But the independent report voiced concern that no clear scientific, medical or social benefits had emerged from nearly one in 10 projects. It also said that in a minority of experiments, the justification for using monkeys was "not compelling". The review was led by Professor Sir Patrick Bateson. The current president of the Zoological Society of London was commissioned by the main bodies that fund medical research in Britain. They wanted him to assess whether the studies on non-human primates (NHPs) were necessary, high-quality and yielded significant advances in medical science. Animal welfare groups opposed to experimentation on monkeys called again for the practice to be banned outright. They described Prof Bateson's review a "chilling insight into primate research". Although the proportion of monkeys used in research compared with other animals is low, less than 0.1%, there is concern that they suffer more than other species during experimentation, and so should only be used if those studies are expected to yield important medical benefits and if there is no other way of carrying out the research. The review suggested that this standard might not have been achieved in all cases. "Not everything is rosy in the garden," Prof Bateson told reporters. He reviewed experiments on monkeys carried out between January 1997 and December 2006. Just under 3,000 animals were used in experiments in that period. The bulk of the research focused on neuroscience. Research on great apes is not permitted in the UK and so monkeys provide the next best animal models to study the human brain. Researchers often cite the widespread prevalence of neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, as a justification for research in this area. However, Prof Bateson said that the "size of the problem should not be accepted as the sole justification for individual areas of research". He added: "Funders and researchers should avoid overstating and generalising the medical benefit (of research on monkeys). Instead, statements should be based on the actual scientific basis for funding decisions." Considerable suffering Prof Bateson and his team looked at 31 neuroscience studies. Half of the experiments involved considerable animal suffering. These were assessed as having a high scientific value. But in most cases, according to Prof Bateson, there was "little direct evidence of medical benefit". He did concede, though, that there might not have been sufficient time for the advances gained in scientific understanding to be translated into new drugs or treatments. The report recommends a body to be set up to assess whether commissioned research will lead to improvements in healthcare. Prof Bateson's review found a few instances of research that caused a high degree of suffering, but was not judged to be the highest-quality science. One example was of UK-funded research on reproduction carried out overseas. It involved performing a hysterectomy in which the mother and its foetus were, in the words of the review, "compromised". The study was undertaken to train students and repeated a study that had been carried out a decade earlier. According to Prof Bateson, "it is not acceptable knowingly to fund work outside

Summary: A review of the use of monkeys in UK medical research says the practice should continue and finds the current work to be generally of good quality.


Warren Gatland's side can take another step towards the quarter-finals against Fiji on Thursday. Their last group game is against Australia on 10 October. "We've all celebrated in the last few days," said Gibbs. "But it counts for nothing unless we win on Thursday and go unbeaten throughout this group." Gibbs, 44, starred for the British and Irish Lions as they beat South Africa in 1997 and also played for the Wales and Great Britain rugby league teams during a glittering career. He famously scored a last-minute try at Wembley when Wales beat England 32-21 in the 1999 Five Nations Championship. The former Ospreys and Swansea centre added: "The nation is behind them - they just need to play smart football, conserve energy and probably put the pressure on Fiji to play rugby." Meanwhile, Wales centre Jamie Roberts says once-capped centre Tyler Morgan, 20, can impress on his World Cup debut after being called in to replace the injured Scott Williams. "He was unlucky to make the squad in the first place," said Roberts. "He's a very explosive player, a young guy who's very enthusiastic and he has to put that into 80 minutes. "He's a talented fella and he'll fit straight in. "He's got experience around him with myself and Dan [Biggar at fly-half] and George [North] and Alex [Cuthbert] as well. "It's the same for Matthew Morgan [at full-back]. "He comes into a backline with a lot of experience and just has to take care of his own job and the rest will happen for him." Roberts felt Fiji could also have beaten England in the tournament opener had a crucial moment gone their way. "I thought they played some great stuff and when [Niko] Matawalu's try was disallowed, that was a massive, massive turning point in that game," said the Harlequins player. "If they'd have scored then, I really feel they might have gone on and won it. "I've played against quite a few of those lads in the Top 14 and they're serious rugby players and serious athletes." Fiji captain Akapusi Qera, 31, starred in their back row as they dumped Wales out of the 2007 tournament in Nantes. He said: "It's the best memory ever so far in my rugby career. "For me as a young boy coming into that big tournament and to win and get qualified for the quarter-finals, it was a major, major boost in my rugby career. "And maybe that's why I'm still hanging around for a few a couple more years in order to replicate that history."

Summary: Wales legend Scott Gibbs says they must beat Fiji and Australia in the World Cup or their stunning Pool A win over England "counts for nothing".


The 13-year-old boy collapsed in Cardiff after smoking King Cobra, South Wales Police said. It comes after officers carried out a drugs raid in Morriston, Swansea, last week and seized Â£6,000 worth of new psychoactive substances (NPS). Police said Swansea council's trading standards team is now investigating. Det Ch Insp Jason Redrup said: "Across south Wales we are seeing an increase in people using NPS, especially among young people. "It is important that people know that these substances are not only illegal but are also dangerous to their health. In most cases users won't know exactly what they are taking." Referring to the drugs warrant executed at a commercial premises at Woodfield Street in Morriston, police neighbourhood beat manager PC Richard Williams said: "We have received a constant flow of information from the local community about this premises which is linked to recent publicity about the use of so-called legal highs. "We have acted on this information and by working with our partners in trading standards have disrupted this operation." Legal highs which are not under any form of controls are sometimes labelled as "research chemicals", "herbal incense" or "not for human consumption". Nearly 350 new psychoactive substances have been identified, the UN's Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said earlier this month.

Summary: A warning over the dangers of taking so-called legal highs has been issued by police after a teenager was taken to hospital.


No, not getting your hands on a ticket to the premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Much, much more difficult will be to avoid all mention of the film anywhere for the next few weeks. If you are one of the people not so keen on catching the latest installment and wanting to avoid all reference to it, you have already failed by clicking on this article. But while you're here, you might as well carry on reading: here are some invaluable pointers for how to keep your head down until the hype has passed. Or Chad. Or North Korea. If online interest in the film is any indication, you're in deep trouble if you're not into Star Wars and live in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and (for some reason) Hungary - that's where interest is at its most feverish. A quick look at the rest of Google's map shows a bigger picture though: Some pretty big areas don't really care that much about Star Wars, so you could move there. Most of Africa doesn't seem too bothered, and the same goes for central America, where the weather is quite pleasant at this time of the year. (For the record - the map is likely to be blank in some countries due to a lack of data available to Google, rather than an aversion to sci-fi.) The film's page on the IMDb film database shows it is opening in more than 80 countries in the next month - China is the last to get it on 9 January. Incidentally, if you are in Bhutan, we can't say whether The Force Awakens will be shown there - the country's two cinemas have not yet replied to the BBC. This goes without saying. Even traditional art-house cinemas in London have jumped on the bandwagon, with some offering screenings from midnight on Thursday. The regularity of screenings makes listings for some cinemas look more like bus timetables. In the middle of this, however, is the Institute of Contemporary Arts in central London, where Friday night will see a Q&A on Catalan avant-garde cinema. A spokeswoman for the ICA told the BBC it will not be screening the film at any point, nor will it be showing any Star Wars trailers - they show trailers only for independent films that will be screened at the venue. Quite a few people are expected to see the film. Some might reasonably be expected to discuss it afterwards, so avoiding humans altogether is perhaps the best policy. Having said that, not as many people might see it as you would expect. In the US, it is opening in 3,900 screens, and while that sounds like a lot, it is actually some 500 fewer than for the third Twilight film in 2010. This had led Forbes to speculate that The Force Awakens may not end up being the highest-grossing film of all time. If you're going to avoid all humans, it might be wise to do so online too. As of 10:50 GMT on Monday,

Summary: It is likely to prove to be one of the biggest challenges this year.


The Saracens winger, 28, was cited for making contact with the eyes of Ulster's Luke Marshall in a European Champions Cup game. The suspension came just a week after he was recalled to the England squad, 18 months after his last appearance. Ashton pleaded not guilty at a hearing on 20 January and is appealing against the level of the sanction. He received the full written decision of the independent disciplinary hearing judicial officer on Friday, 22 January. England begin their Six Nations campaign in Scotland on 6 February and end it on 19 March in France, with Ashton's ban finishing on 28 March. Head coach Eddie Jones said he would wait for the outcome of any appeal before naming a replacement. However, Bath wing Semesa Rokoduguni has been called up as cover and the 28-year-old will join up with the England squad until a final decision is made on Ashton's case.

Summary: Chris Ashton will appeal against a 10-week ban that would rule him out of England's entire Six Nations campaign.


It has been predicted more than 100,000 fans could arrive in a city with a population of less than 40,000. "We hope the suggested figures are not the same as the actual number of fans who will turn up," Sylvain Robert told the Sport Wales TV programme. "I don't know how we'd find space for 100,000 people." Robert says he and the city's officials are "working on all possible scenarios" and a 10,000-capacity fan zone will be set up. He added: "We are apprehensive about the number of fans who could arrive without a ticket as it's a problem for this type of event." According to Paul Corkrey of the Welsh branch of the Football Supporters' Federation, Lens' Stade Bollaert-Delelis "is one of the best stadiums in France". He added: "But the problem is that's all that's good about it. "The fan zone is very small. To have a tournament of this size there is strange because there are not many amenities there for supporters. I wouldn't go there." Robert is worried that the town's reputation may be damaged by the tournament. "It's not that we would be happier to have fewer people, it's that we would be happier if we can host fans in good conditions," said the mayor. Uefa responded with a statement, which read: "The host city of Lens, in close collaboration with the local authorities and Uefa, will be implementing appropriate measures to ensure that all visitors enjoy matches in a safe and festive atmosphere, be it at the stadium, in the fan zone or in the city centre." Watch Sport Wales, BBC Two Wales from 19:30 BST on Friday, 6 May and later on demand and on the BBC iPlayer.

