Mr Banks said ex-leader Nigel Farage was UKIP's "biggest asset" and should be "engaged once again". In a letter to current leader Paul Nuttall, he criticised UKIP's tactics in the Stoke Central by-election where Mr Nuttall failed to unseat Labour. He said the party had wrongly adopted a "red UKIP" strategy, copying Labour policies on the NHS. Mr Nuttall, who was elected in November, has vowed to attract disillusioned Labour voters to UKIP, and hoped to capitalise on Stoke voters' leanings towards Brexit in Thursday's by-election. But he lost to Labour's Gareth Snell by 2,620 votes, securing only a slight increase in UKIP's vote share. The current UKIP chairman, Paul Oakden, said after the Stoke result that it might be years before his party, which currently has one MP, can pick up another via a by-election. In his letter to Mr Nuttall, Leave.EU campaign chairman Mr Banks, who also used a Sunday Express article to threaten to walk away from UKIP unless his demands are met, repeated his offer to become chairman in order to make it an "efficient, professional and ultimately electable party". He said his first move would be to bring in a CEO from industry to oversee a new membership drive, install a new team of "trained professional agents" to focus on target seats and use input from the public to draw up new policies. Mr Banks also called for a return to the fold for Mr Farage, who quit as UKIP leader after the EU referendum saying he wanted his "life back". Mr Banks said his strategy would include "engaging Nigel once again in UKIP - he is our biggest asset and needs to become energised with the party once again and work with you to deliver UKIP MPs". He added: "The party is at a crossroads. We have to be radical to become relevant once again." In his Sunday Express article, Mr Banks called for senior figures he said were part of a "Tory cabal" to be expelled, saying: "These dullards aren't bringing in Tory votes, Stoke proved that, so what are they for?" In response, Patrick O'Flynn, an MEP and Mr Nuttall's principal political adviser, told the BBC's Sunday Politics that his advice would be: "Donate and don't seek to dictate." He said Mr Oakden was an "excellent" chairman and said the Leave.EU campaign had hardly been a "smooth-running brilliant machine". "I'm always happy if people who want to give money and support to our party want to stay in the party but I think the best donors donate and don't seek to dictate," he said. "Of course if they are expert in certain fields people should listen to their views, but to have a donor telling the party leader who should be party chairman, that's a non-starter."

Summary: UKIP donor Arron Banks has offered to become party chairman in order to bring about a "total rebrand".


The 56ft (17.1m) converted trawler was 6 miles (10 km) west of South Stack when the crew radioed coastguards at 07:00 BST. Holyhead coastguards said a pump on board the boat was unable to cope with the water coming in. The RNLI lifeboat crew placed a pump and towed the vessel to Holyhead.

Summary: Three people have been rescued from a boat which had started to take on water off the Anglesey coast on Friday.


Two serving police officers, a retired police officer, a current pilot and a retired pilot were arrested as part of a South Yorkshire Police investigation. Reports had been made that the force's helicopter had been used for inappropriate filming, Sheffield Magistrates' Court heard. All five are charged with misconduct. The charges relate to four alleged incidents between 2007 and 2012. Mr Lucas and Mr Walls are both currently suspended from duty, South Yorkshire Police confirmed. District Judge Naomi Redhouse granted the men bail, with the next hearing due at Sheffield Crown Court on 7 June.

Summary: Five men have appeared in court accused of misusing the camera on a police helicopter to film people who were naked or having sex.


Louise Richardson said terror groups were characterised by a "highly oversimplified view of the world". Prof Richardson, whose academic expertise is in terror and counter-terrorism, was speaking at a British Council conference in London. But she argued that "radical ideas belong in a university" and should be debated and challenged. Last week, Prof Richardson was nominated as the next head of Oxford University. She will be the first female vice chancellor of the university since the post was created in 1230. At the British Council's Going Global international education conference, she spoke on a panel examining universities and radicalisation and extremism. Prof Richardson argued that "education is the best possible antidote to radicalisation", because it challenged the "black and white" views of extremists, undermining "simplification and certitude". But she said there was a "crucial distinction between radical ideas and incitement to violence" and that it was "imperative that we have a place where radical ideas can be expressed and challenged". Prof Richardson, currently head of St Andrews University, also argued that even though improving education could help to reduce extremism, well-educated people were still capable of violent extremism. This could become a particularly potent problem where young people had been educated but were then frustrated by a lack of jobs and opportunities. "The most combustible combination is an educated workforce and an economy that can't allow them to realise their expectations," said Prof Richardson. She described the terror attacks on universities - such as at Garissa University in Kenya earlier this year - as a new and "very sobering phenomenon". Also speaking on the panel was Bill Rammell, vice chancellor of Bedfordshire University and former universities minister, who had tackled concerns about campus radicalisation in the wake of the London tube bombs in 2005. Mr Rammell said there was a lack of knowledge about how radical views crossed over into violent extremism. "We don't understand enough about the process of what moves someone beyond that boundary to commit acts of violence," he said. Universities had to respond to challenges such as extremist groups trying to recruit students, he said. Mr Rammell said it was "reasonable" to expect universities to have policies about the material allowed on campus and "to have an effective whistle-blower procedure if a student feels that they are being groomed by violent extremists". But he also warned that it would be "counter productive" to block open campus debate about radical ideas, because that would "feed the narrative of victimhood". Marie Breen-Smyth, chair in international politics at the University of Surrey, said responses to terror tended to exaggerate the threat. She said that with her own students she examined how transport systems provided examples of very different responses to a perceived threat of terrorism. While air travel had adopted what she called the "rituals" of searches, rail travel had emphasised using the vigilance of the public. The challenge was "how to keep people safe without scaring people into unnecessary measures". Mohammed Farouk, vice chancellor of the Federal University, Kashere in Nigeria, said the threat of Boko Haram meant that there

Summary: Education is the most effective "antidote" to violent extremism, says the incoming head of Oxford University.


Media playback is not supported on this device The Blues boss says his side have "almost" won the Premier League title after their 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge moved them 10 points clear at the top. United dominated possession and had more chances than the league leaders. Mourinho said: "We prepared for it to be like this. It was the game we wanted and expected." Chelsea will be champions if they win at Arsenal and Leicester in their next two matches, having beaten third-placed United with a first-half goal from Eden Hazard. Visiting manager Louis van Gaal said it was his side's "best display of the season" but Mourinho insists it was part of the game plan. "It was difficult, but less than you think," he said. "Control their direct football to Marouane Fellaini and control the wingers from making crosses on the inside foot. "When we know Wayne Rooney plays in midfield, we control his progression into the box. Control set-pieces and don't give away direct free-kicks as they have three specialists. "Wait for a mistake and score a goal. We were able to make their important players disappear. Nobody saw them. They were in our pockets." United went into the match knowing they needed to win for the first time in five league visits to Chelsea to have any realistic hope of winning the title. But, despite big celebrations at the end of the match, Mourinho was careful to point out his side are not champions yet. "We are not celebrating," he said. "Football is not about 'ifs' and 'almosts', it is about mathematics. When it is done, it is done, and until that moment we don't celebrate. "The celebration is because we have beaten one of the biggest clubs in the world. The celebration is because they have everything to win that game and the result is because of the work they did all week to prepare for this game. "I feel we are almost there but there are no 'almosts' in football."

Summary: Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho said Manchester United's important players were "in our pockets" in a match that went "exactly" as they wanted.


The shadow attorney general apologised for the message, which showed a terraced house with three England flags, and a white van parked outside. UKIP said she had "sneered, and looked down her nose at a white van in Strood with the cross of St George on it". Labour leader Ed Miliband was "angry" at her, a senior figure told the BBC. The resident of the house, Dan Ware, said Ms Thornberry - the MP for Islington South and Finsbury - was a "snob". "I've not got a clue who she is - but she's a snob," he told the Sun. "We put the flags up for the World Cup (in 2014) and will continue to fly them." Mr Ware, a car dealer, said he would never vote for Labour in the future, adding that it did not "matter" who was in government. "I think they (Labour) need to get out of their mansions and visit the working class. Her and Ed (Miliband) should come and say sorry to me." Ms Thornberry posted the image on Thursday, while voting was taking place in the by-election in Kent. Alongside the picture, she wrote: "Image from Rochester." Labour came third in the high-profile poll behind UKIP, which won the seat and saw its second MP elected to Westminster. Speaking outside her London home, Ms Thornberry said she had "made a mistake" and apologised "if she had upset or insulted anybody". Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander said Labour leader Ed Miliband had "not held back" in expressing his dismay with the MP's actions. "Anyone who wants to stand for election and be successful next May has to start with a fundamental and deep respect for voters," he told BBC Radio 4's Today. "The anger Ed (Miliband) felt when he saw that tweet reflected his understanding that we need to earn the support of people around the country." BBC political editor Nick Robinson said the tweet had "given the Tory press an alternative narrative" to the party's defeat in Rochester. He said: "It is the most extraordinary self-inflicted wound I have seen an opposition party inflict on themselves in many, many years." Prime Minister David Cameron said the Labour MP's actions were "completely appalling", suggesting that she was "sneering at people who work hard, are patriotic and love their country". The 54-year-old entered Parliament as MP for Islington South and Finsbury in 2005 and served as shadow energy and health spokeswoman before taking the role of shadow attorney general in 2011. The daughter of a former assistant secretary general of the United Nations, she was born in Surrey and was called to the bar in 1983, specialising in criminal law. She had a majority of 3,569 over the Liberal Democrat candidate at the 2010 general election. Rochester and Strood: What's next for parties? How unusual is Rochester and Strood? Ms Thornberry is believed to have had two conversations with Labour leader Ed Miliband after posting the tweet, and offered her resignation during the second one. In a statement released by the Labour Party, Ms Thornberry said: "Earlier

Summary: Emily Thornberry has resigned from Labour's front bench after sending a tweet during the Rochester and Strood by-election which was branded "snobby".


