EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier had wanted progress on the exit payment, citizens' rights and the Northern Ireland border issue by October. The Daily Telegraph has reported this could now slip back to December. But the Brexit department says next-stage talks are on course for October. A spokesman for the Department for Exiting the EU said: "Negotiations to leave the EU are under way and we have already made good progress on a number of issues. "As the secretary of state said, it is important that both sides demonstrate a dynamic and flexible approach to these negotiations. "Government officials are working at pace and we are confident we will have made sufficient progress by October to advance the talks to the next phase. "On the financial settlement, we have been clear that we recognise the UK has obligations to the EU and that the EU also has obligations to the UK." The upbeat assessment followed a report in the Telegraph which said Mr Barnier had told a private meeting of ambassadors that the next phase of negotiations would be delayed by two months because of the wrangle over how much the UK owes the bloc. The report said Mr Barnier had claimed the EU would not talk about trade or the UK's future relationship with Brussels until "sufficient progress" had been made on the other "divorce" issues. European Commission spokeswoman Mina Andreeva would not be drawn on what was said at the meeting with ambassadors. At a press briefing in Brussels she said Mr Barnier had publicly acknowledged that "so far limited progress has been achieved in the negotiations" but EU officials were ready to work on the issues over the summer if the UK side provided further updates. She said European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker was committed to engaging with the UK. "President Juncker has asked, specifically, the task force on Article 50 to be ready every day throughout the coming weeks, throughout the month of August, to engage with our British counterparts should the UK wish to substantiate their position on some of the cases where it has not happened yet," she said. "The commission stands ready - we are ready to work - and I cannot speculate beyond that on any timetable because that will depend on the pace of the progress being made."

Summary: Brexit Secretary David Davis is confident negotiations will continue as planned after reports that Brussels may delay trade talks because of a lack of progress on the "divorce" settlement.


The referee inspected the surface just before 19:00 GMT and deemed it unplayable. No new date has yet been set for the game to be played.

Summary: Tuesday's National League game between Boreham Wood and Braintree Town has been postponed because of a frozen pitch at Meadow Park.


16 May 2016 Last updated at 08:42 BST Merafield Bridge in Plympton was detonated overnight on Saturday, as part of a Â£6.4m project to replace the structure. The bridge, built in 1969, was damaged by alkali silica reaction, more commonly known as "concrete cancer". Video: Highways England

Summary: Footage has been released showing the demolition of a bridge over the A38 in Devon.


She was summoned for questioning after a video of her dressed in "indecent" clothing sparked a heated debate in the Muslim country. Some demanded she be punished for breaking the strict Saudi dress code. But the public prosecutor has now closed the case, the ministry of information said. She was released on Tuesday after being questioned, having admitted walking through the site with her hair uncovered and wearing a skirt. Women in Saudi Arabia must wear loose-fitting, full-length robes known as abayas in public, as well as a headscarf if they are Muslim. However, there are no restrictions on what women can wear under their abayas. According to the ministry, she did not know the video had been uploaded. It was first shared on Snapchat over the weekend by a user called "Model Khulood". It shows a woman walking along an empty street in a fort at Ushayqir Heritage Village, about 155km (96 miles) north of the capital Riyadh, in Najd province. End of Twitter post by @50BM_ Najd is one of the most conservative regions in Saudi Arabia. It was where the founder of Wahhabism - the austere form of Sunni Islam that is practised by the Saudi royal family and religious establishment - was born in the late 18th Century. The video was quickly picked up by Saudis on Twitter, where critics used the hashtag "demand_the_trial_of_Model_Khulood". Others came to the woman's defence, praising her "bravery" and insisting that she ought to be allowed to wear what she wanted. Women are also banned from driving, are separated from unrelated men, and must be accompanied by or receive written permission from a male guardian - usually a father, husband or brother - if they want to travel, work or access healthcare.

Summary: Saudi police have released a young woman who appeared in a video wearing a miniskirt and crop-top in public without charge.


Cuts in benefits and tax credits since the financial crisis are further reasons cited by the GLA (Greater London Authority) Economics study. It finds 60% of women with children, who are eligible to work, have a job in London. That compares with just under 70% across the country, the report says. The Mayor of London's office said it was "working to increase the number of flexible and good quality paid jobs for women". Since 2008, part-time jobs in the capital have increased by nearly a quarter - to 1.6 million - compared to a 9% increase in the UK. However, women are not getting the same access to work as elsewhere, the Part-time employment in London report said. It said the costs of transport and childcare are barriers to women returning to work, with childcare costs in London 28% higher than the British average, according to the Daycare Trust. Because 34% of people use public transport in London, both the time it takes to travel and the price of fares reduce the incentive to get part-time work, GLA Economics said. "The costs of travelling to work are likely to be higher in London than elsewhere in the UK," it says. "The choice of whether to work part-time needs to factor in higher opportunity costs for working as compared to those working full-time. "Longer journey times mean subtracting time from other important activities such as childcare, and because this is more expensive in London, it may well not pay for some to take a part-time job." But another major factor is that the tax and benefit system does not compensate for London's higher cost of living, according to the report. It says the coalition government's abolition of the In Work Credit allowance removed one way of giving eligible Londoners a premium to offset higher living costs. "Other changes to the welfare system, affecting couples with children in particular, have occurred and are likely to continue to occur in the future (e.g. Universal Credit). "If these policy changes do not take into account London's circumstances, the relative disincentive to take work in London (as compared to the rest of the country) could remain or become higher still." Karen Buck, Labour MP for Westminster North, said the high cost of living in the capital had been exacerbated by low pay. Recent research by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) suggested in six boroughs - Bexley, Newham, Merton, Harrow, Redbridge and Waltham Forest - the majority of female part-time workers earn less than the London living wage of Â£8.80 an hour. "London needs a better deal on childcare, improvements in the minimum wage and faster progress towards the Living Wage," Ms Buck said. A Mayor of London spokesman said: "The Mayor is looking at ways to work with employers to improve and increase the number of flexible and good quality paid jobs for women, particularly those with childcare responsibilities. "He has introduced a part-time Travelcard with Transport for London and plans to commission employment programmes focused on supporting parents who are out of work or in low

Summary: Women are finding it harder to work in London than the rest of the country because of the costs of transport and childcare, according to a report.


Whether it's politicians, leaders from the world of business and finance, or tabloid celebrities - the faces keep coming around. But every so often a new star makes it into the headlines and a relative unknown is propelled into the spotlight before quietly fading away again. Let's celebrate the stand-out newcomers of 2014, the characters who made the day just that little bit different. One minute you're on TV, talking about all the amazing science you've done to land a spacecraft on a comet, the next you're being given a telling-off for your shirt. Matt Taylor later broke down during a press conference and apologised for his "big mistake". Austrian drag act Conchita Wurst took first place at the 59th annual Eurovision Song Contest. Collecting her trophy on stage the singer said: "This night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom." England's head physio Gary Lewin suffered a dislocated ankle during the celebrations for Daniel Sturridge's goal against Italy during the World Cup. Roy Hodgson described the incident, which resulted in Lewin being stretchered off the pitch, as a "sad moment". Former baseball player Pete Frates inspired thousands of people around the world to film themselves tipping cold water over themselves. An ALS sufferer himself, his ice bucket challenge helped to raise millions of dollars for charities which tackle the disease. ALS is known as motor neurone disease in the UK. Dean Farley caused a security alert when he bumped into the prime minister in Leeds. He claimed he didn't recognise the PM. A later investigation confirmed he had been jogging on his way to the gym. Despite the fact that Amal Alamuddin did not feature regularly on chat shows and gossip websites before meeting and marrying "Hollywood's most eligible bachelor" (aka George Clooney), she did manage a few other accomplishments. As many pointed out, these minor achievements included being a successful human rights lawyer, publishing books and working with the United Nations. Jessie Helt, a homeless man from the US, was invited up on stage by Miley Cyrus when she won at the MTV VMAs. He was later jailed for six months after violating his probation. He handed himself into police having been spotted on national television with Miley. Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube

Summary: Often the news features the same old cast of characters.


The blaze at Wythenshawe Hall on Tuesday ripped through the roof and upper floor of the Tudor building and was tackled by 50 firefighters. A campaign to save the timber-framed hall built in 1540 has now been launched by local Labour MP Mike Kane. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) say they "believe" the fire was arson, but are "investigating all possibilities". Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue search dogs were taken into the building on Wednesday to try and identify how and where the fire started. Insp Luke Breakspear, of GMP, said: "We have reason to believe the fire was arson. We are doing all we can to get to the bottom of what happened. "We are still appealing for anyone with any information to come forward." The running of the building, which is owned by Manchester City Council, was recently taken over by the Friends of Wythenshawe Hall. Members of the group applauded firefighters after they tackled the blaze. The group's vice chairman Paul Selby said: "I got the call in the morning to say the hall was on fire. It was one of the worst calls I've had. "Just below the roof is the Withdrawing Room - one of the most spectacular rooms in the building. It was all set up with period costumes." Mr Kane, MP for Wythenshawe and Sale East, has vowed to save the hall which was home to the Tatton family for hundreds of years. He told BBC Radio Manchester: "We are already setting up meetings with the council, the friends group and councillors to form a plan as to how we can secure the necessary funding to restore the hall. "I have brought the issue to the attention of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. "The community in Wythenshawe will be right behind the campaign."

Summary: The fire that partially destroyed a 16th Century hall in Manchester was arson, police have said.


