Ms Maréchal-Le Pen, 27, who is an MP for the National Front (FN), had been seen by some as a future leader of the party. She is the granddaughter of FN founder Jean-Marie Le Pen. She is one of the best known figures in the party and one of only two FN lawmakers in the outgoing parliament. Analysts say she takes more of a hardline position than her aunt. According to Le Figaro, Ms Maréchal-Le Pen will announce on Wednesday her intention not to stand for a new term in parliamentary elections in June. She will also quit her position as president of the FN in the south-eastern region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It is understood she wishes to spend more time with her young daughter, the newspaper adds. The party would not confirm the report but senior FN official Bruno Gollnisch told reporters it would not be totally unexpected. "I think it's in the works, but I will let her announce it if she wants to," he said.

Summary: Marion Maréchal-Le Pen, the niece of defeated far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, is to quit politics, French media report.


The blast in a town in Puebla state was apparently caused by thieves attempting to steal fuel from the pipeline. Oil gushed through the streets and caught fire, destroying homes and cars and forcing hundreds of people to flee. Mexican President Felipe Calderon has visited the scene and promised to launch an investigation. Puebla State Secretary Valentin Meneses said the explosion injured 52 people as well as destroying 32 houses and damaging scores more in San Martin Texmelucan - a small community about 80km (50 miles) east of Mexico City. He said that according to early indications, a criminal gang had punctured the pipeline. "They lost control because of the high pressure with which the fuel exits the pipeline. The streets began to flood, then came a spark and we saw rivers of fire in the streets," he said. In pictures: Mexico pipeline blast One local resident said she awoke at about 0530 local time to a strange, overpowering smell, like petrol. Minutes later, her street looked as if it was flowing in tar, and then it erupted in flames. Her husband knocked down a wall, allowing them to escape from the back of their home. "It was like we were living in an inferno. Everything was covered in smoke," she said, quoted by AP news agency. The fire was brought under control by midday, and the state oil monopoly Pemex said it had shut the pipeline down. President Calderon arrived in the town later on Sunday to survey the damage and visit the injured. He offered his condolences to the victims' families and said those responsible for the incident would be brought to justice. Pemex says that theft of oil from its pipelines is a chronic problem, costing it hundreds of millions of dollars a year.

Summary: At least 28 people have been killed and many others injured in an oil pipeline explosion in central Mexico, officials say.


23 September 2014 Last updated at 17:05 BST It's part of her new role as a United Nations goodwill ambassador for women. The actress is hoping to challenge peoples views about women and the inequalities they suffer. Something inspired by her own experiences. Emma said: "I think it is right, that socially I am afforded the same respect as men, but sadly, I can say, that there is no one country in the world where all women can expect to receive these rights." She added: ''No country in the world can say they've achieved gender equality."

Summary: Harry Potter star Emma Watson's been speaking out about making boys and girls more equal.


The fight, Adams' second as a professional and first in her home city for 20 years, will be over four three-minute rounds, rather than the usual two-minute rounds for women. The flyweight voiced her frustration with two-minute rounds after beating Virginia Carcamo last month. Salazar, 18, has lost once in six professional contests. Adams, 34, says the extra minute in each round will give her a chance to try out things she has learnt in the gym. She said: "I had two minutes to find my rhythm, distance and take out my opponent. It's not enough time. "I found, by the end of the rounds, I needed a couple more seconds and it would be over. "Now we have three minutes, I'm able to relax more, establish the jab, find the rhythm properly and really get in the swing of things." On the same card, WBC international featherweight champion Josh Warrington defends his title against Spain's Kiko Martinez.

Summary: Britain's double Olympic champion Nicola Adams will face Mexico's Maryan Salazar in Leeds on Saturday.


Brake manufacturer Meritor, which owns the site in Cwmbran where facilities could be built, is backing proposals. Joint plans from Coleg Gwent and Torfaen council will now be put to the Welsh government for approval. A consultation with residents will then be held into the plans. Councillor David Yeowell, executive member for education, said: "The proposal will see a new integrated post-16 centre built on land next to Morrison's supermarket in Cwmbran. "The new centre will provide an equitable provision for all young people in the borough and is long overdue."

Summary: A new training and post-16 education centre could replace high school sixth forms in Torfaen after the council's cabinet backed £32.5m plans.


Davies, 32, joined in 2015 and skippered the Staggies to League Cup final success in his debut season. He lost the captaincy at the beginning of this term and was seeking a return to his native north-east of England, due to family matters. But since then he has started all but one Premiership game for County. "We are delighted that Andrew has chosen to extend his stay at the club," said County manager Jim McIntyre. "Andrew's family are very settled and happy in the area now and it's a huge boost to have a player of his stature commit his future to the club for another two years. "Since he arrived in Dingwall, Andrew has been first class for the team and probably one of the best and most consistent centre halves in the division."

Summary: Ross County defender Andrew Davies has signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him at the Dingwall club until the summer of 2019.


The International Bomber Command Centre is being built in Lincolnshire, which became known as Bomber County in the war because it had so many RAF bases. The centre is due to open in 2016 but a memorial spire has already been erected at the site in Lincoln. Organisers want to invite every veteran to the unveiling on 2 October. They already have names of 900 veterans but believe there are more still to be identified. Nicky Barr from the International Bomber Command Centre says they have made some new contacts. "A lot of the veterans that we've now been able to invite weren't on any comprehensive database or squadron lists," she said. "We've picked up thus far about 50 that come under that category. We suspect that there's probably, at an estimate, another 100 out there." The spire stands higher than the Angel of North and will be surrounded by a "wall of names" recording the 55,573 men who lost their lives serving in Bomber Command. Other elements of the centre will include an exhibition and education space called the Chadwick Centre, an amphitheatre and acres of landscaped gardens. Anyone knowing of any Bomber Command veteran is urged to register their names by emailing events@internationalbcc.co.uk or writing to The IBCC, 13 Cherry Holt Road, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 9LA.

Summary: Every living veteran who served in Bomber Command during World War Two is being sought for the unveiling of a new memorial.


Coroner Jim Kitson said the inquest into the death of 11-year-old Francis Rowntree in 1972 would be "severely hampered" if he could not attend. He said the man's heart condition had to be a factor when deciding whether to compel him to give evidence. The coroner told the preliminary hearing it was a "fine balancing act". Francis was playing with friends at the Divis Flats complex off the Falls Road in west Belfast in April 1972 when he was struck on the head by the rubber bullet. He died in hospital several days later. Controversy surrounds the shooting, with disputed claims about whether the young boy was struck directly or hit by a ricochet, and if the bullet had been doctored to make it potentially cause more injury. The former Royal Anglian Regiment member who fired the rubber bullet is known to the court as soldier B. A barrister for the Ministry of Defence told the hearing that soldier B's consultant cardiologist had expressed "significant reservations" about his fitness to attend, in a report produced for the coroner's court. "It appears on the face of it to be quite a severe condition involving multiple medical interventions over the years," the lawyer said. He added: "The likelihood of a heart attack or death would be small but not zero. "There is a significant risk to the health of this man to compel him to give evidence." A barrister representing the Rowntree family said a number of steps could be taken to make the witness feel at ease. She suggested the former soldier could give evidence via video-link; there could be regular breaks in the hearing; medical assistance could be on standby and the court could be partially cleared. She told the coroner: "You know the gravity of the case and you know he's essentially the key witness and very important to the case." Mr Kitson said: "This is a key witness and clearly the inquest would be severely hampered if this witness is not in attendance, but I'm acutely aware of the impact on this man's health. "It's a fine balancing act between the two prerogatives and pressures - I will reflect on this very carefully." The inquest is due to begin on 27 April.

Summary: A coroner has said he will reflect carefully on whether a soldier who fired a rubber bullet that killed a boy is too ill to give evidence.


Mother-of-two Tracy Kearns, 43, of Kinmel Bay, has not been seen since about 20:00 BST on 7 May. On Thursday, a 48-year-old man, who police said was known to Ms Kearns, was arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with her disappearance. Police said specialist searches were focused on land alongside Tir Prince leisure park and extensive searches were ongoing in Kinmel Bay and Towyn. Ms Kearns is described as 5ft 3ins (1.6m) tall with sandy coloured shoulder-length hair. Supt Sian Beck, from North Wales Police, said: "We are still trying to find Tracy. "Officers are carrying out house to house inquiries, speaking to local people who may have information."

Summary: Specialist teams have joined the search for a woman missing in Conwy county.


Ceredigion-based Lewis Coaches, which runs buses from Aberystwyth to Cardiff via Carmarthen, is to shut on Friday. The Confederation of Passenger Transport Cymru said 40 jobs were at risk. Ceredigion council said it was working to continue some services. The authority said plans were already in place to see the on-demand Bwcabus service and the 588 and 585 routes from Aberystwyth University to Lampeter taken over by other firms by Saturday. But the council said it understood the 701 Aberystwyth - Carmarthen - Cardiff service would end on Friday and it did not know if another operator would take it on. Lewis Coaches is the third bus company in Wales to collapse in the past two months, with 300 jobs lost when Wrexham-based GHA Coaches went into administration in July and Pembrokeshire firm Silcox Coaches, ceasing trading after 134 years in June.

Summary: Some bus services in mid Wales facing the axe because the firm which runs them went into administration could be maintained, a council has said.