The company had been chosen by KPMG as preferred bidders last month. Ferguson, which went into administration with the loss of 70 jobs, will be renamed Ferguson Marine Engineering. Mr McColl has promised to upgrade facilities at the Port Glasgow yard and seek work in the renewables sector. He also hopes to grow the workforce from its pre-administration level of 77 to 120 people. Joint administrator Blair Nimmo said: "It is extremely pleasing to secure the sale of Ferguson Shipbuilders in such a short timeframe and to buyers who can see the potential in the business and its skilled workforce. "We would like to thank those employees, and all parties with an interest in Ferguson Shipbuilders, including various government agencies, for their patience and support during this period. "We would also like to wish Clyde Blowers Capital every success for the future. "As new owners they have an ambitious vision to build on its heritage and grow a successful shipbuilding and marine engineering business on the Clyde." Mr McColl said: "We are pleased to have completed the purchase of Ferguson's and are excited by its potential to grow into a leading marine engineering business." He added: "Work is now well underway to develop a plan to rebuild Ferguson's, and we look forward to working with the key stakeholders in that rebuilding process."

Summary: Administrators have confirmed the sale of Ferguson Shipbuilders in Inverclyde to businessman Jim McColl's firm, Clyde Blowers Capital.


Francois Hollande was taking part in a ceremony to mark 70 years since Allied troops liberated the last Nazi camps at the end of World War Two. "The worst can always happen," Mr Hollande said at the site of Natzweiler-Struthof in Alsace. "We prevent it by knowing." Most of the 50,000 inmates were French resistance fighters, but they also included Jews and gypsies. By the time of its liberation, almost half the prisoners had died. The Nazis built and tested one of their first gas chambers at the camp. France has been grappling with rising attacks on both Jews and Muslims after deadly shootings by Islamist gunmen in January, sparking fresh debate about growing social tensions, says the BBC's Lucy Williamson in Paris. Commemorations have also been held in northern Germany to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where an estimated 70,000 people were killed, including the young Jewish diarist Anne Frank. The president of the World Jewish Congress, Ronald Lauder, remembered the first shocking images to emerge from the camp. "We saw the bulldozers pushing naked bodies into open pits," he said, according to AFP news agency. He remembered "the walking skeletons, the unbelievable sadness and loss," at a ceremony attended by about 70 survivors. Another emotional ceremony took place at the site of another camp - Jasenovac in Croatia - to mark the 70th anniversary of an escape attempt by about 600 inmates. Only 80 or 90 inmates escaped, with the rest shot by guards.

Summary: France's president has warned that anti-Semitism and racism "are still here" on a visit to the only Nazi concentration camp on French soil.


Mr Sarao, who traded from his parents' home in Hounslow, west London, is accused of market manipulation that caused a 1,000-point fall on the US Dow Jones index in 2010. US prosecutors allege he made about $875,000 (Â£600,000) from the move. He faces 22 charges in the US, including fraud charges, all of which he denies. The charges include "spoofing" - the practice of buying or selling with the intent to cancel the transaction before execution. He was arrested in April after being charged by the US Justice Department. After spending four months in custody in the UK, he was released on bail last year. The "flash crash" on 6 May 2010 sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly plunging by more than 1,000 points before recovering. Mr Sarao, 37, is accused of using software to "spoof" markets by generating large sell orders that pushed down prices. He then cancelled those trades and bought the contracts at the lower prices US authorities allege. They claim he made roughly Â£27m in profit over five years from illegal trades. Mr Sarao has denied doing anything wrong and previously told the Westminster court in May he was simply "being good at my job". The hearing, at Westminster Magistrates' Court, continues on Friday.

Summary: A hearing into whether Navinder Sarao, the so-called "flash crash" day trader, can be extradited to the US has begun.


The man, who was from Staffordshire, collapsed while riding on the A5 near Chirk, Wrexham, at about 10:45 BST on Sunday. He had been raising money for the Douglas Macmillan Hospice. North Wales Police said officers attended, along with a road and air ambulance, and tried to help members of the public to save the cyclist. "I am very sad to say that their efforts were not successful," temporary Supt Nick Evans said. Douglas Macmillan Hospice - known as Dougie Mac - is a specialist palliative care provider in north Staffordshire for adults, the majority of whom are affected by cancer. A number of charity bike rides for the hospice were being held on Sunday taking in routes from Stoke-on-Trent to Llangollen and back.

Summary: A 44-year-old man has died in north Wales while taking part in a charity cycle ride


Mutations of the NR5A1 gene were found in a small percentage of infertile men, reports the American Journal of Human Genetics. Scientists from the Pasteur Institute in France and University College London said it could help doctors investigating men with the condition. A UK expert said he hoped that further gene defects could be found. In the majority of cases, doctors can find no cause for male infertility, despite it accounting for up to half of cases in which couples have difficulty conceiving. Male infertility appears to be more common within certain families, and this leads scientists to believe that there may be a genetic root for some cases, but only a handful of gene mutations which might be responsible have actually been found. The latest research looks at a gene already known to be involved in sexual development in both men and women - defects in NR5A1 have been linked to physical defects in the development of the testicles or ovaries. Their findings suggest that, even where there is no physical evidence of a problem, defects in the gene may be hampering the ability to make sperm. They looked at the gene in 315 apparently healthy men who had an unexplained inability to produce sperm. From this group, they found mutations in the gene in just seven, and closer examination revealed the men had altered levels of sex hormones and, in one case, mild abnormalities in the cellular structure of the testicles. The research authors, from the UCL Institute of Child Health in London and the Institut Pasteur in Paris, said: "We conclude that approximately 4% of men with otherwise unexplained failure to produce sperm carry mutations in the NR5A1 gene." Although the find would affect only a small proportion of infertile men, other specialists believe that other similar discoveries could help build up a clearer picture of the origins of the condition. Dr Allan Pacey, a senior lecturer in andrology at the University of Sheffield, said that there was still "embarrassingly little" known about the genetics behind male infertility. "Given the complexity of the sperm production process it is likely that many genes are involved and therefore that may gene defects linked to infertility may be found. "Although this gene defect affects only a small number of men, we need more studies like this so that we can fill in the gaps in our knowledge and possibly one day build a robust diagnostic test for male fertility based on genetics."

Summary: A faulty gene could help explain some cases of unexplained male infertility, according to research.


Councils in England are facing a £1.1bn shortfall this year, on top of "almost unendurable" cuts since 2010, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services has warned. Freezing care provider fees to save money was no long sustainable, it said. Ministers say extra money will help NHS and social care services work together. The survey, which was completed by 147 directors of adult social services for councils in England, suggests that funding reductions to social care budgets have totalled £4.6bn since 2010 - a 31% overall reduction. Budgets for adult social care - which provides practical support to people due to illness, disability, old age or a low income - will reduce by a further £500m in cash terms this year, it said. "Taking the growth in numbers of older and disabled people into account, this means that an additional £1.1bn would be needed to provide the same level of service as last year," the report warned. It said some councils had made savings in the past by freezing fees paid to providers, but care providers were now also facing financial problems. Some companies - particularly those in southern England - are struggling to attract staff, amid increasing concern about the quality of care, it said. "What is at stake is the continuing capacity of adult social care to sustain services to those in greatest need," ADASS president Ray James said. "In virtually all our authorities, the number in need is growing, while the complexity of their needs is increasing." ADASS called for the government to "protect essential care and support services to the most vulnerable members of our community". But a government spokesman said the survey "ignores" a commitment to invest £10bn in health services that are being "joined up" with social care, by 2020. The BBC has launched an online guide to the care system for the over-65s. The "care calculator" covers residential care and the support provided in people's own homes, for tasks such as washing and dressing. Users can submit their postcode and find out how much each service costs where they live in the UK. There is also a dedicated BBC Cost of Care website, with news stories, analysis and video. The spokesman said: "Increasing budgets isn't the only solution. By working innovatively and joining up health and social care we can improve care and also save money." However, Councillor Izzi Seccombe, from the Local Government Association (LGA), said adult social care services were facing "enormous pressures" due to "insufficient funding, growing demand and escalating costs". "We have long warned that investing in the NHS whilst social care budgets are under continual pressure is simply a false economy. "It is social care services that support elderly and vulnerable people to maintain their independence, live in their own community and stay out of hospital longer," she added. Caroline Abrahams, charity director at Age UK, said the idea of a further £1bn coming out of social care budgets was "chilling". Sue Brown, vice chairman of the Care and Support Alliance - which represents 80 leading charities - said

Summary: Adult social care firms are struggling to hire, retain and train staff as a result of cuts to council budgets, a survey of senior officials suggests.


The way we work, play and live with robots is changing. In a special series Ricky travels the country meeting the robots of the future and the scientists working on them. From spending a night in a robot house to getting a brain scan, Ricky finds out how and why our relationship with robots is changing, fast. Check out his first report here...

Summary: They can walk, they can talk, and may soon be thinking for themselves.