Michael McFeat from Perthshire was expelled by the Kyrgyz authorities after comparing the national dish with the private parts of a horse. Speaking to the Sunday Post newspaper, Mr McFeat described how he was helped to escape "a lynch mob". He has now been banned from Kyrgyzstan for five years. Mr McFeat told the newspaper he actually believed the traditional Kyrgyz dish - chuchuk sausage - was a horse's penis, but the remark on Facebook angered his local colleagues. He had been working at the Kumtor gold mine, but had to be smuggled away after the incident. When he arrived at Manas Airport in Bishkek, he was arrested by police under race hatred laws. Mr McFeat said: "The police told me my act could send Kyrgyzstan to war with the UK." After appearing in court and making an apology for his remarks, Mr McFeat was put on a flight to Edinburgh. He added: "I was told there was a 17-page petition demanding I be jailed and the mine went on strike after I left, so they were making an example of me. "I've always been up for a joke but this was one time I wasn't joking and it's been blown out of proportion."

Summary: A Scottish worker deported from Kyrgyzstan has said police there warned him a joke about a traditional sausage could have led to war with the UK.


The California company, which is due to release a new phone later this year, said it sold 50.8 million iPhones in the period, down 1% year-on-year. Apple reported a 4.6% rise in revenue across the whole company, slightly below analysts' expectations. Shares in the firm fell nearly 2% in after-hours trading after earlier hitting a record high. Apple said quarterly profits were $11bn (Â£8.5bn), up 4.9% from the same period in 2016. Despite falling unit sales, revenue from the iPhone still climbed 1% to $33.2bn as it sold more of the bigger, more expensive iPhone 7 Plus. This is always the least impressive time of year for Apple's earnings, come as it does after the Christmas period. But worse-than-expected iPhone sales had investors slightly unhappy after anticipation of strong earnings sent shares to record highs earlier on Tuesday. That said, revenues are up, in part because of "robust" sales of the iPhone 7 Plus, the bigger, pricier model. Tim Cook told investors he was also pleased with the continued growth of its Services division - that's things like Apple Music, Apple TV, iTunes and so on - but the health of Apple is only realistically measured with the success of that all-conquering smartphone. Which is why the rest of the year will be exciting to watch. With the iPhone's 10th anniversary upon us, expectations are high for the next device. Anything short of a major improvement would be troubling for investors who are banking on the next iPhone being a blockbuster, not an incremental upgrade.

Summary: Apple sold fewer iPhones than a year ago in the first three months of 2017, the company said in its latest results.


New York, London, Milan and Cape Town are some of the cities that come to her mind when asked where she would like to see her designs 10 years from now. As a matter of fact, some of her clothes were already shown in the UK capital last year, during the Africa Fashion Week, but she is convinced that this is just the beginning. "Everywhere where fashion is, I want to be there, and I see myself making it. I'm not doubting on that one. I dream big and I'm dreaming in colour," she told the BBC's series African Dream. According to the designer, her passion for fashion was already there as a child when she loved to play with fabrics in the southern city of Blantyre, where she grew up. "I'd say fashion, I was born with it. I started when I was young, at the age of six. My mum would bath me and dress me, and I would totally change the design of the dress," she remembers. "As I grew older, people liked what I was designing, what I was wearing, so that inspired me and I started working on other people." She had two second-hand sewing machines that belonged to her mother and she started off with a tailoring business, when she was 24, but she says that fashion designing was still "a mere hobby". That hobby, however, helped her to launch her career when she won the Malawi Fashion Edition (FAME) award as country's best fashion designer three years ago. "I never thought I was a designer until 2010 that I had a lot of clients and I'd design for Miss Malawi, I'd design for quite a lot of people," Mrs Alfonso told BBC Africa's Raphael Tenthani. These days her studio - located in her house in an upmarket suburb of the capital, Lilongwe - is a bastion of activity as people organising weddings and other events troop to her for advice. Although designer clothes are not cheap anywhere in the world, Mrs Alfonso says that her prices depend on the client that she is working for. If the product is going to Europe, for example, she knows that she can ask for more money if she uses higher quality fabrics. Back home, however, she can be more flexible with her pricing. "Our economy right now is not really doing well soâ€¦ I always use any reasonable resources to accommodate my country, for the people that can't afford the other fabrics, but I still design the same design," she explained. Recently, Malawi's currency, the kwacha, lost almost half its value and this has put a strain on the running of businesses. Also, the inflation rate is hovering at around 33% while bank-lending rates are at about 40% in the southern African country. All these factors are presenting extra challenges for people who, like Mrs Alfonso, want to expand their businesses. "I'm having problems with raising the money to have massive productionâ€¦ to be able to reach my goal, I still need extra 10 machines," she said. "The

Summary: Malawi's Lilly Alfonso dreams about her future in colours as vibrant as those of the clothes she makes.


Sandy Hamilton, 35, and Kevin James McKinley, 46, both of Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, were pulled from the water off the Galloway coast on Sunday. BBC Scotland understands that both men were suspected by the authorities of involvement in the illegal puppy trade. Mr Hamilton also faced trial over the deaths of two people in a road crash. He was accused of causing death by dangerous driving after a head-on crash killed 85-year-old Giovanni Coppolaro and his wife Maria, 83, from St Ives, Cambridgeshire, in July 2015. Mr Hamilton and Mr McKinley were reported missing on Saturday evening after failing to return from a boat trip from Port Logan, Wigtownshire. Police confirmed on Sunday that their bodies had been recovered from the Irish Sea. Officers are still trying to determine the circumstances surrounding their deaths. BBC Scotland has learned that both men were known to the authorities in connection with the illegal trade of puppies from the Republic of Ireland. A major route for the trade sees vehicles transporting puppies across the Irish sea by ferry into Scotland. A BBC Panorama investigation into the trade - Britain's Puppy Dealers Exposed - was broadcast last year. The programme obtained footage which showed Sandy Hamilton being stopped in September 2015 on a ferry from Northern Ireland. A concealment of puppies was found in the boot of his car and on that occasion he was allowed to continue on his journey and keep the dogs. The stop was carried out by the Scottish SPCA as part of Operation Delphin. This multi-agency initiative, which includes Stena Line, Police Scotland, Trading Standards and HM Revenue and Customs was set up to tackle the puppy trade business and protect the welfare of puppies and their breeding. It is now believed that Mr Hamilton and Mr McKinley may have been on their way to collect more puppies in a speedboat at the weekend when the fatal accident happened. BBC Scotland understands that Mr Hamilton's body was recovered, along with a substantial amount of cash. Police Scotland would not comment. A Scottish SPCA undercover inspector told the BBC: "Puppy trafficking has been monitored for some time under Operation Delphin and we have identified a particular route between Scotland and Ireland. "Operation Delphin has gained success tackling the illegal trade involving puppy trafficking in an attempt to improve animal welfare. "We have seen the perpetrators develop more elaborate ways to source puppies undetected." Mr Hamilton was due to stand trial on the death by dangerous driving charge in July 2017. Mr and Mrs Coppolaro had been travelling in a Jaguar car on the A73 in North Lanarkshire when it was hit by a Volkswagen Golf being driven by Mr Hamilton. He had denied overtaking a lorry on a bend when it was unsafe to do so. Mr Hamilton was also accused of driving without insurance.

Summary: Two men who died in a speedboat accident off the west coast of Scotland at the weekend were suspected puppy smugglers, it has emerged.


The South African struck 24 boundaries, sharing century partnerships with Luke Wright (60) and Ben Brown (67), as Sussex moved their score on from 74-1. Jofra Archer then smashed four sixes and three fours to score 42 off 14 balls as Sussex declared on 443-6. Leicestershire openers Paul Horton and Arun Harinath reached stumps unbeaten, leaving 389 runs to score on day four.

Summary: Sussex's Stiaan van Zyl scored an unbeaten 166 as Leicestershire ended day three 36-0 chasing 425 to win.


Media playback is not supported on this device Jake Jervis hit the post in the second half, after Graham Carey and Paul-Arnold Garita had both gone close. Liverpool went through with a rare goal from Lucas Leiva, ending an FA Cup run which has been worth £1m to Argyle. "We were really unfortunate to go out of the cup because we had the opportunities to score," Adams said. "We had to twist, we had to push forward and the players did that really well," added Adams, whose side had held Liverpool to a 0-0 draw with a very defensive display at Anfield 10 days earlier. "We've got a lot of creative players in our team and at times we were in and around the penalty area. Could we have scored and seen the pressure that would have put on Liverpool?" More than 17,000 people watched the game at Home Park, making it Argyle's biggest attendance for nine years. "It was a fantastic atmosphere, it started really early and just got better as the evening went on," said Adams. "The supporters sang their hearts out and the players responded to that."

Summary: League Two side Plymouth were unlucky not to progress in the FA Cup after their 1-0 replay loss to Liverpool, said Argyle manager Derek Adams.


The 27-year-old moved to Plainmoor in February and the club's current five-game unbeaten run has coincided with the five games that Racchi has started. "He's got a great attitude, he wants to win, he wants everything badly because he's not been playing regularly for a few years," Nicholson told BBC Devon. "He feels like he's got a point to prove and a career to save." Racchi was released by National League North side Tamworth in December, having begun the season at Halifax. Torquay are still three points from safety with a game on hand after a 0-0 draw with high-flying Braintree on Tuesday. "He's been solid since he came here," added player-manager Nicholson, who has not featured in a league game since the Gulls' recent good form began. "He's got a calming influence on the ball, that was one reason why I felt the time was right for me to come out of the team because I always like to see that as part of what I bring. "Well Danny does that from the middle of the pitch now, so I can have dynamic full-backs now in the two that we've got and it's made a real difference."

Summary: Torquay United midfielder Danny Racchi is "playing to save his career", says Gulls manager Kevin Nicholson.


