Mother Josephine's parents fled to Taiwan from China with the retreating Nationalist party after it lost the civil war to the Communists in the late 1940s. They believed the Republic of China and mainland China were part of the same country and that is what she was taught. Father Clyde worked for years at Taiwan's agency promoting trade, including with China. He and Mrs Wang believe Taiwan must have good relations with its biggest trade partner and former enemy, which wants Taiwan to be reunified one day. They don't support unification or independence, but maintaining the status quo. But son Kevin, 30, strongly feels Taiwan is a separate country and must assert its independence or risk being swallowed up by China. "My parents still think we are Chinese. In university I began doubting what I had been taught was correct," Kevin said. "Now I believe Taiwan should be independent in all ways possible. "The current government of the Republic of China in Taiwan is still inextricably tied to the concept that we are a part of China, so we need to cut the umbilical cord." People like Kevin have joined the so-called Sunflower Movement, which last year occupied parliament for 24 days sparking the largest anti-China demonstration in years. They blocked the legislative approval of a controversial trade deal with China and forced the government to agree to a new law allowing more public oversight of negotiations with Beijing. Though activities on the one-year anniversary in March were relatively small, and parliament is once again occupied by legislators, it's far from business as usual. The movement has made many people feel that they, not just the government or ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party, should have a say in what kind of relationship Taiwan develops with China. It has also contributed to a major defeat for the pro-China ruling party in November local elections. If it further fuels fears about China and dissatisfaction with the KMT, it could help the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) win next year's presidential race. At the same time, it is pushing for reforms to Taiwan's referendum law to make it easier for referenda to pass. Sunflower leaders say this will advance Taiwan's democratisation and safeguard its sovereignty by allowing the people to directly decide issues, including Taiwan's separate identity and relationship with China. "If recognition of Taiwan's identity can be protected, then that will further Taiwan's self-rule. This is very important to us," said Sunflower leader Lin Fei-fan. But not everyone supports the movement. Though many deals have been signed with China in recent years, including some widely considered beneficial to Taiwan, would-be agreements are now on hold indefinitely. This is causing concern from not only businesses such as banks that need greater access to China's market, but others who also believe it's crucial for the small island of Taiwan to have stronger ties with China, especially economic ones. That includes Jen-Hsuan Hsieh, a recent university graduate. "The whole world is trying to understand China. We should do the same," she said. "Even if you consider it your

Summary: Breakfast at the Wangs' on a Sunday: it's a lesson in how attitudes in Taiwan towards China have changed significantly in just three generations.


Data from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) also showed a rise in violence with 26,643 assaults in the year to March 2017 - 20% more than the previous year. Of these, a record 7,159 were attacks on staff - equivalent to 20 every day. Justice Secretary David Lidington said frontline staff were critical to achieving safety and the number of prison officers recruited was rising. There were 15 escapes from prisons in 2016-17 - up by two on the year before - and the number of prisoners released by mistake rose by seven to 71 - the highest number in any year since current records began in 2006-07. Of those released in error, 58 occurred from prison establishments while 13 were during escort or at courts. Those released by mistake are not considered to be unlawfully at large, according to the MoJ report setting out the figures. It said: "They are not culpable and may be unaware that they have not completed their sentence or have outstanding warrants. "Depending on the circumstances of the case, they may not be actively pursued for return to custody." The figures show there were 97 self-inflicted deaths in the year to June 2017 - down 10 on the year before. Overall, the performance of prisons appears to have worsened, with the MoJ naming 10 in England and Wales as causing "serious concern". The 10 jails are Bedford, Birmingham, Bristol, Brixton, Guys Marsh, Hindley, Liverpool, Pentonville, Wandsworth and Wormwood Scrubs. Last year six prisons were assessed as giving serious concern. A further 40 prisons have been ranked as causing concern, while nine have been graded exceptional. The justice secretary said: "These figures reinforce how crucial it is that we make progress as quickly as possible. "I have seen first-hand the challenges our dedicated and hardworking prison staff face. "Boosting the frontline is critical to achieving safety and the number of prison officers we are recruiting is rising, with the number of new prison officers joining the service at its highest level since 2010." But Peter Dawson, director of the Prison Reform Trust, said the issues raised require more than the promise of new staff. He said: "These numbers confirm what the chief inspector of prisons has described in graphic detail - that our prison system is nowhere near being safe for those who live and work within it. "In the short term, the provision of much cheaper and easier access to a legitimate phone system would make a day to day difference - and provide some consolation to the families of prisoners wondering if their loved ones are safe inside." The union representing prison workers has called for the resignation of prisons' boss Michael Spurr. The general secretary of the Prison Officers Association, Steve Gillan, said his members had "lost patience". "They are fed up with being treated with disrespect, ignored and used as modern-day slaves as the management of HMPPS (Her Majesty's Prisons and Probation Service) try to paper over the cracks," he said. Those "at the top" had been rewarded with bonuses which outweigh the

Summary: A record 71 prisoners were released from jails in England and Wales last year by mistake, figures have shown.


Police were called to Honeywell Drive, in Stepps, just after 21:00 on Sunday. The man is said to be in a stable condition in hospital.

Summary: A 42-year-old man is being treated in hospital after being shot in a targeted attack near Glasgow.


After taking part at London 2012, the four national football associations could not agree on sending a British women's team to the Rio Games. A place was earned by England finishing third in the 2015 World Cup. "To turn it down is a great shame. It's something we may look at in the future and try to compete in," Allardyce told BBC 5 live's Sportsweek. "When you see the delight on Justin Rose's face after winning the gold medal in golf it shows what it all means." England's Football Association had put forward the idea of sending Great Britain teams to the Olympics, but Fifa said it would need the agreement of the ruling bodies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, who were against it. The other home nations fear such a move could affect their independent status within the sport's world governing body, Fifa, and at international tournaments such as the World Cup. Team GB entered men's and women's sides at London 2012, with Stuart Pearce coaching the former and Hope Powell the latter. Both teams were knocked out in the quarter-finals. For European nations, qualification for the Olympic football competition is via the Uefa Under-21 Championships for men and the World Cup for women. England were the only home nation to compete at the Under-21 Championships, but failed to secure the required semi-final berth. British Olympic Association vice-chairman and former sports minister Sir Hugh Robertson believes politics in particular has denied the women's game a perfect platform to build on the interest it received at London 2012. A total of 154,998 people turned out to watch the four Team GB women's matches four years ago. "From the British Olympic Committee's perspective, we would love to see Team GB football," Robertson told Sportsweek. "It is particularly a powerful tool to promote the women's game. "The tragedy is that the politics of football administrators impact on the athletes because women football players would want to be at the Olympics."

Summary: England manager Sam Allardyce would welcome Team GB entering football teams at future Olympics.


Jason Alexander, 39, used a company credit card to buy almost £91,000 of iPads, phones and computers. Alexander, of Griffithstown, Torfaen, admitted fraud and was jailed for two years in January. But at Cardiff Crown Court on Thursday, a judge ordered him to pay back £115,000 to his ex-employers. "It seems you were doing it as some kind of philanthropic act," Judge Stephen Hopkins QC said. "In some cases spending £5,000 on items and then selling the items to employees for as little as £180 on the philanthropic basis they will not have been able to buy the items themselves." He ordered Alexander to pay his ex-employers £115,867 within six months or face an additional 18 months in jail. "You had an enormous impact on a large number of perfectly innocent people," the judge added. "Those to whom you sold goods to now feel stupid and stressed. "The impact upon your colleagues has been awful. You have stolen from the company and there was a dip in morale for a period. "This was a gross and serious breach of trust over a substantial period of years." Alexander had control of spending at car parts company, Northern Automotive Systems in Gilwern, near Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. He made 287 purchases on internet sites such as Amazon, eBay and Argos. The court heard the company's usual monthly credit card bill was in the hundreds, but when Alexander became purchasing manager the bill "increased to nearly £10,000 per month". But his scheme was discovered when suspicious company managers asked employees if they had bought cut-priced electrical goods. The conman deleted emails as well as falsifying invoices, receipts and card statements to cover his trail. Alexander, who had worked at the company for 14 years, bought petrol for his white Land Rover, red Mini and his partner's Ford Fiesta.

Summary: A man who used money defrauded from his employers to buy then sell computers to colleagues at knock-down prices must hand back more than £100,000.


The Asian Civilisation Museum (ACM) bought the artwork for $650,000 (£420,000) from New York dealer Art of the Past in 2007. The company's manager later admitted selling stolen Indian antiquities, including the bronze being returned. The allegations first came to light during a 2012 court case against the firm for trafficking antiquities. The sculpture of Hindu goddess Uma Parameshvari is thought to have been stolen from a Shiva temple in Tamil Nadu in southern India. The decision to return the item came after discussions between Singapore's National Heritage Board and the Indian government body looking after its antiquities, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The ASI submitted an official request for the return of the sculpture in May, according to the museum. "While there is no conclusive proof that the sculpture was stolen from a Shiva temple in Tamil Nadu, India, ACM took note of the confession of Aaron Freedman, who was the manager of Art of the Past, of dealing in looted Indian antiquities and of criminal possession of 150 stolen objects," the museum said in a statement. It was one of 30 objects ACM bought from the art dealer, although none of the others are thought to be listed as stolen. The ASI was reportedly allowed to view them, anyway. The museum said it will take legal action to get compensation for the apparent fraud.

Summary: A Singapore museum will return to India an 11th Century sculpture believed to have been stolen from that country.


