Spurs took the lead in the first half when Ben Davies was fouled inside the area and Nacer Chadli rolled home the subsequent penalty. However, Federico Bernardeschi equalised when his deflected strike looped into the net. Dele Alli shot over late on for Spurs, but a draw was a fair result. Relive Tottenham's draw at Fiorentina here Tottenham would be forgiven for prioritising domestic success over European glory this season, given they are in a strong position to challenge for a first league title in 55 years. They are second in the Premier League, two points behind leaders Leicester, but manager Mauricio Pochettino has expressed a desire to win every competition they are involved in. Although he made six changes to the side that beat Manchester City on Sunday, there were still several first-teamers involved, including Alli, Christian Eriksen and Chadli. For large periods of the match they looked like the home side as Fiorentina, perhaps aware of the visitors' threat on the counter-attack, adopted a cautious approach and did not have a shot on target in the first half. It was not a classic Tottenham display, but the fact a much-changed team was able to secure a positive result away to a team that has won 10 of their 13 home games this season bodes well for Pochettino's ambitions. Pochettino has been widely praised for nurturing Tottenham's young talent, with Alli one of the most exciting to emerge during his tenure. The 19-year-old once again showed glimpses of the brilliance he is capable of, notably producing a neat bit of skill that almost got him out of trouble when surrounded by four Fiorentina players. He did, however, show immaturity when he appeared to kick out at defender Nenad Tomovic, and was perhaps lucky to only be booked. It might have been easy for Pochettino to substitute the midfielder soon after to avoid a potential sending off, but the Argentine instead showed his trust in the youngster by keeping him on. Pochettino was almost rewarded late on when Alli's spectacular acrobatic effort was just over. Tottenham boss Pochettino, speaking about Alli appearing to kick an opponent: "We need to try to teach him "He is a young player and he has a lot to learn about elite football. "It is his first season in the Premier League at Tottenham. He came from League One, he needs to learn a lot. But I didn't see it. Some people say 'yes', say 'no', so I don't know." Read more from Pochettino The return leg is at White Hart Lane on 25 February. Before then, Spurs host Crystal Palace in the FA Cup on Sunday.

Summary: Tottenham will take an away goal into the second leg of their Europa League last-32 tie with Fiorentina after a draw in Italy.


A seven-wicket victory over Middlesex sealed Glamorgan's place at the top of the Southern Group and a home tie with Leicestershire in the last eight. "It would be a great achievement, it's really important to perform well in the quarter-final," Morris said. Glamorgan will try to secure the return of batsman David Miller for the match. The South African left-hander, who was contracted to Glamorgan for six group games, is due to be playing for South Africa 'A' in Bloemfontein until the day before the Cardiff quarter-final on Wednesday, 23 August. "It's going to be very tight, no question, but if David's here it's a bonus, if he's not, we still believe we've got a squad to perform well since we've won a lot of games without David," Morris told BBC Wales Sport. Glamorgan have only previously reached Finals Day once, ending in a semi-final defeat against Leicestershire in 2004, while they lost in the quarter-finals in 2008, 2014, and 2016. Coach Robert Croft was pleased to end the home campaign with a win in Cardiff, albeit again shortened by rain, after four wash-outs and two defeats. "The supporters that have been here all summer, shall we call it a summer? It's been important we got a game on and showed people what we could do, we played very well," he said.

Summary: Glamorgan chief executive Hugh Morris says it would be a "great achievement" for the club to make T20 Blast Finals Day for the first time since 2004.


Carwyn Jones dropped in on EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier today before issuing a joint statement with Nicola Sturgeon condemning the "naked power grab" of the legislation. That statement prompted UKIP to accuse Mr Jones of "crossing the road to pick a fight". Both first ministers say they won't recommend the Bill in its current form gets the legislative consent of AMs and MSPs. Not for the first time the Welsh first minister is warning of a "constitutional crisis". And not for the first time in recent weeks he has put Theresa May's government on the back foot. The first ministers' "power-grab" is what the UK government sees as an essential way of ensuring Welsh farmers (among others) can continue to trade after Brexit before UK-wide frameworks are decided. The UK government has put together a factsheet on the Bill and devolution that puts its side of the argument. Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns said: "I have got to look Welsh farmers in the eye and tell them yes they will be able to have the opportunity to continue to sell their Welsh lambs in France, and across Europe. "But in order to get to that position we need this framework in place. That is fundamental to the trade arrangements." Discuss. In other news, Wales's youngest MP has delivered his maiden speech. Ben Lake, 24, gave a traditional speech that included a generous tribute to his Liberal Democrat predecessor Mark Williams: "He gained the respect of this House, and the affection of the constituency, thanks to over 12 years of tireless service," said Mr Lake. "Thousands of people from across the county have benefited from his advice and assistance, and I hope to continue with his good work. I wish him, and his family, the very best for the future." As is traditional, he spoke of the delights of his constituency. "We can also justifiably claim to be the capital of Welsh culture," he said. "In addition to housing the National Library and two universities, Ceredigion has two thriving publishing houses in Talybont and Llandysul, and the recently restored castle at Cardigan played host to the first national Eisteddfod in 1176." He also praised "the emphatic landscape and the famous quick-witted humour of the Cardi" but also noted Ceredigion's challenges. "Several of my predecessors in this House have pointed to the tragic irony that Ceredigion bestows upon its youth an unrivalled education, but offers them a paucity of job opportunities and affordable housing. "For decades, our county has lost the potential and the vitality of its youth. Around half her young people leave the county by the time they reach 25 years of age." His speech was relatively uncontroversial, although Bridgend Labour MP Madeleine Moon picked him up on one point. "I take exception a little bit," she said, "to his suggestion that Ceredigion is the finest place in Wales to go on holiday. Porthcawl is obviously a great seaside town but what I would say I hope his speech has inspired those who are listening to think of Wales as their holiday

Summary: There's no disguising the frustration in UK government circles over the reaction from Cardiff to its "great repeal Bill" - formally known as the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.


Up to 25 people are being held, a top official told the BBC. Police are also reportedly hunting several students. Espousing separatism is illegal in Sri Lanka. Suspects can be held without charge for 18 months. The detentions come at a time of rising political tensions in the north. Last week security forces and students clashed at Jaffna University in the worst political disturbances since the civil war ended in 2009. Students had tried to mark "Martyrs' Day", which commemorates dead Tamil Tiger fighters. Officials gave differing accounts of the number of arrests made by anti-terrorist police in the latest raids. Police spokesman Prishantha Jayakody said that 10 men had been detained on Wednesday in the Jaffna area, all of them accused of "terrorist activities" with the Tamil Tigers or LTTE before 2009. Mr Jayakody said that none those being held had completed a government rehabilitation course for LTTE suspects and none had surrendered to the police or army at the end of the war. "They were arrested at different places on the Jaffna peninsula and are now in Vavuniya," he said. "All the families have been informed." He said that police were guided to the suspects by intelligence reports. But the head of the police's Terrorist Investigation Division, Chandra Wakista, told the BBC that as many as 20 to 25 had been detained. "No arrests have been made without procedure, all of them were made officially," he said. The police say families have been given official documents relating to the arrests. But the BBC's Charles Haviland in Colombo says that some relatives have apparently been kept in the dark - one family told a newspaper they only got official information on their son's arrest a long time after he disappeared, and only after they informed the official human rights body. Rights workers are also mindful of the fact that a year ago two young campaigners disappeared in Jaffna, where tensions have continued since the end of the war in May 2009. Separately, sources in Jaffna University say the police have given them a list of 10 students they want to arrest. Three students already being held are said to be suspects in a petrol-bombing and in putting up pro-LTTE posters.

Summary: Police in northern Sri Lanka have made a series of arrests which they say are linked to combating terrorism, three years after the separatist Tamil Tigers were defeated.


A major crossing point is the Oresund strait bridge between Malmo in Sweden and the Danish capital Copenhagen, made famous by TV series The Bridge. The checks have irritated commuters who travel daily between the two cities. More than 163,000 asylum seekers arrived in Sweden in 2015 but that number fell to 29,000 last year. The falling number of arrivals means the checks on buses, trains and ferries are no longer necessary, the government says. But while ID checks at border points with Denmark are being scrapped, border controls elsewhere will continue to be tightened, it says. Interior Minister Anders Ygeman also said more surveillance cameras would be used on the Oresund bridge, in addition to vehicle x-rays. Meanwhile, the European Commission recommended that temporary border controls introduced in Germany, Austria, Denmark, Sweden and Norway during the migrant crisis be phased out in the next six months. "The time has come to take the last concrete steps to gradually return to a normal functioning of the Schengen Area," EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos told journalists, referring to the passport-free zone. In November 2015, Sweden began allowing police to check people entering Sweden from other states in Schengen. "The government's conclusion is that border controls are still needed and need to be strengthened," Mr Ygeman was quoted as saying by The Local news website, hours before the EU Commission's announcement. The real story of 'The Bridge' The measure mandating identity checks on passengers travelling between Denmark and Sweden by bus, train and ferry was last extended in February and expires on 4 May, with the government to let it lapse, Swedish media report. An estimated 20,000 commuters daily cross the Oresund bridge.

Summary: Sweden is ending identity checks on border crossings with Denmark that were instituted early last year as thousands of migrants arrived seeking asylum.


