Media playback is not supported on this device Paris Saint-Germain's £50 million defender David Luiz waved across the Parc des Princes pitch and then gestured with a thumbs up. Beaming with a bright smile I waved back immediately, then embarrassment set in. I realised the recognition wasn't for me, it was for another Ballymena man standing just to my left, the head groundsman at PSG. I was immensely proud for Jonathan Calderwood. A man raised just 'up the road' from me in Clough, County Antrim. This is a matchday ritual for Jonathan, receiving accolades from some of the world's most expensive footballers. "When we played Barcelona, I was told that Messi and Neymar both said it was the best pitch they've ever played on, when we played Real Madrid in September I got the same feedback from them," he said. It all started at east Belfast club Glentoran, where Jonathan cut his teeth (and grass) at the Oval. Next stop was the old Wembley Stadium in London, which coincided with his studies at Myrescough College, where he gained a National Diploma in Turf Science. Jonathan worked his way through the ranks, ending up as deputy head groundsman at Wembley. Calderwood went on to become head groundsman at Wolverhampton Wanderers before a move to Aston Villa. During 15 successful years at Villa Park he picked up multiple turf related awards including two Premier League Groundsman of the Year trophies. At Villa he met Gerard Houillier, one of the game's most respected managers. Meanwhile, across the English Channel a group of investors from Qatar made PSG one of Europe's richest football clubs. They wanted the very best of everything, including the blades of grass on the Parc des Princes pitch. On the advice of Houllier that meant a groundsman from Clough. He told PSG that Jonathan was the best groundsman in the world and Carlo Ancelotti, their manager at that time, agreed. Jonathan and his family moved to a new life in Paris and he made an immediate impact, becoming French Groundman of the Year in his first season. He added: "When you hear someone saying 'the guy just cuts grass' it's a little bit hurtful because I know what skills are involved, what dedication, what hours, what knowledge and experience goes into having a pitch like what we have at PSG. "Modern day football pitches are so complex and so complicated. I spent three years full-time at university and I would say 90% of my time was spent in the laboratory doing soil analysis, weeds, pesticides, disease management, wind, water, sunshine, fertiliser programmes and aeration - there is so much to it.' Jonathan's story doesn't end there, for his pitch will host Northern Ireland's game against Germany in Euro 2016. "If you're a groundsman like me, you want to work at the very top and it doesn't come much bigger than the European Championships," he said. "For me to move to Paris and for Northern Ireland to end up playing Germany in Paris on my pitch it doesn't get any better than that

Summary: It was just minutes before kick-off, and that's when it happened.


Ivan Cameron, who had cerebral palsy and epilepsy, died in hospital aged six in February 2009. Mrs Cameron told the Times: "Ive dying is such a massive thing that everything else is irrelevant." She also said it changed her husband's outlook. "I think it changed Dave's politics. It made him understanding, though he couldn't be too subjective." David Cameron had been an MP for less than a year when Ivan was born in 2002, and became prime minister the year after Ivan died. Mrs Cameron said: "From the moment he is born, you are living in a situation that is quite surreal and difficult to deal with. "It is intense every day, in and out of hospitals... in a way, that prepared me for Dave being prime minister, because I was used to living and operating in a way that's not normal." When Ivan died, she said, the outside world "became meaningless". "Like anyone else in my situation, I just kept going. You have to deal with it, because you have no choice." The Camerons have three other children; Nancy, born in 2004; Arthur, born in 2006; and Florence, born in 2010. Mrs Cameron also spoke about her family's life in Downing Street. "We tried to make the flat feel like a home. "Dave would be combing the children's hair for nits before giving a speech in the evening." They got their groceries delivered because there was no supermarket nearby - and if she forgot butter, she would have to go to a shop in Trafalgar Square. "So I did plan quite carefully." She also said she dreaded the official holiday photograph. "At the last minute we would panic and think, 'Oh God, it's the holiday photo... "I hated the holding-hands thing because it looked too romantic, so we overdid the cups-of-coffee-looking-wistful pose." Mrs Cameron was speaking to the Times Magazine to promote her clothing brand Cefinn. Before her husband became Prime Minister, she was creative director for Smythson, which makes luxury leather goods.

Summary: Samantha Cameron, the wife of the former Prime Minister, has said their son's death "overshadowed everything".


The first earthquake near Dingxi city had a magnitude of 5.98 and was shallow, with a depth of just 9.8 km (6 miles), the US Geological Survey said. Just over an hour later, a magnitude 5.6 quake hit the same area, it added. In 2008, an earthquake in Sichuan province left up to 90,000 people dead and millions homeless. A factory worker in Minxian county told AFP that he felt "violent shaking" and "ran to the yard of the [factory] plant immediately". "Our factory is only one floor. When I came to the yard, I saw an 18-storey building, the tallest in our county, shaking ferociously, especially the 18th floor," he said. The area has been hit by 371 aftershocks, according to the Earthquake Administration of Gansu province. Tremors were felt in the provincial capital, Lanzhou, and as far away as Xian, 400km (250 miles) to the east. At least 5,600 houses in the province's Zhangxian county are seriously damaged and 380 have collapsed, while some areas suffered from power cuts or mobile communications being disrupted, the earthquake administration added. "Many have been injured by collapsed houses," a doctor based in Minxian county was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying. "Many villagers have gone to local hospitals along the roads." The earthquake has caused a direct economic loss of 198 million yuan ($32m; Â£21m), the Dingxi government said on its microblog. Both the Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang had called Gansu province to express their concern for the victims and stress the importance of the rescue operations being conducted well, the Dingxi government added. Crews of fire fighters and rescue dogs have already arrived at the scene, the BBC's Celia Hatton in Beijing reports. In pictures: Quakes aftermath The closer to the surface an earthquake strikes, the more damage it can cause, our correspondent adds. The earthquake reportedly triggered a series of mudslides and landslides, making it difficult for rescuers to access some areas hit by the quake. The Gansu military police have deployed 500 soldiers, including 120 specialist rescuers, while 500 emergency tents and 2,000 quilts are also being transported to affected areas, Xinhua added. Officials from the civil affairs, transportation and earthquake departments were also visiting local towns to assess the damage, a statement on the Dingxi party website said. Rain is expected in the region later, leading to fears that this will make rescue efforts more difficult, or cause more landslides. "Showery weather is expected tomorrow, and lighter rain the day after that. The rain may have an adverse effect on rescue efforts - please pay attention and be on guard!" the Dingxi government wrote on its microblog. Residents in towns near the earthquake also reported feeling the tremors. "You could see the chandeliers wobble and the windows vibrating and making noise, but there aren't any cracks in the walls," AP news agency quoted a clerk at Wuyang Hotel, about 40 km (25 miles) from the epicentre, as saying. "Shop assistants all poured out onto the streets when the shaking began," the clerk said.

Summary: Two powerful earthquakes have struck China's north-west Gansu province, killing at least 75 people and leaving more than 400 others injured.


More than 130 owners have reported overheating problems behind the glove-box area, some of which have resulted in fires. Vauxhall is investigating the problem, but has not yet issued a full recall. The affected model is the Zafira B. It is thought that 280,000 of them are currently on the road in the UK. The alarm was raised by three different women, who say their cars burst into flames. Among them was Sue Freemantle, from Devon, who had four children in her Zafira when a fire began behind the dashboard. Claire Wheatley also from Devon, had to evacuate her car along with her husband when a similar incident occurred. They and others have posted pictures of the fires on Facebook. Vauxhall has already examined 20 such cars which have been burned out, and has summoned engineers from Germany to investigate. In a statement, it said it thought the heating and ventilation system was to blame. It said previous repairs may have been carried out improperly, or in some cases, non-genuine parts may have caused the fires. The affected models have manual air-conditioning, as pictured above. Owners who have electronic climate control have not reported any problems. The cars, all right-hand drive, were built between 2005 and 2014. Anyone who has concerns about their vehicle is being asked to contact their dealer.

Summary: Carmaker Vauxhall is trying to contact hundreds of thousands of British drivers, over worries their Zafira models could catch fire.


Winger Matt Phillips is still nursing a hamstring problem and remains out for the fourth game in a row. Mohamed Elneny should be available for Arsenal after making a quicker than expected recovery from an ankle injury. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Kieran Gibbs are both fitness doubts and will be assessed, while Santi Cazorla remains a long-term absentee. Martin Fisher: "Even a win in this one won't be enough to lift Arsenal back into the top four, a worrying sign of what might be their fate come the end of the season. "The FA Cup again offers Arsene Wenger the chance of silverware but it's extending his proud record of Champions League qualification that's more likely to persuade him to sign that contract on his desk. "After losing three of their last four Premier League outings, the Gunners can ill afford any slip-ups against an Albion side I saw well beaten at Everton last weekend. "Having superbly steered West Brom to safety by the end of February, the challenge for Tony Pulis now is to make sure the season doesn't peter out tamely." Twitter: @martfisher1 West Brom head coach Tony Pulis: "The most important thing is that we get that mentality into the players and into everyone around the football club that we want to get more points, that we want to push on. "My aim is to get a team that can stay in the top 12 every year and get to cup finals. You've got to have that strong mentality and desire to do that." Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger: "Success, it's not down to me to judge that. Our job is to do as well as we can until the end of the season. We want to play in the Champions League next season. "We have a tough job because we have six or seven teams fighting for the places. We are in the semi-finals of the FA Cup, we have an opportunity to do that as well. So overall that's our targets. "After that, success is basically to take the maximum out of the potential of the team. Where is that? We will see." The Baggies are yet to beat a top-seven team this season but I am expecting a response from them on Saturday after their recent displays. Arsenal have a mixed record at The Hawthorns with only one win in their past three league visits, and I don't see them leaving with three points this time either. Prediction: 1-1 Lawro's full predictions v boxer Anthony Crolla Head-to-head West Bromwich Albion Arsenal SAM (Sports Analytics Machine) is a super-computer created by @ProfIanMcHale at the University of Salford that is used to predict the outcome of football matches.

