On 30 October 1974, a fight for the world heavyweight championship took place between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali in Kinshasa, Zaire. The bout between the then undefeated world heavyweight champion, Foreman, and his charismatic challenger, Ali, came to be known as "The Rumble in the Jungle". It is often called one of the greatest sporting events of the 20th Century. Ali eventually triumphed, knocking Foreman down in the eighth round and reclaiming the title from his significantly younger opponent. To mark the anniversary of Ali's death last year at the age of 74, photographer Hugh Kinsella Cunningham visited Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire was renamed in 1997) to meet some of the boxers hoping to follow in Ali's footsteps. The fight was held in the Stade Tata Raphael. Although still surrounded by huge floodlights, it is in a state of disrepair, with only a few of the bulbs remaining. The stadium is home to a boxing club named in Ali's honour and the next generation of Congolese boxers still hold him in high regard. There are about 120 semi-regular attendees, including more than 40 who hope to box professionally. Sparring often takes place outside the stadium. Jorbelle Malewu sits outside the Muhammad Ali Memorial Club, where she has been training since 2010. Mainly inspired by Mike Tyson, she hopes to go on to box full-time as a professional. At present, she is unemployed. Another boxer at the club, Dina Yame, practises outside. For him, Ali is an icon. He complains that the government provides no money for the upkeep of the Stade facilities. There is a shortage of equipment, particularly gloves, and there is no boxing ring so sparring takes place freely around the compound. However, at fights spectators still sit in the same stands where roughly 60,000 people gathered to watch Ali defeat Foreman. Dorcas Lukamba has been boxing at the club for only three months, but she is aware of Ali's skill, having seen footage of his fights on DVD. Her coach, Carlos Kabongo, sits in his office underneath the stadium. Kabongo is a former boxing champion with three gold medals, who modelled his technique on the quick-footed fighting style of "The Greatest". He agrees with Yame about the lack of funding and dislikes the fact that he must charge youngsters a small fee to train within the stadium's historic premises. Now the director of the state-run television station, RTNC, Pierre Celeste Kabala was a 27-year-old radio journalist at the time of the fight. He remembers an atmosphere of pure elation in the city in anticipation of the American boxers' arrival. He too bemoans the lack of support structures and funding for today's Congolese boxers. The abandoned palace of the country's former leader, Mobutu Sese Seko, stands in Nsele, east of Kinshasa. Ali and Foreman spent much of their summer training here, becoming acclimatised to the tropical weather. The area is now overgrown and a glaring contrast with the nearby villages. The ruins are guarded by a handful of troops, but there is little of worth

Summary: Photographs by Hugh Kinsella Cunningham.


The 86-year-old first became prime minister in 1982, beginning a third spell as leader in 2014. In a televised address Mr Jugnauth said he was resigning in favour of a "younger and more dynamic leader". His son is currently finance minister. Opposition parties have criticised the move but in practice there is little they can do to stop it. The younger Jugnauth is head of the Militant Socialist Movement, the largest party in the governing coalition. A former prime minister, Navin Ramgoolam, warned that the family was turning Mauritius into a "banana republic". Mauritius, an Indian Ocean archipelago, is a former British colony. In his speech, Mr Jugnauth cited the "Westminster tradition", referring to the transfer of power from David Cameron to Theresa May in the UK without elections, local media reported. He is due to hand in his resignation on Monday morning.

Summary: Mauritian Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth says he is stepping down to hand power to his son, Pravind.


Lance Naik (Corporal) Hanamanthappa Koppad was tapped under 8m of snow at a height of nearly 6,000m along with nine other soldiers who all died. Their bodies have now been recovered. The critically ill soldier has been airlifted to a hospital in Delhi. "We hope the miracle continues. Pray with us," an army statement said. The army added that "he has been placed on a ventilator to protect his airway and lungs in view of his comatose state". "He is expected to have a stormy course in the next 24 to 48 hours due to the complications caused by re-warming and establishment of blood flow to the cold parts of the body," the army said. The avalanche hit a military post on the northern side of the glacier. Senior military officials said at the time there was little chance of finding any of the soldiers alive after the incident last Wednesday. Siachen is patrolled by troops from both India and Pakistan, who dispute the region's sovereignty. It is known as the world's highest battlefield. Four Indian soldiers were killed by an avalanche in the same area last month. The soldiers were on duty at an army post on the glacier at an altitude of 5,900m (19,350ft) when the avalanche struck. Specialist army and air force teams immediately began searching for the missing soldiers close to the Line of Control that divides Indian and Pakistani-administered Kashmir. The chances of any soldiers being found alive were so slim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi even offered condolences in a message on Twitter last week. Avalanches and landslides are commonplace in the area during winter where temperatures can drop to -60C. More soldiers have died from harsh weather on the glacier than in combat since India seized control of it in 1984. Soldiers have been deployed at heights of up to 6,700m (22,000ft) above sea level. The neighbours have failed to demilitarise the Siachen glacier despite several rounds of peace talks.

Summary: An Indian soldier who was buried in an avalanche that struck the Siachen glacier in Indian-administered Kashmir six days ago has been found alive.


When Claire was told she would spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair after a spinal injury, she wanted to get back on her feet as quickly as possible and regain her independence. For the past three months she has been training intensively for the marathon using a robotic walking suit to prove she is just as determined as in her sporting days. When Claire sets out with participants on Sunday she knows that most will aim to finish in hours. For her, it will take about three weeks. A former event-rider who had competed at the highest level, Claire thought that the Burghley Horse trials, a four-star horse-riding event for top-class riders in Stamford, Lincolnshire, would be her greatest test. "I didn't think I'd ever get to that level. But the marathon is a bigger challenge. I was wrong." In the beginning she could only take two steps. Just a few weeks ago, she could only walk 30, making the marathon a near impossible feat. But Claire's sporting background has provided her with the resilience she needs to keep going. Following gruelling training sessions three times a week at a Yorkshire clinic, she can now cover longer distances of up to a mile in one session. It takes at least two-and-a-half hours for her to complete a mile but she hopes to improve her speed as the weeks pass, staying in a hotel at night-time and starting afresh every morning from the point where she left off the night before. In 2006, Claire's horse Rolled Oats clipped his shoulder, flinging her from the saddle into a nearby tree. The fall broke her neck, back and ribs and left her paralysed from the chest down. Claire first saw the "robot legs", or ReWalk bionic walking device, while researching her condition on the internet. She jokingly likens the device to Wallace and Gromit's "wrong trousers", and with the help of her friends and family raised the £43,000 necessary to get them. But walking in "techno trousers" is not as quite as easy as in the Nick Park animation - while the "wrong trousers" walk on their own, Claire's require patience, perseverance and intense effort. She says: "Not feeling my body makes it so hard. I don't know what my feet are doing." Claire relies on motion sensors to help her move and lift her legs and one of the most difficult things for her has been simply learning to stand on two feet again. "To start with I just had to find my balance without wobbling." The London marathon is not the only race Claire is competing in, as she and her one-year-old daughter, Maisie, are battling it out to see who will be the first to walk unaided. "We've had this competition all along so we'll see. She can do 10 steps on her own now. I'm as wobbly as her." Claire hopes to raise more than £50,000 for Spinal Research, a charity which funds medical research to develop treatments for paralysis. Former rugby player Matt Hampson, who was paralysed

Summary: Six years ago, professional horse-rider Claire Lomas was told that she would never walk again but now she is attempting to walk more than 26 miles (42km) at Sunday's London Marathon thanks to a pair of "robot legs", which have transformed her life.


The skull of an adult male was found by the M54 slip road on Thursday by workers surveying a roundabout near Telford. The find sparked a West Mercia Police inquiry and led to the discovery of "further skeletal remains". The remains have now been recovered and post-mortem tests on Tuesday will help to identify him, police said. Officers said the remains had been there for at least two years. Police have contacted neighbouring forces asking for information about people who had been reported missing.

Summary: A post-mortem examination is to take place on human remains found near a motorway slip road in Shropshire.


When The Beatles first performed at the Cavern on 9 February, 1961, it was so low key it wasn't even advertised. A year and a half, and 292 performances, later, the group was set for stardom and the Cavern would become one of the world's most famous clubs. While both Lennon and McCartney had already played the club as The Quarrymen, the un-advertised lunchtime session was George Harrison's first appearance at the Cavern. The club's lunchtime sessions were popular with young city centre office workers and many would take sandwiches to eat while watching the groups. The current Cavern has organised a day of events to mark the anniversary and is inviting regulars from the early 1960s to attend. The day of live Beatles music starts with a lunchtime session at 1300 GMT. A 40-metre long light installation is being created across Mathew Street, called Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. It will create a ceiling of light along the Cavern Quarter area. The original Cavern had started life as a jazz venue in 1957 but by 1961 it was moving towards rock and roll - driven more by plain economics than any change in musical taste. Promoter Sam Leach was instrumental in transforming the Cavern's music policy away from the jazz favoured by owner Ray McFall. Mr Leach said: "It was a good club and it was exciting. "Ray McFall hated rock and roll. On March 11th 1961, I did the Iron Door (a rival Liverpool club) - I did an all night session and it got 1,800 people, that night the Cavern had 50 people in, more musicians than fans. "Ten days later...Ray gets the message and he turns over to rock and roll at night. Up until then The Beatles only played at lunchtime." The Beatles had played other Merseyside venues since returning from Hamburg in late 1960, but it was at the Cavern that they would cement their reputation as one of the city's top rock and roll groups. Many who saw The Beatles at the club claim that was where they were at their best as a live outfit. Mr Leach's first taste of The Beatles was at a venue in Huyton. He said: "When I first saw them in Hamilton Hall as soon as they started playing, I was just gobsmacked. "The sound didn't just go over you it went through you. "John Lennon started with Slow Down and Paul did Hippy Hippy Shake, Stuart did Wooden Heart, Pete Best did Matchbox. The sound was so powerful, it seemed to reverberate around the hall. "We more or less took American rock and roll and sent it back at them improved. We gave them better sound, which was Merseybeat. "Make no mistake the Cavern has become the most famous club in the world. "It makes me smile when they say: 'The Cavern where it all began' - they were the last ones in. But it was an exciting club." In November 1961, record store manager Brian Epstein saw The Beatles at the Cavern and soon after became

Summary: Fifty years ago, a young group stepped on stage in a dark cellar club on Liverpool's Mathew Street for the first of what would be almost 300 appearances.


