The Alliance for National Parks Cymru, which includes a number of conservation bodies, said it risks diminishing their international standing. The Future Landscapes Wales (FLW) report has been produced by a group under the chairmanship of Lord Elis-Thomas, who refused to comment. The Welsh Government said discussions were ongoing on the final report. The RSPB and Welsh Wildlife Trusts (WWT) said they could not support the report in its current form. Both bodies said there was much to support in the document, but added "we must convey how disappointed we are by the report". The FLW working group was set up by the Welsh Government in 2015. The RSPB and WWT said the report contained no clear proposals, and displayed a lack of acknowledgement on the urgent need to address the loss of biodiversity within protected landscapes. The report - which was due to be published a fortnight ago but will now be unveiled at a later date - was seen by BBC Wales' Newyddion 9. It states that "its desire is to unlock the full potential of all landscapes in Wales" and national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty have a pivotal role to play in the future prosperity of the country. It calls on more collaboration to create employment opportunities and says "communities need to be inspired to develop their own vision and long-term goals for the future to generate employment and create opportunities for young people to stay in and return to their communities". But conservationists said they were concerned the report makes no mention of the "Sandford Principle" which states the main statutory purpose of national parks is to conserve and enhance the natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage of the area. A Welsh Government spokesman said: "It is important to remember this is a draft version of the report. "The Future Landscapes Wales Programme has been highly collaborative in nature and has involved a wide range of partners, who have contributed to the discussions and the drafting. "These discussions are ongoing as a final report is prepared for publication before the summer recess."

Summary: A draft report on the future of the Welsh national parks has been criticised by conservationists.


Berlin was seemingly bathed in yellow as the fanatical Dortmund fans travelled to watch their coach, who helped them to two league titles, try to end his tenure on a high. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gave Dortmund the perfect start from close range. But Wolfsburg hit back through Luiz Gustavo, Kevin De Bruyne and Bas Dost to win their first German Cup. It was a brutal response by Wolfsburg, who finished the league season second in the Bundesliga, after Gabon forward Aubameyang had fired home ex-Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa's delivery in the fifth minute. Dortmund, league runners-up last season, have looked flimsy at the back during the 2014-15 campaign. They finished seventh in the Bundesliga, but struggled at the wrong end of the table up until Christmas. And in the 22nd minute those frailties were exposed once more when Brazil international Gustavo collected the loose ball after keeper Mitchell Langerak had parried into his path from Naldo's low free-kick. Dortmund were punished again moments later. This time former Chelsea midfielder De Bruyne, who has been one of Wolfsburg's players of the season, fired in from outside the area. And the men in yellow suffered a third setback just before half-time when Dutch striker Dost, who scored 16 goals for Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga this season, was left unmarked at the far post to head in Ivan Perisic's cross. Kagawa and Aubameyang went close for Dortmund in the second half, but Dieter Hecking's Wolfsburg side looked comfortable as they held on for a historic win.

Summary: Jurgen Klopp's final match in charge of Borussia Dortmund ended in defeat by Wolfsburg in the DFB Pokal final.


Daphne Koller, president of Coursera, said the necessary technology was available but universities had been hesitant about their "reputation". So far, online courses have mostly offered certificates for short courses rather than full degrees. Prof Koller says online degrees can be "more affordable and accessible". Founded in California four years ago, Coursera has become one of the world's biggest providers of "massive, open, online courses" - known as Moocs. The online platform has 20 million students following courses from about 145 prestigious universities and institutions around the world. But most of the online courses have been short units that give students a certificate, rather than a full degree or credits towards a degree. Prof Koller, speaking at an educational technology conference in London, said the next stage for online learning would be leading universities offering mainstream undergraduate courses online, with invigilated exams and full degrees. "I'm absolutely convinced that will happen - and it will be a lot earlier than 10 years. The societal need is there. "A full-blown undergraduate degree - I'd be surprised if that didn't happen within five years. "Will it be fully online? Or will it have some residential components? That remains to be seen." Prof Koller said the technology had kept improving, but universities had been held back by the "protection of the brand" and not wanting to be seen to move away from personal tuition. "It's the perception we need to break, it's not the technology that's been the barrier," she said. In terms of supervising exams for distance learners, she said that webcams are "surprisingly hard to beat". Prof Koller said concerns about impersonal online learning were often built on an unrealistic image of traditional campus-based teaching - and that most students are not "walking on lawns next to ivy-clad buildings". "It's a false comparison to think it's either anonymous online teaching or else a cosy armchair and individual tutors. "When you have a lecture hall with 300 people, you're not getting personal interaction." Online learning should not be compared "with some utopian ideal of 10 people sitting around in a seminar room engaging deeply with an instructor". Prof Koller says that online learning is going to become the route for students who want to improve their qualifications but who cannot afford the time or money to study for a campus-based degree. "Many working adults have obligations, they have a job, a family, a mortgage, they can't go back to school." In countries such as India, with ambitious targets to expand higher education, Prof Koller says the authorities will have to use online universities, because there is insufficient capacity in bricks-and-mortar institutions. There are also efforts to use online learning to teach refugees, such as those displaced by Syria's civil war. Coursera has announced a partnership with the US State Department to help refugees to access online courses to improve their job chances, such as English language lessons or computer coding. It would remove any costs from studying, such as fees for certificates showing the completion of courses. More stories from the BBC's Global education

Summary: Leading universities will offer fully accredited undergraduate courses online within five years, says the co-founder of a US online university network.


Indonesian jazz pianist Joey Alexander is the youngest performer ever to be nominated for the prestigious music award. He did not win a Grammy but while the young musician performed on stage, the cameras panned across to singer Bruno Mars, who was watching with glistening eyes. Many from Joey's homeland also expressed their admiration and support for the young star. You were definitely the star of the show," tweeted Indonesian music composer Sherina Sinna. Movie-maker Joko Anwar also described him as a "hope". Josiah Alexander Sila was born in Bali's Denpasar city to Christian parents Denny Sila and Farah Leonora Urbach, who ran a tourism business. His parents have described their son's talents as a "gift from God". There were no formal jazz classes in Bali where he grew up, so the young musician took part in jazz sessions with more experienced performers. It was then that his parents decided to make the move to the Indonesian capital Jakarta - home to one of the world's largest jazz festivals - to pursue Joey's musical dream. He went on to win music competitions before his family moved to New York in 2014. The child prodigy taught himself to play piano at age six, after his father bought him an electronic keyboard. Joey has said that learning music came naturally for him, thanks to listening to songs from his father's personal jazz collection. "My dad played a little bit of piano and guitar, but not that professionally," Joey said in an early interview, about falling in love with the piano. "I saw him play and I said, 'I want to play. I want to try this instrument.'" The young musician considers Harry Connick, Jr. and Herbie Hancock among his main musical influences, and also admires Clifford Brown and Miles Davis. There could be something in the blood because he is also the nephew of Indonesian rock singer Nafa Urbach. Renowned Jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, discovered Joey after seeing him perform in a YouTube video in 2014. Praising the young pianist on Facebook, he then invited him to play at the Jazz at Lincoln Center's gala, making him him an "overnight sensation". Joey went on to make his US debut, performing at several Jazz festivals. Joey's debut album titled, "My Favourite Things" was released on 12 May, 2015. He was 11 years old at the time of its release. He became the first Indonesian act to crack the US Billboard album charts, debuting at number 174. The record re-entered the charts and peaked at number 59 in January 2016.

Summary: He may be only 11, but he delivered a performance that brought the audience at the 2016 Grammy awards to their feet in a standing ovation.


Voyage of Time, Nocturnal Animals and Les Beaux Jours d'Aranjuez will vie with 17 others for the Golden Lion. Also included as official selections are Pablo Larrain's Kennedy biopic, Jackie, and Ana Lily Amirpour's cannibal love story, The Bad Batch. The event opens with Damien Chazelle's musical La La Land on 31 August. Malick's Voyage Of Time, which he has worked on for over three decades, is an exploration of life on Earth narrated across two edits by Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. Wenders has previously won the Golden Lion for his 1982 film The State of Things and headed the festival's jury in 2008. Both his film and Ford's Nocturnal Animals are screen adaptations of written works - the former based on Peter Handke's play Die schÃ¶nen Tage von Aranjuez and the latter being based on Austin Wright's novel Tony and Susan. Also included in the official selections are Sicario director Daniel Villeneuve's sci-fi drama Arrival; Derek Gianfrance's story of a lighthouse keeper, The Light Between Oceans; and films from directing duos Massimo d'Anolfi and Martina Parenti and Mariano Cohn and Gaston Duprat. British director Sam Mendes will head the jury at this year's festival. Away from the Golden Lion competition, the festival will also debut Nick Hamm's film about the unlikely friendship between the Reverend Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness, The Journey, and Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge, which tells the story of a World War Two conscientious objector. The 73rd Venice International Film Festival will close on 10 September with a showing of Antoine Fuqua's remake of The Magnificent Seven. Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram at bbcnewsents, or email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

Summary: New works from directors Terrence Malick, Wim Wenders and Tom Ford will compete for the top prize at the Venice International Film Festival.


