A BBC investigation reveals Southampton docks does not monitor its air pollution rates, despite the city being among the most polluted in the UK. Southampton City Council estimates the port contributes up to 23 per cent of air pollution in the city. Ships can use a "plug-in" system to reduce emissions but not in the UK. It comes after the World Health Organisation (WHO) called Southampton one of the most polluted cities in the UK. The city's port welcomes thousands of ships a year, including some of the biggest cruise liners and container ships in the world. The vessels leave their engines running while docked to power their electrics, but elsewhere in the world ships use a shore-based electricity supply, virtually eliminating their emissions. Cargo and cruise ships, including the Queen Mary 2 and Britannia which regularly dock in Southampton, use the method - just not when visiting the British port. Port Director Alastair Welch from ABP said: "The challenge has been in particular there is no one standard for shore power. I'd like it in place as soon as possible. "I should emphasise shore power is not the only answer and that's why we're working with solar power and hybrid ships now, because all of them have a part to play for the future." A review of Air Quality in Southampton in 2015 by the local authority showed the port is believed to contribute between seven and 23 per cent of the air pollution, while cars contribute 18 per cent and HGVs 12 per cent. The government has since told Southampton to implement clean air zones by 2020 and the council is implementing a Clean Air Strategy to meet national goals.

Summary: Southampton, the biggest cruise port in Britain, has no way of monitoring air pollution generated by emissions from the largest ships in the world.


Atherton, 28, has won all seven races this season and 13 in a row, a run stretching back to 2015. The world champion had already sealed the 2016 World Cup crown in Canada last month but won in Andorra on Saturday to end the World Cup season unbeaten. She has now won five overall World Cup titles in downhill. Wales' Manon Carpenter completed a British one-two in the overall standings, finishing 560 points behind Atherton. Trek Factory Racing's Atherton won the final race by 6.5 seconds ahead of Australian Tracey Hannah and Myriam Nicole of France. In the men's event, Britain's Danny Hart won his third consecutive World Cup race but finished second in the overall standings behind American Aaron Gwin.

Summary: Britain's Rachel Atherton completed the first "perfect season" in UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup history with victory in the season's final race.


The six men and one woman deny servitude and forced labour charges, at Luton Crown Court. Police found men living in squalor at the Green Acres caravan park in Bedfordshire last September. The Connors controlled and exploited the homeless people, making large amounts of money, prosecutors claim. The seven each deny charges of conspiring to hold a person in servitude and conspiracy to require a person to perform forced or compulsory labour. The charges relate to eight alleged victims. The accused are: James John Connors (Big Jim), 34; Johnny Connors, 28; Tommy Connors (Junior), 26; James (Jimmy) Connors, 24; Patrick Connors, 20; Josie Connors, 30; and Tommy Connors (senior), 52. When police raided the caravan park they found 13 male workers who were not part of the extended Connors family. Victims were recruited from homeless centres, soup kitchens or simply off the streets and made to carry out daily physical labour, the court was told. One of the workers told police he saw the site as "like a concentration camp", the trial heard. The alleged victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was living on benefits in Brighton when he was recruited from a day centre by Tommy Connors Snr and two of his sons, it was claimed. The Connors offered him a job, Â£50 in cash and a roof over his head and took him to a site in Burgess Hill, West Sussex, where Tommy Connors Snr was living, it is alleged. Prosecutor Frances Oldham QC said: "At first he had been treated OK and given pocket money to buy cigarettes, biscuits and crisps. "After a while the travellers' treatment of (him) changed. Tommy Snr would hit him in the face for no reason when in a temper." Some days he was given "no food at all", or just biscuits and crisps to snack on, the court heard. The labourers were not allowed to leave work to get something to eat, it was alleged. The Connors are alleged to have coerced their labourers into working for their block paving business for up to 19 hours a day, six days a week. Sundays were left free for further work by way of door-to-door selling, prosecutors said. Ms Oldham said: "Men were targeted because they were vulnerable, and kept on sites like camps under orders not to leave. "Their heads were shaved. They were paid little or nothing for their work. They were on occasions verbally abused and on occasions beaten. "They may not in the strict sense have been slaves but they were not free men. "The evidence suggests that the Connors family made very substantial amounts of money through the exploitation of the servitude and forced labour of their workers." Most of the workers managed to escape at some point but were afraid of being "recaptured", the court heard. Another alleged victim told police he had suffered "seven years of abuse, starvation and torture," the court heard. "There was no respect," he claimed. "They treated me like a slave, and that's putting it mildly." Ms Oldham told the court the

Summary: Seven people from one traveller family abused and beat vulnerable men who were kept in captivity and made to work without pay, a court has heard.


Federal prosecutors announced the charges as they listed a catalogue of alleged abuses. The Justice Department has been scrutinising Baltimore police after accusing it last August of systemic racism and abusing power. The officers "arrogantly" ignored clear directives, a police official said. Police Commissioner Kevin Davis condemned the officers at a news conference. "These officers are 1930s-style gangsters," Mr Davis said. "They betrayed the trust we're trying to build with our community at a very sensitive time in our history." The seven officers are: Momodu Gondo, Evodio Hendrix, Daniel Hersl, Sergeant Wayne Jenkins, Jemell Rayam, Marcus Taylor and Maurice Ward. Mr Gondo is also charged with participating in a drug conspiracy. All of the men were arrested, suspended without pay and jailed, pending detention hearings on Thursday. Federal prosecutors said the men began their criminal enterprise in 2015, after the city erupted into protest over the death of a young black man, Freddie Gray, while he was in police custody. The Justice Department later opened a "pattern and practice" investigation into the police force, finding that the department routinely discriminated against black people and used excessive force. Federal agents by then had spent months following officers on the Gun Trace Task Force, which was formed to crack down on violent crime by tracking illegal guns on the streets. Prosecutors accuse the men of committing robberies and filing false reports to conceal their crimes. In one instance, four of the officers arrested a man during a traffic stop and confiscated drugs as well as $21,500 (Â£17,516). The officers only submitted $15,000 as evidence, and then later went to the man's home and stole $200,000 and a $4,000 watch from a safe deposit box. In another incident, three of the officers stopped a man on the street, searched his car without a warrant and later took $1,500 he had earned working as a maintenance supervisor at a nursing home. The charges were announced a day after US Attorney General Jeff Sessions suggested that he might ease federal scrutiny of law enforcement across the country as it could undermine their policing ability. Baltimore was one of dozens of US cities to face a federal civil rights probe under the Obama administration. The city and the Justice Department had reached a court-enforceable consent decree in January requiring police to make sweeping changes to its practices. Mr Obama made police reform a priority in the wake of mounting racial tension and high-profile police shootings across the country. Baltimore police union president Gene Ryan said he was "disturbed" by the recent charges. DeRay Mckesson, a local Black Lives Matter activist, said the charges were disturbing but signalled reform. "It is promising to see the beginning of accountability being applied to the Baltimore Police Department," he said. "The indictments confirm what activists and community members have been saying for decades."

Summary: Seven Baltimore police officers have been charged with robbery, extortion, falsely detaining people and faking reports to cover it up.


Massey, 22, has signed until 2017, while 22-year-old Eastman has agreed a deal until 2016 and Kent, 18, will stay with the League One side until 2018. All three have featured prominently this term, with teenager Kent making his first senior start in August. "It's been a long journey to get to where I am and I can't thank everyone enough," he told BBC Essex. "I'm feeling comfortable in the team and I'm getting used to my surroundings. "Once I started playing a few games I think the club wanted to reward me. I couldn't turn it down - I love playing here." Young U's midfielder Sammie Smzodics also signed a contract until 2018 last week.

Summary: Colchester United have handed new deals to striker Gavin Massey and defenders Tom Eastman and Frankie Kent.


The female panda Tian Tian came into season late on Wednesday night and she was artificially inseminated in the early hours of Thursday. Keepers then tried to introduce her to male Yang Guang but her hormone levels had already dropped and he guessed she was not interested. The zoo will now keep Tian Tian under observation for the three months in the hope that a panda cub will follow. Edinburgh zoo acquired the pandas on loan from China in 2011 and previous attempts to mate the pair have failed. Tian Tian, which means Sweetie, and male Yang Guang (Sunshine) were the first giant pandas to live in the UK for 17 years. The last pandas in the UK, Ming Ming and Bao Bao, left a zoo in London in 1994 after failing to mate.

Summary: Edinburgh Zoo's pandas did not manage to mate naturally, it has emerged.


Passengers said it was "chaotic", with huge crowds snaking around corridors and a lack of senior staff. Airport operator BAA said UK Border Agency's service was "completely unacceptable" but queues were easing. The agency blamed the Easter holiday for the length of the queues. BAA said queues began easing after 13:00 BST with passengers in Terminal 5 having to wait the longest - 31 minutes for EU passengers and 51 minutes for Non-EU citizens. The shortest waiting time was in Terminal 4, where it took four minutes for passengers from the EU to clear the checks and two minutes for non-EU nationals. BAA said on Friday the longest wait passengers had was 77 minutes at Terminal 3, 75 minutes at Terminal 4, and 54 minutes at Terminals 5 and 1, with non-EU passengers facing the longest wait at the time. Matthew Donaldson, 38, from Lincolnshire, who arrived on a flight from Cape Town in South Africa at about 06:30, said he had to wait for an hour and 45 minutes to leave passport control at Terminal 5. He said: "It was complete chaos. Half the escalators were closed to slow down the crowds and when we got to passport control there were snaking queues. "They gave no reason and there were no senior staff there. "It was erratic to say the least." George Galanopoulos, founder of London Executive Aviation which runs private jets, wrote on Twitter: "Just landed at Heathrow T5... total chaos! Embarrassing for London." Simon Baugh, director of media relations at BAA, said the earlier situation at passport control, which is managed by the UK Border Force, the section of the UK Border Agency in charge of entry to the UK, was "fairly typical" but "completely unacceptable". He said: "It's the UK's reputation and BAA's that suffers. There's no need for it. "It's entirely about the level of resourcing the government needs to put in place." A UK Border Agency spokeswoman said: "We will not compromise border security but we always aim to keep disruption to a minimum by using our staff flexibly to meet demand." She said there were extra workers at the border over the Easter period. Culture Select Committee chairman John Whittingdale outlined his committee's concerns about the airport's service in a letter to Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Jeremy Hunt which was made public this week. The letter, dated 21 March, said waits in excess of an hour might deter tourists from returning to the UK. The government sets BAA targets for processing departing passengers through security but no contractual service level agreements are in place for arriving passengers, said Mr Baugh. He said the Home Office sets an "aspirational" waiting time of no longer than 45 minutes for non-EU passengers and 25 minutes for EU passengers. Mr Baugh said: "That bears no relation to customer experience."

