An ISI official told the BBC the compound in Abbottabad where Bin Laden was killed by US forces on Sunday had been raided several years ago. But the compound "was not on our radar" since then, the official said. The government of Pakistan has categorically denied any knowledge of the raid before it took place. No base within Pakistan was used by US forces, the ministry of foreign affairs said in a statement. It went on: "US helicopters entered Pakistani airspace making use of blind spots in the radar coverage due to hilly terrain." However, the ministry defended the ISI, saying: "As far as the target compound is concerned, ISI had been sharing information with CIA and other friendly intelligence agencies since 2009." Bin Laden, 54, was the founder and leader of al-Qaeda. He is believed to have ordered the attacks on New York and Washington on 11 September 2001, as well as a number of other deadly bombings. The ISI official gave new details of the raid, saying Bin Laden's young daughter had said she saw her father shot. He told the BBC's Owen Bennett-Jones in Islamabad that the compound in Abbottabad, just 100km (62 miles) from the capital, was raided when under construction in 2003. It was believed an al-Qaeda operative, Abu Faraj al-Libi, was there. But since then, "the compound was not on our radar, it is an embarrassment for the ISI", the official said. "We're good, but we're not God." He added: "This one failure should not make us look totally incompetent. Look at our track record. For the last 10 years, we have captured Taliban and al-Qaeda in their hundreds - more than any other countries put together." The compound is about a kilometre from the Pakistan Military Academy - the country's equivalent of West Point or Sandhurst. The ISI official also gave new or differing accounts of some of the events of Sunday's raid. They included: The official said it was thought the Americans wanted to take away the surviving women and children but had to abandon the plan when one of the helicopters malfunctioned. By Owen Bennett-JonesBBC News, Islamabad Clearly there were people helping Bin Laden in this location... were they state employees, were they simply from Taliban-related groups, were they from the intelligence agencies? For all Americans may ask the questions, I doubt they will get any answers. There will be ambiguity about this and the Pakistanis will deny they had any knowledge whatsoever. The establishment here is made up of army leadership, intelligence agency leadership and some senior civil servants, and they have always run Pakistan, whether democratic governments or military governments, and those people do have connections with jihadis. The difficulty the West has is in appreciating there are more than 20 different types of jihadi organisations, and al-Qaeda is just one of them. The state has different policies towards different types of group and that subtlety is often lost on Western policy-makers. The helicopter was destroyed by the special forces unit. The US has not commented on anyone it captured or

Summary: Pakistan's main intelligence agency, the ISI, has said it is embarrassed by its failures on al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden.


Owen and Karl Oyston are seeking Â£150,000 damages from the Back Henry Street website. Papers were served on Thursday over six alleged defamatory comments which were made in 2014. A club spokesman confirmed the legal action but said it would not be commenting further. A notice published on the fans' website stated: "To clear up any rumours, on Thursday 5 February 2015, Back Henry Street was served papers from the court, relating to the Oystons' and Blackpool Football Club's intent to seek damages for six allegedly defamatory comments made on the site in 2014, limited collectively at Â£150,000. "For obvious reasons, we can not go into any more detail at this time. Thank you for your continued support." The forum has appealed to fans of the Championship side to help in its legal fight. One of its moderators posted a message saying: "A football club exists and prospers due to the support of its fan-base and Back Henry Street will forever champion the freedom of thought and expression in discussion of Blackpool Football Club. "It is vital we ensure that we, the real Blackpool fans, will always have this forum to discuss our club." Last week dozens of Blackpool fans attended a court hearing in Manchester for a separate legal action brought by the Oystons against a fan. David Ragozzino, 32, was given 21 days to respond to a claim for damages from the club. On 30 January another fan, Stephen Sharpe, apologised to the Oystons over his online comments, withdrawing his posts after accepting they were "false, defamatory and, in some cases, threatening". The club also has legal action pending against the former chair of the Blackpool Supporters' Trust, Tim Fielding.

Summary: The owners of Blackpool Football Club are suing a web forum for libel in the latest of a series of actions against fans making derogatory comments online.


He told the chair of the Commons Home Affairs Committee, Keith Vaz, that he knew the total so far, but was not prepared to give a "running commentary" on refugee numbers. He also said the next figures are due to be published at the end of November. Mr Vaz said he would write to the prime minister to obtain the number because of Mr Harrington's failure to answer. He also told Mr Harrington it was "unsatisfactory" that he would not divulge the number of Syrians who have come to the UK. The government's Vulnerable People Relocation Scheme, launched in January 2014, has seen at least 216 Syrians come to Britain, according to the last published figures. But Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that 20,000 refugees would be brought from refugee camps in countries bordering Syria into the UK by 2020. Citizens UK, which helps communities organise group action, has urged the prime minister to ensure 1,000 of the most vulnerable Syrian refugees are resettled in the UK before winter sets in. When asked about the refugee numbers, Mr Harrington said: "It's my job to know and it's my job to make sure that the flow of refugees under this humanitarian system is to be greatly increased. "I would say the pace people are arriving is much the same as it's been over the last few months, and now it's gathering traction. "I'm very happy to be judged on the numbers when the scheme that the prime minister announced and I'm putting in place comes into fruition." What awaits refugees coming to the UK? The refugees preparing for UK life The children smuggled into the UK EU migration: Crisis in graphics The government has previously said it has been at the forefront of the global response to the crisis in Syria, a result of a civil war between the government led by President Assad and various rebel groups. In addition to offering to accept 20,000 refugees, the UK has provided £1bn in aid to Syria, with an extra £100m given to charities to help thousands of people displaced by the conflict. Mr Harrington said "three or four" local authorities had taken Syrians, since David Cameron announced the UK would take people from camps. Mr Vaz said he had calculated that meeting the 20,000 target would require an average of about 350 arrivals each month, a figure which Mr Harrington said would be "very reasonable". Mr Vaz later clarified that the correct number was 384 per month. However, Mr Harrington added: "I would just like to make it clear that whilst the mathematical correction is correct, in practice some quarters may be up and some quarters may be down. I don't think it's right to judge on a short period of time." Leading former judges and lawyers have criticised the government's response to the migrant crisis, calling it "slow and narrow". Lord Phillips, former UK Supreme Court head, and Lord Macdonald, ex-director of public prosecutions, are among 300 to sign an open letter on the issue. They say the offer to accept 20,000

Summary: Minister for refugees Richard Harrington has refused to tell MPs how many Syrian refugees are in Britain.


Stirling (112) and Morgan (103 not out) added 214 for the third wicket as Middlesex chased down 239 with ease. Kent's under par 238-7 owed much to Sean Dickson (99) and Darren Stevens (61) sharing 135 for the third wicket. Dickson agonisingly fell one short of a century on his List A debut as he chopped on a delivery from Steven Finn. Kent were in trouble early on at 12-2 with Finn, omitted from England's side for the second Test against Pakistan, taking a spectacular return catch to dismiss captain Sam Northeast. Once Dickson and Stevens were separated, the visitors struggled to get on top of Middlesex's bowlers as Finn (2-31) and Tim Murtagh (2-28) led from the front. In reply, Middlesex were reduced to 16-2 when Ryan Higgins and Nick Gubbins fell cheaply, but Kent were forced to wait another 39 overs before making another breakthrough. Morgan and Stirling reached three figures in almost identical time. Ireland international Stirling got there first in 118 balls before Morgan followed off 116 balls. Stirling and George Bailey were both dismissed late on, but Middlesex's third win in five games came with 31 balls to spare. Middlesex all-rounder Paul Stirling told BBC Radio London: "It was nice to build a partnership and once we got in, we just went on and kept going and the landmarks kept coming up. "I've felt in pretty good nick most of the year and I'm just happy to go on and get some runs. "I've had a lot of starts, it's something I've always tried to work on and thankfully it came off today. I'm happy with where my game is at the minute." England one-day captain Eoin Morgan: "Kent managed to get the ball moving around a bit, so it was a bit tricky to begin with. "The way Paul plays his innings, he always manages to apply pressure regardless of what the ball's doing. "To get such a substantial partnership when only chasing 238 really knocks the game on the head."

Summary: Centuries from Paul Stirling and England limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan guided Middlesex to a six-wicket One-Day Cup win against Kent.


Shopper Cornelius Price, 40, threw the six-pint bottle in a temper, Llandrindod Wells Magistrates' Court heard. It was claimed he was verbally abusive and escorted off the premises. Admitting criminal damage, Price said he threw the milk towards the store manager saying "catch it" but it accidentally spilt. "He was told to return the milk he was holding and leave the store and he threw it at the floor in temper," said Julie Sullivan, prosecuting. "£1.50 compensation is requested for the milk." Phil Sherrard, defending, said: "This is minor criminal damage. He knows he should have been more careful with the milk." Price was told to pay £1.50 compensation to Tesco, fined £75, ordered to pay £20 victim surcharge and £85 costs. The money will be deducted from his benefits at £10 a fortnight.

Summary: Supermarket giant Tesco has won £1.50 compensation from a customer who spilt a bottle of milk in one of its stores.


