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He has been Lille's first choice keeper since 2013 and has made 130 appearances for the club in all competitions. The 33-year-old, whose previous deal ran until next year, says he is very settled at Stade Pierre-Mauroy. "I am very happy to extend my contract with Lille, a club I call home," Enyeama told BBC Sport. "I love the family atmosphere here and would like to thank the club for the incredible confidence they have placed in me since I joined five years ago. "Despite receiving interesting offers from elsewhere, I never thought for a second that money comes before happiness hence my decision to stay here. "I will continue to give my all, along with my teammates, to bring joy and success to our supporters who have all passionately stood by us." This season Enyeama's Lille, beaten in the Coupe de la Ligue final by Paris St-Germain, leapfrogged Saint-Etienne to finish fifth at the end of the 2015-2016 season to seal a place in next season's Europa League. With 17 clean sheets from 35 league games this term Lille official Jean-Michel Van Damme is delighted to tie the Nigerian down to a new deal. "Vincent is an exceptional lad both on and off the field," said Van Damme. "To continue to work with a player of his calibre and a man of his quality is something fantastic for the club. "He still has bright future and showed again this season, the full extent of his immense qualities. He is happy here and feels at home. "He brings so much with his talent, his state of mind and ability to motivate the group, we could not afford to lose the opportunity to extend his contract. "I also think that his presence will be important in the progression of young understudy Mike Maignan. We are happy that Enyeama is able to finish his career at Lille."

The "severe fire" broke out in Wolverhampton at about 19:55 BST on Friday and six fire engines were sent to the scene. The flames at the metal recycling yard at Bilston Road in Monmore Green were prevented from spreading to surrounding buildings, West Midlands Fire Service said. The blaze was under control by 03:30 and the cause is being investigated.

Tomasz Procko, 22, and Karol Szymanski, 29, had been delivering sofas to the Knightsbridge property on Friday morning when the balcony collapsed. Mr Procko, of Greenford, west London, died at the scene while Mr Szymanski, of Wembley, north-west London, died later in hospital. Both men were originally from Poland. Their next of kin had been informed. Eight other people were treated for injuries, the London Ambulance Service said. A neighbour, who wanted to remain anonymous, told BBC News: "They were trying to pull a couch up to the first-floor apartment with ropes. "[It] was apparently too heavy. The fence broke off and fell on the workmen below." Sinclair Johnston, an engineer who has worked on another property in the square, said the decorative railings could not be depended upon to support weight. The decorative wrought-iron railing appeared to have fallen about 3.6m (12ft) to the ground, although the stone base of the balcony appeared undamaged.

Kent Police said the attack happened shortly before 09:00 BST when a "substance" was thrown at the victim at Ian's Plaice, off Thanet Way in Whitstable. The man was taken to hospital with facial injuries following the attack. His condition is not yet known. No arrests have been made, a police spokesman said. In a similar incident on Friday, a man was left with injuries to his eyes and face in a reported acid attack in Salford, Greater Manchester.

It cited lootings, property destruction, abductions and killings in territory recaptured from the Islamic State (IS) group. Sunni Arabs face discrimination from Iraqi authorities and other groups who accuse them of supporting IS, it added. In October, Amnesty International raised concerns over "war crimes" by Kurdish fighters in northern Syria. The UN said it was particularly worried about 1,300 Sunnis stranded in "no-man's-land" near Sinjar, between Kurdish security forces and IS. "Reports indicate that Iraqi security forces and Kurdish security forces and their respected affiliated militias have been responsible for looting and destruction of property belonging to Sunni Arab communities, forced evictions, abductions, illegal detention and, in some cases, extrajudicial killings," UN spokeswoman Cecile Pouilly said. "We have received reports as well about their limited access to basic services and essential goods, such as water, food, shelter and medical care," she added. Ms Pouilly said the UN had also received reports of 16 mass graves containing the bodies of those killed by IS - but added it was unclear how many bodies were in the graves. Her office has called on Iraq's government to investigate, she told reporters. Sinjar, in northern Iraq, was liberated from IS in mid-November. The militant group captured the town in 2014, killing and capturing thousands of Yazidis. Sunni Arab communities left behind now face accusations of sympathy for IS, according to the UN.

Media playback is not supported on this device The midfielder revealed he had spoken first to the Celtic striker before signing his four-year contract. "Moussa told me the club was good, it was fun here," said his fellow 21-year-old, who spent the last two seasons on loan with Genoa in Serie A. "I'm very happy to be here and it's a new challenge for me." Ntcham never made the breakthrough into the senior side at the Etihad but did make 41 appearances during his two-year spell in Italy, 22 of them starts. Genoa finished 11th in his first campaign in Serie A, but the Frenchman made only 10 starts as the Red and Blues ended last season in 16th place, two spots above the relegation zone. He now hopes to mirror the success of compatriot Dembele, whose stunning debut season in Scottish football following his transfer from Fulham has led to him being linked with a move to some of European football's biggest clubs. The France Under-21 striker was a team-mate of Ntcham's earlier in their international age-grade careers, recalling: "I was maybe 14 when we played together." And the new arrival hopes Dembele sticks around to help him adapt to life in Scotland. "He knows not all clubs are in the Champions League, so if you play in the Champions League, it's always good to stay," said Ntcham. "That's why I chose to come here." Ntcham revealed he held talks with Celtic back in January and says a desire to play regular first-team football was a key factor in his decision to leave England's top flight and join Brendan Rodgers' squad. "I spoke with Brendan before," he said. "In January, Celtic was already there for me when I was in Italy, so that's why I came here. "He said to me: 'You have to play because, if you don't play, you don't improve. You have to play because in Italy you don't play a lot'. "It wasn't a tough decision for me. It was a normal decision because at Manchester City I play three years there and sometimes it is better to leave. Football is like this sometimes." Ntcham moved to City's youth ranks in 2012 from the Le Havre academy in his homeland and has represented France at every youth level from under-16s upwards. Asked what kind of player Celtic fans can expect, he said: "I am a powerful player and technical as well I think." Ntcham becomes Rodgers' third summer signing following the arrival of Jonny Hayes from Aberdeen and Kundai Benyu from Ipswich Town. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

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The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is the world's biggest annual consumer technology trade show, with more than a whopping 3,500 companies taking part this year. Starting on Tuesday, top tech companies will show off their latest gadgets. Here's a peek at some of the futuristic gear that'll be on show: One of the highlights is a quadcopter called Zano. It's small enough to fit into your hand, but still powerful enough to film HD quality video. No tech show would be complete without the latest 3D printers. Highlights include the latest in food printing and machines that can build detailed, multicoloured 3D objects like this below, just out of paper and ink. It's not just small gadgets: there'll be a whole host of self-driving cars including one that allows passengers to face each other (below) and one that you can park just by using a smart-watch app. Look out for new quantum dot TV technology which involves tiny crystals - 50,000 times smaller than a hair - to give better colour quality to what you see on screen. And then there are TVs with nits - not the head lice variety - but more nits means the picture will look much better even in a sunny room. And of course there's more unusual stuff that will be on display. A toothbrush that plays a video game, a baby's dummy that connects to the net, a ring for your finger to show how many unread emails you have and a dog collar that lets you speak to your pet are all reported to be making an appearance at the huge event. The CES runs from 6 to 9 January.

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Joan Crilly was struck by a Skoda Octavia car on Campbell Street at about 16:05 on 22 December. She was taken to Inverclyde Royal Hospital then later transferred to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. She died on Wednesday as a result of her injuries. The 73-year-old car driver was uninjured. Officers have appealed for witnesses to come forward. Mrs Crilly was married and had two children, police said.

The varied landscape stretches from the mountainous, heavily populated regions of the east to the sparsely populated, energy-rich lowlands in the west, and from the industrialised north, with its Siberian climate and terrain, through the arid, empty steppes of the centre, to the fertile south. Ethnically the former Soviet republic is as diverse, with the Kazakhs making up nearly two thirds of the population, ethnic Russians just under a quarter, and smaller minorities the rest. Suppressed under Soviet rule, the main religion, Islam, is undergoing a revival. Since independence following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, major investment in the oil sector has brought rapid economic growth, and eased some of the start disparities in wealth of the 1990s. Population 16.4 million (UN, 2012) Area 2.7 million sq km (1 million sq miles) Major languages Kazakh, Russian Major religions Islam, Christianity Life expectancy 62 years (men), 73 years (women) (UN) Currency Tenge President: Nursultan Nazarbayev Politically, Kazakhstan has been dominated since independence in 1991 by former Communist Party chief Nursultan Nazarbayev, whose long authoritarian rule has faced few challenges from weak opposition parties. Born in 1940, Mr Nazarbayev came to power in 1989 as first secretary of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan and was elected president the following year. He was re-elected after the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991, and since then another four times - practically unopposed - most recently in 2015. He remains popular among many ordinary Kazakhs. His supporters say he preserved inter-ethnic accord and stability during the reform in the 1990s, and is widely credited for the country's impressive economic growth in first decade of the new millennium. Mr Nazarbayev has concentrated extensive powers in his own hands and is accused by the opposition of suppressing dissent. He says democracy is a long-term goal, but that stability could be at risk if change is too swift. Most media outlets are controlled or influenced by members of the president's family, including his daughter and her husband, and other powerful groups. Many of the 1,000-plus newspaper titles are government-run and the state controls printing presses. There are 250 TV and radio stations, according to official figures. The government operates national networks. Russian stations are carried via cable and satellite. Opposition media outlets faced unprecedented legal pressure in late 2012, seen as linked to their coverage of the deadly 2011 clashes between police and striking oil workers in the city of Zhanaozen. Late 15th century - With the formation of the Kazakh khanate, the Kazakhs emerge as a distinct ethnic group, but split into three zhuzes (hordes) twi . 1731-42 - Russia establishes control. 1920 - Kazakhstan becomes an autonomous republic - under the misnomer Kirgizstan - following the 1917 Bolshevik revolution and subsequent civil war in Russia. 1936 - Kazakhstan becomes a full union republic of the USSR. Late 1920s-1930s - Intensive industrialisation and forced collectivisation, which leads to the deaths of more than one million people from starvation. 1954-62 - About two million people, mainly Russians, move to Kazakhstan during Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev's campaign to develop virgin lands, lowing the proportion of ethnic Kazakhs to 30%. 1991 December - Nursultan Nazarbayev wins uncontested presidential elections; Kazakhstan declares independence from the Soviet Union. 2011 December - Clashes between striking workers and police in western oil town of Zhanaozen leave 16 people dead.

But Belgian-born Dutchman Max Verstappen was unable to drive a car legally on his own in either country. That all changed on Wednesday when the youngster turned 18 and passed his driving test at the first attempt. Despite having competed in 14 grands prix since his debut in Australia in March, Verstappen admitted to feeling the pressure during his test. "It's a relief," said the Toro Rosso driver, who finished ninth in Japan on Sunday and had only started driving lessons a week ago. "I was a bit nervous to make mistakes, but the exam went well." A bonus of turning 18 is that Verstappen will now be able to drink the champagne if he ever makes it onto the podium.

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Christie, 20, signed from Inverness Caledonian Thistle in September, and featured from the bench against his former side on Saturday. "Because it's such a big squad, there's so much competition, it's going to be frustrating at times," he said. "But I think over a long period, the players that keep working hard will eventually get success in the team." It is an altogether different dynamic than that which faced the midfielder in the Highlands, where he proved one of John Hughes' pivotal players. "That was one of the things I thought about when I moved," Christie told BBC Scotland. "I wasn't going to be straight into the starting 11; I had to almost start from scratch again. "But I'm delighted I've eventually started making appearances on the park." Celtic recovered from a shaky first half at Parkhead to put Caley Thistle to the sword 3-0 after the break "It was very strange playing against old team mates," said Christie. "Nice to see them again and I wish them all the best in the future. I spent many good years at Inverness, but it's time to move on now. "First half, fair credit to Inverness, I think they passed the ball excellently and shocked us a bit. We regrouped a bit at half-time and showed we were definitely the better team. "I think in front of goal we were more clinical, which can prove vital in these games."

The 22-year-old had been released by Accrington Stanley, and is the third new signing this summer. "He is young and keen to do well. I have been impressed with his attitude and I am looking forward to working with him," Morecambe boss Jim Bentley told the club website. "We look forward to welcoming him into the squad." Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

After talks with UN and Arab diplomats in Geneva, he said progress had been made on a plan to reduce violence in the second city of Aleppo. However, he said more work was needed and there was no guarantee of success. A cessation of hostilities has reduced fighting in Syria's five-year civil war but has unravelled in recent days. About 250 people have reportedly been killed in Aleppo in the past nine days. On Monday, fresh government air strikes and artillery attacks on rebel-held districts and suburbs of Aleppo left at least three dead, according to activists. Mr Kerry, speaking alongside UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura after a morning of talks in Geneva, said the conflict was "in many ways out of control and deeply disturbing". He said the nine-week-old cessation of hostilities had had "a profoundly positive effect" and saved many lives, but in recent weeks it had been "put to the test". Mr Kerry said the goal was to reinforce a broad truce that could withstand further tests. He also promised more ceasefire monitors to track violations "24 hours a day, seven days a week". "We're trying to press this as fast as possible but I don't want to make any promises that can't be kept," he said. The US secretary of state said a recent air strike on a hospital in Aleppo, which he blamed on the Syrian government, was "unconscionable" but he added that both sides, the opposition and the regime, had contributed to "this chaos". Before leaving Geneva, Mr Kerry spoke by telephone to his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov. Both men reiterated calls for all sides to observe the cessation of hostilities, the Russian foreign ministry said. Mr de Mistura is due to travel to Russia on Tuesday. Mr Kerry's trip to Geneva was hastily arranged after Mr de Mistura appealed to the US and Russia, which back opposing sides in Syria's five-year conflict, to rescue the cessation of hostilities they brokered in February. At the start of a meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on Monday, Mr Kerry said he would press rebel groups in Aleppo to separate themselves from the powerful jihadist group, al-Nusra Front. "This is what we're discussing, among other things. There are a number of different ways to approach it," Mr Kerry told reporters. "We're getting closer to a place of understanding. But we have some work to do." The Syrian government and Russia have said the Aleppo air strikes are targeting only al-Nusra, which is affiliated to al-Qaeda and is excluded from the cessation of hostilities along with the rival Islamic State group. However, the opposition and the US have dismissed the claim, and accused the government of targeting civilians and rebels abiding by the cessation of hostilities. "What is happening in Aleppo is an outrage. It's a violation of all humanitarian laws. It's a crime," Mr Jubeir said, adding that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would be held accountable and would be removed from power either through a political process or by force. The fighting in Aleppo has also seen dozens of civilians killed in rebel artillery attacks on government-held areas. After at least 50 people were killed in a reported government air strike on a hospital last Wednesday night, the International Committee of the Red Cross warned that Aleppo was being "pushed further to the brink of humanitarian disaster". Large parts of the city have been destroyed and its infrastructure has been severely damaged, leaving civilians without water and electricity for months. The talks in Geneva come a day after the Syrian military extended a "regime of calm" around the capital, Damascus, for another 24 hours. The unilateral truce also covers the northern countryside of the coastal province of Latakia, More than three dozen rebel factions said on Saturday that they would not respect the truce, unless the government agreed to extend it over the whole country.

Spain is implementing drastic spending cuts to try to slash its budget deficit to 5.3% from 8.5% in 2011. Many economists said the target was always unrealistic. Last weekend, Spain was given 100bn euros ($125bn; £80bn) in emergency loans to help its struggling banks. The IMF said Spain needed to raise revenue from taxes, and look at further spending cuts. However, it added that Madrid should not look to cut its deficit too quickly given "an unprecedented double-dip recession with unemployment already high". Spain has the highest unemployment rate in the eurozone, with almost one in four workers out of a job. Earlier this year, the government announced 27bn euros of cuts from its budget as part of one of the toughest austerity drives in the country's history. Changes included freezing unemployment benefits and public sector workers' salaries, slashing departmental budgets and increasing tax on large companies. But the spending cuts and tax rises have undermined the economic recovery in Spain. The country is back in recession and its banks are severely under-capitalised given the collapse in the Spanish property market. The 100bn-euro bailout has failed to restore confidence in the country's economy, with the interest rate, or yield, paid on government bonds traded in the secondary market hitting 7% on Thursday, a level widely seen as unsustainable. Bond yields in the secondary market are seen as a good indication of investor's confidence in a government's ability to repay its debts.

The election will determine who will succeed Sepp Blatter, who has been president since 1998. Blatter, 79, and vice-president Michel Platini have both been suspended for 90 days amid corruption allegations, which both men deny. Platini is seeking the next presidency, as is Prince Ali bin al-Hussein. Frenchman Platini, president of European football's governing body Uefa, submitted his candidacy papers earlier this month, but Fifa says it cannot recognise his candidacy while his ban is in place and he cannot campaign. However, Fifa's electoral committee says it may allow him to stand if his suspension ends before the election date. Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain is expected to contest the election. Former Trinidad and Tobago midfielder David Nakhid said he will stand, while ex-Tottenham defender Ramon Vega is considering doing likewise. South Korean Chung Mong-joon, another confirmed candidate, claimed his campaign has been "sabotaged" by a six-year ban from Fifa's ethics committee. On Tuesday, the 64-year-old's bid to lift the ban was rejected a Zurich district court. Swiss Blatter is under criminal investigation over claims he made a £1.35m payment to Platini in 2011, as well as allegations he signed a contract "unfavourable" to Fifa. Fifa's reform committee also made a number of recommendations for the governing body to make changes to "improve efficiency, prevent fraud and conflicts of interest and increase transparency in the organisation". A 12-person panel, chaired by former International Olympic Committee director general Francois Carrard, including officials from the six continental confederations, proposed: More recommendations will be added before being put to the executive committee in December 2015 prior to Fifa's members approving any changes in February 2016.