Summary: Passengers have faced waits of more than an hour at passport control at London's Heathrow Airport two days after it was revealed MPs warned it may struggle to cope during the Olympics.


Creepy clowns, lurking in dark corners, wielding the odd weapon, have closed schools, created mass panic and kept police officers in the US and UK busy. If you saw one lurking outside your window, you'd have good reason to be terrified. But just how dangerous are these red-nosed children's entertainers really? Popular culture - from Batman's The Joker to Pennywise in Stephen King's It - certainly suggests the children's party favourites do give us something to fear. And, to be fair, history does have its share of killer clowns. The most notorious - by a long way - was John Wayne Gacy, otherwise known as Pogo the Clown - or, later, the Killer Clown. Between January 1972 and December 1978, he murdered 33 young men and teenage boys - burying most of them in the crawl space under his house. At the same time, the twice-married Gacy was appearing as Pogo, the friendly neighbourhood clown, bringing his own brand of humour to parades, children's hospitals and the odd Democratic fundraiser around Illinois. But the former manager of a fast-food franchise, later executed by lethal injection, doesn't appear to have been dressed as a clown when committing the killings. What's more, it is undeniable that his other passion - politics - has produced far more murderers over the years. More than a decade later, an actual "clown killer" struck: Marlene Warren was fatally shot by a clown who arrived at her Florida home holding flowers and two balloons. When Mrs Warren opened the door, the brown-eyed clown shot her before fleeing in an unmarked car. One of the balloons left behind as the killer made their escape said, "You're the greatest". More than 25 years later, her murder remains unsolved and the identity of the gunman behind the white mask is unknown. And that would be it for the list of actual clown killers, if not for one more high-profile murder. Francisco Rafael Arellano Felix was enjoying his birthday party in Baja California, Mexico, when he was gunned down by a clown wearing a pink wig and a round, red nose. This was no ordinary victim, however. The 64-year-old man shot dead in front of his family and friends, as well as politicians and sportsmen, had once controlled the drugs trade along the US border. But at the time of his death his cartel had been severely weakened. The clown's motive, and choice of costume, remain a mystery. With just a handful of actual clown killers in the past century, the answer to whether or not this latest craze should have us quaking in our boots has to be no. Between 1972 when Gacy began his killing spree and Mrs Warren's death in 1990, killings known to have been committed by clowns in the US accounted for just 0.0088% of all murders, nationally. In fact, in the same time frame there have been at least double the number of doctors-turned-serial killers. On top of that, arrests of clowns in the US have tended to be for minor offences only. So on balance, you

Summary: It is the craze which is terrifying children and adults alike on both sides of the Atlantic, whether you like it or not.


Defending champions India topped Group B following wins over South Africa and Pakistan, who beat England on Wednesday to reach the final. India also thrashed Bangladesh by 240 runs in a warm-up game last month. "A lot of teams have surprised the opposition and we're not taking anything for granted," said Kohli. "There are no guarantees in this sport. We're not going to go according to past results and what we've done in the past tournaments. "We will use whatever momentum we've gained in this tournament to execute what we want to. "Going into a big game like this, we're going to treat it as how we treated the last game. Our mindset does not differ." Bangladesh, who finished runners-up to England in Group A thanks to an impressive five-wicket win over New Zealand, are appearing in their first semi-final in a global competition. In 2015 they recorded their first ODI series win against India. "Bangladesh have taken huge strides," said Kohli. "They are a very dangerous side on their day and everyone realises that. "They have cricketers who are skilled, who are committed to play for Bangladesh and play with a lot of passion." India opening batsman Rohit Sharma was limping during India's final practice, but Kohli hinted that they would name the same team that beat South Africa on Sunday, with spinner Ravichandran Ashwin keeping his place ahead of pace bowler Umesh Yadav. If selected, 35-year-old all-rounder Yuvraj Singh will make his 300th ODI appearance. "His contribution to cricket has been outstanding," said Kohli. "He's been a total match-winner for India, won so many big tournaments in big cities, and this is just a testimony to the kind of talent he possesses." Bangladesh were beaten by India in the 2015 World Cup quarter-finals, and were eliminated from last year's World Twenty20 when, with two runs required from three balls, they lost three wickets. "Obviously we have been disappointed, especially in the T20 World Cup when we couldn't go through," said Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza, who was captain for both matches. "It happens sometimes in cricket, but we forget it. "We can't just think what happened in the last two matches [because] coming into the ground it will put some more pressure on to us. "We're playing the first time in our life in a semi-final, so that is a fact, but India have got more pressure than us because the huge population is there and people love cricket in India a lot."

Summary: Captain Virat Kohli says India are wary of Bangladesh's threat in Thursday's Champions Trophy semi-final at Edgbaston.


Among them was Roberto Hernandez. In a small, dank apartment in a rundown neighbourhood of Havana, I paid him a visit as he was reunited with his family and fellow government opponents. He said his time in jail had only strengthened his resolve against the Castro government. "My ideas won't budge," said Mr Hernandez. "If anything, they've hardened a little more. I'm more sure than ever about what I believe." Mr Hernandez was jailed for five years, and served two, for taking part in a demonstration with the anti-government Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU). But just as Roberto Hernandez was being released, another dissident was being detained - a graffiti artist called Danilo Maldonado, commonly known as "El Sexto", whose work is unrelentingly critical of the Cuban government. On this occasion, the authorities decided he had gone too far: he had mocked the leaders of the revolution. On 25 December 2014, he painted the names Fidel and Raul on two pigs and intended to release them in a plaza in Havana. His idea was that people would try to catch the pigs and the winner could keep them. Whether you see it as a cheap publicity stunt or a valid artistic expression, the event was never likely to be allowed to happen in Cuba. Maldonado was stopped by state security officers before he got to the square and was put in jail, reportedly without trial. The government say "El Sexto" is a mercenary in the pay of anti-Castro groups in Washington and Miami. But Amnesty International recently deemed him a prisoner of conscience. "To jail an artist for painting a name on a pig is ludicrous," said Carolina Jimenez, the organisation's Americas Deputy Director for research. Now, there is some expectation that Maldonado might be released soon, after he spent days on hunger strike and US President Barack Obama apparently discussed his case in person with Cuban President Raul Castro earlier this year. No official release date has yet been confirmed. Either way, the Obama administration will hope he is out soon. The arrest of what they consider seemingly harmless young opponents does not bolster their argument that engagement with Cuba is the right approach after decades of hostility. "They're hoping that the Cubans will begin to ease up on human rights and open up politically. That would enormously helpful," says Michael Shifter, of the Inter-American Dialogue organisation in Washington DC. "It makes it more difficult for Obama to make his case with Congress on the embargo - which is that it should be lifted - when these kind of practices continue and there is really no sign of significant change so far." The US broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba in 1959 after Fidel Castro and his brother Raul led a revolution toppling US-backed President Fulgencio Batista. The Castros established a revolutionary socialist state with close ties to the Soviet Union. The following year, the US imposed a trade embargo covering nearly all exports to Cuba. This was expanded by President Kennedy into a full economic embargo that included stringent travel

Summary: In the days after last December's historic announcement that the US and Cuba were to re-establish diplomatic relations, a number of dissidents were released from Cuban jails as part of the deal.


Eighteen people were arrested during the four-day operation and 63 vehicles were seized. Forty-two of the vehicles had no insurance and/or licence. A further 21 had no Vehicle Excise Licence, the Hampshire and Thames Valley operation discovered. Hampshire Constabulary and Thames Valley Police said the joint operation earlier this month aimed to make the roads safer for people living and working in the region. The "large quantity" of the substance believed to be cocaine was discovered in a car in the Iver and Denham area, officers said. Other items seized included a stolen digger worth £12,000. The lorry driver asleep in his cab was in a vehicle "piggy-backing" another vehicle in Portsmouth. Both drivers were given fines totalling £1,000.

Summary: A lorry driver asleep at the wheel and a car thought to be carrying £100,000 of cocaine were among the discoveries made during a police crackdown on motoring offences.