Summary: West Brom midfielder James Morrison will miss Saturday's game against Arsenal because of an ankle injury.


Just over 1,000 soldiers from two signals regiments and their families will be moving to Beacon Barracks. Developer Lovell, based in nearby Tamworth, is building 346 homes on sites in the area. They are expected to be completed at a rate of 15 a week, with the last ones handed over to the Ministry of Defence in September. L/Cpl Richard Neely and his wife Rachel were the first to see inside their property and said the move would give them more "security" for the future. "We're just looking for something more permanent now," Ms Neely said. "This is our third move in two years. With a baby it's quite hard." 1st Armoured Division Signal Regiment and 16th Signal Regiment will join 22 Signal Regiment at Beacon Barracks as part of a wider shake-up of defence bases. The Ministry of Defence plans to move 20,000 troops from bases in Germany to the UK between 2010 and 2020, ending a 70-year association with Germany.

Summary: The first keys have been handed over to new homes built for troops moving from Germany to Stafford.


Eight year-old Phoebe Hanson wrote to BBC Radio 4's PM saying she worried how the "bongs" would be replaced while Big Ben is being repaired next year. PM's editor, Roger Sawyer, told Phoebe: "It would be quite a task." A Facebook post by Phoebe's father, Jon Hanson, about the exchange has been liked and shared thousands of times. The "Big Ben" bell, after which the Palace of Westminster's Elizabeth Tower is more commonly known, is expected to fall silent early next year for the first time since 2007 for a three-year renovation project. The work will cost £29m and involve repairs to the clock's hands, mechanism and pendulum. Replying to Phoebe's letter on 12 December, Sawyer said he was "very much taken with your idea", but there could be some operational obstacles because "the bongs are live". He explained: "You'd have to rush in after school each day (and at the weekend), rush home for tea, homework, a bit of chillin', then a quick sleep. "And then - here's the hard bit - you'd have to rush in again at midnight, because there are live bongs again before the midnight news. "That's an awful lot of work for someone who is still quite young. I wouldn't like to do all that." Speaking to BBC News, Mr Hanson said: "She was listening to Radio 4 in the car and Eddie Mair was saying that Big Ben would stop chiming next year, and she said, 'Oh no, we have to do something about it. I want to write a letter.' "She was absolutely stunned to get a reply, and was so pleased she took it to school and showed everyone. "She takes things very literally as she is on the autism spectrum, so I think she still wants to do the bongs. "I'm very proud of her. I work in IT and we try to increase our internet presence, but then she has stepped in and done it in one fell swoop." Writing on his Facebook page, Mr Hanson called Sawyer's response "priceless". "She thinks I should drive her up to Broadcasting House and back twice a day," he told others who had commented on his page. Sawyer said that although he was surprised to receive the letter, he was aware that the bongs at the end of the programme "seem to chime with the younger audience especially - no pun intended". He said Phoebe's hand-written letter - accompanied by a covering letter - suggested she could hum the Westminster chimes before playing her own instrument for the bongs, and that she could record everything on her own microphone brought with her to the studio. "What I say to people who ask what the job [of working on PM] entails is that it requires a lot of determination and tenacity, but also what is vital is imagination and free thinking," he said. "She has a great future because she has that ability to problem-solve in a free thinking way. Those are the kinds of skills that the BBC needs."

Summary: A girl who offered to replace Big Ben's chimes on BBC radio has been let down gently after an editor warned her of the long hours that would be involved.


Malaysia's attorney general cleared Mr Najib of allegations of corruption on Tuesday after ruling that the money was a donation from the Saudi royal family. Mr Najib had denied that the money came from state investment fund 1MDB. The Saudi source said the donation was made amid concern in Riyadh about the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood. At the time, Malaysia's opposition alliance included the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS). Its founders were inspired by the Brotherhood, although there is little evidence the Brotherhood actually has much support in Malaysia. Mr Najib's coalition went on to win the election, but with one of its poorest showings in more than 50 years in power. Malaysia's 'mysterious millions' - case solved? 1MDB: The case riveting Malaysia Profile: Najib Razak The secretive donation to Mr Najib was allegedly paid over in several wire transfers between late March 2013 and early April 2013, just ahead of the election on 5 May. The well-placed Saudi source, who has asked not to be named, told the BBC the payment was authorised from the very top - from Saudi Arabia's late King Abdullah - with funds coming from both his personal finances and state funds. Prince Turki bin Abdullah, one of the king's sons, is reported to have had extensive business dealings in Malaysia. The purpose of the donation was simple, said the Saudi source - it was to help Mr Najib and his coalition win the election, employing a strategic communications team with international experience, focusing on the province of Sarawak, and funding social programmes through party campaigning. But why should the Saudis care about an election in a non-Arab country more than 6,000 km (3,700 miles) away? The answer, the source said, lay in their concerns over the rising power of the Muslim Brotherhood, which they consider a terrorist organisation. The Saudis were already upset at events in Egypt, where President Mohammed Morsi was busy consolidating the Brotherhood's hold on the country. It would be another three months before Mr Morsi was to be deposed by the army, and the Saudis were convinced that the opposition was being supported by the Brotherhood and Qatar, which backed the Brotherhood and other Islamist groups in the Middle East. So how unusual is it for the Saudi royal family to hand over this amount of cash in a personal donation? Not at all, said the Saudi insider, adding that Jordan, Morocco, Egypt and Sudan have all been beneficiaries of multi-$100m donations from the Saudi royal purse. "There is nothing unusual about this donation to Malaysia," he said. "It is very similar to how the Saudis operate in a number of countries." Saudi Arabia was quick to support the overthrow of Mr Morsi in Egypt, providing the military-backed government with billions of dollars in aid and loans. Jordan has been the beneficiary of more than $1bn in Saudi development funding, while Riyadh has deposited more than $1bn in Sudan's central bank and signed deals to finance dams on the Nile. Morocco has been provided with oil, financing, investments and jobs in recent

Summary: The $681m (Â£479m) deposited in the bank account of Malaysian PM Najib Razak by Saudi Arabia was to help him win the 2013 elections, a Saudi source says.


Thousands of people were at the ceremony at BAE Systems' Devonshire Dock Hall in Barrow to mark the end of the build process for Artful. Another four of the nuclear-powered submarines are being built at the yard. The ceremony was carried out by Amanda Lady Zambellas, wife of the Royal Navy's First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir George Zambellas. BAE Systems Maritime - Submarines managing director John Hudson said: "The design and build of a nuclear-powered submarine is as challenging as it is complex, so today represents a significant milestone in Artful's programme. "It requires real skill and innovation to deliver submarines as sophisticated as Artful and this would not have been possible without the valued contribution of our employees and the collaborative efforts of the whole submarine enterprise." Artful will remain at the Barrow yard while commissioning activities are carried out and is due to be launched early next year for further tests. HMS Astute and HMS Ambush have already been launched. The other vessels are at various stages in the design and build process and will be called Audacious, Anson, Agamemnon and Ajax. The Barrow yard has been working on the Astute programme since 2001. The Ministry of Defence said the Astute class of submarines have greater firepower, state-of-the-art communications equipment and advanced stealth technology, making them quiet and harder to detect.

Summary: The third Astute Class submarine to be built at a Cumbrian shipyard has been named.


The inquiry was told Harry Clarke, 58, had been unconscious at the wheel of a bus in 2010 and during the bin lorry crash in December last year. Expert witness Dr Ronald Neville told the inquiry doctors did not note differing accounts of the 2010 episode. Mr Clarke told his GP he had fainted in the work canteen at First Bus. But the First Bus doctor was aware this happened while he was at the wheel of the bus. Six people died and 15 others were injured when the Glasgow City Council bin lorry veered out of control on Queen Street before crashing into the Millennium Hotel in George Square in December 2014. The fatal accident inquiry (FAI) at Glasgow Sheriff Court is examining Mr Clarke's health, the condition of the lorry and the route taken. The court had previously heard that following the 2010 blackout when he was a bus driver, Mr Clarke was examined by Dr Kenneth Lyons, the medical advisor to First Bus. Dr Lyons subsequently sent a letter to Mr Clarke's own GP, which described how his loss of consciousness took place on a stationary bus and asked for further advice. Mr Clarke's GP, Dr Gerard McKaig, told the inquiry that the driver had said to him that he had fainted in the First Bus canteen. After he went on annual leave, Dr Lyons received a response to his letter from a Dr John Langan, who worked at the same practice as Dr McKaig. The letter said Mr Clarke had been "waiting for his lunch in a hot environment" when he fainted, and the driver was "unlikely to have another one". It concluded Mr Clarke was "fit to return to work as a bus driver". On Tuesday, the inquiry heard a second day of evidence from Dr Neville, a GP in Dundee, who also prepares expert reports on drivers' fitness to drive. He prepared a report on Mr Clarke after the bin lorry crash. Dr Neville told the inquiry that the "major discrepancy" in reports about the 2010 episode should have been caught by doctors. The expert witness said the letter that came back from Mr Clarke's GP's surgery lacked the detail or thoroughness you would expect from a healthcare professional. He said the First Bus doctor should have noted the major discrepancy in the account of the 2010 blackout and he should have got in touch with the other doctor. Dr Neville said that if either doctor had noted the discrepancy in Mr Clarke's account, an inquiry into the exact facts would have resulted. Erin McQuade, 18, her grandparents Jack Sweeney, 68, and his 69-year-old wife Lorraine, all from Dumbarton, died in the bin lorry crash. Stephenie Tait, 29, and Jacqueline Morton, 51, both from Glasgow, and Gillian Ewing, 52, from Edinburgh, were also killed. The Crown Office has already concluded that there will be no criminal prosecution over the crash, with senior lawyers deeming it a "tragic accident". The inquiry continues.

Summary: The inquiry into the Glasgow bin lorry crash which killed six people last year has heard of a "lack of due diligence" from doctors in relation to the driver.


