Media playback is not supported on this device Morgan's men are through to the semi-finals after beating New Zealand, but have the chance to put Australia out. "If we're going to be contenders, we need to beat the best and Australia are one of the best," said Morgan. "So to go in to a game like that with no other attitude than winning is very important to us." England will go through to the semis as Group A winners regardless of the result against Australia, but Saturday's clash could be the final time the two sides meet before this winter's Ashes series. New Zealand will also be looking for England to do them a favour, as an Australia win would send the Kiwis out. In Cardiff on Tuesday, England posted 310 and looked under pressure when New Zealand reached 158-2. Media playback is not supported on this device But after Mark Wood found extra bounce to remove Black Caps skipper Kane Williamson for 87, it began a collapse that saw New Zealand lose their last eight wickets for 65 runs. "We batted OK," said Morgan. "We weren't that pleased at halfway and thought we were maybe 20 or 30 short of par. "The guys did the right things, but it doesn't always work. But, when you post over 300 you're always in with a shout." In an all-round display from the England side, four of the batsmen made scores in excess of 48, while all five bowlers used took at least one wicket. However, the form of opener Jason Roy remains a concern. The Surrey man, who had not passed 20 in his previous seven ODIs, made 13 before being bowled by Adam Milne. Morgan, who has previously backed Roy to remain in the England side throughout the tournament, said: "It doesn't change very much. "We'll obviously have a chat about the team, but, certainly within a winning side, it's very hard to make changes going into a game where you don't really have much to lose."

Summary: England captain Eoin Morgan says his side will show no let-up when they meet Australia in the Champions Trophy at Edgbaston on Saturday.


The number eight was capped 15 times at international level, touring Australia and New Zealand and skippering the side during the 1965 Five Nations. Perry featured for Cambridge in the 1958 Varsity match, before going on to play for Bedford between 1962 and 1966. He made 105 appearances and scored 115 points for Bedford. A Bedford statement said: "The club extends its deepest sympathy to David's family."

Summary: Former England rugby union captain David Perry has died at the age of 79.


The 19-year-old defensive midfielder has joined the Premiership leaders on a four-year deal after a £2.8m fee was agreed with Russian club Krasnodar. "All I'm interested in at the moment is really progressing," Kouassi said. "I really feel this is the best place for me at the moment to progress, to become better." Captain Scott Brown played his 400th game for Celtic in Wednesday's 1-0 league win over St Johnstone and Nir Bitton, Callum McGregor and Liam Henderson have also played in central midfield areas this season, with Stuart Armstrong and Tom Rogic tending to play further forward. "I'm not getting worried about it," Ivorian Kouassi said through an interpreter. Media playback is not supported on this device "At the moment, since I haven't played for a wee while, I need to get back to full fitness then after that the coach is going to decide. "When you play alongside players with such experience, you learn a lot. I expect players such as Scott Brown to really help me and maybe guide me. "There's lots of great players that have come to Celtic before. It's got a great, great coach at the moment." Uncapped at senior level, Kouassi played in the Europa League with Krasnodar and has watched Celtic playing in the Champions League, including this season's matches in Group C, which also contained Barcelona, Borussia Monchengladbach and Manchester City. "It's something that I'm really, really happy about because it's the top," Kouassi said on the prospect of playing in next season's tournament. "It's the best you can get in European football. "This is going to have an impact. Celtic is not a small club so hopefully, this will have an impact on my international career with Ivory Coast."

Summary: New Celtic midfielder Eboue Kouassi is "not getting worried" about the competition he faces for a place in Brendan Rodgers' team.


Media playback is not supported on this device He made his comments after the man who investigated claims of wrongdoing said the report was "erroneous". "It's a bit of a joke, the whole process," Dyke told BBC Sport, adding that it looked "pretty ugly for Fifa". The report cleared Russia and Qatar of corruption allegations but criticised the FA for flouting bid rules. Later on Thursday, on BBC's Newsnight, Dyke added that he could not "take the report seriously". He said: "The whole of the way football operates at that sort of level is suspect and has been for many years. I don't think Fifa is a straight organisation and hasn't been for many years." The 42-page document, published at 09:00 GMT on Thursday was put together by German judge Hans-Joachim Eckert. He based his findings on the work of American lawyer Michael Garcia. But less than four hours later Garcia, who spent two years investigating claims of corruption for world governing body Fifa, issued a statement questioning the report. He said Eckert's findings contained "numerous materially incomplete and erroneous representations". Garcia said he intended to appeal to Fifa. Fifa said it had yet to be notified by Garcia of his intention to appeal. The FA was accused of trying to "curry favour" with former Fifa vice-president Jack Warner, who quit in 2011 amid bribery allegations. The report said England's bid team tried to win the support of Warner, who is from Trinidad and Tobago, by: Dyke said the FA had "nothing to hide". "Within that report, most of the criticism is of people who co-operated the most fully," he said. "If you actually didn't co-operate, you don't get criticised, which seems very weird to me. The FA, I don't think on this, has got anything to hide. "Everything that was done was cleared with the Fifa executive beforehand and was told to the Garcia report by the English FA." Dyke also called for Garcia's report, which runs to hundreds of pages, to be published in full. Lord Triesman, chairman of the FA at the time voting for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups took place, said he also wanted to see the complete document after being criticised for failing to co-operate with the investigation. Media playback is not supported on this device "I'm never satisfied by seeing summaries by somebody else," Triesman told BBC Sport. "In this day and age, people are entitled to see the original." British MP Damien Collins described Eckert's report as "a whitewash" before Garcia's statement was issued. Fellow MP Clive Efford, Labour's Shadow Minister for Sport, added: "Fifa has no choice but to publish Michael Garcia's report in full if it expects anyone to believe their claims that there has been no cover-up over allegations of corruption in the World Cup bidding process." Fifa's inquiry looked at the conduct of the nine teams bidding to win the right to stage the 2018 or 2022 World Cups. It was initiated after a number of corruption allegations were made once voting had taken place in 2010. Russia won

Summary: Fifa's report into World Cup corruption is now pointless and a joke, according to English Football Association chairman Greg Dyke.


Their general election manifesto will also pledge to consider, after the allowance rise, increasing the National Insurance threshold to the same level. The £2,000 allowance rise by 2020 would be worth £400 a year to basic rate taxpayers, the party said. Labour said the Lib Dems should "come clean" about how they would fund it. The UK Personal Allowance - the amount you can earn in the UK before having to pay any tax - has risen during the current Parliament from £6,500 to its current level of £10,000. From next April, it is due to rise to £10,500. "By cutting tax in this Parliament, cutting tax further in the next Parliament, and then moving on to National Insurance, we can make sure that over the course of a decade we shift the balance in the tax system - a generational shift - to help people in work," said Lib Dem Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander. Some 26 million working people would enjoy a cut in tax from the Lib Dems' proposed allowance rise, he said. Mr Alexander added: "We want to make sure we have a tax system that rewards people who work, that rewards people particularly working on low and middle incomes. "It puts the tax cuts where they are needed most." Independent public spending researcher body the Institute for Fiscal Studies estimates such a change would cost £3.5bn. It calculates the Lib Dem proposal would increase the personal allowance by £890 more than under normal inflationary rises, which would in fact be worth £178 a year for a basic rate taxpayer by 2020. BBC political correspondent Arif Ansari said the change, if enacted, would effectively mean that anyone on the minimum wage would not pay income tax. "But the party also has another challenge - how to make sure they win political credit from those who have benefited," he said. Cathy Jamieson, Labour's shadow treasury minister, said: "Nobody will believe a word the Lib Dems say on tax. "They backed the Tories in giving a huge tax cut to millionaires while breaking their promise not to raise VAT on everybody else."

Summary: A rise in the tax-free personal allowance to £12,500 during the next Parliament is being proposed by the Liberal Democrats.


Several Australian bars have dumped Coopers Brewery after it was featured by religious group the Bible Society. The video shows two MPs debating their opposing views on same-sex marriage - which is not legal in Australia - as they clutch Coopers beers. It has led to claims Coopers is against marriage equality, a claim it denies. The backlash has gathered pace in recent days and, by Tuesday, a string of drinking spots in favour of same-sex marriage had boycotted the brand. The Bible Society posted the "Keeping It Light" video on Thursday. It features conservative MPs Tim Wilson (for same-sex marriage) and Andrew Hastie (against) debating the issue in what they call a "civil and respectful way". Coopers has since claimed it "did not give permission" to be included in the video. However, the brand recently celebrated the Bible Society's 200-year anniversary with a commemorative beer featuring Bible verses. In the video, Mr Wilson argues: "I believe that it would be sensible to change the act that deals with issues around civil marriage to include two people regardless of their gender." Mr Hastie counters: "I'm for retaining the current definition of marriage, which is between a man and a woman." Despite Mr Wilson's inclusion, critics interpreted the video as one-sided. One commentator said Coopers risked sponsoring a "political act by a religious organisation", while another said "homophobia lite is still homophobia". "I have respected Coopers all my life, and it was crushing to realise that as a queer person, they don't respect me," wrote Chloe Sargeant for the Special Broadcasting Service. Opposition to the video has picked up steam since the weekend. By Tuesday, at least eight drinking spots in Sydney and Melbourne had publicly declared they would not stock Coopers. One widely shared video showed two people throwing full bottles in the bin. Luke Hiscox, from Sydney's Union Hotel, which plans to take Coopers off tap, said people were upset by the phrase "keeping it light". "That irks people because for them it's not in the slightest a light topic," he told the BBC. "I don't think they really realised what they were saying." Another venue, The Old Bar in Melbourne, said it would boycott Coopers because it was "very obvious that our values are at odds". In a statement, Cooper said it was not "trying to push a religious message" with its commemorative beer range. It maintained it had not sponsored the video. "We respect the beliefs of our community and do not wish to try and change them," the company said. In a subsequent statement, it said it had cancelled the release of its Bible Society commemorative cans and would be joining Australian Marriage Equality. ""Our company supports marriage equality," Director of Corporate Affairs Melanie Cooper said. Bible Society chief executive Greg Clarke said the video sought to have a "civil conversation on a serious issue". "At first I was surprised the reaction was so immediate and extreme, but then on reflection [I] wasn't surprised because this really seems to be how social media works at the moment," he

Summary: Australia's largest independent beer company has found itself at the centre of a boycott over a video discussing same-sex marriage.


