A spokesman for Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton confirmed the husband and wife had left Cambodia. Just two of the five refugees transferred by Australia to the Southeast Asian country now remain. Australia has promised to give Cambodia A$40m in aid and A$15m in resettlement costs to take in its rejected refugees. This will be paid regardless of the number of people who settle there. The Australian government maintains a policy where asylum seekers who arrive by boat are sent to processing centres in offshore locations, including the Pacific nation of Nauru and Manus Island in Papua New Guinea. Those found to be genuine refugees are not allowed to settle in Australia and are instead sent to another country. The Iranian couple were part of the first group of four who agreed to go from Nauru to Cambodia in May 2015. A Rohingya man who was part of this group returned to Myanmar in October 2015 because he was homesick. One Iranian man from the group remains in Cambodia, along with a fifth refugee who was transferred there late last year. Mr Dutton's spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday: "The Government remains committed to supporting the Government of Cambodia to implement settlement arrangements in Cambodia and encourages refugees temporarily in Nauru to explore this settlement option. "The Government holds firm on our policy that you if you arrive by boat then you can either return to your country of origin or be resettled in a third country." Opposition immigration spokesman Richard Marles told the Australian Broadcasting Corps that the Cambodia deal was an "expensive joke". "It stands as the symbol for how this government has completely failed in negotiating any third country resettlement options which are credible," he said. Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill warned last week that his country did not have the resources to resettle the refugees and asylum seekers at the Manus Island detention centre.

Summary: Two Iranian refugees who were transferred to Cambodia under a A$55m ($41m; £29m) deal with Australia have returned to Iran voluntarily.


Proposals to cut the cultural programme and libraries, as well as increasing parking charges, were ruled out. However, reductions will be made in sports funding. Opposition budgets had been put forward by the SNP and Liberal Democrats. Council leader Jenny Laing said protecting frontline services and jobs was the budget priority. She said: "We have a balanced budget which protects frontlines services, jobs and will also drive inward investment into the city. "Our approach to the savings has been to focus on back office efficiency savings." The council has a Labour-led administration.

Summary: Aberdeen City Council has approved its budget for the next financial year, with more than £25m of savings.


The 27-year-old, who has two senior international caps for Sweden, is unattached after leaving the Premier League club in July. The former Udinese man initially joined the Hornets on loan in 2012, before signing on a free transfer in July 2013, making 100 appearances in total. "We are in the market for a centre-half," Johnson told BBC Radio Bristol. "It's the one area we are probably a bit light. We invited him in. "There is no pressure from either side at the moment. We are just assessing the situation but also the options in the market."

Summary: Former Watford defender Joel Ekstrand is currently training with Bristol City, head coach Lee Johnson has said.


The 27-year-old has made 73 appearances for Blues since joining in 2013 but spent the past 18 months out on loan. Last season, the once-capped Scotland international helped Hibernian win promotion to the Scottish Premiership, scoring three goals in 32 games. "To get him for Luton is a real coup for the football club," Hatters boss Nathan Jones told the club website. "We lost a wonderful player in Cameron McGeehan [to Barnsley] and what he does is difficult to replace, but we have brought in a different Championship-quality player and we are delighted." Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Summary: League Two side Luton Town have signed midfielder Andrew Shinnie on a season-long loan from Birmingham City.


The council's licensing and gambling committee blocked a plan to introduce an annual charge for any establishment staying open after midnight. Up to 800 licensed premises would have paid between Â£299 and Â£4,400 to offset the costs of the night-time economy. The committee said the net income generated by the plan would be unlikely to produce "significant improvements". Merseyside Police had estimated the annual cost of policing the city centre from midnight to 06:00 to be about Â£540,000. Some bars and clubs in Liverpool had opposed the levy and pub chain JD Wetherspoon called it "an unfair tax on pubs". A similar late-night levy was introduced in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 2013.

Summary: A late-night levy on Liverpool's bars and clubs will not be introduced after councillors rejected the proposals.


Coverage will be on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app. The two teams faced off in Patras, Greece, earlier this month, with European title contenders Greece running out winners, 92-64. Three members of that team will be missing at the Copper Box, however, offering GB a chance of revenge. "I think it's going to be amazing - I'm from Stratford so I love playing there [at the Copper Box]," said GB guard Teddy Okereafor. "This is the level we need to be playing at to make sure we're 100% ready for EuroBasket this year. "We've got a couple of guys who are going to be playing for the first time in London so it's going to be exciting for them - I think the atmosphere's going to be great." The game will be Britain's only home game before they compete at FIBA EuroBasket 2017, which starts at the beginning of September with a qualifying group in Istanbul, Turkey. After they play Greece, coach Joe Prunty's team travel to a four-team tournament in Poland, their last warm-up games before EuroBasket starts. (BST) 17:30-19:30 - BBC iPlayer 17:30-19:30 - BBC Sport website

Summary: BBC Sport is showing live coverage of the EuroBasket warm-up game between Great Britain and Greece at the Copper Box in London on Saturday 19 August.


Theresa May said EU leaders' remarks showed it was "absolutely right" for the UK not to have acted unilaterally. EU Council president Donald Tusk has said there can be no "reciprocal" deal on expats until formal talks begin. He was responding to criticism from Tory politicians who accused EU figures of "standing in the way" of a deal. Replying to a question in the Commons from Conservative MP Peter Lilley, Mrs May said she hoped the issue would be examined early during the Brexit negotiations, which cannot begin until she has triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. The PM said it was "right" to give reassurance to both sets of citizens, adding: "But I think the reaction that we've seen shows why it was absolutely right for us not to do what the Labour Party wanted us to do, which was simply to give away the guarantee to rights of EU citizens here in the UK, because as we've seen that would've left UK citizens in Europe high and dry." The letter from 81 mostly Conservative MPs and peers called for a speedy resolution and pointed the finger at EU Brexit negotiators for holding up a deal. It said members of the European Commission appeared "worryingly indifferent" for British and EU citizens and called for discussions to "move forward quickly". "People are not bargaining chips," it said. "Human being are not cards to be traded 'tit for tat' in a political playground." In response, Mr Tusk said their criticism had "nothing to do with reality". He said the vote for Brexit - not the stance taken by EU negotiators - had created "anxiety and uncertainty", saying the best way to "dispel the fears and doubts of all the citizens concerned" was to trigger Article 50, which begins a two-year negotiation process. The EU was ready to begin talks as soon as Article 50 was triggered, he said. There have been calls from some MPs for the government to offer a unilateral guarantee to EU nationals in the UK, but ministers have said this must form part of a deal with other member states for Britons living overseas. In the House of Lords, Home Office Minister Baroness Williams of Trafford quoted Mrs May's comment from PM's questions and said the "only circumstances" in which it would not be possible to protect the status of EU nationals in the UK would be if "British citizens' rights in the other EU member states were not protected in turn". The government's stance was criticised by Lib Dem Baroness Ludford, who said there was cross-party support for a unilateral commitment from the government. This would be the "morally right thing to do" she said, adding that the 27 other EU member states would then find it impossible not to match the UK's offer.

Summary: Britons living around Europe would have been left "high and dry" if the rights of EU citizens to stay in the UK had been guaranteed, the PM has said.


The Blue singer, who is in the final of the BBC One competition, said it began after a short tour of Kazakhstan ended in July. "I was a bit gutted at first because the music went quiet," he told Newsbeat. "I didn't have an outlet so I was sitting at home and got myself into a bit of depression." He said he realised the fans could tell he wasn't feeling himself and thought that he needed to tell them. "Hopefully I've done that and now I am just so grateful for this Strictly team," he said. "Even though I have been in a dance-off, they picked me up just before I went out there and danced. "I remember it being an absolute saviour and I can't thank them enough." In an interview with the Daily Mirror earlier this year, he revealed how he had turned to alcohol after Blue's reunion tour finished. He also admitted property losses had led him to bankruptcy and he even thought about suicide. The Strictly finalist said it was then that he realised he was suffering from severe depression. But since appearing on the show, he says he feels things are looking more positive and he is looking towards the year ahead. "Career-wise we've got two albums with Blue next year, we're signed to Sony," he explained. "We've got our own TV show as well which is going to be launched in January, so things are looking very, very good for Blue next year." He will also go on tour with this year's Strictly Come Dancing contestants and could potentially win on Saturday night with dance partner Kristina Rihanoff. "What a great way to end the year, it didn't start off too well but I feel I ended on a high no matter what." Strictly Come Dancing final is on BBC One at 18:30 on Saturday. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

Summary: Simon Webbe has credited Strictly Come Dancing with helping him with his depression.


He told the United Nations General Assembly that world leaders, notably Germany and Canada, have vowed to double the number from last year. "We are facing a crisis of epic proportion," Mr Obama said. About 21 million refugees have been forced to flee their countries due to conflict or persecution, the UN says. Nine million people alone have been displaced by the six-year conflict in Syria while more than four million others have fled the war-torn country. "We cannot avert our eyes or turn our backs. To slam the door in the face of these families would betray our deepest values," he added. The US has agreed to take in 110,000 new refugees in the 2017 fiscal year - which begins on 1 October- compared with the 85,000 refugees it expects by the end of September. The president's remarks come a day after a US and Russia-brokered ceasefire unravelled, partly due to a US-led air strike over the weekend that mistakenly killed Syrian soldiers. Tensions continued on Monday when a strike, which witnesses say came from the air, hit an aid convoy at Urum al-Kubra, destroying 18 UN lorries and killing about 20 civilians. The UN has since suspended all aid convoys to Syria in response. Both Russia and Syria have insisted their forces were not behind the strike. The president's announcement also included a pledge by countries to increase financial contributions to UN appeals and humanitarian groups by about $4.5b (Â£3.5b) over 2015 levels. Participating countries have vowed to help fund schools for a million refugee children as well as assist in helping one million refugees work legally. Mr Obama used his eighth and final UN address as president to call for a "course correction" to ensure that extremism and violence does not drive countries into a more divided world. "Together, now, we have to open our hearts and do more to help refugees who are desperate for a home," he said. Though he made no direct mention of the US, Mr Obama said wealthy countries with the resources should do more to help. In what appeared to be a dig at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, he added: "The world is too small for us to simply be able to build a wall and prevent (extremism) from affecting our own societies." Hours earlier, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon also expressed concern over the conflict in Syria, saying there was "no military solution". "Gulfs of mistrust divide citizens from their leaders. Extremists push people into camps of 'us' and 'them'," Mr Ban said, taking the world stage for the last time as secretary general. "The Earth assails us with rising seas, record heat and extreme storms. And danger defines the days of many."