Summary: The mayor of Lens says he is apprehensive about the number of supporters expected to visit when Wales face England at Euro 2016 on 16 June.


The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits now stands at 43,500. It reverses June's increase in the number of jobless - which had been the first jump in 28 months. However, Northern Ireland's unemployment rate of 6.5%, remains above the UK average. The figures also show that long-term unemployment continues to be a problem in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland's rate of 59% is well above the UK average of 31%, while youth unemployment is also higher. Enterprise Minister Jonathan Bell welcomed the fall in unemployment claimants, but said the levels are back to where they were a year ago. "The latest figures reiterate the continued challenges faced by the Northern Ireland labour market and the impact of continued uncertainty in global markets," he said. "The Northern Ireland unemployment rate [6.5%] is above that for the UK [5.6%], however, it continues to compare favourably to the April 2015 rates for the European Union [9.6%] and the Republic of Ireland [9.8%]. "In the face of these challenges it is important local businesses continue to seek new foreign investment and export opportunities."

Summary: Unemployment in Northern Ireland fell by 400 in July, according to the latest government figures.


Mr Maskey took 70.6% of the vote in Thursday's by-election with 16,211 votes. The turnout of 37.53% was one of the lowest for Northern Ireland. In second place was the SDLP's Alex Attwood on 3,088, with Gerry Carroll of People Before Profit third on 1,751. The by-election was held after Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams resigned earlier this year to become a member of the Republic of Ireland's parliament. Brian Kingston of the DUP took 1,393 votes, Bill Manwaring of the UUP 386 and Aaron McIntyre of the Alliance Party 122. The result was seen by many as a foregone conclusion as it is the safest seat in Northern Ireland, and the fourth safest in the UK. The full turnout of 37.53% drops to 37.35% when spoiled votes are excluded. The previous record low was 38.75% at North Down in 1995. Mr Maskey, who is a sitting assembly member and a long-time Belfast city councillor, was also celebrating his 44th birthday. He said he was not concerned by the turnout, adding that people had been asked to cast three separate votes just five weeks ago for the Northern Ireland Assembly, local government and AV referendum. He said: "I am delighted to be elected by the people, they have endorsed Sinn Fein yet again for their Westminster seat." 'Strong legacy' Accompanied by wife Patricia and his brother, fellow Sinn Fein MLA Alex Maskey, he paid tribute to his predecessor as he vowed to improve the lives of people in a constituency that has some of the most deprived neighbourhoods in Northern Ireland. "This part of the city is moving forward and I will endeavour to be part of that and work tirelessly to do what I can for the people of west Belfast," he said. "I take on the proud and strong legacy of Sinn Fein party president Gerry Adams and look forward now to the challenges in front of me." Mr Adams presented his successor with a special hurley to mark the result as other supporters urged him to blow out the candles on a birthday cake. "It's Paul Maskey's night," said the Sinn Fein president. "Once again Sinn Fein in west Belfast has delivered and we delivered big time." Sinn Fein's MPs have not take their seats at Westminster because they refuse to swear an oath of allegiance to the Queen.

Summary: Sinn Fein's Paul Maskey has been elected as the new MP for West Belfast.


Christopher Hales was found guilty of professional misconduct over property deals linked to MP Michelle Thomson. She was elected an SNP MP but withdrew the party whip after the case emerged. The Law Society found that claims staff might have deliberately halted progressing the case until after the election were "completely unfounded". Mr Hales had carried out work for M&F Property Solutions, a firm businesswoman Ms Thomson was a partner of. Following a hearing in May 2014, the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal said Mr Hales failed to provide mortgage companies with key information used to prevent fraud and must have been aware that there was a possibility he was facilitating mortgage fraud, whether or not it occurred. The deals he was investigated for had been carried out on behalf of M&F Property Solutions, a firm businesswoman Ms Thomson was a partner of. She remains an MP at Westminster and has strenuously denied she did anything wrong. After the link between Mr Hales and Ms Thomson came to light, the Law Society undertook a review of its handling of the case. It concluded that; Christine McLintock, president of the Law Society, said: "We took swift action after identifying the issues at Christopher Hales' firm in 2011, which included rapidly suspending Mr Hales from practice and making a suspicious activity report. Following our investigation we prosecuted him before the the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) , which resulted in him being struck off. "We said we would examine the issues raised as a result of this case to determine what lessons could be learned. "We have now identified where operational improvements can be made and are taking these forward in conjunction with other organisations. "This work will be overseen by the Society's Regulatory Committee, which comprises both solicitors and non-solicitors."

Summary: A review into the handling of a case involving a solicitor who was struck off has found no wrongdoing by Law Society of Scotland staff.


Police said a woman had been held over suspected fraudulent activity in the process used to vet staff for airside security passes. The two other women were arrested on 3 August and are currently on bail. Contractor Sodexo said about 300 employees' airside passes had been suspended "as a precautionary measure". Scotland Yard said the investigation was not related to terrorism. A spokesperson said the force was liaising with Sodexo following the arrests but would not reveal any more details about the investigation. The woman, a 28-year-old from Ealing, was arrested on Thursday morning and is currently in custody at a west London police station. The Met said her arrest "relates to suspected fraudulent activity in the vetting process for airside security passes at Heathrow Airport". The two other women from Surrey, aged 24 and 20, were arrested on suspicion of fraud and money laundering after an allegation that money had been fraudulently taken from a bank account. The 24-year-old is also being investigated as part of the inquiry into the vetting process for security passes, the Met said. A spokesperson for Sodexo said the company would not comment further "as this is part of an ongoing investigation". About 70,000 airside staff work at Heathrow.

Summary: Hundreds of staff who work at Heathrow Airport have had their airside clearance suspended after three women were arrested on suspicion of fraud.


The week-long event will see 15,000 young people aged under 25 competing in categories including singing, dancing, drawing and cooking. Around 100,000 visitors are expected to attend the annual touring event held at Llancaiach Fawr in Nelson this year. The Urdd was established in 1922 to help young people learn and socialise in the Welsh language. S4C broadcaster Iwan Griffiths, who has competed in the Urdd Eisteddfod many times, said it was important it visited areas like Caerphilly, where there were "pockets of Welsh speakers". Hosting committees must raise Â£200,000 for each event and people in Caerphilly have organised a series of fundraisers over the past year. Sunday's highlights include a morning service led by pupils from Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni and an opening concert led by BBC One Show's Alex Jones. There will also be performances from acts including singer Kizzy Crawford and Huw Euron. Competitions run throughout the week, with those involving choirs and dance groups the last to take place on Saturday 30 May. Event mascot Mistar Urdd will welcome an old friend to the festival this year, when the character Pen Gwyn from Patagonia reappears for the first time since 1979. Pen Gwyn's inclusion at the event will mark the 150th anniversary of Welsh settlers arriving in Patagonia, Argentina. There is live coverage on BBC Radio Cymru and on BBC Wales' Cymru Fyw online service. There is also television coverage during the week on S4C, with English commentary of live events on the channel's red button.

Summary: One of Europe's biggest youth festivals - the Urdd Eisteddfod - begins in Caerphilly county on Sunday.


David Wotherspoon gave Saints the lead on the rebound from a Graham Cummins header that had hit the post. Josh Magennis levelled before the break as Killie recovered. Rory McKenzie's cross deflected off Brian Easton and deceived Alan Mannus to put Killie ahead and they held on for a maiden home win of the season. The Rugby Park side draw level on points with seventh-place Saints, who must pick themselves up for a Scottish League Cup tie at Rangers on Tuesday. Killie and Saints were chasing their first home and away wins of the campaign, respectively. And after last week's morale-boosting Tannadice triumph over Dundee United, Gary Locke sent the same team out again, resisting the temptation to throw in new signing Conrad Balatoni. Last week's hat-trick hero Steven MacLean was forced to sit out the match on the artificial surface with John Sutton plugging the gap up front for St Johnstone. Kilmarnock have toiled at times on their own patch and have twice been bludgeoned at home this season. Dundee and Ross County both left Killie licking their wounds with 4-0 butcherings. The match opened in quiet and even fashion with Saints striker Cummins claiming he had been hauled down just inside the box but referee Willie Collum was not interested. The visitors did not have to wait long to get in front, however. After excellent play by Liam Craig, Easton crossed for Cummins, whose header beat Jamie MacDonald and rebounded off the post allowing the on-hand Wotherspoon to slot home. It was just Wotherspoon's second goal in more than two years. Saints had been the better team and looked the more dangerous; despite Killie seeing more of the ball they struggled to break down their visitors' defence. As the match drew closer to the interval, the hosts began to grab the game by the scruff of the neck. Killie's best bet appeared to be in the wide areas and it was from there they would level proceedings. Greg Kiltie exhibited what he can do with a superb cross for Magennis, who stretched his neck to loop a header past Mannus and equalise. Killie had won just one of the previous 15 meetings with Saints and it was Magennis who scored both that day. While Killie lost Daryl Westlake to injury in the first half, Darnell Fisher was withdrawn at the interval for Saints with Mark O'Hara and Steven Anderson the respective replacements. MacDonald has been inspirational for Kilmarnock this season and one of Locke's worst nightmares became reality when an early second-half collision saw him succumb to the injury. Ulsterman Conor Brennan replaced him at the end of a week that saw him recalled from a loan at Stranraer after fellow keeper Devlin McKay left for Derby County. However, it was his opposite number Mannus who was left watching in horror as Killie turned the game on its head. McKenzie's cross from the touchline nicked off Easton and looped over the Northern Irishman. The St Johnstone supporters would look on aghast again moments later when Michael O'Halloran was denied by

Summary: Kilmarnock made it back-to-back wins for the first time since January as they came from behind to beat St Johnstone.