After the final with Wycombe in 2015 ended 1-1, the defender smashed home a penalty to help Southend to victory. "It was my Stuart Pearce moment from Euro 96. He was one of my heroes growing up," said the 37-year-old. "To come back to Southend, the club I'd supported as a boy, and finish it in that way was a dream come true." Barrett played 354 games in two spells with the club, the last against Stevenage in the EFL Trophy in November. The former Bristol Rovers and Gillingham defender was a member of the Shrimpers' side that won back-to-back promotions from League Two to the Championship in 2005 and 2006, as well as the promotion in 2015. "I'd never played at Wembley, I'd played at the Millennium Stadium a couple of times while Wembley was being rebuilt and I worried I'd missed my chance," he told BBC Sport. "But to go to Wembley with Southend (against Wycombe), and the way we won it - Joe Pigott scored with 20 seconds to go to take it to penalties. "I took a penalty, put my foot through it and smashed it in the roof of the net. To have all my family there, it was the cherry on the cake of my career." Barrett admitted he has been contemplating his future for the past 12 months, especially having "always been a starter" but finding himself out of the team. "I still feel I've got more in me and could have carried on but it just felt the right time," he said. "I'm extremely privileged to play over 700 career games, in successful teams and I've got lots of great memories. "But unfortunately it comes to an end for all of us and this is my time." Barrett hopes to take his playing experience into coaching, adding: "That's where I see my future, maybe management one day. "I've had a few offers, but I'm just going to weigh my options. I'm completing my Uefa A licence at the moment and hopefully a good opportunity comes up for me."

Summary: Adam Barrett says helping Southend United win promotion via the League Two play-offs was the standout moment of his career, after retiring on Monday.


Africa is not a country. It is a continent that feels like it has come of age. Despite the very real problems of poverty, corruption and the sense you sometimes get in some quarters, that no-one is held to account, business types hail Africa as the "final frontier". After nearly 12 years reporting this region, for me it feels like a place where one grows up. I have met priests and politicians, warlords and entrepreneurs, gangsters and teachers. Ordinary mums and dads. Each of them has helped to shape my impressions and many have become firm friends. One of the first lessons I learnt in Kenya was survival. There is no safety net here when times get tough. In the early days on a visit to the slum known as Kibera, an elderly lady called me over as she stirred her supper in a thick black cast iron pot. "Hey sister, where are you from?" she asked. "London," I replied. "Yes, but where in London?" I was rather puzzled as she pressed me further. "I know London," she nodded, sagely. "In fact, I know Paris and Berlin, too." It emerged that this friendly stranger had once been a glamorous stewardess for a international airline. She had drunk the best champagne and visited the fanciest European hotels but when times got hard in the 1980s and the airline folded, she lost her job. She was now selling samosas in the slum to survive. From that day onwards I learnt never to make any assumptions about Africa: a jet-setter one day, a slum dweller the next. It the drumbeat of so many who take the knocks, but reclaim their dignity and survive. Yet, in absolute terms, people are getting poorer in Africa because the population continues to grow. During my time on this continent I witnessed a colleague of mine - away from the BBC - lose two of his three young children. That is never OK. When I arrived in Africa more than a decade ago, Boko Haram in Nigeria did not exist, Somalia's al-Shabab insurgency group had yet to be formed - not to mention the so-called Islamic State - and Sudan was one vast, sprawling country emerging from more than two decades of civil war. I arrived to a continent of 53 states. I now leave behind 54. South Sudan's independence in 2011 marked the newest addition to the globe. The birth pains are still being felt. When I arrived, George W Bush was beginning his second term as US president, oil and gas had yet to be discovered in many parts of Africa and mobile phones were just beginning to open up a world of possibilities from e-commerce to telemedicine. Now, two US presidents later (give or take a week or two), China has become the second-biggest investor in Africa, with India hard on its heels. The brain-drain is beginning to slow down as African talent is being retained, especially in the technology sector. And there is more money flowing back into Africa from remittances, than the entire aid budget

Summary: As she moves on from her posting, the BBC's Southern Africa correspondent Karen Allen looks back on nearly 12 years of reporting from the continent.


Three armed and masked men entered a house in Donaghbrook Drive at 21:40 BST on Monday. The man, who was in his 70s, was hit on the head by one of the gang. After tying the couple up, the gang left with a what has been described as a substantial sum of money in a car. The man managed to break free and released his wife who went to a neighbour's house. Her husband was treated in hospital but has since been discharged. Det Con Brennan said: "There were also reports of shots fired coming from the Ballybrakes area around this time and I am appealing to anyone who may have heard a sound like shots, to contact us. "We are also appealing to anyone that may have witnessed any suspicious activity or vehicles in the area to contact detectives." The North Antrim DUP MLA, Mervyn Storey, described the incident as "extremely disturbing and worrying". "Those responsible are creating a sense of fear and I utterly condemn their behaviour," he said. "This incident was undoubtedly a frightening experience for the family involved and I unreservedly condemn this attack on a local family."

Summary: A husband and wife have been tied to chairs with cable ties during an aggravated burglary in Ballymoney, County Antrim.


Oil prices jumped 5% at the news, a market overreaction to be sure, but nevertheless a welcome development for producer states. They need to see a turnaround in their government revenues which have been depressed for the last 18 months. But the kingdom's shift in policy indicates that not all is well financially. Indeed the Saudi attempt to maintain market share through maximising output and artificially keeping oil prices low appears to have backfired. Unable to absorb low prices for an extended period, the kingdom has lost some $180bn (Â£140bn) of currency reserves, as it has had to dig deep into its pockets to cover enormous government spending deficits. In fairness, Saudi Arabia's leadership, under the guidance of Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has been remarkably open about the extent of the problems. In an interview with Bloomberg magazine in April, the grim reality was laid bare by Prince Mohammed's senior financial adviser: the state was wasting up to $100bn a year in inefficient spending, backhanders and opaque business deals, he said, and would have gone broke "by early 2017" unless something radical was done to change course. 72% of revenues come from oil $98bn the budget deficit in 2015 80% increase in petrol prices last year in the country $2.5tn size of state-owned oil giant Aramco $2tn potential value of the sovereign wealth fund the Saudis are creating And so for the nation to remain solvent there was always going to have to be some financial pain - pain which would filter into the real economy and down to the vast body of Saudi nationals employed in government sectors. Government spending would need to be scaled down, and subsidies on everyday goods and services such as power, water and fuel would need to be lifted. Last but not least expenditure on salaries would need to be reduced, which means either people lost their jobs, or they lost their perks. Given that Saudi society builds and cements social relationships around the provision of government jobs, firing people is extremely difficult without causing offence. This meant that public salaries had to be cut, and in June the Saudi government set a target to reduce salary expenditure by 24bn riyals ($6.4bn; Â£4.9bn) a year by 2020. It is no surprise then that on Monday evening a series of royal decrees cut salaries by as much as 20%, shrunk holiday pay and leave allowances and cut bonuses. These cuts all fall broadly within the vision set out by Prince Mohammed earlier in the year. Vision 2030 is the grand plan for restructuring the Saudi economy, diversifying away from hydrocarbon exports by encouraging Saudis to join the private sector, and privatising sections of Aramco, the oil producing behemoth that still drives Saudi income and domestic revenue. But for all its lofty goals, it is unlikely that the vision can ever be fully implemented, and it is sensible to assume that Vision 2030 was never designed to be the panacea for Saudi Arabia's myriad financial woes. Even some leading Saudis have been open about the vision's

Summary: It has been a dramatic week for the Saudi economy: the country has slashed public spending, and rowed back from its 18-month policy of pumping out oil at near maximum levels by reducing daily production by 350,000 barrels.


It follows media speculation that the Scottish Secretary could be a potential successor to Nick Clegg. Opinion polls have suggested the Lib Dems are set to lose many seats across the UK and Scotland in May's general election. Mr Carmichael's Orkney and Shetland seat is considered to be one of the party's safest. This has led to him being named in some quarters as a possible future leadership contender. But when asked whether he would like to lead the party, Mr Carmichael said: "No. There's no vacancy and I have the constituency that is furthest away from London. "I have got a family that still includes school age children. And the commitment that it takes to be party leader in modern politics is enormous. "My family already miss out on a lot just by virtue of the fact that I'm an MP and I'm a minister and I'm away from home every week . "At least I feel that they miss out on a lot, they might feel differently." Mr Carmichael did not rule out continuing to have a role at the Scotland Office if the Lib Dems were in coalition after May. He said: "Who has a job anywhere is for the prime minister and deputy prime minister, and that is well above my pay grade. I have loved every second of being a minister but I've loved every second of being an MP."

Summary: Alistair Carmichael has appeared to have ruled out a future bid for leadership of the Liberal Democrats.


The Premier League team, who are on a two-game post-season tour of the United States and Canada, are scheduled to play Houston on Friday. Several people have died and dozens have been injured following record rainfall over the weekend. On Monday, hundreds of basketball fans were trapped inside an arena after an NBA basketball game. Supporters were advised to stay in their seats overnight following Houston Rockets' win against Golden State Warriors in the NBA Western Conference Finals. Many spent almost 11 hours at the Toyota Center, until the early hours of Tuesday morning. Manchester City are currently in Canada, ahead of their match against Toronto FC on Thursday.

