The Education Select Committee, scrutinising the appointment, rejected the choice of Amanda Spielman. But Mrs Morgan is to override their finding and press ahead with her selection for the independent watchdog. Mrs Morgan said Ms Spielman "will not shy away from challenging government". The education secretary said she was "disappointed that the committee underestimated Amanda's vision, focus and leadership style. Her objectivity and openness are important strengths". Mrs Morgan said she was "100% confident" in her decision - and that "I am not seeking what one committee member described as a 'crusader'." In a message on Twitter, Ms Spielman said: "I am really pleased that the Secretary of State is confirming my nomination as HMCI today - thank you to everyone who has expressed support." The ASCL head teachers' union welcomed her appointment - but the National Union of Teachers has criticised the choice of a chief inspector of schools who has never had experience of teaching. The Liberal Democrats' education spokesman, John Pugh, said Mrs Morgan showed "arrogance and complacency". The Education Select Committee had taken the unusual step of not accepting the nomination put forward for the next head of Ofsted. They said that she had failed to show "passion" or an understanding of the "complex role", MPs on the committee said. But the committee cannot veto the appointment - and Mrs Morgan says that she is going to proceed with her selection for the next head of the education watchdog. The current Ofsted boss, Sir Michael Wilshaw, steps down at the end of the year. Amanda Spielman, born in 1961, left Clare College Cambridge in 1982 with an upper-second-class degree in mathematics and law. She qualified as a chartered accountant in 1985 and went on to work for leading City firms as an accountant, market analyst and investment adviser. By the late 1990s, she was working for Nomura International, making equity investments worth between Â£250m and Â£500m. After the birth of her first child in 2001 she focused on part-time study, consultancy and voluntary work. Her portfolio included: In 2004, she became research and policy director for the Ark academy chain. From 2011, she chaired exams regulator Ofqual three days a week, working with then chief executive Glenys Stacey. She also continued with her consultancy work, giving development advice on public-private education partnerships in Uganda, India and Pakistan for Ark, and as an external reviewer for the TeachFirst education charity, though she has since resigned from these positions. Last week, Ms Spielman, who is currently chairwoman of the exams regulator Ofqual, appeared before the committee for pre-appointment questioning. She was grilled by MPs, who were visibly frustrated by her answers on a range of issues on several occasions throughout the hour and 40 minute hearing. Their report said: Conservative committee chairman Neil Carmichael said he and his colleagues were "unconvinced" that Ms Spielman was the right person to lead Ofsted, to raise standards and improve the lives of children. "Ms Spielman's responses on child protection were particularly troubling and did not inspire confidence that she grasped the importance of

Summary: Education Secretary Nicky Morgan is to force through the appointment of her nomination for the next head of Ofsted, despite a cross-party committee of MPs saying they had "significant concerns".


The company has been in dispute for more than a year with the RMT over changes to guards' roles on trains. RMT conductors saw the changes as a ploy to phase out a second person on trains. It has now proposed a six-month trial with two staff guaranteed on all affected services. But Southern said what the RMT wanted was "a guarantee to cancel trains". Under the changes to guards' roles, which were also opposed by the Aslef train drivers' union, responsibility for opening and closing doors passes to the driver rather than the conductor. The practice is called driver-only-operation (DOO). Southern rail strike: What's it about? RMT leaders have set out an "accessibility guarantee" plan, which would ensure a driver and an on-board supervisor staff all trains. This would mean disabled, elderly and vulnerable passengers would be provided with guaranteed assistance from on-board staff on all services without the need to book in advance, the union said. RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: "We are hoping the company will reconsider our proposal for a trial six-month period of an accessibility guarantee. "We would hope that they would agree to this sensible proposal as the Association of Train Operating Companies consultant's report has said train companies should guarantee a second person to comply with their legal obligations." But a spokesman for Southern said: "The guarantee the RMT wants is a guarantee to cancel trains. We want to put the passenger first and keep trains running. "Driver-controlled operation is safe and provision for those who need assistance has not deteriorated while, at the same time, service levels have steadily improved." RMT members on Southern will stage a fresh strike next Monday, while Aslef has banned overtime.

Summary: Union leaders have held talks with MPs over a plan they claim could end the long-running row on Southern rail.


McGinn scored the opener as the holders beat Ayr United 3-1 in the last eight. And the Scotland midfielder believes they have a squad capable of retaining the trophy and more importantly, sealing their return to the top flight. "On our day, we're confident of taking on anyone," the 22-year-old told BBC Scotland after Saturday's victory over United at Easter Road. Hibs advanced to join Rangers in the semi-finals, with Celtic and Aberdeen making up the last four after Sunday's matches. The Championship leaders return to league duty on Friday night with a trip to third-place Dundee United. And like his manager Neil Lennon, McGinn's main focus is on securing promotion to the Premiership. "We're now only looking forward to Friday and whoever we get in the (Scottish Cup) draw, bring it on," he said. "Our main priority this season is winning the league and we'll be doing everything we can to do that. "We as club cannot afford another season in the Championship, it's really important we get out of it." Like many Hibs fans, McGinn has been left perplexed by the Easter Road side's recent league form. Scottish Cup wins against Ayr and Edinburgh rivals Hearts have kept their hopes of retaining that trophy alive, but Hibs have drawn three and lost one of their last four Championship matches. "That's the frustrating thing for us," said McGinn, whose side are six points clear of second-place Falkirk and have a game in hand. "But if we play like we did against Ayr then we can take on anyone. "Everyone needs to be at the top of their game, we need to stand up and be counted, starting on Friday at Tannadice. "Coming towards the end of the season, they're all going to be cup finals and we need to win all of them. "If we do that, we'll be champions."

Summary: John McGinn says Hibernian fear no-one after reaching the Scottish Cup semi-finals for the third successive year.


Nemia Kenatale and Leone Nakarawa, plus two penalty tries, helped the Pacific Islanders lead 26-10 at half-time, earning a bonus point before the break. Uruguay had not scored a World Cup try since 2003, but Carlos Arboleya and Agustin Ormaechea crossed in each half. Fiji eased away in the final quarter with three more tries, as Uruguay were reduced to 14 men as Ormaechea saw red. Uruguay now travel to Manchester for their final pool match on Saturday against hosts England, who have also already been eliminated from the tournament. Fiji always faced a tough task to reach the World Cup quarter-finals for a third time, having been drawn alongside Australia, England and Wales in the 'Group of Death'. But there were encouraging signs in each of the three defeats against their illustrious opponents, with their trademark brand of rugby - unpredictable and free-flowing - complemented by tighter defence. It meant they were expected to brush aside a Uruguayan side who had looked out of their depth in crushing defeats against Wales and Australia. However, Fiji produced a patchy performance against the South Americans. Moments of attacking brilliance, particularly when second row Nakarawa dummied his way through to run in from 30 metres, were countered by lapses in concentration at the back. Nevertheless, it was more than enough to earn a well-deserved first win of the tournament as Tevita Cavubati, Kini Murimurivalu and Nemani Nadolo crossed in the final 20 minutes. Following two try-less defeats against Wales and Australia, Uruguay coach Pablo Lemoine set his team the task of scoring their first of the tournament against Pool A's other tier-two side. In fact, Uruguay had not scored a World Cup try since 2003 - when Lemoine himself crossed the line in the 111-13 defeat by England. And they managed to end that barren run when hooker Arboleya battered his way over the line from close range. The moment sparked wild celebrations among the Uruguay camp - and the biggest cheer of the night from a record 30,048 crowd at a rain-soaked Stadium MK. It gave Los Teros, who qualified for the first time since 2003 by beating play-off opponents Russia, renewed confidence against a Fijian side who have now conceded a try in each of their 28 World Cup matches. Uruguay managed to double their try tally when Ormaechea spotted a gap to dive over after team-mate Andres Vilaseca kicked forward on the chase. Scrum-half Ormaechea will miss Uruguay's final match against England on Saturday after becoming the first player to be sent off at the 2015 World Cup. The 24-year-old was sin-binned for an illegal tackle leading to Fiji's first penalty try, then received a red card for reacting angrily to Cavubati's score. Uruguay coach Pablo Lemoine: "I am really proud of my team, it was a fantastic performance but we made two or three mistakes which cost us. I am pleased to see my record go and it is fantastic to score two tries. I think we were unlucky not to score more. "I watched the TMO after Ormaechea's red

Summary: Fiji ended an encouraging World Cup campaign with a seven-try win over Pool A minnows Uruguay in Milton Keynes.


Eren Hasyer had denied attempting to aid the escape of Izzet Eren as he was being driven to Wood Green Crown Court in a custody van. Accomplice Jermaine Baker was shot dead by police during the escape attempt in December 2015. Jurors at Woolwich Crown Court cleared Hasyer, 25, of a firearms charge. Izzet Eren was being held on remand at HMP Wormwood Scrubs accused of gun offences when he arranged for a gang to spring him from the van en-route to a hearing, Woolwich Crown Court was earlier told. Jurors heard the prisoner hatched the escape plot from his cell using a smuggled mobile phone and the attempted breakout took place on 11 December, in what the prosecutor described as a carefully thought out and professional crime. Ozcan Eren, 31, changed his plea and admitted his part in the plot after the trial opened. Two other men, Nathan Mason and Gokay Sogucakli, admitted being part of the escape plot before the trial began. A separate investigation into the death of Jermaine Baker is ongoing. Det Ch Supt Tom Manson Met Police said: "This was a bold, well planned and carefully thought out conspiracy that bears all the hallmarks of a professional crime. "They put in place anti-surveillance techniques; their own surveillance 'unit' and a command structure to run the operation."

Summary: The final member of a gang which launched a failed bid to free a prisoner - during which one accomplice was killed - has been found guilty.