David Cameron was answering a question in the House of Commons from Democratic Unionist Party MP Nigel Dodds. Mr Dodds said legacy funding provided in the Fresh Start deal could help relieve financial pressures on police. He also said no-one should be allowed to rewrite the history of the Troubles. Mr Cameron said he would consider Mr Dodds's arguments, adding: "We need to make sure the policing of Northern Ireland continues to be properly resourced, not least because we continue to face a terrorist threat today." The government has set aside a total of Â£150m for bodies that are to investigate Troubles-related cases. But a failure by Stormont politicians to agree on how best to deal with the past has meant the money is on hold. Earlier this month, the Northern Ireland Office said no more cash would be made available to deal with police investigations into crimes of the past.

Summary: The prime minister has said he will "look carefully" at requests for money set aside for dealing with legacy cases to be released to Northern Ireland's police force.


But without it, fruit and vegetable crops can't grow properly, and for that reason, farmers are concerned that the UK is having the driest winter in 20 years. Rivers in Cumbria have been drying up, and the levels of water stored in reservoirs in Cornwall are getting very low. At the moment, though, the UK isn't thought to be having a drought. In April the weather was especially dry - the country saw less than half the amount of rain it normally would. Some farmers, especially those in the south and east of the UK, said there was only 10% of the rainfall they expected to see in March and April. But if normal levels of rain fall during May and June, they say it will put many crops back on track, although some crops like spring barley probably won't recover completely. Last month the driest area across the UK was Edinburgh, in Scotland. It saw 7% of its average rainfall. Southern counties in England, including Kent and Sussex, were also quite dry. They had around 20% of the rain normally expected for April. It looks like things might be looking up for the farmers soon, with some wetter weather expected this weekend. To make things confusing, there are several different types of drought. One type of drought depends on how long it's been without rain, and if there is below the average rainfall for that season. Another type looks at the reduced flow of water in rivers. But if you are a farmer, then your main worry is something called an agricultural drought - when there isn't enough water around to be able to water fruit and vegetable crops. The Environment Agency manages the levels of water stored in UK reservoirs. They are asking everyone to use water wisely - for example, turning off the taps when you're brushing your teeth. It's working with water companies, businesses and farmers to make things better for people and the environment should the dry weather continue. Water companies will also give tips on how to make sure you aren't wasting water, if they think water saving measures are needed.

Summary: Wet weather is not something most of us want to see.


Joan Bates and her late husband Major Roy Bates moved to an anti-aircraft fortress just outside British territorial waters almost 50 years ago. They declared it an independent state and gave themselves the titles "Prince" Roy and "Princess" Joan of Sealand. She is survived by their son, Michael. Known as the "Prince" of Sealand, he has controlled Sealand, seven miles off the coast, since the death of his father in 2012. Over the years, Sealand, a 10,000 sq ft platform, has encountered armed attacks by pirates and government bids to shut it down. More on this and other Suffolk stories. "Prince" Michael of Sealand said: "My parents will always be remembered for shaking up the establishment with pirate radio, declaring Sealand's independence and confronting the Royal Navy and other foreign governments." In 1978, three foreign men landed at Sealand by helicopter and overpowered Michael to claim the 'principality' as their own. Mr Bates soon arrived, took two of the men hostage and regained control of the fort.

Summary: A woman who helped establish a self-proclaimed independent state on a former military platform off the Suffolk and Essex coast has died aged 86.


The ex-Lib Dem MP and ex-wife Vicky Pryce were both jailed after she took his speeding points in 2003. Some 360 former MPs were granted passes for the Parliamentary estate, according to the Press Association's FOI request. Labour MP John Mann said Huhne should not have been given the pass. Mr Mann said: "I do not think someone who has committed a criminal offence that has meant they went to prison should get privileged access to the Houses of Parliament. "Let them queue with the general public if they want to get in." Huhne and Pryce both served two months of an eight-month sentence. Huhne had quit the Cabinet and stood down as Eastleigh MP after pleading guilty. Speaking after his release, he said prison had been "a humbling and sobering experience". Also on the passholders list was ex-Conservative minister Jonathan Aitken, who was jailed in 1999 for perjury and perverting the course of justice, and Derek Conway, who had the Conservative whip withdrawn and then stepped down as an MP after his employment of his son was heavily criticised.

Summary: Former Energy Secretary Chris Huhne - who was jailed for perverting the course of justice in 2013 - has been granted a Commons pass, a Freedom of Information Act request has revealed.


Firefighters tackled the blaze, which started just before 21:00 on Monday in Carron Valley. The home owners and their dog escaped from the building after being alerted by a smoke alarm. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has launched an investigation into the cause of the blaze, although it is not believed to be suspicious. Station manager Dave Wishart said: "Firefighters were deployed in strategic positions surrounding the building with high-pressure jets and worked through the night to bring the incident to a safe conclusion. "Unfortunately the intensity of the fire meant the house was completely destroyed." "The home owners became aware of the fire quickly and had a working smoke alarm. "This helped them to get themselves and their dog out safely."

Summary: A house in Denny has been destroyed after a fire broke out in its roof space.


He said he still favoured the use of Sterling, but said the independence case needs "refurbishment". The MP believed a better case for the retention of the pound would prevent the independence case being "gazumped" by opponents in a future referendum. Had Scotland voted "Yes", the planned independence day would have been 24 March. When asked by BBC Scotland's political correspondent Glenn Campbell about the pro-independence camp's stance on currency, Mr Salmond said: "I think the argument you have got to put forward is one which can withstand any position adopted by your opponents. "So, you mustn't allow yourself to be gazumped by your opponents. "Now, I think sterling is the right currency for Scotland, because of a whole range of reasons that we gave during the campaign." The former SNP leader was speaking a matter of weeks after current leader and Scotland's first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, announced plans for a fresh campaign for independence. She told her party's spring conference in Glasgow, that she would hear "concerns" and "address questions". In September 2014, voters north of the border decided by 55% to 45% to stay part of the United Kingdom. The SNP's new strategy will begin in the summer, after May's Holyrood election and June's EU referendum. Ms Sturgeon said the party was prepared to challenge some of the answers it gave 18 months ago. Reacting to Mr Salmond's comments, Scottish Labour's Iain Gray said: "As far as I can make out he seems to be arguing again for Sterlingisation, a proposal that would have meant Scotland would have become an independent country and at that very moment given up control over its currency and much of its fiscal policy. "That didn't make sense in 2014, the majority of the Scottish public didn't think it made sense, and it still doesn't make sense now." Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson said Mr Salmond had "a bit of a cheek" in "acknowledging 18 months after the fact that his currency case was always flawed". She said: "People in Scotland have been well served by the pound as part of the UK, particularly with all the shocks and instability we've seen over the last few years in the world economy. "If there is a united push from the SNP to get us back to yet another referendum, I'll be standing full square behind the decision that we as a country made to stay part of the UK." Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie said it was time to move on from the whole matter to focus on the "big challenges". He added: "There's no doubt that currency was one of the weakest arguments during the referendum. But the SNP need to move on - we all need to move on from the last five years. It was dominated by independence. "If we keep dragging over the coals from yesterday's argument, we'll never sort out the future." Scottish Green Party co-convener Patrick Harvie said it was "welcome" and "probably almost inevitable" that the SNP would re-evaluate its position on the pound. He went on: "That

Summary: Former first minister Alex Salmond has called for a fresh look at the currency options for an independent Scotland.


Rowett was furious after his side lost a two-goal lead to be held 2-2 at St Andrew's to end any hope of making the Championship play-offs. "We've held on to leads at lot better this season," Morrison told BBC WM. "We're probably far too open - we need to get that bit between our teeth." Rowett called his side "unprofessional" and "lacking desire" after seeing Clayton Donaldson's brace cancelled out by two goals in the last 17 minutes, with Greg Cunningham's equaliser coming a minute from time. "We need to see the game out, especially at home - they had no right to get back into it," said 28-year-old Morrison. "It was very disappointing and a few choice words were said. "Early on in the season, we had a tighter shape and people were working harder maybe to be more difficult to beat." Blues went into the game with only a mathematical chance of finishing in the top six but the result has now extinguished their promotion hopes. "It's a difficult time after such a good season and it turning out the way it has," added Morrison. "It is an anti-climax, the fans are disappointed we're not still chasing the play-offs and that does affect the players but we're still going to put 100% in."

Summary: Captain Michael Morrison says the Birmingham City players have accepted the criticism aimed at them by manager Gary Rowett after their draw with Preston North End.


In a series of tweets on Tuesday morning the president framed any disclosure of intelligence information as a calculated move to advance US national security priorities. In a press conference hours later, National Security Adviser HR McMaster said Mr Trump's revelations where "wholly appropriate". This was always going to be the most effective response, as the president has broad powers to declassify whatever he deems necessary. As the old Richard Nixon line goes: "When the president does it, that means it is not illegal". The president's explanation is not absolution, however. A wave of the hand on Twitter isn't going to make this story go away any time soon. Here are five reasons why. Let's get the impeachment question out of the way first. Shortly after the Washington Post story detailing the allegations broke, there were cries of "treason" from Mr Trump's more vociferous critics and calls for immediate removal from office. The charge that Mr Trump, through ignorance or boastfulness, casually disclosed highly classified intelligence for no reason may not be a criminal offence, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't create a political controversy that could, in a worst-case scenario for the president, end in his impeachment. The process for impeachment for "high crimes and misdemeanours" as outlined in the US constitution is a political act. A simple majority of the House of Representatives can impeach, initiating a trial in the Senate and a two-thirds vote necessarily for removal. As the writers of Lawfare Blog point out, Mr Trump's opponents could accuse him of violations of his oath of office to "preserve, protect, and defend" the US Constitution - a catch-all category cited in the three previous times a president has been seriously threatened with impeachment. Just because it's possible, however, doesn't mean it's likely. And again, it has nothing to do with the law and everything to do with politics - and how the story plays out from here. Like Indiana Jones looking at a chamber full of snakes, many in the Trump White House must be muttering to themselves: "Russians. Why did it have to be the Russians?" Allegations of cosier-than-desired relations with the US geopolitical adversary have bedevilled Mr Trump since the early days of his presidential campaign. He's been questioned about the praise he's lavished on President Vladimir Putin, some of his aides are caught up in the ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the US 2016 election, his attorney general was forced to recuse himself because of an undisclosed meeting with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak and his first national security adviser was fired for obfuscating about his Russia ties (and is one of the people under FBI investigation to boot). All of this was hanging in the air as Mr Trump met with Mr Kislyak and Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov last week, just hours after he fired James Comey, the FBI director in overseeing the Russia investigation. US press was barred from attending, and the only photos that were released came from the Russian state-run news service. It was never going to be a good

Summary: The Trump White House has now settled on its defence of the president's meeting with the Russian delegation, in which he reportedly revealed classified information to his guests.