In a statement, the US said it was an "extra-judicial release" of detainees that would be "a major step backwards". The detainees are part of a group of 88 prisoners previously held by the US but handed to Afghan control in 2013. The US insists they are "dangerous individuals" but Afghanistan says there is not enough evidence against them. Earlier this month, the Afghan government announced it would release 72 out of the 88 prisoners, prompting almost instant condemnation from the US which said there was "strong evidence" linking the 72 to "terror-related crimes". Hundreds of prisoners at Bagram jail have been freed since the Afghan government took over the running of the prison in March last year. But it is the fate of these 88 detainees which has proved so controversial. Of the 72 prisoners it plans to free, the Afghan government says there is no evidence against 45, while the evidence against 27 others is not enough to put them on trial. But the US has said any releases would constitute a breach of a memorandum of understanding agreed between the two sides at the time the US handed over control of Bagram jail, where these prisoners were held. "The ARB [Afghan Review Board] is releasing back to society dangerous insurgents who have Afghan blood on their hands," Monday's statement from the US military said, on learning that a release order had been granted for 37 of these men. It went on to say that among the 37 are 17 who are linked to bomb attacks and others who had knowledge of or were directly involved in attacks which wounded or killed Afghan and coalition soldiers. The two countries have been at loggerheads over President Hamid Karzai's refusal to sign a security deal with Washington that would set the final framework for the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. According to the UN Security Council's mandate, the US-led international military force in Afghanistan is scheduled to hand over all security duties to Afghan forces before its full withdrawal by the end of 2014. But if a "Security and Defence Co-operation Agreement" is signed between the two countries, about 10,000 US troops could stay in Afghanistan for another 10 years.

Summary: The US military has condemned an order by the Afghan government to release 37 prisoners deemed by the Americans to pose a threat to security.


Jonathan Forte hit the post for the visitors, who are six points above the bottom four, before Tareiq Holmes-Dennis sent an effort wide. Oldham keeper Joel Coleman saved a David Worrall shot at the other end. Main fired home after the hour mark as he latched on to Forte's pass to seal victory for the Latics. Oldham have a sizeable cushion above the League One relegation places with three games left to play, while Southend remain in 13th place.

Summary: Oldham Athletic boosted their hopes of League One survival as Curtis Main's second-half goal sealed a vital three points against Southend United.


The body, believed to be that of Victoria Cherry, 44, of Fulwood, Lancashire, was found by Greater Manchester Police at a house in Toronto Street, Bolton, on Monday. It was discovered following the earlier arrest of a 43-year-old man on suspicion of murder. Ms Cherry has not been seen since October 2015. Det Ch Insp Terry Crompton said: "We are continuing to support Victoria's family as they deal with this devastating news. "The arrested man remains in custody, but I'm urging anyone with any information that would help our enquiries to get in touch. "If you have information about Victoria's whereabouts since her disappearance in 2015, or if you hold any information about the events leading up to our discovery, please contact us as a matter of urgency."

Summary: Police investigating the suspected murder of a woman missing for 15 months have discovered a body.


The 28-year-old was out of contract at the Iron, who he captained to the play-off semi-final this season, where they lost to eventually-promoted Grimsby. He joined from Grays in 2010 and leaves following the departure of Iron manager Danny Cowley to Lincoln. Davis' new side finished 19th in their first-ever season in non-league's top flight last campaign.

Summary: Boreham Wood have signed midfielder Kenny Davis from National League rivals Braintree Town on a one-year deal.


A trailer was taken from Burton's Foods Ltd on Ty Coch Way, Cwmbran, Torfaen on 17 June. The two men, from Liverpool and Cheshire, had been charged with theft. A hearing at Newport Magistrates' Court heard a third man will appear in court in relation to the alleged theft on Friday.

Summary: The case against two men accused of stealing £20,000 of biscuits from the makers of Jammie Dodgers and Wagon Wheels has been dropped.


Christopher Meli, 20, was found dead near houses at Glasvey Close. Detectives said he had suffered a sustained and vicious assault. The youths were detained on Tuesday evening. On Tuesday, three teenagers, two aged 18 and a 16-year-old youth, appeared in court charged with Mr Meli's murder. Two teenagers aged 18 and 17, who were arrested by detectives on Sunday, have been released on bail pending further inquiries.

Summary: Five more teenagers - two males and three females - have been arrested over the murder of a man in west Belfast's Twinbrook estate at the weekend.


The incident happened near Dr Gray's Hospital shortly after 10:00. The man was taken to the hospital with what police said were serious but not life-threatening injuries. The A96 was closed in the area for several hours, but it has since reopened.

Summary: A cyclist has suffered serious head injuries after a collision with a car in Elgin.


The 33-year-old, who won the Champions League with Inter Milan in 2010, was a free agent after leaving Galatasaray at the end of last season. The former Ajax, Real Madrid and Inter Milan has signed a one-year deal, the club said. Sneijder played in the 2010 World Cup final for the Netherlands and has won league titles in four countries. Nice finished third in Ligue 1 last season and face a two-legged play-off against Napoli later this month to qualify for the Champions League group stages. On Saturday they lost their opening league match of the season 1-0 to Saint-Etienne.

Summary: Netherlands midfielder Wesley Sneijder has joined French Ligue 1 side Nice on a free transfer.


The constitutional court will now decide whether he has violated the constitution and can be dismissed. The BBC's Martin Vogl in the capital, Antananarivo, says the late night vote came as a surprise to many. Mr Rajaonarimampianina has been in office for 16 months and it was hoped his election would end years of political unrest on the island nation. Madagascar suffered five years of political turmoil beginning in 2009 when Andry Rajoelina ousted Marc Ravalomanana from power. The coup left the country isolated in the international community and deprived of foreign aid. Ahead of the parliamentary vote, the US embassy in Antananarivo urged the MPs to put the stability of the country first.

Summary: Parliamentarians in Madagascar have voted to impeach President Hery Rajaonarimampianina.


Sally Shalloe, 51, of Attenborough, Nottinghamshire, died when her bicycle was hit by David Staley's motorbike in Middleton Boulevard in April last year. At Nottingham Crown Court, Staley, 32, admitted causing Ms Shalloe's death by dangerous driving. Staley, of Arnold, Nottingham, is due to be sentenced on 13 May. Ms Shalloe worked as a research fellow at the University of Nottingham, and husband Jim Hill said his wife previously produced studies on road safety. "She was cycling to work that morning," said Mr Hill, who had been married to Ms Shalloe for 16 years. "I had a policewoman walk into my work office and tell me she'd been killed. It was like being split in two with an axe. "It's turned my life upside down completely. I've got a constant feeling of loss." Staley was disqualified from the roads before being bailed ahead of his sentencing.

Summary: A motorcyclist has pleaded guilty to causing the death of a former road safety worker who was killed in a crash on a busy Nottingham road.


Saturday's anti-fascist march in Brighton was held on the same day that a Great Skinhead Reunion also took place on the seafront. The protest was initially organised to oppose an anti-immigration march that failed to materialise. Police arrested 14 anti-fascists after an attack on three bald men. Ch Supt Nev Kemp said some anti-fascists were "intent on violence". He said the planned anti-immigration protest did not take place because protesters went to an event in Bristol instead. "My understanding is that most of the protesters that said they might be coming to Brighton actually went up to Bristol, so they didn't appear," he said. But he said the anti-fascist counter-protest did go ahead and he added: "There were a significant number who took part who were intent on violence and criminality." The 14 anti-fascist campaigners - arrested on suspicion of violent disorder - were held after masked protesters were seen attacking three bald men, he said. Sussex Police said 10 men and four women - most from Brighton, but two of no fixed address - had been bailed to dates in July pending further inquiries. Mr Kemp said: "There were a number of people in the protest who showed they were actually - ironically, bearing in mind the protest is about tolerance - some of the most intolerant people you could come across. "They were determined to cause damage and attack anybody really, any man with a bald head who looked like he might be from the right-wing." Siriol Hugh-Jones, who took part in the protest, said: "Where I was there was very little sign of violence." She added: "It was much more a carnival atmosphere. "We were trying to be nice and fluffy and show how tolerant Brighton and Hove is and what a liberal society it is and celebrating that." She said she marched behind some of the masked men but didn't know who they were.

Summary: A police chief has accused anti-fascist protesters of turning up at a demo prepared to attack "any bald men who looked right-wing".


The IFG says legislation will be needed to establish new policies on areas such as customs and immigration. The extra measures will place "a huge burden" on Parliament and government departments, the think tank says. The attitude of the SNP may also affect the passage of Brexit laws, it adds. In its report, Legislating Brexit, the IFG says that with the average Queen's Speech announcing only 20 new bills, the introduction of 15 Brexit bills before the UK even exits the EU "will leave very little space for non-Brexit related legislation". The report comes as Theresa May travels to Swansea with Brexit Secretary David Davis, where she will talk about the "precious union" of the UK. The prime minister will meet First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones, as well as local businesses, as she tries to show she is including all areas of Britain in negotiations with the EU. Mrs May will say: "I want every part of the United Kingdom to be able to make the most of the opportunities ahead." The IFG report anticipates the new bills will be in addition to the Great Repeal Bill, which will scrap the 1972 European Communities Act that paved the way for the UK to enter the then-EEC, ending the legal authority of EU law. The IFG - an independent charity that aims to increase government effectiveness - says departments will need "ruthlessly to prioritise" other legislation and find non-legislative routes to get the laws through, particularly given the government's narrow Commons majority. It warns that this will mean ministers having to achieve a fine balance between giving too little parliamentary scrutiny and too prolonged, in-depth examination of Brexit-related legislation. The IFG also argued that "a lack of clarity" about the role the devolved legislatures will play in legislating for Brexit could pose a problem. "The attitude that the Scottish National Party (SNP) takes to the passage of Brexit-related legislation in Westminster could affect the smoothness with which that legislation passes through Parliament if they join forces with the Labour Party and Conservative rebels," the report says. Dr Hannah White, IFG's director of research, said the government had finite resources to draft new legislation and Brexit bills would take a "big chunk" out of its capacity to legislate in other areas. "In the first session after the 2015 election the government passed 23 bills," she told BBC Radio 4's Today. "So that's roughly the capacity that there is in government to draft these bills and in Parliament, in terms of parliamentary time, to pass them." The reality, she suggested, was that the government's domestic priorities would "take a hit in the next couple of sessions". "There'll have to be some really tight prioritisation in government to work out what else is going to be done aside from the Brexit legislation. "The legislation required for Brexit will leave little parliamentary time for anything else - and making a success of it will require a large volume of bills and secondary legislation to be passed by Parliament against a hard deadline." The Queen gave Royal

Summary: Parliament might have to scrutinise up to 15 new bills to deliver Brexit, leaving little time for other legislation, the Institute for Government has warned.


