength and social mobility." Sportscotland's chair Mel Young welcomed the news, saying the body was committed to building a "world-class sporting system" for everyone in Scotland.

A £300,000 scheme is being set up to increase women's engagement in sport in Scotland.

Summarize the following article: The new revised agreement will be submitted to Congress for approval, rather than put to a popular vote. But opposition groups say it still does not go far enough in punishing rebels for human rights abuses. The deal is aimed at ending five decades of armed conflict, which has killed more than 260,000 people. After four years of formal talks between rebel and government negotiators, the two sides reached an agreement earlier this year. The deal was signed in an emotional ceremony before world leaders in the Colombian city of Cartagena on 26 September. But Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos had said from the start of the negotiations that he wanted the Colombian people to have a say in the peace process. He asked them to endorse or reject the peace agreement in a popular vote held on 2 October. Polls had suggested the deal would pass by a comfortable margin but in a shock result it was narrowly rejected. A bilateral ceasefire was extended until the end of the year to give the two sides time to plan their next steps. President Santos met former President Alvaro Uribe, a vociferous opponent of the peace deal, to listen to his objections. The government and the Farc then went back to the negotiating table to try to strike a new deal acceptable to those who had voted "no". Changes were made to all but one of the 57 points in the original agreement. The five main points which have been changed are: President Santos has announced that the revised deal will be signed in a low-key ceremony in a theatre in the capital, Bogota, on Thursday. The deal will then be sent to Congress, where the government has a solid majority, with a vote expected to be scheduled for next week. The Democratic Centre party, founded by ex-President Uribe, has already said it will vote "no". Its leaders say that the changes are only "cosmetic" and object to the fact that the government has said the new deal is "final". It wants more of its demands met, including harsher sentences for Farc rebels who have committed crimes. It also demanded that the revised deal be put to another popular vote, which President Santos and the Farc have both ruled out. Other parties in Congress have given the deal its backing, so it is expected to pass. Public opinion remains divided into those who supported the original deal and those who remain suspicious of the Farc and their motives. Some say President Santos is ignoring the will of the people by refusing to put the revised deal to a popular vote. But others say Congress represents the Colombian people and its approval should suffice. Shortly after President Santos announced that the revised deal would be signed on Thursday, #PresidenteJustDoIt began trending on Twitter in Colombia. The posts urged Mr Santos to go ahead with the implementation of the peace deal. But there were also those who condemned the new agreement, saying that the venue for its signing, the Colon Theatre in Bogota, was appropriate for "this political theatre".

Colombia's government says it will sign a new peace accord with Farc rebels on Thursday, after a previous deal was rejected in a referendum last month.

Summarize the following article: Five years after playing in the seventh tier, Jamie Vardy was making his England debut, breaking records and on the way to winning the Premier League title. Now, thanks to over £100,000 of the Leicester City striker's own money, Newport County hope they have found a star who can follow his remarkable rise to the top. In June, Lamar Reynolds was one of 42 non-league players to arrive at the Jamie Vardy V9 Academy, training and living at Manchester City's training complex for a week under the watchful eye of scouts from more than 65 professional clubs. The 21-year-old is one of three graduates to have so far signed terms with Football League clubs since, and he is already making an impression at the Exiles in their pre-season campaign. "I like to get goals," says Reynolds, who last year bagged 27 in 36 games for Brentwood Town in the Isthmian League Division One North, tier eight of the English football pyramid. "I just want to quickly make an impact and show that there's talent in the non-league which is where I came from, that's the main target for me." At a time when transfer fees and wages at the top level are reaching enormous figures, the whole idea of the V9 Academy is to show clubs that there are hidden gems lower down the food chain if you look hard enough. After being released by Sheffield Wednesday aged 16, Vardy found himself working in a carbon-fibre splint factory before going on to play for Stocksbridge Park Steels, FC Halifax and Fleetwood, where Leicester then snapped him up for £1m. At the age of 25, Vardy was only earning £850 a week; within three years he would set a new Premier League record by scoring in 11 consecutive matches. The title of his 2016 autobiography 'From Nowhere' is a fitting title for a remarkable few years. "He's been a big idol for a lot of players in non-league," adds Reynolds. "We saw him twice in the week I think. We did a few Q & As with him and heard him speak about his time when he was in the non-league. "I learnt a lot from him so that was all positive. Never give up was the main point he was trying to get across. "He was letting us know that sometimes it's hard to keep focused and not lose your head, know what your target is and work hard and never give up. "I've taken that advice on board and obviously I'm doing well so far. "I think it's helped me a lot because I was with quite a lot of players that have been in the [Football] League before, in and out of it and are quality players." It may be too early to draw too many comparisons between the Leicester striker and any of his academy graduates, but Vardy has shown that anything is possible. By all accounts, Reynolds was one of the standout players from the V9 class of 2017 and has already made an impression in the amber and black of Newport, scoring in the friendly win at Swindon Supermarine. "I am confident I can score as many goals as last season. That's the main target anyway," he says. "Fingers crossed and, as long as I work hard, I'll definitely be able to get it. "There were a few other offers but I looked here and saw that I could relate to a few things here so I thought this would be the best place for me to go. "After they put that much faith in me [with a two-year deal] I'm not going to turn that down so it was a no-brainer for me really. "Every second I'm on the pitch I want to work hard and repay the faith the manager has shown in me." If he goes on to achieve half as much as his mentor Vardy has done, Newport will consider that two-year contract a sound investment.