The World Anti-Doping Agency said many athletes who had been targeted for testing "simply could not be found". It added that, on some days, "up to 50% of tests were aborted". Its 55-page Independent Observers report found that, of the 11,470 athletes, 4,125 had no record of any testing in 2016, of whom 1,913 were competing in 10 "higher-risk sports". It also said: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is ultimately responsible for delivering the anti-doping programme for the Olympic Games. Wada mentioned several "failings" which led to inadequate support for the chaperones employed to notify athletes of testing. It said that on several occasions more than half of these failed to turn up, or turned up very late. It said they were "disincentivised" because of a lack of training, poor travel arrangements, and the fact many could not speak English. It said that, for "the majority of times" the 'no-notice' nature of testing was "obviously compromised" because chaperones did not know where athletes were and had to ask their team-mates where they were. In one of its recommendations, it said: "Untrained and inexperienced chaperones should not be working at the Games. "It undermines respect and trust among athletes in the anti-doping program, and provides opportunities for experienced and unscrupulous athletes who would want to abuse the system to manipulate the doping control process." Wada did praise improvements made to Rio's anti-doping laboratory, however. The organisation had suspended the lab just six weeks before the Games opened, because it failed to comply with international standards. But Wada said it had been "superbly equipped", and was "operated very securely and generally very efficiently". It said it now represents an "outstanding legacy from the Games for the anti-doping movement in South America". A statement on the IOC's website quoted Dr Richard Budgett, the IOC's medical and scientific director, saying the report "shows that it was a successful Olympic Games with a successful anti-doping programme". He added that the integrity of the programme had been "ensured despite some challenges". Speaking to BBC Radio 5 live, Sir Craig Reedie, president of Wada, said that the logistical problems highlighted were disappointing. "What was a real problem was the sample collection," he said, "and there were number of major issues in Brazil, one was the lack of money and the other lack of manpower and some of that worked its way through to the sample collection process. "In general the integrity of the process was not undermined according to the report." Reedie said the doping programme had been well planned but let down by unforeseen circumstances. "If you assume that you have a certain number of people to do the work and 50% don't turn up you've got a problem," he said. BBC sports editor Dan Roan In the midst of the Russian doping scandal, and the revelation that both London 2012 and Sochi 2014 were sabotaged by state-sponsored cheating, it was crucial that the authorities did as much as possible to show they were keeping Rio 2016 clean. Instead, this damning report is another shattering blow to the

Summary: A Wada report on the anti-doping methods employed at Rio 2016 has highlighted "serious failings".


17 June 2016 Last updated at 18:05 BST But during a ceremony to honour the victims, one policeman refused the shake hands with the president and his prime minister. Interviewed on TF1 television afterwards, he said "There are too many problems in the police. We've had enough."

Summary: French President Francois Hollande has vowed to improve the protection of police officers, after a police couple was killed by a militant this week.


The judge also fined him 1m shekels ($289,000; Â£171,000) and ordered that 560,000 shekels in assets be seized. Olmert's lawyers said he was innocent and would appeal. If he is unsuccessful he will become the first former head of government in Israel to be jailed. The 68-year-old was convicted in March over a real estate deal that took place while he served as mayor of Jerusalem. The Tel Aviv District Court found he had accepted a 500,000-shekel ($145,000; Â£86,000) bribe from the developers of a controversial apartment complex, known as Holyland, for which planning and zoning laws were changed, and another 60,000 shekels for a separate project. By Yolande KnellBBC News, Jerusalem This jail sentence is a dramatic fall from grace for a man who was once one of the most powerful figures in Israel. It is also likely to end any hopes of a political comeback for Ehud Olmert. Recently, as he criticised the Israeli government's handling of peace talks with the Palestinians, it seemed he still held ambitions to return to public life. However, the judge in this case said that Olmert's crimes involved "moral turpitude", meaning he will be barred from office for seven years after serving his sentence. In his memoirs, Olmert claims he came very close to a peace deal with the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in 2008. But in his three years in office he also took Israel into two bloody, armed conflicts - the 2006 war with the militant Lebanese Shia Islamist group Hezbollah, and a three-week offensive on Gaza in 2008-2009 that left some 1,400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis dead. Now corruption has been added to Olmert's political record. However, many Israelis hope his sentencing is a sign that their country is cleaning up its political culture. Ten other government officials and businesspeople were convicted alongside Olmert. The sentences handed down on Tuesday against six of them ranged from three to seven years. Judge David Rozen said bribery offences "contaminate the public sector" and "cause the structure of government to collapse". He added: "People who receive bribes give rise to a feeling of disgust and cause the public to despise the state's institutions. The taker of bribes is like a traitor who betrays the public trust that was given to him - trust without which a proper public service cannot be maintained." The judge said Olmert had made a "large contribution to the country". But he described his offences as "noxious" and said he was guilty of "moral turpitude", which under Israeli law would preclude him from running for public office for seven years after finishing his jail term. Olmert reportedly stood quietly in the courtroom with his head bowed. His lawyers had sought a non-custodial sentence. The judge told him to report to prison on 1 September, effectively giving his lawyers time to lodge their planned appeal. "He did not take a bribe. He did not receive a bribe. He sees himself as innocent, and it is with those feelings that he will be going to the Supreme Court to appeal," Olmert's

Summary: A court in Israel has sentenced former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to six years in prison for bribery.


Michael Graydon, 29, disappeared on 21 February and his body was found almost two weeks later on private land. The inquest revealed authorities in Monaco kept his brain, heart and lungs after a post-mortem examination. The coroner said he could only record an open conclusion as the pathologist was unable to give a cause of death. Mr Graydon's mother, Jane Graydon, said: "We just feel terrible, I'm just back to the 21st of February because they've still got my son in Monaco." She added his body was kept for an autopsy in the UK for two weeks before being released to the family. This meant UK authorities were already aware body parts were missing ahead of the inquest. The family were told of the missing organs just before the hearing began. Sister-in law, Carly Billiau, said: "I feel very distressed. I feel that our family have been kept in the dark from the very start." She said her family had pushed for sniffer dogs to be used in the hunt for Mr Graydon but this did not happen for several days. Ms added: "Had they sent those dogs out in the days that we got there, and we pleaded with them, he would have been in a state where they would have been able to obtain that information and would have been able to give us some answers. "We are now left open, we have no closure, we have nothing." Mr Graydon went missing after being asked to leave a nightclub. He was tracked on CCTV running through the streets on his own and then walking near a church. It is thought he may have fallen through a hole in a wall whilst walking up some steps in the dark. He was on the French Riviera to watch a boxing match featuring Bristol fighter Lee Haskins, but he did not attend the bout or arrive at the airport for his flight home.

Summary: The family of a boxing promoter who died in Monaco feel distressed and angry after discovering his body was repatriated with missing organs.


Raids took place on Sunday and Monday in Brussels and the provinces of Flemish Brabant and Liege. Police seized military clothing and computer equipment in the raids, but no weapons or explosives. Belgium has been on high alert since the attacks of 13 November in Paris. Several of the perpetrators are thought to have been based in Belgium. However, the latest arrests are not linked to the Paris attacks, prosecutors say. One of those arrested is suspected of leading and recruiting for a terrorist cell. The suspects are accused of planning attacks against several "symbolic targets" in Brussels, as well as on the police, according to the Belgian broadcaster RTBF. Is bashing Belgium justified? Propaganda for the so-called Islamic State group was among the materials seized. Another four people were questioned in the raids and released without charge. In November Brussels was placed under a four-day lockdown closing universities, schools and the metro system, amid fears of a Paris-style attack. The presumed ringleader of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, was a Belgian national who had travelled to fight in Syria. Police in Belgium and beyond have been hunting Salah Abdeslam, a French national who was born in Brussels, in connection with the attacks. His brother Brahim blew himself up during the attacks, investigators say. Belgium has struggled to contain Islamist militancy in recent years - more Belgians have gone to fight for the militant Islamic State (IS) group than any other European country, per capita.

Summary: Belgian police have arrested two people suspected of planning attacks in Brussels on New Year's Eve.


Borthwick, 36, left his role at the Championship side after only 43 days. The former England captain arrived at Bristol several weeks into the season having helped Eddie Jones coach Japan. "It's kicked us quite hard because this has been about planning and waiting for Steve to arrive," said Robinson. Borthwick was named forwards coach with Jones' new-look England in acrimonious circumstances last week, with Bristol owner Steve Lansdown describing the Rugby Football Union as "unprofessional" in their handling of the appointment. Robinson was forwards coach during England's World Cup-winning era under Sir Clive Woodward before taking over as England head coach himself from 2004-06. And, while he is unimpressed by the manner of Borthwick's exit, he is certain England have made an astute appointment. "I was delighted to have signed Steve and I certainly hoped he would be here for longer than 43 days," Robinson told BBC Radio Bristol. "He is a quality coach and he will be a quality coach for England and I wish him all the best. I know the England team will enjoy working with him. "I'm disappointed in the circumstance of how it's happened and why it's happened but legally I can't say too much and we have to move forward." Robinson, who has also coached Scotland, says he will not rush into appointing a replacement and has urged his forwards to handle the responsibility of Borthwick's departure. "It's down to the players to step up collectively over the next four months for us to achieve what we want to achieve," he said. "We have to focus on the next couple of weeks, with tough games coming up against London Welsh and Nottingham. There is a lot to be done over the next few weeks."

Summary: Bristol director of rugby Andy Robinson says the club have been hit hard by the departure of forwards coach Steve Borthwick, who he believes will be successful with England.