Alberto Paloschi gave the visitors the lead after Angel Rangel's shot fell to him via team-mate Jack Cork. Swansea goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski made a series of superb saves, before Nacer Chadli deflected in Kyle Walker's shot to equalise with 20 minutes left. Danny Rose then drove in the winner after Swansea failed to clear a corner. Hopes have been growing at White Hart Lane of a first league title since 1961, but the pressure was on to beat struggling Swansea after Leicester opened up a five-point lead with a victory over Norwich on Saturday. Mauricio Pochettino's side were utterly dominant - managing 34 shots at goal to Swansea's 10 - but were frustrated by determined defending and brilliant goalkeeping. Spurs could have forgiven for thinking it was not going to be their day, particularly when the outstanding Fabianski dived acrobatically to his right to claw out Christian Eriksen's free-kick early in the second half. Fabianski had earlier made an excellent stop to deny Harry Kane from close range, but was finally beaten as substitute Chadli struck and Rose added his first goal of the season. For Pochettino, it was a sign that his players have the character to force victories when fortune appears to be against them. Pochettino's side secured a sixth successive league victory to keep the pressure on Leicester - on a day when neighbours Arsenal lost ground with a defeat at Manchester United. The concern for Tottenham's manager is that his key players steer clear of injury as the attempt to juggle domestic demands with the Europa League. England forward Kane was patched up to play in a face mask after missing Thursday's victory over Fiorentina with a broken nose. There was concern too before kick-off as midfielder Dele Alli, an inspirational figure for them this season, turned his ankle in the warm-up. Alli was able to play the full game, but did not look at his best. Pochettino must hope that the midfielder is in better shape for Wednesday's trip to West Ham. Francesco Guidolin will have been cheered with the spirit his side showed - which was just the pick-me-up that the Swansea manager needed as he battles a chest infection. His side showed attacking guile on their occasional breaks forward, while Paloschi took his goal smartly to score for the first time since his move from Chievo in January. That came after Tottenham keeper Hugo Lloris made a superb early save to tip over Gylfi Sigurdsson's shot from six yards, and the France international was alert too late in the game to beat out another Paloschi shot. Guidolin, though will feel a sense of frustration that his team were unable to get anything from the game after leading with 20 minutes left. It means that, after four league games without victory, Swansea remain only three points above the relegation zone. Matches against Norwich, Bournemouth and Aston Villa in March will go a long way towards deciding their fate. Tottenham head coach Mauricio Pochettino: "Fabianski was great. He was man of the match. Sometimes football is difficult.

Summary: Tottenham moved back to within two points of Premier League leaders Leicester after battling back from behind to beat a dogged Swansea side.


The game starts at 14:30 BST, followed by hosts Wales against Italy at 16:30, with the Wembley semi-finals on 23 November at 13:00 and 15:30. The final at Old Trafford on 30 November kicks off at 14:30 and will be shown live on BBC One. There will be live TV and radio coverage of all England's group games, plus a quarter-final and a semi-final. New Zealand are the World Cup holders, having shocked Australia in the 2008 decider to win the tournament for the first time. In addition to live coverage, there will also be regular TV highlights programmes throughout the tournament and extensive coverage on BBC Radio, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app. All of the games at the group stage which take place on a weekday will be evening kick-offs.

Summary: England's game against Australia will kick off the Rugby League World Cup at the Millennium Stadium on 26 October.


The day before saw a strike ballot on career progression with the part-time Night Tube drivers and a dispute over a "breakdown in industrial relations" with maintenance workers. Why? Well it seems that industrial relations are being redrawn. London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he would bring in a more constructive relationship with the unions. He also promised "zero strikes". That didn't happen. But I know for a fact the mayor, the transport commissioner, the TSSA and the RMT unions have met - that is in stark contrast to the previous administration. However, with this new relationship there are now new tensions. Transport bosses seem bemused the unions are upset over the relocation over eight drivers from Essex depots to Earl's Court. They claim it is in black and white in the contracts agreed by the unions themselves. They have quoted the contract: "Your normal work location will be Leytonstone Train Crew depot Central Line. "[London Underground Ltd] will endeavour to allocate you to an operating location convenient to you, but reserves the right to require you to work at any place it may from time to time determine within the area served by [London Underground Ltd] and London Bus Services." Bosses also say the new Night Tube contracts (agreed by the unions) set out that drivers must stay in their new positions for 18 months. I put it to Peter McNaught - an Operations Director at London Underground - that this was meant to be a new era of friendlier industrial relations. "I don't know," he replied. "This one and the dispute that's just been announced on Night Tube, these are long standing agreements we have with the trade unions. "The ink is still wet on the Night Tube agreement. The unions signed up to it and now we're in dispute about something they only agreed to five months ago." "I think it goes beyond London Underground and what we're doing. It's quite strange." The unions are clearly empowered by the new relationship. They think the extra 325 staff agreed after the recent strikes over the station staff closures was a victory and are now pushing to achieve more for their members. I asked John Leach from the RMT if he felt his union was now trying it on under the new mayor. He said: "I think it's the opposite. "There is a disconnect between the senior management and their superior people at City Hall in my opinion. "We're hearing that we should have better industrial relations and then when we talk to management we're up against the same old, same old." Redrawing industrial relations is not straight forward. It could be a bumpy road ahead. And the worry for commuters is it could come at a cost.

Summary: Yesterday there was a strike over driver relocation on the Central Line.


Russia's plan for "de-escalation" zones was backed by Iran at talks in Kazakhstan. Both countries support Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. Turkey, which supports rebel groups, also agreed to act as a guarantor. But some delegates from the rebel forces angrily rejected the plan. As the three countries were invited to sign the document on Thursday in the Kazakh capital, Astana, rebel delegates angrily shouted that they did not accept it and walked out. Reporters at the talks said the rebels were unhappy about Iran's involvement in the deal as a guarantor. The US also expressed concern over Iran, saying the country had "only contributed to the violence, not stopped it". The Syrian government is not a signatory, but its state news agency said it supported the plan. The talks were meant to shore up an oft-violated ceasefire which was originally agreed in December. A partial cessation of hostilities was declared at the end of last year, but violence has continued on several fronts. Under the Russian plan, safe zones would be established in rebel-held territory in the north-western province of Idlib, in parts of Homs province in the centre, in the south, and in the opposition enclave of Eastern Ghouta near Damascus, the AFP news agency reported. Syrian and Russian warplanes would stop bombing rebel positions while opposition groups would halt attacks inside the "de-escalation zones". The objective is to "put an immediate end to the violence" and "provide the conditions for the safe, voluntary return of refugees" in addition to the speedy provision of relief supplies and medical aid. The safe zones would remain in place for six months, the Kremlin has said. They would be surrounded by checkpoints manned by rebels and government troops, and foreign troops could also be deployed in observer roles, according to AFP. The UN's envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, called the agreement a step in the right direction. Syria's envoy to the UN Bashar al-Jaafari said he hoped Russia and Iran would discuss the plan's details with the Syrian government as soon as possible. Syria's war has claimed more than 300,000 lives since it erupted in 2011.

Summary: Three countries backing different sides in Syria's war have agreed to set up "safe zones" in the country, while delegates for rebel forces stormed out in protest.


The company's management team says the internet means that pornographic magazines are no longer commercially viable. Playboy's circulation has fallen dramatically from its peak in the mid-1970s. We have been asking what you think of this change; on Twitter, on Facebook and on our story. Many of you think it is a most welcome move and might even help encourage a more respectful portrayal of women in the media. Others think it is simply a smart marketing choice. Some, rather wistfully, see it as the "end of an era". Other people say that without the nudity, it is the beginning of the end of Playboy. However, many others are pointing out that if you want to see naked people, you can just go online. As Playboy's chief executive Scott Flanders put it: "You're now one click away from every sex act imaginable for free." Quite. Maybe there is a bigger problem. Is the magazine itself outdated as a form of media? Playboy's circulation has dropped from 5.6 million in the 1970s to the current 800,000. Finally, some people are simply very happy that a certain well-known trope will now be true.

Summary: Playboy magazine has announced it is to stop publishing pictures of fully naked women.


The Â£230m development consists of 11 wind turbines. Mr Trump claims they would spoil the sea views for golfers on his course at Menie. He responded: "We will put our future plans in Aberdeen on hold, as will many others, until this ridiculous proposal is defeated." Mr Trump said: "We will be bringing a lawsuit within the allocated period of time to stop what will definitely be the destruction of Aberdeen and Scotland itself. "This was a purely political decision. "We will spend whatever monies are necessary to see to it that these huge and unsightly industrial wind turbines are never constructed." He had previously threatened not to build a hotel at the resort if it went ahead. Ministers said they were committed to a "successful and sustainable" offshore wind sector. The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) project is a joint venture by utility company Vattenfall, engineering firm Technip and Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (Areg). The project is aimed at providing enough energy for more than 49,000 homes. The Scottish government said the centre would allow offshore wind developers and supply chain companies to test "cutting edge" wind technology before its commercial deployment. Energy Minister Fergus Ewing said: "Offshore renewables represent a huge opportunity for Scotland; an opportunity to build up new industries and to deliver on our ambitious renewable energy and carbon reduction targets. "The proposed European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre will give the industry the ability to test and demonstrate new technologies in order to accelerate its growth. "It secures Aberdeen's place as the energy capital of Europe." He added: "The EOWDC is the first offshore wind farm to pass through the new approvals process for offshore wind development and as such is a test case for the industry. The diligence and expertise of officials in Marine Scotland, among the statutory consultees and other interests should give confidence to the offshore wind industry and its supply chain that planning matters should not be a barrier to investment in Scotland." EOWDC project spokesman Iain Todd said: "The Scottish government's most welcome approval for the EOWDC is extremely positive news for both Scotland and the UK's offshore wind industry as it helps position Scotland, the UK and Europe at the global vanguard of the sector. "The project partners will assess the consent and associated conditions as part of the planning and programming for the next phase of the scheme." Alex Salmond, the MSP for Aberdeenshire East, said: "I welcome this decision. "The north east of Scotland is a world energy capital and in order to continue to prosper we have to be at the forefront of all forms of energy research - marine renewables, as well as oil and gas." Dr Sam Gardner, senior climate change policy officer at WWF Scotland, said: "Giving the go-ahead to this offshore wind test centre is the right decision, demonstrating that no amount of bluster from US billionaires such as Donald Trump will hold Scotland back from becoming a cleaner, greener, job-creating nation." Robert Collier, chief executive of Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce, said:

Summary: Consent for a wind farm off Aberdeen which is opposed by Donald Trump has been granted by the Scottish government, angering the US tycoon.