Summary: Manchester City's friendly trip to face Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo is in doubt after flooding in the city.


The Long Island Railroad train went off the tracks as it arrived on Wednesday at Brooklyn's busy Atlantic Terminal. New York's fire department said 103 people had reportedly suffered "non-life-threatening" injuries. Passengers on the train said there had been a loud bang followed by a jolt that made some people on the train fall down. The New York governor, Andrew Cuomo, said the train was travelling at a "fairly slow speed" when it failed to stop on time and struck a buffer at the station. The impact was hard enough, however, to smash some of the train's windows and crease its doors. Some of the injured were taken away on stretchers, while others were seen sitting near the train holding ice packs to their heads. The cause of the accident, which happened at about 08:20 local time (13:20 GMT), has not been determined. The US Federal Railroad Administration said its investigators were heading to the scene. Last September, a woman died and more than 100 other people were injured when a train derailed during rush hour as it entered the station in Hoboken, New Jersey. An investigation into that incident is yet to be concluded.

Summary: More than 100 people were injured when a commuter train derailed during rush hour in New York City, officials say.


The 35-year-old extended his stay with the League Two club in June after his short-term contract expired at the end of last season. He helped Notts win seven of their last 13 games to avoid relegation. "I believe we're on the cusp of doing something great. Hopefully I can be a big part of that," Ameobi said. Talking to BBC East Midlands Today, the former Newcastle striker continued: "I feel that we have the quality in this squad to compete with any team in this league. "Promotion spots, fighting for play-off spots. For me, as a team I think we're good enough to be in those positions." At Meadow Lane, Ameobi is working under former Newcastle United team-mate Kevin Nolan, who initially brought the former Nigeria international in after taking over as Notts boss in January. "As soon as I got the phone call, it wasn't really a big decision," Ameobi said. "I know how he works, what sort of character he is, for me that's a big thing, understanding who you're working for. What he's trying to build is a big part of why I decided to come here. " Ameobi, who represented Nigeria at the 2014 World Cup having played as a junior for England, said Nolan's demanding pre-season fitness routines have been punishing. "I think the older you get the harder everything is," he added. "I think it's my 20th pre-season now. I'm still loving it, even if it's a bit painful at times we know it's all for a reason and hopefully we'll see the results once the games start."

Summary: Striker Shola Ameobi says he signed a new deal with Notts County because he has unfinished business with a club capable of challenging for promotion.


Former Royal Marine Stephen Gough, 55, was found guilty by a jury at Winchester Crown Court of breaching an anti-social behaviour order (Asbo). The order bans him from taking off his clothes in public. He had refused to put on clothes as he left Winchester Prison after being imprisoned for a previous Asbo breach. Judge Jane Miller QC suggested moves should be made to find Gough a closed nudist community to live in to prevent the cycle of imprisonment which has seen him jailed for much of the past eight years. Gough earned his nickname when he completed a naked trek from Land's End to John O'Groats in 2003. A BBC documentary team followed his journey. He had previously argued there was nothing intimidating about him appearing "in his natural human state".

Summary: A man known as the "naked rambler" has been jailed for two-and-a-half years after walking out of prison wearing only his boots and socks.


Team boss Pete McGrath believes promotion is a realistic target in what he expects to be an extremely competitive season in Division Two. Down, relegated without a point last year, have not won a league game since an April 2015 success over Laois. But McGrath says his former county have improved and will present a formidable challenge under the lights at Newry. "Down know they had a poor 2016 but they have been working hard and had a decent McKenna Cup," said McGrath who led the Mourne men to their All-Ireland triumphs of 1991 and 1994. "They are moving in the right direction. Every game is going to be important in what will be a competitive league." McGrath has named an experienced side for Saturday night's opener with Teemore's Cian McManus the only league debutant. Down are managed by Bryansford man Eamonn Burns who played under McGrath when Down famously hoisted those two Sam Maguires of the 90s. After going through 2016 without winning an inter-county match, Down shaded a 0-15 to 0-14 win over Derry in the McKenna Cup group stages in January, although they didn't make the last four. The addition of former Irish League player Alan Davidson to the Down panel has borne fruit. Davidson, who played for Ballymena, Glenavon and Newry, took up Gaelic football just a few years ago with the Belfast-based Bredagh club, earning a reputation as an accurate free-taker. He will start at left corner-forward on Saturday night in a Mourne side that includes other league debutants, Ryan McAleenan, Glenn player Shay Millar and Saval's Pat Havern. Meanwhile, Monaghan boss Malachy O'Rourke has named an experienced side for Saturday night's difficult away Division One opener against beaten All-Ireland finalists Mayo. O'Rourke's side includes no league debutants with the likes of Drew Wylie, Colin Walshe, Karl O'Connell, Conor McManus and the Hughes brothers Darren and Kieran all included. O'Rourke, entering his fifth term as the Farney county supremo, will be looking for an improved year after failing to make an impression at Championship level in 2016. Mayo boss Stephen Rochford includes nine players who featured in last year's All-Ireland Final replay defeat by Dublin - Keith Higgins, Paddy Durcan, Colm Boyle, Donal Vaughan, Kevin McLoughlin, Jason Doherty Cillian O'Connor, David Clarke and Stephen Coen. Rochford hands league debuts to Castlebar's Donie Newcombe and 2016 All-Ireland Under-21 winner Fergal Boland. TEAMS Monaghan (v Mayo): R Beggan; F Kelly, D Wylie, R Wylie; C Walshe, N McAdam, K Duffy; D Hughes, K Hughes; K O'Connell, S Carey, G Doogan; C McCarthy, T Kerr, C McManus. Mayo: D Clarke; D Newcombe, K Higgins, P Durcan; C Boyle, S Coen, D Drake; D Vaughan, D Kirby; F Boland, K McLoughlin, J Doherty, E Regan, A Freeman, C O'Connor (capt) Down (v Fermanagh): M Cunningham; R McAleenan, G McGovern, D O'Hagan; G Collins, C McGovern, B McArdle; A Carr, J Flynn; J Murphy, C Maginn, S Millar; A Davidson, P Havern, B O'Hagan. Fermanagh: T Treacy; M Jones, C Cullen, C McManus; D McCusker, R McCluskey, A Breen; E Donnelly, L

Summary: Fermanagh start their league campaign against Down with their sights set firmly on achieving top-flight status.


Meyiwa, 27, was shot on Sunday, apparently after burglars entered his girlfriend's house near Johannesburg. A suspect appeared in court on Friday and was charged with the murder of the popular goalkeeper. Meyiwa's death shocked South Africa and has highlighted the high rates of violent crime in the country. The funeral took place at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Meyiwa's hometown of Durban. Many of the mourners were wearing T-shirts with a picture of Meyiwa, who was widely seen as an inspiring figure. Others wore red or black replica football shirts in the colours of Meyiwa's team, Orlando Pirates. Meyiwa's coffin was driven into the stadium, followed by Orlando Pirates players and officials. Mourners cried as videos were played showing Meyiwa training and playing football. Celebrating Senzo Meyiwa's life was the main theme for the tens of thousands of fans who packed into the stands. Fans from his team, the Orlando Pirates, but also from their rivals, the Kaiser Chiefs, sung Senzo's praises - both his ability on the pitch, and his behaviour off it. But there were also posters calling for justice for his killers, and a tougher stance from the South African authorities over gun-related violence. Underlying everything was a sense of injustice that one of Africa's most promising football talents could be killed in such a way. The chairman of the country's football association said he hoped that this could be a "turning-point" in the long-running debate over violent crime. And Senzo Meyiwa's father Sam told me he wanted more random searches, to cut the number of guns in South Africa. "We are no longer safe in our houses," he said. "The entire nation is crying. We have all lost. Our condolences to Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana," said Durban Mayor James Nxumalo, AFP reported, using a nickname for South Africa's national team. "Our hearts are bleeding." President Zuma ordered the national flag to be flown at half-mast on Saturday to honour the goalkeeper. Following Meyiwa's death, South Africa's domestic football league postponed this weekend's scheduled Johannesburg derby between Orlando Pirates and rivals Kaiser Chiefs. The Durban stadium was also named as the venue for host South Africa's next Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. The funeral of another South African sporting hero, former 800m world champion Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, also took place on Saturday. Mulaudzi was killed in a car accident the day before Meyiwa's death. Police said on Friday that a suspect had been identified in Meyiwa's killing after an identity parade. The man, named as Zanokuhle Mbatha, 25, faced charges of murder and armed robbery at a court hearing and is due to appear again on 11 November. Police had offered a reward for information on the attack. "There are still other suspects outstanding and we appeal to the public to continue providing information in support of the investigation," a police statement said.

Summary: Tens of thousands of people have attended the funeral of South African football captain Senzo Meyiwa in Durban.