By studying cubes of sand in the lab, they showed that areas squeezed by vertical stress are protected from erosion, while others wash away. The process had proved difficult to study, because natural slabs of sandstone erode over millions of years. The key to the experiments, published in Nature Geoscience, was an unusual "locked sand" dug from a Czech quarry. The study's first author, Dr Jiri Bruthans from Charles University in Prague, said the results revealed the "Michelangelo" behind some of the world's most famous rocky landmarks. "The stress field is the master sculptor - it tells the weather where to pick," he told BBC News. Erosion by wind and water, it seems, is merely the sharp instrument. The remarkable shapes are controlled by internal stresses and strains within the rock, applied by the pull of gravity. As well as showing they could predict the shapes with mathematical models of that stress field, Dr Bruthans and his team sandwiched small cubes of sand under various weights and submerged them in water. The sides of the cube started to fall away within minutes, leaving fewer and fewer grains of sand to bear the weight. As that process continued, eventually the pressure on the remaining column caused the grains to lock together and resist further erosion. When they added faults or other distortions to the cube, and shifted the direction of the pressure applied, the scientists were able to reproduce a gallery of the sort of shapes seen in natural sandstone landforms. They were only able to watch all this happen because of the strange, sticky quality of the sand they used. From the Strelec Quarry, in the north of the Czech Republic, the team collected samples of a sand with particular interlocking properties: "Strelec locked sand". It is so soft that for many years it was mined in the quarry using hoses - but when it dried out, explosives had to be used. For his experiments, Dr Bruthans used 10cm blocks of this locked sand that were dried out an oven. "It was very clever to find this rock out of a quarry that would behave in an accelerated way, compared to those famous sandstone arches," commented Dr Simon Mudd, a lecturer in landscape dynamics at the University of Edinburgh, UK. "They've really demonstrated convincingly that as you erode this material, it begins to concentrate stress," he told the BBC. To show that the principle also applies to regular sandstone, Dr Bruthans and his team also took small cubes of normal, "cemented" sandstone from the same quarry and attacked them with cycles of heat, cold and salt, to simulate natural erosion. In all cases, Dr Bruthans showed that it was pressure that determined the shapes left behind. "You can control it completely," he said. "You select the pillar direction, by choosing the points where you apply the compression." One experiment even showed that a block of the Strelec sand, placed straddling a small gap and left outside in the rain for 15 months, would naturally form an arch. All of these processes can

Summary: Geologists have discovered the secret that gives dramatic natural sandstone monuments their shape: gravity.


North Wales Police said the group damaged windows at the Mold branch before damaging cars elsewhere. A local resident also needed hospital treatment after being assaulted on Saturday night. The incidents happened between 18:00 and 21:00 GMT. Seven people have been bailed and one released without charge.

Summary: Eight teenagers have been arrested after a large group of youths attacked a McDonald's in Flintshire on Halloween.


French Europe Minister Harlem Desir called the move "scandalous" and said it raised questions about the EU's conflict of interest rules. Ex-commissioners are free to take up a new role 18 months after leaving. Despite accepting the job after 20 months, Mr Barroso has come under fire for ignoring the spirit of the rules. Mr Desir drew attention to the ill-timing of the job with Goldman Sachs. "It's a mistake on the part of Mr Barroso and the worst disservice that a former Commission president could do to the European project at a moment in history when it needs to be supported and strengthened," he told the French parliament, referring to Europe's shock after Britain voted to leave the EU on 23 June. The bank hired Mr Barroso as an adviser and non-executive chairman of its international business, with a brief of advising the bank on the consequences of Brexit. Mr Barroso has said he hopes to bring his EU experience to bear as the bank's London operation deals with Britain's imminent negotiation of withdrawal from the EU. In his new role, Mr Barroso will be able to draw on his intimate knowledge of the EU and have access to many officials and politicians he worked with at the European Commission. Mr Desir's attack in the French parliament was the latest in a sustained tirade against Mr Barroso's appointment, with some calling it "shameful". French Finance Minister Michel Sapin told reporters on Tuesday "If you have loved Europe, you shouldn't do this to it, especially not now," adding: "But this doesn't surprise me from Mr Barroso." The European Ombudsman has called for the EU to tighten rules on commissioners taking appointments after leaving office. Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly said adhering to technical rules did not absolve former staff of a wider duty to show integrity. "Any suggestion that the spirit of the law is being ignored risks undermining public trust in the EU," he said.

Summary: France has called on the former head of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, not to take up a job advising US bank Goldman Sachs on Brexit.


The images were all taken from midday-to-midday on 16 and 17 April and the contest was open to anyone with a camera or a mobile phone. The overall winner was Paolo Ferla who took "Electric Bristol" - a picture of the Clifton Suspension Bridge. Megan Witty, from 24 Hours In Bristol, said the judges had had "an incredibly tough job" picking a winner. The competition involves entrants being "randomly allocated" one hour of the day or night in which they must take at least one photograph. Mr Ferla, from Bath, said he was "delighted" to have won. He said he used a 10 second self-timer and then ran into the shot. "Ten seconds is not very long so it took quite a few attempts - when we got there the sky was still quite bright, so we sat there for nearly 20 minutes waiting for the sky to get darker. "It's a beautiful bridge and as soon as the sun sets on it and the sky gets darker and the electric lights come on - it just comes to life. " Ms Witty said the six judges "didn't always agree" and one said it had been "heartbreaking" for some not to win. She said about 75% were taken on cameras and about 25% on mobile phones. The exhibition is at the Harbourside Arts Centre near Millennium Square and runs until the middle of June.

Summary: Hundreds of photos of Bristol taken for a competition to show "24 Hours in Our City" are on show.


Jamie Bishop, who was 44, was a left-handed batsman who also represented Wales at minor county level. Glamorgan cricket club chief executive Hugh Morris described him as "a hugely talented cricketer" who had an outstanding record for Pontarddulais cricket club. South Wales Police is not treating the death as suspicious. Tributes were also paid on social media, from sporting figures including Steve James, Edward Bevan, Sean Holley, John Devereux and Rick O'Shea.

Summary: Tributes have been paid to a former Glamorgan cricketer who was found dead at his Swansea flat on Friday.


Sabah Saleem, 11, and three-year-old Rayhan were hit by a car driven by 37-year-old Mohammed Khalil Anwar on Brudenell Road in August 2012. Leeds Crown Court heard that Anwar, of Brudenell Mount, failed to stop as he feared being attacked by local people. Anwar is due to be sentenced on 29 November. Sabah and Rayhan, who were 10 and two at the time of the incident, were knocked down by Anwar's Vauxhall Astra car on 18 August last year. They were returning from a greengrocer's shop with food for the family's Eid celebrations which were due to take place the following day. Both underwent surgery at Leeds General Infirmary. While Rayhan was discharged from hospital a few days later, Sabah remained in hospital for about six months and surgeons operated on her several times. The court was told she had been left with "significant and permanent" disabilities as a result of the crash. During his trial, Anwar told the court he was in control of his car at the time of the collision, but he had no time to react when Sabah and Rayhan ran out in front of him. The court heard Anwar was driving at nearly 35 mph along Brudenell Road when he collided with the two children, about 15 mph faster than the speed limit. Anwar admitted he did not know the speed limit was 20 mph along that stretch of road, even though he had regularly driven along there over the past 12 years. He told the court he drove off after hitting the children as he was afraid he would be attacked. Following the verdict, Sabah said she still could not remember anything about the accident. While she still found it "very difficult" to walk, she was now feeling "okay", she said. Sabah's father, Saleem Rafique, said his "very brave" daughter was still recovering. The 11-year-old continues to suffer from double vision, balance problems and memory loss, he said. "She was a really bright kid, doing really well at school and very determined to succeed. "Unfortunately, this happened and that has put her back. "She's tough, she's a real fighter but we don't know whether she will be the same as she was before. It's very hard to tell."

Summary: A driver has been convicted of a hit-and-run crash in Leeds which left a girl permanently disabled and her brother seriously injured.


A spokesman said they are currently trying to work out how many were sold in each national market. In Spain slightly over 3,000 new cars are affected but showrooms have been told to put them aside. VW says it is working out how to refit the software in the 11m diesel engines involved in the emission's scandal. Broken down brand-by-brand they are: VW said it would inform customers "in the next few weeks and months" about how refits would take place. Seat also said it planned to contact owners so their cars can undergo tests. It will also set up a search engine on its website to allow customers to find out if their vehicles are affected. The Spanish carmaker said it had temporarily suspended the sale and delivery of all new vehicles with the EA 189 engines which contain the software. VW over the years Help! I'm a VW car owner VW: The scandal explained Car emissions tests - fit for purpose? The scandal is continuing to hit VW's share price. On Tuesday it fell another 1.5% during morning trade in Frankfurt. The company has lost 35% of its market value since last Monday. A survey of 62 institutional investors by the investment banking advisory firm Evercore, showed 66% of them would not invest in VW for 6 months or until it clarified what costs, fines, and legal proceedings it faced. The effects are also spilling over into the local economy around VW's headquarters in Wolfsburg. The city is expecting a fall in business tax revenue from VW and the mayor has announced a budget freeze and hiring ban on public sector workers. The scandal was revealed after the US Environmental Protection Agency found that some VW diesel cars were fitted with devices that could detect when the engine was being tested, and could change the car's performance to improve results. The German company has apologised for breaching consumers' trust, and on Friday announced that Matthias Mueller was replacing Martin Winterkorn as chief executive. Mr Mueller promised a "relentless" investigation to uncover what went wrong. He said the group was "facing the severest test in its history." German prosecutors announced on Monday that it was conducting a criminal investigation of Volkswagen's former chief executive.

Summary: Seat has said about 700,000 of its cars are fitted with the software that allowed parent company Volkswagen to cheat US emissions tests.


The 25-year-old, who suffered an ankle injury in January which ruled him out for the remainder of the season, has been linked with a move away from St Mary's. Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool have all been reported to be interested in the Dutch international. "He has a long contract and the directors want to keep him," Puel said. "He has authority, the leadership of the team, he is a fantastic player. "It's important for us, of course, to wait until the beginning of the season to see him on the pitch with Southampton." Van Dijk joined the Saints from Celtic for £13m in 2013 and has made 55 appearances, scoring four times.

Summary: Southampton boss Claude Puel says the club do not want to sell captain Virgil van Dijk.


The Edinburgh-based group said profit increased by 22.6% to £31.5m, while revenues were down 6.8%, to £242.3m. However, total operating costs were cut by 6.7% to £191.7m. The figures were released as Johnston confirmed that shareholders had overwhelmingly backed a deal to buy the i newspaper from ESI Media for £24m. It said the acquisition would give the company "numerous revenue and cost synergy opportunities", contribute positively to earnings and "allow us to accelerate growth in digital, and help stabilise our circulation revenues". In its annual results statement, the owner of The Scotsman and more than 200 other titles said "challenging trading conditions" in the second half of last year had continued into 2016. Total revenues for the first eight weeks of this year were down 13% "against strong year-on-year comparatives" in the first quarter of 2015. Other Johnston Press financial highlights for 2015: In January the group revealed plans to cut editorial jobs across its operations in the UK, as part of a drive to cut costs following a decline in revenue. Chief executive Ashley Highfield said: "We have reduced costs to maintain profitability, reset our portfolio and refocused on priority markets with attractive audiences that offer the best opportunity for growth. "Success in driving our national display advertising business in 2015 and the rollout of our local display advertising sales force initiative gives me confidence for the future despite the fact that the market remains difficult." The company stated that this year it would "focus on and invest in our primary brands, operating in growth markets with attractive audiences". Johnston added: "We have identified a number of newsbrands that are now considered non-core and such will be either divested or run with less costs, reflecting the medium-term outlook for the identified assets that fall into this category. "The company will run a formal process, with advisers, to market defined asset groups for sale during 2016. Interest by third parties, enquiring about assets, has been encouraging so far."