Grégory Villemin was four when his body was found in the Vologne river. His killer has never been found. All three held by police were described as relatives of the boy's father. The murder has continued to haunt France ever since, but advances in DNA technology have helped police shed further light on the case. It was on 16 October 1984 that Grégory Villemin's body was found and a magistrate opened what became one of the biggest mysteries in French criminal history. Hours before the boy was discovered, his hands and feet tied, his uncle said he had received a phone call from someone claiming to have kidnapped him. The following day, the child's parents received a letter that said: "Your son is dead, I have been avenged." The next month, a cousin of the boy's father, Bernard Laroche, was arrested when his sister-in-law, Muriel Bolle, testified against him. He was released in 1985 when she retracted her statement, but shot dead by Jean-Marie Villemin, the boy's father, weeks later. The father went to jail for Laroche's murder for several years. The boy's mother, Christine Villemin, was also jailed for her son's murder but later cleared. Both were later given compensation by the state for miscarriage of justice. The anonymous phone-calls and poison-pen letters continued over the years, and the case was reopened first in 2000 and then again in 2008 in an attempt to identify the DNA on the letters. Three separate traces of DNA were found but not identified. Little news has been heard in the "Grégory affair" since police said in 2013 that DNA tests had brought the investigation no further. That was until about 08:00 (06:00 GMT) on Wednesday, when investigators from Dijon detained a couple in their 70s in the village of Aumontzey, in the Vologne river valley. Sources told French media that they were the father's uncle and aunt. They were placed in police custody on suspicion of complicity in the murder, failing to report a crime or helping a person at risk, according to L'Est Républicain website. A third person reported to be the father's half-sister was also being held. A fourth, said to be the victim's grandmother, was taken in as a witness. Her husband was also questioned. Prosecutor Jean-Jacques Bosc said investigators had targeted "people very close to the heart of this case" and hoped to provide answers to the questions they had. Local reporters covering the case pointed out that none of those held on Wednesday was suspected of the boy's murder. They also said that Muriel Bolle, who as a teenager had initially blamed the killing on Bernard Laroche, had been asked to provide a DNA sample on Wednesday before later being released.

Summary: A couple in their 70s and a woman have been detained for questioning by police, 32 years after a crime that horrified France.


Vehicle examiner Philip Balderstone said he could reach the brake with his foot - but only by hand when he was standing without a seatbelt on. The fatal accident inquiry (FAI) has heard two crewmen on board during the crash were seated with their belts on. The inquiry is examining the lorry, its route and driver Harry Clarke's health. Mr Balderstone was giving evidence on the third day of the FAI, which is being overseen by Sheriff John Beckett QC at Glasgow Sheriff Court. The vehicle examination consultant, who works for the Transport Research Laboratory, was asked to produce a report on the bin lorry following the crash on 22 December last year. The court has already heard that the front driver section of the lorry cab and the rear crew section was separated by a metal bar. Mr Balderstone's report noted that the vehicle had an emergency stop button for its rear machinery. This, however, was not connected to the chassis or drive of the lorry, meaning it could not stop the vehicle. The court was then shown a picture of Mr Balderstone in the vehicle cab, trying to reach the parking brake control from the rear crew section. Mr Balderstone confirmed that he was able to reach the brake lever from the rear area and apply it "reasonably easily". The court has previously heard that the two rear-seated crewmen on the day of the crash, Matthew Telford and Henry Toal, made no attempt to apply the brake and believed they could not reach it. Mr Balderstone said he is 5ft 8in tall and could reach the parking brake "comfortably". Solicitor General Lesley Thomson, Scotland's second most senior law officer, who is leading the FAI, then asked if someone who was 5ft 3in tall could reach the brake - this is the height that Mr Telford gave for himself during evidence on Wednesday. Mr Balderstone said it would be more difficult, but could not say for sure if it would be possible. The court heard that his report recorded the brake as being 0.71m from the top of the metal bar separating the front and rear sections of the lorry cab. Mr Balderstone said it would be easier to reach the brake by going under the barrier, but this would be less safe. The witness also said he tried to reach the brake lever while seated, with a belt on and this would only be possible from one seat, to the left of the driver. He said he could "just" reach the brake lever at "fingertip stretch" after several tries while sitting with the belt on. Mr Balderstone agreed that the possibility of reaching the brake lever with a seatbelt on, while the vehicle was moving, was "remote". The witness agreed that in order to reach the brake comfortably, and operate it with their hands, a passenger would need to remove their seatbelt. He agreed that anyone doing this would need some training or knowledge of the brake lever in order to use it. The court previously heard that Mr Telford

Summary: An expert witness has told the inquiry into the Glasgow bin lorry crash, which killed six people, that he could reach the handbrake from the rear crew seats.


It will be the 30-year-old's first competition of 2016 as she prepares to defend her Olympic title in Brazil. The double world champion missed the indoor season with an Achilles injury. Ennis-Hill is not yet ready for a full heptathlon and will miss an event in Gotzis, Austria on 28 May.

Summary: Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill will begin the build-up to Rio 2016 by competing in the javelin at the Loughborough International Athletics match on Sunday.


England's Selby, 33, who beat Ding 18-14 in May's Crucible final, took a 3-1 lead before his Chinese opponent hit back, knocking in a 75 break for a 6-3 advantage going into the interval. Back came Selby with a 76 and century before he levelled the match at 6-6. But Ding, 29, took control once more, recording breaks of 97 and 63 en route to completing his win on home soil. All results from the Shanghai Masters here.

Summary: Ding Junhui won the Shanghai Masters for the second time with a 10-6 victory over world champion Mark Selby.


She inherited the East Londonderry seat from David McClarty after his untimely death from cancer, following in his footsteps as a liberal unionist working hard on the bread and butter concerns of her constituents. She was perhaps best known for a speech during last year's Stormont crisis, in which she pronounced that the House of Cards was falling down and hoped the "jokers at the top" would never get back up. Having secured a seat via the assembly's co-option system, some whispered that Ms Sugden wouldn't survive her first election. But she proved the doubters wrong, getting 3.270 first preference votes and ensuring the Ulster Unionist party didn't make a comeback. It might have been assumed that she would dedicate herself to consolidating her position as a grassroots politician, and when the Ulster Unionists announced they were going into opposition, she spoke approvingly of the move. But then Alliance decided to dig their heels in around a demand for reforms to Stormont's controversial petition of concern vetoes, and the DUP and Sinn FÃ©in started to look in a different direction for a justice minister. In contrast to Alliance, Ms Sugden did not present Arlene Foster and Martin McGuinness with a five-point wish list. Sitting in her new ministerial office, she told me she didn't think that was appropriate. Instead, she hopes to achieve change incrementally by building relationships with her new executive colleagues. For example, she wants Stormont politicians to have an "open and fair discussion" about the fact that Northern Ireland women are still travelling to Great Britain to have abortions, and hopes to achieve "some constructive change". Similarly on same sex marriage, I asked if she would now bear some responsibility if the DUP vetoes another Assembly motion, given that Alliance had been looking for such vetoes to be radically restricted. Ms Sugden acknowledges she would be disappointed, but again believes that a "subtle approach" is more likely to pay dividends. She promises to have conversations with her executive colleagues "behind closed doors" in an effort to get them to change their minds on the issue. She knows there may be occasions on which the two big parties are tempted to overrule her. But she says that if they do so, it will impact on them as she was their nominee for the job, and she vows not to be a "sitting duck" for either the DUP or Sinn FÃ©in. It's no secret the last few days have been very difficult ones for the 29-year-old MLA. Not only has she faced a political dilemma, but her family has been dealing with the trauma of a motorcycle accident which left her brother-in-law very seriously injured. As the daughter of a prison officer, she knows about the need to take security precautions, but she describes the inevitable risks of taking the justice post as "life changing". Ms Sugden describes the last week as perhaps the toughest of her life. But flicking through her "first day brief", she hopes to move forward on a more positive note.

Summary: Until the Assembly broke for the election campaign, Claire Sugden was an occupant of what used to be called the "naughty corner".


Scientists using Europe's Cryosat radar spacecraft are now routinely mapping variations in height on a fine scale, both in time and in area. The UK-led team's analysis shows that Greenland is shedding ice to the ocean. Their preliminary assessment is very close to that produced from gravity satellites, which currently see losses of over 250bn tonnes of ice each year. But while the headline numbers may be similar, Cryosat brings important additional detail to the picture. It allows the team to study changes across the entire ice sheet at fine resolution, meaning the scientists are able to monitor the behaviour of individual glaciers. Cryosat is also helping them to track seasonal variations in the elevation of the ice sheet, which will permit the researchers to investigate how the ice sheet changes from year to year. "These results allow us to identify key glaciers which, in the last few years, are showing signs of rapid change," said Dr Malcolm McMillan from the NERC Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling (CPOM) at Leeds University. The new study updates a previous assessment by the Alfred Wegener Institute, and complements existing measurements made by the US space agency's GRACE gravity satellites. These are spacecraft that can essentially "weigh" the ice sheet from orbit. Dr McMillan and colleagues are presenting their work this week in San Francisco at the Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, the largest annual gathering of Earth scientists. Researchers have previously used space- and plane-borne laser altimeters to produce the kind of maps now coming from Cryosat. But their data was often very sparse, making it difficult to achieve a comprehensive and up-to-date picture. The earlier radar missions, too, struggled to get to grips with Greenland. In part, this was because their measurement footprints were too large to really see even the biggest glaciers, but also because they were sometimes frustrated by surface conditions. "Radar altimeters bounce their signals off a horizon that is below the top of the snow, where the ice becomes compacted," explained Leeds co-worker Prof Andy Shepherd. "But if there is a big melt, as we saw in the middle of Greenland in 2012, the snowpack conditions change and this scattering horizon is re-set, making it appear as if the ice sheet has gained one to two metres in height. "With these new results, we have been able to correct for this, and that allows us to confidently map changes in elevation." The CPOM study means Cryosat has now produced a "report card" on all three of the polar ice domains it was tasked by the European Space Agency to investigate. A similar assessment has been done for Antarctica, and the spacecraft is also now consistently monitoring the thickness of Arctic sea-ice, its primary mission goal. In addition, as a secondary objective, the Esa spacecraft's radar has managed to make the most precise map of the shape of the global ocean floor. Jonathan.Amos-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos

Summary: It is one of the clearest views we have yet had of the recent changes occurring across Greenland's ice sheet.