The Â£22m road bridge linking Danestone and Tillydrone is aimed at easing congestion in the north of the city. It was supposed to be completed late last year but issues with re-routing underground utilities have caused a series of delays. The new crossing, which is expected to the called 'the Diamond Bridge' - will be opened on Thursday 9 June.

Summary: The third Don crossing in Aberdeen is to open next week, following months of delays.


You can contact your local police, who are the only people with the proper powers to assess criminal allegations. However, the Metropolitan Police, which is leading the Savile investigation, is also asking people with information or concerns to contact the NSPCC on its 24-hour helpline on 0808 800 5000. The NSPCC is a charity specialising in child protection and the prevention of cruelty to children and offering information, advice and counselling to adults concerned about a child's safety. You can also contact the charity by email, at help@nspcc.org.uk. If you have an allegation about inappropriate behaviour on BBC premises, or by BBC presenters or other staff, you can inform the BBC Investigations Unit in confidence by calling 020 8752 4168 during office hours. If you need help and support, the following organisations may be able to help: The National Association for People Abused in Childhood is a charity that offers support and advice to adult survivors of any form of childhood abuse. It can be contacted on 0800 085 3330 or visit the website. Rape Crisis (England and Wales) offers help, support and information about rape and sexual violence, and can give details of your nearest Rape Crisis Centre, which specialise in rape trauma support and counselling. The helpline offers support to male and female survivors of rape or sexual abuse over 14 years of age, however long ago it happened. It can also offer help and support to partners, friends and family. Call the national helpline on 0808 802 9999. If you have been sexually abused recently, Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) are specialist, round-the-clock services which provide medical care and forensic examination following assault or rape, counselling and - in some locations - sexual health services. Services are free of charge and provided to women, men, young people and children (although not all centres may currently be able to assist children). SARCs are mostly able to assist in the immediate aftermath of an assault and can store the forensic results until you make up your mind whether to report to the police or not. You can find a list of Sexual Assault Referral Centres (in England and Wales) on the Rape Crisis website - select the link for reporting a rape, which you'll find down the left-hand side. If you do not wish to take legal action, it may still be important that you receive medical attention. You do not have to have a forensic examination if you go to a SARC, hospital accident and emergency department or your GP, but you may need to receive treatment for any injuries, emergency contraception or to check for sexually-transmitted diseases. If you are in Scotland, Rape Crisis Scotland provides a national rape crisis helpline for anyone affected by sexual violence, no matter when or how it happened. The helpline offers free and confidential support and information. The charity can also put you in touch with local rape crisis centres or other services for ongoing support. Contact Rape Crisis by phone on 0808 801 03 02 or visit the website. The NEXUS Institute

Summary: A range of charities and organisations can be contacted for help and support if you have suffered criminal activity or sexual abuse.


Saturday's flyby swept the probe into an orbit that takes it in between the planet's rings and its atmosphere. This gap-run gives the satellite the chance finally to work out the length of a day on Saturn, and to determine the age of its stunning rings. But the manoeuvre means also that it cannot escape a fiery plunge into Saturn's clouds in September. The US space agency (Nasa) is calling an end to 12 years of exploration and discovery at Saturn because the probe's propellant tanks are all but empty. Controllers cannot risk an unresponsive satellite one day crashing into - and contaminating - the gas giant's potentially life-supporting moons, and so they have opted for a strategy that guarantees safe disposal. "If Cassini runs out of fuel it would be uncontrolled and the possibility that it could crash-land on the moons of Titan and/or Enceladus are unacceptably high," said Dr Earl Maize, Nasa's Cassini programme manager. "We could put it into a very long orbit far from Saturn but the science return from that would be nowhere near as good as what we're about to do," he told BBC News. Cassini has routinely used the strong gravitational field of Titan to adjust its trajectory. In the years that it has been studying the Saturnian system, the probe has flown by the haze-shrouded world on 126 occasions - each time getting a kick that bends it towards a new region of interest. And on Saturday, Cassini pulled on the gravitational "elastic band" one last time, to shift from an orbit that grazes the outer edge of Saturn's main ring system to a flight path that skims the inner edge and puts it less than 3,000km above the planet's cloud tops. The probe will make the first of these gap runs next Wednesday, repeating the dive every six and a half days through to its death plunge, scheduled to occur at about 10:45 GMT on 15 September. Scientists used Saturday's pass of Titan to make some final close-up observations of the moon. This extraordinary world is dominated at northern latitudes by great lakes and seas of liquid methane. Cassini's radar was commanded once again to scan their depths and look for what have become known as "magic islands" - locations where nitrogen gas bubbles up from below to produce a transient bumpiness on the liquid surfaces. This is a bitter-sweet moment for scientists. Titan has yielded so many discoveries, and although the probe will continue to encounter the moon in the coming months, it will never again get so close - less than 1,000km from ground level. On the other hand, researchers have the prospect now of at last answering some thorny questions at Saturn itself. These include the length of a day on the planet. Cassini so far has not been able to determine precisely the gas giant's internal rotation period. From the close-in vantage afforded by the new orbit, this detail should become apparent. "We sort of know; it's about 10.5 hours," said Prof Michele Dougherty, the Cassini magnetometer principal investigator

Summary: Cassini has used a gravitational slingshot around Saturn's moon Titan to put it on a path towards destruction.


"It gives me a lot of confidence and a lot of good friends," says one of the players on a five-a-side football pitch in the north of Glasgow. He's moving around nimbly on crutches, putting everything into the training and drills. There are shouts for the ball, plenty of laughter but lots of hard work. After all some of the players here have their next competitive game in just over a week. Many of them do play on crutches, others with prosthetic limbs. The sport of amputee football has been going for many years south of the border and now a charity is now trying to form a Scotland-wide league. It is holding the first amputee football Scottish Cup in Edinburgh next month. This team I am watching is linked to Partick Thistle. "I wish, looking back, I hadn't let it stop me," says Brian Murray, who lost his leg to cancer at the age of 10. He says that, although as a youngster he did play on crutches with his pals, when he went to secondary school he lost confidence and began wearing his prosthetic leg all the time. His introduction to amputee football was in England, regularly travelling to Everton to get a game. It is rough at times - he broke his collarbone last year, but did not let that put him off. He describes the sport now being in Scotland as "brilliant". "That's what I want to give to youngsters," he says. "Don't let anyone stop you, just go for it." He adds that if he is still playing at the age of 47, then "it doesn't matter what age you are". Amputee football is played all over the world. In Turkey, for instance, there is a professional league, aired on television with 600 players. Scotland is hoping to play some friendlies against other European countries later in the year. "Amputee football is just about getting people out and playing football," says Ashley Reid of the Amputee Football Association Scotland (AFAS). "The limb difference, the amputation is not relevant at all when people are here training. It's just about playing football." She says she saw a clear demand for the sport in Scotland. The task now is to try to spread out across the country. In among the men on the pitch is one woman. In fact, she is the only woman playing in the amputee football league in the UK. "All amputees are used to being the odd one out in the crowd," Rebecca Sellar explains. "So coming into this as the only woman, you get on with it and over it." She would like to get more women involved. Rebecca says that since she started she has been welcomed into the game and on a personal level has gained fitness as well as the enjoyment of taking part in a team sport. She says: "Our numbers are growing and the more word we can get out there to encourage people to get involved the better we can have it as a sport for Scotland."

Summary: Amputee football is played all over the world but it is in its infancy in Scotland, where organisers are trying to form a new league.


Police raided 43-year-old John Nicholson's Dundee home in February following a tip-off. Officers found drugs including more than 2.5 kg of heroin with a street value of £263,000 during the operation. Nicholson will be sentenced on 11 May after admitting being concerned in the supply of drugs at his home in the city's Raglan Street. Defence counsel Ronnie Renucci said Nicholson pled guilty on the basis that he had allowed his house to be used for the storage of the drugs. Mr Renucci said: "He was not the owner of the drugs. He was doing so to pay off a debt." The High Court in Edinburgh was told police officers also recovered £100,000 worth of amphetamine and cannabis with a potential street value of between £60,000 and £90,000. The court heard that Nicholson had previous convictions for road traffic offences and dishonesty but had never been jailed. Lord Kinclaven deferred sentence on Nicholson for reports and remanded him in custody.

Summary: A man stored £450,000 worth of heroin, cannabis and amphetamines at his house to pay off a debt, a court was told.