Rotterdam tournament director Richard Krajicek released the 21-year-old from his contract so he can take part in the basketball showpiece in New Orleans. "Kyrgios prefers his passion beyond his profession," said Krajicek. Kyrgios is suspended for eight weeks from the ATP Tour for not producing his "best effort" in Shanghai last week. The world number 14, who had won the Japan Open the previous week, patted the ball over the net several times when serving in his 6-3 6-1 second-round defeat by Mischa Zverev in China. He also began walking back to his chair before a Zverev serve had landed. Kyrgios subsequently said he was "truly sorry" and would use this time during his suspension "to improve on and off the court". The sanction, which included a fine of $25,000 (£20,560), will keep him off the tour until 15 January, although he could return by 7 November if he agrees to an ATP plan that he consults a sports psychologist. Krajicek, the 1996 Wimbledon champion, has added US Open champion Stan Wawrinka to the Rotterdam field in place of Kyrgios. "We wanted to hold [Kyrgios] to his contract," the Dutchman told the Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. "You see what can happens when he is tired and [tennis] has little meaning, as in China. We do not want that. So we decided to terminate his contract. We want a top tennis player seen on the court. Kyrgios prefers his passion beyond his profession. "If every week he is focused on tennis, he might be mentally burned out after six months. He needs an outlet." Kyrgios represented his country at youth level as a basketball player, and said in an interview in June 2015 that he preferred the sport to tennis. Asked then if he might have had a career in basketball, Kyrgios said: "I thought I was going to. "I was trying to get there when I was 14 and every time when I'm playing now, I still think I can for some odd reason, even though I'm playing a completely different sport. "That's just the way it is and unfortunately I think my basketball career has come to an end." The NBA celebrity match is part of the organisation's All-Star weekend. It features three matches, culminating in the prestigious All-Star Game on 19 February, involving the NBA's top players. This year's weekend was originally to have been held in Charlotte, North Carolina, but was moved after state legislators introduced laws that limited anti-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

Bronze fired into the top corner from the edge of the penalty area as England battled against Norway. Solveig Gulbrandsen's opener had given the Norwegians a lead, but Steph Houghton equalised with a header from a corner before Bronze's winner. At the end of the match the substitutes ran on to the pitch to join their team-mates in celebrating the victory. It is the first time England have won a knockout match at the Women's World Cup. England now have the opportunity to better the quarter-final defeats suffered in each of their three previous World Cups. They'll play Canada in Vancouver on Sunday.

Greek coach Skafidas admitted nine rule violations, committed in 2011 and 2015. "He was put into a position of trust, he abused that trust and as a result categorically destroyed a career," said Ukad chief executive Nicole Sapstead. Sprinter Wilson was banned for four years in 2011 after she tested positive for testosterone and clenbuterol. The 31-year-old tested positive for clomiphene in an out-of-competition test in February last year but her sanction was reduced to 10 months due to "the substantial assistance" she gave Ukad. A UK Athletics-licensed coach, Skafidas ran a training group for young athletes in Lincolnshire, but Ukad confirmed the nine violations all related to his conduct with Wilson.

The 31-year-old Australian was hurt during the Chiefs' narrow Champions Cup loss at Ulster and needs surgery. Salvi joined the Chiefs in the summer of 2015 from Leicester and became a key part of the side that made last season's Premiership final. "We're still waiting to learn the full extent of it but it looks relatively serious," head coach Rob Baxter said. Salvi was twice short-listed for the Premiership's Player of the Year award while at Leicester and is a former Australia Under-21 captain. "He does put in a huge contribution over 80 minutes, and that's probably what we'll miss the most," Baxter told BBC Sport. "His biggest quality is his consistency. He turns up every week, and even when we've had some poor performances and even when some individuals within the side have played poorly, Julian's contribution has always been absolutely first rate," added Baxter. "He's virtually always our top tackler, virtually always our top clearout guy, and probably the thing that people don't appreciate about him is how important he is to our attack. "A lot of people talk about open-sides as being tacklers and defenders and disruptive people, but Julian is very important to our attack because he clears so many breakdowns."

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Scotland defender Jennifer Beattie lashed in the game's only goal late on after Arsenal had the better chances. Defeat saw four-time winners Arsenal fail to reach the final for the first time in the cup's six-year history. City will play at their own Academy Stadium in the final against Birmingham City on Sunday, 2 October, after their 4-0 win at London Bees on Saturday. After City keeper Marie Hourihan had denied Asisat Oshoala on multiple occasions, the ball deflected straight to Beattie in the Arsenal six-yard box from a Toni Duggan free-kick with 11 minutes remaining and she fired in to win the game. The winner came moments after Danielle Carter's powerful effort for the Gunners had struck the crossbar, and England captain Steph Houghton cleared the ball off the line late on to deny Arsenal again. The first half had seen City go close to opening the scoring, with a Jane Ross shot deflected wide, before Arsenal forward Danielle van de Donk had to be withdrawn because of a concerning head injury, caused by a clash of heads. City - who currently lead the Women's Super League One table and are aiming for a double - previously lifted the Continental Cup in 2014 when they beat Arsenal in the final. Manchester City and England captain Steph Houghton: "When a chance falls to Jen Beattie, I've got every faith she'll stick it in the back of the net. "This is special for us because the Continental Cup final was the first trophy we won, it's the only trophy we've ever won and that makes it extra special. "It was good for me to get back on the line and do my bit at the end, it proved vital because Kelly Smith is always going to create a chance but it was just a relief I got back there to block it. "We had to be professional and that emotion and adrenaline got us through to the final and we're thankful for that." Arsenal and England right-back Alex Scott: "On reflection we had most of the chances and we should have been putting them away. "We should have come away with the win but they came away with a set-piece but apart from that we weren't really threatened. "I was proud of the girls today, that's as solid as we've been all season but a ricochet on a set-piece falls right to Jen and that's that, it's in the back of the net." Manchester City Women: Hourihan, Stokes, Beattie, Houghton (C), Bronze, Walsh, Scott, Christiansen, Duggan, Ross, Parris. Substitutes: Bardsley, Stanway, Asllani, Corboz, Middag. Arsenal Ladies: Byrne, Scott, Stoney, Henning, Mitchell, Nobbs, Janssen, Van de Donk, Oshoala, Carter, Smith. Substitutes: Van Veenendaal, Rose, Corredera, McCabe, Devlin, Losada, Natlia.

Eifion Gwynne, 41, died last month and previously expressed his wish to be buried at Plascrug Cemetery, Aberystwyth. The only plots left are for people with an exclusive right of burial. But Ceredigion council confirmed a plot has now been transferred to the family. It means Mr Gwynne can be buried in the cemetery when the funeral for the father-of-three and former Aberystwyth and Llandovery rugby player takes place on Saturday. Family friend Wayne Thomas told BBC Wales Mr Gwynne had discussed his wishes with his wife Nia. "He always said he wanted to be buried in this cemetery, it's close to the rugby club and it's close to his home," he said. A memorial fund set up in Mr Gwynne's memory has raised almost £12,000 in donations. Confirming a plot had been made available, Ceredigion council leader Ellen ap Gwynn said: "A family who had reserved a plot came forward and offered it to Nia and family. "We were very pleased that the council was able to help with ensuring this. We offer our deepest sympathy to the family at this very difficult time."

Jamie Peacock, Kevin Sinfield and Kylie Leuluai ended their careers and left the club after beating Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford on Saturday. The win followed success in the League Leaders' Shield and Challenge Cup to complete a domestic treble. The trio were honoured at a celebratory event at the First Direct Arena. Speaking after winning the Grand Final, former England captain Peacock said: "It's a bit difficult to sum up. I'm lost for words. "I just feel fortunate to be in a great team. It's a team sport and that's why rugby league is such a great sport." Leeds City Council leader Judith Blake said: "It has been another amazing season for the Leeds Rhinos and [the event] is an opportunity for supporters to congratulate the team on their efforts and also say a big thank you to legends Kevin Sinfield, Jamie Peacock and Kylie Leuluai." "We are extremely proud as a city of the Rhinos, whose commitment, dedication and achievements on the field - coupled with the work they do in our communities - is simply fantastic. "They are undoubtedly fully deserving of an event such as this." Leeds Rhinos chief executive, Gary Hetherington, said it would be a "spectacular live show" with performances from The Pigeon Detectives showing appreciation for the three retiring stars.

Nathan Dyer scored the game's only goal, with visiting keeper Tom Heaton failing to keep out his low shot. Burnley came close to equalising through Lukas Jutkiewicz and David Jones in the second half. Media playback is not supported on this device But Swansea withstood the pressure and, following last Saturday's first league win at Manchester United, are level on points with top-of-the-table Chelsea. Defeat for Burnley, meanwhile, leaves them still searching for a first Premier League point of the campaign, although their battling display will have been encouraging for manager Sean Dyche. Swansea boss Garry Monk named an unchanged team from the opening-day triumph at Old Trafford, with new signings Federico Fernandez and Tom Carroll left out of the squad. Burnley also stuck with the same side which lost 3-1 to Chelsea on Monday, although Stephen Ward was named on the bench after joining from Wolves. The opening defeat by Chelsea was a chastening reintroduction to Premier League football for the Clarets, who were overwhelmed in midfield, and they were similarly outnumbered by Swansea. The hosts stretched their opponents at every opportunity, with wingers Dyer and Wayne Routledge particularly threatening in the opening exchanges. Routledge created early chances for Wilfried Bony and Gylfi Sigurdsson, but it was Dyer who opened the scoring. Latching on to Sigurdsson's through ball, Dyer scampered into the penalty area and shot low into the net despite a touch from Burnley keeper Heaton. Media playback is not supported on this device Swansea were well worth their lead and, apart from a swerving 20-yard shot from Burnley striker Danny Ings, Monk's men were not troubled during a comfortable first half. They faced a reinvigorated Burnley side after the restart, however, and the visitors were close to equalising when Jutkiewicz headed narrowly over after an hour. Jones then had a shot palmed wide by Lukasz Fabianski, while Swansea brought on summer signings Bafetimbi Gomis and Jefferson Montero for Bony and Dyer as they sought to regain the initiative. Although Gomis and Montero injected pace and urgency into the home attack, it was the Swansea defenders who were most influential in the closing moments. With captain and centre-back Ashley Williams a steadying presence on his 30th birthday, the Swans repelled a flurry of late Burnley attacks to cling on to a second successive win and consign the Clarets to another defeat. Swansea manager Garry Monk: "It's a fantastic start and great to have six points. "It's the best start we could have had, but we know we are only two games from being on your back and getting dragged down. "We have to build on what we've done and improve on mistakes." Burnley manager Sean Dyche: "We showed them too much respect in the first half and that can happen for a team that's just been promoted. "I want them to play with freedom, quality and energy and I thought we did that in the second half. "I want us to be brave, but not in a naive way. We want to play on the front foot, create chances and win games."

The "truly wicked, marauding mob" stabbed Sean McHugh, 19, with a "sword stick" in Anfield on 30 September 2013. Reese O'Shaughnessy, 19, was jailed for a minimum of 18 years after he was convicted alongside four others. Andrew Hewitt, 15, Keyfer Dykstra, Corey Hewitt and Joseph McGill, all 14, were also detained by Liverpool Crown Court. Dykstra was sentenced to a minimum of 12 years, Andrew Hewitt and McGill were sentenced to a minimum of nine years and Corey Hewitt for a minimum of six years. Judge Clement Goldstone described Mr McHugh's killers as "a marauding mob". "Each of you has been convicted of the murder of Sean McHugh - a truly wicked attack in which each of you played different roles," Justice Goldstone said. A victim impact statement from Mr McHugh's mother Lorraine that was read in court said: "They might as well have killed me." The teenagers were part of a gang known as the Lane Heads, a rival gang to the Walton Village Heads which Mr McHugh was linked to. Months earlier, Dykstra was stabbed in the chest by a member of the Walton Village Heads and wanted to "avenge that stabbing", the court heard. "The stabbing was avenged not by attacking the person responsible, but by attacking someone... by virtue of his affiliation to the Walton Village Heads," Justice Goldstone said. The gang targeted Mr McHugh, of Beckett Street, Liverpool, after a minor dispute and found him at the Priory Road launderette, where he had left his washing, at about 19:00 BST. Armed with knives and the makeshift sword stick, described as similar to a broom handle but with a blade attached, the gang forced the back door to the room where Mr McHugh was hiding. He was beaten and stabbed before the group ran out. Mr McHugh escaped and was found in an alleyway having been stabbed in the groin. He died a few days later in hospital from blood loss.

The musical, which opened on Broadway in 1981 and was filmed in 2006, has taken 35 years to reach the West End. Sonia Friedman partly attributes the delay to actors not being available to populate its predominantly black cast. "Thankfully, shows like The Lion King have meant many more people of colour are now working in theatre," she said. "When Dreamgirls opened [in New York] 35 years ago, it would have been very hard to cast it here at that time," the producer continued. "We now have a fantastic talent pool and will be able to keep it running for years and years because of the talent that is out there." The Lion King opened in 1999 in London and still plays to full houses at the Lyceum Theatre, 17 years on. Several members of Dreamgirls' ensemble have appeared in the show there, or in other stagings of the Disney musical. Freidman also cited the specific demands placed on the show's lead actress as another reason why Dreamgirls has taken so long to cross the Atlantic. Dreamgirls tells of a black female singing trio, reminiscent of The Supremes, who fight to make their mark in '60s America. The 2006 film, starring Beyonce and Eddie Murphy, was many Britons' first exposure to the Tony Award-winning show. Jennifer Hudson won an Oscar, a Bafta and a Golden Globe for playing Effie White, the threesome's most gifted and volatile member. The role - which Friedman says is like "climbing Everest and doing a marathon at the same time" for a performer - is played in London by Amber Riley. Riley, best known for playing Meredith Jones in US TV show Glee, was in tears as she took her bows at end of Wednesday's opening night. "Some nights it's like that," she told the BBC News website. "I get so overwhelmed and caught up in the story." Riley, who is making her West End debut in the production, said the part of Effie was "the role of a lifetime". "She starts really young and ballsy and she gets to be vulnerable, and then she gets to be an adult," the 30-year-old explained. "I get to show her whole entire journey, and I've never really gotten to share that arc before." Reviews of the show have praised the US actress, with The Guardian describing her as "a notch above... on a stage of great singers". Its critic Lyndsey Winship said that her "huge and effortless voice... rips through the auditorium". "Without question, Riley is the biggest reason to buy a ticket," writes Dominic Cavendish in the Telegraph. Casey Nicholaw's "slick" and "tinselly" production, he continues, offers "tremendous gusto of soul and gaiety of spirit". The Mail's Quentin Letts says the show "has great costumes and incessant dancing" and is "likely to be a hit". The Times' Ann Treneman, however, thinks "it doesn't deserve to be" one - as its plot is "far too skimpy" and its singing "way too loud". Riley's Glee co-star Chris Colfer and comedian Sir Lenny Henry were among the audience at the Savoy Theatre on Wednesday. Sir Lenny has been a vocal campaigner for more representation of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people in the broadcasting industry. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email [email protected].

The Gobbins coastal path in Islandmagee was the brainchild of Irish railway engineer Berkley Deane Wise. It first opened in 1902 and quickly became famous as a white knuckle walk. Edwardian era visitors were able to have a close encounter with waves and wildlife. The path, which is carved into black basalt cliffs, was an engineering triumph - it's connected by a network of walkways and bridges - the most iconic of which was the tubular bridge. Post-war austerity spelt decline for the 1.5 mile walkway and it was closed to the public in the 1950s. Since then only seabirds have enjoyed the stunning views from this part of our coastline. Rumblings down the years about restoring the path finally turned into action in 2013, when the restoration project got under way. Since then, £7.5m has been spent replacing bridges, hand rails and constructing a new visitors centre. The tubular bridge has been replaced with an almost identical replica. While modern engineering methods have made the work safer, construction worker Paul Montgomery says he has an enhanced respect for those who built the original path. "They did an immense job, because the beams I have seen from the old bridges were concrete cased and to get them down here would have been a feat in itself as there were no cranes in those days," he said. "So I have a lot of respect for them." While health and safety is more of a concern nowadays some things have not changed, including the steep walk down to the starting point - a hole through rock known as Wise's eye. Before starting the Gobbins experience, visitors are given a safety briefing and a hard hat in the visitors centre, it's then on to a minibus for the two-mile journey to the path. The walk is described as strenuous and is not suitable for everyone. No-one under the height of 1.2m will be permitted, a good level of fitness is required and people with cardiac, respiratory, asthmatic or joint conditions are urged not to attempt it. The route allows visitors to see coastal birds such as puffins, guillemots and kittiwakes up close. It's also possible to spot porpoises off the coast. This attraction has created some much needed employment in the area and one of the tour guides is Robert Stewart, a local farmer who has decided to try something new. "I'm very enthusiastic about my new job," he said. "Everybody knows about the Giant's Causeway but I think we have something here that can compete with the Giant's Causeway and is just as beautiful." Groups of 10 to 15 will be guided along the bridges which cling to the cliff face just metres above the sea. Tours should be booked in advance and the costs are £8.50 for adults, concessions £6 and a family rate of £23. There will also be a cliff top walk which will be free for the public and has a viewing platform that hangs over the cliff. This element of the work is not expected to be complete until September. The project is over a year late and £1.5m over budget, but Mid and East Antrim Council has big hopes for the attraction and is expecting 50,000 visitors a year. Tourism Minister Jonathan Bell, who walked the path on Tuesday, said it was "staggeringly beautiful". "It is something that you could bring visitors from anywhere in the world to and be very proud of the quality of the tourism offering," he said. "Having done it, I think it represents real value for money and puts Northern Ireland with another - and I genuinely mean this - top quality, international tourist destination." The council's mayor Billy Ashe said it was fantastic for the area. "I think that first and foremost it will put us back on the map," he said. "Berkley Deane Wise thought that this path could be one of the world's attractions - I agree with him. "I think people will be coming here for many, many, many years to feast their eyes on this marvellous achievement."

Mr Besigye was the main challenger to President Yoweri Museveni in the country's recent general election, which Mr Museveni won by a landslide. He insists he was the rightful winner of the polls, but Uganda's top court upheld the official result. "We have been informed by police today that Besigye appeared in court in Moroto and was charged with treason," said his lawyer Erias Lukwago. Mr Besigye was arrested on Wednesday in downtown Kampala and flown to Moroto, where he has been in custody ever since. It follows a series of arrests of the opposition leader during the election campaign. Meanwhile, Mr Museveni was sworn in on Thursday for his fifth elective term, extending his 30-year rule of Uganda. Foreign observers said the poll had been marred by fear and intimidation. In a BBC interview, Mr Museveni rejected allegations of vote rigging, and accused Mr Besigye of planning to incite violence. Responding to criticism from European Union observers that the electoral commission "lacked independence and transparency", Mr Museveni told the BBC's Zuhura Yunus that "those Europeans are not serious". "Transparency is what we've been voting for," he added. Mr Museveni, a key ally of the West in the campaign against militant Islamists in the region, seized power in 1986 and is credited with restoring stability to Uganda. However, critics say he has become increasingly authoritarian. On Friday, the US said Mr Museveni should "rein in" his security forces after they briefly arrested Mr Besigye, and fired tear gas to disperse his supporters in Kampala.