The 50p per unit minimum was approved by MSPs in 2012, but has faced legal challenges from the drinks industry. The committee on the Licensing Act 2003 also called for an overhaul of local licensing panels after hearing of "scandalous misuse" of powers. Chair Baroness McIntosh of Pickering called the act "fundamentally flawed". The Lords Select Committee said that if minimum pricing was shown to cut down on excessive drinking, it needed to be adopted nationwide. But while the government waited for legal challenges to conclude, there were other areas of the act that could be addressed, such as abolishing local authority licensing committees and giving the powers to planning committees. "The [Lords select] committee was shocked by some of the evidence it received on hearings before licensing committees," said Baroness McIntosh. "Their decisions have been described as 'something of a lottery', 'lacking formality', and 'indifferent', with some 'scandalous misuses of the powers of elected local councillors'." Derbyshire Police told peers that the system had become "too political", with councils "frightened of making a tough decision" in case of appeals by big drinks companies. But a spokesman for licensing at the Local Government Association said scrapping the panels would be "unnecessary and ill-advised". Chris Pillai added: "Figures from 2016 show that of the more than 21,000 licence applications made to council licensing committees, less than 1% were challenged. "This reflects the fairness and sound basis licensing committees are using to make their decisions." He agreed with the peers that planning and licensing could work more closely within local authorities, but said the proposed changes would "not tackle current flaws in the Licensing Act" and failed to take into account pressures on the planning system. The select committee's report also warned that the act was not working in regulating late night openings. "Pubs, clubs and live music venues are a vital part of our cultural identity," added Baroness McIntosh. "Any decline in our cities' world-famous nightlife ought to be prevented and the businesses supported. "But the night time economy needs regulating; even in these areas of cities, residents have their rights. The current systems are not being used because they do not work." The report also called for the act to be implemented at airports and for establishments to provide a disabled access statement when applying for a licence.

Summary: Minimum unit pricing for alcohol should be rolled out across the UK if Scotland's scheme is successful, a Lords committee says.


"Parents no longer have the certainty when they send their child to school that they will be taught by qualified teachers," says NASUWT leader Chris Keates. Labour's Tristram Hunt says "this is nothing less than a scandal". But the Conservatives say there are fewer teachers in school without qualified status than in 2010. The NASUWT teachers' union, holding its annual conference in Cardiff, will hear claims that more teachers without qualified teacher status are being used in schools. The union has asked its members about their experiences. Among the 4,600 who responded 61% said they were "working alongside unqualified staff", with 66% claiming the situation was "deteriorating" because of funding problems. "This is jeopardising the educational progress of children," said Ms Keates who attacked the use of unqualified staff as a "crude cost-cutting measure". Teachers responding to the union's survey included comments such as: "They lack any training in classroom management and discipline" and "I feel that parents are being misled by the quality of teaching within the school." The use of unqualified teachers has become a general election issue. Labour has campaigned against allowing academies and free schools to employ teachers who do not have qualified teacher status or who are training towards being qualified. "The rising number of unqualified teachers in our schools shows yet again that the Tory plan is threatening standards and failing children and working families," said shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt. "David Cameron has removed the requirement for teachers to be qualified, and as a result over 400,000 children are now being taught by unqualified teachers without receiving training in skills vital to the profession such as classroom discipline, safeguarding and how to deliver effective teaching for all children." The Liberal Democrats also want to require teachers to have qualified status. But both Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives say there were more unqualified teachers in schools when Labour were in power. They reject the suggestion that the use of unqualified teachers is increasing. A Conservative party spokesman said: "The number of teachers without qualified status has gone down since 2010. And we need to keep this in perspective - only 3.7% of teachers are 'unqualified'. "But most importantly, we've given head teachers more freedom over the teachers they employ because we trust them to know what is best for their schools. "There are some brilliant teachers who have not got qualified teacher status - nuns, great linguists, computer scientists, engineers and other specialists that inspire their pupils. They may have worked in the independent sector or have experience in the outside world." A spokesman for the Liberal Democrats said they would "change the law to guarantee a qualified teacher in every classroom". "Teaching must be recognised as the vitally important and high status profession that it is, able to attract and retain the very best people." "It is good news that there are now fewer unqualified teachers working in schools than under the previous Labour government. However, every child deserves to be taught by a qualified teacher, regardless of what type of school they attend." The

Summary: A teachers' union is warning that schools are increasingly likely to use unqualified teaching staff.


In a small study, they performed better than adults at a picture-based game and brain scans showed a higher level of brain activity. Researchers said the role of the hippocampus in the brain was key. And they said the findings could point to new ways of teaching teenagers. The research team, from Harvard, Columbia and California universities, set out to test whether adolescents' typical reward-seeking behaviour could also make them better at learning from good or bad outcomes. They asked 41 teenagers, aged 13 to 17, and 31 adults, aged 20 to 30, to play a game based on pictures while scanning some of each group's brains using MRI. In the game, the teenagers got more answers correct and memory tests showed they were also better at remembering the detail of why they chose the answers they did. The study said this meant they were better at learning from their experiences - which would equip them well for leaving home and gaining independence as adults. When they looked at the teenagers' brain scans, the researchers found activity in two areas of the brain - the hippocampus and the striatum - whereas adults mainly used their striatum. They said these connections between two important parts of the growing brain explained why they performed better. Often referred to as the brain's memory headquarters, it is a seahorse-shaped collection of cells in the middle of the brain which stores and sorts memories and is also linked to the ability to navigate from one place to another. It is an area of the brain involved in planning and decision making, which is also important for linking action and reward. The part played by the hippocampus to reinforce learning during adolescence had not been recognised before, the study in Neuron said. It is thought to play a key role in the formation of powerful memories during an important stage in life. Juliet Davidow, a psychology researcher at Harvard University, said the findings could inspire new ways of teaching teenagers. "If you frame something positively, it could be the case that adolescents will remember things about the learning experience better. "In everyday life, they're paying attention to their environment in a way that is different from adults." The researchers are now looking at what other situations or experiences activate this link between the striatum and hippocampus in teenage brains.

Summary: Teenagers are often portrayed as thrill-seekers, but research suggests their brains are wired to learn from their experiences, which makes them better prepared for adulthood.


The 18-year-old from Birmingham was detained after arriving back in the UK on Saturday morning. It follows the arrest of a 24-year-old man and 20-year-old woman, both from Birmingham, on 4 April, who are on bail, West Midlands police said. It is not in connected with five terror arrests on Friday linked to attacks in Europe, the force confirmed.

Summary: A man has been arrested at Manchester Airport on suspicion of "Syria-related terrorism" offences.


Peel Energy and United Utilities want to add a further 16 turbines at Scout Moor, on land between Rochdale and Rossendale. Rossendale Borough Council's development control committee gave the go-ahead for 14 of them at a meeting on Tuesday night. Councillors in Rochdale are yet to rule on plans for the remaining two. A statement from Rossendale Borough Council said their decision will now be referred to the government, which will then decide whether or not to "call-in" the decision for further debate. Scout Moor wind farm opened in 2008 with 26 existing wind turbines generating enough electricity for 40,000 homes. MW = Megawatts Source: RenewableUK However, opponents are concerned the expansion of the wind farm will impact negatively on the natural beauty of the area. Proposals to double the size of the site have already been scaled down after a public consultation. A joint planning application for expansion on Scout Moor and the neighbouring Rooley Moor was submitted to Rochdale and Rossendale Borough Councils. The document states "if all the proposals... are consented they will result in the largest wind farm in England". Jon England of Peel Energy said: "The UK is quite a highly populated country. Offshore is one of those areas which moves it away from communities but you are going to increase costs. "If you increase the cost of construction of these sorts of developments you are going to increase the cost to the consumer. "We've been out to the community many times. We've done tens of consultation events. Yes there is objection [to expansion]. "But in the scale of the population that see Scout Moor wind farm the level of objection is relatively low."

Summary: Planning permission has been granted to create what is believed to be England's largest onshore wind farm.


The Academy Selsey suffered extensive damage and much of its contents was destroyed in the blaze on 21 August. The school's 453 pupils are currently being taught at four locations in the Selsey area. As well as classrooms, the temporary buildings will house science labs, workshops and food technology areas, the school said. The buildings, some of which have already been placed on the site by two large cranes, had previously been used to house staff and students from Bohunt School in Worthing while building work was carried out. Tom Garfield, head teacher of the academy, said: "We are absolutely delighted to see the first temporary school buildings arrive on site. It's a great milestone for us, the staff and students alike." He said once the remaining structures had arrived over the next few days the school would begin preparing the rooms for teaching.

Summary: Temporary classrooms are being set up at a school that was damaged by fire.


City thought a £40m deal had been agreed for the Argentine striker after he told the Premier League outfit he wanted to return to South America. But Corinthians said there was not enough time to sign the the 27-year-old before the Brazilian transfer window closes at 0400 BST on Thursday. Corinthians still want Tevez and hinted an agreement can be reached in January. It had appeared that the former West Ham forward had got his wish for a transfer but then in a statement, Corinthians said: "The board of Sporting Club Corinthians hereby officially announce the impossibility of hiring the Argentine striker Carlos Tevez. "While acknowledging the efforts of Manchester City and all involved in the negotiation, more time is needed for the transfer to be achieved, given that the window to sign players from abroad closes on Wednesday, 20 July [Brazilian time]. "We are aware of the dream our fans had of having this player at Corinthians again and we look forward to him being with us in the near future." That would indicate that Corinthians may look to revive the deal in the January transfer window, although that would not be the preferred option of Tevez or his current club. Tevez, who had a spell at Corinthians from 2005 to 2006, originally asked City for a transfer in December and has since reiterated that desire to leave so he can be closer to his family in Argentina. However, there are few clubs who can match the asking price of about £40m. Corinthians' move for Tevez - which emerged on Monday - was believed to be funded by a new television deal for Brazilian clubs. But the Sao Paulo side's response to City's demand for a proper payment schedule on Tuesday was perhaps a sign the transfer would not have gone smoothly. The breakdown of Tevez's transfer to Corinthians also leaves City manager Roberto Mancini's proposed move for Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero in doubt. Tevez, who is contracted to City until 2014, has been a key player for the club since arriving from neighbours Manchester United in 2009. He helped Mancini's side to FA Cup success and Champions League qualification in the 2010/2011 campaign. He has scored 43 Premier League goals in his two seasons at City - the highest total of any player in the top division.