The 27-year-old has agreed a three-year contract with Sarries and will move to Allianz Park this summer. Clark made his Premiership debut aged 18 for Leeds in 2007 and he has won one international cap for England, which came against France in August 2015. "Calum is a very talented player and will fit in brilliantly here," Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall said. "He is still a player with a huge amount of potential and in our opinion he has his best years ahead of him." Clark is Saracens' third signing for the 2017-18 season, after the announcements Wales international Liam Williams and Toulouse hooker Christopher Tolofua will join the European and Premiership champions.

Summary: Saracens have agreed a deal to sign flanker Calum Clark from fellow Premiership side Northampton Saints.


Lower down this article The top players, forced to enter from the beginning of the 128-man event, will come up against some unfamiliar names in the first round before the BBC's live coverage begins with the second round on Saturday. Former world champion and BBC Sport pundit Ken Doherty, who plays world number 89 Mitchell Mann on Thursday, assesses the contenders and possible stories that could emerge at the Barbican Centre. Most of the leading players have won a tournament so far this season. Four-time UK champion Ronnie O'Sullivan managed to retain his Champion of Champions crown in Coventry, while defending UK champion Neil Robertson triumphed at the Wuxi Classic in June. Judd Trump won the Australian Open and Mark Selby, whose wife gave birth to their first child earlier this month, claimed a European Tour event in Latvia. Ding Junhui, winner of five ranking titles last season, continued where he left off by winning the first Asian Tour event. The man going into the tournament in excellent form is Shaun Murphy. The 2008 UK champion made a 147 break in last week's European Tour event in Germany. Remarkably, it was his third attempt at a maximum during the event, having previously failed on the final blue and final green. Ken Doherty's view: You will see the usual suspects in the latter stages. Ronnie O'Sullivan has been in superb form and Shaun Murphy was outstanding in Germany, topping it off with a 147 break. Ding has had a consistent few years and it enjoyed his first major win in the UK in 2005. The public always love watching Judd Trump, he is so exciting. Maybe this tournament might have come too soon for Mark Selby because there is a bit of upheaval when a child is born. When my son came along in 2007, I was at the UK a couple of days later and I was floating on air and very proud to be a new father. It took a bit of focus away from my snooker that week, there is no doubt about it. I ended up going out in the first round against Nigel Bond. On the evidence of O'Sullivan's performances at the Champion of Champions event, he will be the man to beat. Having compiled four centuries in the final against Judd Trump, The Rocket - usually his own harshest critic - stated afterwards, "I think I am playing better than I ever have." An added motivation will be the chance to surpass Stephen Hendry's record of 775 career centuries. O'Sullivan is currently on 764 and could achieve the feat in York. However, his results in the two ranking events he has entered this season were disappointing. A first-round round loss to Alan McManus in the Shanghai Masters was followed by a quarter-final defeat against Mark Williams at the International Championship. Doherty's view: O'Sullivan will be the favourite. The way he has been playing the last couple of years, I think he is getting better with age. He is more of a complete player than he has ever

Summary: The UK Championship, the second biggest ranking event of the snooker calendar, begins in York on Tuesday.


Supported by 89 from Steven Mullaney, Root hit two sixes and 10 fours in his 93-ball first List A century, as Notts recovered from 92-4 to reach 303-6. Jonathan Trott hit 14 fours in his 104, his 21st limited-overs century. But the holders fell short on 293-9 to lose by 10 runs, a third straight loss. Warwickshire needed 49 from the last five overs as the pressure mounted, and after Rikki Clarke and Keith Barker both holed out, that became 16 needed off the last over, bowled by Luke Fletcher, but two run-outs sealed the hosts' fate. Bears captain Ian Bell made 51, but he was the second of three victims for Mullaney, who crucially accounted for Trott, no sooner than the former England batsman had reached three figures - for the fourth time in his last 10 One-Day Cup innings. After starting their defence of the trophy with an impressive 10-wicket win against Warwickshire, the Bears' third straight defeat now leaves them second bottom in North Group ahead of Sunday's visit of winless Lancashire. Notts climb to fourth in the group, three points behind leaders Worcestershire, ahead of Sunday's home fixture against Leicestershire at Welbeck Colliery. Warwickshire's Jonathan Trott told BBC WM: "We lost our way a little bit with the bat and lost too many wickets at crucial times, including myself. I shouldn't have got out when I did. "If I had got a few more runs, 120 or 130, it would have been a lot easier for the rest of the guys coming in. "Mullaney and Root batted well to get them up to a defendable total but the disappointing thing is that we had chances in the game to close it out and win it and unfortunately we couldn't do it." Nottinghamshire batsman Billy Root told BBC Radio Nottingham: "The century just snuck up on me really. I wasn't thinking about it. It was just a question of trying to score as many runs as possible. "There were a lot of high-fives in the dressing-room which was nice. I haven't checked my messages yet but I am sure there will be one from Joe. "It's nice to be selected for the start of a competition and then it's your job to try to contribute and I am happy to have done so. It's a great dressing-room to be in at the moment. Everyone is in such a good place."

Summary: Nottinghamshire's Billy Root, younger brother of England Test captain Joe, hit an unbeaten 107 at Edgbaston to help them beat Warwickshire and record a second successive One-Day Cup win.


Sullay Kaikai opened the scoring for Shrewsbury with a low strike before Cody McDonald levelled from 20 yards. Shrewsbury regained the lead through Andy Mangan's acrobatic finish before the Gills equalised again through Jake Hessenthaler's strike from distance. The visitors' winner came when Jean-Louis Akpa Apro's fortuitous 81st-minute deflected effort found the net. Gillingham sixth game without a win caused them to slip out of League One's top six, leapfrogged by Barnsley. At the other end of the table, Shrewsbury ended their run of seven games without a win to go four points clear of the relegation zone with a game in hand.

Summary: Shrewsbury gave their survival hopes a huge boost with victory at Gillingham, who drop out of the play-off places.


Vonn finished 0.70 seconds clear of Switzerland's Lara Gut, with Austrian Cornelia Huetter a further 0.55 seconds back in Altenmarkt Zauchensee. The American also won Saturday's downhill event. That equalled Annemarie Moser-Proll's record tally of 36 World Cup downhill wins. The 31-year-old now has 73 overall World Cup wins - 13 short of Ingemar Stenmark's record. Vonn leads the World Cup super-G standings by 80 points over Hutter, and is now within 38 points of Lara Gut in the overall standings. "It's a perfect start to the new year," she said. "Hopefully I can just continue on in this direction and keep winning." Media playback is not supported on this device

Summary: Lindsey Vonn claimed her second win in two days at the Alpine Skiing World Cup event in Austria with victory in the super-G event.


The incident happened at Unst harbour about 06:50. There were no passengers on board, only four crew members and no-one was injured. There was no loss of fuel from the vessel. The ferry is currently alongside in Unst with the fire brigade pumping out water which was taken on board during the accident.

Summary: Shetland Coastguard was called out after the inter-island ferry hit rocks on its way from Yell to Unst.


Part of a school roof was ripped off at Rhosgadfan near Caernarfon, Gwynedd, while hundreds of homes across Wales experienced power cuts. The day saw train delays, speed and lane restrictions on major bridges and power cuts for hundreds of homes. It followed a yellow 'be aware' warning for wind across Wales, which was in force until midnight on Friday. Friday has been one of the busiest days of the festive season on UK roads as the Christmas getaway combined with the end of the working week. The highest gusts of wind were recorded on Friday afternoon at Mona on Anglesey. Irish Ferries cancelled six of its fast sailings between Holyhead and Dublin due to "adverse weather conditions" on the Irish Sea, transferring passengers to their cruise ferry services. Arriva Trains Wales warned of "speed restrictions and possible delays" for all services between Llandudno Junction to Holyhead due to the winds. The National Trust also closed Erddig Hall and Chirk Castle in Wrexham due to the expected high winds. Winds eased into Friday evening, with earlier restrictions on both the A55 Britannia Bridge in north Wales and the M48 Severn Bridge in Monmouthshire lifted. But a blustery forecast for the Christmas weekend has seen at least one festive event postponed - Rhyl's Boxing Day Dip in the sea in Denbighshire will now go ahead 24 hours later, on Tuesday, 27 December. Check if this is affecting your journey

Summary: Wales has faced pre-Christmas disruptions after winds of up to 75mph from Storm Barbara swept in on Friday.


The 21-year-old member of parliament is named alongside Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift and Noel Gallagher for the publication's People of the Year list. NME said the politician impressed by becoming the youngest MP elected to the House of Commons since 1880. Earlier this month, she was named Glasgow University's Young Alumnus of the Year. Ms Black won the Paisley and Renfrewshire South seat in May's general election, before completing her MA Hons degree in Politics and Public Affairs.

Summary: SNP MP Mhairi Black has been announced as one of music magazine NME's People of the Year nominees.