Summary: Cost-cutting measures helped publisher Johnston Press achieve a rise in adjusted pre-tax profit last year, despite falling sales.


An overrunning engineering project shut the line between Reading and London Paddington at the end of last year. Major work, including extensive signalling improvements, is being carried out on the route from Good Friday to Easter Monday. Network Rail said it had "hundreds of buses" ready in case it overruns. Julian Burnell, from Network Rail, said the disruption was needed to allow for the last major stage of work on the Reading station redevelopment to be completed. He added: "This is a very big project, dealing with one of the biggest bottlenecks anywhere in the country. "I can't say there's absolutely no danger [of an overrun at Easter], but we have done everything in our power to get it finished in good time. There are hundreds of buses waiting if that happens." On 27 December, King's Cross station was shut and Paddington was closed for part of the day after engineering works took longer than expected. A number of projects will take place over the Easter break, including a closure of the line between Hayes & Harlington in West London and Didcot Parkway in Oxfordshire while further work is carried out on the Crossrail project.

Summary: Network Rail has promised to do "everything in its power" to stop a repeat of the rail chaos at Christmas when it carries out work over Easter.


Brian Steele, 13 at the time of the 1989 tragedy, said he did not see 15-year-old Philip after the crush began. A nurse, who tried to help at least six casualties, also told the inquests he asked for oxygen which never came. Ninety-six football fans were fatally injured at the Liverpool versus Nottingham Forest FA Cup semi-final. The 200th day of the new inquests heard Philip and Brian Steele, from Southport, went to watch the match with their mother and father, Dolores and Leslie, who had tickets for the seated area above the Leppings Lane terraces. Altar boy Philip was described by his mother as having a "lovely smile". She said she "never heard her son say a bad word about anyone". The brothers were seen on CCTV going through the turnstiles at 13:52 BST. They had left their parents shortly after arriving in Sheffield to secure a good spot to watch the match. Part of Brian's 1989 witness statement was read to the court, in which he said: "It was as the players were coming out or just prior to the players coming out that the first crush started. "At this time Philip was with me. I was pushed towards the goal in this crush. I don't know what happened to Philip and I didn't see him after the first crush. "There were people all around me and I couldn't see anything. I had to put my head up to breathe and all I could see was the sky." Brian Steele said he did not know how long the crush lasted, but eventually the pressure released and he made his way out. He added that during the crush he "started to fall to the floor" before someone grabbed his jumper. "For quite some time my feet weren't on the floor by the person holding my jumper and other people keeping me up." Philip was taken out of the pen and given first aid on the pitch. Nurse John Boyle said he worked with a St John Ambulance volunteer to try to resuscitate Philip but after "three or four minutes" he decided there was nothing more he could do. The jury heard David Thomas, 23, travelled to Sheffield with friends, including brothers Christopher and Kevin Traynor, who also died. The jury also saw a picture of Mr Thomas, a joiner from Birkenhead, among the crowd in pen three timed between 15:06 and 15:08. He was given treatment on the pitch by David Evans, a charge nurse and senior ward manager from Liverpool, and Dr William Purcell, Sheffield Wednesday's club doctor. In a statement, Mr Evans said he and Dr Purcell worked on at least six casualties on the pitch and "one or two" started breathing again. Summarising his statement, Christina Lambert QC, for the coroner, said: "He says he and Dr Purcell asked for oxygen tanks but were unable to get any during this time." BBC footage from the day showed Mr Evans and Dr Purcell working on Mr Thomas between at least 15:26 and 15:33, when he was put into an

Summary: A Liverpool football fan whose brother died in the Hillsborough disaster has told a jury how he was held up by other supporters as the crush worsened.


The slide, set up in Shore Road, Swanage, for the Swanage Carnival, came loose at about 13:40 BST. Police said nine children were treated at the scene - at least one was taken to hospital. South Western Ambulance Service said its paramedics treated three of the children but there was "nothing to suggest their injuries are serious". There have been conflicting reports about the number of casualties but some children may have been treated by the carnival's own medical staff, an ambulance spokeswoman said. Dorset Police said the children treated at the scene had either "stayed to enjoy the afternoon or gone home". It said one child was taken to Poole Hospital and three had been taken to the minor injuries unit in Swanage. "Officers remain at the scene and are speaking with organisers," a spokeswoman said. A South Western Ambulance Service spokeswoman said two of the children it treated "were reported to be suffering from neck pain" and were taken to Poole Hospital. The third was treated at the scene. Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance said it attended but was stood down before it landed.

Summary: A number of children were injured when an inflatable slide broke away from its moorings during a carnival in Dorset.


The name of each cat killed by Robert Farmer, 26, was read out to him by the judge in Santa Clara Superior Court. One of the cats showed signs of having been sexually abused, experts said. Farmer committed the crimes in San Jose in 2015. He was found sleeping in his car in October that year with a dead cat in the centre console and chunks of fur elsewhere in the vehicle. The cats all went missing in the Cambrian Park area of San Jose in the autumn of 2015. Several pets were found dead, two of them in rubbish bins. The Mercury News website said that video footage from a security camera showed a young man taking a 17-year-old cat named GoGo. Residents pointed police to Farmer. GoGo was among the cats who were never found. Owner Miriam Petrova was at the court on Friday. She told NBC News: "We finally can say goodbye to every cat that was involved in this tragedy." Farmer admitted 21 felony counts of animal cruelty - killing 18 cats and wounding three - along with misdemeanour battery and being under the influence. A letter by him, read out by his lawyer, said: "It feels like another man committed these crimes, but I know it was me. It's so hard to grasp I did this. I stole a member of their family. The fact that I was out of my mind was no excuse." Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Alexandra Ellis dismissed the letter as an attempt to win leniency. "The judge agreed with my analysis. She sentenced him to 16 years, we can only hope it is long enough," she said. Farmer was also banned from owning or caring for a pet for 10 years after his release, and was given a restriction order keeping him away from Cambrian Park.

Summary: A man in California has been jailed for 16 years after admitting he stole and tortured cats, killing 18 of them.


Anna O'Flanagan, Katie Mullan and Zoe Wilson netted the goals for the Irish who had beaten Wales in the semi-finals. Ireland now turn their focus to World League 3 and the Eurohockey Championships this summer. "We have had an incredible experience and have grown and learnt a lot as a group," said coach Graham Shaw. "This is our first competitive tournament in 18 months and we are very proud of the team and the level of performance. "We will use this tournament as a benchmark going forward. Our number one goal is to qualify for the World Cup and finish as high as possible at the Europeans in August."

Summary: Ireland have won the hockey World League Round Two in Kuala Lumpur by beating Malaysia 3-0 in Sunday's final.


Owners the British Racing Drivers' Club says it cannot afford to host the race after 2019 unless a new deal is agreed. Horner says the decision to exercise its break clause risks the race being moved to a London street track. "They signed a contract. They knew what they were entering and they've now realised they can't afford it, despite having a full house every year." He added: "They either shouldn't have signed it in the first place or they got their maths wrong." The BRDC had a contract until 2027 but it contained a break clause to end the deal after 2019 which had to be activated before this year's race this weekend. Silverstone sought to reach a compromise agreement with F1's new owners Liberty Media but these talks failed. Liberty offered a series of options to try to help Silverstone but the track believed these were not satisfactory. Media playback is not supported on this device F1 is hosting an event in London on Wednesday, with all the teams and many drivers taking part in a demonstration at Trafalgar Square. Horner is a member of the BRDC but said he did not involve himself in any club decisions. He added: "Liberty have made a commitment that there'll be a British Grand Prix but with this London event happening, if that was a success - which hopefully it should be - with the recent legislation changes there have been in the City of London, you can imagine a London grand prix being pretty attractive to the Liberty guys. "So Silverstone need to be a little bit careful how they handle themselves and negotiate, that they don't find themselves losing out. I'm amazed they have triggered their break clause." John Grant, the BRDC chairman, dismissed the idea of a street race in London. "Most informed observers would say a London event is just not feasible - politically, environmentally or commercially," he said. Horner added: "From Liberty's perspective this is a historic problem rather than something recent. Silverstone get favourable rates anyway. It is hard to imagine they lose money putting 120,000 people in there, plus all the corporates and everything else during the course of the weekend. "I'd question how it's been managed and the negotiation they had in the first place." Grant said Silverstone had "sustained losses of £2.8m in 2015 and £4.8m in 2016, and we expect to lose a similar amount this year". The current contract was negotiated by a previous management team, which left the track under a cloud a few years ago. It started at £12m in 2010, but costs £16.9m this year and would have been £27.5m in 2027 had Silverstone not exercised its get-out clause. The contract was predicated on updates to the track, including a new pit and paddock complex, but Horner said these had been badly executed. "They spent a fortune on the pits and put them in the wrong place," he said. "They've created a paddock that has zero atmosphere at one of the most historic race tracks in the UK so

Summary: Red Bull team boss Christian Horner says he is "amazed" Silverstone has ended its British Grand Prix contract.