Arthur Cave, 15, was found with multiple injuries on the underpass of Ovingdean Gap in July. He died later at the Royal Sussex County Hospital. Sussex Police said his death was not suspicious, and the coroner ruled it was "accidental". Nick Cave, 58, is an Australian songwriter and is best known as lead singer of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Mr Cave and his wife Susie Bick are at the hearing which is being held in front of Brighton senior coroner Veronica Hamilton-Deeley at Woodvale Crematorium. The inquest heard Arthur had taken LSD with a friend and he was seen "staggering" on his own before he fell off the cliff. Members of the public tried to resuscitate him after he was found lying on the ground without any shoes or socks on. During evidence given by pathologist Dr Simi George, Ms Hamilton-Deeley asked: "The history you had was that LSD was used?" Dr George replied: "Yes." The cause of death was given as "multiple traumatic injuries due to a fall from a height". Recording a conclusion of accidental death, Ms Hamilton-Deeley, said: "I expect the decision and planning to take LSD, or a hallucinogenic drug likely to be LSD, was made on the spur of the moment. "It's clear he could not know what was real and what was not real. "It's completely impossible to know what was in Arthur's mind and what he was seeing." In a statement issued after the inquest, the Cave family said they had been "overwhelmed" by the messages of support from people "in Brighton and beyond". It read: "Arthur was a wonderfully unruly, creative and free-spirited young man with an infectious, happy, funny daredevil nature. "He loved his friends and family, idolised his twin brother Earl and was never far from his side."

Summary: Musician Nick Cave's teenage son took LSD before he fell off a cliff in Brighton, an inquest has heard.


Kepler-452b orbits at a very similar distance from its star, though its radius is 60% larger. Mission scientists said they believed it was the most Earth-like planet yet. Such worlds are of interest to astronomers because they might be small and cool enough to host liquid water on their surface - and might therefore be hospitable to life. Nasa's science chief John Grunsfeld called the new world "Earth 2.0" and the "closest so far" to our home. It is around 1,400 light years away from Earth. Jon Jenkins, Kepler data analysis lead at Nasa's Ames Research Center in California, added: "It's a real privilege to deliver this news to you today. There's a new kid on the block that's just moved in next door." The new world joins other exoplanets such as Kepler-186f that are similar in many ways to Earth. Determining which is most Earth-like depends on the properties one considers. Kepler-186f, announced in 2014, is smaller than the new planet, but orbits a red dwarf star that is significantly cooler than our own. Kepler-452b, however, orbits a parent star which belongs to the same class as the Sun: it is just 4% more massive and 10% brighter. Kepler-452b takes 385 days to complete a full circuit of this star, so its orbital period is 5% longer than Earth's. The mass of Kepler-452b cannot be measured yet, so astronomers have to rely on models to estimate a range of possible masses, with the most likely being five times that of Earth. If it is rocky, the world would likely still have active volcanism and its gravity could be roughly twice that on our own planet. The new world is included in a haul of 500 new possible planets sighted by the Kepler space telescope around distant stars. Twelve of the new candidates are less than twice Earth's diameter, orbiting in the so-called habitable zone around their star. This zone refers to a range of distances at which the energy radiated by the star would permit water to exist as a liquid on the planet's surface if certain other conditions are also met. Of these 500 candidates, Kepler-452b is the first to be confirmed as a planet. Dr Suzanne Aigrain, from the University of Oxford, who was not involved with the study, told BBC News: "I do believe the properties described for Kepler-452b are the most Earth-like I've come across for a confirmed planet to date. "What seems even more significant to me is the number of planets in the habitable zone of their host stars with radii below two Earth radii; 12 is quite a few compared to the pre-existing Kepler planet catalogue. "It bodes well for their attempts to provide a more robust measure of the incidence of Earth-like planets, which is the top-level goal of the Kepler mission." While similar in size and brightness to the Sun, Kepler-452b's host star is 1.5 billion years older than ours. Scientists working on the mission therefore believe it could point to a possible future for the Earth. "If Kepler-452b is indeed a

Summary: A haul of planets from Nasa's Kepler telescope includes a world sharing many characteristics with Earth.


The council is consulting on plans to introduce a cycle lane on Pontcanna's Cathedral Road, make some streets one-way and removing a traffic island. It comes as part of the 2015-16 local transport plan, which proposes new cycle lanes across the city, 20mph speed restrictions, crossings and park and ride improvements. The council aims for 50% of trips to be made by sustainable modes by 2026. The Cathedral Road project is part of a wider north west Cardiff bus corridor scheme, to improve journey time and reliability so more people are encouraged to use buses. The council estimates Cardiff's population will increase by nearly a quarter over 25 years, resulting in a 32% increase in traffic and 20% increase in commuters. The plans include measures to re-allocate space on the roads to cyclists and remove on-street parking on the approach to junctions. There are also plans to add bus lanes and improve signage.

Summary: Major overhauls to transport routes in Cardiff are being considered.


Services from Douglas to the UK were disrupted after the Ben-my-Chree, which sailed from Heysham, Lancashire, struck the pier on Sunday. The Isle of Man Steam-Packet Company confirmed no passengers or crew were injured. Four crossings between Douglas and Heysham were been cancelled following the the collision. Chief executive Mark Woodward apologised to passengers and said it was an "unfortunate incident", adding the company would "do all we can to minimise the disruption". A company spokesman said that on arrival in Douglas Harbour, the Ben-my-Chree "encountered significantly stronger than forecast easterly winds" and the vessel made contact with the King Edward Pier. He said engineers worked through the night to assess any damage and a diving inspection had been carried out. He added the Ben-my-Chree would return to service later, though its sailing at 19:45 GMT would be subject to "prevailing weather conditions".

Summary: A ferry crashed into a pier on the Isle of Man as the captain tried to dock in strong winds.


Ministers will talk to councils before deciding how many can be resettled. The UK currently takes children from refugee camps in Syria and its neighbours but there has been pressure to take some who are already in the EU. Labour said the announcement, made at Prime Minister's Questions, did not go far enough and more action was needed. The government agreed in January to take some lone child refugees directly from North Africa and Middle East - but rejected calls to accept 3,000 children who had made it to Europe because it did not want to encourage others to make the "lethal" journey. Now, in a change of heart, children registered in Greece, Italy or France before 20 March - when the EU struck its refugee deal with Turkey - will be eligible for resettlement in the UK. The government said the retrospective nature of the scheme would avoid creating a "perverse incentive" for families to entrust their children to people traffickers. It would mean the UK can focus on the "most vulnerable children already in Europe without encouraging more to make the journey", Downing Street said. Mr Cameron, who has been facing the threat of a Conservative backbench rebellion in a vote next week over the issue, said he had accepted a revised amendment to the Immigration Bill put forward by Labour peer Lord Dubs. He told MPs: "I am also talking to Save the Children to see what we can do more, particularly about children who came here before the EU-Turkey deal was signed. "What I don't want us to do is to take steps that will encourage people to make this dangerous journey because otherwise our actions, however well-meaning they will be, could result in more people dying than more people getting a good life." Ministers get irritated when critics suggest the government's not done enough to help Syrian refugees. They point to the thousands already promised help through resettlement programmes and billions of pounds of aid from the UK. But a majority of MPs demanded more action to help unaccompanied children. David Cameron has always insisted that nothing must be done to encourage refugees to make the dangerous journey to Europe so now ministers have found a compromise. It's a political solution to avoid a defeat in the Commons but Tory MPs and several charities have called it "tremendous". The implementation of the programme now depends on local authorities who have to make sure they have the funding, school places and social service support that many of these traumatised children will require. Downing Street hasn't put a figure on how many might be helped, but the expectation is that it will be thousands and Conservative MPs have promised to keep up the campaigning. There does remain some concern though, that what's been announced won't help the most vulnerable, who might not have registered and who've disappeared from the system altogether. The SNP's leader at Westminster, Angus Robertson, who pressed Mr Cameron on the issue, said he welcomed what he said appeared to be the "beginning of a U-turn".

Summary: David Cameron says the UK will take in more unaccompanied Syrian refugee children from Europe, although it has not committed to a specific figure.


A boy was lost in the woods while the family was foraging for wild vegetables. But then the story changed - he was lost because he had been abandoned by his parents and not just once, but twice in a very short space of time. Since news of his disappearance broke early on Sunday and then the dramatic admission by his parents within 24 hours that they had actually left him in the woods as a punishment, the Japanese public has collectively worried about Yamato Tanooka, trying to make sense of the situation. Abuse? Monster parents? Hansel and Gretel? Or was it just bad parenting, parents pushed over the edge by an active seven-year-old? Active enough, and resourceful enough as it turns out, to trek his way across about 5km (3 miles) and find shelter in a barrack under a roof with mattresses. That the boy's father made him get out of the car "to discipline him", but couldn't say so at first because he was afraid of what "people would think" has touched many a nerve. The word he used was "sekentei" - literally, how one is seen by society. The sense of societal shame he conveyed, on top of his concern for his boy, was perhaps a touch too "Japanese" for many here. Hardly anybody voiced support for the father, there was simply no debate about that. The parents should not have let the boy out of their sight, was the consensus. Naoki Ogi, a TV personality and pedagogy expert, better known as "Ogi-mama", condemned the parents outright, saying this was neglect and abuse. He also noted and criticised how many parents in Japan tend to see their children as their personal possessions. But then opinions started to vary and there were some more nuanced and sympathetic views. "Raising kids is hard" seemed to be the collective sigh heard around social media, TV talk shows, and proverbial water coolers. One famous morning talk show host, Tomoaki Ogura, sympathised with the parents on Monday, on his Fuji TV show "Tokudane!". Mr Ogura said: "To say 'If you're so bad, we can't take you along, just stay here' is a valid way of scolding a child." Many recalled how they too were shut out of their homes as children, left throwing a tantrum on the toy shop floor, or shut in a dark closet. A well-known literary critic, Yumi Toyozaki, tweeted on Tuesday: "I was a restless, rambunctious, cantankerous child, so I feel very much for the father who left his child in the woods for a bit in order to discipline him. I hope people stop condemning him." The incident has had many sharing childhood memories of how parents pretended to leave them or their siblings for refusing to listen. Parents also wrote they knew all too well that when small children decide to run off, they can disappear in a flash - there are times when they are simply at the end of their tether. Tomoko Miyakoda , a mother of a four-year old boy, said you have to be

Summary: It was a bizarre story from the outset.