A gothic horror novel, a Victorian murder mystery and a biography of the creator of modern environmentalism were also category winners. The overall Costa book of the year will be revealed on 26 January. Atkinson won the top prize in 1995 with Behind the Scenes at the Museum. Other category winners include former teacher and librarian, Andrew Michael Hurley, who has won the first novel award for his debut, The Loney. The gothic horror initially had a first print run of just 300 copies. The judges called it "as close to the perfect first novel as you can get". Scottish poet Don Paterson won the poetry category for a second time for his "tour de force" collection titled 40 Sonnets. He last won the award 12 years ago. Historian and writer Andrea Wulf won the biography award for The Invention of Nature: The Adventures of Alexander Von Humboldt, The Lost Hero of Science. She tells the story of the visionary German naturalist whose ideas changed the way we see the natural world and created modern environmentalism. Young adult fiction and children's writer Frances Hardinge won the children's book award with The Lie Tree, a Victorian murder mystery. The five Costa book award winners each win Â£5,000 and are all now in the running to win the Costa book of the year. It is the only major UK book prize that is open solely to authors resident in the UK. Last year's Costa book of the year went to Helen Macdonald's H is for Hawk. In 2013 it was The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer and in 2012 it was Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel.

Summary: Kate Atkinson has won the Costa novel award for the second time in three years for A God in Ruins - the companion novel to Life After Life, which won the award in 2013.


The work will help reduce flooding risk to 238 properties in the city centre caused by such abandoned objects, the Environment Agency said. It coincides with the Destructor Bridge on the river being removed as part of a new development. On Monday, shopping trolleys were pulled out of the river by the agency. Matthew Symonds from the trust said: "Navigation can be tricky along the River Avon and no wonder given the amount of stuff that's down there." The stretch between Windsor and Victoria bridges is being focused on after the agency carried out a survey of flood defences. An agency spokesman said: "Large objects such as cars and shopping trolleys can cause serious problems when abandoned in a river. "They can increase flood risk by disrupting flows and cause a hazard to navigation." The same contractor that is removing the Destructor Bridge will carry out the Â£20,000 river clean up, which is being paid for by the agency. The Canal and River Trust has appealed for people to stop dumping objects into the river due to the navigational hazards and the impact on wildlife. Work is expected to be completed by the end of the week.

Summary: Cars and mopeds are expected to be lifted from the River Avon in Bath during the first dredging operation for 20 years.


Rory McWhirter has admitted collecting identity details from people he had deceived into applying for fake jobs at a Glasgow hotel. He used the details to obtain their marriage certificates before using them to register the fake births. McWhirter, 29, then used the birth certificates to claim benefits. He claimed tax credits amounting to £14,222, child benefits of £19,658 and a Sure Start maternity grant of £500. McWhirter, from Edinburgh, will be sentenced on 21 March. Dundee Sheriff Court was told that McWhirter was caught after returning to the scene of one of his early false birth registrations at Aberdeen registry office where he was recognised by staff. Around the same time, an "organised attack" on HMRC's computer systems - which showed that about 350 requests had been received for tax credit application forms from an address in Dundee and others in Campbeltown linked to McWhirter - triggered other alarms. Depute fiscal Vicki Bell told the court that McWhirter presented letters to registrars at various offices throughout Scotland purporting to be from doctors confirming the births of children at home. During the meetings he acted as if he was the male named on the marriage certificate while registering the birth, the court was told. Miss Bell said: "Four of the names used as claimants were traced and they advised they didn't make the claims. "They had all, however, applied for the same job for front-of-house staff at a four-star hotel in Glasgow advertised on Gumtree on March 2015. "The ad required a CV and a national insurance number. "It was then discovered that 14 claims for tax credits had been made by persons residing in Perth Road, Dundee, and in Campbeltown at flats related to the accused's company." After being traced, McWhirter said he considered the registration system in Scotland "archaic and easy to create false registrations." McWhirter admitted a charge of fraud committed between 1 June 2014 and 22 October 2015 at addresses across Scotland. His solicitor John McLeod told the court his client was under no illusion that imprisonment was likely to be "at the top of the list".

Summary: A businessman travelled around Scotland to register the births of 26 non-existent babies as part of a benefit fraud scheme, a court has heard.


The incident happened at Llanymynech near the Cross Keys hotel on Saturday, affecting the A483 until it reopened at about 15:00 BST. Dyfed-Powys Police said highways officials had put a diversion in place after the collision on the adjacent B4398 road.

Summary: A two-vehicle collision closed a main road leading to hold-ups in Powys.


Police were called to McLeod Street near Tynecastle Stadium at about 15:00 on Saturday, 3 October, to a reports of a fight involving 20 rival supporters. A 21-year-old man from Kilmarnock was charged at the scene. A further 14 men and boys, aged 14-28, have been charged with various offences. All are due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on 17 February 2016. Insp Bob Innes of Police Scotland said: "We treat such incidents extremely seriously. "The safety of everyone attending football matches is of paramount importance and violence and disorder will not be tolerated. "Thanks to some excellent police work and with the assistance of our partners at Hearts Football Club, we have successfully traced and charged 14 males in connection with this incident. "They will appear in court in due course and in the meantime they have been ordered not to attend at any regulated football match in the UK. "I can reassure the public that anyone involved in this sort of criminal activity will be swiftly dealt with."

Summary: Police have arrested and charged 14 football fans in connection with a clash before last month's match between Hearts and Kilmarnock in Edinburgh.


Communities Minister Lesley Griffiths said planning would start two months before an inmate was due for release. Shelter Cymru welcomed the introduction of measures to prevent homelessness. Campaigners have voiced frustration that prison leavers are still being housed in B&Bs a year after a woman was killed by a homeless ex-offender. A review is taking place into the mental health support given to Matthew Williams, 34. He died following his arrest for attacking Cerys Yemm, 22, at the Sirhowy Arms Hotel in Argoed, Caerphilly county, in November 2014. Ms Griffiths said the national pathway was the first of its kind in the UK and was set up following the Housing (Wales) Act, which gives local authorities a duty to prevent homelessness. It clarifies and co-ordinates the roles and responsibilities of all authorities involved with people leaving custody. "Wales has been recognised for the forward-thinking approach we have taken to preventing homelessness," said Ms Griffiths. "The National Pathway puts us ahead of the rest of the UK in terms of our efforts to prevent prison leavers from becoming homeless or ending up in B&Bs. "The Pathway is already being used by some organisations, with very positive results." Jennie Bibbings, campaigns manager for Shelter Cymru, said the introduction of homeless prevention services into prisons was a step in the right direction. But she said ministers had a "huge task" on their hands co-ordinating the work of all the agencies involved. "Some prison leavers still aren't getting their homelessness dealt with in a timely way," she said. "We're concerned that they no longer have priority for accommodation from local authorities - they have to prove they are vulnerable," she added.

Summary: Prisoners at risk of becoming homeless on leaving jail are to be given more support to find a secure home, amid concern about their rehabilitation.


Media playback is not supported on this device The horse, a daughter of Finsceal Beo, was bought at Goffs sales by Dermot Farrington for an unnamed Irish client. It is the highest amount paid for a foal at public auction in Ireland. Frankel was retired in 2012 after winning all 14 of his races, while Finsceal Beo (which means 'Living Legend' in Gaelic) won the 1,000 Guineas in England and Ireland in 2007. The first foal of Frankel to be sold at auction went for £1.15m in London in June. The European record for a foal belongs to My Typhoon, a half-sister to Galileo and Sea The Stars, who sold for 1.8m guineas (£1.89m) at Tattersalls in 2002. Six foals were initially due to go through the sales ring on Thursday, but there were two late withdrawals. Two of the remaining foals went unsold with bidding at 350,000 and 650,000 euros respectively, while another fetched 550,000 euros. Another four Frankel foals will go on sale next week at Tattersalls in Newmarket, just a few miles from where the stallion was born and now stands at stud for a breeding fee of £125,000 a time.

Summary: A filly foal of racing legend Frankel has sold for an Irish record of 1.8 million euros (about £1.45m).


Angus MacColl was victorious at the solo competition, which was held at Blair Castle in Perthshire. To win the accolade, Mr MacColl performed against nine of the best pipers in the world. The competition was in its 42nd year, with Mr MacColl winning the event for the fourth time. He said: "All competitors are part of a close knit community where we often get to compete in various piping competitions. As a result, we each know just how tough competing in the Glenfiddich Championship is going to be. "Everyone has worked and competed hard to earn their place here, therefore to win amongst such talent is an incredible honour." The Glenfiddich Piping Championship was established in 1974 to bring together the world's finest pipers. Competitors are invited to compete having won prestigious accolades at other piping events during the past year.

Summary: A piper from Oban has won the prestigious Glenfiddich Piping Championships.


Polish national Daria Pionko, 21, was found seriously injured in Springwell Road, Holbeck, on 23 December and died later in hospital. Det Supt Simon Atkinson said Miss Pionko had been the victim of a "sustained and vicious attack". A 38-year-old man arrested in connection with the incident was released without charge. A post mortem examination found Miss Pionko died as a result of head and facial injuries. She was found in a defined managed area where sex workers operate during set hours. Mr Atkinson said: "This was a sustained and vicious attack and it is absolutely vital that the person responsible is caught and taken off our streets." The managed area has been in operation since 2014. It was introduced by the police, council and other agencies in an effort to reduce the impact of prostitution on residents and better engage with sex workers. Speaking last week, Supt Sam Millar said it had seen some "significant successes", including improving relationships between sex workers and police.

Summary: Detectives investigating the "brutal" murder of a sex worker in Leeds have released a picture of the victim.