The Colin Tizzard-trained seven-year-old ranged up alongside Willie Mullins' Un De Sceaux (10-11 fav) at the final fence and pulled clear on the run-in. Fox Norton (5-2), who also won the Melling Chase at Aintree, got home by a length and three quarters. God's Own (7-1), last year's winner, was just half a length away in third. The victory gave jockey Robbie Power a seventh Grade One win of the campaign. Fox Norton has been a model of consistency since joining the Tizzard team, and was a close second to Special Tiara in the Queen Mother Champion Chase. He was not inconvenienced by the return to two miles, with the strong pace set by Un De Sceaux and Rock The World playing to his strengths. "Robbie was cool. He didn't get involved in any battles until he had to," said Tizzard. "The horse made a few mistakes and Robbie said he was going flat out the whole time. "If you saw this horse on the gallops you'd never think he was a champion two-miler. Honestly, slow three-milers would beat him. "This is why we get up in the morning and why we go looking at horses, to come and win at places like Punchestown. It's fantastic." Asked if Fox Norton could step up in trip next season, Tizzard added: "I think there's every temptation. "That was his minimum and if there had been a two-and-a-half-miler here he would have been in that. "He'd get three miles, but of course Sizing John is there. I think he'd get two and a half or three." Mullins said of Un De Sceaux: "We've had a fantastic season with him and will put him away now. "The faster pace over two miles on better ground didn't suit him." BBC horse racing correspondent Cornelius Lysaght Robbie Power continues to live up to his surname in great style, adding this prize to a string of big-race success at Cheltenham, Aintree and Fairyhouse. We've long known he's an excellent rider, but the confidence he must be feeling is being transmitted down the reins to his mounts. Fox Norton took the notable scalp of Un De Sceaux, who has only previously been beaten in completed races in Ireland and Britain by the great Sprinter Sacre, and continues to live up to the type of expectations the Tizzard team has for him. Meanwhile, whether it will be enough we don't know, but the second-place prize money and an earlier 1-2 means Willie Mullins put quite a dent in Gordon Elliott's lead in the trainers' championship.

Patricia O'Donnell, head of Clarksfield Primary School, Oldham, also alleged she had received death threats. Oldham Council said it investigated the claims made in December but concluded, in a report leaked to the Sunday Times, it had "no concerns" about any schools. The report would remain confidential, the council said. Councillor Amanda Chadderton, cabinet member for education and early years, said: "We take any allegations about our schools very seriously and always investigate in the interests of pupils, staff and parents. "The report into an Oldham primary school found no basis to 'Trojan Horse' allegations." The Sunday Times story also referred to a counter-extremism official raising concerns over two other schools in Oldham - Horton Mill and Oldham Academy North. Ms Chadderton added: "At this time, we also have no active investigations or concerns about any of the other schools the Sunday Times has asked about." The Department for Education said: "We are already aware of the allegations raised in the report and we are working closely with Oldham Council." According to Sunday Times article, Islamic teaching sessions were hosted on school premises, a parents' petition was organised against the head teacher and objections were raised to activities including Hindi music being played in class and sex education. The school - which has more than 450 pupils, predominantly of Pakistani heritage - is rated as "good" by Ofsted. The National Association for Head Teachers (NAHT) union said it was currently supporting a number of members in the Oldham area with a variety of "Trojan Horse" allegations. A "Trojan Horse" inquiry in Birmingham centred around anonymous allegations which claimed there was a plot by Islamist hard-liners to take control of several schools in the city. The allegations sparked investigations by several agencies, including the Department for Education and Ofsted.

Cheshire East Council said "deliberate and systematic manipulation" took place from 2012 to 2014. Cheshire Police is investigating whether any crimes were committed. The council has apologised and said the falsified figures had caused "serious problems" in assessing applications for new developments. "Serious" errors in the council's air quality data readings, from 2012 to 2014, made them appear lower than they really were, an external investigation has revealed. Falsified data "may have affected" decisions made on planning applications in Nantwich, Congleton, Crewe, Holmes Chapel and Sandbach, it concluded. Emails seen by the BBC last month showed that auditors believed the number and nature of the inaccuracies meant human error was "unlikely" to have been responsible. Sean Hannaby, the council's director of planning and sustainable development, said: "We would like to assure everyone that we have done everything we can to rectify these failings. "There are no immediate health protection measures needed as a result of these errors." Councillors have to decide if a development will: All UK local authorities are obliged to monitor local air quality and submit their findings to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Defra said the data provided "an overview of pollution in locations where people are likely to be present and reveals historic trends which indicate whether policies to improve air quality are having the desired effect". Air pollutants include nitrogen dioxide from exhaust emissions which the government has been ordered to cut. If a council does not meet national objectives it is obliged to declare an Air Quality Management Area and publish an action plan. An internal review by Cheshire East Council auditors in 2016 found the air quality data submitted was different to the original data provided by the laboratory that analysed readings from the council's monitoring equipment. The falsified data was from testing stations "spread over a wide geographical area, which implies that the manipulation was not motivated by a wish to favour specific sites", the council's report summary said. Cheshire East Council has not commented on any potential disciplinary action. A Defra spokesperson said: "We are aware of this issue and understand the local authority is now considering its response to the investigation."

Cape Verde had Carlos da Graca sent off on 55 minutes after he conceded a penalty, which was duly slotted home by Morocco striker Youssef El Arabi. Six minutes later El Arabi struck again to double his side's advantage. Morocco go through as group winners, leading Cape Verde by six points and having already beaten them twice. There are two rounds of Group F matches remaining but while Cape Verde could potentially draw level on points with the Atlas Lions they would finish below them because of their inferior head-to-head record. Cape Verde must aim to collect maximum points from their games against Sao Tome and Principe and Libya and hope to make it to next year's finals in Gabon as one of the two best group runners-up. Morocco's passage to next year's tournament means their recently appointed coach Herve Renard will have the chance to win a third Nations Cup title - with a third team. The Frenchman is looking to achieve back-to-back titles, following his success with Ivory Coast last time out. He also won with Zambia in 2012.

Dumfries and Galloway Council and Stena Line have entered into a partnership with the McKinney Group. It has agreed to bring forward detailed proposals for the regeneration of the East Pier - owned by Stena Line - for new retail, leisure and housing. Councillor Colin Smyth said the announcement was "another positive step forward" for the town. "The council has already invested around £4m to develop Agnew Park, the West Pier and sailing facilities as part of the overall vision for the waterfront," he said. "The redevelopment of the East Pier through private sector investment is the crucial next step for Stranraer. "We will also continue discussions with the Scottish government to seek support to enable the plans to become a reality." Speaking on behalf of Stena Line Ports Ltd, Les Stracey said the company was delighted to have reached a "significant milestone". Billy McKinney, of the McKinney Group, added: "We are delighted to have entered into an agreement with the partners. "From the outset we recognised the potential for this project to be transformational for Stranraer and the south west of Scotland. "We aim to work with Stena Line and the council to bring forward proposals that will match the aspirations of the local community and create new growth opportunities for Stranraer."

Lawro's opponent for the Premier League fixtures on 28 and 29 December is actor Jack O'Connell. The Derby County fan, who has appeared in TV dramas such as 'This is England' and 'Skins', is the star of the new Coen Brothers film 'Unbroken', which tells the life story of star athlete and World War II hero Louis Zamperini. O'Connell, 24, is enjoying the Rams' revival under Steve McClaren, but also has happy memories of watching them when Jim Smith was manager in the late 1990s. "Stefanio Eranio was the first name I had printed on the back of my shirt," O'Connell told BBC Sport. "But quite a few players from that golden era stand out. People like Paulo Wanchope, Dean Sturridge, Aljosa Asanovic and Igor Stimac - the big Croat who ran our backline and was a fearless leader. "Since then, we have had to put up with a good decade of being dismal but now things have gone full circle." A correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth ONE point. Getting the exact score correct earns THREE points. From the Boxing Day fixtures, Lawro got six correct results from 10 games, with one perfect score. His score of eight points beat Match of the Day commentator Guy Mowbray, who picked four correct results, with no perfect scores, to give him a total of four points. We are keeping a record of the totals for Lawro and his guests (below), and showing a table of how the Premier League would look if all of Lawro's predictions were correct (at the bottom of the page). All kick-offs 15:00 GMT unless otherwise stated. Lawro's prediction: 1-1 Jack's prediction: 1-1 Match report Lawro's prediction: 0-2 Jack's prediction: I reckon Chelsea will get a run for their money but cannot see Saints beating them. 0-2 Match report Lawro's prediction: 2-1 Jack's prediction: 1-2 Match report Lawro's prediction: 2-1 Jack's prediction: Well, as a Derby fan I am inclined to dislike Leicester and it will be a good Christmas if I am right here! 4-0 Match report Lawro's prediction: 2-0 Jack's prediction: I like Burnley a lot but it is City all day in this one. 3-1 Match report Lawro's prediction: 2-1 Jack's prediction: 0-3 Match report Lawro's prediction: 2-1 Jack's prediction: 1-0 Match report Lawro's prediction: 1-1 Jack's prediction: 2-1 Match report Lawro's prediction: 0-2 Jack's prediction: 1-3 Match report Lawro's prediction: 2-1 Jack's prediction: 2-2 Match report Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan Lawro's best score: 17 points (week seven v Ossie Ardiles) Lawro's worst score: 3 points (week nine v Mark Wright and Karen Hauer)

In the first half of August, 3,800 migrants arrived in the province of Quebec seeking asylum. Most are Haitians who fear they will be deported if they stay in the US. Government officials are now redoubling efforts to counteract misinformation helping bring them to Canada's doorstep. Nearly 60,000 Haitians were offered temporary protection in the US after a devastating earthquake in Haiti in 2010. The Trump administration extended that temporary protection until January 2018. Canada completely lifted its own protected status for Haitians a year ago. In 2016, about 50% of all asylum claims by Haitians was rejected. On Monday, federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale warned that "people should not think that border-hopping is a desirable or productive thing to do". Canadian diplomatic staff in the US have been trying to "aggressively dispel the myths" about coming to Canada circulating south of the border, including that residency is guaranteed, said Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen. Federal Liberal MP Emmanuel Dubourg, who is of Haitian origin and speaks Creole, has been tasked with engaging extensively with Haitian media in American cities like Miami and New York. End of Twitter post by @CitImmCanada Over the weekend, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also addressed the issue. "Canada is an opening and welcoming society," he told journalists at a news conference in Montreal on Sunday. "But let me be clear. We are also a country of laws. Entering Canada irregularly is not an advantage. There are rigorous immigration and customs rules that will be followed. Make no mistake." Mr Trudeau has been criticised over his government's refugee-friendly message and "irresponsible tweets" by opposition politicians who argue that those helped encouraged the surge. Canadian officials are also trying to counteract the spread of misinformation online about the openness of Canada's asylum system. Since January, 7,500 migrants have crossed illegally into Canada. The majority are crossing into Quebec, where migrant numbers more than tripled between June and July to 2,996 from 781. In the first half of August, 3,800 migrants crossed seeking asylum in the province. The federal government has increased the number of staff in the region in order to help process claims that determine whether a migrant is eligible to make a refugee claim. There is currently a five-month wait.

McGeady will be reunited with new Black Cats boss Simon Grayson, for whom he played 35 games, scoring eight times, at Preston North End last season. The 31-year-old, who began his career at Celtic, joined Everton from Spartak Moscow in January 2014 and subsequently played 41 games, scoring once. He has also made 90 appearances for the Republic of Ireland. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

The hotel chain said the investment programme would bring 150 jobs and 10 apprenticeships. Two of the new hotels, located off the Royal Mile on New Market Street, will open at the end of this month. The third, which will be in York Place in the New Town, is scheduled to open in late spring. The new sites will take the total number of Premier Inn hotels in the city to 14, with more than 1,500 rooms. One of the two hotels on the Royal Mile will be a hi-tech "hub by Premier Inn", the chain's first in Scotland. The hub will allow guests to control their room settings using an Apple Watch. Additional investment by Premier Inn in the city includes a £1.8m extension at Premier Inn Newcraighall and a £1.2m refurbishment at Edinburgh Central. Simon Ewins, chief operating officer for Premier Inn and hub, said: "We are absolutely delighted to be opening three new fantastic hotels in Edinburgh and it is great that we are able to bring so many jobs and apprenticeships to the city. "Hub is a new concept for us which we are really excited about, especially as this is the first one in Scotland and outside of London. "We are confident our guests visiting the beautiful city of Edinburgh will enjoy this new digital experience and we will look to open more in Scotland in the future."

British Gas unveiled a 5.1% price reduction, followed swiftly by EDF's announcement of a 5% cut. British Gas's price change takes effect on 16 March, while EDF's kicks in eight days later. The moves benefit customers on a standard domestic gas tariff. Britain's big six energy suppliers have been under pressure to pass on savings to customers after a 57% drop in wholesale gas prices since this time last year. E.On was the first to announce a cut this year of 5.1%, followed by similar reductions by SSE, Scottish Power and Npower. Executive director at consumer group Which?, Richard Lloyd, said :"Seeing all of the big suppliers mirror each other with small cuts in the face of falling wholesale prices will raise questions in many people's minds about whether competition is working in this market." British Gas, which is owned by Centrica, said 6.8 million of its customers on dual-fuel deals would see an average annual saving of £31 due to the 5.1% cut. It said customers on so-called "fix and fall" tariffs would also benefit from the price reduction. EDF said about 900,000 of its customers would also make an annual saving of £31. It said it had no exit fees on any of its fixed deals. Beatrice Bigois, managing director of customers at EDF, said: "Our prices are under constant review and today's announcement reflects falls in wholesale gas costs." Centrica's Mark Hodges, chief executive of its energy supply and services in UK and Ireland, said: "Competitive pricing is the way to retain existing customers and win new business in this hard-fought market." Some commentators warn that these types of "standard" tariffs are among the most expensive, so there is still benefit in shopping around. Rachel Fletcher, Ofgem's senior partner for consumers and competition, said: "These price cuts are a movement in the right direction for loyal customers, but they are dwarfed by the savings available by switching from a standard tariff to a fixed deal. "You could save more money, up to £300, by switching." There was also criticism of the industry for failing to cut electricity tariffs, despite falling wholesale costs. Energy analysts at Jefferies said: "There has still been no movement in electricity tariffs, despite a 30% fall in wholesale electricity prices since August 2014. "This is likely due to increased environmental costs, which fall on electricity rather than gas, and additional network charges." British Gas said it was unable to lower electricity prices due to rising costs, such as for network delivery, adding that wholesale costs only make up a third of electricity bills. Energy and Climate Change Secretary Amber Rudd said there was still more to do. Suppliers are awaiting the outcome of a competition watchdog investigation set to conclude in June, which Ms Rudd said would help determine if consumers were getting a "rough deal".

Mr Kenneth had denied banging on a door at his Dundee home in December during a row with his girlfriend Reagan Kelbie. Ms Kelbie told Dundee Sheriff Court during a brief trial that she had not been in a state of "fear or alarm" when Mr Kenneth was at her door. Sheriff Lorna Drummond QC found Mr Kenneth not guilty of the charge. The 29-year-old was fined £300 at a previous court hearing after admitting driving away without insurance after the row last December.

The 23-year-old signed from Atletico Madrid for a club record fee of £15m following Fernando's Llorente's move from Sevilla. Borja said: "We can adapt and play with two strikers or just one, whatever the boss asks from us." The record signing will not play in Swansea's season opener at Burnley. Borja added on Llorente: "We don't know each other personally but I've been told he's a really good guy. "I'm sure we'll both work together well and do whatever's best for the team." Borja was born in Madrid and came through the academy at Atletico, but has spent the past five seasons on loan away from the Vicente Calderon. "Of course there's a bit of frustration I didn't play much at Atletico," said Borja, who scored 18 goals last season in La Liga for Eibar. "I grew up there, went through the ranks and wish I'd had more of an opportunity in the first team." Despite competition from La Liga and Premier League sides for the Spaniard's signature, Borja says his decision to join Swansea was not difficult. "Swansea showed the most interest, they seemed to want me more than anyone else," he said. "It's a great club who have a lot of confidence in their players and I really want to make a good impression here." Unlike 31-year-old Llorente, who was a part of his Spain's 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012-winning squads, Borja has yet to earn a senior call-up for his country. But he hopes to emulate ex-Swans striker Michu, who went on to earn a cap for his country after a prolific season with Swansea. "Michu did a great job at Swansea which eventually earned him a place in Spain's squad," said Borja. "If only I could score as many goals as he did, helping the team in every possible way, for the good of Swansea, but also to put myself in the frame for national selection too."

Under-20s coach Murty has been in charge for three Premiership matches following Mark Warburton's departure. And his side responded to defeats at Dundee and Inverness CT by beating St Johnstone 3-2 at Ibrox for his first Premiership win in charge. "He's been brilliant," said midfielder Hyndman, who scored the late winner again Saints on Wednesday night. "It's always a tough position as a kind of interim manager, especially with the way things have gone," on-loan Bournemouth midfielder Hyndman added. "But I credit him for coming in and establishing what he wants us to do. I think the boys got behind him quite well. "The results didn't really show what he was doing and how good he was but it was nice to give him that positive feeling on Wednesday night." Rangers are expected to appoint a new head coach next week, after Saturday's Scottish Cup quarter-final at home to Hamilton Academical. And with the Premiership gap between third-placed Rangers and second-placed Aberdeen now cut to six points, USA international Hyndman says there is still plenty to play for this term. "Of course there is," he said. "We saw the Aberdeen result the other night (1-0 defeat at Hamilton) but we're just focused on ourselves at the same time. "We need to get ourselves right and I think we took our first step against Saints. It was about the three points, it wasn't about how we got it. "After recent results we've had it was very important we got three points on the board and thankfully we did that." Fellow loan player Jon Toral, who joined Rangers from Arsenal in January, was also keen to praise Murty. "It was massive for Graeme on Wednesday," said the Spaniard. "He has put a lot of effort into the other games as well, he has really helped us and for us to give him that first league win was crucial. "At the minute we are just thinking about the cup tie on Saturday and then whatever happens happens. If a new manager has until the end of the season to work with the players and then to kick on next season it would be great for the club."

