The four drove a vehicle into the compound in Karakax county, and set off explosives that killed one person and injured three others, they said. State media said it was a terrorist attack. The area, predominantly Muslim Uighur, has suffered years of unrest. The authorities blame the history of violence on Islamist militants. Human rights and exiled Uighur groups accuse the government of repressing the Muslim community. State news agency Xinhua did not specify whether the four people were killed by authorities on the spot or later in the day. Last month Chinese authorities began confiscating passports from people in the region, saying it was a move to combat violence. Uighurs, which makes up about 45% of Xinjiang's population, have often complained about having restrictions put on their freedom of movement.

Summary: Chinese police have shot dead four people who attacked a Communist Party building in western Xinjiang province, local government officials say.


American Hoffman, 40, carded a three-over 75 to drop to four under overall, before Spain's Garcia, 37, shot a 69. Belgium's Pieters hit a 68, while American Fowler shot a day's best 67. Rory McIlroy (73) is one over as he seeks a career Grand Slam but defending champion Danny Willett missed the cut. Englishman Willett ended one over the cut line on seven over after shooting 78 in blustery winds that made conditions tricky at the Georgia course, although most players did find scoring easier than on the opening day. Only two players - Hoffman and compatriot William McGirt - shot under 70 on Thursday, but seven men managed the same feat in the second round - including Garcia, Fowler and Pieters. "I felt like I played great, I felt like I hit the ball better than the first day," said Garcia, the world number 11. "The course is still very difficult, and I made a couple of stupid mistakes but I can be happy because of the way the course is playing," he added. Garcia has been one of the game's leading players since bursting onto the European Tour scene as a teenager, consistently hovering in and around the world's top 10 and challenging for leading honours. But his failure to win one of the four majors, after several near misses in 22 top-10 finishes, is a blemish on an otherwise stellar career. Two impressive rounds at a blustery Augusta have left him well-placed to shake off the unwanted tag of being one of golf's most famous 'nearly men'. Garcia made a flying start to his second round with birdies on the first three holes before dropping his first shot of the tournament on the fourth. Then came total confusion after a mistake on the Masters scoring system. Garcia scored a bogey on the par-four 10th, but it was changed on the scoring system to a triple-bogey seven - dropping him down the leaderboard. The mistake was eventually rectified by tournament officials about an hour later, moving him back into tied second and two behind Hoffman. Two more birdies at the 15th and 17th wiped out Hoffman's lead, although the Ryder Cup stalwart missed a six-foot birdie putt on the last to take the outright clubhouse lead. "I've shown myself many times that I can contend and I truly feel I can not only win one major, but more than one," said Garcia. On the scorecard mix-up, he added: "I saw it on the leaderboard on the 13th but the main thing was I knew where I stood." Hoffman, 40, caused a shock when he shot a stunning seven-under 65 to lead on Thursday but, unsurprisingly, the Californian was unable to replicate this remarkable feat. His round was ruined by five bogeys in six holes around the turn, although he recovered to birdie the 13th and stay in the hunt. "Any time this place firms up, it plays its hardest just because it's hard to control your golf ball," said Hoffman, who has only previously claimed one top-25 finish at

Summary: Charley Hoffman's overnight advantage was wiped out as Sergio Garcia, Rickie Fowler and Thomas Pieters pegged him back for a four-way tie at the halfway stage of the Masters at Augusta.


The English rider crashed at this year's TT and the Fireblade bike has been plagued by mechanical problems. Martin told MCN that he was quitting road racing but he later clarifying his position on Facebook. "I've not given up on racing or road racing but I've got no plans to do anymore road racing on the Hondas this year," he said. Martin didn't race at the North West 200 after team-mate John McGuinness crashed in practice and he will not compete in next month's Ulster Grand Prix. He added: "The TT was a bloody disaster, aside from walking the dog and racing the Mugen, I didn't enjoy it. "It was clear even before that we were going to struggle and then it turned into me really being a test rider, which I did. "But after we did more testing at Cadwell a few weeks back, I said to the team the bike won't be competitive at the Ulster Grand Prix and they decided to withdraw me from the event, although they didn't tell me, which is OK as the decision was made for me. "There's no unfinished business and I want to race classics and oddball stuff."

Summary: Road racer Guy Martin says he will not compete for Honda for the rest of 2017 after a frustrating season.


Mr Hammond dismissed reports of angry rows between the two as "tittle tattle" although he jokingly acknowledged he occasionally swore. Mrs May said she was "focused on 8 June". Mr Hammond and Mrs May were speaking at a press conference they arranged to attack Labour's election manifesto. Taking questions from journalists after claiming Labour's pledges created a multibillion pound "black hole", they were asked about reports of a rift between their offices since the U-turn over National Insurance in March's Budget. Asked by BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg whether they would "still be neighbours" after the general election - the chancellor's official residence is 11 Downing Street - Mrs May said: "I think it's true to say that the chancellor and I and every other member of my team are focused on 8 June." She was also pressed to give an endorsement of her chancellor, replying that she was "very happy to do so". "As Philip says, we have worked together for many years," she said. "Longer than we would care to identify - that's an age-related comment, nothing else." Mr Hammond said he and Mrs May worked "very closely together". He added: "What I candidly admitted - and my family will confirm this - is I do occasionally swear." This morning the chancellor's admission that he sometimes swears, as he sought to play down reports of rows with Team May, won't have helped. Nor will the PM twice refusing to say he would still be her chancellor if she is elected. She did, at the third time of asking give him her endorsement. And moving him after the election if the Tories win would be a dramatic and risky move. But this morning's excursion won't have helped relations between the two addresses. Read Laura's blog

Summary: Prime Minister Theresa May has laughed off questions about whether Chancellor Philip Hammond would still be in place after the general election.


Its annual report singles out President Donald Trump as an example of an "angrier and more divisive politics". But it criticises other leaders, including those of Turkey, Hungary and the Philippines, who it says have used narratives of fear, blame and division. The group also says governments are exploiting refugees for political ends. The report, which covers 159 countries, cited a rise in hate speech across the US and Europe targeting refugees and said the reverberations would see more attacks on people on the basis of race, gender, nationality and religion. It criticised countries that, it said, once claimed to champion rights abroad and that were now rolling back human rights at home. "Instead of fighting for people's rights, too many leaders have adopted a dehumanizing agenda for political expediency," Salil Shetty, secretary general of Amnesty International, said in a statement. "The limits of what is acceptable have shifted. Politicians are shamelessly and actively legitimizing all sorts of hateful rhetoric and policies based on people's identity: misogyny, racism and homophobia." The group made special reference to Mr Trump's executive order last month that banned refugees and immigrants from seven mostly Muslim countries from entering the US. It said Mr Trump put "his hateful xenophobic pre-election rhetoric" into action by signing the measure. The US president, who recently said he was the "least racist" and "least anti-Semitic person", is expected to unveil an updated order this week. But Amnesty also mentioned Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban as leaders who were using the "us versus them" rhetoric. "2016 was the year when the cynical use of 'us vs them' narratives of blame, hate and fear took on a global prominence to a level not seen since the 1930s," Mr Shetty added, citing the year when Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany. "A new world order where human rights are portrayed as a barrier to national interests makes the ability to tackle mass atrocities dangerously low, leaving the door open to abuses reminiscent of the darkest times of human history." Kate Allen, director of Amnesty UK, criticised as "shameful" the recent decision by the British government to halt the scheme which allowed the entry of unaccompanied refugee children already in Europe, estimated to be 90,000. The group also cited in its report: The London-based group exceptionally launched its report in Paris, saying that France has seen an erosion of its rights in the name of security. The French government says its measures, which followed a series of attacks in 2015, are necessary to protect the country.

Summary: Politicians who have used a divisive and dehumanised rhetoric are creating a more divided and dangerous world, says rights group Amnesty International.


Media playback is unsupported on your device 1 July 2014 Last updated at 16:43 BST The country's largest union, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa), claims that more than 200,000 members are striking.

Summary: Engineering and metal workers in South Africa have gone on strike after talks on Monday failed to reach an agreement over pay.


30 December 2016 Last updated at 17:39 GMT In the last decade alone they've bought up Pixar, Marvel and Lucas Films which owned The Star Wars empire - leading to suggestions that they are now so powerful that they have colonised childhoods. Children's author Michael Rosen says Disney can reinvent itself "like the Royal Family". He told Radio 4's The World at One that Disney has been successful at selling itself by doing things "in an ambivalent way".

Summary: Disney has become the first film studio to take $7bn (Â£5.7bn) in global ticket sales for 2016.


Cook made an unbeaten half-century against the tourists for South Africa A in a warm-up match before the series. The 33-year-old is the son of former Proteas Test batsman Jimmy Cook. England have already won the four-match series and lead it 2-0 after beating South Africa by seven wickets in Johannesburg on Saturday. "Stephen has been in excellent form this season and gives us another option at the top of the order," said chief selector Linda Zondi. He looks set to replace the out-of-form Stiaan van Zyl, who has made just 69 runs in five innings at the top of the order. Cook has scored two centuries and a 76 in his past three matches for the Highveld Lions. Dale Steyn retains his place in a 17-man squad for the match, but is thought to be struggling with the shoulder injury that has kept him out of the past two Tests. Quinton de Kock is also set to return as wicketkeeper. He was ruled out of the third Test after injuring his knee while walking his dogs, but his replacement Dane Vilas has not been included this time. South Africa squad: AB de Villiers (c), Kyle Abbott, Hashim Amla, Temba Bavuma, Stephen Cook, Quinton de Kock (wkt), JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Morne Morkel, Chris Morris, Dane Piedt, Kagiso Rabada, Rilee Rossouw, Dale Steyn, Stiaan van Zyl, Hardus Viljoen.

Summary: Uncapped opener Stephen Cook has been added to the South Africa squad for the final Test against England, which starts in Pretoria on Friday.


The 22-year-old Scotland international made five appearances for Leeds in 2012 and was released by the Rhinos at the end of the 2013 Super League season. Hood will join his former Leeds team-mate Ben Jones-Bishop at the Red Devils next season. "I'm very pleased that I've got this chance again and I'm going to take it with both hands," said Hood. He told BBC Radio Manchester: "It's a massive challenge. I've had a couple of years out of top-flight rugby and it's a big change. "You don't realise how much it benefits you being full-time. I'm really looking forward to getting back into it."