Ms Villiers made the remarks the day after 10 police officers were injured during a riot in east Belfast. The trouble flared during a loyalist protest against a council decision to limit the number of days the union flag is flown at Belfast City Hall. Further protests are taking place across the city on Friday evening. Translink said some Belfast metro bus services have been withdrawn. Ms Villiers said the violence that had resulted from some of the demonstrations in recent weeks was "completely unacceptable". "The incredibly damaging thing is the image it projects of Northern Ireland around the world, she told BBC Radio Ulster's Evening Extra programme. "Northern Ireland is in a global race for investment and jobs and we need to be projecting the reality of a forward-looking, modern Northern Ireland, not one which is tied up in the kind of conflict which is associated with its past rather than its present." Street protests have been taking place, almost on daily basis, since councillors voted to change their long-standing flag policy on 3 December. The secretary of state said retailers representatives had expressed "a huge amount of concern" to her about the impact the violence had on pre-Christmas trade. "Thankfully no investor has come to me directly to say that this is affecting their decisions - and I certainly hope it won't - but there must be a risk that it does, and that's one of many reasons why these flag protests are damaging and they're actually counter-productive. "They're undermining the cause they are seeking to promote," Ms Villiers said. She called on all political parties in Northern Ireland to engage in dialogue to resolve disputes over flag and emblems, "Political leadership in Northern Ireland has grappled with more difficult than this one," she added. "It does demonstrate that it is crucial there is a push to address division in society, to address sectarian division and build a genuinely shared future, because if we do that, then surely it's possible to make these kind of decisions in a way which is far less fraught with tensions than we've seen in recent weeks," Ms Villiers said. The secretary of state confirmed that she has not spoken directly to the leaders of the two main unionist parties, the DUP and UUP, since they announced they were setting up a unionist forum to deal with cultural issues such as flag on 18 December.

Summary: Violence during flag protests is damaging the image of Northern Ireland internationally, the Secretary of State, Theresa Villiers, has said.


Midfielder McClean and goalkeepers Randolph and Doyle have linked up with the squad after a three-day training camp in Fota Island near Cork. McClean and and Randolph will add experience to a 19-man squad. The game is followed by a friendly with Uruguay on 4 June and World Cup qualifier against Austria a week later. Republic boss Martin O'Neill named a 37-strong panel for the three matches a fortnight ago and a selection of senior players will report for duty after the trip to the United States. West Ham teenager Declan Rice was called up by O'Neill last week but he has dropped out following the training camp. Burnley defender Kevin Long and Preston midfielder Alan Browne could make their Republic debuts against the Mexicans. Meanwhile, Shane Duffy and Eunan O'Kane escaped injury in a road collision as they travelled to meet up with the squad on Sunday. Brighton defender Duffy and Leeds midfielder O'Kane were en route to the team hotel when their vehicle was involved in the accident. The Republic will return after the game in the USA for two games at the Aviva Stadium, including the crucial qualifier with Austria on 11 June. O'Neill's side are unbeaten in their Group D campaign and lie second, level on points with leaders Serbia after five rounds of fixtures. Republic squad for Mexico game Goalkeepers: Colin Doyle, Darren Randolph Defenders: Cyrus Christie, Alex Pearce, Richard Keogh, Shane Duffy, Andy Boyle, Kevin Long, John Egan Midfielders: Eunan O'Kane, Alan Browne, Daryl Horgan, Conor Hourihane, Wes Hoolahan, Stephen Gleeson, Callum O'Dowda, James McClean Forwards: David McGoldrick, Daryl Murphy

Summary: James McClean, Darren Randolph and Colin Doyle have been called into the Republic of Ireland squad for Friday's friendly against Mexico in New Jersey.


The Dow Jones fell 23.15 points to 18,529.42. The wider S&P 500 was 1.23 points lower at 2,182.64, but the tech-heavy Nasdaq index gained 6.22 points to 5,244.60. The announcement that US cancer drug firm Medivation would be purchased by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer sent its shares soaring 19.7%. Pfizer shares were down 0.4%. Crude prices fell 3.4% on signs of rising supplies. Brent crude fell to $49.16 a barrel, while US oil dropped to $47.43. Oil giant Chevron dropped 0.4%, and Marathon Oil sank 7%. Aside from the oil price fall, investors are cautious ahead of the annual meeting of central bankers later this week in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. "It's oil and then we've got Jackson Hole hanging over us, and there is always some surprise that comes out of Jackson Hole," said Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at BMO Private Bank, in Chicago. Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen will deliver a speech on Friday, which will be scrutinised for clues as to the timing of the next US interest rate rise. Computer chipmaker Intersil jumped 19.8% after a report that Japanese firm Renesas was in the final stages of negotiations to buy it for $2.99bn.

Summary: (Closed): US shares were mixed, as a rise in biotech stocks offset a fall in energy shares caused by a sharp drop in the oil price.


A number of men, two of them believed to have been carrying guns, forced their way into the property at Oakfield Drive shortly after 20:00 GMT on Saturday. They demanded money before assaulting a man aged in his 50s. The gang made off with a sum of cash. Alliance East Antrim MLA Stewart Dickson has condemned the attack. "This was a particularly vicious assault, coming as it did in front of a family," he said. "Those behind it must be taken off the streets immediately, as they pose a serious danger to all," he added.

Summary: A man has been assaulted while a woman and four children escaped injury during a raid of a house in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, by an armed gang.


A passer-by found the man, who has not been named but was in his 30s, off Promenade Street in Heywood at about 23:25 GMT on Thursday. He was pronounced dead at the scene and officers are treating the death as suspicious. A post-mortem examination is due to take place and officers have asked for any witnesses to contact them.

Summary: Police have launched an investigation after the body of man was found in an alleyway in Rochdale.


The Treasury says abolishing the grants, or bursaries, will allow many more nurses to be trained. But a Royal College of Nursing survey claims two-thirds of nurses wouldn't have studied nursing without them. They say it would make an existing staff shortage even worse. Bursaries are a means-tested allowance paid to those healthcare students who qualify, to help with living expenses during their training. Plans to scrap them were outlined by Chancellor George Osborne, as part of the government's Spending Review in November 2015. At the time he said the move would free up around Â£800m a year in government spending and create up to 10,000 new training places. But since then, nurses and other health workers have been campaigning against the axing of bursaries. Student nurses are also going to have start paying tuition fees for their courses in the same way as other undergraduates - meaning they will have to take out a student loan. First year student nurse Ellie Archer has told the BBC that the bursary was vital in allowing her to pursue her dream career. She already has one sizeable student loan from another undergraduate degree and says: "I really wanted to be a nurse and I can say without a doubt that if I had had to take out a loan to study to become a nurse, I would not have done it." Ellie believes the intensity of a nursing degree means students need extra support. "Because of the amount of time spent on a placement it is very, very difficult to pick up second jobs, so there isn't really any other way of getting an income other than having the bursary in place." There is already a model of what a future without bursaries may look like at Chorley Hospital in Lancashire, which is part of the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Student nurses there, who are on a course run in conjunction with the University of Bolton, are the first in England to pay their own way and once they have successfully completed the course, they are guaranteed a job. The trust's director of nursing and midwifery Gail Naylor explains: "We had 800 applicants for 30 places, so I think what that tells us is, there really is the demand out there. "Students are looking for different ways to train and we've been really successful in that." The Lancashire course is not alone in being oversubscribed. In 2014, there were 57,000 applicants for places on nursing degree courses, but the NHS in England could fund only 20,000 places. The Royal College of Nursing says a survey of 17,000 nurses reveals that two-thirds of them would not have studied nursing if faced with the prospect of taking out a student loan. RCN chief executive Janet Davies says: "We're concerned that perhaps we won't get the same diversity of people coming into nursing that we have currently, that having to take out a loan will put people off, particularly those people who are more mature, who may have had a career previously and who are

Summary: Hundreds of nurses and midwives are expected to join a demonstration in London on Saturday calling for a rethink of plans to scrap maintenance grants for students in England.


Dufner shot a second successive seven-under-par round of 65 for a tournament record 36-hole total of 14 under par. Rickie Fowler shot six under for the day to move third and within one stroke of fellow American Daniel Summerhays, with Jordan Spieth still on six under. Scotland's Martin Laird is a stroke further back at five under par. Dufner, who began his second round on the 10th, holed from 176 yards at 18 as his approach to the back of the green rolled down the slope and into the cup for an eagle. "We got two more rounds to go. We'll see how the course changes, if the wind picks up, gets running fast, it plays different. We'll just see," said the 40-year-old. World number six Spieth was one shot off the lead after an opening round of 66, but three bogeys on the front nine saw him drop to tied fourth. Meanwhile, world number one Dustin Johnson missed the cut at eight over par.

Summary: American Jason Dufner will take a five-shot lead into the third round of the Memorial Tournament after carding an eagle on the 18th hole on Friday.


Media playback is not supported on this device What quickly became evident was the common theme at the heart of the warm words, stories and anecdotes: 'our' Blowers is unique. Special broadcasters like Henry cannot be created or coached - they just happen naturally. He is, as everyone knows, a larger than life character who helped to create a legacy that marks out TMS as the envy of the broadcast world - both from within and outside the sport. Indeed, it was Henry who imparted some of the best advice I have ever received. I bumped into him on the first morning of my first Test as the cricket correspondent of the BBC. His advice was simple: be yourself. That's certainly what he is on air. Media playback is not supported on this device Henry makes every ball sound like an event, describing it with such energy, vividness and a wonderful use of language. He also realises the importance of going beyond the narrow perspective of what is happening in the middle, bringing a PG Wodehouse flavour to proceedings. I can always tell when Henry is getting excited about play because his right leg will bounce up and down like a piston. He brings pizzazz to the commentary box, where everyone has their role. I know when I'm sat alongside Henry that the colourful, eccentric and random side of things is taken care of. He is one of a handful of people - the others being Brian Johnston, John Arlott, Christopher Martin-Jenkins, Fred Trueman, Trevor Bailey and Peter Baxter - who made TMS what it is today. Wherever I go, people always want to talk to me about Henry. People are just fascinated by him. And he has changed in some respects. For example, he used to dress rather traditionally with a jacket and bow tie. You would never say he was necessarily smart - but always traditional. Then he married an Italian lady called Valeria and all of a sudden, this radiant creature would turn up on the morning of the match wearing some shocking colours - yellow, purple, blue, green. One thing which has never changed, however, is his insatiable appetite for his work - whether that is his theatre shows, writing books, public speaking or writing for newspapers. It is probably only now that he has finally taken a step back and looked at things. Media playback is not supported on this device I have so many fond memories of Henry. Back in 1998, a Test in Jamaica was abandoned because of a dangerous pitch. I knew I was going to be busy but I was absolutely desperate for the toilet. There was one toilet in the whole commentary box and I burst into the room, only to be faced with Henry delivering an elaborate report over the phone to a radio station. I had no choice - I had to go to the toilet, despite Henry being in full flow. Even when I pulled the chain, he did not break stride in his delivery. It was typical Henry.