Leicestershire County Council wants to close part of Snibston Discovery Museum to save £9.4m over 25 years. But consultant Graham Black said the county council was "manipulating" the public by not revealing enough details about the impact of closing the centre. A council statement said it cannot continue to subsidise the museum. Mr Black, who has experience advising museums across the UK and lives in Leicestershire, said the attraction would bring £80m to the local economy over the same 25-year period. "This is an exercise in trying to look as if you are giving choices but is actually manipulating people to agree with your point of view," Mr Black said. He said the council had a responsibility to "store, care and maintain" the collection, which is located in Coalville, and includes a major quarry extractor, a bus, two aeroplanes, carts and horses. The cost of removing and storing the materials would cost more than the money saved in closing it, he said. The county council statement said the authority "needs to save over £110m and cannot afford to keep subsidising Snibston by more than £800,000 per year". Mr Black suggested forming a charitable trust and applying for a £10m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to save the museum. The chairman of the Friends of Snibston group Brian Voller said he was "increasingly concerned about the consultation process" and was planning to ask county council leader Nick Ruston to scrap the consultation, which ends on 7 July. Councillor Rushton said earlier the Conservative-led council had "run out of time" and the only realistic alternative to scaling back the attraction was "complete closure".

It reflects the tradition that, while a president is overseas, domestic bickering should be put on hold, as partisan grievances are best kept within the family. Those norms, which used to be considered iron-clad, have frayed considerably in recent decades. Leave it to Donald Trump, however, to throw kerosene on whatever remains and dance around the ashes. In a three-minute exchange with reporters in Warsaw, Mr Trump aired a wide range of his usual grievances - against the US media, his presidential predecessor and the US intelligence community. Here's a closer look: Trump:"I've said it very simply, I think it could very well have been Russia but I think it could well have been other countries and I won't be specific, but a lot of people interfere." Anthony: The question that set Mr Trump off, from MSNBC reporter Hallie Jackson, was direct. "Will you once and for all yes or no definitively say that Russia interfered in the 2016 election?" His answer was far from a definitive "yes". Instead he engaged in several paragraphs worth of water-muddying along the lines of past remarks, where he has suggested the Chinese or some "400-pound person sitting in bed" could be the true culprit behind the email hacks of top Democratic officials in 2016. Trump: "Barack Obama, when he found out about this in terms of if it was Russia, found out about it in August. Now the election was in November. That's a lot of time he did nothing about it." Anthony: According to the Washington Post article that detailed the extent of the information available to Mr Obama at the time - including that Russian President Vladimir Putin had directly ordered election meddling - the then-president took several steps. In September, he directly warned Mr Putin face-to-face to stop Russian cyber-activities in the US. He directed his intelligence officials to reach out to congressional leadership, although the Republicans were reluctant to participate in any bipartisan call for action. He also informed state governments to ensure that their electoral systems were secure. Trump: "They say he choked. Well, I don't think he choked." Anthony: Mr Obama's response didn't go over well with everyone in his administration. Mr Trump is referencing a line in that same Washington Post article, from a senior Obama official who felt the US government didn't do enough to punish Russia for what appeared to be a brazen attempt to destabilise the US election. There's a certain amount of irony that Mr Trump would highlight this anonymous remark, given how frequently he and his aides have condemned reliance on anonymous sources in news stories critical of his own administration. Trump: "He thought Hillary Clinton was going to win the election and he said let's not do anything about it. Had he thought the other way he would have done something about it." Anthony: The Washington Post article reported that Mr Obama decided not to go public with the evidence of Russian involvement because of concerns that it might provoke further Russian action, reveal US intelligence-gathering resources or be cited by Mr Trump as evidence that Democrats were "rigging" the US election against him, an accusation he was regularly making in the closing days of the presidential campaign Mr Trump has apparently concluded that if the situation for Mrs Clinton had appeared more dire, he would have been more aggressive in his response. It's a charge that is impossible to prove, of course - but it allows Mr Trump once again to bask in the unexpected nature of his presidential triumph. Trump: "I heard it was 17 agencies. Boy, that's a lot. Do we even have that many intelligence agencies?" Anthony: Yes, the US does. The CIA and the FBI are the big ones, but there are also intelligence divisions within the State, Defence, Homeland Security, Treasury and Energy departments, as well as multiple military intelligence offices. It's not something most Americans would be expected to know. Whether those at the top of the US government should have a basic familiarity with the nation's national security establishment is another question. Mr Trump brings this up because of New York Times and Associated press reports that all 17 agencies had signed off on the conclusion that Russia had meddled in the 2016 US election. Trump: "We did some very heavy research, and it turned out to be three or four. It wasn't 17 and many of your compatriots had to change their reporting, and they had to apologise and they had to correct." Anthony: It seems like it wouldn't take too much "heavy research" for the administration to discover the findings of its own intelligence apparatus, but the president is correct that the New York Times and Associated Press have corrected their initial reports. The assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 election was the result of efforts by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency, and published in a report by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which represents all US intelligence agencies. Other intelligence divisions, like Coast Guard Intelligence, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the Drug Enforcement Administration's Office of National Security Intelligence would have had nothing relevant to add to the report. Obama Administration Director of National Intelligence James Clapper pointed this out multiple times during testimony before Congress on 8 May, but the media outlets only recently modified their original articles. Neither the Associated Press or the New York Times "apologised", however. Trump: "I remember that I was sitting back listening about Iraq. Weapons of mass destruction. How everybody was 100% sure that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. Guess what, that led to one big mess. They were wrong." Anthony: During the Republican primary campaign Mr Trump frequently criticised George W Bush and members of his administration for launching the Iraq War based on the faulty conclusion that Saddam Hussein was pursuing a chemical, biological or nuclear weapons programme. At the time it was considered remarkable that a Republican candidate would break with party orthodoxy on the merits of the military operation. Making those charges on a debate stage is one thing, however. Highlighting the shortcomings of US intelligence on foreign soil, in front of the world media, while standing next to a fellow head of state, however, is astounding. Trump: "I think what CNN did was unfortunate for them, as you know now, they have some pretty serious problems. They have been fake news for a long time, they've been covering me in a very dishonest way. Do you have that also, Mr President?" Anthony: It was probably inevitable that Mr Trump would be asked to comment about Sunday's CNN-wrestling tweet, and he took the opportunity to take another swipe at the US cable news network. What makes this time a different, of course, was the president's aside to the Polish leader, who has been accused of cracking down on his own nation's free press. He recently blocked adversarial reporters from covering parliament and in January 2016 fired the executives of the nation's public radio and television networks, replacing them with individuals more friendly to the government. Such an action is well outside of the power of a US president, but the New York Times did note that Mr Trump isn't without his own "leverage" over CNN, as his administration is currently reviewing whether to let the network's parent company, Time Warner, merge with telecommunications giant AT&T. "Mr Trump's Justice Department will decide whether to approve the merger, and while analysts say there is little to stop the deal from moving forward, the president's animus toward CNN remains a wild card," the paper reports. Trump: "NBC equally is bad, despite the fact that I made them a fortune with The Apprentice, but they forgot that." Anthony: NBC News officials will likely howl at the insinuation that their coverage could ever be influenced by commercial considerations of their network - even if the Apprentice, at least early in its 14-season run, was a ratings success. Donald Trump didn't make out too badly from his involvement with his reality television show, either. According to campaign disclosures, he earned more than $213m from the programme. And the visibility he received from being portrayed as a take-charge executive once a week on prime-time commercial television? That, as they say, was priceless.

At countless UN climate meetings, Mr De Brum was a passionate champion of the rights of small island states. He was instrumental in securing the "high ambition coalition" of rich and poor countries that was pivotal to a deal in the French capital. Mr De Brum died at his home in Majuro, the capital of the Marshall Islands. Born near the end of WWII, Mr De Brum grew up in an era when the tiny Pacific state was being used to host a number of US nuclear bomb tests. When he was nine years old he witnessed one such detonation, while fishing with his grandfather around 200 miles away. The resulting destruction of the atolls, the evacuation of many islanders as a result of the atomic tests became a hotly contested political issue. The islander's push for independence and compensation played a large part in Tony De Brum's political awakening. As one of the Islands' first university graduates, Mr De Brum was heavily involved in the negotiations with the US that resulted in an agreement on independence and compensation signed in 1986. However it was the threat of rising seas and a changing climate became the key issues of his time as a Marshall Islands foreign minister. In the Paris climate negotiations, his warm, personal and relaxed style was very much in contrast to the stiffer, greyer faces of some teams. He used his charm to build strong personal relationships with many of the political leaders from rich and poor countries alike. This helped create the "coalition of high ambition," a group that ultimately involved around 100 nations, including the US, the EU, African, Caribbean and island states. This alliance of rich and poor proved critical in pushing the deal through. The biggest win from Mr De Brum's perspective, was that the Paris agreement committed to the goal of keeping global temperature increases close to 1.5C - "1.5 to stay alive," was a phrase often used by Mr De Brum. Tributes to the former minister have been led by the Marshall Islands' President Hilda Heine. "The very existence of the Paris Climate Agreement owes a lot to Tony De Brum," she wrote in a statement. "He was a giant of history, a legend in every meaning of the world and a custodian of our shared future." Others took to Twitter to extend their sympathies. End of Twitter post by @CFigueres End of Twitter post by @edking_I End of Twitter post by @ronny_jumeau End of Twitter post by @billmckibben

The record revenues were boosted by sales of its new 2015-16 Adidas replica kit, and Champions League football. The club expects overall revenue for the year to be between £500m and £510m. No club has exceeded £500m before. The team are fourth in the Premier League, two points behind rivals Man City, and also top their Champions League group table after four games. The Old Trafford club failed to qualify for Europe's premier club competition last season but its return to Champions League competition has seen a big leap in matchday and broadcast revenues. In July 2014 it signed a record-breaking deal with Adidas, worth £750m over 10 seasons. Club executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward said the revenues demonstrated "the continued strength of our businesses". During the quarter, the club also brought the management of its Old Trafford Megastore in-house and signed a licensing deal with South Korean footwear brand Sbenu. In total, four sponsorship deals were signed in the quarter, including a global deal with Marathon Bet. Mr Woodward added: "During the quarter, we entered into an agreement with HCL to be our Digital Transformation partner, which will enable us to connect with our fans around the world in innovative ways and further strengthen and grow our commercial revenues." Profit for the period was £5m, down 43.8% from the £8.9m figure a year previously. The drop in profit was partly caused by a loss on player trading of £7.4m. There was a negative impact from the sales of players Angel Di Maria, Robin van Persie and Nani, which was partly offset by the profit made on the sale of Javier Hernandez. That compared with a profit of £18.3m a year before - that sum being largely due to the sale of Danny Welbeck to Arsenal for £18m. The EBITDA figure, which indicates the underlying profitability of a company, was up more than 100% to £41.6m. The club also confirmed it had approved a quarterly cash dividend shareholders of $0.045 per share, a move which will see the six Glazer children, who own the club and about four-fifths of the club's shares, paid millions of dollars in dividends annually. Despite their strong start to the season, there have been complaints from some fans and former players that the club's current possession football is less exciting in comparison with the more attacking sides of the past.

Network Rail and Thames Water engineers are at the scene after the hole appeared in Forest Hill on Monday. The disruption is expected to last until Wednesday, with Southern, Thameslink and London Overground services affected. Thames Water said a sewer under the track had collapsed. It said the repair work was "extremely complex" and that engineers had located the problem section of the sewer and were working to seal it. Dry concrete has been put into the hole, forming a base to pour wet concrete on top. Once it has set, about 50 tonnes of ballast will be inserted, with the aim of opening the railway on Wednesday. Network Rail has closed all four lines between East Croydon and London Bridge, meaning Southern services to London Bridge are either cancelled or diverted. London Overground services are not running between West Croydon/Crystal Palace and New Cross Gate. Carl Leadbetter, Thames Water's regional network manager, said: "Our teams continue to work as fast as possible on this critical job. "While we need to work quickly to reopen the train lines, we also need to consider local residents, who will potentially suffer from sewer flooding if the pipe is not properly enclosed. "This is an extremely complex job as the pipe is in a difficult location in the tracks and six metres below the ground." Network Rail apologised for the delays and said it was working "as hard as possible" to get the problem fixed by Wednesday morning's rush hour. Spokesman Chris Denham said the hole "couldn't be in a worse place". "This is a massive piece of railway," he told BBC Radio London. "It's the equivalent of shutting the A2 out of London in the morning. It's absolutely huge." Some passengers expressed their frustration on social media, mentioning how the problem occurred on the hottest day of the year so far. Elsewhere in London, high temperatures have been disrupting trains between the city and the West, with speeds being cut over fears of rails buckling. Trains coming out of Paddington, Euston and Liverpool Street all saw severe disruption. And Southern services heading to Brighton from Victoria were heavily disrupted following a track failure in the Gatwick area. It comes as commuters have experienced months of cancellations and delays on Southern trains due to an RMT dispute. New rail minister Paul Maynard will appear before the Commons Transport Select Committee on Wednesday to give evidence on the Department for Transport's role in the issue. For more details on this story, please tune into BBC Radio London and follow @BBCTravelAlert on Twitter.

Jamal al-Harith reportedly received £1m from the British government after being freed from Guantanamo Bay in 2004. Lord Carlile said the payment was wrong as al-Harith was "plainly a terrorist". Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has defended his government's decision to free him from Guantanamo. Al-Harith, who was 50 and from Manchester, was originally known as Ronald Fiddler. He took the name Jamal al-Harith when he converted to Islam, but was known most recently by the nom-de-guerre Abu-Zakariya al-Britani, given to him by so-called Islamic State. Who are Britain’s jihadists? Al-Harith was seized by American forces in Pakistan in 2001, before being sent to Guantanamo Bay - a US prison in Cuba for terrorist suspects. US interrogators found he provided useful information about the Taliban's methods, and he was released after two years. He later joined IS and blew himself up at an Iraqi army base in Mosul this week. Lord Carlile - who reviewed terror laws from 2001 to 2011 - told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "It [the compensation] should never have been paid. "There was absolutely no merit in paying him a penny, because plainly he was a terrorist." He said he believed the settlement was paid to avoid disclosure in court of security service activities. A Downing Street spokesman declined to answer questions about the reported payout, on the grounds it was an intelligence matter. But Mr Blair released a statement accusing the Daily Mail of "utter hypocrisy" after it ran a story about al-Harith on Wednesday headlined: "Still Think He Wasn't A Danger, Mr Blair? Fury at Labour government's £1m compensation for innocent Brit". He said the man's release in 2004 had "followed a Parliamentary and massive media campaign led by the Daily Mail... and strongly supported by the then Conservative Opposition". The former PM continued: "He was not paid compensation by my government. The compensation was agreed in 2010 by the [coalition] government..." Lord Blunkett, who was home secretary at the time of al-Harith's release, said he had never campaigned for his return, but "fully accepted that the situation of British citizens held without trial there, was unsustainable and legally and morally indefensible". The government in 2004 had "acted responsibly" he said, adding that "public controversy" at the time had been about whether enough was being done to release detainees "and not the wisdom of providing balanced reassurance". Lord Blunkett said those returning from Guantanamo Bay were kept under surveillance and monitored by the security services. Jack Straw, who was foreign secretary in 2004, said he "never regarded" al-Harith as innocent "and neither Mr Blair nor I ever said that he was innocent". "We judged that the risk was not so great as to prevent his release. "Whenever you're making decisions about the release of prisoners you have to make a judgement, and sometimes those judgements are not borne out by events." Leon Jameson, al-Harith's older brother, says they last spoke two years ago on the phone, before he went to Syria. Mr Jameson described his sibling as "fun" when he was growing up and "always helping other people". When asked about his brother's suicide bombing he said: "I can't actually commend him about it because it isn't right, but he's done it. It's something he believes in, so I'll leave that with him. "He did what he could for other people, which is what he used to always be like. And he said "it had been a struggle" for his brother ever since Guantanamo Bay. "If he didn't even listen to his wife, none of us could have really changed his mind."

Bristolian Tavare 26, has signed until the end of the 2019 season, while South African Van Buuren, also 26, has signed until the end of the 2018 campaign. "It's great to see both players committed to the club for the long term," said head coach Richard Dawson. "Will and Graeme are still developing their skills and will add strength and depth to the squad." Van Buuren was signed from South African side Titans earlier this year and qualifies as a non-overseas player because his wife has a British passport. "I have had an awesome time at the club this year and loved every minute of it on and off the field," he said. "I am over the moon and very grateful to be spending the next couple of years in Bristol and can't wait for the 2017 season to start."

The Irishwoman saw off the ex-IBF super-featherweight challenger in Manchester to remain unbeaten in the professional ranks after four fights. Taylor, 30, had Bulgarian Koleva on the canvas in the seventh round. "I definitely needed the eight rounds and it was a great contest against a very strong opponent," said Taylor. The Bray boxer had won two of her first three professional fights inside the distance and always looked in control against Koleva on Saturday night. The fight was on the undercard of Anthony Crolla's world lightweight title rematch against Jorge Linares. Taylor's last victory was on 4 March, when she stopped Italian Monica Gentili. Taylor's promoter Eddie Hearn is hopeful of landing a world title fight by the end of the year. The London 2012 Olympic champion won six European titles and five world crowns during a distinguished amateur career, before turning professional in October.