The crash was on the A96 Forres bypass. It took place early on Tuesday evening. The man's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

Summary: A man has suffered serious injuries after his motorbike and a car collided.


Regina Lopez said she was disappointed that "business interests" had "manoeuvred the decision". She had been in the position for 10 months but had not been confirmed. Congressional confirmations in the Philippines often happen months after ministers start work. The decision made by the country's Commission on Appointments is final. Backed by President Rodrigo Duterte, Ms Lopez had ordered 22 out of 41 mines to be closed, and banned open-pit mines. She also cancelled contracts for undeveloped mines, and said environmental damage was harming the country's poor. Following the vote, she said: "I'm disappointed because clearly there are business influences that have manoeuvred the decision. And, from my point of view, government should make decisions primarily on the filter of the common good. "And when business interests take dominant influence in a way that even adversely affects our people, that's not good at all." The Chamber of Mines of The Philippines said it would seek to undo her measures when a new minister was in post. "Those have no legal foundation," chamber spokesman Ronald Recidoro said. "There were no proper consultations held. And more importantly it's really out to kill the mining industry." Yeb SaÃ±o of Greenpeace Southeast Asia said the sacking "shows how destructive industries continue to hold Philippine lawmakers by their necks." A spokesman for the president said no replacement had yet been lined up. Ms Lopez's supporters, who call her an earth warrior, have organised candlelit vigils to mark the end of her tenure.

Summary: Lawmakers in the Philippines have removed the environmental secretary, who angered the mining industry by ordering the closure of more than half the country's existing mines.


Scott, 23, joined the Royals' academy aged eight and helped Kelly Chambers' side maintain their top-flight status last term, following promotion in 2015. "I am absolutely delighted to have signed a new deal with my childhood club," Scott told the club website. Manager Chambers added: "Her work ethic and tenacity adds a great dimension to our defence."

Summary: Reading Women defender Harriet Scott has signed a new deal with the Women's Super League One club until 2018.


The Republic of Ireland striker, frozen out by Ronny Deila in Glasgow following off-field misdemeanors, has scored two goals in two appearances already for the side chasing Rangers for the one automatic promotion place from the Scottish Championship. Michael O'Halloran, Rangers' deadline-day acquisition from St Johnstone, will have to go some to match the influence Stokes can have on the Edinburgh side. However, Billy King, the winger on loan from Hearts, made his mark with a debut goal for the Ibrox side. Third-top Falkirk opened their cheque book to emphasise their desire to clinch a play-off place at the very least. They took skilful forward Myles Hippolyte from Championship rivals Livingston and Nathan Austin from East Fife, although the latter is one for future campaigns after being immediately loaned back to the League Two club. Livingston themselves used some of the money from the Hippolyte deal to buy midfielder Josh Mullin from Albion Rovers, manager David Hopkin having already added some notable names with top-flight experience - including Mark Fotheringham, Charlie Telfer and Sam Stanton - in their bid to avoid the drop. New St Mirren manager Alex Rae is also banking on experience as the Paisley side look to move away from the bottom and has recruited four players who have played in the top flight. One-time Aberdeen striker Declan McManus looks like he will be a quality addition on his return to Greenock Morton on loan from Fleetwood Town. Meanwhile, Raith Rovers are looking to harness the youthful talents of Aidan Connolly, the midfielder released by Dundee United, and forward Harry Panayiotou on loan from Leicester City. Dumbarton will provide a platform for intriguing winger Kler Heh, a 19-year-old who was brought up in a refugee camp in Thailand. In: Liam Caddis, midfielder (St Johnstone); Scott Gallagher, goalkeeper (Hearts); Mitch Megginson, forward (Raith Rovers); Ryan Finnie, defender (Annan Athletic). Loan: Scott McKenna, defender (Aberdeen). Out: Michael Doyle, defender (St Johnstone); Andy McNeil, goalkeeper (Greenock Morton). Loan: Mark Williams, defender (Arbroath). In: Christian Nade, forward (Hamilton Academical). Loan: Tom Walsh, midfielder (Rangers); Kler Heh, midfielder (Sheffield United). Out: Willie Gibson, midfielder (Stranraer); Steven Craig, forward (Forfar Athletic); Gordon Smith, forward. Loan ended: Scott Brown, midfielder (St Johnstone). Loan: Ryan Clark, midfielder (Arthurlie). In: Myles Hippolyte, forward (Livingston, undisclosed); Nathan Austin, forward (East Fife, undisclosed); Deniz Dogan Mehmet, goalkeeper (Kayserispor); Kevin McCann, defender (Warriors). Loan: Conor McGrandles, midfielder (Norwich City). Out: Ryan Blair, midfielder (Swansea City, undisclosed); Kieran Duffie, defender; Alex Cooper, midfielder (St Mirren); Thomas Grant, midfielder. Loan ended: Ryan Sinnamon, defender (Rangers). Loan: Nathan Austin, forward (East Fife); Graham Bowman, goalkeeper (Stenhousemuir); Scott Shepherd, forward (Brechin City); Alex Tokarczyk, goalkeeper (Montrose). In: Andy McNeil, goalkeeper (Alloa Athletic).Loan: Declan McManus, forward (Fleetwood Town) Out: Grant Adam, goalkeeper (Cowdenbeath). Loan: Thomas Orr, forward (East Stirlingshire); Dylan Stevenson, midfielder (Berwick Rangers). In: Kevin Thomson, midfielder (Dundee); Otso Virtanen, goalkeeper (Mariehamn); Chris Dagnall, forward (Karela Blasters); Josh Peters, forward (Strathspey Thistle). Loan: Anthony Stokes, forward (Celtic); Niklas Gunnarsson, defender (Valerenga). Out: Dominique Malonga, forward (Pro Vercelli 1892, undisclosed); Adam Eckersley, defender; Antonio Reguero, goalkeeper.

Summary: Rangers and Falkirk splashed the cash, but it was promotion rivals Hibernian who stole the headlines during January with the capture of Anthony Stokes on loan from Celtic.


The president should not be "afraid" to choose his heir and his word would be "final", Grace Mugabe said. Mr Mugabe is the world's oldest ruler, and his Zanu-PF party has nominated him to stand for re-election next year. But rival factions have been vying to strengthen their position as concern about his health mounts. Mr Mugabe looks increasingly frail, and has been on three medical trips to Singapore this year. However, his aides have played down fears about his health, saying he goes to Singapore only for specialised eye treatment. "President, don't be afraid. Tell us who is your choice, which horse we should back," Mrs Mugabe told a meeting of Zanu-PF's women's wing, AFP news agency reports. "If you tell us the horse to back, we will rise in our numbers and openly support that horse. Why should our horse be concealed?" she added, in a speech switching between English and local language Shona. Mr Mugabe was present when his 52-year-old wife made the comments, but did not respond. She has been rumoured as a potential successor, as has Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Mr Mugabe has ruled Zimbabwe since independence in 1980, and is expected to defeat his main rival, Morgan Tsvangirai, in next year's poll. The opposition says the electoral commission is biased and will rig the poll in Mr Mugabe's favour. Last year, Zanu-PF youth leader Kudzai Chipanga said that "it was written in the Bible that he [Mr Mugabe] won't just rule the country but would die in office". In February, Mrs Mugabe said her husband was so popular that if he died, he could run as a corpse and still win in an election.

Summary: Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, 93, has been urged by his wife to name his successor in order to end divisions over who the next leader will be.


The decision has been made due to a "chronic shortage of accommodation" in Wales' four existing dispersal areas. According to the latest UK Government figures, Cardiff, Swansea and Newport are all in the top ten of areas with the highest number of asylum seekers per head of population. Conwy council said it "wants to play its role in assisting in the global humanitarian crisis." The Home Office confirmed it was working with the authority, adding: "The UK has a proud history of granting asylum to those who need our protection." In March 2016, the Home Office wrote to all 18 Welsh local authorities who do not house asylum seekers to ask them to start taking people in. The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) said other local authorities in Wales were "in discussions" - but Conwy was the first to formally agree. It said it welcomed Conwy's step, saying Welsh councils had "responded positively to the call to resettle Syrian refugees". The Home Office wants every local authority in the UK to house more asylum seekers. Although the scheme is currently voluntary, the Home Office said it will become mandatory if not enough councils come forward. Conwy council said the aim of the pilot would be to "investigate the feasibility of Conwy becoming a asylum dispersal area", and would look at the "logistical and resource implications and community impact." It added: "Conwy wants to play its role in assisting in the global humanitarian crisis. "The Home Office has consulted its housing providers in Wales, and have concluded that the current geography of asylum dispersal needs to be widened." Asylum seeker accommodation provider Clearsprings will provide one house in Conwy for "small numbers" of asylum seekers. The council will decide on the location, size and household type of the accommodation. The pilot will be evaluated before any further commitment. In March 2016, Cardiff had one asylum seeker per 263 people, Swansea one per 272, and Newport one per 302. The dispersal scheme is separate to the Home Office's programme to resettle Syrian refugees, which saw around 300 re-homed across all Welsh local authorities by the end of last year.

Summary: Conwy county has agreed to house asylum seekers as part of a new pilot scheme.