Summary: Salford Red Devils have signed hooker Liam Hood from Championship One Hunslet Hawks on a two-year deal from 2015.


Murray, 25, who has already secured Rio Olympic qualification, was down in 21st after the fencing round. Strong swimming and run-shoot combined events helped her climb to ninth and reach Sunday's final in Bath. She is joined by Great Britain team-mates Kate French, Freyja Prentice and Francesca Summers. Britain will claim the maximum of two Olympic berths for the women's event if any of the GB athletes - other than Murray - can finish in the top eight in Sunday's final at the University of Bath. "I sometimes struggle to find that spark and have the same adrenalin that I do in the final during qualification," said Murray, who was fourth in the women's team event alongside Mhairi Spence on Wednesday. "Hopefully I can step things up at the weekend," she added. World junior champion Summers, who won Youth Olympic silver in 2014, secured the last automatic qualification place in the first of the combined heats. "I took lots of confidence from winning world junior gold in Mexico," she told BBC Sport. "It's a big step-up in standard, but the target was to reach the final and I'm so happy I've done that." On Saturday Jamie Cooke, Tom Toolis and Joe Choong will compete in the men's final knowing a top-eight finish will attain them a Rio Olympic qualification.

Summary: Olympic silver medallist Samantha Murray recovered from a difficult start to remain on course for a first individual European pentathlon title.


The daily Yeni Safak said its offices and those of Yeni Akit were attacked. No casualties were reported. It said four masked assailants attacked the Yeni Safak building. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze. Police have cordoned off the area around the building. The two papers support the governing AK Party of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Yeni Akit offices are 20km (12 miles) away from the Yeni Safak building, and the night-time attacks happened almost at the same time, early on Thursday. Windows in both buildings were shattered by the gunfire, Istanbul police said. "Numerous spent bullet casings were also found at both scenes," the police added. They are now hunting the assailants. So far no group has claimed it was behind the attacks. Last September, pro-government protesters attacked the offices of the daily Hurriyet, accusing the paper of misquoting President Erdogan.

Summary: Unidentified assailants have hurled petrol bombs and fired shots at the Istanbul offices of two staunchly pro-government Turkish newspapers, the papers and the police say.


The 25-year-old striker has played for three promotion-winning Championship sides in four seasons, at Hamilton, Hearts and Hibs. United face Morton in the Premiership play-off quarter-final first leg at Cappielow on Tuesday, 9 May. "I am joining a fantastic club with a great reputation who are set up to be in the Premiership," Keatings said. "I look forward to joining Dundee United. I have enjoyed playing at Tannadice, and my goal is to be scoring in the Premiership for United whether it is next season or beyond." Keatings made 30 appearances for Championship winners Hibs this season, scoring eight goals.

Summary: Hibernian striker James Keatings has signed a pre-contract agreement with Dundee United.


Relegated Villa were leading 2-1 at Vicarage Road before two late goals from Watford captain Troy Deeney. Ayew and team-mate Idrissa Gana Gueye were then allegedly involved in an incident involving home supporters. Reports suggest the Ghana international, 24, climbed over advertising boards to confront fans. Ayew, who was substituted in the 79th minute, is believed to have taken exception to something said in the Sir Elton John Stand. His low drive had earlier restored Villa's lead, but Aly Cissokho was sent off with 17 minutes to play and Watford mounted a late comeback.

Summary: The Football Association says it will investigate striker Jordan Ayew's actions during Aston Villa's 3-2 defeat at Watford on Saturday.


Media playback is not supported on this device Scarlets led by 14 points after a frantic first half with Aaron Shingler, Jonathan Evans and DTH van der Merwe scoring tries. Hadleigh Parkes' score - following a superb break by Rhys Patchell 30 seconds after the break - clinched the bonus point and the game. Blues could add only a diving Blaine Scully try to Tom James' early score. After losing their first three games of the season, Scarlets overtake the Blues - who have lost their last three - to move into sixth place in the Pro12 table. The absence of 13 first-choice players on Wales international duty did little to detract from the atmosphere and excitement, although some of the defending was less than top-class. A noisy Friday night crowd were whipped up by four tries in the opening 23 minutes. And they really found their voice during a series of re-set scrummages lasting more than seven minutes before the interval, which eventually resulted in props Taufa'ao Filise and Wyn Jones being shown yellow cards. Scarlets held out under intense pressure with the home crowd baying in vain for referee Lloyd Linton to award a penalty try. Their sense of injustice was further fuelled when Patchell, playing at the Arms Park for the first time since leaving Blues for Scarlets, broke from his own half to set up Parkes from the restart. Media playback is not supported on this device The meeting of the Shingler brothers was another sub-text for the fixture and took its own farcical twist when Aaron was shown a yellow card after being tackled without the ball by Steven. Blues eventually claimed a try when Scully scored acrobatically, but in spite of dominating possession and benefitting from a lopsided penalty count, they could not close the gap further. Forwards Ryan Elias, Will Boyd and Shingler were outstanding in a dominant Scarlets display at the breakdown, the visitors aided by a misfiring Blues lineout. Cardiff Blues: Matthew Morgan; Blaine Scully, Cory Allen, Rey Lee-Lo, Tom James; Steve Shingler, Tomos Williams; Rhys Gill, Kirby Myhill, Taufa'ao Filise, George Earle, James Down, Macauley Cook, Josh Turnbull (capt), Cam Dolan. Replacements: Matthew Rees, Brad Thyer, Dillon Lewis, Seb Davies, Shane Lewis-Hughes, Lloyd Williams, Jarrod Evans, Dan Fish. Scarlets: Aled Thomas; DTH van der Merwe, Steff Hughes, Hadleigh Parkes (capt), Steff Evans; Rhys Patchell, Jonathan Evans; Wyn Jones, Ryan Elias, Werner Kruger, Tom Price, David Bulbring, Aaron Shingler, Will Boyde, John Barclay. Replacements: Emyr Phillips, Dylan Evans, Peter Edwards, Lewis Rawlins, James Davies, Aled Davies, Dan Jones, Ioan Nicholas Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU) Assistants: Cammy Rudkin (SRU), Dai Cambourne (WRU) TMO: Neil Paterson (SRU)

Summary: Scarlets claimed a fourth consecutive Pro12 success with a bonus-point win over Cardiff Blues at the Arms Park.


Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters the pilots were "guided by co-ordinates" from "Turkish partners". "There should not have been Turkish troops at those co-ordinates," he said. But the Turkish military insisted the troops had been at the building for 10 days and that Russia had been advised of their position on Wednesday. The two countries, which support opposing sides in Syria's almost six-year civil war, are working together to drive the Islamic State group from its last stronghold in Aleppo province. Turkish-backed rebel fighters have been besieging al-Bab from the north since December, while Russian-backed government forces are advancing from the south. Russian President Vladimir Putin was quick to call his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to offer condolences after Thursday's air strike, which also wounded 11 Turkish soldiers. On Friday morning, Mr Putin's spokesman told reporters in Moscow that the causes of the incident were "clear". "Unfortunately, when carrying out strikes against terrorists, our military were guided by co-ordinates that had been handed over by Turkish partners," Mr Peskov said. Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister, Numan Kurtulmus, meanwhile said the air strike was still being investigated. "According to initial information we received, it is a total accident," he was quoted as saying by the state-run Anadolu news agency. "But how it happened and how the co-ordination was miscalculated will be clarified." The Turkish military subsequently issued its statement challenging Mr Peskov's account and stressing that the soldiers' position had been communicated the previous day to both officers at Russia's Hmeymim airbase in Syria and the Russian military attache in Ankara. The air strike came as rebel fighters clashed with pro-government forces near al-Bab for the first time since coming within firing distance of each other. Russia had to intervene to prevent further fighting at a village south-west of the town again on Friday, according to the Reuters news agency. Both sides view al-Bab as a prize, and it is not clear whether they intend to fight for control of it. The rebels have already entered the town's western outskirts, but pro-government sources told the New York Times on Wednesday that Russia and Turkey had agreed last month that government forces would enter the city, giving them access to a key water facility that supplies the city of Aleppo. Meanwhile, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that at least 38 civilians in al-Bab had been killed by air strikes and artillery fire by Turkish-led forces in the past three days.

Summary: Turkey's military has denied that it mistakenly told Russian warplanes to bomb a building in Syria on Thursday, killing three Turkish soldiers.


The company's flotation on the Nasdaq stock exchange had initially raised a less-than-expected $286m (Â£170m). However, investors flocked to the shares, and they ended the day at $20.24, after opening at $17. The number of Weibo users fell after China's censors strengthened control of online discussions last year. The China Internet Network Information Center said in its annual report that almost 28 million people abandoned Weibo in 2013. The sale is a big test of demand for Chinese internet stocks ahead of an anticipated listing by Weibo's co-owner, the Alibaba group. China's internet market has grown to become the world's biggest with more than 500 million users. With major global social networking firms such as Facebook and Twitter blocked in the country, domestic companies have benefited the most from this growth. However, the growing popularity of social media platforms has also attracted the attention of authorities who have moved swiftly to silence voices online.

Summary: Shares in China's Weibo, a Twitter-like service, rose by almost 20% on their first day of trading on the US stock market, after a lukewarm start.


England international Chase, 29, had been suspended pending an internal disciplinary investigation, but will now been given a free transfer. Captain Hansen, 29, is also released while Salford owner Marwan Koukash says Paterson, 28, is moving to Leigh. Half-back Fages had resigned from the club and will now be allowed to leave. "We're very close with his advisers to reaching a deal and we want to wish him all the very best," Koukash said of 21-year-old Fages. Salford secured their Super League status for next season with their win at Widnes and that will be the catalyst for their recruitment drive for next season, according to Koukash. "Everything was on hold until we secured our position in Super League," he said. "Having done that now, it's a matter of finalising the deals. "I have no doubt that there will be at least six to eight new arrivals."

Summary: Salford Red Devils will let Rangi Chase, Harrison Hansen, Cory Paterson and Theo Fages leave the club at the end of the season.