European leaders gathered in the Polish port of Gdansk for a midnight ceremony at the site where the first shots of the war were fired. The Gdansk commemoration was seen as a slight to Russia's Victory Parade on Saturday, which has been boycotted by Western leaders because of Ukraine. There will also be ceremonies in Paris, London, Berlin, as well as Washington. The commemoration in Gdansk was marked with a 21-gun salute on the stroke of midnight. Beams of light illuminated a monument to Polish defenders in Westerplatte and the national anthem was played. In a speech, Poland's President Bronislaw Komorowski said the war had started with the co-operation of two totalitarian regimes led by Hitler and Stalin. He went on to say that the victory over Nazi Germany in 1945 did not bring freedom but instead communism and the Iron Curtain. Such division finally ended, the president said, with the integration of the region into the European Union. The event was attended by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the presidents of several countries including Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Romania and Ukraine. But many other Western leaders - who are boycotting Moscow's event and for whom the Gdansk commemoration was partly organised - did not attend. Among those in Gdansk was Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko who said it was possible to draw parallels from history and the current situation in Europe. "Annexation and invasion, under the pretext of defending ethnic minorities... could all become the new reality," he said. Relations between Russia and the West have been soured by Russia's annexation of Ukraine's southern Crimea peninsula last year and support for rebels in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Moscow denies it is arming the rebels and sending troops across the border. Russia, which lost more citizens to the war than any other nation, will stage its biggest-ever military parade during its Victory ceremony in Moscow's Red Square on Saturday. Later on Friday, there will be a ceremony in Germany where President Joachim Gauck will lay a wreath at a cemetery for Soviet soldiers. The German parliament will meet in special session. In London, a remembrance service will be held at the Cenotaph and 200 beacons will later be lit across the country. In France, where VE (Victory in Europe) Day is a national holiday, President Francois Hollande will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. In the US, a ceremony will be held at the national World War Two memorial in Washington followed by a flypast of vintage fighter planes. It was on 8 May 1945 that Allied forces accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany, marking the end of the war in Europe. But it was not the end of WW2. It would take another three months before Japan surrendered.

Scholars from the Universities of Salford, Huddersfield and Bristol used an American replica of the monument to investigate its audio history. Salford's Dr Bruno Fazenda said they had found the site reacted to sound "in a way that would have been noticeable to the Neolithic man". He said the research would allow a "more holistic" view of its past. The acoustic experiments could not be carried out at Stonehenge, as the derelict state of the site meant only a "few weak echoes and no noticeable reverberation" could be studied. As a result, the team used a full-sized concrete reconstruction of it in Maryhill, America, which was built in 1929 as a memorial to WWI soldiers. In February, scientist Steven Waller published a paper suggesting the design of Stonehenge could have been inspired by music. Dr Fazenda, who has been involved with the acoustic testing of the monument for four years, said his own research had not revealed if this was the case or not. "Stonehenge is very well known, but people are still trying to find out what it was built for," he said. "We thought that doing this would bring an element of archaeology that so far hasn't been looked at. "This type of research is important because now we can not only see ourselves surrounded by the stones using virtual reality, but we can also listen how the stone structure would have enveloped people in a sonic experience. "It is as if we can travel back in time and experience the space in a more holistic way." Dr Fazenda said that the data collected did not "unequivocally reveal" if the site was designed with acoustics in mind, like a Roman amphitheatre. But he added that it did show "the space reacted to acoustic activity in a way that would have been noticeable to the Neolithic man".

The 70ft (21m) finback arrived at Cambridge University's Zoology department 150 years ago, after washing up dead on a Sussex beach. It was taken down from display when the Museum of Zoology closed in 2013 for a £4m makeover. Re-assembling and re-hanging the whale took two people about four weeks. The finback (Balaeonoptera physalus) - the second largest species after the blue whale - is thought to have weighed about 80 tonnes, the equivalent of eight double-decker buses, when it was alive. More on this story and other news from Cambridgeshire It washed up in Pevensey Bay on 14 November, 1865, after a storm. The mammal was sold at auction for £38 to 10 local fisherman who cut it up under the guidance of William Henry Flower, conservator of the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons. Mr Flower told Cambridge University about the "magnificent skeleton", and the department bought it, finally putting it on public display 30 years later. For years it took centre-stage, dwarfing the museum's four million other specimens, including the skeleton of a Dodo and many animals collected by naturalist Charles Darwin. However, it was consigned to storage boxes for three years until being put back together and re-hung in a new glass display area. Putting it back together took "a lot of patience, a lot of effort and a lot of labour", collections manager Matt Lowe said. "It's really iconic, it's 150 years old - exactly the same age as the museum itself," he added. Whale-watchers will be able to appreciate the whale's sheer scale when the museum reopens to the public next summer.

In a paper looking at female genital cosmetic surgery, it says women and girls should realise that female genitalia come in all shapes and sizes. They should also be told of the risks of this type of surgery. Labiaplasties on the NHS have risen fivefold in the past 10 years. Labiaplasty is the most common type of female genital cosmetic surgery, in which the size of the labia minora is reduced. It can be a treatment for women who have concerns with hygiene, difficulties during sexual intercourse or discomfort when exercising, but some women and girls want surgery because of concerns about the way their genitalia look. In extreme cases this can be linked to body dysmorphic disorder, which causes significant anxieties about body image. Statistics show that more than 2,000 labiaplasty operations were performed in 2010 on the NHS. Many more are carried out by private clinics but there are no figures available on these procedures, although the RCOG says "the practice of labiaplasty is now widespread". Dame Suzi Leather, chair of the RCOG's ethics committee, said there was concern over the recent figures. "Some women are requesting it solely for cosmetic reasons and these decisions are not always being made on an informed understanding of the normal variations that exist, but influenced by images from popular culture and the pornography industry. "We need to inform women that everyone is unique and that variation in appearance is normal in the vast majority of cases," she said. The RCOG paper recommends that women should be offered counselling and psychological treatment for problems such as "body image distress". The paper says: "Education, support and advice should be at the heart of clinical practice, with a sympathetic appreciation of female body insecurities." Official stats show that the labiaplasty procedure is not restricted to adults. In the past five years, 266 of these procedures have been carried out on girls under 14. While the reasons for the procedures are unknown, they are likely to have been performed for medical reasons or to correct congenital abnormalities. In another paper, published by the British Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology (BritSPAG), clinicians are advised to inform girls under 18 that labiaplasty surgery before puberty is complete can lead to long-term problems. Although no research has been carried out on these long-term risks, it is thought that damage to sexual function and sensitivity can occur after labiaplasty. Bleeding and wound infection can also occur in the short term. The paper also recommends that girls showing signs of psychological problems should be referred to a paediatric clinical psychologist. Consultant plastic surgeon Paul Banwell, from the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, welcomed the recommendations published in both papers and said patients should always be given full, accurate information and be properly counselled before surgery. But he said clinicians should also be sensitive to potential problems. "An asymmetrical labia can lead to functional problems as well as aesthetic problems. Over 50% of my patients see me due to functional reasons. Only a small proportion are there for purely aesthetic reasons." He also said he had seen the number of patients requesting labiaplasty increase dramatically in the past few years. Tim Goodacre, head of professional standards at the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons and a consultant plastic surgeon, said he supported the recommendations as a means of improving patient care. "We would like to see tougher central regulation of the cosmetic surgery industry to help clamp down on anyone performing these operations unnecessarily, and without due consideration for patient care." But he said he found attempts to increase profits by encouraging more female genital procedures "abhorrent". He added: "We urge stringent and robust restrictions on advertising such operations with a firm objective to limit any material other than that with information only. All advertising that could in any way be seen as persuasive should be banned."

Media playback is not supported on this device The 43-year-old, who looked out of sorts against Maguire in a one-sided World Championship quarter-final, said he made the decision three months ago. He said: "There's a few reasons - the schedule, the fact I'm not playing the snooker I want to play, and the fact I'm not enjoying practice. "It was quite an easy decision." He added: "I didn't tell many people [before the tournament], but this is me finished from tournament snooker." Asked whether he would have changed his mind if he had won the tournament, Hendry replied: "No not at all. If I had won, it would have been a better way to go out. "I was delighted to have made a maximum here [against Stuart Bingham in the first round] which is why I was more animated when I achieved it. I was delighted to do it on my last appearance. "I've had so many memories here; my first time here, my first win, obviously my seventh world title. I could write a book about the memories that I had here. Media playback is not supported on this device "It's a sad day that I won't play here [at the Crucible] again, I love playing here but it's a relief as much as anything. "I want to do other things now. I've got a lot of commitments now in China, which I've signed up for and I can't do that and play snooker because I would never be at home." Hendry, who was making his 27th consecutive appearance at the World Championship, looked back to his fluent best as he hit his third Crucible maximum - a record he shares with Ronnie O'Sullivan - in his first round victory over Bingham. He went on to beat defending champion Higgins 13-4 which prompted him to declare that he could win a record eighth world title. But Hendry made a flurry of mistakes against Maguire, which his opponent ruthlessly punished to win the last-eight tie with a session to spare. Jimmy White, who was beaten by Stephen Hendry in four World Championship finals, tweeted: "He was and is an unbelievable snooker player & has nothing to prove. I hope he enjoys his retirement, he really deserves it. "He's always put snooker first, been a model professional, a credit to the game and I'll see him in the legends tour this year for more battles. "It is his brutal frankness about his love of winning, more than the winning itself, that takes the breath away." Read more of Ben's blog "I thank him sincerely for some of the best matches and memories of my own career. I'm not sure his records will ever be equalled." Chairman of World Snooker Barry Hearn told BBC Radio 5 live: "There's no question he's the finest player ever to pick up a snooker cue. He always had the extra gear of focus. He got a maximum recently, showing there's life in the old dog still. "This announcement has come as a little bit of a shock. He will be missed. I don't think he's made the right decision to bow out. "But he was a phenomenal player and a really nice bloke. When you watch someone like Hendry in action, it's an art form." Former world champion Terry Griffiths, who once coached Hendry, added: "I thought he should have retired a while ago but he had the belief that he could continue. "He was blessed with a skill. His will and desire to win was frightening. "Everybody says they want to win, but Stephen Hendry wanted to win even more." Maguire added: "I'm shocked, I wasn't expecting that but Stephen has obvioulsy thought long and hard about it. "I'm just pretty sad that he's retired. I think he's retired too early but Stephen knows best." Hendry became the youngest-ever world champion, aged 21 in 1990, before adding six more in the next nine years. He held the world number one ranking for eight consecutive years between 1990 and 1998 and then again briefly in 2006 and 2007. Hendry, who lost to Willie Thorne on his World Championship debut in 1986, holds the record for the most world ranking titles (36) and the most competitive century breaks (775) He also shares the record of most competitive maximum breaks with Ronnie O'Sullivan at 11. After dominating the 1990s, Hendry's form started to tail off and he reached just one World Championship final in the next decade. His last ranking tournament final was in the 2006 UK Championship where he lost to Peter Ebdon. Media playback is not supported on this device

She is the university's 11th chancellor, a role which dates back to 1860. Camilla succeeds Lord Wilson of Tillyorn, who stepped down in December. The Duchess of Rothesay attended a ceremony at the university, before presenting honorary degrees. She will then attend a reception.

In March, Gawker was ordered to pay wrestler Hulk Hogan $140m (£97m) for invading his privacy by publishing a sex tape. Mr Hogan's legal bill was paid by tech billionaire Peter Thiel, who said he wanted to curb Gawker's "bullying". Mr Thiel clashed with Gawker in 2007 over an article that outed him as gay. He has been criticised for using his wealth to try to silence the media by giving financial help to Mr Hogan and others that Gawker had written about. Mr Thiel has described his actions as "philanthropic". Now in an interview with the BBC, Mr Denton has said the venture capitalist and PayPal co-founder should accept that his position means he will be scrutinised in public. "If you're a billionaire and you have power and access to the media, you should expect now and then to get the occasional critical piece," said Mr Denton. "A wiser approach to getting angry and trying to sue a media company out of existence is to... develop a thicker skin." Mr Denton said the 2007 Gawker article was not the only reason Mr Thiel disliked the media. "My guess is that he has been more upset by the mockery of his political views," he told the BBC. "He is a supporter of Donald Trump, he is a libertarian, he resists the interference by terrestrial governments." Mr Thiel was among the "most extreme" of tech luminaries, Mr Denton said. Asked about the $140m judgement against Gawker, he said: "I'm confident that when this case comes before judges in a higher court that people will find again there is a place for critical journalism and it deserves to be protected. "There are substantial protections for the free press in the United States and there's protection for criticism." He defended Gawker's journalism saying it had "written a lot of stories, broken a lot of stories and annoyed a lot of powerful people." There was a "need for critical voices especially in the modern world, especially in the United States", he said.

They are looking for chains of depressions known as catenae. These would have formed when comets passed too close to the Sun and broke apart under tidal forces into many pieces, and then splattered the surface of the Solar System's innermost world. The Open University team is examining pictures returned from the US space agency's (Nasa) Messenger probe. This satellite, which is expected to end operations on Thursday with a crash of its own on to Mercury, has already revealed some extraordinary insights into the planet's past relationship with comets. Many of the ices and other volatile compounds seen in permanently shadowed craters at the poles were most probably delivered by the frozen wanderers. Likewise, the blackened hue of some surface deposits may indicate a dusting of carbon-rich material derived from comets that have hit Mercury. Given its position so close to the Sun, one would expect the planet to have been pelted by the countless icy dirt-balls that routinely get drawn in to graze our star. And tidally fragmented comets would have done so as a train of objects, having been dislocated in the Sun's immense gravity field. Something very similar is seen out at Jupiter where comets that have got too close to the gas giant will crumble and then sequentially splatter its moons. David Rothery and Emma Fegan have been poring over Messenger images, trying to determine how many of the 500 or so crater chains they have identified on Mercury are evidence of this same process of tidal disruption. Many of the catenae are unarguably the result of debris that was flung out of primary impact bowls (dug out by intact colliding comets or asteroids). These ejecta strings form radial patterns that can be traced back to an obvious source. The chains Rothery and Fegan are attempting to distinguish, on the other hand, have no clear origin. They appear isolated. And, intriguingly, when they plot the orientation of these suspect catenae, they appear to betray a bias. More seem to point north-south than east-west. If confirmed, this may say something about the early population of comets in the Solar System. "It could be that we're seeing the north-south ones more easily because of the direction of sunlight, but these are pretty big features - kind of hard to miss," explained Prof Rothery. "If there are genuinely more catenae orientated north-south than east-west, it's suggesting that if they're produced by tidally disrupted comets then the comets that were hitting Mercury more than three billion years ago had orbits tilted at more or less ninety degrees to the plane of Mercury's orbit." The idea is somewhat speculative at the moment, but fascinating nonetheless. Although the image stream from Messenger is about to end, the next probe to Mercury is already under construction. BepiColombo is a joint venture between the European and Japanese space agencies. Its mission will launch in 2017 and arrive in orbit in 2024. Prof Rothery is the lead co-investigator on Bepi's Mercury Imaging X-ray Spectrometer (MIXS), which has been designed by a team at Leicester University. He presented his and Fegan's catenae research at the recent European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna, Austria. [email protected] and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos

Aqsa Mahmood, 20, travelled to Syria from her Glasgow home to become a "Jihadi bride" in November 2013. The Daily Mail reported she had been in touch with at least one of the three London girls, who are aged 15 and 16. The trio are thought to have flown to Turkey in an attempt to enter Syria. Shamima Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and an unnamed 15-year-old girl, who all attended Bethnal Green Academy in Tower Hamlets, travelled to Turkey on Tuesday. They were interviewed by police after another girl from their school went to Syria in December but were not considered as a risk. In a statement released through their lawyer Aamer Anwar, the Mahmood family said they were "full of horror and anger that their daughter may have had a role to play in the recruitment of these young girls to Isis". They also sent a message to Aqsa: "You are a disgrace to your family and the people of Scotland, your actions are a perverted and evil distortion of Islam. "You are killing your family every day with your actions, they are begging you stop if you ever loved them." The statement also said the UK security services had questions to answer. It added: "Aqsa's social media has been monitored since she disappeared over a year ago, yet despite alleged contact between the girls and Aqsa, they failed to stop them from leaving the UK for Turkey, a staging post for Syria. "Sadly, despite all the government's rhetoric on Isis, if they can't even take basic steps to stop children leaving to join Isis, what is the point of any new laws?" Privately educated Mahmood travelled through Turkey to Aleppo in Syria, where she married an Islamic State fighter. She was reported to have later encouraged terrorist acts via a Twitter account under the name Umm Layth. The account has since been deleted. Speaking in September, her parents Khalida and Muzaffar Mahmood said their daughter had attended Craigholme School, then university and was "well integrated into society". They also said she was brought up "with love and affection in a happy home" and appealed for her to come home.

Allen scored his first international goal on his 32nd appearance in Wales' 4-0 win over Moldova in their opening 2018 World Cup qualifier. The 26-year-old joined Stoke City from Liverpool for £13m in July after only starting eight league games in 2015-16. "I think it had come to the point where I needed to move on," Allen said. "Personally, it was pretty obvious. "Any player will tell you regular football makes tonnes of difference to the way you perform and the way you feel out on the football pitch. "It comes to a certain stage in your career where if it's not happening then you have to go and seek it out. "Hopefully I will get much more game time now and I think that is going to be really important for me in my international career as well." The Wales international joined Liverpool from Swansea City for £15m in the summer of 2012. He had a year left on his contract at Anfield but joined Stoke after starring for Wales at Euro 2016. Allen has been impressed by the calibre of players fellow Welshman Mark Hughes' has assembled at Stoke City. Manchester City striker Wilfried Bony signed on a season-long loan on transfer deadline day and joins a squad which includes Xherdan Shaqiri, Bojan Krkic and Marko Arnautovic. "It's pretty obvious that my type of play would not have suited Stoke years ago," Allen added "But the likes of Shaqiri, Arnautovic, Bojan, (Ibrahim) Afellay and (Giannelli) Imbula, players they have brought in - and others that were already there (Glenn) Whelan, Jonathan (Walters) and (Peter) Crouch - the list went on and on. Media playback is not supported on this device "It made it really appealing to me, and was one of the big reasons why I signed there. "You have seen they have finished ninth three years running and they are not happy to settle for that. Now everyone is talking about the impact Bony will have at Stoke, and the boys who played with him at Swansea talk very highly of him. "So I'm looking forward to getting back up there now and playing alongside him." Stoke City, bottom of the table after two defeats and a draw in their opening three games of the Premier League season, host Tottenham on Saturday. Chris Coleman's side are top of Group D after their opening win - and play away in Austria away and at home to Georgia in October. "There was pressure on us to get off to a winning start and get those three points which was important for us," added Allen. "But to do it with four goals and in relative comfort in the end is just what we wanted. "On a personal note to get the goal was a nice bonus as well. "In the last few years at Liverpool I have played more as a holding player. "But I feel there are a few types of positions and roles I can do. "It's a good string to my bow to be able to do different things for the team."