Summary: Carlos Tevez's move from Manchester City to Corinthians has fallen through because the Brazilian club pulled out.


It has led to calls for Douglas Ross to stand down from his frontbench role as the party's justice spokesman. He was an assistant referee at the clash between Sporting Lisbon and Real Madrid on Tuesday. But it meant he was unable to attend a justice committee meeting in the Scottish Parliament. Mr Ross earns up to Â£40,000 a year as a self-employed specialist assistant football referee, according to his Scottish Parliament register of interests. He is also a councillor with Moray Council and his trip to Portugal meant he missed its policy and resources committee meeting on Tuesday. SNP MSP Ben Macpherson said it was not the first time Mr Ross's refereeing job had affected his parliamentary work. It has been reported that he missed a key vote in parliament when he was in Switzerland taking part in World Cup referee training. Mr Macpherson said: "The arrogance and blatant disrespect of 'three jobs' Tory Douglas Ross is simply staggering. "Last time the whistle was blown on one of his refereeing junkets the Tories claimed it was just a 'one off'. But he's at it again - and this time it should be a straight red card. "Obviously he values his Â£40k-a-year weekend job - and all-expenses paid trips to Lisbon and other European cities - more than his responsibilities as an MSP and local councillor, demonstrating complete contempt for the people who elected him. "If Douglas Ross can't pitch up to do his job, it's time for relegation - he should either take a step back from refereeing or stand down from Holyrood's justice committee with immediate effect, and Ruth Davidson should give him the boot from her frontbench team." A spokesman for the Scottish Conservatives said: "Earlier this year Ben Macpherson asked Douglas to kindly speak to clubs in his constituency about refereeing - presumably this invitation has now been rescinded." Mr Ross did not comment.

Summary: A leading Scottish Conservative MSP missed a parliamentary committee to referee a Champions League match in Portugal.


They strictly controlled the diets of 19 people so they all had exactly the same calorie intake. The results, presented at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, showed 67% more fat was lost on a low-fat diet than a low-carb one. But experts questioned which diets people could stick to in real life. The researchers said most dieters ended up cutting out a mixture of protein, carbohydrate and fat from their meals so the scientists set out to explore the relative contribution of each food type. It required experiments that could not be repeated outside a laboratory environment, in which the content of every meal was precisely controlled. The 19 volunteers were all obese with an average body fat percentage of 40% at the start of the trial. They spent five days on a diet designed to match how many calories their bodies were burning. It consisted of 50% carbohydrate, 35% fat and 15% protein. They then moved to the focal point of the study for the next six days, in which calorie intake was cut by 30% or around 800 calories per day. Half were placed on a low-carb diet of 30% carbohydrate, 49% fat and 21% protein. The rest were placed on a low-fat diet - 72% carbohydrate, 7% fat and 21% protein. After those six days, the participants had a couple of weeks to recover before starting all over again and trying the other diet. Their scientific presentation said: "Body fat loss was 67% greater after six days of low fat versus low carbohydrate." Dr Kevin Hall, from the NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, told BBC News: "It's not easy, these folks had to eat the same meals every day. "This was very strictly controlled and they had to eat the food provided and nothing else, the diets got pretty boring pretty quickly." While providing interesting physiological insights, those comments raise concern in experts trying to help people lose weight outside strict laboratory conditions. Susan Jebb, a professor of diet and population health at the University of Oxford, told the BBC News website: "This is a neat study, but it is very small and designed to investigate the metabolism of fat and carbohydrate under highly controlled conditions, rather than longer-term weight control, where behavioural factors become increasingly important. "In 'real life', other factors such as the acceptability of the dietary programme, are likely to be an important factor associated with adherence and, for the most part, adherence over the longer term is likely to make a bigger difference to people's weight." Dr Hall said long-term forecasts were "fraught with difficulties" but said their mathematical models suggested that the low-fat diet would lead to more long-term body fat loss. The idea behind the merit of the low-fat diet is generating "fat imbalance". The low-fat, high-carb, diet does increase the amount of fat being burned by the body, but preventing the fat entering the body in the first place seemed to have greater impact. Cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra was concerned about the health impact of

Summary: Eating a low-fat, rather than a low-carb diet leads to a greater loss of body fat, according to US National Institutes of Health scientists.


As well as improving people's mood, the experiment showed "significant" reductions in participants' heart rates and blood pressure, the authors added. Previous studies have linked contact with nature and improved wellbeing but this study is believed to be the first controlled experiment of its kind. The findings appear in the journal Environment and Behavior. "There have been a few studies that have looked at things like the number of bird or butterfly species in parks and researchers have asked people in those parks about how they felt," explained co-author Mathew White from the University of Exeter's European Centre for Environment and Human Health (ECEHH). "Generally, people felt happier in parks that had more birds or more butterflies, although people did not really appreciate the levels of biodiversity." Dr White told BBC News that there were a number of reasons why the team of researchers from the ECEHH, Plymouth University and the National Marine Aquarium were interested in the potential impact of aquariums on people's wellbeing. "Firstly, we were particularly interested in aquatic environments," he said. "Obviously most people cannot see different kinds of fish because they do not dive etc, so aquariums are a nice way to make the invisible marine environment just outside our doors visible and accessible. "More fundamentally, we were interested in how natural environments could be brought to urban populations and to people who might not be able to access nature very well." Blue gyms Collecting data from participants in the aquarium provided the researchers with a unique opportunity to examine the links between human wellbeing and contact with nature. "What we were able to do here was - as far as we know in the world's first controlled experiment: we knew exactly the number of species and the number of [fish] that people were looking at, and they were systematically altered over time - monitor people's heart rate, blood pressure and various changes in mood over a 10-minute period while they watched the very large tank (500,000 litres), " Dr White explained. "As you might expect, people felt a lot more relaxed and significantly happier after watching the tank with more fish - in other words with more biodiversity - and there were significant drops in heart rates and significantly lower blood pressure. "Most of the physiological changes happened within the first five minutes and then plateaued out, so it happened quite quickly and then stabilised. However, the psychological measures showed that the benefits continued over the entire exposure - people got happier and happier, basically." In order to rule out the possibility that the participants were responding to the biodiversity in the tanks rather than the tranquil environment, the first set of data was gathered while the participants looked at an empty tank, which only contained rocks and lighting etc. The experiments were carried out during the day while the aquarium was open so people taking part in the experiment were experiencing the normal conditions of the aquarium, such as noise etc. Dr White added: "The first thing to notice is that people relaxed, even watching

Summary: People who spend time in aquariums could improve their physical and mental wellbeing, a study has suggested.


Chevrolet has developed a mode called Teen Driver, which can keep young drivers safe on the road. The feature, available in the new 2016 Chevy Malibu, does things like mute the radio if the driver's not wearing a seat belt. A key fob can also be used to set a speed limit between 40 and 75mph. If they go over that, visual and audible warnings will be triggered to tell the driver to slow down. The feature also allows parents to see a report of the total distance driven, maximum speed travelled, how many speed warnings were issued or if there were any driver road skids. Parents can also make sure traction controls stay set and lights are not left on during the day. Chevy and other car manufacturers already offer a valet mode on cars, which limits how the car is driven and uses an onboard camera and data recorders to prevent abuse. The new system has been criticised for not doing anything to stop drivers from using devices like mobile phones. The 2016 Chevy Malibu will be unveiled at the New York car show next month. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

Summary: Parents who worry about handing over their car keys will be able to spy on their teenager's road skills and even set a speed limit soon.


Derek Medina admitted taking the picture on his phone and uploading it on to the social media site. He failed to convince the jury that he had shot Jennifer Alfonso eight times in self-defence after years of abuse. He said his wife was threatening him with a knife when he shot her in their home in Miami, but prosecutors said she was cowering on the floor. When he posted the picture, he wrote on Facebook that he expected to go to prison or be sentenced to death for the killing. Prosecutors successfully argued that the 27-year-old wife was in fear of her life when she was shot in August 2013. Medina had vowed to kill her if she left him and she had told friends she intended to do that, the court heard. Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Rundle said: "No family should ever have to see their daughter killed and then exhibited worldwide on the internet like some macabre trophy to a husband's anger." Medina, 33, faces a sentence of 25 years to life for second-degree murder.

Summary: A Florida man who killed his wife and posted a photo of the body on Facebook has been found guilty of murder.