26 July 2016 Last updated at 11:23 BST How on earth are you meant to pass the time? Don't worry - Newsround's got it sorted - sort of.... Check out our top tips to beat boredom in the car!

Summary: You know the feeling - you get in the car for a long, boring journey, and the battery on your tablet dies.


Kenya also won six silver and three bronze medals, with Jamaica and the US in second and third place respectively. Their final gold medal was won by Asbel Kiprop in the 1500m. President Uhuru Kenyatta tweeted: "Our young people have once again shown that they are as good as the world's best and brightest." "I'm so proud of myself to become a member of this exclusive club of three-times world champions," said Kiprop after his victory. His was part of a strong Kenyan performance its traditional domains of middle- and long-distance running, with gold medals for David Rudisha in the men's 800m Vivian Cheruiyot in the women's 10,000m and Ezekiel Kemboi and Hyvin Jepkemoi triumphing in the men's and women's 3,000m steeplechase respectively. Nicholas Bett won in the 400m hurdles and Julius Yego became the first Kenyan field event athlete to win a medal at the championships with victory in the men's javelin. On Wednesday it was announced that two Kenyan athletes at the championships had been suspended after failing drugs tests.

Summary: Kenya has come top of the overall medal table at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing for the first time, with seven gold medals.


The Storr, a geological feature of the landscape in Trotternish, Skye, was used for creating scenes in the new movie directed by Steven Spielberg. Tourism body VisitBritain has promoted The Storr in its new campaign called Oh My Giant Britain (OMGB). It also features the film's locations in England. Images of actress Ruby Barnhill, who plays lead character Sophie in the film, at The Storr, Big Ben in London and the Angel of the North near Gateshead have been released on social media. The BFG launches in the US on 1 July and in the UK on 22 July. Skye is a favourite with film-makers and provided backdrops for Stardust, which starred Michelle Pfieffer, big budget sci-fi Prometheus and also Snow White and the Huntsman, Keanu Reeves' film 47 Ronin and the latest film adaption of Macbeth. Last month it emerged that the production team behind The BFG were helped by Highland's Council's small tourism and film unit with its inquiries about locations on Skye.

Summary: Visits to the Isle of Skye could be boosted by a tourism campaign based on the film adaption of Roald Dahl's story The Big Friendly Giant.


The 42-year-old Tasmanian has spent two years as assistant coach and lead batting coach for Cricket Australia. Di Venuto was with Sussex and Derbyshire before moving to Durham, where he twice won the county title. But he is scheduled to return to England in time for the new season in April on an initial three-year deal. Surrey director of cricket Alec Stewart said: "Following the departure of Graham Ford it was vitally important that we found another high quality coach with a great work ethic and excellent knowledge of the English county game. "Michael is a good people person. His 12 years of county experience will be invaluable. He is highly regarded within the Australian set-up for his ability to work with and get the best out of players. "Being able to appoint a coach from a top quality international team can only serve to benefit the club and I would like to thank Cricket Australia for their professional dealings."

Summary: Surrey have appointed former Australia one-day international batsman Michael di Venuto as their new head coach to replace Graham Ford.


Guy Coponet was forced by the killers to film the murder of 85-year-old Fr Jacques Hamel inside the church at Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray. "I had to film my friend Father Jacques's murder! I can't get over it," said the 87-year-old parishioner. Mr Coponet was himself stabbed several times, including once in the throat. He had to wait 45 minutes for help and told the Famille Chretienne (Christian Family) website he had been very lucky to survive. "The emergency medic who treated me told me 'you had divine protection because the knife attacks missed your vital organs. But it really wasn't far away - it's like a miracle'." He, his wife Janine, and three nuns had been attending Fr Hamel's service when the two Islamist militants burst into the church. Adel Kermiche and Abdel-Malik Petitjean, both 19, were known to French security services. Their attack was claimed by so-called Islamic State (IS). Kermiche was awaiting trial on terror charges and had to wear an electronic tag, although not during the morning. Petitjean was on the French security services' S-list for suspects considered a security threat. He had travelled from the south-east Savoie region to carry out the attack. Both were shot dead by police. What we know about French church attack Tributes paid to murdered French priest How France is wrestling with jihadist terror Mr Coponet described how he had been forced to hold a camera for the killers, who checked on the quality of the images they planned to post on social media. He told French TV on Thursday that Fr Hamel had tried to fend his attackers off right to the end, crying out "Satan, get out of here, get out, Satan". However, he was convinced that even at that moment the priest was not condemning the young jihadist killing him. "They were in the grip of evil, it's a bit like a sect," he said. Earlier this month Pope Francis said Fr Hamel was a martyr and already on his way to becoming a saint. "He accepted his martyrdom there on the altar," he said. Guy Coponet still suffers from the wounds he sustained on 26 July. He has a deep scar on his throat and had trouble swallowing. His wife Janine said she was convinced at the time that he had died. The church at Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray is due to re-open at a ceremony on Sunday.

Summary: An elderly man left for dead by two jihadists at a church in the French city of Rouen has spoken of the terrifying ordeal for the first time.


18 February 2016 Last updated at 11:41 GMT The black saloon car hit the man at about 18:50 GMT as he crossed Copyground Lane on 9 February. Police have appealed for the driver and witnesses who came to help the victim, to come forward The man was taken to hospital for treatment and has since been discharged.

Summary: A 50-year-old man was left with knee injuries after a car hit him in High Wycombe before driving off.


The defender, 27, was carried off after he was injured in an 85th-minute collision with opponent Theo Hernandez. Barcelona said on Saturday evening that Vidal, signed from Sevilla in 2015, would be out of action for five months. "Aleix, you'll be back stronger - get well soon," wrote team-mate Andre Gomes on Twitter. Vidal had recently established himself as a regular in Luis Enrique's side, scoring in league victories over Las Palmas and Athletic Bilbao since the turn of the year. After suffering his injury, he was taken to hospital in the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, where Alaves are based, for an operation to reduce the swelling on his ankle. His was one of two serious injuries sustained in La Liga matches on Saturday; Osasuna defender Tano Bonnin broke his leg during the first half of their 3-1 defeat at home by Real Madrid.

Summary: Barcelona full-back Aleix Vidal will miss the rest of the season after dislocating his right ankle during Saturday's 6-0 La Liga win at Alaves.


But the town, in northern China's Hebei province, is actually devoted to waste recycling. Mountains of glass bottles and scraps of plastic crowd every available space. Sitting in the middle of it all is a boarding school. Not one for the wealthy but, like many boarding schools in China, a school for the sons and daughters of local farmers and migrant workers. Poor families send their children here, hoping they'll get an education that will elevate them above the grime and dirt pervading this place. The Zhang family sent their teenage son there after a visit from recruiters. "We were told the school was one of the best out here. It was supposed to have military-style discipline and good teachers," Mr Zhang explains. Those were empty promises, they now say. Last December, a teacher at the school - a man named Li Jian - was sent to prison. For years, he had abused the Zhangs' son and several other teenage boys. We've changed the family's name to protect the boy's identity. Li Jian admitted to forcing the students back to his home. There, they were bound and gagged, tortured and raped, a court heard. Li Jian threatened his victims with death if they told anyone what took place in his apartment. As the abuse stretched on, the boy became extremely depressed. "He used to cry and refuse to return to school," his mother remembers. "At first, we didn't understand why. My husband became very angry. But now we know. Our son was suffering." Eventually, the boy became the first to speak up. "The situation was getting worse so I told my parents," he whispers. "But the memories still haunt me." Li Jian, the teacher, was in charge of discipline at the school. In court, the boys testified that Li would pick on the students who made mistakes during the school's morning exercise drills. Those are the ones he would bring back to his home for "extra instruction". Li received a prison sentence of two years and 10 months. China has no laws banning male rape over the age of 14. The victims could not prove the sexual abuse started before they were 14, so the court only found Li Jian guilty of detaining his students. Frustrated with China's piecemeal child abuse laws, the victim's families are appealing for a harsher punishment. They're pushing Li Jian to pay compensation so the boys can receive costly psychological counselling. They feel other parts of the system, too, failed their sons. When the Zhangs first went to the police station to report the crime, police there appeared to be familiar with Li Jian, who had worked at other boarding schools in the province before coming to Erliban village. "When we said the teacher's name, the officer said "Li Jian? That creep is doing it again!" So they knew about this before but didn't do anything to stop him," Mr Zhang fumes. The police ignored our repeated interview requests. School officials refused to answer similar allegations from the victims' families and several teachers that the school had

Summary: At first glance, Erliban village appears to be covered in rubbish.


Since it opened in 1984, it has closed 174 times. The barrier reached the record for the highest number of times closed in a single season on Tuesday. This winter has been the wettest since records began, with the South East receiving double the amount of rainfall expected in a normal winter. The Environment Agency called this year's number of closures a "blip". The Agency is not anticipating closing it again over the forthcoming tides, but will continue to monitor river and tide levels closely and will operate once again if required. The barrier's operation manager Andy Batchelor said: "The long term plan for the barrier recognises that we will use it on average more frequently year-by-year and we are still forecasting not to need a replacement until 2070." The Agency's guidance says the barrier should not be closed more than 50 times a year, however a spokesman said this would only be a concern if it was a regular occurrence.