In recent times he is the most famous rags to riches story in football.

Summarize the following article: Archaeologists from the National Trust for Scotland are using cutting-edge, laser-scanning technology to create the digital model. Aerial Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) is captured by using a pulsed laser beam fired from a plane. It is hoped the model will help trace remains from the bloody battle. The Battle of Culloden, fought in 1746, was the final confrontation between the Jacobite rising led by Bonnie Prince Charlie and government troops led by the Duke of Cumberland, William Augustus. Using the latest technology, the laser beam scans from side to side over the area and measures thousands of points per second to build up a highly-accurate and detailed model of the ground and the features on it. Stefan Sagrott, archaeological data officer for the National Trust for Scotland, said: "It's providing us with a view of the Culloden battlefield that we've never had before, and that's really exciting. "We can filter the Lidar data to remove some of the vegetation such as tree cover and this might allow us to find archaeological remains which are currently hidden within the tree cover." Mr Sagrott said the scan had also captured areas with prehistoric remains, such as the Clava Cairns, and these sites will also be looked at.

The Culloden battlefield site is being scanned to provide a detailed model of the landscape 270 years on from the Jacobites' final stand.

Summarize the following article: Tarun Vijay, of the ruling BJP, was speaking to al-Jazeera about recent attacks on African nationals in India. African envoys have called the incidents racist in nature. But defending India, Mr Vijay said: "If we were racist, why would we have the south? Why do we live with them? We have black people around us." The comments triggered an immediate response on Twitter, with many south Indians asking if Mr Vijay was implying that the rest of India "chose" to live with them. Much of the outrage stems from the fact that there have been historical tensions between northern and southern Indians, based on language, culture and even skin colour. Mr Vijay quickly tried to carry out some damage control on his Twitter account, saying that he had "framed" the sentence badly and adding that Indians were victims of the "racist British". What he was trying to say, he said, was that Indians had fought racism and had "people with different colour and culture" but did not have any racism. However, Mr Vijay's attempts to explain did not seem to convince too many people, who continued to ridicule him. A spokesman for the party admitted that Mr Vijay could have "worded the comment differently". Mr Vijay was talking to al-Jazeera about attacks last month in Greater Noida, near Delhi, on a number of Nigerian nationals. Five Nigerian students were attacked by crowds, while another was beaten by a mob inside a shopping mall. Police say five people have been arrested over the violence and India's Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has promised an "impartial" inquiry.

An Indian politician who said Indians were not racist because they lived alongside south Indians has sparked a strong response on social media.