Summary: It was fantastic to read and listen to so many wonderful tributes when my colleague Henry Blofeld announced he will be hanging up the Test Match Special microphone at the end of the summer.


Domenico Masciopinto, 35, was sentenced to 14 years in 2012 for drug-dealing. From prison he told his now estranged wife Giulia Masciopinto, 37, to unearth cash buried in their Bedford garden. She has been jailed for nine months. Her mother Caterina De Filippo, 58, and sister Palma De Filippo, 28, were given 12-month sentences for helping her. Domenico Masciopinto was sentenced to 22 months, after admitting concealing criminal property, to run consecutively to his 14-year term. His wife also pleaded guilty to the charge, but the De Filippos, who she enlisted but who denied the accusations, were found guilty last month. Judge Kristina Montgomery QC, sitting at Amersham Law Courts for Aylesbury Crown Court, said the Masciopintos would have been jailed for longer if they had not admitted the crime. Cash was found by police stuffed around the Bedford homes of Giulia Masciopinto, in Redhall Close, and her mother's in Harrowden Road, in March 2013. Officers were alerted by Masciopinto's recorded prison calls to his wife, as he feared the buried cash would perish as it was not in watertight containers. A holdall containing £237,000 was discovered, while thousands of pounds were also found in a handbag, plastic bag and foil-wrapped bundles. Other money had been paid into bank accounts. Palma De Filippo, of High St, Acton, west London, helped by hiding some of the cash in her car boot and laundering it. Det Insp Pushpa Guild, of Bedfordshire Police, called it a "sophisticated attempt" to hide criminal proceeds. Police said some seized cash would go towards paying a £121,736 confiscation order, made after Masciopinto was jailed three years ago. However, some notes were unusable as they had turned mouldy due to the way they were stashed.

Summary: The wife of a jailed drugs ring boss who dug up his £270,000 cash stockpile to help launder it has been jailed, along with her mother and sister.


The 33-year-old, leading after Friday's dressage, delivered a fault-free cross-country round on his mount La Biosthetique. Jung won the Burghley and Kentucky titles and is hoping to seal the Rolex Grand Slam to earn the bonus. Great Britain's challenge faltered, with Emily King eliminated. She was second overnight but fell riding Brookleigh before Sunday's showjumping finale. The 20-year-old shone in the dressage to raise hopes of becoming the youngest Badminton winner since 1973. Instead it is Jung who will be centre stage as he attempts to become just the second winner of the Grand Slam, emulating Pippa Funnell in 2003. "It's a long night, a big day, everything can happen," said Jung, an individual and team gold medallist at London 2012. "For me, this is the best horse in the world. It is a wonderful feeling to ride such a good horse." Jung remains on 34.4 penalty points, nine better off than compatriot Andreas Ostholt aboard So Is Et and 10.2 points ahead of Britain's Gemma Tattersall, who rides Arctic Soul, in third. The cross-country challenge Jung navigated all 33 obstacles over the 6,500m course with precision and finished well inside the optimal time - 11 minutes 58 seconds - at which competitors begin to incur time penalties. It means he can afford to see two poles fall in Sunday's showjumping finale, assuming his closest rivals deliver blemish-free rounds. "That horse is really amazing," added Jung. "He always listens to me and trusts in me." In all, 27 of 75 horses failed to complete the course, set against the picturesque backdrop of Badminton House. Organisers believe last year's cross-country attendance of 95,000 was comfortably bettered, with more than 100,000 people lining the track. King's fall at the penultimate obstacle drew howls of concern from those watching and she was visibly upset. The daughter of six-time Olympian Mary King is one of a number of Britons looking to position themselves for a place at the Rio Olympics. Tattersall's third place overnight gives her a fine chance of improving on her best finish at Badminton - 16th last year. Team GB hopefuls must hit qualifying standards on the horse they wish to take to the Games by 19 June, with a selection announcement expected in July. Former world champion Zara Tindall and her mount High Kingdom have work to do, as they sit 24th in the field, but Oliver Townend and Izzy Taylor are eighth and ninth on Armada and Allercombe Ellie respectively.

Summary: Germany's Michael Jung closed in on a £240,000 bonus prize as he secured a dominant lead to take into the final day of Badminton Horse Trials.


Between them, the 66 state-school pupils will receive scholarships worth $17m (Â£12m) from US universities. The numbers of UK students in US universities has risen each year since tuition fees rose in England in 2012. US ambassador Matthew Barzun praised the value of such "interconnectedness". Mr Barzun said that such educational exchanges between the US and the UK allowed students to see beyond unrealistic "exaggerations" and "caricatures" of each others' cultures. "It's a chance to see each other in three dimensions, not in caricature form," he told the BBC. "It might not always be pretty, it's not always perfect, that's what makes the special relationship live." But the strength of the special relationship between the US and the UK depended on accepting differences and looking outwards to the world. Mr Barzun said Churchill's 1946 "sinews of peace" speech that introduced the phrase "special relationship" had been about the importance of international cooperation in difficult times. "There is strength in diversity, there is a real cost to cutting connections and putting up walls," said the ambassador. Mr Barzun said cooperation did not mean always having to agree or be the same. "One of my least favourite diplomatic expressions is 'no daylight between us'," he said. "It's usually said in an earnest tone. "In most cases it's a ludicrously high standard for cooperation and doesn't account for what makes a relationship special. "Think of two soldiers, shoulder to shoulder, there is plenty of daylight between them. Or FDR [Franklin Delano Roosevelt] and Churchill sitting on a bench, there is literally a space - and that daylight is healthy. "We shouldn't try and paper over little differences. "There's strength in that. That's what networks look like." Mr Barzun also mentioned that when his term as ambassador finishes this year he will take back two favourite words from the UK to the US - "sorted" and "gutted". There are 10,700 UK students in US universities - up by about 16% since tuition fees were increased in England to Â£9,000. But the project run by the Sutton Trust education charity wants these international opportunities to be available to poorer students and those from families where no one has previously gone to university. Of those who will be starting in US universities this autumn, the Sutton Trust says, 83% will be the first generation in their family to go to university. Sir Peter Lampl, founder of the Sutton Trust, said the scholarships meant that many of these students could graduate without any debts. And he hoped more young people in the UK would "realise that a university education in America is well within their grasp". J Jeffry Louis, chairman of the US-UK Fulbright Commission, which supports the scheme, said: "This remarkable achievement demonstrates that American universities value the diverse talent, ambition and academic potential of the most deserving British state school students. "Our special educational relationship crosses the Atlantic in both directions." An additional summer school project run by the Sutton Trust will take 150 state-school students, selected from 1,200 applicants, to visit US universities.

Summary: A project helping disadvantaged UK pupils go to US universities has seen undergraduates accepted for courses starting in September 2016 at all of the prestigious Ivy League colleges.


Sixty teams submitted plans for Clandon Park House in Surrey, which was reduced to a charred shell in 2015. The National Trust has announced a shortlist of six teams, as well as the names of those on the jury, which will make a final decision after a public consultation over the summer. Building work is expected to begin by early 2019, the National Trust said. The National Trust said it wanted plans to combine restoring state rooms in the Grade I-listed building with new galleries and visitor spaces. Sandy Nairne, who is chairman of the jury, said: "We received an excellent set of submissions, offering many fascinating collaborations and partnerships. "The shortlist represents a collection of great talent from the UK and abroad. "The teams that were selected had thoroughly analysed the conservation issues and design opportunities, and proposed thoughtful and creative approaches." The six shortlisted teams will create concept designs which will go on public display in the late summer, The winning team is due to be announced in early autumn, the National Trust said. The trust said the high-profile project had a Â£30m construction value.

Summary: The National Trust has announced the design teams shortlisted to rebuild an 18th Century mansion destroyed by fire.


The video shows three men and three unveiled women dancing to the song on the streets and rooftops of Tehran. Police chief Hossein Sajedinia said the "vulgar clip" had "hurt public chastity", the ISNA news agency said. Iran's state-run TV broadcast a programme on Tuesday, apparently showing the men and women confessing on camera. A subtitled edition of the TV clip, posted on YouTube, identified the detainees as "actors" who claimed they were tricked into making the Happy video for an audition. By Ali HamedaniBBC Persian The young people in the video are students, film-makers and photographers. Their video appeared during the Persian New Year, at the end of March, and it was an instant hit on Iranian social media sites, inspiring several copies. It is just the latest example of young Iranians using the internet to challenge the restrictions on their everyday lives. In the past month, hundreds of Iranian women have been defying the rules requiring them to cover their heads in public, by sending photographs of themselves without headscarves, to a newly created Facebook site called "My Stealthy Freedom". Arash Sobhani, leader singer of the Iranian underground rock group Kiosk, who now lives in the US told BBC Persian that the Iranian authorities continuing attempts to crackdown on "un-Islamic" behaviour were not working. "They banned our music, broke our guitars, attacked our parties and stopped our concerts," he said. "But did we stop? No!" "They told me they are making a feature film and they had a permit for it," said one man in the video. "They said those things and they fooled me." Another young woman added: "They had promised us not to publish the video." According to some unconfirmed reports, a total of 13 people were arrested in connection with the video, but official sources have not confirmed the exact number of detainees. Williams, whose song was nominated for an Oscar earlier this year, has protested at the arrests. "It is beyond sad that these kids were arrested for trying to spread happiness," the singer wrote on his Facebook page. Iran's president Hassan Rouhani also appeared to criticise the arrest. A unofficial twitter account, widely believed to be associated with the President, posted a comment he first made last year, saying: "#Happiness is our people's right. We shouldn't be too hard on behaviours caused by joy." Under Iran's interpretation of Islamic law, women must cover their hair and wear loose-fitting clothing meant to preserve their modesty. Patrols of so-called "morality police" regularly enforce standards of Islamic dress on Iran's streets. However, the rules are widely flouted. The internet is also heavily filtered in Iran, with the authorities blocking access to popular social networking sites. The "Happy we are from Tehran" video, originally posted in March, has now been seen more than 40,000 times. At the end of the clip, the credits read: "Happy was an excuse to be happy. We enjoyed every second of making it. Hope it puts a smile on your face." Iranian journalist Golnaz Esfandiari tweeted in response to the arrests: "Iran [is] a

Summary: A group of Iranian fans who created a tribute to Pharrell Williams' hit song Happy have been arrested.