Last year's runner-up will bid to become the first top weight to triumph since Red Rum in 1974. A sell-out crowd of 70,000 is expected at Aintree Racecourse on Merseyside. Vieux Lion Rouge and Definitly Red are among the favourites with bookmakers expecting up to £300m to be wagered on the race. Travel for racegoers was expected to be disrupted as workers at three rail companies carried out a a 24-hour strike on the day of the Grand National. The official going at the track is described as Good, Good to Soft in places and a dry, sunny day is forecast with temperatures reaching 16C. Jockey Liam Treadwell will miss the big race after a fall at Aintree on Friday. Treadwell, who won the National in 2009 on 100-1 shot Mon Mome, will be replaced on 40-1 chance Tenor Nivernais by Aidan Coleman. Vieux Lion Rouge, which translates from French to Old Red Lion, is a leading fancy after winning the Becher Chase over the National fences in December and February's Grand National Trial at Haydock. Seventh in the National last year, he is one of four runners trained by David Pipe, and is about a 10-1 chance along with Definitly Red, an impressive winner at Doncaster last month for Brian Ellison. The National is a handicap chase, with each runner allotted a different weight to carry by the official handicapper Phil Smith. With 11st 10lb, The Last Samuri will be carrying more than a stone more than last year. Other contenders near the top of the betting include the JP McManus-owned pair More Of That and Cause Of Causes, Haydock runner-up Blaklion, and the Scottish-trained One For Arthur. However, the National has a habit of throwing up surprise results, as evidenced by recent years. The past five winners have started at odds of 33-1, 25-1, 25-1, 66-1 and 33-1. Irish trainer Mouse Morris scored an emotional victory last year with the now-retired Rule The World - 10 months after the death of his son Christopher. Morris, who runs Irish National winners Rogue Angel and Thunder and Roses this time, said: "We're going there with no pressure as the likelihood of winning it two years in a row is probably non-existent." Coverage of the National, over 30 fences and more than four and a quarter miles, is said to be followed by 600 million people worldwide. The marathon test see runners negotiate iconic obstacles such as Becher's Brook and The Chair. Terminally ill five-year-old boy Bradley Lowery is to be given honorary 41st place in the National racecard. The race is again due to start at 17:15 BST, having been put back an hour by organisers last year in an effort to further increase the audience. Armed police have been in attendance at the course during the three-day meeting which started on Thursday. This year's race comes in the wake of the Westminster terror attack and marks the 20th anniversary of the National being delayed by an IRA bomb scare. Media playback is not supported on this device Katie Walsh will seek

Summary: A field of 40 horses headed by The Last Samuri is set to contest the 170th running of the Grand National on Saturday.


The apology came as an independent panel found police "sought to deflect responsibility" on to Liverpool fans. Chief Constable David Crompton has confirmed statements were altered seeking to lessen police blame. "I think that if people are shown to have acted criminally then they should face prosecution," he said. Mr Crompton made his apology after previously unseen government papers about the Hillsborough disaster in April 1989 were released. The documents indicate, for the first time, that South Yorkshire Ambulance Service documents were amended after the disaster, the panel said. The chief constable accepted they also show South Yorkshire Police (SYP) had failed the victims and families on the day of the disaster and the police lost control. "In the immediate aftermath senior officers sought to change the record of events," Mr Crompton said. "Disgraceful lies were told which blamed the Liverpool fans for the disaster. These actions have caused untold pain and distress for over 23 years. "I am profoundly sorry for the way the force failed." However, Mr Crompton said South Yorkshire Police was "a very different place in 2012" from what it was 23 years ago. David Whiting, Chief Executive of Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust, said: "I sincerely apologise for the shortcomings identified in the report relating to the way in which the incident was managed in the early stages. " Sheffield City Council Chief Executive John Mothersole issued a statement in which he "sincerely apologises" for the actions of the council at the time. Clive Betts, MP for Sheffield South-East, who was at the game, said he had been "absolutely shocked" by the scale of the revelations and called for a new inquest. "To find out that 164 statements by police officers had been subsequently changed to alter what they said, to alter descriptions of the adequacy of the response to the disaster at the time, I think is really truly shocking and there are a lot of answers that still need to be found to questions raised by these findings," he said. "I think it's very clear that the initial inquest cannot stand." The panel went on to say the wrongful allegations about the fans' behaviour later printed in some newspapers, particularly The Sun, originated from "a Sheffield press agency, senior SYP officers, an SYP Police Federation spokesperson and a local MP". The panel said the Police Federation, "supported informally by the SYP Chief Constable", sought to develop and publicise a version of events derived in police officers' allegations of drunkenness, ticketless fans and violence. "The vast majority of fans on the pitch assisted in rescuing and evaluating the injured and the dead," the panel said. In a statement Sheffield Wednesday FC, whose ground hosted the fateful match, offered "sincere condolences and an apology" to all the families who suffered as a "consequence of the tragic events".

Summary: The chief constable of South Yorkshire has admitted "grave errors" were made during the Hillsborough disaster and has apologised "profoundly".


Pte Manning, formerly known as Bradley, was sentenced to 35 years in military prison for leaking a massive trove of classified US documents. After the conviction, she announced the desire to live as a woman. However, the US military prohibits transgender people from serving openly in the military. Rear Admiral John Kirby, the Pentagon spokesman, confirmed to the New York Times that Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel had approved a request from the Army to "evaluate potential treatment options for inmates diagnosed with gender dysphoria". The Associated Press news agency first reported the US military was weighing a potential transfer to civilian prison, citing unnamed Pentagon sources. But on Wednesday, Rear Adm Kirby said no such decision had been been made yet. "Any such decision will, of course, properly balance the soldier's medical needs with our obligation to ensure Pte Manning remains behind bars," he said. A local judge in Leavenworth, Kansas, approved Pte Manning's name change request last month, a move the military did not oppose. Pte Manning has been diagnosed by military doctors multiple times with gender dysphoria, the sense of one's gender being at odds with the sex assigned at birth. But she has requested treatment, including hormone therapy, and the ability to live as a woman. According to a complaint filed by Pte Manning's lawyer, a military doctor at Fort Leavenworth - where she is being held - had approved a treatment plan by November 2013. But it was delayed as it was sent higher up the chain of command for consideration. The US military is required to treat diagnosed disorders of its soldiers but its policy allows summary dismissal of transgender people. Mr Hagel has said the military policy on transgender soldiers "continually should be reviewed". "Every qualified American who wants to serve our country should have an opportunity if they fit the qualifications and can do it," Mr Hagel said on Monday, but he did not say if he believed it should be overturned. Despite this policy, a recent study by a US university estimated there were about 15,000 transgender people serving in the US armed forces. Pte Manning will not be discharged from the military until she finishes her sentence. A judge recently denied a clemency request. Transfers from military prisons to civilian Federal Bureau of Prisons facilities are not unprecedented, but they are usually done after the inmate has been discharged from the military.

Summary: The Pentagon is considering transferring Private Chelsea Manning to a civilian prison in order to treat her gender dysphoria, US media report.


The incident happened within the grounds of the city's bus station in Smithfield Street just before 10:30 GMT on Monday. The woman was in her 30s but her name has not yet been released. The depot is now closed. Translink confirmed that an incident had taken place and that an investigation was under way. An eyewitness at the bus station, Jo-anna McLucas, described what she saw in the immediate aftermath of the collision. "I was on the phone and I heard a bang, I looked up to see what had happened," Ms McLucas said. "The bus had hit the wall and I walked outside and there was a small gap between the wall and the bus and I could see there was someone on the ground." Ciaran Rogan from Translink told the BBC: "Our thoughts and our sympathies are with the family and relations and friends of the young lady involved. "It really is a tragedy." Mr Rogan said the bus driver was "distressed" and would be given support by the transport company. "We would have assistance available within Translink [for those] who are involved in accidents because it can affect people very badly at times. "We'll give the driver every assistance as we will any member of staff who was badly affected." Mr Rogan said other Translink workers at the station would be affected by the fatality but added that "our main job at the moment is to find out what happened".

Summary: A woman has died after being knocked down by a bus in Lisburn, County Antrim.


The vehicle overturned on the road between Mecca and Medina, Mena said. There were 44 Egyptian pilgrims on board the bus when it crashed, the agency said. The incident comes just days after 16 Palestinian pilgrims from the West Bank were killed when their bus crashed in Jordan on its way to Saudi Arabia. The groups were both travelling to Mecca to perform the lesser Islamic pilgrimage, or Umrah.

Summary: Nineteen people have been killed after a bus carrying Egyptian pilgrims crashed in Saudi Arabia, Egypt's state-run Mena news agency says.


The Oscar-winning picture made $1.27bn (Â£857m) at box offices worldwide, and led to record sales of related merchandise. Frozen 2 will reunite the team behind the original feature, including director Chris Buck, writer Jennifer Lee and producer Peter Del Vecho. The studio did not name a release date. Shares in parent company Walt Disney were up by almost 4% following the news. Toy-maker Mattel, which currently owns the license to sell Frozen products, saw its shares rise by almost 5%. Last month, Disney credited the continuing success of toys based on Frozen for an "incredibly strong quarter". Net income rose 19% to $2.2bn (Â£1.5bn) in the three-month period, with revenues up 9% to $13.4bn - both figures better than forecast. In December, Frozen became iTunes' biggest-selling movie of all time, while the soundtrack sold more than any other album in the US in 2014. Additionally, DVD and Blu-ray sales of the animation broke the three million mark on the first day of their release.

Summary: Disney has announced it will produce a sequel to its runaway hit Frozen, which last year became the highest-grossing animated film of all time.