Summary: The Thames Barrier has closed for a record 50th time this winter, making it the busiest period in its history.


Bosworth Water Park, in Leicestershire, was closed after police were called at about 15:50 BST on Saturday. The boy was taken to hospital but later died. A man and woman have been arrested and remain in custody, Leicestershire Police said. One woman, who was at the park with her daughter, said she had not been there long when she saw CPR being done on a little boy by the side of the water. Samantha Scott said: "I'm not sure myself how the incident happened, there were a lot of children in the water yesterday, most with adults. "The water was so murky with all the sand, if anyone had gone under, you wouldn't have been able to see them at all. "I wouldn't let either of mine go in further than their knees as the water had stones underneath it too and both girls cut their feet. It looked very deep in the middle. "The first we saw was a gentleman performing CPR, everyone had gone quiet and you could tell we were all listening for a cry or any sign everything was OK. "The air ambulance arrived but we left just as they flew off." Another eyewitness, Olivia Quinn, said the scene was "horrific". "It hasn't left my mind seeing the boy's body on the ground and seeing people try to save him by giving him CPR," said Miss Quinn. "Everyone was in shock, crying and praying for the little boy. The ambulance took a while to come as it was so busy with people everywhere and cars all around the park. "It wasn't looking good as it must have been 30 minutes a man was still trying with CPR. "When I saw the boy's body being moved on the stretcher into the ambulance, I could see paramedics still giving CPR in the ambulance. A few cars followed the ambulance and I was thinking to myself that must be the parents." Owner Nigel Riley said it was a "dreadful incident" and the park in Market Bosworth reopened on Sunday. A statement on its Facebook page said: "From all of the staff at Bosworth Water Park we would like to pass on our deepest sympathies to everyone affected by this tragic loss of life." Police have asked people "not to speculate" about the circumstances of the death. Any witnesses who may have seen what happened should contact the force, especially if they have any video footage from Saturday of the Blue Lagoon beach area.

Summary: A five-year-old boy has died in a suspected drowning at a water park.


The man was hit by a Brighton to London express train travelling at 80mph on 24 June 2014. He was leading a team of 12 repairing cracks in the track when he was stuck on the right shoulder and thrown down an embankment near Redhill, Surrey. Network Rail pleaded guilty to two breaches of health and safety law. Rail inspector Tom Wake said: "Network Rail's planning of track maintenance work fell below legal standards, placing workers in unnecessary danger and causing an employee to suffer life-changing injuries." Network Rail said it had since banned working while trains are running on that stretch of railway. Its south east managing director, John Halsall, said: "Safety is our absolute priority and it is clear that we fell short in this instance."

Summary: Network Rail has been fined £800,000 for an accident which left a track worker with multiple serious injuries.


The protesters made the 12km (7-mile) journey to highlight high levels of bacteria in the bay. They said they were concerned about the health of the athletes taking part in Olympic sailing competitions. Trials for the events are due to start in Rio waters next Saturday. The authorities in Rio initially promised that 80% of the bay would be cleaned up in time for the Games, but they admitted more recently that they would not meet these targets. Only one of eight water treatment plants has been built so far. The Brazilian sailor and Olympic medallist Isabel Swan was one of the organisers of the protest. She competed in the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and says the area used for sailing in China had problems with a large algae bloom but this was dealt with two months ahead of the competition. She told the BBC the failure by Rio de Janeiro city and state to meet their commitments made her feel "very bad". "It's important that we can leave a legacy for our children and for Brazilian people," she said. "It was very important to bring the Olympic Games to Rio, but we weren't able to clean the bay. I want to create a movement that will inspire people to defend Guanabara Bay and help the government make a real commitment to cleaning it up. " Trials for the Olympic sailing competitions due to start next Saturday have been hampered by concerns about the impact on the health of the athletes. A recent investigation by the Associated Press showed that the waterways in Rio to be used in the Olympics are carrying high counts of disease-causing viruses directly linked to human sewage. Sergio Ricardo, an ecologist and founder of the Bahia Viva (Living Bay) movement, which organised the protest, said the pollution which affects the bay is caused by a number of different factors. "The main challenges are sewage treatment and industrial control. The oil industry is encroaching on the fishermen in the bay. We need public policy for fishing, reforestation and sewage treatment so that the bay can live."

Summary: A flotilla of more than 30 boats and water craft has cruised across Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara Bay to protest against water pollution with a year to go before the 2016 Olympics.


In a letter to The Times, 20 former defence chiefs said to "abandon" Britain's four Trident submarines would be "an enormous gamble" which could threaten "the survival of our nation". Signatories include two retired defence secretaries and two ex-GCHQ directors. A decision on whether to renew Trident is due to be taken in 2016. On Tuesday, Labour's shadow defence secretary Vernon Coaker said his party was committed to renewing all four Trident submarines if it wins the election. The Conservatives have also committed to renewing all four missile submarines, while the Liberal Democrats favour cutting to three. The SNP, Plaid Cymru and the Greens want Trident to be scrapped. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon argued on Wednesday that Britain should strengthen its conventional armed forces instead of "obsessing" about nuclear weapons. UKIP has said it would not scrap Trident, but would consider cutting back to three submarines. Among those to have signed the letter are former Labour defence secretaries Lord Hutton and Lord Robertson, the latter an ex-Nato chief, and retired chief of the general staff Gen Sir Mike Jackson. Three previous heads of the armed forces, three ex-Royal Navy chiefs, and two former directors of government communications agency GCHQ are also among the signatories. Analysis By BBC defence correspondent Jonathan Beale The list of those who've signed this letter is a who's who of those responsible for Britain's security over the past decade and they have a warning as apocalyptic as the weapon they now defend. With the four submarines that carry the Trident missiles coming to the end of their life, they say any further delay in the decision to replace them will in effect end Britain's nuclear deterrent and ruin its credibility abroad. Abandoning the deterrent would, they say, be an enormous gamble and an irresponsible folly. Though both Labour and the Conservatives say they're committed to keeping it, there are fears that political deals, and the significant costs of replacing Trident - at least Â£25bn - could lead to further delays after the election. The Coalition Government had already postponed the main decision to build the next generation of trident submarines until 2016. The open letter addressed to "the incoming Prime Minister 2015" said a decision not to renew the fleet would "effectively end Britain's nuclear deterrent", and would be "irrevocable". "To abandon Trident now and for good in the hope that no threat will emerge would be to take an enormous gamble on behalf of generations not yet born," they said. "In an uncertain world where some powers are now displaying a worrying faith in nuclear weapons as an instrument of policy and influence, it would be irresponsible folly to abandon Britain's own independent deterrent." The decision would affect "the security and ultimately the survival of our nation", they said. The UK had made reductions in its nuclear arsenal proportionately greater than any other nuclear weapons power, which represented "a huge contribution towards nuclear disarmament", the letter said. "We should stand ready to do more, but only if it can be proved that it does not compromise

Summary: A decision not to renew the UK's nuclear deterrent would be "irresponsible folly", a group of ex-senior military officials has said.


Moeen has a batting average of 38.01 from 15 Tests but has never batted higher than number six for England. Opener Adam Lyth had a disappointing Ashes, despite England winning 3-2, and coach Trevor Bayliss has hinted Ali could partner Alastair Cook for the series in the United Arab Emirates, which starts in October. "I wouldn't mind opening," said Moeen. "But I feel a bit bad talking about that because of Adam Lyth." Lyth struggled against Australia this summer, averaging just 12.77, but 28-year-old Moeen has backed the Yorkshire batsman to rediscover his form. "It's probably the hardest job in cricket, opening the batting, especially in the Ashes," he added. "I really admire the way he stayed bubbly and positive in the changing room when it can be very easy to not give anything to the team. That's a big attribute to have and the reason everyone always likes Lythy. I think he'll come back strong."

Summary: England all-rounder Moeen Ali wants to open the batting in the upcoming Test series against Pakistan.


Hat-tricks by half-time, a caretaker managerial debut to dream of and a familiar face back on the scoresheet with his hometown club, BBC Sport picks out some of the day's headlines. Birmingham 4-2 Bristol City Reading striker Orlando Sa claimed the honour of the season's first Championship hat-trick as the Royals thumped Ipswich 5-1 at home on Friday. Not to be outdone, Birmingham's City Clayton Donaldson thought he would get in on the act less than 24 hours later against Bristol City. Inspired perhaps by Cristiano Ronaldo bagging five for Real Madrid, Donaldson put Blues 2-0 ahead after just 20 minutes. After City clawed one back, he restored the home side's two-goal cushion from the penalty spot. The 31-year-old had started every league game this season, but had failed to find the net before Steve Cotterill's side arrived at St Andrew's. Not a bad afternoon's work. Middlesbrough 2-0 MK Dons It was a Championship signing that raised several eyebrows in the summer, England international Stewart Downing returning to his hometown club Middlesbrough from West Ham. Just as MK Dons looked set to frustrate Aitor Karanka's men at the Riverside, Downing popped up to break the deadlock and bag his first goal of his second spell. His trusted left foot was the source of this goal as he curled an effort into the bottom corner beyond Dons keeper David Martin. Fellow summer addition David Nugent wrapped up the points with nine minutes remaining with his first goal for the club. Oldham 1-5 Peterborough Peterborough United chairman Darragh MacAnthony pressed the sacking button last weekend to bring Dave Robertson's brief stint in charge of the Posh to an end after just one win in the first six matches. Earlier in the week, MacAnthony claimed he has a four-man shortlist for the position, but he might want to rip it up straightway and give the job to caretaker manager Grant McCann. The former Northern Ireland international saw his side romp to a 5-1 win at Boundary Park thanks to two goals apiece from Souleymane Coulibaly and Lee Angol. "I thought they were all superb goals," McCann told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. "I said to the players, me being greedy, if we had believed in ourselves we could have got more, but I'll settle for that. "I didn't single anyone out in the changing room - to a man, we were exceptional. "They took the messages that I gave to them onto the pitch - they definitely expressed themselves and played with a real freedom. I thought we were very good." While it may have been a good afternoon for Grant, it proved a decisive one for Oldham manager Darren Kelly. He parted company with the club shortly after the final whistle. Yeovil 1-1 AFC Wimbledon It's not been much fun for Yeovil Town recently. Their physio's treatment table has easily been the busiest location at Huish Park. Glovers manager Paul Sturrock said he would struggle to fill the substitutes' bench as he named a full team of unavailable outfield players for the visit of AFC Wimbledon.