Coca-Cola maintained the top-spot, but sales of its sugar-free alternative fell by 6.6%, according to new figures by trade publication Beverage Digest. Diet Pepsi sales fell by more than 5%. Nonetheless, both companies posted a modest increase in overall sales in 2014. Once a common sight on dining tables across the country, fizzy drinks have fallen out of favour in the US over the past decade. Low-calorie alternatives that replace sugar with sweeteners such as aspartame have also declined in popularity, due to concerns about the side-effects of their ingredients. Consequently, sales of healthier alternatives have risen sharply. Bottled water flew off the shelves in 2014, boosting Nestle's sales by 9%. Energy drinks and cold coffees also increased in popularity. "There has been a tremendous migration to other categories in recent years," John Sicher, editor of Beverage Digest, told the BBC. Concerns by some consumers about "obesity and health and wellness" have led to greater scrutiny of the ingredients used by big brands, he added. The likes of Coca-Cola and Pepsi are now trying to get "calorie levels lower with the use of natural sweeteners". Coke recently released Coca-Cola Life, which is made with stevia sweetener and has 27 calories per 100mL, compared with 42 for regular Coke. The company's overall sales rose last year for the first time since 2000. Despite the decline in fizzy drink sales, the overall refreshment beverage market in the US grew by 2.2% - the strongest rate for several years, according to New York's Beverage Marketing Corporation. The consultancy added that the US drinks business was worth $160bn in 2014.

Summary: Pepsi outsold Diet Coke last year to become the second most popular carbonated drink in the US, as health-conscious consumers continued to shun products with artificial sweeteners.


Dr Tom Frieden, head of the Center for Disease Control (CDC), was testifying before politicians in Washington. He said that data from the cases of two infants in Brazil who died soon after birth indicated the virus had passed from mother to child. However, he said the suspected link was still not definite. There are thought to have been more than 4,000 cases in Brazil alone of babies born with microcephaly - abnormally small brains - and where the transmission of Zika virus from mother to child is suspected of being the cause. Dr Frieden said intensive research was under way to find out much more about the mosquito-borne virus and to develop a vaccine for it, although he warned that that could still be years away. "We will likely see significant numbers of [Zika] cases in Puerto Rico and other US territories," Dr Frieden warned. He said the CDC would issue grants to US states at risk of Zika to better control mosquitoes. Also on Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO), which has called the outbreak a "global public health emergency", issued guidance for women on how to protect themselves. It said that until more is known on whether sexual contact can transmit Zika, "all men and women living in or returning from an area where Zika is present - especially pregnant women and their partners - should be counselled on the potential risks of sexual transmission and ensure safe sexual practices". "These include the correct and consistent use of condoms, one of the most effective methods of protection against all sexually transmitted infections," the WHO said. The use of contraception is a controversial issue in the region because of the Catholic Church's stance against it. However, the Church has rejected calls from liberal Catholics for a softening of its position on the issue in light of the outbreak. "Microcephaly has been occurring in Brazil for years. They are taking advantage of this moment to reintroduce the abortion topic," Bishop Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, secretary general of the Brazilian Bishops' Conference, told the Estado de Sao Paulo newspaper. The WHO said it was not advocating travel restrictions to the area but advised pregnant women, or those trying to become pregnant, to seek medical advice before travelling to areas where Zika is present. Microcephaly: Why it is not the end of the world What you need to know Key questions answered about the virus and its spread Travel advice Countries affected and what you should do The mosquito behind spread of virus What we know about the insect Abortion dilemma Laws and practices in Catholic Latin America

Summary: One of the US's most senior public health officials has revealed the "strongest evidence to date" of the effect on babies of the Zika virus.


The six-month trial in Aberdeen and Ayrshire saw 22 people warned their partners had history of domestic abuse. Disclosures can be triggered by victims, friends, relatives, social workers or police officers. The disclosure scheme, known as Clare's Law, will be rolled out across the country later this year. It was named after Clare Wood, who was strangled and set on fire by George Appleton, her violent and obsessive former boyfriend, in Salford, Greater Manchester, in 2009. Appleton had a history of violence and harassment against women which Ms Wood did not know about. Her father, Michael Brown, has campaigned for people to have the right to ask for information about partners, and for the police and other agencies to have the power to take the initiative and tell someone if there are grounds for concern. Mr Brown, who is originally from Aberdeen, welcomed the introduction of Clare's Law in Scotland. He said: "It is heartening to see the success of the pilots and to know that the people given these disclosures will now hopefully not be victims of domestic abuse. "Saving lives and protecting people has to be our ultimate aim, this is what makes all of our efforts worthwhile." Mr Brown was accompanying First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Scotland's chief constable, Sir Stephen House, on a visit to Edinburgh Women's Aid, as they confirmed that the disclosure scheme will be extended across the whole country. Ms Sturgeon said: "There is no excuse or place for domestic abuse in Scotland and we need to do all we can to ensure we protect people from what is an abhorrent crime. "The victims of this unacceptable behaviour are predominantly female but males are also targeted; we must make sure that everyone is offered protection and information which reduces the risk of harm. I firmly believe that people who have concerns that their partner may have a history of domestic abuse should be able to find out." Police Scotland figures show that the number of domestic abuse incidents reported in Scotland from 1 April 2014 - 31 March 2015 increased by 1,076 to 59,471 compared to the same period the year before. The authorities hope that the disclosure scheme could play a part in protecting hundreds of potential victims, although there is an acceptance that disclosing information will not by itself solve the problem of domestic abuse. Police Scotland Chief Constable, Sir Stephen House, said: "By expanding this scheme, there is the potential to protect hundreds of people and to stop them become the victims of abusers, either directly or indirectly. And it is a clear signal to those who would abuse others that they cannot hide and their abusive history will be disclosed if it means protecting others. "This has to be one part of a long term approach to supporting victims which ensures that their experiences and the long term effect of disclosure on the people who ask is measured. Working with our partners, we will continue to support people through the disclosure process and to prevent people becoming victims of this terrible

Summary: A trial scheme which allows people to be told if their partner has been violent in the past is to be extended across Scotland.


News and discussion programmes on state-controlled television are dominated by talk of the conflict and deliver a common message: that western policy in Syria has failed and President Vladimir Putin has stepped in to the rescue. "Russia is saving Europe from barbarism for the fourth time," the notorious anchorman Dmitry Kiselyov crowed on his weekly show. "Let's count: the Mongols, Napoleon, Hitler - and now Islamic State." The criticism from abroad, that Russia is actually ignoring IS targets to focus on opposition to President Bashar al-Assad, is dismissed as propaganda. "This is truly a matter of national security," foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a packed press room this week. "We've experienced terrorism. We don't want to go through that again." As the vast majority of Russians get their news from TV, the message is starting to penetrate. A poll this week by the independent Levada centre in Moscow revealed that 72% of Russians support the airstrikes. That is a dramatic turn-around since the last survey before the military and media campaigns began, when a majority were opposed. It is a reassuring result for Vladimir Putin, for whom the Syria campaign is another chance to play the strong man and reassert Russia on the global power map. The first cruise missiles modern Russia has ever launched in combat were fired on his 63rd birthday; the dramatic images were screened repeatedly, almost like celebratory fireworks. The next day's newspapers hailed the barrage as proof that Russia is back to rival the USA, after President Putin's massive investment in a military modernization drive. But the Levada centre survey revealed another important statistic. "There is a clear fear that Russia will get stuck in Syria, like the Soviet Union did in Afghanistan; that this will be a long campaign, with human sacrifice and great cost," the centre's director Lev Gudkov points out. That is despite repeat assurances that Russia will not deploy ground troops. "The Kremlin is underlining that this is a short-term operation, and only from the air. But what happens if militants attack the Russian airbase? It's completely unclear how things would develop then," Mr Gudkov adds. And there is another problem brewing. Russia is busily portraying its Syria campaign as a war on terror. But the fact that it is supporting a Shia-led alliance against Sunni opposition has not been lost on its own Muslim population. At least 11% of Russian citizens are Muslim, most of them Sunni. At a recent ceremony at the new Moscow central mosque many expressed support for the policy of Vladimir Putin. They echoed a speaker inside who blamed the United States for sowing chaos in the Middle East. "They want to divide the Muslim world," Adam Delimkhanov argued. But privately, other mosque-goers voiced concern. "That's just politics," one man commented of the speech. "Of course we're worried. They're bombing Sunnis." Even official figures here show that more than 2,000 former Soviet citizens have joined the ranks of I.S and other extremist groups in Syria. Where key countries stand - Who is backing whom Why? What? How?

Summary: With fighter jets flying up to 70 sorties a day in Syria, Russia's powerful media machine has gone into overdrive.


The 23-year-old has been linked with a move away from the Rec after his father Mike was sacked as head coach last May. Ford is under contract at Bath until 2018, but is understood to have a break clause in that deal for this summer and Sale are keen to talk to him. "If we get an opportunity we will," Diamond told BBC Sport. "He's still in contract with Bath so we don't know where that is up to." Asked if their current 10th-placed position in the Premiership could affect any offer to Oldham-born Ford, Diamond responded: "No, as people come for money and ambition, and if you've got the money then you've got the ambition - Wasps are a good example." Sale signed USA international AJ MacGinty and Dan Mugford from Nottingham this season after Danny Cipriani moved to Wasps and George's older brother Joe left for Yorkshire Carnegie. However, outside centre Sam James currently is playing at 10 for Sale who are on a run of nine defeats in a row in all competitions. Meanwhile, Castleford Tigers have claimed they should receive £500,000 in compensation after Sale signed winger Denny Solomona, who has scored four tries in four games since his rugby union debut. Solomona was under contract with the Super League outfit until 2018 but left them to sign a three-year deal at Sale. Cas have launched legal action against the Sharks, Solomona and his agent Andy Clark. "They openly said we'd made them an offer which was substantially more than what Warrington Wolves had offered them and they rejected that," added Diamond. "We feel vindicated by what we have done as we signed a player after he resigned and they'd sacked him. "Castleford's claim is 10 times what he was earning. Maybe they should have thought of that and paid him what he is worth one would suggest."

Summary: Sale have yet to speak to England and Bath fly-half George Ford over a potential move, says Sharks director of rugby Steve Diamond.