Swansea University's Dr Neil Loader and Emeritus Prof Alayne Street-Perrott, are among a team who have found ancient earthworks, possibly 2,000 years old. The discoveries were made in Acre state in the western Brazilian Amazon. Researchers from the universities of Exeter and Reading, and Brazil's SÃ£o Paulo, BelÃ©m are also part of the team. Their research investigated ditched enclosures which were concealed for centuries by bamboo-dominated rainforest until modern deforestation allowed the discovery of more than 450 large geometrical "geoglyphs". The team said the function of these mysterious sites is still little understood. They are unlikely to be villages, since archaeologists have recovered very few artefacts during excavation, and their layout does not suggest they were built for defensive reasons. Instead it is thought they were used only sporadically, perhaps as ritual gathering places, similar to the Maya pyramids of Central America, or Britain's own Stonehenge. Although Dr Loader - who has analysed soil samples from the geoglyphs - said the surroundings in which they were built were very different to other ritual sites around the world. He looked at phytoliths - a type of microscopic plant fossil made of silica - to reconstruct ancient vegetation; charcoal quantities, to assess the amount of ancient forest burning; and carbon stable isotopes, to indicate the type of vegetation growing there in the past. "The indications are that the geoglyphs were constructed amongst taller vegetation. So, unlike the towering Maya pyramids of Central America, they were likely not visible above the forest canopy, and this raises questions about their purpose," he explained. It had been assumed prior to the arrival of Europeans in the early 16th Century, the Amazonian forests had been pristine ecosystems, free from human influence. But the new research indicates a wide variety of plant species spread over 6,000 years, which could only have been artificially brought together by humans. It suggested instead of burning large tracts of forest - either for geoglyph construction or agricultural practices - people transformed their environment by concentrating on economically valuable trees such as palms. The team have likened it to a form of "prehistoric supermarket" of useful forest products. They said there is "tantalizing evidence" to suggest the biodiversity of some of Acre's remaining forests may retain a strong legacy of these ancient "agroforestry" practices to this day.

Summary: Humans lived in the Amazon rainforest much earlier than previously thought, and even helped shape its biodiversity, researchers have said.


Adam King struck either side of the break in the 2-0 win over Reading at Liberty Stadium. In March, the Swans' development squad drew with Wolverhampton Wanderers to take the league crown. The cup final win meant the young Swans celebrated 31 wins across all competitions in 2016-17. The youngsters' success came after Swansea's senior team survived in the Premier League after Crystal Palace beat Hull 4-0 on Sunday for the latter to be relegated.

Summary: Swansea City Under-23s have won their season's double after adding the Premier League Cup to their Premier League Two title.


Media playback is not supported on this device Back rower Mike Williams, prop Nathan Catt and versatile back Alex Lozowski are the uncapped trio, while prop Ellis Genge, 21, is also in the 34-man squad. Flanker James Haskell, lock Maro Itoje, winger Anthony Watson, back rower Jack Clifford and winger Jack Nowell all return for the champions after injury. "We are looking forward to being daring in our [first] game against France on 4 February," said head coach Eddie Jones. England are without a number of players through injury, including both Mako and Billy Vunipola and former captain Chris Robshaw. Of those players in the squad, the likes of Haskell, Anthony Watson, Joe Launchbury and George Kruis have either just returned from injuries or are still fighting their way back to full fitness. The experienced Tom Wood retains his place after a fine November series, while lock Charlie Ewels, prop Kyle Sinckler and hooker Tommy Taylor have just a handful of caps between them. England go into the tournament as defending champions having won the Grand Slam in 2016, and on the back of a 14-game winning streak, equalling the record set by Sir Clive Woodward's side in the build-up to the 2003 World Cup. "This time last year I said the long-term strategy for England is to develop a side who can be the most dominant team in world rugby," added Jones. "Obviously I've been pleased with how the team's progressing, but there's still plenty to improve on. "At the start of last year's Six Nations I probably didn't realise the enormity of the tournament and how intense the rivalry is between the countries, so this year we'll be better prepared for it." Jones said Catt, Williams and Lozowski are "all guys who have great physical capabilities", adding: "With a number of injuries to some key players it's a great opportunity for them." And he praised his returning big names who missed the autumn Tests because of injury, saying he was "looking forward to those guys coming in and challenging for a spot and adding strength". He continued: "Maro Itoje has done well for his club [Saracens] as has Jack Nowell [Exeter]. James Haskell was magnificent for England last year and is a fierce player. Anthony Watson has been a fine player for England and is one the most prolific try scorers for the number of Tests he has played." Jones has also added visual awareness coach Dr Sherylle Calder to his coaching team. Calder, part of Woodward's back-up staff, will work with the team on a consultancy basis. BBC Radio 5 live rugby union reporter Chris Jones After constantly throwing selectorial curve balls over the past year, this is by far Eddie Jones' most predictable squad yet. With Mako Vunipola ruled out and Joe Marler struggling, Jones has named four loose-head props, including uncapped Nathan Catt and Leicester tyro Ellis Genge. And while there are injury absentees - notably the Vunipolas and Chris Robshaw - key players such as Maro Itoje and Jack Nowell return. England squad for 2017 Six

Summary: England have named three uncapped players in their Six Nations squad.


The men included lawyer and ex-Cardiff City chief executive Alan Whiteley, and former Celtic Energy directors Richard Walters and Leighton Humphreys. They had been accused of conspiracy to defraud the Coal Authority, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend, and Powys councils. But the case was dismissed and the judge said no law had been broken. The case centred on an accusation that the men had been planning to set up a firm in the British Virgin Islands in order to transfer the leases of four Welsh opencast mining sites owned by Celtic Energy in order to avoid it having to restore the sites once coal extraction had ended. They had been arrested in 2011 and it took nearly three years to come to court. But after five days of legal submissions, Lord Justice Hickinbottom threw the Serious Fraud Office's case out saying that the six defendants had not acted unlawfully regardless of whether or not they had acted dishonestly. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) applied to the High Court to continue the prosecution under a little-used legal tool called a "voluntary bill of indictment" but that was also thrown out. Nearly a year after the case was dismissed, the High Court sitting in Cardiff made a judgement that the legal costs of the multi-million pound case should be paid by the SFO. The costs claim is for Â£7m, to cover the cost of 10 barristers and two separate High Court hearings. The SFO, which disputes it, said it is "considering possible avenues of appeal" on the issue of costs. The order to pay the costs has potential ramifications for the SFO, which has been heavily criticised for its handling of other cases including the investigation of the Tchenguiz brothers. That case resulted in the organisation having to pay millions of pounds in costs and damages to the property developers. Eric Evans, solicitor Alan Whiteley, solicitor Stephen Davies, barrister Richard Walters, managing director Celtic Energy Leighton Humphreys, finance director Celtic Energy They were represented by 10 barristers including five QCs, while the SFO had two barristers For a serious fraud to be successfully prosecuted, it's all down to sufficient evidence, well presented to the jury so it is easily understood. But this particular case was flawed from its inception - it was difficult to prepare and present to the jury and I don't think there was joined up thinking in the way it was investigated. This is a stark reminder for the SFO and the CPS that they should not take on cases of that magnitude, cost and resource when they don't think they have a very good prospect of success. I imagine this has cost the SFO about 25% of its annual budget. And I think there has to be serious questions asked over the current set up of the SFO - which is known in certain circles as the "seriously flawed office". Is it fit for purpose? Or is another branch needed to investigate cases such as these? If that is the case, that could be the death knell for the SFO. Eric

Summary: A multi-million pound legal bill racked-up in a failed case against six people accused of a fraud conspiracy is to be paid by the Serious Fraud Office.


Rangers took an early lead but the Edinburgh side hit back for a 3-2 victory, with the hosts reduced to 10 men before half-time. "We bounced back really well," Lennon told BBC Scotland. "It was a cauldron; the atmosphere was white hot. "Once we weathered a strong start from Rangers, we got the ball down and started to play. We were brave." Newly-promoted Hibs are among four teams with 100% Premiership records after two matches, having come from behind at home to Partick Thistle last weekend. Alfredo Morelos headed the hosts in front and Rangers were well on top until Simon Murray levelled with his 10th goal in seven games after 21 minutes. Once Ryan Jack was sent off, Hibs went ahead through a James Tavernier own goal and Vykintas Slivka added a fantastic strike in the second half before a Tavernier header ensured a tense finale. "I didn't enjoy the first 15 minutes, we didn't start very well at all and Rangers came out of the blocks very well," Lennon said. "I was really disappointed with the first goal we conceded from the set play. "But once we found our feet we were excellent. I think we thoroughly deserved to win. We scored a great equaliser and grew into the game. "The red card put us in the ascendancy and we made the most of the numerical advantage. My only criticism is that we didn't win by more. "We played great in the second half and made the pitch big. We cut them open at times but were a bit wasteful in front of goal. "Against a team like Rangers, and I have to say there is a definite improvement there, you have got to make sure when you are on top you don't have a frantic finish. "With the quality they have, they managed a second goal but we saw the game out quite well. "There won't be many teams come here and win, with the backing Rangers have and the intensity they play with. We've seen it off today, which is great." Lithuanian midfielder Slivka was making his first start since his move from Juventus. "I knew what I was getting with [Ofir] Marciano, [Efe] Ambrose, [Anthony] Stokes and [Steven] Whittaker," Lennon said of the other summer signings in the team. "Simon Murray has been a revelation and Slivka could be a very good player. I've been really impressed watching him in training and had no hesitation putting him in. He scored a great goal, allied to a very good performance. "The core of the team from last season are very comfortable with each other and they played with great maturity."

Summary: Manager Neil Lennon was thrilled to see Hibernian recover from a shaky start to prevail at Ibrox.


The 32-year-old has agreed a two-year contract with the Rams and is the first signing by manager Gary Rowett. Davies made 29 appearances for Hull last season as they were relegated from the Premier League. "I believe, under this manager for a full season, the squad we've got is capable of promotion or at least the play-offs," he told the Derby website. Davies was with Hull for four years, having previously played for Luton, West Brom, Aston Villa and Birmingham City. He has played more than 460 games as a professional, scoring 26 goals. "I believe that, at my age, people start thinking that you want to wind down and look for a bit of security but that is not the case with me; if I'd have wanted that, I would have stayed at Hull," he said. "This is an opportunity for me to reinvigorate myself. I've enjoyed my time at Hull and there are a lot of people that I'm going to miss but I want to do the best for my career and I believe that is with Derby County." The Rams finished ninth, 13 points outside the Championship play-off places, under Rowett, who was appointed manager in March following the sacking of Steve McClaren. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Summary: Derby County have signed defender Curtis Davies from Hull City for an undisclosed fee.