The Ashmolean has raised £860,000 to acquire J M W Turner's The High Street, Oxford but hopes the public will help contribute towards the final £60,000. On loan from a private collection since 1997, it has been offered to the nation in lieu of £3.5m inheritance tax. Director Dr Alexander Sturgis described it as the "greatest painting of the city that has ever been made". He added: "The importance of keeping this beautiful painting in Oxford cannot be overstated. "High Street, Oxford is the young Turner's most significant townscape... if the Ashmolean does not acquire the painting, it will be sold on the open market. "All major oil paintings by Turner that have been offered at auction in recent years have been bought by foreign buyers." Turner created the painting of one of Oxford's most picturesque streets in 1810 after being commissioned by Oxford printseller James Wyatt for 100 guineas. He painted more than 30 watercolours of Oxford in his lifetime, and is credited with inventing new techniques in landscape painting, such as making skies and clouds look luminous and expressive. The museum has received a £550,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) towards the painting, as well as £220,000 from the Art Fund, and £30,000 from the Friends and Patrons of the Ashmolean. Stuart McLeod, head of HLF South East England, said it would be "unthinkable" if it did not remain on public display in Oxford. Stephen Deuchar, director of the Art Fund, said: "This most important picture simply must be saved by the Ashmolean." A previous campaign by the museum in 2012 was successful in keeping Edouard Manet's portrait of Mademoiselle Claus in the UK.

Summary: A museum has launched a fundraising campaign to keep the "greatest" ever painting of Oxford on show in the city.


Postal slips in Ceredigion, Preseli Pembrokeshire and Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire have been re-printed on tan-coloured paper to correct an error in the instructions. Voters must discard the grey slips. A Green Party source said its "Vote Green on Grey this May" leaflets and video were now useless as a result. The party had printed leaflets and created a video for social media. The source said: "As you can imagine, we've been really shocked by this muck up. You've seen the film we've made, fortunately we haven't begun sharing it yet. It's now useless. "We've also had a new batch of Green on Grey leaflets printed. At least we can use them in other parts of the region." Tom Marshall, the party's campaign manager for Mid and West Wales said: "We are extremely disappointed to hear of the error with the ballot papers. 'Vote Green on Tan' just doesn't have the same ring about it." Regional returning officer Mark James said: "It appears that a computer error by printers who prepare papers for Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire led to an unfortunate misprint."

Summary: The Green Party in Wales has been forced to abandon its "Vote Green on Grey" assembly campaign after an error meant postal slips will not be grey.


An international panel of experts had said the investigation was flawed. Relatives of the students have disputed the government's account of what happened in September 2014. The government says that police in the town of Iguala handed the students over to a drugs cartel who killed them and incinerated the bodies. The panel of experts, working for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, criticised the government's version of events. The 43 were all students at an all-male teacher training college in the town of Aytozinapa, in south-western Guerrero state. The college has a history of left-wing activism and the students regularly took part in protests. They disappeared from the nearby town of Iguala on the evening of 26 September 2014 amid a confrontation between municipal police and the students during which six people were killed. Independent forensic experts have matched charred bone fragments reportedly found at a rubbish dump near Iguala to Alexander Mora, one of the 43 missing students. They also say there is a high probability another set of remains could belong to Jhosivani Guerrero de la Cruz, another of the students. However, experts from the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights say the chain of evidence was broken and they could not be sure the bone fragments had been found at the dump. According to the official report, the students were seized by corrupt municipal police officers who handed them over to members of a local drugs gang. The drugs gang mistook the students for members of a rival gang, killed them and burned their bodies at the dump before throwing their ashes into a nearby stream. They think officials have failed to investigate the role soldiers from a nearby barracks may have played in the students' disappearance. The government has refused to let the soldiers, who were in the area at the time of the disappearance, be questioned by anyone but government prosecutors. The families also point to the report by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights which said that there was no evidence the bodies of the 43 were burned at the dump. The panel of experts concluded that the government's account that the students were burnt beyond identification at a rubbish dump was physically impossible. It said official reports appeared to downplay the presence of federal police and troops near the areas where the students were seized. The experts said the army had refused to allow them to interview soldiers. They came up with a list of 10 recommendations which the Mexican government has agreed to abide by. In line with one of the recommendations, the search for the students will be relaunched, following outlines laid down by the experts and carried out in coordination with the victims' families. The experts also want the government investigation to follow up other recommendations and to address other issues from the report.

Summary: The Mexican authorities are reopening the investigation into last year's disappearance of 43 students in the state of Guerrero.


The five were a 16-year-old girl, who died in Great Victoria Street on Monday, and four men who died in different parts of the city. Police did not confirm which three cases are suspected to be drugs-related but no single, common drug is involved. Earlier, a senior officer said all five deaths may have involved drugs. But a Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) spokeswoman later clarified that detectives suspect drug misuse may have been a factor in only three of the deaths. Post-mortem examinations are being carried out and toxicology reports have been ordered. The first of the five sudden deaths took place in Verner Street in Belfast city centre on Friday, 31 March. The other four people, including the teenaged girl, all died on Monday: Police said that number of deaths in such a short time frame was unusual, but that they were not linking any of them at present. Ch Supt Tim Mairs said: "Investigations are at an early stage, but I would like to take the opportunity to reinforce the dangers posed by taking any illegal drugs or any medication that is not prescribed for you. "Drugs misuse can affect anyone and we recognise that many vulnerable people are being exploited for the financial gain of those higher up the supply chain." He added: "The number of deaths in Northern Ireland connected to drug use is on the increase and this is a concern. "Sadly, these are all preventable. In fact, more people are dying from misuse of opioid drugs in Northern Ireland than in road fatalities, which is a very stark reality."

Summary: Five sudden deaths in greater Belfast over the past few days are being investigated, with police saying three of the cases may have involved drugs.


Cumhuriyet newspaper's editor-in-chief Can Dundar and its Ankara representative Erdem Gul have been charged with espionage. Prosecutors accuse them of working with a US-based cleric to discredit the government. The harsh punishment being sought has intensified press freedom concerns. EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn said he was "shocked" at the severity of the sentence sought by prosecutors. Human Rights Watch said the two "were doing their job as journalists and no more than that". In its report last May, Cumhuriyet published video of police finding weapons in trucks that it said were linked to Turkish intelligence. The Turkish authorities insisted the trucks, which had been intercepted near the Syrian border, were in fact bringing aid to Syria's Turkmen minority. But the report caused uproar and prompted President Reccep Tayyip Erdogan to file a lawsuit against the journalists. Mr Erdogan said the video footage was a state secret and vowed on TV that the journalists "would pay a heavy price". The pair were detained in November and told the BBC they were kept in solitary confinement for 40 days before being allowed to share a cell. The government accuses them of helping the Hizmet movement led by Fethullah Gulen, who lives in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania. Mr Erdogan has accused Mr Gulen of plotting against him, although Mr Gulen denies this. Mr Dundar and Mr Gul are accused of working with Hizmet to create the impression that the Turkish government was helping terror groups, thus weakening its ability to rule. They face charges of espionage, attempting to overthrow the government and support for a terror organisation, Hurriyet reported. If convicted, they will receive an "aggravated life sentence", which includes tougher conditions and restricted leisure hours, the Dogan news agency reported. Turkey has come under mounting criticism for its treatment of journalists. Last week, US Vice-President Joe Biden called on Turkey to protect freedom of expression during a visit to the country and also met with Mr Dundar's wife in a show of support. Press freedom 'a major concern'

Summary: Two Turkish journalists face life in prison over a story alleging that the Turkish government was arming Islamist militants in Syria.


The group is consulting with 33 staff on plans to close its printing site near Cardiff Docks. Trinity Mirror wants to print the Western Mail in Watford and the South Wales Echo in Oxford, it is understood. The company said the consultation process was ongoing. The group previously blamed "declining print volumes and the relocation of a number of titles within our print network" for the proposed closure of the print works, which is responsible for a number of Trinity Mirror newspapers as well as other publications. Trinity Mirror also owns Wales on Sunday, which is already printed in Birmingham, as well as the South Wales Evening Post and the Daily Post. Meanwhile, BBC Wales understands the company is in talks to sell its Media Wales building in Cardiff city centre. The company plans to remain as a tenant when the deal is completed. Media Wales moved into the six storey purpose-built office block on Park Street in 2008. Staff cuts mean its sales and editorial teams now only occupy one floor, while accountancy firm Deloitte has taken some of the vacant space. Trinity Mirror declined to comment on the proposed sale of its Media Wales headquarters.

Summary: Newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror plans to print some of its Welsh titles in London and Oxford when it closes its presses in Cardiff, BBC Wales has learned.


The All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG) has advised the Welsh Government not to fund the daily pill Prep. It said the case for cost-effectiveness "had not been proven". It comes weeks after Scotland's medicines body backed its use. Scientists have found a daily dose of the drug can protect people at high risk of contracting the virus. Around 150 new people are diagnosed with HIV in Wales each year, nearly half from sexually transmitted infection between men. The drug is suggested for people at high risk who might not have safe sex. One estimate is it might cost Â£2.5m a year in Wales. An independent HIV expert group has already called it "highly effective" when used with the right groups and in the right doses. AWMSG said there were "several uncertainties and limitations" in the economic model provided by the drug company. The firm insisted there was a "robust clinical and cost-effectiveness case". What does Prep do? Sarah Fuhrmann, national director for Terrence Higgins Trust in Wales, said: "We are disappointed by this short-sighted recommendation. "For every person who receives an HIV diagnosis, the Welsh NHS will pay on average Â£360,000 in lifetime treatment costs. Prep can save the NHS this money in the long term, whilst taking us one step closer to ending the HIV epidemic. "We realise this is not the final decision, but if acted upon, this advice would lead to a postcode lottery within the UK, with major inequalities between borders in terms of who is protected against HIV." Scotland is due to become the first place in the UK to routinely offer Prep. A Welsh Government spokesman said the health secretary would consider the recommendation and "make an announcement in due course".

Summary: A "game-changing" drug which dramatically cuts the chances of being infected with HIV should not be provided by the NHS in Wales, a body has recommended.