The hosts struggled to make their early possession count, although Manny Smith had to produce last-ditch heroics for Gateshead to prevent Kieron Cadogan going clean through. Biamou drew a foul from Dan Hanford and Roarie Deacon fired the resulting penalty into the roof of the net to give Sutton a reward for their efforts three minutes before the break. The hosts doubled their advantage through Biamou after 60 minutes and the Frenchman added a third with seven minutes left as Sutton ended their four-game winless run. Match report supplied by the Press Association. Match ends, Sutton United 3, Gateshead 0. Second Half ends, Sutton United 3, Gateshead 0. Substitution, Sutton United. Louis John replaces Dean Beckwith. Goal! Sutton United 3, Gateshead 0. Maxime Biamou (Sutton United). Jamal Fyfield (Gateshead) is shown the yellow card. Kieron Cadogan (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card. Substitution, Sutton United. Craig Dundas replaces Jack Jebb. Substitution, Sutton United. Adam May replaces Craig Eastmond. Substitution, Gateshead. Jake D Wright replaces JJ O'Donnell. Substitution, Gateshead. George Smith replaces Mitch Brundle. Goal! Sutton United 2, Gateshead 0. Maxime Biamou (Sutton United). Second Half begins Sutton United 1, Gateshead 0. First Half ends, Sutton United 1, Gateshead 0. Goal! Sutton United 1, Gateshead 0. Roarie Deacon (Sutton United) converts the penalty with a. Dan Hanford (Gateshead) is shown the yellow card. Luke Hannant (Gateshead) is shown the yellow card. Craig Eastmond (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card. First Half begins. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Summary: Sutton secured only their second National League win in 10 attempts as Maxime Biamou inspired a 3-0 victory over Gateshead.


An emotional Canadian Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland left the talks in Brussels, saying the EU was "not capable" of signing a trade agreement. Belgium, the only country blocking accord, needed consent from the regional parliament of Wallonia. The wide-ranging deal, seven years in the making, was to be signed next week. Speaking outside the seat of the Walloon government, Ms Freeland told reporters: "It seems evident for me and for Canada that the European Union is not now capable of having an international accord even with a country that has values as European as Canada." She added: "Canada is disappointed, but I think it is impossible." It was unclear whether the EU would keep negotiating with Wallonia in coming days to solve the impasse. European Parliament briefing on Ceta The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, or Ceta, was expected to boost bilateral trade, but Wallonia sees the accord as a threat to farmers and welfare standards. The region has a strong socialist tradition. Its fears echo those of anti-globalisation activists, who say Ceta and deals like it give too much power to multinationals - power even to intimidate governments. There have also been big demonstrations in several EU countries against Ceta and the TTIP trade talks with the US. The Canada-EU trade deal was seven years in the making but it took far less time to unravel. Canada has been scrambling to keep Ceta together after the Walloon regional assembly in Belgium voted last week to reject it. The deal was completed under Canada's former Conservative government but is a major priority for the Liberals, who are under pressure to boost the country's economy. They dispatched special envoy Pierre Pettigrew, a former cabinet minister with a wealth of experience on the international trade file, to help save the flagging agreement. Federal trade minister Chrystia Freeland has met repeatedly over the past months with European leaders to shepherd it through, but with no luck. The failure to clinch the EU-Canada Ceta deal is an embarrassment for the EU. Wallonia, a region of just 3.6 million people, has all but scuppered a trade deal affecting 508 million Europeans and 36.3 million Canadians. The European Commission says this blow does not mean that Ceta is over, but it also refuses to unpick the massive text that was agreed with Canada in 2014. Any EU free trade deals with the US, China or India now look remote. Anti-globalisation groups, anxious to protect Europe's welfare and environmental standards, may feel they are winning the argument. For now, any Ceta boost for small businesses and jobs has been postponed. The failure gives us a sense of how tough the Brexit talks will be, despite the UK's current alignment with its EU partners. One very obvious lesson from this impasse is that it is going to be difficult for the European Union to implement trade and investment deals, perhaps with anyone. For the UK post-Brexit it suggests two contrasting implications. Negotiating a trade agreement that gives British exporters barrier free access to the EU's single market could be a

Summary: A trade deal between the EU and Canada is on the brink of collapse because a Belgian region with a population of just 3.6 million objects.


Michael Luciw, 27, from Nottingham, was a passenger in a van that was hit by a Mazda Premacy, being driven the wrong way on the motorway by Albert Kenneth Newman, who also died. Mr Luciw's family said retired people should undergo regular driving tests. Age UK said it was "vital" older people could drive for as long as possible. The family described Mr Luciw, the father of a baby girl, as generous, kind-hearted and a lover of practical jokes. "He had only just turned 27 and he had his whole life ahead of him," said his mum Andrea Shelton. "He was looking forward to his baby's first crawl. Now he will miss all of her life through no fault of his own." "It doesn't feel as if we have lost him - it feels as if he has been taken away from us," said Mr Luciw's brother Simon. "There are so many things that should be put in place so things like this could be avoided. People are driving that shouldn't be on the road. "The older you get, the more your reactions slow down. "There needs to be some sort of test introduced, in a car with a driving instructor, so you get a true reflection of how good a driver you are. "You get a free bus pass once you are in your 60s so people can't say they are going to lose their freedom if they have their licence removed." Mrs Shelton said Mr Luciw, a delivery driver, was on a long-distance journey with a colleague Andy Harrington when the crash happened at 02:00 GMT on 12 October near Kegworth, Leicestershire. Mr Newman's car was heading north on the southbound carriageway. Mr Harrington, who was driving the Ford Transit, said he had not seen Mr Newman's car until the last second. "I managed to swerve slightly towards the crash barrier but there was nothing I could do," he said. "You couldn't even blink that fast. "It lives with me. I still get sleepless nights. It's not something I will ever forget." Mr Harrington, who sustained serious injuries in the crash, said retired drivers should have to undergo medical examinations. "It's up to the government whether they listen to us," he said. "But if that driver hadn't been on the road that morning, Michael would still be here with his daughter." Currently drivers over 70 in the UK must fill in a self-assessment form every three years to renew their licences. The form does not include a medical or driving test. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) which maintains the database of registered drivers said it had no plans to restrict licensing on the basis of age. "Evidence does not show that older drivers are more likely to cause a serious accident than others," it said. "The rules are clear that all drivers over 70 have to renew their licence every three years and have to tell DVLA about any medical conditions which might affect their driving. "If we find evidence a driver does not meet the appropriate medical

Summary: The family of a man killed in a crash with an 87-year-old who was travelling the wrong way on the M1 have called for older drivers to be retested.


The 19-year-old produced a spell of 5-3 in 19 balls as six Glamorgan wickets fell in the last 13 overs of day one. Ben Cox's aggressive 93 off 99 balls was the mainstay of the home innings, while Ed Barnard (60) and Tongue (41) led the lower-order resistance. Timm van der Gugten, with 4-66, was the pick of the Glamorgan attack. Worcestershire counter-attacked hard from their poor start as Cox, having come in on a hat-trick on 14-3, hit 15 fours before being brilliantly caught by Andrew Salter within sight of his century. After two double century opening stands in three matches, this time both Worcestershire openers were back in the pavilion inside eight overs, Daryl Mitchell, who had scored 534 runs in his previous five innings, going for a third-ball duck. Netherlands seamer van der Gugten claimed four of the first six wickets to fall in an accurate display, including Tom Fell and Brett D'Oliveira in successive balls. But, in only his sixth Championship game, Tongue outshone everyone. He improved his best with both bat and ball, aided by some superb slip catching in the dramatic closing overs as only Jacques Rudolph (49 not out) reached double figures. Worcestershire's Ben Cox told BBC Hereford & Worcester: "It was an edgy start, going in at 14-3, and I wasn't backing myself. But, on a wicket like that, it sometimes suits my game to go out and try and put the pressure back on them. "Fortunately my edges didn't go to hand. And iIt was a good catch (to get me out), but it's 93 from a position where we were really struggling and we're in a good position now. "We couldn't be happier after that spell from Tonguey. That's one of the best spells I've kept to. We said it down at Glamorgan that there's going to be times that he has those spells, he clicks and hits the zone." Glamorgan's Jacques Rudolph told BBC Wales Sport: "First and foremost it was a great spell of bowling (by Tongue), it's one of those spells where Joe (Clarke) took a brilliant one-handed catch, the keeper (Cox) took a brilliant one-handed catch and it's obviously not ideal to be in this position because it's quite a good wicket. "Coming back, we've got to have a strong mind-set and when we bowl again. we probably gave 20 to 30 runs too many, but there's still plenty of time left in the game. "If your mind-set's good on this wicket, it gives you opportunities to score, Cox almost got a hundred by playing really positively."

Summary: Worcestershire's teenage seamer Josh Tongue tore Glamorgan apart with five wickets as they fell to 76-6 in reply to the hosts' 267 all out at New Road.