It is a decision that has been well telegraphed in recent months, with both agency officials and industry chiefs expressing their doubts that all the hardware could be made ready in time. The aim of the mission is to land a rover on the Red Planet. Capable of drilling up to 2m below the surface, it would search for signs of past or present life. It is the second part of the so-called ExoMars programme. The first part - a satellite to study the atmosphere of the planet - was launched successfully in March and should arrive in October. But the surface robot will now follow four years behind, instead of two (planetary alignment dictates that the most efficient launch opportunities become available at 26-month intervals). The announcement of the launch slip was issued by the European Space Agency (Esa) on Monday. Russian engineers have been struggling for a while to keep their design for the vehicle's landing mechanism on the 2018 timeline, and in Europe, too, some components and instruments were considered to have very little margin in their development schedule. A "tiger team" set up by Esa and the Russian space agency (Roscosmos), and which included European and Russian industries, could find no solutions to recover lost time. Rolf de Groot is head of Esa's Robotic Exploration Coordination Office. He told BBC News: "It is not only the components of the spacecraft; it's several of the instruments. "What we have been doing lately is seeing if we could shorten the assembly, integration and testing (AIT) phase to something that would be acceptable from a risk point of view, but still make the 2018 launch. "Very recently, we have concluded that this is not possible without adding a large amount of additional risk to an already risky mission. So, we decided the only responsible thing to do was move to the 2020 launch date." For European scientists and engineers who have been working on the rover concept, such delay has become part and parcel of the endeavour. First envisaged as a small technology demonstration mission, the robot vehicle was approved by European nations back in 2005, with a launch first pencilled in for 2011. Then, as ambitions grew and the design was beefed up, the start date was put back. At first, it was shifted to 2013, but further problems saw slippage to 2016, and then again to 2018. At the root of the ExoMars rover's problems has been the lack of a full and proper budget to carry it through. At one stage, in 2009, Esa decided to join forces with America to try to make it happen, only to see Nasa walk away three years later when its priorities changed. That could have killed the project there and then, but for an offer from the Russians to fill the partnership position vacated by the US. Nonetheless, as events have now shown, there has been insufficient time to recast the mission. And the money issue has not gone away. Indeed, it now becomes a bigger problem. Already, there is a

Summary: As expected, the European and Russian space agencies have delayed their next mission to Mars from 2018 to 2020.


The third seed, who received a bye in the first round, beat the American wildcard 6-3 6-1 in just over an hour. Konta, the world number 18, hit 11 aces on her way to a comfortable victory. The 25-year-old will play China's Saisai Zheng, who beat Alize Cornet in her second-round match, in the last eight on Friday.

Summary: British number one Johanna Konta reached the quarter-finals of the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford with a straight-set win over Julia Boserup.


The Sagitaire and the Saint Christophe were rescued in the early hours at Town Quay, Dartmouth, where they had taken refuge from storms. An anti-pollution boom has been put around the Saint Christophe amid fears that more than 10,000 litres of diesel could escape. Dart inshore lifeboat rescued five crew of the Sagitaire over the stern. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service rescued the five crew of the Saint Christophe by ladder. Emergency services received the call just after 00:35 GMT on Thursday and found the vessels were listing and aground. The lifeboat crew found severe internal flooding on the Saint Christophe. A boom was placed round the vessel by the Dart Harbour Authority vessel, Hercules, to prevent an oil spill. Harbour master Captain Rob Giles said there were 10-15,000 litres of diesel oil on board, but only five litres had escaped so far. "Our primary concern is to safeguard the area," he said. The fire service sent two appliances from Dartmouth, one from Kingsbridge, one from Paignton, and a pump and command unit from Totnes.

Summary: Ten French fishermen were rescued when their trawlers began to sink in a Devon harbour.


Media playback is not supported on this device The world number two inspired Great Britain to win the Davis Cup for the first time in 79 years with victory over Belgium in Ghent over the weekend. Captain Leon Smith urged the LTA to use that triumph to inspire future players, but Murray, 28, said he "did not know where the next generation are". "Nothing ever gets done and I don't like wasting my time," he said. The Scot added he has not discussed the lack of young British players competing in Grand Slams with LTA chief executive Michael Downey. Media playback is not supported on this device "I don't speak to any of the people who are in a high-up position about that," Murray revealed. "I haven't really spoken to them about anything. "It's concerning not to have any juniors in the Grand Slams because that is something we were always very good at. It's not ideal." Downey earlier said Britain's Davis Cup win was a "special, emotional moment" that could drive interest in the sport. Before the final in Ghent, Murray was criticised by former Great Britain Davis Cup captain David Lloyd for not putting enough back into the game. "I'd rather concentrate on my own stuff and when I've finished playing, I'll have a lot more time to try and help or give back to the game," Murray added. "Just now, I've just got to concentrate on trying to win as much as possible." Murray said one of his main frustrations was a lack of players to practise with whenever he is in the UK. After returning from the Shanghai Masters in October, Murray said he arrived at the National Training Centre in London to find no other players present. "I was there on a Monday at about 3pm and then on Tuesday, at the same time," he said. "There was not one person using any of the indoor courts and not one person in the gym. I took photos of it because the place cost like £40m and there are no people." Prior to Murray's comments, Smith said the LTA needed to quickly create a long-term strategy to capitalise on his team's victory. Smith also praised Judy Murray's tennis programmes but said the mother of British number one Andy and doubles specialist Jamie "needs a lot of help". "She can't keep doing it on her own," he added. Media playback is not supported on this device Murray leads the LTA's Miss-Hits programme - an introductory course for girls aged between five and eight - and a Scottish-based scheme, Tennis on the Road. Smith, who became Davis Cup captain five years ago with the team a play-off away from relegation to the event's lowest tier, added: "At the end of the day, we all care about British tennis a lot. "What we want to see is more people playing, so there should be a bigger talent pool in years to come. "It really is an important time to get strategies rolled out as quickly as possible, not only to get

Summary: Andy Murray says talking to the Lawn Tennis Association about the future of British tennis is a waste of his time.


Media playback is not supported on this device Britain beat the USA and Australia at the venue last year, on their way to winning the title for the first time in 79 years. Victories over Japan and Serbia have earned Leon Smith's team a place in the semi-finals. Their tie with Argentina will be played on 16-18 September. The winner will play either France or Croatia in the final in November. Find out how to get into tennis in our special guide. You can now add tennis alerts in the BBC Sport app - simply head to the menu and My Alerts section

Summary: The Davis Cup semi-final between defending champions Great Britain and Argentina will be played at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow.


The committee is intending to investigate the £1bn sale of Nama's Northern Ireland loan portfolio. Its chairman Daithí McKay said they had written to Michael Noonan asking him to ensure Nama appeared at the inquiry. However, they said Mr Noonan has so far not responded. Mr McKay said: "Nama have a responsibility to come before the committee to answer questions and it is disappointing that Michael Noonan has so far not responded. "Officials from the Department of Finance and Personnel (DFP) will attend the committee inquiry tomorrow [Thursday] and I look forward to their contribution. "The finance committee and the wider public are entitled to access the truth about the sale of the Nama assets." The committee postponed its first hearing of the inquiry last week, but is due to meet again on Thursday. Mr McKay had said they wanted to ensure they did not prejudice a police investigation or any potential criminal trial. The National Crime Agency is leading the criminal inquiry into the Nama loan sale controversy and is concerned its investigation could be undermined. The National Assets Management Agency (Nama) is the Republic of Ireland's "bad bank", set up to deal with toxic loans during the Irish banking crisis. Nama's Northern Ireland portfolio, known as Project Eagle, was sold to the US investment fund Cerberus for more than £1bn last year. An Irish politician, Mick Wallace, has alleged that a payment of £7m was due to be made to a Northern Ireland politician in the wake of the deal. Mr Wallace told the Irish parliament the money had been moved for that purpose to an Isle of Man bank account controlled by the Belfast solicitor Ian Coulter. Mr Coulter is the former managing partner of Tughans solicitors in Belfast and worked on behalf of the buyers in the Nama deal. He said he had directed that money be transferred to the Isle of Man account for "a complex, commercially and legally-sensitive" reason. He said that no politician, nor any relative of any politician, was ever to receive any money. The money moved to the Isle of Man was later retrieved, though Mr Coulter and and his former partners at Tughans remain at odds on the circumstances of that transaction. BBC Northern Ireland's Spotlight programme has established the Isle of Man account was intended to facilitate payments to non-lawyers or deal fixers. All those involved in the deal deny any wrongdoing.

Summary: Stormont's finance committee has said it is "disappointed" that the Irish finance minister has not replied to its request for Nama officials to appear before its inquiry.


"There's a lot going on right now," the singer tells us. And she's not wrong. The follow-up to her Mercury Prize-nominated debut, 2013's Sing To The Moon, is imminent. Second album The Dreaming Room is due in June and her newest track Phenomenal Woman has just debuted as Annie Mac's hottest record on BBC Radio 1. "And then we have probably the most important live moment on TV in this country today," she adds. "It's all potentially extremely exciting - and that just means that I'm naturally terrified." The singer's struggles with stage fright and anxiety are well-documented and live TV is a particular fear. Describing the concept as "just hellish", she tells us: "I'd rather die. That's how I feel sometimes - I think, 'if I dropped dead I wouldn't have to do it!'." So, it's perhaps surprising that the singer let us tag along as she kicked off the new series of Later... with Jools Holland. But it seems BBC Two's esteemed music show has a special place in her heart. "In the musician's world, you say 'Jools Holland' and all of a sudden you've got massive respect - it's like saying you got Glastonbury." Her third time on Later... she calls respected musician and presenter Holland a "genuine champion". "He called me this afternoon just to say that he'd been listening to my new record and he wanted to tell me specifically what song and what parts and why. "I tell you, in the TV world, it's not the kind of place where there's room for those kind of genuine interactions, just because there's so much pressure on everyone. It's very special." Here the diary of Laura's day. Tour manager Paul picks us up in sunny east London. Laura's assistant Mariama is laden with popcorn and snacks as we pile into the silver Mercedes van bound for the studios in Kent. The singer takes some me-time behind her shades, safe in the knowledge it's going to be a long day. "I'm such a weird person to be around before anything big," she admits. "I can't normally talk, so my team tend to just leave me to it, but I'll pick up. "Right now I want to be jumping up, but you don't want to celebrate before the main event, so I'm just trying to be as relaxed as I can." We arrive to the sounds of Kano and his brass section sound-checking. He's on the bill along with Paul Simon, The Coral, Jason Isbell and Lake Street Dive. Laura has the honour of opening and closing both the live and pre-recorded shows, something she says she's "glad you only find out on the day". "I'm doing Phenomenal Woman, Kiss My Feet - which the Jools team requested - and Overcome, the first single, which featured Nile Rogers. "I wanted to explode back onto the scene with something that was captivating in a much rawer and darker way. That's why there's dance and so much movement this time around, and why it's such a visual album." Backstage the band are

Summary: We go behind the scenes with singer Laura Mvula as she prepares to debut her new material and kick off the 48th series of Later... with Jools Holland.