Jonathan Browning, a former chairman of Vauxhall, has succeeded him. UK Sport was expected to publish a report this month after an independent investigation into the culture and practices at British Cycling - but that has been delayed. The governing body is also being investigated by UK Anti-Doping over allegations of wrongdoing. Howden, who was re-elected in December, has denied that the move is related to the publication of the report. A former managing director of Jaguar Cars, Browning was appointed to the British Cycling board as a non-executive director in March 2015. "British Cycling has delivered tremendous success at every level over the past two decades, but there is clearly work to do to take the organisation to the next level," he said. Ian Drake left his post as chief executive officer in January, saying it was the "natural moment" as preparations began for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. Browning's appointment comes after a turbulent year for one of the country's most successful and well-funded sports governing bodies. British Cycling is preparing for the results of the investigation into whether there was a culture of bullying at its world-class performance programme. Publication of a report sources have described as "explosive" has been delayed until next month. Former world champion Nicole Cooke has accused the organisation of sexism. And Howden was criticised for his performance in front of a parliamentary select committee at the end of last year. "The appointment of an independent chair brings British Cycling more closely in line with the new code for sports governance," Howden said.

Summary: Bob Howden has stepped down as chairman of British Cycling, but will remain the organisation's president.


Police said she was Andrea Harris from Ardrossan. The crash, involving a Stagecoach bus and an Isuzu 4x4, took place north of Ardrossan at 14:15 on Monday. The 48-year-old driver of the Isuzu and the 36-year-old bus driver are "serious but stable" in Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. Four bus passengers, two men and two women, are also in hospital. They were taken to Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock for treatment. A further five passengers on the bus - three men and two women - received medical treatment at the scene or were taken to Crosshouse Hospital but were released after treatment. The Scottish Ambulance Service declared the scene of the crash, near the Rowan Tree restaurant, a major incident. Two air ambulances attended, along with specialist trauma teams. Police Scotland have appealed for witnesses to the crash. Sgt Kevin Blackley from the Trunk Road Policing Unit, Irvine, said: "I would urge anyone who witnessed the crash, who has not yet spoken to police, or anyone with information that may assist our investigation to contact us through the non-emergency number 101."

Summary: A 45-year-old female bus passenger killed in a crash on the A78 in North Ayrshire which left six people in hospital has been named.


Cameron Lancaster, from Burntisland, Fife, died on Sunday evening. His family described his death as a tragic accident and "a great loss" and said Cameron would be hugely missed by family and friends. The emergency services were called to Prestonhill Quarry near Inverkeithing at about 17:00 on Sunday and a body was recovered four hours later. Police Scotland said inquiries are under way to establish the full circumstances of what happened, but it is thought the incident is connected to the ice bucket challenge. A statement from Cameron's family added: "During his short life, he touched so many people with his friendliness, kindness and thoughtful generosity of spirit."

Summary: The death of an 18-year-old man in a flooded quarry is believed to be linked to the ice bucket challenge craze.


PC Jonathan Adams part-owns a horse with a racing syndicate and on one of the occasions was seen celebrating a win on television, the panel heard. He faces three allegations of gross misconduct under "honesty and integrity" but denies lying. If proven he could be dismissed from Gloucestershire Police. The hearing continues. The panel was told that in September 2015 and April 2016, the probationary police officer had reported in sick and went to Nottingham racecourse to watch the horse he part-owned, named Little Lady Katy. In June 2016 he reported in sick again and went to Royal Ascot to watch Quiet Reflection, another horse owned by his syndicate, win the Commonwealth Cup. The misconduct panel was shown a television clip of PC Adams jumping around and celebrating which had been shown on Channel 4 Racing. PC Adams said he had acted to avoid a "toxic" environment at Barton Street station in Gloucester where he worked as an investigation officer. He described suffering stomach cramps, migraines and being in an emotional place which was affecting his irritable bowel syndrome. He told the hearing if he had gone into work instead of going to Ascot he "wouldn't have lasted" and would have been "sent home, not fit for duty". Stephen Morley, presenting the case for the force, told the hearing: "It is not good enough to report in sick and go on a jolly. "He is a public servant and he is obligated to do what he could for the public." Barrister Richard Shepherd, representing PC Adams, said the officer was of "impeccable character" who "did his best" to manage the symptoms of a "stress-related" condition. The hearing heard PC Adams transferred to Gloucestershire Police in 2014 from the Civil Nuclear Constabulary.

Summary: A police officer threw a "sickie" three times in order to watch horse racing, a misconduct hearing has been told.


Thomas Wainwright was on the wrong side of the road and travelling at speeds of up to 95mph in his Maserati hire car, just minutes before the crash. The 27-year-old ploughed into the Berlingo van driven by Theresa Wade, 29, on Mull in October 2015. The court heard Wainwright had been drinking cider and whisky for eight and a half hours before the crash. He will be sentenced next month. During the trial Wainwright and his passenger, 42-year-old Jerome Lopez, had claimed that Miss Wade had been on the wrong side of the road and caused the accident but the jury did not believe them. Witnesses from Mull told how Wainwright, who was with Mr Lopez, his mother's partner, had been drinking at a hotel, a pub and a distillery in Tobermory before having another two pints of cider in the Craignure Inn. As he headed back towards Tobermory on the wrong side of the road his hire car smashed into the van driven by Miss Wade. The court heard Wainwright was on Mull, along with members of his family, visiting his sick grandmother. He had flown into Edinburgh airport and hired the Maserati. Prosecutor Tim Niven-Smith revealed that Wainwright, who worked as the first officer on the Â£6.26m yacht MY Mahogany based in the south of France, had a previous conviction for driving while unfit through drink or drugs. At a court in Nice he was fined 700 euros and given a suspended sentence. Judge John Morris remanded Wainwright in custody and banned him from driving.

Summary: A drink-driver who killed an island vet in a head-on collision has been found guilty of death by dangerous driving.


But it's classed as a chemical weapon internationally and is banned for use in war. For this reason critics have questioned its use on the streets and say it can be lethal. Police see it as safer than using force and live rounds. It's not actually a gas. It's a liquid at room temperature and is mixed with other substances to form an aerosol. When it's fired, solid particles are dispersed into the air with the appearance of a smoke cloud. It works by irritating the mucous membranes in the eyes, nose, mouth and lungs - basically, the bits of your body that are responsible for absorption and secretion. There are many different types of tear gas. The most common form is CS gas or to use its full name, o-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile. The CS is taken from the initials of the inventors Corson and Staughton. It is usually fired in a canister to disperse crowds and large gatherings of people, perceived as a threat. Typical symptoms begin about 30 seconds after exposure. You can get a watery, burning sensation in the eyes, breathing difficulties, chest pain, skin irritation and temporary blindness. Professor Alastair Hay, who studies the impact of chemical weapons at the University of Leeds, says that while it is considered a safer option, deaths can sometimes occur. This is often as a result of people being restrained by police where breathing is restricted or when they are subsequently unable to breathe fresh air. Physical exertions such as running and repeated exposure to tear gas can make the symptoms worse. The effects can be even more damaging if a person has asthma or other respiratory issues already. People have also been known to be injured by the metal canisters used to fire the gas into a crowd. The most commonly used remedy is pouring milk over the face. The symptoms usually disappear by themselves after about 30 minutes. Fresh air and steady breathing help reduce the impact of the gas. Blowing your nose, coughing and spitting are also thought to help. Rubbing your eyes can make the symptoms much worse. The chemicals will stay on skin and in clothes, so taking a lukewarm shower and washing the clothes will help prevent any long-term effects. It is prohibited to use any form of tear gas in war under the Chemical Weapons Convention as it is classified as a chemical weapon. However law enforcement teams around the world use it on civilians. Police in the UK are regularly trained in the use of CS spray. They are told they can deploy it only "when they feel that the offender poses a risk to themselves and/or the police officers and others in the vicinity." It is illegal to buy or possess CS gas in the UK, but it is available as a form of self-defence in many other countries including the United States and some European nations. Being in possession of it in the UK is punishable with a minimum of six months in jail to a maximum of 10 years. You can, however,

Summary: Tear gas has been used in many countries in 2014 and most recently in Ferguson in America to control people protesting over Michael Brown's shooting.


In court last year Christopher Anthony admitted damaging the Grade II-listed building during work in 2008. The judge ruled Mr Anthony could not afford to pay the council's legal bill but gave permission for the issue to be revisited within a certain time frame. Officials have now said Mr Anthony's circumstances have not changed and the order had been allowed to lapse. The Hippodrome has been derelict for some years when much of the roof and part of the exterior walls collapsed in 2008. In April 2010 developer Mr Anthony, of Bishops Stortford, was given a conditional discharge after admitting ordering work on the building without permission. Since then the council has carried out £43,000 worth of stabilisation work on the structure. A spokesman said: "Derby City Council intends to recover the cost of the works carried out on Macklin Street and we are reviewing Mr Anthony's financial circumstances to assess the available options."

Summary: Derby City Council has decided not to pursue the owner of the Hippodrome Theatre for £17,000 in legal costs.


A search is continuing for four other people missing at the site. Reports say an initial collapse caused a crane to fall, bringing down more of the multi-storey building. At least 20 people were treated for injuries following the incident in Ramat Hahayil, a commercial area in the north of the city. Pictures from the scene show clouds of dust rising from a huge crater, with large amounts of debris at the bottom. Dozens of firefighters, rescue and security services were dispatched to the site to help the injured and search for those feared missing. Israel's Haaretz newspaper quoted a fire service spokesman as saying there were "people buried beneath the sand". Police moved people away from the area, fearing other parts of the building might also collapse.