Media playback is not supported on this device The Ross County striker transferred his prolific club form onto the international stage to beat the All Whites in the friendly in Belfast. "My family were all in the stands so to score in front of all of the fans and hear the noise of a goal was unreal. "I thought I took my goal well, it's a brilliant feeling," Boyce said. Boyce was unlucky to be omitted from Michael O'Neill's squad for the Euro 2016 finals but finished this season as the Scottish Premier League's top-scorer with 23 goals, including 10 in his last 10 games. Media playback is not supported on this device With forwards Conor Washington and Jamie Ward out injured, Boyce seized his chance and said the early goal after just six minutes was exactly what he wanted. "The form I've been in you want to get a goal as early as possible and try to add to that," said Boyce. "I cut inside and hit it well between the defender's legs and once that happens, more than likely it's going to go in." Boyce is determined to make an impact in Northern Ireland's World Cup qualifier away to Azerbaijan on 10 June by scoring his first competitive goal. "It's not so long ago I was playing in the Irish League and I want to show I'm better than that and see how far I can go in football," added the ex-Cliftonville man. Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill described Boyce's display as evidence of "a player on top of his game". He admitted he was "slightly disappointed" the team did not add further to their tally. "It was a physical game, a demanding game, which was exactly what we wanted. "It leaves us in a good place for next week." Media playback is not supported on this device

Summary: Liam Boyce described the feeling of scoring his first international goal as "unreal" after netting the winner for Northern Ireland against New Zealand.


The Lynx UK Trust wants to import up to six of the cats from Sweden to Kielder Forest in Northumberland. With a public consultation over, the trust said the five year trial plan would go to Natural England by September. It has been criticised by some residents and sheep farmers. The scheme would see four to six lynx wearing radio tracking devices with Kielder chosen due to its dense woodland and low number of roads. The trust said the animals would help control deer numbers as well provide a tourism boost. Dr Paul O'Donoghue from the trust told the Guardian the lynx "belongs here" and is an "intrinsic part of the the UK environment". He also told the paper he hoped the lynx could be in the forest by the end of the year. Sheep farmers fear the animals could target their livestock although the trust said the cats would hunt in woods rather than fields. The trust did admit, however, that some sheep could be killed but farmers would be "generously compensated" for any losses. Phil Stocker, chief executive of the National Sheep Association, said there were several hundred sheep farmers around Kielder, any one of whom could be affected by the lynx. He said valuing a sheep was complex and, money aside, there were major welfare concerns. Mr Stocker said people would not accept animals facing "unnecessary pain" and one sheep being attacked by a lynx could cause major stress and possible damage to others in the flock. He said the UK no longer had the "landscape" for the lynx to be "genetically sustainable" and it would not be in the cat's interest to be reintroduced into an environment that, thanks to roads and industry, has changed so much since the cat existed here.

Summary: Plans to reintroduce the Eurasian lynx 1,300 years after it became extinct in the UK will be submitted soon, campaigners have said.


The National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) states that women should be offered counselling and told of the risks first. Ultimately, however, the decision would be made by the mother-to-be, it said. NICE said this was "a very long way" from offering all women surgery. The last set of NICE guidelines, which were published in 2004, clearly stated that "maternal request is not on its own an indication for Caesarean section" and that clinicians could decline the procedure "in the absence of an identifiable reason". The rules on requesting a C-section have been revised. Clinicians say this is to bring the instructions into line with what is already taking place in hospitals. The 2011 guidelines say that women requesting a C-section because of anxiety should be offered mental health support. A phobia of childbirth is thought to affect 6% to 10% of women. Nina Khazaezadeh, a consultant midwife at St Thomas' Hospital, says she often meets patients who want a Caesarean due to a "perceived lack of control, fears of inadequate care provision and lack of support during labour and delivery". "But, after a discussion of all the pros and cons of both types of birth, and having been assured of one-to-one midwifery support and an individualised birth plan, they will choose to try for a vaginal birth." The updated guidelines state that if such women still wanted a C-section, they should get one. Women with no medical need can also ask for a Caesarean section. The guidance states that they should be told of the risks and discuss their request with a clinician, but their request cannot be denied. Malcolm Griffiths, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist who led the development of the guidelines, said: "Caesarean section is a major operation, it's about as major as a hysterectomy. "It's not a major operation that most pregnant women are interested in or want to have." Dr Gillian Leng, deputy chief executive of NICE, said: "This guideline is not about offering free Caesareans for all on the NHS. "It is about ensuring that women give birth in the way that is most appropriate for them and their babies. "Offering these women a planned Caesarean section in these circumstances is a very long way from saying that Caesarean section should automatically be offered to every woman." Planned Caesarean section may reduce the risk of the following in women: Planned Caesarean section may increase the risk of the following in babies: Planned Caesarean section may increase the risk of the following in women: Source: NICE There will be wider changes to clinical practice. Being HIV positive will no longer be treated as grounds for an automatic C-section. Improvements in anti-retroviral therapies mean it is now safe for some woman with HIV to deliver vaginally. There will also be changes to break the mentality of "once a Caesarean, always a Caesarean". The latest evidence suggests that even for women who had up to four previous C-sections, that the risks of fever, bladder injuries and surgical injuries were the same for planned vaginal and planned Caesarean

Summary: Pregnant women who ask for a Caesarean delivery should be allowed to have the operation, even if there is no medical need, according to new guidelines for England and Wales.


She is calling the brand Cefinn - taking inspiration from the initials of her four children Elwen, Florence, Ivan and Nancy. Mrs Cameron said she wanted to design "an urban uniform for busy women" and that she felt there was a "gap in the market". Her husband stood down in July after the EU referendum. She was lauded for her sartorial choices during his tenure as prime minister and regularly championed the British fashion industry. Items from the 40-piece ready-to-wear collection, launching for spring/summer 2017, will retail at between Â£100 and Â£300. Mrs Cameron said: "I wanted to create an urban uniform for busy women who love fashion. "I felt there was a gap in the market for a designer British brand at a contemporary price point offering a capsule wardrobe that takes you from day to evening." A publicity picture shows her in a sleeveless black outfit with scarlet piping at the shoulders, taken from the collection. Mrs Cameron, who has a consultancy role at luxury leather goods makers Smythson, where she was previously creative director, was named one of the best-dressed women in the world by Vanity Fair last year. She is also a British Fashion Council ambassador. She told Vogue she had "spent a lot of time trying stuff on friends", and added: "I felt that there was a lot of American and French brands out there that fit that bracket of designer contemporary with the right price point and the right styling, but there aren't that many British brands which fill that space." Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

Summary: Samantha Cameron, the wife of former Prime Minister David Cameron, is launching a new fashion label.


UnitingCare started to supply older people and adult community healthcare in April, but pulled out of the contract earlier in December. It was a consortium of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. NHS England is to commission the investigation. As reported by the Health Service Journal, NHS England is seeking answers about the circumstances leading up to the termination of the contract. Lord Prior of Brampton, minister for NHS productivity, said it would also consider how similar contracts "will be managed and assured in the future". The contract was meant to run for five years, but older people's services have been transferred back to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CPCCG). UnitingCare was selected to run the service by CPCCG after a lengthy procurement process and from a shortlist of three organisations. It said it was not "financially sustainable" to continue with the contract. Dr Neil Modha, chief clinical officer at CPCCG, said: "The CCG will be conducting an internal review to begin shortly and advice from other parties will form part of the review. "We will of course work closely with NHS England on any review that they commission. Our current priorities are to ensure continuity of services following the ending of the contract on 3 December." Labour peer Lord Hunt said he was "very concerned" about the impact the "extraordinary" series of events was having on patients. "I'm going to be pressing NHS England to make sure the review is made public," he said. "People locally have every right to know what went wrong, who is responsible, and what is going to happen." What did the £800m five-year contract cover?

Summary: The collapse of an £800m NHS out-sourcing contract is to reviewed by independent experts.


In September, the firm confirmed it was in the early stages of assessing an offer for the Premier League club. But in a statement issued to the London Stock Exchange, the company said it had "terminated" its interest in a takeover bid and was "no longer considering making an offer". Cain Hoy had until 10 October to firm up its interest or withdraw it. Spurs are currently trying to finance a project to construct a new 56,250-capacity stadium. When Cain Hoy confirmed their interest in a Tottenham takeover on 12 September, without the club's consent, Spurs swiftly issued a statement saying they had met company representatives but added there were "no ongoing discussions". Instead, the club said it was focused on the new stadium development and the season ahead. When contacted by BBC Sport regarding Cain Hoy's withdrawal of interest, the club said it had nothing further to add. Cain Hoy's latest statement, however, did leave open the prospect of the company renewing its interest after a six-month restriction, which comes into place with immediate effect in accordance with the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers. Tottenham plan to move out of their White Hart Lane stadium by 2017, but a legal wrangle means they will have to find a temporary home venue for the 2017-18 season. But West Ham would likely block any move from Spurs to ground-share at the Olympic Stadium, according to Hammers' vice-chairman Karren Brady. Other potential ground-shares include Wembley and Stadium MK in Milton Keynes.

Summary: American investment company Cain Hoy has said it is no longer considering making an offer to buy Tottenham.


A trailer and tractor backed into Harry Whitlam at Swithens Farm, Rothwell, West Yorkshire, on 9 August 2013. He died later the same day. Leeds Coroners' Court heard Harry was struck at an area of the farm not usually open to the public. Tractor driver Gary Green was arrested but never charged. Mr Green had 90 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath at the time of the accident. The legal limit is 35 micrograms. The court heard Mr Green was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving and causing death by dangerous driving but was later released and never charged. West Yorkshire Police said a criminal prosecution could not be brought because the incident occurred on private land. Jurors were told Harry had gone into the area where he was run over just after 09:00 BST. His mother, Pamela Whitlam, who worked at the farm's cafe, said she had not explained to him where he could or could not go because she was not familiar with the layout of the site. In a statement to the court, she described how just before the accident she told her son: "Be careful." Moments later she ran outside to find him lying on the floor after being hit by the vehicle. Jurors heard Mr Green had drunk "three of four pints" at the pub the night before the accident and continued drinking at home until 01:45. Following his arrest, he told police officers: "I don't know where he came from because no-one should be down the back of the tractor." The inquest continues. Update 31 July 2015: This story has been amended following updated information supplied by West Yorkshire Police about why a prosecution could not be brought.