In the three months to August, output fell by 0.8%, the biggest such decline since March 2013. Meanwhile, the UK trade deficit was £3.3bn in August, a narrowing of £1.2bn from July, it said. But the deficit was larger than expected and is set to weigh on growth, the ONS added. An ONS official said the weak figures for construction in August may have been linked to wet weather during the month. Housebuilding fell by 3% from July and output in other parts of the sector also contracted for the first across-the-board decline since 2010. The trade figures showed the UK's deficit in its trade in goods narrowed to £11.1bn in August compared with £12.2bn in July, although some analysts had expected it to shrink further. The deficit of £11.1bn on goods was partly offset by a £7.9bn surplus on services. Exports increased by £0.8bn, boosted by cars. The combined goods deficit for July and August is already twice that of the previous quarter, and is likely to have a negative effect on overall GDP growth. The UK's economy grew by 0.7% in the second quarter of the year, but Howard Archer of IHS Global Insight said overall growth prospects for the third quarter had received a "double blow" from the construction and trade data, which was "seriously bad news overall". "Overall, the data reinforce our belief that GDP growth is likely be no better than 0.5% quarter-on-quarter in the third quarter, and there is now a significant risk that it could have been weaker still." David Kern, chief economist of the British Chambers of Commerce, said: "The large trade deficit remains a major national problem. Greater efforts are needed to support our exporters and to secure a long-term improvement in our trading position."

Summary: Construction output fell 4.3% in August, its sharpest drop since late 2012, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said.


Max Quartermain and four US citizens died when their light plane hit a shopping centre on Tuesday. Police said the charter flight appeared to have had a "catastrophic engine failure" shortly after take-off. The head of the national transport safety board has said they "won't be participating in any speculation". Mr Quartermain, an experienced pilot, had just taken off from Melbourne's small Essendon Airport on Tuesday when he issued two mayday calls. Moments later, his Beechcraft B200 King Air crashed into a Direct Factory Outlets (DFO) shopping centre, killing himself and his four US passengers. Nobody on the ground was hurt. Aviation authorities said Mr Quartermain had been investigated over the earlier incident in September 2015. His plane came within 1.8km (1.1 miles) horizontally and 90m (300ft) vertically of another plane at Mt Hotham, a ski resort in Victoria state, amid bad weather. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) described it as a "serious incident" in a summary online - which does not name Mr Quartermain - but its final report will not be released until May. According the ATSB summary, the plane had "tracking difficulties" approaching Mt Hotham before being "observed to carry out significant manoeuvring" ahead of landing. "Following the incident at Mt Hotham, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) required the pilot to undergo some additional proficiency checks. They were done, the pilot passed those checks," a CASA spokesman told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. "And in subsequent checks done prior to yesterday's flight... the pilot has passed all of those." ATSB chief commissioner Greg Hood said the Mt Hotham incident would form part of the new investigation, but that "as Australia's no-blame transport safety investigator we won't be participating in any speculation". Mr Quartermain had more than 38 years of flying experience, according to the website of charter company Corporate and Leisure Aviation, which he owned with his wife, Cilla. His friends have described him as a "true gentleman" who was highly respected within aviation circles. "He gave me my start as a young pilot," fellow aviator Peter Matthew told The Age. "He was very honest, a very reliable person. Nothing ever got him down." Michael Innes said he had flown with Mr Quartermain more than 30 times. "A wonderful person and one of Victoria's most experienced charter pilots," he told the Herald Sun. The plane was bound for Tasmania's King Island, where the US men planned to play golf. Victoria's Premier Daniel Andrews said it was the state's worst civil aviation accident in 30 years. The US embassy in Canberra has confirmed that the four passengers on the plane were US citizens. White House spokesman Sean Spicer said "the president's thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims and the US embassy and consulate are ready to provide necessary and appropriate assistance". Greg Reynolds De Haven The 70-year-old from Texas was identified on social media by his sister, Denelle Wicht, who posted tributes to her "handsome athletic big brother". She said he was killed in the accident while on a "once in a lifetime" trip to

Summary: An Australian pilot who died in a Melbourne plane crash had been investigated before over a "near collision" in 2015, say officials.


City paid their Premier League counterparts £25m for the Ivory Coast forward two and a half years ago. No fee has been agreed as yet and talks may continue into next week but it is anticipated Bony will return to south Wales for less than half that sum. Bony made 46 appearances in his first 18 months as a City player, scoring 10 goals. But 26 of those appearances were as a substitute and he was loaned to Stoke by manager Pep Guardiola last season. Bony joined Swansea from Vitesse in 2013 and scored 25 goals in 54 games before joining City in January 2015.

Summary: Swansea City are close to securing the return of striker Wilfried Bony from Manchester City.


19 September 2016 Last updated at 07:50 BST They used recyclable materials such as shoe boxes, plastic packaging and egg boxes to make them. They went to see how a team from Swansea University are building a real classroom for the future, whose aims are the same. Their classroom is designed to be energy positive - that means they don't have to buy electricity and they have solar panels that use the sun to power them.

Summary: Kids in Swansea have been showing us their designs for buildings for the future, which they say should be as energy-efficient and kind to the environment as possible.


Summary: Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, has had a makeover over the last decade, as this gallery from the BBC's Ayo Bello shows:


Two possible candidates are the party's deputy leader Tom Watson and ex-shadow business secretary Angela Eagle. But Mr Corbyn has said he would not "betray" his supporters by resigning. He is expected to receive a warmer reception at a rally of his supporters on Wednesday. Mr Corbyn was given a muted reception by his MPs during Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons, where David Cameron told him his presence as leader was "not in the national interest", adding: "For heaven's sake man, go." On Tuesday 172 Labour MPs voted in favour of the no-confidence motion; 40 voted against. Mr Corbyn's predecessor Ed Miliband and former deputy leader Harriet Harman have urged Mr Corbyn to step down, and Pat Glass has resigned as shadow education secretary - just 48 hours after being given the job after mass shadow cabinet resignations. She said it was her "dream job" but added "the situation is untenable". The former shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Seema Malhotra told Newsnight it was likely that a challenger would come forward on Wednesday. Former acting leader Dame Margaret Beckett told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "When you assume leadership you have to understand that the interests of those you lead come before your own and in those interests I'm afraid he should stand aside." But shadow chancellor John McDonnell urged his fellow MPs to "play by the rules" and trigger a formal leadership contest. He said Mr Corbyn was feeling "fine" but added: "We're all saddened that we're going through this because it's completely unnecessary." Mr Corbyn has pointed to his backing among the party's grassroots, insisting that the vote by MPs had "no constitutional legitimacy". "I was democratically elected leader of our party for a new kind of politics by 60% of Labour members and supporters, and I will not betray them by resigning," he said. He will address a rally organised by his backers in the Momentum movement on Wednesday evening. Also speaking in his support will be Public and Commercial Services union chief Mark Serwotka and Fire Brigades Union general secretary Matt Wrack. Unite trade union general secretary Len McCluskey has accused the MPs voting for the no-confidence motion of "pointless posturing", warning they would have to mount a full-blown leadership challenge if they wanted to oust Labour's leader. Labour MP Mike Gapes said Mr Corbyn's camp should "fear" Ms Eagle because she is "principled, competent and honest". The result of Tuesday's no-confidence ballot has led to more calls for Mr Corbyn to make way. Labour's leader in Scotland, Kezia Dugdale, suggested Mr Corbyn's position was untenable, telling the BBC: "If I had lost the support of 80% of my MSPs I could not do my job." But following the result the leader issued a statement saying the government was "in disarray" following the vote to leave the EU, adding: "Labour has the responsibility to give a lead where the government will not." He added: "Today's vote by MPs has no constitutional legitimacy. "We are a democratic party, with a clear constitution. Our people need Labour Party

Summary: Labour MPs are expected to announce a challenge to Jeremy Corbyn's leadership after a motion of no confidence in him was supported by three-quarters of the parliamentary party.


Lord Nicholas Monson said his son, Rupert Green, had suffered from psychosis as a result of an addiction to skunk - a strong form of cannabis. Rupert was assessed in hospital and it was agreed he needed a bed, but staff could not find one, Lord Monson says. Surrey and Borders NHS Trust said it was sorry and was investigating. Rupert, who was a biology student at the University of Essex, died last month. Lord Monson told BBC Radio 5 live's Emma Barnett that he had noticed a change in his son's behaviour last year when he had not heard from him for a while. He said: "Suddenly I got a call from him and he apologised for not contacting me. "He said he'd failed his biology exams at university. "He said 'Spies are trying to break into my computer and I think spies are also in my computer'. Everything about him had changed." Lord Monson says his son was assessed at hospital. He said: "The nurse assessed Rupert and said that he really does need to go into a hospital and rang round all the hospitals and none of them would take him. "They said they didn't have any beds... the following day he was assessed by his local psychiatry team and they decided if Rupert just carried on taking the pills, then the psychosis would subside." Lord Monson said his son killed himself a few days later. Jo Young, director of quality at Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, said: "I am sorry for what happened and we are undertaking an internal investigation into Rupert's care and treatment with us. "This will help us understand where we can learn lessons to further improve our support of people such as Rupert." Lord Monson has now lost two children in recent years after his eldest son, Alexander, died in police custody in Kenya in 2012 and said he is "very angry" with himself about what has happened. An inquest last year found that Alexander, aged 28, had died "violently" at the hands of the police. Since Rupert's death, Lord Monson has launched a campaign calling for skunk to be reclassified from a Class B drug to Class A. He said: "In the old days, the psychoactive substance in cannabis was about 1.37% and now it's 22% with skunk... they have taken what is actually quite a decent plant and turned it into a monster." Lord Monson also wants milder forms of cannabis to be legalised. He said the reaction to his campaign has been "extraordinary" and he is shocked by the amount of families who have come forward with similar drugs problems. Lord Monson added: "I know of three friends of mine... one whose son, because of skunk, tried to kill himself. "His brave mother thought: 'I'm going to try this stuff [skunk] and see what it's like'. And she says it was an absolute nightmare. "She said it was like confronting the devil himself when she looked in the mirror. "There's another one who's got long-term psychiatric problems and will

Summary: A hereditary peer has told the BBC his 21-year-old son killed himself days after being turned away from hospital because of a lack of beds.