The concrete and steel arch will eventually cover the remains of the reactor which lost its roof in a catastrophic explosion in 1986. The blast sent a plume of radioactive material into the air, triggering a public health emergency across Europe. The shield is designed to prevent further radioactive material leaking out over the next century. It measures 275m (900ft) wide and 108m (354ft) tall and has cost $1.6bn (Â£1.3bn) to construct. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which is leading the project, describes the arch as the largest moveable land-based structure ever built. Containing the world's worst nuclear accident Ukraine marks Chernobyl 30th anniversary In pictures: Chernobyl's eerie exclusion zone It began moving on Monday using a system of hydraulic jacks and will take about five days to be put in its final position. Work will then begin to safely dismantle the reactor, which has been sealed inside a so-called sarcophagus, and to secure the huge amount of radioactive material still inside. Experts fear that if parts of the reactor collapse inside the sarcophagus, further radioactive material could be released. The shield, known as the New Safe Confinement, had to be built away from the scene of the accident as the radiation immediately above the reactor is still too intense. Ukraine's ecology minister, Ostap Semerak, said the start of the operation to cover the reactor was "the beginning of the end of a 30-year long fight with the consequences of the 1986 accident". "The credit for construction of this one-of-a-kind technological structure goes to an expert team of engineers and builders," he said. The meltdown and explosion at the Soviet-era plant was the worst nuclear disaster in history, spewing a cloud of radioactive material that drifted into other parts of the then-USSR, including Russia and Belarus, and northern Europe. The number of people killed remains disputed. A 2005 report by the UN-backed Chernobyl Forum said that fewer than 50 people had died as a result of exposure to radiation, most of them workers killed immediately after the disaster, but some survived until as late as 2004. The forum estimated that up to 9,000 people could eventually die from radiation exposure, although Greenpeace claims the figure could be as high as 93,000.

Summary: Work has begun at Chernobyl in Ukraine to move a giant shield over the site of the world's worst nuclear accident.


First one of the Yazidi women started crying, then one of her friends. And then one of the visitors could be heard stifling a sob. We were listening as a group of Yazidis recounted the now horribly familiar story of how IS came to their homeland on Mount Sinjar in 2014, killing thousands and driving many thousands more into exile. "Some of our neighbours were running away, but before reaching the mountains, Islamic State gangs captured them and took them," one of the women said. "The men were killed, and the women and children taken. "So many died." None of these women wanted to give their name. The experience of two years ago has apparently left them with a deeply ingrained sense of fear - of other people, and of the future: "They might be able to drive Islamic State out of our area, but it would be very difficult for us to return to where we came from, because we're scared something might happen," one of the women said. "They might come back." The possibility of returning is on the minds of many Iraqis, as IS comes under sustained attack in Mosul and is defeated outright elsewhere. But even Yazidis not scared to go home would find it extremely difficult because the city of Sinjar and the villages that surround it have been so thoroughly destroyed. "From houses to roads to bridges, the area is razed to the ground," says Dara Yara, a minister in the Iraqi government, with responsibility for housing and construction. He makes no bones about the long time it will take before they can even start proper rebuilding in the Yazidi areas. "This kind of situation needs peace, stability. This is a long process," he says. For now, many Yazidis languish in refugee camps, contemplating another winter under canvas. Others have given up on the idea of returning home, and have sought asylum in Europe and North America. It is a trend that worries Luqman Suleiman, a teacher, who also takes people round the Yazidis' most holy temple, in the town of Lalish. "They want to go to Germany, to France, to Australia," he says. "There is no future for the Yazidis in Kurdistan." As far as Mr Suleiman is concerned, the problem is not a matter of houses and roads. What will ultimately dissuade Yazidis from returning to their homes and lives on Mount Sinjar, he says, is the fact their own neighbours helped IS. He is one of many Yazidis who insist that Sunni Muslims already living in Sinjar told IS who was Yazidi and who was not. "The people in the villages helped Islamic State kill the men, kill all the men, and take away the girls," he says. "How can people live again together?" No-one is sure how many Yazidi girls were taken away by IS, but a United Nations report suggested it was between 5,000 and 7,000, and that some, perhaps many, were being held as sexual slaves across the border in Syria, but also in Mosul. It is another thought that

Summary: As so-called Islamic State (IS) militants are driven out of Mosul, Paul Moss reports on the continuing plight of the Yazidis, the Iraqi religious group who the United Nations says has suffered more destruction than any other at IS hands.


Fuel pods were left at the junction of Cumsons Road and Tullygeasy Road. The Northern Ireland Environment Agency said the waste will be removed with no harm to the environment. Ulster Unionist Councillor David Taylor said there was despair and palpable anger within the local community over the incident. "This problem is now of epidemic proportion within the south Armagh area and the locations chosen by those individuals carrying out this crime, who I have no doubt have clear links to republican paramilitary elements, are very sinister indeed," he said. "The incident in question at Cumsons Road saw the perpetrators of this crime visit the scene twice overnight to dump the fuel pods highlighting their clear disregard for those living nearby or indeed to the lawful authorities. "As I have stated previously there is a clear desire for a co-ordinated effort to be initiated between all the relevant legal agencies to stamp out this illegal activity."

Summary: Five tonnes of waste from laundered fuel has been dumped at Newtownhamilton in south Armagh.


Thomas Buckett, now 21, fell 15ft (4.5m) through a skylight at Clayton Hall Business and Language College, Staffordshire, in May 2010. He shattered one side of his skull and was in a critical condition for two weeks. A compensation claim launched by his family was thrown out on Monday. Judge Main QC heard Mr Buckett had been left with "a legacy of significant physical, intellectual and behavioural dysfunction" but found that the injuries "arose directly from his own actions". He heard Mr Buckett was part of a group of youths that had earlier broken into the college and engaged in "vandalism, criminal damage and dishonest criminal behaviour", including stealing items from the tuck shop. The judge, sitting at Telford County Court, concluded the group had moved on to explore part of the roof and Mr Buckett had probably jumped down on to the skylight, "thinking it would hold his weight and not with the intention of breaking it". While criticising a Staffordshire County Council risk assessment and saying such a trespass incident should have been foreseen, Judge Main found in favour of the authority and dismissed the claim. The Buckett family has declined to comment. Their solicitors described the judge's ruling as "extremely disappointing". Dianne Yates, partner at Birchall Blackburn Law, said the judge had dismissed legal arguments in respect to the "criminal behaviour", but had not been able to award damages due to case law. "Thomas has suffered life-changing injuries and the family is now looking at how they can ensure he has sufficient care going forward," she said. In a statement, Staffordshire County Council described it as a "terrible incident" that had "a profound and life-changing impact on Thomas and his family". "However, our decision to defend this case was about fairness to the taxpayer," council chief executive John Tradewell said. He said it was not fair for public money to be used for compensation under these circumstances. "The county council will continue to help Thomas access the care and support he needs to live as fulfilling a life as possible." The family was ordered to pay £150,000 costs.

Summary: The family of a teenager left with severe head injuries after a roof fall has been ordered to pay £150,000 after losing a compensation claim.


Former Milan station chief Robert Lady had been released and had boarded a US-bound flight, said American officials. Lady was sentenced to nine years in jail for his involvement in the 2003 abduction of the man - an Egyptian cleric - in Milan. The cleric, known as Abu Omar, was allegedly flown to Egypt and tortured. In 2009, Lady was convicted in absentia with 22 other Americans for their role in his "extraordinary rendition". He was reportedly arrested on Wednesday near Panama's border with Costa Rica. According to Italian media reports, an international search warrant for Lady was sought by the justice minister in Italy's previous government in December 2012. The Milan trial was the first involving extraordinary rendition, the CIA's practice of transferring suspects to countries where torture is permitted. The practice has been condemned by human rights groups as a violation of international agreements. Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, also known as Abu Omar, was considered a terrorism suspect by the US. He was abducted on a Milan street in February 2003 and transferred between US military bases in Italy and Germany before being brought to Egypt. Twenty-two CIA agents, including Lady and an air force pilot, were convicted in 2009 of abducting the cleric. Their sentences were upheld last year by Italy's highest appeals court. Three more Americans, including CIA Rome station chief Jeffrey Castelli, were convicted by an appeals court in February. None of the 26 convicted has ever appeared in an Italian court, and only two have had any contact with their lawyers. Lady reportedly rushed back to the US in 2007, when court hearings began in Milan to decide whether to put the 23 Americans on trial. He said he had opposed the proposal to kidnap the imam, but was overruled. Italy had previously said Lady was the only one of the 23 Americans that could be extradited, given the length of his sentence.

Summary: An ex-CIA station chief held in Panama after being convicted in Italy over the kidnap of a terror suspect is '"en route" to the US, officials say.


Many of the dead were young boys who were in a trophy ceremony hit by the bomber, himself said to be a teenager. So-called Islamic State (IS) said it carried out the attack. IS is a mainly Sunni group which controls large swathes of northern and western Iraq, and has attacked numerous Shia targets in the country. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, in Iraq for talks with the government, expressed his condolences to the families of the victims. "I would like to take this opportunity to express my deepest condolences to the people and government of Iraq, and particularly those members of the families affected by terrorist attacks yesterday," he told reporters in Baghdad. Mr Ban urged Iraqi leaders to step up reconciliation efforts between Shias and Sunnis in order to defeat IS. Friday's attack happened in Iskandariya, a mainly Shia town 40km (25 miles) south of the capital, Baghdad. Video posted on social media showed the moment of the blast, as an official was speaking in front of a crowd of dozens of people, including the young players. The footage cuts off with a big flash of yellow light. It then shows the chaos and screaming of people fleeing the area. A medical official said 17 of the dead were boys aged between 10 and 16, AFP news agency reported. Islamic State group: The full story Crisis in seven charts Mayor Ahmed Shaker was also killed, as was one of his bodyguards and at least five members of the security forces, it said. Some 84 others were wounded, and 12 of them were said to be in critical condition. Iskandariya is in a region that was once called "the triangle of death" and was badly affected by sectarian violence that followed the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq. In a statement, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said he was "shocked" by what he described as a "tragedy". The UN chief also urged politicians to foster reconciliation with the minority Sunni, who say they were marginalised under the Shia-led government. Some discontented Sunnis have joined IS and other extremist groups. "National reconciliation is an important part of the strategy to defeat Daesh, who have ruthlessly exploited divisions and targeted the marginalized and disenfranchised," he said, using another name for IS. IS has been losing some territory of its self-declared caliphate that includes parts of neighbouring Syria, and Iraqi forces have started an operation to retake Mosul, the largest city under the group's control. Meanwhile, thousands of supporters of the powerful Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr continued their sit-in outside the gates of the heavily fortified Green Zone, an area of government offices and embassies in Baghdad. They have urged Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to announce a new-cabinet and fresh measures to fight corruption. Mr Abadi said on Saturday a new cabinet would be announced within a week.