Summary: A full programme of Football League fixtures returned on Saturday following the international break and there was no shortage of headlines across the three divisions.


Michael Birch, 44, was one of 23 people injured in the accident in East Mersea near Colchester, on 23 September. His wife Gemma has told the BBC her husband was "very lucky to be alive". Six people involved in the crash were taken to hospital with serious injuries. Essex Police would not reveal their current condition. Mr Birch has so far had four operations and his wife said it was "too early" to say if he would fully recover, but he was making "good progress". He is still being treated at the Royal London Hospital for injuries sustained after being crushed by the steam engine. Mrs Birch described the moment she first saw him with "pipes and tubes everywhere, it was just horrible". She was told he was "really, really poorly" but doctors were "doing all they could". Two weeks after the crash, she said her husband was "making good progress". "They're happy with him at the minute." Mr Birch has undergone four procedures to repair his bowel, take fragments of glass out of his body and has had reconstructive surgery on his hand. He is conscious but "very tired - just taking each day as it comes", his wife said. He had not really spoken about his injuries, she said, although he was aware of the extent of them. "I don't think he's ready," she added. Asked if her husband would be able to return to his job as a bus driver, she said: "I don't know that. "He's quite a determined person so we'll just have to wait and see. "It's been hard, but we're getting there." A fundraising page set up to help Mr Birch's family has so far raised more than Â£1,200. A 51-year-old Great Yarmouth man arrested after the collision on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving was released on police bail.

Summary: A bus driver who was seriously hurt when a steam engine fell off a lorry into the path of his vehicle remains "really poorly", his wife has said.


They point to figures showing a nearly five-fold increase over two years in the number of children and young people waiting more than 14 weeks to be seen. Leader Kirsty Williams said mental health was seen as an "afterthought". The Welsh government said it would spend an extra £7.6m a year to ensure young people were assessed quicker. The Liberal Democrats found that in April 2015 there were 1,332 children who had been waiting over 14 weeks to be assessed by psychiatric services, up from 282 in April 2013. "These figures are appalling and show that mental health waiting lists are spiralling out of control," said Ms Williams. "For too long mental health services have been an afterthought of governments. This complacency means our mental health services are miles behind where they should be." A Welsh government spokesman said an extra £7.6m a year would be spent to ensure young people receive "the right treatment at the right time". He added that work was needed to cut the number of "unnecessary referrals", with a 100% increase in children and young people seen by child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) over four years. "Services tell us that around a third do not have a problem requiring any intervention and are discharged at once, and a further third of referrals do not need specialist treatment," he said.

Summary: Mental health waiting lists are "spiralling out of control", the Welsh Liberal Democrats have claimed, accusing ministers of "complacency".


Jonathan James Mathew, 35, Stylianos Contogoulas, 44, Jay Vijay Merchant, 45, Alex Pabon, 37, and Ryan Reich, 34, are accused of manipulating the rate between 1 June 2005 and 31 August 2007. The prosecution told the court that "they were driven by money... to make more profit on their trading". The five defendants deny one count of conspiracy to defraud. The court also heard that the financial position of every company, every government, perhaps every household was directly or indirectly sensitive to Libor in one way or another. The trial at Southwark Crown Court, which began on Tuesday, is expected to last 12 weeks. Prosecution counsel James Hines QC said that to maximise their profits, the defendants agreed to manipulate or rig the US dollar Libor rate to the advantage of their trades and to the disadvantage of the people who they were doing trades with. Submitters, who contributed to the setting of the Libor rate by revealing the interest rates at which their banks were willing to lend at, were told if the traders wanted the rate to go up or down, the prosecution alleged. Libor - the London interbank offered rate - is an interest rate used by banks around the world to set the price of financial products worth trillions of pounds. The ability to organise even minor movements in the rate had the potential to generate bumper profits for a trader.

Summary: Five former Barclays employees have been accused of conspiring to defraud, by fixing the Libor interest rate.


The AU has already said it is investigating allegations that its soldiers have been involved in killing civilians in the town in July. But this is the first detailed account of this alleged incident. Witnesses told the US-based campaign group that troops from Uganda allegedly carried out the killings on 31 July. Neither the AU nor the Ugandan government has commented yet on the details of latest allegations. BBC Africa Live: News updates Witnesses say that following a bomb attack on an AU convoy in Merca, which is some 70km (45 miles) south of the capital, Mogadishu, Ugandan forces entered several nearby houses. "At one house, where the Moalim Iidey family was celebrating a wedding, the soldiers separated the men from the women and shot the six adult men - four brothers, their father, and an uncle," HRW said in a statement. "Four died immediately, one brother hid under a bed after being shot but later died, and the father died during the night after the soldiers allegedly refused to allow the family to take him to the hospital," it said. One witness told HRW that before the alleged killings, most people in the area had fled, fearing reprisals after AU convoy attack. Those who had stayed behind expected that they would be protected because they were celebrating a wedding, the witness added. HRW says witnesses also allege that 11 civilians were killed by AU troops on 21 July in Merca. None of the survivors of the two alleged incidents interviewed by Human Rights Watch have yet been interviewed by AU investigators, the rights group said. There has been a renewed offensive by the AU and Somali military in recent weeks in Lower Shabelle region, where Merca is located, aimed at reclaiming territory from Islamists militants. AU troops have been in the Somalia since 2007 helping various UN-backed governments fight the al-Shabab group - and there is now a force of more than 21,000 in the country. Most of its troops come from Uganda and Burundi. Somalia has seen clan-based warlords, rival politicians and Islamist militants battle for control since the fall of long-serving ruler Siad Barre in 1991.

Summary: African Union (AU ) soldiers allegedly killed six people at a wedding in Somalia's port town of Merca, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.


Alice Wheeldon was convicted 100 years ago, on 11 March 1917, of planning to kill Lloyd George as she opposed World War One. Two of her great-granddaughters came from Australia for the vigil. One has cancer and says she is battling against time to clear her name. Deirdre Mason said: "Get on with it, finish it, sort it out and I will be happier. "It has been a 100-year injustice. Even now it is worthwhile repealing it, quashing the convictions and showing British justice has some integrity." Deirdre and her sister Chloe Mason are pushing to have a submission to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, which will decide whether the case can go before the Court of Appeal. They want to clear the names of Mrs Wheeldon, her daughter Winnie Mason and son-in-law Alfred Mason, who were all convicted of conspiracy to murder. Mrs Wheeldon was a shopkeeper in Derby but had become the focus of government attention, along with her four children, because of their anti-war activities. A man called Alex Gordon pretended to sympathise with them, but he was an MI5 spy who claimed they were plotting to kill Lloyd George with a poisoned dart. Campaigners claim the evidence was fabricated in order to discredit the family and the anti-war movement, and that the MI5 agent was known for mental instability and dishonesty. Laurence Marshall, Mrs Wheeldon's great-great-great-nephew, said: "I know we say the past is another country but even then a court case like that should never have been allowed. "She should never have been put to trial in the first place." Mrs Wheeldon went on hunger strike and served only nine months of a 10-year sentence. However, the family were social pariahs and Mrs Wheeldon died in 1919. Liz Smith, whose grandmother knew Alice, was among those attending the vigil. "My grandmother used to take food to her after dark because there was a lot of hatred in Derby for the Wheeldons," she said. "People were very fearful of being seen to help them out, but she did go and help them out."

Summary: Relatives of a suffragette jailed for plotting to poison a prime minister have held a vigil outside the Royal Courts of Justice as part of their campaign to clear her name.


Nile Ranger was involved in the first meaningful chance as his neat flick found Anthony Wordsworth on the edge of the box, but the midfielder's low shot was well saved by James Shea. Ranger then got a brilliant opener for Southend in the 35th minute, shuffling past three players and prodding a shot into the right-hand corner while off balance to score his third goal in as many games. The Dons had been wasteful in possession but Lyle Taylor nearly latched onto Tom Soares' through-ball just before half-time. Simon Cox doubled Southend's lead shortly after the hour mark after taking advantage of a fortunate rebound in midfield and lashing past Shea from 20 yards. Shrimpers substitute Theo Robinson hit the post after latching on to a ball over the top, but the away side were rarely troubled at the other end as they maintained their play-off hopes. Match report supplied by the Press Association. Match ends, AFC Wimbledon 0, Southend United 2. Second Half ends, AFC Wimbledon 0, Southend United 2. Foul by Darius Charles (AFC Wimbledon). (Southend United) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Dean Parrett (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Theo Robinson (Southend United). Will Nightingale (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Nile Ranger (Southend United). Attempt blocked. Darius Charles (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Foul by Andy Barcham (AFC Wimbledon). Will Atkinson (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Paul Robinson (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Nile Ranger (Southend United). Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Dominic Poleon replaces Lyle Taylor. Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Tyrone Barnett replaces Tom Elliott. Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Darius Charles. Theo Robinson (Southend United) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Substitution, Southend United. Theo Robinson replaces Simon Cox. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match Simon Cox (Southend United) because of an injury. Lyle Taylor (AFC Wimbledon) is shown the yellow card. Attempt blocked. Dean Parrett (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Delay in match Andy Barcham (AFC Wimbledon) because of an injury. Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by Jason Demetriou. Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Dean Parrett replaces Tom Soares. Attempt missed. Lyle Taylor (AFC Wimbledon) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Goal! AFC Wimbledon 0, Southend United 2. Simon Cox (Southend United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by Anton Ferdinand. Attempt missed. Jake Reeves (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Will Nightingale (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Ben Coker (Southend United). Corner, Southend United. Conceded by James Shea. Attempt saved. Will Atkinson (Southend United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom

Summary: Phil Brown marked his fourth anniversary in charge of Southend with a third consecutive win as his side beat Wimbledon in League One.