It was played by band leader Wallace Hartley, who died along with 1,517 others as the ship went down. It had a guide price of £300,000. The BBC's Duncan Kennedy said the buyer was believed to be British. Auctioneer Alan Aldridge said the violin was the "rarest and most iconic" piece of Titanic memorabilia. Many of the other items up for sale, such as photographs, newspapers and crockery, were sold for between £10 and a few hundred pounds. By Duncan KennedyBBC News What would Wallace Hartley have made of it all? Well, the modest, jobbing, musician from Dewsbury in West Yorkshire, would probably not have believed it. His violin, given to him by his fiancee, Maria, as an engagement present, going at auction for £900,000 (just over £1m when you add in buyers premium and VAT). He'd only just got off the RMS Mauretania when his agent asked him if he wanted to go straight onto another voyage, the Titanic. Hartley agreed, a move that would cost him his life but also create a legend. There were gasps at the auction when the bidding passed half a million pounds. But it kept climbing, the bidders in the room soon over taken by the serious money on the phones. Any suggestion the violin wasn't authentic, as some have claimed, was swept away in a torrent of successively higher bids. In the end, it beat the old world record for a single Titanic item four times over. Played by a man who personifies a bygone era of high morals and values, it's more than just a violin, it's an instrument of history. Mr Aldridge set the bidding at £50 for the violin, which was lot 230 of 251, so "two of his friends could bid" - but after just a couple of minutes it had passed £100,000. It eventually sold for £900,000 after fierce bidding between two telephone bidders. Hartley has become part of the ship's legend after leading his fellow musicians in playing as the vessel sank. They are famously said to have played the hymn Nearer My God To Thee. It had taken seven years for the Devizes auction house, Henry Aldridge & Son, to authenticate the instrument. Several experts were used, including forensic scientists who said the wood still contained salt deposits from the sea water. Some people still doubt whether the violin is the genuine article, however, and believe it could not have survived being submerged in the sea. But it is claimed the violin survived in a leather case strapped to Mr Harley's body who was found wearing his cork and linen lifejacket. A diary entry by his fiancee, Maria Robinson, said it was saved from the water and returned to her. Following her death in 1939, the violin was given to her local Salvation Army citadel and was later passed on to the current anonymous owner's mother in the early 1940s. The auction house said it had attracted interest from collectors all over the world and added that more than 315,000 people viewed it during a three-month exhibition

Summary: The violin that was apparently played to calm passengers on the Titanic as it sank was sold for £900,000 in just 10 minutes at auction in Wiltshire.


Abba Moro dismissed the attack as "desperate" and "isolated". "The security agencies of Nigeria have been able to push the Boko Haram sect from their major strongholds," he told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme. Nigeria has declared an emergency in three states after thousands of deaths in militant attacks in recent years. Boko Haram is fighting to establish an Islamic state in Nigeria's mainly Muslim north. By Will RossBBC News, Lagos If this was Boko Haram, it might appear baffling. Many churches have been bombed but why would a group that wants to impose Islamic law across Nigeria open fire on worshippers at a mosque? In fact this would not be the first time Boko Haram has targeted a mosque - Muslim clerics have also been killed because of their views. The gunmen may have known that amongst the worshippers were members of the vigilante groups that have sprung up to help the army defend the population. Three months ago the military campaign was launched. But the Islamist militants have not been defeated - over the past month more than 160 people have been killed in attacks on boarding schools, army and police bases as well as a Christian-dominated area of Kano City. Other attacks go unreported. So what is the way forward? One Borno state official suggests the only solution is to deploy more vigilante groups. The mosque attack happened during dawn prayers on Sunday, although news only emerged on Monday, as communications have been disrupted by the state of emergency. It took place in the town of Konduga, 35km (22 miles) from the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, where Boko Haram was established in 2002, launching its first attack seven years later. Twelve further civilians were killed at Ngom village, closer to Maiduguri, reports say. Boko Haram has not commented on the mosque attack but news of it came as a video emerged of the group's leader, Abubakar Shekau, saying his followers had carried out recent attacks including some that targeted the police and the military. He said this showed that the army's claims to have inflicted heavy losses on the group were "lies". It is not clear why the mosque was targeted - one explanation is that members of a local vigilante group may have been praying there. Several such groups have been set up since the emergency was declared in Borno and two neighbouring states in May. Boko Haram frequently attacks churches but it has also occasionally targeted mosques and preachers disagree with their views. The attackers wore military uniforms, officials say, which they may have taken during recent attacks on a barracks. Following a lull immediately after the emergency was declared, there has been a recent spate of attacks, blamed on Boko Haram, which have left some 160 people dead. But Mr Moro said these were the "desperate antics" of a group trying to show it was still relevant. Thousands of extra soldiers have been sent to the region since the state of emergency was announced. The military cut mobile phone networks when they imposed the state

Summary: Nigeria's interior minister has said the army is making progress in the war against Boko Haram militants, despite the killing of 44 people in a mosque.


Terngu Agera, 22, and Stephen Lansana, 22, were each sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 30 years for the murder of Zydrunas Laurinavicius. Mr Laurinavicius, from Lithuania, was stabbed on Parson Street, in Hendon, on 3 July while walking with his father. At the Old Bailey, Agera, of Sophia Road, Canning Town, and Lansana, of no fixed address, were also convicted of robbery and conspiracy to burgle. Bruno Guimaraes, Marlon O'Brien and Terae Eusebe were also jailed for conspiracy to burgle. Guimaraes, 23, of Carnarvon Road, West Ham, was jailed for three years for conspiracy to burgle and Eusebe, 21, of Hatherley Gardens, Barking, was sentenced to 28 months in prison for conspiracy to burgle. O'Brien, 22, of Woodcocks, Canning Town, was jailed for two years for conspiracy to burgle. Mr Laurinavicius was returning home from work with his father at about 16:45 BST when the group targeted them and stole the victim's bag and watch, police said. A post-mortem examination found Mr Laurinavicius died from stab wounds to the chest. All five men were convicted at the Old Bailey on 14 May. Det Insp Jamie Stevenson said: "This was a horrific, unprovoked attack on an honest hardworking man returning home from work in the middle of the day. "He was singled out and set upon by the group who were armed and used a knife to inflict fatal injuries for no other reason than to steal his possessions."

Summary: Two men have been jailed for the murder of a builder on his way home from work.


Parents will have to show birth certificates to prove eligibility for the new two-weekly scheme on Anglesey. It comes into place in October, when general waste collections - which usually dispose of nappies - switch to every three weeks. A parent said he will struggle and "not a lot of thought has gone into it". A council spokesman said there was a separate service for older disabled children. The local authority cited sources, including the NHS, which says 90% of children are dry most days by the age of three. With general waste (black bin) collections switching from two to three weeks, the aim of the new service is to allow parents to dispose of nappies more quickly. "Evidence collated by our waste management team suggests that most children are potty trained between the ages of two and three," the spokesman said. "It has therefore been agreed to offer this new nappy collection service up until a child's third birthday." He said requesting birth certificates will allow the council to gauge how many people were using the scheme - which will only be available from homes and not nurseries or creches. Parents will have to get an application form from council offices and submit it along with a copy of the birth certificate. The council currently recycles 59% of its waste, and said it will gauge the impact of the new scheme over the coming months. Parents of children with medical conditions who are over three can apply to use a separate disposal service. However, Ian Cheney, whose five-year-old daughter Olivia has Down's syndrome, said he just about manages with black bag collections every fortnightly. He said when it changes to every three weeks he will "not manage" and said there was confusion over whether he was able to use a separate scheme, as the council suggested. "For people out there in my position, what do we do?" he said. "It is not just disabled children over three who are still in nappies. There a quite a lot of children out there. "Not a lot of thought has gone into it."

Summary: A council will not offer a used-nappy collection service for children over three, saying most should be potty trained by that age.


But his pro-Western party is set to win 41% of the votes, short of the majority he wanted to ensure a push to join Nato and the EU. Mr Djukanovic had presented the vote as a choice between the West or becoming a "Russian colony". Earlier, authorities said 20 Serbian paramilitaries had been arrested. Prosecutors said the group may have been planning to kidnap Mr Djukanovic, who has been in charge for a quarter of a century. The development, hours before voting took place, was described by opposition Democratic Front leader Andrija Mandic as "gross propaganda" and Serbia's prime minister, Aleksandar Vucic, said the timing was strange. Serbia's former special forces commander, Bratislav Dikic, who was removed from the post in 2013 because of alleged criminal activities, was reported to be among those arrested. The men had been charged with terror offences and one Serb was still on the run, Montenegro's police chief said. Montenegro: Nato's newest and last member? Montenegro country profile Mr Djukanovic will now try to form a majority with smaller parties, and told supporters as the results came through that "tonight we can say that Montenegro will continue its path towards a secure place in Europe". Montenegro would formally join Nato in months and step up talks on joining the EU, he said. The Democratic Front Alliance, made up of largely pro-Serbian and pro-Russian groups, is forecast to win just over 20% of the votes. It also hopes to form a coalition among other opposition parties. Another, more moderate, opposition grouping stands at about 11%. Many Montenegrins are unhappy that Mr Djukanovic is taking the country into Nato. They remain angry that Nato bombed Serbia and Montenegro in 1999 as part of a strategy to halt the killing and expulsion of ethnic Albanians in Serbia's then southern province of Kosovo. The opposition accuses Mr Djukanovic of corruption and cronyism, which he denies. He accuses them of receiving funding from Moscow, which they deny. Montenegro, which has a population of some 630,000, has in recent years seen an influx of Russian money, homebuyers and tourists since splitting from Serbia in 2006.

Summary: Montenegro Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic has declared victory in elections and pledged to push for closer ties to Nato and the EU.


Andrew Hasler, 28, was killed in the onslaught at his home in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, on 8 January. Matthew Sharpe, 40, also pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of his 27-year-old ex-girlfriend Charna Knights, who was saved when a neighbour intervened. Cambridge Crown Court heard he found Sharpe on top of her, with Mr Hasler lying wounded nearby. Mr Hesler was repeatedly stabbed and died from a single wound to the heart. More news from Cambridgeshire The neighbour, who had heard "a commotion", managed to pull Sharpe off Ms Knights and kick the knife out of his hand before restraining him. Sharpe managed to get away but was arrested after jumping into the river in St Ives. Police said he was found to have self-inflicted injuries that required hospital treatment. Det Insp Lucy Thomson paid tribute to the neighbour, who she said "put his own life at risk in order to help Charna". "His actions that day ultimately saved her life." In a statement, Mr Hasler's family described him as a "much-loved son, brother, grandson, nephew and friend". "Kind-hearted and living his life to the full, he came into the world early and has left us far too soon." Appearing via video-link from Bedford Prison, Sharpe was told by Judge David Farrell: "There's only one sentence I can impose and that's life imprisonment. "I will hear submissions to determine the minimum period you must serve." Sharpe, of Eynesbury, St Neots, is due to be sentenced on 7 April.