Summary: The death toll after a car park collapsed while under construction in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv has risen to three, rescue workers say.


The House of Representatives passed the measure unanimously two days after the Senate approved it. Hamid Aboutalebi was a part of the Muslim student group that seized the US embassy in Tehran in 1979. The White House has told Iran Mr Aboutalebi was "not viable" but has not taken a position on the bill. Fifty-two Americans were held for 444 days at the height of Iran's Islamic revolution, which saw pro-American Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi sent into exile and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini take power. Mr Aboutalebi, who previously served as Iran's ambassador to Belgium, the European Union, Italy and Australia, told Iranian media his participation in the hostage crisis began only after the initial seizure of the embassy, and primarily involved translation. On Thursday, White House spokesman Jay Carney said, "We've made clear and have communicated to the Iranians that the selection they've put forward is not viable." But he declined to say whether President Barack Obama would sign the bill into law. The Iranian government, meanwhile, has called the US rejection of Mr Aboutalebi "not acceptable". The bill passed on Thursday in the House denies entry into the US to individuals engaged in espionage or terrorism or who pose a threat to national security. Senator Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican who introduced the legislation in the US Senate, urged Mr Obama to sign the bill. "We, as a country, can send an unequivocal message to rogue nations like Iran that the United States will not tolerate this kind of provocative and hostile behaviour," Mr Cruz said. The bill's sponsor in the House, Republican Doug Lamborn, said, "Terrorists, from Iran or elsewhere, should not be allowed to walk the streets of Manhattan with diplomatic immunity." As the host country of the United Nations, the US has previously but rarely denied entry to an envoy or head of state. Those included a previous Iranian diplomat and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. In those cases the applications were withdrawn after the US signalled opposition, or the state department simply declined to process the visas. Those options are available in Mr Aboutalebi's case. On Monday, Iranian foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham told state-run media he had previously received a US visa as part of a visit to the UN in the 1990s. In an interview with an Iranian news site, Mr Aboutalebi said he was not part of the group that took over the US embassy and was only later asked to translate for the students. Others involved in the hostage-taking have corroborated that account.

Summary: The US Congress has sent a bill to the president that would bar Iran's pick for ambassador to the UN from entering the country.


Fifth seed Nadal beat fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 6-3 7-5. Switzerland's Federer, who won his 18th Grand Slam title with a five-set victory over Nadal in January, beat American Steve Johnson 7-6 7-6. Novak Djokovic beat Juan Martin del Potro, while Angelique Kerber, who is set to become world number one, is out. The German, who is guaranteed a return to the top of the rankings on Monday following Serena Williams' withdrawal from Indian Wells and the Miami Open, lost 3-6 3-6 to Russian Elena Vesnina. Serb second seed Djokovic was hugely impressive as he won the deciding set 6-1 against Argentine Del Potro and he will play Australian 15th seed Nick Kyrgios, who earlier beat 18th seed Alexander Zverev of Germany 6-3 6-4. "That's why I came here, to play against guys like Rafa," said Federer, 35, before a 36th meeting with Nadal, 30. "I'd better be excited now otherwise I came for the wrong reasons. "I try to see it really as another opportunity to build upon something for the rest of the season. "So regardless of Australia, winning or losing, I'm going to try to go out there and play free again. I think it's really important." In earlier matches, unseeded American Donald Young beat French 14th seed Lucas Pouille 6-4 1-6 6-3 in the men's draw, while Japan's fourth seed Kei Nishikori swept past Frenchman Gilles Muller 6-2 6-2. American 17th seed Jack Sock edged a third set tie-break to beat Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 3-6 6-3 7-6. In the women's draw, American 12th seed Venus Williams beat Peng Shuai of China 3-6 6-1 6-3, and Czech third seed Karolina Pliskova led Timea Bacsinszky 5-1 when the Swiss retired.

Summary: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have set up a fourth-round tie at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells - a re-run of this year's Australian Open final.


The man was killed in the incident in Fairfield Road, near to the junction of Lightwood Road, in Buxton at 17:45 GMT on Thursday. Derbyshire Police said a 40-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving. Officers said the man was due to be interviewed later on Friday.

Summary: A 79-year-old man has died after being hit by a lorry.


It said fracking could be safe for human health and the environment, but added that the industry needed to be more transparent. The report did not look at fracking's cost and climate change implications. The task force is an independent body funded by the oil and gas industry. There has been a great deal of public opposition to fracking - which involves blasting shale rock with water, sand and chemicals to release the gas trapped inside - in both the UK and elsewhere. There are concerns over the possibility of water contamination, methane leakage, earth tremors and disruption to local communities. However, the government is keen to exploit the UK's shale gas resources to reduce dependence on imported gas and increase energy independence. And this latest report suggests that, if regulations are tightened and a National Advisory Committee is established to monitor data from any shale gas operations, fracking could be safe. Lord Smith, chair of the Task Force on Shale Gas, said: "Our conclusion from all the evidence we've seen is clear. Only if the drilling is done properly and to the highest standard, and with rigorous regulation and monitoring, can shale gas fracking be done safely for local communities and the environment." But the report did say that the practice of injecting waste water back into rock formations, which has been associated with earthquakes in the US, should be avoided. Lord Smith said: "We have not yet concluded that fracking is a good idea for the UK. "We still have to look at climate change and the economics. It would be premature to make conclusions yet on whether it is a good or bad thing." He added that if fracking would lead to a "substantial raising of greenhouse gas emissions", it should not be allowed. Environmentalists argue that if we are to avoid dangerous levels of climate change, fossil fuels need to be left in the ground in favour of cleaner, renewable energy such and wind and solar power. The task force will publish two further reports this year, covering climate change and economics. A final report on the potential risks and benefits of shale gas for the UK will be published in the spring of 2016.

Summary: Fracking could potentially be done safely in the UK under "rigorous regulation", but it is too early to say whether it would be "a good idea", the Task Force on Shale Gas has reported.


10 May 2012 Last updated at 18:49 BST

Summary: Hayley visits a school where mobile phones have been banned.


Albion goalkeeper David Stockdale made a crucial point-blank save to deny Tom Ince in the early stages before Darren Bent glanced a header wide. Tomer Hemed tested Rams keeper Scott Carson with a half-volley after the break and the Israeli then had a goal-bound shot cleared by Cyrus Christie. Stockdale palmed away a low strike from Will Hughes late on to secure a point. Derby threatened in the early stages but Brighton managed to soak up the pressure and eventually created the better openings in what was a tight encounter. On-loan Seagulls striker Glenn Murray had a shot blocked just before half-time and then headed over the bar in the second half. Both sides finished in the top six in the Championship last season before being beaten in the play-off semi-finals, and are expected to challenge for promotion again. Pearson, back in management following his sacking by Leicester in June 2015, won the Championship title with the Foxes in 2013-14. Derby County boss Nigel Pearson: "I was very pleased with our determination and the fact that the players kept on trying to function as a team. Although we weren't playing at our best and didn't use the ball as well as I would have liked to have done, we worked really hard to protect our own goal. "We had some very good chances early on, we started the first half very well and they started the second half very well. "What's important for me with this performance and this result is that if people have the opinion that in the past we may have lost, I was interested and very pleased to see our players work so hard to not allow a tight game to go to the opponents. "You've got to try and win games but if you can't win them you don't lose them and I think both managers would be saying very similar things." Brighton & Hove Albion manager Chris Hughton: "I think in the last few years a draw here is going to be a very good result. I thought although we needed David Stockdale to make a couple of very good saves, we edged the chances. "I thought we had the better of the chances but I thought on the balance of play a draw was probably a fair result. I think what you have with Glenn [Murray] is a player who will be a wonderful signing for us but he's come in on the back of a season last year when he didn't have too many starts. "But he's a worker for the team so my delight with him is how he's got into those positions and if he does that enough times over a season he will score goals. "Generally you don't know what you are going to get first game of the season but I thought the application of the team was excellent and apart from winning and goals I think I've got everything I wanted today." Match ends, Derby County 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Second Half ends, Derby County 0, Brighton

Summary: Nigel Pearson saw his first game in charge of Derby end in a goalless draw against Brighton at the iPro Stadium.


So I start 2015 wondering why I feel five years older, since nothing much seems to have changed around me: there appears to be a general election looming here and something of a financial calamity brewing in Greece and in the euro area. Here is what strikes me: the eurozone is both stronger and sicker than in 2010. How so? Well, the eurozone is stronger in that it has put in place financial buffers to absorb the losses that would be generated if Greece were to unilaterally renege on its debts, and even be forced out of the eurozone - which could happen if Syriza wins the 25 January elections (though the language of the left wing party has become less aggressive towards the euro). It would be hugely damaging to economic confidence if there were a further Greek debt default. But this time there would not be a domino effect of collapsing banks and collapsing economies: losses on official loans to Greece would be shared in an orderly way between eurozone governments, banks are better capitalised than they were, and there is a more effective system in place to scrutinise and protect them (the limited "banking union" established last year). As for the other eurozone governments that were massively financially overstretched, Portugal, Ireland, Spain, and Cyprus, they are not the basket cases they were. They would not be abandoned by their creditors if Greece went pop. But the eurozone is also fundamentally sicker than it was in 2010 - in that it has proved itself unable to grow and recover, even when the US and the UK have been enjoying significant and sustained economic expansion. There is little growth anywhere in the eurozone, unemployment remains stubbornly high and has been edging up (and is not far off twice the UK rate), and inflation is widely seen as dangerously low - in the sense that it could turn into the kind of deflation that would discourage businesses and households from spending (why spend today when things will be cheaper tomorrow?). In other words the euro is not seen to be working for the people of the eurozone. That said, the euro area is a huge consumer of oil, so the tumbling oil price should put money into the pockets of consumers and companies. But if they are feeling glum, which they seem to be, they may hoard it - which would not be a fat lot of good. The other related sense in which the eurozone is much weaker than it was is that anti-euro and anti-EU political parties are gaining enormous popular support all over the region. Where that currently matters most is in France and Spain, where the Front National from the right and Podemos from the left are respectively posing existential challenges to the political establishment. Or to put it another way, Greece will not be the last eurozone country where a party hostile to the tenets of the great European project will be seen as on the cusp of power. So politics, rather than economics, is now what

Summary: The 2010 general election was fought under the dark shadow of a financial crisis in Greece that was infecting the eurozone - and was bound to damage the UK's economy.