His son, film director Duncan Jones, confirmed the news and a statement was released on his official social media accounts. "David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18-month battle with cancer," it said. News of his death has prompted response across social media. According to a social media data analytics tool, by 0900 GMT there were over a million tweets globally, using the hashtag #Bowie. The top 10 trending Twitter tags included #RipDavidBowie, #DavidBowie and #Bowie and #legend. Fellow musicians have been sharing their sadness on social media. Marc Almond says he is "devastated": Comedian Ricky Gervais tweets of his loss, while fellow funny man Eddie Izzard has an upbeat message. And of course there are the the legions of Bowie fans who have told of their shock and sadness. Theresa McAllister shared how she felt when she first heard the news. Katherine, on Twitter, finds the positive in the sadness. A chance encounter at a bar in Wembley has stayed with Christine Mackenzie, as she shared on Facebook. And the conversations on Facebook continue with many fans recalling their encounters with the rockstar: And others made reference to his film work, which included playing Jareth The Goblin King in the 1986 Jim Henson movie Labyrinth. But mainly the word on repeat is "legend". Mel sums up the woes of growing older: And as if to prove that David Bowie's music was out of this world, British astronaut Tim Peake sent his thoughts from the International Space Station. Compiled by Alison Daye

Summary: Singer David Bowie has died at the age of 69 following an 18-month battle with cancer.


Rabbatts, 61, became the FA's first female non-executive director and board member when she was appointed in 2012. In a letter to FA chairman Greg Clarke she said she remains "frustrated at the lack of progress for BAME coaches". "We are in danger of losing, yet again, another generation of ex-players and other BAME individuals," she added. "I truly hope that you will be able to make real the wish felt by so many that, as the FA brand states, This Game is For All." Last month the FA agreed a set of reforms which included increasing the number of women on its board. The proposals are aimed at making English football more inclusive, representative and progressive. "We have made good progress but there is still much to be done," said Rabbatts. "It has been a privilege to serve as the first woman of colour on the Board of The FA." In July, the FA board will reduce from 12 to 10 members, and from the start of the 2018-19 season three members of the board will be women. Rabbatts will also step down from her position as chair of the FA's inclusion advisory board, a role she has held since its formation in 2014. Former professional footballer and diversity campaigner Paul Elliott has been appointed chairman. Clarke said: "Heather has been an instrumental figure for the FA since joining us over five years ago. Her knowledge and experience over those years has been invaluable. "Her impact has been significant - most recently, her support in getting the new FA governance reforms ratified. As a result English football will be more inclusive and diverse than ever before." BBC sports news correspondent Richard Conway Rabbatts was a pioneer at the FA but she departs after five years with a warning for the governing body that there is work still to do. On a practical level, it leaves the FA with the need to recruit three female board members in time for the start of the 2018-19 season. This is due to the inclusion and diversity requirements mandated by the recently introduced Code for Sports Governance. On a more fundamental level, Rabbatts wants the FA to lead by example when it comes to BME coaches and managers. Not enough is being done, she feels, within the England teams set-up and she fears a generation of BME coaches will be lost to the game unless changes are made. "Tangible action" rather than just supportive words are what she wants to see. She departs the national federation having made a significant contribution to the fabric of English football - and has laid down a challenge to those who will follow her.

Summary: Dame Heather Rabbatts has announced she will step down from her role as a non-executive director and board member of the Football Association.


Kenya is walking dangerously close to the "mass grave" it dug for itself in 2008, following the disputed election of 2007. The political and ethnic violence that ensued claimed the lives of more than 1,000 Kenyans and forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes. "We nearly lost Kenya," were the words that Kofi Annan, former UN secretary-general and mediator in the Kenyan crisis, used to describe the mayhem that greeted the announcement of the final election result in December of 2007. Nearly nine years later, and with lessons of the 59-day violence seemingly forgotten, Kenyans are once more pinning their country to the ground and holding a can of petrol in one hand and a box of matches in the other. As a journalist who has been covering Kenya and Africa since 1989 I am now a worried man. If nothing is done to pacify the society and cool the temperatures that have been recklessly raised by politicians, this nation could burn. And if it does, the blaze will be a lot more fierce and destructive than in 2008. In the last year, social media has continued to light up with hate speech. Commentary and posts are being screened and responded to through ethnic lenses. In one conversation packed with ethnic vitriol, a contributor commented: "Going by the comments here, it confirms the fact that there is hidden animosity in Kenya and one day 2007/2008 violence will look like child's play. We will be worse than what happened in Rwanda, Bosnia and Kosovo combined." Joseph Warungu: "Mondays are now called 'machozi Monday' - Swahili for 'tear gas Monday'" Eight elected politicians were recently arrested and detained in police custody for three days on charges of hate speech. One is accused of calling for the eviction of one community from Nakuru region in the Rift Valley, while another alluded to the assassination of opposition leader Raila Odinga. At the centre of the current spike in political fever is the government and opposition stand-off regarding electoral reform. In the last few weeks, Monday has been turned into a day of political protests. The opposition has been calling their supporters onto the streets to push for the reforms by marching to the offices of the electoral commission. And the response from the police has predictably been a healthy dose of tear gas, in an attempt to break up the demonstrations. Four people have so far died in clashes between police and protesters. Mondays are now called "machozi Monday" - Swahili for "tear gas Monday". And the area around the offices of the electoral commission is now baptised "shisha corner" because of the heavy tear gas that fills the air. So who are some of the main actors in this political drama and what do they want? I have selected seven of the key players: He wants to continue occupying the residence he has known since childhood when his father, Jomo Kenyatta, was president - namely State House. In other words he wants to be re-elected president for a second five-year term in the coming

Summary: In our series of letters from Africa, journalist and media trainer Joseph Warungu takes advantage of the temporary lull in tear gas to examine the rocky political climate in Kenya.


Cornwall Live said its journalists were told they could not broadcast the PM's visit via Facebook Live. The publication, owned by Trinity Mirror, took to social media to vent its frustrations. The Conservatives said the reporters' "last minute" request to film had "not been possible" because a pooled resource had already been agreed. Reporters and broadcasters are traditionally given a pooled resource for video, stills and text at such events. Read more on this story and others from Cornwall Cornwall Live sent two reporters and a photographer to cover the prime minister's visit to Helston. The reporters published a photo of the room they were held in while the PM was interviewed by other media. Editor Jacqui Merrington said they were "a lot more" than a local newspaper. "When we arrived... we were told we were not allowed to film anything because we were invited as print media, which seems a bit 20th Century really." She added: "We are digital media and that is the case for most local media nowadays and to be restricted on that basis seems very archaic." A spokesman for the Conservatives said Cornwall Live only made a request to film on the morning of the visit. "One media organisation's last minute request to add a camera to a pre-arranged pool of broadcast cameras was not possible this morning. "The organisation's journalists did interview the prime minister and their photographer accompanied [her] on a factory tour."

Summary: Website reporters covering Theresa May's visit to Cornwall have complained they were not allowed to film her.


Len Richards has been named as the new chief executive of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CVUHB). Mr Richards, who moved from the UK to Australia in November 2013, is expected to start his new post in June. CVUHB chair Maria Battle said he brought "broad international" experience to the role. Mr Richards is currently the deputy chief executive for South Australia Health, a government department responsible for public health in Adelaide. He said there was a lot of hard work to do on the board's financial situation, which is forecasting a Â£31m deficit for the 2016-17 financial year.

Summary: A new boss for health services in south Wales has been appointed all the way from Australia.


This is the first time that an English side of any age has been able to call themselves football world champions since England won the World Cup in 1966. The Under-20 World Cup is the biggest global tournament in youth football and has been an important launch-pad for a lot of big names in football. Lionel Messi, Luis Figo, and Paul Pogba were all been part of winning sides in the tournament in the past. So could this team hold the next generation of English football stars? You must ask your parent, teacher or guardian for permission before you send us a comment and a photo. We may show your comment on our website or in our TV bulletins. We'll show your first name and which town you're from - but we won't use your details for anything else. Your comments: Congratulations England you did very well. Jessica, London I just want to say a massive congratulations to England Lauren, London

Summary: It's a huge day for English football, as England's under-20s beat Venezuela to take victory in the Fifa Under-20 World Cup.


Riot police quelled skirmishes between rival fans behind one of the goals just before kick-off in England's 3-0 win. An English FA statement said the incidents had not taken place in the area where fans who bought tickets from the FA were located. The cases will be dealt with on Thursday, 22 October. "We would encourage the authorities to identify anybody involved in disorder and deal with them appropriately through the criminal system and with banning orders," the English FA said. "We will, of course, fully cooperate with Uefa." When fighting broke out, local police quickly intervened to form a barrier between fans to prevent the violence escalating. Some England fans appeared to have purchased tickets for sections of the ground designated for home supporters. Lithuania's FA has also been charged by European football's governing body over breaches of ticketing rules and for having blocked stairways. BBC Radio 5 live reporter Alan Green reported he had seen missiles being thrown by fans. And BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty added there had been "a few brief skirmishes between rival fans at one end of this tiny stadium where some England fans have posted themselves near Lithuania supporters". England won 3-0 with goals from Ross Barkley and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, either side of an own goal from Lithuania keeper Giedrius Arlauskis. The victory meant Roy Hodgson's side won all 10 of their qualifying matches for next summer's European Championship in France.

Summary: Uefa has charged the English and Lithuanian Football Associations over crowd disturbances at their Euro 2016 qualifier in Vilnius on Monday.


Members of the technicians' union Bectu and the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) voted in favour of industrial action in protest at a 2% pay award. Unions have been pressing for a bigger wage increase in view of the TV company's profits. ITV said it was "confident" that viewers would be unaffected. Good Morning Britain and the filming of soap operas are among the programmes could be hit. ITV's pre-tax profits - including exceptional items - rose 39% to Â£605m for 2014. Bectu general secretary Gerry Morrissey said staff were "very unhappy" with the pay offer. "There is a huge disparity between the pay offered to staff and the bonus package to executives as well as shareholder dividends. "Our members are helping to make the profits but are not sharing in them." An ITV spokesman said: "We are fully prepared to maintain an open dialogue with union representatives following the ballot result, which saw 226 union members voting to strike out of a UK workforce of 3,000 employees. "We have contingency plans in place to ensure that our programmes will continue to be broadcast and are confident that viewers will be unaffected by the proposed industrial action."