The 25-year-old Catholic constable died when a bomb exploded under his car in Omagh on Saturday. A number of dignitaries including NI First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness are at the requiem mass. Members of his Gaelic football club joined his police colleagues in a highly symbolic guard of honour. 'Appalling' No group has claimed responsibility for the attack but dissident republicans have been blamed. Speaking on BBC Radio Ulster on Wednesday morning, Irish prime minister Enda Kenny strongly condemned the attack. "To those who think they are doing something for Ireland, this is a warped mentality," he said. "It is the mentality of the past, a very dark and violent past and it has no part in the future." He said Constable Kerr had been in the "prime of life" and it was "appalling" for his life to be taken from him. "It does nothing for any community in this country," he added. The Gaelic Athletic Association administers a number of sports including Gaelic football and hurling which are among the most popular in Ireland. Unprecedented Its joint involvement with the PSNI in the funeral service is unprecedented and has been described as highly symbolic. The GAA previously banned the security forces from being members but this rule was lifted after the PSNI was formed out of the Royal Ulster Constabulary in 2001. Dissident republicans remain opposed to the police and have repeatedly targeted officers in both gun and bomb attacks. Last year, Peadar Heffron, who captained the PSNI Gaelic football team, had a leg amputated after a similar booby-trap attack on his car. Constable Kerr was a member of the Beragh Red Knights GAA club. Its chairman Gerard Treacy said it was right that the GAA and the PSNI should "show solidarity with one another" at the funeral. "Our community has been attacked and so the community of the PSNI been attacked and today shoulder to shoulder we will stand together in solidarity and show the people of Ireland and the world that this sort of despicable action is not going to be tolerated," he said. 'Overwhelming' messages NI Secretary Owen Paterson is representing the British Government at the funeral. It is also being attended by Irish opposition leader Micheal Martin, the Ulster Unionist Party leader Tom Elliott and several NI church leaders. PSNI Chief Constable Matt Baggott and his counterpart from the Irish police Martin Callinan are also present. Catholic primate Cardinal Sean Brady is leading the funeral mass and Father John Skinnader, a cousin of Ronan's mother Nuala, is giving the homily. The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has organised a lunchtime rally in Belfast on Wednesday to allow people to express their abhorrence at the killing. Books of condolence have been opened across Northern Ireland, while on its Facebook page the PSNI said it had been "overwhelmed by messages of sympathy and support". On Tuesday, the Crimestoppers charity offered a Â£50,000 reward for information leading to those responsible for the murder. Constable Kerr, who joined the police in May 2010, is the second

Summary: The funeral for murdered PSNI officer Ronan Kerr is taking place in his home village of Beragh.


Media playback is not supported on this device The Northern Irishman came third on 5-2 favourite Box Office in his final race, won by 9-1 shot Brother Tedd. McCoy, 40, had earlier finished third on Mr Mole behind winner Special Tiara in the AP McCoy Celebration Chase. An emotional McCoy said: "It's amazing. I've been so lucky all my life. I'll never forget this day." McCoy, who has ridden more than 4,300 career winners, added: "I want to thank everyone for coming. All my family were here and it's very special. An unbelievable day I'll never forget. "There were tears coming back on Box Office. There were nearly tears going out on Box Office. "I feel very lucky I have ended my career in one piece." Discussing his record-breaking career, he added: "Someone's going to ride more winners than me. All records get broken. I hope I'm dead, though." Jockeys formed a guard of honour amid huge cheers as the rider was honoured at the Surrey track. Colleagues lifted the Arsenal supporter as he collected the champion jockey's trophy for a 20th and final time, from former Gunners striker Ian Wright. The terraces around the parade ring were packed as a capacity crowd of more than 18,000 gathered, and a rendition of "For he's a jolly good fellow" rang around the stands. Wright paid tribute, adding: "AP McCoy is made of something else altogether. For 20 years he has been at the top of his game, riding winners, week in, week out. I can think of no other sportsman or woman who can match his record." McCoy has ridden in more than 16,000 races and suffered an estimated 1,000 falls in a remarkable career. He did not compete in the feature race, the Bet365 Gold Cup, which was won by 17-year-old jockey Sean Bowen on Just A Par. Bowen, tipped as a potential future champion, was completing a double on the day after victory on Lil Rockerfeller in the opener. But there was a sad note to the afternoon for Just A Par's trainer Paul Nicholls when Rolling Aces died following the second race after collapsing on the walkway when returning afterwards.

Summary: AP McCoy missed out on a winner but was saluted by a sell-out crowd as the 20-time champion jockey ended his racing career at Sandown.


Alan was the Syrian three-year-old whose photograph, lying dead on a Turkish beach, focused world attention on the refugee crisis in September. Mufawaka Alabash and Asem Alfrhad were convicted of people smuggling, but acquitted of causing death "through deliberate negligence". Thousands of refugees and migrants arrive daily in Greece from Turkey. The story of Alan Kurdi's family Why Alan Kurdi's picture cut through Alabash and Alfrhad were tried in Bodrum, the same Turkish city where Alan's body was washed up. The pair had faced up to 35 years in prison each. Both pleaded not guilty in February. Alan's five-year-old brother Galib and his mother Rihan also drowned when the boat they were on sank during an attempted crossing to the Greek island of Kos. The father, Abdullah, survived. He now lives in Iraq. In the latest efforts to tackle the migrant crisis, European Council President Donald Tusk is due to hold talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday. Mr Tusk has raised the idea of "shipping back" migrants who arrive in the Greek islands from Turkey. A note on terminology: The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum. This group includes people fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria, who are likely to be granted refugee status, as well as people who are seeking jobs and better lives, who governments are likely to rule are economic migrants.

Summary: A court in Turkey has sentenced two Syrians to four years in jail over the death of Alan Kurdi and four others.


The 38-year-old Englishman topped the rankings in 2012 but has since dropped out of the coveted world top 50 for the first time in more than a decade. "My confidence had taken a big knock and I asked myself if I wanted to continue doing this," he said. "Then I told myself not to be a baby, to grow up and realise how lucky I was. I was still playing golf for a living." Donald is yet to win a major title but has played in four victorious Ryder Cup teams, although he missed out on selection for Europe's win at Gleneagles in 2014, having failed to land a European or PGA tournament since 2012. "I wasn't enjoying it, finding it so very hard and could not see much light at the end of the tunnel," he told the Daily Telegraph. Caddie John McLaren decided to end their six-year association last October but Donald found guidance from sports psychologist Michael Gervais, who helped Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner become the first human to break the sound barrier without mechanical assistance. "He just reminded me that it's up to me what mood or mindset I'm in," Donald added. "When you're in a slump it's easy to forget you're still the one who is in control." Donald, who has finished third at both the Masters and US PGA Championship and won more than £35m in his career, is now ranked at 78th in the world and needs to return to the top 50 or win on the PGA Tour to qualify for a 12th consecutive Masters at Augusta in April. "I think I have a little way to go, but I'm feeling confident that I can get back to at least close to a level I was a few years ago," he added.

Summary: Former world number one Luke Donald has revealed he considered retirement last year following a slump in form.


The pair worked together at Watford and Northern Irishman Rodgers, 43, is the frontrunner for the Celtic job after two rounds of talks this week. Celtic's largest shareholder Dermot Desmond said on Wednesday "in excess of six" candidates had been interviewed for the manager's position. "There's no doubt about his qualities," said Warburton, 53, of Rodgers. The Englishman was a coach with the Hornets during Rodgers' time as manager, with the latter subsequently having a spell in charge of Reading and then leading Swansea to promotion to the Premier League. A move to Liverpool followed and Rodgers left Anfield in October after over three years in charge. Warburton is preparing his Rangers side to face Hibernian in Saturday's Scottish Cup final. The Englishman has already won the Championship and Challenge Cup in his first season in Glasgow. And, after overcoming eventual Premiership champions Celtic in this season's Scottish Cup semi-final, Warburton's Rangers will face their Old Firm rivals in next season's top flight.

Summary: Rangers manager Mark Warburton believes Brendan Rodgers would be a "great choice" as Celtic's new manager.


Tanveer Iqbal's body was found in his Renault Clio in Portland Road, Edgbaston, on Monday afternoon. The 33-year-old had not been seen since closing his Hi-Tech Music shop in Shireland Road, Smethwick, on Sunday evening and had been reported missing. Police said his death is currently being treated as suspicious and a post-mortem examination will be carried out. Mr Iqbal was reported missing at midday on Monday. More on this story and others from Birmingham and Black Country Portland Road was cordoned off between City Road and the Ridgeway and the car has been taken away for investigation. Det Insp Paul Joyce said police are working "around the clock" to try to piece together Mr Iqbal's last movements. "Portland Road is likely to remain closed until later today while my team continues to carry out an important forensic examination at the scene," he said. "I am particularly keen to speak to any witnesses who may have seen Mr Iqbal between closing his shop in Smethwick on Sunday night and the time he was discovered at lunchtime on Monday."

Summary: The body of a missing music shop owner has been found in the boot of his car parked in Birmingham.