Summary: A tractor driver was almost three times the legal alcohol limit when he reversed into an 11-year-old boy, an inquest has heard.


East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said it was called at 18:39 BST and two fire engines were sent to the scene to assist. The i360 pod was carrying a private party, including a heavily pregnant woman, who boarded the pod at about 17:00. It was lowered to the ground about two hours later. The BAi360 Twitter account said: "Our engineers are resolving the problem & expect it to be working normally soon." A local firm of building and quantity surveyors, MacConvilles, tweeted saying: "Our Director is enjoying the hospitality of the #i360. Technical hitch has halted ride but help is on its way!" Tim Jones, one of the party organisers, said: "We weren't very high up when we juddered to a halt and we were told by staff to move to one side of the pod to 'recalibrate the weight' - which made some people a bit nervous. "It was an interesting experience, and quite ironic as the party was organised by four local businesses who wanted to come together to celebrate the tower's opening." "Only two interactions were made over the two hours and they kept pretty quiet about the free bar and the emergency toilet until we were nearly on the ground," he added.

Summary: A "technical hitch" has been blamed for leaving 180 passengers stuck on British Airways's i360 attraction in Brighton.


But most of the Somerset batsmen failed to exploit good batting conditions, Keith Barker and Chris Woakes both picking up three wickets, backed by two from Jonathan Trott, After rallying from 117-4 in a stand of 110 with Peter Trego, Abell made 104. Despite Trego's 94, Somerset missed a third batting point but did take two wickets as the Bears closed on 27-2. Having proved generally below par with the bat on a lovely early summer's day at Edgbaston, the visitors then came out firing with the ball in a lively seven-over session. First they had former Bears skipper Ian Westwood lbw to Lewis Gregory before nightwatchman Boyd Rankin was brilliantly caught off Craig Overton at leg gully by James Hildreth, who had earlier been the only other worthwhile Somerset contributor with 38. After Barker knocked back Marcus Trescothick's off stump and Chris Rogers was caught behind fourth ball inside the first hour, eight batsmen failed to reach 15. An attack which persevered to keep the pressure on all day, was boosted by Trott taking 2-26 in 10 overs. Warwickshire captain Ian Bell, who left the field in mid-afternoon with a hamstring twinge, is expected to be fine to bat on day two. Warwickshire batsman Jonathan Trott told BBC WM: "They've not got a huge score but it's a decent score on this wicket. There's a bit in it for the bowlers. We've got to fight to get on top. We're going to have to bat well. "It's been a while since my last Championship wicket, so I was as surprised as everyone else in the crowd. We just needed someone to do a job from that end - the wind was tricky because we've got a lot of bowlers who like to swing the ball away, so I said I'd bowl gun-barrel straight for a bit. A little bit of seam movement helped too. It's always nice to help. "Tom Abell looks a very talented young player. He's a good all-round sportsman. I've heard he's a good hockey player as well. You can certainly see that in his game. He looks an organised player. He's certainly one for the future, for Somerset and beyond hopefully. Somerset batsman Tom Abell: "I probably haven't been pulling my weight so far this year if I'm brutally honest, so it was really pleasing to score a few runs. I don't want to be relying on the likes of Tres and Hildy and Chris Rogers at the top of the order. "It was a real challenge against Barker and Woakes with the new ball. I was just looking to stick in and try and weather the storm. "It was a big relief for me after the start I've had. I can't speak highly enough of the contributions of Hildy and Tregs, just taking the heat off me a little bit, both being natural strokeplayers."

Summary: Somerset youngster Tom Abell made his second first-class century to help his side post 295 against Warwickshire.


Leaked documents show that Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson and his wife bought offshore company Wintris in 2007. He did not declare an interest in the company when entering parliament in 2009. He sold his 50% of Wintris to his wife for $1 (70p), eight months later. He says no rules were broken and his wife did not benefit financially. The offshore company was used to invest millions of dollars of inherited money, according to a document signed by Mr Gunnlaugsson's wife Anna Sigurlaug Palsdottir in 2015. The leaked documents show that Mr Gunnlaugsson was granted a general power of attorney over Wintris - which gave him the power to manage the company "without any limitation". Ms Palsdottir had a similar power of attorney. Court records show that Wintris had significant investments in the bonds of three major Icelandic banks that collapsed during the financial crisis which began in 2008. Wintris is listed as a creditor with millions of dollars in claims in the banks' bankruptcies. Mr Gunnlaugsson became prime minister in 2013 and has been involved in negotiations about the banks which could affect the value of the bonds held by Wintris. He resisted pressure from foreign creditors - including many UK customers - to repay their deposits in full. If foreign investors had been repaid, it may have adversely affected both the Icelandic banks and the value of the bonds held by Wintris. But Mr Gunnlaugsson kept his wife's interest in the outcome a secret. Mr Gunnlaugsson's spokesman said his policies had put the interests of the Icelandic people ahead of the interests of the failed banks' claimants. "The prime minister's wife's losses on these bonds issued by the failed banks will amount to hundreds of millions of Kronur and the scope for recoveries is extremely small." The spokesman said Ms Palsdottir had always declared the assets to the tax authorities and that under the parliamentary rules Mr Gunnlaugsson did not have to declare an interest in Wintris. He said that joint share certificates in Wintris had been issued because the prime minister and his wife had a joint bank account. This was pointed out to them when the documents were reviewed in 2009. "It had always been clear to both of them that the prime minister's wife owned the assets, and this had not changed. Therefore it was immediately requested for the shareholder structure to be mended. All this was made clear in email communications at the time." The revelations are likely to lead to serious questions in Iceland as the leaked documents show that two other ministers in Mr Gunnlaugsson's government also had undisclosed offshore investments. See more at the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists

Summary: The prime minister of Iceland has been accused of hiding millions of dollars of investments in his country's banks behind a secretive offshore company.


Ashbourne's Royal Shrovetide Football game involves two sides competing to move a ball to posts at opposing ends of the town. It takes place across fields, streets, car parks and waterways each Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday. The game was won 1-0 by the Up'Ards, who defeated the Down'Ards in the two-day event. The Up'Ards - traditionally those born north of Henmore River - play against the Down'Ards from the south of the town's river. Each game begins with a guest of honour throwing the elaborately painted ball into the crowd. Prince Charles and the late Nottingham Forest and Derby County football manager Brian Clough are among the famous names chosen to "turn up" the ball in previous years. This year the honour fell to Dallas Burston, a former GP who became a businessman, and John Stubbs, a retired dairy farmer. Shop windows around the town were again boarded up ahead of the famously hard-fought contest. Players were also reminded they were not allowed to climb over parked cars or enter cemeteries, churchyards and memorial gardens. A goal was scored by Kurt Smith at about 20:20 GMT on Tuesday and it took nearly and hour for it to be confirmed. There were no goals on Wednesday.

Summary: Play has ended in a mass game of football that has been played in a Derbyshire town for centuries.


The 35-year-old victim was attacked outside Barclays Bank in London Road, North End, Portsmouth at about 15:20 BST on Saturday. The men, aged 41 and 42, were arrested on suspicion of murder and conspiracy to murder. They are both in police custody. It is understood the victim's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. Police said they are appealing for witnesses.

Summary: Two men have been arrested after a woman was stabbed in the back as she walked in a busy shopping street.


Yassar Yaqub, 28, was fatally wounded in Huddersfield on a slip road at Junction 24 on Monday evening. What appeared to be a non-police issue firearm was found in the vehicle Mr Yaqub was travelling in, the IPCC said. Police are believed to have searched his home in the town. Armed officers could be seen outside. West Yorkshire Police said earlier that Mr Yaqub was shot during a planned operation. The weapon found at the scene is being "further examined", the IPCC said. Its investigators are continuing to seek any relevant CCTV footage and initial accounts have been obtained from the police officers involved. A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said five people had been arrested as part of the operation, including three in the M62 incident. Several of those arrested required hospital treatment for injuries "not related to firearm discharge", the police spokesman said. No police officers were injured. A spokesman for Mr Yaqub's family said they were "in shock, and are distraught". He asked for their privacy to be respected. Mr Yaqub, of Rudding Street, Crosland Moor, Huddersfield, was acquitted of attempted murder seven years ago following a shooting in Birkby in the town. He was found not guilty after a judge threw out the prosecution case against him, the Huddersfield Examiner reported. IPCC Commissioner Derrick Campbell: "My thoughts are with Mr Yaqub's family and all those affected at this difficult time. "Though in its early stages, this investigation is making good progress but will be complex." He asked for patience while the IPCC investigation continues. The BBC's home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said the M62 incident was the fifth fatal police shooting in England and Wales in the past nine months and the first involving West Yorkshire Police since December 2010. November 2016: Lewis Skelton, 31, was Tasered and shot dead by Humberside Police in Hull, amid reports he was "running around with an axe". November 2016: Josh Pitt, 24, died after being shot by a firearms officer in Luton as Bedfordshire Police responded to reports that a woman had been assaulted. May 2016: William Smith, 36, was shot dead in Goudhurst, Kent, while on bail in connection with the death of 73-year-old Roy Blackman. March 2016: James Wilson, 24, died in hospital after being shot by Northumbria Police in South Shields after police responded to reports a man was holding a handgun.

Summary: A suspected firearm was found in a car carrying a man who was shot dead in a police operation off the M62, the watchdog the IPCC has said.


Jess Sims and Laura Daniels beat Jo Edwards and Angela Boyd 16-15 to secure Wales' first World Bowls gold since Janet Ackland in 1988. Their success came after Wales had claimed silver in the women's triples Emma Woodcock, Kathy Pearce and Anwen Butten were beaten in the final by Australia.