The TUC's annual gathering backed a motion which included calls to build "a broad solidarity alliance of unions and communities under threat". TUC chief Brendan Barber warned that big cuts would make Britain a "dark, brutish and more frightening place". The PM's spokesman said they wanted "partnership" with the unions to tackle the deficit. The opening of the TUC's 142nd congress - the first under a non-Labour government since 1996 - comes amid concern among unions about the speed and scope of the coalition's programme to reduce the £155bn deficit. Union voices: How to tackle cuts'Responsible' cuts battle urgedLabour can't be meek - HarmanSend us your views Most Whitehall departments have been ordered to plan for savings of between 25% and 40% ahead of the comprehensive spending review of 20 October. Delegates debated a motion calling for the TUC's general council to "support and co-ordinate campaigning and joint union industrial action, nationally and locally, in opposition to attacks on jobs, pensions, pay or public services". It could lead to different unions calling strikes on the same days if the cuts are not scaled back, although BBC Political Editor Nick Robinson said trade union laws and union leaders' desire to build a wide coalition against the cuts made a "winter of discontent" unlikely. The motion rejected the idea that cuts were necessary to pay for the deficit and said they were a "savage and opportunistic attack on public services" which "goes far further than even the dark days of Thatcher". TUC general secretary Mr Barber told delegates: "These are not temporary cuts, but a permanent rollback of public services and the welfare state. Not so much an economic necessity as a political project driven by an ideological clamour for a minimal state. "What they take apart now could take generations to rebuild. Decent public services are the glue that holds a civilised society together and we diminish them at our peril. Cut services, put jobs in peril and increase inequality, that's the way to make Britain a darker, brutish, more frightening place." He said no-one took industrial action lightly, but added: "Where members, faced with attacks on jobs, pay or pensions take a democratic decision for industrial action, they will have the support of unions and the TUC stands ready to co-ordinate that." BBC business reporter Simon Jack said no dates had been named for industrial action - but the motion meant unions were "standing ready" to do so if necessary, although there was no detail of what form it could take. He said the first co-ordinated action was not likely to take place until February or March 2011. By Ben WrightPolitical correspondent, BBC News Ministers have spent the summer softening the public up for cuts but, with big job losses looming, the unions haven't been persuaded. Brendan Barber called the government's assertions "insulting claptrap". Some trade union leaders, such as Bob Crow and Mark Serwotka, predict civil disobedience and coordinated strike action in response to cuts. But moderates like Mr Barber want to temper the tone and place the union movement at

Summary: Union delegates have backed joint industrial action if "attacks" on jobs, pensions and public services go ahead.


Scientists say the new species is a member of the group that gave rise to crocodiles and dinosaurs. The reptile lived at a time when the Earth was recovering from a mass extinction that wiped out most animals. The discovery may shed light on how the group of animals evolved and spread. About 252 million years ago, a mass extinction devastated life on land and in the oceans. Some 90% of species disappeared. At the time, the Earth was very different from today, with continents grouped into the supercontinent, Pangaea. Researchers led by Eudald Mujal of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain, examined fossilised footprints from about 247 to 248 million years ago found in the Pyrenees mountains in Catalonia. They found most tracks were made by the ancestors of crocodiles and dinosaurs, a group known as archosauromorphs. Most footprints were small, about half a metre in length, although a few were longer than three metres. Among them was a new footprint that is thought to be a new species of reptile, Prorotodactylus mesaxonichnus. The makers of the footprints could belong to the Euparkeria, a group of dinosaur relatives known from the same time period in Poland, Russia, China and South Africa. Co-researcher Josep Fortuny of the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont said the footprints suggest the animals, measuring around half a metre, used all four limbs to walk and often also left marks with their tails. "Some footprints point to the possibility of bipedal locomotion in specific moments with the aim of moving faster," he said. The researchers think archosauromorphs dominated the river beds of the ancient Pyrenees. The group may have been key to the recovery of ecosystems after the extinction, going on to spread across the supercontinent. "These tracks represent the first evidence of the vertebrate recovery of the End-Permian extinction," Eudald Mujal told BBC News. He said the search was underway for fossilised bones of the animals that made the tracks. The research is published in the journal, PLOS ONE. Follow Helen on Twitter.

Summary: The footprints of a mysterious reptile that lived about 250 million years ago have been identified in fossils from the Pyrenees mountains.


Officers were called to the address in the Renfrewshire town's Gordon Street at about 20:55 on Tuesday. A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said that a 40-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man were found dead inside. She said post mortem examinations had been carried out and both deaths were still being treated as unexplained.

Summary: The deaths of a man and woman whose bodies were found at a property in Paisley are being treated as "unexplained", police have said.


The 11 imams, sheiks and religious teachers from nine countries met a Holocaust survivor and Poles whose families risked execution to save Jews from the Nazis, in the Polish capital's Nozyk Synagogue as part of the tour. They have been around museums, including the recently opened Museum of the History of Polish Jews on the site of the former Jewish Ghetto in Warsaw. And they also visited the Auschwitz and Dachau concentration camps. "The main aim is to get Muslims who are leaders all over the world, particularly in the Middle East, to acknowledge the reality of what happened here and to be able to teach it to the people that they lead," said trip organiser Rabbi Jack Bemporad, who is executive director of the US-based Center for Interreligious Understanding. He was standing underneath the red brick watchtower over the main entrance to Birkenau, the largest of more than 40 camps that made up the Auschwitz complex. This was where the Nazis installed four gas chambers and crematoria to speed up the murder and disposal of people, who were mostly Jews, from across Europe. Auschwitz-Birkenau, set up by the Germans in Nazi-occupied Poland, is largely intact and is now a museum. Historians estimate 1.1 million people were killed there - one million of them were Jews but there were also Poles, Roma, Soviet prisoners of war and others. "I think that when someone wants to deny the Holocaust or think that it is exaggerated, which many of them do and certainly many of their followers do, when they come here and see it, their experience is such that they can no longer think that," Rabbi Bemporad said. Beside the ruins of one of the gas chambers - the Germans blew them up as they retreated, in an effort to hide their crimes - the Muslim leaders paused for a moment's silence. "You may read every book about the Holocaust but it's nothing like when you see this place where people were burned," said Mohamed Magid, president of the Islamic Society of North America. "This is the building, the bricks. If they were to speak to you and I, they would tell you how many cries and screams they have heard." Mr Magid, who is originally from Sudan, first visited Auschwitz-Birkenau during a trip organised for American imams in 2010. He said the experience had led him to hold an annual Seder, a Jewish ceremonial meal, at his mosque in Virginia where he invites people to listen to the story of a Holocaust survivor who was saved by a Muslim family. "We go back more committed to human rights and more understanding of conflicts and how to resolve them, but also to be careful of a curriculum that teaches racism and hatred," he said. Earlier, the group had taken photos as they walked around an exhibition in the red brick barrack blocks at Auschwitz, about 2 miles (3kms) from Birkenau. They made comments such as "Can you imagine?" and "It's beyond comprehension" as they saw a great pile of hair shorn from women

Summary: Muslim leaders from around the world have taken part in an unprecedented trip to Germany and Poland to see and hear for themselves about the horrors of the Jewish Holocaust.


Glamorgan were beaten in under two-and-a-half days against Worcestershire having failed to last two days in their opening loss at Northamptonshire. Rudolph says discussions have been held with the senior players and head coach Robert Croft. "We've had some good, strong conversations," Rudolph said. "I think it's important for the senior players in the team to stand up. "We have a good blend of senior players and a lot of young Welsh talent in the likes of Aneurin Donald and Kiran Carlson. "We've refocused and we're ready for Friday's game against Leicestershire and it will be nice to start off with a win. "I've always been of the belief that in County Cricket as soon as you can gather some momentum you've got to try and carry it on for a long time." Glamorgan were beaten by an innings and 22 runs by Northants in their opening game of the season before an eight-wicket loss at home to Worcestershire. Despite his side's poor start to the season, South African Rudolph still believes Glamorgan can make an impression in Division Two of the County Championship. "If you look at last season we started with three losses and during the season there were about three or four games where we just missed out on winning opportunities," Rudolph told BBC Radio Wales Sport. "If that had happened we would still have finished in the top three or four so it's not all doom and gloom at the moment."

Summary: Captain Jacques Rudolph has said Glamorgan's senior players need to "stand up" after the county's poor start to the Championship season.


The family of Valentina Milluzzo said the doctor treating her refused to abort the foetuses because he was a "conscientious objector" to abortion. The hospital involved has categorically rejected the family's claims. The woman's burial has been postponed while further investigations are carried out. Milluzzo was admitted to Cannizzaro hospital in the Sicilian city of Catania on 29 September after suffering complications and going into premature labour in her 19th week of pregnancy. She had had fertility treatment at another health centre. She was in a stable condition in hospital for more than a fortnight but on 15 October her blood pressure and temperature dropped and her condition worsened. According to the family's lawyer, one of the foetuses was suffering breathing problems. The lawyer alleges that the gynaecologist refused to abort the foetuses in order to save the mother and said: "As long as it's alive, I will not intervene." No action was taken while the troubled foetus was still alive and hours later both had died, the lawyer said. Overnight, the mother's condition deteriorated and she contracted an infection. On 16 October she was transferred to intensive care, where she died. Angelo Pellicano, the head of the Cannizzaro hospital, said the lawyer was wrong. "There was no conscientious objection on behalf of the doctor that intervened in this case because there was no voluntary termination of the pregnancy, but (the miscarriage) was forced by the grave circumstances," he told the Ansa news agency. "I rule out that a doctor could have told the family what they say he told them." Sources told Ansa that the doctor had not been registered as a "conscientious objector". Catania's prosecutor has halted Milluzzo's burial while a post mortem examination is carried out. There are unconfirmed reports that some of the hospital's medical staff may be investigated. A senior doctor at the hospital, Paolo Scollo, told the Corriere website that all the doctors in his department were "objectors", and external doctors were called in when necessary. "However, in this case we're talking about a spontaneous miscarriage, no external help was needed. So we do not think the doctor was negligent," he said. It emerged earlier this year that the proportion of Italian gynaecologists refusing to carry out abortions in 2013 was 70%, according to Italian government figures. Italy is a predominantly Catholic country. But in southern Italy the proportion was even higher and in Sicily it was 87.6%. Abortion has been legal in Italy since 1978, provided it is during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. After 12 weeks it is allowed only if the life of the mother is at risk or there is a problem with a foetus. If there is a chance the foetus can survive outside the womb, termination is lawful only if pregnancy or delivery is a serious risk to the woman's health. More on abortion in Europe Polish women strike against abortion plan Irish women 'access abortion pills online' One in four pregnancies terminated, says WHO

Summary: Italian prosecutors have begun an inquiry into the death after a miscarriage of a woman of 32 who was pregnant with twins.