Summary: Iraq has buried the victims of a suicide attack in a football match in the city of Iskandariya that killed at least 32 people.


The jury praised Ahmed Mansoor for regularly raising concerns about arbitrary detention, torture and degrading treatment in the Gulf state. As a result, it said, he had faced repeated intimidation, harassment and death threats from the UAE authorities and their supporters. Mr Mansoor could not collect the award in Geneva because of a travel ban. The Martin Ennals Award is named after the late British lawyer who became the first head of the human rights organisation, Amnesty International. Mr Mansoor was selected as one of the human rights defenders nominated for the award by a jury of 10 global human rights organisations. The other nominees were Asmaou Diallo of Guinea and Robert Sann Aung of Myanmar. Before Tuesday's awards ceremony, the jury had said Mr Mansoor's absence would "mark a very disappointing position for the UAE, which is a country that prides itself as one of the hubs of international business and tourism in the Middle East, as well a safe haven in the region". "As a member of the UN Human Rights Council, which is running for a second term, we expect the UAE authorities to honour their obligations to uphold human rights and protect human rights defenders," a statement said. Mr Mansoor and four other activists who called for democratic rights in the UAE were arrested and jailed in 2011 on the charge of "insulting officials". Although pardoned and released later that year, he was banned from travel and had his passport confiscated. In a video message recorded for the ceremony, Mr Mansoor said: "I hope that my presence as a finalist can show people that we have deep human rights issues that PR companies and a complex network of interests try to dismiss, or at least present as contrary to the reality." The UAE has shown little tolerance towards dissent since the 2011 Arab Spring. Dozens of people have been detained and most have been tried and convicted of planning to overthrow the government.

Summary: An activist from the United Arab Emirates has won the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders.


The blaze, which broke at an address in West Hill Road, St Leonards, just after 17:30 GMT on Thursday, is being treated as unexplained. The body of a man, believed to be in his 70s, was found inside the house. Sussex Police said the coroner had been informed. Detective Inspector Andy Eggleton said the investigation was in its early stages and appealed for witnesses.

Summary: A man's body has been found following a fire at a house.


The draft document now in the public domain had a very limited circulation. Members of Labour's National Executive that I have spoken to hadn't seen it. Most - though not all - shadow cabinet members were shown only the sections which related to their policy areas - to prevent leaks. And certainly the leak of a complete version of a draft manifesto before it has been formally discussed is unprecedented. Sources close to Jeremy Corbyn say "100%" they did not leak it and were shocked around 20:00 BST on Wednesday to find out it had leaked. And sources close to both the party leader and the Unite leader Len McCluskey are trying to point the finger at the party's deputy leader, Tom Watson. They say this is all about 9 June. If an impression of chaos around Mr Corbyn is created now, and Labour fails to get 30% of the vote on polling day, it will give his deputy a reason, or excuse, to call for the leader's resignation. But Mr Watson has categorically denied leaking the manifesto - and his allies say it would have been mad to do so. They see this as an attempt to damage his reputation as he wouldn't want Labour to perform badly at the forthcoming election. And they say the Labour leader's office had accepted that they hadn't leaked, because the version of the manifesto that Tom Watson had in his possession wasn't the version that made its way to the papers. And sources at the Daily Mirror have made it clear to the BBC that Mr Watson was not the source of the leak. Other Labour sources are pointing out that union officials saw a draft on Wednesday but Labour now hopes that the debate will move on to substance rather than the internal soap opera.

Summary: It's not just Labour's policies that have been exposed by the leaks of the manifesto - it's the level of distrust at the very top of the Labour Party.


The Windsor attraction has been busy during half term. One visitor told the BBC his family queued for more than two hours as they tried to leave the park. Legoland said it had spent more than Â£10,000 in the last year developing alternative entrance and exit routes. Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council said road signs had been altered recently to prevent traffic travelling through the centre of Windsor. "The problem is Legoland is very popular," said councillor Colin Rayner, cabinet member for transport. "I'll be working very closely with the park to ensure the system we've developed is working. We want to support them as it does bring a lot of employment and business to the area." Ian Calkin, from Croydon, took his two children to the park on Wednesday. "We left at 6pm when the park closed and were ready to go 10 minutes later," he said. "But, we didn't get through the car park barriers to scan our exit pass until well after eight o'clock. "It was then another 30 minutes before we hit the main roads." Legoland said it had worked incredibly hard with the council over recent years on traffic management and would continue to do so. "We understand a delayed exit from the car park would be frustrating," a spokesman said. "We have employed a number of additional staff to help and provided guests with instructions to turn right out of the park to utilise the new routes."

Summary: Legoland has apologised to people who have spent hours stuck in its car park.


The Home Office decided to halt the Detained Fast Track (DFT) system amid concerns over safeguards, particularly for "vulnerable applicants". Immigration minister James Brokenshire said he hoped the DFT system would resume within weeks. It is thought about 800 applicants are affected - and can now seek bail. Of those, it is estimated that about 100 may have to be released. The system, introduced in 2000, accelerates legal hearings and appeals while keeping the individual detained. It is used in cases which officials believe can be decided quickly. Last month the Court of Appeal ordered the Home Office to halt the system immediately after an earlier High Court hearing concluded it contained "structural unfairness". High Court judge Mr Justice Nicol put a "legal stay" - a temporary delay - on his ruling on 12 June, following a case brought by campaign group Detention Action. This meant the fast-track system remained in operation until the government had exhausted all opportunities to appeal. BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said officials were worried their procedures were not as robust as they should be. In a statement to the House of Commons, Mr Brokenshire said the system had "come under significant legal challenge". "Risks surrounding the safeguards within the system for particularly vulnerable applicants have also been identified to the extent that we cannot be certain of the level of risk of unfairness to certain vulnerable applicants who may enter DFT. "In light of these issues, I have decided to temporarily suspend the operation of the detained fast-track policy. "I hope this pause to be short in duration, perhaps only a matter of weeks, but I will only resume operation of this policy when I am sure the right structures are in place to minimise any risk of unfairness." The decision to suspend the process means those asylum seekers detained and awaiting hearings will be reassessed at a "senior level" to see if they can be released from detention to continue their asylum application in the normal way. Mr Brokenshire added: "Those who meet the general criteria for detention will not be directly affected by the decision to suspend DFT. "Many are already detained under these powers, for example because they are at risk of absconding and face imminent removal. "Only if detention can no longer be justified outside a DFT process will applicants be released to continue their asylum claim in the regular asylum system." He said applicants who face removal to a safe third country, pose a risk to the public or are foreign offenders are "still liable to be detained or remain detained". The DFT system accelerated some 4,300 asylum applications or decisions in 2013. It currently processes 30 to 40 cases a week.

Summary: A system for detaining asylum seekers while their claims are speedily assessed has been temporarily suspended after it was ruled unlawful last month.


The announcement follows a series of drone crashes that made the company recall its much anticipated Karma aircraft. In addition, the US company said its president, Anthony Bates, would quit his post at the end of the year after three years in the job. GoPro said that consumer demand for its products remained "solid". However, the company has posted a loss in each of its past four quarters. At the start of this month it also revealed its cash reserves had fallen to $132m (Â£106m) - less than half the amount at the start of the year. "I knew they were in trouble, but I didn't expect them to have such a dramatic fall from grace," Tom Morrod, director of consumer electronics at the IHS consultancy, told the BBC. "The Karma drones were their recover strategy, and when they had to be recalled it faltered. This is the result. "GoPro was struggling as an action cam specialist, which is why it needed an alternative market. The fact that the device was unsalable has damaged its prospects, at least temporarily." The job cuts represent 15% of the California-based company's workforce. The move reflects the fact that even if the fold-up Karma drone returns to sale, GoPro will probably have missed out on the Christmas shopping season. It had sold about 2,500 of the drones in the 16 days they were on the market. A problem with the machines caused a number of them to lose power mid-flight, causing them to fall uncontrolled out of the air. One video of an accident showed the drone diving on to a beach on which people were walking. There have been no reports of injuries. However, the company is being sued over claims it misled investors about demand for the product and took too long to alert the public to its power supply flaw. Reviews for GoPro's new Hero 5 cameras have generally been positive. The new devices introduced voice control, electronic image stabilisation and built-in water resistance. However, some technology blogs doubted whether the features were enough to convince existing owners to upgrade. And the company faces increased competition from rival action cams and the improved quality of smartphone cameras, many of which now also offer protection against water. As part of its cutbacks GoPro is also closing its entertainment division. The operation was announced in July 2015 and offered owners thousands of dollars for videos they had filmed using its equipment. In return it wanted the right to promote their content through its social media accounts. It also sought to sell the rights to the material to advertising agencies and split the proceeds. The company described it as a "no-brainer" for creative professionals at the time. GoPro's shares were trading 2.5% up on the day by early afternoon in New York, but they remain down on their value at the start of the year.

Summary: Action camera-maker GoPro is cutting 200 jobs and shutting down some of its services.


The first half of the Glasgow School of Art building was completed in 1899. But the dramatic art nouveau design of the building in the Garnethill area of the city centre took another 12 years to be completed, finally opening in 1909. It heralded the birth of a new style in 20th Century European architecture. It is now considered one of Scotland's most admired and influential buildings and Mackintosh, under-appreciated in his own time, is lauded as one of the country's finest designers. The thick sandstone building is as renowned as the intricate detail and ornament of the interior. Famous Glasgow School of Art graduates includes Dr Who actor Peter Capaldi and Harry Potter actor Robbie Coltrane, as well as novelist and muralist Alasdair Gray. Artist Peter Howson and Scotland's national poet Liz Lochhead attended the school, as well as Fran Healy and Dougie Payne from Glasgow band Travis and members of Franz Ferdinand. In recent years, Glasgow School of Art has produced many of the UK's leading contemporary artists such as Douglas Gordon and David Shrigley and three recent Turner Prize winners: Simon Starling in 2005, Richard Wright in 2009 and Martin Boyce in 2011. The newest Glasgow School of Art building was officially opened across the road from Charles Rennie Mackintosh's masterpiece earlier this year. The Reid Building - named in honour of the art school's former director, Seona Reid - sits facing Rennie Mackintosh's famous landmark.

Summary: Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a 28-year-old junior draughtsman at a Glasgow architecture firm when he drew up the designs for the building that many consider his masterpiece.


The 27-year-old joined the French Top 14 club in 2015 and was a member of the side which beat Quins in the European Challenge Cup final in May. South Africa-born Catrakilis has previously played for Super Rugby franchises Southern Kings and Stormers in his homeland. He also won the Currie Cup twice with Western Province. "The fly-half position is hugely influential in the game and Demetri has all the physical and mental attributes required to dominate at the highest level," Harlequins director of rugby John Kingston said. "Our ability to secure this signing already is a reflection of our commitment to focus hugely on Harlequins' recruitment needs for the future." Quins have not disclosed the length of Catrakilis' contract at The Stoop.

Summary: Harlequins have agreed a deal to sign Montpellier fly-half Demetri Catrakilis ahead of the 2017-18 season.


Traditionally it's always been much less good at keeping secrets. Journalists have a natural inclination toward gossip. So, it was highly unusual that BBC bosses had managed to keep the launch of a whole new BBC Scotland channel entirely secret until it was announced to staff on Wednesday morning. Staff, viewers and politicians were expecting to be told that plans for a "Scottish Six" had been shelved. No one knew that there would be an hour-long news programme with Scottish, UK and world news at 9pm instead. Already there has been a widespread welcome for the idea of a new channel, new programmes and most importantly new money to make those programmes. The announcement of new nightly news programme at 9pm does mean that the idea of a "Scottish Six" is now dead. So people who had been campaigning for that will be frustrated. Already the First Minster Nicola Sturgeon has said there is lots to welcome in this announcement but that it doesn't deliver everything she wanted. Saying it's disappointing that there is no Scottish Six - but "progress and hopefully sign of new thinking". Another SNP politician told me that the decision not to put a Scottish news hour on BBC One looks "entirely political". Saying that viewers accustomed to getting their news at tea time may not immediately develop the habit of watching a digital channel at 9pm. But for those who wanted a news programme reflecting the world from a Scottish perspective, produced and presented from Scotland - the BBC is now delivering what they asked for. The Scottish Six is dead. Long live the Scottish Nine.

Summary: The BBC is very experienced at broadcasting news to as many people as possible.


The building is to be developed on a site between Longman Road and Burnett Road to the north of Burnett Road Police Station. The new centre would allow the courts service to move out of historic Inverness Castle. The Scottish government is to fund the construction of the new two-storey Inverness Justice Centre. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service has proposed that the centre has six courtrooms. It would also have facilities available for supporting and advising victims and witnesses of domestic abuse, sexual violence and provide "an environment for problem solving approaches" to help reduce re-offending and child abuse. Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has said the centre would be an important development for the city and the wider Highlands area.

Summary: Plans have been submitted to Highland Council for the new Inverness Justice Centre.


Those who saw a drop in enquiries last month outnumbered those who saw a rise by 22%. That is the highest figure reported by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) since August 2008. Rics said the main reason was the stamp duty rise on 1 April, and the uncertainty around the EU referendum. The number of new enquiries fell most dramatically in London, but also fell in nine other regions of the UK. Enquiries rose only in East Anglia, the North and Scotland. Most surveyors also reported a fall in new instructions to sell, and most expect prices to rise over the next three months. Rics chief economist Simon Rubinsohn said the market was characterised by uncertainty. "More ominous is the expectation that both prices and rents will head materially higher over the medium term," he said. Earlier this week the Halifax reported that annual house price inflation fell from 10.1% in March to 9.2% in April.

Summary: The number of people interested in buying a house in April fell to its lowest level for nearly eight years, according to surveyors across the UK.


Ms Suu Kyi failed to persuade the military to allow a clause barring her from the presidency to be overruled. Under the clause she cannot be leader as her sons are British, not Burmese. But she has vowed to lead from the sidelines instead. The candidate thought most likely to become president, Htin Kyaw, is a close aide. The NLD, which won a landslide in November, has named Htin Kyaw as its lower house nominee for vice president, and Henry Van Thio, an MP from the Chin ethnic minority, as its upper house nominee. Both houses will choose between the NLD's candidates and those from other parties, but because the NLD holds a majority in both houses, its candidates are likely to be chosen. The winner from each house will then enter a second vote to decide the president of the country. A military nominated candidate will also compete in this vote. The two losing candidates will become vice-presidents. It is not clear when the votes will take place. Correspondents say Htin Kyaw is almost certain to be elected president by the NLD-controlled parliament. Read more: Aung San Suu Kyi - Power not presidency in Myanmar She tried right to the last. But there was no deal. Despite a huge win in the election, Aung San Suu Kyi failed to convince the army that her destiny was the presidency. Clause 59F of the constitution which bars her because her sons have British not Burmese passports remains in place, and she has now chosen someone else. It's Htin Kyaw, who she's known all her life. He's a committed member of the party and was by her side when Ms Suu Kyi was released from house arrest in 2010. His most important quality may be the ability to take orders. Aung San Suu Kyi has made it clear that though she does not have the title - she will still be in charge. The NLD won the majority of non-military seats available in parliament in last year's historic general election, although the army - which still controls a quarter of all parliamentary seats and key security ministries - remains a significant force in Burmese politics. The new government will take power on 1 April - the first freely elected government after more than 50 years of military rule and then five years of military-backed civilian government.

Summary: Myanmar's National League for Democracy (NLD) has named its candidates to be president, confirming that its leader Aung San Suu Kyi is not a contender.


Plans include renovating the hidden theatre, dating back to 1875, to use for plays, films, comedy and music. Material from the BBC archives will be shown in revamped TV studios, now derelict, where the broadcaster first launched a regular television service almost 80 years ago. The plans will be finished by 2018. Both the theatre and the studios, which have been derelict for 35 years, are in the eastern end of the Victorian palace. The section will be refurbished and repaired, Alexandra Palace said, along with a new entrance hall. The theatre will be able to accommodate 1,300 people. More than 2,000 local residents were involved in a six-week consultation leading up to the decision, Alexandra Palace said. Chief executive of the Alexandra Palace and Park Charitable Palace Trust Duncan Wilson said he was "thrilled" with the announcement. Mr Wilson said there would be further challenges ahead, such as securing more funding and preparing the palace. Chief Executive of Heritage Lottery Fund Carole Souter said: "Alexandra Palace has played a pivotal role in the development of popular entertainment - culminating in the birth of British television." The total cost of the project is £26.7m. The trust will raise an extra £1m before the project starts in 2016, it said.

Summary: Alexandra Palace has been given £18.8m from the Heritage Lottery Fund to restore a forgotten part of the building.


Character actor Wallach - who began his film career in 1956 after 10 years on stage - was admired for his wide range in a career spanning six decades. His portrayal of bandit chief Calvera in The Magnificent Seven was regarded by many as his definitive role. When he received an honorary Oscar in 2011, he was described as a "quintessential chameleon". Though he was never nominated for an Oscar during his 60-year career, the Academy rewarded him in 2011 for "effortlessly inhabiting a wide range of characters, while putting his inimitable stamp on every role". His films included the classic westerns How the West Was Won and The Misfits. Arguably best known for his villains, he made a lasting impression as Tuco opposite Clint Eastwood, in Sergio Leone's 1966 spaghetti western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Years later, Wallach said strangers would recognise him and start whistling the distinctive theme tune. "As an actor I've played more bandits, thieves, warlords, molesters and mafioso than you could shake a stick at," the Hollywood Reporter quoted him as saying. He was also successful in light comedy and appeared in many TV shows, including playing Mr Freeze for a spell in the 1960s Batman TV series. The veteran star continued making films into his 90s, making his last big screen appearance in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps in 2010. His death was confirmed by his daughter Katherine in the New York Times. Wallach was born on 7 December 1915 in Brooklyn to Polish Jewish immigrants. He graduated from the University of Texas, initially intending to become a teacher. But his focus shifted to acting, and after serving in World War II he studied at the Actors' Studio, where he became a practitioner of method acting. He first appeared on the New York stage in 1945, where he met his wife Anne Jackson, to whom he was married for 65 years. Wallach made his London debut in 1954 with The Teahouse of the August Moon. His screen debut came two years later, playing an unscrupulous seducer in Baby Doll. The role earned him a Golden Globe nomination for best supporting actor and a Bafta award for most promising newcomer. But the theatre remained Wallach's first love. "For actors, movies are a means to an end,'' he told the New York Times in 1973. ''I go and get on a horse in Spain for 10 weeks, and I have enough cushion to come back and do a play.'' He became a household name as Calvera in 1960's The Magnificent Seven, alongside Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson and James Coburn. He went on to earn an Emmy in 1967 for his supporting turn in the drama Poppies Are Also Flowers, and picked up four further nominations - most recently for his guest turns in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2007) and Nurse Jackie (2010). Other notable roles came in How the West Was Won, Mystic River, The Holiday, Lord Jim, and The Godfather: Part III, playing an ill-fated Mafioso. Asked about possible retirement,

Summary: Eli Wallach, whose films included The Magnificent Seven and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, has died aged 98.


He was at last year's event, then he came to a pre-election rally here at a time when the polls said he was neck-and-neck with Ed Miliband. How things change in politics. In marked contrast to those nervous days for the Tories, the walkabout today had the feel of a victory parade at times. With all the challenges he's got ahead of him, particularly over Europe, he may not have come to Wales at a better time. Not only was he in a constituency that was one of the Tory gains at the election, but also Labour are in a mess and he came to Wales with news of hundreds of new jobs in the valleys. The most interesting part of my interview was when I asked him whether he was directly appealing to Aston Martin to locate production of its new 4x4 model to south Wales, and he said yes. Claim credit It's not surprising that David Cameron is calling on the car maker to make sure the work is carried out in the UK, and he did hint at that in his answer. But what will raise eyebrows is the apparent promotion of St Athan during a visit to Wales. It could be seen as a dangerous game. Politically you can see where he's coming from. If Aston go with the Vale of Glamorgan, he can claim the credit which, I have no doubt, will deeply annoy the Welsh government which will want to claim the credit for months of hard work behind the scenes. If Aston go elsewhere, then I have no doubt that Welsh government ministers will accuse him of scuppering the deal for a few cheap headlines. Either way, the impression we've got here is that David Cameron is trying to trying to bounce the car firm into making a decision. In my experience, companies hate being told what to do by politicians, never mind on a huge call like this one. NHS spending But if you are going to have a politician trying to bounce one of the world's most famous car makers into a particular decision, then I suppose the argument would be that it might as well be the prime minister. Elsewhere in the interview, Mr Cameron was particularly dismissive of Carwyn Jones' claim this week that some of the Tory spending plans were nigh on impossible to achieve. He responded by saying that this was a typical response from a party who warned that the world was going to end a few years ago. Instead he called on the Welsh government to offer the same protection to NHS spending in Wales as in England. Carwyn Jones has said this is something he wants to do but was unable to offer a cast-iron guarantee. And with all the concern about the electrification of the Great Western mainline, he reaffirmed his political commitment to the work being done all the way to Swansea, although he didn't give any guarantees that it would be completed by the target date of 2018.

Summary: I'm at the Royal Welsh Show where David Cameron has made his third visit to the showground in a year.


The original game was postponed on 26 November because of a frozen pitch. The offer from the Latics is for both home and away supporters visiting SportsDirect.com Park. Oldham, who are next to bottom of the table, three points from safety, have just exited a transfer embargo and reappointed John Sheridan as manager. "We want as many supporters to welcome back the manager to the football club as he takes his place on the sidelines for the first time," said a club statement. Supporters are, however, being invited to make a donation to a local charity. Brentford were the first team to offer free entry for a league game in England when they played Peterborough in 2001.

Summary: Oldham Athletic have offered free entry to all fans for their rearranged League One fixture against Peterborough United on Tuesday, 24 January.


The £1.471bn spent shooting movies like Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Avengers: Age of Ultron in 2014 represents a 35% increase on 2013. Money spent on homegrown UK films also increased, with £188m spent making films budgeted at £500,000 and above. Box office takings, though, were down 2% on the previous year. Overall, 157.5 million tickets were sold, representing a 5% dip in attendances compared with 2013. Yet the BFI's figures show an increased market share for UK independent films, thanks in part to the box office success of Paddington and The Inbetweeners 2. The former title took £34.7m in 2014 and has now made more than £35.5m at UK and Ireland box offices. "The UK film industry is a powerhouse for growth and I'm delighted that 2014 saw an all-time high spend on film production," culture secretary Sajid Javid said. "The huge amount of inward investment we are seeing is a sure-fire sign that the UK is the best place in the world to make films." BFI chief executive Amanda Nevill said its report "illuminates a dynamic and vibrant story of success for the screen industries in the UK". The £1.471bn spend represents the highest figure since statistics were first recorded 20 years ago.

Summary: More money was spent making films in the UK last year than in any other year since measurements began, figures from the British Film Institute have shown.


Media playback is unsupported on your device 21 July 2015 Last updated at 20:13 BST Planning permission was granted for the new Â£16m aerospace museum on the former Filton Airfield. BBC reporter Charlotte Callen went on board Concorde 216 or Alpha Foxtrot as it is also known.

Summary: A Concorde which made its final flight back to Filton Airfield near Bristol is to be the star attraction at a new aerospace museum in South Gloucestershire.


Mark Davey, 33, from Luton, died from severe head and brain injuries after his Audi hit a roundabout on the A6 at Wixams, Bedfordshire, last September. The driver of the Porsche he was seen racing against, who failed to stop, has never been traced. Ampthill Coroner's Court heard both cars reached speeds of up to 80 mph. Mr Davey, who was a company director at Indigo Residential estate agents in Luton, played as a winger for Luton Rugby Club. He was driving home after an away game against Bedford Swifts on 13 September when the crash happened. It is believed he was racing his Audi R8 against a black Porsche 911, which successfully navigated the roundabout Mr Davey's car hit. William White, from Elstow, who was a passenger in another car, said he saw both vehicles swapping lanes and undertaking, with the Porsche driver gesturing and waving in his mirror. Mr Davey tried to overtake the Porsche which blocked the Audi, said Mr White, who "saw the car airborne followed by debris and smoke". The victim's car hit the roundabout at about 48 mph, propelling it into the air before it landed on its roof, the court heard. Collision investigator PC Bob Wagstaff, told the inquest the two cars were racing but "there was no obvious contact between the cars and that conditions were good and the road surface was in good order". Bedfordshire coroner Tom Osborne concluded Mr Davey died as a result of a road traffic collision. "The message from this inquest should be that speed doesn't just result in points or a lost licence or a written off car, loss of job or prison... it results in death," he said. After the inquest, Mr Davey's father Chris said he hoped his son's death would act as a warning to those tempted to speed. "We just do not realise our vulnerability," he said. "If it makes one person not chase another car then my son's life has not been in vain." He said he still hoped the Porsche driver would be identified. "I know if the cars had been the other way round Mark would have stood there next to you and would have comforted your loved onesâ€¦ even today you can come forward," he said.

Summary: A rugby player killed on his way home from a match had been racing his car with another vehicle shortly before it crashed, an inquest has heard.


It is the second estimate for GDP growth from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It was a slowdown from the 0.7% rate in the second quarter, but still marked the 11th consecutive quarter of growth. A widening trade gap is being blamed for the slowdown, with trade having a record negative effect on GDP. The deficit in the trade balance, the gap between the level of exports and imports, widened from Â£7.7bn in the second quarter to Â£14.2bn in the third. Exports increased by 0.9% while imports grew by 5.5%. Overall, the trade gap knocked 1.5 percentage points off GDP, which is the most since records began in 1997. Construction output was also a drag on growth, with the sector contracting by 2.2%. The services sector, which accounts for more than three quarters of the economy, grew by 0.7% in the quarter. Industrial production, which includes manufacturing, grew by 0.2%, and business investment was estimated to have risen by 2.2%. "No surprises in the second estimate as the economy was ticking over, including a chunky contribution from business investment, which has had an unbroken run of expansion for a year," said Lee Hopley, chief economist at EEF, the manufacturers' organisation. "Pulling sharply in the opposite direction is the contribution from net trade, with modest export growth being swamped by a massive bounce in imports."

Summary: The UK economy grew 0.5% between July and September, official figures have confirmed, unchanged from the initial estimate.


De Gea, 24, reportedly wants to move to Real Madrid with speculation over his future persisting all summer. "We've observed him in training and matches and he's not the David De Gea of last year," said Van Gaal. New signing Sergio Romero, 28, Anders Lindegaard, 31, or Sam Johnstone, 22, could replace De Gea. Lindegaard and Johnstone travelled on the club's summer US tour, but neither played for United last season. Lindegaard did not feature once in the previous campaign, while Johnstone has yet to make his United debut. United also have Victor Valdes, but the 33-year-old Spaniard has been made available for transfer after Van Gaal claimed he "refused to play" in the reserves. "De Gea tries and does his utmost best, but it's a difficult situation," added Van Gaal. "Now we have to play our first match and I want players who can focus only on the match and he is not capable to do that. "He shall not play." De Gea has made 175 appearances since joining United from Real's city rivals Atletico Madrid in 2011. United are believed to be holding out for a deal that includes Real defender Sergio Ramos coming to Old Trafford. Angel Di Maria has written an open letter to United supporters, following his £44.3m move to Paris St-Germain. The 27-year-old Argentina midfielder conceded his one season at Old Trafford "did not go well". "I can guarantee you it was not for trying," he said in his letter. Media playback is not supported on this device "I did my best but football is not like maths: often a lot of things out of our control affect the way we feel and the way things turn out. "I am sorry it did not work out as I would have wished in this amazing, huge club." Van Gaal, who will reportedly sign Barcelona's Pedro as a replacement, said Di Maria's exit would be a "big loss". But the United boss suggested Di Maria may have struggled to adapt to life in the Premier League. "I want more attackers with speed and creativity," he said. "Di Maria is one of those players so we have to look for that kind of player, but they have to have the talent to cope with the English rhythm and that's difficult to find. "That's why players are not having success in this competition - because of the rhythm of the game and the English culture is a different culture to the Latin culture." Red Devils winger Ashley Young has signed a new deal until 2018, with the option of a further year. The 30-year-old England international has made 115 appearances and scored 13 goals since joining from Aston Villa for a reported £17m in 2011. Van Gaal described Young as a "multi-functional player" who "flourished" last season. Young said: "The spirit and motivation amongst this team is very high and we are all determined to make this a season to remember." New signing Bastian Schweinsteiger will not play against Spurs, with Van Gaal saying he lacks match fitness. There were

Summary: Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal says keeper David De Gea is not "capable" of playing in Saturday's season opener against Tottenham.


It comes as a documentary, The Betrayed Girls is being shown on BBC One about nine Asian men jailed for grooming teenage girls in the town in 2012. Laura, who was abused by the gang from the age of 13 until she was 17, said the targeting of girls by Asian men was still going on in Greater Manchester. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said it was "committed" to tackling abusers. Laura, whose identity is protected as a victim of a sex crime, told BBC Two's Victoria Derbyshire show said she was walking in Oldham town centre through an Asian community a couple of months ago. "I was still getting cars pulling over to me asking me if I wanted to go for a drink," said Laura. "It's not bothering them. I don't actually think they understand that they are doing something wrong." Nazir Afzal the north west's former chief crown prosecutor who brought the case against the Rochdale gang said five years on some victims nationally are still not being listened to. Mr Afzal overturned a decision not to charge nine men who ran the child sex exploitation ring. He said there have been "significant rises" in investigations and prosecutions into the crime and victims were more confident in reporting abuse and they are getting better support. However, he said: "Victim support groups nationally are still telling me victims are not being consistently listened to and told the case is too difficult to bring [to court]." He also said some victims of historical child sex exploitation were being told that police were focusing on current cases, too. Mr Afzal said agencies must be more proactive and more "collaborative working" was needed between the police, councils and other agencies and voluntary groups. GMP said it was "vital" they learnt the lessons from the past and it was "absolutely committed" to working with partners across Greater Manchester to tackle the sexual exploitation of children and young people. "We have been working tirelessly for many years to prevent this abhorrent crime from happening and provide support to victims and their families." Rochdale Council said public services "collectively failed" the victims but lessons have "been learnt from it". Steve Rumbelow, chief executive of Rochdale Borough Council, said: "Since 2012 the council and its partners have worked to make the changes needed, to increase knowledge, prevent harm, challenge those who wish to exploit children and better support victims and survivors." The documentary which features testimonies from victims for the first time follows a BBC One drama Three Girls. Source: Greater Manchester Police

Summary: A victim of the Rochdale grooming gang says the convictions were still "not fazing" Asian child sex abusers.


Cotton, 22, has played 17 first-class matches since his debut in 2014 and featured regularly in white-ball cricket this season. Taylor, 21, was ruled out for the season with a back injury. "They are both exciting fast bowlers who have the ability to win games for Derbyshire," head coach John Sadler told the club website. "And we must remember they're still only 22 and 21 respectively." Derbyshire are bottom of Division Two, having failed to win any of their Championship matches this season.

Summary: Fast bowlers Ben Cotton and Tom Taylor have signed new contracts with Derbyshire until the end of 2018.


Media playback is not supported on this device The 35-year-old has 184 goals in 252 matches in an international career spanning 15 years. She was in the 2015 World Cup winning squad and won two Olympic golds. "It's been an amazing, wonderful ride and I can't wait to see what the next chapter of my life brings," she said. Wambach was the 2012 Fifa Women's World Player of the Year and is also a six-time US Soccer Female Athlete of the Year winner. She will be with the US team for all four of its December matches, but her final game will come on 16 December against China in New Orleans as the last match of the 10-game tour. Media playback is not supported on this device "Abby is a player who has transcended our sport and her legacy as one of the world's greatest players is set forever," said US head coach Jill Ellis. "What she has done for women's soccer and women's sports overall with her amazing talents on the field and her personality off it has been inspiring to watch. "I am just extremely happy that she could end her career with that elusive World Cup title and go out on top, right where she deserves to be." In her career, Wambach scored just over 500 goals for her high school, college, professional club teams and the United States youth and senior international sides.

Summary: Women's football's all-time international leading goalscorer, United States striker Abby Wambach, will retire at the end of a World Cup victory tour in December.


The 24-year-old, who turned down the offer of a new Crewe deal, becomes Walsall's second summer signing, following the arrival of fellow 24-year-old Luke Leahy from Falkirk. "Jon has got plenty of experience of League One from his time with Crewe," said Walsall manager Jon Whitney. "We'll be getting Jon at a good stage of his career." Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Summary: League One club Walsall have signed Crewe Alexandra defender Jon Guthrie on a two-year contract.


If the same rule applies to pop stars, then Lion Babe have their future guaranteed. Frontwoman Jillian Hervey cuts an imposing image with her cascading leonine locks; and the band's music is equally fierce. They first came to attention in 2012 with Treat Me Like Fire, a slinky, shapeshifting song that hits the sweet spot between pop, jazz and R&B. It brought Hervey and her co-writer Lucas Goodman to the attention of record labels and fellow musicians alike, and the past 18 months has seen the band work with the likes of Mark Ronson, Childish Gambino and Pharrell Williams, who produced their new single Wonder Woman. Speaking to the BBC during a recent trip to London, the duo discussed growing up with famous parents and what it's like inside Pharrell's studio. Hello! How are you? Jillian: We're great, thank you! We're in the car between photo shoots. Is that as glamorous as it sounds? Jillian: Yeah, why not? It's definitely a lot of fun. Good to have the photos for later on in life! Do you get to take the clothes home? Lucas: No! Jillian: I'm working on that. Actually, the shoes I have on right now were part of a shoot. I kept talking about them and eventually they worked it out so I got to take them home with me. Hopefully down the line we'll get some more freebies! Does being a dancer help you in front of the camera? Jillian: I definitely think I'm more aware of how to hold my body. But Lucas isn't a dancer and he's doing just fine. Lucas: She's been showing me some moves. I'm learning. How long have you been Lion Babe? Jillian: It's been two years since we've been working as Lion Babe every day - but our friendship started six years ago. I met Lucas at a party where, just by chance, I heard his music. So I introduced myself and told him I liked it. We didn't really stayed connected, but I followed his MySpace. And then I ended up in New York for college. I had to do a piece for school with original music - and Lucas was the only producer I knew. We did that and it went very well. A very easy collaboration. Eventually I mentioned I was interested in singing and he came over to my apartment. He was making beats up right on the spot and our first attempt at making a real song was actually Treat Me Like Fire, which was our first single. That song got you a lot of attention. When did you realise it had taken on a life of its own? Jillian: When we first got a response from the UK, that was definitely surprising. It was maybe two weeks after the song came out, and we were like: "Woah! How did people in the UK find this?" Then we started getting emails from UK labels. It all happened very fast but we knew the door was open, so we wanted to take it seriously. Growing up in a

Summary: It's a rule of animation that every successful cartoon character should be recognisable by silhouette alone.


The plan, likely to come into force in 2017 and the first in the UK, has already divided opinion among health and medical groups, including some anti-smoking campaigners. But ministers say it is a "balance of risk" and will stop children smoking. Tattoo parlours will also need licences under the Public Health Bill. In taking the decision to bring in the e-cigarette ban, ministers have argued they did not want to take the risk of seeing smoking "normalised" again after the success of the smoking ban. The new tobacco and e-cigarette measures will mean: This final measure is proving the most controversial and is likely to come into force in 2017, but a precise date has not been given. Public Health Wales, local health boards and the BMA are in favour of the e-cigarettes curbs. But anti-smoking campaign group ASH Wales, Cancer Research UK and Tenovus are among those opposed and the British Heart Foundation, British Lung Foundation and Royal College of Physicians want more evidence. In a public consultation on the proposals last year, 79% of responses were opposed. 19% of adults in Wales smoke 16% target by 2020 70% of smokers want to quit 44% tried to quit in past year 2.6m British adults use e-cigarettes 61% of vapers want to quit smoking There have been concerns that it might make it more difficult for smokers using e-cigarettes as a way of stopping. George Butterworth, tobacco policy manager for Cancer Research UK, said there was no evidence of normalisation of e-cigarettes with young people - and those using them were "very, very small numbers". "Those that are, are the type of people who would try alcohol or tobacco cigarettes anyway - so without that evidence we wouldn't support a ban on the use of e-cigarettes indoors under the idea of normalisation," he said. "E-cigarettes are an opportunity for people to move away from tobacco smoking which is very, very bad for their health, and we wouldn't want to put up any barriers to prevent people from quitting cigarettes. " By Nick Triggle, health correspondent E-cigarettes have really divided health opinion - and that in turn has caused confusion. However, the arguments for and against them are in fact typical of many that have been heard down the years in the field of health. That is to say it is all about balancing risk and benefit - and as evidence is still emerging it is only natural to find a variety of opinion. On their own, there is little to recommend the use of e-cigarettes. They contain some toxins and, therefore, in theory are potentially harmful - both to those using them and, possibly, through passive smoking. But this debate is further complicated by the fact that it is not just the merits of e-cigarettes that are being discussed, but their impact on smoking tobacco products. Some, for example, have argued they act as a gateway to real smoking. But, of course, e-cigarettes cannot be seen in isolation. Smoking them - and this is about the only thing that is not

Summary: People will be banned from using e-cigarettes in enclosed places such as restaurants, pubs and at work in Wales, under a new public health law.


The undisclosed fee for the 20-year-old, who has 10 caps for his country, is more than the £175,000 paid for Birmingham City's Alan Buckley in 1979. "From the moment I walked into the stadium I felt comfortable I know this will further my career," Makris said. "I will always give my best here and I can't wait to score goals and celebrate with the fans." Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Summary: Walsall have signed Cyprus striker Andreas Makris from Anorthosis Famagusta for a club-record fee.


The dress, studded with 6,000 natural white pearls, was taken from the London Hotel in West Hollywood while Nyong'o was out of the room. Nyong'o won best supporting actress in 2014 for 12 Years a Slave and was a presenter at Sunday's ceremony. A statement from the hotel said they were "working with law enforcement". Lieutenant William Nash, of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, said officers were checking CCTV footage. Conflicting reports suggested the dress was stolen either on Tuesday night or during the day on Wednesday. "Ms Nyong'o was not in the room at the time of the theft," Deputy John Mitchell told Reuters. 'Homage' The dress, designed by Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein, took 25 people 10 weeks to hand-sew the 6,000 Akoya pearls. On the red carpet on Sunday, the actress told Associated Press she was "just wearing my diamonds and pearls. My homage to (musician) Prince". Speaking about the dress's design, the 31-year-old said: "We talked about it being fluid and liquid. I wanted it to be an homage to the sea." No arrests have been made. Representatives for Calvin Klein declined to comment.

Summary: A $150,000 (Â£97,000) custom-made Calvin Klein dress, worn by actress Lupita Nyong'o at this year's Oscars, has been stolen in Hollywood.


Shorter NHS waiting times, free care for the elderly and improved school standards were among the policies unveiled by leader Leanne Wood. She said 17 years of "unbroken Labour rule" had brought "economic stagnation" and declining public services. "People in Wales are crying out for competent leadership," Ms Wood added. Plaid Cymru had ministers in a coalition government led by Labour from 2007 to 2011, but lost seats and power at the election which ended that four-year term. The party unveiled nine key policies to support its ambitions to boost the nation's health, education and economy, including: Ms Wood said Plaid Cymru had been "listening to what the people of Wales want" over the last five years. "Their hopes and frustrations have informed our most ambitious programme for government to date," she said. "At the heart of this programme lies our three ambitions - to create a well, well-educated and wealthier Wales." Plaid Cymru wanted "a fairer, more prosperous nation which can stand on its own two feet", she added. Ms Wood denied the party was making unfunded spending announcements, saying its tuition fee and health merger policies would save money, while a tax on sugary drinks would raise extra cash. Plaid Cymru has mastered the art of the smooth campaign launch - the challenge for the party now is to make sure that professionalism turns into actual votes come polling day. The party is not short of policies, and thanks to the TV debates in last year's general election its leader Leanne Wood has a higher media profile than some of her predecessors. But the question is - how to get her and her colleagues into power? Plaid dreams of following the SNP route: largest party and minority government in 2007, then a majority in the Scottish parliament in 2011. Is that a feasible outcome for Plaid? Leaping from third place to first in terms of assembly seats may be asking too much - hence the talk of coalitions or deals with other parties. Talks with the Lib Dems and Greens have already fizzled out - and the Tories are making hay with the idea Plaid will simply team up with Labour after polling day. Hence an increased emphasis on Labour's perceived failings in office at today's Plaid launch. But there is another problem - the rise of UKIP means Plaid is no longer the default option for disgruntled supporters of other parties. All of which means Plaid needs to work harder than ever to achieve the sorts of success it enjoyed in the first assembly elections way back in 1999.

Summary: Plaid Cymru has pledged to create a "well, well-educated, wealthier Wales" as the party launches its assembly election campaign.


Under an informal rotating principle, the ninth secretary general should be an Eastern European. But the region risks losing that chance because of lukewarm backing for national candidates at home, and a regional failure to pull together to back one individual. An informal selection procedure, made more transparent this year by open hearings, has produced 11 candidates so far, eight of them from Eastern Europe. The former or current foreign ministers of Moldova, Macedonia, Montenegro, Croatia, Serbia and Slovakia, plus the former president of Slovenia are all in the race. Bulgaria has proposed Irina Bokova, current head of Unesco, the cultural and educational wing of the UN. The other New York race Helen Clark to run for UN top job Close observers at the UN say the candidates risk crowding each other out - leaving the way open for other strong candidates including Susana Malcorra of Argentina, Helen Clark from New Zealand, or the tough-talking former UNHCR head, Antonio Guterres from Portugal. In July, a straw poll among the 15 members of the Security Council should give a clearer idea of the backing, or lack of support, for each. Even more candidates could also step forward in the coming weeks. Another Bulgarian stateswoman, Kristalena Georgieva, is widely rumoured to be on the brink of announcing her candidacy. "I am obviously watching the race closely. A lot of people are urging me to enter. Let's see what happens," she told the BBC. Behind the scenes, several countries are said to be considering nominating her. Ms Bokova was an early frontrunner, and enjoyed crucial Russian backing. But her chances have been harmed by a damning investigation of the inner workings of Unesco in recent months, and by her support for Palestinian statehood - frowned on by the US government. Nearly half of Unesco's budget currently goes on staff salaries. By way of contrast, Ms Georgieva has a strong record as an administrator at the World Bank, and as a former EU commissioner for humanitarian affairs and current commissioner for budgetary affairs. In recent months, she led the team overseeing a new blueprint for UN humanitarian interventions which concluded that $1bn (Â£710m) a year could be saved by directing funds directly to those in need. More information on the candidates and the selection procedure is available on the UN's website "Insiders say that either Kristalena Georgieva or Antonio Guterres could give the UN the kind of kick up the backside it needs," said Richard Gowan, a UN expert at the European Council on Foreign Relations. There is a consensus that the next leader of the UN should be a good manager with experience of running international organisations. Wide international backing for the idea that the next UN secretary-general should be a woman, plus Russian insistence that she or he speak Russian, could tilt the race into a battle between the two Bulgarians. "This is such a loose process, that if it became clear that Ms Georgieva had the support of the five permanent members, there is a way to get her back into the running,"

Summary: Will Eastern Europe squander its historic opportunity to provide the next United Nations secretary-general, when Ban Ki-Moon's tenure expires at the end of this year?


The man died at the scene on Cottingley Cliffe Road, Bingley, West Yorkshire, shortly after 19:34 BST on Tuesday. Police said they tried stopping the car after it was seen "acting suspiciously" but it drove off at speed hitting the cyclist a short distance away. The driver is in custody and the case has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

Summary: A cyclist has been killed after he was hit by a car as the driver tried to speed away from police.


Akin Koc, who has run Anatolian Sky in Solihull for 26 years, said terror attacks had had a "devastating effect" on the company. He apologised to customers and agents for the disruption to any holidays. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said it was helping about 1,200 holidaymakers following the collapse. More on this and other stories from Birmingham and the Black Country Turkey tourism: an industry in crisis About 150 people were abroad when the company stopped trading on 1 July, with a further 460 bookings affecting 1,020 people. Customers who are yet to travel, but have paid in full for flights and packages, can either go ahead with their holidays as planned or seek refunds, the CAA said. Mr Koc said he was "very sad" to close the company, and called for more people to support tourism in Turkey. He said: "It has become impossible to cope and sustain the business, particularly through recent attacks." Last month a gun and suicide attack on Istanbul's Ataturk airport killed 42 people, including 13 foreign nationals.

Summary: A travel firm specialising in holidays to Turkey and Northern Cyprus has ceased trading over "political instability" in its destinations.


Security was tight, with police sealing off Lahore's biggest Christian neighbourhood and submitting those attending to security checks. Sunday's bombings of two churches in the Youhanabad area left 17 people dead and more than 70 wounded. Two days of rioting by Christians followed, with two men lynched. A reported 5,000 police and paramilitary rangers were deployed on Tuesday to try to prevent further rioting. The main road into the district was closed with rails and barbed wire. Shops were also shut as grieving relatives made their way towards burial grounds. "I would like to tell these terrorists if they think that they can push us back from our faith, they are deadly, entirely, very much at fault," said Manual Mani, a pastor attending the funerals. The attacks during Sunday mass have been condemned by representatives of all religions in Pakistan. They also criticised the mob violence that followed, as angry Christian crowds threw stones, blocked roads and lynched two men they accused of being involved in the attack. The family of one of the men has told a Pakistani newspaper that he was an innocent shopkeeper and had not been a militant. Riot police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse rioters on Monday. Pakistan's Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, speaking at the National Assembly on Tuesday, also condemned the reprisal attacks, saying that they constituted "the worst form of terrorism". "A similar incident occurred right at the heart of Paris where a synagogue was attacked," Mr Nisar said, "but the minority Jews did not react violently in the French capital." Christians make up less than 2% of Pakistan's population and many are among its poorest people. Members of the Christian community say that the riots are a show of anger and frustration from a community that feels unprotected and abandoned by the government.

Summary: Hundreds of Pakistani Christians have attended funerals for the victims of two Taliban suicide bomb attacks in the city of Lahore.


Janet Commins' body was found near a school field in Flint, north Wales, by three children playing hide and seek. Stephen Hough, 58, from Flint, was convicted of manslaughter, rape and sexual assault at Mold Crown Court last week. He was cleared of murder. Hough was sentenced to 12 years and a further three after admitting sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in 2016. The two sentences will run consecutively. After his arrest following the 2016 incident, Hough's DNA matched samples found on Janet's body, prompting his arrest and subsequent trial on charges relating to her death. Talking about the offences dating back to 1976, Mr Justice Lewis said Hough had shown "no remorse whatsoever for what you did to that young girl". "You knew what you were doing... for your own sexual pleasure". Hough was jailed for 12 years for manslaughter, eight years for rape and eight years for sexual assault - the sentences will run concurrently. The judge said he took into account the fact Hough was 16 when he committed the crimes. Janet went missing after leaving her home to go swimming on 7 January 1976. Four days later, her body was found under a thicket near a school playing field. She had been suffocated during a sexual assault. Noel Jones, who was 18 at the time, admitted killing her and served half of a 12-year prison sentence. Although he has never challenged his conviction, he told Hough's trial he was made a scapegoat by police because he was a barely literate Gypsy. Hough was questioned after Janet's death but was ruled out by police after he said he was stealing petrol the night she was killed - an offence for which he was fined. In 2016, his DNA was taken by police in an unrelated matter and a match was found with samples taken from Janet's body at the time. The jury heard it was a billion times more likely to belong to Hough than anyone else. Senior investigating officer Det Supt Iestyn Davies said: "Very quickly after his DNA was taken [in 2016] and entered on the database, it hit against a crime stain from that 1976 investigation and that prompted us to fully reopen the case." Trisha Foley, scientific support officer with North Wales Police, praised the "foresight" of the scientists dealing with the case at the time. "The fact that the material was placed onto slides and then a slip was added over actually preserved that evidence. "To obtain not only a profile but a full DNA profile with a statistical probability of one to a billion that it matched Stephen Hough, in that timescale - that's a significant result." The court heard Hough had been court-martialled in 1988 for grievous bodily harm with intent while serving as a soldier in Germany. He attacked a hotel receptionist and was in the process of "strangling" her when he was disturbed by others. He was jailed for five years, reduced through the ranks and discharged. Det Supt Davies added: "Janet was subjected to an horrific, sustained and brutal

Summary: A man who raped and killed a 15-year-old schoolgirl in 1976 has been jailed for 15 years.


One of the uprising's leaders said the soldiers were "ready to fight" if attacked. Sergeant Seydou Koné said they did not want to negotiate with anyone, according to Reuters news agency. The unrest began after a spokesman for the soldiers announced on Thursday that they had dropped their pay demands. In January, they forced the government into paying them about $8,000 (£6,200) each in bonuses to end a rebellion. They were due to receive a further payment this month and about 8,000 mutineers are unhappy that they were not consulted ahead of Thursday's televised announcement. Three former rebels from the country's civil war era were wounded on Saturday after the mutinous soldiers opened fire in Bouaké to stop them staging their own protest, Sergeant Koné said. There have also been reports of injuries after shooting in the northern city of Korhogo. The military chief of staff, General Sékou Touré, had threatened "severe disciplinary sanctions" on Friday if the uprising did not end. Shops are closed and soldiers are patrolling and firing in the air in Bouaké, residents said. The mutineers have also taken control of the city of Odienne, in the north, reports say. On Friday, shots were fired in the air at military bases in Abidjan, Bondoukou in the east, Bouaké in the centre, and Korhogo. It is believed the mutineers were firing blanks. In response, elite Republican Guard troops in Abidjan fired warning shots that pushed the mutineers back inside the military headquarters compound in Abidjan, Reuters reported. The situation in the city on Saturday was said to be calm. Reacting to the spreading unrest, President Alassane Ouattara held an emergency meeting of the country's security council. The mutiny has raised fears of a resurgence of the violence seen during Ivory Coast's 10-year civil war, which ended in 2011. Many of the mutineers in January were thought to be former rebels who joined the army after the conflict.

Summary: Angry soldiers have blocked off access to Bouaké, the second largest city in the Ivory Coast, as a revolt over a pay dispute continues.


The 24-year-old forward, who never made a first-team appearance for the Reds, has been without a club since leaving Scottish side Kilmarnock last year. Ngoo had loan spells with Hearts, Yeovil Town and Walsall during his time with Liverpool, before leaving Anfield in the summer of 2014. He is eligible to make his debut for the Ravens against Chester on Saturday.

Summary: National League side Bromley have signed former Liverpool youngster Michael Ngoo.


The Liberal Democrat chief secretary to the treasury aims to introduce a new offence for firms that fail to act to prevent economic crime. Mr Alexander told the Andrew Marr show he wants organisations that encourage or facilitate tax evasion to face the same penalties as evaders themselves. The proposed crackdown comes in the wake of HSBC tax-dodging allegations. It emerged earlier this month that the bank had allegedly helped hundreds of people evade UK tax using hidden HSBC accounts in Geneva. Former director of public prosecutions Lord Ken Macdonald said the bank had left itself open to criminal charges in the UK and there were strong grounds to investigate the bank for "cheating" HM Revenue and Customs. He added that HMRC's decision not to prosecute was "seriously flawed". Mr Alexander said: "We should create a new offence of corporate failure to avoid preventing an economic crime and also that organisations who facilitate or encourage evasion should face the same penalty as the evaders themselves." He described it as a "Liberal Democrat idea" but intends to try to push the proposals through before May's general election. If he cannot, they will form a key part of the Lib Dem manifesto. "Organisations, be they accountants, banks or whatever, who help people evade tax will be liable for this new offence and crucially liable for financial penalties," he added. There's been more comment about facilitating tax evasion in the fortnight since the Panorama programme on HSBC than in the five years before that. Danny Alexander's new plan to make it a crime for banks and accountants to look the other way while their clients knowingly evade tax may appear to be a populist reaction - very late in the life of this coalition. The public may feel it's better late than never though. They see benefit fraudsters brought before the courts and small firms harangued by the tax man for modest VAT bills while giant firms and high net worth individuals know it's unlikely they'll be prosecuted for not paying all their taxes. Making the professional advisers pay the same fine as their clients will also send a chill down the spine of many of the big four accountants and all of the banks. Danny Alexander concedes it might be a big ask to get a new law through Parliament making inaction in the face of tax evasion a crime but the Lib Dems will try. He says there's a much better chance of bolting on the financial penalties side of his proposal to next month's Budget though. And he may even get cross-party support. Mr Alexander continued: "So, for example, if their customers have to pay back hundreds of millions of pounds in tax then those organisations should have to match that with hundreds of millions of pounds of their own money and I think that's a very tough disincentive to them to get involved in this in the first place. "This is taboo. This is something that absolutely mustn't happen in our society and we still have a problem with some people

Summary: Companies that fail to prevent tax evasion could face penalties as part of plans announced by Danny Alexander.


The Microscope and its Revelations, by Dr William B Carpenter, was borrowed by former pupil Professor Arthur Boycott, who attended Hereford Cathedral School between 1886 and 1894. It was discovered by his granddaughter Alice Gillett. The school has promised to waive any fines - which based on the rate at Hereford Library of 17p a day, would have amounted to a staggering Â£7,446. See more stories from Herefordshire and Worcestershire here Mrs Gillett discovered the book while she was sorting through a collection of 6,000 books following the death of her husband earlier this year. On discovering the HCS library stamp inside the book, Mrs Gillett, who lives near Taunton, decided to return it. "I can't imagine how the school has managed without it," she said. The book would have been of good use to young Boycott as he eventually graduated with first class honours in Natural Science and became a distinguished naturalist and pathologist.

Summary: An overdue school library book has finally been returned - 120 years late.


Bus use has been falling across the UK since 2008 but the drop has been sharpest in Wales. The Welsh government puts Â£25m a year into supporting bus services - a quarter less than in 2013. The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) said the level of cuts could be "devastating". "If the cuts are of the scale of what's been mentioned by George Osborne - we're talking 25 to 40%," the WLGA's transport spokesman Andrew Morgan said. "You take 40% of funding away from non-protected services like bus services then we're talking about probably another three, four, five per cent of all bus services in Wales will end up being withdrawn." Kevyn Jones, managing director of Cardiff-based bus operator New Adventure Travel, said about half the routes he ran received some subsidy, but he expected the numbers to reduce in the future. "The subsidised services are dwindling each year. There's less this year than there was last year and the same each year for the last five years we've been operating them," he added. A Welsh government spokesperson said: "These grants are intended to supplement local authorities' expenditure on bus services and it is a matter for them how that funding is allocated. "Under the concessionary bus travel scheme local authorities are responsible for determining the reimbursement rate for bus operators and for ensuring that operators are no better and no worse off." Hear more on Eye on Wales, BBC Radio Wales, Sunday 18 October at 12:30 BST.

Summary: Bus services in Wales could be dramatically cut as a result of the UK government's spending review next month, it has been warned.


Opponents fear the development on the site in Hermitage Lane, Allington, will destroy ancient woodland and cause traffic gridlock. Developer Croudace Homes said the number of homes had been reduced from 600 and efforts made to cut the impact on the woodland of building a new road. The public inquiry in Maidstone is expected to last until 10 June. Barbara Woodward, from the New Allington Action Group (NAAG), said: "People are very upset. This is our last piece of green land. "We take our dogs for a walk in the woods, you can let them off their leads. If they build a road across the woods it will no longer be safe." She added that the inquiry was the "last step" to protect the woodland which she said had been on the site since the 14th Century. Councillor Fran Wilson, the Lib Dem leader of the borough council, said it would be "inappropriate" for the authority to comment at this stage. Following the public inquiry a recommendation will be made to the Secretary of State who will make a decision on the planning application.

Summary: An public inquiry is under way into plans for up to 500 new homes in an area of open land in Kent.


Media playback is unsupported on your device 31 July 2015 Last updated at 18:45 BST They include those who have travelled north across the border. BBC Ireland Correspondent Andy Martin reports.

Summary: The BBC has learned that the number of illegal immigrants caught trying to get from Northern Ireland's ports to other parts of the UK has risen significantly.


The 26-year-old was released by York City after failing to score in 14 appearances last season. However, he netted 26 times in 69 appearances in a two-season spell at Barnet between 2012 and 2014. Hyde is the Boro's fourth signing of the summer, following left-back Andrew Fox and forwards Matt Godden and Rowan Liburd. "I know this league inside out now and any team can go on a run, but it's who does it for the longest period that counts. "It's about winning games and fingers crossed I can help Stevenage do that this season," he told the club website. Details of his contract with Stevenage have not been disclosed. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Summary: League Two side Stevenage have signed their third striker of the summer by bringing in free agent Jake Hyde.