Summary: ITV staff are staging a 24-hour strike and planning a protest outside the broadcaster's annual meeting, in a dispute over pay.


As a result, how - and not just whether - a claimant is able to accomplish tasks like walking and planning journeys will help determine the amount they are entitled to in benefits. Claimants who manage the tasks, but not "reliably", will get higher payments. Ministers admitted there were concerns that the proposals were "unclear". The Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will replace the existing Disability Living Allowance (DLA) in April. People who are less mobile will be entitled to higher payments. Campaigners had warned that people deemed capable of walking more than 20 metres could receive lower payments - even if they were unable to do so "safely, reliably, repeatedly and in a reasonable time period". Ministers had previously denied the claim and argued that these words did not need to be written into legally binding regulations. But minister for disabled Esther McVey said on Thursday: "I know that disabled people and their representatives feel strongly that this important concept is set out in law and I am happy to do this." She added: "Our intention has always been the same - we want to target support at those who need it most. "We have always said that we will not just look at whether individuals can carry out activities but also the manner in which they do so." Critics of the government's changes say one third of disabled people live in poverty and an estimated 42% fewer people would be eligible for mobility allowance as a result. In exchanges in the House of Lords last week, Crossbencher Baroness Grey-Thompson, a Paralympic gold medallist, criticised the government for its "lack of consultation with disabled people" about the proposals. Fellow crossbencher Lord Alton has said the fact people will have specially adapted vehicles taken away from them had caused "widespread disbelief and considerable distress". For ministers, Lord Freud conceded: "I have to accept that there was inadequate discussion of the changes and that there is inadequate understanding of them."

Summary: Regulations governing eligibility for benefits for disabled people will be changed after criticism of their likely impact, the government has announced.


The 21-year-old joined Tigers on loan in February, making five appearances, and is one of four uncapped players in the England squad for the summer Tests. Genge made his senior debut for Bristol in the 2013-14 British and Irish Cup, and scored six tries in 26 appearances. "Ellis has made a big impression in his time on loan with us," said Leicester director of rugby Richard Cockerill. "He is a great young prospect and he seems to have found his home at Leicester in his time on loan with us. "We hope he continues to build on that first impression and we look forward to seeing his development here." Genge is in the England squad both for Saturday's Test at home to Wales and the June tour of Australia.

Summary: Leicester Tigers have signed new England loose-head prop Ellis Genge from newly-promoted Bristol.


Set in Singapore during the year 2065, Call of Duty: Black Ops III begins with a mission where players must investigate the "mysterious disappearance" of a CIA station. Ahead of its worldwide release on 6 November, US-based games maker Activision launched a series of tweets, setting up the opening scene for a fictional attack in Singapore. While the tweets aimed to tease fans and also introduced new characters to the game, many social media users were unimpressed at the way things were playing out on Twitter, saying the scenario was in bad taste. 1803: Fictional news network "Current Events Aggregate" sent out a breaking news tweet about "unconfirmed reports" of "an explosion" in Singapore's marina, exciting some gamers on Twitter while confusing others. 1814: "Emergency teams" began to converge on the area. 1821: Another update followed, confirming that the explosion took place at the "Singapore Research Laboratories" facility. 1852: Chaos ensued, causing major traffic jams around the city centre. This led to a "state of emergency" and the Singapore authorities declaring martial law. 1944: Military drones and riot police descended upon Chinatown to control the crowds. 2005: The "Singapore army" released a series of statements on the ground, establishing a "30-mile quarantine zone" and calling for citizens to remain in their homes. "There have been no claims of responsibility from any terror organization," it added in a tweet. 2035: Fictional army commander James Chung, also declared that martial law would "remain in place" until the incident was "firmly understood". 2237: The series of live tweets ended with an official message: "This was a glimpse into the future fiction of #BlackOps3" The popular first-person shooter franchise has attracted its fair share of controversy since its release in 2003. Earlier editions of the game focused on World War Two events while newer titles have been set during more recent times. Cuban authorities expressed unhappiness over a mission in one of the games, where players could attempt to overthrow and assassinate former leader Fidel Castro. Another Call of Duty expansion saw players raiding a news agency in Doha, widely speculated to be the offices of Arabic TV network al-Jazeera. Singapore's military would not give a comment on its view of the campaign, but thousands of social media have been interacting and engaging with it on Twitter. "There have been too many similar tragedies lately to joke in the way you did, without making your fiction clear," said a Twitter user in New York. Other users like Mark Lawson, criticised the stunt. "This Call of Duty stunt is so bad. So irresponsible," he said. "Faking news that could be devastating for those unaware it's video game marketing. Awful," said Twitter user Tauriq Moosa. Tech reporter Allegra Frank slammed the tweets in a blog post, saying: "As someone who has a minimum amount of story-based knowledge about Call of Duty, I can't say that the masquerade has taught me much about the game or increased my interest in it. "Instead, it stands solely as a notable failure in marketing, an attempt to grab some attention by playing

Summary: A "terror attack" has taken place in Singapore - all part of a controversial web campaign to launch the newest title from the popular Call of Duty video game franchise.


It is believed to have been spotted by a member of the public at about 09:30 on Saturday. Searches of the river have been carried out since 41-year-old Bryan Cowie was seen in the water near Dumfries town centre on Sunday. The recovery operation was carried out with the assistance of members of Nith Inshore Rescue. A police spokesman said: "We received a report of a male's body lying within the River Nith near to Kingholm Quay, Dumfries about 9.30am this morning. "With the assistance of Nith Inshore Rescue the body has been recovered and conveyed to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary. "No further details can be released at this time." A spokesman at Belfast Coastguards added: "We were asked to help assist police with the rescue of the body. "We have no information about his identity et this time."

Summary: Police have recovered a body from the River Nith at Kingholm Quay, two miles south of Dumfries.


Media playback is not supported on this device The substitute headed in a Cristiano Ronaldo cross after it appeared Clint Dempsey had sent the Americans through. Portugal took an early lead through Nani, but Jermaine Jones' superb strike levelled the scores just after an hour. A draw between Germany and USA will see both through, while Portugal must beat Ghana to have a chance of progressing. Portugal are relying on a Germany win and must also achieve a six-goal swing if they are to pip the USA to second place and reach the last 16. Realistically, they had needed to win in the Amazonian rainforest after a 4-0 thrashing by Germany in their opening game, but their performance was at least a marked improvement on that showing in Salvador. Media playback is not supported on this device For the USA - who had opened with a late win over Ghana - this was a performance characterised by attacking verve and defensive slackness, the latter allowing the European side to race into a fifth-minute lead, and also to hit back with the final whistle seconds away. Their first defensive lapse came when Geoff Cameron sliced an attempted clearance across the face of his goal to Nani, the Manchester United winger finishing emphatically past Everton keeper Tim Howard. The early goal stung the Americans into action, and they chased the game to create decent chances from which Clint Dempsey and Michael Bradley failed to test Portugal keeper Beto. But while Portugal looked vulnerable to the USA's rapid counter-attacks, they remained a threat going forward themselves and went close to doubling their lead just before the break when Nani struck the post from outside the area, and Eder's follow-up was brilliantly pushed over by Howard. "Michael Bradley, one of our most experienced players, loses it which gives Cristiano Ronaldo the chance. "Now USA are in a dangerous position, and it could come down to goal difference against Ghana - who look a better side than Portugal on this evidence." Ronaldo's participation had been in some doubt following a bout of tendonitis in his left knee, and while the World Player of the Year looked good when supplying his team mates, his finishing was wayward. Ten minutes into the second half, Bradley should have equalised, but the midfielder's side-footed shot from close range was superbly cleared off the line by Ricardo Costa. The miss was soon forgotten, though, when Jones side-stepped Nani before bending in a brilliant shot from outside the box beyond the static Beto. With less than 10 minutes to go, Dempsey stooped to guide the ball in off his midriff from close range for what looked to be the winner, until the defence switched off again in the 94th minute and Varela dived to meet Ronaldo's cross and claim what might still turn out to be a crucial point. USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann: "When you concede in the last second it is unfortunate, but it was an amazing game from us - I can't ask for any more. Now we have to get

Summary: Silvestre Varela's equaliser deep into injury time kept Portugal in the World Cup as their Group G clash with the USA ended in a dramatic draw in Manaus.


Arsenal will host Leicester City on Friday 11 August, with a 19:45 BST kick-off, as the Premier League starts its 25th anniversary season. Sky Sports were awarded the rights to screen 10 Friday night matches as part of their multi-million pound deal with the Premier League. Last season the broadcaster chose seven fixtures for the slot. Two years ago, Sky and BT paid a record £5.1bn for the right to show top-flight games for three seasons from 2016-17 - a 70% increase on the previous deal. Earlier this week, a BBC survey revealed more than a third of Premier League football fans said they regularly watch matches live online via unofficial streams.

Summary: The new Premier League season will kick off on a Friday evening for the first time, after TV fixtures were announced.