IVF should be offered after two years of failed attempts, not the current three, says the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. And the upper age limit should rise from 39 to 42 in England and Wales. Some fertility experts fear the guidelines may not lead to changes because they are not binding. In the past, NHS trusts have struggled to find the money to meet the IVF recommendations. A report in 2011, showed one in four NHS trusts offered the full three cycles. Each round costs Â£3,000. Around one in every seven heterosexual couples in the UK who are trying for a baby experience problems conceiving a child. In 2011, nearly 14,000 women became pregnant through IVF. The new guidelines, which apply to England and Wales only, state that women aged between 40 and 42 should be offered one cycle of IVF as long as it is their first time and they have enough eggs. The age limit for NHS-funded fertility treatment is 38 in Scotland and 39 in Northern Ireland, according to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. Tim Child, who helped devise the guidelines and is the director of the Oxford Fertility Unit, said the decision was not taken lightly. "When a woman reaches her mid-30s her fertility begins to decline, even more so from her late 30s. "However, many women do conceive naturally in the 40 to 42 year age group. But for those who can't, and who have been diagnosed with the medical condition of infertility, then improvement in IVF success rates over the last decade mean that we are now able to offer cost-effective treatment with a single IVF cycle." Medical advances mean this age group has similar success rates to that of younger women when the original guidelines were introduced in 2004. The update still recommends women under 40 are offered three cycles of IVF. Some fertility experts raised concerns that the expanded recommendations may not happen in reality. Dr Sue Avery, a spokesperson for the British Fertility Society and from Birmingham Women's Fertility Centre, told the BBC: "It's good that there's the possibility there, but the funding does not match. "I can't see any prospect of it happening immediately. Our biggest concern is hanging on to the funding we've got." The guidelines also introduced rules designed to significantly reduce the number of twins and triplets being born. Multiple births, a consequence of implanting more than one embryo to increase the odds of success, are one of the biggest risks associated with IVF for both mother and child. Twins tend to be born smaller and earlier - triplets even more so. Women under the age of 37 should have only one embryo transferred in their first cycle. Subsequent cycles, and cycles in older women, can consider implanting two embryos. Most couples should no longer be offered intrauterine insemination on the NHS, as its results are no better than sex. However, when there is not an option - such as same sex couples and patients with certain disabilities - it would still be an option.

Summary: Couples struggling to have a baby should get fertility treatment more quickly and older women should gain access to IVF, new NHS guidelines say.


Since 1943 Caversham Park has been the home of BBC Monitoring, whose offices still summarise news from 150 countries in 100 different languages for the BBC. But after a Â£4m funding cut, the remaining journalists, academics and translators are to leave the country estate for new offices in London. As the international newsgathering service enters a new chapter of its life, BBC News examines how Caversham Park shaped the news agenda in the mid-20th Century. The monitoring service began at the outbreak of war with Germany in 1939, with its primary purpose to inform the War Office of propaganda by Nazi-controlled media outlets and the broadcasts of other Axis Powers. It initially set up camp in shacks around Wood Norton, Worcestershire, but by 1943 the service had commandeered Caversham Park, which was at the time being used as a hospital. The recorded history of the site goes back to the Domesday Book, when it was inhabited by relations of William the Conqueror, but by the 20th Century it was being used by the Catholic Oratorians as school. By 1941, the premises had been transferred to the BBC. Monitoring staff at Caversham would transcribe and summarise 240 broadcasts into an 80,000-word document called the Daily Digest. This was swiftly delivered to London by war despatch drivers. BBC Monitoring played a key role in tapping communications made by Hellschreiber (a kind of teleprinter) from Nazi Germany's propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels to newspaper and radio networks. A site outside London was chosen in part because it was less likely to suffer bomb damage. By the end of the war 1,000 people worked at Caversham Park helping to provide the War Office and BBC journalists with up-to-date information from Axis Power news agencies. People of many nationalities worked at the monitoring station, including German-Jewish refugee Karl Lehmann, whose family fled Nazi rule. He said: "It was a very sociable place to work, in fact staff would often come in on their off days and eat in the canteen, which greatly eased the effects of rationing. "There was a library in the building, and the park - so a pleasant place to spend a day off. In fact the building was almost like a club and the service was like one big family - even though there were nearly 1,000 of us here in total, from monitors to engineers and editors. "We were all totally united in the one aim of winning the war." Shortly after the end of Word War Two the service halved to about 500 members of staff, and attentions were turned to the burgeoning threat of the Soviet Union. The service covered the Soviets' invasion of Hungary in 1956 and the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961. It played a key role in the Cold War, monitoring the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis as the USA and Soviet Union came close to nuclear conflict. In 1962 President John F Kennedy told Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to dismantle Russian missile sites in Cuba or "face the consequences". BBC Monitoring listened in to

Summary: For nearly 75 years BBC staff at a sprawling stately home on the outskirts of Reading have been listening in to some of the world's most seismic events, from Nazi Germany's occupation of Europe to the death of Stalin and the Cuban Missile Crisis.


We're the same age, and we have both been assailed and corroded by the bracing weather around the Firth of Forth. Both have been carrying somewhat more of a load factor than is either assumed or advisable in the design spec. There are significant differences, though. I have not been closed until the New Year, while essential repairs are carried out. Nor have I become indispensible to the Scottish economy. Oh no. The closure of the bridge represents a significant challenge to those on both the North and South Queensferry sides, and extending a long way around. Hauliers use it to go north, and not only to Fife, but to Dundee and beyond, to Aberdeen and the north east. Likewise, they bring goods south in supply chains affecting the Lothians and beyond. One of those supply chains is to households, in that a lot of Christmas shopping is being done by road freight. This is by far the busiest time of year for the Amazon 'fulfilment centre' (warehouse) in Fife. Inbound and outbound deliveries look a lot more expensive. Among many others, the route is important to Diageo's gigantic bottling plant in Cameronbridge. It trucks containers of whisky and its other spirits to Grangemouth and the Clyde for export, and south to distribution depots in the English Midlands. Hauliers going round by Dunblane or the Kincardine or Clackmannanshire bridges face extra cost in both extra miles and traffic delays. That's just the commercial traffic. The road bridge has also become a vital link for workers, most commuting from northern homes to south workplaces, but some going the other way. Fife has some big specialist employers, including Babcock's Rosyth dockyard, Sky's contact centre, Bank of Scotland card processing at Pitreavie and the Raytheon weapons systems in Glenrothes. (The latter makes the Paveway bombs which are now being dropped on Syria by RAF Tornados.) The busier south-bound traffic in the morning demonstrates one of the big shifts that has taken place in the Scottish economy in recent decades: Edinburgh has been transformed from a modestly-sized city into a large travel-to-work region. That, in turn, has re-shaped southern Fife, as you can see in dormitory estates from Dunfermline to Dalgety Bay and beyond. On BBC Radio Scotland's Newsdrive, the call went out from the Scottish government for employers to be understanding of the difficulties now facing commuters who would normally use the Forth Road Bridge, or whose train services across the rail bridge face becoming impossibly busy. Transport minister Derek Mackay suggested altered shift patterns and car sharing. There could also be more home working. And that's where - in the dark days of a traffic-stricken December - there could be a silver lining to this large logistical cloud. Recent research shows that when people are forced to re-think their travel plans, a significant number discover that they prefer the new routes. This was based on the London Tube strike in February of last year, using the big data sets available from the Oyster cards, which track Londoners use of the Underground. The strike closed

Summary: The Forth Road Bridge and I have a sort of affinity.


Bakir Izetbegovic, a member of Bosnia's tripartite presidency, said he was seeking "truth and justice". Bosnian Serb officials warned the move would trigger a "serious crisis" in the country. In 2007, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) cleared Serbia of direct responsibility for genocide. The ICJ found only one act of genocide during Bosnia's 1992-95 war - the massacre of about 8,000 Bosnian Muslim (Bosniak) men and boys by Bosnian Serb forces in the town of Srebrenica in 1995. It was Europe's worst atrocity since World War Two. The ICJ ruled that Serbia had violated international law by failing to prevent the killings, but absolved it of direct responsibility. On Thursday, Mr Izetbegovic told reporters that "the request [for a review] is being submitted at this very moment". "I think that I am on the path of truth and justice," he added. The appeal was launched before a 10-year deadline expires on 26 February. Mladen Ivanic, the Serb member of the presidency, said the move should have been made collectively by the tripartite body, where a Bosnian Croat also has a seat. "I am afraid that we have entered a really serious crisis," Mr Ivanic said. Meanwhile, Serbia Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic earlier described Mr Izetbegovic's intentions as "bad" for relations between the two countries. Following the 1992-1995 war, Bosnia is now an independent state under international administration. Its three main ethnic groups are Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims), Croats and Serbs. Politicians from Bosnia's two semi-independent entities - the Muslim-Croat Federation and the Republika Srpska - have often clashed, triggering political crises. The powers of the central government in the capital Sarajevo are very limited.

Summary: Bosnia has formally asked the UN's top court to review its ruling which cleared Serbia of genocide in the 1990s, Bosnia's Muslim leader has said.


Homeowner Sue Abel said she "heard a crack on the other side of the house" at about 00:30 BST on Monday. The stable - which was empty - had travelled about 50m (164ft) from a neighbouring field, Mrs Abel said. She told the BBC: "I've never known the winds, in the 10 years I've been here, [to be] at that strength." Emergency services arrived promptly but the stable was left in place on Monday because the winds were "still quite brisk", she added. The front of the property suffered some damage, including a number of smashed windows. Storm Katie disruption round-up Your pictures of Storm Katie Storm Katie - the 11th named storm of the winter - caused considerable disruption across England, south Wales and the Channel Islands on Monday. Gusts of up to 106mph were recorded at The Needles off the Isle of Wight as the storm hit the south of England.