Summary: US President Barack Obama has announced a pledge by 50 nations to take in 360,000 refugees from war-torn countries this year.


Reports of a "mass murder" investigation in France and pictures of German policemen carting bags of evidence from his parents' home suggest that officials are determined to find out. But this appears to be a case of murder-suicide, which is very different and extremely rare. In these incidents, one person wishing to end their life takes the lives of others - in this case, complete strangers - at the same time. The statistics show that most murder-suicides happen in domestic settings, and involve a man and his spouse. Murder-suicides involving pilots or in gun massacres are, in fact, much, much rarer. What drives people to these acts is therefore virtually impossible to determine because there is no common theme and the perpetrators don't leave notes explaining their actions. In contrast to the motivations of a suicide bomber, which are intentionally well-publicised, those behind a murder-suicide are usually more difficult to fathom. No-one, of course, can pretend to know what was in Lubitz's mind as he locked the cockpit door and instigated the plane's devastating descent. Simon Wessely, president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, says it's unlikely we will ever know. "It's possible something will emerge, but in most suicides people leave clues or a message. "Incredibly extreme events like this are sometimes just inexplicable." Despite this, the media has been quick to point the finger at Lubitz's history of depression. German newspapers have also reported that he had received psychiatric treatment and may have been experiencing a "personal life crisis". In reality, there is a multitude of factors, feelings and personality traits which could push someone to such an extreme course of action. Alcohol problems, drug misuse, broken relationships or marriages, personality disorders, work stresses - in the past or at the time of the act - can all play a part. Mental health charities agree, and have been queuing up to plead for more understanding about depression, and less sensationalist language. They say the vast majority of people with depression do not hurt anyone, and research shows that their risk is primarily to themselves. Marjorie Wallace, chief executive of mental health charity Sane, says: "There are thousands of people with a diagnosis of depression, including pilots, who work, hold positions of high responsibility and who present no danger whatsoever. "We do not know what part depression played in this tragedy but it is a condition that should never be trivialised." Charities said there was a danger that mental health problems could be stigmatised by coverage of the crash, making people more afraid to talk about their experiences. Dr Paul Keedwell, consultant psychiatrist and specialist in mood disorders, also says mental health problems are not a sufficient explanation for what happened. "Among cases of murder-suicide in general, the rate of previously diagnosed depression varies from 40% to 60%, depending on the context." But he does say that of those who are depressed, very few are being treated for it. It is clear that men find it particularly difficult to seek help if they have a history of mental illness. In the

Summary: The question has been raised - is 27-year-old Andreas Lubitz a mass murderer for bringing down a plane full of passengers, killing everyone on board?


Mr Abe described the 90-minute meeting in Trump Tower, New York, as "candid", with a "warm atmosphere". Some of Mr Trump's campaign rhetoric cast doubt over long-standing US alliances, including with Japan. The meeting was Mr Trump's first face-to-face with a world leader since winning the presidential election. The US and Japan have been key allies since the end of World War Two, when the US helped Japan rebuild its economy. The president-elect has vowed to scrap the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, which Mr Abe strenuously supports as a means of countering China's growing economic strength. The deal was approved by the Japanese parliament, despite the likelihood that it would be cancelled when Mr Trump takes office. Mr Trump has also said Japan needs to pay more to maintain US troops on its soil, and has floated the idea that Japan and South Korea should develop their own nuclear weapons to counter the threat from North Korean missiles. The meeting was reportedly arranged when Mr Abe rang the president-elect to congratulate him, mentioning that he would be passing through New York on the way to an Asia-Pacific trade summit in Peru. Speaking after the meeting, Mr Abe said: "We were able to have a very candid talk over a substantial amount of time. We held it in a very warm atmosphere. "I do believe that without confidence between the two nations the alliance would never function in the future and as the outcome of today's discussion I am convinced Mr Trump is a leader in whom I can have great confidence." The Japanese leader gave few details of the meeting but added the two agreed to meet again for deeper talks on a wider range of issues. Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner, who have emerged as key advisers to Mr Trump since his surprise election victory, also met Mr Abe at Trump Tower. Media speculation over her role has included the possibility of her becoming ambassador to Japan. In the days since the election, Mr Trump has been speaking to dozens of world leaders as well as possible cabinet appointees from his home and office inside the Manhattan skyscraper. In other developments: Elsewhere, vice president-elect and Trump transition lead Mike Pence has said he is confident Donald Trump's administration can work with Democrats. Emerging from meetings with Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Mr Pence said he looks "forward to finding ways that we can find common ground and move the country forward". Meanwhile, US President Barack Obama has urged his successor to stand up to Russia if it deviates from US "values and international norms". Speaking after talks with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, Mr Obama said he hoped Mr Trump would "not simply take a realpolitik approach" to dealing with Russia.

Summary: Japan's PM Shinzo Abe has said he has "great confidence" in US President-elect Donald Trump and he believes they can build a relationship of trust.


A Bhuvneshwar Kumar throw hit Reiffel on the back of the head on day one and he was replaced by Marais Erasmus. Scans gave the Australian the all clear but he has been advised to rest. Erasmus will continue alongside Bruce Oxenford on the field for the rest of the match, while Chettithody Shamshuddin takes over as third umpire. "Paul Reiffel underwent precautionary tests yesterday (Thursday), which came back all clear," said an International Cricket Council statement. "Paul, however, has been advised to rest - which is the normal course prescribed following a concussion. "As such, he will not take any further part in the Mumbai Test and has been replaced by Marais Erasmus." Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.

Summary: Umpire Paul Reiffel has been replaced for England's fourth Test in India as he recovers from concussion after being hit on head by a stray throw.


Researchers funded by the charity found that by looking at a specific group of genes they were able to reliably detect underlying problems. It follows the death of Sir David Frost's son Miles, who died suddenly from a condition thought to have been inherited from his father. His family aims to raise Â£1.5m to make genetic testing available in the UK. The eldest son of the late presenter and broadcaster died last year, aged 31, when he was out jogging near his family's home in Oxfordshire. He was suffering from an undiagnosed heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Previous genetic tests looked at a small number of genes and were only able to identify specific conditions, leading to higher costs and longer diagnosis time - a major barrier to rolling the test out across the NHS. But researchers from Imperial College London and the MRC Clinical Sciences Centre say the new test, which looks at 174 genes, is quicker and more reliable. It has already been rolled out at the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust in London , with around 40 patients per month being successfully tested. Dr James Ware, a consultant cardiologist specialising in inherited heart conditions, said: "Without a genetic test we often have to keep the whole family under regular surveillance for many years. This is hugely costly for both the families and the health system. "By contrast, when a genetic test reveals the precise genetic abnormality causing the condition in one member of the family, it becomes simple to test other family members. Those who do not carry the faulty gene copy can be reassured and spared countless hospital visits." The research has been funded by the British Heart Foundation and the findings published in the Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research.

Summary: A new blood test could help diagnose people with inherited heart conditions, the British Heart Foundation has said.


A Care Inspectorate report has found that some staff at Kingsmead in Kingswells were not treating people with "dignity and respect". Some residents had lost weight, with concerns being raised that their nutritional needs were not being met. The report said that in some incidences, people were being treated like "objects". The report said one lunchtime service was "chaotic" and the dining experience for people was "very poor". It said management and staff displayed poor knowledge of clinical needs. The report called for significant improvements, including staff development. Mike Best, group managing director of Mead Medical Holdings, said they were concentrating on reducing the number of agency staff, increasing the number of permanent staff and looking at raising standards in the way they operated. The home can provide care for up to 55 older people, and up to 10 adults with learning disabilities.

Summary: The quality of care at an Aberdeen nursing home has been deemed "unsatisfactory".


An employee of the credit card company Nets was also convicted. Leaks provided by IT expert Peter Bo Henriksen to the Se og Hor weekly magazine enabled it to report a series of royal family and celebrity stories, to the bafflement of its rivals. The case has attracted huge public interest in Denmark. Judge Mette Lyster Knudsen sentenced Mr Henriksen - who used to work for Nets - to 18 months in jail for selling information between 2008 and 2012 that detailed the location of major public figures including Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and actor Mads Mikkelsen. Former Se og Hor editor Henrik Qvortrup was also sentenced to 18 months in jail, of which 12 were converted into 200 hours' community service. Three other Se og Hor journalists were given suspended sentences, while another was acquitted. All have since left the weekly, which has one of the biggest circulations in Denmark. Among the stories reported by the magazine were details about the honeymoon of Prince Joachim and his wife in Canada in 2008, after it bought information about their itinerary from Nets. The media group that owns the magazine was fined $1.52m (Â£1.22m) last year for wrongfully monitoring more than 120 celebrities. Two former senior staff members were given suspended sentences. One of the celebrities who fell victim to the magazine, Rene Dif of the Danish-Norwegian music group Aqua, criticised the sentences on Thursday. "These short sentences shows how ridiculous the Danish justice system is," he told Danish TV. The four journalists have said they are considering an appeal against the verdict.