The band's set at Seaclose Park will be their only festival show of the year. The set on Sunday 14 June, which will close the festival, will include original member Christine McVie, who recently confirmed that she would be rejoining the band. Festival organiser John Giddings told Newsbeat: "It's the best news I've had in a long while." He said that he had been asking the band to perform at the Isle of Wight for the last seven years. "Every year I have asked without fail," he revealed. "I'd like to tell you otherwise but it's true, I have begged them." Previous acts to headline Isle of Wight Festival include The Who, the Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney. Despite his years of asking the band to perform, John Giddings explained that he thought Fleetwood Mac, whose debut album Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac went to number four in the UK in 1968, didn't need much persuading. He said: "If you're a band of substance, it [Isle of Wight] becomes part of your bucket list really." Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kings of Leon and Biffy Clyro headlined the event this year. Talking about choosing the rest of the 2015 line-up, John Giddings said: "The problem is when you're looking for some of the top acts in the world, there aren't that many of that calibre... without repeating yourself it becomes harder by the year." However, the organiser did say there would be some newer acts named on the line-up. "When we announce Friday and Saturday, you will see younger bands. It's an eclectic mix of past, present and future bands." The organiser added that the other two headline acts of the festival would be announced soon. Giddings agreed younger bands have the ability to sell festival tickets as well as older bands like Fleetwood Mac and Lionel Ritchie, who has been named as the first act on the Glastonbury 2015 line-up. He said: "I think younger bands of course can do it as well, but the golden age of rock and roll is past. "The music is different now whereby you can download individual songs on iTunes and it becomes hard to name the lead singer of Bastille or Imagine Dragons." He said "there are lots of groups out there" but added "who is the biggest act out of England that have toured stadiums in the last five years? One Direction. "I think they'd rather be somewhere else than at the Isle of Wight festival." However, John Giddings did say "there are great new bands out there" and referred to The Black Keys and Royal Blood as "incredible". The Isle of Wight organiser was recently quoted as calling Ed Sheeran "boring" having suggested "we're (the UK) not building headliners any more". He told Newsbeat that "he's jolly good fun" and after saying he'd recently met the 23-year-old added: "He's selling tickets and he's selling records and we should all be grateful for his existence." Tickets go on sale on Friday at 09:00 GMT Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

Summary: Fleetwood Mac have been announced as the first headline act of Isle of Wight 2015.


But they say it is still too early to say whether it is the remains of Swedish journalist Kim Wall. She was last seen alive on 10 August as she departed on a trip with submarine inventor Peter Madsen. He initially said he had dropped her off safely near Copenhagen, but has since said she died in an accident and that he had "buried" her at sea. The body has been sent for DNA analysis, but the results will not be available until Thursday morning. Divers continue to search the waters near where the torso was discovered, but, despite some reported sightings, other remains have not been found. "The current situation is that there is a torso in which arms, legs and head have been removed off as a result of deliberate cutting," said Jens Moller Jensen of the Copenhagen police. "There is nothing about the length of the torso to indicate that it is not Kim Wall, but we do not yet know." Ms Wall, 30, was a freelance journalist who had graduated from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. She was based between New York and Beijing and had written for The Guardian and The New York Times. She was reported missing by her boyfriend after she failed to return from what should have been a short trip to research a feature about Mr Madsen and his submarine, the Nautilus. The submarine sank hours after the search for the journalist began, and Mr Madsen was charged with negligent manslaughter. Danish police believe the 40-tonne vessel was deliberately sunk by Mr Madsen, who was rescued before being arrested. The torso was found on Monday in shallows off the densely populated Danish island of Amager, on which the Danish capital of Copenhagen is partly situated. Mr Madsen denies any wrongdoing. Get news from the BBC in your inbox, each weekday morning

Summary: A headless and limbless corpse found in waters off Denmark was deliberately mutilated, say Copenhagen police.


He succeeds Laurent Fabius, 69, who announced on Wednesday he was stepping down as part of a cabinet reshuffle. Mr Ayrault is, like Mr Fabius, a former prime minister, leading the government from 2012-14. The leader of the Greens, Emmanuelle Cosse, has been named housing minister, and two other Green politicians have been given junior posts. Segolene Royal - a former presidential candidate and Mr Hollande's ex-partner - has been given an expanded portfolio, becoming minister for environment, energy and the oceans, the Elysee Palace said. Mr Fabius was seen as the architect of an interventionist foreign policy that saw French troops battle militants in Mali and take part in coalition air strikes against the so-called Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq in recent years. Mr Fabius has been named to head France's Constitutional Council, which ensures bills comply with the constitution.

Summary: French President Francois Hollande has named Jean-Marc Ayrault as his new foreign minister.


Speaking at a joint news conference at the White House, Mr Obama said they had agreed that neither country would engage in cyber economic espionage. The deal covers the theft of trade secrets but not national security information. President Xi also pledged to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Mr Obama said any escalation in China's alleged cybercrimes against the US would prompt sanctions. "It has to stop," he said. "The question is now, are words followed by action?" Reflecting on the use of sanctions against either individuals, businesses or state-run companies, he said: "We will apply those, and whatever other tools we have in our tool kit, to go after cybercriminals either retrospectively or prospectively." Both countries deny taking part in the cybertheft of commercial secrets. The Chinese president said the two countries would not "knowingly support" such practices and said they would both abide by "norms of behaviour" in cyberspace. "Confrontation and friction are not the right choice for both sides," said Mr Xi, speaking through a translator. The cybertheft of intellectual property designed to benefit Chinese industry was described by former National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander as "the greatest transfer of wealth in history". US officials have alleged that the Chinese state was behind a massive data security breach of government databases as well as attacks on private firms. That kind of breach is not covered by this deal. Chinese President Xi Jinping wore a dark suit and stood at a podium during lunch at the US state department. Behind him were his hosts, US Vice-President Joe Biden and US Secretary of State John Kerry. The room was filled with current and former officials, including Henry Kissinger. The tables were decorated with red cloth napkins and yellow roses. Outside protesters shouted in front of the building: "Shame on the Chinese government". Inside the room President Xi said he and President Obama had both "demonstrated a firm commitment" to a new model for their relationship. He made a toast to friendship between the US and China. Most people stood up - but not everybody. People clapped, too, though not very enthusiastically. Mr Obama thanked Mr Xi for introducing a cap-and-trade emissions trading system to limit greenhouse gas production. The White House on Friday put out a fact sheet on the US and China's joint national carbon emissions trading scheme set to launch in 2017. The "cap-and-trade" scheme would see Chinese companies charged to emit pollutants beyond a certain level. China said it would commit $3.1bn to help developing countries reduce carbon emissions, along with other initiatives outlined in the fact sheet that would align China's climate work with that of the US. There were also areas of sharp disagreement. Mr Obama expressed concerns about the growing tensions in the South China Sea. And he criticised China's human rights record, saying that preventing lawyers, journalists and others from operating freely is an obstacle to China living up to its potential.

Summary: US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping have said they will take new steps to address cybercrime.


Mae'r ardal wedi ei chynnwys yn y 10 uchaf gan y cyhoeddwyr yn dilyn adfywiad mewn sawl lleoliad, a chyfleoedd awyr agored sy'n gwneud y gorau o'r tirlun. Yn ogystal â'r cyfleoedd antur, mae'r gogledd yn denu pobl sy'n chwilio am fwyd da, cyfleoedd i wylio'r sêr a gwledd o dreftadaeth. Mae Gogledd Cymru wedi cyrraedd y pedwerydd safle ar y 10 uchaf ar draws y byd, gyda Choquequirao ym Mheriw ar y brig. Ymysg yr atyniadau sydd wedi dal llygaid y cyhoeddwyr mae Surf Snowdonia yn Nolgarrog, Conwy, gwifren Zipworld uwchben chwarel y Penrhyn ym Methesda a pharc cenedlaethol Eryri. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi croesawu'r newyddion gan ddweud bod nifer yr ymwelwyr i Gymru wedi cynyddu ac y bydd y wobr yn rhan o farchnata'r llywodraeth ar gyfer 2017. Cafodd y 10 lleoliad eu cynnwys ar y rhestr am eu bod yn cynnig rhywbeth newydd i ymwelwyr wneud neu weld, neu fod rhywbeth arbennig yn digwydd yno yn y flwyddyn nesaf. Roedd ystyriaeth hefyd i ddatblygiadau diweddar neu os oedd arbenigwyr Lonely Planet yn teimlo nad yw'r lle yn cael sylw haeddiannol. Roedd ysgrifenwyr a golygyddion wedi edrych ar gannoedd o leoliadau ar draws y byd cyn penderfynu ar y 10 uchaf. Dywedodd Tom Hall, Cyfarwyddwr Golygyddol Lonely Planet, bod gogledd Cymru yn y 10 uchaf "am fod yr ardal yn haeddu cael ei chydnabod ar y llwyfan byd-eang". "Mae'n ardal syfrdanol gyda phob math o weithgareddau ar gael i ddiddanu teithwyr," meddai. "Mae gogledd Cymru yn berl ac fe ddylai fod ar radar bob teithiwr." Yn ôl Ysgrifennydd yr Economi, Ken Skates fe fydd safle gogledd Cymru ar y rhestr yn siŵr o ddenu ymwelwyr newydd: "Rydyn ni wedi gweld buddsoddiad mewn cynnyrch sydd yn denu pobl i Gymru, nifer am y tro cyntaf ac unwaith maen nhw yng Nghymru maen nhw'n profi'r croeso cynnes, y diwylliant a hanes yr ardal." Choquequirao, Periw Taranaki, Seland Newydd Yr Azores, Portiwgal Gogledd Cymru De Awstralia Aysén, Chile Y Tuamotus, Polynesia Ffrengig Arfordir Georgia, UDA Perak, Malaysia Skellig Ring, Iwerddon

Summary: Gogledd Cymru yw un o'r 10 lle gorau i ymweld a nhw ar draws y byd yn 2017, yn ôl Lonely Planet.