Mr Justice Colton backed legal action by construction company FP McCann Ltd. It brought the action after failing to land the deal to design and build the A8 dual carriageway between Belfast and Larne. That was despite it submitting the lowest bid. With the department also held to be in breach of a duty to the firm, compensation will be assessed at a later date. FP McCann issued proceedings over the tender for the work it submitted in 2009 as part of a joint venture with Balfour Beatty in a public procurement process run by the DRD's Road Service. The consortium, referred to as BBMC, did not secure the contract on the grounds that it had submitted an abnormally low tender, the court heard. Lawyers for FP McCann claimed it had been unlawfully denied the work and should be entitled to damages. The judge said there had been a clear breach of duty by the defendant in respect of its consideration of the BBMC bid. Adjourning the case for further submissions in assessing the scale of payout, he added: "The defendant's breach of duty should be marked by a meaningful award to reflect the loss of opportunity to the plaintiff to be awarded a significant and potentially lucrative contract."

Summary: The Department for Regional Development breached public contract regulations in rejecting a tender for a road contract worth up to £100m, a High Court judge has ruled.


But is the issue the result of local factors or a symptom of a more fundamental issue? The number of teacher vacancies in the north east, Highlands and the Northern Isles is relatively high. In many other parts of the country, there is no significant problem filling most teacher vacancies. Council umbrella body Cosla says the problem is in what it calls particular "pockets" of the country - rather than a national problem as such. In each of the last four years the Scottish government has increased student teacher numbers. It also argues it has addressed teacher unemployment and stabilised teacher numbers in recent years, and has dismissed any suggestions of a Scotland-wide shortage. There are a number of possible explanations for the problems in northern Scotland. For example, the cost of housing in some parts of the north east - an important factor in the overall cost of living - may deter people from moving there if they know their salary would go further in another part of the country. Young people In rural areas, it can be a challenge to find the right person for any skilled job. Young people from rural areas who want to become teachers will usually have left home at 18 to study - many may simply not fancy returning to a rural community, at least while they are in their 20s or 30s. It is important to distinguish between the drop in the overall number of teachers in Scotland in recent years and the all-too-real challenge some councils face filling advertised vacancies. Councils across Scotland are now committed to trying to maintain teacher numbers - the current council funding deal with the Scottish government makes this a formal obligation. But filling vacancies requires, of course, finding the right candidates. Councils in the north have tried a number of ideas - promoting what they believe to be the advantages of living in their area, for instance, or providing free accommodation. Different challenge One contentious issue is over just who can become a teacher. All teachers in Scotland have to register with the General Teaching Council for Scotland, but teachers from outside Scotland have to meet specific requirements. The biggest number of teachers from outside Scotland come, inevitably, from the rest of the UK. However teachers in England who, in effect, learned on the job as graduate trainees through the UK government's Teach First initiative cannot register in Scotland. Head teacher vacancies throw up a different challenge though. Head teachers are often promoted from within their own council area - they may go for a promoted post at their own school or a nearby school. If these vacancies are unfilled, it may beg questions over why some people appear not to want promoted. One recently claimed to BBC Scotland that the amount of bureaucracy and extra work for a relatively modest rise in salary meant that some may not believe the promotion to be worth it.

Summary: Plans for a summit aimed at tackling teacher shortages highlight an urgent problem in parts of northern and north east Scotland.


The college, which employs about 480 staff, said it had been operating with a "staff surplus" for several years which must now be addressed. The decision "has no impact" on students, it said, and although 76 posts might go, it was anticipated the final figure "will be less than this". UCU (University and College Union) said it had "seen it coming to some extent" but was "shocked" at the scale of it. Read more news for Shropshire The college said it would be offering voluntary redundancies to reduce the need for compulsory redundancies. Interim and agency staffing would be "significantly" reduced and there would be opportunities for staff to retrain, it added. A 30-day consultation has started to discuss the proposals. College principal and chief executive Graham Guest said its priority was to "build on the improvements noted and highlighted by both Ofsted and the FE commissioner" during recent visits. In its June 2016 inspection, Ofsted found the college was operating inadequately but has found improvements during two recent visits. The college is in the process of merging with the town's New College, but said the job proposals were nothing to do with that. It could not say if there would be further job losses when the merger takes place. Vice chair of the college branch of UCU Crispin Barker said the union had been in communication with management and knew about the financial pressure the college was under. Mr Barker said he was "sure" the figure of 76 would be reduced from what he had been told by the college. The union said it intended to work with college leaders to minimise any "potential impact upon the learner experience".

Summary: More than 70 jobs are facing the axe at Telford College of Arts and Technology.


Many of Paris's tourist attractions, including the Louvre and the Musee d'Orsay, closed on Saturday amid heightened security. The institutions reopened at 13:00 local time following a minute's silence to honour those who were killed. However the Eiffel Tower will remain closed until further notice. A message on the tower's website added "the Eiffel Tower will not sparkle" on Monday night, during the period of national mourning, at the request of Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo. A total of 129 people died in the attacks by Islamist militants. People were targeted in bars and restaurants, the Bataclan concert hall and the Stade de France. In explaining the decision to reopen the venues, French Culture Minister Fleur Pellerin said although France had suffered a tragic event, "culture is more than ever this symbolic place of self-discovery". Ms Pellerin added the government would help to boost security measures at public cultural institutions in Ile-de-France, the region immediately surrounding Paris. Its landmarks include the Louvre, which houses Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa painting, as well as the Eiffel Tower and the Notre Dame Cathedral. Eighty-nine people died at the Bataclan venue, where US rock band Eagles of Death Metal had been performing. Many concerts scheduled to take place in Paris over the weekend, including those by U2, Motorhead, Foo Fighters and Deftones, were also cancelled. Cinemas were also ordered to close following Friday's attacks, but most reopened on Sunday.

Summary: Public museums and other cultural venues in Paris have reopened following the attacks in the French capital on Friday.


Mr Trump's 2018 budget blueprint reportedly includes a 37% spending cut for the State Department and US Agency for International Development (USAID). He will set out to convince Congress of his proposal in his first address to a joint session on Tuesday night. But Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said his plan is "dead on arrival". "It's not going to happen. It would be a disaster. If you take soft power off the table then you're never going to win the war," Senator Graham said. Soft power is an American term that refers to diplomatic tools such as foreign aid and humanitarian relief. "What's most disturbing about the cut to the State Department's budget is it shows a lack of understanding of what it takes to win the war," Senator Graham continued. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell also said Mr Trump's reported deep cuts to the State Department would "probably not" pass Congress. The Republican-controlled Congress must approve any federal spending. To the White House, foreign aid might seem like an easy target for cuts, but those who protect the country think otherwise. In their letter to lawmakers more than 120 former military officers quoted the Defence Secretary James Mattis from his days as a field commander: "If you don't fully fund the State Department then I need to buy more ammunition." They argued that strengthening diplomacy and development were critical to preventing conflict. International assistance in the State Department budget does more than respond to humanitarian needs, it also supports policy goals. For example, it supplements the military fight against the so-called Islamic State through programmes to disrupt the group's financing and recruitment, and to stabilise communities where IS has been driven out. There's money to address the underlying causes of migration from Central America, and to strengthen allies such as Afghanistan and Ukraine. The former Secretary of State John Kerry was known to make a strong case for increasing the department's financing, (which at $50bn makes up just 1% of the entire budget). The new Secretary Rex Tillerson will have to fight simply to keep what he has, or the State Department will be marginalised in an administration focused on the military. The president released a budget proposal on Monday calling for a $54bn (Â£43bn) boost to military spending. This would be paid for, according to the plan, by gutting other programmes including foreign aid and the environmental agency. The White House also plans to reduce spending for the State Department and USAID, say US media reports, which together received an estimated $50.1bn during the current fiscal year, or a little more than 1% of the total federal budget. More than 120 retired generals have signed a letter urging Congress not to cut funding for diplomacy and foreign aid. The letter said: "As you and your colleagues address the federal budget for Fiscal Year 2018, we write as retired three and four star flag and general officers from all branches of the armed services to share our strong conviction that elevating and strengthening diplomacy and development alongside defense are critical to

Summary: Republicans are lining up against President Donald Trump's proposed budget cuts to the State Department, hours before his address to Congress.


The group, reported to be three men, two women and four children aged from two to 11, was held at Reyhanli, in Hatay province, near the Syrian border. Their intention in travelling to the region, where areas are controlled by Islamic State (IS) militants or an al-Qaeda affiliate, is not clear. The Foreign Office has said it is in contact with the Turkish authorities. The BBC's Mark Lowen said the information about the ages of the children had not been independently verified and it was too early to know where the group were intending to head to. "Were they heading for one of the more moderate groups in Syria. Were they heading for the area controlled by al-Nusra, the al-Qaeda affiliate? Or were they heading to so-called Islamic State territory?" he said. The group was taken to a police station in southern Turkey overnight, and then sent to the foreigners department awaiting deportation to the UK. They have undergone medical examinations and had their finger-prints taken. The United Nations estimates the number of foreign fighters joining militant groups is more than 25,000, from 100 different nations. About 600 Britons are believed to have gone to Syria or Iraq since IS seized control of large swathes of territory there. Most are thought to have volunteered as fighters for the militant Islamist group. Around half are believed to have later returned to the UK, the Metropolitan Police has said. The latest detentions come two weeks after three British teenagers were stopped from travelling into Syria from Turkey. The three - two aged 17 and one 19, from north-west London - were arrested following a tip-off from British police and flown back to the UK. They have since been released on police bail. They had flown to Turkey from Barcelona and were arrested at Sabiha Gokcen airport in Istanbul. Fadi Hakura, Turkey analyst for Chatham House, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the recent arrests showed the Turkish government was "taking more effective measures to control the flow of fighters and supporters into Syria". He said there was now "more enhanced security and intelligence cooperation between Turkey and its Western counterparts, especially with the exchange of names that Turkey needs to prohibit [IS supporters] from crossing into Syria". The Turkish government has said it cannot make a 560-mile border watertight and will act when it has prior warning. In February this year there were recriminations between British police and Turkish officials after three London schoolgirls disappeared from Turkey, apparently having crossed the border into Syria. Shamima Begum, Amira Abase, both 15, and Kadiza Sultana, 16 had flown to Istanbul and travelled to the border region. Turkish officials said they had not been warned promptly enough by British police to intercept them - Scotland Yard denied this.