Summary: A man who launched a brutal stabbing attack in which his ex-girlfriend was seriously injured has admitted murder.


A draft, submitted last week, sparked controversy over a clause that allows immunity for the generals who seized power in May last year. Also causing concern is a clause which would allow unelected individuals to be appointed prime minister. Thailand has seen almost a decade of divisive political conflict. The previous constitution was abolished by the military after the coup. The current government operates under a temporary charter. "We have drafted this constitution as it is a reform one, in hopes of leading the country out of cycles of conflicts, disunity and undemocratic fights," Gen Lertrat Ratanavanich, a spokesman for the Constitution Drafting Committee, told the AP news agency. "I'm confident this constitution will provide justice to every side [of the conflict], more than the previous charters." Under the new draft, future elections will be decided by a proportional representation system that leans towards smaller parties and coalition governments. The upper house will mostly be unelected members; and the charter will allow parliament to choose as prime minister someone who is not a politician or an MP. The BBC's Jonathan Head in Bangkok says the probable outcome of the new constitution will be weak and short-lived coalition governments, which would leave more power in the hands of the military and of senior, largely royalist bureaucrats, many of whom supported the coup. The constitutional draft will be debated for six days, our correspondent adds, after which there will be very few opportunities for public discussion. The military has ruled out a referendum but plans instead to seek opinion from a thousand selected respondents in each of Thailand's 77 provinces. Critics say the constitution is aimed at preventing the return of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. He was ousted in 2006, after being accused of corruption and now lives in self-imposed exile. Since then, Thailand has been deeply divided as his supporters and opponents struggle for political control, with the conflict sometimes spilling over into street violence.

Summary: Thailand's military-picked reform council has begun a week-long debate over a new constitution, almost a year after a military coup.


Visitors to the charity's reserve in Bempton, East Yorkshire can upload their images to a special website. The Atlantic puffin is a "Red List" threatened species and numbers across the UK are rapidly declining. Researchers hope analysing the birds' diets could help explain why numbers have dropped in some areas. More on this and other East Yorkshire stories Images from Bempton, where colony numbers are holding steady, will be compared to other sites where the birds are struggling. A recent report by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee said that the puffin's decline was due to a reduction in its food supply of small fish and its vulnerability to oil spills. They have been listed as vulnerable to extinction, the lowest of three categories behind critically endangered and endangered. The RSPB's Ali Barratt said the research is especially important at this time of year as puffin chicks are about to hatch. "The society as a whole can look at what puffins are eating in different parts of the UK," she said. "See if there are any differences and see if there any things that we wouldn't expect and to try and build a picture of ocean health around our island".

Summary: The RSPB has appealed for photographs of puffins feeding to help scientists discover why the bird's numbers have fallen to dangerously low levels.


The Wild Dolphins project was organised by Wild in Art along with the Archie Foundation at the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital, and Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC). For the last 10 weeks they have been the most photographed and talked about attractions in the city. They were in parks, shopping centres, the beach and museums. The models will now be auctioned. The auction will be held at Aberdeen's Music Hall on Wednesday 10 September from 19:00. Proceeds will be split between Archie and WDC.

Summary: A popular arts project which brought 50 life-sized fibre glass dolphins to Aberdeen is drawing to a close.


Both teams had first-half openings, with Clarets defender Michael Keane twice unable to keep headers on target, while Hull's Robert Snodgrass failed to beat Tom Heaton with a volley. Moses Odubajo forced another save from Heaton at the start of the second half. Tigers keeper Allan McGregor spilled Joey Barton's shot to Sam Vokes and he kept his cool to slot home the rebound. The result meant the third-placed Clarets are one point behind both the Tigers and Middlesbrough, but have played more games than both. Media playback is not supported on this device Hull hammered Dyche's men 3-0 when the two sides last met on Boxing Day, but a repeat of that never looked likely with the hosts deserving their narrow win. Barton came close to opening the scoring after half an hour when his skidding free-kick forced a low save from McGregor before the keeper denied the same player from a header. The pivotal moment in the game came in the 77th minute when Wales international Vokes reacted quickest to McGregor's save from another Barton effort. Hull substitute Chuba Akpom had a shot saved but he could not prevent his side suffering a first defeat since 28 December. Burnley manager Sean Dyche: "I always knew it was going to be tight, but looking back I think we controlled the quality of the game overall. "Hull are a very strong defensive side with a real depth of experience, but we've managed to breach them one more time than they breached us. "We're right up there in the hunt, but nothing will be decided yet." Hull manager Steve Bruce: "There was loads of heart and endeavour out there, and that from two top-class teams. It was never going to be a classic in weather like that. "We carved out some great chances, but maybe we just missed that killer instinct in front of goal that you need. "We've lost, but you just have to accept the result and move on. And we will do. "We've played well in really difficult conditions. It's been an opportunity missed for us to create a bit of daylight at the top, but I couldn't fault the players." Match ends, Burnley 1, Hull City 0. Second Half ends, Burnley 1, Hull City 0. Substitution, Burnley. Rouwen Hennings replaces Andre Gray. Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Allan McGregor. Foul by Joey Barton (Burnley). Isaac Hayden (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Substitution, Hull City. Tom Huddlestone replaces Jake Livermore. Delay in match Ben Mee (Burnley) because of an injury. Offside, Burnley. David Jones tries a through ball, but Sam Vokes is caught offside. George Boyd (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Hull City). Sam Vokes (Burnley) is shown the yellow card. Sam Vokes (Burnley) has gone down, but that's a dive. Attempt blocked. Andre Gray (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Boyd. Goal! Burnley 1, Hull City 0. Sam Vokes (Burnley) right footed shot

Summary: Burnley celebrated boss Sean Dyche's new contract by beating leaders Hull City to close within a point of them.


The Stormont executive has a target of growing external sales by 33% over the next four years and by 80% by 2025. The "trade accelerator plan" includes increased grants to visit trade shows. Small and medium sized firms will also get accommodation and travel grants for market development trips to Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland. Economy Minister Simon Hamilton said increasing exports was critical to "transforming Northern Ireland into a globally competitive economy". The most recent trade figures show that manufacturing exports from Northern Ireland were up by 9.5% in the year ending June 2016. External sales are all those sales made outside Northern Ireland, that is sales to Great Britain, the Republic of Ireland and anywhere else in the world. Exports consist of all sales made outside the United Kingdom. Pharmaceutical firms have performed particularly strongly with exports up by 84% or Â£527m. However, the number of firms that are exporting has continued to drift downwards and are there now fewer than 1,000 exporting businesses in Northern Ireland. The last executive fell significantly short of it export targets. It aimed to grow manufacturing exports by 20% but growth was less than 6%. Mr Hamilton said: "I want us to look at existing markets and new ones as huge opportunities for Northern Ireland. "We are already doing exceptionally well at exporting our goods and services but I believe we can do even better."

Summary: Northern Ireland companies selling to external markets are to be offered more financial support under a scheme announced by the economy minister.


Dons manager Derek McInnes says the midfielder, whose existing deal ends in the summer, has had a long desire to play in England, and will "probably" leave Pittodrie. McInnes told the club's online video channel RedTV Pawlett, 26, had been made a "good" offer by Aberdeen. MK Dons are managed by former Hearts head coach, Robbie Neilson. Since making his Aberdeen debut in early 2009, Pawlett has made more than 200 appearances for the club, scoring 20 goals.

Summary: Aberdeen have confirmed Peter Pawlett is likely to sign for MK Dons at the end of the season.


Mrs Beshenivsky was killed outside a travel agency in Morley Street on 18 November 2005 while responding to an armed robbery call. The service was held in Norfolk Gardens where a minute's silence was observed at the exact time she was shot. Her husband Paul and family were joined by police colleagues. The mother of three and stepmother of two died after she was shot in the chest on what was her youngest daughter Lydia's fourth birthday. Her shift partner, PC Teresa Milburn, was also shot and injured during the incident. Two men were jailed for life for her murder. Dozens of new floral tributes have been left at the memorial in the city centre. Ch Supt Simon Atkin, of West Yorkshire Police, said: "The memorial service for family, friends, colleagues and community members from across Bradford is to ensure that we can collectively come together to remember police constable 6410 Sharon Beshenivsky. "Our thoughts are still with Paul and his family as we recall that fateful day 10 years ago when Sharon was killed in the line of duty. "We come together as friends within the police family to reflect and support as we ensure that Sharon will not be forgotten." Lord Mayor of Bradford Joanne Dodds said: "Sharon made the ultimate sacrifice and gave her life protecting us and ensuring we could continue to enjoy the liberty, freedom and way of life we all value so dearly."

Summary: Family and colleagues of murdered PC Sharon Beshenivsky have paid tribute to the officer on the 10th anniversary of the day she was shot dead in Bradford.


Evacuation advice has been issued to Kennett River, Grey River and Wongarra. Most residents have left their homes. But a wind change on Thursday afternoon eased the threat to these communities, fire authorities said. Firefighters and aircraft from NSW and New Zealand are on standby in case the fire breaks containment lines. The fire is the same one that destroyed more than 100 homes at Wye River and Separation Creek over Christmas Day. It now covers around 2,800 hectares (7,000 acres) and is likely to pose a threat to communities along the famous Great Ocean Road for months. In South Australia a fire is threatening homes at Mosquito Hill south of Adelaide. Aircraft have been sent to the area but the fire is burning very fiercely, South Australia Country Fire Service spokesman Brenton Eden told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. Mr Eden said residents in the area should execute their emergency plans.