Larger companies like Welsh National Opera (WNO) and National Theatre Wales (NTW) will see budgets fall. Altogether, 67 organisations will share a funding pot of £27.5m. ACW chairman Prof Dai Smith said it had been a "challenging" process but a third of organisations - mostly smaller arts groups - will not see any cut. Opera, theatre and dance companies, as well as educational groups and arts centres, will be finding out about their proposed budgets for 2016/17. The funding announcement is the final stage of ACW's investment review, the first in five years. It has now decided how many companies should continue to receive regular core funding, and how much they deserve. ACW has created a new Arts Portfolio Wales which sees 67 companies receiving funding for their core work, while two organisations receive lottery funding for specific projects and events. Companies which receive less than £150,000 have been protected from any cuts. The largest beneficiary of Arts Council funding, WNO, will see its funding fall from £4,539,538 in 2015/16 to £4,380,654 in 2016/17. But the budgets of two organisations which receive annual grants have been increased. Ballet Cymru's funding rises from £193,842 to £243,842 while Sinfonia Cymru's budget almost doubles from £111,459 during the current financial year to £210,459 from April. As well as distributing annual grants to fund the core work of Welsh arts companies, called revenue funding, ACW also distributes lottery funding for specific projects. Prof Smith said the ACW was determined to be "bold, brave and far-reaching". "In spite of a further £1.5m cut in Welsh government funding, we have been able to sustain a nationwide network of high-performing organisations. "We have also protected them against the full impact of the cuts." Of the companies that will receive funding from April, four companies will be members of the portfolio for the first time: During the investment review a total of 94 companies applied for more than £32m from ACW. As well as four new companies, five others were told they would not continue to be funded from April 2016:

Summary: Arts companies face cuts of up to 3.5% to the public money they will receive from April, the Arts Council of Wales (ACW) has announced.


The party said it would consult on the change if it wins May's assembly election. Powers to change speed limits are to be handed to the Welsh Government, although it is not clear exactly when. But road safety charity Brake said the proposals were "disappointing" and suggested a change would lead to more deaths on the roads. In 2015, UK ministers suggested limits could be raised in some areas of England and Wales. Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies said: "The M4 and A55 are vital arteries in the Welsh economy with thousands of commuters relying on their use every day. "Welsh Conservatives believe that raising the speed limit from 70mph to 80mph [112km/h to 128km/h] could play a vital role in getting our economy moving and offering invaluable support to hard-pressed motorists, commuters and businesses. "Consultation would be key - ensuring the views of all stakeholders are considered, so any change on the M4 and A55 is delivered with safety paramount." But Brake spokesman Jack Kushner said: "We urge the government to reject needless proposals to increase speed limits to 80mph. We're disappointed it is being considered. "Evidence from previous consultations made it clear that an increase would not only be dangerous - potentially 25 more deaths and 100 more serious injuries each year - but also highly damaging to the environment and economy." Political parties should focus instead on greater investment in "sustainable" travel and rural transport, he added. Plaid Cymru said the "real priority" for the two roads was tackling bottlenecks. Party transport spokesman Rhun ap Iorwerth said: "A Plaid Cymru government will press ahead with improvements across the A55 and will resolve the M4 problem around Newport with an effective and cost-efficient scheme that can be delivered quickly." Welsh Labour said Conservative UK ministers had "ditched plans to raise speed limits because of the huge safety risks". A spokesman said: "It is ill-conceived and reckless, it will lead to increasing numbers of deaths and serious injuries on our roads while pushing up the cost of driving and making it harder to cut the emissions that contribute to climate change." A Welsh Liberal Democrat spokesman said: "The Tories [at Westminster] first launched a consultation on this in 2011 and nothing has been heard since. "We will therefore be taking this announcement with a pinch of salt."

Summary: The speed limit on the M4 and A55 could rise from 70mph to 80mph under plans announced by the Welsh Conservatives.


The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said the controls were not "proportionate" to the "very low risk" and removing them would not compromise the consumer. The disaster in 1986 affected 10,000 UK farms, including 334 in north Wales. The movement of sheep was heavily restricted after the nuclear disaster. Before farmers could sell livestock, the animals' radiation levels had to be monitored. If they were above a certain level, the sheep were moved to another area and the levels had to subside before they could be sold and consumed. The lifting of the restrictions comes after a 12-week consultation with key stakeholders including consumers, affected farmers, farming unions and trade bodies. The FSA board agreed to lift the controls from 1 June, 2012. Ed Bailey, National Farmers' Union Cymru president, said: "It cannot be anything else apart from good news. We've had the assurances that the product is completely safe for human consumption and that's the main thing." Farmer Peter Jones, from Capel Curig, in Conwy, has around 1,000 sheep. Last year, 60 of his sheep exceeded radiation levels and had to be moved to lower ground. In 2010, just 11 of his flock were affected. Mr Jones welcomed the news the restrictions had been lifted. He said: "I'm glad I won't have to scan (his flock). If the FSA says it's safe then it must be." Farmer Glyn Roberts, deputy vice president of the Farmers' Union Wales, runs a beef and sheep farm in Betws-y-Coed in Conwy county. He said: "In the beginning it did have a financial impact on us because we couldn't sell our sheep. But then, after a few months, we could sell them but supply outweighed demand. "Now, after all this time, lifting the restrictions just means the final level of bureaucracy has been lifted. "We can sell our stock, we just had to monitor their radiation levels." Out of the 9,800 UK holdings, and more than 4m sheep originally placed under restriction, there are only 327 farms in north Wales and eight farms in Cumbria still under restrictions.

Summary: Restrictions on hundreds of Welsh and Cumbrian sheep farms dating back to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster have finally been lifted - 26 years on.


The Coalition of Irish Immigration Centers (CIIC) says it has done so due to changes in immigration enforcement policy under President Donald Trump. It says the focus has been on people from seven countries named by the president and those with deportation orders or criminal histories. "This applies to a small portion of the Irish community," it adds. "Given the change in immigration enforcement policy and implementation, the immigrant community is strongly advised to be vigilant in obeying all local and state laws, especially when driving." It also advises "those who feel they are at risk of deportation" to speak to a lawyer and be screened for possible benefits or relief. "Have an emergency and family plan in place in case of arrest, especially involving children." The organisation advises people to "be wary of rumours about ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] activity, ICE raids or immigration policy changes". It said Immigration and Customs Enforcement had recently carried out focused enforcement actions and community arrests of about 680 non-citizens, most with criminal histories or prior orders of deportation. "This operation was not unlike previous enforcement actions in the past," it said. "However, there have been some reports of secondary arrests of individuals who were not the original focus of the enforcement efforts, resulting from the fact that ICE now has broader authority to arrest anyone who is undocumented." The Trump administration has issued tough guidelines to widen the net for deporting illegal immigrants from the US, and speed up their removal. Undocumented immigrants arrested for traffic violations or shop-lifting will be targeted along with those convicted of more serious crimes. The memos do not alter US immigration laws, but take a much tougher approach towards enforcing existing measures. There are an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the US, about 50,000 of whom are believed to be Irish.

Summary: An organisation that represents immigrant groups has issued new advice to Irish people in the US.


The women, who famously appeared semi-nude in a charity calendar that inspired a hit film, joined Camilla at Buckingham Palace. They were joined by thousands of Women's Institute (WI) members, at least one from every branch. The duchess is a member of the Tetbury WI near her Highgrove home. She was joined at the party by three other royals, the Countess of Wessex, the Duchess of Gloucester and the Queen's cousin Princess Alexandra. Members of the Rylstone and District WI in North Yorkshire created the infamous calendar in 1999 to raise money after one of their husbands - John Baker - was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and later died from the illness. Their story was immortalised in the hit movie Calendar Girls starring Helen Mirren and Julie Walters, and now Take That front man Gary Barlow is working on a musical based on their experiences. Mr Baker's widow Angela, 69, who has since remarried, was one of six of the original Calendar Girls invited to the palace. She was played by Julie Walters in the film, and was the piano-playing Miss February in the calendar. They all wore their trademark black dresses, string of pearls and a single sunflower - a flower Mr Baker grew before he died. "It's just brilliant to be here with these ladies, all these fantastic WI ladies," she said. "When we first did the calendar it was a big thing for me to do, John had just died and we were doing it in his memory and we've raised millions for (the charity) Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research. "We never thought we would sell so many copies of the calendar, we don't mind people having copied us, but we were the first." The WI was formed in 1915, a year in to World War One, to rejuvenate rural communities and encourage women to become more involved in producing food to help combat German naval blockades. It was inspired by an idea from Canada and was first founded in the Anglesey village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyll - famous for having Britain's longest place name.

Summary: The WI's Calendar Girls have met the Duchess of Cornwall as she hosted a garden party to celebrate the institution's centenary year.


Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust runs services from over 50 sites. Inspectors criticised the safety of medicines management and said there was a high use of prone - or face-down - restraint. Bosses at the trust said improvements were being made. See more stories from across Birmingham and the Black Country here The inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated the trust as "requires improvement" overall. It was previously rated as "good", in 2014. Inspectors said: However, inspectors highlighted several areas of good practice and said staff were caring, compassionate and kind and treated patents with dignity and respect. The CQC added staffing levels were generally safe and sufficient to provide good care. The trust said it has already made improvements, including appointing a medication safety officer. Chief executive John Short, said: "We recognise that the CQC has identified some areas where we did not meet the high standards we set ourselves. "Since the inspection, work has already been completed in a number of key areas and is under way to address the other concerns raised." The inspection took place between 27 and 31 March.

Summary: A mental health trust that provides services for 1.2m people in the West Midlands has been told by a health watchdog it "requires improvement".


Prof Dame Sally Davies said bacteria were becoming resistant to current drugs and there were few antibiotics to replace them. She told a committee of MPs that going for a routine operation could become deadly due to the threat of infection. Experts said it was a global problem and needed much more attention. Antibiotics have been one of the greatest success stories in medicine. However, bacteria are a rapidly adapting foe which find new ways to evade drugs. MRSA rapidly became one of the most feared words in hospitals wards and there are growing reports of resistance in strains of E. coli, tuberculosis and gonorrhoea. Prof Davies said: "It is clear that we might not ever see global warming, the apocalyptic scenario is that when I need a new hip in 20 years I'll die from a routine infection because we've run out of antibiotics." She said there was only one useful antibiotic left to treat gonorrhoea. "It is very serious, and it's very serious because we are not using our antibiotics effectively in countries. "There is a broken market model for making new antibiotics, so it's an empty pipeline, so as they become resistant, these bugs, which they would naturally but we're breeding them in because of the way antibiotics are used, there will not be new antibiotics to come." Possible solutions will be included in her annual report to be published in March. The World Health Organization has warned the world is heading for a "post-antibiotic era" unless action is taken. It paints a future in which "many common infections will no longer have a cure and, once again, kill unabated". Prof Hugh Pennington, a microbiologist from the University of Aberdeen, said drug resistance was "a very, very serious problem". "We do need to pay much more attention to it. We need resources for surveillance, resources to cope with the problem and to get public information across. But he said it was not a problem entirely of the UK's making. "People are going abroad for operations, going abroad for, let's say, sex tourism and bringing home gonorrhoea which is a big problem in terms of antibiotic resistance - and then there's tuberculosis in many parts of the world. Prof Pennington said the drugs companies had run out of options too as all the easy drugs had been made. "We have to be aware that we aren't going to have new wonder drugs coming along because there just aren't any."

Summary: The rise in drug resistant infections is comparable to the threat of global warming, according to the chief medical officer for England.


The 36-year-old says he received "foul" abusive messages after Somerset lost to Glamorgan by one run on Sunday. And he believes the shorter form of cricket is to blame for "bringing a lot of idiots to the game". However, former England captain Michael Vaughan says players must learn to take social media abuse "on the chin". Trego, who made his first-class cricket debut 17 years ago, said one expletive-strewn message sent by a boy on Instagram this week was "one of the most abusive messages I think I've ever read in my life". The post, which Trego has not reported to police, branded the cricket veteran as "useless" and also urged him to quit the sport. Speaking to BBC Somerset's cricket reporter Charlie Taylor, Trego said: "To send professional athletes, who are giving their best, abusive messages is just an absolute disgrace, and unfortunately I think it is a little bit en vogue at the moment for young people to feel like that's OK." He added: "When it gets to what I would call football hooligan abuse level, I just think, is that really what we want for the future of our cricket? "I know [the T20 game] brings in a lot of money, a lot of revenue, a lot of excitement. But it's also bringing in a lot of idiots to the game who might be spoiling other elements of our game for the next generation." But former England batsman Vaughan claims social media is making this the hardest era for players because there is no respite from criticism. The 42-year-old said: "For a fan to be able to direct message their opinion to you, whatever that opinion may be whether it's good or bad, I would say to players you've got to do one of two things. "You've either got to take it on the chin, you've got to accept that's the modern world. Or don't look at your phones."

Summary: Somerset all-rounder Peter Trego says the abuse directed at players in Twenty20 cricket has reached "football hooligan levels".


Mageean's time of 2:00.79 cut 2.05 seconds off her previous best but she was passed in the closing 15 metres by England's Alex Bell who won in 2:00.53. The Portaferry woman had been tipped to challenge Rose-Anne Galligan's Irish record of 2:00.58. Pacemaker Sinead Denny went to the bell in 59.45 with Mageean just in arrears. When European Championship 400m semi-finalist Denny dropped out after 450 metres, it left Mageean with a two-metre lead but Bell, a quality athlete who just missed on Olympic qualification, stayed in touch before unleashing her late run to pass the Northern Irishwoman. Yorkshire athlete Bell's winning time cut 0.76 seconds off her previous personal best. After her first run on home soil since winning her European bronze medal two weeks ago, Mageean made no attempt to hide her frustration after being pipped by the 23-year-old. "I'm very disappointed. I had to do a lot of the work in that race and just got run down in the last few metres," said Mageean, who will head to the Ireland pre-Olympic training camp in Rio early next week. "I'll be back to win the 800m and the mile at the Morton Games in the future." There were American winners in both mile races with Katie Mackey setting a new women's meeting record of 4:25.48 and John Gregorek also improving his personal best as he pipped compatriot Kyle Merber to win the men's event in 3:55.57. The quality of the race was such that even 11th-placed Irishman Paul Robinson, back in action after a long injury spell, broke four minutes as he clocked 3:58.75. The men's 400m produced the tightest of finishes with Sudanese athlete Sadam Koumi given the verdict as he was given the same time as Guyana's Winston George. With Britain's Jared Dunn (46.28) in third, Brian Gregan finished fourth in 46.59 to edge out David Gillick (46.93) in the battle of the Irish athletes. There was a predictable American one-two in the men's 100m as US Olympic trials semi-finals Joe Morris (10.27) pipped Dentarius Locke (10.27) who finished eighth in the final in Eugene. With Amy Foster, like Jason Smyth, a late withdrawal from the meeting, Nigeria's Stephani Kalu won the women's 100m in 11.60 which left her ahead of Irish pair Niamh Whelan (11.72) and Joan Healy (11.73). Meanwhile, Mark English showed encouraging form as he battles for form after injury as he clocked a big season's best of 1:45.36 at the Diamond League meeting at London's Olympic Stadium. English, who only recently return to action after a stress fracture, was 1.48 seconds behind French winner Pierre-Ambroise Bosse but it was still a very encouraging run for the Donegal man ahead of the Olympics.

Summary: European medallist Ciara Mageean was left "disappointed" as she was edged out over 800m at the Morton Games despite setting a big personal best.


Ammar Haider, from Birmingham, told three woman a series of "sob stories" to get them to part with savings, take out loans and even pawn possessions, totalling £120,000, police said. The married father-of-two said he was a trainee pilot, ill relatives needed expensive medical treatment and he was stuck in a dangerous jail in Dubai. He admitted three charges of fraud. When West Midlands Police looked into his finances, officers said they found transactions from other victims who had apparently been bullied into not reporting Haider to police because he pretended to be a feared gangster and threatened them and their families. Haider first made contact with a woman from Sheffield, in 2011, having stolen her personal details from a customer database at the car insurance centre where he worked in Sandwell. He began flirting with her via text message before they agreed to meet. He told her he was a trainee pilot with Emirates Airlines. She ended up giving him £9,000 towards his ill father's emergency "treatment" and other bills. The woman, who went on holiday to Austria with him, was later contacted by his wife confirming that, along with other women, she had been tricked, police said. The 28-year-old from Acocks Green also told a woman from Edinburgh whom he met through a dating site that he needed £45,000 in bail money to escape torturers inside a Dubai prison, police said. She gave him a total of £52,000 but became suspicious when she checked with authorities. In police interviews, Haider said he knew the three women but said they had willingly handed over money and made up lies about him when he ended the relationships. Det Con Debra Phillips, said his victims - all well-paid professionals - now had long-term financial problems. "They were cynically targeted by Haider because of their financial means. At one stage he was juggling relationships with his wife and two girlfriends." Haider admitted the charges last month at Birmingham Crown Court and was sentenced on Wednesday.

Summary: A serial liar who tricked women he dated out of tens of thousands of pounds has been jailed for five years.


The group is managed by Hong Kong's Argyle Street Management and funded by Indonesia's Sinarmas Group, which is managed by Indonesia's Widjaja family. The offer values Asia Resource Minerals at Â£98.8m and includes plans to inject $150m equity in the embattled company. British financer Nat Rothschild submitted an alternative $100m refinancing plan in April. Asia Resource Minerals, formerly known as Bumi, is grappling with tumbling coal prices and a continuing battle for control of the company. It was founded in 2010 by Nat Rothschild and Indonesia's wealthy Bakrie family. The co-founders fell out and the company was broken up in March 2014 and renamed Asian Resource Minerals. The Argyle-Sinarmas bid for the company once again pits Mr Rothschild against a powerful Indonesian family. The potential acquirers have stressed the importance of "an experienced and proven Indonesian partner", to lead the company. Foreign ownership of businesses is a contentious topic in Indonesia. Asia Resource Minerals controls nearly 85% of Indonesian coal mine operator Berau. The country's energy minister said on Thursday that it would prefer Berau to be locally owned. "Berau Coal is a corporate matter between shareholders. But as a policy matter, we want coal to be the pillar of our energy security. The more national mines that are controlled by national firms, the better," said Energy Minister Sudirman Said.