It is buying €3bn (£2.3bn) of euro-denominated bonds and $2bn of dollar-denominated ones. Rumours on Wednesday that it was about to buy the debt sent Deutsche Bank's shares soaring. The confirmation on Friday gave the shares a bit of a boost, although they had already been up by about 10% earlier in the day. Deutsche Bank said that it had the resources to make the purchases without changing its funding plans. "The bank's strong liquidity position allows it to repurchase these securities without any corresponding change to its 2016 funding plan," it said. The buyback has been taken as a signal of the bank's robustness. On Friday, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble brushed aside concerns about the bank, whose shares fell to a 30-year low earlier in the week, saying Germany's largest lender was "strong". "Deutsche Bank has enough capital," Mr Schaeuble said. The shares fell 13% on Monday and Tuesday, despite assurances from the bank that its balance sheet was "rock solid".

Raymond McCord is seeking a judicial review and lodged the papers at the High Court in Belfast on Thursday. Mr McCord became involved with the rights of victims of the Troubles after his son was murdered. His legal team claim it would be unlawful to begin the formal process of the UK leaving the EU without a parliamentary vote. They also claim it could undermine the UK's treaty obligations under the 1998 Good Friday Agreement and the peace process. It is the first challenge of its kind in Northern Ireland. With similar legal action already under way in England, efforts are being made to secure an initial court hearing in Belfast next week. Mr McCord's son Raymond Jr was beaten to death by the Ulster Volunteer Force in north Belfast in 1997. His body was dumped in a quarry. Mr McCord is concerned that money from the European Union, which goes towards victims of the Troubles, may be discontinued. His lawyer said there are fears that Brexit could impact on Mr McCord's fundamental rights. "As a victim of the most recent conflict in Northern Ireland, Mr McCord is very concerned about the profoundly damaging effect that a unilateral withdrawal of the UK from the EU will have upon the ongoing relative stability in Northern Ireland," he said.

CO2 emissions are believed to be the driving force behind climate change. The Paris deal is the world's first comprehensive climate agreement. It will only come into force legally after it is ratified by at least 55 countries, which between them produce 55% of global carbon emissions. "Ratification is yet to be done and India too is yet to do it. I announce that India will ratify the decision on October 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi," Mr Modi said in a speech at a national meeting of his ruling party in the southern state of Kerala. Last December, countries agreed to cut emissions in a bid to keep the global average rise in temperatures below 2C. The US and China - together responsible for 40% of the world's carbon emissions - both formally joined the Paris global climate agreement earlier this month.

You try harder, you do better. You feel the pressure and you respond to it. You impose yourself upon rivals through physical dominance and force of personality. In a sport like rugby union, where players have never been bigger, faster, or hit harder for longer, might is right like never before. Which makes the continual influence of Dan Carter not just illogical but something close to miraculous. On Saturday evening in Lyon, Carter - the leading points scorer in Test history, reigning World Rugby player of the year, World Cup winner for a second time seven months ago - will, in characteristically undemonstrative fashion, lead Racing 92's charge as they take on Saracens in the Champions Cup final. Media playback is not supported on this device The All Blacks great is not only a physical throw-back in a game increasingly for the outsized and enormous. At 5ft 10in and 14 stone, the 34-year-old plays an old-fashioned way: finding space where others seek contact, appearing unhurried when fly-halves have never had less time, still managing to play on instinct when set moves and patterns are everywhere you look. It's not that Carter doesn't do the nasty stuff. In Racing's semi-final win over Leicester Tigers he made 16 tackles. It's how he does it. Whereas Jonny Wilkinson, the original big-hitting number 10, stopped opposition runners like a rogue flanker and brought gasps from the stands and lungs of the victim alike, Carter tackles like he does everything else - with economy rather than anger, with perfect yet undemonstrative technique, with efficiency over ostentation. Carter is not quite the player he was. The outside break and sudden acceleration that defined so many of his early masterclasses have quietly been lost to the years. It doesn't really matter. In his swansong he appears to worry less about what he lacks than utilise what he does. If it wasn't the sort of thing that in his home town of Southbridge would trigger disbelief - expressed, because this is the South Island of New Zealand, by something as flamboyant as a raised eyebrow or muted cough - you'd say it was all rather Zen: the impossible calm in a sporting storm, the balance between self and team, equanimity in even the biggest occasions. There is the ritual of his relentless kicking practice, whether at the posts that his father put up next to the family home or on the foreign fields of France; the meditation brought about by those repeated simple actions; the carefully constructed humility of an All Blacks environment where 100-cap heroes like Carter and retired captain Richie McCaw were expected to clean up the dressing room like backroom juniors. And it is all done in the most unobtrusive way. Wilkinson kicked from the tee with such exaggerated movements that half-cut punters in pubs could do impressions. Dan Biggar has his little soft-shoe shuffle, the 'Biggarena'. Owen Farrell, Carter's opposite number on Saturday, has the laser eyes and robotic head-turn. Carter? Even after so many penalties and conversions, it's still hard to remember exactly how he looks in sweet motion. The fact that he has been the same with ball in hand - perfectly timed passes or offloads, but all done in the most discreet and understated way - have sometimes made it hard for people to understand what has made him so special. He doesn't always stand out, so how can he be outstanding? "He's fascinating," admits Ronan O'Gara, arguably Ireland's finest fly-half and now, in early retirement, assistant coach at Carter's Racing. "He's just extremely humble, extremely respectful. He smiles, he always finds a way of getting the job done. "He doesn't stress, he's always polite, he's a breath of fresh air. You can learn an awful lot by just watching him." Carter isn't the only sporting great who can appear to be operating in slow-motion and fast-forward at the same time, but he maintains that composure longer than most. Tennis' Roger Federer at his best was both unhurried and unflustered, but at the moment of victory all that held-back emotion would come crashing out. In cricket, Chris Gayle remains expressionless when thrashing unfortunate bowlers for six after six, but will dance with his top off when victory has been won. Lionel Messi, for all the gossamer touches with that left foot, is all beautiful bustle and obvious energy, Cristiano Ronaldo all strut and preen on the football pitch. Even Tiger Woods, who before his fall could hold his form and nerve in the final-round meltdown like no other golfer, would spit and cuss his way round the course when the mojo left his side. Carter, in the biggest moments he has faced, has looked as perturbed as if he were back at Christchurch Boys' High School, from the second Test against the Lions in 2005, when he turned in a performance that led to him being described as "the perfect 10", all the way through to last October's World Cup final. Against the Wallabies at Twickenham that day, there was a moment to epitomise so much of what had come before: the All Blacks suddenly under huge pressure, their 17-point lead cut to just four with 15 minutes to go. In his first 110 Tests Carter had landed a total of just six drop-goals. A week after adding another to put away South Africa in the semi-finals, he took a pass flat with the defence charging, his feet and eyes set for the short pass to Sonny Bill Williams on his outside shoulder. Forty metres out, the game's greatest prize in the balance, chaos all around. Not for Carter. Instead, a little pocket of space and tranquillity and time where no-one else could see it, a turn of the shoulders and hips, a perfect contact with his left boot to send the ball arcing between the sticks. Wilkinson was also touched by Eastern philosophy, first by Buddhism as cruel injuries kept keeping him out, later by a Japanese school of thought called Kaizen. Because of the man that Wilkinson is, that was more about a tortured form of self-improvement. "You imagine being watched by a video 24/7 to help you get better each day and make good decisions," he has said. For Farrell, who shares much of Wilkinson's dedication, Saturday is also about a particular kind of personal development. After his yellow card in the critical World Cup group match against Australia and the two-week ban for a dangerous tackle after Saracens' Champions Cup semi-final win over Wasps, he will be watching Carter not just to keep his influence in check but to learn from the old master too. "It's just how calm he is, how much he is in control of what he does that stands out," the fiery Farrell says. "Trying to be calmer on the pitch, it's definitely something I'm always trying to do. The more you're calm, the more you're in control and the more you're thinking about the right things." Carter in control. The career moves on, but the philosophy remains the same. For the latest rugby union news follow @bbcrugbyunion on Twitter.

The 34-year-old woman, from Bradford, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was stopped by the Turkish authorities last October. She had flown to Istanbul with the intention of travelling to Raqqa. At a previous hearing at Leeds Crown Court, she pleaded guilty to two counts of abducting children under 16. Sentencing her at the same court, Judge Rodney Jameson QC said she was "determined to take them to Raqqa in Syria". The court heard she wanted to live under strict Sharia law and believed such a regime could only be found where IS imposed control. She had returned to the UK after her husband and parents contacted police. The judge said: "Raqqa is, and was in October 2015, the epicentre of a war zone. Further, it was, and presently remains, under the control of IS. "It is said on your behalf that you do not support much of what IS do. It is not easy to reconcile this submission with the assertion that you believe that Sharia law is only enforced properly by IS. "In any event, the nature of the regime imposed by IS in Syria is clear. It is beyond dispute that IS enforce their will by the use of extreme force. Such force routinely includes mutilation, rape and murder. You are an intelligent and well-educated woman, you knew this. "The fate of your children would have been either to have subscribed, fully and actively, as we have all seen in the appalling use of a young child in an IS propaganda video in recent days, to such behaviour, or to have suffered it themselves." She told her husband she was taking the children to a birthday party, the court heard previously. She later admitted to police she had planned to travel to Syria and ultimately to Mosul in Iraq but did not tell family as they would not approve. The 34-year-old was born in the UK and spent her formative years in Pakistan before returning to live in Bradford.

Pre-tax profits fell to £78.7m in the first six months of the year, down 35% from £121.8m a year earlier. It paid an additional £44m in gambling duties, following changes to the taxation of online betting and fixed-odds betting terminals. William Hill also said it had bought a 29.4% stake in online lottery firm NeoGames for $25m (£16m). Shares in the bookmaker had fallen more than 7% by late morning. In December last year, a new Point of Consumption Tax came into effect, which applies to gambling profits generated from UK customers. In addition, Machine Games Duty - the levy paid on fixed-odds betting terminals - was increased to 25% in March. The company's chief executive, James Henderson, said: "We have delivered a good operational performance in the past six months during a period of significant regulatory and taxation change for the industry. "Whilst factors such as the Point of Consumption Tax and the increase in the Machine Games Duty rate have impacted our cost base as expected, we continue to progress our strategy and invest in our long-term growth drivers." William Hill's profits were also hit by one-off costs relating to the rebranding of its operations in Australia. The fall in profit came despite a slight increase in net revenues to £808.1m from £805.2m a year earlier. The bookmaker also said that the introduction of the government's National Living Wage would cost it about £1m-£2m in 2016. Referring to William Hill's purchase of the stake in NeoGames, Mr Henderson described the online lottery market as an "exciting opportunity". NeoGames' business is focused on the US, where lottery spending per head is the highest in the world, William Hill said. The UK firm also has an option to buy the remaining 70.6% of NeoGames, which it can exercise after either three or five years.

The agreement includes a $100m fine and $370m in consumer relief to borrowers. Investigations began in 2010 after HSBC was found to be signing off foreclosure documents without proper review. In a statement, the bank's chief executive Kathy Madison called the agreement a "positive result." The consumer relief will require the bank to cut the loan amount on mortgages for homeowners close to default. HBSC will also be required to change internal practices like foreclosing on homeowners who are being considered for a loan modification. "The agreement is part of our ongoing effort to address root causes of the financial crisis," said the head of the Justice Department's Civil Division Benjamin Mizer. The deal settles claims with 49 states, the District of Columbia and the federal government. HSBC's agreement is similar to deals that were given to US banks including JP Morgan and Bank of America in 2012.

Thousands convicted of murder or drug-related offences will go free, while 34 foreigners are also among those given amnesty. However, observers say political prisoners are not expected to be freed. Tens of thousands of prisoners have been granted presidential amnesties since 2009. Deputy Minister of Public Security Le Quy Vuong said no one guilty of "crimes against national security" would be released. The government also said that the amnesty showed the ruling Communist Party's "humanitarian nature" and would help inmates "become useful citizens". Human rights groups and some western governments have criticised Vietnam for jailing dissidents, and say more than 100 political activists remain behind bars.

Figures show that for those aged 65, men can expect to live for another 19 years and women a further 21 years. But there is concern that too many elderly people are living in poor health. And the figures vary across the country, with the North East and North West having lower life expectancies for 65-year-olds than other regions. Life expectancy among older age groups in England rose to its highest level in 2014 - with male life expectancy increasing by 0.3 years at age 65 and 0.2 years at ages 75, 85 and 95 since 2013. Female life expectancy increased by the same amounts at the same ages. This comes after a fall in life expectancy in some older age groups between 2011 and 2012. The only region where male and female life expectancy did not increase in 2014 was in the North East, where male life expectancy was higher in 2013. Among local authorities in England, the majority showed an increase or no change in life expectancy at age 65 - but one quarter showed a decrease. In the past, statistics have tended to focus on life expectancy at birth but now that most deaths in England occur in people over the age of 80, patterns of mortality in older age groups are becoming more important. Prof John Newton, chief knowledge officer at Public Health England, said the report presented a positive national picture that made achieving "a good quality of life in later years even more important". "This report is an opportunity to remind people that, even during mid-life, it is not too late to improve your health," he said. "Most of us could make changes today, like stopping smoking, being more active or eating better, that would allow us to look forward to healthier later years." He said it was not clear what had caused the variation in trends between local areas. Danny Dorling, professor of human geography at the University of Oxford, said there was an urgent need to find out why improvements had stalled in many parts of England in recent years. "Beneath the headline figures of this report, there is evidence of worsening health for many older people in some parts of the country," he said. In Scotland, life expectancy continued to improve, with 65-year-old men expected to live for a further 17.4 years and women a further 19.7 years, according to the latest statistics. But there are also wide variations across the country.

Sustainable Shetland, a group opposed to the development, has announced it intends to seek a judicial review of the Scottish government's decision to approve the development. The wind farm would be the third biggest in Scotland, run by community company Viking Energy. Energy Minister Fergus Ewing granted consent for the scheme in April. Protesters claim the development is too big and would blight the landscape. Supporters argue it would raise money for the islands, create jobs and help meet renewable energy targets. The 370MW wind farm is aimed at powering more than 175,000 homes despite Shetland having a population of about 22,000. It is estimated the wind farm could bring about £30m annual income for the local community.

An Ipsos MRBI opinion poll for The Irish Times suggests the odds of a hung Dáil (parliament) are increasing. The survey indicates a drop in support for Labour and Sinn Féin, with Fianna Fáil and Independents improving their position. The figures would mean an indecisive result if it was replicated on polling day. The poll shows no change in Fine Gael support since the election campaign began and a drop in Labour Party support to just 6%. Fianna Fáil has moved up two percentage points to 23%, Sinn Féin is down four points to 15%, according to the poll. There appear to be significant gains for independents and smaller parties, who are up three points to 28%. With four days campaigning to go, RTE reports that there is no sign of momentum for the Taoiseach (Irish prime minister), Enda Kenny. It adds that Labour will be "deeply worried at a fall-off in party support at this stage". For Fianna Fáil, the figures will confirm what the party described on Sunday as an increasingly positive response on the doorsteps. The Irish broadcaster suggests that Sinn Féin will be disappointed by a major slide in the numbers backing the party.

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Mr Harding said during a speech at the British Library that the corporation had a public service duty to "deliver on its obligation in local news". "Economic woes" of the local newspaper industry were "not the BBC's fault", he said during the WT Stead lecture. "The classified advertising market has moved online", he added. Mr Harding said the drift of classified marketing from local papers to the internet had resulted in financial difficulties for the regional press. "The local newspaper industry's problems lie with the likes of Google, Facebook, Amazon, Gumtree, eBay and a long, long tail of others. I am acutely concerned by the pressures facing the local newspaper industry and we at the BBC will do anything to help," he said. His remarks follow those made in November by Home Secretary Theresa May, who told the Society of Editors that the BBC had to think "carefully" about its local news service. She said: "Local newspapers are having a particularly hard time. That has partly been the result of the BBC's dominant position on the internet, and its ability to subsidise the provision of internet news using the licence fee. "This makes it enormously difficult for local newspapers to compete. If the BBC can, as they do, provide all the locally significant news, what is left to motivate the local reader to buy a paper?" She added that the corporation was "destroying local newspapers and it could eventually happen to national newspapers as well". Mr Harding, who previously edited The Times, said the BBC's regional bulletins attracted some of its largest audiences for news. "We have a direct interest in the health of local newspapers and regional newsrooms," he said. "We thrive thanks to vibrant public debate and courtesy of the stories and ideas unearthed by our colleagues in rival news organisations." But he added that the BBC's primary responsibility must be to "serve licence fee payers". "They want and are entitled to the best possible local news services we can deliver," he said. Following the recent scandal of executive payoffs and fallout from the dropped Newsnight investigation into Jimmy Savile, Mr Harding also spoke about the need to retain the trust placed in the BBC by the public. "Trust is our most prized asset - and the key to our future," he said. "It depends upon us striving, ceaselessly, to be fair, reliable and open to ideas." He stressed the BBC's "uncompromising commitment to accuracy, impartiality, diversity of opinion and the decent treatment of people in the news". Commenting on the issue of press regulation, Mr Harding highlighted the need for a free and independent press. "I worry when politicians and judges weigh in, " he said, "either frequently or eagerly, on the behaviour of journalists and news organisations." "At a time when our society needs curious, inquisitive journalism more than ever, I think we need to be extremely vigilant against encroachment on press freedom and freedom of expression," he added.

The 58-year-old, whose films include Blue Velvet and Wild At Heart, showcased her directorial debut at the German event in 2008. Festival director Dieter Kosslick called her "a multi-faceted, creative film artist". The 2011 festival is due to take place from February 10-20. Other members of the panel, who will decide prizes including the main Golden Bear, have yet to be announced. This year's judging panel was led by film director Werner Herzog. Rossellin, the daughter of Italian film director Roberto Rossellini and movie star Ingrid Bergman, is the director of Green Porno - a series of short films on animal sexual behaviour.