Its 2015 annual report found cases were down by 23% on the previous year, while a total of 7,589 animals were rescued. The number of people accepting welfare advice rose from 5,527 to 5,790, and the charity rehomed more than 1,750 animals across Wales. It also said the numbers of warning notices issued to owners increased. One of the cases involved a lurcher cross who was dumped injured in a playing field in Flint, Flintshire, after a suspected badger-baiting incident. Local residents found a female badger in a pool of blood, and the dog - renamed Flint after the town - had its ear torn, part of its nose was missing and had puncture wounds over its body. Flint needed two operations, dental treatment and weeks of pain relief and antibiotics. Flint was successfully rehomed after an appeal. Another case saw a litter of eight abandoned puppies found in a bin in Queensferry, Deeside, in March 2015. Some still had their umbilical cord attached. They were eventually found new homes. Assistant external relations director Claire Lawson said: "Although 2015 was another very busy year for the RSPCA in Wales, progress continued in the fight to reduce cruelty and alleviate suffering. "There was a fall in the number of cruelty complaints and prosecutions, but a rise in the number of welfare and warning notices we successfully implemented and so we know our education and advice is working."

Summary: The number of animal cruelty convictions in Wales has fallen by nearly a quarter, the RSPCA Cymru has said.


The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the figure was up from 7.6% in the year to February. Separate figures showed the amount of money borrowed for home loans in March was the highest for nearly nine years. The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said Â£13.8bn was lent during the month, 59% more than in February. The figure was the highest for any month since August 2007. Landlords and buyers of second homes have had to pay an extra 3% in stamp duty since the start of April. "While the increases are substantial, these supercharged levels of activity are likely to be temporary, and will fall back over the summer months," said Paul Smee, the director general of the CML. Landlords borrowed Â£7.1bn in March, an 87% increase on February. The ONS figures show that UK house prices have increased five times faster than wages since 2011, according to the Resolution Foundation, which campaigns to improve living standards. Its analysis of the ONS data shows that house prices have increased by 36% over the past five years. Average weekly earnings have gone up by just 7% over the same period, it said. The think-tank said the growth gap between wages and house prices was even more pronounced in London and the South East. But even in Scotland and the North, house prices have risen at twice the rate of wages. However the ONS data shows that prices in Scotland fell by 6.1% in the year to March 2016. Recent surveys by both the Halifax and Nationwide have suggested that house price growth has already cooled since the stamp duty changes came into effect. The ONS said house price growth in March was particularly driven by London, where the cost of a house or flat rose by 13% over the year. In its last survey using the current methodology, the ONS said the average cost of a home in the UK reached Â£292,000 in March.

Summary: House price inflation across the UK jumped to 9% in March, as landlords rushed to beat stamp duty changes, official figures show.


Heads and teachers have been complaining about deepening problems with funding shortages - with warnings they might have to cut school hours. The ministerial response shows 5% of council schools have budget deficits. Lib Dem leader Tim Farron said funding gaps had become a "national scandal". "Over 1,000 schools are in the red. This should be worrying to every parent," said Mr Farron. His party had asked ministers how many schools and academy trusts, which run chains of schools, were in debt. There have been growing warnings from schools about problems with funding. The heads of every state school in West Sussex recently sent a letter to Downing Street, warning that they would have to consider cutting school hours or making teachers redundant if they did not receive emergency funding. They warned that schools faced a "dire financial position". In a debate this week on school funding in West Sussex, MPs backed their concerns. Sir Nicholas Soames, Conservative MP for Mid-Sussex, said funding arrangements were "unsatisfactory and unfair" and budget shortages would have a "damaging effect" on schools. Tim Loughton, Conservative MP for East Worthing, said there was "nothing left in the tank" for many schools and that head teachers were telling him that school finances were at "breaking point". Head teachers say that budgets have not kept up with rising costs. There are also particular regional shortfalls, with the government postponing plans to introduce a national funding formula aimed at addressing local anomalies in funding levels. Education Minister Nick Gibb's reply to the question on schools in debt showed that in 2014-15 there were 113 academy trusts with a revenue deficit, representing 4% of trusts. There were 944 local authority schools in deficit, representing 5.3% of such schools. The National Association of Head Teachers said problems with school funding were "very serious". A spokesman said a survey showed that two-thirds of schools were "dipping into reserves to stave off deficits" - and there were fears that rising costs would make this worse. "I worry that in order for schools to bring their budgets in line to repay their debt, they will have to look at cutting staff, which makes up for 80% of the school expenditure," said Mr Farron. "There will be less extracurricular activities, IT equipment or even books as cash is funnelled into clearing the debt." Kevin Courtney, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, called on the government to provide "immediate additional funding". "School budgets are being cut to the bone, and many more could find themselves in debt as the funding crisis worsens. "We estimate that 92% of schools in England could face real terms budget cuts over the next four years." But Department for Education spokeswoman said: "All academy trusts must balance their budget from each academic financial year to the next. "We continue to monitor the tiny number of trusts which reported a deficit at the end of the academic year 2014-15."

Summary: Almost 1,000 local authority schools and more than 100 academy trusts in England are now in debt, ministers have revealed in an answer to a parliamentary question.


The Electoral Commission will decide whether to select Vote Leave, which Mr Johnson is backing or Grassroots Out, which has been endorsed by UKIP's Nigel Farage, as the official lead campaign. The winner will be able to spend up to £7m on TV broadcasts and advertising. The Mayor of London suggested the two groups would unite after the decision. Relations between the two groups have been strained amid arguments over campaign strategies and personalities. Asked whether a merger was now on the cards, he told LBC Radio that the "basic objective" should be to have a single campaign and the rival groups were "unified by the rightness of their arguments". Vote Leave has been endorsed by Mr Johnson and the five Conservative Cabinet ministers who want to leave the EU. It also has the backing of a number of Labour Eurosceptics, including Gisela Stuart, and business figures. Grassroots Out, which was formed in January, is backed by senior UKIP figures as well as Conservative and Labour backbenchers such as Peter Bone and Kate Hoey. Speaking on his monthly LBC phone-in, Mr Johnson rejected suggestions that having two separate groups was holding back the Leave campaign and was being exploited by their opponents. "I haven't noticed the other side making very much of this. Let's hold our fire and not get wrapped up in tiny issues about who is doing what on the Leave campaign. The thing that matters to me is getting the arguments out." Mr Johnson said he had spoken to the UKIP leader in recent weeks but his focus was on making the case to the British people. He added: "The Electoral Commission have to work out which of the various groupings should carry the flag for Britain to take back control of its borders, take back control of a huge amount of money and forge new trading relationships around the world. "I think it doesn't really matters too much who comes out on top in this one provided that we all get together and work to that end." Asked whether the decision would be a unifying moment for those backing EU exit, he replied "of course it will". The elections watchdog is expected to make its decision on which group will head the Leave campaign by the middle of April. It will judge each applicant's merits on the basis of a range of criteria, such as level of cross-party support, campaign tactics and organisational capacity. Whoever wins will get access to a grant of up to £600,000 and an overall spending limit of £7m for media, mailshots and campaign organisation. Conservative MP Tom Pursglove, one of the co-founders of Grassroots Out, said the designation would be a "watershed moment", after which all Leave campaigners should "put aside their differences, row in together and campaign as one". He said he expected there to be dialogue between the two groups in the run-up to the official decision and Boris Johnson was "spot on" to argue the issue could not be allowed to become a distraction. "There is just not the time

Summary: Boris Johnson has said it does not really matter which lobby group is chosen to "carry the flag" for EU exit in the up referendum campaign.


The 30-year-old joined Cobblers on a one-year deal last summer, making 25 appearances in all competitions. But boss Justin Edinburgh said the club were unable to "get comfortable" with his commitments to DR Congo. "Gaby is a top professional, we wish him all the very best for his future career," said Edinburgh.

Summary: League One side Northampton Town have released defender Gabriel Zakuani after contract talks broke down over his international commitments.


In a scrappy first half, Joe Garner drew a save from Aberdeen keeper Joe Lewis and crossed for Martyn Waghorn to volley over. Aberdeen dominated after the break as Wes Foderingham saved from Kenny McLean and twice from striker Adam Rooney. But Kenny Miller's brace and Joe Dodoo's third earned Rangers the win. Aberdeen are still well placed to finish runners-up to Premiership champions Celtic, with nine points and a far superior goal difference separating them from Rangers with only six games remaining. Derek McInnes's men started the match as favourites and the early signs suggested they would live up to their billing as they pressed, fought and chased Rangers across every inch of the pitch. It was more a bruising battle than a beautiful game, though, and referee Kevin Clancy was flashing cards early, with Garner and Ryan Jack the first to be booked as they squared up to each other. For all its lack of free-flowing football, it was a very watchable spectacle. Jonny Hayes forced a low save from Foderingham at one end and Waghorn should have burst the net rather than volleying over after a sumptuous cross from Garner on the right. The visitors actually enjoyed the best chances in the early stages despite their lack of fluidity in midfield. Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha said beforehand that his players were entering hell with this trip but it looked more like limbo as both sides continued to cancel each other out. The Portuguese was also well aware that anything other than victory would see his side consigned to third at best. The Ibrox side have obvious frailties at the moment, especially in defence where youngsters are deputising for more experienced injured regulars, but they showed fight and spirit that would be rewarded later in the match. Young David Bates looked slow and ponderous at times although Myles Beerman at left-back was composed and calm when needed. When Aberdeen click, it is mostly down to the hard work of their impressive wide men and so it was in the second half as Niall McGinn and Hayes terrorised the Rangers full-backs. Hayes skipped past two on his way to the box but Graeme Shinnie's hooked shot was blocked by Foderingham. McGinn was at it on the other side and his trickery was feeding Rooney but his fellow Irishman could not convert despite several gilt-edged invitations. You could sense the tide turning though and Rangers were struggling to contain the waves of red battering their defences. For all their efforts though, few chances were seriously testing Foderingham. With 11 minutes remaining, veteran striker Miller scored his 10th goal in 40 appearances this season. Against the run of play, Waghorn created space for himself in the box and when his shot was saved, 37-year-old Miller lashed a fabulous effort high into the back of the net. Aberdeen had no time to compose themselves before Miller made it two when he skipped through a defence in disarray to slide neatly past Lewis and send the small band of Rangers fans wild. Substitute Dodoo played

Summary: Rangers scored three times in five late second-half minutes to end second-place Aberdeen's run of 10 consecutive home wins and cut the gap to nine points.