The Labour leader has warned the terms of reference, which have yet to be published, could be too "narrow" and residents not properly consulted. He wants an interim report on the cause of the fire by September, followed by a wider probe into building regulations, council funding and other issues. The presumed death toll stands at 80. Police have warned the final figure will not be known until at least the end of the year. The leader of Kensington and Chelsea Council, Nick Paget-Brown, which was criticised for its response to the disaster on 14 June, quit on Friday. Retired former Court of Appeal judge Sir Martin Moore-Bick was appointed to head the inquiry on Wednesday. It will sit in public and have the powers to compel witnesses and obtain evidence. Visiting the scene of the blaze on Thursday, Sir Martin said he believed the probe and its recommendations would be "pretty well limited" to what had caused the fire and its rapid spread. Setting out his ambition to produce a report within a year, he said he was aware that people in the area want a broader investigation but he was not sure that his inquiry would be the right setting. The prime minister has said she expects an interim report to be made available as soon as possible and that survivors and residents should be consulted on the terms of reference. But Mr Corbyn said he wanted a guarantee the initial findings would be published by the end of the summer. In a letter to Mrs May, he said the inquiry would be best served by being split into two parts to ensure "timeliness would not have to be sacrificed for rigour". While understanding how the fire started was of the "utmost importance", he said survivors and other residents had a multitude of other questions about how their safety had come to be compromised and what could have been done to prevent the disaster. "Whilst the detail of the specific failures at Grenfell needs to be uncovered, it is also clear that the Grenfell fire has much wider implications for national policy issues," he said. The issues that must be addressed, he said, included: "An inquiry within narrow terms of reference risks failing to learn all the lessons of this tragedy." The PM has said the immediate priority is to establish the facts of what happened at Grenfell Tower and to take the necessary action to prevent a similar tragedy from happening again. But she has said the "wider lessons" must be learn from both this catastrophe, and the inspections of other buildings around the country that followed it.

Summary: The public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire must be split in two stages to ensure all lessons are fully learned, Jeremy Corbyn has said.


It said lack of awareness and a shortage of trainees meant police often ended up questioning adults with mental illness or learning issues without one. Home Secretary Theresa May said the situation was "not acceptable". Appropriate adults are trained volunteers who help with communication during police interviews. They are supposed to ensure mentally vulnerable people who are arrested or questioned understand what is happening, and that their legal rights and welfare are safeguarded. They were introduced in the 1980s following miscarriages of justice involving vulnerable people. Local authorities are required to provide appropriate adults whenever children are in contact with police and there is no parent or guardian present, but there is no duty to do the same in respect of vulnerable adults. In some areas, no organised scheme for adults exists. Researchers analysed police data and found appropriate adults were used in about 45,000 of the 1.4m detentions and voluntary interviews of adults each year. It is estimated that 280,000 of those detentions involves a person who is "mentally vulnerable". What does an appropriate adult do? Appropriate adults do not provide legal advice, but assist with rights and broader welfare. Nuala Chapman, an appropriate adult, told BBC Radio 5 live that she would be called after a medical practitioner had decided someone in custody needed support. "We then go to the station, we go through all the processes with them, we make sure they understand what is going on, we go through interview with them and... facilitate communication between all the people in the interview," she said. "Our role ends once they have either been charged or bailed." The report, entitled There to Help, found police were least likely to identify vulnerability in areas which did not have an organised appropriate adult scheme. Custody officers reported spending hours trying to find a suitable appropriate adult. They admitted to sometimes asking random members of the public, or proceeding without one. Chris Bath, chief executive of the National Appropriate Adult Network, the charity which led the study, said: "People with learning disabilities, mental ill health, traumatic brain injuries or autistic spectrum disorders are some of the most vulnerable citizens, and state detention is perhaps the most vulnerable situation. "We have a moral and a legal duty to ensure appropriate adults are available wherever people live." The report's recommendations include: The home secretary said appropriate adults "provide vital support and help to demystify what can be a confusing, sometimes frightening, experience in police custody". Mrs May added: "The status quo is not acceptable and I am concerned that vulnerable adults are not always receiving the support of an appropriate adult. "We are currently examining the recommendations and implementation options to ensure that vulnerable people are provided with the support they are entitled to." Avtar Bhatoa, from the Law Society, said appropriate adults were needed to ensure "fair justice for all". "With the right support, mentally vulnerable people are less likely to suffer an injustice or to waive their right to free legal advice through fear and misunderstanding, which can compound their disadvantage in the

Summary: Up to a quarter of a million vulnerable people are not being supported by an "appropriate adult" while in police custody, a Home Office report suggests.


Zachary Barker, nine, died in hospital after the collision in Spring Gardens, Leek, in Staffordshire, last Saturday. His mother Stephanie said she wanted others to "benefit from his short life". She said transplants meant "even in death" he could carry on helping. More updates on this story and others in Staffordshire In a statement released by police, she said: "Zachary was just a lovely lad, full of life and joy. The whole family are devastated by the loss and we cannot believe that we will not see him again. "He will remain in our hearts, thoughts and memories forever. "We took the decision to allow his organs to be used for transplant, so that others may benefit from his short life. "He was a tremendous son who was always willing to help everyone and even in death, he will continue to help others". Police said a friend of the family has set up a Just Giving page to assist with the cost of the funeral.

Summary: The mother of a boy who died after being hit by a car says allowing her "tremendous" son's organs to be donated will let him "continue to help others".


So for the one tasked with replacing Karl Robinson as MK Dons manager, changing the mark of a man who had been in charge for more than half of the club's entire existence will be quite a renovation. Robinson, once the third-longest serving boss in England's top four divisions, oversaw the development of England international Dele Alli and led Dons to the Championship for the first time. So, having been engrained in the fundamental DNA of a club only founded in 2004, which prides itself on the football it plays and the development of youngsters, can this carry on under someone else? "What we are talking about is playing modern football," chairman Pete Winkelman said. "We're a young football club and we want to play football like the big boys play, we might not play it at the same speed or accuracy but I want our supporters to recognise that football. "The way that we play can be interpreted in many different ways. Karl's interpreted one way, and there's a massive spectrum for other people to interpret it differently. "You look at the difference between how Chelsea and Tottenham are playing, Bournemouth and Liverpool. They're all playing a similar kind of football but all doing it completely differently." This club needs to be a Premier League club one day Robinson was aged just 29 in May 2010 when Winkelman promoted him from Paul Ince's assistant to full-time boss after former England midfielder Ince left Stadium:MK. Failures in successive League One play-off campaigns in his first two seasons in charge showed signs of things to come, and Robinson finally delivered promotion to the Championship in 2015 thanks in no small part to the goals of on-loan Will Grigg and Benik Afobe. But after a dismal Championship season in which they got relegated with only four wins from January onwards, Robinson left on Sunday with the Dons 19th in League One. "Ironically it's that promotion that changes the whole nature of club and we came back to League One with this burden of expectation that we need to be a Championship club," said Winkelman. "To be honest, this club needs to be a Premier League club one day. I've built a Premier League stadium, Milton Keynes is going to be a top-10 city in the country and we need to have a top-10 ambition. "It's one thing thinking it, it's another thing delivering it. But where we cannot be is 19th in League One. It's the lowest position we've been in since this stadium. We're going backwards, not forwards." It was during that promotion-winning campaign that one of the club's greatest nights to date came - when they defeated Louis van Gaal's Manchester United 4-0 in the League Cup. And Robinson, despite the club finding itself in one of its worst positions since he took over, said his overriding feeling after leaving the club is pride. Why? "The people of Milton Keynes, the identity, the growth of youth in Milton Keynes and the net profit in transfer fees in six years, the development of

Summary: From builders and bakers to door handle makers, the replacement for any longstanding member of staff will sometimes sneeringly be told "that's not how they used to do it".


European workers now make up 6.8% of Britain's workforce of 31.5 million, according to recent figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Supporters of the Vote Leave campaign said the latest numbers were evidence of "uncontrolled migration". But the prime minister's office said the broader point was that the UK economy was growing. The number of EU workers in the UK workforce has risen by 224,000 in the past year, an increase of 11.7%. During the same period the overall UK workforce has increased by 1.3%. Reality Check: How much of the rise in jobs is due to foreigners? Vote Leave's Iain Duncan Smith said poorly-paid or unemployed British workers were being "forced to compete with millions of people from abroad for jobs, and they suffer downward pressure on their wages". UKIP said the latest employment statistics "showed why we need Brexit to put British workers first". UKIP employment spokeswoman Jane Collins MEP said the free movement of people and the 2.15 million workers from the EU now in the UK was "a huge boon to multinational companies who can exploit the oversupply of labour to keep their wages low". It was "not so good for the parts of Britain with serious unemployment problems", she added. But a spokesperson for the prime minister said: "It is good that we've got a growing economy and we're seeing record numbers of British nationals in employment." The Department of Work & Pensions (DWP) said the employment rate for Britons was the highest since record-keeping began, and that since 2010 the number of British people in work had increased by 1.5 million. The government has taken action "to protect the benefits system and ensure migrants come to this country for the right reasons," said a DWP spokesman. Official figures released on Wednesday showed the jobless rate remained at 5.1%, in the first quarter of 2016. The Office for National Statistics added there were 31.58 million people in work, up 44,000 from the previous quarter. That took the employment rate to a record high of 74.2% in the three months to March. Prof John Van Reenen, director at the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, says that while it may be tempting to assume that Europeans are taking jobs that might otherwise go to British workers, the overall picture is far more complex. "In certain occupations, there is a negative impact" from the arrival of European workers, Mr Van Reenen acknowledged. But when economists examined the effects of European immigration to specific regions of the UK, they found a negligible impact on British unemployment rates in those regions. "It doesn't seem to be obvious from the data that this is happening," he said. But Conservative MP Dr Liam Fox, who is campaigning to leave the EU, says that European migrants are putting Britain's public services under strain. "People can feel that in their daily lives by the lack of school places, the difficulty seeing a GP and the competition for housing," he told the BBC's Norman Smith. "And of course those who

Summary: Downing Street has sought to play down figures showing that EU workers in the UK have risen to a record 2.1 million.


Media playback is not supported on this device The Briton, 30, won 6-2 4-6 6-1 7-5 after two hours and 39 minutes, with match point clinched at 20:57 BST. Fognini, the 29th seed, had five set points to force a fifth set but Murray won five games in a row to seal a place in the last 16 for the 11th time. Murray will play Frenchman Benoit Paire in the fourth round on Monday. Fellow Briton Johanna Konta earlier reached the second week for the first time with a 6-4 6-1 win over Maria Sakkari of Greece. Media playback is not supported on this device "The end of the match was tense. It was an up and down match. I didn't feel like it was the best tennis at times but I managed to get through," Murray told the BBC. "It was getting dark towards the end and I was probably thinking a bit about that. "We would have had to go off for the roof to go on, so that would have meant a change in conditions. I'm pleased to get off in four." Media playback is not supported on this device Murray looked like avoiding a long, drawn-out contest when he moved ahead early in the third set but a Friday night drama would develop as the light faded. Fognini, 30, showed both his talented and temperamental sides as he got within sight of a fifth set, which would have required the roof to be brought across or both men to return on Saturday. The Italian, who recently beat Murray on clay in Rome, looked well off the pace when he double-faulted twice in a row to lose the first set, but he began to assert himself in the second. Fognini broke for a second time to lead 3-2 and went on to level at one set all, before firing his 13th baseline winner to just one for Murray by the start of the third set. At 30-30, Murray was on the defensive and looking increasingly vulnerable, but he clung on with a second serve and the scream of relief jolted him and the Centre Court crowd to life. Across the net, Fognini's challenge was apparently fading, an ankle injury not helping as the errors flowed and the set slipped away. A gripping fourth set unfolded, with passions rising on and off court as Fognini was penalised a point for a visible obscenity following a gesture, and Murray complaining to the umpire that the Italian was taking too long between points. It was Fognini who took control after Murray double-faulted in game six, but from 5-2 down Murray showed all his fighting qualities to save set points in three consecutive games. The 15,000 spectators on Centre Court were on their feet as the Briton levelled at 5-5, and Fognini could not halt Murray's momentum as the champion served his way to victory. "I feel OK," added Murray. "I didn't feel I moved as well as the first couple of matches but I've got a couple of days break now and

Summary: Defending champion Andy Murray won a thrilling third-round contest against Italy's Fabio Fognini at Wimbledon as darkness fell around Centre Court.


Both sides remain in qualifying places with Essex top on run-rate and Glamorgan in third. Essex make one change with Jamie Porter replacing Matt Quinn in their seam attack., while Glamorgan are unchanged. Glamorgan won the toss and captain Jacques Rudolph chose to bat first on a cloudy afternoon. Both teams face a hectic schedule of five limited-overs games in a week, as the One-Day Cup and T20 Blast groups both reach their climax. Essex lost to Surrey by 66 runs despite 131 from Jesse Ryder, while Glamorgan went down by 33 runs away to Somerset, in their previous matches. "Though we're still in the top four, a win (over Somerset) would have set us on the way to a quarter-final- we want to win every game" Glamorgan fast bowler Michael Hogan told BBC Wales. Essex coach Chris Silverwood told the club's website "The players know they have to bring consistency to their game, if we are to ensure Essex are in the quarter-finals of both white-ball competitions, and we need to start with a win against Glamorgan." Glamorgan won the 2015 match in Cardiff by 146 runs, with Colin Ingram hitting 130. Essex : Browne, Westley, Ryder, Bopara (c), Lawrence, ten Doeschate, Foster, Zaidi, Napier, Masters, Porter. Glamorgan: Lloyd, Rudolph (c), Bragg, Ingram, Donald, Wallace, Wagg, Meschede, Salter, van der Gugten, Hogan.

Summary: Essex and Glamorgan will be looking to recover from defeats as they meet at Chelmsford in the One-Day Cup.


Ajinkya Rahane became the fifth Indian to score centuries in both innings of a Test match as they declared on 267-5. In reply, captain Hashim Amla (23 not out) took 46 balls to score a run, as South Africa made 72 in as many overs. A 300-plus target has been reached just once on Indian soil, when the home team struck 387-4 to defeat England in 2008. India resumed 403 runs ahead on 190-4 but skipper Virat Kohli added only five runs to his overnight 83 before a low Kyle Abbott delivery trapped him leg before to end the only century partnership of the series at 154. Rahane, the only centurion of the series, was not to be denied another hundred, however. The 27-year-old slog-swept Imran Tahir over mid-wicket for his second six of the innings and flicked Dean Elgar for another to move into the 90s. He joined Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar (three times), Rahul Dravid (twice) and Kohli as the only India batsman to reach three figures twice in the same Test match. South Africa blocked resolutely after left-hander Elgar was caught at slip in the fifth over, with India spinner Ravi Jadeja conceding only 10 runs from his 23 overs. The usually destructive AB de Villiers maintained the team tactic, using 33 balls to score his first run. His partnership with the captain did not produce a single run in the first 10 overs, but both batsmen survived to retain their team's hopes of avoiding defeat. A 3-0 series victory for India would put them second in the world rankings behind the South Africans, who will lose top spot if they lose their next Test series at home to England, which begins on 26 December.

Summary: India require eight wickets on the final day to seal a 3-0 Test series win after South Africa closed on 72-2 in pursuit of a remote 481 in Delhi.


The finds were made by a team from Durham University, which is surveying the site on Midland Road before it is redeveloped for houses. The remains are believed to date to the medieval period, but could be Roman. Developers Westleigh plan to build 70 homes on Midland Road once the archaeologists complete their dig. Dr Rebecca Casa-Hatton, lead archaeologist at Peterborough City Council, said: "At the moment we presume they may be medieval but we can't discount they may be late-Roman. "It's very, very crowded so the cemetery would have been extensive." She added archaeologists were expecting to find human remains in this area because of similar late Roman or medieval burials uncovered during the building of the railway line during the 19th Century. "Hopefully, this excavation will shed light on the period of these burials and the burials found in the general area," she said. Gary Turner, head of investment and partnership at Westleigh, said: "The discovery was made about six weeks ago and since then we have obtained a licence from the Ministry of Justice to exhume the remains. "Once removed, the remains will be analysed to unlock further details on their history."

Summary: About 70 human skeletons have been uncovered by archaeologists during a dig at a former factory in Peterborough.


She found time to visit Mount Vesuvius and the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, she took her friends to the villa they had hired... and then she received an email from her agent with news of a wildcard into the US Open qualifying draw, and promptly headed back to the airport. Forty-eight hours earlier, Robson had won her first tournament since the age of 14 - capturing the ITF title in Landisville, Pennsylvania. It was by far and away her biggest triumph since first feeling the effects of a wrist injury in the late summer of 2013. She played only two events in the whole of 2014, and in April of that year underwent surgery on her dominant left wrist in Minnesota. Her recovery was a slow, painful and very frustrating process. She next played competitively at the Eastbourne qualifying event of June 2015. By this time Robson had forfeited her WTA ranking. She was playing on a 12 month long protected ranking of 58 (the position she held at her last event before injury: the 2014 Australian Open) and the comeback was a very stilted affair. Other minor injuries held her back as she hit the practice courts hard and it is only since the start of this year that she has been totally free of pain in the wrist. Robson's progress in the first six months of this year was unspectacular. At the back of your mind you're not quite sure if your body is going to break down or if it's properly healed She has won only one tour level match since her return - and that came against an unranked Moroccan teenager in the first round of the WTA event in Rabat; she was soundly beaten by Andrea Petkovic at the French Open, and Angelique Kerber at Wimbledon. But then, after dispiriting trips to minor tournaments in Fort Worth, Lexington and Sacramento in which she collected five ranking points and earned barely one thousand dollars, Robson won five matches in a row in Landisville - including the final without dropping a game. The $3,919 in prize money was irrelevant, but the 50 ranking points helped her climb back into the world's top 250, and did wonders for her confidence. "I definitely put a lot of pressure on myself when I had my protected ranking," Robson told BBC Sport after qualifying for the main draw at the US Open. "You know you are on a limited amount of time so I wasn't playing as freely as maybe I should have - especially at the Slams. "But I knew I was putting in all the right things on the practice court and in the gym. It was waiting for that one moment where it all came together. I was prepared for it - I knew that I had this long season of training behind me." Her reward for overcoming a nasty bout of conjunctivitis to win three qualifying matches at Flushing Meadows is a first round match on Tuesday with fellow British player Naomi Broady. Robson is now being coached

Summary: Laura Robson's recent holiday in Italy lasted all of six hours.


Media playback is not supported on this device A report into claims of bullying said British Cycling "lacked good governance" at board level. Cookson, who led the organisation for 17 years before becoming UCI president, said: "If there was a lacking, I think we all share in that responsibility." He added British Cycling had been scrutinised by UK Sport. Asked if he was "pinning the blame" on the funding agency, he said: "As I understand it, they were closely involved in how things were managed and monitored. "I'm not trying to dodge any of my responsibility. What I'm saying is there were other people with responsibilities as well." The Phelps report into the culture of Britain's cycling team criticised former technical director Shane Sutton and UK Sport, and noted a "culture of fear" existed within the team, according to many staff members. "I don't accept there was a culture of fear and I spent a lot of time at the National Cycling Centre," said Cookson, who is seeking re-election after joining the UCI in 2013. However, he said Sutton should have been moved following recommendations from the King Review in 2012. "One of the recommendations was that Shane be moved out of direct coaching with athletes," he said. "As far as I understood in the first half of 2013, that was one of those action-plan elements that was implemented and it was after that in the middle of 2013 I became a candidate and then was elected to the UCI presidency." Australian Sutton stayed on before resigning last year amid claims of sexism and was later found to have used sexist language towards cyclist Jess Varnish, though he was cleared of eight of the nine charges against him. Media playback is not supported on this device Cookson defended his record at British Cycling, saying: "I'm not making any excuses for my behaviour. I think we made incredible progress and some great achievements. "The idea we had no respect for athlete welfare is wrong. The relationship between athletes and coaches was something we were concerned about from time to time. Action was taken." And he disagrees with MP Damian Collins, who has called for board members from the period covered in the investigation to resign. "My former colleagues at British Cycling have been committed to their sport over many years. Many of them are good people who have worked very hard," Cookson said. UK Anti-Doping is also investigating allegations of wrongdoing against Team Sky and British Cycling, which both deny. "The reputational problems that have been around that team in the past few months have not been helpful. I want to wait for the outcome of UK Anti-Doping's enquiries," he said. Cookson said cycling had made significant progress in the battle against cheating during his tenure at the UCI. "We were previously considered pariahs in the anti-doping world. Now we have one of he best reputations in sport, I believe," he added. BBC Radio 5 live sports news correspondent Richard Conway Brian Cookson wants to be re-elected later this year for a second

Summary: Brian Cookson, the head of cycling's world governing body, says blame for British Cycling's failings should not rest solely with him.


When we arrived at the engineer's home, the dilapidated machine was an eyesore at the bottom of his garden. "Nobody pays, nobody pays," the wealthy German-Afghan businessman told us. He offered us tea and biscuits and explained how, a few years ago, all his large hospital and road building projects were suddenly given to politicians' cronies. To add to the misfortune, around that time a roadside bomb in this war-torn country killed 15 of his workers. Later we visited a part of his armoury of German-made trucks, trailers, loaders and diggers that sat at the top of a hill, consigned, like his ambitions, to the scrapheap of history. Mr Popal told us, perhaps unsurprisingly, that he would leave Afghanistan soon unless things changed. The World Bank has said that it's harder to do business in Afghanistan than Iran, Iraq, Syria and Zimbabwe. Yet Afghanistan's new president says he wants the country "truly open for business". As a former World Bank executive himself, President Ashraf Ghani is all too familiar with the scale of the challenge. He inherited an economy in tatters after three decades of war, despite more than $100bn (??64bn) of mainly US money spent on reconstruction, which was more than the US paid to rebuild Europe after the Second World War. There's massive corruption, a lack of credit, contracts are difficult to enforce and electricity is scarce. The speed with which President Ghani dealt with the $1bn Kabul Bank scandal, one of the world's largest bank frauds, demonstrated a new political will. But the president recently missed his own deadline to form a cabinet, suggesting that deeper reforms are likely to take some time to achieve, such as simplifying Afghanistan's business environment, which has been plagued by needless red tape. Keen entrepreneurs have had to be creative to thrive. Helped by British aid money, pharmacy owner Zabi Ullah opened the country's first counterfeit-free, 24-hour chain of chemists, where customers can check if goods are real using a text message service. Old rules made it illegal to open more than one store under the same name and within 200m of each other. But Mr Ullah registered each shop under a different family member's name. It was far from ideal but was workable, based on trust. Speaking in one of his pharmacies in the capital Kabul, Mr Ullah says: "The family has been co-operative that they give me their names. They will be co-operating with me when the regulation changes and all the ownership of the licences will transfer back to [my] pharmacies." Working within antiquated rules cost the country dearly. Naseem Akbar is chief executive of the non-profit, Afghan-business focused organisation Harakat. His job is to reduce regulation in Afghanistan. He believes politicians are to blame for the weak economic growth over the past decade. He says good policies were created but never implemented, which stifled private sector development. Mr Akbar welcomes Mr Ghani's new anti-corruption approach, which he describes as "a shock to the system". He says the government must define a clear economic development strategy to bolster the investment

Summary: The only thing Asadullah Popal's digger had gathered was dust.


Friends, collaborators and fans have been paying tribute on their social media accounts.

Summary: James Horner, the Hollywood composer who wrote the Oscar-winning score for Titanic, has died in a California plane crash aged 61.


The body of the man in his 70s, was found at the house in Nettleden Road, Little Gaddesden, near Berkhamsted, on Saturday afternoon. A man in his 80s was also taken to hospital, a police spokeswoman said. Detectives want to question 55-year-old Ian John McLoughlin, also known as Ian John Baker, and have warned people not to approach him. Det Ch Insp Martin Brunning, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire major crime unit, said: "The investigation is still in its early stages. "However, we are continuing to treat the death as murder. We urgently want to speak to Ian McLoughlin in connection with this offence." He is described as white, about 6ft (1.8m) tall, with straight, greying, collar-length hair and of average build. He is believed to have been wearing sunglasses, blue jeans or three-quarter length trousers and a dark blue, light blue and white checked short-sleeved shirt with a button-down collar. Anyone with information has been urged to contact police or Crimestoppers. Officers have been conducting additional patrols in the area to provide reassurance to residents.

Summary: Police are seeking a man over the murder of an elderly man found dead at a house in Hertfordshire.


The victim is being treated in hospital after he was struck by the vehicle in Tower Hamlets, east London, on Friday. He was taken to a major trauma centre by London's Air Ambulance, after the crash in Bow Road, at about 08:15 GMT. A 25-year-old man was later arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and failing to stop at the scene of an accident and bailed until February. The Met Police said on Friday evening that the boy's injuries had become life-threatening and his next of kin were aware. The car involved in the crash was later found abandoned.

Summary: An 11-year-old boy was seriously injured when he was hit by a car whose driver fled the scene.


The CQC previously rated the Penberthy home in Newquay as inadequate. New reports highlight problems at three other homes run by Cornwall Care: Headlands in Carbis Bay, Trevern in Falmouth and Blackwood in Camborne. Cornwall Care said it was rare for an inspection not to point out areas for improvement. The CQC said Headlands was "unsafe" and overall "was not caring". At Trevern "one person had not been able to have a bath or shower for eleven months due to the home not obtaining the appropriate bathing equipment to meet the person's needs," the report stated. Action was also needed to address the "care and welfare of people who use services" and the "safety and suitability of premises," it was claimed. The report on Blackwood said "people did not always have access to meaningful activities" and action was needed regarding the "safety and suitability of premises". Due to changes in CQC reporting procedures the reports did not give an overall rating as it has done for Penberthy. Adrian Hughes, the commission's deputy chief inspector of adult social care, said there had been "slippage" in services provided by Cornwall Care. He said: "They have taken their eye off the ball in some aspects of that care." A spokesman for Cornwall Care said: "We have worked closely with CQC and commissioners for many years and it is rare that an inspection of any care service does not point out areas for improvement. "We welcome that feedback and always act quickly to make sure we are offering the best possible service to our clients."

Summary: "Action is needed" at homes for the elderly run by Cornwall Care, after the company took its "eye off the ball", the Care Quality Commission (CQC) said.


Legolas, named after an elf in Lord of the Rings, helped researchers understand how the animals hunt together. The body was found next to a highway along with a shotgun cartridge, in what Cheetah Conservation Botswana called an "unnecessary and unprovoked attack". The death is being investigated as a poaching case. It comes after another famous big cat, Cecil the Lion, was killed in Zimbabwe by a US dentist, sparking worldwide condemnation. Legolas was not posing a danger to livestock because there were no cattle in the area, indicating the animal had instead been shot in an opportunistic attack, CCB said. The group said it sympathised with farmers who have problems with predators, but described the killing as "needless and heartbreaking". At 68.5kg in weight, Legolas was one of the biggest cheetahs ever caught. He and two of the three other cheetahs he hunted with were fitted with collars that CCB said had "revolutionised" the study of the animals' collaborative hunting techniques, which until then had remained largely unknown. The killing of Legolas means three of the seven cheetahs fitted with collars for the research project have been shot. The estimated population of 10,000 wild cheetahs in Africa today is classified as 'vulnerable' in the IUCN's Red List of threatened species.

Summary: A Botswanan cheetah called Legolas that was being studied by researchers has been killed, conservationists said.


The UN estimates that a third more cocaine was being produced in the country in 2016. The head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Bo Mathiasen, called the increase significant. Analysts say much of it was due to the end of the eradication of coca crops by spraying. The report said the total coca-growing area rose from 96,000 hectares in 2015 to 146,000 in 2016. Mr Mathiasen said that he held out hope for a reduction in cultivation because Colombia had signed a peace agreement with the biggest rebel group in the country, the Farc, which controlled much of the drug-producing areas. But local analysts argue that the rise was caused partly by a hiatus resulting from the government's peace deal with Farc rebels. Under the deal, the Farc agreed to relinquish control over drug production areas and help the government try to encourage local farmers to plant substitute crops. Farmers have taken advantage of the delays while the crop substitution policy is set up to plant coca, which has increased in price by almost 50%, because they know they will be offered subsidies later not to grow the plant. Meanwhile, the Colombian government has increased by almost 50% its seizures of cocaine - from 253 tonnes confiscated in 2015 to 378 tonnes in 2016.

Summary: The United Nations says there was a 50% increase last year in the area of land being used to cultivate coca leaf in Colombia.


Norwegian Forest cat Clive vanished from his home in Toton, Nottinghamshire, in October 2014. He was found at the Kennelgate Pet Superstores warehouse, about two miles away, where he had repeatedly set off the alarms during the night. His owner Tanya Irons said she could not believe he was "so porky". "It's amazing, he's so big and fluffy because it's winter," she said. "He liked to go outside a lot, but we think somebody must have been feeding him, he's such a lovely cat. "I can't believe he's so porky." More on this and other stories in Nottinghamshire When Clive first went missing Ms Irons put out appeals for help but heard nothing, assuming he had been taken in by a new owner. But in recent weeks staff at the warehouse began to notice that something was amiss. Colin Lewis, retail operations director, said: "The warehouse operations director was getting alarm calls because there was something active in the warehouse at night - it was setting the alarms off. "We eventually found it was a cat - we just couldn't catch it." Using a cat trap, the staff managed to apprehend Clive and reunited him with Ms Irons and her family this week - although they warned her he "smelled a bit". Mr Lewis said: "It's great to see...I'm happy they're back together again. "It's been a strange day at the office."