Summarize the following article: You'd think it would be hard to top the drama of last Wednesday's session of the parliamentary inquiry into the demise of BHS. Death threats, insults and apologies all helped the five hours of evidence fairly whizz by. However, the appearance on Wednesday of former owner Sir Philip Green was always going to be the main event. Only he knows how all the pieces of the BHS jigsaw fit together. Even before he sits down, the stakes have been raised by his repeated insistence that one of the inquisitors-in-chief should stand down. Frank Field, who chairs the Work and Pensions committee, has been highly critical of Sir Philip and has made no secret of his desire to see the retail tycoon put his hand in his own pocket to plug a shortfall in the pension scheme of hundreds of millions of pounds. Sir Philip maintains this compromises Frank Field's impartiality making him unfit to chair a parliamentary inquiry. It's an unwelcome diversion ahead of a crucial session of evidence. But, assuming Sir Philip does turn up, here are the key questions he needs to answer: All these questions and the many others he will face on Wednesday could be summed up in one overarching question: Did he knowingly condemn 11,000 workers and 20,000 pensioners to a short changed future by selling to a man who had no chance of success? I know what his answer will be, but will he be able to convince MPs and the court of public opinion? Perhaps we could add just one more - what is a knighthood worth?

The former owner of BHS, Sir Philip Green, appears before MPs from the Work and Pensions Committee and Business, Innovation and Skills Committee this week to discuss the sale and collapse of BHS.

Summarize the following article: The trial at Rothamsted Research in Harpenden, Herts, uses wheat modified to deter aphids, an insect pest. The protest group Take the Flour Back has vowed to "decontaminate" the site unless the research is halted. The scientists say the GM plants could benefit the environment as they will reduce pesticide use. "We appeal to you as environmentalists," they write in an open letter. "Our GM wheat could, for future generations, substantially reduce the use of agricultural chemicals." But the campaigners say the GM trial presents "a clear risk to British farming". They argue that genes from the modified strain could spread into neighbouring fields, and that there has been no evaluation of whether foods made from the GM variety would be safe to eat. They are planning a day of action on 27 May, trailed on their website as "a nice day out in the country, with picnics, music... and a decontamination". Rothamsted's wheat contains genes that have been synthesised in the laboratory - an approach that is becoming more commonplace than transferring genes from other organisms, as technology develops. The gene will produce a pheromone called E-beta-farnesene that is normally emitted by aphids when they are threatened by something. When aphids smell it, they fly away. "Also, the natural enemies of aphids - ladybirds, lacewings and a particular parasitic wasp - when they smell this smell, they're attracted," said Prof Huw Junes, one of the study team who signed the open letter. "So it's potentially got an advantage in the UK and other western nations because it'll prevent the need to spray insecticide - and [in the developing world where] farmers don't have access to insecticide, they'd have that packaged up in the seed." However Lucy Harrap from Take the Flour Back doubted the crop's environmental credentials. "So far, the evidence doesn't indicate that GM fields need less pesticide - in fact they tend to need more," she said. "The other thing is that they're using an antibiotic resistance gene as a marker in this trial, and in many parts of the EU that's considered quite outdated science now because you can get gene transfer into bacteria and so on." The group's publicity material suggests the crop contains a cow gene. Its logo is a cow's head with a body in the shape of a loaf. The gene in question - a promoter gene, which switches on other genes - is a synthetic variant of one found in many organisms, including wheat itself. The researchers explained that they chose a variant closer to the cow version than the wheat one in order to prevent other genes in the wheat recognising its activity and regulating it. E-beta-farnesene itself is produced naturally by a number of plants including peppermint and potatoes. Most biotech crops grown across the world are proprietary to big commercial companies such as Monsanto and Syngenta. In contrast, the Rothamsted letter pledges their results "will not be patented and will not be owned by any private company. "If our wheat proves to be beneficial we want it to be available to farmers around the world at minimum cost," they write. They are inviting campaigners in for a discussion. "You have described genetically modified crops as 'not properly tested'," they write. "Yet when tests are carried out you are planning to destroy them before any useful information can be obtained. "We do not see how preventing the acquisition of knowledge is a defensible position in an age of reason." Ms Harrap told BBC News that her group is already aware of Rothamsted's position and arguments and is in the process of replying to an earlier, less detailed letter. She also said that the Rothampsted scientists are aware of critiques from science-based opponents of GM technologies such as the group GM Freeze. Her group does not oppose research, she clarified - but full safety tests should be done before crops are planted outdoors. She doubted whether "decontamination" would occur on 27 May, given security around the site. Calling on campaigners publicly not to destroy crops and appealing on the basis of GM crops' environmental credentials is a relatively new tactic for scientists, and was deployed with some success by The Sainsbury Laboratory in Norwich last year. Protests were held under the banner Take the Spuds Back. But no attempt was made to destroy the site where a trial of a potato modified to resist potato blight, the fungal disease behind the Irish famine of the late 1840s, has entered its third and final year. Polls continue to indicate a deepset resistance to GM food, in the UK and most of Europe. Follow Richard on Twitter