The first minister is one of six UK representatives in Forbes magazine's annual list of the world's most powerful and influential women. A Scottish government spokesman said the list underlined the importance both of the first minister's office and the profile of Scotland as a nation. German Chancellor Angela Merkel topped the list for the sixth year running. Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton was placed second, with Janet Yellen, chairwoman of the US Federal Reserve, third. The Queen is 29th, while Ms Sturgeon is 50th overall. The rankings consider influence, media presence, wealth and success at implementing change. The other British women who made the list are Bank of England deputy governor Nemat Shafik at 59, Guardian editor Katharine Viner at 68, Economist editor Zanny Minton Beddoes at 78, and Eliza Manningham-Buller, chairwoman of the Wellcome Trust, at 88. German Chancellor Angela Merkel tops the list for the sixth year in a row - and the 11th time in total. As a central figure in German politics ever since reunification, Ms Merkel has led Germany since 2005 and is a leading force in the European Union. Choosing her for top spot, Forbes noted that "if there is a single leader able to defy existential economic and political challenges to the European Union, from edges and core, it has been Angela Merkel." Hillary Clinton looks set to go head-to-head with Donald Trump for the position of President of the United States in November. Mrs Clinton, who has had previous spells in the White House as first lady to husband Bill and as foreign secretary to current President Barack Obama, is bidding to become the first female President. She has also served as a senator for New York state, and was a leading lawyer, serving as the first female chair of the Legal Services Corporation and the first female partner at Rose Law Firm. Janet Yellen is chair of the Federal Reserve, the central banking system of the United States. Having previously chaired the White House Council of Economic Advisors under the Bill Clinton administration, Ms Yellen took over at the Fed in 2014, and managed the body through its first interest rate rise since June 2006. Forbes said she is known for "steadiness, not inscrutability", lauding her use of "plain sentences and easy logic" despite being "the world's top market-mover". Co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, alongside her former Microsoft head husband, Mrs Gates organised $4.2bn in charitable work and global development in 2015 alone. The foundation has given out $36.7bn in grant payments since it was founded in 2000, with Mrs Gates directing the organisation and in particular championing investments in women and girls around the globe. Forbes said her work had "inspired other big donors and changed the way funders think about effective philanthropy". Mary Barra was promoted from chief executive to president of General Motors in January, having guided the firm to record profits in 2015. Ms Barra has been credited with turning around the fortunes of the American car-making giant, which had to recall 30 million vehicles in

Summary: Nicola Sturgeon has been ranked as the second most powerful woman in the UK, behind only the Queen.


Police said the man was detained as part of an ongoing investigation into the conflict in Syria. Officers from the South East Counter Terrorism Unit (SECTU) and Sussex Police are searching one residential address. The arrest is not linked to any immediate threat in the UK, police said. Crawley MP Henry Smith said police told him early this morning that a 40-year-old man had been arrested at a property thought to be in the Langley Green area of the town. He said: "I understand he has been arrested in relation to membership of organisations which are connected with activity to the Syrian civil war." Mr Smith said he understood people would be concerned over news of the arrest, particularly following the death of Abdul Waheed Majeed, from Crawley, who died in a suspected suicide attack in Syria in February last year. The 41-year-old, who was born and raised in Crawley, drove a truck bomb into the gates of a prison in Aleppo. The father of three had left Britain in 2013 telling his family he was going on a humanitarian mission to Syria. Mr Smith said: "These cases are in the minority but they are very concerning and the public need to feel that they are as protected as they can be." A spokesperson for SECTU said the unit was committed to intervening in activities "which cause concern to local communities". "We will continue to work with our partners and local communities in order to protect them from individuals and organisations which may seek to exploit them for extremist purposes," the spokesperson added. Local residents are being asked to contact police if they have any concerns regarding extremist activity in the area.

Summary: A 40-year-old man has been arrested in Crawley, West Sussex, on suspicion of terror offences.


Mark McKenna, 38, from Northfleet, in Kent, pleaded guilty to arranging the commission of a child sex offence at Maidstone Crown Court last month. He was arrested near a car park at the Bluewater shopping centre in August. He had thought he was meeting the girl after sending her explicit messages online, but in fact had been talking to the vigilante group, The Hunted One. The group had tipped off Kent Police and filmed his arrest after creating a fake Instagram account. It describes itself as "a secret organisation of dedicated parents, pro-actively seeking out and exposing online groomers, sexual predators and paedophiles". More news from Kent During a series of exchanges over three-and-a-half weeks with the fictitious girl, McKenna sent explicit photos, a video and countless messages. In one, he asked: "Can you kiss?" When she replied yes, he said: "What else can you do?" The court heard it was made clear from the outset she was 11 years old. McKenna arranged to meet the girl at Bluewater on 6 August as his "girlfriend was away", sending her a photo of an unopened packet of condoms with the message "I have them". He told her: "You do know I'm 38? "You will have to be my daughter for the day," adding that she should not tell anyone in case he got in trouble with the police. However, when he arrived at the shopping centre he was confronted by members of the vigilante group. Sentencing, Judge Philip Statman described McKenna's behaviour as "abhorrent". "You have succeeded in destroying your family," he said. The judge told the court he was aware of how the case had unfolded, saying: "Matters of this kind ought properly to be left to the appropriate investigating police officers who are there to safeguard the interests of the community as a whole." McKenna was placed on the sex offenders' register for life.

Summary: A man confronted by vigilantes after arranging to meet an 11-year-old girl for sex has been jailed for five years.


Somebody had placed a garland of fresh flowers on the rusting wreckage of a tank. Men died here and were remembered. Although the fields were empty it was possible to imagine them filled with workers harvesting the sunflower crop. This was the lull, the space between bombardments when the land reminded us of its true purpose: not a battlefield but a place of abundance. I remarked to a colleague that the calm was our greatest enemy here. It lulled us into a false sense of ease. And then it started. I heard shouts of "Go, go, go" in English and Ukrainian. There were loud cracks and flashes in the fields nearby, then the surge of adrenalin; the fear - impossible to convey - of being caught in the open by artillery. Another small moment in the life of a war we have reported on for the past year. Much of that time has been spent in the villages around Donetsk airport, like Pisky. Of a pre-war population of 3,000, there are now only around 40 people left. We had come back to Pisky to spend a night in the company of a couple who refused to leave one of the most embattled places on the Ukrainian front. Anatoliy and Svetlana Kosse, both aged 68, were among the few residents still here. All around them were the ruins of houses struck by shellfire. Their days and nights are punctuated by the noise of artillery, rockets, mortars and gunfire. But alongside this murderous back and forth there was a more hopeful soundtrack. We heard it in the garden where Anatoliy tends his bees, in the kitchen where Svetlana cooked us dinner from the vegetables she grew and the eggs from her henhouse. It was the unrehearsed but determined music of life that refused to be yield in the face of war. The village sat close to Donetsk airport and on the frontline between the Government and rebel armies. There was no electricity or water. Food supplies were meagre: the couple survived on what they produced and on occasional aid deliveries. "It is terrifying," said Svetlana. "Before I only had a few grey hairs here. And now you can see. When I look at myself with my glasses on, it is terrifying." So why did they stay? Why did they not leave for the city? I asked these questions of Anatoliy as he tended the beehives. "I am taking care of them, they are here, how can I just leave them?" he replied. This was home. To leave would be to abandon all they had worked for. In fact Svetlana did move to the city for several months. Anatoliy stayed behind to take care of the home they had created together with its crop-filled garden, beehives and neat rows of flowers. We were sitting over dinner when Svetlana described what happened after she left. "When he was alone here, every morning and evening we called each other. I had a strong pain in my soul and so did he. He was a lonely man here

Summary: It was a perfect afternoon in early summer.


5 February 2016 Last updated at 15:27 GMT This year the festival features over 200 sculptures including iconic Asian buildings carved out of snow and ice. A ten metre tall model of a high speed train is also one of the big attractions. Organisers hope over two million people will visit from all over the country, and abroad, to see the sculptures.

Summary: A snow and ice festival in Northern Japan saw some pretty impressive sculptures made out of the cold stuff.


Akinfenwa chested down in the box and saw his deflected shot fly past Bobby Olejnik to continue Wycombe's impressive home form - they have lost just one of six league games at Adams Park this term. Paul Hayes should have given the hosts the lead after 18 minutes when a bouncing ball fell to him five yards out but his looping header cleared the crossbar. Exeter striker Reuben Reid's driven 27th-minute shot bounced dangerously in front of Wycombe keeper Jamal Blackman, who temporarily spilled, and the visitors were then denied a glorious chance as Ollie Watkins was penalised for a foul when one-on-one. The Chairboys dominated the second period as substitute Akinfenwa nodded over and Paris Cowan-Hall flicked Joe Jacobson's delivery wide. But after 85 minutes, Anthony Stewart's lofted ball from the left fell straight to Akinfenwa, allowing the big striker to turn and smash the ball past Olejnik for his second goal since joining the club. Report supplied by the Press Association. Match ends, Wycombe Wanderers 1, Exeter City 0. Second Half ends, Wycombe Wanderers 1, Exeter City 0. Corner, Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Jordan Moore-Taylor. Corner, Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Craig Woodman. Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Matt Bloomfield replaces Sam Wood. Substitution, Exeter City. Liam McAlinden replaces Robbie Simpson. Hand ball by Robbie Simpson (Exeter City). Substitution, Exeter City. David Wheeler replaces Lee Holmes. Goal! Wycombe Wanderers 1, Exeter City 0. Adebayo Akinfenwa (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Stewart. Jake Taylor (Exeter City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Scott Kashket (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Jake Taylor (Exeter City). Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Scott Kashket replaces Paris Cowan-Hall. Foul by Dan Rowe (Wycombe Wanderers). Jake Taylor (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Joe Jacobson (Wycombe Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Joe Jacobson (Wycombe Wanderers). Ollie Watkins (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Exeter City. Pierce Sweeney replaces Jack Stacey. Attempt blocked. Sam Wood (Wycombe Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Attempt missed. Paris Cowan-Hall (Wycombe Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Joe Jacobson (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Jake Taylor (Exeter City). Paris Cowan-Hall (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Luke Croll (Exeter City). Attempt missed. Adebayo Akinfenwa (Wycombe Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Adebayo Akinfenwa replaces Paul Hayes. Corner, Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Lloyd James. Foul by Paul Hayes (Wycombe Wanderers). Luke Croll (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Joe Jacobson. Dominic Gape (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Lloyd James (Exeter City). Corner, Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Jack Stacey. Joe Jacobson (Wycombe

Summary: Adebayo Akinfenwa's winner five minutes from time handed Wycombe a hard-fought 1-0 home victory over Exeter in League Two.