Summary: Wales women's pairs have won gold at the World Bowls Championships in Christchurch with victory over New Zealand in the final.


Bruce Rourke's collie attacked the girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, at a Scotmid store in Castle Street, Tayport, on 5 January.. Rourke, 57, from Tayport, pleaded guilty on summary complaint to a charge under the Dangerous Dogs Act. Dundee Sheriff Court heard the girl was with her mother, who was using an ATM outside the shop. At the same time Rourke was tying up the dog a few feet away. The animal lunged at the girl before biting her on the body. She was taken to Dundee's Ninewells Hospital and given antibiotics as a precaution but suffered permanent injury. Sheriff Alastair Brown deferred sentence until next month and said he may make an order for the dog to be destroyed.

Summary: A "dangerously out of control" dog could be put down after it bit a 10-year-old girl outside a Fife shop.


The Mystery Plays were first performed in York in the 14th Century and traditionally involve just one professional actor. The plays will return to the Minster in June 2016. More than 28,000 people attended its last productions in 2000. The 800-year-old gothic cathedral will host a month-long staging of the plays. The Very Reverend Vivienne Faull, Dean of York Minster, said: "After a gap of 16 years it is a great pleasure and enormously exciting to confirm the staging of this second, landmark production of the Mystery Plays at York Minster." In 2014 the plays were staged on wagons travelling around the city's streets. The plays are described as telling the story of the world from the beginning of all things to the end of all things. The performances traditionally take place on the feast day of Corpus Christi, which can fall in either May or June. Nicola Corp, who has worked on projects for the BBC and Capital Radio, has been appointed to produce the event.

Summary: A centuries-old series of plays performed by amateur actors is set to return to York Minster for the first time in 16 years.


The killings have reignited the debate about race relations in the US. Here are six surprising statistics that help tell the story. 2 black billionaires There are only two black billionaires in the US - chat show host Oprah Winfrey and former basketball star Michael Jordan. This compared with about 500 white billionaires. 9.8% over-25s have a degree Black students appear to do well in high school - just over 30% of over-25s have a diploma, compared with 27% of white over-25s. But fewer than 10% of black over-25s completed a bachelor's degree, compared with 14.4% of whites. 75% of white Americans have only white friends A survey conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute in 2013 asked a range of questions to assess how diverse people's friendship groups were. It found that while 65% of black Americans reported only having black friends, 75% of white Americans said they had only whites in their social circle. 10.9% black unemployment Unemployment remains far higher among the black population, than the white. Currently 4.8% of white Americans are out of work, compared with an overall average of 5.8% 37% male prison inmates are black Figures based on the prison population at the end of December 2013 show black Americans made up a disproportionate number of inmates. Some 32% were white and 22% Hispanic. Data sources: US Census, Public Religion Research Institute, Forbes, US Dept of Labor, US Dept of Justice Correction: An earlier version of this story did not make clear that the figures for people with high school diplomas or bachelor's degrees were for those aged over 25.

Summary: A white gunman shot dead nine people in an African-American church in the city of Charleston on 17 June, police say, two months after an unarmed black man was killed by a white police officer in North Charleston.


Former PSV Eindhoven trainee Sanoh will officially join the Reds at the end of his contract on 1 July. The Dutchman, 21, made 26 appearances last season, scoring five goals. He is Crawley's first signing since the League Two club appointed former Liverpool and Leeds star Harry Kewell as head coach on 23 May. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Summary: Crawley have signed midfielder Moussa Sanoh on a two-year contract after he was not offered a new deal by Dutch second division side RKC Waalwijk.


The resulting footage is part of a project using hi-tech scanning methods to explore animals' anatomy. It took 132 hours for the snake to fully digest the rat, the scientists said. Their work has revealed other strange insights into python digestion. They presented the study at the Society for Experimental Biology's annual meeting in Prague, Czech Republic. The researchers carried out a computer tomography or CT scan of an anaesthetised 5kg Burmese python one hour after it had devoured the rat whole. They also used a technique called magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study the creature's internal organs. By using contrast agents, the scientists were able to highlight specific organs and make them appear in different colours. A series of MRI images revealed the gradual disappearance of the rat's body. At the same time, the snake's intestine expanded, its gall bladder shrank and its heart increased in volume by 25%. The researchers, Henrik Lauridsen and Kasper Hansen, both from Aarhus University in Denmark, explained that the increase in the size of the snake's heart was probably associated with the energy it needed to digest its meal. "It's a sit and wait predator," explained Mr Lauridsen. "It fasts for months and then eats a really large meal. "It can eat the equivalent of up to 50% of its own bodyweight, and in order to get the energy out of the meal, it has to restart the intestinal system very fast." The researchers, who are both based at the university's Department of Zoophysiology and the MR Research Centre at Aarhus, say that their approach has several advantages over the "subjective and sometimes misleading" interpretations of dissections. Dissection induces changes, explained Dr Hansen. "For example, after opening the dense bone of a turtle shell, the lungs will collapse due to the change in pressure. "And to use these techniques you don't have to kill the animal," he added. "We can do this using live animals and revisit the results over and over again." The images, they say, will be valuable tools in future studies of animal anatomy for both research and education. As part of the project, they have produced similarly spectacular images of several other species, including frogs, alligators, turtles, swamp eels and bearded dragons.

Summary: Scientists have used the latest imaging techniques to look inside a python that had just swallowed a rat whole.


The 21-year-old - along with diving partner Chris Mears - won Britain's first Olympic diving title in the men's synchronised 3m springboard. Jack's father David watched Wednesday's victory from the family's home at Ripon, North Yorkshire. He said he was "banned" from Rio because he gets too nervous watching. Read more about this and other stories from across North Yorkshire Mr Laugher, whose wife is in Rio, admitted waiting for his son's event to start on Wednesday evening had been difficult. He said: "The waiting got to me and I burst into tears. It was just the tension I think. Four years' wait and here we are. "I was watching with our dog Alfie - I had my hands over my eyes. "As Jack said, they have worked almost every day for the last four years to get to this position." Jack told BBC Radio York it had been a "long road" to Rio. Mr Laugher said: "Jack started when he was seven. "He moved out a couple of years ago to Leeds, so that took the pressure off us. But for the first ten years it was pick him up from school, drive him across, wait around for a couple of hours while he trained, then home at about half-past-eight for dinner, homework and bed. "That was pretty much our life, but we have never regretted a single moment of it, certainly not with this outcome." Jack currently trains with diving partner Chris at the City of Leeds Diving Club, but he began as a seven-year-old at the Harrogate and District Diving Club. One of his former diving coaches in Harrogate, Sophie Howard, said: "I am just so pleased, not just for Jack but for his whole family. "The sacrifices they have all made and that dedication - and it all comes together on a night like last night."

Summary: The family of Olympic diver Jack Laugher said his Rio gold medal was "thoroughly deserved" after years of hard work.


Around 180,000 wills are written by non-lawyers every year, and are exempt from the complaints handling body. But a report by the Legal Ombudsman has called on the government to open up their services to those using non-regulated providers. A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said more could be done but more regulation was not necessarily the answer. A spokesperson said: "When people write a will it is extremely important for them to have peace of mind that their affairs will be dealt with how they want them to be. "That is why we have agreed with the Legal Services Board that there is room for improvement in this area. "However we are not convinced that regulation is the best way forward - we believe other options should be explored first, including better guidance for professionals and making better use of existing consumer information and protection." The Legal Ombudsman's report claimed that wills and probate were the third highest source of received complaints, and that the market was "suffering from a number of quality issues". It concluded that "all consumers of wills and probate service providers should have access to redress". The Ombudsman helped resolve more than a thousand wills and probate related complaints last year. Excessive costs, delays and a failure to follow instructions were some of the common problems faced. But the independent body is only allowed to take on wills drawn up by regulated service providers. It said that a lack of regulatory oversight meant that customers could be left with no options if they were "ripped off by the service provider". Chief Legal Ombudsman Adam Sampson said: "Wills can be prepared by anyone in principle. For people on a budget, this creates headaches about the standard of service one could reasonably expect. "It also means some people will have access to help if things go wrong, while others won't. "We want the government to at least consider a voluntary ombudsman scheme into which service providers can opt themselves. Provision already exists for the Lord Chancellor to make this happen." Claims for mishandling a deceased estate rose three-fold in 2013, with 368 claims lodged in 2013 compared with 107 in the previous 12 months, according to figures from the Chancery Division. Last year, Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor Chris Grayling rejected the advice of the Legal Services Board to make will writing a reserved legal activity.

Summary: The regulation of wills should be reformed to prevent people being ripped off, the Legal Ombudsman has warned.


Media playback is not supported on this device The Swiss, 79, is appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after he was barred for a "disloyal payment" to suspended Uefa leader Michel Platini. Both men deny any wrongdoing. Speaking on the eve of Friday's vote to elect his successor as head of football's world governing body, Blatter said: "Enough is enough. I will always be a president." Fifa's 207 member nations will choose a new president in Zurich, Switzerland. In charge since 1998, Blatter had already announced he was quitting amid a corruption crisis. Five candidates want to replace him - Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa, Gianni Infantino, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, Tokyo Sexwale and Jerome Champagne. Media playback is not supported on this device Blatter, under criminal investigation by Swiss authorities for corruption, told the New York Times he had been treated like "the last of the gangsters in the world" and said his ban was "not logical". Blatter has not backed any of the candidates and said he will monitor the election in private. Asked about the legacy of his 18-year tenure, Blatter claimed he will be remembered for making football loved across the world. He pointed to the Paris attacks in November, in which bombs were let off outside the Stade de France as part of a co-ordinated attack across the French capital which killed 130 people and left more than 100 injured. Blatter referred to the two explosions being "only outside the stadium" and added: "So far, all these outlaw groups, they have never attacked football because they know and they feel that football is for everybody. "And no footballers have been killed while playing. I think football is something that puts people together that gives them hope." Media playback is not supported on this device

Summary: Outgoing Fifa president Sepp Blatter says he will not return to football - even if his six-year ban is overturned.