Scientists developing genetically modified wheat are asking campaigners not to ruin their experimental plots, but come in for a chat instead.

Summarize the following article: A proposed new runway north-west of the airport would affect residents living in and around Slough and Windsor. Slough Borough Council said it was important residents were compensated for an increase in noise and the impact on property values. Three events across Slough and Windsor will be held next month. The airport has already set aside £550m for compensation and said owners of 750 homes that would need to be demolished would be offered 25% above the market value of their properties. Slough council is also making copies of the consultation document available at a number of its public buildings, including all of the town's libraries. The Heathrow Airport consultation runs until 12 October.

People in Berkshire who think they should be compensated if Heathrow Airport is expanded are being urged to attend a series of exhibition events.

Summarize the following article: "We feel that it is in Asad's best interests, as well as those of the sport and the event itself," explained International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson. The ICC declined to comment on what the police are reportedly investigating. Rauf, 57, has been on the ICC's elite panel of umpires since April 2006. He was one of the umpires in the controversial Indian Premier League match that saw Rajasthan Royals players S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan arrested for alleged spot-fixing. A former first-class batsman, Rauf began officiating in 1998 and stood in his first one-day international in 2000. He was elevated to the ODI panel in 2004, officiated in his first Test the following year and has now stood in 98 ODIs, 48 Test matches and 23 Twenty20 internationals. The 2013 Champions Trophy will be held from 6 to 23 June in England and Wales, with matches held at The Oval, Edgbaston and the Swalec Stadium.

Asad Rauf has been withdrawn from the Champions Trophy in June after media reports that the Pakistani umpire is being investigated by police in India.

Summarize the following article: Father-of-two Andrew Phillips suffered severe head injuries on the first night in the resort town of Magaluf. He fell from a first floor apartment on Wednesday and was found by staff on the hotel lawn. Family members have flown out to be with him at hospital in Palma. His mother Joanne Phillips said the injuries were "serious" but not life-threatening. "He's in an induced coma and has multiple fractures. It's his head and face - his body is fine. "As soon as it happened his friend phoned his dad who phoned me. I was in shock with it all. It's not something you expect to hear." Civil Guard officers are probing the incident but say there is nothing at this stage to indicate any crime has taken place.

A 25-year-old man from Newport is in an induced coma in hospital after falling from a hotel balcony on the Spanish island of Majorca.

Summarize the following article: The deaths are reported to have happened in an off-piste area as skiers made their way through fresh snow. Officials said the injured skiers were hit by falling rocks and had been taken to hospital by helicopter. There have been several skiing deaths in the Alps this winter. Rescuers on Thursday said that skiers from Germany, Belgium, Sweden and Italy were caught up in the avalanche. A second avalanche on Thursday was reported to have taken place in the same area soon after the first. Two off-piste skiers were caught up in it, but neither was reported to have been injured. France avalanche: Four killed at Tignes ski resort Trapped skiers rescued from cable cars in Italian Alps The avalanche risk - in one of the busiest weeks of the year for skiing in the Alps - has been assessed by officials to be three out of five, because of recent heavy snowfalls and powerful winds which have caused drifting in some areas. Courmayeur - on the slopes of Mont Blanc - is renowned for the high difficulty levels of its skiing.