Police Scotland said no-one was injured in Tuesday's incident. A spokesperson for Police Scotland said Inverness Community Beat officers dealt with the matter. The officers will be working with staff at the school, which has not been named, over the next few days "to provide reassurance to all involved".

Summary: Police were called to a school in Inverness after a pupil was found with a knife.


The country's current T20 Challenge series consists of six teams but the new T20 Global League would be made up of eight city-based franchises. "We are confident the window we have chosen will make it possible to attract top-class players," said CSA chief executive Haroon Lorgat. CSA informed the International Cricket Council of its plans this week. A worldwide tender has been put out by CSA and the deadline for expressions of interest is Friday, 3 March. "Our vision is to drive the creation of a new T20 destination league that would energise the sport of cricket in South Africa by creating a global platform for the best-in-class to perform and showcase their talent to a global audience," said CSA president Chris Nenzani. "We have received a very favourable response to our plans from the ICC and member boards and look to their support."

Summary: Cricket South Africa is planning to launch a new Twenty20 league to be played in late 2017.


Lily Catherine Butterfield-Godwin and Abbey Rogers, both 19 and from Lyndhurst, were passengers in the Mazda RX8 and died at the scene in Gosport Lane on 13 December. A third passenger and the driver were also treated in hospital. Police said the driver, 21, from the Southampton area, had not been arrested.

Summary: A driver has been interviewed under caution after two teenagers died when a car hit a wall in the New Forest.


The tourist attraction on the city's waterfront went to the High Court in 2013 to recover costs to fix problems with the steps, terraces and ceilings. It said it was necessary to shut the museum from 31 December until the end of February for the "safety and security of collections and visitors". The £72m museum opened in 2011. It features Ken Dodd's tickling sticks, the skeleton of the 1900 Grand National winner and rare Beatles artefacts. The museum said it has attracted 4m visitors since it opened.

Summary: The Museum of Liverpool is to close for two months for "essential works" to rectify construction and design issues with the building.


The bowl, which was excavated in 1988, had already been reconstructed three times when it was smashed by a skull at Colchester Castle in September. Work is under way to restore the "50 or 60" fragments to their former glory. "Normally you'll work on something once and won't see it again, but perhaps it just likes to be in the limelight," said conservator Emma Hogarth. The "awkward" object, which dates from the time of the Roman conquest in 43AD, was discovered at a late Iron Age British-Roman burial site in Stanway, near Colchester. "It's not a very common type - you can see an example of it in a wall painting in Pompeii," Ms Hogarth said. It was "absolutely smithereened" when found - a technical term - and was pieced together by Ms Hogarth's predecessor. After some pieces fell off and were stuck back on, the bowl was completely taken apart and put back together in 2014 as part of a major refurbishment of Colchester Castle. "It had been on display for a year in its lovely new form, but unfortunately the skull was determined to destroy it," Ms Hogarth said. "When it happened, my colleagues worked out where the pieces fell in the case. It's all a bit CSI." Roman bowl's mishaps: A potted history 1988: Excavated from burial site in Stanway near Colchester and reconstructed for the first time 1999: Some pieces fall off while the bowl is on display after glue dries out, before being stuck back on 2014: Bowl is completely taken apart and restuck by project conservator during refurbishment of Colchester Castle September 2015: After a year on display, the bowl is smashed to bits after a mount holding up a Roman skull breaks, and the skull drops on to the bowl Ms Hogarth is using a photo to try to restore the bowl, something she described as being "like a jigsaw puzzle". "You get your eye in as to break edges and think, that looks like it matches there, and lay them out roughly as you think they go back. "What you do is a dry run using masking tape - very low-tech - and then depressingly you take it apart and start from the bottom and work up with adhesive." Ms Hogarth said she is hoping to finish putting the bowl back together in the new year, at which point it will go back on display in the castle underneath the infamous skull. And how will she react if the bowl comes into her hands for repairs again? "I think I might resign," she said.

Summary: A Roman glass bowl has caused museum staff a headache after having to be put back together four times.


Wolves almost took the lead when Nathan Byrne latched on to Bjorn Sigurdarson's cross, but David Button saved. Brentford fought back as Alan Judge hit the outside of the post from long range before Swift's deflected shot put the hosts in front before half-time. Sergi Canos found Brentford's second from an acute angle before Swift stabbed in a second from close range. Prior to Swift and Canos extending the hosts' lead, Kevin McDonald could have forced an equaliser for Wolves when he drove a shot from 20 yards that forced Button into a fine low save. Brentford, who came into the game on the back of a winless run of three matches, moved up three places to 11th in the Championship. Wolves slip to 15th with their last three points coming in their 3-2 win against Fulham on 12 January. Brentford manager Dean Smith: Media playback is not supported on this device "It was a really good performance matched by the result and a clean sheet too. We wanted to start on the front foot with three ball carriers and I thought we did that. "We have conceded sloppy goals in previous weeks from our point of view so this will give the lads a lot of confidence. We won't rest on our laurels though because it's tough every week in this league." Media playback is not supported on this device Wolves boss Kenny Jackett: "The games come thick and fast and we need to make it more competitive and closer than today because by the end they were three goals better than us. "It wasn't a good feeling on the side and we didn't get anything out of the game. We have difficult games coming up and need to find resolve and character to change things around."

Summary: John Swift scored twice for Brentford as the Bees stretched Wolves' winless run to seven matches.


A new board, backed by £15m lottery-winning supporter Paul Bristow, took control of the club in the summer of 2007, with a new manager and a new squad. The Gulls had endured a chaotic final League season, with five men occupying the dugout from the January 2006 until their eventual demise in May 2007. But promotion followed two years later and, despite Bristow his wife Thea took on the legacy. However, after an appearance in the and 12 months later, it seemed history was beginning to repeat itself. In January 2013 then-manager which was later The Gulls brought in the experienced Alan Knill to after weeks of uncertainty had seen Torquay go from mid-table security to relegation fodder. Knill kept the club up, and days after the final game was after Thea Bristow, who had become chairman earlier in the season, sacked Ling for a This season Knill oversaw just five wins in his 25 league games in charge before and While Bristow is still chairman, there is as there was when her family's numbers first came up. So where did it all go wrong? The manager who led the Gulls back the Football League, Paul Buckle, former defender Guy Branston, whose last Torquay game was the 2011 League Two play-off final, and life-long supporter Steve Breed give BBC Sport their theories: This season Torquay have had 14 different players join on loan, while three free agents arrived well after the season had begun. "The people you bring to the club are important and they have to know what entails playing for Torquay," said Buckle. Media playback is not supported on this device "I used to say that if I got the right vibe, that they were really on board with this, then I'd go with it, if not I'm not interested. "I wouldn't allow anyone to come to the club unless I was really sure they were right." And Branston believes there are not enough players in the current side with the correct mentality. "It's important that the lads have got to be here for the right reasons," he said. "I know a lot of Alan Knill's lads were brought in on good contracts and he brought in a lot of loan players, but I think for a club like Torquay, you've got to make sure you've got the right players. Signing them from the pre-season onwards is big for a club like Torquay. "Plus you've got to be looking to produce your own players that have the right mentality for what the club stands for and what it's all about. "It's having that togetherness as a group, and if you're constantly bringing in loan players it disrupts that core." "I didn't think it was significant at the time," said Breed. "But in hindsight it clearly was, because we were doing OK up until when Martin went off sick. "With Alan Knill coming in at the back end of that season, he said he saved us, and ultimately he picked the team that kept us in the League, but only in

Summary: When Torquay won the Conference Premier play-off final in 2009, few at Plainmoor thought they would head back out of the Football League just five years later.