Cambridge University Press is analysing media coverage during Brazil 2014 and scoring 'confidence levels' out of 100. The score rises and falls dependent on the words used to describe England. Confidence was measured at 38 after the 2-2 draw with Ecuador on 4 June and 40 following the 0-0 draw with Honduras on 8 June but rose to 77 a day later. England's current rating is 70, going into the game in Manaus, according to the Cambridge Confidence Index. Researchers have analysed and assessed millions of words from a wide range of media sources over the past two weeks. Cambridge University Press's Dr Claire Dembry said: "The breadth of sources means we're able to give a unique insight into the mood surrounding the England team. "It's interesting to see that the nation is in confident spirits ahead of the Italy game, despite some fairly lacklustre performances against Ecuador and Honduras." Words such as "progress", "strong" and "joy" have increasingly been used by players, coaching staff and fans. Midfielder Adam Lallana, 26, and 18-year-old Luke Shaw, who are both seeking to leave Southampton, have been described more positively than any other England player. Neymar, who scored twice in Brazil's 3-1 victory over Croatia, was the most talked about player after the opening match. "Controversial" was identified as the word of the day following the disputed penalty for Brazil's first goal and anti-World Cup protests in several host cities. Cambridge will track positive and negative indicators throughout the tournament, in order to measure changes in the perceived confidence in the England team.

Summary: Confidence in the England team is high ahead of Saturday's opening World Cup match against Italy, according to a study of words relating to football.


If so, the Oxford University Museum of Natural History might have just the utahraptor for you. The model of the fearsome predator will be given away free of charge to whoever puts forward the best case on the submission form by 5 August. It has been owned by the museum since 2000, but has been languishing in its collections store since 2014. Potential venues will require a clear floor space of 1.6m by 1.2m (5.2ft by 3.9ft), plus some additional room for its tail. A spokesman said anyone with "an indoor public space that could house this striking Cretaceous creature" could apply. He added: "The museum would like interested parties to make a statement about why they feel the dinosaur should move in with them."

Summary: Is a four-metre long carnivorous dinosaur model just what your school, community centre or library is lacking?


The police say Mr Bach is being treated as a witness, not a suspect. Officers have found emails from Mr Bach to another senior IOC official Patrick Hickey, who was arrested last month and is facing charges. Mr Hickey, ex-head of the Irish Olympic Committee, denies all allegations. Police investigators in Rio told the BBC's Wyre Davies they would like to know what Mr Bach's influence was over Olympic ticketing policy. They said the IOC president received personal requests for hundreds of high-value tickets, for the Olympics opening ceremony, the 100m final and the football final from Mr Hickey. Police say that Mr Hickey received 296 tickets after his written request to the IOC president. They have not, thus far, made any contact with the president's office to request a formal interview. Mr Hickey was arrested during the Olympic games and spent time at the notorious Bangu high security jail along with fellow Irishman Kevin Mallon. He was released on bail at the end of August but had to return his passport to the Brazilian authorities and was ordered not to leave the country. A prosecutor laid charges against him on Tuesday. A judge will now decide whether to accept or reject the charges. Mr Hickey, 71, has formally stood aside as president of the Olympic Council of Ireland and European Olympic Committees' president during the investigation. Mr Mallon is the Dublin-based director of THG Sports, a corporate and sports hospitality company. Mr Bach cancelled a planned appearance in Rio this week at the opening of the Paralympic Games, for personal reasons. Mr Bach has not returned to Rio since the Olympics and missed the opening ceremony of the Paralympics at the Maracana on Wednesday. He said would remain in Germany for the funeral of his friend Walter Scheel, the former West German foreign minister and deputy chancellor, who died last month aged 97. IOC officials said Mr Bach would now not travel to Brazil after the funeral because he was unable to reschedule other commitments. The Paralympics run until 18 September. The last time an IOC president failed to attend a Paralympics was in 2010, when Jacques Rogge missed the whole of the Winter Games in Vancouver.

Summary: Brazilian police say they want to speak to International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach about an alleged scheme to resell tickets during last month's Rio Olympics.


Crofters have been working with Perth-based Kilmac Construction on the Glen Ullinish Wind Farm. The development involves installing turbines between Ose and Struan at Allt Dughaill on Skye and could generate enough power for 23,000 properties. Members of the north planning committee approved the planning application at a meeting Dingwall.

Summary: A 14-turbine wind farm proposed for Skye has been unanimously approved by Highland councillors.


It will add more than 100 titles to Steam's online store and streaming service, including The Hunger Games, Twilight, and Saw franchises. The full range is available to US users initially, with European customers having access to a small selection. Lionsgate said availability would increase during a global rollout. Steam, which is owned by game developer Valve, is the most popular digital games retailer, with more than 125 million users. The platform sells games through direct download, with extra gaming features like a friends' list and voice communication, built into the client. It's not the first time Steam has released video through its store. Game trailers and advertisements have been available for years, and it previously released gaming-related documentaries Free to Play and Indie Game: The Movie. It also struck a deal to sell the Mad Max film franchise to coincide with the release of the video game of the same name last year. The deal with Lionsgate, however, is the first large-scale agreement with a major production company. A spokesperson for Valve said Lionsgate's blockbuster franchises represent the type of entertainment it hopes will drive the continued expansion of their content catalogue. On launch, the worldwide selection is limited to 11 older titles, priced between Â£3.49 - Â£5.59 for a 48-hour rental - in line with other online rental prices for new releases. Unlike some of its competitors, however, Steam operates on almost any computer platform - including Linux and Mac - but does not yet offer its streaming service to mobile apps. "Valve has a track record of diversifying beyond games with its Steam platform by selling other forms of software and as a company is willing to test out various technologies and commercial models to see what works," said Piers Harding-Rolls, head of games research at IHS Technology. "Steam also offers a global distribution platform with users in all major markets and, for now, very little video content competition. It also aligns with Valve's move into virtual reality with Steam VR, where platforms are taking advantage of 2D video content which is being consumed through VR headsets. "I think this is a smart move from Lionsgate and could deliver a decent incremental revenue stream from its catalogue. "

Summary: Steam, the digital gaming platform, has started offering Hollywood film rentals to users after signing a deal with production studio Lionsgate.


Allsop, 25, made his Premier League debut in November 2015 and has spent time on loan at Coventry and Wycombe. Cooke, 20, won the European Championship with England Under-17s in 2014 and scored four goals while on loan at Crewe last season. League One Blackpool have now signed nine players this summer. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Summary: Blackpool have signed Bournemouth goalkeeper Ryan Allsop and midfielder Callum Cooke from Middlesbrough on season-long loans.


The Anthony's chain of food outlets included restaurants in the city's Corn Exchange building and a patisserie in the Victoria Quarter. The firm was founded in 2004 by chef Anthony Flinn and his father, also called Anthony Flinn. Lines Henry Ltd have been appointed as administrators and said there was not enough money for the firm to continue trading. Michael Simister, of Lines Henry, said: "It is sad when such a well-known business runs into difficulties. "Unfortunately, the business has had to close, with the loss of 70 jobs, because there is not enough money available to continue trading." He added despite good reviews the business had struggled with increased competition and difficult economic conditions.

Summary: The failure of a restaurant business in Leeds has led to the loss of 70 jobs.


Mrs Morgan has launched a consultation to replace a system she says is "outdated, inefficient and unfair". The funding shake-up will also remove local authorities from the process, with cash going directly to heads. Labour has accused the government of "dodging difficult questions" about who will lose funding in the changes. Mrs Morgan says schools need funding that "genuinely matches their need". She says the plans will ensure money goes "straight to the frontline", but it will mark a further reduction in the link between local authorities and schools. On Monday the education secretary has taken the next step towards introducing a new school funding formula in 2017-18, after complaints about local anomalies and spending gaps. For example, pupils in Rotherham each receive £500 per year more in funding than those in Plymouth, even though they have similar levels of disadvantage. In December, MPs led by former Education Select Committee chairman Graham Stuart presented a petition calling for change, saying the best-funded areas received up to £6,300 per pupil per year, while the worst-funded received £4,200. The government has a manifesto pledge to create a more consistent way to distribute more than £40bn per year of the core schools budget - and says it wants to end funding rates based on "oddities of history". Further details were announced in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, with the promise of a national rate for each pupil, with extra funding for those with additional needs. Russell Hobby, leader of the National Association of Head Teachers, backed the principle of a fairer redistribution of funding. He also supported a "big shift" in more money going directly to schools. But he warned that there would be both "winners and losers" under a new funding regime and there was still "scant detail" about how this would be decided. There have been warnings that some schools will lose out, particularly in inner London. Christine Blower, leader of the National Union of Teachers, said the proposals would "impose huge funding cuts on many schools unless additional funding is made available. Schools are already suffering real terms cuts to per pupil funding". Malcolm Trobe, interim general secretary of the ASCL head teachers' union, backed the principle of a change to funding arrangements. "However simply redistributing the current pot of money is not enough on its own to address the significant real-terms cuts currently hitting school budgets. Greater investment is needed," said Mr Trobe. The Department for Education says the current system is out of date and no longer reflect levels of need. It says that in the past 10 years, the proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals has doubled in Lincolnshire and nearly halved in Southwark. The education department says that for the new funding formula there will be a basic level of per pupil funding, with extra support allocated depending on need, such as high levels of deprivation or for schools in high-cost areas. For local authority schools, including the majority of primary schools, there will be a two year transition period, in which funding will cease to be

Summary: Education Secretary Nicky Morgan is pushing ahead with a "national funding formula" for schools, to tackle uneven levels of funding across England.


Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said Mrs May, who was home secretary before becoming PM, had allowed officer numbers to fall in recent years. The Conservatives said Ms Abbott had "dangerous" views on protecting the public. Armed police numbers have increased, a Conservative spokesman added. Following the London and Manchester terror attacks, security is featuring heavily in the final days of campaigning before Thursday's general election. Labour has been targeting cuts to the Home Office's policing budget - the Conservatives have rejected the criticism and a former terrorism law watchdog said linking the cuts to terror attacks was a "completely misleading argument". Speaking to the BBC, Ms Abbott said it was "concerning" that action was not taken when one of the London attackers - 27-year-old Khuram Butt - was known to the security services. She said this reinforced the need for an increase in community police officers. Latest figures show that between September 2010 and September 2016, police workforce numbers in England and Wales fell by 18,991, or 13%. Ms Abbott said police numbers had fallen "on Theresa May's watch" despite warnings from the Police Federation and HM Inspector of Constabulary. "So she should really consider how much of this goes back to her door and the decisions that she took," she said. Asked how much of a connection there was between Saturday's attack and the cuts to officer numbers, she added: "She does need to explain why she thought it appropriate to watch police numbers go down by 20,000 when she had so many warnings from so many people that this was putting people at risk. "Clearly the people responsible for these horrific terror attacks are the bloodthirsty and depraved terrorists but Theresa May has to take responsibility for letting austerity damage her ability to keep us safe." Speaking in a special general election edition of Question Time, Lib Dem leader Tim Farron said cuts to police numbers had "not made us safer". But Lord Carlile, the former independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, told the BBC cuts in community policing were "nothing to do with terrorism", saying "nobody in the security services is complaining about their funding" Following the London attack, Mrs May said "things need to change" in the fight against terrorism, calling for more to be done about online extremism and for a review into whether security services needed extra powers. Speaking to BBC Newsbeat, she defended her record, saying she had given the police extra powers to deal with terrorists and that there had been an increase in the number of people reporting suspected extremists to the authorities. The Conservatives described Labour's criticism as "desperate stuff", saying the security services had been boosted with extra officers. "Diane Abbott's views on keeping us safe are as dangerous as she is hopeless under pressure," a spokesman said, saying she had "voted against every piece of security legislation designed to keep us safe".

Summary: Labour has accused Theresa May of "letting austerity damage her ability to keep us safe" as it continues its attack over police cuts.


Darya Klishina, 25, initially escaped a blanket ban on Russia's athletes for doping by governing body the IAAF, but her eligibility was revoked following new, but unspecified, information. However, the Court of Arbitration for Sport has overturned that decision. Qualifying for the long jump takes place on Tuesday. "I can thankfully focus my time and attention on competing tomorrow night and enjoying my Olympic experience, which I have dreamed of since I first began long jumping as a young girl," said Klishina on Facebook. Russian track and field athletes were banned from the Olympics following claims the country ran a state-sponsored doping programme. Klishina, 10th in the 2015 World Championships, had been cleared to compete in her first Olympics as her drugs-testing record was established in the United States, where she is based, rather than in Russia. In upholding Klishina's appeal, Cas said that her permanent residence outside Russia still applied despite the IAAF's additional information. "We instigated a review process following new evidence presented to us," said the IAAF in response. "The outcome we reached to revoke Darya Klishina's exceptional eligibility was not upheld by Cas despite the information received and she is therefore eligible to compete in Rio." Subscribe to the BBC Sport newsletter to get our pick of news, features and video sent to your inbox.

Summary: The only Russian due to compete in the athletics at Rio 2016 has been cleared to contest the women's long jump after successfully appealing against a ban.


Media playback is not supported on this device An, ranked 132 in the world, finished on 21 under par, six shots clear of Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez (67) and Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee (69). England's Chris Wood (66) was fourth on 13 under, one shot clear of Italy's Francesco Molinari (74), who was tied for the lead with An overnight. The 23-year-old An's win is his first on one of the world's major tours. An was the youngest-ever winner of the US Amateur Championship in 2009, at the age of 17. Media playback is not supported on this device He became only the third European Tour rookie to win the prestigious PGA Championship in its 60-year history and his 267 total over four rounds also beat the tournament record by two shots. His victory, the first time the European Tour's flagship event has been won by an Asian, will see him climb into the world's top 60, secured his place in the US Open and Open Championship and a five-year exemption in Europe. "It's going to be life changing," said An, the son of two Olympic table-tennis medallists - his mother Jiao Zhimin represented China and his father Ahn Jae Hyung competed for South Korea. "This is the biggest event on the European Tour and there are a lot of benefits. I played really well today and had all the confidence going into the last couple of holes." An began the final round tied for the lead with Molinari and, despite picking up shots at the second and fourth, was only one ahead at the turn thanks to a hat-trick of birdies from Jaidee from the fifth. However, a birdie at the 11th and tap-in eagle at the 12th gave An a three-shot cushion that became four when Jaidee bogeyed the 13th. An made certain of victory with birdies on the 15th and 17th and a par on the last completed a hugely impressive performance from the Challenge Tour graduate. Bristol's Wood had a hole in one at the 14th, winning himself a car from the sponsors in the process.

Summary: South Korea's Byeong-hun An carded a final-round, seven-under-par 65 to win the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.


Asghar Buksh, 55, repeatedly struck mother-of-six Nasreen Buksh over the head with a heavy blunt object which has never been found. He admitted culpable homicide on the basis of diminished responsibility after saying he had no recollection of the killing at Dixon Avenue, Glasgow, on 24 September last year. Buksh will be sentenced on 27 June. The High Court in Glasgow heard that 43-year-old Mrs Buksh died after being struck on the head at least five times. Pathologists told the court that the lack of defensive injuries and the position of her body suggested she was assaulted as she slept. Following the attack, Buksh went to Cathcart Police Station and told an officer: "I've come to hand myself in. I think my wife's dead. I hit her on the head. I did it." The court was told that three psychiatrists described Buksh as suffering from an acute stress disorder at the time. Prosecutor Gordon Lamont said: "The accused and his wife had been married for 25 years, but over the last 10 or 11 years their relationship appears to have broken down and they became increasingly estranged, albeit, still residing under the one roof. "They slept separately and Mrs Buksh routinely slept on the sofa in the living room. Their children report that they barely spoke to each other." Mr Lamont said the problems in the marriage intensified after Mrs Buksh went to Pakistan on holiday in May last year. He said she had become involved with another man and was making plans to move to Pakistan. The court also heard that two days before he killed his wife, Buksh went to Paisley Police Office and spoke with a support officer saying he feared his wife was going to take their youngest child, aged 10, to Pakistan and not return. He also made an emergency doctor's appointment and said he was suffering from stress and not sleeping. He was prescribed medication for stress. Defence counsel Sarah Livingstone said: "My client has no memory of this incident. His amnesia is absolutely genuine. "This is not a case where this man was a bad husband, there was no domestic abuse. This was an unhappy marriage, but however, unhappy it was it didn't justify killing his wife. "He suffered an acute stress reaction. Three psychiatrists all agree that he was suffering from an abnormality of the mind." Judge Lord Burns deferred sentence on Buksh until 27 June at the High Court in Edinburgh for background reports.

Summary: A man has admitted killing his wife of 25 years while she slept.


Anthony Tavernor has been restoring Plas Cadnant Hidden Gardens, near Menai Bridge, on Anglesey for 20 years, describing it as his life's project. But after days of heavy rain, a "tidal wave" of flood water swept through the garden in the early hours of Saturday. It came as floods caused "chaos" across north Wales. Former farmer Mr Tavernor has been restoring the 10-acres of garden and buildings at Plas Cadnant since buying the then overgrown 200-acre estate in 1996. It now attracts visitors - both local and from abroad - and its fans include the Prince of Wales, who Mr Tavernor said had hoped to visit the estate. But the force of the water from the flooded River Cadnant has now washed away many precious plants, including some rare botanical species. It also demolished a wall dating back some 200 years, as well stone obelisks, platforms and seats. "The garden sits down in the valley so a huge amount of water came down from the fields like a tidal wave, devastating everything in its path," said Mr Tavernor. "I'm just devastated. This has been my life's project - my purpose in life - for the last 20 years and I live and dream it, "It's everything. I'm so emotionally involved with the garden. We've had so much support from people since we put the pictures on our Facebook page. It's almost like a bereavement." But he insisted he would carry on his work, despite the setback, and aimed to open as normal for visitors in February. "I was hoping to have a legacy for the future generations," he added. "I'm sure a lot of people would abandon it but I'm going to persevere." Days of rain caused floods which led to roads being closed, trains disrupted and homes evacuated on Boxing Day. Four flood warnings remain in place across north and west Wales, along with dozens of flood alerts.

Summary: A historical walled garden has been "devastated" by floods which have washed away a 200-year-old wall and rare plants, its owner has said.