Andrew Wright flew 268kg (591lbs) of the drug from Germany to the UK in eight trips in his light aircraft. He used his firm, Skyviews R Us Ltd, as a cover for the operation described as "off the scale" by the judge. Wright, of Toad Hall, Selby, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import cocaine at the Old Bailey. The court heard Wright would collect the drugs, which had been bought in Amsterdam by gang member Jamie Williams, from Kassel airport in Hesse, Germany, before flying back to Breighton Airfield in Selby, North Yorkshire. Having returned to the UK, Williams, 38, would collect the drugs from Wright and deliver them to gang leader, Mark Dowling, 43, in Essex. The gang used several literary references aside from W E Johns fictional pilot Biggles, including Ginger - his companion - and Skippy Border control officers smashed the racket in November 2014 when they found four bricks of cocaine in the boot of Wright's Porsche Cayenne and a further 30 hidden in the tail section of his plane. Wright was paid £1,500 per kilo he imported while "trusted lieutenant" Williams was paid £12,000 plus expenses for his involvement. Wright's barrister, Tom Gent, said his client became involved in the operation following the death of his wife's son in 2013. "He lost focus on his business. For many years he and his wife had run a legitimate business in aerial photography. He took his eye off the ball and ran into financial difficulties." Dowling, of Surman Crescent, in Brentwood, Essex, was jailed for 24 years. Williams, of Romford, Havering, received a 23-year jail term. Both men had pleaded guilty to their part in the drug smuggling plot between 1 September and 18 November, 2014. Williams also admitted separate drugs, firearms and money laundering offences. Mick Maloney, from the National Crime Agency, said: "This crime group ran an organised operation, utilising the piloting skills of Andrew Wright to import large amounts of cocaine. "With valuable help from our colleagues in the Metropolitan Police, North Yorkshire Police, Border Force and the authorities in Germany we have dismantled a significant criminal enterprise."

Defence coach Shaun Edwards and forwards coach Robin McBryde are out of contract at the end of the World Cup. And attack coach Rob Howley's deal will expire after next summer's tour. Given Gatland is under contract until the 2019 World Cup, Davies said he "may well look to see if there's a need to renew the coaching set-up". Head coach Gatland and his assistants have worked together since 2008, winning three Six Nations titles, including two Grand Slams, and fly-half Dan Biggar has said it is vital they remain in place. Having reached the World Cup semi-final in 2011, they were knocked out at the quarter-final stage this time by a 23-19 loss to South Africa. Davies said he and Gatland will now evaluate the performances, which included a win over England in the pool stage, and discuss what happens next. "We'll have a conversation to see how everything went in the competition," Davies said. "It's not just when you fail to get out of the group that needs to be done, like all the focus has been on England. "There needs to be a review on how we can improve moving forward." Media playback is not supported on this device The Rugby Football Union has begun its inquest into England's disappointing World Cup campaign, which ended at the pool stage following defeats to Wales and Australia at Twickenham. If the report's conclusion is to sack head coach Stuart Lancaster, reports suggest England may attempt to tempt Gatland away from Wales. Edwards, who has moulded Wales into one of the world's best defensive outfits, could also be courted by England, especially given his immediate availability. Gatland's worth to Wales was highlighted in December 2013 when he was given a contract extension until 2019 and Davies fully expects him to see it through. "I think he's done some really good work to be perfectly honest," Davies added. "If you look at all the difficulties we've had in this competition... the fact is that we've performed better than the expectation, when you consider all the injuries we've had. "So as I said, Warren has a contract that lasts another four years so it's up to him to assess who he wants for Wales. "I'm not really interested in all this talk in the papers of who wants him, because that fact is he's under contract with the Welsh Rugby Union."

Nearly 1,000 demonstrators clashed with scores of black-helmeted riot police in the capital Kiev, with both sides using pepper spray and law enforcement officials wielding batons to disperse the crowds. The protesters had gathered on the previous day, after the country's parliament unexpectedly passed a controversial law that granted official status to the Russian language in regions where it is predominantly spoken. Language is a contentious issue in Ukraine. Many here view the use of the Ukrainian language as central to the country's identity. They believe that - after centuries of Russian and Soviet hegemony - to be a true Ukrainian, one must speak Ukrainian. Anything less is to surrender to the country's one-time cultural and political masters in Moscow - where many still view Ukraine as a Russian appendage - and ultimately threatens the country's continued independence. "This law is sending an incredibly powerful signal that the Ukrainian language is not needed," said Roman Tsupryk, a political commentator and chairman of the editorial board of the Ukrainian weekly "Tyzhden" (Week). "People don't see the mechanism behind it, but they will see the consequences in a year or a year and half." People in the country's Russian-speaking east and south have a predictably different view on the matter. They say that they are patriotic Ukrainians - just ones that speak another language - and they simply wish to have the right to speak their native tongue in courts, government offices and schools, as the new legislation stipulates. They also bristle at the accusation - especially in the country's west, where Ukrainian is predominantly spoken - that they are any less Ukrainian than the rest of the country. "I speak Russian - what's the big problem?" said Ruslan, a taxi driver in the eastern city of Donetsk, who asked to use only his first name. "Why do people in the west get to say who is Ukrainian and who isn't?" Given the intense emotions on either side of the language debate, however, the question arises why President Viktor Yanukovych's ruling Party of Regions chose this moment to stir up this particular hornet's nest? Some analysts believe the new language law is an opening salvo in the government's campaign for parliamentary elections in October. The law, touching on a cultural hot button, they say, serves a dual purpose - it distracts the electorate from more pressing issues like Ukraine's continued economic slump, and it riles up the political "base." "Every time we have elections, the issue of language is there," said Oleh Rybachuk, a cabinet member in the previous government and now an independent analyst. "Language is not so important - it is not among the top 15 priorities of the people. But for some reason, every time we have elections, we have that issue." According to Mr Rybachuk, however, opposition politicians also welcome this issue, since it allows them to mobilise their own constituency. But this could have disastrous consequences. "This kind of cementing of constituencies really divides the country," he says, adding that the unrest "creates space for radicals from both side." "It's easy to provoke a conflict, to shed blood," he adds. Granted, not all of Ukraine is divided into two opposing camps - and it remains to be seen how this pro and anti-Russian stand-off will play out among the rest of the population. A short, informal survey around the capital Kiev, a city which speaks both Russian and Ukrainian, yielded (tentatively) some unpredictable results. A number of native Russian speakers said that they were against giving Russian official status. They felt that ultimately Ukrainian should be the country's dominant mode of communication. While Ukrainian speakers said that they did not oppose giving Russian a more elevated status. "Ukrainian will win out in the end," said Svitlana, a native Ukrainian speaker who supported the new legislation. Whether the law becomes a reality is still an open question, however. In order for it to enter into force, it needs to be signed by the parliament speaker, who has tendered his resignation in protest over its passing, and President Yanukovych. The Ukrainian leader said that he would reach a decision after he "studied all questions" relating to the legislation.

He said the crowd had reached the Washington monument as he spoke at the US Capitol, despite photographic evidence to the contrary. Later, his White House press secretary said it had been "the largest audience to ever see an inauguration, period". On Saturday, millions in the US and around the world protested against Mr Trump's new administration. The largest US rally was in the capital Washington, which city officials estimated to be more than 500,000-strong. By most estimates, it surpassed the crowd at Friday's inauguration. The aim was mainly to highlight women's rights, which activists believe to be under threat from the new administration. Mr Trump did not mention the protests during a bridge-building visit to the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, on Saturday but instead turned on the press. He accused the media of inventing a feud between him and the intelligence community and he called reporters "among the most dishonest human beings on earth". Mr Trump said TV footage and photos of his inauguration had painted an inaccurate picture. "It looked like a million and a half people" there on Friday, he said, rubbishing media reports that there were as few as 250,000 people. He also said the crowd extended all the way back to the Washington Monument, although this claim is contradicted by aerial shots from the day. Later, White House press secretary Sean Spicer berated reporters at a news conference over photographs that had shown large, empty spaces during the ceremony. "This was the largest audience ever to witness an inauguration, period. Both in person and around the globe," he said in a fiery statement. "These attempts to lessen the enthusiasm about the inauguration are shameful and wrong." In addition to the photographic evidence, Washington's Metro system said trips were down on previous inaugurations. Marketing firm Nielsen said television views in the US were less than Barack Obama's and Ronald Reagan's first inaugurations. Mr Spicer, who did not take questions, added: "There's been a lot of talk in the media about the responsibility to hold Donald Trump accountable, and I'm here to tell you it goes two ways. We're going to hold the press accountable as well." Outgoing CIA chief John Brennan accused Mr Trump of "a despicable display of self-aggrandisement" over the statement at Langley. "Former CIA Director Brennan is deeply saddened and angered at Donald Trump's despicable display of self-aggrandisement in front of CIA's Memorial Wall of agency heroes," his former deputy, Nick Shapiro, said in a statement carried by CNN. "Brennan says that Trump should be ashamed of himself." Last week, Mr Brennan called on Mr Trump to be more "disciplined" in what he said and warned him not to underestimate Russian intentions. Mr Trump's visit had sought to mend relations with the intelligence community after weeks of doubting their conclusions about alleged Russian interference into the US election. "I love you, I respect you," he said, adding that he was "1,000%" behind the spy agency. Mr Trump said the media had invented a feud between them, although in a recent row over a leaked dossier that alleged the Kremlin held compromising material on him, he had likened the actions of intelligence agencies to Nazi Germany. Mr Trump's election has divided opinion in the US and around the world. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, writing in Bild newspaper on Sunday, warned that the world was headed "for turbulent times." "With the election of Donald Trump, the world of the 20th century has definitely been overtaken," he said.

Wavegarden Scotland wants to turn Craigpark Quarry pit near Ratho into a huge lake with a machine recreating waves for any level of surfer. The planned site lies across from the Edinburgh International Climbing Arena. The developers said they expected to create more than 80 jobs. Andy Hadden, co-founder of Tartan Leisure Ltd, said: "Wavegarden Scotland is a thrilling new concept in the adventure leisure industry. If approved, it could position Scotland as a leading surfing destination as the country already has some world-class natural breaks. "We've received fantastic feedback on our plans to date and we look forward to sharing them with the local community." Gavin Barrie, convener of City of Edinburgh Council's economic committee, said: "The Wavegarden Scotland project appears an exciting addition to active participant sport in the Edinburgh area. "Anything that encourages people, whether young or old, to lead an active lifestyle and enjoy all the benefits that come with it is likely to garner support across the city. "Hopefully others will share my enthusiasm for development." William Watson, president of the Scottish Surfing Federation added: "We fully support this fantastic project and will continue to work with Tartan Leisure Ltd to ensure it fits with the best interests of Scottish surfing." The public consultations will be held between 15:30 and 19:30 on Wednesday at the Edinburgh International Climbing Arena, and next Monday between 14:30 and 19:30 at Ratho Library.

The journals were written by sailors on board HMS Trincomalee, which is berthed in Hartlepool. The vessel, built in 1817, is being incorporated into the new National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN). The journals have been sitting in Royal Navy archives in Portsmouth for the past 150 years. Built in India in 1817, HMS Trincomalee was brought to Hartlepool in 1987, where it took more than 10 years to restore. It is now the main attraction at Hartlepool's Maritime Experience and attracts 54,000 visitors a year. Bryn Hughes, general manager of the HMS Trincomalee Trust said: "The positive links with the NMRN in Portsmouth will heighten public awareness of HMS Trincomalee. "It is a wonderful long-term scheme following hard on the profile of the recent Tall Ships Races so successfully staged in Hartlepool." The rarely seen journals will eventually be included in the static Trincomalee exhibition in Hartlepool. One journal dates from 1852 and was kept by midshipman William Dawson. It contains a detailed log and tracking maps of the journeys that HMS Trincomalee took during that period. Dr Dominic Tweddle, director general of the NMRN, said: "The opportunity to welcome HMS Trincomalee as a part of the museum means that the story of the Royal Navy, its ships and its people can now be told on a national scale." HMS Trincomalee was built for the Admiralty in Bombay and served in the West Indies and the Pacific. It was stationed in West Hartlepool between 1862 and 1877 as a training ship.

The arrests were made during early-morning raids in Lancashire, Tyne and Wear and Worcestershire. Police said eight women suspected of being trafficked to the UK from Romania for prostitution were rescued during the raids in Blackburn, Preston, Blackpool, Gateshead and Evesham. Police said it was one of the biggest operations of its kind in the country. The detainees - seven men and one woman - are being questioned by detectives on suspicion of conspiring to traffic for sexual exploitation and conspiring to incite prostitution. Those arrested were: Det Insp Mark Vaughton of Lancashire Police said: "Today's arrests are the latest stage of a long-running proactive investigation into the activities of a Romanian organised crime group which we believe has been trafficking women into the country for the purposes of prostitution." He added: "Modern slavery is not something confined to history, it is still happening today and it's happening in Lancashire." Lancashire Police Crime and Commissioner Clive Grunshaw said: "These were highly-organised gangs making thousands of pounds, exploiting the most vulnerable women and girls."

An 18-strong team led by the Dundee-based South Georgia Heritage Trust will set off for the British Overseas Territory in January. They will spend three months laying out 95 tonnes of poisoned bait. The work is part of a five-year project to eradicate rodents threatening wildlife at the seabird sanctuary. South Georgia is one of the world's most important breeding sites for birds including penguins, albatrosses, and unique species like the South Georgia Pintail and South Georgia Pipit. Rats and mice which arrived on whaling and sealing ships have endangered the local bird population since Captain Cook discovered and named the island in 1775. The rodents prey on nests, eating the eggs and chicks of many native birds, and spread right across the island partly due to glaciers, which previously held them in check, receding. An international effort known as the Habitat Restoration Project is being led from Dundee, but has support from groups in Norway and the United States. The bait used to tackle the rats was manufactured in Wisconsin, USA, and the three pilots who fly the project's helicopters are from New Zealand. A successful test run was completed in March 2011, and the second phase of the project in 2013 succeeded in removing invasive rodents from almost two-thirds of South Georgia. In the final phase, "Team Rat" will use three helicopters to spread 95 tonnes of bait across an area of 364 square kilometres (140 square miles) to finish off the rats. The helicopters, all former air ambulances, will be in the air for almost 450 hours, distributing 260 bait pods from seven or eight forward bases to be established on the island. Project director Prof Tony Martin, from the University of Dundee, will lead the 18-strong team when they set off from the Falklands aboard the RRS Ernest Shackleton in the New Year. He said: "Once you have experienced the magic of this extraordinary wildlife wilderness, you cannot ignore the fragility of this unique environment and the challenges it faces. "It is a man-made problem, but we have a solution in our grasp." With 65% of the island already baited, the South Georgia Heritage Trust said the operation was already five times larger than any other rodent eradication area ever tackled worldwide. After the final baiting, which takes place during the island's brief sub-Antarctic summer, the South Georgia government and the Heritage Trust will monitor the island for two years for any sign of mice or rats. If the operation is successful, the island could be rodent-free for the first time in more than 200 years.

Eliza Szonert, embroiled in a custody dispute with businessman Ashley Crick, took her son with the aid of a child recovery agency on 10 December. Police detained her last week after she refused to reveal the child's location. She can now leave with her son and without charge after adhering to police requests to take him to a doctor. "She can leave Malaysia for home with her son. We have investigated the case and the deputy public prosecutor has decided that there will be no prosecution against her," Kuala Lumpur police chief Tajuddin Mohamad Isa said. The case sparked a controversy after video of her taking the child in a Kuala Lumpur restaurant was circulated. Mr Crick, who works for a Malaysia-based video streaming service, is reportedly back in Australia to seek custody of the child through the Australian court system. "Thank you everyone for your love, support and assistance during this exhausting ordeal. More than anything I'm just looking forward to getting home and spending time with my son again," Ms Szonert said in a Facebook post. Child Recovery Australia, the controversial group that helped Ms Szonert, said on its Facebook page that her return signalled "another successful recovery". Two men from Child Recovery Australia accompanied Ms Szonert to the restaurant where the child was taken and spoke to Mr Crick. Ms Szonert said that Mr Crick had taken away her and her son's passports after a disagreement. The actress played troublemaker Danni Stark in Neighbours, appearing in the soap between 1993 and 1996, and she also had a role in the 2000 Australian movie The Dish.

Media playback is not supported on this device Their relationship has been the subject of intense media scrutiny, with both insisting there is no rift. They meet in Lyon on Wednesday, Wales' first semi-final at a major tournament. "It's not about two players, it is about two nations in a semi-final, 11 men against 11 men," said Wales' Bale. "Everybody knows that really." Bale became the world's most expensive footballer when he joined Real from Tottenham for £85m in 2013, surpassing the £80m the Spanish club paid Manchester United for Ronaldo in 2009. The two players have formed a potent attacking three with French striker Karim Benzema, helping Real to win two Champions League titles in the past three seasons. However, the relationship between Bale and Ronaldo has not always been harmonious. The Portugal captain was pictured gesticulating angrily when Bale did not pass to him during a game in 2015, prompting speculation of discord between the pair. Both have dismissed such talk, while former Real manager Carlo Ancelotti said in a recent BBC Wales documentary about Bale that the two players are "really close". "Of course we get on very well at Madrid, we enjoy playing with each other," said Bale. "He's a fantastic player, everybody knows what he can do. But we have always spoken about what we do, what we do ourselves as a team. We don't worry about the opposition." Wednesday's match in Lyon will be Ronaldo's third European Championship semi-final, and he was part of the Portugal side which lost the 2004 final to Greece. Bale's three goals have helped Wales reach the last four of a major tournament for the first time, and he has reiterated his belief that Chris Coleman's men could be crowned champions. "We all believed from the start. As we have said many times, we didn't come here to make up the numbers," he added. "We came here to do a job, we came to do the business. Ultimately we want to win the tournament. "We know we're a step closer again but, the thing we keep saying time and time again, we can't think past the semi-final now. "We have to concentrate everything on the semi. If we can get the job done, then we can look forward to the final." With Wales making their first appearance at a major tournament since the 1958 World Cup, Bale is glad he no longer has to endure taunts from his Real team-mates. "I remember [Germany midfielder] Toni Kroos saying we'd only have three games. So it would be nice to meet him in the final," he said. "It was a good laugh and a joke - a bit of banter. I have had a lot of abuse over the years, when we used to lose and when we were 100th in the world. You have nine weeks' holiday instead of two. "It is good to finally be in a major tournament actually doing great things with our national team. It is great to be part of and we have loved every moment of it and we will continue to do that." While Kroos may await in the final if Wales make it, Bale can look forward to facing Real centre-back Pepe - if fit - as well as Ronaldo in Wednesday's semi-final against Portugal. The Wales forward has also brought his Real physiotherapist, Jaime Benito, with him to France to work alongside the international backroom staff. "I had a few injuries this year and coming to a big tournament I haven't experienced it before so I wanted to make sure I was fully fit and if there was a problem I can get it fixed straight away," Bale added. "It's been a massive help for me and even the medical staff here have probably needed it more because they didn't want to take any of the others out for so long and leave any of the other boys without treatment. It was a good decision all round and it's working well." ________________________________________

President Barrow's plane touched down at Banjul airport where jubilant crowds waited to welcome him. Mr Barrow, who has been in neighbouring Senegal, won elections in December. However a handover was stalled when Mr Jammeh, Gambia's president of 22 years, refused to step aside. He left for exile at the weekend after mediation by regional leaders and the threat of military intervention. Mr Barrow, dressed in white robes and a cap, stepped off the plane in Banjul as heavily armed troops from Senegal and Nigeria stood by. Overhead, a fighter jet from the West African force guaranteeing the new president's security performed fly-pasts. "I am a happy man today," Mr Barrow told a reporter from the Associated Press in the crush at the airport, adding: "I think the bad part is finished now." The president said his priority was to appoint his cabinet and "then get the ball rolling". The BBC's Umaru Fofana in Banjul said that thousands of people had tried to force their way into the airport to see Mr Barrow return and they burst into celebration as soon as his plane touched down. President Barrow was driven from the airport in a convoy of cars and waved to the crowds who lined the route. Supporter Ibrahima Gaye said Mr Barrow would be different from Mr Jammeh "in all aspects". "We have been living under dictatorship for 22 years. You can go home at night and sleep without worrying you will be arrested before daybreak," he said. President Barrow is staying at his own home while a security assessment is carried out at the official residence, State House. Mr Barrow was sworn in as president at the Gambian embassy in Senegal a week ago, but a public inauguration on home soil is planned soon, aides say. The UN envoy for West Africa, Mohamed ibn Chambas, has said the UN will help guarantee security in The Gambia. Several thousand West African soldiers remain in The Gambia amid reports that rogue pro-Jammeh elements are embedded in the country's security forces. The West African force had threatened to drive Mr Jammeh from office if he did not agree to go. The new president has asked for the force to remain in The Gambia for six months. His spokesman Halifa Sallah said an inauguration was being planned for the national stadium in Banjul. "It will be an occasion to show strength. Everyone will be invited. The president will address his people,'' he told Senegalese radio. Mr Jammeh, who was a 29-year-old army lieutenant when he came to power in a 1994 coup, had refused to accept the results of the December election. After his departure, reports emerged that more than $11m (£8.8m) had disappeared from The Gambia's state coffers. However a presidential adviser said the police had been asked to investigate and would determine if anything was missing. Mr Jammeh has not commented on the allegations. In other developments, parliament has cancelled the state of emergency declared by Mr Jammeh last week. It also revoked legislation that would have extended its life for a further 90 days.