She vowed to "keep fighting... to come back to government if the impeachment request is accepted". Ms Rousseff is accused of manipulating government accounts, which she denies. The Senate will decide whether to start an impeachment trial next week. If that happens she will be suspended from office for 180 days. Recent polls conducted by Brazil's major newspapers suggest that a majority of the 81 senators will vote in favour of the trial. In the wide-ranging interview with the BBC's Wyre Davies, President Rousseff also said: "Yes, I believe, indeed, that I am a victim. And, of course, yes I am innocent. And at the same time, I am an innocent victim," Ms Rousseff said. "What we in the government believe and what my supporters believe is that the ongoing impeachment process is illegitimate and illegal. "Because it is ultimately based on a lie, i.e. an indirect election under the guise of an impeachment process." And the president stressed: "What we will do is to resist, to resist, and to resist. And further fight to ensure that we will come out victorious on a merit basis and resume office." Ms Rousseff is accused of manipulating budget figures in 2014 to make her government's economic performance appear better than it was - ahead of her re-election. The president has defended her government's fiscal measures as common practice in Brazil. Dilma Rousseff, who I've watched and observed closely over recent weeks as the likelihood of impeachment has loomed closer, seemed more relaxed and prepared to smile than she's been for some time. She's never come across as a supremely confident politician with a zeal for the hurly-burly of politics, especially in Brazil's brutal deal-making party system. Perhaps, in one way, the president has become resigned to her immediate fate - that the Senate will vote to subject her to a full impeachment trial, triggering her suspension from the presidency for up to 180 days. On the other hand, Ms Rousseff sounded more determined than ever to fight on - to come back after suspension, and resume the last two years of her term in office. The president is absolutely convinced of the unfairness and illegality, as she puts it, of the case against her. On the wider matter of corruption in her government, she insisted that she knew nothing of the rampant corruption at the state oil giant Petrobras, despite being the former chairman of the board. Last month, the lower house of Brazil's Congress comfortably approved starting impeachment proceedings against her. The Senate is expected to vote on the issue next week. If she is impeached, Vice-President Michel Temer will take over as interim president. Ms Rousseff has accused him of being one of the ringleaders of the "coup" attempt against her. Last month, a Supreme Court judge ordered the lower house of Congress to create a commission to analyse whether impeachment proceedings against Mr Temer should go ahead over allegations that he manipulated government accounts to hide a growing deficit. Mr Temer rejects the accusations. Senate vote on trial: A simple majority

Summary: Brazil's beleaguered President Dilma Rousseff has told the BBC she is an "innocent victim" and she will fight on as possible impeachment looms.


John Radford is in a critical condition after being airlifted to hospital following the incident last week. The 69-year-old is the chairman of Huddersfield and District Cyclists and was promoting a campaign calling for better investigation of road accidents. Two men have been arrested and bailed in connection with the collision. The route passed the scene of Mr Radford's accident on the Huddersfield Road in New Mill. The ride was organised by Mr Radford's two daughters. His daughter Helen Gorman said the last week had been "horrendous" and that she hoped the ride would raise awareness of cycle safety. Ms Gorman said: "If this and the campaigning can stop any other family going through what we've been through this week, and what we are going to have to go through over the next few months if dad pulls through, if it helps anyone else then it will be worth it." The ride raised money for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. West Yorkshire Police said a 21-year-old man and a 43-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of causing injury by dangerous driving. The pair have been released on bail.

Summary: Hundreds of cyclists took part in a charity ride in Huddersfield to support a cyclist who was left in a coma following a collision with a car.


Peter Osbourne of no fixed address was charged with four counts of making hoax calls, Gloucestershire Police said. It relates to calls made on Wednesday about Wiltshire Police Headquarters, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Weymouth sea front in Dorset and Bath bus station. Mr Osbourne, 56, is due to appear before magistrates in Bath later. Avon and Somerset Police were also involved in the cross border operation.

Summary: A man has been accused of making a series of hoax bomb threats.


Darren Jones brought down Jobi McAnuff in the penalty area and O's top-scorer Simpson took his season's tally to 22. The win means the hosts rise two places to sixth in the League Two table as new player-manager Kevin Nolan enjoyed a second successive victory. Newport produced a battling performance, but remain 20th after a night of few chances. Nolan sent in the telling cross towards McAnuff for the game's deciding moment and referee Andy Davies awarded a spot-kick for the challenge by Jones. Newport manager Warren Feeney told BBC Radio Wales: "That's possibly one of the worst decisions I've seen in the game. "People say players have bad performances, but you've got to watch what you say about these people (referees). "I wouldn't mind if he's consistent, but through the whole game, I thought he was poor from the start. "I'm gutted for the players because I don't think they deserved that."

Summary: A contentious Jay Simpson penalty was enough to earn promotion-chasing Leyton Orient victory over Newport County.


According to its website, both the 32GB and 64GB models are "currently unavailable", and Amazon says it has no plans to replenish its inventory. It follows reports of lay-offs at the US company, after the phone failed to resonate with consumers. Amazon has not responded to requests from the BBC for comment about its plans for the phone. Launched with much fanfare in June 2014, the Fire Phone was Amazon's first foray into the smartphone market. The main selling point was its "dynamic perspective" camera, which can track the user's movements and give the impression of depth and 3D. It also includes a 24-hour customer service tool and an in-built encyclopaedia called X-Ray. But the rollout quickly faltered, as reviewers took against the phone, and Amazon cut its price drastically last September. In October 2014, the company revealed it had suffered a $170m (Â£110.5m) writedown "primarily related" to the gadget. And last month, the Wall Street Journal reported it had laid off "dozens" of Fire Phone engineers at its Silicon Valley research-and-development lab. Stuart Miles, editor and founder of technology news website Pocket-lint, said he was not surprised by the decision to pull the phone. "The phone industry is incredibly competitive, and it's very foolhardy for any company to believe you can come in on your first product and make a difference. "Amazon obviously believed it could launch something, which unfortunately didn't gain any excitement. "The dynamic perspective camera was pretty much seen as a gimmick which didn't really add anything to the overall experience." Amazon is still selling its tablets, such as the Kindle and Fire. On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported Amazon planned to launch a cut-price $50 (Â£33) tablet this Christmas, along with new tablets with 8in (20cm) and 10in screens.

Summary: Online retailer Amazon has stopped selling its Fire smartphone, just 15 months after the handset was launched.


As first reported by the Southend Echo, Doreen Mann became stuck in her bath and kept herself warm by topping it up with hot water. Fortunately, Sonia Congrave, 39, became concerned when Mrs Mann did not appear at Tomassi's cafe for a couple of days. She called the police who helped the 86-year-old out of the tub last week. For more on this and other stories, visit Essex Live "Doreen is an amazing lady," Ms Congrave said. "When she didn't come in for a day or two, we realised something was wrong." Mrs Mann said she usually went to the cafe four times a week for lunch and a glass of wine and described the establishment as "her second home". Ms Congrave said now planned to pop round to Mrs Mann's to help her in and out of the bath. She also plans to buy her a mobile telephone for emergencies.

Summary: An elderly woman, who was stuck in her bath for four days, was rescued by a waitress who realised she had not come in for her usual lunch and wine.


The 32-year-old St Eunan's clubman won the All-Ireland title with Donegal in 2012 and was in the side which lost to Kerry in last year's decider. Kavanagh also helped Donegal to three Ulster Championship triumphs and a National League title. He made his debut against Cork in 2001 and clocked up 132 Donegal appearances. Kavanagh's last game for Donegal came in the defeat by Kerry in September's All-Ireland final at Croke Park. The highpoint of the Letterkenny man's career was winning the Sam Maguire Cup two year earlier thanks to victory over Mayo. Kavanagh, who will continue to play for St Eunan's, has become the first member of that All-Ireland winning squad to retire. He played 49 championship games for Donegal, starting with his Ulster SFC debut in 2002. Eamon McGee, Karl Lacey and Mark McHugh have been among the Donegal players to pay tribute to Kavanagh's service to the county. "Rory Kavanagh was one of the best players I've played with. A true professional on and off the field. Taught me so much," said McHugh on Twitter. McGee described Kavanagh as "without a doubt one of the best I've played with" while Lacey said the St Eunan's club was "still an unbelievable athlete".

Summary: Donegal midfielder Rory Kavanagh has announced his retirement from inter-county football because of work and family considerations.


The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has been granted permission by Westminster City Council to replace the Warner Stand at the London ground. The MCC said the new structure, which includes a 135-seat restaurant with views of the ground, will improve sight-lines and accessibility. Work is set to begin on the Â£21m project at the end of the 2015 season. The redevelopment must first be approved by the club's membership, with the committee set to seek approval at a special general meeting in the summer of 2015. The current Warner Stand was built in 1958 and its replacement is the first phase of development in the 15-year Masterplan for Lord's, which was unveiled last May. MCC chief executive Derek Brewer said the club "wants Lord's to be the world's finest cricket ground and this new stand combines the best in architecture with world-class facilities to help achieve that". "Lord's celebrates its 200th birthday this year and we have a duty to ensure any changes made to the ground will stand the test of time and bring long-term benefits." He added the MCC, who remain the guardians of the laws and spirit of cricket, will continue to consult with local residents in St John's Wood about the ground's redevelopment.

Summary: Plans to redevelop a stand at Lord's, the home of cricket, have been given the go-ahead.