Timm van der Gugten, Michael Hogan, Graham Wagg and Craig Meschede took on the bulk of the fast bowling duties across all three formats in 2016. Van der Gugten was the leading wicket-taker with a haul of 82. "You can never have enough good fast bowlers, so that would be top of the shopping list," Morris said. "If we can find some money in the bank, we need to supplement our fast bowling department, of that there's no doubt. "Timm van der Gugten proved what an excellent cricketer he is. He was a really good addition." Australia-born Netherlands international Van der Gugten joined Glamorgan before the 2016 season. Teenager Lukas Carey topped the Championship averages with 13 wickets in three games, but Ruaidhri Smith was limited to one match by university commitments and injury. The county hope that leading batsmen Colin Ingram and Chris Cooke will be fit to resolve their batting problems after long-standing injuries. Ingram is hoping for a comeback in South Africa by November after a knee operation on the problem that restricted him to limited-overs cricket in 2016. Cooke is due to step up training in late October 2016 after being laid low by a back problem in May, although he was advised against surgery. "There's no doubt they left a big hole in our side this year, two of our most experienced and best batters," admitted Morris. He is also hoping for a bigger contribution from captain Jacques Rudolph, who managed just 659 Championship runs. "Jacques had a really disappointing summer, he's been a professional cricketer for 19 years and this was his most challenging summer," Morris added. "But I know what a proud man he is and a good player and he's determined to turn that round." Morris says a record of three wins and eight losses in the Championship was disappointing, but points to the progress made by younger players. Aneurin Donald, David Lloyd, Nick Selman, Owen Morgan and Kiran Carlson all hit maiden Championship 100s in 2016.

Summary: Glamorgan have made signing another fast bowler their priority for 2017, says chief executive Hugh Morris.


Surprise frontrunner Francois Fillon said his project was "more radical", and vowed to implement sweeping changes in the first three months of his term. Alain Juppe insisted his proposals were "deep and credible" but lacked the "brutality" of Mr Fillon's plans. It was the final Republicans party debate before Sunday's concluding vote. The Republicans candidate is widely expected to face far-right National Front (FN) leader Marine Le Pen in a runoff vote in the presidential election next May. Self-declared supporters of the centre-right values are choosing between the two former prime ministers. It is the party's first such primary vote, modelled on the US system. Seven candidates were whittled down to two last Sunday, with Mr Fillon taking an unexpectedly decisive lead of 44.1% to Mr Juppe's 28.5%. Juppe v Fillon: Battle of France's conservatives Press review: France's 'Mr Nobody' Francois Fillon Fillon under fire over women's rights The past week has seen a campaign marked by a bitter row over the nature Mr Fillon's social policies. Mr Juppe provoked a furious reaction when he questioned whether Mr Fillon, a Roman Catholic, could seek to challenge the legality of abortion. But polling suggests such tactics seem to have backfired on Mr Juppe, once the favourite seen as the safe choice. A poll of 908 debate viewers by Elabe suggested 71% of conservative respondents found Mr Fillon more convincing, as did 57% of viewers of all political stripes. "It is true that my project is more radical and perhaps more difficult," said Mr Fillon. His controversial economic reforms include cutting half a million public sector jobs and scrapping the 35-hour work week, prompting comparisons to the late British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Mr Juppe also proposes cutting jobs and liberalising work hours, though to a lesser extent. Both propose roughly similar cuts to public spending of at least â‚¬100bn (Â£85bn; $106bn). "I've got a plan for the reforms I want to make in the first three months of the presidential term - and I'm convinced if we don't get these changes implemented in the first three months, the French people will feel disheartened, they'll turn away from politics, and then there'll be a greater risk of the extremists winning," Mr Fillon said. The country was "on the brink of revolt", which could only be averted with such radical action. Conservative Le Figaro says the debate "eased tensions on the right" and showed the two contenders "have already formed identical visions and almost similar projects" - in particular the need to end the "vicious cycle of spending and debt". They have "some differences on security, education and migration, but they are minor", concludes its political editor. But centre-left Le Monde's political correspondent disagrees, seeing "significant differences" on the European Union, Russia and Syria. While Mr Fillon wants to "respect the sovereignty" of EU member states, Mr Juppe favours a "powerful EU as a future world power". On Syria, Mr Fillon wants to put France "back in play" by "opening a channel to Damascus", whereas Mr Juppe wants to "boost transatlantic co-operation" and takes a

Summary: The two rivals for the centre-right French presidential nomination have clashed over the level of change they promise to bring, in a TV debate.


A coastguard helicopter from St Athan, in Vale of Glamorgan, flew to the scene on Saturday evening as the one based in north Wales was on another mission. The pair were helped to the top of the ridge by Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) volunteers using ropes, and then winched aboard the helicopter. They were dropped off at Nant Peris while the MRT walked down the peak.

Summary: Two men were rescued after becoming stranded on a crag on Snowdon's narrow Crib Goch ridge.


Cook batted for 836 minutes in Abu Dhabi for his 263 - the third-longest innings by time in Test history, and the longest ever by an Englishman. Joe Root made 85 and Ben Stokes hit 57 as Pakistan's bowlers toiled. With two wickets remaining and England's first-innings lead slim, a draw remains the most likely result. Cook eventually fell to off-spinner Shoaib Malik - himself a double centurion in the match - when he was caught at short fine leg sweeping. Media playback is not supported on this device The 30-year-old began the day on 168 and might have been dismissed only five runs later, when he inside-edged a delivery from Imran Khan and wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed dropped a difficult chance. But thereafter the England skipper combined superbly with Root in a morning of trouble-free accumulation. He moved to his double hundred - the third of his Test career, drawing him level with Kevin Pietersen - with a clip behind square off Wahab Riaz. Root was eventually dismissed after lunch when he chased a wide delivery from Rahat Ali, but Cook's formidable powers of concentration proved greater. Playing with immense discipline - he hit only three boundaries all day - the captain amassed the highest score by an English batsman overseas since Wally Hammond hit 336 against New Zealand in 1933. He survived a fiery spell of reverse-swing bowling from Wahab Riaz - which accounted for Jonny Bairstow, trapped LBW for 8. And he might even have been able to overtake his own career best of 294 - set against India at Edgbaston in 2010 - if the umpire had spotted that Malik appeared to overstep in delivering the wicket-taking ball. Root said Cook was "knackered" after his mammoth innings. "He's played out his skin," he added. "It takes concentration and skill to bat for that long. "We're thrilled for him and it's given us a chance of a result." Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott said Cook's innings displayed "patience and determination". "He just went along serenely," he said. "It was a splendid innings of everything that's needed to bat." Ex-England captain Michael Vaughan praised Cook's "art and talent of concentration". He said: "Ball by ball, over by over. He keeps it very simple. It was low-risk cricket in a routine that he has honed over many years of playing, delivered in that kind of heat and pressure. "I'd put him with Geoffrey Boycott in terms of concentration, which is the biggest strength an opening batsman needs." It was another tough day for the bowlers on a pitch that has offered precious little assistance. And just as in England's innings, it was the spinners who bore the brunt of the batting-friendly conditions. After England's Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid went for 0-121 and 0-163 respectively in the first innings of the match, Pakistan's Zulfiqar Babar became the third bowler of the match to concede a century of runs without taking a wicket. It was part-timer Malik who made the first breakthrough for spin in the match when he bowled Stokes - with

Summary: A superb double century from captain Alastair Cook saw England to 569-8, a lead of 46 runs, at the end of day four of the first Test against Pakistan.


The move is part of national fire service reforms unveiled by Home Secretary Theresa May last week. Sussex PCC Katy Bourne said emergency services would have an increased duty to collaborate under the new bill. But West Sussex County Council (WSCC) said it already had an excellent model. East Sussex's fire authority said it would co-operate with the PCC but it believed collaboration could be achieved without elaborate structural change. Ms Bourne said she had written to WSCC leader Louise Goldsmith and Phil Howson, East Sussex Fire Authority chairman, to request they begin to look at the feasibility of bringing both fire services under her authority. "Just as we have one police force that effectively manages the county, we need to understand if one fire service not two could achieve the same," she said. Ms Bourne's letter met with cross-party opposition from WSCC. And Ms Goldsmith also invited the home secretary to visit West Sussex and see an alternative to the government's preferred plan. Ms Goldsmith said West Sussex fire service was already integrated within the council and served communities. She added last year's Shoreham air disaster showed how West Sussex emergency services already worked together. East Sussex Fire Authority said it was willing to co-operate with the PCC to determine whether proposals could improve delivery of services and create efficiencies. In a statement, it added: "[The fire authority] believes whilst close collaboration between the emergency services is essential, it can be achieved without elaborate structural change. "It is also the fire authority's considered view that it is more accountable to the community it serves because its members are elected councillors."

Summary: Plans set out by the Sussex police and crime commissioner (PCC) to take responsibility for fire services in East and West Sussex - and potentially merge them - have met with opposition.