The players, who each represent one of the four Welsh regions, have 160 Wales caps between them. Dual contracts are funded 60% by the Welsh Rugby Union and 40% by the regions. "Having our best players in Wales is vital to the future health of our game," the WRU's Martyn Phillips said. The WRU chief executive continued: "Seeing international players re-sign these contracts highlights the success of the programme as we continue to work hard to drive the game forward. "We have made no secret of that and the importance both on and off the field at regional and national level in Welsh players playing their rugby in Wales." The quartet have made more than 370 regional appearances between them. Cardiff Blues' Wales captain Warburton, 28, was the first Welsh player to be given a dual contract in September 2014. Flanker Lydiate returned to Welsh rugby on a national dual contract in December 2014 when he joined Ospreys following a spell in France with Racing Metro. Scarlets prop Lee, who has won 26 caps for Wales, signed his first dual contract in January 2015. Newport Gwent Dragons' Amos, 22, signed his national dual contract in December 2014 and has won 10 caps for Wales. Amos' deal is a boost to the Dragons as he had been linked with a move away from Rodney Parade. Newport Gwent Dragons head coach Kingsley Jones said: "It's great news for both our region and Wales that Hallam has committed to the Dragons for another two years." Cardiff Blues head coach Danny Wilson on Sam Warburton: "With his leadership ability and having achieved so much in the game he's a great asset for Cardiff Blues. "It's great that he sees his future here and he will be a key figure for us moving forward." Ospreys head coach, Steve Tandy on Dan Lydiate: "With Dan's outlook on the game and his desire to keep learning, even as a senior Wales international and a Lion, he is an example to everybody. "I believe he's really grown as an individual and a player since he came to us less than two years ago, and there is still more growth in him, on and off the field." Scarlets head coach, Wayne Pivac on Samson Lee: "We're delighted to see another homegrown player committing his future to the club. "It's great news that Samson has extended his contract and will continue to ply his trade here at the Scarlets." Newport Gwent Dragons head coach Kingsley Jones on Hallam Amos: "He is pivotal to our plans going forward. "Not only is he a top class international player he is a quality person and at the age of just 21 is respected by the whole squad and staff."

Summary: Wales internationals Sam Warburton, Dan Lydiate, Samson Lee and Hallam Amos have signed extensions to their national dual contracts.


Media playback is not supported on this device The League One side were ahead after just three minutes as the forward scored with a low left-foot shot. Rovers went two clear with 20 minutes remaining when Williams netted from close range after a defensive error from a corner by Oliver Crowley. Bohan Dixon was unlucky to see his 20-yard free-kick tipped round the post by Doncaster keeper Thorsten Stuckmann.

Summary: Andy Williams' double saw Doncaster ease to a comfortable victory over National League North side Stalybridge.


The 2008 champion from Portrush warmed up for next week's Open at Royal Troon by finishing on nine under and five behind winner Alex Noren of Sweden. McDowell picked up birdies at one, six and 16 but bogeys at 15 and 17 ended his title hopes. Padraig Harrington was six under after a 71 while Belfast's Michael Hoey was back on four over following a 72. Noren clinched a one-shot victory over nearest challenger Tyrrell Hatton. McDowell, who has slipped to 78th in the world rankings, goes into the Open in improved form and having already played two practice rounds at Troon last weekend.

Summary: Graeme McDowell carded a final-round 71 to end the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart in joint 10th.


Waiting times are "unacceptably high" and must be top priority, the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) said in a "manifesto" ahead of May's assembly election. The RCS says almost 450,000 patients are waiting for treatment - 10% higher than three years ago. But the Welsh government said waiting times have been cut since devolution. Tim Havard, RCS director and a consultant general surgeon, said people are living longer and the NHS is treating more patients than ever before, which "must be celebrated". But he said much more needs to be done to tackle deteriorating waiting times, which could have a "huge impact on individual patients". "The equivalent of one-in-seven Welsh people are awaiting treatment and there is no sign of this improving," he said. "The 26 and 36 week planned surgery targets are not being met. Instances of patients waiting over a year for knee surgery should not be tolerated." Mr Havard said despite initiatives, demand continued to grow. "Many of the causes of high waiting times are complex and will not be solved overnight, but the focus given to tackling high waiting times in heart surgery demonstrates the NHS can improve access when this is made a priority," he added. The RCS wants all parties to prioritise tackling waiting lists in their election manifestos. The surgeons' organisation had warned back in July 2013 that cardiac patients were dying waiting for surgery in Cardiff and the Vale. At the time, 279 patients were waiting longer than the six-month target. Now, only around 42 patients have long waits. Heart patients from south and west Wales were treated in hospitals in London, Birmingham and at a private hospital in Bristol, to cut the backlog. Mr Havard also told BBC Wales that operations were being cancelled on a weekly basis, because of the lack of critical care beds. A recent report for the Welsh government shows Wales has the lowest number of critical care beds in Europe. Analysis by Owain Clarke, BBC Wales health correspondent. If patients face delays before surgery not only do they spend longer in pain but their health can deteriorate meaning more risks The RCS is concerned the problem is being made worse by too many scheduled operations, even major ones, having to be postponed at the last moment because intensive care beds are not available. A lot been achieved in reducing delays in cardiac surgery, but the RCS argues "short term" solutions are no longer adequate - and in my view that is a clear warning to politicians of all parties. Some specialist hospital services in Wales - the surgeons argue - are spread too thinly and are close to collapse - yet the RCS thinks politicians have been unable or unwilling to make the case for change. The RCS in its State of Surgery report also called for: A Welsh government spokesman said: "We are pleased the Royal College's report recognises people in Wales are living longer thanks to the care they receive from the Welsh NHS, which is treating more patients than ever before. "This government's top priority

Summary: The number of patients waiting for treatment in Wales is equivalent to the population of Cardiff, it is claimed.


And in 2015 and 2016, her Todai robot outperformed 80% of high-school pupils and was in the top 1% for maths. But Prof Arai, a mathematician at the National Institute of Informatics, is not happy about how well it is doing. At the Ted (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference, in a session called Our Robotic Overlords, she said the results were "alarming". "You might think I was delighted, but I was alarmed," she said. "This robot, which could not read or understand, was able to outperform thousands of high-school children." This led Prof Arai to investigate the reading and writing skills of high-school students, in conjunction with Japan's ministry of education. "Most of the students pack in knowledge without understanding, and that is just memorising," she said. "AIs can do that better, so we need a new type of education." Stuart Russell, a professor of computer science at Berkeley, University of California, told the session machines would soon be reading and understanding very well. "And very soon afterwards, they will have read everything that has ever been written," he said. Humans needed to start devising rules for how robots related to them, he told the Ted audience, and proposed three basic principles: But Prof Russell acknowledged there might be teething troubles. "If a robot's job is to feed hungry kids and it sees the family cat but doesn't see that the sentimental value of the pet is greater than its nutritional value, that could single-handedly destroy the market for home robots," he said. The idea of altruistic robots is one that Tom Gruber, the man who designed Apple's voice assistant Siri, believes in. And while some experts, including tech tycoon Elon Musk and Prof Stephen Hawking, worry machines will overtake and destroy mankind, he maintains an optimistic vision of "humanistic" AI. "The purpose of AI is to empower and augment us," he told the Ted audience. "Imagine if AI remembered every person you ever met or could retrieve everything you had ever read or seen. "Not only would it make us better at remembering people at social occasions - but for those with dementia or Alzheimer's, it would mean the difference between a life of isolation and one of dignity."

Summary: Prof Noriko Arai has spent years training a robot to pass prestigious University of Tokyo's entrance exams.


6 November 2015 Last updated at 12:30 GMT The city has been hit by thunderstorms and heavy rains, but there has been no reports of damage. Check out this amazing time-lapse video of the storm.

Summary: A huge storm cloud rolled over Sydney, Australia on Friday giving us some amazing views.


The Bluefin-21 submersible robot had finished its search of the area and found nothing, they said. Efforts would now focus on reviewing search data, surveying the sea floor and bringing in specialist equipment. Flight MH370 went missing on 8 March as it flew from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Using satellite data, officials have concluded that the airliner, which had 239 people on board, ended its journey in the Indian Ocean, north-west of the Australian city of Perth. No trace of the plane has been found and there is no explanation for its disappearance. Four pings that officials believed could be from the missing plane's "black box" flight recorders were heard by search teams using a towed pinger locator device. These pings were used to define the area for the sea-floor search, conducted by the Bluefin-21. It had scoured over 850 sq km of the ocean floor, JACC said. "Yesterday afternoon, Bluefin-21 completed its last mission searching the remaining areas in the vicinity of the acoustic signals detected in early April by the towed pinger locator," a statement from the Joint Agency Co-ordination Centre (JACC) said. "The data collected on yesterday's mission has been analysed. As a result, the JACC can advise that no signs of aircraft debris have been found by the autonomous underwater vehicle since it joined the search effort. "The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has advised that the search in the vicinity of the acoustic detections can now be considered complete and in its professional judgement, the area can now be discounted as the final resting place of MH370." Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss said the search had been based on "the best information available at the time". The statement came hours after a US Navy official told CNN that the acoustic signals probably came from some other man-made source. The failure of the autonomous sub Bluefin-21 to find any wreckage in the ping search zone is a hammer blow to the families. It's also a sharp reminder to everyone of just how difficult this whole exercise will be. Were the pings real or were they simply spurious, a misinterpretation of sound in what is already a very noisy environment? The investigating teams will review again all their data. They will not jump to immediate conclusions. The water column can do strange things with sound, sending it in unexpected directions. The teams will be mindful also that the Bluefin-21 was at times operating beyond its qualified limits. The authorities have now recognised the need to make a proper bathymetric (depth) survey of the wider search zone - some 60,000 sq km in area. It will take at least three months, but once they know precisely the shape and depth of the sea bed they can then better choose the most appropriate vehicles to continue the underwater sweep. Wreckage could be in a ravine, covered by shifted sediment. Without the right tools, the job of finding MH370 will be that much harder. "Our best theory at this point is that [the pings were] likely some sound produced by the

Summary: The area where acoustic signals thought linked to the missing Malaysian plane were detected can now be ruled out as the final resting place of flight MH370, Australian officials say.