Media playback is not supported on this device The ultimate childhood tennis dream had been realised in one perfect draw - a Wimbledon wildcard leading to the British teenager facing the legendary Martina Navratilova on Centre Court. It was 1994 and set to be nine-time champion Navratilova's farewell appearance in singles at the All England Club. World number 360 Taylor, then 19, was steadily climbing the rankings, had just beaten a player in the top 50 at Eastbourne and would normally have had the unwavering support of the home crowd. But ruining a legend's day would not have gone down well. "When we came out they gave her a standing ovation for what seemed like forever, so I stood at the net like a doughnut waiting for her," Taylor, now Claire Shepherd after marrying Dean in 2013, told BBC Sport. "It didn't stop; it was incredible. I was just stood there and the umpire said: 'It's OK, this doesn't normally happen.' "The crowd were definitely pro-Martina, but they were still supportive of me. "It is just a bit of a regret that my career highlight was losing a match. I don't like that really, but it was Martina on Centre Court." Now a tennis coach, Shepherd, 42, is still very much in love with the sport and remains a regular visitor to SW19, having been hooked long before she became Oxfordshire county champion at the age of 10. She used go to the All England Club with her tennis-mad father Phil and join the queuing masses to get tickets, so being out on the showpiece court in front of millions watching on television felt "very strange". The Banbury-born left-hander had made her Wimbledon debut in the ladies' doubles in 1993. But this was something else. "We had queued many times to watch Martina so to play her was amazing," the former British number two added. "My first thought was: 'Wow, that's great.' Then, it was: 'No hold on, that's a terrible draw.'" The innocence of youth certainly helped to deal with facing one of the greatest players ever to pick up a racquet. Navratilova won a total of 18 singles Grand Slam titles during her astonishing career. She may have been 37, but she was the world number four and still a dominant force on the All England grass, which was effectively her home turf. "I was a little bit blasé," Shepherd explained. "At 19, you have a certain amount of naivety and just want to get on and do it. You just play the ball; it doesn't matter who is at the other end. "I didn't think: 'I'm going to win, it's all fine.' It is difficult to have that bravado when you respect someone that much. But I didn't think: 'I'm going to get absolutely hammered.' "I was well aware of how incredibly good Martina was. I would have to have had a lot of things fall in my favour but there was always that chance. "I knew I was playing well; I had won a lot of matches and

Summary: Feeling like a "doughnut" while she waited for the biggest day of her career to get going wasn't really in Claire Taylor's planning.


Costa, 28, was told by text message that boss Antonio Conte does not have him in his plans for next season. He said: "I don't know about my future. I have a contract with Chelsea and they are the ones who know what they will do with me. "I have to wait to see what decision my club makes." Spain continue to lead Group G after the win in Skopje. Manchester City midfielder David Silva opened the scoring for the fourth Spain game in a row when he finished Jordi Alba's cutback. Costa doubled the lead when he tapped in Isco's cross. Stefan Ristovski pulled one back for Macedonia when he drilled past David de Gea but Spain saw it out. Spain top the group on goal difference after second-placed Italy beat Liechtenstein 5-0. Only the group winners are guaranteed a place at next year's finals in Russia, meaning that one of the European giants are set to be in the play-offs. Match ends, Macedonia 1, Spain 2. Second Half ends, Macedonia 1, Spain 2. Kire Ristevski (Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Isco (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Kire Ristevski (Macedonia). Substitution, Spain. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Andrés Iniesta. Attempt blocked. Pedro (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Costa. Attempt blocked. Sergio Ramos (Spain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Koke with a cross. Corner, Spain. Conceded by Vance Sikov. Corner, Spain. Conceded by Stefan Ristovski. Attempt blocked. Sergio Ramos (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Vance Sikov (Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Diego Costa (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Vance Sikov (Macedonia). Attempt saved. Diego Costa (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Substitution, Macedonia. Ivan Trickovski replaces Daniel Mojsov. Attempt missed. Gerard Piqué (Spain) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Koke with a cross following a corner. Corner, Spain. Conceded by Vance Sikov. Hand ball by Ilija Nestorovski (Macedonia). Eljif Elmas (Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Koke (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Eljif Elmas (Macedonia). Attempt blocked. Ezgjan Alioski (Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Foul by Sergio Busquets (Spain). Stefan Spirovski (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Substitution, Macedonia. Aleksandar Trajkovski replaces Kristijan Tosevski. Substitution, Spain. Koke replaces Thiago Alcántara. Corner, Spain. Conceded by Daniel Mojsov. Jordi Alba (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Jordi Alba (Spain). Kristijan Tosevski (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Isco (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Daniel Mojsov (Macedonia). Substitution, Spain. Pedro replaces David Silva. Foul by Andrés Iniesta (Spain). Eljif Elmas (Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Summary: Diego Costa said that it is up to Chelsea to make a decision on his future after he scored in Spain's 2-1 World Cup qualifying win in Macedonia.


James Johnston & Co of Elgin said turnover rose from £58.6m in 2014 to £66.6m last year. Operating profit rose from £2.27m to £8m, supported by an exceptional gain of £4.1m on the sale of a property in London. The firm said sales growth was generated by increased sales to luxury brands in the UK and France. It also benefited from growth in sales of its own branded products through its UK retail outlets, while wholesale gains were driven by Japan and the Middle East. The company has manufacturing plants in Elgin and Hawick. It runs several shops in the UK, including a flagship store in New Bond Street, London, which opened in December last year. In 2015, it employed an average of 943 employees - up from 829 in 2014.

Summary: The company behind Scottish cashmere brand Johnstons of Elgin has reported a sharp rise in sales and profits.


An overtime win over Fife Flyers on Saturday was followed by a penalty-shots victory over Belfast Giants as the Stars went the distance and claimed all points available. And after edging past title challengers Belfast, who clawed a 4-1 deficit to 4-4 to take the game into overtime, LeFebvre was understandably delighted. "It's a huge four-point weekend and that's three wins in a row for us now after getting past the hell of a hockey team in Belfast," a jubilant LeFebvre said. "We knew it was going to be a full 60-minute game against them, but full credit to our guys. We found a way to win in overtime against Fife and we did it in a shootout against Belfast. "It's two big wins and four points in a weekend and while Belfast put us under pressure late on, I'll look at that and any other negatives, when get back to work on Tuesday. I just want to enjoy this." Stars travelled to Fife Flyers looking for a top-eight spot and ended up going the distance with their Kirkcaldy rivals before taking both points in a 4-3 overtime win. Felix Poulin's first was an equaliser from Justin Fox, before the Fife man added a second, which was then cancelled out by Vinny Scarsella as the teams were tied at 2-2 after the first period. Joey Sides fired Stars in front in the second and the leveller from Brendan Brooks sent the game into overtime, where Poulin struck to clinch the two points. Stars hosted Belfast Giants on Sunday, a team in the thick of the Elite League title race and did it again, taking victory in penalty shots after a 4-4 draw. Mikael Lidhammar and Kevin Bruijsten put the Stars two up, with Jim Vandermeer pulling one back for the Giants before Bruijsten adding his second shortly after. The night got better for the home team when Scarsella fired home a penalty shot to make it 4-1, but Giants' Derrick Walser clawed one back shorthanded in the final minute of the second. The visitors got to within one of their hosts in the first minute of the third as Blair Riley scored with Belfast's second shorthanded goal to make it a nervy final period. Riley struck again with a couple of minutes to go to tie the game at 4-4, with Dundee hanging on as the game moved into overtime then penalty shots, where Lidhammar was the only success. Fife went to Edinburgh Capitals on Sunday and got back to winning ways as they completed a three point weekend to move to fifth in the Elite League table after winning 4-3. Matt Sisca and Justin Fox put them two up before Ian Schultz pulled one back for Edinburgh. Chase Schaber added a third, but Yevgeni Fyodorov pulled Caps to within one again. Carlo Finucci's late finish effectively sealed the points, although a late one from Fyodorov for his second made the scoreline most respectable for the Caps. The Capitals had two points in the bag from the weekend after visiting Braehead Clan

Summary: Dundee Stars head coach Marc LeFebvre hailed his team after picking up four Elite League points this weekend, but will worry about negatives later on.


What is the row about? Hindus and Muslims have been at loggerheads for more than a century over the Babri mosque in Ayodhya, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Hindus claim the mosque was the birthplace of one of their most revered deities, Lord Ram, and that it was built after the destruction of a Hindu temple by a Muslim invader in the 16th Century. Muslims say they offered prayers at the mosque until December 1949, when some people placed the idols of Ram under the cover of darkness in the mosque. The worship of the idols began soon after. Over the next four decades, Hindu and Muslim groups went to court over the control of the site and the right to offer prayers there. The dispute erupted in 1992 when a Hindu mob destroyed the mosque, and nearly 2,000 people were killed in subsequent religious riots across the country. What do the courts say about the row? Allahabad High Court's ruling in September 2010 addressed three questions. It said that the disputed spot was Ram's birthplace, that the mosque was built after the demolition of a temple and that it was not built in accordance with the tenets of Islam. Following the decision, Hindus hope to see a temple built on the site, while Muslims are still demanding the reconstruction of the mosque. In 2011 the Supreme Court suspended the ruling after Hindu and Muslim groups appealed against the 2010 verdict. The case has already languished in India's famously sluggish legal system for so long that most of the original petitioners have died. Who was awarded what? The court ruled in an 8,500-page judgement that two-thirds of the disputed site should be allocated to Hindu groups, with the remainder to Muslims. For the first time in a judicial ruling, it said that the disputed site was the birthplace of the Hindu god. The court ordered that the current arrangement at Ayodhya - which is currently the site of a makeshift Hindu temple - should be "maintained as the status quo" for three months to allow time for any appeals against the judgement. How did the judges rule on the conflicting claims? The court ruled that the disputed site is the birth place of Lord Ram, who is "both a juristic person and a deity". The two Hindu judges on the three-judge panel said that the building constructed by the founder of the Mughal dynasty in India, Babur, was not a mosque because it was built "against the tenets of Islam" on the site of a demolished Hindu temple. However the Muslim judge in the case dissented from this view, arguing that no temple had been destroyed and that the mosque was built on ruins. The two Hindu judges also agreed that the Ayodhya site was found by the Archaeological Survey of India originally to have been "a massive Hindu religious structure" and that Hindus had been worshipping there as a "sacred place of pilgrimage... since time immemorial". It also ruled that Hindu idols were placed in the disputed structure in

Summary: BBC News examines key questions surrounding the bitter dispute over the flashpoint religious site at Ayodhya in northern India - in 1992 it prompted some of the country's worst religious violence since partition.