LudoSport has opened its first academy teaching seven forms of combat from the Star Wars world using flexible blades mounted on weighted hilts. The sport began eight years ago in Italy but has only just come to England with the first classes in Cheltenham. Instructor Jordan Court said people were already "hooked". The classes in Cheltenham began last month. So far there are six pupils, but this number is expected to increase. Mr Court attended an international boot camp to learn the different stages of the sport which range in characteristics from defensive in stage one to "aggressive and flamboyant" in stage four and "unpredictable" in stage seven. The 34-year-old said fighting with "an elegant weapon for a more civilized age" was a childhood dream come true. "My brother and I used to steal our Mum's bamboo garden canes to fight with," he said. The lightsabers used in the sport are all hand-made and are provided for use during the classes, Mr Court said. The sport is so new to England that there have only been a handful of classes so far but Mr Court said there were plans to begin teaching in Bristol by the end of October... if "the Force" was with the academy. Lightsaber Combat Academy There are several ranks for those wishing to become a fully-fledged Jedi Knight:

Summary: Star Wars fans are being given the opportunity to become Jedi Knights and learn how to wield lightsabers in combat.


Michael Salmon, 30, used his position as freelance producer of a show, "Cosy", at Cardiff's Millennium Centre, to obtain grants. Some grants came from the Arts Council of Wales and Arts Unlimited, set up to fund projects with disabled performers. Salmon, from Grangetown, Cardiff, admitted five counts of fraud. The court heard that he used £9,000 to fund his own lifestyle, mainly on trips to London. But most of the money he defrauded was lost by his own mismanagement of several theatrical projects. One grant of £30,000 was obtained by falsifying a bank statement. The deception took place between May 2015 and February 2016. Jailing Salmon, Judge Paul Lewis QC said he had lied to theatrical directors who had gone to him for help in raising grants for their productions. He said: "This was public money intended for good causes which never reached them. "There was substantial financial mismanagement with money being transferred from one project to another when it shouldn't have been."

Summary: An independent theatre producer who fraudulently claimed £65,000 in grants has been jailed for 18 months at Cardiff Crown Court.


Philippe Bianchi told France Info radio his son, who remains in a coma, had shown "no significant progress" since crashing into a recovery vehicle last October at Suzuka. "In general, progress needs to be made in the first six months," Bianchi said. "It has been nine months now and Jules has still not woken up." Frenchman Jules Bianchi, 25, continues to receive treatment for his severe injuries in hospital in his home city of Nice. Philippe Bianchi added: "As time goes by, I am less optimistic than I might have been two or three months after the accident when we could have hoped for better progress." Bianchi admitted that if Jules did awake from his coma, it could lead to added difficulties. He revealed that, prior to his son's accident, the two had spoken about the condition of seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher, who suffered severe head injuries in a skiing accident in December 2013 and faces a long road to recovery. Philippe Bianchi said: "If he had a severe handicap, we are convinced that is not what Jules would want. "We talked about it. He discussed with us that if one day he had an accident like that of Michael Schumacher, that even if his only handicap was not being able to drive, he would have a lot of difficulty living. Because it was his life." Jules Bianchi joined Marussia in 2013 and raced in 34 grands prix, scoring two championship points in last year's Monaco Grand Prix. Marussia came close to collapse over the winter but were rescued and are racing as Manor in 2015.

Summary: Jules Bianchi's father says he is "less optimistic" that his son will recover from head injuries sustained in a crash at last year's Japanese Grand Prix.


13 January 2016 Last updated at 22:15 GMT Edward Hardy, who has dementia and lives in a care home in Wookey, Somerset, played for decades but had not touched the keyboard for nearly 25 years. But, staff at the home said when he started playing again he could play "amazing tracks to a ridiculous standard". His old bandmates David Payne, 67, Arthur Rice, 66, and Ron Foster, 88, got in touch for a reunion. Clinton Rogers reports.

Summary: A 93-year-old man who recently rediscovered his love of playing the piano has been reunited with his old jazz band - more than 25 years on.


The Pontypridd MP, who resigned from the shadow cabinet last month, told the BBC he was "not part of any plot or coup against Jeremy Corbyn" but the leader had rejected compromises he had suggested. "I think that leaves people like me who love this party and want to see a Labour government to put our hat in the ring and say, 'I can heal this party, I can be a credible Labour leader and the next prime minister'." Although the former shadow Work and Pensions Secretary said in January: "Jeremy is going to be taking us into the election in 2020. End of", he said MPs had since lost confidence in Jeremy Corbyn's leadership. Mr Smith will be battling Angela Eagle for the anti-Corbyn vote. She voted for the Iraq invasion. Mr Smith said he was against the war: "I wasn't in parliament at the time. I would have voted against." At the time, he was working as a special adviser to Paul Murphy, who was secretary of state for Wales and Northern Ireland. Three years later, fighting the Blaenau Gwent by-election, Mr Smith told Martin Shipton of the Western Mail : "We are making significant inroads in improving what is happening in Iraq. "I thought at the time the tradition of the Labour Party and the tradition of left-wing engagement to remove dictators was a noble, valuable tradition, and one that in South Wales, from the Spanish Civil War onwards, we have recognised and played a part in." Although the Western Mail said at the time that Mr Smith didn't know whether he would have voted against the war, he later made clear that he would have joined the rebellion against Tony Blair's government. He said on Wednesday he would not vote to hold Tony Blair in contempt of parliament although it was clearly the wrong decision to go to war. His entry into the contest was welcomed by shadow Chancellor and Corbyn ally John McDonnell, although some Corbyn opponents fear that having two "unity" candidates will allow the current leader to survive. Some MPs have suggested either Ms Eagle or Mr Smith should withdraw to maximise the chances of defeating Mr Corbyn although neither shows any sign of being prepared to give way to the other.

Summary: Owen Smith has been explaining why he hopes to stand for the Labour leadership.


South Wales Police said David Ellis, 40, his lodger, has been arrested in Ireland. Officers are liaising with Garda officers in connection with his extradition back to the UK. Retired telecoms engineer Mr Warburton, 59, has not been seen since 31 July. Police launched an appeal for information after he went missing; they said his M-reg Peugeot 205 had been spotted in north Wales before returning to Swansea. The car was found abandoned at Birkenhead port some days later. Police said Mr Ellis, who had been Mr Warburton's lodger in Sketty, had stepped off a ferry in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on 6 August. That discovery prompted a fresh appeal for information and led to Welsh officers being sent across the Irish Sea. South Wales Police said Mr Warburton's family had been informed of the latest development in the investigation and continued to be assisted by family liaison officers. Mr Warburton's body has not been found; detectives have previously said they are treating the incident as murder.

Summary: Police investigating the murder of missing Swansea man Alec Warburton say a man they wanted to speak to in connection with his disappearance has been arrested.


Olive Cooke, 92, of Bristol, joined the Royal British Legion (RBL) aged 16 following her father who was an active member after serving in World War One. Mrs Cooke said selling poppies took on a whole new meaning after her first husband was killed in action in 1943. The RBL said it could not be exact but that Mrs Cooke was "one of our longest-standing poppy collectors". For the past 12 years Mrs Cooke has sold poppies from the entrance to Bristol Cathedral. She said she wished everyone would wear one with "great pride" to remember those who died in both world wars. She said although she had only been married two-and-a-half years when her first husband Leslie Hussey-Yeo was killed, "he is in my memory every day". "You never forget the lost people and he was such a good man you wouldn't want to," said Mrs Cooke. "His words to me were that if anything were to happen to him, to always wear a smile and I've never got bitter. I never thought bitterness helped. "I think of my husband, cousins and many of my school friends who were killed aged 18, all young men that we were at school with, so all of those faces come back to me." Col Brian John, president of the City of Bristol group of RBL branches, said Mrs Cooke was their "most-valued poppy collector". Sue Potepa, from the RBL in Bristol, said she was "well-loved" by the team. "This year 350,000 volunteers like Olive will help us to ensure that the poppy is available to all those who wish to wear one and we are extremely grateful to her for the support she has given the Royal British Legion and our annual Poppy Appeal for more than 75 years," she said.

Summary: A charity volunteer who has clocked up 76 years of service is one of the UK's longest-serving poppy sellers.


The Sorrento was travelling to the coastal city of Valencia when the blaze began and quickly got out of control. The passengers were evacuated from the burning ship on to lifeboats and have been rescued by another ship. At least three people have been injured and have been taken to hospital by helicopter, Spanish media say. One is reported to be seriously hurt. The ship was about 27km (17 miles) from Mallorca when the fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon on one of the car decks. The reason for the fire was unclear. Several ships including two passenger ferries were sent to help. The passengers and crew on the life rafts eventually boarded one of the ferries, the Puglia. Spanish officials said the rescued passengers were on their way back to Palma de Mallorca and were expected to arrive at the port in a few hours' time. Psychologists were being asked to go to the port to provide counselling. "Due to the fire that it has suffered, The Sorrento may sink in the position in which it finds itself," the Balearic Islands port authority said in a tweet (in Spanish). The ferry, owned by Italian company Atlantica di Navigazione, sent out distress signals at 13:50 local time (11:50 GMT), said Spain's Ministry of Public Works. At first, the ministry said the captain did not believe it would be necessary to abandon the ship but the fire became so intense that a full evacuation was called for.

Summary: A fire has broken out on a Spanish ferry from Mallorca, forcing some 150 passengers and crew to abandon ship.