The former Tottenham player, 29, is the Spanish club's first signing since Neymar left to join Paris St-Germain in a world record transfer. Meanwhile, Barca's Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez will be out for "four to five weeks" after he was injured in the Super Cup defeat by Real Madrid. He will also miss World Cup qualifiers against Argentina and Paraguay. Paulinho joined Tottenham for £17m from Corinthians in 2013, before moving to China in 2015. He helped Evergrande win last season's Chinese Super League and leaves the team top of the table in the current campaign. Paulinho said: "You have to face challenges with courage. I will try to do my job and I am prepared. It's a very satisfying moment. The dream I have been looking for has come true. I will give everything." Barcelona are also keen on Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho and Borussia Dortmund forward Ousmane Dembele.

Summary: Barcelona have signed Brazil midfielder Paulinho from Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande for 40m euro (£36.4m).


Under the proposed legislation, first-time offenders who do not cause serious injury will face a maximum of 15 days police custody instead of up to two years in jail. It now needs the approval of the upper house and President Vladimir Putin. Campaigners say the bill - dubbed the "slapping law" - would mean the "exoneration of tyrants in the home". The State Duma voted 380-3 for the bill, two days after it passed its second reading. The bill, drafted by MP Olga Batalina, concerns assaults that inflict physical pain but do not cause bodily injury that threatens the victim's health. It followed a change in the criminal code in July which decriminalised battery against strangers, but made battery within the family a criminal offence. Conservatives argued that it was unacceptable that parents could therefore face harsher penalties for smacking their children than a neighbour would. Under the bill, the first offence would be considered administrative rather than criminal and punished with a fine of up to 30,000 rubles (£400; €470), detention of up to 15 days or compulsory community service up to 120 hours. Assaults causing serious injury or repeat offences within a year would still be criminal offences and carry potential jail terms. "We want to show that Russian deputies will not allow the same excesses present in Western Europe," said ruling party lawmaker Andrei Isayev, claiming that European children "inform on their parents" in order to get their way, which leads to the parents losing custody. But MPs from the Communist Party opposed the bill. "Women don't often go to the police or the courts regarding their abusive husbands, now there will be even fewer such cases, and the number of murders will increase," said lawmaker Yury Sinelshchikov. On Wednesday, Maria Mokhova, the executive director of the Sisters crisis centre for abuse victims, told Reuters: "This law calls for the exoneration of tyrants in the home. "The message is: 'Let's not punish a person who at home beat up his family, just because he has the right to do that.'" Russian interior ministry statistics show that 9,800 women died as a result of a serious assault in 2015, and that a quarter of murders and serious assaults take place in the home. A petition launched by women's rights activist Alena Popova calling for comprehensive legislation against domestic violence has reached nearly 239,000 signatures.

Summary: Russia's lower house of parliament has passed a bill to decriminalise some forms of domestic violence.


Pro-Kremlin party A Just Russia put forward both bills, and linked them directly to the situation in Ukraine. Separatist and pro-Russian feelings are strong in Ukraine's Crimea region, which is now the focus of the crisis. Russian MPs say a referendum or a plea from a territory's leaders would be enough to trigger the new provisions. There are already many Russian citizens in Crimea. In Sevastopol, base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, a majority hold Russian passports. Under Russia's existing law, a neighbouring state would have to sign a treaty with Russia to allow part of its territory to become a new "subject" of the Russian Federation. But Mikhail Yemelyanov, deputy leader of A Just Russia, said the law had been drafted for peaceful times, and did not go far enough for situations where a state was falling apart. "In conditions where a neighbouring state is disintegrating I don't think the Russian Federation should be restricted in its ability to accept a territory whose people have expressed a clear will and desire to be in Russia," he said. Since Russia's war with Georgia in 2008, the breakaway Georgian territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia have come under Moscow's control. Russia poured troops into both regions to help pro-Russian separatists who did not recognise Georgia's authority. The other bill to be considered by the Duma - Russia's lower house - would speed up the procedures for issuing Russian passports. Passport applicants would not have to pay a state tax, and previous residence in Russia would no longer be required. In addition, they would not have to have sufficient funds to support themselves and would not have to give up their Ukrainian citizenship. The bill's preamble says it is aimed "at supporting the fraternal people of Ukraine, especially the Russian-speaking ones, who are defenceless in the face of the 'brown threat'," a reference to World War Two fascists who wore brown uniforms. The bill would allow Ukrainians to apply for Russian passports at Russian diplomatic missions before 1 August, and they could become citizens after two months, instead of waiting a year, as is currently the norm. The plan to have a new fast-track procedure for issuing Russian passports was announced in Sevastopol on Thursday by A Just Russia leader Sergei Mironov. Several Russian MPs have also gone to Crimea, including Russian celebrities - former Olympic ice skating champion Irina Rodnina, former cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova and heavyweight boxer Nikolai Valuev.

Summary: Russian MPs have proposed new laws that would make it easier for Russia to incorporate parts of Ukraine, and allow Russian citizenship to be fast-tracked.


Gerry, who died last year after a long battle with illness, was a household name who won acclaim for his unique style of radio broadcasting. He was honoured at a ceremony in Dublin on Friday night. His wife Christine accepted the award and said he would have been "so, so proud". Gerry's career with the BBC spanned almost 30 years. He began at BBC Radio Foyle in 1985, based in his home city Londonderry - or Stroke City, as he famously preferred to call it. His popular mid-morning programme, in which he shared his often distinctive take on life, was then broadcast on BBC Radio Ulster. He stopped broadcasting in 2012 due to illness. He had previously won Radio Academy awards and Royal Television Society awards and became the first Northern Ireland broadcaster to be inducted into the Radio Academy hall of fame. Inductees in the PPI hall of fame are chosen by a group of their peers in the Irish radio industry. "When I heard about this, I knew this would mean so much - it would've been what Gerry would've loved," Mrs Anderson told BBC Radio Ulster's Stephen Nolan Show. "Of all the things he's had in the past, all deserving, this would've been a biggie for him. "I'm so proud of him for that and he'll never be forgotten." Peter Johnston, the director of BBC Northern Ireland, said Gerry had "great wit and mischief" but also brought "real wisdom and insight" to his work. "This recognition from the PPI is a fitting tribute to a true legend of our industry, something which is often said lightly but is genuinely true of Gerry."

Summary: BBC Northern Ireland broadcaster Gerry Anderson has been posthumously inducted into the Phonographic Performance Ireland (PPI) Radio Hall of Fame.


Glasgow-based Gregor Smith was taken up and down Scotland's west coast in a friend's boat to create paintings and etchings of Lismore and Mull. He also made several long drives north to Caithness, Sutherland and Wester Ross for paintings of Achiltibuie and sea stacks at Duncansby Head. The collection, Far Shore, is being exhibited at Glasgow's Compass Gallery. Smith said: "There are advantages to working from a boat, as it opens up so many more vistas and viewpoints. "You have to work quickly though." He added: "I travelled with my sketchbook, chalks, pencils and other materials and captured as much as I could, but if you're accustomed to using your eyes, you'll see and record a lot of it in your mind."

Summary: A Scottish artist captured many of the landscapes for his latest collection of works from the sea.


Doors to the event at Glasgow Green will open at 14:00. TRNSMT is being held on what was traditionally the weekend of the T in the Park festival, which is not taking place this year. Other bands appearing over the weekend include include Kasabian, Biffy Clyro and The Kooks. The acts will play across three stages at Scotland's newest music festival, with highlights being broadcast every evening on a BBC Scotland programme presented by Edith Bowman. Radiohead will headline the opening night, with Kasabian headlining on Saturday and Biffy Clyro closing the festival on Sunday. Organisers DF Concerts announced TRNSMT in January, two months after saying it was suspending T in the Park to "take stock" of a challenging two years since the festival moved to Strathallan from Balado. The promoter said "continued restrictions" had had a "negative impact" on festival-goers. T in the Park's first year at Strathallan in 2015 was plagued by traffic problems. Two teenagers died at the 2016 festival in separate incidents, while witnesses reported fights and illicit drug use in the campsite area. Police Scotland said on Wednesday that security would be tight at TRNSMT following the recent terror attacks in Manchester and London, with armed police patrolling near the venue and bag searchers being carried out on festival-goers. Officers also warned there would be a zero-tolerance approach to drug-taking and anyone found with illegal substances would be arrested. Flares, smoke devices and other pyrotechnics are banned from the festival area and anyone who is drunk will not be allowed entry.

Summary: The three-day TRNSMT music festival in Glasgow is to start later with a Friday line-up of acts including Radiohead and Belle and Sebastian.


North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones said a so-called "fix room" could reduce drug deaths and the spread of infection. He said the proposed plan came in response to Rhosddu residents' concerns over dumped hypodermic needles. Mr Jones' comments come after a similar facility was recently announced for Glasgow. The Glasgow centre, which will be the first of its kind in the UK, will aim to address the problems caused by users who inject on the city's streets. Similar schemes already operate in 10 other countries, including Australia, Germany, France, Holland and Switzerland. Mr Jones said: "At the moment, all you're getting is the authorities treating the symptoms of substance abuse and drug addiction rather than the underlying causes. "Drug addiction should be treated as a public health issue rather than as a criminal matter." If given the go-ahead, he said the rooms could also offer "wrap around" services such as health care, counselling, housing and welfare advice. He said he also wanted to see a heroin-assisted treatment centre, which would see "chaotic" addicts prescribed medicinal heroin to help them beat their addiction. He added this would also help tackle low-level street drug dealing. Mr Jones said he was in discussion with members of Wrexham council about how such a project could work. He added: "This approach would be better for those suffering from the blight of addiction, society in general and the residents of Rhosddu in particular. "The people who make a good living out of drugs are the organised criminals. They are the people we need to be going after with all our might."

Summary: Calls have been made for a room in Wrexham where heroin users can inject safely under supervision.