Three people have been killed, two are believed to be missing and three wounded in a major avalanche near the northern Italian ski resort of Courmayeur, reports say.

Summarize the following article: The 23-year-old Leinster all-rounder, who has won 78 Irish caps, takes over after Joyce quit in the wake of the group-stage exit in the World Twenty20. "It's a really proud moment for me and a really exciting time in my playing career," Delany said. "It'll be a privilege to captain this side. As a squad we know our potential and what we are capable of achieving." She added: "For a captain, that is incredibly exciting and we can't wait for what the summer has in store. "It shows the belief Cricket Ireland, the selectors and coaching staff have in me both as a player and person. "Certainly it is a big responsibility and the standards that have been set before me are extremely high." Ireland women's head coach Aaron Hamilton explained the rationale in selecting Delany for the role. "She has a maturity beyond her years, with an old head on young shoulders," he said. "Laura is very astute, possessing a shrewd cricketing brain who reads the game well, and is cool-headed. "She is an inspirational leader who manages relationships well and is widely respected by her peers and team management." Cricket Ireland also announced that 19-year-old Pembroke all-rounder Kim Garth will be the new vice-captain.

Laura Delany will succeed Isobel Joyce as the new captain of the Ireland women's team.

Summarize the following article: Mr Johnston, 69, will be the Queen's representative in Canada, charged with performing the constitutional role she fulfils in Britain. In a speech after an pomp-filled ceremony in Ottawa, the prominent legal scholar and academic administrator called Canada "the envy of the world". Mr Johnston replaces Michaëlle Jean, a former journalist appointed in 2005 who is to be UN envoy to her native Haiti. "I see my role as a bridge in bringing people of all backgrounds and ages together to create a smart and caring nation, a nation that will inspire not just Canadians but the entire world," he said. Mr Johnston was born in northern Ontario, the son of a hardware store owner. He has had a long career in the Canadian legal academy, with postings at some of the nation's top law schools.

David Johnston has been sworn in as the 28th governor general of Canada.

Summarize the following article: A BBC correspondent who visited the northern town of Saraqeb was told by eyewitnesses that government helicopters had dropped at least two devices containing poisonous gas. The government has vehemently denied claims it has used chemical agents. The US had warned that such a development would be a "red line" for possible intervention. President Barack Obama said the US had seen evidence of chemical weapons being used in Syria - but it was important to get more specific information about what happened. In a meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Washington, he said all options, both diplomatic and military, were being considered. The two leaders reaffirmed their support for Syria's opposition and their demands for President Bashar al-Assad to stand down. "There's no magic formula for dealing with an extraordinarily violent and difficult situation like Syria's," Mr Obama said. "If there was, I think the prime minister and I would already have acted upon it and it would already be finished." Meanwhile UK Foreign Secretary William Hague reiterated that Syria must allow access to a UN team to investigate the chemical weapons claims. By Ian PannellBBC News Is Syria using chemical weapons? On 29 April, Saraqeb, a town south-west of Aleppo, came under artillery bombardment from government positions. Doctors at the local hospital told the BBC's Ian Pannell they had admitted eight people suffering from breathing problems. Some were vomiting and others had constricted pupils, they said. One woman, Maryam Khatib, later died. A number of videos passed to the BBC appear to support these claims, but it is impossible to independently verify them. Tests are being carried out in France, the UK and Turkey on samples from the site of the attack. Mrs Khatib's son Mohammed had rushed to the scene to help his mother and was also injured in the attack. "It was a horrible, suffocating smell. You couldn't breathe at all. You'd feel like you were dead. You couldn't even see. I couldn't see anything for three or four days," Mr Khatib told the BBC. A doctor who treated Mrs Khatib said her symptoms corresponded with organophosphate poisoning and that samples had been sent for testing. One device was said to have landed on the outskirts of Saraqeb, with eyewitnesses describing a box-like container with a hollow concrete casing inside. In another video, a rebel fighter holds a canister said to be hidden inside the devices. Witnesses claim there were two in each container. Another video shows parts of a canister on the ground, surrounded by white powder. Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, a former commanding officer at the UK's Joint Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Regiment, said the testimony and evidence from Saraqeb was "strong, albeit incomplete". In Saraqeb and in three similar events in Syria in recent weeks, "people have got ill and died and their symptoms are what we would expect to see from a nerve type of agent, be it sarin or be it organophosphate," Mr de Bretton-Gordon said. On the available evidence, recent attacks in al-Otaybeh to the east of Damascus, in Adra near the town of Douma, and in the Sheikh Maqsoud district of Aleppo appear "virtually identical" to what happened in Saraqeb, according to Mr de Bretton-Gordon. Mr de Bretton-Gordon has not visited the site or tested any of the alleged evidence but was given full access to the material gathered by the BBC. Both the US and UK have spoken of growing evidence that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons. Techniques used by investigators include: How to investigate chemical weapons allegations Rebel fighters have also been accused of using them. They also have denied this. In March, Syria's government and opposition called for an inquiry into an alleged chemical weapon attack in Khan al-Assal in the north of Syria which killed at least 27 people, with both sides blaming each other. A 15-strong UN team headed by a Swedish scientist Ake Sellstrom has been assembled to investigate the claims. However, the Syrian government has refused the team access. Syrian officials have been quoted as saying they want the team to look into the incident in Khan al-Assal, but the team has requested unconditional access with the right to inquire into all credible allegations. The UN estimates that the two-year-old conflict has left at least 80,000 people dead.