Summary: Nine British nationals have been detained in Turkey after allegedly trying to enter Syria illegally.


It is hoped the sale, to be handled by estate agent Knight Frank, will cover the Â£502m debts accrued by a firm which tried to redevelop the landmark site. The 39-acre property is on the Thames and a new public park is planned there. Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed government backing for plans to extend the London Underground's Northern Line into the heart of the area. Stephan Miles-Brown, head of residential development at Knight Frank, said: "This is the first time Battersea Power Station has ever been offered for sale on the open market. "As one of the UK's most recognisable landmarks, Knight Frank anticipates considerable interest in a scheme that is among the most exciting in the world today. "Battersea Power Station is as iconic as the Chrysler Building in New York or the Eiffel Tower, and familiar to people who may have never even been to London." The Grade II listed building opened in 1933 and generated power until 1983. As such any building work would require listed building consent - even minor works, such as painting. It was acquired by Real Estate Opportunities, the majority owner of the holding company, in 2006. Last year its debts on the project were called in by creditors.

Summary: Battersea Power Station is being offered for sale on the open market for the first time.


The 27-year-old is the first player to join the club since Thomas Christiansen was appointed head coach last week. The Poland international has previously had spells in his homeland and Germany. Klich told the club website: "I'm excited to come to England and test myself in the Championship and I can't wait to get going." Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Summary: Leeds United have signed FC Twente midfielder Mateusz Klich for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.


Leanne Wood spoke against a call by former Plaid MP Adam Price during the party's spring conference to consider the idea as a way of creating jobs. Ms Wood told BBC Wales income tax powers for Wales were many years away. She doubted many Plaid Cymru delegates would agree with Mr Price but added it was an "interesting debate". Speaking on Radio Wales' Sunday Supplement, Ms Wood said Mr Price had made the suggestion before. "We're not in a position to outline our tax policy at this stage. It's very unlikely that if Wales does get tax sharing powers that we will have these powers before 2021 according to the Silk process," she told the programme. "What we need to do in Wales is turn around the economy. "We've got to do everything that we can to create jobs. I'm not going to stifle debate on how we do that. "We have to have business support to create jobs. We can't do it in the public sector alone or creating jobs in charities. "We've got to have a strong business sector; stronger than we've already got." However, she added: "I don't agree with Adam's position on cutting the top rate of tax and I'm sure that many delegates in Plaid Cymru wouldn't agree with that either, but it's an interesting debate." On Friday, Ms Wood used her conference speech to urge voters to reject "damaging Europhobia" led by UKIP in May's European elections. She appealed to ex-Liberal and Green voters not to stay at home, and said only Plaid Cymru could "further the Welsh national interest at the heart of Europe". She argued voting for Plaid was the way to keep issues such as climate change, international cooperation and tax avoidance on the European agenda, and said the May election could be the last of its kind in the UK if "we do not make our voices heard". She called a vote for UKIP "a vote against Wales - a vote against the Welsh national interest". Nathan Gill, UKIP's Welsh lead candidate for the European elections said supporters and members were angered by Ms Wood's claim that voting for UKIP meant people were against Wales. He said recent polls showed UK were "outpolling Plaid Cymru for this May's Euro election. "For the party to descend to gutter politics and mud slinging is bigoted and outrageous." Former Plaid leader and former assembly presiding officer Dafydd Elis-Thomas later criticised Ms Wood for her attack on UKIP. He said: "It is facile and assumes a kind of superiority that we decide who is Welsh and who is not Welsh. "A party which gets votes from ordinary citizens in Wales has to be taken seriously. "It clearly represents a point of view in Wales."

Summary: Plaid Cymru is unlikely to make cutting the top rate of tax one of its policies if Wales ever receives income tax varying powers, its leader has said.


The Reds, who are fifth in National Two South, beat third-placed Chinnor 29-12 for a second win in a row. "Tommy Phillips, Ben Priddey and Craig Williams really led the team from the front," Churcher told BBC Cornwall. "If your front row and front five are making 70-plus tackles in a game you're going to be doing well and that's what happened against Chinnor." The Reds face seven teams who are below them in the table in their next eight games, as well as league leaders Old Elthamians. Churcher believes his side still has a lot of room for improvement, adding: "Chinnor wasn't the complete performance, but emotionally it was a really dogged performance. "We've got to build on what we did last weekend, because if we don't, last weekend will have been a waste of time."

Summary: Redruth boss Marek Churcher says his side's front row have been key to the club's good form.


QK Cold Stores (Marston) Ltd was prosecuted by South Kesteven District Council after the incident in June. Grantham magistrates heard the employee was walking towards a freezer room in the warehouse's main bay when it happened. The man equired skin grafts to repair the damage to his right leg. At a hearing on Thursday, the court was told the council's environmental health team found no rear beacon on the forklift truck and a broken light. It was also unclear whether the driver had sounded the horn, as required. For the company, Phil Cookson entered guilty pleas to offences under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. In mitigation, he said the firm had evaluated its risk assessment and since the incident had made £75,000 worth of improvements in the warehouse, including creating new pedestrian walkways for staff to avoid areas used by forklifts.

Summary: A firm has been fined almost £14,000 after a fork lift truck reversed over a man's leg in a warehouse, ripping his skin to the bone.


The film's trailer attracted more "dislikes" than any trailer ever on YouTube, which suggested a concerted campaign by some fans of the original. The Guardian is one of the papers that gives the film four stars: "Call off the trolls - Paul Feig's female reboot is a blast," it said. "Fun oozes from almost every frame," Nigel M Smith said. "Most crucially, the mean-spirited reception to the film before anyone had seen it does not seem to have put a dampener on the movie itself." Robbie Collin in The Telegraph said: "The 2016 vintage of Ghostbusters speaks to its time with the same withering comic accuracy and hot-air-balloon-sized sense of fun as the 1984 original." The New York Times' Manohla Dargis said: "the new, cheerfully silly Ghostbusters is that rarest of big-studio offerings â€” a movie that is a lot of enjoyable, disposable fun. "Girls rule, women are funny, get over it." Empire magazine has given the film three stars. Jonathan Pile said: "an effectively spooky opening gives way to a film that's fun, funny and full of energy. It's almost as if it never mattered that the four main characters were women. Strange that." While Screen International's critic Tim Grierson said the remake was "a consistently funny pleasure". "Never quite as sharp or inspired as the 1984 original, but radiating such good cheer that comparisons between the two films don't much matter." But not all reviews were positive. Vanity Fair critic Richard Lawson was one of those not so impressed. He called it "a flat, occasionally charming disappointment". "It spends so much time doing battle with its legacy that it forgets to be its own movie, putting a talented cast to waste and marking another disappointment in this dreadful summer movie season." Chief film critic Peter Debruge with Variety agreed - he said the film spent "far too much energy channelling the original to establish its own identity." Hollywood Reporter, David Rooney said: "The unfunny mess that hits theatres Friday, like a big goopy splat of ectoplasm, will no doubt make those naysayers feel vindicated. "But the fact is that an oestrogen-infused makeover, particularly one with such a comedically gifted cast, was a promising idea. Sadly, that's where the inventiveness ended." The film, which stars Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon and Kristen Wiig, had its world premiere in Los Angeles on 9 July. Speaking at the premiere Ghostbusters director Paul Feig said he understood fans were "nervous" about the film. "I understand people are very passionate about this movie ... I get it. People are nervous. If I wasn't doing the movie, I would have been nervous. "All I can say is we came to it with such a purity of spirit and so desperate to give a new audience what we all felt 32 years ago when we first saw it in a theatre." Jamie East, film editor for The Sun, was one critic who received tweets questioning whether he had been paid for his review. He tweeted: "Ignore the haters - #Ghostbusters is really, really good." Helen O'Hara,

Summary: The Ghostbusters all female reboot has opened to mainly positive reviews.


It may be their signature pose, but how and why the birds perch on one limb has been a longstanding puzzle. Now, a team from the US has shown that flamingos employ no active muscular effort when they're unipedal, meaning they are also expending less energy. A passive mechanism is engaged in the one-legged position, allowing flamingos to stand proud while having a doze. Previously, researchers had wondered whether the one-legged position might help reduce muscle fatigue, as the birds alternated from standing on one leg to the other. Other teams have proposed that this behaviour helps regulate body temperature. Now, Prof Young-Hui Chang, from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in Atlanta, and Lena H Ting, of Atlanta's Emory University, have uncovered the mechanical secrets behind this impressive trick. The researchers conducted several experiments with both live and dead birds. Amazingly, they found that flamingo cadavers could be made to stand one-legged without any external support. In a paper published in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters, they describe this phenomenon as a "passive gravitational stay mechanism". "If you look at the bird from the front, while they're standing on one leg, the foot is directly beneath the body which means that their leg is angled inward. That's the pose you have to strike in order to engage the stay mechanism," Prof Chang told BBC News. However, dead birds cannot stand unsupported on two legs, suggesting a greater role for active muscle force in this posture: "If you tilt it to the vertical, like you would if you were standing on two legs, the whole thing disengages," said the director of the Comparative Neuromechanics Laboratory at Georgia Tech. The researchers also studied live birds, and showed that when they were standing one-legged and resting, they hardly moved at all - underlining the stability of this passive position. However, the birds did sway somewhat when the one-legged posture was combined with an activity, such as grooming or calling out. Prof Chang said the underlying anatomical apparatus that enables the passive posture was not yet understood - this is the next step in the team's research. But he explained that the phenomenon did not involve the limb joints locking. "A lock would imply that it's fixed in both directions. What we found is that it's fixed in one direction, but flexible in the other direction, so we call it a 'stay' rather than a 'lock'. It's more akin to a doorstop," he told me. Dr Matthew Anderson, an experimental psychologist who specialises in animal behaviour at St Joseph's University in Philadelphia, described the team's results as a "significant step forward". The researcher, who was not involved with the latest study, added: "They begin to answer the question of how flamingos are able to rest on one leg. Importantly, these authors do not examine when and where flamingos actually utilise the behaviour in question, and thus this paper does not really address the issue of why flamingos rest while on one leg." Dr Anderson's own research suggests that the birds adopt the unusual

Summary: Flamingos expend less energy standing on one leg than in a two-legged stance, scientists have confirmed.