Summary: Four Danish journalists have been found guilty of paying for credit card information to track politicians, celebrities and royal family members.


Twenty hostages, most of them foreign, were killed when Islamist militants stormed a cafe in the capital, Dhaka. Two police officers also died and 30 were injured. After a 12-hour siege, commandos rescued 13 people. The so-called Islamic State (IS) group said it was behind the attack but the government has denied this. Bangladesh's home minister said on Sunday that the attackers belonged to a local militant group which has been banned for more than a decade. "They are members of the Jamaeytul Mujahdeen Bangladesh (JMB)," Asaduzzaman Khan said. "They have no connections with the Islamic State." Mr Khan said the men made no demands during the attack. He said three of the gunmen were under 22 and had been missing for six months. Police chief Shahidul Hoque made some of the men's first names public: Akash, Bikash, Don, Bandhon and Ripon. Bangladesh at crossroads as violence hits Is extremism on the rise in Bangladesh? Six attackers were killed in the raid on the Holey Artisan cafe in the Gulshan neighbourhood. A seventh man was arrested and is still being questioned. It is not yet clear what involvement he had in the attack. IS had earlier released photographs of the alleged attackers posing in front of a black IS flag. The men were said to belong to well-to-do local families. They studied in private schools and universities, not in Islamic seminaries or madrassas, where many Islamist militant groups are thought to draw recruits. Social media has been buzzing with former classmates who have recognised some of the attackers from their pictures, says the BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Dhaka. Bangladesh has declared two days of national mourning. Nine Italians, seven Japanese, one US citizen and an Indian were among the dead. One Italian is unaccounted for. The JMB group has been blamed for a wave of small-scale terrorism attacks in Bangladesh over the past year, including the killings of secular bloggers, atheists and an LGBT rights campaigner. Its top two leaders were arrested and executed in 2008, after near-simultaneous bomb attacks in all the country's 64 districts. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has consistently denied that IS has made inroads in to Bangladesh. Nine Italians named by the Italian foreign ministry as: Cristian Rossi; Marco Tondat; Nadia Benedetti; Adele Puglisi; Simona Monti; Claudia Maria D'Antona; Vincenzo D'Allestro; Maria Rivoli and Claudio Cappelli Seven Japanese Five men and two women, four of whose names have been released by Japanese officials: Koyo Ogasawara, Makoto Okamura, Yuko Sakai and Rui Shimodaira Four Bangladeshis Two were named in national media as Faraaz Ayaaz Hossai, a student at Emory University in the US, and Ishrat Akhond - the other two were policemen US citizen Abinta Kabir, also a student at Emory University One Indian Tarishi Jain, 18, who was a student at the University of California, Berkeley More about the victims

Summary: Bangladeshi officials have named five of the men who on Friday carried out the country's worst terrorism attack and said they were known to police.


Markit's latest Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 53.6, from 54 in May, the lowest reading since October 2013. Although any reading above 50 indicates expansion, analysts said the strong dollar was weighing on factory orders. Meanwhile, the US Commerce Department said construction activity in May was its highest since late 2008. Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit, said in a statement that the PMI index pointed to a wider US economic slowdown. "Purchasing managers are reporting the slowest rate of manufacturing expansion for over a year-and-a-half, suggesting that the economy is slowing again. "The slowdown is largely linked to a third consecutive monthly fall in exports, in turn attributed by many companies to the strong dollar undermining international competitiveness," Mr Williamson said. The weaker figure for June was despite the data's employment sub-index rising to 55.5 in June, up from 54.6 in May and the highest level since September 2014. Meanwhile, US construction spending posted a solid gain in May, led by a big jump in non-residential projects. The Commerce Department said spending rose by 0.8% from April, pushing total activity to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.04 trillion, the highest level since October 2008. All major categories showed increases in May, led by a 1.5% rise in non-residential building, which reflected increases in spending on hotels, manufacturing facilities and amusement parks, the Department said. Developers said the spending on non-residential projects hailed positive news for the jobs market. "It's fuelled by the feeling that the job growth is there, and tenants have need for more space because of new employees,'' said Richard Bezold, chairman of Akerman's real estate.

Summary: US manufacturing growth eased in June despite jobs growth, but there was better news for the construction sector, according to two surveys.


The victim, who used crutches, was struck in Lawley Middleway between Ashted Circus and Curzon Circle at about 02:30 BST on Sunday, police said. A 78-year-old man arrested on suspicion of drinking and driving and failing to stop has been bailed. Officers are trying to trace relatives of the victim, who is believed to be from eastern Europe. He is white with a moustache and goatee beard.

Summary: A man critically injured in a hit-and-run crash in Birmingham has died.


Unions had won backing for strike action after the firm proposed closing the final salary scheme, which Tata claimed was facing a Â£2bn deficit. Workers have now agreed to amendments to the pension scheme in return for it remaining open. A proposed national strike scheduled for 22 June was suspended following talks at the arbitration service Acas. Neither the unions nor Tata have given any details of the changes. In a statement Tata Steel said the new proposal was "a fair and balanced solution". The firm added; "The new arrangements, including the modifications to scheme benefits, will address a significant proportion of the pension scheme's projected deficit. "Other actions to be agreed with the pension Trustee will address the balance." Roy Rickhuss, general secretary of Community, one of the four unions involved in the dispute, said the UK steel industry was still facing "challenges". "It was apparent during this dispute that the company was not listening to the concerns of its workforce, which led to a serious breakdown in trust and confidence," he said. "All unions have already begun a dialogue with the company to address these issues." Tata Steel employs more than 17,000 people in its UK operation. It has sites in Corby, Hartlepool, Rotherham, Scunthorpe, Teesside and York as well as plants in Port Talbot, Newport, Flintshire and Carmarthenshire.

Summary: An industrial dispute at Tata Steel has ended after workers voted to accept changes to their pension scheme.


Police and other emergency services had responded to reports of a man in difficulty at about 13:45 on Saturday. The incident took place as a yacht racing event was being held in the area. The man was brought ashore but died at the scene. Police said no further details would be released until he has been formally identified. A spokesman said there were no apparent suspicious circumstances. A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.

Summary: A 69-year-old man has died after his boat capsized in the Findhorn Bay area of Moray.


It is the first time a country has considered the DNA-altering technique in embryos and approved it. The research will take place at the Francis Crick Institute in London and aims to provide a deeper understanding of the earliest moments of human life. It will be illegal for the scientists to implant the modified embryos into a woman. But the field is attracting controversy over concerns it is opening the door to designer - or GM - babies. DNA is the blueprint of life - the instructions for building the human body. Gene editing allows the precise manipulation of DNA. In a world-first last year, scientists in China announced they had carried out gene editing in human embryos to correct a gene that causes a blood disorder. Prof Robin Lovell-Badge, a scientific advisor to the UK's fertility regulator, told the BBC: "China has guidelines, but it is often unclear exactly what they are until you've done it and stepped over an unclear boundary. "This is the first time it has gone through a properly regulatory system and been approved." The experiments will take place in the first seven days after fertilisation. During this time we go from a fertilised egg to a structure called a blastocyst, containing 200-300 cells. The work will be led by Dr Kathy Niakan, who has spent a decade researching human development. Earlier this year, she explained why she had applied to edit human embryos: "We would really like to understand the genes needed for a human embryo to develop successfully into a healthy baby. "The reason why it is so important is because miscarriages and infertility are extremely common, but they're not very well understood." Out of every 100 fertilised eggs, fewer than 50 reach the early blastocyst stage, 25 implant into the womb and only 13 develop beyond three months. And at the blastocyst stage, some cells have been organised to perform specific roles - some go on to form the placenta, others the yolk sac and others ultimately us. How and why this takes place is unknown - but some parts of our DNA are highly active at this stage. It is likely these genes are guiding our early development, but it is unclear exactly what they are doing or what goes wrong in miscarriage. The researchers will alter these genes in donated embryos, which will be destroyed after seven days. The regulator, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), has given its approval and the experiments could start in the next few months. Paul Nurse, the director of the Crick, said: "I am delighted that the HFEA has approved Dr Niakan's application. "Dr Niakan's proposed research is important for understanding how a healthy human embryo develops and will enhance our understanding of IVF success rates, by looking at the very earliest stage of human development." Dr David King, the director of Human Genetics Alert, said: "This research will allow the scientists to refine the techniques for creating GM babies, and many of the government's scientific advisers have already decided that they are in favour

Summary: UK scientists have been given the go-ahead by the fertility regulator to genetically modify human embryos.