Team Sky's Gianni Moscon is facing disciplinary action from Team Sky after it emerged he used racially abusive language towards FDJ's Kevin Reza at the end of Friday's stage three. Italian Moscon apologised and rode in Sunday's final stage. "Any complaint will be investigated," the UCI told BBC Sport. Team Sky chose not to withdraw Moscon from the race following discussions with FDJ. Moscon has apologised to Frenchman Reza and his team-mates but the British team will consider what action to take after establishing all of the facts of the incident. This content will not work on your device, please check Javascript and cookies are enabled or update your browser

Summary: Cycling's governing body has warned that any rider found guilty of racism will be sanctioned after an incident during the Tour de Romandie.


Fifty people were on the First Great Western rail replacement service from Oxford to Didcot when it was hit at Drayton, at 00:30 GMT. One of the three people taken to hospital sustained serious but non life-threatening injuries, police said. The southbound carriageway has been reopened but investigations are continuing. The remaining passengers, who did not require hospital treatment, were taken to Abingdon police station. Passenger Rebecca Crow posted a picture of her injuries on Twitter and wrote: "I was on the bus, it was insane. Very thankful for no fatalities; just a bust up face!" The bus was a replacement for the 00:05 First Great Western service from Oxford to Didcot. Bus passenger Adam Graves said on Twitter: "One moment the bus power failed, a minute or 2 later the lorry hit us. Bus ended up part down the embankment. #a34" He later told BBC News: "It sort of jumped forward. There were people screaming inside. "Then you suddenly noticed you're falling out of your seat - everyone was flying everywhere. "Once that initial shock had passed people were quite calm. "A lot of people on the bus had been coming back from a gig in Oxford, that's where I'd been, that kept people calm as a few recognised each other." In a statement, a First Great Western spokesman said the firm was "keen" to offer support to all of the bus passengers and their families. He said initial reports from its own contractor "suggest the driver followed correct safety procedures", but added police were investigating. "We are offering them any assistance we can to understand the full details of the incident," he said. The A34 was shut between the Botley and Milton interchanges. It had been due to reopen at 11:00 but was delayed due to difficulties in recovering the vehicles, police said. Officers on site were having problems earlier with drivers ignoring the closure and driving through, according to BBC Radio Oxford travel reporter Sara Dumbell. She said diversions had also led to lengthy traffic delays in the area.

Summary: Three people were injured when a broken-down bus was hit by a lorry on the A34 in Oxfordshire.


The Tinbergen Building, which houses the departments of zoology and experimental psychology, will be closed from Monday. A university spokesman said it was not believed there was a health risk to regular users of the building. He said asbestos was found last year, but it was not in "accessible" areas. A total of 750 staff are based in the building and it is used by 900 students. A statement said: "We do not believe there is, or has been, a health risk to regular users of the building, and more than 200 air quality readings, taken since September 2016, support this belief. "But this asbestos cannot be removed while the building is occupied, so we have decided to close the building while expert contractors carry out remedial works. "We apologise to staff and students for the inconvenience that this unprecedented situation will cause, and we will do all we can to support them so that research and teaching can continue." Prolonged inhalation of asbestos fibres can cause illnesses including lung cancer, mesothelioma, and asbestosis.

Summary: About 1,650 staff and students will have to move out of an Oxford University building for up to two years after asbestos was discovered.


The city's mayor, Joao Doria, said he did not want to see an "open-air shopping mall for drugs". He said he wanted to move the addicts on and provide them with medical services and housing. Critics say his policies are pushing the problem to other parts of the city. At the end of May, 500 armed police officers were deployed to clear the main streets in the area of Sao Paulo known as "Cracolandia" or "Crackland". Nearly 40 people were arrested during the operation for drug-trafficking and many of the addicts fled into neighbouring streets. The biggest concentration went to Princess Isabel square around 300 metres (330 yds) from the main Crackland area. During the second operation on Sunday police brought in bulldozers to clear the shacks and tents set up by the addicts in the square. The mayor said: "We wont be turning back. The idea is not to move them elsewhere, we intend to provide the addicts with support and try to guarantee their survival." He has promised to restore and renovate the area providing social housing, schools, kindergartens and hospitals using private and public investments. Although many people agree in Sao Paulo over the need for intensive policing in the area, Mr Doria has divided opinion over his suggestion that the addicts should receive compulsory rehabilitation treatment. But workers say many addicts are fearful and hostile to them now and that Mr Doria's policies are destroying years of work building relationships with the addicts. Social workers also point to the need to provide jobs and housing. The Doria administration ended a programme introduced by the previous left-wing mayor of Sao Paulo, Fernando Haddad, which had offered hotel rooms in Crackland for a small daily sum to drug addicts who worked in jobs like road-sweeping or gardening. The mayor has instead recently announced an offer of 100 jobs by a fast food chain to homeless people in general, of which there are around 20,000 in Sao Paulo.

Summary: Security forces in Sao Paulo have cleared a central square of crack addicts and homeless people who fled from a similar police operation nearby nearly a month ago.


In the annual presidential speech to Congress, Mr Humala said he aimed to cut Peru's poverty to 15% by the end of his term in 2016. He said his government had not yet achieved all it set out to do. The address comes days after Mr Humala reshuffled his cabinet amid unrest over a controversial mining project. Mr Humala took the oath of office on 28 July 2011 vowing to eradicate poverty and social exclusion. But many Peruvians complain that he has not done enough to share the wealth from the country's exploitation of its natural resources. "I stand at the core of my proposal," Mr Humala told Congress. "We have begun to lay the groundwork for the great transformation that most citizens of our country crave: inclusive growth... although we have not achieved everything we set out to achieve." He told Congress that "all beginnings are tough", but vowed to extend social programmes to lift more people out of poverty. Mr Humala's first 12 months in office have been marked by disputes and conflict and his approval rating fell to a new low of some 40% this month. Earlier in July, five people were killed in clashes with police during protests against a huge mining project in the Cajamarca region of northern Peru. Last Monday, Mr Humala responded to the public anger at this and other social and environmental controversies by reshuffling his cabinet for the third time in his term. He told Congress the government was "aware of the persistence of social discontent and unsatisfied hopes among a sector of the population that wants a better quality of life". But said that the country needed to "overcome this culture of conflict".

Summary: Peru's President Ollanta Humala has marked his first year in office by pledging to increase social spending to help the country's poorest people.


At the close the Dow was 0.1% lower at 19,918, the broader S&P 500 was down 0.2% at 2,260 and the Nasdaq was 0.4% lower at 5,447. With a 2% fall, Wal-Mart was one of the big losers. Investors stepped back from a recent rally fueled by optimism that President-elect Donald Trump will invigorate economic growth. Analysts said the market appears to be winding down before the holiday period.

Summary: The Dow Jones Industrial Average continued to back away from Tuesday's record close.


Ibrahim Halawa has been detained in an Egyptian prison for more than three years. His trial was adjourned for a 17th time on Tuesday. Charlie Flanagan said the government's focus was on supporting an application for Mr Halawa to be deported. The Irish government has also requested that he be considered for release under a new Egyptian government amnesty scheme for young prisoners. Mr Halawa, who turned 21 on Tuesday, is the son of Ireland's most senior Muslim cleric and was arrested during anti-government protests in Cairo in August 2013. He has been charged along with 463 others with inciting violence, rioting and sabotage relating to the protests in Cairo. Mr Halawa appeared in court on Tuesday and told judges that he was innocent and asked to be allowed to return home. His family has denied claims that Mr Halawa is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's oldest and largest Islamist organisation. The Egyptian government has declared it a terrorist group, a claim the organisation rejects. More than 1,000 people have been killed and 40,000 are believed to have been jailed since President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi led the military's overthrow of Mohammed Morsi, Egypt's first democratically elected head of state, in 2013.

Summary: The Irish foreign minister has said the government will apply maximum pressure on the Egyptian authorities to secure the return of a prisoner to Ireland.