Summary: An entire stable was lifted by a gust of wind and dumped into the front of a house in Alderney as Storm Katie lashed the Channel Islands.


Charles Sirleaf was among 46 officials suspended for not making the disclosure to anti-corruption officials, it said. He was one of three sons appointed to top posts by his mother following her re-election last year. Critics accuse Mrs Sirleaf, a Nobel Peace laureate, of nepotism. She has appointed her son, Fumba, as head of the National Security Agency and another son, Robert, as a senior adviser and chairman of the state-owned National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL). Robert Sirleaf is suing two local newspapers - the Independent and The Analyst - and opposition politician Jefferson Kogie for libel for suggesting that he has benefited financially from the posts. In a statement, Mrs Sirleaf's office said Charles Sirleaf and the other 45 officials would remain suspended until they declared their assets to the Anti-Corruption Commission. Other suspended officials include the presidency's Chief of Protocol David Anderson, Solicitor-General and Deputy Minister of Justice Micah Wilkins Wright and Deputy Director General for Broadcasting Ledgerhood Rennie. Mrs Sirleaf, who took power in 2005 at the end of 14 years of conflict, has repeatedly pledged to tackle corruption and to promote good governance in Liberia. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year, shortly before she was elected for a second term in polls marred by allegations of widespread rigging. Corruption remains a major obstacle to development in Liberia, where most people live in poverty despite the country being rich in mineral resources, analysts say.

Summary: Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has suspended one of her sons from the post of central bank deputy governor for failing to declare his assets, her office has said.


NHS figures show 10.5% of women currently smoke at the time of delivery - a drop of only 0.1% on last year. Over the same period, smoking rates among adults in the UK fell from 17.2% to 15.8%. The Smoking in Pregnancy Challenge Group said smoking was the cause of too many babies born with health problems. The group of health charities, which includes the Royal College of Midwives, Action on Smoking and Health and the Lullaby Trust, said good progress had been made in recent years to reduce smoking in pregnant women. In 2012-13, 12.7% of women in England were smoking when their baby was born, figures from NHS Digital show. But women living in poorer areas who needed most support to quit smoking were not getting enough help, they added. Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of complications such as miscarriage, premature birth, a low birth weight baby and stillbirth. A Department of Health spokeswoman said it was "encouraging to see smoking rates at their lowest ever levels, but smoking still kills around 79,000 people in England every year so the battle is by no means won". "We have taken bold action to protect the public by introducing standardised packaging for cigarettes, making it illegal to smoke in a car with a child and covering up tobacco products in shops." She said a new tobacco control strategy to drive down smoking rates even further would be published "in due course". Francine Bates, co-chair of the group and chief executive of the Lullaby Trust, said: "We cannot afford to go backwards, having made good progress. "The government must urgently publish the now long promised Tobacco Control Plan to not only address smoking in pregnancy but ensure that fewer women are smoking when they become pregnant." The plan for England, which has been in the pipeline since earlier this year, will include measures to narrow the difference in smoking rates between rich and poor. The charities said good local services were required as well as strong new targets to reach women who needed most help and support. Hazel Cheeseman, director of policy at Action on Smoking and Health, which co-ordinates the group, said: "This work must continue, and it is important that smoking continues to be a priority if the government's targets to reduce stillbirths are to be met." Smoking rates during pregnancy are measured differently in the other countries of the UK. The largest reductions in smoking have been among young people aged 18 to 24, figures from the Office for National Statistics show. Since 2010, smoking has declined by 6.5% in this group. About 5.6% of people - 2.9 million - in the UK are now using e-cigarettes.

Summary: The reduction in smoking rates among pregnant women in England has slowed down in the past year, prompting concern from health charities.


Samantha Power has landed in Guinea and will visit Sierra Leone and Liberia. She told NBC some nations who offered backing "haven't taken responsibility yet" in supplying aid and doctors. More than 10,000 people have contracted the Ebola virus, with 4,922 deaths, according to the World Health Organization's latest figures. All but 27 of the cases have occurred inside Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. Ms Power told NBC as she boarded her plane: "The international response to Ebola needs to be taken to a wholly different scale than it is right now." She said: "You have countries at the UN where I work every day who are signing on to resolutions and praising the good work that the US and the UK and others are doing, but they themselves haven't taken the responsibility yet to send docs, to send beds, to send the reasonable amount of money." Ms Power told NBC the "mere fact of going as a member of the president's cabinet [shows] that we shouldn't be afraid", adding that her five-year-old son was "obsessed" with Ebola. She will visit national Ebola coordination centres and meet US and UN workers, although it was not clear whether she would meet survivors of the outbreak. Ms Power last week said the international community "isn't just losing the race to Ebola. We are getting lapped", and even praised Cuba - under a US embargo for decades - for its supply of doctors to Sierra Leone. The Pentagon announced that a new commander, Maj Gen Gary Volesky, had taken over the US military mission to fight Ebola in West Africa. It said that troops from the US 101st Division who arrived in Liberia 38 days ago had established two new laboratories and that a 25-bed hospital should be operational in the capital Monrovia by November. The US has pledged 4,000 troops to build hospitals and to train health workers in West Africa, some 600 of whom have already arrived. However, new rules in some parts of the US on quarantining returning health workers have drawn criticism. A nurse put into isolation on her return from treating patients in Sierra Leone expressed anger at the way she was dealt with at Newark airport. Kaci Hickox, of medical charity Doctors Without Borders, said the experience was frightening, and described seeing a "frenzy of disorganisation, fear and most frightening, quarantine". She said she was kept in isolation at the airport terminal for seven hours and given only a cereal bar to eat. New York, New Jersey and Illinois have imposed stricter quarantine rules than those at the federal level. In the three states, anyone who has had contact with Ebola victims in West Africa now faces a mandatory 21-day quarantine period. The White House said the states' stricter rules could put off aid workers and others travelling to West Africa to help mitigate the crisis at its source. Although Ms Hickox tested negative in a preliminary test for the virus, she will remain under quarantine for three weeks and continue to be monitored by health officials. The stricter

Summary: The US ambassador to the UN has begun a visit to the three nations worst hit by the Ebola outbreak, criticising the level of international support so far.


Having started their campaign with a 2-0 win over Hungary on Wednesday, Wales had chances to score in the first half through Natasha Harding and Rachel Rowe. Both teams came close to scoring after the interval, with Rowe's overhead kick going wide. Wales face Republic of Ireland on Monday, 6 March, with a finals day on Wednesday, 8 March. Wales Women's Squad: Claire Skinner (Cyncoed), Laura O'Sullivan (Cardiff City Ladies), Emma Gibbon (Eastern Suburbs FC), Loren Dykes (Bristol City Women), Hannah Miles (Cardiff City Ladies), Hayley Ladd (Bristol City Women), Sophie Ingle (Liverpool), Gemma Evans (Cardiff City Ladies), Shaunna Jenkins (Cardiff City Ladies), Jess Fishlock (Seattle Reign FC - on loan at Melbourne City), Angharad James (Notts County Ladies), Charlie Estcourt (Reading FC Women), Bronwen Thomas (Brighton & Hove Albion Women), Georgia Evans (Bristol City Women), Nadia Lawrence (Yeovil Town Ladies), Helen Ward (Yeovil Town Ladies), Natasha Harding (Liverpool), Rachel Rowe (Reading FC Women), Kayleigh Green (Chieti), Melissa Fletcher (Reading FC Women), Rhiannon Roberts (Doncaster Rovers Belles), Amina Vine (Bristol City Women), Emma Beynon (Swansea City Ladies).

Summary: Wales Women drew with Czech Republic in their second game of the Cyprus Cup.


The single-lane bridge over the Cuckmere river on the A259 between Eastbourne and Seaford regularly has long queues of traffic on both sides. Many visitors to Seven Sisters Country Park, Beach Head and Birling Gap on the East Sussex coast use the route. A government grant is to be used to build a new two-lane crossing. East Sussex County Council said it would chose a location for the bridge which minimises the impact on South Downs National Park. Traffic can only cross the existing bridge in one direction at a time. Priority is given to vehicles travelling from the west, causing long delays for those waiting to cross from the Beach Head and Birling Gap side. Councillor Rupert Simmons, lead member for economy, said: "As well as being frustrating for motorists, the bottleneck does nothing to help the businesses in our county. "We have considered a number of options to deal with the problems at Exceat, including traffic lights, but it is felt that a new two-lane bridge is the only way to effectively deal with the congestion created by the current layout. "The location of the new bridge is a sensitive one and will need to be carefully designed to minimise the impact it has on the South Downs National Park in which it sits." Any proposals will be subject to discussion and approval from the South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA), the council said. A spokesperson for the South Downs National Park Authority said: "As the planning authority for the South Downs National Park, we would welcome pre-application discussions with East Sussex County Council as they develop their plans. "Any application that comes forward will need to be of a high quality, taking into account both this sensitive location; the people who know and use this area, and the special qualities for which the national park was designated."

Summary: A bottleneck on a popular tourist route along the south coast is to be tackled with a new £2m bridge.


On Sunday, the home secretary said the intelligence services must be able to access relevant information. Her comments followed the discovery that Khalid Masood appeared to have used WhatsApp minutes before carrying out his killings. There are doubts about whether that action was related to the atrocity. BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw has highlighted that the police had declared that they believed Masood had acted alone on the day, and would not have done so unless they had accessed and read messages stored on his phone. Even so, the home secretary has summoned WhatsApp's owner, Facebook, and other technology companies to a meeting on Thursday to discuss ways to ensure that security officers get the data they need in the future. Several chat apps have adopted a technique called end-to-end encryption. This digitally scrambles their messages' contents when it leaves a sender's device, and then reassembles it on the recipient's computer using a shared key. The technology company running the service is not made privy to the key, so is unable to make sense of the conversation even though it passes through its computer servers. Some apps, including WhatsApp, Apple's iMessage, Signal and Threema, use end-to-end encryption by default. Others, such as Telegram, Line and Google's Allo, offer it as an option. If end-to-end encryption is active, the technology company running the app is limited in what useful information it can remotely disclose. But if a phone, tablet or PC is not passcode-protected - or if the authorities find a way to bypass the code - the physical device itself will provide access. Not necessarily. When someone sends or reads a message, they generate what's known as "metadata" - information about their interaction that is distinct from the chat's contents. This can include: WhatsApp has shared such details with law enforcement officers in the past and has said it has been co-operating with authorities over last week's incident. In addition, if Apple users subscribe to the company's iCloud Backup service, the firm may be able to recover messages copied to its servers for safe-keeping and it has co-operated with investigators in the past. It is not exactly clear. The Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, told the BBC that chat apps must not "provide a secret place" for terrorists to communicate, and that when a warrant had been issued, officers should be able to "get into situations like encrypted WhatsApp". On Sky News, she later added that she supported end-to-end encryption as a cybersecurity measure, but said it was "absurd to have a situation where you can have terrorists talking to each other on a formal platform... and it can't be accessed". How this would work in practice is uncertain. WhatsApp, for example, does not store messages on its servers after they have been delivered. So, even if there was a way to retrospectively unencrypt the chats, it is unclear how this would work without significant changes to its systems. At one point, there had been speculation that the Investigatory Powers Act - which came into effect last year - might ban chat

Summary: Chat apps that promise to prevent your messages being accessed by strangers are under scrutiny again following last week's terror attack in London.


China's economy is slowing, but the government says this is all part of the plan as it moves from exports to domestic consumption. But is it doing enough to help people spend?

Summary: Asia Business Correspondent Karishma Vaswani is in Dalian, China, where the World Economic Forum is taking place later this week.


Pollard bowled a big no-ball when Lewis was on 97 off 32 balls, with St Kitts and Nevis Patriots needing one run to beat Barbados Tridents in the Twenty20 competition. The no-ball gave 25-year-old Lewis' side the win but saw him miss out on the chance of a ton after he and captain Chris Gayle reached 129-0. Cricket statistician and journalist Mazher Arshad said: "So Kieron Pollard bowls a no-ball to deny Evin Lewis a hundred in CPL. Suraj Randiv was suspended for a match when he did that to [Virender] Sehwag in 2010." Cricket supporter Mainraj Paudel called Pollard's actions a "shameless act" on Twitter, while another spectator, Abhishek Chaturvedi, accused Pollard of showing "zero sportsmanship". Lewis, however, was more diplomatic. In a televised post-match interview, he said: "It hurts [missing out on the hundred], but hitting 97 not out off 33 balls? I'll take that any day. "I've been hitting the ball long and hard in the nets. I'm confident now and looking forward to the play-offs." If Lewis had completed his century in 33 balls, it would have been the second fastest of all time - just behind Chris Gayle's 30-ball IPL knock in 2013.

Summary: Kieron Pollard has been criticised on social media after bowling a no-ball which denied opposition batsman Evin Lewis the chance of a century in a Caribbean Premier League match.


The 29-year-old ex-Tranmere Rovers and Leicester City left-back has not played since rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament just 37 minutes into his debut on loan at Yeovil in January 2014. "We're providing a base to get himself going," said Crewe boss Steve Davis. "We certainly know he's good enough," Davis told BBC Radio Stoke. "I remember him bombing down the wing at Tranmere causing us heaps of problems. He got player of the season there before going to Leicester." The French-born former Ivory Coast Under-23 international was released in the summer by Leicester, for whom he managed just two League Cup appearances after leaving Tranmere to join the Foxes in July 2013. But Bakayogo, who still has a home on Merseyside, has been making the short daily journey to Crewe's Reaseheath training ground in a bid to get his career going again. "We haven't made any decisions either way," said Davis. "He came to us pre-season with a view to us having a look at him, when we were looking for a left-back, before we signed Stephen Kingsley. "His knee was in poor condition. He'd had a couple of cruciates and had been out for two years. There were doubts about those injuries and we wanted to take a look at him, but he's answering those questions at the moment. He wants to get back playing professional football." Davis's Crewe still sit bottom of League One, having won just three times in 16 games this season, ahead of Saturday's FA Cup first round date at home to non-league high fliers Eastleigh.

Summary: Crewe Alexandra are considering whether to offer a deal to on-trial defender Zoumana Bakayogo after almost two injury-hit years out of the game.


He was leading after the first run but was beaten by home favourite Marcel Hirscher to record the first podium of his career. It was the best result for just over 35 years, since Konrad Bartelski came second in a downhill in Italy in 1981. The 30-year-old had finished sixth and seventh already this season. He told BBC Sport: "The first run was just insane. I knew I had skied it clean, but couldn't believe it when I crossed the finish line. "In between runs I tried not to get the heart rate up or get stressed. I was trying to tell myself I wasn't the last one to go but it was tough. It was a mental battle with myself but I won the mental battle. "Hirscher skied so well, so coming second almost felt like a victory. It's crazy. I'm just really proud of what I've achieved." The Lancastrian races without UK Sport funding after it was withdrawn from the alpine programme in 2010 but does receive other sponsorship. Ryding, who learnt to ski on a dry slope at Pendle Ski Club, has been a member of the British ski team since 2006 and competed in the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, finishing 17th. He had a 0.29 seconds lead over Italy's Stefano Gross going into the second run with Hirscher 1.02 seconds behind. But the Austrian, who won the race in 2013 and has won the overall slalom title three times, had a storming second run to move from seventh to first, with Ryding ending up 0.76 seconds adrift. More than 60,000 spectators were watching and Ryding said the noise was deafening. "Kitzbuhel is like the FA Cup final in England. The downhill race is the number one but the slalom is also massive. The fans are incredible." The alpine ski World Cup was formed in 1967 and, in 50 years of racing, Ryding and Bartelski are the only British men to finish on the podium while Gina Hathorn (1967) and Divina Galica (1968) scored top three finishes on the women's circuit. When Bartelski did it in Val Gardena, Italy, it led a French commentator to say: "This is not possible, he is English!" In the pre-World Cup era, Britain's Gordon Cleaver won the combined race on the Kitzbuhel's Hahnenkamm course in 1931. While the alpine team are no longer funded by UK Sport, the Great British freestyle ski and snowboard team are. Following Jenny Jones' historic slopestyle bronze in Sochi, they will receive £4.9m for the four-year cycle leading to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. They have had numerous World Cup successes with Katie Ormerod becoming the first snowboarder to win a World Cup big air, while cousin Jamie Nicholls has won in slopestyle, Lesley McKenna and Rowan Cheshire in halfpipe and Zoe Gillings-Brier in snowboardcross. Skier James Woods has won three World Cup slopestyle events. Meanwhile in cross-country skiing, Briton Andrew Musgrave recorded his best World Cup result, when he came sixth in a 15km race in Sweden on Saturday.

Summary: Skier Dave Ryding matched Britain's best ever alpine World Cup result when he finished second in the Kitzbuhel slalom in Austria.


For the last eight months the government has been consulting on how best to ease congestion: its solution is a new piece of road, which drivers will pay to use. The trunk road links the country's largest container port in Felixstowe, with the M1 and M6 motorways, from where goods are whisked to the rest of the country. That's after spending many an hour in gridlock on the 130 mile length of the A14. The stretch through Cambridgeshire between Cambridge and Huntingdon is particularly busy and that's where the changes will happen. South Cambridgeshire MP, Andrew Lansley, welcomed the news: "We all know we need the A14 to be rebuilt. In tough times, if it's going to happen it can't just be paid for by the government - people who are using the road will have to dig into their pockets. "The A14 has stopped Cambridge from growing and it's an impediment day by day to people going about their business," he added. The plan to upgrade this vital artery through the region will cost up to Â£1.5 billion. More then 100,000 vehicles a day travel through Cambridgeshire, a quarter of them heavy good vehicles. Delays frustrate motorists and cost businesses a fortune. John Bridge from Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce gave the plan a cautious thumbs up. He said: "The business community is somewhat concerned about tolling but I think we believe it's a necessary evil if it is the only way we can get the road upgraded." While the local MP for Huntingdon, Jonathan Djanogly (Con) had warmer words: "The east of England needs this road to develop the area and without it, particularly as the economy picks up, it's going to be an increasing problem, so it's important we get on with it." For many years there's been talk about improving this road but every time, drivers hopes have been dashed. The last scheme, backed by Labour, was dropped by the coalition because it was too expensive. A toll road is obviously attractive to the government as it doesn't have to pay for the upgrade. Private finance will stump up the money and and motorists will pay. "HGV's can take the toll road and everyone else can use the local access roads," says Andrew Lansley. "The government hasn't got a limitless supply of money. We need to think of innovative and exciting solutions, which this is." The eastern region suffers from poor transport links, particularly east to west. No doubt this will go some way to help. The government says it wants construction to start in six years time. Isn't that after the next general election?

Summary: The government has announced that our most congested road, the A14, will be tolled.


The cooling-off period for an online order has been extended to 14 calendar days from seven working days. Shoppers can claim a full refund during this period without having to give a reason for the cancellation. Companies must also offer phone lines that cost no more than a local call for customer inquiries or complaints. The rules see the final stage of implementation of the EU Consumer Rights Directive. The regulations cover a number of areas of consumer rights, including the introduction of a cooling-off period for digital music, films and books for the first time. Retailers must not supply the content within the 14-day cancellation period unless the consumer has given their express consent to this happening, and the consumer must also acknowledge that once the download starts they will lose their right to cancel. Any extra charges for those buying with a debit or credit card must be clear from the start, the rules state. The rules should bring an end to calls that can cost up to 41p a minute, for those trying to make a complaint. Companies will still be able to use phone numbers that carry higher charge rates when customers are purchasing goods or services, but not when they call afterwards to raise questions or complaints about them.

Summary: Online shoppers now have longer to cancel orders while complaints calls should be cheaper, under laws that take effect on Friday.


Police Scotland named the men as Craig Munro, 30, and 26-year-old Allan Robertson. One image appears to have been taken at the same location where missing mother Farrah Fadli was sighted earlier this month. Police Scotland and the Crown Office said they were unable to confirm if the investigations were linked. A spokesman for the Crown Office said it was also unable to say, for legal reasons, why the two men were being sought. Ms Fadli, who is also known as Farrah Gillespie, has been missing from her home in Ayr since Wednesday 12 October. The 29-year-old initially disappeared with her children but dropped them off at a friend's house in Irvine on 14 October. She has not been seen since. Ms Fadli is 5ft 4in, of slim build with dyed blonde hair. She has not gone missing before and officers have said previously it is extremely unusual for her to leave her children for such a long time and not be in touch with her family and friends.

Summary: Police have released CCTV images of two men they are trying to trace and have warned the public not to approach them.


The Crown Prosecution Service said 1,892 cases were dropped at court due to the "significant ill-health, elderliness or youth" of a defendant. Another 439 cases were abandoned before the suspect was charged. The CPS said the number of cases dropped for these reasons accounted for 0.3% of all prosecutions in 2014. Such prosecutions dropped at court were 1,714 in 2013 and 1,402 in 2012. Those dropped before charge were 354 in 2013 and 128 in 2012. Between January and March this year, 516 were dropped at court and 132 before charge. The charity Victim Support said it was important that the decision not to prosecute was explained to victims. Chief executive Mark Castle said: "Victims often fear that they will not be believed, so it can be many years before they come forward. "It is critical that victims have the reasons behind a decision not to prosecute properly explained to them so that they understand that it does not mean they have not been believed." The figures - released after a Freedom of Information Act request by the Press Association - did not specify the nature of the suspected offence. The CPS said the decision to prosecute was made if there was both sufficient evidence and it was in the public interest. A spokeswoman said: "The Code for Crown Prosecutors recognises that the more serious the offence, the more likely it is that a prosecution is required, and the age or ill-health of a defendant will be taken into account when deciding whether to prosecute." In the case of former Labour MP Lord Janner, who has dementia, the CPS decided not to pursue historical child sex abuse claims against him. The decision was overturned following a review, and a fitness to plead hearing is due to take place on 7 December. Lord Janner denies the allegations.

Summary: More than 2,000 suspected criminals avoided prosecution in England and Wales last year because of their ill-health or age, figures have shown.


The North East county have been demoted after accepting a £3.8m financial aid package from the ECB. "The ECB have to hold their hands up and look at the system they have created," said Vaughan. Counties currently have to bid to stage international matches at their grounds. Durham reportedly paid £923,000 to stage England's Test match against Sri Lanka in May, which ended in victory for the home side. But they have now lost the right to stage Test cricket at the Riverside and will start next season with a 48-point deduction. Durham finished fourth in Division One last year and their relegation means Hampshire, who were second bottom, have been reinstated. "The decision has been coming," Vaughan, who also represented Yorkshire, told BBC Radio 5 live. "For many years, there have been a few counties who have gone through financial difficulties. "These counties get put under so much pressure to bid for the right for a Test match and one-day games. "In this case, Durham have found it difficult to find investment. This could be a lot worse for them. The ECB bailed them out." Vaughan said he had "never liked" the process of counties bidding to host international matches. "I never understood it," he said. "It was taking money out of the pot and putting counties under too much restraint and pressure to sell tickets." In a statement, the ECB said it had helped Durham because of the "unprecedented seriousness" of their situation. Former Durham and England fast bowler Steve Harmison said "nobody comes out of this looking very good". He added: "I don't think the ECB have helped Durham in the last 12-18 months and there has been mismanagement from a Durham point of view." Lancashire director of cricket Ashley Giles, England's former T20 and ODI coach, said the ECB's policy of trying to "create competition" in order to spread Test cricket throughout the country had "backfired a little bit".

Summary: Durham's relegation to Division Two of the County Championship is a warning to others but the England and Wales Cricket Board is also at fault, says former England captain Michael Vaughan.


Bath's injured Faletau will not resume training until the middle of November. Wales coach Rob Howley has included him in his squad for the four-match series. "Wales need to find a different option and maybe give them a run of games through these matches that will provide Toby with competition," Delve said. Faletau suffered a knee injury in September on his Aviva Premiership debut for Bath, who do not expect the British and Irish Lion to start training until the middle of November. "Although it's a huge loss to Wales you have to weigh up the value of rushing him back for those possible last two games or get him completely fit and firing for the Six Nations and the Lions tour," added Delve, who also played for Bath. Wales play Australia in Cardiff on 5 November, followed by Tests against Argentina and Japan, concluding against South Africa at the Principality Stadium on 26 November. Faletau and his likely replacement Ross Moriarty of Gloucester would not be available for the opening game against Australia. The game falls outside World Rugby's international window and Premiership Rugby will not sanction the release of English-based Welsh players. Northampton Saints wing George North, Harlequins centre Jamie Roberts and Bath pair Luke Charteris and Rhys Priestland will also be unavailable for the Wallabies game. Ospreys fly-half Sam Davies has been included in Howley's squad after his recent performances for the region. "I think Sam has really put himself in the mix. His early season form has been fantastic," said Delve, a former Ospreys team-mate. "It's a nice headache to have and it will be interesting to see if Sam Davies does get a run through the course of the four games. "Whether he gets the opportunity to get that backline moving in the way that Rob has said he wants to evolve."

Summary: Taulupe Faletau's absence at the start of the autumn internationals presents an opportunity for another forward to stake a claim for Wales, says former number eight Gareth Delve.


Welsh Government statistics showed that 60.2% of Year 11 pupils achieved five A* to C GCSE or equivalent passes including Maths and first language English or Welsh. This compared to 57.9% of pupils achieving this threshold in 2014-15. The Welsh Government said learners continued to improve with attainment again at record levels. Education Secretary Kirsty Williams said government grants for the most deprived pupils had helped narrow the gap in performance between poorer pupils and their peers. But changes to the way the data is measured means comparisons with previous years are more difficult. Independent schools are no longer included in the figures in this latest annual report taken from exam bodies. The attainment gap between pupils who are eligible for school meals - and those who are not - has narrowed for the second year in a row and now stands at 31.2%. Ms Williams said the "commendable set of results" recognised the efforts of pupils, teachers and parents in Wales. She said the pupil deprivation grant - introduced in 2012 and now an extra Â£1,150 for schools for each pupil from a disadvantaged background - was "making a real difference to the lives of these children". Ms Williams added: "We are starting to break the link between poverty and attainment that has dogged our education system. "While this is good news, there is still a lot more that we need to do. That is why I recently announced my intention to double the Early Years Pupil Deprivation Grant, concentrating extra resources on our youngest pupils." Rob Williams, director of policy with the head teachers' union, NAHT Cymru, said it was important to keep focusing on the youngest children. "When school leaders, teachers and support staff are equipped with adequate resources to work proactively with pupils and their families, it is clear what can be achieved," he said. "It is also clear that a consistent policy, left in place for long enough for schools to make it work, reaps rewards."

Summary: Welsh pupils' exam performance continued to improve this year, official data has suggested.


European champion Lucie Colebeck, 19, split China's Jia Fangfang and Chen Lingxi to finish second in tumbling. Britain also claimed silver in the double-mini trampoline team event, with Canada taking gold and USA bronze. Kirsty Way, Sapphire Dallard and 2014 individual world silver medallist Nicole Short completed the team. "It's Kirsty and Sapphire's first World Championships, so I am absolutely made up with the result," said Short. A men's tumbling team of Mike Barnes, Elliot Browne and Kristof Willerton finished fourth, with China taking gold.

Summary: Britain's women took two silvers at the 2015 Trampoline, Tumbling and Double-Mini Trampoline World Championships in Denmark on Saturday.


Rowling, who was made an OBE in 2001, has now become a member of the elite Order of the Companions of Honour. Judy Murray, mother of world tennis number one Sir Andy, was made an OBE. And Brit Award winner Sande, who was raised in Alford, Aberdeenshire, was made an MBE. Scottish comedian Billy Connolly was given a knighthood. Judy Murray adds to the honours already handed to her two sons. The tennis coach and former captain of Great Britain's Fed Cup team is being recognised for her work to grow the sport and for encouraging more women into sport. Sir Andy Murray, was knighted in the New Year Honours List, while his brother Jamie was made an OBE last year. Harry Potter author Rowling, who was made an OBE in 2001, becomes a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour, which has a maximum of 65 members, in light of her services to literature and philanthropy. It comes days before fans of her boy wizard mark 20 years since Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone was first published. As well as being one of the world's best-selling authors she has set up a charitable trust which supports projects that alleviate social deprivation and founded Lumos, a charity working to transform the lives of institutionalised children. The 30-year-old musician from Aberdeenshire will be made an MBE. Sande was born in Sunderland to a Zambian father and English mother but moved to the north-east of Scotland when she was four. She released her first solo singles Heaven and Read All About It, for which she gained her first number one, in 2011. The following year she kicked off the opening ceremony of 2012 Olympics in London. The principal of Glasgow University has been awarded a knighthood for services to higher education. Known as a world-class economist, he chairs the Standing Council on Europe which advises the Scottish government on securing Scotland's relationship with the EU. Prof Muscatelli said: "I'm absolutely delighted to receive this honour, but this is, of course, an award for the whole of the University of Glasgow as much as it is for me." He added: "I am also pleased, and proud, as someone who came to the UK from abroad and who believes that science and knowledge transcends national boundaries and borders that this honour has been bestowed upon me." Prof Muscatelli was born in Bari, Italy, and has both Italian and British citizenship. He has been principal and vice-chancellor of the University of Glasgow since October 2009. Dr Hood, a former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, has been made an OBE. She was recognised for her "exceptional and long service to the Church of Scotland and promoting tolerance and understanding" through the Scottish board of the Remembering Srebrenica charity. The 1995 Bosnian massacre was the worst atrocity on European soil since World War Two. Dr Hood, who lives in Paisley with her husband Peter, stepped down from her role at Renfrew North Parish Church in October after 37 years. She first

Summary: Tennis coach Judy Murray, pop star Emeli Sande and Harry Potter author JK Rowling are among the well-known faces in Scotland to have received awards in the Queen's Birthday Honours.


An inquest into the killing of Azezur Khan, 21, at a cemetery in south-east London heard that police were asked to attend by the mother of Joel Morgan, the 17-year-old being buried. However no officers were assigned. An inquest jury at Southwark Crown Court said local police failed to liaise and share information. Returning a narrative verdict, a jury spokesman said the force had failed to recognise "that you don't need a named perpetrator and named victim for there to be a threat to life". Mr Morgan, who was a member of the Lambeth GAS gang, was killed in a car crash. His mother had asked police to attend the funeral because it was in a patch controlled by two rival gangs, the Peckham Young Guns and the Peckham Boys. His friend Mr Khan was in Forest Hill Road outside Camberwell Old Cemetery when he was caught in an exchange of gunfire. The killers have not been found. The jury spokesman said: "If all relevant information regarding the funeral and gang activities were linked, the Metropolitan Police Service would have put in place a different policing plan, raising the level to either a higher risk or critical. "If there was a visible police presence at or in the vicinity of the burial service, it may have deterred gang members." He said communication errors were "prevalent" and officers failed to liaise with each other to carry out their policing plan. Coroner Andrew Harris said he could find no systemic failings in the Met's intelligence gathering systems, but he did question its policy on threat to life. He said: "I'm not clear that we can be confident that the Met Police has addressed this policy, and that is a considerable concern. "Given the level of violence in this borough, I can't be satisfied that this has been dealt with." A Met spokeswoman said it acknowledged the jury's findings. "Similar issues were highlighted by an independent investigation conducted by the Independent Police Complaints Commission, and their recommendations were acknowledged and implemented in 2012. "Since Mr Khan's murder there has been considerable change in the way the Met deals with intelligence. "We will now take time to consider in detail the findings of the inquest."

Summary: An inquest jury has criticised the Metropolitan Police for failing to send officers to a funeral where a young mourner was shot dead in 2011.


The Englishman began the day leading by three but saw his advantage wiped out when he bogeyed the eighth and Nicolas Colsaerts sank his third birdie. Fitzpatrick, 21, regained the lead with a birdie on the 10th and hit three more from the 13th to finish on 15 under. Defending champion Alex Noren of Sweden is level with Colsaerts after a 67. Noren had seven birdies in his five-under round, including four on the trot from the 12th. He is still well adrift of Fitzpatrick, who parred his first seven holes before dropping just his second shot of the week on the eighth. The Englishman, who finished seventh at the Masters, bounced back immediately with four birdies in seven holes to move back to the top of the leaderboard. "I find the front nine more difficult than the back nine, especially in the wind but I stayed patient and got my rewards," he said. "It's one of the things I've learned since turning pro."

Summary: Matt Fitzpatrick extended his lead to five shots at the Nordea Masters in Stockholm by shooting a four-under-par 68 in Saturday's third round.


The Crues commence the defence of their title against Ballymena United on 6 August, with the Blues travelling away to play Ballinamallard United. Newly-promoted Ards host Cliftonville in their opening fixture of the season. Also on 6 August, Glenavon play Carrick Rangers, Glentoran host Dungannon Swifts and Coleraine play Portadown. A round of midweek league matches is scheduled for Wednesday 10 August. Portadown will begin the season with a 12-point deduction handed out for a registration breach involving Peter McMahon. The publication of the fixtures was delayed because of Warrenpoint Town's appeal against their Premiership relegation, which was rejected at an arbitration hearing. The club appealed the IFA's decision not to impose a penalty on Carrick Rangers after then manager Gary Haveron incorrectly served a ban. A successful appeal would have left Carrick relegated and Warrenpoint taking part in a promotion/relegation play-off. Full list of 2016-17 Danske Bank Premiership fixtures (Dates and kick-off times are subject to change by NIFL)

Summary: Irish Premiership champions Crusaders will face last year's runners-up Linfield in the third round of fixtures of the 2016-17 campaign on 13 August.


They made it together into the same Cardiff schoolboy rugby team of the late 1940s and then they went their separate ways. The boy at number four - the late Joe Erskine - became heavyweight champion of Britain and the Empire, a stylist whose ring career included victories over three world title contenders - Willie Pastrano, Henry Cooper, George Chuvalo. And what became of the boy at number seven Angelina Street? Well, how long have you got because we are talking about the greatest try-scorer in rugby history - union and league - 571 touchdowns in 562 matches. His name is Billy Boston. His mother, Nellie, was Cardiff-Irish, his father, John all five feet four inches of him, was a merchant seaman from Sierra Leone. They had 11 children and Billy came smack in the middle. Media playback is not supported on this device He went to South Church Street School in Butetown and by the time he left his ambition was to play rugby for Cardiff at the Arms Park. He started with the multi-national Cardiff International Athletic Club - the CIACS - in the city's docklands and played for Wales in three boys clubs' internationals and in three more at Youth level. Everyone had heard of him but still nobody at the Arms Park asked him along. Neath did, and they showed their gratitude, according to Billy, by slipping him a white five pound note under the table after every match. Then he went to the north of England to do his National Service and all the Rugby League clubs could hardly believe their luck. Wigan moved quickest of all. They sent chairman Joe Taylor and vice-chairman Billy Gore to Angelina Street on Friday, 13 March 1953. Billy was home on leave. The Wigan bounty hunters offered him £1,000, a fortune 63 years ago. When Mrs Boston rejected the offer, Taylor and Gore upped the offer to £1,500. For effect they spread the white fivers all over the table. Billy had never seen so much money in all his life but he didn't want to go. At this point he and his mother asked to be excused for a moment. Nellie took charge as mother-cum-agent. "Don't worry son, I'll get rid of them for you. I'll ask them for so much that they'll go home." So when they went back into the little front room, Nellie said: "Right pay him £3,000 and he'll sign." Billy thought to himself: "That's a really smart way of getting rid of them. Three grand? Nobody's worth that much." What they had no way of knowing was that before leaving for Cardiff, the Wigan delegation had drawn £3,000 out of the bank. They put their heads together for less than a minute and said: "OK, Mrs Boston we will pay you three thousand pounds. All Billy has to do is sign this contract" Boston didn't want to sign it and his mother had to remind him - Wigan had come up with the money, now they had to keep their word. He signed and years

Summary: Once upon a time long ago, two boys born in the same city in the same year grew up as neighbours - one at number four Angelina Street in the old Tiger Bay area of Cardiff, the other at number seven.


Turkey accuses the cleric, Fethullah Gulen, of orchestrating last July's failed coup. In a video interview, Mr Woolsey told the Wall Street Journal he was present at a discussion about removal methods beyond the legal extradition process. Mr Flynn disputes Mr Woolsey's account. The meeting took place last September at a New York Hotel. Those present included Mr Flynn, then an adviser on national security to the Trump election campaign, the son-in-law of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, according to the WSJ (paywall). Mr Woolsey, then also advising the Trump campaign, admitted he might not have heard "some kind of caveat" because he arrived late for the meeting. But he told the WSJ: "There was serious discussion of finding some way to move Mr Gulen out of the US to Turkey. "You might call it brainstorming. But it was brainstorming about a very serious matter that would pretty clearly be a violation of law." He went on: "It was a serious and troubling discussion but it did not, repeat not, in my portion of being in the room, rise to a level of being a specific plan to undertake a felonious act." In a later interview with CNN, Mr Woolsey called the meeting "suspicious" and "concerning", saying: "I felt I needed to say something to somebody, but was it a clear plot that they were going to seize him? No." A spokesman for Mr Flynn, whose consulting company Flynn Intel Group carried out work for the Turkish government, disputed Mr Woolsey's version of events. "At no time did Gen Flynn discuss any illegal actions, non-judicial physical removal or any other such activities," he said. The presence of Mr Gulen in the US has become a major irritant in relations between Washington and Ankara. Turkey has repeatedly called for him to be handed over. Mr Gulen, who has lived in Pennsylvania since 1999, denies involvement in the failed coup. Fethullah Gulen: Powerful but reclusive Turkish cleric Michael Flynn: Former US national security adviser Mr Flynn was forced to step down as national security adviser in mid-February after just a few weeks in post over allegations he discussed sanctions with Russia before Mr Trump took office. Private US citizens are barred from conducting diplomacy. Mr Flynn admitted providing the vice-president with an incomplete account of his conversation with the Russian ambassador.

Summary: President Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, discussed removing from the US a Muslim cleric wanted by Turkey, according to ex-CIA director James Woolsey.


The National Stadium - or Bird's Nest - was used at the 2008 Olympics. "When you plan someone's career like Joshua you tend to plan in advance," said Hearn, who saw Joshua stop Charles Martin last month to win the title. "I think we're two years from saying we can sell out the Bird's Nest in China." Hearn is the father of Joshua's promoter Eddie, and chairman of the fighter's Matchroom stable. He identified China's 2008 Olympic silver medallist Zhang Zhilei, who has built an unbeaten professional record of eight fights since basing himself in Las Vegas, as a potential opponent for 26-year-old undefeated Joshua. "Sometimes these things don't happen because people get beaten, but our job is about creating these kinds of moments," he added. Joshua will make the first defence of his title against American Dominic Breazeale in London next month.

Summary: Great Britain's IBF world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua could make a defence of his title at Beijing's National Stadium, according to promoter Barry Hearn.