A 17-year-old female passenger is in a critical but stable condition in Ninewells Hospital following the crash on Camperdown Park's, Main Drive. The 17-year-old female driver off the red Ford Ka and a 19-year-old male passenger sustained minor injuries. The incident happened at about 22:10 on Wednesday. Police Scotland has appealed for information from anyone who witnessed the crash or who was in the area at the time.

Summary: Three teenagers have been injured, one seriously, after a car they were travelling in collided with a tree in a Dundee park.


Aswad Thomas broke the deadlock for the hosts, heading Sam Magri's cross home after 22 minutes, but from there the visitors took charge. Andy Cook took his goals tally for the season to 10 with a brace, notching either side of half-time, before an own goal from Mitchell Walker and Ben Tollitt's fourth added late gloss to the scoreline. The emphatic victory was not enough for Rovers to climb any higher in the National League table, but they have closed the gap behind leaders Forest Green Rovers to four points. Match report supplied by the Press Association. Match ends, Dover Athletic 1, Tranmere Rovers 4. Second Half ends, Dover Athletic 1, Tranmere Rovers 4. Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Ethan Jones replaces Andy Cook. Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Michael Ihiekwe replaces Lee Vaughan. Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Adam Mekki replaces Darren Stephenson. Goal! Dover Athletic 1, Tranmere Rovers 4. Ben Tollitt (Tranmere Rovers). Darren Stephenson (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the yellow card. Substitution, Dover Athletic. Moses Emmanuel replaces Jack Parkinson. Own Goal by Mitchell Walker, Dover Athletic. Dover Athletic 1, Tranmere Rovers 3. Goal! Dover Athletic 1, Tranmere Rovers 2. Andy Cook (Tranmere Rovers). Second Half begins Dover Athletic 1, Tranmere Rovers 1. First Half ends, Dover Athletic 1, Tranmere Rovers 1. Lois Maynard (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the yellow card. Goal! Dover Athletic 1, Tranmere Rovers 1. Andy Cook (Tranmere Rovers). Goal! Dover Athletic 1, Tranmere Rovers 0. Aswad Thomas (Dover Athletic). First Half begins. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Summary: Tranmere came from behind to cruise to a comfortable 4-1 victory over Dover at the Crabble Athletic Ground.


Michael Sandford, 20, from Dorking, Surrey, was accused of trying to grab a police officer's gun to shoot Mr Trump at a Las Vegas rally on 18 June. He pleaded guilty to being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm and disrupting an official function. Lynne Sandford said she feared Mr Trump would "make an example" of her son. Sandford had previously pleaded not guilty to charges of disrupting government business and official functions, being an illegal alien, and possession of a gun. He had been due to stand trial before he signed a plea agreement at a hearing in September. He is due to be sentenced on Tuesday in Las Vegas. Sandford's lawyers said he suffers seizures, obsession-compulsion anxiety and autism spectrum disorders. Mrs Sandford said: "I'm apprehensive and nervous not knowing what the sentence might be. "Michael is terrified. He phoned me 15 times through the night with severe anxiety over what the judge is going to say to him and the sentence he will be given," she said. "Although he signed a plea agreement, which should mean he receives between 18 and 24 months, the judge is able to overrule that. "Michael is afraid that because Donald Trump is now president-elect, it may have some bearing on the judge's sentencing." Sandford may have faced up to 20 years in a US prison if he had been convicted at trial. Mrs Sandford said: "Michael is remorseful over what he did. He fears Donald Trump may intervene and choose to make an example of him."

Summary: The mother of a British man accused of trying to shoot Donald Trump says he is "terrified" of a lengthy prison sentence.


There was a certain tension in the air last night, as Mr Speaker Bercow presided at a farewell dinner for Deputy Speaker Dawn Primarolo; later today she'll probably be presiding over a short Commons debate that might decide whether the Speaker will need a farewell dinner of his ownâ€¦. The ambush was brilliantly laid. Tory MPs were kept in Westminster for a party election briefing from their campaign supremo, Lynton Crosby. Labour and Lib Dem MPs were heading off to their constituencies to campaign, secure in the assumption that there was no controversial business left to vote on. So the Conservatives have the numbers and the other parties don't. At 5.30pm on Wednesday, the Leader of the House dropped in to see the Speaker, to tell him the government was putting down a motion to change the Commons Standing Orders on the re-election of the Speaker, after a General Election. I'd love to have been a fly on that office wall. Under the old rules, MPs are presented with a motion that the incumbent Speaker should resume the Chair; if it is opposed, they march through the lobbies. The change would put in a secret ballot, instead. The importance of this is that open opposition to a sitting Speaker, who is then re-elected, can invite years of retribution, with offenders called late to speak, if at all and all kinds of subtle shafting beyond that. A secret ballot, the argument goes, would allow the more timorous MPs to vote against a Speaker without fear of revenge. The idea has been floating about for years - it was mooted by the Commons Procedure Committee back in 2011, although the committee has since changed its mind. And even when there was plenty of spare Commons time available, it was never debated. Incidentally the Committee chair, the Conservative Charles Walker, who helped drag Speaker Bercow to the Chair in 2009, was not consulted on the decision to put one of his committee's ex-recommendations to the House. Labour are furious. I hear they're trying to pull MPs back - and may be helped by the three urgent questions the Speaker has (spookily enough) allowed today, which will allow extra time for them to get back. Lib Dem MPs are not being whipped in support of the motion - or indeed encouraged to come back if they've headed off to their constituencies. How will Tory MPs be whipped? Their attendance is being required on a strict three line whip - but does that extend to a whip on a House matter? Inquiring backbenchers will be seeking an answer on that point. Will ministers vote? And, of course, even if the vote is officially a free vote, the fact that the motion is signed by the Leader of the House makes it pretty official, and Conservative whips may - unofficially, of course - be encouraging colleagues into the Yes Lobby. What will the upshot be? My guess is that the Conservative strategy has been successful and that the motion will be carried; apart from anything else there is

Summary: What a week - first Clarkson, then Zayn, and now Bercow?


Dassey and his uncle Steven Avery were convicted of murdering a young woman, Teresa Halbach, in 2005. His conviction was overturned in 2016 on the basis his confession, made as a 16-year-old, was coerced. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Chicago, backed the ruling on Thursday. But the 27-year-old remains in jail, facing the possibility of a retrial. Lawyers have vowed to fight to free Dassey, whose case garnered international attention after featuring in the popular Netflix series. In a joint statement, lawyers said they were "overjoyed", adding: "We look forward to working to secure his release from prison as soon as possible. As of today's date, Brendan Dassey has lost 4,132 days of his life to prison." Making a Murderer investigated the killing of Ms Halbach, whose charred remains were found at Avery's car salvage yard a week after she went there to photograph a minivan for sale, and the subsequent court cases. Dassey, then just 16 years old, confessed to helping his uncle Avery - who had already served 18 years for a crime he did not commit - rape, kill and mutilate Ms Halbach. He was sentenced to life in prison. But the documentary filmmakers cast doubt on the legal process used to convict Dassey and Avery. In 2016, Judge William Duffin ordered he be free immediately after finding investigators in the 2007 trial made "repeated false promises" false promises to Dassey by assuring him "he had nothing to worry about". When considered with "Dassey's age, intellectual deficits, and the absence of a supportive adult", he considered the confession coerced. But Dassey remained in jail while prosecutors appealed the decision. In Chicago on Thursday, they lost that appeal. The court described the method used to get Dassey to confess as "death by a thousand cuts", with judge David Hamilton saying the decision "breaks new ground and poses troubling questions for police and prosecutors". The ruling means Dassey could be released in the next 90 days. However, Johnny Koremenos, a spokesman for Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel, said it seemed likely they would appeal it once more. "We anticipate seeking review by the entire Seventh Circuit or the United States Supreme Court and hope that today's erroneous decision will be reversed," he told new agency Reuters in an email.

Summary: An US appeals court has upheld a decision to overturn the conviction of Brendan Dassey, whose case was the focus of documentary Making a Murderer.


At a campaign rally, he called the South Carolina senator an "idiot" and then told the crowd to try the number. A Politico reporter called the number on Tuesday, and Mr Graham answered. Mr Graham recently called Mr Trump "a jackass" and condemned the real estate mogul's comments about Senator John McCain. Mr Trump has come under increasing criticism from fellow Republicans and veterans groups after he appeared to disparage Mr McCain's war record. "He's a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren't captured," he said, referring to Mr McCain's time as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. Recent national polls show Mr Trump with a double-digit lead over his closest Republican rival. However the polling was mostly conducted before the controversial comments about Mr McCain. His rivals are becoming increasingly frustrated as Mr Trump continues to dominate the media coverage of the crowded Republican race. Mr Trump has drawn headlines since he called undocumented Mexican immigrants "rapists" and "criminals" when he launched his campaign in June. "The world is literally falling apartâ€¦ and all we're talking about is Donald Trump," Mr Graham told CNN on Monday. To question the military record of Senator John McCain, a former prisoner of war tortured so brutally that he is unable still to raise his arms above his shoulders, would ordinarily have been suicidal. But Trump is operating under rules of his own making that are perfectly suited to the voracious metabolism of the modern media, and the hyperventilated style of modern campaigning. The more outrageous his remarks, the more coverage and social media comment he generates. And the more coverage he receives, the better his polling numbers seemingly become. Increasingly, notoriety equals popularity amongst a large cohort of Republican voters. Trump: Master of the demolition derby

Summary: US presidential candidate Donald Trump has given out the mobile phone number of Senator Lindsey Graham - one of his Republican rivals for the White House.