A toxic mix of higher inflation, stagnant wage growth and falling consumer confidence means that 2017 and 2018 could see that economy in dark and chilly waters, and not working for many people. The government will be expected to be ready with the lifeboats. Lifeboats which many believe are on the small side and possibly full of holes. Britain still has considerable debts, is running a deficit and has a productivity problem - meaning the economy is not producing sufficient economic wealth to increase general incomes. So far, the UK economy has performed robustly in the face of dire warnings that a vote to leave the European Union would lead to an immediate and negative impact on economic performance. Consumers have ignored the Cassandras standing at the shore, warning of shark-infested seas ahead, and have gone swimming anyway. Today saw the first evidence that one of those sharks - inflation - is starting to nibble at the bathers' toes. Inflation's rise to its highest level for two years can be directly linked to the value of sterling, which has fallen by 16% this year, mainly following the referendum. As the pound falls in value, import costs of staples like food and fuel rise. That starts feeding through to prices that consumers pay. Of course, inflation is still at historically low levels - and no one is predicting a 1970s-style spike. Meanwhile, a weaker pound encourages exports as it is cheaper to sell British products abroad. But many are arguing that where clothing and fuel prices go today - up compared to a year ago - food is likely to follow, cutting into people's already stretched finances. For the moment, supermarkets and their suppliers (remember the Marmite row?) are soaking up the larger part of higher import costs by reducing their profit margins. The cut-throat food market means that the run-up to Christmas - retailers' most important time - is not a time for widespread price increases. Some argue that this caution will not last much into the New Year. If inflation does maintain its upward trajectory, then the Bank of England will need to consider the path interest rates might take. Higher inflation is usually controlled by higher interest rates, but that reduces business and consumer spending power because the cost of borrowing money increases. Less spending in the economy tends to be deflationary. So if rates do rise, then that adds to the "cost of living" debate. A debate the prime minister knows will dominate her time in Downing Street.

Summary: Ask senior officials in Number 10 what the most important issue is for voters and it isn't long before they point out that an economy "that works for everyone" is more than just a slogan.


The former England midfielder, 37, retired at the end of last season and has been coaching at Old Trafford. He will help United through their injury crisis and came off the bench for the final 31 minutes of Sunday's 3-2 win at Manchester City. Scholes said: "I'm delighted the manager feels I can still make a contribution to the team." The Salford-born player's return was announced only an hour before kick-off and two-goal hero Wayne Rooney revealed afterwards that the decision was a closely-guarded secret inside the club. "It was a bit of a shock about Scholes - we didn't even know until we were in the dressing-room. But it's great to have such a quality player coming back," he told ITV Sport. The veteran midfielder spent his entire career at Old Trafford and made his debut in the League Cup in 1994. Born: 16 November 1974, Salford Man Utd debut: 21 September 1994, v Port Vale, League Cup (scores two goals) Last appearance: 28 May 2011, v Barcelona, Champions League final Man Utd appearances (goals): 676 (150) Man Utd honours: 10 Premier League titles; three FA Cups; two League Cups; five Community Shields; two Champions League titles England caps (goals): 66 (14) Scholes went on to make 676 appearances for United, winning 10 Premier League titles and two Champions League trophies. The Premier League champions are beset by injury concerns in midfield, with Darren Fletcher ruled out for the rest of the season by a bowel condition and Tom Cleverley struggling with an ankle problem. Scholes, who made only 16 Premier League starts for United last season, made what was thought to be his final appearance in United's 3-1 defeat by Barcelona in the Champions League final in May. He added: "I've been pretty clear since I stopped playing that I miss it. "I'm looking forward to playing my part in trying to bring more success to this great club." United manager Sir Alex Ferguson feels Scholes, who quit international football in 2004 after winning 66 England caps, retired too soon. "It's fantastic that Paul has made this decision," said Ferguson. "It's always sad to see great players end their careers, but especially so when they do it early. Media playback is not supported on this device "But he has kept himself in great shape and I always felt that he had another season in him. It's terrific to have him back." Ferguson has described Scholes as a "player of a lifetime" and admitted that replacing the midfielder would prove impossible. He revealed he had been in talks with Scholes for several weeks about his return and is sure the midfielder can make an instant impact. "It's been in the offing for a few weeks," Ferguson told ITV. "He has been playing really well. He came to see me and said he was missing it too much. "There were no negatives as far as I'm concerned. The fans will be happy and I am happy. Of players to attempt over 1,000 passes in the Premier League last season, Paul Scholes had

Summary: Paul Scholes has come out of retirement after agreeing to play for Manchester United until the end of the season.


On Tuesday, a BBC Spotlight programme revealed that eight children had gone missing in Northern Ireland. Two of the girls were Somali teenagers who disappeared in 2005 and 2012. The Health and Social Care Board has said new guidelines are in place and add that no children have gone missing since 2014. Separated children are children outside their country of origin and separated from their parents or legal guardian. The term can also include unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and trafficked children. When they arrive in Northern Ireland they are taken into the care of the local health trust. Eight children have gone missing since 2005 and they remain missing. The SDLP's health spokesman Mark H Durkan said he would be raising the issue at the Northern Ireland Assembly's health committee and his party colleague Alex Attwood would be raising it at the justice committee. "The number of children who cannot be accounted for is something that needs urgent inquiry and investigation," he said. "There is a lot of very good work being done to look after the welfare of unaccompanied young people, but clearly we now have some very big questions that need to be answered." Ulster Unionist MLA Jo-Anne Dobson said it was "frankly appalling" to hear that eight children had gone missing. "I have written to Health Minister Michelle O'Neill on this issue to seek further clarification and to demand details of how the department, health trusts and the Health and Social Care Board have sought to address each of the cases involved in the investigation," she added. The Green Party leader Steven Agnew also said it was extremely worrying that children can disappear without a trace. Paula Bradshaw from the Alliance Party added that the health trusts and police "need to work closer over the handling of these cases". In a statement, the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland said: "Our director of investigations will be reviewing the contents of the programme to ascertain if there are any issues of police conduct which may need further investigation." The Police Service of Northern Ireland has said that in the two cases identified in the programme, investigations were robust and all information available at the time was followed. The Health and Social Care Board has said that new guidelines are in place and stress that no children have gone missing since 2014. BBC Spotlight's investigation is now available on BBC iPlayer.

Summary: An "urgent inquiry" is needed into separated children who have gone missing from care, the Social Democratic and Labour Party has said.


Shana Grice, 19, was found with her throat cut in her bedroom at her Brighton home in August 2016. Her ex-boyfriend Michael Lane, 27, of Portslade, had placed a tracker device on her car, Lewes Crown Court heard. Miss Grice contacted police several times about Lane's unwanted attention before she died. The police watchdog has begun an investigation. A statement by her mother, Sharon Grice, read out in court by counsel, said: "We firmly believe her murder could have been avoided if her fears had been taken seriously by police. "Michael Lane had been harassing, stalking and pressurising her for over a year. Her life became a nightmare which we believe had affected her mental and physical health. "The brutal death of our daughter has ruined our lives forever. We have become mere shells of our former selves." Speaking after the verdict, Deputy Chief Constable of Sussex Police, Bernie O'Reilly, said the force had apologised to the Grice family. "When we looked at the circumstances leading to Shana's murder, we felt we may not have done the very best we could," he said. During the two-week trial, Lane admitted he had stalked Miss Grice and had lied to police in interviews, but denied murder. He had claimed he found her body and left her home without raising the alarm because he was in shock. But the jury returned its guilty verdict after just over two hours of deliberation. The court heard Lane refused to accept their break-up and was incensed when Miss Grice rekindled her relationship with ex-boyfriend Ashley Cooke, vowing to a friend: "She'll pay for what she's done." Prosecutor Philip Bennetts QC said: "During their relationship, he stalked her. He put a tracker on her car and followed her movements. "That obsession with her translated into killing her. He would not allow anyone else to be with her." Two days before Miss Grice was killed, she met Lane at a hotel in Hove to insist their relationship was over, but Lane claimed they had sex earlier that day. The evening before he killed her, he filled a red petrol can with fuel, but claimed he bought it to kill himself due to depression following his grandfather's death. The car mechanic waited until she was alone at the bungalow she shared with two housemates before cutting her throat and trying to set fire to her room. Prosecutors said one fire was started on the bed and another on the carpet, and Lane dismantled the smoke alarm in the hallway. After the killing, Lane withdrew Â£60 from Miss Grice's bank account and went to check a lottery ticket before he went to work at SE Tyres in Burgess Hill, where he was arrested. He is due to be sentenced on Thursday. Mr Justice Green warned Lane he faces a life sentence with a "very substantial minimum term". During the trial, the the court heard Miss Grice complained about her ex-boyfriend to police several times. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is conducting an investigation into the contact between Miss Grice, Mr Lane

Summary: A man who stalked and killed his former girlfriend after she rejected him has been found guilty of her murder.


Arriva Trains Wales faced criticism over "unacceptable" queues at central station during the Rugby World Cup. The firm wants to iron out issues before 74,000 people attend the Champions League final at the Principality Stadium in May 2017. Trials for the truck stunt event include Queen Street station opening. Usually it is closed after big events, with all people attending rugby and football matches and pop concerts using Cardiff Central only. But assembly members called for urgent change after people were left waiting for hours in long queues, most notably during the 2015 Rugby World Cup. To reduce waits, Queen Street will be open on Saturday for all people using Valley Lines services. People travelling to Bridgend and further west will use the rear of central, while those going to Newport, Ebbw Vale, north Wales, London, Bristol, Crewe, Gloucester and Birmingham will use the front. Bus replacement services will be used to take people to Pontyclun, Llanharan and Pencoed. Ongoing work on the Central Square development directly in front of the main station had made the need for changes more pressing. "As always we will be working to ensure passengers can get on trains as quickly and safely as possible," said Arriva's customer services director Lynne Milligan.

Summary: Plans to avert big event travel chaos in Cardiff will be trialled as 30,000 people head to the city for Saturday's Monster Jam event.


Fire crews were called to a property on Robertson Road just before 07:30. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said crews had used breathing apparatus as they tackled the fire. Senior officer for Moray and Aberdeenshire, David Rout, said: "Our thoughts are with the family. We will now investigate the cause."