Israeli president Reuven Rivlin has sent a pink dress embroidered with the words, "From Israel with love". Princess Charlotte was born on Saturday in London's St Mary's Hospital, weighing 8lbs 3oz (3.7kg). The Queen met her new great-granddaughter at Kensington Palace for the first time on Tuesday. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said a cot blanket made from Tasmanian merino wool was being sent on behalf of the Australian people to mark the royal birth. It was made at the country's oldest weaving mill, Waverly Woollen Mills, Tasmania, and has been embroidered with the Australian floral emblem, the wattle. Mr Abbott said his government would also be making a A$10,000 (Â£5,200) donation to the Healesville Sanctuary, in Victoria, in honour of the princess. "I hope one day the princess can visit Australia and hold a Mountain Pygmy-possum herself," he said. The Mountain Pygmy-possum is Australia's only hibernating marsupial, and there are fewer than 2,000 left in the wild. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and his wife Nechama Rivlin wished the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge "joy, health and happiness" at the birth. They have sent a beaded brooch which features a heart-shaped charm and the "hamsa" symbol - a Middle Eastern sign of protection - as well as a dress, according to a statement from Rivlin's office. Sharona Barzilai, who designed the dress, said: "For me this closes a circle as I learned to be a dressmaker in London, and I am delighted that my design has been sent as a present to the new princess." Meanwhile, a Lego figure of Princess Charlotte has been added to the Buckingham Palace model at Legoland Windsor. More than 7,000 souvenir mugs are being produced at the Emma Bridgewater factory in Stoke-on-Trent to mark the birth of the princess, whose name - Charlotte Elizabeth Diana - was announced on Monday. About 200 staff worked throughout the night, with the first mugs finished at 06:00 BST on Tuesday. The fourth in line to the throne will be known as Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge. The Queen is due to return to London, three days after the birth of her fifth great-grandchild. It is believed she could meet Princess Charlotte for the first time, but a Buckingham Palace spokesman declined to comment on "speculation". Other members of the family have already met the new addition. The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall spent more than an hour with their new granddaughter on Sunday. The duchess's parents, Michael and Carole Middleton, and sister Pippa also met the princess. Last year, the princess's brother Prince George was given 774 gifts - including 603 presents from Australia alone. They included a leather flying jacket, a polo mallet and a teddy bear from US president Barack Obama.

Summary: A blanket and a donation to a rare possum sanctuary from the Australian government are among gifts sent from around the world to Princess Charlotte.


Voges has missed more than two months with a calf injury while Robson has recovered from a hamstring problem. However, fellow batsman Nick Gubbins will not return from a hamstring problem until early September. Bowler James Fuller, who has not played since May, will miss the rest of the 2017 season following elbow surgery. The 27-year-old, who featured for England Lions last winter, last appeared for his county in the One-Day Cup defeat by Kent in May. Ryan Higgins' shoulder injury picked up while fielding against Glamorgan on Friday will rule him out for three weeks. Paul Stirling, whose calf problem has restricted him to T20 cricket, is set to be available for the Championship match at The Oval, as reigning champions Middlesex look to move clear of the two relegation places in Division One.

Summary: Adam Voges and Sam Robson have both been declared fit for Middlesex's County Championship match with Surrey, which starts on 28 August.


The organisations behind the complaint say it is the biggest constitutional complaint in German history. They say the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (Ceta) deal violates democratic principles and will give too much power to multinational companies. But the German economy minister says a ruling in favour of the petitioners would be "a catastrophe". The Constitutional Court in the south-western city of Karlsruhe is due to rule on the emergency appeal on Thursday. The deal has already been agreed after years of negotiations - but if this petition is successful, correspondents say, it is extremely unlikely to be signed as scheduled at the end of October. Protests in Germany against transatlantic TTIP and Ceta trade deals EU Commission refuses to revise Canada Ceta trade deal Belgian province may sink EU-Canada trade deal Three activist groups gathered more than 125,000 signatures which they passed to the court in 70 boxes of documents in August. They are Compact, Foodwatch and More Democracy. Their legal objection to the deal is that parts of it can come into force even before national parliaments have ratified it, thus breaching the German constitution. "Not a single parliament elected by me - neither the Bundestag nor the European Parliament - was given a mandate to negotiate for Ceta," says Roman Huber of More Democracy. Its most visible opponent on Tuesday was German Economy Minister and Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel. He has already battled to win his Social Democratic Party (SPD) round to the deal. He told the court that a successful challenge to Ceta would undermine Germany's credibility, reported Die Welt news website. "I do not want to imagine what that could mean for Europe," he told the court. Activists fear that the deals could water down European standards in the key areas of workers' rights, public health and the environment. They say it will open up new areas for privatisation and give corporations new powers to make profits. They say it would give corporations the ability to sue governments through a special corporate court if they try to implement policies or regulations that could reduce the profits a company is expecting to make - for example, by increasing the minimum wage. Opponents also point to the complexity of the deal - suggesting that many deputies won't have read the 1,500-page document in full. Some argue that Ceta will allow many of the provisions in TTIP - the controversial Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership deal between the US and Europe - in through the back door. In August, Mr Gabriel was among leading European politicians who acknowledged that opposition meant the TTIP deal was effectively dead in the water. The court in Karlsruhe is due to rule on Thursday. If it rejects the complaints, European ministers are scheduled to approve the deal on 18 October, paving the way for it to be signed at a summit with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on 27 October. But if it fails the whole process could be upended, Mr Gabriel and Ceta opponents such as the Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern agree. Some, such

Summary: Germany's highest court is hearing a challenge to a planned EU-Canada free trade deal from some 125,000 citizens.


The popular broadcaster touched thousands of listeners with his openness and optimism as he battled skin cancer. A charity appeal prompted by his diagnosis has so far raised more than Â£62,000 in just over two months. Bloomfield, who worked at the station for 10 years as a presenter, reporter and a Derby County commentator, died at a hospice near Shrewsbury. He had a malignant melanoma removed from his leg 10 years ago but in 2013 learned the cancer had returned. Last year, he was told it had spread and was given months to live. One Direction singer Niall Horan said on Twitter: "Sad to hear to hear of the passing of Colin Bloomfield today, he was a super great guy, great commentator." Radio Derby's editor Simon Cornes said: "Reporter, producer, commentator, presenter - Colin was all of those. "You're lucky in radio if you're good at one of these things but Colin's talent was a rare one and he was extraordinarily accomplished at all of them. He made it seem easy. We know it isn't. "If you were designing the perfect colleague you'd come up with Colin. His modesty was disarming but it was his warmth and his positive attitude to life that made him so popular with everyone at Radio Derby. "We've lost our friend but it's a mark of the man that so many of our listeners feel they've lost their friend too. All of us are going to miss him dreadfully." Derby County spokesman Colin Gibson, who had worked with Bloomfield at BBC Radio Derby, said: "As a broadcaster he was the consummate professional. "He could be - at one time - eulogising about what was happening at Neighbours and the next turn he'd being interviewing the prime minister and he would do them both brilliantly. He could really turn his hand to anything. "His bravery during his fight with cancer had to be admired, preferring always to talk about the Rams or his beloved Shrewsbury Town rather than the pain he was going through." Derby County president Sam Rush said: "He will be sadly missed by everyone at Derby County Football Club as we had a tremendous working relationship with him. "He can only be described as an inspirational individual and both a wonderful and humble young man." "He was someone that we had the utmost respect for, especially for the way in which he conducted himself during the difficult times he faced." Earlier this year, working with the Derby Telegraph and charity Skcin, the presenter launched the Colin Bloomfield Melanoma Appeal. The money will be used to make hundreds of schools in Derbyshire and East Staffordshire "sun safe", by educating youngsters about skin cancer prevention. BBC Radio presenter Sally Pepper is running the London Marathon on Sunday to raise money for the appeal. Bloomfield has received a series of standing ovations by football supporters - including at the Rams' Championship match against Brentford on 11 April when fans chanted his name in the 33rd minute.

Summary: BBC Radio Derby presenter Colin Bloomfield has died aged 33.


About 40,000 homes have been damaged by floods caused by heavy rains, and 20,000 people have been rescued. In Livingston Parish, home to 138,000 people, officials estimate that 75% of homes have been completely destroyed. Residents returning to their homes are finding standing water, mould, and pest infestations, while the threat of further flooding and rainfall remains. David Key arrived at his house in Prairieville by boat this morning to find five inches (12.7 cm) of "muddy nasty bayou water". "I'm not going to lie, I cried uncontrollably," he said. "But you have to push forward and make it through. Like everybody says, you still have your family." The National Weather Service is predicting that the chance of thunderstorms will continue in the region throughout the week, with temperatures expected to reach 32C (92F). At an afternoon press conference in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards updated the death toll to eight people, and described how emergency crews are continuing with rescues. "Nobody is going to be forgotten and we're going work around the clock," Mr Edwards said, calling the disaster a "historic flooding event". "It's unprecedented," he told reporters. "We understand that there are a lot of people who are suffering." Emergency crews are checking washed away cars for the bodies of motorists who may have become trapped inside. Floodwaters have been receding today in most of the effected areas, however water levels are rising in the southern parts of the state as the excess water washes downriver and out to sea.

Summary: Residents are beginning to return to their flooded homes, even as more rains are expected in the state of Louisiana.


Gwynedd council's cabinet discussed a £9.27m overhaul of schools in Bala over falling pupil numbers at a meeting on Thursday. Ysgol Beuno Sant, Ysgol Bro Tegid and Ysgol y Berwyn could close and make way for a school for three to 19-year-olds on the site of Ysgol y Berwyn. There is also a proposal to amalgamate control of Ysgol Bro Tryweryn, Ysgol Ffridd y Llyn and Ysgol OM Edwards. The cabinet approved plans to open consultations ahead of a final decision in September. The new campus could open in September 2018.