The genome sequence from a thigh bone found in Siberia shows the first episode of mixing occurred between 50,000 and 60,000 years ago. The male hunter is one of the earliest modern humans discovered in Eurasia. The study in Nature journal also supports the finding that our species emerged from Africa some 60,000 years ago, before spreading around the world. The analysis raises the possibility that the human line first emerged millions of years earlier than current estimates. The work of Prof Svante Paabo, from the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig, Germany, is rewriting the story of humanity. Prof Paabo and his colleagues have pioneered methods to extract DNA from ancient human remains and read its genetic code. From this sequence, the scientist has been able to decipher an increasingly detailed story of modern humans as they spread across the globe. "The amazing thing is that we have a good genome of a 45,000-year-old person who was close to the ancestor of all present-day humans outside Africa," He told BBC News. Prof Paabo has analysed DNA from part of a leg bone of a man that lived in Western Siberia around 45,000 years ago. This is a key moment at the cross roads of the world, when modern humans were on the cusp of an expansion into Europe and Asia. The key finding was that the man had large, unshuffled chunks of DNA from a now extinct species of human, Neanderthals, who evolved outside of Africa. "Our analysis shows that modern humans had already interbred with Neanderthals then, and we can determine when that first happened much more precisely than we could before." Prof Paabo and his team published research in 2010 that showed that all non-African humans today have Neanderthal DNA. But that genetic material has been broken into much smaller chunks over the generations. By extrapolating the size of DNA chunks backwards, Prof Paabo and his colleagues were able to calculate when the first interbreeding with Neanderthals occurred. His study shows that it was between 50,000 and 60,000 years ago. According to Prof Chris Stringer of the Natural History Museum in London, this early interbreeding might indicate when the ancestors of people living outside of Africa today made their first steps out of the continent in which our species evolved more than 150,000 years ago. Prof Stringer was among those who believed that the first exit by modern humans from Africa that give rise to people outside of Africa today might have happened earlier, possibly 100,000 years ago. The evidence from Prof Paabo's research is persuading him that it was now much later. "There is a dispute as to when that 'Out of Africa' event happened and this fossil helps to look at that. It is close to the time I think that modern humans exited from Africa and gave rise to the populations in the rest of the world. I think that exit happened 60,000 years ago," he told BBC News. The new narrative seems to fit in with a recent new, more accurate dating of the arrival of

Summary: DNA analysis of a 45,000-year-old human has helped scientists pinpoint when our ancestors interbred with Neanderthals.


Part of Ysgol Glan Clwyd in Saint Asaph will be demolished in November, with new classrooms, assembly, music, drama and dining areas created. Work is aimed at meeting growing demand for Welsh-medium education. Denbighshire council's cabinet will be asked to approve awarding a contract for the work to Willmott Dixon.

Summary: A £15.9m Denbighshire school construction project is set to get under way after a firm was chosen to carry out the work.


They last for three months, which is long enough to sap the finances of the political parties and the energy of voters, battered by a never-ending string of cheap shots in cheap internet videos. Campaign 2015 is coming to the boil rather nicely now with the latest opinion polls suggesting that a centre-left alliance is running ahead of the hawkish Likud Party headed by Benjamin Netanyahu. That does not necessarily mean he will be forced from office - he could still form a right-wing coalition. But election night on 17 March promises to be an exciting affair. Outsiders, though, might be surprised that the moribund state of the vexed peace process between Israel and the Palestinians has never felt like a major campaign issue. It is there in the background all the time, of course, as the central historical and strategic issue that his faced this country since the Middle East war of 1967 when it captured Gaza from Egypt and the West Bank from Jordan. It captured the Golan Heights from Syria too, but that raises a different set of strategic issues which are separate from this particular diplomatic equation. Voters know that the Zionist Union - the name chosen for the alliance between Yitzhak Herzog's Labour Party and Tzipi Livni's movement Hatnuah - would approach the prospect of talking to the Palestinians about a "land-for-peace" deal with more enthusiasm than Mr Netanyahu. At one point in the campaign there was a brief controversy about whether a speech Mr Netanyahu made six years ago, cautiously embracing the concept of the Two-State solution, was still valid. His view appears to be that in an unstable Middle East where Iraq and Syria are disintegrating a newly-created Palestinian state could quickly become an ungoverned territory over-run by Islamist extremists. His many detractors might see in that an excuse for avoiding a deal for which he did not have much enthusiasm in the first place, but part of Mr Netanyahu's pitch to the Israeli people is that he is cautious in such matters - a steady, statesmanlike hand on matters affecting Israel's security. So while the peace process might be the prism through which outsiders tend to view Israeli politics, this campaign has centred much more on the economy - problems like the way in which the cost of housing outstrips the spending power of ordinary Israelis are front and centre. And what political scientists call the low-participation rate of the ultra-Orthodox communities in the economy and in the army is a major fault-line between secularists like the Yesh Atid movement and the religious parties like Shas. Yaakov Peri is a former head of Israel's internal security agency the Shin Bet - a job which required him to reflect deeply on his country's relationship with Palestinian society as he bore responsibility for neutralising the threat of militant groups. Before the last coalition collapsed he was Minister of Science and Technology and this time around he is a candidate once again for the centrist Yesh Atid. He says this is an issue where it is up

Summary: As electoral drama goes, Israeli election campaigns can be rather a slow burn.


The harmless reptile was found inside the vehicle after it was dropped off at a yard on March 8 and rescued by animal collection officer Ellie West. While the snake is believed to have been in the van for some time, it is now "fine and well" in an animal shelter. Ms West said it was "a relief" it had been saved. Most corn snakes sold in the UK are bred in captivity, but have very complex and special needs. RSPCA Wales is appealing for information about where the snake may have come from or who the owner is.

Summary: A corn snake has been discovered in a Neath van destined for the scrapheap.


The 25-year-old has made three appearances since joining the German Bundesliga side on a three-year deal last summer. Greece international Petsos began his career at Bayer Leverkusen, and has had spells at Kaiserslautern, Greuther Furth and Rapid Vienna. He becomes Fulham's first signing of the January transfer window. Meanwhile, striker Stephen Humphrys has extended his contract at Craven Cottage until the summer of 2019, and joined League One side Shrewsbury on loan until the end of the campaign. The 19-year-old has featured three times for the Whites since making his senior debut in December. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page or visit our Premier League tracker here.

Summary: Fulham have signed Werder Bremen midfielder Thanos Petsos on loan until the end of the season.


The naked man was spotted outside his hotel on Chorlton Street, at about 04:30 BST. Greater Manchester Police said it was a "genuine case of sleepwalking". GMP tweeted: "We checked with officers; was proper somnambulism, not a dare. Person grateful for our help + saw the funny side themselves." The man's identity has not been revealed by police.

Summary: A man was helped back to his hotel after sleepwalking into the street in Manchester city centre without any clothes on, police have said.


Reports say the blast may have been caused by a letter bomb. Mr Papademos, 69, and his driver have suffered leg injuries but their lives are not believed to be in danger, the reports add. Mr Papademos was appointed caretaker prime minister in November 2011 amid political and economic turmoil. He served in post until May 2012. Mr Papademos has also served as vice-president of the European Central Bank. Current Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who is attending a Nato summit in Brussels, is being kept informed of the incident, Greek news agency ANA said. Mr Papademos and his driver, who has not been named, were reportedly rushed to Evangelismos Hospital. Some reports say two banking officials were also in the car, but their condition is not known. No group has said it was behind the blast. In March, a letter bomb sent from Greece exploded at the International Monetary Fund office in Paris. The employee who opened the letter suffered hand and face injuries and staff were evacuated. Days earlier, a parcel bomb meant for German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble was intercepted and destroyed in Berlin before it could explode. Greek far-left group Conspiracy of Fire Cells said it was responsible for sending that device

Summary: Former Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has been injured by an explosion inside his car in Athens.


The 22-year-old fractured her neck and back, dislocated her pelvis and slipped a disc in her neck after colliding with Elis Ligtlee during the omnium final. Norfolk's Williamson spent four weeks in hospital after January's accident. "They were pretty sure paralysis was going to be the outcome while I was in Rotterdam, but luckily I pulled through," she told BBC Look East. "Being an athlete, I think they said because my neck and back were so strong I was able to withstand the force. "Although I did break a few bones, my spinal cord stayed intact and I'm here to live another day." Racing at the event was cancelled after the 2013 World Championships bronze medallist's crash, with fans asked to leave the velodrome. "I have no memories, which is probably pretty good," she said. "It's not going to put me off in the future," she said. "I remember holding onto the fence getting ready to roll up to the final and then next thing I know I was in hospital and someone was telling me I'd had an accident. I just responded with 'did I win?'. That was all I was worried about." Williamson hopes to be back "easy riding" on a bike by the end of the summer and says she has the right support around her to make a full recovery. Media playback is not supported on this device "I'm going to get back on a bike eventually," she added. "I've got no timescale yet, but I don't know what level I'll be able to get to. I'll give it a good go. "I've got the full support team behind me, I've got physios, doctors. We've got the world's best. At the end of the day, we're a great programme, so I've got every chance of getting back to where I was."

Summary: Britain's Victoria Williamson says she is lucky not to be paralysed after her serious crash at Rotterdam's Zesdaagse.


The 23-year-old joined Real at the age of 14 and was part of their Champions League-winning squads in 2014 and 2016. He will link up with former Sevilla boss Unai Emery, who succeeded Laurent Blanc as PSG manager in June. "It will be a great pleasure to work under the direction of Unai Emery, who has developed an excellent reputation," Jese told the PSG website.

Summary: Paris St-Germain have signed Spanish forward Jese from Real Madrid for an undisclosed fee on a five-year deal.


But the charge was reduced to a misdemeanour, and he received a one-year suspended prison sentence, escaping a longer term. He was acquitted of a second charge of breach of trust. The "Lagarde list" of HSBC bank account holders caused outrage in Greece as it faced its economic crisis. Greek governments have been accused of not fully investigating the list, which was given to Athens in 2010 by the then French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde. It is an extract of a list of account holders at a Geneva branch of HSBC leaked by former bank employee Herve Falciani. But the Pasok government took no action after receiving it and later claimed to have lost it. Papaconstantinou, who was finance minister at the time, denied any wrongdoing. The court in Athens found him guilty of doctoring a document, but the charge was reduced from a felony to a misdemeanour. Papaconstantinou was expelled from Pasok in 2012 after the allegations emerged. The country's new leftist-led government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has promised to crack down on tax evasion.

Summary: Former Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou has been found guilty of removing relatives' names from a list of potential Greek tax evaders.