The lawsuit cites the US constitution's emoluments clause, which says no federal official should receive a gift or a fee from a foreign government. The suit claims Mr Trump is "flagrantly violating the constitution", Washington DC's attorney general said. It is the first such lawsuit filed by government entities. "Never in the history of this country have we had a president with these kinds of extensive business entanglements or a president who refused to adequately distance himself from their holdings," Karl Racine, the District of Columbia attorney general said while announcing the lawsuit alongside Brian Frosh, Maryland's attorney general, on Monday. A non-governmental organisation, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, lodged a similar legal action in January. The Justice Department on Friday said those plaintiffs did not suffer in any way and there were no grounds for the suit. The department also said it was unconstitutional to sue the president in his official capacity. Mr Trump has not yet commented on the latest move. The constitutional challenges to Donald Trump's ongoing business ties as president just got some state-level muscle behind them. While the lawsuit by the District of Columbia and Maryland isn't the first attempt to force the president to more fully separate himself from his real-estate empire, the two governments bring a new level of legitimacy and resources. The first hurdle the states face is whether they have the proper legal grounds to file this case. Given that this is judicial terra incognita, there's no telling how the courts will react. There's never been a businessman-turned-president quite like Mr Trump, so there's never been a lawsuit quite like this one. If Maryland and DC are able to proceed, the case could turn out like many other Trump-related controversies, where the president's own words - and those of his associates - are used against him. While Mr Trump pledged to extricate himself from his day-to-day business operations, his son Eric has acknowledged he still gives his father regular financial updates. Senior adviser Kellyanne Conway also was recently reprimanded for praising daughter Ivanka's clothing line. Even in a best-case scenario for the president, this represents the latest in a growing list of legal headaches. Mr Trump is already contending with inquiries by congressional committees and a special prosecutor into his campaign's alleged links to Russia, which American intelligence agencies accuse of meddling in last November's US election in a bid to boost support for the property developer. Since taking office in January, Mr Trump has turned day-to-day control of his real estate empire and other assets over to a trust managed by his adult sons. But he has not sold them off as critics said he should do in order to avoid conflicts of interest. "The emoluments clauses are a firewall against presidential corruption and the one thing we know about President Trump is he understands the value of walls," Mr Frosh said, referring to the president's plan to build a wall along the US-Mexico border. "This is one he can't climb over and one he can't dig underneath." The lawsuit

Summary: Officials in Maryland and Washington DC are suing Donald Trump for accepting payments from foreign governments via his business empire.


Mourinho, 52, is halfway through a four-year deal signed on his return to Stamford Bridge in June 2013. And further talks are expected in the coming weeks with the club and the Portuguese keen on a long-term option. In his first spell at the club between 2004 and 2007, Mourinho won consecutive Premier League titles and succeeded this season with three games to spare. Media playback is not supported on this device The 2005 title was Chelsea's first top-flight success in 50 years and he also delivered two League Cups and an FA Cup. But he left the club to eventually join Inter Milan after falling out with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich. Since his return after a six-and-a-half-year absence, which included three seasons at Real Madrid, Mourinho has spoken of his desire to stay as long as the Russian billionaire wishes to keep him. The Blues boss repeated that after Sunday's 1-0 defeat of Crystal Palace, which secured Chelsea's first title since 2010 and the eighth of his prolific career. "As I was saying since the beginning of the season, I stay here until Mr Abramovich wants me to stay. The day he tells me to go, I go," said Mourinho. Mourinho is still to win the Champions League with Chelsea, a competition he has won with Porto and Inter Milan.

Summary: Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is close to agreeing a new contract after securing a third Premier League title.


Matt Denton, from Hampshire, estimates his "very expensive toy" has cost him hundreds of thousands of pounds. He says a mining company and a marine research organisation are now interested in his design and he hopes it might be used at science fairs. During its development the machine had one outing, at a music festival, where Mr Denton says it was well received. "It's an entertainment vehicle," he said. "But I hope it will inspire people." The project was only initially intended to take 12 months, Mr Denton, who usually specialises in small-scale animatronics for the film industry, said. "After 18 months we tried the model out. We had to completely strip out and rebuild the legs. They were too heavy and complicated. "I'm a software and electronics engineer so this was out of my area - I had to learn fast." The robot, driver-operated by joysticks within a cockpit, can only travel at 1.5km/h (1mph) and manage a distance of 5km on a 20-litre (4.5-gallon) tank of diesel. "It's not about miles to the gallon, it's about gallons to the mile," he said. "It wasn't built to be efficient and fast. It was built to look cool and insect-like and fun." Mr Denton said he was inspired by science fiction to create the "walking" machine. "But legs are very inefficient - the wheel was invented for a reason," he added.

Summary: A giant-mantis robot with hydraulic legs has been unveiled by a designer who spent four years creating it.


Corporal William Savage, 30, from Penicuik, Fusilier Samuel Flint, 21, and Private Robert Hetherington, 25, both from Edinburgh, died in the blast. They were killed on Route 611 in the Nahr-e-Saraj district on 30 April 2013. The soldiers, who were in an armoured Mastiff vehicle, were unlawfully killed on active service, the coroner ruled. Coroner, Darren Salter, will now write to Defence Secretary Michael Fallon. The inquest was held at Oxfordshire Coroners Court. Earlier, it heard that an improvised explosive device (IED) had been put in place using a tunnel and was triggered using a command wire from behind the 10ft wall of a nearby compound. Post-mortem examinations concluded the three, who were with B Company, 2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland, would have been deeply unconscious virtually instantly and unaware of what had happened. Mr Salter said the Mastiff was designed to resist improvised explosive device (IED) attacks. There had been earlier damage to this one, the second of three evolutions of the vehicle, in a strike in 2009. However, there was "no significant evidence" that the vehicle failed to provide the "expected level of protection", Mr Salter ruled. He also noted that experts referred to the size of the explosion as a "blast overmatch" and that the men were seated in the rear of the vehicle, which was nearest to the explosion. The men died when an improvised explosive device (IED) tore through their heavily armoured Mastiff vehicle on April 30 last year. The Royal Military Police made inquiries to the Afghan National Police about the incident, but no-one was arrested over it. The Mastiff, a protective patrol vehicle, had gone from Forward Operating Base Ouellette to another base at Lashkar Gah Durai and was on its way back again when the attack happened. There were four vehicles in the patrol. The driver of the Mastiff, Fusilier Paul Howell, said in a statement that the regular locks to the rear doors had been faulty, and he had reported them twice. He told the inquest that on the day in question, though they were stiff, they were fully sealed when closed. Extra battle locks were not deployed, but they were not supposed to be when the vehicle was in open desert, only when there were potential public order situations, he said. He said in his statement that there were 20 ammunition tins under the seats in the rear, which was normal. The inquest heard that the IED was buried under the road, had been placed there by tunnelling, and was triggered by a command wire, probably from behind the 10ft wall of a nearby compound. Sgt David Boxwell, who was in command of the patrol, said he had not been told of any problems relating to the place where the blast took place. As for tunnelling under the road, he earlier said: "I had never heard of it before." Company Sgt Major Steven Main said: "Everything we had had was off the tarmac road. IEDs were placed in the dust - it's easier to conceal." He said there was no sign

Summary: Three soldiers killed in a Taliban bomb blast should have been warned about insurgent activity in the area, a coroner has said.


Media playback is unsupported on your device 24 June 2015 Last updated at 13:21 BST 59-year-old Vivian Gabb, a pilates and tennis coach from London, was in the final stages of buying a house when the scammers struck. She was unaware that her email had been hacked and every email she wrote and received was being monitored by criminals. They sent her a message disguised as a follow-up email from her solicitor, asking for nearly £50,000 to be paid into their account. The internet safety advice website Get Safe Online says more than half (51%) of people in the UK have been a victim of an online crime, and 15% of people have been victims of either attempted or successful hacks of their email account. Watch Victoria Derbyshire on weekdays from 09:15-11:00 BST on BBC Two and BBC News channel. Follow the programme on Facebook and Twitter, and find all our content online.

Summary: A woman has told the Victoria Derbyshire programme how she was conned out of her life savings by scammers who sent her a 'phishing' email.


The value of the deal has not been not disclosed. The acquisition will add more than 60 employees and more than 6,000 fleet assets to Aggreko's Rental Solutions business. Glasgow-based Aggreko said it planned to fully integrate Dryco into its North America business. It also intends to develop "expansion plans to enter additional sectors and global markets". Dryco specialises in moisture control, drying, heating, and cooling applications for a number of industries, including shipping, manufacturing, food processing and construction. The company, which operates 10 full-service locations in North America, posted revenues last year of $19m (Â£14.6m). Aggreko chief executive Chris Weston said: "This acquisition combines the deep technical strength of two highly respected market leaders and provides our customers with an unparalleled range of solutions that can address their HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) and moisture control needs. "It also gives Aggreko an opportunity to further support our rapidly expanding customer base within the shipping, food and beverage and painting and coatings industries."

Summary: Temporary power suppler Aggreko is expanding its offering in the United States by buying industrial climate control equipment specialist Dryco.


Michael Forney, Jonathan Boxill, James Desmarais, Matt Nickerson, David Rutherford, Mark Garside and Brandon Benedict are staying at the SSE Arena. It follows the announcement last week that captain Adam Keefe had signed a new deal to remain with the Giants. Belfast finished fourth in the league standings last season.

Summary: Seven players have re-signed for the Belfast Giants as the Elite League team continues to build its roster for the 2016/2017 campaign.


Hemmings' match-winning brace against Partick Thistle took his goals tally to 25 in all competitions this season. "He's a player that we want to keep but we can't stop speculation and you can't stop players being ambitious. "When we do have him we're grateful for that," Hartley said. Hemmings' goal nine minutes from the end sealed the points for Dundee at Firhill after Kris Doolan had cancelled out the Englishman's opener. Hartley said he was always confident his team would prevail, even after Doolan's leveller 20 minutes from time. "We never want to try and settle for a draw," the Dundee manager told BBC Scotland. "We always try to go and win the game and I felt that today. I felt there were always more chances for us. "For Hemmings again, his 25th goal of the season, it's a fantastic return and a really pleasing performance for us. "Goalscorers are hard to come by and for Kane getting 25 goals for a team that's in the middle of the table has been a terrific return, but he's got his team-mates to thank for that also. "We set him a little target at the start of the season, we said 15 goals. Then we went 20, 25, now I think we've got to go 30. "That's the problem that we will have [keeping him] but we've got two years left with him. We're not a selling club now. I know that might sound stupid but we're not. We want to try and keep our best players. "We're trying to build something good here. We feel we've got a really talented squad. Although we were disappointed not to get into the top six, but I think when we play well we're good to watch." Partick Thistle manager Alan Archibald felt his side's display merited something from the match. "I thought we had a good second half," Archibald said. "First half, I didn't think we were at the races but second half was much more positive and I thought we deserved at least a point. "Dundee are always a danger on the break with Hemmings up top but I thought it looked like the game was swaying towards us. Then they got what turned out to be the winner, but I thought we did enough to get an equaliser at the end with [David] Amoo's chance."