Kate Richardson-Walsh and Helen Richardson-Walsh will compete at their fourth Olympics, while Crista Cullen and Alex Danson will be at their third. Striker Lily Owsley, 21, who won hockey's rising star award last year, will make her Games debut. Barry Middleton has been named in the GB men's squad for the fourth time. The 16-strong squad also includes Nick Catlin, Dan Fox, Iain Lewers and Harry Martin, all of whom were part of the squad that finished fourth in London. GB women, who won the EuroHockey Championships in London in August 2015, came fifth in the six-team Champions Trophy in London this month, while the men finished fourth. The Rio Games run from 5 to 21 August. Giselle Ansley, Sophie Bray, Crista Cullen, Alex Danson, Maddie Hinch, Hannah Macleod, Shona McCallin, Lily Owsley, Sam Quek, Helen Richardson-Walsh, Kate Richardson-Walsh, Susannah Townsend, Georgie Twigg, Laura Unsworth, Hollie Webb, Nicola White. Reserves: Joanna Leigh, Eleanor Watton, Kirsty Mackay. David Ames, Alastair Brogdon, Nicholas Catlin, David Condon, Adam Dixon, Daniel Fox, Mark Gleghorne, Michael Hoare, Ashley Jackson, Iain Lewers, Harry Martin, Barry Middleton, George Pinner, Ian Sloan, Samuel Ward, Henry Weir. Reserves: James Bailey, Simon Mantell, Dan Shingles.

Summary: Eight of the women's team who won a bronze medal at London 2012 have been named in the Great Britain hockey squad for this summer's Olympics in Rio.


Matt Coles and Darren Stevens removed Mark Wallace and Jacques Rudolph in the first two overs. But Will Bragg (33 no) and Chris Cooke (42 no) played positively in response, although Cooke was dropped on 23. Kent keeper Adam Rouse, a late call-up for Sam Billings who suffered a hand injury in practice, needed treatment for a dislocated finger. Glamorgan rested in-form South Africa batsman Colin Ingram, who missed the first six weeks of the season because of a knee problem. Adam Rouse told BBC Radio Kent: "I was playing club cricket in Hampshire when I got the call, Sam had been hit on the thumb. "I wasn't expecting this game but Sam's got the T20 (England) stuff coming up and that's important, he wants to make sure he's right for that. "The ball was wobbling around a bit and I got one on the end of the finger, [physio] Dan [George] popped it in and chucked me a few pain-killers. "We got a couple of early wickets but Cooke's struck them nicely, it's definitely the conditions for swing bowling."

Summary: Glamorgan recovered from a poor start to reach 93-2 before rain halted play before lunch against Kent in Cardiff.


Karen Seldon, 44, of Abercarn, Caerphilly county, was cleared of four counts of sexual activity with a minor at Newport Crown Court. Ms Seldon said she was "angry" that the boy said she sent him provocative pictures of herself on Facebook. Speaking after the trial, the mother-of-two said the case had been a nightmare for her and her family.

Summary: A woman accused of having sex with a 15-year-old boy has been found not guilty of all charges.


Mr Swinney said the UK government's recent spending review placed "unprecedented pressure" on public expenditure north of the border. The UK government said Scottish ministers would have £390m more in spending available to them next year. Mr Swinney is due to present his 2016-17 spending plans on Wednesday. The Scottish government argues that cuts imposed by the UK government since 2010 - along with last month's spending review - mean that its discretionary budget will be 12.5% lower in real terms by 2019-20 than it was in 2010-11. Mr Swinney said 4.2% of that reduction would come between now and 2019-20. He said: "The chancellor (George Osborne) has imposed real terms cuts on Scotland every year from now until 2020, and more than £1bn of those cuts are still to come between now and the end of the decade. "We have demonstrated that the UK government didn't have to take this approach. Debt and the deficit could have been reduced without this scale of cuts that has been chosen by the chancellor. "Now Scotland has to deal with the reality of the chancellor's decision. We face tough choices in the coming days. "Against this backdrop, the Scottish government is determined that we will defend and protect the key priorities that the people of Scotland expect us to deliver on." Mr Swinney said schools, hospitals and the police service in Scotland would "not be sacrificed to the chancellor's austerity obsession". He added: "In recent years we have been able to deliver better outcomes for the people of Scotland. More police, lower crime, better schools, tuition-free university education and a health budget that is at a record level. "These commitments demonstrate the prioritisation of the Scottish government." Responding to Mr Swinney comments, a spokesman for the UK government's Scotland Office said: "The Scottish government will have £390m more spending available to it next year, which rises to £750m if you include its own underspend. "The stability of the UK economy means the block grant will be almost £30bn. "One look at the current oil price tells you this is a much better deal for people in Scotland than the constitutional alternative favoured by the Scottish government. "The Scottish government should perhaps focus more on gearing up for its new powers and getting the best for Scotland, rather than grievance." Labour's public services spokeswoman Jackie Baillie said: "Ahead of the most important budget since devolution, it's time John Swinney backed up his anti-austerity posturing with something real. "Telling us about pre-election giveaways now and cuts later isn't good enough. This needs to be a long-term budget. "Scotland needs a government that spends less time congratulating itself on its spin and more time explaining its record. "Scottish Labour will offer a real alternative to austerity, with different decisions on tax to the Tories, and different decisions on tax to the SNP."

Summary: Finance Secretary John Swinney has warned of "tough choices" facing Scotland as he prepares to set out his budget.


The New York businessman-turned-politician said many controversial things and flip-flopped on a number of policy positions during the campaign. Here, we look back at 24 of his professed beliefs. 1. The US should use waterboarding This and other methods of "strong interrogation" should be deployed in its fight against the Islamic State group. These methods, Mr Trump said, are "peanuts" compared to the tactics used by the militants, such as beheadings. "I like it a lot. I don't think it's tough enough," he said in June of the banned practice. 2. Mexico should pay for the "great, great wall" Mr Trump has said he wants to start building the much-touted wall on the shared border from the first day of his presidency, and that Mexico will pay for it. In some of his earliest campaign comments, he suggested that Mexicans coming to the US were criminals and "rapists". BBC analysis estimates the border wall could cost between $2.2bn and $13bn. 3. Muslims should not be admitted to the US In the wake of the terrorist attacks in San Bernardino, California, Mr Trump wrote that he was "calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on". He's since gone back on the announcement, instead saying that that he would temporarily suspend "immigration from some of the most dangerous and volatile regions of the world that have a history of exporting terrorism". 4. Arab-Americans cheered the attacks on 9/11 Donald Trump repeatedly claimed that on 11 September 2001, there were thousands of Arab-Americans celebrating in New Jersey after two planes flew into the Twin Towers. He says such public demonstrations "tell you something" about Muslims living in the US. However, there are no media reports to back up the claim. 5. Obamacare is a "disaster". Mr Trump says he wants Congress to fully repeal the president's Affordable Care Act, which aims at extending the number of Americans with health insurance, but he believes that "everybody's got to be covered". A spokesman for Mr Trump said he would propose "a health plan that will return authority to the states and operate under free market principles". The increase in premiums revealed just before the election bolstered the Trump attacks. 6. Climate change is just "weather" While Mr Trump believes that maintaining "clean air" and "clean water" is important, he has dismissed climate change science as a "hoax" and believes environmental restrictions on businesses make them less competitive in the global marketplace. "I do not believe that we should imperil the companies within our country," he told CNN on the issue. "It costs so much and nobody knows exactly if it's going to work." 7. The world would be better off if Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi were still in power Mr Trump told CNN that he believes the situation in both Libya and Iraq is "far worse" than it ever was under the leaders of the two countries. While he concedes Saddam was a "horrible guy", he says he did a

Summary: Republican Donald Trump has won victory in the presidential race, but no one's quite sure what President Trump will actually do in office.


Cordina lost a split decision to Hurshid Tojibaev in the last-16 of the lightweight division at Rio 2016. The 24-year-old, who won bronze the 2014 Commonwealth Games, said there were a number of factors to consider before turning professional. "As it stands I'm still a GB boxer, still in camp but in the near future I will be turning professional," he said. "I couldn't put a date on it. There's a lot of things that can affect things when you turn pro. "You don't get the support from the lottery and UK Sport, you're on your own and it's a tough call." Having achieved his goals of competing at the Olympics and the Commonwealth Games, Cordina said his ultimate ambition would be winning a world title. Cordina knows two-weight world champion Joe Calzaghe and trains in the same gym, St Joseph's in Newport, as IBF featherweight world champion Lee Selby. "I spar with him [Selby] quite a lot leading up to fights," Cordina told BBC Radio Wales Sport. "He's someone you look to and if I want any advice I'm sure he'd give it. "Same with Joe Calzaghe, if I look for any advice of him I'm sure he would pass it on. "There's some big fighters in Wales that are coming through. You've got Liam Williams, Andrew Selby, Craig Evans and Nathan Cleverly's won a world title. "Eventually when I do turn over I can follow in their footsteps." Promoter Eddie Hearn said this week that he has talks planned with several members of the Team GB squad for the 2016 Olympics. He previously stated to BBC Wales Sport that Cordina was the top prospect in the squad.

Summary: Welsh Olympic boxer Joe Cordina has confirmed he plans to turn professional in the "near future."


More than 120 old or recent bruises and broken bones were discovered on Keegan Downer's body, Birmingham Crown Court was told. Kandyce Downer denies murdering the 18-month-old, after she collapsed at the family home in Birmingham. The child also had a "terrible" spiral leg fracture which had gone untreated. It left the girl "deformed" with one leg shorter than the other, the court heard. Nigel Power QC said Keegan also had seven recently broken ribs which would have made breathing "very painful", and an historic head injury at least several days old at the time she died. Forensic testing of the house where the toddler died revealed traces of her blood on the cot and bedroom wall. Born in March 2014 to a heroin-addict mother, the otherwise healthy girl was put with a foster carer by social services. The child was then placed with 35-year-old Downer as the legal guardian in January 2015. Keegan was described in court as a "healthy and happy baby" and lived at Downer's family home in Beckbury Road, Weoley Castle. She collapsed at home shortly before 10am on 5 September 2015. When paramedics arrived, Downer had Keegan lying down on a sofa and told them: "I don't know when she stopped breathing, because I was in the bath." Downer later told paramedics she had popped out and left the child alone during that morning. Keegan died from a combination of septicaemia, infection, blunt chest trauma and old head injuries. Of Downer, Mr Power said: "We say there is no other realistic candidate for the many and terrible injuries that led to Keegan's death." The trial of Downer, who also denies causing or allowing the death of Keegan, continues.

Summary: A mother-of-four battered a toddler to death months after she was made the child's legal guardian, a court has heard.