Summary: A cat missing for more than a year has been reunited with his owner after he was found "feasting" in a pet food warehouse.


Arsenal dominated with Gervinho failing to hit the target from a good position and Jake Kean making several key saves. Tomas Rosicky hit the bar after the break but the Championship side scored when Kazim-Richards followed in on Martin Olsson's shot. Theo Walcott was denied late in the game as Arsenal's hopes of ending their eight-year trophy drought were dented. "Blackburn just kept believing they could get something out of this game. "The amount of pressure Arsenal were putting on them at the end was relentless. Grant Hanley and Scott Dann will not have played a better game this season, or even in their entire careers. "An outstanding performance from Blackburn." The Gunners could not find a way through Blackburn's defence as Michael Appleton's team defended for their lives at the end of the game. Mikel Arteta was another Arsenal player who shot off-target. It means Arsene Wenger's team have only the Champions League left if they are to win silverware this season, having already been knocked out of the Capital One Cup by League Two side Bradford in December. Appleton has already lost in the FA Cup this season, when in charge of Portsmouth, and was manager at Blackpool in the third round when they drew with Fulham before the 37-year-old left the club. But he has overseen a transformation at Ewood Park during his short time at Rovers, who were relegated from the Premier League last season. This victory extended his side's unbeaten run to six games after suffering defeat by Charlton in his first match in charge on 19 January. Blackburn are yet to concede in the FA Cup this season and have now reached the quarter-finals for the first time since 2007 and sit six points off the play-off places in the Championship. Having made seven changes to the side which defeated Sunderland 1-0 last weekend, it was clear Wenger had one eye on Tuesday's Champions League tie against Bayern Munich. But the Frenchman may live to regret waiting until 70 minutes had passed before bringing on substitutes Walcott, Jack Wilshere and Santi Cazorla as his side chased the game at 0-0. Gervinho returned from an impressive Africa Cup of Nations tournament with the Ivory Coast to start his first Arsenal game since that penalty shoot-out loss to Bradford on 11 December. Unfortunately, his biggest contribution in a first half dominated by the Gunners was to drag his shot wide when he was put through by Rosicky after 41 minutes. For all their possession in an opening period where Arsenal had 12 corners, Wenger's team did not forge many openings. And when they did, the impressive Blackburn goalkeeper Kean saved headers from Abou Diaby and Thomas Vermaelen, who returned to the side after injury. Kean also stopped Olivier Giroud's effort after the break with Jason Lowe's header Blackburn's best effort up until the hour mark. Rovers brought on former Gunner David Bentley to try and make an impression, but it seemed to rouse the home supporters before Rosicky smacked a long-range shot against the bar. That was his

Summary: Colin Kazim-Richards's late goal stunned Arsenal as Blackburn Rovers reached the FA Cup quarter-finals.


Patients on two wards at University Hospital Llandough are suffering from the illness, which can pass quickly from person to person. The hospital said the spread of the virus would be limited if people made only absolutely necessary visits. Cardiff and Vale health board said it was asking people to be "sensible". Chief operating officer Alice Casey said: "Many people will have the norovirus bug at this time of year - we see it every year and, for most people, it will be unpleasant but not serious. "But when norovirus spreads in hospitals, where patients are already unwell and are in close proximity to each other on wards, the effects can be more serious." Norovirus is a highly contagious virus which causes nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. The symptoms begin about 12 to 48 hours after infection and usually last for between 12 and 60 hours.

Summary: Visitors have been asked to stay away from a Vale of Glamorgan hospital because of an outbreak of norovirus.


The move follows a claim by Crossmaglen Rangers player Aaron Cunningham that he was the victim of verbal abuse during the 2 December Ulster football final. The Ulster Council carried out an investigation and BBC Sport understands one Kilcoo player is to be banned for six months and another for four months. Kilcoo said they had not been notified, and the players could appeal. The two suspensions have yet to be officially confirmed by the Ulster Council. It is believed the case was the first time an allegation of racial abuse had been lodged with the provincial governing body. When an investigation was announced, Ulster GAA president Aogán O Fearghail, said anyone found guilty of racism would be dealt with severely. Kilcoo released a statement saying the club condemned abuse and would co-operate with the Ulster Council's investigation. The Gaelic Athletic Association, which governs the sport in Ireland, is to discuss how to deal with racism at its annual congress in March.

Summary: Two Kilcoo players are to be suspended by Ulster GAA chiefs following allegations of racial abuse.


The Commons' Home Affairs Committee said the UK Border Agency should challenge unacceptable behaviour by some of its contractors. The report comes 15 months after a deportee died on a flight. A spokesman for the UKBA said that all private security escorts are trained in approved restraint techniques. Jimmy Mubenga, 46, fell ill and collapsed on a British Airways plane bound for Angola on 12 October 2010. The MPs did not comment on the case, which is still being investigated by the police, but said that Mr Mubenga's death had triggered their own investigations into the way that the UK Border Agency managed the deportation of people on flights from the UK. The UKBA contracts out the job of escorting people to their deportation flight. The contract has been held by Reliance since May 2011 and previously by G4S. The MPs said found: "It is a matter for serious concern that contractors should use racist language among themselves," said the report. "That they were content to do so in front of not only UK Border Agency staff but also inspectors from HM Inspectorate of Prisons is shocking. It is possibly the result of a relationship between the Agency and its contractors which had become too cosy." Restraint techniques The MPs said that the UKBA's own staff should feel that they can properly challenge any bad behaviour by contractors - but it also criticised the practice of taking "reserves" to airports - people who may then find that they are not being removed from the UK after all. It called on the government to allow independent monitors, people allowed into prisons and removal centres, to board removal flights. The MPs said that they were not convinced that a potentially harmful head-down restraint position was never used, even though it was not authorised. A recent expert report found that such techniques could lead to death. "We recommend that the Home Office issue urgent guidance to all staff involved in enforced removals about the danger of seated restraint techniques in which the subject is bent forwards. "We also recommend that the Home Office commission research into control and restraint techniques which are suitable for use on an aircraft. The use by contractors of unauthorised restraint techniques, sanctioning their use, or failing to challenge their use, should be grounds for dismissal." Keith Vaz MP, chairman of the committee, said: "The UK Border Agency must not wash its hands of responsibility for detainees just because the service is contracted out. "People who are not entitled to remain in the country must be removed and there may be occasions when it is necessary to use physical force, but this must always be done only when absolutely necessary, and with proper respect for the dignity of the detainee." A UKBA spokesman said: "All escorts on flights are trained to use restraint techniques approved by the Prison Service. "We have no evidence contractors use head-down restraints and would take strong action against them if their conduct does not meet our standards. "We are currently working closely with Noms (National Offender

Summary: Private security guards employed to forcibly remove people from the UK have used racist language and inappropriate force, a report by MPs has said.


Yorkshire, Lancashire and Derbyshire have been worst affected, after 2-5cm fell overnight, with 10cm reported on higher ground. Passengers waiting to depart Manchester Airport have reported being stuck on the runway for hours due to a lack of de-icers. Leeds Bradford Airport suspended all morning flights but has since reopened. Manchester Airport reported "minor delays to departing aircraft" - but passengers told the BBC they had been stuck on board outbound flights. Shirley Hale said her Jet2 flight to Tenerife had been waiting to depart for over four hours. "We have been told that there are not enough de-icers at the airport," she said. The airport apologised and said de-icing was the responsibility of airlines and their ground teams. More than 100 schools were closed across East Lancashire and Oldham, with 80 shut in West Yorkshire. BBC Weather said Buxton in Derbyshire saw up to 17cm of snow, the deepest measured on Friday. The avalanche risk in the Peak District was currently extremely high, Buxton Mountain Rescue Team said. Parts of Staffordshire have been affected, with several centimetres of snow reported in Flash, England's highest village. Commuters have been urged to allow extra journey time, and the Met Office has issued snow and ice warnings. More on the snow and other stories in West Yorkshire Weather updates for Lancashire and Greater Manchester BBC Weather presenter Kay Crewdson said conditions were due to slowly improve into Saturday. Molly Greenwood reported 10cm of snow in the Huddersfield area. "Don't think I'm going anywhere," she said. Zulfi Hussain said the snow was causing "traffic chaos" in Woodhall Road, Calverley, near Leeds. Elliott Hudson, another West Yorkshire resident, said: "Looks like I have woken up in Narnia." West Yorkshire's Liversedge FC, who have had to cancel every home game for the last four months due to bad weather, tweeted a picture of snow with the caption: "It's not looking good for Liversedge FC's home game with Worksop Town tomorrow." The A628 Woodhead, A57 Snake Pass and A537 Cat and Fiddle roads are all affected, with delays reported on the M65 motorway. Highways England said the A57 eastbound in Great Manchester is closed between M67/A560 and B6174 due to severe weather conditions. It said teams were working to clear the road. Tony Hallwood, from Leeds Bradford Airport, said it reopened at about 09:00 GMT after crews used ploughs to clear snow from the runway. He said: "We are asking passengers to make their way to the airport as early as they can given the difficult conditions." Bus operators are also reporting delays to all services across West Yorkshire. Oldham Council has said 48 schools had closed this morning as a result of the snow and severe weather. Drivers are also being asked to take extra care after snow fell overnight in some parts of Northern Ireland. A Met Office yellow warning for ice and snow in northern England and Wales ended at 15:00.

Summary: Heavy snowfall has caused travel disruption in parts of northern England.