Summary: Paul Hartley is adamant he wants to keep prolific striker Kane Hemmings at Dundee, but admits his goal-scoring exploits this season will attract interest from other clubs.


Christina Grant's family, who live in New South Wales, flew her to Australia following the death of her son and carer, Robert, in February 2015. Her family believed they had met the requirements of her visa, which expires later this month. Immigration officials said they had been working with the family and made no arrangements to remove Mrs Grant. However, the grandmother's family told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme that they had not found Australia's immigration department helpful and had gone to specialists for assistance. They could apply for a new visa but were told that this could take 30 years to resolve. The Grant family had hoped that because of her age and state of her heath that her situation might be treated a special case. Mrs Grant's surviving son Allan and his wife Diane believe they have done everything to meet the rules of her visa after she moved to live with them in Australia. Mrs Grant is booked on a flight back to the UK on 26 July, the date her visitor visa expires. Her family told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme that the alternatives were the possibility of deportation or "years of limbo" while trying to obtain a new visa. Mrs Grant, who is partially sighted and has dementia, was living near Grantown on Spey in the Highlands. Her son Robert had been helping to look after her. Because of the state of her health, Allan and Diane asked her to move to Australia and live with them. They applied for a visa for her to come to Australia. A condition of her visa was that she had to depart Australia once every 12 months but could return. Concerned that Mrs Grant was not fit enough to fly out of Australia to meet this requirement, her family booked her on a cruise to Vanuatu, a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean. They believed that this trip would meet the visa requirements. However, after the cruise the Grants were told by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection that the visa rules had not been met. Diane told Good Morning Scotland that immigration specialists had told the family that applying for a new visa could take up to 30 years to come through. They are now preparing to fly with Mrs Grant back to Scotland. Diane said: "We will have to help her find a home over there. "We have our own life here in Australia and, while I don't want to live there, Mum wants to live here." The Grants have highlighted their case in an effort to alert other families that may find themselves in the same situation. The Department of Immigration and Border Protection said all visitors to Australia must hold a valid visa for the duration of their stay and comply with the conditions of that visa. A spokesperson said: "The department is familiar with Ms Grant's case and is not making any arrangements to remove her from Australia. "The tourist stream visitor visa is normally valid for stays of up

Summary: A 96-year-old woman is preparing to return to Scotland from Australia after a visa wrangle.


Jason Van Dyke was heckled as he arrived at court where he denied six counts of first-degree murder. Video released earlier this year showing the shooting of Laquan McDonald sparked an outcry and the resignation of the chief of police. A federal investigation into the city's police is under way amid a national debate about the police use of force. The inquiry will explore whether race plays a part in the police use of force and whether officers are properly held accountable. McDonald, who was 17 at the time, was armed with a knife when he was stopped by police. But the dashcam footage showed him moving away from police when Mr Van Dyke opened fire. Step-by-step guide to what happened How a whistleblower brought down the police chief Days of protests followed the release of the video, which President Barack Obama said was "disturbing". There were calls for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to resign and Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy quit his job. On Saturday, Mr Emanuel said the city "deserved answers" after a police officer accidentally shot and killed a 55-year-old woman when responding to a domestic disturbance. According to the Washington Post, Bettie Jones was also known as a community activist who spoke out on issues such as police brutality.

Summary: A white Chicago police officer has denied murder over the death of a black teenager who was shot 16 times in 2014.


Neville is still waiting for a first league win since taking charge of Valencia in December. Former Barcelona B striker Sanabria, on loan from Roma, scored his fourth goal in two games after Danilo tripped Jony. Alvaro Negredo missed three chances to equalise, heading one against the post, then chipping wide and blazing over. Valencia, previously unbeaten at home in the league, then missed another great chance as Rodrigo Moreno and Sofiane Feghouli narrowly failed to connect with Zakaria Bakkali's left-wing cross. At the other end, Australian goalkeeper Matty Ryan was fortunate not to concede a second penalty after barging into Carlos Carmona. Valencia have not won any of the eight La Liga matches since former Manchester United and England defender Neville took charge and have gone a total of 11 league matches without a win, two short of equalling a club record. Neville must attempt to lift his side in time for Wednesday's Copa del Rey semi-final first leg against Barcelona at the Nou Camp.

Summary: Gary Neville's Valencia were booed by their own supporters after Antonio Sanabria's penalty eased Sporting Gijon's relegation worries.


An 18-year-old woman was driving a Toyota Yaris when it was in a crash with a Ford Transit van on the A595 near Bootle at 19:55 BST on Friday. She and her front seat passenger, also 18, were pronounced dead at the scene. A third 18-year-old woman, in the back of the car, was flown by air ambulance to hospital where her condition is said to be "critical". The 51-year-old man driving the van was also flown to hospital, where he is in a serious but stable condition. The road was closed for six hours for the vehicles to be examined and then removed, Cumbria Police said. The force is appealing for witnesses.

Summary: Two teenagers have been killed and another seriously injured in a car crash in Cumbria.


In recent months, state media have been stressing the waters have been China's "since ancient times". Now, state media are rolling out masses of fresh material aimed at discrediting The Hague tribunal's ruling. State media anticipated the Permanent Court of Arbitration's findings. Almost immediately, outlets including Xinhua news agency released a prepared statement describing the decision as "illegal and invalid". "China has repeatedly declared that the arbitration tribunal does not have jurisdiction; China neither accepts nor recognises it," Xinhua said. It then released a government statement saying China "has territorial sovereignty and maritime rights over the South China Sea islands" and "resolutely opposes a few countries' illegal violations" - a reference to the US and its allies in the region. But it hinted at a way forward, saying there is potential for China to enter into "joint developments" in order to "achieve win-win results" and peace and stability in the South China Sea. State-run CCTV cited the foreign ministry's view that the tribunal proceedings were "null and void". It featured British, Iranian, Pakistani and Lebanese experts who questioned the verdict. Oxford academic Antonios Tzanakopoulos told the TV that he did not find the tribunal's points "fully convincing". CCTV also hinted at possible negotiations with the Philippines. It showed former Filipino ambassador Alberto Encomienda saying American interference had triggered the case. He added: "There's a lot we can do, not in terms of what China can do for us, but what we can do together for the region." There was an immediate attempt to control online discussion in China. In the minutes before the announcement, Sina Weibo's hashtag #SouthChinaSeaArbitration was number one in its top 10. Its landing page carried more than 170,000 posts. Once the result was out, the hashtag disappeared from Sina's ranking. State media and its millions of followers - including Xinhua, People's Daily and CCTV - adopted a similarly-named hashtag, #SouthChinaSeaArbitrationCase. It quickly rose to number one in the ranking, with posts overwhelmingly dismissing the Hague ruling. Meanwhile, over at censorship-monitoring website Free Weibo, "South China Sea" became the most-censored term. The press room was packed but the statement from Philippine Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay lasted just two minutes. In four short paragraphs, he explained that experts were now analysing the ruling and called on all concerned to exercise "constraint and sobriety" at what he described as a "milestone decision". There were no celebrations, hardly even a smile. And there's a reason for that. This is not the same government that first brought this case to the Permanent Court of Arbitration three and a half years ago, in the aftermath of a standoff at Scarborough Shoal. Two weeks ago, Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as Philippine president. All the indications are that he is more willing to seek accommodation with the Chinese than his predecessor, Benigno Aquino. Here in Manila, many believe that the new president may have sought promises of Chinese investment, in return for a quiet, dignified response. BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from TV, radio, web and print media around the world. You can follow

Summary: Chinese media have not lost time in reinforcing Beijing's insistence that it does not recognise an international tribunal's ruling against its claims to rights in the South China Sea.


According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film will not be a biopic but an action adventure set in the 1970s. No writer, director or actors are yet attached to the project, which will be produced by the brains behind the Twilight and Maze Runner franchises. Born Stanley Lieber in 1922, Lee teamed with artist Jack Kirby to create such iconic comic-book properties as the X-Men, the Hulk and the Fantastic Four. Spider-Man and Daredevil are among the other characters he co-created. Lee's cameo appearances in the Marvel blockbusters have become a staple of the series, while his "Excelsior!" sign-off is legendary in fan circles. Mary Bowen and Wyck Godfrey, co-founders of Temple Hill Entertainment, are on board as producers of the 20th Century Fox picture. Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or if you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

Summary: A film about comic book maestro Stan Lee is reportedly in development.