Summary: Plans to close three schools in Gwynedd will go out to consultation.


It is one of the oldest tools in the book to get rid of someone who is either too powerful, too dangerous or too inconvenient. But most assassins choose a straight-forward method: Julius Caesar was stabbed to death, Abraham Lincoln was shot. It is now being speculated that the death of Kim Jong-nam - Kim Jong-un's oldest half-brother - may have been another one. If that proves true, its rumoured method - which supposedly saw two female assassins placing a poison-laced handkerchief over his mouth as he walked through the airport - puts his assassination among a select list of those killed by people who have chosen a more unusual route. Alexander Litvinenko's death is arguably the most high profile assassination of recent years. The former KGB agent became ill on 1 November 2006, hours after having tea at the upmarket Millennium Hotel in Mayfair with two fellow former agents. After his death, those agents would become the main suspects in his murder. When Mr Litvinenko was admitted to hospital on 3 November, he told doctors he had been poisoned. Later, he would personally name Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying he was responsible for "everything that happened to him". Meanwhile, his hair began to fall out and his organs began shutting down - but doctors at London's University College Hospital could not find a cause. Eventually, it fell to scientists at Britain's top-secret nuclear research site at Aldermaston in Berkshire to discover what was killing Mr Litvinenko from the inside: Polonium 210, a particle which was used in the first nuclear bombs, and is 100% deadly. There was nothing doctors could do. Mr Litvinenko, who told the BBC's Russia service he had been looking into the assassination of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya the previous month when he was attacked, died on 23 November. Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov was waiting for a bus on Waterloo Bridge on 7 September 1978 when he felt a stab in his thigh. Mr Markov, 49, looked back to see a man with an umbrella running away and taking a taxi. It was only later, after finishing a day's work for the BBC's Bulgarian service and having returned home to south London, that he became unwell. Mr Markov, an opponent of Bulgaria's then-Communist government, died four days later. He had, officials later discovered, been poisoned with ricin which appeared to have been injected into his thigh, possibly by the umbrella. No one was ever charged with his murder, one of the most notorious of the Cold War, but Mr Markov had his own theories, telling doctors he believed the KGB had played a role in the attack. JÃ¶rg Jenatsch was a one-time preacher who went on to be a politician and leading figure during Switzerland's 30 Year War. But for all his achievements in life, it is probably Mr Jenatsch's death in 1639 in a hostel in Chur which is most memorable. Mr Jenatsch, who had recently been knighted for his services, was having a party during the town's carnival when a group turned up and asked to

Summary: There is nothing new about a high-profile or outspoken person being assassinated.


Totton College, in Hampshire, has been seeking a merger partner to tackle its "growing financial challenges". Green, Labour and Lib Dem candidates in the local and parliamentary elections have set up petitions calling for help in securing the college's future. The Conservatives said the petitions were a bid to score political points. Funded by central government's Education Funding Agency the college, near Southampton, announced last week it would scrap A-Levels, focussing instead on vocational courses. It would not comment on speculation ex-offenders charity NACRO was a potential merger partner. The first petition, against the transfer of college facilities to NACRO, was launched by David Harrison, a Liberal Democrat councillor and campaign manager for New Forest East parliamentary candidate Bruce Tennent. It has been signed by more than 800 people. A counter-petition, by New Forest East Labour Party and candidate Andrew Pope, signed by about 40 people, accused Mr Harrison of "scaremongering". Last week, New Forest district candidates Joanna Tidbury and Helen Field launched their own petition, although it did not mention their Green Party affiliation. "We didn't want it to be party political," Ms Field said. Conservative parliamentary candidate Julian Lewis said: "The Education Funding Agency have been working tremendously hard to find a viable partner to enable the college to continue. "I deplore any attempt to make party political propaganda points or to start scare stories at such a sensitive and difficult time." Mr Tennent admitted he was "apprehensive" about a potential NACRO merger, but added: "I would want Totton College to offer the community as wide a range of vocational qualifications as possible and not narrow that offering to a core audience. "It may well be that with the help of NACRO... that this can happen, so I welcome their potential financial support of the college." Green Party parliamentary candidate Sally May said: "I know Hampshire County Council has got a huge amount of money and I think this is a case where they could bail them out. "I've been told by a county councillor that's not possible but I don't see why. Maybe I have a simplistic view of money." UKIP's Roy Swales said: "I will support any effort to retain this college and maintain its links as a community educational asset." The college's acting principal Jo Landles said the decision to scrap A-Levels had been taken "with great regret". "We believe that by making a clear decision now, we are giving prospective students sufficient time to consider their options," she said.

Summary: A financial crisis faced by a sixth-form college is the result of coalition cuts, according to petitions launched by the local Labour and Green parties.


Petersen, 35, who has spent the last two years with Lancashire, is charged with multiple breaches of Cricket South Africa's (CSA) anti-corruption code. In January, as part of the same investigation, former Proteas spinner Gulam Bodi was banned for 20 years after admitting charges of contriving or attempting to fix matches. Then in August, CSA banned former wicketkeeper Thami Tsolekile for 12 years for his part in the scandal, while Pumelela Matshikwe, Ethy Mbhalati and Jean Symes received lesser bans for accepting money from Bodi. Petersen, who has 14 days to respond, has been charged with: Born in Port Elizabeth, Petersen featured in 36 Tests, 21 one-day internationals and two Twenty20 internationals for South Africa. He previously played for English county sides Glamorgan, Essex and Somerset, before joining Lancashire as a non-overseas player under the Kolpak ruling after he retired from internationals. Petersen said in September that he might not return to Lancashire for 2017 for family reasons.

Summary: Ex-South Africa batsman Alviro Petersen has been charged with match-fixing, following a lengthy investigation into the domestic Ram Slam T20 Challenge Series competition in 2015.


The grant will see the Penleaze Wing at Highcliffe Castle, near Christchurch restored and reopened to the public. The work is one of the final stages to repair the whole of the Grade I listed building. The house, owned and run by Christchurch Borough Council was mostly destroyed by a fire in the 1950s. Nerys Watts, from the Heritage Lottery Fund, said: "These exciting plans mean that the last piece in the conservation jigsaw can be put in place at Lord Stuart de Rothesay's fantasy house." Once the work is completed, it is hoped the original furniture, currently held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, will be loaned back. The exterior of the building was restored following a Heritage Lottery Fund grant in 1995. The castle was built in the 1830s by Lord Stuart de Rothesay and was once home to retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge, who lived at the castle between 1916 and 1922.

Summary: Plans to repair a derelict wing at a cliff-top mansion in Dorset have been boosted by £2,829,700 of Heritage Lottery Funding.


As soon as they stepped out of the wreckage, Mr Yu told Mr Deng not to worry, as he would take care of it. "So I know what kind of person he is. Through those kinds of intimate scenarios we can definitely know each other very well," says Mr Deng. Mr Yu is chairman of the New Oriental Group, one of China's biggest educational service businesses, and Mr Deng is chair of Northern Light Venture Capital, a Chinese venture capital firm. Both are members of the exclusive China Entrepreneur Club (CEC), a not-for-profit group of 46 of China's top entrepreneurs and business leaders. Already good friends from their membership of the club, which includes trips to each other's workplaces, nights out and annual trips abroad together, their experience that day was a classic example of having so-called good "guanxi". Roughly translated as "relationships" or "connections", it is a crucial part of life in China. Having good "guanxi" - a wide network of mutually beneficial relationships developed outside the formal work setting, for instance at evening meals or over drinks - is often the secret to securing a business deal. Mr Yu, who is on the board of the CEC, says it is because of this that the number of CEC members is limited. The small group size ensures people can really get to know one another, build close connections and ultimately help each other out. "We have had a lot of occasions for example, when members are in trouble or got into difficulty the entire club is behind a person, or we divert a lot of time to help that particular member through a difficult time," says fellow CEC member Charles Chao, the chairman and chief executive of online media firm Sina Corporation. The favours are reciprocal - if a person helps somebody out, he or she will expect to be repaid at some point. To those in the West, where you can secure a deal through formal meetings even if you don't know someone, this "you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" way of doing business can seem improper. Yet views that it is a negative activity, often linked to corruption, are misplaced, says Mr Deng, who emphasises that guanxi is a "neutral" word. He points out that the Chinese generally tend to be less private and socialise more with their colleagues than their Western counterparts, and doing deals this way is a natural extension of that. While guanxi is obviously open to abuse, it is only corrupt if the activity performed as part of the relationship is illegal, for example, paying a bribe. Leadership expert Steve Tappin says it's simply part of the "social fabric" in China. "It's very difficult to get things done without it," he adds. In fact most business leaders say it's downright impossible. "Right now in China, no matter how strong or how smart an entrepreneur is, as long as he does not belong to the business community, does not have a lot of friends who may help him, he's not gonna win for long,"

Summary: When Chinese entrepreneurs Deng Feng and Michael Yu took a BMW out for a test drive together, they managed to get into an accident and completely destroy the car.


The Labour-run council has issued £1.3m fines since August when traffic was banned from Coppergate and Lendal Bridge during the day. Last week, a traffic adjudicator ruled the roads did not qualify because bus lanes and signage were inadequate. But James Alexander, the leader of City of York Council, said "the principle of the trial" had been right. Residents, tourists and businesses had complained about the restrictions from the outset. Councillor Keith Aspden, Liberal Democrat leader, said: "It was a botched trial from the start which has made congestion worse and damaged local businesses." In a statement on Monday night, Mr Alexander said lawyers had confirmed the implementation of the trial in August "was legal". He denied its purpose had been to generate revenue, and said it had been aimed at reducing traffic over the bridge and through the city centre. "It is clear, however, that the trial has been polarising and we need greater consensus amongst residents and businesses over measures to tackle congestion," Mr Alexander said. He said he wanted an independently-chaired cross-party commission to look at the data and come up with more consensual suggestions for tackling congestion.