The question rumbling round Washington DC like rolling thunder these past 48 hours is whether in the wake of the hideousness of Paris, the president of small incremental steps is prepared to become the president who throws everything at the problem. There will be books written, I feel sure, that will chart the development of his policy towards IS (a book on his successes in the fight looks as though it might be a rather slim volume; the book on the shortcomings rather fatter) - but I am going to do the rapid precis of it. And we are going to go quickly: Let's make our starting point August 2014 when there was the confession from the president that "we don't have a strategy yet" for dealing with IS. The strategy did come some weeks later. The mission would be to "degrade and ultimately destroy" IS. Keen students of textual analysis would later notice a subsequent subtle shift to "degrade and defeat". There would be no US boots on the ground. Instead Americans would train rebel groups to lead the fight - a policy that has failed ignominiously. Can you imagine the humiliation for General Lloyd Austin, the head of US Central Command, when he had to tell a congressional committee that the $500m (Â£330m) programme had only resulted in a handful of fighters battling the jihadists. "We're talking four or five," he told the Armed Services Committee. But then came another amendment that maybe some American troops would be on the ground doing training specifically. Now they are to be bolstered with about 50 US special forces to be deployed in Syria to assist the rebels. But let's dwell a little longer on something the president said in February, when he urged people not to overstate the significance of IS by "over-inflating their importance". And he said it was wrong to suggest "in some fashion that they are an existential threat to the United States". Existential threat. Well I am sure the US band The Eagles of Death Metal, would disagree with that having scarpered for their lives as the gunmen opened fire in the Bataclan Theatre in Paris's 11th district, killing dozens and dozens of concertgoers. To state the obvious, what Paris brutally underscored is that IS now poses a serious threat way beyond the borders of Syria and Iraq. And it may not be the existential threat of mutually assured destruction from Cold War days when intercontinental ballistic missiles threatened to flatten whole cities. But it is a very 21st Century existential threat. It is a threat to the way people live. The attackers were able to plan multiple, simultaneous attacks. So the question is: if this isn't a game changer, what is? This weekend speaking to people in Washington close to the administration I have heard two different scenarios advanced. The first is that the pressure on the president to show that he is serious about putting IS out of business is going to intensify massively. Not only do you have the French wanting to intensify the campaign

Summary: It would be overdoing it to say that Barack Obama has been dragged kicking and screaming towards involvement in defeating the so-called Islamic State (IS) - but everything about the administration's policy and body language has suggested a wariness towards the fight and a weariness to those demanding something more.


Our first job was to go to the editorial planning meeting to find out how the BBC team decide what news stories to cover. We created our own running order for the programme and had a debate about what topics should go on air. We wanted to cover education in different countries, pollution and child abuse. Then we compared our running order with the actual one for the Radio 4 show. We only had two similarities - a story about the Queen's opinion on the EU and how much we pay for our energy bills. While presenter Mr Mardell and the team prepared for the lunchtime show we went for some smartphone training. It was really interesting and helpful because it taught us how to make professional videos and photos. Top tips included how to film a five-shot sequence, with each part lasting eight seconds. With it getting closer to one o'clock, we went to listen to World at One being broadcast live in the studio. We watched from the editorial room where they were taking live calls. It was really interesting, but we knew what was going to happen beforehand because we'd been in the planning meeting! When Mr Mardell came off air we were able to interview him, and we joined him in the studio to ask him some questions. We asked him what he most liked about presenting World at One and how he got his job as a journalist. He told us his favourite part of the job is meeting lots of new people and persuading them to give their real opinions on air. He explained that he became a journalist by following his talents and started doing journalism at university. Then we asked him what his most awkward moment was. He said he hasn't had any but that he is always worried that he won't be handed the script by his producers on time and that he is scared he might say something wrong. We loved the whole day at New Broadcasting House in London. Berdan said he was inspired to be a journalist, while Sudnaz would like to be an author.

Summary: School Reporters Berdan and Sudnaz, from Heron Hall Academy, Enfield, went behind the scenes at BBC Radio 4's The World at One and asked presenter Mark Mardell to reveal his most awkward moment.


Kaleem Ali, 18, approached one of the women who gave evidence in the trial of his father Qurban and five others. The victim said she had been left "shaking and in fear of her safety". Ali, of Clough Road, Masborough, received a three-year restraining order at Rotherham Magistrates' Court. He was also ordered to pay Â£360 towards the cost of the prosecution and given 12-week curfew requirement. Qurban Ali, 53, was one of six people jailed in February for the "systematic abuse" of 15 girls. He was convicted of conspiracy to rape and jailed for 10 years. Prosecutor Mark Hughes told the court Kaleem Ali approached the woman in March 2015 as she was in her car with her children. He said Ali addressed the woman and one child by name and appeared to start taking photographs of them on one mobile phone while using another to make a call. Reading from the victim's police statement police, he said: "I truly believe this male wanted to scare me and it worked. I was crying and shaking. I was scared he was calling for other people to join him. I had my children with me and I feared for my safety." Mr Hughes said Ali had accepted seeing the witness but denied taking photographs and denied that his actions were intended to intimidate. Ali's lawyer, Steve Smith, said his client had learning difficulties which left him unable to understand how people perceived him or his actions. He said Ali had approached the woman as a result of a "chance meeting".

Summary: The son of a man jailed as part of a gang who groomed and abused teenage girls in Rotherham has been given a 12-month community order after being found guilty of witness intimidation.


The seven-month-old died at a house on Melrosegate, York, on 3 November. The death prompted a Sheffield-based bed company to issue a product warning. A joint investigation between police and Trading Standards is under way. North Yorkshire Police said the 35-year-old man from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, was assisting with the inquiry. No cause of death for the infant has been confirmed. Read more about this and other stories from across Yorkshire Police have issued a safety warning to customers of Playtime Beds Ltd. "If they have ever had any safety concerns or a child has suffered an injury as a result of the design of the bed, then please contact us," a spokesman said. Playtime Beds Ltd of Sheffield, which has ceased trading, is working with Trading Standards over safety concerns about products it had produced since 2011. It issued a product warning in December which advised that risks to children could include asphyxiation or strangulation, falling, entrapment or crushing. The company produced a range of bespoke children's cots, twin beds, bunk beds, cabin beds, high sleeper beds and triple and quadruple beds. It added parents should stop using the beds immediately and to contact Trading Standards.

Summary: A man has been interviewed under caution by police investigating the sudden death of a baby.


In a first half boasting five tries, Christian Wade crossed twice and Thomas Young added Wasps's third on half-time after scores from Ross Batty and Dave Atwood for the visitors. Wade completed his hat-trick after the break before Jimmy Gopperth slotted two penalties to extend Wasps' lead. Tom Ellis and Ben Tapuai secured a bonus point for Bath but Wasps held on. For the first time this season, director of rugby Dai Young had a near full complement of backs from which to select, and they were in fine form during a spectacular show in front of a 26,000-strong crowd. Kurtley Beale made his first Premiership start for Wasps, but it was winger Wade who stole the show with both individual brilliance and strong support play. Bath's typically strong defence looked tired, but they fought their way back into the game to secure a try bonus point. Wasps are now level on points with Saracens at the top of the table and will secure top spot outright if they beat Newcastle away on Friday. Following the game, director of rugby Dai Young confirmed that England flanker James Haskell is close to a return from injury and that Wasps are looking at involving him in games against Leicester (8 January) or Toulouse (14 January) in the new year. Wasps director of rugby Dai Young: "It was obviously a really tough game, as you expect with it being second against third. "We showed some fantastic stuff in attack, I thought, some real cutting-edge stuff with great support play. But to be totally honest I thought we lacked some energy in defence especially first half. "We also had lots of flu through the camp throughout the week, so I don't think our energy levels were through the roof. "But in fairness to the players I thought they were much more rugged in the second half and we kept Bath at bay." Bath head coach Todd Blackadder: "We made three mistakes in the first half, and they capitalised on two of them, which is what good teams do. "I thought we started really well, and made a couple of nice line-breaks but didn't turn them into points, and that was the difference between the two sides. "As the game went on, we didn't get our basics right, and today was a really good test which highlighted a few things within our game. "Overall it was a good game, and we passed the character test when we were down and could have capitulated, but we showed some fight to get a losing bonus point." Wasps: Beale; Wade, Daly, Gopperth, Halai; Cipriani, Simpson; Mullan, Taylor, Moore, Launchbury (capt.), Gaskell, Johnson, Young, Hughes. Replacements: Rieder, Bristow, Swainston, Myall, Thompson, Robson, Eastmond, Miller. Bath: Homer; Rokoduguni, Joseph, Tapuai, Brew; Ford, Fotuali'i; Catt, Batty, Lahiff, Charteris, Attwood, Garvey, Louw, Faletau. Replacements: Dunn, Auterac, Palma-Newport, Stooke, Ellis, Allinson, Hastings, Clark. For the latest rugby union news follow @bbcrugbyunion on Twitter.

Summary: Wasps ended the year with an unbeaten home record after a scintillating match against Bath at the Ricoh Arena.