The EU's Brexit guidelines state that Irish border issues should be tackled before talks on a trade deal can begin. Mr Davis said it was "wholly illogical" to think that the border issues can be separated from a trade deal. He was speaking on ITV's Peston on Sunday. Mr Davis said that the phasing of the negotiations would now be "the row of the summer". The Brexit Secretary said that the UK is seeking a "very ambitious" trade deal with the EU, alongside a customs arrangement. He said: "How on earth do you resolve the issue of the border unless you know what the customs agreement is, what the free trade agreement is, whether you need to charge tariffs at the border?" Sinn FÃ©in president Gerry Adams said that Mr Davis's remarks are "a direct challenge to the Irish government and to the negotiating stance that was outlined by Michel Barnier when he visited Dublin last week". Mr Barnier, the EU's chief negotiator, reiterated the EU's preferred phasing in a speech to the Irish parliament, saying that "sufficient progress" must be made on the preliminary issues before moving onto a trade deal. Mr Adams said Mr Davis's remarks "emphasise the need for the Irish government to urgently press the European Council to secure for the north special designated status within the EU". Speaking in the Republic of Ireland on Friday, Tony Blair warned that a hard border on the island would be a "disaster". The former UK prime minister told a meeting of MEPs in County Wicklow he believed there was a "common desire" to make Northern Ireland a "special case" in Brexit talks. The UK and Irish governments have both said they do not want a return to customs posts on the border after the UK leave the EU. The EU's negotiating guidelines call for a "flexible and creative" approach to the customs issue. Mr Barnier visited a food export business in County Monaghan on Friday, saying that he wanted to "work with all these people on the ground to find solutions" to the border question. He described the forthcoming Brexit talks as "extraordinary and very complex and difficult". "This negotiation will not only be financial, legal or technical - in my view, it will first [be] human and social and economic," said the French politician. On Thursday, Mr Barnier said the Irish border issue would be one of his three priorities in the negotiations, adding that he would work to avoid a hard border. But he emphasised that there would have to be some form of customs controls as a result of Brexit.

Summary: The Brexit Secretary David Davis has said he does not accept that Irish border issues can be resolved in the first stage of the UK negotiation with the EU.


College baseball player Christopher Lane, 22, was shot in the back in the town of Duncan on Friday. Police said one of the accused admitted Lane was killed for "the fun of it". Chancey Luna, 16, and James Edwards, 15, were charged with first-degree murder; Michael Dewayne Jones, 17, has been named as accessory to the crime. Lane, from Melbourne, had been visiting his girlfriend's family in Duncan. He was entering his final year at East Central University in the city of Ada, some 85 miles (137km) east of the town. Because of the severity of their alleged crime, all three of the accused will be tried in adult court. At Tuesday's hearing, Michael Dewayne Jones cried after he tried to speak about the incident but was cut short by the judge, who said the facts of the case would be determined at another hearing. Bail for him was set at $1m (Â£640,000). The two younger accused were denied bail. Duncan Police Chief Danny Ford told local television on Monday that one suspect had said Lane was killed at random. "They saw Christopher go by, and one of them said, 'there's our target,'" Chief Ford said. "The boy who has talked to us said, 'we were bored and didn't have anything to do, so we decided to kill somebody.'" Mr Ford said they followed Lane in a car and shot him once in the back before driving off. Witnesses rushed to help Lane after seeing him collapse on the road in Duncan, which has about 24,000 residents. Family and friends in the US and Australia have been mourning him. His American girlfriend, Sarah Harper, wept as she laid a cross by a memorial in Duncan at the spot where he was shot. Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper reported that roses and a baseball were placed on the home plate where Lane played baseball as a boy in a suburb of the city. It was accompanied by a message that read: "A wonderful young man taken too soon. Why?" The victim's father, Peter Lane, said there was no explanation for his son's death. "It is heartless and to try to understand it is a short way to insanity," he told Australia's Sky News. The mother of one of the accused was quoted by Australian broadcaster ABC News as saying that she could not believe her son was at fault. "I get off work at three," she said. "It takes me five minutes to get home and he was there. That's what time they said it happened."

Summary: Three Oklahoma teenagers have been charged in the death of an Australian who was gunned down in broad daylight as he jogged on a road in the US state.


Laura Matthews, 29, was told her signature - "L. Skywalker" - infringed a trademark in July this year. She was issued with the document several weeks later, after threatening to take legal action. But she has now been told the passport was issued in error and has been cancelled. Ms Matthews told the BBC the decision has left her feeling "upset, frustrated and disappointed". A Home Office spokesman said: "Protecting the integrity of the UK passport is vital and we do not accept a change of name for frivolous reasons." In a letter to Ms Matthews, the Passport Office said its "published guidance provides that we will refuse to recognise a change of name... if it is made for a bet or frivolous purpose. "Additionally, in your case, the signature used in the passport is different to your surname and by your own admission was done for 'a laugh'". "Regrettably, an error was made in issuing your passport," the letter said. "I am sorry that the error was made but I have to inform you that your passport will be cancelled." Ms Matthews, from Southend in Essex, added the middle name using a deed poll in 2008 "for a bit of fun". She had not renewed her passport since adding the moniker, and experienced several weeks of delays when she tried to do so in April. She was told the delays were because her signature "infringed a trademark". Her passport was issued at the end of August after she contacted a law firm specialising in intellectual property law and said she would take legal action unless her application was approved. Ms Matthews said this was the fourth time the Passport Office had changed its mind about her case. "Now I'm not sure if it's my signature they have a problem with, or my middle name," she said. "All I know it's extremely disappointing that I've been let down again by an organisation which doesn't seem to know if it's coming or going. "I don't think I'm going to be able to fight it. I don't know what else I can do." The Home Office spokesman added: "We have apologised to the applicant and agreed to meet the cost of a new passport in a name that meets the published guidance."

Summary: A woman who added Skywalker as a middle name has had her passport cancelled after being told her application was "frivolous".


First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced last week that the government-led task force would "fight for a future for our steel industry". The group will be chaired by Business Minister Fergus Ewing and bring together key representatives who will work to keep open the Dalzell plant in Motherwell and Clydebridge in Cambuslang. It is the latest in a series of task forces set up to tackle problems ranging from job losses to environmental crime and the refugee crisis. But what do they do? Who sits on them and how successful have they been? BBC Scotland's business and economy editor Douglas Fraser has heard from one veteran of these task forces who described them as "largely useless". This was set up at the start of October "to support workers and communities affected by Young's Seafood's decision to reduce its operations in the town". The move followed a decision by Sainsbury's to transfer a Â£100m fish processing contract away from Young's, resulting in the loss of 650 jobs. The business minister said after its first meeting on 2 October: "The Task Force will also consider how to support longer term sustainable employment in the wider area. "This work will take a number of months and all members of the Task Force agreed today to collaborate closely to deliver an Economic Recovery Plan that meets the needs and aspirations of the workers, the people of Fraserburgh and surrounding communities." The Fraserburgh team is made up of representatives of Young's, the Usdaw union, Scottish Enterprise, Skills Development Scotland, Aberdeenshire Council, local MPs and MSPs. Also taking their place around the table are Highlands & Islands Enterprise, Skills Development Scotland, the Department of Work and Pensions, the Scottish Seafood Association, the Scottish Pelagic Processors Association and Seafood Scotland. An emergency summit was convened in Edinburgh on 11 September at which First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Scotland stood ready to take at least 1,000 new refugees "as an immediate priority". Represented on the task force are the Scottish and UK governments, Scottish Refugee Council, British Red Cross, Glasgow Girls, STUC, New Scots, City of Edinburgh Council, Cosla, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations, the DWP and Police Scotland. Following the meeting, the Scottish government's Europe Minister Humza Yousaf said: "It is very encouraging to hear that the majority of councils have indicated a willingness to accommodate refugees - we will now build on this positive response and ensure the appropriate support and integration services are put in place." Established by Richard Lochhead, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment, this was tasked with "supporting delivery of the Scottish government's commitment to tackling environmental crime". The task force, which presented its findings to the Scottish government in June 2013, said it had looked to "define environmental crime, identify opportunities and priorities for preventing, tackling and deterring environmental crime, improve co-ordination between law enforcement agencies and others and make proposals for legislation, research and other measures to tackle environmental crime". It was made up of the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service,

Summary: The Scottish Steel Task Force meets for the first time on Thursday following the announcement that steel firm Tata is to close its two plants in Scotland with the loss of 270 jobs.


In December 2015, he said Mr Trump was "out of his mind" for suggesting a ban on Muslims entering the US. Mr Johnson also attacked the Republican for his claim that police were afraid to patrol parts of London, fearing attacks by religious extremists. The former mayor of London said of Mr Trump's hometown: "The only reason I wouldn't go to some parts of New York is the real risk of meeting Donald Trump." But as we leap forward to November 2016, and Mr Johnson's words of welcome for a "positive" Trump presidency, it's time to take a look back at some of the other occasions Boris Johnson has changed his mind. After the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, took legal action against German satirist Jan Boehmermann for performing a poem insulting to the Turkish premier, Boris Johnson wrote a poem of his own. The limerick - the key parts of which we cannot reprint here - won the Spectator magazine's "President Erdogan Offensive Poetry Competition" in May. More significantly, though, Mr Johnson has several times changed his public stance on whether or not Turkey should join the EU. During the referendum campaign, he repeatedly warned voters about the prospect of Turkey joining the EU - and the impact migration from the country could have on the UK. That was despite the fact he had previously said keeping Turkey out of the bloc "sent out the worst possible message to moderates in the Islamic world". Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told the BBC at the time: "May God help him and reform him." Since the referendum, however, Mr Johnson has changed his tone again. In September 2016, he visited Turkey in search of a "jumbo trade deal". During the trip, he called for "a new partnership" between the UK and Turkey, extolling the virtues of his "beautiful, very well functioning" Turkish washing machine. He also said the UK would "help Turkey in any way" with its bid to join the EU. The relationship between the outgoing US president and Boris Johnson has had its ups and downs. In 2008, Mr Johnson supported the then US senator's bid to become the first black American president, saying: "If Barack Obama can do it, it will be the most fantastic boost, I think, for black people everywhere around the world." This changed when President Obama came out in favour of Britain remaining a member of the EU, and said the UK would be at "the back of the queue" to make trade deals with the US if it voted Leave. Reacting in an opinion piece for the Sun in April, Mr Johnson said the "part-Kenyan President" suffered from an "ancestral dislike of the British empire" that had led him to remove a bust of Winston Churchill from the Oval Office. The comments were branded "idiotic" and "deeply offensive" by Churchill's grandson, Sir Nicholas Soames. In a December 2015 column, Mr Johnson wrote that Russian President Vladimir Putin was a "ruthless and manipulative tyrant" who looked "a bit like Dobby the House Elf" from Harry Potter.