Summary: More than 500 firefighters are set to battle a blaze in the Australian state of Victoria, one of the world's most fire-prone regions on New Year's Eve.


GOSH referred the case back to the High Court after reports of "new" data from foreign healthcare experts suggested treatment could improve his condition. Charlie's parents have made several unsuccessful challenges to a decision to end the 11-month-old's life support. GOSH told the hearing the evidence was not new but it was right to explore it. Mr Justice Francis is overseeing the preliminary hearing in the Family Division of the High Court. In April he ruled that Charlie's life support should be ended and said earlier it would take something "dramatic and new" to make him change his mind. Mr Justice Francis is due to resume hearing the case on Thursday. On Sunday, Charlie's parents Chris Gard and Connie Yates handed in a 350,000-signature petition calling for him to travel to the US for treatment. Charlie's parents are seeking permission to remove their son - who has the rare condition mitochondrial depletion syndrome - from the care of Great Ormond Street Hospital so he can undergo experimental treatment abroad. Charlie's medical case explained The judge said: "There is not a person alive who would not want to save Charlie." A lawyer for the family said new and unpublished data was recently shared with the hospital that suggested treatment could produce a "dramatic clinical improvement" in Charlie's condition. Previously doctors had indicated Charlie had irreversible structural brain damage. Lawyers representing the family have now said using "cutting edge genetic science" there was a "small chance" of brain recovery and that it was a chance "worth taking". They questioned whether Mr Justice Francis was the correct person to assess the latest medical evidence, given that in April he had ruled Charlie's life support should be withdrawn. In reply, the judge said: "I did my job. I will continue to do my job." At the hearing, a lawyer for GOSH said the alleged "new research" had been available for the judge's consideration in April and was purely lab-based anyway, and related to patients with muscle problems only rather than brain damage. Charlie inherited the faulty RRM2B gene, affecting the cells responsible for energy production and respiration and leaving him unable to move or breathe without a ventilator. GOSH describes proposed experimental therapies as "unjustified" and said the treatments being offered are not a cure. However, the hospital's decision to go back to court came after researchers at two international healthcare facilities said they had "fresh evidence about their proposed experimental treatment". Charlie's parents, from Bedfont in west London, want their son to have nucleoside therapy. Speaking to BBC Breakfast, Ms Yates described the situation as a "living hell". "I couldn't sit there and watch him in pain and suffering, I promise you I wouldn't," she said, adding: "I think parents know when their children are ready to go and they've given up, and Charlie is still fighting. "It's horrible that this decision has been taken out of our hands. It's not just about us knowing best, it's about having other hospitals and doctors saying we want to treat [Charlie] and we think it's the best

Summary: A lawyer for Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has dismissed claims of "fresh" medical evidence in the case of terminally ill baby Charlie Gard.


Rescuers were continuing to clear fallen rock to get to the area where the two missing miners were thought to have been working, officials said. They were trapped 150m (490 feet) underground by a cave-in on Friday. Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has offered his help, three days after the dramatic rescue of 33 miners in Chile. Deputy Mining Minister Jorge Espinosa said the searchers had hopes of finding the two missing men alive. "We hope to find the two other miners alive because they were in a spot that probably was not affected" by the cave-in, he told Associated Press news agency. Mr Espinosa identified the two workers who had been confirmed dead as Walter Vera and Paul Aguirre. He said the two missing men were Pedro Mendoza and Angel Vera, Walter's brother. President Rafael Correa promised to do "everything possible" to save them. "God willing, we will find them alive." The collapse at the Casa Negro gold, silver and copper mine, near the town of Portovelo, is thought to have been caused by a water leak which eroded structural supports.

Summary: Rescuers have found the bodies of two of four miners trapped underground in a gold mine in southern Ecuador.


Rehoboth Baptist Chapel, next to the Regent Circus development in Swindon, was closed in January 2014 because of damage to its ceiling and walls. Repairs by developer ISG had been expected to start two months ago. The BBC has asked ISG for a comment but the company has not responded. The chapel and people living near the Regent Circus complex, which opened fully in February, said they had been reassured by ISG at a public meeting in March 2014 that the damage would be "put right". Tracy White, from residents group Back Garden, said the company had offered nearby residents a property survey and had also agreed to write to all those affected. She said when she had contacted ISG to confirm whether "the letter was actually circulated to residents" she had received no reply. Ms White said: "At that meeting, ISG's director made a public commitment to rectify any problems that the surveys identified. "We know that there are residents on Cross Street whose properties back on to the development that have no access to their garages and back alley, which has remained closed off with fencing for nearly two years. "We were also led to believe repair work would begin in February and March, and that concrete underpinning would start in April. "Again, nothing has happened with this work." Rehoboth Baptist Chapel has been hiring nearby St Mary's church for its congregation since the chapel closed last year.

Summary: A chapel which closed more than a year ago when cracks appeared during the construction of a nearby retail complex is still awaiting repairs by the developer.


The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) said it will offer advice to women concerned about any symptoms after taking abortion medication. A spokesman said "restrictive abortion laws" on the island are forcing women to order pills over the internet. Anti-abortion campaigners have dismissed the helpline launch as a "dangerous publicity stunt". Although abortion it is not currently illegal on the island, the law states the procedure can only be carried out in the event of a criminal offence or on mental health grounds. According to the UK Department of Health, 105 women travelled from the Isle of Man to England in 2015 to terminate pregnancies. However, while most women from the UK can have an NHS-funded abortion, those from the island have to pay for both the procedure and travel expenses. BPAS spokesman Katherine O'Brien told the BBC that there are many who cannot afford to make the journey and are "increasingly resorting to buying medication online." "We are concerned that, because they are committing an illegal act, women may not always seek help when they need it. "It's really important they have access to the same follow up care and the same nurse led advice that all other women do". The Termination of Pregnancy (Medical Defences Act) 1995 makes it illegal to "procure the miscarriage of a pregnancy, except in certain circumstances" - with fewer than 10 terminations carried out on the island each year. Peter Williams from the Humanity and Equality in Abortion Reform (HEAR) campaign said: "There is no evidence to suggest widespread use of abortion pills in the Isle of Man. "We are concerned that this attention-seeking initiative could endangers the lives of women by promoting the use of online abortion pills". A spokesman for the Manx government said a review of the current act is included in the Isle of Man Government's legislative programme. "We recognise that there are circumstances where a woman or couple will decide that terminating a pregnancy - whether on medical grounds due to concerns about the health of the mother or because of a condition diagnosed in the foetus - is the right course of action for them. "The Department [of Health and Social Care] understands the difficulty such a decision can pose."

Summary: A telephone helpline has been set up in the Isle of Man for women who have bought so-called abortion pills online.


It follows an upsurge in attacks blamed on the Nigerian militants. Three suicide bombings killed 33 people in Cameroon's main northern city, Maroua, since last week. The reinforcements will raise the number of troops deployed to the north to 8,500, AFP news agency reports. Cameroon's army uses Maroua as the headquarters for its operations against the group. Authorities in the region have announced several measures, including a ban on wearing the full-face veil, in an attempt to prevent suicide bombers from disguising themselves as devout Muslim women. They have also closed some mosques and Islamic schools and banned large gatherings of Muslims without permission. Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is due in Cameroon on Wednesday for talks with President Paul Biya in a bid to strengthen the regional alliance against Boko Haram. After several months of delay, a multinational force of 8,700 soldiers, police and civilian personnel is due to start operations at the end of July. It will be based in Chad's capital, N'Djamena, which has also been affected by the violence. At least 17,000 people have been killed since Boko Haram launched its insurgency in northern Nigeria 2009, according to Amnesty International.

Summary: Cameroon will deploy an extra 2,000 troops along its northern border with Nigeria to fight militant Islamist group Boko Haram, state television reports.


Kyle Bradley was pronounced dead by the side of the railway line in Wrenthorpe near Wakefield on Saturday. Another boy aged 16 and a woman aged 18 were left with non-life threatening injuries. Local residents said there had been problems with young people playing near to the track before.

Summary: An inquest into the death of a 16-year-old boy who climbed on to a train and touched overhead power lines has been opened and adjourned in Wakefield.


She unveiled a White Paper detailing £1.3bn investment in new prisons over the next five years, and plans for 2,100 extra officers, drug tests and more autonomy for governors. Labour said the announcement was "too little, too late", saying earlier staff cuts had created a "crisis in safety". Unions have raised concerns about a rise in violence and suicide in jails. The Prison Officers Association (POA) warned on Wednesday that jails were facing bloodbaths unless more staff were recruited and retained. Addressing MPs in the Commons, Ms Truss said the prison system was under "serious and sustained pressure", with missed opportunities in the past to introduce reforms. She is promising a zero-tolerance approach toward attacks on prison staff and says body-worn cameras will be rolled out across the prison estate to increase officers' confidence. The cost to society of reoffending by former prisoners was estimated to be £15bn a year, Ms Truss said, adding: "We owe it to our hard-working prison staff to reverse these trends. We owe it to prisoners and their families. And we owe it to our communities and victims of crime." She said: "My starting point is to refocus the system so everyone is clear that safety and rehabilitation is the purpose of the prison system... "Governors and staff cannot lead and manage change in an environment where they fear violence. Likewise, offenders cannot be expected to turn their life around while they are dependent on drugs or in fear of being assaulted." The debate about a growing crisis in the prison service has increasingly focused on staff shortages, with officer numbers having fallen from about 25,000 to 18,000 since 2010. The 2,100 extra officers announced in the White Paper are in addition to 400 new staff announced by Ms Truss last month, which means a total of 2,500 new recruits joining the service. They are due to be in place by the end of 2018 at a cost of £100m a year, but will still leave staffing short of the levels seen before 2010. The number of prisoners has risen slightly over the same period. By Danny Shaw, home affairs correspondent This is a White Paper of two halves. It is about restoring stability to prisons through improved security - and the recruitment of more staff. But levels will still be below those in 2010 and there are doubts as to whether enough people will be willing to stay in the job when the salary - starting at £20,500 - can be bettered in less stressful and dangerous environments. The other half is about long-term reform, by empowering prison governors and holding them to account, ideas first set out by Liz Truss's predecessor, Michael Gove. But whereas Mr Gove spoke about "hope" and "redemption", Ms Truss emphasises the need for "evidence" and "data". She wants a system where each prison's performance is measured and monitored, where inspectors have greater powers, and where the justice secretary can intervene, if necessary, by closing failing institutions. It's an ambitious plan which may drive up standards, but could also lead to

Summary: Prisons in England and Wales are to see their biggest overhaul in a generation, Justice Secretary Liz Truss has said.