The data was posted on a procurement website, revealing details such as health conditions and social care needs. Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) said it had "done everything we can" to remove the online material. The victims of the breach had been informed and an investigation is under way, the authority added. The council uses online procurement portals to post notices when urgent residential or non-residential care was needed for people with physical disabilities, learning disabilities or mental health needs. But staff had attached personal "pen pictures" of adults requiring such urgent help to notices available to the public on the supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk portal, dating from the start of 2017. The council's chief executive Pete Bungard "sincerely apologised" for the error, and said staff had already been retrained while an internal investigation was carried out. A spokeswoman for the authority said GCC had "worked with the procurement websites and search engines" and added she was "confident the council has done everything it can to remove the information". Earlier this year, GCC launched an investigation after it unwittingly revealed details online of a Â£500m contract for a controversial incinerator project.

Summary: A council has apologised to 14 vulnerable adults whose personal details were published online.


But he will continue to appeal against the minimum of 37 years he was ordered to serve in prison The sentence was the longest ever passed by a Scottish court. Sinclair was convicted last year of raping and murdering Christine Eadie and Helen Scott in 1977. The teenagers disappeared after being in the World's End pub in Edinburgh's Royal Mile. Their naked bodies were later found in a field in East Lothian. Police believe Sinclair has also killed at least six other women and girls. The sentence given to Sinclair, who will turn 70 this year, means he would be aged 106 before he was eligible to apply for parole. His conviction brought one of Scotland's most infamous unsolved cases to a conclusion, and marked the first prosecution since changes to Scotland's double jeopardy law. Sinclair, a violent offender who has already spent more than half of his life in prison, had intended to appeal against the World's End conviction. But a procedural hearing at the Appeal Court in Edinburgh was told that he no longer intends to appeal against the conviction, a spokesman for the Judicial Office for Scotland confirmed. A formal abandonment is expected to be lodged in due course and his appeal against sentence will be heard in November.

Summary: Worlds End murderer Angus Sinclair is to drop his appeal against his conviction.


The group wants to hold the events on 4 March in Locharbriggs - where it is based - and nearby Dumfries. Dumfries and Galloway Council's licensing panel is being asked to issue permission for both events. However, a parish priest in Dumfries has objected to the march saying it has "no reason whatsoever, historical or otherwise" to be held in the town. The council has to be consulted by anyone wishing to hold any public procession. The Locharbriggs Loyal Orange Lodge wants to stage one march through Dumfries at 15:30 on Saturday 4 March lasting for about 45 minutes. It would follow a route along New Abbey Road, Laurieknowe, Galloway Street, Buccleuch Street, High Street, Shakespeare Street and Nith Place before ending at the Dock Park. The second procession - starting at 18:00 - would take place for about half an hour through Locharbriggs. It has been estimated that 75 people would take part in the Dumfries procession and 50 people in the Locharbriggs one. Fr Jim Hayes of St Teresa's RC church has made a representation against the marches. He said he was "dismayed" to see a procession being brought into the "heart of Dumfries". He said he hoped marches of this kind by "any group of any persuasion" would "disappear from Scottish life altogether".

Summary: An Orange Lodge in southern Scotland is seeking approval for two processions to mark its 25th anniversary.


Now it's been announced that Bryan Cranston is to make his UK stage debut in an adaptation of the 1970s Oscar-winning film Network. The 60-year-old US actor will play Howard Beale, a TV news anchor who announces he will kill himself on air after he's told he's being sacked for declining ratings. In a famous scene, Beale implores his viewers during an on-air meltdown to shout out of the window: "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take this any more!" Adapted by Billy Elliot writer Lee Hall, Network will open on the National Theatre's Lyttelton stage in November. It will be directed by Ivo van Hove, whose Hedda Gabler at the NT is currently a sell-out hit. Announcing its new season on Friday, National Theatre boss Rufus Norris described Network as "one of the greatest media satires of all time". "It's incredibly prescient in terms of the world today," he said. "I think it will stand up in our digital world." The 1976 film, directed by Sidney Lumet, won four of its 10 Oscar nominations. Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight cleaned up in three of the four acting categories while writer Paddy Chayefsky won for original screenplay. Norris said van Hove had been talking about the idea with Cranston for "a couple of years". "He's got a fantastic pedigree as a stage actor," he said. "It's a part that requires something compelling and special." Norris pointed out that Beale's "mad as hell" line was still being quoted at demonstrations - and had appeared on a placard held by singer Charlotte Church at a rally in 2015. Cranston won a Tony award in 2014 for his Broadway debut in Robert Schenkkan's play All the Way. He was Oscar nominated last year for Trumbo. Other announcements made by the National Theatre on Friday included: Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

Summary: He's best known for his role as criminal mastermind Walter White in Breaking Bad.


Mr Pompeo said he was "honoured and humbled" to accept US President-elect Donald Trump's job offer as Central Intelligence Agency director. The 52-year-old, a three-term tea party Republican from Wichita, Kansas, is a vehement critic of the Obama administration's nuclear deal with Iran. He has also defended the National Security Agency's bulk data collection programme and opposes shutting the prison at Guantanamo Bay. After visiting the detention facility in 2013, he remarked that some inmates who had declared a hunger strike looked like they had put on weight. Mr Pompeo also defended the CIA after the 2014 release of the Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Torture, which detailed such interrogation practices as waterboarding. He declared: "These men and women are not torturers, they are patriots". The CIA tactics, he declared, "were within the law, within the constitution". Mr Pompeo graduated first in his class at West Point and graduated from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of its Law Review. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2010 with the support of the Republican mega-donors Charles and David Koch. Mr Pompeo became a member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Before joining Congress, Mr Pompeo founded an aviation parts firm and an oilfield supply company. He was accused of Islamophobia for remarks he made following the deadly 2013 Boston marathon bombing. Mr Pompeo took to the House floor to suggest some Islamic faith leaders might be tacitly encouraging terrorist attacks. "When the most devastating terrorist attacks on America in the last 20 years come overwhelmingly from people of a single faith and are performed in the name of that faith a special obligation falls on those that are the leaders of that faith," he said. "Instead of responding, silence has made these Islamic leaders across America potentially complicit in these acts and, more importantly still, in those that may well follow." While he was a congressional candidate in 2010, one of his campaign aides sent a tweet linking to an article that labelled his Indian-American Democratic opponent Raj Goyle a "turban topper". Mr Pompeo apologised; his campaign also sent out billboard ads urging everyone to "vote American". He also served on the House Select Benghazi Committee, a special panel created in 2014 to investigate the deadly attack two years earlier on a US diplomatic compound in Libya. Democrats described it as a political witch hunt against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Mr Pompeo released a report afterwards accusing her of intentionally misleading Americans about the nature of the attack to help President Barack Obama's re-election bid.

Summary: The United States' likely new spymaster, Mike Pompeo, is a hardline Republican Congressman and a national security hawk with a background in military and intelligence affairs.


Based on the novel by Britain's Mark Burnell, The Rhythm Section will see her as a woman who becomes an assassin to avenge the deaths of her family. Reed Morano, who directed the first three episodes of hit TV series The Handmaid's Tale, will direct the film. Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson said it was "exciting" to work with such a "talented" team. Morano and Lively, they added, "have a strong vision for this very compelling story driven by a female protagonist". The Rhythm Section is the first of four novels to feature Burnell's Stephanie Patrick heroine, inviting the prospect of a Bond-style film series. Its announcement comes during a hiatus in production on the James Bond films, which Broccoli and Wilson have co-produced since 1995. Production on the film will begin later this year, with financing from international production company IM Global. Its head Stuart Ford said the film would be "fresh, realistic and bold", with "a unique female heroine who turns so many of the current cinematic cliches surrounding so-called 'kick-ass' female leads on their head". Lively, who is married to Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds, is also known for playing the ageless heroine of the film The Age of Adeline. Last year saw her battle a shark in The Shallows, appear in Woody Allen's Cafe Society and also give birth to her second child. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

Summary: The producers of the James Bond films are to make a "female-driven" thriller starring Gossip Girl's Blake Lively.


Nancy McAdam has been presented with a British Empire Medal after earlier in the year being named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. Ms McAdam, who lives on a croft on the Black Isle, is a longstanding member of the Scottish Dementia Working Group. With others she founded Highland Dementia Working Group and Inverness Dementia Memory Group. She was presented with her honour by Janet Bowen, Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty, incorporating Skye and Lochalsh. Ms McAdam said: "I am simply thrilled. It is a great honour to get a British Empire Medal." Ms Bowen said: "I was delighted to be able to present Nancy with her medal in recognition of the impact she has had on her community. "I have learned so much from Nancy, particularly how it is possible to live well with dementia. "I greatly admire how she came to terms with her diagnosis. Nancy is a wonderful example to us all."

Summary: A woman has been recognised for her work with charities helping people with dementia.


One advertiser suggested that, in some cases, video viewing statistics had been overestimated by up to 80%. Facebook's analytics are an important tool for advertisers, who use them to work out how much of their video content is being watched. The social network said the error had been fixed and had not changed how much advertisers paid the site. The error affected a Facebook metric called "average duration of video viewed", which was supposed to tell publishers for how long, on average, people had watched a video. However, the metric did not include viewers who had watched for less than three seconds in the count. Discounting the shorter views - including people who had ignored a video in their news feed - inflated the average viewing times for each video. In a statement, Facebook said: "We recently discovered an error in the way we calculate one of our video metrics. "This error has been fixed, it did not impact billing, and we have notified our partners both through our product dashboards and via sales and publisher outreach," it added. The video-watching metric has now been renamed to more accurately reflect what it measures, the company said. The metric is now called "average watch time" and Facebook started using this to gather statistics on video consumption late last month. The statement also said the video-viewing metric was one among many that ad firms use to work out if their content is being watched. The Wall Street Journal quoted ad-buying firm Publicis as saying that Facebook's misreporting was "unacceptable". Publicis said it showed the need for third-party verification of statistics gathered by Facebook. The social network has previously been criticised for counting a video as being "viewed" after three seconds.

Summary: Facebook has overestimated how much video people have watched for the last two years, the firm has admitted.