Summary: Traffic restrictions on York's Lendal Bridge will be lifted on Saturday, the council has confirmed.


BBC Worldwide is expected to confirm the find at a press screening in London later this week. It follows weeks of speculation that some lost episodes had been located. A total of 106 episodes featuring the first two actors to play the Doctor, William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton, are currently missing. The BBC destroyed many of the sci-fi drama's original transmission tapes in the 1960s and 1970s. However, the majority of the episodes had been transferred on to film for foreign broadcasters. It is often these prints found in other countries that are the source of retrieved episodes. In 1991, all four instalments of the Patrick Troughton adventure The Tomb of the Cybermen were discovered in Hong Kong. The latest find comes as Doctor Who celebrates its 50th birthday. A special episode featuring the current Doctor Matt Smith and his predecessor David Tennant will be shown on the programme's anniversary on 23 November. A raft of other programming to celebrate the long-running drama was also recently announced by the BBC. Details of how fans will be able to watch the recovered episodes are also expected to be revealed later this week.

Summary: A number of early episodes of Doctor Who, which were believed to have been permanently lost, have been returned to the BBC.


They are under pressure from voters to limit building development but planning guidelines make it hard for them do so. Unless they have a five-year supply of housing land, developments that are refused can go through on appeal. To fight an appeal "will cost a lot of money" and councils are "strapped for cash", said consultant David Shaw. The East region is one of the fastest growing parts of England and the government is keen to increase the rate of house building. Mr Shaw, a Peterborough based town planning consultant, said: "Councils are very strapped for cash these days. "If they are going to have to fight an appeal they know that will cost them a lot of money and they're frightened of that. So they're making decisions that they are really reluctant to make." Local authorities are obliged to have a five-year housing land supply as part of the National Planning Policy Framework published in March 2012 by the Department for Communities and Local Government. The aim of the framework is to make the planning system less complex and more accessible, the department said. If a local authority does not have a clearly stated five-year housing land supply planning policies for new homes will be considered out of date. This means a government inspector can override a local decision on appeal using this one provision. Source:National Planning Policy Framework North Hertfordshire District Council is in a high-growth area under pressure to accept more new homes than local people want. It recently approved plans for 150 homes at Ivy Farm, Royston. David Levett, planning portfolio holder for the council, said: "It wasn't the ideal site but on balance we felt that if we refused it and it went to appeal, it would almost certainly be approved by the inspectors. "We haven't got a five-year land supply and... that's why we approved it." Mr Levett denied that the costs of an appeal were a factor at Royston. Â£242,000 was the average (mix adjusted) price of a property in the UK in 2013 21,050 homes were started by private enterprise, housing associations and local authorities in the East 19,040 homes were completed 27.8m residential properties make up the UK housing market Other councils claiming to have a five-year land supply have still found their decisions overturned on appeal. South Cambridgeshire District Council refused plans for 150 new homes at Waterbeach. But the planning inspector later approved them, saying the council could not "demonstrate" a five-year land supply. Robert Turner, the council's planning portfolio holder, said: "We were very disappointed to see a major decision like that overturned. "Applications are coming to us and even if we don't like them, and refuse them, the government has obviously got a bigger picture and can grant them on appeal." In Clenchwarton, near King's Lynn, an application for 40 homes was turned down by the Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk because the site was outside the village development boundary and prone to flooding. But it was allowed on appeal, again, because the inspector said the

Summary: Councils in the east of England feel forced to back plans for homes because they are "frightened" to reject them, a BBC investigation has found.


Out of 39 mental health trusts that provided figures for their crisis teams, 27 had seen their workload increase - 70%. And some had seen referrals rise by as much as 60% - but without a comparable rise in funding. NHS England said an extra Â£400m would be spent on crisis resolution teams. BBC Radio 5 live contacted all 54 mental health trusts who run crisis teams in England. One of them, East London NHS Foundation Trust, revealed its crisis team had seen referrals increase from 7,057 to 11,368 last year, a 60% rise in demand. Camillo Parra-Braun's wife, Mariana, died by suicide at the age of 32 in October last year. Mr Parra-Braun had contacted the City and Hackney mental health home-visit team twice that day because of concerns about his wife's deteriorating mental health. He was told they were unlikely to be able to see them before 17:00 and more likely nearer 19:00. If he had urgent concerns, they said, he should contact the police. But help came too late for Mariana. Mr Parra-Braun said: "And after I learned of her death, my phone rang, and it was the crisis team, and they told me they would be arriving around 19:00." A statement from East London NHS Foundation Trust said: "We would like to extend our condolences to the family and friends of Mariana Pinto and everyone who has been affected by this tragic event. "Following the incident, the trust subsequently carried out a thorough review into the care and treatment of Mariana Pinto which involved meeting with family to discuss the case and establish their concerns. "The patient's family were also given the opportunity to contribute to the report." In 2014, a report for NHS England acknowledged the system was "stacked against" mental health. And last year a further report for NHS England said the majority of crisis teams "are not currently sufficiently resourced to operate 24/7, with caseloads above levels that allow teams to fulfil their core functions". Staff working within teams were too scared to speak publicly, but one person told BBC News anonymously: "Our referrals are increasing all the time. "And no, we do not have enough money to deal with [the] increase in referrals. "The CCG [Clinical Commissioning Group, which allocates NHS funding locally] simply does not have any money." An NHS England representative said: "NHS investment in mental health services is rising faster than for other services and this includes an additional Â£400m invested in crisis-resolution home-treatment teams from this year so that all areas are able to offer 24/7 emergency care to those who need it." In January, the government published its response to a taskforce report into the state of mental health services. It said that it would accept the recommendations in full and would deliver "additional investment of Â£1bn a year by 2020-21 to improve mental health services". "As the prime minister has said, it is this government's ambition to tackle the burning injustices that persist in our society, including the inequalities caused by poor mental health and the continued inability

Summary: Services for people who are suicidal or self-harming are facing unprecedented demand in England, a BBC Radio 5 live investigation has found.


Last year, there were about 14,000 visits, compared to 8,000 in 2005, when the county became an approved destination for Chinese citizens. Their spending, including at Bicester Village outlet, has also increased from almost Â£8m to more than Â£20m, according to Visit Britain. A further rise has been predicted for the next ten years. Martin Walker, from not-for-profit group Experience Oxfordshire, said Chinese tourists were "increasingly important" to the county's economy. However, he said, the UK was currently "underperforming" with about 290,000 visitors a year, compared to countries such as France, which gets 350,000. A number of attractions and travel organisations in Oxfordshire had signed up to the Great China Welcome initiative in a bid to encourage more visitors, he said. In 2013, consultancy company Spectrum Insights found Chinese tourists spend 90% of their budget on shopping during UK visits. It said Bicester Village was the most popular shopping destination in the UK, with 27% of Chinese visitors naming it as their favourite. Keith Slater, a former director of several UK retailers, said bosses had "deliberately set out to market to the Chinese and to promote it as a must-go place." "It's actually marketed as Bicester Village London, so is seen as part of the capital," he said. "It's the designer brands, like Burberry, which really attract the Chinese and they prefer to buy a UK brand in the UK."

Summary: The number of Chinese visitors to Oxfordshire has almost doubled in the last ten years, figures have shown.


The fifth biggest firm in South Korea gets an estimated 30% of its sales from China, and employs about 20,000 people there. But in the past week, several of its businesses have faced a backlash from hackers, customers and Chinese partners. On Monday, Lotte said that more than 10 of its department stores across the country had been closed down suddenly. So what's going on? At the end of February, Lotte finally agreed to provide land it owned in South Korea - which includes part of a golf course - so the US could build its controversial Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defence system. With the ability to shoot down ballistic missiles, the US says it is an important line of defence against North Korea's missile development programme. But over the past few months, Beijing has been lobbying heavily against it - saying the system's powerful radars are capable of monitoring Chinese territory. It disputes the argument that it will bring more stability to the region, saying it should not be allowed to go ahead. As well as its shops and food businesses, Lotte also has hotels and cinemas in China. But since signing the deal last week Lotte, has reported various operations in China have been disrupted. On Monday, photos and videos were circulating of protests outside Lotte stores. "South Korea's Lotte has declared war on China. Lotte supports THAAD. Get the hell out of China" said one banner. While confirming the department store closures, Lotte has given no explanation. Other incidents include: Prior to the missile deal being signed, Lotte had reported its businesses being put under extra scrutiny from tax authorities. And in February, a multi-billion dollar property project in China's north-east was halted after a fire inspection. Beijing certainly has not admitted any economic retaliation and Lotte has been restructuring loss-making China businesses. But China's state-run news agency Xinhua has described Lotte's decision to provide the land as "opening a Pandora's box in North East Asia." Separately, it has written that "the decision could turn into a nightmare for Lotte, which depends heavily on Chinese tourists to South Korea for revenue from duty free stores". Meanwhile Lotte itself has not said directly that any of the incidents were linked to the missile project controversy. But South Korea's trade minister Joo Hyung-hwan, who has recently had an invitation to an annual forum withdrawn, has expressed "deep concerns over a series of actions in China". "We will act accordingly to international law against any actions that violate policies of the World Trade Organization or the free trade agreement between South Korea and China," he said. There are reports of a broader backlash against South Korean products and industries from China. China's national tourism administration has told travel agencies to stop selling group packages in South Korea, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap. And Yonhap also reports that some Chinese streaming platforms have removed Korean material from their sites - a blow to viewers of the dramas which are increasingly popular.

Summary: China is a crucial market for many South Korean companies, and the food and retail giant Lotte is no exception.