The BBC has been shown evidence apparently corroborating reports of a chemical attack in Syria last month.

Summarize the following article: The site is home to rugby league side Leeds Rhinos, rugby union side Yorkshire Carnegie and Yorkshire County Cricket Club. The cricket club will receive the money, subject to planning approval, for the stand which will face both the cricket ground and rugby pitch. The stadium hopes to host matches in the 2019 Cricket World Cup. Capacity at the cricket ground would increase to about 18,500 after the building of the new three-tiered stand, according to the council's report. Councillor Richard Lewis said: "Yorkshire and cricket are practically synonymous and Headingley rolls off the tongue of people worldwide when discussing some of the great international cricket matches." The award is subject to planning approval the council said, but if granted it is hoped the stand will be completed by April 2019.

A grant of £4m towards a new £28.5m stand at Headingley stadium has been agreed by Leeds City Council.

Summarize the following article: Michael O'Neill's side embark on their World Cup qualifying campaign away to the Czech Republic on Sunday. Derby defensive midfielder Baird recently called time on his NI career, but backs the team for more success. "They have a taste of it now and will want to continue that and progress. Hopefully we can qualify again and I don't see why not," said Baird. "It is a big ask," added 34-year-old Baird, who was capped 79 times for his country. "We never get it easy and we always get some big team in there. We did it in the last campaign and you never know in football what will happen." With Germany the hot favourites to take the automatic qualifying spot in Group C, Northern Ireland could well be fighting for the runners-up spot with Norway and the Czech Republic. Since 1950, Germany have failed to top their World Cup qualifying group on just two occasions, finishing second both times. Northern Ireland manager O'Neill believes his side will be at the sharp end when qualifying concludes. "We are playing the world champions and there is only one automatic qualifying spot. So it is going to be difficult but we have to be as competitive as we can," said O'Neill. "We will be very reliant on the key players again, as we were in qualification and in France. The squad is in as good a place as it could possibly be to meet the challenge." O'Neill, who has been in charge of his country since taking over from Nigel Worthington in 2011, echoes Baird's feelings on his squad's desire to reach Russia. "They want to continue with it. When you have experienced being at a major finals it certainly whets your appetite and I think we see that in the fact that Baird is the only player not to go forward with the squad." Northern Ireland will face a Czech Republic team in transition. "They have a new coach and have had four or five players who have retired from international duty since France," added the NI boss. "I look back at our Euro 2016 qualification and to come from behind as we did against Hungary and win that opening game just got the ball rolling. "It got momentum, belief and confidence into the squad and we'll be aiming to do the same again."

Northern Ireland are hungry to reach another big tournament after getting to the Euro 2016 finals, says Chris Baird.