Summary: A group of Asian investors has submitted a bid to acquire Indonesian coal miner Asia Resource Minerals.


The deal is for the remainder of the current season, with a view to a long-term extension for both players. Hardaker, 24, has scored 67 tries in 155 games for Leeds and was named Man of Steel in 2015, but he requested a move to the NRL earlier in June. Segeyaro, 25, has played in only four league games this season. The Papua New Guinea-born player won the Dally M Hooker of the Year award in 2014, having scored 10 tries in 25 games. "Zak goes with out best wishes and I am pleased for him that he has been able to fulfil his ambition of playing in the NRL," Leeds head coach Brian McDermott said. "When Zak came to us to request a move, it was always going to be important that we were able to strengthen our group. "In James Segeyaro, we have a great opportunity to bring in a highly-rated player."

Summary: Leeds and England full-back Zak Hardaker has joined NRL side Penrith Panthers with immediate effect in a swap deal for hooker James Segeyaro.


Ivor Miller, 27, who has learning difficulties, was chased by the group after one member called him "a beast". The 27-year-old sought refuge in a derelict flat and jumped out a second floor window suffering severe injury. At the High Court in Glasgow, judge Norman Ritchie QC ordered a 17-year-old man to be detained for six months. The judge told the eight accused: "This whole incident, some of which was captured on CCTV, is extremely disturbing. "The group, like a pack of animals, turned on an entirely innocent young man for no good reason other than he behaved differently because he has learning difficulties." Three of those who pursued Mr Miller were originally charged with attempted murder. Michael Clare, 21, from Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, and two 17-year-old youths, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had their guilty pleas to charges of assault accepted. All three admitted attacking Mr Miller by chasing him into the common close at 52 Howard Street, Glasgow, on 4 August last year. All three, and another 17-year-old youth, a 16-year-old girl, a 16-year-old youth and 23-year-old David Newlands, from Maryhill, Glasgow, admitted committing a breach of the peace and placing Mr Miller in a state of fear and alarm. Newlands also pleaded guilty to punching Mr Miller on the head in the Hootenanny pub in Howard Street. Jade Park, 19, from Glasgow, who sparked the incident by falsely calling Mr Miller "a beast" admitted punching him in Jamaica Street and in the Crystal Palace pub. Judge Ritchie sentenced a 17-year-old male to six months detention for assault. He deferred sentence on Park, who is about to give birth, until June for good behaviour and imposed a community payback order on all the others and ordered then to perform 150 hours unpaid work in the community.

Summary: Eight people who chased a vulnerable man until he threw himself out of a flat window in Glasgow have been called a "a pack of animals" by a judge.


Poppy Scotland tins were reported stolen with the first alleged incident in Portobello on 1 November and a further two a week later. Two other reported incidents took place in Musselburgh on 5 and 6 November. The men, aged 27 and 35, are due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court at a later date.

Summary: Two men have been charged in connection with the alleged theft of charity collection boxes from separate locations in the east of Scotland.


The Plymouth Leander swimmer, 21, is hoping to compete in the 50m and 100m freestyle events in Rio this summer. "This year we've definitely upped the ante in the gym and tried to get a lot stronger," Proud told BBC South West. "Obviously for the 50m you have to be strong, you have to be big and you have to be good in the water." Proud, who won two Commonwealth gold medals at Glasgow in 2014, broke Foster's 14-year-old short-course 50m freestyle British record by clocking 20.74 secs in December. He also improved his own long-course record in the same event with a time of 21.73 at the British Universities and Colleges Championships in Sheffield on Saturday, where he won two golds. "I think Mark Foster definitely set the trend that you don't have to do a huge amount (of training) in the water, especially for a sprint event which lasts 21 seconds," added Proud. "At the same time I'm still focusing on the 100m, which means I have to spend a lot more time in the water - so I'm mixing them both up a bit. "I'm just looking to better my performances and hopefully see that record get faster and faster."

Summary: Ben Proud says he is following the "trend" set by former world champion Mark Foster by spending more time in the gym ahead of the 2016 Olympics.


The tourists closed on 317-5 and, with a lot of batting to come against an inexperienced South African attack, they could still get a total that takes the home side out of the game. However, if they do, they will have done it the hard way, because the first-day performance with the bat was below their best, with too many players getting in, then getting out. All the talk surrounding England after their convincing win in the first Test concerned the prospect of them finding some consistency, particularly with the bat. Could they nail another good performance to put this series out of South Africa's reach? On this first day in Cape Town, they had the opportunity to do just that after winning the toss and batting first in ideal conditions on a good pitch. But too many of the top order - Alastair Cook, Alex Hales, Nick Compton and Joe Root - did the hard part and then got out. England want to play freely and busily, they want to be ticking along and that is a fair enough approach. But allied to that is the need to build a careful platform, especially when so many things are in your favour. In these conditions, four wickets down at the close would have been about right, so it can be argued that England lost one too many. That they ended the day with the upper hand was thanks to Stokes who, after a relatively lean spell, once again showed what a fine cricketer he is with an unbeaten 74. The Durham man is a proper all-rounder, always ready to contribute with bat and ball. If one part of his game isn't firing, then he will probably deliver with the other. On top of that, he is a brilliant fielder. Stokes is a fierce competitor and he further demonstrated that in the way he shredded the second new ball late in the day. South Africa had built up to that point, putting all their eggs in one basket in the hope that more wickets would come. For Stokes to then smash the ball around must have been pretty deflating. Yes, he took a chance, but he also created his own luck. He forced South Africa to remove their catchers and go on the defensive. It is performances like this that show Stokes to be a rarity in the world game. It's hard to think of many Test sides that have a genuine all-rounder in their ranks - Australia's Mitchell Marsh and Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews are the only others that come to mind. That dearth of all-rounders shows just how lucky England are to have Stokes at their disposal. While Stokes has his career up and running, Hales is a man who is looking to do just that. After he made his debut in the first Test in Durban, I spoke of his need to learn from his mistakes, namely a waft outside off stump and a needless big shot. He did to some extent, making a maiden Test half-century, but there was

Summary: England were in danger of wasting a good platform on the first day of the second Test against South Africa until Ben Stokes got going late on.


Paddy Madden curled in a right-footed shot from 14 yards to give the Iron a 12th-minute lead. The rest of the first half was a scrappy affair on a bobbly pitch where getting the ball under control was not easy. The second half was much livelier and captain John Lundstram brought the home side level with a driven half-volley from Joe Skarz's left-wing cross in the 52nd minute. It was Lundstram's first goal of the season and the ex-Everton midfielder was unlucky not to get a second four minutes later with a 20-yard shot which came back off the underside of the crossbar. Madden was always a threat for Scunthorpe, and goalkeeper Simon Eastwood had to beat out a drive from the dangerous striker, and then saved his header a few moments later. Luke Daniels' superb point-blank save kept out Liam Sercombe's volley two minutes from time, but Scunthorpe's defence was under severe pressure and, following a corner, Curtis Nelson drove a low 14-yard shot across goal for Edwards to touch home. Report supplied by the Press Association. Match ends, Oxford United 2, Scunthorpe United 1. Second Half ends, Oxford United 2, Scunthorpe United 1. Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Craig Davies replaces David Mirfin. Goal! Oxford United 2, Scunthorpe United 1. Curtis Nelson (Oxford United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marvin Johnson with a cross. Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Jordan Clarke. Attempt missed. Conor McAleny (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Attempt missed. Paddy Madden (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Attempt saved. Liam Sercombe (Oxford United) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Conor McAleny (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Jordan Clarke (Scunthorpe United). Joe Skarz (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Neal Bishop (Scunthorpe United). Foul by Curtis Nelson (Oxford United). Ivan Toney (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Hakeeb Adelakun replaces Stephen Dawson. Substitution, Oxford United. Kane Hemmings replaces Antonio Martínez. Attempt saved. Josh Morris (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Foul by Conor McAleny (Oxford United). Neal Bishop (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, Oxford United. Marvin Johnson replaces Joe Rothwell. Foul by Conor McAleny (Oxford United). Murray Wallace (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Ivan Toney replaces Tom Hopper. Attempt saved. Paddy Madden (Scunthorpe United) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Foul by John Lundstram (Oxford United). Josh Morris (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Attempt blocked. Antonio Martínez (Oxford United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Attempt saved. Joe Rothwell (Oxford United) right footed shot from a difficult angle

Summary: Phil Edwards claimed a stoppage-time winner as Oxford came from behind to beat promotion-chasing Scunthorpe in League One.


He last played in September and was put on a training regime after being ruled unfit and overweight. "I have had a good, constructive talk with Tony and the senior management and we all agree this is the best way forward for me," said the 23-year-old. Baggies boss Tony Pulis has said that Berahino is "close" to a return. The former England Under-21 international's form has suffered since he reacted angrily to a bid from Tottenham being turned down on transfer deadline day in summer 2015. He scored seven times in 35 games last season, compared to 20 goals in 45 appearances in 2014-15, after threatening to not play for club chairman Jeremy Peace. "This last year has been the most difficult of my career and it has left me short of the form and fitness required for the Premier League," said Berahino. "I have never been a player who lacked confidence or a belief in himself but that has been where I have found myself and it has hit me hard. "It has left me feeling depressed and struggling for focus which has made it even more difficult to regain full fitness." In a statement, the club said it hopes the "change of environment" at the camp in the south of France will help Berahino return to full fitness. West Brom host Burnley in the Premier League on Monday with full commentary available on BBC Radio 5 live from 20:00 GMT.

Summary: West Brom striker Saido Berahino says he is in a positive frame of mind despite being sent back to a conditioning camp in France.