Summary: A woman, believed to be in her 80s, has died following a blaze at a house in the village of Lhanbryde near Elgin in Moray.


Nihar Janga, from Austin, Texas, was named co-champion with Jairam Hathwar, 13. The pair battled for 25 rounds in the final of the national competition, which was broadcast live on TV. Each received a $40,000 (Â£27,343) prize. One of the biggest cheers of the night came when Nihar successfully spelled 'taoiseach'. "Is that an Irish word for prime minister?" he asked, before rattling off the correct letters. Earlier, he had impressed with his grasp of words. When given 'biniou' to spell, he asked, 'Is that a Breton bagpipe?' before successfully answering. In the final round, Jairam spelled 'feldenkrais', a method of education, leaving Nihar with 'gesellschaft', a type of social relationship. The 11-year-old nailed it to secure a tie and become the youngest champion since 2002. Speaking afterwards, Nihar thanked his mother and said: "I can't say anything. I'm just in fifth grade."

Summary: An 11-year-old boy in the United States has wowed audiences after successfully spelling 'taoiseach' on his way to becoming joint winner of a national spelling bee competition.


The Point stars Caerphilly-born TV presenter and actor Matt Johnson, who plays the younger brother of a man who is convinced he does not want to live anymore. The film will be shot in the Brecon Beacons, near the home of its scriptwriter Jasper Warry. Mr Johnson is an active ambassador for the mental health charity Mind. He recently presented the documentary Iselder a Fi (Depression and Me) discussing his own personal experiences with depression for S4C. As well as appearing in The Point, he will also be the executive producer. He said the script was "one of the best he's ever read". "It wonderfully tackles the hugely important issues of mental health in a distinct, moving and humorous way." Mr Warry said he was "made up" with Mr Johnson's involvement and hopes to start shooting in November. He said they will be using local talent wherever possible, both in front and behind of the camera.

Summary: A Welsh feature film which tackles mental health issues is due to be shot in Powys later this year.


The sanctions freeze the US assets of those affected, and stop US entities from doing business with them. Those targeted include the interior minister and the head of the army. Last week, President Donald Trump vowed "strong and swift economic actions" if Mr Maduro held the poll, due on Sunday. "Who do these imperialists in the United States think they are?" Mr Maduro said on Wednesday. "The government of the world?" He also called the sanctions "illegal, insolent and unprecedented". The vote, which Venezuela says will proceed as planned, is to choose the 545 members of a new constituent assembly that would rival the opposition-held National Assembly. Critics say the president is trying to cement a dictatorship. He argues it is the only way to bring peace back to the divided nation. The US sanctions also target the head of Venezuela's National Electoral Council, Tibisay Lucena, and former vice president Elías Jaua, who is leading the presidential commission organising Sunday's vote. The inclusion of senior figures from the state oil company PDVSA underlines a further threat from Washington that sanctions on Venezuela's oil sector could be next. Announcing the sanctions, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the US "will not ignore the Maduro regime's ongoing efforts to undermine democracy, freedom, and the rule of law". "Anyone elected to the National Constituent Assembly should know that their role in undermining democratic processes and institutions in Venezuela could expose them to potential US sanctions," he said. Mr Maduro has accused the US of stoking unrest against his government, but President Trump said last week that Washington "will not stand by as Venezuela crumbles". A 48-hour general strike is currently under way in Venezuela, in protest at the planned vote. A 30-year-old man was killed on Wednesday at a protest in Ejido, in the western state of Mérida. The cause of his death was not initially given. More than 100 people have been killed in protest-related violence, since almost daily anti-government protests began on 1 April. The unrest has further hammered an imploding economy that is running short of food and medicine. Venezuela's opposition is refusing to take part in the elections for the assembly, which it says is a tool for Mr Maduro to entrench himself in power. On Tuesday, opposition leader Leopoldo López called on Venezuelans to step up street protests, saying the president's plan to rewrite the constitution would bring an end to the country's democracy. Speaking from his home, where he is held under house arrest, he called on the military to withdraw its support from the government. "I invite you to not be accomplices to the annihilation of the republic, to a constitutional fraud, to repression," he said in a video posted on Twitter [in Spanish]. Demonstrations and a 24-hour strike held last week seem only to have hardened the government's resolve to go ahead with the election. But the opposition says it is confident it will be able to shut down most of the country until Friday, when a massive demonstration has been scheduled in the capital, Caracas.

Summary: The US government has imposed sanctions on 13 senior Venezuelan officials as pressure mounts on President Nicolás Maduro ahead of a controversial vote for a new constituent assembly.


Five Give Up the Booze, Five Go Gluten Free, Five Go On A Strategy Away Day and Five Go Parenting will catch up with the sleuthing children as adults. The series, written by Bruno Vincent, follows on from the success of the recent Ladybird book spoofs for adults. The original 21 books featured Julian, George, Dick, Anne and their dog Timmy. Their escapades, set during the '40s and '50s, saw the children having virtually adult-free outdoor holidays where they solved mysteries while drinking lashings of ginger beer. Famous titles include Five on a Treasure Island and Five Go to Smuggler's Top. A film parody, Five Go Mad in Dorset, was also made by the Comic Strip team for Channel 4 and featured Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French and Adrian Edmondson. They went on to make another film called Five Go Mad on Mescalin. The books have also been made into films, TV series and cartoons, as well as audiobooks, comics and video games. Publisher Quercus said the five's grown-up adventures will "remind older readers of the unbreakable bond" between the children and "introduce newer readers to the spiffing time you can have with a few friends and a dog". It added the series brings characters - who are "posher than us and holidayed more than us" into our "baffling adult world". Their adult adventures will involve trying to give up alcohol, finding themselves on a puzzling "strategy away day", hunting for a good gluten-free cream tea and, "most perilous of all", preparing for parenthood. Anne McNeil of Enid Blyton Entertainment added they were "thrilled" with the new books, adding: "We are certain Enid Blyton would have delighted in the gentle parody of her characters - characters which have helped to create a multi-million-selling global brand." The books will be released in hardback on 3 November. The Famous Five series is among some of Blyton's most famous books, which also include Noddy and The Faraway Tree. In all, she produced more than 700 books, writing one a week at the peak of her powers. The British writer, who was born in 1897 and died in 1968, has sold more than 600 million books in total, which have been translated into 90 languages. In 2008, a survey by the Costa Book Awards saw Blyton voted the "most-loved author", beating Roald Dahl, JK Rowling and Jane Austen. Michael Joseph's Ladybird Books for Grown-Ups series, which includes the Mid-Life Crisis and The Hipster, has sold 1.74 million copies grossing Â£10m to date, according to The Bookseller.

Summary: A spoof series of four books called Enid Blyton for Grown-Ups, which reimagines the Famous Five as adults, is to be published.


The caves have been digitally reproduced as part of the city's first Festival of Caves. The tour will take in Mortimer's Hole under Nottingham Castle and King David's Dungeon - caves some people would not be able to access. The city has more than 500 man-made sandstone caves which have been used for dwellings and jail cells. Nottingham City councillor, Dave Trimble, said: "There are plenty of local people who don't know about the hidden world beneath their feet." He said the new virtual reality tour would allow visitors who were unable to descend the steep steps into the caves to experience them. Andrew Whitney of Hot Knife Digital Media, which developed the tour, said: "We've taken very accurate data to digitally reproduce the caves in a gaming environment. "We're excited to bring the caves into the 21st Century using the latest gaming and virtual reality technology, increasing the accessibility of these sites to everyone." A series of caves has been found in the past six years due to funded projects such the Nottingham Caves Survey, which mapped and laser-scanned many of them. The festival runs until 23 October.

Summary: Nottingham's network of caves has been turned into a virtual reality tour, to open them up to a wider audience.


Mr Dewani, 34, left Gatwick Airport through a side entrance that was guarded by police before being driven away shortly before 07:00 GMT. He is believed to have flown in from Dubai rather than taking a direct flight from Cape Town to the UK. He was extradited in April for the trial, which was thrown out on Monday. Judge Jeanette Traverso cleared Mr Dewani after ruling the prosecution case that the care home boss from Bristol had arranged the death of his wife Anni was flawed. Armed police officers were on guard at the airport preventing reporters from approaching the exit used by Mr Dewani. He is believed to have flown into the UK on an Emirates flight that landed shortly before 06:30. Judge Traverso dismissed the case against Mr Dewani at the Western Cape High Court, describing evidence from a key prosecution witness as "riddled with contradictions". Mr Dewani had always denied plotting to arrange the shooting of his bride in the back of their taxi while on honeymoon in November four years ago. His wife's family, from Sweden, are now considering whether to launch a civil action against her husband in the UK. They said the decision left many questions unanswered as it meant bisexual Mr Dewani, who led a double life visiting male prostitutes in the months before he married, would not have to give evidence or face cross-examination. Her uncle, Ashok Hindocha, said they would make a decision on legal action after the Christmas holiday. Judge Traverso ruled it was not necessary for Mr Dewani to give evidence, saying a defendant was entitled to be discharged if there was no possibility of conviction unless he entered the witness box and incriminated himself. She said claims by the chief prosecution witness, cab driver Zola Tongo, about the murder were also "highly debatable" and the evidence from the prosecution was "far below" the required threshold. Three men - Tongo, Mziwamadoda Qwabe and gunman Xolile Mngeni - have already been convicted for their part in the murder, which happened during a late-night tour of a township when their chauffeur-driven car was hijacked. Monde Mbolombo, a self-confessed "middle man" who set up the murder, may also face justice having previously been granted immunity by the state. The prosecution claimed Mr Dewani wanted to get out of his relationship with Anni, 28, and arranged a car-jacking in which she would be killed. But the defence team criticised prosecution witnesses and said the case against him was weak.

Summary: Shrien Dewani has arrived back in England after being cleared by a court in South Africa of arranging the murder of his wife in 2010.