More than two-thirds of those who took part in the poll opposed replacing the current method for electing MPs with the alternative vote (AV) system. Mr Clegg told the BBC the result was "very clear" and promised to "move on". The No to AV campaign said voters had safeguarded first-past-the-post "for the next generation". More than 19 million people took part in the referendum on whether to keep first-past-the-post, where voters put a cross next to their preferred candidate, with AV, which sees candidates ranked in order of preference. These preferences could have been used to decide the outcome in constituencies where no candidate wins more than 50% of votes cast. The Conservatives backed keeping the existing system, while Mr Clegg's Liberal Democrats urged change and Labour was split on the issue. Overall turnout for Thursday's referendum was 42%, with 6,152,607 voters backing the proposal and 13,013,123 rejecting it Mr Clegg said: "I wish I could say this is a photo finish but it isn't and the result is very clear. "I'm a passionate supporter of electoral reform but we've got to accept this. If, in a democracy, you ask someone a question and get an overwhelming answer, you just have to move on." He added: "This is a bitter blow for all those people like me who believe in the need for political reform." Prime Minister David Cameron said the referendum was always going to be a "difficult moment" for the Tory-Lib Dem coalition, but added that the result had been "clear". He added that the government would continue to deal with the problems facing the UK in a "decisive" way. Labour leader Ed Miliband, who supported a move to AV, said the public had "delivered a clear verdict which I accept". But he said elections still had to change in a way which made "people feel more included in our politics". The AV referendum campaign has been marked by strong words of criticism between the two camps. In a speech accepting his side's victory, No to AV campaign chairman Matthew Elliott said the result was "clear signal from every part of the country that people want to keep our simple, fair and effective system for electing MPs". He added: "I personally believe this result will settle the debate about changing our electoral system for the next generation." However, Katie Ghose, who ran the Yes to Fairer Votes campaign, which called for AV, said: "The referendum hasn't been the debate on issues of democracy that people would have hoped for. "Too often the debate has been about party politics and the public has been shut out of discussing how we choose our MPs." She added: "Over five million people voted for change - a tribute to our campaigners."

Summary: The public's overwhelming rejection of a change in the voting system is a "bitter blow", Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said.


The original Megaupload file-sharing site proved enormously popular and was thought to have about 50 million users a day at its peak. It was shut down in 2012, following accusations by the US that copyright pirates made heavy use of it. The new service would reinstate the accounts of all former users of the original Megaupload, said Mr Dotcom. Plans for the revived Megaupload were revealed in a series of tweets by the German-born entrepreneur, who now lives in New Zealand. He said it would be formally launched on 20 January - five years to the day since his home was raided by police investigating the "massive" amount of pirated material available via Megaupload. Since the raid, Mr Dotcom has waged a lengthy legal battle to fight accusations that he profited from others abusing Megaupload and to recover the assets seized at the time. He is also fighting attempts to extradite him to the US to face trial over his control of Megaupload. The tweets suggest that the new Megaupload service will involve the Bitcoin virtual currency. However, it is not clear whether it is being used as a payment system or as a way to track what people share via the service. It is also not clear how accounts created on the original service will be reinstated. Mr Dotcom wrote that emails would be sent to former users when the service was ready for them to rejoin it. Mr Dotcom has also said the 2017 version will: As well as sending messages about the new service, Mr Dotcom issued an appeal to former Megaupload staff to get in touch to help bring it to life. In the years since the raid, Mr Dotcom has dabbled in New Zealand politics and launched a separate file-sharing and storage service called Mega. He resigned from Mega's board of directors in 2013, and since then the company's other investors have taken control and run it separately.

Summary: Net entrepreneur Kim Dotcom plans to relaunch the Megaupload web storage system in January 2017.


A toxin in the sting kills cancer cells without harming normal cells, lab studies suggest. The University of Brazil team say the experimental therapy latches to tumour cells and makes them leak vital molecules. The work is at an early stage and more studies are needed to check the method will work safely in humans. Polybia paulista is an aggressive social wasp endemic in south-east Brazil. Though its sting is largely seen as unwelcome, scientists increasingly believe it could be put to good use. It contains an important toxin called MP1 which the insect uses to attack prey or defend itself. And recent studies in mice suggest it may target and destroy cancer cells. Prof Joao Ruggiero Netto and colleagues set out to discover how, by putting it under the microscope. They found MP1 interacts with fat molecules that are abnormally distributed on the surface of cancer cells, creating gaping holes that allow molecules crucial for cell function to leak out. In healthy cells, the same molecules are hidden on the inside. This means healthy tissue should avoid MP1's attack, the scientists say in Biophysical Journal. Co-researcher Dr Paul Beales, from the University of Leeds, said cancer therapies that attacked the lipid composition of the cell membrane would be an entirely new class of anti-cancer drugs. "This could be useful in developing new combination therapies, where multiple drugs are used simultaneously to treat a cancer by attacking different parts of the cancer cells at the same time," he said. Dr Aine McCarthy, science information officer for Cancer Research UK said: "This early stage research increases our understanding of how the venom of the Brazilian wasp can kill cancer cells in the laboratory. "But while these findings are exciting, much more work is needed in the lab and in clinical trials before we will know if drugs based on this research could benefit cancer patients."

Summary: The venom of a wasp native to Brazil could be used as a weapon to fight cancer, scientists believe.


MSPs are studying Scotland's options going forward following the UK's vote to leave the EU. The committee has already reconvened once during the summer recess to take evidence from business leaders and economists. And convenor Joan McAlpine said they had only "scratched the surface of identifying the true impact" of Brexit. She appealed for businesses, organisations and individuals from across Scotland to engage with the committee by sending in written submissions or volunteering to give evidence. The committee is looking for views on the alternatives to EU membership and the implications of these on Scotland, how the withdrawal process might be managed at the EU and UK level, the positions likely to be taken by other EU member states and the contribution that EU citizens make to Scotland's economy and society. These views will inform the questions MSPs will put to Scottish and UK government ministers later in the year. Ms McAlpine said: "Scotland is interconnected with the EU across a number of areas. From people, to investment, students, research and regional development funding to name a few. We need to understand both in the long and short term how Scotland will change as a result of this vote. "More importantly when we hear from the Scottish and UK ministers later on this year, we will put to them some of the initial views we have heard in order to seek to influence the long and lengthy negotiations that will now follow." The committee took the unusual step of meeting during Holyrood's recess for a first round of evidence-gathering from a range of groups. They heard claims that Scotland's fishing industry could show "world leadership" having been "unleashed" by the Brexit vote. MSPs were also told that it was "vastly important" to get the right deal with the European Union in the coming negotiations to ensure that talent and ideas can still move across borders. The Scottish government is also studying the country's future links with Europe, with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon setting up a special advisory council and laying out her views on Scotland's key interests in the Brexit talks.

Summary: Holyrood's Europe committee has issued an appeal for evidence on the impact of the Brexit vote.


A breakdown of voting patterns, drawn from a survey of 5,000 Scots conducted soon after the referendum day, runs counter to the widespread belief that there was a clear split between older and young voters, or that higher earners backed the United Kingdom. It did, however, confirm other polling evidence that women were decisive in the result. While men were 53% for 'Yes', women were 57% for 'No'. Voters earning more than £30,000 were found to be evenly split, while those earning less than £20,000 were 53% for independence. It was those earning between £20,000 and £30,000 who can also be seen as deciding the outcome - voting 'No' by a margin of 56% to 44%. It is not explained why that pattern emerged, but one possibility is that these voters felt they had something to lose if independence proved costly, while not having the higher earners' financial security with which to take a risk on constitutional change. The research found that older voters were strongly in favour of Scotland remaining part of the UK, including 67% of those aged over 70. But the academics behind the Scottish Referendum Study note that the youngest voters, aged between 16 and 24, appear to have voted 'No' as well. Those aged 25 to 29 were in the age group most likely to vote 'Yes', with 62% for independence, yet teenagers and those in their early twenties were 54% for the Union. The analysis does not offer any explanation for why younger age groups split that way. The survey looked for correlation between voters' identities and the way they cast their referendum ballot. It found a strong link on religious affiliation. Some 60% of Protestants voted 'No', while 58% of Catholics voted 'Yes'. Those adherents of the Church of England were 81% for the Union - the strongest correlation of all. However, the research does not indicate that religion was a cause of the way people voted. It found a weaker correlation between owner occupiers and a 'No' vote. Those born in other parts of the UK were much more likely to vote 'No', by 70% to 30%. There was a smaller 'No' majority for those born outside the UK, and those born in Scotland were evenly split. The Scottish Referendum Study is linked to the British Election Study. It is run by academics at the universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Essex, and is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. Its findings are broadly in line with two polls carried out at the time of the referendum. Though with smaller samples and less detail, these showed a similar gender gap, there was an indication that the youngest voters were pro-union, and there was a a split between higher skilled, higher earners and those on lower pay with lower work skill levels. In an extension of the research, a briefing paper from the Scottish Referendum Study shows the issues that had most impact on voters in the latter weeks of the campaign. The arguments that worked best for the Unionist side were that new

Summary: The 'No' majority in the independence referendum last year is being explained by an unusual alliance of Scotland's youngest voters, its average earners, Protestants and women.


Garcia, who died in 1995, will be inducted posthumously alongside lyricist Robert Hunter for their work in the legendary psychedelic group. They will be joined by country artists Toby Keith and Bobby Braddock and blues pioneer Willie Dixon. The ceremony will take place on 18 June in New York. Songwriters Hall of Fame president Linda Moran said: "Each one of these brilliant music creators have written instantly recognisable classics, songs that are both of their time and timeless." Cyndi Lauper became a household name by covering Robert Hazard's Girls Just Wanna Have Fun in the 1980s - but she has also had hits of her own and won a Tony Award in 2013 for best score for the hit Broadway musical Kinky Boots. Linda Perry was a member of 4 Non Blondes and has written hits for stars including Pink, Gwen Stefani and Alicia Keys. One of her biggest successes was Beautiful, which was a worldwide hit for Christina Aguilera. Toby Keith has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide, while Braddock is a songwriter who has had a career of more than 40 years and is the only living person to have written number one country hits in five consecutive decades. His songs have become country music standards, including DIVORCE, recorded by Tammy Wynette. Willie Dixon, who died in 1992, was one of the most prolific songwriters of all time, he has been called "the poet laureate of the blues". His most famous compositions include Hoochie Coochie Man, I Just Want to Make Love to You and You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover. Dixon's songs have been recorded by artists including Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones. The songwriters were chosen from a list that also included Tom Petty, Vince Gill, Elvis Costello and Kenneth Babyface Edmonds. Linda Moran said: "Our 2015 line-up of inductees represents the rich diversity of American musical styles - rock, country, blues and pop - that have captivated the world over the past six decades."