Yeovil held out until half-time but South Korea's Ji So-Yun netted twice in first-half stoppage time for 2015 double winners Chelsea. Drew Spence, Erin Cuthbert, Crystal Dunn and Ramona Bachmann made it six. Meanwhile, part-time Sunderland's draw was their second from two games so far. The Lady Black Cats held out against in-form Birmingham last Sunday and similarly frustrated the Gunners at the Hetton Centre, as goalkeeper Anke Preuss produced late saves from Arsenal's Danielle van de Donk and Chloe Kelly. Goals were far easier to come by for Emma Hayes' Chelsea, who had 23 shots on target and a further 23 off target against a Yeovil side who won promotion with the second-tier title last season. Hayes saw second-half goals from three of her pre-season signings, as 18-year-old Scotland midfielder Cuthbert, United States winger Dunn and Switzerland star Bachmann all opened their Women's Super League One accounts. Chelsea are bidding for league success in the Spring Series after disappointment in the Women's FA Cup, where they were knocked out in the semi-finals on penalties by Birmingham. Last year's WSL 1 champions, Manchester City, are yet to start their Spring Series season owing to fixture clashes with their maiden Women's Champions League campaign, which ended on Saturday despite a 1-0 win in Lyon in the second leg of their last-four tie. Having played two games already, Liverpool are the early WSL 1 leaders after beating Reading on Friday to make it two wins from two.

Summary: Chelsea Ladies opened their 2017 Spring Series campaign with an emphatic 6-0 win over newly promoted Yeovil, while Arsenal's season began with a goalless draw at Sunderland.


Dugdale, 29, spent a year at the National League club, making 20 appearances and scoring two goals. Liverpool-born Dugdale, whose previous clubs include Morecambe and Tranmere, posted on Twitter that "the distance from home and my young family was too much." Left-back Cole, 23, was recently transfer-listed having signed from Staines Town in January. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Summary: Defenders Adam Dugdale and Chinua Cole have left Eastleigh by mutual consent.


The Rev Canon Alison White was made the Bishop of Hull in a service led by Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu. She and her husband, Bishop Frank White, are the UK's first husband and wife bishop partnership. The Church formally adopted legislation last November to allow women bishops, following decades of argument over women's ordination. Dr Sentamu paused the service at midday to observe the minute's silence remembering those killed in the Tunisia beach attack last week. Earlier in the ceremony, a man wearing a dog collar interrupted the proceedings by holding up a banner and shouting in protest against the consecration of the bishop. The 58-year-old bishop became a priest in 1996 and has served in Durham, Sheffield, Peterborough and Newcastle. The Rt Rev Libby Lane was the Church of England's first woman bishop, who was consecrated as the eighth Bishop of Stockport at York Minster in January.

Summary: The Church of England's second female bishop has been consecrated during a ceremony at York Minster.


The 25-year-old from Plymouth, who also dived at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and 2009 World Championship, has quit after a "I just feel like my body is telling me to give up," the 10m platform diver told BBC South West Sport. "I'm 25-years-old and knowing there's another four years until Rio, I just don't think my body will hold out." My dream, even as a little girl, was to make an Olympic Games. Not making London was heartbreaking and my dreams were shattered Graddon, who won a bronze medal at the 2009 European Diving Championship in Turin, cites 2008 as the best year of her career as a diver. She said: "I'd come back from injury and illness and that year I was British champion and qualified for the Olympic place for Great Britain, although I didn't make Beijing." Graddon, who trained alongside Tom Daley and Tonia Couch in Plymouth, says her biggest regret is never being selected for an Olympics, after also missing out on a place at London 2012. "My dream, even as a little girl, was to make an Olympic Games," she added. "Not making Beijing was sad and I was gutted not to make it, but I thought 'head down, London's in four years'. "But not making London was heartbreaking and my dreams were shattered. "I knew I probably wouldn't make Rio, so it was horrible and the worst feeling not getting what I wanted, but that's sport."

Summary: European bronze-medal winning diver Brooke Graddon has announced her retirement from the sport.


A man, aged 28, and a woman, aged 35, have been arrested on suspicion of the possession of firearms over the incident at Chapel Street. The army's Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit was called to the scene and a cordon was put in place for a time. North Wales Police said it was "not a terrorist related incident".

Summary: A Wrexham street has reopened after police carrying out a search warrant found suspected firearms and "unstable" firework.


From the northern lights to noctilucent clouds, the range of subjects in this year's competition covers all things astronomical. Here is a selection of the shortlisted images. The Milky Way rises above a small radio telescope at Miyun Station, National Astronomical Observatory of China, Beijing, in Haitong Yu's photograph. The image depicts light pollution, which together with electromagnetic noise, has turned many optical and radio observatories near cities both blind and deaf. To make this image, Haitong Yu used a light-pollution filter and stacked multiple frames to show the Milky Way above the city light. This picture of the aurora borealis swirling above snow covered trees in Murmansk, Russia, was made by Yulia Zhulikova. The trees glow a vivid pink, highlighted by street lamps. Ainsley Bennett captures the waxing crescent Moon setting in the evening sky over the Needles Lighthouse on the western tip of the Isle of Wight. Despite the Moon being a thin crescent, the rest of its shape is defined by sunlight reflecting back from the Earth's surface. A large, searing hedgerow prominence extends from the surface of the Sun in Paul Andrew's picture. A number of different prominence types have been observed emanating from the Sun, and the hedgerow prominence is so called because of the grouping of small prominences resembling rough and wild shrubbery. A snow-clad mountain in the Eastern Sierras, California, towers over an aspen grove in Brandon Yoshizawa's image. Above this autumn scene, the Milky Way shines. Taken from Victoria Peak, the highest mountain on Hong Kong Island, Prisca Law's image shows a busy city in contrast to the peaceful starry sky. The yellow haze above the landscape is light pollution. Along the coastline roads, the pattern of light signifies the fast-paced life of cities. After a long hike from his small cabin to Kvalvika, Lofoten Islands, in Norway, Nicolas Alexander Otto arrived at the slopes above the beach at about midnight. During the hike, the aurora borealis display was relatively weak. But when he made it to the beach, the sky ignited in a colourful show of greens and purples framed by the mossy landscape. The image was composed from six different exposures due to the high ISO camera setting and thermal noise in the foreground. The sky was added from one of these exposures. A shooting star flashes across the sky over the craggy landscape of Portland, Dorset, as the planet Jupiter glows in Rob Bowes's photograph. The image was made from two exposures: one for the sky and one for the rocks. The International Space Station moves across the face of the Earth's natural satellite, the Moon, photographed in broad daylight by Dani Caxete. The ISS was illuminated by the Sun at a height of nine degrees on the horizon. Like the Moon, the ISS receives solar rays during its several orbits of the Earth a day, making it possible to see it when the Sun is still up. This image was made with a single shot, with no composite or clipping in the process. Noctilucent clouds stretch across the Swedish sky,

Summary: All photographs courtesy of Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year.


Dywedodd Jeffrey John: "Yn eu barn nhw, byddai esgob sy'n hoyw yn peri gormod o drafferth." Gwadu'r honiadau mae Mainc Esgobion yr Eglwys yng Nghymru gan ddweud fod "yr holl broses o ethol a phenodi Esgob Llandaf wedi bod yn un gywir a theg" ac nad yw bod yn hoyw yn atal unrhyw un rhag cael ei enwebu na'i ethol yn esgob. Daw sylwadau Mr John wedi iddo weld rhannau o e-byst yr esgobion drwy gais dan y ddeddf gwarchod data. Mae rhannau o'r e-byst newydd eu cyhoeddi ym mhapur newydd The Church Timesac mae copïau ohonynt yn nwylo'r BBC. Mae e-bost dyddiedig 8 Chwefror, a lofnodir gyda'r enw John ac a gredir gan The Church Times o gael ei anfon gan Y Gwir Barchedig John Davies, Esgob Abertawe ac Aberhonddu at ei gyd-esgobion yn dweud: "Mae fy ngreddf yn dweud wrthai na fyddai safiad JJ ar fater perthynas un rhyw a'i sefyllfa ef ei hun yn cael llawer o groeso yn yr Esgobaeth... "Fyddai hynna ddim yn gwneud lot o les chwaith i sut mae'r Fainc [yr Esgobion] yn cael ei gweld adre na thu hwnt." Mae'r Church Times hefyd yn cyfeirio at e-bost arall y mae'r papur yn credu gafodd ei anfon gan Esgob Llanelwy, Y Gwir Barchedig Gregory Cameron. Mae'r e-bost yn dweud: "Dw'm yn meddwl bod ganddo unrhyw bleidlais esgobol (?) ac yn bendant nid yw'n denu etholwyr Llanelwy. "Rhaid i ni er hynny gamu'n ôl a pheidio rheoli'r broses." Mae e-bost pellach ar 17 Chwefror - e-bost y mae'r papur yn tybio gafodd ei anfon gan yr Esgob John Davies yn dweud: "Byddaf yn cwrdd ag etholwyr Caerdydd, ddydd Llun siwr o fod, ac yn mynegi fy mhryderon." Ddwy awr wedyn mae e-bost gan John Davies at ei gyd-esgobion yn dweud ei fod wedi clywed bod cefnogaeth yn Llandaf i Dr [Jeffrey] John ac felly "petai ymgeiswyr eraill yn cael eu cynnig bod angen gwneud gwaith cartref da arnynt fel eu bod yn edrych yn dda ac yn gredadwy. Hei-ho!". Ym mis Ebrill cafodd June Osborne, Deon Caersallog ei dewis yn esgob newydd i Landaf wedi i'r Coleg Etholiadol fethu dewis olynydd i'r Parchedicaf Ddr Barry Morgan ym mis Chwefror. Ddydd Sadwrn cafodd ei chysegru yn Aberhonddu. Mewn cyfweliad ar raglen Bwrw Golwg ar BBC Radio Cymru ddydd Sul, bydd Jeffrey John yn dweud bod y "cynllun" honedig yn ei erbyn wedi llwyddo. Dywedodd: "Llwyddodd y cynllun, er imi gael bron deuparth o'r pleidleisiau, ac er bod yr etholwyr yn Llandaf yn unfrydol am fy apwyntio i. "A thra bod yr esgobion yn fficso popeth yn gyfrinachol, yn gyhoeddus roedden nhw datgan cyn, yn ystod, ac ar ôl yr etholiad, nad oedd dim rhagfarn a dim rhwystr i bobl hoyw o gwbl yn yr eglwys. "Mae'r e-byst yn profi mor dwyllodrus a rhagrithiol oedd yr holl broses o'r dechrau. "Ydw i'n ddig? Wrth gwrs 'mod i'n ddig, mae llawer o bobl eraill yn ddig hefyd. Ond nid teimladau sy'n bwysig, be' sy'n bwysig yw newid y system sy' mor amlwg wedi mynd yn llygredig." Wrth gael ei

Summary: Yn ei gyfweliad cyntaf â'r BBC ers etholiad Esgob newydd Llandaf mae'r Gwir Barchedig Jeffrey John yn honni bod "dau esgob wedi cynllunio gyda'i gilydd ymlaen llaw sut i drefnu'r etholiad yn Llandaf" a hynny er mwyn ei gadw allan.