It will "be etched in my memory forever - quite an incredible feeling", said Peake, the first astronaut representing the UK to carry out a spacewalk. He and US colleague Tim Kopra were outside the International Space Station (ISS) for almost five hours on Friday. But the operation was cut short after water leaked into Col Kopra's helmet. The pair had already replaced a failed electrical box, which was their main objective. As it happened: Tim Peake's spacewalk After they returned and were safely inside with the outer airlock hatch closed, Major Peake thanked mission controllers: "You guys did a great job." Later on Friday night, he posted two tweets, two hours apart. His first included three photographs and by Saturday morning it had had more than 9,000 retweets and 18,000 likes. It included a selfie that showed his camera in the reflection of his helmet. A later tweet from Maj Peake said: "Wrapping up today's spacewalk activities. Huge thanks to the ground teams who make it all possible & keep us safe out there - you guys rock!" His colleague Tim Kopra also posted photos from the spacewalk, including one of him emerging from the airlock and another of him carrying out repairs on the end of the space station. Maj Peake's parents later spoke of their excitement at watching their son fulfil a long-term ambition. "We are absolutely thrilled. This is a proud day," his mother Angela said. Before the spacewalk, the couple said they had watched the ISS fly over their home in the West Sussex village of Westbourne. "It was a brilliant pass in clear blue skies... it seems quite surreal that your son is up there," his father Nigel Peake said. Special report page: For the latest news, analysis and video Guide: A day in the life of an astronaut Explainer: The journey into space and back Test yourself: Do you have what it takes to be an astronaut? Social media: Twitter looks ahead to lift-off Timeline: How Tim Peake became a British astronaut Quiz: How dangerous is life in space? The spacewalk was expected to last more than six hours but was halted at 16:58 GMT on Friday when a water globule measuring a few inches across developed inside Col Kopra's helmet. Nasa is under a ruling to terminate a spacewalk under such circumstances after an incident in 2013, when a European astronaut developed a significant helmet leak and nearly drowned. A sample of water and absorption pads from inside the Col Kopra's helmet were collected by the crew as evidence for investigators to determine the cause of the leak.

Summary: UK astronaut Tim Peake described his first walk in space as "exhilarating", as he posted photos - including a selfie - of the feat on Twitter.


The Samoa international, 26, moved to the Sharks in January on an initial short-term deal before signing a two-year contract soon after. Iaone predominantly played as a number eight or blindside flanker in New Zealand but has started two Premiership games this season at openside for Sale. "It's a new role for me, I don't really play seven," he told BBC Sport. "From where I'm from I usually play six or eight because sevens back home are a lot fitter than what I am. "For myself I guess I could add another string to my bow saying I can cover seven now." Ioane, who played for the Highlanders in Super Rugby, was given some time off before the start of the season after he played twice in the Rugby World Cup for Samoa. One of the biggest differences Ioane has noticed since his move to England is the preparations before the game. "The boys love their tin here, they love their weights," he added "I've come from a place where weights are part of the week, but it's not overly focused on, here the lads are a lot bigger than what the lads are like back home. "I guess because of the fields and the conditions it becomes a forward-orientated game here so I'm about this same size as some of the academy boys. "If it affected my game then I might have to get bigger, but I like playing at the weight I am - for me the bigger I get the harder it is for me to get around the pitch."

Summary: Sale Sharks forward TJ Ioane is happy with the challenge of adapting to the openside flanker position this season.


From her office near the Indonesian capital's landmark Hotel Indonesia roundabout, the 24-year-old needed to cover the 30km (19 miles) to Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in under an hour. In a city notorious for its endless traffic jams it seemed impossible. However, as Ms Hauser was travelling light, one of her colleagues suggested that she tried a new mobile phone-based motorcycle taxi service called Go-Jek. Downloading the app, Ms Hauser used her smart phone to book and pay for a scooter to take her to the airport. Within minutes a Go-Jek rider turned up, and she hopped on the back. After a journey weaving around cars and lorries that perhaps wasn't suitable for those of a nervous disposition, Ms Hauser did indeed get to the airport on time. "I was very content, and since then have become a regular Go-Jek customer," she says. The brainchild of 30-year-old Indonesian entrepreneur Nadiem Makarim, the Go-Jek app has been downloaded more than 500,000 times since the service launched in Jakarta at the start of this year. Mr Makarim claims that no other app in Indonesia has reached half a million downloads so quickly. With no money spent on advertising, the success has solely come thanks to positive world of mouth. While motorcycle taxis, known locally as ojek, have long been a popular form of transport in Jakarta, Go-Jek is the first attempt to introduce a hi-tech booking system and guaranteed service standards. Outside of Go-Jek, ojek riders congregate on street corners, and are not officially registered. Payments have to be made in cash, and prices are a matter of negotiation. By contract, Go-Jek recruits and trains its staff, who get uniforms, helmets, and a smart phone on which they manage their pick ups. The company also sets standard fare levels, and provides its drivers with insurance. Go-Jek now has no less than 10,000 riders on its books, based not just in Jakarta, but also across the cities of Bandung and Surabaya, and the island of Bali. The company makes its money by taking a 20% commission from each journey. Mr Makarim has been a regular ojek user since his early 20s, but he admits that his childhood journeys were often a lot more luxurious. Born into an affluent Indonesian family, he would be taken to primary school in Jakarta in a chauffeur-driven car. Mr Markarim was then educated overseas, attending high schools in both New York and Singapore, before going to Brown University in the US state of Rhode Island to study international relations. This was followed by getting a master of business administration degree from Harvard University in Boston. Returning to Indonesia to work as a management consultant in Jakarta, the idea of creating Go-Jek came to him when he was speaking with his regular ojek rider. Mr Markarim says: ""I asked him, 'how long do you work?'. "The ojek driver said he normally works 14 hours a day. "And, I also asked him how many orders he normally took in a day. He said about four or five, so it meant that for

Summary: With Jakarta's traffic gridlocked in the middle of a Friday afternoon rush hour, German expat Jana Hauser thought she had little chance of catching her flight.


The Care Quality Commission (CQC) found long queues of ambulances outside the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, while patients with serious symptoms waited hours to be assessed. It gave the hospital an overall rating of "inadequate". Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust's chief executive resigned in May. The Trust gave no reason for Ursula Ward's decision to stand down. CQC inspectors, who visited in February and March, said the emergency department was "chaotic" with an "unacceptable" risk to patients. At times, sixteen ambulances were stacking up outside the department, representing a third of the emergency ambulance fleet for Hampshire. Inspectors found on 11 occasions, there were no ambulances available to respond to 999 calls. Vulnerable patients including frail pensioners were left in ambulances for more than two hours. The department was "severely overcrowded" with some patients waiting on trolleys, in corridors, or in a specialised "Jumbulance", a large ambulance, parked outside. Waiting times were among the worst in the country with almost a third of patients waiting more than four hours to be treated. Patients with suspected life-threatening conditions such as stroke or sepsis were not assessed quickly, and one patient with potential heart failure waited more than 5 hours for a first assessment. The CQC said the trust had been slow to improve despite warnings and had to take "immediate action" to protect patients, including ceasing the use of the Jumbulance. The NHS trust's Interim Chief Executive, Tim Powell, said: "We recognise the picture painted by the CQC in this report and we are very sorry that we have failed to provide to our patients, on a consistent basis, the high standards of care that we expect of ourselves. "We fully accept the inspector's findings and... we are determined to ensure that by... next winter, our service will be better."

Summary: Health inspectors have condemned a "chaotic" hospital emergency department which they said was failing to keep patients safe.


Offenders forced their way into a house on Bower Street, Carlisle, early on Saturday evening, Cumbria Police said. A 39-year-old man was taken to hospital with a serious head injury. A woman, also 39, had her finger broken. Three men aged 33, 26 and 23 and a 31-year-old woman, all from Carlisle, have been charged with aggravated burglary and are due in court later. The injured man remains in hospital.

Summary: Four people have been charged in connection with a hammer attack which left a man seriously injured.


The wooden panelling, ceiling beams and fireplace from the Oak Parlour at Gwydir Castle, near Llanrwst, were sold to an American newspaper owner in 1921. They were shipped to New York but have not been seen since the 1930s. It is now hoped they can be retraced and brought back to Wales. Judy Corbett, who owns Gwydir Castle with her husband, Peter Welford, said it was bought by William Randolph Hearst, an American newspaper tycoon in 1921. The 16th Century linen-fold panelling, the fireplace overmantel and the carved and moulded ceiling beams were dismantled, crated up and sent to America. "He ended up assembling it in his billiard room in his apartment in New York," she said. The apartment was known as the Clarendon, said to be the largest apartment in the world. It was partly demolished in the 1930s, but the couple know the panelled rooms were taken out and stored. "This is where we lose track of it," they said. "Where did our room go? "Did the Hearst family hold on to it? Was it sold? Was it donated to an American museum? "We have spent years looking through archives and records but can find no trace of it anywhere." Numerous items of furniture, along with another whole room, were also sold off in 1921. The panelling from the dining room was also bought by Mr Hearst. But it was later discovered in a warehouse belonging to the Metropolitan Museum in New York, and was brought back to Wales and reinstalled at Gwydir in 1996. Ms Corbett added: "The story of the dining room shows that miracles can happen. We would love to find our second missing room."

Summary: The owners of a 16th Century Tudor mansion in Conwy county are appealing to people in the United States to help them find a missing room.


The 27-year-old spent last season on loan at Chesterfield, scoring 15 goals in 38 appearances for the Spireites. Novak has agreed a three-year contract at The Valley and becomes the Addicks' third signing of the summer. "Lee has shown a consistency at both Championship and League One level and is a proven goalscorer," Charlton boss Russell Slade told the club website. Novak joined Birmingham from Huddersfield in summer 2013 and scored 12 goals in 69 outings for the Blues. Meanwhile, Charlton striker Igor Vetokele has joined Belgian Pro League side Zulte-Waregem on a season-long loan deal. Zulte-Waragem have an option to buy the 24-year-old Angola international as part of the deal. Vetokele moved to south-east London in the summer of 2014 and scored two goals in 18 appearances in 2015-16. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Summary: League One side Charlton Athletic have signed Lee Novak following the striker's departure from Birmingham.


Sands Cymru, Drugaid Cymru and Dash, are launching an initiative on Wednesday to tackle the problem. Sands Cymru chief executive Ifor Glyn said: "This is not a problem that's going to go away anytime soon." Public Health Wales has previously noted a "substantial escalation" in use since 2010. Sands said the blanket ban on legal highs, also known as new psychoactive substances (NPS) proposed by the Westminster government was not going to halt the spread. Concerns about the substances include people not knowing what they contain, a lack of understanding about their effects and how strong they are. Thaker Hafid, a father-of-three from Cardiff, died in February after taking a legal high that was five times stronger than heroin. The project, being launched in Neath, Neath Port Talbot, will offer briefings across Wales with the aim of reaching more than 8,000 people by Christmas. Public Health Wales has also warned about a potentially dangerous legal high currently in circulation. A man was taken to hospital in north Wales on 15 June after taking MMB-CHMINACA (MDMD-CHMICA) which has been associated with six deaths across Europe since September 2014.

Summary: A campaign to tackle the use of so-called legal highs is beginning following concerns about increased use.


Tech stocks had fallen on Friday and Monday, with some analysts saying that share prices in the sector had become overblown. But after dropping 2.5% on Monday, shares in tech giant Apple were up 1.2% at the close. Google owner Alphabet was also up 1.1% while shares in social media giant Facebook rose 1.5%. The tech-focused Nasdaq index rose 44.90 points, or 0.7%, to 6,220.37. The Dow Jones climbed 93.28 points to 21,328.95, while wider S&P 500 index added 10.96 points to 2,440.35, with both indexes setting fresh record highs. Traders expect an interest rate increase when the Fed concludes a two-day meeting on Wednesday.

Summary: Stocks on Wall Street have closed higher, with tech stocks recovering some of the ground lost in recent days.


In a statement , Nato described Saudi-born Sakhar al-Taifi as the group's second most senior figure in Afghanistan. He commanded foreign insurgents and directed attacks against coalition and Afghan forces, the statement said. But Taliban sources in Kunar deny Al-Taifi was killed and claim he left the area three months ago. Sakhar al-Taifi died in "a precision air strike" in the Watapur district of Kunar province on Sunday night, according to the Nato statement. Another rank-and-file member of al-Qaeda was killed at the same time, it said. But Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid told the Afghan Islamic Press news agency that a bombing raid in the area had killed two Afghan Taliban. "There are no al-Qaeda fighters in Watapur and no foreign national was killed there," he said. Al-Taifi, who also went by the names of Mustaq and Nasim, arranged for weapons and insurgent fighters to be transported into Afghanistan, Nato says. He reportedly had strong links to Taliban fighters in the area. Senior intelligence officials have told the BBC's Bilal Sarwary that al-Taifi had expertise in making roadside bombs and suicide vests, but that he also funded and trained suicide attackers in Kunar. Al-Taifi replaced the al-Qaeda commander Abu Ikhlas al-Masri who was captured in Afghanistan's volatile Kunar province. Nato estimates that there are fewer than 100 al-Qaeda operatives in the country. However, the border with Pakistan where the fighters operate is porous, says the BBC's Quentin Sommerville in Kabul. Troops on the ground often report hearing the voices of Arabic-speaking insurgents over radios - when they do, immediate attacks are launched against those sites, he says. Kunar has always been known as a crucible of conflict - a haven for millitants in the north-eastern corner of Afghanistan and bordering Pakistan's tribal areas. Correspondents say it is one of the first ports of call for insurgents crossing the mountain passes from Pakistan. Among the many documents seized from the compound of Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan after he was killed last May was a letter to Atiya Abdul Rahman, al-Qaeda's top operational planner, in which the al-Qaeda leader advised militants to seek refuge in Kunar because of its terrain. "Kunar is more fortified due to its rougher terrain and many mountains, rivers and trees, and it can accommodate hundreds of the brothers without being spotted by the enemy. This will defend the brothers from the aircraft," he wrote.

Summary: One of the most senior al-Qaeda figures in Afghanistan was killed in a weekend air strike, Nato-led forces say.


A recent event at the end of August left at least 30 soldiers injured. At least 24 cadets were reported to have been left unconscious because pillows were stuffed with hard objects. West Point Superintendent Lt Gen Robert L Caslen said the academy was pursuing unspecified disciplinary measures against those involved in the fights. He was quoted in the New York Times as saying that those facing such measures included "senior military members and cadets alike". Gen Caslen was not reported to have identified or provided the ranks of those who may be punished, but said he was determined "to send a clear message that this kind of behaviour will not be tolerated". An army investigation dated the pillow fights to 2001, but congressional testimony reported in the New York Times suggests they date back more than a century. One cadet suffered a broken nose in the August pillow fight, while others had dislocated shoulders. West Point academy argued at the time the fight was designed to build "esprit de corps". None of the injuries was severe and all cadets have returned to duty, it said. Video of the fight posted online shows crowds of yelling cadets, some wearing body armour as well as helmets, surging together in a central quad. The annual night-time event has been described as a harmless way of blowing off steam at the end of a gruelling summer of training. But this year's event seems to have been a little over-exuberant, with pillow cases reported to have been stuffed with hard objects, thought to have been helmets. A report into the incident cited by the New York Times said that the injuries were largely caused by cadets being struck by "elbows or other body parts" or from being knocked down.

Summary: Huge pillow fights among US cadets to mark the end of summer training at the prestigious West Point military academy are to be banned, officials say.


The rally is one of more than 600 being held worldwide on the president's first full day in office. The aim is to highlight women's rights, which protesters believe to be under threat from the new administration. Mr Trump attended a multi-faith service at Washington National Cathedral and then visited the CIA's HQ. In a speech there he said he was "1,000%" behind its employees and also railed against a "dishonest" media. He did not refer to Saturday's protests. Protesters swarmed the streets and metro stations of the US capital on Saturday as they headed to the National Mall to hear speeches from Scarlett Johansson, Ugly Betty star America Ferrera, Ashley Judd, Gloria Steinem and Michael Moore among others. Latest: Mass protests in US Organisers had originally sought a permit for 200,000 people but later said they were expecting as many as half a million, which would dwarf Friday's inauguration crowd, the Washington Post reported. A planned march to the White House proved impossible as the entire route was filled with demonstrators. Interim DC Police Chief Peter Newsham told Associated Press: "The crowd stretches so far that there's no room left to march." But there are other protests in some 300 cities across the US, from New York to Seattle. The scale of the turnout in Chicago prompted police to designate it a rally rather than a march. Organisers of a London rally said between 80,000 and 100,000 people had taken part there. During his speech in Washington, Michael Moore ripped up a copy of the Washington Post, saying: "The headline was 'Trump takes power'. I don't think so. Here's the power. Here's the majority of America right here. We are the majority." The singer Madonna also made an appearance, swearing several times in a speech carried live by major US TV networks. "Yes I am outraged. Yes, I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House," she said. America Ferrera told the crowd: "We march today for the moral core of this nation, against which our new president is waging a war." Many women have knitted pink "pussy hats" - a reference to a recording that emerged during the election campaign in which Mr Trump talked about groping women. Defeated presidential candidate Hillary Clinton sent a tweet of support. Organisers of the Women's March on Washington said in a statement: "The women's march on Washington will send a bold message to our new government on their first day in office, and to the world that women's rights are human rights." They said the protest would not simply be about women's rights and would attract "people of all genders, ages, races, cultures, political affiliations and backgrounds", with support from the likes of Amnesty International. The rally is peaceful, easing fears of a repeat of the violence that occurred after the inauguration ceremony on Friday, when protesters smashed windows. More than 200 were arrested and six officers hurt. Anti-Trump marches have already taken place in Australia, New Zealand and in Asian cities such as Bangkok. Several thousand women and men

Summary: Hundreds of thousands have massed for a "Women's March on Washington", part of a global day of protests against new US President Donald Trump.


14 July 2016 Last updated at 08:26 BST Deep underground the biggest building project in Europe is taking place, to make a brand new underground railway line. The project to build this new trainline for London started in 2009, with lots of digging. Builders even unearthed skeletons dating back to Roman times, roman coins and roads, a tudor mansion, and a plague pit. Seven new stations are expected to open in 2018, with 200 million passengers set to use the new line every year. CBBC's super scientific reporter Fran Scott has gone 'under' the scenes to find out what goes into this massive build.

Summary: Something BIG is happening beneath the streets of London.