The Department for Education (DfE) met the expense from its overall budget, says the National Audit Office report. "The department was unprepared for the financial implications of rapid expansion," the authors say. The government said it made "no apology for spending money on a programme that is proven to drive up standards". In May 2010 there were 203 academies, which are publicly funded independent state schools directly accountable to the DfE and outside local authority control. The programme was started by the Labour government as a way to transform struggling schools. After the election the Education Secretary, Michael Gove, announced plans to allow all schools in England to convert to academy status. By September 2012 some 2,309 schools had converted, representing a growth of 1,307%, and 48% of secondary pupils were attending academies. Amyas Morse, head of the National Audit Office (NAO), said the increase was "a significant achievement - however the Department for Education was not sufficiently prepared for the financial implications of such a rapid expansion, or for the challenge of overseeing and monitoring such a large number of new academies". According to the report, the department had budgeted £7.3bn to set up and run academies in the two years from April 2010 to March 2012. It says officials were expecting some extra expenditure, to cover factors such as additional insurance, but were unprepared for the numbers of academies wanting to convert. In fact the total expenditure on academies amounted to £8.3bn - £1bn over budget. The £1bn includes £350m paid to local authorities for temporary continued funding of places at non-academy schools, effectively double funding places while academies were being set up. The report says that to fund the expansion and remain within overall spending limits, the DfE had to find the money from other budgets, including the main schools settlement. A spokesman for the Department for Education said: "We make no apology for the fact that more schools than even we imagined have opted to convert, and no apology for spending money on a programme that is proven to drive up standards and make long-term school improvements. "We want as many schools as possible to take advantage of the significant benefits academy status brings because it means more schools run by great heads and teachers, not local authority or Whitehall bureaucrats, and more children getting a first-class education. "The Department for Education has made significant savings in the last two and a half years and also set aside significant contingencies which have been set against the growth in academies. "Additionally, the costs of converting academies have already fallen by 53% per academy. We anticipate further changes we are making will radically reduce costs in 2013-14 and beyond." Margaret Hodge MP, chairwoman of the Commons public accounts committee, said: "The decision to change fundamentally the nature of the programme away from one solely directed at struggling schools is up to the government, but taxpayers have the right to expect a more considered and controlled approach to public spending than the department has so far displayed." Shadow education secretary Stephen

Summary: A tenfold increase in the number of English schools converting to academies has meant £1bn in extra costs, says the government's spending watchdog.


Emily Thornberry said Labour would not "frustrate Brexit" even if it failed to amend the bill. Ten shadow ministers were among 47 Labour MPs who rejected party orders to back it last week. Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said frontbenchers would have to quit if they defied the whip at the next vote. The draft legislation comes back to the Commons on Monday for three days of debate culminating in a vote on its third reading. Speaking on BBC's The Andrew Marr Show, Ms Thornberry rejected a suggestion the party was "hopelessly divided" on the issue. She said she understood colleagues not wanting to vote in favour of invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which begins the formal departure process, but said: "We have said that we will not frustrate Brexit. We have got our instructions from the British people. We are democrats and the public have voted to leave the European Union." Labour will try to amend the draft legislation to secure what it calls a "meaningful vote" on the final deal struck between Theresa May and the EU, and to guarantee the status of EU nationals in the UK and Britons living elsewhere in Europe. Shadow business secretary Clive Lewis has said he will vote against the bill unless Labour's amendments are accepted, describing them as "red lines". Ms Thornberry declined to say whether they were non-negotiable red lines for her party, and denied it was "illogical" to demand amendments but still back the bill in the final vote if they are rejected. "There will need to be back channels, private conversations. There are many conversations going on now," she said. "We are speaking to government, we are speaking to Tory backbenchers and we are trying to get a compromise that will work." One of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's closest allies, shadow home secretary Diane Abbott, missed Wednesday's vote, citing illness. Former Labour minister Caroline Flint criticised Ms Abbott, telling ITV's Peston on Sunday: "We used to have man flu, we now have Brexit flu that Diane has created hereâ€¦ it's about being part of a team. "I think she holds one of the most important portfolios within a shadow cabinet. If she can't support the leader on this then she should go." But former Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman defended Ms Abbott, pointing out she had earlier said on television she would back the bill so had "already taken the flak on it". Among the rebels in last week's second reading vote were 10 members of the front bench, who would ordinarily be expected to step down after defying leadership instructions to back the bill. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn told BBC Radio 4's The World This Weekend that changes to his shadow cabinet would be announced "in the coming few days". Asked if he should be lenient, he added: "I'm a very lenient person." Speaking later, he said he expected Ms Abbott to vote with the party this week. Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said the shadow cabinet would decide how to approach Wednesday's third reading vote on the Brexit

Summary: The shadow foreign secretary has suggested Labour will continue to support legislation paving the way for Brexit as it passes through Parliament.


The Vikings led the table after winning six of their first seven games but slipped from the top after losing to Warrington on 25 March. Betts' side currently lie in fifth place in the table and face league leaders Warrington again on Friday. "I don't see our form being that bad, we've just lost some games," Betts told BBC Radio Merseyside. "We've lost some momentum to look at the table, but internally we're still doing some good things." After conceding 108 points in their opening seven matches, Widnes' fortunes have changed of late, with the Vikings conceding 103 points in their last four games. "It's about doing the little things well, keeping the confidence high and doing the things we did at the beginning of the year with the same kind of determination," he added. "We know we've got to get moving back in the league but Warrington are saying the same thing and there are guys who are fighting to get some momentum in their league positions."

Summary: Head coach Denis Betts is not worried about Widnes' recent form despite four consecutive Super League defeats.


The 49-strong team for the event, which will be at London Stadium in Stratford from 14-23 July, contains 10 athletes who won gold at Rio 2016. Two-time Paralympic champion Peacock, 24, missed out on the 2015 World Championships through injury and will look to recapture the 100m title he claimed in 2013. Media playback is not supported on this device Britain won 31 medals in Doha two years ago, including 13 golds, finishing fourth in the medal table. London will be the first time the event has been held in the same city and in the same summer as the World Athletics Championships, which run from 4-13 August. Six-time world champion David Weir is not included after withdrawing from British Athletics following a fallout with coach Jenni Banks, and double T11 100m and 200m Paralympic champion Libby Clegg misses out with an injury. Cox, 26, who has multiple sclerosis, won gold medals in track cycling and athletics at Rio 2016, but has focused her training on athletics this year before her defence of her T37 100m title. Cockroft, 24, won world gold in the T34 100m, 400m and 800m two years ago, a treble she repeated in Rio last year. Whitehead, 40, can become a four-time T42 200m world champion in London, while Jo Butterfield will be given the opportunity to defend her club throw titles in the F51 and and Aled Davies his shot title in the F42 . T38 sprinter Sophie Hahn, who has cerebral palsy, can win her third individual 100m world title, despite only being 20. Paralympic champions Hollie Arnold and Aled Sion Davies are among nine athletes from Wales included.

Summary: Paralympic champions Jonnie Peacock, Hannah Cockroft, Richard Whitehead and Kadeena Cox are in the Great Britain squad for next month's World Para-Athletics Championships in London.


Hutchinson is involved in metal design and manufacturing and laser cutting. The jobs will be recruited over the next three years. A further 40 new jobs have been filled in the past nine months at the company. The jobs consist of manufacturing roles, business development and sales and marketing. It is part of a Â£4.1m investment supported by Invest Northern Ireland. The investment includes the expansion of the company's Kilrea site and further investment in laser technology with the addition of two new lasers.

Summary: Forty jobs are being created in Kilrea, County Londonderry, and in Antrim town, by manufacturing company the Hutchinson Group.


Tight-head Rae, 22, has committed himself to the Warriors until May 2019, having joined in 2013. Fellow Scot Bhatti, 23, has agreed professional terms with Glasgow for next season. The loose-head has spent most of this season playing for Premiership side Melrose but has featured three times for the Warriors. "It has always been a dream of mine to be a professional rugby player, so I'm really happy to have signed a contract with Glasgow," he told Glasgow's website. Rae previously had spells on loan at London Scottish and Benetton Treviso and has been capped up to Scotland Under-20 level. "Glasgow is my home club and all my family are here and I'm enjoying it," he said. "I want to play well for my club and if I got the opportunity to play for Scotland one day, that would be a bonus." Sixth in the Pro12, Glasgow visit third-placed Ospreys on Sunday.

Summary: Props D'arcy Rae and Jamie Bhatti have signed new contracts with Glasgow Warriors.