The National Audit Office found the General Practice Extraction Service had cost £40m to set up instead of £14m. The system was meant to make data from GP systems in England available to bodies across the health service. But the system has provided information to just one organisation - NHS England. The NAO said in its current form, it was "unlikely" the system could deliver what it was set up for. The idea was to create a system that could help gather information from GP surgeries, such as the number of patients being diagnosed with dementia or getting immunised, to help with research and monitoring. It also provides information to determine how much doctors are paid. As well as finding that GPES had run over budget, the National Audit Office also said it was delivered late. The original plan was for the service to be up and running by 2010, but in the end it was not until April last year that data was sent to the first customer, NHS England, which has since used it a number of times. However, no universities, academics or other organisations have been given data, mainly because of the time taken to extract it. A spokeswoman for the Health and Social Care Information Service, which runs the system, said: "It is clear the procurement and design stage was not good enough." She said the organisation was in the process of improving the system.

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A two-year-old boy also suffered serious head injuries in the crash in Birmingham. The driver of a black Vauxhall Astra ran from the scene in Eastfield Road, Bordesley Green, after crashing with a red Ford Fiesta. The driver of the Fiesta was eight weeks pregnant. Another child, a four-year-old boy, suffered minor injuries. More on this and other Birmingham stories PC John Slater, from West Midland Police's traffic collision investigation unit, said: "Tragically the woman was in the early stages of pregnancy at the time and as a result of the collision suffered a miscarriage. "I would like to hear form anyone who may have seen the crash to call police on 101. "I would also ask that the driver does the right thing and makes contact with the police." Police said the crash happened on Saturday 2 April at 15.25 BST.

Jamaica's quartet clocked 36.84 seconds, smashing the old mark by two-tenths of a second and leaving the United States with silver. Nesta Carter and Michael Frater produced excellent first and second legs but it was 100m and 200m silver medallist Yohan Blake's blistering third leg that set the platform. Bolt provided the perfect finale - exploding away to leave Ryan Bailey trailing as the capacity crowd stood to acclaim him. Canada were initially given bronze before being disqualified when third-leg runner Jared Connaughton stepped outside of his lane, meaning Trinidad and Tobago were promoted to third place. After winning the and in Beijing 2008 and London 2012, plus the 4x100m relay, the latest gold means Bolt now has six Olympic golds before his 26th birthday. "It was electric. The atmosphere in the stadium was electric and it was all because of this race. The big difference was when Blake received the baton he tore around the bend - and he was up against Tyson Gay! Usain Bolt was watching that clock all the way down the home straight." It was a fitting way to conclude a wonderful nine days of athletics in the Olympic Stadium. Bolt said London 2012 had been "amazing" and on the race added: "It's a wonderful feeling to end on a high note. It was a great championships, I'm happy, the team came out and gave it their all, I wish we could have gone faster but we leave room for improvement." He said he did not know if he would be aiming for a third treble gold haul in Rio 2016: "It's going to be hard. Yohan is running hard and I'm sure there's going to be more young cats coming up." Usain Bolt celebrated with a "Mobot" as he crossed the line, paying tribute to Britain's 5,000m and 10,000m double Olympic champion, Mo Farah.

Redwan El-Ghaidouni, 38, was shot eight times through his car window in Uxbridge, west London, last year. A 36-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder on Friday and released on bail until mid-June pending further inquiries. It follows the arrest of a 41-year-old man, a 29-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman on Wednesday. They were also held on suspicion of conspiracy to murder and bailed until June. Father-of-three Mr El-Ghaidouni was shot after pulling into his driveway at about 19:00 GMT on 3 February 2015. He was killed at the home he shared with his partner and three children on the junction of St Andrews Road and Vine Lane. Police believe there were failed attempts to shoot Mr El-Ghaidouni on 31 January and 2 February 2015. "As we've previously said, Redwan did have a criminal past and had been linked to drug importation," Det Ch Insp McHugh Noel said. "He had been released from prison almost seven months before his death but he had been working full-time at a car dealership and enjoying being a family man again. "We continue to look into his background for answers about what happened but whatever the circumstances, his murder has left three young sons without a father and his long-term partner devastated." A £50,000 reward is being offered for information.

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Over the next four days they will be speaking to skippers and vessel owners from all sectors of the fishing industry in Northern Ireland about their running costs. It is part of the 11th annual economic survey of the UK fishing fleet. The results will be published next year. Tom Pickerell, of the group Seafish said: "This is a hugely important exercise that enables us to better understand the industry as a whole and as a result helps us to inform key decision makers at a national and European level. "We therefore urge skippers and boat owners across the UK to be part of the project by speaking to our researchers so that we can present the most accurate picture possible and help drive better informed policy."

Threatened by deforestation and poaching to supply the black market trade in tiger body parts, it is one of the most endangered cats on the planet. But over the past decade or so, a new threat has emerged - a silent, insidious one - canine distemper virus. Worldwide there are an estimated 400-500 Siberian or Amur tigers. Exact numbers are hard to determine because this is a reclusive animal that is rarely observed. Yet, at the turn of the century, some of these otherwise withdrawn animals were seen wandering onto roads and into villages in the Russian Far East. They were fearless and docile, confused and dazed; the antithesis of their usual ferocious and wary demeanour. Over the next few years evidence mounted that this, the largest living felid, was suffering from an infectious agent and the indications - the nature of the illness, historical understanding of wild cat infections and the diagnosis, in a single wild tiger, of a virus belonging to the morbillivirus genus - provided a likely culprit. A study published in the journal mBio, confirmed these suspicions. Genetic analysis of several dead tiger samples showed that canine distemper virus was the cause. Canine distemper virus (CDV), a relative of the human measles virus, was first described in dogs and infection causes fatal pneumonia and encephalitis (inflammation of the brain). But this virus is incredibly promiscuous and can infect jump into a variety of different animals - usually with catastrophic effects. Two suspected CDV outbreaks, the first in 1988 and a second in 2000, killed thousands of Baikal then Caspian seals. The virus has also ripped through Africa, with fatal outbreaks in silver-backed jackals and bat-eared foxes and catastrophic die-offs in wild dog populations that continue to this day. For years, cats were thought resistant to CDV. Yes, domestic cats could be infected in the laboratory, but this was inefficient and the virus was unable to pass from one animal to another. A massive demise in 1994 of African lions living in the Serengeti national park in Tanzania showed that this was fallacy. This population of closely monitored lions succumbed to CDV. Whilst only 34 lion deaths were documented during the outbreak, this was only the tip of the iceberg. Before CDV struck, the lion population numbered 3,000, but afterwards this had fallen by a third. In the same outbreak, countless hyenas, bat-eared foxes and leopards also perished. Add to this the recent report of infection of large numbers of South American jaguar and it is evident that this virus has little, if any respect for the so-called species barrier - the unique inherent host factors and properties that prevent viruses from jumping from one species to another. In an intriguing turn of events, CDV was also starting to spark fatal outbreaks in various primates. So what should we make of the emergence of CDV infection in primates. Is this an indication of the potential for a more compelling species jump? Could CDV do the unthinkable and infect humans? The simple answer is a resounding yes. At least, in theory it is. To replicate, a virus has to get into a host cell. It does this through interactions between proteins on its surface with proteins - receptors - on the surface of the cell. These receptors act as gateways into the cell and if the virus protein fits then infection takes place. Different animals possess slightly different versions of these receptors on their cells so the virus proteins also have to change to be able to unlock them. A single mutation in one of surface proteins in CDV present in primates is all it takes for the virus to successfully use the human receptor. This is a tiny species barrier. But before banishing the pet dog to a high containment kennel then donning personal protective clothing before you go near, there's a key part of the story we need to consider - one that's probably been protecting us for all of these years. When you're exposed to a virus your body recognises it as foreign and your blood cells generate antibodies which bind to the virus surface proteins and protect us from infection. It's the basis for vaccination. Fortunately, the surface protein of the measles virus is so similar to CDV that antibodies generated by the measles vaccine also protect against CD; and other morbilliviruses too. But, if we ever eradicate measles and stop vaccination, maybe then we will be susceptible to CDV. But what of the Amur tiger - will CDV ensure its ultimate demise? As Dr Denise McAloose, lead author on the mBio paper, explained: "When you're talking about four to five hundred animals and your losing reproductive females and their offspring, the overall impact on populations is huge. "Some of the earlier modelling work, if it were to pan out, does suggest that this is a significant disease even at the levels of disease we are detecting now, which is probably just the tip of the iceberg." A bleak outlook that is shared by a University of Nottingham colleague, veterinary virologist Dr Rachael Tarlinton: "Because they are such tiny populations even relatively small mortality events can seriously harm their genetic diversity and this might just be enough to push them over the edge." Hopefully it's not too late. We know that CDV vaccines work and a targeted vaccination programme might just pull Amur tigers back from the brink. Current CDV vaccines have to be injected - no trivial task when the animal you want to protect is so difficult to track down and so dangerous to handle. But not all vaccines need to be injected - some very effective vaccines have been developed for oral delivery and these have been pivotal in our fight against rabies. In the late 1970s, Switzerland pioneered the widespread deployment of enticing baits laced with rabies vaccine that would be eaten by rabies-susceptible wild animals, thereby protecting them. So successful was this approach that following a similar campaign that spanned more than two decades, Germany was declared rabies-free. Whilst development of an oral vaccine is scientifically feasible, it is unlikely ever to become a reality. As Dr Tarlinton explains: "It was worth developing the oral bait vaccines for rabies because of the human zoonosis risk, but something for a purely veterinary disorder, particularly one that infects wildlife rather than livestock? It's difficult to justify the economics of doing it, even if we should." Even though vaccinating tigers is unfeasible there is an alternative: identify the reservoir and remove the virus at source through vaccination campaigns. This has proven very effective in protecting CDV-threatened lion populations in Africa. But do we know what the reservoir is? Domestic dogs have been implicated in all epidemics involving wildlife but, because the virus can infect other animals, you have to be sure. And this is what Dr McAloose and her colleagues have turned their attention to. "We have to understand if there's a reservoir. "We're trying to identify how the virus is cycling through the system to understand what the carriers are, and only with these results would we be able to make the appropriate recommendations." For the sake of the Amur tigers, I wish them well in their quest.

It is the second time the executive has met away from Stormont this year. The last time ministers met in Enniskillen Town Hall. First Minister Arlene Foster said that meeting away from Belfast showed a "commitment to ensure that local people are not isolated from the political process". Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said the meeting "offers a welcome opportunity to highlight all the north west has to offer".

Cesc Fabregas marked his 300th Premier League appearance by firing the Blues ahead, poking the ball through the legs of Jack Cork and into the net. The hosts were stunned when Swansea equalised from their first serious attempt on target on the stroke of half-time - Fernando Llorente heading in Gylfi Sigurdsson's free-kick. Fabregas hit the bar before Pedro's curling effort restored the lead and Diego Costa netted the third from close range. Swansea were denied a penalty when Cesar Azpilicueta handled inside the area at 1-1. This was far from straightforward for Antonio Conte's side and had referee Neil Swarbrick awarded Swansea a penalty shortly before Pedro made it 2-1 then the outcome might have been different. However, in the end Chelsea's sweeping forward play earned them a 10th straight home Premier League win as they took another significant step towards a second title in three seasons. On a weekend when the first major silverware of the season - the EFL Cup - is handed out at Wembley, the Blues look unstoppable. They have 63 points from 26 games - three more than at the same stage in 2014-15 when last crowned champions of England. Media playback is not supported on this device Fabregas could have ended the game with four goals on his return to the side. The Spain midfielder had a goal-bound shot deflected behind shortly before he opened the scoring, was denied by former Arsenal team-mate Lukasz Fabianski and also rattled the bar. With former Blues midfielder Frank Lampard watching on, Chelsea turned on the style. While it required an error from Fabianski to restore the lead, Eden Hazard's exquisite timing and pass for Costa to make it 3-1 was a delight. Chelsea were forced to work hard for three points thanks to a well organised and energetic Swansea side and the Swans looked a shadow of the team that was bottom of the Premier League table five weeks ago. Their four-point safety cushion at the start of the day is down to three, but boss Paul Clement will have been pleased with the way his side frustrated the runaway leaders for long spells. Media playback is not supported on this device Llorente's equaliser shook Chelsea who were showing signs of frustration before Pedro made it 2-1. Swansea's next four games - Burnley (home), Hull City (away), Bournemouth (away) and Middlesbrough (home) - give them a chance to stay clear of the bottom three before they entertain Tottenham on 4 April. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte: "We played very well, it was a good performance, and we created many chances to score. We conceded at the end of the first half, after the time was finished, so in this case there was a bit of luck, but we showed great character in the second half. "We deserved a lot to win the game, now it's important to continue in this way." Swansea City boss Paul Clement: "Any game we play and don't win we are disappointed. Chelsea are a very good side, they have fantastic quality and that was the difference. We didn't have a lot of chances but we came in at 1-1 for half-time and for long periods we defended really well. "There was a big moment with the handball, I thought Cesar Azpilicueta handled it at 1-1, it's a clear handball. That gives you a chance to go 2-1 up but three minutes later you're 2-1 down with a soft goal. Based on chances they deserved to win, but there was big moment that didn't go our way, and who knows what might have happened." Former England midfielder Jermaine Jenas: "I don't think Swansea should have had a penalty as the distance from Gylfi Sigurdsson to Cesar Azpilicueta is too close and Azpilicueta's arm is already out. His hand is there because he's trying to stop Sigurdsson's run." Ex-England captain Alan Shearer: "I think it was a penalty. I think it was a deliberate movement of his hand towards the ball and I think Chelsea got away with one there. It could have been very different if the ref had given it. "We've seen in recent weeks with Swansea that they made it very difficult for Liverpool at Anfield, they were unlucky to lose at Manchester City. They are very organised. The difference between Liverpool and City with this Chelsea side is the pace with which they go forward. That's why Cesc Fabregas was in the team today. He was brilliant. He's the one that started the goal off. "It's topical that players are not working for mangers. The irony is last season we were sat here with a large bunch of these same Chelsea players - they weren't working for their manager and we know what happened. It's such a transformation now. We saw how brilliant they were with the ball but look at them now without it. The transformation from then to now is incredible." Chelsea have nine days to prepare for their next game away to West Ham United on Monday, 6 March (20:00 GMT). Swansea entertain Burnley on Saturday, 4 March (15:00 GMT). Match ends, Chelsea 3, Swansea City 1. Second Half ends, Chelsea 3, Swansea City 1. Attempt missed. Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Willian. Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea). Jack Cork (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Alfie Mawson. Kurt Zouma (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Fernando Llorente (Swansea City). Substitution, Chelsea. Willian replaces Eden Hazard. Substitution, Chelsea. Kurt Zouma replaces Victor Moses. Goal! Chelsea 3, Swansea City 1. Diego Costa (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard. Attempt missed. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nemanja Matic. Substitution, Swansea City. Luciano Narsingh replaces Wayne Routledge. Leroy Fer (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Leroy Fer (Swansea City). Foul by Victor Moses (Chelsea). Martin Olsson (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt saved. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Substitution, Swansea City. Jordan Ayew replaces Tom Carroll. Substitution, Chelsea. Nemanja Matic replaces Pedro. David Luiz (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by David Luiz (Chelsea). Fernando Llorente (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Gary Cahill (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Wayne Routledge (Swansea City). Goal! Chelsea 2, Swansea City 1. Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas. Victor Moses (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Fernando Llorente (Swansea City). Foul by Diego Costa (Chelsea). Alfie Mawson (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Gary Cahill (Chelsea). Leroy Fer (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Jack Cork (Swansea City). Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Kyle Naughton. Attempt blocked. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gary Cahill. Foul by Diego Costa (Chelsea). Federico Fernández (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt blocked. Diego Costa (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas.