The websites you visit often track where you came from and watch where you head off to next. A VPN - or virtual private network - helps you browse the internet more anonymously by routing your traffic through a server that is not your point of origin. It is a bit like switching cars to shake off someone who is tailing you. There are plenty of companies offering services with varying degrees of security and varying degrees of cost, but if you are willing to roll your sleeves up and get technical with some basic coding and a £30 Raspberry Pi computer, you can build your own VPN server at home. It won't give you the option of appearing to be from somewhere else but you can use it to connect external devices like a smartphone to browse the internet more securely through your home network, and access shared files and media on your home computer. Make no mistake, this is not a quick and easy process. On BBC Click I have shared some tips from my own experience setting up a DIY VPN server. Below is a step-by-step guide you will need to follow to the letter, symbol and space if you want to follow in my footsteps. To follow this guide you will need: Prepare to install your operating system Insert the micro SD card in your card reader. If you are reusing an old SD card make sure it is fully formatted to remove any old files using the free tool at http://sdcard.org Install Raspbian on your Raspberry Pi Download NOOBS (New Out Of the Box Software) from the Raspberry Pi website (https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/). This is an easy operating system installation manager. Open the .zip you downloaded and select all files, then just drag and drop them onto your SD card. Insert the SD card in the Raspberry Pi then connect a monitor, keyboard and power cable. Connecting the power will cause the Raspberry Pi to boot up and the green and red LEDs on the board should light up. If the files are copied properly onto the SD card the green light will start flashing as the computer reads the data. After a few seconds you will see a window open on the monitor with a range of operating systems to install - use the arrow keys on the keyboard to choose Raspbian and hit ENTER to install. N.B. If you have trouble getting the NOOBS installation manager to work, you can also install Raspbian by copying the disk image of the operating system onto your micro SD card. Follow the instructions at https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/ to do this. Change the default password Before you go any further, make sure you change the default password, or anyone who knows the default will be able to access your home network. You can do this from the options screen you are shown the first time you boot up your Raspberry Pi after Raspbian is installed. When you next reboot your Raspberry Pi the login will be "pi" and the password whatever you have

Summary: Eyes are everywhere online.


But Ahmet Davutoglu said air strikes on IS positions close to the Syria/Turkey border and on Kurdish PKK separatists in Iraq could "change the game". Turkey's actions are in response to violent attacks last week in Turkey itself, including the death of 32 activists in a bombing in Suruc. Nato is to hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss the situation. The Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), the armed wing of the main Syrian Kurdish party, on Monday urged Turkey to stop its attacks on Kurdish units inside Syria. Mr Davutoglu told a meeting of Turkish newspaper editors that, following Turkey's military action, there were now "new conditions" in the regional conflict. "The presence of a Turkey that can use its force effectively can lead to consequences which can change the game in Syria, Iraq and the entire region; everyone should see that," the Hurriyet Daily News quoted him as saying. Turkey - a Nato member - has requested Tuesday's meeting based on Article 4 of the organisation's founding treaty, which allows members to request such a meeting if their territorial integrity or security is threatened. "When Turkey requests for such a meeting I think it's very right and very timely to have a meeting where we address the turmoil and the instability we see in Syria, Iraq and surrounding and close to Nato borders of Turkey," Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told the BBC. Mr Davutoglu said Turkey was prepared to work with the Syrian Kurdish PYD group - which has links to the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) - provided it did not pose a threat to Turkey and severed relations with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. However, the raids against the PKK in northern Iraq effectively ended a two-year ceasefire. Turkey's dangerous game Who are the PKK? Turkish press warning over air strikes In recent days, Turkey has also arrested hundreds of people suspected of supporting IS or the PKK. Police raids on suspected IS and PKK members in the city of Istanbul triggered three days of rioting in the Gazi district. At least one activist and a policeman have been killed. The US has called on both Turkey and the PKK to avoid violence, but said Turkey had the right to defend itself against attacks by Kurdish rebels. In a statement on Monday, the YPG said Turkish tanks had shelled the Kurdish-held village of Zormikhar inside Syria late on Sunday evening and an hour later one of its vehicles "came under heavy fire from the Turkish military east of Kobane in the village of Til Findire". It said: "Instead of targeting IS terrorists' occupied positions, Turkish forces attack our defenders' positions. This is not the right attitude. "We urge Turkish leadership to halt this aggression and to follow international guidelines. We are telling the Turkish Army to stop shooting at our fighters and their positions." Turkey said it was investigating the reports. A government official said the YPG's political wing was "outside the scope of the current military effort", which sought to target IS and the PKK.

Summary: Turkey has no plans to send ground troops into Syria to fight the Islamic State group, the prime minister says.


The annual festival started back in 1945. Some people say it began as a food fight between a group of friends, others say people threw tomatoes at a carnival parade, and some believe it happened when tomatoes spilled from a truck. This year the town will launch its first ever tomato-based obstacle course, the Tomatina race.

Summary: More than 22,000 people from across the world have gathered in the small Spanish town of Bunol to celebrate the 70th annual Tomatina Festival by throwing 150 tonnes of squashed tomatoes at each other.


The former HSBC bank building on the corner of Bute Street and James Street is due to house 16 flats including a four-bedroom penthouse apartment. Cardiff planners said the proposals would help regenerate the area. The Victorian Society opposed the plan, saying it "would cause a high degree of unjustified harm" to the building. The four-storey building was constructed in 1874 for coal owners and exporters Cory Bros and was altered and extended in 1914. The building has been empty since 2014 and planners, in their report recommending approval to councillors, said the proposals were "welcomed in principle as the development would revitalise a large long-term vacant listed building". They said the changes to the roof showed "appropriate regard to the special interest of the building". But The Victorian Society had objected to the plans - particularly the penthouse - saying it would "cause a high degree of unjustified harm to the listed building and surrounding Mount Stuart Square Conservation Area". It said the building "proudly and splendidly evokes the extraordinary wealth Cardiff enjoyed at the end of the 19th Century". Cardiff council's planning committee passed the proposals on Wednesday subject to conditions and the development starting within 18 months.

Summary: Plans to turn a Grade II-listed building in Cardiff Bay into a restaurant and flats have been given the go-ahead by the council.


Media playback is not supported on this device The Hammers are leaving their home of 112 years at the end of this season for the Olympic Stadium in Stratford. It has been a much-publicised move - including revelations that the Premier League club will only pay £2.5m a year in rent for their new home - but seemingly a popular one, with in excess of 50,000 season tickets already sold. But the Upton Park area is also home to thriving businesses, whose well-being is in large part due to the activity a matchday brings. The 35,000-seater stadium will be replaced by flats, but food outlets, pubs and street traders face an uncertain future when the Hammers move from E13 to E20. Supporters have a number of pre-match eating rituals, be it the temptation of sizzling onions at a burger stand, a trip to the chippy or, in East London, the traditional option of pie and mash. Full English breakfast and sausage sandwiches are the best-sellers at Ken's Cafe on Green Street, which has been family-run for 50 years. "My dad started it off and we are all carrying it on. I was born here," the eponymous Ken told BBC Radio London. "Dad's still out the back cooking and mum is serving. West Ham is in the blood and it's been good to us. "It will be a bit quieter but we'll survive. We'll carry on because we've got all our regulars that come in during the week." Up the road, Osman Mustafa of Queen's Fish Bar is less optimistic about his prospects. "At least 25% of our business comes from West Ham," he said. "I hope I can keep going. With knocking the stadium down and the construction to develop the new flats, the workers there will help for a while. After a few years, I don't know. It will affect us terribly." When the Hammers are at home, healthy queues also form outside Nathan's Pies and Eels shop on the Barking Road, but Richard Nathan is also unsure if his family-run business, first opened in 1938, will survive. "It managed to survive through the second World War and various family members managed to keep it going. There is a lot of history," he said. "It has kept going through thick and thin but things change." Pubs close to football grounds are always busy on matchdays and that is true of those near the Boleyn Ground. Ron Bolwell owns The Queens and The Denmark Arms and estimates he will lose almost half a million pounds in income, which makes up two thirds of his turnover. He intends to reassess his financial situation after three months. "On a matchday, you just can't move with the football fans and the atmosphere," he said. "Our rates are very high and our rents are high. "The brewery have mentioned they will come along and see if we can redevelop the pubs and see if we can do something different to get more people in." Independent programme seller Paul Vickery shifts approximately 2,000 official programmes per game

Summary: West Ham United's final game at the Boleyn Ground will be an emotional occasion for everyone associated with the club.


The actor said he was "thrilled" to be asked to portray Tommy Butler in The Great Train Robbery: A Copper's Tale. The drama will follow A Robber's Tale, which will view the heist from the perspective of its perpetrators. Luke Evans will star in that film as Bruce Reynolds, the raid's key planner. Broadbent said it would be "great fun" to play Butler, "a fascinating copper of the old school", in the drama, to air later this year. "I have such strong memories of the massive impact of the actual robbery and it is wonderful to find out from the script so much of the real story." Chris Chibnall, executive producer and writer of the Great Train Robbery dramas, said Broadbent was "a dream piece of casting". The actor won an Oscar in 2001 for playing the husband of writer Iris Murdoch in Iris and a Bafta in 2007 for playing the campaigner Lord Longford. Butler, whose astuteness earned him the nickname "Grey Fox", led the investigation into the Great Train Robbery which resulted in several of the robbers receiving lengthy sentences. He retired in 1969 and died the following year at the age of 57.

Summary: Jim Broadbent will play the detective charged with tracking down the Great Train Robbers in the second of two BBC dramas marking the 50th anniversary of the August 1963 raid.


They are the first duo to host the Saturday night show; they replace Dermot O'Leary who announced he was leaving last month after eight years. The pair previously co-hosted the spin-off show The Xtra Factor on ITV2 for two years from 2011. Murs was a contestant on the show in 2009, when he was runner-up to Joe McElderry. Since then he has gone on to sell 13 million records in five years. Flack has also found further fame after winning last year's Strictly Come Dancing. Murs said he was "incredibly excited and proud" to be returning to The X Factor alongside Flack. "I love the show and it kick-started my career in music which has given me the opportunity to do what I love. I already have the best job in the world and it's about to get better - I can't wait to get started and be part of finding some amazing new talent," he said. Flack said she was "beyond excited" about presenting the show with him. "To have the privilege of doing this with someone who makes me laugh out loud is a massive bonus," she said. "I'm also incredibly lucky to have the best tips and support from my showbiz big brother Dermot. I'm not sure how I can live up to his long-term residency but I know I can't let him down!" X Factor boss Simon Cowell said he was "absolutely delighted" that they were returning to the show. "When they were on Xtra together, they were a brilliant double act. Since then, Caroline's gone from strength to strength - and Olly has become one of Britain's biggest stars. So now I'm looking forward to them fronting the main show." The new series of The X Factor returns to ITV in the autumn and open auditions are currently under way.

Summary: Olly Murs and Caroline Flack have been confirmed as the new presenters of The X Factor.


The Ibrox outfit cut the gap to nine points with Sunday's win. "We have six very important league games and it's important we go right through the line this season," Dons manager McInnes told BBC Scotland. "Hopefully a Hampden cup final and finishing in second spot - I firmly believe that we will do that." The Pittodrie side, who face Hibernian in the Scottish Cup semi-final on 22 April, went into Sunday's game having won 10 home league matches in a row. Rangers shaded the first-half chances but the hosts were well on the front foot when Kenny Miller scored the visitors' opener after 79 minutes. The striker added a second two minutes later and substitute Joe Dodoo made it 3-0 in 83 minutes. McInnes admits he was taken aback by the sudden turnaround and was disappointed by the manner in which his troops responded. "I think we had real control of the game," he added. "I thought we were better team, certainly in the second half. We started both halves really well but we allowed the first half to get a bit untidy and we didn't pass the ball the way we normally do at home. "We started the second half strongly and the game was played in their defensive third. Their keeper made a couple of very good saves, particularly from (Adam) Rooney - I thought it was past him to be honest. "When I was contemplating changes at 0-0 I didn't feel a threat and I thought the goal was coming but unfortunately for us we played a part in our own downfall by giving away a poor goal and we had a crazy five minutes after that. "Our reaction to losing the first goal was what I'm most disappointed with. From being in charge of the game and looking the most likely we've allowed Kenny Miller the opportunity to show his quality, and he showed it. "Mentally we've got to be better than that. We normally respond well to going behind - it doesn't happen too often but we have to react better than that and if there's one lesson from today, it is that. "It's a sore one for us, no doubt about it. In the eyes of our supporters that's a huge disappointment today and we understand that. "We lost the fight today but it's important we still win the battle for second place, and hopefully get ourselves into a cup final "We've been on a very good run but that doesn't give you any guarantees, and it's a reminder that there is still work to be done. When you lose a game like today and the huge feeling of disappointment, wishing we could play it all over again, we've got to channel that the right way. We have plenty to look forward to."

Summary: Derek McInnes is convinced his Aberdeen side will finish second in the Premiership, despite their 3-0 home defeat to third-placed Rangers.


Media playback is not supported on this device Wales have qualified as Group B winners thanks to their 3-0 win over Russia which is being described as arguably their greatest ever performance. They will play either Northern Ireland, Turkey or Albania in Paris on Saturday. "Now that we've qualified we want to see where we can go, and anything can happen now in these games. We are trying to get through," Ramsey said. "Our main target was to get out of the group, and to finish top of the group is a fantastic feeling. It means so much. I think we've made the fans proud." Ramsey's superb display against Russia saw him win the Uefa man of the match award, scoring the first goal before Neil Taylor and Gareth Bale added gloss to a glorious night for Welsh football. Wales are playing in a first major tournament for the first time since the 1958 World Cup. Media playback is not supported on this device Defender James Chester says Wales will test anyone at Euro 2016 if they reproduce the form that saw them clinch top spot in Group B. "If we perform like we did against Russia and keep clean sheets, which is another bonus, then we're confident that we can make it difficult for anybody," he said. "The way we dug in for the game and to lose so late on against England was a big kick in the stomach. "But we knew that result wouldn't define the group. "I said after the England game from what we'd seen of Russia I was confident we could get something from the game and that proved to be correct." Wales captain Ashley Williams agreed with the sentiment. "Whoever we get we're not too fussy, you just have to play whoever's put in front of you and we've played three very good teams so far in this tournament, so whoever it is we'll prepare for them," he told BBC Radio Wales Sport. "I'm sure the Welsh fans will come again in their numbers and make a lot of noise. We're just happy we got on top of the group. Whoever we get, we will try and progress as much as we can." Media playback is not supported on this device Chester says Wales owe a debt to the efforts of Bale. The world's most expensive player scored seven times in 10 qualifiers and now has three in the tournament itself. Bale's goal against Russia took him to joint fourth on Wales' all-time scoring list with 22, six behind record goalscorer Ian Rush. "I'm not sure there's a better player individually than Gareth in the tournament," said Chester. "We know how fortunate we are to have him in our team and if we can keep clean sheets then we know we give ourselves a real good chance. "I can't speak for any of the other top players in the tournament - I don't know them - but Gareth is very passionate about playing for the national team. "He turns up pretty much every time we

Summary: Aaron Ramsey and his Wales team-mates say they are not worried about who they might face in the last 16 at Euro 2016.


The 24-year-old former Brentford and Swindon man scored once in 46 league appearances in 2016-17. He joins former Dons team-mate Dominic Poleon at the League One club after he moved to the Bantams last month. Stuart McCall's side, who lost to Millwall in last season's play-off final, start their campaign with a home game with Blackpool on 5 August. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Summary: Bradford City have signed AFC Wimbledon midfielder Jake Reeves for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.


A stretch of the 100ft (30m)-high cliff in East Cliff, close to the memorial for Red Arrows pilot Jon Egging, fell away on Sunday morning, taking fencing and benches with it. No-one was injured but the area has been cordoned off by the council amid concerns of further movement. The seafront promenade remains open. The East Cliff Lift, an Edwardian funicular railway built in 1908 and operated by Bournemouth Borough Council, was partially submerged by debris, while a public toilet block at the foot of the cliffs was destroyed. Cracks started appearing on the promenade on Saturday, leading the council to close off the areas at the top and bottom of the cliff. Councillor Lawrence Williams said barriers were expected to be in place "for the foreseeable future". "Although this is a significant landslip, it is only one spot along Bournemouth's seven miles of beaches and we do not have any concerns about other areas," he added. Chris Saunders, head of operations at the council, said: "If there is more rainfall over the next couple of the days then there is likely to be more movement although we expect it to be minor." He said the council was waiting for experts to visit the site and assess the damage. A sculpture at the top of the cliff - a memorial to Flt Lt Jon Egging who died when his Hawk T1 aircraft crashed at the 2011 Bournemouth Air Festival - has not been damaged, a spokeswoman for the Jon Egging Trust said. East Overcliff Drive at the top of the cliff remains open, as does the Bournemouth Carlton hotel. The hotel has not yet responded to a BBC request for comment.

Summary: A section of cliff in Bournemouth remains closed after a landslip damaged a cliff railway lift and crushed a toilet block.


"OK, folks, good morning and welcome, what have we got from the weekend?" On the 23rd floor of the Metropolitan Police's west London office, Detective Chief Superintendent Alaric Bonthron begins a morning briefing for one of the force's most secretive sections. Known as a "grip and pace" meeting, it's a regular catch-up for senior officers from the Department of Professional Standards, the 380-strong unit responsible for dealing with complaints against officers and staff, deaths in custody, police misconduct - and corruption. "We had a CAD (computer-aided dispatch) message from an anonymous female alleging that police were involved with the supply of drugs," says one of the dozen senior officers sitting around the table, in a room with panoramic views over London. Another policeman chips in with details of a separate allegation. "One officer... tried to persuade another officer to amend their notes whilst they were with a prisoner in a hospital, I understand," he says. Det Ch Supt Bonthron checks that the information is being dealt with appropriately and moves on down a list which also includes the latest court cases and misconduct hearings. These are busy times for the department, spread over four floors and with a budget of £24 million. Over the past two months it's carried out investigations into a Met policeman over allegations of voyeurism and inciting prostitution; a Heathrow community support officer who admitted stealing a wallet containing almost £2,500; and a police recruit, who's accused of publishing extreme pornography. This was also the unit which investigated the so-called "plebgate" affair, which led to one officer being jailed - and sacked, along with three others. Bonthron says he's sometimes shocked by what his colleagues have got up to. "There are things that make you look up and think 'has somebody actually really done that?'," he says, adding that "99.9 percent" do a good job when they come to work. "Unfortunately, we have a few people who either make mistakes or do stupid things and the rest of the organisation doesn't want those people in the job." The corruption arm of the unit has its origins in a drive against so-called "bent cops" initiated in the early 1990s by the then Met Commissioner Sir Paul - now Lord - Condon, who famously told the Home Affairs Committee that he had "a minority of officers who are corrupt, dishonest, unethical". He suggested they numbered around 250. Investigations conducted by the shadowy Scotland Yard unit that became known as CIB3 found that officers were passing information to criminals - and journalists - in return for money; there were cases where evidence had been sabotaged; and police, it was discovered, had been complicit with informants in plotting crimes in order to share the spoils. In 2000, Neil Basu, who now heads Scotland Yard's organised crime and gangs command, was recruited into the unit that was once known as the "ghost squad" because it was so secretive. "We felt kind of excommunicated from the Met," he reveals. "I sort of joke about it now, but I can't remember being invited to a

Summary: Inside the Metropolitan Police Service's most secretive section, which investigates bad apples in the force.


The charity said the new technology would provide an alternative to road ambulance journeys, offering significantly quicker transport of vulnerable babies between hospitals. The service began carrying Babypods for emergency missions in 2013. But the new incubators will attach to existing equipment in the helicopter, providing warmth and oxygen. They also have a transparent chamber, allowing babies to be monitored during flights. Welsh medics went to Switzerland to help in the design process and, at a cost of Â£70,000 each, two new incubators have been bought by NHS Wales. They will be used on Wales Air Ambulance's newest helicopter, the fourth in its fleet. Weighing 15st 10lb (100kg), the incubators will be fitted to a sled and require two people to lift them into the air ambulance. Since April 2015, helicopter crews have been joined on board by consultant doctors. Dr Dindi Gill, the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service Cymru interim director, said: "Having the incubator system will further enhance the ability of the EMRTS teams to manage neonates born at home or in hospital. "It is recognised that temperature control is extremely important to this group of patients and, therefore, we welcome the ability to carry the incubator on Wales Air Ambulance's helicopters." Following crew training, the incubator service will run as a trial to the end of 2016.

Summary: The most advanced flight incubators in the UK for sick babies will be used by Wales Air Ambulance later this month.


5 February 2015 Last updated at 07:28 GMT There are over 200 sculptures, the biggest of which is a Star Wars themed spectacle, which organisers say was created using 850 truck loads of snow and ice! They expect more than two million people to visit the festival, which runs from now until 11 February. Watch the clip to see some of the sculptures from yourself...

Summary: A huge ice and snow sculpture festival has kicked off in Japan.


The Warriors led 13-6 at the break, Zander Fagerson going over for a try with Duncan Weir and Leinster's Fergus McFadden kicking two penalties apiece. Luke McGrath and Taqele Naiyaravoro swapped tries in the third quarter. With winger Naiyaravoro sin-binned, Leinster edged ahead with a penalty try and McFadden landed a late penalty. The visitors, boosted by six returning Scotland internationals and seeking a first away win over Leinster since 2011, broke the deadlock in the 13th minute, with a multi-phase attack that finished with the 19-year-old prop Fagerson muscling over from close range. Weir's conversion was quickly followed by McFadden's first successful penalty. A second right-sided kick from the winger closed the gap to one by the 21st minute, rewarding Aaron Dundon for a well-won ruck penalty and accurate line-out throw in the build-up. Weir then punished Leinster for collapsing an advancing maul, punching over a fine 43-metre strike. He repeated the trick from the opposite left wing as Mike McCarthy infringed at a maul six minutes before the interval. Leinster missed a chance to close out the first half with a third penalty, McFadden wobbling an injury-time effort wide after Pat MacArthur saw yellow for a 'reckless' forearm-led tackle that ended Dundon's involvement in the game. The home side made their numerical advantage count on the resumption. Scrum-half McGrath's blindside switch led to Garry Ringrose racing up the right touchline and following a bout of forward pressure, McGrath stretched over for McFadden to convert. Leinster were only level for six minutes, the Scots hitting back with a terrific spell of attacking and a power-packed finish to the right of the posts by big Fijian Naiyaravoro. But the hosts took the lead for the first time through the penalty try. Replacement Isaac Boss exploited a gap and Isa Nacewa's well-weighted kick set up a foot race between McFadden and Naiyaravoro. The latter was deemed to have deliberately slapped the ball over the end-line as the pair lunged for the ball. After consulting with the TMO, referee Ian Davies awarded the penalty try and sin-binned the Fijian, with McFadden's conversion splitting the sides on the scoreboard. Leo Cullen's men saw out the result with McFadden nailing his third penalty of the night. Leinster: Nacewa, Ringrose, Te'o, Reid, McFadden, Marsh, L. McGrath, Bent, Dundon, Moore, Molony, McCarthy, Ruddock, van der Flier, Conan. Replacements: Kelleher for Nacewa (75), Boss for L. McGrath (58), Dooley for Bent (50), Tracy for Dundon (40), Furlong for Moore (50), D. Ryan for Ruddock (70). Not used: Leavy, R. Byrne. Glasgow Warriors: Lamont, Naiyaravoro, Vernon, Lyle, Hughes, Weir, Blair; Allan, MacArthur, Fagerson, Swinson, Cummings, Harley, Favaro, Wilson. Replacements: Hart for Blair (69), Yanuyanutawa for Allan (68), K. Bryce for MacArthur (58), Cusack for Fagerson (58), Ashe for Swinson (28), Peterson for Cummings (71), Blake for Favaro (50). Not used: Clegg. Sin bin: MacArthur (40), Naiyaravoro (64). Att: 14,000 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

Summary: Leinster produced a strong finish to send defending champions Glasgow crashing to a third defeat in their five Pro12 matches this season.


The body of Malcolm Ballantyne, known as Malky, was found at his home in Glebe Place by a family member shortly after 13:00 on Friday. A post-mortem examination is taking place but police are treating the death as suspicious. Officers are trying to trace Mr Ballantyne's movements on Thursday and Friday and are also checking CCTV. Det Ch Insp Gary Cunningham said: "Malky was found yesterday by a family member who is obviously distraught at what has happened. "He is a well-known character in the area and has a routine where he visits and socialises in various pubs in Stevenson most days - generally in the morning. "We are keen to find out if anyone saw Malky between 1000 hours on Thursday 20 August and 1300 hours on Friday 21 August." Door-to-door inquiries are taking place in Saltcoats and Stevenson and there are extra uniformed patrols in the area.

Summary: Investigations are under way after the death of 72-year-old man at a flat in Saltcoats, in North Ayrshire.


The number of corporate insolvencies fell year-on-year by 21%, to stand at 188, in the first three months of 2015. The figure was 10% lower than the previous quarter. The number of administrations, which typically affect larger organisations, remained virtually the same as a year ago, with 20 cases. A quarter-on-quarter comparison showed a similar increase, with two more businesses going into administration in 2015 than the last three months in 2014. Liquidations, which tend to affect smaller businesses, were down by 24% on a year ago, at 168. KPMG said the figures suggested the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector was in a healthier economic position as it entered the second quarter of 2015. Blair Nimmo, head of restructuring for KPMG in Scotland, said: "It's clear as we enter the second quarter of 2015, in general, businesses are in a stronger position. "Buoyed by an overarching recovery, economically we're seeing a positive trading environment for both large and smaller organisations in Scotland, which is reflected by the drop in insolvency appointments. "That being said, volatility in oil prices as well as uncertainties around the outcome of the general election may have wider repercussions for the economy as businesses adopt a 'wait and see' approach to growth."

Summary: Fewer Scottish businesses have gone bust since the start of the year, according to new figures from professional services firm KPMG.


Under-strength Pau offered stubborn early resistance matching Blaine Scully's try with one by Daniel Ramsey. Two scores by Cory Allen after the break, assisted by Steven Shingler, put Blues in the driving seat. But the home team could not claim the bonus point score in the final 20 minutes, with centre Pierre Dupouy claiming a consolation try. Blues will face second-placed Bath twice in December, with both teams unbeaten going into the first of those games in Cardiff on 10 December. Blues coach Danny Wilson said: "I thought the boys played really well. We talked about the bonus point, but we had a good nine minutes I think it was of defending on our line. "But you know what, that's probably better for us and where we are to have that real good shift of defence. Granted they they got over at the end but I think it shows some improvements in that area. "And it showed boys fighting until the game was finished. "It's nice when you can go out there and backs score three fantastic tries off first-phase, off solid set-pieces plays which is important and shows a mixture to our game." Cardiff Blues: Dan Fish; Alex Cuthbert, Cory Allen, Garyn Smith, Blaine Scully; Steven Shingler, Lloyd Williams; Gethin Jenkins, Kirby Myhill, Taufa'ao Filise, Jarrad Hoeata, James Down, Macauley Cook, Ellis Jenkins, Josh Turnbull. Replacements: Matthew Rees, Rhys Gill, Scott Andrews, Seb Davies, Kristian Dacey, Tomos Williams, Jarrod Evans, Matthew Morgan. Pau: Charly Malie; Louis Dupichot, Bastien Pourailly, Pierre Dupouy, Marvin Lestremeau; Santiago Fernandez, Thibault Daubagna; Jérémy Hurou, Quentin Lespiaucq Brettes, Sylvain Charlet, Masalosalo Tutaia, Daniel Ramsay (capt), Pierrick Gunther, Sean Dougall, Ben Mowen. Replacements: Lucas Rey, Geoffrey Moise, Joel Sclavi, Fabrice Metz, Giovanni Habel Kuffner, Thierry Lacrampe, Romain Buros, Baptiste Pesenti. Referee: JP Doyle (England) Touch judges: Wayne Barnes (England), Gareth Copsey (England) Citing commissioner: Gordon Black (Ireland) Attendance: 6,516

Summary: Cardiff Blues moved to the top of Pool 4 in the European Challenge Cup with a comfortable home win over Pau.


The 18-year-old man is still in hospital after the incident at Leicester's West Gate School on 27 January. The school subsequently suspended three female members of staff. Police confirmed the women were arrested in connection with allegations of neglect offences and then bailed pending further inquiries. Chair of governors, the Rev Canon Peter Taylor, said: "A number of investigations are being carried out into the circumstances of this tragic incident. "Three members of staff have been suspended while these take place." A Leicestershire Police spokeswoman said the pupil "sustained injuries as a result of getting into difficulty in a swimming pool in Glenfield Road." She added that the women "aged 49, 61 and 62, have been arrested in connection with the incident on neglect offences". Leicester City Council and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are also investigating. The school - which caters for students aged four to 19 with learning difficulties and disabilities - was officially opened by Prince Edward last year.

Summary: Three special school staff members were arrested after a teenage pupil was seriously injured in a swimming pool.


Morgan-Smith was available on a free transfer after he was released by the Latics, having made only four starts for the League One club this season. The 26-year-old has previously had spells with Stockport County, Luton, Macclesfield and Kidderminster. "I want to try and get this club back into the Football League where they should be," he told the club's website.

Summary: Relegated Cheltenham Town have signed former Oldham striker Amari Morgan-Smith on a one-year deal.


During a drive to tackle overflowing bins around Leith Walk, officials found that more than half of firms they visited did not have the correct waste collection contracts in place. They discovered evidence that some were using communal bins meant for residents to dispose of their waste. One leading councillor accused the businesses of "abusing the system". Transport and environment convenor Lesley Hinds said their actions "undoubtedly" resulted in overflowing bins, litter and fly-tipping. Compliance officers visited 406 traders during the Our Edinburgh initiative to address anti-social behaviour like littering. A total of 215 did not have the correct waste collection contracts in place. They also carried out a detailed inspection of one bin at Bernard Street and three-quarters of its contents were found to be trade waste. Five businesses were handed a Â£200 fixed penalty notice on the back of the investigation. Ms Hinds said: "We have focussed phase two of Our Edinburgh on the Leith Walk area as it's been identified as a hotspot for overflowing bin complaints and it's becoming clear why. "Communal bins are meant for residents' household waste so it's unacceptable that businesses are abusing the system, which undoubtedly results in overflowing bins, litter and fly-tipping. "That's why this campaign aims to provide information and advice to businesses in order to ensure they have the right waste collection arrangements in place, as well as penalising those that continue to break the rules." Three further bins have been examined and found to contain up to 50% trade waste, according to the City of Edinburgh. It said five more businesses will receive fixed penalty notices as a result.

Summary: More than 200 businesses in part of Edinburgh have been found to be breaking rules on using communal bins.


Leela Samson quit after an appeals board approved the film Messenger of God, directed by and starring guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. The Ms Samson-led Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) had found the film unsuitable for the public, reportedly because it promoted superstition. She also accused the state-run CBFC of "corruption and coercion". Meanwhile, organisations opposed to Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh have held protests in Punjab and Haryana following reports that the film had been cleared for release. Ms Samson took over in August after the board's former chief was arrested on charges of corruption. Messenger of God was cleared by the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal after Ms Samson's panel rejected it. Ms Samson said the apparent clearance of the film was "a mockery" of her organisation. "My resignation is final," she told the Press Trust of India news agency. On Friday, her colleague Ira Bhaskar also quit over the issue. India's junior Information and Broadcasting Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore denied any interference, saying the government was "absolutely hands-away" from all decisions of the censor board. But a CBFC member, Nandini Sardesai, said she was concerned the film was cleared in haste. The 47-year-old chief of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect dresses up in colourful clothes, with a rock star image. He has published half a dozen music videos and regularly performs at rock concerts, which are attended by tens of thousands of followers. In his latest hit number Highway Love Charger, which has been viewed more than 1.6 million times on YouTube, the guru is seen singing and dancing in multi-coloured pyjamas and a top that is embellished with glittering sequins and stones. The official trailer of Messenger of God shows him performing daredevil stunts, riding bikes, and taking on villains. It also has song and dance routines. The Dera Sacha Sauda website claims it is a "social welfare and spiritual organisation that preaches and practices humanitarianism and selfless services to others". The sect claims to have more than 50 million followers around the world and says it campaigns against female foeticide, for reforms for sex workers, runs schools and several hospitals. In recent months, the Dera chief has been mired in controversy, with allegations that he forced 400 followers to undergo castrations so that they could get "closer to god" and is also accused of rape and murder - charges a spokesman for the sect has denied. He has also been opposed by mainstream Sikh leaders, who accuse him of insulting and belittling their faith. "We all saw the movie. It was the collective decision of eight of us that the movie was not suitable for public viewing," Ms Sardesai told NDTV news channel. "Usually the Tribunal takes 15 to 30 days to clear a film, but this case was cleared within 24 hours." The Mid-Day newspaper quoted Ms Sardesai as saying that they had rejected the film because it "promotes superstition and blind faith". The guru's website mentions Messenger of God as a "movie which aims to spread social awareness in the society". "While the whole story depicts

Summary: India's censor board chief has resigned after reports that a film rejected by her panel has been cleared for release.


Professional Darts Corporation chief executive Porter landed the same role with the O's under Barry Hearn in 2006. The 37-year-old left the National League side in October 2014, following Francesco Becchetti's takeover. "This is a time for us to look to the future and there's a great buzz around the place," he told the club website. "Everyone knows how difficult things have been and that cloud has now been lifted."

Summary: Leyton Orient have appointed former chief executive Matt Porter to their board of directors following Nigel Travis' takeover on 22 June.


23 December 2016 Last updated at 01:13 GMT But much of India's milk is collected from small farms across the country, and by the time it reaches consumers it's impure and old. Some of it is even mixed with chemicals like urea in attempt to increase the quantity and fat content. As part of the BBC's Taste of Asia series, Suranjana Tewari visited one dairy farm outside Mumbai that's trying a fresher approach.

Summary: India is a huge consumer of milk - it's used to make yoghurt, cheese and a wide range of Indian sweets.


Thomas Bebbington, 22, from Shrewsbury, was last seen entering the river near the Dana Steps at about 19:20 GMT on 10 November. A body was found by a member of the public on private land near Leighton, about 10 miles (16.09km) away from the centre of Shrewsbury, on Monday. Mr Bebbington's family has been informed, West Mercia Police confirmed.

Summary: Police searching for a man who went missing last month have found a body on the banks of the River Severn.


The fine follows the conviction of former RBS trader, Shirlina Tsang, for fraud last year. She was sentenced to 50 months in prison after being caught falsifying records of emerging markets trades. Hong Kong regulators said RBS's controls were "seriously inadequate". The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) also said there were "significant weaknesses in its procedures, management systems and internal controls." But the regulator said the fine took into account the bank's speedy action in alerting the authorities once it had discovered the illegal trades, which took place in its emerging markets rates business in 2011. "This deserves substantial credit and is the reason why today's sanctions are not heavier ones," Mark Steward, the SFC's head of enforcement, said in a statement. RBS responded with a statement, reading: "We put in place a comprehensive remediation programme that strengthened our governance and supervisory oversight, and our control environment." The fine is relatively small compared to others the bank has received in the last few years. In December RBS agreed to pay 391m euros (£320m) in penalties to the European Commission for its role in the attempted rigging of Yen Libor and Euribor - the Tokyo and euro equivalents of the London interbank offered rate, or Libor. In the same month it was fined $100m (£60m) by US regulators for violations of US sanctions against Iran, Sudan, Burma, and Cuba. The bank was found to have removed location information on payments made to US financial institutions from countries such as Iran and Cuba.

Summary: Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been fined HK$6m (£460,000) by Hong Kong regulators after it failed to detect a series of unauthorised transactions by one of its traders.


29 July 2016 Last updated at 08:38 BST It's now reached the Pacific Ocean and video filmed from a helicopter shows the hot liquid rock from the Kilauea volcano falling off the cliffs. Officials there say that the lava isn't putting any towns in danger but have warned tourists to keep their distance.

Summary: Lava from a volcano in Hawaii that has been erupting for two months, has been moving towards the coast.


Quick-Step Floors' Trentin reeled in and surged past Spain's Juan Jose Lobato, with Belgium's Tom van Asbroeck third in Tarragona. Four-time Tour de France champion Froome finished in the bunch on the 198km stage from Escaldes-Engordany. The Team Sky rider, 32, still holds a two-second lead. Spain's David de la Cruz, Irishman Nicolas Roche and American Tejay van Garderen are his closest challengers. Froome is aiming to become only the third rider to win the Tour and the Vuelta in the same year. Trentin, 28, has now won a stage in all three Grand Tours, adding to victory at the 2016 Giro d'Italia and wins in the 2013 and 2014 Tours de France. "I'm really proud to have done this with this team," said Trentin. "I was really looking for this stage win as I've been going well in the last part of the season." Quick-Step have won two of the four stages of this year's Vuelta, following Yves Lampaert's victory on stage two. They held the race together to set up Trentin for a bunch sprint after the breakaway duo of Stephane Rossetto and Diego Rubio were caught inside the final 10km. Britain's Simon Yates moved up to 10th in the general classification, 48 seconds behind Froome, after Italy's Domenico Pozzovivo crashed late on and lost three minutes 25 seconds. Yates' twin brother and Orica-Scott team-mate Adam remains eighth overall, a further nine seconds ahead, while former winner Vincenzo Nibali of Italy still trails Froome by 10 seconds. Wednesday's fifth stage takes the riders 176km over rolling terrain from Benicassim to Alcossebre, culminating in a short but steep uphill finish. 1. Matteo Trentin (Ita/Quick-Step Floors) 4hrs 43mins 57secs 2. Juan Jose Lobato (Spa/Team LottoNL-Jumbo) Same time 3. Tom van Asbroeck (Bel/Cannondale-Drapac) 4. Edward Theuns (Bel/Trek-Segafredo) 5. Jens Debusschere (Bel/Lotto Soudal) 6. Sacha Modolo (Ita/Team UAE Emirates) 7. Lorrenzo Manzin (Fra/FDJ) 8. Soren Kragh Andersen (Den/Team Sunweb) 9. Youcef Reguigui (Alg/Team Dimension Data) 10. Jetse Bol (Ned/Manzana Postobon) 1. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky) 13hrs 37mins 41secs 2. David de la Cruz (Spa/Quick-Step Floors) +2secs 3. Nicolas Roche (Ire/BMC Racing Team) Same time 4. Tejay van Garderen (US/BMC Racing Team) 5. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Bahrain-Merida) +10secs 6. Esteban Chaves (Col/Orica-Scott) +11secs 7. Fabio Aru (Ita/Astana Pro Team) +38secs 8. Adam Yates (GB/Orica-Scott)+39secs 9. Romain Bardet (Fra/AG2R La Mondiale) +48secs 10. Simon Yates (GB/Orica-Scott) Same time

Summary: Italy's Matteo Trentin sprinted to victory on stage four of the Vuelta a Espana as Britain's Chris Froome retained the leader's red jersey.


Mobile measurement firm RootMetrics conducted over 840,000 checks, ranking operators for reliability and speed of voice, data and text services. While EE dominated for speed, Three was a close second in terms of reliability during last year's six-month study. Vodafone said it could not "take the results of this report seriously and neither should our customers". Evidence suggested some tests were "carried out in an inconsistent manner", it added in a statement. O2 ranked second in the speed index, but its reliability score was lower than that of EE or Three in the tests. Each operator was rated out of 100 in a range of categories - overall performance, call performance, mobile internet, text, network reliability and network speed. EE performed best across all categories, with Three second in terms of mobile internet, text services and network reliability. Source: RootMetrics O2 came second in the call performance and network speed categories. Vodafone was last in all categories other than network speed, where it beat Three. Average speeds for networks were not given because they ranged so vastly from area to area, RootMetrics said. Neither did the study offer details about network coverage and mobile hotspots, although consumers can look at individual network performance at street level via its coverage map. EE said the results showed it gave "customers everywhere in the UK the best mobile experience", partly because of its investment in new 4G services, greater 3G capacity and upgrades to 2G networks. Three said the study was "carried out prior to our launch of 4G at no extra cost, so is not up to speed with our current performance". Rootmetric's tests saw data scientists cover a 23,000-mile area of the UK, including urban and rural locations, with 1,000 indoor tests. They used off-the-shelf Android devices, which had the testing software installed on them. Rootmetric's Bill Moore said the aim of the testing was to get as close to a consumer experience as possible, across a range of metrics. "It is all very well to test speeds, but if you can't get on the network then the speed becomes irrelevant," he told the BBC. Futhermore, he said that while all networks faced the issue of dropped calls, it was a much bigger problem in the UK than in the US, where the firm has also been conducting tests. "Networks here have a 2% failure rate compared to 0.5% in the US," he said. Matthew Howett, an analyst with research firm Ovum, said that EE's win in this particular study represented a return on huge recent investments in coverage. "Clearly, EE scores very well and this reflects both their strategy of wanting to continue to be one step ahead with their network and the money they have put behind it," he said. "While Vodafone doesn't score so well in comparison, they shouldn't be written off. "They too have ambitious plans for network upgrades which are being delivered through 'Project Spring'. However, for the rest of the industry to close the gap on EE in terms of network speeds and availability, it is not

Summary: EE has come out on top and Vodafone last in one of the UK's most comprehensive tests of mobile networks.


Overnight leader Rickie Fowler missed out on an automatic Ryder Cup place after carding a three-over round of 74 on Sunday to finish joint seventh. Fowler needed to finish third and will now hope to be a wildcard pick on Davis Love's team. Reed, on the losing team at Gleneagles in 2014, said: "I want sweet revenge, just like our whole team does." Europe have won the competition three times in a row, and eight times in the last 10. Reed, 26, beat fellow American Sean O'Hair and Argentina's Emiliano Grillo by a shot in New York to go top of the PGA points standings. Scotland's Martin Laird ended two under par, while England's Olympic champion Justin Rose and Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy finished on level par. Reed, who represented the USA at the Presidents Cup in South Korea and at the Olympic Games in Brazil, added: "I finally get to play for the United States in the United States and I cannot wait to see how the fans are, and just have the whole crowd on our side this time." Fowler's late slip-up saw 2015 Open champion Zach Johnson claim the final automatic spot. 1. Dustin Johnson 2. Jordan Spieth 3. Phil Mickelson 4. Patrick Reed 5. Jimmy Walker 6. Brooks Koepka 7. Brandt Snedeker 8. Zach Johnson Captain Davis Love has four wildcard picks and will choose three after the BMW Championship on 11 September. Love will make his final selection two weeks later after the Tour Championship, only five days before the Ryder Cup starts on 30 September. Among those in contention for a spot, along with Fowler, are Bubba Watson, who finished ninth in the standings, and JB Holmes. We've launched a new BBC Sport newsletter, bringing all the best stories, features and video right to your inbox. You can sign up here.

Summary: Patrick Reed won his first tournament of the season at The Barclays to seal his spot on the USA Ryder Cup team.


Organisers said this year's festival would celebrate and champion Ms Suu Kyi's cause and world vision. Ms Suu Kyi said it was wonderful to know there was so much support for the effort to bring democracy to Burma. Events include a discussion with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange called Article 19, which will look at Freedom of Information and the right to know. 'Use your liberty' Ms Suu Kyi will not be attending the event, but in a statement she said: "It is especially pleasing for me to see, albeit remotely, Brighton Festival taking shape this year, and to think that so many people will come together in May to celebrate great art and experience the inner peace it brings. "It is wonderful too to know that there is such support for the effort to bring democracy and freedom to Burma, for which the Burmese people have been diligently working for so long." She urged people involved in the festival to "continue to use your liberty to promote ours" - a plea which arts organisers said had been taken to the heart of the event. The Burmese military authorities released the Nobel Peace Prize winner from house arrest on 13 November last year. She had been detained for 15 of the previous 21 years. Thousands of people gathered outside the home of 65-year-old Ms Suu Kyi to greet her and hear her speak. Since her release, she has called for a peaceful revolution in Burma and said she hoped for a non-violent end to military rule. Her brother-in-law Adrian Phillips said: "Aung San Suu Kyi has often said how important music and the arts have been to her throughout her life. "Brighton Festival is a wonderful opportunity to bring her struggle to a wider public, at a time when it is so important for the world to keep remembering what remains to be done in Burma." Festival chief executive Andrew Comben said he hoped the programme reflected some of Ms Suu Kyi's extraordinary spirit. He said an incredible collection of artists had come together to celebrate an iconic woman who inspired so many. The Asian Dub Foundation will open this year's festival with a live performance inspired by the struggle in Burma. One performance, called The New World Order, is offering the audience a "visceral experience of imprisonment" and will take people on a journey through Victorian police cells. And Beethoven's opera, Fidelio, chosen for "startlingly contemporary" themes of wrongful incarceration, abuse of power and personal sacrifice, will be performed by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Brighton Festival Chorus. The full festival programme is due to be launched later this month.

Summary: Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been named as the guest director of the 2011 Brighton Festival.


The twin-engined CN235 transport plane came down in a rural area near the town of Codazzi, in Cesar province, having reported engine difficulties. Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos described the victims as heroes. An investigation into the cause of the crash has been ordered, says the commander of Colombia's air force, Gen Carlos Bueno. Colombian media reported (in Spanish) that local residents said the plane had been struck by lightning. All of those killed were members of the Colombian air force. The CN235 is manufactured by Airbus, who said in a statement that the plane concerned was produced in 1998 in Seville.

Summary: A Colombian air force plane has crashed in the north of the country, killing all 11 of those on board.


Marmalade, a 13-year-old ginger cat, was found nearly four months after going missing from Tracy Brewster's Maidstone home in July. The cat, nicknamed Marmie, was found nearly 40 miles away in Surrey in November after Ms Brewster launched an online media campaign. Jonathan Brewster was found not guilty of theft at a hearing at Sevenoaks Magistrates' Court. Speaking outside the court, Ms Brewster said: "I'm just glad to get Marmalade back, that's all that matters at the end of the day."

Summary: A man has been found not guilty of kidnapping his ex-partner's pet cat.


A statement from the Counter-Terrorism Bureau urged particular caution in the south-west of India. It said travellers should shun crowded areas like beach parties, clubs, and markets. India is a popular tourist destination for Israelis. Young visitors from Israel often travel to areas like Goa to relax after completing their compulsory military service. In a unusual move, the warning was published on Friday evening in Israel, after the start of the Jewish Sabbath when government offices close for business. The Counter-Terrorism Bureau urged Israeli families to contact their relatives in India and tell them of the threat. It did not say what had prompted the warning. 'Threats' made to Sydney's New Year's Eve In 2012, the wife of Israeli diplomat stationed in India was critically wounded in a car bomb attack along with her driver and two others. The incident sparked diplomatic tensions when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran of being behind it - a charge strongly denied by Tehran. Israel's warning came hours after Australian anti-terror police charged a man for making threats against Sydney's New Year's Eve celebrations. The 40-year-old was arrested at Sydney Airport on Thursday after arriving on a plane from London. A week ago, Australian police said they had foiled a major terror attack planned for Melbourne on Christmas Day. Security plans have been adjusted at large gatherings around the world in view of the lorry attacks in Nice and Berlin, where bystanders were mown down by extremists. In London, over 3,000 police officers are being deployed to safeguard the New Year's Eve celebrations.

Summary: Israel has issued a warning of imminent "terrorist attacks" on tourists in India, advising its citizens to avoid public places during the New Year celebrations.


The inquiry will look at historical abuse of children in care in Scotland. But John Findlay, who was abused while a pupil in the care of Aberlour House in Moray, said money would be better spent supporting victims. He said the inquiry was "yet another process" rather than progress towards helping people. Mr Findlay told BBC Scotland's Timeline programme how he had spoken publically before about what happened to him, but has not been contacted about giving evidence to the inquiry. He was abused by one of his teachers, who is no longer alive, at Aberlour House, a prep school for Gordonstoun private school in Moray which Mr Findlay went on to attend. Mr Findlay was assaulted in his bed in a dormitory after being given what he described as a form of date rape drug. "He fondled my genitalia. He put his head under the covers, He took photographs," said Mr Findlay of the attack. "Once I was able to move afterwards I confronted him about it. I was convinced by him that I imagined it, that nothing happened." Mr Findlay said what happened to him as a child "tainted" his adult life, including work and personal relationships. On the inquiry, he said: "I would love to say I have hope, however, it is yet another announcement of yet another inquiry and yet another process. "I see actually no progression whatsoever with regards to any government or any school providing genuine help for victims of abuse. "It is all very well saying 'yeah, we are looking into it', but for crying out loud it is about time you could just turn around and say instead of spending how ever much on inquiries why not just spend the money on helping the victims of this abuse." Gordonstoun is among boarding schools and other institutions involved in the investigation. In a statement. Gordonstoun said: "We welcome the Scottish Abuse Inquiry's invitation to submit a report and will respond in full. "Cases of non-recent abuse must be unimaginably distressing for the victims and their families and the work that the Scottish Abuse Inquiry is undertaking will, we hope, draw important lessons from the past and make children safer in the future. "For everyone at Gordonstoun today, making sure our students are happy, healthy and safe is at the heart of everything we do. "We are committed to providing a safe and nurturing environment for all our students. Our ongoing work in this area was recognised in our most recent independent Care Inspectorate Report which gave us a rating of five - 'very good' - for pupil care and support and noted the 'comprehensive child protection procedures' in place." The Scottish government said it had established one of the widest ranging public inquiries that Scotland has ever seen into the abuse of children in care. A spokesperson said: "It will focus on the systemic institutional failures which saw many of our most vulnerable children, including those in the care of the state, abused by the very individuals who were there to care for them. "We

Summary: A victim of child abuse has criticised the decision to hold an inquiry to investigate more than 60 institutions, including several top private schools.


The Office for National Statistics said the quantity of goods bought between April and May fell by 1.2%, which was worse than economists had expected. Compared with a year earlier, sales volumes were up by 0.9% - the weakest annual growth rate since April 2013. The ONS said that higher prices across all sectors "seem to be a significant factor in slowing growth". Data showed that average store prices rose by 2.8% over the year, which the ONS said was the largest increase since March 2012. One of the key factors behind the rise in prices has been the fall in the value of the pound since last year's Brexit referendum, which has increased the cost of imports. Non-food stores were the main contributor to the slowdown after reporting an annual sales fall of 1.2%. However, food retailers reported growth of just 0.1% - the slowest since July 2013. Samuel Tombs, chief UK economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said: "It's hard to see the trend in retail sales improving soon. Retailers have not finished yet passing on higher import prices to consumers, wage growth looks set to remain depressed and banks are reporting that they intend to restrict the supply of unsecured credit." Keith Richardson, head of retail at Lloyds Bank, said: "Shoppers are actually tightening their belts, switching to supermarkets' own-brand products, while the discounters are also enjoying renewed growth. "They're also prioritising their spending, with non-food sales suffering so that consumers can still afford to put a treat in the trolley when buying their groceries." The gap between wages and inflation is continuing to widen. Data released on Wednesday revealed that average earnings fell in real terms by 0.6% in April compared with same month last year. Inflation stands at 2.9% - far above the Bank of England's 2% target. The Bank is due to announce its latest interest rate decision at midday. While it is not expected to make any change to rates, investors will scrutinise the minutes from the most recent meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee for clues about inflation.

Summary: Retail sales fell in May as shoppers began to feel the effect of higher inflation.


It effectively completes the four-year-old software's transformation from a "lightweight" chat app, spun off from the main Facebook site, into a fully-fledged "platform" of its own. More than 40 new add-on apps have already been developed so far. But one expert said there was a risk Messenger would become bloated. Messenger has already proved controversial with some users of the social network, who have complained about having to switch between two apps to stay in touch with their Facebook friends. Facebook's founder Mark Zuckerberg announced the move at his firm's F8 developers conference in San Francisco. He said more than 600 million people already used Messenger at least once a month to express themselves, and that allowing other social networks and services to directly post to it would make "conversations better". Among the new apps unveiled are ways to post: It builds on a move to allow US-based users to send money to and from each other via Messenger, which Facebook announced last week, and the earlier inclusion of Voip (voice over internet protocol) calls and stickers. Mr Zuckerberg also revealed plans to launch an associated service called Businesses on Messenger. Using the app instead of email, the public will be able to hold conversations with companies from which they buy goods, or have other interactions with. Facebook suggested this could include receiving delivery status updates, organising the return of an order and asking follow-up questions. The company is far from the first to attempt to turn a messaging app into a wider platform. China's WeChat service has gone even further by allowing its users to book taxis, pick cinema seats and find nearby restaurants among other actions. But one expert suggested Facebook should be cautious about the rate at which it adds further facilities to Messenger. "There's a potential risk that they are going to overload Messenger with too many functions and none of them become that important - it really depends on how extensive they get with the features that they add over time," said Brian Blau from the Gartner tech consultancy. "We have seen something like that happen with Facebook's Timeline, where you have all these different people competing for your attention. "So, Facebook won't want to over-bloat, but it could enable all kinds of interesting scenarios where you can integrate messaging with other apps and services." Right now many of the Messenger apps look fun, if a bit gimmicky. But over time these new interactions will give Facebook another source of rich information about a user's interests - and thereby the potential to attract more ad revenue. Facebook would have taken inspiration from companies like China's WeChat and Japan's Line, which have proven successful in building both content and business services atop their core messenger offerings. But Messenger for Business is an ambitious plan. It is asking users to supplant more tried-and-tested means like email. Other communications behemoths like Skype tried - unsuccessfully - to become places to reinvent communications between businesses and their customers. Will users be happy to shift their business interactions over to Facebook -

Summary: Facebook has confirmed that it is opening up its Messenger service to third-party developers, allowing them to add functions of their own.


Sophia, as she called herself, charged $5 (Â£3.50) a week to be in a relationship with me on Facebook. She'd leave messages, laugh at my hilarious status updates and, most important of all, change her relationship status to say we were an item. As an experiment, I tried to see if my friends would be duped by this arrangement, one which I could describe only as a form of escorting - although strictly online only. After a long week, I came clean to both my friends and Sophia. I told them it was all a joke, and I nervously told her I was a journalist. Thankfully, she was up for a chat. "The whole Sophia thing is just my marketing username," she said. "Nothing on that Facebook profile is real. My photos on there are really me, but nothing else is." She said she was doing it to save money so she could go away and study. But that was 2013, and this is now. Has fake girlfriend tech moved on? While browsing Product Hunt, a great site that highlights new apps and ideas, I recently spotted an intriguing service called Invisible Girlfriend. It promised me the chance to sign up and create my perfect girlfriend, and soon I'd start getting text messages from her so I could impress all of my friends. "My cofounder had the idea for years," said Kyle Tabor, the site's chief executive, in an email. "He mainly needed a fake girlfriend to get his parents off his back after he was divorced." It works like this. You pick from one of six broad personality types - because there are only six types of women in the world, you understand. Rejecting "saucy and sarcastic" I went with "lovingly nerdy". Faced with a stock photo library of about 30 people, I picked out a picture of a pretty brunette. I should, apparently, save it to my phone to show my friends later. After a selecting a few standard interests - "lower league English football" wasn't available - I was then given help concocting a convincing back story. We met at an office party, and she's the girl of my dreams. Her name? That was left to a name generator. Mum, Dad... meet Alma Doris Brakus. I guessed I'd have to get used to it. Time to get down to some serious pro-flirting via text. Feel free to take notes. "Hi Alma, what are you up to?" I offered, sultrily. A few minutes later, she replied: "Not much, early day at work so I'm home already. What about you?" Bored already? Me too. But that's what makes this service more interesting than I'd first assumed. I thought this would essentially be a sex line. So if I said: "What are you up to?", the answer would be an attempt at sexiness, like: "Ooh, I'm all alone ;);)" and so forth. Yet the service seems to strive to be somewhat unsexy, almost mundane - like real life. I half expected her to ask me to pick up some milk on the

Summary: Three years ago, I hired a fake girlfriend.


Newsbeat has just the place for them. If the social networking company gets it way they could be checking in to Facebook Town. The social media company has bought up more than 200 acres of Silicon Valley. According to Silicon Valley Business Journal Facebook "feel you just can't build a corporate campus, it has to be integrated into the community". A Facebook Spokesperson told Newsbeat: "This purchase is an investment in our future and the future of Menlo Park. Being a good neighbour is extremely important to us. "We look forward to continuing our dialogue with city and community leaders on local priorities in the months and years to come." In reality it's still too early to say exactly what Facebook may do with the site and whether they will go ahead with a full scale giant Facebook town where workers and local people can live next to Facebook HQ. No official plans appear to have been drawn up and Facebook may not move in for a number of years but it is considering building the town. It owns the land near Menlo Park in California and has been the area's largest employer for years. More than a quarter of the residents there work for Facebook. Building towns for workers is nothing new. In the past a soap factory built the town of Port Sunlight in the Wirral and Bournville in Birmingham was built for the chocolate company. Facebook Town may be seen as a way of offering something back to the area. The company and other computer industries have been blamed for pushing up house prices, making it hard for locals to get on the property ladder. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

Summary: Some people say they are addicted to Facebook and can't go for long without checking their status.


The 10-part Channel 4 and Sony Pictures Television series, based on Dick's short stories, will star Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston. Other writers on the project include Matthew Graham (Doctor Who) and 50 Shades screenwriter Kelly Marcel. Filming is expected to begin early next year. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas writer Tony Grisoni is also one of the scriptwriters on board. The new writers were revealed at a dinner ahead of the Edinburgh International Television Festival. Each episode of Electric Dreams will be a standalone piece, adapted by a team of authors which also includes Masters of Sex's Michael Dinner and Outlander's Ronald D Moore. Dick, who died in 1982 at the age of 53, had 44 novels published. His first was Solar Lottery in 1955. He is best known for works including The Man in the High Castle and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - the basis of 1982 film Blade Runner. Other films based on Dick's books include Total Recall and Minority Report. He also wrote more than 100 short stories. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the West End stage play written by Thorne, is set 19 years after the seventh and final book in the series by JK Rowling. Presented in two parts and running to more than five hours, it shows the main characters from the books as adults in their mid-30s as their own children head off to Hogwarts. Demand for tickets for the two-part show has been huge. The show is sold out, although there is an online lottery every Friday in which 40 tickets are released for every performance the following week. Thorne's other TV credits include two Bafta-winning series, This is England and The Fades. Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or if you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

Summary: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child writer Jack Thorne is joining new TV drama Electric Dreams: The World of Philip K Dick.


Surman, 28, arrives back at Dean Court having previously spent two spells on loan at the Championship club. He spent last season with Bournemouth, making 39 appearances, and was also at the Cherries during the 2005-06 season. The former England Under-21 international started his career at Southampton before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2009. Surman joined Norwich in 2010 and made 58 appearances for the Canaries.

Summary: Bournemouth have signed Norwich midfielder Andrew Surman for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.


Hundreds of people have gone to hospital, complaining of breathing difficulties and skin problems. Some schools were shut and some flights into the country cancelled or diverted. People in the capital San Jose, about 45km (30 miles) west of the Turrialba volcano, said layers of ash had coated buildings and cars and there was a fierce smell of sulphur. Costa Rica's National Emergencies Commission has advised people to wear masks and tight clothing to protect their lungs and skin. "It seems to me to be the strongest (Turrialba) eruption in the past six years," volcanologist Gino Gonzalez told reporters. Costa Rica is home to dozens of volcanoes, but most of them are dormant.

Summary: A volcano has erupted in central Costa Rica, belching smoke and ash up to 3,000m (9,840ft) into the air.


She was speaking after inquests concluded that 96 Liverpool fans were unlawfully killed in the disaster. "The terrible events of Saturday 15 April 1989 shocked this country and devastated a community," she said. Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham said "those responsible must be held to account". Calling for transparency about clashes between miners and police at Orgreave earlier in the 1980s, Mr Burnham said there had been a "27-year cover-up". He said he did not believe the Hillsborough families would have the "full truth" until "we know the truth about Orgreave". Ms May said it was not possible for MPs to understand what the Hillsborough families had been through. How the truth was uncovered Live updates and reaction Hillsborough: From tragedy to truth What happens next? She said for 27 years the families and survivors "fought for justice from the authorities that should have been trusted, and have laid blame and tried to protect themselves." The families "have never faltered", she said, and commended their courage, determination and resolve. "No-one should have to endure what the families and survivors have been through and no-one should have to fight for year after year and decade after decade for the truth." She said: "Clearly the jury's determination that those who died were unlawfully killed is of great public importance." "It overturns in the starkest way possible the verdict of accidental death returned at the original inquests. "However, the jury's findings do not, of course, amount to a finding of criminal liability, and no-one should impute criminal liability to anyone while the ongoing investigations are still pending." She read out the potential offences under investigation including gross negligence manslaughter, misconduct in a public office, perjury and perverting the course of justice. David Cameron said the inquests' conclusion "marked a momentous day for the family and friends of the 96 victims". He said: "Over the last 27 years, their search for justice has been met with obfuscation and hostility, instead of sympathy and answers. "As I said to the House in 2012 about the Hillsborough Independent Panel's report, it's wrong that the families had to wait for so long and to fight so hard just to get to the truth. "I know the whole house will want to join me in praising their courage, their patience and their resolve. They've never faltered in the pursuit of the truth and we all owe them a great debt of gratitude." Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn paid tribute to the "dignity" of campaigning relatives, praising their "steadfastness and determination". Mr Burnham said there were three reasons how "something so obvious" was finally outlined 27 years later in the inquest jury's conclusions. He said: "First, a police force which has consistently put protecting itself above protecting people harmed by Hillsborough. "Second, collusion between that force and complicit print media. Third, a flawed judicial system that gives the upper hand to those in authority over and above ordinary people." The politicians were speaking after calls were made for senior police officers to be held accountable for the disaster. South Yorkshire Police said

Summary: Home Secretary Theresa May has praised the "extraordinary dignity and determination" of the Hillsborough families.


A penalty try and scores from Alex Goode and Chris Wyles gave Sarries a 24-3 lead at half-time. The bonus point was wrapped up four minutes after the break as Maro Itoje crossed, shortly before Richard Wigglesworth touched down. Arthur Aziza went over for Oyonnax but Schalk Brits was awarded a late effort to complete the rout for Saracens. Aziza's try was a deserved consolation for the French side, who were committed and spirited in their first ever home game in the Champions Cup, but were outclassed by a Saracens team that sits nine points clear at the top of Pool One. The Premiership leaders dominated the scrum, until the introduction of a series of replacements in the second half upset their rhythm, and attacked with speed and purpose to signal their credentials as title candidates. New England head coach Eddie Jones will name his first squad next month, and there were plenty of performances from Saracens' English contingent that would have caught the attention of the Australian. But it was Farrell who stood out with creativity and quickness that belied his reputation as a defensive, pragmatic fly-half. The England number 10 crashed through a gap in the Oyonnax rearguard before swinging a looping pass out wide to Wyles, who slipped in Goode for the visitors' second try. And Farrell was central to the next score, popping up an offload from the ground to allow Will Fraser to find the on-rushing Wyles on his way to touching down under the posts. In fact, it may be 26-year-old Fraser who gave Jones the most to think about after this display. The uncapped open-side flanker was impressive with the ball in hand and could provide competition for the England number seven shirt, particularly with the future of England captain Chris Robshaw under scrutiny. Saracens can take a step closer to progressing when they host Oyonnax in the reverse fixture next weekend. Saracens full-back Alex Goode said: "We are really coming alive when we get the ball in good positions at the moment. "We are using our strike runners very well. We are getting them in the game and we are picking them out. "Guys like Chris Ashton are doing brilliantly in terms of the support lines they are running. "We have had a young team over the last few years and we have grown together and added layers to our game. "We have been close in this tournament before, we have our foundations, we are in a good place but we know there is a long journey ahead yet." TEAMS Oyonnax: Etienne; Tian, Bousses, Taufa, Codjo; Clegg, Cibray; Tonga'uiha, Maurouard, Pungea; Power, Fabbri; Ursache, Missoup, Wannenburg. Replacements: Lespinas for Clegg (51), Aziza for Cibray (51), M. Clerc for Pungea (53), Guillamon for Fabbri (63), Faure for Wannenburg (60). Not Used: Bordes, Rapant, Gunther. Saracens: Goode; Ashton, Bosch, Barritt, Wyles; Farrell, Wigglesworth; M. Vunipola, George, Figallo; J. Hamilton, Itoje; Rhodes, Fraser, B. Vunipola. Replacements: Ellery for Wyles (55), Hodgson for Farrell (59), Gill for M. Vunipola (52), Brits for George (52), Du Plessis for Figallo

Summary: Saracens ran in six tries to thrash Oyonnax and take control of their European Champions Cup group.


18 November 2015 Last updated at 15:00 GMT Det Ch Supt David Sandall said it was proving an "extremely traumatic time for her parents" and they are now treating the disappearance of the 15-year-old, from Measham, as murder. The teenager has not been seen since about 18:00 GMT on Friday when she was dropped off outside Ibstock Community College. Two men, aged 27 and 28, who were arrested on Monday on suspicion of kidnap have been re-arrested on suspicion of murder. More updates on this and other stories from Leicestershire.

Summary: The police officer leading the search for missing Leicestershire teenager Kayleigh Haywood has told her family to prepare themselves for the worst.


The 28-year-old, who has been first choice for the Chiefs this season, has torn a pectoral muscle. Dave Lewis started in place of Chudley in Sunday's win over Ulster while Stuart Townsend came on for his first game outside the Anglo-Welsh Cup. "You've just got to get on with it, and we'll get on with it with a team that's got some momentum at the moment," head coach Rob Baxter told BBC Radio Devon. As well as Townsend and Lewis the Chiefs also have highly-rated teenager Jack Maunder, Fiji international Niko Matawalu and veteran Haydn Thomas on the books at scrum-half. "That's his (Townsend's) championship rugby debut, how well he did in a pressure situation," added Baxter. "His kicking was fantastic, his defensive work was absolutely top drawer and you look at that and your mouth waters to the future we could have in the scrum-half department."

Summary: Exeter scrum-half Will Chudley is out for two months with a chest injury.


The 17-year-old posted a picture of Thomas Mair on Facebook the day the MP died, praising him for his actions. But he told the court earlier: "Even if we do consider someone an enemy, I don't think they should be murdered." The boy, who was arrested after posting pictures of a homemade bomb online, denies the preparation of terrorist acts and a count of making explosives. For live updates and more stories from across Yorkshire Mrs Cox was murdered by Mair on 16 June in Birstall, West Yorkshire, just days before the EU referendum in which she had campaigned to remain in the EU. The boy from Bradford posted the picture with the caption "Thomas Mair is a HERO". He also wrote: "We need more people like him to butcher the race traitors." However, asked by his barrister Rupert Bowers QC if he stood by his comments, he said: "No." Under cross examination, he said: "At the time I was writing this I probably did agree with Thomas Mair and expressed it in an edgy way." Prosecutor Barnaby Jameson then asked why he had used the term "race traitor" in his post about the MP's murder. Referring to an article about Mrs Cox's humanitarian work, he said: "She was more interested in bringing refugees over here and things abroad." Leeds Crown Court has heard the defendant, who cannot be identified because of his age, is a member of neo-Nazi youth group National Action. He was asked about another social media post from June 2016 featuring German soldiers defending the Normandy beaches with the words "let us remember the TRUE heroes who gave their lives on D-day". The defendant replied: "I was being edgy I guess." The judge, Mr Justice Goss, asked: "Is this intended to convey your view that the Germans were the true heroes on D-Day?" "No," he replied. The jury was shown video clips of the defendant dressed in a German military uniform talking to people online via the social network Omegle. The videos show other users reacting negatively to the defendant's outfit and comments. He told the court he also wore a Donald Trump t-shirt in order to offend people he met online. He went on to say he did not believe the Holocaust had happened and that if a woman was pregnant with a disabled child "it shouldn't be born". Mr Jameson asked if his opinion on disabled people was "in accordance with Nazi policy?". "I guess," the boy said. The trial continues.

Summary: A teenage terror suspect who branded MP Jo Cox's killer a "hero" has told a jury he no longer holds that view.


The NI Composite Economic Index (NICEI) showed growth of 0.3% when compared to the first quarter of the year. Compared to the same period in 2013 the economy has grown by 1.2% The growth is being driven by the services and manufacturing industries while construction output is still falling. Meanwhile, the labour market is continuing to improve with the number of people claiming jobseekers allowance down again in September. The number of claimants was down by 300 to 52,000 - over the last year the number has fallen by 9,400. The quarterly unemployment rate also showed a fall - it was down by 0.5 percentage points for the period June to August 2014 bringing it to 6.1%. That is the lowest quarterly rate since December to February 2009. Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster described the economic data as "encouraging". She said the number of unemployment claimants had now been falling for 21 months, the most sustained decrease since June 1995. She said the NICEI "also shows evidence of growth in real terms over both the quarter and the year up to quarter two".

Summary: Northern Ireland's economy grew slightly in the second quarter of this year, according to the latest official figures.


The German was 0.207 seconds quicker than Williams driver Valtteri Bottas. There was encouragement for struggling McLaren-Honda as Fernando Alonso set the third best time, albeit 1.7secs slower than Rosberg on the same tyres. Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen was fourth, 1.8secs off Rosberg but on a tyre calculated to be 0.8secs a lap slower. Red Bull's Daniil Kvyat was fifth quickest, on the same 'soft' tyre that Rosberg and Alonso used, 0.2secs slower than the McLaren. World champion Lewis Hamilton drove in the afternoon as Mercedes continued their policy of using both race drivers in one day to avoid over-exerting them, as a result of the high mileage the team are covering. But Hamilton concentrated on a race-simulation run and did not record a representative one-off flying lap, setting the sixth quickest time on the same type of medium tyres used by Raikkonen. Sauber's 2016 car ran for the first time and Felipe Nasr was ninth fastest, 2.5secs off the pace. It is notoriously difficult to predict form from pre-season testing times because the teams do no release crucial data about the specifications in which their cars are running, such as fuel load, engine mode and so on. But all the indications so far are that Mercedes are again in the best shape before the start of the season in Australia on 18-20 March, with a car that is both fast and running with metronomic consistency. Ferrari, expected to be their closest rivals, did not show anything like equivalent pace, and nor have they enjoyed the same level of reliability. Raikkonen lost all but one hour of the afternoon on Tuesday after stopping out on track when the car became stuck in eighth gear. But Rosberg said on Tuesday: "It's very close between Ferrari and us - and another team might be there as well." Raikkonen's best time was set on the medium tyre - but that still means the Ferrari was a second off the Mercedes' pace assuming the cars were on similar fuel loads. The identity of the other team Rosberg is referring to was not clear - but the main candidates are Force India, Williams, Red Bull and Toro Rosso. Bottas' flying laps on Tuesday suggested that Williams are there or thereabouts at the head of the mix behind Mercedes, as they have been since they switched to the German engines in 2014. The Finn was 0.763secs off Rosberg when both used the soft tyre and 0.207secs when using the ultra-soft, which is reckoned to be about 1.2-1.3secs faster than the soft. "At the moment it looks like [Mercedes] are in a really strong position," he said. "Quite tricky for anyone to challenge them at the beginning of the season." Meanwhile, Alonso's pace on Tuesday was the first clear evidence that McLaren's engine partner Honda has indeed made a significant step forward with its engine over the winter. McLaren are running this week the definitive 2016 engine, although there are still updates to be added before the first race. As with all manufacturers, Honda will also be able to improve

Summary: Nico Rosberg set the pace as world champions Mercedes continued their ominous form on the first day of the final Formula 1 pre-season test.


The technology and administration services provider, which employs 300 people in Northern Ireland, has won a government contract worth £500,000. Its system is designed to help with the recording, planning and scheduling of staff. The Passport Office has 2,500 employees working from 37 locations across the UK. The platform will initially be used in Glasgow and then rolled out to the six other Passport Office locations throughout the UK. Equiniti secured the deal though the government's G-Cloud procurement framework. Nigel Farr, one of the company's directors, said: "Working patterns have changed dramatically over the last decade and far fewer businesses operate the stereotypical nine-to-five hours." "Having a time and attendance system that is cloud-based is increasingly becoming essential in order to accommodate anything from flexible working or remote working to job sharing and hot-desking across locations," he added. "Her Majesty's Passport Office has increased its flexibility and capability to respond to extreme external pressures which have a direct effect on its workforce requirements."

Summary: Belfast-based firm Equiniti has been selected to provide a cloud-based system for the Passport Office.


Turkish forces have targeted so-called Islamic State (IS) inside Syria, but have also gone after Kurdish fighters in the same region. The pursuit of Kurdish forces, whom Ankara considers terrorists, has led to criticism by the United States. Ankara contacted the US ambassador on Wednesday over comments the foreign ministry called "unacceptable". A US military spokesman had expressed hopes on Tuesday that, rather than see Turkey pursue Kurdish fighters, "all parties involved are going to stop shooting at each other and focus" on IS. On Wednesday, Russia added its voice, with the foreign affairs ministry calling on Turkey to avoid strikes in Syria on opposition and ethnic groups fighting Islamic State, including Syrian Kurds. "Turkey is a sovereign state, it is a legitimate state," said Turkey's EU Affairs Minister Omer Celik. "To suggest it is on a par with a terrorist organisation and suggest there are talks between them, that a deal has been reached between them, this is unacceptable." Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Wednesday that "operations will continue until all terrorist elements have been neutralised, until all threats to our borders, our lands and our citizens are completely over". The foreign ministry phoned US ambassador John Bass on Wednesday morning. While Ankara and Washington are allies, the US depends on Kurdish forces for support in attacking IS in northern Syria. However, Turkey has insisted Kurdish militia, which it regards as terrorists, retreat east across the Euphrates river. Turkey has been fighting a Kurdish insurgency in its south-east for decades and fears Kurdish gains in northern Syria will fuel Kurdish separatism at home. Turkish forces and allied factions of the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) forced IS out of the Syrian border city of Jarablus a week ago and have since pounded neighbouring villages held by Kurdish-led, US-backed Syria Democratic Forces (SDF). The Kurdish Popular Protection Units (YPG), which dominates the SDF, says its forces have withdrawn, and that the Turkish action against the group was a "pretext" for occupying Syria. At the weekend, the US Defence Secretary Ash Carter called on Turkey to stay focused on the fight against IS and not to engage the SDF. He said the US was "very supportive" of Turkey's general counter-IS activities and its efforts to secure the border - but not the area south of Jarablus. Separately, a spokesman for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticised EU states for their response to a failed coup in the country last month. Ibrahim Kalin said it was unacceptable that EU countries had not sent high-level representatives to Turkey after the coup attempt, which the presidency says was planned by supporters of Fethullah Gulen, a powerful US-based Muslim cleric. EU officials had spoken of their concern at a crackdown led by Mr Erdogan on state institutions in the wake of the coup attempt.

Summary: Turkey has hit out at the United States over criticism of its ongoing role in the conflict in Syria.


Emily Gardner, 14, from Gloucester, drowned when an ill-fitting buoyancy aid snagged on a speedboat which capsized in Brixham, Devon in May 2015. Parents Clive and Debbie Gardner set up Emily's Code to highlight safety issues for small boat owners and users. They said something as simple as checking a buoyancy aid or lifejacket fits properly could save a life. Emily was with two friends and her best friend's father, Paul Pritchard, on a 16ft (4.8m) speedboat when a wave hit the vessel, causing it to overturn. An inquest into Emily's death heard all four were thrown into the water. Emily was trapped underneath the boat after one of the straps on her buoyancy aid caught on a cleat. Mr and Mrs Gardner said: "Many parents like us have no awareness of recreational boating safety guidelines and have never used a boat before. "When Emily went on a day trip with her friends we were reassured that safety was paramount and that the equipment was top notch. "If just one family sees this and takes action to protect their children on the water, then Emily's Code will have succeeded and Emily's name will live on." The code has the backing of the Royal Yachting Association, HM Coastguard, British Water Ski and Wakeboard, and the RNLI. Emily's Code:

Summary: The family of a teenage girl who drowned on a sailing trip have launched a safety code in her memory.


Even with the usual caveats attached to opinion polls, a 65% to 17% majority for Northern Ireland remaining in the UK suggests little room for doubt. The British and Irish governments have both made it clear they don't think now is the time to hold a border poll. Sinn Fein are campaigning for a poll and the DUP have discussed, in their words, calling Sinn Fein's bluff. But after weeks of controversy about flags and national identity, politicians' claims about Catholic unionism, and a census showing a growing number identifying themselves as Northern Irish, what lies behind that headline figure in the Spotlight opinion poll is particularly revealing. Not surprisingly, more than 90% of those who identify themselves as Protestants told the pollsters they wanted to stay in the UK. But on the other side of the religious divide, a substantial 38% of Catholics also favoured remaining within the UK - three percentage points more than the number who backed a united Ireland. While only 5% of Protestants don't intend to vote or haven't decided which option they would pick, more than a quarter of Catholics are either undecided or not planning on voting. As avowed believers in a united Ireland and the party running a border poll campaign, Sinn Fein might be surprised to learn that nearly a quarter of those who identified themselves as Sinn Fein voters - 23% - told the pollsters they would back the status quo in a border poll. More than half of SDLP supporters - 56% - also said they would opt to stay in the UK if a poll was held tomorrow. Prime Minister David Cameron said the survey for the BBC Spotlight programme on the potential outcome of a border poll should lift the spirits of all those who value Northern Ireland's place within the union. The results of the 2011 census, released in December last year, revealed that just over a fifth of the population considers itself "Northern Irish". That posed a political puzzle - in a border poll would these people tick a British or an Irish box? Well, those who identified themselves as "Northern Irish" for the BBC Spotlight poll back staying in the UK by a significant margin - 72% to just 7%. At the DUP conference late last year Peter Robinson hinted that his party hopes to make inroads into Catholic unionist territory. Since then commentators have expressed the view that the union flag dispute and the ensuing protests make this a pipe dream. The Spotlight survey suggests the main parties have a long way to go to reach across the religious divide. Those identifying themselves as DUP supporters are 97% Protestant, while UUP supporters are 99% Protestant. Those backing Sinn Fein are 99% Catholic, while SDLP supporters are 92% Catholic. Alliance, as an identifiably centre ground party, is the one bucking the trend - with 51% Protestant backing and 36% Catholic support. Alliance's support for a "designated days" flag flying policy at Belfast City Hall stirred controversy and led to attacks on the party's offices and a

Summary: A BBC Spotlight poll strongly indicates voters in Northern Ireland would reject a united Ireland in a border poll.