Summary: Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson's praise of Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election came as a surprise to some, given his previous remarks about him.


BBC Sport will increase its TV coverage of all 12 international events, which will also be covered on the BBC Sport website and BBC Radio 5 live. "The deal strengthens the BBC's long-term commitment to athletics," said BBC director of sport Barbara Slater. "It is our biggest commitment in terms of coverage of the Diamond League on network television." The BBC has a separate deal for live coverage of the two UK Diamond League events in Birmingham (7 June) and the Anniversary Games in London (24 and 25 July) which runs through to 2020. Lamine Diack, the International Association of Athletics Federations president and chairman of the board of the Diamond League, said: "We are very proud to have a partner like the BBC to commit to such a broad coverage of our meeting series. "BBC's support is of course also great news with regards to the upcoming IAAF World Athletics Championships in London 2017 and confirms the importance of our sport in the UK."

Summary: Highlights of the 2016 and 2017 Diamond League seasons will be available to watch on the BBC as part of a new deal.


He passed away peacefully in hospital on Tuesday after a short illness. Born in Tourmakeady, County Mayo, he worked as a teacher before securing a part in the premiere of the Brian Friel play Translations in 1980. Lally became a household name in Ireland for his role as Miley Byrne in the RTE soap opera Glenroe and later starred in the BBC series Ballykissangel. He also appeared in the Hollywood movie Alexander and provided the voice for the Oscar-nominated, animated Irish film, The Secret of Kells. As a fluent Irish speaker and advocate of the language, Lally had roles in several Irish language films. He is survived by his wife Peggy and their children Saileog, Darach and Maghnus.

Summary: One of Ireland's best known actors, Mick Lally, has died at the age of 64.


It relates to Vodafone's 2007 takeover of Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa's Indian mobile unit for $11bn (Â£6.5bn). Indian authorities have said the firm owes nearly $2.2bn in taxes over the deal, a claim the firm has disputed. India's top court ruled in favour of Vodafone in 2012, but the government changed laws later that year to allow firms to be taxed retrospectively. That development was criticised by investors and also triggered concerns among many foreign firms looking to enter India. Vodafone's Dutch subsidiary acquired a 67% stake in CGP Investments Ltd, a Cayman Islands registered company which held the Indian telecom assets of Hutchison in May 2007. Vodafone has long claimed that the deal was not subject to any taxes in India as the assets were held by a firm based in the Cayman Islands. However, the Indian authorities presented it with a tax demand of 112bn rupees - equivalent $2.2bn at the time. The Indian government subsequently also sought penalties of up to 100% of the original bill.

Summary: Vodafone has sought international arbitration to resolve its tax dispute with the Indian government.


Friend, who cut his face, was treated in the tunnel before being taken to hospital, where he stayed overnight. The incident happened as the first half came to an end at the Vitality Stadium. Friend was due to take charge of Southampton and Sunderland on 5 March but concussion protocols mean he will not now do so. The start of the second half was delayed by five minutes as Friend was replaced by Dean Treleaven, a qualified referee who was watching the match. "I was on the bench and he came to us and he fell against the dugout, with his nose, and then fell to the ground," said Saints boss Ronald Koeman. "For maybe five seconds, he was out of everything." Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe, whose side won 2-0, added: "I saw him collapse. I saw him very dazed and shaken."

Summary: Fourth official Kevin Friend has been released from hospital after collapsing and hitting his head in Tuesday's game between Bournemouth and Southampton.


The identity of the bodies is not clear, but one of the bodies is suspected to be that of a woman who was reported missing a week ago. The bodies were found by a herder looking for his animals, who noticed signs of wild jackals in the area near the Somali border. Kenya's security forces deny charges they have been killing ethnic Somalis. The residents of ethnic Somali-dominated districts in the region have repeatedly accused Kenya's security agencies of being behind the arrest and disappearance of youths suspected to have links with Somali militant Islamist group al-Shabab. Since the reports emerged, the hashtag #StopKillingSomalis has been trending in Kenya. The BBC's Ferdinand Omondi in Nairobi said disturbing images circulated on social media on Monday morning, showing human body parts sticking out of poorly dug trenches. A woman's mutilated body provoked the strongest reaction. She is thought to be a mother of five, arrested four days ago. Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet confirmed the woman's death, but denied the existence of mass graves. Area senator Billow Kerrow suggested the dead were victims of enforced disappearances. A report last year by campaign group Human Rights Watch said there was strong evidence that Kenya's Anti-Terrorism Police Unit has carried out a series of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances in the region. Kenya's security forces deny the allegation. Kenya has thousands of troops fighting al-Shabab in Somalia. The militant group says this is why it has staged several deadly attacks in Kenya in recent years.

Summary: People living in north-east Kenya say they have discovered at least 20 bodies buried in shallow graves.


The surprise move, announced on Tuesday evening, is part of a crackdown on corruption and illegal cash holdings. Banks will be closed on Wednesday and ATM machines will not be working. India is overwhelmingly a cash economy. New 500 and 2,000 rupee denomination notes will be issued to replace those removed from circulation. "Black money and corruption are the biggest obstacles in eradicating poverty," Mr Modi said. People will be able to exchange their old notes for new ones at banks over the next 50 days but they will no longer be legal tender. The announcement prompted people across the country to rush to ATMs that offer 100 rupee notes in an attempt not to be left without cash over the next few days. The move is designed to lock out money that is unaccounted for - known as "black money " - which may have been acquired corruptly, or be being withheld from the tax authorities. Finance Secretary Shaktikant Das warned people with large stashes of hidden cash that banks would closely monitor the exchange of old notes for new ones. Mr Modi has set his stall out as a modernising, anti-corruption crusade. Scrapping notes that are very, very common is his biggest offensive yet. Most transactions in daily life are in cash and 45% of those are in notes in denominations of 500 rupees and over. Not a single news organisation seemed to know this was coming. I saw one news anchor produce a wad of 500s from his own pocket on air wondering whether these were now just pieces of paper - and also wondering if the bars of Delhi would see a sudden surge of business. It has caught the country completely off guard. There will also be limits on cash point withdrawals over the next couple of weeks. Read more from Simon here The 500 and 1,000 rupee notes are the highest denomination notes in the country and are extremely common in India. Airports, railway stations and hospitals will only accept them until 11 November. People will be able to exchange their money at banks between 10 November and 30 December. Mr Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party came into power in 2014 promising to bring billions of dollars of black market money into the country's financial system. His government is half way through its term of office. The announcement comes just over a month after the government raised nearly $10bn through a tax amnesty for Indians to declare hidden income and assets. The BBC's Justin Rowlatt in Delhi says the issue of "black money" is a huge problem in India and the latest move is the prime minister's big demonstration that he is taking it seriously. The idea is to lock out money that is unaccounted for and make it visible for tax purposes - banks will be happy to exchange a few thousand rupees, but will be asking questions of those who turn up with hundreds of thousands or millions in currency. There are no precise figures available but experts say the government's move could be

Summary: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that the 500 ($7.60) and 1,000 rupee banknotes will be withdrawn from the financial system overnight.


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Summary: Each day we feature a photograph sent in from across England - the gallery will grow during the week.


Many of them made headlines - from banning all Muslims entering the US, to building a wall along the border with Mexico. But as he and his White House team approach the 100-day mark of his presidency, it is clear he has shifted his stance on a number of key issues. Before: As a candidate, Mr Trump derided climate change as a hoax concocted by China, and the regulations of Paris as stifling to American growth. After: After three months of prevarications behind the closed doors of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, the president came down decisively on the side near the exits. Quitting the Paris deal, signed by nearly 200 countries, will take a few years but this is unequivocally a promise kept. Before: One of Mr Trump's trademark rally pledges was to repeal and replace Obamacare - his predecessor's attempt to extend healthcare to the estimated 15% of the country who are not covered. It is widely hated by Republicans, who say the law imposes too many costs on business, with many describing it as a "job killer" and decrying the reforms - officially the Affordable Care Act - as an unwarranted intrusion into the affairs of private businesses and individuals. After: Within two days of his election he softened his approach, saying he wanted to keep the "strongest assets". Then the House Republicans put forward a plan, which the president fully backed, but it was mauled by doctors' groups, hospitals and other parts of the medical industry. The government's own budget office said it would strip insurance from millions of Americans, and its approval rating among the public sank. The Democrats opposed it and several wings of the Republican party were uneasy. It was passed by the House of Representatives but the Senate has said it will rewrite the bill from scratch. Before: His vow to build a wall along the US-Mexican border was one of the most controversial of Mr Trump's campaign promises. Mr Trump also insisted that Mexico would pay for it. After: Mexico maintains it will never pay for it, and even the president has conceded that the US will have to pay up front and then seek reimbursement in some way. The US Congress is exploring funding options for the wall, but many Republicans will be unhappy about footing a bill which could rise to $21.5bn (Â£17.2bn), according to a Department of Homeland Security internal report. That's much higher than Mr Trump's estimated price tag of $12bn (Â£9.6bn). There are also landowners who protest against a "government land grab" - and a lawsuit from an environmental group launched in April. "We're building the wall," he said in February. "In fact it's going to start very soon." Before: Mr Trump called Nafta "a disaster" and warned that the TPP "is going to be worse, so we will stop it." After: Mr Trump pledged to withdraw from the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). He did in his first few days. And he vowed to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Association (Nafta) and, after threatening to pull out, the White

Summary: Donald Trump made a string of promises during his long campaign to be the 45th president of the United States.


Cunningham, 40, left his role with Saints in April and will work alongside head coach Neil Jukes at Leigh. Owner Derek Beaumont has relinquished the head of rugby position because of his business commitments. Leigh have won one and lost one of their two fixtures in the Qualifiers, after finishing 11th in Super League. The Centurions have five games left this term to secure their Super League status for next season. Beaumont said: "Keiron has substantially more experience than myself and I feel his appointment will bring in someone with a fresh pair of eyes and a different approach, as well as a different voice around the place to freshen things up. "I still have the utmost confidence in Neil Jukes and my coaching team and their ability to achieve our goals, which I believe will be increased by Keiron's presence." Cunningham, a former St Helens, Wales and Great Britain hooker, added: "I have not come in to take anyone's place, but to add my knowledge and experience at this stage of the season. I get on well with Neil and he is a good friend. "Derek has brought me in to ease the burden on Neil and bring my experience to Leigh. Hopefully I will bring a new set of eyes and structures and I'm delighted to have been given this opportunity."

Summary: Former St Helens head coach Keiron Cunningham has been appointed head of rugby at Leigh Centurions for the rest of the 2017 season.


A red Ford Fiesta travelling north at Drumjohn, near Carsphairn, was in collision with a white Asda delivery van heading south at about 10:40 on Friday. The van driver Scott Kennedy, 46, was taken by ambulance to Ayr Hospital where he died a short time later. The Fiesta driver, 50 year old Antony Sztuka, died at the scene. Both men were from Ayrshire. The A713 was re-opened around 18:45 hours. Sgt Billy McEwan, of Police Scotland, said: "We would like to hear from anyone who was in the area of the time of the crash to contact police. "We know from witnesses already spoken to that there was a white flat-bed pickup truck - the size of a transit van - on the road at the time of the crash. "We are very keen to speak to the driver as he or she may have information that could prove vital to the investigation."

Summary: Two men have died following a road crash on the A713 in Dumfries and Galloway.


Wales international Rhys Priestland's early penalty, followed by conversions of tries for both Leroy Houston and Ollie Devoto gave Bath a 17-0 lead. Despite Irish scrum-half Brendan McKibbin's red card, Scott Steele's try whittled it back to 17-7 by the break. But Bath ran in four second half-tries from Alafoti Faosiliva, Kyle Eastmond, Priestland and Nikola Matawalu. Irish were always up against it from the 20th minute onwards after Australian scrum-half McKibbin was sent off for stamping on prop Henry Thomas's head. And their only second-half response was a try from Fergus Mulchrone 11 minutes after the break, also converted by Shane Geraghty. Former Exiles full-back Tom Homer, playing against his old club for the first time, then England fly-half George Ford took over Bath's second-half kicking duties. Homer converted the first two before Ford came off the bench to also get on the scoresheet by improving the last two. The fourth of Bath's six tries earned the visitors a bonus point as they recorded their eighth win in nine visits to the Madejski Stadium to hand the Exiles a fourth straight Premiership defeat. Along with Newcastle, who were beaten at Worcester, Irish are one of two teams at the foot of the table still seeking their first point. Bath confirmed on Friday that they had "settled on agreeable terms" to allow rugby league convert Burgess to return to the 13-man code and rejoin Australian side South Sydney Rabbitohs. The momentum appeared to swing London Irish's way in the 20th minute when Bath flanker Alafoti Fa'osiliva was yellow carded for a late tackle and the Exiles were awarded a penalty try. However, replays showed that in the build-up, Irish scrum-half McKibbin had stamped on Henry Thomas - for which referee Tom Foley brandished a red card and the penalty try was chalked off. The effect of the extra man was not immediately apparent as, within five minutes of Faosiliva's return, Ollie Devoto was then sin-binned too for a late shoulder charge on Shane Geraghty. But Bath raced out of the traps after the break when Fa'osiliva and centre Kyle Eastmond touched down within two minutes of each other. Once fellow centre Devoto had returned to bring the visitors back up to their full complement of players, there was no doubt about the end result. A first try for the club from Priestland after a strong diagonal run followed and, when Asaeli Tikoirotuma failed to deal with Semesa Rokoduguni's chipped kick, Nikola Matawalu finished things off. London Irish head coach Tom Coventry: "I didn't have a chance to go back and view (the red card) closely so I'm not going to comment about what happened. Media playback is not supported on this device "We're going to have to look at the discipline from our point of view. "I would have liked to have got a couple of bonus points from some of our losses but you have to be realistic about where we are. "I haven't come over here to sit around and lose. We've just got to be careful that we don't

Summary: Bath ran in six tries as they made light of Sam Burgess's return to rugby league by beating 14-man London Irish.


The governing body took the decision to switch the club's membership to OK Bulls Ltd after Khan's group bought the club from the administrators in August. Bradford's membership was suspended in June when they entered administration. "The board's decision closes the door on much of the uncertainty that has surrounded the Bulls in recent months," RFL director Blake Solly said. "The club's new owners have co-operated fully with the RFL throughout this necessarily extensive process and we look forward to working with Mr Khan and Mr Sutcliffe in the months and years ahead. "The decision to grant membership is an important step that will help the board to determine which competition Bradford Bulls will compete in from 2013." No decision has yet been reached on what division the Bulls will compete in next season but an announcement is expected by the end of the week on how that decision will be reached. Bradford finished ninth in Super League this season, three points outside the play-offs, having been deducted six points for entering administration.

Summary: The takeover of Bradford Bulls by Omar Khan's consortium has been ratified by the Rugby Football League.


The medal - won as a teenager at his first World Cup - was estimated to be worth between £70,000 and £140,000. The three-time World Cup winner is selling all three of his winner's medals at auction, along with more than 2,000 items of personal memorabilia. His winning medal from the 1962 World Cup in Chile was sold for £140,800. The memorabilia, which includes shirts and trophies, is being sold over three days and his winner's medal from the 1970 World Cup, where he was part of the Brazilian team regarded as one of the greatest in history, has yet to go under the hammer. A one-off Jules Rimet trophy made for the former striker after Brazil's triumph in Mexico in 1970 is the most expensive item being auctioned, with an estimated price tag of £281,000 to £420,000. On the first day of auction, the boots worn by Pele in the classic football film Escape to Victory sold for £8,025. Other items sold include L'Equipe athlete of the century trophy with book (£20,480), his 2007 Fifa presidential award (£30,720) and a 1,000th goal tribute crown with book (£162,500). Pele is the only player to have won the World Cup three times and is regarded by many as being the greatest footballer in history, scoring 1,281 goals in 1,363 matches and appearing 91 times for Brazil.

Summary: Pele's 1958 World Cup winner's medal has been sold at auction in London for £200,000 - at least £60,000 more than its estimated price tag.


Yorkshire Sculpture Park said 100,000 people visited in September when the poppies were installed, compared with about 37,000 last year. The poppy arch segment, Wave, consists of 5,800 ceramic poppies falling from Cascade Bridge into the Lower Lake. Park entry on Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day will be by ticket only. Yorkshire Sculpture Park said visitor numbers would be restricted on 8 and 11 November "to ensure a calm and contemplative experience for all". Belinda Eldridge, operations manager, said the 170% rise in visitor numbers was "phenomenal" and Yorkshire Sculpture Park was expecting its biggest ever year, with more than half a million visitors. "We feel extremely privileged to be able to bring the poppies to Yorkshire," she said. "It's safe to say tens of thousands of people are coming as a result of the poppies." She said the sculpture had a "different feel" from any other sculpture at the park, and many people found seeing the poppies was a "calm and contemplative experience". The installation is part of a nationwide tour of poppies from the artwork Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red, which was unveiled in London in July 2014. The artwork, created by artist Paul Cummins and designer Tom Piper, marked 100 years since the start of World War One and drew more than five million visitors. The Yorkshire Regiment raised 24 Battalions served by 65,000 men, of whom 9,000 died.

Summary: A sculpture park near Wakefield has reported a 170% rise in visitors since poppies from the Tower of London went on show in September.


The former Manchester United captain wants to build the futuristic four-bedroom property on greenbelt moorland between Bolton and Bury. The partially-underground house was labelled a "Teletubbies" home because of its petal-shaped design. The planning committee approved the development by 12 votes to nine. The application will now be referred to the Government Office for the North West for consideration. The 36-year-old plans to have the kitchen in the flower's stigma, with its petals being bedrooms, bathrooms, a garage, a children's play area and a swimming pool. The planning application was turned down when it went before the planning committee last June. Officers from Bolton Council recommended its approval because of "its exceptionally high quality of design" and "sensitive relationship with the surrounding landscape". But committee members ignored the report's advice and voted 14-6 to refuse the application. The application was re-submitted with the height of a wind turbine lowered. A council spokeswoman said: "The committee has approved the plans and the application will now be referred to the Government Office for the North West (GONW) for consideration. "Should GONW consider it justified the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has the power to intervene, and call in the application for him to consider. "However, if the scheme is approved by GONW and the scheme is not called in for review, then the application will be referred back to the council. The Director of Development and Regeneration will then ratify the decision, under delegated powers."

Summary: Footballer Gary Neville's controversial plans for an eco-friendly "Teletubbies" house have been given the go ahead by Bolton Council.