Summary: Cyndi Lauper, Linda Perry and the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia are to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.


Wishaw General in North Lanarkshire experienced the power cut between 08:45 and 16:00. It meant one emergency patient was redirected to Hairmyres Hospital. NHS Lanarkshire said IT systems were also affected. The hospital was powered by back-up generators until mains power was restored. NHS Lanarkshire chief executive Calum Campbell said: "In the interest of patient safety and as a precautionary measure, we took the decision to reschedule a small number of surgical procedures based on clinical priority. "The power interruption impacted on our diagnostic and IT systems, which have now been fully restored. "As a result, some outpatient clinics have been affected and one emergency patient was redirected to Hairmyres Hospital. "This is in line with our business and emergency continuity plans which worked to good effect." He added: "All patients affected by the interruption have been rescheduled and we would like to apologise for any inconvenience this will have caused."

Summary: A hospital was forced to reschedule operations after losing power for more than seven hours.


Media playback is not supported on this device Many women's races take place on open roads, with marshals marking the front and back of the field. Storey told BBC Sport: "You have to keep your wits about you. "You should be on closed roads. That's one of the things I'd like to see change for women in the UK." Know someone who volunteers in sport and deserves recognition for their efforts? Give them the chance to shine by nominating them. She added: "For me I've sort of moved away from racing some of the UK races because they aren't on closed roads and I'm not prepared to risk my life. "You know we have a racing code of how to stay safe, but then ultimately, you should be racing on closed roads." In addition to improving safety, Storey said racing on closed roads with camera bikes would help to develop the profile of women's cycling. "Then we get the opportunity to build the event into something bigger and be able to get more than just static cameras," added the 38-year-old. "It's a really frustrating time. Although it's fairly even on the track, when you get to the road, there's massive disparity between the men and women. "The majority of women's racing you just have to follow on Twitter, and that's even true at World Tour level, it's very restricted." Storey, 38, narrowly missed out on selection for Great Britain's Olympic team pursuit trio for London 2012, and won the national road race series the same year. She said racing on open roads does not prepare riders for the realities of a professional career, citing "bigger security, motorbikes, that sort of thing".

Summary: Paralympic cycling champion Dame Sarah Storey wants more women's races in the UK to take place on closed roads and is "not prepared to risk my life" racing alongside traffic on open roads.


Ben Smith, 34, began his charity attempt on 1 September 2015 and ran 284 consecutive marathons in 284 days. He then developed an umbilical hernia in June which forced him to stop for 10 days to recover before resuming and making up the lost mileage. Mr Smith, from Bristol, was joined by about 350 people who set off with him at 10:00 BST on his 401st marathon. The return loop from Millennium Square in Bristol to Portishead is expected to take the runners about seven hours to complete. Some runners will join the group from Portishead to run the half marathon distance. Before setting off, he said he was feeling "nervous but excited" and expected the run to be emotional. "I'm actually aching today, my legs have been alright for the last 101 days and typical, last day, legs ache, back aches, but I've got one day left," he added. "I'm doing this to raise Â£250,000 for two anti-bullying charities, I was bullied for eight years of my life at school. "It affected my confidence and self-esteem and that led to me trying to take my own life when I was 18." 2,528,500 calories burned Â£163,000 raised in sponsorship 10,506 total distance, in miles 9,485 people who've run with Ben along the way 309 locations throughout the UK 101 schools visited After the run, his team have put together a three-month "cool down" involving a month of back-to-back half marathons, followed by a month of 10km runs and a month of daily 5km runs. Mr Smith has had to cover an extra 2.5 miles a day to make up for the time lost through injury - missing 10 days of running equates to 262 miles. After coming out as gay, the runner wanted to raise awareness of the damage caused by bullying and support his chosen charities, Kidscape and Stonewall. He said: "A key objective of The 401 Challenge has been to involve as many people as possible and create opportunities for children, young people and adults to discuss the difficult topics of bullying and sexuality." By the time he finishes his last marathon he will have covered 10,506.2 miles. Mr Smith's challenge took in 309 locations throughout the UK, with the vast majority of his marathons being distance runs organised by local running clubs.

Summary: A runner who battled a back injury is set to complete his challenge of running 401 marathons in 401 days.


From 1 January cars and motor caravans will pay £6.70 - up 10p - while tolls for small goods vehicles and small buses will rise by 20p to £13.40. Severn River Crossing raises the prices each year in line with inflation. Labour MP Jessica Morden said the toll was now nearing the minimum wage, but UK ministers plan to halve the tolls in 2018. Prices for heavy goods vehicles and buses will rise by 20p to £20. The average increase is 1.3%, according to the operating company Severn River Crossing plc. The Severn Bridges Act 1992 allows for the tolls to be amended annually with the agreement of the UK Department for Transport. Ms Morden, who is MP for Newport East, said: "For many of my constituents on the Tories' minimum wage, the cost of travelling across the bridge is now almost equivalent to an hour's pay, and is actually above it for people under 21. "That means they are effectively losing an hour's pay every day that they cross the bridge." The government's National Living Wage is currently £7.20, while the minimum wage is £6.95 for 21 to 24-year-olds and £5.55 for 18 to 20-year-olds. Ms Morden added that the UK government had yet to explain what its plans were for when the bridges return to public ownership - expected around 2018. "All we know is that the government have announced that the tolls will come down next year when the contract comes to an end, but there is still no sign of the public consultation that was promised," she said. Labour's Shadow Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens said: "With these higher toll costs about to hit people who are already having to tighten their belts, we now need absolute certainty from the UK government about what exactly is going to happen." In March, the then Chancellor George Osborne announced in his budget that the toll charges would be halved in 2018, when the bridges were expected to have been returned to UK government ownership. Welsh MPs were told by Transport Minister Andrew Jones in July that the switch may come as early as October 2017. Mr Jones said tolls may still be charged to cover maintenance, but added: "They are not a cash system... to fund a scheme in Kent or a scheme somewhere else." In November, assembly members from all four party groups backed a call to scrap the tolls, condemned by UKIP AM Mark Reckless as a "tax on Wales". However, Labour backbencher Lee Waters argued that the tolls should be kept and used to fund the South Wales Metro project to boost public transport. A UK government spokesman said it had "announced its intention to halve the tolls on the River Severn Crossings". "We will launch a consultation on the Severn Bridge and confirm further details in due course," he added.

Summary: Tolls to cross the Severn Bridge and Second Severn Crossing into Wales will increase in the New Year.


DUP leader Arlene Foster said the "wide-ranging" pact was "good for Northern Ireland and the UK" - so where will the money be spent? The heart of the financial package is infrastructure spending - £400m of it over two years. That is a significant sum given that Northern Ireland's annual infrastructure budget is about £1bn. The deal specifically mentions the York Street Interchange, a project to ease congestion where three major roads meet in Belfast. It is expected to cost about £150m, so there should be plenty left over for other major projects. They could include a planned transport hub in the centre of Belfast and other major roads schemes like the completion of the A5 or A6. On top of the £400m, there is a further £150m for ultra-fast broadband. This was a project which was already being scoped by the Department of the Economy before the collapse of Stormont. It is ultimately about improving the connectivity of rural businesses. Previous Stormont/Westminster deals have also included infrastructure but they typically involved allowing Stormont to borrow more. This time it is cold, hard, no-strings-attached cash. The money for health and education is more modest - given that a figure of £1bn for health alone was being mentioned during the negotiations. There is a minimum of £250m for health and and we can assume it will get about half the "immediate pressures" money, bringing it to a total of £300m. That will help ease the problems with waiting lists and give the system some breathing space ahead of a major reform programme. The "immediate pressures" money for education (about £50m) will go some way to easing a growing row with head teachers who have said they will not impose any more cuts. There is also £100m to be spent on deprived communities over five years. It will be interesting to see what the delivery mechanism for that money will be. Stormont's Social Investment Fund, which was also designed to help those communities, has been mired in controversy. Another part of this deal is to give flexibility to a previously agreed £500m fund for investment in shared education and housing projects. Stormont has struggled to spend this money, in its first year just £3m of a £50m allocation was spent. So its is possible that the new flexibility will allow all that money to go into general infrastructure spending.

Summary: Northern Ireland will receive an extra £1bn over the next two years as part of the deal that will see the Democratic Unionist Party's 10 MPs back Theresa May's minority government in Commons votes.


And his favourite is one of the scariest and most well known, the Tyrannosaurus Rex! Prince George's Mum, Kate Middleton, revealed to children which dinosaur was his favourite during a visit to the Natural History Museum. She said "George loves the T Rex because it's the noisiest and the scariest." Kate was visiting the museum for a special children's tea party being held to say goodbye to Dippy the Dinosaur. Dippy is the museum's most easily recognised exhibit, a massive 21.3m model of a Diplodocus skeleton and was presented to the museum more than 115 years ago! It is being packed up and sent on a tour of the UK, so every piece must be labelled and packed away. A job that's about as big as dippy is!

Summary: We all love dinosaurs and Prince George is no exception.


Media playback is unsupported on your device 22 September 2015 Last updated at 16:42 BST The pupils, from Sussex, have designed and built their own high-tech vehicle and will now compete in the three thousand kilometre race. Only solar-powered cars are allowed in the competition, which involves the teams driving from Darwin to Adelaide. Watch Hayley's report to see how the team are preparing.

Summary: A group of school students will be the first team from Europe to take part in a big solar powered car race in Australia.


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