A Darragh leader try helped Connacht lead after Jeff Hassler's early home score but touchdowns by Ashley Beck and Alan Wyn Jones put the Ospreys 24-8 up. Denis Buckley's try before the break gave Connacht hope before Beck and Nicky Smith scores ended the contest. Conor Gilsenan scored a third Connacht try but Dan Baker breached the visitors's poor defence before the end. The Ospreys' hopes of making the top four were dashed by a shock 30-27 defeat to Zebre in Italy on 1 May as the Welsh club had to be satisfied with fifth spot in the table for the second successive season. After a four-match winning run in February and March, Connacht's season ended on something of a low with five straight defeats which dropped them to a disappointing 10th in the table, with only the two Italian clubs below them. Hassler squandered a glorious early chance for the Ospreys as he cut inside and failed to field a Justin Tipuric pass when remaining on the outside would have surely resulted in a guaranteed score. Media playback is not supported on this device Connacht were ahead after Miah Nikora's opening penalty but Canadian wing Hassler quickly atoned for his mistake as he barged pass some woeful Connacht tackling to score in the 13th minute after Kieran Marmion had lost possession on halfway. The Irish province regained the lead five minutes later as full-back Leader brushed past a weak Hassler tackle after Danie Poolman had fielded a Nikora's cross-kick. However, the Connacht defence was looking decidedly porous every time the Ospreys attack and centre Beck notched his opening try in the 27th minute after some fast hands from Dan Biggar and Sam Davies. With Connacht's scrum under severe pressure, Biggar added another three points and the home lead became 24-8 on 36 minutes as lock and captain Jones brushed past some more weak tackling, although they was a question mark about his grounding as he appeared to lose control of the ball. Connacht gave themselves a glimmer of hope going into the break as prop Buckley finished a rolling maul under the posts after a line-out drive, with Nikora adding the conversion. However, the pattern of the first half was maintained in the second period as the Ospreys looked capable of scoring tries every time they attack. Beck notched his second touchdown on 45 minute as he ran through unopposed from the edge of Connacht's 22 and Smith's try on the hour mark ended the game as a contest. By that stage, Ian Evans had departed the fray in his final Ospreys game before his summer move to Toulon. Gilsenan's try, in his last Connaht game before his move to London Irish, cut the Ospreys advantage to 38-20 but number eight Baker had the final scoring say for the Welsh outfit. Ospreys: Sam Davies; Hanno Dirksen, Ashley Beck, Andrew Bishop, Jeff Hassler; Dan Biggar, Tom Habberfield; Nicky Smith, Scott Baldwin, Aaron Jarvis, Alun Wyn Jones (capt); Ian Evans, Sam Lewis, Dan Baker, Justin Tipuric. Replacements: Jonathan Spratt for Bishop 59 mins,

Summary: The Ospreys ended their disappointing Pro12 campaign with a comfortable win over a disjointed Connacht side.


The work, entitled Duality, is formed of diptychs, with each person posed in their own clothing and their workwear. The aim is to see how a viewer responds to the uniform and how it shapes their perception of that person - how we prejudge based on a uniform or a certain look and style. Of course, what we wear also affects us, our approach and how we feel. What is your response to these pictures? The images are on show at the No Walls Gallery as part of the Brighton Photo Fringe Festival. I'll be highlighting some other work on show at the festival next week. All photographs courtesy Strand Collective.

Summary: New work by Simon Bray and Tristan Poyser explores the way in which our clothes shape us, that outer shell we use to accentuate or sometimes hide who we are.


Saints had the better of a scrappy first-half, after Jonny Lomax crossed on the back of penalty goals apiece for both sides. Leeds pulled clear when Adam Cuthbertson added to Ryan Hall's score. Danny Richardson's try kept Saints hopes alive but Leeds held on and are now three points clear of third-placed Hull FC in the Super League table. The defeat leaves Saints a point behind Wakefield, who are fourth with four Super 8s games to play. Leeds cannot catch Castleford Tigers at the top, but are in the box seat for the second home semi-final come the top four play-offs. Headingley's impending redevelopment meant this game was to be the last for the 86-year-old roofed terrace, and it added an emotional tinge to a match that held huge significance to the race for Old Trafford. Unfortunately the pre-match festivities failed to transfer to the field, as neither side found their rhythm in a game high on drama but lacking in quality. Saints' best moment of the first half produced the game's first try when Lomax latched on to Zeb Taia's pass after James Roby put the back-rower into space. The hosts were equally disjointed but gave the crowd some cheer when a smart move to the left was finished off by Ryan Hall on his 300th club appearance. Cuthbertson bashed his way across on the back of Leeds pressure but it was never comfortable until the hooter, particularly when the lively Richardson came off the bench to step his way across the stripe with five minutes to go. Leeds Rhinos head coach Brian McDermott: "I thought we were extremely good, I've never not been proud of out players although I don't say it too much. I'm proud to be their coach tonight. "I don't know where we go the second half from, Saints were great, beating us off the deck in the first half and we never got to grips with their play-the-balls. "We rolled up our sleeves and did some hard work, we should have executed better. It was a great game of rugby league." St Helens head coach Justin Holbrook: "I couldn't be prouder of my team. Unfortunately that's two weeks in a row we've been beaten by two points. "I don't think we played poorly. We didn't have much ball in the second half, we were camped in our own half, but we got within two points away from home against a very tough side. "We just couldn't get going for one reason or another in the second half but full credit to Leeds, they played very well." Leeds Rhinos: Walker; Briscoe, Watkins, Sutcliffe, Hall; Moon, McGuire; Cuthbertson, Parcell, Singleton, Ward, Jones-Buchanan, Ablett Replacements: Burrow, Delaney, Keinhorst, Mullally St Helens: Lomax; Makinson, Morgan, Percival, Grace; Fages, Smith; Amor, Roby, Thompson, Taia, Wilkin, Knowles. Replacements: Walmsley, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Peyroux, Richardson

Summary: Leeds Rhinos saw off the soon-to-be demolished iconic South Stand with an error-strewn win over St Helens.


The Richmond Park and North Kingston MP said he was "honoured" after winning 70% of the 9,227 votes cast using an online primary system. He beat London Assembly Member Andrew Boff, MEP Syed Kamall and London's deputy mayor for crime and policing Stephen Greenhalgh. Mr Goldsmith's main rival is likely to be Labour's Sadiq Khan. Mr Khan beat former cabinet minister Tessa Jowell and a number of other current MPs to win the Labour nomination last month. Caroline Pidgeon is the Lib Dem candidate, Sian Berry will contest the election for the Greens and UKIP has chosen its culture spokesman Peter Whittle. Former Respect MP George Galloway is also running. Mr Goldsmith, who was the favourite for the Tory nomination, balloted his constituents earlier this year to seek permission to stand. At the very point of his entry into the race for London mayor, Zac Goldsmith's decision revealed two big characteristics. Only a politician with an acute sense of accountability would have sought permission to stand through a ballot of his constituency members in Richmond and North Kingston. Only someone with his personal wealth would have been able to afford the estimated Â£60,000 cost of doing it. Both characteristics could come to feature heavily in the months to come. Read the whole article He won Friday's vote comfortably, getting 6,514 votes, more than the other three candidates combined. Syed Kamall came second with 1,477 votes ahead of Stephen Greenhalgh (864) and Andrew Boff (372). Mr Goldsmith - who first entered Parliament in 2010 - told the BBC's Daily Politics that he hoped his environmental record would appeal to Green and Lib Dem voters and he also hoped to "reach out" to UKIP supporters frustrated with politics as usual and the UK's relationship with the EU. Mr Goldsmith, who has confirmed he would stand down from Parliament if he became mayor, triggering a by-election, said he wanted to build on current mayor Boris Johnson's achievements. But he said anyone who attempted to replicate Mr Johnson's style of leadership would be "deluded" as he was a "unique figure" in British politics. "If people are in the market for a 'Boris mark two' are going to be very disappointed," he said, adding that people wanted someone who "will bend George Osborne's ear and get a good deal for London". He also told the BBC News Channel that high-polluting vehicles should be "phased out" of the capital's streets and that his biggest priority would be housing. Both Mr Khan and Mr Goldsmith oppose a new runway at Heathrow airport, a fact described by the British Chambers of Commerce as "depressing". Mr Goldsmith is also promising more transport investment to prevent London "grinding to a halt" and to "protect, enhance and improve access" to green spaces. Current mayor Boris Johnson will step down next year after two terms in office. He is also currently the MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, having been returned to Parliament in May. Some Conservatives have called for an inquiry into the mayoral election process after only 9,227 people voted - compared

Summary: Zac Goldsmith will contest the 2016 London mayoral election for the Conservatives, it has been announced.


The crash happened on Monday in Nord Troendelag county, 700km north of Oslo. Photographs show the concertinaed car surrounded by debris on the road next to the undamaged tank. About 15,000 troops from Nato and partner countries are in Norway taking part in the Cold Response exercise. The 50-tonne tank involved in the accident was a Norwegian "armoured recovery vehicle", Lt Col Aleksander Jankov of the Norwegian Armed Forces was quoted by the AP news agency as saying. "The military is exercising to protect national security. Accidents are always tragic and we think it is particularly sad that a person has died in connection to the military exercise," he said. He said two military personnel inside the tank were unhurt and that the accident 22km (13.5 miles) south of Snasa is now being investigated by police and military police. "There was only one person in the car, while there were two people from the Norwegian armed forces in the tank," Rune Reinsborg from Troendelag Police told the NTB website. "We don't know the circumstances surrounding the accident yet." The Norwegian armed forces began the large-scale Cold Response exercise on 19 February in Troendelag. Troops taking part come from 14 countries. The exercise lasts until 22 March.

Summary: A motorist was killed when his car collided with a tank on a rural road during a major Nato military exercise in central Norway, police and military officials say.


The 13-month-old was found with serious injuries at her home in Barrow in December 2012. A second inquest was ordered after a seven-minute hearing in 2014 determined Poppi's death was "unascertained". It was due to be held in Kendal from 15 May and will be rescheduled for October while her father seeks legal aid. Poppi Worthington death: Key dates David Roberts, senior coroner for Cumbria, said the adjournment followed a request by Poppi's father, Paul Worthington, who had been unable to secure legal aid in sufficient time. Mr Roberts said it was "of real importance for Mr Worthington to take part in the process and it will be difficult for him to do so in the absence of legal representation". He added: "It is self-evident my findings and conclusion at the inquest may (depending upon what they are) have significant ramifications for Mr Worthington." A family judge previously ruled the toddler had been sexually assaulted by her father, who has always denied any wrongdoing. No-one has been charged in connection with Poppi's death. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it had no "realistic prospect" of securing a conviction. The second inquest was initially suspended in September after the CPS carried out a review of the case, concluding it was right not to bring any charges against Mr Worthington.

Summary: The second inquest into the death of Cumbrian toddler Poppi Worthington has again been adjourned, a coroner has confirmed.