After a five-year approval process, the humble Yakka Skink - a secretive lizard known to hide under rocks and inside hollow logs - and the Ornamental Snake brought to a halt a A$16bn ($12bn; Â£8bn) mine, rail and port project proposed for the Galilee Basin in Queensland. The two reptiles are among Australia's most threatened species. Because the federal environment minister failed to take into account what the mine could mean for their habitat, his earlier approval for the mine was overturned by the Federal Court of Australia. The mine may still go ahead but the delay is the latest chapter in a long history of Australian flora and fauna causing grief to developers. Back in 1995, one of the last known colonies of the endangered Green and Gold Bell frog delayed the construction of a multi-million dollar residential development in inner-city Sydney. A few years later, the frogs were found frolicking in an abandoned brick pit where authorities had planned to build a tennis court for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. The courts were built elsewhere while the frogs got a specially built habitat. Now they are in the way of a key major road project in Sydney. In the mid 2000s, a new species of flowering shrub was discovered in the Lower Hunter Valley, north of Sydney. Named Persoonia pauciflora, botanists were excited to discover it grew nowhere else in the world. Unfortunately, it was growing on the site of a proposed housing development. When word got around, someone ripped out 300 of the last 500 of these rare plants. The culprit was never found. The discovery of a threatened or new species can cause havoc for developers, delaying or even putting an end to a project. What overturned the Queensland mine's approval? A small conservation group in Mackay, Queensland, challenged the environment minister's decision to approve the mine on a number of legal bases, including: Approved Conservation Advices are scientific and legal documents that explain the conservation requirements of species to avoid their extinction. It was this last point that convinced the court to overturn the minister's approval. In the state of Victoria, the Orange-bellied Parrot was centre stage in a long-running saga about whether a wind farm could be built in South Gippsland. The federal environment minister banned the 52-turbine project in 2006, on advice that turbine blades posed a small risk to the critically endangered bird. The minister eventually reversed his own decision and the wind farm is going ahead. In the case of Indian company Adani's giant coal mine in Queensland, environmentalists and scientists are worried about more than threats to reptiles. Dredging associated with an expansion of port facilities for the mine poses a huge risk to the Great Barrier Reef; exports would further entrench the world's reliance on carbon polluting fossil fuels; and the mine could threaten artesian water. The Department of the Environment on Wednesday said reconsideration of the project did not require revisiting the entire approval process. New approval documentation could be ready within eight weeks. Adani described the court decision as

Summary: This week a giant coal mine that could produce millions of tonnes of coal for export to India was scuttled by two Australian reptiles.


Jones, of Colwyn Bay, Conwy, announced last month that he has a severe type of dementia. Fellow Python star Michael Palin paid tribute to his "most wonderful friend" before presenting him with the award. Jones told the crowd to "quieten down" before his son told the crowd it was a "great honour". Accepting the accolade on his father's behalf, a tearful Bill Jones told the audience in Cardiff: "It's a great honour for dad. We're so proud of him... with the struggles we're having at the moment, it's been hard." Earlier in the evening, Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio paid tribute in a video message to Oscar-nominated make-up artist Sian Grigg, who won the Sian Phillips award. It is given to someone who has made a significant contribution to international feature films or network television. Mali Harries took the best actress prize for her performance as Det Insp Mared Rhys in detective series Hinterland/YGwyll, which also won best television drama. Mark Lewis Jones won the best actor award for the film Yr Ymadawiad, which tells story of two young lovers who are saved by a man after crashing their car into a ravine in the remote mountains of Wales. Hinterland/Y Gwyll producer-writer Ed Talfan also won the writer award for the film. Mr Calzaghe, a documentary film about the career of Welsh boxer Joe Calzaghe, won three awards, including special achievement in a feature/television film and best factual director for Vaughan Sivell. Will Millard, won the presenters award for Hunters of the South Seas, which explores the lives of people of the Coral Triangle in the Western Pacific, while Newyddion 9, a BBC Wales production for S4C, won best news coverage for its programme Argyfwng y Mudwyr about the European migrant crisis. Music for Misfits: The Story of Indie, which documents the development of British indie music, won the factual series prize. The award for live outside broadcast went to S4C's Cor Cymru - Y Rownd Derfynol - coverage of the Welsh choir final. Those attending the event, which honours the achievements of Welsh television and film makers, included Gotham star Erin Richards, Torchwood and Victoria actress Eve Miles and comedian Elis James.

Summary: Monty Python's Terry Jones has received a standing ovation at the Bafta Cymru awards for his outstanding contribution to television and film.


As well as the African Player of the Year and Africa-based African Player of the Year shortlists which were announced last month, a range of other awards will also be handed out. Continental successes feature heavily in the categories including nods to Nigeria's women's Nations Cup winners and Uganda's Gabon 2017 qualifiers. Arsenal striker Asisat Oshaola, who finished as the top scorer with Nigeria at the women's Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, is amongst the names on the Women's Player of the Year shortlist. The Super Falcons coach, Florence Omagbemi, is rewarded for Nigeria's triumph with a nomination for Coach of the Year. She will face competition from, amongst others, Uganda coach Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic, who guided the Cranes to their first Africa Cup of Nations finals in 39 years. Also on that list is Pitso Mosimane who coached South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns to the African Champions League title. Sundowns are also on the Club of the Year shortlist. Other names in the frame for an award are Manchester City's Nigeria striker Kelechi Iheanacho who is up for the Most Promising Talent prize, and fellow Super Eagle Alex Iwobi who features in the Youth Player of the Year category. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria on Thursday, 5 January 2017. Women's Player of the Year: Most promising Talent: Youth Player of the Year: Coach of the Year: Referee of the Year: Club of the Year: National Team of the Year: Women's National Team of the Year:

Summary: The Confederation of African Football (Caf) named the shortlists for eight more categories ahead of its annual awards gala to be held in Abuja on 5 January 2017.


Dyke, appointed in 2013, had intended to stand for a further year. However, he said that opposition to proposed reforms from some FA councillors and a minority of board members had made him reconsider. When he succeeded David Bernstein, Dyke, 68, said England should aim to reach the semi-finals of Euro 2020 and win the World Cup in 2022. He believes football is in a better place financially, administratively and from a coaching standpoint than when he took over in 2013. However, he said it would be a "fight" to convince the FA Council to see through other "much-needed, significant reform". Media playback is not supported on this device In a statement, he added: "I had already decided that if no reform was possible I was going to leave anyway this summer, a position I had shared with a number of colleagues. "What I now see is that even if we get the reform through, I am probably not the best person to pick up the pieces following the inevitable discord." Dyke, a former director general of the BBC, has pursued policies aiming at modernising the FA and increasing the number of English players in the Premier League. He made headlines by making a throat-cutting gesture when England were drawn in the same 2014 World Cup group as Italy and Uruguay. Earlier this month, Dyke, an outspoken critic of Fifa under Sepp Blatter, said "we should shoot ourselves" if England failed to make it out of the group stages at Euro 2016 in France. Listen to reaction to Dyke's announcement on BBC Radio 5 live's Football Daily podcast. Berstein said he was "not particularly surprised" by the decision, claiming neither he nor Dyke had made "any substantial change" because pushing reforms through is "extremely difficult". "I can understand his frustration, which matches my frustration," Bernstein told BBC Radio 5 live Sport. He suggested only "outside intervention" from the Government or a regulator would make a significant difference. Media playback is not supported on this device BBC Radio 5 live's sports news correspondent Richard Conway answers questions raised by Dyke's decision. Q: Why is Dyke frustrated? A: Back in 2014, Dyke called the FA Council "overwhelmingly male and overwhelmingly white" and believes its members, who are drawn from the professional and amateur ranks of the game, do not represent the modern English game. However, they help decide major policy issues and a significant number of the 120 that make up the council will lose their positions if the changes being put forward are adopted. Q: What will happen now? Dyke has a reputation as a political bruiser. Given he will now be leaving in June, he may feel liberated to try to push through the changes that he and the majority of the FA board believe are vital without needing to tiptoe around the sensitivities of FA members. Q: Where does this leave the FA? A: The FA are prepared for change because Dyke turns 70 in 2017 and would have been forced to step down any way, but this is a period

Summary: Greg Dyke will not seek re-election as Football Association chairman when his term ends in June.


Their nationalities are not known. The incident occurred early on Wednesday in Helmand province. Soldiers returned fire killing the attackers, a coalition spokesperson said. There have been dozens of "green-on-blue" attacks in which Afghan security personnel have targeted their Western allies since 2007. No group has said it carried out the latest attack. Insider attacks - on international and Afghan forces - have became one of the gravest security threats of the later phase of the conflict in Afghanistan, although the rate of such incidents has dropped in recent years. More than 100 foreign soldiers have been killed. Nato has adopted special security measures to offset the threat. The alliance ended its combat mission in Afghanistan in December, withdrawing most of its troops apart from a 13,000-strong residual force used for training and counter-terrorism operations. One of the worst insider attacks took place last August when a US general was killed in an attack by an Afghan soldier at a British-run military academy near Kabul. US Major General Harold Greene was the most senior American military officer to die in action overseas since the Vietnam War. Many insider attacks are blamed on Taliban infiltration or arguments between foreign and local soldiers getting out of hand. In some cases such attacks are carried out by an individual - or individuals - acting on their own initiative rather than organised insurgency violence. The Taliban have stepped up their summer offensive despite an acrimonious leadership dispute following the death of their long-time leader Mullah Omar.

Summary: Two people in Afghan military uniforms opened fire on a vehicle killing two Nato soldiers at a military base in the south, alliance officials say.